Chapter Summaries

Bai Ye agreed to participate in the Four Gods Ceremony after Luo Tianshen explained its history and revealed that Bai Ye’s mother had once entered its secret realm. The ceremony’s four clans gathered at Small Western Heaven Lake, where Xue Lingzi’s hostile greeting set the stage for confrontation.

• Luo Tianshen told Bai Ye and Luo Li about the Four Gods Ceremony, the Luo God Clan’s decline, and Bai Ye’s mother’s secret visit to the realm.
• Bai Ye agreed to join the ceremony but refused to guarantee Luo Li’s safety, and Luo Li said she needed no protection.
• Luo Tianshen returned the sealed Luo God Sword to Luo Li, who accepted it before the group prepared to leave.
• Seven days later, Bai Ye and Luo Li departed with Luo Tianshen and the Thunder Crane Army for Small Western Heaven Lake.
• The four God Clans gathered at the lake, and Xue Lingzi greeted Luo Tianshen with a threat to send the others to their deaths.

Bai Ye realized that the illusion array was probing his hatred, then confronted a memory of his mother and the Sin Domain he had avoided for thirteen years. Outside the Cold Pool, Ling Xi was injured while studying the seals, and Yan Meng warned her that Bai Ye’s mental state had become chaotic.

• Bai Ye told the illusion posing as Qing Yanjing that he felt no resentment toward the man who hurt him or the Ancient Buddha Clan, though she recalled that he had once said he poured all his hatred into someone else.
• Qing Yanjing uncovered Bai Ye’s buried memory, and the illusion recreated his childhood home in the Sin Domain, where he saw his mother and his younger self.
• Bai Ye recognized the Sin Domain as the place he had never dared to remember and struggled to take the first step toward the scene from thirteen years earlier.
• Ling Xi continued examining the Cold Pool’s seals despite Bing Xueran’s warnings, then collapsed and spat blood before Bing Xueran caught and treated her.
• Ling Xi refused to hear Bai Ye’s past from Bing Xueran, and Yan Meng told her that Bai Ye’s mental state seemed to have become chaotic.

Bai Ye uncovered the unusual purpose of the Calculation Skill, examined the unresponsive Bone Coffin, and returned to Song Family Village with Yuan Chu Nian. After Lin Yu decided to leave, Su Xuan chose to keep searching for Bai Ye and Yuan Chu Nian, and Su Ling'er arrived with news that they had been found.

• Bai Ye realized the Calculation Skill was an advanced skill derived from the Small Skill and suspected Jin Chong could not cultivate it successfully.
• Bai Ye examined the damaged Bone Coffin, failed to sense a connection to it, and stored it in his Mustard Seed Bracelet.
• In YanSha City, Lin Yu decided to return to the academy, but Su Xuan insisted on continuing the search; Su Ling'er then announced that Bai Ye and Yuan Chu Nian had been found.
• In Song Family Village, Bai Ye teased Yuan Chu Nian as she struggled to sew during the village festival preparations.

Bai Ye healed the Demon Fang Mercenary Group's vice commander, discovered that he carried a fragment, and killed him to retrieve it. With two fragments secured and Mu Youze, Meng Youran, and Mu Qin Yue joining them, Bai Ye and Cai Xiao faced the Wood Spirit Clan and Mu Qingshan's group as the battle for the fragments began.

• The Demon Fang Mercenary Group's vice commander escaped the cold qi and reached Bai Ye, who used the Nirvana Finger to heal his wounds.
• Bai Ye used his Silver Eyes to discover that the vice commander carried a fragment, and the vice commander admitted it and proposed a deal.
• When the vice commander claimed a secret art had sealed the fragment in his heart, Bai Ye tore out his heart and examined the seal.
• Bai Ye used Silver Eyes Sever Life to break the seal and retrieve the red fragment, which he added to the green fragment he already had.
• Mu Youze, Meng Youran, and Mu Qin Yue emerged from the forest and joined Bai Ye and Cai Xiao against the Wood Spirit Clan and Mu Qingshan's group.

