Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin discovered that Lin Zisheng planned to ambush him, then joined Zhao Li on a mission after learning Zhao Li would find a rare fruit at Dark Moon Pool. When Ye Lin saw Lin Zisheng return to the sect, he noticed his destiny had changed and wondered who the mysterious Tenth Elder was.

• Ye Lin reviewed his cultivation progress and learned that Lin Zisheng intended to attack him the next day.
• Ye Lin agreed to join Zhao Li in hunting three Rock Crocodiles at Dark Moon Pool after seeing Zhao Li’s opportunity to find a Moon Spirit Fruit.
• Ye Lin and Zhao Li left the Outer Sect, and Zhao Li noticed Ye Lin’s cultivation had reached Qi Refining Level 9.
• Ye Lin saw Lin Zisheng return to the sect and checked his panel, finding that his destiny and opportunities had changed.
• Ye Lin wondered about the mysterious Tenth Elder who would supposedly take Lin Zisheng as a personal disciple.

Ye Lin and Zhao Li went to Dark Moon Pool to kill three Rock Crocodiles, where Ye Lin secretly retrieved a nearly ripe Moon Spirit Fruit. Back at his residence, Ye Lin considered using the fruit and a Foundation Establishment Pill to advance but decided to visit the Scripture Depository first.

• Zhao Li told Ye Lin a rumor about a mysterious female Inner Sect elder at the peak of the Golden Core Realm.
• Ye Lin and Zhao Li reached Dark Moon Pool and fought three Qi Refining Level 9 Rock Crocodiles that had cut off nearby villages’ water supply.
• Ye Lin let a Rock Crocodile knock him into the pool, where he found and took the nearly ripe Moon Spirit Fruit.
• Ye Lin returned to shore and killed a Rock Crocodile with a flame-covered punch while Zhao Li defeated the last one.
• Zhao Li gave Ye Lin the promised twenty-five Low-Tier Spirit Stones, and Ye Lin later considered breaking through with the Moon Spirit Fruit and Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Ye Lin put away the treasures and headed to the Scripture Depository to prepare before attempting Foundation Establishment.

Ye Lin learned that reaching Foundation Establishment with a Fifth-Grade Dao Platform required perfecting his cultivation, divine beast blood, and a rare Nine-Turn Dragon Chant Flower, so he postponed his breakthrough. As he went to claim Lin Zisheng’s opportunity in Green Mountain City, Lin Zisheng ambushed him, and Ye Lin later entered a pleasure house seeking its Heaven-Grade No. 1 Private Room.

• Ye Lin studied the Foundation Establishment Realm and learned the Dao Platform’s grade determined a cultivator’s potential; he decided to pursue a Fifth-Grade Dao Platform using Little Phoenix’s blood and a Nine-Turn Dragon Chant Flower.
• Ye Lin cultivated with five Low-Tier Spirit Stones and planned to claim Lin Zisheng’s Geng Metal Essence and absorb Earth Vein Fire Qi before hatching Little Phoenix.
• Lin Zisheng ambushed Ye Lin on the road, but Ye Lin dodged most of the attack with Demon Shadow No Trace and escaped with a small wound.
• Ye Lin entered Green Mountain City, found its streets unnervingly quiet, and headed to a pleasure house in the city center.
• Ye Lin requested the Heaven-Grade No. 1 Private Room and learned he could earn access by composing a poem for Miss Ru Yan or pay one hundred taels per night.

Ye Lin discovered that Huang Ruyan was destined to become Lin Zisheng’s dao companion, but he resisted her Allure Physique and claimed the opportunities meant for her. He found the Geng Metal Essence hidden in the brothel and three Mid-grade Spirit Stones by Green Mountain City’s lake, then left the unsettling city for the Azure Cloud Sect.

