Recaps

Ye Lin mastered the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique during a three-month seclusion, then learned that the Long Family had become a serious threat and that rampant Evil Cultivators were turning the region against the Azure Cloud Sect. He left the sect’s response unresolved as pressure mounted from the Long Family and the minor factions.

• Ye Lin told the Great Elder to focus on taking control of the Holy King Sect before he secluded himself to study the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique.
• Ye Lin mastered the technique after three months of practice, while remaining unable to comprehend the Sword Controlling Technique’s final layer, Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
• The Great Elder reported that the Holy King Sect was under Azure Cloud Sect control, Chu Xiao was missing, and the Li Family was close to submitting after two of its elders died.
• The Great Elder revealed that the Long Family Head had reached the Golden Core stage, allied with the Heavenly Sword Sect, and demanded half of the Azure Cloud Sect’s Spirit Mines.
• The Great Elder warned Ye Lin that Evil Cultivators were massacring civilians and minor factions, while Ye Lin recognized that the crisis could drive those factions to unite against the Azure Cloud Sect.

Ye Lin devised a plan to pit minor factions against the major factions, then left to claim Mo Yi’s opportunity at Jueduan Cliff. He entered a hidden cave while Mo Yi searched outside and eventually flew away, unaware of Ye Lin.

• Ye Lin told the Great Elder to let minor factions enter cities and defend the people, shifting conflict toward the other major factions.
• The Great Elder approved the plan and hurried off to put it into action.
• Ye Lin inspected Yan Shuangying’s panel, discovered his hidden cultivation and future Cold Moon Fruit opportunity, and left Yan Shuangying wary.
• Ye Lin flew to Jueduan Cliff, found Mo Yi’s faint demonic aura, and broke through a stone wall to enter a concealed cave.
• Mo Yi investigated the noise outside the cave but could not find Ye Lin, then flew away while vowing to kill Chu Xue after reaching the Golden Core Realm.
• Ye Lin walked farther into the cave and was stunned by what he found.

Ye Lin absorbed Earth Vein Essence until his body was saturated, stored what remained, and returned to the Mystic Ice Lake. There he found and fought a dying Golden Core Realm Snake Demon, learning how great the gap was between Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

• Ye Lin absorbed Earth Vein Essence for a day, stopped before breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, and stored the rest in his Storage Bag.
• Ye Lin returned to the Azure Cloud Sect, then went to the Mystic Ice Lake and collected a glowing fruit from its lakebed.
• Ye Lin discovered a gigantic cavern beneath the lake and found a faintly breathing Golden Core Realm Snake Demon inside.
• Ye Lin attacked the Snake Demon with Evil Slayer, but it struck him with its tail and left him injured.
• Ye Lin countered the Snake Demon's ice attack with Phoenix Fire and the Five Elements Dao Platform, and both attacks shook the already dying demon.

Ye Lin killed an elderly Golden Core Realm serpent and returned to the Azure Cloud Sect, where he learned that the Long Family had allied with the Zhao Family and Heavenly Sword Sect and was preparing to attack the sect’s city. He left the sect facing a crisis as its enemies targeted its Medium Spirit Mine while the region descended into chaos.

• Ye Lin used intent to sever the giant serpent’s tail, and the serpent died after its age and injuries exhausted it; Ye Lin took its Golden Core Demon Core and other valuables.
• Ye Lin returned to the Azure Cloud Sect and heard that the Great Elder had subdued the Li Family while small forces across the region fought over cities.
• The Great Elder told Ye Lin that the Killing Sect had seized an Azure Cloud Sect city, prompting the elders and disciples to prepare an attack.
• The Great Elder explained that the Long Family had allied with the Zhao Family and Heavenly Sword Sect, crushing smaller forces and driving them to seek protection from the Azure Cloud Sect.
• The Great Elder revealed that the Long Family was gathering forces to attack Xuanyong City and wanted the Azure Cloud Sect’s Medium Spirit Mine.

