Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin discovered a vast Sky Flame Ore deposit in Burning Heaven Mine, then left the Great Elder to guard it while he pursued the opportunity in Ma Valley. He found a purple Spirit Fruit and the jade bottle at the bottom of a ravine, where a mysterious Demon Beast also attacked him.

• Ye Lin and the Great Elder found a huge deposit of Sky Flame Ore and arranged for the sect to send miners and reinforcements.
• Ye Lin left the Great Elder to guard Burning Heaven Mine and flew to Ma Valley to claim the opportunity meant for Chu Yun.
• Ye Lin found and picked a glowing purple Spirit Fruit growing halfway down a ravine.
• Ye Lin descended to the ravine’s bottom, where purple mist blocked his senses, and fought off a mysterious Demon Beast.
• Ye Lin used Phoenix Fire to clear the mist, then spotted an emerald-green jade bottle at the bottom of a spring.

Ye Lin rescued a mother Demon Beast and her cubs from Ma Valley, then encountered Wang Gang and three Evil Cultivators at the valley’s edge. He trapped them in a formation and used an illusion to make the three Evil Cultivators attack Wang Gang, leaving Wang Gang badly injured.

• Ye Lin followed a purple Demon Beast to its cave, accepted a Spirit Fruit, and carried the beast and its three cubs out of the ravine.
• After setting the beasts free, Ye Lin flew toward the Azure Cloud Sect but stopped when he sensed danger at Ma Valley’s edge.
• Wang Gang confronted Ye Lin alongside three Foundation Establishment Peak Stage Evil Cultivators and revealed that he had joined the Evil Demon.
• Ye Lin activated a Formation Disk, shrouding the four men in dense mist and blocking their senses.
• Ye Lin used an Illusion Formation to make the three Evil Cultivators see Wang Gang as Ye Lin, and they attacked him until he was badly injured.

Ye Lin confronted Mo Yi, learned of his plan to attack Sun-Moon City in three days, and returned to the Azure Cloud Sect to warn Chu Xue. Chu Xue went to enlist her injured Senior Brother’s help while Ye Lin headed to prepare for Mo Yi’s arrival.

• Mo Yi broke Ye Lin’s illusion formation, saved Wang Gang, and led the Evil Cultivators into Ma Valley.
• Ye Lin learned from Mo Yi’s panel that he planned to slaughter Sun-Moon City in three days to break his restraints, then decided to prepare an ambush there.
• Ye Lin returned to the Azure Cloud Sect and told Chu Xue that Mo Yi would attack Sun-Moon City.
• Chu Xue visited her injured Senior Brother in the Back Mountain, and he agreed to keep the Sect Master in check while she went to Sun-Moon City.
• Chu Xue left to join Ye Lin, warning her Senior Brother to notify her if anything happened at the sect.

Ye Lin secretly prepared Sun-Moon City for Mo Yi’s arrival, while Chu Xue warned him to temper his cultivation before advancing to Golden Core. When Mo Yi and his Evil Cultivators attacked the city, he spotted Ye Lin and trembled at the sight of Chu Xue.

• Ye Lin visited Sun-Moon City, found Hu Hansan at the City Lord Mansion, and took a hidden Origin Pill from a box beneath the bed in the side hall.
• Ye Lin kept the coming attack secret from Hu Hansan so the Evil Cultivators would not realize Sun-Moon City was a trap.
• Chu Xue arrived two days later and told Ye Lin that his deep foundations made his eventual Golden Core breakthrough especially dangerous.
• Chu Xue and Ye Lin spent the day in Sun-Moon City while Giant Hammer Sect disciples watched over them from the shadows.
• Mo Yi arrived the next day with eighteen Foundation Establishment Peak Stage Evil Cultivators and ordered them to kill every cultivator in Sun-Moon City.
• Mo Yi noticed Ye Lin on the City Lord Mansion roof and trembled when he saw Chu Xue beside him.

Ye Lin learned that the injured Mo Yi would find Earth Vein Essence beneath Jueduan Cliff and planned to claim it before Mo Yi recovered. After hearing the Holy King Sect had fallen into chaos, Ye Lin decided to intervene and put down its rebellion.

• Chu Xue struck Mo Yi twice, but he used a burst of demonic power to escape while badly injured.
• Ye Lin discovered Mo Yi's opportunity to find Earth Vein Essence beneath Jueduan Cliff and resolved to take it first.
• Ye Lin advised Chu Xue to use Mo Yi's recovery time to bring major factions together against him, and Chu Xue returned to the Azure Cloud Sect.
• The Great Elder told Ye Lin that Chu Xiao had vanished, several Holy King Sect elders had rebelled, and the sect was in turmoil.
• Ye Lin ordered the Great Elder to summon six available Inner Sect Elders and the Inner Sect disciples to help put down the rebellion.

