Chapter Summaries

Black Robed Yin Elder ambushed Ye Xiwen upon entering the tomb, where the dense Extreme Yin energy greatly strengthened him. Ye Xiwen met his attack head-on, and the two clashed as the other groups hurried after Tang Can toward the Life Holy Spring.

• The white-robed young man entered the cave first, and the martial artists rushed in behind him.
• Black Robed Yin Elder attacked Ye Xiwen from behind as soon as he entered the tomb, but Ye Xiwen had been on guard and countered with his palm.
• Black Robed Yin Elder drew on the tomb's Extreme Yin energy and declared that its power made him strong enough to kill Ye Xiwen.
• Xiao Yuanyuan and Ding Tong worried over Ye Xiwen, while Gong Yanjia watched without intervening and Gu Tian, Yue Rui, and Mo Zhen silently considered the situation.
• Ye Xiwen unleashed his divinity and struck Black Robed Yin Elder's Yin-Yang Diagram with a punch, forcing him back several steps.
• The other teams and lone cultivators passed the fighting group to pursue Tang Can, while Black Robed Yin Elder vowed that no one would save Ye Xiwen.

Ye Xiwen turned Black Robed Yin Elder’s Yin baleful qi into a source of strength and overwhelmed him, but Gong Yanjia intervened before Ye Xiwen could finish the fight. The team split over whom to support as Ye Xiwen blocked Gong Yanjia’s Saint Artifact leg, leaving the two of them poised for a brutal battle.

• Black Robed Yin Elder attacked Ye Xiwen with a mountain of Yin baleful qi, but Ye Xiwen tore it apart, absorbed its power, and used it to recover and temper his body.
• Ye Xiwen charged Black Robed Yin Elder and shattered his defensive artifacts, then struck him hard enough to send him flying and nearly split his body apart.
• Gong Yanjia joined the fight with a full-force kick as Ye Xiwen pursued Black Robed Yin Elder.
• Xiao Yuanyuan lamented that the conflict would escalate, while the others weighed whether to side with Ye Xiwen or Gong Yanjia.
• Ye Xiwen blocked Gong Yanjia’s Saint Artifact leg with a punch, and Gong Yanjia’s killing intent and aura surged.

Ye Xiwen defeated Black Robed Yin Elder and drove Gong Yanjia into the tomb, then left his team to cultivate in seclusion. After absorbing yin baleful energy for three months, he broke through to the Saint Realm Peak.

• Ye Xiwen fought Gong Yanjia and Black Robed Yin Elder at once, overpowering them until Black Robed Yin Elder was gravely injured.
• Ye Xiwen crushed Black Robed Yin Elder, while Gong Yanjia fled into the depths of the tomb.
• Ye Xiwen declined to pursue Gong Yanjia and left the team, then found a secluded side hall and prepared to cultivate.
• Ye Xiwen absorbed and converted yin baleful energy for three months, steadily building his strength.
• Ye Xiwen broke through to the Saint Realm Peak.

After three months of cultivation, Ye Xiwen left his refuge to search the tomb for treasure and a route to the Life Holy Spring. He encountered Ding Tong and Xiao Yuanyuan facing a powerful zombie general, and prepared to fight it.

• Ye Xiwen completed three months of cultivation, strengthening his laws and physical body with yin baleful qi before setting out into the tomb.
• Ye Xiwen looted side halls and killed people who tried to rob him as he moved deeper into the tomb.
• Ye Xiwen found Ding Tong and Xiao Yuanyuan confronting a crimson zombie general after the rest of their group had disappeared.
• The Saint Realm Paragon zombie general attacked Ye Xiwen, who caught its sword light and destroyed its next strike with a punch.
• The zombie general vowed to absorb Ye Xiwen's flesh and turn him into a puppet, while Ye Xiwen formed a sword from his sword intent and readied himself to fight.

Ye Xiwen defeated and killed the Saint Realm Paragon zombie that had been pursuing Ding Tong and Xiao Yuanyuan. They told him that Gong Yanjia and Yue Rui had led their group into a trap, leaving Gu Tian dead, and that Gong Yanjia had restored his former Saint Realm Paragon strength.

• Ye Xiwen overwhelmed the zombie with the Burial of Heaven Sword and his divine realm, then crushed it with a punch.
• Ding Tong and Xiao Yuanyuan thanked Ye Xiwen after he killed the zombie.
• Ye Xiwen asked what had happened to the rest of their group, and Xiao Yuanyuan said Gong Yanjia and Yue Rui had set them up.
• Xiao Yuanyuan told Ye Xiwen that Gu Tian had died and asked him to avenge them.
• Ding Tong explained that Gong Yanjia had recovered his Saint Realm Paragon cultivation using a divine treasure and appeared poised to grow even stronger.

