Chapter Summaries

Yang Shan left the Severing Heaven Blade Saint’s tower with a Soul Imprint and turned Yuchi Xing into a potential ally. Outside the secret realm, he crushed the Shangguan and Gongsun family heads, leaving Shangguan Song to summon his old ancestor for help.

• Yang Shan received the Severing Heaven Blade Saint’s Soul Imprint and left the inheritance tower after finding nothing else.
• Yang Shan knocked Wang Chen unconscious, ordered Yuchi Xing to lead the captives, and agreed to let the Yuchi Family help secure Northern Sun City.
• Yang Shan threatened the arriving family heads and took Wang Chen hostage to deter Yellow Spring Pavilion’s hidden Six-Star Dou Zong.
• Shangguan Sen and Gongsun Xiang attacked Yang Shan, but he overwhelmed them with spectral magical beasts and Thunderfire Overload, then kept them alive as captives.
• Shangguan Song woke to find his father badly injured, activated a Jade Pendant, and shouted for his old ancestor to save him.

Shangguan Wengang rushed to the Dou Zun secret realm after Shangguan Song called for help, only to be overwhelmed by Yang Shan, who had already defeated Gongsun Guan. As Shangguan Wengang’s defenses failed, Shangguan Song called for his great-grandfather, provoking the furious elder.

• Shangguan Wengang expected his descendants to bring him a treasure from the newly opened Dou Zun secret realm, but Shangguan Song’s Jade Pendant called for help.
• Shangguan Wengang reached the secret realm and found Yang Shan beating Gongsun Guan; Yang Shan attacked him as well.
• Yang Shan’s Blood Roar Blade rapidly destroyed Shangguan Wengang’s Protective Gang Qi, and Shangguan Wengang counterattacked with Thousand Stream Fire Blade.
• Yang Shan used Tyrant Blade—Hundred Twists Chaos to block Shangguan Wengang’s flaming blades, leaving the old man helpless.
• Shangguan Song, watching the fight from the ground, shouted into his Jade Pendant for his great-grandfather to save him.
• Shangguan Wengang heard Shangguan Song’s plea and cursed him for joking about his father, then blamed Shangguan Sen for failing to discipline him.

Yang Shan forced the Shangguan and Gongsun families to submit, secured rare spiritual objects, and warned Wang Da to keep the Dou Zun Secret Realm secret. He carried the unconscious Wang Chen toward the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, where he planned to establish himself by meeting Fei Tian and testing the Ghoul Lord Token’s influence.

• Yang Shan ordered the Shangguan, Gongsun, and Yuchi families to follow the Yuchi Family’s lead and guard the Dou Zun Secret Realm for three years, then took their sixth order spiritual objects.
• Yang Shan told Wang Da to return to Yellow Spring Pavilion and warn Yellow Spring Venerable that Wang Chen would be brought back after Yang Shan’s other business was settled.
• Yang Shan threatened Wang Da to keep the secret realm’s location quiet, then left Northern Sun City carrying the unconscious Wang Chen.
• Yang Shan traveled through a Space Wormhole to Northern Thunder City and decided to leave Wang Chen there while he went to Phoenix Perch Mountain.
• Yang Shan set out for Phoenix Perch Mountain to seek Fei Tian and test whether the Wind and Thunder Pavilion would recognize the Ghoul Lord Token.

Fei Tian met Yang Shan after learning that he carried the Ghoul Lord Token, a secret of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion. Yang Shan claimed that Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord was his master and had become a Dou Sheng, then showed Fei Tian the token for verification.

• Ding Hongzhi reported that a mysterious Dou Zong had sealed his Dou Qi and asked Fei Tian whether he knew of the Ghoul Lord Token.
• Fei Tian recognized the token's significance, dismissed the elders' concerns, and went alone to meet the messenger north of Phoenix Perch Mountain.
• Fei Tian met Yang Shan, saw through his Mystic Spirit Body clone, and learned that Yang Shan claimed to be Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord's disciple.
• Yang Shan said Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord had broken through to Dou Sheng, though he had no proof beyond communicating with his master's remnant soul.
• Fei Tian requested to inspect the Ghoul Lord Token, and Yang Shan produced it while insisting that it remain in his hands.

