Recaps

Ye Lin and Li Unrivaled watched Qin An fill a gorge with corpses as he prepared a ritual to reach the True Immortal realm. When Qin An activated a formation around the gorge, they recognized it as the Sacred Void Grand Formation.

• Ye Lin decided that killing a formation-path prodigy could make him one too, and imagined gaining other prodigies’ abilities as well.
• Li Unrivaled told Ye Lin that Qin An was likely using the Devil Race’s Great Devouring Art to absorb the blood and vital energy of living beings and advance to the True Immortal realm.
• Ye Lin promised to help Li Unrivaled reach the True Immortal realm, and she thanked him while worrying that she owed him too many favors.
• After two more days, Qin An watched three Human Race corpses—each from a Half-Step True Immortal—being thrown into the corpse-filled gorge.
• Qin An formed hand seals and spread devilish qi and glowing runes across the gorge, activating the Sacred Void Grand Formation, which Li Unrivaled and Ye Lin recognized.

Ye Lin interrupted Qin An’s attempt to reach the True Immortal realm and used the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar to absorb the blood essence from the Sacred Void Grand Formation. Qin An fled, planning to return and kill Ye Lin after advancing.

• Qin An gathered the blood essence from the gorge’s corpses to prepare to enter the True Immortal realm.
• Ye Lin appeared before Qin An and sent him flying with a single word.
• Ye Lin placed the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar in the formation and absorbed its blood essence.
• Qin An left rather than fight Ye Lin, intending to reach the True Immortal realm and take revenge.

Ye Lin and Li No-shuang left the canyon after the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar absorbed the corpses and repaired part of itself. At Yang Province’s border, they waited for a suitable target to help the jar recover and for Li No-shuang to advance to the True Immortal realm, and on the fourth day she spotted someone.

• Ye Lin told Li No-shuang he had anticipated Qin An’s actions through intuition, while the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar slowly repaired itself as the corpses withered and the grand array stopped.
• The jar said the absorbed energy had restored only a fraction of its strength and that it needed to hunt True Immortals to heal; Ye Lin promised to share what he obtained.
• Ye Lin and Li No-shuang traveled to Yang Province’s border to find suitable targets, and Ye Lin began sensing his new True Immortal power as Li No-shuang kept watch.
• After three quiet days, Li No-shuang woke Ye Lin on the fourth day and led him toward someone she had spotted.

Li Unrivaled confronted Li Ao in Yang Province and defeated him, while Ye Lin watched. Li Ao accepted her victory and asked her to protect his clan from calamity.

• Li Unrivaled told Ye Lin she had tracked down Li Ao, a skilled fugitive, and brought Ye Lin to his thatched hut.
• Li Ao revealed himself, admitted he had noticed Li Unrivaled, and asked Ye Lin not to interfere so he could fight her.
• Ye Lin stayed out of the battle and worried that Qin An might seek out Li Unrivaled before she reached the True Immortal realm.
• Li Unrivaled defeated Li Ao, who accepted the result and asked her to look after his clansmen after she left.

After Li Unrivaled killed Li Ao, she began her breakthrough while Ye Lin studied his new True Immortal power and assessed his weaknesses. Five years passed without Li Unrivaled moving, and Ye Lin expected Qin An's breakthrough to take a long time as well.

• Li Unrivaled crushed Li Ao into powder with a thrust of her spear and began breaking through inside a sphere of golden light.
• Ye Lin waited nearby and practiced controlling his True Immortal power while reviewing his past gains.
• Ye Lin identified his lack of Primordial Spirit protection, immortal-tier martial techniques, speed, and combat experience against peerless geniuses as weaknesses.
• Ye Lin resolved to catch up to the heirs of the Immortal Dao Lineages and become invincible among cultivators of the same realm.
• Five years passed without Li Unrivaled moving, and Ye Lin believed Qin An was still undergoing his breakthrough.

