Arc 289The Dragon Vault and the Mystic Bell

Ye Lin witnessed Su Tao kill Bai Xian, then explored the Myriad Demon Imperial Dynasty’s treasury and left the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm with Su Qing and Zhao Wanyi. After confirming Zhao Wanyi’s ancestry and receiving the restored Supreme Purity Mystic Bell, Ye Lin was summoned to the Star River Cosmos as Le Chuan fought Sky Vault Venerable.

  • Su Tao defeated Bai Xian’s attacks and swallowed the ancient Divine Dragon with a black vortex.
  • Su Tao led Ye Lin, Su Qing, and Zhao Wanyi into the weakened treasure vault, where they found the dynasty’s relics, Demon Beast remains, and rare treasures.
  • Ye Lin took most of the treasury’s treasures, received two bottles of Chaos Ancestral Dragon essence blood, and left as the Demon Race rushed in for what remained.
  • Su Tao sent Su Qing and Zhao Wanyi out with Ye Lin, sacrificing his lifespan to protect Su Qing as they escaped the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm.
  • Ye Lin brought Zhao Wanyi to the Spirit King, who confirmed she was a direct descendant of the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan’s Saint ancestor.
  • Elder Hu restored Ye Lin’s Supreme Purity Mystic Bell, and Ye Lin learned of its powers to clear the mind, protect a lineage’s fortune, and attack Primordial Spirits.
  • Le Chuan fought Sky Vault Venerable across the Star River Cosmos and defeated him, then threatened his clansmen until Sky Vault Venerable called on Senior Ye Lin’s true body to descend.
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Ch. 7220Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm 361

Su Tao defied Bai Xian, the ancient dragon Emperor of the Myriad Demon Imperial Dynasty, and the two prepared to fight above the Imperial Capital. As Bai Xian struck, Ye Lin watched with Su Qing and Zhao Wanyi, trusting Su Tao to win.

  • Su Tao rejected Bai Xian’s threats and warned that he would kill the old dragon if Bai Xian kept provoking him.
  • Bai Xian became enraged, unfurled his immense dragon body, and released an aura that shook the Divine Mountain and sent Demon Race cultivators fleeing.
  • Ye Lin reassured Su Qing and Zhao Wanyi as they watched from afar, deciding he trusted Su Tao to win and would flee with the women if he lost.
  • Su Tao faced Bai Xian with cold black flames surrounding him and mocked the dragon’s strength.
  • Bai Xian roared in fury and reached out with a dragon claw to attack Su Tao.

Ch. 7221Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm

Su Tao injured Bai Xian with a palm strike, prompting the ancient dragon to awaken the primordial laws in his scales and break through to Quasi-Saint Sixth Heaven. Bai Xian’s power surged as the chapter ended, setting the stage for their battle to continue.

  • Su Tao struck Bai Xian’s dragon claw with a black-flamed palm, shattering its scales and sending Bai Xian flying.
  • Bai Xian realized Su Tao was far stronger than he had expected and solemnly challenged him to defeat him.
  • Bai Xian awakened the ancient power within his scales, causing their primordial patterns to glow blue.
  • Bai Xian broke through from Peak Quasi-Saint Fifth Heaven to Quasi-Saint Sixth Heaven, shaking heaven and earth with his roar.

Ch. 7222Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm 363

Su Tao overwhelmed Bai Xian after revealing the power of a seventh-level Quasi-Saint. Bai Xian refused to accept defeat despite recognizing the gulf between their cultivation levels.

  • Bai Xian unleashed the Breath of Chaos, but Su Tao countered it with a black palm imprint.
  • Su Tao’s palm imprint devoured the dragon breath and smashed into Bai Xian, mangling his claw and shattering his scales.
  • Su Tao mocked Bai Xian for believing his deep foundation could overcome the difference between a Sixth Heaven and a seventh-level Quasi-Saint.
  • Bai Xian realized Su Tao’s cultivation made him a formidable figure even in the Central Region, but he still refused to accept defeat.

