Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin had Zhang Si refine Mystic Gold into his sword, then returned to the Azure Cloud Sect and let Wang Yun escape after Wang Yun reported his hidden cultivation. Zhang Xiao learned Ye Lin had reached Qi Refining Level 6 and resolved to take whatever treasure he believed Ye Lin possessed.

• Ye Lin found Zhang Si, a Tier 2 weapon smith, and paid him a Mid-grade Spirit Stone to fuse Mystic Gold into his Long Sword.
• Zhang Si completed the work, upgrading the sword to Mysterious Grade Low Tier, and Ye Lin left for the Azure Cloud Sect.
• On the way back, Ye Lin encountered Wang Yun, whose panel revealed a future chance to find Mystic-Grade High-Tier Spirit Fire at She Mountain.
• Ye Lin threatened Wang Yun but allowed him to escape so he could report Ye Lin's supposedly hidden cultivation to Zhang Xiao.
• Wang Yun told Zhang Xiao that Ye Lin was actually at Qi Refining Level 6, and Zhang Xiao decided to seize Ye Lin's treasure.

Ye Lin retrieved a Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Core from a frozen boar in Dragon Fall Valley and returned to prepare for Zhang Xiao’s planned attack. He killed Zhang Xiao with a talisman and the Sword Controlling Technique, then found only ten Low-Tier Spirit Stones on his body.

• Ye Lin cultivated for a day and night, then went to Dragon Fall Valley to claim Niu Bo’s opportunity.
• Ye Lin found a giant boar frozen to death, took its Demon Core, and decided to revisit the mysterious valley after growing stronger.
• Ye Lin returned to the sect and prepared to deal with Zhang Xiao before refining the core and pursuing Wang Yun’s opportunity.
• Ye Lin lured Zhang Xiao to a deserted spot and discovered that Zhang Xiao’s Qi Refining Level 8 strength surpassed his own in a direct clash.
• Ye Lin struck Zhang Xiao with a talisman and the Sword Controlling Technique, then killed him and searched his body for ten Low-Tier Spirit Stones.

Ye Lin learned that his future involved being killed by Lin Ziyou over the Duobao herb, so he began preparing to grow stronger before the Secret Realm opened. He obtained and fused with Spirit Fire, waking three days later with greatly increased strength and the ability to wield its flames.

• Ye Lin read his Destiny and planned to reach Qi Refining Level 8, seize Wang Yun's opportunity, and prepare to challenge an Inner Sect disciple.
• Ye Lin refined a Demon Core in seclusion for half a month, then set out to seize Wang Yun's opportunity and seek Spirit Fire in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
• Ye Lin found Spirit Fire in a cave on She Mountain and swallowed it, but its agony overwhelmed him and he lost consciousness.
• Three days later, Ye Lin woke with Spirit Fire fused in his dantian and discovered his strength had doubled.
• Ye Lin used the Seven Kill Fist with green flames to blast a hole through the cave wall, then watched the flames return beneath his skin.

After two months of seclusion, Ye Lin reached Qi Refining Level 8 and decided to challenge Lin Ziyou for entry into the Inner Sect. While waiting for the fight, he learned that Huang Xiong would soon discover a powerful Sword Talisman and resolved to take that opportunity for himself.

• Ye Lin emerged from seclusion after two months, having reached Qi Refining Level 8 and the fifth layer of the Seven Kill Fist.
• Ye Lin reviewed his fate panel, learned Lin Ziyou would call for help after being wounded, and decided to challenge him for Inner Sect status.
• Ye Lin told Huang Xiong his plan at the Mission Pavilion, and Huang Xiong went to report the challenge.
• Ye Lin saw Huang Xiong's fate panel and learned he would find a Sword Talisman at Purple Deep Spring, then decided to claim the opportunity himself.
• Huang Xiong returned and directed Ye Lin to the Outer Sect Plaza, where a crowd gathered to watch the upcoming challenge.

Ye Lin defeated Lin Ziyou in a challenge for entry into the Inner Sect and was accepted as an Inner Sect disciple. After the fight, Ye Lin saw that Lin Ziyou would later find a Nirvana Fruit in the Hundred Thousand Mountains and restore his crippled arm.

• Ye Lin waited on the Arena for Lin Ziyou while Outer Sect disciples gathered and complained about the Inner Sect’s privileges.
• Lin Ziyou arrived late, dismissed Ye Lin as an ant, and challenged him to attack.
• Ye Lin’s first punch showed that he was weaker in a direct contest, so Lin Ziyou grew careless and attacked with the Rising Dragon Fist.
• Ye Lin used the Seven Kill Fist with his Spirit Fire and sent Lin Ziyou crashing into a Pillar, crippling his right arm and knocking him unconscious.
• Huang Xiong congratulated Ye Lin and offered to take him to register as an Inner Sect disciple.
• Ye Lin viewed Lin Ziyou’s panel and learned that Lin Ziyou would later find a Nirvana Fruit in the Dark Abyss and restore his arm.

