Chapter Summaries

Ye Xiwen and the surviving martial artists fought their way into Undying Evil Mountain, where they discovered an ancient complex overrun with zombies and monsters. They reached the mountainside with fewer than five hundred survivors and continued toward the summit, exhausted and still facing growing danger.

• Ye Xiwen led the group through the zombie army and into Undying Evil Mountain, where Ye Mo recognized its buildings as the former center of an immensely powerful force.
• Ye Xiwen recognized the mountain as the place shown in his vision, while the martial artists realized the formation prevented most of them from flying and that they had to reach the summit to uncover the seal.
• The Zhou Tian Star Fighting Grand Formation struck the zombies and bone demons as the group raced up the mountain’s stairways, but skeletal claws and palace monsters dragged away and killed several martial artists.
• Qingxu warned everyone to keep away from the palaces, and the survivors pressed on as the force dwindled from nearly a thousand to fewer than five hundred.
• A Half-step Legendary zombie fought Qingxu and Di Chen, but the group defeated it together and continued toward the summit, badly drained by the battle.

Ye Xiwen volunteered to draw one of two Half-step Legendary zombies away so the others could survive, then faced it alone in the mountain forest. He staggered back from their first clash but remained standing as the battle began.

• Two Half-step Legendary zombies charged the exhausted group near the summit.
• Ye Xiwen explained that the zombies had to be separated and volunteered to lure one away, relying on his powerful physical body.
• Ye Xiwen clad himself in golden armor, used his Demon Wings to draw one zombie away, and led it into a mountain forest.
• The zombie attacked Ye Xiwen with its claws, and he countered with the Coiling Dragon Palm.
• Their claws collided, forcing Ye Xiwen back several steps and leaving his chest faintly stifled.

Ye Xiwen fought a Half-step Legendary zombie while relying on the Poison Dragon Water Control Banner Formation and his healing arts to survive the brutal battle. He wounded the zombie, but the chapter ended with the two still locked in a fierce struggle and Ye Xiwen at a disadvantage.

• Ye Xiwen battled the Half-step Legendary zombie and used the Poison Dragon Water Control Banner Formation to trap and restrain it.
• Ye Xiwen recovered with the Phoenix Rebirth Art, entered the formation, and attacked the zombie alongside the Deep Sea Black Serpents.
• Ye Mo urged Ye Xiwen to kill the zombie and take its Corpse Core, which could help him advance his cultivation.
• Ye Xiwen merged the Heavenly Origin Mirror into his body and exchanged powerful attacks with the zombie, wounding it while his own Overlord Body Golden Body cracked.
• Ye Xiwen unleashed the Coiling Dragon Palm and continued trading blows with the zombie, but he remained weaker than his opponent.

Ye Xiwen fought a brutal battle against a Half-step Legendary zombie, using the Phoenix Rebirth Art to withstand fatal injuries and gradually overcome its law-based suppression. He unleashed his full power and destroyed the evil spirit occupying the zombie, slaying the formidable foe.

• Ye Xiwen and the zombie traded devastating blows, with the Phoenix Rebirth Art continually repairing his injuries.
• The zombie’s law fluctuations suppressed its opponents, but Ye Xiwen’s own comprehension of a Law Fragment helped him resist.
• As the fight dragged on, Ye Xiwen’s attacks wore down the zombie’s advantage, though he consumed his life essence to maintain his strength.
• The zombie shattered its armor and struck Ye Xiwen with a fist wrapped in corpse poison.
• Ye Xiwen unleashed his Coiling Dragon Palm, Demon Wings, and terrifying sword intent, piercing the zombie and annihilating the evil spirit inside it.

Ye Xiwen returned after defeating one Half-step Legendary zombie and helped the group overcome the second one. He left the survivors stunned by his strength after he split the zombie in two.

