Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin proposed a bet to persuade the old man and the transcendent factions to follow his method, promising that they would become immortal either way. He claimed the method could not be revealed yet because Heavenly Dao would kill newly ascended immortals, and left the old man deciding whether to accept.

• The old man doubted Ye Lin’s claim that he had found a way to ascend to immortality.
• Ye Lin offered a bet: if he made the factions immortal, they would obey him for five years; if he failed, he would teach them his method.
• The old man questioned why Ye Lin would not teach the method immediately and refused to risk Central Continent’s future on an unclear wager.
• Ye Lin claimed Heavenly Dao would strike down anyone who became immortal too soon and warned the old man not to challenge it.
• Ye Lin offered to swear an oath to Heavenly Dao, but the old man remained hesitant.

Ye Lin toured the Immortal River Sect with its Sect Master, Zhong Qing, and learned about the sect’s history and standing among the transcendent factions. He considered Zhong Qing’s foretold opportunity to find a Heavenly Demon and a secret-realm map, then surveyed the sect’s small world.

• After the old man left to consult others, he ordered Zhong Qing to show Ye Lin around the sect.
• Ye Lin read Zhong Qing’s fate and learned he would discover and kill a Four-Tribulation Loose Immortal Heavenly Demon, finding a map to a Heavenly Demon Great World secret realm in its Spatial Ring.
• Zhong Qing proudly explained that the Immortal River Sect ranked among the top thirty transcendent factions, but admitted it could not compare with older Primordial Era sects.
• Ye Lin viewed the sect’s mountains and rivers from a platform and noted that its small world required powerful Nine-Tribulation Loose Immortals to create and maintain.

Ye Lin’s conversation with an old expert was relayed to the leaders of Central Continent’s transcendent factions, who debated whether to seize him for his method of becoming immortal. They decided against acting rashly and left his possible role as their only hope unresolved.

• The narration explained that a small world could not develop into a true world without a genuine Immortal Realm expert.
• The old man who had spoken with Ye Lin joined more than a hundred faction leaders in their shared spiritual world.
• The old man recounted his conversation with Ye Lin and the possibility that Ye Lin had become immortal.
• A Golden Lion Clan expert proposed capturing Ye Lin and forcing him to reveal his method of becoming immortal.
• Other leaders warned that Ye Lin might be connected to the expert guarding the passage between worlds and that provoking them could worsen their predicament.
• The faction leaders agreed they could not dismiss the Ascension Gate threat and chose to deliberate rather than act rashly.

The gathered Nine Tribulation Loose Immortals approved an operation despite Ao Bing's objections, and the elder left to consult Ye Lin. Ye Lin surveyed the Immortal River Sect's strength before Zhong Qing relayed that the ancestor wanted to meet him.

• Ao Bing objected to a junior leading them, but the meeting approved the operation by 130 votes to 53.
• The elder warned the attendees not to obstruct Ye Lin and promised to bring his answer when the Sect Master visited three days later.
• The elder returned from the spiritual world to his cave, exhausted by the meeting and mindful of his nearing lifespan limit.
• Zhong Qing showed Ye Lin the Immortal River Sect's foundation, and Ye Lin judged the sect powerful enough to overwhelm the Dawn Alliance.
• Zhong Qing received a message from the ancestor asking Ye Lin to discuss matters, and Ye Lin set out alone.

Ye Lin met with the old man and discussed opening passages between Central Continent and the other four continents before the decisive battle. He left after shattering their chessboard to avoid accepting defeat.

• Zhong Qing watched Ye Lin leave and privately resented having to address him as Senior.
• The old man told Ye Lin that his request had been accepted, then invited him to play chess.
• Ye Lin said he would visit the other four continents to open passages to Central Continent and urged the old man to stop counterattacks and preserve his forces.
• The old man declared Ye Lin defeated, but Ye Lin placed another black piece and shattered the chessboard.
• Ye Lin joked that the victor had not been decided, then left the stunned old man to attend to other matters.

After leaving the Immortal River Sect, Ye Lin reunited with Old Garden and learned from the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar that he was the Xuanhuang Great World’s only variable, though the time to find what they sought had not yet come. He decided to look for Hong Batian next and see if he could help him.

• After Ye Lin left, the old man searched the Immortal River Sect for him, found no trace, and vented his fury by slapping Zhong Qing twice.
• Ye Lin found Old Garden waiting outside the sect, with most of his injuries healed.
• Ye Lin told Old Garden that talking things out came down to having the stronger fist.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar said the time had not yet come to find the thing they sought and called Ye Lin the Xuanhuang Great World’s only variable.
• Ye Lin decided to check whether Hong Batian was trapped and, if so, help him while earning fortune value for those close to him.

Ye Lin killed a Four Tribulations Loose Immortal-level Outer Realm Heavenly Demon who had been hiding in the mountains and took his treasure map. After checking his panel, Ye Lin saw that his Luck Value had risen to 143,000 and believed one million was within reach.

