Chapter Summaries

Bi Changchun revealed that he was leaving for the Eastern Pole Sacred Land and said farewell to his old friends at Thousand Mile Lake. He sent Nong Zhu, Furong, and Ziyi to the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest, while Yue Qianchou remained behind to manage what came next.

• Yue Qianchou told Bi Changchun he would seek his help if trouble arose, then went to Thousand Mile Lake and summoned Ziyi back to the hall.
• Yue Qianchou teased Nong Zhu about Bi Changchun knowing he had suppressed his cultivation to avoid becoming Punishment Envoy.
• Ziyi returned from speaking privately with Bi Changchun and refused to tell Nong Zhu what they had discussed.
• Bi Changchun announced that he and Nong Zhu would part ways, and Ziyi wept after learning he was leaving for the Eastern Pole Sacred Land.
• Yue Qianchou prompted Furong to kowtow to Bi Changchun, who then told Nong Zhu to take Furong and Ziyi to the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest.

After Bi Changchun left for the Eastern Pole Sacred Land, Yue Qianchou took over as the new Punishment Envoy and made Shuntian Island his own. News of Bi Changchun’s departure unsettled the Huaxia Cultivation World, while Lingfang Valley’s search for the stolen Seven Star Blood Orchid remained fruitless.

• Nong Zhu departed with Furong and Ziyi, and Bi Changchun vanished eastward after Yue Qianchou bowed farewell.
• Yue Qianchou accepted his new role as Punishment Envoy, then frightened Wood Lady Mu into acknowledging his authority before asking her to massage him.
• Shi Wenguang’s army continued conquering territory in the Huaxia Empire, while the cultivation sects learned Yue Qianchou supported him.
• Word spread that Bi Changchun was entering the Eastern Pole Sacred Land, prompting the nations’ forces to restrain their disciples and Huaxia’s sects to fear an impending attack.
• Lu Yanqing and the Lingfang Valley disciples searched in vain for Xin Lao San and Yan Zhuixing, who had stolen the Seven Star Blood Orchid.

Lu Yanqing and Wen Lanfeng searched for the missing Yan Zhuixing and Xin Lao San, unaware that Bing Chengzi had already rescued them and helped Yan Zhuixing regrow his arm. Meanwhile, Yue Qianchou grew restless in the Demon Ghost Domain, teleported to find Bi Changchun on Xuanxuan Island, and was asked whether his sudden arrival was the effect of the silver spheres.

• Lu Yanqing blamed herself for the disaster in Lingfang Valley, while Wen Lanfeng stayed with her and declined to join the search for Yan Zhuixing and Xin Lao San.
• Bing Chengzi guarded Yan Zhuixing as he used the Blood Demon Body Refinement Technique to regrow his severed arm, reducing his cultivation from mid Tribulation to early Tribulation.
• Yan Zhuixing thanked Bing Chengzi for rescuing him and vowed revenge on Yue Qianchou, while Xin Lao San was credited with helping him evade capture in Lingfang Valley.
• Yue Qianchou grew bored in the Demon Ghost Domain, teleported away, and left Wood Lady Mu realizing that his cultivation was deeper than he had let on.
• Yue Qianchou appeared behind Bi Changchun on Xuanxuan Island, was briefly restrained by the surrounding air currents, and was asked whether his arrival demonstrated the silver spheres’ miraculous effect.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bi Changchun and Yue Qianchou arrive at Xuanxuan Island and observe the Eastern Pole Sacred Land.
• Nong Zhu and Ancestor Nanming join them on the mountaintop.
• Over a hundred Spirit Transformation stage lords gather near the Eastern Pole Sacred Land, including Pei Fang, Qi Jiujun, and Ouyang Da.
• A large group from the Huaxia Cultivation World, led by Yu Nantian, arrives, causing tension with the gathered lords.

Character Developments

• Yue Qianchou demonstrates his cleverness and resourcefulness in dealing with Ancestor Nanming and Nong Zhu.
• Bi Changchun remains indifferent and expressionless, showing his detachment from worldly affairs.
• Yu Nantian displays his calm and composed demeanor in the face of potential conflict.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and hierarchies among cultivators.
• The anticipation and tension surrounding the opening of the Eastern Pole Sacred Land.