• Di Chen and Qingxu struggled to hold off the Half-step Legendary zombie as it killed dozens of people.
• Di Chen and Qingxu attacked the zombie together, but it badly wounded Di Chen and blasted both fighters away.
• The group continued attacking the wounded zombie until Ye Xiwen arrived and struck it with a blade, leaving a deep gash.
• Ye Xiwen smashed off the zombie's arm with a palm strike, then overpowered it in a series of rapid attacks.
• Ye Xiwen kicked the zombie away, cracked its breastbone, and cleaved it in two with his blade.

Ye Xiwen and the surviving fighters reached the summit of Undying Evil Mountain and found the sealing talisman on an ancient bell inside the Hall of High Heaven. As they prepared to remove it, a Black Shadow appeared, and an emperor-like figure emerged from the bell, leaving Ye Xiwen's Heavenly Origin Mirror suppressed and the group overwhelmed by his power.

• Ye Xiwen urged the group to hurry toward the summit before the demonic beast army was defeated, and they fought past undead creatures while avoiding the dangerous halls.
• The survivors reached the summit and saw the massive stone stele suppressing the palace complex as a powerful force resisted it from within.
• Ye Xiwen led the group into the Hall of High Heaven, where they found an ancient bell ringing beneath a sealing talisman.
• A Black Shadow emerged from a side hall, tore apart the bell's sound waves, and drew the group's attention.
• An emperor-like figure emerged from the bell, while the Heavenly Origin Mirror awakened and Ye Mo struggled to suppress it.
• The emperor-like figure ignored the barrier and confronted the Black Shadow, forcing the group to their knees with his overwhelming pressure.

Ye Xiwen and the others resisted the overwhelming presence of a supreme figure who Black Shadow identified as the Demon Sovereign, while Ye Xiwen connected the Ancient Heavenly Court’s history to legends from Earth. Black Shadow revealed that the Heavenly Court had declined after refusing his faction, leaving Ye Xiwen stunned by the possibility that Earth and the Myriad Realms were connected.

• Di Chen, Qingxu, Ye Xiwen, Zhan Ying, and the others refused to kneel before the supreme figure, while the young demon beasts cowered and Little Wolf howled.
• The supreme figure approached as golden lotuses rose from the earth and immortal music descended, demonstrating heaven and earth’s reverence for him.
• Black Shadow called the figure the Demon Sovereign and mocked him for rejecting death and allowing the Heavenly Court to decline.
• Ye Xiwen linked the Demon Sovereign and the Ancient Heavenly Court to legends from Earth and wondered whether he could return to his previous world.
• Black Shadow’s remarks suggested that the Ancient Heavenly Court fell after refusing his faction, shocking Ye Xiwen, Di Chen, and the others.

Ye Xiwen removed the Sealing Strip during the Demon Emperor’s battle with the Black Shadow, freeing the ancient bell to destroy the Black Shadow and purge the undead from Ten Thousand Demons Island. After the survivors gathered to leave, Hua Menghan returned with a powerful inheritance, and the old Grave Servant gave Ye Xiwen and Mu Ling inheritances as the departing ship approached.

• The Demon Emperor fought the Black Shadow with sword laws while Ye Mo urged Ye Xiwen to uncover the Sealing Strip.
• Ye Xiwen easily removed the Sealing Strip, releasing the ancient bell, which annihilated the Black Shadow and the undead across Undying Evil Mountain.
• The Demon Emperor disappeared into the sky, and rain carrying mystical power restored Ten Thousand Demons Island.
• The survivors gathered by the shore to await a ship, and Hua Menghan arrived, explaining that she had been held back by a peerless inheritance.
• The old Grave Servant gave inheritances to Ye Xiwen and Mu Ling before leaving as the ship approached.

Ye Xiwen and Hua Menghan returned to the Yi Yuan Sect and clashed with disciples enforcing Chu Jingcai’s new inspection rule. After learning Chu Jingcai had reached the Legendary Realm and been named the next Sect Master, Ye Xiwen refused to submit, and Elder Jin Xuan attacked him.

