Chapter Summaries

As the Prince Qi army besieged Great Zhou City, Su Youwei headed for the walls while an old man recognized her Yin-Yang Qi Palace. The White Robe Man arrived on the battlefield, and both King Zhou and Prince Qi waited to learn which side he would support.

• Su Youwei gave a meat pie to a frail old man and continued toward the city walls, while he recognized her Yin-Yang Qi Palace.
• King Zhou and Qi Yuan fought above Great Zhou City as their armies clashed around the walls and Wei Canglan's reinforcements.
• Wei Canglan's troops parted to let the White Robe Man walk through the battlefield, and Wei Canglan recognized him from their past encounters.
• King Zhou and Prince Qi noticed the White Robe Man's arrival, and the battle stalled as both sides awaited his choice.

Xiao Lin reached the battlefield and used the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to kill two Primordial Realm experts in Prince Qi’s army, turning the battle’s momentum and renewing Great Zhou’s defenders’ hope. Prince Qi then revealed King Wu’s Imperial Decree as his trump card.

• Xiao Lin strode onto the battlefield, and the pressure of his Divine Soul made the soldiers part to let him pass.
• Xiao Lin formed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and erased one Primordial Realm expert who attacked him.
• Wei Canglan recognized Xiao Lin and ordered his army to follow him into the battlefield.
• Xiao Lin killed a second Primordial Realm expert with two flying swords, while King Zhou announced that reinforcements had arrived and rallied Great Zhou’s defenders.
• Prince Qi revealed King Wu’s Imperial Decree, whose golden light and royal pressure swept over the battlefield.

Xiao Lin destroyed King Wu’s projection with a single sword strike, saving Great Zhou City from Prince Qi’s attack. As Xiao Lin approached the city, King Zhou recognized him as Instructor Xiao.

• Prince Qi summoned King Wu’s projection with the imperial decree, while King Zhou recalled his defeat by Wu Xuan and recognized the decree’s power.
• Xiao Lin dismissed the projection, and Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei recognized him as Teacher Xiao; Yaoyao examined his unfamiliar sword formation.
• Prince Qi unleashed a thousand golden sword phantoms through King Wu’s projection, but Xiao Lin’s sword formation shattered the attack and pierced the projection.
• King Wu’s projection collapsed and the imperial decree turned to ash, leaving Prince Qi and his allies horrified.
• King Zhou recognized the approaching Xiao Lin as Instructor Xiao and watched him return to Great Zhou City.

After Xiao Lin crushed Prince Qi’s rebellion, a gray-robed old man urged Zhou Yuan to leave Great Zhou and contend for a Sacred Relic Land. He explained that the relic could offer Saintly fortune and a path to the Six Saints Sect, leaving Zhou Yuan facing a far wider world and a decision about his future.

• Xiao Lin slew the remaining Primordial Realm experts, and Prince Qi’s army surrendered as Wei Canglan’s forces and Great Zhou’s defenders closed in.
• Xiao Lin’s victory restored the Great Zhou Imperial Family’s authority, and rival factions withdrew from the turmoil.
• A gray-robed old man visited Su Youwei, and Xiao Lin tested his strength before accepting that he could protect her.
• The old man revealed that Wu Huang had reached the late Heaven Pass Realm and said Zhou Yuan needed to leave Great Zhou to avoid being constrained by its limits.
• The old man explained that Sacred Relic Lands formed where Saints fell and drew prodigies seeking Saint blood, secret arts, and other opportunities.
• The old man told Zhou Yuan that winning recognition at the Sacred Relic Land could earn him entry to the Six Saints Sect, ruler of Azure Profound Heaven.

As geniuses from across the Vast Continent set out for the Sacred Relic Land, Xiao Lin traveled with Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao toward the Ancient Realm. He left them to continue ahead and began breaking through to the Heaven Pass Realm in a secluded valley.

