Chapter Summaries

Yue Qianchou’s name spread through the Huaxia Cultivation World after bandits spared people bearing his tattoo, prompting both sect crackdowns and growing admiration for him. As reports of his exploits drew sects’ interest, Yue prepared to collect two hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones from the World Commerce Association and warned Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to be careful after he left.

• The Hong Gang chief returned the Myriad Demon Palace disciples’ possessions and released them because they bore Yue Qianchou’s name, and the Qing Gang later showed similar deference to the tattoo.
• People across the Cultivation World began tattooing Yue Qianchou’s name, while major sects punished disciples who spoke of him and sent troublesome juniors on dangerous intelligence missions.
• Those spies spread increasingly heroic reports about Yue Qianchou, and the sects tried to contact him after learning that Wen Lanfeng supported him.
• Nie Sheng told Yue Qianchou that Sikong Jue had agreed to provide two hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones and wanted Yue to visit the branch association.
• After asking Fu Chun about Ye Cheng’s suspicious information-gathering, Yue Qianchou told Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to be careful after he left.

Yue Qianchou left Ghost Manor with Nie Sheng and a group of Tianxia Chamber of Commerce guards, while Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing stayed behind. Their escort was ambushed by masked experts, and the chapter ended as Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing rushed to shield Yue Qianchou from two attackers.

• Yue Qianchou told Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to remain at Ghost Manor and build their own futures without him.
• Yue Qianchou departed with Nie Sheng, who said the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce had sent guards to protect them.
• Yue Qianchou and Nie Sheng spotted signs of an ambush, and four guards entered the forest to investigate.
• Six masked men attacked the escort, and the late Tribulation Transcendence stage attackers quickly overwhelmed several guards.
• Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing flew toward the battle with other Rogue Cultivators, despite Yue Qianchou ordering them to return.
• Two more masked men charged at Yue Qianchou, and Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing moved to block them with their flying swords.

Yue Qianchou watched Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing die during Sikong Jue’s staged test of Niu Youde’s cultivation, then unleashed the terrifying aura of Black Fire in grief and rage. The masked attackers froze under its force as the one-armed old man teleported toward the scene.

• Two masked men cut through Qin Jiaxing and Fu Chun’s flying swords and killed them before Yue Qianchou could intervene.
• Yin Baikang’s doubts about Niu Youde led Sikong Jue to arrange a test using his disciples and thirty guards, but the staged fight turned into a slaughter.
• The surviving Rogue Cultivators fled, while Nie Sheng and the masked men questioned why Niu Youde had not saved the two guards.
• Yue Qianchou roared over Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing’s deaths, releasing Black Fire’s icy aura across several miles and freezing nearby creatures.
• The one-armed old man learned that Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing had been killed and teleported away from Ghost Manor toward the aura.
• The two masked men at the center of Yue Qianchou’s aura dropped their swords and trembled, unable to attack.

Yue Qianchou killed Nie Sheng and the masked World Commerce Association cultivators, then buried Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing before flying to Zhujin City with nine heads. He arrived at the Association’s guild hall, where the sight of his grisly trophies drew a crowd.

• Yue Qianchou’s deathly aura overwhelmed the masked men, and Nie Sheng ordered four of his junior brothers to flee and warn their master.
• Yue Qianchou killed two masked cultivators and Nie Sheng by draining their bodies into white mist, then killed six weakened guards and collected all nine heads.
• Yue Qianchou found Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing’s bodies, placed them in golden coffins, buried them, and carved “The dream ends here” into a tree.
• The one-armed old man entered the forest and examined the two graves and the words carved into the tree.
• Yue Qianchou reached the World Commerce Association’s Zhujin City guild hall carrying the nine heads, shocking the cultivators gathered there.

Yue Qianchou brought nine heads to the World Commerce Association’s Zhujin City branch, claiming Nie Sheng had promised a reward and demanding to see Sikong Jue. Sikong Jue suspected the visitor was Niu Youde and went out to meet him, where Yue Qianchou challenged his identity in front of a crowd.

• Yue Qianchou told a World Commerce Association guard that the nine heads belonged to men who had ambushed Niu Youde and Nie Sheng, and said Nie Sheng had promised him one hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones.
• Yue Qianchou refused to give his name and walked toward the Zhujin City branch as a crowd followed him.
• Sikong Jue concluded from his disciples’ account that Niu Youde’s cultivation might rival Yin Baikang’s and worried that his missing disciples had come to harm.
• Mu Lianqiu reported that a man carrying nine heads was coming to claim a reward, and Sikong Jue ordered Hu Tianbao and the other injured disciples to hide in the secret chamber.
• Sikong Jue met Yue Qianchou at the branch, and Yue Qianchou told him he barely qualified to be Yin Baikang’s eldest disciple before asking his name.

