Chapter Summaries

Ye Xiwen blocked Crimson Lightning Fairy’s attack and learned why Wang Mengyu hated her, then resolved to advance his cultivation after the auction. The Yangzhu Commerce Association’s additional auction drew martial artists from across the region to Yangzhu City, including arrogant Sea Clan experts.

• Crimson Lightning Fairy attacked Ye Xiwen after he criticized the Crimson Lightning Gang, but he blocked her palm without being moved.
• Crimson Lightning Fairy acknowledged Ye Xiwen’s strength, warned him not to speak carelessly, and left.
• Wang Feiyun told Ye Xiwen that Crimson Lightning Fairy had taken the herb needed to save Wang Mengyu’s mother, who had died without it.
• Ye Xiwen discussed the powerful experts of the Yunxing Sea Territory with Ye Mo and resolved to seek a place to undergo the Transcendent Realm tribulation after the auction.
• Martial artists crowded into Yangzhu City for the additional auction, while Sea Clan experts strode through the sky and provoked the Human Clan.

Ye Xiwen and the Wang family group went to the Yangzhu Auction House, where he learned about prominent young experts gathering for the Immortal Cave Residence. The arrival of Bi Chen, a fugitive sea clan expert, heightened the tension over who would claim the underwater treasure.

• Wang Mengyu and Wang Feiyun discussed how the sea clans' arrival would complicate the search, and Ye Xiwen led the group to the Yangzhu Auction House.
• Ye Xiwen saw the Crimson Lightning Fairy and Yao Qian, and Wang Mengyu explained that Yao Qian ranked among the Yunxing Sea Territory's top thirty-five young experts.
• Qi Dong arrived and exchanged greetings with the two women; Wang Mengyu told Ye Xiwen that Qi Dong ranked thirty-second among young experts.
• Qi Dong remarked that the sea clans were also interested in the Immortal Cave Residence, and Bi Chen declared that the underwater site belonged to the sea clans.
• Qi Dong revealed that Bi Chen had stolen a supreme treasure from the Biying Sea Serpent Clan and was being hunted, though Bi Chen had killed some of his pursuers.

Ye Xiwen learned that the Crocodile Crown Prince was investigating the death of E'Xiangtian and realized the Wu Family might expose him. The Crocodile Crown Prince noticed Ye Xiwen’s reaction, focused his pressure on him, and accused him of knowing something about the murder.

• The Crocodile Crown Prince appeared to protect Bi Chen and announced a reward for information about the Shadowfang Poison Crocodile Clan member who had been killed.
• Ye Xiwen recognized that the dead clan member was likely E'Xiangtian and worried that the Wu Family would identify him as the killer.
• Ye Mo warned Ye Xiwen that the Shadowfang Poison Crocodile Clan might soon pursue him, and Ye Xiwen planned to leave after the auction and exploration of the Immortal's Cave Residence.
• The Crocodile Crown Prince swept Ye Xiwen with a terrifying aura, and Ye Xiwen secretly prepared to flee while suppressing his Star Colossus bloodline’s response.
• The Crocodile Crown Prince accused Ye Xiwen of knowing something because his expression had changed, drawing the crowd’s attention to him.

Ye Xiwen was threatened by the Crocodile Crown Prince over the suspected killing of Shadowfang Poison Crocodile Clan members, but Jian Wushuang intervened and drew the prince away to fight. E'Ying then confronted Ye Xiwen, but Yao Qian protected him as a guest of the Yangzhu Commerce Association, and Ye Xiwen entered the auction with the Wang family.

• The Crocodile Crown Prince tried to shake Ye Xiwen's soul and demanded to know about E'Xiangtian's death, but the Myriad Heart Ancient Tree protected him.
• Jian Wushuang challenged the Crocodile Crown Prince's accusation and flew out of the city to fight him.
• After the Crocodile Crown Prince left, E'Ying confronted Ye Xiwen and demanded answers about the deaths of his clan members.
• Yao Qian declared Ye Xiwen a guest of the Yangzhu Commerce Association and refused to let E'Ying take him away.
• E'Ying backed down and entered the auction with his clan members, while Ye Xiwen and the Wang family followed.
• Ye Xiwen thanked Yao Qian for protecting him, but she said she had not done it for his sake.

