Recaps

After Ye Lin’s army won a costly battle, Dongfang Xiyue reported that three enemy teams had stopped behind them, claiming to have found Ye Lin. Ye Lin realized they had mistaken his identical double for him and redirected the army to investigate.

• Ye Lin ordered Dongfang Xiyue to give proper burials to the fallen after she reported that 130 peak True Immortal and 213 late-stage True Immortal prodigies had died.
• Dongfang Xiyue told Ye Lin that the eastern, western, and southern teams had surrounded someone they identified as Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin recalled the person in the eastern Demon Domain who looked exactly like him and concluded that the teams had found his double.
• Ye Lin redirected his army toward the reported location, while his soldiers celebrated their victory and anticipated another battle.

[Ye Lin] and three thousand followers were surrounded by three Stowaways forces in a Northern Continent canyon, and their enemies demanded that he surrender. As [Ye Lin] prepared to resist, a streak of light suddenly entered the canyon.

• A bloody vanguard argued over who should lead the next battle and reported that Li Erleng had lost an arm after falling into a ditch.
• Three enormous Stowaways forces encircled [Ye Lin] and his three thousand followers in a canyon.
• The surrounding forces accused [Ye Lin] of being an impostor and demanded that he kneel, threatening his followers if he refused.
• [Ye Lin] weighed his chances of fighting or escaping, then showed killing intent at the demand to surrender.
• A streak of light suddenly shot into the canyon as [Ye Lin] began to resist.

A scout reported that Ye Lin had destroyed Wang Tianyi’s forces and was advancing on the Stowaways, only for everyone to discover Ye Lin was already in the canyon. The scout was left bewildered by the three thousand white-robed figures accompanying him.

• The scout told the Stowaway leader that Ye Lin had annihilated Wang Tianyi’s thirty thousand True Immortal cultivators and was approaching with tens of thousands more.
• The scout advised the Stowaways to withdraw after seeing the strength of Ye Lin’s forces.
• The Stowaway leader pointed out Ye Lin in the center of the canyon, shocking the scout.
• The scout noticed three thousand white-robed figures behind Ye Lin and wondered where they had come from.

A second Ye Lin claimed that the Ye Lin they had seen was an impostor and urged the Demon Domain’s great powers to help kill him. Li Xiaocheng questioned the informant Li Er after learning he had seen Ye Lin kill Wang Tianyi and the others, leaving the group troubled by the possibility that two Ye Lins existed.

• [Ye Lin] claimed that another Ye Lin had impersonated him, started the war, and deceived the Demon Domain’s great powers.
• [Ye Lin] asked the gathered powers to help him kill the impostor, while secretly planning to eliminate them afterward.
• The gathered powers rejected [Ye Lin]’s claim, pointing out that they had seen Ye Lin kill Lu Cang and that Golden Immortals could not be fooled so easily.
• Li Xiaocheng questioned Li Er about when he had witnessed Ye Lin kill Wang Tianyi and the others.
• Li Er said he had seen the killings about half an hour earlier, and Li Xiaocheng wondered how two Ye Lins could exist.

Ye Lin claimed that he had killed Lu Cang and that an impostor had taken his place while he was unconscious. Li Xiaocheng and the assembled cultivators were left facing two apparently genuine Ye Lins, with no clear way to determine which one was real.

• Li Xiaocheng questioned Li Er again, and Li Er insisted he had seen the impostor and said Ye Lin was on his way.
• Li Xiaocheng rewarded Li Er with ten Supreme Immortal Stones, and Li Er planned to earn more before fleeing the dangerous place.
• Ye Lin challenged the crowd to reconsider which of the two men was genuine and said that believing the other man made him the impostor.
• Li Xiaocheng asked Ye Lin who had slain Lu Cang, and Ye Lin said he had used the remaining power of the heavenly tribulation to kill him.
• Ye Lin explained that someone had impersonated him while he was unconscious and that he had come to expose the impostor.
• Li Xiaocheng struggled to decide between the two Ye Lins, who both seemed to possess overwhelming strength and follow the path of invincibility.

