Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin and the others fought off waves of controlled cultivators sent by the White Lotus Sect, while Qin Unrivaled identified his younger brother as the one behind the sect. Yun Zhilan confronted Wang Cang, a seventh-layer Golden Immortal who emerged from the darkness with more forces.

• Countless cultivators charged the Flying Boat, but Ye Lin killed them with his Thunder Sea before they could reach it.
• Yun Zhilan explained that the attackers had been controlled and had lost their Primordial Spirits.
• Qin Unrivaled concluded that the White Lotus Sect had been established by his younger brother, who was now trying to erase it.
• Yun Zhilan sensed the mastermind behind the attackers and left the Flying Boat to confront him.
• Yun Zhilan recognized Wang Cang and challenged the seventh-layer Golden Immortal as more figures appeared behind him.

Yun Zhilan blocked Wang Cang from reaching the Flying Boat and agreed to fight him in the heavens. With the two seventh-level Golden Immortals gone, Ye Lin and the others faced the remaining Golden Immortal force.

• Wang Cang warned Yun Zhilan to stand aside so he could reach the Flying Boat, but she refused and challenged him to a battle in the heavens.
• Wang Cang ordered his subordinates to carry out the First Prince's orders and headed into the heavens.
• Yun Zhilan taunted Wang Cang until he attacked, then transformed into Sword Qi and flew after him.
• Ye Lin saw that the remaining force included three sixth-level Golden Immortals, over a dozen fifth-level Golden Immortals, several fourth-level Golden Immortals, and dozens of weaker cultivators.

Ye Lin fought the Golden Immortal cultivators in the canyon, determined to become strong enough to control his own fate. After killing three fifth-layer Golden Immortals, he was trapped by the three sixth-layer cultivators’ formation, which suppressed his Immortal Fortune power.

• Ye Lin resolved to keep pursuing the Dao after seeing Golden Immortals reduced to prisoners.
• Ye Lin intercepted three sixth-layer Golden Immortals and five fifth-layer Golden Immortals to relieve pressure on Li Xiaoyao and the others.
• Ye Lin used Grass-Character Sword Art to kill three fifth-layer Golden Immortals with Sword Qi.
• The three sixth-layer Golden Immortals activated the Three-Character Ghost God Formation and bound Ye Lin in a blood-colored net.
• Ye Lin found that the net suppressed his Immortal Fortune power and left him unable to move.

Ye Lin countered three attackers with three identical figures, while First Prince Qin Rulie confronted the other princes over their failure to commit forces against Qin Unrivaled. The princes denied responsibility, leaving Qin Rulie isolated in the plot.

• Ye Lin sensed danger from a blade above him but remained confident as three identical figures appeared around him, startling the attackers.
• First Prince Qin Rulie accused the other three princes of setting him up and withholding their forces from the assassination plan.
• The Fifth Prince claimed he had sent the White Lotus Sect, and Qin Rulie rebuked him for deploying only weak cultivators.
• The other two princes said they had each deployed three squads and affiliated forces.
• Qin Rulie urged the princes to join forces against Qin Unrivaled, but they refused and blamed him for the plot.

The First Prince was exposed and threatened by his three younger brothers after his plot against Qin Unrivaled backfired. He fled the great hall, while the princes ordered the Imperial Capital sealed to stop his escape.

• The First Prince angrily threatened to expose his brothers, but they taunted him and claimed they would cover up his crimes.
• The First Prince realized he had lost his power and fled the great hall before Qin Unrivaled returned.
• The three princes admitted they had pinned other unsolved cases on the First Prince and ordered the Imperial Capital sealed to prevent his escape.
• The princes departed with their own schemes, while Qin Unrivaled learned the truth about his brothers.

After Yun Zhilan defeated and killed Wang Cang, Ye Lin and the others continued toward the Imperial Capital without further trouble. As the city came into view, Qin Unrivaled reflected on his return after three years away and the ambush that had nearly killed him.

• Ye Lin and the others finished defeating the remaining enemies at Silver Moon Valley and looked to the battle in the sky.
• Yun Zhilan froze the heavens with Extreme Cold Ice Seal, defeated Wang Cang, and said she had killed him after failing to recruit him.
• Yun Zhilan led the group aboard her Flying Boat toward the Imperial Capital, and they traveled without incident.
• Qin Unrivaled watched the Imperial Capital approach and recalled leaving three years earlier, being poisoned in an ambush, and meeting Ye Lin.

Qin Unrivaled returned to the Imperial Capital with Ye Lin and his companions, drawing the attention of ministers who suspected the city’s recent confinement was tied to his disappearance. He summoned Yan Xiongying, Shuo Feng, and Qingling to question them about what had happened while he was away.

• Qin Unrivaled ordered the Imperial Capital’s gates opened and entered the city aboard the Flying Boat.
• Ministers welcomed news of Qin Unrivaled’s safe return and anticipated a political reckoning over the city’s confinement.
• Qin Unrivaled brought Ye Lin and the others to his palace and summoned Yan Xiongying, Shuo Feng, and Qingling.
• Qin Unrivaled told the three that he had been assassinated, then asked what had happened in the Imperial Capital during his absence.

