Recaps

The black dog tried to persuade Ye Lin to free him by boasting about his past, but Ye Lin demanded a demonstration first. The dog taught him half of the Grand Void Ashen Extinction Finger, leaving Ye Lin with a vision of its power.

• The black dog followed Ye Lin and bragged that even Primordial Unity Golden Immortals had not been worthy to meet him.
• Ye Lin decided to make the black dog prove his worth before helping him.
• The black dog chose to teach Ye Lin the Grand Void Ashen Extinction Finger, withholding the rest until Ye Lin freed him.
• The black dog described the art as a postcelestial low-grade technique that could erase an opponent and every trace of their existence.
• Ye Lin closed his eyes and saw a towering figure before whom the three thousand laws bowed and the myriad Great Daos sank into oblivion.

The black dog showed Ye Lin the Grand Void Ashen Extinction Finger and explained its immense power and cost, convincing Ye Lin that its claims were credible. When Ye Lin asked who had sealed someone so powerful, the black dog refused to answer and urged him to come rescue him before his projection vanished.

• The black dog demonstrated the Grand Void Ashen Extinction Finger, whose power left Ye Lin unable to move.
• The black dog explained that the art could kill a ninth-level Golden Immortal at great mastery but would drain its user completely.
• Ye Lin became mostly convinced of the black dog's origins but asked why anyone could have sealed him.
• The black dog avoided answering and urged Ye Lin to rescue him before his projection dissipated.

Ye Lin negotiated with the trapped Big Black Dog, who agreed to reward his companions for helping break the formation. The dog then recognized Luo Yao as a member of a rare and powerful race and urged her to say “Great River” so he could regain his freedom.

• Ye Lin bargained with the Big Black Dog and introduced Bao Xiaotou and the others as potential helpers.
• Bao Xiaotou and the others offered their skills, and the Big Black Dog promised each of them a stroke of fortune once he was free.
• The Big Black Dog noticed Luo Yao in Shangguan Wanyu’s arms and recognized her as a member of the Profound Sea True Ripple race.
• The Big Black Dog approached Luo Yao and urged her to say “Great River” to release him.

Ye Lin prepared to help the black dog, whose projection was fading, and learned that speaking or even thinking of powerful beings’ names could bring deadly karma. He warned Gu Qingzhi and the others to forget the name the black dog had mentioned.

• Luo Yao threatened to have Great River throw the black dog away, and the frightened dog hid behind Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin agreed to help the black dog and sent three clones into the village before setting off with the others.
• The black dog recognized Ye Lin’s perfected One Breath Becomes Three Purities and warned him that speaking the names of powerful beings could draw disastrous karma.
• Ye Lin erased the name from his thoughts, then covered Gu Qingzhi’s mouth when she began to repeat it and told everyone to forget it.

Ye Lin brought his companions to the black dog’s sealed location, where the dog explained that the formation could only be broken from outside. Bao Xiaotou could not decipher the complex formation, so the black dog locked its cores in place and ordered them to smash those cores before he lost control.

• Ye Lin and the others reached the black dog’s sealed location, and the dog explained that the formation’s flaw lay outside and outlined the four directions for the group.
• Ye Lin razed the forest, revealing the formation beneath it.
• Bao Xiaotou examined the formation with his Compass and concluded that its layers were too complex for him to break.
• Ye Lin took the east position, Bao Xiaotou the west, Li Xiaoyao the north, and Gu Qingzhi the south, while the black dog occupied the center.
• The black dog locked the formation cores in place and ordered the four of them to attack from their positions and destroy them by force.

Bao Xiaotou and Ye Lin battered the grand formation until Ye Lin broke its final defenses with the Hand of Heaven. A black dog escaped, releasing a vast demonic aura that forced everyone to retreat.