Bai Ye returned to the Thunder Domain, subdued Luo Lin, and defeated He Yao after challenging him to fight. He ended the conflict by ordering the Senior Students to compensate the freshmen, then left with Yan Meng and followed Bing Xueran to claim the reward she had promised.

• Bai Ye appeared on the Lightning Attraction Platform, pinned Luo Lin, and knocked him unconscious.
• Bai Ye challenged He Yao, revealed that he had reached the Heaven Transforming Realm Middle Stage, and defeated him with the Golden Crow technique.
• Bai Ye criticized He Yao for surrendering and declared that the Senior Students had lost and must pay compensation while the freshmen stayed put.
• Bai Ye nodded to Yan Meng and left the Thunder Domain with her after ordering the rival groups to settle the remaining negotiations.
• Bing Xueran praised Bai Ye and led him away to fulfill the promise that had persuaded him to intervene.

Bai Ye attended a banquet at Luo River Pavilion and learned that Luo Xiu and Luo Qingya had been named knights to Luo Li. After Bai Ye foiled Luo Zian’s attempt to test him, the man expected at the banquet arrived, ending Bai Ye’s brief respite.

• Luo Ningyue told Bai Ye that Luo Xiu, like Luo Qingya, had been acknowledged as Luo Li’s knight, and Bai Ye realized the banquet was meant to clear obstacles for her return.
• Bai Ye entered the private room, noticed several guests watching him, and sat beside Luo Lingxi while Luo Ningyue spoke with someone outside.
• Luo Zian approached Bai Ye with a wine cup and tried to make a move, but Bai Ye seized his wrist and suppressed his spiritual energy before clinking cups with him.
• Luo Lingxi asked how Bai Ye had anticipated Luo Zian’s move, and Bai Ye said his eyes had seen what they needed to see.
• The man expected at the banquet arrived, exchanged a few words with Luo Qingya and Luo Ningyue, and headed toward the seat of honor.

Bai Ye rejected Xu Wenshan’s plan to sacrifice weaker students for a Level 9 Mark and attacked him instead. After Xu Wenshan’s protective mark failed to save him, Bai Ye killed him, reached Level 9, and caused Northern Azure Hall to appear.

• Xu Wenshan proposed gathering low-level marks by targeting weaker students so Bai Ye could reach Level 9.
• Bai Ye struck Xu Wenshan with the Sea Overturning Seal, subdued the other Heaven Merging Realm experts, and accused Xu Wenshan of scheming against him.
• Xu Wenshan’s shattered mark formed a barrier that he believed would protect and teleport him away, but Bai Ye used Ice Heaven Finger to destroy the barrier and kill him.
• Bai Ye regenerated his injured finger as Xu Wenshan’s mark raised Bai Ye’s mark to Level 9.
• A purple-gold pillar appeared above Bai Ye, and Northern Azure Hall emerged in the sky.

Bai Ye rescued Su Ling'er from three attackers and learned that Su Xuan and Li Qing were surrounded in Mist Cliff Mountain over the key to the Spiritual Treasury Opens. As the siege turned into a battle, Bai Ye arrived with forty-nine ice wheels, interrupting the attackers’ assault.

• Bai Ye and Xue Li abandoned their hunt after Su Ling'er was attacked, and Bai Ye killed her three pursuers, recognizing the Bone God Hall technique used by one of them.
• Su Ling'er told Bai Ye that dozens of enemies had trapped Su Xuan and Li Qing in a mountain range outside YanSha City, so Xue Li went to fetch the Lin Siblings while Bai Ye carried Su Ling'er toward them.
• Su Xuan refused to surrender the Spiritual Treasury Opens key or leave Li Qing behind, while she and the masked leader stalled for a chance to act.
• The masked leader and Su Xuan both decided to attack, but forty-nine ice wheels appeared and exploded before the battle could begin.

Bai Ye and the other prodigies arrived at the sealed trial battlefield, where he discovered a map of its ruins and the opposing camps. A clash between representatives of old and emerging factions threatened to divide the participants, but Kong Wenshan stepped in as their appointed leader.