Ye Lin entered the Azure Cloud Sect’s Inner Sect, received his monthly resources, and learned about upcoming opportunities in the secret realm. He left for Purple Deep Spring to claim Huang Xiong’s opportunity and drove off the Demon Beasts guarding it.

• Ye Lin passed the Inner Sect’s identity checks and marveled at its dense spiritual energy.
• Zhao Li welcomed Ye Lin, warned him about Inner Sect competition, and gave him Spirit Stones, Spirit Nourishing Pills, and an Identity Token.
• Ye Lin planned to claim Huang Xiong’s opportunity before preparing for the medicinal bath and the secret realm, where he intended to reach Blazing Valley first.
• Ye Lin traveled to Purple Deep Spring and found it crowded with Demon Beasts.
• Ye Lin attacked the beasts with his Long Sword, killed a tiger demon, and made the rest flee.

Ye Lin retrieved the Sword Talisman from Purple Deep Spring and returned safely to the Azure Cloud Sect. He endured a medicinal bath that strengthened his body and spiritual energy, leaving him refreshed and better prepared for future cultivation.

• Ye Lin found a Sword Talisman containing faded Sword Intent beneath a Stone at the bottom of Purple Deep Spring and took it away.
• Ye Lin returned to the Azure Cloud Sect, retrieved the Blood Soul Tree from his old servant's quarters, and hid it beneath his bed in his Inner Sect residence.
• Ye Lin went to the administration office for his medicinal bath, and Zhao Li led him to the treatment room.
• Ye Lin entered the boiling medicine tub, circulated the Star Art, and endured the painful treatment for three hours while absorbing the medicinal power.
• The tub exploded after Ye Lin absorbed the medicine, and he emerged feeling refreshed with greater strength and more condensed spiritual energy in his dantian.

After strengthening his body with a medicinal bath, Ye Lin learned that Lin Zisheng planned to assassinate him in the Inner Sect Secret Realm. As the secret realm opened, Ye Lin discovered that Lin Zisheng was a remarkably favored cultivator with many future opportunities, and resolved to claim them for himself.

• Zhao Li told Ye Lin to prepare for the Inner Sect Secret Realm, which would open in three days, after Ye Lin finished the medicinal bath.
• Ye Lin checked his Destiny and learned that Lin Zisheng would try to kill him in the secret realm, but he trusted his Sword Talisman and Fate Panel to help him survive.
• Three days later, Ye Lin joined the Inner Sect disciples as they traveled to the cave where the secret realm would open.
• Ye Lin spotted Lin Zisheng among the five personal disciples and saw his Fate Panel, which listed exceptional traits and several valuable future opportunities.
• Ye Lin decided that despite Lin Zisheng's advantages, he would defeat him and take his opportunities.

Ye Lin entered the Inner Sect Secret Realm, collected three Fire Spirit Stones from Blazing Valley, and then followed Lin Zisheng south in search of Phoenix Valley. He reached a cave he believed held the Phoenix Egg and cautiously entered with his Sword Talisman ready.

• Ye Lin decided to avoid the Evil Demon opportunity and entered the secret realm after the other disciples.
• Ye Lin traveled east to Blazing Valley and used his Spirit Fire to collect three Fire Spirit Stones.
• Ye Lin set out for Phoenix Valley, then followed Lin Zisheng south after seeing him fly in that direction.
• Ye Lin raced through the forest while Lin Zisheng stopped repeatedly to find treasures, eventually reaching a mountain cave.
• Ye Lin entered the cave carefully with his Sword Talisman in hand and followed a corridor deeper inside.

Ye Lin reached the Phoenix Egg after his Spirit Fire absorbed the chamber’s flames and transformed into Phoenix Fire. He hid with the egg while Lin Zisheng obtained a Heaven Grade High Tier cultivation technique, then stored the egg in his Spatial Ring and left to find a way to hatch it.

• Ye Lin endured the pressure on the ninety-nine steps, and his Spirit Fire absorbed the flames from the five pillars and advanced into Earth Grade Low Tier Phoenix Fire.
• Ye Lin reached the stone table, found no sign of life inside the Phoenix Egg, and hid with it when he heard someone approaching.
• Lin Zisheng entered the chamber, activated a mechanism on the stone table, and received the incomplete Heaven Grade High Tier Phoenix Bathing Heaven Technique.
• After Lin Zisheng left, Ye Lin emerged from the rubble, stored the Phoenix Egg in his Spatial Ring, and left the cave to investigate how to hatch it.

