Chapter Summaries

Yun Qiyue explained the rewards and requirements for becoming one of the Eastern Region's top hundred, and Ye Lin decided to pursue a place as quickly as possible. He learned that he must complete three Holy Palace missions before he can challenge a current member.

• Yun Qiyue told Ye Lin that the Eastern Region's top hundred received yearly transaction points and resources, with the first place earning the most.
• Yun Qiyue explained that the top hundred could enter the Cloud Heaven Secret Realm, where powerful cultivators had found treasures and risen to the ninth level of the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Ye Lin learned that their master had reached the eighth level of the Quasi-Saint realm and asked how to qualify for the top hundred.
• Yun Qiyue said Ye Lin's killing of Chu Jingming counted as a letter of allegiance, but he still had to complete three Holy Palace missions to become a candidate.
• Yun Qiyue explained that a candidate could challenge a member of the top hundred and claim their spot by defeating them.

Ye Lin decided to seek missions and resources through the Holy Palace rather than pursue Saint cultivation, and Yun Qiyue offered to take him to a branch in the Blazing Fire Continent. He left Zhang Ling'er and Luo Yao to explore together, with Ye Xin assigned to protect Luo Yao.

• Ye Lin explained that he cared more about resources, trade points, and secret realms than Saint guidance or restrictions.
• Ye Lin told Yun Qiyue he felt ready to accept missions, and she offered to take him to the Holy Palace branch on the Blazing Fire Continent.
• Ye Lin asked Zhang Ling'er to come along, but she chose to explore instead.
• Luo Yao wanted to go have fun, so Ye Lin sent her with Zhang Ling'er.
• Ye Lin instructed Ye Xin to follow them and protect Luo Yao.

Ye Lin and Yun Qiyue left Meteor Island and headed toward Blazing Fire Continent while discussing the Chaos Ancient Clan’s conquest of Heaven Province. They arrived at the prosperous continent’s coast.

• Ye Lin left Meteor Island with Yun Qiyue, while Zhang Ling'er wandered the island with Luo Yao and Ye Xin.
• Yun Qiyue learned that the Chaos Ancient Clan had completely occupied Heaven Province and explained that the Holy Palace had chosen not to intervene while its Saint was gravely weakened.
• Ye Lin understood that the Holy Palace was avoiding a wider war to buy time for the next Saint to emerge.
• Ye Lin and Yun Qiyue reached Blazing Fire Continent, which Yun Qiyue identified as one of the Eastern Region’s most prosperous major continents.

Yun Qiyue brought Ye Lin to the Holy Palace’s Eastern Region branch, explaining the resources and mission opportunities available to him as a direct disciple. Ye Lin entered the bustling branch as onlookers speculated about his relationship with Yun Qiyue.

• Yun Qiyue told Ye Lin that the central region gathered powerful factions and that Master had founded the Great Blade Association, where direct disciples could use three ninety-percent discounts.
• Yun Qiyue brought Ye Lin to the Holy Palace’s Eastern Region branch and warned him that its missions could be deadly, but Ye Lin remained confident.
• As they walked through the branch, people recognized Yun Qiyue and murmured about Ye Lin’s identity and whether he was her Dao companion.
• Ye Lin followed Yun Qiyue inside the vast golden sphere, where bridges connected the busy interior and powerhouses moved in every direction.

Ye Lin drew three missions at the Holy Palace, including investigating a missing envoy, pursuing a criminal in the Boundary Sea, and winning a Dao Assembly. He received clues for the first two missions, leaving him better prepared to begin them.

• Ye Lin followed Yun Qiyue to a room and drew three random missions from a box that blocked divine sense.
• Ye Lin learned that the first mission was to investigate a missing Holy Palace envoy in Cloudwater Commandery and bring the culprit to justice.
• Ye Lin drew a second mission to find and capture Wang Yongxin, a criminal hiding in the Boundary Sea.
• Ye Lin drew a third mission to take first place as a Holy Palace envoy at the Dao Assembly in Water Province three years later.
• The woman gave Ye Lin Jade Talismans with information about the missing envoy and a formation to locate Wang Yongxin.

Ye Lin accepted tasks at the Holy Palace and set out to investigate a missing Holy Palace messenger in Constant Province. He learned the journey could take ten years on foot, but Wang Tiezhu told him the Holy Palace had a teleportation formation to get there faster.

• Yun Qiyue offered to help Ye Lin with his tasks, but he said he would try to handle them himself and ask her if he ran into trouble.
• Ye Lin decided to investigate the disappearance of the Holy Palace messenger before pursuing Wang Yongxin or completing the task with a time limit.
• Ye Lin studied a map at the Holy Palace and discovered that reaching Constant Province overland would take at least ten years.
• Wang Tiezhu introduced himself as one of the Eastern Region's top hundred candidates and told Ye Lin about the Holy Palace's teleportation formations, which cost one hundred jin of Great Luo Divine Source per trip.

Ye Lin traveled by teleportation array to Cloudwater Commandery in Constant Province and checked the first mission prompt. He found that the mission concerned the Liu Family and wondered if they had killed the Holy Palace envoy.

