Recaps

Ye Lin accepted Jian Changfeng’s invitation to lecture from the Dao-Enlightenment Lotus Platform and began teaching the gathered cultivators about laws. He explained how laws relate to the Great Dao, but had not yet finished his lecture when the chapter ended.

• Ye Lin accepted Jian Changfeng’s invitation to sit on the Dao-Enlightenment Lotus Platform and share his Dao.
• Ye Lin discovered that the platform drew the true meanings of laws close and began considering how useful it would be to possess it.
• Ye Lin announced that he would speak about laws, exciting the gathered cultivators and worrying Jian Changfeng, who thought he was revealing too much.
• Ye Lin explained that the myriad laws derived from the Great Dao and that fully comprehending laws could let a cultivator touch the true Great Dao.

Ye Lin’s sermon on the laws helped a prodigy break through, but it was interrupted when a demonic infiltrator revealed himself among the listeners. The chapter ended as he unleashed a black box that engulfed several nearby prodigies in demonic qi.

• Ye Lin’s sermon filled the venue with celestial phenomena as the prodigies listened.
• A prodigy broke through to the sixth level of the Golden Immortal realm and bowed to Ye Lin before sitting back down.
• Ye Lin sensed trouble and looked toward the horizon, while Wang Xiaoyun and Jian Changfeng detected demonic qi.
• A prodigy in the crowd revealed his allegiance to demons and monsters and released demonic qi from his body.
• The young man pulled out a black box and unleashed demonic qi that swallowed several nearby prodigies.

Demon-monsters launched a large-scale invasion of the Heavenward Sword Sect after spies sabotaged its Sect Protection Array. Jian Changfeng learned that Golden Immortal defenders were struggling to hold them off, leaving the sect under attack from within and without.

• Prodigies confronted a young man whose demonic energy spread through the gathering, while demonic dragons appeared in the sky.
• Jian Changfeng ordered the Heavenward Sword Sect disciples to activate the Sect Protection Array, but they reported that the young man had destroyed it.
• The young man was consumed by demonic energy as demonic dragons attacked the sect and its buildings were blasted apart.
• A prodigy urged the others to fight, and several prodigies flew up to battle the demonic dragons.
• Jian Changfeng contacted the sect with a Jade Talisman and learned that demon-monster spies had sabotaged the array and Golden Immortal defenders were close to being overwhelmed.

Jian Changfeng mobilized the Heavenly Sword Sect and called for aid as demons and monsters invaded, while Ye Lin seized the Lotus Platform amid the chaos. Mo Cang ordered the attackers to capture the sect within a day, and the battle began.

• Jian Changfeng ordered the sect’s Primordial Unity Mystic Immortal disciples to fight and sent requests for help to nearby factions.
• Jian Changfeng charged into the sky to confront the invading demons and monsters.
• Ye Lin stored the Lotus Platform beneath him in his Spatial Ring while others focused on the invasion.
• Zhang Wusheng and Li Xiaoyao attacked the demons and monsters as Ye Lin surveyed their forces.
• Mo Cang warned the Great Demon about the sect’s powerful elders, then ordered his forces to take the Heavenly Sword Sect within a day.

Mo Cang led tens of thousands of demons and monsters in an assault on the Heavenly Sword Sect, where Jian Changfeng confronted him and tried to hold the invaders back. Mo Cang attacked Jian Changfeng, and the two began clashing as the invasion continued.

• Jian Changfeng unleashed Vast Sun Descends, vaporizing charging demons and sending several Golden Immortal-level demons flying.
• Jian Changfeng confronted Mo Cang and demanded to know why he had broken the realms’ long-standing peace.
• Mo Cang said he had come to make trouble and ordered two subordinates to stop Jian Changfeng’s three sword-bearing companions.
• Mo Cang charged Jian Changfeng while the demons and monsters surged toward the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• Jian Changfeng met Mo Cang’s claw strike with Vast Sun Descends.

