Chapter Summaries

Li Yang killed the five corpse refinements attacking Feng Deng's Manor and merged the three manors' arrays to suppress the attacks elsewhere. He tracked down the concealed intruder in Pang Xingsheng's Manor, killed him despite his offer of a Nascent Soul True Lord's hidden estate, and captured his soul.

• Li Yang ordered Feng Deng, Pang Xingsheng, and Wen Tianli to merge their Minor Yang Fire Refining Arrays and hold off the corpse refinements attacking their manors.
• Li Yang shattered one corpse refinement with a punch and destroyed the other four with Heat Vision.
• Feng Deng merged the three arrays into a Yang Fire Refining Array covering all three manors, helping the other manors gain the upper hand.
• Li Yang followed the strange aura in Pang Xingsheng's Manor and found a concealed figure using Magnetic Field Power.
• The hidden figure released a half-step Golden Core-level corpse refinement, but Li Yang wounded it with Eye of Thunder and killed the figure as he tried to flee.
• Li Yang seized the figure's soul after it fell, cutting off its offer of a Nascent Soul True Lord's hidden estate.

Li Yang killed Zhang Xuanjin, captured his corpse refinements, and arranged a meeting to plan their trip to the Profound Yin Corpse Gate. After the battle, Pang Xingsheng broke through to the Golden Core Stage, astonishing Wen Tianli.

• Li Yang killed Zhang Xuanjin, collected his detached soul and corpse, and kept the body as evidence.
• Li Yang used Corpse Fixing Talismans to capture five zombies at Pang Xingsheng's Manor, then left for Wen Tianli's Manor.
• Pang Xingsheng reflected on avoiding needless struggles, returned to cultivate, and broke through to the Golden Core Stage an hour later.
• Li Yang helped Wen Tianli capture the five corpse refinements attacking his manor and proposed meeting at Feng Deng's Manor at noon the next day to plan their visit to the Profound Yin Corpse Gate.
• Wen Tianli sensed Pang Xingsheng's breakthrough and hurried to his manor.

Li Yang returned to Fengdeng Prefecture after killing Zhang Xuanjin, and Feng Deng arranged for the group to recover before they retrieved the Profound Yin Corpse Record. After examining Zhang Xuanjin’s belongings and considering corpse refinement in the Apocalyptic World, Li Yang sensed that Pang Xingsheng had broken through to the Golden Core Stage.

• Wen Tianli wondered why Pang Xingsheng had advanced before him, then hurried to congratulate him with a Cloud Mist Sword.
• Li Yang returned to Fengdeng Prefecture with his spoils, and Feng Deng congratulated him for killing Zhang Xuanjin and resolving the crisis.
• Li Yang told Feng Deng to rest and said Wen Tianli and Pang Xingsheng would meet him the next day to discuss retrieving the Profound Yin Corpse Record.
• Li Yang examined Zhang Xuanjin’s storage bag and found corpse-refining methods, materials, and preserved corpses, but no technique for concealing his aura.
• Li Yang considered testing corpse refinement on Mutated Zombies in the Apocalyptic World, then sensed that Pang Xingsheng had reached the Golden Core Stage.

Li Yang, Feng Deng, and Wen Tianli witnessed Pang Xingsheng break through to the Golden Core Realm and celebrated with him. After three days of welcoming visitors and congratulations, Pang Xingsheng proposed that they resume their postponed trip to retrieve the Profound Yin Corpse Record.

• Li Yang and Feng Deng sensed Pang Xingsheng's breakthrough and went to his manor, where Wen Tianli joined them to observe the changes in his qi.
• Pang Xingsheng completed his breakthrough after three days, and Li Yang, Feng Deng, and Wen Tianli congratulated him and presented gifts.
• Cultivators from nearby prefectural cities arrived to offer Pang Xingsheng gifts and congratulations, then left after sharing spirit tea.
• Pang Xingsheng proposed that the group retrieve the Profound Yin Corpse Record that day, and Li Yang agreed.

Li Yang traveled with Pang Xingsheng, Wen Tianli, and Feng Deng toward the Profound Yin Corpse Gate, revealing a magnetic power that astonished Feng Deng. After taking a Teleportation Array and flying onward, they reached a towering immortal mountain, and Li Yang wondered if they had left the Jiuli Dynasty.

• Pang Xingsheng offered to carry Wen Tianli and Feng Deng on his Spiritual Gourd while he led the group toward the Provincial City.
• Li Yang used Magnetic Field Power to carry Feng Deng and catch up with Pang Xingsheng, prompting Feng Deng to mistake it for Primordial Magnetic Force.
• The four arrived at the Provincial City, admired its grandeur, and used its Teleportation Array to travel to another city.
• Wen Tianli and Feng Deng led Li Yang and Pang Xingsheng toward the Profound Yin Corpse Gate, and the group flew for about an hour.
• Li Yang spotted a majestic immortal mountain and asked whether they had left the Jiuli Dynasty.

