Chapter Summaries

Ye Haicheng convened the Ye Family’s elders to review the clan’s cultivators, wealth, and resources, then establish stipends and organizational policies. The meeting ended with new trade plans and incentives intended to strengthen the expanded family.

• Ye Jingcheng and Ye Haicheng entered the Treasure Building, where Ye Haiping opened a safe route through its formations to the meeting chamber.
• Ye Haisheng reported the Ye Family’s cultivation levels, and Ye Haiping catalogued its spirit veins, mines, gardens, livestock, and other resources.
• Ye Haicheng proposed contacting the Heavenly Saber Sect through Jing Yun to establish a trade route, and he set annual spirit stone stipends by cultivation level.
• Ye Haicheng divided the family administration into ten halls and an External Affairs Building, with six principal family peaks and rules for hall leadership and assessment.
• The elders established extra stipends for cultivators skilled in the Four Arts, clansmen who produced Spirit Root offspring or awakened long Beast Communication Marks, and competitors who showed improvement.

The Ye Family finalized its clan rules, stipends, and hall appointments before holding a public Ascension Assembly at Sky Phoenix Oasis. After 287 Immortal Seedlings were tested and the new policies and leaders were announced, the family’s reorganization was complete, with Ye Jingcheng appointed Pill Hall Master and Chu Yanqing named Artifact Hall Master.

• Ye Haicheng gave final instructions on the Ye Family’s halls and the Law Enforcement Hall, and Ye Jingcheng distributed Spirit Pills to the Clan Elders.
• Ye Jingcheng returned to Chu Yanqing and spent two peaceful days discussing alchemy and artifact refining while they awaited the Ascension Assembly.
• Ye Haicheng led the Ascension Assembly as Ye Xingxiao tested 287 Immortal Seedlings, finding 109 with Ye Family bloodlines and eight with Dual Spiritual Roots.
• Ye Xingxiao rewarded the ten towns that produced the most Immortal Seedlings, and Ye Haicheng announced the Ye Family’s clan rules, stipends, and ten halls.
• Ye Haicheng appointed Ye Jingcheng Pill Hall Master and Chu Yanqing Artifact Hall Master, with Ye Xuefu and Ye Xingyu serving as their respective deputies.

Ye Jingyun dealt with a leak at Lingyun Peak by tightening the Ye Family’s rules and assigning Jing Sheng to atone, while the family prepared to approach the Xiao Family. Ye Jingcheng welcomed twins Ye Qing Nian and Ye Qing Feng, then traded with Turtle Ancestor to help it advance.

• Ye Jingyun questioned Jing Sheng and Ye Qing Lin about contacting Ye Qingwen, and Jing Sheng admitted his mistake after Ye Xingqun used a Soul Inquiry Talisman.
• Ye Jingyun ordered the clan school reopened, new oaths and restrictions imposed, and Jing Sheng sent to work in a Spirit Mine; Ye Xingqun proposed approaching the Xiao Family with spirit sabers.
• Ye Jinghu broke through, visited Ye Jingcheng, and left for the mortal realm to temper his heart.
• Ye Jingcheng waited beneath the Spiritual Apricot Tree as Chu Yanqing gave birth to twins, Ye Qing Nian and Ye Qing Feng, and welcomed relatives bearing gifts.
• Turtle Ancestor gifted the twins two Flying Cloud Lizard eggs, then traded its savings and 500,000 Contribution Points to Ye Jingcheng for Treasure Light and a Spirit Pill.

Ye Jingcheng oversaw several Spirit Beasts’ breakthroughs, and the Dream Devouring Insect gained the ability to reconstruct memories from even shattered souls. After his divine sense reached the Golden Core Middle Stage, Ye Jingcheng left his Cave Heaven and learned that Ye Xuefan had reached the Purple Mansion Peak and that Ye Xuefan had summoned him.

• Ye Jingcheng and Chu Yanqing harvested the ripe Spirit Apricots as their children tried to grab the fruit.
• The Soil Turning Earthworm and the Dream Devouring Insect broke through, and Ye Jingcheng discovered that the insect could search memories by recreating dreams from intact or shattered souls.
• Ye Jingcheng cultivated for three months and advanced his divine sense to the Golden Core Middle Stage, while the Star Pear Wood also broke through.
• Ye Jingcheng refined and tested a pill for Turtle Ancestor, then left the Cave Heaven with it.
• Ye Jingcheng learned that Ye Xuefan had reached the Purple Mansion Peak and that Ye Xuefan wanted him to visit the Council Hall.

