Chapter Summaries

Han Yuan declined City Lord Liang’s offer of a post and settled into a residence in Black Jade City, where Xie Guoying warned him about dangerous strange entities and lent him money for an Anomaly Transformation Talisman. Han Yuan bought an eighth-rank supreme-grade talisman, whose icy chill left him wary as the chapter ended.

• City Lord Liang offered Han Yuan a city post, a salary, and extra Immortal Stones, but Han Yuan declined because he preferred traveling alone.
• The steward led Han Yuan to a residence in the City Lord’s Mansion, where Xian Lin questioned why a human city existed in a region marked by the Heavenly God Clan.
• Xie Guoying visited Han Yuan, warned him that strange entities appeared at night, and lent him a hundred Immortal Coins to buy a protective talisman.
• Han Yuan learned that Xie Guoying belonged to a private hunting squad and declined his invitation to join it.
• Han Yuan visited an official talisman shop and bought an eighth-rank supreme-grade Anomaly Transformation Talisman for one Immortal Stone’s worth of Immortal Coins.
• Han Yuan felt a bone-piercing chill as he took the jade talisman from its box.

Han Yuan explored Black Jade City, bought Demonic Beast Meat and wine, and spent a leisurely half-day grilling with his companions. He sent Shangguan Yu to investigate the city while he continued improving his inner Spirit Realm by placing Law Stone Sculpture rubbings in empty cave abodes.

• Han Yuan bought a hundred catties of eighth-tier Demonic Beast Meat and a jug of fine wine, then returned to his temporary cave abode.
• Han Yuan summoned Wangcai, Jinbao, Shangguan Yu, and Yan Ruhai, grilled the meat, and discovered it contained traces of Immortal Qi.
• Han Yuan explained the situation to Shangguan Yu and told him to investigate the city without attracting Liang Peng’s attention.
• Shangguan Yu drank a cup of wine and left to investigate, while Han Yuan relaxed and observed the progress of his inner Spirit Realm.
• Han Yuan placed rubbings of a Law Stone Sculpture in empty cave abodes inside the Spirit Realm and continued studying one himself.

Han Yuan witnessed invisible phantoms entering his room at night, while Shangguan Yu and Wangcai could not see them. The next morning, Han Yuan recognized a familiar feeling from the first phantom in the face of the demonic-beast-meat seller.

• Wangcai sensed that no human aura remained in Black Jade City, and Han Yuan waited through the night using his concealment method.
• A phantom entered Han Yuan’s room, and neither Wangcai nor Shangguan Yu could see it; Han Yuan decided to observe rather than attack.
• Another distinct phantom entered and left, and Han Yuan told Shangguan Yu that his concealment surpassed the Anomaly Transformation Talisman.
• By morning, Black Jade City resumed its ordinary bustle, and Han Yuan greeted his new neighbor Jiang Lingzhu, a maker of Talisman Skin and Talisman Paper.
• Han Yuan ordered a thousand jin of demonic beast meat from the burly shopkeeper and recognized in the man’s face the familiarity he had sensed from the first phantom.

Han Yuan discovered that fiend shadows emerged from living beings at night and investigated the phenomenon with Shangguan Yu. After Shangguan Yu was possessed and Han Yuan expelled the fiend, Han Yuan sensed that the shadow tasted delicious to his Nine Nether Soul Devouring Underworld Qilin nature.

• Han Yuan followed a fiend shadow to Xie Guoying's home and saw it enter Xie Guoying's body at dawn, after which Xie Guoying woke and left for work.
• Shangguan Yu reported that the surrounding region had several small cities and one much larger city, and Han Yuan gave him a Clarity Talisman so he could see fiends.
• Han Yuan and Shangguan Yu hid near a Demonic Beast nest, where they watched the beasts' souls rise as fiend shadows after nightfall.
• Han Yuan theorized that beings became fiends at night and that Anomaly Transformation Talismans might be intended to protect normal humans from them.
• Shangguan Yu attacked a fiend shadow with a flaming sword, but it passed through and the shadow possessed him.
• Han Yuan used the Great Roar Technique to blast the fiend out of Shangguan Yu, then sensed that the fiend shadow was delicious.

