Recaps

Ye Li overwhelmed the Vajra Buddhist Disciple and used the Heaven-Intercepting Spirit-Plundering Technique to steal the Nirvana Demon Subduing Pestle. The disciple brought out the Pure Glazed Lotus Platform for protection, but Ye Li began trying to seize that treasure too.

• Ye Li grievously wounded the Vajra Buddhist Disciple in their second clash, leaving him shocked by Ye Li’s strength.
• The Vajra Buddhist Disciple summoned the Nirvana Demon Subduing Pestle and sent it crashing toward Ye Li.
• Baiyue tried to intervene with a protective bracelet, but the pestle completed its attack before she could reach the battlefield.
• Ye Li used the Heaven-Intercepting Spirit-Plundering Technique to sever the disciple’s bond with the pestle and claim it.
• Ye Li turned the stolen pestle against the Vajra Buddhist Disciple, who summoned the Pure Glazed Lotus Platform to shield and heal himself.
• Ye Li used the plundering technique again as the disciple watched in terror.

Ye Li seized the Pure Glazed Lotus Platform and killed the Vajra Buddhist Disciple despite his threats of retaliation from the Great Brahma Palace. After the stunned witnesses saw Ye Li standing amid the ruins, he turned to the ravine to capture the dead disciple’s soul and learn more about the Great Brahma Palace.

• Ye Li overwhelmed the Vajra Buddhist Disciple’s defenses and branded the Pure Glazed Lotus Platform as his own.
• The Vajra Buddhist Disciple begged for his life and invoked the Great Brahma Palace’s Buddhist supremes, but Ye Li refused to spare him.
• Ye Li struck the Vajra Buddhist Disciple with the Demon Subduing Pestle’s Buddha Light lightning and killed him before Baiyue, Lin Huaijin, Chen Chuan, and the others.
• Ye Li considered the danger of retaliation and concluded that he needed to reach the Capital City, where Shangqing Palace could deter the Buddhist supremes.
• Ye Li turned toward the blood-filled ravine and prepared to seize the dead Buddhist Disciple’s soul.

After Ye Li killed Vajra Buddhist Disciple Kamaloka, he questioned the monk’s remnant soul and learned that the Xuanming Sword Sect had helped arrange the scheme in Luoxia City. Baiyue urged Ye Li to return to the Capital with her to seek the Third Imperial Princess’s protection, but he refused and set his sights on the Sword Sect.

• Kamaloka’s remnant soul appeared and submitted to Ye Li, who questioned him about the plot in Luoxia City.
• Kamaloka confessed that he had targeted Ye Li to complete his Demon Subduing Muscle-Tendon Classic and seek a path to Supreme status.
• Kamaloka revealed that Xuanming Sword Sect ancestor Zhou Tai had cooperated with him, using Demonic Seeds to distract Prefect Cao and conceal the plot.
• Ye Li handed the Myriad People Bag to Prefect Lin Huaijin and left him to handle the aftermath.
• Baiyue urged Ye Li to return to the Capital with her and consult Third Imperial Princess Li Yingluo, but Ye Li refused and declared that he would eradicate the Xuanming Sword Sect.

The Eldest Princess received an urgent report that Ye Li, a nineteen-year-old deputy general under Princess Ling'an, had demonstrated astonishing strength at Jade Mountain and the Sword Master Ceremony. Realizing Ling'an might have gained the support of a peerless talent, the Eldest Princess feared the threat he could pose to her regency.

• The Eldest Princess reviewed an urgent report from the governor of Xianjing Continent after setting aside his earlier requests concerning the renegade Vajra Buddhist Disciple.
• The governor reported that Ye Li had won first place at Jade Mountain, absorbed its refinement energy, and defeated eight deputy generals despite having only nineteen Life Patterns.
• The governor also reported that Ye Li had defeated Zhou Qingyan, the newly appointed Sword Master of the Xuanming Sword Sect, and possessed combat strength comparable to a peak Dao Evolution Realm Domain Lord.
• The Eldest Princess was shocked by Ye Li's reported age and strength and recognized him as an extraordinary talent.
• The Eldest Princess recalled that Princess Ling'an had recently promoted local officials and talents, and feared Ye Li could become a powerful source of support for her sister.

