Chapter Summaries

Li Yun watched a group of five attack the fat man and Xie An, delaying his intervention until the fat man’s injuries became severe. When Xie An betrayed the fat man over a map leading to the Anti-Immortal Treasure Pearl, the fat man spotted Li Yun nearby just as Xie An prepared to kill him.

• Li Yun assessed the five attackers’ strength and decided he could defeat them, then chose to intervene as the fat man and Xie An grew more injured.
• The attackers demanded a map from the fat man, calling him Xie Heng, while he denied it and claimed his name was Mei Zheren.
• Xie An stabbed the fat man in the back and revealed that he had been pretending to be his ally to get the map.
• Xie An demanded the map and threatened to kill the fat man, who said he had hidden it and that killing him would make the Anti-Immortal Treasure Pearl impossible to find.
• Xie An decided to kill the fat man and search for the map himself, but the fat man spotted Li Yun and felt a surge of hope.

Li Yun rescued Fatty by ambushing Xie An’s group, killing four men with his fists and killing Xie An and the blue-clad youth with his Ancient Sword after learning they belonged to the Heavenly Mandate Cult. After recovering some Internal Force, Li Yun questioned the wounded Fatty about why Xie An had betrayed him.

• Li Yun ambushed Xie An’s group and killed the tall young man and three other martial artists with his Thunderclap Fist Intent.
• Xie An revealed that he and his surviving companion were members of the Heavenly Mandate Cult, intensifying Li Yun’s resolve to kill them.
• Li Yun used Sorrowful Wind Swordplay to kill Xie An and the blue-clad youth, then recovered some Internal Force.
• Fatty swallowed a healing pill to treat his wounds, and Li Yun asked him how Xie An had betrayed him and why he had been hunted.

Li Yun helped Pang Yu recover the map of the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion Ruins and discovered that the ruins were far larger and more dangerous than he had expected. With the map in hand, Li Yun questioned Pang Yu about what he knew and why he had come to the ruins.

• Pang Yu told Li Yun that the Heavenly Mandate Cult had targeted him for a map of the ruins and revealed his family’s connection to the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion.
• Pang Yu led Li Yun to the fat woman and admitted he had hidden the map in her pants.
• Pang Yu pulled down the fat woman’s pants, and Li Yun used the Primal Chaos True Intent to daze her and retrieve the map.
• Li Yun and Pang Yu examined the map in the Banana Grove and learned that they had explored less than one-twentieth of the ruins, which contained many dangerous Forbidden Lands.
• Li Yun decided to learn more before proceeding and asked Pang Yu what he knew about the ruins and his real reason for coming.

Li Yun pressed the fat man to explain the Pang Family’s secret, learning that the Ghost Domain remained sealed beneath Mount Tianfu and could soon unleash a catastrophe. The fat man revealed that his family had guarded an ancestral item hidden inside each generation’s heir, but had not yet explained what the item was.

• Li Yun confronted the fat man, who agreed to disclose the secret if Li Yun promised to keep it private.
• The fat man explained that a passage to the Ghost Domain lay beneath Mount Tianfu and that the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion had built an array to seal it.
• He warned that if the Ghost Clan escaped, it could devour Eastern Cloud Prefecture’s people within three months.
• The fat man said his ancestor survived the Twelve Palaces’ destruction and that the Pang Family concealed its ties to them, though he did not know what caused the disaster.
• The fat man revealed that his family’s sole heir in each generation carried an ancestral item inside their stomach, and Li Yun stopped him when he drew a dagger to retrieve it.

Fatty extracted the Spirit Might Treasure Pearl from his abdomen and explained that it was one of twelve array cores for the Ghost Sealing Array. Li Yun discovered the pearl was granting him Martial Cognition Points and loading the Mountain River Seal, while learning that the damaged array might already have let Ghost Clan members into the ruins.

