Recaps

Lin An prepared to venture into the Sin Abyss by mastering eight new Divine Abilities, refining hundreds of thousands of pills for the Heavenly Vault Army, and expanding his attribute-point farming operation. He left Heavenly Vault Pass and headed deeper into the Sin Abyss as three king realm eighth-grade Sin Beasts began marching toward the pass.

• Lin An obtained and raised eight new Divine Abilities to their limits, spending 544 Divine Ability Upgrade Stones.
• Lin An spent a week refining over five hundred thousand mythic rank pills and handed them to Li Yunshan for the Heavenly Vault Army.
• Lin An gave Zheng Tang ten mythic rank puppet squads and ordered him to continue farming attribute points.
• Lin An left Heavenly Vault Pass and traveled deeper into the Sin Abyss, finding few Sin Beasts and no king realm ones nearby.
• Three king realm eighth-grade Sin Beasts appeared in the depths and set out with their forces to attack Heavenly Vault Pass and draw the Heavenly Revelation Empire's imperial family into the conflict.

Lin An ambushed and killed three King Realm eighth-grade Sin Beasts that appeared to be leading a horde toward Heavenly Vault Pass. After collecting their remains, he turned his attention to the Sin Beasts below.

• Lin An sensed a massive horde of Sin Beasts approaching, including three King Realm beasts, and suspected they were heading for Heavenly Vault Pass.
• Lin An concealed himself and trapped the three King Realm eighth-grade Sin Beasts in his Formless Illusory Tower.
• While the Sin Beasts fought illusory opponents, Lin An killed the first with Condemnation, the second with Void-Piercing Finger and a saber slash, and the third with Light of Annihilation.
• Lin An collected the three King Realm Sin Beasts' materials and crystal cores, then tossed their corpses into the Spirit-Devouring Ring.
• Lin An emerged from the void and looked toward the Sin Beasts below.

Lin An set more than a hundred million Sin Beasts on course toward Heavenly Vault Pass and continued deeper into the Sin Abyss. In Guangwu City, the Chief Clan Elder’s investigation led him to suspect that the Heavenly Vault King’s Residence was hiding a King Realm expert, and he left to report his findings.

• Lin An edited the Mythic Realm Sin Beasts’ memories so they would lead the Sin Beasts toward Heavenly Vault Pass and wait for his return before starting the siege.
• The Chief Clan Elder found no trace of the Seventh Clan Elder’s aura at the battle site, but detected an unfamiliar King Realm expert’s aura.
• The Chief Clan Elder found that Wu Qi carried concealed King Realm power and considered forcibly dispelling it to uncover what had happened.
• Li Xiyun arrived and denied knowing the truth, then opposed the Chief Clan Elder when he proposed examining Wu Qi.
• Li Xiyun summoned a projection of the Heavenly Vault King, who challenged the Chief Clan Elder over entering his fief and raised the destruction of several lower cities.
• The Chief Clan Elder suspected the unfamiliar expert was connected to the Heavenly Vault King’s Residence and left to report the matter to His Majesty.

Li Xiyun and Li Yunshan discussed the imperial family’s suspicions and decided to bring Wu Qi and the others to Heavenly Vault Pass. Meanwhile, Lin An discovered that King Realm Sin Beasts gathered at the Mother Nest and learned of the Land of Mist before traveling there to investigate.

• Li Xiyun warned Li Yunshan that the imperial family might suspect them of killing the seventh elder, and Li Yunshan said the emperor would hesitate to act against them.
• Li Yunshan told Li Xiyun to bring Wu Qi and the others to Heavenly Vault Pass, and she began arranging it.
• After searching for half a month, Lin An found a newly advanced King Realm Sin Beast and learned that King Realm beasts were summoned to the Mother Nest.
• Lin An waited for the beast sent to collect it, then captured and questioned the King Realm Third Grade Sin Beast about the Mother Nest and the Land of Mist.
• Lin An learned that the Mother Nest held over two hundred King Realm beasts, including ten Ninth Grade venerables, and decided to investigate the nearby Land of Mist first.
• Lin An traveled for half a month and arrived at the Land of Mist.

