Recaps

Ye Lin entered the Heaven-Reaching Tower after Meng Yun promised him a treasure if he cleared level forty. The tower began to shake and glow as the sect disciples wondered who had started the challenge.

• Meng Yun gave Ye Lin the Divine Bow, and Ye Lin agreed to challenge the Heaven-Reaching Tower.
• The elders led Ye Lin to the tower, where Toutian explained its trials and Ye Lin declared he was no weaker than ancient prodigies.
• Meng Yun explained how the tower’s levels worked and promised to honor his deal if Ye Lin cleared level forty.
• Ye Lin entered the tower, which boomed and shone with golden light as disciples speculated about the challenger.

Ye Lin entered the Heaven-Reaching Tower and cleared its early tests at astonishing speed, shocking the Ancient God Sect disciples watching outside. He reached the eleventh test without stopping, facing the tower’s rule that challengers had no time to recover between stages.

• Disciples gathered outside the Heaven-Reaching Tower and speculated about who would spend thirty thousand contribution points to challenge it.
• Ye Lin destroyed thirteen early-stage Spirit Transformation Realm wolves with one sword strike and entered the second test.
• The disciples watched the tower’s levels light up rapidly as Ye Lin cleared the tests, reaching the tenth in three minutes and forty seconds.
• Ye Lin spent a minute and thirty seconds on the tenth test before advancing to the eleventh, while the disciples wondered who was inside.
• The tower’s rules allowed challengers only ten seconds between tests, or they would be expelled and forced to start over.

Ye Lin rapidly cleared the Heaven-Reaching Tower’s stages, defeating a peak Spirit Transformation stone man on the eighteenth stage and continuing upward. The watching Ancient God Sect disciples were left stunned as the tower’s lights reached the twenty-fourth floor.

• Meng Yun wondered whether he and the two old men should break their agreement, but the old men reminded him that he had sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao.
• Ye Lin split the gigantic stone man on the eighteenth stage with Sword Two, then passed through the gate of light.
• The disciples marveled at Ye Lin’s speed and learned that he was an Inner Sect disciple of Nameless Mountain.
• The Heaven-Reaching Tower’s lights successively reached the twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, and twenty-fourth floors, leaving the onlookers speechless.

Ye Lin entered the thirty-first trial, where his cultivation and body were reduced to those of an ordinary mortal and he faced ten tigers at the first level of Qi Refining. As the Ancient God Sect disciples doubted he could surpass the Sword God's legendary record, Ye Lin dodged the tigers' charge and hit the ground to avoid one leaping over him.

• The Ancient God Sect disciples saw the thirty-first-floor light appear and debated whether Ye Lin could pass the trial that had stopped the Sword God.
• Ye Lin found his cultivation, physical strength, and body suppressed, leaving him frail and mortal before ten Qi Refining tigers.
• When the tigers charged, Ye Lin turned and ran rather than face them head-on.
• Ye Lin dropped to the ground as a tiger leaped over him.

Ye Lin fought the tigers with his mortal body, relying on Bone Blade to pierce their defenses. After retrieving the weapon and taking a Bone Spike from a dead tiger, he killed another tiger but was left exhausted and in severe pain.

• Ye Lin stabbed a tiger in the neck with Bone Blade, and it collapsed after throwing him off.
• Another tiger struck Ye Lin, sending him flying and leaving him badly hurt.
• Ye Lin dodged a charging tiger, reached the dead tiger, and pulled Bone Blade from its neck.
• As nine tigers closed in, Ye Lin took a Bone Spike from the dead tiger’s neck.
• Ye Lin charged an airborne tiger and sliced it in half with Bone Blade.
• Ye Lin dropped to one knee, exhausted and suffering intense chest pain.

Ye Lin fought the remaining Bloodthirsty tigers with desperate resolve and killed them despite losing both legs and his left hand. After the last tiger swallowed his head, Ye Lin struck back with his Bone Blade and killed it, though the chapter left his fate uncertain.

