Recaps

Lin Bai was trapped by the World-Annihilation Tree and poisoned after using his Devouring Power on its vines. The Crow rescued him with Nine-Colored Flames, and Lin Bai followed the Crow out of the tree’s reach.

• The Crow explained that the World-Annihilation Tree bewitched martial artists and that cutting its vines made them multiply, but Lin Bai admitted he had already cut them.
• Lin Bai used his Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit to devour the attacking vines, and the Crow warned that the vines’ hallucinogenic toxin would poison him through his Devouring Power.
• Lin Bai lost control of his body as the toxin blurred his senses, and the vines began to wrap around him.
• The Crow appeared through the Void Divine Lightning and used Nine-Colored Flames to drive the World-Annihilation Tree’s vines away from Lin Bai.
• The Crow gave Lin Bai a pill, and once he recovered enough to move, Lin Bai followed the Crow away from the World-Annihilation Tree.

After escaping the World-Annihilation Tree, Lin Bai recovered while the Crow demanded repayment for the treasures he had used to save him. Lin Bai signed a Karma Paper binding them together, and the Crow flew off after remembering the treasure he had abandoned in the Third Secret Realm.

• Lin Bai recovered from the toxins while the Crow listed the treasures he had lost or spent rescuing him and demanded repayment.
• The Crow wrote a debt document and insisted Lin Bai sign it, but Lin Bai recognized it as Karma Paper.
• Lin Bai signed the paper, binding himself and the Crow through karma, and reasoned that the Crow would now have reason to protect him.
• Lin Bai warned the Crow that their bond could entangle him with the Giant God Race, and the Crow realized Lin Bai had tricked him.
• Lin Bai asked about the Third Secret Realm, and the Crow remembered his abandoned treasure and flew south.

Lin Bai and the Crow discovered the entrance to the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm’s third secret realm and reached the Ancient Longevity Hall, where the Ancient Desolate Sect once refined lifespan-extending pills. The Crow said the hall held no true elixir of immortality, but its pills could add as much as ten thousand years to a martial artist’s life.

• The Crow told Lin Bai that a Great Purity Dao Fruit elder of the Heaven and Earth Gate had entered the third secret realm with him and was exploring its core area.
• The Crow led Lin Bai to a hidden hill and activated its runes, transporting them from the second secret realm into the third.
• Lin Bai and the Crow arrived at a mountain with white jade steps leading to a palace called the Ancient Longevity Hall.
• The Crow explained that the Ancient Desolate Sect had refined the Elixir of Immortality there, but the hall contained only pills that could extend a lifespan by around ten thousand years.
• The Crow recalled a possible connection between Lin Bai’s Heaven Swallowing Race and the Giant God Race, but could not remember the details.

Lin Bai and the crow agreed to search the Hall of Longevity for pills that could extend lifespan, with Lin Bai holding off a powerful Heaven and Earth Gate Daoist. They reached the mountaintop after Lin Bai used the Devouring Heaven Dao Method to break the formations on the steps, and prepared to enter the hall.

• The crow proposed that Lin Bai distract the upper-grade Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm Daoist while it searched the Hall of Longevity, and Lin Bai agreed to split the treasures.
• The crow warned Lin Bai that the Daoist was stronger than Prince Yan and refused to lend Lin Bai treasures for protection.
• Lin Bai and the crow climbed the white jade steps, where a powerful formation pressed down on Lin Bai.
• Lin Bai used the Devouring Heaven Dao Method to break through the formations and reached the mountaintop after an hour.
• The crow said the Heaven and Earth Gate Daoist had reached the mountainside after it, and refused Lin Bai's request to give him the lifespan pills.

Lin Bai and the crow entered the Ancient Desolate Hall of Longevity, avoided a trap around an Alchemy Furnace, and broke into the pill room, where they found an Elixir of Immortality. As they gathered the pills, the bull-nosed Old Daoist from Heaven and Earth Gate approached them.