Lin An entered the Land of Mist after discovering that an ancient bronze lamp could clear the mist and point the way. He began hunting its Sin Beasts and wondered whether its random teleportation paired creatures together.

• Lin An investigated the Land of Mist and found that it blocked senses, changed its terrain, drained power, and randomly teleported creatures.
• Lin An lit the ancient bronze lamp with the power of laws and found that its flame consistently pointed in one direction.
• Lin An entered the mist, resisted one teleportation attempt, and killed a King Realm third grade Sin Beast.
• A later teleport placed Lin An beside a King Realm seventh grade Sin Beast, which he quickly killed as it tried to flee.
• Lin An searched for more Sin Beasts for three hours, then was enveloped by the spatial teleportation force again.

Lin An used the Land of Mist’s random teleportation matches to kill King Realm Sin Beasts and cultivate between encounters. At the Sin Beast Mother Nest, its Ninth-Grade Venerables plotted to use three newcomers in an attack on the Heavenly Revelation Empire, while Laruike planned to visit Heavenly Vault Pass afterward.

• Lin An killed a King Realm Fifth Grade Sin Beast, stored its corpse, and cultivated while waiting for another teleportation.
• Lin An was teleported to a King Realm Fourth Grade Sin Beast, killed it, and resumed cultivating; he continued hunting and storing corpses as the teleportations came at irregular intervals.
• You'er'ge welcomed Gelatuo, Feinuosha, and Ma'ersi to the Mother Nest and told them the Sin Beasts planned to attack the Heavenly Revelation Empire's Imperial Pass in a month.
• After the three newcomers left, You'er'ge and six other Ninth-Grade Venerables revealed that they intended to use the newcomers as the vanguard and let them exhaust the empire's defenses.
• Laruike announced that he would go to Heavenly Vault Pass after the plan succeeded, and You'er'ge offered to accompany him.

After a month of cultivation and hunting Sin Beasts in the Land of Mist, Lin An was teleported to a battle with Lu Feien, a King Realm ninth-grade Fallen Wings Sin Beast, and killed him with his Nine Hells Saber Soul. He was teleported again and found himself beside a pool filled with water radiating the laws of heaven and earth.

• Lin An was teleported to an unfamiliar area and immediately attacked Lu Feien, a King Realm ninth-grade Sin Beast with six broken wings.
• Lu Feien called himself Fallen Wings and revealed that he had come to the Land of Mist because of humans, while Lin An learned he was considered to be from the Forsaken Domain.
• Lin An used the Formless Illusory Tower to interrupt Lu Feien, then spent nine Hell Marks on a saber strike that locked onto and killed him.
• Lin An collected materials from Lu Feien and stored his corpse in the Spirit-Devouring Ring.
• Lin An was teleported again and found himself beside a small pool whose clear water radiated the aura of heaven-and-earth laws.

Lin An used a spirit pool in the Land of Mist to reach King Realm Eighth Grade, then encountered He Yuan and Xu Xiao at another pool. After Lin An questioned He Yuan’s feelings for Xu Xiao, He Yuan’s jade pendant flashed and he attacked Lin An, accusing him of using underhanded means.

• Lin An cultivated in a pool of concentrated rule power for seven days, reaching King Realm Eighth Grade before being teleported away.
• Lin An killed a King Realm Ninth Grade Sin Beast, then was immediately teleported to another spirit pool.
• He Yuan and Xu Xiao arrived and asked Lin An to give Xu Xiao a third of the pool’s resources.
• Lin An questioned whether He Yuan liked Xu Xiao and suggested she was using him for resources.
• He Yuan’s jade pendant flashed, restoring his composure, and he charged at Lin An in anger.

Lin An captured Xu Xiao and forced He Yuan to explain the Sin Abyss Domain, the Land of Mist, and why the Myriad Spirits Realm was the Forsaken Domain. When Lin An asked how he could reach the Domain, He Yuan said the only way was to die, and an azure light engulfed Lin An.