• The eight remaining Bloodthirsty tigers charged Ye Lin, who attacked them with his Bone Blade and Bone Spike.
• Ye Lin killed the tigers by stabbing one through the throat and driving his Bone Blade into another's brain.
• After five minutes of fighting, Ye Lin had lost both legs and his left hand, and the last tiger cautiously approached him.
• Ye Lin collapsed and appeared to have died, so the tiger swallowed his head.
• Ye Lin's right hand stabbed the tiger's neck with the Bone Blade and cut its windpipe, killing it.

Ye Lin cleared the Heaven-Reaching Tower’s thirty-first level, received a powerful cultivation reward, and entered the thirty-second level. His record-breaking progress shocked the watching disciples and attracted the attention of the Ancient God Sect’s hidden powers.

• Ye Lin regained his strength after defeating the ten tigers and received a reward that raised his cultivation to the middle stage of Spirit Transformation.
• Ye Lin suspected the Heaven-Reaching Tower had reset after hundreds of thousands of years and decided to test his theory by continuing.
• Ye Lin entered the thirty-second level after discovering he could rest inside the tower between levels.
• The disciples outside the tower were stunned that Ye Lin had surpassed the Sword God’s record and cleared the thirty-first level.
• A hidden power of the Ancient God Sect watched the Heaven-Reaching Tower from atop a mountain.

Ye Lin struggled against three peak Spirit Transformation golden dragons on the Heaven-Reaching Tower’s thirty-fifth level. He activated First Turn and halted the dragons with two sword strikes, then prepared to unleash his strongest attack.

• Ancient God Sect disciples watched Ye Lin remain on the thirty-fifth level, while Toutian marveled that he had reached so far.
• Inside the tower, Ye Lin faced three golden dragons whose divine beast bloodlines and golden defenses had held him back for half an hour.
• Ye Lin activated First Turn, doubling his cultivation and combat strength.
• Ye Lin used Sword One and Sword Two, and the combined strikes stopped the three dragons’ charge.
• Ye Lin began Sword Three, Sword Slash of the Yellow Springs, as his full-power attack.

Ye Lin used the World-Suppressing Pagoda and his First Turn’s overwhelming power to suppress and strike down three golden dragons in the Heaven-Reaching Tower. As the First Turn neared its end, he realized that clearing each floor brought a reward and prepared to keep fighting.

• The golden dragons attacked Ye Lin with beams of golden energy, but the World-Suppressing Pagoda shielded him.
• Ye Lin invoked his rules to bind and suppress the three dragons with golden chains and swords.
• Ye Lin struck the dragons with Sword Three, Sword Slash of the Yellow Springs, sending them crashing toward the ground.
• Ye Lin noticed that the First Turn was about to wear off and realized that clearing each floor granted him a reward.
• Ye Lin laughed as a terrifying aura rose around him and the surrounding space began to fracture.

Ye Lin defeated three golden dragons on the Heaven-Reaching Tower's thirty-sixth floor and continued climbing, shattering the confidence of the Ancient God Sect's prodigy Su Bai. When Ye Lin reached the fortieth floor, the sect's elders faced the loss of the Divine Bow and their obligation to send troops against the Evil Demon.

• Ye Lin used Sword Four, Last Stand to kill the three golden dragons and received a golden pillar of light as his aura recovered.
• The light on the thirty-sixth floor illuminated, leaving Su Bai stunned and his belief in his own invincibility shattered.
• A little girl asked Su Bai what was wrong, and he told her he was fine before watching Ye Lin's progress.
• Over the following half-hours, the lights on the thirty-seventh, thirty-eighth, and thirty-ninth floors lit up, making Su Bai increasingly grim.
• The fortieth-floor light appeared, and the three elders realized the Ancient God Sect would lose the Divine Bow and have to send troops to exterminate the Evil Demon.

