Chapter Summaries

After escaping the Bronze Immortal Palace, Xu Yue and Ye Fan reached Taixuan Sect, where they planned to investigate the Jie Character Secret. Yan Ruyu left with her people, while Xu Yue disguised himself and joined Taixuan Sect’s disciple assessment with Ye Fan.

• Xu Yue and the others escaped through the breach in the Bronze Immortal Palace and emerged in Taixuan Sect’s territory.
• A Ji Family elder took Ji Ziyue away, while Yan Ruyu’s elderly companion urged Yan Ruyu to leave with her to avoid a fight over their gains.
• Yan Ruyu departed after telling Xu Yue to take care, and Ye Fan stayed with Xu Yue despite warning him not to test human nature.
• Xu Yue proposed that he and Ye Fan secretly join Taixuan Sect and investigate the Jie Character Secret, one of the Nine Secrets.
• Xu Yue changed his appearance with makeup, and he and Ye Fan blended into the crowd taking Taixuan Sect’s disciple assessment.

Xu Yue and Ye Fan joined Taixuan Sect and chose the neglected Zhuo Peak, hoping to obtain its lost Jie Character Secret inheritance. After Taixuan Sect disciples mocked Li Ruoyu and Zhuo Peak, Xu Yue provoked them with a string of insults, leaving Ye Fan wondering how that counted as keeping a low profile.

• Xu Yue pointed out that Li Xiaoman had joined Taixuan Sect, while Ye Fan warned him not to draw attention to himself.
• Xu Yue explained that Zhuo Peak had once held the Jie Character Secret, one of the Nine Secrets, and led Ye Fan there to seek its inheritance.
• Ye Fan and Xu Yue met Li Ruoyu, who warned them that Zhuo Peak's inheritance had not appeared for five hundred years.
• A group of Taixuan Sect disciples mocked Li Ruoyu and the newcomers for choosing Zhuo Peak.
• Xu Yue laughed at the mockers, insulted them, and enraged them with further taunts while Ye Fan questioned his idea of staying low-key.

Xu Yue joined Li Ruoyu at Zhuo Peak to pursue the Jie Character Secret, drove off mocking disciples, and stayed with Ye Fan. After Xu Yue’s cooking impressed Li Ruoyu, Li Ruoyu used his power to repel law enforcement disciples who tried to stop them from grilling on the peak.

• Li Ruoyu explained that Zhuo Peak no longer held assessments, but Xu Yue insisted on visiting the Ninth Tier Heavenly Beech and secretly memorized the Jie Character Secret.
• Ye Fan pretended he could not climb the first tier, and Xu Yue sent the mocking disciples flying when they laughed at him.
• Li Ruoyu warned Xu Yue to keep a low profile, and Xu Yue agreed to stay at Zhuo Peak for a while.
• Xu Yue made Ye Fan suffer through his cooking before a grilled rabbit impressed Li Ruoyu and left him feeling spiritually invigorated.
• Law enforcement disciples arrived to accuse Xu Yue of defiling Zhuo Peak, but Li Ruoyu summoned a huge hand of essence qi and swatted them away.

After Li Ruoyu drove away the disciplinary disciples, Xu Yue and Ye Fan enjoyed a brief respite at Zhuo Peak before the Ji Family arrived at Taixuan Sect to search for them. Li Xiaoman recognized Ye Fan during a screening, and a Ji Family expert called her and Ye Fan forward.

• Li Ruoyu revealed his strength by slapping away the disciplinary disciples, and Xu Yue and Ye Fan gained a reputation among Taixuan Sect's lower-ranking disciples.
• The Ji Family sent four powerful experts to Taixuan Sect and asked the sect to search for Ye Fan and his handsome companion, hoping to recover their stolen treasures.
• Xu Yue and Ye Fan went with the other disciples to the mountain gate for screening after the sect master ordered the previous intake to gather.
• Li Xiaoman recognized Ye Fan and quietly told him she would not expose him, but a Ji Family expert overheard and summoned her and Ye Fan.

