Chapter Summaries

Ye Zhen and Little Cat killed Wu Hanke and two other Profound Moon Sect members, revealing Little Cat’s immense new physical strength. Ye Zhen waited in the bloodied Spirit Courtyard for Gan Rusong, then faced the Palace Opening Realm King alone as Gan Rusong demanded to see his master.

• Little Cat tore Wu Hanke apart after Ye Zhen used a Geomagnetic Force Field to hinder his escape.
• Ye Zhen realized that Little Cat’s new innate ability was extraordinary physical strength, which let it smash powerful attacks and opponents without using spiritual power.
• Ye Zhen took the dead men’s Storage Rings, fed Little Cat more than twenty Heaven Grade Monster Cores, and waited for Gan Rusong to arrive.
• Gan Rusong reached the Spirit Courtyard sixty-nine breaths later and identified Ye Zhen as the killer of his disciples.
• Ye Zhen prepared his defenses and challenged Gan Rusong, declaring that he could kill him without his master’s help.

Ye Zhen lured Gan Rusong into underestimating him and used Xiao Mao and three Great Ape Fire Monkey King Puppets to kill the Palace Opening Realm King. As Gan Rusong’s head fled the Spirit Courtyard, Ye Zhen recognized the escaping three-colored light as an Innate Soul Light.

• Gan Rusong suspected Ye Zhen was bait for an ambush, then attacked him with a dark-green palm imprint.
• Ye Zhen broke Gan Rusong’s attack with his Kun Yuan Divine Palm and Floating Cloud Finger, then launched Xiao Mao and three red-furred beasts at him.
• The three beasts revealed themselves as Great Ape Fire Monkey King Puppets and seized Gan Rusong while Xiao Mao tore through Thousand Vine Luo.
• The puppets ripped Gan Rusong apart, and Xiao Mao struck his head as it tried to escape.
• A three-colored Spiritual Light flew from Gan Rusong’s severed head, and Ye Zhen identified it as an Innate Soul Light.

Ye Zhen killed Palace Opening Realm King Gan Rusong and captured his Innate Soul Light, planning to refine it to strengthen his own soul. He tested Gan Rusong’s Mid-grade Spirit Weapon, the Thousand Vine Luo, then opened the King’s Storage Ring and discovered its wealth was extraordinary.

• Ye Zhen imprisoned Gan Rusong’s fleeing Innate Soul Light and stored it away to refine later.
• Ye Zhen picked up the Thousand Vine Luo and tested its binding power on Little Cat and the three Great Ape Fire Monkey King Puppets.
• Little Cat escaped the Thousand Vine Luo by shrinking to palm size, while the puppets melted its vines with Fire Spirit Energy.
• Ye Zhen removed Gan Rusong’s Storage Ring, broke its Soul Imprint, and froze in surprise at the wealth inside.

Ye Zhen examined Gan Rusong’s Storage Ring and discovered a fortune in Spirit Crystals, pills, and other resources, along with a concealed Low-grade Spirit Ring and the Low-grade Spirit Sword Flying Frost. After claiming his spoils, he took Gan Rusong’s head and flew off to surprise the others.

• Ye Zhen imprinted his Spiritual Sense on Gan Rusong’s Storage Ring and discovered it was a Low-grade Spirit Ring that could conceal itself on its holder’s body.
• Ye Zhen found millions of Spirit Crystals, numerous medicinal pills, and thirteen Profound Moon Golden Pills, but no Cultivation Manuals.
• Ye Zhen discovered the Low-grade Spirit Sword Flying Frost, claimed it, and learned it could amplify his spiritual power and unleash Ice Spirit Sword Evil.
• Ye Zhen realized Flying Frost could strengthen the Heart Sword from his Clear Heart Sword Intent, especially when combined with Zi Ling’s enhancement.
• Ye Zhen took Gan Rusong’s bloody head and flew off, saying he would surprise the others.

The Sun Moon Divine Cult and the Profound Moon Sect’s allies clashed over the demand to hand over Ye Zhen, with threats of war growing as negotiations collapsed. Just as Fang Lifeng and the other representatives prepared to leave for Gan Rusong, Ye Zhen appeared and told them there was no need to go.