Ye Xiwen entered the Yangzhu Auction House and reflected on how easily powerful people could threaten his life, strengthening his resolve to grow stronger. As the auction began, Yao Qian introduced the first lot, an incomplete but powerful Burning Wood Blade Technique.

• Wang Mengyu told Ye Xiwen that Yao Qian liked Jian Wushuang, explaining why she had helped him.
• Ye Xiwen recognized how vulnerable he remained to the Shadowfang Poison Crocodile Clan and resolved to become stronger quickly.
• A waiter escorted Ye Xiwen and the Wang family to a private room prepared by Yao Qian, where Ye Xiwen cultivated while they waited.
• Ye Xiwen asked Ye Mo when he could use the Feather Transformation Immortal Slaughtering Blade, and Ye Mo said he needed more strength or would have to seal it and use it as an ordinary Godly Weapon.
• Yao Qian opened the auction and presented the incomplete Burning Wood Blade Technique, starting its bidding at five million spirit crystals.

Ye Xiwen bid nine million Spirit Crystals to acquire the flawed Burning Wood Blade Technique, which he planned to perfect with the Mysterious Space. The Wang family members were left wondering about his origins and immense wealth as he put the technique away.

• Ye Xiwen recognized the Burning Wood Blade Technique as a chance to gain a powerful blade art and believed the Mysterious Space could remove its flaws.
• Wang Mengyu joined the bidding, but stopped after another bidder raised the price beyond her limit.
• Ye Xiwen stunned the auction venue by bidding nine million Spirit Crystals, and no one challenged him.
• An attendant delivered the Burning Wood Blade Technique to Ye Xiwen, who paid for it and took possession of the jade slip.
• The Wang family members wondered how Ye Xiwen, a Half-Step Transcendent Realm expert from the Ancient Barrens Continent, had amassed such wealth.

Ye Xiwen studied the Burning Wood Blade Technique and bid aggressively for a map of an Immortal Cave Residence after waiting for a sea chart. His purchase drew renewed suspicion from the Shadowfang Poison Crocodile Clan, who ordered Bi Chen to track him.

• Ye Xiwen learned the Burning Wood Blade Technique relied on balanced Five Elements energy, which his Star Colossus bloodline allowed him to achieve.
• Wang Mengyu bought a cultivation-enhancing medicinal herb, while Ye Xiwen held back his remaining funds for a map.
• Yao Qian announced that ten copies of a damaged Immortal Cave Residence map would be auctioned, with each starting at ten million spirit crystals.
• Ye Xiwen bid fifteen million spirit crystals and won the first map, surprising the auction’s attendees.
• E'Ying grew suspicious of Ye Xiwen and ordered Bi Chen to monitor him so the clan could deal with him after he left Nanzhu Island.

Ye Xiwen bought the Burning Wood Blade Technique and the first sea chart at auction, then left the Wang family and fled pursuers who had been drawn by his wealth. He headed into the depths of the sea at extraordinary speed, leaving his enemies behind.

• Ye Xiwen paid nine million spirit crystals for the Burning Wood Blade Technique and fifteen million for the first sea chart, judging that both purchases would prove worthwhile.
• The remaining sea charts sold at increasingly higher prices, and the final one reached twenty-six million spirit crystals.
• After the auction ended, Ye Xiwen parted from the Wang family and agreed they should enter the Immortal Cave Residence without him if it opened before his return.
• Ye Mo warned Ye Xiwen that many people now targeted him, and urged him to raise his strength quickly.
• Ye Xiwen left the city and sensed more than a dozen pursuers, including Bi Chen and a Crimson Lightning Gang elder, following him over the sea.
• Ye Xiwen unfolded his Wind-Thunder Wings and sped into the depths of the sea, astonishing the pursuers with his sudden acceleration.

