Recaps

After fleeing the alliance, Xu Yi hid in the shrubs to avoid being hunted for his beast cores. Wu Fazhu tracked him down, but Lin Dongqing appeared and demanded half the spoils, leaving the two men facing off.

• Wu Fazhu accused Xu Yi of deceiving the alliance, and the cultivators split into smaller groups and scattered.
• Xu Yi ran in the opposite direction, hid in a tunnel beneath a clump of shrubs, and waited for the others to enter the Heavenly Demon Domain.
• Wu Fazhu found Xu Yi using a secret tracking technique and demanded that he hand over his possessions.
• Xu Yi appealed to Wu Fazhu for mercy, but Wu Fazhu threatened to kill him and devour his soul.
• Xu Yi called out Lin Dongqing, who appeared and demanded half the spoils from Wu Fazhu.

Xu Yi set Lin Dongqing and Wu Fazhu against each other, then watched Wu Fazhu kill Lin Dongqing with the Eight Directions Prison Fire. After Wu Fazhu seized the strange cores and tried to leave, Xu Yi confronted him, and the chapter ended as Wu Fazhu’s surprise attack sent Xu Yi flying and an unseen voice startled him.

• Xu Yi gave Lin Dongqing more than a hundred strange cores and fled so Lin Dongqing and Wu Fazhu would fight over them.
• Lin Dongqing attacked Wu Fazhu with the Way of Extreme Water, but Wu Fazhu countered with the Eight Directions Prison Fire and burned Lin Dongqing to ash.
• Wu Fazhu took the strange cores and Lin Dongqing’s Starry Sky Ring, then prepared to flee after noticing that immortal souls were being mysteriously pulled away when immortals died.
• Xu Yi returned and demanded that Wu Fazhu hand over the spoils, but Wu Fazhu struck him by surprise and sent him flying.
• A voice rang out, and Wu Fazhu’s expression changed.

Xu Yi defeated Wu Fazhu with the Unknowing Sword, but Wu Fazhu’s immortal soul vanished before Xu Yi could question him. Xu Yi reached the Heavenly Demon Domain just before time ran out, found a Nest of Leisure, and learned that merit points could be stolen by converting another person’s valuable items.

• Xu Yi broke through Wu Fazhu’s Eight Directions Prison Fire domain with the Unknowing Sword and dismembered him, then tried to trap his immortal soul for questioning.
• Wu Fazhu’s immortal soul shattered and escaped Xu Yi’s sword-qi net, making Xu Yi suspect that someone was watching and manipulating events.
• Xu Yi collected his spoils and reached the Heavenly Demon Domain just before his time ran out.
• Xu Yi searched the bare landscape for shelter and squeezed into a Nest of Leisure shortly before nightfall.
• The light panel materialized on Xu Yi’s wrist and revealed that merit points could be gained by converting valuable items, including items taken from someone else.

Xu Yi learned that a main singularity would soon appear and lift the seals on participants’ belongings, so he joined a group gathering to fight for it. When the others challenged his disguised cultivation, he revealed his true face and fourth-realm aura, but Brother Huang’s ally still accused him of lying.

• Xu Yi worried over the missing Earth Immortals and the many mysteries surrounding the Imperial Decree Platform.
• A notice announced that a main singularity would appear and unseal the Starry Sky Ring and participants’ personal belongings.
• Xu Yi accepted a cultivator’s call to form an alliance and followed the organizer to a rocky clearing.
• Brother Huang and five others objected to Xu Yi’s disguised third-realm cultivation and demanded that he reveal himself.
• Xu Yi dropped his disguise and showed his fourth-realm cultivation, but a brocade-robed cultivator angrily questioned his claim.

Xu Yi was rejected by Yellow Beard’s group, but the Merit Points rankings revealed that Xu Yi was ranked first and had earned a badge. The group apologized and begged him to stay, and Xu Yi agreed to lead them as they prepared to capture the singularities.