Ye Lin led the Azure Cloud Sect to confront the Killing Sect in Xuanyong City, where its elders attacked him with a formation designed to suppress his abilities. The battle continued with Ye Lin surrounded and fighting back using the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique.

• Ye Lin ordered the Li Family and Holy King Sect to send forces to guard Xuanyong City, then set out with the Great Elder and two other elders to deal with the Killing Sect.
• Ye Lin secretly contacted Little Red with her feather as the group traveled to the city.
• Ye Lin ordered the Azure Cloud Sect disciples to attack the masked Killing Sect members, igniting a battle throughout Xuanyong City.
• Eight Killing Sect Foundation Establishment Peak Stage elders appeared and attacked; Ye Lin drew Evil Slayer and lured five of them away from the battlefield.
• The five elders trapped Ye Lin in a formation that suppressed his abilities and attacked him with a poisoned dagger, but he dodged and unleashed the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique.

Ye Lin broke through the Killing Sect elders’ formation with Chu Xue’s Jade Talisman, but Sha Wudao abducted him and brought him to the Killing Sect’s main hall. Sha Wudao revealed he was twenty-eight and recognized that Ye Lin was close to reaching the Golden Core stage.

• Ye Lin wounded all five elders with his attacks but struggled as their formation continued to suppress his strength.
• Ye Lin activated Chu Xue’s Jade Talisman, and her phantom destroyed the formation and killed the five elders with one sword strike.
• A golden-masked man grabbed Ye Lin and flew away while the three Azure Cloud Sect elders fought the remaining Killing Sect elders.
• Ye Lin calmly asked the masked man whether he was the Killing Sect’s Sect Master as they traveled to the Killing Sect’s main hall.
• The man revealed himself as Sha Wudao, and he remarked that Ye Lin was nearing the Golden Core stage.

Ye Lin learned that the Killing Sect Master was a young Nameless Mountain disciple who had attacked Azure Cloud Sect cities to draw him out and recruit him. Ye Lin accepted the invitation but planned to settle his affairs first, while the Killing Sect Master left him the sect and promised to return in three months.

• Ye Lin learned that Killing Sect Master had killed his predecessor and ordered attacks on Azure Cloud Sect cities to lure Ye Lin out.
• Killing Sect Master revealed that he came from Nameless Mountain and invited Ye Lin to join the Eastern Continent's powerful sect.
• Killing Sect Master explained the Xuanhuang Great World's five continents, the Eastern Continent's thirty prefectures, and its three leading powers: Nameless Mountain, Myriad Demon Palace, and Pluto Mountain.
• Ye Lin accepted the invitation to join Nameless Mountain after taking care of his immediate business.
• Killing Sect Master gave Ye Lin a voice transmission talisman, left him the Killing Sect's resources, and said he would return in three months.
• Ye Lin watched Killing Sect Master depart, then searched for and found the Killing Sect's treasury.

Ye Lin reunited with Chu Xue after escaping the destroyed Killing Sect, and she took him to the Hundred Thousand Mountains to temper his body through repeated beatings. After five days, he reached Foundation Establishment Peak Stage in physical strength and begged her to stop.

• Ye Lin collected herbs, Spirit Fruits, and thousands of Low-Tier Spirit Stones from the Killing Sect's treasury before hearing Chu Xue demand that its Sect Master face her.
• Ye Lin met Chu Xue at the gate and told her Sha Wudao was dead; Chu Xue then destroyed the Killing Sect and its mountain with one sword strike.
• Chu Xue took Ye Lin to the Hundred Thousand Mountains and began beating him to strengthen his body, while his Dao Platform used spiritual energy to heal his injuries.
• Chu Xue continued beating Ye Lin for five days, repeatedly knocking him unconscious as his body gradually grew stronger.
• Ye Lin reached Foundation Establishment Peak Stage in physical strength and asked Chu Xue to stop, exhausted of spiritual energy and with only weak Phoenix Fire remaining.