Yang Shan was recognized by the Ghoul Lord Token and became the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s Young Pavilion Master, then traveled with Fei Tian to meet Thunder Lord. Thunder Lord confirmed the title’s authority but revealed little about why Yang Shan had received it, leaving Yang Shan to suspect that keeping the status would require outwitting him.

• Fei Tian tested the Ghoul Lord Token, which recognized Yang Shan and forced Fei Tian to kneel while leaving Yang Shan untouched.
• Fei Tian reported the result to Thunder Lord, then bowed to Yang Shan as the Young Pavilion Master, triggering a global announcement and shocked reactions from players.
• Yang Shan accepted Fei Tian’s invitation to visit the Northern Pavilion and kept pace with him as they flew there.
• Fei Tian brought Yang Shan to meet Thunder Lord, who explained that the Ghoul Lord Token alone could grant the Young Pavilion Master status and that Yang Shan’s rank was equal to his own.
• Yang Shan realized the title made him Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord’s representative and wondered whether AI Nüwa expected him to outwit Thunder Lord to retain it.

Yang Shan persuaded Thunder Lord that he had come only to train, securing the title of Young Pavilion Master without taking on authority. He settled on using the Northern Pavilion as his base and learned that obtaining the Three Thousand Thunder Illusory Body normally required exceptional service or a top-eight finish at the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly.

• Yang Shan told Thunder Lord that Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord had sent him to train at the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, not reclaim control of it.
• Thunder Lord confirmed Yang Shan as Young Pavilion Master but arranged for him to rank just below the Pavilion Master and hold no management duties.
• Thunder Lord ordered Yang Shan's appointment announced throughout the Northern Region and summoned Feng Qing'er after hearing about Yang Shan's reputation as the Blade Sovereign.
• Yang Shan decided to avoid the East Pavilion and use the Northern Pavilion's resources while he strengthened himself.
• Fei Tian explained that the Three Thousand Thunder Illusory Body was normally granted to outstanding elders or to those who placed in the top eight at the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly.

Yang Shan learned that Thunder Lord had publicly named him Young Pavilion Master, then used that status to secure a ransom from Yellow Spring Venerable for Wang Chen. After receiving a Seventh Order Thunder Spirit Crystal, Yang Shan left for his next mission while Wang Chen was ordered to return to Yellow Spring Pavilion and reach Dou Zong before the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly.

• Yang Shan discovered that Thunder Lord had publicized his Young Pavilion Master identity across the Northern Domain, making him wary of being targeted.
• Yang Shan accepted the highest-difficulty Resource Site Development Mission at Ten Thousand Serpent Gorge and refused Fei Tian’s offer of guards.
• Yang Shan forced Wang Chen to contact Yellow Spring Pavilion and waited three days for Yellow Spring Venerable to arrive in Northern Thunder City.
• Yang Shan invoked his position and threatened to expose Wang Chen’s defeat, persuading Yellow Spring Venerable to ransom him with a Seventh Order Thunder Spirit Crystal.
• Yellow Spring Venerable slapped Wang Chen, called him useless, and ordered him to return to Yellow Spring Pavilion and reach Dou Zong before the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly.

Yang Shan entered Ten Thousand Serpent Gorge to claim the Wind and Thunder East Pavilion’s resource-rich territory and gain experience by killing its magical beasts. After he slaughtered several powerful snakes, Demon Snake Xia Mang confronted him, believing the One-Star Dou Zong was no threat.

• Yang Shan accepted the mission to capture Ten Thousand Serpent Gorge, whose poisonous miasma had driven Fei Tian away, in exchange for a share of its resources.
• Yang Shan killed a Seventh Order Mixed Poison Python and earned experience, then continued clearing the gorge’s magical beasts with his attacks.
• Demon Snake Xia Mang learned that his Fourth, Second, and Third Kings had been killed by a One-Star Dou Zong intruder.
• Demon Snake Xia Mang tracked Yang Shan, confirmed his apparent cultivation, and confronted him while boasting that he could handle him.

Yang Shan tricked Demon Snake Xia Mang into lowering his guard, then used a prepared soul attack and a fully empowered strike to kill him. He received a huge experience reward and discovered that Xia Mang’s only drop was a potent poison gall with unusual effects during dual cultivation.

