Chapter Summaries

Ye Lin overwhelmed Di Ting and Fire Dance, then revealed the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art while draining Di Ting’s vitality. Blood Baleful recognized the forbidden art and fled, leaving Di Ting at Ye Lin’s mercy.

• Ye Lin sent his swords at Di Ting and Blood Baleful, while Di Ting repelled Azure Frost’s attack and Blood Baleful struck Fire Dance with purple beams.
• Di Ting and Blood Baleful taunted Ye Lin, but Ye Lin vanished from sight.
• Ye Lin appeared above Di Ting and drained his essence and blood vitality, overpowering him even in strength.
• Di Ting begged Blood Baleful for help, but Blood Baleful recognized the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art and fled.

Ye Lin killed Di Ting and caught up to Blood Baleful, who tried to enlist Lin Ping’s help. Lin Ping watched from afar without intervening as Ye Lin attacked Blood Baleful.

• Blood Baleful fled while Di Ting cursed him for abandoning their fight.
• Ye Lin struck Di Ting with Sword Qi, destroying his internal organs and killing him.
• Ye Lin pursued Blood Baleful and caught up with him as Blood Baleful spotted Lin Ping in the distance.
• Ye Lin’s Fire Dance shattered Blood Baleful’s nine beams, and Blood Baleful lost one of his heads while trying to shield himself.
• Lin Ping recognized Ye Lin and Blood Baleful but stayed out of the fight.

Ye Lin killed Blood Baleful before he could reveal what Ye Lin had obtained, then avoided explaining the matter to Lin Ping. Ye Lin discovered Lin Ping’s identity, traits, and opportunities, including a chance to find Profound Origin Pearls and a mysterious box in the Azure Billows Empire’s treasure vault.

• Blood Baleful called for Lin Ping’s help, but Ye Lin destroyed his remaining head and overwhelmed him with a powerful sword strike.
• Ye Lin cleaved Blood Baleful into a mist of blood and crushed the surviving head before it could speak further.
• Lin Ping questioned Ye Lin about stopping Blood Baleful from finishing, and Ye Lin said Blood Baleful knew what he had obtained.
• Ye Lin viewed a panel revealing Lin Ping’s background, fate traits, destiny, and opportunities in the Azure Billows Empire’s treasure vault.
• A site notice announced a new bookshelf grouping function.

Ye Lin learned how to reach the Azure Billows Empire and traveled to its capital to take something. A second-tier prodigy who had claimed the city confronted him and asked him to leave.

• Lin Ping revealed his mismatched black-and-white eyes, then shattered a mountain and entered the underground palace he uncovered.
• Ye Lin heard rumors about the Vast Martial Empire’s destruction and the Divine Dragon being taken, then forced some men to give him directions to the Azure Billows Empire.
• Ye Lin crossed eight thousand miles and approached the empire’s capital.
• A second-tier prodigy holding a folding fan appeared before Ye Lin and asked him to go elsewhere, while Ye Lin requested permission to take one thing and leave.

Ye Lin confronted Zhao Hao, the Holy Son of the War God Sect, and forced him to agree that Ye Lin could take two items. Zhao Hao led Ye Lin through the imperial palace toward the treasury, where he kicked the kneeling ruler away from the dragon throne and prepared to act.

• Ye Lin displayed the Chaos Sword Casket and threatened to kill Zhao Hao if he refused to let him take two items.
• Zhao Hao introduced himself as the Holy Son of the War God Sect and drew a spear as he demanded Ye Lin's identity.
• Ye Lin revealed his sword's power, and Zhao Hao agreed to let him take two items while warning him not to take more.
• Zhao Hao led Ye Lin into the imperial palace and offered him women from a side hall, but Ye Lin ignored the offer and told him to continue.
• Zhao Hao kicked the dragon-robed young man away from the dragon throne and raised his glowing palm.

Ye Lin and Zhao Hao entered the treasury beneath the Dragon Throne, where Ye Lin collected five Profound Origin Pearls. Ye Lin then uncovered a chamber covered in yellow talismans and approached a glowing wooden box.

• Zhao Hao smashed the Dragon Throne, revealing a passage to the treasury, and entered ahead of Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin followed Zhao Hao into the cavern and agreed to take only two items.
• Ye Lin used his divine sense to locate a wooden box containing five Profound Origin Pearls and stored it in his Spatial Ring.
• Ye Lin broke through a wall and found a chamber covered in yellow talismans, with a glowing wooden box on a table at its center.
• Ye Lin walked into the talisman-covered chamber.

Ye Lin read a scroll describing how the Immortal Emperor’s daughter was manipulated into opening a passage between the Immortal World and Human World, triggering a devastating war. The Immortal World defeated the Human World and began slaughtering its people to punish them.

• Ye Lin picked up a wooden scroll beneath the box and read its account of the three realms and their rulers.
• The Immortal Emperor’s daughter secretly opened a passage to the Human World, fell in love with its ruler, and helped him poison her father.
• After the Immortal Emperor fell unconscious, his daughter became ruler of the Immortal World and opened a passage to the Human World with its ruler’s agreement.
• The Immortal World and Human World went to war, and an Immortal Emperor’s disciple killed the Human World’s living Martial Saint in three moves.
• The Immortal World drove the Human World into retreat, killed or wounded over a hundred million people in three days, and ordered a slaughter of its living beings.