Ye Lin inspected the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell and entered the world within it, where he met its lively artifact spirit, Lin Yunlu. After asking Ye Lin his name, Lin Yunlu left him poised to introduce himself.

• Ye Lin opened the wooden box and examined the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell.
• Ye Lin sent his Primordial Spirit into the bell and found himself in a lush, unfamiliar world.
• Lin Yunlu appeared and told Ye Lin that she had mostly met Demon Beasts before.
• Lin Yunlu sniffed Ye Lin, said she liked his scent, and introduced herself as Lin Yunlu.
• Lin Yunlu asked Ye Lin to tell her his name.

Ye Lin contracted with Lin Yunlu, the artifact spirit of the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell, after agreeing to feed her three feasts each month. He learned the bell’s extraordinary powers, and Lin Yunlu urged him to take her outside.

• Lin Yunlu complained that Ye Lin was only a True Immortal and demanded regular feasts before agreeing to follow him.
• Ye Lin agreed to provide three feasts a month, and Lin Yunlu signed a contract with him.
• The contract linked Ye Lin and Lin Yunlu while allowing either to survive if the other died.
• Ye Lin learned that the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell could suppress enemies, seal time, space, Destiny, and karma, and produce Mysterious Yellow Qi.
• Lin Yunlu asked Ye Lin to take her out of the world where she had been trapped for ages.

Ye Lin brought Lin Yunlu out of the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell, and she reveled in the sights and sensations of the real world after a long confinement. As Ye Lin noticed Star River Cosmos prodigies gathering in Yang Province, he cooked Lin Yunlu her first promised delicacy.

• Ye Lin let Lin Yunlu leave the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell and watched her explore the forest.
• Lin Yunlu delighted in the flowers, trees, stream, and sunlight outside the artifact.
• Ye Lin examined a map of Yang Province and saw many Star River Cosmos prodigies, including more than a dozen True Immortals.
• Ye Lin caught and killed a wild boar, then carved it up and roasted it with seasonings.
• Lin Yunlu followed the fragrance to Ye Lin, who offered her the first delicacy he had promised.

Lin Yunlu ate the wild boar Ye Lin grilled, then returned to the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell. Li Wushuang stepped into the True Immortal realm and tested his new power, while Ye Lin sensed that Li Wushuang's old rival had arrived.

• Lin Yunlu took Ye Lin's meat skewers and ate until she was about fifty percent full.
• Ye Lin sent Lin Yunlu into the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell when she was ready to sleep.
• Li Wushuang appeared amid golden light and descended before Ye Lin after stepping into the True Immortal realm.
• Li Wushuang infused an ordinary stone with Immortal Qi, turning it into an immortal stone that could retain his power for only three hours.
• Li Wushuang threw the immortal stone into the distance, razing a thousand-mile area, as Ye Lin sensed his old rival's arrival and asked if he could kill him this time.

Qin An trapped Li Unrivaled and Ye Lin with the Devil Race’s Immortal-Binding Rope and moved to seize Li Unrivaled as leverage against Venerable Taiyi while killing Ye Lin. Li Unrivaled armed herself to fight, and Ye Lin was forced to dodge as Qin An’s formation attacked.

• Qin An arrived with three True Immortals and demanded that Li Unrivaled go with him.
• Li Unrivaled warned Qin An that her father could intervene, but Qin An ordered his men to activate the Immortal-Binding Rope and seal the area.
• Qin An said he would use Li Unrivaled as a bargaining chip with Venerable Taiyi and vowed to kill Ye Lin.
• Li Unrivaled summoned the Dawn War Armor and a Golden Spear, while Ye Lin drew the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword.
• Qin An and the three black-robed men formed a formation around Ye Lin, then unleashed countless black Long Swords that he had to dodge.

Ye Lin searched the panel shop for a way to escape Qin An’s Immortal-Binding Rope array and bought an Array-Breaking Awl. He used it to disable the rope, leaving the trapped fighters with a chance to resist.