• Ye Lin met Huang Ruyan and learned from her panel that she would receive a sword from Lin Zisheng, find the Wind-Stabilizing Pearl, and discover three Mid-grade Spirit Stones.
• Huang Ruyan’s Allure Physique failed to sway Ye Lin, and she marveled that he had resisted it like Young Master Zisheng.
• Ye Lin rented the Heaven-Grade No. 1 Private Room, overturned its bed, and took the Geng Metal Essence hidden beneath it.
• Ye Lin noticed that Green Mountain City had no children and found three Mid-grade Spirit Stones in a hollow in a century-old tree by the lake.
• Ye Lin left Green Mountain City and headed back to the Azure Cloud Sect.

After refining Geng Metal Essence, Ye Lin learned that Lin Zisheng planned to defeat him at the Inner Sect Grand Competition and shatter his Dao Heart. Ye Lin headed to the Mission Pavilion after discovering Lin Zisheng’s upcoming opportunities, hoping to secure what he needed to hatch Little Phoenix and turn the tables.

• Ye Lin refined Geng Metal Essence over eight days, greatly increasing his physical strength.
• Ye Lin saw that Lin Zisheng would challenge and defeat him at the Inner Sect Grand Competition in twenty days, potentially ruining his cultivation.
• Ye Lin resolved to hatch Little Phoenix within ten days and considered seeking treasures in the Fire Cloud Mountain Range, though he feared breaking through prematurely.
• Lin Zisheng warned Ye Lin to enjoy his last days, then went to the Mission Pavilion to choose missions.
• Ye Lin read Lin Zisheng’s panel, learned about his upcoming opportunities in Demon Scorpion Valley and the Fire Cloud Mountain Range, and followed him to the Mission Pavilion.

Ye Lin accepted a dangerous mission to kill Demon Scorpions in Demon Scorpion Valley, where he gathered valuable loot and tested his strength. He pressed deeper into the valley, aiming for a spirit herb while planning to reach the Golden Core Realm before a predicted sect war.

• Ye Lin accepted Sun Xiao’s mission to kill ten Qi Refining Level 9 Demon Scorpions and learned that Sun Xiao would later find a Beast Taming Bag in Saint King Valley.
• Ye Lin realized the bag could hide Little Phoenix and resolved to reach the Golden Core Realm within three years, before the predicted war between the Azure Cloud Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• Ye Lin entered Demon Scorpion Valley and cut down the weaker Demon Scorpions with his Phoenix Fire sword.
• Ye Lin collected a Mysterious Grade Middle Tier Demon Cloud Fruit as he fought his way deeper into the valley.
• Ye Lin killed three Qi Refining Level 9 Demon Scorpions and collected their stingers before hurrying toward the valley’s depths.

Ye Lin collected Demon Scorpion stingers and a Beast Taming Bag in the Hundred Thousand Mountains before returning to the Azure Cloud Sect to hatch his Phoenix Egg. The newly born Little Red accepted him as its master and gave him a drop of its essence blood, leaving it weakened.

• Ye Lin killed Demon Scorpions in Demon Scorpion Valley, took a wooden box, and escaped before the creatures could surround him.
• Ye Lin reached Saint King Valley, avoided three Heavenly Sword Sect disciples fighting a Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Beast, and found a Beast Taming Bag in a hidden cave dwelling.
• Ye Lin returned to the Azure Cloud Sect and fed the Phoenix Egg the Demon Cloud Fruit and the wood from the box, causing it to hatch.
• The Little Phoenix emerged at Foundation Establishment Peak Stage, and Ye Lin named it Little Red.
• Little Red gave Ye Lin a drop of its essence blood, then weakened; Ye Lin placed it in the Beast Taming Bag and realized it had accepted him as its master.

Ye Lin completed the Demon Scorpion quest and used the divine beast's blood essence to break through to Foundation Establishment, forging a Fifth-Grade Dao Platform. After consolidating his realm, he heard that the mysterious Tenth Elder had emerged and might choose a disciple at the Inner Sect Grand Competition.

• Ye Lin turned in ten Demon Scorpion stingers to Sun Xiao and collected eighty Low-Tier Spirit Stones.
• Ye Lin swallowed the divine beast's blood essence and spent five days forging a Fifth-Grade Dao Platform marked by the five elements.
• Ye Lin completed his Foundation Establishment breakthrough, tested his Sword Qi, and spent the remaining days consolidating his realm.
• The mysterious Tenth Elder emerged from seclusion, prompting rumors that the Golden Core cultivator might choose a disciple at the Inner Sect Grand Competition.
• Ye Lin heard about the Tenth Elder and headed to the main hall to attend the competition.