Meng Yun sought the Grand Elder’s advice because Ye Lin was about to pass the fortieth level, forcing the Ancient God Sect to confront its vow and the coming conflict. The Grand Elder told him the outcome had been decided since Ye Lin entered the sect and urged him to act with courage as Sect Master.

• Meng Yun left two old men to watch Ye Lin and flew to the Grand Elder’s mountain to discuss what to do if Ye Lin passed the fortieth level.
• Meng Yun admitted he was anxious because the Ancient God Sect faced the Evil Demons’ turmoil and he could not decide whether to act.
• The Grand Elder said Ye Lin’s arrival had already determined the outcome, since the Ancient God Sect could not influence Nameless Mountain’s decisions.
• The Grand Elder reminded Meng Yun that he was now Sect Master and reproached him for hesitating to make decisions and lead the two old men.

The old man warned Meng Yun that his life was nearing its end and urged him to assert himself as Sect Master of the Ancient God Sect. After Meng Yun left, the old man’s failing health showed, while two powerful auras rose and then retreated at his command.

• The old man rebuked Meng Yun for relying on him and failing to control the two rivals eyeing the Sect Master position.
• The old man revealed that he was nearing the end of his life and urged Meng Yun to earn the sect’s acknowledgment before he died.
• Meng Yun accepted the old man’s advice, and the old man sent him away to prove himself.
• The old man spat out corrosive black blood as two terrifying auras rose from opposite sides of the Ancient God Sect.
• The old man ordered the two presences to behave, and their auras vanished.

Meng Yun asserted his authority as Sect Master of the Ancient God Sect and ordered a sect-wide assembly. As he watched the Heaven-Reaching Tower, its forty-first floor lit up.

• Meng Yun told Wang Dao to summon all elders and disciples not in seclusion for a sect-wide assembly.
• Wang Dao said the Grand Elder's approval was required, but Meng Yun insisted he be addressed as Sect Master and declared that absentees would be held accountable.
• Wang Dao accepted Meng Yun's change in bearing and went to notify the sect.
• Meng Yun watched the Heaven-Reaching Tower confidently as the fortieth-floor light went out and the forty-first-floor light came on, stirring the nearby disciples.

Ye Lin passed the fortieth level of the Four Seas Barrier but failed the forty-first, then received the Divine Bow from Meng Yun and learned that the Ancient God Sect would send out troops within three days. He declined Meng Yun’s invitation to stay and left to continue his unfinished mission.

• Ye Lin reached the forty-first level of the Four Seas Barrier but failed to defeat five peak Spirit Transformation Great Demons because his cultivation was only at the mid-stage.
• Meng Yun congratulated Ye Lin and honored their agreement by giving him the Divine Bow and promising the Ancient God Sect would send out troops within three days.
• Meng Yun asked Ye Lin to call him Sect Master Meng, and Ye Lin agreed.
• Meng Yun invited Ye Lin to stay and look around the Ancient God Sect, but Ye Lin declined because he still had a mission to complete.

Ye Lin saw Su Bai’s status panel and learned that the young disciple was destined for great power but would die before discovering the Central Continent’s secret. After spotting the opportunity Su Bai would find in the Abyss, Ye Lin considered how the Ancient Great Demon’s remnant soul could help create a true artifact spirit.

• Ye Lin noticed Su Bai staring at him and read the young disciple’s status panel.
• Ye Lin learned that Su Bai would find an Ancient Great Demon’s remnant soul in the Abyss and use it to strengthen his weapon.
• Ye Lin recognized Su Bai’s White Jade Ring and hidden remnant-soul companion as the makings of a powerful protagonist.
• Ye Lin realized the Ancient Great Demon’s remnant soul could nourish an Earth Grade weapon into gaining a true artifact spirit.

Ye Lin left the Ancient God Sect and headed for the dangerous Abyss after learning about it from Toutian. On the way, he tried to communicate with the Sun-Shooting Bow’s artifact spirit and finally met its tiny, timid form.

