Chapter Summaries

Ye Xuan savagely beat the First Ancestor of the Carefree Holy Land, but discovered that his unweakened body could withstand the attacks. After Han Bingning suggested using his True Solar Fire and Black-Yellow Qi, Ye Xuan engulfed the First Ancestor in flames.

• Ye Xuan pummeled the First Ancestor in retaliation for threatening Han Bingning and plotting to drink Ye Xuan's blood and dig out his bones.
• The First Ancestor, badly injured but with his bones intact, warned Ye Xuan that he could not be killed and vowed to take revenge after they left the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm.
• Yin Tianjiao confirmed that their strength alone would not be enough to kill the First Ancestor.
• Han Bingning advised Ye Xuan to use his True Solar Fire and Black-Yellow Qi against him.
• Ye Xuan announced that he would cremate the First Ancestor and covered him in True Solar Fire, making him scream in agony.

Ye Xuan killed the Carefree Holy Land’s First Ancestor with True Solar Fire and the Yaoguang Sword in the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm. The First Ancestor’s followers feared they would not survive, and the Eastern Wasteland’s balance of power appeared poised to change.

• True Solar Fire burned the First Ancestor as he struggled and begged Ye Xuan to release him.
• Ye Xuan rejected the First Ancestor’s pleas, severed his arm with Yaoguang, and refused his offer to make the Carefree Holy Land serve the Ancient Desolate Holy Land.
• Ye Xuan used Primordial First Form to strike the First Ancestor with a black-and-yellow sword light, killing him as the flames reduced his body to ashes.
• The cultivators present trembled at the First Ancestor’s death and believed the Carefree Holy Land would soon fall.
• Cai Feng and the other Carefree Holy Land cultivators collapsed in despair, fearing Ye Xuan would not let them leave the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm alive.

After Ye Xuan defeated the First Ancestor, he assigned the portals to Yin Tianjiao and Han Bingning while his master and disciple both tried to yield the best opportunity to the other. Han Bingning entered the second portal, leaving Ye Xuan with three portals as he headed toward the first.

• After killing the First Ancestor, Ye Xuan’s cultivation fell from the peak seventh level of the Heavenly Position Realm to the fifth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, and Han Bingning helped steady him.
• Ye Xuan gave the third portal to Yin Tianjiao in recognition of her help, and she entered it.
• Ye Xuan urged Han Bingning to take the first portal, but she insisted it belonged to him.
• Han Bingning entered the second portal before Ye Xuan could stop her.
• With Yin Tianjiao and Han Bingning gone, Ye Xuan was left with three portals and walked toward the first.

Ye Xuan was drawn into the Xuanyuan Sacred Tower after the first, fourth, and fifth gateways merged into the divine stele. Sage Xuanyuan announced that Ye Xuan must pass a deadly trial to receive his inheritance, and the chapter ended as death warriors charged at him on a golden avenue.

• As Ye Xuan reached for the first gateway, the divine stele erased its rankings, displayed only his name, and absorbed three gateways before pulling him inside.
• Ye Xuan found himself in a featureless gray world and complained that it held no apparent opportunity or treasure.
• A towering figure identified himself as Sage Xuanyuan, explained that the world was formed from his Dao resonance, and warned that failure would destroy Ye Xuan's life and Dao.
• After Sage Xuanyuan vanished into divine light, a golden avenue appeared over an abyss, and Ye Xuan began advancing while cultivating with the Supreme Profound Scripture.
• More than a dozen armed, lifeless death warriors charged out of the gray regions toward Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan fought a group of death warriors without being able to use the Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Art, and he discovered that destroying their heads was the only way to kill them. After defeating them at great cost, he collapsed as a jade-colored pool filled with red liquid appeared.

• A dozen death warriors charged Ye Xuan, and he found that he could not use the Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Art in the strange place.
• Ye Xuan attacked the warriors with the Emperor Formula and Wandering Dragon Steps, but they surrounded him and wounded him with their strikes.
• Three warriors he had knocked down rose again, and Ye Xuan realized that only destroying their heads killed them permanently.
• Ye Xuan fought for about a quarter of an hour and smashed the heads of the remaining eight death warriors, then collapsed from his wounds and exhaustion.
• A jade-colored pool filled with blood-red liquid appeared before Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan endured a blood-pool trial that healed and strengthened him, then continued along the golden avenue and entered the Sword Path. His name appeared at No. 999 on the Human Ranking, stirring an uproar across the myriad worlds.

