Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin and his companions were ambushed by a Quasi-Saint First Heaven cultivator and three peak Great Luo Golden Immortals sent to kill him over the woman he had rescued. Zhang Ling'er confronted the old man while Ye Lin fought the three women, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Ye Lin trusted Zhang Ling'er's warning and led the group toward a secluded place without alerting their pursuers.
• An old man emerged from the Void with three sword-bearing women and revealed that they had been sent to kill Ye Lin for taking a woman away.
• Zhang Ling'er passed Luo Yao to Ye Xin and stepped forward to fight the old man.
• Ye Lin told Ye Xin to protect Luo Yao, summoned two swords, and charged at the three women.
• The women introduced themselves as Heart One, Heart Two, and Heart Three, then surrounded Ye Lin as he lunged at Heart One.

Ye Lin fought Heart One, Heart Two, and Heart Three, three peak Daluo Golden Immortals, and overcame their coordinated attacks despite being at the late stage. The sisters recognized his strength and no longer underestimated him.

• Heart One, Heart Two, and Heart Three surrounded Ye Lin and launched a coordinated attack.
• Heart One blocked Ye Lin’s sword strike, then the sisters formed a triangular formation and unleashed their sword laws.
• Ye Lin used Azure Frost to slow the stellar sword threads and earthen Dragons, then struck Heart Three’s hidden sword with the Godslayer Sword.
• Ye Lin knocked Heart Three out of her stream of light and shattered the sisters’ remaining attacks.
• The three sisters watched Ye Lin warily, realizing he had held the advantage in their first clash.

Ye Lin fused the three moves of the Grand Void Space-Rending Sword into one strike and shattered Heart One, Heart Two, and Heart Three’s formation. The three women were injured and left stunned as Ye Lin stood in the center of the storm.

• Heart One, Heart Two, and Heart Three combined their laws into a colossal sword and pressed it down on Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin sent Xinyou away, then fused all three moves of the Grand Void Space-Rending Sword and struck back with everything he had.
• Ye Lin’s strike shattered the colossal sword and sent a destructive energy storm across the surrounding land.
• Heart One, Heart Two, and Heart Three spat out golden blood as their formation broke and their auras withered.
• Heart One shouted in disbelief at Ye Lin’s victory.

Ye Lin shattered the Three Talents Grand Formation head-on, then launched a three-pronged attack against the three women while hiding the injuries he had sustained. Xiaoyao’s sword technique overwhelmed Heart One, leaving her facing a devastating strike.

• Ye Lin broke the Three Talents Grand Formation through a direct collision, though he suffered serious injuries and concealed the blood in his mouth.
• Ye Lin praised the three women’s strength, then split into three figures and charged at them with his swords.
• Heart One dismissed Xiaoyao as a weak clone and attacked him.
• Xiaoyao summoned a sword and struck Heart One with Great River Sword Qi, sending her flying.
• Xiaoyao invoked a sword technique combining heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers, and the force of its descending Sword Qi reduced the ground beneath Heart One to ruins.

Xiaoyao defeated and killed Heart One, destroying her Primordial Spirit after she asked about his supposed clone technique. Heart Two and Heart Three remained locked in battle with Ye Lin, unaware that their elder sister was dead.

• Xiaoyao repeatedly struck Heart One with Great River Sword Qi, reducing the ruins to rubble and leaving her badly wounded.
• Xiaoyao cleared away the dust and found Heart One lying in the ruins with her Long Sword beside her.
• Heart One asked Xiaoyao what clone technique he used, and he replied that he had always been himself.
• Xiaoyao killed Heart One with countless streaks of sword qi, tearing apart her Primordial Spirit.
• Heart Two and Heart Three continued fighting Ye Lin, unaware that Heart One had died.

Ye Lin and his clones defeated Heart Two and Heart Three, though he was secretly injured by the fight. As the battle ended, the old man admitted he could not defeat Zhang Ling'er.

• Delusion froze Heart Two briefly, allowing Lin Xian to batter her before Delusion destroyed her head and Primordial Spirit.
• Ye Lin defeated Heart Three with his long sword, and all three women fell.
• Ye Lin recalled Ye Xiu's talent and kept walking after his clones returned to him.
• The old man wiped blood from his mouth and told Zhang Ling'er he could not defeat her despite cultivating for hundreds of millions of years.

Zhang Ling'er killed the old man despite his warning that stronger enemies would come after her. She rejoined Ye Lin and told him to prepare for trouble, though she said she was not afraid.

• Zhang Ling'er rejected the old man's offer to protect her from future enemies and thrust her sword at him.
• The old man accepted his death, and Zhang Ling'er killed him instantly without causing him pain.
• Zhang Ling'er returned to Ye Lin and told him that stronger existences might come looking for them.
• Zhang Ling'er said she was not afraid but warned Ye Lin to prepare.