After the Ji Family withdrew to avoid the Old Madman, Xu Yue used the opening to bring out Zhuo Peak’s inheritance. As the Jie Character Secret appeared, Old Madman recognized an aura on Ye Fan and entered enlightenment alongside Li Ruoyu, while Ye Fan took out his Bodhi Seed to seize the opportunity.

• A Ji Family expert warned that Old Madman had appeared near Taixuan Sect, prompting the Ji Family to leave and search elsewhere for Ye Fan and Xu Yue.
• Xu Yue told Ye Fan they would return to Zhuo Peak and reveal its inheritance while the Ji Family’s attention was diverted.
• Xu Yue retrieved the Zhuo Bow, and Li Ruoyu began merging it into Zhuo Peak to open the inheritance.
• Old Madman appeared on Zhuo Peak, recognized an aura on Ye Fan, and drew out images of the Tianxuan Holy Maiden and Ye Fan’s past encounter.
• Li Ruoyu entered enlightenment as the inheritance opened, and Xu Yue urged Ye Fan to use his Bodhi Seed.
• Old Madman briefly regained clarity and entered enlightenment as well.

Li Ruoyu, the Old Madman, and Ye Fan obtained the Jie Character Secret at Zhuo Peak, while the Old Madman’s return to madness led him to damage Taixuan Sect’s Domain Gate. The Ji Family came back offering help just as the Old Madman became a cocoon inside the shattered gate.

• Taixuan Sect’s leaders witnessed Li Ruoyu’s Immortal Platform Realm cultivation and the Old Madman comprehending the Jie Character Secret beside him.
• Li Ruoyu, the Old Madman, and Ye Fan awakened after inheriting the Jie Character Secret, and Ye Fan celebrated the boost it gave him.
• The Old Madman returned to his confused state and vanished toward Taixuan Sect’s Domain Gate, while Xu Yue extracted the Xing Character Secret from him.
• The Old Madman knocked the Domain Gate guards unconscious and damaged the gate while trying to use it to leave.
• The Old Madman became a luminous cocoon within the shattered gate, and the Ji Family’s war chariots returned offering assistance to Taixuan Sect.

The Ji Family came to Taixuan Sect to claim access to Old Madman’s Dao Cocoon and Zhuo Peak’s Jie Character Secret, then challenged the sect’s disciples. Li Ruoyu fought back and forced them to ease their pressure, but Reincarnation Hall arrived to demand the same inheritance, leaving the Taixuan Sect facing two powerful factions.

• The Ji Family arrived at Taixuan Sect, offered to protect Old Madman’s Dao Cocoon, and demanded permission to comprehend Zhuo Peak’s inheritance.
• A Ji Family expert threatened to inspect Ye Fan and another disciple, prompting Li Ruoyu to defend them and challenge the Ji Family’s conduct.
• The Ji Family expert attacked Li Ruoyu with the Void Great Hand Seal, but Li Ruoyu countered with the Jie Character Secret and sent him flying.
• The Ji Family’s leading Supreme Elder acknowledged Li Ruoyu’s strength and stopped escalating the dispute.
• MacArthur arrived with Reincarnation Hall and declared that he had come for Zhuo Peak’s Jie Character Secret, warning that he could leave everyone behind if they resisted.

MacArthur pressured Taixuan Sect into allowing the Reincarnation Hall to pursue the Jie Character Secret and demanded sparring matches to test its effects. When the Star Peak Master challenged him, MacArthur used talismans to gain the upper hand, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Xu Yue and Ye Fan watched MacArthur arrive at Taixuan Sect with the Reincarnation Hall, and Ye Fan remained hostile toward them.
• The Ji Family Supreme Elder urged Taixuan Sect to decide whether the Reincarnation Hall could pursue the Jie Character Secret, revealing the Ji Family's reluctance to fight over it.
• The Taixuan Sect Master allowed the Reincarnation Hall and Ji Family to seek the inheritance, while MacArthur also demanded fair fights before and after its acquisition.
• The Star Peak Master challenged MacArthur, who used a Gravity Talisman and a Lag Talisman to slow the Star Peak Master's secret treasure and attack him directly.