Character Interactions

• Yue Qianchou interacts with Ancestor Nanming and Nong Zhu, showcasing his ability to navigate complex social situations.
• Yu Nantian interacts with Yan Ji, highlighting his calm and collected nature in the face of provocation.

As the Huaxia cultivators tried to pass the lords of the various nations, Huo Zongming and Yu Nantian noticed Fairy Qionghua, but Pei Fang sent the group on and the lords turned their attention to the coming opening of the Eastern Pole Sacred Land. The opening began beneath Xuanxuan Island, where a colossal lightning strike seemed to move the sacred land’s otherwise immovable cloud and mist.

• Feng Xiangtian led the Huaxia cultivators around Yu Nantian and the other lords, but Huo Zongming called them to a halt after spotting Fairy Qionghua.
• Yu Nantian approached Fairy Qionghua and introduced himself, while Pei Fang interrupted and warned the Huaxia cultivators to leave.
• Pei Fang teased Yu Nantian about his past pursuit of Lu Yanqing, and the Huaxia group flew away without further obstruction.
• Winds, waves, thunder, and black clouds gathered around Xuanxuan Island as Pei Fang and Ancestor Nanming recognized the signs that the Eastern Pole Sacred Land was about to open.
• Bi Changchun opened his eyes as the island went dark, and a massive lightning bolt struck the cloud and mist around the sacred land, which Yue Qianchou thought he saw shift.

Yue Qianchou and Bi Changchun revealed their master-disciple relationship before the Huaxia cultivators and rulers, while Bi Changchun acknowledged his descendants in the Four Great Families. As the families departed and the sects paid their respects, Yue Qianchou noticed Fairy Qionghua and Nong Zhu unexpectedly meeting again.

• Feng Xiangtian led 373 Huaxia sect masters to see Bi Changchun off and ask which of the four men was Elder Bi.
• The heads and elders of the Four Great Families knelt before Bi Changchun, and he acknowledged them as his descendants.
• Bi Changchun called Yue Qianchou his disciple in front of the gathered rulers and cultivators, shocking them with their connection.
• Bi Changchun asked Yue Qianchou to offer the Four Great Families some protection if they encountered trouble, and Yue Qianchou agreed.
• Bi Changchun sent the Four Great Families home, and the Huaxia sects bowed to pay him their respects.
• Yue Qianchou spotted Fairy Qionghua and Nong Zhu staring at each other, then told Bi Changchun and Ancestor Nanming who she was.

Bi Changchun entered the Eastern Pole Sacred Land as the rulers of the various nations rejoiced at his disappearance and the Huaxia cultivators feared for their safety. Yan Ji then stopped the Huaxia cultivators from retreating, leaving them facing the rulers’ hostility.

• Ancestor Nanming recognized Fairy Qionghua and invited her to stay on Xuanxuan Island, while Nong Zhu suspected Yue Qianchou had revealed her identity.
• Bi Changchun ignored Feng Xiangtian’s plea for help and entered the lightning-filled black vortex leading to the Eastern Pole Sacred Land.
• The vortex closed after its three-hour opening, and Pei Fang, Qi Jiujun, and Ouyang Da celebrated Bi Changchun’s departure as an opportunity to seize power.
• The Huaxia cultivators began backing away, but Yan Ji roared at them to stop because his prized disciple had died in Huaxia.

Yue Qianchou protected the Yujian Sect after Tu Yanfeng invoked his old promise, provoking Yan Ji and the other experts. Nong Zhu intervened and fought Yan Ji, Huo Zongming, and Pu Taidong alone, holding them at a standstill while Yue Qianchou watched with rising killing intent.

