Arc 75The Taiyi Mystic Immortal Ruin

Ye Lin survived his domain’s tribulation, learned the Dao Fusion Art, and joined Liu Bai and Apocalypse on an expedition into a Taiyi Mystic Immortal ruin. After the three defeated its sacred beasts and ghostly soldiers, they reached an impenetrable fortress as Ye Lin recovered his strength.

  • Ye Lin’s crimson sword endured the heavenly tribulation until it shattered, leaving him seemingly dead, but he rose again, restored his cultivation, defeated the final lightning bolt, and received the Dao Fusion Art.
  • After ten years of secluded cultivation, Ye Lin left with Liu Bai and Apocalypse for the undiscovered ruin, where Apocalypse explained their plan to reach the inner region and claim its three supreme treasures.
  • Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse crossed the ruin’s trials, with Ye Lin absorbing Blood Baleful Qi and Sword Qi as they fought their way through concealed monsters and the Sword Domain.
  • At the Divine Gold fortress, Ye Lin faced the Holy Demon Dragon while Apocalypse fought a giant elephant and Liu Bai battled a demonic ape.
  • Apocalypse killed the elephant and Liu Bai burned the ape to ashes, while Ye Lin shattered the dragon’s horns and finished it with a Saint-Falling Fist before collapsing from exhaustion.
  • After the three recovered, black qi formed ranks of yin generals, which Apocalypse destroyed with flames summoned from his golden book.
  • Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse failed to breach the fortress with their swords and lightning, and Ye Lin awoke with his immortal power restored.
Chapters 1853–1877 Vol. 19 Read

Ch. 1853The Great Dao Lightning Tribulation Appears

After transforming his Sacred Body into a divine body, Ye Lin emerged from seclusion and triggered a Great Dao lightning tribulation. He discovered that the tribulation targeted his Origin Dao Law, leaving its survival—and his own condition—uncertain.

  • Ye Lin recognized that his sword heart had cleared and his physique had become a divine body, then decided to leave seclusion.
  • Thunder and tribulation clouds shook the Sacred Land, startling disciples and elders who wondered what had drawn the Great Dao’s attention.
  • Ye Lin realized the tribulation had locked onto him and stepped into the air to face it.
  • Ye Lin saw purple lightning gathering and determined that the tribulation targeted his Origin Dao Law rather than his Blood God Body.
  • Ye Lin refrained from intervening, knowing the law could shatter and injure him if it failed, but might let him seize a thread of tribulation power if it succeeded.

Ch. 1854The Great Dao's Lightning Tribulation

Ye Lin watched his crimson long-sword domain undergo the Great Dao’s lightning tribulation, enduring the backlash as the sword cracked under the blows. The tribulation continued to batter the damaged source domain, leaving Ye Lin gravely injured.

  • Ye Lin kept his distance as violet lightning struck the crimson long sword, which drove away the first bolts with its bloody glow.
  • More than a dozen bolts struck the sword, forming a tiny fissure and making Ye Lin’s qi and blood churn.
  • An old man in the deepest reaches of Firmament Sacred Land watched the domain undergo Tribulation Transcendence.
  • Ye Lin realized the Great Dao was carving his newly born domain and poured Immortal Qi into the sword to sustain it.
  • After half an hour of lightning, cracks covered the sword, while Ye Lin grew pale and bled from the mouth as his source domain suffered grave damage.

Ch. 1855Great Dao Heavenly Tribulation 2

Ye Lin sent the last of his immortal power to the blood-colored long sword as it faced the Great Dao lightning tribulation. The Three-Nine Heavenly Lightning struck for five minutes, leaving the sword’s fate unseen and Ye Lin badly weakened.

  • Ye Lin poured his remaining immortal power into the blood-colored long sword and left its survival to its own fortune.
  • The disciples watched the gathering thunderclouds and wondered what the blood-colored long sword was.
  • A disciple identified the approaching tribulation as the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, which could destroy even powerful artifacts.
  • A massive purple bolt struck the blood-colored long sword and engulfed it in lightning.
  • Ye Lin spat blood as his cultivation realm wavered, while the lightning continued to strike the sword for five minutes.

Ch. 1856The Great Dao's Lightning Tribulation 3

Ye Lin’s blood-colored long sword shattered under the Great Dao’s lightning tribulation, and his cultivation kept falling as he lay on the verge of becoming mortal. Zhuge Yun and Liu Bai watched, while Liu Bai hoped Ye Lin would understand how to stand anew after destruction.