• Xiao Lin prepared to take Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao to the Sacred Relic Land after stability returned to the Great Zhou Dynasty, while gifted disciples across the continent also set out for it.
• A blind swordsman from the Sword Dynasty, a spirited girl from the Myriad Beast Dynasty, a battle-hungry martial academy disciple, a seductive woman from the Zuoqiu Family, and a deathly figure traveling in a sedan chair each headed toward the Sacred Relic Land.
• After two months of travel, Xiao Lin, Zhou Yuan, and Yaoyao reached the central region of the Vast Continent, where Xiao Lin sent the two onward and entered the mountains alone.
• Xiao Lin reached a secluded valley, sealed it with a Source Rune formation, and circulated the Chaos Immeasurable Scripture to begin his breakthrough into the Heaven Pass Realm.

Xiao Lin broke through to the Heaven Pass Realm with a 999-yard Heaven Pass Surge, then reached Sacred Relic City ahead of Zhou Yuan and cultivated while waiting for the Sacred Relic Land to open. When the Six Saints Sect envoys arrived and the opening was announced, Xiao Lin set out with the crowd for the Sacred Relic Land.

• Xiao Lin broke through to the initial stage of the Heaven Pass Realm, producing a 999-yard chaos pillar.
• Xiao Lin arrived at Sacred Relic City ahead of Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao, rented an inn room, and focused on cultivation.
• Zhou Yuan reached Sacred Relic City and clashed with Xiao Tianxuan while Xiao Lin watched from a tavern without intervening.
• The envoys of the Six Saints Sect arrived in Sacred Relic City and stayed at the City Lord's Manor.
• Five days later, the Sacred Relic Land opened, and Xiao Lin reached the middle stage of the Heaven Pass Realm before joining the rush toward it.

Xiao Lin entered the Sacred Relic Land after the Six Saints Sect envoys opened its mist barrier, while the Cang Xuan Sect envoy Mu Wuji stopped Zhao Pan from excluding Zhou Yuan and his companions. Inside the Saint-blood world, Xiao Lin began assessing its ancient environment and resolved to raise his cultivation.

• Wu Huang ambushed Zhou Yuan, but Zhou Yuan survived despite being injured while the Sacred Palace envoy Zhao Pan restrained his friends from intervening.
• Zhao Pan threatened to bar Zhou Yuan's group from the Sacred Relic Land, but Mu Wuji challenged him and the other envoys urged them to stop arguing.
• The six envoys joined forces to break through the mist, and Xiao Lin entered the opening with the other geniuses.
• The Five Great Families of the Eastern Xuan Continent activated a Source Rune formation to send their geniuses into the Sacred Relic Land.
• Xiao Lin arrived in the ancient small world forged from a Saint's blood and recognized that advancing his cultivation was necessary before he could understand its laws.

Xiao Lin hunted Source Beasts in the Sacred Relic Land, absorbing their pure Origin Qi to advance his cultivation and discovering that stronger beasts could yield Origin Technique jade slips. After reaching the middle stage of the Heaven Pass Realm, he continued gathering resources and sensed that he was nearing the Primordial Realm.

• Xiao Lin killed a black lion-like Source Beast and absorbed its exceptionally pure Origin Qi, finding that it rapidly improved his cultivation.
• Xiao Lin spent a week hunting Source Beasts and advanced from the early to the middle stage of the Heaven Pass Realm.
• Xiao Lin fought a powerful black eagle that wielded an Origin Technique and defeated it with his Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Xiao Lin retrieved a jade slip containing the high-grade Profound Origin Technique Eagle Claw Strength and decided to use it as fuel for his Primordial Chaos Immeasurable Scripture.
• Xiao Lin continued hunting Source Beasts for Origin Qi and techniques, sensing that he could soon reach the Primordial Realm and deduce cultivation arts for higher realms.

The Sacred Tablet appeared and declared that only those with Distinguished Achievements could enter the Sacred Land, prompting cultivators to compete for recognition. Xiao Lin found and refined a Saint Rune, which transformed his body and drove his cultivation to the peak of the late Heaven Pass Realm as he prepared to break through to the Primordial Realm.

• A massive stone tablet manifested above the Sacred Relic Land and announced that only those with Distinguished Achievements could enter the Sacred Land.
• Xiao Lin ignored the rush to compete for the tablet’s recognition and went to a hidden basin containing a Saint’s Mark.
• Xiao Lin used his Source Runes to kill the basin’s attacking Source Beasts and reached the center, where he found an ancient broken stone slab bearing a Saint Rune.
• Xiao Lin drew the Saint Rune into his spiritual world and refined it with his chaotic aura.
• The refined Saint Rune released golden light and source energy that strengthened Xiao Lin and raised his cultivation to the peak of the late Heaven Pass Realm.
• Xiao Lin used the completed Primordial Chapter of the Chaos Immeasurable Scripture and began breaking through to the Primordial Realm.

