Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Twin Souls, Dual Bodies”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen discovers a transparent purple-gold coffin containing a mysterious woman whose appearance is identical to Su Ling’er’s, down to the smallest facial details and mole.
• He draws the Immortal-Slaying Sword and seals the area, sensing that the woman and coffin are extremely dangerous and connected to ancient powers.
• Su Ling’er is forcibly expelled from the Spiritstream Ring by an unknown influence. In a trance-like state, she walks toward the coffin.
• Rather than stopping her, Ye Xingchen allows her to continue, using her as bait to expose the force controlling or attracting her. He secretly expands his Supreme Domain to contain the area.
• When Su Ling’er touches the coffin, it opens on its own, despite the Sword Soul’s claim that it should require Immortal Emperor-level power to unseal.
• The woman rises from the coffin and stands before Su Ling’er. The two appear like mirror images.
• Su Ling’er touches the woman’s face and begins weeping uncontrollably, suggesting a deep emotional or spiritual connection she does not consciously understand.
• The Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul confirms that the woman is not the Nether Abyss Demon Emperor, though her burial in the Demon-Sealing Abyss and possession of the ancient immortal coffin indicate an extraordinary origin.
• The Sword Soul proposes the forbidden ancient technique “Twin Souls, Dual Bodies,” which supposedly divides one soul between two separate bodies.
• The woman awakens with luminous silver eyes and reaches toward Su Ling’er. Ye Xingchen intervenes, placing himself between them and warning her not to touch his disciple.
• The woman calmly implies that Ye Xingchen deeply cares for Su Ling’er, then declares that she and Su Ling’er are one and the same: “She is me, and I am her.”

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen: Becomes highly cautious and protective of Su Ling’er. Although he risks using her as bait, he remains ready to intervene immediately when danger appears. His concern for her is obvious, despite his controlled and unemotional manner.
• Su Ling’er: Is revealed to possess an unconscious connection to the coffin woman. Her trance, involuntary movement, and intense grief suggest buried memories, shared identity, or a divided soul.
• The Coffin Woman: Awakens from an ancient slumber with clear awareness and a gentle but unsettling confidence. Her silver eyes and mysterious identity establish her as a powerful, otherworldly figure.
• Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul: Provides crucial historical knowledge but admits that its incomplete memories cannot explain the woman’s identity. It grows increasingly alarmed by the situation.

Significant Themes

• Identity and divided self: The central mystery is whether Su Ling’er and the coffin woman are two bodies containing halves of one soul.
• Recognition beyond memory: Su Ling’er responds emotionally to the woman despite appearing not to recognize her consciously, suggesting that spiritual bonds can survive lost memories.
• Protection versus manipulation: Ye Xingchen protects Su Ling’er while deliberately allowing her to approach danger, highlighting the tension between caring for someone and using them to uncover the truth.
• Ancient secrets and forbidden power: The sealed coffin, demonic guardians, and lost immortal technique point to a forgotten history capable of reshaping the present.
• Love, grief, and reunion: Su Ling’er’s tears and the woman’s relieved smile evoke the sorrow of a long separation and the possibility that their meeting is a reunion between two parts of the same being.

Important Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen and the Sword Soul: They debate whether to stop Su Ling’er. Ye Xingchen insists on observing the phenomenon, while the Sword Soul warns that something is wrong.
• Su Ling’er and the Coffin Woman: Their silent encounter is emotionally powerful. Su Ling’er touches the woman and cries, while the woman awakens and reaches back toward her.
• Ye Xingchen and the Coffin Woman: Ye Xingchen physically separates them and asserts his authority as Su Ling’er’s protector. The woman responds with calm amusement, implying that his attachment to Ling’er is significant because Ling’er is also part of her.
• Final revelation: The coffin woman claims that Su Ling’er and she are not merely related but are two manifestations of the same existence, directly introducing the “Twin Souls, Dual Bodies” mystery.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The silver-eyed woman attempts to touch Su Ling’er’s brow using an Ancient Immortal technique. Her goal is to reclaim Su Ling’er as a fragment of her own remnant soul.
• Ye Xingchen blocks the attack with the Immortal-Slaying Sword, destroying the woman’s silver runes and forcing her back half a step.
• The Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul reveals the danger: the forbidden art Source-Returning Unity would merge the two beings and erase Su Ling’er’s memories, emotions, and independent consciousness, using her as nourishment for the ancient body’s awakening.
• Ye Xingchen openly declares Su Ling’er to be his disciple and vows to kill the silver-eyed woman rather than allow her to devour Ling’er.
• The woman summons and empowers the remnant soul of an Ancient Demon Dragon, turning it into a massive azure fire dragon that attacks Ye Xingchen.
• Ye Xingchen effortlessly suppresses the dragon with his Gods-and-Devils Heaven-Opening Palm, shocking the silver-eyed woman and forcing her to acknowledge his strength.
• Abandoning direct combat, the woman activates the Purple-Gold Immortal Jade Coffin and uses an Immortal Dao technique to pull Su Ling’er’s soul toward it.
• Su Ling’er suffers as her present identity struggles against the ancient origin within her. She reaches toward Ye Xingchen and calls him “Master.”
• Enraged by her torment, Ye Xingchen unleashes his full Supreme Domain and attempts to break the Immortal Dao force through overwhelming Chaos Law. The chapter ends as the two powers violently collide.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen shifts from defensive protection to absolute murderous resolve. His attachment to Su Ling’er is made explicit, and he treats her identity in this life as more important than her ancient origins.
• Su Ling’er begins actively resisting the silver-eyed woman’s soul reclamation. Her memories and emotional bonds remain strong enough for her to recognize Ye Xingchen and seek his help, despite the ancient consciousness invading her.
• The silver-eyed woman initially displays complete confidence and contempt for the current age, regarding Su Ling’er as merely a matured “fruit.” Ye Xingchen’s effortless suppression of the dragon forces her to take him seriously.
• The Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul provides crucial information about the Source-Returning Unity technique and clarifies the irreversible consequences for Su Ling’er.