• Yellow Beard and the others rejected Xu Yi because they distrusted his concealed identity and thought his strength would burden them.
• The light panels announced that the singularity battle would begin in three hundred breaths and displayed the Merit Points rankings.
• The group praised Yellow Beard for ranking twenty-seventh, then noticed Xu Yi’s panel glowing with a badge.
• Xu Yi revealed that his badge showed first place, shocking Yellow Beard and the others into apologizing and flattering him.
• Xu Yi agreed to remain with the group on the condition that everyone obey his commands.

Xu Yi seized a singularity after using his first-place status and Immortal Slaying Sword to deter the cultivators around him. When the Dong Huang Family’s Sixth Young Master and two allies attacked, Xu Yi’s temporary followers were overwhelmed, and he joined the fight to rescue them.

• Xu Yi arrived at a battle over three singularities and used his first-place emblem to make the cultivators hesitate.
• Xu Yi pinned down one singularity with Sword Qi and ordered Yellow Beard and his group to secure it while he promised to help them claim the others.
• The Dong Huang Family’s Sixth Young Master arrived with an elder and a blue-robed Daoist priest, and their attacks disrupted Xu Yi’s attempt to take the singularity.
• Xu Yi drew the Immortal Slaying Sword, defeated the blue-robed priest’s shockwaves, and captured a singularity, but learned he could not exchange it until all singularities were captured.
• The Dong Huang Family trio overwhelmed Yellow Beard’s group, and Yellow Beard begged Xu Yi for help and promised to serve him.
• Xu Yi agreed to help Yellow Beard’s group and ordered them to follow him in attacking the white-robed brat.

Xu Yi captured a white-clothed youth from the Dong Huang Family to learn about the clan and activated the singularity, bringing Old Desolate into the Four-Colored Seal Space. There, Xu Yi examined the youth’s light panel for clues about the Imperial Decree Platform.

• Xu Yi and Yellow Beard’s group attacked the white-clothed youth and his two companions, and Xu Yi struck the youth down with the Unknowing Sword.
• Xu Yi secretly captured the wounded youth, took him to a cave, and knocked him unconscious when he tried to curse at him.
• Xu Yi activated the singularity, then explained the events at the Imperial Decree Platform and his suspicions about unseen watchers to Old Desolate through their thoughts.
• Xu Yi, Old Desolate, and the captive entered the Four-Colored Seal Space while the little wolfdog stayed behind to guard the seal.
• Xu Yi examined the changes to the youth’s light panel and identified the imprint it left on each trial-taker.

Xu Yi killed the white-clothed youth and let Huang Mei devour his immortal soul, then finally rested while Huang Mei kept watch. Meanwhile, Elder Tu learned that Xu Yi was the man wanted by the Eastern Huang Ancient Clan and set the clan’s retainers on his trail.

• Xu Yi noticed two rays emerge from the white-clothed youth, killed him, and let Huang Mei consume his immortal soul.
• Xu Yi left the Four-Colored Seal Space and fell asleep with the little wolfdog keeping watch while Huang Mei rested on his shoulder.
• The blue-robed Daoist and the big-nosed cultivator defeated their opponents and claimed a singularity, then used a Ruyi Pearl to summon help after the Sixth Young Master went missing.
• Elder Tu arrived with five others, condemned Song Chang and Shi Youxiao, and ordered them to find Yellow Beard and his group for information about Xu Yi.
• Elder Tu killed a brocade-clad youth who tried to evade his questions, and Yellow Beard and the others revealed Xu Yi’s Immortal Slaying Sword.
• Elder Tu, the blue-robed Daoist, and the big-nosed cultivator recognized Xu Yi and recalled the Eastern Huang Ancient Clan’s bounty on his life.

Xu Yi was found by Elder Tu and the Eastern Huang Ancient Clan, but he overwhelmed their group with his sword formation and captured them. Arrogant Charm urged him to find a secluded place to test removing the restrictions inside the trial-takers’ bodies.

• Elder Tu ordered his people to search for Xu Yi, and Hu Daoxing used the Smoke-Gathering Art to track him southeast.
• The Eastern Huang Ancient Clan leveled Xu Yi’s mountainside while he slept, and Xu Yi emerged from the rubble to face them.
• Xu Yi unleashed hundreds of swords, broke Elder Tu’s jade tablet formation, and defeated the group in less than three breaths.
• Xu Yi restrained his attackers rather than killing them, and Arrogant Charm urged him to find a secluded place to experiment on their bodily restrictions.

