Chapter Summaries

Ye Jingcheng split from Xu Qiukui’s group to target Demon Jade Mountain while Ye Xingliu prepared to destroy Sky Sword Sect. Xu Qiukui delayed the Green Spring Sect attack, and Ye Jingcheng waited until Demon Jade Mountain’s defenses activated and its spirit boat fled, confirming there was no Teleportation Array.

• Xu Qiukui agreed to meet at Sunken Abyss Valley and shared the Dragon Envoy Flying Boat’s control incantation with the group.
• At Sunken Abyss Valley, Ye Jingcheng left for Demon Jade Mountain while Xu Qiukui led the others toward Green Spring Sect.
• Ye Jingcheng gave Ye Xingliu beasts, a spirit puppet, and Formation Breaking Talismans, then took several Foundation Establishment cultivators toward Demon Jade Mountain.
• Xu Qiukui’s allies waited underground near Green Spring Sect, and Xu Qiukui insisted they delay their attack by two quarters of an hour.
• Ye Xingliu persuaded Huang Tieyun to wait before attacking Sky Sword Sect, while Ye Jingcheng stayed concealed near Demon Jade Mountain.
• Demon Jade Mountain’s Mountain Protection Array activated and a spirit boat fled toward Green Spring Sect, leading Ye Jingcheng to conclude that the mountain had no Teleportation Array.

Xu Qiukui and the other Golden Core cultivators broke Green Spring Sect’s formation, but Green Willow Old Demon detonated Azure Fiend Old Demon’s corpse and fled amid the destruction. Meanwhile, Ye Jingcheng arrived at Demon Jade Mountain, confirmed Mo Yunzi had reached Golden Core, and prepared to attack.

• Xu Qiukui led the assault on Green Spring Valley while Feng Daoran, Purple Blessing Real Person, the Jade Union Dual Cultivators, and the Three-Headed Lion attacked the formation.
• Green Willow Old Demon used blood descendants to strengthen his willow demon form, but the attackers broke the formation with their combined strikes and a Fourth Order Formation Breaking Talisman.
• Green Willow Old Demon detonated Azure Fiend Old Demon’s corpse, injuring Xu Qiukui and the Three-Headed Lion before fleeing as the valley was consumed by explosions.
• Xu Qiukui ordered the pursuit of Green Willow Old Demon, seeking Green Spring Sect’s treasured trees and cultivation techniques.
• Ye Jingcheng arrived at Demon Jade Mountain and began setting up the Great Desolate Dragon Imprisoning Array.
• Mo Yunzi appeared and revealed that he had broken through to Golden Core, while Ye Jingcheng prepared to confront him.

Ye Jingcheng defeated Mo Yunzi, broke into Demon Jade Mountain, and looted its treasures before fleeing when Demon Jade Real Person arrived. At Sky Sword Mountain, Ye Xingliu and the Sky Sand Sect destroyed the Sky Sword Sect’s defenses, and Huang Tieyun killed its sect master, Xuan Qiusheng.

• Mo Yunzi left Demon Jade Mountain’s formation to attack Ye Jingcheng, but Ye Jingcheng outmaneuvered him and killed him with the help of his Spirit Beasts.
• Ye Jingcheng and his allies broke Demon Jade Mountain’s formation, slaughtered its defenders, and collected its treasures.
• After detecting Demon Jade Real Person approaching, Ye Jingcheng recalled his Spirit Beasts and fled, while Demon Jade Real Person turned away and escaped.
• Ye Xingliu arrived at Sky Sword Mountain with the Sky Sand Sect as the Sky Sword Sect prepared to defend itself.
• Ye Xingliu used a Fourth Order Formation Breaking Talisman and Spirit Beasts to overwhelm the Sky Sword Sect, and Huang Tieyun killed the gravely wounded Xuan Qiusheng.

Ye Xingliu’s group destroyed the Sky Sword Sect and fled toward their rendezvous, while Xu Qiukui and the other Righteous Path cultivators escaped pursuit by the Ghost Profound Sect and Blood Gold Sect. The two groups avoided joining up and headed toward Yellow Court Mountain as the enemy closed in.

