Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into the Azure Cloud Sect as a chore disciple, Ye Lin discovered he could see people’s fates and opportunities. He claimed Zhang Liang’s hidden Spirit Stones in the Back Mountain and returned to his lodgings.

• Ye Lin received his Qi Gathering Pill and saw panels revealing Zhang Liang’s fate and his own calamitous luck and exceptional comprehension.
• Zhang Liang robbed Li Ziming of his pill, crushed his hand, and took Ye Lin’s pill as protection money.
• Ye Lin cleaned his thatched hut, then went to the Back Mountain to claim Zhang Liang’s predicted opportunity.
• Ye Lin found ten Low-Tier Spirit Stones in a cloth bag, took the stones, filled the bag with Demon Beast dung, and returned to his lodgings.

Ye Lin reached Qi Refining Level 1 by absorbing a Spirit Stone without a cultivation method, then learned he needed one to compete for Chore Overseer. At the Herb Field, he discovered through Zhang Liang’s panel that Zhang Liang was destined to find a mutated Spirit Fruit there, giving Ye Lin another opportunity to seize.

• Zhang Liang found Ye Lin’s discarded pouch, mistook it for an Inner Sect disciple’s, and accidentally touched Demon Beast dung inside before cultivating.
• Ye Lin absorbed a Spirit Stone overnight, reached Qi Refining Level 1, and resolved to obtain a cultivation method and win the Chore Overseer position.
• Zhang Liang took Ye Lin and the other new Chore Disciples to gather herbs, explaining that they needed contribution points or Spirit Stones to exchange for cultivation methods.
• Ye Lin inspected Zhang Liang’s panel and learned that Zhang Liang would find a mutated Spirit Fruit at the deepest end of the Herb Field and advance to Qi Refining Level 5 by consuming it.

Ye Lin secretly found and consumed a potent Spirit Fruit, advancing to Qi Refining Level 3 after a painful transformation. His panel still predicted Zhang Liang would kill him in half a month, so Ye Lin planned to reach Level 5 before their fight.

• Ye Lin dug up a golden Spirit Fruit, while Zhang Liang found and claimed a smaller twin fruit nearby.
• After the workday, Ye Lin swallowed his Spirit Fruit and passed out as it forced open his meridians and reshaped his body.
• Zhang Liang ate the smaller fruit but spent five hours suffering from severe diarrhea.
• Ye Lin woke to find he had reached Qi Refining Level 3, with spiritual energy left to refine and his panel warning of Zhang Liang's future ambush.
• Ye Lin resolved to improve his cultivation and obtain another technique before the Chore Disciple Tournament.

Ye Lin seized Zhang Liang’s chance to find the Mystic-Grade Low-Tier Star Art and used it to improve his cultivation. After discovering another opportunity tied to Zhao Hu, Ye Lin prepared to seek a sword that could help him win the upcoming Outer Sect Grand Competition.

• Ye Lin saw Zhang Liang’s panel and learned that Zhang Liang would discover Star Art beneath the third cabinet at the Scripture Depository that night.
• Ye Lin exchanged five Low-Tier Spirit Stones for access to the Scripture Depository and retrieved Star Art, hidden inside a Fierce Tiger Art manual.
• Ye Lin saw Zhao Hu’s opportunity to find a Yellow-Grade High-Tier Longsword at Azure Wave Lake four days later and resolved to obtain it before the Grand Competition.
• Ye Lin studied Star Art for half a day, then spent two days cultivating with his remaining four Spirit Stones and absorbed their spiritual energy without waste.

Ye Lin retrieved a Yellow-Grade High-Tier Longsword, cultivated to Qi Refining Level 5, and learned that Zhang Xiao’s men would abduct and eventually kill him. He entered the Chore Disciple Tournament to claim the Chore Overseer position, and the chaotic battle left eleven contestants standing.

• Ye Lin recovered the Immortal Sword from Azure Wave Lake and hid it beneath his bed before using Spirit Stones to cultivate.
• After fifteen days, Ye Lin reached Qi Refining Level 5 and discovered that Zhang Xiao’s subordinate Zhao Hu would drug and imprison him after the tournament.
• Ye Lin decided to compete for Chore Overseer so he could gain authority, resources, and a Yellow-Grade Mid-Tier Martial Skill.
• An Outer Sect Elder announced the tournament rules, and Ye Lin joined the veteran Chore Disciples on the Arena.
• Ye Lin knocked a Qi Refining Level 1 disciple off the Arena, and after several minutes only eleven contestants remained.

Ye Lin defeated the veteran Chore Squad Leaders, killed Zhang Liang, and became the Chore Overseer of Azure Cloud Sect. After discovering that two men were following him, he descended the mountain toward the Monster Cave to pursue his plans while they realized he had detected them and turned back.

