Chapter Summaries

Lin Yu investigated the black mist and discovered it had formed a puppet called the Dark Armor Ferocious Tiger. After her usual attacks failed, the system revealed that the puppet could be defeated by destroying its internal weak points, and Lin Yu shrank herself and entered its mouth.

• Lin Yu asked the system to analyze the black mist’s connection to the Heaven-Mending Fragment, but it reported insufficient permissions.
• The black mist formed into a Dark Armor Ferocious Tiger, which the system identified as a 40,000-year-old puppet.
• Lin Yu’s Primordial Compass and lightning attacks failed to weaken the tiger.
• The system advised Lin Yu to collect Archaic Phoenix Clan essence blood to unlock puppet-related permissions, then explained that puppets could be defeated by destroying their internal weak points.
• Lin Yu shrank herself and entered the Dark Armor Ferocious Tiger’s mouth to attack it from within.

Lin Yu entered the Dark Armor Ferocious Tiger and dismantled its Five-Element Puppet Technique by destroying its organs in the required order. After the puppet broke apart, a Forget-Sorrow Flower released smoke that overcame Lin Yu and took control of his body.

• Lin Yu forced his way past the golden energy inside the Dark Armor Ferocious Tiger and found its five colored organs.
• Following the system's instructions, Lin Yu destroyed the yellow, cyan, green, orange, and red organs in order.
• The Dark Armor Ferocious Tiger weakened and broke apart after Lin Yu destroyed its final organ.
• A Forget-Sorrow Flower emerged from the puppet's remains and released cyan smoke that Lin Yu breathed in.
• The smoke spread through Lin Yu's origin, his consciousness grew hazy, and he lost control of his body.

Lin Yu fell into a strange, strength-draining sleep in the Phoenix Ancestral Sea, but a red-haired girl woke him with a unicorn’s tears. As Lin Yu questioned her about the forbidden ground and sought information about his mission, the system finally awakened.

• Lin Yu lost control of his body as his consciousness dimmed, while the system failed to respond to his calls.
• A child’s laughter echoed in Lin Yu’s mind before he lost consciousness completely.
• Rain on his face woke Lin Yu in the Phoenix Ancestral Sea, where he found a red-haired girl beside him.
• The girl explained that unicorn’s tears had woken him and warned that the forbidden ground drained the strength and cultivation of anyone who fell asleep there.
• Lin Yu asked the girl her name while trying to learn why he was there and continue searching for Feng Lingling and the Archaic Phoenix Clan’s Heaven-Mending Fragment.
• The system announced that it had awakened.

After recovering from the system’s dormant state, Lin Yu learned that breaking seals from the Hongmeng Zero Era had caused the backlash. He met Feng Nianzhi, a pure-blooded Archaic Phoenix, and tried to persuade her to help him find Feng Lingling while he recovered in the forbidden ground.

• Lin Yu learned that the Dark Armor Ferocious Tiger’s internal seals came from the Hongmeng Zero Era and that breaking them had caused the system’s backlash.
• The system identified Feng Nianzhi as a pure-blooded Archaic Phoenix whose essence blood could unlock sealed permissions, but Lin Yu refused to take it from the girl who had saved him.
• Feng Nianzhi told Lin Yu that outsiders were forbidden from the Phoenix Ancestral Sea and ordered him to leave.
• Lin Yu explained that he was searching for his disciple Feng Lingling, but Feng Nianzhi said she had never heard of her.
• Lin Yu claimed he could not move because of the black mist, and Feng Nianzhi sent healing spiritual power into his body and offered to ask around.

Lin Yu discovered that he had arrived in the Dao Enlightenment Era, where the system detected traces of a Heaven-Mending Fragment. Feng Nianzhi brought him into the Archaic Phoenix Clan and presented him to Grandpa Priest, whose cold gaze fell on the weakened Lin Yu.

• Lin Yu learned from the system that he was in the Dao Enlightenment Era and that traces of a Heaven-Mending Fragment were present.
• Feng Nianzhi led Lin Yu through the Archaic Phoenix Clan's community and opened a barrier to take him inside.
• The system warned Lin Yu of an unknown mission with a danger level of five, and he speculated about how the Hongmeng System had changed over time.
• Feng Nianzhi introduced Lin Yu to Grandpa Priest as a poor little thing she had found outside.
• Grandpa Priest sized up Lin Yu, whose power had been constrained by the laws of the Great Dao.

