Chapter Summaries

Ye Jingcheng gathered resources in Xiao Mountain Market and prepared to return to the Sea of Sand and the Eastern Region. After teleporting to the Fallen Soul Forbidden Ground, he met Ye Haisheng, who wanted to know whether they would attack the Jin Family and the Kong Family.

• Ye Jingcheng left Zhu Wenjing meditating at Sand Yellow Mountain and traveled to Xiao Mountain Market to find a Fourth Order Artifact Crafter to repair his Profound Light Boat.
• Ye Xingliu told Ye Jingcheng that Thousand Puppet Real Person was Xiao Mountain Prefecture’s strongest artifact crafter, and Ye Jingcheng entrusted Ye Xingliu with several matters before his return journey.
• Xiao Congrong reported increased shop profits and gave Ye Jingcheng stored gifts, Spirit Herbs, and commissions, including the Six-Colored Seeking Dao Flower and Sky Crystal Grass needed for the Five-Colored Pill.
• Ye Jingcheng rewarded Xiao Congrong with Jade Soul Pills, but learned that Thousand Puppet Real Person had entered seclusion, so he made purchases and returned to Sand Yellow Mountain.
• Ye Jingcheng teleported to the Fallen Soul Forbidden Ground, where Ye Haisheng asked if they would wipe out the Jin Family and the Kong Family.

Ye Xuefan broke through to the Golden Core Realm, becoming the Ye Family’s third Golden Core cultivator. After passing the Heart Demon Tribulation and lightning tribulation, he thanked those who had protected him and gave Chu Yanqing his breakthrough insights.

• Ye Xingshui demonstrated a Golden Bell Array to the Ye Family’s young disciples, but a sudden change in the sky revealed that Ye Xuefan was beginning his Golden Core breakthrough.
• Ye Xueliang and the other Purple Mansion cultivators mobilized to guard Sky Phoenix Oasis, while Chu Yanqing sent Ye Xuefan an Origin Demon Crystal Jade Bed to help him through the Heart Demon Tribulation.
• During the tribulation, Ye Xuefan relived the memory of his father, Ye Shengxuan, sacrificing himself while controlling three formations, and learned that Ye Shengyi had long cared for him out of guilt.
• Ye Xuefan resisted the Heart Demon Tribulation and passed it with help from the Gold Core Pill and jade bed.
• Ye Xuefan used three formations to weaken the lightning tribulation and endured its two bolts, becoming the Ye Family’s third Golden Core cultivator.
• Ye Xuefan gave Chu Yanqing his breakthrough insights, thanked Ye Xueliang and Ye Xingxiao for guarding him, and went to consolidate his cultivation.

Ye Jingcheng returned to Sky Phoenix Oasis, reunited with Chu Yanqing, and prepared to destroy the Jin Family while collecting a Black Crow chick for Ye Qing Feng. He took the chick back to the Ye Family, leaving his plans to confront the Jin Family ahead.

• Ye Jingcheng and Ye Jingzhong arrived at Sky Shadow Peak, where Ye Jingcheng greeted the Ye Family cultivators and distributed gifts in exchange for Contribution Points.
• Ye Jingcheng returned to his cave abode with Chu Yanqing, enjoyed the comforts of home, and celebrated their respective breakthroughs.
• Ye Jingcheng told Chu Yanqing that he planned to demonstrate the Ye Family's strength to Taiyi Sect and destroy the Jin Family, and she agreed to accompany him.
• Ye Jingcheng and Chu Yanqing traveled to the Black Crow Forbidden Ground to collect a Black Crow chick as Ye Qing Feng's Foundation Establishment gift.
• The Black Crow Demon King handed Ye Jingcheng the Taiyin Ancient Crow chick, and Ye Jingcheng returned to Sky Phoenix Oasis with it.

Ye Jingcheng reunited with Ye Qing Feng, gave her a powerful Black Crow, and received a family-made jade token before preparing a simultaneous attack on the Jin and Kong Families. He arrived at Long Elephant Valley with Chu Yanqing, Ye Xuecang, and Ye Xuefan, where the Mammoth Demon King reported that another Silver Mysterious Demon King had appeared in Silver Moon Lake.