The Azure Cloud Sect’s Inner Sect Grand Competition began, and Ye Lin concealed his strength while advancing through the melee. After drawing Ren Dong as his opponent, Ye Lin faced the blind swordsman as the next duel was about to start.

• The Ninth Elder announced the competition rules, and the disciples entered the Arena for a melee to determine the top ten.
• Ye Lin evaded attacks and sent one charging disciple off the Arena with a slap while the other contestants fought.
• Wang Hu challenged Ye Lin, but Ye Lin dodged his Thunderbolt Fist and pushed him to the Arena’s edge, prompting Wang Hu to withdraw.
• Ye Lin drew Ren Dong’s name, and Lin Zisheng won the first duel after Zhang Lei surrendered.
• Ye Lin stepped onto the Arena to face Ren Dong, who warned him to attack first because he might otherwise have no chance to react.

Ye Lin defeated Ren Dong and advanced to the final match against Lin Zisheng, where he shattered Lin Zisheng’s sword attack and sent him flying. With the Arena sealed off, Lin Zisheng revealed his Mystic-Grade High-Tier Spirit Fire and Third-Grade Dao Platform, preparing to fight Ye Lin in earnest.

• Ye Lin dodged Ren Dong’s sword light and knocked him off the Arena with a punch, winning their match.
• The disciples cheered for Ye Lin, while Lin Zisheng privately dismissed his Foundation Establishment cultivation as no threat to his Third-Grade Dao Platform.
• Li Miaoling conceded to Lin Zisheng, setting up the final match between him and Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin shattered Lin Zisheng’s sword light with a punch and sent him crashing against the Arena’s edge.
• A mysterious expert shielded the Arena, allowing Ye Lin to fight without exposing his secrets.
• Lin Zisheng ignited his Mystic-Grade High-Tier Spirit Fire and boasted that its power and his Third-Grade Dao Platform would let him defeat Ye Lin.

Ye Lin defeated Lin Zisheng in a fierce sword duel, revealing the power of his Fifth-Grade Dao Platform and leaving Lin severely wounded. After the arena barrier fell, the Third Elder arrived, accused Ye Lin of cruelty, and threatened to punish him.

• Lin Zisheng challenged Ye Lin, but Ye Lin's Life and Death Three Swords pushed him back and exposed the gap in their strength.
• Lin Zisheng unleashed Sword Dao Thunder, while Ye Lin countered with One Sword of Yin and Yang and his Fifth-Grade Dao Platform, piercing Lin with a hidden strike.
• Ye Lin checked Lin Zisheng's status and discovered his Fate Rank had fallen to damaged Purple after the defeat.
• The arena barrier vanished, and the gathered disciples saw Ye Lin standing while Lin Zisheng lay gravely wounded.
• The Third Elder rushed in, gave Lin Zisheng pills, accused Ye Lin of striking ruthlessly, and declared that he would punish him.

Ye Lin became Chu Xue’s disciple after defeating Lin Zisheng, and Chu Xue drove off the Third Elder. After the Grand Competition ended, Ye Lin accepted Li Miaoling’s invitation to join a mission with her the next day.

• Chu Xue arrived at the Arena, took Ye Lin as her disciple, and punished the Third Elder for challenging her.
• The Third Elder retreated with the unconscious Lin Zisheng, and Chu Xue told Ye Lin to visit her residence after settling his affairs.
• The Ninth Elder announced the Grand Competition’s results and awarded Ye Lin first place, a chance to view the sect-defending martial technique, and a Mid-grade Spirit Stone.
• Li Miaoling invited Ye Lin on a mission for two Foundation Establishment cultivators, and he agreed to meet her the next day.
• Ye Lin inspected Li Miaoling’s panel and learned that she had concealed her Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivation and possessed several future opportunities.

