Chapter Summaries

Hong Batian brought Ye Lin and Liu Bai into an extravagant banquet filled with immortal fruits, then introduced them to Pang Yong, a member of the Dragon branch of the Divine Beast Clan. The chapter left Pang Yong recognizing Ye Lin as the Human Race's newly risen pinnacle genius.

• Hong Batian led Ye Lin and Liu Bai into the banquet, where he explained that the immortal fruits were extremely valuable and told them to sample them without stripping any tree bare.
• Liu Bai prepared to collect fruit in a burlap sack, but Hong Batian stopped him and warned him not to embarrass himself.
• Pang Yong approached, and Hong Batian asked him about the servants who had stopped him at the entrance; Pang Yong promised to explain the incident.
• Hong Batian introduced Liu Bai as a descendant of the Ancient Royal Clan, prompting Pang Yong to greet him respectfully.
• Pang Yong identified himself as belonging to the Dragon branch of the Divine Beast Clan and realized Ye Lin was the renowned human genius.

Pang Yong welcomed Ye Lin and Liu Bai to a gathering around an enormous hot spring of Immortal Liquid, introducing them to the assembled young prodigies and attendants. Ye Lin noticed open hostility among the crowd, but many others eagerly greeted him and invited him to exchange insights on the Dao.

• Pang Yong greeted Ye Lin and Liu Bai and invited them to his banquet, while Hong Batian complained that Pang Yong was ignoring him.
• Ye Lin saw that the gathering's hot spring was formed entirely from condensed Immortal Qi.
• Pang Yong introduced Liu Bai as a descendant of the Ancient Royal Clan and Ye Lin as a Human Race foundation-level prodigy.
• Ye Lin noticed hostile and competitive gazes among the crowd, then heard several attendees praise his fight with Li Changsheng and invite him to exchange insights on the Dao.

At the banquet, Ye Lin recognized Xing Yi as the Void Clan’s young master, now known as Xing Yun, and accepted his invitation to visit the Void Clan’s Ancestral Land. As the gathering resumed, another guest challenged Ye Lin to discuss the Dao.

• Xing Yun approached Ye Lin and reminded him that they had met before.
• Ye Lin remembered Xing Yi from their encounter in the remote lands, and Xing Yi explained that Xing Yi had been an alias and he now went by Xing Yun.
• Xing Yun invited Ye Lin to the Void Clan’s Ancestral Land after the banquet, and Ye Lin accepted.
• The surrounding prodigies were astonished that the Void Clan’s young master was befriending Ye Lin and inviting him to the clan’s ancestral home.
• Pang Yong urged the guests to continue the banquet, then a speaker asked Ye Lin to discuss the Dao.

Ye Lin confronted a surviving member of the Liu Family, who sought revenge for his family’s destruction, while Leng Yifan backed him. Ye Lin challenged both men to fight him together, leaving Leng Yifan to decide whether to accept in front of the gathered geniuses.

• Pang Yong rebuked the young man who approached Ye Lin, and Leng Yifan stepped in to support him.
• Leng Yifan revealed that the young man belonged to the Liu Family of the Second Region, whose family Ye Lin had wiped out.
• Hong Batian challenged Leng Yifan, but Ye Lin stopped him and agreed to face the Liu Family survivor.
• Ye Lin demanded that the Liu Family survivor and Leng Yifan come at him together, drawing the crowd’s attention.
• Leng Yifan warned Ye Lin that there were always people stronger than him and urged him to reconsider.

Ye Lin confronted Leng Yifan at a banquet, refusing to back down from his challenge. After Ye Lin killed Leng Yifan’s companion with one sword strike, he forced Leng Yifan to choose between admitting defeat and fighting him.

• Leng Yifan tried to avoid fighting Ye Lin and warned him not to make their relationship worse.
• Ye Lin challenged Leng Yifan to either admit he was afraid or fight, while Hong Batian openly backed Ye Lin and Pang Yong stood beside them.
• A young man beside Leng Yifan claimed that Ye Lin had slaughtered his clan and demanded justice.
• Ye Lin killed the young man with a single sword strike, then repeated his ultimatum to Leng Yifan.
• Ye Lin released a terrifying pressure toward Leng Yifan as the prodigies watched in shock at his strength.

