Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin and his companions departed through the teleportation formation with the newly reforged Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor. Afterward, Old Wang revealed that he had profited from the rewards and turned his attention to studying Bao Xiaotou and his Shapeshifting Formation Disk.

• The old man presented Ye Lin with the Blooddrinking Sword of the Fallen Emperor, now elevated to a Limitless Artifact, and Ye Lin thanked him before leaving.
• Poison Venerable, Dugu Feng, and Li Xiaoyao said farewell to the old man and entered the teleportation formation with Ye Lin.
• The teleportation formation began its three-hour shutdown as the group departed.
• Old Wang told the other overseers that the departing group had caught the last opportunity to travel to the third region and that he would not activate the formation for later arrivals.
• Old Wang examined five eight-patterned pills and decided to secretly study Bao Xiaotou and his Shapeshifting Formation Disk, frightening the little fatty.

Li Xiaoyao and his companions traveled through a vast teleportation array and emerged on the Origin Continent. They learned that Hidden Sword Pavilion was opening its gates for a rare ceremony as they prepared to explore the new land.

• Li Xiaoyao reassured the group as they crossed through the teleportation array, while Bao Xiaotou marveled at its scale and craftsmanship.
• After two hours, the group emerged from the array onto a platform in a city on the Origin Continent.
• Nearby pedestrians called the newcomers from remote lands and hurried toward Hidden Sword Pavilion's opening ceremony.
• The group heard that Hidden Sword Pavilion was a major power overseen by a seventh-layer Golden Immortal expert who was attempting to break through to the eighth layer.
• A voice remarked that Li Xiaoyao had reached the Origin Continent and was now qualified to dig for treasure.

Ye Lin and his companions learned that they had arrived at Starry Sky Holy City on the eastern edge of the Origin Continent, but the Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar could not identify their location without a map. A local tried to sell Ye Lin tickets to a Hidden Sword Pavilion ceremony before another passerby warned that the tickets were a scam.

• Ye Lin asked a passerby where they were and learned they stood in Starry Sky Holy City, under the Heavenly Saint Imperial Dynasty.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar said the Origin Continent was too vast to navigate without a map.
• A middle-aged man returned and offered Ye Lin tickets to a Hidden Sword Pavilion ceremony, claiming they cost a hundred Supreme Immortal Stones each.
• Another passerby warned Ye Lin that the Hidden Sword Pavilion admitted Primordial Unity Mystic Immortal powerhouses without tickets and called the seller a fraud.

Ye Lin and his companions headed for the Hidden Sword Pavilion, hoping to find maps and learn more about the Origin Continent. They reached a huge mountain where cultivators climbed ladders toward the summit.

• A woman interrupted a middle-aged man who was trying to deceive Ye Lin's group and directed them toward the Hidden Sword Pavilion.
• The middle-aged man complained that Old Hag Wang had cost him a chance to make money, while she warned him that the powerful newcomers might kill him.
• Dugu Feng guessed that the Hidden Sword Pavilion was a gathering place for sword cultivators, and Shangguan Wanyu wondered where the earlier arrivals had gone.
• Ye Lin led the group along the road, and Li Xiaoyao hoped to find opponents to fight at the pavilion.
• The group reached a massive mountain with ladders hanging up its cliff face, and saw cultivators climbing toward the summit.

Ye Lin led the group up the Hidden Sword Pavilion’s white-jade path after Bao Xiaotou mistook the ladders for the only way to the summit. The guards recognized Li Xiaoyao as a Golden Immortal and let the group pass, wondering why such a powerful guest was traveling so quietly.

• Bao Xiaoyou climbed a ladder toward the summit before Ye Lin pointed out the white-jade path beside it.
• Ye Lin led the group onto the path after the guards told them the Hidden Sword Pavilion’s ceremony was about to begin.
• A guard noticed Li Xiaoyao and became especially respectful, but said nothing about Shangguan Wanyu and Luo Yao.
• One guard questioned why Li Xiaoyao’s group was allowed onto a path reserved for Primordial Unity Mystic Immortals, and another explained that Li Xiaoyao was a Golden Immortal.
• The guards let the group continue and wondered why a Golden Immortal had not entered through the back entrance.

As Ye Lin and the others approached the Hidden Sword Pavilion, Li Xiaoyao explained the ranks, strength, and tribulations of the Golden Immortal Realm. The group continued toward the summit with a new understanding of the realm’s dangers and divisions.

