Chapter Summaries

The Fifth Prince ordered the White Lotus Cult and his shadow guards to kill the Third Prince before he reached the imperial capital, while investigating the person who had rescued him. Unaware of the plot, Ye Lin and his companions bypassed Dragon Hunt City and crossed the second checkpoint through Desolate Mountain.

• The Fifth Prince gave the White Lotus Cult one month to kill the Third Prince and threatened to destroy the cult if it failed.
• The Fifth Prince ordered the masked man to find the Third Prince's rescuer and warned that captured outsiders would be killed and remote star domains attacked.
• Ye Lin's group arrived at the second checkpoint, where Qin Unrivaled warned them that White Lotus Sect members watched Dragon Hunt City.
• Qin Unrivaled led the group around Dragon Hunt City and through Desolate Mountain, where they evaded the patrols and crossed the checkpoint.

Ye Lin and his companions crossed the Desolate Plains by Flying Boat, but Qin Unrivaled’s pursuers soon surrounded them. Among the attackers were members of the Yin-Yang Sacred Sect, and they demanded that the Third Prince surrender.

• Ye Lin asked Qin Unrivaled for directions, and Qin explained that they had to cross the Desolate Plains to reach the Ten Thousand Sword Sect.
• Ye Lin took out a Flying Boat and led the group across the plain, while a man in black spotted them and reported their location with a Jade Talisman.
• Qin Unrivaled worried that they might be discovered during the three-day crossing, and Ye Lin and Zhang Wusheng sensed danger approaching.
• Figures in black and black-and-white robes appeared around the Flying Boat, and Qin Unrivaled recognized members of the Yin-Yang Sacred Sect.
• The attackers mocked Qin Unrivaled as the Third Prince and ordered him to surrender and accept execution.

Qin Unrivaled demanded to know who had ordered his death as White Lotus Sect and Yin-Yang Sacred Sect attackers closed in. Ye Lin and his companions met the assault, and the chapter left the White Lotus Sect shocked by the strength of their opponents.

• Qin Unrivaled angrily demanded that the attackers reveal their mastermind, but the black-clad figures chose to attack instead.
• Ye Lin drew the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor and hoped its battle against the Golden Immortals would strengthen it.
• Zhang Wusheng and Li Xiaoyao charged into battle while Ye Lin advanced toward the strongest black-and-white-clad figures.
• Gu Qingzhi and Shangguan Wanyu stayed beside Qin Unrivaled to protect him during the fighting.
• The White Lotus Sect fighters discovered that Ye Lin's group consisted of exceptionally powerful fifth-layer Golden Immortals.

Ye Lin confronted four fifth-level Golden Immortal assassins sent by the White Lotus Sect and swiftly killed them. He absorbed their blood with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword and put away the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor without needing to use it.

• Ye Lin challenged the four Golden Immortal cultivators to spar, but his overwhelming aura made them retreat in fear.
• Ye Lin sent the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword after one assassin, draining his blood and Primordial Spirit power.
• The other three assassins fled and cursed the White Lotus Sect for giving them bad information about Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin summoned thunder to seal off their escape, then killed the three with Sword Qi.
• The Bloodthirsty Demon Sword absorbed the three corpses’ blood and returned to Ye Lin, who put away the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor.

Ye Lin and his companions defeated the thirty-eight Golden Immortal assassins and continued escorting Qin Unrivaled toward the Imperial Capital. Meanwhile, the White Lotus Sect locked down Qin Unrivaled’s location and began assembling an encirclement.

• Zhang Wusheng and the others killed all thirty-eight Golden Immortal attackers in less than a hundred breaths.
• Qin Unrivaled praised his rescuers and considered recruiting them as retainers once they reached the Imperial Capital.
• Ye Lin warned Qin Unrivaled that stronger assassins would come and urged the group to hurry.
• Qin Unrivaled promised the group rewards, including treasure from his vault and an additional generous gift.
• Ye Lin accelerated the Flying Boat toward the distance as White Lotus Sect experts converged to encircle Qin Unrivaled.