• Huang Tieyun gave Ye Xingliu the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid and Xuan Qiu Sheng’s storage bag, and Ye Xingliu collected the Sky Sword Sect’s Sword Ladder.
• Ye Jingcheng arrived, and the group escaped aboard the Profound Light Boat after learning the Golden Core cultivators had left Demon Jade Mountain.
• Ye Jingcheng waited at Sunken Abyss Valley, then ordered everyone to withdraw to Yellow Court Peak when the rendezvous remained unnaturally quiet.
• Xu Qiukui’s damaged Dragon Envoy Flying Boat fled the Ghost Profound Sect’s Ghost Spirit Boat, and Xu Qiukui urged the group to meet Daoist Qian Chen at Sunken Abyss Valley.
• Purple Blessing Real Person refused to go to Sunken Abyss Valley, and Union Madam proposed that the cultivators scatter their disciples once they reached Xiao Mountain Prefecture.

Ye Jingcheng led the returning cultivators into a Ghost Profound Sect ambush, then fought off the pursuers and killed Demon Jade Real Person. After escaping toward Sand Yellow Mountain, he encountered Xu Qiukui fleeing another Ghost Spirit Boat, who begged for help in exchange for a secret art for breaking through to the Nascent Soul.

• Ye Jingcheng sensed unusual spiritual energy near Yellow Court Mountain, turned the Profound Light Boat around, and evaded a concealed formation before Demon Jade Real Person and Ghost Profound Sect cultivators pursued them.
• Gui Yuan Real Person accelerated the Ghost Spirit Boat, while Demon Jade Real Person offered him spirit materials and the spoils in exchange for helping destroy Ye Jingcheng.
• Ye Jingcheng left the boat to confront the pursuers, using his Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise divine powers, the Jade Scale Flood Dragon, and several magic treasures to destroy the Ghost Spirit Boat and kill Demon Jade Real Person.
• Ye Jingcheng recovered Demon Jade Real Person's storage bag and escaped with the Jade Scale Flood Dragon, while Gui Yuan and Gui Luan Real Persons pursued but could not catch the Profound Light Boat.
• Ye Jingcheng changed course toward Sand Yellow Mountain and saw Xu Qiukui approaching aboard a Dragon Envoy Flying Boat with another Ghost Spirit Boat behind him; Xu Qiukui pleaded for help and offered a secret art for breaking through to the Nascent Soul.

Ye Jingcheng refused Xu Qiukui’s plea for help, then used the One Qi Blood Soul Pearl and his other forces to kill the pursuing Ghost Profound Sect Golden Core cultivator. He took the Dragon Envoy Flying Boat to Sand Yellow Mountain with the surviving Sky Sand Sect cultivators, while the remaining pursuers gave up and returned to report.

• Xu Qiukui offered Ye Jingcheng a Nascent Soul breakthrough secret method in exchange for help, but Ye Jingcheng refused and prepared to defend himself when Xu Qiukui rammed the Profound Light Boat.
• The Dragon Envoy Flying Boat damaged the Profound Light Boat, and the Ghost Profound Sect cultivator trapped both boats inside the Hundred Ghosts Carrying Coffin Diagram.
• A Ghost King killed Xu Qiukui, while Ye Jingcheng used the One Qi Blood Soul Pearl, the Jade Scale Flood Dragon, and his other methods to kill the Ghost Profound Sect Golden Core cultivator.
• The Jade Scale Flood Dragon killed the remaining Ghost Profound Sect cultivators, and Ye Jingcheng collected the Dragon Envoy Flying Boat and the dead cultivator’s storage bag.
• Ye Jingcheng took the surviving Sky Sand Sect cultivators toward Sand Yellow Mountain and switched to the Dragon Envoy Flying Boat when the damaged Profound Light Boat proved too slow.
• Gui Yuan Real Person and Gui Luan Real Person found the battle’s aftermath, abandoned their pursuit, and returned to report to Elder Ghost Profound Child.

After returning to Sand Yellow Mountain, Ye Jingcheng searched the souls and spoils of the Golden Core cultivators he had killed. He obtained the Five Demons Nascent Soul Transformation secret art and valuable treasures, then began inspecting the remaining storage bags.

