Chapter Summaries

Gu Qingshan ended her discussion with Gu Qingzhi, while Ye Lin waited awkwardly before accompanying Gu Qingzhi to find Elder Zhong. They reached Elder Zhong’s residence, where he welcomed Gu Qingzhi warmly.

• Gu Qingshan shrouded the jade bed in white gauze, and Ye Lin waited awkwardly as Gu Qingzhi led him out to find Elder Zhong.
• Gu Qingshan remarked that Ye Lin’s Rootless and duckweedless Fate Rank recalled the Ancient Human Emperor of the Human Race.
• Gu Qingzhi found a crowd gathered outside the hall and ordered everyone to leave or face punishment; the figures scattered within three breaths.
• Gu Qingzhi led Ye Lin through a residence containing three inhabited stars around an artificial mountain.
• Gu Qingzhi greeted Grandpa Zhong, and he opened his eyes and welcomed her delightedly.

Ye Lin asked Grandpa Zhong to upgrade the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor into a Limitless Artifact, and the old refiner agreed to complete the work in five hundred years. Gu Qingzhi took Ye Lin to look around, leaving him to stay there until the sword was ready.

• Gu Qingzhi introduced Ye Lin to Grandpa Zhong and asked him to refine Ye Lin’s sword.
• Ye Lin handed Grandpa Zhong the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor and Nine Saints Meteoric Iron.
• Grandpa Zhong agreed to refine the sword into a Limitless Artifact and said the work would take five hundred years.
• Grandpa Zhong noticed the golden bracelets on Ye Lin’s wrist before telling Gu Qingzhi to take him away.
• Gu Qingzhi told Ye Lin he would have to stay for five hundred years, then offered to show him around.

Ye Lin accompanied Gu Qingzhi to admire a gorge, then went to the ancient tower she offered him as a temporary residence. Once alone, he prepared to use the jade token filled with resentment and Killing Intent and asked the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar how to handle it.

• Gu Qingzhi showed Ye Lin the purple-lit gorge and asked whether he had any secrets, but his calm response frustrated her.
• Gu Qingzhi pointed out the ancient tower and left Ye Lin there to stay temporarily.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar praised Ye Lin for resisting Gu Qingzhi's beauty and joked that he could propose to her mother.
• Ye Lin entered the ancient tower, set a restriction to detect intruders, and sat down in a quiet room.
• Ye Lin took out the jade token from the Mother-Child Gu and asked the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar how to use its concentrated resentment and Killing Intent.

Ye Lin began cultivating with the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar’s help, aiming to reach the fifth level of Golden Immortal within five hundred years. Meanwhile, Gu Qingshan recognized his connection to the Ancient Human Emperor and urged Gu Qingzhi to befriend him, hoping to secure her race’s future.

• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar refined Ye Lin’s jade token and planned to send its pure power into him while he cultivated and comprehended laws.
• Ye Lin circulated the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art and entered undisturbed cultivation.
• Gu Qingzhi told Gu Qingshan that Ye Lin had the Ancient Human Emperor’s Fate Rank and a golden sword that had severed the Mother-Child Gu.
• Gu Qingshan concluded that Ye Lin might become an expert like the Ancient Human Emperor and told Gu Qingzhi to befriend him.
• Gu Qingshan explained that the Heavenly Emperor Clan and Earth Spirit Race had risen to prominence through their ties to the Ancient Human Emperor, and she intended to bet on Ye Lin’s potential.

Gu Qingshan urged Gu Qingzhi to win Ye Lin’s affection, believing his connection to the Human Emperor Sword could benefit their branch. As five hundred years of preparation began, young geniuses across the cosmos either cultivated in seclusion or fought for whatever gains they could claim.