• Ye Xiwen and Hua Menghan arrived at the Yi Yuan Sect with Little Pegasus and Little Wolf after advancing greatly during their journey.
• A patrol of Core Disciples tried to inspect them under Chu Jingcai’s rule, and Ye Xiwen rejected their demand and struck one disciple away.
• The patrol leader revealed that Chu Jingcai had reached the Legendary Realm three months earlier and had been designated the next Sect Master.
• Elder Jin Xuan appeared, accused Ye Xiwen of treason and being a spy, then launched a full-strength attack against him.
• Ye Xiwen’s surging true essence shattered Elder Jin Xuan’s first palm wind and countered as Jin Xuan unleashed another powerful attack.

Ye Xiwen returned to the Yi Yuan Sect and crippled Jin Xuan, then became famous across the Southeast Region for his deeds on Ten Thousand Demons Island. A month later, Qi Feifan visited Thousand Feather Peak to discuss Ye Xiwen’s conflict with Chu Jingcai and explain the Personal Disciples’ affairs.

• Ye Xiwen defeated Jin Xuan in one move and shattered his Sea of Qi, crippling his martial arts.
• The Yi Yuan Sect learned that Hua Menghan had become a Personal Disciple and that Ye Xiwen had killed the Eighth Prince and other powerful opponents on Ten Thousand Demons Island.
• Ye Xiwen’s fame spread across the ten nations of the Southeast Region, while Hua Menghan’s inheritance and rise to True Dao Level Nine explained her promotion.
• A month passed without Chu Jingcai retaliating against Ye Xiwen.
• Qi Feifan visited Ye Xiwen and said he had come to discuss the matter with Chu Jingcai and explain something about the Personal Disciples.

Qi Feifan explained to Ye Xiwen that the Personal Disciples were not truly fighting to the death over Yi Yuan Sect’s leadership, since their sights were set on entering the far more powerful True Martial School. He revealed that he and the other leading disciples had stayed at the Half-step Legendary Realm to improve their chances in its recruitment, leaving Ye Xiwen to grasp how much he still had to learn about the wider martial world.

• Qi Feifan told Ye Xiwen that competition among Personal Disciples was less deadly than outsiders believed and that he had never sought Yi Yuan Sect’s leadership.
• Qi Feifan introduced True Martial School, where geniuses from across the Southern Region gathered, and declared that it was the battlefield he and the other leading disciples yearned to enter.
• Qi Feifan explained that True Martial School opened to recruits only once every hundred years and that he and the others had remained at the Half-step Legendary Realm for its next selection.
• Qi Feifan described True Martial School’s disciple ranks and demanding assessments, explaining that even True Dao Realm cultivators could be menial disciples and that entering the Legendary Realm too soon could leave him and Chu Jingcai at the bottom.

Ye Xiwen decided to seek out True Martial School rather than wait a hundred years, hoping to advance quickly enough to return to Earth and see his family. In Yi Yuan Sect’s library, he began searching for information about the school, while Ye Mo proposed devouring Book Demons to absorb their knowledge.

• Qi Feifan explained that Ye Xiwen could wait a hundred years to enter True Martial School as a Half-step Legendary expert and urged him to ease tensions with Chu Jingcai.
• Ye Xiwen told Qi Feifan that Chu Jingcai’s subordinates had provoked him, and Qi Feifan said Ye Xiwen could kill them if they kept attacking him.
• After Qi Feifan left, Ye Xiwen decided he could not wait a hundred years to return to Earth and resolved to seek help from True Martial School.
• Ye Xiwen entered Yi Yuan Sect’s library, where its guardian summoned a Book Demon to guide him toward information about True Martial School.
• As Ye Xiwen explored the library, Ye Mo appeared and suggested capturing and devouring Book Demons to absorb their knowledge.