Xu Yi fought Elder Yao, a hunchbacked Earth Immortal from the Dong Huang Family, after Elder Yao arrived to rescue Elder Tu and the others. Xu Yi unveiled a vast array of swords and thunder as the duel escalated, leaving the crowd stunned when he unleashed his sword formation against Elder Yao’s Five Elements Weapon Fusion.

• Elder Yao struck from afar, drove Xu Yi back, and freed Elder Tu and the others.
• Elder Tu and the others accused Xu Yi of killing the Sixth Young Master, while Elder Yao offered to spare him if he became a slave to the Dong Huang Family.
• Xu Yi attacked Elder Yao with the Thousand Illusions Heavy Thunder Sword, astonishing the gathered cultivators with his swordsmanship.
• Elder Tu branded Xu Yi Old Demon Kongxu and denounced him as a notorious fiend to protect the Dong Huang Family’s reputation.
• Elder Yao infused his treasured sword with the Five Elements, but Xu Yi revealed nine hundred and ninety-nine Purple Firmament Swords and an Immortal Slaying Sword, forming a giant sword that descended amid thunder.

Xu Yi wounded Yao Ming with the Thousand Illusions Heavy Thunder Sword, then the awakened little wolfdog killed Yao Ming and Boss Tu’s group. After escaping to a remote mountain, Xu Yi began testing the Four-Colored Seal’s trial restrictions and discovered how the wrist panels and soul restrictions affected the captives.

• Xu Yi’s sword shattered Yao Ming’s Soul Guard and seriously injured him, while its residual force wounded the watching cultivators.
• Yao Ming burned his immortal soul and challenged Xu Yi to another strike, but the little wolfdog emerged, snapped the Autumn Water Sword, and swallowed Yao Ming’s immortal soul.
• The little wolfdog killed Boss Tu and his entire group, while the other cultivators escaped beyond its reach.
• Xu Yi replenished himself, carried the unconscious Boss Tu and his companions away, and hid in a stone chamber on a desolate mountain.
• Xu Yi used the Four-Colored Seal to test the trial restrictions, finding that removing a wrist panel made an immortal soul weaken and vanish, while removing a soul restriction caused the panel to burn its wearer to ashes.

Xu Yi found a way to keep the Imperial Decree Platform’s restriction from locking onto his immortal soul by letting his Dual Soul return to its intertwined state. Huang Mei then revealed that he had obtained the Dong Huang Ancient Clan’s Star Washing Art and explained its importance, while the major powers’ plans for the trial remained unknown.

• Xu Yi and Huang Mei discussed the restriction and tested ways to separate it from Xu Yi’s immortal soul.
• Xu Yi used his Dual Soul’s intertwined state to make the restriction cling to his body, then confirmed the solution still worked after leaving the Four-Colored Seal Space.
• Xu Yi restored his strength with spiritual liquid and a Soul Strengthening Pill, while Huang Mei complained that Big Yellow had swallowed the hunchbacked old man’s immortal soul.
• Huang Mei said the major powers had sent their top figures into the Imperial Decree Platform and revealed that he had obtained the Dong Huang Ancient Clan’s Star Washing Art.
• Huang Mei explained that the Star Washing Art helped cultivators recover from the aftereffects of Star Turning Pills and had contributed to the Dong Huang Ancient Clan’s rise.

Xu Yi studied the Star Washing Art and learned about the realms of Earth Immortals from Huang Mei. After receiving a task to collect Heavenly Demon Bones, he joined Zuo Xinghai and a crowd of cultivators preparing to search for them.