Ye Lin took Luo Yao and Ye Xin to hide in a secluded mountain gorge after escaping an interception, while a mysterious figure berated the failed pursuers. The group found a cave for seclusion, and Ye Lin’s suppressed injuries remained a pressing concern.

• Ye Lin dismissed Zhang Ling'er's threats, left the ruins with Luo Yao and Ye Xin, and resolved to recover in seclusion.
• After they departed, a terrifying pressure descended over the ruins, and an unseen figure condemned the pursuers for their failure.
• Ye Lin led the group to a gorge in a mountain range protected by an earth vein, which Zhang Ling'er explained was an excellent hiding place.
• Ye Lin entered the gorge with a trace of blood at his mouth, revealing that his injuries were difficult to suppress.
• Ye Lin found a large cave with three man-made chambers inside.

Ye Lin recovered from his injuries in a cave, then used his transaction card to attend Bing Ruoxin’s course on the late stage of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. He listened closely as her teachings deepened his understanding of the Sword Dao.

• Ye Lin chose a chamber in the cave to heal while Zhang Ling'er and Luo Yao studied the transaction card, and Ye Xin guarded the entrance.
• After a month, Ye Lin recovered from his physical injuries with the help of the Spirit King’s treasures.
• Ye Lin used his transaction card to enter the mysterious space and open the late-stage Daluo Golden Immortal course.
• Bing Ruoxin explained her Dao and warned Ye Lin not to imitate or learn it.
• Ye Lin listened intently as the lesson gave him new insights into the Sword Dao.

Nangong Xuanyi returned to find Ye Xin guarding his cave while someone inside cultivated, and he failed to persuade Ye Xin to let him in. After watching the cave for three months, Nangong Xuanyi was still waiting when Little Dot appeared beside him.

• Nangong Xuanyi asked Ye Xin to let him enter his cave, but Ye Xin said someone inside was cultivating and refused.
• Nangong Xuanyi angrily threatened to call on his connections and left.
• Ye Xin stayed at the cave entrance while Nangong Xuanyi watched from the distant mountains for three months.
• Little Dot appeared beside Nangong Xuanyi and asked why he was lying there.

Nangong Xuanyi sought to recover his Shenluo Conference admission ticket from the cave occupied by Ye Xin, so he and his friend Xuanyuan Liefeng came to negotiate. They introduced themselves and asked Ye Xin to speak with the senior inside, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• A young man found Nangong Xuanyi lying outside his occupied cave and learned that a quasi-Saint was inside.
• Nangong Xuanyi explained that his Shenluo Conference admission ticket was in the cave and the conference would open in three months.
• Xuanyuan Liefeng suggested negotiating with the occupant, noting that they both had quasi-Saint backing.
• Nangong Xuanyi and Xuanyuan Liefeng approached Ye Xin and asked him to help retrieve the ticket, introducing themselves and Xuanyuan Liefeng's younger sister.

Zhang Ling'er learned about the Shenluo Conference from Nangong Xuanyi and asked whether she could attend. She left the question of the small white card unresolved while considering the lively gathering.

• Ye Xin refused Nangong Xuanyi's request for the small white card, and Xuanyuan Liefeng backed down rather than risk angering the powerful quasi-Saint inside.
• Zhang Ling'er emerged holding the card and asked Nangong Xuanyi about the Shenluo Conference.
• Nangong Xuanyi explained that the three supreme powers of Cloud Province hosted the competition, whose first-place prize was Bloodthirst Essence and a chance to have a Three-Turn Golden Core refined.
• Zhang Ling'er said the conference sounded fun and asked if she could attend; Nangong Xuanyi told her she could enter as a spectator without a ticket.

Ye Lin agreed to search for Bloodthirst Essence so the Spirit King could break his seal, then learned that the Shenluo Conference offered the same treasure as a prize. Zhang Ling'er wanted Ye Lin to attend the gathering, which brought Cloud Province’s experts together to compete.

• The Spirit King asked Ye Lin to find as much Bloodthirst Essence as possible to help break the formation sealing him in.
• Ye Lin agreed to search for Bloodthirst Essence and left the White King Palace secret realm.
• Zhang Ling'er found Ye Lin after searching his cave and asked whether he wanted to attend the Shenluo Conference.
• Zhang Ling'er explained that the conference gathered Cloud Province’s experts to compete and that its winner could obtain Bloodthirst Essence for refining a third-turn Golden Core.

Ye Lin learned that the Shenluo Conference's first-place prize was bloodthirst essence, which cost one billion transaction points per jin at the Origin Chamber of Commerce. After learning the prize was one jin, he decided the conference was worth entering, especially for the Spirit King's promised reward.

• Zhang Ling'er told Ye Lin that only a Daluo Golden Immortal could compete for the bloodthirst essence prize at the Shenluo Conference.
• Ye Lin searched the Origin Chamber of Commerce and learned that one jin of bloodthirst essence cost one billion transaction points.
• Ye Lin abandoned the idea of buying bloodthirst essence and left the cave with Zhang Ling'er.
• Nangong Xuanyi confirmed that the conference's first-place prize was one jin of bloodthirst essence.
• Ye Lin decided that competing in the conference was worthwhile because of the prize and the Spirit King's reward.

