Recaps

Chenyangzi and Tianjizi held their ground as Ye Lin cultivated inside a cave, hoping he would break through before reinforcements arrived. The reinforcements appeared in overwhelming numbers, led by three Three-Tribulation Loose Immortals, and a vast black-purple net descended over the battlefield.

• Chenyangzi considered retreating, but Tianjizi refused to leave Ye Lin behind.
• Chenyangzi stayed to keep the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon from acting while Ye Lin continued cultivating inside the cave.
• The trapped Outer Realm Heavenly Demon wondered why its reinforcements had not arrived, then saw a vast army fill the sky.
• Chenyangzi recognized the three leaders as powerful Three-Tribulation Loose Immortals and realized he could not stop them all.
• A huge black-purple net spread across heaven and earth, its corners reaching the east, south, west, and north.

A vast net trapped Chenyangzi and the others as three Outer Realm Heavenly Demon generals arrived to reinforce their forces. The generals prepared to attack, leaving the group’s hopes dependent on a distant Human Race expert.

• A blackish-purple net covered the mountain range, and Chenyangzi recognized it as a trap that no one could escape.
• The reporting Outer Realm Heavenly Demon questioned the three generals, then revealed that his father was Elder Wushi of the Holy Demon Sect.
• The center general explained that he had brought troops after suppressing a counterattack, and the reporting demon thanked him while privately doubting his motives.
• The left general assessed the defenders as an abundant haul, and Chenyangzi's expression turned grim.

Old Garden arrived injured to help Tianjizi, Chenyangzi, and the surrounded cultivators, but three Third Tribulation Loose Immortal-level Outer Realm Heavenly Demons moved to kill him. A powerful aura erupted from the cave and stopped the generals just before they clashed, leaving the source of the aura unknown.

• Tianjizi and Chenyangzi realized their supposed senior was only a Third Tribulation Loose Immortal and despaired as the enemy army prepared to attack.
• Old Garden appeared, wounded after defeating several Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, and Tianjizi and Chenyangzi greeted him.
• Three generals ordered an attack and charged at Old Garden together, forcing him to ready himself for battle.
• A crisp sound and overwhelming spiritual energy ripple came from the cave, making the three generals halt in shock.

Ye Lin broke through to the Earth Immortal realm and faced a lightning tribulation that puzzled the onlookers. After nine bolts struck him, he remained standing firm in midair.

• Ye Lin emerged from the cave in a beam of golden light as his breakthrough shook the surrounding sky and ground.
• Ye Lin wondered whether the Xuanhuang Great World would expel him after his breakthrough.
• Chenyangzi and Tianjizi were puzzled when a lightning tribulation appeared despite the Loose Immortal method concealing practitioners from the Heavenly Dao.
• Ye Lin let the lightning strike him, enduring nine increasingly powerful bolts without moving.

Ye Lin’s immense lightning tribulation drew the attention of cultivators and factions across the Central Continent, and a middle-aged man recognized it as an Immortal Ascension Tribulation. The chapter left Ye Lin still undergoing tribulation as Outer Realm Heavenly Demons gathered, while the old man believed they would not dare attack if Ye Lin succeeded.

• The Outer Realm Heavenly Demons watched Ye Lin endure powerful lightning bolts, and three generals considered retreating and called for reinforcements.
• An old man and a middle-aged man observed the tribulation from a luxurious palace and wondered what kind it was.
• The middle-aged man realized Ye Lin was undergoing an Immortal Ascension Tribulation to enter the Immortal Realm in a single leap.
• Powerful Outer Realm Heavenly Demons gathered from across the Central Continent, preparing to kill Ye Lin if he completed the tribulation.
• The old man said the demons would not dare attack if Ye Lin succeeded, then recalled Hong Batian guarding the passage between the two realms and the transcendent factions’ counterattack.

Ye Lin endured a powerful lightning tribulation while cultivators and Outer Realm Heavenly Demons watched without daring to interfere. As the tribulation continued into its fourth day, a young man appeared and recognized Ye Lin as his fated enemy.

• The old man realized that immortality could be reached without the Ascension Gate and ordered the leaders of the other transcendent factions to meet with him.
• Ye Lin sat calmly in the sky as thunder dragons unleashed a lightning tribulation that began tempering his body.
• For three days, the lightning grew stronger while the surrounding cultivators and Outer Realm Heavenly Demons stayed still.
• On the fourth day, Human Race cultivators voiced confidence in Ye Lin, and they glared at the demons without either side daring to attack.
• A young man emerged from the void, recognized Ye Lin's Unrivaled Sacred Body, and identified him as his fated enemy.

Ye Lin faced Qin Wudao during his lightning tribulation, and the two acknowledged that they were destined to fight but not yet on equal terms. As Qin Wudao prepared to leave, Ye Lin offered him a chance to follow him and become an immortal.

