Chapter Summaries

Wen Lanfeng learned that Niu Youde had exposed Yan Zhuixing and wanted to buy his Restriction Breaking Pills, but Nong Zhu warned him to keep the Wen family out of Niu Youde’s affairs. Meanwhile, the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce tracked Yan Zhuixing’s group through the forest, and Sixth Brother sacrificed himself to draw the pursuers away as the others fled.

• Wen Lanfeng asked Nong Zhu to introduce him to Niu Youde so he could buy Restriction Breaking Pills, but Nong Zhu warned him to avoid Niu Youde’s products and keep the matter secret.
• Zhang Zunsheng’s Tianxia Chamber of Commerce disciples traced bloody footprints left by Yan Zhuixing’s group and organized a search toward the southwest.
• Forces from across the kingdoms converged on the mountain range, forcing Man Hu, Yan Zhuixing, and their companions to hide as their escape became increasingly difficult.
• Yan Zhuixing offered to draw the pursuers away, but Man Hu rejected the plan, and Sixth Brother proposed using the Sky-Shaking Arrow as a diversion.
• Sixth Brother left alone with the Sky-Shaking Arrow to lure the pursuers away, and Man Hu led the remaining four into the forest.

Bing Chengzi rushed toward Purple Thistle Kingdom to rescue Yan Zhuixing while Yin Baikang mobilized the World Commerce Association and rival experts converged on the search. When Sixth Brother fired the signal arrow before the agreed time, the searchers swarmed toward its location, leaving Man Hu and the others to hide in a cave as they heard the signal.

• Bing Chengzi flew toward Purple Thistle Kingdom with the Snow Flood Dragon to save Yan Zhuixing and his disciples.
• Yin Baikang ordered Mu Lianqiu to summon reinforcements and sent Sikong Jue to the search area, prompting nearly a hundred Spirit Transformation experts to follow.
• Guan Zhongkai told Yue Qianchou and Yu Landu that Yan Zhuixing's trail had been discovered, while concealing Yin Baikang's mobilization order.
• Surrounded by Zhang Zunsheng's search party, Sixth Brother fired the signal arrow before the agreed hour, drawing the pursuing forces toward the blue smoke.
• Zhang Zunsheng's people spotted a fleeing figure and gave chase as fighting broke out in the forest.
• Man Hu and his three companions heard the signal, stopped, and hid in a narrow cave while Seventh Brother grieved that Sixth Brother had acted early.

Yan Zhuixing and his fellow disciples fled as the fight over him spiraled into a massive, confused melee, while Sixth Brother tried to escape through the battle. At the mountain pass, Bing Chengzi attacked the Spirit Transformation experts blocking his way and forced through with the Snow Flood Dragon.

• Yan Zhuixing swore to avenge Second Brother and Sixth Brother, then Man Hu led him and the others away from the battle.
• Thousands of fighters joined the chaos, mistakenly attacking the World Commerce Association as they assumed it had captured Yan Zhuixing.
• Sixth Brother was caught in the melee, failed to escape upward, and fought toward the outskirts instead.
• Yin Baikang and four other late Spirit Transformation experts blocked Bing Chengzi, hoping to prevent him from reaching the fight.
• Bing Chengzi unleashed his Mysterious Yin Palm, scattered the five experts, and charged through with the Snow Flood Dragon.

Yue Qianchou questioned why cultivators ruled mortal nations and blamed their interference for the people’s suffering, then returned to the branch and prepared a large military mission. He appointed Zhang Peng to plan and command it under Guan Yu’s guidance, leaving Guan Yu to face the gradual loss of his authority.

• Yue Qianchou challenged Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu about cultivators ruling nations and argued that their interference kept mortals from overthrowing corrupt regimes.
• Yue Qianchou returned to the Shiyu City Branch, told Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu not to disturb him, and then vanished from his room.
• Yue Qianchou questioned Zhang Peng about the Utopia camp’s cultivation ranks and assigned him to organize and command a mission with Guan Yu’s guidance.
• Guan Yu recognized that Yue Qianchou was preparing Zhang Peng to replace him, while Zhang Peng humbly asked for Guan Yu’s continued advice.
• Yue Qianchou ordered the camp’s personnel to stand by and said they should strike while their enemies were distracted by fighting over loot.

