Recaps

Lin Heng gave Liu Ling'er treasures to restore Liu Fusheng and gained the Nether Flame Divine Body, preparing to face the Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion. As the invaders reached Purple Maple Valley, Lin Heng and the remaining Heavenly Saber Sect faced the coming battle.

• Lin Heng gave Liu Ling'er a Nine-Aperture Blood Lotus Root and a Soul-Nurturing Pearl for Liu Fusheng to rebuild his Divine Body and Divine Soul.
• Liu Ling'er delivered the treasures to Liu Fusheng, who began consuming them despite fearing he still could not defeat Heavenly Sword God King.
• Lin Heng gained the Nether Flame Divine Body at the Fire God Plateau, greatly increasing his strength within the Nether Flame Star System.
• The Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion teleported to Red Cloud Star after Jiang Fengnian and others surrendered, bringing Heavenly Sword God King and Ten Thousand Swords God King with a large force.
• Feng Wuhen led the Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion to Purple Maple Valley, while former Heavenly Saber Sect disciples watched from a distance and Zhao Ming's group mocked Wang A'niu for staying.

The Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion surrounded Purple Maple Valley and attacked its defenses, while Feng Wuhen prepared to kill Lin Heng if he appeared. Liu Fusheng unexpectedly returned to the battle with his body and soul restored, but the conflict remained unresolved.

• The Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion activated its formation around Purple Maple Valley, and Jiang Fengnian explained that the valley had a protective formation of its own.
• Ye Hongchen arrived to oversee the battle and planned to secure Lin Heng for the Wuji Sword Sect if he appeared.
• Feng Wuhen ordered Liu Chuantao to attack while he watched for Lin Heng, and Liu Chuantao led Heavenly God experts against the valley's northern side.
• Liu Fusheng emerged in golden divine armor and struck Liu Chuantao with a saber beam, startling the Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion's forces.
• Liu Chuantao survived the attack, while Feng Wuhen and Jiang Fengnian realized that Liu Fusheng had fully recovered.

Liu Ling'er fought off the Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion's Heavenly God sword cultivators while Liu Fusheng battled Liu Chuantao above Purple Maple Valley. When Feng Wuhen attacked Liu Fusheng, Jiang Yu intervened, and the Heavenly Saber Sect's foundation appeared to empower them.

• Liu Chuantao ordered his Heavenly God sword cultivators to find Liu Ling'er and Lin Heng, and they discovered Liu Ling'er at Lotus Pond Cottage.
• Lin Heng watched from nearby as Liu Ling'er used the Sky-Rending Saber to kill the attacking Heavenly God sword cultivators.
• Feng Wuhen attacked Liu Fusheng with a sword of light, hoping to draw Lin Heng out, but Jiang Yu shattered the attack with a saber strike.
• Jiang Yu emerged surrounded by saber-shaped light, and a rainbow light from the hall transformed around Liu Fusheng; Jiang Fengnian identified it as the Heavenly Saber Sect's foundation.

Liu Fusheng used the God Emperor saber intent to battle Feng Wuhen, while Jiang Yu was held back by Liu Chuantao. As the saber intent began to fade, Liu Fusheng sent out his Divine Infant to unleash a final attack on Feng Wuhen.

• Jiang Fengnian explained that the Heavenly Saber Sect's God Emperor saber intent could raise Liu Fusheng to the peak of the God King Realm and let Jiang Yu threaten the Ten Thousand Swords God King.
• Ye Hongchen watched, expecting the Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion to win and hoping Lin Heng would come to Wuji Star safely.
• Feng Wuhen ordered Liu Chuantao to hold Jiang Yu off while he fought Liu Fusheng, and Liu Chuantao attacked Jiang Yu with ten thousand streaks of sword light.
• Liu Fusheng's saber light repeatedly broke through Feng Wuhen's sword light, damaging his armor and body, while Feng Wuhen's attacks wore down Liu Fusheng's God Emperor saber intent.
• As the saber intent weakened, Liu Fusheng released his Divine Infant and pagoda manifestation, transferred the saber intent into them, and sent the Divine Infant charging at Feng Wuhen.

Lin Heng intervened in Liu Fusheng’s losing battle against Feng Wuhen, freezing the battlefield and striking Feng Wuhen with powerful sword techniques. He left Feng Wuhen shattered and the watching factions stunned by his strength.