Ye Lin denied taking the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Enlightenment Sacred Lotus after its Sect Master confronted him. The Sect Master offered to let him keep the treasure if he helped resolve the sect’s crisis, but threatened to seize him if he refused.

• The Heavenly Sword Sect’s Sect Master appeared before Ye Lin and demanded that he return the Enlightenment Sacred Lotus.
• Ye Lin denied taking the lotus, while San Zang and the others realized he had secretly taken it.
• Ye Lin resolved to keep the lotus despite the Sect Master’s accusation.
• The Sect Master offered Ye Lin the lotus in exchange for helping the Heavenly Sword Sect through its crisis.
• The Sect Master warned Ye Lin that he would seize him if he refused, and his fly-whisk began radiating power.

Ye Lin accepted the old man's offer to help defend the Heavenly Sword Sect in exchange for the Enlightenment Sacred Lotus and rallied the others to fight alongside him. He began attacking the fiends and demons, drawing the attention of one of their powerful figures.

• Ye Lin refused the old man's request at first, but agreed after the old man promised he could keep the Enlightenment Sacred Lotus whether he succeeded or failed.
• Ye Lin proposed sharing the Enlightenment Sacred Lotus among the group after the battle, and they agreed to join the fight.
• Ye Lin and the others flew toward the fiends and demons surrounding the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• Ye Lin used Nine Luminaries Across the Sky to blast countless fiends and demons into bloody mist.
• A powerful fiend or demon noticed Ye Lin and asked whether he was a Heavenly Sword Sect disciple.

Ye Lin fought a powerful demon and used Heavenly Punishment to break through the demon's defenses. As the demon struggled against the lightning Sword Qi, Ye Lin closed in on him.

• Ye Lin rejected the demon's offer to spare his life and attacked with Thunder Break.
• The demon sent his two flying wheels at Ye Lin, who blocked them with Thunder Shield.
• Ye Lin invoked Heavenly Punishment, summoning purple heavenly lightning that frightened the demon.
• The demon used Starlight Nine Kills, Instant Slash, while Ye Lin unleashed his lightning attack and evaded the flying wheels.
• Ye Lin shattered the demon's Starry Sky diagram and moved in close as the demon kept defending against Heavenly Punishment.

Ye Lin used the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art’s Eye of Heavenly Punishment to kill Mo Wang, but the attack drained his immortal fortune power and strained his Primordial Spirit. Blood Demon Child then attacked the weakened Ye Lin, who retreated as the fight continued.

• Ye Lin slashed Mo Wang with the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor and summoned the Eye of Heavenly Punishment.
• Ye Lin used Divine Punishment to destroy Mo Wang’s Primordial Spirit and kill him instantly.
• Ye Lin explained that the ultimate sword move had drained his power and strained his Primordial Spirit, despite his fifth-layer Golden Immortal cultivation.
• Blood Demon Child charged at Ye Lin to avenge Mo Wang, and Ye Lin retreated while doubting the demon could kill him in his weakened state.

Ye Lin stopped evading Blood Demon Child and overwhelmed him with the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art. As Blood Demon Child lay in a crater, Ye Lin began summoning his Nine Luminaries Across the Sky, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Blood Demon Child charged Ye Lin with a fist packed with demonic qi, but Ye Lin shattered it with Thunder Break.
• With his power of immortal fortune mostly recovered, Ye Lin attacked Blood Demon Child with Heavenly Punishment and repeated strikes of thunder sword qi.
• Ye Lin used Thunder Descends Upon the World to drive Blood Demon Child into the ground and leave his body close to collapse.
• Blood Demon Child cried out in disbelief that someone from the Third Region could defeat him.
• Ye Lin began summoning nine blazing suns with Nine Luminaries Across the Sky, rapidly consuming his power of immortal fortune.

Ye Lin killed Blood Demon Child with the Three-Legged Golden Crow and the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword. As the battle continued, Heaven Sword Sect disciples were being overwhelmed, and the gathering’s prodigies fled.