Ye Xiwen explored the library and used his Mysterious Space to rapidly comprehend its vast collection of knowledge, steadily deepening and repairing his understanding of the Dao. He entered an extended state of enlightenment, supported by Ye Mo, and continued absorbing books as his spirit pills dwindled.

• Ye Mo suggested that Ye Xiwen devour the book demons to master their knowledge, but Ye Xiwen instead scanned the books with his divine sense.
• Ye Xiwen discovered that the Mysterious Space helped him understand the books rapidly, and his realm began to solidify and improve as he absorbed their insights.
• The book demon watched in astonishment as Ye Xiwen's understanding surpassed its own and his aura shifted with the knowledge he gained.
• Ye Xiwen stopped advancing to focus on enlightenment, recognizing that the library's knowledge could repair gaps in his understanding and support future cultivation breakthroughs.
• Ye Mo condensed spirit pills to sustain Ye Xiwen's comprehension, while the Heavenly Origin Mirror's accumulated supply was rapidly depleted.
• After absorbing a military treatise, Ye Xiwen gained profound mastery of military strategy and continued onward, drawing lessons from similar books with increasing ease.

Ye Xiwen spent three months absorbing knowledge in the Yi Yuan Sect library, strengthening the book spirit that accompanied him. He discovered a Demon Realm formed by Demonic Path manuals and began studying their techniques while the book spirit fought its inhabitants.

• Ye Xiwen shattered an emperor book spirit, absorbed its Spirit Stone into his companion, and raised the little book spirit's cultivation to True Dao Level Five.
• Ye Xiwen read nearly half the library over three months, and his book spirit grew to the peak of True Dao Level Nine by absorbing defeated book spirits.
• Ye Xiwen found Demonic Path manuals whose book spirits had formed a small Demon Realm and believed themselves to be real members of the Devil Race.
• The little book spirit fought the Demon Realm's book-spirit demons and confronted a giant demon at the peak of True Dao Level Nine.
• Ye Xiwen sat down to scan the Demonic Path techniques, trusting the Mysterious Space to analyze them and separate their useful insights.

Ye Xiwen began breaking through in the library by absorbing the energy of a Half-step Legendary Corpse Core, while the book spirit and Ye Mo guarded him. A powerful Corpse Demon attacked to seize the core, and the chapter ended as an unknown True Dao Level Eight expert intervened to save the wounded book spirit.

• Ye Xiwen finished studying the demonic cultivation techniques and decided to break through after his cultivation foundation reached its limit.
• Ye Xiwen began absorbing the purified energy of a Half-step Legendary Corpse Core as Ye Mo and the book spirit stood guard.
• A Corpse Demon drawn by the Corpse Qi attacked Ye Xiwen to steal the core and reach the Half-step Legendary Realm.
• The book spirit tried to stop the Corpse Demon, but the True Dao Paragon wounded him and shattered his attacks.
• As the Corpse Demon moved to kill the book spirit, a powerful True Dao Level Eight expert struck down its ghost claw.

Ye Xiwen defeated the Corpse Demon and helped the little book spirit advance to the True Dao Paragon realm. He offered to take the spirit outside the library to guard Thousand Feather Pavilion, named him Ye Shu, and made him a member of the Ye Family.

• Ye Xiwen absorbed the Corpse Core, broke through to True Dao Level Eight, and crushed the Corpse Demon's ghost claw.
• Ye Xiwen seized and extinguished the Corpse Demon's corpse fire with his bare hand.
• Ye Xiwen used the Mountain Shaking Seal to kill the Corpse Demon and gave its essence energy to the little book spirit.
• The little book spirit refined the essence energy and advanced to the True Dao Paragon realm.
• Ye Xiwen offered to take the little book spirit outside to guard Thousand Feather Pavilion and seek him a True Disciple position.
• Ye Xiwen named the little book spirit Ye Shu and welcomed him into the Ye Family.