• Feng Wuhen endured Liu Fusheng’s strongest attack with his Indestructible Sword Physique, then prepared to finish him with Heavenly Sword Nine Luminaries.
• Liu Fusheng sent Jiang Yu a message to prepare to flee and readied himself to detonate his Divine Infant to give the others a chance to escape.
• Lin Heng used Spacetime Solidification to freeze Feng Wuhen, Liu Fusheng, and the descending sword attack.
• Lin Heng copied Heavenly Sword Nine Luminaries and struck Feng Wuhen, splitting his body apart while he was unable to move.
• Lin Heng used Formless Heavenly Devil Kill to shatter Feng Wuhen’s body further, leaving Liu Ling’er, Jiang Yu, and the other onlookers shocked.

Lin Heng continued overpowering the Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion’s God Kings, killing the Ten Thousand Swords God King and nearly finishing Feng Wuhen. Ye Hongchen, a God Emperor and Wuji Sword Sect envoy, intervened to protect Feng Wuhen, but Lin Heng refused to back down and drew the Seven Stars Sky-Rending Saber.

• Jiang Fengnian and the Heavenly Saber Sect disciples regretted abandoning the sect after they recognized Wang A'niu as the powerhouse defeating the Heavenly Sword God King.
• Lin Heng shattered the Ten Thousand Swords God King's attack and killed him with his own Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect.
• Ye Hongchen arrived and ordered Lin Heng to spare Feng Wuhen, warning that the Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion was under the Wuji Sword Sect's protection.
• Lin Heng continued attacking Feng Wuhen, shattering his sword-shaped Dharma form and wounding his Divine Infant despite Ye Hongchen's warning.
• Ye Hongchen attacked Lin Heng with a supreme-grade divine sword, damaging the Blazing Rainbow Divine Sword, then threatened him with his God Emperor presence.
• Lin Heng declared that Ye Hongchen could not protect Feng Wuhen and brought out the Seven Stars Sky-Rending Saber.

Lin Heng used the Seven Stars Sky-Rending Saber to destroy the Heavenly Sword God King's Divine Infant despite Ye Hongchen's attempts to protect him. Ye Hongchen trapped Lin Heng in his God Emperor Domain and challenged him, but their fight continued with neither gaining the upper hand.

• Lin Heng revealed the Seven Stars Sky-Rending Saber and used the Heaven-Severing Slash to split the Heavenly Sword God King's Divine Infant apart.
• Ye Hongchen tried to protect Feng Wuhen's Divine Soul Pearl, but Lin Heng attacked him and prompted Ye Hongchen to unleash his God Emperor Domain.
• Lin Heng resisted the domain's suppression and warned Ye Hongchen not to interfere, while Ye Hongchen revealed that Lin Heng was Liu Ling'er's son.
• Lin Heng and Ye Hongchen clashed sword against saber, and Ye Hongchen grew alarmed as Lin Heng fought fiercely within the domain.

Lin Heng killed the Heavenly Sword God King, drove Ye Hongchen away, and helped the Heavenly Saber Sect defeat the Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion. Jiang Yu and Liu Fusheng warned Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er that the Wuji Sword Sect's God Venerable elder made their next move dangerous, and suggested fleeing the Langya Star Domain.

• Lin Heng shattered Feng Wuhen's Divine Soul Pearl, claimed his treasures, and watched Jiang Yu and Liu Fusheng slaughter the Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion's fleeing experts.
• Ye Hongchen failed to defeat Lin Heng, threatened him with the Wuji Sword Sect's wrath, and escaped.
• Jiang Fengnian's family realized Jiang Yu was likely the son of the Wuji Sword Sect's sect master and regretted how they had treated him and Liu Ling'er.
• Lin Heng reunited with Liu Ling'er, then received Liu Fusheng's thanks and heard Jiang Yu warn that the Wuji Sword Sect had a God Venerable elder.
• Liu Fusheng advised Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er to hide or leave the Langya Star Domain rather than risk joining the Wuji Sword Sect.

Jiang Yu took Jiang Fengnian and his family back into the Heavenly Saber Sect after they swore soul oaths, while Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er left the Nether Flame Star System. The Wuji Sword Sect sent Ye Hongchen after Lin Heng with a Luo Heaven Tracking Disc, and mother and son reached Yalong Star to visit the ruins of a Saint Realm expert.