Ye Xiwen fled his pursuers and began crossing his heavenly tribulation over the sea. As a lightning army attacked, he absorbed its energy and broke through toward the Ninth Layer of the Overlord Body Art.

• Bi Chen concluded Ye Xiwen was responsible for E'Xiangtian's death and sent word to mobilize the Shadowfang Poison Crocodile Clan, while the other pursuers failed to catch him.
• Ye Xiwen flew more than a million li away, stopped suppressing his aura, and drew down a vast lightning tribulation over the sea.
• The tribulation's lightning vaporized seawater and drove away the demonic beasts, but Ye Xiwen withstood the bolts and absorbed their energy to advance the Overlord Body Art.
• An army of lightning men appeared and launched weapons at Ye Xiwen, who crushed them with a gigantic hand and absorbed their energy.
• Ye Xiwen used the tribulation's power to break through the barrier to the Ninth Layer of the Overlord Body Art, and his bones and muscles began transforming.

Ye Xiwen broke through to the ninth level of the Overlord Body Art while fighting the lightning person Heavenly Soldiers, then faced a formidable lightning person Heavenly General during the continuing tribulation. After defeating the Heavenly General and absorbing its energy, he broke through into the Transcendent Realm.

• Ye Xiwen killed the lightning person Heavenly Soldiers and absorbed their energy, breaking through to the ninth level of the Overlord Body Art.
• Ye Xiwen fought the Heavenly Soldiers for three days, replenishing his energy and cultivating the Guanren Scripture as his Small Universe expanded.
• A lightning person Heavenly General charged at Ye Xiwen, and their first clash left his arm numb from the lightning.
• Ye Xiwen realized he could overcome the Heavenly General by using overwhelming force to disperse its lightning body and weaken the Dao Principles holding it together.
• Ye Xiwen cleaved the Heavenly General in two, absorbed its energy, and broke through from the Half-Step Transcendent Realm into the Transcendent Realm.

Ye Xiwen survived his heavenly tribulation and entered the Transcendent Realm, then hurried to the newly opened Immortal Cave Residence. On the way, a group of martial artists tried to rob him, and he killed one of them before confronting the rest.

• Ye Xiwen completed his transformation into the Transcendent Realm and flew back toward Yangzhu Island.
• Ye Xiwen learned the Immortal Cave Residence had opened and that the Wang family had already entered it.
• Ye Xiwen headed for the Immortal Cave Residence, but more than thirty martial artists intercepted him and demanded his map, Burning Wood Blade Technique, and wealth.
• A young martial artist attacked Ye Xiwen, who blocked his fist, crushed it, and killed him with a sword.
• The gaunt old man accused Ye Xiwen of being a threat and urged the others to join forces against him.

Ye Xiwen slaughtered the martial artists who tried to rob and kill him, including their gaunt old leader, a Transcendent Realm Fourth Heaven expert. After he killed the fleeing survivors, onlookers questioned how someone at Transcendent Realm First Heaven could be so powerful.

• The martial artists charged Ye Xiwen, and he killed the pair of brothers who attacked him first with a single rapid exchange.
• Ye Xiwen cut down more than half the attackers as they surrounded him, turning the sea red with blood.
• The gaunt old man attacked Ye Xiwen with his black sword, but Ye Xiwen disarmed him and killed him with a third strike.
• The remaining martial artists fled, and Ye Xiwen sent Sword Qi after them, killing every one of them.
• Nearby witnesses marveled at Ye Xiwen's strength and called him a ferocious tiger disguised as an easy target.

Ye Xiwen reached the newly opened Immortal Cave Residence after dealing with the Star Colossus Bloodline’s growing influence and encountering the powerful Crimson Lightning Gang at its entrance. The gang entered ahead of him, and Ye Xiwen followed, intent on exploring the treasure grounds without being drawn into a fight.