• Ye Lin stopped and drew out the hidden Outer Realm Heavenly Demon from the mountain range.
• The Four Tribulations Loose Immortal-level Outer Realm Heavenly Demon fled, but Ye Lin killed him and claimed his Spatial Ring.
• Ye Lin took the black treasure map from the Spatial Ring and gave the demon’s ring to Old Garden.
• Ye Lin checked his panel and saw his Luck Value was 143,000.

Ye Lin reached the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons’ base in Central Continent and destroyed five powerful demons with a single command. He then found Hong Batian near death, with almost no Immortal Qi left.

• Ye Lin traveled with Old Garden toward the massive rift where Outer Realm Heavenly Demons poured into Central Continent.
• Five Tribulationless Loose Immortal demons confronted Ye Lin, and he made them disintegrate by saying, “Disperse.”
• Ye Lin assessed the difference between Earth Immortals and Loose Immortals and realized he could not easily advance further in the Xuanhuang Great World.
• Hong Batian called out to Ye Lin, who found him badly injured and nearly out of Immortal Qi.

Ye Lin rescued Hong Batian, who had been worn down by three powerful experts beyond the rift. After breaking their attacks, Ye Lin left with Hong Batian, though he realized their enemies were stronger than he had expected.

• Hong Batian explained that three experts on the other side of the rift had kept him trapped and prevented him from recovering.
• An aged voice sent a black hand through the rift to attack Ye Lin, and Ye Lin destroyed it with a punch.
• Ye Lin judged that the hand’s owner was stronger than him and concluded that the Heavenly Demon Great World might surpass the Xuanhuang Great World.
• When Ye Lin tried to leave with Hong Batian, the three experts sent black chains through the rift to stop them.
• Ye Lin crushed the chains and left with Hong Batian as the dark clouds and lightning around him dispersed.

After the Heavenly Dao warned Ye Lin that his power could destroy the weakened Xuanhuang Great World, Ye Lin gave wounded Hong Batian immortal stones and urged him to avoid further fights. Ye Lin remained unable to locate the Immortal-Treading Grass, one of five items needed to gather the world’s fortune and awaken its dormant will.

• The Heavenly Dao warned Ye Lin that using more of his strength could cause it to suppress him because the Xuanhuang Great World could not withstand his power.
• Hong Batian brooded over his wounds and cursed the lack of Immortal Qi that kept him from recovering.
• Ye Lin gave Hong Batian a hundred immortal stones, and Hong Batian used them to begin healing.
• Ye Lin cautioned Hong Batian against seeking revenge or fighting unless necessary, and Hong Batian agreed.
• Ye Lin searched for clues about the Immortal-Treading Grass and reflected that it was needed, with four other items, to awaken the world's will.

Ye Lin struggled to locate Immortal-Treading Grass until the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar offered to teach him a technique for seeing the fortune of nonliving things. The jar began passing on the technique, while Ye Lin tried to persuade it to reveal more of its secrets.

• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar told Ye Lin that Immortal-Treading Grass might not be grass and that he might not have searched the true heart of the Central Continent.
• The jar offered Ye Lin a technique that let him see the fortune of anything except living beings.
• The jar explained that its memories were returning as it recovered from severe damage, though it sounded as if it was making an excuse.
• Ye Lin claimed the jar should treat him as its new master and promised it great fortune if he surpassed its former master.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar told Ye Lin to sit cross-legged so it could pass on the technique.

Ye Lin learned the Delusion-Breaking Void Eye, a powerful spell that revealed fortune but consumed Immortal Qi and could not safely be used on living beings. He set out with Hong Batian and Old Garden to search for the Immortal-Collapsing Grass.

• Ye Lin absorbed and comprehended the Delusion-Breaking Void Eye from the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar explained that the spell revealed fortune on objects, but observing living beings could attract a great terror from the void.
• Ye Lin tested the spell and discovered that using it for a few seconds consumed one percent of his Immortal Qi.
• Ye Lin sent golden light into Hong Batian and Old Garden, asking them to help him search for the Immortal-Collapsing Grass.

Ye Lin learned from the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar that the Devourer would soon threaten the Xuanhuang Great World, while powerful beings from the Heavenly Demon Great World could arrive in three years. He struggled to find the Immortal-Treading Grass and faced the pressure of protecting the people close to him before the crisis struck.

• Old Garden and Hong Batian finished comprehending and agreed to proceed with Ye Lin’s plans.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar warned Ye Lin that the awakened Devourer could threaten the world within a hundred years, perhaps fewer than ten.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar said the Xuanhuang Great World would enter its golden age in three years, when Heavenly Demon Great World powerhouses could arrive.
• Ye Lin worried that he could not find the Immortal-Treading Grass in time, but resolved to help those close to him enter the Immortal Realm even if he abandoned his mission.
• A clear bird cry echoed across heaven and earth as Ye Lin searched the surroundings.

