Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin arrived at Sacred King City and learned that four major sects had joined forces to seize much of the city and welcome him as the First Sequence. As he entered the city with Poison Venerable, Xia Yu fought five women who challenged the Divine Mountain.

• Sacred King City's gates opened, and its inhabitants knelt as Chen Feng, Chen Yang, Void, and Xia Yu greeted Ye Lin as the First Sequence.
• Chen Yang explained that the four sects had taken control of nearly all the city's territory outside Eight Yang's domain to support Ye Lin.
• Five women confronted Xia Yu over the deaths of three True Immortal prodigies from their sect, and Xia Yu led Divine Mountain disciples into battle against them.
• Ye Lin judged that Xia Yu had the advantage, then followed Chen Yang and the others into Sacred King City with Poison Venerable.

Ye Lin and his allies entered Sacred King City, hoping his challenge to one of the Eight Suns would secure their faction’s future. Ghost Shaman Venerable confronted Ye Lin over the losses caused by his recent slaughter, leaving Ye Lin to answer for the damage.

• Ye Lin’s allies reflected that their fortunes depended on whether he could defeat one of the Eight Suns and establish himself in Sacred King City.
• Ye Lin led his group along the white-jade road through Sacred King City.
• Ye Lin sensed a presence ahead and saw a black pillar of light appear in the road.
• Chen Yang identified the figure as Ghost Shaman Venerable, one of the Eight Suns.
• Ghost Shaman Venerable blamed Ye Lin for the losses the shops had suffered during his month of slaughter and demanded an accounting.

Ye Lin confronted Ghost Shaman Venerable in Sacred King City and passed his test, earning the right to stay temporarily. He then arrived at the tavern Chen Yang had secured as their base.

• Ye Lin told Ghost Shaman Venerable to come take his reason himself and continued forward.
• Ghost Shaman Venerable filled the street with darkness and evil ghosts, but Ye Lin drove them away with light from his palm.
• Ghost Shaman Venerable left after testing Ye Lin and judged him qualified to remain in Sacred King City temporarily.
• Chen Yang showed Ye Lin the enormous tavern they had seized as their base.

Ye Lin entered Sacred King City, where his followers had arranged an inn and gathered information for him. After his men chased away members of Heaven Mountain, Chen Feng began explaining the city’s major forces.

• Ye Lin told his followers to call him Young Master and asked what they had learned.
• Ye Lin noticed four hostile men watching him, and Void sent disciples to deal with them.
• Ye Lin watched the men flee as more than a dozen True Immortal disciples pursued them.
• Void explained that the inn had been taken from Heaven Mountain, a local force whose members hid in the shadows.
• Chen Feng said Sacred King City had nine major forces, including the Eight Suns and the mysterious Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

Chen Feng explained how challengers had to defeat one of Eight Suns’ True Immortal puppets before they could challenge them, and Ye Lin decided to try. Their plans were interrupted when a disciple reported that a woman outside wished to see Young Master.

• Chen Feng told Ye Lin that challengers had to defeat a puppet at the Heaven-Facing Road within the time it took an incense stick to burn before challenging Eight Suns.
• Ye Lin asked Poison Venerable to join him in testing a puppet, and Poison Venerable agreed.
• A disciple entered and told Void that a woman outside wished to see Young Master.

Shui Linglong visited Ye Lin and asked him to act three days later, but he demanded to know her true purpose. She revealed that the Thousand Cities Alliance and its five Hundred Cities Alliances united countless True Immortal factions across the Star Rivers.

• A young man asked Ye Lin whether Shui Linglong could enter, and Ye Lin allowed her in.
• Shui Linglong approached Ye Lin, praised his defeat of Jian Unrivaled, and sat down before him.
• Shui Linglong said she had come to discuss the Eight Suns and asked Ye Lin to take action three days later.
• Ye Lin refused to accept her request without an explanation and warned her with a dangerous aura.
• Shui Linglong said the Thousand Cities Alliance controlled five Hundred Cities Alliances representing countless True Immortal factions across the Star Rivers.

Shui Linglong proposed that Ye Lin help her group kill one of the Eight Suns and seize the fortune of the Thousand Cities Alliance by taking over the factions behind him. Ye Lin agreed with her reasoning, but the plan still depended on whether they could defeat an Eight Sun.

• Shui Linglong explained that Eight Suns had stayed away from the Ten Thousand Cities Alliance to gather its fortune as the great era approached.
• Shui Linglong said her group had spent ten thousand years preparing to kill an Eight Sun and had originally planned to work with Jian Unrivaled before he lost to Ye Lin.
• The people around Ye Lin were stunned by Shui Linglong's proposal, while she argued that the factions behind an Eight Sun might accept a stronger leader rather than risk everything to avenge him.
• Ye Lin approved of Shui Linglong's reasoning but questioned whether they could actually kill one of the Eight Suns.

Ye Lin agreed to delay his actions for three days in exchange for one hundred thousand mid-grade immortal stones from Shui Linglong. He stayed in the inn’s secret chamber while Sacred King City remained outwardly calm and tensions simmered beneath the surface.

