Chapter Summaries

Lu Feng manipulated the Thunder Fire Sect and Beast Taming Manor into blaming each other, then sent Jun Ziyi, Qian Xin, and Shao Yang to rescue Ning Xiang and the others. He followed Wang Xu’s group and found Apricot Blossom Rain captured, with Wang Xu carrying her into a cave for his own purposes.

• Lu Feng used True Dragon Blood to kill the insects attacking Qian Xin, Jun Ziyi, and Shao Yang, then blamed the Thunder Fire Sect’s deaths on Beast Taming Manor with Jun Ziyi’s help.
• Wang Xu found his dying younger brother, believed Beast Taming Manor was responsible, and pursued the directions Jun Ziyi gave him.
• Lu Feng planted Xiang Tianming’s corpse and a Heaven-grade Treasure Item for Wang Xu to find, further inflaming the conflict between the two sects.
• Lu Feng asked Jun Ziyi, Qian Xin, and Shao Yang to rescue Ning Xiang and the others, and they set off toward the Earth Gate.
• Lu Feng caught up with Wang Xu’s group and saw that they had captured Apricot Blossom Rain; Wang Xu carried her into a cave while his two companions stood guard.

Apricot Blossom Rain escaped Wang Xu after using True Dragon Blood to cripple him, but she found Xiang Tianming dead and fled as Wang Xu pursued her. The chapter then shifted to Shao Yue, Ning Xiang, Man Zhongli, and Zhao Yan, who were badly wounded and surrounded by Ji Jian’s forces near the Earth Gate.

• Wang Xu restrained Apricot Blossom Rain, showed her Xiang Tianming’s Purple Feather Pearl, and made her believe Xiang Tianming was dead before assaulting her.
• Gu Wuyan lured the guards into his Entrapment Array, giving Apricot Blossom Rain a chance to use True Dragon Blood to injure Wang Xu and escape.
• Gu Wuyan helped Apricot Blossom Rain break her seal, then stayed behind to hold off Wang Xu while she fled.
• Apricot Blossom Rain found Xiang Tianming’s corpse embedded in a mountain wall, recognized the Thunder Fire Sect’s attack, and fled when Wang Xu’s group closed in.
• Wang Xu and his companions became trapped in an illusion array and lost their chance to catch Apricot Blossom Rain.
• Shao Yue, Ning Xiang, Man Zhongli, and Zhao Yan remained surrounded by Ji Jian’s forces near the Earth Gate despite their severe wounds and exhaustion.

Man Zhongli, Zhao Yan, Shao Yue, and Ning Xiang faced death together as Ji Jian’s group closed in, but Zhao Yan used poisoned Batwing Darts to kill Ji Jian. When the attackers called on the Thunder Fire Sect to throw Thunder Fire Pearls, Man Zhongli shielded Zhao Yan and took the blast on his back.

• Man Zhongli and Zhao Yan argued over who would sacrifice himself first, while Shao Yue and Ning Xiang refused to abandon their companions.
• Zhao Yan coordinated with the others and attacked Ji Jian with poisoned Batwing Darts, using their returning blades and hidden needle to kill him.
• Zhao Yan warned the surrounding soul masters that anyone who approached would die with him, briefly frightening them into silence.
• Someone called on the Thunder Fire Sect disciples to test the wounded group with Thunder Fire Pearls.
• Man Zhongli stepped in front of Zhao Yan, took the Thunder Fire Pearls’ explosion on his back, and challenged the attackers to keep coming.

Man Zhongli's group survived an attack after Shao Yue nearly swallowed the Soul Slaughtering Pill, and Shao Yang and Jun Ziyi arrived in time to defeat their enemies. Meanwhile, Lu Feng discovered that Qin Family disciples were collecting corpses and learned they sought the Luo Clan Fragment, then overheard Qin Chaose make plans involving the One Curtain Dream Array that alarmed him.

• Man Zhongli asked Ning Xiang for the Soul Slaughtering Pill, but Ning Xiang and then Shao Yue tried to sacrifice themselves instead.
• Ning Xiang stopped Shao Yue from swallowing the pill by drawing it back out of her throat, and Shao Yang, Qian Xin, and Jun Ziyi arrived.
• Shao Yang and Jun Ziyi killed the attackers from Beast Taming Manor and the Thunder Fire Sect.
• Lu Feng secretly followed three Qin Family disciples collecting the bodies of the Black-Clad Men and learned that they sought the Luo Clan Fragment.
• Qin Chaose offered to protect Lian Qing while she attempted a breakthrough inside the One Curtain Dream Array, and Lu Feng grew suspicious of his intentions.