• Fatty cut open his lower abdomen and pulled out the Spirit Might Treasure Pearl, which he handed to Li Yun while he treated his wound.
• Li Yun saw the pearl grant him ten thousand Martial Cognition Points per second and noticed the Mountain River Seal loading on his system panel.
• Fatty explained that the pearl was one of twelve cores of the Ghost Sealing Array and that its absence had left the array flawed.
• Fatty said the Pang Family had been unable to enter the ruins before the Radiant Stage was repaired and had feared others would discover the pearl.
• Fatty warned that Ghost Clan members might already have infiltrated the ruins and revealed that collecting all twelve pearls could summon an Immortal Gate Phantom containing a legendary opportunity.

Li Yun collected the remaining parts of the Heavenly Mansion Internal Force Condensation Method and fused them into the Primal Chaos Art. After reaching perfection in the enhanced method, he raised his Internal Force to the second grade, while the fat man waited to learn it.

• Li Yun and the fat man discussed the Spirit Might Treasure Pearl and the possibility of immortals, and Li Yun noticed the Mountain River Seal's progress had reached 0.02%.
• The fat man gave Li Yun his other piece of the Thousand-Year Wood Heart in gratitude for saving his life.
• Li Yun teased the fat man about teaching him the Heavenly Mansion Internal Force Condensation Method, then set out to find its remaining parts while the fat man offered Pang Family Martial Arts in exchange.
• Li Yun gathered the final two parts, raised them to Great Accomplishment, and fused them into the Primal Chaos Art.
• Li Yun raised the Primal Chaos Art to Perfection and cultivated it, increasing his Internal Force quality to the second grade.

Li Yun fused the fatty’s three internal-force martial arts into the Primal Chaos Art, bringing it closer to cultivating first-grade Internal Force. After passing the Heavenly Mansion Internal Force Condensation Method to Pang Yu, Li Yun learned the fatty had another hidden martial art to offer.

• Li Yun fused three martial arts into the Primal Chaos Art and concluded that more Cognition Points and internal-force methods could help it reach first grade.
• Li Yun demonstrated his Internal Force by pressing a five-inch-deep palm print into a boulder, stunning the fatty.
• The fatty, Pang Yu, showered Li Yun with praise, and Li Yun passed him the complete Heavenly Mansion Internal Force Condensation Method.
• Pang Yu excitedly accepted the method, then offered to give Li Yun a martial art he had kept hidden.
• Li Yun showed interest when Pang Yu revealed he had another martial art.

The fat man revealed that his ancient Jade Slip contained the Black Tiger Battle Tactic, a Battle Technique he could not learn. Li Yun experienced its Conception Realm but could not yet decipher it, then realized the fat man hoped he would learn the technique and teach him.

• The fat man told Li Yun that his trump card was the Black Tiger Battle Tactic, which he had found in an ancient tomb but could not learn.
• The fat man explained that the Battle Technique's Conception Realm was sealed in a Jade Slip and gave it to Li Yun to try.
• Li Yun pressed the Jade Slip to his brow and entered a gray Conception Realm where a Black Tiger fought off a host of beasts and birds.
• Li Yun was forced out of the Conception Realm after his consciousness grew exhausted, and he marveled at the Black Tiger's fighting prowess.
• Li Yun accused the fat man of hoping he would learn the Battle Technique and teach it to him, and the fat man admitted that would be useful.

Li Yun and the fat man reached Cloud Water Palace, where Li Yun sensed danger before Tinnu Sect disciples confronted them. The fat man beat the disciples and demanded to know what was inside, while Li Yun stood aside as one disciple called for Senior Brother Lin.

• Li Yun checked his System Panel, saw that the Black Tiger Battle Tactic was loading, and told the fat man he could teach it after more comprehension.
• Li Yun and the fat man continued through the ruins, and Li Yun’s Martial Cognition Points rose past one hundred million as he used the Spirit Might Treasure Pearl.
• At Cloud Water Palace, Li Yun felt something was wrong and stopped the fat man from entering, but two Tinnu Sect disciples came out and accused Li Yun’s sect of letting outsiders into the ruins.
• The fat man struck down both Tinnu Sect disciples and demanded to know why they had entered Cloud Water Palace and what was inside.
• Li Yun refused to intervene, and one Tinnu Sect disciple shouted for Senior Brother Lin to come save them.

