Chapter Summaries

Master Ku spared the cultivators who had lost the ancient treasure, ordering them to recover it and atone for their failure. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan used the Azure Phantom Nether Fire to overpower the Fire Charm, leaving its spirit fire about to be devoured.

• Master Ku stopped Geng Biao from self-destructing and told the cultivators that Eldest Miss had ordered them to recover the stolen treasure as atonement.
• The woman in red and the other cultivators thanked Eldest Miss and hurried off in pursuit of the treasure.
• Lin Xuan summoned nine Azure Phantom Nether Fire flames and fused them into a spirit bird that destroyed the beast called by the Fire Charm.
• The Fire Charm released its purple natal spirit fire, and its goshawk fought the Azure Phantom Nether Fire bird to a standstill.
• Lin Xuan fed the bird his vital blood, causing it to grow and overwhelm the purple goshawk.

Lin Xuan temporarily restrained Fire Charm and began breaking a hidden formation on Ice Fire Island. Meanwhile, Master Ku and the Sword Nether Palace cultivators approached the island, while a sharp-eared cultivator activated a formation that transported him away.

• Lin Xuan froze the magma pool with the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring and had the Azure Phantom Nether Fire swallow Fire Charm, temporarily restraining it.
• Lin Xuan detected a concealed formation and began trying to break it.
• Master Ku slaughtered a Sickle Ape Beast with his skull prayer bead and led the Sword Nether Palace cultivators toward Ice Fire Island.
• The sharp-eared, monkey-cheeked cultivator reached the island and used a jade plate and arranged stones to activate a hidden formation.
• A beam of yellow light enveloped the sharp-eared, monkey-cheeked cultivator, and he disappeared.

Lin Xuan broke through a reflective mountain-wall restriction with a Forbidden-Breaking Bead and opened an ancient cultivator's cave, where golden light knocked him unconscious. He awoke in an unfamiliar, peaceful place and began exploring, while the Sword Nether Palace party pursued a mysterious surge of spiritual energy toward the iceberg.

• Lin Xuan used a red Forbidden-Breaking Bead to create a brief opening in the mountain wall, passed through, and found an ancient cave residence.
• Lin Xuan had Iron-Armored Corpses pull open the stone gate after discovering the tiny ancient characters that indicated brute force was needed.
• Golden light poured from the cave and overwhelmed Lin Xuan, while the cocooned little fellow began glowing with azure light and released a powerful surge of spiritual energy.
• The Sword Nether Palace party saw the distant spiritual surge, then watched an azure rainbow plunge into an iceberg; Master Ku led them toward it.
• Lin Xuan regained consciousness in an unfamiliar grassy place, confirmed that he was unharmed, and set out to explore and find a way out.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er discovered the Jade Profound Sect’s mountain gate in a vast, apparently separate space and discussed how powerful reclusive sects could sustain themselves apart from the world. Lin Xuan wondered how prosperous the sect had once been, but doubted it could have survived for more than a million years.

• Lin Xuan sensed restrictions and unusually dense spiritual energy, then flew to a vast white-jade plaza.
• Lin Xuan read the ancient characters on the memorial archway and recognized the name Jade Profound Sect.
• Lin Xuan explained to Yue'er how powerful reclusive sects could use an independent space to live self-sufficiently.
• Lin Xuan examined the archway and reflected that the Jade Profound Sect had likely once been prosperous but probably had not survived for more than a million years.

Sword Nether Palace’s Master Ku and his companions reached a self-repairing ice barrier, while Lin Xuan identified the Jade Profound Sect’s protective formation as a Restoration Array. Lin Xuan prepared his defenses and entered the array, where whirlwinds immediately attacked him.

• The woman in red persuaded Master Ku to send the Foundation Establishment cultivators back to search the island while the three senior cultivators continued onward.
• Master Ku’s ghostly beam melted part of the ice wall, but blue light restored it, so he summoned the Wraith Human Bone Staff to attack the barrier.
• Lin Xuan identified a protective formation near the small mountain and used Yue’er’s Beast Soul Banner to locate its formation eye in the southeast corner.
• Lin Xuan recognized the formation as a Restoration Array and activated the Nine Heavens Spirit Shield, Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring, and Runic Ancient Shield.
• Lin Xuan stepped into the formation, where seven or eight whirlwinds appeared, and he responded by flicking out several streaks of Sword Qi.