• Ye Lin departed the Ancient God Sect with Toutian and Little Red, while Su Bai wondered if Ye Lin had noticed something about his ring.
• Ye Lin told Toutian to find the Abyss, and Toutian explained that cultivators had vanished or died there despite a True Lord’s investigation.
• Ye Lin gave Toutian control of the Flying Boat and began communicating with the Divine Bow’s spirit.
• The Sun-Shooting Bow shone with golden light, and Ye Lin encountered its tiny artifact spirit.

Ye Lin received an Earth Grade High Tier archery technique from the artifact spirit and tested the Sun-Shooting Bow’s power. He bound the bow to himself and planned to use a Great Demon remnant soul in the Abyss to help Evil Slayer develop a true spirit.

• The artifact spirit passed Ye Lin information about a four-arrow archery technique, then returned him to Toutian and the sleeping Little Red.
• Ye Lin learned about the technique’s Tracking, Ten Thousand Arrows Fired Simultaneously, Cloud Shuttle, and Sun-Shooting arrows.
• Ye Lin fired Tracking and annihilated a distant ten-thousand-meter-tall mountain.
• Ye Lin infused a drop of golden blood into the Sun-Shooting Bow and formed a connection with it.
• Ye Lin planned to honor Evil Slayer with a Great Demon remnant soul when he reached the Abyss.

Ye Lin descended into the enormous Abyss to search for the Great Demon's remnant soul. He reached its bottom and discovered that the deadly purple-black fog was made of countless tiny bugs, but the cause of Spirit Transformation cultivators’ deaths remained unknown.

• Ye Lin arrived at the sinkhole with Toutian and Little Red, then went down alone to investigate.
• Ye Lin descended through the bottomless Abyss as the purple-black energy eroded his protective divine light and blocked his spiritual sense.
• Ye Lin used the Sun-Shooting Bow to form a fiery Phoenix that illuminated the depths, and he followed it downward.
• Ye Lin reached the bottom after half an hour and discovered that the purple-black fog consisted of countless tiny bugs that could devour Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in minutes.
• Ye Lin suspected the Great Demon's remnant soul was behind the deaths and resolved to find it to uncover the truth.

Ye Lin uncovered the hidden cave and confronted the black figure that emerged from a strange box. He attacked the remnant soul with Phoenix Fire, prompting it to curse him as the flames engulfed it.

• Ye Lin realized the cave had been concealed by the remnant soul and threatened to attack if it did not reveal itself.
• Ye Lin fired the Sun-Shooting Bow at the wall, revealing a vast chamber with a raised platform and a black box.
• Ye Lin climbed the stairs despite the voice warning him to stop, and the black box released a towering horned figure.
• Ye Lin deduced that the figure was only a remnant soul and could not kill him, then confronted it at close range.
• Ye Lin declared that he wanted the remnant soul and engulfed it in Phoenix Fire, drawing an angry curse from the figure.

Ye Lin refined the black figure into Soul Power and fed it to Evil Slayer to strengthen the sword’s artifact spirit. He began the dangerous process of erasing the Evil Demon’s memories, leaving the weapon’s future uncertain.

• The black figure attacked Ye Lin with streaks of black-purple light, but Ye Lin’s golden barrier blocked them as he continued refining the black mist.
• The black figure lamented that he had once ruled the ancient era and blamed his treasure’s recent malfunction for his defeat.
• After five minutes, Ye Lin reduced the black figure to pure Soul Power and put it into Evil Slayer despite its pleas.
• Evil Slayer’s weak artifact spirit greedily devoured the Soul Power.
• Ye Lin focused on erasing the Evil Demon’s memories so its consciousness could not devour the artifact spirit.

Ye Lin erased the Evil Demon's remnant soul's memories and helped Evil Slayer evolve into a demonic sword with a spirit that called him Master. He left the cavern with Toutian and flew toward their next destination, while a young man sat surrounded by Sword Intent in Divine Sword City.