• Lin Bai and the crow found an Alchemy Furnace in the main hall, but the crow discovered that taking it would trigger a self-destructing formation.
• The crow told Lin Bai that the bull-nosed Old Daoist from Heaven and Earth Gate was in the right side hall, so Lin Bai headed left toward the pill room.
• Lin Bai used dark radiance to cut through the formation sealing the pill room and opened its door.
• The crow found an Elixir of Immortality among the mostly spoiled pills and swept every jade bottle into his storage ring.
• The bull-nosed Old Daoist from Heaven and Earth Gate approached, saying that Lin Bai had broken the formation that had troubled him.

Lin Bai learned that the Heaven and Earth Gate had secretly explored the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm for years and wanted the pills he found, along with his silence. He refused to join them, and the Old Daoist attacked him as Lin Bai countered with four flying swords.

• The Old Daoist revealed that the Heaven and Earth Gate had learned of the secret treasure from an Ancient Desolate Sect descendant and had explored the secret realms in secret.
• The Old Daoist explained that the Heaven and Earth Gate lost several Great Purity Dao Fruit powerhouses to the World-Annihilation Tree before reaching the third secret realm.
• The Old Daoist described how the Heaven and Earth Gate recognized the Alchemy Furnace as a trap but failed for years to break the Nine-Lock Coiling Dragon Formation guarding the Pill Room.
• The Old Daoist offered to spare Lin Bai if he surrendered the pills and joined the Heaven and Earth Gate, but Lin Bai refused.
• The Old Daoist unleashed his Great Purity Dao Fruit power, and Lin Bai attacked with four flying swords shaped like the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.

Lin Bai fought the Old Daoist, who blocked the only exit from the Ancient Wasteland Hall of Longevity. After the Old Daoist nearly crushed him with the Azure Sky Finger, Lin Bai used the Yellow Springs Demon Bone to reach Great Purity Dao Fruit cultivation briefly and wounded him with One Sword Obscures the Heavens, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Lin Bai used the Heaven's Will Four Symbols Sword Formation, shattered the Old Daoist's magic formation, and forced him back.
• Lin Bai attacked with the Demon Sword and Heaven Measuring Ruler, but the Old Daoist remained unharmed and knocked him away.
• The Old Daoist unleashed the Azure Sky Finger, cracking Lin Bai's defenses and suppressing his spiritual power.
• Lin Bai fused the Yellow Springs Demon Bone into his body, temporarily raising his cultivation to the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm.
• Lin Bai used One Sword Obscures the Heavens to tear apart the Azure Sky Finger and slash the Old Daoist's chest, wounding him.

Lin Bai battled the Old Daoist, who sought to seize his treasures and used Ancient Dao Sect techniques to trap him. Lin Bai triggered the Ancient Desolate Hall of Longevity’s self-destructing formation to escape, but the Crow suspected the Old Daoist had survived.

• The Old Daoist recognized Lin Bai’s sword technique as the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal’s inheritance and resolved to claim Lin Bai’s treasures.
• The Old Daoist summoned a Copper Warrior and thousands of bean-formed soldiers, then attacked Lin Bai with a Godfire Demon-Slaying Talisman.
• Lin Bai fought while retreating toward the hall’s exit, but the Old Daoist’s forces kept him trapped.
• Lin Bai struck the Alchemy Furnace, triggering the hall’s self-destructing formation, and escaped on his flying sword.
• The Old Daoist fled too late and was struck by the blast, while Lin Bai watched the hall collapse from a distance.
• The Crow warned Lin Bai that the Old Daoist might have survived despite suffering severe injuries.

Lin Bai escaped the destruction of the Ancient Wasteland Hall of Longevity with the Crow and discussed the valuable pills they had taken and the danger of the Old Daoist learning about them. The Old Daoist survived the destruction and resolved to find another way to seize Lin Bai’s treasures.

• Lin Bai left the ruined third secret realm, passed the weakened World-Annihilation Tree without taking it, and returned to the first secret realm to search for Li Yuanzong.
• The Crow told Lin Bai that the World-Annihilation Tree could become a disaster if it absorbed the blood and souls of living beings outside the secret realm.
• The Crow revealed that he had obtained several pills capable of extending life by thousands of years, including an Elixir of Immortality, and Lin Bai considered how the Old Daoist might try to claim it.
• The Old Daoist emerged from hiding on the bare mountain, badly injured after surviving the Hall of Longevity’s destruction.
• The Old Daoist decided that Lin Bai’s Elixir of Immortality and other abilities gave him reason to kill Lin Bai, but he chose to seek another approach while recovering.