Ye Lin confronted Leng Yifan at the banquet, where Leng Yifan backed down and threatened revenge after leaving. Ye Lin intercepted him outside and demanded that he choose between taking his own life and dying by Ye Lin’s hand.

• Ye Lin told Leng Yifan to summon a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal if he wanted to leave alive, and Leng Yifan refused to challenge him.
• The gathered prodigies mocked Leng Yifan and distanced themselves from him after he lost face and headed for the exit.
• Leng Yifan left the banquet, intending to return to his clan and prepare to kill Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin appeared outside the banquet with the Emperor Sword and said he had spared Leng Yifan inside to preserve the guests’ dignity.
• Ye Lin asked Leng Yifan whether he would take his own life or let Ye Lin kill him, while Leng Yifan realized Ye Lin had never intended to leave.

Ye Lin was forced to fight Leng Yifan after the prodigies blocked the banquet hall entrance and refused to let Leng Yifan pass. Leng Yifan transformed into a colossal stone man and attacked Ye Lin, who evaded his punch and judged his strength before Leng Yifan launched another strike.

• The prodigies blocked Leng Yifan from entering the banquet hall so they could see Ye Lin's strength.
• The prodigies taunted Leng Yifan until he turned back and accepted Ye Lin's challenge to avoid disgracing the Stone Clan.
• Leng Yifan transformed into a thirty-meter stone man and punched Ye Lin, shattering the surrounding space.
• Ye Lin's sword strike was broken by Leng Yifan's fist, but Ye Lin calmly dodged the attack.
• Leng Yifan charged at Ye Lin again after Ye Lin said his strength was impressive but limited.

Ye Lin killed Leng Yifan with two sword strikes at Pang Yong’s banquet, leaving the gathered prodigies impressed and wary of his strength. As Pang Yong resumed the banquet, Hong Batian demanded Pang Yong’s elf, but Pang Yong refused and threatened to tell Hong Batian’s family.

• Ye Lin’s first sword strike destroyed Leng Yifan’s arm and half his body, but Leng Yifan used a mysterious power to recover.
• Ye Lin struck again and completely killed Leng Yifan.
• The gathered prodigies praised Ye Lin, who dismissed their flattery as insincere.
• Pang Yong stepped in and called for the banquet to continue, pleased that the fight would bring him fame.
• Hong Batian asked Pang Yong to give him his elf, but Pang Yong refused and threatened to tell Hong Batian’s family.

Ye Lin reunited with Xing Yun in the Central Star Domain, where he admitted he had not yet understood the secret of Transcendence in One Breath Becomes Three Purities. Xing Yun explained the region’s power structure, leaving Ye Lin with an overview of its strongest clans, peak races, and forbidden lands.

• Hong Batian hurriedly refused something, while Ye Lin and Xing Yun sat together nearby.
• Xing Yun praised Ye Lin for gathering all ten fragments of One Breath Becomes Three Purities and asked whether he had mastered it.
• Ye Lin said he had not deciphered the technique’s secret of Transcendence and explained that he would not rely on a Star River Cosmos Great Luo Dao Fruit.
• Xing Yun offered to explain the Central Star Domain, and Ye Lin agreed.
• Xing Yun described the Divine Beast Clan and ranked the ten peak races, noting that the Human Race had declined and survived among them because of its Three Ancestors.
• Xing Yun explained that lesser powers and forbidden lands could also contain Primordial Unity Golden Immortals, hidden terrors, or their lingering methods.

Xing Yun explained the Human Race’s precarious standing and the old conflicts that had left it surrounded by enemies. He warned Ye Lin that the Vermilion Bird Clan and other races could retaliate, leaving the Human Race in danger from one wrong move.

• Ye Lin asked Xing Yun about the Ancient Royal Clan’s relationship with the Demon Race, and Xing Yun explained how they split and became bitter enemies.
• Xing Yun described how the Demon Race gathered many weaker races and rose to second among the peak races, while the Divine Beast Clan separated from it.
• Xing Yun explained that the Human Emperor had severed the Vermilion Bird Clan’s providence, destroying its hopes of becoming a divine beast race and creating an enduring blood feud.
• Ye Lin considered how the Vermilion Bird Clan might eventually retaliate for the Human Emperor’s attack.
• Xing Yun warned Ye Lin that many races held grudges against the Human Race, which now faced danger from a single wrong move.

