Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin searched for Wang Dong at Ten Thousand Blades Pass but found no trace of him, then went to the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion to have his whereabouts calculated. The Pavilion Master revealed that Wang Dong was refining Blood Baleful energy in the Second Mountain of Star Chess City, while Ye Lin learned that another group had asked about him first.

• Ye Lin searched Ten Thousand Blades Pass and concluded that Wang Dong had likely already left.
• Ye Lin headed for the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, unaware that someone had already departed from it after asking about Wang Dong.
• Ye Lin reached the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and asked its Pavilion Master to calculate Wang Dong's whereabouts.
• The Pavilion Master told Ye Lin that Wang Dong was in the Second Mountain of Star Chess City, refining Blood Baleful energy and unable to move for now.
• Ye Lin thanked the Pavilion Master and gave him a Spatial Ring, while wondering who else was seeking Wang Dong.

After learning Wang Dong's location, Ye Lin rushed toward Star Chess City as two young men warned Wang Dong that the Holy Palace had sent Ye Lin to kill him. Wang Dong accepted a life-saving talisman but remained confident in his strength, while the young men stressed that he must survive for their plans.

• Ye Lin left the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and hurried toward Star Chess City after discovering Wang Dong's location.
• Two young men told Wang Dong that the Holy Palace had sent a Daluo Golden Immortal to kill him and gave him a protective talisman.
• Wang Dong boasted that his half-step Quasi-Saint strength could withstand even a Quasi-Saint, and admitted he did not know who the Heavenly Blade Sage was.
• One young man gave Wang Dong a treasure that could temporarily increase his combat strength by fifty percent by burning his essence, qi, and spirit.
• The other young man warned Wang Dong not to die, explaining that his survival would prevent Ye Lin from completing his trial.

Wang Dong learned that the Holy Palace had arranged for him to be a whetstone in Ye Lin’s trial and resolved to fight back. Yao Kai and Zhao Wu left him alive and hid near the city to watch Ye Lin arrive.

• Wang Dong told Yao Kai and Zhao Wu to leave, then revealed he understood the Holy Palace was using him to test Ye Lin.
• Outside the city, Zhao Wu said he wanted to kill Wang Dong, but Yao Kai explained they could neither attack Ye Lin nor kill Wang Dong because their elders and the Holy Palace were watching.
• Yao Kai and Zhao Wu concealed themselves to watch the coming confrontation.
• Ye Lin arrived, and the two men hid their auras.

Ye Lin arrived at Star Chess City to complete his trial and suspected someone had arranged for Wang Dong to interfere with his assessment. He confronted Wang Dong amid the city’s slaughter while Zhao Wu and Yao Kai watched from hiding, hoping Ye Lin would kill him.

• Ye Lin concluded that someone was secretly plotting to disrupt his assessment and resolved to be cautious around Wang Dong.
• Ye Lin called for Wang Dong in Star Chess City, and Wang Dong revealed that two strangers had warned him either to kill Ye Lin or flee.
• Wang Dong’s Blood Baleful aura engulfed Star Chess City, where Ye Lin sensed that every living person had died.
• Zhao Wu tried to rush out and attack Wang Dong, but Yao Kai restrained him and warned him not to reveal themselves to Ye Lin.
• Zhao Wu and Yao Kai admitted that they hoped Ye Lin would kill Wang Dong.

Ye Lin fought Wang Dong, whose half-step Quasi-Saint aura and ability to absorb attacks made him a dangerous opponent. Wang Dong pressed the attack and challenged Ye Lin to help him break through to the Quasi-Saint realm.

• Ye Lin and Wang Dong agreed that the loser would die, then charged at each other.
• Wang Dong gathered the city's Blood Baleful Qi and raised his strength to half-step Quasi-Saint.
• Ye Lin's initial Sword Qi dissipated before reaching Wang Dong, who told him to stop holding back.
• Wang Dong absorbed Ye Lin's powerful Sword Qi and grew stronger, leading Ye Lin to fear he might break through mid-fight.
• Wang Dong rushed Ye Lin again and demanded a satisfying fight, while Ye Lin said Wang Dong had only surprised him so far.