• Ye Jingcheng returned to Sand Yellow Mountain with his companions, and Ye Xingliu used the Forget Dust Pill to erase their memories of the spirit treasure and Nascent Soul secret art.
• Ye Jingcheng searched Ghost Wrath Real Person’s soul and learned that the southern campaign sought Divine Light True Monarch’s inheritance in Wildlands Prefecture.
• Ye Jingcheng searched Xu Qiukui’s soul, opened Green Willow Real Person’s storage bag, and found bone jade containing the Celestial Demon Transformation and Five Demons Nascent Soul Transformation arts.
• Ye Jingcheng found two valuable spirit trees, fourth-order magic treasures, and ten million Spirit Stones in the storage bag, then planted the trees in his cave-heaven.
• Ye Jingcheng began examining the other Golden Core cultivators’ storage bags after confirming he had killed three Golden Core cultivators.

Ye Jingcheng sorted through the enormous spoils from the Golden Core old devils and Demon Jade Mountain, finding valuable spirit stones, magic treasures, and secret techniques. After sharing pills with the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor, he watched the Peach Wood and Dream Devouring Insect begin breakthroughs to the Third-Order Late Stage.

• Ye Jingcheng opened the six Storage Bags, found eleven million Spirit Stones and numerous coffins, and decided not to refine the Five Sons United Heart Demon.
• Ye Jingcheng examined the medicines and jade slips, discovering the Soul Servant Blood Escape, Blood Tracking Spirit Seal, and Nine Yin Profound Soul Secret Classic.
• Ye Jingcheng sorted the magic treasures, keeping the Hundred Ghosts Carrying Coffin Diagram and identifying other items to keep or hand in.
• Ye Jingcheng searched Demon Jade Mountain's treasury and counted his total wealth at twenty-five million Spirit Stones, along with valuable cultivation resources and arrays.
• Ye Jingcheng gave the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor three Golden Bone Pills, and the Peach Wood and Dream Devouring Insect began breaking through.

Ye Jingcheng returned to the grotto-heaven after the Southern Barbarian State campaign and watched its spirit vein advance to Fourth Order while discussing the Earth Dragon Pill and the Ye Family’s next steps. He and Ye Xingliu arranged to send their gains to the Sea of Sand, including a complete Sword Dao Inheritance that promised to strengthen the family’s sword cultivators.

• Ye Jingcheng watched the grotto-heaven’s spirit vein become Fourth Order and shared Longevity Tea with the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor.
• Ye Jingcheng told the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor that the Ye Family might obtain Yellow Dragon Grass and would still need the blood essence of a fourth-order earth flood dragon for the Earth Dragon Pill.
• Ye Jingcheng gathered treasures, pills, tea leaves, and copies of secret arts to send to the Sea of Sand, then left the grotto-heaven.
• Ye Xingliu told Ye Jingcheng that Huang Tieyun had yielded, the other True Persons’ injuries and losses had been confirmed, and the family would report to Xiao Mountain Prefecture while claiming Ye Jingcheng was injured.
• Ye Jingcheng gave Ye Xingliu supplies, then received a Sky Origin Sword Scripture, the Sword Nurturing Pot secret art, and thirty-six Sword Ladders forming a complete Sword Dao Inheritance.
• Ye Xingliu said he had also prepared Spirit Stones, pills, Flying Swords, and Purple Mansion Jade Liquid for the local forces and the journey back to the Sea of Sand.

Ye Haiyan arrived at Xiao Mountain Market, reported the Sky Sand Sect’s victories, and turned in its spoils for Merit Points and a healing pill for Ye Jingcheng. After the Righteous Path Sect exposed Xu Qiukui’s role in the battle, Xiao Wankun ordered Profound Far Peak transferred from the Xu Family to the Sky Sand Sect.