Ch. 7223Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm 364

Bai Xian drew on the Myriad Demon Imperial Dynasty’s accumulated fortune, bringing his strength close to the seventh level of the Quasi-Saint Realm, and launched a devastating attack at Ye Lin. Ye Lin realized the strike was too powerful for him to withstand, but saw that Su Tao remained calm, apparently ready to counter it.

  • Bai Xian summoned the dynasty’s fortune into his body and surged to the peak of the Sixth Heaven of the Quasi-Saint Realm, nearing the seventh level.
  • Bai Xian gathered his million years of cultivation, his understanding of the Laws of Chaos, and the dynasty’s fortune into a single attack.
  • Bai Xian struck with a dragon claw containing the laws of destruction, creation, time, space, and causality.
  • Ye Lin judged that he could not withstand Bai Xian’s claw and considered how the dragon was using the dynasty’s fortune.
  • Ye Lin noticed Su Tao remained unafraid and saw a hint of a smile in her eyes.

Ch. 7224Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm 365

Su Tao used a black vortex to devour Bai Xian, the ancient Divine Dragon guarding the Myriad Demon Imperial Dynasty. After defeating him, Su Tao turned his attention to the enormous treasure vault.

  • Su Tao summoned a black vortex that devoured Bai Xian’s dragon claw and the power of the five supreme laws.
  • The vortex dragged Bai Xian toward it as he burned his blood essence and soul, then begged Su Tao to spare him.
  • Su Tao watched as the vortex swallowed Bai Xian completely, killing the ancient Divine Dragon.
  • After the vortex dissipated, Su Tao looked toward the enormous treasure vault and wondered what it contained.

Ch. 7225Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm

Su Tao broke the Myriad Demon Imperial Dynasty’s treasure vault formation after killing the old dragon, then led Ye Lin, Su Qing, and Zhao Wanyi inside. They reached a vast, chaotic chamber illuminated by an enormous Demon Core that Ye Lin recognized as belonging to at least a Quasi-Saint-level Demon Beast.

  • Su Tao considered the Sacred Dynasty’s ruler the only person who could punish him, then reflected that the old dragon had chosen to die.
  • With the old dragon dead, the Myriad Demon Imperial Dynasty’s fate scattered and weakened the treasure vault formation.
  • Su Tao shattered the formation with a single palm strike and led Ye Lin, Su Qing, and Zhao Wanyi down the passage into the vault.
  • The group passed murals depicting the Demon Race’s ancient wars before entering a vast chamber filled with disordered treasures.
  • Ye Lin sensed that the enormous Demon Core illuminating the vault had come from at least a Quasi-Saint-level Demon Beast.

Ch. 7226Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm 367

Ye Lin and Su Tao explored the Myriad Demon Imperial Dynasty's treasury, discovering a blood pool that could temper bloodlines and rows of preserved Demon Beast corpses. They continued deeper into the treasury, where countless more Demon Beast remains awaited.

  • Ye Lin examined the Myriad Beast Blood Pool and learned that entering could strengthen a bloodline but might kill those who could not endure it.
  • Su Tao inspected a drop of blood from the pool, returned it, and led Ye Lin onward.
  • Ye Lin read the records of a Primordial Dragon Whale and a Nine-Colored Phoenix preserved in crystal coffins, including how the dynasty had killed and used their remains.
  • Ye Lin and Su Tao passed through rows of Demon Beast corpses and continued deeper into the treasury.

Ch. 7227Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm 368

Ye Lin and the others explored the Myriad Demon Imperial Dynasty’s collection of slain Quasi-Saint Demon Beasts, including the Chaos Ancestral Dragon that founded the dynasty. They continued into a chamber filled with wild Spirit Fruits and Spirit Roots.