Li Yang and his companions learned that the Profound Yin Corpse Gate occupied a transformed world in the Jiuli Dynasty’s outer realms. They arrived at the sect to claim the bounty for Zhang Xuanjin, where a sect figure came to question them.

• Pang Xingsheng told Li Yang that they were still in Jiuli territory, and Feng Deng explained that major sects held their lands in the outer realms.
• Pang Xingsheng and Wen Tianli silently speculated about Li Yang but said nothing as the group continued toward the Profound Yin Corpse Gate.
• Li Yang told the mountain guards that they had captured the sect’s fugitive Zhang Xuanjin and had come to claim the bounty.
• A Golden Core guard escorted the group to Guest Welcome Peak, where they waited until a figure arrived and asked if they had dealt with the rebellious disciple.

Li Yang and his companions delivered Zhang Xuanjin’s corpse and captured soul to the Profound Yin Corpse Gate, which rewarded them with an ancient corpse-refining technique and valuable gifts. As Dongfang Jian offered Li Yang spirit tea, he praised Li Yang’s foundation despite his not yet having reached the Golden Core stage.

• Pang Xingsheng recounted how the group had slain Zhang Xuanjin, and Li Yang handed over the corpse and the Jade Bottle containing his soul.
• Dongfang Jian confirmed Zhang Xuanjin’s identity, thanked the four for completing the bounty, and gave them the Profound Yin Corpse Record and four Cosmic Bags.
• Li Yang studied the corpse-refining technique and considered how the zombies of the Apocalyptic World might match its descriptions of special physiques.
• Li Yang discovered that his Cosmic Bag contained spirit stones, elixirs, and a Mysterious Gold Embryo, a Pure Yang material suitable for a Natal Magic Treasure.
• Dongfang Jian offered Li Yang spirit tea and praised his foundation despite his not having reached the Golden Core stage.

After meeting with Dongfang Jian at the Profound Yin Corpse Gate, Li Yang returned toward the central realm of the Jiuli Dynasty, eager to test the corpse-refining methods he had learned. He considered refining a powerful corpse puppet and a growing Natal Magic Treasure from the Pure Yang Magic Material, Invincible Armor, and a mysterious greatsword.

• Dongfang Jian hosted Li Yang and the others, questioned Li Yang about his future plans, and watched them depart after they shared tea and news.
• Dongfang Jian reflected on Zhang Xuanjin’s capture, valued the corpse puppet he had refined, and summoned the sect elders for a meeting.
• Li Yang and his companions traveled back toward the central realm, while Li Yang planned to study corpse refinement during the time remaining before the Seventh Generation Genetic Potion was developed.
• Li Yang assessed the limits of his current abilities and considered the potential of corpse-puppet divine abilities and his Bio-Magnetic Field.
• Li Yang considered using the Pure Yang Magic Material, Invincible Armor, and a mysterious greatsword to forge an intelligent Natal Magic Treasure, then looked toward Wen Tianli as he thought about updating his artifact-refining techniques.

After helping Pang Xingsheng, Wen Tianli, and Feng Deng capture a traitor from the Profound Yin Corpse Gate, Li Yang exchanged artifact-refinement knowledge with them before setting out for Thunder Shock Valley. He entered the valley’s Sea of Thunder to cultivate his Thunder Magic Power and pursue a Natal Magic Treasure.

• Pang Xingsheng, Wen Tianli, Li Yang, and Feng Deng returned to Dongping Province after capturing the traitor from the Profound Yin Corpse Gate.
• Li Yang proposed that the group stay together to exchange knowledge about refining Natal Magic Treasures, and Feng Deng hosted them at his residence.
• Wen Tianli and the others shared their artifact-refinement knowledge, then bid one another farewell.
• Li Yang left Spirit Stones and a note for Feng Deng to thank him for his hospitality.
• Li Yang reached Thunder Shock Valley and plunged into its Sea of Thunder to cultivate his Thunder Magic Power.

Li Yang entered Thunder Shock Valley to transform his Thunder Magic Power and refine a Pure Yang Natal Magic Treasure with the valley’s Thunder Yang Qi. After building a protected cavern and arrays to gather Yang Qi and thunderfire, he prepared to begin refining the treasure.

