Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai entered the Ninth Gate, swallowed an incomplete divine pill, and advanced to the sixth layer of the Heaven Core Realm. Ke Han tracked him down and attacked, leaving Lin Bai facing Ke Han’s overwhelming punch with his flying sword technique.

• Lin Bai reached the Ninth Gate and fled on his flying sword while Ke Han released a Sky-Piercing Rat to track him.
• Lin Bai discovered the pill was disintegrating and swallowed it, then spent three days refining it and advancing to the sixth layer of the Heaven Core Realm.
• Ke Han found Lin Bai and demanded the pill, but Lin Bai told him he had already swallowed it.
• Ke Han attacked, and Lin Bai used his swords and divine abilities to fight back, but Ke Han shattered his attacks and forced him to retreat.
• Ke Han unleashed the full might of his Soul Severing Divine Fist, and Lin Bai answered with his flying sword’s One Sword Transforms into a Thousand.

Lin Bai nearly killed Ke Han with Supreme Sword, Eighth Form, but Ke Han’s Bloodflame War God Armor let him survive, and Lin Bai escaped into the ninth pass. There, Lin Bai discovered and entered a gigantic coffin containing blood crystals, while Chang Yun lured the other martial artists there to threaten Qing He’s clansman.

• Lin Bai’s Myriad Swords Technique held Ke Han long enough for Lin Bai to strike with Supreme Sword, Eighth Form, but Ke Han’s Bloodflame War God Armor blocked the near-fatal blow.
• Lin Bai recognized that he could not defeat Ke Han and fled on his flying sword, leaving Ke Han behind.
• Lin Bai discovered a gigantic footprint and then a vast coffin in the ninth pass, pried open a narrow gap, and squeezed inside.
• Chang Yun realized Lin Bai had entered the coffin and feared that its blood crystals could rapidly strengthen him.
• Qing He revealed that the coffin held blood crystals meant as an opportunity for Lin Bai, but Chang Yun summoned the other seven spectators and directed them to the coffin, where the ninth pass’s transmission gate was also located.
• Qing He accepted Chang Yun’s challenge, saying it remained unclear who would survive inside the coffin.

Lin Bai explored the coffin beneath Divine Relic Ridge, learned it had been made to extract blood-qi crystals from the divine corpse, and found crystals that strengthened his cultivation. When Sang Shuo attacked him over a blood crystal, Lin Bai shattered the restriction chains with his Martial Soul Secret Method and prepared to fight back.

• Lin Bai examined three paintings inside the coffin and learned that it was forged to extract blood-qi crystals from the divine corpse buried beneath Divine Relic Ridge.
• Lin Bai found a blood crystal and used the Devouring Sword Soul to absorb its blood-qi power, causing his realm to loosen.
• Lin Bai discovered a larger blood crystal and reasoned that its size reflected the amount of blood-qi power it contained.
• Lin Bai and Sang Shuo rushed toward another blood crystal and confronted each other.
• Sang Shuo attacked Lin Bai with nine restriction chains from his Restriction Banners, but Lin Bai shattered them with his Martial Soul Secret Method—Break Restrictions.

Lin Bai defeated Sang Shuo by breaking through his Restriction Banners and using Sword Heart...One Thought to pierce his throat. He took Sang Shuo’s Supreme Martial Spirit Tool and blood crystal, while Ke Han arrived afterward and wrongly suspected Long Hui had killed him.

• Lin Bai shattered Sang Shuo’s Restriction Chains, resisted his formation-enhanced attacks, and forced Sang Shuo to rely on formations engraved on his body for defense, strength, and speed.
• Lin Bai used Sword Heart...One Thought to locate Sang Shuo in the darkness and stabbed him through the throat.
• Sang Shuo died after recognizing Lin Bai’s Supreme Sword and Sword Heart...One Thought.
• Lin Bai collected Sang Shuo’s Storage Bag, Supreme Martial Spirit Tool, and blood crystal, then left.
• Ke Han found Sang Shuo’s corpse and guessed that Long Hui had killed him with his invisible silver needle.

