Recaps

Ye Lin suspected that the Demon Beasts were hunting the outsiders to harvest their blood essence and break the seal of a powerful being imprisoned beneath an altar. He warned the surviving True Lords that they might be trapped on Penglai Island until it reopened in half a month, but the group remained uncertain whether to risk confronting Stone and the altar.

• Ye Lin reasoned that the sealed being needed the outsiders' blood essence to break free, and that the Demon Beasts were carrying out its plan.
• Ye Lin noted that Penglai Island would not reappear for another half a month, leaving the trapped outsiders vulnerable if the seal broke first.
• Ye Lin contacted the surviving True Lords and discovered that only sixty-three remained of the more than one hundred who entered.
• Ye Lin explained his suspicions and said they should destroy the altar or reinforce the seal before the being escaped.
• A True Lord pointed out that the Demon Beasts obeyed Stone and questioned whether they should intervene when nothing might happen during the remaining half month.

Ye Lin and the True Lords learned that Penglai Island's altar hid primeval treasures guarded by three half-step Heavenly Lords, while the island's incomplete laws prevented anyone from advancing further. The group decided to investigate the altar despite the danger.

• A True Lord said the group could stay hidden for the next half month, making it difficult for their enemy to find them or break the seal.
• The True Lords asked Ye Lin why Penglai Island had no Heavenly Lords and why the primeval beast beside him had not advanced beyond Spirit Transformation.
• Ye Lin suggested that the island's greatest treasures lay beneath the altar and asked the Jade Emperor to confirm it.
• The Jade Emperor revealed that the altar held primeval treasures and said one had helped him achieve great things in ancient times.
• The Jade Emperor warned that three half-step Heavenly Lords guarded the altar, and that Penglai Island's incomplete laws prevented anyone from breaking through.
• The True Lords agreed to visit the altar because they had gained nothing from their time on the island.

The True Lords agreed to raid the altar on Penglai Island for its treasures, and Ye Lin organized the expedition. Two members of the Deep Sea Royal Clan, Di Yuan and Tian Yuan, volunteered to help hold back the Half-Step Heavenly Lords, leaving the group to decide the remaining roles.

• The True Lords complained that Demon Beasts had kept them from finding treasures on Penglai Island, and Ye Lin pointed to Dijiang as his only discovery.
• The True Lords agreed to attack the altar, divide the work, and distribute the treasures according to merit.
• Ye Lin volunteered to hold off one Half-Step Heavenly Lord-level existence.
• Di Yuan introduced himself as a member of the Deep Sea Royal Clan and volunteered to take on another Half-Step Heavenly Lord.
• Tian Yuan revealed that he belonged to the same clan as Di Yuan, and Ye Lin began assigning the remaining True Lords to fight the Demon Beasts or search for treasures.

Di Yuan assigned Ye Lin, Tian Yuan, himself, and three weaker members to confront the altar’s defenders and gather its treasures, warning everyone against betrayal or greed. Ye Lin assembled the group and had Dijiang lead them toward the altar as their movements were detected.

• Di Yuan assigned himself, Tian Yuan, and Ye Lin to fight the three half-step Heavenly Lord-level experts, while three weaker members would gather the treasures and the rest would resist the Demon Beasts.
• Di Yuan warned the group not to betray one another or steal the treasures.
• Ye Lin asked Dijiang to guide them to the altar, and Dijiang agreed after Ye Lin reassured him.
• Several dozen allies gathered outside the cave, and Ye Lin sensed more powerful auras approaching.
• Di Yuan took command, and the group flew toward the altar.

Ye Lin and his allies reached the black altar, where three powerful Dao Integration True Lords guarded a floating black stone. As Di Yuan and Tian Yuan engaged two of them, Ao Lie and two others found the entrance beneath the altar and slipped inside, drawing the remaining guardian’s attention.

• Dijiang told Ye Lin that they were nearly at their destination as the Demon Beasts continued pursuing them.
• Ye Lin and the others arrived at the vast black altar and saw three figures seated around a floating black stone.
• Di Yuan ordered the others to hold off the pursuing True Lords while the planned group advanced toward the altar.
• Di Yuan and Tian Yuan charged two of the three guardians but were quickly forced onto the defensive.
• Ao Lie led two companions to the entrance beneath the altar and slipped inside with the Jade Emperor's guidance.
• The remaining guardian noticed their entry and warned them that they could not run amok there.