Yue Qianchou confronted Sikong Jue at the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, using the heads of the attackers and a promised reward to pressure the master and disciple. As he prepared to reveal the masked heads, Sikong Jue interrupted him.

• Yue Qianchou arrived carrying nine heads, and Sikong Jue greeted him respectfully after recognizing him as Niu Youde.
• Yue Qianchou asked whether Nie Sheng was Sikong Jue's disciple, then told the crowd that six late Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators had attacked him.
• Yue Qianchou claimed Nie Sheng had promised him one hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones for two captured attackers, and demanded that Sikong Jue honor the reward.
• Yue Qianchou offered ten Restriction Breaking Pills to anyone who identified two masked heads, displaying pills with halos to prove their worth.
• As Yue Qianchou prepared to uncover the faces, Sikong Jue shouted for him to wait.

Yue Qianchou forced Sikong Jue to pay the promised reward before revealing that Nie Sheng had been killed. When Sikong Jue attacked him with his killing intent, Yue Qianchou unleashed the Netherworld Ghost Fire’s aura, leaving Sikong Jue frightened and the surrounding cultivators unconscious.

• Sikong Jue offered the one hundred million reward in exchange for the two heads, and Yue Qianchou insisted on receiving the money before handing them over.
• Yue Qianchou gave Mu Lianqiu the two heads, then revealed Nie Sheng’s head to Sikong Jue.
• Sikong Jue roared at Yue Qianchou and released his killing intent, prompting Yue Qianchou to unleash the Netherworld Ghost Fire’s terrifying aura.
• Yue Qianchou’s aura forced Sikong Jue back, made Mu Lianqiu collapse, and knocked out the cultivators and shop attendants nearby.
• Yue Qianchou withdrew the aura, tossed the remaining six heads at Sikong Jue’s feet, and absorbed gray mist from the fallen cultivators as they regained consciousness.

Yue Qianchou gave Sikong Jue an excuse for the deaths of his disciples, then traveled to Lan City with Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu while their pursuers followed. At Green Manor Restaurant, he spotted Yan Zhuixing and Wen Qing arriving with Man Hu and his fellow disciples.

• Yue Qianchou denied killing Nie Sheng and claimed an ambush had killed him and the others, allowing Sikong Jue to apologize and move on.
• Sikong Jue restored Guan Zhongkai's freedom, and Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu accompanied Yue Qianchou to Lan City.
• Yue Qianchou stopped Guan Zhongkai from attacking two followers outside Green Manor Restaurant and told him to wait until they left the city.
• Yue Qianchou noticed Yan Zhuixing, Wen Qing, Man Hu, and Man Hu's fellow disciples entering the restaurant, while Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu wondered how Yue Qianchou knew them.

Yan Zhuixing and Wen Qing clashed with Yue Qianchou’s group over the best private room at Green Manor Restaurant, escalating the dispute into a confrontation with the palace guards. The chapter ended as two figures arrived and barged into the restaurant, leaving Yue Qianchou startled.

• Yan Zhuixing befriended Wen Qing, and she brought him and his companions to Green Manor Restaurant after spending the day touring Lan City.
• Wen Qing’s guard showed an imperial token and demanded that Yue Qianchou, Guan Zhongkai, and Yu Landu give up their private room, but Yue Qianchou refused and dismissed the emperor’s authority.
• Wen Qing ordered her guards to remove the occupants, but Yue Qianchou’s group threw all four guards downstairs.
• Man Hu entered the private room, recognized Guan Zhongkai, Yu Landu, and Niu Youde inside, and respectfully returned to tell the others who was there.
• Yue Qianchou saw two people approach and enter Green Manor Restaurant, and he reacted with surprise.

Nong Zhu arrived at the restaurant with Wen Chongzheng and learned that Niu Youde was upstairs with Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu. As soldiers came to arrest the people who had beaten the Princess’s guards, Nong Zhu sent Wen Chongzheng to hold them back and went upstairs to meet Niu Youde.

• Wen Chongzheng brought Nong Zhu to the restaurant, where they encountered Wen Qing and Man Hu’s group.
• Wen Qing greeted Nong Zhu, and the shopkeeper cleared the restaurant after learning her identity as the Princess.
• Wen Qing pointed out that people upstairs had beaten her guards, but Man Hu explained that Niu Youde was there with Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu.
• Nong Zhu decided to go upstairs to meet Niu Youde and told Wen Chongzheng to keep the soldiers outside from disturbing them.
• Wen Chongzheng went out to handle the arriving troops while Nong Zhu slowly climbed the stairs.

Nong Zhu recognized that Niu Youde was Yue Qianchou and questioned him about Furong and his journey into the Misty Forest. Yue Qianchou offered a mysterious sword for Bi Changchun, then recounted how he had entered the forest while hiding the golden bead’s secret.

