Chapter Summaries

Lin Heng and the others confirmed Ye Tian’s death before a Supreme’s arrival shook the secret realm. Jiang Jingyi confronted Ji Jinyu at the spatial abyss, rejected his invitation to join the invasion, and enraged him by mocking his reputation and achievements.

• Yun Yao told Meng Yutong that Lin Heng had killed Ye Tian and his soul had been collected by a junior brother.
• A tremendous pressure spread through the secret realm, but no Extraterrestrial Cultivators appeared, leaving both sides on alert.
• Ji Jinyu halted his procession before a spatial abyss and asked Jiang Jingyi why she was violating his border.
• Ji Jinyu urged Jiang Jingyi to join his cause against the Jiang Clan, but she dismissed his argument and defended Heavenly Profound’s history.
• Jiang Jingyi insulted Ji Jinyu’s limited territory and unsuccessful disciples, prompting him to demand that she reveal her true face.

Jiang Jingyi revealed herself as the Female Emperor and fought the invading cultivators while Lin Heng tried to protect his allies and buy time. The chapter ended with Lin Heng facing the enemy army alone as its leaders hesitated, wary of a possible trap, and wondering why Lady Yi had not appeared.

• Jiang Jingyi revealed her identity as the Female Emperor and killed several Golden Core cultivators with her Great Vehicle Realm pressure.
• Ji Jinyu led the invading cultivators across the spatial fault line as Dugu Zixuan and the others prepared to retreat and defend themselves.
• Lin Heng sent Murong Ziyan and the others into his portable space, then sent Bai Yi into the Rebirth Bridge to investigate Chen Changqin and find Xiao Muyu.
• Lin Heng reunited with Shen Yeting and the Dugu siblings, put Dugu Zixuan and Dugu Feng into his space, and remained behind alone.
• Lin Heng confronted the invading army, whose three leaders suspected an ambush and delayed attacking him.
• Lin Heng wondered why Lady Yi was not there.

Lin Heng used his hidden System Space to ambush the Heavenly Action Continent's forces, bringing allies outside to attack and back before they could retaliate. After several close calls, the enemies scattered, making further sneak attacks difficult.

• Lin Heng vanished into the System Space, then reappeared behind the enemy ranks and stabbed a young man before retreating.
• Lin Heng brought Martial Man out to kill three enemies, then returned him to the System Space before the Dao Integration experts could strike.
• Lin Heng took Song Feilan outside for an ambush, and they barely escaped a palm strike before returning.
• Meng Yutong joined Lin Heng for an outing, and he came back clutching his cheek after apparently being struck.
• Lin Heng observed that the enemy forces had scattered, making another sneak attack difficult.

Lin Heng and his allies attacked the cultivators trapped in the Immortal Island Secret Realm while Jiang Jingyi fought Ji Jinyu with her divine will. Jiang Jingyi imprisoned Ji Jinyu but emerged injured, worrying that Lin Heng and Dugu Zixuan might compare her condition with Salted Fish’s.

• After Kong An’s group failed to find their attackers, Zhou Jin urged them to flee toward Southern Continent and abandon weaker disciples.
• Lin Heng sent Dugu Zixuan to freeze and shatter the Golden Core Realm cultivators, then ordered Martial Man, Smoke Ghost, and Plowman to attack the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
• Jiang Jingyi trapped Ji Jinyu inside a Nine Palaces Dragon Lock after their wills clashed, while the three supposed allies beside him remained indifferent because they were already dead.
• Jiang Jingyi explained that she would keep Ji Jinyu alive to prevent the Supreme Alliance from acting rashly while she made plans in Western Continent.
• Jiang Jingyi returned to her body bleeding and worried that Lin Heng and Dugu Zixuan would notice her injury and compare it with Salted Fish’s.

The Immortal Island Secret Realm began collapsing after the clash between Venerable Ji and the Female Emperor, forcing Lin Heng and his companions to shelter in the System Space. As they remained trapped inside, Meng Yutong and Dugu Zixuan argued over Lin Heng and Murong Yi’s fate.