Ye Lin and the gathered experts watched three powerful immortal cranes as a white tower descended from a rift in the sky. The tower left Ye Lin wary, and its origin remained unknown.

• Ye Lin and the other powerful figures approached the white light, where three mountain-sized immortal cranes cried out.
• The gathered humans and Outer Realm Heavenly Demons waited, each wary of making the first move.
• A tremendous boom split the firmament, revealing a rift filled with an ancient, desolate aura.
• A magnificent white tower emerged from the rift and descended, making the immortal cranes cry louder.
• Ye Lin regarded the tower warily and wondered what it was.

The Immortal Hall appeared as a silver gate, drawing Human Race cultivators and Outer Realm Heavenly Demons inside. Ye Lin entered and found a living world whose origin was nearly dead and on the verge of collapse.

• The descending building transformed into a silver gate bearing the words Immortal Hall.
• The cultivators speculated that the Immortal Hall might hold the secret to becoming an immortal, and one cultivator entered first.
• The Human Race cultivators and Outer Realm Heavenly Demons followed through the gate.
• Ye Lin entered, confident he could use his full power against the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons inside the secret realm.
• Ye Lin found a world filled with living creatures and a human dynasty, despite its origin being close to collapse.

Ye Lin discovered a strange secret behind the mystic realm’s declining origin and entered Wang Du to confront the figure hidden in its imperial palace. He found a cracked old man and questioned why he had harmed innocent people.

• Ye Lin sensed something unusual about the mystic realm and vanished as the Human Race's experts fought the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons.
• Ye Lin went to Wang Du of the Liyang Dynasty and used the power of rules to make the guards and other living beings disappear.
• Ye Lin entered the imperial palace after calling for its hidden occupant, and the people he had killed reappeared once he was inside.
• A cracked old man welcomed Ye Lin and offered him a meditation cushion.
• Ye Lin asked the old man why he had harmed innocent people.

Ye Lin learned that the old man had trapped the dead in endless cycles as servants of Immortal Hall and rejected his offer of immortality. Ye Lin left, believing the old man and the secret realm would soon disappear together.

• Ye Lin realized the old man controlled the dead, erasing their memories and forcing them to remain as Immortal Hall servants.
• The old man claimed the trapped beings were happy and said he would eventually grant them true immortality.
• The old man offered to let Ye Lin follow him, but Ye Lin rejected his version of immortality as torment.
• Ye Lin stood to leave, expecting the old man to dissipate when the secret realm collapsed.
• The old man asked if Ye Lin was truly unwilling to follow him, and Ye Lin said he had more than a hundred million years to live.

Ye Lin confronted the old man, who tried to keep him at the imperial palace and claimed he would grant him immortality. Ye Lin knocked the old man into a crater and prepared to finish him.

• Ye Lin dismissed the old man's warnings about lifespan and pushed open the imperial palace gates, where a hostile crowd awaited him.
• The old man said he would use force to keep Ye Lin there so they could share eternal life, then lunged at him.
• Ye Lin retreated and struck the old man with a palm, deepening the cracks across his body.
• The old man charged again, but Ye Lin slapped him into the ground and sent him crashing into a large pit.
• Ye Lin summoned a golden palm and said the unsettling old man had to die.

Ye Lin killed the old man and freed the obsessions he had controlled. He captured a mysterious stone that the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar identified as the Immortal-Treading Grass, an object bearing the fortune of the Central Continent.

• The old man survived Ye Lin’s repeated palm strikes and charged at him again, but Ye Lin finally shattered his body with another blow.
• The freed obsessions smiled gratefully at Ye Lin before dispersing.
• A streak of light fled from the old man’s fragments, but Ye Lin caught it with golden chains and pulled a patterned stone before him.
• Ye Lin used the Delusion-Breaking Void Eye and saw the stone radiate golden light around towering figures roaring at the heavens.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar identified the stone as the Immortal-Treading Grass and said it bore the fortune of the Central Continent.

Ye Lin suppressed the Immortal-Treading Grass and learned from the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar that he needed to leave the world before the Devourer awakened. He then unleashed his power across the secret realm, killing the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons while leaving the Human Race experts unharmed.

• Ye Lin recognized and suppressed the Immortal-Treading Grass, which had controlled the secret realm.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar warned Ye Lin to leave the world before the Devourer awakened, and Ye Lin agreed to move on from the Central Continent.
• Ye Lin sensed that the secret realm's strange phenomena had vanished, though the Human Race and Outer Realm Heavenly Demons continued fighting.
• Ye Lin spread his divine sense across the secret realm, terrifying everyone present.
• Ye Lin summoned golden chains that pierced and drained the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, while the Human Race experts remained unharmed.