Chapter Summaries

Ye Zhen fought Jiao Xi, endured his Divine Ability Martial Skills, and countered Jiao Xi’s deadly Crimson Flame Sky Net with Purple Jade Seals. The seals began to shatter as Jiao Xi intensified the attack, leaving Ye Zhen astonished.

• Jiao Xi discovered Ye Zhen had impersonated him and sent the Warning Talisman, then attacked with Fire Shadow Meteors, but Ye Zhen evaded them using Silver Thread Flash.
• Ye Zhen broke Jiao Xi’s Flame Great Hand Seals with Floating Cloud Finger and survived a barrage by relying on the Mirage Dragon Pearl, Silver Thread Flash, and Geomagnetic Force Field.
• Ye Zhen revealed that he had killed Liu Hong, distracting Jiao Xi long enough to trap him with the Geomagnetic Force Field and strike with the amplified Heart Sword.
• Jiao Xi survived Ye Zhen’s Heart Sword and unleashed his trump-card Crimson Flame Sky Net, whose shifting mesh evaded Ye Zhen’s Floating Cloud Finger and spread into seven nets.
• Ye Zhen used Purple Jade Seals to halt the seven nets, but Jiao Xi’s power cracked and shattered the seals as Ye Zhen stared in astonishment.

Ye Zhen comprehended the Shattered Jade Realm during his battle with Jiao Xi and used it to withstand and escape the Crimson Flame Sky Net. As Ye Zhen began to gain the advantage, Jiao Xi swallowed a Blazing Body Sacrifice Pill, and Ye Zhen brought out the Blood Shadow Spear and sent his Spiritual Sense toward a purple radiance in his First Sword Meridian.

• Ye Zhen understood the Shattered Jade Realm by witnessing the Crimson Flame Sky Net shatter his Purple Jade Seals.
• Ye Zhen used a Shattered Jade Seal to halt Jiao Xi's six Crimson Flame Sky Nets, detonated them, and escaped the shockwave.
• Ye Zhen countered Jiao Xi's next attack with a Shattered Jade Seal and struck through his Crimson Flame Light Shield with the Floating Cloud Finger.
• Ye Zhen gained the upper hand with his secret techniques and Heart Sword, while Jiao Ran's Soul Attack created an opening.
• Jiao Xi swallowed a Blazing Body Sacrifice Pill and used a Flame Great Hand to break most of Ye Zhen's Heart Sword.
• Ye Zhen produced the Blood Shadow Spear and sent his Spiritual Sense toward the purple radiance in his First Sword Meridian.

Feng Qingyue raced to save Ye Zhen but arrived to find that he had killed Jiao Xi with Zi Ling’s overwhelming sword qi, at the cost of crippling his right arm and destroying the Blood Shadow Spear. After Feng Qingyue treated him and agreed to help claim Jiao Xi’s bounty, they rode together toward the Sun Moon Divine Cult Headquarters.

• Feng Qingyue sensed a devastating burst of power and pushed herself to maximum speed as she hurried toward Ye Zhen.
• Ye Zhen stood beside a vast crater and Jiao Xi’s mangled corpse, stunned that Zi Ling’s sword qi had killed the fifth-level Pulse Forging Realm expert.
• Feng Qingyue arrived, checked Ye Zhen’s shattered arm meridians, and heard how he had used the Blood Shadow Spear to unleash Zi Ling’s power.
• Ye Zhen gave Jiao Xi’s head to Feng Qingyue so she could claim the bounty, and she agreed after he promised to spend it on wine.
• Feng Qingyue gave Ye Zhen a Yin Yang Recasting Pill, and they rode Xiao Mao toward the Sun Moon Divine Cult Headquarters.

Feng Qingyue brought Jiao Xi’s head to the Law Enforcement Hall, where Yu Hanjing attacked her before Tu De intervened. After the cult leaders learned Ye Zhen had helped kill Jiao Xi, Tian Guizhang arrived and worried over Ye Zhen’s injuries and recovery time.

• Feng Qingyue entered the Law Enforcement Hall and presented Jiao Xi’s head to Zhu Ling, provoking Yu Hanjing to attack her.
• Tu De stopped Yu Hanjing with a black iron token and warned her against further violence before she left, threatening Feng Qingyue and Ye Zhen.
• Zhu Ling grieved over his son’s death, thanked Feng Qingyue, and gave her the promised reward before departing.
• Feng Qingyue told Tu De and the others that she and Ye Zhen had joined forces to kill Jiao Xi, changing their opinions of Ye Zhen.
• Feng Qingyue began explaining that Tu De’s iron token was one of the Divine Cult’s Three Treasures, but Tian Guizhang arrived and asked about Ye Zhen’s injuries.
• Ye Zhen said he needed at least half a month to reforge his meridians, and Tian Guizhang said the delay was troublesome.