Ye Lin mastered the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique during a three-month seclusion, then learned that the Long Family had become a serious threat and that rampant Evil Cultivators were turning the region against the Azure Cloud Sect. He left the sect’s response unresolved as pressure mounted from the Long Family and the minor factions.

• Ye Lin told the Great Elder to focus on taking control of the Holy King Sect before he secluded himself to study the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique.
• Ye Lin mastered the technique after three months of practice, while remaining unable to comprehend the Sword Controlling Technique’s final layer, Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
• The Great Elder reported that the Holy King Sect was under Azure Cloud Sect control, Chu Xiao was missing, and the Li Family was close to submitting after two of its elders died.
• The Great Elder revealed that the Long Family Head had reached the Golden Core stage, allied with the Heavenly Sword Sect, and demanded half of the Azure Cloud Sect’s Spirit Mines.
• The Great Elder warned Ye Lin that Evil Cultivators were massacring civilians and minor factions, while Ye Lin recognized that the crisis could drive those factions to unite against the Azure Cloud Sect.

Ye Lin devised a plan to pit minor factions against the major factions, then left to claim Mo Yi’s opportunity at Jueduan Cliff. He entered a hidden cave while Mo Yi searched outside and eventually flew away, unaware of Ye Lin.

• Ye Lin told the Great Elder to let minor factions enter cities and defend the people, shifting conflict toward the other major factions.
• The Great Elder approved the plan and hurried off to put it into action.
• Ye Lin inspected Yan Shuangying’s panel, discovered his hidden cultivation and future Cold Moon Fruit opportunity, and left Yan Shuangying wary.
• Ye Lin flew to Jueduan Cliff, found Mo Yi’s faint demonic aura, and broke through a stone wall to enter a concealed cave.
• Mo Yi investigated the noise outside the cave but could not find Ye Lin, then flew away while vowing to kill Chu Xue after reaching the Golden Core Realm.
• Ye Lin walked farther into the cave and was stunned by what he found.

Ye Lin absorbed Earth Vein Essence until his body was saturated, stored what remained, and returned to the Mystic Ice Lake. There he found and fought a dying Golden Core Realm Snake Demon, learning how great the gap was between Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

• Ye Lin absorbed Earth Vein Essence for a day, stopped before breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, and stored the rest in his Storage Bag.
• Ye Lin returned to the Azure Cloud Sect, then went to the Mystic Ice Lake and collected a glowing fruit from its lakebed.
• Ye Lin discovered a gigantic cavern beneath the lake and found a faintly breathing Golden Core Realm Snake Demon inside.
• Ye Lin attacked the Snake Demon with Evil Slayer, but it struck him with its tail and left him injured.
• Ye Lin countered the Snake Demon's ice attack with Phoenix Fire and the Five Elements Dao Platform, and both attacks shook the already dying demon.

Ye Lin killed an elderly Golden Core Realm serpent and returned to the Azure Cloud Sect, where he learned that the Long Family had allied with the Zhao Family and Heavenly Sword Sect and was preparing to attack the sect’s city. He left the sect facing a crisis as its enemies targeted its Medium Spirit Mine while the region descended into chaos.

• Ye Lin used intent to sever the giant serpent’s tail, and the serpent died after its age and injuries exhausted it; Ye Lin took its Golden Core Demon Core and other valuables.
• Ye Lin returned to the Azure Cloud Sect and heard that the Great Elder had subdued the Li Family while small forces across the region fought over cities.
• The Great Elder told Ye Lin that the Killing Sect had seized an Azure Cloud Sect city, prompting the elders and disciples to prepare an attack.
• The Great Elder explained that the Long Family had allied with the Zhao Family and Heavenly Sword Sect, crushing smaller forces and driving them to seek protection from the Azure Cloud Sect.
• The Great Elder revealed that the Long Family was gathering forces to attack Xuanyong City and wanted the Azure Cloud Sect’s Medium Spirit Mine.

Ye Lin led the Azure Cloud Sect to confront the Killing Sect in Xuanyong City, where its elders attacked him with a formation designed to suppress his abilities. The battle continued with Ye Lin surrounded and fighting back using the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique.

• Ye Lin ordered the Li Family and Holy King Sect to send forces to guard Xuanyong City, then set out with the Great Elder and two other elders to deal with the Killing Sect.
• Ye Lin secretly contacted Little Red with her feather as the group traveled to the city.
• Ye Lin ordered the Azure Cloud Sect disciples to attack the masked Killing Sect members, igniting a battle throughout Xuanyong City.
• Eight Killing Sect Foundation Establishment Peak Stage elders appeared and attacked; Ye Lin drew Evil Slayer and lured five of them away from the battlefield.
• The five elders trapped Ye Lin in a formation that suppressed his abilities and attacked him with a poisoned dagger, but he dodged and unleashed the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique.