• Yan Ji blocked the Huaxia sects’ escape and demanded that they kneel and beg forgiveness.
• Tu Yanfeng reminded Yue Qianchou of his promise to help the Yujian Sect, and Yue Qianchou invited Tu and his companions to join him.
• Yue Qianchou declared that he would protect the Yujian Sect, and Yan Ji challenged him over his disciple’s death.
• Nong Zhu charged at Yan Ji while Ancestor Nanming guarded Yue Qianchou, and Huo Zongming and Pu Taidong moved to restrain Nong Zhu and Ancestor Nanming.
• Nong Zhu used Shape-shifting to fight Yan Ji, Huo Zongming, and Pu Taidong at once, holding his three opponents to a standstill.

Nong Zhu revealed his overwhelming strength by killing Yan Ji, Huo Zongming, and Pu Taidong while protecting Yue Qianchou. After Pei Fang secretly allied with Qi Jiujun and Ouyang Da, he demanded that Nong Zhu hand Yue Qianchou over.

• Fairy Qionghua realized that Nong Zhu was Daoyao, while Hua Ruyi recognized him as her former brother-in-law.
• Yan Ji, Huo Zongming, and Pu Taidong joined forces and briefly suppressed Nong Zhu, but Nong Zhu created hundreds of phantoms and trapped them in a flute illusion.
• Pei Fang broke the illusion with a roar and revealed that Nong Zhu had killed Huo Zongming and Pu Taidong, then smashed Yan Ji's head with his flute.
• Nong Zhu returned to Ancestor Nanming and Yue Qianchou, and the gathered lords reevaluated the danger he posed.
• Pei Fang privately urged Qi Jiujun and Ouyang Da to kill Nong Zhu, then demanded that Nong Zhu surrender Yue Qianchou.

Pei Fang threatened Nong Zhu, but Hu Changshou intervened by warning that the Demon Ghost Domain had a new Punishment Envoy. Yue Qianchou concealed the envoy’s identity, leaving Pei Fang and his allies uncertain about who might challenge them.

• Nong Zhu accused Pei Fang of revealing Yue Qianchou’s identity to the Netherworld Messenger and asked Yue Qianchou to protect Ziyi.
• Pei Fang prepared to attack Nong Zhu, but Hu Changshou stepped in and challenged him.
• Hu Changshou warned Pei Fang, Ouyang Da, and Qi Jiujun that a new Demon Ghost Domain Punishment Envoy could avenge Bi Changchun’s disciple.
• Pei Fang backed down and pretended his threats had been jokes, while Hu Changshou secretly hoped to form an alliance with Nong Zhu and Yue Qianchou.
• When Pei Fang asked who the new Punishment Envoy was, Yue Qianchou refused to reveal the name.

Pei Fang, Qi Jiujun, and Ouyang Da left for the Demon Ghost Domain with the other lords, while Yue Qianchou reassured Nong Zhu that someone on Shuntian Island could handle them. Fairy Qionghua confronted Nong Zhu over his false identity and demanded Ziyi back, but he refused and condemned the Wangyue Sect’s rules.

• Pei Fang persuaded the other lords to accompany him to the Demon Ghost Domain to test its new Punishment Envoy, and they departed after seeing Bi Changchun off.
• The Huaxia cultivators and Yujian Sect members left, and Nong Zhu ordered the Yujian Sect leader to get off the island or die.
• Yue Qianchou collected storage bags from Huo Zongming and the other two corpses, then told Nong Zhu that someone more formidable than Wen Lanfeng could deal with the visitors.
• Ancestor Nanming invited Fairy Qionghua and her companions onto the island, where Fairy Qionghua confronted Nong Zhu about using a false name.
• Fairy Qionghua demanded that Nong Zhu return Ziyi, but he refused and warned her not to subject Ziyi to the Wangyue Sect’s customs.

Nong Zhu refused to let Fairy Qionghua take Ziyi and threatened to destroy the Wangyue Sect if she tried to find her. Meanwhile, Yue Qianchou disguised himself as Niu Youde, the new Punishment Envoy, and a delegation arriving at Shuntian Island was overwhelmed by his terrifying aura.

