Chapter Summaries

Eastern Deity explained how the Prodigy Tower ranked geniuses by their tower-clearing records, and Ye Lin agreed to visit it before the Ten Thousand Beast Garden opened. Eastern Deity led Ye Lin and Dark Night out through a window after angering the teahouse owner.

• Eastern Deity explained that cultivators had their cultivation suppressed to the Earth Immortal realm in the Prodigy Tower, where their rankings depended on tower-clearing times.
• Eastern Deity said the top hundred Genius Ranking positions had remained unchanged for over a thousand years, stirring Ye Lin's desire to challenge those geniuses.
• Eastern Deity asked whether Ye Lin wanted to explore or visit the Prodigy Tower, and Ye Lin agreed to see what ranking he could earn.
• Eastern Deity knocked Dark Night's teacup away and kicked open the teahouse door, prompting an angry roar from downstairs.
• Eastern Deity dragged Ye Lin and Dark Night to a window and climbed out, while Dark Night explained that the teahouse belonged to the owner's older sister.

Ye Lin arrived at the Prodigy Tower after watching Sword Venerable fail to clear the thirty-eighth floor. With his cultivation suppressed to the peak of the Earth Immortal Realm, Ye Lin began the first-floor trial and moved to attack three Blood Baleful Beasts.

• Eastern Deity introduced the Prodigy Tower to Ye Lin while Sword Venerable challenged its thirty-eighth floor on the display screen.
• Dark Night explained that Sword Venerable was an early True Immortal who had failed to clear the thirty-eighth floor for decades.
• A massive beast killed Sword Venerable in the trial, and he emerged from the tower as Ye Lin entered.
• The tower announced Ye Lin’s first trial: defeat three peak Earth Immortal Realm Blood Baleful Beasts, with a faster time earning a higher ranking.
• Ye Lin found his cultivation suppressed and his Spatial Ring unusable, then vanished and reappeared before the three beasts.

Ye Lin swiftly cleared the early stages of the Prodigy Tower, but the eighth stage’s three peak Earth Immortal dragons offered his first real challenge. He unleashed a sea of thunder against them as he pressed toward the first ten stages and the Genius Ranking.

• Ye Lin crushed three blood-red figures and was told to face ten peak Earth Immortals in the second stage.
• Eastern Deity and Dark Night speculated about how long Ye Lin would take to clear the first ten stages.
• Ye Lin reached the eighth stage and faced three peak Earth Immortal giant dragons with Dragon bloodline.
• Ye Lin hurled one dragon into the ground and blasted another away with Blazing Sun, Descend into the Abyss.
• Ye Lin trapped the dragons in a sea of thunder and turned the lightning into swords to attack them.

Ye Lin faced the ninth trial, which required him to kill ten thousand early Earth Immortal Snow Wolves within half an hour. He tested his newly obtained Sovereign Arts and wiped out the wolves, leaving the trial’s outcome unstated.

• Ye Lin entered the ninth trial and faced ten thousand Snow Wolves as his Dao Body continuously replenished his immortal power.
• Ye Lin summoned a Thunder Sea and used lightning infused with sword Dao intent to destroy the charging wolves.
• Ye Lin used the Heavenly Heart Art to kill Snow Wolves without leaving wounds on their bodies.
• Ye Lin targeted the largest Snow Wolf with the Heavenly Heart Sword Technique, killing it instantly.
• Ye Lin experimented with his three supreme-grade Sovereign Arts until he saw all the Snow Wolves lying dead on the ground.

Ye Lin faced the Dragon Emperor’s projection on the tenth floor and gained the upper hand with a series of powerful attacks. As the projection countered with the Rising Dragon Fist, Ye Lin brought down a destructive barrage of lightning.

• The tenth floor began, and Ye Lin learned he had to kill the Dragon Emperor’s projection.
• The Dragon Emperor attacked with a punch, but Ye Lin used Time Stop to evade and strike him with a phantom sun.
• Ye Lin used the Heavenly Heart Art and Heavenly Heart Sword Technique to shatter the Dragon Emperor’s heart.
• Ye Lin unleashed the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art as the Dragon Emperor countered with the Rising Dragon Fist.