Lin Xuan survived the ancient array’s attack and discovered that the mountain had been an illusion hiding a vast plaza littered with the remains of a massacre. He began searching the plaza for a way out and any surviving treasures, while an apparently powerful Sword Nether Palace traitor emerged elsewhere and flew away with a jade box.

• Lin Xuan used his ancient shield to withstand the whirlwind as he advanced toward the array core.
• A sharp-faced cultivator emerged from a teleportation array holding a jade box; despite his supposed low cultivation, he was at the peak of the Core Condensation Realm and flew away.
• Lin Xuan escaped a spiritual-energy explosion, and the illusion of a mountain vanished to reveal a vast white-jade plaza.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er found hundreds of skeletons and signs of a fierce battle, which they suspected had involved an external enemy attacking the Jade Profound Sect.
• Lin Xuan set aside questions about the sect’s ancient downfall and searched the plaza for an exit and valuable items among the scattered remains.

Lin Xuan explored the Jade Profound Sect ruins, collected spirit tools, and discovered a mature Seven-Heart Snow Lotus. Meanwhile, Master Ku and the Sword Nether Palace group were teleported to an underground water dungeon, where their first attempt to break out was reflected by the barred exit.

• Lin Xuan gathered the scattered spirit tools and burned the remains of the ancient cultivators before continuing through the ruins.
• Lin Xuan found a Seven-Heart Snow Lotus in a flower garden and warned Yue'er not to touch its deadly poison.
• Lin Xuan prepared to collect the mature Seven-Heart Snow Lotus using a wooden box.
• Master Ku and the Sword Nether Palace group broke through the restriction and opened the cave residence, then were teleported to an underground lake.
• Cultivator Geng and the red-clothed woman suspected they were in a water dungeon, while Master Ku's attack on the iron bars rebounded off their restrictions.

Master Ku and the two Sword Nether Palace cultivators struggled to escape the Immortal Binding Prison before a Transformation Mid-Stage Mystic Turtle revealed itself. The Turtle Demon explained that it had cultivated in the sealed prison for a million years, and Master Ku asked where they were.

• Master Ku failed to break the prison’s restriction, and an unseen voice mocked him for thinking he could escape.
• A huge Mystic Turtle emerged from the lake, revealing cultivation above Master Ku’s, then transformed into a sturdy man.
• Master Ku and the other two cultivators learned that the Turtle Demon was a genuine fourth-rank Demon Cultivator despite the Mystic Turtle’s poor bloodline.
• The Turtle Demon explained that it had spent a million years cultivating safely in the prison and still could not break free.
• Master Ku asked the Turtle Demon where the prison was located.

Master Ku learned that Jade Profound Sect had survived in a hidden space and was famed for its Longevity Pill. The Turtle Demon began showing them how to escape the Water Prison, revealing a formation powered by five Top-grade Spirit Stones.

• The woman in red told Master Ku that Jade Profound Sect was an ancient sect known for its Longevity Pill, which could grant a cultivator a hundred years of life.
• The Turtle Demon explained that Jade Profound Sect’s Nascent Soul cultivators had joined forces with treasures and formations to move the sect into an independent space.
• Master Ku agreed to cooperate with the Turtle Demon to escape the Water Prison, hoping to obtain a Longevity Pill.
• The Turtle Demon used a demonic sword to tear away restrictions on a mountain wall and expose a small formation.
• Master Ku and the woman in red recognized the formation’s five dimmed Spirit Stones as Top-grade Spirit Stones.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er encountered a deadly Demon Bee while collecting the Seven-Heart Snow Lotus, then secured the lotus and left the mountain hollow. Meanwhile, the Turtle Demon, Master Ku, and two Core Condensation Realm cultivators attacked the Water Prison’s formation hub.

• The Turtle Demon identified the formation hub holding them in the Water Prison and sent his Snake Sword to attack it.
• The formation summoned lightning beasts to fight back, and Master Ku and two Core Condensation Realm cultivators joined the assault.
• A Demon Bee ambushed Lin Xuan as he prepared to harvest the Seven-Heart Snow Lotus, but Yue'er pierced it with the Purple Lightning Shadowless Needle.
• Lin Xuan trapped the wounded Demon Bee and destroyed it, then saw its remains release corrosive black liquid that damaged the light sphere.
• Lin Xuan cut the Seven-Heart Snow Lotus, sealed it in a jade box with a golden talisman, searched the hollow, and left.

