Recaps

Ye Lin separated his benevolent thoughts from his Primordial Spirit and merged them into Lin Xian, then joined Lu Changfeng on the way to confront the Qin Family. As they reached a vast river beyond the imperial capital, a black dot appeared in its waters.

• Ye Lin used a sword gesture to sever his benevolent thoughts and merged them into Lin Xian, who then entered Ye Lin's body.
• Lu Changfeng noticed Ye Lin seemed less warm after his seclusion, but Ye Lin dismissed his concern.
• Mysterious voices discussed Ye Lin's Dao inheritance and wondered why his future appeared as Chaos.
• Lu Changfeng explained the continent and its enormous river as he traveled with Ye Lin beyond the imperial capital.
• Ye Lin and Lu Changfeng reached the riverbank, where a black dot emerged in the distance and began growing larger.

Ye Lin and Lu Changfeng boarded the Qin Family’s golden ship, Flawless, and met Qin Ziyan on their way to the appointment. Qin Ziyan tested Ye Lin with her charm, and he stayed composed as the ship continued on its journey.

• Flawless appeared on the river, and Lu Changfeng and Ye Lin boarded it using a stairway of golden light.
• Qin Ziyan welcomed Lu Changfeng and Ye Lin, noting that they had arrived late.
• Lu Changfeng explained that they had come as soon as Ye Lin emerged from seclusion.
• Qin Ziyan questioned Ye Lin about entering seclusion before the appointment, then used a bewitching glance to test him.
• Ye Lin apologized and maintained his composure, satisfying Qin Ziyan and easing Lu Changfeng’s concern.
• Lu Changfeng remarked that Qin Ziyan’s beauty and glance had nearly made him lose himself.

Qin Ziyan gathered the younger generation aboard the Flawless and revealed that strange entities had appeared inside the Divine Kingdom and that she had found one of their strongholds. She proposed that they destroy it, leaving the gathered prodigies shaken by the news.

• The prodigies aboard the Flawless discussed why Qin Ziyan had summoned them as Lu Changfeng and Ye Lin joined the gathering.
• Qin Ziyan told everyone that she had discovered a strange stronghold within the Divine Kingdom’s territory.
• Qin Ziyan proposed that the group wipe out the stronghold, noting that it held no strange entities at the Taiyi Mystic Immortal realm.
• The gathered figures reacted with unease and fear upon hearing about the strange entities.

Ye Lin recalled the uncanny’s terrifying powers and the ancient war that had devastated the Star River Cosmos, while the Divine Kingdom’s chosen fell silent at the prospect of facing them. Qin Ziyan rebuked them for their fear, but no one stepped forward.

• Ye Lin remembered that the uncanny could imitate anything and revive from even a speck, and that the ancient war against them had brought the Star River Cosmos into an Age of Dharma Decline.
• The Divine Kingdom’s chosen grew afraid at the mention of the uncanny and stayed silent.
• Qin Ziyan mocked the chosen for being frightened before they had even encountered the uncanny.
• The chosen did not answer because the historical accounts of the uncanny’s infiltration and disguises terrified them.
• Qin Ziyan stood in anger and disappointment as none of the chosen dared step forward.

Qin Ziyan was disappointed when the Divine Kingdom’s Heaven’s Pride hesitated to act against the aberrations. Ye Lin defended the expedition and denounced their fear, prompting a white-clad man to confront him politely.

• Qin Ziyan listened as the Heaven’s Pride proposed delaying action against the aberrations and sending legions to test them, and she grew deeply disappointed.
• Ye Lin declared that the aberrations were worth confronting and recalled how the previous generation had fought them despite terrible losses.
• Ye Lin urged the Heaven’s Pride to accept their responsibility to the Star River Cosmos and criticized them for being afraid of a name.
• A white-clad man stepped forward, bowed to Ye Lin, and asked where he came from and who his master was.

Ye Lin challenged a noble young man who questioned his background, and Lu Changfeng publicly supported Ye Lin while Qin Ziyan urged the gathered nobles to face the strange. Most of the crowd refused and left, leaving Qin Ziyan facing the consequences of their reluctance.

• Ye Lin rebuked a young man for judging him by his background and called him a coward.
• Lu Changfeng praised Ye Lin's courage and made clear that he supported him.
• Several people agreed to go with Qin Ziyan to confront the strange, and she thanked Ye Lin.
• Qin Ziyan allowed anyone unwilling to join to leave, and more than half the crowd departed while criticizing her plan.

Qin Huang arrived and asked Qin Ziyan who had upset her, while Lu Changfeng explained the formidable swordsman’s origins to Ye Lin. Qin Ziyan said she was disappointed by some things, and another powerful figure approached across the waves.