MacArthur battled the Star Peak Master for Star Peak's inheritance treasure, but Xu Yue secretly disrupted MacArthur's talismans and helped the Star Peak Master land a devastating blow. MacArthur recovered with a life-saving item, then denied that he had conceded and demanded the inheritance anyway.

• The Star Peak Master struggled against MacArthur's strange fighting style, while Ye Fan and Xu Yue discussed how MacArthur's abilities resembled Hyōrinmaru.
• Xu Yue secretly formed Dao patterns to disrupt the two talismans MacArthur had attached to Star Peak's Inheritance Treasure.
• MacArthur prepared to finish the fight with his ultimate move, but Star Peak broke free and smashed into him, forcing him to use a life-saving item.
• MacArthur restored his aura with a recovery item, while the Taixuan Sect and Ji Family experts watched his strength return.
• The Star Peak Master claimed MacArthur had conceded, but MacArthur denied it and insisted he still wanted the inheritance.

The Ji Family and Reincarnation Hall remained at Taixuan Sect to seek enlightenment in the Jie Character Secret when Yaoguang Holy Land arrived after learning about the Dao Cocoon. Ji Haoyue and the leading young talents of the Southern Region gathered at Taixuan Sect, where Hua Yunfei met Yaoguang's Candidate Saint Son with veiled hostility.

• The Ji Family Supreme Elder learned that Yaoguang had sent its Candidate Saint Son, the Yaoguang Saintess, and a great cultivator to Taixuan Sect, and weighed the potential political advantage.
• Yaoguang's Supreme Elder judged that the Ji Family's four great cultivators had another motive and told the Candidate Saint Son to seek enlightenment in the Jie Character Secret.
• Ji Haoyue arrived after the Ji Family decided its Divine Body should also seek enlightenment, and Taixuan Sect's foremost younger disciples gathered to receive the visitors.
• Hua Yunfei praised the Yaoguang Candidate Saint Son in a way that stirred resentment, and the Candidate Saint Son replied by reminding him of his narrow loss to Ji Haoyue.
• Hua Yunfei and the Candidate Saint Son recognized their fraught connection as inheritors of the Ruthless Emperor's method of raising gu, with Hua Yunfei resisting his fate as the Candidate Saint Son's cauldron.

Yao Xi recognized Xu Yue disguised among Taixuan Sect’s disciples and inferred that the Ji Family’s presence made the gathering dangerous. As Xu Yue chose to stay until news of the Bronze Immortal Palace spread, Ji Haoyue sensed Ye Fan’s physique and approached him, drawing Hua Yunfei and the Yaoguang Candidate Saint Son’s attention.

• Yao Xi mocked the Yaoguang Candidate Saint Son, recognized Xu Yue’s disguise, and suspected the Ji Family had come seeking something valuable.
• The Dao Cocoon matter was postponed as young talents from several factions gathered to comprehend the Jie Character Secret.
• Ye Fan asked Xu Yue whether they should leave, but Xu Yue stayed because the Bronze Immortal Palace news had not yet spread.
• Ji Haoyue sensed Ye Fan’s physique and descended to meet him, followed by Hua Yunfei and the Yaoguang Candidate Saint Son.
• Hua Yunfei apologized for his Star Peak disciples’ past discourtesy while considering how to use Xu Yue, and the Yaoguang Candidate Saint Son felt uneasy because Xu Yue seemed familiar.

Xu Yue intervened when Ji Haoyue’s Sea-Rising Bright Moon overwhelmed Ye Fan, then revealed himself as the Shaking Light First Saint Son. His identity stunned the gathered prodigies, while Hua Yunfei and Shaking Light's Candidate Saint Son recognized his use of the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art.

• Ji Haoyue used the first transformation of his Sea-Rising Bright Moon to test Ye Fan, who endured despite their vast difference in realms.
• Ji Haoyue pressed Ye Fan with a second transformation, and Ye Fan refused to retreat as the onlookers watched.
• Xu Yue patted Ye Fan’s shoulder and dispelled the Sea-Rising Bright Moon, drawing the attention of Hua Yunfei and Shaking Light's Candidate Saint Son.
• Xu Yue rebuked Ji Haoyue for using his higher realm against Ye Fan, and Hua Yunfei challenged Xu Yue’s remarks about cultivation speed.
• Xu Yue removed his disguise and revealed that he was the Shaking Light First Saint Son, leaving the gathered prodigies astonished.