Significant Themes

• Identity versus origin: The conflict centers on whether Su Ling’er is defined by her ancient soul origin or by the life, memories, and relationships she has formed in the present.
• Protection and loyalty: Ye Xingchen’s declaration that Ling’er is “my disciple” expresses a personal bond strong enough to challenge an ancient immortal being.
• Free will versus possession: The silver-eyed woman sees Ling’er as property or nourishment, while Ye Xingchen fights to preserve her autonomy.
• Ancient power versus present-era cultivation: Despite the woman’s belief that the current age is weak, Ye Xingchen demonstrates power capable of rivaling or surpassing the great cultivators of the Ancient Immortal era.
• Emotional bonds as resistance: Su Ling’er’s connection with Ye Xingchen helps preserve her consciousness while the ancient force attempts to erase it.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen directly confronts the silver-eyed woman, rejecting her claim over Su Ling’er and threatening to kill her.
• The silver-eyed woman dismisses his attachment as a mortal obsession and responds by attacking through the demon dragon and the Immortal Jade Coffin.
• The Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul warns Ye Xingchen of the woman’s forbidden technique.
• Su Ling’er, caught between her current identity and ancient origin, reaches toward Ye Xingchen and calls him “Master,” intensifying his determination to save her.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A spiritual energy storm sweeps through, severing the attraction between Su Ling'er and the silver-eyed woman, causing Su Ling'er to fall unconscious.
• Ye Xingchen catches Su Ling'er and uses his Chaos Spiritual Power to heal her.
• The silver-eyed woman reveals that Su Ling'er's body cannot withstand the impact of her origin power and will explode within a hundred days without her main soul's suppression.
• Ye Xingchen refuses to accept this and threatens the silver-eyed woman, who then decides to forcibly sacrifice all remaining laws in the space to erase Ye Xingchen and his disciples.
• Ye Xingchen merges with his avatars, reaching the Half-Step Celestial Being realm, and attempts to destroy the silver-eyed woman with a powerful sword strike. However, she disperses into silver light points and one mark enters Su Ling'er's brow before the Purple-Gold Immortal Jade Coffin vanishes.

Character Developments

• Su Ling'er's Lunar Netherworld Physique has awakened to its limit, putting her life at risk.
• Ye Xingchen's determination to protect his disciple grows stronger, leading him to merge with his avatars and reach a higher realm.
• The silver-eyed woman reveals her intention to sacrifice everything to eliminate Ye Xingchen and his disciples, showcasing her ruthlessness.

Significant Themes

• The theme of protection and determination is emphasized through Ye Xingchen's unwavering resolve to save Su Ling'er.
• The theme of ancient power and its consequences is explored through the silver-eyed woman's origin power and its impact on Su Ling'er's body.
• The theme of sacrifice is introduced as the silver-eyed woman decides to destroy everything to achieve her goals.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen and the silver-eyed woman engage in a tense standoff, with Ye Xingchen refusing to back down and the silver-eyed woman growing increasingly indifferent and ruthless.
• Ye Xingchen and Su Ling'er share a moment of emotional connection as Su Ling'er pleads to remain herself and Ye Xingchen reassures her of his protection.
• The silver-eyed woman's actions ultimately lead to Su Ling'er being marked and the Purple-Gold Immortal Jade Coffin's disappearance, setting the stage for further conflict and development.

Chapter Summary

Plot Points and Events

• The third level of the Demon-Sealing Abyss collapses after the Purple-Gold Immortal Jade Coffin falls into a pitch-black abyss. Black magma, spatial vortices, and chaotic forces destroy the White Bone Plain.
• Ye Xingchen attempts to pursue the coffin but is stopped by the ancient Annihilation Astral Wind. The wind would kill him—or instantly drain Su Ling’er—forcing him to retreat.
• Su Ling’er’s condition suddenly worsens as the silver crescent mark between her brows spreads deadly energy through her body. Ye Xingchen cuts open the collapsing space and escapes with her.
• Returning to the second level, Ye Xingchen releases Lin Feng, Wang Fugui, and Ice Phoenix from his Spiritstream Ring. He uses his origin blood essence to cast the Immortal-Banning Second Seal, temporarily suppressing the mark.
• The Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul identifies the mark as the Origin-Tracing Immortal Seal, an ancient immortal forbidden curse. The mysterious woman abandoned her former body and transformed her main soul into the seal, intending to assimilate Su Ling’er’s soul and seize her Lunar Netherworld Physique.
• The seal cannot be permanently removed by Ye Xingchen’s current power. It will fully erupt within roughly ten years, unless Ye Xingchen reaches the Heavenly Venerable level and obtains Origin Stones containing Immortal Dao Laws.
• Ye Xingchen resolves to travel to the Upper Realm to find Origin Stones and save Su Ling’er.
• Before they can leave, the second level begins collapsing due to the destruction of the third level. Killing Intent surges, ancient formations break, and countless demonic skeletons and beasts awaken.
• Terrified cultivators flee, while several are dragged underground and killed. Three ancient fiends—an enormous barbed ape, a nine-headed serpent-dragon, and a crystalline skeletal demonic bird—emerge at the Half-Step Supreme Realm and target Ye Xingchen’s group. The chapter ends with Ye Xingchen dismissing their threat as merely “noisy.”

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen: Demonstrates both overwhelming strength and emotional restraint. Although enraged and eager to pursue the mysterious woman, he prioritizes Su Ling’er’s survival. He becomes determined to enter the Upper Realm and advance his cultivation to save her.
• Su Ling’er: Suffers a life-threatening transformation as the Origin-Tracing Immortal Seal begins consuming her vitality and threatening to erase her consciousness.
• Lin Feng: Shows intense concern and protective loyalty toward Su Ling’er, with his uncontrolled sword intent revealing his anger.
• Wang Fugui: Moves from comic confidence to genuine alarm and fury, immediately ready to confront whoever harmed Su Ling’er.
• Ice Phoenix: Recognizes the severity of Su Ling’er’s condition and emphasizes the terrifying nature of the third level.
• Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul: Provides crucial information about the forbidden seal and clarifies that Ye Xingchen’s current sealing technique can only delay, not solve, the crisis.
• The mysterious woman: Revealed to be pursuing possession through a calculated soul-transfer method rather than direct confrontation.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and responsibility: Ye Xingchen abandons his pursuit of the coffin to protect Su Ling’er, placing his disciple’s life above revenge or opportunity.
• Power and limitation: Even Ye Xingchen’s immense strength cannot overcome ancient immortal laws, forcing him to seek greater power beyond the Lower Realm.
• Identity and possession: The Origin-Tracing Immortal Seal threatens to erase Su Ling’er’s consciousness, raising the conflict between bodily survival and preservation of the self.
• Escalating ancient danger: The collapse of the Abyss releases forgotten monsters and demonstrates how past immortal-era forces continue to threaten the present world.
• Urgency and fate: Su Ling’er has only about ten years before the seal fully blooms, creating a clear deadline for Ye Xingchen’s journey.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen physically protects and carries Su Ling’er while escaping the collapsing third level.
• Lin Feng and Wang Fugui confront Ye Xingchen about Su Ling’er’s condition and react with anger toward her attacker.
• Ye Xingchen uses his own origin blood essence to seal Su Ling’er’s mark, showing his willingness to expend vital power for her sake.
• The Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul explains the curse’s nature and warns Ye Xingchen of the limited time available.
• Ye Xingchen informs Lin Feng and Wang Fugui that they must return to the sect, but the Abyss’s collapse interrupts their escape.
• The awakened fiends focus on Ye Xingchen and his companions, setting up an imminent confrontation.