Ye Lin agreed to visit the Ten Thousand Sword Sect and wait for its young sword master’s mountain-descending ceremony before continuing to the Imperial Capital. As the group prepared to follow the sect’s disciples, Qin Unrivaled concealed his identity with a golden mask.

• Qin Unrivaled told Ye Lin that the forbidden lands beside the Ten Thousand Sword Sect were too dangerous to cross and that detouring would add considerable time.
• Ye Lin told two Ten Thousand Sword Sect disciples that his group was traveling from the Crimson Wasteland to the Imperial Capital.
• The disciples explained that the sect was holding its young sword master’s mountain-descending ceremony and invited Ye Lin’s group to wait for it to end.
• Ye Lin decided that attending the ceremony was safer and quicker than taking a detour, despite suspecting the disciples’ friendliness.
• Qin Unrivaled put on a golden mask and changed his aura before the group followed the disciples.

Ye Lin and his companions entered Ten Thousand Sword Sect territory, where Qin Unrivaled began to suspect that his imperial younger brother had arranged his poisoning and pursuit. At the sect’s Young Sword Master’s Mountain Descent Ceremony, a greedy attendant demanded a bribe, and Qin Unrivaled handed him a valuable Yin-Yang jade pendant.

• Two Ten Thousand Sword Sect disciples warned Ye Lin and his companions that the Fifth Prince was hunting cultivators from remote regions.
• Qin Unrivaled suspected that his imperial younger brother was behind his poisoning and pursuit.
• Ye Lin and his companions arrived at a plaza filled with Ten Thousand Sword Sect cultivators.
• The two disciples left the group with a potbellied attendant who offered them seats at the Young Sword Master’s Mountain Descent Ceremony in exchange for a bribe.
• Qin Unrivaled gave the attendant a top-grade Yin-Yang jade pendant, which the attendant eagerly accepted.

Yun Feiyan and her companions entered the Ten Thousand Sword Sect for its mountain-descending ceremony, where Ye Lin realized the White Lotus Cult had tracked them down. The three cultists singled out Qin Unrivaled, calling him the Fifth Imperial Brother as they approached.

• The fat man recorded Yun Feiyan's gift of a Yin-Yang Jade Pendant and let the group into the plaza.
• Qin Unrivaled offered to cover the group's expenses on their journey to the Imperial Capital.
• Ye Lin and his companions chose a remote seating area, but Qin Unrivaled noticed three powerful black-clad figures entering the plaza.
• Ye Lin recognized the figures as White Lotus Cult members and realized the group had been exposed.
• Zhang Wusheng assured Qin Unrivaled that the three could be defeated if none had reached the seventh level of Golden Immortal.
• The three figures approached Qin Unrivaled and called him the Fifth Imperial Brother, making his fury rise.

Qin Unrivaled deduced that the Fifth Prince had plotted to kill him and used a diviner to track people from remote lands. Cornered by three black-clad men inside Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s territory, he relied on their fear of exposing his identity and could only hope Ye Lin or the palace would help.

• Qin Unrivaled pieced together his theory that the Fifth Prince had allied with the White Lotus Sect and Yin-Yang Sacred Sect, poisoned him, and used a diviner to track his companions from remote lands.
• Three black-clad men approached Qin Unrivaled and told him they had finally found him.
• Qin Unrivaled warned the men that they were within the reach of Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s seventh-level Golden Immortal ancestor, so they sat down rather than attack.
• Qin Unrivaled recognized that calling for help would not stop his pursuers and hoped Ye Lin and the others, or the palace, would uncover what was happening.

The Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s Young Sword Master began his descent ceremony, but the arrival of Qin Rulie, First Prince of the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty, stunned the crowd and the sect. Qin Unrivaled recognized Qin Rulie as his mortal enemy, while the sect decided to humor the unexpected guest rather than question his identity.

• The Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s descent ceremony reached its final stage as the three men in black continued to watch Qin Unrivaled, Ye Lin, and the others.
• A dazzling streak of light descended onto the plaza, revealing Qin Rulie in a dragon robe.
• Qin Unrivaled identified Qin Rulie as the First Prince of the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty and his mortal enemy.
• Xu Feng considered the princes’ rivalry and how Qin Unrivaled’s powerful backing threatened Qin Rulie’s claim to the throne.
• Qin Rulie introduced himself and said he had come to congratulate the Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s Young Sword Master.
• The crowd and the sect were shocked by Qin Rulie’s arrival, but the sect chose to cooperate rather than risk challenging his identity.

