Arc 199The Calamity and the Capital

Ye Lin watched Yue Qingyi survive her first tribulation only to face another, then shielded her from it and disappeared while recovering. As the Demon-Monster Realm invaded the Earth God Realm, Ye Lin regrouped with his companions in the Great Qin Imperial Capital, cultivated to the seventh Golden Immortal layer, and encountered Know-All as the great battle approached.

  • Yue Qingyi vanished in a Phoenix Nirvana after taking the blood-red lightning for Ye Lin, and Ye Lin later learned she had survived and guarded her transformation for years.
  • When Yue Qingyi awakened as a Golden Immortal, Ye Lin learned the Heavenly Dao planned to kill her with a World-Destroying Thunder Tribulation, then kept her company for three days before taking her place in the calamity.
  • Yue Qingyi learned Ye Lin had been gravely injured shielding her and searched for him, while Ye Lin recovered in seclusion and watched the Demon-Monster Realm conquer the Eight Wastelands.
  • Ye Lin reunited with Wang Tian, Li Xiaoyao, and Gu Qingzhi as the invasion reached the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty, and Qin Unrivaled opened the capital’s gates to welcome Ye Lin and his companions.
  • Qin Unrivaled asked Ye Lin to help resist the invaders and travel to the Starry Sky with him, but Ye Lin declined to commit and instead began cultivating in the capital.
  • Ye Lin used the Earth Vein Essence to transform his body and cultivation, then broke through to the seventh Golden Immortal layer after more than twenty years in seclusion.
  • As the passage to the Starry Sky neared opening, Qin Unrivaled learned the Four Seas Dragon Clans would join the Demon-Monster Realm against the Four Continents, while Ye Lin chose to focus on Luo Yao and the capital.
  • Ye Lin met Know-All in the crowded capital and dismissed him, but Know-All’s divination found no future for Ye Lin, so he followed him.
Chapters 4951–4975 Vol. 50 Read

Ch. 4951Path of Invincibility - Crossing the Death Tribulation 38

Ye Lin prepared to use the Human Emperor Sword to survive the Heavenly Dao’s blood-red lightning, but Yue Qingyi sacrificed herself instead. After the lightning destroyed her, Ye Lin was left with regret and sorrow, unsure what he felt or what to do.

  • Ye Lin realized he could not activate the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar and prepared to use the Human Emperor Sword’s power to survive the calamity.
  • Yue Qingyi appeared before Ye Lin and said she had been happy with him, then asked him to take her body to the Third Ancestor after she died.
  • Yue Qingyi let the blood-red lightning strike her, while Ye Lin tried to reach her and was blasted into the ground.
  • The lightning continued for half an hour, then vanished as Yue Qingyi’s body scattered into heaven and earth.
  • Ye Lin closed his eyes and was left with defeat, regret, and sorrow he could not understand.

Ch. 4952Path of Invincibility - Crossing the Death Tribulation 39

After Yue Qingyi vanished, Ye Lin collapsed, and Mu Yun Chunfeng used the Beast Taming Sect’s treasures to keep him alive. Three days later, Ye Lin awoke still regretting that he could not protect Yue Qingyi.

  • Ye Lin watched Yue Qingyi disappear and passed out, while Mu Yun Chunfeng fed him treasures to save him.
  • A middle-aged man pleaded with the Third Ancestor to let him see his dying daughter, Qing'er, but the Third Ancestor said she had already lived happily and should not be disturbed.
  • The middle-aged man gave up on seeing Qing'er and sat in despair before her flickering life flame.
  • Three days later, Ye Lin awoke in a great hall and lamented that he had failed to protect Yue Qingyi.
  • Mu Yun Chunfeng told Ye Lin he was awake after using half the Beast Taming Sect’s accumulated foundations to save him.

Ch. 4953Path of Invincibility - Crossing the Death Tribulation 40

Ye Lin recovered from his injuries and discovered that Yue Qingyi had survived the Heavenly Tribulation by entering a Phoenix Nirvana-like state. The chapter ended with Ye Lin understanding that his protection and Yue Qingyi’s Fate Traits had helped her survive and evade the Heavenly Dao.

