Recaps

Ye Lin stole Zhao Qiankun’s Sword Dao Killing Formation opportunity and learned its basics before meeting Wuxin again. After checking Wuxin’s panel, Ye Lin wondered whether the monk’s ability to see through falsehoods could reveal his secrets.

• Ye Lin spotted Zhao Qiankun’s panel and learned he would find the Sword Dao Killing Formation at Song Mountain.
• Ye Lin found the manual in a cabin on Song Mountain, memorized it, and used an Enlightenment Pill to master the formation’s basics.
• Ye Lin left Song Mountain as Zhao Qiankun and the other formation cultivators headed there to set up defenses against the Demon Beast horde.
• Ye Lin met Wuxin in the city again and read his panel, learning about his future opportunity to find an Earth Vein Essence at Fengtai Mountain.
• Ye Lin noticed Wuxin’s Piercing Through Falsehood trait and wondered whether the monk could see through him.

Ye Lin discussed Tianhe Prefecture’s defenses and grim odds against the Demon Race with Wuxin, then learned about the Human Race’s Energy Gathering Cannons. Wuxin brought Ye Lin to meet three Spirit Transformation Realm True Persons, who asked for his help in exchange for a generous reward.

• Wuxin told Ye Lin that Jian Wushuang and the others were at Tianhe Prefecture’s last line of defense, and warned him to fight hard against the incoming Demon Race.
• Ye Lin said the Human Race’s chances of winning were probably less than one in ten, but he would fight as long as he could and flee if he faced defeat.
• Wuxin explained that the Energy Gathering Cannon could unleash powerful Golden Core-level attacks and keep firing as long as it had enough Spirit Stones.
• Little Red greeted Wuxin and drew his attention when she called him a shiny head.
• Wuxin led Ye Lin to three Spirit Transformation Realm True Persons, who asked him to help them and offered a generous reward.

Ye Lin accepted a request to lead Human Race cultivators against the Demon Race in exchange for three promises from Spirit Transformation True Persons. A day later, he and Wuxin joined the defenders as the Demon Beast vanguard approached the city.

• The three Spirit Transformation True Persons asked Ye Lin to take the field against the coming Demon Race invasion and promised him one favor each, and Ye Lin agreed.
• The central old man gave Ye Lin three Jade Talismans that could summon any of the three True Persons within Tianhe Prefecture.
• Wuxin envied Ye Lin’s promises and resolved to become his sidekick, while he and Ye Lin jokingly argued over who would support the other in battle.
• A day later, Ye Lin and Wuxin went to the city wall as Flying Boats delivered Golden Core cultivators from across Tianhe Prefecture.
• The Demon Beast vanguard approached through a massive cloud of dust, and a middle-aged commander ordered the defenders to activate the formation and prepare the cannons.

Ye Lin and Wuxin watched as Golden Core Realm disciples activated a vast formation against the Demon Beast horde. The formation killed more than a hundred thousand beasts before collapsing, leaving the cultivators injured and the defenders facing the advancing enemy.

• Ye Lin watched Nascent Soul Realm disciples hand Spirit Stones to Golden Core Realm disciples, who prepared to operate the formations while the Demon Race approached.
• Wuxin admitted he felt uneasy at the sight of the horde, and Ye Lin teased him for being scared.
• A Formation Dao cultivator ordered the trapping formation raised, capturing more than a hundred thousand Demon Beasts, then activated layers of the Killing Formation.
• The Demon Beasts outside the formation charged its barrier until it shattered, destroying the three surrounding mountains and knocking hundreds of Formation Dao cultivators unconscious.
• Wuxin told Ye Lin that setting up the formation had cost two hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones, and Ye Lin reflected on the immense cost of war.

Ye Lin and Wuxin joined the defense against the Demon Beast horde after the four imperial divine armies withdrew. When three powerful Demon Race beasts challenged Ye Lin, he claimed he could kill them with one sword strike, leaving the battlefield silent.

