Chapter Summaries

While Chu Rufeng led his forces into battle against the Lin Clan, Ye Xuan faced nearly a hundred suppressed experts in the Lin residence and deepened his sword comprehension. He awakened a formidable sword force, took control of the swords around him, and charged at Nie Cangtian and his group.

• Chu Rufeng charged into the Lin Clan cultivators in the outer courtyard, starting a chaotic battle between the two sides.
• Nie Cangtian sent nearly a hundred powerful cultivators against Ye Xuan while Ye Xuan remained absorbed in his sword comprehension.
• Ye Xuan’s sword-light attacks injured Nie Cangtian and Lin Chengtian and killed or gravely wounded several weaker cultivators.
• Ye Xuan comprehended the sword heart and released an overwhelming sword force that made every sword-wielding cultivator lose control of their weapon.
• Ye Xuan charged at Nie Cangtian as the swords in the air flew toward him and his group, astonishing even Han Bingning.

Ye Xuan killed Nie Cangtian with a single sword strike and began contemplating the Sword Force he had unleashed. As Lin Chengtian led an attack against him, Ye Xuan countered with “Slay an Immortal with One Sword!”

• Ye Xuan pierced Nie Cangtian and beheaded him, while his swords killed dozens of other cultivators.
• Lin Chengtian and the survivors recoiled in fear, and Lin Chengtian panicked at the sight of Nie Cangtian's death.
• Ye Xuan closed his eyes to contemplate his sword strike, and Lin Chengtian ordered the others to attack while secretly arranging for a trusted subordinate to unleash his full cultivation against Ye Xuan.
• Lin Chengtian charged Ye Xuan as Han Bingning watched without intervening.
• Ye Xuan opened his eyes, shouted “Slay an Immortal with One Sword!” and slashed through Lin Chengtian's punch with a powerful sword light.

Ye Xuan killed Lin Chengtian and rejected the Lin Clan’s accusations, insisting they face the consequences of their own violence. As he prepared to kill the remaining direct descendants, an unsealed Origin Mansion Realm peak cultivator suddenly attacked him.

• Ye Xuan’s sword strike cut Lin Chengtian apart, killing the Lin Clan head and breaking the clan’s fighting spirit.
• Lin Clan members accused Ye Xuan and the Ancient Desolate Holy Land of cruelty for exterminating their Lineage.
• Ye Xuan reminded them that the Lin Clan had slaughtered other Lineages, including the Nangong Lineage, and challenged them to claim they had never killed innocents.
• When no one answered, Ye Xuan said the direct descendants had to die and raised his sword to continue the slaughter.
• An unsealed Origin Mansion Realm peak cultivator suddenly charged Ye Xuan and struck at him with his palm.

Ye Xuan survived a sudden assault from an Origin Mansion Realm Peak Stage Lin Clan expert and broke through at the brink of death, then killed him. Chu Rufeng ordered his men to wipe out the remaining Lin Clan members.

• A Lin Clan expert ambushed Ye Xuan, who blocked his first strike but was badly wounded and sent flying.
• The expert attacked again, ignoring Chu Rufeng’s incoming Spirit Transformation Realm fighters, while Ye Xuan charged him with Primordial First Form.
• Ye Xuan’s Wilds Body Refining Technique broke through to the eighteenth level, healing his injuries and giving him the strength to seize the expert’s palm and counterattack.
• Ye Xuan pierced the expert’s dantian with the Yaoguang Sword and beheaded him, while the arriving fighters battered the corpse.
• The Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Art advanced to the fourth level, and Chu Rufeng rushed to check on Ye Xuan before ordering his men to kill every remaining Lin Clan member.

Ye Xuan destroyed the Lin Clan in Xuanyuan City and departed, leaving the Eastern Wasteland on the brink of chaos. At the Carefree Holy Land, the remaining ancestors learned that the Fourth and Fifth Ancestors had fallen, Gu Ran and He Wudi had not appeared, and the Lin Clan had been destroyed.

• Ye Xuan and his allies killed the Lin Clan’s direct bloodline, looted its estate, and razed it to ruins.
• Ye Xuan declared that the Lin Clan would exist no more in the Eastern Wasteland, then left with Chu Rufeng and the others.
• The Carefree Holy Land’s four remaining ancestors discussed their unease over the lack of news from the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm.
• The Second Ancestor received a message talisman reporting that the Fourth and Fifth Ancestors had fallen, Gu Ran and He Wudi had not appeared, and the Lin Clan had been destroyed.
• The Carefree Holy Land’s ancestors and gathered experts reacted with shock to the news.