  • Ye Lin examined his severe injuries, then thanked Mu Yun Chunfeng and gave him a lotus that could help him reach the second layer of the Golden Immortal realm.
  • Ye Lin left the hall as Mu Yun Chunfeng excitedly accepted the lotus.
  • The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar told Ye Lin that Yue Qingyi might still be alive, and Ye Lin searched the Beast Taming Sect with his divine sense.
  • Ye Lin found a radiant point high in the sky and realized Yue Qingyi was in a state of Phoenix Nirvana.
  • Ye Lin recalled Yue Qingyi’s Fate Traits and concluded that his intervention and their blessings had enabled her survival.

Ch. 4954Path of Invincibility - Crossing the Death Tribulation 41

Ye Lin guarded Yue Qingyi as Phoenix Nirvana continued nurturing her, while he recovered from his injuries. Five years passed, and he was left waiting for her awakening as the Beast Taming Sect prepared to exploit its Sect Master's breakthrough.

  • Ye Lin swallowed healing pills from his Spatial Ring and stayed in the sky to guard Yue Qingyi's transformation.
  • Over five years, a blue ball of light beside Ye Lin grew from fist-sized to the height of a person, filled with life force.
  • The Beast Taming Sect Master advanced to the second level of the Golden Immortal realm and left to subdue a first-level Golden Immortal Demon Beast.
  • The Beast Taming Sect's elders and disciples grew confident and prepared to attack other factions if their Sect Master succeeded.
  • Ye Lin recovered most of his injuries and accepted that Yue Qingyi was still alive, though he still could not see her status or know when she would awaken.
  • Ye Lin resolved never again to help someone overturn their Destiny, fearing the consequences of challenging the Heavenly Dao.

Ch. 4955Path of Invincibility - Crossing the Death Tribulation 42

After three years of waiting, Ye Lin watched Yue Qingyi emerge from Phoenix Nirvana as a Golden Immortal. Her panel revealed that the Heavenly Dao would unleash a World-Destroying Thunder Tribulation in three days, and the chapter ended with Yue Qingyi sensing that Ye Lin was hiding something about her.

  • After three years, the sphere surrounding Yue Qingyi cracked and shattered as she emerged reborn in a golden gown.
  • Ye Lin checked Yue Qingyi’s panel and saw that she had reached Golden Immortal Layer One, while the Heavenly Dao planned to kill her with a World-Destroying Thunder Tribulation in three days.
  • Ye Lin realized that surviving the coming tribulation could finally dispel Yue Qingyi’s death tribulation, but he feared the strength of the attack.
  • Yue Qingyi greeted Ye Lin with delight, and he told her she had become a favored daughter of heaven and a Golden Immortal.
  • Yue Qingyi studied Ye Lin’s eyes and told him she knew he was hiding something related to her.

Ch. 4956Path of Invincibility - Crossing the Death Tribulation 43

Yue Qingyi told Ye Lin that she would face the World-Destroying Great Calamity in three days and asked him not to interfere. Ye Lin agreed to accompany her for the next three days, and she asked him to take her out to enjoy the world one last time.

  • Ye Lin told Yue Qingyi that surviving the World-Destroying Thunder Tribulation would leave her future clear, but failure would destroy her body and soul.
  • Yue Qingyi refused to let Ye Lin or her family help her, saying she did not want to burden them again.
  • Yue Qingyi asked whether Ye Lin had stayed by her side for reasons beyond a promise, but Ye Lin said he had acted only for himself.
  • Yue Qingyi asked Ye Lin not to interfere with her tribulation and to accompany her for three days, and Ye Lin agreed.
  • Yue Qingyi asked Ye Lin to take her out and let her see the world one last time.

Ch. 4957Path of Invincibility - Crossing the Death Tribulation 44

Ye Lin spent Yue Qingyi’s final days with her before she faced the World-Destroying Thunder Tribulation, then secretly saved her at great cost. Yue Qingyi woke three days later, learned Ye Lin had left with catastrophic injuries, and went looking for him.