Lin Bai rescued Tianshui Sect disciples from Heaven and Earth Gate pursuers and reunited with Mu Huaqing and Tang Wei. Mu Huaqing proposed gathering the Tianshui Sect disciples at Wuwei Peak to fight back together, asking Lin Bai to put aside their rivalry over the Holy Son position and join them.

• Lin Bai encountered Heaven and Earth Gate disciples chasing Tianshui Sect members and killed several attackers with his Heaven's Will Four Symbols Sword Formation.
• Mu Huaqing arrived with Tianshui Sect disciples, including Tang Wei, and ordered the Heaven and Earth Gate pursuers to gather at Wuwei Peak if they wanted to fight.
• Tang Wei explained that she had fled Heaven and Earth Gate attackers and joined Mu Huaqing after he found her.
• Mu Huaqing told Lin Bai that dozens of Tianshui Sect disciples had already died and proposed uniting their sect to resist the hunters.
• Mu Huaqing promised not to interfere in Lin Bai and Li Yuanzong's contest for Holy Son and asked Lin Bai to accompany them to Wuwei Peak.

Lin Bai joined Mu Huaqing and the surviving Tianshui Sect disciples at Wuwei Peak, where they confronted the Heaven and Earth Gate over the sect’s slaughtered disciples. Yu Lianqin proposed a death-match gauntlet, leaving both sides poised for a brutal battle.

• Lin Bai agreed to travel with Mu Huaqing and Tang Wei against the Heaven and Earth Gate, though Li Yuanzong and several others remained missing.
• Mu Huaqing gathered more than twenty surviving Tianshui Sect disciples at Wuwei Peak while the Heaven and Earth Gate assembled there as well.
• Yu Lianqin revealed that he had learned Mu Huaqing was once the top-ranked martial artist on the Tianshui Dao God Rankings.
• Mu Huaqing demanded justice for the Tianshui Sect disciples, and Yu Lianqin challenged them to a death-match gauntlet in which each victor had to keep fighting until death.
• Lin Bai assessed the Heaven and Earth Gate disciples and recognized that they were stronger than the Tianshui Sect group.

Lin Bai accepted the Heaven and Earth Gate’s challenge after most Tianshui Sect disciples refused to fight, leaving only him, Mu Huaqing, and Tang Wei to defend the sect. He took the first bout and killed his opponent with a single punch, then called for the next fighter.

• The Tianshui Sect disciples refused Mu Huaqing’s battle challenge, so Lin Bai suggested that those unwilling to fight step aside and the rest accept.
• Nearly all the Tianshui Sect disciples withdrew, leaving Lin Bai, Mu Huaqing, and Tang Wei to face the Heaven and Earth Gate.
• Lin Bai volunteered to fight first despite Mu Huaqing and Tang Wei’s concerns about his cultivation.
• Feng Yi recognized Lin Bai and warned the Heaven and Earth Gate disciples not to underestimate him, but a purple-clad disciple attacked anyway.
• Lin Bai shattered the first attacker’s arm with one punch, then killed him with a second punch when he charged again.

Lin Bai easily defeated and killed two Heaven and Earth Gate disciples, leaving Tianshui Sect witnesses stunned by the extent of his strength. Mu Huaqing and Tang Wei saw him as a possible Saint Son who could lead the struggling sect forward.

• A Heaven and Earth Gate disciple named Senior Brother Li attacked Lin Bai with a saber, but Lin Bai emerged unharmed.
• Lin Bai countered with a single punch that pierced Senior Brother Li’s defenses and killed him.
• The Heaven and Earth Gate and Tianshui Sect disciples watched in silence as Lin Bai’s second opponent died in two punches.
• Tang Wei reconsidered her doubts about Lin Bai after seeing him overwhelm fighters who could rank among the Tianshui Dao God Rankings’ top ten.
• Mu Huaqing thought Lin Bai might be the long-awaited Saint Son who could help the Tianshui Sect recover.

