Arc 227Du Shuangshuang’s Final Year

Ye Lin spent Du Shuangshuang’s final year exploring the Heavenly Court and a small world with her, then returned to the Human Race after her death. He joined Li Jinhuang against the Heavenly Court and fought its prodigies Zhao Qiankun and Xuanyin, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • Ye Lin defeated Du Ruxin and Ji Feng in the rafting competition, then learned from Li Jinhuang that the Human Race elders wanted him to stir up trouble in the Heavenly Court.
  • Du Shuangshuang took Ye Lin to see the Wordless Heavenly Book, and he discovered she was suffering increasingly frequent episodes that might kill her within a year.
  • Ye Lin explored the Heavenly Court with Du Shuangshuang, while the Heavenly Emperor ordered an army to encircle and exterminate the Human Race but allowed Ye Lin to stay with her until her final year ended.
  • Du Shuangshuang took Ye Lin through the Ascension Passage to a small world, where they spent a year exploring and she told him it had been the best year of her life.
  • Du Shuangshuang kissed Ye Lin and died at sunset, and Ye Lin challenged the Heavenly Emperor before destroying the small world and escaping.
  • Ye Lin returned to the Human Race and joined Li Jinhuang in preparing to fight the Heavenly Court, whose forces sent four Chaos-grade prodigies against them.
  • Ye Lin fought Zhao Qiankun and Xuanyin across the Starry Sky, wounded both with his sword techniques, and trapped them in his Sword Domain.
  • Ye Lin aimed a sword strike at Zhao Qiankun’s brow, but Xuanyin formed an eerie vortex in its path.
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Ch. 5654Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 230

Ye Lin fought Du Ruxin and Ji Feng on a boat while Du Shuangshuang cheered from a bamboo raft. After breaking Du Ruxin’s leg and knocking her toward the water, Ye Lin turned to face Ji Feng.

  • Du Ruxin taunted Du Shuangshuang as their boat pulled ahead, but Ye Lin hooked their boat to the bamboo raft with his pole.
  • Du Ruxin and Ji Feng attacked Ye Lin together while Du Shuangshuang cheered him on from the raft.
  • Ye Lin focused on Ji Feng, but Ji Feng kicked him in the chest and sent him flying toward the water.
  • Ye Lin caught himself on the boat’s edge, evaded Du Ruxin’s strike, and climbed back onto the deck.
  • Ye Lin struck Du Ruxin’s leg and broke it, leaving her falling toward the water as Ji Feng watched in shock.

Ch. 5655Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 231

Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang raced through the rafting competition’s stages using a fast boat, keeping first place as they approached the final stretch. They reached a river packed with piranhas, where Ye Lin recognized that the boat was essential to their lead.

  • Ye Lin knocked Ji Feng into the water, then returned to the bamboo raft.
  • Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang chose to use the fast boat for leverage rather than ride it, and they pulled far ahead of the other competitors.
  • At the whirlpool stage, Ye Lin brought Du Shuangshuang and the bamboo raft aboard the boat so they could pass safely.
  • Du Shuangshuang threw two beads, which became a wall of flames and a huge tentacled beast that churned the river.
  • Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang reached the final stage, where countless piranhas filled the water, and Ye Lin said the boat had likely secured their first place.

Ch. 5656Path of Invincibility - Secluded Cultivation 232

After winning the rafting competition with Du Shuangshuang, Ye Lin heard from Li Jinhuang that the Human Race wanted him to cause a major disturbance in the Heavenly Court. He considered using Du Shuangshuang’s high status to do so, while Du Ruxin grew more suspicious that he was a Human Race spy.

  • Du Shuangshuang celebrated winning first place in the rafting competition with Ye Lin.
  • Du Ruxin suspected Ye Lin was a Human Race spy after seeing his strength.
  • Ye Lin received a message from Li Jinhuang, who said the Human Race elders wanted him to stir up trouble in the Heavenly Court.
  • Ye Lin considered using Du Shuangshuang’s status to create a major disturbance.
  • Du Ruxin warned Ye Lin not to harm Du Shuangshuang, and Ye Lin left with Du Shuangshuang.

Ch. 5657Path of Invincibility - Secluded Cultivation 233

Du Shuangshuang escorted Ye Lin through the Heavenly Court and offered to take him to see the Wordless Heavenly Book, the reward for winning the drifting competition. At the golden hall, the maidservants demanded Ye Lin’s identification, but Du Shuangshuang threatened them until they let the two enter.