• Ye Qing Feng charmed the wary Black Crow, demonstrated how well she had raised her Red Hare, and received the Black Crow from Ye Jingcheng with a ten-year progress test.
• Ye Qing Feng presented Ye Jingcheng with a third-order Apricot Guarding Jade token she had crafted with Chu Yanqing, and the family shared a spirit meal while Ye Qing Nian remained in seclusion.
• Ye Xuecang and Ye Xuefan arrived to support Ye Jingcheng's planned attack, and the three men agreed to strike the Jin and Kong Families simultaneously.
• Ye Jingcheng gave Ye Xuefan a Dark Light Mirror and Ye Xuecang a Soul Guarding Jade, which Ye Xuecang passed to Ye Xuefan before they set out with Chu Yanqing.
• Ye Jingcheng and the others reached Long Elephant Valley, where the Mammoth Demon King reported that another Silver Mysterious Demon King had recently appeared in Silver Moon Lake.

Jin Xuanhen learned that Taiyi Sect would not support the Jin Family, but decided to return and invite Qinghe Sect to the family celebration. Meanwhile, Zi Ming True Monarch prepared to stay out of the conflict, and the Three-Eyed Demon King drew Silver Moon Demon King toward a campaign for Jade Dragon Valley and its Jade Dragon Vine.

• Miaofa Real Person accepted Jin Xuanhen’s tea but refused to explain the Ye Family’s growth, offering only to watch over Jin Family cultivators within Taiyi Sect.
• Jin Xuanhen told Jin Yulan that the Jin Family would return and invite Qinghe Sect after Taiyi Sect declined to attend its celebration.
• Zi Ming True Monarch told Sikong Zi Tian that Taiyi Sect would hold the pass into Taiqing County rather than intervene in the conflict between the Jin Family and Ye Family.
• Zi Ming True Monarch decided to send Spirit Rainbow Fairy’s and his own Nascent Soul insights to Junior Brother San Yuan, who was nearing a breakthrough.
• The Three-Eyed Demon King confirmed to Silver Moon Demon King that a fourth-rank Jade Dragon Vine had appeared in Jade Dragon Valley and recalled how Earth Dragon had sought it with Cloud Lion.

The Ye Family lured the Silver Moon Demon King and Silver Mysterious Demon King into an ambush at Jade Return Mountain, killing them and provoking a demon tide that could draw Taiyi Sect’s Golden Core cultivators away from the Jin Family’s ceremony. As the Jade Scale Flood Dragon and Azure Jade Serpent plundered Silver Moon Lake, Ye Jingyun learned that Qinghe Sect Golden Core cultivators might be targeting the Jin Family, threatening the Ye Family’s plans.

• The Three-Eyed Demon King led the Silver Moon Demon King and Silver Mysterious Demon King into Ye Family’s formation, then fled while the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor killed Silver Moon and Ye Xuecang killed Silver Mysterious.
• Ye Jingcheng received Silver Moon’s demon core and essence blood from the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor, and Ye Xuefan withdrew the formation as the group escaped in Ye Jingcheng’s cave-heaven.
• The Three-Eyed Demon Race and demons from the Azure Wind Wolf Plains surged toward Jade Dragon Valley, while Ye Jingyu’s Jade Scale Flood Dragon and the Azure Jade Serpent raided Silver Moon Lake.
• The two flood dragons reached Silver Moon Dragon Palace, took Silver Moon Grass and other spoils, and carried away a Nether Moon Vine before the Jade Scale Flood Dragon continued searching.
• Ye Jingyong and Chu Yanliu asked Ye Jingyun about joining the campaign against the Jin Family, but Ye Jingyun told them to wait for Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xuefan.
• Xiao Shaoan secretly warned Ye Jingyun that Mo Dao Real Person had learned that Qinghe Sect Golden Core cultivators had disappeared near Lin'an County and might be heading for the Jin Family.

As the Jin Family held its eight-hundredth anniversary ceremony, Jin Xuanhen secretly courted the Qinghe Sect while Jin Xuanzhao prepared for the Ye Family’s expected revenge. The Ye Family arrived with a provocative gift, and the absence of Golden Core guests left the celebration on the brink of disaster.