• Lin An seized Xu Xiao and threatened her to make He Yuan answer his questions.
• He Yuan explained that the Sin Abyss Domain had created the Land of Mist as a trial ground and to isolate the Forsaken Domain, whose incomplete laws prevented cultivation beyond the King Realm.
• He Yuan said teleportation tokens were required to enter or leave the Land of Mist, and that Sovereign Realm experts could not enter it without being erased.
• He Yuan described the realms above the Sovereign Realm as the Immortal Realm and legendary supreme existences, then said the only way for someone from the Forsaken Domain to reach the Domain was to die.
• An azure light erupted and enveloped Lin An.

Lin An killed He Yuan and Xu Xiao, then entered the spirit pool to cultivate. Meanwhile, the Sin Beast Mother Nest moved toward the Heavenly Revelation Empire's Imperial Pass, and the Heavenly Revelation Emperor set preparations in motion before traveling to the Heavenly Spirit Empire.

• Lin An used a saber to kill He Yuan after He Yuan's Body-Restraining Talisman failed, then questioned Xu Xiao about how someone from the Forsaken Domain could enter the Domain.
• Xu Xiao admitted she did not know, so Lin An killed her and stored both corpses for later refinement.
• Lin An entered the spirit pool and began absorbing the power of rules as the Sin Beast Mother Nest headed for the Imperial Pass.
• You'er'ge learned that the other two Mother Nests had also mobilized and ordered three individuals to lead the charge under the original plan.
• The Heavenly Revelation Emperor ordered the Imperial Pass to prepare for battle, considered whether Li Yan was alive, and told the chief clan elder to steer the Sin Beasts toward Heavenly Vault Pass if possible.
• The Heavenly Revelation Emperor decided to invite a king rank formation master from the Heavenly Spirit Empire and traveled there in person.

Lin An reached King Realm Ninth Grade Perfection after refining spirit pools in the Land of Mist, but could not break through to the Sovereign Realm. He left for Heavenly Vault Pass to seek another route into the Domain, while Li Zhao began his breakthrough to the King Realm.

• Lin An broke through to King Realm Ninth Grade, then continued cultivating in the Land of Mist until he reached ninth-grade perfection.
• Lin An failed to break through to the Sovereign Realm after refining two more spirit pools and decided to leave the Land of Mist.
• Lin An flew toward Heavenly Vault Pass, suspecting the imperial families knew another route into the Domain, and killed Sin Beasts along the way.
• Li Yunshan prepared Li Zhao's breakthrough with the Tranquil Mind Lotus Throne as Li Xiyun stood by to guard him.
• Li Zhao sat on the throne and began drawing in the laws of heaven and earth to break through to the King Realm.

Li Yunshan and Li Xiyun learned that the Sin Beast Mother Nest was approaching the Imperial Pass, while the Sin Beasts camped outside Heavenly Vault Pass remained under Lin An’s control. The Imperial Pass prepared for the coming attack, expected to arrive within about a month.

• Li Yunshan told Li Xiyun that Lin An had killed three King Realm Sin Beasts and brought the Mythic Realm Sin Beasts outside Heavenly Vault Pass under his control.
• Li Yunshan received an imperial order for the ten kings guarding the passes to defend them and reinforce the Imperial Pass if possible.
• Li Yunshan reasoned that the Sin Beasts had meant to weaken the Imperial Pass by pressuring Heavenly Vault Pass, but Lin An had disrupted their plan.
• The clan elders at Heavenly Revelation Imperial Pass learned that the Mother Nest would arrive in roughly half a month to a month and confirmed they had not discovered why the attack began.
• The first clan elder reported that His Majesty had ordered them to fight, and the elders waited as the Imperial Pass entered full readiness.

After returning to Heavenly Vault Pass, Lin An used his Mythic Realm Sin Beasts to draw the hundred million-beast horde into a catastrophe-level siege event and slaughtered them for points. As the event shop opened, Li Zhao appeared to claim the throne after breaking through to the King Realm.