• Ye Haiyan reached Xiao Mountain Market aboard the damaged Dragon Envoy Flying Boat, and Xiao He assured him that the Righteous Path Sect would protect the Sky Sand Sect from the Profound Heaven Demon Sect.
• Ye Haiyan handed Xiao Wankun the seized inheritances, the Ghost King Banner, and evidence from the campaign, earning two thousand one hundred Merit Points and a Saint Heart Pill for Ye Jingcheng.
• Xu Yuanhao confronted Ye Haiyan about Xu Qiukui’s death, and Xiao He revealed a recording showing Xu Qiukui had attacked Ye Jingcheng’s boat during the battle.
• Ye Haiyan explained that Xu Qiukui’s belongings could be collected in person, leaving Xu Yuanhao shaken as Xiao He warned that the Xu Family would face punishment.
• Xiao Wankun ordered Xiao He to give Profound Far Peak to the Sky Sand Sect and explained that the decision would reward the sect while reminding the Xu Family that its actions could be investigated.

Ye Jingcheng cultivated with Earth Yin Qi, tested the One Qi Blood Soul Pearl, and planned to draw out the Silver Moon Demon King. He learned that the Xu Family had compensated the Ye Family with a fourth-order spirit mountain, then selected several treasures to exchange for.

• Ye Jingcheng endured the Earth Yin Qi’s assault on his soul and sensed that a few more sessions might advance his divine sense to late-stage Golden Core.
• Ye Jingcheng transformed the One Qi Blood Soul Pearl into a thinking blood shadow and gave it the Earth Dragon Pill and Jade Scale Pill formulas to research.
• Ye Jingcheng decided the Silver Moon Demon King should remain the target of his plans and considered using the Thunder Peng or Three-Eyed Demon King to lure it out.
• Ye Haiyan told Ye Jingcheng that the Xu Family had given the Ye Family Profound Far Peak, its only fourth-order spirit mountain, along with two thousand one hundred Merit Points.
• Ye Jingcheng chose Yellow Dragon Grass, Green Scholar Tree Sap, a Gold Core Pill, and a Sky Smoke Fruit, leaving seventy Merit Points after settling an earlier debt.

Xiao Wankun delivered exchange treasures and the deed to Profound Far Peak to Ye Jingcheng, while considering future power struggles in Xiao Mountain Prefecture. In the Green Cloud Sea Region, the Ye Family celebrated a Thunder Jiaolong Egg and reviewed the rewards sent back from Ye Jingcheng’s campaign, as Ye Xuecang cautioned them to handle spirit treasures carefully.

• Xiao Wankun told Xiao He that he sought strength for the next hundred-year Nascent Soul Pill quota and explained why Xiao Mountain Prefecture needed stronger factions.
• Xiao Wankun visited Sand Yellow Mountain, gave Ye Jingcheng the exchange treasures and Profound Far Peak’s deed and array key, then departed toward the border.
• Ye Jingcheng gave the Green Scholar Tree Sap and a Gold Core Pill to Ye Haiyan for Ye Jingcheng’s great-grandfather and returned to seclusion.
• Ye Hai Fei caught a newly laid Thunder Jiaolong Egg, and Ye Xuefu asked Ye Haihe to send it to the Sea of Sand.
• Ye Haihe shared Ye Jingcheng’s returned treasures and secret arts with the family, while Ye Xuecang discussed the campaign and warned them to be careful with spirit treasures.

Ye Jingyu discussed the Ye Family’s plans to exploit the Kong and Jin Families’ vulnerabilities while preparing the younger generation for their assessments. Meanwhile, Ye Haicheng returned to Sky Phoenix Oasis with resources to pursue Gold Core and tasked his relatives with preparations for the family’s expansion.

• Ye Jingyu ended his formation practice with the two serpent dragons and learned that Ye Jingcheng had sent them spirit pills.
• Ye Qingyan reported that the Kong Family was selling businesses in Taichang Market, and Ye Jingyu ordered Ye Jingyun to watch the border for evidence of a defection to the Qinghe Sect.
• Ye Jingyu proposed discreetly spreading rumors that a Chu Family member had formed a Gold Core, but said he would consult Ye Jingcheng and Chu Yanqing first.
• Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingyun discussed the upcoming Beast Communication Mark assessments for Ye Qing Feng and Ye Qing Nian, as well as the Spirit Root test for Ye Jingyun’s son.
• Ye Haicheng arrived at Sky Phoenix Oasis with resources to pursue Gold Core and told Ye Xueliang and Ye Xingyu that he was preparing to push toward Purple Mansion Peak.
• Ye Haicheng gave Ye Xingyu instructions to gather two sets of materials for Sword Nurturing Pots for Ye Hai Sheng and another relative.