• Ye Lin thanked Wang Tiezhu and went to the teleportation array.
• A young man sold Ye Lin a map and sent him through the array to Constant Province for one hundred jin of Great Luo Divine Source.
• Ye Lin learned that he had arrived at the Holy Palace branch in Cloudwater Commandery and confirmed the location on his map.
• Ye Lin checked the Jade Talisman, found the words "Liu Family," and located their residence on the map.
• Ye Lin wondered whether the Liu Family had killed the Holy Palace envoy.

Ye Lin went to the Liu Family to investigate whether they were connected to the death of a Holy Palace envoy. After presenting his credentials, he revealed that he was the personal disciple of the Heavenly Blade Sage, leaving Liu Qing startled.

• Ye Lin reached the Liu Family's gate and asked to see the family head while investigating the death of a Holy Palace envoy.
• Ye Lin showed the gatekeepers his Holy Palace Identity Token and warned that obstructing him would bring a harsher investigation later.
• One gatekeeper went to report to the family head, and Liu Qing soon arrived to meet Ye Lin.
• Liu Qing asked for proof of Ye Lin's identity, and Ye Lin showed his personal disciple Identity Token.
• Liu Qing recognized the Heavenly Blade Sage's name and realized Ye Lin was his personal disciple.

Ye Lin questioned Liu Qing about the Holy Palace envoy’s death and asked to inspect the Liu Family, the only family implicated by the available clues. Liu Qing gathered the clan at its plaza, where Ye Lin was about to begin his investigation.

• Liu Qing recognized Ye Lin as the Heavenly Blade Sage’s personal disciple and invited him into the Liu Family.
• Liu Qing revealed that Holy Palace experts had already investigated the envoy’s death, and Ye Lin concluded that their failure to find anything weakened the case against the Liu Family.
• Liu Qing denied the family’s involvement and said they would never dare harm a Holy Palace envoy.
• Ye Lin asked Liu Qing to gather the Liu Family members so he could inspect them, and Liu Qing summoned everyone to the clan plaza.

Ye Lin investigated the Liu Family for the Holy Palace envoy’s death but found no useful leads in its records. He asked Liu Hai to secretly investigate every Liu-named family in Cloudwater Commandery.

• Liu Hai introduced himself as head of the Liu Family and showed Ye Lin the family roster.
• Ye Lin learned that the Holy Palace had investigated the Liu Family many times over the eighteen years since the envoy’s death.
• Ye Lin explained that investigating the case was his mission for the Eastern Region’s top hundred preliminary selection.
• Ye Lin asked whether Cloudwater Commandery contained other Liu Families, and Liu Hai said there were several.
• Ye Lin asked Liu Hai to investigate every Liu-named family in the commandery, and Liu Hai agreed.

Ye Lin asked Liu Hai to investigate the Liu Family and left to search Cloudwater Commandery for clues about the Holy Palace envoy’s death. He headed for Xuanyuan City to seek help from its city lord, an old friend of Yun Qiyue.

• Liu Hai agreed to investigate for Ye Lin, who gave him a communication Jade Talisman and declined his offer to stay.
• After Ye Lin left, Liu Hai and Liu Qing praised his talent and ordered the Liu Family to investigate and train its younger generation more seriously.
• Ye Lin traveled through Cloudwater Commandery toward Xuanyuan City, planning to recruit help in investigating the Holy Palace envoy’s death.
• Ye Lin intended to seek out the city lord whom Yun Qiyue had described as an old friend, though the chapter also referred to the destination as Xuanyi City.

Ye Lin arrived in Xuanyuan City, a magnificent city known for its beautiful and powerful City Lord, who was Yun Qiyue’s longtime friend. He asked for directions to the City Lord Mansion, and a local warned him that the City Lord rarely received outsiders; Ye Lin remained unconcerned.

• Ye Lin recalled that Xuanyuan City's City Lord was a peerless beauty and a Quasi-Saint who had entered the realm ten thousand years earlier.
• Ye Lin traveled from the Liu Family's region to Xuanyuan City and marveled at its vast city built atop five mountain ranges.
• Ye Lin entered the bustling city and sensed several Quasi-Saint auras among the cultivators on its streets.
• Ye Lin asked a young man where the City Lord Mansion was, and the young man warned him that the City Lord generally did not receive outsiders.
• Ye Lin understood the young man's implication but did not care.

Ye Lin reached the City Lord Mansion in Xuanyuan City and tried to meet the Xuanyuan City Lord at Yun Qiyue’s request. The waiting cultivators learned that he was Yun Qiyue’s junior brother, leaving them shocked and jealous.

• A young man directed Ye Lin toward the City Lord Mansion and warned him that its guards would stop visitors.
• Ye Lin found crowds of powerful cultivators waiting outside the mansion for a glimpse of the City Lord.
• When Ye Lin crossed the boundary, five city defense soldiers surrounded him and ordered him to step back.
• Ye Lin showed his Identity Token and said he was a direct disciple of the Heavenly Blade Sage, Yun Qiyue’s junior brother, and had come at her request.
• The onlookers recognized Ye Lin as the new disciple who had slain Chu Jingming and reacted with shock and envy.