After learning that Ye Li was a nineteen-year-old peak Domain Lord and a follower of Ling'an, the Eldest Princess decided to secure him for herself. She ordered a secret search, prepared extraordinary rewards to recruit him, and set out for Xianjing Longtan to approach him personally.

• The Eldest Princess realized Ye Li's talent could threaten the balance between her and Ling'an, and ordered the Nine Luminaries Division to locate him and keep all intelligence about him top secret.
• She decided that Ling'an was unworthy of Ye Li and resolved to prevent her younger sister from strengthening her connection with him.
• The Eldest Princess drafted an edict promoting Ye Li to Deputy Commander of the Imperial Dragon Guard and offering him a residence, access to the Great Sheng Heavenly Pavilion, and generous cultivation resources.
• A report arrived that Ye Li was active in Longtan Grand Commandery, handling Demonic Calamities.
• The Eldest Princess decided to travel personally to Xianjing Longtan to recruit Ye Li.

Zhou Qingyan remained haunted by her defeat and asked to enter Xuanming Sword Sect’s forbidden grounds so she could subdue Primordial Abyss and become strong enough to kill Ye Li herself. Before the Old Ancestor could respond, Ye Li’s overwhelming martial pressure swept over the sect, leaving him shocked by Ye Li’s sudden arrival.

• Zhou Qingyan told the Sword Sect Old Ancestor that she still needed time to recover from the Sword Master Ceremony and admitted she would feel little if Ye Li died, but wanted to kill him herself.
• The Sword Sect Old Ancestor considered whether the Vajra Buddhist Disciple could help avenge the sect and restore Zhou Qingyan’s Dao heart by bringing Ye Li back for her to kill.
• Zhou Qingyan asked for the highest level of access to the forbidden grounds so she could subdue Primordial Abyss and gain the strength to defeat Ye Li.
• Ye Li’s martial pressure blasted apart the Sea of Clouds and engulfed Xuanming Sword Sect, and the Sword Sect Old Ancestor exclaimed in shock at his arrival.

Ye Li returned to the Xuanming Sword Sect aboard a Nine Luminaries Division star vessel and confronted its Old Ancestor, Zhou Tai. He shattered the sect’s protection array with one attack, leaving the main peak in ruins as the sect reeled from his assault.

• Ye Li arrived above the Xuanming Sword Sect and suppressed its disciples and elders with his Martial Dao pressure.
• Zhou Tai and Zhou Qingyan recognized Ye Li, and Zhou Qingyan panicked as memories of her defeat returned.
• Zhou Tai challenged Ye Li and accused him of trespassing, while trying to gauge what had brought him back.
• Ye Li declared that they could reason after surviving and struck the Sect Protection Array with Myriad Calamity Annihilation Finger.
• The array shattered, several surrounding peaks and the main peak trembled and collapsed, and Sword Sect disciples and elders were injured by the impact.

Ye Li confronted the Xuanming Sword Sect alone and defeated its Old Ancestor with overwhelming force. As the sect’s main peak collapsed, Zhou Qingyan stared in shock at how far Ye Li had surpassed her.

• Ye Li dismissed his companions and went alone to attack the Xuanming Sword Sect, while sending the Third Princess's maid to deliver a message to the Nine Luminaries Division.
• The Sword Sect Old Ancestor attacked Ye Li, but the Pure Glazed Lotus Platform blocked his sword strike and revealed that Ye Li carried a Venerable Buddhist treasure.
• Ye Li charged the Old Ancestor and shattered his sword auras with a Wu Guang fist, while his defenses withstood the Old Ancestor's protective Sword Qi.
• Ye Li broke the Old Ancestor's arms and smashed him into the main hall, causing the Xuanming Sword Sect's main peak to collapse.
• Ye Li received Malice Points for publicly severely injuring the Old Ancestor, while Zhou Qingyan wondered how enormous the gap between them had become.

