Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin exchanged Evil Crystals and two batches of resources at the Origin Chamber of Commerce, earning a total of 33.153 million trade points. The middle-aged clerk deposited the funds onto Ye Lin’s trade card, which he checked and confirmed.

• Ye Lin sold 1,423 Evil Crystals for 1.423 million trade points.
• Ye Lin gave the clerk the Spirit King’s Spatial Ring, and the resources inside were valued at 23.42 million trade points.
• Ye Lin handed over his own stored treasures, which were valued at 8.31 million trade points.
• The middle-aged clerk transferred the full 33.153 million trade points to Ye Lin’s card, and Ye Lin verified the balance.

Ye Lin bought two hundred tons of Xuan Yang Jinyi Iron for Spirit King, discovering that its current price made it far scarcer than Spirit King had expected. The middle-aged seller grew suspicious of Ye Lin’s unusual knowledge and large order after the transaction.

• Ye Lin asked the middle-aged man about Xuan Yang Jinyi Iron and learned it cost one hundred thousand transaction points per ton.
• Ye Lin decided to buy two hundred tons, despite Spirit King’s resources supposedly being enough for thirty thousand tons in the past.
• The middle-aged man spent an hour securing approval to transfer the iron from headquarters.
• Ye Lin completed the trade, confirmed the spatial ring held two hundred tons, and left.
• The middle-aged man wondered why Ye Lin wanted so much of a mineral that had become scarce and was mainly used to repair Innate Spirit Treasures.

Ye Lin toured the Origin Continent’s slave market after the Origin Chamber of Commerce’s puppet offered to show him more attractions. He rejected a fox maiden offered for sale and, unimpressed by the market, agreed to let the puppet take him to the casino.

• The puppet led Ye Lin to the slave trading district, where beings from across the Boundary Sea and Origin Continent were displayed in cages.
• A merchant tried to sell Ye Lin a Snow Mountain Fox Maiden princess for thirty thousand trade points, claiming she could become a Daluo Golden Immortal after coming of age.
• Ye Lin refused to buy the girl and continued through the market, finding the slaves uninteresting.
• The puppet offered to take Ye Lin to the casino, and Ye Lin nodded in agreement.

Ye Lin visited the Origin Chamber of Commerce’s casino and saw Daluo Golden Immortals gambling with reckless desperation. He declined to play and continued through the venue as a performance was about to begin.

• Ye Lin passed on buying slaves because he did not want the burden of keeping one with him.
• Puppet No. 318 led Ye Lin into the casino, where he saw crowds of Daluo Golden Immortals gambling.
• Puppet No. 318 explained that the casino offered experts relief from pressure and the chance to get rich overnight.
• Ye Lin judged the gamblers’ Dao Hearts to be corrupted by greed and dismissed the puppet’s explanation as a lie.
• Ye Lin refused to gamble, and Puppet No. 318 offered to take him to an upcoming performance.

Ye Lin watched the Origin Chamber of Commerce’s Duel Arena as the famous Yun Lie and three-time champion Heavenly Heart were introduced as opponents. The crowd expected a fierce match, but the fight had not yet begun when the chapter ended.

• Puppet 318 led Ye Lin through a passage to the Duel Arena and explained that spectators could bet on the deadly matches.
• After waiting, Ye Lin watched Yun Lie enter the arena, where the crowd recognized him as the holder of an eighteen-match winning streak.
• The announcer revealed that Yun Lie would face Heavenly Heart, the three-time champion known for defeating three peak Daluo Golden Immortals in a gauntlet.
• Heavenly Heart entered the arena carrying a pair of blades as the crowd erupted in cheers.

Ye Lin bet five hundred thousand transaction points on Heavenly Heart before she faced Yun Lie in the Arena. Heavenly Heart exposed Yun Lie’s trick, and their battle began with her summoning blade qi as Yun Lie threatened to devour her Primordial Spirit.

• 318 invited Ye Lin to bet, and Ye Lin wagered five hundred thousand transaction points on Heavenly Heart.
• Ye Lin watched Heavenly Heart and Yun Lie begin their fight in the Arena.
• Yun Lie called the fight his final battle, but Heavenly Heart revealed he had used that claim to deceive opponents during his eighteen consecutive victories.
• Heavenly Heart unleashed two streaks of white light and razor-sharp blade qi across the Arena.
• Yun Lie threatened to tear Heavenly Heart apart and eat her Primordial Spirit.

Yun Lie used flames to dominate the Arena and badly wounded Heavenly Heart, but she recovered behind a barrier of blade intent and found his position. The fight remained unresolved as Heavenly Heart launched a sudden slash at him.

• Heavenly Heart vanished into an afterimage, and Yun Lie transformed into flames that filled the Arena.
• Yun Lie used the flames to track Heavenly Heart and attack her while she searched for an opening.
• Yun Lie struck Heavenly Heart from behind and sent her crashing into the Arena barrier, leaving her badly wounded.
• Heavenly Heart shielded herself with blade intent and calmly watched for Yun Lie despite his taunts.
• Heavenly Heart spotted Yun Lie, drew a long blade, and unleashed a slash.