• Ye Lin carefully erased the Evil Demon's remnant soul's memories instead of using Soul Search.
• Evil Slayer absorbed the remnant soul and evolved, gaining black-purple patterns, mist, and a spirit that resembled an Evil Demon.
• Evil Slayer's spirit called Ye Lin Master, and Ye Lin accepted the weapon's new demonic form.
• Ye Lin left the underground cavern, met Toutian aboard the Flying Boat, and set off toward the next place.
• A vast crowd gathered in a square in Divine Sword City as a young man sat surrounded by strands of Sword Intent.

Jian Wushuang tried to comprehend the Sword Dao Rule amid the pressure of five gigantic swords, but the attempt left him injured and despairing. The elders worried over his condition and debated whether to seek help, while Jian Wushuang returned to his residence alone.

• Jian Wushuang sat beneath the Sword Intent of five gigantic swords and attempted to comprehend the Sword Dao Rule.
• Jian Wushuang spat blood, lost control of the Sword Intent, and cried out at the heavens.
• The elders urged Jian Wushuang to rest, but he insisted he was fine and walked back to his residence.
• The elders discussed asking Ye Lin of Nameless Mountain for help, then considered appealing to Grandmaster before rejecting direct action against those responsible.

Jian Unrivaled’s grief over Xi Yan’s death and his failed revenge had left him a broken man. The chapter recounted how their love began, how Xi Yan was killed while he pursued a breakthrough, and how Jian Unrivaled was defeated by the hidden-world faction’s young master.

• Ten years earlier, Jian Unrivaled met Xi Yan while seeking a breakthrough and spent two years winning her love.
• Jian Unrivaled left Xi Yan behind to explore the tomb of an ancient Spirit Transformation True Person and pursue the Sword Dao Rule.
• While Jian Unrivaled was away, Xi Yan went searching for an opportunity and was taken and tortured by the young master of a hidden-world faction.
• After leaving the secret realm, Jian Unrivaled found Xi Yan dead and buried her himself.
• Jian Unrivaled challenged the hidden-world faction’s young master, but he was defeated, had his legs broken, and was forced to kneel at the faction’s entrance.
• After returning to Divine Sword City, Jian Unrivaled became despondent and blamed himself for failing to avenge Xi Yan.

Ye Lin arrived at Mystic Yellow Prefecture, a hidden all-women faction, and was welcomed into its beautiful secret realm. As he and Toutian were led toward its largest palace, female disciples watched them from the clouds.

• Jian Unrivaled brooded over his defeat and his inability to avenge his former girlfriend, while his unstable cultivation threatened to regress.
• Ye Lin reached Mystic Yellow Prefecture and announced that he had come to visit on behalf of Nameless Mountain.
• A sword-carrying woman emerged from the gate and said that her Martial Ancestor had invited Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin put away his Flying Boat and entered the faction’s secret realm with Little Red, Toutian, and the woman.
• The woman led Ye Lin and Toutian toward the largest palace as female disciples secretly watched them.

Ye Lin and Toutian met the Martial Ancestor of Mystic Yellow Prefecture, where Ye Lin claimed he could guarantee the prefecture's survival and was the only person she could trust. After testing him with her overwhelming pressure, the Martial Ancestor fixed a terrifying gaze on Ye Lin.

• A woman led Ye Lin and Toutian to the palace and left them to meet the Martial Ancestor alone.
• The Martial Ancestor asked what benefit Ye Lin's arrival would bring to Mystic Yellow Prefecture.
• Ye Lin guaranteed that the prefecture would continue to exist and said he was the only one she could trust.
• The Martial Ancestor unleashed her aura, crushing Ye Lin and Toutian until Ye Lin knelt and Toutian complained.
• The Martial Ancestor dismissed Toutian's complaint, then stared at Ye Lin with a vortex in her eyes that seemed to pull at his soul.