• Bao Xiaotou discovered that the figure inside the formation had stopped its operation and fixed its formation eyes in place, then attacked them with brute force.
• Bao Xiaotou and Ye Lin continued striking the weakening formation as the voice inside urged them to hurry.
• The black dog warned that it could hold the formation for only three more breaths, so Ye Lin used the Fortune Invincibility Method and the Hand of Heaven.
• Ye Lin's golden palm shattered the formation's last defenses, and the remaining formations broke apart.
• The black dog shot into the sky and unleashed a vast demonic aura, causing Ye Lin and the others to retreat.

Ye Lin learned that the Big Black Dog was the Black Emperor, who offered to train him in repayment for being freed from a seal. The Black Emperor joined Ye Lin’s group as they headed toward a village free of tribulation aura.

• The Black Emperor asked Ye Lin how much Fortune his invincibility method had consumed, and Ye Lin saw that the palm strike had cost him 2.3 billion Fortune.
• The Black Emperor warned Ye Lin that relying on Fortune-powered methods could cloud him and offered to train his combat skills.
• Ye Lin accepted the offer and asked the dog’s name, and the dog introduced himself as the Black Emperor.
• The Black Emperor explained that his cultivation had vanished and followed Ye Lin for protection, offering training in return.
• Ye Lin led the group toward a village and noticed it had no tribulation aura, marking it as a cultivation site.

The Black Emperor gave Bao Xiaotou and Wang Tian formation and pill manuals to study, then turned his attention to Gu Qingzhi’s zither Dao. He reassured her that he did not desire her and treated cultivators as insects, and Gu Qingzhi accepted his explanation without anger.

• The Black Emperor criticized Bao Xiaotou’s formation skills and sent him the Complete Compendium of Formations.
• Bao Xiaotou initially dismissed the manual, but was surprised by its contents and sat down to study it.
• The Black Emperor gave Wang Tian the Complete Compendium of the Pill Dao and praised his attitude and talent.
• The Black Emperor asked Gu Qingzhi about her zither Dao and reassured her that he was not coveting her beauty.
• Gu Qingzhi smiled and accepted the Black Emperor’s explanation without taking offense.

The Black Emperor rewarded Gu Qingzhi with a zither piece and Ye Lin with the complete Grand Void Ashen Extinction Finger, then offered to retrain Ye Lin in the Dao of the sword. He insisted Ye Lin abandon his current cultivation and techniques, leaving Ye Lin intrigued by the promise of doubling his combat strength in a thousand years.

• The Black Emperor gave Gu Qingzhi a profound zither piece to study.
• The Black Emperor told Shangguan Wanyu that caring for Luo Yao was her greatest opportunity, and Shangguan Wanyu was left baffled.
• The Black Emperor transmitted the complete Grand Void Ashen Extinction Finger to Ye Lin.
• The Black Emperor criticized Ye Lin for cultivating too many paths and offered to personally train him for a thousand years.
• The Black Emperor told Ye Lin to discard his current cultivation and techniques and focus solely on the Dao of the sword.

Black Emperor offered to create a strengthening plan for Ye Lin after identifying the flaws in his scattered cultivation. Ye Lin remained wary but was tempted by the offer, unwilling to reincarnate and risk losing his panel.

• Black Emperor told Ye Lin he could tailor a cultivation plan for him, though the process might take a thousand years and involve hardship.
• Ye Lin recognized that his cultivation had become scattered and that he relied almost entirely on the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art in battle.
• Ye Lin recalled that the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar had proposed reincarnation as a solution, but he had refused because he feared losing his panel.
• Black Emperor told Ye Lin to stop guarding against him and insisted that he had no reason to scheme against him.

Ye Lin refused Black Emperor’s suggestion to take the giant tree’s vitality because Gu Qingzhi had promised to protect its transformation for ten years. After the ten years passed, Gu Qingzhi sensed the tree was about to take form, but a commotion erupted in the village.