• The four divine armies formed war souls and killed more than a hundred thousand Demon Beasts before their spiritual energy ran low and they retreated.
• Cultivators from the various powers entered the battle as Wuxin told Ye Lin it was their turn to deploy.
• Ye Lin announced himself as Tianhe Prefecture's number-one prodigy, boosting the cultivators' confidence as they charged the horde.
• Three colossal Demon Race beasts arrived and challenged Ye Lin while the fighting below faltered.
• Ye Lin said he could kill the three beasts with one sword strike, and the entire battlefield fell silent.

Ye Lin killed three giant Demon Beasts and helped drive the horde from the battlefield, but he warned Wuxin that the retreat was not a true victory and a much larger invasion might follow. He then disappeared to claim Wuxin’s opportunity.

• Ye Lin killed the Black Bear with one sword strike, then killed the two fleeing giant Demon Beasts and stored all three corpses.
• Inspired by Ye Lin’s power, the cultivators attacked the remaining Demon Beasts until the horde retreated.
• Wuxin thanked Ye Lin and called the retreat a victory, but Ye Lin pointed out the ongoing troop buildup and warned that the enemy’s numbers could reach tens or hundreds of millions.
• Ye Lin told Wuxin to prepare for a prolonged battle and predicted that Demon Race prodigies might seek revenge for the three giant beasts.
• Ye Lin disappeared to claim Wuxin’s opportunity, reasoning that strength was necessary to survive.

Ye Lin flattened Fengtai Mountain, absorbed its Earth Vein Essence and other treasures, and advanced his physical cultivation to the late Golden Core stage. He returned to the city walls with Wuxin, where they learned that a million Demon Beasts had assembled and Tianhe Prefecture was in disarray.

• Ye Lin flattened Fengtai Mountain and absorbed its Earth Vein Essence and collected treasures, breaking through to the late Golden Core stage in physical cultivation.
• Wuxin congratulated Ye Lin and reported that over a million Golden Core Demon Beasts and dozens of Nascent Soul Demon Beasts had gathered along Tianhe Prefecture's border.
• Ye Lin and Wuxin returned to the city walls and found the defenders demoralized by the approaching Demon Beast force.
• Wuxin told Ye Lin that many factions had fled Tianhe Prefecture and that Demonic Cultivators and Evil Cultivators had killed tens of thousands of Golden Core disciples by ambushing Flying Boats.
• Ye Lin asked Wuxin what the factions were doing about the Demonic Cultivators and Evil Cultivators.

Ye Lin learned that Tianhe Prefecture's conflict with Demonic Cultivators could threaten the region, while Wuxin worried about proving himself in the fight against the Demon Race. Their conversation was interrupted when Li Shengli demanded repayment of a debt Ye Lin had already settled, and Wuxin challenged his claim.

• Wuxin told Ye Lin that Demonic Cultivators and descendants of an Ancient Great Demon made the conflict too dangerous for Tianhe Prefecture's major factions to escalate.
• Ye Lin said the crisis had not reached a point of no return and turned the conversation to the coming Demon Beast attacks.
• Wuxin admitted he needed to kill a hundred thousand Golden Core Realm Demon Beasts to keep his position as Buddha Son, though he had killed only 5,563.
• Li Shengli demanded Spirit Stones and divine beast essence blood from Ye Lin on behalf of Li Youwei, but Ye Lin refused to pay him and told him to bring his sister.
• Li Shengli used his Nascent Soul Realm pressure against Ye Lin, and Wuxin intervened, saying the debt had already been repaid by Jian Wushuang.

Li Shengli threatened Ye Lin for Spirit Stones, but Lin Yu intervened and drove him away. After reading Li Shengli’s panel, Ye Lin planned to obtain a Foundation Solidifying Pill and kill him, then thanked Lin Yu for his help.

