Chapter Summaries

After Ye Lin recovered from a strange experience that had lasted about one shichen, he invented an explanation involving void turbulence and continued traveling with Zhang Ling'er and the others. The group entered the Black Turtle Clan’s territory, where Ye Lin questioned how native Origin Continent beings and outsiders could coexist peacefully.

• Ye Lin asked how much time had passed, and Zhang Ling'er told him about one shichen had gone by.
• Ye Lin decided he must have passed through void turbulence and called for the group to continue their journey.
• Ye Lin checked the map and said they were nearing the Black Turtle Clan’s territory after covering only one percent of the Nether Sea.
• Ye Lin considered how the Black Turtle Clan’s native experts coexisted with experts from the universe, unlike native beings in other prefectures.
• The group entered the Black Turtle Clan’s territory, and Ye Lin doubted the map’s claim that the clan was warm and hospitable.

Ye Lin and his companions traveled through the Nether Sea, where they met an enormous Black Turtle named Di Jun who offered to carry them toward the Nether Dragon Clan's border. Di Jun quoted a fee of two million jin of Great Luo Divine Source, leaving Ye Lin's group to consider his offer.

• Ye Lin observed that the Nether Sea was filled with Black Turtles and powerful auras, while its strange structures remained out of sight.
• A giant Black Turtle approached Ye Lin's group and introduced himself as Di Jun, offering to take them where they wanted to go.
• Ye Lin asked Di Jun to carry them to the Nether Sea's border, and Di Jun explained that he could only take them as far as the Nether Dragon Clan's territory.
• Di Jun offered to reach the border in a month for two million jin of Great Luo Divine Source, claiming his ride would be safe and much faster than traveling on their own.

Ye Lin hired Di Jun to transport him and his companions out of Heaven Province, and discovered that the Black Turtle Clan ran a fast passenger service across the Nether Sea. Di Jun explained that the clan’s power protected its passengers from interference.

• Ye Lin agreed to pay Di Jun two million jin, giving him a deposit of five hundred thousand jin and promising the rest upon arrival.
• Ye Lin and his companions climbed onto Di Jun’s back and took seats as the Black Turtle set off.
• Di Jun accelerated until his speed surpassed Xinyou’s, confirming that his claims about his speed were true.
• Di Jun told Ye Lin that Black Turtles transported guests for other sea clans because their speed made the work profitable.
• Di Jun explained to Zhang Ling'er that no one in the Nether Sea dared interfere with a Black Turtle carrying passengers, under threat of becoming an enemy of the Black Turtle Clan.

Di Jun carried Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er at great speed toward a route through the Nether Dragon Clan's territory, explaining that even the powerful Black Turtle Clan avoided provoking the clan's chief, Madman. Ye Lin said he was going to Yun Province to seek the protection of a close friend who had become a Quasi-Saint.

• Di Jun assured Ye Lin that no one would dare attack him while he was on Di Jun's back.
• Zhang Ling'er asked why Di Jun would not take them through the Nether Dragon Clan's territory, and Di Jun explained Madman's order to kill any land-dwelling creature found there.
• Di Jun said the Black Turtle Clan had to maintain good relations with other great clans and promised to take them to a weakly defended crossing.
• Di Jun asked why they risked entering the Nether Dragon Clan's territory, and Ye Lin said he planned to rely on his Quasi-Saint friend in Yun Province.
• Di Jun agreed that seeking help from a Quasi-Saint friend was worth the danger.

Ye Lin entered a memory scene after absorbing unfamiliar memories in the Bronze Immortal Hall and witnessed the Sword Dao Lord Ye Xiu facing three treacherous disciples. The scene ended as Ye Xiu vowed to cast them into the Endless Abyss, while his disciples claimed they would soon become Dao Lords.

• Ye Lin realized the parched, scorching world around him was a memory scene and chose to watch what unfolded.
• Ye Xiu laughed as his disciples attacked him and demanded the Bronze Immortal Hall.
• Ye Lin saw the bloodied Ye Xiu confront three figures surrounded by Great Dao laws.
• Ye Xiu condemned his disciples for killing his wife and clansmen and vowed to offer himself to the Dao to cast them into the Endless Abyss.
• The disciples claimed they had gained recognition from other Great Daos and would soon become Dao Lords.