• Jiang Fengnian and his family swore eternal loyalty to Jiang Yu and the Heavenly Saber Sect so they could return.
• Jiang Yu planned to prepare an attack on the Heaven-Soaring Sword Pavilion and take over the Nether Flame Star System, while Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er decided to leave the region.
• Ye Hongchen told Yu Tianxing that Lin Heng had slain Feng Wuhen and fought him to a standstill, leading Yu Tianxing to suspect Lin Heng was a reincarnated Saint Realm expert.
• Yu Tianxing gave Ye Hongchen a Quasi-Saint Artifact called the Luo Heaven Tracking Disc and ordered him to track Lin Heng or his mother.
• After nearly two months of travel, Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er stopped on Yalong Star, where Lin Heng intended to visit the ruins left by the Saint Realm expert Yalong.

Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er traveled to Yalong Star, where Lin Heng signed in at the teleportation array and received a Saint-grade cultivation art. At the Qianxu Sect, he signed in for Yalong’s Holy Sword and arranged to stay in the courtyard where Yalong once lived, preparing to sign in again.

• Lin Heng signed in at Yalong Star’s teleportation array and received the Great Dao Saint Ascension Art, which he planned to study to improve his incomplete cultivation method.
• Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er reached the Qianxu Sect, where Lin Heng signed in at the mountain gate and received the Saint Artifact Yalong Holy Sword.
• Two Qianxu Sect disciples welcomed Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er after they offered the disciples two divine pills as a visitor’s gift.
• Wei Sheng, an inner sect deacon, offered the visitors several lodging options, and Lin Heng paid for the residence where Yalong had stayed after becoming a Saint.
• Lin Heng entered the courtyard near the mountain summit and attempted to sign in.

Lin Heng collected powerful check-in rewards at the Qianxu Sect and gave Liu Ling'er pills to advance her cultivation and form a Divine Soul Dharma Aspect. Meanwhile, sect master Luo An and the Qianxu Sect elders debated their response to Yalong's confirmed death as other sects began threatening them.

• Lin Heng checked in at several Qianxu Sect locations and received Heavenly Wind Boots, a Heavenly Ganoderma Golden Ginseng Pill, and a million-year-old Heavenly Soul Fruit.
• Lin Heng gave Liu Ling'er an Imperial Ultimate Sublimation Pill and a Heavenly Ganoderma Golden Ginseng Pill, and she formed a yin-yang taiji diagram Dharma Aspect before taking the second pill the next day.
• Luo An and Wei Sheng discussed the danger facing the Qianxu Sect after learning that Yalong had been killed by a Demon Race Saint ten years earlier.
• Wei Sheng and the other elders urged Luo An to decide whether the sect should flee or resist, while Luo An said the Saint Martial Sect had promised to protect them in return for Yalong's past kindness.

Lin Heng’s Divine Soul rose to the ninth grade of the God King Realm, while Liu Ling’er advanced to Mid-Stage God King. After Lei En threatened Liu Ling’er and tried to touch her, Lin Heng killed him with one blade strike, just as the Hundred Flowers Sect attacked Qianxu Sect.

• Lin Heng ate the million-year-old Heavenly Soul Fruit and raised his Divine Soul realm to the ninth grade of the God King Realm.
• Liu Ling’er used the Heavenly Ganoderma Golden Ginseng Pill to advance to Mid-Stage God King.
• Luo An and Wei Sheng told Liu Ling’er to leave the Wangyun Courtyard so Lei En of the Saint Martial Sect could stay there, but she refused to accept their demand.
• Lei En tried to touch Liu Ling’er, and she kicked him away before he attacked her again.
• Lin Heng struck Lei En with a blade light that cut through his armor and killed him, prompting Luo An and Wei Sheng to return Liu Ling’er’s divine stones and warn her to leave Yalong Star.
• Lin Heng sensed a force approaching Qianxu Sect, and the leader of the Hundred Flowers Sect shouted that the sect would pay its debt.

Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er agreed to protect the Qianxu Sect in exchange for access to its ancestral secret realm, and Lin Heng drove off the sect’s attackers. Luo An then led them to the realm’s entrance, where Liu Ling’er proposed entering first.