• The secret realm collapsed, and Kong An used an ancient-creature magic artifact to shelter himself and several cultivators while others fled.
• Lin Heng returned to the System Space, where Dugu Zixuan warned that they could not safely leave until space expanded again.
• Murong Ziyan claimed Murong Yi was safe inside a life-saving spatial ring, though she privately worried about revealing the truth.
• Yun Yao dragged Lin Heng toward a hall for a talk, while Leng Qingqiu and Leng Qingyun stayed quiet and Meng Yutong was distracted by Dugu Zixuan.
• Dugu Zixuan confronted Meng Yutong about disciplining Lin Heng, and Meng Yutong argued that Murong Yi might have died in the collapse before saying she could not blame anyone else.

Jiang Jingyi found the Rebirth Bridge and argued with the Dao, which insisted she kill Chen Changqin to prevent the Immortal Realm’s destruction. Chen Changqin, Su Lian'er, and Bai Yi escaped the collapsing secret realm, where they encountered a Dao Integration mighty expert.

• Jiang Jingyi found the Rebirth Bridge and considered entering the Rebirth Realm, but the Dao warned her she might never return.
• The Dao demanded that Jiang Jingyi kill Chen Changqin, but she rejected its command and hinted she had another way to obtain Fortune.
• Xiao Muyu sent Chen Changqin, Su Lian'er, and Bai Yi out through the collapsing bridge, slapping Bai Yi for complaining as he emerged.
• Chen Changqin led the others toward recovered space while Bai Yi joked about the devastation and wondered whether Lin Heng and the others had survived.
• A Dao Integration mighty expert emerged from a turtle-shell-like object, and Bai Yi quickly apologized after recognizing his strength.

Chen Changqin defended Su Lian'er and Bai Yi from Kong An and the other cultivators until she was badly wounded. Su Lian'er summoned her father, Su Xuan, whose arrival filled the Immortal Island Secret Realm with Yin qi, while Su Lian'er sought help for the fallen Chen Changqin.

• Kong An and the other cultivators attacked Chen Changqin, Su Lian'er, and Bai Yi, but Chen Changqin used the Wind-Listening Ancient Zither to block their blows.
• Su Lian'er confronted Chen Changqin over her concealed identity and feelings, while Bai Yi urged them to focus on surviving.
• The attackers continued their siege until Chen Changqin spat blood, and Su Lian'er shouted for her father to come.
• Su Xuan arrived as Black Mist and pale hands rose from the ground, and his Yin qi spread throughout the Immortal Island Secret Realm.
• Chen Changqin collapsed, and Su Lian'er asked Su Xuan for qi-replenishing pills before realizing they would replenish Yin Force and harm Chen Changqin.

Xiao Muyu arrived as Yinfolk overwhelmed the Heavenly Action Continent survivors, then killed the besieged group with her hidden threads. Jiang Jingyi watched in concealment and grew wary when Xiao Muyu appeared to notice her.

• Su Xuan and the Yinfolk attacked Kong An and the remaining Heavenly Action Continent cultivators, whose attacks failed to keep the Yinfolk from reforming.
• Xiao Muyu arrived, reassured Su Lian'er that Long Zither was alive, and struck Bai Yi after he asked whether he could become the Fourth Epoch's Mandate of Heaven bearer.
• Jiang Jingyi watched from concealment, and Xiao Muyu sensed a powerful presence before turning her attention back to the battle.
• Xiao Muyu used the Shadow Killing Method to behead the surrounded cultivators, then lifted the survivors with invisible threads and severed their heads.
• Xiao Muyu glanced toward Jiang Jingyi's hiding place, leaving Jiang Jingyi wary that the woman had noticed her.

As the space around the System Space recovered, Lin Heng and his companions prepared to leave the Immortal Island Secret Realm, while Leng Qingyun revealed her plan to outdo Senior Niu. Outside, they found Netherworld spirits had arrived as reinforcements and discovered Chen Changqin unconscious among the aftermath of a battle.

