Chapter Summaries

Ye Jingcheng explored the Origin Sharks’ seabed lair and discovered a pure Fifth Order Water Attribute Spirit Vein, valuable treasures, and a possible site for the Ye Family’s underwater territory. The chapter ended with Ye Xuefan reporting a Spirit Jade Mine that could also become a future Chen Whale Jade production site.

• Ye Jingcheng learned that the Origin Sharks’ lair lay within a pure Fifth Order Water Attribute Spirit Vein and asked Ye Xuefan to design a concealed underwater array.
• Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xuecang found a Fifth Order Water Immortal Spirit Jade Fruit Tree, which Ye Jingcheng protected with an array and planned to use to lure Old Cold Jiaolong.
• The Shark Demon Emperor Yuan showed Ye Jingcheng a small pool of Fifth Order Yuan Shark Underworld Water, and Ye Jingcheng collected five drops for the Ye Family.
• Ye Jingcheng rewarded the Shark Demon Emperor Yuan with a Fifth Order Water Attribute Spirit Pill to help it recover from its injuries.
• Ye Xuefan reported finding a Fourth Order Spirit Jade Mine and suggested the area could support future Chen Whale Jade production.

Ye Jingcheng helped establish the Ye Family’s new base in Yin Shark Sea and linked it to the Sea of Sand with a Teleportation Array. After returning, he learned that Prefecture Lord Xiao had become a Nascent Soul Cultivator, a new Prefecture Lord had been appointed, and Jade Union Sect was in trouble, so he prepared to travel to the Central Region.

• Ye Xuefan, Ye Xuecang, and Ye Jingcheng discovered a large Fourth Order Spirit Jade Mine beneath Yin Shark Sea, and Ye Xuefan planned arrays to protect it.
• Ye Jingcheng completed a Teleportation Array between Yin Shark Sea and the Sea of Sand and used it to return to the Ye Family’s home base.
• Ye Jingcheng planned to build the Ye Family’s strength by recruiting clan members, capturing Demon Kings, and gathering Beast Souls for soul infusion.
• Ye Haicheng gave Ye Jingcheng a list of clan members assigned to Yin Shark Sea, including Ye Tengchuan, and confirmed that Clan Elders would protect the talented members.
• Ye Haicheng told Ye Jingcheng that Prefecture Lord Xiao had become a Nascent Soul Cultivator, Xiao He had not become Prefecture Lord, and Jade Union Sect faced trouble from Azure Sky Sect.
• Ye Jingcheng decided to visit the Central Region, meet its Nascent Soul Factions, address Jade Union Sect’s crisis, and gather materials for his future cultivation.

The Jade Union Sect’s leaders faced the Azure Sky Sect’s demands for their spiritual mountain and female cultivators, hoping the Sky Sand Sect would protect them. Green Bamboo Real Person arrived early with Azure Sky Sect forces, leaving the Jade Union Sect under immediate pressure.

• Qin Xin Real Person and Gu Yuanqing discussed resisting the Azure Sky Sect and seeking help from Thousand Dust Real Person of the Sky Sand Sect.
• Qin Xin Real Person ordered Zi Lan to hide in Wang Qing Prefecture before the Azure Sky Sect arrived half a month early.
• Qin Xin Real Person and Gu Yuanqing confronted Green Bamboo Real Person and his entourage outside Jade Union Peak.
• A young cultivator speaking for Green Bamboo Real Person demanded to know where Zi Lan was and claimed the Azure Sky Sect had come to help defend the sect.
• Qin Xin Real Person reminded the Azure Sky Sect that its promised three-month decision period had not expired, while Green Bamboo Real Person’s group pressed its demands.

Ye Jinghu arrived at Jade Union Sect as Green Bamboo Real Person attacked, defeated him, and captured his Golden Bamboo Wood Demon King before Green Bamboo escaped. Jade Union Sect learned that Ye Jinghu had intervened to honor the Sky Sand Sect’s promise, and Qin Xin Real Person offered tea and Zi Lan’s music as the story left them hosting him.