Ye Lin defeated the Dragon Emperor projection in the tower trial and earned a perfect evaluation, placing 13,452nd on the Genius Ranking. He received three reward choices and had to decide which to take.

• Ye Lin used the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art to destroy the Dragon Emperor projection.
• The trial announced that Ye Lin had earned a perfect evaluation after half an hour and updated his Genius Ranking position to 13,452nd.
• Ye Lin welcomed the many geniuses ranked ahead of him as motivation and learned that the eleventh floor would open to him in three months.
• Ye Lin was offered a choice between a five-pattern Spirit Nourishing Pill, a fragmentary map to a Grand Unity Mysterious Immortal's inheritance, and an emerald-green finest immortal-grade sword.

Ye Lin chose a pill as his Prodigy Tower reward and emerged to find his sudden rise on the Genius Ranking had drawn attention across the Central Domain. He concealed his identity by claiming he had failed the tenth floor and left Eastern Deity and Dark Night impressed.

• Ye Lin chose the pill over the map fragments and immortal-grade supreme Long Sword, then left the tower because he had to wait three months before challenging it again.
• The Central Domain erupted in discussion after Ye Lin, a newcomer, rose into the ten-thousand-plus ranks on the Genius Ranking.
• A crowd and representatives from major factions gathered outside the Prodigy Tower in the Northern Continent's three cities to meet Ye Lin.
• Eastern Deity and Dark Night hurried to ask Ye Lin how his challenge had gone.
• Ye Lin claimed he had been stuck on the tenth floor, and Eastern Deity said he had not misjudged him.

Eastern Deity praised Ye Lin for reaching the tenth floor of the Prodigy Tower and took him and Dark Night to a hidden underground venue to relax before their trip to the Ten Thousand Beast Garden. They arrived at the entrance, where Eastern Deity paid the guards to arrange things for Ye Lin.

• Eastern Deity told Ye Lin that his own first attempt at the Prodigy Tower had ended on the seventh floor, and praised Ye Lin for reaching the tenth floor immediately.
• Eastern Deity led Ye Lin and Dark Night through a maze of alleys to a hidden door and brought them down a staircase underground.
• Eastern Deity introduced Ye Lin as his friend to two peak Earth Immortal guards at a massive iron gate.
• Eastern Deity gave one of the guards a Storage Bag and asked him to arrange things for Ye Lin, who was visiting for the first time.

Eastern Deity brought Ye Lin and Dark Night into a lavish venue and arranged companions for them. Charm Snow promised to personally see to Ye Lin, leaving them waiting for the arrangements.

• Two burly guards respectfully opened the iron doors after Eastern Deity invoked his connection to a powerful friend.
• Eastern Deity led Ye Lin and Dark Night into the crowded venue and took them to a sofa at its center.
• Charm Snow approached Eastern Deity, who asked her to arrange the best companions for his friends.
• Ye Lin introduced himself as Blood Baleful and removed his mask, impressing Charm Snow with his appearance.
• Eastern Deity chose Little Beauty, Dark Night agreed to Little Red, and Charm Snow said she would personally arrange things for Ye Lin.

Ye Lin accompanied Eastern Deity to a place of entertainment, where he was introduced to Qian Fan and watched a dance performance. He left after finding the spectacle uninteresting, and noticed a figure passing by as he departed.

• Charm Snow returned with three women and introduced Qian Fan as Ye Lin’s companion.
• Eastern Deity urged Ye Lin to relax and invited Qian Fan to sit beside him.
• Eastern Deity watched as more than a dozen young women performed a dance.
• Ye Lin told Eastern Deity he had no interest in the performance and rose to leave.
• As Ye Lin was about to leave, he saw a figure walk past him.