• Yang Shan inspected Xia Mang’s status and pretended that his attacks could not hurt the Seventh Order Late Stage Thousand Beast King.
• Yang Shan stalled Xia Mang with a fabricated story about his junior sister while stacking blade momentum and activating Seven Slaughters.
• Yang Shan’s hidden clone struck Xia Mang with Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls, leaving him disoriented for three seconds.
• Yang Shan corroded Xia Mang’s neck with Dark Soul Mist and beheaded him with a boosted Seven Slaughters strike.
• Yang Shan gained nine million experience points, and Sea Heart Flame reached the Dou Zong level.
• Yang Shan found only a Demon Python Thousand Desire Gall on Xia Mang’s corpse and learned its effects could be transformed into spiritual energy through dual cultivation.

Yang Shan collected Demon Snake Xia Mang's soul, read the players' announcements about Xiao Aotian winning Han Yue and Yi Qingyang obtaining Radiant Profound Gold, then entered the poisonous depths of Ten Thousand Serpent Gorge. As he explored, Feng Qing'er arrived at the gorge with a companion, concealing her aura to avoid alerting Demon Snake Xia Mang.

• Yang Shan collected Demon Snake Xia Mang's soul in a Soul Gathering Pearl and decided to explore the unlooted depths of Ten Thousand Serpent Gorge.
• A Global Announcement revealed that Xiao Aotian had won Han Yue's heart, while Yi Qingyang received rewards for subduing Radiant Profound Gold.
• Xiao Aotian and Yi Qingyang privately agreed to improve their coordination so they could challenge Yang Shan when he returned.
• Yang Shan entered the poisonous miasma, where his Dark Soul Mist made him immune to its effects while consuming his energy.
• Feng Qing'er arrived at Ten Thousand Serpent Gorge, and her companion urged her to conceal her aura so Demon Snake Xia Mang would not flee.

Yang Shan found the nearly mature Ten Thousand Serpent Spirit Flower in the poisonous miasma and killed Yan Mei when she tried to seize it. After gaining enough experience to reach Three-Star Dou Zong, he learned his Supreme Foundation had weakened and considered taking Foundation Spiritual Objects from Feng Qing'er.

• Feng Qing'er ordered Yan Mei to lure Demon Snake Xia Mang out, and Yan Mei entered the poisonous miasma despite fearing for her life.
• Yang Shan discovered the Ten Thousand Serpent Spirit Flower and blocked Yan Mei when she approached to take it.
• Yan Mei attacked Yang Shan, but his Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning overwhelmed her; he killed her after learning Feng Qing'er was nearby.
• Yang Shan gained enough experience from Yan Mei's death to break through from One-Star to Three-Star Dou Zong.
• The system warned Yang Shan that his Supreme Foundation had fallen to Perfect Foundation and required five compatible seventh-order rare-grade Foundation Spiritual Objects to restore.
• Yang Shan considered targeting Feng Qing'er for Foundation Spiritual Objects because she was wealthy.

Yang Shan used his avatar to observe Feng Qing'er and test her strength, but discovered that her speed rivaled his own. His avatar vanished after exhausting its energy, leaving Feng Qing'er puzzled by the unknown lightning-wielding pursuer.

• Yang Shan inspected Feng Qing'er's status and learned that she was a one-star Dou Zong with Fire and Lightning attributes, serving as Thunder Lord's nominal disciple and liaison.
• Yang Shan concealed his avatar's aura and drew Feng Qing'er away from the poisonous miasma region, but she pursued him using Three Thousand Thunder Movement.
• Yang Shan realized Feng Qing'er's movement techniques boosted her speed far beyond what her status panel suggested and activated Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning's Strange Speed to escape.
• Yang Shan's avatar exhausted its Dou Qi and disappeared before Feng Qing'er could catch it, avoiding a three-day penalty for being destroyed.
• Feng Qing'er found traces of lightning where the avatar vanished and wondered which clan the unknown pursuer belonged to.

Yang Shan met Feng Qing'er at the poison barrier, where they clashed over his place in the Wind and Thunder Pavilion and he inferred that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan intended to control the pavilion. After the Ten Thousand Serpent Spirit Flower matured, Yang Shan returned to Phoenix Perch Mountain and offered Fei Tian the chance to buy his fifteen percent share of Ten Thousand Serpent Gorge's profits.