• Gu Qingshan judged Ye Lin valuable because the Human Emperor Sword followed him and hoped he could help her branch return to the Central Star Domain.
• Gu Qingshan told Gu Qingzhi to make Ye Lin fall for her rather than force or drug him.
• Gu Qingzhi fled her mother’s advice and resolved to focus on the important five hundred years ahead.
• Heavenly geniuses began cultivating in seclusion or slaughtering one another while the older powerhouses held back.

After two hundred years of seeking insight, Ye Lin advanced to the fifth level of the Golden Immortal realm and saw his Fate Rank rise to Transcendence. He wondered whether his mysterious status panel would change again when he reached Great Luo Transcendence.

• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar finished refining the jade tablet’s resentment and baleful qi, giving most of it to Ye Lin and bringing his foundation to its peak.
• Ye Lin spent two hundred years comprehending laws in seclusion and broke through to the fifth level of the Golden Immortal realm, increasing his strength by half.
• Ye Lin checked his status panel and found that his Fate Rank had reached Transcendence.
• Ye Lin wondered whether the panel would update when he entered the Great Luo Transcendence Realm, since he still did not know where it came from.

After five hundred years of seclusion, Ye Lin reached the fifth layer of Golden Immortal and learned that Gu Qingzhi had also reached the same realm. Gu Qingzhi took him to see the progress on his Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor, leaving Ye Lin eager to find out what it had become.

• Ye Lin finished his five-hundred-year seclusion after advancing to the fifth layer of Golden Immortal.
• Ye Lin used his panel to learn that Gu Qingzhi was at the fifth layer of Golden Immortal and saw the fate that awaited her in the Second Region.
• Gu Qingzhi asked Ye Lin about his cultivation, but he kept it concealed.
• Gu Qingzhi led Ye Lin to the tranquil residence where his Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor was being refined.

Elder Zhong returned the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor to Ye Lin as a high-grade Limitless Artifact, and Ye Lin gratefully accepted that he owed the old man a favor. Elder Zhong sent Gu Qingzhi toward the Second Region and told her to seek help from the Divine Sword Sect’s Sect Master if she ran into trouble.

• Gu Qingzhi greeted Elder Zhong and asked about Ye Lin’s sword.
• Elder Zhong revealed that he had refined the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor into a high-grade Limitless Artifact using precious heavenly treasures.
• Ye Lin accepted the sword, thanked Elder Zhong, and promised to remember his favor.
• Elder Zhong told Ye Lin he would seek his help when Ye Lin grew stronger.
• Elder Zhong told Gu Qingzhi to go to the Second Region and contact the Divine Sword Sect’s Sect Master if she needed help.

Gu Qingzhi left the Music Sect with Ye Lin to travel to the Second Region, where she planned to contend with its prodigies. As they entered the starry sky, Ye Lin realized that killing aberrant spirits had not earned them any Heavenly Dao merit, and Gu Qingzhi hurried him toward the teleportation array after receiving word from Wang Xiaoyun that it was about to activate.

• Elder Zhong told Gu Qingzhi that his old friend owed him three favors and would help her when she introduced herself as Elder Zhong’s granddaughter.
• Gu Qingzhi left the Music Sect with Ye Lin, preparing to travel to the Second Region and challenge its prodigies.
• Gu Qingzhi asked Ye Lin how he would repay her help, and Ye Lin suggested helping her kill someone; she rejected the offer and walked away.
• Ye Lin noticed that they had received no Heavenly Dao merit despite killing many aberrant spirits, and Gu Qingzhi took his concern seriously.
• Wang Xiaoyun sent word that the teleportation array was about to activate, so Gu Qingzhi pulled Ye Lin toward the depths of the starry sky.

Ye Lin and Gu Qingzhi arrived at the teleportation array, where hundreds of thousands had gathered before the Second Region opened. After hearing how elders had angered the Heavenly Dao and lost their merit, Gu Qingzhi accepted that Ye Lin had been telling the truth, and someone called out to him as the chapter ended.

