Chapter Summaries

Tong Zhongqiu learned that Chen Fei had risen from the Bone Forging Realm to the Aperture Unification Realm in less than ten years, and regretted that the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect had once turned him away. Yu Shoucheng proposed drawing Chen Fei and the Yuan Chen Sword Sect into their alliance with a share of a Tier 3 Secret Realm’s benefits.

• Gong Guanzhi gave Tong Zhongqiu Chen Fei’s information, revealing his rapid rise and that he had concealed his cultivation.
• Tong Zhongqiu realized the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect had rejected Chen Fei before he joined the Yuan Chen Sword Sect, and lamented the missed opportunity.
• Yu Shoucheng visited Tong Zhongqiu and discussed Chen Fei’s potential and the possibility of bringing the Yuan Chen Sword Sect into their alliance.
• Tong Zhongqiu warned that Chen Fei might refuse because the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect and Yu Family had dangerous troubles following them.
• Yu Shoucheng offered a share of a Tier 3 Secret Realm’s benefits as an inducement, and Tong Zhongqiu recognized its value.

Tong Zhongqiu and Yu Shoucheng invited Chen Fei to join their effort to claim a Tier 3 Secret Realm, and Chen Fei agreed to a broader alliance with their forces. The Yuan Chen Sword Sect and Sinking Water Pavilion prepared to relocate to the Sea Peak Region, leaving their former vassal status behind.

• Yu Shoucheng proposed sharing a portion of the Tier 3 Secret Realm with Chen Fei, and Tong Zhongqiu agreed to approach the Yuan Chen Sword Sect if their other partners accepted.
• Chen Fei cultivated the Primal Chaos Profound Art and considered seeking a stronger mind technique after finding that his Severing God Sword could not seriously harm Tier 3 heart stranges.
• Tong Zhongqiu and Yu Shoucheng visited Chen Fei and invited him to join the struggle for the Tier 3 Secret Realm.
• Chen Fei contemplated their proposal, and the Yuan Chen Sword Sect and Sinking Water Pavilion announced they would relocate to the Sea Peak Region and ally with the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect and the Yu Family.

As the Yuan Chen Sword Sect and Chenshui Island residents sailed toward the Sea Peak Region, Sinking Water Pavilion joined the sect as the Sinking Water Lineage. Chen Fei used a Shadow Clone to guide the sect’s elders in their sword techniques, and Wu Guangyin took his turn learning the Water Jade Sword.

• A dozen ships carried the Yuan Chen Sword Sect, its allies, and most of Chenshui Island’s residents toward the Sea Peak Region.
• Sinking Water Pavilion chose to merge into the Yuan Chen Sword Sect, retaining its own lineage and Legacy Technique while sharing the sect’s resources and obligations.
• Elder Zhao emerged from Chen Fei’s cabin after receiving guidance in the Heavy Yuan Sword and demonstrated his improved skill to the waiting elders.
• Wu Guangyin spent ten thousand Contribution Points to receive personal guidance from Chen Fei.
• Chen Fei’s Shadow Clone slowly demonstrated the Water Jade Sword and answered Wu Guangyin’s questions.

Chen Fei led the Yuan Chen Sword Sect toward the Sea Peak Region to join an alliance, drawn by the promise of a Tier 3 Secret Realm and other generous offers. After driving off a fast-moving Third-Tier Weird during the voyage, he arrived with the sect and met the welcoming forces, while Wei Xingshan regretted not recruiting him earlier.

• Chen Fei agreed, after consulting Qu Qingsheng, to join the alliance with the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect and the Yu Family in exchange for a share of the Tier 3 Secret Realm and a Spirit Tree branch.
• During the voyage, Chen Fei cultivated the Primal Chaos Profound Art and learned of a risky Secret Art that could accelerate the first turn of Aperture Unification.
• Chen Fei detected a Third-Tier Weird near the ships, broke its mental attack with the Severing God Sword, and found that it was too fast to pursue.
• After nearly another month at sea, Chen Fei and the Yuan Chen Sword Sect reached the Sea Peak Region and were welcomed by the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect, the Yu Family, and two other sects.
• Wei Xingshan watched Chen Fei arrive and regretted not inviting him into the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect when he had the chance.

