Chapter Summaries

Fang Qiying used the Dragon Imprisoning Scarf to hold off Nanyu and Elder Zhou, while Qin Fengming watched and weighed whether to intervene. As the fight remained evenly matched, Qin Fengming searched Jinghong Hall with his spiritual sense and found only a statue and a few ordinary furnishings.

• Fang Qiying's Dragon Imprisoning Scarf withstood attacks from Nanyu and Elder Zhou, and its history revealed how Fang Huaxuan had used it to kill a mid Core Formation cultivator.
• Qin Fengming watched the battle from a distance and hesitated to attack Fang Qiying because he knew the man had hidden trump cards and might still be an ally.
• After observing the three fight evenly for an incense stick, Qin Fengming searched Jinghong Hall with his spiritual sense.
• Qin Fengming found a tall statue, an offering table, curtains, and meditation mats in Jinghong Hall, but no treasures.

Qin Fengming sent a white beetle into Jinghong Hall to search for the treasure while Nanyu and Elder Zhou plotted to claim it during their fight with Fang Qiying. Nanyu was stopped by two winged black-banded snakes and used a powerful golden secret technique against them.

• Qin Fengming sent a white beetle through the stone floor to inspect Jinghong Hall without alerting the three cultivators outside.
• Nanyu and Elder Zhou secretly agreed that Elder Zhou would hold Fang Qiying off while Nanyu entered the hall to take the treasure.
• Fang Qiying recognized their plan, and Elder Zhou engaged him with another top-grade spirit tool as Nanyu flew toward the hall.
• Fang Qiying sent two winged fourth-level black-banded snakes after Nanyu, forcing him to stop and fight them.
• Nanyu formed golden armor and summoned a huge golden palm to strike the two snakes.

Nanyu used a powerful secret art to destroy the two black snakes, but Elder Zhou and Fang Qiying raced for the hall’s treasures as soon as the attack ended. A white beetle carried off the Jade Box, while Fang Qiying secretly took a red wooden box from the statue and escaped.

• Nanyu cast a costly secret art that summoned a golden palm and instantly shattered the two fourth-grade black snakes.
• Elder Zhou saw that Nanyu was weakened and raced toward the hall, while Nanyu and Fang Qiying attacked him as they pursued.
• Elder Zhou broke through their attacks with a shield and reached the statue, but a white beetle seized the Jade Box and flew out through a window.
• Elder Zhou and Nanyu chased the beetle, leaving Fang Qiying alone in Jinghong Hall.
• Fang Qiying cut open the statue’s left foot, took a red wooden box, and disappeared from the hall.

Qin Fengming avoided the cultivators drawn to the hall and learned how Nanyu and Elder Zhou had lost the Jade Box to his Silver Sheath Worm. He opened the box and found a jade-green little sword that seemed to be an extraordinary ancient treasure, though it would not absorb his spiritual power.

• Cangwu Zi and two Hundred Herbs Sect cultivators inspected the hall, inferred that Nanyu and Elder Zhou had fought there, and left to search elsewhere.
• Qin Fengming waited for the cultivators to depart, then recalled the Silver Sheath Worm and learned that it had escaped Nanyu and Elder Zhou with the Jade Box.
• Nanyu abandoned his pursuit after the beetle vanished underground, while Elder Zhou left without obtaining the treasure.
• Qin Fengming opened the Jade Box and discovered a jade-green little sword surrounded by a cool spiritual aura.
• Qin Fengming tried to infuse the sword with spiritual power, but it absorbed none, so he returned it to the Jade Box and stored it in his storage ring.

Qin Fengming searched several halls, set up a formation near the passage entrance, and went to investigate the hall emitting five-colored clouds. There, he joined Chu Xinghe and the other cultivators, while Fang Qiying’s wariness left Qin Fengming on guard.

• Qin Fengming found three searched halls empty, then planted formation flags near the cavern passage entrance and checked them with a formation disk.
• Qin Fengming ignored two battles on his way to the hall that spewed five-colored clouds and mist.
• Qin Fengming arrived to find Chu Xinghe and the other cultivators gathered before a hall sealed by a powerful multicolored barrier.
• Qin Fengming noticed that Nanyu and Elder Zhou had drawn close again, and he saw Fang Qiying briefly react warily to his arrival.
• Chu Xinghe welcomed Qin Fengming and claimed his help would be useful, drawing the other cultivators’ attention to him.
• Qin Fengming denied having much ability, sat apart to meditate, and remained wary of Fang Qiying.