• Ye Lin and Gu Qingzhi traveled for three days and reached the teleportation array, where a crowd awaited the trip to the Second Region.
• Prodi­gies in the crowd discussed how elders had found bizarre spirits in an Immortal World secret realm and lost Heavenly Dao merit after killing them.
• Ye Lin realized the elders had angered the Heavenly Dao, while Gu Qingzhi told him she now believed he had not lied about Heavenly Dao merit.
• Ye Lin insisted that he never lied and refused to continue the conversation with Gu Qingzhi.
• Someone called out to Ye Lin.

Ye Lin reunited with his core group and checked Li Xiaoyao’s progress. He found Li Xiaoyao had reached Golden Immortal Layer Four, but Ye Lin’s cultivation had finally surpassed his.

• Ye Lin asked Li Xiaoyao and the others about their gains.
• Luo Yao bragged that she could now eat eight large chicken drumsticks in one meal.
• Ye Lin inspected Li Xiaoyao’s cultivation and fate, learning he had reached Golden Immortal Layer Four.
• Ye Lin felt pleased that he had finally moved ahead of Li Xiaoyao in cultivation.

Ye Lin and the others prepared to leave the Third Region, but the teleportation formation’s Identity Token requirement put the gathered geniuses on the brink of fighting. Before the battle began, three voices called out Wang Xiaoyun, San Zang, and Zhang Wusheng.

• Ye Lin assessed his companions’ cultivation and concluded that his fifth-layer Golden Immortal strength, alongside Li Xiaoyao, could help them establish themselves in the Second Region.
• A black-robed man opened the teleportation formation and announced that only those holding an Identity Token could enter before the formation closed in one hour.
• Ye Lin realized the token rule would drive the desperate geniuses to fight, and Gu Qingzhi condemned the factions for provoking them.
• As the starry sky grew tense and a great battle seemed imminent, voices called out Wang Xiaoyun, San Zang, and Zhang Wusheng.

Ye Lin and the other leading prodigies crossed the Starry Sky toward the teleportation array without anyone daring to stop them. After they entered, the remaining prodigies argued over the limited slots and whether the Second Region was worth the danger.

• Gu Qingzhi stepped forward to join the leading group, seeking safety as they headed for the teleportation array.
• Ye Lin revealed his Golden Immortal fifth-layer cultivation, and excited prodigies in the crowd recognized and cheered for him.
• San Zang and the others followed Ye Lin toward the teleportation array, and the watching prodigies let them pass.
• Ye Lin's group entered the teleportation array while the remaining prodigies began weighing their chances for the slots.
• Several prodigies urged the crowd to avoid fighting and warned that the Second Region was dangerous, while others offered resources to buy Identity Tokens.

Ye Lin and the others arrived in the Second Region, where powerful creatures surrounded them and declared them blood food. Zhang Wusheng charged at two of the creatures while Wang Xiaoyun ordered the group to break through in one direction.

• Ye Lin and the others heard creatures waiting beyond the teleportation array, discussing hunting and blood food.
• The group emerged on an altar surrounded by massive, red-eyed, scale-covered creatures.
• A pig-headed creature named Zhu Ganglie and a giant eagle argued over who would claim the arrivals as food.
• Ye Lin realized the Second Region’s dense space suppressed their cultivation and prevented him from tearing it open.
• Zhang Wusheng charged Zhu Ganglie and the giant eagle, while Wang Xiaoyun told the others to break through without getting drawn into a fight.

Wang Xiaoyun, Ye Lin, and the others fought through an encirclement of creatures in the Second Region and discovered that most of their attackers were far weaker than they had seemed. After the creatures fled, Wang Xiaoyun realized he had overestimated how many powerful beings lived there.