• Heavenly Zen explained that a Sacred Artifact had sealed the trial area and that the prodigies could neither enter nor leave for six months.
• Bai Ye examined the camp and found a wall map marking ruins and the distant Evil Clan Camp.
• Bai Ye saw a Barren Ancient Clan man defeat a woman from the Hundred Flowers Sect and disparage her sect and the emerging factions.
• Proddigies began gathering into opposing camps as tensions rose, but Kong Wenshan stood between them to intervene.

Ling Xi cared for the unconscious Bai Ye and treasured their reunion while Xu Qingqing and Xu Zhuo destroyed Bai Ye’s residence to draw Yan Meng out. Yan Meng fought Xu Zhuo despite their overwhelming difference in strength, and she stood her ground as his spiritual energy surged around her.

• Ling Xi treated Bai Ye’s injuries, watched over him as he slept, and put away a white mask she planned to give him later.
• Xu Zhuo found Bai Ye absent from his residence, and Xu Qingqing persuaded him to target Yan Meng in exchange for a tour of the academy with her.
• Xu Zhuo unleashed a spiritual energy storm that reduced Bai Ye’s pavilion to ruins, drawing Yan Meng out to search for Bai Ye’s belongings.
• Xu Zhuo attacked Yan Meng, but she dodged him and used her twin blades and Spirit Fox Clan talent to briefly catch him off guard and cut his neck.
• Xu Zhuo erupted with spiritual energy, while Yan Meng remained calm, gripped her blades, and refused to retreat.

Bai Ye and Ling Xi met Xia Youran, who invited Bai Ye to help explore an ancient ruin linked to a former Supreme of the Dragon Demon Palace. After learning that Demon Xing Tian had appeared in Chain Star City, Bai Ye chose to pursue him first, and he and Ling Xi prepared to make that their next destination after enjoying the flowers.

• Xia Youran explained that she had traded rare materials for Ling Xi's spirit array guidance, which had helped her study an ancient ruin's protective array.
• Xia Youran asked Bai Ye to ally with her in exploring the ruin, explaining that a traitor had leaked its location and her research.
• Bai Ye declined to commit to the expedition until he finished his current business and revealed that he had accepted a bounty to hunt Demon Xing Tian.
• Xia Youran warned Bai Ye that Demon Xing Tian had grown stronger after crippling Dong Yuan in Chain Star City.
• After Xia Youran left, Ling Xi pointed out that Bai Ye had lied about considering the ruin, and he admitted he had only wanted to learn where Demon Xing Tian was.
• Bai Ye and Ling Xi decided to head for Chain Star City after spending a few more days enjoying the flowers.

Bai Ye returned to Northern Azure City and fought Xue Li and the Twin Forest Society members who tried to claim Yue Ziqing’s bounty and recruit him. He entered the academy residence for an Academy Permit after defeating Xue Li, while learning that the Great Wilderness Society had marked him as a target.

• Bai Ye reached Northern Azure City and headed for the academy residence, where Guo Huai and a group of Twin Forest Society members were waiting for him.
• Guo Huai asked Bai Ye to hand over the spoils from Yue Ziqing’s bounty, and Xue Li demanded that he join the Twin Forest Society.
• Bai Ye refused and fought Xue Li, freezing her spiritual energy and severing her left arm in the clash.
• Xue Li renewed her invitation and warned Bai Ye that the Great Wilderness Society had listed him as a hunting target, but he declined and entered the academy residence.
• Guo Huai froze in fear as Bai Ye’s remark about hating his smile echoed in his mind.

Bai Ye met Luo Qiancheng, who tried to persuade him to remain in the Luo God Clan and exploit its factional conflict, but Bai Ye left without agreeing. Xi Yu warned him against associating with Luo Qiancheng, and Bai Ye ended their walk by asking where to buy Accumulating Spirit Water.