• Fang Lifeng demanded that Jian Qianxiong hand over Ye Zhen, while Tu De and Duan Yingnian argued against him.
• Shen Cang displayed formidable power and warned that the Sun Moon Divine Cult would fight to defend its dignity.
• Tu De accepted Fang Lifeng’s challenge, and Fang Lifeng declared he would report the breakdown in negotiations to Gan Rusong.
• Tian Guizhang tried to prevent war, but Fang Lifeng invited Yan Cong, Duan Yingnian, Ji Xuan, and Yun Chonggao to visit Gan Rusong.
• Ye Zhen appeared in Fang Lifeng’s path and said there was no need to go see Gan Rusong.

Ye Zhen returned to the Sun Moon Divine Cult as Profound Moon Sect and Myriad Stars Tower pressed Cult Master Jian Qianxiong for an explanation. After Ye Zhen repelled Zhu Ling’s attempt to kill him, he revealed that he had killed Profound Moon Sect Peak Master Gan Rusong, leaving Fang Lifeng rushing toward Gan’s severed head.

• Ye Zhen blocked Fang Lifeng’s group, and Duan Yingnian and Fang Lifeng attacked him before Tu De and Shen Cang intervened.
• Zhu Ling accused Ye Zhen of harming the Divine Cult and attacked him with Ghost Skull Death Fist, but Ye Zhen repelled the strike with Kun Yuan Divine Palm.
• Shen Cang stopped Zhu Ling from attacking again, while Fang Lifeng threatened to join other factions against the Divine Cult unless Jian Qianxiong explained Ye Zhen’s actions.
• Ye Zhen revealed a human head and said he had picked it up on his way back; Fang Lifeng recognized it as Gan Rusong’s and lunged toward it.

Ye Zhen presented Gan Rusong’s head, leading the gathered leaders to suspect that a powerful ally of his had killed the Profound Moon Sect peak master. After Fang Lifeng fled and Jian Qianxiong led the others to Gan Rusong’s courtyard, Ye Zhen sent Xiao Mao to watch them and set off to handle the loose ends himself.

• Fang Lifeng accused Ye Zhen of knowing who killed Gan Rusong, while the assembled leaders concluded that Ye Zhen likely had a powerful Palace Opening Realm King backing him.
• Shen Cang stopped Fang Lifeng from attacking Ye Zhen, and Duan Yingnian secretly warned Fang Lifeng to question whether the head was really Gan Rusong’s.
• Fang Lifeng claimed the head only resembled Gan Rusong and hurried away, while Duan Yingnian and Yan Cong blocked Tu De and Shen Cang from pursuing him.
• Jian Qianxiong led the gathered leaders toward Gan Rusong’s courtyard, and the others followed after recognizing his veiled warning.
• Ye Zhen sent Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao to follow the group, then took off to deal with the matter himself.

Fang Lifeng fled Qinglan Martial Capital after finding Gan Rusong and the Profound Moon Sect members dead, convinced the Sun Moon Divine Cult was responsible. Ye Zhen intercepted him, and as they fought, Duan Yingnian secretly recorded the battle, intending to use it against the Sun Moon Divine Cult.

• Fang Lifeng found the Profound Moon Sect's residence filled with corpses and recognized Gan Rusong's mutilated remains.
• Fang Lifeng used his Origin Vital Blood to escape east, while Jian Qianxiong ordered an investigation and Duan Yingnian pursued him after receiving reports of a bloody escape light.
• Fang Lifeng hid among the clouds and planned to travel three hundred thousand miles to reach a relay station and alert the Profound Moon Sect.
• Ye Zhen dispersed the clouds and confronted Fang Lifeng, who attacked him in desperation, hoping to take him hostage.
• Duan Yingnian watched Ye Zhen and Fang Lifeng fight from a distance and used an Image Recording Talisman to capture the battle.

Ye Zhen killed Fang Lifeng and Duan Yingnian, destroyed the evidence Duan Yingnian had recorded, and took their belongings. As Ye Zhen prepared to return to the Sun Moon Divine Cult, he sensed another presence nearby and called for it to reveal itself.