The Yuan Chen Sword Sect settled into its new mountain gate while Chen Fei met his allies and learned about their coming contest for a Tier 3 Secret Realm. After the meeting, Zhao Tianxuan offered Chen Fei a Mind Skill called the Severing Mystery Sword, but Tong Zhongqiu questioned whether Zhao was trying to sell it again.

• The Yuan Chen Sword Sect entered its new mountain gate, which had abundant resources and denser Heaven and Earth Essence Qi than Chenshui Island.
• Chen Fei met Qin Haishan of the Soul Severing Gate and Zhao Tianxuan of the Profound Fire Gate, who explained their alliance’s contest for a Tier 3 Secret Realm.
• Qin Haishan shared information about the five opposing Aperture Unification Realm cultivators, and the allies discussed possible contest formats and their strength advantage.
• Zhao Tianxuan caught up with Chen Fei and offered to show him the Severing Mystery Sword, a Mind Skill.
• Tong Zhongqiu called out to Zhao Tianxuan and asked whether he was selling the Severing Mystery Sword again.

Chen Fei traded the Primal Chaos Profound Art to Zhao Tianxuan for the Severing Mystery Sword and fifty Mid-Grade Essence Stones. After Zhao Tianxuan left, Tong Zhongqiu learned that Chen Fei had mainly wanted to sell the cultivation method, and a notification flashed on Chen Fei's Panel.

• Tong Zhongqiu warned Chen Fei that Zhao Tianxuan's Severing Mystery Sword was difficult to cultivate, and Chen Fei inspected the technique and found it impressive.
• Zhao Tianxuan offered to sell the Severing Mystery Sword for one High-Grade Essence Stone, but Chen Fei said he had only twenty Mid-Grade Essence Stones.
• Chen Fei showed Zhao Tianxuan the Primal Chaos Profound Art, and Zhao Tianxuan agreed to trade the Severing Mystery Sword for it with fifty Mid-Grade Essence Stones added.
• Chen Fei accepted Zhao Tianxuan's offer, and they exchanged Jade Slips and the Essence Stones before Zhao Tianxuan hurried away.
• Tong Zhongqiu told Chen Fei that Zhao Tianxuan had never mastered the Severing Mystery Sword, and Chen Fei said he had mainly wanted to sell the Primal Chaos Profound Art.
• A notification flashed on Chen Fei's Panel as the fifty Mid-Grade Essence Stones came into his possession.

Chen Fei returned to the Yuan Chen Sword Sect’s new mountain gate and used the Panel to buy a second Space Grid. He tested whether it could contain a powerful sword strike, leaving the Limit Sword Yuan suspended inside the grid.

• Tong Zhongqiu reminded Chen Fei about Zhao Tianxuan’s attempt to sell the Severing Mystery Sword, and Chen Fei offered to sell him the Primal Chaos Profound Art.
• Tong Zhongqiu declined the cultivation art and directed Chen Fei to Sea Peak City, where the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect might find useful resources.
• Chen Fei returned to the Yuan Chen Sword Sect and found its members celebrating their new mountain gate.
• Chen Fei spent fifty Mid-Grade Essence Stones to purchase a second Space Grid from the Panel.
• Chen Fei gathered power until his body cracked, then thrust the Qian Yuan Sword and stored the resulting Limit Sword Yuan inside the Space Grid.

Chen Fei stored a powerful attack in his Space Grid, studied and fused the Severing Mystery Sword with the Shadow Reflection Art, and spent months mastering the resulting technique. As the Yuan Chen Sword Sect settled into its new home and Guo Linshan reached the Aperture Refining Realm, the contest for the Tier 3 Low-Grade Secret Realm was announced: seize the flag.

• Chen Fei recovered from the strain of storing his strongest move in a Space Grid and studied the Severing Mystery Sword, whose power grew with the number of formations he could forge into a sword.
• Chen Fei fused the Shadow Reflection Art with the Severing Mystery Sword and used the Panel to simplify the new Shadow Reflection Severing Mystery Sword into the Shadow Reflection Art.
• Chen Fei began cultivating the new technique, which protected his Mind from backlash and promised greater power against Mind Wraiths in the Heart Strange Realm.
• Guo Linshan broke through from the Viscera Refining Realm to the Initial Aperture Refining Realm as the Yuan Chen Sword Sect and Yuan Chen City adjusted to their new mountain gate.
• Chen Fei advanced the Shadow Reflection Severing Mystery Sword to Great Perfection and the Primal Chaos Profound Art to Perfection over eight months.
• The method for contesting the Tier 3 Low-Grade Secret Realm was announced as seizing the flag.