On Wuwei Peak, Yu Lianqin challenged Lin Bai to restore Heaven and Earth Gate’s standing after its losses in the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm. Lin Bai gained the upper hand in their first exchange, and as Yu Lianqin launched his signature spear technique, Lin Bai recognized something familiar about it.

• Heaven and Earth Gate’s disciples gathered on Wuwei Peak after losing many fighters, including more than twenty killed by Lin Bai.
• Yu Lianqin stepped forward, introduced himself, and challenged Lin Bai to withstand three spear thrusts.
• Lin Bai said Yu Lianqin would have to make him draw his sword to win.
• Yu Lianqin’s first thrust collided with Lin Bai’s fist, and Yu Lianqin staggered back while Lin Bai barely moved.
• Yu Lianqin unleashed his signature spear technique, and Lin Bai sensed that he had seen it before.

Lin Bai recognized Yu Lianqin’s spear technique as a form of the Cosmos Spear Sutra and defeated him with a single punch. Heaven and Earth Gate disciples intervened to save Yu Lianqin, who escaped while threatening revenge against Lin Bai.

• Lin Bai recognized the Cosmos Spear Sutra in Yu Lianqin’s spear technique and suspected Yu Lianqin had obtained its inheritance.
• Yu Lianqin unleashed a powerful spear thrust, but Lin Bai blocked it with his physical strength and sent Yu Lianqin crashing to the ground.
• Lin Bai moved to kill Yu Lianqin, but several Heaven and Earth Gate disciples attacked and forced him to defend himself.
• Mu Huaqing and Tang Wei joined Lin Bai and drove back the attackers while other disciples helped the wounded Yu Lianqin escape.
• The Heaven and Earth Gate disciples withdrew, and Lin Bai killed one of them before realizing Yu Lianqin had vanished.

After Lin Bai and his allies defeated the Heaven and Earth Gate at Wuwei Peak, Mu Huaqing warned him about the six Saint candidates, while Lin Bai’s soul injury worsened. As Lin Bai healed under guard, Li Yuanzong arrived and saw a chance to attack him.

• Lin Bai, Tang Wei, and Mu Huaqing defeated Yu Lianqin’s forces, and the Tianshui Sect disciples praised Lin Bai as a potential Saint.
• Mu Huaqing explained that Tang Wei and he had resigned from the Saint competition, warned Lin Bai about the other candidates, and said the sect would not accept Lin Bai’s resignation.
• Lin Bai’s soul injury flared up, so Mu Huaqing gave him a Nectar Pill and the disciples guarded him while he healed.
• After half a day, Li Yuanzong arrived at Wuwei Peak with Pan Hun and Zhao En and noticed Lin Bai’s worsening injuries.
• Zhao En told Li Yuanzong that Lin Bai’s condition gave them a great opportunity.

Li Yuanzong learned that his Master intended him to give up the Tianshui Sect Saint Son position, and he blamed Lin Bai for standing in his way. He attacked Lin Bai while Lin Bai was injured, but Mu Huaqing stopped his sword.

• Li Yuanzong returned to Wuwei Peak and told Mu Huaqing that he and his companions had been lost in a formation, concealing what had happened in the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm.
• After Mu Huaqing told him Lin Bai had driven back the Heaven and Earth Gate disciples, Li Yuanzong became more determined to eliminate Lin Bai.
• Li Yuanzong and his companions decided to attack Lin Bai while he was treating his injuries, despite Mu Huaqing's warning.
• Mu Huaqing told Li Yuanzong that their Master had ordered him not to become enemies with Lin Bai and wanted him to abandon the Saint Son position and cultivate in seclusion.
• Li Yuanzong rejected Mu Huaqing's words, drew his sword, and charged at Lin Bai, but Mu Huaqing flicked the blade aside and ordered him to stop.

Mu Huaqing tried to stop Li Yuanzong from attacking Lin Bai, but Li Yuanzong and his allies launched a battle on Wuwei Peak. Lin Bai rose from healing and overwhelmed them, leaving Li Yuanzong badly wounded.