  • Du Shuangshuang told Ye Lin that her Third Sister had grown suspicious of everyone under their father’s strict discipline and promised to protect him.
  • Du Shuangshuang described her loneliness and sense of estrangement from her siblings as Ye Lin memorized the Heavenly Court’s layout.
  • Du Shuangshuang offered to take Ye Lin to view the Wordless Heavenly Book, and Ye Lin agreed.
  • At the hall, a maidservant demanded Ye Lin’s identification number before allowing him inside.
  • Du Shuangshuang threatened the maidservants, and they stepped aside to let her and Ye Lin pass.

Ch. 5658Path of Invincibility - Secluded Cultivation 234

Ye Lin used the Origin Eye Technique to see strange monsters depicted in the Wordless Heavenly Book, but the prolonged effort left him weak. Du Shuangshuang carried him away from the hall, and the maidservants agreed to keep quiet about what happened.

  • Du Shuangshuang led Ye Lin into the hall to see the Wordless Heavenly Book.
  • Ye Lin activated the Origin Eye Technique and saw images of monstrous beings on the book’s blank pages.
  • Ye Lin remained absorbed in the book for half an hour until the technique’s power consumption made him weak.
  • Du Shuangshuang supported Ye Lin and carried him out after he asked to tell her what he saw once they returned.
  • The two maidservants decided not to interfere and agreed that no one had visited the hall.

Ch. 5659Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 235

Ye Lin recovered at Du Shuangshuang’s residence after showing her the chaos recorded in the Wordless Heavenly Book. When Du Shuangshuang suddenly fell unconscious, a woman arrived and said the Ninth Princess’s episodes were growing more frequent.

  • Ye Lin told Du Shuangshuang about the chaos he had seen in the Wordless Heavenly Book and created a version showing its illustrations for her to study.
  • Ye Lin recovered while Du Shuangshuang examined the book, then reminded himself not to become careless again.
  • Ye Lin found Du Shuangshuang unconscious on a table and could not determine what had caused her to fall asleep.
  • A woman carrying a white basket arrived and told Ye Lin that the Ninth Princess’s episodes were coming more quickly.

Ch. 5660Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 236

Ye Lin learned that Du Shuangshuang’s fatal condition was worsening and that she had only ten rare pills left to keep her alive. He took responsibility for staying by her side and treating her, leaving her life in his hands.

  • A woman treated Du Shuangshuang through an episode, and Ye Lin asked what was wrong with her.
  • The woman explained that Du Shuangshuang was fated to die young and that the Heavenly Emperor had prolonged her life, but her attacks were becoming more frequent.
  • The woman said Du Shuangshuang had ten pills left and might not survive a year, while the other princes and princesses secretly wished for her death.
  • Ye Lin asked for the remaining pills and offered to stay with Du Shuangshuang and give her medicine during future episodes.
  • The woman trusted Ye Lin because he carried Du Shuangshuang’s exclusive Identity Token and gave him the pills and the method for prolonging her life.

Ch. 5661Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 237

Ye Lin reflected on mortality while Du Shuangshuang slept, then accompanied her to Falling Leaf Valley. He saw how isolated she was despite her status as she ran happily through her favorite place.

  • Ye Lin pondered why mortals existed if death was inevitable and briefly felt he had glimpsed an answer.
  • Du Shuangshuang woke after three hours and said she wanted to see a beast from the Chaos world.
  • Du Shuangshuang took Ye Lin, carrying her Dragon Scale Spear, out to visit Falling Leaf Valley.
  • Ye Lin noticed that people treated Du Shuangshuang with hollow respect and realized she had no one she could truly relax with.
  • Du Shuangshuang ran through the yellow-leaved forest of Falling Leaf Valley like a carefree child.

Ch. 5662Path of Invincibility - Secluded Cultivation 238

Ye Lin took Du Shuangshuang beyond the few places she had always been allowed to visit, helping her explore the vast Heavenly Court. As they traveled, Ye Lin memorized its layout, while Du Shuangshuang eagerly followed a delicious smell.

  • Du Shuangshuang told Ye Lin that she loved Falling Leaf Valley, where her mother had brought her to play and where she had planted every tree herself.
  • Ye Lin learned that Du Shuangshuang had never explored beyond her residence and nearby places because her father had forbidden her from going far.
  • Ye Lin persuaded Du Shuangshuang to tour the other parts of Heavenly Court, and she excitedly agreed.
  • Ye Lin led Du Shuangshuang through the palace grounds, and powerful figures who came to scold them backed down when they saw her.
  • Du Shuangshuang marveled at the size of Heavenly Court, while Ye Lin memorized its layout.
  • Du Shuangshuang caught the scent of something delicious and exclaimed that it smelled good.

