Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi and Xue Zihan were ambushed by five disciples, but Xu Yi killed them all and took two purple Crystal Tokens. As they flew toward the action, Xu Yi reasoned that the Martial Refining Realm was the trial’s final stage, though Xue Zihan questioned where the sect’s elders would come from to award the winner.

• Xu Yi recognized that the five disciples had lured him and Xue Zihan into an ambush, and the attackers closed in around them.
• Xu Yi used Stars Shift and Heavens Turn to turn the attackers’ killing intent against them, killing all five in moments while Xue Zihan barely had time to act.
• Xu Yi collected two purple Crystal Tokens, gave one to Xue Zihan, and told her to leave the three white tokens behind before they flew off on Mechanical Birds.
• Xu Yi explained that the Crystal Tokens’ promise of a reward from the Sect Master suggested the Martial Refining Realm was the final stage of the trial.
• Xue Zihan realized the trial disciples might reunite with the sect’s elders for the final rewards, then wondered how any elders could be present when the divine palace had been sealed for centuries.

Xu Yi and Xue Zihan found the fake Third Prince negotiating with a crowd by offering imperial palace guard positions in exchange for their support. Ming Shenzong questioned whether the claimant was an impostor, leaving the crowd uncertain about his identity.

• Xue Zihan realized the Crystal Token could help them leave the Martial Refining Realm, while Xu Yi resolved to reach the divine hall and kill the purple-robed warrior.
• Xu Yi and Xue Zihan rode the Mechanical Bird to a standoff between the Third Prince and more than a hundred cultivators.
• The fake Third Prince offered palace guard positions and promised promotions to persuade the crowd to stop pursuing his treasures.
• More than half the crowd accepted the offer, breaking apart their alliance against the fake Third Prince.
• Ming Shenzong warned the crowd that someone who had used a Face-Changing Fruit could imitate the Third Prince.

Xu Yi used a violent confrontation to conceal his attack on the Purple-robed Warrior amid Ji Lie’s attempt to recruit the gathered cultivators. The chapter ended with Xu Yi, disguised in blue, enduring a deadly assault from dozens of experts while Xue Zihan watched and tried to understand his plan.

• Ji Lie revealed his identity by unleashing the power of his astral baleful energy, impressing the gathered cultivators.
• Xue Zihan reasoned that Ji Lie and the fake Third Prince were gathering experts to recruit them and exploit the Crystal Token scoring system.
• Xu Yi decided he could not avoid a future clash with Ji Lie and resolved to kill the Purple-robed Warrior before searching for the Boundary Token.
• Xu Yi pulled Xue Zihan into the crowd, told her to wait for his signal, and slipped away among the cultivators.
• A blue-clad figure condemned the gathered cultivators and attacked wildly, provoking dozens of them to strike back.
• Xue Zihan realized that the bloodied blue figure was surviving the attackers’ overwhelming barrage and continued fighting.

Xu Yi endured a storm of attacks while absorbing enormous amounts of True Fiend Qi, hoping to crack his Vengeful Embryo and regain his power. As the embryo developed fine cracks, he continued pushing his body toward collapse.

• Xu Yi's monstrous battle drew Zhan Shence, Zhou Daogan, Xue Muhua, Ji Lie, and many other onlookers.
• Xu Yi revealed that he had provoked the crowd to use Stars Shift and Heavens Turn against Ji Lie and the Purple-robed Warrior.
• Xu Yi absorbed the attackers' True Fiend Qi into his Boundless Sea while using it to defend himself, though the strain battered his body and exposed his chest bone.
• Xu Yi's Vengeful Embryo began to crack under the surging qi, and he sensed a trace of power returning to him.
• Xu Yi kept absorbing True Fiend Qi despite his failing tendons, determined to regain his lost strength.

Xu Yi unleashed a devastating attack to escape the surrounded cultivators, then returned with Xue Zihan to the Great Yue territory inside the divine palace. There, they discovered Jiang Hentian’s lavish bedchamber, and Xu Yi gave its furnishings to Xue Zihan.

• Xu Yi released two enormous True Fiend Qi dragons, killing the fake Third Prince and many cultivators while Ji Lie escaped with his Crystal Token.
• Xu Yi collected the scattered Crystal Tokens, rescued Xue Zihan, and fled with her into the forest before they crushed their tokens and vanished.
• Xu Yi and Xue Zihan appeared in a transparent-walled hall overlooking the ocean and Azure Dragon Mountain, confirming Xu Yi’s theory about the divine palace’s floors.
• They found a richly furnished bedchamber, and Xu Yi inferred that Jiang Hentian had created it for the Imperial Consort.
• Xu Yi gathered the bedchamber furnishings into a Sumeru Ring and gave it to Xue Zihan.