• Qin Wudao arrived too late to challenge Ye Lin before his tribulation and realized he could not withstand the lightning.
• Ye Lin sensed Qin Wudao and offered him three attacks, promising not to step back, but Qin Wudao refused to fight while Ye Lin was undergoing tribulation.
• Qin Wudao declared that he would catch up to Ye Lin within five years and fight him fairly, then turned to return to his sect.
• Ye Lin stopped Qin Wudao, praised his talent, and offered to guarantee his immortality if he followed and worked for him.

Ye Lin invited Qin Wudao to wait for him and promised a future duel, hoping to nurture the prodigy as an ally. As Ye Lin faced a devastating lightning tribulation, Qin Wudao realized how far beyond him Ye Lin had become.

• Ye Lin challenged Qin Wudao to a future fight, offering to accept Qin's obedience if Qin lost.
• Qin Wudao rejected Ye Lin's demand and insisted he would become immortal when the Ascension Gate appeared.
• Ye Lin told Qin Wudao to stay or leave as he wished, then reflected that Qin could become a powerful companion.
• After enduring three days of lightning, Ye Lin faced a thunder dragon comparable to an early Earth Immortal's full-force strike.
• Ye Lin attacked the thunder dragon with Saint-Falling Fist, while Chenyangzi warned everyone to keep their eyes closed.
• Qin Wudao closed his eyes and wondered whether this was the strength of the immortal realm.

Ye Lin endured the final lightning tribulation, using the Phoenix mark to summon a fiery-red Phoenix that clashed with the lightning Phoenix. After the tribulation ended, he received Immortal Qi and began refining the lightning within his body, then transformed some Immortal Qi into dark clouds.

• A lightning Qilin passed through Ye Lin and filled his body with tribulation lightning, consuming his spiritual energy.
• A lightning Phoenix appeared with the final bolt and charged Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin summoned the fiery-red Phoenix from his forehead mark, and the two Phoenixes collided.
• The fiery-red Phoenix vanished, the remaining lightning struck Ye Lin, and he sat cross-legged as the dark clouds receded.
• A ball of Immortal Qi descended into Ye Lin, who absorbed it to restore himself and refine the lightning.
• Ye Lin tossed out a handful of Immortal Qi, which transformed into dark clouds in the sky.

Ye Lin stabilized his cultivation at the early Earth Immortal Realm and shared Immortal Qi rain with the cultivators who had protected his Dao. Meanwhile, his mysterious third avatar took a major step forward while fishing at the edge of the Endless Sea, leaving Ye Lin wary of its growing power.

• Ye Lin summoned Immortal Qi rain, and the nearby cultivators refined it to heal their injuries and hidden wounds.
• Ye Lin finished refining the remaining Immortal Qi and stabilized his cultivation at the early Earth Immortal Realm.
• Ye Lin realized the world had acknowledged him and would tolerate his actions unless he went too far.
• At the edge of the Endless Sea, Ye Lin's third avatar released a terrifying aura that sent towering waves surging across the sea.
• The old man smiled and said he had taken that step, while Ye Lin sensed he would lose if he fought the avatar.

Xiaoyao reached the early Earth Immortal realm and destroyed the sea beast clan, while another young man remained stuck at half-step Earth Immortal. In Central Continent, Ye Lin effortlessly erased the invading Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, leaving the Human Race ready to emerge from hiding.

• Xiaoyao reached the early Earth Immortal realm and wiped out the sea beast clan with a single sword strike.
• A young man lamented that his damaged body and half-step Earth Immortal cultivation still fell short, then vanished to keep searching for materials.
• Ye Lin restored himself to peak condition and erased the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, including a Four-Tribulation Loose Immortal, with a casual sweep.
• The Human Race cultivators celebrated Ye Lin's victory and declared that their time to counterattack had arrived.

Ye Lin thanked the cultivators who had protected him, then offered Qin Wudao a chance to become an immortal if he agreed to follow him. Qin Wudao accepted, and Ye Lin departed with Old Garden, leaving the cultivators in a protected refuge.

• Ye Lin thanked the cultivators and created a barrier around a ten-thousand-li area where they could safely settle.
• Ye Lin offered Qin Wudao a way to become an immortal and gave him three breaths to decide whether to follow him.
• Qin Wudao agreed to Ye Lin's offer.
• Ye Lin told the others to stay or do as they wished, then left with Old Garden.

Ye Lin and Old Garden arrived at a transcendent faction under siege by Outer Realm Heavenly Demons. Ye Lin destroyed the demons across the battlefield, though two Fourth Tribulation Loose Immortals escaped, and Qin Wudao steadied his resolve to become an immortal and defeat Ye Lin.