• Li Shengli demanded two thousand High-Tier Spirit Stones or Ye Lin’s Spatial Ring, while threatening Wuxin and Ye Lin.
• Li Shengli’s aura forced Ye Lin to one knee, but a distant shout sent Li Shengli flying off the city wall.
• Lin Yu arrived, berated Li Shengli, and Li Shengli fled after threatening Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin read Li Shengli’s panel and learned he would find a Foundation Solidifying Pill in half a month and be executed five months later for his debt.
• Ye Lin decided to take the pill, reach the Nascent Soul Realm, and ambush Li Shengli, then thanked Lin Yu and learned his name.

After leaving the battlefield, Ye Lin traveled to Xuan Prefecture to obtain the Immortal Slaying Sect's Foundation Solidifying Pill. He suppressed Sect Master Zhang Zhidao, who refused to hand over the sect's ancient treasure.

• Lin Yu warned Ye Lin that the Demon Race's next full-scale attack would come in a month, then departed, and Wuxin left to continue healing.
• Ye Lin decided not to use Little Red against Li Shengli, fearing that attention from powerful cultivators would expose Little Red.
• Ye Lin flew toward the Immortal Slaying Sect in Xuan Prefecture while Wuxin resolved to work harder in case Ye Lin reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
• After three days and nights, Ye Lin arrived at the sect and asked Sect Master Zhang Zhidao for its Foundation Solidifying Pill.
• Zhang Zhidao drew his saber and refused to surrender the pill, but Ye Lin suppressed him with a trace of his aura.

Ye Lin took the Immortal Slaying Sect’s Foundation Solidifying Pill and used it to push his body and cultivation to the Golden Core peak. He began the dangerous breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm, shattered his Nine-Colored Golden Core, and watched a tiny figure resembling himself begin to form.

• Ye Lin persuaded Zhang Zhidao to hand over the Foundation Solidifying Pill, and Zhang Zhidao went to give Ye Lin’s life-extending pills to the dying Grand Elder.
• Ye Lin swallowed the Foundation Solidifying Pill and spent three days cultivating until his body reached the Golden Core peak.
• Ye Lin prepared his Spirit Stones and began the Nascent Soul breakthrough by forcing spiritual energy against his exceptionally hard Golden Core.
• Ye Lin used his Phoenix Fire and Destruction Sword Intent to crack and shatter the Golden Core, enduring pain and exhaustion as it began to reassemble.
• Ye Lin’s Dao Platform broke down, and a tiny figure resembling him appeared in his dantian.

Ye Lin passed the Heavenly Dao Trial, received a rare Heavenly Dao Blessing, and broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm. After checking his status panel, he learned that Li Shengli would arrive in three days and warned Zhang Zhidao that someone would come to destroy the Immortal Slaying Sect.

• Purple-black wisps tested Ye Lin's Nascent Soul, but receded as his solid foundations helped him pass the Heavenly Dao Trial.
• The Heavenly Dao Blessing raised all three of Ye Lin's remaining Spirit Roots to Mid-Tier and strengthened his body and soul.
• Ye Lin completed his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm, and the pressure of his new power drove every living creature within a thousand li to the ground.
• Ye Lin's status panel revealed that Li Shengli would arrive in three days and that the Myriad Demon Palace Great Elder would eventually kill him if he returned Bai Ling, so Ye Lin decided to delay that journey until he reached the Dao Integration Realm.
• Zhang Zhidao congratulated Ye Lin, who warned him that someone would come to the Immortal Slaying Sect in three days to wipe it out.

Ye Lin wagered with Zhang Zhidao that an attacker would come to destroy the Immortal Slaying Sect in three days, offering to help its Grand Elder reach the Nascent Soul Realm if he was wrong. Three days later, Li Shengli arrived and threatened to slaughter the sect, confirming Ye Lin’s prediction.

• Ye Lin explained to Zhang Zhidao that fortune-tellers could alter destiny and had been destroyed by the Heavenly Dao.
• Ye Lin proposed a wager: if an attacker came in three days, Zhang Zhidao would let him choose a treasure from the sect treasury; if not, Ye Lin would help the Grand Elder reach the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Zhang Zhidao accepted the wager after Ye Lin assured him he would not stage the attack.
• Ye Lin and Zhang Zhidao waited together for three days in the sect’s training square.
• Li Shengli arrived, demanded that the sect master meet him, and threatened to slaughter the sect if no one appeared within three breaths.

