Chapter Summaries

Lin Yu defeated Hong Yue and traveled with Qingyun to East Sea City, where he cultivated and studied sword techniques while preparing for the Heavenly Court Saint Domain. After half a month, he had made progress in his sword cultivation and aimed to master Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin.

• Hong Yue transformed into a giant phoenix and attacked Lin Yu, but Lin Yu overcame her flames and trapped her in the Gate of the Black Hole.
• Qingyun praised Lin Yu's improved strength and left with him for East Sea City as the Spiritual Qi grew thinner.
• Lin Yu told Qingyun he could handle even a God Emperor expert, and she advised him to avoid trouble before their return to the Heavenly Court Saint Domain.
• Lin Yu entered seclusion, intending to improve his strength and secretly planning to seize the Heavenly Court's treasury.
• Over half a month, Lin Yu comprehended the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon and the second move of Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, Sword Intent of the Sword.
• Qingyun observed that Lin Yu's Sword Intent had coalesced but still needed to merge into a complete form.

Lin Yu asked Qingyun whether his strength was enough to face a God Emperor, and she gave him the Myriad Transformations Sword Art to boost his combat power. Qingyun warned him that the Heavenly Emperor was a powerful Mid-Stage God Emperor and urged him to leave Primordial Star, while Lin Yu remained confused about why she thought he planned to challenge him.

• Lin Yu told Qingyun that his Peak Chaos Realm cultivation and lack of a suitable sword technique left him at a disadvantage against God Emperors.
• Qingyun gave Lin Yu the Myriad Transformations Sword Art and said it could help him unleash God Lord-level strength.
• Qingyun questioned Lin Yu about God Emperors in the God Realm and warned him not to challenge the Heavenly Emperor.
• Qingyun explained that the Heavenly Emperor was a powerful Mid-Stage God Emperor and urged Lin Yu to leave Primordial Star.
• Qingyun said Lin Yu could become a Quasi-God Emperor in a few hundred years with her, while the Gods and Devils Battlefield might take tens of millions of years to yield a God Emperor.

Lin Yu learned that advancing to God Emperor on Primordial Star could take ten million years, but Qingyun warned him that leaving would expose him to powerful enemies. He agreed to stay and cultivate for now, then heard her advice about reaching Half-Step God King and the paths available at that level.

• Qingyun explained that scarce spiritual energy and a life-or-death trial made God Emperor advancement on Primordial Star exceptionally difficult.
• Lin Yu decided to leave Primordial Star, but Qingyun warned that its cultivators and the Heavenly Emperor’s forces would hunt him if he departed.
• Qingyun insisted Lin Yu remain on Primordial Star for his safety, and he reluctantly agreed to stay and cultivate.
• Qingyun advised Lin Yu to avoid enemies, gather heavenly treasures, use divine stones instead of pills, and raise his cultivation quickly.
• Qingyun explained that Half-Step God Kings could advance through battle or the Nine Yang Heaven-Penetrating Art, which converted divine power into immortal power.

Lin Yu discussed the Primordial Pill with Qingyun, who revealed that she had reached Half-Step God King and could contend with God Venerables. He prepared his talismans and began fusing black jade, then emerged days later with his strength stabilized at Peak God Lord and a second Divine Spark condensed.

• Qingyun explained how Primordial Pills could aid cultivation and said her people could obtain them for Lin Yu through her uncle on the Primordial Star.
• Qingyun told Lin Yu she had reached Half-Step God King after benefiting from a recent battle and could contend with a God Venerable.
• Lin Yu returned to his room, inspected five strength-enhancing talismans he had prepared, and put them away for later.
• Lin Yu began fusing two pieces of black jade, intending to refine all three pieces and increase his strength.
• Several days later, Lin Yu left his room with his strength stabilized at Peak God Lord and a second Divine Spark condensed within him.

Lin Yu’s strength and Lightning Domain had grown enough to trigger a powerful Lightning Tribulation, and Qingyao took him to a cliff to undergo it. He climbed into the storm as the tribulation gathered, unsure whether he could survive.

• Lin Yu sensed that his Lightning Domain had expanded and that a Lightning Tribulation was forming, and he believed his strength now rivaled an Early-Stage God Thearch.
• Lin Yu reunited with Qingyao, who scolded him for leaving Heavenly Wind Academy and then led him toward Qingshuang.
• Qingyao brought Lin Yu to a cliff where his Lightning Tribulation was brewing and told him to undergo it there.
• Qingyao gave Lin Yu a Saint Artifact-level purple-and-gold robe, which he changed into to avoid drawing attention.
• Lin Yu leapt onto the cliff and saw that the Lightning Tribulation was far more powerful than the one he had faced before.