During a meeting about the Five Sect Alliance’s upcoming Flag Snatching Battle, Chen Fei concealed that he had taken first place in Haiyue Cave Abode’s trial. Zhao Tianxuan tried to assess Chen Fei’s progress in the Severing Mystery Sword, but Chen Fei revealed a mastery that stunned him.

• Qin Haishan and the other alliance leaders discussed the Flag Snatching Battle, which they expected to hold in Haiyue Cave Abode.
• Zhao Tianxuan asked Chen Fei whether he had attended the previous Haiyue Cave Abode trial, and Chen Fei denied having a token.
• Zhao Tianxuan followed Chen Fei and offered to advise him on the Severing Mystery Sword, then demonstrated his own technique.
• Zhao Tianxuan urged Chen Fei to show his progress, expecting him to be struggling with the sword art.
• Chen Fei displayed the Severing Mystery Sword by smelting seventy-two formations into a sword, leaving Zhao Tianxuan stunned.

Chen Fei surprised Zhao Tianxuan and others by revealing his mastery of the Severing Mystery Sword, then spent a month cultivating before the Tier 3 Secret Realm Flag Snatching Battle began. Inside Haiyue Cave Abode, Chen Fei concealed the war banner’s aura with a single sword-finger swipe as his team prepared to compete.

• Chen Fei demonstrated the seventy-two-array Severing Mystery Sword, astonishing Zhao Tianxuan, Qin Haishan, Yu Shoucheng, and Tong Zhongqiu with his talent.
• Chen Fei returned to cultivation, focusing on the Primal Chaos Profound Art and refining Tier 2 Mind Wraiths to strengthen his mind.
• A month later, the Tier 3 Secret Realm Flag Snatching Battle began, and Haiyue Cave Abode transported ten Aperture Unification Realm experts into the competition site.
• Chen Fei and his four allies found the conspicuous Black War Banner in a mountain cave and discussed ways to hide it.
• Chen Fei swiped at the banner with a Sword Finger, making its powerful aura vanish while leaving the banner in place.

Chen Fei concealed the battle flag’s aura, giving Qin Haishan’s alliance an advantage as the Flag Snatching Battle began. The group started gathering resources to strengthen the flag while Yu Shoucheng went to scout the opposing side.

• Chen Fei used a Secret Art to hide the battle flag’s aura, and Qin Haishan took the flag into his sleeve.
• The group learned that victory required capturing the opposing battle flag, while resources scattered through Haiyue Cave Abode could strengthen their own flag.
• Chen Fei explained that he could suppress the others’ auras only while they remained still, so Yu Shoucheng went to scout the enemy instead.
• Qin Haishan and the others found a resource point, and Zhao Tianxuan broke apart the exceptionally hard ore with a serious blade strike.
• Qin Haishan fed the ore to the battle flag, then agreed that the group would split up to collect resources while staying close enough to regroup.

After Yu Shoucheng was eliminated by Mo Shiyi, Qin Haishan’s group faced a five-to-four disadvantage without knowing the enemy’s capabilities. Chen Fei concealed himself perfectly and moved ahead to scout while his clone continued forward.

• Chen Fei cut down a simulated flower bud and fruit, then learned that a member of the Black Faction had been eliminated.
• Mo Shiyi’s infused power let him ambush and eliminate Yu Shoucheng, who realized the enemy’s temporary strength boost came with severe limitations.
• Spectators saw Yu Shoucheng disappear from the water curtain, and many became worried about their bets on Qin Haishan’s side.
• Qin Haishan, Zhao Tianxuan, and Tong Zhongqiu gathered with Chen Fei and considered how to respond to their sudden numerical disadvantage.
• Chen Fei erased his aura and heat, achieved perfect concealment, and went ahead to scout while his clone continued forward.