  • A bolt of tribulation lightning shattered Ye Lin’s blood-colored long sword, and Ye Lin’s cultivation fell from the mid-stage to the early stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.
  • A disciple explained that a formed domain required compressing it into an object and that surviving the Great Dao’s lightning tribulation would bring its blessing.
  • Zhuge Yun watched Ye Lin and said his art of deduction had predicted Ye Lin would take this path.
  • Liu Bai watched Ye Lin cough up blood and hoped he would comprehend the meaning of standing anew after destruction.

Ch. 1857The Great Dao Lightning Tribulation 4

Ye Lin lost all his cultivation and appeared to die after the heavenly tribulation overwhelmed him. Just as Zhuge Yun watched his still-active soul, Ye Lin suddenly understood something and erupted with power.

  • Ye Lin's cultivation fell from the Immortal Realm to nothing, his body aged, and he accepted his apparent death beneath the unending tribulation.
  • Disciples who found Ye Lin debated saving him, then left him alone after one said his heart was already dead.
  • Zhuge Yun observed that Ye Lin's body was dead but his soul remained unusually active.
  • Ye Lin opened his eyes, laughed that he understood, and rose as a powerful aura erupted from him.

Ch. 1858The Great Dao's Lightning Tribulation 5

After overcoming the final strike of the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, Ye Lin received the Dao Fusion Art from the Great Dao and decided to cultivate it. He left the chapter with the crimson Long Sword returned to his dantian.

  • Ye Lin restored his cultivation to the Late Earth Immortal realm and reassembled the crimson Long Sword from its fragments.
  • Ye Lin hurled the sword at the thunderclouds and used it to clash with and shatter the final tribulation lightning.
  • A divine light entered Ye Lin's mind and revealed the Dao Fusion Art in his sea of consciousness.
  • Ye Lin learned that the art could fuse the world's myriad Daos and resolved to cultivate it.

Ch. 1859Great Dao Thunder Tribulation 6

Ye Lin emerged from the Great Dao heavenly tribulation and met Liu Bai, who checked him for hidden injuries and warned him to keep his body free of wounds. They went to Liu Bai’s cave abode, where Ye Lin offered him a jar of wine.

  • Zhuge Yun praised Ye Lin for surviving the tribulation, told him Liu Bai had watched, and departed.
  • Liu Bai congratulated Ye Lin and checked his body for hidden injuries, warning him that overlooked wounds could become fatal Dao injuries.
  • Liu Bai invited Ye Lin into his pocket-world cave abode and urged him to treat their reunion less formally.
  • Ye Lin took out a jar of wine for Liu Bai, whose eyes lit up at the sight.

Ch. 1860Heading to the Ruins

Ye Lin stabilized his cultivation during ten years of seclusion, then joined Liu Bai and Apocalypse to travel secretly toward a Taiyi Mystic Immortal ruin. The three set out after confirming that no one else had discovered the site.

  • Ye Lin agreed with Liu Bai to meet in ten years before leaving to stabilize his cultivation in seclusion.
  • Ten years later, Ye Lin emerged, bid Zhuge Yun farewell with Liu Bai, and left the island.
  • Liu Bai led Ye Lin through the starry sky in secret after saying Apocalypse had contacted him.
  • Ye Lin and Liu Bai reached Apocalypse's silver-white warship, and Apocalypse confirmed that no one had followed them.
  • Apocalypse said the Taiyi Mystic Immortal ruin remained undiscovered and prepared to depart with Ye Lin and Liu Bai.

Ch. 1861Heading to the Ruins 2

Apocalypse, Ye Lin, and Liu Bai traveled by warboat toward the Primordial Unity Profound Immortal ruins, where Apocalypse planned to seek three supreme treasures. The chapter left them en route, studying Apocalypse’s map of the ruins’ outer region before their arrival in three days.

  • Apocalypse activated his top-grade immortal-tier warboat and used spatial transference to depart with Ye Lin and Liu Bai.
  • Ye Lin recognized the warboat’s spatial transference as a costly ability and marveled at Apocalypse’s wealth.
  • Apocalypse told Ye Lin and Liu Bai they would reach the ruins in three days and revealed that their targets were the inner region and three supreme treasures.
  • Apocalypse gave Ye Lin and Liu Bai his hand-drawn map of the outer region and asked them to memorize it.
  • Apocalypse kept the expedition secret from his clan because he distrusted his subordinates and feared his father would learn about it.