Ye Lin fought Wang Dong, whose blood-colored barrier absorbed sword qi and turned it into strength, but Ye Lin broke through it and the two continued clashing. Zhao Wu and Yao Kai watched from hiding and judged Wang Dong could still escape if he could not win.

• Wang Dong used a blood-colored barrier to absorb Ye Lin's sword qi and increase his strength.
• Ye Lin unleashed a powerful sword strike that split Wang Dong's barrier in two.
• Wang Dong released a towering Blood Baleful aura and attacked Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin charged Wang Dong, and the two fought in the air amid violent clashes.
• Zhao Wu and Yao Kai watched from hiding and remarked on both fighters' strength.

Wang Dong revealed that he had been stalling Ye Lin while an array in Star Chess City gathered blood dragons to fuel his breakthrough to the Quasi-Saint realm. Ye Lin attacked to kill Wang Dong before he could break through, and his Sword Qi shattered Wang Dong’s blood dragon beam and surged toward him.

• Zhao Wu and his companion agreed that their mission would succeed as long as Wang Dong stayed alive.
• Wang Dong drew countless blood dragons from Star Chess City into his body, and Saint aura began to emerge as he prepared to break through.
• Ye Lin realized Wang Dong had used their fight to divert his attention from the array in Star Chess City.
• Ye Lin charged Wang Dong with both swords, determined to kill him before he reached the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Wang Dong sent a blood-red beam at Ye Lin, but Ye Lin’s cross-shaped Sword Qi shattered it and continued toward Wang Dong.

Ye Lin faced Wang Dong, who mocked his inability to kill him before he reached the Quasi-Saint realm. Ye Lin then unleashed his Heaven-Opening sword technique, raising his aura to nearly match Wang Dong's.

• Wang Dong shattered Ye Lin's Sword Qi with a sound wave and sent him flying.
• Wang Dong taunted Ye Lin and claimed he would soon enter the Quasi-Saint realm, while Ye Lin dodged his attacks.
• Zhao Wu and Yao Kai realized Wang Dong had lied about not knowing the Heavenly Blade Sage.
• Ye Lin decided he could not wait and gathered his Sword Dao laws for one decisive strike.
• Ye Lin invoked Heaven-Opening, and his aura surged to nearly Wang Dong's level as he entered a profound state.

Ye Lin killed Wang Dong with a single sword strike, buried his corpse, and took a talisman he found on it. With his mission complete and his status as a Level Three Heaven-Seeking Bureau agent secured, Ye Lin arrived above Star Chess City to investigate what it was hiding.

• Wang Dong tried to stop Ye Lin with blood dragons and a fierce punch, but Ye Lin's sword strike shattered the attack and pierced Wang Dong between the brows.
• Wang Dong's consciousness and Primordial Spirit dissipated, and Ye Lin buried his intact corpse beneath the earth.
• Ye Lin noticed a talisman fall from Wang Dong's corpse, picked it up, and put it away without knowing what it was for.
• Ye Lin traveled to Star Chess City, having completed his mission and become a Level Three Heaven-Seeking Bureau agent.

Zhao Wu and Yao Kai learned that Wang Dong had died despite their warnings and the life-saving treasures they gave him. With Ye Lin set to join the Heaven-Seeking Bureau, the five visitors accepted their failure and returned to their factions.

• Zhao Wu cursed Wang Dong for failing to use the treasures and dying to Ye Lin.
• Yao Kai told Zhao Wu that they had lost and left Star Chess City with him.
• The other three visitors asked whether Wang Dong had escaped, and Zhao Wu and Yao Kai explained what happened.
• The five agreed that Ye Lin would join the Heaven-Seeking Bureau and returned to their own factions.

