Chapter Summaries

After escaping Mu Wan’s ambush, Yue Qianchou traveled across the Immortal Realm toward Bewildering Immortal to register a chamber of commerce. He stopped to rest in a crimson stone forest, where his fire drove a swarm of Soul-Shattering Blood Bats from their cave and left him surrounded.

• Mu Wan fled after Wan Ling warned her, and Wan Lihong and the others from Kongfeng pursued her while Wan Ling left Yue Qianchou behind.
• Yue Qianchou hid underground beneath the Golden Light Umbrella, then emerged beyond the granite mountains and flew across a vast plain toward Bewildering Immortal.
• After more than ten days of flight, Yue Qianchou descended into a crimson Danxia stone forest to rest and investigated a cave in a perforated hillock.
• Yue Qianchou sent a ball of fire into the cave, igniting the hillock’s connected holes and driving out a swarm of bats unharmed by the flames.
• Yue Qianchou recognized the creatures as Soul-Shattering Blood Bats, and the swarm circled him with their eyes fixed on him.

Yue Qianchou was trapped by the Soul-Shattering Blood Bats’ mind-affecting gaze, but his Life Soul awakened and he used Violet Fire to kill thousands before the flock fled. He met Xiao Changkun, who invited him to stay at Ten Thousand Bat Mountain, and Yue Qianchou noticed the buildings on the peak were completely dark.

• A Soul-Shattering Blood Bat attacked Yue Qianchou, and he killed it with his violet-lit claws.
• The bats trapped Yue Qianchou’s consciousness with their eyes and swarmed around him, fighting one another to reach his blood.
• Yue Qianchou’s Life Soul broke the mental maze, and he used golden armor and Violet Fire to burn thousands of bats.
• A man in black silently drove the remaining bats away, then introduced himself as Xiao Changkun and invited Yue Qianchou to his dwelling.
• Yue Qianchou accepted Xiao Changkun’s invitation and noticed that the buildings atop the peak had no lights.

Yue Qianchou discovered that Xiao Changkun had poisoned his tea and was secretly allied with the Soul-Shattering Blood Bats. He pretended to succumb to the poison, but Xiao Changkun bound him and ordered the bats to take him as an offering to the Old Ancestor.

• Xiao Changkun welcomed Yue Qianchou into his mountain dwelling and went below to prepare tea.
• Yue Qianchou secretly followed him and saw Xiao Changkun drip venom from his fangs into the tea, with Soul-Shattering Blood Bats waiting in the cave.
• Xiao Changkun served Yue Qianchou the poisoned tea, and Yue Qianchou drank cup after cup while pretending not to suspect him.
• Yue Qianchou feigned collapse, and Xiao Changkun summoned a swarm of Soul-Shattering Blood Bats from the night sky.
• Xiao Changkun bound Yue Qianchou with a black net and ordered the bats to take him as an offering to the Old Ancestor.

Yue Qianchou let Xiao Changkun’s blood bats carry him to the Old Ancestor, where he seized the azure-robed man’s inner core and subdued him with Violet Fire. The Old Ancestor apologized after learning Yue Qianchou had only pretended to fall for Xiao Changkun’s plot, leaving the misunderstanding unresolved.

• Yue Qianchou let the blood bats carry him from Xiao Changkun’s mountain stronghold to a jade palace deep in the mountains.
• The azure-robed Old Ancestor inspected Yue Qianchou and used his azure inner core to threaten him.
• Yue Qianchou tore free of the Black Gold Net, seized the inner core, and used Violet Fire to force it into submission.
• The Old Ancestor’s human form burst into azure mist, revealing a giant bat, and he begged Yue Qianchou to stop.
• Yue Qianchou explained that he had deliberately let Xiao Changkun capture him, and the Old Ancestor apologized for the misunderstanding.

Yue Qianchou held Wei Chunqiu’s inner core hostage and demanded that the Green Winged Bat King serve him for one hundred years as compensation. Wei Chunqiu resisted, but after Yue Qianchou hurt the core again, he agreed to discuss the demand while Yue Qianchou hid the core somewhere only he could find.

• Yue Qianchou rejected Wei Chunqiu’s offer to forget their clash and demanded compensation for the attempt on his life.
• Wei Chunqiu introduced himself as the Green Winged Bat King and revealed that he had once been an early Immortal Emperor.
• Yue Qianchou proposed that Wei Chunqiu serve him for one hundred years in exchange for the return of his inner core.
• Wei Chunqiu flew into a rage, so Yue Qianchou used purple fire to damage the inner core and force him to back down.
• Yue Qianchou hid Wei Chunqiu’s inner core, and Wei Chunqiu realized he could no longer sense where it was.