Ye Lin discovered that Shen Qingxue would find a Blood Shifting Monkey Clan treasure vault containing a brew that could permanently enhance comprehension, and he considered how to obtain her essence blood to open it. Eastern Deity warned him about the dangers of pursuing the patriarch’s daughter, unaware Ye Lin was interested only in the treasure.

• Ye Lin read Shen Qingxue’s profile and learned about the treasure vault and Blood Shifting Brew she would discover in three days.
• Ye Lin returned to his seat and wondered how to obtain Shen Qingxue’s essence blood, which was needed to open the vault.
• Eastern Deity noticed Ye Lin watching Shen Qingxue and warned him that courting her would antagonize the powerful Blood Shifting Monkey Clan.
• Ye Lin listened to Eastern Deity’s warning and realized that Eastern Deity had mistaken his interest in the treasure for romantic interest in Shen Qingxue.

Ye Lin followed Shen Qingxue in disguise and forcibly took a drop of her essence blood. He vanished before she could respond, leaving her furious and humiliated.

• After the performances ended, Ye Lin put on a mask and followed Shen Qingxue, while Eastern Deity and Dark Night trailed after him.
• Ye Lin blocked Shen Qingxue in a corridor and pinned her against the wall, making her believe he wanted her body.
• Ye Lin extracted a drop of Shen Qingxue's essence blood and told her he was borrowing it.
• Ye Lin disappeared, and Shen Qingxue cursed him for humiliating her just to take her blood.

After obtaining Shen Qingxue’s vital blood, Ye Lin left the city with Eastern Deity and Dark Night to attend the opening of the Ten Thousand Beast Garden. They reached the gathering site, where Eastern Deity recognized a dangerous competitor, leaving the group facing an uncertain contest.

• Shen Qingxue angrily vowed revenge, while Eastern Deity and Dark Night withdrew after confirming Ye Lin had not forced himself on her.
• Ye Lin obtained Shen Qingxue’s vital blood and left the place, then agreed to go with Eastern Deity and Dark Night to the Ten Thousand Beast Garden.
• Eastern Deity explained that they aimed to reach the top ten and earn the qualification to enter the Sky Realm.
• The three arrived at a flatland crowded with prodigies, and Eastern Deity reacted warily to a short, ugly man in a green cloak.

Eastern Deity told Ye Lin the Poison Venerable’s brutal rise from a persecuted mortal to a feared cultivator. He described the Poison Venerable’s ascent through the Starry Sky, leaving Ye Lin with the story of a man who had overwhelmed every genius in his path.

• Ye Lin asked Eastern Deity why he was wary of the man, and Eastern Deity identified him as the Poison Venerable.
• Eastern Deity recounted how the Poison Venerable’s parents were executed after being falsely accused and how the mortal boy spent ten years seeking justice from the emperor.
• After the emperor ordered him killed, the Poison Venerable chose to inherit the bloody Poison Venerable inheritance and slaughtered the imperial palace.
• The Poison Venerable rapidly advanced to the pinnacle of his small world, then slaughtered its inhabitants to fuel his escape into the Starry Sky.
• Eastern Deity said the Poison Venerable’s rise continued as he defeated genius after genius.

Eastern Deity warned Ye Lin about Poison Venerable’s deadly poison techniques, then the three arrived at the Ten Thousand Beast Garden. A representative of the Three Cities Alliance welcomed the crowd and prepared to open the garden.

• Eastern Deity recounted how Poison Venerable had blood-sacrificed a star system, advanced to the True Immortal realm, and slaughtered a great clan.
• Eastern Deity advised Ye Lin to avoid Poison Venerable, and Ye Lin acknowledged the warning.
• After three days of rest, the three saw the vast crowd gathered at the Ten Thousand Beast Garden and Eastern Deity noted that few True Immortals were present.
• A portly middle-aged man standing on a rainbow welcomed the crowd on behalf of the Three Cities Alliance and announced that the Ten Thousand Beast Garden would open.