Ye Zhen learned about the Divine Sect’s upcoming Spirit Gathering Assembly selection and the sect’s three treasures, then spent the night treating his injured arm and testing the Shattered Jade Realm’s abilities. At dawn, Tian Guizhang arrived to take him to the selection matches.

• Tian Guizhang explained that Ye Zhen had to compete in the Divine Sect’s selection match and worried his injured arm would keep him from qualifying, but Ye Zhen said his breakthrough meant the injury would not hinder him.
• Feng Qingyue warned Ye Zhen about Nian Xinghe, Zuo Xiong, and Sang Boquan, then told him about the Sun Moon Divine Altar, the Black Demon Token, and the Sun Moon Divine Light Pearl.
• Ye Zhen returned Feng Qingyue the reward of ten thousand High-grade Spirit Crystals, and she kept it after he said it could be drinking money.
• Ye Zhen spent the night clearing congealed blood from his injured arm and testing the Shattered Jade Realm, discovering that its power enhanced certain fixed-form attacks but could not strengthen his spiritual armor or sword qi.
• At dawn, Tian Guizhang descended and asked Ye Zhen if he was ready for the selection matches.

Ye Zhen arrived at the Sun Moon Divine Cult’s selection tournament and discovered that its enormous Divine Statue had a mysterious effect on the Mirage Dragon Pearl. As the candidates gathered at the ritual altar, Ye Zhen saw an unbelievable sight that left the story on a sudden revelation.

• Tian Guizhang warned Ye Zhen about the tournament’s rivals and said Yu Hanjing had visited Nian Xinghe, Zuo Xiong, and Sang Boquan the night before.
• Ye Zhen and Tian Guizhang encountered Yao Sen and Sang Boquan, who mocked Ye Zhen’s cultivation and crippled arm, while Ye Zhen stayed calm.
• Ye Zhen sensed a strange pressure from the Divine Statue’s eyes, and looking at them made the Mirage Dragon Pearl shake violently until he broke eye contact.
• Nian Xinghe greeted Ye Zhen with a faint, bitter smile, while Tian Guizhang introduced Zuo Xiong and Yu He among the arriving candidates.
• Yu Hanjing glared at Ye Zhen, and Tian Guizhang suddenly pulled him around; Ye Zhen saw an unbelievable sight at the ritual altar.

Jian Qianxiong arrived to oversee the selection matches for the Spirit Gathering Assembly, where eight young martial artists would compete for five places. Ye Zhen challenged Sang Boquan first after the other candidates treated him as an easy opponent, and the chapter ended with two women making opposite predictions about the fight.

• Jian Qianxiong appeared before the Divine Statue, recognized Ye Zhen's exceptional Soul Power, and waited until all eight candidates had arrived.
• Jian Qianxiong explained that the candidates could fight without restraint but could not use techniques that caused prolonged weakness, then Ji Yuanxiu announced the points-based format.
• The candidates sized up Ye Zhen as an easy opponent but hesitated to challenge him, so Ye Zhen stepped forward and chose Sang Boquan.
• Sang Boquan rushed to the center of the altar and attacked with his spear aura as he and Ye Zhen exchanged taunts.
• Jian Qianxiong asked the Divine Cult's higher-ups who would win, and two women simultaneously predicted that Ye Zhen would win and lose.

Ye Zhen fought Sang Boquan before the Sun Moon Divine Cult's leaders, who had debated which fighter would win. Ye Zhen's Shattered Jade Seal overwhelmed Sang Boquan and left him pinned to the ground.

• Feng Qingyue and Yu Hanjing argued over whether Ye Zhen would defeat Sang Boquan, but Cult Master Jian Qianxiong stopped them from wagering their Spirit Weapons.
• Tian Guizhang, Yao Sen, Shen Cang, Zhu Ling, He Yangxin, and Elder Tu gave their predictions before Chief Commander Ji Yuanxiu announced the match.
• Sang Boquan opened with the Thunderbolt Dragon Spear, while Ye Zhen sent his Purple Jade Seal to meet the attack.
• Ye Zhen used the Shattered Jade Seal to shatter Sang Boquan's spear technique and blasted him with an explosive burst of violet light.
• Ye Zhen summoned a second Shattered Jade Seal and suppressed Sang Boquan until he fell to his knees and was flattened against the ground.