Ch. 5663Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 239

Du Shuangshuang and Ye Lin entered the Alchemy Room, where Du Shuangshuang devoured flavor-focused pills while Ye Lin realized the room had been prepared for her. After leaving, Ye Lin grew wary that the Heavenly Court's powerful figures were watching him and would settle scores once Du Shuangshuang was gone.

  • Du Shuangshuang spotted an enormous pill-furnace-shaped building and headed down to investigate the pill-refining hall.
  • Du Shuangshuang transformed into a mouse and slipped into the Alchemy Room, with Ye Lin following her.
  • Du Shuangshuang ate pills from the furnaces while Ye Lin watched and recognized that they had no medicinal properties and were made for their flavor.
  • Du Shuangshuang left with Ye Lin after warning him that the old man might scold them, and Ye Lin saw the old man open his eyes and smile at him.
  • Du Shuangshuang praised the pills as they flew away, while Ye Lin resolved to prepare for the Heavenly Court's powerful figures to come after him.

Ch. 5664Path of Invincibility - Secluded Cultivation 240

Ye Lin realized the Heavenly Court had noticed him and took Du Shuangshuang traveling toward the horizon. The Heavenly Emperor ordered his forces not to harm Ye Lin while his daughter had one year left to live, but also commanded an invasion to exterminate the Human Race.

  • Ye Lin recognized that the Heavenly Court had marked him as an outsider and decided to prepare for the danger around him.
  • Du Shuangshuang asked to keep playing, and Ye Lin led her onward toward the horizon.
  • A Heavenly Court expert identified Ye Lin as a Human Race prodigy and proposed capturing him.
  • The Heavenly Emperor forbade anyone from touching Ye Lin before the Ninth Princess died, saying he wanted her to be happy during her final year.
  • The Heavenly Emperor ordered three armies to encircle and exterminate the Human Race.

Ch. 5665Path of Invincibility - Closed-Door Cultivation 241

The Heavenly Emperor mourned his estrangement from Du Shuangshuang as she explored Heavenly Court with Ye Lin, who secretly planted clones around it. Their journey brought them to the Ascension Passage, where soldiers explained how cultivators from small worlds arrived in Heavenly Court.

  • The Heavenly Emperor refused to visit the dying Du Shuangshuang, saying he had failed her and that she did not truly see him as her father.
  • Du Shuangshuang admired a waterfall of stars while Ye Lin continued memorizing Heavenly Court and planting hidden clones.
  • Du Shuangshuang hurried from sight to sight, and Ye Lin suspected she knew she was about to die.
  • Du Shuangshuang asked about an enormous gate of light, and two soldiers identified it as the Ascension Passage for cultivators arriving from small worlds.

Ch. 5666Path of Invincibility - Closed-Door Cultivation 242

Du Shuangshuang and Ye Lin used a teleportation array to leave the Heavenly Court for a small world, escaping the Third Elder’s attempt to capture Ye Lin. They arrived safely, and Ye Lin chose to accompany Du Shuangshuang as she explored.

  • Du Shuangshuang asked whether they could use the teleportation array to visit a small world, and Ye Lin agreed.
  • A soldier went to report their departure, but Du Shuangshuang pulled Ye Lin into the array before he returned.
  • The Third Elder arrived too late, killed the soldier, and lamented that the Chaos-aptitude Human Race prodigy had escaped.
  • Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang arrived in an unfamiliar small world, where Du Shuangshuang repeatedly shattered and healed the space with her finger.
  • Du Shuangshuang wanted to explore the world, and Ye Lin decided to keep her company.

Ch. 5667Path of Invincibility - Secluded Cultivation 243

Du Shuangshuang shopped through the city while Ye Lin paid for everything with conjured gold. They entered an auction pavilion, where the guards recognized Ye Lin as a powerful expert and sent for the Hall Master.

  • Du Shuangshuang bought a piece of jade and made Ye Lin pay the seller with a gold ingot.
  • Du Shuangshuang bought all kinds of wares from the city vendors while Ye Lin paid lavishly.
  • Ye Lin guided Du Shuangshuang past a pavilion where women called out to them.
  • Du Shuangshuang entered an auction pavilion with Ye Lin.
  • The pavilion guards found themselves unable to move, then sent word to the Hall Master that a powerful expert had arrived.

Ch. 5668Path of Invincibility - Secluded Cultivation 244

Men in uniform suspected Ye Lin of being a great demon and called for reinforcements to capture him. At an auction, Du Shuangshuang excitedly placed an extravagant bid, drawing attention to herself and her apparent wealth and status.