• Li Unrivaled used the Dawn War Armor to shield Ye Lin from Qin An’s Sword Qi and told him to find a way to break the array.
• Ye Lin searched the panel shop as the array’s suppressive force grew stronger and found a one-time Array-Breaking Awl for 100,000,000 Luck Value.
• Ye Lin bought the awl and told Li Unrivaled he was ready to break the array.
• Ye Lin hurled the Array-Breaking Awl at the Immortal-Binding Rope, which cried out and became an ordinary black rope.

Ye Lin and Li Unrivaled fought Qin An and his black-robed allies after Ye Lin damaged the Immortal-Binding Rope and broke the formation. The chapter left Ye Lin badly wounded and outnumbered, while Qin An and the others believed they held the advantage.

• Ye Lin attacked a black-robed man from behind with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword after the Immortal-Binding Rope and formation arrays were damaged.
• Li Unrivaled confronted Qin An and vowed to make him pay for repeatedly provoking her.
• Qin An recalled the damaged Immortal-Binding Rope and wondered about Ye Lin's powerful artifacts before charging Li Unrivaled with devilish claws.
• Three black-robed men overwhelmed Ye Lin and left him wounded in a pit.
• The black-robed men mocked Ye Lin as he stood battered and surrounded.

Ye Lin activated his Unrivaled Blood God Body, prompting three black-robed opponents to reveal their own divine bodies and challenge him. The four prepared to fight at full strength, with Ye Lin surrounded by the Devil Race’s core disciples.

• Ye Lin activated his Unrivaled Blood God Body and transformed the surrounding land with Blood Baleful aura.
• Cang Gu activated the Eternal Firmament Demon Body and named himself Ye Lin’s opponent.
• Xue Ao activated the Body of No Taboos and named himself Ye Lin’s opponent.
• Lu Chen activated the Ghostly Phantom Body and named himself Ye Lin’s opponent.
• Cang Gu, Xue Ao, and Lu Chen surrounded Ye Lin and used their divine-body phenomena to suppress him.

Ye Lin fought Cang Gu, Lu Chen, and Xue Ao, who attacked him together with brute force, stealth, and a curse. As gray insects began burrowing through his defenses, Ye Lin realized he had to deal with Xue Ao first.

• Ye Lin exchanged blows with Cang Gu, but Lu Chen wounded his back while Xue Ao enveloped him in black-and-white mist.
• Cang Gu struck at Ye Lin, who countered with his Saint-Falling Fist and impressed Cang Gu with the strength of his Unrivaled Blood God Body.
• Ye Lin detected Lu Chen behind him, seized him by the throat, and repeatedly punched him in the face.
• Cang Gu hit Ye Lin hard enough to send him through several mountain ranges and into a mountainside.
• Xue Ao continued chanting as the mist turned into gray insects that began burrowing into Ye Lin, who resolved to attack Xue Ao first.

Ye Lin fought Cang Gu and unleashed his Phoenix Fire, Killing Intent, and Demonic Ape True Form against Cang Gu’s Ancient Demon True Form. Cang Gu was battered but remained excited, telling Xue Ao and the other opponent not to interfere.

• Cang Gu and Xue Ao wounded Ye Lin and slammed him into a crater, but Ye Lin rose despite his injuries.
• Ye Lin activated Phoenix Fire to burn away the gray insects that had burrowed into his body.
• Ye Lin struck Cang Gu with Saint-Falling Fist, damaging his Ancient Demon True Form and forcing him backward.
• Ye Lin activated Demonic Ape True Form and repeatedly punched Cang Gu, who urged the others not to interfere.

Ye Lin and Cang Gu fought a brutal, evenly matched battle until Ye Lin used the Saint-Falling Fist to destroy Cang Gu’s limbs and head. Cang Gu regenerated and formed a demonic sword, then revealed that Ye Lin had not yet awakened his divine body’s second form before vanishing from sight.