Lin Bai took Sang Shuo’s Restriction Banners and learned how to use their binding, defensive, and offensive techniques. After Chang Yun opened the final teleportation gate and announced that only one martial artist could enter, Lin Bai headed toward it, determined to face whoever had been targeting him.

• Lin Bai searched Sang Shuo’s Storage Bag and claimed the Restriction Banners, discovering that he could activate their chains with spiritual power.
• Lin Bai learned that the Restriction Banners could bind opponents, shield him, or attack with chains of restrictions.
• Chang Yun and Qing He watched Lin Bai’s victory, and Qing He praised Lin Bai’s martial soul and sword talent while worrying about the dangers ahead.
• Chang Yun opened the final teleportation gate and announced that it would open in fifteen minutes and admit only one martial artist.
• Lin Bai suspected the gate’s timing and rules were meant to target him, then strode toward it, determined to reach it first and confront his hidden enemy.

Lin Bai reached the ninth trial’s light gate and challenged Purple-Haired Man Liang Kun, who wanted to keep him from entering. Liang Kun overpowered Lin Bai in their first clash, and Long Hui arrived ready to confront Lin Bai.

• Purple-Haired Man Liang Kun, Long Hui, Fu Yuan, Lu Yang, Ke Han, and Hua Yuxian hurried toward the light gate after hearing that the Ascension Fruit awaited beyond it.
• Hua Yuxian searched the divine tomb for the divine bones but found none, then headed for the light gate and revealed that she had reached the pinnacle of the Heaven Core Realm.
• Lin Bai reached the light gate, where Liang Kun questioned his intent to compete for the Ascension Fruit; Lin Bai said he also wanted to meet an old bastard.
• Liang Kun warned Lin Bai to leave, then attacked him with the Supreme Martial Spirit Tool Azure Flame Blade when Lin Bai refused.
• Lin Bai met Liang Kun’s attack with Supreme Sword: Slay the Gods, but the clash sent him flying and coughing up blood.
• Long Hui arrived and told Lin Bai that he had finally found him.

Long Hui and Liang Kun joined forces with Lu Yang, Fu Yuan, and Ke Han to eliminate Lin Bai and claim the Ascension Fruit. As the five attacked Lin Bai, he revealed Sang Shuo’s Restriction Banners, exposing himself as Sang Shuo’s killer.

• Long Hui appeared, and Liang Kun called the gathered contenders out of hiding to discuss the Ascension Fruit.
• Lu Yang, Ke Han, Hua Yuxian, and Fu Yuan joined the confrontation, while Long Hui and Liang Kun agreed to target Lin Bai first.
• Lu Yang, Fu Yuan, Liang Kun, Long Hui, and Ke Han attacked Lin Bai, leaving him badly pressured and wounded as Hua Yuxian stayed out of the fight.
• Lin Bai used the Restriction Banners to block Long Hui’s Seamless Needle and shield himself from the attacks.
• Ke Han recognized Sang Shuo’s Restriction Banners and realized Lin Bai had killed Sang Shuo.

Lin Bai used the Restriction Banners to hold off his attackers and targeted Lu Yang, killing him despite the Azure Flame Gourd’s powerful flames. After Ke Han broke free of the chains and attacked, Lin Bai collected Lu Yang’s treasure and turned to fight Ke Han, while Long Hui and Liang Kun remained entangled and Fu Yuan stayed bound.