Ye Lin confronted Li Shengli after he threatened Zhang Zhidao and demanded the sect’s resources. Ye Lin overpowered and maimed Li Shengli, but True Person Hongyan arrived to protect his grandson, and Ye Lin insisted that Li Shengli would die.

• Li Shengli pressured Zhang Zhidao with his Nascent Soul Realm aura and demanded the sect hand over its resources within half an hour.
• Ye Lin forced Li Shengli out of the sky and into a crater, then severed one arm and one leg with Destruction Sword Intent.
• Li Shengli activated a Jade Talisman, summoning True Person Hongyan, who offered Ye Lin a Mysterious Grade High Tier treasure in exchange for sparing Li Shengli.
• Ye Lin refused to spare Li Shengli, and True Person Hongyan challenged him while declaring he would not dare kill a disciple of Nameless Mountain.

Ye Lin forced True Person Hongyan to abandon Li Shengli, then killed Li Shengli and demanded the Immortal Slaying Sect’s true treasure vault. He found five sealed boxes and tried to take them all, but Zhang Zhidao warned him that the vault’s formation could trap him.

• Ye Lin showed True Person Hongyan three Jade Talismans and threatened the Li Family, forcing Hongyan to leave.
• Li Shengli begged for his life, but Ye Lin killed him with a streak of sword light.
• Ye Lin followed Zhang Zhidao to the Immortal Slaying Sect’s treasure vault and pressured him into revealing its hidden entrance.
• Zhang Zhidao opened a sealed cave containing five wooden boxes and offered Ye Lin one item as agreed.
• Ye Lin demanded all five boxes, and Zhang Zhidao warned that the Founding Patriarch’s formation could trap him.

Ye Lin persuaded Zhang Zhidao to trade the Immortal Slaying Sect’s five sealed treasures for a sword containing his lifelong sword intent. After the boxes vanished, Ye Lin predicted that a peerless prodigy would emerge and lead the sect to greatness.

• Ye Lin offered Zhang Zhidao his sword intent in exchange for the five sealed treasures, warning that the sect’s formation could no longer stop him.
• Zhang Zhidao agreed, and Ye Lin gave him the sword for the Golden Core Peak cultivator in the Back Mountain, saying it would help him reach the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Zhang Zhidao opened the five boxes by breaking their seals, and the boxes disappeared as soon as the seals broke.
• Ye Lin predicted that a peerless prodigy would appear in the Immortal Slaying Sect within three years, then departed.
• Zhang Zhidao hoped Ye Lin’s prediction would come true, recalling how generations of sect masters had waited in vain for a prodigy.

Ye Lin opened four of the five wooden boxes meant to cultivate the Immortal Slaying Sect’s successor and found powerful treasures, including a spear, a spear technique, a soul-strengthening fruit, and a body-tempering herb. He opened the fifth box to find what he expected to be a means of protection, but the chapter ended before revealing its contents.

• Ye Lin left the Immortal Slaying Sect, and Zhang Zhidao hurried to the Back Mountain with the little sword.
• Ye Lin opened the first box and found an Earth Grade Low Tier silver spear, then learned the second box held the Hundred-Battle Spear Art.
• Ye Lin opened the third box and found a Human Cultivation Fruit that could strengthen the soul, but refused Cui Zhu’s offer to trade for it.
• Ye Lin found Earth Grade Low Tier Body Forging Grass in the fourth box and stored it in his Spatial Ring.
• Ye Lin opened the fifth box, expecting to find a means of protection, but its contents were not revealed.

Ye Lin assessed the Universe Shifting Talisman, then secluded himself to refine a Human Cultivation Fruit and strengthen his soul. After three days, he emerged far stronger and set his sights on killing a hundred thousand Nascent Soul Realm Demon Beasts to secure a top-three finish.