Ye Lin broke through the Killing Sect elders’ formation with Chu Xue’s Jade Talisman, but Sha Wudao abducted him and brought him to the Killing Sect’s main hall. Sha Wudao revealed he was twenty-eight and recognized that Ye Lin was close to reaching the Golden Core stage.

• Ye Lin wounded all five elders with his attacks but struggled as their formation continued to suppress his strength.
• Ye Lin activated Chu Xue’s Jade Talisman, and her phantom destroyed the formation and killed the five elders with one sword strike.
• A golden-masked man grabbed Ye Lin and flew away while the three Azure Cloud Sect elders fought the remaining Killing Sect elders.
• Ye Lin calmly asked the masked man whether he was the Killing Sect’s Sect Master as they traveled to the Killing Sect’s main hall.
• The man revealed himself as Sha Wudao, and he remarked that Ye Lin was nearing the Golden Core stage.

Ye Lin learned that the Killing Sect Master was a young Nameless Mountain disciple who had attacked Azure Cloud Sect cities to draw him out and recruit him. Ye Lin accepted the invitation but planned to settle his affairs first, while the Killing Sect Master left him the sect and promised to return in three months.

• Ye Lin learned that Killing Sect Master had killed his predecessor and ordered attacks on Azure Cloud Sect cities to lure Ye Lin out.
• Killing Sect Master revealed that he came from Nameless Mountain and invited Ye Lin to join the Eastern Continent's powerful sect.
• Killing Sect Master explained the Xuanhuang Great World's five continents, the Eastern Continent's thirty prefectures, and its three leading powers: Nameless Mountain, Myriad Demon Palace, and Pluto Mountain.
• Ye Lin accepted the invitation to join Nameless Mountain after taking care of his immediate business.
• Killing Sect Master gave Ye Lin a voice transmission talisman, left him the Killing Sect's resources, and said he would return in three months.
• Ye Lin watched Killing Sect Master depart, then searched for and found the Killing Sect's treasury.

Ye Lin reunited with Chu Xue after escaping the destroyed Killing Sect, and she took him to the Hundred Thousand Mountains to temper his body through repeated beatings. After five days, he reached Foundation Establishment Peak Stage in physical strength and begged her to stop.

• Ye Lin collected herbs, Spirit Fruits, and thousands of Low-Tier Spirit Stones from the Killing Sect's treasury before hearing Chu Xue demand that its Sect Master face her.
• Ye Lin met Chu Xue at the gate and told her Sha Wudao was dead; Chu Xue then destroyed the Killing Sect and its mountain with one sword strike.
• Chu Xue took Ye Lin to the Hundred Thousand Mountains and began beating him to strengthen his body, while his Dao Platform used spiritual energy to heal his injuries.
• Chu Xue continued beating Ye Lin for five days, repeatedly knocking him unconscious as his body gradually grew stronger.
• Ye Lin reached Foundation Establishment Peak Stage in physical strength and asked Chu Xue to stop, exhausted of spiritual energy and with only weak Phoenix Fire remaining.

After restoring his cultivation and strengthening his soul, Ye Lin learned that the Long Family had seized three Azure Cloud Sect cities with the Fire God Sect’s backing. With the Long Family demanding negotiations in two months, Ye Lin prepared to break through to the Golden Core Realm and protect the sect.

• Ye Lin replenished his energy, reached Foundation Establishment Peak Stage in both body and cultivation, then refined three Blood Soul Fruits to strengthen his soul.
• Ye Lin left seclusion and learned from the Great Elder that the Long Family had taken three cities and was preparing to attack with the Fire God Sect’s support.
• Ye Lin told the elders he would handle the crisis by breaking through within two months, and Chu Xue gave him nine Mysterious-Grade High Tier treasures.
• Ye Lin returned to his residence, concluded that his foundation and treasures could help him forge a Nine-Colored Golden Core, and began his breakthrough.

Ye Lin replaced his Post-Heaven Spiritual Qi with Pre-Heaven Spiritual Qi, shattered his Dao Platform, and completed his breakthrough into the Golden Core Realm with a Nine-Colored Golden Core. After checking his improved status panel, he left his room and saw Chu Xue, whose status revealed a Blue Fate Rank and a long life ending naturally.

• Ye Lin absorbed Pre-Heaven Spiritual Qi, shattered his Dao Platform, and fused its fragments with the Five Elements Brand and his treasures.
• After two months, Ye Lin formed a Nine-Colored Golden Core and reached the Golden Core Realm.
• Ye Lin discovered that his breakthrough had consumed nearly all his possessions and that his status panel showed a Green Fate Rank and a changed destiny.
• Ye Lin cleaned his dusty room, went outside, and saw Chu Xue standing on a boulder.
• Ye Lin inspected Chu Xue's status panel and learned that she was a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator with a Blue Fate Rank.