Chapter Summary: “Fledgling Eagles Fly Solo”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen, enraged by Su Ling’er’s condition, unleashes his full Supreme Realm power in the Demon-Sealing Abyss.
• He kills three Half-Step Supreme Realm ferocious beasts with a single manifestation of Chaos Law, destroying both their bodies and divine souls.
• Ye Xingchen then shields Lin Feng, Wang Fugui, and Ice Phoenix before forcing his way upward through the awakened demonic hordes.
• Tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts, including Mahayana-level generals, are annihilated merely by coming into contact with his passage. His escape shatters the spatial barrier between the second and first levels.
• The resulting upheaval causes the Demon-Sealing Abyss to collapse into chaos. Outside cultivators on the first level are nearly slaughtered before Ye Xingchen’s black beam tears through the abyss, leaving behind a massive, unhealing spatial rift.
• Back at Azure Feather Sect, Ye Xingchen uses the system to advance the Origin Heaven Art, strengthening the seals suppressing the silver crescent mark on Su Ling’er’s brow. However, ordinary spirit stones have reached their limit, meaning future deductions require rare Origin Essence Stones.
• Lin Feng and Wang Fugui ask to leave the sect and train independently. They believe remaining under Ye Xingchen’s protection has prevented them from becoming strong enough to protect themselves or Su Ling’er.
• Ye Xingchen accepts their decision, allowing them to depart without giving them special safeguards. They bow three times, say farewell, and leave to seek growth through danger and hardship.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen: His normally detached demeanor gives way to terrifying, unrestrained fury after Su Ling’er’s crisis. His overwhelming strength is revealed, but he remains focused and practical, prioritizing her survival and the advancement of the sealing technique. As a master, he recognizes that his disciples must eventually leave his protection and quietly supports their independence.
• Lin Feng: Witnessing Ye Xingchen’s overwhelming power makes him painfully aware of his own weakness. His helplessness regarding Su Ling’er motivates him to abandon dependence on his master and pursue solitary cultivation. His resolve and sense of responsibility become much stronger.
• Wang Fugui: He similarly feels ashamed of his inadequacy despite his talent and Taotie Bloodline. He abandons his usual joking attitude, vows to experience genuine life-and-death trials, and aims to reach the Supreme Realm before returning.
• Su Ling’er: Though unconscious and enclosed in a chaotic cocoon, she remains the emotional center of the chapter. Her dangerous condition drives Ye Xingchen’s violence and inspires Lin Feng and Wang Fugui to become stronger.
• Ice Phoenix: She witnesses Ye Xingchen’s true power and reacts with quiet awe, reinforcing the extraordinary gap between him and the others.

Significant Themes

• The necessity of independence: Talented disciples cannot remain sheltered forever; they must face danger personally to mature.
• Power and helplessness: Even gifted cultivators recognize how insignificant they are before truly supreme beings, motivating them to overcome complacency.
• The burden of protection: Ye Xingchen’s power allows him to dominate the battlefield, but protecting others also forces him to confront greater limitations, such as the need for Origin Essence Stones.
• Master and disciple bonds: Ye Xingchen shows affection through restraint rather than sentimental speech. By allowing the disciples to leave, he demonstrates trust in their potential.
• Growth through hardship: Lin Feng and Wang Fugui consciously choose risk and suffering, accepting that real strength requires life-and-death experience.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen’s explosive massacre shocks Lin Feng, Wang Fugui, and Ice Phoenix, revealing a side of him they have rarely seen.
• Lin Feng and Wang Fugui jointly approach Ye Xingchen and kneel to request permission to descend the mountain.
• They explain that their inability to help Su Ling’er has wounded their pride and exposed their dependence on him.
• Ye Xingchen tests their resolve by asking whether they have truly made up their minds. When they answer firmly, he simply tells them to go.
• Their three kowtows and final request that Ye Xingchen care for Su Ling’er serve as an emotional farewell, while Ye Xingchen’s final chuckle conveys both concern and confidence in their future.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen decides to go to the Supreme Academy in Central Province to find an Ascension Platform to reach the Upper Realm.
• Upon arrival, he forcefully tears open the academy's protective formation, the Eternal Sky-Sealing Formation, drawing the attention of the academy's enforcement elders.
• Ye Xingchen's powerful display of force, using a single word to injure dozens of Mahayana Realm elders, leaves the academy's Grand Elder, Su Ming, terrified.
• Ye Xingchen demands to meet the academy's head, causing a slumbering ancient aura within the academy to stir.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen demonstrates his immense power and dominance, showing no respect for the Supreme Academy's authority.
• Su Ming, the Grand Elder of Enforcement Hall, is revealed to be a Mahayana Peak expert but is no match for Ye Xingchen's power.

Significant Themes

• Power and Dominance: Ye Xingchen's display of power establishes his dominance over the Supreme Academy, challenging its authority.
• Ancient Auras: The awakening of an ancient aura within the academy hints at the profound history and hidden secrets of the Supreme Academy.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen interacts with the Supreme Academy's enforcement elders, demonstrating his immense power and demanding an audience with the academy's head.
• Su Ming, the Grand Elder, is intimidated by Ye Xingchen's power and is unable to stand against him.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Three ancient guardians of the Supreme Academy—the Three Saint Ancestors, all Half-Step Supreme Realm experts—awaken after Ye Xingchen’s arrival.
• They manifest enormous Dharma phantoms: one wielding a giant sword, one controlling lightning, and one seated before a nine-layered divine disk.
• Ye Xingchen releases his full Supreme Realm pressure and uses the Chaos Law to destroy all three phantoms almost instantly.
• Realizing the vast difference between their cultivation levels, the ancestors immediately submit and beg Ye Xingchen to enter the academy’s forbidden rear mountain for negotiations.
• In the forbidden small world, the three ancestors—Li Xuan, Zhao Kongming, and Sun Buyu—personally kneel before Ye Xingchen and acknowledge him as a true Supreme Realm expert.
• Ye Xingchen reveals that he wants to use the Supreme Academy’s Ascension Platform to travel between realms.
• The ancestors explain that the platform is unusable: its Boundary Stone was shattered during a catastrophe ten thousand years earlier, leaving its core broken and its Ascension Guiding Divine Light extinguished.
• Ye Xingchen examines the damaged platform and confirms that it cannot function in its current state.
• Li Xuan reveals that the platform can be repaired with a replacement Boundary Stone, which can supposedly be found on Immortal-Burial Island in the Far-Northern Lands.
• Despite the apparent danger of the island, Ye Xingchen decisively announces that he will go there to obtain one.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen demonstrates the overwhelming gap between the Supreme Realm and the Half-Step Supreme Realm. His previously restrained power terrifies the academy’s strongest experts and establishes him as an existence capable of destroying them effortlessly.
• He remains cold, direct, and focused on his goal, showing little concern for the academy’s shock or the danger of Immortal-Burial Island.
• The Three Saint Ancestors shift from intimidating, reclusive guardians to frightened and submissive elders. Their fear of death and recognition of Ye Xingchen’s superiority force them to abandon any thought of confrontation.
• Li Xuan acts as the spokesman for the group, honestly explaining the condition of the Ascension Platform while carefully avoiding provoking Ye Xingchen.
• Zhao Kongming and Sun Buyu remain mostly silent but visibly fear Immortal-Burial Island, suggesting that the location contains serious dangers or traumatic history.
• Su Ming undergoes a sharp reversal in attitude. His initial excitement at the ancestors’ appearance turns into terror when Ye Xingchen destroys their manifestations and reveals the level of enemy he has offended.

