Arc 5Expansion and Imperial Entanglements
Lin Ye recruited Sun Hou and Bai Shi, advanced to the Golden Body Realm through his disciples’ progress, secured control of Chu Kingdom, and destroyed the Divine Paper Sect. His journey to the Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty ended with plans to join Nalan Xi after her royal hunt and assignment to the Eastern Divine Guard.
- Lin Ye rescued Sun Hou from the Six-Winged Demon King, accepted him as his eighth disciple, and survived nine lightning tribulations to enter the Golden Core Realm.
- Han Bing cultivated in the Yin Mist Ancestral Ground, Dongfang Bai infiltrated the Supreme Yin Sect, and their progress helped Lin Ye advance and create two original bodies.
- Lin Ye granted his disciples Great Divine Ability Techniques, and Sun Hou killed the Three-Tailed Great Demon before returning to the Black-Yellow Sect.
- Lin Ye raised the Black-Yellow Sect to four-star status, Chu He secured the Chu Kingdom imperial family’s submission, and Lin Ye broke through to the Golden Body Realm.
- Lin Ye and his disciples destroyed two Divine Paper Sect branches before Lin Ye attacked its headquarters alone, killed its True Lords, and seized its treasury and scripture pavilion.
- Lin Ye accompanied Nalan Xi to the Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty and gave Dongfang Bai the Yin-Yang Devil Hand and a communication token.
- Lin Ye discovered Bai Shi’s Hundred-Lifetime Physique, recruited him, and taught him a cultivation method that burned lifespan to accelerate his progress.
- Nalan Xi killed a High Antiquity Remnant Species during the royal hunt and received an assignment to the Eastern Divine Guard, prompting Lin Ye to plan to bring Bai Shi to Eastward-Looking City.