• Yang Shan left the poison barrier and met Feng Qing'er, who declined to enter after learning he had killed Demon Snake Xia Mang.
• Feng Qing'er warned Yang Shan to leave the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, and Yang Shan threatened to teach her a lesson for insulting his master before she flew away.
• Yang Shan reasoned that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan was using Feng Qing'er to gain control of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion and recognized that he might stand in her way.
• Yang Shan waited three days for the Ten Thousand Serpent Spirit Flower to mature, then stored it and returned to Phoenix Perch Mountain.
• Yang Shan showed Fei Tian Xia Mang's head as proof of his mission and asked whether Fei Tian would buy his fifteen percent share of Ten Thousand Serpent Gorge's profits.

Yang Shan negotiated with Thunder Lord for a Seventh Order spiritual object, then suspected Thunder Lord was concealing the truth about Feng Qing'er and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. He chose to leave the Wind and Thunder Pavilion after strengthening his soul, and set his sights on investigating the Soul Palace and pursuing greater alchemy and lightning power.

• Yang Shan asked Fei Tian to exchange his share of Ten Thousand Serpent Gorge for a Seventh Order spiritual object, then spoke with Thunder Lord when Fei Tian could not provide one.
• Thunder Lord offered Yang Shan a Seventh Order Foundation Spiritual Object in advance and asked him to keep the arrangement secret, while claiming Feng Qing'er had exchanged away the Pavilion’s reserves.
• Yang Shan compared his recorded conversations with Thunder Lord and Feng Qing'er, decided to trust Feng Qing'er, and concluded Thunder Lord was trying to avoid offending either side.
• Yang Shan decided to leave the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, investigate the Soul Palace, and pursue Three Thousand Thunder Illusory Body later.
• Yang Shan consumed the Advanced Soul Accumulation Pearl and two million Spirit Stones, advancing his Soul Strength to Spirit Realm Late Stage and gaining the ability to refine Eighth Grade Pills.
• Yang Shan planned to advance as an alchemist and pursue Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder and Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Yang Shan provoked Feng Qing'er into believing Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord had become a Dou Saint, hoping to deter the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan from targeting him. The clan ordered Feng Qing'er to keep serving as Thunder Lord's disciple and defeat Yang Shan openly at the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly.

• Yang Shan received a Storage Ring from a Six-Star Dou Zong elder, then confronted Feng Qing'er and dared her to stab him to prove whether Mystic Wrath Thunder Lord was still alive.
• Feng Qing'er dropped the Blood Roar Blade, grew afraid of Yang Shan, and was forced to wipe the blade after Fei Tian briefly mistook their close confrontation for a romantic scene.
• Feng Qing'er’s Hatred toward Yang Shan rose to 30, and Yang Shan left for the Ghost Wither Branch Hall to claim his merit reward.
• Feng Qing'er reported the encounter to Huang Xuan, who relayed the Grand Elder’s order for her to remain Yang Shan’s rival and beat him at the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly.

Feng Qing'er regained her confidence and resolved to strengthen herself before the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly, while Yang Shan returned to Ghost Wither Branch Hall and reconnected with Protector Wu and Sha Feng. After learning that Yao Lao was in the Black-Corner Region and needed soul-nourishing treasures, Yang Shan bought a Soul Nourishing Flower and began preparing to find Han Feng as Cheng E.

• Feng Qing'er analyzed Yang Shan's background, convinced herself that her advantages outweighed his, and decided to improve her strength before the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly.
• Nine Soul Hall Dou Zongs surrounded Yang Shan, but Protector Wu recognized him as Mister E and apologized, while Sha Feng also greeted him respectfully.
• Yang Shan learned that Protector Wu had advanced to Seven-Star Dou Zong, collected his Contribution Points, and took him to the Secret Treasure Hall, where no Seventh Order Foundation Spiritual Objects remained.
• Little Yao Xi told Yang Shan that Yao Lao's illusion had asked for soul-nourishing treasures in the Black-Corner Region, so Yang Shan bought a rare Fifth Order Soul Nourishing Flower.
• Yang Shan decided to search for Han Feng as Cheng E and ordered Protector Wu to retrieve the Soul Shattering Finger Dou Technique.

Yang Shan obtained the Soul Shattering Finger and accepted Elder Mu Bone’s assignment to hunt Han Feng in the Black-Corner Region. He reached Rakshasa City with Protector Wu, where he paused to rest before pursuing Han Feng.