• Qin Xin Real Person invoked Jade Union Sect’s alliance with Sky Sand Sect, but Green Bamboo Real Person exposed the mountain’s defenses and shattered its formation.
• Green Bamboo Real Person attacked Gu Yuanqing, and Zi Lan flew out to stop him before Ye Jinghu appeared and destroyed the bamboo sword.
• Ye Jinghu fought Green Bamboo Real Person with lightning techniques, grievously wounded the Golden Bamboo Wood Demon King, and captured it inside a tower.
• Green Bamboo Real Person fled on his spirit boat after Ye Jinghu struck him with a Soul Extinguishing Needle, leaving Jade Union Sect stunned.
• Ye Jinghu introduced himself as Elder Thunder of Sky Sand Sect and explained that he had come to fulfill Thousand Dust Real Person’s promise.
• Qin Xin Real Person offered Ye Jinghu tea and proposed that Zi Lan play for him, while Ye Jinghu reassured the sect about the consequences of his fight.

Sky Fire Real Person and Green Bamboo Real Person accused the Sky Sand Sect of hostility before Prefect Lu, who summoned Xiao Mountain Prefecture’s major factions to settle the dispute. As the gathering assembled, Prefect Lu announced that Thousand Dust Real Person had emerged from seclusion and the Sky Sand Sect had gained another Golden Core cultivator, while Mountain Puppet Real Person prepared to inform his Martial Uncle Mystic Puppet.

• Green Bamboo Real Person accused Thunder Tiger Real Person and the Sky Sand Sect of attacking him and killing his spirit beast, while Sky Fire Real Person explained their dispute over the Jade Union Sect’s teleportation array.
• Sky Fire Real Person emphasized his Golden Core Peak cultivation and alchemy, and Green Bamboo Real Person argued that the Azure Sky Sect could win the support of other prefects.
• Prefect Lu summoned representatives of the Sky Sand Sect, the Jade Union Sect, and Xiao Mountain Prefecture’s major factions to discuss the conflict and establish rules.
• Three days later, Purple Blessing Real Person, Feng Daoran, the Duan Family’s Golden Core cultivator, and Mountain Puppet Real Person arrived at Prefect Lu’s palace.
• Prefect Lu announced that Thousand Dust Real Person had emerged from seclusion and the Sky Sand Sect now had a second Golden Core cultivator.
• Mountain Puppet Real Person said he would notify his Martial Uncle Mystic Puppet that Thousand Dust Real Person was coming.

At Xiao Mountain Market, Ye Jingcheng revealed his Nascent Soul cultivation and forced Prefect Lu to address Green Bamboo Real Person’s attack on the Jade Union Sect. The dispute ended with Green Bamboo paying compensation and being assigned to redeem his crime on the front lines, while Ye Jingcheng began building ties with Prefect Lu.

• Green Bamboo Real Person accused Ye Jingcheng of killing his Fourth-Order spirit beast, but Sky Fire Real Person warned him that Ye Jingcheng was a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
• Ye Jinghu presented evidence of Green Bamboo attacking the Jade Union Sect’s formation and said the attack had violated the protection promised by the Sky Sand Sect’s Grand Elder.
• Prefect Lu condemned Green Bamboo, and Ye Jingcheng spared him from execution on condition that he obtain the Jade Union Sect’s forgiveness and redeem himself on the front lines.
• Green Bamboo offered the Jade Union Sect a Fourth-Order demon core, a Fourth-Order Magic Treasure, pill formulas, spiritual materials, and a Third-Order Wood Demon as compensation.
• Prefect Lu served Ye Jingcheng Crimson Lotus Blood Cleansing Wine and offered him another pot, while Ye Jingcheng accepted the gesture and considered cultivating connections with other Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Ye Jingcheng weighed the motives behind the events in Xiao Mountain Prefecture and considered how to negotiate with Prefecture Lord Xiao, Prefect Wang, and their allies. As the gathering redistributed local interests, Mystic Puppet True Monarch arrived with fourth-rank spirit puppets and promised the Sky Sand Sect another major deal.

