Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi stopped trusting Pang Weiguo to deliver justice and attacked Zhao Pu, then forced Boss Gu and the other two to fight Zhang Cheng. Pang Weiguo joined the battle, but the expected guard squads did not arrive.

• Xu Yi rejected Pang Weiguo’s offer to investigate and sat down, deciding the Yin Court connection could no longer be preserved.
• Xu Yi killed Zhao Pu with one strike, and Li Weiran destroyed Zhao Pu’s newly emerged immortal soul.
• Pang Weiguo tried to talk Xu Yi down, while Zhang Cheng admitted fault and offered to settle the grudge; Xu Yi demanded that he die.
• Xu Yi ordered Boss Gu and the other two to kill someone within a hundred breaths or die, so they attacked Zhang Cheng and forced Pang Weiguo into the fight.
• Pang Weiguo told Zhang Cheng that he had crushed the alarm jade talisman, but the guard squads had not arrived; then a Sword Light struck Pang Weiguo in the chest and made him spit blood.

Xu Yi killed Pang Weiguo and Li Weiran after the fight at Base Number Three spiraled beyond his control, while the little wolfdog’s beasts wiped out most of the guards. Huang Mei later revealed that Li Weiran and Pang Weiguo had been working together to steal Yin Court’s ore, and Xu Yi remained troubled by the disaster.

• Pang Weiguo called on Li Weiran for help, but Li Weiran tried to withdraw before attacking Xu Yi and being swiftly overwhelmed.
• Xu Yi pinned Pang Weiguo with Boss Gu’s sword and fed Tyrant Pearls to Pang Weiguo and Li Weiran, whose bodies and immortal souls were destroyed when he activated the restriction.
• Xu Yi sent Zhang Cheng’s immortal soul to Huang Mei, collected the scattered treasures, and left Base Number Three as the attendants fled.
• Xu Yi discovered that the little wolfdog had led strange beasts in killing most of the base’s guards, then traveled to a distant mountaintop with it.
• Xu Yi asked Huang Mei how Li Weiran and Pang Weiguo had advanced, and Huang Mei explained that powerful figures and their organizations arranged affiliations in exchange for payment.
• Huang Mei revealed that Li Weiran and Pang Weiguo had collaborated to steal Yin Court’s ore and saw Xu Yi as a threat to their profitable scheme.

Xu Yi planned to use the distance between Tu Hun Star and Qin Guang Star to delay the Yin Court while he accumulated Incense Spirit Essence, and Huangmei revealed a route where they could intercept messengers. At Base Number Three, Divine Lord Huan Zhen concluded that Lei Chiyan had destroyed the base’s leadership and secretly advanced his cultivation before arriving.

• Xu Yi told Huangmei he intended to keep his Yin Court identity and use the time it took messages to cross the stars to delay the Divine Lords; Huangmei agreed that killing messengers could extend the delay.
• Huangmei explained that Pang Weiguo and Li Weiran’s restrictions had triggered their explosions, and that Xu Yi could remove such restrictions after reaching the Third Realm.
• Huangmei told Xu Yi that the Yin Court controlled a passage near Lanyu Mountain and that Xu Yi had enough Star Spirit Essence to reach the Second Realm, though he still needed Incense Spirit Essence.
• You Yue Divine Lord and Divine Lord Huan Zhen inspected Base Number Three’s wreckage and discussed the deaths of its leaders and Jiang Boyue’s men.
• Divine Lord Huan Zhen identified Lei Chiyan as the likely killer, citing the base’s security, Lei Chiyan’s history, and his conflict with Zhao Pu and Zhang Cheng.
• Divine Lord Huan Zhen and You Yue Divine Lord inferred that Lei Chiyan had arrived on Tu Hun Star early, concealed himself, and advanced his cultivation before reporting to the base.

You Yue Divine Lord and Divine Lord Huan Zhen planned to blame Lei Chiyan for the Storage Base’s destruction to cover their past dealings with Jiang Boyue, then considered how to kill him before he could reach the Emperor Lord. They suspected Lei Chiyan might stay to secure Incense Spirit Essence and began plotting a trap using bait and a beast tide.