Xu Yi discovered seven Boundary Tablets hidden inside a starry sky pattern and struggled to remove several of them. The chapter ended when Zhou Daogan, Zhan Shence, and Zhou Shirong arrived and recognized the tablets.

• Xu Yi searched the palace, found a concealed formation in the eastern wall, and used the Minor World-Breaking Technique to reveal a starry sky pattern containing seven Boundary Tablets.
• Xu Yi used the Strength of nine oxen to pull out the golden Boundary Tablet, then recovered and extracted the purple and white tablets.
• Xue Zihan wondered whether the starry pattern could be entered, and Xu Yi tested it with an iron rod, finding a hard barrier at the pattern's edge.
• Zhou Daogan, Zhan Shence, and Zhou Shirong appeared in the palace, and Zhan Shence excitedly identified the Boundary Tablets.

Xu Yi tried to keep Zhan Shence and Zhou Daogan at bay while concealing how little strength he had left, but Zhou Daogan saw through his apparent weakness and badly wounded him. After Zhou Daogan convinced Zhan Shence that Xu Yi depended on a rare treasure, Zhan Shence attacked, and Xu Yi endured the blow to display his Undefeated Golden Body.

• Zhan Shence recognized Xu Yi and backed down, then asked to share the three boundary markers; Xu Yi rejected his proposal and maintained his threatening front.
• Zhou Daogan caught Xu Yi off guard with a sword strike that tore open his chest, and Zhan Shence angrily confronted Zhou Daogan.
• Zhou Daogan told Zhan Shence that Xu Yi's earlier display had likely depended on a rare treasure and that his willingness to talk revealed weakness.
• Zhan Shence regained his confidence and attacked Xu Yi with the Nether Night Palm.
• Xu Yi took the attack head-on and dismissed its force, using the blow to demonstrate his Undefeated Golden Body despite having little strength left.

Xu Yi fought Zhan Shence while preventing Zhou Daogan from freely unleashing his Eight Meridians Sword, and he deliberately took sword strikes to study the technique. He left the fight badly wounded but focused on learning to capture and counter sword intent.

• Xu Yi took Zhan Shence’s palm strike and rushed at him as Zhou Daogan drew his sword.
• Xu Yi told his father and Young Master to leave Xue Zihan to him, and Zhou Shirong engaged Xue Zihan in battle.
• Zhan Shence attacked Xu Yi with Finger Swords and then Raging Rhino Strength, while Zhou Daogan struck Xu Yi thirteen times with his sword.
• Xu Yi absorbed Zhan Shence’s Killing Intent and used their close combat to limit Zhou Daogan’s sword attacks.
• Xu Yi deliberately allowed Zhou Daogan’s final eight strikes to land so he could study the Eight Meridians Sword and find a way to counter intent.

Xu Yi used his insight into Zhou Daogan’s sword intent to survive their battle and turn Zhan Shence against him, but Zhou Daogan killed Zhan Shence and then tried to recruit Xu Yi. Xu Yi distrusted the offer, and Zhou Daogan realized he had not won him over.

• Xu Yi endured Zhou Daogan’s sword strikes until he could perceive the sword intent and evade its attacks.
• Zhou Daogan’s sword wounded Zhan Shence, and Xu Yi exploited the opening to kill him.
• Zhou Daogan burned Zhan Shence’s corpse, took his Sumeru Ring, and fended off Xu Yi’s accusation by claiming Zhan had died in battle.
• Xu Yi threatened to show War Son of Heaven an Imprint Pearl, using it to plant doubt in Zhou Daogan’s mind.
• Zhou Daogan offered to make Xu Yi a disciple of Battle Master, but Xu Yi questioned whether he could be trusted.
• Zhou Daogan recognized that Xu Yi had not believed his offer or been persuaded to submit.

Xu Yi and Xue Zihan tried to ambush Zhou Daogan by using Zhou Shirong as a hostage, but Zhou Daogan countered their attack and revealed that he had anticipated Old Ghost’s betrayal. The fight ended with Zhou Daogan wounded but protected by the Evil Warding Armor, while Xu Yi realized their year-long plan had been exposed.

• Xu Yi demanded all three Boundary Tokens by threatening Zhou Daogan with Zhou Shirong’s life, while Xue Zihan held Zhou Shirong at swordpoint.
• Zhou Daogan struck Xue Zihan through the Fire Phoenix Shield, and Zhou Shirong escaped before stabbing Zhou Daogan with the Soul Guiding Cone.
• Xu Yi rushed to finish Zhou Daogan, but Zhou Daogan unleashed Eight Meridians Gather and severely wounded him.
• Xu Yi healed himself with Pink Rabbit’s blue berries, then helped Xue Zihan and Old Ghost attack Zhou Daogan.
• Zhou Shirong collapsed after the Ghost Devouring Talisman appeared on his chest, and Xu Yi realized Zhou Daogan had seen through Old Ghost’s disguise and prepared for the betrayal.