Ye Lin collected his Grand Competition reward, learned the Azure Cloud Sect’s guardian fist technique, and met his master, Chu Xue, at Lone Peak. After moving into the ancient tower she gave him, he discovered its cultivation floor had a Spirit Gathering Formation.

• Sun Xiao gave Ye Lin a Mid-grade Spirit Stone, and Ye Lin studied the five-level Tiger Roars in the Mountain Forest at the Scripture Depository.
• Ye Lin went to Lone Peak, where Chu Xue welcomed him as her disciple and warned him to keep his Fifth-Grade Dao Platform secret and be cautious of Song Changsheng.
• Chu Xue gave Ye Lin cultivation supplies, designated the middle ancient tower as his residence, and handed him a book about the surrounding area.
• Ye Lin returned to his old residence, retrieved the Blood Soul Tree, and carried it back to Lone Peak.
• Ye Lin entered the ancient tower and found a small Spirit Gathering Formation on its third floor, where spiritual energy was three times denser than outside.

Ye Lin learned that the Azure Cloud Sect faced rival sects, families, and stirring Evil Demons, while his panel revealed Lin Zisheng planned to hire assassins to kill him. During a mission with Li Miaoling at Mystic Ice Lake, Ye Lin helped her battle a powerful Demon Beast and was stomped into the lake, where he expected to find a Glazed Bead.

• Ye Lin read about the forces surrounding the Azure Cloud Sect and discovered that Lin Zisheng would hire Killing Sect assassins to ambush him in a month.
• Ye Lin met Li Miaoling at the Inner Sect plaza and accompanied her to Mystic Ice Lake to kill a Demon Beast.
• Lin Zisheng watched Ye Lin and Li Miaoling leave and vowed to kill Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin attacked the Demon Beast while Li Miaoling prepared her Ice Sealing Heaven and Earth technique, which froze the beast but exhausted her spiritual energy.
• The Demon Beast broke free and charged Li Miaoling, so Ye Lin shoved her aside and was stomped into the lake.

Ye Lin retrieved the Glazed Bead, killed the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Demon Beast, and saved Li Miaoling before returning to the Azure Cloud Sect. He began refining the spirit medicine she gave him, but the Phoenix Fire consumed half of it, and he remained far from advancing to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

• Ye Lin found the Glazed Bead in the lake and stored it in his Spatial Ring after Li Miaoling was knocked unconscious by the Demon Beast.
• Ye Lin used Phoenix Fire, martial techniques, and his sword to kill the Demon Beast, then took its Demon Core and gave Li Miaoling a Healing Pill.
• Li Miaoling awoke, gave Ye Lin a Mysterious Grade Low Tier spirit medicine in thanks, and privately realized he had lied about how he defeated the Demon Beast.
• Ye Lin and Li Miaoling returned to the Azure Cloud Sect, where Ye Lin went to Lone Peak and examined the Glazed Bead.
• Ye Lin swallowed the spirit medicine, but the Phoenix Fire consumed half of its spiritual energy; after cultivating for three hours, he found he was still far from Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

Ye Lin learned how to use the Glazed Bead from Chu Xue, then went to Green Mountain City to claim Lin Zisheng's opportunity. After discovering Qian Hu carried a demonic bead, Ye Lin suspected the Qian Family and Azure Cloud Sect Master were colluding with Evil Demons and headed back to the sect.

• Ye Lin brought the Glazed Bead to Chu Xue, who explained that it could improve cultivation and warned him to keep it secret.
• Ye Lin cultivated with the Glazed Bead overnight, then went to Green Mountain City to find Lin Zisheng's jade pendant.
• Ye Lin found the jade pendant beneath the city gate and recognized it as the key to a Golden Core cave dwelling.
• Qian Hu tried to take the pendant, but Ye Lin grabbed him and demanded everything he carried.
• Ye Lin discovered that Qian Hu's black bead contained demonic energy and suspected the Qian Family and Azure Cloud Sect Master were dealing with Evil Demons.
• Ye Lin connected the Evil Demons' plans to a future conflict between the Azure Cloud Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect, then returned toward the Azure Cloud Sect.