The Turtle Demon and Master Ku rested from their assault on the Immortal Binding Prison’s formation and agreed to cooperate in searching the Jade Profound Sect for treasures. Elsewhere, the sharp-eared, monkey-cheeked cultivator fought through a group of Puppets, reached a courtyard, and was hurled away when he touched its gate.

• The Turtle Demon called a break after he, Master Ku, and the two Core Condensation Realm cultivators weakened the prison formation with repeated attacks.
• The Turtle Demon proposed that he and Master Ku search the Jade Profound Sect for Longevity Pills and other treasures after escaping.
• Master Ku agreed to split their gains equally, while both he and the Turtle Demon secretly kept their own plans.
• The sharp-eared, monkey-cheeked cultivator destroyed nearly a hundred Puppets blocking his way into the depths of the Jade Profound Sect.
• The sharp-eared, monkey-cheeked cultivator touched a courtyard gate and was suddenly flung into the distance by a powerful force.

A Pointy-Eared Cultivator used the Jade Pendant to open a restricted building, confirming it was a Command Token of the Jade Profound Sect. Lin Xuan explored the sect’s outer gate and suspected its ancient destruction came from internal conflict, then considered whether a coveted treasure had caused the fighting.

• The Pointy-Eared Cultivator tested the building’s restriction, then used the Jade Pendant stolen from Sword Nether Palace to open its gate.
• The Pointy-Eared Cultivator recognized the Jade Pendant as a Jade Profound Sect Command Token and entered the courtyard.
• Lin Xuan walked through the outer gate area, finding corpses and magical treasures as he followed the bluestone path.
• Lin Xuan examined two preserved twin brothers who had killed each other with Little Swords and pointed out their different faction emblems.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er speculated that internal strife, perhaps over a treasure, had destroyed the Jade Profound Sect.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er continued deeper into Jade Profound Sect in search of the sect’s lost treasures, but their attempt to retrieve a sword awakened a demon corpse. Lin Xuan and Yue'er attacked it as it tried to withstand their combined assault.

• Lin Xuan decided to press farther into Jade Profound Sect to investigate its secrets and search for treasure.
• Yue'er used Ghost Mist to retrieve the swords from two cultivators’ corpses, awakening one corpse when it absorbed the mist.
• Lin Xuan identified the creature as a naturally formed zombie and explained how such beings could gain sentience and cultivate.
• Lin Xuan sent the Floating Cloud Falling Snow Sword at the zombie while Yue'er attacked with the Mandarin Duck Blades.
• The zombie’s eyes flared red, its body grew green fuzz, and it wrapped itself in corpse qi as it prepared to take the attacks head-on.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er destroyed the Demon Corpse’s body, only for a Corpse Infant to escape and teleport away. The Corpse Infant’s history revealed that it was a trapped Nascent Soul of the younger brother from a pair of Jade Profound Sect cultivators who had slain each other, and it had been seeking a way to escape for a thousand years.

• Lin Xuan and Yue'er overwhelmed the Demon Corpse with sword strikes, flames, and water dragons, breaking its corpse-qi barrier and dismembering its body.
• A small figure escaped the attacks, glared at Lin Xuan, and teleported dozens of zhang away.
• Lin Xuan suspected the figure was a Corpse Infant, and Yue'er feared they could not survive a fight against one.
• The chapter explained that the younger brother’s Nascent Soul had remained trapped in his body after a secret art prevented it from escaping, eventually transforming into a Corpse Infant.
• The Corpse Infant had awakened a thousand years earlier but remained bound by its own body and the secret art, despite repeatedly trying to escape.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er drove off the Corpse Infant and pursued him, while the Turtle Demon and Master Ku escaped the ancient formation and faced the Stone Lion guardians blocking their way. The battle began as they tried to reach the Jade Profound Sect’s treasures.

• The Corpse Infant used Yue'er's ghostly qi to demonize a corpse, but Lin Xuan and Yue'er destroyed it, forcing him to flee.
• Lin Xuan suspected the Corpse Infant was racing toward a secret treasure and set off after him with Yue'er.
• The Turtle Demon, Master Ku, and two Core Condensation Realm cultivators broke the ancient formation and left the Water Prison.
• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon agreed to retrieve the Jade Profound Sect's Longevity Pills and other treasures.
• The Turtle Demon attacked one Stone Lion, while the other shattered Master Ku's purple tornado and Master Ku prepared a blood-colored technique.

