Vol. 1The Rise of Lin Rong

Lin Rong built his strength and gathered allies while taking rare treasures and eliminating threats to his plans. After killing Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, he led an assault on Clear Sky Sect, where he fought the Seventh Elder as his allies battled the other elders.

  • Yu Yuan awakened Lin Rong’s mutated Nine Bend Vine Dragon, and Lin Rong secured a Thousand Leaf Banyan Soul Ring and the Heart of the Banyan Wood External Soul Bone.
  • Lin Rong offered Bai He one million Gold Soul Coins for the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and urged him to consider his clansmen’s poverty.
  • Lin Rong harvested herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and awakened the Mind Mirror and the Nine Bend Vine Dragon’s full form.
  • Lin Rong and Yu Yuan hid by their bait in the Frozen Forest as the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King cautiously approached.
  • Lin Rong captured the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King and gave its Soul Ring and Torso Soul Bone to Old Butler Yu Yuan, who reached level 96.
  • Lin Rong stole the Heart of the Sea God from the Imperial Treasury and escaped as Tang San sensed foreboding at the royal banquet.
  • Lin Rong ambushed and killed Tang Hao with the Peacock Plume, recovered his soul bones, and found the Blue-Gold Soul Bone in the waterfall cave.
  • Lin Rong led the assault on Clear Sky Sect as the Dragon Snake Couple and Yu Yuan fought its elders and Lin Rong faced the Seventh Elder.
Chapters 1–105 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Duke’s Growing Power

Lin Rong awakened the Nine Bend Vine Dragon, gathered allies, and grew stronger while pursuing rare Soul Rings and Soul Bones. The arc left him negotiating with Bai He for the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng as he planned to trade with Yang Wudi for the Breaking Clan’s Herb Illustrated Handbook.

  • Yu Yuan awakened Lin Rong’s mutated Nine Bend Vine Dragon, and Lin Rong later secured a five-hundred-and-twenty-five-year-old Thousand Leaf Banyan Soul Ring and the Heart of the Banyan Wood External Soul Bone.
  • Lin Rong rescued Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu, challenged Feng Xiaotian to train harder, and met Ning Rongrong during his search for a suitable Soul Ring.
  • Lin Rong recruited Ma Hongjun, helped him obtain the Five-Colored Pheasant Soul Ring, and set him on an intensive training plan to control his Evil Fire.
  • Lin Rong told Tang Yuehua that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son, while Qian Renxue met Lin Rong at Moonlight Pavilion and became part of his future plans.
  • Tang San reunited with Tang Yuehua, began his cultivation journey, and gained the Strength Clan’s loyalty, while Lin Rong trained Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun and considered how to stop Tang San from using Guanyin's Tear.
  • Lin Rong found the spatial Kongqing Bamboo in the Star Dou Great Forest, survived its dangerous Soul Ring, and later absorbed its purified head Soul Bone.
  • Lin Rong traveled toward the Star Luo Empire to approach Bai He about the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and planned to seek Yang Wudi’s Herb Illustrated Handbook.
  • Lin Rong arrived at the Speed Clan village and offered Bai He one million Gold Soul Coins for the ginseng, urging him to consider his clansmen’s poverty.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2The Ginseng King Hunt

Lin Rong strengthened his cultivation, harvested rare herbs, and prepared for the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King while Tang San gathered allies and forged a powerful hidden weapon. The arc ended as Lin Rong and Yu Yuan lured the ginseng king toward their bait in the Frozen Forest.