Significant Themes

• Absolute power and hierarchy: The destruction of the three Half-Step Supreme Realm manifestations emphasizes the enormous divide between near-Supreme experts and a true Supreme Realm cultivator.
• Fear and submission before overwhelming strength: The ancestors’ immediate surrender shows how survival instincts and the fear of death govern even ancient, powerful figures.
• The decay of ancient legacies: The ancestors are physically dying, their academy’s formations are damaged, and the Ascension Platform has been broken for ten thousand years, reflecting the decline of once-glorious institutions.
• Determination and purpose: Ye Xingchen does not allow obstacles or danger to divert him. Once he learns that the Boundary Stone lies on Immortal-Burial Island, he immediately commits to retrieving it.
• The unknown dangers of the past: The catastrophe that shattered the Boundary Stone and the ominous Immortal-Burial Island hint at unresolved ancient mysteries and future conflict.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen confronts the Three Saint Ancestors through sheer power, crushing their Dharma phantoms before they can attack.
• The ancestors publicly beg for mercy, address him as “Your Excellency,” and kneel before him in the forbidden grounds.
• Li Xuan cautiously explains the Ascension Platform’s failure and answers Ye Xingchen’s questions about repairing it.
• The Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul confirms Li Xuan’s account and warns Ye Xingchen about the dangers of activating the ruined platform.
• Ye Xingchen’s final exchange with the ancestors ends the chapter with his firm decision to travel to Immortal-Burial Island.

Chapter Summary: “Reunion with Luo Xinghe”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xuan, Zhao Kongming, and Sun Buyu warn Ye Xingchen that Immortal-Burial Island is an extremely dangerous forbidden zone. They recount how a peerless Supreme Realm expert entered the island ten thousand years earlier and died within three days.
• They explain that the Boundary Stone lies in the Immortal-Burial Pool, but the island is filled with ancient beings corrupted by Immortal Calamity Power. Any battle could awaken these horrors.
• Ye Xingchen refuses to retreat because he must obtain Origin Stones containing Immortal Dao Law to save Su Ling’er, who has been afflicted with the Origin-Tracing Immortal Seal due to his earlier actions in the Demon-Sealing Abyss.
• Declaring that he will destroy anything standing in his way, Ye Xingchen tears open a spatial passage with chaotic sword energy and travels toward Immortal-Burial Island.
• He arrives at the Sea of Bitterness, the island’s outer barrier, a lightless ocean filled with deathly aura, extinction mist, and bones.
• Ye Xingchen senses a familiar aura and discovers Luo Xinghe battling the Blood-Bane Five Devils, five Half-Step Mahayana rogue cultivators.
• Luo Xinghe is severely wounded and nearly exhausted but continues protecting a Nine-Petal Soul-Molding Lotus, a rare spiritual medicine capable of reshaping the soul. He sought the lotus to save someone.
• The Blood-Bane Five Devils attempt to kill Luo Xinghe, drain the origin of his God King Physique, and seize the lotus.
• Facing certain death, Luo Xinghe prepares to detonate his own origin rather than be captured or humiliated.
• Ye Xingchen appears at the last moment, effortlessly destroys the Soul-Eating Blood Net with one finger, and saves Luo Xinghe.
• Luo Xinghe recognizes Ye Xingchen, while the five devils become fearful and suspicious of Ye Xingchen’s unfathomable cultivation.
• The chapter ends as Ye Xingchen suppresses the devils with Chaos Law and prepares to attack after silencing their threats.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen: Demonstrates unwavering resolve and supreme confidence. His concern for Su Ling’er reveals a strong sense of responsibility and guilt beneath his cold exterior. His effortless destruction of a top-grade spiritual treasure establishes his overwhelming power.
• Su Ling’er: Though absent, her suffering drives Ye Xingchen’s actions. Her Origin-Tracing Immortal Seal gives the chapter its central urgency.
• Luo Xinghe: Shows tremendous courage and determination. Despite being badly injured and outnumbered, he fights for the Soul-Molding Lotus and refuses to surrender, even choosing self-destruction over humiliation.
• Li Xuan, Zhao Kongming, and Sun Buyu: Act as cautious advisers, emphasizing the catastrophic dangers of Immortal-Burial Island while recognizing that Ye Xingchen cannot be dissuaded.
• Blood-Bane Five Devils: Revealed as greedy and ruthless rogue cultivators who covet both the lotus and Luo Xinghe’s God King Physique origin. Their confidence collapses once Ye Xingchen intervenes.

Significant Themes

• Resolve against overwhelming danger: Ye Xingchen knowingly enters a forbidden land that has killed even Supreme Realm experts, while Luo Xinghe fights five powerful enemies for the sake of saving another person.
• Responsibility and redemption: Ye Xingchen’s guilt over Su Ling’er’s suffering motivates him to confront impossible dangers.
• Self-sacrifice and dignity: Luo Xinghe would rather destroy his own origin than allow his enemies to exploit him, emphasizing honor and refusal to submit.
• Power and arrogance: Ye Xingchen’s calm dismissal of Immortal-Burial Island and effortless destruction of the blood net contrast sharply with the fear and desperation of the other characters.
• Greed versus purpose: The Blood-Bane Five Devils seek power and advancement, while Luo Xinghe risks his life for someone else.

Character Interactions

• The three elders warn Ye Xingchen about the island’s dangers, but he dismisses their concerns and proceeds alone.
• Ye Xingchen recognizes Luo Xinghe’s familiar God King Physique aura and intervenes when he sees him trapped.
• Luo Xinghe is shocked to see Ye Xingchen and recognizes him immediately.
• Ye Xingchen criticizes Luo Xinghe’s recklessness but protects him without hesitation.
• The Blood-Bane Five Devils attempt to intimidate Ye Xingchen by claiming the conflict is their private affair, but his contemptuous response makes clear that he considers them insignificant.

