Chapter Summaries

Duobao drank Lin Tian’s fish soup and offered him an axe to repay the favor. Lin Tian accepted it as a tool for chopping firewood, startling Duobao and drawing a sudden voice from his master.

• Duobao nearly drank the whole pot of fish soup, and Lin Tian offered to have Erha catch more fish.
• Duobao thanked Lin Tian for the meal, recognizing that the soup had strengthened his primordial spirit.
• Duobao offered Lin Tian an axe he had obtained from Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s Treasure Distribution Rock to repay the favor.
• Lin Tian accepted the axe because he needed one for chopping firewood, leaving Duobao stunned that he would use an Innate Spiritual Treasure that way.
• A majestic voice suddenly sounded beside Duobao’s ear, and he recognized it as his master’s.

Lin Tian treated Duobao’s gifts as ordinary trinkets and gave the prayer bead to Erha to play with. While Lin Tian rested after tending his flowers, the Two Sages of the West prepared to visit the Interception Sect.

• Lin Tian watched Duobao hurry away and decided he would feed him if they met again.
• Lin Tian put the axe by the firewood and tossed the prayer bead to Erha, who carried it into his nest.
• Lin Tian complained about the gifts and used Gongming’s younger sister’s scissors to trim his flowers and plants.
• Lin Tian chose to rest instead of cultivate, unaware that the Two Sages of the West were planning a visit to the Interception Sect.

The Two Sages of the West investigated Duobao’s return and discovered that the Buddhist bead they had given him had vanished, though his Buddhist intent remained. Suspecting the place where Duobao had stayed held a treasure, Jieyin and Zhunti disguised themselves as farmers and headed toward the Interception Sect.

• Zhunti divined that Duobao had left the barren place but still retained his Buddhist intent despite showing no trace of the Buddhist bead.
• Zhunti found that the bead could no longer be sensed, as if it had been erased from the Primordial World.
• Jieyin pointed out that the Sages had lost track of Duobao near the Interception Sect and suspected something unusual had happened there.
• Jieyin proposed investigating the place, while Zhunti warned that Tongtian might confront them.
• Zhunti suggested suppressing their Qi and disguising themselves, and the Two Sages of the West transformed into farmers and flew toward the Interception Sect’s Daoist sanctuary.

Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos found Biyou Palace sealed by Tongtian's restrictions, so the Three Xiaos went to seek Lin Tian's guidance instead. They arrived at his courtyard and were stunned by what he was doing.

• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiaos found Sage laws barring them from entering Biyou Palace, where Tongtian had summoned Duobao.
• Yunxiao said the Three Xiaos planned to visit Lin Tian again for guidance, and Zhao Gongming stayed behind to wait for the restrictions to lift.
• Zhao Gongming gave Yunxiao six more Sea-Calming Divine Pearls to pass to Lin Tian, bringing the set to twelve.
• The Three Xiaos reached Lin Tian's mountain peak, descended from the clouds, and walked to his courtyard to show respect.
• The Three Xiaos saw Lin Tian in the courtyard and were stunned by what he was doing.

Lin Tian hosted Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao in his courtyard, where he casually used their Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure to trim plants. The visit left Qiongxiao discovering a book titled "Covering the Heavens with One Hand" beneath the table.

• Lin Tian noticed the courtyard plants had grown dense again and trimmed them with the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors.
• Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao arrived to seek Lin Tian’s guidance, and he welcomed them into the courtyard.
• The Three Xiaos were startled to see Lin Tian treating their treasured scissors as ordinary gardening tools.
• Lin Tian went inside to brew fresh tea while the sisters discussed whether his guidance could help them break through to Taiyi.
• Qiongxiao found two books beneath the stone table and cried out when she read the title "Covering the Heavens with One Hand."

Qiongxiao found a book titled Covering the Heavens with One Hand beneath the stone table at Senior Lin Tian’s Dao place, and she and her sisters concluded it was a deliberate opportunity from him. After opening it, the Three Xiaos read a mysterious synopsis about nine dragons pulling an ancient bronze coffin and wondered whether the coffin belonged to Lin Tian.