Li Yun fought and defeated Lin Shangwu, the Tinnu Sect’s chief disciple, after rescuing the fat man from his attack. Lin Shangwu then killed two fellow disciples and ate their hearts in front of Li Yun and the fat man.

• Lin Shangwu emerged from Cloud Water Palace and attacked the fat man with a deadly claw technique.
• Li Yun kicked the fat man clear and clashed with Lin Shangwu, forcing him back with his superior Internal Force.
• Li Yun unleashed a relentless barrage of techniques and injured Lin Shangwu, who spat blood and fell.
• The two Tinnu Sect disciples helped Lin Shangwu up and urged him to retreat.
• Lin Shangwu suddenly tore out the two disciples’ hearts and ate them, horrifying Li Yun and the fat man.

Li Yun fought and killed Lin Shangwu after a Ghost Clan member possessed him, then used Thunderclap Fist to destroy the ghost. After recovering with the fatty’s Jade Pill, Li Yun questioned whether the Ghost Clan had breached the Ghost Sealing Array.

• Lin Shangwu emerged from Black Smoke and attacked Li Yun with greatly increased speed, tearing both of his shoulders.
• Li Yun drew the Ancient Sword and used the Sorrowful Wind Swordplay to cut Lin Shangwu into pieces, releasing the Ghost Clan spirit inside him.
• The fatty warned Li Yun that the Ghost Clan feared lightning, and Li Yun used Thunderclap Fist to scatter the ghostly shadow.
• The fatty gave Li Yun a Jade Pill, which restored his strength and helped heal his wounds.
• Li Yun asked whether the Ghost Clan had broken through the Ghost Sealing Array, and the fatty said a large-scale breach seemed unlikely.

Li Yun returned the Spirit Might Treasure Pearl to Cloud Water Palace, allowing the Ghost Sealing Array to begin repairing itself and protecting Eastern Cloud Prefecture. After the fat man departed, Li Yun stayed in the ruins to search for more inherited martial arts.

• The fat man explained that Ghost Clan members whose bodies were destroyed could pass through cracks in the Ghost Sealing Array in Soul Ghost Form, so Li Yun agreed to restore the Spirit Might Treasure Pearl.
• Li Yun and the fat man entered Cloud Water Palace and saw cracks in its array foundation leaking Black Smoke.
• Li Yun threw the Spirit Might Treasure Pearl into the dome, and the Ghost Sealing Array began repairing itself as angry roars sounded beyond its cracks.
• The fat man warned Li Yun to keep the ruins and the Spirit Might Treasure Pearl secret, gave him an address, and left after discussing the Black Tiger Battle Tactic.
• Li Yun stayed in the ruins and planned to search for more martial arts inherited from the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion.

Li Yun spent 100 million cognition points to advance the Reverse Fate Art, then cultivated it until his aptitude rose from Third Grade Middle to peak Second Grade Upper, nearly first grade. He reflected on how much aptitude shaped a martial artist’s prospects before turning to study the ancient sword.

• Li Yun used 100 million cognition points to upgrade the Reverse Fate Art to the Proficiency Realm.
• Li Yun gained a profound understanding of life transformation and began cultivating the Reverse Fate Art.
• Li Yun discovered that cultivating the art stimulated his body’s hidden Apertures and raised his aptitude to Second Grade Middle.
• Li Yun continued cultivating for two days until his aptitude reached peak Second Grade Upper, nearly first grade.
• Li Yun considered how his original Fifth Grade aptitude would have limited his future, then observed the ancient sword and gained 2,000 cognition points.