• You Yue Divine Lord asked Divine Lord Huan Zhen why Lei Chiyan’s arrival might benefit them, and Huan Zhen proposed blaming him for destroying the Storage Base to erase the books from their dealings with Jiang Boyue.
• You Yue Divine Lord welcomed the plan, but Huan Zhen warned that Lei Chiyan needed to die before he could defend himself to the Emperor Lord.
• Huan Zhen reasoned that Lei Chiyan might remain near the Yin Court to obtain Incense Spirit Essence rather than flee after losing his connection to it.
• Huan Zhen pointed out that Lei Chiyan could kill the messenger carrying news to Qin Guang Star and exploit the star route controlled by the two Divine Lords.
• You Yue Divine Lord urged an immediate deployment, but Huan Zhen cautioned that Lei Chiyan could command strange beasts and might turn their attack against them.
• You Yue Divine Lord suggested using spirit medicine to lure the beast tide away before they trapped Lei Chiyan with a Heavenly Net and Earthly Snare.

Xu Yi tried to intercept a messenger at Yulan Mountain, but the Divine Lords and the Sea of Stars Alliance had already laid a trap for him. His Thousand Illusions Heavy Thunder Sword devastated their attackers, and Xie Yuehai intervened as Xu Yi prepared a greater strike.

• Huan Zhen and You Yue decided to enlist Jiang Boyue and the Sea of Stars Alliance to help encircle Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi hurried to Yulan Mountain to ambush the messenger, while Huang Mei told him about the costly Ascension Platform and the path to greater power.
• Xu Yi spotted a suspicious figure and realized Zhemei might have used him as bait, but more than a dozen Human Immortals appeared and attacked.
• Xu Yi's Thousand Illusions Heavy Thunder Sword killed seven First Realm Human Immortals and wounded two Second Realm fighters, while Xie Yuehai collected the scattered souls and resources.
• Xu Yi's sword formed a whirling net of more than a thousand blades, and Xie Yuehai moved to intervene before its growing thunderous attack could kill more of his forces.

Xu Yi fought off the Yin Court’s forces until Divine Lord Huan Zhen, You Yue Divine Lord, and Xie Yuehai joined forces and nearly killed him. He escaped underground with the little wolfdog dragging him through tunnels, while the three Divine Lords discovered he had traveled far faster than expected.

• Lei Chiyan shattered the lightning attack and fought against six Second Realm Human Immortals until Divine Lord Huan Zhen and You Yue Divine Lord joined the battle.
• Xu Yi offered to serve the two Divine Lords if they cleared his name, but You Yue Divine Lord questioned his account and Divine Lord Huan Zhen attacked him.
• The three Third Realm Human Immortals struck Xu Yi with their White Grade Divine Weapons, shattering his spiritual shield and hurling him into Yulan Mountain.
• Divine Lord Huan Zhen attacked the crater, but Xu Yi was gone; Xie Yuehai’s tracking orb revealed that Xu Yi had traveled thousands of zhang away underground.
• Xu Yi, badly wounded, had tied the Immortal Slaying Sword around the little wolfdog and let it drag him through tunnels while strange beasts followed.

Xu Yi survived a devastating ambush by three Third Realm Human Immortals by escaping underground with the little wolfdog and its mutated beasts. After recovering in hiding, he celebrated that even enemies armed with White Grade Divine Weapons had failed to kill him.

• Xu Yi realized the little wolfdog had organized the mutated beasts to dig extensive tunnels and carry him away after the ambushers’ combined strike left him badly wounded.
• Divine Lord Huan Zhen recognized the mutated beasts’ role, and You Yue Divine Lord’s attempt to enter the tunnels revealed that they were swarming with beasts.
• Divine Lord Huan Zhen led Xie Yuehai and the surviving Second Realm Human Immortals in a desperate attack that split the earth and threatened to collapse the tunnels.
• Xu Yi escaped through the Four-Colored Seal while the little wolfdog and the mutated beasts dug new tunnels; the attackers failed to find him, and Divine Lord Huan Zhen and You Yue Divine Lord departed.
• Xu Yi remained underground, replenished his strength, and learned from Huang Mei that his immortal souls had been damaged; he then laughed and toasted his survival with the little wolfdog.

Xu Yi traveled to Spring City seeking an Origin Embryo Pill to treat his weakening immortal soul, despite the Sea of Stars Alliance’s hostility. He entered the city and learned the Alliance was watching for his inquiries, while Boss Gu pointed him toward its rival, the Righteous Alliance.