• Ye Lin combined the nine great suns into a Three-Legged Golden Crow phantom, terrifying the demons nearby.
• Blood Demon Child panicked and tried to flee, but Ye Lin sent the Golden Crow after him and blasted him with Purgatory Ice Flame.
• Ye Lin drove the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword into Blood Demon Child, and the sword drained his blood before his body burned to ashes.
• Ye Lin watched as the fight continued and Heaven Sword Sect disciples dwindled while the demons grew more numerous.
• The prodigies who had attended the gathering fled after realizing the demons vastly outnumbered the Heaven Sword Sect.

As demon-monsters overwhelmed the battlefield, Ye Lin doubted the mission could be completed and the young cultivators considered fleeing to save themselves. Mo Cang told Jian Changfeng how Yun Xuan’s arrogance had left the Heavenly Sword Sect and Crimson Wasteland exposed, and the chapter left Yun Xuan’s death as a consequence of his fatal flaw.

• Ye Lin watched the demon-monsters multiply and doubted he could survive the battle.
• The young cultivators weighed escaping rather than risking their lives for the Heavenly Sword Sect or Crimson Wasteland.
• Mo Cang told the bloodied Jian Changfeng that Yun Xuan had once defeated him by half a move.
• Mo Cang explained that Yun Xuan had known of the Demon King's plan but trusted his own strength to keep the Heavenly Sword Sect safe.
• Mo Cang laughed at Yun Xuan's death, while Jian Changfeng reflected that Yun Xuan's extreme arrogance had been his fatal weakness.

Mo Cang demanded that Jian Changfeng surrender the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Soul-Suppressing Stone, claiming the Demon-Monster Realm had collected eleven others and planned to break the seal between the realms. Jian Changfeng refused to believe him, and Mo Cang ordered him out of the way, saying he would take the stone from the Sect Master himself.

• Mo Cang offered to withdraw his troops if Jian Changfeng handed over the Soul-Suppressing Stone.
• Jian Changfeng realized Mo Cang’s target was the seal between the Demon-Monster Realm and the Earth God Realm, and questioned his claim that eleven stones had already been gathered.
• Mo Cang warned that the Demon-Monster Realm would attack again and that the Heavenly Sword Sect might have to suppress the passage itself.
• Jian Changfeng refused to surrender the stone and told Mo Cang to obtain it from the Sect Master.
• Mo Cang told Jian Changfeng to get out of his way, claiming he could take the Soul-Suppressing Stone from the Sect Master.

Mo Cang entered the Heavenly Sword Sect after Jian Changfeng let him pass, while Jian Changfeng turned back to fight the demons. As Ye Lin picked off weaker opponents and three sixth-level Golden Immortal demons surrounded Jian Changfeng, the battle continued with the sect suffering heavy losses.

• Jian Changfeng let Mo Cang enter the Heavenly Sword Sect, where a beam of light took Mo Cang away for a meeting with the Sect Master.
• Jian Changfeng raised his sword and went to slaughter demons as the Heavenly Sword Sect suffered severe losses.
• Ye Lin used the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword to kill weaker demons and discovered their blood could be used for Sword Nurturing.
• Three sixth-level Golden Immortal demons joined forces to attack Jian Changfeng, who managed to hold them off.

Mo Cang left the Heavenly Sword Sect with its Soul-Suppressing Pearl, confirming that the Sect Master had agreed to hand it over and allow the Demon-Monster Realm to invade. Jian Changfeng, enraged that the sect’s disciples had died despite the outcome being known, entered the sect to confront the Sect Master.

• Mo Cang respectfully took his leave from the old man, who lamented the Heavenly Dao’s plans and the slaughter spreading through the Star River Cosmos.
• Jian Changfeng saw Mo Cang emerge unharmed with the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Soul-Suppressing Pearl and realized the Sect Master knew the demon-monsters’ goal.
• Mo Cang taunted Jian Changfeng, promised to return after the seal was lifted, and left as the demon-monster army withdrew.
• Jian Changfeng questioned why the Sect Master had let him lead the disciples into a battle whose outcome was already known, then entered the Heavenly Sword Sect to confront him.