Lu Feng watched Qin Chaose exploit Qin Taiheng’s unconsciousness to force Pan Lianqing into an intimate encounter, discovering that the two had been involved before. The chapter ended with Lu Feng shutting off his senses and wondering whether to tell the Qin Family what he had witnessed.

• Qin Chaose set up the One Curtain Dream Array while Qin Taiheng and Pan Lianqing cultivated inside it.
• Lu Feng used his Evil-Dispelling Spirit Eyes to see Qin Chaose approach Pan Lianqing while Qin Taiheng remained deeply absorbed in his recovery.
• Qin Chaose threatened to wake Qin Taiheng, and Pan Lianqing reluctantly agreed to his demands.
• Lu Feng realized Pan Lianqing had been coerced into previous encounters with Qin Chaose and watched Qin Chaose force another intimate encounter.
• Lu Feng stopped watching and listening, then considered whether to report Qin Chaose to Qin Su or the head of the Qin Family.

Qin Chaose secretly abused Pan Lianqing’s trust while helping her break through, and Lu Feng’s discovery made him question whether the Qin Family was safe for Blazing Enchantress. As Lu Feng approached the Heaven Gate, he noticed powerful Azure List figures entering the Battle Realm improperly and reunited with Ruo Shui and Ye Fan.

• Qin Chaose continued his illicit relationship with Pan Lianqing, who reached the Five Elements One Qi Realm while Qin Taiheng remained unaware.
• Lu Feng overheard and witnessed Qin Chaose and Pan Lianqing, then reconsidered helping Blazing Enchantress acknowledge Qin Bu'er as kin.
• At dawn, Qin Taiheng praised Qin Chaose for guarding Pan Lianqing, and the three set out toward the Profound Gate together.
• Lu Feng traveled toward the Heaven Gate and noticed Earth Soul Realm fighters, including Azure List figures who appeared to have entered the Battle Realm through improper means.
• Lu Feng spotted Ruo Shui and Ye Fan near the Heaven Gate, and Ruo Shui ran to greet him.

Lu Feng reunited with Ye Fan and Ruo Shui, told them about the Thunder Fire Sect’s attack, and revealed his plan to turn the sect against Beast Taming Manor. At Heaven Gate, Wang Xu provoked Zhuang Shaoyuan by claiming he had assaulted Apricot Blossom Rain, and Zhuang Shaoyuan prepared to attack him.

• Lu Feng told Ye Fan and Ruo Shui that Xiang Tianming had ambushed him and that Apricot Blossom Rain’s group had nearly killed Jun Ziyi and the others.
• Ruo Shui explained that they had met a poisoned survivor of the Thunder Fire Sect’s massacre of his family, and Lu Feng offered him an array plate and a Jie Kong Bottle to support his revenge.
• Lu Feng revealed his scheme to intensify the feud between Beast Taming Manor and the Thunder Fire Sect, impressing Ye Fan and Ruo Shui.
• Lu Feng, Ye Fan, and Ruo Shui reached Heaven Gate, where Lu Feng spotted Luo Chen Shu disguised with an Azure List Soul Master beside him.
• Wang Xu mocked Zhuang Shaoyuan and claimed he had assaulted Apricot Blossom Rain, provoking Zhuang Shaoyuan into drawing his blade.

Wang Xu challenged the Heaven Gate’s Road of Pressure, losing two companions as he fought through its deadly gale attacks and entered the passage to the Grand Illusionary Realm. As others began their attempts, Lu Feng, Ye Fan, and Ruo Shui saw that Shao Yue and three others had been badly injured and appeared at the Profound Gate.

• Zhuang Shaoyuan confronted Wang Xu over Hua Yu and her Butterfly Scar, but Wang Xu set off for the Heaven Gate after it opened.
• Wang Xu climbed the pressure stairs, dodged gale blades, and survived a Gale Blade Tsunami with help from two companions, one of whom died and one of whom was severely injured.
• Lu Feng analyzed the Road of Pressure’s three stages of attacks with Ruo Shui as Wang Xu entered the spiritual energy vortex.
• Luo Xiaoxi crossed the Road of Pressure using her guards and Earth-grade shields, then entered the Heaven Gate.
• Lu Feng and Ye Fan saw Shao Yue, Ning Xiang, Man Zhongli, and Zhao Yan gravely injured in the Profound Gate mirror, and Ye Fan demanded to know who had hurt them.