• Desolate Charm told Xu Yi that the Origin Embryo Pill could cure him and that it was likely available in Spring City, where Jiang Boyue of the Sea of Stars Alliance held power.
• Xu Yi reached Spring City, sent the little wolfdog to gather its brothers outside, and entered after paying the gate tax.
• Xu Yi was surprised to find mortals working in the city and learned that acknowledged living beings could be stored in the Starry Sky Ring.
• Boss Gu and his two companions met Xu Yi at a restaurant and reported that their inquiries about the Origin Embryo Pill had drawn surveillance.
• Xu Yi and Desolate Charm concluded the Sea of Stars Alliance was likely targeting him, and Boss Gu identified the Righteous Alliance as its sworn enemy.

Xu Yi sent Boss Gu and two others to Qin Guang Star to seek the Central Underworld Lord’s help delaying Divine Lord Huan Zhen and You Yue Divine Lord. He then tracked down Zhao Che of the Righteous Alliance, hoping to find a lead on the Origin Embryo Pill.

• Xu Yi promised to restore Boss Gu and the others’ freedom if they carried a message and generous gifts to the Central Underworld Lord on Qin Guang Star.
• Xu Yi gave the three men a hundred blue Star Spirit Essences and set a two-year deadline for their return.
• Xu Yi and Huang Mei discussed whether the Central Underworld Lord would help and turned their attention to finding the Origin Embryo Pill.
• Huang Mei reminded Xu Yi that he had once helped a Righteous Alliance member escort a mother and son through the void.
• Xu Yi searched the Righteous Alliance’s territory and found the yellow-bearded, yellow-haired man at Jingyue Xuan on the fourth day.
• Xu Yi showed Zhao Che the Thousand Illusions Heavy Thunder Sword, confirming his identity, and Zhao Che welcomed him as his benefactor.

Xu Yi bought an Origin Embryo Pill from Yan Jingming and used it to recover from his injuries. With his cultivation restored, he left Spring City to visit Big Yellow, whose help was central to his plans against Divine Lord Huan Zhen and You Yue Divine Lord.

• Zhao Che introduced Xu Yi to Yan Jingming, the head shopkeeper of Jingyue Xuan, whose son Xu Yi had saved.
• Xu Yi asked Yan Jingming to help him obtain Origin Embryo Pills, and they agreed on seven hundred blue Star Spirit Essences for three pills, with one month to arrange the other two.
• Xu Yi paid Yan Jingming and received Jingyue Xuan's sole Origin Embryo Pill and a token for future visits.
• Xu Yi rented a high-grade cultivation chamber and swallowed the pill, which restored his immortal soul and cultivation.
• Xu Yi left the chamber and headed out of Spring City to see Big Yellow and pursue his plan against Divine Lord Huan Zhen and You Yue Divine Lord.

You Yue Divine Lord and Divine Lord Huan Zhen feared that Lei Chiyan could control strange beasts and planned to gather proof and seek protection for the Underworld Court’s mining bases. Xu Yi then found the little wolfhound badly injured, and its recovery left him furious at whoever had hurt it.

• You Yue Divine Lord and Divine Lord Huan Zhen discussed Lei Chiyan’s escape and considered whether he could command strange beasts.
• Divine Lord Huan Zhen warned that Lei Chiyan could use the beasts to destroy the mines and proposed burying Ruyi Pearls near them to capture proof.
• You Yue Divine Lord agreed that they should seek Master Long’s help in suppressing the ley lines beneath the seven bases.
• Xu Yi found the little wolfhound covered in cracks and fed it spirit liquid and a Green Crystal Core.
• The little wolfhound slept for nearly ten hours and recovered, and Xu Yi learned what had happened and grew murderous.

After failing to avenge the little wolfdog, Xu Yi revealed that he had really planned to use the beast to attack the Yin Court bases’ ore foundations and hurt Divine Lord Huan Zhen and You Yue Divine Lord. He led an army of strange beasts to Base No. 2, where he discovered the enemy had prepared Ruyi Pearls, but launched the attack anyway.