Ye Lin learned that Chu Xue was organizing a joint demon hunt, then traveled to Lianyun Mountain and claimed three Longevity Pills from a hidden coffin. He gave two pills to Little Red and used the last one to cultivate.

• Ye Lin learned that Chu Xue had arranged for disciples from the Azure Cloud Sect, Holy King Sect, and Heavenly Sword Sect to descend the mountain and exterminate demons in three days.
• Chu Xue warned Ye Lin that the invasion was suspicious and gave him a jade pendant containing her full-strength strike.
• Ye Lin traveled to Lianyun Mountain, followed the pendant into a hidden chamber, and retrieved three Longevity Pills from a coffin.
• Ye Lin returned to the Azure Cloud Sect, gave two Longevity Pills to Little Red, and watched it begin refining them.
• Ye Lin swallowed the last Longevity Pill and began cultivating.

Ye Lin and Li Miaoling joined the demon-slaying campaign and traveled to Green Mountain City to investigate reports of Evil Cultivators. They entered the Qian Family residence to ask about demons, where the family head welcomed them.

• Chu Xue briefed Azure Cloud Sect's six True Disciples on the month-long campaign and sent them out to hunt Evil Cultivators and Evil Demons.
• The Sect Master questioned Chu Xue's decision, but she said her senior brother had approved the campaign and warned the Sect Master about the threat of Evil Demons.
• Li Miaoling invited Ye Lin to travel with her, and he agreed after seeing that she could find a Spirit Gathering Formation Disk at the Qian Family residence.
• Ye Lin and Li Miaoling chose to investigate Green Mountain City, while Lin Zisheng grew jealous of their departure and Fatty Liu teased him.
• Ye Lin and Li Miaoling found Green Mountain City unusually peaceful and went to the Qian Family, where they identified themselves as Azure Cloud Sect True Disciples and were welcomed by the family head.

Li Miaoling and Ye Lin investigated suspicious activity at the Qian residence in Green Mountain City and overheard evidence that the Azure Cloud Sect's Sect Master was colluding with Evil Cultivators. They escaped detection with the God-Hiding Bead as Qian Zaitian ordered the city sealed and the powerful black-robed cultivator fled.

• Li Miaoling introduced herself as an Azure Cloud Sect direct disciple, and Qian Zaitian welcomed her and Ye Lin to the Qian residence.
• After noticing demonic energy and a suspicious remark from Qian Zaitian, Li Miaoling and Ye Lin left the city, waited until night, and sneaked back into the residence.
• In the rear courtyard, Li Miaoling defeated two Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators while Ye Lin found and took a Formation Disk hidden beneath a water barrel.
• Ye Lin and Li Miaoling overheard Qian Zaitian speaking with a black-robed cultivator about blood sacrifices, Demon Beads, and the Sect Master's collusion with Evil Cultivators.
• Li Miaoling accidentally revealed their presence, so Ye Lin hid them both with the God-Hiding Bead as the black-robed Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator ordered a search and escaped.
• Qian Zaitian ordered his guards to seal Green Mountain City while the hidden Ye Lin and Li Miaoling remained in danger.

Ye Lin and Li Miaoling uncovered evidence of the Sect Master's connection to Evil Demons and brought Demon Beads to Chu Xue. Chu Xue sent Ye Lin, Li Miaoling, and Shi Jian to Tiger City, where they hurried toward a clash of weapons.

• Ye Lin killed Qian Zaitian, took the three Demon Beads, and warned Li Miaoling not to report the Sect Master's collusion to anyone.
• Ye Lin and Li Miaoling met Shi Jian, who learned that Evil Demons had been spotted in Green Mountain City, and the three returned to the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Ye Lin told Chu Xue about the Qian Family's involvement and showed her the Demon Beads; she explained that they were made from a thousand people's blood and extended life by three months.
• Chu Xue sent Ye Lin, Li Miaoling, and Shi Jian to support three Heavenly Sword Sect disciples attacked by Evil Cultivators in Tiger City.
• The three entered deserted Tiger City, heard weapons clashing ahead, and followed Shi Jian toward the fight.