Ye Lin escaped Lin Zisheng’s assassination attempt with a Sword Talisman, injuring him with Sword Intent before studying his opportunities. After cultivating through the night, Ye Lin heard a thunderous boom as the Heavenly Mansion was about to descend.

• Ye Lin checked his panel and learned Lin Zisheng would attack him within five minutes, so he hid and prepared his Sword Talisman.
• Lin Zisheng emerged and attacked Ye Lin, who used the talisman’s sword strike to escape after wounding Lin Zisheng with Sword Intent.
• Ye Lin examined Lin Zisheng’s panel and learned that the Heavenly Mansion would descend the next day, with two opportunities waiting inside it.
• Ye Lin cultivated overnight while Lin Zisheng struggled to suppress the Sword Intent and vowed to kill him.
• Ye Lin awoke close to reaching Qi Refining Level 9, then heard a thunderous boom from the sky.

Ye Lin entered the newly revealed Heavenly Mansion and used his knowledge of Lin Zisheng’s opportunity to claim hidden treasures. The disciples then encountered silver-white bugs that contained Pre-Heaven Spiritual Qi.

• Ye Lin and the other disciples gathered as the Heavenly Mansion descended, and Senior Sister Li explained its connection to an ancient Golden Core cultivator.
• After the gates opened, Ye Lin chose the third path because the panel showed Lin Zisheng would find a Mystic Grade High-Tier Foundation Establishment Pill there.
• Ye Lin found a wooden box beneath the Tiger Statue and an ancient book beneath the Dragon Statue, then concealed his discoveries from the other disciples.
• Lin Zisheng chose a different path and resolved to wait for a chance to kill Ye Lin after they left the secret realm.
• A swarm of silver-white bugs appeared, and a disciple discovered that killing one released pure spiritual energy and slightly improved his cultivation.

Ye Lin and the other disciples defeated a swarm of bugs that contained Pre-Heaven Spiritual Qi, then left the secret realm with new opportunities in hand. After studying Lin Zisheng’s future prospects, Ye Lin planned his next gains as the disciples emerged and their elders called a meeting about the Evil Demons.

• Ye Lin and the disciples killed the strange bugs and collected their Pre-Heaven Spiritual Qi, which they planned to refine after leaving the secret realm.
• Ye Lin read Wang Sheng’s panel, learned he would find a God-Hiding Bead in a stone lion, and secretly retrieved a blue Pillar from the left lion’s base.
• While the disciples waited at the entrance, Ye Lin cultivated and examined Lin Zisheng’s panel, discovering his future opportunities and resolving to pursue the ancient immortal art.
• The secret realm’s entrance opened, and Ye Lin and the other disciples left while Lin Zisheng watched him thoughtfully.
• The old man summoned disciples at Foundation Establishment Realm and above to a meeting, while Ye Lin decided to focus on cultivating.

Ye Lin discovered the powers of the God-Hiding Bead and awakened a faint trace of life in the Phoenix Egg, which consumed his Spirit Stones. After cultivating for eight days, he learned that the sect was sending Inner Sect disciples to fight Evil Demons, and his panels showed that none of the gathered disciples would return alive.

• Ye Lin used the God-Hiding Bead to turn invisible and conceal his aura from anyone below the Golden Core Realm.
• Ye Lin fed the Phoenix Egg his Phoenix Fire and a Mid-grade Spirit Stone, awakening a faint breath of life in it.
• After eight days of cultivation, Ye Lin found that the Phoenix Egg had consumed his three Fire Spirit Stones, so he buried it in his lodgings.
• A disciple named Liu Ming told Ye Lin that the Sect Master had summoned the Inner Sect disciples to the main hall.
• The Sect Master announced that Evil Demons had invaded the sect's territory and ordered the disciples to go down the mountain and exterminate them for Spirit Stone rewards.
• Ye Lin checked the gathered disciples' panels and saw that none of them would return alive.

Ye Lin took the Nirvana Fruit from the Dark Abyss, then followed a group of Inner Sect disciples on the demon-slaying mission while planning to escape. In Wang Family Village, the disciples found a massacre, and Ye Lin concealed himself as they began searching for the Evil Demon.

• Ye Lin decided to avoid fighting the Evil Demon and went alone to the Dark Abyss, where he collected the Nirvana Fruit and sensed something frightening below.
• Ye Lin returned to the sect and followed twenty Inner Sect disciples after they set out to hunt the Evil Demon.
• Wang Li divided the twenty-one disciples into three groups, and Ye Lin joined the group headed for Wang Family Village.
• The group found the village filled with dried corpses, and the burly disciple ordered everyone to search separately.
• Ye Lin recognized that the disciples were exposing themselves to attack and used the God-Hiding Bead to conceal himself.

