Recaps

Ye Lin and Yun Qiyue discovered a hidden passage leading to an underground hall, where they confronted Bai Yuzhen, the Demonic Sect witch. Yun Qiyue demanded the Demonic Sect’s treasure vault and gave Bai Yuzhen a choice: surrender it or be killed.

• Ye Lin and Yun Qiyue found the location shown on the panel and uncovered a secret passage beneath the ground.
• Ye Lin and Yun Qiyue walked through the passage and reached a vast underground hall with a black throne.
• Bai Yuzhen asked how they had found her, and Yun Qiyue identified her as the Demonic Sect witch.
• Yun Qiyue demanded the Demonic Sect’s hidden treasure vault and offered Bai Yuzhen the choice of surrendering it or dying.

Yun Qiyue and Ye Lin demanded the Demonic Sect’s wealth from Bai Yuzhen, who tried to delay them by asking how they would divide its uneven treasures. When they pressed her for the Spatial Ring, Bai Yuzhen activated a teleportation formation.

• Bai Yuzhen revealed that the Spatial Ring held the Demonic Sect’s million-year wealth, worth at least five hundred million transaction points, and said her father had entrusted it to her.
• Yun Qiyue gave Bai Yuzhen an ultimatum, while Bai Yuzhen questioned how Yun Qiyue and Ye Lin would divide the treasures and resources.
• Ye Lin offered Yun Qiyue the Postnatal Supreme Treasures and sixty percent of the remaining resources, taking the Postnatal Spirit Treasures and the rest.
• Yun Qiyue demanded the Spatial Ring, and Ye Lin silently moved closer to Bai Yuzhen.
• Bai Yuzhen refused to hand over the Demonic Sect’s inheritance and stomped on the ground, triggering a teleportation formation that surrounded her in black light.

Ye Lin followed Bai Yuzhen through her teleportation array and took the Spatial Ring containing the Demonic Sect's foundation from her. He left her alive and vanished, while Bai Yuzhen was left wondering what to do without her father, sect, or money.

• Bai Yuzhen escaped Yun Qiyue using a teleportation array, and Ye Lin vanished with her while Yun Qiyue stayed behind.
• Ye Lin appeared with Bai Yuzhen in an unfamiliar mountain range and demanded the item she carried.
• Bai Yuzhen released her peak Daluo Golden Immortal aura and threatened Ye Lin, but he ignored it and removed her Spatial Ring.
• Ye Lin inspected the ring, spared Bai Yuzhen, and warned her that she would die the next time they met before vanishing.
• Bai Yuzhen realized the Demonic Sect's foundation was gone and lamented that she had no father, sect, or money.

Ye Lin kept the valuable items he had earned and brought them to the Origin Chamber of Commerce to exchange for transaction points. Yun Qiyue took only the black flag she had come for, while Ye Lin prepared to head to the Great Blade Association afterward.

• Ye Lin estimated that his haul was worth hundreds of millions of transaction points and noted that he would keep most of the proceeds.
• Yun Qiyue met Ye Lin and took only the black flag from the Spatial Ring, returning the rest of the items to him.
• Ye Lin kept the remaining items and set off for the Origin Chamber of Commerce to exchange them for transaction points.
• At the Origin Chamber of Commerce, a young man led Ye Lin into a private chamber.

Ye Lin exchanged the Human Sect and Demonic Sect’s surplus treasures for more than 345 million trade points. He ran into Zhang Ling’er and Luo Yao afterward and spent time listening to Luo Yao recount their travels while Zhang Ling’er went to exchange her own goods.

• Ye Lin gave the Origin Chamber of Commerce a Spatial Ring of surplus items, which the young appraiser valued at 345,449,356 trade points.
• Ye Lin checked the funds on his trade card, accepted the result, and left the chamber.
• Ye Lin encountered Zhang Ling’er and Luo Yao while heading toward the Great Blade Association.
• Luo Yao happily told Ye Lin about the places she and Zhang Ling’er had visited and the food they had eaten.
• Zhang Ling’er said she had run out of money and went to exchange some while Ye Lin wandered through the city with Luo Yao.