Ye Lin joined Nangong Xuanyi's group on their way to the Shenluo Conference, hoping to win the Bloodthirst Essence and planning to reveal One Breath Becomes Three Purities if necessary. They reached the conference island more than a month before the event, and Zhang Ling'er prepared to vouch for Ye Lin at the entrance.

• Ye Lin asked to participate in the Shenluo Conference, and Nangong Xuanyi agreed that Zhang Ling'er could vouch for his entry without a ticket.
• Nangong Xuanyi took Zhang Ling'er's admission ticket, then asked Ye Lin whether he was confident about winning the Bloodthirst Essence.
• Ye Lin resolved to use One Breath Becomes Three Purities if needed, believing its power could help him win and protect him from challengers once the Spirit King broke the seal.
• Nangong Xuanyi declared that he might take first place, while Xuanyuan Liefeng listened quietly and Luo Yao played with Little Dot during the journey.
• Zhang Ling'er guided the group to the Shenluo Conference's floating island, and Nangong Xuanyi explained that the competition would begin in over a month.
• At the white jade gate, Nangong Xuanyi told Ye Lin that Zhang Ling'er could bring him in when the conference began, as guards requested their entry tickets.

Ye Lin, Nangong Xuanyi, and Xuanyuan Liefeng entered the Shenluo Conference grounds and learned that they had to pass selection trials to compete. They chose a competition zone, while Duan Kun warned them not to rely on tricks to reach the finals.

• Nangong Xuanyi and Xuanyuan Liefeng showed their white cards at the gate, and Zhang Ling'er’s presence allowed Ye Lin to enter as well.
• Ye Lin learned from Nangong Xuanyi that the selection trials would determine which contestants could compete in the Shenluo Conference.
• Duan Kun explained that newcomers could choose among eight equally matched competition zones before the trials began in three days.
• Duan Kun warned Nangong Xuanyi not to game the selection, and Nangong Xuanyi fell silent.

The group received their competition-zone assignments and split up to begin the selection trials. Zhang Ling'er took Luo Yao and Xuanyuan Liefeng’s younger sister to the viewing area, while Ye Lin wondered whether the competition’s Bloodthirst Essence prize was connected to the Spirit King’s needs.

• Nangong Xuanyi stopped Duan Kun from pointing at Zhang Ling'er, and Duan Kun apologized to her.
• Duan Kun escorted Zhang Ling'er to the viewing area with Luo Yao and Xuanyuan Liefeng’s younger sister; Zhang Ling'er challenged Ye Lin to meet her in the finals.
• Duan Kun assigned Ye Lin to Zone One and Ye Xin to Zone Four, while Nangong Xuanyi and Xuanyuan Liefeng gave Ye Lin Communication Jade Talismans.
• Ye Xin and Ye Lin departed for their assigned zones, and Ye Lin reflected on the coincidence between the Spirit King’s need for Bloodthirst Essence and the competition’s first-place prize.

Ye Lin arrived at the First Competition Zone and received the identity number One Hundred Eighty-Two ahead of the selection matches. He settled into his private space and began resting while sensing the pervasive laws of space.

• Ye Lin reached the First Competition Zone, where a woman assigned him the number One Hundred Eighty-Two and explained that the selection matches would begin in three days.
• Ye Lin found the small house marked One Hundred Eighty-Two and used his Identity Token to enter through its jade door.
• Ye Lin emerged on a secluded island surrounded by waterfalls, mist, and a sea of clouds beneath a setting sun.
• Ye Lin relaxed in a wooden reclining chair and sensed the laws of space throughout the competition grounds.

After recovering for two days, Ye Lin chose the uninterrupted nine-match format for the selection competition. He reached Arena 318 and faced Wang Xue in his first match.

• Ye Lin woke after two days and learned the selection competition offered either nine consecutive matches or matches held once every two days.
• Ye Lin chose to fight nine consecutive matches and followed the woman in white gauze to the plaza.
• The woman assigned Ye Lin to Arena 318, named Wang Xue as his opponent, and explained the surrender rules.
• Ye Lin and Wang Xue climbed onto opposite sides of the Arena to begin their match.

Ye Lin defeated Wang Xue in the first battle of the Shenluo Conference by evading his attacks and holding a sword to his throat. After the referee declared him the winner, Ye Lin chose to continue fighting.

• A barrier enclosed Ye Lin and Wang Xue on the Arena as they prepared to fight.
• Wang Xue attacked with his blade, but Ye Lin dodged every strike with his speed.
• Ye Lin appeared behind Wang Xue and placed Azure Frost against his throat, then withdrew the sword and spared him.
• The referee announced Ye Lin as the winner, and Wang Xue accepted his defeat.
• The maid asked Ye Lin whether he would continue, and Ye Lin agreed.