After restoring his cultivation and strengthening his soul, Ye Lin learned that the Long Family had seized three Azure Cloud Sect cities with the Fire God Sect’s backing. With the Long Family demanding negotiations in two months, Ye Lin prepared to break through to the Golden Core Realm and protect the sect.

• Ye Lin replenished his energy, reached Foundation Establishment Peak Stage in both body and cultivation, then refined three Blood Soul Fruits to strengthen his soul.
• Ye Lin left seclusion and learned from the Great Elder that the Long Family had taken three cities and was preparing to attack with the Fire God Sect’s support.
• Ye Lin told the elders he would handle the crisis by breaking through within two months, and Chu Xue gave him nine Mysterious-Grade High Tier treasures.
• Ye Lin returned to his residence, concluded that his foundation and treasures could help him forge a Nine-Colored Golden Core, and began his breakthrough.

Ye Lin replaced his Post-Heaven Spiritual Qi with Pre-Heaven Spiritual Qi, shattered his Dao Platform, and completed his breakthrough into the Golden Core Realm with a Nine-Colored Golden Core. After checking his improved status panel, he left his room and saw Chu Xue, whose status revealed a Blue Fate Rank and a long life ending naturally.

• Ye Lin absorbed Pre-Heaven Spiritual Qi, shattered his Dao Platform, and fused its fragments with the Five Elements Brand and his treasures.
• After two months, Ye Lin formed a Nine-Colored Golden Core and reached the Golden Core Realm.
• Ye Lin discovered that his breakthrough had consumed nearly all his possessions and that his status panel showed a Green Fate Rank and a changed destiny.
• Ye Lin cleaned his dusty room, went outside, and saw Chu Xue standing on a boulder.
• Ye Lin inspected Chu Xue's status panel and learned that she was a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator with a Blue Fate Rank.

After emerging from seclusion as a Golden Core cultivator, Ye Lin learned that Chu Xue would face the Long Family and offered to protect her. When the dying Sect Master attacked, Ye Lin accused him of colluding with an Evil Demon and struck him down, leaving the Azure Cloud Sect on the verge of upheaval.

• Ye Lin emerged from two months of seclusion at the Golden Core stage, and Chu Xue told him that she would visit the Long Family the next day to honor their agreement.
• Ye Lin offered to accompany Chu Xue, while she privately recalled keeping watch over him throughout his breakthrough.
• The Sect Master destroyed the Sect Master Hall and threatened Chu Xue, furious that she had imprisoned him for two years and thwarted his deal with an Evil Demon.
• Ye Lin confronted the Sect Master before the gathered elders and disciples, accused him of causing the slaughter in Green Mountain City, and demanded justice.
• The Sect Master attacked Ye Lin, but Ye Lin defeated him with one punch, and the Nine Great Elders and Inner Sect disciples bowed as the Azure Cloud Sect faced a great upheaval.

After killing the Azure Cloud Sect's former Sect Master, Ye Lin and Chu Xue traveled to the Long Family for a Hongmen Banquet, leaving the sect behind to prepare for Ye Lin's succession. At the Long Family hall, Ye Lin demanded that the hosts explain why they had summoned them.

• The Great Elder ordered the former Sect Master's burial and instructed the sect to report that Ye Lin killed him for colluding with Evil Demons.
• Ye Lin and Chu Xue left for the Long Family while the Azure Cloud Sect prepared for Ye Lin to become its next Sect Master if they returned victorious.
• Long Xuan welcomed Ye Lin and Chu Xue, and Chu Xue warned him that the Azure Cloud Sect's Grand Elder remained behind to guard the sect.
• Long Xuan introduced the Dragon Family Ancestor and the Fire God Sect elders Wu Yan and Wu Huo at the gathering.
• Wu Yan approached Chu Xue, but she rebuffed him and sat beside Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin poured tea for Chu Xue and himself, then asked Long Xuan to explain why the Long Family had invited them.