Ye Lin discovered that Wang Dong had slaughtered everyone in Star Chess City to power an array, then left for the Holy Palace branch. On the way, he encountered Xinyou, whose cultivation had surged to peak Daluo Golden Immortal and who was beside an identical purple beast.

• Ye Lin learned that Wang Dong had killed Star Chess City's inhabitants and used their corpses to fuel an array.
• Ye Lin left Star Chess City, planning to return to the Holy Palace, join the Heaven-Seeking Bureau, and resume his studies on Meteor Island.
• Ye Lin sensed a familiar aura in the wilderness and found Xinyou, who had reached peak Daluo Golden Immortal.
• Ye Lin saw a purple beast identical to Xinyou and wondered whether the two were Dao companions.
• The purple beast threatened Ye Lin, but Xinyou stopped it as Ye Lin approached.

Ye Lin met Xinyou alongside a purple colossal beast, who revealed that Xinyou’s damaged bloodline kept him from speaking and advancing his cultivation. Ye Lin let Xinyou leave with her to be healed, then continued alone to the Holy Palace branch in Luo Water Province.

• Ye Lin questioned Xinyou and the purple colossal beast about their relationship, and she insisted they were friends.
• The purple colossal beast explained that Xinyou’s bloodline was damaged and that she would take him to her clan chief to restore it.
• Xinyou confirmed her explanation, and Ye Lin agreed to let him go.
• Xinyou left with the purple colossal beast, leaving Ye Lin alone.
• Ye Lin traveled to the Holy Palace branch in Luo Water Province.

Ye Lin returned to Blazing Fire Continent and completed the trial to become a level-three Heaven-Seeking Bureau agent. After registering his Life Lamp, he received the Holy Palace’s laws and authority, leaving him protected by the Holy Palace and empowered to apprehend and judge those who broke its laws.

• Ye Lin arrived in Blazing Fire Continent and told the middle-aged man that he had completed the trial.
• The middle-aged man confirmed Ye Lin’s strength and led him to a mysterious hall to register as a Heaven-Seeking Bureau agent.
• Ye Lin dripped his blood essence onto a Life Lamp, which joined the other lamps in the hall.
• The middle-aged man made Ye Lin a level-three agent, gave him the Holy Palace’s laws, and explained his authority to apprehend and judge lawbreakers.
• The middle-aged man told Ye Lin that his new identity also placed him under the Holy Palace’s protection and would bring him conveniences while traveling.

Ye Lin officially joined the Holy Palace as a Level Three Heaven-Seeking Bureau agent and learned about its assessments and missions. He returned to Meteor Island, found Luo Yao missing, and went back to his residence to attend class.

• A middle-aged man gave Ye Lin a golden Identity Token and explained the Heaven-Seeking Bureau’s promotion, assessment, and mission rules.
• Ye Lin decided to postpone assessments and missions for now, and to reconsider joining if the Holy Palace offered no real benefits.
• The middle-aged man told Ye Lin that Wang Hua was his superior and that major missions would be announced through his Identity Token.
• Ye Lin returned to Meteor Island, could not find Luo Yao, and went back to his residence to attend class.

After a thousand years of listening to Bing Ruoxin's lectures, Ye Lin went to the Heaven-Seeking Bureau to complete the assessments he had accumulated. He chose to combine all ten into one difficult mission and reached into a box to draw it.

• Ye Lin emerged from a thousand years of studying Bing Ruoxin's lectures and decided to take his overdue assessment.
• Ye Lin traveled to Blazing Fire Continent and presented his third-level Heaven-Seeking Bureau Identity Token.
• The young man at the bureau told Ye Lin he had accumulated ten assessments and offered to combine them into one mission or have him complete them separately.
• Ye Lin chose to merge the ten assessments into one, accepting the risk of receiving ten more if he failed.
• The young man brought out a mission box, and Ye Lin reached inside, finding that his senses and tricks were blocked.

