Chapter Summaries

Sin Beasts gathered in growing numbers outside Shenglin City, prompting Lin Xiao to leave seclusion and prepare the city for a siege. As the forces reached 150,000, Lin An reached silver ninth grade perfection and went to the treasury to choose cultivation techniques.

• Feng Shan reported that tens of thousands of Sin Beasts had gathered outside Shenglin City's gates, and Qian Yang summoned Lin Xiao from seclusion.
• Lin Xiao learned that about 80,000 Sin Beasts had assembled and ordered Feng Shan to watch their movements while he reassured the city.
• Feng Shan reported that the three great families' younger members had followed the rules and that Zhao Tao had first noticed the Sin Beasts' movements.
• The Sin Beast forces grew to 150,000 as Shenglin City completed its preparations and Lin Xiao reassured the soldiers.
• Lin An reached silver ninth grade perfection, then visited the treasury and selected three cultivation techniques with Qian Hai's help.

Lin An perfected three Gold Tier cultivation techniques and prepared to fight in the coming Sin Beast siege. He persuaded Lin Xiao to let him face the horde alone as bait for its hidden Gold Realm Sin Beasts.

• Lin An spent 5,010 attribute points to perfect the Army-Breaking Saber Technique, Blood Jade Body, and Wind-Riding Steps.
• Lin An reflected on his rapid progress and planned to reach Platinum Realm and eventually leave Shenglin City for the upper city.
• Lin An went to the eastern city gate and told Lin Xiao he was ready to join the battlefield.
• Lin An asked to attack the Sin Beast horde alone and explained that he wanted to temper his foundation and lure out its hidden Gold Realm Sin Beasts.
• Lin Xiao initially refused, but after hearing Lin An's reasoning, he granted permission and told him to prepare thoroughly.

Lin An prepared for the Sin Beast siege and waited until the horde attacked Shenglin City. When the event began, he left the city alone to face the approaching beasts while Lin Xiao watched from the battlements, ready to intervene.

• Lin An stocked up on pills, defensive treasures, and lifesaving measures before returning to the eastern city gate.
• On October 1, Lin An received 1,000 attribute points, and the Sin Beast horde grew to around 180,000 as it gathered outside the city.
• On October 4, the Sin Beasts charged Shenglin City, and an event interface announced that players could earn points by killing them.
• Lin An declined Qian Hai's offer to accompany him and told him to watch for gold realm Sin Beasts.
• Lin An leapt from the city wall and landed before the advancing horde, while Lin Xiao ordered the troops to prepare and watched, ready to rescue him.

Lin An unleashed a devastating saber slash that killed thousands of Sin Beasts, then recovered through his Spirit Devouring ability and charged into the horde. As he continued fighting outside Shenglin City, Lin Xiao trusted him while ordering the defenders to prepare for the beasts still advancing toward the walls.

• Lin An gathered his spiritual power and earth-vein energy into his saber, then killed thousands of Sin Beasts with One Saber Slash.
• Lin An recovered his strength through Spirit Devouring and rushed into the horde, cutting down Sin Beasts with each swing.
• The defenders on Shenglin City's eastern gate watched Lin An in disbelief, while Zhao Tao admired him and Zhao Tong rebuked Zhao Tao for wanting to charge out.
• Feng Shan asked Lin Xiao whether they should support Lin An, but Lin Xiao said he trusted him and ordered the defenders to prepare for battle.
• The remaining Sin Beasts reached the city walls, and Shenglin City's defenders began their counterattack.

Lin An slaughtered Sin Beasts near Shenglin City, earning more than eight hundred thousand event points by killing a thousand Silver Realm attackers. The Flame Hell Dragon Lizard and Thunder Griffin suspected he was Lin Xiao’s son and planned a surprise attack on him to draw Lin Xiao out.

• Lin An began wielding two sabers, accelerating his slaughter as Sin Beasts passed him to attack Shenglin City.
• The Flame Hell Dragon Lizard and Thunder Griffin sent a thousand Silver Realm Sin Beasts to surround Lin An and provoke Lin Xiao into intervening.
• Lin An killed all thousand attackers in half an hour, gaining more than eight hundred thousand event points and many attribute points.
• The Flame Hell Dragon Lizard and Thunder Griffin suspected Lin An was Lin Xiao’s son and decided to lure Lin Xiao out with an attack.
• Several thousand more Silver Realm Sin Beasts charged Lin An while the Thunder Griffin hid among the horde and approached him.