• Nong Zhu dismissed Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu, then confronted Yue Qianchou about his Niu Youde identity.
• Yue Qianchou thanked Nong Zhu for helping Furong, and Nong Zhu explained that Bi Changchun had given her a mid-grade spirit treasure.
• Yue Qianchou handed Nong Zhu a powerful sword to show Bi Changchun, and Nong Zhu questioned where it came from.
• After learning the sword was found in the Misty Forest, Nong Zhu asked Yue Qianchou to explain the Myriad Sword Demon Lord’s legacy.
• Yue Qianchou recounted his flight into and experiences in the Misty Forest while concealing the golden bead, and Nong Zhu criticized him for not invoking Bi Changchun when he was hunted.

Yue Qianchou and Nong Zhu quarreled over an immortal storage bracelet and Nong Zhu’s plans for Ziyi’s marriage. After Yue Qianchou admitted he had once been attracted to Ziyi but had given up the idea, Nong Zhu became furious when he learned Yue had several women.

• Nong Zhu took Yue Qianchou’s storage bracelet and searched his belongings, while Yue demanded it back.
• Yue offered to trade the bracelet for bamboo from the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest, but Nong Zhu refused and said he wanted a treasure as Ziyi’s dowry.
• Nong Zhu asked Yue what he thought of Ziyi and revealed that he intended to marry her off.
• Yue admitted he had once felt a little attracted to Ziyi but had abandoned the idea and promised to bless her marriage.
• Nong Zhu crushed a teacup and angrily demanded to know whether Yue really had three or four women.

Nong Zhu asked Yue Qianchou to tell Ziyi the truth about her parents, then began recounting his past with Immortal Qionghua. His story reached the moment after Ziyi’s birth when Qionghua revealed her status as Wangyue Sect’s heir.

• Yue Qianchou provoked Nong Zhu by accusing him of seducing and abandoning women, and Nong Zhu overturned the table in anger.
• Nong Zhu nearly suffered harm from his rage, but he calmed himself by circulating his cultivation and later recovered.
• Nong Zhu told Yue Qianchou to explain to Ziyi that her father was Xiaoyao and that Nong Zhu had only been her master.
• Nong Zhu recounted how he and Immortal Qionghua fell in love, kept their cultivation identities secret, and had a daughter, Ziyi.
• After Ziyi was born, Immortal Qionghua revealed that she was a Wangyue Sect disciple and heir to its next generation of sect masters.

Nong Zhu told Yue Qianchou how Fairy Qionghua had tried to take their daughter Ziyi away to the Wangyue Sect, so he secretly brought Ziyi to the Purple Bamboo Forest and raised her himself. He then pressed Yue Qianchou for an advance wedding gift for Ziyi, and the chapter ended with Nong Zhu accepting Yue Qianchou’s treasured sword.

• Nong Zhu explained that Fairy Qionghua had planned to take their cultivator daughter to the Wangyue Sect, while leaving any son with his father.
• After Fairy Qionghua stepped outside, Nong Zhu secretly took their swaddled daughter and raised her as a disciple of the Purple Bamboo Forest, naming her Ziyi.
• Yue Qianchou worried about having to tell Ziyi the truth, and Nong Zhu asked what should be done about the women of Ziyi’s future husband.
• Nong Zhu asked Yue Qianchou to provide a wedding gift before Ziyi married, and Yue Qianchou reluctantly agreed.
• Yue Qianchou produced a treasured sword and offered it to Nong Zhu as a gift for Ziyi, and Nong Zhu praised it.

Yue Qianchou discussed Ziyi’s marriage and his plans with Nong Zhu, then asked about the Spirit Transformation experts he had encountered at Ghost Manor. Nong Zhu identified Li Duxing and Lou Yanqing and explained how Li Duxing had been crippled by Yue Qianchou’s master five hundred years earlier.

• Nong Zhu hinted that Ziyi would marry Yue Qianchou, and Yue Qianchou promised to treat her well and send his congratulations.
• Yue Qianchou asked Nong Zhu to pass greetings to Furong and his master on Shuntian Island.
• Nong Zhu warned Yue Qianchou that targeting the World Commerce Association and Yin Baikang could put him in danger.
• Yue Qianchou asked about the one-armed man and green-veiled woman at Ghost Manor, and Nong Zhu identified them as Li Duxing and Lou Yanqing.
• Nong Zhu recounted that Yue Qianchou’s master had severely wounded Li Duxing five hundred years earlier, after which Nong Zhu arranged for him to be sent to Lou Yanqing for help.

Yue Qianchou warned Nong Zhu that Yan Zhuixing was dangerous and tried to persuade him to arrange the man’s death. Nong Zhu refused to break his promise, then realized Yue Qianchou was using his ties to Wen Lanfeng to set another trap.