Ye Lin fought Song Xiu to protect Ao Lie and the others, but Song Xiu’s power overwhelmed him despite the Unrivaled Sacred Body. As Ye Lin struggled to withstand another attack, one of his companions decided to seek help from the Phoenix descendant.

• Song Xiu attacked Ao Lie and the other two with a black palm seal, but Ye Lin stepped in and shattered it with a punch.
• Song Xiu struck Ye Lin with the Holy Emperor Fist, and Ye Lin’s full-strength counterattack failed to stop him.
• Song Xiu recognized Ye Lin’s Unrivaled Sacred Body and said Ye Lin would have been his match at the same cultivation realm.
• Ye Lin dodged Song Xiu’s attack with Demon Shadow No Trace, then used Tiger Roars in the Mountain Forest, but Song Xiu shattered the tiger phantom and sent him flying.
• One of Ye Lin’s companions feared Ye Lin would die and decided to find the Phoenix descendant for reinforcements.

Ye Lin struggled against Song Xiu, so he unleashed his strongest trump cards, including the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, to fight him to a temporary draw. Song Xiu launched a devastating spear attack, leaving Ye Lin in mortal danger.

• Dijiang left to find Little Red after taking a trace of Ye Lin's aura as proof.
• Song Xiu continued overpowering Ye Lin while Di Yuan and Tian Yuan were badly wounded by their own opponents.
• Ye Lin activated the Second Turn and Phoenix Fire, then summoned the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword.
• Song Xiu recognized the sword, overcame his fear, and grew greedy for it before summoning his blackish-purple spear.
• Ye Lin and Song Xiu exchanged hundreds of blows and briefly fought evenly, but Song Xiu unleashed Heaven-Piercing toward him.

Ye Lin used Reminiscence to make Song Xiu vanish, then fled with the badly injured Tian Yuan as Chen An pursued them. Ye Lin could not use the technique again for a month and wondered why it had erased Song Xiu instead of merely stirring his memories and inner demons.

• Tian Yuan collapsed at Ye Lin's feet after Song Xiu shattered his dantian and broke his body.
• As Song Xiu charged, Ye Lin used Reminiscence, and Song Xiu vanished completely.
• Chen An rushed toward Ye Lin in fury after discovering Song Xiu had disappeared.
• Tian Yuan urged Ye Lin to use Reminiscence on Chen An, but Ye Lin explained that the technique consumed his spirit and could only be used once a month.
• Ye Lin and Tian Yuan retreated while Chen An pursued them, and Ye Lin questioned why Reminiscence had made Song Xiu vanish.

Ye Lin realized that Reminiscence had exposed Song Xiu as someone who had died long ago and been recreated, causing him to vanish. As the battle on Penglai Island grew desperate, Ye Lin understood how the island and altar concealed their inhabitants from the Heavenly Dao, while he, Tian Yuan, and Di Yuan neared defeat.

• Ye Lin concluded that Reminiscence had stirred Song Xiu's sealed memories and erased the recreated man who had died long ago.
• Chen An attacked as the battle outside left the True Lords grievously wounded and the Demon Beasts still charging.
• Ye Lin realized that Penglai Island and the altar both lay beyond the Heavenly Dao's scrutiny, trapping those who left the island to die.
• Tian Yuan urged Ye Lin to use Reminiscence again, while Di Yuan admitted he could not defeat his opponent.
• The man fighting Di Yuan heard that Chen An had killed Song Xiu and expressed disbelief that a mid-stage Dao Integration cultivator could do so.

Little Red arrived just as Chen An was about to kill Ye Lin and the others, breaking the demonic palm and helping them escape through a spatial rift. Little Red stayed behind to face Chen An and tore off his arm, leaving the battle between them unresolved.

• Ao Lie emerged from the underground palace with his two younger brothers after obtaining its treasures, then joined Ye Lin and the others as they were surrounded by Demon Beasts and two Half-Step Heavenly Lord experts.
• Chen An summoned a demonic palm and struck at the exhausted group, declaring that killing them would allow his Master to revive.
• Little Red shattered Chen An's attack, opened a spatial rift, and sent Dijiang to Ye Lin before Ye Lin led the others, including Di Yuan and Tian Yuan, to safety.
• Little Red stopped Chen An from pursuing the escaping group by tearing off his arm, then declared that Half-Step Heavenly Lords were no match for him.