Ye Zhen overwhelmed Sang Boquan with his Shattered Jade Seal, then easily won his next two matches as the martial contest continued. As the fourth round began, Zuo Xiong chose to challenge Ye Zhen.

• Ye Zhen suppressed Sang Boquan with the Shattered Jade Seal and stopped just short of detonating another seal before Ji Yuanxiu announced his victory.
• Zuo Xiong defeated Yu He with his Tiger King Transformation, and Nian Xinghe defeated Zhuang Ling with his swordsmanship.
• Pi An upset Wan Liang, while Ye Zhen later forced Pi An and Wan Liang to concede with his Shattered Jade Seal.
• Sang Bo'an lost to Zhuang Ling after seeking to recover his reputation from an earlier defeat.
• At the start of the fourth round, Zuo Xiong chose Ye Zhen as his opponent.

Ye Zhen defeated Zuo Xiong by anticipating his Lightning Leopard Strike and stopping him with Floating Cloud Finger, then advanced through the fifth round after Yu He conceded. The sixth round opened with Ye Zhen facing Nian Xinghe in the selection tournament’s most anticipated match.

• Ye Zhen used the Shattered Jade Seal to delay Zuo Xiong’s tiger attack, then pierced his leopard form with Floating Cloud Finger and won the match.
• Zuo Xiong thanked Ye Zhen for showing mercy, while Cult Master Jian Qianxiong praised Ye Zhen and Feng Qingyue challenged Yu Hanjing to wager on Ye Zhen’s victory over Nian Xinghe.
• Nian Xinghe defeated Sang Boquan with Azure Nether Sword Light, leaving Sang Boquan badly injured.
• Yu He conceded to Ye Zhen before their fifth-round match began, and Zuo Xiong knocked the injured Sang Boquan out with Lightning Leopard Strike.
• Nian Xinghe stepped forward as the sixth round’s first challenger, and Ye Zhen joined him on the field.

Ye Zhen and Nian Xinghe fought at full strength in the selection tournament, until Ye Zhen used his Soul Refining Divine Eye and the Phantom Soul Beast King's power to overwhelm Nian Xinghe. The chapter ended with Nian Xinghe lost in an illusion and his attacks completely dissipated, shocking the tournament spectators and leaders.

• Nian Xinghe praised Ye Zhen, declared that he would not give up Qingyue, and attacked with his Azure Abyss Sword Qi, which Ye Zhen countered with the Floating Cloud Finger.
• Nian Xinghe rained sword qi down on Ye Zhen, who destroyed it with the Shattered Jade Seal before Nian Xinghe charged with his Sword Shuttle.
• Ye Zhen's Soul Shocking Heavenly Lightning forced Nian Xinghe to evade, and Nian Xinghe warned that he could no longer control the power of his next attack.
• Nian Xinghe unleashed the Star Cloud Divine Sword, but Ye Zhen trapped him in the Soul Refining Divine Eye, prompting Nian Xinghe to struggle against the Soul Attack.
• Ye Zhen fused the Phantom Soul Beast King's illusion power with his Divine Eye, deepening Nian Xinghe's illusion until his sword qi vanished and he smiled as if victorious.

Ye Zhen defeated Nian Xinghe by trapping his mind in an illusion, then safely released him after Ji Yuanxiu warned him of the danger. The selection tournament ended with Ye Zhen in first place, and Cult Master Jian Qianxiong promised rewards to the five who would represent the Divine Sect at the Spirit Gathering Assembly.

• Ye Zhen trapped Nian Xinghe in an illusion so powerful that Ji Yuanxiu carefully instructed him how to awaken and release Nian Xinghe without harming his soul.
• Nian Xinghe conceded defeat, warned Ye Zhen not to wrong Feng Qingyue, and left the arena.
• Sang Boquan lost to Yu He, and Zhuang Ling challenged Ye Zhen before conceding to his Shattered Jade Seal.
• Ji Yuanxiu announced that Ye Zhen, Nian Xinghe, Zuo Xiong, Yu He, and Zhuang Ling placed first through fifth in the selection tournament.
• Cult Master Jian Qianxiong named the five as the Divine Sect's representatives at the Spirit Gathering Assembly and promised them rewards to improve their combat strength.