• Lin An escaped the Land of Mist and returned to Heavenly Vault Pass, where he found the hundred million Sin Beasts still gathered outside the city.
• Lin An sent his controlled Mythic Realm Sin Beasts against the horde, triggering the catastrophe-level Sin Beast Siege Event.
• Lin An unleashed Condemnation and several Divine Abilities, killing the Sin Beasts and earning event points as Wei Min, Zheng Tang, and the other experts watched.
• After Lin An killed the last Sin Beast, the event ended and the event shop opened for 24 hours.
• Heaven and earth shook as Li Zhao broke through to the King Realm and appeared on his way to the throne.

After Li Zhao broke through to the King Realm, Lin An returned to Heavenly Vault Pass and explained what he had learned about the Myriad Spirits Realm and the Sin Abyss Domain. He learned that the Sin Beast Mother Nest had moved to Imperial Pass, then spent 1.5 billion event points on three Sovereign-level secondary profession upgrade cards.

• Li Zhao reached the King Realm, and Lin An reunited with Li Xiyun, Li Yunshan, and his cousins at Heavenly Vault Pass.
• Lin An ordered the army to process more than a hundred million Sin Beast corpses and store the resources in the treasury.
• At the celebration feast, Lin An described the incomplete laws of the Myriad Spirits Realm and suggested the imperial family might have a passage to the Domain.
• Li Yunshan told Lin An that the Sin Beast Mother Nest had attacked Imperial Pass with three additional King Realm Ninth Grade Sin Beasts from the Land of Mist.
• Lin An checked the disaster-level event shop and bought all three Sovereign-level secondary profession upgrade cards for 1.5 billion event points.

Lin An spent his event points on upgrades and a Heaven and Earth Rules Token, then entered the Land of Rules and successfully raised his array master profession to sovereign rank. The achievement earned him a Secondary Cultivation Spirit Crystal and revealed the sovereign realm to players across the server.

• Lin An bought a Weapon Upgrade Card, a Heaven and Earth Exotic Treasure Upgrade Crystal, a Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasure Ascension Card, and a Heaven and Earth Rules Token with his event points.
• Lin An tried to raise his array master profession to sovereign rank but learned that the rules in his current area were incomplete, so he told his family he would be away and used the token to enter the Land of Rules.
• Lin An used the secondary profession upgrade card in the Land of Rules and became a sovereign rank array master after drawing countless rules of heaven and earth into his body.
• The system awarded Lin An a Secondary Cultivation Spirit Crystal and announced his achievement three times across the server.
• Players discussed the newly revealed sovereign realm while Lin An examined his reward.

Lin An advanced his secondary professions and upgraded Condemnation and the Spirit-Devouring Ring. With both treasures ascended, he began preparing to break through to the Sovereign Realm.

• Lin An used a Secondary Cultivation Spirit Crystal, maxed out his alchemist and puppet master proficiency, and raised both professions to Sovereign Rank, earning two more crystals.
• Lin An used the crystals to improve Heart of Auxiliary Cultivation, then crafted a hundred Mythic Realm puppets, thirty of which gained beneficial mutations.
• Lin An reached maximum proficiency with Condemnation and used a Sovereign Rank Weapon Upgrade Card to begin its ascension.
• Lin An upgraded the Spirit-Devouring Ring with Heaven and Earth Exotic Treasure Upgrade Crystals, then used a Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasure Ascension Card to raise it into a Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasure.
• Lin An found that his breakthrough barrier had grown thinner and prepared to reach the Sovereign Realm while Condemnation and the Spirit-Devouring Ring patrolled the island.

The Heavenly Revelation Empire fought a massive Sin Beast assault at the Imperial Pass while the hidden Mother Nest's core neared a breakthrough toward the Sovereign Realm. With the battle unresolved, Laruike left to investigate Heavenly Vault Pass, and Lin An began pushing for the Sovereign Realm in the Land of Rules.