Qin Rulie arrived at the Ten Thousand Sword Sect and called for his Third Imperial Brother, Qin Unrivaled, who realized he could no longer hide. After Qin Unrivaled appeared, Qin Rulie pretended to be outraged by his injuries and demanded to know who had harmed him, while Ye Lin suspected the prince was waiting for someone.

• Qin Rulie greeted the cultivators and announced that his Third Imperial Brother was also there.
• Qin Unrivaled worried that he had been caught up in a conspiracy and decided to reveal himself.
• Qin Unrivaled greeted Qin Rulie, who feigned concern and asked what had happened to his body.
• Qin Rulie unleashed his Golden Immortal pressure and demanded that Qin Unrivaled's attacker come forward.
• Ye Lin noticed Qin Rulie's performance and discussed escape routes with the others, suspecting the prince was waiting for someone.

Qin Rulie trapped the Ten Thousand Sword Sect and ordered his Golden Immortal forces to slaughter everyone gathered there. The sect patriarch appeared to confront him, insisting that the sect was his territory.

• Qin Unrivaled warned his brother that he could recover from his injuries, but Qin Rulie mocked him and revealed that the sect had been surrounded.
• A True Immortal tried to leave, but Qin Rulie's forces killed him, and the witnesses realized they were trapped in a struggle among princes.
• Qin Rulie ordered his forces to kill everyone, and more than thirty Golden Immortals unleashed blade auras against the gathered cultivators.
• The Ten Thousand Sword Sect patriarch arrived and demanded that Qin Rulie leave, declaring that the sect and its innocent guests were under his protection.

Qin Rulie brought his powerful retainer Wang Cang to kill Qin Unrivaled, while Wang Cang effortlessly overwhelmed the Ten Thousand Sword Sect's old ancestor. Qin Unrivaled tried to persuade Qin Rulie to spare him and join forces against their Fifth Brother, leaving Qin Rulie's decision unresolved.

• Qin Rulie summoned Wang Cang and ordered him to kill the Ten Thousand Sword Sect's old ancestor.
• Wang Cang severely wounded the old ancestor with overwhelming force, leaving him unable to fight back.
• Qin Rulie approached Qin Unrivaled and asked whether he wanted a slow torture or a quick death.
• Qin Unrivaled warned that killing him could alert their father and argued that their Fifth Brother was the greater rival for the throne.
• Qin Unrivaled offered to help Qin Rulie control the imperial court if Qin Rulie became Emperor, while he pursued his own path.

Qin Unrivaled tried to persuade Qin Rulie to spare him by offering to help deal with Fifth Brother, but Qin Rulie explained that his great power made him a threat regardless of his intentions. Qin Unrivaled realized that refusing to contend for the throne had made him a target, while the princes had concealed his troubles from the Emperor.

• Qin Unrivaled warned Qin Rulie that killing him would bring consequences and offered to help defeat Fifth Brother.
• Qin Rulie admitted Qin Unrivaled's argument made sense but said he could no longer turn back from killing him.
• Qin Rulie explained that the princes feared Qin Unrivaled's power and would not feel safe while he lived.
• Qin Unrivaled realized his refusal to compete for the throne had itself made him a target.
• Qin Unrivaled understood that the princes had joined forces to hide his troubles from the Emperor.

Qin Rulie revealed why he intended to kill Qin Unrivaled and moved to strike, but Ye Lin intervened and carried the Third Prince away. Qin Rulie pursued them alone after discovering that Ye Lin’s companions had defeated his subordinates.

• Qin Rulie told Qin Unrivaled he planned to kill him to secure the position of Emperor.
• Ye Lin appeared before Qin Rulie and said Qin Unrivaled could not die on the road to the Imperial Capital.
• Qin Rulie attacked Ye Lin, who grabbed Qin Unrivaled and fled rather than fight within the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty.
• Qin Rulie pursued them and found that Ye Lin’s companions had already defeated all the subordinates he had brought.