• Luo An begged Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er to save the Qianxu Sect and offered them access to a secret realm where a God King might receive a holy law baptism.
• Lin Heng accepted the offer after learning the baptism could provide a chance to reach the God Emperor Realm.
• Lin Heng used the Seven Stars Sky-Rending Saber to frighten off the Hundred Flowers Sect's master and the other attacking experts.
• Luo An led Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er through the guarded cave and opened the secret realm’s gate of light.
• Liu Ling'er asked to enter first while Lin Heng stayed behind to guard against another attack.

Liu Ling'er began the Saint Law Baptism after gaining Yalong's recognition, while Lin Heng guarded the Qianxu Sect. Meanwhile, rival sect leaders sought stronger allies against the Qianxu Sect, and Ye Hongchen tracked Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er to Giant Bee Star.

• Liu Ling'er entered the light gate, sat on the divine jade, and began receiving its energy and insights into natural laws.
• Luo An congratulated Lin Heng on his mother's recognition, then left to deal with the Qianxu Sect's troubles while Lin Heng guarded the secret chamber and continued signing in around the sect.
• Sect leaders gathered at the Hundred Flowers Sect and decided to contact powerful experts away from Yalong Star, including a God Emperor ancestor, before attacking the Qianxu Sect.
• Ye Hongchen and two Wuji Sword Sect disciples followed Liu Ling'er's trail with the Luo Heaven Tracking Disc from Red Cloud Star to Giant Bee Star.

Liu Ling'er and Lin Heng advanced through the Qianxu Sect's secret realm while the Wuji Sword Sect continued searching for them. When powerful enemies surrounded the Qianxu Sect, Liu Ling'er confronted them with confidence, leaving the sect's allies fearing the worst.

• Ye Wangyou, Yu Tianjun, and Ye Hongchen failed to find Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er on Giant Bee Star and continued their search under orders from the Wuji Sword Sect.
• Liu Ling'er emerged from the secret realm as a God Emperor, and Lin Heng gave her the Heavenly Wind Boots and Seven Stars Sky-Rending Saber before entering the realm himself.
• Lin Heng received a Saint Law Baptism from the system, then combined it with the divine jade's baptism to increase its speed and effects.
• Two days later, Liu Ling'er heard unusual activity and found experts from the Hundred Flowers Sect and Xiling Imperial Clan surrounding the Qianxu Sect.
• Luo An and the Qianxu Sect's experts feared their enemies would overwhelm them, but Liu Ling'er angrily warned the gathered forces to leave them alone.

Liu Ling'er fought Shao Bikang, the Hundred Flowers Sect's God Emperor patriarch, and overwhelmed him despite being newly advanced to the realm. Shao Bikang escaped by releasing his Divine Infant, but Liu Ling'er remained ready to destroy his Divine Body and Divine Soul.

• Shao Bikang mocked Liu Ling'er and crushed her inexperienced God Emperor Domain with his own.
• Liu Ling'er used the Heavenly Wind Boots to break through Shao Bikang's domain and attacked him with the Seven Stars Sky-Rending Saber, severing his Supreme-Grade Divine Artifact.
• Liu Ling'er pursued Shao Bikang with her speed and Heaven-Severing Slash, suppressing him while the Qianxu Sect's allies watched in relief.
• Liu Ling'er cut off Shao Bikang's left arm and sliced through his Supreme-Grade Divine Armor.
• Shao Bikang released his Divine Infant, whose Earth-Element Dao Mark let it escape, and Liu Ling'er could no longer locate it.

Liu Ling'er forced the hostile sects to swear they would never again oppose the Qianxu Sect, then she and Lin Heng left Yalong Star after he reached the God Emperor Realm. Ye Hongchen, Ye Wangyou, and Yu Tianjun arrived too late and speculated that Lin Heng might have been Yalong in a previous life before encountering Lei Biyang.

• Liu Ling'er made Sect Master Shao, the Xiling Imperial Clan's High-Stage God King, and the other hostile experts swear soul oaths to leave the Qianxu Sect alone.
• Lin Heng completed his Saint Law Baptism, reached the God Emperor Realm, and learned that Liu Ling'er had defeated a Mid-Stage God Emperor.
• Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er left the Qianxu Sect without saying goodbye and headed for Yalong Star's teleportation array.
• Five days later, Ye Hongchen, Ye Wangyou, and Yu Tianjun reached the Qianxu Sect and learned that Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er had already departed.
• Ye Wangyou and Yu Tianjun proposed that Lin Heng might have been Yalong reborn, and the three believed their strength gave them an advantage over the mother and son.
• Near Yalong Star's teleportation array, the three God Emperors sensed a powerful divine presence, and Yu Tianjun recognized the white-haired old man as Lei Biyang of the Saint Martial Sect.