• Ye Mo warned Ye Xiwen that the Star Colossus Bloodline had begun influencing his emotions, and Ye Xiwen relied on the Myriad Heart Ancient Tree to keep his mind calm.
• Ye Xiwen looted the defeated cultivators and found twenty million spirit crystals, then traveled to the Immortal Cave Residence near Yangzhu Island.
• Ye Xiwen descended through the boiling sea and found a vast, dry wasteland surrounding the enormous, formation-sealed residence.
• Ye Xiwen encountered the Crimson Lightning Fairy and her powerful gang members, including an elder who had previously tried to capture him.
• The Crimson Lightning Fairy chose to enter the residence rather than delay to fight Ye Xiwen, and he followed after warning that he would retaliate if they attacked him.

Ye Xiwen fought his way through a vast swarm of Blood-colored Giant Mosquitoes while cultivating the Burning Wood Blade Technique. After mastering the technique and feeding the Heavenly Origin Mirror with the swarm, he advanced it to Intermediate Human Rank and escaped deeper into the Immortal Cave Residence.

• Ye Xiwen entered the scorching Immortal Cave Residence and was attacked by a massive swarm of Blood-colored Giant Mosquitoes.
• Ye Xiwen evaded the swarm with his Wind-Thunder Wings while using the Burial of Man Sword and cultivating the Burning Wood Blade Technique.
• Ye Xiwen mastered the Burning Wood Blade Technique and used its Flame Blade Qi to burn through the mosquitoes.
• Ye Xiwen fought the swarm for half a day as the Heavenly Origin Mirror absorbed the slain mosquitoes.
• The Heavenly Origin Mirror advanced to Intermediate Human Rank, blasted open a path through the swarm, and Ye Xiwen flew away.

Ye Xiwen followed a powerful surge of life force to a Phoenix Flame Fruit Tree, where Old Ghost Yin drove off the Wang family and claimed all five fruits. The crowd stayed silent until an unidentified speaker challenged Old Ghost Yin’s attempt to take everything.

• Ye Xiwen sensed a red beam and rushed to a valley where five ripe Phoenix Flame Fruits grew on a crimson tree.
• Old Ghost Yin ordered the Wang family to leave and rejected Wang Mengyu’s offer to take only four fruits.
• A young Wang family expert protested, and Old Ghost Yin struck him down before letting the group withdraw.
• The Wang family reunited with Ye Xiwen, who learned they had discovered the tree first.
• Old Ghost Yin asked whether anyone objected, and an unidentified voice challenged his claim to all five fruits.

Old Ghost Yin, the Twin Heroes of Cangnan, and the Crimson Lightning Gang clashed over five Phoenix Flame Fruits and tried to drive away the watching martial artists. As the crowd began to leave, Ye Xiwen stepped forward to claim a share, drawing the Crimson Lightning elder’s killing intent.

• Old Ghost Yin fought the Twin Heroes of Cangnan, but their battle remained evenly matched as other martial artists waited for a chance to seize the Phoenix Flame Fruits.
• Old Ghost Yin proposed that he and the brothers join forces to expel the onlookers, and the Second of the Twin Heroes killed a martial artist who refused to leave.
• The Crimson Lightning Fairy and a peak Transcendent Realm Fourth Heaven elder arrived and declared that the fruits belonged to the Crimson Lightning Gang.
• Old Ghost Yin and the Crimson Lightning elder demanded that the remaining martial artists leave, and the crowd began to withdraw.
• Ye Xiwen declared that he would compete for the Phoenix Flame Fruit, and the Crimson Lightning elder recognized him and threatened him.

Old Ghost Yin fought the Twin Heroes of Cangnan over five Phoenix Flame Fruits before they and the Crimson Lightning Gang tried to drive away the other martial artists. Ye Xiwen challenged them for the fruits, drawing the anger of the elder who had previously failed to kill him.