After the Demon-Monsters withdrew, Ye Lin and his companions left the battlefield, while the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples struggled with the losses and the meaning of their sacrifices. Jian Changfeng confronted the sect master, who began explaining why he had chosen him as Holy Son.

• Zhang Wusheng and Li Xiaoyao wondered why the Demon-Monsters had retreated after fighting, and Ye Lin pointed out that the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples were grieving and confused.
• San Zang warned that greater turmoil was coming, and Wang Xiaoyun said he expected to reach the sixth layer of the Golden Immortal realm.
• Ye Lin and his companions left to test the Enlightenment Sacred Lotus.
• Jian Changfeng told the white-robed elder that thirteen Golden Immortal disciples and many others had died, and asked why the sect master had sent them to face the Demon-Monsters despite knowing the outcome.
• The elder asked Jian Changfeng why he had insisted on making him Holy Son after Yun Xuan fell, then praised his clear Sword Heart and good nature.

The Heavenly Sword Sect's master told Jian Changfeng that the sect had been deceived about the demons and that resisting the Heavenly Dao would bring ruin. As Jian Changfeng prepared to carry out the master's orders, Ao Guang contacted Ye Lin through a Jade Talisman.

• The Heavenly Sword Sect's master explained that the Four Seas and Eight Wastelands had concealed the demons' purpose and that the Heavenly Dao's plans could not be opposed.
• The master ordered Jian Changfeng to comfort the disciples, spread the news throughout the Crimson Wasteland, and recruit people seeking shelter.
• The master vowed to reclaim the Heavenly Sword Sect's losses and said he had delivered the Enlightenment Sacred Lotus to the one fated for it.
• Ye Lin stopped on his way to seclusion when Ao Guang appeared on his Jade Talisman and greeted him.

Ao Guang invited Ye Lin to the East Sea after discovering the Ninefold Heaven Ruins, which might contain primordial secrets and treasures. Ye Lin and the others were tempted but grew suspicious of Ao Guang’s motives.

• Ye Lin threatened to crush the Jade Talisman unless Ao Guang revealed why he had contacted him.
• Ao Guang said he had discovered the Ninefold Heaven Ruins and invited Ye Lin to come to the East Sea.
• Ao Guang explained that the ruins came from fragments of the primordial Heavenly Dao and might hold treasures from before heaven and earth opened.
• Ye Lin and the others were tempted by the possible rewards, but Ye Lin questioned why Ao Guang would share such a discovery with them.
• The others began to suspect Ao Guang might be luring them into a trap.

Ye Lin accepted Ao Guang’s invitation to visit the East Sea and investigate a place that even the East Sea Dragon Clan could not open. He and his companions set out across the sea, where the chapter left them approaching the territory of the East Sea Dragon Clan.

• Ao Guang told Ye Lin that he could not open the mysterious place but believed Ye Lin could, and invited him to the East Sea.
• Ye Lin agreed to go, judging that the potential reward was worth the risk.
• Ye Lin let his companions choose whether to come, and Zhang Wusheng, Wang Xiaoyun, and the others agreed to join him.
• Ye Lin and his group traveled toward the East Sea, a forbidden region guarded by the East Sea Dragon Clan.

Ye Lin met Ao Guang in the East Sea and followed him to a floating island, where the East Sea Dragon Clan had gathered around an unopenable object. The Dragon Clan had failed to move it even with the Dragon King's power, and Ao Guang brought Ye Lin there to try.

• Ao Guang calmed the sea beasts and welcomed Ye Lin and his companions, while Ye Lin demanded to know what Ao Guang was plotting.
• Ao Guang insisted Ye Lin follow him and promised to see him back safely if they could not open the object.
• Ye Lin sensed powerful sea-race members surrounding them as they traveled through the Dragon Clan's secured territory.
• Ao Guang led the group to a floating island surrounded by powerful figures who greeted him as Second Young Master.
• A Dragon Clan member reported that no one, not even the Dragon King, had managed to move the object forged from special materials.