  • Ye Lin, Zhao Wanyi, and Su Tao saw rows of crystal coffins holding more than a thousand Quasi-Saint Demon Beasts slain by successive Emperors.
  • Su Tao pointed out a coffin containing the Chaos Ancestral Dragon, whose blood, soul, and bones had formed the foundation of the Myriad Demon Imperial Dynasty.
  • Ye Lin examined the dragon’s corpse and remarked that the dynasty had deep foundations.
  • Su Tao led the group beyond the coffins to a vast space filled with primal Spirit Fruits and Spirit Roots, including a huge vine bearing dozens of fruits.

Ch. 7228Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm 369

Ye Lin explored a trove of rare Spirit Roots and magical artifacts, learning about their powers and dangers. The chapter ended with him examining the artifact collection.

  • Ye Lin read plaques describing the Soul Devourer Vine, Blood Bodhi, Void Fruit, and other rare Spirit Roots.
  • Ye Lin picked up the Blood Baleful Saber and learned it held a Demon Beast's soul and could corrupt a wielder with weak resolve.
  • Ye Lin examined the Black Tortoise Shield, which could protect its master automatically using the sealed turtle soul.
  • Ye Lin surveyed more beast-crafted weapons and armor before reaching a partitioned cave behind the artifact area.

Ch. 7229Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm 370

Ye Lin and Su Tao found the Chaos Ancestral Dragon essence blood in the treasury, and Su Tao gave Ye Lin most of the treasures. When the four left, they were met by a vast crowd of Demon Race members seeking the Blood Pool.

  • Ye Lin read the stele describing the Chaos Ancestral Dragon essence blood and its effects and dangers.
  • Su Tao gave Ye Lin two jade bottles of essence blood and kept the third for himself.
  • Ye Lin swept up about ninety percent of the treasury’s treasures into his Spatial Ring.
  • Ye Lin, Su Tao, and their companions left the treasury and found the Demon Race gathered outside.
  • The Demon Race members said they had come only for the Blood Pool and would leave if Ye Lin had taken it.

Ch. 7230Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm 371

Ye Lin explained that he bought Zhao Wanyi because she belonged to the ancient Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan and he planned to take her to meet her clansmen. Zhao Wanyi wondered whether she could truly find them, and Ye Lin promised to free her if she was not one of them.

  • After Su Tao and the others left the treasure vault, the Demon Race members rushed in and fought over the remaining treasures and Blood Pool.
  • Ye Lin asked Su Tao about his plans, and Su Tao said he would first send Su Qing out before discussing what came next.
  • Zhao Wanyi asked Ye Lin why he had bought her, since he had never shown interest in her.
  • Ye Lin told Zhao Wanyi that her true form was a Heaven-Devouring Toad, one of the Origin Continent's Ten Primordial Races, and that he intended to take her to meet her clansmen.
  • Zhao Wanyi asked whether she could really see her clansmen, and Ye Lin said she would learn the truth later and would be free if she was not one of them.

Ch. 7231Origin Continent - Cloud Heaven Secret Realm 372

Ye Lin left the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm with Su Qing and Zhao Wanyi, while Su Tao sacrificed his lifespan and cultivation to protect his daughter. Outside the realm, Ye Lin confirmed that his panel had preserved his memories, and a junior brother greeted him about the two women accompanying him.

  • Ye Lin sensed that it was time to leave the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm, and Su Tao sent Su Qing and Zhao Wanyi to join him.
  • Su Qing began rapidly aging as she was transported, so Su Tao used Blood Oath Protection to restore her by taking the loss of lifespan upon himself.
  • Ye Lin promised to care for Su Qing, and he, Su Qing, and Zhao Wanyi disappeared as Su Tao was left old, powerless, and near death.
  • Ye Lin emerged from the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm among waiting experts and found that he still remembered everything that happened inside.
  • Ye Lin concluded that his panel had protected his memories from outside influence, and someone greeted him as a junior brother while remarking on the two beauties with him.