Han Yuan discovered that shadowy fiends grew inside living beings and that he could devour them to strengthen his soul and Soul Law. After investigating the surrounding cities, he found that an invisible barrier enclosed more than a thousand cities, leaving him to seek a way out while drawing out whoever controlled the Shadowy Fiend Farm.

• Han Yuan used the Nine Nether Soul Devouring Underworld Qilin to devour shadowy fiends, and a Random Buff Multiplier of 54 greatly amplified his gains.
• Han Yuan and Shangguan Yu watched three demonic beasts recover after their shadowy fiends were devoured, leading Han Yuan to conclude the creatures were being farmed by stronger fiends.
• Han Yuan returned to Black Jade City and devoured the shadowy fiend growing inside Xie Guoying, gaining far more soul power and Soul Law comprehension than he had from the demonic beasts.
• Han Yuan sent incarnations in every direction to investigate the region and discovered more than a thousand human cities enclosed by an invisible barrier.

Han Yuan harvested shadowy fiends from city after city, using their soul power and Soul Law insights to strengthen himself and begin forming a Soul World. After Ghost Race soldiers discovered the abnormal harvest and entered the barrier to investigate, Han Yuan recognized an opening that might let him escape.

• Han Yuan harvested the shadowy fiends in a city, and told Xian Lin that rescuing its humans would expose them and risk even more lives.
• Han Yuan and Xian Lin teleported between cities as Jianmu's roots gathered shadowy fiends and Han Yuan absorbed their soul power and Soul Law insights.
• Han Yuan created a World Fruit embryonic form to hold the excess soul power and began preparing to open a fifth world, the Soul World.
• Han Yuan continued harvesting across hundreds of cities while Ghost Race soldiers outside noticed a barrier rapidly dimming and called for reinforcements.
• A Ghost Race Captain led eight squads through the barrier to investigate, and Han Yuan stopped harvesting, switched places with an incarnation, and saw a possible way to escape.

Han Yuan slipped out of the Ghost Race breeding base and discovered it lay within Fiend City, inside the West Emperor's Mansion. He rented a storefront and prepared to use it to deal with excess laws, leaving the die containing his accumulated soul-power feedback still waiting to be absorbed.

• Han Yuan followed the Ghost Race soldiers through the barrier, evaded the guards, and crossed the wall into Fiend City.
• Han Yuan disguised himself as a humanoid Ghost Race member and learned that Ghost Jade, which contained soul power, served as the city's currency.
• Han Yuan rented a remote street-corner storefront for ten years after haggling with a female ghost.
• Han Yuan hinted that he could purify the female ghost's mixed laws, but she mistook his planned business for a massage parlor.
• Han Yuan entered the storefront, checked that it had no surveillance equipment, and looked toward the die holding his accumulated feedback.

Han Yuan used his soul-law gains to open a vast Soul World, then multiplied it into many more worlds. Back at his shop, he was forced to join the Killing Ghost Gang and run his clinic under its rules.

• Han Yuan perfected 108 Soul Law profundities, fused them into twelve law branches, and gained eight soul-type immortal techniques.
• Han Yuan used his Nine Nether Soul Devouring Underworld Qilin techniques to open a Soul World spanning 810,000 li and populate it with Soul Lifeforms.
• Han Yuan multiplied the new Soul World into seventy-two worlds, creating nearly a thousand more special Secret Realm Worlds across Jianmu and its avatars.
• Several members of the Killing Ghost Gang confronted Han Yuan at his shop and demanded a registration fee.
• Han Yuan claimed to run a clinic, but the Four-Eyed Ghost made him join the gang, requisitioned his shop, and ordered him to treat gang members for free while refusing the Big Saber Gang.

