Recaps

Ye Lin awakened from the Nine Nether Soul-Transforming Grass’s cycle of reincarnation with valuable cultivation experience and techniques. After absorbing Qiang Wu’s corpse, he left the forbidden zone and was surprised to find a vast crowd gathered outside.

• Ye Lin opened his eyes after experiencing reincarnation and gained cultivation experience, combat methods, and a cultivation technique from his final life.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar warned Ye Lin not to force a breakthrough and then fell asleep after exhausting itself.
• Ye Lin absorbed the blood-and-flesh essence from Qiang Wu’s corpse and shared some with the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar.
• Ye Lin left the cave to head for the next forbidden zone and found a vast sea of people outside.

Ye Lin learned that Xuanhuang Great World’s forces had seized nearly half of the Heavenly Demon Great World, while Nameless Mountain’s disciples still regarded him as their Sect Master. He continued through the occupied territory and arrived at the forbidden River of Rebirth.

• Three Nameless Mountain disciples reported that the invasion had taken nearly half of the Heavenly Demon Great World and that their advance was limited by logistics.
• Ye Lin told the disciples to reserve any immortal stones they found for him, and they agreed.
• A disciple explained that he called Ye Lin Sect Master to see whether Ye Lin still cared about Nameless Mountain, while his companions feared he had dared to test Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin saw that Xuanhuang Great World’s forces had established strongholds across the conquered territory, with nearly one-third of it belonging to the Dawn Alliance.
• Ye Lin reached the forbidden land known as the River of Rebirth.

Ye Lin visited the River of Rebirth, where Changqing warned him about its dangers. A mysterious old boatman appeared and said his master had invited Ye Lin, leaving the invitation unexplained.

• Changqing greeted Ye Lin and explained that the River of Rebirth had killed three Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Lords.
• Ye Lin walked to the riverbank to inspect the river, with Changqing following him.
• A shabby boat carrying an elderly man with an oil lamp drifted toward Ye Lin without capsizing.
• The elderly boatman told Ye Lin that his master invited him.

Ye Lin crossed the River of Rebirth to meet the Lord of the Forbidden Land, who had waited a year for him to end his existence. After learning the man was bound to the land and could not die on his own, Ye Lin began tearing at his divine soul.

• Ye Lin boarded the old man's boat alone, leaving Changqing behind, and learned the boat could shield its passengers from the river's souls and laws.
• The old man ferried Ye Lin to a mountain and introduced him to his master, the Lord of the Forbidden Land.
• The Lord told Ye Lin he had waited a year for someone to grant him release and said he was already dead in spirit.
• The Lord explained that he could not die while bound to the land, so Ye Lin placed a hand on his head and began tearing at his divine soul.

Ye Lin decided to destroy the forbidden land after the River of Rebirth attacked him in defense of the middle-aged man connected to it. He unleashed a devastating golden palm, leaving the forbidden land shattered as cultivators across the Xuanhuang Great World watched in fear.

• The River of Rebirth sent towering waves and the screams of countless wronged souls toward Ye Lin, but he destroyed them with a golden strike.
• Ye Lin concluded that the River of Rebirth was connected to the middle-aged man and resolved to wipe out the forbidden land.
• Cultivators and an Immortal Realm powerhouse observed Ye Lin gathering power above the million-li forbidden land, and the watcher recognized him.
• Ye Lin spoke a word charged with the power of fully realized laws, stunning cultivators across ten million li.
• Ye Lin sent down a gigantic golden palm wrapped in destruction laws, shattering the forbidden land and reducing the surrounding ground to ruins.

Ye Lin destroyed the forbidden land and freed the middle-aged man, then left treasures among the ruins for the cultivators. The cultivators rushed to claim his gifts after he vanished.

• Cultivators fled as shockwaves from Ye Lin’s attack devastated the forbidden land and the surrounding ten thousand li.
• Ye Lin told the middle-aged man to die, and the man dispersed into sand as Ye Lin gathered his undying matter.
• Ye Lin scattered treasures into the ruins and told the distant cultivators they could have them before vanishing.
• Cultivators who heard Ye Lin rushed into the ruins and celebrated their finds, including Top-Tier Spirit Stones and a Heaven Grade longsword.