• Protector Wu brought Yang Shan the Soul Shattering Finger, but the exchange required more Contribution Points and Elder Mu Bone’s approval.
• Elder Mu Bone arrived, let Yang Shan owe the remaining Contribution Points, and gave him a Jade Pendant that could locate Han Feng within a thousand miles.
• Yang Shan warned Elder Mu Bone that Han Feng was in the Black-Corner Region, then agreed to bring back Han Feng’s soul and crush the pendant if he found Yao Chen.
• Yang Shan left for the Black-Corner Region with Protector Wu after asking him to leak the news to Sha Feng, who did not come to meet him.
• The Jade Pendant reacted when Yang Shan entered the Black-Corner Region, so he took Protector Wu to Rakshasa City and logged off to rest before pursuing Han Feng.

Yang Shan planned to rescue Yao Chen while keeping Han Feng under observation and earning Old Mu Bone’s trust. After assigning Protector Wu to spy on Han Feng, Yang Shan went to meet Little Yao Xi and watched Bai Su'an defeat a sixth order Thousand Beast King with an arsenal of array inscription artifacts.

• Yang Shan reasoned that Old Mu Bone might be sent to capture Yao Chen and planned to use his trust to give Yao Chen a chance to escape.
• Su Yitang reported that player factions dominated the Black-Corner Region and that Han Feng had not made any obvious moves to capture Yao Chen.
• Little Yao Xi told Yang Shan that she and Bai Su'an had found a rare sixth order spiritual treasure guarded by a giant python, and Yang Shan asked for their coordinates.
• Yang Shan gave Protector Wu the Sensing Jade Pendant and ordered him to secretly monitor Han Feng while Yang Shan went to search for Yao Chen.
• North of Black Seal City, Bai Su'an used successive batches of array inscription artifacts to kill the White Rock Python as Yang Shan watched.

Yang Shan finally met Yao Lao in an illusionary realm and gave him a Soul Nourishing Flower, earning his gratitude. Yao Lao revealed that Han Feng had become an Eight-Star Dou Zong and pointed Yang Shan toward a powerful soul-nourishing object at Black Moon Ridge.

• Yang Shan brought Little Yao Xi to the Black-Corner Region and searched for Yao Lao with her for nearly two days, but found no trace of him.
• After Little Yao Xi logged off, Yang Shan realized Yao Lao might need a soul-nourishing object and summoned his Soul Nourishing Flower.
• Yao Lao appeared to Yang Shan in an illusionary realm, and Yang Shan offered him the flower, increasing Yao Lao's favorability.
• Yang Shan told Yao Lao that Han Feng's remnant soul had escaped after the Black Alliance's defeat, and Yao Lao revealed Han Feng had since become an Eight-Star Dou Zong.
• Yao Lao warned Yang Shan not to confront Han Feng and said he had sensed an extraordinary soul-nourishing object at Black Moon Ridge.
• Yang Shan asked how to find Yao Lao again, and Yao Lao said he would seek Yang Shan out if he obtained more soul-nourishing spiritual objects.

Yang Shan triggered the server-wide “Save Yao Lao” storyline and, as Cheng E, worked to delay Old Mu Bone while making Han Feng take the blame. He stole a Blood Life Flower from Black Moon Ridge and lured its enraged beast kings to Han Feng in Demon Flame City, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Yang Shan learned that Soul Nourishing Spiritual Objects could summon Yao Lao’s illusion and received extra rewards as the storyline’s triggerer, while Cheng E faced doubled death penalties.
• Yang Shan briefed his employees, lent the Ink Iron Marshal to Bai Su'an and Tie Yang, and agreed that Su Yitang would help collect spiritual objects.
• Protector Wu reported Han Feng’s movements, and Yang Shan persuaded Old Mu Bone to wait a month before coming to the Black-Corner Region.
• Yang Shan and Su Yitang used a wind-and-lightning attack to kill more than a thousand beasts at Black Moon Ridge, allowing a Blood Life Flower to mature.
• Yang Shan took the Blood Life Flower and led four enraged magical beasts to Demon Flame City, where they attacked the City Lord’s Mansion and confronted Han Feng, Earth Demon Old Ghost, and Mo Tianxing.