The Carefree Holy Land's Second Ancestor ordered the sect to prepare for war, unaware that its First Ancestor was dead. Before the sect-protecting formation could fully activate, eight ancestors of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land shattered it and launched an invasion.

• The Second Ancestor ordered the Carefree Holy Land to activate its formation, prepare to fight, and contact hidden agents and subordinate forces to target the Ancient Desolate Holy Land and Ye Xuan.
• The Carefree Holy Land began activating its formation as the Ancient Desolate Holy Land's eight ancestors arrived and attacked it before it could fully unfold.
• Three of the attackers struck the formation with a fist, a palm, and a saber, shattering it.
• The eight ancestors charged into the Carefree Holy Land, terrifying its elders, disciples, and cultivators.
• The Second Ancestor rushed out and was engaged by two Ancient Desolate Holy Land ancestors, while the other three Carefree ancestors were likewise tied down.
• Ancient Desolate Holy Land forces of several cultivation ranks surged in from the outskirts as battles erupted across the sect.

After Ye Xuan destroyed the Lin Clan, its surviving descendants vowed revenge while the Listening to Rain Tower dispatched assassins to kill him. Aboard the ship returning from Xuanyuan City, Ye Xuan divided the Lin Clan’s riches with Chu Rufeng’s group, who then asked whether they should attack the Carefree Holy Land.

• A veiled woman saw the Lin Clan estate in ruins and swore vengeance on Ye Xuan and the Ancient Desolate Holy Land.
• Surviving Lin Clan descendants, including a saber-wielding young man and a man emerging from a swamp, set out to avenge the clan’s destruction.
• A gold-masked Listening to Rain Tower assassin ordered the organization’s silver- and black-masked cultivators to kill Ye Xuan at any cost.
• On the flying ship, Chu Rufeng praised Ye Xuan for their haul from the Lin Clan, and Ye Xuan joked that the riches were payment for his labor.
• Ye Xuan examined the storage ring’s vast wealth, kept half, and gave the rest to Chu Rufeng to distribute among his companions.
• Chu Rufeng asked Ye Xuan whether they should go after the wealthy Carefree Holy Land.

After the battle at the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm, Ye Xuan assessed his cultivation gains aboard the flying ship and then saw the barefoot woman in black again in a vision of golden stairs. The vision left him shaken, and Chu Rufeng warned him that someone appeared to be following them.

• A ragged figure cautiously emerged from the ruined Mystic Origin Mountain Range and quickly disappeared.
• Chu Rufeng celebrated the treasures gained from the Lin Clan while Ye Xuan cultivated aboard the flying ship.
• Ye Xuan reviewed his improved Sacred Body, Wilds Body Refining Technique, swordsmanship, and Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Art.
• Ye Xuan saw the barefoot woman in black on golden stairs and woke in a cold sweat, wondering whether she was connected to his system.
• Chu Rufeng entered Ye Xuan's room and warned him that someone seemed to be following the flying ship.

Ye Xuan hid with Chu Rufeng’s group in Black Soul Forest and spotted a black-masked assassin from the Listening to Rain Tower searching for him. He lured the assassin into attacking, overwhelmed him with his higher cultivation, and captured him before he could use the poison in his mouth.

• Ye Xuan ordered Chu Rufeng and the others to hide in Black Soul Forest while he searched the area with his Absolute Domain.
• Ye Xuan detected a black-masked man from the Listening to Rain Tower and made a noise to draw him out.
• The assassin recognized Ye Xuan and chased him, while Ye Xuan turned to confront and capture him alive.
• The assassin revealed his sleeve blade and raised his cultivation to the first level of the Origin Mansion Realm, but Ye Xuan reached the second level and crushed his wrist.
• Ye Xuan struck the assassin’s mouth to stop him from biting his poison, knocked out his teeth, and stomped him to the ground.

Ye Xuan tortured a captured Listening to Rain Tower Black Mask until he revealed that fifty-eight assassins had been sent after him. Before Ye Xuan could ask more, eight late-stage Origin Mansion Realm Black Masks surrounded him, and he began fighting his way out.

• Ye Xuan exposed his true cultivation by raising his presence to the second level of the Origin Mansion Realm, then subdued a Black Mask and demanded to know how many assassins had come.
• When the Black Mask refused to answer, Ye Xuan broke his spiritual meridians and cut and tapped his ribs until he confessed that the Listening to Rain Tower had sent one Gold Mask, twelve Silver Masks, and forty-five Black Masks.
• Ye Xuan verified the Black Mask was telling the truth, but an arrow struck and killed the prisoner as eight more Black Masks appeared around him.
• Ye Xuan activated the Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Art and used Wandering Dragon Steps to charge toward a southwest opening.
• The Black Masks attacked Ye Xuan with throwing knives and a barrage of hidden weapons as he tried to break through.

