Lin Xuanci's Rebirth: Golden Dao Bone, Severed Ties, and a Demon Cave Conspiracy

Mysterious Return and Lost Cultivation

• 💡 Lin Xuanci returns from the Tianyuan Forbidden Zone after 100 years, but his cultivation is destroyed and his spiritual root severed.
• 📌 He had refused a red-dressed girl's proposal to be her Daoist partner, making nine promises to escape Tianyuan.
• 🔑 His soul lamp rekindles, prompting Xuanqing Sect elder Dong Wenjun to retrieve him, fearing he was possessed.
• ✅ Lin Xuanci proves his identity by revealing senior brothers' secrets, confirming he is not possessed.

Confronting a Broken Engagement

• 💔 Lin Xuanci learns his former fiancée, Liu Shuyao, is to marry into the Tianyu Sect, forming a marriage alliance with Dongyi Palace.
• 🎁 Dongyi Palace's Elder Yao Susu attempts to break off the engagement with gifts, but Lin Xuanci refuses, demanding to speak with Liu Shuyao.
• 💬 During their meeting, Lin Xuanci and Liu Shuyao sever their karmic ties, acknowledging their paths have diverged due to his perceived death and lost cultivation.

Rebuilding with a Golden Dao Bone

• 🗺️ Using a wooden plaque from the red-dressed girl, Lin Xuanci finds Tuozi, who is revealed to be the legendary Chang Geng Sword Immortal (Li Muyang).
• ✨ The Sword Immortal helps Lin Xuanci rebuild his foundation using an ancient Daoist bone, which transforms into a flawless golden Dao bone.
• 🚀 Within six months, Lin Xuanci rapidly cultivates, reaching the Yellow Spirit Realm, a feat Li Muyang finds astonishing.

Unveiling the Red-Dressed Girl's Plan

• 💍 Lin Xuanci unlocks a bracelet given by the red-dressed girl, revealing a white umbrella meant as a "wedding gift" for his beloved, a gesture he finds embarrassing.
• 🎯 He realizes the red-dressed girl's actions, including his lost cultivation, were to force him to rebuild his foundation and elevate his talent.
• ⚔️ Lin Xuanci decides to attend the marriage alliance between Dongyi Palace and Tianyu Sect, fulfilling the red-dressed girl's first task.

Marriage Alliance and Demonic Revelation

• 🛡️ Dong Wenjun secretly accompanies Lin Xuanci to the Tianyu Sect, protecting him from Yao Susu's attempts to bully him and force his departure.
• 🐉 At the marriage ceremony, a man named Wang Ping dramatically reveals that the Tianyu Sect suppresses a demonic cave and plans to use the alliance to deal with its uncontrollable power.
• ⚠️ Du Ruosheng, Holy Master of Dongyi Palace, immediately severs Liu Shuyao's ties with Qin Yutang, halting the marriage due to the shocking revelation.