• Qiongxiao found Covering the Heavens with One Hand beneath the stone table and showed its title to Yunxiao and Bixiao.
• Qiongxiao argued that Lin Tian must have written the book because no ordinary being would dare claim to cover the heavens with one hand.
• Bixiao suggested Lin Tian had left the book for them as indirect guidance, and Yunxiao and Qiongxiao accepted her explanation.
• Yunxiao opened the book, revealing a synopsis about nine dragon corpses pulling an ancient bronze coffin through the depths of the universe.
• The Three Xiaos marveled at the synopsis and wondered whether the coffin was a Dharma treasure belonging to Lin Tian.

Tongtian discovered that Duobao’s primordial spirit had been influenced by the Western Teachings and confronted him over a Western Dharma treasure. When Duobao showed him the book Buddha Is the Dao, Tongtian’s anger faded and he was astonished by what he read.

• Tongtian summoned Duobao and examined his primordial spirit, finding traces of Western methods.
• Tongtian accused Duobao of growing close to the Western Teachings and drew a golden Dharma treasure from his sleeve.
• Duobao explained that Buddha Is the Dao could help remove Western influence and guide him along a fitting path of cultivation.
• Tongtian noticed the book’s title, opened it, and stared at its first page in astonishment.

Tongtian read Buddha Is the Dao and allowed Duobao to keep it, hoping it could purge Buddhist influence from his disciple. After failing to trace the book’s mysterious origin, Tongtian sensed the two Western Sages nearby and prepared to confront them.

• Tongtian read the book’s introduction and was astonished by its claim that all things and laws belonged to the Dao.
• Duobao concealed Lin Tian’s identity and claimed he had found the book at a mysterious cliff.
• Tongtian returned Buddha Is the Dao to Duobao and warned him to study it or face having his primordial spirit cleansed.
• Tongtian decided to watch Duobao closely and considered erasing his consciousness if Buddhist influence persisted.
• Tongtian failed to calculate the book’s origin, then sensed the two Western Sages and recognized them despite their altered appearances.

The Three Xiaos became engrossed in Lin Tian’s book, Covering the Heavens with One Hand, and sensed that it had given them insights. They asked to borrow it, and Lin Tian agreed, leaving them convinced he had granted them an opportunity.

• Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao read more than half of Covering the Heavens with One Hand and were moved by its characters and story.
• Yunxiao and Bixiao realized they had gained insights while reading and concluded that Lin Tian’s book was an opportunity for them.
• The Three Xiaos wondered whether Lin Tian would let them take the book home to study.
• Lin Tian came out of his bamboo house and found the Three Xiaos kneeling to ask him a favor.
• The Three Xiaos asked to borrow Covering the Heavens with One Hand, and Lin Tian told them to take it.
• The Three Xiaos thanked Lin Tian for granting them an opportunity, leaving him bewildered.

Lin Tian accepted six more Sea-Calming Divine Pearls from Yunxiao and gave her a copy of Perfect World to take to Gongming, believing it was only a book for passing the time. Yunxiao took it as a profound opportunity for her elder brother and left to bring it to him.

• The Three Xiaos thanked Lin Tian for his advice about Covering the Heavens with One Hand, then prepared to leave so they could cultivate after their sudden enlightenment.
• Yunxiao returned to give Lin Tian six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls on Gongming's behalf, while Lin Tian casually accepted what he thought were glass marbles.
• Yunxiao noticed Perfect World and wondered whether it was an opportunity meant for Gongming.
• Lin Tian gave Yunxiao Perfect World for Gongming and told her that it was only for passing the time and that he should not become absorbed in it.
• Yunxiao thanked Lin Tian solemnly and resolved to bring Gongming to visit him, while Lin Tian wondered whether the books from the system might be unusual.