After discovering the Ancient Sword tripled his Cognition Point gains, Li Yun perfected the Black Tiger Battle Tactic and learned it needed other perfected Martial Arts fused into its battle intent to unleash its power. He used the system to fuse five Martial Arts into it, leaving him with a unified, vastly stronger combat style.

• Li Yun observed the Ancient Sword and found that it increased his Cognition Point gains to 2,000 per second.
• Li Yun spent 1.27 million Cognition Points to raise the Black Tiger Battle Tactic to the Perfection Realm and discovered that it provided a Black Tiger Battle Intent that needed perfected Martial Arts fused into it.
• Li Yun tried to fuse Thunderclap Fist with the Black Tiger Battle Intent, found the process too difficult to manage alone, and used the system to add points.
• Li Yun fused Thunderclap Fist, Tiger Subduing Fist, Eagle Claw Technique, Soaring Star Steps, and Entangling Silk Force into the Black Tiger Battle Tactic, spending millions of Cognition Points.
• Li Yun unleashed the resulting Black Tiger Battle Intent, which formed an illusory tiger and let him combine the five Martial Arts into a unified style at least five times stronger than any single art.

Li Yun left the ruins after strengthening his Black Tiger Battle Tactic and continued searching for the Heavenly Mansion Divine Skill. Outside, the Radiant Stage exploded and revealed a twelve-colored Heavenly Mansion Golden Plaque, which a mysterious figure raced toward as the four sect elders failed to reach it.

• Li Yun reviewed his progress, ate the Thousand-Year Wood Heart, and decided to keep searching the ruins for the Heavenly Mansion Divine Skill.
• He Nutian, Bai Chen, Ye Hongzhan, and Wei Zong waited outside Mount Tianfu as the disciples remained inside beyond the expected seven days.
• Ye Hongzhan noticed cracks forming in the Radiant Stage, and Wei Zong sent a voice transmission to Elder Gu.
• The Radiant Stage exploded, sending a twelve-colored Heavenly Mansion Golden Plaque into the sky.
• Wei Zong, He Nutian, Bai Chen, and Ye Hongzhan tried to seize the plaque but ran out of momentum below it.
• A figure sprang from the distant mountain forest and shot toward the plaque, prompting the four elders to shout for him to stop.

A Heavenly Mandate Cult expert stole the Heavenly Mansion Golden Plaque from Radiant Stage, and the ruins began collapsing as Li Yun raced to escape. Wei Zong pulled Li Yun through the closing gap just in time, while the cause of the upheaval remained known only vaguely to Li Yun.

• A Heavenly Mandate Cult expert struck at Wei Zong and the others, but Gu Xiaoxian severed the attack before the thief seized the golden plaque and fled.
• Gu Xiaoxian pursued the thief, while He Nutian left and Bai Chen and Ye Hongzhan waited for their disciples to emerge from the ruins.
• The ruins expelled the four sects’ disciples, but Li Yun did not appear, leaving Wei Zong anxious as Radiant Stage began to seal itself.
• Wei Zong saw eleven pillars of light disperse Black Smoke and strange cracks inside the ruins, then spotted Li Yun sprinting toward the shrinking exit.
• Wei Zong grabbed Li Yun and pulled him out moments before the gap closed, and Li Yun kept the reason for the upheaval to himself.

Li Yun returned from the ruins and warned himself that Ghost Clan members might have escaped by possessing disciples, while the Heavenly Mandate Cult took the Heavenly Mansion Golden Plaque. He brought the complete Heavenly Mansion Internal Force Condensation Method back to the Celestial Martial Sect, where Gu Xiaoxian recognized its value and prepared to present him to the Sect Master.