Ye Lin encountered Sword Venerable, his old acquaintance from the Star River Cosmos, after following him out of the city. They reunited over wine on a cliff and compared how they had fared, with Ye Lin asking Sword Venerable about his life in the Boundary Sea.

• Ye Lin noticed a familiar figure while carrying Luo Yao and followed him out of the city.
• Sword Venerable stopped and asked Ye Lin why he was following him, then recognized him.
• Ye Lin and Sword Venerable went to a cliff to drink while Luo Yao sat nearby.
• Sword Venerable said he was surprised they had met again in the Boundary Sea and asked how Ye Lin had been.
• Ye Lin said he had become a disciple of the Heavenly Blade Sage, and Sword Venerable praised him.
• Ye Lin asked Sword Venerable how he had fared, as an unspoken rivalry emerged between them.

Ye Lin reunited with the Sword Venerable on the Origin Continent, and they shared stories of how they had survived and found their footing there. After Zhang Ling'er joined them, the friends parted, hoping to meet again at the summit.

• The Sword Venerable told Ye Lin how he crossed the Boundary Sea, reached the Origin Continent, and joined a mysterious faction.
• Ye Lin and the Sword Venerable compared their progress and drank together, reflecting on how the Origin Continent offered greater opportunities than the Star River Cosmos.
• Zhang Ling'er arrived at the place Ye Lin had given her, and Ye Lin introduced her to the Sword Venerable as a friend.
• After night fell, Ye Lin and the Sword Venerable said farewell and promised to meet again at the summit.
• The Sword Venerable vanished into the distance, and Ye Lin and Zhang Ling'er remained behind.

Ye Lin parted from Zhang Ling'er, who left to explore with a friend, and went to the Great Blade Association with Luo Yao and Ye Xin. After entering its vast minor world, he was approached by a woman offering to guide him.

• Zhang Ling'er returned Luo Yao to Ye Lin and said she was leaving to explore with a friend.
• Zhang Ling'er departed alone, promising to find Ye Lin after her exploration.
• Ye Lin took Luo Yao and Ye Xin to the Great Blade Association and entered its luxurious residence.
• Ye Lin discovered that the association’s grounds formed an independent minor world filled with halls selling various goods.
• A woman in a red cheongsam greeted Ye Lin and offered to show him around.

Ye Lin took Luo Yao to the Great Blade Association’s most expensive section, where he found that even with a ninety-percent discount, most treasures were beyond his budget. Luo Yao was drawn to the Heart of the Ocean, and Ye Lin decided to buy it for her.

• Ye Lin asked the cheongsam-clad woman to take him to the most expensive items, and she led him to a grand hall.
• The cheongsam-clad woman explained that some treasures were displayed only by description because they were held at other branches or headquarters.
• Ye Lin browsed the costly treasures and realized he could not afford most of them even with the discount.
• Ye Lin found Luo Yao gazing at the Heart of the Ocean, a jade pendant containing a trace of the Great Dao of Water.
• Luo Yao said she liked the pendant, and Ye Lin told her they would buy it.

Ye Lin bought the Heart of the Ocean for Luo Yao, spending 300 million transaction points after using his disciple discount. Back at Meteor Island, Luo Yao happily examined the item while Ye Lin resumed listening to lectures.

• Ye Lin decided to buy the Heart of the Ocean because Luo Yao liked it.
• Ye Lin showed Tang Zong his Identity Token, and Tang Zong applied his ten percent discount, reducing the price to 300 million transaction points.
• Tang Zong removed the Heart of the Ocean from its restriction and handed it to Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin returned to Meteor Island with Luo Yao and gave her the Heart of the Ocean.
• Luo Yao studied the Heart of the Ocean in the courtyard while Ye Lin resumed listening to Daluo Golden Immortal lectures.

Ye Lin spent a century immersed in Bing Ruoxin’s Dao teachings while in seclusion. At Meteor Island, Heavenly Blade Sage discussed an attack on the Great Blade Association with Yun Qiyue, then turned his attention to Luo Yao.

