Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin joined Du Shuangshuang for a drifting competition after reviewing his newly enhanced powers from the Origin Eye Technique. They set off with Du Shuangshuang’s spear, and she explained the competition’s rules before they reached the river.

• Du Shuangshuang interrupted Ye Lin’s cultivation and urged him to join the drifting competition.
• Ye Lin reviewed his cultivation status and the four killing moves of the Origin Eye Technique, judging that he could likely be invincible in the ancient era.
• Du Shuangshuang obtained her top-grade Dao Artifact spear and handed it to Ye Lin to carry.
• A soldier watched Ye Lin leave and wondered why his back looked familiar.
• Du Shuangshuang explained that contestants would pair up, seal their cultivation, drift on wooden boats, and compete for supplies along the Great River.

Du Shuangshuang explained the Heavenly Court competition rules to Ye Lin and confronted Wang Wu, who tried to recruit her as his partner. Ye Lin impaled Wang Wu with his spear, and Du Shuangshuang left boasting about her gold-medal thug.

• Du Shuangshuang told Ye Lin that fighting was allowed in the competition as long as contestants did not use cultivation.
• Wang Wu approached Du Shuangshuang and urged her to partner with him, dismissing Ye Lin as a guard.
• Du Shuangshuang told Ye Lin to beat Wang Wu up.
• Ye Lin threw his spear through Wang Wu's chest and pinned him to the ground.
• Du Shuangshuang taunted Wang Wu, then walked ahead as Ye Lin pulled out the spear and followed her.

Du Shuangshuang arrived at a gathering of Heavenly Court figures and confronted the companions who had apparently promised to partner with her. She introduced Ye Lin as her guard and ace enforcer, but a military dispatcher questioned which Heavenly Court branch he came from.

• Du Shuangshuang confronted a young man and a woman for choosing other partners instead of teaming up with her.
• Du Shuangshuang's acquaintances noticed Ye Lin carrying her Dragon Scale Spear and asked her to introduce him.
• Du Shuangshuang called Ye Lin her guard and ace enforcer, claiming he would defeat everyone in the competition.
• A military dispatcher approached Ye Lin and demanded to know where he came from and which Heavenly Court branch he belonged to.

Du Shuangshuang protected Ye Lin from a suspicious woman, and Ye Lin vowed to kill her someday. At the Heavenly Court’s drifting competition, Du Shuangshuang explained the prize and proposed that she and Ye Lin compete with avatars while their real bodies stayed together.

• Du Shuangshuang claimed Ye Lin was under her protection when the woman challenged his presence in the Heavenly Court.
• The woman warned Ye Lin to behave, and Ye Lin swore that he would kill her one day.
• An old man announced the drifting competition’s rules, including the ban on cultivation and the first-place prize of three hundred years viewing the Wordless Heavenly Book.
• Du Shuangshuang told Ye Lin that the Wordless Heavenly Book supposedly contained records and techniques from the Chaos era, though few could comprehend them.
• Du Shuangshuang suggested they compete using avatars and keep their real bodies together so they could beat up anyone they disliked.

Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang joined a river-rafting competition using mortal avatars, and Ye Lin learned that Du Shuangshuang had been confined during past contests for attacking other contestants. The competition began with the pair aboard a bamboo raft, Du Shuangshuang eager to fight and Ye Lin set to steer.

• An old man placed Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang inside a barrier and asked them to create mortal competition avatars.
• The old man explained to Ye Lin that Du Shuangshuang had previously roamed competitions with her Dragon Scale Spear and picked fights, so she was now confined during contests.
• Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang followed the contestants to a platform above a raging river, where they were assigned a bamboo raft and poles.
• Du Shuangshuang threatened to beat the other contestants while Ye Lin took the rear of their raft to control its direction.
• The old man announced the start of the competition, and the bamboo rafts plunged downward.

Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang raced across the river on a bamboo raft, where Du Shuangshuang challenged other contestants seeking the Wordless Heavenly Book. When four men with grudges against her surrounded them, she put Ye Lin in front of her and prepared to steer the raft herself.

• Ye Lin controlled the raft as Du Shuangshuang excitedly urged it to go faster.
• Du Shuangshuang caught up to a pair of contestants and challenged them to eliminate themselves or face her.
• Three more contestants joined the fight and attacked Du Shuangshuang, each revealing a past grudge against her.
• Du Shuangshuang retreated behind Ye Lin and ordered him to defeat the four men while she took control of the raft's direction.
• Ye Lin calmly faced the four men as they prepared to attack.

Ye Lin defeated four challengers on the bamboo raft, while Du Shuangshuang urged him onward as they approached a waterfall with limited items. The remaining contestants raced toward the waterfall, where Du Shuangshuang prepared to compete for an item.

• Ye Lin used his staff to defeat four Primordial Unity Mystic Immortals and knock them into the river.
• The other rafts fled, and Du Shuangshuang cheered Ye Lin before nearly unbalancing their raft with a jump.
• Du Shuangshuang warned Ye Lin that a huge waterfall and items awaited ahead, and Ye Lin noticed many contestants had already been eliminated.
• Du Shuangshuang prepared to seize an item at the waterfall and taunted a young man who had spotted her.
• The young man's companion accelerated their raft toward the waterfall, and the other contestants sped up to claim the limited items.

Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang found a time-freezing bead while navigating a waterfall, and Du Shuangshuang used it to trap a young man and the woman with him. They continued toward the next stages, while Ye Lin memorized the faces of the powerful competitors for his future kill list.

• Ye Lin caught a box as the bamboo raft plunged down a waterfall, and he and Du Shuangshuang steadied the raft after it hit the water.
• Du Shuangshuang read that the box held a bead that could freeze one target for over a hundred breaths, then claimed the bead for herself.
• A young man drifted over and offered Du Shuangshuang an item as an apology, but she threw the bead at him and froze him, the woman behind him, and their raft.
• Du Shuangshuang celebrated trapping the pair and urged Ye Lin onward through the remaining three stages.
• Ye Lin steered the raft while memorizing the powerful competitors’ faces for his future kill list.

Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang navigated a dangerous stretch of river, where four previously defeated contestants ambushed them. Ye Lin defeated the attackers, and the raft made it past the reefs.

• Du Shuangshuang warned Ye Lin that the raft was approaching a dangerous checkpoint filled with rocks.
• Ye Lin steered the raft through the raging current and around the reefs.
• Four men who had previously been knocked into the river ambushed Du Shuangshuang and revealed that eliminated players could keep participating without cultivation.
• Ye Lin pulled Du Shuangshuang behind him and quickly defeated three attackers.
• Ye Lin crossed the reefs on foot and struck the final attacker into the river.
• Du Shuangshuang guided the raft clear of the reefs and praised Ye Lin as her gold-medal enforcer.

Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang collected two one-use items while leading the river race and expected an easy win. Their confidence faltered when Du Ruxin and Ji Feng approached in a boat that moved on its own.

• Du Shuangshuang paddled while Ye Lin watched the river and conserved his strength.
• Ye Lin collected two boxes containing beads that could create a wall of Dao Fire and summon an underwater behemoth.
• Du Shuangshuang took both beads and declared that first place was secured.
• Du Ruxin and Ji Feng appeared in a self-moving boat, prompting Du Shuangshuang to envy their good fortune.

Ye Lin fought Du Ruxin and Ji Feng on a boat while Du Shuangshuang cheered from a bamboo raft. After breaking Du Ruxin’s leg and knocking her toward the water, Ye Lin turned to face Ji Feng.

• Du Ruxin taunted Du Shuangshuang as their boat pulled ahead, but Ye Lin hooked their boat to the bamboo raft with his pole.
• Du Ruxin and Ji Feng attacked Ye Lin together while Du Shuangshuang cheered him on from the raft.
• Ye Lin focused on Ji Feng, but Ji Feng kicked him in the chest and sent him flying toward the water.
• Ye Lin caught himself on the boat’s edge, evaded Du Ruxin’s strike, and climbed back onto the deck.
• Ye Lin struck Du Ruxin’s leg and broke it, leaving her falling toward the water as Ji Feng watched in shock.

Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang raced through the rafting competition’s stages using a fast boat, keeping first place as they approached the final stretch. They reached a river packed with piranhas, where Ye Lin recognized that the boat was essential to their lead.

• Ye Lin knocked Ji Feng into the water, then returned to the bamboo raft.
• Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang chose to use the fast boat for leverage rather than ride it, and they pulled far ahead of the other competitors.
• At the whirlpool stage, Ye Lin brought Du Shuangshuang and the bamboo raft aboard the boat so they could pass safely.
• Du Shuangshuang threw two beads, which became a wall of flames and a huge tentacled beast that churned the river.
• Ye Lin and Du Shuangshuang reached the final stage, where countless piranhas filled the water, and Ye Lin said the boat had likely secured their first place.

After winning the rafting competition with Du Shuangshuang, Ye Lin heard from Li Jinhuang that the Human Race wanted him to cause a major disturbance in the Heavenly Court. He considered using Du Shuangshuang’s high status to do so, while Du Ruxin grew more suspicious that he was a Human Race spy.

• Du Shuangshuang celebrated winning first place in the rafting competition with Ye Lin.
• Du Ruxin suspected Ye Lin was a Human Race spy after seeing his strength.
• Ye Lin received a message from Li Jinhuang, who said the Human Race elders wanted him to stir up trouble in the Heavenly Court.
• Ye Lin considered using Du Shuangshuang’s status to create a major disturbance.
• Du Ruxin warned Ye Lin not to harm Du Shuangshuang, and Ye Lin left with Du Shuangshuang.

Du Shuangshuang escorted Ye Lin through the Heavenly Court and offered to take him to see the Wordless Heavenly Book, the reward for winning the drifting competition. At the golden hall, the maidservants demanded Ye Lin’s identification, but Du Shuangshuang threatened them until they let the two enter.