Ye Lin refused Wu Yan’s demand for half of the Azure Cloud Sect’s Medium Spirit Mine and struck him after Wu Yan insulted Chu Xue. Ye Lin then fought Wu Huo with Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, leaving the Long Family estate flattened by their clash.

• Wu Yan demanded half of the Azure Cloud Sect’s Medium Spirit Mine in exchange for help exterminating Evil Demons, then offered to reduce the price if Chu Xue spent a night with him.
• Ye Lin punched Wu Yan through the hall, and Wu Huo unleashed his aura as Chu Xue challenged Wu Yan.
• Ye Lin drew Evil Slayer and confronted Wu Huo, who attacked him with his Fire Red Flute.
• Ye Lin used Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to wear down Wu Huo, who countered with Heavenly Fire: Prairie Fire and scattered the auxiliary swords.
• Ye Lin combined the remaining swords into a massive blade and struck Wu Huo as he transformed into a fire dragon with Fire Dragon Break, flattening the Long Family estate in the clash.

Ye Lin and Chu Xue defeated the Fire God Sect elders and punished the Long Family for its role in the attack on the Azure Cloud Sect. Ye Lin spared Long Xuan but ordered him to come to the sect in three days, then led Chu Xue behind a mountain.

• Ye Lin gravely wounded Wu Huo, while Chu Xue fought Wu Yan and Long Xuan and the Dragon Family Ancestor chose not to intervene.
• Wu Huo damaged his Golden Core to repel Evil Slayer and fled, but Ye Lin used the sword to kill him.
• Chu Xue defeated Wu Yan, and Ye Lin joined her in killing him with their swords.
• Ye Lin severed Long Xuan's arms and legs, spared his life, and ordered him to come to the Azure Cloud Sect in three days to atone.
• Ye Lin killed the Dragon Family Ancestor as he left with Chu Xue, then pulled her behind a mountain and told her to wait.

Ye Lin and Chu Xue lured Mo Yi into attacking the wounded Long Xuan, then confronted him. Ye Lin gained the upper hand in their fight, leaving Mo Yi badly injured as the battle continued.

• Ye Lin explained that he had sensed Mo Yi nearby and had spared Long Xuan to use his blood as bait.
• Mo Yi approached Long Xuan, intending to devour him and the other injured cultivator, but Ye Lin and Chu Xue appeared to block him.
• Chu Xue sealed the area while Ye Lin fought Mo Yi, injuring his palm with Evil Slayer and breaking through his demonic defenses.
• Mo Yi and Ye Lin clashed physically, and Mo Yi emerged from the dust covered in wounds while Ye Lin remained uninjured.
• Ye Lin unleashed the Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, overwhelmed Mo Yi, and sent him flying as black blood spilled onto the ground.

Ye Lin and Chu Xue defeated Mo Yi, ending the Evil Demon invasion, then returned to the Azure Cloud Sect, where the sect welcomed them as heroes. Ye Lin prepared to settle the remaining affairs across the region.

• Chu Xue struck Mo Yi from the sky, and Ye Lin attacked him with Sword Intent and Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
• Mo Yi used Ten Thousand Demons Return to Origin to raise his cultivation, but Ye Lin summoned a Phoenix Fire phantom that shattered the demon phantom and left Mo Yi crippled.
• Ye Lin killed Mo Yi, and Chu Xue noted that the Long Family and the Fire God Sect's two Great Elders had also fallen.
• Ye Lin reassured Chu Xue that the weakened Fire God Sect would not threaten the Azure Cloud Sect, then said they would return to settle matters across the region.
• Ye Lin and Chu Xue arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect, where its elders and disciples gathered to welcome them.

As the Azure Cloud Sect prepared for its succession ceremony, Ye Lin chose Li Miaoling to become Sect Master while Chu Xue declined the position and planned to travel. On the day of the ceremony, Ye Lin prepared to leave for the Nameless Mountain with Sha Wudao, who waited in the clouds with two young prodigies.