• Ye Lin defeated the nine Chore Squad Leaders and killed Zhang Liang with his Qi Refining Level 5 spiritual power, claiming the Chore Overseer position.
• At the Outer Sect Hall, Ye Lin noticed Dong Feng watching him, received his new token, robes, and the Seven Kill Fist martial skill, and learned of Dong Feng’s opportunity to find three Qi Refining Level 9 Demon Beast eggs.
• Ye Lin decided to descend the mountain to seize the eggs and left Azure Cloud Sect at night using his Chore Overseer token.
• Zhao Hu and Nan Xing followed Ye Lin, but Zhao Hu realized Ye Lin was leading them toward the Monster Cave and suspected he had noticed them.
• Zhao Hu told Nan Xing to return to Azure Cloud Sect, and the two abandoned their pursuit.

Ye Lin cultivated the Seven Kill Fist to its third layer and learned that Zhao Hu and Nan Xing planned to test and ambush him. After secretly reaching Qi Refining Level 6, he prepared to turn their trap against them.

• Ye Lin identified Zhao Hu’s upcoming Earth Vein Essence discovery and reflected that he had been following Zhao Hu and Nan Xing while staying cautious.
• Ye Lin took three Qi Refining Level 9 Demon Beast Eggs into the forest and used their spiritual energy to cultivate the Seven Kill Fist for a day and night, reaching its third layer.
• Ye Lin saw that Zhao Hu would test him, then recruit two Outer Sect disciples to ambush and imprison him before Zhang Xiao killed him, and decided to use their underestimation to his advantage.
• Ye Lin returned to his residence, hid the Long Sword, and resolved to absorb the Earth Vein Essence and let his enemies believe he was still at Qi Refining Level 3.
• Ye Lin spent the night cultivating with two Low-Tier Spirit Stones and reached Qi Refining Level 6.

Ye Lin claimed the Chore Squad Leaders’ gifts, then traveled to Crescent Moon Mountain and absorbed Earth Vein Essence, advancing to Qi Refining Level 6. After seeing that Nan Xing and Zhao Hu planned to test him, he went to the Mission Pavilion, where he discovered an opportunity to obtain a powerful sword technique.

• Nine squad leaders offered Ye Lin pills and spirit stones, which he accepted before returning to his residence to cultivate.
• Ye Lin descended the cliff at Crescent Moon Mountain, found Earth Vein Essence in a cave, and absorbed it until his cultivation reached Qi Refining Level 6.
• Ye Lin read his Fate Panel and learned that Nan Xing and Zhao Hu planned to test him that night and later ambush him with two Outer Sect disciples.
• Ye Lin went to the Mission Pavilion to inspect opportunities among the Outer Sect disciples and saw a chance to find a wounded Rogue Cultivator carrying the Yellow-Grade High-Tier skill Life and Death Three Swords.
• Wang Yong mocked Ye Lin and warned him that the day's missions were dangerous.

Ye Lin killed the wounded Evil Cultivator Li Cheng, obtained a valuable sword manual, and quickly learned its first level. Back at Azure Cloud Sect, he staged an injury to make Zhao Hu believe he was still weak, while the search for his attacker was only for show.

• Ye Lin reached Moon Reflection Valley before Wang Yong’s predicted encounter and waited for a wounded cultivator to arrive.
• Ye Lin killed Li Cheng, an Evil Cultivator, and took a worn manual and five Low-Tier Spirit Stones from him.
• Ye Lin read and burned the Life and Death Three Swords manual, then used Fate Trait Divine Comprehension to learn the first level and produce Sword Qi.
• Ye Lin returned to Azure Cloud Sect and sensed someone watching him.
• Zhao Hu attacked Ye Lin’s left arm, and Ye Lin pretended to be badly hurt so Zhao Hu would believe he was only at Qi Refining Level 3.
• The Chore Squad Leaders and Chore Disciples pretended to investigate the attempted assassination, then returned to their residences without finding the attacker.

Ye Lin learned that Zhao Hu and Nan Xing planned to attack him and that Dong Feng would expose his hidden cultivation, so he prepared to kill all three. After killing Zhao Hu and Nan Xing in the Back Mountain, he caught Dong Feng and held a sword to his throat.

• Ye Lin read his Destiny and realized Zhao Hu and Nan Xing would lure him to the Back Mountain while Dong Feng watched from hiding.
• Nan Xing and Zhao Hu led Ye Lin into the Back Mountain and attacked him, but Ye Lin revealed his superior strength and killed Nan Xing.
• Zhao Hu tried to fight Ye Lin, but Ye Lin killed him with a sword strike.
• Ye Lin spotted Dong Feng in the grass and chased him down before he could reach the sect.
• Dong Feng begged Ye Lin to believe he had seen nothing as Ye Lin held a sword to his throat.