Qin Fengming agreed to help City Lord Huangfu seize the unusual treasure in exchange for two hundred thousand spirit stones. Chu Xinghe then led the gathered cultivators in attacking the powerful barrier around the hall, but it remained undamaged.

• Qin Fengming considered Fang Qiying too dangerous to fight and decided he would rather ally with him.
• City Lord Huangfu offered Qin Fengming two hundred thousand spirit stones to help the Huangfu Family seize the spirit-tongued treasure, and Qin Fengming agreed.
• Chu Xinghe announced that the other cultivators would not arrive and ordered everyone to work together to break the Restrictive Spell.
• Chu Xinghe struck the five-colored barrier with two magical treasures, but neither attack damaged it.
• The cultivators surrounded the barrier and attacked it with more than twenty top-grade spirit artifacts, while Qin Fengming kept his formation-breaking tools hidden.

Qin Fengming discovered that Lingxu Sect and Qingliang Mountain had joined forces to kill the Hundred Herbs Sect cultivators inside the cavern. Meanwhile, a large group of unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivators arrived at Azure Nether Valley seeking news of the spirit-infused supreme treasure.

• Qin Fengming sent a white beetle to investigate the halls while the Foundation Establishment cultivators took turns recovering and attacking the great hall’s Restrictive Spell.
• The white beetle witnessed Lingxu Sect and Qingliang Mountain cultivators slaughtering the Hundred Herbs Sect cultivators, leaving only Cangwu Zi and two peak Foundation Establishment cultivators alive.
• Qin Fengming learned that Zhou Bo had allied with Nanyu by promising to help Lingxu Sect eliminate the Hundred Herbs Sect cultivators.
• More than twenty unfamiliar Foundation Establishment cultivators arrived at Azure Nether Valley, including over ten late-stage and peak-stage cultivators.
• A sixty-year-old cultivator asked the Rogue Cultivators whether the spirit-infused supreme treasure had appeared and what was happening inside the valley.

Black Crane Sect’s Foundation Establishment cultivators arrived at Azure Nether Valley and, following Chu Xinghe’s orders, began slaughtering Lingxu Sect and Qingliang Mountain cultivators inside the palaces. Nanyu and Elder Zhou remained unaware as they continued attacking the restriction barrier.

• Elder Zhou led more than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators into the five-colored mist after they concluded that their Supreme Elder was inside.
• After five days of attacking the palace barrier, Chu Xinghe received word that Su Jichang and Black Crane Sect’s cultivators had arrived, then ordered them to kill everyone from Lingxu Sect and Qingliang Mountain inside the palaces.
• Su Jichang led his group into a hall and killed five meditating cultivators from the two rival sects.
• Black Crane Sect’s cultivators ambushed and killed other Lingxu Sect and Qingliang Mountain cultivators across the palace grounds.
• Within an hour, every one of those cultivators had been killed except the two sect leaders, while Nanyu and Elder Zhou continued attacking the barrier, unaware of the massacre.

After Qin Fengming discovered more than twenty disguised Black Crane Sect cultivators concealed nearby, Chu Xinghe suddenly killed two Hundred Herbs Sect cultivators while the others rested. Chu Xinghe began explaining his reasons to the survivors, leaving them facing a tense confrontation before the barrier was broken.

• The Black Crane Sect cultivators arrived near the barrier and concealed themselves while waiting for Chu Xinghe's instructions.
• Qin Fengming detected the disguised cultivators and concluded they were Chu Xinghe's disciples; he also noticed Fang Qiying had detected them.
• Qin Fengming and the others took turns recovering their spiritual power after attacking the barrier.
• Chu Xinghe abruptly killed two nearby Hundred Herbs Sect cultivators with his magic treasures.
• Cangwu Zi challenged Chu Xinghe, while the other cultivators drew back and raised their weapons defensively.
• Chu Xinghe said he had reasons for the killings and began addressing the gathered survivors.

Chu Xinghe demanded that Lingxu Sect, Qingliang Mountain, and Hundred Herbs Sect submit to the Black Crane Sect, then threatened everyone who might reveal his actions. When Huangfu Jing refused to swear secrecy and joined Nanyu’s side, Chu Xinghe revealed that he had brought more than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators to surround them.