• Ye Jingcheng suspected that Prefecture Lord Xiao, Prefect Wang, or their allies had engineered friction between the Ye Family and Prefect Lu to expose the family's strength and secure its allegiance.
• Ye Jingcheng decided the Ye Family deserved substantial benefits as a Nascent Soul Faction and considered how to lay its cards on the table with Prefecture Lord Xiao and Prefect Wang.
• The Golden Core cultivators discussed Xiao Mountain Prefecture and the Profound Heaven Demon Sect while redistributing shops and spirit-mountain interests to the Ye Family and the Sky Sand Sect.
• Ye Jinghu followed the family's guidance during negotiations, showing measured dissatisfaction and glancing toward Mountain Puppet Real Person without revealing his inexperience.
• Mystic Puppet True Monarch arrived, congratulated Ye Jingcheng, gave him a storage bag containing several fourth-rank spirit puppets, and promised the Sky Sand Sect another major deal after Prefect Lu's assembly.

Ye Jingcheng met with Mystic Puppet True Monarch, who proposed that their factions cooperate to secure Xiao Mountain Prefecture and explained how the coming prefecture contest and the Righteous Path Sect’s factions shaped the negotiations. Ye Jingcheng agreed to the partnership but left weighing the Sky Sand Sect’s prospects in Celestial Pivot Prefecture and its next move toward Xing Yuan True Monarch.

• Ye Jingcheng toured Puppet Mountain with Mystic Puppet True Monarch and learned about the Mystic Puppet Sect’s strength and spirit puppets.
• Mystic Puppet True Monarch explained that younger Golden Core cultivators would compete to determine control of contested prefectures, then proposed splitting Xiao Mountain Prefecture according to their arena-defense performance.
• Ye Jingcheng agreed to cooperate with the Mystic Puppet Sect and considered whether the Ye Family should also contend for Celestial Pivot Prefecture.
• Mystic Puppet True Monarch described the Righteous Path Sect’s five alliance factions and revealed that Xing Yuan True Monarch, the State Governor’s master, was meeting with Prefect Wang and Prefecture Lord Xiao.
• Mystic Puppet True Monarch said Prefecture Lord Xiao might become Southern Cloud State’s next State Governor, leaving Ye Jingcheng to consider preparing a gift and facing Xing Yuan True Monarch.

Ye Jingcheng explored Xiao Mountain Market and assessed the Ye Family’s businesses before meeting Prefect Wang, Prefecture Lord Xiao, and Xing Yuan True Monarch. Xing Yuan asked whether Ye Jingcheng now understood the factions of the Righteous Path Sect.

• Ye Jingcheng disguised himself as a Foundation Building Cultivator and toured Xiao Mountain Market, finding fewer cultivators but strong business at the Ye Family’s shops.
• Ye Jingcheng observed Xiao Congrong’s work at the treasure pavilion and gave him a Pill Veins Spirit Pill for a third-tier breakthrough.
• Ye Jingcheng visited Ye Xingliu at the Array Pavilion and said he would wait for Prefecture Lord Xiao and Prefect Wang to approach him about the Jade Union Sect matter.
• Three days later, Prefect Wang summoned Ye Jingcheng to Lakeside World at the Sky Dust Wine House.
• Ye Jingcheng met Wang Kewei, Xiao Wankun, and Xing Yuan True Monarch, who praised him and asked if he understood the Righteous Path Sect’s factions.

Ye Jingcheng met Xing Yuan True Monarch, who revealed that the Righteous Path Sect wanted the Ye Family and Sky Sand Sect to join its faction and offered a path to greater support. The chapter ended with Xing Yuan conveying Divine Lord Zhengyuan’s promise to personally take Ye Jingcheng as his disciple if he reached Nascent Soul Middle Stage before the next Earth Immortal Realm opening.