Lin Yu tested the power of the lightning tribulation, survived its strike, and gained insight into the Law of Thunder. He then descended into the sea of lightning with the Black Dragon Sword and discovered a Thunder Core, continuing toward it as he considered how lightning could replenish his laws.

• Lin Yu endured the lightning pillar with his flames and learned that the tribulation’s Power of Thunder was far stronger than the power he had cultivated before.
• Qingyao told Lin Yu to proceed with his second lightning tribulation, and he flew down the cliff toward the sea of lightning.
• Lin Yu used the Power of Thunder within the Black Dragon Sword to break the lightning coiling around it, then sent the sword deeper into the sea.
• Lin Yu discovered a Thunder Core at the center of the black ocean and recognized that the lightning could replenish the power of his laws.
• Lin Yu controlled the Black Dragon Sword and continued charging downward toward the Thunder Core.

Lin Yu withstood the God King in blue’s lightning and used the attack to improve his understanding of the Law of Lightning. He froze the God King in blue with the Law of Time and pierced him with the Black Dragon Sword, but the wounded God King escaped; Lin Yu then turned away Fairy Qingyun to continue absorbing lightning.

• The God King in blue attacked Lin Yu with lightning, but Lin Yu’s Black Dragon Sword deflected it without harming him.
• Lin Yu slashed apart the lightning vortex and absorbed the Power of Thunder, gaining insight into the Law of Lightning.
• A golden mountain appeared above Lin Yu as the God King in blue formed a lightning spear and attacked again.
• Lin Yu dodged the spear, used a talisman and the Law of Time to immobilize the God King in blue, then stabbed him through the chest with the Black Dragon Sword.
• The wounded God King in blue fled, and Lin Yu took his storage ring before sending Fairy Qingyun away and leaving the sea of lightning.

Lin Yu survived the lightning tribulation and displayed power that shocked the watching gods. As his black mist vanished and golden radiance emerged, Qinglian realized he had cultivated a Heavenly God Body.

• Lin Yu killed God King Qingyi with ease, astonishing the fairies.
• Qinglian told Fairy Qingyun that Lin Yu was a God King reincarnated and described his powerful past and devotion to his wife.
• Fairy Qingyun wondered whether Lin Yu was a God Lord-level expert, then affirmed that Green Hill would honor the kindness he had shown them.
• Lin Yu endured the lightning tribulation without dodging and proclaimed himself invincible.
• Golden divine radiance appeared as the black mist around Lin Yu dispersed, and Qinglian recognized that he had cultivated a Heavenly God Body.

Lin Yu completed his breakthrough into the Heavenly God Body, survived Tianjie and Heavenly Punishment, and reached the Middle Stage of the God Lord Realm. After thanking Qinglian for saving him, he told her about his identity and his battles, leaving her stunned to learn he was human.

• Lin Yu's Heavenly God Body grew to ten thousand zhang as he endured Tianjie and displayed overwhelming power to the watching immortals and gods.
• Lin Yu completed his breakthrough, and Heavenly Punishment raised his cultivation to the Middle Stage of the God Lord Realm.
• Lin Yu sensed Qinglian's presence, flew to her, and thanked her for helping him survive the tribulation.
• Qinglian prepared to leave, but Lin Yu stopped her and asked whether she knew who he was.
• Lin Yu told Qinglian he was a human cultivator who had fought the Devil Race and killed powerful enemies, leaving Qinglian stunned.

Lin Yu returned to his cave abode after parting from Qinglian and resolved to grow stronger, aiming to reach the God Emperor Realm and establish himself in the Immortal Domain. He examined the Chaos Gold Token in his sea of consciousness and began cultivating, while Qinglian secretly watched his rapidly increasing presence.

• Qinglian advised Lin Yu to pursue a breakthrough and consolidate his cultivation, then departed.
• Qinglian reappeared in the void and was surprised by how much Lin Yu's presence and speed had increased.
• Lin Yu returned to his cave abode, reflected on his cultivation and his goal of reaching the God Emperor Realm, and began cultivating.
• Lin Yu examined his vast sea of consciousness and found the Chaos Gold Token in two of its three divine halls.
• Lin Yu resolved to seek resources and increase his strength so he could protect those around him and gain a foothold in the Immortal Domain.