Ch. 7232Origin Continent - Leaving the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm

Ye Lin left the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm with Zhao Wanyi and Su Qing, while Yun Qiyue questioned how they had come out and teased him about the women. He reunited with Iron Hammer, then headed back to Fashion Island with the two women, whose cultivation was suppressed by the stronger world.

  • Yun Qiyue found Ye Lin with Zhao Wanyi and Su Qing and asked how he had brought them out of the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm.
  • Ye Lin pretended not to know how the women had emerged, and Yun Qiyue led the group away.
  • Iron Hammer told Ye Lin that His Majesty had ordered him to wait until Ye Lin came out, and Ye Lin sent him back with a message for Big Brother.
  • Yun Qiyue told Ye Lin that the Sword Demon and Blade Fanatic had asked after him before entering seclusion.
  • Ye Lin, Yun Qiyue, Zhao Wanyi, and Su Qing headed back to Fashion Island as Zhao Wanyi and Su Qing clung nervously to Ye Lin's clothes.

Ch. 7233Origin Continent - Black History

Ye Lin returned to Meteor Island and learned that his Master and Luo Yao were in the Central Region, where Luo Yao was staying with the Master’s old flame. Suspecting Zhao Wanyi belonged to the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan, Ye Lin offered to take her to meet her clanspeople and gave her a choice of where to stay.

  • Ye Lin arrived at Meteor Island and learned from Yun Qiyue that his Master had been taken to the Central Region for up to a hundred thousand years.
  • Yun Qiyue told Ye Lin that Luo Yao was safe in the Central Region, living with the Master’s old flame and bringing them closer together.
  • Ye Lin accepted that Luo Yao would stay in the Central Region for now and said he was going out to verify his suspicions about Zhao Wanyi.
  • Ye Lin told Zhao Wanyi he would take her to meet her clanspeople and offered her the choice of staying with her or remaining on Meteor Island for ten thousand years.

Ch. 7234Origin Continent - This Young Lady is Different

Ye Lin brought Zhao Wanyi and Su Qing to the Spirit King, where Zhao Wanyi’s blood test revealed an extraordinary connection to the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan. The Spirit King began explaining that her bloodline differed from the clan’s ordinary collateral branches.

  • Ye Lin offered Su Qing two choices, and she chose to follow Zhao Wanyi.
  • Ye Lin took the two women through a tear in space to visit the Spirit King.
  • Ye Lin asked the Spirit King to determine whether Zhao Wanyi belonged to the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan.
  • Zhao Wanyi dripped her blood essence onto an ancient bronze mirror, which shone with seven-colored light.
  • The Spirit King explained that the clan had produced a Saint and said Zhao Wanyi was different from its collateral bloodlines.

Ch. 7235Origin Continent—I​​ron Hammer: Sorry for the Intrusion

Ye Lin brought a girl with genuine Saintly Bloodline to the Spirit King, who revealed she was a descendant of the Saint ancestor. The Spirit King arranged to restore Ye Lin’s shattered Supreme Purity Mystic Bell, while noting how much Ye Lin’s strength had grown.

  • The Spirit King told Ye Lin that the girl was a direct descendant of the Saint ancestor and thanked him for finding her before Iron Hammer could.
  • Ye Lin asked the Spirit King for help restoring the shattered Supreme Purity Mystic Bell.
  • The Spirit King brought Ye Lin and the two women to White King Palace and asked Elder Hu to examine the fragments.
  • Elder Hu confirmed the fragments were complete and the treasure could be restored, but requested Ye Lin’s blood essence to bind its volatile Innate spirit to him.
  • Ye Lin gave Elder Hu a drop of blood essence, and Elder Hu promised to finish restoring the bell within ten days.
  • The Spirit King remarked that Ye Lin’s aura had changed greatly after his trip to the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm.