Cult Master Jian Qianxiong rewarded the five Spirit Gathering Assembly candidates with powerful supplies to improve their survival and combat abilities. He gave Nian Xinghe the low-grade Spirit Weapon Blazing Seal Light Sword instead of Ye Zhen, then offered Ye Zhen a separate reward to make up for it.

• After the other candidates and cult leaders left, Jian Qianxiong gave Ye Zhen, Nian Xinghe, Zuo Xiong, Yu He, and Zhuang Ling Storage Rings containing High-grade Spirit Crystals, high-grade Treasure Armor, pills, and Jade Talismans.
• Jian Qianxiong explained that the armor could withstand ordinary Pulse Forging Realm attacks, the pills could restore spiritual power and heal injuries, and the talismans could conceal auras or protect their bearers.
• Jian Qianxiong kept Ye Zhen and Nian Xinghe behind and revealed that the tournament's first-place prize was the low-grade Spirit Weapon Blazing Seal Light Sword.
• Because Ye Zhen's cultivation was too low to wield the sword effectively, Jian Qianxiong gave it to Nian Xinghe and explained that both young men were core talents of the Sun Moon Divine Cult.
• Jian Qianxiong tossed Ye Zhen a pill bottle as compensation, and Ye Zhen was stunned when he read its label.

Ye Zhen used the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill rewarded by Cult Master Jian Qianxiong to rapidly increase his cultivation before the Spirit Gathering Assembly. After nine days of refining it, he reached late Soul Sea Realm fifth level and prepared to approach the Pulse Forging Realm.

• Ye Zhen learned that the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill could raise his cultivation and entered his quiet room to refine it before the Spirit Gathering Assembly.
• Ye Zhen swallowed the pill, but its energy surged out of control and caused his body to swell.
• Ye Zhen summoned the Battle Soul Blood Banner to strengthen his Soul Power and regained control of the pill's energy.
• Ye Zhen refined the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill for nine days, advancing from late Soul Sea Realm third level to late Soul Sea Realm fifth level.
• Ye Zhen realized he had nearly reached the peak of Soul Sea Realm fifth level and could soon pursue the Pulse Forging Realm.

Ye Zhen tested his strengthened Shattered Jade Seal against Feng Qingyue, who warned that his chances at the Spirit Gathering Assembly were below twenty percent. Feng Qingyue revealed that the gathering had claimed even the strongest member of her group five years earlier, killed by a Monster Beast from an Immortal Realm Spirit Vein.

• Ye Zhen discovered that his breakthrough had increased the power of his Shattered Jade Seal, Heart Sword, and Purple Jade Spiritual Armor.
• Feng Qingyue visited Ye Zhen, learned he had reached the late fifth level of the Soul Sea Realm using the Spirit Dew Heavenly Pill, and tested his Shattered Jade Seal against her Purple Cloud Finger.
• Feng Qingyue said Ye Zhen's seal art could rival a Mid-grade Heaven-tier Divine Ability Martial Skill, but estimated his chances of winning at the Spirit Gathering Assembly at less than twenty percent.
• Tian Guizhang arrived to explain the Spirit Gathering Assembly, then left Feng Qingyue to brief Ye Zhen because she had participated five years earlier.
• Feng Qingyue told Ye Zhen that only three of the five participants returned from the previous gathering, including after the death of the strongest, Cai Wei.
• Feng Qingyue revealed that Cai Wei had been killed by a Monster Beast from an Immortal Realm Spirit Vein.

Feng Qingyue explained the dangers and mysteries of the Spirit Gathering Assembly’s Trial Secret Realm to Ye Zhen, including its powerful Monster Beasts and invisible barriers. Before leaving, she gave him a jade slip of accumulated information and a top-grade treasure saber, asking him to drink with her after the trial.

• Feng Qingyue explained that participants had to find three golden armor plates in seven days to qualify for the Spirit Gathering Points Tournament, while dangerous Heaven-tier Monster Beasts roamed the Top-grade Spirit Vein.
• Ye Zhen questioned why the factions did not send Palace Opening Realm Kings to clear the trial grounds, and he and Feng Qingyue suspected the secret realm contained something even those experts feared.
• Feng Qingyue recalled invisible barriers that had obstructed her and warned Ye Zhen to slow down if he saw ripples in the air.
• Feng Qingyue described other dangers, gave Ye Zhen the Divine Sect’s jade slip of information about the trial grounds, and urged him to study it.
• Feng Qingyue gave Ye Zhen a top-grade treasure saber and asked him to drink with her eight days later, and Ye Zhen agreed.

