Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin warned Jian Nan that someone might have tampered with his sea of consciousness and advised him to ask the Holy Lord to inspect it. The two arrived at the island gathering and met Wilderness, who sought to befriend Ye Lin as Elder Zhuge’s new true disciple.

• Liu Yanran turned to discuss the matter with the woman behind her, fearing the consequences if it became known.
• Ye Lin advised Jian Nan to have the Holy Lord inspect his sea of consciousness, and Jian Nan agreed.
• Jian Nan led Ye Lin through the city gate to the island where the young cultivators had gathered.
• Wilderness approached Jian Nan and asked about Ye Lin.
• Jian Nan introduced Ye Lin as Elder Zhuge’s newly accepted true disciple, and Wilderness introduced himself and greeted him.

Jian Nan brought Ye Lin around the gathering and introduced him to Wilderness, then to Zhao Ling'er of the Firmament Sacred Land. Zhao Ling'er offered Ye Lin a cup of immortal brew as punishment for not having recognized her before they met.

• Jian Nan told Ye Lin that Wilderness was a powerful body-refining cultivator and warned him not to make an enemy of him.
• Jian Nan brought Ye Lin to meet Zhao Ling'er and introduced him as Zhuge's personal disciple.
• Zhao Ling'er introduced herself as Wang Qingqing's personal disciple and asked whether Ye Lin had heard of her.
• Ye Lin replied that they were acquainted now, and Zhao Ling'er handed him a cup of immortal brew as punishment for not recognizing her earlier.

Ye Lin attended a banquet with Jian Nan, where Zhao Ling'er asked him for a way to contact Liu Bai. Jian Nan explained the three upcoming activities, and Ye Lin looked forward to the exchange of insights.

• Zhao Ling'er asked Ye Lin whether he was close to Liu Bai and requested a way to contact him.
• Ye Lin gave Zhao Ling'er a Jade Talisman containing Liu Bai's divine sense, and she left happily with it.
• Jian Nan guessed that Zhao Ling'er had fallen for Liu Bai and caught Ye Lin secretly putting the table's wine into his Spatial Ring.
• Jian Nan described the upcoming auction, sparring, and Dao discussion to Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin became eager to attend the Dao discussion and exchange insights with the other geniuses.

Jiang Tian opened an exchange gathering for disciples of the three great Sacred Lands with an auction, where attendees used high bids to build relationships. As Jian Nan’s Blood Explosion Pill went up for sale, Ye Lin encouraged him to take advantage of the interest in him.

• Jiang Tian welcomed the disciples and declared the auction open, thanking Hope Trading Company and Sword Trading Company for sponsoring the gathering.
• Jiang Tian presented Wang Wu’s Blood Demon Blade, and Jian Nan explained to Ye Lin that bidders often paid extra to show friendship.
• A bidder bought the Blood Demon Blade for fifteen thousand low-grade immortal stones, far above its estimated value.
• Jiang Tian put Jian Nan’s Blood Explosion Pill up for auction, and Ye Lin told him that selling something could earn him an unexpectedly high price because others wanted to befriend him.

Ye Lin checked his panel and spent seven million Luck Value on a Sword Immortal Sword Talisman containing a peak Heavenly Immortal’s attack. He hoped to auction it to the sacred lands’ geniuses for enough immortal stones to recover the cost.

• Ye Lin found his Spatial Ring empty and checked his panel, which showed his traits, a one-time realm advancement opportunity, and a prediction that he would die after challenging a gatekeeper in the Central Star Domain.
• Ye Lin opened the panel marketplace and chose a trump card containing a peak Heavenly Immortal’s attack.
• Ye Lin bought the Sword Immortal Sword Talisman for seven million Luck Value and hoped the visiting geniuses could afford to bid at least seven million low-grade immortal stones.

Ye Lin went to the auction’s collection table to offer his Sword Talisman in exchange for mid-grade immortal stones. The talisman’s sword-domain power caught the collecting disciple’s attention, but its appraisal had not yet been revealed.

• Ye Lin decided to auction his Sword Talisman for mid-grade immortal stones and left Jian Nan waiting by the auction area.
• Wilderness promised to bid on Ye Lin’s item and later auctioned a pair of top-grade Heaven Grade iron gauntlets imbued with fist Dao domain power.
• Ye Lin placed his Sword Talisman on the collection table, and the responsible disciple noticed the sword Dao domain power radiating from it.

Ye Lin offered a Tongtian Fortune Talisman, a rare treasure containing a peak Heavenly Immortal sword immortal’s full-force strike, for auction. The stunned young man agreed to register it as the second item, setting up an auction Ye Lin expected to draw attention.

• Ye Lin explained the talisman’s power, reuse, and proposed price in mid-grade immortal stones.
• The young man was shocked that Ye Lin would sell a treasure capable of heavily wounding a Heavenly Immortal.
• The young man considered how difficult the talisman was to make and how dangerous it would be if such items were common.
• Ye Lin asked whether anything was wrong, and the young man said he would register the talisman immediately.
• The young man waived Ye Lin’s queue and placed his treasure second in the auction.