• Qin Ziyan watched the departing prodigies and felt disappointed in them.
• Qin Huang arrived across the river, and Lu Changfeng told Ye Lin that he was Qin Ziyan’s older brother, a peak True Immortal with an Innate Sword Body.
• Qin Huang joined Qin Ziyan on the deck and asked what had disappointed her.
• A laughing figure appeared across the waves and called out to Qin Huang, saying he had chased him all the way there.

Lu Changfeng introduced Ye Lin to his brother, Lu Unrivaled, before Zhao Ling'er of the Zhao Family arrived and asked to befriend Ye Lin. The four prodigies of the Qin and Lu Families and Zhao Ling'er gathered as the group prepared to face anomalies.

• Lu Unrivaled arrived and greeted Lu Changfeng and Ye Lin, and Lu Changfeng introduced them to each other.
• The crowd discussed the arrival of Qin Ziyan, Qin Huang, Lu Changfeng, and Lu Unrivaled.
• Zhao Ling'er arrived on an armored turtle and scolded Lu Unrivaled and Qin Huang for not bringing her along.
• Lu Changfeng warned Ye Lin that Zhao Ling'er was a cunning troublemaker, but she overheard him and confronted him.
• Zhao Ling'er turned to Ye Lin and asked to be friends, while Lu Changfeng quietly moved away from him.

Ye Lin befriended Zhao Ling'er before the First Prince and Second Princess arrived at the gathering. Lu Changfeng explained that their national fortune made them unmatched in battle, while Qin Yanran remained the Divine Kingdom’s strongest young cultivator without that power.

• Zhao Ling'er declared Ye Lin her friend and promised to stand up for him if anyone bullied him.
• A golden dragon appeared on the horizon, carrying the First Prince and Second Princess toward the gathering.
• The crowd recognized the royal siblings and stood respectfully as they arrived.
• Lu Changfeng explained to Ye Lin that Qin Yanran ranked first without national fortune, but the royal siblings could draw on it to defeat anyone within the True Immortal realm.
• Ye Lin understood how national fortune empowered rulers’ descendants, and those present bowed to the First Prince and Second Princess.

The First Prince and Second Princess joined Qin Ziyan’s expedition after the Heaven-Inspecting Mirror revealed Ye Lin’s identity. As the Flawless sped into dark space, Qin Ziyan warned the group that the deadly trial would determine who could inherit important positions and benefit from the Divine Kingdom’s national destiny.

• The First Prince praised Ye Lin’s talent, and Ye Lin realized the Heaven-Inspecting Mirror had exposed his identity.
• The First Prince and Second Princess greeted Qin Ziyan and said the Emperor had sent them to assist and gain experience.
• Qin Ziyan agreed to their company and drove the Flawless at extreme speed into dark space.
• Qin Ziyan told the group that the three ancient Imperial Clans had organized the dangerous trial to cultivate the Divine Kingdom’s next generation.
• The group learned that those who had left had forfeited their chances at important positions and the protection of national destiny.

Qin Ziyan explained the rules for a dangerous battle inside an aberrant stronghold, where the participants could earn merit points and might find a Supreme Venerable Artifact. The group arrived at the mist-shrouded star and prepared to enter, with Ye Lin joining them.

• Qin Ziyan warned that participants could use only True Immortal-level power, could not leave or use elders’ trump cards, and would be eliminated for breaking the rules.
• Qin Ziyan revealed a rumor that the stronghold contained a Supreme Venerable Artifact left by the Divine Sword Celestial Venerable.
• The Flawless arrived above the aberrant stronghold, and Qin Ziyan warned that its aberrant qi could assimilate them and that divine sense and communication would not work inside.
• Qin Ziyan handed out emerald-green bracelets that recorded each aberration killed and explained that the results would determine rankings and merit points.
• Qin Ziyan warned everyone that aberrations could impersonate people they knew and ordered them to enter and slay every aberration before leaving.

Ye Lin entered the strange stronghold and found himself standing on what appeared to be the skin of a creature. When he pierced it, the enormous beast beneath him awoke and demanded to know who had injured it.

• The three great emperor clans departed the Flawless despite Zhang Yiran's challenge about their secret plans.
• Qin Ziyan left without answering Zhang Yiran, and Ye Lin followed Lu Changfeng toward the gray star.
• Lu Changfeng warned Ye Lin not to trust anyone inside the stronghold, even him, before entering with his spear.
• Ye Lin entered the stronghold, fell through gray fog that blocked his vision and divine sense, and landed on soft black ground.
• Ye Lin pierced the ground with his finger, drawing black blood and awakening the enormous beast beneath him.