• Long Hui, Liang Kun, Fu Yuan, and Ke Han attacked Lin Bai, but he unleashed the Restriction Banners and bound Fu Yuan while using his Flying Sword to guard against the others.
• Lin Bai chose Lu Yang as his first target, bypassed the Azure Flame Gourd’s fire dragon, and killed Lu Yang with a sword strike.
• Ke Han broke through the restriction chains and attacked Lin Bai with the Heaven Covering Hand as Lin Bai reached for Lu Yang’s treasure.
• Lin Bai dodged Ke Han, collected Lu Yang’s Storage Bag and Azure Flame Gourd, then sent restriction chains after Ke Han again.
• With Fu Yuan bound and Long Hui and Liang Kun occupied by the chains, Lin Bai charged Ke Han to settle their grudges.

Lin Bai fought off Ke Han, Long Hui, and Liang Kun, then approached the opened gate to claim the Ascension Fruit. Ke Han summoned Ye Jianjun’s avatar, leaving Lin Bai facing the arrival of the Five Peaks Holy Son.

• Lin Bai used his Flying Sword and Restriction Banners to defeat and bind Ke Han, Long Hui, Liang Kun, and Fu Yuan, though he was badly wounded.
• The light gate opened, and Lin Bai chose to seek the Ascension Fruit rather than risk fighting the bound men.
• Hua Yuxian declined to challenge Lin Bai and said the Ascension Fruit was his, but Lin Bai remained wary of her.
• Ke Han crushed a jade talisman and summoned Ye Jianjun’s avatar.
• Liang Kun recognized the white-haired newcomer as the Five Peaks Holy Son, Ye Jianjun.

Ke Han summoned Ye Jianjun’s avatar, and the Saint freed him by destroying Lin Bai’s Restriction Banners. Ye Jianjun crushed Liang Kun and wounded Long Hui, then shattered Lin Bai’s strongest attacks with one finger and left him badly injured.

• Ke Han shattered Ye Jianjun’s jade talisman, and Ye Jianjun’s avatar descended into the ninth pass.
• Ye Jianjun freed Ke Han by breaking the chains of Lin Bai’s Restriction Banners and damaging the banners.
• Ye Jianjun struck Liang Kun down with one finger and blasted half of Long Hui’s body apart, forcing Long Hui to flee.
• Lin Bai attacked Ye Jianjun with the Restriction Banners and several sword techniques, but Ye Jianjun shattered them and struck Lin Bai in the chest.

Lin Bai battled Ye Jianjun’s powerful incarnation, refusing to give up the Ascension Fruit despite being badly outmatched. After Ye Jianjun’s Crimson Sun sword overwhelmed Lin Bai’s attacks, Lin Bai unleashed the Great Barren Art.

• Ye Jianjun shattered Lin Bai’s attacks with one finger and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Lin Bai rose again, determined to fight because he still needed to pass the ninth trial.
• Lin Bai attacked with the Azure Flame Gourd, the Restriction Banners, and his flying sword, while Ke Han hurried toward the teleportation gate.
• Ye Jianjun used his Crimson Sun divine ability to destroy Lin Bai’s attacks and strike at him with a powerful sword.
• Lin Bai roared and activated the Great Barren Art.

Lin Bai used the Great Barren Art to overpower Ye Jianjun’s incarnation and killed Ke Han before he could enter the light gate. After Ye Jianjun vowed revenge and ordered an investigation into Lin Bai, Lin Bai hurried to enter the gate and secure his qualification for the ninth trial.

• Lin Bai activated the Great Barren Art, broke Ye Jianjun’s Scarlet Sun Sword, and blocked his attacks while charging toward Ke Han.
• Lin Bai used one mind for two purposes to fend off Ye Jianjun while striking at Ke Han near the light gate.
• Lin Bai cut off Ke Han’s head before Ke Han could use his Bloodflame War God Armor, enraging Ye Jianjun.
• Lin Bai unleashed Supreme Sword: Sword Heart...One Thought! and shattered Ye Jianjun’s incarnation, while Ye Jianjun vowed to settle their grudge in Divine Relic Ridge.
• Ye Jianjun returned to First Peak, ordered a martial artist to investigate Lin Bai within three days, and vowed to avenge Ke Han.
• As the Great Barren Art’s power faded, Lin Bai took Ke Han’s Storage Bag and Supreme Martial Spirit Tool and rushed into the light gate.