• Ma'ersi battled the South-Guarding Grand General and grew stronger by turning his injuries into power through the Rule of Pain.
• Gelatuo and Feinuosha fought the West-Guarding and East-Guarding Grand Generals while the Grand Clan Elder and Zhou Shengyuan searched for the hidden Mother Nest.
• You'er'ge and the other Sin Beasts discussed the Mother Nest's blood-colored core, which had surpassed King Realm Ninth Grade but remained short of the Sovereign Realm.
• Laruike volunteered to investigate Heavenly Vault Pass after the Sin Beasts noticed they had received no news from it.
• The battle at the Imperial Pass continued as Lin An began pushing for the Sovereign Realm in the Land of Rules.

Lin An continued attacking the barrier to the Sovereign Realm while his puppets grew stronger in the Land of Rules. As the game marked its first year, players learned that the two worlds would connect in three days, turning the coming Sin Beast Invasion into a real struggle for survival.

• Lin An gathered the laws of heaven and earth to strike the barrier, noted its growing cracks, and estimated he needed another half month to break through to the Sovereign Realm.
• Lin An discovered that the thirty mutated puppets had advanced to King Rank and that the other puppets had grown stronger as well.
• Players discussed the game’s first anniversary, the growing threat of players seizing lower cities, Shenglin City’s defenses, and speculation about Lin An.
• The game system announced that the two worlds would connect in three days and that the world-class Sin Beast Invasion would begin, synchronizing players’ game strength and items with reality.
• The system warned that players could no longer revive after dying in the real world, leaving them to prepare for a fight for survival.

After the server announced that the game would descend into reality in three days, players, corporations, and governments prepared for the coming upheaval. Great Xia placed its military on highest combat readiness, while Lin An recognized the announcement from his previous life and continued attacking the realm barrier.

• Players reacted with disbelief to the announcement and decided to use their remaining three days to grow stronger or gather resources.
• Corporations held emergency meetings to limit their losses and prepare to profit from the coming changes.
• Great Xia's leaders reviewed research on Sin Beasts and weapons, then ordered the military to prepare for the invasion.
• Great Xia entered its highest state of combat readiness and brought weapons out of storage.
• Lin An recalled his previous life, sensed the weakening realm barrier, and sent more laws of heaven and earth against it.

Lin An survived the Sovereign Tribulation, transformed his domain into a world, and broke through to the Sovereign Realm. After announcing his achievement to all players, he was abruptly sent out of the Land of Rules by a giant hand.

• Lin An fought off the Sovereign Tribulation’s lightning and upgraded the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique to Sovereign Rank.
• Lin An evolved his Slaughter Saber Domain into a small world and remade his body within it after the final lightning strike destroyed him.
• Lin An became the sovereign of his world, erased the tribulation eye, and restored the Land of Rules.
• Lin An accepted a server-wide announcement under his own name, prompting players and countries to react to his breakthrough.
• Lin An turned to inspect his Talent Upgrade Card, but a giant hand sent him outside the Land of Rules.

Lin An became a Sovereign Realm expert, upgraded Nine Hells Saber Soul, and discovered that a powerful unknown expert inhabited the Land of Rules. After sensing Laruike, a King Realm Ninth Grade Sin Beast outside Heavenly Vault Pass, Lin An confronted him and demonstrated the overwhelming power of the Sovereign Realm.

• Lin An reflected on being forced out of the Land of Rules by an unseen expert far stronger than the Sovereign Realm.
• Lin An used the Talent Upgrade Card on Nine Hells Saber Soul, raising its Hell Mark limit to ninety-nine while retaining the ability to release Saber Soul from nine stacks.
• Lin An reviewed his Sovereign Realm First Grade status and decided he no longer needed to infiltrate the imperial family to seek the passage to the Domain.
• Lin An sensed a King Realm Ninth Grade Sin Beast hiding in the void outside Heavenly Vault Pass and went to investigate.
• Laruike, the Wrath Knight, wondered whether Li Yunshan had reached King Realm Ninth Grade after learning that the Sin Beast army had been wiped out.
• Lin An appeared before Laruike and used Sovereign Realm pressure to immobilize him as Laruike realized the gap between their realms was vast.