Qin Unrivaled learned that the Imperial Capital had been sealed off by the four princes while he was away and ordered an investigation into his three younger brothers. A mysterious voice mocked him in the hall, interrupting his show of authority.

• A woman reported that the four princes had sealed the Imperial Capital, preventing Qin Unrivaled's people from leaving to search for him.
• After learning that the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Princes had requested an audience, Qin Unrivaled suspected they were involved in the attempt on his life and refused to see them.
• Qin Unrivaled ordered three subordinates to investigate one prince each, arrest suspects, and find evidence within a month.
• Qin Unrivaled decided to search for the princes' other wrongdoing rather than follow clues from the assassination attempt, which he believed would lead back to the First Prince.
• An unknown speaker teased Qin Unrivaled about his imposing authority, causing his expression to darken.

Qin Unrivaled brought Ye Lin and the others to the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty’s treasury to fulfill his promise, but restricted them to its first three levels. The group reached the guarded treasury entrance, where Ye Lin discovered that its guards were seventh-level Golden Immortals.

• Qin Unrivaled invited Ye Lin and the others to follow him into the imperial palace, while refusing Yun Zhilan entry to the treasury.
• Qin Unrivaled explained that the treasury’s fourth level was inaccessible to him and reserved for the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty’s foundations.
• Qin Unrivaled promised that each person could choose one treasure from the first three levels, with Ye Lin allowed six.
• Qin Unrivaled led the group through an underground palace to a heavy gate guarded by two silver-armored experts.
• Ye Lin checked the guards and found that both were seventh-level Golden Immortals.

Qin Unrivaled used his status and threats to gain entry to the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty’s national treasury, while warning Ye Lin and the others away from its forbidden fourth floor. The chapter explained that the dynasty was controlled not only by the Qin Family but also by powerful families and long-lived ministers, leaving the Emperor with limited authority.

• Qin Unrivaled showed the treasury guards his Identity Token and demanded entry without an oral decree from the Emperor.
• Qin Unrivaled threatened the guards until they opened the treasury gates, then promised not to enter the fourth floor.
• Qin Unrivaled led Ye Lin and the others inside to take treasures from the first three floors.
• Qin Unrivaled reflected that the fourth floor required approval from the dynasty’s ancestors and reclusive ministers, and that even the Emperor could not take a treasure from it alone.
• The chapter described how long-lived ministers and powerful families gradually gained control of the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty, leaving the Qin Family as its helmsman.

Ye Lin explored the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty’s treasury and selected a Substitute Doll that could save him from one fatal crisis. Qin Unrivaled watched in dismay as Ye Lin continued deeper into the vault.

• Qin Unrivaled gave Ye Lin and the others one day to choose treasures from the treasury before he returned to recover from his injuries.
• Ye Lin searched the treasury for items useful to him while the others explored separately.
• Ye Lin discovered and took a Substitute Doll that could withstand one fatal crisis and teleport its user to safety.
• Qin Unrivaled regretted Ye Lin’s valuable find as Ye Lin continued deeper into the treasury.

Ye Lin found a mysterious blood-red crystal in the Great Qin treasure vault and took it after the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar identified it as containing a Transcender’s blood. Qin Unrivaled objected, and Ye Lin’s companions confronted him over breaking his promise to grant them the entire vault.

• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar directed Ye Lin to a blood-red crystal deep inside the vault.
• Qin Unrivaled rushed over and pleaded with Ye Lin not to take the crystal, which belonged to the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar told Ye Lin the crystal held a Transcender’s blood that could nurture his Bloodthirsty Demon Sword.
• Ye Lin put the crystal away despite Qin Unrivaled’s protests that his family would punish him for losing it.
• Ye Lin’s companions reminded Qin Unrivaled that they had escorted him there and helped save his life, then challenged him for reneging on his promise of the entire treasure vault.

Ye Lin confronted Qin Unrivaled over repeatedly changing the terms of their agreement, and Qin finally promised to let him choose from the four remaining treasures. After Qin left, Ye Lin continued through the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty’s treasury, considering its immense wealth and passing over a sword because he already had enough.

• Ye Lin told Qin Unrivaled that if Qin would not honor their agreement, he could return Ye Lin’s life instead of keeping the treasures.
• Qin Unrivaled admitted Ye Lin was in the right and reluctantly agreed to let him choose from the four remaining items.
• Qin Unrivaled left rather than watch Ye Lin inspect the treasury further.
• Ye Lin reflected on how concentrated resources fueled inequality and how great wars released wealth that helped new cultivators rise.
• Ye Lin spotted a sword radiating Sword Qi but left it behind because he already had enough swords.

Ye Lin searched the treasure trove and found a Divine Splendor Fruit and a material for the fourth layer of the True King Sacred Body. With five hours remaining to find three more treasures, he hurried onward while Qin Unrivaled followed and watched.