• Chu Xinghe asked the Huangfu family to stay out of the dispute, then proposed absorbing Nanyu’s three sects into the Black Crane Sect.
• Nanyu, the Zhou clan cultivator, and Cangwu Zi rejected Chu Xinghe’s demand and warned that the Cultivation World would condemn him if he killed them.
• Chu Xinghe demanded that Huangfu Jing and the other Huangfu family members swear a curse to keep the killings secret.
• Huangfu Jing refused the curse and declared that the four Huangfu family members would stand with Nanyu and the others.
• Chu Xinghe summoned more than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators to surround the group and revealed that his side had already killed everyone else from the three sects at the site.

Chu Xinghe demanded that the remaining sect leaders submit to his Forbidden God Spell, but they prepared to fight instead. As battle erupted, Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying recognized each other and agreed to join forces against the Black Crane Sect.

• Chu Xinghe revealed that the sect leaders’ forces had already perished and offered to spare them only if they submitted to the Forbidden God Spell.
• Nanyu refused Chu Xinghe’s offer, swallowed a pill, and prepared to fight as the other leaders readied their spirit artifacts.
• Two Black Crane Sect cultivators blocked Qin Fengming’s retreat, and Fang Qiying recognized him when he brought out Five Elements Defense Talismans.
• Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying exchanged voice transmissions, recognized their shared predicament, and agreed to attack their nearby opponents together.
• Chu Xinghe ordered his disciples to move, and dozens of spirit artifacts rose into the air above the plaza.

Nanyu, Zhou Bo, and the other cultivators tried to break out after realizing the Black Crane Sect intended to capture them and seize control of the three sects. As Chu Xinghe attacked their treasures, Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying made a dash through the enemy line.

• Chu Xinghe kept the Black Crane Sect cultivators' forces around Nanyu and the others, waiting for their spiritual power to run out so they could be captured.
• Elder Zhou urged Nanyu to unite everyone and use their personal treasures in a desperate attack, and Nanyu agreed.
• Huangfu, Cangwu Zi, Qin Fengming, and Fang Qiying accepted the plan and activated their treasures together.
• Chu Xinghe sent four treasures at the group, and Nanyu and the others joined forces to intercept them while Cangwu Zi held off one with his black mist.
• Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying withdrew their spirit weapons and charged the three Black Crane Sect cultivators blocking their path.

Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying broke through the Black Crane Sect’s blockade by killing three cultivators and revealing powerful treasures. Their escape distracted Chu Xinghe and gave Nanyu and the others a chance to counterattack, leaving the battle in chaos.

• Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying flew through the Black Crane Sect’s attacks, using their defenses to withstand several top-grade spiritual artifacts.
• Qin Fengming killed two cultivators with his scarlet ribbon while Fang Qiying struck down a third with his long halberd.
• Qin Fengming dodged Chu Xinghe’s purple longsword, and Fang Qiying’s halberd intercepted it in an even clash.
• Nanyu and the others attacked while Chu Xinghe was distracted, killing several Black Crane Sect cultivators and destroying their defenses.

Fang Qiying and the other cultivators escaped Chu Xinghe’s attacks just as the barrier around the Luan Palace shattered. A seductive woman emerged from the hall, revealing early Core Formation cultivation and pure demonic energy, and dismissed the cultivators’ attempt to break the restriction.

• Fang Qiying used the Sky-Breaking Halberd to block Chu Xinghe’s attack, then fled toward the buildings as the other cultivators rushed for the gap.
• Chu Xinghe prepared to pursue Fang Qiying and seize his powerful halberd, but the barrier shattered and revealed the Luan Palace.
• A woman inside the hall threatened to absorb the cultivators’ primordial essence, then emerged and bewitched the assembled group with her appearance and voice.
• Qin Fengming sensed that the woman had early Core Formation cultivation and a body filled with pure demonic energy.
• The woman mocked the cultivators for thinking they could break the restriction, while Chu Xinghe questioned her identity and how she had entered the hall.

A beautiful woman revealed herself as a powerful, predatory enemy and killed two cultivators before anyone could stop her. She offered the survivors their lives if they acknowledged her as their master and obeyed her.

• The beautiful woman attacked the Black Crane Sect cultivators, killing one and tearing out his organs as the others raised protective barriers.
• Chu Xinghe urged everyone to attack, but Cangwu Zi fled into the black mist while Nanyu and the others considered escaping.
• The woman caught Cangwu Zi in the mist and returned his shriveled corpse, having drained his vital essence.
• Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying prepared their defenses as the woman turned her attention to the remaining cultivators.
• The woman offered to spare the survivors if they acknowledged her as their master and obeyed her commands.