Xu Yi fought Zhou Daogan while badly wounded, and Zhou Daogan destroyed the Wings of the Wind God, leaving Xu Yi unable to close the distance. Xu Yi threw Old Ghost a corpse to possess, and Old Ghost attacked Zhou Daogan with Yin Baleful Intent and ghostly figures, but Zhou Daogan’s sword intent struck back.

• Xu Yi confronted Zhou Daogan, accused him of plotting, and guessed that his sword intent was running low.
• Xu Yi charged repeatedly through Zhou Daogan’s sword strikes and landed a powerful punch, while both men suffered severe injuries.
• Zhou Daogan noticed Xu Yi’s Wings of the Wind God and unleashed several sword-intent strikes, destroying the artifact and injuring Xu Yi’s legs.
• Xu Yi called for Old Ghost and hurled a corpse toward Zhou Daogan, prompting Old Ghost to possess it and attack with Yin Baleful Intent.
• Old Ghost summoned waves of ghostly figures against Zhou Daogan, but Xu Yi warned him about the sword intent just as the corpse’s head exploded.

Xu Yi and Zhou Daogan both struggled to recover after Zhou Daogan killed the old ghost, while Xue Zihan remained unconscious. Xu Yi healed himself with Precious Medicines and used Cloud Prison to protect Xue Zihan and the starry diagram.

• Zhou Daogan killed the old ghost with a sword strike, but the forbidden move left him mentally and physically exhausted.
• Xu Yi and Xue Zihan were too badly injured to attack Zhou Daogan, who sat down to recover.
• Xu Yi remembered the medicinal garden in his Sumeru Ring and swallowed a Bodhi Root, an Arhat Grass, and a Thousand Year Fruit, rapidly healing his wounds.
• Xu Yi carried the unconscious Xue Zihan to the starry diagram and brought out supplies while Zhou Daogan watched warily.
• Xu Yi activated Cloud Prison around Xue Zihan and the starry diagram, startling Zhou Daogan.

Xu Yi confronted Zhou Daogan over the Zhou Family’s destruction of the Xu Family, revealing himself as the surviving Xu scion and demanding justice. After four fighters fell into the area and were killed by a sudden sword attack, Xu Yi and Zhou Daogan began their own fight, with Xu Yi badly wounded again.

• Xu Yi kept Qiu Wa and Xue Zihan inside the active Cloud Prisoner Formation while his injuries healed with the aid of rare medicines and a pill.
• Xu Yi told Zhou Daogan that he was the former household slave’s surviving master, and Zhou Daogan recognized him as the Xu Family survivor.
• Xu Yi cursed Zhou Daogan for betraying the Xu Family, while Zhou Daogan recalled that his elder brother had destroyed the family after an insult to his origins.
• Four fighters arrived, and a huge Baleful Intent Sword followed by a rain of black swords killed them all.
• Xu Yi and Zhou Daogan agreed to settle their families’ blood feud themselves, and Zhou Daogan attacked, reopening Xu Yi’s shoulder as Xu Yi dodged.

Xu Yi used the iron essence to block Zhou Daogan’s sword intents, but the attacks badly damaged his treasured defense. When three newcomers appeared, Xu Yi provoked them into attacking to gain energy, and Zhou Daogan recognized his Divine Skill as Stars Shift and Heavens Turn.

• Zhou Daogan unleashed two powerful sword styles, but Xu Yi blocked them with the iron essence and was knocked backward by the impact.
• Xu Yi discovered the iron essence had shrunk from half a fist to the size of an egg, and he and Zhou Daogan paused rather than risk a reckless fight.
• Three figures appeared in the hall, and Zhou Daogan sent a giant sword at them; Xu Yi intercepted it and absorbed it before it could transform.
• Xu Yi attacked the newcomers and Zhou Daogan with Baleful Intent spikes and Finger Swords, provoking the trio to return fire and disrupt Zhou Daogan’s composure.
• Zhou Daogan recognized Xu Yi’s Stars Shift and Heavens Turn and declared that he could not let Xu Yi live.

Xu Yi wore Zhou Daogan down by provoking the cultivators arriving in the hall, but Xue Muhua suddenly struck Xu Yi with a talisman-enhanced attack. Xu Yi was left gravely injured as Xue Muhua charged in to finish him.

• Xu Yi drew the arriving cultivators into attacking him, forcing Zhou Daogan to expend his True Fiend Qi while trying to keep the newcomers at bay.
• Zhou Daogan used Intercept Sword Style to kill more than ten cultivators, then fled Xu Yi while conserving his strength for a final killing move.
• Zhou Daogan warned Xue Muhua that Xu Yi was a super expert who had taken the realm tokens, and Xue Muhua rushed to attack him.
• Xue Muhua used a talisman to strike Xu Yi with Wuji Temple's Eight Absolute Seals, shattering his defenses and severely injuring him.
• Xue Muhua pursued the gravely wounded Xu Yi with a Savage Force attack as Xu Yi realized his life would be decided in an instant.