Chapter Summary: “Boundary Stone”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen effortlessly subdues the Blood-Bane Five Devils, five Half-Step Mahayana cultivators, crushing their knees and forcing them to kneel before him.
• Rather than kill them, Ye Xingchen spares them and orders them to remain alive as “whetstones” for Luo Xinghe, who must eventually defeat them himself to perfect his Dao Heart.
• Terrified, the five devils flee using Blood Escape into the Extinction Mist.
• Ye Xingchen reunites with Luo Xinghe, who is badly injured and stunned by the enormous gap between their current strengths.
• Luo Xinghe retrieves the Nine-Petal Soul-Molding Lotus, a rare medicinal treasure growing in the reef. He reveals that he risked his life and destroyed the source of his God King Physique to obtain it.
• Luo explains that his younger sister, Luo Qinghan, suffered a shattered soul after being ambushed. The lotus is the only known medicine capable of saving her, and she will die within half a year without it.
• After thanking Ye Xingchen for sparing him and the five devils, Luo Xinghe prepares to return to save his sister.
• Ye Xingchen reveals that he has come to the Far-Northern Bitter Sea to retrieve the Boundary Stone, which is needed to repair the broken Ascension Platform and allow him to reach the Upper Realm.
• The Boundary Stone lies within the Immortal-Burial Pool, a legendary death zone where even a Supreme Realm expert once perished.
• Despite Luo Xinghe’s warning, Ye Xingchen declares that he will enter the forbidden region regardless of the danger and will kill anyone—including a descending True Immortal—who stands in his way.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen: Demonstrates overwhelming power, surpassing even Luo Xinghe’s understanding of the Mahayana Realm. His restraint shows that he is not driven by pointless slaughter; instead, he uses the devils as tools for Luo’s cultivation. His determination to obtain the Boundary Stone reveals an uncompromising resolve and confidence bordering on fearlessness.
• Luo Xinghe: His pride and former competitive spirit toward Ye Xingchen have transformed into reverence and acceptance of their vast difference in strength. Despite his injuries and the loss of his God King Physique’s potential, he willingly sacrifices everything to save his sister, revealing deep loyalty and familial devotion.
• Blood-Bane Five Devils: Once arrogant and dangerous, they are reduced to helpless fear in Ye Xingchen’s presence. Their desperate begging and immediate escape emphasize the overwhelming difference between ordinary powerful cultivators and Ye Xingchen.

Significant Themes

• Power and transcendence: Ye Xingchen’s strength has advanced beyond conventional realms, making even Half-Step Mahayana cultivators insignificant before him.
• Sacrifice for family: Luo Xinghe’s willingness to destroy his cultivation foundation and risk death for Luo Qinghan highlights the depth of familial love and responsibility.
• Dao Heart and personal growth: Ye Xingchen refuses to kill Luo Xinghe’s enemies because Luo must overcome them himself, emphasizing that true strength and spiritual advancement cannot simply be granted by another.
• Fate versus determination: The Immortal-Burial Pool is portrayed as a place of certain death, yet Ye Xingchen rejects the idea that danger can dictate his choices.
• The pursuit of higher realms: The Boundary Stone represents Ye Xingchen’s path toward the Upper Realm and his refusal to remain limited by the Lower Realm’s broken ascension system.

Important Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen and the Blood-Bane Five Devils: Ye Xingchen subdues and spares them, while they respond with terror and submission.
• Ye Xingchen and Luo Xinghe: Their reunion contrasts their former rivalry with their present relationship of respect. Ye Xingchen offers Luo both practical mercy and a path to strengthen his Dao Heart.
• Luo Xinghe and Luo Qinghan: Although Qinghan does not appear directly, Luo’s account establishes a powerful bond between the siblings and explains his willingness to sacrifice everything for her survival.
• Ye Xingchen and Luo Xinghe regarding the Boundary Stone: Luo reacts with alarm to Ye Xingchen’s plan, while Ye remains completely resolute, establishing the danger and importance of the next stage of his journey.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Xinghe, after acknowledging Ye Xingchen's power, vows to repay Ye Xingchen's kindness and leaves.
• Ye Xingchen enters the Sea of Bitterness, facing the Extinction Mist and the eerie whispers within.
• He encounters a Half-Step Supreme Realm ancient sea lion contaminated by Immortal Calamity, which he defeats with ease.
• Ye Xingchen reaches Immortal-Burial Island and faces the corpse of a Supreme Realm expert, who awakens and addresses him.

Character Developments

• Luo Xinghe: Recognizes Ye Xingchen's power and vows to repay his kindness, showing loyalty and gratitude.
• Ye Xingchen: Demonstrates his immense power by easily defeating a Half-Step Supreme Realm beast and facing the Supreme Realm corpse without fear.

Significant Themes

• Power and Respect: Ye Xingchen's power commands respect, as seen in Luo Xinghe's vow.
• Death and Immortality: The Sea of Bitterness and Immortal-Burial Island represent death and the struggle for immortality.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen and Luo Xinghe: Luo Xinghe's respect and gratitude towards Ye Xingchen.
• Ye Xingchen and the Supreme Realm Corpse: The corpse addresses Ye Xingchen, setting up a potential conflict.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen faces Immortal Calamity Supreme, a Supreme Realm cultivator's corpse infused with Night Demon Law.
• Immortal Calamity Supreme attacks with powerful moves, including a decayed giant hand and nine demonic dragons, but Ye Xingchen withstands them using Chaos Law.
• Ye Xingchen attempts to seal Immortal Calamity Supreme using the Origin Heaven Divine Art, but the demon body breaks free and attacks with the Heaven-Sundering Demon Blade.
• Ye Xingchen uses the Immortal-Slaying Sword to perform the Heaven-Opening Sword Strike, destroying the demon blade and killing Immortal Calamity Supreme.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen demonstrates his immense power and calm demeanor in the face of extreme danger.
• Immortal Calamity Supreme, though mindless, shows formidable combat strength, pushing Ye Xingchen to use his most powerful move.

Significant Themes

• The power of Chaos Law and the Chaos Physique.
• The destructive force of Night Demon Law and its ability to corrupt even Supreme Realm cultivators.
• The struggle between life and death, and the will to survive.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen interacts with the Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul, who offers assistance but is ultimately not needed.
• Ye Xingchen faces off against Immortal Calamity Supreme, showcasing his power and determination.
• Luo Xinghe, elsewhere, senses the battle and hopes for Ye Xingchen's survival.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen successfully seals the Night Demon's origin and stores it.
• He attempts to retrieve the Boundary Stone from the Immortal-Burial Pool.
• Upon touching the Boundary Stone, a colossal black vortex erupts from the pool, revealing itself as one eye of the Primordial Night Demon—the Sealed Sea Eye.
• Ye Xingchen is pulled into the vortex and falls into the Demon Eye's interior, discovering a vast, fleshy underground space with an ancient bronze coffin at its center.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen demonstrates his power and courage by sealing the Night Demon's origin and confronting the Sealed Sea Eye.
• The Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul reveals its knowledge of the Demon Eye and expresses rare fear.

Significant Themes

• The power and danger of ancient entities, such as the Primordial Demon Emperor and the Sealed Sea Eye.
• Ye Xingchen's unyielding determination and willingness to face overwhelming odds.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen interacts with the Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul, receiving information about the Sealed Sea Eye.
• Ye Xingchen confronts the Sealed Sea Eye, demonstrating his power and resolve.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen encounters the Soul-Gathering Coffin, a forbidden Immortal Artifact containing Night Demon's Main Soul.
• Night Demon's Main Soul threatens to refine Ye Xingchen into nourishment within half an incense stick.
• Ye Xingchen attempts to fight back using the Immortal-Slaying Sword and his Origin Heaven Divine Art, but his attacks are ineffective.
• Night Demon's Main Soul emerges from the coffin, and Ye Xingchen struggles under its immense pressure.
• The Lord of Reincarnation's origin within Ye Xingchen activates, manifesting the Fengdu Great Emperor's remnant soul.
• The Fengdu Great Emperor and Night Demon's Main Soul engage in a standoff, then communicate using an ancient language.
• Night Demon's Main Soul retreats and fuses with Ye Xingchen's left eye, transforming it into Night Demon's Eye.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen demonstrates resilience and determination in the face of overwhelming power.
• The Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul shows concern for Ye Xingchen's safety.
• Night Demon's Main Soul reveals its true form and power, displaying indifference and expectation toward Ye Xingchen.
• The Fengdu Great Emperor's remnant soul awakens and protects Ye Xingchen, then communicates with Night Demon's Main Soul.