• Shui Linglong told Ye Lin that a prepared location would prevent their targets from escaping, but warned that he needed strength comparable to Eight Suns to kill them.
• Ye Lin demanded a benefit for waiting three days, and Shui Linglong left him one hundred thousand mid-grade immortal stones before setting fireworks as the signal.
• Ye Lin gave Poison Venerable half the immortal stones and refused Void’s offer to have Mount Chang send him more.
• Ye Lin stayed in the inn’s secret chamber for three days while Sacred King City appeared calm on the surface.

Ye Lin’s arrival in Sacred King City drew crowds eager to see him challenge Eight Suns. In secret, a sect elder decided to wait for Ye Lin’s opponents to bring him down rather than risk confronting him directly.

• News of Ye Lin’s arrival spread through Sacred King City, and many geniuses rushed there hoping to witness his challenge to Eight Suns.
• Three black-clad figures discussed Ye Lin’s presence at Heaven on Earth and whether to attack him there.
• The elder warned that Ye Lin’s followers would stop them before they could reach him, and the young man lamented that their sect’s shop had been seized by the four powers.
• The elder said Ye Lin had broken rules and made enemies in the shadows, so his challenge to Eight Suns would not go smoothly.
• The elder told the others to leave, insisting that Ye Lin was destined to fail even if he could defeat Eight Suns.

Chen Yang told Ye Lin that nine prodigies had gathered on Heaven-Facing Road to exhaust him before his challenge against the Eight Suns puppet. Ye Lin suspected someone had leaked his plans and insisted he had his own way, while Chen Yang sought help from the representatives of three major factions.

• An old man worried that his two disciples were too naïve and resolved to correct them.
• Chen Yang interrupted Ye Lin’s meditation and reported that nine prodigies planned to block him on Heaven-Facing Road before his challenge the next day.
• Chen Yang explained that Ye Lin would have to keep walking for up to three hours and could not challenge Eight Suns again for a thousand years if he failed.
• Ye Lin realized the prodigies intended to drain his immortal power, suspected someone had leaked his plans, and told Chen Yang not to worry.
• Chen Yang joined three representatives of the major factions and asked what they should do to help Ye Lin.

Ye Lin prepared to challenge the powers blocking Heaven-Facing Road, despite Chen Feng’s doubts about the open scheme and the strength of his opponents. He set out for the center of Sacred King City as the city watched, leaving the outcome of his challenge unresolved.

• Chen Feng called the danger an open scheme, while Xia Yu urged the others to trust Ye Lin’s confidence.
• The next morning, Ye Lin saw Shui Linglong’s signal, put on his mask, and left with the four sects’ experts and disciples.
• As Ye Lin’s group crossed the empty streets, he forced the hidden watchers to look away with a cold snort.
• Onlookers discussed the four sects’ loyalty to Ye Lin and speculated that defeating one of Eight Suns could throw Sacred King City and the Thousand Cities Alliance into chaos.

Ye Lin advanced toward Heaven-Facing Road as seven prodigies announced challenges to the Seven Suns, setting off alarm across Sacred King City. With Iron Fist left as his opponent, Ye Lin prepared to continue, unaware of the full shock his arrival had caused.

• Ye Lin's supporters followed his procession, hoping to gain influence if he rose to become one of the Eight Suns.
• Jian Feng, Wuchen, Wu Daozi, Tianyi, Shui Linglong, Zhan Unrivaled, and Hidden Kill each announced a challenge to one of the Seven Suns.
• The assembled powers realized that, together with Blood Baleful, eight challengers were confronting the Eight Suns, and they hurried to alert their factions.
• Ye Lin learned that Iron Fist, the weakest of the Eight Suns, remained unclaimed and accepted him as his opponent.
• Ye Lin's attendant told him that Heaven-Facing Road was ahead.

News of Eight Suns being challenged drew experts and prodigies from across the Demon Domain to Sacred King City, while the older generation stayed out of the arena to avoid the grand era’s karma. Ye Lin stood before the Heaven-Facing Road.

• News that Eight Suns had been collectively challenged spread through the Thousand Cities Alliance and beyond.
• Experts discussed Shui Linglong’s role in the challenge and the involvement of major forces including Shu Mountain, the merfolk, the Spear Sect, and the Flowing Shadow Sect.
• Experts and prodigies flocked to Sacred King City as its prestige rose.
• Senior experts chose to remain spectators and Dao Protectors, wary of the karma awaiting those who entered the arena.
• Ye Lin stood before the white-jade Heaven-Facing Road.

Ye Lin faced the Heaven-Facing Road as powerful figures from across the Demon Domain gathered to watch the Thousand Cities Alliance battle. Seven renowned experts arrived, and Shui Linglong warned one of them not to underestimate Ye Lin.