• Ye Lin read that the Universe Shifting Talisman could send him anywhere within three hundred thousand kilometers, but its random destination made it risky to use.
• Ye Lin released Little Red to guard him and worried about her Beast Taming Bag becoming useless when she reached Spirit Transformation.
• Ye Lin considered how Little Red's pure divine beast bloodline could make her valuable to Myriad Demon Palace and imagined her rising to its leadership.
• Ye Lin swallowed the Human Cultivation Fruit and spent three days cultivating with the Phoenix Bathing Heaven Technique, growing his soul to the size of a basketball.
• Ye Lin concluded that his strengthened soul and foundation let him challenge Nascent Soul Peak cultivators, and he vowed to kill a hundred thousand Nascent Soul Realm Demon Beasts for a top-three spot.

Ye Lin returned to the battlefield as Wuxin warned that the Demon Race might soon end its open attacks because the Asura Clan was mobilizing. When Demon Cultivators threatened to flank the Second Defense Line, the Human Race evacuated it, leaving Ye Lin and Wuxin behind as Ye Lin pointed out a chance for the monk to earn great merit.

• Ye Lin rode Little Red to the battlefield, where Wuxin told him the Asura Clan was moving and the current attack might be the Demon Race's last.
• Hundreds of thousands of Human Race cultivators received orders to abandon the Second Defense Line and retreat to the Third Defense Line.
• An Ran told Ye Lin and Wuxin that tens of thousands of Golden Core Realm and over ten thousand Nascent Soul Realm Demon Cultivators were heading for the line to disrupt it.
• Wuxin explained that Demon Cultivators were Human Race traitors who practiced the Demon Race's secret arts.
• An Ran urged Ye Lin and Wuxin to withdraw before the Demon Cultivators arrived, then left when they said they would follow.
• Ye Lin told Wuxin that this was his chance to earn great merit.

Ye Lin and Wuxin faced a massive Demon Cultivator force at the Second Defense Line while Little Red held back the Demon Beast horde. They slaughtered thousands of enemies, but the battle continued as Wuxin broke free from the cultivators surrounding him.

• Ye Lin persuaded Wuxin to join him in killing the attacking Evil Cultivators, and Wuxin revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
• The Demon Cultivators charged the city wall, while Ye Lin ordered Little Red to stop the approaching Demon Beast horde.
• Little Red took flight in Phoenix form as Ye Lin attacked the Golden Core Demon Cultivators with Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
• Wuxin defended himself with his Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus and golden Buddha while killing hundreds of Golden Core Demon Cultivators with each palm strike.
• Ye Lin formed a colossal sword and slew several thousand Golden Core Demon Cultivators and dozens of Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators with one blow.
• Wuxin unleashed the golden Buddha's power and blasted away every Demon Cultivator surrounding him.

Ye Lin and Wuxin escaped a massive Demon Cultivator force after Ye Lin unleashed a devastating sword strike, then reached the third line of defense. They learned that someone had recorded their battle and spread news of their feat, leaving them puzzled about who had managed it.

• Wuxin used pills to hold off the Demon Cultivators while Ye Lin gathered power for three breaths.
• Ye Lin struck with Sword Piercing the Firmament, killing most of the Demon Cultivators, then fled with the wounded Wuxin as Little Red escaped the beast tide.
• Three men in black revealed that they had recorded Ye Lin and Wuxin's battle on Jade Talismans and planned to sell the footage.
• Ye Lin and Wuxin traveled with Little Red for five hours before reaching the Steel Fortresses of the third line of defense.
• Cultivators welcomed Ye Lin and Wuxin as heroes, explaining that news of their victory over more than a hundred thousand Demon Cultivators had spread.
• Ye Lin and Wuxin realized their battle had been recorded and wondered who could have followed Little Red and filmed it unnoticed.