After escaping Chen An and the Demon Beasts, Ye Lin and the others hid in a cave behind a waterfall and prepared to divide their spoils. Ye Lin revealed their haul of treasures and spirit stones, leaving the group ready to distribute it.

• Ye Lin followed the others into the spatial rift with Little Red, and the rift closed before Chen An could stop them.
• Chen An ordered the Demon Beasts to search Penglai Island and kill the group to retrieve their essence blood.
• The group concealed themselves in a cave behind a waterfall and hid their auras with a barrier.
• Di Yuan and the other True Lords thanked Ye Lin, who credited Little Red with helping save them.
• Ao Lie handed Ye Lin a Spatial Ring to distribute the spoils, and Ye Lin counted one hundred and eight Heaven Grade treasures, four half-Immortal Grade treasures, and ten thousand Immortal Stones.

Ye Lin divided the four Half-Immortal-grade treasures among himself, Di Yuan, Tian Yuan, and Little Red, keeping the True Lords from contesting the decision. Little Red and Tian Yuan claimed treasures, and Ye Lin kept the bloodstained Long Sword as the distribution continued.

• Ye Lin announced that he, Di Yuan, Tian Yuan, and Little Red would split the four Half-Immortal-grade treasures, and the True Lords held back their objections.
• Ye Lin brought out a bell, a bloodstained Long Sword, a heavy drop of blood, and a blood-red eyeball.
• Little Red took human form, asked for the drop of blood, and swallowed it to begin refining it.
• Tian Yuan seized the blood-red eyeball and pressed it into the third eye between his brows.
• Ye Lin put away the bloodstained Long Sword for his Chaos Sword Casket.

Ye Lin oversaw the distribution of the remaining treasures, but the True Lords argued over how to divide the scarce higher-tier artifacts. He let himself, Di Yuan, Tian Yuan, and Little Red choose first, leaving the rest to the survivors as he focused on recovering from his injuries.

• Di Yuan stored the bell after exchanging a subtle look with Ye Lin, then sat down calmly.
• Ye Lin divided the Spirit Stones and Immortal Stones into shares and counted the surviving True Lords and Heaven Grade artifacts.
• Several True Lords demanded compensation because their factions had lost most of their members, but Ye Lin rejected their claims.
• Ye Lin proposed that he, Di Yuan, Tian Yuan, and Little Red each take two Heaven Grade High Tier artifacts, leaving the others to divide the remaining treasures.
• The Jade Emperor watched the juniors take charge, resenting his inability to command them.

After distributing the treasures, Ye Lin, Di Yuan, Tian Yuan, and Little Red appeared vulnerable, and two True Lords attacked them to seize the loot. The chapter ended as their powerful strikes rushed toward the four.

• Ye Lin chose a long sword and a Life-Restoring Pill, while Di Yuan, Tian Yuan, and Little Red selected treasures.
• Ye Lin passed the Spatial Ring to Jade Emperor, who distributed the remaining Spirit Stones, Immortal Stones, and weapon among the crowd.
• Di Yuan spat blood, Ye Lin's aura fell into disarray, Tian Yuan bled from his head, and Little Red remained deeply immersed in his state.
• Jade Emperor recognized the four's weakness but said nothing as two True Lords took the opportunity to attack.
• The two True Lords unleashed attacks they had charged for half an hour, aiming to kill Ye Lin and the others and claim their treasures.

Ye Lin and Tian Yuan exposed and killed two True Lords who had attacked them, then declared the Giant Drum Clan and Giant Crab Clan would not be spared. Ye Lin proposed that the gathered powers unite against the great terrors expected to return in the Golden Age three years later, leaving the others to consider his offer.

• Tian Yuan recovered his strength and annihilated the two attacks aimed at Ye Lin.
• Tian Yuan crushed the two attacking Dao Integration True Lords into blood mist.
• Ye Lin and Tian Yuan declared that the Giant Drum Clan and Giant Crab Clan would not be spared.
• Ye Lin explained that he had set a trap after sensing suspicious gazes among the crowd.
• Ye Lin warned that great terrors would return in the Golden Age three years later and asked the gathered powers to unite against them.
• The others fell silent and considered Ye Lin's proposal.