Lin Bai escaped the Ninth Gate after killing Ye Jianjun’s avatar, then met Qing He, a fellow member of the Heaven Swallowing Race, in the darkness beyond. Qing He revealed that he was dead and had only a fading remnant soul, and asked Lin Bai for help.

• Lin Bai killed Ye Jianjun’s avatar and entered the teleportation portal, while Hua Yuxian worried that Ye Jianjun would retaliate.
• Lin Bai collapsed beyond the portal from the backlash of the Great Barren Art and saw Chang Yun guarding the Ascension Fruit.
• An unseen force carried Lin Bai away from Chang Yun and down toward a towering Steel Fork impaling a Giant God’s skull.
• Lin Bai met Qing He, recognized him as the voice from the Eighth Gate, and told him he had survived the Giant God’s Will.
• Qing He warned Lin Bai that the Giant God Race would seek him out and urged him to find protection from a great venerable one of the Heaven Swallowing Race.
• Qing He revealed that he had been dead for many years and asked Lin Bai to help him.

Qing He explained how the Giant God’s cursed corpse created the Blood Demons and how the Crimson Immortal Sect broke its pact to destroy them. He revealed that he trapped the sect and the demons inside a forbidden formation, leaving Lin Bai with the truth behind the sect’s disappearance and its grudge against the Heaven Swallowing Race.

• Qing He told Lin Bai that a Giant God had pursued him into the void, where Qing He killed him before both the corpse and Qing He fell into the Myriad Kingdoms Domain.
• Qing He explained that the Burial God Curse turned the Giant God’s blood into Blood Demons, making the divine blood poisonous to the Heaven Swallowing Race.
• Qing He said he joined forces with the Crimson Immortal Sect and raised it to power in exchange for its help exterminating the Blood Demons.
• When Chang Yun and the Crimson Immortal Sect tried to flee instead of honoring their pact, Qing He activated a forbidden formation that isolated the million-li region.
• Qing He revealed that the trapped Blood Demons forced the Crimson Immortal Sect to fight at great cost, and Chang Yun later blamed the Heaven Swallowing Race for the sect’s misfortune.

Qing He revealed how the war between the Heaven Swallowing Race and the Giant God Race led to the Blood Demon calamity and asked Lin Bai to stop the Blood Demons before his remnant soul faded. Lin Bai agreed, and Qing He offered the Divine Creation Palace’s resources to help him prepare.

• Lin Bai learned that Qing He’s fight with a Giant God led to the Blood Demons’ birth and that the Crimson Immortal Sect later broke its pact with Qing He.
• Qing He warned Lin Bai that his remnant soul would disperse within ten years, allowing nearly ten million Blood Demons beneath Divine Relic Ridge to break free.
• Lin Bai agreed to do what he could to destroy the Blood Demons as a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race.
• Qing He urged Lin Bai to build a faction and unite powerful martial artists, since Lin Bai could not defeat the Blood Demons alone.
• Qing He revealed that he had built the Divine Creation Palace, which held vast cultivation resources that could help Lin Bai establish a faction.

Lin Bai learned how to control the Divine Creation Palace from Qing He, then searched a Giant God's skull for surviving memories. He discovered a second memory that shocked him, and Qing He reacted when Lin Bai murmured, “Ancient God Scripture.”

• Qing He taught Lin Bai the method to find the Creation Token and control the Divine Creation Palace, explaining that its treasures could help him build a powerful force.
• Qing He shared stories about the Heaven Swallowing Race and the Giant God Race and gave Lin Bai cultivation advice over the course of a month.
• Lin Bai searched the Giant God's skull with his Devouring Sword Soul and found a memory of Gu Su choosing to receive the Burial God Curse.
• After searching for ten days, Lin Bai uncovered a second memory and reacted with shock.
• Lin Bai murmured “Ancient God Scripture,” and the green flames in Qing He's eyes trembled.