Chu Xinghe identified the beautiful woman as a zombie that had gained spiritual intelligence and rallied the cultivators against her. She destroyed the Black Crane Sect cultivators’ spirit tools and battered their shield, but three magic treasures attacked her as she concealed herself in pink mist.

• Chu Xinghe realized the beautiful woman was a spiritually intelligent zombie that fed on cultivators’ vital blood.
• Chu Xinghe warned the cultivators not to trust the woman and urged them to join forces against her.
• The Foundation Establishment cultivators rejected the woman’s temptation and attacked her with their spirit tools.
• The woman rushed the Black Crane Sect cultivators, shattered more than a dozen top-grade spirit tools, and struck their shield repeatedly.
• Three magic treasures attacked the woman, who filled the area around herself with pink mist.

Chu Xinghe and the other cultivators confronted a powerful Corpse Fiend, while Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying discovered that she had sealed the plaza with a formidable Restrictive Spell. With escape blocked, the survivors agreed to join forces against her.

• Chu Xinghe intercepted the Corpse Fiend with three magic treasures, but she overwhelmed them and he called for the cultivators to attack together.
• The Corpse Fiend activated a five-colored Restrictive Spell around the plaza as Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying tried to flee.
• Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying struck the barrier with ancient treasures, but it barely flickered and remained intact.
• The Corpse Fiend taunted the trapped cultivators, and the group realized they could not escape or defeat her easily.
• Chu Xinghe urged the cultivators to join forces and asked Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying for help; both agreed to attack the Corpse Fiend.

Chu Xinghe and the other cultivators joined forces against the beautiful woman, who had secretly gathered power inside the plaza’s restrictive spell. She unleashed a mist-filled attack that trapped them among pink skeletons, leaving them to fight her before they could escape.

• The beautiful woman offered to support the cultivators if they surrendered their souls, but Chu Xinghe rejected her offer and pledged to fight.
• Huangfu Jing joined Chu Xinghe, and Nanyu and Zhou Bo agreed to stand with them.
• Qin Fengming noticed the multicolored mist gathering overhead and warned the cultivators to attack.
• The beautiful woman summoned pink skeletons and filled the restrictive spell with dense mist that obscured sight and weakened their protective barriers.
• The cultivators attacked the skeletons, while Qin Fengming prepared defenses and concluded that they had to kill the beautiful woman before they could break out.

Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying used their speed and powerful techniques to break through the pink skeletons and move toward the beautiful woman as she cast a spell. Chu Xinghe had called on them to help interrupt her, but the chapter ended before their attack reached her.

• Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying evaded the beautiful woman’s pursuit, frustrating her attempts to get close enough to attack them.
• The beautiful woman stopped chasing the two men and began chanting and forming hand seals to cast a spell.
• Chu Xinghe attacked her with a purple sword beam, but pink skeletons blocked the strike and left him unable to interrupt her alone.
• Chu Xinghe called on Fellow Daoist Wei and Fellow Daoist Lu to help stop the woman’s spell, and Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying responded by attacking the skeletons around them.
• Qin Fengming burned through the skeletons with fire pythons, while Fang Qiying released a swarm of Crimson Flame Worms that devoured the skeletons before him.
• Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying rushed toward the woman, astonishing her and Chu Xinghe with the strength of their attacks.

Qin Fengming, Fang Qiying, and Chu Xinghe tried to stop the glamorous woman’s spell, but she summoned three skeletons with Core Formation cultivation. One attacked the cultivators’ protective barrier, which began to buckle under its blows.

• Chu Xinghe urged Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying to interrupt the glamorous woman’s spell, and they attacked the skeletons with Fire Pythons and red spirit insects.
• The glamorous woman completed her spell and summoned three enormous skeletons whose pressure reached the Core Formation realm.
• Qin Fengming, Fang Qiying, and Chu Xinghe fled in different directions to split up the three skeletons.
• One skeleton pursued Chu Xinghe, another chased Qin Fengming and Fang Qiying, and the third attacked the protective barrier around the Black Crane Sect members and Huangfu Jing’s group.
• Huangfu Jing urged the cultivators to attack the skeleton, but their magic treasures only held it back and failed to damage it.