Ye Lin awoke after sleeping for two months and resumed his journey with Zhang Ling'er toward Yun Province. Troubled by unfamiliar memories from a vivid dream about the Bronze Immortal Hall, he left Di Jun behind and headed toward the Nether Dragon Clan's territory.

• Ye Lin woke on an unfamiliar sea after Zhang Ling'er told him he had slept for two months.
• Ye Lin stabilized his Primordial Spirit and set out with Zhang Ling'er, still burdened by strange memories.
• Di Jun demanded extra Great Luo Divine Source from Ye Lin for his month-long delay, and Ye Lin paid him.
• Di Jun warned Ye Lin that he was entering the Nether Dragon Clan's territory and advised him to keep near its edge.
• Ye Lin continued toward Yun Province and recalled that powerful figures in his dream had fought over the Bronze Immortal Hall.

Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er crossed the Nether Dragon Clan's territory by sea, worrying about the danger despite encountering no enemies. They reached land safely, leaving Zhang Ling'er wondering why the supposedly perilous route had been so quiet.

• Ye Lin decided to postpone dealing with the memory fragments in his mind until he could ask the Spirit King for help.
• Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er marveled at the black tortoise's speed and reminded each other to be cautious in the Nether Dragon Clan's territory.
• Ye Lin said he had methods to protect them if they were discovered, though they continued to watch for danger.
• After eight days of travel without encountering the Nether Dragon Clan or any other threat, Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er reached land.
• Zhang Ling'er wondered whether their safe crossing was luck, and Ye Lin told her not to overthink it.

Ye Lin reached Yun Province and learned from Wang Mingyang that its border had been sealed against the flood of people fleeing Heaven Province. Wang Mingyang urged him to sneak in through one of four dangerous routes, leaving Ye Lin to choose whether to trust him or risk paying his way across.

• Ye Lin carried Luo Yao onto dry land and began looking around Yun Province with Zhang Ling'er.
• Wang Mingyang contacted Ye Lin and warned him not to enter Yun Province through its sealed border.
• Wang Mingyang showed Ye Lin a map with four treacherous locations where he could sneak across, and offered to send people to meet him there.
• Wang Mingyang explained that Heaven Province's abandonment had been exposed and that Yun Province's residents were blocking newcomers to protect their resources and territory.
• Ye Lin understood that the Nether Dragon Clan had been fleeing, which explained why he had crossed its territory without trouble.

Ye Lin learned from Wang Mingyang that Heaven Province refugees were slipping into Yun Province through four locations before its defenses were complete. After locating the nearest crossing, Ye Lin set out with Zhang Ling'er and Luo Yao to reach it quickly.

• Wang Mingyang told Ye Lin that four regions still had incomplete defenses and warned him to blend in with the refugees crossing into Yun Province.
• Ye Lin accepted Wang Mingyang's warning and tucked away the Jade Talisman.
• Zhang Ling'er heard the exchange and realized that the crisis was real and severe.
• Ye Lin compared Wang Mingyang's map with his Nether Sea map and located himself at Yun Province's far-left border, near one of the crossings.
• Ye Lin carried Luo Yao and left with Zhang Ling'er to reach the crossing before Yun Province completed its defenses.

Ye Lin, Zhang Ling'er, and Ye Xin joined a huge crowd of sea-race experts rushing through a canyon into Yun Province. A Heaven Province official warned that Buddha Prefecture was under martial law, but the crowd ignored him and kept going.

• Zhang Ling'er was shocked by the vast canyon and the countless experts crossing it.
• Ye Lin saw that most of the crowd were Daluo Golden Immortals, while Primordial Unity Golden Immortals struggled to endure the experts' auras.
• Ye Lin led Zhang Ling'er and Ye Xin toward the canyon's far end, noticing that every traveler belonged to the sea races.
• A Zenith Heaven expert in the sky ordered the crowd to stop because Yun Province had been sealed off, but no one paid attention.
• The Zenith Heaven expert warned that Buddha Prefecture required identity registration and that those entering without identities could face punishment or death.