• Ye Zhen used Earth Escape and his Heart Sword to kill Fang Lifeng, then took his Storage Ring and concealed the corpse.
• Duan Yingnian planned to use his Image Recording Talisman to persuade the Profound Moon Sect to attack the Sun Moon Divine Cult, but the Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao killed him.
• Ye Zhen destroyed the Image Recording Talisman, took Duan Yingnian's Storage Ring, and burned his corpse.
• Ye Zhen estimated the Profound Moon Sect would need at least a year to discover the truth and reach the Sun Moon Divine Cult.
• As Ye Zhen prepared to return to the Divine Cult, he sensed someone nearby and asked the hidden expert to reveal themselves.

Ye Zhen learned that Feng Qingyue had been imprisoned in the Heart Refining Fire Prison and hurried there to rescue her. He found Yu Hanjing confronting Feng Qingyue and poisoning her, leaving her in danger as Ye Zhen listened from hiding.

• Ye Zhen recognized that a Palace Opening Realm King had watched the battle before teleporting away, then returned to the Sun Moon Divine Cult.
• Zuo Xiong told Ye Zhen that Gan Rusong and the other Profound Moon Sect elders had died, and that Feng Qingyue had been locked in the Heart Refining Fire Prison for more than ten days.
• Ye Zhen rushed to the prison and discovered several guards knocked unconscious along the way, suggesting someone had entered ahead of him.
• Ye Zhen searched the fiery prison and found Feng Qingyue protected by ten-thousand-year cold jade while Yu Hanjing berated her.
• Yu Hanjing revealed that Feng Qingyue had drunk poisoned water, and Feng Qingyue realized her body had weakened.

Yu Hanjing confronted Feng Qingyue in the Heart Refining Fire Prison, and Ye Zhen arrived to rescue her. After Ye Zhen overwhelmed Yu Hanjing’s attacks, she unleashed a Purple Light Exploding Flame Heaven Talisman, leaving Feng Qingyue warning him to retreat.

• Yu Hanjing accused Feng Qingyue of pretending not to be poisoned and blamed Feng Yi for the misery of her life, while Feng Qingyue condemned her for killing her mother.
• Ye Zhen appeared and told Yu Hanjing that she had never truly won the heart she claimed to have lost, giving Feng Qingyue a new understanding of her mother’s love.
• Yu Hanjing attacked Ye Zhen with her Flowing Light Golden Hairpin and Fire Feather Transformation, but he knocked the hairpin aside and destroyed the firebird with his Ice Spirit Sword Evil.
• Ye Zhen’s Heart Sword broke through Yu Hanjing’s flame defenses, but a purple talisman shielded her from the final blow.
• Yu Hanjing launched a Purple Light Exploding Flame Heaven Talisman at Ye Zhen and retreated as Feng Qingyue shouted for him to get back.

Ye Zhen survived Yu Hanjing’s Heaven-tier talisman attack and drove her off, then returned to rescue the poisoned Feng Qingyue. He explained the misunderstanding between them, and they reconciled with a kiss before an unexpected cough interrupted them.

• Yu Hanjing attacked Ye Zhen with a Purple Light Exploding Flame Heaven Talisman, shattering his defenses and injuring him.
• Ye Zhen unleashed his Geomagnetic Force Field, slowed Yu Hanjing, and struck her Fire Feather Bird form with the Flying Frost Sword and Heart Sword radiance.
• Ye Zhen chased the wounded Yu Hanjing but abandoned the pursuit to return to Feng Qingyue, who was helpless from the Three Absolute Soft Pulse Powder.
• Ye Zhen broke into the fire prison and comforted Feng Qingyue, who cried and accused him of fooling around with another woman.
• Feng Qingyue explained that she had escaped with a Teleportation Spirit-tier Talisman, and Ye Zhen told her what had happened before they kissed.
• An awkward cough interrupted Ye Zhen and Feng Qingyue as they embraced.

Ye Zhen faced Cult Master Jian Qianxiong’s demand to delay the Profound Moon Sect’s retaliation and promised to produce results within three days. Jian Qianxiong revealed Feng Qingyue was his daughter, then learned Ye Zhen had killed Zhu Jiutian and heard Ye Zhen defend his choice to intervene against injustice.