Ch. 1862Heading to the Ruins 3

Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse prepared to enter the dangerous inner perimeter of a Grand Unity Profound Immortal’s tomb. After three days of travel, Apocalypse brought their warship to a stop and urged them to conserve their strength for the inner perimeter.

  • Ye Lin and Liu Bai memorized the map before burning it, then asked Apocalypse what guarded the inner perimeter.
  • Apocalypse explained that three sacred beasts blocked the entrance and proposed that each of them hold off one beast so he and Liu Bai could advance.
  • Liu Bai warned that the tomb might contain dangers beyond the sacred beasts, but Apocalypse assured them he had enough trump cards to protect their lives.
  • After three days, Apocalypse stopped the warship, opened its protective barrier, and told Ye Lin and Liu Bai to prepare while conserving their strength for the inner perimeter.

Ch. 1863Origin

Apocalypse led Ye Lin and Liu Bai into the outer region through a hidden gate among the stars. As they followed a path of light, Apocalypse explained the dangerous checkpoints ahead, and Ye Lin showed he could detect and kill a concealed creature.

  • Apocalypse used an Identity Token to reveal a gate among the stars, then entered the vortex with Ye Lin and Liu Bai following.
  • The three arrived in the silent outer region, where Apocalypse revealed a path of light and led them toward the inner region.
  • Ye Lin sensed a hidden creature and killed it with a streak of Sword Qi.
  • Apocalypse explained that the first checkpoint was a hundred-li stretch filled with baleful energy that could seize their minds.
  • Apocalypse said the second checkpoint was a hundred-li stretch inhabited by concealed void monsters.

Ch. 1864Dawn

Apocalypse led Ye Lin and Liu Bai into the first trial, Blood Baleful, where they each faced the dangerous Qi in different ways. Seeing Ye Lin absorb it, Apocalypse recognized his Unrivaled Blood God Body and was pleased with his choice of partner.

  • Apocalypse explained that the Sword Domain was the third and most difficult trial, then brought Ye Lin and Liu Bai to the Blood Baleful path.
  • Apocalypse entered first and used a membrane of light to shield himself, though some Blood Baleful Qi still entered his body.
  • Liu Bai blocked the Blood Baleful Qi with divine light as he followed Apocalypse.
  • Ye Lin absorbed the Blood Baleful Qi into his Unrivaled Blood God Body and used it to temper his physique.
  • Apocalypse recognized Ye Lin's Unrivaled Blood God Body and recalled that the Blood Demon Ancestor had risen to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal with the same physique.

Ch. 1865Fast

Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse began the second trial by advancing in a formation through the darkness. Ye Lin’s sword attacks swept through a dense mass of unseen monsters, while Apocalypse held back a warning about the trial’s true enemies.

  • Apocalypse asked Ye Lin and Liu Bai to guard their directions and warned that they needed to earn his trust.
  • Ye Lin took the far-left position, Liu Bai stood on the far right, and Apocalypse held the center as they advanced.
  • Ye Lin hurled a sphere of sword qi into the darkness, using the monsters’ shrieks to gauge their numbers.
  • Ye Lin unleashed a Sword Qi River that surged into the darkness and killed many monsters, leaving dark purple blood on the path.
  • Apocalypse considered warning Ye Lin that the three great sacred beasts were the real enemies, but stayed silent when Liu Bai showed no reaction.

Ch. 1866Joy

Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse entered the Sword Domain after resting, where the overwhelming Sword Qi immediately threatened them. Apocalypse and Liu Bai protected themselves with divine light and a golden bowl as they advanced, while the chapter left Ye Lin facing the danger ahead.

  • Ye Lin tested his strength against a monster and found his attack could threaten late-stage Earth Immortal cultivators.
  • The monster wounded Apocalypse and poisoned his arm, but Apocalypse purged the poison and healed himself.
  • Apocalypse warned Ye Lin and Liu Bai that the Sword Domain was deadly, and the three rested for half an hour before entering.
  • The Sword Domain’s Sword Qi forced Ye Lin back and rained down on the group.
  • Apocalypse’s light barriers repeatedly shattered under the Sword Qi, while Liu Bai used a golden bowl to shield himself and advanced beside him.