Ye Lin killed and burned a strange creature that could regenerate, then continued through the hostile realm in search of a Supreme Artifact. Elsewhere, Lu Changfeng fought a strange creature disguised as Ye Lin.

• Ye Lin discovered a fleshball creature beneath his feet and smashed it, but it regenerated from the scattered remains.
• Ye Lin burned the creature to nothing with a crimson flame, causing his bracelet to flash faintly.
• Ye Lin thought about obtaining the Supreme Artifact and walked forward without knowing his direction.
• Lu Changfeng encountered a strange creature imitating Ye Lin and fought it with his spear.

Ye Lin encountered an apparent Zhao Ling'er in the gray-mist-covered world and discovered she was an aberration after stabbing her. The chapter left him facing the wounded impostor.

• Qin Ziyan confronted an aberration posing as Qin Huang, who claimed its kind had studied her and predicted her failure.
• Ye Lin searched the gray-mist-covered world but could not find a way out.
• An apparent Zhao Ling'er approached Ye Lin and claimed two peak True Immortal aberrations guarded a cave containing treasure.
• Ye Lin agreed to accompany Zhao Ling'er and split the treasure, then stabbed her with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword.
• Ye Lin saw a panel identifying Zhao Ling'er as an early True Immortal aberration.

Ye Lin confronted a strange entity impersonating Zhao Ling'er and drove it away, then examined the real Zhao Ling'er's fate and discovered that her upcoming opportunity involved faint Chaos Qi. He left eager to pursue the body-tempering treasure.

• Ye Lin attacked the Zhao Ling'er impostor with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, but it vanished without leaving a trace.
• The real Zhao Ling'er approached Ye Lin and teased him for treating her apparent double harshly.
• Ye Lin examined Zhao Ling'er's panel and learned she would find faint Chaos Qi in a battlefield reached through a teleportation array.
• Ye Lin recognized Chaos Qi as a powerful body-tempering treasure and welcomed the chance to obtain it.

Ye Lin followed Zhao Ling'er through the mist to a cave marked “Strange Cave,” guided by her ability to find directions. He reached its entrance, where eerie statues watched him, and discovered Zhao Ling'er had fallen asleep on his back.

• Zhao Ling'er asked Ye Lin whether he believed she was the real Ling'er, and he affirmed that she was.
• Zhao Ling'er offered to team up with Ye Lin and carried him on her back as she directed him through the mist.
• Ye Lin noticed that Zhao Ling'er's directions matched the locations of opportunities shown on her panel.
• Ye Lin arrived at a cave called Strange Cave, flanked by two unsettling statues.
• Ye Lin turned to speak to Zhao Ling'er and found her asleep on his shoulder.

Ye Lin carried the unresponsive Zhao Ling'er deeper into the strange cave, where he narrowly avoided a deadly attack. He was then surrounded by strange beings wearing Lu Changfeng’s and Qin Ziyan’s appearances, and “Qin Ziyan” urged him to move forward.

• Ye Lin carried Zhao Ling'er into the cave and pressed on through its bitter cold.
• Ye Lin dodged a fast-moving black shadow that left a pool of black liquid behind.
• Ye Lin continued cautiously and found that the cave walls blocked his divine sense.
• Two strange beings appeared around Ye Lin wearing Lu Changfeng’s and Qin Ziyan’s appearances.
• “Qin Ziyan” moved close to Ye Lin and told him to keep walking.

Ye Lin entered a cave with the impostors Lu Changfeng and Qin Ziyan, who urged him to destroy the eerie Sacred Tree and earn the Divine Kingdom’s favor. He refused to trust them and attacked with the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell.

• A young man was surrounded by eerie figures wearing familiar faces and fell without resisting.
• Ye Lin followed Lu Changfeng and two Qin Ziyan into a cave where a white Sacred Tree emitted gray mist.
• Qin Ziyan and Lu Changfeng claimed destroying the tree would wipe out the eerie stronghold and earn Ye Lin a place in the Divine Kingdom.
• Ye Lin refused their offer and prepared to leave with Zhao Ling'er on his back.
• Ye Lin summoned the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell and sent it toward Lu Changfeng and the two Qin Ziyan.

Ye Lin suppressed the two aberrations disguised as Qin Ziyan and Lu Changfeng with the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell. Zhao Ling'er offered to help him take advantage of Qin Ziyan, then used Dream Entry on an aberration to make it reveal what the Sacred Tree was.