Lin An lured the Gold Second Grade Thunder Griffin into attacking him and killed it with one saber slash. With the Gold Realm commander dead, the Sin Beast siege on Shenglin City was left without its leader.

• Lin Xiao watched the city’s defenses and searched for the Gold Realm Sin Beast commanding the attack.
• Lin An drew the Silver Realm Sin Beasts toward himself while saving his Earth Vein Power for the hidden commander.
• The Thunder Griffin concealed its aura, ordered the Sin Beasts to pressure Lin An, and seized an opening to strike.
• Lin An turned and poured his spiritual power and accumulated Earth Vein Power into One Saber Slash.
• Lin An’s slash cut the Thunder Griffin in two, earning him attribute points and event points.

Lin An and Lin Xiao killed the two gold realm Sin Beasts leading the siege, and Lin An continued hunting until the event ended with over five million event points. After the battle, Shenglin City's troops and families praised Lin An as he returned to the city to wash up and check the event shop.

• Lin An killed the Thunder Griffin with one slash, while Lin Xiao captured the Flame Hell Dragon Lizard and learned that the head chief had sent the beasts to test whether he had reached the platinum realm.
• Lin Xiao knocked the Flame Hell Dragon Lizard unconscious and sent it to Lin An, who killed it and gained event points.
• Lin An chose to keep hunting after Lin Xiao returned to the city, and the Sin Beast Siege ended three hours later with Lin An holding 5,326,200 event points.
• Feng Shan and the gathered troops and family representatives praised Lin An, who rode back to Shenglin City after ordering them to clear the battlefield.

Lin An browsed the small-scale event shop and spent most of his points on rare items, including a Weapon Spirit Embryo and a Cultivation Technique Furnace. He created and named his new indestructible saber Condemnation, then considered which cultivation techniques to fuse.

• Lin An examined the event shop and found a Marrow Cleansing Pill, a Weapon Spirit Embryo, and a Cultivation Technique Furnace among its offerings.
• Lin An exchanged five million points for those three items, then used his remaining points to buy a Thousand-Li Teleportation Talisman, a Substitute Puppet, two 10x Cultivation Cards, and attribute points.
• Lin An used the Weapon Spirit Embryo and selected a Tang-style straight saber template.
• Lin An named the resulting indestructible saber Condemnation and put it away.
• Lin An inspected his cultivation techniques and considered what to fuse in the Cultivation Technique Furnace.

Lin An used a Marrow-Cleansing Pill to break through to Gold Second Grade, then visited the treasury to collect Platinum Rank techniques and materials for Condemnation. Back in his courtyard, he successfully raised Condemnation to Black Iron Tier and prepared to feed it more materials.

• Lin An swallowed a Marrow-Cleansing Pill, broke through to the Gold Realm, and advanced to Gold Second Grade after another marrow and meridian cleansing.
• Lin An went to the treasury, where Qian Hai told him it held twelve Platinum Rank techniques.
• Lin An collected all twelve techniques and gathered materials of various tiers to feed Condemnation.
• Lin An tried fusing higher-tier materials into Condemnation, but the weapon could only accept Black Iron Tier materials.
• Lin An spent one attribute point to fuse refined iron into Condemnation, raising it to Black Iron Tier, then brought out the remaining materials.

Lin An fused materials and attribute points into Condemnation, raising it to Platinum Rank and granting it seven elemental attributes. He stopped upgrading the saber so he could save his remaining attribute points for Platinum Rank cultivation techniques.

• Lin An raised Condemnation from Black Iron Tier through Bronze, Silver, and Gold Tiers by fusing materials and spending attribute points.
• After Condemnation reached Gold Tier, Lin An fused the Thunder Griffin's crystal core into it, giving it the lightning attribute.
• Lin An added the Flame Hell Dragon Lizard's crystal core and mystic ice iron, confirming that Condemnation could hold multiple attributes, including opposing ones.
• Lin An fused more Gold Tier materials into Condemnation, adding attributes and strengthening those already present.
• Lin An spent thirty thousand attribute points to raise Condemnation to Platinum Rank, giving it lightning, wind, metal, wood, fire, earth, and ice attributes.
• Lin An decided to stop upgrading Condemnation to preserve attribute points for Platinum Rank cultivation techniques, then brought out twelve such techniques.