Significant Themes

• The power struggle between ancient beings and the consequences of their actions.
• The resilience and adaptability of the protagonist in the face of adversity.
• The theme of fusion and transformation, as seen in the merging of Night Demon's Eye with Ye Xingchen's eye.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen interacts with the Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul, seeking its advice and support.
• Night Demon's Main Soul and the Fengdu Great Emperor's remnant soul engage in a standoff, communicating through an ancient language.
• Ye Xingchen's body interacts with Night Demon's Eye, leading to its fusion with his left eye.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen activates his left eye, which contains the remnant soul of the Night Demon, and uses its power to break through the spatial barrier of the sealed sea eye.
• He enters the forbidden grounds of Supreme Academy and retrieves the Boundary Stone, which he uses to repair the Ascension Platform.
• The Ascension Platform is activated, and Ye Xingchen ascends to the Upper Realm, leaving behind four portraits of his loved ones and a task for the three Half-Step Supreme Realm ancestors to protect them.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen demonstrates his growing power and confidence, facing the remnant soul of the Night Demon and ascending to the Upper Realm without hesitation.
• The three Half-Step Supreme Realm ancestors, Li Xuan, Zhao Kongming, and Sun Buyu, show fear and reverence towards Ye Xingchen, acknowledging his dominance and accepting his orders.

Significant Themes

• Power and Dominance: Ye Xingchen's growing strength and the respect he commands from others.
• Sacrifice and Protection: Ye Xingchen's concern for his loved ones and his willingness to leave them behind in order to ascend.
• The Upper Realm: The mysterious and powerful higher level that Ye Xingchen seeks to reach.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen interacts with the three Half-Step Supreme Realm ancestors, giving them orders and leaving them in charge of protecting his loved ones.
• The Immortal-Slaying Sword Soul in Ye Xingchen's sea of consciousness warns him about the Night Demon's remnant soul, showing a level of concern and caution.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• After Ye Xingchen’s departure from the Lower Realm, several companions sense the powerful ascension fluctuation:
  • Ye Qingxian forcibly absorbs a Supreme-Grade Spirit Vein, pushing herself toward a breakthrough.
  • Zuo Xiaoqing vows to find Ye Xingchen and enters the Thunder Sea Forbidden Land to cultivate.
  • Lin Feng continues tempering his Immaculate Sword Body in the Bottomless Abyss, deliberately exposing himself to destructive gale winds.
  • Wang Fugui devours a massive deep-sea behemoth, resolving to grow stronger so he can protect his master and Ling’er.
• In the Upper Realm’s Azure Nether Dao Province, an abandoned Ascension Platform suddenly activates for the first time in ten thousand years.
• Ye Xingchen arrives in the Upper Realm but discovers that he has not yet fully transcended: spiritual power still circulates within him instead of Immortal Essence.
• Two low-ranking Heaven Evolution Sect disciples attempt to extort him, demanding his treasures and intending to make him a mining slave.
• Ye Xingchen kills the burly cultivator effortlessly and interrogates the terrified skinny cultivator about Origin Stones.
• After learning that the Heaven Evolution Sect controls an Origin Stone vein eighty thousand li away, Ye Xingchen conducts a soul search and obtains the man’s memories.

Character Developments

• Ye Qingxian responds to Ye Xingchen’s departure with determination rather than hesitation, using dangerous methods to accelerate her cultivation.
• Zuo Xiaoqing reveals deep loneliness and attachment, but transforms those emotions into a firm resolve to reunite with Ye Xingchen.
• Lin Feng grows stronger through extreme physical and spiritual suffering, willingly abandoning his protective sword intent to intensify his training.
• Wang Fugui remains gluttonous, yet his consumption is now driven by loyalty and a desire to become strong enough to protect those important to him.
• Ye Xingchen demonstrates overwhelming confidence and ruthlessness in the Upper Realm. He immediately assesses the difference between Lower and Upper Realm cultivation and begins gathering information about resources and local powers.
• The Bronze Soul-Gathering Coffin within Ye Xingchen’s left eye reacts greedily to the Upper Realm’s aura, suggesting a dangerous hidden power or future conflict.

Significant Themes

• Separation and determination: Ye Xingchen’s ascension leaves his companions isolated, but each turns longing into motivation for cultivation.
• Pursuit of strength: Every major character undertakes harsh or extreme training to prepare for a future reunion.
• The inequality of realms: The Upper Realm is portrayed as vastly more powerful, where even Nascent Soul cultivators are considered insignificant laborers.
• Predatory power structures: The Heaven Evolution Sect’s disciples exploit newly ascended cultivators, revealing corruption and cruelty at the lowest levels of Upper Realm society.
• Unfinished transcendence: Ye Xingchen has entered the Upper Realm but has not yet achieved true immortal transformation, leaving him powerful yet still subject to the realm’s rules.
• Hidden danger and potential: The Bronze Soul-Gathering Coffin’s reaction hints that Ye Xingchen possesses an unusual ability that may become central to his progress.

Character Interactions

• Ye Qingxian, Zuo Xiaoqing, Lin Feng, and Wang Fugui do not meet Ye Xingchen directly, but each reacts emotionally to his departure and silently pledges to catch up with or protect him.
• The two Heaven Evolution Sect disciples initially act arrogantly toward Ye Xingchen, treating him as an inferior ascender and potential slave.
• Ye Xingchen’s calm questioning contrasts with their greed and hostility. He kills the burly disciple when attacked, then intimidates and interrogates the skinny one.
• The skinny disciple reveals the location of the Heaven Evolution Sect’s Origin Stone mine before Ye Xingchen extracts even more information through soul searching.