Heavenly Heart repeatedly slashed Yun Lie, believing she had nearly killed him, but Yun Lie’s body and blood vanished as he revealed he had survived unharmed. He reignited the Arena with even hotter flames, leaving Heavenly Heart shaken by his aberrant art.

• Heavenly Heart struck Yun Lie with a devastating slash, sending him crashing into the Arena barrier.
• Yun Lie tried to fight back with flames, but Heavenly Heart’s blade-energy barrier protected her as she battered him with repeated slashes.
• Heavenly Heart cut Yun Lie in two and continued slashing when she sensed a faint consciousness still lingering.
• Yun Lie taunted Heavenly Heart, then vanished along with the blood on the Arena.
• Yun Lie filled the Arena with flames hotter than before, and Heavenly Heart trembled as she faced his power.

Yun Lie regained the upper hand and battered Heavenly Heart, while spectators cheered and bet on him. As he unleashed a finishing attack of flaming dragons, Heavenly Heart drew two blades and prepared to counter.

• The spectators celebrated Yun Lie's survival and placed bets on him, while Ye Lin said he could not predict the winner.
• The fatty told Ye Lin that he had bet on Yun Lie and expected to profit.
• Yun Lie suppressed Heavenly Heart and taunted her as she retreated, though her wounds had not seriously weakened her.
• Yun Lie unleashed countless flaming dragons to finish Heavenly Heart, and she drew two long blades and shouted, "Slash!!!"

Heavenly Heart appeared to be defeated by Yun Lie’s flames, but she revealed that she had seen through his secret and turned the duel around. Yun Lie’s flames vanished and he collapsed, leaving Heavenly Heart standing over him.

• Yun Lie ambushed Heavenly Heart with flames, scorching her body and suppressing her laws.
• The spectators roared for Yun Lie to kill Heavenly Heart, while those who had wagered on her urged her to rise.
• Yun Lie approached Heavenly Heart and prepared to strike, excited by the fortune he expected to win.
• Yun Lie’s flames scattered and his aura faded as Heavenly Heart revealed a shattered bead and explained how it had enabled his deceptions.
• Yun Lie spat blood and fell to his knees as the flames vanished.

Heavenly Heart defeated Yun Lie, and Ye Lin collected his winnings before leaving the Duel Arena. He followed 318 toward another attraction after hearing that even Quasi-Saint powerhouses praised it.

• Yun Lie died after declaring his hatred for Heavenly Heart, who was announced as the winner.
• Spectators who had lost money accused the Duel Arena of rigging the match, while bettors on Heavenly Heart celebrated their winnings.
• Ye Lin accepted his transaction card, then left the arena rather than risk losing his profit in another battle.
• 318 followed Ye Lin outside and offered to take him to a thrilling place praised by Quasi-Saint powerhouses.
• Ye Lin showed interest in visiting the place 318 had suggested.

Ye Lin entered Mandarin Duck Valley and experienced its Thousand-Year Dream, living an alternate life in a martial arts world besieged by alien beasts. He ended the invasion and exposed the human leadership’s pact with the beasts, leaving the dream’s outcome unresolved.

• Ye Lin followed puppet 318 into Mandarin Duck Valley and learned it was also called Thousand-Year Dream.
• Ye Lin found himself as a newborn named by his parents and realized the valley had placed him in an illusion he could not forcibly break.
• Over eighteen years, Ye Lin mastered martial arts and reached the Grandmaster realm in a world invaded by alien beasts.
• Ye Lin defeated the Beast King and ended the crisis by himself at nineteen.
• Ye Lin discovered the Human Race’s leaders had arranged invasions with the alien beasts and destroyed the corrupt upper ranks.

Ye Lin experienced a thousand mortal lives in the canyon, gaining modest insights from each one before reaching the other side after a month. He dismissed the experience as entertaining but ultimately ineffective, and reflected on how Quasi-Saints could create real worlds in their dreams.

• Ye Lin lived as a mortal in a chaotic dynasty, rose as King of Qin, and conquered the world.
• Ye Lin experienced a thousand different lives and reached the end of the canyon after a month.
• Puppet 318 asked Ye Lin whether the experience had been fun, and he said it was not bad.
• Ye Lin concluded that the canyon's main appeal was the uncertainty of each life and considered the experience less impressive than a Quasi-Saint's dream.

Ye Lin returned from the Origin Chamber of Commerce after a smooth journey and was invited to the Wang Family’s eldest daughter’s wedding. Back at White King Palace, the Spirit King asked whether he had bought the Xuan Yang Jinyi Iron.

• Ye Lin left the Origin Chamber of Commerce after spending most of his transaction points and began the journey back to the secret realm.
• Ye Lin traveled through the Sealed Land without incident, then continued to Divine Capital City.
• Wang Mingyang gave Ye Lin an invitation to the Wang Family’s eldest daughter’s wedding, and Ye Lin agreed to attend if he was free.
• Ye Lin returned to the secret realm and met the Spirit King at White King Palace.
• The Spirit King asked Ye Lin whether he had bought the Xuan Yang Jinyi Iron.

