Chapter Summaries

Lin Yu attacked the chain-wielding guard outside Daoist Shouyang’s immortal cave after the guard refused to let them pass. The guard realized Lin Yu was an outsider and a formidable opponent, while Lin Yu remained focused on meeting Daoist Shouyang to ask about the Soul-Destruction and Soul-Binding Seal.

• Lin Yu stepped forward and attacked the chain-wielding guard after deciding force was necessary to reach Daoist Shouyang.
• Lin Yu’s palm strike split the ground, and his subsequent blows narrowly missed the guard while leaving his sleeve in pieces and his arm numb.
• The chain-wielding guard became excited to face a worthy opponent, but found that Lin Yu could redirect his attacks while his own strength could not overcome Lin Yu’s.
• The chain-wielding guard asked whether Lin Yu was an outsider, and Lin Yu confirmed that he had never claimed to be from the Youming Immortal World.

Lin Yu and the black-robed high priest reached Daoist Shouyang’s secluded residence, but the chained guard refused to let them enter. Lin Yu identified himself and tried to reason with the guard, then gave up persuading him, leaving a confrontation imminent.

• The chained guard angrily ordered Lin Yu and the black-robed high priest to leave, while Lin Yu remained calm and confident.
• The guard questioned Lin Yu’s identity, and Lin Yu introduced himself as the Hall Master of the Primordial Hall.
• Lin Yu explained that the guard could not stop him and urged him to report their arrival to Daoist Shouyang.
• The chained guard declared that only Daoist Shouyang could give him orders and accused Lin Yu of arrogance.
• Lin Yu said he would stop wasting words on the guard after he refused to move.

Lin Yu used a single palm strike to overwhelm the guard with the chain, whose resentment-filled weapon and confidence could not match Lin Yu’s strength. The guard struggled back to his feet but still blocked the cave abode’s entrance.

• Lin Yu had the system deduce the guard’s attributes and learned that he was an ordinary cultivator relative to Lin Yu.
• The guard with the chain charged Lin Yu and swung his weapon, which contained the resentful undead of dead cultivators.
• Lin Yu struck the guard once with his palm and sent him flying, leaving him too weak to rise at first.
• The black-robed high priest recognized that Lin Yu had completely outmatched the guard and reflected on how the chain’s resentment would not overcome Lin Yu’s strength and soul power.
• The guard groaned, struggled to his feet, and continued to block the cave abode’s entrance.

Lin Yu effortlessly outmatched the chain-wielding guard, who continued defending the entrance to Daoist Shouyang’s residence and burned his life essence to fight on. As Lin Yu watched the guard wield the fused Soul-Locking Chain, the guard put it away and fixed his gaze, signaling a change in the confrontation.

• The chain-wielding guard stood firm at the entrance despite Lin Yu having defeated him with a single palm strike.
• The guard burned his life essence and attacked again, but his strengthened Soul-Locking Chain still struck only Lin Yu’s phantom.
• The black-robed high priest watched Lin Yu’s overwhelming speed and strength, wondering whether Feng Nianzhi had recognized Lin Yu’s power from the start.
• Lin Yu observed that the guard had long been fused with the difficult-to-refine Soul-Locking Chain, which was forged from resentment and could endanger its wielder if damaged.
• The guard shrank and put away the Soul-Locking Chain, then fixed his gaze unwaveringly as the black-robed high priest sensed that something was about to change.

The chain-wielding guard surrounded Lin Yu and the black-robed high priest with black mist released from the Soul-Locking Chain. Lin Yu identified the mist’s source and the guard’s position, then challenged him to use his remaining abilities.

• The chain-wielding guard released smoke that turned black and enveloped Lin Yu and the black-robed high priest.
• The black-robed high priest warned Lin Yu that the mist was dangerous, and Lin Yu told him to protect Feng Nianzhi and himself.
• Lin Yu used the system to learn that the mist contained resentful Qi from the souls in the Soul-Locking Chain and that the guard was southeast of him.
• Lin Yu realized the guard meant to disorient him and attack his mind with the souls, but remained confident that the tactic would have little effect.
• Lin Yu dismissed the mist as a petty trick and urged the guard to reveal his other abilities.

Lin Yu faced the Soul-Locking Chain’s undead fog and urged the black-robed high priest to use her Phoenix True Fire against it. As the flames began burning away the fog, Lin Yu summoned battle warriors and illusory figures to protect those in need.