Ye Jingcheng broke through to a late-stage golden core divine soul, while the Golden Scale Beast advanced to the Fourth Rank Middle Stage. The Roc Fish and White Eyebrow Azure Wolf also began approaching breakthroughs, and Ye Jingcheng looked forward to seeing what divine ability the Crimson Flame Fox would gain.

• Ye Jingcheng exhausted the Earth Yin Qi and expanded his divine sense to fifty-one thousand eight hundred zhang, reaching the late-stage golden core level.
• Ye Jingcheng found the Roc Fish beginning its breakthrough to the Fourth Rank and the White Eyebrow Azure Wolf training amid violent winds.
• Ye Jingcheng distributed Treasure Light and spirit pills to his Spirit Beasts and examined the Thunder Rhino Beetles, including one with the potential to advance into a Double Horn Thunder Rhino Beetle.
• The Golden Scale Beast broke through to the Fourth Rank Middle Stage and challenged the Jade Scale Flood Dragon, using gravity and its Qilin Golden Palace to gain the advantage.
• Ye Jingcheng stopped the duel and urged the Jade Scale Flood Dragon to train harder, while the Golden Scale Beast returned to the Tiangang Body Tempering Grand Array to practice.

Ye Jingcheng witnessed the Crimson Flame Fox advance to its fifth tail and reveal the Sky Fox Fire Furnace and Five-Tailed Illusion, then continued tending his spirit beasts and cultivating. The story shifted to the Ye Family council, where clan elders began deciding who would receive slots in the Beast Communication Hall.

• Ye Jingcheng saw the Crimson Flame Fox complete its breakthrough and display a phantom furnace powerful enough to melt his Golden Glazed Sword.
• The Crimson Flame Fox demonstrated its Five-Tailed Illusion on the Golden Scale Beast, which recovered and returned to the Tiangang Body Tempering Grand Array.
• Ye Jingcheng distributed food and Treasure Light, watered the Nine Twists Spirit Ginseng with Blood Spring water, and resumed seclusion to pursue the Golden Core Middle Stage.
• Ye Xuecang convened Ye Family clan elders at Sky Shadow Peak to decide the Beast Communication Hall slots.
• Ye Xueliang read the names of family members who had passed the assessment, beginning with the candidates over thirty.

Ye Xuecang oversaw a secret vote and final assessment for clan members seeking Beast Communication Marks, then brought the successful candidates to Sky Shadow Peak. Ye Qing Feng completed the trial and manifested a seven-inch mark, astonishing Ye Xuecang.

• Ye Xueliang announced that twelve of the fifteen clan members had passed the vote, including Ye Qing Feng and Ye Qing Nian unanimously.
• Ye Xuecang visited the Great Azure Turtle's grotto-heaven, collected the Beast Communication Tower, and failed to activate the Ye God Valley bloodstone because it required a Nascent Soul cultivator.
• Ye Xuecang honored the deceased Ye Family members in the Ancestral Hall before beginning the Beast Communication assessments.
• Ye Xingyuan passed the trial and received a three-inch Beast Communication Mark, while several other clan members also received marks.
• Ye Qing Feng passed her final trial, entered the black tower, and emerged with a seven-inch Beast Communication Mark, leaving Ye Xuecang astonished.

Ye Qing Feng and Ye Qing Nian awakened powerful Beast Communication Marks, and Ye Xuecang oversaw the rest of the Ye Family’s Beast Communion. Two years later, Huang Tieyun reached Foundation Establishment Peak and emerged to prepare for Thousand Dust Real Person’s Golden Core Ceremony.