Cultivators condemned the decision to abandon Heaven Province to the Chaos Ancient Clan, while a middle-aged man tried to divert them south. The gathered experts left furious and feared the Clan would eventually conquer the Origin Continent and the Boundary Sea Abyss.

• A middle-aged man urged the gathered cultivators to stop and go south, where they could buy identities and enter openly.
• A peak Daluo Golden Immortal denounced Yun Province for profiting from Heaven Province’s disaster and condemned the decision to abandon the province.
• The middle-aged man fell silent, recognizing that the criticism of the decision was justified.
• A sea race expert snorted and left, privately resenting his lack of power to change the decision.
• Other cultivators warned that abandoning provinces would feed the Chaos Ancient Clan until it controlled the Origin Continent and the Boundary Sea.

Ye Lin and the sea race reached the wall guarding Yun Province, where Daluo Golden Immortals barred their entry. The sea race’s peak Daluo Golden Immortals confronted the defenders and threatened to let no one survive.

• The middle-aged man fell silent as the sea race continued marching, unable to argue, fight, or stop them.
• Ye Lin saw a vast city wall ahead, with peak Daluo Golden Immortals standing atop it.
• A hundred Daluo Golden Immortals declared that no one could enter Yun Province and blasted the sea race’s front ranks back.
• Several dozen sea race peak Daluo Golden Immortals challenged the ban, asking why Rogue Cultivators were denied entry.
• The sea race experts threatened that if they were not allowed to live, no one would.

More than two hundred Daluo Golden Immortals forced the defenders aside, allowing the Sea Clan to enter Yun Province and scatter across the land. Ye Lin met the monk sent by Elder Wang and followed him as golden lotuses bloomed in his footsteps.

• The Sea Clan and the defenders faced off until the Sea Clan’s Daluo Golden Immortals drove the defenders back with their auras.
• Countless Sea Clan members charged through the ruined city wall into Yun Province, then scattered to avoid pursuit.
• Ye Lin found a monk who confirmed that Elder Wang had arranged for him to be escorted.
• The monk stepped away toward the distance, leaving a trail of golden lotuses, and Ye Lin told his companions to follow.

Ye Lin and his companions followed Master Brahma Sound through Buddha Prefecture to Mara Temple, where they reunited with Wang Mingyang. Wang Mingyang asked Ye Lin how the difficult journey had felt.

• Three cultivators stopped Ye Lin and his companions to demand proof of identity, but Master Brahma Sound identified them as guests of Mara Temple's abbot and let them pass.
• Ye Lin and the others followed Master Brahma Sound for three hours until they reached Mara Temple, where the chants and fragrance calmed Ye Lin's agitation.
• Wang Mingyang welcomed Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er in a small courtyard, and Ye Lin thanked him for helping them.
• Wang Mingyang covertly slipped something into Master Brahma Sound's robes, and the monk departed.
• Wang Mingyang asked Ye Lin how the journey had felt, and Ye Lin replied that it had not been easy.

Wang Mingyang explained how his family learned of the Buddhist Sect gathering through an old connection and warned Ye Lin to respect the sect’s true mighty experts. Ye Lin agreed, saying he had always shown deference to those stronger than himself.

• Wang Mingyang welcomed Ye Lin and Luo Yao after their long journey and affectionately pinched Luo Yao’s cheeks.
• Ye Lin asked why Wang Mingyang had arrived early, and Wang Mingyang explained that his family had ties to the Buddhist Sect through an ancestor who saved a mighty expert’s friend’s child.
• Wang Mingyang clarified that the child was not the mighty expert’s own child and said the connection had saved the Wang Family by giving them advance warning.
• Wang Mingyang cautioned Ye Lin to show respect to true Buddhist Sect mighty experts, regardless of his past encounters with Buddhist monks.
• Ye Lin agreed and said that he had always been humble and respectful toward powerful figures.