Lu Feng watched Gongsun Zhe and the Qin family members target Shao Yang’s injured group beneath the Profound Gate, and resolved to settle the debt later. After Gongsun Zhe redirected the group’s Convex Battle Tokens to Qin Taiheng, the crowd was cowed by Qin Taiheng’s Seven Stars Plate and lethal demonstration, while Shao Yang grew uneasy as Gongsun Zhe led Lei Qiqi onto the Road of Pressure.

• Lu Feng identified the Thunder Fire Sect and Beast Taming Manor as the groups responsible for the injuries to Ning Xiang and Man Zhongli, and vowed to make them pay.
• Gongsun Zhe claimed that holding more Convex Battle Tokens made entry through the Gate of Grand Void easier, turning the crowd against Shao Yang’s injured companions.
• Shao Yang threw all seven tokens toward Gongsun Zhe and challenged anyone who wanted them to take them from him.
• Gongsun Zhe passed the tokens to Qin Taiheng, who used the Seven Stars Plate to suppress a challenger’s spiritual energy and killed him, frightening the crowd into backing down.
• Gongsun Zhe gave Lei Qiqi Defense Sunflower Armor and led her and his attendants onto the Road of Pressure, while Shao Yang asked Qian Xin about a formation-type Treasure Item.

Shao Yang rescued Lei Qiqi after Gongsun Zhe used her as a shield, but she died from her wounds after apologizing to him. As Lu Feng and Ye Fan prepared to leave the Profound Gate, a tremor suggested a secret realm was emerging, and Shao Yang’s group turned back toward it.

• Qian Xin warned that Lei Qiqi’s armor was Puppet Armor that could immobilize and refine a living wearer, and Jun Ziyi gave Shao Yang a Convex Battle Token so he could help her.
• Gongsun Zhe activated Lei Qiqi’s armor and shoved her into the gale-blade spears, then continued toward the Gate of Grand Void as Shao Yang caught her and hurled a spear at him.
• Ning Xiang declared Lei Qiqi beyond saving, and Lei Qiqi apologized to Shao Yang before dying in his arms.
• Qin Taiheng swore a Soul Oath to Pan Lianqing, who made a carefully limited oath in return, while Qin Chaose recognized its loophole and concealed his intentions toward her.
• Lu Feng noticed Yun Buran and the woman he had saved cross the Gate of Grand Void, then sensed an earth tremor as Shao Yang’s group turned back toward a possible emerging secret realm.

Lu Feng forced the remaining soul masters at Heaven Gate to abandon the newly appeared secret realm and split the Road of Pressure so he and his companions could enter the Gate of Grand Void. At Profound Gate, Qin Taiheng passed through after Pan Lianqing sacrificed her shield to protect him, leaving her behind with Qin Chaose, whose intentions she feared.

• Lu Feng threatened the five soul masters at Heaven Gate, then split the Road of Pressure and let them proceed toward the Gate of Grand Void.
• Lu Feng, Ye Fan, and Ruo Shui entered the Gate of Grand Void while the mirror image at Profound Gate vanished from the backlash of Lu Feng's sword.
• Qin Taiheng's seven Convex Battle Tokens caused Profound Gate to increase its attacks, and Pan Lianqing realized they had triggered the stronger waves.
• Pan Lianqing took Qin Taiheng's shield and charged into the gale spears, shattering the shield and suffering injuries so he could continue.
• Qin Taiheng entrusted Pan Lianqing to Qin Chaose and entered the Gate of Grand Void, believing his younger brother would protect her.
• Qin Chaose offered to take Pan Lianqing somewhere secluded to treat her injuries, while she feared the torment he would inflict during the remaining days of the trial.

Lu Feng lured the Thunder Fire Sect into a valley, where Wang Xu persuaded Zhao Kesong to target Apricot Blossom Rain by offering him a Heaven-grade Treasure Item. When Zhuang Shaoyuan attacked the group, Lu Feng’s array unleashed seven powerful, patterned soul beasts, leaving their mysterious controller unrevealed.