• Ye Lin and the others heard laughter from the summit and saw stone swords lining the path to the Hidden Sword Pavilion.
• Dugu Feng asked Li Xiaoyao how powerful a seventh-level Golden Immortal was, and Li Xiaoyao explained that such a cultivator was a Golden Immortal Saint who could easily kill him.
• Li Xiaoyao described the Golden Immortal Realm’s nine steps, divided into the Walker, Venerable, and Saint realms, and explained how each commanded greater power over the laws.
• Li Xiaoyao said cultivators once advanced directly from the Primordial Unity Mystic Immortal Realm to the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Realm, but something missing from the Starry Sky had weakened later generations.
• Li Xiaoyao explained that Golden Immortals had escaped the Six Paths of Reincarnation but faced the Three Tribulations every ten million years if their cultivation did not advance.

Ye Lin and his companions reached the Hidden Sword Pavilion’s summit and saw its Heavenly Pool, made from pure Sword Intent and dense laws. Li Xiaoyao and an elder explained that the Pavilion’s modest opening ceremony reflected its reclusive nature, and that their arrival meant they were fated to encounter it.

• Dugu Feng complained that Golden Immortals faced recurring tribulations, and Li Xiaoyao replied that anyone who reached that realm was no ordinary cultivator.
• Ye Lin and the others reached a vast mountaintop platform surrounded by five enormous swords.
• The group saw a Heavenly Pool whose apparent water was actually condensed Sword Intent and laws.
• Li Xiaoyao noted the Pavilion’s powerful, unreadable auras and its unusually low-key opening ceremony.
• An elder warned Ye Lin not to underestimate Origin Continent and said the Hidden Sword Pavilion had existed in his era and valued fate.

The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar explained the cultivation requirements for exploring the Star River Cosmos and urged the group to reach the Golden Immortal realm before entering the second region. As the Hidden Sword Pavilion’s opening ceremony began, Li Xiaoyao offered to bring Ye Lin and the others to the elevated gathering, and Ye Lin agreed.

• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar told the group to seek a map from the Hidden Sword Pavilion and said they should reach the Golden Immortal realm before going to the second region.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar explained that the second region required the Golden Immortal realm, the first region the Venerable realm, and the Central Star Domain the Saint realm.
• The Hidden Sword Pavilion announced the start of its opening ceremony and promised attending experts a grand gift as its paths closed.
• Li Xiaoyao noticed that the experts above were Golden Immortals and offered to take Ye Lin and the others up.
• Ye Lin agreed to go with Li Xiaoyao to observe the ceremony.

Li Xiaoyao brought Ye Lin and the others to the high platform at the Hidden Sword Pavilion’s opening ceremony, attracting attention from powerful cultivators who were surprised to see a young Golden Immortal. The Hidden Sword Pavilion welcomed them with great courtesy, leaving Li Xiaoyao impressed as the group settled in for the ceremony.

• Dugu Feng urged Li Xiaoyao to take them to the high platform, and Li Xiaoyao flew the group there.
• Powerful cultivators below speculated about Li Xiaoyao’s identity and marveled that he seemed to be a young Golden Immortal.
• An old Golden Immortal from the Hidden Sword Pavilion apologized for failing to receive Li Xiaoyao earlier and promised compensation after the ceremony.
• Li Xiaoyao accepted the apology and, guided by the old man, took seats with Ye Lin and the others.
• The Heaven-Devouring Demon Jar explained that ancient powers valued courtesy and avoided making unnecessary enemies.

At the Hidden Sword Pavilion’s opening ceremony, the guests watched Primordial Unity Mystic Immortal women perform a sword dance that displayed the laws of the Sword Dao. Dugu Feng enjoyed the Pavilion’s hospitality and drank its potent wine, leaving him flushed.

• Dugu Feng remarked that even his clan’s Golden Immortal ancestor would not treat a junior as courteously as the Pavilion’s Golden Immortal had treated them.
• The Hidden Sword Pavilion began its ceremony with a sword dance whose display of the Sword Dao laws impressed the gathered powerhouses.
• Dugu Feng said that wine would make the performance even better, and Pavilion disciples brought him wine and food.
• Dugu Feng thanked the Pavilion and the seniors, then drank half a jar and quickly turned red from the wine’s strength.