Xiao Lin broke through to the Primordial Realm, entered Primordial Heaven, and transformed his Qi Mansion by drawing in Mysterious Yellow Qi. After condensing 999 Source Qi Stars, he ended his seclusion and followed a golden doorway summoned by the remnant soul of the Saint.

• Xiao Lin absorbed Source Qi during half a month of seclusion, raised its quality to the sixth grade, and sensed Primordial Heaven.
• Xiao Lin entered Primordial Heaven with his Divine Soul and gathered Mysterious Yellow Qi Flows for half a day.
• Xiao Lin brought the Primordial Qi back to his body and transformed his Qi Mansion, condensing 999 Source Qi Stars.
• Xiao Lin ended his seclusion, intending to seek a Sacred Tablet ranking and enter the Sacred Land.
• Golden light surrounded Xiao Lin and formed a doorway, which he recognized as an invitation from the Saint's remnant soul.

Xiao Lin learned the structure of the Heaven Origin Realm and the Azure Profound Old Ancestor’s role in Azure Profound Heaven’s history. In the Sacred Relic Land, Xiao Lin met the Old Ancestor’s remnant soul, who remained wary of him because he had obtained a sacred mark tied to the lost Cang Xuan Sacred Seal.

• Xiao Lin’s understanding of the Heaven Origin Realm encompassed its nine heavens, the Saint Clan’s dominance, and the Human Race’s struggle against it.
• Xiao Lin learned that the Azure Profound Old Ancestor had been Azure Profound Heaven’s former Heavenly Lord and had hidden pieces of the Cang Xuan Sacred Seal after the Sacred Palace’s ambush.
• Xiao Lin followed a mist-covered path through the mountains and forest until he reached a cliffside pine, where he met the Azure Profound Old Ancestor’s remnant soul.
• The Old Ancestor tested Xiao Lin with Saint-level pressure, but Xiao Lin remained unaffected, leading the Old Ancestor to suspect he was a powerful cultivator who had reincarnated or cultivated anew.
• The Old Ancestor recalled that Xiao Lin had refined one of his sacred marks and revealed that he had drawn Xiao Lin into the Sacred Relic Land to keep him from finding the Barrier Breaking Sacred Mark.

Xiao Lin discussed cultivation with Azure Profound Old Ancestor for nearly a month before the Old Ancestor revealed Yaoyao’s origin and entrusted her safety to Xiao Lin and Zhou Yuan. The Sacred Relic Land’s exit then opened, and the six sect envoys appeared to recruit the cultivators.

• Xiao Lin drew Azure Profound Old Ancestor into a discussion of the Dao and absorbed his insights for the Chaos Immeasurable Scripture.
• Zhou Yuan and Yaoyao found Xiao Lin in the Sacred Land after the competition ended, and Azure Profound Old Ancestor showed them a vision of himself dying to protect the infant Yaoyao from three Saint Clan figures.
• Azure Profound Old Ancestor withheld further details about Yaoyao, gave Xiao Lin a token for Cang Xuan Sect, and passed his Saint Rune mark to Zhou Yuan before his remnant soul faded.
• Xiao Lin, Yaoyao, and Zhou Yuan left the Sacred Land as the Sacred Relic Land’s exit opened and the waiting cultivators rushed outside.
• The six envoys representing the great sects appeared and silenced the crowd before the cultivators chose where to train.

After Zhou Yuan chose the Cang Xuan Sect, Zhao Pan attacked him over Wu Huang’s defeat, but Xiao Lin killed the Sacred Palace envoy with his Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. The Azure Profound Old Ancestor revealed that Xiao Lin was his old friend and would join the Cang Xuan Sect, while Zhao Pan’s Star Soul Disc returned to the Sacred Palace.