• Lin Yu studied the undead fog and recognized that its resentment threatened people’s minds.
• The black-robed high priest struggled against the fog while worrying about Feng Nianzhi in the storage space.
• Lin Yu told the high priest that her Phoenix True Fire could burn away the undead fog.
• The black-robed high priest unleashed Phoenix True Fire, setting the fog alight as Lin Yu summoned warriors and illusory figures.

The black-robed high priest used Phoenix True Fire to destroy the undead mist from Daoist Shouyang’s Soul-Locking Chain, weakening the guard and ruining his plan to capture Lin Yu. Daoist Shouyang remained incredulous that the high priest was truly from the Archaic Phoenix Clan, while the high priest regretted appearing in human form.

• After Lin Yu reminded him of Phoenix True Fire, the black-robed high priest released it and burned away the undead mist and souls.
• The destruction of the undead mist damaged Daoist Shouyang’s life-bound Soul-Locking Chain, leaving him greatly weakened.
• Daoist Shouyang realized that his plan to capture Lin Yu had failed and confronted the black-robed high priest about being a member of the Archaic Phoenix Clan.
• Daoist Shouyang demanded to know why the Archaic Phoenix Clan had come to the Youming Immortal World, while the black-robed high priest silently recalled that he had already explained his reason for coming.
• The black-robed high priest wondered whether he should have appeared in his true form and regretted how timidly he had acted.

The black-robed high priest explained that he and Lin Yu had come to the Youming Immortal World to see Daoist Shouyang, while Lin Yu challenged the gatekeeper’s belief that he could win. The gatekeeper remained defiant, and Lin Yu asked how the Youming Immortal World treated its guests differently.

• The black-robed high priest said he had come because of a matter concerning the Archaic Phoenix Clan and explained that the fight had begun after the gatekeeper refused to listen.
• The gatekeeper claimed Lin Yu had only broken through his undead fog because of Phoenix Fire, but Lin Yu said he could have defeated him without it.
• Lin Yu warned that the gatekeeper had underestimated the experts of the Youming Immortal World and could not rely on his Soul-Locking Chain to dominate others.
• The black-robed high priest said his Phoenix True Fire had saved the gatekeeper from having his natal magic treasure destroyed and reminded him that they had come to see Daoist Shouyang.
• The gatekeeper objected that Lin Yu and the high priest had arrived uninvited, and Lin Yu asked how the Youming Immortal World treated guests differently.

Lin Yu and the black-robed high priest sought an audience with Daoist Shouyang about the Archaic Phoenix Clan’s survival, and Lin Yu persuaded the defeated gatekeeper to announce them. The gatekeeper returned with a calmer attitude, suggesting Daoist Shouyang did not object to their arrival.

• Lin Yu reminded the gatekeeper that the Archaic Phoenix Clan’s survival was at stake and urged him to consider its ties to Daoist Shouyang.
• The gatekeeper stopped resisting and went inside to report Lin Yu and the black-robed high priest’s arrival.
• Lin Yu and the black-robed high priest inspected Daoist Shouyang’s residence and discussed whether the rumors about him were false.
• The black-robed high priest felt reassured that Daoist Shouyang might be capable of helping Feng Nianzhi undo her seal.
• After a long wait, the gatekeeper returned with less hostility and caution, indicating Daoist Shouyang had not objected to their arrival.

Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest visited Daoist Shouyang in his heavily guarded, lavish cave abode in the Youming Immortal World. As they were led deeper inside, Lin Yu wondered why Daoist Shouyang had chosen to live in such a dangerous place and whether his reputation as a good-for-nothing was misleading.

• A guard courteously led Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest through the security posts into Daoist Shouyang's residence.
• Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest saw that the cave abode contained multiple guarded chambers and a grand, carefully decorated interior.
• The Black-Robed High Priest remarked on the residence's security and wealth, while Lin Yu teased him by comparing it with the Archaic Phoenix Clan's home.
• Lin Yu questioned why Daoist Shouyang had settled in the dangerous, resource-poor Youming Immortal World and suspected that his good-for-nothing reputation concealed the truth.

Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest followed a guard through Daoist Shouyang’s lavish residence, but the seemingly endless path and thickening mist led them into a formation. Unable to understand or break it, they continued forward, uncertain whether Daoist Shouyang was testing them or rejecting their visit.