The Devil Emperor conquered the Three Realms after the Human World opened a passage to the Demon World, but the reincarnated Immortal Emperor later sealed him in a wooden box. The surviving humans and immortals eventually drove the devils back and established a rotating rule while maintaining the seal.

• The ruler of the Human World opened a passage to the Demon World, and the Devil Emperor led a million devil soldiers into the Immortal World.
• The Devil Emperor killed the Immortal Emperor and conquered the Immortal World, while the Human World submitted to his rule.
• The Immortal Emperor reincarnated as a young man, gathered the ten supreme treasures and allies, and sealed the Devil Emperor in a wooden box.
• After the Demon World weakened through internal conflict, human experts and immortals joined forces to defeat its armies and seal the Demon World.
• The immortals and Human Race merged the Mortal World and Immortal World and agreed to alternate as ruler, with each successor tasked with reinforcing the Devil Emperor’s seal.

Ye Lin learned that the wooden box contained a former Demon Emperor whose weakening seal could no longer hold, and he carried it away after considering what the Demon Emperor might know about reaching the Demon World. Zhao Hao let him leave and searched the treasury, unaware that Ye Lin had taken its two most valuable treasures.

• Ye Lin read that the Demon Emperor had been sealed beneath the Human Race's capital using the fate of an entire nation.
• Ye Lin sensed the Demon Emperor still had early Spirit Transformation cultivation and realized the seal was failing.
• Ye Lin considered opening a passage to the Demon World and hoped the sealed Demon Emperor knew how.
• The wooden slip burned to ashes, and Ye Lin picked up the box and left.
• Zhao Hao accepted Ye Lin's departure and searched for other treasures, unaware Ye Lin had taken the treasury's two most valuable items.

Ye Lin released the Demon Emperor from a sealed wooden box, but the newly freed demon found no spiritual energy to restore his power. When the Demon Emperor tried to leave, Ye Lin pulled him back and demanded to know where the Demon World was.

• Ye Lin shattered the weakened seal on a wooden box, releasing the Demon Emperor.
• The Demon Emperor emerged, thanked Ye Lin, and promised to appoint him Lord of the Mortal Realm after reclaiming his power and unifying the Three Realms.
• The Demon Emperor realized there was no spiritual energy nearby and left to search for a place where he could recover.
• Ye Lin dragged the Demon Emperor back after he teleported away and demanded to know where the Demon World was, threatening him with a sword formed from Sword Qi.

Ye Lin forced the Demon Emperor to lead him to the Demon World, while the Demon Emperor wondered why the mortal realm had lost its spiritual energy and powerful cultivators. They reached a sand-covered altar in the western desert, where the passage was located.

• Ye Lin threatened the Demon Emperor and ordered him to take him to the Demon World within three breaths.
• The Demon Emperor, confused that Ye Lin did not know where the Demon World was, agreed to lead him.
• As they traveled, the Demon Emperor questioned why the mortal realm lacked spiritual energy and had no powerful human experts.
• Ye Lin and the Demon Emperor arrived at a vast western desert and found an altar buried beneath windblown sand.

Ye Lin and the Demon Emperor found the altar that linked the mortal world and the Demon World, but they could not open the passage because the Demon Emperor lacked his token and no one in the Demon World responded. Ye Lin then summoned Like the Wind, hoping the sword could break the passage weakened by the Heavenly Dao.

• The Demon Emperor uncovered the ruined altar and activated its pillars, opening a purple gate that led to the Demon World.
• The Demon Emperor explained that the passage required the supreme rulers' tokens from both worlds, and his lost token prevented it from opening.
• Ye Lin struck the passage with a fiery-red fist, but it remained unchanged.
• The Demon Emperor said even he and the Immortal Emperor could not damage the passage when the Heavenly Dao was strong.
• Ye Lin took out the Chaos Sword Casket and summoned Like the Wind, a massive black Long Sword.

Ye Lin used Like the Wind and the Sword Dao Rule to batter the passage, while the Demon Emperor watched in disbelief. The world’s Heavenly Dao copied the rule’s power and sent five bolts of World-Destroying Divine Thunder to help Ye Lin.

• Ye Lin struck the passage with Like the Wind, making it tremble without opening.
• The Demon Emperor watched as Ye Lin launched repeated attacks and wondered whether he could break through by force.
• Ye Lin used Sword Seven, One Sword Sweeps Nine Provinces, and the Sword Dao Rule caused strange phenomena across the sky.
• The Heavenly Dao copied the Sword Dao Rule and descended five bolts of World-Destroying Divine Thunder to assist Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin accepted the Heavenly Dao’s aid and kept the five bolts of divine thunder intact.

Ye Lin and the Demon Emperor entered the Demon World and found it desolate, with most of its inhabitants near death. The Demon Emperor reached Demon Emperor City and entered his manor, desperate to learn what had happened while he was gone.