Feng Qingyue told Ye Zhen that Yang Yiguan, the surviving elder of the Beast Taming Sect, might know how to break Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao’s bloodline shackles. Ye Zhen went to Moon Embracing Tower to seek a place at Yang Yiguan’s dinner, where the chapter ended with another martial artist challenging him over Xiao Mao’s low rank.

• Feng Qingyue explained that Yang Yiguan was the True Spirit Domain’s foremost authority on Monster Beasts and the sole survivor of the Beast Taming Sect’s destruction.
• Ye Zhen learned that only martial artists with Demonic Servants could enter Yang Yiguan’s selection for six dinner places, and he decided to try with Xiao Mao.
• Ye Zhen arrived at Moon Embracing Tower and joined the long queue, where several thousand martial artists had gathered and the preliminary selection had already eliminated most applicants.
• Other contestants mocked Xiao Mao for being a High-grade Earth-tier Monster Beast, though observant onlookers noticed it remained composed near Heaven-tier Monster Beasts.
• A long-faced martial artist ahead of Ye Zhen insulted Xiao Mao, and Ye Zhen’s cold look prompted him to demand whether Ye Zhen was dissatisfied.

Ye Zhen’s Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao terrified a long-faced martial artist’s Triangular Overlord Bull, causing it to rampage until Moon Embracing Tower’s attendants stopped it and expelled its owner. Ye Zhen reached the initial selection and attempted its precision-control task, leaving the Beast Taming Sect’s Senior Disciple Brother stunned.

• The long-faced martial artist provoked Xiao Mao with the Triangular Overlord Bull, but Xiao Mao’s roar frightened the bull into retreating.
• The long-faced martial artist used the Soul Control Art to force the bull forward, causing it to go berserk and throw the nearby area into chaos.
• A copper bell calmed the Monster Beasts, and two Beast Taming Sect disciples expelled the long-faced martial artist before a giant eagle hurled away the bull.
• Ye Zhen took the vacant place in line and observed that only seven of more than two hundred candidates had passed the initial selection.
• The Senior Disciple Brother explained that Ye Zhen could pass by having Xiao Mao retrieve a water-filled porcelain bowl without breaking it or the table, and Xiao Mao darted out and returned, leaving him dumbfounded.

Ye Zhen passed the Beast Taming Sect’s preliminary test with Xiao Mao, then faced hostility from Duan Yingnian and Thunderous Sword Qin Hu at Moon Embracing Tower. After revealing his Spirit Gathering Immortal Talisman and provoking Duan, he was interrupted by the arrival of a Green-robed Girl he seemed to recognize.

• Xiao Mao carefully carried a porcelain bowl without spilling its water, earning Ye Zhen passage through the preliminary selection.
• A long-faced martial artist learned Ye Zhen’s identity as the Thunderbolt Killing God and fled in fear, while another contestant’s Ice Leaving Sculpture repeatedly shattered its bowl.
• Ye Zhen entered Moon Embracing Tower and encountered Duan Yingnian and Thunderous Sword Qin Hu, who challenged him to a wagered duel.
• Ye Zhen refused Qin Hu’s challenge, insulted Duan Yingnian, and revealed his Spirit Gathering Immortal Talisman, proving he would join the assembly.
• Duan Yingnian erupted in anger, but a Green-robed Girl entered the hall and left Ye Zhen staring at her in recognition.

Hu Qingtong arrived at Master Yang’s banquet and chose to sit beside Ye Zhen, whose Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao had been pestering her Silver Horned Profound Ice Tiger. The Beast Taming Sect’s Senior Disciple Brother Ma Yue then announced that six guests would be selected to dine with Master Yang and ask him a question, with a fee of five hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals required of those selected.

• Hu Qingtong entered the banquet hall, introduced herself to Duan Yingnian, and ignored his invitation to sit beside Ye Zhen.
• Hu Qingtong drew a chair beside Ye Zhen and explained that she had approached him because Xiao Mao was harassing her Silver Horned Profound Ice Tiger.
• Ye Zhen warned Xiao Mao through his divine sense to stay away from the Silver Horned Profound Ice Tiger.
• Ma Yue announced that Master Yang would select six guests to dine with him and ask one question each, and that selected guests would pay five hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.
• Three warriors left the hall because they could not pay the fee, and Ma Yue began the second round of selection.