Yue Qianchou endured Wei Chunqiu’s assault until he escaped to Utopia and returned with Wei Chunqiu’s inner core trapped in violet light. He forced Wei Chunqiu to submit, then took revenge by beating him with his fists and a Nether Iron wolf-fang club.

• Wei Chunqiu restrained Yue Qianchou, tore off his clothes, and searched for his inner core, then punched him when he claimed it had been transmitted away.
• Yue Qianchou vanished, and Wei Chunqiu searched Jade Palace and the passage before sensing his inner core back inside the palace.
• Yue Qianchou reappeared with Wei Chunqiu’s inner core trapped in violet light, and Wei Chunqiu agreed to obey his demands.
• Yue Qianchou demanded that Wei Chunqiu neither flee nor resist, then punched and stripped him.
• Yue Qianchou forged a Nether Iron wolf-fang club and used it to continue beating the curled-up Wei Chunqiu.

After forcing Wei Chunqiu to serve him, Yue Qianchou learned that Jade Palace had belonged to the ancient expert Taishu Zheng and heard two legends about how the Demon God defeated him. Yue Qianchou then suspected Wei Chunqiu had found the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra there and pressed him to explain its connection to Taishu Zheng.

• Yue Qianchou beat Wei Chunqiu, took his inner core, and demanded that he serve for a hundred years in exchange for its return.
• Wei Chunqiu explained that Jade Palace had been Taishu Zheng’s secluded cultivation site and recounted how the Demon God, formerly called Ye, defeated him.
• Wei Chunqiu described two legends about the Divine Realm’s limited ascension slots, including one in which Zheng and Ye both loved a woman named Ming.
• Yue Qianchou questioned how Wei Chunqiu had identified Jade Palace and suggested that the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra found there might have belonged to Taishu Zheng.

Yue Qianchou pressured Wei Chunqiu into agreeing to teach a disciple the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra by the end of their hundred-year arrangement. He revealed that he carried Purple Fire as proof of his willingness to give Wei Chunqiu leverage, and Wei Chunqiu accepted the deal before asking who the disciple was.

• Yue Qianchou deduced that Wei Chunqiu had obtained Taishu Zheng's Myriad Demon Heart Sutra and threatened to expose the secret to Immortal Emperor Jin Tai.
• Yue Qianchou asked Wei Chunqiu to teach a disciple enough of the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra to defend herself against opponents below Immortal Emperor level within a hundred years.
• Wei Chunqiu questioned whether Yue Qianchou could be trusted to return his inner core and keep the scripture secret.
• Yue Qianchou revealed the Purple Fire inside his body, making Wei Chunqiu realize that each of them now held a dangerous secret over the other.
• Wei Chunqiu agreed to teach the disciple and asked Yue Qianchou who she was.

Yue Qianchou persuaded Wei Chunqiu to leave his ten-thousand-year seclusion and travel with him to Illusory Immortal City. After Wei Chunqiu shattered the windows of Yue Qianchou’s flying craft, he had to carry him in his giant bat form.

• Yue Qianchou told Wei Chunqiu that his hundred-year term had begun and persuaded him to leave the Jade Palace.
• Yue Qianchou sealed the cave entrance with his stone-controlling ability, and Wei Chunqiu sent a message to Xiao Changkun before agreeing to go to Illusory Immortal City.
• Wei Chunqiu outpaced Yue Qianchou as they flew from the Abyss of Ten Thousand Ravines, so Yue Qianchou brought out the Utopia 001 craft.
• Wei Chunqiu piloted the craft at extreme speed until its crystal windows shattered, forcing the two to leave it.
• Yue Qianchou demanded that Wei Chunqiu carry him, and Wei Chunqiu transformed into a giant azure bat and flew off with him.

Yue Qianchou rode on Wei Chunqiu’s back toward Illusory Immortal City and encountered Yun Peng, an old rival who challenged Wei Chunqiu to a speed contest. Wei Chunqiu refused to race fairly unless Yun Peng also carried Yue Qianchou.

• Yue Qianchou admired the scenery and teased the resentful Wei Chunqiu during their flight.
• Wei Chunqiu changed course to avoid a scenic mountain, but Yun Peng pursued them from the peaks.
• Yun Peng raced ahead of Wei Chunqiu, then returned and mocked him for carrying Yue Qianchou as an immortal beast mount.
• Wei Chunqiu explained that he was only giving Yue Qianchou a ride and rejected Yun Peng’s claim that he had lost their contest.
• Yun Peng proposed a fair rematch after Wei Chunqiu recovered, and Wei Chunqiu challenged him to race while carrying Yue Qianchou too.

Yun Peng and Wei Chunqiu reunited and raced toward Illusory Immortal City with Yue Qianchou riding on Yun Peng’s back. A group from Hidden Dragon Villa recognized Yue Qianchou and discussed how his ties to the two powerful immortal beasts might protect him from Jueqing Palace, while Long Xiaojiu revealed her hatred of Wan Ling.