Ye Lin reflected on the Human Race’s peril and his bargain with the Heavenly Dao, while Xing Yun tried to win his support for the Void Clan. Ye Lin asked why the Ancient Royal Clan had fallen out with the Demon Race, and Xing Yun traced the rift to the death of a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal who had defended the Demon Race.

• Ye Lin resolved to protect the Human Race and eventually slaughter its enemies, as part of his bargain with the Heavenly Dao of the Star River Cosmos.
• Xing Yun reassured Ye Lin that the myriad races would not attack while the Three Ancestors guarded the Human Race, and hoped the Void Clan’s support would earn Ye Lin’s favor.
• Xing Yun explained that the Void Clan’s reputation for indifference came from its tiny population and need to avoid conflict to survive.
• Ye Lin asked Xing Yun why the Ancient Royal Clan had fallen out with the Demon Race.
• Xing Yun said an Ancient Royal Clan powerhouse who advocated coexistence with the Demon Race was targeted by several Primordial Unity Golden Immortals and eventually fell, driving the two sides apart.

Ye Lin learned that the three descendants of Daluo Golden Immortals, known as Imperial Sons, had arrived at the banquet. Xing Yun introduced them as Fu Zihao, Dongfang Ling, and Zhongli Ziping, and Ye Lin followed him to meet them.

• Liu Bai joined Ye Lin and Xing Yun, and Xing Yun explained that most of the gathered prodigies would eventually become opponents and die.
• Ye Lin asked about the descendants of Daluo Golden Immortals, and Xing Yun said they had not arrived yet.
• Xing Yun announced the arrival of Fu Zihao, Dongfang Ling, and Zhongli Ziping and described them as Imperial Sons who stood above ordinary backgrounds.
• Fu Zihao, Dongfang Ling, and Zhongli Ziping greeted the gathered prodigies, while Xing Yun brought Ye Lin over to meet them.

At the banquet, Dongfang Ling confronted Ye Lin over his killing of Leng Yifan and warned him that a blade that was too sharp could break. Ye Lin answered fearlessly, and after Dongfang Ling left, Hong Batian warned him that the Daluo Golden Immortal’s descendant was cunning and dangerous.

• Dongfang Ling asked to meet Ye Lin and challenged him over the killing of Leng Yifan.
• Ye Lin stepped forward and told Dongfang Ling he would accept a challenge.
• Dongfang Ling said he had been joking but warned Ye Lin that there were always greater people and that an overly sharp blade could break.
• Ye Lin replied that a sharp blade was still formidable and would not be easy to break.
• Dongfang Ling laughed and left with his two companions, easing the tension at the banquet.
• Hong Batian warned Ye Lin that Dongfang Ling was sinister and cunning, and that descendants of Daluo Golden Immortals were not easy to deal with.

Ye Lin rejected Hong Batian’s warning about provoking the Daluo Golden Immortals, confident that Luo Yao’s mysterious family could protect him. At the banquet, Dongfang Ling announced that the three prodigies had discovered a secret realm, stirring the other prodigies’ interest.

• Hong Batian warned Ye Lin that killing the offspring of Daluo Golden Immortals could invite deadly retaliation.
• Ye Lin said he was not afraid and considered seeking Luo Yao’s help if a Daluo Golden Immortal attacked him.
• Hong Batian privately speculated that the elders of the three prodigies might have died beyond the Star River Cosmos.
• Dongfang Ling announced that the three prodigies had discovered a secret realm.
• The prodigies became eager to learn about the secret realm because its treasures could offer them great benefits.

Dongfang Ling tried to persuade the assembled prodigies to enter a secret realm with only fifty slots, but Ye Lin recognized that something was wrong. When Dongfang Ling asked whether he was interested, Ye Lin refused and stayed out of the suspected trap.

• Dongfang Ling told the prodigies that a secret realm had only fifty slots, leaving most of them unable to enter.
• The prodigies doubted that Dongfang Ling and his companions would share such an opportunity, and Dongfang Ling urged them to reconsider.
• Dongfang Ling argued that his group had no reason to harm them and that their powerful forces would retaliate if they did.
• The prodigies agreed one after another to go and investigate the secret realm.
• Dongfang Ling asked Ye Lin if he was interested, and Ye Lin decisively declined because he suspected a trap.