• Ye Lin listened intently to Bing Ruoxin’s lessons as one hundred years passed.
• Heavenly Blade Sage read a report about the Great Blade Association’s disciples being slaughtered and angrily questioned Yun Qiyue about the attack.
• Yun Qiyue said there were no traces of a Quasi-Saint intervening, though one had apparently been lured away, and advised against sending a Quasi-Saint in retaliation.
• Heavenly Blade Sage asked where Ye Lin was, and Yun Qiyue said he had been in seclusion for exactly one hundred years.
• Luo Yao entered the hall, and Heavenly Blade Sage scooped her into his arms.

After the Great Blade Association’s branches in Phoenix Prefecture were attacked and its disciples massacred, Yun Qiyue brought Ye Lin to carry out Heavenly Blade Sage’s order for bloody retaliation. The chapter ended with them preparing to kill everyone connected to the attack, even if that meant massacring all of Phoenix Prefecture.

• Heavenly Blade Sage praised Ye Lin’s devotion to Luo Yao and ordered her to help deal with the attackers, leaving none alive.
• Heavenly Blade Sage took Luo Yao out to play while Yun Qiyue went to Ye Lin’s residence.
• Ye Lin emerged from seclusion and followed Yun Qiyue as she told him that four Great Blade Association branches had been looted and their disciples massacred.
• Yun Qiyue told Ye Lin that they already knew who was responsible and that Heavenly Blade Sage had ordered them to kill everyone connected to the attack, even if they had to massacre all of Phoenix Prefecture.

Ye Lin and Yun Qiyue mobilized the Great Blade Association to launch a sweeping operation against everyone connected to the attack in Phoenix Prefecture. The operation began as they led separate forces of Daluo Golden Immortals through teleportation arrays toward the prefecture.

• Yun Qiyue told Ye Lin that they could not use Quasi-Saints and ordered him to show no mercy to anyone connected to the matter.
• Yun Qiyue and Ye Lin arrived at a Great Blade Association branch, where a Quasi-Saint received them.
• Yun Qiyue ordered the branch to gather personnel, prepare teleportation arrays, seal Phoenix Prefecture, and summon nearby Daluo Golden Immortals.
• Yun Qiyue warned Ye Lin to kill anyone he suspected rather than let a culprit escape.
• After an hour, Yun Qiyue divided the gathered Daluo Golden Immortals into two groups and led one group into a teleportation array.
• Ye Lin led the other group into a teleportation array after Yun Qiyue departed.

Ye Lin led the Great Blade Association’s experts to the Shadow Kill Pavilion branch in Heaven-Equaling Commandery, intending to retaliate for its attack. The chapter left him ordering his men to kill everyone inside, while the Holy Palace faced pressure to prevent the feud between the two Sages from escalating.

• Ye Lin arrived in Phoenix Prefecture with several hundred peak Daluo Golden Immortal experts and studied Yun Qiyue’s scroll about the Shadow Kill Pavilion.
• Ye Lin learned that the Shadow Kill Pavilion was backed by the eighth-level Quasi-Sage Shadow Ghost Sage, who had a deep feud with the Heavenly Blade Sage.
• Ye Lin led the Great Blade Association’s forces toward the Shadow Kill Pavilion branch in Heaven-Equaling Commandery as factions across the Origin Continent investigated their mobilization.
• Experts reported the Sage feud to the Holy Palace, which would not allow the two to fight while the Chaos Ancient Clan was invading.
• Ye Lin identified the Shadow Kill Pavilion branch and ordered his men to kill everyone inside.

Ye Lin led the Great Blade Association in a devastating assault on a Shadow Kill Pavilion city, where the two groups’ disciples fought while their Quasi-Sages held back. The city was left in ruins, and the grudge between the two forces continued to deepen.