At Hidden Sword Pavilion, Dugu Feng passed out after drinking half a jar of potent wine, while the gathering moved on to the unveiling of the Holy Sword. Li Xiaoyao asked a Venerable Realm elder for a map of Origin Continent and was told to seek permission from the Pavilion Master's daughter, the next Sword Master.

• Dugu Feng drank half a jar of wine, became drunk, and collapsed unconscious onto the table.
• The Holy Sword rose from the pool, releasing dense Sword Dao laws that drew experts into meditation to absorb them.
• The elder approached Li Xiaoyao and asked his name.
• Li Xiaoyao requested a map of Origin Continent, explaining that his group had only just arrived.
• The elder said he could not provide a map of the entire continent and directed Li Xiaoyao to ask the Pavilion Master's daughter when she appeared.

Li Xiaoyao learned that the Origin Continent’s major forces controlled access to its maps and considered the old man’s suggestion to approach the Hidden Sword Pavilion’s daughter. Ye Lin then asked the old man about the surrounding area.

• The old man explained that the Origin Continent’s top forces guarded their map to preserve their monopoly.
• Li Xiaoyao accepted that he could not safely map the continent with his divine sense and thanked the old man.
• The old man encouraged Li Xiaoyao to speak with the Hidden Sword Pavilion’s daughter, praising his talent and describing the Emperor Road’s dangers and opportunities.
• Li Xiaoyao said he would ask the Pavilion Master’s daughter about the map when he had the chance.
• Ye Lin asked the old man to describe the surrounding area.

An old man explained the Origin Continent’s regions and the Human Race’s precarious position to Ye Lin and his companions. The group learned that the Heavenly Saint Imperial Dynasty was their safest territory and why the myriad races deeply hated humans.

• The old man described the Origin Continent’s five regions and identified their location as Starry Sky Holy City in the Eastern Continent’s Starry Sky Prefecture.
• He explained that the Heavenly Saint Imperial Dynasty ruled the prefecture and that Hidden Sword Pavilion had once operated under its jurisdiction.
• The old man warned Ye Lin and his companions to keep an extremely low profile outside the dynasty’s territory, where powerful races preyed on humans.
• Ye Lin asked why the Human Race was mistreated across the myriad races.
• The old man said the Human Emperor had once made the Human Race supreme and that its long history of conflict had left other races with deep hatred for humans.

An old man explained that the Human Race was declining from the golden age forged by the Human Emperor and might again become prey to the myriad races if no new powerhouse emerged. He also clarified that the belief that the Human Race embodied the Dao had spread through admiration for the Human Emperor, leaving Ye Lin and the others with more to learn about his legacy.

• The old man warned Ye Lin and the others that ancient racial hatred persisted and the Human Race’s deep foundations might soon fail to protect it.
• Ye Lin realized that the Human Emperor’s legacy lay behind the Human Race’s former dominance and its present circumstances.
• Bao Xiaotou asked whether the Human Race was the Dao’s manifestation, and the old man rejected the claim as a reason other races could not exist.
• The old man recounted how the Human Race had once been hunted as blood food until the Human Emperor crushed the myriad races and raised his people to the top of the Star River Cosmos.
• The old man explained that the Human Emperor’s admirers had called him the Dao’s incarnation, spreading the belief during the Human Race’s powerful reign.

Ye Lin and his companions learned how a rumor about the Human Emperor spread throughout the Star River Cosmos. After the Hidden Sword Pavilion ceremony moved on, Ye Lin remained worried that he could not reach the Golden Immortal realm without finding the missing fragments he needed.

• The old man explained that Human Race powerhouses spread the rumor that the Human Emperor was the Dao itself, making human form a symbol of closeness to the Human Race.
• The old man announced that the master of Hidden Sword Pavilion would speak next, then departed.
• Bao Xiaotou envied Li Xiaoyao’s standing, and Li Xiaoyao urged everyone to work toward the Golden Immortal realm.
• Ye Lin worried that he could not advance without finding the two missing fragments of the One Breath Becomes Three Purities Fragment.
• Bao Xiaotou noticed Ye Lin’s troubled expression and asked what was wrong, while Poison Venerable understood Ye Lin’s predicament.
• Ye Lin told Bao Xiaotou that nothing was wrong and that he was in a great mood.