• Ye Lin inspected the giant tree and declined to take its vitality, citing his promise to respect its transformation.
• Black Emperor approved of Ye Lin’s principles and occasionally expounded the Dao to him as the others absorbed the treasures he had given them.
• Li Xiaoyao left the village alone before Black Emperor could give him treasures suited to his Dao of Strength.
• Ten years passed, and Gu Qingzhi opened her eyes, sensing that the giant tree was ready to take form.
• A tremendous boom shook the village as an unidentified man shouted that a brat had stolen his supreme treasure and could not escape.

Ye Lin confronted a seventh-layer Golden Immortal who had injured Li Xiaoyao and demanded the boulder Li Xiaoyao found. Ye Lin drove the man off and returned to the village, where he questioned what the boulder was.

• Li Xiaoyao carried a massive boulder into the village and told Ye Lin that a man had tried to steal it.
• A black-robed seventh-layer Golden Immortal demanded the boulder, and Ye Lin challenged him over injuring Li Xiaoyao.
• Ye Lin summoned the Eye of Heavenly Punishment and struck the fleeing man, blasting a hole through his abdomen and damaging his dantian.
• The injured man fled and vowed to remember the grudge, while Ye Lin returned to Li Xiaoyao and asked what the boulder was.

Li Xiaoyao discovered a stone containing a remnant of the Strength Dao, and the Black Emperor gave him the divine bone hidden inside. The Black Emperor began planning Ye Lin’s transformation and said he would need far more valuable resources than Ye Lin currently possessed.

• Li Xiaoyao told Ye Lin that he had felt drawn to the massive stone, and the Black Emperor recognized its Strength Dao resonance.
• The Black Emperor told Li Xiaoyao to smash the stone, revealing a divine bone marked with golden runes, which he gave to Li Xiaoyao.
• Gu Qingzhi stood guard as the true spirit of vegetation underwent its heavenly lightning tribulation.
• The Black Emperor advised Ye Lin to gather as many resources as possible and asked to inspect his Spatial Ring.
• After examining the ring, the Black Emperor returned it and told Ye Lin that its contents were mostly trash and insufficient for a complete transformation.

After Gu Qingzhi helped the newly transformed being complete its tribulation, Ye Lin’s group prepared to leave. The Black Emperor asked Ye Lin about his ambitions and, satisfied by his answer, considered whether to guide him toward the summit of the Great Dao.

• Bao Xiaotou, Wang Tian, Li Xiaoyao, and Shangguan Wanyu offered Ye Lin their Spatial Rings, but he declined them.
• The lightning tribulation ended, and life force restored vitality to the barren plain as Gu Qingzhi arrived.
• Ye Lin confirmed everyone was present and led the group away from the area.
• Wang Tian said the group had enough plant essences for his pill formulas and planned to study them after they returned.
• The Black Emperor told Ye Lin he had five hundred years to gather resources before a fifteen-hundred-year period of remaking him, then asked whether he aspired to the summit of the Great Dao.
• Ye Lin declared that his Dao was to become strong enough to live freely, without being bullied or judged by anyone.

Black Emperor promised to help Ye Lin pursue his ambition and gave him a list of rare resources to obtain within one hundred years, offering to train him and his companions. Ye Lin accepted the gamble, memorized the list, and left as chaos loomed in the Demon-Monster Realm after the demons and monsters moved most of their forces away.

• Black Emperor told Ye Lin he would help him and said Ye Lin needed overwhelming strength to achieve his ambition.
• Black Emperor wrote down the Heavenly Heart Flower, Earth Lotus Grass, and Blood Prison Stone, marked their locations, and ordered Ye Lin to obtain them within one hundred years.
• Black Emperor said he would gather other resources and improve Ye Lin's companions' strength before leading them away.
• Ye Lin memorized the list, burned the paper, and departed from the area.
• The chapter noted that the Demon-Monster Realm was nearing chaos because the demons and monsters had transferred most of their forces elsewhere.