Ye Li used the Nirvana Demon Subduing Pestle to unleash a devastating Buddhist lightning strike against the Xuanming Sword Sect after defeating Zhou Tai. Zhou Qingyan discovered that Taiyuan had already acknowledged Ye Li, while the sect’s destruction began beneath the falling lightning.

• Ye Li accused the Xuanming Sword Sect of colluding with an evil monk and planting Demonic Seeds, then declared that he would leave no one alive.
• Zhou Tai demanded evidence, but Ye Li invoked the Nirvana Demon Subduing Pestle and gathered Buddhist power from across the surrounding thousand miles.
• Zhou Qingyan tried to call on the Primordial Abyss Divine Sword, then realized Ye Li already possessed Taiyuan and that it had acknowledged him as its master.
• Ye Li’s golden lightning struck the Xuanming Sword Sect, killing Zhou Tai and tearing apart the main peak and its palaces.

Ye Li destroyed the Xuanming Sword Sect and killed its Old Ancestor after uncovering the sect’s crimes, while Cao Ming rushed to rescue him. The chapter left Cao Ming and the arriving Yushan Yao Xuan Envoys stunned by Ye Li’s survival and overwhelming strength.

• Cao Ming hurried toward the Sword Sect with Baiyue, fearing that Ye Li was in danger.
• A massive blast shook the Sword Sect, and Cao Ming saw its main peak reduced to a black abyss and its grounds devastated.
• Ye Li stood unharmed among the ruins as Malice Points notifications reported the deaths of the Sword Sect’s Old Ancestor, Sword Master, and others.
• Baiyue asked whether Ye Li was injured, and he told her he was fine and said the Sword Sect had colluded with an evil monk and raised Demonic Seeds.
• Cao Ming sensed the dead aura of a Venerable in the abyss and struggled to accept that Ye Li had killed the Old Ancestor.
• Ye Li turned to the dumbstruck Yushan Yao Xuan Envoys and said, “Qingshan.”

Ye Li accepted an imperial edict from Eldest Princess Zhaoyang promoting him to Deputy Commander of the Imperial Dragon Guard and summoning him to the Capital City. As his new appointment alarmed Baiyue, he departed aboard the Gilded Star Raft, leaving the Sword Sect investigation in Cao Ming’s hands.

• Ye Li ordered Cao Ming to collect evidence of Demonic Seeds from the Sword Sect’s forbidden grounds, while Cao Ming privately planned to ensure the evidence would incriminate the sect.
• Cao Ming advised Ye Li to avoid using the Buddhist Treasures and said he would obscure the circumstances surrounding the Sword Sect’s Old Ancestor and the events in Luoxia City.
• Baiyue proposed that Ye Li travel to the Capital City, and he agreed before boarding the Gilded Star Raft.
• Cao Ming returned with an edict from Eldest Princess Zhaoyang promoting Ye Li, granting him access to the Great Sheng Heavenly Pavilion, and promising triple-standard cultivation resources.
• Ye Li accepted the edict, alarming Baiyue, and the Gilded Star Raft departed for Great Sheng’s Capital City.

Baiyue secretly reported Ye Li’s accomplishments and the Eldest Princess Zhaoyang’s decree to Third Princess Li Yingluo. Li Yingluo’s excitement at Ye Li’s victories turned to shock and anger as Baiyue revealed the decree.

• Baiyue left Ye Li and used a communication jade talisman to contact Li Yingluo.
• Baiyue told Li Yingluo that Ye Li had killed the Vajra Buddhist Disciple and the Xuanming Sword Sect’s Cosmic Birth Realm Old Ancestor, while exposing the sect’s collusion with evil monks and demon raising.
• Li Yingluo was thrilled by Ye Li’s accomplishments and imagined earning recognition from the Emperor and the court.
• Baiyue revealed that Cao Ming had brought a decree personally issued by Eldest Princess Zhaoyang just as the star raft was departing.
• Baiyue began recounting the decree, and Li Yingluo’s face turned pale with shock and fury.