• Nong Zhu rejected Fairy Qionghua's plea for Ziyi and threatened to raze the Wangyue Sect if she searched for her.
• Fairy Qionghua left with Hua Ruyi and another elder, while Nong Zhu told Ancestor Nanming that he needed to investigate Yue Qianchou's plans in the Demon Ghost Domain.
• Yue Qianchou had Wood Lady Mu disguise him and announced that he would use the name Niu Youde when appearing in that guise.
• More than a hundred people led by Pei Fang arrived at Shuntian Island to pay respects to the new Punishment Envoy.
• Yue Qianchou cursed at the visitors, then released a terrifying aura that made the delegation tremble in fear.

Yue Qianchou appeared as the new Punishment Envoy, intimidated the rulers who had arrived to congratulate him, and threatened them with death for trespassing. He spared them at Wood Lady Mu’s request but demanded two hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones from each, beginning with Pei Fang.

• Yue Qianchou emerged and revealed himself as the new Punishment Envoy, and Shangguan Taiping recognized him as Niu Youde.
• Yue Qianchou accused Pei Fang of making a fuss, and Pei Fang tried to placate him with apologies and flattery.
• Wood Lady Mu pleaded with Yue Qianchou to spare the visiting rulers, and he agreed while warning them not to trespass again.
• Yue Qianchou demanded two hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones from each visitor as the price for breaking the rules, and Wood Lady Mu began collecting the money.
• Pei Fang handed Wood Lady Mu a storage pouch containing two hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones.

Yue Qianchou used Niu Youde’s fearsome reputation to extort Spirit Stones from the visiting lords and declare that he would enforce Bi Changchun’s old rules. After Nong Zhu arrived and learned the lords had been driven away, he said he planned to enter secluded cultivation.

• Yue Qianchou demanded an extra hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones from Pei Fang, whom he singled out as the ringleader, and Pei Fang paid.
• Pei Fang, Qi Jiujun, Ouyang Da, and the other lords paid two hundred million each before fleeing Shuntian Island.
• Yue Qianchou warned the lords that he had taken over Bi Changchun’s affairs and would punish anyone who violated the old rules.
• Wood Lady Mu counted the payments: 133 lords had given a total of 26.7 billion high-grade Spirit Stones, and Yue Qianchou sent the storage pouches to the Utopia treasury.
• Nong Zhu arrived, learned Yue Qianchou had frightened the lords away by using Niu Youde’s identity, and said he was preparing to enter secluded cultivation.

Yue Qianchou failed to reach the sealed entrance to the Demon Realm beneath Thousand Mile Lake, then assessed the gathering threats to Huaxia after Bi Changchun’s departure. He left Gu Qingyun and Hong Qi with news that the foreign Spirit Transformation experts still dared not enter Huaxia.

• Yue Qianchou gave Nong Zhu gifts and pills for Ziyi and Furong, and Nong Zhu returned to the South Sea to focus on breaking through his cultivation.
• Yue Qianchou dove into Thousand Mile Lake and found a vast light barrier sealing the Demon Realm entrance, but the water pressure stopped him from reaching it.
• Yue Qianchou met Gu Qingyun and Hong Qi near the Mountain God Temple and heard that Shi Wenguang had seized a third of Huaxia while peasant rebellions spread.
• Gu Qingyun reported that foreign cultivators were gathering around Huaxia, and Yue Qianchou ordered him to spread Niu Youde’s warning that foreign Spirit Transformation experts still would not enter Huaxia.

Yue Qianchou entered the Eastern Pole Sacred Land to find Bi Changchun, but discovered only his master’s belongings and a message telling him to leave Bi Changchun alone. After resolving to search anyway, Yue Qianchou attacked something beneath the sand, provoking a monstrous reaction.

• Yue Qianchou decided to enter the Eastern Pole Sacred Land because he feared Bi Changchun had been harmed.
• Yue Qianchou arrived on a beach opposite Xuanxuan Island and used the silver balls to locate Bi Changchun’s storage pouch buried in the sand.
• Yue Qianchou found Bi Changchun’s message declaring his wish to roam alone, and angrily concluded that his master had deliberately left him behind.
• Yue Qianchou gave up grieving and resolved to search the Eastern Pole Sacred Land for Bi Changchun.
• Yue Qianchou dug up cacti, stabbed into the sand, and discovered a creature beneath him when dark-red blood and vine-like appendages burst from the ground.
• Yue Qianchou burned the creature with Black Fire, and its agonized roar shook the ground and launched him into the air.