[Ye Lin] persuaded Li Xiaocheng and nearly a hundred thousand cultivators to help him kill the impostor Ye Lin, promising under a Heavenly Dao oath to leave the Demon Domain afterward. He secretly planned to exploit the oath’s vague timing, gain Dugu Feng and the others’ support, and eliminate his allies once the impostor was dead; meanwhile, the group went out to meet Ye Lin.

• [Ye Lin] offered to help Li Xiaocheng get rid of the impostor in exchange for being allowed to leave the Demon Domain.
• Li Xiaocheng demanded proof, and [Ye Lin] swore a Heavenly Dao oath to withdraw from the Demon Domain after the impostor was killed.
• Li Xiaocheng accepted the oath and believed the cultivators could take control of the great world once [Ye Lin] left.
• [Ye Lin] privately reasoned that he could delay his departure without breaking the oath, then kill his allies after winning Dugu Feng and the others’ support.
• Li Er warned Li Xiaocheng that Ye Lin was nearly there, and Li Xiaocheng led the cultivators out of the canyon to face him.

Ye Lin and his allies confronted a vast force of True Immortal cultivators led by Li Xiaocheng, who had come to capture the person they believed was impersonating Ye Lin. The real Ye Lin faced an identical double who accused him of being the fake, leaving both sides unable to tell which one was genuine.

• Ye Lin, Dongfang Xiyue, and Dugu Feng waited outside the gorge as more than a hundred thousand True Immortal cultivators approached.
• Li Xiaocheng recognized Ye Lin and saw that he looked exactly like the [Ye Lin] standing behind him.
• The blood-red-robed [Ye Lin] accused Ye Lin of taking his place and causing chaos in the Central Domain.
• Dongfang Xiyue, Dugu Feng, and Poison Venerable could not distinguish between the two, while Ye Lin denied being an impostor.

Ye Lin asked the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar about the impostor who shared his identity and learned that their Destiny lines had split from one origin. He suspected a Golden Immortal in the Demon Domain had arranged the scheme, and the Jar advised him that killing the other Ye Lin would resolve the immediate problem.

• Ye Lin asked the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar to explain the impostor's connection to him.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar said their Destiny lines shared an origin but had split, leaving both Ye Lin and the other Ye Lin with incomplete Destinies.
• The Jar explained that someone fated to die might have survived, or a powerful figure might have tampered with Ye Lin's Destiny so one could inherit the other's possessions by killing him.
• Ye Lin concluded that a Golden Immortal in the Demon Domain was likely behind the scheme and meant to use the impostor to seize control of the Demon Domain.

Ye Lin rejected [Ye Lin]’s accusation that he was an impostor and sent Li Xiaoyao to fight him. Li Xiaoyao caught [Ye Lin]’s punch, destroyed his arm, and pierced his chest, leaving [Ye Lin] badly wounded.

• [Ye Lin] accused Ye Lin of being an impostor and claimed he would kill him.
• Dongfang Xiyue remained certain that the Ye Lin beside her was genuine because she had cared for him after Lu Cang’s death.
• Ye Lin challenged [Ye Lin]’s strength and told Li Xiaoyao to kill him.
• Li Xiaoyao agreed and confronted [Ye Lin], while [Ye Lin] dismissed the challenge as part of Ye Lin’s act.
• [Ye Lin] attacked first, but Li Xiaoyao caught his punch, shattered one of his arms, and punched a hole through his chest.
• [Ye Lin] broke free and retreated after realizing he had underestimated Li Xiaoyao.

Ye Lin exposed the man impersonating him by challenging him to face Li Xiaoyao, but the impostor’s copied Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor could not overcome Li Xiaoyao’s strength. The impostor launched the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art as dark clouds and lightning filled the sky.