Ye Lin accepted an invitation from the Xuanyuan Empress to discuss a deal and was transported to her realm. He arrived in a world of black ash and flame, where the Empress spoke to him from beside a black peach tree.

• Ye Lin prepared to visit another forbidden zone, but three black-robed demigods appeared and invited him to meet their master.
• Ye Lin learned that their master was the Empress of the Xuanyuan Imperial Dynasty and agreed to hear her offer.
• One of the figures opened a black gateway, and Ye Lin followed the three figures through it.
• Ye Lin arrived in an unfamiliar realm where he could not sense the Heavenly Dao.
• The Xuanyuan Empress spoke to Ye Lin without turning from the black peach tree, and he asked if she was the Empress.

Li Qingya revealed her true name and identity as the Xuanyuan Imperial Empress, and Ye Lin discovered her remarkable fate and a coming opportunity involving a supreme artifact. She invited him to discuss an important matter, leaving him wary of being drawn into the conflict between her and the Xuanyuan Emperor.

• Li Qingya mocked herself and dismissed the black peach tree before revealing that her true name was Li Qingya.
• Ye Lin read Li Qingya's panel and learned of her identities, abilities, fate, and a future chance to find a fragment of the Extinction Spear.
• Ye Lin was astonished that the Heavenly Demon Great World contained a fragment of a supreme artifact.
• Li Qingya brushed aside Ye Lin's questions about her human identity and said she had invited him to discuss an important matter.
• Ye Lin became wary as he considered the danger of getting caught between Li Qingya and the Xuanyuan Emperor.

Li Qingya asked Ye Lin to retrieve something from the Xuanyuan Imperial Dynasty’s capital, explaining that its formation would suppress beings from the Heavenly Demon Great World but not him. Ye Lin agreed in exchange for a Supreme Artifact fragment, then asked Li Qingya to answer some questions first.

• Li Qingya told Ye Lin she wanted him to bring something out of the Xuanyuan Imperial Dynasty’s capital.
• Ye Lin objected that entering the capital would put him in danger, and Li Qingya promised to hold Li Cang back.
• Li Qingya explained that the capital’s formation targeted beings from the Heavenly Demon Great World and that Ye Lin’s unpredictable whereabouts made him the best choice.
• Li Qingya offered Ye Lin a Supreme Artifact fragment as payment.
• Ye Lin accepted the deal on the condition that Li Qingya answer several questions.

Li Qingya explained to Ye Lin how the Human Race lost the Xuanyuan Great World to the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons and survived in the Extinction World. She hoped to use Ye Lin’s strength to destroy the Heavenly Demon race, and the chapter left him wondering about her powerful ancestor.

• Ye Lin challenged Li Qingya about the secrets behind her Human Race heritage, and she briefly fixed him with killing intent.
• Li Qingya recounted how the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons invaded the Xuanyuan Great World and slaughtered nearly all its native inhabitants.
• She explained that the Human Race fled to the Extinction World and later married into the Heavenly Demon Emperors’ line to preserve their people.
• Li Qingya revealed that the Human Race’s ancestors were nearing the end of their lives and that she hoped to use Ye Lin’s strength to wipe out the Heavenly Demon race.
• Ye Lin absorbed her account and wondered about the ancestor whose power the Heavenly Demons feared.

Li Qingya recruited Ye Lin to retrieve the All-Things Bell from beneath the Xuanyuan Imperial Dynasty’s Dragon Throne, where Li Cang had suppressed it. Three days later, Ye Lin waited outside the dynasty with Delusion and Xiaoyao, then sensed something near the boundary between the Xuanhuang Great World and the Xuanyuan Great World.