Lin Bai learned that the Ancient God Scripture was the Giant God Race’s supreme body-tempering method and prepared to leave after spending more than two months with Qing He. Beneath the Ascension Divine Tree, Chang Yun admitted to arranging the trials and arming Lin Bai’s enemies before giving him an Ascension Fruit.

• Lin Bai told Qing He that he had found the Ancient God Scripture in Gu Su’s memories, and Qing He explained its power and warned that the Giant God Race would not tolerate outsiders cultivating it.
• Qing He told Lin Bai that Ascension Fruits were useless to devouring-type martial souls, but could strengthen the martial souls of his friends and relatives.
• Lin Bai promised Qing He he would return within ten years to deal with the Blood Demons, and Qing He sent him beneath the Ascension Divine Tree.
• Lin Bai confronted Chang Yun about the dangers in the first three trials and the Supreme Martial Spirit Tools given to Long Hui, Liang Kun, Hua Yuxian, Lu Yang, and Sang Shuo.
• Chang Yun admitted arranging those threats and gave Lin Bai an Ascension Fruit, telling him to leave and not return.

Lin Bai collected the Ascension Fruits despite being unable to use them himself, then dug up the withered Ascension Divine Tree and left the Crimson Immortal Sect ruins. He promised Qing He he would return within ten years.

• Chang Yun mocked Lin Bai because the Ascension Fruit would be devoured by his Devouring Spirit, and Lin Bai said he would give the fruits to his friends and parents.
• Lin Bai rushed to take the remaining eight Ascension Fruits, while Qing He warned Chang Yun not to harm him and forced Chang Yun to stand down.
• Lin Bai plucked all eight fruits and stored them with the first one, despite Chang Yun's furious protests.
• Lin Bai dug up the withered Ascension Divine Tree and claimed he would revive it and return it to the Crimson Immortal Sect for a fee.
• Lin Bai searched the area, found nothing else valuable, then saluted Qing He and left through the teleportation formation, promising to return within ten years.

After returning from the Divine Creation Palace, Lin Bai reunited with Jian Ruohan and learned that she, Ye Jianqiu, and Dou Ning had explored an Eight Stars Relic. As Jian Ruohan led Lin Bai to her boudoir to discuss something privately, Wei Feng stopped him.

• Lin Bai returned to the Five Peaks with new treasures and cultivation insights, then slept for three days after his long ordeal.
• Lin Bai encountered Jian Ruohan, Ye Jianqiu, and Dou Ning, and learned they had recently explored an Eight Stars Relic together.
• Jian Ruohan invited Lin Bai and the others to her residence, while Ye Jianqiu's companions speculated about his feelings for her and Wei Feng offered to confront Lin Bai.
• Jian Ruohan led Lin Bai toward her boudoir to discuss something privately, and Wei Feng called out to stop him.

Wei Feng challenged Lin Bai after accusing him of behaving improperly toward Jian Ruohan, revealing that he wanted Lin Bai to stop associating with her. Lin Bai accepted the courtyard spar and swiftly seized Wei Feng by the face, leaving him helpless in his grip.

• Wei Feng criticized Lin Bai for entering Jian Ruohan’s residence and insulted his Lineage, while Jian Ruohan defended Lin Bai and said she had invited him.
• Wei Feng challenged Lin Bai, wagering that he would stop interfering if Lin Bai defeated him and demanding that Lin Bai admit defeat otherwise.
• Lin Bai agreed to spar with Wei Feng in the courtyard, and Jian Ruohan warned Ye Jianqiu that Lin Bai might kill Wei Feng if provoked.
• Wei Feng rushed at Lin Bai and told him to stop associating with Jian Ruohan, threatening to leave him bedridden if he refused.
• Lin Bai punched Wei Feng in the face, grabbed his head, and lifted him into the air.