• Ye Lin’s disciples sealed off the Shadow Kill Pavilion city with formations and launched a massive attack.
• Hundreds of Great Blade Association Daluo Golden Immortals razed the city, killing or wounding its inhabitants, including cultivators who had come to trade.
• Shadow Kill Pavilion disciples emerged from the ruins and battled the Great Blade Association’s forces, but Ye Lin watched without intervening because his side outnumbered them.
• Two Quasi-Sages confronted one another in the Void, exchanged insults, and refrained from fighting to avoid escalating the conflict.

Experts discussed the escalating feud between Shadowkill and Heavenly Blade Sage and urged them to settle it without letting it grow worse. Heavenly Blade Sage refused to reconcile, while the white-haired elder considered taking Luo Yao as his disciple, but Heavenly Blade Sage said neither of them could teach her.

• The red-haired man and Bing Ruoxin discussed Shadowkill and Heavenly Blade Sage’s feud, their near-perfected Dao Rhymes, and the need for their strength against the Chaos Ancient Clan.
• The white-haired elder urged Heavenly Blade Sage to settle the grudge, but Heavenly Blade Sage insisted Shadowkill had started the latest trouble.
• The white-haired elder warned Heavenly Blade Sage that the Venerable might confine him until he reached the Ninth Heaven of the Quasi-Saint Realm.
• Heavenly Blade Sage refused to visit Shadowkill’s residence, saying he would fight him only after reaching the Quasi-Saint Realm.
• The white-haired elder asked to take Luo Yao as his disciple, but Heavenly Blade Sage said neither of them could teach her.

Ye Lin and the Great Blade Association destroyed a Shadow Kill Pavilion branch, but found no treasures because they had apparently been moved beforehand. Ye Lin set out for the next location, determined to investigate nearby forces and kill any that had been involved.

• Ye Lin ordered his disciples to search the ruined branch after they killed everyone there.
• Ye Lin and the disciples found no treasures, Spatial Rings, or other belongings among the ruins or the dead.
• A disciple suggested Shadow Kill Pavilion had moved its treasures in anticipation of the Great Blade Association's retaliation but left its people behind to avoid appearing afraid.
• Ye Lin reflected that Daluo Golden Immortals were expendable pieces in the schemes of powerful figures and resolved to grow stronger.
• Ye Lin ordered the group to visit nearby major forces and exterminate any that had participated, then led the disciples toward the next location.

Ye Lin led Great Blade Association disciples to the Heaven Sect to investigate reports that it had joined the Shadow Kill Pavilion in attacking their people. A Heaven Sect disciple confirmed they had destroyed a Great Blade Association branch and taken its treasures, leaving Ye Lin and his followers stunned.

• Ye Lin surrounded the Heaven Sect with Great Blade Association disciples and entered to investigate the reports against it.
• Ye Lin noticed the sect’s residents acted as though the visitors were not there and told his followers not to attack indiscriminately.
• Ye Lin asked a young Heaven Sect disciple whether anything significant had happened recently.
• The young disciple said the sect had celebrated Junior Sister Qingxuan’s birthday by working with the Shadow Kill Pavilion to destroy a Great Blade Association branch and seize treasures.
• Ye Lin and the disciples behind him were speechless at the young man’s admission.

Ye Lin and the disciples entered Heaven Sect and followed its disciples to a crowded plaza for Junior Sister Qingxuan’s birthday celebration. Ye Lin decided to observe the gathering before acting, believing he could capture the Heaven Sect disciples all at once.

• A young man told Ye Lin he was leaving to congratulate Junior Sister Qingxuan, leaving Ye Lin and his disciples bewildered by his remarks.
• A disciple urged Ye Lin to act against Heaven Sect, but Ye Lin chose to investigate the birthday celebration first.
• Ye Lin and his disciples followed the hurried crowd toward the celebration as Ye Lin wondered whether Qingxuan protected the sect.
• The group reached a packed plaza, where Ye Lin learned the gathered cultivators were Heaven Sect disciples and saw a chance to catch them all at once.

Ye Lin learned that thousands of cultivators had come to celebrate Qingxuan’s birthday and ordered that everyone be allowed into the Heaven Sect, intending to keep them from leaving. After Ding Shuheng welcomed the crowd, the cultivators called for Qingxuan to appear.