Ye Lin erased the evidence of killing Zhao Hu and the others, then learned that Zhang Xiao planned to kill him after becoming an Inner Sect disciple. After discovering an elder's opportunity involving a powerful talisman in West Wind City, Ye Lin went there to obtain another means of protection.

• Ye Lin dissolved the bodies of Dong Feng and the others with Bone-Melting Powder and checked how their deaths had changed his destiny.
• Ye Lin learned Zhang Xiao would first become an Inner Sect disciple before attacking him, so he planned to advance to the Outer Sect and gain its protection.
• An Outer Sect Elder questioned Ye Lin about the deaths in the Back Mountain and deducted his contribution points for three years.
• Ye Lin saw Zhang San's opportunity to find a Qi Refining Level 9 talisman in West Wind City and decided to claim it.
• Ye Lin traveled safely to West Wind City and entered after showing the city guard his Azure Cloud Sect Chore Overseer Identity Token.

Ye Lin bought a mysterious talisman, cultivated for three days, and went to take the Outer Sect assessment. After paying Unrivaled three Low-Tier Spirit Stones, he began the test to defeat three Qi Refining Level 4 puppets.

• Ye Lin bought a blue box from a young attendant for one Low-Tier Spirit Stone and found a yellow talisman inside.
• Ye Lin returned to the sect and spent three days cultivating the Life and Death Three Swords to the peak of the first layer.
• Ye Lin went to the Outer Sect Office and agreed to pay Unrivaled three Low-Tier Spirit Stones to take the assessment.
• Ye Lin discovered Unrivaled's opportunity to find a Blood Soul Fruit in the Dark Gold Beast Cave two days later.
• Unrivaled confirmed Ye Lin met the cultivation requirement and activated three puppets for the second test.

Ye Lin became an Outer Sect disciple after destroying the assessment puppets, then rejected Huang Xiong's offer to join a faction. He followed an opportunity to the Dark Gold Beast Cave and found two of the three expected Demon Beasts before sensing something behind him.

• Ye Lin destroyed all three assessment puppets with the Seven Kill Fist, earned Unrivaled's approval, and received an Identity Token and two Spirit Conversion Pills.
• Ye Lin refined the pills, then rejected Huang Xiong's invitation to join Senior Brother Li's faction despite the threat Zhang Xiao posed.
• Ye Lin discovered Huang Xiong's future opportunity to find a Spatial Ring inside a Demon Beast Python and decided to claim it, while also pursuing Unrivaled's divine-soul treasure.
• Ye Lin cautiously reached the Dark Gold Beast Cave with a Long Sword and saw two tiger-shaped Demon Beasts inside, then turned after sensing something behind him.

Ye Lin killed three Qi Refining Level 5 giant Tigers and discovered a Blood Soul Tree growing in Post-Heaven Breath Soil. After preserving the tree and refining its fruit, he strengthened his divine soul and planned his next steps toward confronting Zhang Xiao.

• Ye Lin killed the three giant Tigers guarding the Dark Gold Beast Cave.
• Ye Lin found a Blood Soul Tree and realized it needed Post-Heaven Breath Soil to survive.
• Ye Lin carefully uprooted the tree with its soil, brought it to his residence, and stored it beneath his bed.
• Ye Lin ate the Blood Soul Fruit and refined it, greatly strengthening his divine soul and ability to anticipate opponents.
• Ye Lin planned to refine his five Low-Tier Spirit Stones, complete two tasks, and reach Qi Refining Level 7 before Zhang Xiao emerged from seclusion.

Ye Lin accepted a mission to slay a Demon Snake in Wang Family Village, hoping to claim Huang Xiao’s future opportunity to obtain a Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Core. He struck the snake with his Seven Kill Fist, smashing its head into the ground, but its fate remained unclear.

• Ye Lin left seclusion after fifteen days of cultivation and accepted a mission to kill a Qi Refining Level 5 Demon Snake in Wang Family Village.
• Ye Lin saw Huang Xiao’s future opportunity to receive a Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Core from a beggar in Tianfeng City and planned to claim it himself.
• Ye Lin reached Wang Family Village, reassured the villagers, and went to the Back Mountain to find the Demon Snake.
• Ye Lin wounded the giant Demon Snake with Life from One Sword, but it survived and lashed at him with its tail.
• Ye Lin dodged the snake’s tail and struck its head with the Seven Kill Fist, driving it into the ground.