• Lu Feng sent a Thunder Fire Sect signal firework and hid with an array plate, hoping to draw his companions and the sect to the valley.
• Zhuang Shaoyuan arrived first and set traps, while Lu Feng watched Wang Xu approach with Zhao Kesong and two Earth Soul Realm soul masters.
• Wang Xu blamed Apricot Blossom Rain for the Thunder Fire Sect disciples’ deaths, offered Zhao Kesong the Purple Feather Pearl, and secured his promise to punish her.
• Zhao Kesong and Wang Xu discussed capturing and abusing Apricot Blossom Rain, provoking the hidden Zhuang Shaoyuan to reveal himself and unleash soul beasts.
• Liu Bei seized Zhuang Shaoyuan, but Lu Feng’s array activated and brought forth seven powerful soul beasts bearing mysterious Beast Taming Patterns.

Lu Feng’s Seven Absolute Beast Array overwhelmed Zhao Kesong’s group with amplified beast cries, leaving Liu Chong as the only survivor to escape. He used the Purple Feather Pearl to freeze the Soul Beasts, recovered Zhao Kesong’s remains, and killed Zhuang Shaoyuan before fleeing.

• Lu Feng’s seven Soul Beasts trapped Zhao Kesong’s group, and their Heavy Sound Pattern array began injuring the cultivators and driving the beasts feral.
• Liu Bei and Liu Chong used Thunder Fire Pearls against four beasts, then demanded Zhao Kesong’s remaining pearls when the array threatened them.
• Wang Xu squeezed into the cultivators’ protective barrier, but Liu Bei and Liu Chong later threw him into returning Thunder Fire Pearls, killing him.
• The Different Tailed Crowned Lion gravely wounded Liu Bei and severed Liu Chong’s arm, while Zhao Kesong failed to use the Purple Feather Pearl.
• Liu Bei died holding off the beasts, and Liu Chong threw Zhao Kesong into their path before activating the Purple Feather Pearl and freezing them.
• Liu Chong recovered Zhao Kesong’s mangled remains, killed Zhuang Shaoyuan, and fled.

Lu Feng concealed the battle’s evidence, then encountered Xiong Yuan, a powerful Body Sect disciple who had witnessed his beast-controlling methods and swordsmanship. After learning that Xiong Yuan was Tang Yuan’s cousin, Lu Feng asked about Tang Yuan, and Xiong Yuan gave an ambiguous account of how he was faring in the sect.

• Lu Feng drove away Zhuang Shaoyuan’s surviving companion by making the Different Tailed Crowned Lion move, then erased his traces and left evidence that Thunder Fire Sect and Beast Taming Manor had fought.
• Xiong Yuan emerged from a crack in the mountain wall and revealed that he had witnessed Lu Feng controlling the soul beasts.
• Lu Feng demanded a soul oath, and Xiong Yuan agreed in exchange for answers about Lu Feng’s Swordless Realm swordsmanship.
• Xiong Yuan asked Lu Feng to strike him at full strength, but Lu Feng identified his Nine Revolutions Black Markings Art and said he had a companion who practiced it.
• Xiong Yuan recognized Lu Feng’s companion as Tang Yuan, revealed their family connection, and told Lu Feng that Tang Yuan’s situation in the sect was both good and bad.

Xiong Yuan explained the bitter history between Body Sect and Beast Valley, including how an ill-fated attempt to merge their cultivation arts caused a feud that barred their disciples from associating. He then recounted how Tang Yuan's parents eloped and vanished after a clash with Spirit Offering Sect, leaving the reason Beast Valley's Valley Master never blamed Body Sect unresolved.

• Xiong Yuan hosted Lu Feng with food and strong liquor, and Lu Feng shared his spirit brew with him.
• Xiong Yuan explained that Body Sect and Beast Valley's alliance collapsed after their disciples' son fused their cultivation arts, transformed into a half-beast, and later massacred Body Sect and destroyed part of Beast Valley before the two Seniors died in apology.
• Xiong Yuan revealed that Tang Yuan's father and Lin Jin'er fell in love, but their sects forbade the relationship, so they eloped.
• Tang Yuan's parents fought Spirit Offering Sect pursuers and disappeared after suffering severe injuries.
• After Lin Jin'er's Soul Tablet shattered, Beast Valley's Valley Master destroyed Spirit Offering Sect but never held Body Sect responsible.

Lu Feng learned why Tang Yuan had become vital to the Body Sect and spoke with Xiong Yuan about his own strength and a possible encounter with Golden Thunder Temple. Their conversation was interrupted when Huai Ziyou ambushed Luo Tianci, and Xiong Yuan stepped in to protect him.