Chapter Summary: “Storming the Mining District”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen awakens in the Ancient God Realm’s Azure Nether Dao Province after ascending from the Profound Heaven Continent.
• Ascenders are normally tested by the Heaven Evolution Sect. Those with poor aptitude are branded with slave seals and forced to mine Origin Stones for a century.
• The two Heaven Evolution Sect menial disciples guarding the abandoned Ascension Platform attempt to exploit Ye Xingchen by selling him into an illegal black mine. Ye Xingchen defeats them and erases their memories of him.
• He absorbs the remaining Ascension Guiding Divine Light and spatial traces from the platform through the Bronze Ancient Coffin in his left eye, ensuring that no one can track his origins.
• Ye Xingchen travels eighty thousand li to the Heaven Evolution Sect’s Xuan-Ranked Origin Stone Vein. Chaos Law allows him to adapt almost instantly to the Ancient God Realm’s immense gravity, dense spiritual energy, and traces of Immortal Essence.
• At the mining district, he sees thousands of enslaved cultivators—including ascenders, rogue cultivators, and abducted slaves—forced to mine while their cultivation is suppressed and overseers beat them with whips.
• The Bronze Ancient Coffin senses the Origin Stone energy beneath the mountain and becomes intensely hungry.
• Ye Xingchen approaches the mine’s defensive formation. A Spirit Transformation deacon mistakes him for a mortal and attacks with formation-generated lightning.
• Ye Xingchen catches the lightning barehanded and slices through the supposedly powerful defensive formation with a casual sword strike.
• The formation cracks open, the watchtower collapses, alarms sound, and powerful experts from the mine emerge. Their leader is a Void Refinement Peak cultivator.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen demonstrates overwhelming strength, confidence, and control. He remains calm while dealing with both the attempted exploitation at the Ascension Platform and the mine’s defenses.
• His Chaos Law proves highly versatile, concealing his cultivation, erasing traces of his arrival, protecting him from the Ancient God Realm’s harsh laws, and empowering his attacks.
• The Bronze Ancient Coffin becomes more prominent, revealing an intense desire to consume Origin Stone energy. Its hunger appears likely to drive Ye Xingchen’s actions in the mining district.
• The two Heaven Evolution Sect disciples are shown to be corrupt and predatory, though Ye Xingchen removes their memories rather than killing them.
• The mine overseers and deacons are portrayed as brutal enforcers of the sect’s oppressive system.

Significant Themes

• Exploitation and slavery: The chapter exposes the cruel fate awaiting weak or unlucky ascenders, who are reduced to forced labor despite their cultivation backgrounds.
• Abuse of institutional power: The Heaven Evolution Sect uses laws and formations to legitimize oppression while its low-ranking personnel further exploit victims for personal gain.
• Hidden strength and deception: Ye Xingchen conceals his true cultivation and origin, allowing others to underestimate him.
• Freedom versus control: The slave seals, suppressed cultivation, and guarded mines contrast with Ye Xingchen’s absolute independence.
• Ancient power and hunger: The Bronze Ancient Coffin represents a mysterious, devouring force whose growing appetite may reshape the conflict.

Character Interactions

• The two menial disciples attempt to deceive and profit from Ye Xingchen, but he effortlessly defeats them and erases their memories.
• Ye Xingchen speaks calmly to the Bronze Ancient Coffin, treating its hunger almost like a companion or weapon that must be restrained.
• A mine deacon insults Ye Xingchen as a mortal and orders him away before attacking through the formation.
• Ye Xingchen responds without words, neutralizing the lightning and cutting open the mine’s defenses, openly challenging the Heaven Evolution Sect and provoking the arrival of its stronger experts.

Chapter Summary: “The Mine District Was Destroyed”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen arrives at the Heaven Evolution Sect’s Xuan-Ranked mining district, where a powerful mountain-protecting formation guards an Origin Stone Vein.
• The overseers mistake him for a mortal because they cannot detect any spiritual energy or Immortal Essence in him. When they attack, Ye Xingchen destroys dozens of Spirit Transformation cultivators and their Nascent Souls with a single slash of Chaos Sword Qi.
• The surviving Void Refinement expert summons Elder Qi, a Half-Step Supreme, using an emergency jade talisman.
• Elder Qi initially attempts to intimidate Ye Xingchen and demands to know his lineage. Ye calmly declares that he intends to take the entire Origin Stone Vein for himself.
• Elder Qi senses that Ye Xingchen has recently entered the Supreme Realm and dismisses him as an inexperienced newcomer. He attacks with a massive Ancient Bronze Seal capable of suppressing the surrounding space.
• Ye Xingchen destroys the seal with one punch and kills Elder Qi instantly, piercing his body and annihilating his divine soul with Chaos Law.
• Ye then manifests the phantom of a Bronze Ancient Coffin. Its devouring vortex drains the entire Origin Stone Vein within ten breaths.
• The mountain range collapses into gray dust, and the formation imprisoning the miners loses its power. Tens of thousands of enslaved miners regain their cultivation and flee.
• One desperate young miner remains behind and begs Ye Xingchen to save his brother.
• Before Ye can respond, a true Supreme Realm powerhouse from the Heaven Evolution Sect arrives. His appearance turns the sky blood-red, and he declares that Ye must die for destroying the sect’s foundation.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen: Demonstrates overwhelming power and absolute confidence. He effortlessly kills Spirit Transformation cultivators, defeats a Half-Step Supreme with a single punch, and completely absorbs the Origin Stone Vein. His Bronze Ancient Coffin and Chaos Laws are revealed to possess terrifying destructive and devouring abilities. Despite his indifference, he becomes the miners’ only potential source of salvation.
• Elder Qi: Begins as an arrogant and intimidating protector of the sect, but his confidence disappears when he realizes Ye Xingchen is a newly advanced Supreme. His underestimation of Ye leads directly to his death.
• Void Refinement overseer: Shifts from commanding the mining district to helpless terror after witnessing Ye’s strength. He summons reinforcements but is left powerless after Elder Qi is killed.
• The young miner: Unlike the other miners, he does not flee once freed. His plea for help shows loyalty and desperation, introducing a personal rescue request amid the larger conflict.
• The arriving Supreme: Appears as the next and far more dangerous antagonist, seeking revenge for the destruction of the mine district.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and underestimation: Ye’s lack of detectable aura causes others to mistake him for a mortal, but his true strength far surpasses their expectations.
• Arrogance and its consequences: Elder Qi assumes Ye is inexperienced and inferior, only to be killed instantly.
• Freedom from oppression: The destruction of the mine and its suppressive formation frees the enslaved miners and restores their cultivation.
• Consumption and transformation: The Bronze Ancient Coffin devours the Origin Stone energy, reducing an entire mountain range to wasteland and highlighting Ye’s unusual, destructive cultivation methods.
• Escalating conflict: Ye’s victory over Elder Qi does not end the danger; destroying the sect’s foundation provokes an even stronger enemy.