• Lin Yu considered Daoist Shouyang’s unusual status and suspected he had a purpose for staying in the Youming Immortal World.
• Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest followed a guard along an extravagant passage toward the main hall as mist gathered around them.
• The Black-Robed High Priest worried Daoist Shouyang might be treating them poorly, while Lin Yu reasoned they would need to offer something valuable to learn what they wanted.
• After the guard left them to proceed alone, Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest realized they had entered a formation that they could neither understand nor break.
• Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest kept moving through the formation, unsure whether Daoist Shouyang had arranged it as a test or to discourage them.

Lin Yu used his knowledge of the five elements and eight trigrams to deduce Daoist Shouyang's formation and lead the Black-Robed High Priest out of it. They ended up just ten steps from the archway where they had started, and the Black-Robed High Priest was left marveling at Lin Yu's abilities.

• Lin Yu recognized that Daoist Shouyang's formation relied on the five elements, eight trigrams, and precise positioning.
• The Black-Robed High Priest asked Lin Yu about the formation, and Lin Yu told him to follow closely.
• Lin Yu pulled the Black-Robed High Priest along the avenue with a series of precisely placed steps, causing the space around them to twist.
• Lin Yu broke the formation, and he and the Black-Robed High Priest found themselves near the archway where they had begun.
• The Black-Robed High Priest reflected on the formation's strange power and admired Lin Yu's strength and skill at deduction.

Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest met Daoist Shouyang in his pavilion in the Youming Immortal World and asked for help with the Archaic Phoenix Clan’s predicament. Daoist Shouyang invited them to tea, but his silence and strange presence left both visitors wary.

• Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest passed through a shifting space and found themselves before Daoist Shouyang in an elegant pavilion.
• The Black-Robed High Priest introduced himself as the Archaic Phoenix Clan’s high priest and asked Daoist Shouyang for guidance to save his clan.
• Lin Yu remained guarded as Daoist Shouyang’s silence unsettled the Black-Robed High Priest.
• Daoist Shouyang invited the two visitors to have tea, and the Black-Robed High Priest waited for Lin Yu’s nod before approaching.
• Daoist Shouyang poured tea for Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest, who remained tense while Lin Yu appeared calm.

The Black-Robed High Priest and Lin Yu visited Daoist Shouyang, who recognized Feng Nianzhi’s predicament and assured them she could leave her storage space safely. After Feng Nianzhi appeared in her true form, Lin Yu suspected the High Priest’s plans would fail, while Daoist Shouyang gave no indication of how he would respond.

• Daoist Shouyang told the Black-Robed High Priest to release Feng Nianzhi, assuring him his residence would not harm her.
• The Black-Robed High Priest realized Daoist Shouyang knew the Archaic Phoenix Clan’s troubles and wondered if Shouyang had spread rumors calling himself a good-for-nothing.
• Lin Yu praised Daoist Shouyang’s tea while the Black-Robed High Priest struggled to understand the two men’s composed silence.
• At Lin Yu’s urging, the Black-Robed High Priest released Feng Nianzhi from the storage space.
• Feng Nianzhi appeared as a tiny red phoenix surrounded by seven-colored light, and Lin Yu suspected the Black-Robed High Priest’s plans would come to nothing.

Daoist Shouyang explained that Feng Nianzhi’s Soul-Extinguishing, Spirit-Locking Seal could only be weakened in his residence, where she would need to stay for an unknown length of time. Feng Nianzhi and the Black-Robed High Priest wrestled with the risks of leaving her in the Youming Immortal World, while Lin Yu asked whether the previous era had offered another way to break the seal.

• Feng Nianzhi greeted Daoist Shouyang, who said he had anticipated their visit and could explain how to address her seal.
• Daoist Shouyang told Feng Nianzhi that she would have to stay in his residence, where its formations could gradually weaken the Soul-Extinguishing, Spirit-Locking Seal.
• Daoist Shouyang explained that he could not remove the seal directly and did not know how long it would take for Feng Nianzhi to weaken it enough to break herself.
• The Black-Robed High Priest and Feng Nianzhi worried about leaving her in the Youming Immortal World and about the consequences for the Archaic Phoenix Clan.
• Lin Yu asked whether anyone in the previous era had known another way to remove the Soul-Extinguishing, Spirit-Locking Seal.

Daoist Shouyang explained that Feng Nianzhi’s Soul-Devouring, Spirit-Locking Seal had fused with her life force, leaving no known way to remove it, though his Origin Technique could slow the fusion. As the Black-Robed High Priest struggled with guilt over keeping the Archaic Phoenix Clan isolated, Lin Yu encouraged him to see Feng Nianzhi staying with Daoist Shouyang as a chance for her to grow.