Ye Xiwen left the library with Ye Shu and returned to Thousand Feather Peak, where he found Little Wolf had nearly eaten the peak’s immortal beasts and reached True Dao Paragon. After recounting his battle with the Eighth Prince to Ye Feng and Ye Ruxue, Ye Xiwen revealed that he wanted to go to the True Martial School, and Ye Feng reacted with surprise.

• Ye Xiwen reviewed the Yi Yuan Sect’s vague records about the True Martial School, then used his merits to take Ye Shu out of the library.
• Ye Shu thanked the old library guardian and followed Ye Xiwen out, excited to see the world beyond the library.
• Ye Xiwen returned to Thousand Feather Peak and found Little Wolf roasting an immortal rabbit after ravaging the peak’s beasts; he slapped Little Wolf, who had advanced to True Dao Paragon.
• Ye Xiwen invited Ye Feng and Ye Ruxue to his palace, and they praised him for bringing glory to the Ye Family and the Yi Yuan Sect.
• Ye Xiwen told Ye Feng and Ye Ruxue about his battle with the Eighth Prince, then said he wanted to go to the True Martial School; Ye Feng was surprised.

Ye Xiwen prepared to leave Yi Yuan Sect for the True Martial School and entrusted the Thousand Feather Pavilion to Ye Feng and the others. At Chu Jingcai’s gathering of True Disciples, Ye Xiwen met visitors from the True Martial School, whose contempt for the Southeast Region sparked a tense exchange.

• Ye Xiwen told Ye Feng and Ye Ruxue that he intended to go to the True Martial School and asked them to manage the Thousand Feather Pavilion, with help from Chu Jingcai and a True Dao Paragon book demon.
• Ye Xiwen announced that he was entering seclusion, then attended Chu Jingcai’s True Disciple gathering on Moon Gazing Peak with Little Wolf.
• Chu Jingcai welcomed Ye Xiwen and introduced Li Fei and Gu Yun, guests from the True Martial School who would lead the assessment-bound disciples.
• Gu Yun dismissed Ye Xiwen’s reputation and belittled the Southeast Region, prompting Little Wolf to bristle and Qi Feifan and the others to change expression.

At a welcome gathering for Li Fei and Gu Yun, Gu Yun insulted the Yi Yuan Sect and attacked Little Wolf, prompting Ye Xiwen to challenge him. Their fight left the surrounding disciples watching in alarm as Chu Jingcai contained the destructive force.

• Gu Yun dismissed the Yi Yuan Sect’s strength, angering its disciples, while Li Fei made a patronizing attempt to smooth things over with Ye Xiwen.
• Chu Jingcai played the zither to ease the gathering’s tense atmosphere, but Gu Yun attacked Little Wolf for making noise.
• Ye Xiwen blocked Gu Yun’s strike and demanded an explanation, then attacked him when Gu Yun said Little Wolf had been too noisy.
• Li Fei held Chu Jingcai back from intervening, while Qi Feifan urged him to wait and watch the fight.
• Gu Yun and Ye Xiwen exchanged powerful attacks, and Chu Jingcai confined their destructive aftershocks as the arena was battered.

Ye Xiwen overcame Gu Yun’s speed advantage by unveiling his Demon Wings and defeated him before the watching disciples. He left with Little Wolf, while Chu Jingcai kept Li Fei from interfering.

• Ye Xiwen traded blows with Gu Yun, breaking his attacks with the Mountain Shaking Seal and resisting his punches with his Tyrant Body.
• Gu Yun used his superior movement technique to evade Ye Xiwen’s attacks, while observers noted that neither fighter could initially overcome the other’s strength.
• Ye Xiwen revealed his Demon Wings, surpassed Gu Yun’s speed, and kicked him out of the air.
• Ye Xiwen struck Gu Yun into a crater with the Mountain Shaking Seal as Li Fei tried to interfere, but Chu Jingcai restrained him.
• Ye Xiwen mocked the True Martial School’s disciples and left with Little Wolf.