After reaching the Sovereign Realm, Lin An killed Laruike and learned the Sin Beasts’ plans and the imperial family’s hidden trump card. He returned to Heavenly Vault Pass, gave his family energy and King Rank puppets, and prepared pills before announcing that he would leave again.

• Lin An read Laruike’s memories, learned about the Sin Beasts’ plans and the imperial family’s trump card, then killed him and stored his corpse.
• Lin An returned to Heavenly Vault Pass and told Li Yunshan, Li Xiyun, and Li Zhao that he had reached the Sovereign Realm in the Land of Rules.
• Lin An explained that the lifespan shackles remained, then gave Li Yunshan energy to help him advance and gave Li Xiyun and Li Zhao energy for their breakthroughs.
• Lin An gave Li Yunshan a hundred King Rank puppets and promised to make pills to help Mythic Realm Ninth Grade cultivators break through to the King Realm.
• Lin An told Li Xiyun that he would leave the next day and head to Imperial Pass afterward, then began refining treasures from the Heavenly Vault Army’s treasury into pills.

Lin An returned to Shenglin City, protected the other version of himself, and helped Lin Xiao reach the Mythic Realm. As the Sin Beast Invasion began, the game shut down and its players’ cultivation, resources, and status panels synced with reality.

• Lin An gave Li Yunshan the pills he had refined, then returned to Shenglin City and found its players gathering strength and resources.
• Lin An placed a King Realm Ninth Grade projection in a jade pendant worn by the other him to protect him during the Sin Beast Invasion.
• Lin An visited Lin Xiao, revealed his Sovereign Realm breakthrough, and helped his father improve his cultivation and perfect the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique.
• Lin An used laws and pills to strengthen Lin Xiao, who broke through to the Mythic Realm the next morning.
• The system announced the invasion and the permanent shutdown of Sin Abyss, then forcibly logged out the players and synced their cultivation, resources, and status panels with reality.

Blue Star synchronized with the game, and Sin Beast rifts appeared across the world as Great Xia prepared to fight the invasion. Lin An discovered that he could pass through a portal to Blue Star and entered it, while Zhou Guangyun ordered Tiannan Province’s forces to prepare for the rifts.

• Blue Star’s people gained their game strength, and disorder broke out as Great Xia’s military took control of cities.
• Lin An remained in Shenglin City and saw a portal appear, then reasoned that his game panel let him pass through when others from the Myriad Spirits Realm were repelled.
• Lin An stepped through the portal toward Blue Star to take part in the Sin Beast Invasion.
• Sin Beast rifts appeared over Blue Star, frightening civilians as beasts gathered inside them.
• Tiannan Province officers reported a large rift over every province and 279 smaller rifts in the province, with millions of Sin Beasts estimated.
• Zhou Guangyun ordered his forces to watch the large rift and clear the smaller ones, then a notification chime rang out.

Lin An entered Blue Star during the Sin Beast Invasion and sent thousands of powerful clones to hunt the invaders while he explored the devastated world. As Great Xia fought to contain the invasion, the chapter ended with a hypersonic missile speeding toward a Diamond Realm Sin Beast.

• Spatial rifts opened around the world, and Sin Beasts invaded as the military and players fought back.
• Lin An forced open a passage to Blue Star after discovering that the route from Shenglin City had been sealed.
• Lin An killed the Sin Beasts in a ruined city, summoned thousands of King Realm clones, and sent them around the world to hunt.
• Lin An explored ruined landmarks and spared the unusually powerful Sin Beasts in the island nation.
• In Tiannan Province, Zhou Guangyun learned that Great Xia had killed most of a million Sin Beasts from a large rift.
• Zhou Guangyun ordered a hypersonic missile launched at a Diamond Realm Sin Beast, and it sped toward its target.