Ch. 7236Origin Continent - Repairing the Supreme Purity Mystic Bell

Ye Lin learned that the Chaos Ancient Clan had agreed to a temporary ceasefire while the Central Region’s old Saint remained alive, though the future could grow dire when he died. After the Spirit King took Zhao Wanyi to meet his clan’s ancestor, Ye Lin told Su Qing she would remain in the White King Palace for ten thousand years, after which her fate would be her own.

  • Ye Lin asked the Spirit King about the Chaos Ancient Clan and learned that a temporary ceasefire had been reached after negotiations with the Central Region’s old powers.
  • The Spirit King explained that the old Saint was nearing death and that ancient races had lost the luck needed to produce new Saints.
  • The Spirit King took Zhao Wanyi to meet his clan’s ancestor and left Ye Lin and Su Qing alone in the White King Palace.
  • Ye Lin told Su Qing she would live there without worries for ten thousand years, after which her fate would depend on her fortune.

Ch. 7237Origin Continent - A Casual Stroll

Ye Lin strolled through the Spirit King's residence while waiting for the Supreme Purity Mystic Bell to be repaired, admiring the unusual flowers and rainbow-colored mountains. The chapter left him continuing his walk after greeting a family of Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan members who treated him as an honored guest.

  • Ye Lin accepted Su Qing's response without discomfort, then left her and began exploring the area.
  • Ye Lin walked past colorful spiritual plants and admired the rainbow moss and mist covering the distant mountains.
  • A middle-aged couple and their young daughter stopped to greet Ye Lin respectfully and called him an honored guest of their clan.
  • Ye Lin told the family he was only enjoying the scenery, and they continued on while the girl looked back at him curiously.

Ch. 7238Origin Continent - Continuing to Wander

Ye Lin reached a gorge where the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan’s ancient rainbow bridge crossed the Heavenly River. After an old man explained the bridge’s origins and invited him to visit the clan’s sacred land, Ye Lin set off toward the Seven-Colored Heavenly Pool.

  • Ye Lin followed the mountain trail to a platform overlooking a colorful gorge and a bridge made of rainbow light.
  • An old man from the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan joined Ye Lin and explained that the bridge had been created by the clan’s ancestors from the seven-colored origin of the first light.
  • The old man told Ye Lin that the river was Heavenly River water from above the Ninth Heavens and sustained the clan.
  • The old man invited Ye Lin to cross the bridge and see the Seven-Colored Heavenly Pool, and Ye Lin accepted and stepped onto the bridge.

Ch. 7239Origin Continent - Beautiful Scenery

Ye Lin crossed the rainbow bridge and admired the Seven-Colored Heavenly Pool, its jeweled waters, and the island tree at its center. A young woman from the Heaven-Devouring Toad Clan brought him rare Seven-Colored Spirit Tea, and he quietly enjoyed the scenery.

  • Ye Lin crossed the rainbow bridge and passed through the stone gate engraved with the words “Seven-Colored Heavenly Pool.”
  • Ye Lin saw the pool’s seven distinct colors, the tiered jade stands, and the great seven-colored tree on the island.
  • A young woman brought Ye Lin tea at the elder’s request and explained that it was rare Seven-Colored Spirit Tea.
  • Ye Lin praised the tea and continued sipping it while admiring the pool.

Ch. 7240Origin Continent - The Repaired Supreme Purity Mystic Bell

Ye Lin received his Innate Spirit Treasure, the Supreme Purity Mystic Bell, after spending ten days in the secluded paradise. The bell’s strange patterns and cleansing chime left him and Xuan Yezi with a sense of its unusual power.

  • Ye Lin wandered the Seven-Colored Heavenly Pool and found that the paradise calmed his thoughts.
  • Ten days passed before the white-bearded elder gave Ye Lin a wooden box containing his Innate Spirit Treasure.
  • Ye Lin opened the box, and the Supreme Purity Mystic Bell rang, clearing his mind and washing away his fatigue and irritation.
  • Ye Lin held the small bluish-gray bell and sensed its warmth and immense, weightless-seeming heft.
  • Xuan Yezi said the bell was among the most unusual Innate Spirit Treasures he had encountered as faint patterns began moving across its surface.