  • A man in uniform examined the gold ingot Ye Lin had thrown and heard his lackeys warn that Ye Lin’s wealth and cultivation made him dangerous.
  • The leader ordered his men to call for backup before they tried to capture Ye Lin.
  • Ye Lin explained to Du Shuangshuang that the highest bidder would win an auction item.
  • Du Shuangshuang joined the bidding and offered ten thousand taels for a Liuli cup listed at fifteen hundred taels.
  • The crowd mocked Du Shuangshuang’s bid, then fell quiet when they saw her beauty and luxurious clothing.

Ch. 5669Path of Invincibility - Secluded Cultivation 245

Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang attended an auction, where Du Shuangshuang bought a glazed glass cup and a supposed Dragon King's Dragon Ball went up for bid. The Demon-Hunting Squad sealed the auction house and accused Ye Lin of being a demon who had used magic to make fake gold, leaving him demanding proof.

  • Du Shuangshuang bought the glazed glass cup for ten thousand taels, and Ye Lin paid the old man in gold.
  • The old man presented a large pearl as the Dragon King's Dragon Ball, and the guests began bidding on it.
  • The Demon-Hunting Squad sealed the auction house and entered with three figures.
  • The squad's leader confronted Ye Lin, accused him of being a demon who had spread fake gold, and threw a gold ingot to the ground.
  • Ye Lin challenged the leader to prove the gold was fake within three breaths, threatening him if he could not.

Ch. 5670Path of Invincibility - Closed-Door Cultivation 246

Ye Lin punished the young man who had tried to leave the auction house, trapping him in an endless cycle of agony. Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang then left the city and wandered through the barren countryside as night fell.

  • The young man failed to explain the gold ingot, and Ye Lin stopped him from leaving the auction house.
  • Ye Lin condemned the young man to endless torture, causing the onlookers to flee in terror.
  • Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang left the city and wandered among barren mountains as the sun set.
  • Du Shuangshuang examined her glass cup while Ye Lin followed her like a bodyguard.

Ch. 5671Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 247

Ye Lin spent a year traveling with Du Shuangshuang, whose final days were brightened by seeing the wider world. After she died on a cliff, Ye Lin confronted her father, the Heavenly Emperor, for refusing to see her before her death.

  • Ye Lin accompanied Du Shuangshuang around the small world for a year, broadening her experience of life.
  • Du Shuangshuang told Ye Lin that she had understood her illness and her family's efforts, and that their year together had been the best of her life.
  • The Heavenly Emperor arrived and silently watched Du Shuangshuang speak with Ye Lin.
  • Du Shuangshuang kissed Ye Lin, thanked him for staying with her, and died as the sun set.
  • Ye Lin laid Du Shuangshuang down and challenged the Heavenly Emperor for letting his daughter die without seeing him.

Ch. 5672Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 248

After Du Shuangshuang died, Ye Lin destroyed the small world and escaped the Heavenly Court’s pursuit. He reached the Human Race’s gathering place a month later, where he told Li Jinhuang that the Ninth Princess had died.

  • The Heavenly Emperor took Du Shuangshuang’s corpse, thanked Ye Lin for staying with her, and warned him that Heavenly Court experts surrounded the world.
  • Ye Lin used World Extinction in a Thought to destroy the small world and disappeared before the Heavenly Court experts arrived.
  • The Heavenly Court experts realized Ye Lin had escaped, and their leader sensed that the Heavenly Emperor had been there.
  • Ye Lin traveled for a month to reach the Human Race, which had been uniting weaker races while evading the Heavenly Court’s army.
  • Li Jinhuang teased Ye Lin about the Ninth Princess, and Ye Lin told him she had died a month earlier.

Ch. 5673Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 249

Sword Venerable explained that Ye Lin’s apparent love tribulation was only a brief warning, since the Human Race needed him to survive and grow stronger. Ye Lin and Li Jinhuang then faced the Heavenly Court army, preparing to attack despite being badly outnumbered.

  • The Third Ancestor questioned Sword Venerable about Ye Lin’s love tribulation, and Sword Venerable explained that he had only briefly extended a thread of fate for Ye Lin.
  • The Third Ancestor accepted that Ye Lin could not be allowed to fall into danger before he led the Human Race to rise.
  • Sword Venerable said the encounter had disturbed Ye Lin’s state of mind and was meant to prepare him for a future love tribulation.
  • Li Jinhuang told Ye Lin that the Human Race faced at least thirty-two Chaos-grade prodigies, while their side had only the two of them.
  • Li Jinhuang rallied the Human Race army to wipe out the Heavenly Court forces and advance on the Heavenly Court, while Ye Lin readied his Emperor Sword.
  • The Heavenly Court sent four Chaos-grade prodigies to crush the Human Race and its allied races before they could grow stronger.