Ye Xiwen escorted two women while searching unsuccessfully for Gong Yanjia, then joined the rush when the Life Holy Spring was discovered. As the chamber door opened, Ye Xiwen prepared to fight for the spring and confronted Gong Yanjia’s hidden plan to ambush the others.

• Ye Xiwen learned that Gong Yanjia’s whereabouts were unknown and brought the two women along while searching for him.
• The two women told Ye Xiwen that the Life Holy Spring had moved, and a month passed without him finding Gong Yanjia.
• Someone discovered the Life Holy Spring flowing from a secret chamber, drawing the martial artists in the tomb to the site.
• Tang Can, Zhu Yan, the Silver Eagle King, and the young man in a loose white robe appeared and attacked the chamber door as Ye Xiwen searched for Gong Yanjia.
• Ye Xiwen found Gong Yanjia and his companions concealed in a secondary space, warned the two women to stay back, and heard the crowd announce that the door had opened.

The martial artists found the Life Holy Spring in the tomb and fought over it until three powerful zombies emerged from the darkness. As the battle erupted, Gong Yanjia tried to seize the spring, but someone shouted a warning against him.

• Ye Xiwen entered the tomb cautiously after Ye Mo warned him that something inside felt dangerous.
• The Silver Eagle King took the Life Holy Spring, drawing attacks from the crowd, Zhu Yan, and Tang Can as they struggled to claim it.
• Three towering zombies dressed as a Daoist priest, a monk, and a Confucian scholar attacked the martial artists, killing several experts.
• While the others fought the zombies, Gong Yanjia emerged from hiding and reached for the Life Holy Spring.
• Someone shouted, "Gong Yanjia, don't even think about it!"

Ye Xiwen seized the Life Holy Spring from Gong Yanjia and defeated him in a one-sided battle. The three zombies continued slaughtering the gathered experts as the survivors struggled to fight them.

• Ye Xiwen appeared and stored the Life Holy Spring in the Heavenly Origin Mirror before Gong Yanjia could claim it.
• The scholar zombie and Taoist Zombie tore apart several experts, while Ding Tong realized Ye Xiwen had saved her by warning her not to advance.
• Gong Yanjia attacked Ye Xiwen at the peak of Saint Realm Paragon, but Ye Xiwen shattered his attacks and overwhelmed him.
• Gong Yanjia tried to escape, but Ye Xiwen seized him in a golden hand and destroyed his body and Primordial Spirit.
• Ye Xiwen's victory discouraged others from trying to steal the Life Holy Spring, while the three zombies killed roughly one-fifth of the gathered experts.

Ye Xiwen fled the tomb as the three awakened zombies slaughtered the martial artists and pursued him for the Life Holy Spring. He reached the exit with the zombies closing in behind him.

• The monk zombie summoned a Corpse Buddha that overpowered the Silver Eagle King, tearing off and devouring one of its wings as Zhu Yan and the others fled.
• Ye Xiwen gathered the two women and retreated, but Tang Can blocked his way demanding the Life Holy Spring; Ye Xiwen struck him down, and the Taoist Zombie tore him apart.
• Ye Mo warned Ye Xiwen that the zombies guarded the tomb’s inner chambers and urged him to escape quickly because something extraordinary was sleeping within.
• The three zombies ignored the other fleeing martial artists and locked onto Ye Xiwen, who raced toward the main gate with the two women.
• As the zombies drew closer, Ye Xiwen unleashed Wind-Thunder Force with his Demon Wings to slow them while racing toward the tomb’s exit.

Ye Xiwen escaped the tomb with Ding Tong and Xiao Yuanyuan, while the zombies slaughtered most of the other martial artists and news of the Life Holy Spring spread across Hongqi Territory. Six months later, Ye Xiwen arrived at Hongqi Pavilion to compete for one of its ten seats, where an enemy demanded that he surrender the spring.

• Ye Xiwen used the Heavenly Origin Mirror to escape the tomb with Ding Tong and Xiao Yuanyuan, while the zombies stayed inside and attacked the remaining martial artists.
• The white-robed young man and Zhu Yan escaped, but the Silver Eagle King was eaten by the monk zombie, and fewer than one in ten entrants survived.
• After Ye Xiwen obtained the Life Holy Spring, rumors spread and experts across Hongqi Territory began seeking him and the spring.
• Over the next half year, Ye Xiwen consolidated his cultivation and reached Saint Realm Peak as the opening of Hongqi Pavilion approached.
• Ye Xiwen arrived at Hongqi Pavilion with Ding Tong and Xiao Yuanyuan, determined to claim one of its ten seats despite the hostile experts gathered there.
• An unseen speaker demanded that Ye Xiwen hand over the Life Holy Spring in exchange for his life.