Ch. 1867Chapter 1867

Ye Lin and Liu Bai crossed the Sword Domain checkpoint by resisting its Sword Qi, then caught up with the exhausted Apocalypse. The bookshelf grouping notice at the end added no story events.

  • A tremendous force from the mountains blew Liu Bai backward, but he steadied himself beside Ye Lin while Apocalypse moved farther into the Sword Domain.
  • Apocalypse said artifacts could not be used in the Sword Domain, and Liu Bai offered to help Ye Lin cross.
  • Ye Lin declined Liu Bai's help and summoned a blood-colored longsword that absorbed the incoming Sword Qi through the Dao Fusion Art.
  • Liu Bai advanced behind a protective wall of Sword Qi, and the two soon caught up with Apocalypse, who was pale and drained from the crossing.

Ch. 1868Happy New Year's Day!

Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse crossed the Sword Domain, where Ye Lin absorbed Sword Qi and strengthened a dangerous new weapon. After Apocalypse exhausted himself recovering, Ye Lin worked to keep the unstable Sword Qi contained, while Liu Bai watched the darkness ahead.

  • Apocalypse turned back and saw Ye Lin and Liu Bai following him calmly through the Sword Domain.
  • Ye Lin explained that he was absorbing Sword Qi as an opportunity and was combining it into a powerful strand he could use against enemies.
  • The three spent half an hour crossing the Sword Domain while Ye Lin absorbed more Sword Qi and Apocalypse struggled to endure it.
  • After they left the Sword Domain, Apocalypse sat down to recover with immortal stones, leaving himself vulnerable.
  • Ye Lin stayed beside Apocalypse and used his domain to suppress and balance the unstable Sword Qi he had gathered.
  • Liu Bai stood calmly with his hands clasped behind his back and gazed into the darkness ahead.

Ch. 1869Battle of the Ruins

Apocalypse, Ye Lin, and Liu Bai entered the inner area and faced three giant beasts, splitting up to fight them. Ye Lin confronted the Holy Demon Dragon, whose attack continued after it shattered his sword strike.

  • Apocalypse recovered, warned Ye Lin and Liu Bai not to let the three beasts join forces, and led them through the vortex into the inner area.
  • The three saw a Divine Gold fortress and awakened the giant beasts sleeping on its platforms.
  • Apocalypse and Liu Bai each charged toward a beast while Ye Lin faced the Holy Demon Dragon.
  • Ye Lin empowered the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword with a blood-red sword and attacked the dragon.
  • The Holy Demon Dragon shattered Ye Lin's Sword Qi with its tail and reached for him with a claw.

Ch. 1870Battle of the Ruins 2

Ye Lin fought the Holy Demon Dragon but found its scales could withstand his sword and its attacks could badly injure him. He dodged its green beam and reached its head, but his final stab barely pierced its defenses.

  • Ye Lin dodged the Holy Demon Dragon's claw and struck it with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, which failed to break through its scales.
  • The Holy Demon Dragon swept Ye Lin away with its tail, leaving him struggling to suppress his injuries.
  • The Holy Demon Dragon gathered Immortal Qi into a green sphere and fired a beam, but Ye Lin dodged it by twisting aside.
  • Ye Lin charged the Holy Demon Dragon's head and swung a sword at it, but its five claws crushed the sword radiance.
  • Ye Lin appeared atop the dragon's head and stabbed downward, but his sword could not penetrate beyond the scales.

Ch. 1871Battle of the Ruins 3

Ye Lin wounded the Holy Demon Dragon with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, but the strike failed to seriously injure it. He fled while evading its attacks and planned to wear it down until he could land a decisive blow.

  • Ye Lin drove the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword deeper into the Holy Demon Dragon’s head using his domain’s power.
  • The Holy Demon Dragon thrashed until the sword slid down its body, leaving a deep wound across its back and flinging Ye Lin away.
  • Ye Lin landed and fled across the mountains as the Holy Demon Dragon sealed off the surrounding space and attacked with green breath.
  • Ye Lin countered with Sword Qi while dodging, aiming to wear down the Holy Demon Dragon before attempting a decisive strike.
  • The enraged Holy Demon Dragon pursued Ye Lin, furious that he kept evading rather than fighting head-on.

Ch. 1872Battle of the Ruins 4

Apocalypse used the golden book to attack the colossal elephant’s weak divine soul and slowly wore it down. The wounded elephant summoned a towering phantom whose pressure still forced Apocalypse backward despite his decree of immortality.