  • Ye Lin accompanied Yue Qingyi through the mountains and cities, then watched the sunset with her as she confessed her feelings and asked him to hold her.
  • Ye Lin held Yue Qingyi while she fell asleep and dreamed of traveling the realms with him.
  • Yue Qingyi woke after three days, found Ye Lin gone, and rushed to the Yue Family to ask about him.
  • The Third Ancestor and Yue Qingyi’s father told her that Ye Lin had fulfilled their agreement and left the previous day after taking his promised reward.
  • Yue Qingyi learned that Ye Lin’s meridians were severed, his dantian shattered, his Primordial Spirit damaged, and his realm had fallen, leaving his survival uncertain.

Ch. 4958Path of Invincibility - Crossing the Death Tribulation 45

After learning that Ye Lin had taken her world-destroying calamity and suffered devastating injuries, Yue Qingyi broke down over his possible death. She learned he might have returned to the Earth God Realm and began searching for him around the Yue Family.

  • Yue Qingyi realized Ye Lin had shielded her from the calamity and wept after hearing his injuries might be fatal.
  • Yue Qingyi asked her father where Ye Lin had gone, and he said Ye Lin might have returned to the Earth God Realm.
  • The Third Ancestor warned Yue Qingyi that Ye Lin’s injuries were so severe he might already be dead.
  • Yue Qingyi refused to believe Ye Lin had died and searched the skies around the Yue Family for him.

Ch. 4959The Path of Invincibility - The Price Is Too Great

After surviving a devastating heavenly tribulation, Ye Lin slowly recovered while the Demon-Monster Realm conquered the Eight Wastelands and plunged the Earth God Realm into chaos. A hundred years later, Ye Lin had recovered eighty percent of his injuries.

  • Ye Lin reflected on the severe injuries he suffered after facing the heavenly tribulation alone and threatening the Heavenly Dao with the Human Emperor Sword.
  • Ye Lin inspected the black stone containing the Earth Vein Essence of an entire great world, stored it in his Spatial Ring, and began treating his wounds.
  • The Demon-Monster Realm conquered the Eight Wastelands and advanced toward the Four Continents, leaving the Four Seas untouched.
  • War, internal conflict, and battles over territory and resources spread throughout the Earth God Realm as its calamity aura intensified.
  • A hundred years later, Ye Lin emerged from his cave after recovering eighty percent of his strength.

Ch. 4960Path of Invincibility - A Dismissive Glance

After recovering from his injuries for a century, Ye Lin left seclusion and learned that the Demon-Monster Realm and the Seven Seas had overrun the Eight Wastelands and threatened the Four Continents. He dismissed the merit offered for fighting the invaders, unwilling to risk limiting his path to Great Luo Transcendence.

  • Ye Lin emerged from seclusion after a hundred years, with his injuries eighty percent healed and his cultivation stabilized at the sixth level of Golden Immortal.
  • Ye Lin contacted the others and met Wang Tian, Li Xiaoyao, and Gu Qingzhi in a teahouse in Divine Martial City.
  • Gu Qingzhi told Ye Lin that the Demon-Monster Realm had joined forces with the Seven Seas, the Eight Wastelands had fallen, and the Four Continents were seeking aid from the Immortal God Realm.
  • Gu Qingzhi explained that the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal God Realm granted merit for killing demons and monsters.
  • Ye Lin rejected the value of that merit, believing it could weaken his foundation, limit his strength, and threaten his cultivation if he left the Immortal God Realm.

Ch. 4961Path of Invincibility - Not Allowed In?

Ye Lin discovered that the Demon-Monster Realm’s invasion had reached Western Qin Phoenix Province, trapping everyone in the Earth God Realm until its world opened. He led his companions out of the city as the demonic cloud consumed it, and they fled amid a province-wide catastrophe.

  • Ye Lin realized the heavier tribulation aura came from the Demon-Monster Realm’s invasion and that they could not leave the Earth God Realm for a long time.
  • Cultivators panicked and fled after hearing that demons and monsters had reached the region near the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty’s Imperial Capital.
  • Ye Lin told Wang Tian and the others to leave the teahouse and escape the city.
  • Ye Lin saw that the advancing demonic cloud consisted of countless demons and monsters, draining life from everything in its path.
  • Ye Lin and his companions fled as the demonic cloud engulfed and destroyed the city, while great demons trampled across the land.
  • Wang Tian concluded that half of Western Qin Phoenix Province had fallen and questioned what the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty had been doing.