Lin Yu found an unusually powerful spirit stone in the Immortal Ruins, then encountered Granny Li, who tried to stop him from gathering treasures. He fled into a valley with Granny Li in pursuit, wary of the Immortal Ruins’ powerful cultivators and unusually dense Spiritual Qi.

• Lin Yu found a green spirit stone whose Spiritual Qi could help him attempt a breakthrough to the God Emperor Realm, but he stored it for later because he could not yet withstand its power.
• Lin Yu spotted Granny Li, an Immortal Alliance grand elder, and asked whether she had come to hunt him down.
• Granny Li challenged Lin Yu’s right to enter the forbidden Immortal Ruins and warned him that he would obtain no treasures there.
• Lin Yu darted toward a valley, and Granny Li chased him while demanding that he surrender.
• Lin Yu used the Nine Yang Divine Art and Heavenly Demon Escape to flee, while cautiously surveying the Immortal Ruins and noticing its unusually dense Spiritual Qi.

Lin Yu entered the Immortal Ruins, where its abundant Spiritual Qi suited his Chaos Physique, but Granny Li and her black-robed guards confronted him. After Lin Yu overwhelmed the guards and attacked Granny Li, the fight left her flying through the air.

• Lin Yu found the Immortal Ruins filled with Spiritual Qi that benefited his Chaos Physique.
• Granny Li and her black-robed guards intercepted Lin Yu and ordered him to leave.
• Lin Yu recognized Granny Li and demanded the wages she owed, provoking her to order her men to kill him.
• Lin Yu used Heavenly Thunder Sword Radiance to destroy the guards' attacks, then injured them with his physical strength.
• Granny Li threatened Lin Yu, and he used spatial movement to appear before her and kick her in the chest, sending her flying.

Lin Yu overpowered Granny Li with his golden core and claimed an Immortal Crystal, despite her threats that an Immortal Venerable would intervene. He then arrived at the Hall of Thunder, where surging elemental forces began healing his injuries.

• Granny Li unleashed black mist and tried to attack Lin Yu, but his golden core suppressed her and left her unable to move.
• Granny Li and the black-robed figures threatened Lin Yu with the Immortal Venerable they served, but Lin Yu refused to back down.
• Lin Yu took an Immortal Crystal, and the Immortal Venerable ordered the black-robed figures to stand down.
• Lin Yu arrived at the Hall of Thunder to seek its legendary inheritance, and the elemental forces there began healing his injuries.

Lin Yu absorbed the secret realm’s elemental and lightning powers, strengthening his body and nascent soul, then realized Thunder God’s clone had attacked him. As he planned to leave the planet before confronting Thunder God, he discovered a huge mountain hidden by purple mist.

• Lin Yu absorbed all the elemental power and lightning in the secret realm, bringing his nascent soul to its limit and raising his cultivation to Tribulation Transcendence Stage Peak.
• Lin Yu sensed a dangerous attack on his nascent soul and concluded that Thunder God’s clone was responsible.
• Lin Yu decided to avoid Thunder God, leave the planet within five days, and search for treasures that could help his nascent soul break through.
• Lin Yu spotted a massive mountain covered in purple mist, but his divine sense could not see what lay inside.

Lin Yu investigated a mountain filled with lightning and discovered that the stone he carried was a Thunder Essence Stone. He found a Thunder Essence Crystal deeper inside a cave, but the violent lightning there shook the seals in his sea of consciousness.

• Lin Yu approached the mountain after sensing lightning elements in its openings and entered a space filled with dangerous, incomplete fire dragons.
• Lin Yu examined the stone from his storage ring and discovered a ball of lightning inside it, identifying it as a Thunder Essence Stone.
• Lin Yu entered a cave and was struck by countless bolts of lightning, which made the seals in his sea of consciousness shake.
• Lin Yu found a Thunder Essence Crystal surrounded by Thunder Qi and entered the dark opening where it lay.

Lin Yu found a ninth-grade Ten Thousand Longevities Golden Essence Pill in the Thunder Prison cave but decided not to risk its Lightning Tribulation until he was stronger. After collecting medicinal plants, he absorbed the memories of the Lightning Tribulation Primordial Beast and learned how its kind grew by absorbing lightning.