Ye Jingcheng prepared to travel to Yan Country as the Ye Family faced growing danger from the Demon Race’s occupation of Sky Horse Pass and political pressure from rival factions. After arranging protections for Sky Phoenix Oasis and accepting Ye Xingyu’s gifts for the family members at Lingyun Peak, he activated the Teleportation Array and departed.

• Ye Xuefan gave Ye Jingcheng news that the Demon Race still held Sky Horse Pass, leaving the Eastern Region isolated, and warned that the Ye Family’s peril was beginning.
• Ye Jingcheng agreed to travel to Yan Country, taking the Jia Family’s Flying Puppet Technique and receiving Ye Xuefan’s concealment array disks while leaving the Two-Headed Turtle Demon King in his care.
• Ye Xuefan cautioned Ye Jingcheng to watch Qinghe Sect and Qingling Merchant Guild and not act rashly as the defeated factions looked for someone to blame.
• Ye Jingcheng visited Qing Nian and Qing Feng, left their Blood Soul Soft Jade pendants, and stored the Three-Eyed Demon King, Mammoth Demon King, and Thunder Peng Demon King before departing Sky Phoenix Oasis.
• Ye Xingyu gave Ye Jingcheng White Poplar Dew and gifts for Ye Jingyun, Ye Jingli, and Ye Xingqun, asking him to share them on his behalf.
• Ye Jingcheng activated the Teleportation Array and headed for Yan Country as Ye Xingyu wistfully hoped the wine would someday be repaid with Azure Bamboo Wine.

Ye Jingcheng evacuated Earth Dragon Valley, settled at Half Moon Lake, and established a hidden base with an escape route. After killing a stubborn Silver Moon Python and securing the lake, he created a Flying Puppet incarnation and prepared to travel to Lingyun Peak.

• Ye Jingcheng arrived at Earth Dragon Valley, had Ye Xingshui dismantle the Teleportation Array, and sent the Three-Eyed Demon King, Thunder Peng Demon King, and Mammoth Demon King back to their territories.
• Ye Jingcheng took Ye Xingshui and Ye Jinghong to Half Moon Lake, where he captured the Silver Moon Python but killed it after it refused the Blood Pact and continued seeking death.
• Ye Jingcheng released the Jade Scale Flood Dragon into the lake, set up a protective formation, and had Ye Xingshui and Ye Jinghong install the Teleportation Array as an escape route.
• Ye Jingcheng studied the Flying Puppet Technique, divided his soul, and possessed a Fourth-Order spirit puppet that took on his appearance.
• Ye Jingcheng concealed the puppet with robes and told Ye Xingshui that he was going to Lingyun Peak.

Ye Jingcheng met Zi Ming True Monarch, learned that the Ye Family faced enemies beyond Taiyi Sect’s ability to contain, and prepared his relatives to withstand an investigation. He then headed for Red Clouds Ridge to provoke a massive beast tide against the forces threatening the family.

• Zi Ming True Monarch used a chess game to warn Ye Jingcheng that Qinghe Sect, the Qingling Merchant Guild, and the White Family were surrounding the Ye Family, and that the Ye Family needed more allies.
• Ye Jingcheng met Ye Xingqun, Ye Jingyun, and Ye Jingli at Lingyun Peak, shared wine and Jiaolong cuisine with them, and explained how they should conceal his plans and resist questioning.
• Ye Jingcheng gave the three relatives Ye Xingyu’s gifts and left Lingyun Peak, while Zi Ming True Monarch’s avatar checked that he had not taken other clansmen away.
• Ye Jingcheng went to Red Clouds Ridge to stir up a massive beast tide, choosing to risk the Mount Taihang branch range because the Ye Family had already preserved its foundation.

The Azure Sky Demon Emperor set out to investigate the Earth Dragon Demon King’s suspected defection and breakthrough, while Ye Jingcheng sought Heavenly Saber Sect support against a planned frame-up of the Ye Family. The chapter ended with Beihe, Qingling, and White Jade True Monarchs agreeing to implicate the Ye Family as Beast Wasteland and divide Taiyi Sect’s territory.