Ch. 4962Path of Invincibility - Open the door quickly, I want to go in

Fleeing cultivators and colossal beasts reached the Imperial Capital of the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty, hoping its powerful defenders and city-protecting formation would shelter them from the advancing Demon-Monster Realm. The city refused to open its gates, leaving the refugees abandoned outside.

  • Cultivators fled from the Demon-Monster Realm’s forces and saw the Imperial Capital of the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty ahead.
  • A fleeing cultivator called for the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty to open the gates so the refugees could enter.
  • The refugees found the city-protecting formation still closed while the soldiers and experts inside watched them indifferently.
  • Figures inside the city claimed that demons or monsters might have infiltrated the refugees and that the Imperial Capital had no room for them.
  • The refugees realized that the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty intended to abandon them.

Ch. 4963Path of Invincibility - Heart Like a Boulder

Ye Lin prepared to leave before the demon-monster army arrived, but Qin Unrivaled invited him into the Imperial Capital and ordered the grand formation opened. As the demonic clouds drew near, Qin Unrivaled's companions feared what was coming.

  • A cultivator threatened to destroy the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty and was killed by a pillar of light from the grand formation.
  • Ye Lin suggested leaving before the demon-monsters arrived because his injuries had not stabilized.
  • Qin Unrivaled appeared atop the city wall and invited Ye Lin inside for a chat.
  • Qin Unrivaled dismissed protests from his followers and ordered the grand formation opened to welcome his friends.
  • The demonic clouds approached the Imperial Capital, and even Qin Unrivaled's cultivators began to tremble with fear.

Ch. 4964Path of Invincibility - Then... Thank You

Ye Lin and the others entered the Great Qin Imperial Capital to escape the approaching demons and monsters, where he reunited with Qin Unrivaled. The city was soon surrounded, and hostile figures in the sky challenged Great Qin to come out.

  • Ye Lin thanked Qin Unrivaled and led the others into the Imperial Capital as the demons and monsters approached.
  • The city-protecting formation began to reappear, while the capital’s imprisoned powerhouses kept fleeing cultivators away.
  • Qin Unrivaled noticed Ye Lin was badly injured and asked who had wounded him.
  • Ye Lin said the Heavenly Dao had left his injuries, but Qin Unrivaled took this as a joke.
  • A mocking voice called for Great Qin cultivators to come out, and Qin Unrivaled looked up to see the capital surrounded by demons and monsters.

Ch. 4965Path of Invincibility - A Few Fools

Demons and devils taunted the prodigies inside the Great Qin Imperial Capital, luring several into leaving its protection to fight. Ye Lin stopped Li Xiaoyao from joining them and accepted Qin Unrivaled’s invitation to his residence.

  • Demons and devils mocked the Imperial Capital’s prodigies, hoping to provoke them into leaving the city.
  • A prodigy asked Qin Unrivaled for permission to fight, and Qin Unrivaled let him go if he was not afraid of dying.
  • The prodigy left the Imperial Capital to face the demons and devils, who continued taunting the crowd into joining him.
  • Several angry prodigies left the city to fight, while Qin Unrivaled watched and called them fools.
  • Ye Lin agreed to visit Qin Unrivaled’s residence, having restrained Li Xiaoyao from following the departing fighters.

Ch. 4966Path of Invincibility - Just a Fair Trade

Ye Lin met with Qin Unrivaled, who urged him to join the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty in resisting the Demon-Monster Realm until the passage to the Starry Sky opened. Ye Lin distrusted Qin Unrivaled and refused to commit, leaving their alliance unresolved.