Bing Chengzi used the Snow Flood Dragon to delay five late Spirit Transformation cultivators while he rushed to rescue Yan Zhuixing. The dragon survived their assault and carried Yan Zhuixing and his companions after Bing Chengzi, who reached a chaotic battle and struck down dozens before Sikong Jue wondered whether the pursuers had failed to stop him.

• Bing Chengzi ordered the Snow Flood Dragon to hold off five pursuers, and the dragon fought them before Ouyang Da grabbed its tail and hurled it into the forest.
• Man Hu and the others found the injured Snow Flood Dragon, which recognized them and carried them and Yan Zhuixing into the sky to catch up with Bing Chengzi.
• Bing Chengzi saw more than a hundred early Spirit Transformation cultivators fighting and assumed Yan Zhuixing had already been captured.
• Bing Chengzi attacked the crowd with the Mysterious Yin Palm, knocking dozens from the sky and driving the rest to flee.
• Sikong Jue watched Bing Chengzi arrive and wondered whether the pursuers had failed to stop him.

Bing Chengzi arrived at the bloody battlefield and learned that Sixth Brother had stayed behind to draw the attackers away while his senior brothers escaped. As the rival factions hesitated to confront Bing Chengzi, Yue Qianchou prepared Utopia’s forces to launch coordinated attacks on ninety nations.

• Bing Chengzi arrived and froze dozens of early Spirit Transformation stage cultivators with his Mysterious Yin Palm.
• Sixth Brother reunited with Bing Chengzi and explained that he had drawn the enemy away so his senior brothers could escape.
• Bing Chengzi threatened Pei Fang and the other late Spirit Transformation stage experts, leaving them unwilling to attack while they searched for Yan Zhuixing.
• Yue Qianchou assembled nearly ten thousand Utopia cultivators into thirty teams and prepared them to attack ninety nations.
• Zhang Peng reported that all teams had completed preparations, and Yue Qianchou rose above the formation.

Yue Qianchou coordinated Heroes’ surprise attacks on Spirit Stone mines while powerful cultivators searched for Yan Zhuixing and argued with Bing Chengzi. The Snow Flood Dragon arrived carrying Man Hu and three others, bringing them back to the gathered cultivators below.

• Yue Qianchou synchronized ninety attack points and sent Heroes squads to strike Spirit Stone mines while their defenders were weakened.
• Heroes’ forces destroyed a mine’s communication array, slaughtered its defenders, collected valuables, and returned with two injured members.
• Qu Ping'er replaced the injured fighters as the returning squads prepared to depart for the two remaining attack points.
• Pei Fang proposed finding Yan Zhuixing to settle the dispute, and Bing Chengzi threatened him with the Profound Ice Sword before Yin Baikang warned against making enemies of all cultivators.
• The Snow Flood Dragon flew in carrying Man Hu and three others, who recognized the assembled crowd and feared they had been brought back into danger.

Snow Flood Dragon brought Yan Zhuixing and Bing Chengzi’s disciples back to the gathered experts, who suspected Yan possessed a peerless divine art. Yan defended himself by arguing that Bing Chengzi’s actions and Niu Youde’s reputation made the rumor doubtful, but Sikong Jue proposed taking Yan to the World Commerce Association’s headquarters to confront Niu Youde.

• Snow Flood Dragon returned with Man Hu and the others, reuniting them with Bing Chengzi and Sixth Brother.
• Yin Baikang, Hu Changshou, and Pei Fang accused Bing Chengzi of hiding Yan Zhuixing’s secret and demanded that Yan reveal his supposed divine art.
• Bing Chengzi claimed Yan was his eighth disciple, while Yan calmly explained that he had returned to clear his name and that Niu Youde had spread the rumor to harm him.
• Yan questioned why Bing Chengzi would have left him alone if he had known about the divine art, prompting the gathered experts to reconsider whether Niu Youde had manipulated them.
• Sikong Jue suggested taking Yan to World Commerce Association headquarters so he could confront Niu Youde in person.