• In a secret chamber, Jin Xuanhen hosted West King Real Person and listened as he urged the Jin Family to join the Qinghe Sect and denounced the Taiyi Sect and Ye Family.
• Jin Xuanzhao ordered the dark clouds over Hetian Mountain dispersed and made contingency plans for the anniversary ceremony, fearing that the Ye Family would retaliate.
• Cultivators from several counties arrived to offer gifts, but the most authoritative members of the Purple Mansion and Golden Core families stayed away.
• Ye Jingyun announced that the Ye Family was giving the Jin Family a third-rank Round Wood Treasure Coffin, prompting shocked guests to retreat from the brewing conflict.
• Ye Jingyun and Ye Jingyong entered the mountain and took their seats, while the Heavenly Saber Sect sent only Purple Mansion cultivators; guests began to suspect the Jin Family would not survive the day’s celebration intact.

The Ye Family prepared a nighttime assault on the Jin Family after confirming that no Qinghe Sect Nascent Soul cultivator was present, while the Kong Family prepared to abandon Taiqiu Mountain. The chapter ended with the attack still pending and Kong Taixuan ordering the Kong Family to withdraw at midmorning.

• Jin Xuanhen returned to Hetian Mountain with Jin Yulan, and the Jin Family's celebration ended without incident.
• Ye Jingyuan and other informants approached the Five Elements Tai Geng Sword Formation's Formation Cores while Jin Xuanhen secretly prepared to let the Ye Family breach the array.
• Ye Jingcheng learned that no Nascent Soul cultivator was guarding the Jin Family and ordered the Ye Family to attack, disable the Teleportation Array, and eliminate witnesses.
• Ye Haiyu provided a Void Spirit Insect to help Ye Jingyu locate the Jin Family's Teleportation Array, while Ye Jingcheng assigned Chu Yanqing to attack with him.
• Kong Taixuan recalled the Inscription Wasteland Secret Realm's grotto-heaven inheritance and sent a message ordering the Kong Family to withdraw at midmorning.

The Ye Family ambushed the Kong Family as it fled Taiqiu Mountain, killing Kong Taixuan and seizing an Inscription Wasteland inheritance. At Hetian Mountain, Ye Jingyuan and hidden allies destroyed the Jin Family’s Five Elements Tai Geng Sword Formation, but West King Real Person trapped them in his Heavenly Hatred Bowl.

• Kong Taixuan led the Kong Family away from Taiqiu Mountain, but Ye Xuefan’s formations and the Two-Headed Turtle Demon King trapped their spirit boat.
• Ye Xuefan broke Kong Taixuan’s Heaven Gate escape and killed him and the Kong Family cultivators, then took their storage bags and discovered Inscription Wasteland talisman methods and valuable spirit herbs.
• Jin Xuanhen and the other Golden Core cultivators waited in Hetian Mountain’s underground chamber while Ye Jingyuan approached the mountain in an Aura Isolation Robe.
• Ye Jingyuan attacked Jin Xuanzhao’s formation core with spirit puppets and a Formation Breaking Talisman as allies destroyed the cores on three other peaks.
• The concealed Golden Core cultivator revealed himself and used two Rakshasa Swords to destroy the remaining cores, collapsing the Five Elements Tai Geng Sword Formation.
• West King Real Person, Jin Xuanhen, and another Golden Core True Person emerged and trapped Ye Jingyuan and his allies inside the Heavenly Hatred Bowl.

Ye Jingcheng revealed his hidden forces and fought West King Real Person after the Qinghe Sect attacked the Ye Family. With Ye Xuecang’s help, he killed West King Real Person and the other Golden Core attackers, then moved to silence the witnesses and escape.