• Ye Qing Feng revealed a Crimson Phoenix Spirit Body and a Seven-Inch Beast Communication Mark, while Ye Xuecang warned her to keep the Beast Communication Mark secret except from her father.
• Ye Qing Feng began approaching Foundation Establishment and left the Ancestral Hall after Ye Xuecang advised her to take a Foundation Establishment Pill and apply for an Origin Demon Jade bed.
• Ye Qing Nian awakened a Seven-Inch Beast Communication Mark and vowed to surpass Ye Qing Feng through hard work.
• Ye Qinghe gained a Five-Inch Beast Communication Mark, while the remaining Qing and Yun Generation members completed their Beast Communion with varying results.
• Two years later, Huang Tieyun broke through to Foundation Establishment Peak at Sand Yellow Mountain and went to the Council Hall to ask about the Golden Core Ceremony preparations and Thousand Dust Real Person.

Ye Jingnan reported that the Sky Sand Sect’s ceremony preparations were complete as Huang Tieyun planned to enter seclusion after the event. A plea for aid from the Zhu Family interrupted them, while Ye Jingcheng broke through to the Golden Core Middle Stage in the cave heaven.

• Ye Jingnan showed Huang Tieyun the invitations and the sect’s recent acquisitions, and Huang Tieyun said he would enter seclusion to pursue Purple Mansion after the ceremony.
• A burning spirit talisman delivered Zhu Quanchen’s plea for help, as he said Demon Joy Valley had targeted Zhu Wenjing and offered the Zhu Family’s vassalage in return for aid.
• Ye Haiyan questioned the Zhu Family’s predicament and went to consult Thousand Dust, while Huang Tieyun reminded him that the Zhu Family had previously sent the sect congratulatory gifts.
• Ye Jingcheng absorbed the gathered spiritual energy and broke through to the Golden Core Middle Stage, expanding his divine sense to sixty-three thousand zhang.
• Ye Jingcheng rewarded the Peach Wood Wood Demon and Crimson Flame Fox for helping sustain his breakthrough, then checked the progress of his other Spirit Beasts and Wood Demons.

Ye Jingcheng led Sky Sand Sect to aid the Zhu Family at Red Cloud Valley, then pursued a fleeing attacker and learned about the mysterious Black White Gate. The chapter ended with the attacker giving him a Black White Token before destroying his own body.

• Ye Jingcheng emerged from seclusion and agreed to help the Zhu Family, which the Demon Joy Sect had targeted.
• Ye Jingcheng and the others reached Red Cloud Valley as a blood sword broke through the valley’s protective formation, severely wounding Zhu Quanxian and killing dozens of cultivators.
• Ye Jingcheng froze the attackers with the Ancient Bronze Mirror, then pursued one who escaped and left the others to search for survivors.
• The fleeing cultivator trapped Ye Jingcheng in a formation and revealed that the Black White Gate valued him at eight million Spirit Stones.
• The cultivator gave Ye Jingcheng a Black White Token and destroyed his own body, leaving no trace.

Ye Jingcheng returned from rescuing the Zhu Family, reviewed the Ye Family’s affairs, and decided to use his strength to pursue revenge against the Jin Family. After five days of cultivation, he emerged intending to visit Xiao Mountain Market before returning to the Sea of Sand, but found a woman meditating outside his cave abode.

• Ye Jingcheng secured the Black White Token and reasoned that the bounty on his head likely came from surviving demonic cultivators, while deciding to avoid Profound Heaven Demon Sect territory.
• Xiao He arrived at Red Cloud Valley, where Ye Jingcheng learned that Zhu Quanxian had been badly injured and agreed to help guard the area temporarily.
• Zhu Wenjing welcomed Ye Jingcheng and the others, and Ye Haiyan and Huang Tieyun stayed behind to discuss the Zhu Family’s proposed vassalage.
• Ye Jingcheng returned to Sand Yellow Mountain and learned about the Ye Family’s spirit beast plans, Ye Haicheng’s attempt to reach Golden Core, and the Jin Family’s upcoming clan ceremony.
• Ye Jingcheng decided to act against the Jin Family during the ceremony and spent five days consolidating his cultivation.
• Ye Jingcheng emerged to prepare for a trip to Xiao Mountain Market and found a woman meditating outside his cave abode.