• Meng Yutong dragged Yun Yao and Leng Qingqiu out of the hall, but Lin Heng calmed the confrontation by privately promising Yun Yao tutoring sessions and invoking his mother to restrain his master.
• Leng Qingyun told Lin Heng to present himself as Bad Elder Sister’s Dao companion and her fellow disciple when they visited the Leng Family, so she could later surprise her family by claiming him and outdo Senior Niu.
• The space recovered enough for Lin Heng and the others to leave, and Murong Ziyan went out first with Lin Heng.
• Lin Heng found Netherworld spirits led by familiar figures, including Bai Yi, Su Xuan, Su Lian'er, and Xiao Muyu, while Yin Luo was absent.
• Lin Heng examined the unconscious Chen Changqin and determined that he was safe but needed rest to recover his depleted True Yuan.
• Murong Ziyan cried out at the sight of severed heads and scattered corpses, and Xiao Muyu explained that she had made the attack openly.

Jiang Jingyi pretended to be gravely injured after claiming she had trapped a Supreme, and Lin Heng believed her story and cared for her. Meng Yutong challenged Jiang Jingyi’s act, and Dugu Zixuan intervened before their confrontation could escalate.

• Jiang Jingyi appeared before Lin Heng and the others, then pretended to collapse into Lin Heng’s arms after coughing up blood.
• Lin Heng found Jiang Jingyi’s mental energy and True Yuan depleted, but Xiao Muyu warned him that Jiang Jingyi was not seriously injured.
• Jiang Jingyi claimed she had used the Murong Family’s Kang Metal Fortune Lock to temporarily trap a Supreme, and Lin Heng praised her for holding the enemy back.
• Lin Heng tended to Jiang Jingyi, prompting Meng Yutong to question why he was caring for her instead of letting Murong Ziyan help.
• Jiang Jingyi taunted Meng Yutong, and Dugu Zixuan grabbed Meng Yutong’s arm and urged her to wait until they left before speaking further.

Meng Yutong and Dugu Zixuan debated Murong Yi’s power while the survivors searched the ruined secret realm for loot. Xiao Muyu then demanded Lin Heng’s wives become her maids, and Lin Heng questioned why the women had to compete over rank.

• Dugu Zixuan warned Meng Yutong that Murong Yi might be stronger than they had assumed, but Meng Yutong insisted Murong Yi could not be a Supreme.
• After the group searched the wreckage, Meng Yutong gathered the surviving spoils and discarded items that Leng Qingyun collected.
• Bai Yi stared at Yun Yao, who struck at him and chased him after he insulted her.
• Xiao Muyu reminded Lin Heng that she had helped him and asked him to make his wives her maids.
• Lin Heng objected to the women competing over status, and Xiao Muyu pointed out that Jiang Jingyi and his master were already fighting over spells.

Lin Heng challenged Xiao Muyu about her plans and learned that Bai Yi was needed in the Netherworld to complete a larger scheme. He handed Bai Yi over to her in exchange for a warning about his dangerous Peach Blossom Calamity.

• Lin Heng told Xiao Muyu not to harm his companions, and she explained how the Struggle for Fortune could force people into sacrificing those they cared about.
• Xiao Muyu said the Underworld would act while Su Lian'er remained in the human world, and revealed that Luo Qi had been imprisoned after asking her to throw Bai Yi into the Netherworld.
• Lin Heng deduced that Xiao Muyu had planned from the start for Bai Yi, True Yang Venerable's son, to stay behind because the Double Fish Talisman could connect the Netherworld and human world.
• Xiao Muyu offered Lin Heng a hint about his Peach Blossom Calamity if he persuaded Bai Yi to go with her, warning that one calamity remained and could cost him half his life.
• Lin Heng stuffed Bai Yi into a sack, dragged him to Xiao Muyu, and demanded to hear about the calamity.