Han Yuan established a clinic under the Killing Ghost Gang’s protection and evaded a citywide search by West Emperor’s Mansion soldiers. He treated a female ghost by devouring the evil and death laws contaminating her, and Jianmu refined them into powerful source energy for two new worlds.

• Han Yuan paid Four-Eyed Ghost to guard his shop, then declared it Killing Ghost Gang territory and named it Ghost Killing Gang Clinic No. 2.
• West Emperor’s Mansion soldiers searched the clinic for a suspect, but found nothing and left Han Yuan alone.
• After the citywide search failed, a female ghost from the agency shop visited Han Yuan to ask for help repairing flaws in her Seclusion Law.
• Han Yuan used the Devouring Art to remove her Law of Evil and Law of Death, along with a small part of her soul body.
• Jianmu refined the devoured laws into evil and death source powers, and Han Yuan decided to open the Evil Spirit World and Death World next.

Han Yuan treated a female ghost and learned that the regional rankings had been published, only to discover that he had taken first place on the Human Ranking despite being below the Immortal realms. West Emperor's Mansion issued a bounty on him, leaving Han Yuan exposed to a deadly threat.

• Han Yuan removed the female ghost's Evil and Death Law Power, purifying her realm, and charged her fifty Soul Jade for the treatment.
• After the clinic attracted more customers, Han Yuan read the new rankings and learned that Lord Qisha ranked ninety-ninth on the Heaven Ranking.
• Han Yuan found that the Earth Ranking had no humans and that he himself ranked first on the Human Ranking, ahead of Young Master Zhuiyun.
• Da Pi and Er Pi realized Han Yuan had taken the Fifth Young Master of West Emperor's Mansion's ranking, and Er Pi discovered that the mansion had issued a kill order offering a Heavenly Immortal Artifact and one million Soul Jade.

Han Yuan learned that ranking challenges could grant fortune rewards and accepted a duel with second-ranked Young Master Zhuiyun. Han Yuan overwhelmed him with Purple Firmament Immortal Lightning, winning the challenge but discovering that Zhuiyun’s projected Heavenly Immortal Artifacts could not be taken.

• Da Pi and Er Pi discussed the Human Ranking and said Han Yuan would likely be targeted by ghosts and humans alike.
• Han Yuan discovered a projection of the Human Ranking in his Sea of Consciousness and learned that the rankings would be settled in three days.
• Young Master Zhuiyun challenged Han Yuan, and Han Yuan accepted after learning that a victory could bring a fortune reward.
• The ranking sent Han Yuan’s projection to a void where he faced Young Master Zhuiyun.
• Han Yuan unleashed millions of Purple Firmament Immortal Lightning Dragons and destroyed Young Master Zhuiyun’s projection before he could use his techniques.
• Han Yuan regretted that Zhuiyun’s Heavenly Immortal Artifacts were only projections and could not be taken.

Han Yuan learned that defeating Young Master Zhuiyun earned him Fortune Value, and his Fortune Plunder ability multiplied the effect by 89. Zhuiyun discovered his fortune had been stolen and ordered Steward Rong to find Han Yuan alive so he could claim the secret behind the theft.

• Han Yuan received 1 point of Fortune Value for defeating Young Master Zhuiyun and learned how individual and racial fortune worked.
• Han Yuan saw his original 9 points of fortune appear in his Sea of Consciousness and rolled a multiplier of 89 for Fortune Plunder.
• Zhuiyun ordered Steward Rong to find Han Yuan and kill him, while Steward Rong reasoned that Han Yuan had likely come from another domain or ascended from the lower realm.
• Zhuiyun discovered that all 89 points of his fortune had vanished and realized Han Yuan had plundered them.
• Zhuiyun ordered Steward Rong to find Han Yuan alive and keep the matter secret, then hurried to speak with Imperial Father.
• After leaving Zhuiyun, Steward Rong's eyes began to flicker.