• Jian Qianxiong told Ye Zhen he had intercepted messengers from Myriad Stars Tower and the Longevity Sect, but warned that he must delay the Profound Moon Sect’s retaliation for at least a year.
• Ye Zhen proposed keeping the four major factions too busy to send messages and promised Jian Qianxiong results within three days.
• Jian Qianxiong revealed that Feng Qingyue was his daughter and asked Ye Zhen why Zhu Ling wanted him dead.
• Ye Zhen confessed that he had disguised himself as Jiao Xi, killed Zhu Jiutian, and framed Jiao Xi for the murder.
• Jian Qianxiong called Ye Zhen a do-gooder, and Ye Zhen declared that he would keep intervening against injustice and would kill Zhu Ling if he had the ability.

Jian Qianxiong spared Ye Zhen and ordered him to resolve Yu Hanjing’s matter within three days, while Zhu Ling was declared a traitor and attacked the pursuers with Spirit Burst Pills. As Zhu Ling fled through the sect, Ye Zhen tried to stop him and rushed to protect Bai Zizai, but regretted revealing his Thousand Vine Luo.

• Jian Qianxiong decided Zhu Ling would die, sent talismans after him, and told Ye Zhen to take Feng Qingyue home while he handled Yu Hanjing’s matter.
• Ye Zhen carried Feng Qingyue back to Moonlight Hall, where she fell asleep, and stationed Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao beside her bed.
• Zhu Ling fled toward Moonlight Hall, destroyed Ye Zhen’s residence, and used a soul fluctuation to make three pursuers swallow Spirit Burst Pills and detonate.
• Jian Qianxiong contained the explosions, while Zhu Ling escaped toward the southeast and Ye Zhen challenged him to stop his flight.
• Shen Cang, Tu De, and other cult martial artists cornered Zhu Ling and knocked him toward the Bamboo Sea Spirit Courtyard, where he killed two Soul Sea Realm martial artists.
• Ye Zhen saw Zhu Ling falling toward Bai Zizai, warned him, and summoned Thousand Vine Luo to intervene, then regretted exposing the weapon.

Ye Zhen helped bring down Zhu Ling and watched the Sun Moon Divine Cult purge his followers, then planned to use Myriad Stars Tower to disrupt Qinglan Martial Capital’s order within three days. The chapter ended with Ye Zhen, disguised as an arrogant young master, demanding every Heaven Grade Monster Core in a Myriad Stars Tower shop.

• Ye Zhen trapped Zhu Ling with Thousand Vine Luo, and Cult Master Jian Qianxiong appeared and beheaded Zhu Ling before he could use a Berserk Spirit Pill.
• Jian Qianxiong seized Zhu Ling’s Storage Rings, ordered Law Enforcement Hall Elder Tu De to refine his remnant soul, and reminded Ye Zhen to produce results within three days.
• The Sun Moon Divine Cult executed roughly a hundred of Zhu Ling’s relatives and dismissed dozens of his allies, while Nian Xinghe and Ji Fei took control of the Internal Affairs Hall’s authority.
• Ye Zhen told Feng Qingyue he planned to sound out Myriad Stars Tower, but refused to let her accompany him and said he would rely on his disguise skills.
• Ye Zhen entered a Myriad Stars Tower shop in Qinglan Martial Capital disguised as a young master and demanded all its Heaven Grade Monster Cores.

Ye Zhen disguised himself as the wealthy, lecherous Young Master Mu to buy Monster Cores from Myriad Stars Tower and secretly plant Spiritual Sense on Steward Ding. After Steward Ding left to retrieve the goods, Ye Zhen used the trail to follow him and locate the tower’s treasure vault as part of a larger plan.

• Ye Zhen displayed millions of Mid-grade Spirit Crystals and ordered all of Myriad Stars Tower’s High-grade Heaven-tier Monster Cores and its wind-element Mid-grade and Low-grade Heaven-tier Monster Cores.
• Steward Ding took over the transaction and led Ye Zhen to a private room, where Ye Zhen insisted on buying all thirty-four High-grade Heaven-tier Monster Cores.
• Ye Zhen pretended to lust after a serving maid and offered up to one hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals for her company, prompting Steward Ding to agree to ask her.
• Ye Zhen secretly planted strands of Earth Spirit Energy on Steward Ding’s back while patting him, then followed his movements with his Spiritual Sense after he left to fetch the Monster Cores.
• Ye Zhen used the opportunity to track Steward Ding toward Myriad Stars Tower’s treasure vault, which he intended to rob as part of a larger scheme.