• Ye Lin announced that the Sect Master's succession ceremony would be held the next day, and Chu Xue said she would not take the position because she wanted to travel.
• Ye Lin asked Li Miaoling to become Sect Master, and she agreed after he promised to handle the elders.
• Little Red reached the late Golden Core stage, gave Ye Lin another feather, and entered the Beast Taming Bag at his request.
• On the day of the ceremony, Ye Lin gave Chu Xue Little Red's feather so she could contact him and accepted a hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones from her.
• Ye Lin looked toward Sha Wudao, who watched from the clouds with a young man and woman behind him.

Ye Lin left the Azure Cloud Sect after installing Li Miaoling as its new Sect Master and departed with Sha Wudao for Nameless Mountain. On the Flying Boat, he learned about the sect’s entrance tests, which awaited him and the other selected disciples.

• Ye Lin said goodbye to Chu Xue, who destroyed the buildings behind her and left the Azure Cloud Sect to be free.
• Ye Lin named Li Miaoling the next Sect Master, and the Great Elder and disciples reluctantly accepted her succession.
• Ye Lin announced that he was leaving to join Nameless Mountain and entrusted the Azure Cloud Sect to Li Miaoling.
• Sha Wudao introduced Ye Lin to Yu Feng and Xia Liuli, then took them aboard a Flying Boat bound for Nameless Mountain.
• Sha Wudao explained that the candidates would need to pass tests of Spirit Root, temperament, and cultivation to enter Nameless Mountain.

Ye Lin and his companions reached Nameless Mountain and began the entrance tests for the Azure Cloud Sect’s higher-level sect. After their Spirit Roots were assessed, An Liuyan led them to a test of willpower.

• Sha Wudao brought Ye Lin, Yu Feng, and Xia Liuli to Nameless Mountain and explained that its lake held a powerful Flood Dragon guardian.
• An Liuyan greeted the group, buried Sha Wudao in the floor for calling her Little Tuantuan, and took the newcomers to begin their examination.
• Yu Feng was found to have a Mid-Tier spirit root with no elemental affinity, while Xia Liuli had a Mid-Tier wood-attributed Spirit Root.
• Ye Lin’s test revealed a Low-Grade Five Elements Spirit Root, and An Liuyan moved the group on to the willpower test.
• An Liuyan explained that the test caused pain that doubled every minute and offered rewards for enduring longer, then told all three to begin together.

Ye Lin, Xia Liuli, and Yu Feng passed Nameless Mountain’s tests and joined as Outer Sect disciples. After learning Ye Lin had endured the soul-testing crystal ball for an hour, Fatty Wang assigned the three to Group Three and gave Ye Lin a valuable pill.

• Xia Liuli and Yu Feng endured the crystal ball for ten minutes and passed the test, while Ye Lin held on for an hour.
• An Liuyan learned Ye Lin was twenty-one and at the Golden Core stage, then accepted all three as Outer Sect disciples.
• Sha Wudao led Ye Lin, Xia Liuli, and Yu Feng to the Outer Sect and warned them to avoid dangerous areas inside Nameless Mountain.
• Fatty Wang issued the three uniforms and Identity Tokens, assigned them to Group Three, and gave Ye Lin a low-tier Earth Grade Primordial Chaos Pill.
• Ye Lin looked at Fatty Wang, and a panel appeared before him.

Ye Lin joined Group Three at Nameless Mountain, settled into his new lodging, and broke through to mid-stage Golden Core. He went looking for information about the Cloud Mist Mountain Range and the Outer Sect, leaving the chapter at the Mission Pavilion speaking with Qi Mengmeng.