Princess Ling'an confronted Eldest Princess Zhaoyang Li Huaian in Wude Hall over Ye Li’s promotion to Deputy Commander of the Imperial Dragon Guard. Ling'an left determined to keep Ye Li close, while Li Huaian regarded the promotion as a first step toward drawing him into her circle.

• After Baiyue reported that Li Huaian had promoted Ye Li, Princess Ling'an flew into a rage and decided to confront her elder sister.
• Princess Ling'an stormed into Wude Hall at night and accused Li Huaian of using the promotion to undermine her and claim Ye Li for herself.
• Li Huaian defended the promotion as a proper reward for Ye Li’s merits and a matter of state, not personal rivalry.
• Princess Ling'an vowed to match or exceed Li Huaian’s offers and said she would not let Ye Li join her sister’s camp, then left Wude Hall.
• Li Huaian reflected that Ling'an did not know Ye Li’s true aptitude and viewed the promotion as an opportunity to make contact with him.

Ye Li used his unprecedented haul of Malice Points to master the Saint-Grade Circulation Method Ancestral Dragon Shakes Heaven and Earth and break through from the Dao Evolution Realm to the Cosmic Birth Realm. He ended the chapter having reached the Sixteenth Realm Cosmic Birth.

• After Baiyue withdrew, Ye Li returned to his room and checked his balance of more than ten million Malice Points.
• Ye Li used Malice Points to master Ancestral Dragon Shakes Heaven and Earth, understanding the Cosmic Birth Realm and reaching the late eighth level of the Dao Evolution Realm.
• Ye Li consumed numerous Dao Evolution Realm and Cosmic Birth Realm treasure pills, drawing on their power and the energy he had absorbed at Jade Mountain.
• Ye Li spent more Malice Points to advance to the Half-Step Cosmic Birth Realm as the Ancestral Dragon phantom set the stars in his Brow-Center Universe in motion.
• Ye Li generated Venerable Power and broke through to the Sixteenth Realm Cosmic Birth.

Ye Li broke through to the early stage of Cosmic Birth Realm Fifth Level aboard the royal star vessel, leaving Baiyue shocked by his Venerable aura. After discovering Vajra Buddhist Disciple's memories had been altered, Ye Li decided to investigate the Great Brahma Palace unless it launched a significant counterattack.

• Ye Li consumed Malice Points and advanced through several stages, reaching the early stage of Cosmic Birth Realm Fifth Level.
• Ye Li released a powerful Venerable aura that shook the royal star vessel and astonished Baiyue.
• Baiyue recognized Ye Li's strength and expected Princess Ling'an to respond to his value when they returned to Qingxin Hall.
• Ye Li found that Vajra Buddhist Disciple's soul memories had been altered, with crucial portions missing.
• Ye Li resolved to investigate the Great Brahma Palace if it failed to mount a substantial counterattack.

The Eldest Princess denied that the Nine Luminaries Division had killed the Vajra Buddhist Disciple, while Li Xuanyu probed her for information and planned to test Ye Li when he reached the Capital City. Believing Ye Li faced danger, Li Huaian set aside her own plans to welcome him at the harbor.

• Li Xuanyu visited the Eldest Princess and asked whether the Nine Luminaries Division had taken the Buddhist Disciple's treasures, but she denied that the division had acted.
• Li Xuanyu asked about the Dragon Pool general who had overwhelmed the Xuanming Sword Sect's new Sword Master, then left Wude Hall without learning the truth.
• After leaving the palace, Li Xuanyu told Old Mo that he planned to test Ye Li and judge whether he had killed the Vajra Buddhist Disciple.
• Li Huaian concluded that Li Xuanyu might target Ye Li and ordered an aide to accompany her to the harbor to receive him, postponing her trip to the Divine Mountain.