• Li Yang absorbed the powerful Thunder Elements in Thunder Shock Valley until the strain forced him to stop and rest.
• Li Yang opened and concealed a cave in a mountain, planning to transform his Thunder Magic Power and refine a Pure Yang Magic Treasure.
• Li Yang set up an Earth Sealing Array and a World Annihilation Sea of Fire Array to protect the cavern.
• Li Yang created the Thunder Cloud Gathering Yang Array to draw Thunder Yang Qi into the cavern.
• Li Yang formed nine Thunder Cloud Essence flags that gathered violet thunderfire, then judged that more was needed to refine his Natal Magic Treasure.

Li Yang prepared arrays and materials to refine his Natal Magic Treasure, a nine-story Pure Yang pagoda, while absorbing Thunder Element in Thunder Shock Valley. After forty-nine days, the pagoda began to take shape with the Humanoid AI core inside, and Li Yang moved to condense it.

• Li Yang set up arrays in his cave to contain heat, conceal his aura, and refine his magic materials.
• Li Yang removed the Humanoid AI from the Invincible Armor and Invincible Sword, then began refining them with the Nameless Greatsword and Pure Yang Magic Materials.
• Li Yang absorbed Thunder Element outside the cave, estimating that restoring all his Thunder Magic Power would take at least a year.
• Li Yang planned a nine-story Pure Yang treasure pagoda with spaces for Thunder Magic, elemental spells, and arrays, and intended to merge the Humanoid AI into it.
• After forty-nine days, Li Yang shaped the materials into a nine-story pagoda, placed the Humanoid AI core inside, and ordered it to condense.

Li Yang refined the Nine-Story Pagoda into a Natal Magic Treasure, and the Pure Yang Qi and Humanoid AI gave it a newborn Artifact Spirit. While testing the pagoda in the thunderclouds, he encountered an immature Thunder Being in the shape of a golden dragon.

• Li Yang condensed the Nine-Story Pagoda and absorbed it into his dantian, then spent three days tempering it.
• Li Yang discovered that the Humanoid AI's body had been expelled while the pagoda had developed a hazy, Artifact Spirit-like consciousness.
• Li Yang flew into the thunderclouds and used the pagoda to gather lightning and form a Thunder World inside its first floor.
• Li Yang continued cultivating in the thunderclouds until he sensed a dangerous aura and spotted an immature golden Thunder Dragon without consciousness.

Li Yang discovered that a Thunder Jiao had entered his Nine-Story Pagoda, bringing with it the Golden Thunder Technique and becoming a powerful creature under his control. After testing its abilities, he returned it to the pagoda, which had begun to accumulate thunder aura and grow stronger.

• Li Yang spotted an unhatched Thunder Jiao at Thunder Shock Valley, but it entered the Nine-Story Pagoda before he could claim it himself.
• The pagoda absorbed the Thunder Jiao, tempered itself with its thunder, and passed the Golden Thunder Technique to Li Yang.
• Li Yang learned that the Thunder Jiao was under his control and possessed strength comparable to a peak Golden Core cultivator.
• Li Yang released the Thunder Jiao and tested its powerful attacks and abilities.
• Li Yang returned the Thunder Jiao to the Nine-Story Pagoda and saw that thunder aura had filled its first level.

Li Yang refined the Golden Thunder Technique’s metal element into the Nine-Story Pagoda, giving its second story a foundation and testing its power in Thunder Shock Valley. He returned to the Apocalyptic World, where he found the land steeped in death and baleful intent, checked on the Seventh Generation Genetic Potion, and traveled to Base City Number Three.

• Li Yang engraved the metal technique from the Golden Thunder Technique onto the Nine-Story Pagoda’s second story and refined it into a foundation.
• Li Yang activated the pagoda’s new metal power, which sliced the peak from a Mountain Stone, then replenished the pagoda’s elemental energy.
• Li Yang concealed his cave and left Thunder Shock Valley for the Apocalyptic World.
• Li Yang observed that the Apocalyptic World was saturated with yin and baleful intent, which he attributed to the mass deaths caused by the apocalypse and suspected were connected to the Devil Ancestor.
• Li Yang checked the progress of the Seventh Generation Genetic Potion, replenished his technology and resources, and traveled to Base City Number Three.

Li Yang visited Cage City in Base City Number Three, where Song Tianyuan had gathered the world’s strongest zombies for him. He successfully used the Profound Yin Corpse Record to control a Level 5 Frost Zombie with his vital blood.

• Li Yang arrived at Cage City and asked Song Tianyuan about the zombie-capturing task.
• Song Tianyuan reported that his forces had captured all thirteen Level 5 zombies, thirty thousand Level 4 zombies, and ten million Level 3 zombies worldwide.
• Li Yang inspected the thirteen restrained Level 5 zombies and noticed that five had special abilities.
• Li Yang used the Profound Yin Corpse Record’s vital-blood method on the Frost Zombie.
• The spell succeeded, and Li Yang gained control over the Frost Zombie.