After emerging from seclusion as a Golden Core cultivator, Ye Lin learned that Chu Xue would face the Long Family and offered to protect her. When the dying Sect Master attacked, Ye Lin accused him of colluding with an Evil Demon and struck him down, leaving the Azure Cloud Sect on the verge of upheaval.

• Ye Lin emerged from two months of seclusion at the Golden Core stage, and Chu Xue told him that she would visit the Long Family the next day to honor their agreement.
• Ye Lin offered to accompany Chu Xue, while she privately recalled keeping watch over him throughout his breakthrough.
• The Sect Master destroyed the Sect Master Hall and threatened Chu Xue, furious that she had imprisoned him for two years and thwarted his deal with an Evil Demon.
• Ye Lin confronted the Sect Master before the gathered elders and disciples, accused him of causing the slaughter in Green Mountain City, and demanded justice.
• The Sect Master attacked Ye Lin, but Ye Lin defeated him with one punch, and the Nine Great Elders and Inner Sect disciples bowed as the Azure Cloud Sect faced a great upheaval.

After killing the Azure Cloud Sect's former Sect Master, Ye Lin and Chu Xue traveled to the Long Family for a Hongmen Banquet, leaving the sect behind to prepare for Ye Lin's succession. At the Long Family hall, Ye Lin demanded that the hosts explain why they had summoned them.

• The Great Elder ordered the former Sect Master's burial and instructed the sect to report that Ye Lin killed him for colluding with Evil Demons.
• Ye Lin and Chu Xue left for the Long Family while the Azure Cloud Sect prepared for Ye Lin to become its next Sect Master if they returned victorious.
• Long Xuan welcomed Ye Lin and Chu Xue, and Chu Xue warned him that the Azure Cloud Sect's Grand Elder remained behind to guard the sect.
• Long Xuan introduced the Dragon Family Ancestor and the Fire God Sect elders Wu Yan and Wu Huo at the gathering.
• Wu Yan approached Chu Xue, but she rebuffed him and sat beside Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin poured tea for Chu Xue and himself, then asked Long Xuan to explain why the Long Family had invited them.

Ye Lin refused Wu Yan’s demand for half of the Azure Cloud Sect’s Medium Spirit Mine and struck him after Wu Yan insulted Chu Xue. Ye Lin then fought Wu Huo with Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, leaving the Long Family estate flattened by their clash.

• Wu Yan demanded half of the Azure Cloud Sect’s Medium Spirit Mine in exchange for help exterminating Evil Demons, then offered to reduce the price if Chu Xue spent a night with him.
• Ye Lin punched Wu Yan through the hall, and Wu Huo unleashed his aura as Chu Xue challenged Wu Yan.
• Ye Lin drew Evil Slayer and confronted Wu Huo, who attacked him with his Fire Red Flute.
• Ye Lin used Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to wear down Wu Huo, who countered with Heavenly Fire: Prairie Fire and scattered the auxiliary swords.
• Ye Lin combined the remaining swords into a massive blade and struck Wu Huo as he transformed into a fire dragon with Fire Dragon Break, flattening the Long Family estate in the clash.

Ye Lin and Chu Xue defeated the Fire God Sect elders and punished the Long Family for its role in the attack on the Azure Cloud Sect. Ye Lin spared Long Xuan but ordered him to come to the sect in three days, then led Chu Xue behind a mountain.

• Ye Lin gravely wounded Wu Huo, while Chu Xue fought Wu Yan and Long Xuan and the Dragon Family Ancestor chose not to intervene.
• Wu Huo damaged his Golden Core to repel Evil Slayer and fled, but Ye Lin used the sword to kill him.
• Chu Xue defeated Wu Yan, and Ye Lin joined her in killing him with their swords.
• Ye Lin severed Long Xuan's arms and legs, spared his life, and ordered him to come to the Azure Cloud Sect in three days to atone.
• Ye Lin killed the Dragon Family Ancestor as he left with Chu Xue, then pulled her behind a mountain and told her to wait.

Ye Lin and Chu Xue lured Mo Yi into attacking the wounded Long Xuan, then confronted him. Ye Lin gained the upper hand in their fight, leaving Mo Yi badly injured as the battle continued.

• Ye Lin explained that he had sensed Mo Yi nearby and had spared Long Xuan to use his blood as bait.
• Mo Yi approached Long Xuan, intending to devour him and the other injured cultivator, but Ye Lin and Chu Xue appeared to block him.
• Chu Xue sealed the area while Ye Lin fought Mo Yi, injuring his palm with Evil Slayer and breaking through his demonic defenses.
• Mo Yi and Ye Lin clashed physically, and Mo Yi emerged from the dust covered in wounds while Ye Lin remained uninjured.
• Ye Lin unleashed the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, overwhelmed Mo Yi, and sent him flying as black blood spilled onto the ground.