Ye Lin followed three Buddhist cultivators to Great Wasteland Mountain, where they were searching for the Heavenly Heart Flower. He learned that a Great Demon was also coming to harvest it, and the flower was expected to mature soon.

• Ye Lin arrived at Great Wasteland Mountain after three Buddhist cultivators entered its depths.
• The Buddhist cultivators searched a gorge for the Heavenly Heart Flower and said it would mature within two days.
• Ye Lin hid in a cave and watched the Buddhist cultivators, intending to let them help him find the flower.
• A Great Demon passed by and said the Heavenly Heart Flower would mature that day, after which Ye Lin emerged from hiding.

Ye Lin searched a gorge while Buddhist cultivators battled a demon over the Heavenly Heart Flower and the missing Eight Wastelands Qi-Devouring Cauldron. He found the nearly mature flower and waited as the Buddhists defeated the demon, leaving the flower still uncollected.

• Ye Lin left the cave and searched the gorge alone while Buddhist cultivators and a demon fought nearby.
• Ye Lin found a nearly mature Heavenly Heart Flower in a hollow beside the cliff and waited for it to mature.
• Four more Buddhist cultivators joined the fight, giving the seven Buddhists the advantage over the sixth-layer Golden Immortal demon.
• The Buddhist cultivators overwhelmed the demon with Buddhist light and scripture, and Buddha Kingdom in the Palm crushed him after he threatened them with the Demon King's revenge.

Ye Lin took the ripened Heavenly Heart Flower and killed the Buddhist cultivators who tried to claim it, prompting the Buddhist Sect to send Heartless and the Eighteen Arhats after him. He then entered Heavenly Fate Heavy City to search for Earth Lotus Grass, despite the eighth-level Golden Immortal Demon-Monster guarding it.

• Ye Lin took the ripened Heavenly Heart Flower and killed the Buddhist cultivators who confronted him, collecting their Spatial Rings.
• A Buddhist cultivator reported the deaths to the golden Buddha, who ordered Heartless and the Eighteen Arhats to capture Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin arrived at Heavenly Fate Heavy City, where an eighth-level Golden Immortal Demon-Monster guarded the city, to seek Earth Lotus Grass.
• Ye Lin entered the city and noticed several gazes sweep over him before he continued toward its largest trading venue.

Ye Lin entered Heavenly Fate Heavy City's pagoda to buy the Earth Lotus Grass, despite it being one of the city's treasures. Little Red showed him the grass and offered to arrange a transaction.

• Ye Lin sensed a formidable aura atop the pagoda and walked inside.
• Little Red greeted Ye Lin and asked what he needed.
• Ye Lin asked for the Earth Lotus Grass and said he could pay with immortal stones, Law Source Stones, or other valuables.
• Little Red led Ye Lin to a room and opened it with hand seals.
• Ye Lin saw the one-meter-tall Earth Lotus Grass, and Little Red offered to bring in the person responsible for the transaction.

Ye Lin, posing as Blood Slaughter, pretended to negotiate for the Earth Lotus Grass while looking for a way to steal it from Heaven-Earth Heavy City. Little Black quoted an enormous price and hesitated when Ye Lin asked to inspect the grass beyond its restrictions.

• Ye Lin decided that buying the Earth Lotus Grass was impossible and considered how to take it while avoiding the Golden Immortal guards.
• Little Red fetched Little Black, the fiend in charge, after Ye Lin said he wanted the Earth Lotus Grass.
• Ye Lin introduced himself as Blood Slaughter, and Little Black explained the grass’s value and demanded thirty million Supreme Immortal Stones, thirty million Law Source Stones, and a huge quantity of flesh and blood.
• Ye Lin rejected the price and asked Little Black to open the restrictions so he could examine the Earth Lotus Grass up close.
• Little Black hesitated, explaining that the restrictions protected the treasure and questioning whether Ye Lin might try to steal it.