Bing Chengzi swore a deadly oath to protect Yan Zhuixing, ending the accusations and allowing his sect to leave. Soon after, the mysterious Hero slaughtered more than twenty thousand cultivators at ninety Spirit Stone mines, and Yue Qianchou suspected the World Commerce Association was behind the attacks.

• Yin Baikang proposed taking Yan Zhuixing to the World Commerce Association headquarters to confront Niu Youde, but Bing Chengzi refused to let his disciple go.
• Bing Chengzi swore on the Profound Ice Sword that Yan Zhuixing did not possess peerless divine arts, and Yin Baikang and the others accepted his oath.
• Bing Chengzi and his disciples departed on the Snow Flood Dragon, while Yin Baikang questioned Sikong Jue about the chaotic battle and learned it had started after a Sky-Shaking Arrow drew a crowd.
• Hero attacked ninety Spirit Stone mines across ninety nations at once, killing more than twenty thousand cultivators and prompting nations to strengthen their defenses.
• While traveling with Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu, Yue Qianchou blamed Hero for the massacre and suggested the World Commerce Association had organized the attacks.

Yue Qianchou teased Guan Zhongkai by accusing the World Commerce Association of secretly controlling Heroes, then traveled with Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu to the association’s headquarters. They entered the Treasure Gathering Basin through its heavily guarded suspension bridge and reached a cave lined with cultivators whose cultivation Yue Qianchou could not discern.

• Yue Qianchou suggested that the World Commerce Association was behind Heroes, and Guan Zhongkai anxiously denied it while Yu Landu listened.
• Guan Zhongkai asked Yue Qianchou how he would explain his claims about Yan Zhuixing to Yin Baikang, but Yue Qianchou refused to take responsibility for the investigation.
• Guan Zhongkai guided Yue Qianchou and Yu Landu toward God of Wealth Peak, but Yue Qianchou chose to enter through the Treasure Gathering Basin’s gate instead of landing directly at headquarters.
• Guan Zhongkai explained that a powerful killing formation surrounded the headquarters and that outsiders could enter only by crossing the suspension bridge, which could be sealed at any time.
• Yue Qianchou and the others crossed the bridge and entered a brightly lit cave where several cultivators sat in side chambers, none of whose cultivation Yue Qianchou could see through.

Yue Qianchou entered the World Commerce Association’s headquarters at the Treasure Gathering Basin and clashed with a gatekeeper who challenged his passage. After reaching the bustling marketplace, he was surprised to discover that cultivators also worked in brothels.

• Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu led Yue Qianchou into the headquarters, where a gatekeeper insisted he needed an entry-exit jade token.
• When the gatekeeper refused to apologize, Yue Qianchou released the black fire’s terrifying aura, knocking him unconscious and frightening everyone in the passage.
• The other gatekeeper gave Yue Qianchou a jade token, and the group passed through three guarded light curtains into the Treasure Gathering Basin.
• Yue Qianchou admired the prosperous city and God of Wealth Peak as news of his arrival spread through the basin.
• Yue Qianchou saw cultivators soliciting customers outside Spring Sleep Tower, and Guan Zhongkai explained that Rogue Cultivators took the work voluntarily to earn spirit stones.

Yue Qianchou visited Spring Sleep Tower with Yu Landu and Guan Zhongkai, where a dispute over a former lover exposed an Azure Palace disciple’s contempt for Rogue Cultivators. After Lan Feng insulted the woman and threatened Tian Ye’s group, Yue Qianchou struck him and effortlessly destroyed his flying dagger, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Yu Landu and Guan Zhongkai explained why Rogue Cultivators worked at Spring Sleep Tower and how the World Commerce Association protected its businesses.
• A woman at Spring Sleep Tower rejected Tian Ye, who confronted her over entering the trade after an Azure Palace disciple left her.
• Lan Feng identified himself as an Azure Palace disciple, mocked the woman, and taunted Tian Ye and his companions.
• Yue Qianchou recognized Tian Ye’s group from Ghost Manor and stepped up behind Lan Feng.
• Yue Qianchou slapped Lan Feng, then destroyed the flying dagger Lan Feng launched at him with a flick of his finger.