• Li Qingya showed Ye Lin the All-Things Bell and explained that it was the ancestor’s bonded Supreme Artifact, suppressed beneath the Dragon Throne by Li Cang.
• Li Qingya gave Ye Lin a Sword Talisman that could break the miniature formation around the bell and asked him to retrieve it during their single chance to act.
• Ye Lin agreed to the plan, and Li Qingya said her people would meet him outside the imperial capital in three days.
• Ye Lin spent three days considering how to proceed, then secretly hid outside the Xuanyuan Imperial Dynasty with Delusion and Xiaoyao.
• Ye Lin sensed something behind him near the meeting point of the Xuanhuang Great World and the Xuanyuan Great World.

As the Xuanyuan Imperial Dynasty confronted the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, Ye Lin infiltrated the capital to steal the All-Things Bell. Li Cang recognized him and summoned the dynasty’s Demigod experts, leaving Ye Lin to proceed alone.

• An elder descended into the Xuanyuan Imperial Dynasty’s capital to settle the ancient grudge against the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, and an old man in a straw rain hat joined him against Li Cang.
• Ye Lin slipped into the capital while the powerful figures clashed above it.
• Li Cang noticed Ye Lin and raised his black jade seal to attack, but the white-robed elder disrupted him.
• Li Cang revealed that Ye Lin was attempting to steal the All-Things Bell while the capital’s grand formation was being renovated.
• Dozens of Demigods emerged to defend the capital, and the elders left the mission to Ye Lin.

Ye Lin raced toward the imperial hall while forty-six demigod powerhouses converged on the capital, and his allies were held back. Cornered by eight pursuers, he summoned his third avatar, Lin Xian, to face them.

• Ye Lin released Wu Wang and Xiaoyao to draw away pursuers, but eight demigod powerhouses continued to track him.
• Ye Lin abandoned his attempt to contact Qin Wudao and charged toward the great hall while Li Cang fought two Heavenly Immortal powerhouses overhead.
• Eight demigod powerhouses emerged around the hall and suppressed Ye Lin, who had no reinforcements available.
• Ye Lin summoned Lin Xian, his third avatar, and ordered him to hold off the eight demigods.
• Lin Xian accepted the fight, confident that his past ordeals had prepared him to face the danger.

Ye Lin destroyed the Dragon Throne’s formation, took the All-Things Bell, and searched beneath the hall for a Supreme Venerable artifact fragment. Meanwhile, Li Cang fought two Heaven Immortals and tried to stop them from obtaining the bell.

• Ye Lin entered the great hall while Lin Xian attacked the two Demigod experts pursuing him.
• The Dragon Throne’s formation severed Ye Lin’s finger, but he used the Jade Talisman to destroy the throne.
• Ye Lin found the All-Things Bell in a jade box and put it away despite the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar urging him to use it.
• Ye Lin found a hidden corridor beneath the third floor tile and descended to seek a Supreme Venerable artifact fragment.
• Li Cang struck the two Heaven Immortal elders with the imperial seal, sending them flying as the Xuanyuan Imperial Dynasty’s national fortune gathered around him.

Ye Lin claimed a deadly Supreme Artifact spearhead while Li Cang fought to protect the All-Things Bell. The chapter ended with Li Cang warning his wounded opponents to retreat or risk destroying their own clans.

• Ye Lin approached the spearhead in the underground passage, resisted its killing intent, and suppressed it with golden light.
• Ye Lin took the spearhead and hung it around his neck, recognizing it as a powerful weapon against even a peak Earth Immortal.
• Li Cang realized that both the All-Things Bell and his treasured Supreme Artifact fragment were gone and grew furious.
• Exhausted from wielding the power of national fortune, Li Cang told the two wounded Heavenly Immortal experts to leave and threatened to kill them if they stayed.
• Li Cang warned that his death would let the Xuanyuan Imperial Dynasty appoint a new Emperor, while the deaths of his opponents would endanger their clans and Xia Ran's long-laid plans.

Li Cang, Xia Ran, and the old man in the straw rain cape fought because none of them could abandon the worlds and people behind them. Outside the imperial capital, Ye Lin completed his exchange with Li Qingya and left to study two Supreme Artifact fragments.