• Ye Lin mocked the impostor and said he would only speak with him after he defeated Li Xiaoyao.
• Dugu Feng and Poison Venerable concluded that the man was not the real Ye Lin.
• The impostor drew a replica of the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor and fought Li Xiaoyao.
• Li Xiaoyao held his ground against the sword with his fists and punched the impostor backward.
• The impostor unleashed the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art, summoning dark clouds and powerful lightning.

Li Xiaoyao shattered [Ye Lin]’s Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art with a punch, but [Ye Lin] trapped him with the Lock of Void. Li Xiaocheng questioned whether the pitch-black chains radiating purple evil aura could truly be a luck secret art.

• [Ye Lin] used the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art, but Li Xiaoyao dispersed its lightning with one punch.
• Li Xiaoyao charged at [Ye Lin], who shattered the void and bound him with black chains using the Lock of Void.
• Li Xiaoyao struggled but could not break free, and [Ye Lin] explained that the technique burned luck.
• Li Xiaocheng questioned the chains’ nature because their black color and purple evil aura did not resemble pure luck.

Ye Lin discovered that Li Xiaoyao’s suppressed, darker personality was beginning to awaken, so he calmed Li Xiaoyao and freed him from black chains. He then confronted [Ye Lin], trapping the impostor in golden chains, but the impostor attempted to break free with his own Lock of Void.

• Li Xiaocheng questioned Ye Lin’s strange luck, but Ye Lin’s glare made him doubt his suspicions.
• Ye Lin noticed Li Xiaoyao’s eyes turning crimson and learned that his violent personality was awakening.
• Ye Lin calmed Li Xiaoyao, who had lost his memory of what happened, and broke the black chains binding him.
• Ye Lin summoned the golden Lock of Void and bound [Ye Lin], challenging him to escape.
• [Ye Lin] summoned blackish-purple chains to attack the golden chains with his own Lock of Void.

Ye Lin defeated the impostor who wielded a false destiny secret art and completed his fate. He realized he could now command his own destiny as a wisp of black qi vanished before him.

• The impostor's black chain shattered against Ye Lin's golden chain, exposing him as the weaker claimant to Ye Lin's identity.
• Ye Lin tightened the golden chains and used the Lock of Void to crush the impostor and extinguish his Primordial Spirit.
• Ye Lin felt his fate become complete and sensed that he had fully merged with the world.
• A wisp of black qi appeared before Ye Lin and vanished without a trace.

After Ye Lin killed the impostor, Li Xiaocheng rallied his vastly larger force to attack, while Ye Lin urged the rival prodigies to reconsider whom they were fighting. The old man who created the impostor ordered his mountain gates closed and resolved to stop interfering.

• The old man berated his creation for confronting Ye Lin, then ordered the mountain gates closed and decided not to interfere again.
• Ye Lin killed the impostor before more than a hundred thousand watching cultivators and asked whether they believed him now.
• Li Xiaocheng urged his followers to kill Ye Lin, confident that their numerical advantage would secure victory.
• Ye Lin appealed to the rival prodigies, arguing that they were fighting for others and would not share in the victory's rewards.

Ye Lin urged the True Immortal cultivators to stop serving the Stowaways and fight for themselves, promising them a share of victory and the chance to settle old scores. Several cultivators began joining him, though some remained unwilling to betray their factions.

• Ye Lin offered the True Immortal cultivators a final chance to join him, promising to forgive their past actions.
• He warned that the Stowaways were using them as cannon fodder and promised rewards to those who fought for the present age.
• The surrounding cultivators debated his offer, with some complaining that their factions had deceived and exploited them.
• A ragged young Rogue Cultivator stepped behind Ye Lin, deciding to fight rather than face certain death as cannon fodder.
• Other cultivators declared that they would join Ye Lin and refuse to let the Stowaways take the fruits of the great age.

Ye Lin waited as more than twenty thousand Rogue Cultivators joined his side, then ordered his forces to attack after the opposing cultivators refused to yield. As the battle began, Qin Luo hesitated at the front until a rough voice warned him to move or be killed.