• Ye Xuan jumped into the strange blood pool and endured its searing pain while cultivating with the Supreme Profound Scripture and Wilds Body Refining Technique.
• Ye Xuan emerged with his cultivation raised to the Nascent Soul Realm sixth level late stage and his Wilds Body Refining Technique advanced to the twelfth level, then resumed fighting along the golden avenue.
• Ye Xuan slaughtered his enemies through another trial, reaching the Nascent Soul Realm eighth level and advancing his Wilds Body Refining Technique to the fifteenth level.
• Ye Xuan found a gate marked Sword Path, took out the Yaoguang Sword, and walked through it.
• The divine stele displayed Ye Xuan as No. 999 on the Human Ranking, and his name caused a sensation across the myriad worlds.

Ye Xuan fought increasingly numerous sword cultivators on the Sword Path, using the battles to temper his swordsmanship. He eventually relied only on his own speed, instincts, and ordinary sword moves, becoming far more precise and deadly.

• Ye Xuan killed two Seventh Level Heavenly Position Realm sword cultivators and realized their speed and Sword Force made the Sword Path dangerous.
• Four sword cultivators attacked from the ground and air, and Ye Xuan killed them after one wounded his left calf.
• Ye Xuan noticed his Sword Force and understanding of the sword improve after the battles.
• Eight sword cultivators appeared, and Ye Xuan charged them without retreating.
• Ye Xuan continued fighting until he abandoned his supporting techniques and mastered swift, precise sword strikes that wasted no strength.

Ye Xuan fought through an overwhelming horde and rose to nine hundredth place on the Human Ranking, drawing the attention of powerful talents and alarming Han Bingning. After reaching an ancient hall, he found a phantom and three beams of light, where Sage Xuanyuan greeted him.

• Ye Xuan fought through multiplying opponents, grew stronger through the battles, and reached the ancient hall covered in wounds.
• Ye Xuan's Human Ranking placement rose from nine hundred and ninety-ninth to nine hundredth, prompting monstrous talents from across the myriad worlds to head for the Eastern Wasteland.
• Han Bingning explained the Human Ranking to Qiu Yue and the others, then warned them to keep Ye Xuan's placement secret.
• Ye Xuan entered the ancient hall and found a phantom and three beams of light instead of an obvious opportunity.
• Sage Xuanyuan turned to Ye Xuan and said, "Child, you've finally come."

Sage Xuanyuan revealed that the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm had existed for ten thousand years to await Ye Xuan, gave him the Xuanyuan Sacred Token, and bestowed three lights before the realm collapsed. Ye Xuan escaped with Han Bingning and the others, who suspected he caused the destruction, while he denied responsibility.

• Sage Xuanyuan called Ye Xuan his child, explained that the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm had been built for him, and gave him the Xuanyuan Sacred Token.
• Sage Xuanyuan vanished after warning Ye Xuan to be careful in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, and the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm began collapsing.
• The three Xuanyuan Sacred Lights entered Ye Xuan, healing and reshaping his body, deepening his sword insight, and granting him the Imprison God divine ability.
• Ye Xuan reappeared beneath the divine palace, saw his name ranked 666 on the Human Ranking, and was whisked away by Han Bingning as the realm collapsed.
• The Xuanyuan Mystic Realm was destroyed and its laws dissipated, while Han Bingning, Qiu Yue, and the others suspected Ye Xuan was responsible and he denied it.

After the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm collapsed, Ye Xuan decided to take revenge on the Lin Clan and help the Ancient Desolate Holy Land strike the Carefree Holy Land while it was vulnerable. He began searching the fleeing cultivators for Cai Feng, who had disguised herself to escape, but had not found her yet.

• Ye Xuan told Han Bingning to escort Qiu Yue and the others back and notify the ancestors to attack the Carefree Holy Land.
• Qiu Yue warned that Cai Feng and the others knew He Wudi was dead, but Ye Xuan said they would not get the chance to report it.
• Han Bingning left with Qiu Yue and the others while Ye Xuan descended to hunt Cai Feng and then planned to destroy the Lin Clan.
• Cai Feng fled among the crowd in ordinary clothes, hiding her face and inwardly vowing revenge on Ye Xuan.
• Ye Xuan searched the chaotic crowds with his expanded Absolute Domain but still failed to find Cai Feng.