• Three-Eyes warned the Azure Sky Demon Emperor that the Earth Dragon Demon King was breaking through and might be aligned with humans, so the emperor ordered Three-Eyes to lead him to Earth Dragon Valley.
• Xiao Shaoan brought Ye Jingcheng to the Heavenly Saber Sect, where Ye Jingcheng asked Deputy Sect Master Wang Xuan to supervise Qinghe Sect and its allies in Taihang County.
• Ye Jingcheng offered the Heavenly Saber Sect discounted supplies, and Wang Xuan agreed to inform Heavenly Saber True Monarch Zhang about the threat.
• Heavenly Saber True Monarch Zhang cautioned Wang Xuan against exposing the Ye Family, fearing retaliation from Qinghe Sect and the Immortal Sects, and told him to keep searching for Longevity Spirit Fruits.
• Beihe True Monarch proposed using a secret treasure to fabricate evidence linking the Ye Family and Taiyi Sect to Beast Wasteland, and Qingling and White Jade True Monarchs agreed to his scheme.

Beihe True Monarch and his allies confronted the Ye Family at Lingyun Peak, seeking proof that it was connected to the Beast Wasteland and attempting to search its members’ souls. Zi Ming True Monarch and Heavenly Saber True Monarch stopped them from using force, but White Jade True Monarch proposed comparing the Ye Family members’ memories for signs of alteration.

• A mysterious cultivator killed two Ye Family messengers and their Iron Hook Eagle, while Beihe True Monarch, Qingling True Monarch, and White Jade True Monarch approached Lingyun Peak in secret.
• Zi Ming True Monarch confronted the three, and Heavenly Saber True Monarch arrived to prevent Beihe True Monarch from seizing Ye Jingyun and demanding a soul search.
• Zi Ming True Monarch gathered the Ye Family members for a Soul Inquiry Grand Array, while White Jade True Monarch broke their formations and forced those in secluded cultivation to come out.
• Heavenly Saber True Monarch and Beihe True Monarch questioned Ye Jingyun, Ye Jingli, and Ye Xingqun, whose answers revealed no clear connection to the Beast Wasteland.
• White Jade True Monarch suggested comparing the Ye Family members’ memories of a specific day to identify erased or altered recollections, and Beihe True Monarch eagerly accepted the approach.

Azure Sky Demon Emperor discovered signs of the Ye Family’s presence in Earth Dragon Valley, seized the Heavenly Dragon Fruit Tree, and launched a mountain-wide beast tide. As the Demon Emperors mobilized, Ye Jingcheng concealed himself at Half Moon Lake, while Zi Ming True Monarch ordered the Ye Family to evacuate Lingyun Peak and defend Green Willow Lake.

• Azure Sky Demon Emperor found traces of the Ye Family and a Teleportation Array in Earth Dragon Valley, then took the Heavenly Dragon Fruit Tree from Earth Dragon Hall.
• After sensing powerful Nascent Soul fluctuations, Azure Sky Demon Emperor ordered Three-Eyed Demon King to summon other Demon Emperors and sent Azure Wind Wolf King to mobilize the Demon Kings.
• Azure Sky Demon Emperor’s howl awakened the Mount Taihang Mountain Range; Nether Fire Demon Emperor, Golden Tiger Demon Emperor, and countless other beasts joined the advancing tide.
• Ye Jingcheng concealed Half Moon Lake, stored away the Jade Scale Flood Dragon, and considered how the beast tide would affect the Ye Family’s plans and alliances.
• Zi Ming True Monarch and the other cultivators suspected Beihe True Monarch of provoking the beast tide, while Beihe accused the Ye Family and threatened Ye Jingyun with a Soul Inquiry Talisman.
• Zi Ming True Monarch stopped Ye Jingyun from kneeling and ordered the Ye Family to evacuate Lingyun Peak, gather its belongings, and defend Green Willow Lake.

As a massive beast tide swept through Yan Country, Zi Ming True Monarch and the other Nascent Soul cultivators fought Azure Sky Demon Emperor’s hurricanes while the Ye Family fled Lingyun Peak. With two more Demon Emperors arriving and the storms gathering again, the cultivators decided to retreat to Green Willow Lake and rely on a fifth-order formation.