Lei Biyang learned that his son Lei En had been killed and ordered the Qianxu Sect to detain Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er if they returned. Meanwhile, Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er reached Blade Wind Star, where Lin Heng signed in and received the Star Divine Body.

• Lei Biyang confronted Yu Tianjun on Yalong Star, but the Wuji Sword Sect group left without revealing their purpose.
• Lei Biyang arrived at the Qianxu Sect and learned that Lei En had been killed by Liu Ling'er.
• Lei Biyang questioned Luo An, blamed the Qianxu Sect for Lei En's death, and ordered it to detain the mother and son if they returned.
• Lei Biyang questioned the Hundred Flowers Sect's Sect Master Shao, then decided to return to the Saint Martial Sect and consult its sect master.
• A month after leaving Yalong Star, Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er arrived on Blade Wind Star in the Chaotic Stone Star System.
• Lin Heng signed in at Blade Wind Star's teleportation array and received the Star Divine Body.

Lin Heng activated the Star Divine Body, learned the tragic history behind Saint Bone Mountain, and gained the Saint-level technique Nine Transformations of the Stars and its Starlight Triple Strike ability. He and Liu Ling'er entered Nianxin House at the invitation of Yue Linglong, who asked how long they planned to stay.

• Lin Heng activated the Star Divine Body and took Liu Ling'er to Saint Bone Mountain.
• Lin Heng learned the story of the Saint Realm expert who returned too late to reunite with his beloved and died defending her grave.
• Lin Heng signed in at Saint Bone Mountain and received Nine Transformations of the Stars, which granted him the Starlight Triple Strike ability.
• Liu Ling'er doubted Saint bones remained on the ordinary-looking mountain, so Lin Heng led her to Nianxin House.
• The guards stopped Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er at the estate, but Yue Linglong welcomed them inside after learning they were God Emperors.
• Yue Linglong led Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er through Nianxin House and asked how long they intended to stay.

Lin Heng gained an Innate Dao Embryo and persuaded Yue Linglong to let him and Liu Ling'er enter Saint Zhong Yu's cottage, where he checked in and received the Holy Dragon Armor. Liu Ling'er's consciousness was drawn into a painting, leaving Lin Heng worried about whether she would survive its trial.

• Lin Heng checked in at the Listening to Rain Pavilion, received an Innate Dao Embryo, and activated it.
• Yue Linglong showed Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er their guest suite and explained that they could only view Saint Zhong Yu's cottage from afar without permission.
• Lin Heng offered Yue Linglong Supreme-Grade Maple Dew Brew and a high-grade divine pill, and she agreed to take them into the cottage.
• Yue Linglong opened the cottage after activating its formation, and Lin Heng checked in there to receive the Holy Dragon Armor.
• Liu Ling'er's consciousness entered the artistic conception in Saint Zhong Yu's portrait, and Yue Linglong warned Lin Heng not to disturb her.
• Lin Heng asked Yue Linglong whether Liu Ling'er would be in danger if she failed to pass through the painting's trial.

Yue Linglong explained that Liu Ling'er’s consciousness was experiencing the painting’s saint law artistic conception and would likely return in about a month, with no danger expected. Lin Heng stayed at Cherished Heart Abode to watch over her, gave Yue Linglong another gift, and toured the grounds while asking about her ties to the Saint Martial Sect.

• Yue Linglong explained that the painting’s artistic conception affected people differently and said Liu Ling’er’s kind nature meant she would benefit from the experience.
• Lin Heng learned that Liu Ling’er might remain within the painting for about a month and could not be awakened without resisting the saint law artistic conception.
• Yue Linglong allowed Lin Heng to stay in the thatched cottage and watch over Liu Ling’er, and Lin Heng gave her another divine-grade gift.
• Lin Heng asked Yue Linglong to show him around Cherished Heart Abode, and she agreed.
• Lin Heng introduced himself and Liu Ling'er and learned that Yue Linglong belonged to the Saint Martial Sect through the Yue Imperial Lineage but had never taken an expert as her master.