Xu Yue, Ye Fan, and their allies faced the Ji Family’s accusations over stolen divine materials, and the dispute escalated into a confrontation at Taixuan Sect’s Star Peak. The Ji Family surrounded them and unleashed a powerful force against Taixuan Sect, leaving the sect under threat.

• Xu Yue revealed himself to Ji Haoyue, then ordered the Shaking Light Candidate Saint Son to deal with Hua Yunfei.
• Four Ji Family mighty figures encircled Star Peak and demanded that Xu Yue hand over the divine materials they accused him of stealing.
• Ye Fan challenged the Ji Family to bring out its witness, but a Ji Family mighty figure attacked him before Li Ruoyu intervened.
• Xu Yue declared that Shaking Light would support Taixuan Sect, and Taixuan’s powerhouses joined Li Ruoyu against the Ji Family.
• The Ji Family Supreme Elder warned that Taixuan Sect had chosen the wrong side, then a misty formation and overwhelming Heavenly Momentum engulfed Star Peak.

The Ji Family surrounded Star Peak with a white mist and threatened to wipe out Taixuan Sect, while Xu Yue negotiated MacArthur’s support with information about Imperial Weapon materials. Reincarnation Hall joined the confrontation, leaving the Ji Family and the other factions stunned.

• The Ji Family's white mist isolated Star Peak, alarming Taixuan Sect and Shaking Light as the Ji Family's Supreme Elder took Ji Haoyue into the fog.
• MacArthur offered Xu Yue help in exchange for benefits, and Xu Yue revealed information about Imperial Weapon materials and signed a contract with him.
• MacArthur agreed to deploy forces up to an Advanced Military Formation in return for the location information, even if the confrontation remained unresolved.
• The Ji Family told Reincarnation Hall it could leave and later return to comprehend the Jie Character Secret, but MacArthur declared that Reincarnation Hall would uphold justice and fight them.

The Ji Family moved against Taixuan Sect after Reincarnation Hall’s intervention left the sect vulnerable, but Xu Yue’s Shaking Light protector arrived with the Dragon Pattern Gold Cauldron. When the Ji Family Supreme Elder brought out the Void Mirror, it rejected him and flew into Xu Yue’s hand.

• MacArthur left after his formation was scattered, and the Ji Family Supreme Elder offered to spare Taixuan Sect if it stopped resisting.
• The Taixuan Sect Master despaired over the sect’s likely destruction, while Xu Yue promised Shaking Light’s protection and Yao Xi stood beside him.
• Xu Yue’s protector arrived with the Dragon Pattern Gold Cauldron and swallowed the white mist sealing Star Peak.
• The Ji Family Supreme Elder declared that the Ji Family would claim the Sacred Body’s share and summoned the Void Mirror.
• Xu Yue accused the Ji Family of disgracing the Void Great Emperor, and the Void Mirror shattered the Supreme Elder’s arms before flying into Xu Yue’s hand.

Xu Yue seized the Void Mirror and used it to cripple the Ji Family elders who had abused it, then joined Ye Fan and the others in a swift attack on the Ji Family Ancestral Land. The chapter ended with the Ji Family’s formation rising as its members faced the attackers, unaware that their Emperor weapon had changed sides.

• The Void Mirror turned against the Ji Family Supreme Elder, and Xu Yue took control of it.
• Xu Yue used the mirror to absorb the cultivation and vital blood of the Ji Family Great Powers, leaving them powerless and aged.
• Ye Fan and Xu Yue decided to clean out the Ji Family and set off with the Shaking Light Saint Son, Saintess, and Xu Yue’s Dao Protector.
• Xu Yue’s Dao Protector smashed the Ji Family’s main gate with the Dragon Pattern Gold Cauldron, alerting the family.
• The Ji Family’s members gathered behind their Emperor formation and confronted the attackers, unaware that the Void Mirror had been taken from them.