Ye Lin gave the Spirit King only two hundred tons of Xuan Yang Jinyi Iron after the exchange, and the Spirit King accepted the shortfall. The Spirit King asked Ye Lin to attend the Wang Family wedding as his representative and act as a middleman for their cooperation; Ye Lin also found Luo Yao happily playing with other children.

• Ye Lin handed the Spirit King a Spatial Ring containing two hundred tons, far less than the original thirty thousand tons.
• The Spirit King accepted the reduced amount and gave Ye Lin wedding gifts, asking him to attend the Wang Family wedding and help arrange cooperation.
• Ye Lin agreed to go to the wedding on the Spirit King's behalf.
• The Spirit King led Ye Lin to Luo Yao, who was riding flying Demon Beasts and laughing with other children.

Ye Lin left Luo Yao in the Spirit King's care and headed for Divine Capital City to attend the Wang Family wedding. At the City Lord Mansion, he found the city lord and the four family heads eager for him to take the captives they had gathered during his absence.

• Ye Lin decided to let Luo Yao enjoy herself with the Spirit King and left the secret realm with Ye Xin.
• Ye Lin traveled to Divine Capital City, intending to arrive in time for the Wang Family wedding a month later.
• Ye Lin heard the city lord and the four family heads arguing about the living beings they had captured during his four-month absence.
• Li Fang complained that he had been forced to suppress three Dao Fruit Great Luos himself and asked Ye Lin to take them away.
• The others told Ye Lin they also wanted him to take their captives.

Ye Lin arranged for Sun Sheng to temporarily safeguard the living beings and resources captured by the Four Great Families, promising to collect them later. After Ye Lin left for the Wang Family, Sun Sheng inspected Ye Lin’s gift and asserted his authority over the family heads.

• Ye Lin asked the Four Great Families to send captured living beings to the City Lord Mansion and asked Sun Sheng to hold them temporarily.
• Sun Sheng agreed, hoping his connection with Ye Lin would bring him closer to the Wang Family.
• Ye Lin gave Sun Sheng one percent of the Spirit King’s resources and said the Four Great Families could trade with him directly, then left for the Wang Family.
• Sun Sheng inspected the Spatial Ring and rebuked Li Fang for asking how many resources it contained.
• Li Fang and the other family heads concealed their displeasure and agreed to take Sun Sheng to see their goods.

Ye Lin watched over Xinyou as powerful energy gathered around him, possibly signaling a breakthrough, while factions across Long River Prefecture hurried to the Wang Family wedding. On the way there, Tang Feng clashed with his fellow Supreme Sword Sect disciples, and one senior sister intervened.

• Ye Lin sensed powerful energy around Xinyou and stopped to watch as Xinyou flew away and became enclosed in a glowing white cocoon.
• Ye Lin and Ye Xin sealed off the surrounding void while Ye Lin guarded Xinyou and waited to see whether he would break through.
• Notable figures from across Long River Prefecture set out for the Wang Family wedding, including Tang Feng and three fellow Supreme Sword Sect disciples.
• Tang Feng complained about the group's pace, and a senior sister defended their hurry because Xinxin was her close friend and the Wang Family had invited their sect first.
• Liu insulted Tang Feng, who fired back; Liu drew his sword, and a senior sister stepped in to stop the fight.

Ye Lin watched as Xinyou neared a breakthrough to Daluo Golden Immortal and reunited with Tang Feng and Lin Ruxue. The encounter turned tense when Liu Zifang and Ji Xue revealed their greed for Xinyou, while Ye Lin kept Ye Xin hidden nearby.

• Ye Lin recognized the surging energy as a sign that Xinyou was about to break through to Daluo Golden Immortal.
• Tang Feng brought Lin Ruxue over to greet Ye Lin and identified Xinyou as Ye Lin's beast pet.
• Liu Zifang and Ji Xue admired Xinyou's bloodline and said they intended to capture and tame it.
• Tang Feng introduced Liu Zifang and Ji Xue as members of the Supreme Sword Sect, and Ye Lin considered ordering the hidden Ye Xin to act if they attacked.

Xinyou faced a five-hour lightning tribulation as he advanced toward the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. The final bolt struck and destroyed his body, leaving the outcome of his Tribulation Transcendence uncertain.

• Tang Feng told Ye Lin he would help stop Liu Zifang if Liu tried to attack Xinyou.
• As Xinyou neared the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, heavenly thunder gathered and he transformed into a colossal white beast.
• Xinyou endured five hours of increasingly powerful lightning while Tang Feng and Liu Zifang watched his tribulation.
• Ye Lin realized the tribulation clouds had nearly exhausted their energy and believed Xinyou could withstand the final strike.
• The violet-red final bolt hit Xinyou, and his fleshly body completely collapsed.