• Xiong Yuan explained that Tang Yuan’s talent and rare Four Spirit Beast cores gave him a chance to master the Nine Revolutions Undying Art.
• Lu Feng confirmed he was at the Five Elements Three Qi Realm, and Xiong Yuan devised a plan to lure the Golden Thunder Temple fighter who had bullied him into seeking Lu Feng out.
• Huai Ziyou leaped down after killing two guards and blocked Luo Tianci’s escape.
• Xiong Yuan recognized Luo Tianci and stood between him and Huai Ziyou, who warned that he had been hired to kill only one person.
• Huai Ziyou wounded Xiong Yuan with a sword strike, and Luo Tianci realized the renowned assassin might kill him.

Lu Feng interrupted Huai Ziyou’s attempt to kill Luo Tianci and offered to save him in exchange for payment. After Lu Feng stopped Huai Ziyou’s sword with two fingers, Luo Tianci tried to negotiate, while Huai Ziyou prepared to challenge Lu Feng.

• Luo Tianci learned that his life was worth thirty of Huai Ziyou’s swords and accepted that he could not withstand them.
• As Huai Ziyou prepared to kill Luo Tianci, Lu Feng interrupted and offered to trade for his life.
• Huai Ziyou attacked Luo Tianci, but Lu Feng stopped the sword with two fingers.
• Lu Feng demanded payment for protecting Luo Tianci, and Luo Tianci offered two hundred and fifty Source Stones.
• Huai Ziyou challenged Lu Feng to fight him, while Lu Feng agreed to block fifteen more swords for Luo Tianci.

Lu Feng repeatedly outmaneuvered Huai Ziyou with precisely timed arrays and attacks while protecting Luo Tianci, leaving Luo Tianci eager to recruit him. Huai Ziyou then removed a weight-bearing Treasure Item from his wrist, revealing that he had been wielding his exceptionally swift sword under added weight.

• Lu Feng accepted Luo Tianci's offer of two hundred and fifty High-Grade Source Stones after demanding that Luo Tianci not retaliate against him afterward.
• Lu Feng used a hidden Earth Element Array to disrupt Huai Ziyou's sword strikes, then followed with a powerful fist shadow and kicked earth and stones back at him.
• Huai Ziyou was repeatedly forced to retreat, while Luo Tianci and Xiong Yuan marveled at Lu Feng's abilities and Luo Tianci grew more interested in recruiting him.
• When Huai Ziyou asked who he was, Lu Feng said he was an ordinary person who liked earning Source Stones and told Huai Ziyou to abandon the mission.
• Huai Ziyou removed a Jade Leather Pouch covered in weight-related array patterns from his wrist, stunning Lu Feng, Luo Tianci, and Xiong Yuan with the implication that he had fought under added weight.

Lu Feng defeated Huai Ziyou without revealing his identity as the Night Feather Sword Master, then declined Luo Tianci’s request to escort him through the expedition. Luo Tianci and Xiong Yuan prepared to continue together while Lu Feng pursued a more important task.

• Lu Feng used poison powder and a spear technique to distract Huai Ziyou before striking him with the Great Compassion Sword, revealing his mastery of the Swordless Realm.
• Huai Ziyou admitted defeat and left, vowing to reclaim the humiliation the next time they met.
• Luo Tianci thanked Lu Feng and offered him a personal alliance, but Lu Feng declined to become tied to the Luo Family.
• Luo Tianci asked Lu Feng to protect him until the expedition ended and offered to double his promised payment if they recovered the Luo Clan Fragment.
• Lu Feng refused and advised Luo Tianci to travel with Xiong Yuan, assuring them that Huai Ziyou would not attack again.

After warning Luo Tianci about the Qin Family, Lu Feng traveled west and found a dead Cloud Essence Temple disciple in a stream. Her fellow disciples mistook him for her killer, and their attacks ended with them suspecting he possessed a Five Elements Pure Earth Body.

• Lu Feng warned Luo Tianci that Qin Family disciples had entered the Domain Realm, and they parted ways as Lu Feng headed west and Luo Tianci northwest.
• Lu Feng found a recently deceased Cloud Essence Temple disciple floating in a stream and noticed matching injuries on both her wrists.
• Two Cloud Essence Temple disciples attacked Lu Feng, believing he had killed their fellow disciple, while he calmly critiqued their sword and saber techniques.
• The women used an array to suppress Lu Feng and a supporting technique to strengthen their saber-wielding senior sister, but Lu Feng easily neutralized her attack with Earth Element Qi.
• The Cloud Essence Temple disciples asked whether Lu Feng was from Star Earth Temple, then concluded he might have a Five Elements Pure Earth Body.