Han Yuan gained enough Fortune Value to form a Fortune Goldfish, while the West Emperor investigated the loss of Zhui Yun's fortune. After a ghost race challenger was defeated automatically, Han Yuan's fortune completed its transformation and he multiplied the goldfish's concealment effect by 128.

• Han Yuan gained 89 Fortune Value, bringing his total to 99, and suspected the fortune had come from Young Master Zhuiyun.
• Young Master Zhuiyun told the West Emperor that Han Yuan had plundered his fortune, and the West Emperor summoned Duobo to challenge Han Yuan.
• Han Yuan realized the challenge might expose him, so he concealed his aura while the Human Ranking automatically sent his projection to fight Duobo.
• Han Yuan's projection defeated Duobo, and the resulting Fortune Value formed a Fortune Goldfish in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Han Yuan used a die to multiply the Fortune Goldfish's concealment effect by 128, merging his Concealment Barriers into a powerful golden shield.

Han Yuan concealed himself after plundering fortune and rose to first place on the True Soul Sea Mansion Human Ranking, drawing the West Emperor’s attention. The West Emperor failed to locate him and sent his Shadow Guard to search the Savage Ghost Domain, while Han Yuan strengthened his concealment through the Secret Realm Unity Method and the living beings in his inner worlds.

• Han Yuan used the remaining die to multiply his Fortune Plunder effect by 52 and gained 52 points of fortune, bringing his total plunder to 140.
• The Human Ranking placed Han Yuan first on the True Soul Sea Mansion Human Ranking, granting him the potential to gain up to 10,000 points of fortune.
• The West Emperor deduced Han Yuan’s location through Duobo, but his attacks could not break Han Yuan’s Concealment Barrier.
• The West Emperor ordered the West Emperor’s Shadow Guard to secretly search for Han Yuan near the Savage Ghost Domain’s borders.
• Han Yuan used the Secret Realm Unity Method to distribute the West Emperor’s deductions among his secret worlds, and the living beings within them further strengthened his concealment.

Han Yuan visited Myriad Spirit City and encouraged Qingchuan to search his domain for a Realm Heart. Qingchuan found a glowing crystal at the center of a lake, leaving its nature unknown.

• Han Yuan arrived in Myriad Spirit City and met the Mahayana Stage cultivator Qingchuan, who was disguised as a dispirited middle-aged man.
• Qingchuan explained that the Spirit Realm contained thousands of expanding domains, most of which were controlled by powerful cultivators or factions.
• Han Yuan suggested that domains might have Realm Hearts that could grant their owners power, and Qingchuan decided to investigate his own domain.
• Qingchuan searched his minor domain for a year before finding an ordinary-looking crystal in the center of a lake that glowed when he thought of the Realm Heart.
• Qingchuan flew down and pressed his hand against the crystal.

Qingchuan used a White Crystal to become the Realm Lord of his newly opened realm, renaming it Qingchuan Realm and establishing three Realm Rules. He demonstrated his enhanced power by fighting Immortal Hongru, leaving cultivators eager to learn how to become Realm Lords.

• Qingchuan channeled mana into the White Crystal, drawing cultivators to the new realm to watch its radiance.
• Qingchuan appeared as a phantom, declared himself Realm Lord, renamed the realm Qingchuan Realm, and established three Realm Rules governing main cities, resources, and city lords.
• Qingchuan confronted Immortal Hongru and invited him to test the strength granted by the Realm Lord position.
• Qingchuan fought Immortal Hongru for thirty breaths and proved strong enough to contend with the peak Mahayana Stage cultivator.
• Qingchuan explained that Realm Power depended on a realm's size and population, and that his strength would weaken outside Qingchuan Realm, prompting cultivators to wonder how to become Realm Lords.