Lin Yu entered the Phoenix Ancestral Sea after Feng Nianzhi saved him, and the black-robed elder interrogated him before allowing him to stay. During his first few days there, Lin Yu found that some system permissions had unlocked, while the system remained silent about the Three Thousand Immortal Worlds.

• Feng Nianzhi entered the Phoenix Clan's barrier after the black-robed elder urged her to rest, leaving Lin Yu alone with him.
• The black-robed elder questioned Lin Yu about his identity and why he had come to the Phoenix Clan's territory.
• Lin Yu explained that Feng Nianzhi had saved him and that he needed time to recover, and the elder let him stay after interrogating him.
• Lin Yu explored the Phoenix Ancestral Sea and noticed that his system permissions had increased after a few days there.
• Lin Yu tested the system's silence about the Three Thousand Immortal Worlds and concluded that it could not answer questions about events beyond its era.

The black-robed priest entered Lin Yu’s mental space to investigate his hidden strength and demand his purpose for staying in the Archaic Phoenix Clan’s territory. Lin Yu fought back while trying to protect his mental space and avoid provoking the clan, and the battle continued with Lin Yu confident that the space favored him.

• The black-robed priest secretly watched Lin Yu for days before entering his mental space to investigate him.
• Lin Yu blocked the priest and admitted that he had been suppressing his origin power, but claimed he had only come to visit and arrived by chance.
• The black-robed priest accused Lin Yu of being an enemy of the Phoenix Clan and attacked him in his mental space.
• Lin Yu contained the priest’s flames with a barrier and weighed the risk that injuring him would turn the clan against Lin Yu.
• Lin Yu reminded the priest that attacking inside his mental space was like breaking ground on the Grand Duke’s head.

Lin Yu used a trap in his mental space to defeat the Phoenix Clan’s black-robed high priest, despite the system warning that the priest was dangerous. He explained that he had come to Phoenix Clan territory by accident and watched the priest withdraw.

• Lin Yu secretly weakened his mental space while relying on a hidden Origin Technique to make the black-robed priest suffer backlash as he damaged it.
• After more than a hundred exchanges, the black-robed priest became badly injured and realized he could not gain the upper hand.
• Lin Yu concluded the system’s danger rating did not account for his own strength and told the priest he had no hostile intentions toward the Phoenix Clan.
• Lin Yu warned the priest that he could have killed him for intruding into his sea of consciousness, then explained he would stay peacefully until resolving his situation and leave afterward.
• The black-robed priest withdrew from Lin Yu’s territory.

The black-robed priest trapped Lin Yu in a deadly yellow-sand realm to punish him for entering Phoenix Clan territory. Lin Yu resolved to escape and teach the priest a lesson for his repeated provocations.

• The black-robed priest used a special artifact to send Lin Yu into a vast yellow-sand realm.
• The priest declared that Lin Yu would have to survive the trial and return to the Phoenix Clan or die in the desert.
• The priest revealed that he had sent many unwelcome cultivators into the realm, where none had escaped alive.
• Lin Yu grew irritated rather than frightened and decided to punish the priest once he got out.

Lin Yu used the system to identify the yellow-sand space as a crevice in the Phoenix Ancestral Sea containing residual energy from a Heaven-Mending Fragment, but the system could not reveal how to escape because authorization was insufficient. After realizing the space drained and imprisoned outsiders, Lin Yu played a white jade flute, causing the yellow sand to move under his control.

• Lin Yu asked the system to identify the space and explain how to escape, and it revealed the space lay in the Phoenix Ancestral Sea and held residual energy from a Heaven-Mending Fragment.
• Lin Yu asked whether a special method was needed to escape, but the system returned an insufficient-authorization notice.
• Lin Yu explored the space and found no living beings besides himself, then reasoned that its spiritual power drained life force and trapped outsiders.
• Lin Yu retrieved a white jade flute from his storage space and began to play it.
• The yellow sand and haze started dancing under the flute's control.

Lin Yu subdued the yellow desert with his flute and found a trail leading toward a Heaven-Mending Fragment, which he believed could help him uncover the secrets of space. After walking far beyond the reported five thousand meters without reaching it, he suspected distance worked differently in the desert and asked the system to recalculate.