• Wang Xiaoyun led the group into battle, while Shangguan Wanyu stayed protected among them.
• Ye Lin cut down a spiked creature with one sword strike as the group fought its way through the encirclement.
• Zhang Wusheng killed the giant eagle and Zhu Ganglie with his spear.
• The creatures realized the group consisted of fifth-level Golden Immortals and fled in panic, blaming Zhu Ganglie for deceiving them.
• Wang Xiaoyun watched the creatures disappear and concluded that he had mistaken the Second Region for a place where powerful beings were everywhere.

Ye Lin and the others explored the Second Region, where the dense laws of heaven and earth came with crushing gravity and unusually solid space. After traveling through a vast wilderness filled with powerful giant beasts, they suspected they had arrived in a savage realm but learned nothing from the beasts they captured.

• Zhang Wusheng, Wang Xiaoyun, and Gu Qingzhi discussed how the Second Region’s space, gravity, and clear laws differed from those of the Third Region.
• Ye Lin suggested finding an inhabited place so the group could discover where they were.
• The group flew for half an hour through enormous mountains and forests inhabited by giant beasts with strength reaching the Golden Immortal level.
• The group captured several beasts and tried questioning and soul-searching them, but found only that they had grown up in the wilderness.

Ye Lin and his companions learned that they had been transported to the Great Wasteland, a prison created by heavenly immortals from which even peak ninth-layer Golden Immortals could not escape. The willow tree fell silent, leaving them trapped with no clear way out.

• Ye Lin asked the glowing willow tree where they were, and told it that the group came from the Third Region.
• The willow tree identified the place as the Great Wasteland on the Divine Martial Continent and said the group had arrived during an era of great prosperity.
• The willow tree explained that heavenly immortals had created the Great Wasteland to punish sinners and that even peak ninth-layer Golden Immortals could not escape its formation.
• The willow tree revealed that it was also a prisoner and urged Ye Lin and the others to search for a way out before falling silent.
• Ye Lin and his companions were left dumbfounded and wondered why the teleportation formation had sent them to the Great Wasteland.

Zhang Wusheng and the others realized they were trapped in a grand formation in the Great Wasteland, and Bao Xiaotou began using his formation skills to investigate it. He activated a technique that sent a blue ripple across the surroundings, but the chapter ended before he revealed whether he could find a way out.

• Zhang Wusheng and the others accepted that they had been walking in circles inside a grand formation.
• Xu Feng questioned why a teleportation formation to the Second Region had been placed in a prison, and Zhang Wusheng blamed the old powers of the Star River Cosmos.
• Bao Xiaotou placed Formation Disks around himself as the others remembered he was a second-rank Dao Formation Master.
• Bao Xiaotou formed hand seals, activated Heaven and Earth Sight, and sent a blue ripple beyond the horizon.

Bao Xiaotou investigated the formation while Ye Lin, Xu Feng, and Zhang Wusheng supplied him with immortal power. He found that the formation seemed endless and began a more serious attempt to understand it.

• Gu Qingzhi hoped Bao Xiaotou would break the formation so they could avoid a dangerous search for the exit.
• Ye Lin transferred his immortal fortune to Bao Xiaotou and told him to focus on breaking the formation.
• Xu Feng and Zhang Wusheng also supplied Bao Xiaotou with immortal power as he extended his power to investigate the formation.
• Bao Xiaotou found no boundary to the formation and questioned whether it could be endless.
• Bao Xiaotou declared that the bizarre formation would not stump him and began reciting another incantation.

Bao Xiaotou found a flaw in the Illusion Formation and led the group toward the secret realm’s exit, but the formation’s core kept shifting as they traveled. He realized someone was watching them and deliberately changing the formation to toy with him.

• Bao Xiaotou used his golden eyes to find a flaw in the Illusion Formation and identified the exit to the east.
• Bao Xiaotou led the group east, while the willow tree woke and sent a streak of white light after them.
• Bao Xiaotou repeatedly changed direction as the formation’s core shifted, then stopped and angrily accused someone of toying with him.
• Ye Lin asked what had happened, and Bao Xiaotou told the group their movements had been watched and the formation core had been changed repeatedly.