• Bai Ye joined Luo Qiancheng for dinner and learned that Luo Qiancheng had received the invitation Bai Ye sent before Luo Xiu’s welcome banquet.
• Luo Qiancheng asked whether Bai Ye intended to leave the Luo God Clan, then recalled Bai Ye’s mother and hinted that Bai Ye could help his faction stir up conflict if he stayed.
• Bai Ye said he understood, ended the conversation, and left, while Luo Qiancheng struggled to understand why he would give up the chance to inherit a powerful clan.
• Xi Yu warned Bai Ye that meeting Luo Qiancheng could be misunderstood, and Bai Ye explained that he needed to find his own support.
• Xi Yu said she supported Bai Ye because she believed he was a good older brother to Luo Li, and Bai Ye asked her where Accumulating Spirit Water was sold.

Bai Ye and Ling Xi explored Di Yang City and discussed the Great Qin Dynasty and Ying Longcheng before a young woman provoked them into a fight. General Jiang stopped the battle, and the girl revealed she knew Bai Ye and expected them to clash; an old friend then appeared and offered to pay their fine.

• Bai Ye and Ling Xi discussed how nations built belonging differently from clans and sects, and how Ying Longcheng's City Lord's Mansion and noble families formed two factions.
• Ling Xi and Bai Ye joked about women admiring him, until she sensed an attack and blocked an iron hook with a spiritual array.
• A young woman demanded that Bai Ye crawl up to her, and Ling Xi attacked her with the Ancient Sword Slaying Array.
• General Jiang appeared, stopped both sides, and enforced Di Yang City's ban on private fighting.
• The girl paid the fine, told Bai Ye she had heard of him and that they would fight sooner or later, then left after taunting him.
• A figure from Ying Longcheng appeared and said the city would cover the fine.

Bai Ye refused Luo Ningyue’s invitation until he learned the banquet would welcome Luo Xiu and that Luo Qingya had acquired a Frost Head Crow, which Bing Yu’s recovery needed. He agreed to attend if he could get the herb, while also deciding to investigate an unsigned invitation to meet at Luo River Pavilion that night.

• Luo Ningyue tried to persuade Bai Ye to attend a banquet, offering him a share of the reward, but he initially refused.
• When Luo Ningyue mentioned the Frost Head Crow, Bai Ye sensed Bing Yu’s craving for it and asked who the banquet’s guest of honor was.
• Luo Ningyue explained that the gathering at Luo River Pavilion would welcome Luo Xiu, a prominent young clan member returning from army training.
• Bai Ye agreed to attend only if Luo Qingya would give him the Frost Head Crow, and Luo Ningyue promised to negotiate.
• Bai Ye explained that he wanted the herb for Bing Yu and chose to pursue it despite the trouble.
• Bai Ye reread an unsigned letter inviting him to meet at Luo River Pavilion at the Hour of the Dog and decided to investigate.

Bai Ye battled Senluo You Mo Di, overcoming his mastery of wood control before facing a series of overwhelming attacks powered by a Ninth Grade Supreme’s greater spiritual energy. With Senluo You Mo Di preparing another assault, Bai Ye opened every restriction on his cold energy and began to unleash its full power.

• Bai Ye and Senluo You Mo Di sent their beasts against each other, and Bai Ye’s precise control gradually overwhelmed Senluo You Mo Di.
• Senluo You Mo Di escaped the ice beasts with a Man-Eating Flower and transformed the battlefield into a forest, then attacked Bai Ye with a dark green blazing sun.
• Bai Ye used the Cold Abyss Emperor's Fallen Body and Silver Eyes Sever Life to destroy the blazing sun, then caught and shattered a mountain Senluo You Mo Di dropped on him.
• Senluo You Mo Di continued his firepower assault with a corrosive ocean and another blazing sun, while Bai Ye released every restriction on his cold energy.

Bai Ye used purified Crimson Flame Jade spiritual energy to attack the icy seal in his Qi Sea and trigger the Physical Body Tribulation. After three days of enduring the painful tempering, he emerged from the blood scabs and greeted Ling Xi.