• Xing Yuan True Monarch asked Ye Jingcheng about his factional preferences and explained why sects and alliances could preserve their legacies better than families.
• Xing Yuan True Monarch revealed that the Righteous Path Sect wanted the Ye Family and Sky Sand Sect to join, and Ye Jingcheng admitted they came from the Eastern Region.
• Xing Yuan True Monarch told Ye Jingcheng that Central Region Spirit Transformation factions had lost contact with the Upper Realm for over a thousand years and that their elders no longer dared ascend.
• Xing Yuan True Monarch conveyed Divine Lord Zhengyuan’s offer to personally accept Ye Jingcheng as a disciple if he reached Nascent Soul Middle Stage before the next Earth Immortal Realm opening.
• Xing Yuan True Monarch described factional ties and possible places for the Ye Family to develop, and offered access to sect resources after they formally joined.

Ye Jingcheng prepared the Ye Family for a likely conflict over the Celestial Pivot Prefecture Teleportation Array and tested the growing power of the Yuan Magnetic Mountain Spirit. He left the family poised to train and defend the array while seeking greater control over Yuan Magnetic power.

• Ye Jingcheng told Ye Jinghu to publicize the Ye Family's origins in Yan Country, relocate the Sand Yellow Mountain Teleportation Array and main Spirit Herb Gardens to Wang Qing Prefecture, and prepare for a possible attack by the Profound Heaven Demon Sect.
• Ye Jingcheng lent Ye Jinghu the Thunder Rhino Beetles and Zhu Yan, assigned him to face the Liu Family's Golden Core genius, and gave him Crimson Lotus Blood Cleansing Wine as a wager.
• Ye Jingcheng told Ye Jinghu to summon Ye Yunxi to Xiao Mountain Prefecture for training, then informed Ye Xingliu of the situation before entering the Snail Within the Sky.
• Ye Jingcheng learned from the Peacock Stone Stone Spirit that the Yuan Magnetic Mountain Spirit had Fourth Order Late Stage strength and tested its Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.
• Ye Jingcheng ordered the Yuan Magnetic Mountain Spirit to weaken Yuan Magnetic power by thirty percent ahead of Ye Jinghu and Ye Yunxi's training.

Ye Jingcheng summoned Ye Jinghu and Ye Yunxi from their training to attend a Nascent Soul grand gathering that would decide control of several prefectures. At Sand Mountain, he joined Ye Xingliu and the other travelers, including Zhu Wenjing, and the group set out for River Lord Prefecture.

• Ye Jinghu and Ye Yunxi trained in the grotto-heaven, where Zhu Yan broke through Ye Jinghu's astral lightning with a single strike.
• Ye Jingcheng arrived and told Ye Jinghu and Ye Yunxi to prepare for the Nascent Soul grand gathering after two years of border frictions.
• Ye Jinghu and Ye Yunxi put away their Spirit Beasts and insects, then joined Ye Jingcheng at the newly established Sand Mountain.
• Ye Xingliu introduced the group traveling to River Lord Prefecture and explained that Zhu Wenjing had won a place among them by defeating the other competitors.
• Ye Jingcheng led the group toward the Teleportation Array at Xiao Mountain to begin their journey.

Liu Yuansheng prepared to compete for control of Celestial Pivot Prefecture, while the Ye Family arrived in River Lord Prefecture for the Nascent Soul grand gathering. The chapter ended with the Ye Family and Mystic Puppet Sect reaching the palaces overlooking the Sky River Lord.

• True Monarch Liu Yuan warned Liu Yuansheng that the Ye Family was the faction to fear and gave him a Fourth Order Peak Three Spirits Heavenly Wood Puppet for the competition.
• Liu Yuansheng revealed that his Welcoming Flower Eyes had reached major attainment and set off with the Liu Family for the Teleportation Array.
• The Ye Family group encountered Mystic Puppet True Monarch and his Golden Core juniors after arriving in River Lord Prefecture.
• Ye Jingcheng and Mystic Puppet True Monarch praised each other's young cultivators, and a Jiang Family cultivator escorted them toward the Temporary Palaces.
• Ye Yunxi teased Ye Jinghu for looking around, and Ye Jinghu said he wanted to spar with her again after gaining new insights.
• The Ye Family and Mystic Puppet Sect arrived at the palace complex on River Lord Mountain and saw Evergreen Whisker Carp leaping through the Sky River Lord.