• Li Cang confronted Xia Ran and the old man in the straw rain cape, and all three declared they had no way to retreat.
• Li Cang unleashed the power of national destiny and attacked the two men.
• Ye Lin walked out of the imperial capital and recalled his three clones as Demigod experts charged at him.
• Li Qingya led Human Race experts into battle against the attackers outside the imperial capital.
• Li Qingya gave Ye Lin a black spear, and Ye Lin exchanged it for the All-Things Bell in a jade box.
• Ye Lin departed to study the two Supreme Artifact fragments, while Li Qingya watched the old man in the straw rain cape suspiciously.

Ye Lin sought the remaining forbidden lands to refine their immortal substance, but the seven surviving forbidden-land masters ambushed him at Yellow Springs Forbidden Land. Li Rose offered him a choice: fight them all or leave alive, and Ye Lin had to decide whether his Supreme Artifact gave him a chance against seven foes.

• Ye Lin learned that the spear tip and shaft could not be restored into a genuine Supreme Artifact, though the fragments remained valuable.
• Ye Lin left the imperial capital and headed for Yellow Springs Forbidden Land to seek its immortal substance.
• Seven forbidden-land masters appeared and revealed that they had been waiting for Ye Lin.
• Li Rose said the seven had endured their suffering to protect the Human Race, but no longer needed to continue living that way.
• Li Rose challenged Ye Lin to fight all seven, offering to let him leave if he refused; Ye Lin considered his chances with the Supreme Artifact.

Ye Lin agreed to fight Li Rose and the six other Forbidden Zone Masters, while onlookers gathered to watch. The seven finished restoring themselves, and the battle began when one of them thrust a spear at Ye Lin.

• Ye Lin drew the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword and accepted Li Rose's challenge.
• Li Rose and the six other Forbidden Zone Masters prepared to fight Ye Lin together.
• Cultivators gathered above the firmament and discussed the seven masters' strength and Ye Lin's resolve to face them.
• The seven Forbidden Zone Masters restored themselves while Ye Lin waited without attacking.
• One Forbidden Zone Master thrust a rule-wreathed spear at Ye Lin, who swung the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword to counter it.

Ye Lin fought several Forbidden Zone Masters in the boundless void, using a Supreme Artifact spearhead to destroy one attacker’s arm before another’s arrow struck his Chaos Sword Casket. The chapter ended as a third Forbidden Zone Master prepared a powerful slash against him.

• Ye Lin fled into the boundless void as killing intent pursued him, then clashed with Li Rose using sword energy and blood-red petals.
• A Forbidden Zone Master attacked Ye Lin from behind with a powerful punch, but Ye Lin pierced through the attacker’s arm with his Supreme Artifact spearhead.
• A Forbidden Zone Master fired a blackish-purple arrow that sent Ye Lin flying and cracked his Chaos Sword Casket.
• As Ye Lin struggled to steady himself, another Forbidden Zone Master appeared behind him with killing intent and prepared a slash.

Ye Lin fought seven masters of the forbidden zones in the void, using his secret technique and Supreme Artifact fragment to survive their attacks. After striking all seven with Reminiscence and blasting apart their bodies, he faced a forbidden zone master who re-formed from blood mist and roared that he was immune to heart demons.

• Ye Lin opened four turns of the Heaven and Earth, I Alone Am Supreme Technique and wounded the master who had ambushed him with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword.
• Ye Lin summoned Phoenix Fire, but a dagger-wielding man struck without warning and blew apart his left arm.
• The seven masters of the forbidden zones attacked Ye Lin from seven directions, and he fought them back with the Supreme Artifact fragment while retreating.
• Ye Lin used Reminiscence to freeze the seven masters, then sent the Supreme Artifact fragment through them, blasting apart their bodies.
• A master of the forbidden zones gathered himself from blood mist and roared that a mere heart demon could not affect him.

After using up his Immortal Qi and overexerting himself, Ye Lin was blasted from the void and struggled to recover while the hidden onlookers realized no reinforcements could reach him. Two more powerful figures arrived, leaving Ye Lin facing further danger.