• Mu Huaqing urged Li Yuanzong to return to the mountain and cultivate in seclusion, but Li Yuanzong insisted on killing Lin Bai and attacked him.
• Li Yuanzong sent Pan Hun, Li Lu, Zhao En, Qi Liang, and Wu Di to kill Lin Bai while Mu Huaqing held him off, and Tang Wei stood in their way.
• Lin Bai ended his healing and warned Li Yuanzong that their grudge would be settled, but Mu Huaqing stepped between them to prevent either man from killing the other.
• Li Yuanzong and the others attacked Lin Bai, who summoned the Heaven's Will Four Symbols Sword Formation and killed Li Lu, Qi Liang, Zhao En, Wu Di, and Pan Hun.
• Lin Bai's flying sword shattered Li Yuanzong's weapon and struck his chest, leaving him badly wounded and bewildered by Lin Bai's strength.

Lin Bai nearly killed Li Yuanzong on Wuwei Peak, but Mu Huaqing intervened and helped him escape. Lin Bai pursued Li Yuanzong despite Mu Huaqing’s attempts to stop him, leaving Mu Huaqing caught between his orders and the two men’s feud.

• Lin Bai killed Zhao En, Li Lu, Pan Hun, Qi Liang, Wu Di, and others, then attacked the badly injured Li Yuanzong over his attempt to capture Yi Gu.
• Mu Huaqing blocked Lin Bai’s flying swords and urged Li Yuanzong to flee, allowing him to escape.
• Lin Bai set off after Li Yuanzong, and Mu Huaqing used the Profound Heaven Sword Ray to stop him.
• Lin Bai avoided the Dao Art and refused Mu Huaqing’s offer to handle Li Yuanzong’s future revenge, then continued his pursuit.
• Mu Huaqing followed Lin Bai, while Tang Wei ordered the Tianshui Sect disciples to remain on Wuwei Peak and flew after them.

Lin Bai and Mu Huqing raced to find the wounded Li Yuanzong, while Lin Bai remained determined to kill him despite the consequences. The Old Daoist of Heaven and Earth Gate found Li Yuanzong first and persuaded him that he deserved a place at Heaven and Earth Gate, leaving Li Yuanzong tempted by the offer.

• Lin Bai and Mu Huqing searched separately for Li Yuanzong, and Lin Bai told Tang Wei he would kill him despite the Grand Elder's likely retaliation.
• Li Yuanzong hid in a mountain hollow, tended his severe wounds with healing pills, and vowed revenge on Lin Bai.
• The Old Daoist of Heaven and Earth Gate appeared before Li Yuanzong and warned that Lin Bai would soon catch him and that Mu Huqing might not be able to stop Lin Bai.
• The Old Daoist praised Li Yuanzong's talent and claimed Tianshui Sect had failed to recognize his worth.
• The Old Daoist promised Li Yuanzong could become Heaven and Earth Gate's Saint Heir, and Li Yuanzong was captivated by the prospect.

Li Yuanzong abandoned Tianshui Sect and joined the Heaven and Earth Gate after the Old Daoist promised him a future there. Mu Huaqing tried to remind him of everything their master had done for him, but the Old Daoist defeated Mu Huaqing and Li Yuanzong moved to kill him.

• The Old Daoist persuaded Li Yuanzong to become his disciple and join the Heaven and Earth Gate.
• Mu Huaqing arrived and was stunned to learn Li Yuanzong had left Tianshui Sect.
• Li Yuanzong accused Tianshui Sect of betraying him and vowed to return as the Heaven and Earth Gate's Holy Son to destroy it.
• Mu Huaqing reminded Li Yuanzong that their master had rescued, raised, and trained him, briefly making Li Yuanzong waver.
• The Old Daoist persuaded Li Yuanzong that Tianshui Sect had wronged him, then wounded Mu Huaqing with the Azure Sky Finger.
• Li Yuanzong asked to kill Mu Huaqing himself, and Mu Huaqing begged him to return to the mountain and keep cultivating.

Li Yuanzong killed Mu Huaqing and agreed to work as a spy for the Heaven and Earth Gate, framing Lin Bai while plotting to seize his treasures. After finding Mu Huaqing’s body, Lin Bai suspected the Old Daoist had been involved but struggled to believe Li Yuanzong had dealt the fatal blow.