Lin An fused ten Platinum Rank cultivation techniques into the growth-type Spirit Rune Art, then discovered he could condense spirit runes from Earth Vein Power and attribute-based spiritual power. After discussing the suspicious Sin Beast siege with Lin Xiao, he learned that the creatures in Black Mountain were preparing to break through to Platinum, and Lin Xiao planned to confront them after reaching that realm.

• Lin An perfected twelve Platinum Rank cultivation techniques, then used the Cultivation Technique Furnace to fuse ten of them, leaving behind a movement technique and a defensive technique.
• The furnace produced the growth-type Spirit Rune Art, which Lin An learned at perfection rank and found could create spirit runes for protective and explosive formations.
• Lin An successfully condensed spirit runes from Earth Vein Power and spiritual power transformed by Condemnation.
• After Lin Xiao returned to the City Lord's Residence, Lin An pointed out that the Sin Beast siege had seemed unusually weak and possibly served another purpose.
• Lin Xiao confirmed the siege had tested him and said the creatures in Black Mountain were likely preparing to break through to Platinum, so he would face them himself after his own breakthrough.

Lin An completed 243 spiritual inscriptions and cultivated alongside Lin Xiao as both advanced their cultivation. Lin Xiao broke through to the platinum realm, while Lin An stood guard in the quiet chamber.

• Lin An returned to his courtyard, then spent three days cultivating until he had condensed all 243 spiritual inscriptions.
• Lin An and Lin Xiao began cultivating together after Lin Xiao finished handling the Sin Beast siege’s aftermath.
• After half a month, Lin An had advanced from gold second grade to gold fourth grade and decided to wait for Lin Xiao to break through before seeking opportunities in the upper city.
• Another half a month later, Lin Xiao perfected the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique and began cleansing his marrow and purifying his meridians as Lin An stood guard.
• Lin Xiao swallowed a pill and attempted to break through while Qian Hai ordered the guards to secure the city lord’s manor.
• After enduring the breakthrough’s pressure and drawing in spiritual energy, Lin Xiao successfully reached the platinum realm.

Lin An tested the Spirit Rune Art against his father, Lin Xiao, who had just broken through to the Platinum Realm. The chapter ended as Lin An unleashed a silent slash with Condemnation, leaving its effect unknown.

• Lin Xiao thanked Lin An for helping him break through to the Platinum Realm and invited him to test his strength at the training grounds.
• Lin An accepted, and Qian Hai, Qian Yang, and Ji Yuan joined them there.
• Lin An summoned Condemnation and formed all 243 spirit runes into a formation, then poured their power into the saber.
• Lin An warned Lin Xiao to be careful, and Lin Xiao prepared himself with his weapon and a defensive stance.
• Lin An swung Condemnation in a silent slash that flashed past like lightning.

Lin An demonstrated the power of his Spirit Marks and nearly killed Lin Xiao, who survived thanks to his Platinum Rank soft armor. Three days later, Lin An replenished his Spirit Marks and went to remind Lin Xiao to deal with the Sin Beasts in Black Mountain.

• Lin An's slash cut through Lin Xiao's spiritual energy shield and left a mark on his chest, while Lin Xiao praised Lin An's strength before leaving.
• Lin An realized his attack could threaten a Platinum Realm cultivator but returned to cultivate after exhausting his Spirit Marks.
• Lin Xiao discovered that his Platinum Rank soft armor had saved him from the slash and planned to consolidate his realm before dealing with the Sin Beasts in Black Mountain.
• Rumors spread through Shenglin City that Lin Xiao had reached the Platinum Realm, and the city's residents celebrated while the three great families accepted the Lin Family's authority.
• Three days later, Lin An replenished his Spirit Marks and went to find Lin Xiao about heading to Black Mountain.

Lin An persuaded Lin Xiao to take him along to Black Mountain, where they planned to hunt powerful Sin Beasts. Lin Xiao explained the seven Gold Realm Sin Beasts they might face, and they arrived at the mountain ready to begin.

• Lin An asked to accompany Lin Xiao to Black Mountain, and Lin Xiao agreed after considering his son's strength.
• An hour later, Lin An and Lin Xiao left Shenglin City on horseback without bringing anyone else.
• Lin Xiao explained that Black Mountain had seven Gold Realm Sin Beasts, which hunted down new Gold Realm beasts and devoured their crystal cores.
• Lin Xiao described the seven beasts' ranks and warned Lin An about the Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree and Shadow Night Owl's dangerous cooperation.
• After several hours of riding, Lin An and Lin Xiao arrived outside Black Mountain.