Ye Lin and the others examined a mysterious gate on an island and tried to open it, but their attempts failed. Ao Guang continued to watch Ye Lin, believing he might be the only one who could succeed.

• Ao Guang let Ye Lin and the others approach the gate and promised that whoever opened it could keep anything found inside.
• Ye Lin recognized the aura around the gate as the aura of the Heavenly Dao.
• Li Xiaoyao struck the gate with the Wind Thunder Twin Hammers, but its rebounding force drove him back.
• Ao Guang told Li Xiaoyao that brute force could not open the gate, and Li Xiaoyao accused him of withholding that information.
• Wang Xiaoyun suspected the green gemstone was the key and dripped golden blood onto it, but nothing happened.

Ye Lin and Wang Xiaoyun’s blood failed to open the gate, so Ye Lin tried Luo Yao’s blood at the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar’s suggestion. Luo Yao’s blood cracked the green gemstone, but the chapter ended before revealing what happened next.

• Ye Lin’s blood turned the gemstone gold and sent a pillar of light into the sky, but the gate did not move.
• Ye Lin wondered how to open the gate after Ao Guang confirmed that brute force would not work.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar suggested trying Luo Yao’s blood, and Ye Lin asked Luo Yao for a drop.
• Luo Yao gave Ye Lin her sky-blue blood, which made him sense a terrifying threat.
• Ye Lin placed Luo Yao’s blood on the gemstone, and cracks spread across its surface.

Luo Yao’s blood shattered the gemstone sealing the Ninefold Heaven Ruins, and Ye Lin opened the gate. Ao Guang ordered the entrance tested with sea beasts before anyone went inside.

• Luo Yao’s drop of blood shattered the green gemstone, allowing Ye Lin to push open the gate to the Ninefold Heaven Ruins.
• The Dragon clan members and Ao Guang marveled at Luo Yao’s power, and Ao Guang ordered a guard to find chicken legs for her in a mortal world.
• Ao Guang ordered the Dragon clan to enter the ruins and seal off news of their discovery across the East Sea.
• Ye Lin stopped Ao Guang from following him through the gate first, so Ao Guang had several sea beasts thrown inside to test for danger.
• The sea beasts’ auras weakened after they entered the ruins, then gradually returned to normal.

Ye Lin and the others entered the River of Time, where the immense flow rapidly drained their lifespans. As they continued onward, most of the group found ways to protect themselves, while Ye Lin remained exposed.

• Ye Lin sensed the sea beast’s aura had returned to normal and led the group inside, followed by Ao Guang and several Dragon Clan experts.
• Ye Lin entered a voidlike space and felt his lifespan draining rapidly; Wang Xiaoyun recognized it as the River of Time, and San Zang warned that they could not remain there long.
• Ye Lin continued forward and tried to contact the Time Gu, but it could not interfere with time on this level.
• As the group’s lifespans drained, Wang Xiaoyun and San Zang raised protective barriers, Bao Xiaotou used Formation Disks to shield Wang Tian and Li Xiaoyao, and Ao Guang’s group used their own methods.
• Shangguan Wanyu remained unaffected while carrying curious Luo Yao, and Gu Qingzhi used a glowing zither to protect herself, leaving Ye Lin still exposed to the River of Time.

Ye Lin used Words Become Law to protect himself from the Time Road’s erosion, then reached a black island where the erosion stopped. At a Stone Stele, Gu Qingzhi read that treasures hidden along the Time Road could guide their owners to deeper levels.

• Ye Lin declared himself eternal with Words Become Law, restoring the lifespan he had lost and resisting time’s power.
• Ye Lin and the others continued along the Time Road until he spotted a black island and led the group onto it.
• The group explored the island, and Ao Guang found that its ground could not be moved or damaged by his strength.
• Gu Qingzhi identified the place they had traversed as the Time Road by reading ancient divine characters on a Stone Stele.
• Gu Qingzhi explained that treasures hidden on the boundless Time Road could lead their owners to deeper levels.