Ye Jingcheng visited the Jiang Family, sampled its extraordinary Azure Dragon Brew, and learned of a Small World containing Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow. He agreed to swear a Heavenly Dao Oath but said the Ye Family would investigate the location and teleportation array before deciding whether to act.

• Ye Jingcheng admired the Jiang Family’s scarce Evergreen Whisker Carp and asked whether the family sold them.
• Mystic Puppet True Monarch brought Ye Jingcheng to meet Jiang Daorong, who served them a cup of potent Azure Dragon Brew made from a pseudo-fifth-order Fish Emperor.
• Ye Jingcheng refined the wine’s pure true essence and felt his cultivation grow slightly stronger.
• Mystic Puppet True Monarch revealed that Ghost Profound Sect’s Eternal Silent Ice Mountain contained Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow and that it would mature in just over ten years.
• Mystic Puppet True Monarch said the information came from someone who owned a fourth-order Jade Faced Azure Sky Fox and asked Ye Jingcheng and Jiang Daorong to swear Heavenly Dao Oaths.
• Ye Jingcheng agreed to swear the oath but requested the Small World’s location and Teleportation Array information so the Ye Family could investigate before making a decision.

Ye Jingcheng encouraged the Ye Family juniors to explore River Lord Market and learn about its cultivators, while he stayed behind to prepare for making a Nascent Soul Pill. Ye Jinghu left the group to meet an old acquaintance, and the chapter ended with him walking through the market alongside Senior Thunder Tiger.

• Ye Jingcheng told the Ye Family juniors to visit River Lord Market and its cultivation grounds, then returned to the palace to study the Nascent Soul Pill formula.
• Ye Yunxi led the juniors through the market and suggested looking for Spirit Beasts for Ye Qing Feng and Ye Qingwen.
• Ye Jinghu left the group to visit the talisman shops, while Ye Jingnan agreed to watch over the clansmen.
• Zhu Wenjing asked Ye Yunxi whether Senior Thousand Dust had a marriage arrangement, and Ye Yunxi replied that her grandaunt did.
• Ye Jinghu walked through the Stall Plaza with Senior Thunder Tiger and said he had asked her to see the market with him.

The Nascent Soul Grand Assembly began, and the factions gathered to contest seven arenas while the prefectures’ true allocation remained concealed. Ye Yunxi defeated Jiang Shengyi with her techniques and spirit beasts, leaving the Sky Sand Sect’s rivals reassessing the challenge.

• Prefecture Lord Liu announced the arena rules and prizes, presenting the contests as a chance to win treasury treasures and represent Southern Wilderness State in a secret realm.
• Flowing Cloud True Monarch revealed his plan to make the Sky Sand Sect a target so the Flowing Cloud Sect could preserve its prefectures, while True Monarch Liu Yuan urged Ye Jingcheng to abandon Celestial Pivot Prefecture.
• Prefect Lord Liu used the Nine Stars Cloud Platform Seal to create seven arenas, and Ye Jingcheng sent Ye Yunxi to compete early.
• Ye Yunxi fought Jiang Shengyi with the upgraded Heaven River Pearl, water techniques, and the Silver Moon Dragon, while Jiang Shengyi countered with shields, spears, an enhancement technique, and an incarnation.
• Ye Yunxi brought out the late fourth-order Roc Fish, prompting Jiang Shengyi to concede; True Monarch Liu Yuan then warned that spirit beasts could not cross between arenas.

Ye Jinghu challenged Liu Yuansheng and fought him to a standstill with his lightning spears and two Spirit Beasts. Liu Yuansheng then unleashed his Welcoming Flower Eyes, trapping Ye Jinghu and the Spirit Beasts in a terrifying illusion as spirit flowers began taking root in their bodies.

• Ye Jinghu stepped forward to challenge Liu Yuansheng, drawing attention to the Sky Sand Sect’s strength when he summoned a Thunder Tiger and a Thunder Peng.
• Liu Yuansheng attacked with his Heavenly Wood Sword and Spirit Wood Disk, while Ye Jinghu and his Spirit Beasts countered with divine lightning.
• Ye Jinghu held his own against Liu Yuansheng’s powerful attacks, earning Prefecture Lord Liu’s recognition.
• Liu Yuansheng unleashed his Welcoming Flower Eyes, causing flower shadows to appear in Ye Jinghu’s and the Spirit Beasts’ eyes as spirit flowers began growing within them.