  • Apocalypse trapped the colossal elephant in Heart Devouring flames that burned its divine soul.
  • Apocalypse declared that the elephant should never have existed and summoned a giant sword that pierced its skull, badly weakening it.
  • The enraged elephant summoned a towering phantom and slammed its front hooves down, unleashing overwhelming pressure against Apocalypse.
  • Apocalypse decreed that he was immortal and reduced the pressure, but he remained pinned down and unable to straighten his body.

Ch. 1873The Battle of the Ruins 5

Apocalypse fought the giant elephant phantom, using his spoken commands to overpower it and summon World-Destroying Divine Thunder. With his Immortal Qi nearly exhausted, he prepared to unleash the thunder as the elephant charged into the storm.

  • Apocalypse teleported onto the giant elephant phantom’s head and stomped it into the ground with immense strength.
  • Apocalypse realized that less than thirty percent of his Immortal Qi remained and decided he needed to end the fight quickly.
  • Apocalypse summoned dark thunderclouds and World-Destroying Divine Thunder, consuming all his Immortal Qi and swallowing rare pills to replenish it.
  • The giant elephant phantom leaped into the thunderclouds, where golden light and dark-purple lightning clashed across its body.
  • Apocalypse raised his golden book and commanded the World-Destroying Divine Thunder to descend upon the giant elephant phantom.

Ch. 1874The Battle of the Ruins 6

Apocalypse defeated the giant elephant and offered it a chance to submit, but it chose death. Elsewhere, Liu Bai used karmic fire to burn the demonic ape to ashes.

  • Apocalypse shattered the giant elephant's phantom with a lightning strike, leaving the beast mortally wounded.
  • Apocalypse offered the giant elephant immortality and power if it surrendered its lifeblood essence and submitted to him.
  • The giant elephant growled, died, and let its remnant soul dissipate rather than accept Apocalypse's offer.
  • Liu Bai acknowledged the demonic ape's strength, then set it alight with karmic fire.
  • The karmic fire consumed the demonic ape as it crashed through the mountains, leaving its body burned to ashes.

Ch. 1875Battle of the Ruins 7

Ye Lin unleashed his strongest sword strike against the Holy Demon Dragon and finished it with a punch, but the battle left him completely exhausted. Liu Bai and Apocalypse witnessed the fight and recognized the power of Ye Lin’s sword.

  • Liu Bai sheathed his Long Sword after showing respect.
  • Ye Lin saw that the other battles had ended and prepared to use the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword against the Holy Demon Dragon.
  • Ye Lin poured his domain’s power into a sword strike that collided with the Holy Demon Dragon’s green beam and shattered its horns.
  • Apocalypse said Ye Lin’s sword placed him on equal footing with himself.
  • Ye Lin killed the fallen Holy Demon Dragon with a Saint-Falling Fist, then collapsed in exhaustion.

Ch. 1876Battle of the Ruins 8

As Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse recovered, black qi seeped from the fortress and gathered into an army of yin generals. Liu Bai recognized the threat and prepared to confront them while the greater being they awaited remained unseen.

  • Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse recovered from the battle as two Sacred Beast corpses lay below them.
  • Black qi leaked from the fortress and formed silent ranks of armored soldiers riding red-eyed horses.
  • Liu Bai sensed the yin qi, opened his eyes, and recognized the soldiers as yin generals formed from resentment.
  • Apocalypse explained that the generals were part of another trial in the Taiyi Profound Immortal's ruins and noted that they seemed to await a stronger being.
  • Liu Bai told the others to cover him as he prepared to deal with the yin generals.

Ch. 1877Battle of the Ruins 9

Apocalypse used the golden book to unleash the Samadhi True Fire and Nine Netherworld Flames, wiping out the ghostly generals. He and Liu Bai remained unable to break into the sealed tomb when Ye Lin recovered.

  • Apocalypse advanced on the ghostly generals and invoked two powerful flames from the golden book.
  • The ghostly general ordered his troops into formation, but the flames destroyed the soldiers and their warhorses.
  • Apocalypse withdrew the flames after wiping out the ghostly generals, and he and Liu Bai tried to breach the airtight fortress.
  • Liu Bai's sword and Apocalypse's lightning failed to damage the fortress, leaving them unsure how to enter the tomb.
  • Ye Lin opened his eyes and felt his immortal power return after recovering from the battle with Holy Demon Dragon.
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