Ye Lin urged the major clans to unite against the terrifying forces soon to descend, revealing that he had already allied with ten transcendent factions. The leaders agreed to consult their clans and meet at Nameless Mountain three months after leaving Penglai Island, while Ye Lin’s group waited safely for the island to return.

• Ye Lin told the gathered leaders that he had allied with ten transcendent factions and urged them to join forces.
• Di Yuan said he and Tian Yuan needed to consult the Royal Clan, while the Jade Emperor and Xilia supported the proposal for their respective clans.
• Other leaders said they could not commit on behalf of their clans, so Ye Lin proposed a meeting at Nameless Mountain three months after they left Penglai Island.
• Everyone agreed to the meeting, and Ye Lin told them to remain in the cave and wait for Penglai Island to return.
• Elsewhere, two half-step Heavenly Lord-level beings stood in the altar as they were scolded.

After half a month of searching for Ye Lin and the others, the two Half-Step Heavenly Lords failed to find them, and Penglai Island returned to the Endless Sea. Ye Lin led the recovered great powers out of the island, pursued by Demon Beasts, as the forces outside prepared to intervene.

• The black stone berated Chen An and his companion for failing to protect its treasures and gave them half a month to find Ye Lin and the others.
• Chen An and his companion searched Penglai Island but found no trace of Ye Lin and the others.
• Penglai Island reappeared in the Endless Sea, and the great powers gathered outside saw it return.
• Di Yuan told the group it was time to leave, and Ye Lin led them as they removed their formation.
• Demon Beasts charged after Ye Lin and the others as they flew into the sky, prompting the great powers outside to roar in anger.

Ye Lin and the surviving great powers escaped Penglai Island before it sank beneath the water. He told the surviving races that a great terror and its Demon Beasts had killed their missing powers, then left with the Human Race.

• The great powers attacked the Demon Beasts long enough for Ye Lin and the others to escape Penglai Island.
• Penglai Island sank beneath the water, while an unnoticed streak of black light shot out and vanished beyond the horizon.
• The surviving great powers bid farewell to Ye Lin and departed, leaving only three of the five Human Race powers who had entered.
• The powers of races whose members had all perished demanded an explanation from Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin said a great terror had commanded hundreds of Dao Integration Demon Beasts to hunt them and blamed the losses on ill fortune.
• Ye Lin left with the Human Race powers, while the other races suspected his account but dared not challenge the Human Race.

Ye Lin examined the mysterious semi-immortal-grade longsword and learned that it held a sword spirit named Bai Ling, who had awakened believing only a short time had passed since the Primordial Era. Bloodthirsty told her that countless ages had passed and that this was the third era, but Bai Ling refused to believe him and said she was close to becoming an immortal.

• Ye Lin returned to Nameless Mountain, sent the two True Lords away to refine their gains, and reviewed the treasures from the expedition.
• Ye Lin summoned the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword's spirit and asked why the semi-immortal-grade longsword seemed to have no artifact spirit.
• Bloodthirsty picked up the longsword, awakening the woman Bai Ling, who recognized Bloodthirsty and questioned why he had awakened her.
• Bai Ling released her aura and Sword Qi, but Bloodthirsty suppressed it with a flash of red.
• Bloodthirsty told Bai Ling that the Primordial Era had ended countless ages ago and that they were now in the third era, but Bai Ling dismissed his words and said she was nearing immortality.

Bai Ling discovered that her true body had advanced from a half-immortal artifact to an immortal artifact while she slept through three eras. The Bloodthirsty Demon Sword recounted their ancient friendship, leaving Bai Ling stunned by how much time had passed.

• Bai Ling checked her true body's grade and discovered it had become an immortal artifact.
• The Bloodthirsty Demon Sword explained that Bai Ling had slept through three eras as her body advanced.
• The Bloodthirsty Demon Sword recalled how his former master had helped Bai Ling develop spiritual intelligence and how they became friends.
• Bai Ling realized she had slept for an immeasurably long time and wondered why she had felt no passage of time.