Ye Jinghu overcame Liu Yuansheng’s Welcoming Flower Eyes and won their match by releasing Zhu Yan, the golden-eyed giant ape. After the remaining contests, the Ye Family held two prefectures, while the Mystic Puppet Sect gained three and negotiated a share of the profits and secret-realm gains with Ye Jingcheng.

• Ye Jingcheng explained that Liu Yuansheng had planted spirit flower seeds in advance, while the Ye Family members considered how they would have countered his strategy.
• Ye Jinghu broke free of the illusion with lightning, revealed his defenses against illusion arts, and unleashed a Thunder Rhino Beetle battle formation against Liu Yuansheng.
• Liu Yuansheng deployed the Three Spirits Heavenly Wood Puppet, but Ye Jinghu released Zhu Yan, which destroyed the puppets and overwhelmed Liu’s techniques until True Monarch Liu Yuan called for him to concede.
• Ye Jinghu was declared the winner, and later the Mystic Puppet Sect defeated Ye Yunxi after she fought the Silver Moon Dragon without releasing the Roc Fish, leaving the Ye Family with two prefectures and the Mystic Puppet Sect with three.
• Mystic Puppet True Monarch offered the Sky Sand Sect thirty percent of the prefectural profits and half the secret-realm gains, and Ye Jingcheng accepted the arrangement.

Ye Jingcheng attended the Nascent Soul Trade Fair, where the gathered factions exchanged insights and negotiated territory and treasures, but he failed to find the essence blood he sought. Meanwhile, Ye Jinghu and Ye Yunxi selected treasures at River Lord Prefecture’s Treasure Building, and Ye Jingting raised Ye Talisman Mountain’s defenses as numerous Spirit Boats approached.

• Prefecture Lord Liu toasted the Nascent Soul cultivators and urged them to unite against threats from Southern Barbarian State and the wider cultivation world.
• Prefecture Lord Liu and the other Nascent Soul cultivators shared their cultivation insights, and Ye Jingcheng learned more about Great Divine Powers.
• Ye Jingcheng failed to trade for essence blood or Fifth-Order Spirit Herbs, but obtained several Fifth-Order spirit materials for his Natal Magic Treasure.
• Liu Prefecture Lord led Ye Jinghu, Ye Yunxi, and the other Golden Core cultivators through River Lord Prefecture’s Treasure Building, where Ye Jinghu chose a Thunder Rhinoceros Horn and Ye Yunxi chose twelve silver needles.
• Ye Jingting spotted numerous Spirit Boats approaching Ye Talisman Mountain and ordered the formation raised to full strength and the cultivators put on alert.

After the Ye Family won at the Nascent Soul convention, factions in Celestial Pivot Prefecture and Wang Qing Prefecture rushed to pay their respects and secure good relations with the newly recognized Nascent Soul power. Ye Jingcheng and Ye Jinghu also assessed the Ye Family’s enormous market revenues, while recognizing that they could not yet withdraw safely from the Eastern Region.

• Ye Jingting received a report that the Ye Family had won at the Nascent Soul convention, then prioritized Mystic Origin Pavilion and arranged the other factions’ audiences according to their ties and gifts.
• Xu Qing and representatives from Soaring Wind Valley, the Chu Family, and Clear Jade Sect visited Ye Talisman Mountain with requests and offerings.
• Ye Xingliu received Wang Shiyun and other factions at Hundred Beasts Mountain as the Ye Family took over the former Mystic Puppet Sect’s holdings.
• Ye Jingcheng explained that a fifth-order cloak treasure had been bought by an outsider and noted that the Ye Family needed to keep more Spirit Stones in reserve for future auctions.
• Ye Jinghu learned that the Ye Family’s share of revenue from its three markets amounted to about four million Spirit Stones each year.
• Ye Jingcheng concluded that the Ye Family could not yet leave the Eastern Region because Medicine King Valley and Penglai might threaten its people and holdings.