Ning Wu announced that the Hidden Sword Pavilion would open its doors to the Origin Continent, drawing admiration for her beauty and Sword Dao talent. After her grandfather directed her to Ye Lin and his companions, she approached them and asked why they had wished to speak with her.

• Powerful cultivators praised the Hidden Sword Pavilion after their cultivation and understanding of the laws improved there.
• Ning Wu greeted the assembled cultivators and announced that the Hidden Sword Pavilion would officially emerge and welcome visitors from across the Origin Continent.
• Li Xiaoyao judged that Ning Wu's cultivation and Sword Dao talent were formidable, while Ye Lin thought they might be evenly matched in a fight.
• Ning Wu's grandfather pointed out Ye Lin and his companions and asked her to speak with them.
• Ning Wu approached Ye Lin's group and asked whether they had wanted to see her because the Hidden Sword Pavilion had failed to receive them properly.

Li Xiaoyao asked Ning Wu for a map of the Origin Continent, and Bao Xiaotou claimed Wang Tian was a second-grade Dao Pill Master to convince her. Ning Wu challenged Wang Tian to refine a Heavenly Origin Pill, and he agreed to do so on the spot.

• Li Xiaoyao asked Ning Wu for a map of the Origin Continent, but she said she could not provide one.
• Bao Xiaotou offered Wang Tian’s alchemy services and claimed he was a second-grade Dao Pill Master.
• Ning Wu doubted Bao Xiaotou’s claim and proposed a test using the Heavenly Origin Pill formula and materials.
• Wang Tian agreed to refine the pill at once.

Wang Tianyi agreed to refine a Heavenly Origin Pill using rare materials supplied by Ning Wu, staking his Nine Provinces Cauldron if he failed. Though the onlookers believed he was a second-grade Dao Pill Master, he knew he was only a third-grade master and faced an uncertain attempt.

• Wang Tianyi assured Ning Wu that refining the Heavenly Origin Pill would be easy and offered his Nine Provinces Cauldron to compensate for the materials if he failed.
• Wang Tianyi revealed the Nine Provinces Cauldron, and the crowd recognized it as a Limitless Artifact and became more inclined to believe he was an alchemist.
• Ning Wu provided five precious sets of pill materials as the onlookers discussed the cost of failure and the rewards of success.
• Wang Tianyi admitted to himself that he was only a third-grade Dao Pill Master and blamed Bao Xiaotou for forcing him into the challenge.
• Ning Wu cleared space for Wang Tianyi, who took a breath and prepared to begin refining the Heavenly Origin Pill.

Wang Tianyi began refining a Heaven Origin Pill from the formula Ning Wu provided, impressing no one with his unconventional method until he discovered the formula was incomplete. Ning Wu said the Hidden Sword Pavilion had found it in a ruin and did not know whether it was missing anything.

• Wang Tianyi ignited the Nine Provinces Cauldron with crimson flames and put all five ingredients inside at once.
• Ning Wu and the spectators doubted Wang Tianyi's pill-refining method, but he concealed the process inside the cauldron.
• Wang Tianyi used laws of the Dao of alchemy to merge the five melted ingredients.
• When the liquids were halfway fused, Wang Tianyi confronted Ning Wu and accused her of giving him an incomplete pill formula.
• Ning Wu nervously explained that the Hidden Sword Pavilion had obtained the Heaven Origin Pill formula from a ruin and she did not know whether it was incomplete.

Wang Tian discovered that the Hidden Sword Pavilion's Heavenly Origin Pill formula was incomplete, but he tried to refine the pill anyway by combining his own rare materials and Realm Breaking Pills. As the experts watched in alarm at the treasures he sacrificed, the furnace continued to brew and the attempt remained unresolved.

• Wang Tian realized the Hidden Sword Pavilion had given him an incomplete formula, and Ning Wu admitted she had not known.
• Wang Tian agreed to attempt the refinement, while Ning Wu promised to compensate him if he succeeded.
• Wang Tian fed precious materials into the Nine Provinces Cauldron, but the medicines began clashing and he could not identify what the formula lacked.
• Wang Tian added several high-quality Realm Breaking Pills to make up for the formula's deficiencies.
• The gathered Golden Immortal experts lamented as Wang Tian tossed five-pattern and six-pattern pills into the furnace.