• Yun Peng challenged Wei Chunqiu to race to Illusory Immortal City, with Yue Qianchou volunteering to witness the contest.
• Yun Peng transformed into the Jade Winged Great Golden Peng, and Wei Chunqiu tossed Yue Qianchou onto Yun Peng’s back before they raced off together.
• Long Yugong, Guang Junru, Guang Nianzu, Long Xiaojiu, and the others aboard a flying wedge watched the two experts depart and wondered about the young man riding with them.
• Guang Junru recognized Yue Qianchou from the Divine Ruins Realm gathering and said the two ancient beasts’ support could make Jueqing Palace hesitate to attack him.
• Long Xiaojiu asked whether Yue Qianchou was Wan Ling’s lover and recalled how Wan Ling had once stolen her intended husband.

Long Xiaojiu’s elders tried to bring her together with Guang Nianzu, while Yue Qianchou rode Yun Peng during a high-speed contest with Wei Chunqiu. The race ended above a sea of clouds with Wei Chunqiu slightly ahead, as Yue Qianchou flew after them.

• Long Yagong and Guang Junru arranged an opportunity for Long Xiaojiu and Guang Nianzu, and Long Xiaojiu reluctantly humored Guang Nianzu.
• Yue Qianchou taunted Wei Chunqiu from Yun Peng’s back as the two raced toward Illusory Immortal City.
• Yun Peng slowed after realizing that onlookers were watching him carry Yue Qianchou, allowing Wei Chunqiu to catch up and pass him.
• Yue Qianchou warned Yun Peng that Wei Chunqiu had overtaken him, prompting Yun Peng to accelerate and chase after him.
• Wei Chunqiu reached the sea of clouds slightly ahead of Yun Peng, and Yue Qianchou hurried after them.

Yue Qianchou tried to register a chamber of commerce in Illusory Immortal City but was turned away for lacking a recommendation, then sought help from Wàngǔtōng. Elder Wan Geyi welcomed Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng and asked who Yue Qianchou was.

• Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng argued over their past wager, and Yun Peng insisted he would honor it by serving Wei Chunqiu for ten years.
• Wei Chunqiu led Yue Qianchou into Illusory Immortal City, where Yue Qianchou said he wanted to register a chamber of commerce.
• The Chamber of Commerce Alliance guards refused Yue Qianchou entry without a recommendation, and they rejected the Spirit Stones he offered as a bribe.
• Wei Chunqiu explained the recommendation rule, and Yun Peng pointed Yue Qianchou toward Wàngǔtōng’s nearby establishment.
• Wan Geyi greeted Wei Chunqiu and Yun Peng at Wàngǔtōng, then asked Yue Qianchou to identify himself.

Yue Qianchou asked Wàngǔtōng to recommend him to the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and Wan Bosheng ordered Wan Geyi to help. Yue Qianchou registered the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce for fifty billion divine-grade Spirit Stones, leaving him as its lone chamber master.

• Wan Geyi recognized Yue Qianchou and brought him inside, where Yue asked Wàngǔtōng to recommend his chamber of commerce.
• Wan Geyi resisted until Yue showed him the Purple Profound Token and asked him to contact Wan Ling.
• After Wan Ling and Wan Bosheng instructed him to cooperate, Wan Geyi escorted Yue Qianchou and his companions to the Chamber of Commerce Alliance.
• Yue Qianchou paid fifty billion divine-grade Spirit Stones and registered the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce under his own name.
• Wei Chunqiu teased Yue Qianchou about spending so much to become the chamber master of a chamber with no other members.

Yue Qianchou borrowed ten billion divine-grade Spirit Stones from Wei Chunqiu after showing him a pouch of valuable immortal herbs, then searched for territory for the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce. He bought a vacant mountain with a waterfall on the outskirts of Illusory Immortal City and prepared to open for business.

• Yue Qianchou learned that he had to pay ten billion divine-grade Spirit Stones for a mountain peak or challenge another sect master for one.
• Yue Qianchou asked Wei Chunqiu to lend him ten billion and showed him a pouch containing at least a hundred billion's worth of immortal herbs.
• Wei Chunqiu agreed to lend Yue Qianchou the money after seeing the herbs, while Yue Qianchou kept their existence secret from Yun Peng and Wan Geyi.
• Wei Chunqiu explained that the strongest factions occupied the central mountain peaks and that the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce would have to settle on the outskirts.
• Yue Qianchou and the others searched the outskirts of Illusory Immortal City and chose a high mountain with a waterfall.
• Yue Qianchou bought the mountain from the Golden Robe Figure and made it the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce's territory.

