Chapter Summaries

Jiang Liu learned that East Wo Country had only two Grandmasters left and delayed addressing it while he waited for news from Dubhe Island. On Seven Stars Island, Baili Hong sought revenge from his ancestor after his brother Baili Hui was killed, while hiding that he had sent him away to eliminate a rival for the island-master position.

• Jiang Liu learned that he had killed one of East Wo Country’s three Grandmasters, leaving Kishida Kixiong and Wo King Deren, and chose to deal with Seven Stars Island first.
• The next morning, Jiang Liu received no news from his scouting ship and wondered whether Dubhe Island had given up.
• Survivors on Seven Stars Island mourned their losses, and elders pressured them to ask Dubhe Island to avenge them, but Baili Hong delayed responding on his grandfather Baili Ji’s advice.
• After receiving news that his younger brother had died, Baili Hong rushed to the ancestral shrine and begged Baili Ji to avenge him.
• Baili Hong told Baili Ji that Great Qian had killed Baili Hui, concealing that he had sent his brother to an outpost because he feared him as a rival for the island-master position.

Seven Stars Island sent a fleet to avenge its people, but Jiang Liu had already hidden his group on another island. After learning the fleet was approaching the outpost, Jiang Liu sent his companions away and flew back alone to investigate its strength.

• Baili Ji decided to seek revenge, and Baili Qiang and Baili He agreed to join him.
• Baili Hong prepared six ships, ten Grandmasters, and three Peak Grandmasters, and the fleet secretly sailed toward the outpost island.
• Jiang Liu grew suspicious of Seven Stars Island’s silence, moved his group to a hidden island, and concealed their ship in a gorge.
• Jiang Congyue reported that a scout had seen the Seven Stars Island fleet destroy another scout ship with a single palm strike.
• Jiang Liu ordered Ming Chengyun and Jiang Congyue to take everyone away, then flew back toward the outpost with the Fire-Winged Monkey to assess the enemy.

Jiang Liu confronted three Peak Grandmasters from Blood Demon Island and fought off a larger force of Grandmasters from Dubhe Island. His spiritual attack killed two opponents, but its backlash left him unable to safely use it again as the remaining enemies regrouped around him.

• Jiang Liu sent the Fire-Winged Monkey to hide nearby, and it lowered its aura to appear only as a Beast King.
• Baili Ji, Baili Qiang, and Baili He surrounded Jiang Liu, and Baili Ji attacked him over his grandson’s death.
• Jiang Liu dodged their attacks and countered, while Baili Ji’s Soul-Snatching Nail was dissolved by the Saintly Sky Art.
• Ten Grandmasters closed in using the Big Dipper Constellation Formation as three more waited outside the encirclement.
• Jiang Liu unleashed Annihilation by Thought, killing two outer Grandmasters, but the attack’s backlash stopped him from safely using it again.
• The remaining eight Grandmasters scattered toward the perimeter, wary of another spiritual attack.

Jiang Liu was besieged by three Peak Grandmasters from Dubhe Island, whose Blood Saint Art suppressed his Essence and left him badly wounded. As the Fire-Winged Monkey approached, Jiang Liu struck at the eight Grandmasters supporting the siege, and a golden staff swept them all away.

• Baili He, Baili Qiang, and Baili Ji joined forces with seven Grandmasters using the Big Dipper Constellation Formation to empower their Blood Saint Art and attack Jiang Liu.
• Jiang Liu’s Ice Blades melted against the blood-colored Essence, and his aura lost a clash with the three Peak Grandmasters, leaving him injured.
• Jiang Liu dodged the trio’s attacks for nearly a quarter of an hour but became badly wounded and depleted as their Essence prevented him from replenishing his own.
• Jiang Liu sensed the Fire-Winged Monkey approaching and unleashed Annihilation by Thought at the eight Grandmasters outside the battle.
• A golden staff descended and engulfed all eight perimeter Grandmasters in a sea of staff shadows, killing them.

Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey broke the Big Dipper Constellation Formation and killed the supporting Grandmasters, then fought the three Peak Grandmasters from Dubhe Island. The battle left Jiang Liu badly depleted, while Baili Qiang suffered a mental attack and was struck by the Fire-Winged Monkey.

• Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey joined forces to destroy the formation and kill the ten Grandmasters supporting Baili Qiang, Baili He, and Baili Ji.
• Jiang Liu assessed his strength against the three Peak Grandmasters as the Fire-Winged Monkey joined his side and he tried to replenish his Essence.
• Baili Qiang attacked the Fire-Winged Monkey while Baili He and Baili Ji pursued Jiang Liu, who evaded them and struck at Baili Qiang with Saintly Sky Strike.
• Baili Qiang's sea of consciousness was disrupted, leaving him unable to defend himself as the Fire-Winged Monkey struck him repeatedly with its Essence staff.
• Baili He helped Baili Qiang and used the Blood Saint Art to surround him with blood-colored Essence, while Baili Ji attacked Jiang Liu.
• Jiang Liu dodged Baili Ji's attack and used the Saintly Sky Art to replenish his depleted Essence and mental power as the blood-colored suppression weakened.

Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey fought Baili Qiang, Baili He, and Baili Ji while Jiang Liu recovered his primal qi. With the monkey badly wounded and the three opponents supporting one another, they escaped the battle zone and vanished from their pursuers.

• Baili Ji and Baili He attacked the Fire-Winged Monkey as Baili Qiang went after Jiang Liu.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey blocked Baili Qiang’s sword strike to protect Jiang Liu and suffered a deep wound.
• Jiang Liu realized they needed to escape the three men’s interconnected primal-qi cycle and sent the monkey a message to retreat with him.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey struck Baili Qiang and flew away, while Jiang Liu used Ice Blades to distract the three men and flee.
• Baili Qiang, Baili He, and Baili Ji pursued Jiang Liu and the monkey but lost their auras and stopped.

After fleeing the battlefield, Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey escaped through the sea and fought off a giant Beast Emperor Turtle. They reached a reef to recover, where Jiang Liu treated the monkey’s wound and began preparing food.

• Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey dove beneath the waves to evade pursuit, but their blood drew sea beasts after them.
• Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey encountered a giant Beast Emperor Turtle, climbed onto its back, and dodged its attacks as it tried to shake them off.
• Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey stomped the turtle and escaped toward the surface, then meditated until Jiang Liu replenished his essence.
• Jiang Liu used the Saintly Sky Art to heal the Fire-Winged Monkey’s wound, and they settled on a reef to recuperate.
• Jiang Liu caught several fish and began roasting them on stone slabs.

Jiang Liu tried to lure a low-combat-power Sea Turtle into becoming his tame beast by feeding it roasted fish. The Sea Turtle and the Fire-Winged Monkey fought over the food, and the chapter left Jiang Liu watching the monkey lose out to the turtle’s shell and evasive tactics.

• The Fire-Winged Monkey and Jiang Liu ate roasted fish until a Sea Turtle surfaced, then the monkey attacked it with an essence stick.
• The Sea Turtle resisted the monkey’s blows, sprayed water at it, and blasted it away with a fierce gale before trying to escape.
• Jiang Liu slowed the Sea Turtle with pressure, fed it roasted fish, and considered taming it as a means of transport and a place to rest.
• The Fire-Winged Monkey attacked the Sea Turtle again when Jiang Liu fed it, but the turtle withdrew into its shell and remained unharmed.
• The Sea Turtle drenched the Fire-Winged Monkey, stole most of the fish, and sank away while the monkey’s attacks failed to reach it.

Jiang Liu decided to return to Great Qian to recruit allies before confronting Seven Stars Island, while the Sea Turtle followed him and the Fire-Winged Monkey across the sea. Half a month later, Jiang Liu successfully placed a spiritual imprint on the Sea Turtle, but the strain pushed his Beast Mastery to its limit.