• Li Yun learned that the Heavenly Mandate Cult had taken the Heavenly Mansion Golden Plaque and that the Ghost Sealing Array remained flawed because a Spirit Might Treasure Pearl was missing.
• Li Yun suspected Ghost Clan members in soul-ghost form had possessed disciples and escaped the ruins, but kept the possibility to himself.
• Gu Xiaoxian returned without the Golden Plaque, saw Li Yun was unharmed, and learned that Li Yun had obtained the complete Heavenly Mansion Internal Force Condensation Method.
• Gu Xiaoxian brought Li Yun back to the Celestial Martial Sect, where Li Yun wrote out the method for him.
• Gu Xiaoxian confirmed the method could cultivate Third-Grade Inner Force and took Li Yun to meet the Sect Master to seek a suitable reward.

Li Yun reported that a missing Spirit Might Treasure Pearl threatened the Ghost Sealing Array in the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion, prompting Gu Xiaoxian to bring him before Sect Master Chen Jiuxu. Chen Jiuxu recognized Li Yun's remarkable abilities and asked him to demonstrate his Battle Technique.

• Li Yun asked Gu Xiaoxian to delay their meeting with the Sect Master so he could report the danger surrounding the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion.
• Li Yun explained that one of the twelve Spirit Might Treasure Pearls was missing and that the Ghost Clan might break through the Ghost Sealing Array.
• Gu Xiaoxian realized the threat was urgent and took Li Yun to report it to Chen Jiuxu in Tianwu Great Hall.
• Chen Jiuxu praised Li Yun and revealed that he had noticed Li Yun's Second Grade Internal Force and Body Refining Martial Art.
• Chen Jiuxu sensed Li Yun's dense battle intent and demanded that he display his Battle Technique, leaving Gu Xiaoxian astonished.

Li Yun demonstrated his Black Tiger Battle Tactic to Sect Master Chen Jiuxu, revealing that he had fused five Martial Arts into it. Chen Jiuxu was astonished by Li Yun’s unconventional talent and redirected the conversation to Li Yun’s other gains from the Heavenly Mansion Ruins.

• Gu Xiaoxian urged Li Yun to demonstrate his Battle Technique for Chen Jiuxu.
• Li Yun displayed the Black Tiger Battle Tactic and unleashed five fused Martial Arts in succession.
• Gu Xiaoxian was stunned, while Chen Jiuxu recognized how improbable Li Yun’s success was because most of the Martial Arts poorly matched the Battle Technique.
• Chen Jiuxu asked how Li Yun had fused the techniques, and Li Yun said he had added several unarmed Martial Arts one by one without much thought.
• Chen Jiuxu praised Li Yun, but Li Yun took the praise as encouragement to fuse even more Martial Arts into his Battle Technique.
• Chen Jiuxu told Li Yun to stop cultivating Battle Techniques for now and describe his other gains from the Twelve Palaces of the Heavenly Mansion Ruins.

Chen Jiuxu learned that the Ghost Domain passage lay beneath Mount Tianfu and that the Ghost Sealing Array had a flaw, so he hurried to investigate while ordering Li Yun and Gu Xiaoxian to keep the danger secret. Gu Xiaoxian explained the terrifying power of the kingdom’s Top 100 Supremes, leaving Li Yun to consider the significance of his own Divine Ability.

• Gu Xiaoxian relayed Li Yun’s discovery, and Chen Jiuxu realized the Ghost Domain passage and a flaw in its sealing array were inside the Heavenly Mansion Ruins at Mount Tianfu.
• Chen Jiuxu revealed that ancient texts warned the Ghost Domain’s opening would destroy Eastern Cloud Prefecture and bring down the Mysterious Moon Kingdom within three months.
• Chen Jiuxu ordered Gu Xiaoxian and Li Yun to keep the Ghost Domain secret, gave Li Yun the Tianwu Golden Sword Token, and flew to Mount Tianfu to investigate.
• Gu Xiaoxian told Li Yun that Chen Jiuxu ranked among the kingdom’s Top 100 Supremes, each of whom had comprehended a Divine Ability.
• Gu Xiaoxian explained that a Supreme could use Divine Abilities to annihilate a city of a million people in an instant, and Li Yun privately compared the power to a mushroom bomb.