Character Interactions

• The Void Refinement overseer confronts Ye and orders the Spirit Transformation stewards to attack him.
• Ye responds to the attack with effortless violence, establishing the vast gap between them.
• Elder Qi questions Ye’s identity and lineage, while Ye calmly declares his intention to seize the sect’s Origin Stone Vein.
• Elder Qi mocks Ye as a newly advanced Supreme and attacks him, but Ye kills him with a single punch.
• After the miners are freed, a bloodied young man approaches Ye instead of escaping and begs him to rescue his brother.
• A newly arrived Supreme interrupts this interaction, threatening Ye and setting up the next confrontation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The sky splits open, and a Supreme Realm expert, Gu Yan, appears.
• Gu Yan's pressure freezes the air and injures Chen Linyuan.
• Ye Xingchen shields Chen Linyuan and reveals he has drained the Heaven Evolution Sect's mineral vein.
• Gu Yan attempts to capture Ye Xingchen but is terrified when Ye Xingchen uses Immortal Essence in his attack.
• Gu Yan believes Ye Xingchen is a Heavenly Being Realm expert and apologizes profusely, offering to give up the mineral vein's deed.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen: Reveals his ability to use Immortal Essence, suggesting he's at the Heavenly Being Realm or higher.
• Gu Yan: Initially arrogant and aggressive, he becomes terrified and submissive upon realizing Ye Xingchen's true power.
• Chen Linyuan: Injured by Gu Yan's pressure but protected by Ye Xingchen.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and respect for strength.
• The fear and awe of the Heavenly Being Realm cultivators.
• The value of Immortal Essence and mineral veins in the cultivation world.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen vs. Gu Yan: Initially adversarial, but Gu Yan's fear turns the interaction into a groveling apology.
• Ye Xingchen vs. Chen Linyuan: Ye Xingchen protects Chen Linyuan, showing he values their alliance.
• Gu Yan vs. Chen Linyuan: Gu Yan shows no concern for Chen Linyuan's well-being, prioritizing his own safety.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen arrives at the Heaven Evolution Sect, where Gu Yan, a Supreme elder, initially underestimates him.
• Ye Xingchen uses a sword strike that draws upon the power of the Bronze Ancient Coffin in his left eye, misleading Gu Yan into thinking he's in the Heavenly Being Realm.
• Chen Linyuan, a mining slave, begs Ye Xingchen to save his brother, angering Gu Yan.
• Gu Yan attempts to kill Chen Linyuan but is stopped by Ye Xingchen, who demands that Gu Yan bring Chen Linyuan along.
• They board Gu Yan's luxurious flying vessel, and Gu Yan probes Ye Xingchen about his background.
• Ye Xingchen reveals he's from the Night Ancient Clan, causing Gu Yan to tremble in fear.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen: He remains calm and collected throughout, using his left eye's power to deceive Gu Yan and later revealing a fabricated background from the Night Ancient Clan to instill fear in Gu Yan.
• Gu Yan: Initially arrogant and dismissive, Gu Yan becomes increasingly deferential and fearful as he realizes Ye Xingchen's potential power and lineage.
• Chen Linyuan: From a desperate mining slave, Chen Linyuan becomes a person of interest due to his connection with Ye Xingchen, causing Gu Yan to treat him with sudden kindness.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and social hierarchy of the Upper Realm, where the strong prey on the weak.
• The fear and respect accorded to ancient lineages and their taboos.
• The use of deception and intimidation to gain an advantage.

Character Interactions

• Ye Xingchen and Gu Yan: Initially adversarial, their relationship shifts to one of deference and fear on Gu Yan's part after Ye Xingchen reveals his fabricated background.
• Ye Xingchen and Chen Linyuan: Ye Xingchen shows no particular interest in Chen Linyuan but does not allow Gu Yan to harm him.
• Gu Yan and Chen Linyuan: Gu Yan's treatment of Chen Linyuan changes drastically based on Ye Xingchen's intervention.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Xingchen arrives at the Heaven Evolution Sect aboard a Purple-Gold Flying Boat, accompanied by the intimidated Chen Linyuan and the submissive Punishment Elder, Gu Yan.
• The sect master, Lu Changhe, and numerous elders are shocked by Gu Yan’s deferential behavior toward Ye Xingchen, who appears to be only at the Supreme Early Stage.
• The Supreme Elder, Guan Hong, emerges from seclusion after sensing the disturbance. He believes Gu Yan’s warning about Ye Xingchen being connected to a terrifying Ancient Clan may be exaggerated.
• Guan Hong probes Ye Xingchen’s cultivation and discovers that he is under a hundred years old, with no concealed cultivation beyond the Supreme Early Stage.
• Doubting Ye Xingchen’s true strength, Guan Hong attacks his soul with a divine-sense blade, intending to forcibly search his sea of consciousness.
• Ye Xingchen counters effortlessly using the Origin Heaven Divine Art. His divine sense destroys Guan Hong’s attack and severely injures Guan Hong’s soul, forcing the Supreme Peak Realm elder to retreat and vomit blood.
• Realizing that Ye Xingchen possesses power far beyond what his cultivation suggests, Guan Hong identifies him as likely belonging to the forbidden Ancient Night Clan.
• Guan Hong abandons his arrogance, apologizes respectfully, and bows to Ye Xingchen. The sect master and elders follow his example.
• Ye Xingchen coldly remarks on the Heaven Evolution Sect’s “way of receiving guests” and orders them to find a suitable place for discussion.

Character Developments

• Ye Xingchen: Demonstrates overwhelming soul strength and absolute composure. He remains calm and motionless throughout Guan Hong’s attack, revealing that his true power vastly exceeds his visible cultivation.
• Gu Yan: Shows extreme fear and submission toward Ye Xingchen, understanding that Ye is someone the Heaven Evolution Sect cannot afford to offend. His warning to Guan Hong proves correct.
• Guan Hong: Begins as an arrogant, skeptical Supreme Elder who attempts to dominate and investigate Ye Xingchen. After being decisively defeated, he becomes cautious, respectful, and fearful.
• Lu Changhe: Initially suspicious of Gu Yan’s behavior and Ye Xingchen’s presence, but quickly loses confidence after witnessing Guan Hong’s defeat. He submits along with the other elders.
• Chen Linyuan: Remains terrified and inconspicuous, emphasizing the oppressive atmosphere surrounding Ye Xingchen’s arrival.

Significant Themes

• Hidden strength and deceptive appearances: Ye Xingchen’s Supreme Early Stage cultivation conceals divine-sense power capable of defeating a Supreme Peak cultivator.
• Respect earned through strength: The Heaven Evolution Sect only changes its attitude after Guan Hong is physically and spiritually overwhelmed.
• Arrogance versus humility: Guan Hong’s initial confidence collapses into sincere submission once he recognizes the gap between them.
• Ancient and forbidden power: Ye Xingchen’s abilities suggest a connection to the mysterious Ancient Night Clan, placing him beyond conventional cultivation standards.
• Authority and intimidation: Ye Xingchen’s silence, composure, and effortless victory establish his dominance without requiring overt threats.

Character Interactions

• Lu Changhe questions Gu Yan about Ye Xingchen through voice transmission, while Gu Yan sharply warns him not to provoke their guest.
• Guan Hong confronts Ye Xingchen and attempts to search his soul, ignoring Gu Yan’s urgent warning.
• Ye Xingchen defeats Guan Hong in a clash of divine sense without physically moving.
• Afterward, Guan Hong apologizes and bows, followed by Lu Changhe and the elders.
• Ye Xingchen maintains control of the encounter, dismisses the sect’s initial hostility, and directs them to proceed with a proper conversation.