  • Lin Rong broke through to Mind Empty, Body Transforms Itself, then met Yang Wudi and obtained antidotes and access to the Herb Illustrated Handbook.
  • Tang San recruited Lou Gao into the Tang Sect and secured a Buddha’s Fury Tang Lotus, while Lin Rong’s agents searched Gengxin City for rare metals.
  • Lin Rong harvested herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, destroyed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, and later awakened the Mind Mirror and the Nine Bend Vine Dragon’s full form.
  • Tang San demonstrated the Buddha’s Fury Tang Lotus to Niu Gao, Bai He, and Yang Wudi and invited their clans to join the Tang Sect, while Lin Rong cultivated to level thirty-four.
  • Tang San obtained a Sword Orchid Soul Ring, and Ning Fengzhi helped Ning Rongrong absorb a rare head Soul Bone as Old Butler Yu Yuan broke through the level-ninety bottleneck.
  • Lin Rong and Yu Yuan prepared to travel to the Extreme North, where Lin Rong planned to use his seven-thousand-year Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to draw out the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King.
  • Lin Rong and Yu Yuan hid near their bait in the Frozen Forest, and Lin Rong prepared to strike as the ginseng king cautiously approached beneath a rock.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Sea God’s Heart

Lin Rong strengthened his allies, acquired new powers, and tightened his hold over rival clans while preparing for the coming tournament and political struggle. He left the Imperial Palace with the Heart of the Sea God as Tang San pursued his own ambitions and Yu Xiaogang sought a promising student at Shrek Academy.

  • Lin Rong captured the Ten Thousand Year Nine-Rank Ginseng King and transformed it into a blood-red Soul Ring and a jade-green Torso Soul Bone, which Old Butler absorbed to reach level 96.
  • Lin Rong and Old Butler wiped out the Wolf Bandits, and Lin Rong took their leader’s Bloodthirsty Berserk Gale Right Leg Soul Bone for Xu Pan.
  • At Tang San’s birthday banquet, Lin Rong forced Bai He to drink Snow Swan Kiss essence, made Dugu Bo pledge loyalty to save Dugu Yan, and compelled Tang Yuehua to obtain the Exploding Ring technique to save Tang San.
  • Dugu Bo reported that he had exterminated the Speed Clan, received Dragon Rhyme Immortal Ganoderma Pills from Lin Rong, and later accepted a mission to make the Peerless Dragon Snake couple submit.
  • Ma Hongjun absorbed a Seven-Colored Profound Sound Bird’s soul ring, gained Heavenly Phoenix Profound Sound, and impressed Grand Marshal Ge Long, who agreed to prepare to yield his post to him.
  • Lin Rong killed the Thunderclap Nether Vine, absorbed its Soul Ring and left leg Soul Bone, and reached Rank 44 with new thunder abilities and a trace of divine bloodline.
  • Lin Rong entered the Imperial Treasury by switching places with a marked gift, stole the Heart of the Sea God, and escaped while Tang San sensed foreboding at the royal banquet.
  • After Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team, Xue Qinghe was ordered to oversee the academy, while Yu Xiaogang decided to seek a teaching position at Shrek Academy after meeting Dai Mubai.
Chapters 51–79 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Fall of Clear Sky

Lin Rong killed Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, seized their resources, and gathered allies for an assault on Clear Sky Sect. The arc ended with Lin Rong fighting the Seventh Elder as his allies faced the other elders.

  • Dugu Bo secured Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang’s allegiance to Lin Rong with immortal pills, while Lin Rong developed his cultivation and recruited Shi Nian to manipulate Yu Xiaogang.
  • Lin Rong reached level fifty, gained Dragon Soul Clone, and defeated Tai Tan with the Old Butler before Tang Xiao died from Exploding Ring’s backlash.
  • Lin Rong took Clear Sky Sect secrets and hidden-weapon designs, recruited Feng Xiaotian and Mu Feng, and abducted Lou Gao to build his weapons operation.
  • Lin Rong ambushed and killed Tang Hao with the Peacock Plume, then recovered his soul bones and found the Blue-Gold Soul Bone in the waterfall cave.
  • The Old Butler broke through to level 97, while Lin Rong prepared to attack Clear Sky Sect and promised soul-bone rewards to Dugu Bo and the Dragon Snake Couple.
  • Lin Rong led the assault on Clear Sky Sect as Dugu Bo attacked its hidden village and his allies engaged the elders.
  • The Dragon Snake Couple gained the upper hand against the Fourth and Fifth Elders, Yu Yuan suppressed the Second and Third, and Lin Rong fought the Seventh Elder in the forest.
Chapters 80–105 Summaries Read
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