Ye Lin prepared to auction a precious item, and Wilderness maneuvered Jian Nan into promising to buy it. The chapter ended with Wilderness challenging Jian Nan to a wager over who was innately inferior.

• Wilderness told Ye Lin he could not afford the precious item because he lacked enough mid-grade immortal stones.
• Jian Nan offered to buy whatever Ye Lin planned to auction as a welcoming gift.
• Wilderness stopped Ye Lin from answering and confirmed that Jian Nan would buy the item at any price.
• Jian Nan agreed, hoping to preserve his pride and build a friendship with Ye Lin.
• Wilderness wagered that the auction would prove either Jian Nan or himself innately inferior.

Ye Lin offered a rare Sword Talisman for auction, and its exceptional power and craftsmanship drew a Heavenly Immortal to the venue. The auction was about to begin, leaving Jian Nan worried that he would lose his wager with Wilderness.

• Jian Nan agreed to Wilderness’s wager that he would publicly call Wilderness his Big Brother if Wilderness won the auction.
• A powerful Heavenly Immortal aura appeared, and Jiang Tian announced that Ye Lin’s confidential item would be auctioned in five minutes.
• Jian Nan suspected the Heavenly Immortal had come because of Ye Lin’s item and began doubting whether he could afford it.
• Jiang Tian presented the Sword Talisman and explained that it contained a peak Sword Dao Heavenly Immortal’s full-force strike, could be recharged, and held great value for Sword Dao and formation cultivation.

Ye Lin's Sword Talisman drew fierce interest at the auction as its price rose in mid-grade immortal stones. Wilderness pointed out Li Chunfeng, a wealthy young man who appeared determined to win it.

• Jiang Tian introduced Ye Lin's Sword Talisman and announced that bidding would begin at one mid-grade immortal stone.
• The heavenly geniuses quickly raised the price, while Jian Nan looked unhappy and Wilderness watched him teasingly.
• Wilderness told Ye Lin that the truly wealthy bidders were still waiting and predicted the Sword Talisman would sell for at least a thousand mid-grade immortal stones.
• Wilderness identified Li Chunfeng as the son of a powerful Heavenly Immortal and controller of the Windcloud Consortium.
• Ye Lin saw Li Chunfeng staring fervently at the Sword Talisman.

Jian Nan stopped bidding after reaching the limit of his immortal stones, while Wilderness teased him about it. Wang Ba of Heaven-Overturning Sacred Land then bid five hundred mid-grade immortal stones, prompting others to discuss his violent reputation and the protection he received from his aging master.

• Jian Nan bid one hundred mid-grade immortal stones but could not raise his offer because he had no more stones.
• Jian Nan told Ye Lin he could not compete with the wealthy bidders, and Wilderness mocked him for running out of money.
• Jian Nan dismissed Wilderness’s teasing, and the two stopped before their joking could become a serious dispute.
• Wang Ba bid five hundred mid-grade immortal stones for the item.
• The gathered cultivators said Wang Ba had harmed beings of many races and that his master, the Ninth Elder, was nearing the end of his lifespan.

Ye Lin watched the bidding for a supreme treasure as Li Chunfeng competed with other cultivators. The auction was about to award it to Li Chunfeng after he offered one thousand mid-grade immortal stones.

• Wilderness explained that the Ninth Elder was near death and that his backing made it safe to discuss him.
• Ye Lin noticed Wang Ba conceal his killing intent when another bidder spoke.
• Li Chunfeng raised the bid to seven hundred mid-grade immortal stones.
• A cold woman beside Li Chunfeng bid eight hundred, but Li Chunfeng raised the price to one thousand.
• The woman gave up, and the auctioneer began a five-second countdown to award the treasure to Li Chunfeng if no one bid again.

After the auction ended, Jiang Tian opened the sparring stage of the Heavenly Pride Exchange Meet and invited the prodigies to challenge one another for a share of the betting-pool earnings. Huang Wen stepped onto the Arena first, and Wilderness explained his background and potential.

• The auction concluded with Li Chunfeng taking the Jade Talisman and Ye Lin earning one thousand mid-grade immortal stones.
• Jiang Tian announced that the second stage would be sparring, with both fighters receiving twenty percent of their match's betting-pool earnings.
• An enormous, specially forged Arena rose from the center of the island.
• Huang Wen, a mid-stage Earth Immortal from the Heaven-Overturning Sacred Land, stepped onto the Arena and invited someone to spar.
• Wilderness described Huang Wen as a talented but comparatively weaker fighter who could become a Heavenly Immortal candidate.

At the exchange meet, Huang Wen stood ignored in the arena, and Jian Nan and Wilderness urged Ye Lin to defeat him and gain fame while earning Huang Wen’s gratitude. The chapter left Ye Lin considering the opportunity as the others waited for him to act.