  • Qin Unrivaled thanked Ye Lin for escorting him safely, but Ye Lin called their arrangement a fair deal.
  • Qin Unrivaled said the passage to the Starry Sky would open in three thousand years and asked Ye Lin to help resist the Demon-Monster Realm.
  • Ye Lin questioned the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty's strength, and Qin Unrivaled claimed the forces would counterattack in thirty years.
  • Qin Unrivaled invited Ye Lin to fight alongside him and later travel to the Starry Sky together, saying he sincerely wanted to be friends.
  • Ye Lin said he was a wanderer and did not trust Qin Unrivaled, leaving his offer unanswered.

Ch. 4967Path of Invincibility - Thirty Years

After Qin Unrivaled warned Ye Lin that the Three Realms would descend into chaos in thirty years, Ye Lin decided to use the time to recover and raise his cultivation. He began secluded cultivation in the Imperial Capital, taking three sacred healing pills from Wang Tian to heal his injuries.

  • Qin Unrivaled offered Ye Lin a safe place to stay and left after failing to get the answer he wanted.
  • Ye Lin noted that Li Xiaoyao and Gu Qingzhi had reached the sixth level of the Golden Immortal realm, while Wang Tian and the others had reached the fourth level.
  • Ye Lin resolved to cultivate for thirty years and aimed to reach the seventh level of the Golden Immortal realm before the coming chaos.
  • Ye Lin entered a secluded chamber after telling the others they could move about freely.
  • Wang Tian gave Ye Lin three sacred healing pills, which Ye Lin swallowed to recover his injuries as he began cultivating.

Ch. 4968Path of Invincibility - Unlucky Bastard

After five years of healing, Ye Lin began comprehending the Destruction Sword Dao Law with help from the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar and the Human Emperor’s insights. As the Imperial Capital remained surrounded and the provinces fell to the Demon-Monster Realm, those who knew the truth stayed calm because the real calamity had not yet begun.

  • Ye Lin recovered from his injuries with Wang Tian’s sacred healing pills and worried that he had only twenty-five years to reach the seventh layer of Golden Immortal.
  • The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar offered to teach Ye Lin the Dao of Slaughter and the Dao of Blood, and Ye Lin combined its teachings with the Human Emperor’s insights to advance his Destruction Sword Dao Law.
  • Xinyou listened to the Dao sounds while Ye Lin cultivated, and Li Xiaoyao and the others toured the Imperial Capital as they consolidated their recent breakthroughs.
  • Demons and monsters surrounded the Imperial Capital, and Western Qin Phoenix Province had fallen, with the other provinces facing the same fate.
  • Cultivators despaired as the disaster spread, while the people in power stayed relaxed because they knew the true calamity had not yet begun.

Ch. 4969Path of Invincibility - Twenty Years in a Finger Snap

After twenty years of studying laws with the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar, Ye Lin had nearly comprehended one-tenth of the Destruction Sword Dao Law and was ready to advance to the seventh level of the Golden Immortal Realm. He began absorbing the Earth Vein Essence stored in a black stone, despite its violent power cracking his body.

  • The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar finished explaining the laws Ye Lin could use and left the rest of his progress to him.
  • Ye Lin realized his comprehension of the Destruction Sword Dao Law was close to one-tenth, qualifying him to reach the seventh level of the Golden Immortal Realm.
  • Ye Lin decided to use the Earth Vein Essence in the black stone to build the cultivation foundation needed for his breakthrough.
  • Ye Lin absorbed a massive surge of Earth Vein Essence, and cracks appeared across his Golden Immortal body.
  • Ye Lin dismissed the cracks as a minor problem and continued absorbing the essence.

Ch. 4970Path of Invincibility - Golden Immortal Seventh Layer, Achieved!

Ye Lin absorbed Earth Vein Essence for years and broke through to the Golden Immortal Seventh Layer, gaining a foundation strong enough to face future dangers. After reviewing his status, he decided to stir up trouble to increase his luck before venturing into the Central Star Domain.

  • Ye Lin refined Earth Vein Essence for years as his body, meridians, and Primordial Spirit transformed and gained traces of divinity.
  • After more than twenty years in seclusion, Ye Lin broke through to the Golden Immortal Seventh Layer, cracking the secret chamber with his aura.
  • Ye Lin examined his cultivation status and noticed that his luck had been increasing too slowly.
  • Ye Lin decided to cause trouble to raise his luck, then left the damaged secret chamber without accepting responsibility for it.