• Li Yuanzong stabbed Mu Huaqing through the heart, then agreed with the Old Daoist to return to the Tianshui Sect as a spy for the Heaven and Earth Gate.
• Li Yuanzong planned to blame Mu Huaqing’s death on Lin Bai, while the Old Daoist ordered him to cripple Lin Bai and take his treasures.
• The Old Daoist took Li Yuanzong out of the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm, and Lin Bai and Tang Wei soon discovered Mu Huaqing’s corpse.
• Tang Wei found no traces around the body, but Lin Bai recognized signs of the Old Daoist’s Azure Sky Finger and suspected he had been there.
• Lin Bai noticed that Mu Huaqing’s fatal wound came from a sword and wondered whether Li Yuanzong had killed him, though he found the possibility hard to accept.

Lin Bai and Tang Wei investigated Mu Huaqing’s death, but found no evidence and could not locate Li Yuanzong. When the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm ended, the Tianshui Sect and Heaven and Earth Gate disciples returned, leaving Elder Zheng Yuan to hope that his sect had finally prevailed.

• Tang Wei gathered Mu Huaqing’s remains and recorded the surrounding area, while Lin Bai suggested Li Yuanzong might have killed him; Tang Wei rejected the accusation for lack of evidence.
• Lin Bai explained that Li Yuanzong was his first suspect because Mu Huaqing had died while seeking him, and Tang Wei apologized for suspecting Lin Bai.
• Lin Bai searched the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm for Li Yuanzong but found no trace, then returned to Wuwei Peak to await the realm’s end.
• Seven days later, the teleportation power carried the martial artists out of the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm, and the Old Daoist learned from the Heaven and Earth Gate disciples that they had suffered heavy losses.
• Zheng Yuan saw the Heaven and Earth Gate disciples’ battered condition and hoped the Tianshui Sect had finally won; then Tianshui Sect martial artists began appearing beside him.

Zheng Yuan received the survivors of the Ancient Wasteland Secret Realm and learned that Mu Huaqing was dead. Li Yuanzong then accused Lin Bai of killing Mu Huaqing and several other disciples, leaving Lin Bai facing a prepared accusation as the chapter ended.

• Zheng Yuan welcomed the returning Tianshui Sect disciples but became alarmed when he saw that the sect's prominent geniuses were missing.
• Tang Wei presented Mu Huaqing's bones and an Image Recording Pearl to Zheng Yuan, who found no clues in the recording.
• Li Yuanzong emerged at the last moment and accused Lin Bai of killing Mu Huaqing and other Tianshui Sect disciples.
• Lin Bai admitted killing Wu Di, Qi Liang, Zhao En, Li Lu, Pan Hun, and others, but denied killing Mu Huaqing.
• Li Yuanzong claimed to have witnessed Mu Huaqing's death and cited a sword wound as physical evidence against Lin Bai.

Lin Bai denied killing Mu Huaqing, and Tang Wei testified that he was not the murderer, leaving the Tianshui Sect to investigate the accusation. Meanwhile, Ma Qiuming returned to the Heaven and Earth Gate, concealed the destruction of the Ancient Longevity Hall, and began to report information about the Tianshui Sect.

• Lin Bai admitted killing Li Lu, Pan Hun, and others but denied killing Mu Huaqing, while Tang Wei testified that Mu Huaqing had already been dead when they found him.
• Li Yuanzong accused Tang Wei and Lin Bai of conspiring to kill Mu Huaqing, but Zheng Yuan ordered Lin Bai to remain on his residence island pending the sect's investigation.
• Zheng Yuan took the Tianshui Sect disciples back to their sect, while Ma Qiuming watched their spirit boat depart and called their troubles a good show.
• Ma Qiuming returned to the Heaven and Earth Gate and told the Gate Master that he had failed to break the formation protecting the Ancient Longevity Hall.
• Ma Qiuming concealed that the hall had been destroyed and planned to deal with Lin Bai and seize the Elixir of Immortality before the secret realm opened again.
• Ma Qiuming told the Heaven and Earth Gate Master that he had brought back information concerning the Tianshui Sect.