Ye Lin refused Dongfang Ling’s invitation to a secret realm in the Central Star Domain, suspecting it was a trap. As Xing Yun took him to the Void Clan’s Ancestral Land, he explained why others were still willing to risk going and why the Void Clan protected its members’ lives above all else.

• Ye Lin refused to visit the secret realm, and Dongfang Ling said they would fight another time.
• Xing Yun took Ye Lin away from the banquet and headed for the Void Clan’s Ancestral Land, where the ancestor awaited him.
• Xing Yun asked why Ye Lin would go when the secret realm seemed like a trap, and Ye Lin replied that other people’s agreement had nothing to do with him.
• Xing Yun explained that powerful prodigies felt pressured to take risks to keep their positions and remain valuable to their factions.
• Xing Yun said the Void Clan’s ancestral precept put life first and warned that the ancestor would punish him for knowingly taking such a risk.

After the banquet, Ye Lin and Xing Yun prepared to travel to the Void Clan, while Hong Batian and Liu Bai left separately. Xing Yun used a glowing cube to take Ye Lin away through space.

• Ye Lin praised the Void Clan's ancestral precepts after Xing Yun explained how difficult it was for the clan to have children.
• Hong Batian refused to go to the Void Clan, and Xing Yun told him the clan did not want him.
• Hong Batian argued with Xing Yun before heading back to his carriage, while Liu Bai said goodbye and departed.
• Xing Yun took out a pale blue, cube-shaped box and told Ye Lin to hold on to him.
• Xing Yun used spatial traversal to take Ye Lin away, leaving Ye Lin unable to understand the advanced laws of space.

Ye Lin and Xing Yun arrived at the Void Clan’s Ancestral Land and learned it lay outside the Star River Cosmos. Xing Yun explained that the cosmos was one of many in the Boundary Sea, leaving Ye Lin pondering the endless worlds beyond.

• Xing Yun brought Ye Lin to the Void Clan’s Ancestral Land, a vast, radiant place with no mountains or rivers.
• Xing Yun revealed that the Ancestral Land was outside the Star River Cosmos, hidden there by his ancestor’s mastery of spatial laws.
• Xing Yun explained that the Boundary Sea surrounded the Star River Cosmos and contained countless other Star River Cosmoses.
• Ye Lin reflected on the seemingly endless layers of existence, and Xing Yun advised him not to dwell on matters beyond their understanding.
• Ye Lin agreed with Xing Yun and said they should go.

Ye Lin entered the Void Clan's Ancestral Land with Xing Yun and met Starry Sky, an enthusiastic fan who asked for his autograph. Xing Yun brought Ye Lin to meet the ancestor, who praised Ye Lin for reaching the Central Star Domain and killing a Stone Clan prodigy.

• Starry Sky confronted Xing Yun for bringing Ye Lin into the Void Clan's Ancestral Land, then recognized Ye Lin and asked him for an autograph.
• Ye Lin signed a sheet of paper for Starry Sky, and Xing Yun explained that the Void Clan's sheltered members often acted childishly.
• Xing Yun led Ye Lin to a grassy field where the ancestor was meditating.
• The ancestor dismissed Xing Yun and told Ye Lin he had made quite a splash by reaching the Central Star Domain and killing a Stone Clan prodigy.

Sky Vault Venerable tested Ye Lin’s loyalty and brought him to the River of Time, where he revealed that Ye Lin’s past was preserved there. He explained that although Ye Lin’s Fate Rank hid his destiny and future, he could still erase Ye Lin by killing his younger self.

• Ye Lin told Sky Vault Venerable he had struck back because others had insulted him, and the elder praised his temperament.
• Sky Vault Venerable asked Ye Lin to meet his gaze, then judged that Ye Lin would not betray the Void Clan.
• Sky Vault Venerable introduced himself as the Sky Vault Venerable and brought Ye Lin before the River of Time.
• Sky Vault Venerable displayed scenes from Ye Lin’s past, from his days as an Azure Cloud Sect chore disciple to his killing of Leng Yifan.
• Sky Vault Venerable explained that Ye Lin’s Fate Rank prevented even Primordial Unity Golden Immortals from calculating his destiny or future.
• Sky Vault Venerable warned that he could kill the younger Ye Lin recorded in the River of Time and thereby make the present Ye Lin cease to exist.