Qingchuan recruited cultivators to establish his army as Realm Lords across the Great Spirit Realm claimed more than two thousand realms. Meanwhile, Han Yuan wondered why no one had challenged him, while Zhou Li discovered that an unknown newcomer had taken his first-place ranking.

• Qingchuan explained how to refine Realm Hearts, recruited more than eleven thousand cultivators into the Qingchuan Army, and teleported away with them to organize his realm.
• News of Qingchuan's Realm Lord status spread, sparking a rush to claim Realm Hearts and fierce competition that left many dead and helped others advance.
• After a year, more than two thousand Spirit Realm realms had gained masters, and Han Yuan helped True Person Tianle, Jia Qixin, Chang Chun, and others become Realm Lords or City Lords in worlds within his body.
• Han Yuan checked the True Soul Sea Mansion Human Ranking and found Zhou Li in second place, with almost no other humans among the ranked cultivators.
• Zhou Li, who had trained relentlessly to keep Ghost Clan geniuses from taking first place, discovered his ranking had fallen and reacted with shock to the unknown leader.

Han Yuan collected his Human Ranking rewards and discovered that his Fortune Value had risen far beyond what he expected, apparently because humanity was flourishing in his inner world. He found that his fortune growth had also been amplified by a Random Buff Multiplier of 108.

• Zhou Li told Fairy Cold Moon that Han Yuan had taken first place on the Human Ranking, and she advised Zhou Li to wait half a year before preparing to break through to Earth Immortal.
• Fairy Cold Moon studied Han Yuan’s ranking and hoped he would prove more than a fleeting genius.
• Han Yuan continued treating Ghost Clan members, earning Soul Jade and gathering excess Law Power as his reputation and clientele grew.
• On settlement day, Han Yuan received ranking rewards and discovered his Fortune Value had risen to 284, including 31 unexplained extra points.
• Han Yuan saw that his inner world’s human population had surged and realized humanity’s growing racial fortune was increasing his own Fortune Value.
• Han Yuan summoned Random Dice and found that his fortune growth had been multiplied by 108.

Han Yuan learned that the West Emperor's Mansion and the East Emperor's Mansion were fighting over a rumor that he possessed a supreme treasure, then was conscripted into the West Emperor's Army. Young Master Zhuiyun took command of a search force, with Han Yuan among the recruits tasked with searching for himself.

• Er Pi told Han Yuan that the West and East Emperor's Mansions had clashed while searching for him, and Da Pi added that rumors of his supreme treasure had fueled the dispute.
• Da Pi learned that the Killing Ghost Gang had been incorporated into the West Emperor's Mansion and told Han Yuan he had to report with them.
• The West Emperor revealed that Steward Rong had been an East Emperor's Mansion spy who exposed Han Yuan's Fortune Plunder supreme treasure, then ordered Young Master Zhuiyun to search the southwestern region.
• Young Master Zhuiyun accepted command of an army and realized the appointment gave him a chance to qualify as an heir to the West Emperor's Mansion.
• Han Yuan joined the assembled West Emperor's Army, standing among the gangs gathered to search for him.

Han Yuan joined the reorganized Zhui Yun Army as one of its few military medics while Young Master Zhuiyun inspected the force and promised rewards to win the soldiers’ support. The army set out for the southwestern Savage Ghost Domain, strengthened by Zhuiyun’s lavish fleet and 200,000 newly revealed personal troops.

• Ghosts assembled until Han Yuan counted 310,000 soldiers and gang members, though several Killing Ghost Gang leaders and elders were absent.
• General Shan Tong reorganized the recruits into military units and assigned Han Yuan to a medical formation of just 115 people.
• Young Master Zhuiyun inspected the army, promised rewards and opportunities for outstanding service, and named it the First Army of the Zhui Yun Army.
• The Zhui Yun Army departed for the southwestern Savage Ghost Domain aboard more than a hundred flying ships supplied by Zhuiyun.
• Another 200,000 of Zhuiyun’s privately raised subordinates joined the army during the flight.