Ye Xiwen faced Ran Hongbin, who tried to seize his Life Holy Spring, and swiftly proved his overwhelming strength. He killed Ran Hongbin before the watching experts, leaving them warned against coveting his treasure.

• Ran Hongbin identified Ye Xiwen and demanded he hand over the Life Holy Spring, drawing the attention of experts gathered nearby.
• Ye Xiwen told Ran Hongbin to get lost, and Ran Hongbin attacked him with the Jinglei Overlord Fist.
• Ye Xiwen broke Ran Hongbin’s fist force with a single punch, shocking him and the onlookers.
• Ran Hongbin transformed into a Thunder Dragon and unleashed his full strength, but Ye Xiwen seized and crushed it with his golden hand.
• Ye Xiwen charged Ran Hongbin and killed him with a punch, destroying his Primordial Spirit.

After killing Ran Hongbin, Ye Xiwen confronted Wang Ye of Overlord Martial Hall and gained the upper hand in their fight. A Hongqi Pavilion guardian intervened and threatened to strip Ye Xiwen of his eligibility for the inheritance.

• Ye Xiwen's killing of Ran Hongbin frightened the cultivators who coveted his Life Holy Spring, while Wang Ye watched from hiding and vowed revenge for his son, Wang Tai.
• Ye Xiwen detected Wang Ye's hostility, crossed the distance to confront him, and rejected his claim that Ye Xiwen had caused Wang Tai's death.
• Wang Ye attacked Ye Xiwen, who fought back and eventually seized him by the throat, imprisoning his Primordial Spirit.
• A young guardian of Hongqi Pavilion ordered Ye Xiwen to release Wang Ye, but Ye Xiwen questioned his interference.
• The guardian threatened to strip Ye Xiwen of his eligibility for the inheritance.

Ye Xiwen killed Wang Ye and the Tyrannosaurus after Hong Jun intervened on their behalf, then prepared to face the guardian when the ten Hongqi Pavilion legacy spots appeared. As the competition erupted, Hong Jun blocked Ye Xiwen from claiming a spot, and Ye Xiwen challenged his authority.

• Hong Jun ordered Ye Xiwen to release Wang Ye, but Ye Xiwen refused and provoked the Tyrannosaurus that had insulted him.
• Ye Xiwen shattered the Tyrannosaurus's foreclaw with the Fire Cloud Sky Shattering Hand, then crushed it with the Sea Overturning Seal.
• Ye Xiwen hurled the dying Wang Ye into Hong Jun's hands, killing him and enraging the guardian.
• Ten pillars of light appeared around Hongqi Pavilion, and martial artists rushed into a deadly battle for the legacy spots.
• Hong Jun confronted Ye Xiwen with an iron halberd and vowed to keep him from obtaining a spot, while Ye Xiwen asked what gave him the right to judge.

Ye Xiwen fought Hong Jun, a Guardian, in a fierce battle while the contest for ten seats continued nearby. Three seats were claimed, and Hong Jun launched a concealed killing strike after Ye Xiwen shattered his frost net.

• Hong Jun attacked Ye Xiwen with his iron ge, but Ye Xiwen met his blows barehanded and shocked the watching martial artists with his strength.
• Hong Jun grew greedy for Ye Xiwen’s body-tempering technique and claimed Ye Xiwen relied on a secret technique to fight at the Saint Realm Paragon level.
• Ye Xiwen unleashed the Great Extinction Star Dust Fist, meeting Hong Jun’s divine radiance with a storm of star-like fist strikes.
• A white-robed swordsman, a blood-red-robed middle-aged man, and Zhu Yan claimed three of the ten seats after defeating their competitors.
• Hong Jun formed a vast frost net and struck through it with his long ge, but Ye Xiwen shattered the net just before the concealed thrust reached him.

Ye Xiwen fought Hong Jun, a Guardian who unleashed his laws to boost his strength, and ultimately killed him after outlasting his burst of power. The battle left Hong Jun’s laws shattered and his body destroyed amid the corpses around Hongqi Pavilion.

• Hong Jun launched a surprise halberd attack, but Ye Xiwen evaded it with his Demon Wings and struck him with a star-shaped attack.
• Hong Jun revealed his Saint Realm Peak laws and powered up, while Ye Xiwen matched his speed through repeated clashes.
• Hong Jun’s burst of strength began to fade, and Ye Xiwen seized an opening to kick him and make him spit blood.
• Ye Xiwen shattered hundreds of Hong Jun’s laws with a punch, leaving him crippled and unable to recover.
• Ye Xiwen ignored Hong Jun’s protests and punched him apart, killing him in a cloud of blood mist.