Ye Xuan hunted down Cai Feng and other Carefree Holy Land cultivators to keep them from reporting the First Ancestor’s death. After killing several of them, he pursued three more witnesses, intent on eliminating them before the Carefree Holy Land’s ancestors could prepare.

• Ye Xuan found Cai Feng in the fleeing crowd and killed her with the Yaoguang Sword.
• Two Carefree Holy Land elders fled after seeing Cai Feng die, but Ye Xuan caught and killed them.
• Ye Xuan spotted three more Carefree Holy Land cultivators who had witnessed him kill the First Ancestor and charged after them.
• The three Peak Heavenly Position Realm cultivators threatened to fight Ye Xuan to the death, while he held back from using the Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Art in front of witnesses.

Ye Xuan killed three peak Heavenly Position realm cultivators from the Carefree Holy Land and prepared to head for the Lin Clan. Before he could leave, an enormous fist imprint descended from the sky, putting him and the surrounding cultivators in grave danger.

• Ye Xuan dodged the three cultivators’ attacks and killed the peak Heavenly Position realm cultivator on the right with Deadly Sword Strike.
• Ye Xuan disrupted the middle cultivator with Azure Dragon Roar and sliced off half his head with a sword slash.
• Ye Xuan deflected the last cultivator’s great seal, imprisoned him briefly, and beheaded him before leaving for the Lin Clan.
• An angry voice accused Ye Xuan of killing Carefree Holy Land disciples, and an enormous fist imprint descended from the sky, sending shock waves through the surrounding cultivators.
• Ye Xuan looked up at the fist imprint and felt terror as it bore down on him.

Ye Xuan faced a deadly attack from Zhao Xiao'er outside the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm, but the Ancient Desolate Holy Land's four ancestors appeared and surrounded Zhao. The chapter left Zhao gravely wounded and calling desperately for help from the Carefree Holy Land's First and Third Ancestors.

• Ye Xuan donned the Sacred Armor and charged toward the fist imprint Zhao Xiao'er sent to kill him.
• Zhan Wuji, Liao Sandao, Zhang Hengtian, and Xing Zongxuan appeared and intercepted Zhao Xiao'er, drawing the surrounding cultivators into a panicked retreat.
• Ye Xuan recognized Zhao Xiao'er as the Carefree Holy Land's Fourth Ancestor, who had previously led the attack on Chuzhou City.
• The four Ancient Desolate Holy Land ancestors mocked Zhao Xiao'er and relentlessly attacked him despite his threats of all-out war.
• Zhan Wuji blasted half of Zhao Xiao'er's body apart, and Liao Sandao launched a huge saber strike as Zhao called for the Carefree Holy Land's First and Third Ancestors to save him.

Zhao Xiao'er was killed by the Ancient Desolate Holy Land's ancestors, who then moved to attack Zhou Changsheng while Ye Xuan was taken to the Lin Clan. At the Lin Clan, Nie Cangtian and Lin Chengtian prepared to kill Ye Xuan despite uncertainty about the Ancient Desolate Holy Land's protection.

• Zhang Hengtian and Xing Zongxuan struck Zhao Xiao'er down, killing the Carefree Holy Land's Fourth Ancestor.
• The Ancient Desolate Holy Land's four ancestors rushed to help Han Bingning kill Zhou Changsheng.
• Ye Xuan reflected on his weakness, then was taken outside Xuanyuan City and headed for the Lin Clan.
• Nie Cangtian and Lin Chengtian gathered their experts in the Lin Clan hall to plan Ye Xuan's death.
• Lin Chengtian questioned whether they could kill Ye Xuan while Han Bingning protected him and the number of opposing ancestors remained unknown.

Lin Chengtian and Nie Cangtian prepared to kill Ye Xuan, believing the Carefree Holy Land’s forces could occupy his protectors. They learned that Ye Xuan had entered Xuanyuan City alone and went to investigate.

• Lin Chengtian worried that killing Ye Xuan would risk the Lin Clan, but Nie Cangtian said two Carefree Holy Land ancestors, Gu Ran, and He Wudi could keep Ye Xuan’s protectors occupied.
• A Lin Clan expert reported that fighting had begun in the Mystic Origin Mountain Range, and Nie Cangtian ordered everyone to move out.
• Another Lin Clan cultivator reported that Ye Xuan had fought his way into Xuanyuan City alone.
• Nie Cangtian wondered whether Ye Xuan had no ancestor-level protectors left and led Lin Chengtian and the others to investigate.