• Sha Wudao assigned Ye Lin, Tang Liuli, and Yu Feng to Xuan Hu's Group Three, and Xuan Hu showed them their lodgings.
• Ye Lin inspected Xuan Hu's fate panel and settled into a small building protected by a barrier keyed to his Identity Token.
• Ye Lin consumed an Earth Grade Low Tier pill and successfully broke through to mid-stage Golden Core.
• Ye Lin saw three Outer Sect disciples beating Yu Feng while Tang Liuli stood frozen, but he left without intervening.
• Ye Lin searched for a Mission Pavilion and introduced himself to Qi Mengmeng, who recognized him as a new disciple.

Ye Lin asked Qi Mengmeng about Nameless Mountain and the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, then went there to find a Water Spirit Fruit. When Kuang Feng tried to rob him, Ye Lin overpowered him and demanded his valuables.

• Ye Lin asked Qi Mengmeng about the sect and the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, and she explained the Outer Sect's ranks and warned him that disciples could rob and beat one another.
• Qi Mengmeng directed Ye Lin to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, and he gave her a Mid-grade Spirit Stone before leaving.
• Ye Lin explored the mountain range, found a Water Spirit Fruit, and placed it in his Spatial Ring.
• Kuang Feng ambushed Ye Lin and demanded the fruit and everything else in his Spatial Ring.
• Ye Lin disarmed Kuang Feng and demanded his valuables, but Kuang Feng claimed that the little he had left was all that remained after others robbed him.

Ye Lin learned about the Outer Sect’s yearly assessment and was recruited to help Group Three fight Group Four. He met Li Xiaoyao, a newly arrived Child of Heaven’s Favor whose opportunities were tied to the coming battle, and decided to keep his distance while plotting to exploit him.

• Kuang Feng told Ye Lin that Outer Sect groups competed for resources and that disciples faced an annual cultivation assessment, then fled after Ye Lin sent his sword through Kuang Feng’s arm.
• Ye Lin returned to his lodgings and learned from Xuan Hu that Group Three would fight Group Four in three days, with their opponents’ resources at stake.
• Ye Lin inspected Li Xiaoyao’s panel and discovered his powerful sword talents, dangerous Smiling Tiger trait, and opportunities during the coming battle.
• Li Xiaoyao greeted Ye Lin warmly, while Ye Lin concealed his suspicion and resolved to avoid becoming close to him.
• Xuan Hu left to notify the others after asking Ye Lin and Li Xiaoyao to attend the gathering at the square together in three days.

Ye Lin refined the Water Spirit Fruit and Cold Moon Fruit, raising only his Water Spirit Root to middle grade. He then joined Group Three’s clash with Group Four and targeted the chubby cultivator, who possessed a Five-Colored Golden Core.

• Ye Lin refined both Spirit Fruits, but only his Water Spirit Root improved.
• Ye Lin and Li Xiaoyao went to the square, where Group Three and Group Four were fighting over access to the Cultivation Room.
• Xuan Hu rallied Group Three and ordered them to attack Group Four.
• Ye Lin spotted a chubby Group Four cultivator and pursued him, demanding everything he carried.
• The chubby cultivator blocked Ye Lin’s sword technique, but Ye Lin pressed his attack and threatened to leave him with his whole body.

Ye Lin fought Group Four alongside Xuan Hu, then spent a month cultivating in a Nameless Mountain Cultivation Room. Afterward, he agreed to help Xuan Hu hunt a Golden Core peak Flame Python and take its eggs.

• Ye Lin defeated the chubby boy from Group Four, took most of the contents of his Spatial Ring, and let him keep his bonded weapon.
• Xuan Hu and the others drove Group Four from the plaza, then led the disciples to cultivate in the Cultivation Room for a month.
• Ye Lin stabilized his Golden Core mid-stage cultivation and learned that Xuan Hu wanted his help hunting a Golden Core peak Flame Python and taking its three eggs.
• Xuan Hu offered Ye Lin one Mysterious Grade Middle Tier pill, twenty Mid-grade Spirit Stones, and a share of the Flame Python's remains, and Ye Lin accepted.
• Li Xiaoyao approached, and Ye Lin concealed the mission before setting out with Xuan Hu to find the Flame Python.