Lin Xiao and Lin An used an Aura-Concealing Compass to enter Black Mountain and began their plan to draw out its Gold Realm Sin Beasts. Lin An confronted the Berserk Demon Bear, wounding it with Condemnation as the fight began.

• Lin Xiao concealed his and Lin An's auras with the Aura-Concealing Compass and led him into Black Mountain's depths.
• Lin An asked whether Sin Beasts could be controlled, and Lin Xiao said he had never heard of a way to do so.
• Lin Xiao chose the Berserk Demon Bear as their first target and explained that Lin An would draw out the other Sin Beasts while he waited nearby.
• Lin An released his aura on the Berserk Demon Bear's peak, and the enraged bear charged at him.
• Lin An dodged the bear's pounce and cut a deep wound into its body with Condemnation.

Lin An defeated the Berserk Demon Bear and waited for the other Gold Realm Sin Beasts he had been luring in. Four arrived, but two were still missing.

• The Berserk Demon Bear released crimson mist to fuel its strength, but Lin An resisted its effects and wounded it with repeated saber attacks.
• Lin An used his speed to evade the Berserk Demon Bear, then severed its right arm with a slash.
• As more Sin Beasts approached, Lin An killed the Berserk Demon Bear with One Saber Slash, splitting its body in two.
• A Gold Seventh Grade Blazing Flame Berserk Lion, a Gold Eighth Grade Snow Crystal Mantis, and a Gold Eighth Grade Earth Nether Python arrived.
• A Gold Eighth Grade Golden-Eyed Demon Bat appeared, and Lin An noted that two Sin Beasts had yet to arrive.

Lin An fought four Sin Beasts in the Black Mountain while Lin Xiao watched from hiding. Lin An killed the Blazing Flame Berserk Lion and Snow Crystal Mantis, then moved to evade the Earth Nether Python’s attack.

• Lin Xiao held back after Lin An signaled that he wanted to face the Sin Beasts alone, while keeping watch on the Golden-Eyed Demon Bat.
• Lin An attacked the Blazing Flame Berserk Lion, and the Snow Crystal Mantis intervened to block his strike.
• The four Sin Beasts surrounded Lin An and attacked together, but Lin An shattered the Blazing Flame Berserk Lion’s shield and killed it with a slash.
• Lin An used a flaming saber strike to kill the Snow Crystal Mantis as it attacked him from behind with frost.
• Lin An dodged the Earth Nether Python’s corrosive attack, which left a smoking pit in the ground.

Lin An killed the Earth Nether Python and the Golden-Eyed Demon Bat in quick succession. With both beasts dead, only two of Black Mountain’s seven Gold Realm Sin Beasts remained.

• Lin An pierced the Earth Nether Python with Condemnation, shocked it with lightning, and stabbed through its left eye.
• Lin An drove a phantom saber through the Earth Nether Python’s head and destroyed its brain.
• The Golden-Eyed Demon Bat used an illusion and a storm of resentment while retreating from Lin An.
• Lin An dispelled the illusion with Resentful Tiger’s Eye and destroyed the storm with a wind-attribute saber slash.
• Lin An’s slash tore apart the Golden-Eyed Demon Bat, and the Earth Nether Python also collapsed, leaving two of Black Mountain’s seven Gold Realm Sin Beasts alive.

Lin An discovered that Black Mountain’s Gold Realm Sin Beasts had no treasures in their lairs, then sensed Lin Xiao battling two Platinum Realm opponents at the central peak. Lin Xiao fought the Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree and blocked a surprise attack from the Shadow Night Owl.

• Lin Xiao told Lin An to search the Gold Realm Sin Beasts’ lairs while he went to kill the Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree and Shadow Night Owl.
• Lin An found the Berserk Demon Bear’s cave empty of treasures, gathered the five Sin Beasts’ valuable materials, and suspected their lairs had all been stripped bare.
• Lin An sensed that Lin Xiao and a Sin Beast were both wielding Platinum Realm auras, then hurried toward the central peak.
• Lin Xiao fought the Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree, which had temporarily raised its strength to the Platinum Realm using accumulated reserves.
• The Spirit Devouring Ghost Tree attacked Lin Xiao with roots, and the Shadow Night Owl emerged from among them with a surprise strike that Lin Xiao blocked.