Ye Lin killed the giant serpent, claimed its Spatial Ring, and went to Tianfeng City to search for a beggar tied to a fated opportunity. There, he exposed Cheng Huai as a Heavenly Sword Sect spy, took his three Mid-grade Spirit Stones, and warned him not to join the Azure Cloud Sect.

• Ye Lin killed the giant serpent and found a Mysterious Grade Low Tier Spatial Ring inside its body.
• Ye Lin thanked the villagers of Wang Family Village, left them the serpent's meat, and traveled to Tianfeng City.
• Ye Lin searched for the beggar at the Wind and Flower Pavilion and waited until the old beggar appeared.
• Ye Lin saw Cheng Huai's panel and learned that he was a framed Heavenly Sword Sect disciple carrying three Mid-grade Spirit Stones.
• Ye Lin forced Cheng Huai to hand over the stones, warned him against going to the Azure Cloud Sect, and released him.

Ye Lin fed the crippled cultivator Huang Tianyi, who gave him a wooden box and a book titled Sword Controlling Technique. Ye Lin completed his demon-snake mission at the Azure Cloud Sect and passed the Outer Sect assessment, while the book's authenticity remained unverified.

• Ye Lin invited the beggar Huang Tianyi to eat, then discovered he had once been a Foundation Establishment cultivator with the Sword Dao Leader fate trait.
• Huang Tianyi gave Ye Lin a wooden box containing a gleaming core and an ancient book called Sword Controlling Technique before leaving.
• Ye Lin realized he had no silver to pay for the meal and used his Azure Cloud Sect disciple token to promise payment within a month.
• Ye Lin collected the demon snake's head from Wang Family Village and carried it back to the Azure Cloud Sect's Mission Pavilion.
• Huang Xiao recorded Ye Lin's three hundred contribution points for completing the mission and confirmed that he had passed the Outer Sect assessment.

Ye Lin confirmed that the Sword Control Art was the Heavenly Sword Sect’s sect-suppressing technique, learned its first level, and went to Moon Reflection Valley to claim Huang Xiao’s opportunity. He killed the dying bear and took its intact Nine-Death Soul-Returning Grass, then stored it in his Spatial Ring.

• Ye Lin studied the Sword Control Art, confirmed its origin, burned the book, and began practicing the technique.
• Ye Lin mastered the first level of the Sword Control Art and planned to claim Huang Xiao’s opportunity before cultivating for Zhang Xiao’s return and the Inner Sect Secret Realm.
• Ye Lin traveled to Moon Reflection Valley and waited until a tiger and a bear, both Qi Refining Level 9 Demon Beasts, fought.
• After the tiger left the bear dying, Ye Lin used his sword to kill the bear and retrieved the intact Nine-Death Soul-Returning Grass from its belly.
• Ye Lin placed the herb in his Spatial Ring, preserving its medicinal power.

After refining a Demon Core and Spirit Stones for a month, Ye Lin reached Qi Refining Level 7 and learned that Zhang Xiao planned to ambush him in three days. He went to the Outer Sect Plaza to watch Zhang Xiao challenge Niu Bo, where he discovered Zhang Xiao’s future opportunity to find Mystic Gold.

• Ye Lin swallowed a Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Core and used Spirit Stones to suppress its violent energy, then cultivated for a month and reached Qi Refining Level 7.
• Ye Lin checked his Life Panel and learned that Zhang Xiao would ambush him in three days, though Ye Lin intended to kill Zhang Xiao first.
• Ye Lin heard that Zhang Xiao had challenged Inner Sect disciple Niu Bo and went to the Outer Sect Plaza to watch their fight.
• Niu Bo drew his two swords and attacked Zhang Xiao, who had spent eight years preparing to become an Inner Sect disciple.
• Ye Lin viewed Zhang Xiao’s panel and learned that Zhang Xiao would find Mystic Gold on a mission in Sun-Moon City, then asked an Outer Sect disciple what Mystic Gold was.

Ye Lin watched Zhang Xiao defeat Niu Bo, then traveled to Sun-Moon City to claim Zhang Xiao’s opportunity. He found a piece of Mystic Gold at a blacksmith shop and paid its owner before leaving with it.

• Ye Lin learned that Niu Bo would later find a Foundation Establishment Demon Core but throw it away, while Niu Bo lost to Zhang Xiao and was knocked off the Arena.
• Zhang Xiao sent Wu Feng to test Ye Lin that night, but Wu Feng decided he would only pretend to carry out the order.
• Ye Lin left for Sun-Moon City and asked a local for directions to the Male-Female Duo Blacksmith Shop.
• Ye Lin spotted Mystic Gold propping up a table leg in the shop and offered the owner three taels of silver for it.
• The owner refused payment at first, but Ye Lin left the silver on the table and walked out with the Mystic Gold.