Ye Lin stayed behind to stop Wang Cang while Li Xiaoyao carried Qin Unrivaled to safety. As Wang Cang closed in, Ye Lin prepared to fight with the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art, leaving Qin Unrivaled praying that he would survive because Qin Unrivaled's life soul was still in his grasp.

• Qin Rulie ordered Wang Cang to kill Ye Lin and the others so Qin Unrivaled could not return to the Imperial Capital.
• Wang Cang attacked as Ye Lin and the others fled, and Ye Lin handed Qin Unrivaled to Li Xiaoyao before staying behind.
• Li Xiaoyao carried Qin Unrivaled onward while Qin Unrivaled thanked Ye Lin, then realized his life depended on Ye Lin surviving.
• Ye Lin confronted Wang Cang alone and began invoking the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art, Eye of Heavenly Punishment.

Ye Lin used the Eye of Heavenly Punishment to injure Wang Cang and escape. Qin Rulie ordered his men to pursue Ye Lin and kill Qin Unrivaled before the Emperor and court officials discovered his disappearance.

• Ye Lin summoned the Eye of Heavenly Punishment and left as it targeted Wang Cang.
• Wang Cang charged at the eye’s golden beam, which pierced his saber light and severed his arm.
• The eye dispersed, and Wang Cang’s arm began regenerating as he realized Ye Lin’s power could threaten him.
• Qin Rulie checked on Wang Cang, then ordered him to return and send more men after Ye Lin.
• Qin Rulie said Qin Unrivaled had to be killed before the Emperor and court officials learned he was missing.

Ye Lin, Wang Xiaoyun, and the others discussed the danger of escorting Qin Unrivaled toward the Imperial Capital after they encountered a Golden Immortal seventh-layer pursuer. Ye Lin insisted they continue despite the risks, leaving the group to decide whether to stay on the route.

• Wang Cang agreed that Qin Unrivaled had to die before the princes’ efforts to suppress news of the Third Prince’s disappearance were exposed.
• Zhang Wusheng warned Ye Lin’s group that a Golden Immortal seventh-layer cultivator had pursued them, and they had only completed one-tenth of the journey.
• Wang Xiaoyun told Zhang Wusheng that they could not abandon Qin Unrivaled because the First Prince had already marked them and they had no other way to gain a foothold in Western Qin Phoenix Province.
• Qin Unrivaled assured the group that Golden Immortal seventh-layer experts were rare among the younger generation in the Imperial Capital.
• Ye Lin said he could hold off seventh-layer pursuers while the others handled sixth-layer cultivators, and told anyone who wanted to quit that they were free to leave.

Ye Lin’s companions chose separate paths rather than pursue the treasure with him, leaving only Gu Qingzhi at his side. Xu Feng also departed west after Ye Lin revealed that a life-changing opportunity awaited him there.

• Wang Xiaoyun and his maid left Ye Lin, saying the treasure was not worth risking their lives for.
• San Zang and Zhang Wusheng also bid farewell to Ye Lin and departed.
• Gu Qingzhi chose to stay with Ye Lin, believing that following him would give her a boundless future.
• Ye Lin examined Xu Feng’s panel and confirmed that an opportunity to change his Destiny lay at the end of the western path.
• Xu Feng thanked Ye Lin and headed west, leaving Ye Lin and Gu Qingzhi behind.

After several companions left, Ye Lin agreed to accompany Qin Unrivaled to the Liuli Sacred Land, where Qin Unrivaled hoped to find a friend and gain protection. The group prepared to set out, with Qin Unrivaled worried that his brothers would act against him if his disappearance dragged on.

• Gu Qingzhi questioned Ye Lin about appearing secretly pleased that the others had left, but Ye Lin denied it.
• Qin Unrivaled apologized to Ye Lin for the party splitting up, and Ye Lin claimed the five departing members' quotas, giving him six treasury treasures in total.
• Qin Unrivaled urged the group to leave soon, explaining that delay could give his brothers more time to plot against him.
• Qin Unrivaled proposed visiting the Liuli Sacred Land to seek help from a close friend there, and Ye Lin agreed.