• Nong Zhu told Yue Qianchou that Li Duxing might still resent what happened years ago and warned him to conceal his connection to Li Duxing’s old enemy.
• Yue Qianchou identified Yan Zhuixing as a former enemy and urged Nong Zhu to kill him, describing his resistance to Netherworld Ghost Fire and his sinister past.
• Nong Zhu refused to kill Yan Zhuixing because he had promised not to interfere in the conflict between the supported forces and the Huaxia Cultivation World.
• Yue Qianchou pointed out that Yan Zhuixing was spending time with Wen Qing and warned that he might be targeting the Wen family.
• Nong Zhu recognized that Yue Qianchou was trying to get him to persuade Wen Lanfeng to kill Yan Zhuixing.

Yue Qianchou refused to ask Wen Lanfeng to kill Yan Zhuixing and instead exposed Yan Zhuixing’s hidden technique to the people at the inn. He left Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu fearing for their lives and set the stage for Yan Zhuixing to be hunted.

• Nong Zhu rejected Yue Qianchou’s request to have Wen Lanfeng kill Yan Zhuixing and left the inn with Wen Chongzheng.
• Yue Qianchou sent the mortals away and told Yan Zhuixing that his technique surpassed the Myriad Demon Palace’s teachings and could make the Cultivation World submit.
• Yan Zhuixing and his four fellow disciples quickly departed after Yue Qianchou implied he had discovered their secret.
• Yue Qianchou warned Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu that Yan Zhuixing’s companions might silence them, and they left together to alert the various families.
• Yue Qianchou paid the innkeeper and left, pleased that Yan Zhuixing would now be hunted.

Yue Qianchou tried to protect Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu from Yan Zhuixing’s group, but found they had already reported the secret safely. At the World Commerce Association headquarters, Yin Baikang learned that Bing Chengzi’s disciples might know the secret and began to suspect Bing Chengzi’s motives.

• Yue Qianchou anticipated that Yan Zhuixing would try to silence Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu and decided to intervene if they were in danger.
• Yan Zhuixing warned Man Hu and the others that Niu Youde would likely interfere, so they abandoned their interception plans and rushed back toward Great Snow Mountain.
• Yue Qianchou met Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu, who told him the news had reached the World Commerce Association headquarters and that Guan Zhongkai’s authority had been restored.
• Sikong Jue reported Guan Zhongkai’s message to Yin Baikang, who concluded that Bing Chengzi’s disciples might know the hidden secret.
• Yin Baikang recalled that Bing Chengzi had once urged him to protect the Yan family father and son and suspected that Bing Chengzi had concealed his true purpose.

Yin Baikang ordered Sikong Jue to find Yan Zhuixing and seize his cultivation art, while Shangguan Taiping chose to publicize the news rather than compete for it. As Man Hu and his companions fled toward Great Snow Mountain, Yan Zhuixing broke through to the realm of Soul-Extinguishing Demon Eyes, drawing the attention of a nearby cultivator.

• Yin Baikang ordered Sikong Jue to mobilize the World Commerce Association and capture Yan Zhuixing alive, while Sikong Jue acknowledged Guan Zhongkai’s past mistakes.
• Shangguan Taiping learned from Yu Landu that Yin Baikang knew about Yan Zhuixing and decided to spread the news throughout the Cultivation World.
• Man Hu and the others fought their way through the World Commerce Association’s growing forces as they escorted the unconscious Yan Zhuixing toward Great Snow Mountain.
• Yan Zhuixing consumed the Nascent Souls of powerful cultivators and began a Demon Codex breakthrough while Man Hu and his companions guarded him.
• Yan Zhuixing opened his eyes with crimson light, reached the realm of Soul-Extinguishing Demon Eyes, and returned his eyes to normal.
• An early Tribulation stage cultivator spotted the flash of red light from above and quietly approached the forest.

Yue Qianchou delayed the journey to the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce while pressing Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu for news of Yan Zhuixing. In the forest, Yan Zhuixing used the Demonic Eyes Soul-Scattering to disarm a scout, killed him, and continued traveling with Man Hu and the others.

• Yue Qianchou made Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu travel slowly, eventually agreeing to ride a flying artifact, and repeatedly asked them about Yan Zhuixing.
• A Tianxia Chamber of Commerce scout descended into the forest with a Sky-Shaking Arrow, unaware that Yan Zhuixing and the four martial brothers were hiding below.
• Yan Zhuixing activated the Demonic Eyes Soul-Scattering, hypnotizing the scout and making him drop the signaling arrow.
• Yan Zhuixing crushed the scout's lower face with his claw and killed him with the Little Demon Fist.
• Man Hu collected the Sky-Shaking Arrow and led the group through the forest, while Yan Zhuixing kept pace using Demonic Light Shadow.