• Qin Wudao questioned how his challenge to Ye Lin had turned him into Ye Lin's little brother, then resolved to protect his Invincible Heart and defeat Ye Lin after becoming an immortal.
• Ye Lin brought Old Garden to a transcendent faction where Outer Realm Heavenly Demons were fighting its cultivators.
• The Outer Realm Heavenly Demons mocked Ye Lin for appearing alone, while those watching from the sky discussed the invasion and their plans for Central Continent.
• Ye Lin waved his hand and reduced the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons across the battlefield to ash.
• Two Fourth Tribulation Loose Immortals escaped Ye Lin's attack, while the others, including dozens of Third Tribulation Loose Immortals, were destroyed.

Ye Lin visited the transcendent faction and shared Peach Blossom Brew with a Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal. The old man then confronted him about whether his claims regarding the Ascension Gate were true.

• Ye Lin entered the transcendent faction after the old man invited him to talk, while Old Garden began healing nearby.
• Ye Lin met the Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal in a peach grove and drank the old man’s treasured Peach Blossom Brew.
• The old man asked Ye Lin what had brought him there, and Ye Lin challenged him to speak plainly.
• The old man’s manner turned solemn as he asked whether Ye Lin’s words about the Ascension Gate were true.

Ye Lin explained his plan to unite the five continents against the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, then offered a way for Nine-Tribulation Loose Immortals to enter the Immortal Realm. The old man questioned whether Ye Lin could truly bypass the Ascension Gate.

• Ye Lin argued that, as an Earth Immortal, he had no reason to deceive the old man and could not be stopped by the gathered seniors.
• The old man withdrew his aura and asked Ye Lin to explain his plan.
• Ye Lin proposed that the transcendent factions attack the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons while the five continents united to drive them back.
• The old man warned that the Heavenly Demon Great World contained beings who surpassed Loose Immortals and stood shoulder to shoulder with Immortals.
• Ye Lin claimed he could bypass the Ascension Gate and let Nine-Tribulation Loose Immortals enter the Immortal Realm.
• The old man set down his bowl and challenged Ye Lin to prove that he had discovered a method they had failed to find for tens of millions of years.

Ye Lin proposed a bet to persuade the old man and the transcendent factions to follow his method, promising that they would become immortal either way. He claimed the method could not be revealed yet because Heavenly Dao would kill newly ascended immortals, and left the old man deciding whether to accept.

• The old man doubted Ye Lin’s claim that he had found a way to ascend to immortality.
• Ye Lin offered a bet: if he made the factions immortal, they would obey him for five years; if he failed, he would teach them his method.
• The old man questioned why Ye Lin would not teach the method immediately and refused to risk Central Continent’s future on an unclear wager.
• Ye Lin claimed Heavenly Dao would strike down anyone who became immortal too soon and warned the old man not to challenge it.
• Ye Lin offered to swear an oath to Heavenly Dao, but the old man remained hesitant.

Ye Lin toured the Immortal River Sect with its Sect Master, Zhong Qing, and learned about the sect’s history and standing among the transcendent factions. He considered Zhong Qing’s foretold opportunity to find a Heavenly Demon and a secret-realm map, then surveyed the sect’s small world.

• After the old man left to consult others, he ordered Zhong Qing to show Ye Lin around the sect.
• Ye Lin read Zhong Qing’s fate and learned he would discover and kill a Four-Tribulation Loose Immortal Heavenly Demon, finding a map to a Heavenly Demon Great World secret realm in its Spatial Ring.
• Zhong Qing proudly explained that the Immortal River Sect ranked among the top thirty transcendent factions, but admitted it could not compare with older Primordial Era sects.
• Ye Lin viewed the sect’s mountains and rivers from a platform and noted that its small world required powerful Nine-Tribulation Loose Immortals to create and maintain.

Ye Lin’s conversation with an old expert was relayed to the leaders of Central Continent’s transcendent factions, who debated whether to seize him for his method of becoming immortal. They decided against acting rashly and left his possible role as their only hope unresolved.

• The narration explained that a small world could not develop into a true world without a genuine Immortal Realm expert.
• The old man who had spoken with Ye Lin joined more than a hundred faction leaders in their shared spiritual world.
• The old man recounted his conversation with Ye Lin and the possibility that Ye Lin had become immortal.
• A Golden Lion Clan expert proposed capturing Ye Lin and forcing him to reveal his method of becoming immortal.
• Other leaders warned that Ye Lin might be connected to the expert guarding the passage between worlds and that provoking them could worsen their predicament.
• The faction leaders agreed they could not dismiss the Ascension Gate threat and chose to deliberate rather than act rashly.

The gathered Nine Tribulation Loose Immortals approved an operation despite Ao Bing's objections, and the elder left to consult Ye Lin. Ye Lin surveyed the Immortal River Sect's strength before Zhong Qing relayed that the ancestor wanted to meet him.