• Jiang Liu decided to return to Great Qian and seek Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue's help against Seven Stars Island.
• Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey set off, and the Sea Turtle watched them leave before following them across the sea.
• The Sea Turtle repeatedly caught up with Jiang Liu and the Fire-Winged Monkey at their stops and joined them for meals.
• Half a month later, Jiang Liu used the Beast Mastery Art to imprint the Sea Turtle, which accepted the imprint without resisting.
• Jiang Liu felt stabbing pain as his spiritual sea warned that Beast Mastery had reached its limit, while the Sea Turtle and Fire-Winged Monkey growled with concern.

Jiang Liu returned to Cloud City after nearly a month at sea with the Fire-Winged Monkey and a newly contracted Sea Turtle Beast Emperor. He reunited with Feng Yue and Murong Yin while the Grandmasters gathered to welcome him.

• Jiang Liu steadied his spiritual sea with the Saintly Sky Art and concluded that he would eventually need to abandon control of one of his beasts unless his spiritual power advanced.
• Jiang Liu traveled across the ocean on the Sea Turtle, built wooden huts on its back, and wondered why Ming Chengyun, Jiang Congyue, and the others had not appeared.
• Jiang Liu reached Pinghai City, learned that Ming Chengyun and Jiang Congyue had not returned, and flew toward Yun County with both Beast Emperors.
• As Jiang Liu passed Wind City, the Giant Strength Demonic Ape sensed his familiar spiritual fluctuation and broke through to become a Beast King.
• Jiang Liu arrived in Cloud City, embraced Feng Yue and Murong Yin, and asked a guard to bring roasted meat to the Sea Turtle.
• Jiang Liu invited the gathered Grandmasters into his residence.

Jiang Liu returned from overseas and told the gathered Grandmasters that he had fought three Peak Grandmasters from Blood Demon Island before escaping. After reuniting with Murong Yin and Feng Yue, he learned that tensions between Flowing Cloud Sect and Star Moon Sect were worsening, while news of his return and battle spread across the world.

• Jiang Liu recounted his encounter with Blood Demon Island's three Peak Grandmasters, earning the gathered Grandmasters' awe.
• Murong Yin and Feng Yue examined Jiang Liu after realizing he had been injured, then told him that conflict between the two sects and local powers had intensified.
• Murong Yin and Feng Yue explained that the two sects' internal feud had worsened, complicating Jiang Liu's plan to unite them against Blood Demon Island.
• Jiang Liu heard that relocated residents from the four port cities had received housing, supplies, registration, and three years of tax relief.
• Jiang Liu shared a warm evening meal with Murong Yin, Feng Yue, Cuier, and Xiao He before retiring with the two women.
• News spread that Jiang Liu had returned with a Beast Emperor and fought three Peak Grandmasters alone before retreating.

Jiang Liu learned that the Giant Strength Demonic Ape had broken through its bloodline limits and reached the Beast King realm. He welcomed it to stay near his residence, then prepared to examine the changes in his sea of spiritual consciousness.

• The Flowing Cloud Sect and Star Moon Sect reacted to news that Jiang Liu could fight three Peak Grandmasters and had gained another Beast Emperor, and their leaders ordered their disciples to stop opposing each other.
• Jiang Liu cultivated the Saintly Sky Art and reflected that he needed to eliminate Blood Demon Island to cultivate in peace.
• Jiang Liu sensed a familiar Beast King aura and discovered that the Giant Strength Demonic Ape had mutated into a Titan-like form and reached the Beast King realm.
• Jiang Liu wondered whether the ape's breakthrough had caused the changes in his sea of spiritual consciousness, then welcomed it and ordered it to protect his residence.
• Jiang Liu sent the Fire-Winged Monkey, Frostwing Dragon, Three-Eyed Flying Tiger, and Giant Strength Demonic Ape into the mountains to cultivate and forage before returning to inspect his sea of spiritual consciousness.

Jiang Liu investigated why his spiritual power had surpassed the Peak Grandmaster limit without allowing him to advance to the Saint Realm. He concluded that the world’s Heavenly Dao had died, making it impossible for anyone to reach the Saint Realm.