• Du Shuangshuang told Ye Lin that her Third Sister had grown suspicious of everyone under their father’s strict discipline and promised to protect him.
• Du Shuangshuang described her loneliness and sense of estrangement from her siblings as Ye Lin memorized the Heavenly Court’s layout.
• Du Shuangshuang offered to take Ye Lin to view the Wordless Heavenly Book, and Ye Lin agreed.
• At the hall, a maidservant demanded Ye Lin’s identification number before allowing him inside.
• Du Shuangshuang threatened the maidservants, and they stepped aside to let her and Ye Lin pass.

Ye Lin used the Origin Eye Technique to see strange monsters depicted in the Wordless Heavenly Book, but the prolonged effort left him weak. Du Shuangshuang carried him away from the hall, and the maidservants agreed to keep quiet about what happened.

• Du Shuangshuang led Ye Lin into the hall to see the Wordless Heavenly Book.
• Ye Lin activated the Origin Eye Technique and saw images of monstrous beings on the book’s blank pages.
• Ye Lin remained absorbed in the book for half an hour until the technique’s power consumption made him weak.
• Du Shuangshuang supported Ye Lin and carried him out after he asked to tell her what he saw once they returned.
• The two maidservants decided not to interfere and agreed that no one had visited the hall.

Ye Lin recovered at Du Shuangshuang’s residence after showing her the chaos recorded in the Wordless Heavenly Book. When Du Shuangshuang suddenly fell unconscious, a woman arrived and said the Ninth Princess’s episodes were growing more frequent.

• Ye Lin told Du Shuangshuang about the chaos he had seen in the Wordless Heavenly Book and created a version showing its illustrations for her to study.
• Ye Lin recovered while Du Shuangshuang examined the book, then reminded himself not to become careless again.
• Ye Lin found Du Shuangshuang unconscious on a table and could not determine what had caused her to fall asleep.
• A woman carrying a white basket arrived and told Ye Lin that the Ninth Princess’s episodes were coming more quickly.

Ye Lin learned that Du Shuangshuang’s fatal condition was worsening and that she had only ten rare pills left to keep her alive. He took responsibility for staying by her side and treating her, leaving her life in his hands.

• A woman treated Du Shuangshuang through an episode, and Ye Lin asked what was wrong with her.
• The woman explained that Du Shuangshuang was fated to die young and that the Heavenly Emperor had prolonged her life, but her attacks were becoming more frequent.
• The woman said Du Shuangshuang had ten pills left and might not survive a year, while the other princes and princesses secretly wished for her death.
• Ye Lin asked for the remaining pills and offered to stay with Du Shuangshuang and give her medicine during future episodes.
• The woman trusted Ye Lin because he carried Du Shuangshuang’s exclusive Identity Token and gave him the pills and the method for prolonging her life.

Ye Lin reflected on mortality while Du Shuangshuang slept, then accompanied her to Falling Leaf Valley. He saw how isolated she was despite her status as she ran happily through her favorite place.

• Ye Lin pondered why mortals existed if death was inevitable and briefly felt he had glimpsed an answer.
• Du Shuangshuang woke after three hours and said she wanted to see a beast from the Chaos world.
• Du Shuangshuang took Ye Lin, carrying her Dragon Scale Spear, out to visit Falling Leaf Valley.
• Ye Lin noticed that people treated Du Shuangshuang with hollow respect and realized she had no one she could truly relax with.
• Du Shuangshuang ran through the yellow-leaved forest of Falling Leaf Valley like a carefree child.

Ye Lin took Du Shuangshuang beyond the few places she had always been allowed to visit, helping her explore the vast Heavenly Court. As they traveled, Ye Lin memorized its layout, while Du Shuangshuang eagerly followed a delicious smell.

• Du Shuangshuang told Ye Lin that she loved Falling Leaf Valley, where her mother had brought her to play and where she had planted every tree herself.
• Ye Lin learned that Du Shuangshuang had never explored beyond her residence and nearby places because her father had forbidden her from going far.
• Ye Lin persuaded Du Shuangshuang to tour the other parts of Heavenly Court, and she excitedly agreed.
• Ye Lin led Du Shuangshuang through the palace grounds, and powerful figures who came to scold them backed down when they saw her.
• Du Shuangshuang marveled at the size of Heavenly Court, while Ye Lin memorized its layout.
• Du Shuangshuang caught the scent of something delicious and exclaimed that it smelled good.

Du Shuangshuang and Ye Lin entered the Alchemy Room, where Du Shuangshuang devoured flavor-focused pills while Ye Lin realized the room had been prepared for her. After leaving, Ye Lin grew wary that the Heavenly Court's powerful figures were watching him and would settle scores once Du Shuangshuang was gone.

• Du Shuangshuang spotted an enormous pill-furnace-shaped building and headed down to investigate the pill-refining hall.
• Du Shuangshuang transformed into a mouse and slipped into the Alchemy Room, with Ye Lin following her.
• Du Shuangshuang ate pills from the furnaces while Ye Lin watched and recognized that they had no medicinal properties and were made for their flavor.
• Du Shuangshuang left with Ye Lin after warning him that the old man might scold them, and Ye Lin saw the old man open his eyes and smile at him.
• Du Shuangshuang praised the pills as they flew away, while Ye Lin resolved to prepare for the Heavenly Court's powerful figures to come after him.