• Ao Bing objected to a junior leading them, but the meeting approved the operation by 130 votes to 53.
• The elder warned the attendees not to obstruct Ye Lin and promised to bring his answer when the Sect Master visited three days later.
• The elder returned from the spiritual world to his cave, exhausted by the meeting and mindful of his nearing lifespan limit.
• Zhong Qing showed Ye Lin the Immortal River Sect's foundation, and Ye Lin judged the sect powerful enough to overwhelm the Dawn Alliance.
• Zhong Qing received a message from the ancestor asking Ye Lin to discuss matters, and Ye Lin set out alone.

Ye Lin met with the old man and discussed opening passages between Central Continent and the other four continents before the decisive battle. He left after shattering their chessboard to avoid accepting defeat.

• Zhong Qing watched Ye Lin leave and privately resented having to address him as Senior.
• The old man told Ye Lin that his request had been accepted, then invited him to play chess.
• Ye Lin said he would visit the other four continents to open passages to Central Continent and urged the old man to stop counterattacks and preserve his forces.
• The old man declared Ye Lin defeated, but Ye Lin placed another black piece and shattered the chessboard.
• Ye Lin joked that the victor had not been decided, then left the stunned old man to attend to other matters.

After leaving the Immortal River Sect, Ye Lin reunited with Old Garden and learned from the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar that he was the Xuanhuang Great World’s only variable, though the time to find what they sought had not yet come. He decided to look for Hong Batian next and see if he could help him.

• After Ye Lin left, the old man searched the Immortal River Sect for him, found no trace, and vented his fury by slapping Zhong Qing twice.
• Ye Lin found Old Garden waiting outside the sect, with most of his injuries healed.
• Ye Lin told Old Garden that talking things out came down to having the stronger fist.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar said the time had not yet come to find the thing they sought and called Ye Lin the Xuanhuang Great World’s only variable.
• Ye Lin decided to check whether Hong Batian was trapped and, if so, help him while earning fortune value for those close to him.

Ye Lin killed a Four Tribulations Loose Immortal-level Outer Realm Heavenly Demon who had been hiding in the mountains and took his treasure map. After checking his panel, Ye Lin saw that his Luck Value had risen to 143,000 and believed one million was within reach.

• Ye Lin stopped and drew out the hidden Outer Realm Heavenly Demon from the mountain range.
• The Four Tribulations Loose Immortal-level Outer Realm Heavenly Demon fled, but Ye Lin killed him and claimed his Spatial Ring.
• Ye Lin took the black treasure map from the Spatial Ring and gave the demon’s ring to Old Garden.
• Ye Lin checked his panel and saw his Luck Value was 143,000.

Ye Lin reached the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons’ base in Central Continent and destroyed five powerful demons with a single command. He then found Hong Batian near death, with almost no Immortal Qi left.

• Ye Lin traveled with Old Garden toward the massive rift where Outer Realm Heavenly Demons poured into Central Continent.
• Five Tribulationless Loose Immortal demons confronted Ye Lin, and he made them disintegrate by saying, “Disperse.”
• Ye Lin assessed the difference between Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals and realized he could not easily advance further in the Xuanhuang Great World.
• Hong Batian called out to Ye Lin, who found him badly injured and nearly out of Immortal Qi.

Ye Lin rescued Hong Batian, who had been worn down by three powerful experts beyond the rift. After breaking their attacks, Ye Lin left with Hong Batian, though he realized their enemies were stronger than he had expected.

• Hong Batian explained that three experts on the other side of the rift had kept him trapped and prevented him from recovering.
• An aged voice sent a black hand through the rift to attack Ye Lin, and Ye Lin destroyed it with a punch.
• Ye Lin judged that the hand’s owner was stronger than him and concluded that the Heavenly Demon Great World might surpass the Xuanhuang Great World.
• When Ye Lin tried to leave with Hong Batian, the three experts sent black chains through the rift to stop them.
• Ye Lin crushed the chains and left with Hong Batian as the dark clouds and lightning around him dispersed.

After the Heavenly Dao warned Ye Lin that his power could destroy the weakened Xuanhuang Great World, Ye Lin gave wounded Hong Batian immortal stones and urged him to avoid further fights. Ye Lin remained unable to locate the Immortal-Treading Grass, one of five items needed to gather the world’s fortune and awaken its dormant will.

• The Heavenly Dao warned Ye Lin that using more of his strength could cause it to suppress him because the Xuanhuang Great World could not withstand his power.
• Hong Batian brooded over his wounds and cursed the lack of Immortal Qi that kept him from recovering.
• Ye Lin gave Hong Batian a hundred immortal stones, and Hong Batian used them to begin healing.
• Ye Lin cautioned Hong Batian against seeking revenge or fighting unless necessary, and Hong Batian agreed.
• Ye Lin searched for clues about the Immortal-Treading Grass and reflected that it was needed, with four other items, to awaken the world's will.