Ye Li arrived at the Great Sheng capital, where the Eldest Princess Zhaoyang Li Huaian and Princess Ling'an, Li Yingluo, waited with rival welcoming parties. He ignored Zhaoyang’s grand display and walked directly to Li Yingluo, leaving her overjoyed and her imperial sister stunned.

• Ye Li reached the imperial capital aboard the Gilded Star Skiff and saw the immense Imperial Dragon Qi surrounding the city.
• Baiyue told Ye Li she needed to report his arrival to her mistress, but Ye Li asked which side his mistress was on.
• Ye Li saw Zhaoyang Li Huaian waiting with elite guards and an imposing royal carriage, while Li Yingluo stood with a modest group of advisers.
• Ye Li judged Zhaoyang’s conspicuous welcome unhelpful to his plans and chose to ignore her.
• Ye Li stepped off the skiff and walked straight to Li Yingluo, stunning Zhaoyang and filling Li Yingluo with relief and joy.

Ye Li chose to accompany Princess Ling'an into the Imperial City, ignoring the Eldest Princess Li Huaian's attempt to recruit him. Li Huaian accepted the setback, ordered her aides not to harm Ye Li, and resolved that she would not give up on winning him over.

• Ye Li decided to give Princess Ling'an a chance to cooperate in return for Lin Huaijin's past help.
• Princess Ling'an nervously welcomed Ye Li and invited him to a banquet at Qingxin Hall, and he agreed to go with her.
• Li Huaian watched Ye Li leave with Princess Ling'an and stopped an aide from insulting him.
• Li Huaian ordered her aides to return to the palace and forbade them from making trouble for Ye Li.
• Li Huaian resolved to keep pursuing the nineteen-year-old peak Domain Lord despite losing the chance to recruit him first.

At the Qingxin Hall banquet, Li Yingluo tried to recruit Ye Li and arranged for him to stay near Shiguang Academy before they departed the next morning. After he left, her advisers reassured her that her hospitality had impressed him, and she eagerly resolved to help him pursue his plans.

• Li Yingluo hosted Ye Li at a banquet and privately resolved to keep him by her side after seeing how eagerly Huai'an had tried to recruit him.
• Ye Li asked when they would leave for Shiguang Academy and where he would stay, and Li Yingluo said they would depart early the next morning.
• Li Yingluo ordered Baiyue to escort Ye Li to a prepared estate near the academy, and Ye Li left without showing much reaction to her hospitality.
• After Ye Li departed, Li Yingluo worried that she had been too attentive and might have lost the dignity of an imperial princess.
• Li Yingluo's advisers praised her sincerity and argued that Ye Li had chosen her despite the Eldest Princess's efforts.
• Reassured, Li Yingluo dismissed the advisers and resolved to visit Ye Li's estate and arrange whatever opportunities he wanted.

After Ye Li ignored the Eldest Princess’s welcoming procession, her furious attendants discussed how to answer the insult, and Gu Baihong resolved to challenge him at Shiguang Academy. Ye Li reached Zhenyuan Mansion with Baiyue and sensed someone hiding inside, then went to confront them.

• Li Huaian returned to Wude Hall after failing to meet Ye Li, and her attendants left with anger and humiliation suppressed.
• Lei Zhen and Ying Xiao urged Shen Wenqing and the others to retaliate against Ye Li, but Shen reminded them that Li Huaian had forbidden anyone from making trouble for him.
• Gu Baihong proposed challenging Ye Li at Shiguang Academy under the pretext of giving a new junior brother guidance, and declared complete confidence in winning.
• Baiyue escorted Ye Li to Zhenyuan Mansion and explained that its servants, supplies, and arrangements for his visit to Shiguang Academy were ready.
• Ye Li sensed someone inside the supposedly sealed residence, told Baiyue to wait, and stepped forward to confront the intruder.

Ye Li confronted an intruder hiding in Princess Ling'an’s residence and attacked Old Mo after recognizing his hostile intent. Li Yingluo arrived just as Ye Li blasted Old Mo through the gates, leaving the princess stunned by the sudden fight.