• Ling Xi constructed the Purification Spirit Array, turning the Crimson Flame Jade’s spiritual energy into crimson liquid that submerged Bai Ye.
• Bai Ye absorbed the purified energy, which battered the ice wall in his Qi Sea until cracks spread across it.
• Bai Ye sent his own spiritual energy into the cracks and brought the crimson and ice-blue energies under control, making them circulate through his body.
• Ling Xi saw that Bai Ye had triggered the Physical Body Tribulation as the two energies painfully tempered his flesh and bones.
• Ling Xi maintained the array beside Bai Ye for three days until his blood scabs cracked and fell away.
• Bai Ye opened his gilded gold eyes and greeted Ling Xi.

Bai Ye survived his battle with Senluo You Mo Di and recovered while Cai Xiao explained how they had planned to find the Senling Locking Heaven Cage. Zhuo Yi confronted Senluo You Mo Di, but the cage could not restrain him because he had taken the body of Zhuo Yi’s master, and Bai Ye sensed something just as Senluo You Mo Di moved to seize Zhuo Yi.

• Xue Liuli found Bai Ye badly wounded, and Cai Xiao began healing him while he rested.
• Cai Xiao explained that she had searched for the Senling Locking Heaven Cage while Bai Ye stalled for time in the Inheritance Space.
• Zhuo Yi revealed his hatred for Senluo You Mo Di and opened the Senling Locking Heaven Cage, but it failed to seal him.
• Senluo You Mo Di revealed that he was using Zhuo Yi’s master’s body, then marked Zhuo Yi through the Devouring Darkness Art and prepared to take his Earth Supreme body.
• Cai Xiao considered using her crimson jade tablet, but Bai Ye opened his eyes and said he had found it.

Ying Xue'er learned that Bai Ye had secretly formed the Snow Dragon Guard to protect her. After the Flourishing Flowers Banquet, Bai Ye claimed the favor Hua Yiyue had promised him, while Ling Xi defeated the Dark Shadow Merchant Guild’s Supremes; Bai Ye and Ling Xi then left for the inn as an unseen observer watched them depart.

• Ying Xue'er met Eleven and learned that Bai Ye had formed the Snow Dragon Guard seven years earlier from people he had not chosen for his own circle.
• At the end of the Flourishing Flowers Banquet, Xia Youran told Bai Ye that the Dark Shadow Merchant Guild was waiting outside, and Bai Ye asked Hua Ruoran to take him to Hua Yiyue.
• Bai Ye claimed Hua Yiyue’s promised favor with a simple request, leaving Hua Yiyue and Hua Ruoran stunned and deepening Hua Ruoran’s sense that she could not keep up with him.
• Ling Xi confronted the Dark Shadow Merchant Guild’s Supremes and defeated them with her spirit array while Xia Youran watched.
• Bai Ye joined Ling Xi in the courtyard, and the two returned to the inn without acknowledging the fallen guild members.
• An unknown observer within the Tian Yuan Merchant Guild watched Bai Ye leave, their feelings impossible to discern.

After completing his Supreme Dharma Body cultivation method, Bai Ye learned that he needed rare materials and decided to seek an intact Nether Eye Dark Pattern Cat corpse in the Ice Spirit Continent. As he and Ling Xi left Jade Clarity Valley, Lu Qingman delivered news of an imminent auction where Spirit Slaying Azure Water Liquid was available.

• Bai Ye told Ling Xi that his Supreme Dharma Body method was viable but still required three essences, and Bing Yu revealed that an intact Nether Eye Dark Pattern Cat corpse might provide one of them.
• Bai Ye learned that Bing Yu had hidden the cat's corpse in an Ice Cave on the Ice Spirit Continent, and he agreed with Ling Xi that they should go look for it.
• Bai Ye and Ling Xi said farewell to Yu Chanyin and Cheng Linlin, who welcomed them back whenever they needed help.
• After Bai Ye and Ling Xi left Jade Clarity Valley, Lu Qingman gave Bai Ye an auction list from Yi Qingluan.
• Bai Ye saw that three drops of Spirit Slaying Azure Water Liquid would be auctioned in Shang Continent in two days.