Yue Qianchou revealed his overwhelming power and confronted Lan Feng over his mistreatment of female Rogue Cultivators. He gave Tian Ye and his companions a chance to kill Lan Feng and join him, but the World Commerce Association’s guards and other Azure Palace disciples intervened before the fight began.

• Yue Qianchou crushed Lan Feng’s Azure Palace magic artifact with a finger, and the crowd recognized him as Niu Youde.
• Yue Qianchou rebuked Lan Feng for boasting about taking advantage of female Rogue Cultivators and challenged Azure Palace’s influence.
• Yue Qianchou reunited with Tian Ye and told him and his companions to kill Lan Feng, offering them a place among his subordinates.
• Tian Ye and the other two surrounded Lan Feng, who abandoned his attempt to flee after Yue Qianchou threatened him.
• Lan Feng appealed to Guan Zhongkai for the World Commerce Association’s protection, and its law enforcement guards and several Azure Palace disciples entered the scene.

Yue Qianchou used his ghost-fire aura to overpower Lan Feng and intimidate the World Commerce Association, while Yin Baikang learned of his strength and decided to welcome him personally. The chapter ended with Tian Ye and the other two killing Lan Feng at Yue Qianchou’s command, binding themselves to Niu Youde.

• Yue Qianchou stopped Lan Feng’s escape with a concealed aura of black fire, leaving him unconscious before the gathered cultivators.
• Yue Qianchou unleashed a terrifying aura to establish his authority, while Guan Zhongkai pleaded with him not to make trouble at the World Commerce Association’s headquarters.
• Yin Baikang examined his injured disciple, learned that Yue Qianchou had confronted Azure Palace, and sensed the dangerous aura from Spring Sleep Tower.
• Yin Baikang concluded that Yue Qianchou might be stronger than himself and decided to descend God of Wealth Peak to welcome him personally.
• Yue Qianchou ordered Tian Ye and the other two to act, and they killed Lan Feng while the surrounding cultivators watched helplessly.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yue Qianchou (Niu Youde) absorbs death qi from everyone, terrifying them.
• Niu Youde kills an Azure Palace disciple and warns them to tell Fatty Pei.
• Niu Youde takes Tian Ye, Hai Wei, and Mo Shaojun as his subordinates.
• Li Qiuxiang, Tian Ye's former cultivation partner, wants to join them.
• Niu Youde tests Li Qiuxiang's resolve and speaks harshly, causing her to self-harm.

Character Developments

• Niu Youde (Yue Qianchou): Shows his power and fearlessness, takes subordinates, and tests Li Qiuxiang's resolve.
• Tian Ye: Excited to follow Niu Youde, wants Li Qiuxiang to join, but is hurt by Niu Youde's words.
• Li Qiuxiang: Initially unwilling to leave her life, she changes her mind when Tian Ye follows Niu Youde. She's tested by Niu Youde and ultimately self-harms.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and fear in the Cultivation World.
• The harsh reality of women in the Cultivation World and their lack of agency.
• The importance of self-awareness and acceptance of one's past actions.

Character Interactions

• Niu Youde interacts harshly with Li Qiuxiang, testing her resolve and causing her to self-harm.
• Tian Ye and Li Qiuxiang's relationship is strained due to Niu Youde's words.
• Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu observe the events, finding Niu Youde's actions cruel.

Yue Qianchou stopped Li Qiuxiang from killing herself after she mutilated her face and accepted responsibility for her past. He saved her twice and declared that her life belonged to him, leaving Tian Ye, Hai Wei, and Mo Shaojun with her.

• Li Qiuxiang clawed her face and admitted that her choices had come from weakness, while Tian Ye and the others tended to her wounds.
• Yue Qianchou demanded that Tian Ye choose between following him and staying with Li Qiuxiang, and Tian Ye chose to remain with her.
• Hai Wei and Mo Shaojun gave up the chance to follow Yue Qianchou and rejoined Tian Ye, despite the danger from Azure Palace.
• Li Qiuxiang tried to cut her throat and then run into a tree, but Yue Qianchou shattered her sword and used white smoke to carry her through the tree.
• Yue Qianchou told Li Qiuxiang that her life belonged to him and that she could no longer decide whether to live or die.