Ye Lin watched Mo Yi slaughter the demon-hunting party, then faked his own injuries to conceal that he had survived. After recovering, he prepared to pursue Lin Zisheng’s opportunities and placed the Nirvana Fruit on the Phoenix Egg.

• Ye Lin used the God-Hiding Bead to observe Mo Yi and saw that the Evil Demon planned to flee to Hundred-Broken Mountain, where it would find a Spirit Spring and Ice Soul Needles.
• Mo Yi killed Long Aotian and the other disciples, drained their blood, and received a report from a cloaked accomplice.
• Ye Lin returned to the Azure Cloud Sect after injuring himself to make his escape seem convincing, and told the Sect Master that the Evil Demon had killed the others.
• After recovering with the Sect Master's Rejuvenation Pill, Ye Lin planned to claim Lin Zisheng's opportunities at Hundred-Broken Mountain and Golden City.
• Ye Lin dug up the Phoenix Egg and placed the Nirvana Fruit on it.

Ye Lin fed the Phoenix Egg with the Nirvana Fruit and his spiritual energy, then waited three days before leaving the sect to seek the North Wind Fruit. At Hundred-Broken Mountain, he recovered three Ice Soul Needles and climbed down a cliff, where a mysterious light in the forest caught his attention.

• Ye Lin used the Nirvana Fruit and his Phoenix Fire to strengthen the Phoenix Egg, then buried it again and decided to wait three days before leaving the sect.
• After three days, Ye Lin checked his fate and learned Lin Zisheng planned to ambush him in a month, so he set out for the North Wind Fruit and Golden City.
• At Hundred-Broken Mountain, Ye Lin followed a woodcutter’s directions to a spring and retrieved a wooden box from its bottom.
• Ye Lin killed the Qi Refining Level 3 python that seized his leg and found three Ice Soul Needles in the box.
• Ye Lin climbed to the mountain’s summit, descended the cliff, and spotted a flickering light in the nearby forest.

Ye Lin reached Golden City to search Antique City for the shabby flowerpot connected to the One Breath Becomes Three Purities opportunity, and entered the notorious Fate Treasure Pavilion. There, he encountered Heavenly Sword Sect disciples Tang Xue and her senior brother, who were investigating the Evil Demon’s whereabouts.

• Ye Lin found a North Wind Fruit beside an almost depleted Mid-grade Spirit Stone and set off for Golden City to claim the One Breath Becomes Three Purities opportunity.
• Ye Lin arrived in Golden City and hired Wang Laoliu to guide him to Antique City and Fate Treasure Pavilion.
• Wang Laoliu warned Ye Lin that Fate Treasure Pavilion was famous for selling fakes, then left after Ye Lin paid him.
• Ye Lin entered the pavilion and searched for the shabby flowerpot while proprietor Wang Guofu tried to sell him antiques.
• Tang Xue and her senior brother from the Heavenly Sword Sect arrived, and Ye Lin learned they were investigating the Evil Demon’s whereabouts.

Ye Lin bought a jade box and a battered vase at Fate Treasure Pavilion, with Tang Xue paying when he ran out of money. Outside Golden City, Tang Xue and Cao Ze were ambushed by Evil Cultivators, and Cao Ze fled, leaving her in their hands.

• Ye Lin saw Tang Xue’s fate and opportunity, then bought the jade box and a battered vase that matched a treasure description.
• Ye Lin discovered he had no money, so Tang Xue paid for his purchases before leaving with Cao Ze.
• Ye Lin followed Tang Xue and Cao Ze out of the city, intending to repay her by saving her life.
• Three black-robed men ambushed Tang Xue and Cao Ze, and Cao Ze threw Tang Xue behind him before fleeing.
• One of the black-robed men seized Tang Xue and threatened her while she stared in disbelief at Cao Ze’s abandonment.

Ye Lin rescued Tang Xue from three Evil Cultivators and returned to his residence, where a crystal taught him the powerful One Breath Becomes Three Purities. Unable to cultivate it before reaching the Golden Core stage, he began studying Demon Shadow No Trace instead.

• Ye Lin killed the three black-robed Evil Cultivators who were attacking Tang Xue, then told her his name and that he was from the Azure Cloud Sect.
• After a day of travel, Ye Lin returned to his residence, fed the Phoenix Egg a North Wind Fruit, and buried it again.
• Ye Lin smashed a battered vase and absorbed a diamond-shaped crystal that sent him into a three-day unconscious state.
• Ye Lin awoke having learned that One Breath Becomes Three Purities could create three powerful external avatars, but required Golden Core cultivation.
• Ye Lin read Demon Shadow No Trace, understood its three speed-enhancing levels, and began cultivating it.