• Huang Wen waited on the arena for several minutes while the gathered geniuses ignored him.
• Jian Nan told Ye Lin that defeating Huang Wen would win recognition and make Huang Wen indebted to him.
• Wilderness agreed that Ye Lin could easily defeat Huang Wen and benefit from helping him out of his predicament.
• Ye Lin considered the opportunity, while the others noted that Huang Wen’s family influence was the main reason anyone would care about him.

Ye Lin accepted the chance to fight Huang Wen at the Heavenly Pride Exchange Meet, while the surrounding prodigies discussed his background and cultivation. The match began with Huang Wen drawing his spear as Ye Lin concealed his full strength.

• Ye Lin agreed to take the arena as Huang Wen's opponent and introduced himself as a true disciple from the Firmament Sacred Land.
• The prodigies discussed Ye Lin's mid Earth Immortal cultivation and his rise from a small world, while Jian Nan noted that Zhuge Yun's reputation had boosted Ye Lin's popularity.
• Jiang Tian opened betting on Ye Lin versus Huang Wen, and the disciples overwhelmingly bet their fortunes on Ye Lin.
• Huang Wen drew his spear and circulated the laws of the Spear Dao as Ye Lin erupted in golden light and concealed his strength.

Ye Lin revealed his Unrivaled Sacred Body and faced Huang Wen in the exchange meet, drawing the attention of the gathered disciples. Their first clash ended with Ye Lin unharmed after punching Huang Wen’s lower-grade immortal artifact spear head-on.

• The disciples recognized Ye Lin’s Unrivaled Sacred Body and predicted that Huang Wen would lose.
• Huang Wen launched his full-force Nine Moons spear technique at Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin met the spear point with a punch, alarming the spectators who feared his arm would be crippled.
• Ye Lin’s punch left him unharmed and shook Huang Wen’s arm, leaving Huang Wen stunned.

Ye Lin defeated Huang Wen with two punches at the exchange meet, leaving Huang Wen shaken by the gap between them. After Ye Lin invited another challenger, Li Feng of the Azure Cloud Sect stepped forward to face him.

• Ye Lin stopped his Saint-Falling Fist just before Huang Wen’s face after overwhelming him with a single punch.
• Huang Wen left the Arena in a daze, realizing Ye Lin could have killed him twice over.
• Jiang Wen declared Ye Lin the winner, and the gathered prodigies praised his strength.
• Ye Lin invited challenges from mid-stage Earth Immortals and joked that he could not match late-stage Earth Immortals.
• Li Feng, a personal disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect’s Third Elder, introduced himself and challenged Ye Lin.

Li Feng used sword attacks and a concealed formation to trap Ye Lin in the Nine-Level Sword Formation. As a giant sword of Rules descended on Ye Lin, the peak Earth Immortal geniuses judged him to be in grave danger.

• Li Feng drew his swords and attacked Ye Lin while keeping his distance from Ye Lin’s powerful physique.
• Ye Lin shattered Li Feng’s Sword Qi, but Li Feng’s attacks disrupted Ye Lin’s control of the surrounding force of heaven and earth.
• Li Feng revealed that he had secretly arranged the Nine-Level Sword Formation around Ye Lin.
• The formation bound Ye Lin and conjured a giant sword of Rules that Li Feng sent crashing toward him.

Ye Lin broke free of Li Feng’s Nine-Level Sword Formation and forced the battle into close combat. Li Feng’s swords clashed with Ye Lin’s bare fists, and he was alarmed by the strength of Ye Lin’s physique.

• Ye Lin escaped the formation’s chains and avoided the giant sword’s strike by attacking one of Li Feng’s clones.
• Ye Lin destroyed more clones as Li Feng realized that the formation’s attack had failed and he had lost the initiative.
• The watching talents judged that Li Feng’s overconfidence had put him in danger against Ye Lin’s Wushuang Sacred Body.
• Li Feng used Void-Treading Step to appear behind Ye Lin and attacked with both swords.
• Ye Lin fought Li Feng blow for blow with his bare body, startling Li Feng by matching his superior Heaven Grade swords.

Ye Lin defeated Li Feng in the arena, proving his superiority in close combat, and the match ended with Jiang Tian inviting others to challenge him.

• Ye Lin overwhelmed Li Feng with punches, leaving Li Feng's arms numb and bleeding as spectators compared the Unrivaled Sacred Body with the Heavenly Demon True Body and recalled Huang Xuan Taiyi Supreme.
• Li Feng conceded, sheathed his swords, and bowed to Ye Lin rather than use his lethal trump card in the sparring match.
• Ye Lin returned Li Feng's bow, and Li Feng invited him to visit the Azure Cloud Sacred Land.
• Ye Lin reflected that Li Feng could not match him without mastering a domain and believed he would master one in time.
• Jiang Tian declared Ye Lin the winner and asked whether anyone else wanted to challenge him.