Li Yang successfully refined and controlled thirteen level-five zombies using the Profound Yin Corpse Record, then planned to leave them buried for seven years so they could grow stronger. He intended to take them into the Magic World, strengthen his Spiritual Power by hunting demon gods, and prepare for Core Formation and the Devil Race’s invasion.

• Li Yang tested the Profound Yin Corpse Record and found he could control the zombie more strongly and safely than with the Corpse Servant Technique.
• Li Yang reasoned that seven years of burial in the world’s dense Baleful Intent could produce powerful refined corpses for the coming war in the Magic World.
• Li Yang planned to absorb the Seventh Generation Genetic Potion, cultivate with female Gene Evolvers, and seek help from the Elf Queen to advance toward Core Formation.
• Li Yang decided to hunt demon gods to raise his Spiritual Power and balance his Essence, Qi, and Spirit before attempting Core Formation.
• Li Yang used essence blood and incantations to bring all thirteen level-five zombies under his control.

Li Yang refined ten million Level 3 zombies, thirty thousand Level 4 zombies, and thirteen Level 5 zombies, then planned to arrange them into the Great Array of Heavenly Profound Evil. He stored the zombies and left to investigate whether he could consume all the world’s Yin Evil Energy.

• Li Yang used blood and diluted essence blood to refine the remaining zombies, exhausting himself after controlling them all.
• Li Yang identified the Great Array of Heavenly Profound Evil as a way to use the corpse puppets to increase his combat strength.
• Li Yang released the zombies’ restraints and ordered them to demonstrate the restricted zone to the residents.
• Li Yang stored the zombies in his Cosmic Bag and Space Bags while the Gene Evolvers watched in shock.
• Li Yang considered draining the world’s Yin Evil Energy to refine the zombies further, then vanished.

Li Yang buried more than ten million zombies beneath Haicheng and used the Profound Yin Corpse Record to refine them with the city’s immense Yin Evil Qi. He completed a vast Profound Yin Condensing Evil Array, drawing in even more Yin Evil Qi to accelerate the corpses’ cultivation.

• Li Yang arrived above ruined Haicheng and sensed the overwhelming Yin Evil Qi and resentment throughout the city.
• Li Yang dug a pit and arranged thirteen level-five zombies, thirty thousand level-four zombies, and one million level-three zombies in layers before covering them with soil.
• Li Yang used the Profound Yin Corpse Record to plant Dark Yang Fire in the buried zombies, causing Haicheng’s Yin Evil Qi to converge and be refined into Profound Yin Qi.
• Li Yang placed nine hundred black flags around the site and activated the Profound Yin Condensing Evil Array across a radius of ten thousand li.

Li Yang gathered the planet’s Yin Evil Qi to create ideal conditions for refining more than ten million zombies into powerful corpses. After the Apocalyptic World’s World Spirit responded to his actions, he realized he had received Merit and Fortune.

• Li Yang used the Profound Yin Condensing Evil Array to draw Yin Evil Qi into the zombie pits, where it condensed into Yin Evil Water and strengthened the corpses’ Profound Yin Qi.
• Li Yang spread Array Flags across the planet and activated a vast array that funneled its Yin Evil Qi toward Sea City.
• Li Yang placed a Seal Yin Lock Qi Array around the burial site and added safeguards as the Yin Evil Water condensed into Profound Yin Ice.
• Li Yang sensed the Apocalyptic World’s World Spirit blessing him and realized that refining the corpses had earned him Merit and Fortune.

Li Yang absorbed the Apocalyptic World’s Yin Evil Qi and studied its technology, while the world’s gratitude brought him Merit and Fortune that made him fear the Devil Ancestor would find him sooner. After a month, his zombies had advanced rapidly, and he speculated they might eventually reach Spirit Transformation.

• Li Yang realized that treating the Apocalyptic World’s corruption had earned him the world’s blessing, but the increased fortune made him worry that the Devil Ancestor would catch him sooner.
• Li Yang spent a month comprehending the Apocalyptic World’s genetic and technological knowledge as Yin Evil Qi gathered in Sea City and formed Yin Sha Cold Stone around the zombies.
• Li Yang discovered that all thirteen Level 5 Zombies had advanced to Level 6, while the Level 4 and Level 3 Zombies had also completed their Qi Refining Stage refinement and grown stronger.
• Li Yang considered that further corpse refinement could bring his zombies to the Nascent Soul Stage and perhaps Spirit Transformation if they acquired enough divine abilities.