Niu Youde tested Li Qiuxiang and Tian Ye, then granted them and Hai Wei and Mo Shaojun a final chance to follow him after they chose to stay together. As the group left, Yan Yu called Niu Youde back, leaving everyone stunned.

• Tian Ye, Hai Wei, and Mo Shaojun thanked Niu Youde for accepting Li Qiuxiang, but he told them their earlier departure had severed their ties to him.
• Li Qiuxiang chose to leave with Tian Ye rather than take the opportunity alone, and the two men and woman set off together.
• Niu Youde stopped the four and warned that he was giving them one final chance, then told Guan Zhongkai and Yu Landu to leave with him.
• Guan Zhongkai explained that Niu Youde had allowed the four to follow, and the crowd cheered as Tian Ye and the others caught up.
• The tree Li Qiuxiang had struck collapsed into dust, revealing that Niu Youde's palm had destroyed it before she hit it.
• Yan Yu shouted for Niu Youde and the others to come back, prompting Guan Zhongkai to demand what she was doing.

Yue Qianchou faced Yan Yu when she demanded payment for the debts Tian Ye and two companions had run up at Spring Sleep Tower, and their confrontation turned into teasing. Yin Baikang arrived and declared the tower tax-exempt, leaving Yue Qianchou to recognize the powerful visitor.

• Yin Baikang grew impatient waiting for Niu Youde, then decided to visit Spring Sleep Tower after hearing about the events in the Treasure Gathering Basin.
• Yan Yu pointed out Yue Qianchou and said she had accounts to settle, while Guan Zhongkai tried to dissuade her from provoking him.
• Yue Qianchou flirted with Yan Yu, who clarified that she wanted payment for the money Tian Ye and his two companions owed her.
• Yan Yu argued that Spring Sleep Tower deserved the World Commerce Association's protection because it paid its taxes, leaving Guan Zhongkai speechless.
• An arriving voice declared Spring Sleep Tower tax-exempt, and Yue Qianchou recognized Yin Baikang among the people approaching.

Yue Qianchou, posing as Niu Youde, met Yin Baikang, who publicly welcomed him as an honored equal. After Niu Youde paid the brothel bill with a supreme-grade Spirit Stone, Yan Yu returned it and revealed she had used the bill as an excuse to ask him for a favor.

• Yin Baikang personally approached Yue Qianchou and greeted him as Brother Niu, impressing the crowd and his companions.
• Yue Qianchou scolded Tian Ye, Hai Wei, and Mo Shaojun for leaving Spring Sleep Tower without paying, and Yan Yu presented their bill for damaged Purple Scale Wood furniture.
• Tian Ye and his companions found they lacked enough Spirit Stones, while Li Qiuxiang hesitated to offer the stones she had earned by selling herself.
• Yue Qianchou stopped Guan Zhongkai from paying and tossed Yan Yu a supreme-grade Spirit Stone to cover the bill.
• Yan Yu returned the Spirit Stone and told Yue Qianchou she had a favor to ask, but Yue Qianchou directed her to Yin Baikang instead.

Yue Qianchou agreed to leave a poem at Spring Sleep Tower and enlisted Yin Baikang to carve it into the wall, turning the verse into a suggestive sensation. The crowd flocked to the tower, and Yan Yu raised its prices as the World Commerce Association began protecting it.

• Yan Yu asked Yue Qianchou to write a poem for Spring Sleep Tower, and Yin Baikang urged him to accept as a favor to himself.
• Yue Qianchou agreed, flirted with Yan Yu, and proposed that Yin Baikang provide the calligraphy while he supplied the poem.
• Yue Qianchou recited a poem titled “Spring Sleep Tower,” and Yin Baikang carved its characters into the wall with his cultivation.
• Yan Yu and the crowd recognized the poem’s suggestive meaning, and Yue Qianchou departed with Yin Baikang and their entourages.
• Curious visitors packed Spring Sleep Tower, prompting Yan Yu to triple its prices while the World Commerce Association sent the Law Enforcement Guard to protect the establishment.