• Cang Gu and Ye Lin traded punches while Lu Chen and Xue Ao watched and focused on the more dangerous battle between Qin An and Li Unrivaled.
• Cang Gu battered Ye Lin, while Ye Lin’s Unrivaled Blood God Body absorbed Cang Gu’s blood and grew stronger.
• Ye Lin struck Cang Gu with the Saint-Falling Fist, destroying his arms and head and sending his body crashing into the earth.
• Cang Gu regenerated, formed a demonic sword from his demonic qi, and said their fight should end.
• Cang Gu told Ye Lin that his divine body had not reached its second form, then vanished before Ye Lin could detect his movement.

Cang Gu revealed that he had reached the third form of his divine body and overwhelmed Ye Lin with a relentless assault. Ye Lin narrowly avoided Cang Gu’s killing blow and escaped through space, but remained in grave danger.

• Cang Gu ambushed Ye Lin and explained that his divine body’s third form gave him overwhelming power.
• Cang Gu attacked Ye Lin to kill him and seize his Unrivaled Blood God Body.
• Ye Lin repeatedly healed from Cang Gu’s blows, but his body became badly damaged and his Blood Baleful aura faded.
• Ye Lin twisted aside from Cang Gu’s sword at the last moment and leapt through space to evade him.

Ye Lin used his Reminiscence sword technique to overwhelm Cang Gu with his inner demons and then killed him. With the battle over, Ye Lin began inheriting Cang Gu’s possessions.

• Ye Lin decided to evade Cang Gu and wait for his second form to fade, while avoiding using his one-time cultivation increase.
• Ye Lin lured Cang Gu away from Lu Chen and the other onlookers, then stopped and unleashed his sword technique, Reminiscence.
• Reminiscence forced Cang Gu to confront his inner demons, making his divine body’s second form vanish and his cultivation rapidly decline.
• Ye Lin moved in to kill Cang Gu, who briefly broke free from the technique before Ye Lin split his skull and crushed his Primordial Spirit.
• Ye Lin sat in midair and began inheriting everything Cang Gu possessed.

Ye Lin inherited Cang Gu’s power and rapidly healed, while Lu Chen and Xue Ao discovered that Cang Gu had died and rushed to investigate. They found Ye Lin surrounded by a terrifying Killing Intent and waited for him to finish his breakthrough.

• Ye Lin sat in midair as he inherited everything Cang Gu possessed, grew stronger, and healed his injuries.
• Lu Chen and Xue Ao discussed Cang Gu’s divine body and wondered why he had not returned.
• Lu Chen found that Cang Gu’s life-bound Jade Talisman had shattered, revealing that Cang Gu had died.
• Lu Chen and Xue Ao blamed another Immortal Dao Lineage for Cang Gu’s death and raced toward the source of a powerful aura.
• Lu Chen and Xue Ao saw Ye Lin amid the Killing Intent but did not recognize him, and they decided to wait until his breakthrough ended.

After inheriting Cang Gu’s power, Ye Lin gained the Eternal Unrivaled Demon Venerable Body and reached mid-stage True Immortal. He confronted Lu Chen and Xue Ao, who fled in separate directions, and caught up with Lu Chen.

• Ye Lin reviewed his new physique, its second form, and his increased cultivation after inheriting Cang Gu’s abilities.
• Ye Lin told Lu Chen and Xue Ao that he had killed Cang Gu and challenged them to choose who would die.
• Lu Chen and Xue Ao fled in opposite directions to avoid being killed together.
• Ye Lin used his Killing Intent to select a target and pursued Lu Chen, who had hoped to reach his young master, Qin An.
• Ye Lin appeared behind Lu Chen and left him terrified.

Ye Lin killed Lu Chen and learned the weaknesses of the Devil Race's core disciples before rushing to check on Li Unrivaled. She had defeated Qin An but let him leave, and Ye Lin arrived unharmed, leaving her astonished.