• Jin Xuanhen demanded the Ye Family surrender its Beast Wasteland inheritance, while West King Real Person attacked Ye Jingcheng with the Heavenly Hatred Bowl and West King Blood Mother Sword.
• Ye Jingcheng summoned the Jade Scale Flood Dragon and unleashed Vermilion Bird Sky Burning, but West King Real Person blocked it with the Golden Gate Shield.
• Ye Jingcheng revealed his spirit beasts, puppets, and Wood Giants; the Golden Falcon killed Jin Xuanhen, and Cloud Wood Real Person also fell.
• Ye Jingcheng used the Ocean Measuring Tablet and his allies’ attacks to overcome West King Real Person, who escaped the first assault but was killed by Ye Xuecang’s Thunder Collapse sword.
• Ye Xuecang ordered the group to silence the remaining witnesses and leave, while Chu Yanqing killed Jin Xuanzhao and declared that she had avenged her father and uncles.

Qinghe Sect learned that West King Real Person and two other Golden Core cultivators had died, prompting North River Old Ancestor and Qing River Old Ancestor to confront Taiyi Sect and Heavenly Saber Sect. North River withdrew without evidence, while Qing River retreated after Heavenly Saber True Monarch revealed his formidable strength.

• A disciple reported to Qingxi Real Person that the soul slips of West King Old Ancestor, Old Ancestor Yun Mu, and Zheng Old Ancestor had shattered, and Qingxi activated Qinghe Peak's Mountain Protection Array.
• North River Old Ancestor accused Sikong Zi Ming and Spirit Rainbow Fairy of killing West King Real Person and attacked them, but Spirit Rainbow Fairy blocked his strike with the Water Dividing Banner.
• Sikong Zi Ming denied Taiyi Sect's involvement, challenged North River Old Ancestor's right to search the sect, and invoked Taiyi Sect's backing from Medicine King Valley.
• North River Old Ancestor, unable to prove who had killed West King Real Person and unwilling to risk a fight, left after threatening to investigate the Beast Wasteland and Taihang County's cultivation families.
• Qing River Old Ancestor confronted Heavenly Saber True Monarch in Skyfall County, but retreated after realizing Heavenly Saber True Monarch had far more lifespan remaining than expected.
• Qinghe Sect's cultivators withdrew, and Mo Dao Real Person told Heavenly Saber True Monarch that the Ye Family was truly terrifying.

Ye Qingyan prepared to enter seclusion as the Ye Family’s business flourished, while Chu Yanqing completed her revenge and began considering her next cultivation steps. Ye Jingcheng then learned that the Kong Family’s spoils included a powerful talisman inheritance and the final herb needed for two Fourth-Order pills.

• Ye Yunsheng proposed expanding the Ye Family’s businesses in Taichang Market, but Ye Qingyan cautioned him against greed and announced his seclusion to pursue a breakthrough.
• Ye Qingyan gave Ye Yunsheng a jade slip containing his deduced Third-Order Vein Protecting Pill formula for the family’s alchemists to examine.
• Chu Yanqing worshipped the Chu Family’s nameless spirit tablets, declared her state of mind complete, and declined to manage the surviving Chu descendants, leaving that task to Chu Yanliu.
• Ye Jingyong agreed to arrange a successor for the market affairs as he prepared to seek a breakthrough to the Purple Mansion.
• Ye Xuecang and Ye Xuefan showed Ye Jingcheng five jade slips from the Kong Family, including the Heavenly Talisman Mystic Body Secret Canon and four spirit talisman inheritances.
• Ye Xuefan gave Ye Jingcheng the Kong Family’s preserved spirit herbs, including the final main ingredient for the Fourth Order Five-Colored Pill.

The Ye Family divided the vast spoils from the Kong Family and West King Real Person, including valuable arrays, talisman materials, magic treasures, and Nascent Soul insights. Ye Jingcheng discovered a complete Top-Grade Spirit Stone among West King Real Person’s belongings.

• The Ye Family counted more than three million Spirit Stones, rare treasures, and a Fourth Order Mountain Protection Array among the Kong Family’s spoils.
• Ye Xuecang told Ye Jingcheng to seek talented clansmen for the Heavenly Talisman Mystic Body Secret Canon and use third-order Talisman Brush Magic Treasures as rewards.
• Ye Xuecang gave Ye Xuefan the array treasures left by Golden Core Zheng and offered Ye Jingcheng West King Real Person’s storage bag.
• Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xuecang divided West King Real Person’s magic treasures, while Ye Xuefan received the Black Tooth Tower.
• Ye Jingcheng found insights left by the North River Old Ancestor and the Qing River Old Ancestor, along with six million Spirit Stones.
• Ye Jingcheng discovered a whole Top-Grade Spirit Stone inside a jade box.