• More than twenty thousand Rogue Cultivators left Li Xiaocheng and gathered behind Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin told Qin Luo to wait a few breaths before fighting, and Qin Luo prepared himself for the possibility of dying.
• With no one else changing sides, Ye Lin threatened to settle accounts with his enemies’ relatives and sects if he won, then ordered his forces to attack.
• Qin Luo and the Rogue Cultivators hesitated as the front lines clashed, but Qin Luo prepared to charge when he realized they had no way back.
• A massive hand landed on Qin Luo’s shoulder, and a rough voice warned him to charge or get out of the way.

The Forbidden Void hulks overwhelmed their opponents in a brutal massacre, leaving Qin Luo and the Rogue Cultivators stunned. As Ye Lin wondered about the faction behind them, Li Xiaocheng charged at him, believing Ye Lin was the key to winning the battle.

• Qin Luo watched several thousand hulks surge forward, their demonic qi so overwhelming that he could no longer fight.
• The hulks argued over who would get to fight and break through, then slaughtered the opposing prodigies with ease.
• Ye Lin observed that the hulks had grown stronger, possessed immense physical strength, and had suffered no losses in several battles.
• Ye Lin wondered what kind of faction the Forbidden Void was and suspected its hulks had enabled his own progress.
• Li Xiaocheng charged at Ye Lin, deciding that Ye Lin had to die for the battle to be won.

Ye Lin fought Li Xiaocheng, who explained how his unmatched talent and loneliness had led him to seal himself and travel to the next great age. The chapter ended with Li Xiaocheng asking whether Ye Lin would accept the same fate.

• Ye Lin drew the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor and faced Li Xiaocheng’s attack.
• Li Xiaocheng recounted his extraordinary rise through the cultivation realms and the prodigies he had defeated.
• Ye Lin calmly parried Li Xiaocheng’s blows without matching his raw strength.
• Li Xiaocheng explained that, despairing at having been born outside a great age, he sealed himself to become a Stowaway and seek the Grand Luo in a later era.
• Li Xiaocheng unleashed a powerful spear thrust, then asked Ye Lin whether he would have accepted the same fate.

Ye Lin and Li Xiaocheng acknowledged that their conflict came down to opposing positions and the right of the victor to speak about Destiny’s unfairness. They began their decisive battle, with Ye Lin bringing down a massive heavenly lightning sword against Li Xiaocheng.

• Ye Lin told Li Xiaocheng that neither of them was at fault, but that only the victor could speak about Destiny’s unfairness.
• Li Xiaocheng accepted the challenge, laughed, and attacked Ye Lin with powerful spear strikes.
• Ye Lin used the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Sword Art’s Thunderfall technique, summoning heavenly might over the battlefield.
• Ye Lin unleashed a ten-thousand-zhang lightning sword radiance that carried the aura of heavenly tribulation and made Li Xiaocheng wary.

Li Xiaocheng and Ye Lin exchanged powerful Supreme Arts, with Li Xiaocheng wondering why Ye Lin spent immortal power so recklessly. The battle continued as Ye Lin prepared to fuse two Supreme Arts, leaving Li Xiaocheng doubtful of his opponent’s fighting style.

• Li Xiaocheng blocked Ye Lin’s thunderous sword radiance with a purple spear, though the impact left his blood and qi churning.
• Ye Lin hurled the Great Sun Overlooks the Abyss at Li Xiaocheng, who countered with All Phenomena Return to One and blasted the great sun apart.
• The collision sent Li Xiaocheng flying backward, and he recognized the oppressive force of Ye Lin’s immortal fortune power.
• Ye Lin gathered a great sun phantom and tens of thousands of lightning bolts onto the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor.
• Li Xiaocheng realized Ye Lin was combining two Supreme Arts and doubted that Ye Lin understood how to conserve immortal power.

Ye Lin overwhelmed Li Xiaocheng with repeated Supreme Arts, while Li Xiaocheng hoped Ye Lin would run out of immortal power. After Li Xiaocheng survived a fusion of two Supreme Arts but suffered serious injuries, Ye Lin prepared his strongest sword to finish him.