After the Ji Family surrendered, Xu Yue took the Void Ancient Scripture and gave Ye Fan a copy before parting ways with him. Xu Yue returned to seclusion, while Ye Fan set out to pursue his own cultivation path.

• Xu Yue confronted the Ji Family Holy Lord with the captured Great Powers and the Void Mirror, and the Holy Lord admitted defeat and deactivated the Imperial Formation.
• Xu Yue crippled the most ruthless Ji Family branch, expelled it from the family, and took the Void Ancient Scripture from the Void Mirror, sharing a copy with Ye Fan.
• The Ji Family Holy Lord watched the Void Mirror return to the Ancestral Land and reflected that the family's conduct may have brought its warning.
• Ye Fan asked Xu Yue to accompany him to Yaochi, but Xu Yue explained that he was returning to study the Empress Xi Scripture and that his arranged bride would provide its Dao Palace Chapter.
• Xu Yue and Ye Fan said goodbye, and Xu Yue's Dao Protector carried him away while urging him to take the Profound Yellow Mother Qi from Ye Fan; Xu Yue refused.

As Ye Fan faced growing pursuit over his Profound Yellow Mother Qi, the Bronze Immortal Palace drew the attention of powerful factions and gave him some relief. At Shaking Light, Xu Yue learned the Holy Lord had gone to investigate the palace and reassured Yao Xi and Qin Luo about the allies who could protect their connections.

• Ye Fan left Xu Yue’s protection and became a target for holy lands and other factions seeking his Profound Yellow Mother Qi.
• The Bronze Immortal Palace’s appearance diverted many veteran powerhouses from Ye Fan, while the Reincarnators investigated it and were suppressed by the Ruthless Emperor.
• The Ruthless Emperor took Reincarnators’ military formations for study, prompting them to withdraw and spread news of the palace to attract others.
• Xu Yue learned that the Shaking Light Holy Lord had gone to observe the area near the Bronze Immortal Palace.
• Yao Xi and Qin Luo discussed the Holy Lord’s safety and Yan Ruyu’s position among the demons, and Xu Yue promised Shaking Light would support her.

Xu Yue discussed Ye Fan’s hardships with Yao Xi and Qin Luo before the Ruthless Emperor arrived to question him about the Reincarnators. The chapter ended with her revealing De Gaulle sealed inside a piece of Source and asking whether Xu Yue came from the same place as them.

• Xu Yue and Yao Xi discussed Ye Fan’s dangerous journey, and Xu Yue said the pressure would help him grow.
• Xu Yue sensed a guest approaching and sent Yao Xi and Qin Luo away.
• The Ruthless Emperor appeared and teased Xu Yue about enjoying comfort while Ye Fan suffered.
• The Ruthless Emperor noticed that Xu Yue’s version of the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art had changed and asked who he was.
• The Ruthless Emperor asked Xu Yue what he knew about the Reincarnators and showed him De Gaulle sealed in a piece of Source.

Xu Yue explained the world’s hidden history and the darkness beyond the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands to the Ruthless Emperor, who left after agreeing to verify his claims. Xu Yue freed De Gaulle, but found him dazed and infatuated with the Empress.

• Xu Yue told the Ruthless Emperor that a vast expanse lay beyond the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands and described the Corpse Immortal Emperor’s corruption, the cycles of purges, and the Desolate Heaven Emperor’s protection of the present world.
• Xu Yue said the Ruthless Emperor’s future image had crossed time to aid the Desolate Heaven Emperor, and that he was an executor safeguarding the proper course of events.
• The Ruthless Emperor asked about Xu Yue’s guidance of Ye Fan and Wu Shi, then said she would verify what Xu Yue had told her.
• Xu Yue asked the Ruthless Emperor to release De Gaulle, and she left De Gaulle to him before vanishing from Shaking Light.
• Xu Yue shattered the source sealing De Gaulle and released him, then broke him out of his dazed infatuation with the Ruthless Emperor.