• Jiang Liu saw that his Divine Sense had exceeded ten kilometers after the Giant Strength Demonic Ape’s bloodline mutation expanded his spiritual sea.
• Jiang Liu wondered why his spiritual power had surpassed the Peak Grandmaster limit but still showed no sign of reaching the Saint Realm.
• Jiang Liu considered whether lost formations explained the absence of Saint Realm experts, then ruled out formations as the necessary cause.
• Jiang Liu recalled that the Saintly Sky Art, Star Cloud Saint Art, and Blood Saint Art all involved the Heavenly Dao, which he identified as the source of the special essence particles.
• Jiang Liu concluded that the Heavenly Dao had died after the Great Qin era, leaving Peak Grandmaster as the highest realm anyone could attain.

Jiang Liu discovered that the Heavenly Dao had singled him out, but his Data Panel absorbed its strike and strengthened his divine sense. He then received reports that Corpse Valley’s last Minor Grandmaster had been eliminated and unfamiliar assassins had appeared on the Assassination List.

• Jiang Liu resolved to shatter the Heavenly Dao’s control, and a lightning bolt struck his consciousness before vanishing into his Data Panel and increasing his divine-sense range.
• Murong Yin and Feng Yue said they had seen no change in the sky, confirming that the strange phenomenon had targeted Jiang Liu alone.
• A Listening Wind Pavilion messenger summoned Jiang Liu to meet Lin Chi and Chen Qiansong in the council hall.
• Lin Chi reported that Dark Star Hall had found Corpse Valley’s lair, eliminated its last Minor Grandmaster, and obtained evidence of the sect’s dealings with the Lotus Sect.
• Chen Qiansong reported unfamiliar assassins taking contracts from the Assassination List, and Jiang Liu ordered that they be given a job and dealt with whether they succeeded or failed.

Jiang Liu waited for Ming Chengyun and Jiang Congyue to return before setting out for Qian Province, then treated their severe injuries and heard how they had been ambushed at sea. The two had recognized the identities of their pursuers, but the chapter ended before revealing who they were.

• Jiang Liu handled his affairs, guided Murong Yin and Feng Yue in cultivation, and prepared to travel to Qian Province after receiving a message from the Flowing Cloud Matriarch.
• A Listening Wind Pavilion messenger told Jiang Liu that Ming Chengyun and Jiang Congyue had returned, so Jiang Liu delayed his departure to meet them.
• Ming Chengyun and Jiang Congyue arrived badly injured with Gong Heqian, and Jiang Liu used Saintly Sky Art vital energy to stabilize them.
• Ming Chengyun and Jiang Congyue told Jiang Liu that five Grandmasters had ambushed them at sea and pursued them for over half a month.
• Ming Chengyun and Jiang Congyue said they had recognized the identities of the two people leading their pursuers.

After learning that remnants of the Haotian Sect had killed his followers, Jiang Liu vowed to avenge them and decided to pursue the matter overseas. He set out for Qian Province with Murong Yin and Feng Yue, traveling aboard Sea Turtle as they headed toward the Flowing Cloud Sect.

• Ming Chengyun and Jiang Congyue told Jiang Liu that remnants of the Haotian Sect had killed their men, and Jiang Liu promised to avenge the dead and ordered full compensation for their families.
• Jiang Liu reflected on his growing confidence after reaching Peak Grandmaster and decided to leave for Qian Province the next day to meet Flowing Cloud Matriarch and discuss overseas plans.
• Jiang Liu invited Murong Yin and Feng Yue to visit the Flowing Cloud Sect with him, and they eagerly packed for the trip.
• Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, Feng Yue, Cuier, and Xiao He boarded Sea Turtle with his five beast familiars and set off toward Qian Province, drawing attention as they passed over Cloud City.
• Jiang Liu enjoyed Sea Turtle's steady flight and told Cuier and Xiao He to roast meat to reward it.

Jiang Liu returned to the Flowing Cloud Sect with his wives and a group of exotic beasts, then met with Flowing Cloud Matriarch to discuss rising tensions between the Flowing Cloud Sect and the Star Moon Sect. Flowing Cloud Matriarch proposed an alliance between the two sects.