• The Six Saints Sect envoys gathered the Sacred Relic Land’s outstanding disciples, and Zhou Yuan chose the Cang Xuan Sect after the others made their choices.
• Zhao Pan attacked Zhou Yuan, accusing him of severing Wu Huang’s physical body, and Mu Wuji intervened to protect him.
• Xiao Lin unleashed his enhanced Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and killed Zhao Pan in moments.
• The Azure Profound Old Ancestor appeared, praised Xiao Lin, and told Mu Wuji that his old friend would stay at the Cang Xuan Sect.
• Mu Wuji learned that Xiao Lin would enter the Cang Xuan Sect, while Zhao Pan’s Star Soul Disc escaped through a crack in the sky and returned toward the Sacred Palace.

Xiao Lin and the other selected youths traveled to the Cang Xuan Sect, where they learned about the sect’s demanding trials and disciple ranks. After reaching the Outer Mountain, Mu Wuji took Xiao Lin aside to bring him to the Main Mountain while the others were to settle in.

• Mu Wuji explained that newcomers faced three months of adaptation training and the Mountain Selection Ceremony, where at least half could be eliminated, and described the sect’s disciple ranks and unequal resources.
• Xiao Lin reflected on his feud with the Sacred Palace and assessed how his Transformation Realm Divine Soul, empowered by a Sovereign’s divine will, gave him confidence to enter the Cang Xuan Sect’s Scripture Depository.
• After more than a month aboard the Void Breaking Shuttle and nine days of further travel, Xiao Lin and the others arrived at the Cang Xuan Sect’s Outer Mountain.
• Mu Wuji brought the group through the sect’s Source Pattern Barrier and told Xiao Lin he would settle the others in the Outer Mountain before taking him to the Main Mountain.
• The group reached a busy plaza where new Cang Xuan Sect disciples would live.

Mu Wuji brought Xiao Lin into the Cang Xuan Sect’s hidden Inner Mountain and guided him to Cang Xuan Peak to meet the sect’s leaders. Xiao Lin faced the Qing Yang Sect Master and the other five Peak Masters, whose scrutiny revealed that his divine soul was as powerful as theirs despite his Primordial Realm cultivation.

• Xiao Lin recognized that a Source Pattern Barrier concealed the Inner Mountain in a separate space.
• Mu Wuji opened the barrier with an ancient seal, revealing the Inner Mountain’s powerful Genesis Qi and magnificent peaks and palaces.
• Mu Wuji escorted Xiao Lin to Cang Xuan Peak, then left him to cross a Genesis Qi bridge to the main hall.
• Xiao Lin entered the hall and met the Qing Yang Sect Master and the five other Peak Masters, who examined his cultivation and powerful divine soul.
• Xiao Lin identified the Six Great Figures and sensed that each was stronger than the Source Infant Realm.

Xiao Lin received permission to visit the Cang Xuan Sect’s Scripture Depository and was assigned as a Guest Elder of Sacred Source Peak, though the Six Great Figures delayed the Azure Profound Old Ancestor’s request to make him its peak master. After arriving at the peak, Xiao Lin impressed Deacon Fang Zheng with his inscrutable presence, and the chapter left him facing the skeptical Three Elders.

• The Six Great Figures rejected no part of the Azure Profound Old Ancestor’s request outright but postponed deciding whether Xiao Lin could become Sacred Source Peak’s master.
• They gave Xiao Lin a high-authority token for the Scripture Depository and named him a Guest Elder of Sacred Source Peak.
• Mu Wuji escorted Xiao Lin to Sacred Source Peak, where they saw Elder Xuan sweeping the plaza and met Deacon Fang Zheng.
• Fang Zheng was shaken after meeting Xiao Lin’s gaze, then led him to the Three Elders.
• Elder Lu Hong saw Xiao Lin’s Primordial Realm cultivation and mocked him, while Shen Taiyuan and Lu Song wondered why the sect had sent him.

Xiao Lin settled into a quiet routine on Sacred Source Peak, while Qing Yang Sect Master puzzled over the Azure Profound Old Ancestor’s plan for him to become Peak Master. After Qing Yang approved Xiao Lin’s request for breakthrough resources, Xiao Lin prepared to enter seclusion and advance to the Divine Prefecture Realm.