Ye Lin tricked Little Black into opening the restriction on the Earth Lotus Grass vault, memorizing the hand seals before claiming he needed to consult his master about the price. Little Black saw through the ruse after Ye Lin left and refused to wait for him.

• Ye Lin feigned anger until Little Black agreed to open the vault's restriction.
• Ye Lin memorized Little Black's hand seals as the restriction dissipated and he absorbed the dense aura inside.
• Ye Lin said the Earth Lotus Grass cost too much and claimed he would ask his master before returning with an answer.
• Little Black reset the restriction and told Ye Lin the lowest price was twenty-five million, with the flesh and blood unchanged.
• After Ye Lin left, Little Black dropped his friendly act and told Little Red that Ye Lin had never intended to negotiate.

Ye Lin sent three clones to create chaos in Heavenly Fate Heavy City, then entered the city to steal the Earth Lotus Grass while its strongest defenders were distracted. After subduing Little Black, he forced him to lead the way to the treasury.

• Ye Lin summoned three clones, who triggered explosions in three parts of Heavenly Fate Heavy City and drew the powerful experts away.
• Ye Lin entered the city and killed Little Red when she greeted him.
• Ye Lin broke through the restriction guarding the Earth Lotus Grass and prepared to take it.
• Little Black confronted Ye Lin but was crushed by his pressure and forced to surrender.
• Ye Lin lifted Little Black by the neck and ordered him to lead the way to the treasury while his clones held off the city's defenders.

Ye Lin broke into Heavenly Fate Heavy City's treasure vault, seized its unrestrained treasures, and killed Little Black before escaping. The furious city lord ordered the city-protecting formation activated after learning that three Buddhist cultivators had entered the city.

• Ye Lin forced Little Black to open the underground treasure vault and swept its unrestrained treasures into his Spatial Ring.
• Little Black admitted he could not remove the restrictions on the remaining treasures and asked Ye Lin for a quick death.
• Ye Lin destroyed Little Black's Primordial Spirit and escaped the underground chamber, leaving the restricted treasures behind.
• Ye Lin left Heavenly Fate Heavy City and dismissed his three avatars after they had nearly reached their limit.
• The demonic old man found the treasure vault empty and ordered his subordinates to investigate the thief.
• A demon reported that three cultivators from the Myriad Dharma Buddhist Sect had entered the city, and the old man ordered the city-protecting grand formation activated.

Ye Lin was confronted by Heartless and the Eighteen Arhats of the Myriad Dharma Buddhist Sect, who tried to take him to their Buddha. He escaped their formation and reached the Snowfield, where he questioned how snow could exist in the Demon-Monster Realm.

• Heartless introduced himself and the Eighteen Arhats, then demanded that Ye Lin accompany them to meet the Buddha of the Myriad Dharma Buddhist Sect.
• Ye Lin refused, and Heartless activated the Eighteen Arhats Grand Formation to capture him.
• Ye Lin used Near Yet Far to escape the formation and told the pursuers he would remember the Myriad Dharma Buddhist Sect.
• Heartless guessed that Ye Lin was heading to the Snowfield and led the Eighteen Arhats after him.
• Ye Lin arrived at the Snowfield and wondered how snow could fall in the Demon-Monster Realm.

Ye Lin searched the boundless snowfield for the Heart of Vastness while Heartless and the Eighteen Arhats followed his trail. When a child fled toward Ye Lin with a Demon Beast in pursuit, Ye Lin killed the beast with a single strike.

• Ye Lin entered the snowfield and searched for the Heart of Vastness, but found nothing after three hours.
• Heartless used a Buddha Bead to confirm Ye Lin was in the snowfield, then led the Eighteen Arhats inside to capture him and claim the treasure.
• A child ran toward Ye Lin while a large Demon Beast chased him, though neither figure appeared in Ye Lin's divine sense.
• Ye Lin sent a streak of Sword Qi through the Demon Beast, killing it in front of him.