Ch. 5674Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 250

Ye Lin and Li Jinhuang drew two Heavenly Court prodigies with Chaos aptitude away from the main battlefield to fight in the starry sky. Ye Lin told them he came from the future, where the Human Race won and the Heavenly Court fell, leaving the two young men doubtful about how that outcome could happen.

  • Li Jinhuang challenged the two Heavenly Court prodigies and led them, with Ye Lin, toward the depths of the starry sky.
  • One young man asked Ye Lin where he came from, and Ye Lin said he had come from the future.
  • The young man accepted Ye Lin's claim and asked why he had come to the past, and Ye Lin said he wanted to find worthy opponents.
  • The other young man asked what happened to the Heavenly Court in the future, and Ye Lin said the Human Race won, the Heavenly Court fell apart, and the Human Race ruled over all races.
  • The two young men exchanged doubtful looks because they could not understand how the Heavenly Court could lose.

Ch. 5675Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 251

Ye Lin fought Zhao Qiankun and Xuanyin, who joined forces to test the invincible warrior from the later ages. The battle left Zhao Qiankun astonished by Ye Lin’s time-stopping eye technique.

  • Zhao Qiankun and Xuanyin introduced themselves and challenged Ye Lin to a fight to the death.
  • Ye Lin charged at them, and all three exchanged powerful attacks across the Starry Sky.
  • Xuanyin used his Delusion-Breaking Void Eye to shatter Ye Lin’s Sword Domain.
  • Zhao Qiankun struck at Ye Lin, but Ye Lin stopped time and sent him flying with a slash of Sword Qi.
  • Zhao Qiankun marveled at Ye Lin’s eye technique, and Xuanyin unleashed the Delusion-Breaking Void Eye again.

Ch. 5676Path of Invincibility - Seclusion Cultivation 252

Ye Lin fought Xuanyin and Zhao Qiankun in the Starry Sky, proving stronger than both and overwhelming Xuanyin in a clash of eye techniques. The battle continued as Ye Lin pressed his attack with the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

  • Xuanyin ambushed Ye Lin with divine light, but Ye Lin dodged and struck Xuanyin from behind with the Emperor Sword.
  • Zhao Qiankun acknowledged Ye Lin's strength, and he and Xuanyin attacked him with genuine killing intent.
  • Ye Lin used Sword Qi to separate the two and targeted Xuanyin with Origin Holy Light.
  • Ye Lin's divine light overpowered Xuanyin's Innate Dual Pupils, forcing Xuanyin to escape its path.
  • Ye Lin launched Karmic Fire Red Lotus at Xuanyin, who angrily resisted.

Ch. 5677Path of Invincibility - Secluded Cultivation 253

Ye Lin fought Xuanyin and Zhao Qiankun in the starry sky, overcoming their coordinated attacks with his abilities. He left both men severely wounded and closing in on them as they retreated.

  • Xuanyin shattered Ye Lin's Karmic Fire Red Lotus, but Ye Lin stabbed him from behind before he could turn around.
  • Xuanyin unleashed Divine Spear Suppresses the World, but Ye Lin evaded it and destroyed it with Origin Holy Light.
  • Zhao Qiankun joined the fight while Xuanyin attacked from behind, putting Ye Lin under pressure with their teamwork.
  • Ye Lin stopped time, cut away half of Zhao Qiankun's body, and pierced Xuanyin with Origin Holy Light, severely wounding both men.
  • Zhao Qiankun praised Ye Lin through gritted teeth, and Ye Lin summoned sword cries as the two wounded men retreated.

Ch. 5678Path of Invincibility - Closed-Door Cultivation 254

Ye Lin fought Zhao Qiankun and Xuanyin inside his Sword Domain, countering their attacks and driving Zhao Qiankun to the brink. The chapter ended as Xuanyin used his double pupils to form an eerie vortex before Zhao Qiankun’s brow, just as Ye Lin’s sword was about to strike.

  • Ye Lin trapped Zhao Qiankun and Xuanyin within his Sword Domain and advanced with the Emperor Sword.
  • Zhao Qiankun attacked with Shattering Star Form while Xuanyin assaulted Ye Lin’s soul with his double pupils.
  • Ye Lin dispelled Xuanyin’s illusions and absorbed Zhao Qiankun’s spear attack into a Sword Qi vortex.
  • Ye Lin charged at the weakened Zhao Qiankun and aimed a sword strike at his brow.
  • Xuanyin formed an eerie vortex before Zhao Qiankun’s brow as Ye Lin’s sword was about to hit.
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