Ye Xuan escaped eight black-masked assassins by using his Absolute Domain, Divine Eyes, and Wandering Dragon Steps, then found Chu Rufeng's group surrounded by Listening to Rain Tower assassins. He drew the attackers away from Chu Rufeng's group and fled alone, with the assassins pursuing him.

• Ye Xuan used earth, stone, and fierce winds to deflect the assassins' poisoned concealed weapons, then slipped past the assassin blocking his escape and struck his shoulder.
• Ye Xuan sensed a battle nearby and found two silver-masked assassins and dozens of black-masked assassins attacking Chu Rufeng's group, whose members were wounded and dead.
• Chu Rufeng urged Ye Xuan to flee, but Ye Xuan revealed himself as the Holy Son and ran to draw the Listening to Rain Tower assassins away.
• The assassins abandoned Chu Rufeng's group and pursued Ye Xuan, leaving his companions behind.

Han Bingning stopped the Listening to Rain Tower Master and his masked subordinates from escaping after defeating their assassination attempt. She rejected his offered compensation and demanded twice as much while insisting the others die, leaving the Tower Master furious and asking whether she was joking.

• Han Bingning confronted the Listening to Rain Tower Master, ten silver-masked men, and a gold-masked man, overpowering them and preventing them from moving or fleeing.
• The Listening to Rain Tower Master offered compensation, promised to cancel the mission against Holy Son Ye, and begged Han Bingning to let them leave.
• Han Bingning examined the storage ring he offered and declared the payment insufficient.
• Han Bingning demanded twice the compensation and said the others must die if the Listening to Rain Tower Master wanted to live.
• The Listening to Rain Tower Master grew furious and asked Han Bingning whether she was joking.

Han Bingning forced the Listening to Rain Tower Master to choose between accepting her terms and facing destruction, then killed Gold Face when he tried to flee. Meanwhile, Ye Xuan raced through the Black Soul Forest as assassins pursued him.

• Han Bingning demanded that the Listening to Rain Tower Master pay for the Listening to Rain Tower's attacks and threatened to wipe out the organization if he refused.
• Gold Face urged the Listening to Rain Tower Master to fight back with the Myriad Traces Bewildering Slaughter Formation, but Han Bingning revealed that he belonged to the Lin Clan.
• Han Bingning ordered the Listening to Rain Tower Master to kill Gold Face within three breaths, but he did nothing.
• Gold Face tried to escape, and Han Bingning struck him with an ice-colored palm that reduced him to dust.
• The ten silver-masked assassins fell to their knees in terror as Han Bingning raised her hand toward the Listening to Rain Tower Master.
• Ye Xuan sprinted through the Black Soul Forest while two silver-masked assassins and dozens of black-masked assassins pursued him.

Ye Xuan fled the Listening to Rain Tower assassins while cultivating toward the Nascent Soul Realm Ninth Layer, but the two silver-masked Spirit Transformation experts drew close. Under the pressure, his Wandering Dragon Steps advanced and Absolute Domain gained teleportation; he put on the Sacred Armor and waited for a chance to strike.

• Ye Xuan cultivated as he ran, using Absolute Domain to trigger explosions that slowed the pursuing Listening to Rain Tower assassins.
• Two silver-masked assassins, one at the Spirit Transformation Realm Second Level and the other at the Third Level, closed in while Ye Xuan struggled to break through.
• Han Bingning watched the pursuit from midair as the assassins taunted Ye Xuan and prepared to catch him.
• Ye Xuan realized Wandering Dragon Steps had reached greater mastery and Absolute Domain had expanded to four thousand meters and gained the ability to teleport him within its range.
• Ye Xuan put on the Sacred Armor and kept running while searching for the right moment to counterattack.

Ye Xuan evaded a poisoned needle attack from the Listening to Rain Tower assassins by teleporting, then counterattacked the Spirit Transformation Realm Third Level assassin. After badly wounding him but failing to kill him, Ye Xuan pursued the fleeing assassin while ignoring the uninjured Second Level assassin.

• The Spirit Transformation Realm Third Level silver-masked assassin launched poisoned steel needles at Ye Xuan, but Ye Xuan vanished before they could hit him.
• Ye Xuan reappeared in the assassin’s path and attacked with True Solar Fire and Primordial First Form while the Second Level assassin charged at him.
• Ye Xuan used Wandering Dragon Steps to evade the Second Level assassin’s strike and struck the Third Level assassin, burning off his left arm with True Solar Fire.
• The Third Level assassin cut away part of his body to stop the flames, then survived Ye Xuan’s sword attack and fled.
• Ye Xuan pursued the wounded assassin at flying speed and left the uninjured Second Level assassin alone.