• Ye Lin continued using Supreme Arts without conserving immortal power, and Li Xiaocheng expected him to exhaust himself.
• Li Xiaocheng unleashed the Supreme Art Spear of Final Judgment, but Ye Lin’s great sun of thunderous Sword Qi struck him and sent him flying.
• Li Xiaocheng spat blood and dropped to one knee, believing Ye Lin had nearly run out of immortal power and that he could still use two more Supreme Arts.
• Ye Lin saw Li Xiaocheng was still alive and gathered the Great Sun Spanning the Sky, Thunder Convergence, and Destruction Sword Dao into his strongest sword.

Ye Lin unleashed a massive sword strike against Li Xiaocheng, who fled and was swallowed by its light. Li Xiaocheng survived the attack, resolved to learn from the battle, and left believing he could defeat Ye Lin next time.

• Li Xiaocheng sensed Ye Lin preparing another supreme technique and realized he could not withstand it.
• Li Xiaocheng fled as Ye Lin swung the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor and sent a million-zhang Sword Qi after him.
• Ye Lin declared “Sword Nine, Heaven-Sundering” and launched another sword attack.
• Li Xiaocheng crawled from the ruins, badly wounded but alive, and concluded he had underestimated Ye Lin.
• Li Xiaocheng vowed to slay Ye Lin in their next encounter and departed.

Ye Lin killed Li Xiaocheng with a second sword strike and watched the battle remain locked in a deadlock. He recognized a white-haired swordsman as Wang Xiao'er, who had awakened as a Sword Immortal and was taking revenge for the people of Purple Sky Heavenly Palace and Purple Sky City.

• Ye Lin's second sword strike killed Li Xiaocheng even after he had fled far away.
• The battle below continued in a deadlock despite Li Xiaocheng's death, as the Stowaways, Golden Immortal faction heirs, and Forbidden Void figures fought on.
• Ye Lin noticed a white-haired swordsman cutting down enemies along the battlefield's edge and found him familiar.
• Wang Xiao'er vowed to repay the killers of Big Sister Purple Cloud with their lives and deliberately targeted the Stowaways.
• Wang Xiao'er remembered his awakening as a peerless Sword Immortal and grieved that the deaths of Purple Sky Heavenly Palace and Purple Sky City had become the opportunity that changed him.

Ye Lin learned that the white-robed sword immortal was Wang Xiao'er, transformed by the destruction of Purple Sky City and Purple Sky Heavenly Palace. As Ye Lin’s victory threatened the Stowaways’ True Immortal battlefield, their Primordial Unity Mystic Immortals discussed what to do, but their factions could not safely intervene.

• Ye Lin recognized the white-robed sword immortal as Wang Xiao'er and learned that his fate had been changed by the destruction of Purple Sky City and Purple Sky Heavenly Palace.
• Wang Xiao'er fought the Stowaways, apparently driven by a grudge against them, and helped Ye Lin.
• The Stowaways watched Ye Lin kill Li Xiaocheng and feared that their True Immortal battlefield would soon be defeated.
• Around one hundred and thirty Stowaways gathered in a hall and discussed how to respond, but their factions could not risk sending Primordial Unity Mystic Immortals to help.

More than a hundred Primordial Unity Mystic Immortals watched Ye Lin and considered killing him to seize his providence, which could let them leave the Demon Domain. They abandoned a plan to attack his group during the chaos, wary of Golden Immortals’ retaliation, and remained focused on Ye Lin.

• The Primordial Unity Mystic Immortals dismissed fears that Ye Lin’s breakthrough would make him a serious threat.
• The experts recognized that killing Ye Lin could give them his providence and allow them to leave the Demon Domain.
• One Primordial Unity Mystic Immortal proposed attacking Ye Lin’s group while they fought the Stowaways and stealing their providence.
• A refined middle-aged man explained that providence gained by killing them would be temporary and that Golden Immortal factions would punish the attack.
• The gathered experts abandoned the plan because they feared the Golden Immortals’ power and retribution.