Bai Ling learned that her true form had become a genuine immortal artifact, but Bloodthirsty explained that this world’s restrictions prevented her from taking human form or advancing into the immortal ranks. The chapter left Bai Ling asking why, as Bloodthirsty told her that even the coming Golden Age would not let her pass through the Immortal Ascension Gate.

• Bloodthirsty told Bai Ling that her true form had entered the immortal path and become a genuine immortal artifact.
• Bai Ling asked about Bloodthirsty’s former master, and Bloodthirsty said that he had fallen.
• Bai Ling tried to take human form, but discovered that she could not because the world could not support immortal-realm lifeforms.
• Bloodthirsty warned Bai Ling that the coming Golden Age and the opening of the Immortal Ascension Gate would not let her take human form or ascend.
• Bai Ling asked why she had been denied that path.

Bloodthirst told Bai Ling that she could reach the Immortal World by becoming the contracted weapon of someone destined to ascend, then regain her freedom through a Heavenly Dao contract. The chapter ended with Bloodthirst pointing her toward Ye Lin, who realized Bloodthirst had been trying to help him obtain an immortal-rank weapon.

• Bai Ling learned that she could neither take human form nor pass through the Ascension Gate in her current state.
• Bloodthirst suggested that Bai Ling become the master-bound weapon of a cultivator who could bring her to the Immortal World.
• Bai Ling worried that a master contract would deprive her of freedom, so Bloodthirst proposed a Heavenly Dao contract requiring her master to release her after they ascended.
• Bai Ling thanked Bloodthirst and prepared to find a master, promising to look after him in the Immortal World.
• Bloodthirst pointed Bai Ling toward Ye Lin, and Ye Lin realized that Bloodthirst had been guiding her to help him obtain an immortal-rank weapon.

Bloodthirst persuaded Bai Ling to acknowledge Ye Lin as her master, arguing that his talent and character made him a worthy future immortal. Bai Ling agreed on the condition that Ye Lin free her after he reached the Immortal World, and Ye Lin took her request seriously as he prepared to accept the powerful Immortal Grade weapon.

• Bai Ling questioned Bloodthirst's judgment for choosing the weak Ye Lin as his master.
• Bloodthirst argued that Ye Lin's extraordinary potential and character made him a trustworthy future immortal, while current masters would perish in the immortal tribulation.
• Bai Ling accepted Bloodthirst's reasoning and agreed to acknowledge Ye Lin as her master.
• Bai Ling promised to help Ye Lin pursue immortality if he swore to free her after reaching the Immortal World.
• Ye Lin recognized Bai Ling as a genuine Immortal Grade weapon and treated her condition with utmost seriousness.

Ye Lin swore a Heavenly Dao oath to free Bai Ling if he ascended to the Immortal World, then formed a connection with the immortal artifact and placed her in the Chaos Sword Casket. The casket now held nine swords, though Bai Ling’s powers remained unknown.

• Bai Ling required Ye Lin to swear a Heavenly Dao oath promising to restore her freedom if he ascended to the Immortal World.
• Ye Lin swore the oath and bonded with Bai Ling by placing a drop of his blood on her blade.
• Bai Ling returned to her sword, and Bloodthirsty praised Ye Lin before entering his own sword body.
• Ye Lin placed Bai Ling in the Chaos Sword Casket, bringing its collection to nine Long Swords.
• Ye Lin reviewed the nine swords’ identities and abilities, noting that Bai Ling was an exceptionally powerful immortal artifact with an unknown function.

Ye Lin gathered his treasures and planned to give a Heaven Grade high-quality longsword to Taiyuan, then took Dijiang to convene Nameless Mountain’s leaders about appointing a sacred beast of the Human Race’s fortune. Meanwhile, his avatar Xiaoyao crossed the Endless Sea and reached the Southern Continent, where he headed toward a small village.

• Ye Lin decided to keep the Chaos Sword Casket’s nine longswords and Evil Slayer, but planned to give the Heaven Grade high-quality longsword to Taiyuan.
• Dijiang reminded Ye Lin about his promise, and Ye Lin took him toward the Sect Master Hall to inform Nameless Mountain’s upper echelons about appointing him a sacred beast of the Human Race’s fortune.
• Xiaoyao emerged from the Endless Sea on the Southern Continent after surviving its dangers.
• Xiaoyao set off to explore the other continents and quickly reached a small village.