• Xu Yi and the little wolfdog fought a growing swarm of Green Core Strange Beasts, then escaped after Xu Yi collapsed the tunnels with his remaining black cards.
• Desolate Charm urged Xu Yi to focus on his plans, and Xu Yi explained that he intended to disrupt the Yin Court bases’ ore foundations to pressure Divine Lord Huan Zhen and You Yue Divine Lord.
• Xu Yi ordered the little wolfdog to gather strange beasts, and the beast summoned more than ten thousand despite the other Green Core Strange Beasts limiting its reach.
• Xu Yi chose Base No. 2, and he and the little wolfdog led the army there that evening to attack its ore foundation.
• Xu Yi spotted a Ruyi Pearl in the tunnels, realized the enemy had prepared for them, and sent the beast army surging toward the ore foundation while he examined the pearls with his perception ability.

Xu Yi tested the protective barrier around the seven bases, then decided to launch a full assault despite Huang Mei's objections. Meanwhile, Divine Lord Huan Zhen concluded that he and You Yue Divine Lord should sell the bases before Xu Yi's beast army could destroy them.

• Xu Yi used his perception to find Ruyi Pearls underground and ordered the little wolfdog to send the beast tide against the yellow barrier.
• Xu Yi halted the attack after testing the barrier, then told Huang Mei he intended to go all in.
• You Yue Divine Lord questioned Divine Lord Huan Zhen about the missing Ruyi Pearls, and Huan Zhen proposed selling the seven bases.
• Divine Lord Huan Zhen explained that they could not defend the bases indefinitely without the Fragment of the Earth Book and planned to report their recommendation to the Emperor Lord.
• Xu Yi insisted he knew what he was doing, while Huang Mei erupted at him for risking his resources in another attack.

Xu Yi tried to strengthen Big Yellow by feeding him a White Core Strange Beast core, despite Desolate Charm’s objections. After the core nearly tore Big Yellow apart, Xu Yi used the Four-Colored Seal Space to save him and began controlling how much of the core he consumed.

• Desolate Charm confronted Xu Yi for lavishing resources on Big Yellow, and Xu Yi explained that he hoped to make the wolfdog stronger for the battles ahead.
• Xu Yi argued that Big Yellow might transform into a White Core Strange Beast by consuming a white core, and Desolate Charm stopped trying to dissuade him.
• After two days of feeding Big Yellow spiritual liquid, Xu Yi took him outside under the full moon and let him swallow the white core.
• Big Yellow’s body split with cracks, so Xu Yi transported him into Four-Colored Seal Space, where the Seal broke down the core and spiritual liquid healed him.
• When Big Yellow woke and craved the core again, Xu Yi let him swallow it while surrounding him with Cloud Crane Pure Qi, then withdrew the energy before the core could overwhelm him.

Xu Yi helped the little wolfdog absorb the white strange core, and it advanced into a White Core Strange Beast with enough power to command a tide of beasts. After setting out for revenge, Xu Yi arrived at the Sea of Stars Alliance’s lair, while You Yue Divine Lord and Divine Lord Huan Zhen negotiated with Zuo Menghui over a major deal.

• Xu Yi used the Four-Colored Seal and his blood to help the little wolfdog consume the white strange core and advance.
• The little wolfdog transformed into a huge hellhound, communicated more clearly, and carried Xu Yi toward revenge.
• The hellhound intimidated a cyan strange beast into submission and summoned a vast tide of beasts.
• You Yue Divine Lord and Divine Lord Huan Zhen discussed payment terms with Zuo Menghui, who requested installments for the Sea of Stars Alliance.

Divine Lord Huan Zhen negotiated the sale of the seven bases to the Sea of Stars Alliance and invented a story that Emperor Qin Guang needed resources to become a Heavenly Immortal. The alliance offered to pay thirty percent more, but Huan Zhen insisted they first finalize the deal at the original price and said he would report the offer to the Emperor Lord.

• Divine Lord Huan Zhen explained that the sale of the seven bases had been settled because Emperor Qin Guang needed resources quickly and the Emperor Lord's price could not be negotiated.
• Zuo Menghui agreed to pay the set price but asked why Emperor Qin Guang was selling his seven bases.
• Divine Lord Huan Zhen claimed Emperor Qin Guang was preparing to break through to become a Heavenly Immortal, astonishing Zuo Menghui, Xie Yuehai, and You Yue Divine Lord.
• Zuo Menghui offered to raise the price by thirty percent, believing the Sea of Stars Alliance should support a prospective Heavenly Immortal.
• Xie Yuehai privately wondered whether the star ore deposits were in trouble, but Zuo Menghui dismissed the suspicion.
• Divine Lord Huan Zhen declined the higher offer for now and said he would report it to Emperor Qin Guang while the two sides finalized the contract at the original price.