• Zi Ming True Monarch forced the other cultivators to stay and help stop Azure Sky Demon Emperor’s storm, while the Ye Family boarded Taiyi Sect’s spirit boat and Ye Xingqun warned his family to remember their losses.
• The beast tide spread across Taihang County and neighboring regions, and Heavenly Saber True Monarch and the others attacked Azure Sky Demon Emperor’s storm before it could destroy Baiyun Town.
• Qingling True Monarch used the Azure Faced Beast Pattern Mirror to disrupt Azure Sky Demon Emperor, allowing Zi Ming True Monarch’s Five Aspects Seal and the other treasures to shatter the first storm.
• Azure Sky Demon Emperor retreated into the remaining storms as Nether Fire Demon Emperor and Golden Tiger Demon Emperor arrived, and the three Demon Emperors prepared to combine their forces.
• Zi Ming True Monarch and the others destroyed several storms but chose to retreat and defend Green Willow Lake with a fifth-order formation arranged by Zi Tian.

Lin Qingxuan was killed by Tai Peng True Monarch after witnessing Fox Saint confront him in Earth Dragon Valley. Ye Jingcheng escaped a Demon Emperor’s detection by teleporting to the Sea of Sand, but Fox Saint and Little Fox Girl then destroyed the Teleportation Array at Half Moon Lake, leaving the Ye Family’s return route uncertain.

• Lin Qingxuan entered Earth Dragon Valley after the beast tide passed, but Fox Saint immobilized him while Tai Peng True Monarch delivered her an eight-thousand-year-old treasure on Divine Lord Tiande’s behalf.
• Fox Saint warned Tai Peng True Monarch that Divine Lord Tiande must stay out of the West Demon Mountain Region, and Tai Peng killed Lin Qingxuan as he prepared to leave.
• The Stone Spirit warned Ye Jingcheng that a terrifying divine sense might have found it, so Ye Jingcheng teleported himself and the Stone Spirit Cave Heaven to the Sea of Sand and destroyed the array there.
• Ye Jingcheng told Ye Xingyu that they had escaped a Demon Emperor and feared they had lost their route back to the Taihang Mountains.
• Fox Saint and Little Fox Girl found the damaged Teleportation Array at Half Moon Lake, confirmed the other side had been destroyed, and wrecked their side as well.
• Jin Yurong and the Jin Family elders worried that Taiyi Sect’s defenses and the beast tides would ruin Green Willow Mountain’s spirit vein, then sent their people to the city wall to face the beast tide.

Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xuefan assessed the Ye Family’s perilous position after the Teleportation Array incident and planned how to protect and reunite the family. As the beast tide reached Green Willow Mountain, Ye Jing Yun and the other Ye Family cultivators joined the defense.

• Ye Xuefan explained that Mount Taihang Mountain Range was protected by the Demon Saint known as the Fox Saint, and suspected its divine sense had targeted Penglai Immortal Sect’s people rather than Ye Jingcheng.
• Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xuefan discussed the divided Ye Family, the damaged Teleportation Array, and the risks of recovering it; Ye Jingcheng agreed to establish a Hidden Peak in Sky Leaving Grassland.
• Ye Xuefan urged Ye Jingcheng to treat the Eastern Region clansmen and their mortal descendants generously, and said the Teleportation Array might be repaired if its Space Jade survived.
• Ye Jingcheng sent Ye Xingyu news about Lingyun Peak, then returned to Chu Yanqing and their two children.
• The beast tide reached Green Willow Mountain, where Taiyi Sect, Qinghe Sect, and Heavenly Saber Sect defended the line with help from White Jade True Monarch and Qingling True Monarch.
• Ye Jing Yun, Ye Jingli, and other Ye Family cultivators fought at Green Willow Mountain, while Fairy Liu Huan watched over the family members and helped bear the beast tide’s pressure.

As the beast tide overwhelmed Green Willow Mountain, Ye Jingyun learned that Taiyi Sect planned to retreat to Azure Jade Pass and led the Ye Family away from the front. Taiyi Sect and Heavenly Saber Sect escaped aboard a spirit boat, leaving Qinghe Sect’s cultivators trapped before they too fled.