Yue Qianchou discovered that an unknown force doubled the True Essence consumed whenever he used his powers, then met Jialan and her tribe in the Eastern Pole Sacred Land. He pretended to have lost his memory and rode with them toward their settlement, leaving the group at a forest lake.

• Yue Qianchou killed a giant man-eating octopus with black fire and realized an unknown force siphoned away True Essence whenever he used an art.
• Jialan and her armed riders arrived, identified the monster’s ashes, and asked Yue Qianchou whether he had killed it.
• Yue Qianchou denied killing the monster and claimed he had lost his memory, while the riders called him an Immortal.
• Jialan decided to take Yue Qianchou back to her tribe despite Bodo’s suspicion and gave him Bodo’s horse.
• Yue Qianchou followed Jialan’s group through grassland and a forest until they reached a clear lake.

Yue Qianchou arrived with Jialan at the Cannibal Tribe’s settlement and was stunned by the tribe’s uninhibited customs. The Clan Elders agreed to consider taking him in if he proved himself by killing a ferocious beast on a hunt with Boli the next day.

• Jialan left Yue Qianchou under guard while she went to report to the Clan Elders, and he watched the tribe’s open bathing and mating by the lake.
• Jialan returned and told Yue Qianchou that he had to kill a ferocious beast to prove he could contribute to the tribe.
• Jialan explained that the Cannibal Tribe was named for the man-eating octopus totem, not because its people ate humans.
• Boli returned from a successful hunt carrying a huge brown bear, mocked Yue Qianchou’s chances, and agreed to take him hunting the next day after Jialan said the Clan Elders had approved.
• Boli carried Jialan to the lake, and Yue Qianchou watched them bathe and couple before wondering where Bi Changchun had gone.

During the tribe’s banquet, Yue Qianchou learned from Jialan how the matriarchal tribe was organized and why its warriors competed for prize money to buy salt. Jialan also told him legends of the Immortal City and an underground world, prompting him to recall that powerful beings from the Netherworld might live below the continent.

• The tribe celebrated the hunters’ return with a feast and dancing, and Jialan brought food and drink to Yue Qianchou, who sat apart from the crowd.
• Jialan explained that women led the tribe, with the most prolific mothers serving as Clan Elders and the most beautiful woman becoming Clan Leader.
• Jialan told Yue Qianchou that the Enclosure Competition offered prize money and city residence to winning warriors, while finalists who went to the Immortal City never returned.
• Jialan explained that the tribe needed competition winnings to buy salt because a restriction kept them from reaching the sea.
• When Yue Qianchou asked about other powerful people, Jialan described legends of an underground world, and he suspected its inhabitants were the Netherworld beings sealed on the continent.

Yue Qianchou learned that Moonlight Crocodiles lived in the lake beside the Cannibal Tribe’s camp, then watched them launch a devastating nighttime attack. He revealed his extraordinary spear-throwing strength to save the tribespeople and killed the attacking crocodiles, while a huge white shape remained in the lake.

• Jialan explained that Moonlight Crocodiles came ashore under the moon and said the tribe had not been attacked for centuries.
• Yue Qianchou saw hundreds of Moonlight Crocodiles leave the lake and hide in the grass before he settled into a tent for the night.
• Yue Qianchou considered entering the Enclosure Competition as a way to reach the immortal city and find Bi Changchun.
• Moonlight Crocodiles smashed through the camp fence and dragged tribespeople toward the lake as the Cannibal Tribe fought back ineffectively.
• Yue Qianchou used spears infused with True Essence to kill the crocodiles attacking the tribespeople, then dispatched the rest of the swarm.
• The surviving tribespeople stared at the hundreds of dead crocodiles pinned to the ground, while Yue Qianchou noticed a huge white shadow churning the lake.