Chen Fei’s side discovered that Mo Shiyi’s group had eliminated Yu Shoucheng with a restrictive treasure, but were not yet moving to attack. Qin Haishan’s group avoided a risky confrontation and secretly gathered the richer resources along the border to strengthen their battle flag.

• Chen Fei sent his clone to scout Mo Shiyi’s group, but it could not approach safely and sensed that the enemy’s treasure had restricted Yu Shoucheng’s escape.
• Chen Fei relayed the clone’s findings to Qin Haishan and the others, who weighed attacking Mo Shiyi’s group against relying on their battle flag.
• Chen Fei brought Qin Haishan and the others to the border, where they began mining resource points while keeping their battle flag’s Aura erased.
• Chen Fei’s clone transported resources to Qin Haishan, who fed them to the battle flag as Chen Fei and the others continued mining.
• Mo Shiyi’s five remained gathered together, while their Auras gradually recovered from the power they had spent.

Chen Fei helped Qin Haishan and the others secretly gather resources in Mo Shiyi’s territory, allowing their Black War Banner to gain a growing advantage while Mo Shiyi’s group searched in vain. Mo Shiyi split his group by sending Miao Wanhong away with their banner, and Chen Fei sensed danger approaching.

• Mo Shiyi’s group decided to invade the opposing territory after Qin Haishan and the others failed to confront them.
• Chen Fei detected the enemy banner moving, gathered Qin Haishan and the others, and led them past Mo Shiyi’s group into enemy territory.
• Chen Fei’s group mined resources rich in Primordial Qi, strengthening their Black War Banner while avoiding the searchers.
• Mo Shiyi’s group searched their territory, realized Qin Haishan’s team had entered theirs, and rushed back to stop the banner from improving.
• After another fruitless search, Mo Shiyi gave their banner to Miao Wanhong to conceal while the other four searched, and Chen Fei sensed danger approaching.

Chen Fei split from Qin Haishan, Zhao Tianxuan, and Tong Zhongqiu to track Mo Shiyi’s hidden battle flag while the others returned to their territory to strengthen their own flag. Chen Fei combined three Secret Arts into the Heavenly Eye and revealed the banner’s trail, leaving him poised to follow it.

• Chen Fei evaded Mo Shiyi’s pursuit with Qin Haishan, Zhao Tianxuan, and Tong Zhongqiu after Mo Shiyi hid his battle flag.
• Qin Haishan said their battle flag needed more time to reach mid-grade, and the group chose to return to their territory rather than search for Mo Shiyi’s flag together.
• Chen Fei volunteered to track the opposing flag alone, and Qin Haishan agreed after warning him to stay cautious.
• Chen Fei used Tracing Back Eye to infer that one person had carried the war banner away from the others.
• Chen Fei fused Sword Return Eye, Tracing Back Eye, and Stargazing Art into Heavenly Eye, which revealed a red line marking the war banner’s route.

Chen Fei tracked Miao Wanhong and attacked him alone to seize the Blazing Flame Flag. He eliminated Miao Wanhong before the other groups reached them, and the flag changed hands.

• Chen Fei used the fused Heavenly Eye to track the concealed Blazing Flame Flag to a mountain range where Miao Wanhong was hiding.
• Miao Wanhong sensed Chen Fei passing by but decided not to attack, choosing to protect the flag instead.
• Chen Fei doubled back, broke into Miao Wanhong’s hiding place, and declared that he could take him alone.
• Chen Fei’s first sword clash drove Miao Wanhong back, forcing him to switch to defense and stall for Mo Shiyi’s group.
• Mo Shiyi’s group and Qin Haishan’s companions rushed toward the battle, but the Haiyue Cave Abode announced Miao Wanhong’s elimination and the Blazing Flame Flag’s change of hands.

After seizing the Blazing Flame Flag, Chen Fei raced toward his camp while Mo Shiyi’s group tried to intercept him. Chen Fei overwhelmed Hu Yanwu with repeated mind attacks and unleashed a deadly technique, forcing Hu Yanwu to withdraw from Haiyue Cave Abode.