• Daoist Shouyang said the seal could have been removed before it fused with Feng Nianzhi, but now he knew only how to slow the fusion with daily nourishment from a special Origin Technique.
• The Black-Robed High Priest blamed himself for keeping the Archaic Phoenix Clan in the Phoenix Ancestral Sea and possibly delaying Feng Nianzhi’s recovery.
• Feng Nianzhi urged the Black-Robed High Priest to focus on the present, and Daoist Shouyang invited her and the others to stay at his residence.
• The Black-Robed High Priest visited Lin Yu and lamented that his efforts to protect the clan might have held Feng Nianzhi back.
• Lin Yu reassured the Black-Robed High Priest that staying with Daoist Shouyang could give Feng Nianzhi another chance to cultivate and gain experience.

The Black-Robed High Priest struggled with letting Feng Nianzhi leave the Phoenix Ancestral Sea, and Lin Yu urged him to let her decide for herself. Feng Nianzhi chose to stay in the Youming Immortal World to remove the seal limiting her strength, leaving the Archaic Phoenix Clan in the High Priest’s care.

• The Black-Robed High Priest admitted that his worry about Feng Nianzhi leaving was partly driven by his own fear and reluctance to part with her.
• Lin Yu suggested asking Feng Nianzhi what she wanted, and the Black-Robed High Priest agreed to consult her.
• Lin Yu and the Black-Robed High Priest visited Feng Nianzhi and asked whether she would stay in the Youming Immortal World.
• Feng Nianzhi resolutely chose to stay so she could remove the seal restricting her cultivation and better protect the Archaic Phoenix Clan.
• Feng Nianzhi entrusted the Phoenix Ancestral Sea to the Black-Robed High Priest, and Lin Yu reassured him that she would return.

Lin Yu offered a temporary formation to let Feng Nianzhi travel from the Youming Immortal World back to the Phoenix Ancestral Sea, settling the Archaic Phoenix Clan’s immediate concerns. The Black-Robed High Priest arranged protection for her, while Daoist Shouyang learned indirectly that the clan still faced a hidden enemy.

• Lin Yu explained that he could create a similar formation, allowing Feng Nianzhi to return to the Phoenix Ancestral Sea for a few days at a time.
• Feng Nianzhi accepted Lin Yu’s offer, and the Black-Robed High Priest agreed to the compromise despite his concern for her safety.
• The Black-Robed High Priest chose several skilled members of the Archaic Phoenix Clan to protect Feng Nianzhi, and Daoist Shouyang cooperated.
• Lin Yu urged the Black-Robed High Priest to warn Daoist Shouyang about the clan’s persistent enemy, so the High Priest gave Daoist Shouyang a few veiled remarks.
• The Black-Robed High Priest thanked Daoist Shouyang, who said he had repaid an old debt to the Archaic Phoenix Clan and looked at Lin Yu with curiosity.

Lin Yu sensed a mysterious power in the Youming Immortal World and pursued it, where he encountered He Buxian investigating a Heaven-Mending Fragment. He Buxian explained that a stone he found in the Red Peak Immortal World contained the fragment’s power, but the chapter left unresolved why that stone had brought him to the Youming Immortal World.

• Lin Yu left Daoist Shouyang and learned from Xu Ziyue that Feng Lingling was safe and recovering in the Primordial Hall.
• Lin Yu sensed a strange power similar to the one that had threatened the Red Peak Gang’s grand elder and chased after it.
• Lin Yu encountered He Buxian, who recognized him as the Hall Master and knelt to greet him.
• He Buxian told Lin Yu that the Red Peak Gang’s grand elder had been killed by the mysterious power while they discussed a stone he had found in the Red Peak Immortal World.
• He Buxian explained that the stone contained the power of a Heaven-Mending Fragment and that he had pursued its source to the Youming Immortal World.

He Buxian told Lin Yu how the Red Peak Gang's grand elder had been killed by a mysterious force while trying to reveal what he knew about the Heaven-Mending Fragment. After reuniting in the Youming Immortal World, they searched for the force, but it vanished and left them unsure where it had hidden.

• He Buxian explained that the Red Peak Gang's grand elder had been killed by a mysterious force before he could share what he remembered.
• He Buxian said he had followed Lin Yu to the Phoenix Ancestral Sea and ended up in the Youming Immortal World.
• Lin Yu asked He Buxian to continue investigating the force with him, and He Buxian agreed.
• He Buxian revealed that he had lost track of the force shortly before meeting Lin Yu.
• Lin Yu suspected the force had gone into hiding and planned to subdue it if it appeared again.