Ye Jingcheng examined the spoils from Hetian Mountain, discovering rare treasures and new resources for the Ye Family. After sharing two Fourth Order Soul Devouring Insects with Ye Xuefan and Ye Xuecang, he met Ye Jingyu, who had found a spirit beast egg.

• Ye Jingcheng found eleven immature Sky Abyss Blood Vine seeds in Cloud Wood Real Person's storage bag and Fourth Order Bright Heart Tea in Jin Xuanhen's.
• Ye Jingcheng entered the Grotto-Heaven with Ye Xuefan and Ye Xuecang, where Peach Wood showed them the Fourth Order Bright Heart Tea tree and reported a Fourth Order Mystic Gold Grass among the recovered herbs.
• Ye Jingcheng and his grand uncles inventoried the Hetian Mountain spoils, gaining three million Spirit Stones and two Purple Jade Vines, among other treasures.
• Ye Jingcheng gave Ye Xuefan and Ye Xuecang one Fourth Order Soul Devouring Insect each to attempt Beast Communion with.
• Ye Jingcheng delivered surplus goods to the family Treasure Building, where Ye Jingyu invited him to inspect a spirit beast egg.

Ye Jingcheng accepted a Silver Moon Dragon egg from Ye Jingyu for Ye Qing Nian and studied the Five Elements Divine Lightning before meeting Sikong Zi Ming. Their conversation covered the Ye Family’s cooperation with the Taiyi Sect and revealed that the Earth Immortal Realm would open in thirty years.

• Ye Jingyu gave Ye Jingcheng a Silver Moon Dragon egg, and Ye Jingcheng paid him three hundred thousand Contribution Points for it as a Foundation Establishment gift for Ye Qing Nian.
• Ye Jingyu drank Ye Jingcheng’s Bright Heart Tea and began studying an array jade slip, while Ye Jingcheng returned to his cave abode to practice the Five Elements Divine Lightning.
• Sikong Zi Ming visited Lingyun Peak to seek the Clan Elder behind Ye Jingcheng, but Ye Jingcheng told him the Clan Elder and the Demon Emperor were in seclusion.
• Sikong Zi Ming warned Ye Jingcheng that the Ye Family had set a dangerous precedent by destroying West King Real Person, and Ye Jingcheng denied that the Ye Family had done so.
• Ye Jingcheng told Sikong Zi Ming that the Ye Family would respond if the Qinghe Sect mobilized, and said Heavenly Saber True Monarch would presumably act as well.
• Sikong Zi Ming told Ye Jingcheng that the Earth Immortal Realm would open in thirty years, that the Penglai Immortal Sect controlled entry slots, and that its passage was called the Earth Immortal Platform.

Ye Jingcheng reflected on the Earth Immortal Realm and the Ye Family’s growing strength before meeting Heavenly Saber True Monarch, who sought a Longevity Spirit Peach and offered Tianyou County. Ye Jingcheng agreed to trade the peach for Fourth Order Earth Attribute Pure Blood Jiaolong essence blood or information about obtaining it, while leaving the county proposal for the clan elders to consider.

• Ye Jingcheng concluded that the Ye Family should keep a low profile and avoid provoking Qinghe Sect before the Earth Immortal Realm expedition.
• Ye Jingcheng surveyed Lingyun Peak and reflected on the generations of Ye Family members who had sustained its growth.
• Heavenly Saber True Monarch visited Ye Jingcheng and asked whether the Ye Family had a Longevity Spirit Peach.
• Ye Jingcheng agreed to trade the peach for Fourth Order Earth Attribute Pure Blood Jiaolong essence blood or information about an opportunity to obtain it.
• Heavenly Saber True Monarch offered the Ye Family a chance to establish a branch in Tianyou County, and Ye Jingcheng said he needed to consult the clan elders.

Ye Jingcheng learned about the Earth Immortal Realm and Eastern Region from Heavenly Saber True Monarch, then met with the Ye Family elders to plan their expansion into Tianyou County. The family decided to secretly take over Purple Moon Mountain and prepare for a talisman inheritance competition.