• Lin Yu used his flute and elemental power to tame the desert and reveal a white line pointing toward a Heaven-Mending Fragment five thousand meters away.
• Lin Yu decided to investigate the fragments’ connection to space and followed the line, merging his power with the desert’s origin.
• The black-robed priest sensed Lin Yu walking through the desert and mistakenly assumed he was powerless and would tire himself to death.
• After walking much farther than five thousand meters without finding the fragment, Lin Yu questioned whether distance differed inside the desert and asked the system for the current distance.

Lin Yu learned that the Heaven-Mending Fragment’s power formed the entire Land of Yellow Sand and set out to break through it. As the land sensed his power as a threat, it shifted into a violent defensive state, filling the area with blinding sand and dust.

• Lin Yu used the system to learn that the Heaven-Mending Fragment was within five thousand meters and that its power permeated the Land of Yellow Sand.
• Lin Yu realized the fragment’s influence had suppressed his power and made him think of walking instead of using spiritual power.
• Lin Yu decided to turn the Land of Yellow Sand upside down, take the Heaven-Mending Fragment, and obtain the Phoenix Clan’s essence blood.
• Lin Yu tried to control the land with the white jade flute, but the fragment’s power detected him as a threat and entered defense mode.
• The Land of Yellow Sand returned to a storm of flying sand and stones, leaving Lin Yu barely able to see three meters ahead.

Lin Yu tried to control the Land of Yellow Sand with his white jade flute, but its resistance overwhelmed his initial spell. He changed his approach and played again with a gentler mindset, seeking acceptance from the mysterious power within.

• The Land of Yellow Sand erupted into a raging sea of fire, and Lin Yu protected himself with a barrier of blue-violet lightning.
• The black-robed priest sensed the Land of Yellow Sand’s scorching presence but could not see inside and was too wary to enter.
• Lin Yu played his white jade flute to communicate with the land, but his control failed when it detected his desire to seize the Heaven-Mending Fragment.
• Lin Yu recognized the fragment’s unusual power and decided to rely on his own spiritual strength after the Dao-Opening Era system gave no response.
• Lin Yu calmed his thoughts, then played the flute with less spiritual power to seek reconciliation with the Land of Yellow Sand.

Lin Yu tried to calm the Land of Yellow Sand with his white jade flute, but the Heaven-Mending Fragment detected his intent and launched a powerful attack. He fought back while sending out clones and phantom images to locate the fragment before the battle damaged it or overwhelmed him.

• Lin Yu withdrew his elemental protection and played the white jade flute, briefly easing the Land of Yellow Sand’s aggression.
• The system warned Lin Yu that the Land of Yellow Sand was gathering spiritual power for a large-scale attack.
• Lin Yu realized the Heaven-Mending Fragment might be intelligent enough to detect his desire to obtain it.
• Lin Yu activated the Hongmeng System’s defenses and layered his own elemental barriers as the yellow sand crashed into him.
• Lin Yu used the Origin Technique to create clones and phantom images, sending the images across the Land of Yellow Sand to find the Heaven-Mending Fragment.

Lin Yu battled the Heaven-Mending Fragment of the Phoenix Ancestral Sea inside its Land of Yellow Sand while searching for its hiding place. He discovered the fragment was weakening but remained puzzled by its power, and resolved to capture it so he could investigate how Dao Awakening era fragments differed from those of the Three Thousand Immortal Worlds.

• Lin Yu sent clones to withstand the yellow sand and dispatched phantom figures to search for the Heaven-Mending Fragment.
• Lin Yu kept attacking the sand to make the fragment believe he was focused on a straightforward battle.
• The Heaven-Mending Fragment noticed its power weakening while Lin Yu's spiritual power remained abundant, and it panicked.
• Lin Yu considered how fragments differed between eras and decided he needed to obtain the Dao Awakening era fragment to investigate.

Lin Yu realized the Heaven-Mending Fragment had grown stronger by devouring the cultivators trapped in the Land of Yellow Sand, while his own spiritual power was running low. He ordered the system to maximize his defense and searched for a way to defeat the Fragment quickly, then sensed a change in the yellow sand.