After Ye Lin and Wuxin returned to the Steel Fortress, Jian Wushuang explained that the younger generation would lead the coming war against the Demon Race. Ye Lin was appointed commander of fifty thousand Nascent Soul Rogue Cultivators, and he learned that victory and sufficient merit could secure his and Wuxin’s places as Inner Sect disciples of Nameless Mountain.

• Cultivators welcomed Ye Lin and Wuxin to the Steel Fortress after their battle recordings spread across Tianhe Prefecture.
• Jian Wushuang greeted Ye Lin and Wuxin, revealed his advance into the Nascent Soul Realm, and told them the Spirit Transformation True Persons had handed control of the war to the younger generation.
• Jian Wushuang introduced Wang Yang as deputy commander, and Ye Lin saw his status panel, which listed his many talents and a valuable opportunity at Diao Mountain Cliff.
• Jian Wushuang appointed Ye Lin commander of fifty thousand Nascent Soul Rogue Cultivators and Wuxin deputy commander over the Three Great Legions.
• Jian Wushuang told Ye Lin and Wuxin that victory and their contributions could earn them entry to Nameless Mountain as Inner Sect disciples without taking its trial.

Jian Wushuang reassured Ye Lin and Wuxin that he had secured a future place for them, then Wuxin explained the immense value of the Source Spirit Ye Lin had noticed. Ye Lin took command of more than fifty thousand Rogue Cultivators, eager to secure the Source Spirit once he had made preparations.

• Jian Wushuang told Ye Lin that his contributions could secure his position as Buddha Son and offered him a place in Divine Sword City if Buddha Mountain rejected him.
• Jian Wushuang explained to Wang Yang that he cultivated alliances with promising younger experts, then left.
• Ye Lin asked Wuxin about Source Spirits, and Wuxin described their pure spiritual energy and ability to cultivate Spirit Mines.
• Ye Lin concealed his interest in the Source Spirit, while Wuxin went to learn about the Three Great Legions and Ye Lin headed toward the Loose Cultivator Faction.
• Ye Lin arrived at the five Steel Fortresses and took over command from Xu Qing, who reported that 53,888 Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were present.

Ye Lin organized the cultivators under his command and searched Diao Ya Mountain for a Medium Spirit Mine and its Source Spirit. He found the adorable creature, named Little Ling, and persuaded it to follow him, but worried about how to protect it.

• Ye Lin made Xu Qing his deputy and ordered him to divide the cultivators into teams and groups by ability.
• Xu Qing began organizing the cultivators while Ye Lin hurried to Diao Ya Mountain.
• Ye Lin broke through the cliff face, found the Spirit Stone cave, and collected Spirit Stones as Little Red ate Mid-grade Spirit Stones.
• Ye Lin caught the Source Spirit deep in the cave and threatened it until it agreed to follow him as Little Ling.
• Ye Lin let Little Ling stand in his palm, then worried that he could not safely carry it outside or store it in his Spatial Ring.

Ye Lin recruited Little Ling, a concealed spirit-stone-producing creature, and directed Xu Qing to organize battlefield supplies as the Human Race prepared for war. After receiving Xu Qing’s squad roster and ordering the alchemists to refine pills, Ye Lin headed to a meeting with the Chief Commander.

• Little Ling concealed herself as a bracelet on Ye Lin’s arm and revealed how many Spirit Stones she could nurture, while Little Red argued with her over being called a big firebird.
• Ye Lin told Little Ling to focus on nurturing High-Tier Spirit Stones and call him Boss, then left the cave for the Steel Fortress cluster as Little Red meditated to recover.
• Ye Lin reached the Steel Fortress, where the Human Race prepared its defenses with Energy Gathering Cannons amid tensions involving the Asura Clan and Demon Race.
• Xu Qing brought Ye Lin a booklet listing the ten squads and their captains, and Ye Lin ordered him to gather the alchemists and medicinal ingredients so they could refine pills for the battlefield.
• Xu Qing told Ye Lin that the Chief Commander had summoned him to the main hall for a meeting.