Chapter Summaries

Apocalypse led Ye Lin and Liu Bai into the outer region through a hidden gate among the stars. As they followed a path of light, Apocalypse explained the dangerous checkpoints ahead, and Ye Lin showed he could detect and kill a concealed creature.

• Apocalypse used an Identity Token to reveal a gate among the stars, then entered the vortex with Ye Lin and Liu Bai following.
• The three arrived in the silent outer region, where Apocalypse revealed a path of light and led them toward the inner region.
• Ye Lin sensed a hidden creature and killed it with a streak of Sword Qi.
• Apocalypse explained that the first checkpoint was a hundred-li stretch filled with baleful energy that could seize their minds.
• Apocalypse said the second checkpoint was a hundred-li stretch inhabited by concealed void monsters.

Apocalypse led Ye Lin and Liu Bai into the first trial, Blood Baleful, where they each faced the dangerous Qi in different ways. Seeing Ye Lin absorb it, Apocalypse recognized his Unrivaled Blood God Body and was pleased with his choice of partner.

• Apocalypse explained that the Sword Domain was the third and most difficult trial, then brought Ye Lin and Liu Bai to the Blood Baleful path.
• Apocalypse entered first and used a membrane of light to shield himself, though some Blood Baleful Qi still entered his body.
• Liu Bai blocked the Blood Baleful Qi with divine light as he followed Apocalypse.
• Ye Lin absorbed the Blood Baleful Qi into his Unrivaled Blood God Body and used it to temper his physique.
• Apocalypse recognized Ye Lin's Unrivaled Blood God Body and recalled that the Blood Demon Ancestor had risen to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal with the same physique.

Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse began the second trial by advancing in a formation through the darkness. Ye Lin’s sword attacks swept through a dense mass of unseen monsters, while Apocalypse held back a warning about the trial’s true enemies.

• Apocalypse asked Ye Lin and Liu Bai to guard their directions and warned that they needed to earn his trust.
• Ye Lin took the far-left position, Liu Bai stood on the far right, and Apocalypse held the center as they advanced.
• Ye Lin hurled a sphere of sword qi into the darkness, using the monsters’ shrieks to gauge their numbers.
• Ye Lin unleashed a Sword Qi River that surged into the darkness and killed many monsters, leaving dark purple blood on the path.
• Apocalypse considered warning Ye Lin that the three great sacred beasts were the real enemies, but stayed silent when Liu Bai showed no reaction.

Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse entered the Sword Domain after resting, where the overwhelming Sword Qi immediately threatened them. Apocalypse and Liu Bai protected themselves with divine light and a golden bowl as they advanced, while the chapter left Ye Lin facing the danger ahead.

• Ye Lin tested his strength against a monster and found his attack could threaten late-stage Earth Immortal cultivators.
• The monster wounded Apocalypse and poisoned his arm, but Apocalypse purged the poison and healed himself.
• Apocalypse warned Ye Lin and Liu Bai that the Sword Domain was deadly, and the three rested for half an hour before entering.
• The Sword Domain’s Sword Qi forced Ye Lin back and rained down on the group.
• Apocalypse’s light barriers repeatedly shattered under the Sword Qi, while Liu Bai used a golden bowl to shield himself and advanced beside him.

Ye Lin and Liu Bai crossed the Sword Domain checkpoint by resisting its Sword Qi, then caught up with the exhausted Apocalypse. The bookshelf grouping notice at the end added no story events.

• A tremendous force from the mountains blew Liu Bai backward, but he steadied himself beside Ye Lin while Apocalypse moved farther into the Sword Domain.
• Apocalypse said artifacts could not be used in the Sword Domain, and Liu Bai offered to help Ye Lin cross.
• Ye Lin declined Liu Bai's help and summoned a blood-colored longsword that absorbed the incoming Sword Qi through the Dao Fusion Art.
• Liu Bai advanced behind a protective wall of Sword Qi, and the two soon caught up with Apocalypse, who was pale and drained from the crossing.

Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse crossed the Sword Domain, where Ye Lin absorbed Sword Qi and strengthened a dangerous new weapon. After Apocalypse exhausted himself recovering, Ye Lin worked to keep the unstable Sword Qi contained, while Liu Bai watched the darkness ahead.

• Apocalypse turned back and saw Ye Lin and Liu Bai following him calmly through the Sword Domain.
• Ye Lin explained that he was absorbing Sword Qi as an opportunity and was combining it into a powerful strand he could use against enemies.
• The three spent half an hour crossing the Sword Domain while Ye Lin absorbed more Sword Qi and Apocalypse struggled to endure it.
• After they left the Sword Domain, Apocalypse sat down to recover with immortal stones, leaving himself vulnerable.
• Ye Lin stayed beside Apocalypse and used his domain to suppress and balance the unstable Sword Qi he had gathered.
• Liu Bai stood calmly with his hands clasped behind his back and gazed into the darkness ahead.