Ye Xuan pursued the injured silver-masked man at the Spirit Transformation Realm Third Level, using taunts to make him stop and fight. Ye Xuan activated Imprison God and teleported through the man’s hidden-weapon attack, leaving the opponent bound as he struck with Slay an Immortal with One Sword.

• Ye Xuan used Wandering Dragon Steps to chase the fleeing silver-masked man while mocking him, despite the Spirit Transformation Realm Second Level man pursuing from behind.
• The injured silver-masked man failed to escape Ye Xuan’s perception and slowed as Ye Xuan’s insults enraged him.
• Ye Xuan’s taunts drove the silver-masked man to stop and unleash a net of hidden weapons, hoping to hold Ye Xuan until his companion arrived.
• Ye Xuan charged into the attack, used Imprison God to bind the silver-masked man, and teleported past the hidden weapons with Absolute Domain.
• Ye Xuan reappeared several dozen meters ahead and slashed at the still-bound silver-masked man with Slay an Immortal with One Sword.

Ye Xuan killed a Spirit Transformation Realm Third Level Silver Mask, then used his speed and Absolute Domain to keep a Second Level Silver Mask close while avoiding a fight. Meanwhile, Han Bingning killed the Listening to Rain Tower Master and sent the remaining Silver Masks back to their mission.

• Ye Xuan killed the Spirit Transformation Realm Third Level Silver Mask and fled as the Second Level Silver Mask approached.
• The Second Level Silver Mask hesitated to pursue Ye Xuan, shaken by his companion’s death and the absence of reinforcements.
• Ye Xuan returned and watched the Second Level Silver Mask from within his Absolute Domain’s range, cultivating while staying out of reach.
• The Silver Mask charged Ye Xuan repeatedly but could not catch him, leaving the assassin frustrated and trapped in a stalemate.
• Han Bingning watched Ye Xuan with approval, then revealed she had killed the Listening to Rain Tower Master and ordered the ten surviving Silver Masks to continue their mission.

While fleeing the Listening to Rain Tower assassins, Ye Xuan broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm Ninth Layer and turned to confront them as they tried to retreat. A woman in black hurried toward the distant battle.

• Ye Xuan cultivated while outrunning the pursuing assassins, repeatedly striking the barrier to the Nascent Soul Realm Ninth Layer.
• Ye Xuan broke through and drew in Spiritual Qi to stabilize his cultivation, startling the assassins.
• The silver-masked assassin ordered the group to retreat because they could not catch Ye Xuan.
• Ye Xuan stopped stabilizing his cultivation and charged at the fleeing assassins, who turned to fight him.
• More than ten li away, a woman in black spotted the direction of the battle and rushed toward it.

Ye Xuan unleashed a rapid series of attacks against the Listening to Rain Tower assassins, killing their Spirit Transformation Realm leader and terrifying the rest. As the surviving assassins considered fleeing, a huge approaching presence shook the earth and alarmed Ye Xuan.

• Ye Xuan used Absolute Domain to scatter the assassins with flying earth and stones, then teleported behind them and struck with Azure Dragon Roar.
• Ye Xuan attacked the silver-masked Spirit Transformation Realm Second Level assassin with Primordial First Form, severely wounding him and cutting off half his arm.
• The silver-masked assassin counterattacked with a powerful punch, but Ye Xuan dodged it, and the punch killed two Origin Mansion Realm assassins behind him.
• Ye Xuan used Absolute Domain to launch the silver-masked assassin into the air, then killed him with Deadly Sword Strike and destroyed his soul with flame.
• The surviving assassins lost their fighting spirit and considered fleeing as heavy rumbling and tremors announced an enormous approaching creature.

Ye Xuan faced Lin Xie and Lin Yan, survivors of the Lin Clan, as they arrived with an army of venomous creatures to avenge their fallen clan. Lin Xie unleashed the swarm, and Ye Xuan prepared to fight.

• A vast swarm of venomous creatures rushed toward Ye Xuan, led by Lin Xie atop an enormous spider.
• Lin Yan appeared and vowed to kill Ye Xuan for destroying the Lin Clan.
• Lin Yan ordered the Listening to Rain Tower assassins to move aside and intercept Ye Xuan if he tried to flee.
• Ye Xuan focused on Lin Xie and prepared to attack, judging the venomous creatures his greatest threat.
• Lin Xie roared and whistled, sending the venomous swarm into action.