• Ye Lin discovered and pocketed the Divine Splendor Fruit, which strengthened and repaired the Primordial Spirit.
• Qin Unrivaled secretly followed Ye Lin and grew frustrated at his ability to pick out supreme treasures.
• Qin Unrivaled reminded Ye Lin that seven hours had passed and five hours remained; Ye Lin sped up his search.
• Ye Lin found a cultivation material for the fourth layer of the True King Sacred Body, but learned he needed to reach the seventh level of Golden Immortal before he could cultivate it.

Ye Lin used the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar’s advice to choose two more treasures from the Great Qin Imperial Dynasty’s vault, completing his selection before time ran out. Qin Unrivaled realized Ye Lin had taken items of immense value and saw him off stiffly.

• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar urged Ye Lin to take a golden fragment of the Wordless Heavenly Book and a mysterious primordial pill box.
• Ye Lin immediately claimed both treasures while Qin Unrivaled watched in disbelief.
• Qin Unrivaled recognized the Wordless Heavenly Book fragment as the origin of cultivation methods and recalled that no one had ever opened the primordial box.
• Ye Lin thanked Qin Unrivaled for honoring his promise, and Qin Unrivaled stiffly accepted his farewell.

Ye Lin and his companions left the treasure vault with six valuable items, while Qin Unrivaled kept his soul essence as leverage. Qin Unrivaled invited them to stay with him, but Ye Lin had not yet answered.

• Qin Unrivaled asked Ye Lin to return his soul essence, but Ye Lin stayed silent and kept it.
• Qin Unrivaled escorted Ye Lin and his companions out of the treasure vault after they chose their treasures.
• Yun Zhilan asked Gu Qingzhi about the vault, then stopped her from describing it further.
• Qin Unrivaled asked Ye Lin about his plans, and Ye Lin said they would drift wherever they pleased.
• Qin Unrivaled invited Ye Lin and his companions to stay at his quiet, safe residence for a while.

After leaving the Imperial Capital, Ye Lin returned Qin Unrivaled’s soul of fate and led the group to a secluded valley to separate and pursue their plans. He entered a cave to study the items he had obtained, while Li Xiaoyao and Gu Qingzhi prepared to seek breakthroughs.

• Ye Lin returned Qin Unrivaled’s soul of fate from outside the Imperial Capital, then led the group into the wilderness to find a secluded place.
• Wang Tian and Bao Xiaotou left to travel, Gu Qingzhi and Li Xiaoyao prepared to pursue breakthroughs, and Shangguan Wanyu took Luo Yao out for a walk.
• Ye Lin examined Li Xiaoyao’s fate and learned that he was approaching the sixth level of Golden Immortal despite having recently reached the fifth.
• Ye Lin, Gu Qingzhi, and Li Xiaoyao entered separate places to cultivate or study, and Ye Lin took out the Wordless Heavenly Book in his cave.

Ye Lin could not understand the blank Wordless Heavenly Book, despite the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar claiming it contained the truths behind every Dao art. He set it aside to learn the jar’s secret technique and prepare the blood of a Transcendent Zenith Heaven being and his Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, leaving him to absorb the technique’s memories before using the blood.

• Ye Lin examined the Wordless Heavenly Book, but saw only a blank sheet and admitted he could not understand it.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar explained that all cultivation arts originated from the book and urged Ye Lin to trust its value.
• Ye Lin set aside the book and asked the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar to teach him its secret technique.
• Ye Lin placed the blood-red stone and Bloodthirsty Demon Sword nearby, preparing to use the blood of a Transcendent Zenith Heaven being to nourish the sword.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar sent a torrent of memories into Ye Lin and offered to guard him while he refined and absorbed them.

Ye Lin used the secret technique taught by the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar to open the stone and expose blood from the Great Luo Transcendence realm. He directed the crimson mist into the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, but the sword began to crack under the strain, leaving its survival uncertain.

• Ye Lin used the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar’s secret technique to split open the stone.
• Crimson mist containing the power of Great Luo Transcendence blood surged out, and a blood-red barrier protected Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin sent the crimson mist into the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, whose sword spirit grew stronger but began to risk losing control.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar resisted the blood aura while Ye Lin continued the secret technique without being able to intervene.
• The Bloodthirsty Demon Sword began to crack, and the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar warned Ye Lin that the sword might be destroyed.

Ye Lin struggled to save the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword as it cracked under the blood energy, until a mysterious old man appeared and offered to reforge it in exchange for a favor. Ye Lin paused his technique and heard the old man’s assurances, but the request remained unknown.

• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar warned Ye Lin that the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword was nearing collapse as he nurtured it with blood energy.
• An unfamiliar elderly man arrived at the cave while Ye Lin was unable to move, and Xinyou growled at him.
• The old man pressed a hand downward and stopped the sword from cracking, causing its blade to begin recovering.
• The old man revealed that he was an artifact refiner and offered to raise the sword’s grade if Ye Lin agreed to a request.
• Ye Lin paused his movements and asked what the request was, but the old man said he would explain after helping and promised it would be within Ye Lin’s capabilities.