Ch. 7241Origin Continent: Terrifying Power

Ye Lin asked Xuan Yezi about the Supreme Purity Mystic Bell, and the old man explained its three wondrous uses. The bell could cleanse the mind, anchor a domain's fortune, and attack enemies' Primordial Spirits, leaving Ye Lin newly aware of its terrifying power.

  • Ye Lin asked Xuan Yezi what made the Supreme Purity Mystic Bell special, and Xuan Yezi admitted he could not identify its unusual quality.
  • Ye Lin rang the bell and felt its clear chime resonate through the hall and linger in the air.
  • Xuan Yezi explained that the bell could clear the mind, repel inner demons, and help cultivators overcome bottlenecks and cultivation deviation.
  • Xuan Yezi said the bell could anchor a sect or Lineage's fortune and preserve its peace for ten thousand generations.
  • Xuan Yezi revealed that the bell's full-force chime attacked the Primordial Spirit, destroying weaker enemies and disrupting the fighting strength of stronger ones.

Ch. 7242Origin Continent—Is Someone Calling Me?

Ye Lin received the Supreme Purity Mystic Bell, an Innate Spirit Treasure whose power remained only partly understood. As he set out for the Holy Palace to face a trial after six hundred years, he sensed someone calling him in the Star River Cosmos.

  • Ye Lin examined the bell’s inner world and learned from the old man that its true power had yet to be uncovered.
  • Ye Lin infused the bell with holy power, making it emit a deep hum that shook the hall and made the old man step back.
  • The old man told Ye Lin that His Majesty had ordered the bell returned, then left the White King Palace.
  • Ye Lin decided to go to the Holy Palace and settle his trial, with six chances accumulated over six hundred years.
  • Ye Lin stopped when he sensed someone in the Star River Cosmos calling him.

Ch. 7243Origin Continent - Void Clan Suffers Disaster

Le Chuan attacked the Void Clan patriarch, Sky Vault Venerable, to avenge Xue'er, whom the patriarch had killed after she slew five Void Clan juniors. Their battle threatened the already weakened Star River Cosmos, leaving hidden Primordial Unity Golden Immortals to contain the damage.

  • Le Chuan accused Sky Vault Venerable of killing his Dao companion, Xue'er, and vowed to wipe out the Void Clan.
  • Sky Vault Venerable defended his killing of Xue'er, warned Le Chuan against seeking revenge, and noted the danger of fighting him.
  • Le Chuan rejected the warning and attacked Sky Vault Venerable, declaring that the Void Clan would die with Xue'er.
  • The two Primordial Unity Golden Immortals fought fiercely, causing star systems to collapse and shaking the Star River Cosmos.
  • Hidden Primordial Unity Golden Immortals intervened to isolate the battlefield and protect the cosmos from further damage.
  • Observers praised Le Chuan's strength but doubted he could reach Transcendence before the Emperor Road opened and the Dao Fruit appeared.

Ch. 7244Origin Continent - Please, Senior Ye Lin, Reveal Your True Form

Le Chuan badly wounded Sky Vault Venerable and tormented the Void Clan, forcing the ancestor to call upon Ye Lin’s true body for help. The chapter ended as Sky Vault Venerable invoked Ye Lin using a drop of golden blood.

  • Primordial Unity Golden Immortals in the River of Time discussed Le Chuan’s battle with Sky Vault Venerable and fell silent when they mentioned a mysterious person.
  • Le Chuan defeated Sky Vault Venerable and sent him crashing into a palace.
  • Sky Vault Venerable’s clansmen gathered around him as Le Chuan threatened to kill them and began tormenting them with demonic qi.
  • Sky Vault Venerable opened a small box and called upon Senior Ye Lin’s true body to descend and slay Le Chuan.
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