• Elder Shen Taiyuan, Elder Lu Song, and Elder Lu Hong reacted to Xiao Lin’s arrival with suspicion, confusion, and hostility amid Sacred Source Peak’s struggle to recover its sealed main peak and choose a Peak Master.
• The Six Great Figures monitored Xiao Lin as he spent a month reading and cultivating, and Qing Yang Sect Master received word that Xiao Lin had requested resources to attempt a breakthrough.
• Qing Yang Sect Master wondered whether Xiao Lin was trying to force his hand, then approved the resource request.
• Xiao Lin thanked Qing Yang Sect Master for the resources and began preparing to break through into the Divine Prefecture Realm.

Xiao Lin broke through to the Divine Prefecture Realm, opening Nine Divine Mansions and forming a nine-colored Divine Mansion Halo. A month later, he accepted an invitation to represent Sacred Source Peak at Cang Xuan Sect's Mountain Selection Ceremony, where the gathered disciples were about to begin the event.

• Xiao Lin used his vast foundation of 999,999 Source Qi Stars to break through and open Nine Divine Mansions without a Divine Building Treasure.
• Xiao Lin formed a nine-colored Divine Mansion Halo, confirming that his Divine Mansion had reached the pinnacle of the Divine Prefecture Realm.
• Xiao Lin considered revisiting the Scripture Depository to raise his Chaos Immeasurable Scripture and later traveling beyond Azure Profound Heaven.
• Cang Xuan Peak invited Xiao Lin to represent Sacred Source Peak at the Mountain Selection Ceremony after Qing Yang Sect Master tested his strength and learned of his Divine Soul's great completion of the Transformation Realm.
• Elder Shen Taiyuan and Elder Lu Song accepted Xiao Lin's role, while Elder Lu Hong was furious and smashed things in his cave abode.
• The Mountain Selection Ceremony arrived, and the disciples who had passed the Outer Mountain assessments gathered.

The Mountain Selection Ceremony began as Zhou Yuan and the other Outer Mountain disciples gathered before the Sect Master and the Peak Masters. Zhou Yuan was stunned to recognize Xiao Lin among them as Sacred Source Peak’s representative, and Qing Yang Sect Master announced the rewards before starting the competition.

• The Outer Mountain elders led the disciples to the Mountain Selection Ceremony grounds, where thousands of stone platforms awaited them.
• Qing Yang Sect Master and the Peak Masters arrived above the grounds, and Zhou Yuan recognized Xiao Lin among the seven figures.
• Yaoyao reminded Zhou Yuan that Xiao Lin had already shown his standing by speaking with the Azure Profound Old Ancestor, while Shen Wanjin could not identify him.
• Qing Yang Sect Master explained that Xiao Lin had earned the other figures’ approval with his Divine Prefecture Realm breakthrough and nine-colored Divine Mansion Halo.
• Qing Yang Sect Master announced 9,999 Inner Mountain seats, Gold Band Discipleship for the top ten, and a Heavenly Origin Technique scroll and Marrow Cleansing Ritual for first place.
• Qing Yang Sect Master declared the Mountain Selection Ceremony begun.

The Mountain Selection Ceremony began as Outer Mountain disciples fought their way up the stone platforms, with Zhou Yuan and Lu Feng emerging as leading contenders. While the Peak Masters watched, Xiao Lin asked Qing Yang Sect Master about the Sacred Palace, prompting him to explain its rise and its role in Cang Xuan Sect’s decline.

• Qing Yang Sect Master announced the Mountain Selection Ceremony, and disciples rushed to claim platforms and battle for higher positions.
• Ling Jun identified Lu Feng as a leading contender, while Mu Wuji revealed that Zhou Yuan might challenge him because of his connection to Xiao Lin.
• The Peak Masters watched Zhou Yuan’s group advance alongside Lu Feng’s, as Liu Lian Yi considered how Zhou Yuan could disrupt Sword Come Peak’s plans for Sacred Source Peak.
• Xiao Lin asked Qing Yang Sect Master about the Sacred Palace and said he would hunt its disciples if it pursued him.
• Qing Yang Sect Master explained that the Sacred Palace rose rapidly after the Azure Profound Old Ancestor died and Cang Xuan Sect lost its former standing.