Lin Xuan followed the Corpse Infant to a misty lake but lost track of it when a restriction weakened his divine sense. The Corpse Infant and the Nascent Soul Red Silk tricked Lin Xuan and Yue'er into entering a deadly formation, then Red Silk left rather than join the Corpse Infant in seeking treasure.

• Lin Xuan used his concealment arts to follow the Corpse Infant, but lost it among several paths where a restriction limited his divine sense.
• Yue'er sensed a faint trace of corpse Qi and guided Lin Xuan onto the third path on the left.
• The Corpse Infant revealed that it had disguised itself as a rock and watched Lin Xuan and Yue'er leave.
• The Corpse Infant spoke with Red Silk, who recalled their sect's old conflict and her rescue from the Mystic Ice restriction.
• Red Silk said the formation ahead could kill Lin Xuan and Yue'er, but refused to seek treasure with the Corpse Infant and teleported away.

Lin Xuan was trapped inside a strange barrier as a Talisman Treasure revealed its overwhelming power, leaving him unsure whether he could escape. Far away, the Corpse Infant’s path continued through an unnamed canyon, where a Stone Lion was destroyed by a flying dagger.

• The Corpse Infant decided to seek the treasure alone and flew onward in grayish-white gas.
• Lin Xuan sensed danger, continued through the fog, and found no trace of the Corpse Infant.
• A surge of spiritual Qi triggered a yellow barrier that trapped Lin Xuan, and his sword strike failed to affect it.
• A blood-red talisman transformed into an ancient immortal sword, and Lin Xuan and Yue'er recognized it as a Talisman Treasure.
• Lin Xuan recalled the treasure’s origins and power as he faced the possibility of dying inside the barrier.
• Far away, a flying dagger emerged from a Stone Lion’s brow and shattered it into pieces.

Master Ku and the Turtle Demon advanced toward the Jade Profound Sect’s main hall, while Geng Biao and the woman in red followed uneasily. At the Blood Bat Cave, the hidden Nascent Soul appeared and used the Teleportation Technique, prompting the two old monsters to defend themselves.

• Master Ku destroyed the bound Stone Lion with a demonic treasure, then exchanged false courtesies with the Turtle Demon.
• Geng Biao and the woman in red worried that Master Ku might kill them if they discovered a valuable treasure, but his warning forced them to follow.
• The Turtle Demon explained that the Blood Bat Cave led from the back mountain toward the sect’s main hall and said he would lead the way.
• Master Ku told Geng Biao and the woman in red to stay close, while the Turtle Demon entered the cave first.
• A hidden Nascent Soul appeared nearby and vanished with the Teleportation Technique, so Master Ku raised a shield and the Turtle Demon protected himself inside his shell.

A Nascent Soul possessed the woman in red, then used the Jade Profound Sect’s Body Reconstitution Technique to dissolve and rebuild her body. Turtle Demon recognized the ancient secret art and was terrified as the transformation began.

• The Nascent Soul possessed the woman in red while Geng Biao watched helplessly.
• Turtle Demon and Master Ku attacked the woman, but her jade ring weakened their weapons and extinguished Master Ku’s devil flame.
• The woman began chanting and invoked a surge of red spiritual light that dissolved her body.
• Turtle Demon recognized the Body Reconstitution Technique, an ancient Jade Profound Sect secret that rebuilt a possessed body, and wondered how its practitioner could still exist.

Red Silk attempted to rebuild her body while Master Ku and the Turtle Demon hesitated to attack, but Geng Biao sacrificed his life and soul to unleash the Blood Soul Great Technique against her. The saber struck as Red Silk remained trapped in the middle of her transformation.

• Red Silk’s injuries and weakened Nascent Soul forced her to seize a body and begin rebuilding it, leaving her unable to retreat without losing her progress.
• Master Ku and the Turtle Demon feared Red Silk’s mysterious ability and held back as her body gradually took shape.
• Geng Biao self-destructed and absorbed his blood and soul into his Ghost Head Blade to cast the Blood Soul Great Technique.
• Master Ku recognized the technique’s fearsome power and cut off the blade’s suction of his demonic qi.
• Geng Biao’s crimson Ghost Head Blade became a blazing streak and slashed toward Red Silk.