• Jiang Liu and his companions arrived in Qian Prefecture aboard the Sea Turtle, drawing crowds of onlookers as they approached the Flowing Cloud Sect.
• Elder Nangong dispersed the disciples gathered to watch the Sea Turtle and took Murong Yin and Feng Yue to Jiang Liu's courtyard.
• Jiang Liu met Flowing Cloud Matriarch, who congratulated him on reaching Peak Grandmaster and heard his account of what happened to Ming Chengyun and Jiang Congyue.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch explained that the sects' inspectors and meddling elders had fueled a growing rift, with the Flowing Cloud Sect now oppressing the Star Moon Sect.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch told Jiang Liu that she and Gongsun had decided to promote an alliance between the two sects.

Jiang Liu agreed with Flowing Cloud Matriarch’s proposal to promote cooperation between their sects, then returned to the Back Mountain and reunited with his wives and senior sisters. At the welcome banquet, Flowing Cloud Matriarch gave Murong Yin and Feng Yue gifts and served the elders her century-steeped Jade Nectar Wine.

• Flowing Cloud Matriarch discussed cooperation between the two sects with Jiang Liu, who agreed to the proposal.
• Jiang Liu returned to the Back Mountain and found Murong Yin, Feng Yue, and his four senior sisters chatting about their travels; he congratulated Tang Wanyu on reaching Grandmaster.
• Jiang Liu told his companions that Flowing Cloud Matriarch would host a banquet, and Tang Wanyu eagerly anticipated drinking Jade Nectar Wine.
• Jiang Liu brought Murong Yin, Feng Yue, and his senior sisters to the Dining Hall, where the elders greeted them and sat down for the feast.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch welcomed Murong Yin and Feng Yue with brocade-box gifts, then opened the banquet with rare dishes and her century-steeped Jade Nectar Wine.

Jiang Liu accompanied Flowing Cloud Matriarch to meet Gongsun Haoyue and discuss uniting the Flowing Cloud Sect and the Star Moon Sect. Their proposed solution was a marriage alliance involving Jiang Liu, and the chapter ended as he revealed what he had learned about the Halls of Yama.

• Jiang Liu, Murong Yin, Feng Yue, and the others finished the welcoming banquet, then went to sleep; the next morning, Jiang Liu set out with Flowing Cloud Matriarch for the Star Moon Sect.
• Gongsun Haoyue welcomed Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Jiang Liu and led them to the Council Great Hall, where the three sat down to discuss the sects’ relationship.
• Gongsun Haoyue said she and Flowing Cloud Matriarch had decided a marriage alliance was the quickest way to unite their sects, leaving Jiang Liu to consider his role in it.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue explained that distrust and the threat of war made unity urgent, and Gongsun Haoyue linked the sects’ split to the Halls of Yama.
• Jiang Liu told Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue that he had encountered the Fifth Judge Palace and that the Halls of Yama had ten palace forces, then explained their differences.

Jiang Liu told Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue about the Bloodfiend Sect, Blood Demon Island, and the hidden force of King Chujiang Hall, making the two sect leaders more determined to unite against the Halls of Yama. The discussion turned to a marriage alliance, with Gongsun Haoyue named as Jiang Liu’s candidate, and he asked for time to consult his two wives.

• Jiang Liu explained that the Bloodfiend Sect and Blood Demon Island were separate forces under different Halls of Yama, and described his battle with Dubhe Island.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue grew concerned that Blood Demon Island’s cultivation technique could suppress theirs and that it might invade the mainland.
• Jiang Liu told them about the force of King Chujiang Hall and the statue whose scheme he had disrupted, deepening their fears that more Halls of Yama had secretly developed forces.
• Flowing Cloud Matriarch and Gongsun Haoyue pressed Jiang Liu to agree to a marriage alliance so the two sects could unite.
• Gongsun Haoyue revealed that she was the marriage candidate, and Jiang Liu asked for time to discuss the proposal with his two wives.