• Lin Yu found that a powerful restriction blocked the cave’s stone door and withdrew his divine sense before its lightning could harm him.
• A pillar of light led Lin Yu to a lake where the Ten Thousand Longevities Golden Essence Pill floated, but he chose to return for it once he had grown stronger.
• Lin Yu left the cave and gathered its medicinal plants, including a purple stalk he identified as the Purple Cloud Flower and stored for later study.
• Lin Yu meditated on the Lightning Tribulation Primordial Beast’s memories and learned that the creatures were born from lightning and strengthened themselves by absorbing Lightning Tribulations.

Lin Yu discovered that the Lightning Demon Tiger’s scales could be fashioned into powerful Immortal Artifact armor, then concealed what he had found from Chen Xuan by claiming he had discovered a Purple Cloud Flower. Chen Xuan mistook the flower for a lightning-attribute treasure and explained that the Lightning Demon Tiger’s scales could be refined into Purple Cloud Armor.

• Lin Yu studied the Lightning Demon Tiger’s memories and learned that its scales could withstand his Chaos Sword light and be used to make armor.
• Lin Yu searched the cave, found no further unusual items, and left before trouble could arise.
• Chen Xuan asked Lin Yu what he had found, and Lin Yu claimed he had discovered a Purple Cloud Flower.
• Chen Xuan described the flower’s uses and warned Lin Yu that the Lightning Demon Tiger was dangerous.
• Lin Yu showed Chen Xuan the flower, which Chen Xuan identified as material for offensive Purple Cloud Armor, leaving Lin Yu puzzled by the name.

Lin Yu received the Purple Cloud Garment from Chen Xuan and learned about the Immortal Venerable Ceremony and the powers competing to recruit talented cultivators. Chen Xuan brought Lin Yu to the ceremony at the Heavenly Emperor Mountain Range, where the Heavenly Sword King greeted him and a golden-robed young man asked why so many people had been sent to the Immortal World.

• Chen Xuan explained the Purple Cloud Garment’s defensive abilities and gave it to Lin Yu, who changed into it.
• Chen Xuan told Lin Yu about the Heavenly Emperor Palace, the other major powers, and the purpose of the Immortal Venerable Ceremony.
• Chen Xuan used Lin Yu’s identity token to bring him into the Heavenly Emperor Mountain Range and then led him to the crowded ceremony.
• The Heavenly Sword King greeted Chen Xuan as his master, drawing jealous and resentful looks toward Lin Yu from the crowd.
• A golden-robed young man asked the Heavenly Sword King why so many people had been sent to the Immortal World.

Lin Yu learned that Chen Xuan represented the Heavenly Emperor Palace at the Immortal Venerable Ceremony, while the Heavenly Sword Sect prepared its own elite disciples for the event. The Heavenly Sword King brought Chen Xuan and Lin Yu to the Heavenly Sword Sect’s headquarters in the Heavenly Sword Mountain Range.

• The Heavenly Sword King introduced Lin Yu to the young man in golden robes and warned the Heavenly Sword Sect’s disciples that they had to succeed at the Immortal Venerable Ceremony.
• Chen Xuan said he would take part in the ceremony on behalf of his father, and the Heavenly Sword King cautioned him against breaking the Heavenly Emperor Palace’s rules.
• Lin Yu realized that Chen Xuan belonged to the powerful Heavenly Emperor Palace and considered the resources and protection that came with that status.
• Cultivators in the Immortal World recognized Chen Xuan and Lin Yu as Heavenly Emperor Palace disciples and discussed the danger of challenging them.
• The Heavenly Sword King led Chen Xuan and Lin Yu to the Heavenly Sword Sect’s headquarters and identified the surrounding area as the Heavenly Sword Mountain Range.

Chen Xuan arrived at the Heavenly Sword Mountain Range with the Heavenly Sword King and met Chen Xingchen before the sect trial began. He volunteered to challenge the strongest participants first, and the chapter ended with him leaving to register for the platform matches.

• Chen Xuan admired the Heavenly Sword Mountain Range, and the Heavenly Sword King explained its abundant Qi and dangerous demon beasts.
• The Heavenly Sword King introduced Chen Xingchen to Chen Xuan, and the two agreed to be brothers.
• The Heavenly Sword King announced that the trial would include three tests and described rewards and penalties for the first test of five hundred platform matches.
• Chen Xuan volunteered to challenge the strongest participants, while Chen Xingchen and the Heavenly Sword King encouraged him.
• The Heavenly Sword King explained that he had brought Chen Xingchen and Chen Xuan to learn from each other, and Chen Xuan addressed the assembled disciples before leaving to register.