• Baiyue sensed danger in the residence and retreated while Ye Li approached the hidden intruder.
• Old Mo grew angry at Ye Li’s confidence, then reconsidered his plan when Ye Li entered and appeared formidable.
• Ye Li sensed Old Mo’s surging Magic Power and decided the intruder had come looking for death.
• Li Yingluo arrived at the residence, and Baiyue warned her that a suspected assassin was inside.
• Ye Li blasted Old Mo through the gates, leaving him gravely injured as Li Yingluo watched in shock.

Ye Li defeated and killed Mo Qian, a Venerable sent by the Second Prince to test whether Ye Li had killed the Vajra Buddhist Disciple. The chapter ended with Ye Li ordering Li Yingluo to clean up the courtyard before joining him inside.

• Mo Qian tried to flee Zhenyuan Mansion but found Ye Li had sealed the area, then summoned a bone dragon and attacked.
• Ye Li destroyed the bone dragon with Myriad Calamity Annihilation Finger and left Mo Qian gravely wounded.
• Ye Li asked Li Yingluo to identify the attacker, and she recognized Mo Qian as a Venerable maintained by her Second Brother's residence.
• Mo Qian claimed he had only been ordered to test Ye Li and begged for mercy, but Ye Li called him a liar and killed him with his sword.
• Ye Li told Li Yingluo to clean up the courtyard and come inside.

After Ye Li killed Mo Qian, Li Yingluo worried about the political fallout, but Ye Li showed her how Mo Qian’s attempted assassination could be treated as a crime under Great Sheng law. Li Yingluo told him about the Shangqing Martial Arts Tournament and its mountain-challenge procedure, and Ye Li decided to fight his way up the next day.

• Li Yingluo and Baiyue recoiled from the aftermath of Ye Li’s effortless victory over Mo Qian and wondered how much his strength had grown.
• Li Yingluo asked Ye Li how to handle Mo Qian’s death, and he pointed out that Mo Qian had entered her imperial mansion to assassinate her and could be punished under Great Sheng law.
• Li Yingluo explained that the Shangqing Martial Arts Tournament offered its champion guidance from the Imperial Preceptor and that challengers could replace the academy’s top three through a mountain challenge.
• Ye Li rejected Li Yingluo’s suggestion that he study the top contenders’ techniques at Wenhazhai and declared that he would fight his way up the mountain the next day.

Li Yingluo agreed to support Ye Li’s plan to challenge Shiguang Academy and seize a place in the Shangqing Martial Arts Tournament, believing his victory would strengthen her position in the Capital City. After Ye Li requested access to files on Venerable-backed powers, Li Yingluo arranged to bring the Eldest Princess to witness his actions the next day.

• Li Yingluo decided to back Ye Li’s plan to fight through Shiguang Academy and claim a tournament spot.
• Ye Li asked Li Yingluo for access to files on sects, mountain powers, and great aristocratic clans with Venerables stationed there.
• Ye Li ended the meeting and prepared to leave, saying they would depart at dawn the next day.
• Li Yingluo returned to Qingxin Hall with Baiyue and praised Ye Li as a great talent.
• Li Yingluo told Baiyue to invite the Eldest Princess to witness Ye Li’s challenge and ensure no one interfered with him.

Ye Li spent Malice Points to upgrade Golden Firmament Rainbow Transformation, gaining much greater speed and the Stellar Resonance spatial movement ability. He left the upgrade ready to use as a powerful tool for his travels through Great Sheng.

• Ye Li returned to the meditation chamber and considered which divine ability to improve while saving points for emergencies.
• Ye Li chose to upgrade his LV1 Golden Firmament Rainbow Transformation and poured Malice Points into it.
• The upgrade stirred stars across the universe as heat and force surged through Ye Li and Zhenyuan Mansion.
• Ye Li advanced Golden Firmament Rainbow Transformation to LV2, improving its speed and efficiency and unlocking Stellar Resonance.
• Ye Li recognized Stellar Resonance as a potential way to travel between stars and resolved to use his newfound speed on his journey through Great Sheng.