Apocalypse, Ye Lin, and Liu Bai entered the inner area and faced three giant beasts, splitting up to fight them. Ye Lin confronted the Holy Demon Dragon, whose attack continued after it shattered his sword strike.

• Apocalypse recovered, warned Ye Lin and Liu Bai not to let the three beasts join forces, and led them through the vortex into the inner area.
• The three saw a Divine Gold fortress and awakened the giant beasts sleeping on its platforms.
• Apocalypse and Liu Bai each charged toward a beast while Ye Lin faced the Holy Demon Dragon.
• Ye Lin empowered the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword with a blood-red sword and attacked the dragon.
• The Holy Demon Dragon shattered Ye Lin's Sword Qi with its tail and reached for him with a claw.

Ye Lin fought the Holy Demon Dragon but found its scales could withstand his sword and its attacks could badly injure him. He dodged its green beam and reached its head, but his final stab barely pierced its defenses.

• Ye Lin dodged the Holy Demon Dragon's claw and struck it with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, which failed to break through its scales.
• The Holy Demon Dragon swept Ye Lin away with its tail, leaving him struggling to suppress his injuries.
• The Holy Demon Dragon gathered Immortal Qi into a green sphere and fired a beam, but Ye Lin dodged it by twisting aside.
• Ye Lin charged the Holy Demon Dragon's head and swung a sword at it, but its five claws crushed the sword radiance.
• Ye Lin appeared atop the dragon's head and stabbed downward, but his sword could not penetrate beyond the scales.

Ye Lin wounded the Holy Demon Dragon with the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword, but the strike failed to seriously injure it. He fled while evading its attacks and planned to wear it down until he could land a decisive blow.

• Ye Lin drove the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword deeper into the Holy Demon Dragon’s head using his domain’s power.
• The Holy Demon Dragon thrashed until the sword slid down its body, leaving a deep wound across its back and flinging Ye Lin away.
• Ye Lin landed and fled across the mountains as the Holy Demon Dragon sealed off the surrounding space and attacked with green breath.
• Ye Lin countered with Sword Qi while dodging, aiming to wear down the Holy Demon Dragon before attempting a decisive strike.
• The enraged Holy Demon Dragon pursued Ye Lin, furious that he kept evading rather than fighting head-on.

Apocalypse used the golden book to attack the colossal elephant’s weak divine soul and slowly wore it down. The wounded elephant summoned a towering phantom whose pressure still forced Apocalypse backward despite his decree of immortality.

• Apocalypse trapped the colossal elephant in Heart Devouring flames that burned its divine soul.
• Apocalypse declared that the elephant should never have existed and summoned a giant sword that pierced its skull, badly weakening it.
• The enraged elephant summoned a towering phantom and slammed its front hooves down, unleashing overwhelming pressure against Apocalypse.
• Apocalypse decreed that he was immortal and reduced the pressure, but he remained pinned down and unable to straighten his body.

Apocalypse fought the giant elephant phantom, using his spoken commands to overpower it and summon World-Destroying Divine Thunder. With his Immortal Qi nearly exhausted, he prepared to unleash the thunder as the elephant charged into the storm.

• Apocalypse teleported onto the giant elephant phantom’s head and stomped it into the ground with immense strength.
• Apocalypse realized that less than thirty percent of his Immortal Qi remained and decided he needed to end the fight quickly.
• Apocalypse summoned dark thunderclouds and World-Destroying Divine Thunder, consuming all his Immortal Qi and swallowing rare pills to replenish it.
• The giant elephant phantom leaped into the thunderclouds, where golden light and dark-purple lightning clashed across its body.
• Apocalypse raised his golden book and commanded the World-Destroying Divine Thunder to descend upon the giant elephant phantom.

Apocalypse defeated the giant elephant and offered it a chance to submit, but it chose death. Elsewhere, Liu Bai used karmic fire to burn the demonic ape to ashes.

• Apocalypse shattered the giant elephant's phantom with a lightning strike, leaving the beast mortally wounded.
• Apocalypse offered the giant elephant immortality and power if it surrendered its lifeblood essence and submitted to him.
• The giant elephant growled, died, and let its remnant soul dissipate rather than accept Apocalypse's offer.
• Liu Bai acknowledged the demonic ape's strength, then set it alight with karmic fire.
• The karmic fire consumed the demonic ape as it crashed through the mountains, leaving its body burned to ashes.

Ye Lin unleashed his strongest sword strike against the Holy Demon Dragon and finished it with a punch, but the battle left him completely exhausted. Liu Bai and Apocalypse witnessed the fight and recognized the power of Ye Lin’s sword.

• Liu Bai sheathed his Long Sword after showing respect.
• Ye Lin saw that the other battles had ended and prepared to use the Bloodthirsty Demon Sword against the Holy Demon Dragon.
• Ye Lin poured his domain’s power into a sword strike that collided with the Holy Demon Dragon’s green beam and shattered its horns.
• Apocalypse said Ye Lin’s sword placed him on equal footing with himself.
• Ye Lin killed the fallen Holy Demon Dragon with a Saint-Falling Fist, then collapsed in exhaustion.

As Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse recovered, black qi seeped from the fortress and gathered into an army of yin generals. Liu Bai recognized the threat and prepared to confront them while the greater being they awaited remained unseen.

• Ye Lin, Liu Bai, and Apocalypse recovered from the battle as two Sacred Beast corpses lay below them.
• Black qi leaked from the fortress and formed silent ranks of armored soldiers riding red-eyed horses.
• Liu Bai sensed the yin qi, opened his eyes, and recognized the soldiers as yin generals formed from resentment.
• Apocalypse explained that the generals were part of another trial in the Taiyi Profound Immortal's ruins and noted that they seemed to await a stronger being.
• Liu Bai told the others to cover him as he prepared to deal with the yin generals.

Apocalypse used the golden book to unleash the Samadhi True Fire and Nine Netherworld Flames, wiping out the ghostly generals. He and Liu Bai remained unable to break into the sealed tomb when Ye Lin recovered.

• Apocalypse advanced on the ghostly generals and invoked two powerful flames from the golden book.
• The ghostly general ordered his troops into formation, but the flames destroyed the soldiers and their warhorses.
• Apocalypse withdrew the flames after wiping out the ghostly generals, and he and Liu Bai tried to breach the airtight fortress.
• Liu Bai's sword and Apocalypse's lightning failed to damage the fortress, leaving them unsure how to enter the tomb.
• Ye Lin opened his eyes and felt his immortal power return after recovering from the battle with Holy Demon Dragon.

Ye Lin found a hidden entrance into the fortress and led Liu Bai and Apocalypse inside. Faced with a maze of dark passages, the three chose a path at random and proceeded cautiously.

• Ye Lin searched the fortress and forced open a hidden passage in its wall.
• Liu Bai and Apocalypse followed Ye Lin inside and asked how he had found the entrance.
• Ye Lin warned them not to split up because the passage held something dangerous.
• The three reached a maze of pitch-black corridors, and Ye Lin chose the passage ahead because he could not identify the route to the burial chamber.
• Liu Bai took the lead with his sword, Apocalypse guarded the rear, and they walked forward with Ye Lin between them.

Ye Lin inspected Apocalypse’s panel and learned the correct route through the Primordial Unity Mysterious Immortal ruins, including a hidden immortal art at the end. He directed Liu Bai and Apocalypse toward the middle of three passageways, leaving the group to continue deeper into the ruins.

• Ye Lin read Apocalypse’s panel, which revealed the ruins’ correct route and the Demonic Ape True Form immortal art.
• Ye Lin told Liu Bai and Apocalypse to take the middle path when they reached three passageways.
• Apocalypse wondered how Ye Lin knew the route but kept his doubts to himself.
• Liu Bai entered the middle passageway, and Ye Lin and Apocalypse followed.

Liu Bai, Ye Lin, and Apocalypse passed through an array into a chamber containing a golden coffin and twelve zodiac pillars. Outside the ruins, a three-headed ruler surrounded the site and ordered his soldiers to capture anyone who emerged; inside, Ye Lin found a hidden book.

• Ye Lin warned Liu Bai and Apocalypse about an array ahead, and the three of them passed through it despite Ye Lin's exhaustion.
• A three-headed ruler surrounded the ruins with warships and ordered his soldiers to capture anyone who came out.
• Ye Lin chose one of eighteen passageways, and Liu Bai led the group down it while Apocalypse questioned his role.
• The group entered a vast chamber with a golden coffin surrounded by twelve zodiac pillars.
• Ye Lin searched beneath the monkey statue and pulled a book from a hidden compartment.

Apocalypse opened Wang Dong’s coffin and found the Time Tower, a plain scroll, and an ancient book, but Demon Gu suddenly surrounded the group before he could claim the tower. The chapter ended with Apocalypse and Liu Bai facing the dangerous insects inside the tomb.

• Apocalypse opened Wang Dong’s coffin and revealed the dead Taiyi Mysterious Immortal and three treasures.
• Apocalypse identified the Time Tower as the treasure he had come to find and reached for it.
• Liu Bai warned Apocalypse when palm-sized Demon Gu appeared across the floor and walls.
• Liu Bai explained that Demon Gu could trigger qi deviation and demonic madness with a single bite, while Apocalypse raised the golden book to face them.

Ye Lin, Apocalypse, and Liu Bai faced a swarm of Demon King Gu that could drain cultivators of their immortal energy. After Ye Lin stored the three supreme treasures and closed the coffin, the group fought their way toward an escape.

• Apocalypse warned Ye Lin to take the three supreme treasures and close the coffin while he and Liu Bai broke out.
• Ye Lin stored the treasures in his Spatial Ring as Apocalypse and Liu Bai attacked the advancing Demonic Gu.
• Apocalypse realized the swarm consisted of Demon King Gu, which fed on immortal energy and threatened to wear them down.
• Liu Bai charged ahead, clearing a path through the Demon King Gu, while Apocalypse urged Ye Lin to stay close and follow.