• The Twin Heroes of Cangnan confronted Old Ghost Yin and battled him over the Phoenix Flame Fruits, but neither side gained the advantage.
• Old Ghost Yin proposed that he and the brothers drive away the onlookers, and the Second of the Twin Heroes killed a martial artist who protested.
• Crimson Lightning Fairy and a middle-aged elder arrived and claimed the fruits for the Crimson Lightning Gang.
• Old Ghost Yin, the Twin Heroes, and the Crimson Lightning Gang demanded that the crowd leave, and the martial artists began departing.
• Ye Xiwen declared that he would compete for the Phoenix Flame Fruits, and the middle-aged elder recognized him and threatened him.

Ye Xiwen proved his strength and joined the struggle over the five Phoenix Flame Fruits, but the contenders could not agree on how to divide them. When the fighting erupted, Ye Xiwen killed the Second of the Twin Heroes of Cangnan and seized all five fruits.

• Ye Xiwen blocked the middle-aged elder’s spear-like attack and showed everyone he could contend for the fruits.
• Ye Xiwen proposed taking two fruits, leaving one for the Wang family, and dividing the remaining three among the other factions, but the others rejected his terms.
• Old Ghost Yin lunged for all five fruits, and the factions clashed as the Second of the Twin Heroes of Cangnan tried to reach the tree.
• Ye Xiwen cut off the Second of the Twin Heroes of Cangnan’s left arm with a massive qi sword, then blasted away his hammer and killed him.
• Ye Xiwen swept up all five Phoenix Flame Fruits.

Ye Xiwen kept the Phoenix Flame Fruit and fought off the experts who tried to take it from him. After killing the Leader of the Twin Heroes of Cangnan, he attacked the middle-aged elder, leaving the Crimson Lightning Fairy warning that killing him would bring the wrath of both the Shadowfang Poison Crocodile Clan and the Crimson Lightning Gang.

• The Leader of the Twin Heroes of Cangnan, Old Ghost Yin, the Crimson Lightning Fairy, and the middle-aged elder turned on Ye Xiwen to seize the Phoenix Flame Fruit, but he refused to give it up.
• Ye Xiwen chose to defeat the attackers one by one and overwhelmed the Leader of the Twin Heroes of Cangnan with his Flame Blade.
• Ye Xiwen blasted the Leader of the Twin Heroes of Cangnan into a crater and killed him with another Flame Blade Qi strike.
• Ye Mo urged Ye Xiwen to finish quickly before stronger experts arrived, and the survivors realized how badly they had underestimated him.
• Ye Xiwen attacked the middle-aged elder, confirmed that E'Xiangtian had died by his hand, and knocked the elder's spear away.
• The Crimson Lightning Fairy warned Ye Xiwen that the Shadowfang Poison Crocodile Clan and the Crimson Lightning Gang would pursue him if he killed the middle-aged elder.

Ye Xiwen fought the Crimson Lightning Gang and Old Ghost Yin after they tried to stop him from keeping the Phoenix Flame Fruits. He killed the middle-aged elder and Old Ghost Yin, while Crimson Lightning Fairy escaped and the gang planned to seek revenge.

• Crimson Lightning Fairy warned Ye Xiwen not to kill the middle-aged elder, but Ye Xiwen struck him down and sent him crashing into a mountain.
• Old Ghost Yin urged Crimson Lightning Fairy to join him in attacking Ye Xiwen, and the two charged at Ye Xiwen together.
• Ye Xiwen blocked their attacks and pursued the wounded middle-aged elder, who began to self-destruct after telling Crimson Lightning Fairy to warn the Gang Leader and the Shadowfang Poison Crocodile Clan.
• Ye Xiwen struck the elder before he could complete his self-destruction, and the resulting blast shoved Ye Xiwen back.
• Old Ghost Yin attacked Ye Xiwen while Crimson Lightning Fairy fled, leaving Old Ghost Yin to realize she had used him as a shield.
• Ye Xiwen overwhelmed Old Ghost Yin with repeated blade strikes and killed him as he cursed Crimson Lightning Fairy.