• Mo Shiyi and his companions rushed to intercept Chen Fei after learning he had taken the Blazing Flame Flag, while Qin Haishan, Tong Zhongqiu, and Zhao Tianxuan hurried to cover him.
• The Blazing Flame Flag’s Aura vanished, so Mo Shiyi’s group split up to cover possible escape routes and stall Chen Fei until reinforcements arrived.
• Hu Yanwu encountered Chen Fei alone and engaged him, expecting his defensive mind technique to withstand Chen Fei’s attack.
• Chen Fei unleashed dozens of Shadow Reflection Severing Mystery Swords without suffering backlash, badly injuring Hu Yanwu’s mind and making him retreat.
• Chen Fei caught up with Hu Yanwu and pointed a Sword Finger at him; sensing he would die if he stayed, Hu Yanwu withdrew from Haiyue Cave Abode.

Chen Fei eliminated Hu Yanwu and helped secure victory in the Flag Snatching Battle, winning control of the Tier 3 Low-Grade Secret Realm for his alliance. The battle ended with Chen Fei returning from Haiyue Cave Abode as his allies celebrated, while the question of whether Baka could control the realm remained unresolved.

• Hu Yanwu conceded and was eliminated after Chen Fei used the Shadow Reflection Severing Mystery Sword and threatened him with an attack from the Space Grid.
• The news of Hu Yanwu's elimination stunned Mo Shiyi's group and impressed the observers, who recognized Chen Fei's strength and praised the Yuan Chen Sword Sect.
• Chen Fei reunited with Qin Haishan, Zhao Tianxuan, and Tong Zhongqiu, and they escorted the Blazing Flame Flag toward their camp.
• Qin Haishan, Zhao Tianxuan, and Tong Zhongqiu stopped Mo Shiyi's group while Chen Fei continued ahead with the flag.
• Chen Fei placed the Blazing Flame Flag at the cave, ending the battle and securing the Tier 3 Secret Realm for the alliance.
• The alliance celebrated its victory as Chen Fei emerged from Haiyue Cave Abode, though whether Baka could control the realm was uncertain.

After Baka recovered and regained its Tier 2 strength, Chen Fei’s side celebrated winning the Tier 3 Secret Realm while the defeated sect leaders examined how the Flag Snatching Battle had turned against them. Fearing Chen Fei would control the secret realm for centuries, Mo Shiyi and the others hired the Soulshade Sect to assassinate him.

• Baka recovered its wounded origin, returned to Tier 2, and gained the ability to hasten the maturation of Spiritual Materials.
• Mo Shiyi and the other defeated leaders questioned Miao Wanhong, who explained that Chen Fei had overwhelmed him and taken the Blazing Flame Flag.
• Hu Yanwu confirmed that Chen Fei had also eliminated him, leaving Mo Shiyi and the others alarmed by Chen Fei’s strength and potential.
• Mo Shiyi argued that Chen Fei’s continued presence would keep their sects from claiming the Tier 3 Secret Realm for centuries.
• Mo Shiyi persuaded the other four leaders to share the cost of hiring the Soulshade Sect to kill Chen Fei.
• The Soulshade Sect posted a mission to assassinate Chen Fei of the Sea Peak Region’s Yuan Chen Sword Sect.

The alliance rewarded Chen Fei’s decisive role in the Flag Snatching Battle by increasing the Yuan Chen Sword Sect’s share of the Tier 3 Secret Realm, where he also arranged for Baka to plant a Spirit Tree root. After more than half a year of Chen Fei cultivating inside the sect, an assassin who had been waiting for him watched from a hundred li away.

• Mo Shiyi and the others accepted the Soulshade Sect’s expensive commission to assassinate Chen Fei up to three times.
• Yu Shoucheng proposed reducing the Yu Family’s Secret Realm share, and Qin Haishan led the allies in doubling the Yuan Chen Sword Sect’s allocation.
• Chen Fei returned to the Yuan Chen Sword Sect and told Qu Qingsheng about their expanded share of the Tier 3 Secret Realm.
• After the Secret Realm opened, Tong Zhongqiu gave Chen Fei a Spirit Tree root, and Baka agreed to plant it.
• Chen Fei cultivated the Primal Chaos Profound Art in the sect for more than half a year while an assassin waited nearby for him to leave.