Ye Lin entered the Ten Thousand Beast Garden with Eastern Deity and Dark Night, then split off to follow a map to a treasury. He reached a fiery region and approached an eight-armed ape statue, which he suspected marked the Blood Shifting Monkey Clan ancestor’s inheritance.

• The Ten Thousand Beast Garden opened, and Ye Lin entered with Eastern Deity and Dark Night.
• Eastern Deity set out for the central region, but Ye Lin said he had something to do and headed north.
• Eastern Deity and Dark Night decided to continue toward the center rather than follow Ye Lin, since they needed tickets to enter the Sky Realm.
• Ye Lin followed the panel’s map for an hour and reached a fiery region with a lava-surrounded mountain and an eight-armed ape statue.
• Ye Lin walked across the lava toward the statue, which he believed stood before the Blood Shifting Monkey Clan ancestor’s treasury.

Ye Lin opened the Blood Shifting Monkey Clan ancestor’s vault with Shen Qingxue’s essence blood and took the Blood Shifting Brew he had come for. He left most of the treasures behind for Shen Qingxue, taking several valuable items before departing.

• Ye Lin sensed the Blood Shifting Monkey Clan ancestor’s aura in the statue and found an imposing gate beneath it.
• Ye Lin used Shen Qingxue’s essence blood to unlock the gate after his own strength failed to move it.
• Ye Lin entered the vault and took the jar of Blood Shifting Brew, his main reason for coming.
• Ye Lin picked out Poria Flowers, million-year spirit milk, and Void Flowers, leaving the rest of the treasures for Shen Qingxue.

Shen Qingxue reached the Blood Shifting Monkey Clan ancestor’s inheritance, only to discover that someone had already looted the treasure vault. She found the Blood Shifting Brew missing and was left furious.

• Ye Lin left after obtaining the final Void Flower, which could keep a fallen cultivator’s Primordial Spirit from dispersing for up to ten years.
• Shen Qingxue arrived at the ancestor’s statue after searching for the inheritance for two thousand years.
• Shen Qingxue recalled the Blood Shifting Monkey Clan’s former power and its decline after their Taiyi Xuanxian ancestor fell.
• Shen Qingxue found the treasure vault doors open and realized someone had reached the inheritance before her.
• Shen Qingxue searched the vault with a Jade Talisman and discovered that the ancestor’s Blood Shifting Brew was gone.

Shen Qingxue realized that Blood Baleful had stolen the Blood Shifting Brew and vowed to make him pay once she became a True Immortal. Meanwhile, Poison Venerable invited Ye Lin to join his team for entry into the Central Domain, but Ye Lin refused and remained with Eastern Deity and Dark Night.

• Shen Qingxue identified the masked man, Blood Baleful, as the thief who had taken the Blood Shifting Brew and vowed to kill him after reaching the True Immortal realm.
• Ye Lin encountered Poison Venerable, who asked whether he was heading to the Central Domain and proposed they team up.
• Poison Venerable praised Ye Lin's strength and urged him to abandon Eastern Deity and Dark Night, whom he considered deadweight.
• Ye Lin defended his teammates and declined Poison Venerable's invitation.
• Poison Venerable accepted Ye Lin's decision and asked him to show mercy after they entered the Central Domain.

Ye Lin reached the Central Domain and learned the rules for the upcoming contest to select the top ten teams and qualify them for the Sky Realm. He understood that if his team failed, he could still fight alone for an additional slot as other True Immortal geniuses began arriving.

• Poison Venerable turned into a phantom bubble and dissipated as Ye Lin continued toward the Central Domain.
• Ye Lin arrived at the vast Central Domain and joined Eastern Deity and Dark Night before two peak True Immortal puppets.
• Eastern Deity explained that teams of three would battle for ten places, and that a team's remaining member could still earn an additional slot if their teammates were eliminated or withdrew.
• Ye Lin decided he would fight for the additional slot if his team lost its chance to advance.
• Other True Immortal geniuses gradually entered the platform and kept their distance from one another.