Lin Heng asked Yue Linglong to become his disciple, citing her talent and his abundant cultivation resources. Yue Linglong considered the offer and explained why her family had confined her to the Cherished Heart Abode; the chapter ended with Lin Heng entering a pavilion to try signing in.

• Lin Heng told Yue Linglong he was almost eleven and offered to nurture her as his disciple, astonishing her with his age and cultivation.
• Yue Linglong said she needed to consult her elders before accepting, though her instincts suggested the offer could be a major opportunity.
• Yue Linglong explained that her family had confined her after she rejected and scolded a powerful suitor from the Saint Martial Sect.
• Lin Heng said Yue Linglong would be safe from the suitor if she became his disciple and claimed he could easily deal with a high-stage God Emperor.
• Lin Heng asked Yue Linglong to take him into a nearby pavilion, where he tried to sign in.

Yue Linglong returned to the Cherished Heart Abode, but Lei Jinting ambushed her on the road and ordered his guard Lei Jiang to seize her. After Yue Linglong called for her master, Lin Heng appeared and caught Lei Jiang by the neck.

• Yue Shaochang decided to consult the Yue Imperial Lineage’s ancestor before accepting Lin Heng as Yue Linglong’s master, and sent Yue Linglong back to the Cherished Heart Abode.
• Lei Jinting intercepted Yue Linglong near Saint Bone Mountain and ordered Lei Jiang to seize her.
• Lei Jiang drove off Yue Linglong’s guards and prepared to take her away while Lei Jinting threatened her.
• Yue Linglong called for her master, and Lin Heng teleported in, seized Lei Jiang, and challenged Lei Jinting about his father, Lei En.

Lin Heng killed Lei Jinting and Lei Jiang after revealing that he had also slain Lei Jinting’s father, then returned to the Cherished Heart Abode with Yue Linglong. After Yue Linglong formally became his disciple, Lin Heng gave her cultivation resources and a cultivation art suited to her Innate Dao Embryo.

• Lin Heng revealed that he had killed Lei Jinting’s father and destroyed Lei Jiang’s Divine Infant and Divine Soul Pearl.
• Lin Heng killed Lei Jinting despite Yue Linglong warning that the Lei Family and Saint Martial Sect might seek revenge.
• Yue Linglong agreed to leave with Lin Heng if danger came, and Lin Heng reassured her that he could face powerful enemies.
• At the Cherished Heart Abode, Yue Linglong kowtowed, swore a soul oath, and formally accepted Lin Heng as her master.
• Lin Heng gave Yue Linglong divine-grade cultivation resources and told her she possessed an Innate Dao Embryo.
• Lin Heng gave Yue Linglong the Great Dao Saint Ascension Art, which he said could help her advance to the Saint Realm.

Lin Heng gained several saint-grade rewards from checking in at Saint Zhong Yu's thatched cottage and decided the Star Saint Bone would benefit Liu Ling'er most. When Yue Shaochang and Yue Zhengrong returned to Blade Wind Star, they learned of Lin Heng's conflict with the Lei Family and told Yue Linglong that Lin Heng and his mother should leave the Cherished Heart Abode, though Liu Ling'er could not yet depart.

• Lin Heng received the Luminous Saint Scripture, the Shadowless Needle, and the Star Saint Bone from successive check-ins at Saint Zhong Yu's thatched cottage.
• Lin Heng concluded that the Star Saint Bone would strengthen Liu Ling'er by letting her gain the Star Divine Body's abilities.
• Yue Shaochang brought Yue Zhengrong back to Blade Wind Star, where an imperial expert reported that Lin Heng had killed Lei Jinting and Lei Jiang.
• Yue Zhengrong learned that Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er had also killed Lei En and that the Lei Family and Saint Martial Sect were seeking them.
• Yue Zhengrong and Yue Shaochang summoned Yue Linglong and said she should ask Lin Heng and Liu Ling'er to leave the Cherished Heart Abode and Blade Wind Star.
• Yue Linglong explained that Liu Ling'er could not leave while her consciousness remained in the Saint Law Artistic Conception, and Yue Zhengrong offered to let Lin Heng take the portrait with him.