After comprehending all Seventy-Two Transformations, Ye Lin moved on to the Dao Gathering’s strength round. The elder made him the target of five consecutive challenges, and Ye Lin accepted and stepped onto the Arena.

• A year passed, and the stone pillars sank as the cultivators finished comprehending the Seventy-Two Transformations.
• Ye Lin registered among the thirteen cultivators who had comprehended all Seventy-Two Transformations.
• The elder announced a friendly spar as the second round and proposed that Ye Lin face five challengers for full marks if he remained undefeated.
• The cultivators agreed to the elder’s proposal, and Ye Lin accepted despite realizing the elder had singled him out.
• Ye Lin stepped onto the Arena and asked the other cultivators for their guidance.

Ye Lin faced Wang Tiezhu in an arena challenge and defeated him with a single display of Sword Qi. Wang Tiezhu was knocked unconscious against the arena wall, leaving the watching cultivators stunned.

• Wang Tiezhu volunteered to challenge Ye Lin and introduced himself on the Arena.
• The elder overseeing the match told both cultivators to avoid serious harm and began the fight.
• Wang Tiezhu charged Ye Lin and swung his rune-marked chains at him.
• Ye Lin stepped forward, summoned a storm of Sword Qi, and stopped the chains.
• Ye Lin slapped Wang Tiezhu back into the stone wall, where Wang Tiezhu spat blood and lost consciousness.

Ye Lin overwhelmed Wang Tiezhu and earned full marks for his second match after no one else dared challenge him. Sacred beast Bai Ze then appeared to fight Ye Lin, while onlookers recalled his past challenge to Dragon Slayer.

• Ye Lin defeated Wang Tiezhu in one move, shocking the cultivators and the five old men watching.
• The central old man declared Ye Lin the winner, but no one stepped forward to challenge him, so Ye Lin received full marks for the second match.
• Bai Ze appeared on the Arena and introduced himself as someone who had come to seek Ye Lin's guidance.
• Bai Ze advanced with a Five Elements Eight Trigrams formation beneath each step, building pressure as Ye Lin remained unmoved.
• Onlookers identified Bai Ze as a flawless innate sacred beast who had once challenged Dragon Slayer, ranked forty-fourth among the Eastern Region's top hundred.

Bai Ze revealed his sacred beast true form after gathering three hundred years of power and challenged Ye Lin with Dragon Subjugation. Ye Lin answered with Heaven-Opening, and the chapter ended as their attacks met.

• The cultivators watching the Arena reconsidered Bai Ze after learning he had survived a direct strike from Dragon Slayer.
• Ye Lin let Bai Ze gather his full power, explaining that he wanted to see how strong Bai Ze had become.
• Bai Ze transformed into his sacred beast true form and said his Dragon Subjugation move was the fruit of three hundred years of contemplation.
• Bai Ze unleashed Dragon Subjugation, and its pressure cracked the platform and alarmed the Golden Immortals watching nearby.
• Ye Lin named his sword Heaven-Opening and declared that one sword would open the heavens.

Ye Lin defeated Bai Ze with a single sword strike, shattering his Dao Heart and leaving him unable to recover. Bai Ze thanked Ye Lin for sparing his life, then wandered away from the Arena as the cultivators watched.

• The watching Daluo Golden Immortals sensed Ye Lin's laws filling the sky and turned their attention to the Arena.
• Ye Lin's sword strike tore through the darkness, and Bai Ze was left kneeling with his fan split in two.
• Bai Ze realized Ye Lin had shattered his Dao Heart again and that he had lost completely.
• Bai Ze thanked Ye Lin for sparing his life, laughed, and wandered away from the Arena with his cultivation scattered.
• The cultivators watched Bai Ze leave, believing his path had ended and that he would vanish from public view.

Ye Lin won the Dao Gathering after no one dared challenge him again, and the elders awarded him first place. He declined the ten million transaction points and left, leaving the reward for the second-place winner.

• After Ye Lin defeated Wang Tiezhu and Bai Ze in single moves, no one stepped forward to challenge him again.
• The elder awarded Ye Lin full marks for the second and third rounds, declaring him the Dao Gathering’s first-place winner with eighty points.
• The cultivators voiced no objections to Ye Lin taking first place.
• Ye Lin declined the ten million transaction points and asked the elders to leave the reward for the second-place winner.
• Ye Lin took his leave, saluted the elders and spectators, and vanished from the gathering.

Ye Lin went to a Holy Palace branch to take on the final task of hunting a murderer in the Boundary Sea, after completing his first two tasks. He arranged a teleportation to Fire Province and waited for the array to be prepared.

• Ye Lin decided not to accept the ten million trade point reward, believing he had already received enough from the Water Province event.
• Ye Lin went to a Holy Palace branch to begin his final task: hunting down a murderer in the Boundary Sea.
• A Holy Palace employee told Ye Lin that a teleportation to Fire Province would cost one million Great Luo Divine Source, with the Holy Palace subsidizing half.
• Ye Lin agreed to the fee and waited while the Holy Palace prepared the teleportation array.