Ch. 4971Path of Invincibility - Unspeakable, Unutterable

Ye Lin asked the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar about Luo Yao's origins, but it warned that her race was too powerful to discuss safely. Ye Lin accepted that he would learn more when he was ready and left Luo Yao's background unknown.

  • Ye Lin left the secret chamber and watched Luo Yao play in the courtyard with two other girls.
  • Ye Lin asked the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar to explain Luo Yao's origins.
  • The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar said Luo Yao came from a race so powerful that even thinking of them could draw their attention and endanger the Star River Cosmos.
  • The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar urged Ye Lin to keep Luo Yao close and said she would become his greatest backing after he left the Star River Cosmos.
  • Ye Lin accepted the warning and did not ask further about Luo Yao's origins.

Ch. 4972Path of Invincibility - Trouble

Ye Lin emerged from seclusion at Golden Immortal Level Seven just as the passage to the Immortal God Realm was set to open and a great battle approached. As the Four Seas Dragon Clans advanced on Western Qin Phoenix Province, Qin Unrivaled realized they were joining forces with the Demon-Monster Realm to attack the Four Continents.

  • Qin Unrivaled greeted Ye Lin and told him the passage would fully open in three days, when the great battle would begin.
  • Ye Lin embraced Luo Yao and saw demonic qi shroud the Imperial Capital as Qin Unrivaled vowed to kill the demons there.
  • Qin Unrivaled explained that he had become the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty’s temporary ruler but planned to leave for the Starry Sky once the passage opened.
  • A soldier reported that the Four Great Dragon Clans had sent troops toward Western Qin Phoenix Province.
  • Qin Unrivaled realized the Four Seas Dragon Clans and sea clans would join the Demon-Monster Realm to attack the Four Continents while the Demon-Monster Realm faced the Immortal God Realm.

Ch. 4973Path of Invincibility - Luo Yao's Joy

Ye Lin reflected on the Demon-Monster Realm’s long-planned scheme to divide the Immortal God Realm, then set aside the looming crisis to spend time with Luo Yao. After he served her a feast, two little heads appeared outside the main hall, staring at the food.

  • Qin Unrivaled apologized to Ye Lin and hurried away to decide how Western Qin Phoenix Province should respond to the Seven Seas and Demon-Monster Realm.
  • Ye Lin realized the Demon-Monster Realm had crippled the Eight Wastelands to clear the way for the Four Seas Dragon Clan, but decided the crisis was not yet his responsibility.
  • Ye Lin carried Luo Yao into the main hall and conjured a table filled with delicacies for her.
  • Luo Yao thanked Brother Ye Lin, then rushed to the feast and ate happily.
  • Ye Lin sensed someone outside the main hall and turned to see two little heads watching the food.

Ch. 4974Path of Invincibility - Eating Together

Ye Lin left the palace residence and walked through the bustling Great Qin Imperial Capital, where powerful experts gathered to face the demons and monsters. He ran into Know-All, who questioned how Ye Lin had entered the city, while Ye Lin wondered the same about Know-All.

  • Ye Lin invited two little girls to eat with the others, then left the main hall alone.
  • Ye Lin walked through the palace complex and into the capital’s crowded streets, observing the powerful figures gathered there.
  • Know-All appeared before Ye Lin and asked why the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty had let someone from a remote region enter.
  • Ye Lin asked how Know-All, a mere Heavenly Immortal, had managed to enter the capital.

Ch. 4975Path of Invincibility - Of Course It's Ability, Background

Ye Lin mocked Know-All’s claims about being the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s successor and continued onward. Know-All tried to divine Ye Lin’s future but found nothing, then followed him, convinced he might learn more once his cultivation improved.

  • Know-All boasted that the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s backing and connections made his low cultivation unimportant.
  • Ye Lin called Know-All a useless profiteer and left him too angry to respond.
  • Know-All secretly used a divination tool to calculate Ye Lin’s future but found that Ye Lin had none.
  • Know-All assumed that a treasure or powerful expert had hidden Ye Lin’s heavenly secrets, then followed him.
Arc 199 of 316