Ye Xuan stormed into the Lin estate alone to take revenge, offering the Lin Clan’s servants a chance to leave while challenging its direct-line members. After he killed a Nascent Soul Realm Peak Stage clansman, several guards fled, and a Peak Heavenly Position Realm expert attacked them.

• Nie Cangtian and Lin Chengtian decided to attack Ye Xuan with their gathered experts, ordering them to kill him at any cost.
• Ye Xuan entered the Lin estate alone, killed five Lin Clan members who tried to stop him, and offered non-clansmen a chance to defect and escape.
• A Nascent Soul Realm Peak Stage member of the Lin Clan’s direct line confronted Ye Xuan, who killed him with a single sword strike.
• Ye Xuan gave the guards one last chance to leave, and seven or eight of them discarded their badges and fled.
• A Peak Heavenly Position Realm member of the Lin Clan’s direct line flew after the fleeing guards and struck at them with his palm.

Ye Xuan attacked the Lin estate and slaughtered Lin Clan cultivators, killing experts up through the Origin Mansion realm. He faced a gathering force of Lin Clan fighters, including more than twenty Divine King and Divine Emperor realm experts.

• Lin Yuan tried to kill the guards, but Ye Xuan destroyed his attack and killed him with the Yaoguang Sword.
• Ye Xuan killed three Heavenly Position realm Lin Clan descendants, then swept through the estate, killing dozens while guards and servants fled.
• A Lin Clan expert at the third level of the Origin Mansion realm attacked Ye Xuan, who killed him with the Primordial First Form.
• More Lin Clan cultivators appeared, including over twenty Divine King and Divine Emperor realm experts, and surrounded Ye Xuan with their killing intent.

Han Bingning arrived at the Lin residence and killed the cultivators who charged Ye Xuan, terrifying Nie Cangtian and Lin Chengtian into submission. She then restricted the others’ cultivation and gave Ye Xuan the chance to take revenge himself, leaving him daunted by the hundreds of opponents.

• Ye Xuan challenged the Lin Clan to attack him, and Nie Cangtian ordered dozens of cultivators to charge.
• Han Bingning froze the space and slaughtered the attackers with a storm of ice swords.
• Nie Cangtian accused Han Bingning of using her power to bully her juniors, and she openly affirmed it while daring him to fight.
• Han Bingning allowed cultivators at the Origin Mansion Realm Middle Stage or below to fight at full strength and ordered everyone else to suppress their cultivation to the peak Heavenly Position realm.
• Han Bingning told Ye Xuan he could take revenge on the Lin Clan himself, and he worried about facing several hundred cultivators while at the Nascent Soul Realm Eighth Level.

Ye Xuan launched himself at the assembled cultivators before they could finish suppressing their cultivation, while Han Bingning prevented the strongest from using their full power. He slaughtered his way through the weaker fighters, but remained wounded and surrounded as the battle continued.

• Nie Cangtian ordered the cultivators to suppress their cultivation after Han Bingning insisted they fight under her terms.
• Ye Xuan attacked before they were ready, but Nie Cangtian used another cultivator as a shield and retreated to the back of the crowd.
• Han Bingning killed several experts who tried to strike Ye Xuan, frightening the others into scattering.
• Ye Xuan fought through the weaker cultivators with brutal, instinctive swordsmanship, drawing on his trial in the Xuanyuan Sacred Tower.
• Ye Xuan killed many opponents, but suffered numerous wounds and had his white robes soaked red while most of the cultivators were still holding back.

Ye Xuan’s mysterious powers awakened during his battle with the Lin Clan, restoring his body and deepening his Sword Dao until the terrified survivors fled. As Nie Cangtian led his experts against him, Chu Rufeng and hundreds of cultivators burst into the Lin estate and attacked the fleeing Lin Clan forces.

• Han Bingning sensed Ye Xuan’s body recovering and a powerful Sword Dao resonance flowing through him.
• Ye Xuan’s wounds healed as he gained strength, clarified his Sword Heart, and slaughtered the Lin Clan cultivators.
• The Lin Clan fighters panicked at Ye Xuan’s growing power and fled the estate.
• Nie Cangtian recognized Ye Xuan’s Sword Intent and led nearly a hundred experts to attack him.
• Chu Rufeng arrived with hundreds of cultivators, ordered them to kill the Lin Clan remnants, and charged ahead.