• Lin Yu concluded that the Heaven-Mending Fragment had gained power and intelligence by devouring intruders and their consciousnesses.
• The system warned Lin Yu that the Fragment’s attack power was increasing and recommended raising his defense.
• Lin Yu realized his spiritual power was fading because the Land of Yellow Sand replenished it too slowly, and ordered the system to maximize his defense level.
• Lin Yu resolved to end the fight quickly, accepting that he might have to take the Heaven-Mending Fragment back in pieces rather than preserve it intact.
• Lin Yu asked the system to check for changes in the yellow sand after sensing that it had changed.

Lin Yu discovered that the Heaven-Mending Fragment in the Land of Yellow Sand was mutating after absorbing the spiritual power and consciousness of cultivators, a change he traced to the black-robed priest's scheme. He captured the fragment's true body and effortlessly subdued the sandstorm it controlled.

• Lin Yu learned from the system that the Heaven-Mending Fragment was transforming ahead of schedule and suspected the black-robed priest had used it to trap cultivators.
• The system's deduction revealed that the fragment had absorbed cultivators' spiritual power and consciousness, causing it to mutate under the influence of their dark attributes.
• Lin Yu realized the mutation could threaten the Dao Enlightenment Era, then received word that his phantoms had located the fragment's true body.
• Lin Yu took the Heaven-Mending Fragment into his hand and trapped it inside a sphere of blue-violet Power of Thunder.
• The fragment unleashed the Land of Yellow Sand against Lin Yu, but he scattered the sand and stones with a gentle breeze and a seemingly weightless palm strike.

Lin Yu captured the Heaven-Mending Fragment, erased the foreign consciousness that had corrupted it, and sealed the remaining original wisp for safekeeping. After the Land of Yellow Sand vanished, he turned to leave and found the black-robed high priest glaring resentfully at him.

• Lin Yu revealed that the sand and stones had never threatened him and used a phantom to trick the Heaven-Mending Fragment into being captured.
• Lin Yu wiped out the consciousness formed from cultivators the fragment had devoured, calming the fragment and restoring peace to the Land of Yellow Sand.
• Lin Yu discovered a surviving wisp of the fragment's original consciousness, chose not to erase it, and sealed the fragment with lightning power in his storage space.
• The Land of Yellow Sand disappeared after Lin Yu put away the Heaven-Mending Fragment, revealing the surrounding Phoenix Ancestral Sea.
• Lin Yu prepared to return, then turned and met the resentful gaze of the black-robed high priest.

Lin Yu confronted the black-robed high priest over the Phoenix Clan’s misuse of the Heaven-Mending Fragment, which had weakened its ability to resist a future calamity. After the high priest guessed Lin Yu might be the prophesied savior, Lin Yu decided the damage mattered more than their personal feud and accused him of nearly ruining the artifact.

• The black-robed high priest questioned Lin Yu about his identity and how he had taken control of the Heaven-Mending Fragment.
• Lin Yu accused the Phoenix Clan of confining the fragment and making it devour living beings, which had damaged its power.
• The black-robed high priest asked whether Lin Yu was the person in the prophecy who would change heaven’s will, and Lin Yu let him believe it.
• Lin Yu used the system to learn that an old prophecy foretold a calamity and a savior who could subdue the Heaven-Mending Fragments.
• Lin Yu decided not to overlook the high priest’s actions and accused him of guiding the fragment’s spiritual intelligence astray and nearly destroying it.

Lin Yu demanded that the black-robed high priest cripple half his cultivation and origin power to atone for his actions, but the high priest refused and challenged him. The high priest transformed into his Ancient Phoenix form and attacked first, while Lin Yu remained confident in his superiority.

• Lin Yu told the black-robed high priest to destroy half his cultivation and origin power or face his intervention.
• The black-robed high priest rejected Lin Yu’s demand, insisting that only Lord Phoenix Master could command him and that he was protecting the Archaic Phoenix Clan.
• Lin Yu challenged the black-robed high priest to make his move rather than keep arguing.
• The black-robed high priest transformed into a radiant Ancient Phoenix, doubling his power and stirring fierce winds across the Phoenix Ancestral Sea.
• Lin Yu judged the high priest still unqualified to match him, and the high priest struck first.