Xiao Muyu explained that the Peach Blossom Calamity could arise from jealousy and conflict among women, prompting Lin Heng to consider who might be involved in the next one. After Lin Heng and the others left, Su Lian'er demanded Chen Changqin’s memories, which he revealed were hidden in an ancient zither; playing its melody began to summon a scene.

• Xiao Muyu told Lin Heng that the Peach Blossom Calamity could lead to deadly infighting and that someone might be sacrificed.
• Lin Heng recalled that Jiang Caiyan’s jealousy had likely caused the first Peach Blossom Calamity and considered possible conflicts among his companions.
• Xiao Muyu took the struggling Bai Yi to the Netherworld, while Su Lian'er stayed behind in the Immortal Island Secret Realm.
• Chen Changqin awoke and learned from Su Lian'er that Lin Heng had left him to guard the realm and that Bai Yi had been taken away to be introduced to a wife.
• Su Lian'er demanded Chen Changqin’s mortal-world memories, and he revealed that they were in the ancient zither and invited her to play a remembered piece.
• As Su Lian'er played the zither, its notes formed a scene before them, making her pupils shrink.

Lin Heng proposed that Meng Yutong use Murong Yi to gain support in the rotating Household Manager authority struggle, but Meng Yutong left after hearing only half the plan. Lin Heng warned Dugu Zixuan that the ruse might backfire and turn Murong Yi into another daughter-in-law.

• Meng Yutong asked Lin Heng what Murong Yi had said privately, and Lin Heng told her that Murong Yi had called her petty and unaware of the ways of the world.
• Lin Heng said the Supreme Alliance matter was not fully resolved and that the real battlefield was outside the Southern Continent.
• Lin Heng asked what Meng Yutong would do if one of his senior sisters gained the Household Manager authority, and she said she would make Big Senior her puppet.
• Lin Heng suggested that Meng Yutong pretend to ally with Murong Yi so the senior sisters would unite against her, letting Meng Yutong seize the authority.
• Meng Yutong declared that she understood the plan and left before Lin Heng could explain the risks.
• Dugu Zixuan took Meng Yutong's seat, and Lin Heng warned her that Murong Yi might turn the false alliance into a real one and become another daughter-in-law.

Lin Heng and his companions arrived at Luoze Immortal Island, where Dugu Zixuan learned of the Leng sisters’ family troubles and resolved to support them. After Patrol Guard Office enforcers tried to extort them over Xiao Lan, Lin Heng killed the three and left the street in shock.

• The group reached Luoze Immortal Island, and Leng Qingyun led them toward the immortal city and its famous pleasure tower.
• Meng Yutong told Dugu Zixuan that the Leng sisters faced pressure from branch families over their inheritance, and Dugu Zixuan promised to support them.
• Xiao Lan appeared in the food street, prompting Leng Qingqiu to warn that the island banned Demon Beasts from traveling there.
• Three Patrol Guard Office enforcers demanded ten thousand Spirit Stones to detain Xiao Lan and threatened to execute her; Lin Heng briefly put her into System Space, but they still insisted on payment.
• Lin Heng brought Xiao Lan back out and left with the group, while the three enforcers collapsed dead and onlookers gathered in alarm.

Lin Heng entered the Music Pavilion with Yun Yao, Xiao Lan, and Dummy while Leng Qingqiu took Dugu Zixuan and Meng Yutong to a tea house. In a private room, Yun Yao questioned Lin Heng about how he ranked his senior sisters and secretly recorded his answers, leaving him exposed to blackmail.

• Lin Heng took Little Chili and Dummy into the Music Pavilion, paying six thousand Spirit Stones to enter.
• Yun Yao pulled Lin Heng into a private room and teased him about his past encounters and the Spirit Stones he had paid.
• Yun Yao pressed Lin Heng to rank Cai Yan, First Senior Sister, Second Senior Sister, and Master by looks, figure, and ability.
• Lin Heng said Master ranked below First Senior Sister, then asked Yun Yao to stop questioning him about money and intimacy.
• Yun Yao revealed that she had recorded Lin Heng's answer on a glowing stone and threatened to tell Master.