• A disciple told Ye Lin that at least a thousand cultivators had arrived to congratulate Qingxuan.
• Ye Lin ordered his people to admit everyone and summon nearby disciples, intending to detain the visitors.
• Thousands of cultivators gathered in and above the plaza while Ye Lin watched from a chair.
• Three hours later, Ding Shuheng welcomed the crowd on behalf of Qingxuan.
• The cultivators interrupted Ding Shuheng and demanded that Qingxuan come out.

Ye Lin and his five disciples watched Qingxuan’s birthday celebration as cultivators showered her with gifts. Ye Lin planned to seize the treasures after the gift-giving ended, and the ceremony was still dragging on when the chapter ended.

• Ding Shuheng welcomed Qingxuan, whose arrival and greeting drew loud cheers from the crowd.
• Ding Shuheng announced the gift-giving segment, and cultivators presented Qingxuan with valuable treasures.
• Ye Lin told his disciples to wait until the ceremony ended, then seize every treasure Ding Shuheng received.
• Ding Shuheng accepted the gifts while Qingxuan thanked the donors, and the lengthy ceremony continued.

Ye Lin and the Great Blade Association interrupted the Dao Heaven Sect’s celebration to condemn the sect for colluding with the Dark Shadow Pavilion and destroying an association branch. Ye Lin then declared that everyone present would be executed, leaving the gathered cultivators pleading and protesting under the association’s encirclement.

• Ding Shuheng ended the treasure-gifting ceremony, announced the celebration, and promised a toast from Qingxuan to the top ten donors.
• Ye Lin ordered his five disciples to summon reinforcements and seal off the venue.
• Ye Lin appeared above the gathering with several thousand Great Blade Association cultivators and accused the Dao Heaven Sect of colluding with the Dark Shadow Pavilion.
• Ye Lin pronounced judgment that the Dao Heaven Sect would be annihilated and all cultivators present executed.
• The gathered cultivators protested their innocence and begged Ye Lin to let them leave.

Ye Lin ordered the Great Blade Association cultivators to slaughter Heaven Sect’s people after deciding their sect’s quasi-saints would not intervene. Ding Shuheng confronted Ye Lin and offered compensation, but the massacre continued.

• Ye Lin dismissed the cultivators’ threats, marked them, and ordered that they all be killed.
• The Great Blade Association’s Daluo Golden Immortals attacked, and a chaotic, one-sided slaughter began.
• Ding Shuheng watched Heaven Sect’s disciples die and repeatedly shouted for the fighting to stop, but no one listened.
• Ding Shuheng confronted Ye Lin, insisting Heaven Sect had only provided Dark Shadow Pavilion with information and offering compensation if Ye Lin called off the attack.

Ye Lin killed Ding Shuheng and seized the Spatial Ring from Qingxuan, then killed her as she tried to leave. He realized Qingxuan was an external incarnation and suspected her true body was a quasi-saint who had used the Heaven Sect to gather treasures.

• Ye Lin attacked Ding Shuheng with Sword Qi, shattered his shield, and killed him.
• Ye Lin took the Spatial Ring from Qingxuan after she handed it over without resistance.
• Ye Lin let Qingxuan leave, then struck her in the chest and killed her.
• Ye Lin identified Qingxuan as an external incarnation and wondered if her true body had used the Heaven Sect to swindle treasures.

Ye Lin confirmed that the man he had dealt with was only an incarnation and collected the resources he had swindled. As the battle reached a stalemate, Ye Lin intervened with a rain of Sword Qi, leaving a second wave poised to strike.

• Ye Lin confirmed the man was an incarnation and put away the Spatial Ring filled with cultivation resources.
• The battle between the two sides stalled as the cultivators joined together to resist, while members of the Great Blade Association begged for their lives.
• Ye Lin appeared above the battlefield and unleashed countless streams of Sword Qi, severely wounding or killing many cultivators.
• The survivors looked up at Ye Lin in fear, then saw another wave of Sword Qi forming in the heavens.