Xu Yi survived Xue Muhua’s attack but suffered a critical heart wound, while his strange rod damaged Xue Muhua’s soul. After Xue Zihan woke and reunited with him inside the Cloud Prisoner Formation, Fan Mo Ke entered the hall and began killing everyone there.

• Xu Yi blocked Xue Muhua’s punch with iron essence and struck him with a dark rod, shattering his own arm while gravely wounding Xue Muhua’s soul.
• Xu Yi took top-grade pills to heal his injuries, though the cracks in his heart remained.
• Xue Zihan woke inside the Cloud Prisoner Formation, found Xu Yi and the supplies he had prepared, and recognized him despite his changed appearance.
• Fan Mo Ke entered the hall and killed several fleeing figures with a thought.
• Fan Mo Ke ordered the remaining cultivators to take their own lives, then killed the dozen or so who pleaded for mercy, leaving Zhou Daogan and Xue Muhua protected by purple light.

Fan Mo Ke discovered a hidden mountain and three boundary plates behind Xue Zihan, then attacked her formation in an attempt to seize them. The other five Soul Sensing Ancestors arrived, and Zhou Daogan claimed that the Young Sect Master had ascended to immortality.

• Fan Mo Ke questioned Xu Yi, and Xu Yi introduced himself as Wu Yazhi while hiding his identity.
• Fan Mo Ke spotted the hidden mountain and recognized three boundary plates in the starry-sky pattern.
• Fan Mo Ke attacked Xue Zihan's formation thirteen times, but it remained intact as Xu Yi, Zhou Daogan, and Xue Muhua were thrown back by the shock waves.
• The War Son of Heaven, King Jiang Bai, Zhuge Divine Sense, Yao Junchi, and Mu Shentong arrived in the hall.
• Zhou Daogan knelt before the War Son of Heaven and claimed that the Young Sect Master had heroically ascended to immortality.

After the six Old Ancestors entered Martial Refining Realm and slaughtered the cultivators there, Zhou Daogan reported Zhan Shence’s death to War Son of Heaven and blamed the Ninth Prince. War Son of Heaven accepted the account and gave Zhou Daogan a Nine Yin Pill to restore his weakened divine soul.

• The six Old Ancestors entered Monster Hunting Valley, exchanged points for treasures in Reward Palace, and then passed into Martial Refining Realm.
• The six Old Ancestors killed countless cultivators in Martial Refining Realm, forcing most survivors to escape before the Old Ancestors entered the hall.
• Zhou Daogan told War Son of Heaven that the Ninth Prince had killed Zhan Shence and that he had barely survived their fight.
• War Son of Heaven examined Zhou Daogan’s spiritual platform, believed his account, and released him from the black Qi holding him.
• War Son of Heaven gave Zhou Daogan a Nine Yin Pill, which Zhou Daogan accepted while concealing his relief.

The six ancestors discovered that the Cloud Prisoner Formation protected Dark Mountain and the boundary marker, and they could not break it. Xu Yi then revealed the boundary marker tied to twelve Heavenly Thunder Pearls, forcing the ancestors to negotiate rather than risk destroying their prize.

• Fan Mo Ke directed the six ancestors' attention to the Cloud Prisoner Formation, and they attacked it without damaging it.
• Zhuge Divine Sense identified the formation as the Cloud Prisoner Formation, which could only be dispelled by the tribulation of the clouds.
• The six ancestors argued over how to break the formation before Zhuge Divine Sense realized someone had deliberately set it up.
• War Son of Heaven turned his attention to Zhou Daogan, and Xu Yi displayed the boundary marker alongside twelve Heavenly Thunder Pearls.
• The six ancestors pleaded with Xu Yi not to destroy the boundary marker, and he used their fear to force them to negotiate.

Xu Yi used the boundary tablet and Heavenly Thunder Pearls to deter the six Old Ancestors, then offered to trade the tablet as they competed to win it. The Old Ancestors agreed to offer him treasures in exchange, leaving the terms of the bargain unsettled.

• Xu Yi warned the six Old Ancestors that he would detonate the boundary tablet if they tried to kill him, and Fan Mo Ke confirmed that divine sense could not kill him instantly.
• Mu Shentong introduced the Old Ancestors, and Xu Yi asked whether he wanted the boundary tablet, prompting the other five to protest.
• Xu Yi said he would give the tablet to one of the six, and the Old Ancestors realized they would have to tempt him with benefits rather than take it by force.
• Fan Mo Ke proposed that each Old Ancestor offer Xu Yi a treasure in exchange for the boundary tablet.