• Ye Jingcheng entertained Heavenly Saber True Monarch, who shared what he could about the Earth Immortal Platform and the Eastern Region before departing for the Heavenly Saber Sect.
• Ye Jingyu advised the Ye Family to establish a hidden base in Tianyou County under the Heavenly Saber Sect, both to counter the Taiyi Sect and to protect the family's Teleportation Array.
• Ye Jingyu proposed taking over declining Purple Moon Mountain and sending Jingfeng and Xingyu there to stabilize it; Ye Xuecang agreed and warned that the plan must remain secret.
• Ye Jingcheng offered to transfer the Mammoth Demon King's Blood Pact to Ye Xuecang, who accepted.
• The Ye Family decided to hold a competition in talisman inheritances alongside the Ascension Assembly and Clan Competition planned for the following year.

After two months of cultivation and pill research, Ye Jingcheng emerged from seclusion with confidence in refining the Jade Scale Pill and joined the Ye Family's business review. He learned that the family’s enterprises were thriving, rewarded Ye Qingyan for developing a breakthrough pill formula, and encouraged further research as the clan planned its next steps.

• Ye Jingcheng merged with the Blood Soul Pearl’s blood clone, gained its two months of Jade Scale Pill research, and saw that his spirit beasts were growing stronger and preparing to advance.
• Ye Jingcheng left his cave residence and attended the Ye Family Council Hall, where Ye Jingyun asked him to assess the clan’s business reports.
• Ye Family clansmen reported strong earnings from markets, shops, and business associations across the Eastern Region, including Taihang Market, Heaven’s Descent Market, and Taichang Market.
• Ye Yunsheng presented Ye Qingyan’s Third-Order Vein Protecting Pill formula, and Ye Jingcheng judged it promising.
• Ye Jingcheng awarded Ye Qingyan one hundred thousand Contribution Points and announced rewards and research support for clansmen who developed useful pill formulas.

Ye Jingcheng returned to the Sea of Sand and helped the White Eyebrow Azure Wolf and Roc Fish undergo their Fourth Order tribulations. Both beasts endured four bolts of lightning and successfully advanced.

• Ye Haiyu watched the Mammoths use their battle formation to shatter a high-grade Spirit Shield, then returned to the valley as Ye Jingcheng prepared to leave for the Sea of Sand.
• Ye Jingcheng returned through the Teleportation Array and sensed that the White Eyebrow Azure Wolf and Roc Fish were about to break through.
• Ye Jingcheng brought both beasts to a mountain with a Tier 3 Spirit Vein and placed each inside a Thunder Pagoda Array to face its lightning tribulation.
• Ye Xueliang, Ye Xingyu, and other Ye Family members arrived to guard and watch as the beasts withstood their tribulations.
• The White Eyebrow Azure Wolf weakened the lightning with hurricanes, while the Roc Fish protected itself with Five-Colored Spirit Bubbles and devoured the lightning.
• The White Eyebrow Azure Wolf and Roc Fish each endured four bolts of lightning tribulation.

After the tribulation, Ye Jingcheng arranged the Ye Family’s expansion into the Central Region and gave his newly Foundation Establishment son, Ye Qing Nian, two Spirit Beast eggs as a reward for a future Clan Competition. Ye Qing Nian then asked to gain experience in Sky Leaving Grassland, and Ye Jingcheng approved.

• The White Eyebrow Azure Wolf and Roc Fish descended after the tribulation, and the Roc Fish shared Five-Colored Spirit Bubbles with the Ye Family clansmen.
• Ye Jingcheng confirmed that Ye Xueliang had arranged fifty cultivators to go to the Central Region and ordered them to gather in two days.
• Ye Jingcheng praised Ye Qing Nian for reaching Foundation Establishment and advised him not to reveal his desires too readily.
• Ye Jingcheng inspected Ye Qing Nian’s three Spirit Beasts and offered him a Rock Python Egg and a Silver Moon Egg, requiring him to place in the top three in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage Clan Competition within ten years.
• Ye Qing Nian asked to travel to Sky Leaving Grassland to gain experience, and Ye Jingcheng agreed.