Ye Lin accepted a Holy Palace mission to find the Sacred Heart Lotus in the Boundless Boundary Sea and learned that completing it would earn him essences. He left to carry out the mission, while the young man went to tell others about Ye Lin’s unusual ignorance of the Holy Palace’s benefits.

• Ye Lin drew a mission to find the Sacred Heart Lotus in the Boundless Boundary Sea and received a purple bead that would guide him toward it.
• The young man assessed the mission and awarded Ye Lin three hundred essences.
• Ye Lin asked what essences were, and the young man explained that they were fragments of the Great Dao reserved for Holy Palace cultivators.
• Ye Lin realized why the Heavenly Blade Sage had urged him to join the Holy Palace and left to pursue the mission.
• After Ye Lin departed, the young man went to share the strange news with others.

Ye Lin pursued the Sacred Heart Lotus through the Boundary Sea, following the purple bead’s guidance. After ten years, its glow had grown brighter, and he had seen abandoned universes that had collapsed and died.

• Ye Lin left the Holy Palace through a teleportation array and used a purple bead to find the direction of the Sacred Heart Lotus.
• Ye Lin traveled east through the Boundary Sea, enduring the monotonous journey as ten years passed.
• The purple bead grew increasingly bright, indicating that Ye Lin was nearing the Sacred Heart Lotus.
• Ye Lin observed abandoned universes and learned how they could die when their resources were depleted or through foreign invasion.

Eight factions gathered in the Boundary Sea to compete for the Sacred Heart Lotus, with the Sacred Sect claiming it and others challenging its right to do so. Elder Mountain God called for the factions to unite against latecomers before the fight for the lotus began.

• A Sacred Sect member and Liu Laosan argued over the sect’s claim to the Sacred Heart Lotus and its aging elder’s need for it.
• Countless beings and warships gathered around the radiant Sacred Heart Lotus in the Boundary Sea.
• A middle-aged man aboard a golden-robed faction’s warship declared that the Sacred Sect would take the lotus by force if necessary.
• A colossal True Dragon-like beast mocked the Sacred Sect and threatened to tear it apart.
• Elder Mountain God urged the eight factions to cooperate in driving away any factions that arrived later, and another faction agreed.

The Azure Cloud Sect’s master explained that the Sacred Heart Lotus was their last hope of saving their dying ancestor and restoring the sect. Wang Xuezhen offered the declining sect protection if it helped the Sacred Sect claim the lotus.

• The major factions agreed to resist outside forces so they could secure the Sacred Heart Lotus for themselves.
• The Azure Cloud Sect master told his two disciples to observe quietly and explained that their ancestor’s failing health had caused the sect’s decline.
• The master said the Sacred Heart Lotus was the sect’s only hope of reviving its ancestor and restoring its former strength.
• Wang Xuezhen dismissed the idea that the lotus could heal Azure Cloud Sage and offered to protect the Azure Cloud Sect if it helped the Sacred Sect obtain the lotus.

As the factions gathered around the Heavenly Heart Lotus, Wang Xuezhen tried to recruit Qingyunzi and the Azure Cloud Sect into an alliance with the Sacred Sect. Qingyunzi refused, and Wang Xuezhen was left searching for allies among the other factions.

• A colossal beast threatened Qingyunzi if the Azure Cloud Sect helped the Sacred Sect, while Wang Xuezhen offered Qingyunzi a position as Great Elder if he joined.
• Qingyunzi calmly declined the offer and said the Azure Cloud Sect would accept whatever fate brought regarding the Heavenly Heart Lotus.
• The colossal beast accepted Qingyunzi's refusal, and Wang Xuezhen stopped pressuring him to avoid further offending the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Wang Xuezhen assessed the other factions and found none suitable: the Demonic Sect was dangerous, the unknown factions had unclear backgrounds, and the Snow Domain and Blood Sea were too powerful or ruthless to trust.