• Lu Chen questioned how Ye Lin had found him, and Ye Lin explained that he had learned Lu Chen's secrets from his brother's memories before killing him.
• Ye Lin inherited Lu Chen's possessions, sensed that he should leave the area, and went to find Li Unrivaled.
• Li Unrivaled defeated the wounded Qin An but refused to kill him, promising to defeat him fairly next time.
• Qin An warned Li Unrivaled that she would regret sparing him, then left.
• Ye Lin appeared before Li Unrivaled, who was surprised to see him unharmed and stronger than before.

Ye Lin left the mysterious realm and reunited with Liu Bai in the Starry Sky, where he learned Liu Bai had reached the Early True Immortal Realm. As they played Go, Liu Bai revealed the history of the Primordial Spirit Realm and the treasures and insights hidden within it.

• Ye Lin left the mysterious realm after parting from Li Unrivaled, who chose to remain and pursue its opportunities.
• Liu Bai met Ye Lin in the Starry Sky and noted that he had reached the Middle True Immortal Realm.
• Ye Lin saw Liu Bai's cultivation and abilities and wondered why he had not entered the mysterious realm; Liu Bai replied that it had not wanted him to.
• Liu Bai took Ye Lin to a floating island and invited him to share wine and play Go, promising to tell him astonishing news.
• Liu Bai explained that a hundred Primordial Unity Golden Immortals had created the Primordial Spirit Realm, where fifteen who reached a higher realm left their insights, treasures, and trials.

Liu Bai used a thousand-year chess game to temper Ye Lin’s foundation and granted him entry to the Primordial Spirit Realm. Ye Lin arrived in the realm, where masked strangers immediately took an interest in him.

• Liu Bai explained the Primordial Spirit Realm and offered Ye Lin entry if he won their chess game.
• Ye Lin played Liu Bai for a thousand years, guided by him until he awoke with a steadier foundation.
• Liu Bai left behind a black chess piece, and Ye Lin used it to enter the Primordial Spirit Realm.
• Ye Lin appeared among masked figures, heard them remark on his unmasked face, and put on a mask from his Spatial Ring.

Ye Lin entered the Primordial Spirit Realm, where he could not access his panel, and learned that Origin Crystals were its main currency. After exchanging his Immortal Stones for one hundred Origin Crystals, he asked why they were so valuable, and Wang Xinyue began to explain.

• A masked old man asked Ye Lin which faction he belonged to, and Ye Lin identified himself as a Rogue Cultivator.
• The old man offered to show Ye Lin around for three Origin Crystals and pointed him toward an exchange hut.
• Wang Xinyue told Ye Lin that Origin Crystals could be exchanged for treasures and other resources, and that ten thousand low-grade Immortal Stones bought one.
• Ye Lin exchanged one hundred thousand mid-grade Immortal Stones for one hundred Origin Crystals.
• Ye Lin asked Wang Xinyue why Origin Crystals were so valuable, and she began explaining that they circulated throughout the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Ye Lin learned about Primordial Crystals and received a Jade Talisman introducing the Primordial Spirit Realm. He discovered that the realm was a crowded, dangerous gathering place with restricted entry, where strength decided everything.

• Wang Xinyue explained that Primordial Crystals came from the primordial spirits of beings who perished when the Primordial Spirit Realm was created, and that they could strengthen primordial spirit power.
• Wang Xinyue gave Ye Lin a Jade Talisman with basic information about the realm, and he thanked her before leaving.
• Wang Xinyue wondered which powerful figure's descendant Ye Lin was and reflected that admission had been restricted because the realm's capacity was limited.
• Ye Lin read the Jade Talisman and learned that the Primordial Spirit Realm connected beings across the Star River Cosmos and had no order beyond strength.
• Ye Lin learned that he had entered only as a primordial spirit, though outside objects could be brought in and traded.