Ye Xiwen arrived at Hongqi Pavilion after killing Hong Jun and challenged the four remaining contenders for the tenth inheritance seat. He killed the powerful tiger demon beast, then asked the last three contenders whether they objected to his claim.

• The martial artists watched in shock as Ye Xiwen killed Hong Jun, then headed for Hongqi Pavilion, where nine inheritance seats had already been claimed.
• Ye Xiwen arrived at the tenth seat and declared his intention to claim it, confronting the four remaining Saint Realm Paragon contenders.
• A tiger demon beast mocked Ye Xiwen and attacked him, but Ye Xiwen broke through its desolate world and wounded it with his sword.
• Ye Xiwen relentlessly struck the tiger demon beast's wound and finally cleaved it in two, killing it before the watching martial artists.
• Ye Xiwen turned to the three remaining contenders and asked whether any of them objected to his claim on the tenth seat.

Ye Xiwen claimed the tenth seat in Hongqi Pavilion and used the inheritance space’s soul-tempering pressure to complete his soul’s transformation. He broke through to Saint Realm Minor Completion, laying the foundation for entering the Great Saint Realm.

• Ye Xiwen drove off the three contenders for the tenth seat and entered its pillar of light.
• Ye Xiwen found himself alone in an inheritance space and advanced until a powerful force blocked him two-thirds of the way to its center.
• Ye Mo explained that the force could temper Ye Xiwen’s soul and help him cross the Great Saint threshold.
• Ye Xiwen endured the pressure for an immense stretch of time, gradually strengthening his soul as he moved toward the center.
• Ye Xiwen took the final step, completed his soul’s transformation, and broke through to Saint Realm Minor Completion.

Ye Xiwen completed his soul transformation, advanced to Saint Realm Minor Completion, and merged the Blood Slave with the Star Colossus to create an avatar capable of Early Stage Great Saint strength. Hongqi Territory’s inheritance ended, and he emerged without gaining any inheritance, facing the martial artists waiting outside.

• Ye Xiwen’s soul transformation advanced his cultivation to Saint Realm Minor Completion and raised his combat strength to Early Stage Half-step Great Saint.
• The Blood Slave broke through alongside Ye Xiwen, and Ye Xiwen merged it completely with the Star Colossus to create a powerful avatar.
• Ye Xiwen saw that Xia Ya had entered the True Dao Realm while cultivating in seclusion.
• Ye Xiwen and Ye Mo discussed confronting the Overlord Martial Hall Master, who was waiting outside Hongqi Territory.
• Hongqi Territory’s inheritance ended, and Ye Xiwen emerged after sealing his power to comply with its restrictions.
• Ding Tong and Xiao Yuanyuan saw Ye Xiwen return and found his aura difficult to understand.

Ye Xiwen emerged from Hongqi Territory and confronted the Overlord Martial Hall Master, who had waited outside with a formation to avenge his disciple. Ye Xiwen revealed a hidden transformation, shattered the Great Saint’s opening attack, and stood ready to fight.

• After the inheritance ended, Ye Xiwen and the other martial artists left Hongqi Territory as it prepared to seal itself again.
• The Overlord Martial Hall Master’s divine sense targeted Ye Xiwen, and the onlookers learned of their feud over his murdered disciple.
• Xiao Yuanyuan urged Ye Xiwen to hide inside Hongqi Territory, but Ye Xiwen refused and flew out to meet the Overlord Martial Hall Master.
• Ye Xiwen secretly took human form as his Star Colossus Avatar while facing the Great Saint and the formation laid to trap him.
• The Overlord Martial Hall Master attacked with a massive hand, but Ye Xiwen tore the technique apart and declared that a Great Saint was nothing special.

Ye Xiwen, using his Star Colossus Avatar, confronted the Overlord Martial Hall Master and endured the Great Saint's overwhelming pressure. After Ye Xiwen tore apart the Master's Star Net Demon Fist, the Master unleashed a stronger blow that shattered space toward him.

• The Overlord Martial Hall Master attacked Ye Xiwen with the Star Net Demon Fist, and Ye Mo identified it as an incomplete Demon Race technique.
• Ye Xiwen used his golden-lit hands to tear the beast-shaped fist intent apart, surprising the Overlord Martial Hall Master.
• Ye Xiwen mocked the Master's claim that his dignity mattered more than Wang Tai's life, while the gathered martial artists feared the Master's power.
• The Overlord Martial Hall Master stopped holding back and struck again, collapsing space toward Ye Xiwen.