• Ye Jingteng led the Ye Family in battle as Ye Qingshuang, Ye Qingyan, and Ye Jingli fought the beasts and the family used Four-Colored Bone Fire Pearls and Crimson Sky Talismans to help repel the assault.
• Zitian Real Person secretly ordered Ye Jingyun to prepare to retreat because the Demon Emperors were overpowering the human Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Ye Jingyun withdrew the Ye Family without warning Azure Cloud Nunnery, then sent a message to the Xiao Family of Heavenly Saber Sect; Ye Jingli reported collecting many inner cores and killing a Third Order Monster Beast with his fire pearls.
• During a renewed attack, Zitian Real Person took Taiyi Sect and Heavenly Saber Sect aboard a Fourth Order spirit boat, leaving Qinghe Sect behind as the formation collapsed.
• West King Real Person berated Zitian Real Person, who rebuked Qinghe Sect before steering the boat toward Azure Jade Pass; Qinghe Sect later retreated aboard its own spirit boat.

Ye Hai Fei and Ye Jingyu sent a Jade Scale Flood Dragon into Sky Jiaolong Sea to investigate why its flood dragons had seized Sky Horse Pass. The flood dragon entered safely and blended in among the locals, but a Late Third Order flood dragon warned it not to go deeper.

• Ye Hai Fei reported that Sky Jiaolong Sea was filled with oppressive flood-dragon aura and that even powerful demons avoided it.
• Ye Jingyu volunteered to investigate with his Jade Scale Snake, and Ye Xuecang agreed, giving him Ye Jingcheng's Roc Fish for emergencies.
• Ye Xingliu supported Ye Jingyu's decision and gave him several Array Disks for protection.
• Ye Hai Fei and Ye Jingyu traveled in the Blue Water Whale to the edge of Sky Jiaolong Sea, then sent the Jade Scale Flood Dragon ahead.
• The Jade Scale Flood Dragon entered Sky Jiaolong Sea and passed among its flood dragons without arousing suspicion.
• A Late Third Order flood dragon warned the Jade Scale Flood Dragon not to venture deeper.

The Jade Scale Flood Dragon infiltrated the Sky Jiaolong Sea during a gathering of flood dragons and stole two Water Attribute flood dragon eggs while a Demon Emperor prepared to break through to Demon Saint. Ye Jingyu and Ye Hai Fei returned to Yinsha Abyss with the eggs and news of the impending breakthrough, leaving Ye Xuecang to plan how to spread the warning to the Eastern Region.

• A horned old man ordered Xuan Ze to guard against interference as Lei Chen attempted to break through, while the Jade Scale Flood Dragon entered the Sky Jiaolong Sea.
• A Wind Dragon questioned the Jade Scale Flood Dragon, which claimed to serve the Azure Jade Demon King and obeyed the order not to approach the center.
• The Jade Scale Flood Dragon found two flood dragon eggs in an unattended nest, stole them, and escaped the sea by pretending to chase a Blue Water Whale.
• Ye Jingyu accepted the eggs and promised to ask Ye Jingcheng for a powerful spirit pill as a reward for the Jade Scale Flood Dragon.
• Ye Jingyu and Ye Hai Fei told the Ye Family that a Demon Emperor might be becoming a Demon Saint and that the Sky Jiaolong Sea had likely helped provoke conflict with the Human Race.
• Ye Xuecang ordered the family to find secret realms and use cultivators from other factions to carry the news back to the Eastern Region.

Ye Xingliu led a Ye Family force into the Xu Family’s secret realm and crippled its cultivators, using them to pressure the Xu Family’s Purple Mansion into responding to a transmission. He left the Xu Family survivors trapped in the realm, hoping their plight would draw the Purple Mansion into the Outer Sea.