• A blood-eyed man punched Ye Lin out of the boundless void and sent him crashing into the earth.
• Ye Lin, badly injured and drained after using Reminiscence and a fragment of the Supreme Artifact, sat down to absorb mid-grade immortal stones.
• The powerful figures watching from the void learned that the great counteroffensive had begun and that the Penglai Island envoys could not help Ye Lin.
• A supreme figure emerged from a rift in the heavens, found Ye Lin, and threatened to kill him.
• A second furious figure appeared and also threatened Ye Lin.

Ye Lin faced three peak Celestial Immortals who had lost their reason after Reminiscence, while the old man in the rain cape urged him to escape. To protect the Human Race, Ye Lin revealed a costly Sword Talisman capable of killing the three, leaving the old man stunned by its power.

• Li Rose appeared in a deranged state and threatened Ye Lin, while the old man in the rain cape explained that the five others had vanished in the river of time.
• The old man in the rain cape recognized that the three Celestial Immortals' unstable power would eventually fade or return to normal and offered to take Ye Lin away.
• Ye Lin refused to flee because the three might slaughter the Human Race in the Heavenly Demon Great World.
• Ye Lin took out a Sword Talisman he had bought for six million Luck points, which held a peak Celestial Immortal sword cultivator's strike.
• The old man in the rain cape sensed that the Sword Talisman could kill him and realized its creator was a supreme expert.

Ye Lin entrusted the Sword Talisman to the old man in the rain cape and withdrew to heal as the old man killed the three forbidden zone masters. Years later, the Xuanhuang Great World conquered the Heavenly Demon Great World after a terrifying demonic shadow appeared and was finally driven away.

• Ye Lin gave the Sword Talisman to the old man in the rain cape, then left to recover from his injuries.
• The old man in the rain cape used the Sword Talisman to kill the three forbidden zone masters, earning renown as the White-Robed Sword Immortal.
• Over the next five years, Xuanhuang Great World cultivators fought their way to the Xuanyuan Imperial Dynasty’s capital, but none reached the Immortal Realm.
• A demonic shadow appeared in the capital and killed five Immortal Realm powerhouses and countless cultivators.
• The old man in the rain cape and the white-robed old man fought the demonic shadow for three days and nights; the shadow vanished, and the united cultivators destroyed the capital.
• The Heavenly Demon Great World became a vassal of the Xuanhuang Great World.

Ten years after the war, the Xuanhuang Great World claimed the Heavenly Demon Great World as a vassal and began distributing merit for its conquest. As factions fought over territory, a dispute between Nameless Mountain and another group escalated over how much land Nameless Mountain could occupy.

• The world’s cultivators tallied the war’s immense casualties, and the Heavenly Demon Great World became a vassal of the Xuanhuang Great World.
• The world’s will awarded merit based on individuals’ kills and factions’ occupied territory, sparking a rush to claim land and some small-scale wars.
• Qin Wudao, the provisional leader of the myriad races, stopped a large-scale conflict but could not prevent ongoing smaller clashes.
• Nameless Mountain’s white-clad experts argued that their heavy losses justified their claim to hundreds of millions of miles of territory.
• A blue-robed Mahayana expert demanded that Nameless Mountain surrender half the land, and its leading white-robed man angrily challenged him.

Nameless Mountain was forced to surrender most of its territory by the Lizard God Clan despite its sacrifices in the war. Pure Yangzi intervened on Nameless Mountain’s behalf, but the blue-robed leader challenged his authority.

• The blue-robed man ordered Nameless Mountain to accept the boundary river as its new border and threatened to kill anyone who resisted.
• Nameless Mountain’s experts protested the injustice, but the blue-robed man’s pressure suppressed them.
• Pure Yangzi emerged from the void and dispelled the pressure after Nameless Mountain’s leader pleaded for his help.
• Pure Yangzi condemned the Lizard God Clan’s greed, and the blue-robed man replied that the matter was none of his concern.