Ye Lin showed Wang Mingyang the Cosmos Seal, which the Spirit King had lent him, and Wang Mingyang gave Ye Lin and his companions Identity Tokens. The group received the tokens without having to pay a fortune, and Ye Lin left with Wang Mingyang’s help while Zhang Ling'er remained confused.

• Wang Mingyang noticed the Cosmos Seal and asked Ye Lin about it.
• Ye Lin explained that the Spirit King had lent him the Cosmos Seal, and Wang Mingyang remarked on their close relationship.
• Wang Mingyang gave the group four Identity Tokens and hung one at Luo Yao’s waist.
• Ye Lin recognized his Identity Token with a drop of blood and thanked Wang Mingyang for his help.
• Zhang Ling'er listened to their exchange without understanding what they were discussing.

Ye Lin arrived with Zhang Ling'er at the Wang Family’s safe residence while chaos raged across Buddha Prefecture. He planned to return the Cosmos Seal to the Spirit King and was advised to stay inside for several days, or wait ten years before venturing out.

• Wang Mingyang asked Ye Lin about Zhang Ling'er, and Ye Lin introduced her as someone he had met on the way.
• Ye Lin decided he no longer feared traveling with Zhang Ling'er, since Luo Yao could protect him and Zhang Ling'er’s presence had brought him valuable opportunities.
• Wang Mingyang warned Ye Lin that Buddha Prefecture was in turmoil and offered him a safe place to stay.
• Ye Lin agreed to rest at the residence while planning to return the Cosmos Seal to the Spirit King.
• Wang Mingyang advised Ye Lin to avoid going outside for ten years, by which time the situation might have stabilized.

Ye Lin learned that even powerful figures did not know why Heaven Province was being abandoned, though Wang Mingyang shared a dangerous rumor about the Saint’s worsening injuries. Ye Lin settled on staying in Buddha Prefecture for now and planned to visit the secret realm to return the Cosmos Seal and seek help with the memories disturbing his mind.

• Ye Lin asked Wang Mingyang why Heaven Province was being abandoned, and Wang Mingyang said the decision came from the highest powers.
• Wang Mingyang privately told Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er a rumor that the Saint’s injuries had worsened and the evacuation was meant to hold the Chaos Ancient Clan in check.
• Wang Mingyang took Luo Yao away to show her around, while Ye Lin told the others to choose a nearby courtyard and stay there.
• Ye Lin decided to visit the secret realm to return the Cosmos Seal and ask the Spirit King to erase the unfamiliar memories troubling him.

Ye Lin entered the secret realm to meet the Spirit King, but learned that he had gone to the forbidden grounds and settled in a manor to wait. Unable to meditate because of the strange memories in his mind, Ye Lin decided to ask the Spirit King for help when he returned.

• Ye Lin used his Identity Token to enter the secret realm and headed for the White King Palace.
• Zhang Ling'er gathered the power of laws and said that the opportunity to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm had arrived.
• A middle-aged man told Ye Lin that the Spirit King had gone to the forbidden grounds to speak with the ancestor, then led him to a manor to wait.
• Ye Lin tried to meditate with the Cosmos Seal but could not quiet the bizarre memories surfacing in his mind.
• Ye Lin gave up meditating and decided to ask the Spirit King whether he knew a way to deal with the memories.

Ye Lin told Spirit King that he had taken Silent Ridge and captured a weakened Dragon Soul, then asked for help with the memories tormenting him whenever he tried to cultivate. The chapter ended as Spirit King and the old man listened to Ye Lin explain his trouble.

• Ye Lin spent a month resisting memories that surfaced whenever he closed his eyes, leaving him unable to cultivate.
• Spirit King arrived and apologized for keeping Ye Lin waiting while he spoke with the ancestors.
• Ye Lin reported taking Silent Ridge and handed Spirit King the Cosmos Seal containing a Dragon Soul that had once been at the seventh level of the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Spirit King praised Ye Lin, noticed his pale complexion, and asked what was wrong.
• Ye Lin said he had encountered a major problem, and Spirit King sat down with him to hear the details.