Lin Heng and Yun Yao were interrupted at the Music Pavilion by Xu Ming and his men, whom Lin Heng killed after Xu Ming invoked his father’s name. The Music Pavilion’s owner warned Lin Heng that the Xu Family had ties to Prince Yu, but Lin Heng dismissed the threat, and Xu Zixian arrived to confront him.

• Yun Yao noticed the men who had confronted them earlier gathering outside the Chamber, and they burst in demanding to know whether Lin Heng had killed their companions.
• Xu Ming claimed his father was Xu Zixian, but Lin Heng slapped him into the neighboring Chamber and killed the twelve men who attacked him.
• Leng Qingyun told Xu Ming to have his father apologize within the time it took an incense stick to burn or risk the Xu Family’s destruction, and Xu Ming fled to report back.
• Yun Yao and Lin Heng discussed taking the Xu Family’s wealth, while the Music Pavilion’s owner warned them that the family was connected to Prince Yu.
• Lin Heng dismissed the warning, and Xu Zixian descended before the group, angrily challenging Lin Heng for disrespecting Prince Yu.

Lin Heng and his companions confronted Xu Zixian over the Patrol Guard Office’s attack, then faced Leng Tianqiong when he arrived and blamed Leng Qingyun. The chapter ended with Lin Heng slapping Leng Tianqiong and turning his own accusation back on him.

• Xu Zixian threatened Lin Heng and his companions, then fired a signal flare that damaged the Music Pavilion and summoned Prince Yu’s people.
• Leng Tianqiong arrived, scolded Leng Qingyun for visiting the Music Pavilion, and heard Xu Zixian’s account of the clash.
• Leng Tianqiong ordered Leng Qingyun to apologize to Xu Zixian, but she refused and explained that the Patrol Guard Office had tried to extort and attack them.
• Leng Tianqiong blamed Leng Qingyun for being stopped by the guards, so Lin Heng slapped him and asked why Leng Tianqiong had been the one he hit.

Lin Heng confronted Leng Tianqiong for blaming Leng Qingyun and demanding compensation without investigating the incident. After Leng Tianqiong attacked him, Meng Yutong intervened and sent the Island Master flying, while Dugu Zixuan watched from a teahouse with Leng Qingqiu.

• Leng Qingyun defended herself against Leng Tianqiong, and Xu Zixian demanded apologies and compensation for the Patrol Guard Office deaths.
• Lin Heng stepped between Leng Qingyun and her father, while a hidden powerful presence deterred Leng Tianqiong from attacking him.
• Lin Heng condemned Leng Tianqiong for failing as a father and Island Master, then called him shameless.
• Leng Tianqiong drew his sword and attacked Lin Heng, but Meng Yutong blocked the strike and sent him flying.
• Dugu Zixuan and Leng Qingqiu watched from a teahouse as Dugu Zixuan praised Lin Heng and criticized Leng Tianqiong.

Meng Yutong intervened when Leng Tianqiong confronted Lin Heng and Leng Qingyun, while witnesses condemned Leng Tianqiong and Xu Zixian for their treatment of the family and the island’s residents. After Xu Zixian threatened the group and proposed a marriage alliance, Meng Yutong severed his limbs, leaving the onlookers convinced that a great disaster was coming.

• Leng Tianqiong confronted Meng Yutong and accused the Green Pavilion Sect of failing to discipline Leng Qingyun.
• Lin Heng, Yun Yao, and witnesses criticized Leng Tianqiong for siding against his daughter and tolerating the Patrol Guard Office’s abuses.
• A Li Family head announced that his family would leave Luoze Immortal Island, and residents discussed moving to the thriving Three Rivers Immortal Island.
• Xu Zixian threatened the residents and asked Leng Tianqiong to arrange a marriage between their families, while condemning Leng Qingyun’s companions.
• At Lin Heng’s suggestion, Meng Yutong severed Xu Zixian’s four limbs, and he fainted as frightened onlookers fled the music house.