Ye Zhen used Steward Ding to locate Myriad Stars Tower's underground treasure vault, but the defenses prevented him from seeing inside. Back in the guest room, Ye Zhen began exchanging a mountain of accumulated goods for Monster Cores.

• Steward Ding passed through an identity check and a spirit-energy cleansing that destroyed most of Ye Zhen's Spiritual Sense, though a trace hidden near Ding's spleen survived.
• Steward Ding descended more than five hundred meters underground and reached a fire-sealed gate guarded by four fire-element martial artists, revealing the treasure vault's location to Ye Zhen.
• Two guards entered the sealed area and returned with a Storage Ring, while Steward Ding remained outside and then brought the Monster Cores back to Ye Zhen.
• Ye Zhen pretended to ask about a maid, then secretly destroyed the Spiritual Sense left on Steward Ding's back.
• Steward Ding quoted a discounted total of ten million seven hundred and forty thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals for the Monster Cores, and Ye Zhen offered goods in exchange.
• Ye Zhen produced a large pile of pills, herbs, and other goods, prompting Steward Ding to summon Myriad Stars Tower's treasure appraisal master.

Ye Zhen sold accumulated valuables at Myriad Stars Tower, arranged to take a maidservant in three days, and killed three martial artists who tried to rob him. As night fell, he fed Monster Cores to Little Cat and prepared to carry out his plan in Qinglan Martial Capital.

• Ye Zhen bought more than one hundred Monster Cores for 7.3 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals and sold miscellaneous goods for another 3.4 million.
• Steward Ding arranged for a maidservant to accompany Ye Zhen for one month, and Ye Zhen said he would return in three days with the Spirit Crystals.
• Three Pulse Forging Realm martial artists pursued Ye Zhen and tried to rob him, but he used the Soul-Capturing Jade Skull and Great Force Divine Hammer to kill them.
• Ye Zhen returned toward Qinglan Martial Capital with Little Cat and fed it Heaven-tier Monster Cores, strengthening its cultivation and physical body.
• At nightfall, Ye Zhen looked toward Qinglan Martial Capital and said the coming night would be remembered by its factions.

Ye Zhen infiltrated Myriad Stars Tower to investigate its defenses and overheard Yan Cong learning that the clan planned to send teams to Shuilian Island for spirit pills. Ye Zhen recognized the pills as Talent Bloodline Augmentation Pills and left with Shuilian Island fixed in his mind.

• Ye Zhen used Xiao Mao to survey Myriad Stars Tower’s territory under moonlight, then waited until the guards were less alert before beginning his infiltration.
• Ye Zhen tunneled toward the treasure vault, found five layers of defenses beneath it, and abandoned that approach.
• Ye Zhen reached beneath Yan Cong’s quiet room and discovered Yan Cong sitting with Elder Du, so he waited underground and listened.
• A small Teleportation Array delivered a message, and Yan Cong told Elder Du that the clan had ordered him to prepare for a fight on Shuilian Island half a year early.
• Yan Cong said the tower would send three teams to Shuilian Island to obtain more spirit pills, and Ye Zhen identified the pills as Talent Bloodline Augmentation Pills.

Ye Zhen captured Yan Cong and forced him to reveal the Talent Bloodline Augmentation Pill’s location and schedule. Yan Cong did not know where Shuilian Island was, and Ye Zhen told him to take another look before revealing his identity.

• After Elder Du left, Yan Cong secured his room and began cultivating while Ye Zhen weighed how to get more information from him.
• Ye Zhen used the Thousand Vine Luo to bind Yan Cong, sealed his spiritual power, and emerged from beneath the floor disguised as an elderly powerhouse.
• Ye Zhen used Soul Locking Needles on Yan Cong and threatened him with Soul Searching until Yan Cong revealed that the pill was being refined on Shuilian Island and would be completed in about a year.
• Yan Cong said he did not know Shuilian Island’s location because his family had not yet sent the spirit map.
• Ye Zhen refused to spare Yan Cong and asked him to look again and identify who he was.