• The disguised Lu Changfeng attacked Ye Lin while the disguised Qin Ziyan roared, but Ye Lin suppressed both aberrations with the Mysterious Yellow All-Things Bell.
• The aberration disguised as Lu Changfeng protested that it had saved Ye Lin's life, but its sound waves could not pass through the bell's light.
• Zhao Ling'er jumped down and offered to hold Qin Ziyan down for Ye Lin, shocking him with her suggestion.
• Ye Lin denied wanting that and demanded to know what the Sacred Tree was, while Zhao Ling'er complained that he had flicked her forehead.
• Zhao Ling'er used Dream Entry on one of the aberrations, causing its gaze to grow vacant.

Zhao Ling'er revealed a mysterious way to kill the strange creatures and explained that the Sacred Tree was the core of a formation trapping them. She and Ye Lin stood before the tree as she warned that destroying it would release the creatures into the Star River Cosmos.

• Ye Lin watched Zhao Ling'er kill a strange creature with her unexplained ability, then discovered it had no Primordial Spirit.
• Zhao Ling'er used her ability to kill the creature disguised as Lu Changfeng.
• Zhao Ling'er told Ye Lin that the star was a massive formation designed to trap the strange creatures, with the Sacred Tree as its core.
• Ye Lin asked Zhao Ling'er why the formation produced gray mist that blocked divine sense.

Zhao Ling'er explained that an ancient formation suppressed the strange aura on the star and prevented it from escaping, then led Ye Lin into a cave to investigate a promising discovery. They activated an ancient teleportation formation and arrived in a desolate place strewn with corpses.

• Zhao Ling'er told Ye Lin that a Golden Immortal had created a formation to contain the strange aura and keep the star's strange entities from escaping.
• Zhao Ling'er sensed something good in a dark cave and led Ye Lin inside, leaving behind figures that emerged to feed on two corpses.
• Zhao Ling'er found an ancient, damaged teleportation formation at the end of the cave and activated it with hand seals.
• Ye Lin and Zhao Ling'er appeared in a pitch-black expanse where corpses from many races covered the ground.

Ye Lin and Zhao Ling'er explored an ancient battlefield and discovered wisps of weak Chaos Qi, which Zhao Ling'er recognized as a rare body-refinement treasure. They tried to capture it, but Ye Lin's attempt left his palm cut open.

• Ye Lin and Zhao Ling'er crossed a corpse-strewn battlefield where they found aberration corpses without any aberrant aura.
• They spotted purple-black wisps of gas, and Zhao Ling'er identified them as Chaos Qi from beyond the Star River Cosmos.
• Zhao Ling'er said the weak Chaos Qi was a body-refinement treasure and rushed to seize it, while Ye Lin also tried to capture a wisp.
• The Chaos Qi cut Ye Lin's palm and slipped free, leaving him astonished by its power.

Ye Lin tried to refine a weak strand of chaos qi to temper his body, but it rampaged through him and threatened his sea of consciousness. He suppressed and divided it with three powers, leaving the gentler fragments to strengthen his body.

• Ye Lin seized a strand of chaos qi and absorbed it with the Phoenix Bathing Heaven Technique.
• The chaos qi destroyed Ye Lin's meridians and internal organs as it moved toward his brain.
• Ye Lin activated the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art, fiery red energy, and Phoenix Fire to suppress the chaos qi.
• The three powers pinned the chaos qi in Ye Lin's dantian and divided it into gentler fragments.
• The fragments tempered Ye Lin's body as his meridians rapidly healed and grew stronger.

Zhao Ling'er struggled to capture chaos qi while Ye Lin refined it with ease, rapidly strengthening his body. After three days, Zhao Ling'er finally refined one wisp and advanced her physical strength to the middle Heavenly Immortal realm.

• Zhao Ling'er repeatedly failed to catch chaos qi and injured her arms, but drew motivation from thinking that Ye Lin would take the fall for her.
• Ye Lin captured and swallowed his third wisp of chaos qi, relying on the forces within his body to suppress it.
• Ye Lin continued capturing chaos qi, eager to use it to strengthen his physical cultivation.
• After three days of effort, Zhao Ling'er refined one wisp of chaos qi and raised her physical strength from the early to the middle Heavenly Immortal realm.

Ye Lin reached the mid-stage True Immortal realm after refining 137 strands of Chaos qi, but found little Chaos qi left nearby. When Zhao Ling'er arrived, he pretended he had not refined any strands.

• Ye Lin tested his body with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword and found that it could not pierce his skin.
• Ye Lin marveled at his immense physical strength and rapid progress in body cultivation.
• Ye Lin realized he had nearly exhausted the Chaos qi in the area.
• Zhao Ling'er told Ye Lin she had refined only one strand of Chaos qi and asked how many he had refined.
• Ye Lin played along, telling Zhao Ling'er he had not successfully refined a single strand.