• Xu Xiuyuan and the other Xu Family cultivators attacked a giant Black Pattern Water Thorn Turtle that charged into their secret realm.
• Ye Xingliu, Ye Xingmu, and An Yuhuai arrived, and Ye Xingliu claimed they were Yun Family cultivators seeking refuge.
• When Xu Xiuyuan reached for a Ten Thousand Li Jade to contact the Feng Family, Ye Xingliu launched an assault with formations and more than ten Second Order Monster Beasts.
• Ye Xingmu crippled Xu Xiuyuan and the other Xu Family cultivators, while two Xu cultivators died in the attack.
• Ye Xingliu searched a cultivator’s soul, took the Ten Thousand Li Jade, and sent the Xu Family’s Purple Mansion a message about a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator and the Jiaolong Clan’s new Demon Saint.
• The Ye Family trapped the surviving Xu cultivators in the secret realm, and a transmission arrived from the other side asking for details.

Xu Changqing and Yu Xiaoqi informed the four True Lords that a Demon Saint had emerged in the Sky Jiaolong Sea, prompting plans for a counteroffensive and a fifth-order auction. Meanwhile, Ye Jingliu’s group prepared to relocate, and Ye Jinghu recovered the damaged Teleportation Array at Half Moon Lake before fleeing toward Red Clouds Ridge.

• Xu Changqing reported the Demon Saint’s emergence in the Sky Jiaolong Sea to the four True Lords, who decided to alert the Penglai Immortal Sect, mobilize Nascent Soul cultivators, and announce an auction at Sky Horse Pass.
• Celestial Water True Monarch promised Xu Changqing and Yu Xiaoqi that the four sects would help restore the Green Cloud Sea Region after the crisis.
• Ye Xingliu learned that the four sects had reacted strongly, and Ye Xuecang proposed moving the group toward the Red Cloud Archipelago under the identities of the gathered cultivators.
• Ye Jinghu watched a Thunder Peng repeatedly forage at Half Moon Lake for over half a month before scouting the Teleportation Array site and approaching it on a moonless night.
• Ye Jinghu used the Spirit Severing Sword art to collect the damaged Teleportation Array, confirmed its core Space Jade remained intact, and headed for Red Clouds Ridge to hide in the Blood Flame Crystal mine.

Ye Jinghu copied the Space Node information from the recovered teleportation array and took precautions after Ye Xuefan and Ye Jingcheng warned him of possible sabotage. He escaped after a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor appeared, and resolved to temper his state of mind before attempting to break through to the Purple Mansion.

• Ye Jinghu reviewed his mission and sent Ye Xuefan and Ye Jingcheng details of his findings before they urged him to detonate the formation and use the Void-Annihilating Jade.
• Ye Jinghu copied the Space Node information, failed to copy the formation, and set up concealment and self-destruction measures around the teleportation array and a separately placed Space Jade.
• Ye Jinghu detonated the array from a distance, watched Three-Eyed Demon Pengs investigate, and began to believe the danger had passed.
• The North Star Ladybugs exploded as an azure-clad Nascent Soul Demon Emperor appeared, revealing that the Shadow Wood Puppet had been discovered.
• Ye Jinghu detonated the remaining formation, fled toward Taihang County, and decided to record the incident and temper himself before pursuing a Purple Mansion breakthrough.

Ye Jingyun helped command the Ye Family during the retreat of the beast tide at Azure Jade Pass, then learned that the Jin Family would leave Taihang County. He secured Taiyi Sect’s approval for the Ye Family to take over the Jin Family’s territory and was tasked with helping restore the county and attract cultivators to Taihang Market.

• Ye Jingyun observed the sects’ battle formations, warned the Ye Family that the beast tide was weakening, and urged them to hunt valuable monsters as the tide retreated.
• The True Lords and Tai Peng True Monarch drove off the beast tide, and Ye Jingyun organized healing pills and records of the Ye Family’s dead before joining Grandmaster Taihao at Azure Jade Great Hall.
• Heaven Array Real Person and Xuandao Real Person announced that the Immortal Sect had excused Taihang County’s forces from sending cultivators to the East Sea, but ordered them to clear the county of remaining monsters.
• Jin Yurong announced that the Azure Willow Jin Family would leave Taihang County and return to Hetian Mountain because of its losses and obligations in the East Sea.
• Ye Jingyun told the True Persons that the Ye Family could manage the Jin Family’s former territory, and offered to pay extra tribute after receiving five years of leeway.
• Heaven Array Real Person approved the transfer, assigned the beast-tide spoils to the local forces, and urged the Ye Family to hold an auction to attract rogue cultivators to Taihang County.