• Ye Lin stood before Heaven-Facing Road with four people close behind him and the other disciples spread out on watch.
• Experts from major powers gathered above the Ninth Heavens, their clashing auras forming vast dark clouds.
• Seven figures arrived before Heaven-Facing Road, including Shui Linglong and the Shu Mountain Sword Immortal Jian Feng.
• Observers predicted that the seven would easily surpass Eight Suns and that the Thousand Cities Alliance marked only the beginning of their rise.
• A burly man mocked Ye Lin, and Shui Linglong reminded him that Jian Unrivaled had once crushed him before Ye Lin defeated Jian Unrivaled.

Ye Lin prepared to face the seven people in the sky while Tianyi scorned him and Shui Linglong warned Tianyi to behave. Chen Feng remained stunned after recognizing Qiang Unrivaled among the powerful figures gathered there.

• Tianyi flared up at Shui Linglong's insults but refrained from attacking her and continued to look down on Ye Lin.
• Experts in the crowd explained that Tianyi belonged to the rare Earth Clan, an innate race born from sentient earth veins.
• The crowd discussed how innate races were nurtured by heaven and earth and naturally had a closer connection to the Dao than acquired races.
• Ye Lin told Chen Feng that he would approach the seven people in the sky, and Chen Feng nodded while still stunned.
• Chen Feng recognized Qiang Unrivaled of the Spear Sect, whose sect was guarded by a Golden Immortal.

Ye Lin, Shui Linglong, Wu Daozi, and Tianyi arrived to challenge the Eight Suns, who had not come out to meet them. When the Eight Suns’ prodigies waited on the Heaven-Facing Road to wear Ye Lin down, Tianyi hurled a star-sized meteor toward it.

• Ye Lin arrived before Shui Linglong, who demanded that he return her one hundred thousand mid-grade immortal stones.
• Wu Daozi greeted Ye Lin, while Tianyi complained that the Eight Suns had not welcomed them and decided to smash the Heaven-Facing Road.
• Tianyi summoned a star-sized meteor and sent it hurtling toward the Heaven-Facing Road.
• The prodigies secretly assigned to stop Ye Lin waited on the road, unaware of the events outside, until one of them sensed danger and looked up.

Tianyi attacked the Heaven-Facing Road with meteors, but its defenders repeatedly destroyed them. Ghost Shaman Venerable intervened to stop Tianyi’s assault, then faced him down.

• Tianyi’s meteor attack was shattered by the people on the Heaven-Facing Road and blocked by their barrier.
• Tianyi used Heaven Collapse and Earth-Exploding Heavenly Star to rain stars down on the road.
• The defenders destroyed the falling meteors while the six observers let Tianyi continue attacking.
• Ghost Shaman Venerable emerged from black mist and used his flag to send skulls after the stars.
• Ghost Shaman Venerable stood facing Tianyi after neutralizing the attack.

Tianyi confronted Ghost Shaman Venerable and revealed that the Eight Suns were using accumulated fortune to refine the Human Emperor Seal. The revelation shocked Ghost Shaman Venerable and exposed the danger of the Eight Suns’ plan to the gathered races.

• Tianyi mocked Ghost Shaman Venerable for appearing alone and demanded to know where the other seven of the Eight Suns were.
• Ghost Shaman Venerable said the other seven were occupied and offered to hear Tianyi’s demands himself.
• Tianyi accused the Eight Suns of using ten thousand years of fortune gathered in Sacred King City to refine the Human Emperor Seal.
• Ghost Shaman Venerable’s composure broke, and he demanded to know how Tianyi had learned of the plan.
• A mighty expert explained the Human Emperor Seal’s history and power, and the gathered beings realized the Eight Suns were attempting an incredibly dangerous feat.

Tianyi confronted the Eight Suns over their attempt to seize the Human Emperor Seal, while Wuchen challenged Ghost Shaman Venerable. After all eight Venerables gathered, Tianyi accused them of hiding their plan and proposed a contest whose outcome would decide whether his group left or the Eight Suns faced them.

• Tianyi demanded that the Eight Suns reveal their plan to seize the Human Emperor Seal or face his group.
• Ghost Shaman Venerable accused Tianyi's group of arriving to steal the fruits of their labor and summoned a ghost domain.
• Wuchen entered the domain and challenged Ghost Shaman Venerable, using Buddhist scriptures that threatened the ghost cultivator.
• The other seven Venerables arrived, completing the Eight Suns as Ye Lin watched Iron Fist Venerable.
• Iron Fist Venerable denied the accusation, and Tianyi challenged him to a fight, promising his group would leave if they lost.

Ye Lin faced Iron Fist in a desert as the prodigies gathered to watch their battle. Iron Fist transformed into a towering giant, and Ye Lin struck at his crown with a powerful sword slash.

• Shui Linglong warned Ye Lin to endure any provocation and explained that Tianyi had come to reclaim the Earth Clan's treasure from Spirit Shaman Venerable.
• The Eight Suns led their opponents away from Sacred King City, where Ye Lin and Iron Fist agreed to fight.
• Ye Lin and Iron Fist entered the desert while disciples of the Four Sects watched from the clouds.
• Iron Fist invoked Heaven-and-Earth Manifestation and grew into a giant, then attacked Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin dodged Iron Fist's attacks and slashed down at his crown, but Iron Fist did not move to dodge or defend.