• Like the Wind shattered the purple gate with Ye Lin's Destruction Sword Dao Rule and five bolts of World-Destroying Divine Thunder, then plunged through the passage.
• Ye Lin and the Demon Emperor entered the Demon World and found a barren landscape strewn with bones and ruined cities.
• The Demon Emperor flew toward Demon Emperor City, and Ye Lin followed him through the desolate lands.
• Ye Lin sensed many living creatures in Demon Emperor City, but the Demon Emperor found its residents weak, starving, and barely able to survive.
• The Demon Emperor was shocked to find two frail guards at Demon Emperor Manor's entrance and went inside to discover what had happened.

The Demon Emperor returned to Demon Emperor City after breaking free from his seal, only to find the Demon Kings dismissing his identity and treating him as a weak newcomer. As he struggled with his depleted strength, Ye Lin arrived at the hall.

• The Demon Emperor confronted the Demon Kings for neglecting the Demon World while he was gone.
• A Demon King doubted the newcomer was the Demon Emperor and challenged him to a fight.
• The Demon Emperor lost their exchange because his realm and strength had fallen while his body remained weakened.
• A Demon King mocked the Demon Emperor and offered him a post as Great General of Wu Tian if he apologized.
• Ye Lin entered the hall with his hands behind his back.

Ye Lin demanded to know where the Demon World's most precious thing was, then demonstrated overwhelming strength against the Demon Kings. The Demon Emperor offered to lead Ye Lin to it if he killed the remaining Demon Kings.

• Ye Lin asked the Demon Kings where the Demon World's most precious thing was and gave them three breaths to answer.
• The purple-horned Demon King warned Mo San not to underestimate Ye Lin, but Mo San attacked anyway.
• Ye Lin flicked a finger and blasted Mo San into a cloud of blood mist.
• The three remaining Demon Kings rose in shock and wondered whether Ye Lin had reached the Demon Sovereign realm.
• The Demon Emperor told Ye Lin he knew what Ye Lin wanted and would take him there if Ye Lin killed the others.

Ye Lin killed the three Demon Kings and had the Demon Emperor lead him to the treasury beneath the Demon Emperor's throne. They opened a hidden passage, and Ye Lin prepared to explore the Demon Emperor's old collection.

• Ye Lin flicked a finger and turned the three Demon Kings to ash.
• The Demon Emperor suspected Ye Lin was an Emperor but kept his questions to himself.
• Ye Lin told the Demon Emperor to take him to the treasury.
• The Demon Emperor opened the throne's concealed panel and revealed a corridor beneath it.
• The Demon Emperor explained that the Nine Great Demon Emperors had tried to break into the treasury, and Ye Lin said they should go inside.

The Demon Emperor took Ye Lin into his treasure vault and asked him to leave behind the Sacred Martial Demon Blade, the weapon tied to his past. Ye Lin agreed, and the Demon Emperor thanked him.

• The Demon Emperor led Ye Lin through the short corridor into his vault, which had been forged together with the passage and throne for protection from the Nine Demon Emperors.
• The Demon Emperor approached the Sacred Martial Demon Blade and remembered using it to defeat the Immortal Emperor and unify the Three Realms.
• The Demon Emperor asked Ye Lin to let him keep the demon saber, which he had treasured even after being sealed.
• Ye Lin agreed to leave the Heaven Grade Low Tier weapon with the Demon Emperor, noting that the two had become one in heart and mind.
• The Demon Emperor thanked Ye Lin, knowing he could not have stopped him from taking the blade.

Ye Lin examined a half Identity Token that the Demon Emperor had kept since finding it at the Immortal Emperor’s residence, recognized its connection to Skywave Sacred Land, and stored it in his Spatial Ring. The Demon Emperor called on the Demon Blade to join him in battle, while the token’s purpose remained unclear.

• The Demon Emperor raised the Demon Blade and asked it to accompany him into battle, and the blade trembled with joy.
• The Demon Emperor recalled throwing the Heavenly Emperor Sword into the Endless Deep Sea after he failed to destroy it.
• Ye Lin opened a black box and recognized the half Identity Token inside as connected to Skywave Sacred Land.
• The Demon Emperor explained that he had found the token at the Immortal Emperor’s residence and could not damage it.
• Ye Lin put the token into his Spatial Ring, and the Demon Emperor did not object.

Ye Lin opened the Demon Emperor’s final treasury box and found a Sword Heart Demon Seed, a rare treasure capable of creating a sword prodigy, greatly advancing Sword Dao comprehension, or resurrecting the recently dead. He realized the seed alone had made his trip to the Demon World worthwhile.

• Ye Lin opened several black boxes, dismissed their secret arts and weapons as useless, and left them to the Demon Emperor.
• Ye Lin opened the final box and found a golden seed that delighted him.
• Ye Lin identified the seed as the Sword Heart Demon Seed, formed from ancient sword and demonic cultivation and consecrated by Buddhist powers.
• Ye Lin learned that the seed could make a novice into a sword prodigy, boost a cultivator’s Sword Dao comprehension, or resurrect someone who had died within the past hundred years if their soul remained partly intact.