Yue Qianchou claimed a barren mountain for the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce and reshaped its waterfall into a famous sign that drew visitors across Illusory Immortal City. As he prepared to develop the mountaintop, Wei Chunqiu unexpectedly offered another billion divine-grade Spirit Stones.

• Yue Qianchou chose a mountain with many spring pools, claiming its living water brought good fortune through feng shui.
• Yue Qianchou reshaped the waterfall into the four characters "Tianxia Chamber of Commerce," making the mountain a local wonder.
• Visitors flocked to see the water-written sign, spreading the new chamber's name before it had even opened.
• Wei Chunqiu patrolled the mountain and worried about how much of his investment he would recover, while Yun Peng watched him suspiciously.
• Yue Qianchou decided to start construction, and Wei Chunqiu offered to lend him another billion divine-grade Spirit Stones.

Yue Qianchou secured Wei Chunqiu’s investment in the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce while news spread about his growing influence and Mu Tianjiao’s impending marriage to Wu Xiong. He returned to the Human Path and found the gathered leaders waiting eagerly for him to share good news.

• Wei Chunqiu gave Yue Qianchou another billion in exchange for a ten-percent share in the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, agreeing not to interfere in its affairs.
• People across the Immortal World speculated about Yue Qianchou’s background as the SITONG Chamber of Commerce gained influence through Mu Tianjiao’s planned marriage to Wu Xiong.
• Yue Qianchou learned from Wan Geyi that Mu Tianjiao would marry Wu Xiong and worried that she might resent him for rejecting her confession.
• Yue Qianchou left Illusory Immortal City and returned to the underground gathering place in the Eastern Pole Sacred Land.
• The waiting Human Path leaders welcomed Yue Qianchou, and he told them he had brought good news.

Yue Qianchou prepared cultivators from the mortal world to unite and establish a foothold in the Immortal World through the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce. As construction in Illusory Immortal City progressed, he kept revising the plans to make its already unusually tall building even taller.

• Yue Qianchou told the gathered cultivators that his preparations in the Immortal World had entered a countdown and announced the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce in Illusory Immortal City.
• Yue Qianchou explained that the chamber's name honored Yin Baikang and urged the mortal-world cultivators to unite against dangers in the Immortal World and Netherworld.
• Yu Nantian pledged that the group would follow Yue Qianchou, keep one another accountable, and prevent anyone from betraying their cause.
• Yue Qianchou gave Yu Nantian a jade slip about the Immortal World and ordered the group to prepare their affairs and keep their subordinates out of mortal secular matters.
• Yue Qianchou repeatedly changed the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce's construction plans, and He Xu grew frustrated when Yue Qianchou demanded another level and an elaborate rooftop structure.

Yue Qianchou prepared the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce’s new tower to house incoming rulers from the mortal world and announced a recruitment drive for Spirit Transformation-stage Rogue Cultivators. The chapter ended as the rulers arrived at Illusory Immortal City and gathered before the waterfall bearing the chamber’s name.

• He Xu and the others completed the grand Tianxia Chamber of Commerce tower, while Wei Chunqiu warned spectators not to trespass before it opened.
• Yue Qianchou explained that the tower would house hundreds of incoming rulers and told Wei Chunqiu to announce recruitment for three or four hundred Spirit Transformation-stage Rogue Cultivators.
• Three days later, Yue Qianchou met more than three hundred rulers from the mortal world in a secluded valley, gave them instructions, and left them to enter Illusory Immortal City in small groups.
• At the recruitment gathering, Yue Qianchou told a prospective recruit that pay might come only once a year and depended on the chamber’s income, prompting the man to leave and the crowd to laugh.
• The rulers from the mortal world arrived near the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce and stopped to stare at its name written across the waterfall.

Yue Qianchou’s mortal-world companions arrived at the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce and, inspired by its foothold in the Immortal Realm, crowded forward to join despite his warnings. As outsiders mistook them for troublemakers, Yue Qianchou spotted infiltrators and ordered his people to kill them.

• The Spirit Transformation cultivators saw the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce’s sign and drew courage from Yue Qianchou’s achievement in Illusory Immortal City.
• Nong Zhu arrived despite Yue Qianchou’s instruction to stay behind, then publicly joined the chamber alongside Hu Changshou and Li Duxing.
• Wen Lanfeng, Lu Yanqing, Yu Nantian, and many other Spirit Transformation cultivators declared that they wanted to join, baffling the onlookers and making them suspect a faction had sent the crowd to cause trouble.
• Wei Chunqiu roared at the crowd, mistaking them for enemies, while Yue Qianchou silenced everyone and had them register their names before entering the tower.
• Yue Qianchou noticed unfamiliar people slipping into the crowd and secretly ordered his people to kill the infiltrators trying to fish in troubled waters.