Xu Yi appeared in Base No. 1 while Zuo Menghui and three other Third Realm Human Immortals were gathered, then unleashed a massive beast tide against them. As Zuo Menghui was overwhelmed, he begged Xu Yi to save him.

• Divine Lord Huan Zhen urged Zuo Menghui to gather the agreed resources within three days, and Zuo promised to find Lei Chiyan through Spring City's local scoundrels.
• When asked about Lei Chiyan, Divine Lord Huan Zhen admitted that he was no match for him, unsettling the others.
• Xu Yi suddenly appeared in the heavily guarded Base No. 1, shocking Zuo Menghui, You Yue Divine Lord, Xie Yuehai, and Divine Lord Huan Zhen.
• Zuo Menghui attacked Xu Yi with a White Grade Divine Weapon, but the hall collapsed as an enormous beast tide swept over the group.
• Riding a hellhound above the tide, Xu Yi watched Zuo Menghui's attacks and talisman fail until Zuo cried out for him to save his life.

Xu Yi defeated Zuo Menghui, You Yue Divine Lord, Divine Lord Huan Zhen, and Xie Yuehai with the beast tide, but Huan Zhen escaped as a remnant soul. After the Imperial Decree Tablets vanished, Xu Yi fled an arriving force and discovered that Huan Zhen’s message had exposed his actions and made him a powerful enemy.

• Divine Lord Huan Zhen burned his immortal soul and escaped as a memoryless remnant, while the other three died and the Hellhound consumed their immortal souls.
• Xu Yi collected the group’s resources and found two Imperial Decree Tablets, but both vanished in smoke before he could use them.
• Desolate advised Xu Yi to seek incense offerings by ascending the Imperial Decree Platform, but Xu Yi favored pursuing a shortcut.
• The Hellhound warned Xu Yi of an approaching force, and Xu Yi escaped before they reached the battlefield.
• Xu Yi examined Divine Lord Huan Zhen’s Ruyi Pearl and learned that Huan Zhen had sent someone an account of Lei Chiyan’s actions, making Xu Yi fear his secret would be exposed.

Xu Yi forged an order to withdraw the accusation against Lei Chiyan, while Zuo Xinghai demanded answers about his son’s death. Jiang Boyue and his advisers investigated the deaths but could not determine whether Lei Chiyan had truly controlled the beast tide.

• Xu Yi used Divine Lord Huan Zhen's command talisman to order officials to withdraw the accusation against Lei Chiyan.
• Zuo Xinghai confronted Jiang Boyue over Zuo Menghui's death and ordered him to find the killer.
• Jiang Boyue met with Chu Cai and Jia Zhen to review the evidence and Divine Lord Huan Zhen's message.
• Chu Cai reported that Lei Chiyan had recently taken a post on Tu Hun Star and was believed to have Fourth Realm Ghost Immortality cultivation.

Jiang Boyue and his allies tried to explain the deaths and the destruction of Base No. 1 to Long Ao, blaming Lei Chiyan, but Long Ao challenged their account and demanded a convincing explanation. The meeting ended with Long Ao dismissing their claims and suggesting there was nothing more to discuss.

• Jiang Boyue ordered a citywide search for Lei Chiyan and offered a reward for capturing him alive.
• Long Ao arrived and accused the Sea of Stars Alliance of murder and robbery amid its conflict with Huan Zhen and Youyue.
• Jia Zhen showed Long Ao footage from the Ruyi Pearl, while Jiang Boyue argued that the alliance's dispute over seven bases explained the situation.
• Long Ao described Zuo Menghui's attack and looting of Base No. 1, then questioned how Lei Chiyan could have overwhelmed four powerful Human Immortals and their White Grade Divine Weapons.
• Jiang Boyue insisted that finding Lei Chiyan would clarify matters, but Long Ao rejected their explanation and ended the discussion.