• Huang Mei explained that the Four-Colored Seal had overcome the Dong Huang Family’s restrictions on the Star Washing Art, then urged Xu Yi to study it inside the Imperial Decree Platform.
• Xu Yi practiced the Star Washing Art and expelled foul waste from his body as he praised its methods.
• Huang Mei used Dong Huang Ming’s memories to explain the five realms of Earth Immortals and warned Xu Yi that he could not contend with a Second Realm Earth Immortal.
• Xu Yi received a task to collect Heavenly Demon Bones, with merit points and treasures awarded according to their quantity and quality.
• Zuo Xinghai contacted Xu Yi and invited him to join a group searching for Heavenly Demon Bones; Xu Yi agreed and hurried to meet him.
• Xu Yi arrived where more than a hundred cultivators had gathered and learned that Zuo Xinghai had entered the Imperial Decree Platform hoping to break through his cultivation bottleneck.

Xu Yi joined the Tu Hun Regiment as Jiang Dingbian led its members to battle bone demons and claim Heavenly Demon Bones. After the group cleared the blue and white demons, a white-browed old man asked Jiang how the fifty-three bones would be divided.

• Xu Yi learned that the gathered cultivators formed the Tu Hun Alliance, and Jiang Dingbian was chosen to lead the Tu Hun Regiment.
• Jiang Dingbian ordered the group to avoid infighting and let whoever reached a treasure first keep it, while Zuo Xinghai explained that the trial-takers had lost hope of gaining a godhead.
• Xu Yi stayed back as the others rushed toward the bones, then sent Big Yellow underground to forage.
• Jiang Dingbian led the cultivators in defeating the blue and white bone demons while leaving the black ones for later.
• As the group rested before attacking the black bone demons, a white-browed old man asked Jiang Dingbian how they would distribute the fifty-three Heavenly Demon Bones.

Xu Yi was singled out as an undeserving claimant when Chen Baimei pushed to restrict the Heavenly Demon Bone distribution to Full Realm cultivators and make the others fight a Black-Rank Bone Demon. As Xu Yi prepared to act, a large group approached from the southwest, and he waited to see what would happen.

• Chen Baimei accused Xu Yi of contributing little and proposed excluding him from the Heavenly Demon Bone distribution.
• Xu Yi calmly offered to take no bones, but Chen Baimei then proposed that only Full Realm cultivators could compete for them.
• Jiang Dingbian accepted the proposal after the Full Realm cultivators agreed, leaving the Fifth Realm cultivators humiliated and silent.
• Chen Baimei proposed making the excluded cultivators deal with the remaining Black-Rank Bone Demon, and Jiang Dingbian approved.
• As Xu Yi prepared to act, he noticed a large group approaching from the southwest and waited for their arrival.

Xu Yi challenged the He Family after they forced Jiang Dingbian’s group to abandon a Heavenly Demon Bone. When Uncle Fu recognized Xu Yi as Young Master Old Demon Kongxu, the He Family tried to withdraw, but Xu Yi struck their young master with the Unknowing Sword.

• The He Family of Mo'ai Star arrived and demanded that Jiang Dingbian’s group leave the Heavenly Demon Bone behind.
• Jiang Dingbian led his people away, but Xu Yi stayed and insisted they had a right to claim the bone.
• Uncle Fu stopped the demonic-looking middle-aged man from attacking Xu Yi and recognized him as Young Master Old Demon Kongxu.
• Xu Yi refused to let the He Family leave without consequence and rebuked their young master.
• Xu Yi used the Unknowing Sword to send the young master flying and make him spit blood.

Xu Yi used his reputation as Old Demon Kongxu and the force following him to make rival groups retreat, claiming each site's black-level Heavenly Demon Bone. After sweeping seven collection sites, he ignored Huang Mei's warning that his behavior would leave him friendless.

• Xu Yi spared the He family members and told Jiang Dingbian's group to attack the black-level bone demon, keeping its Heavenly Demon Bone for himself.
• Xu Yi led the group southwest, and Wang Wenliang urged the Chunshen Alliance team to defend its territory with the Twin Dragon Banner.
• Xu Yi's Sword Qi snapped the Twin Dragon Banner, and he threatened Zhong Mou until the Chunshen Alliance team withdrew.
• Xu Yi's group defeated the black-level bone demon, divided the spoils, and continued to the next site.
• Over three hours, Xu Yi led the group through seven collection sites, forcing each faction leader they met to yield.
• Huang Mei teased Xu Yi that he would soon have no friends, and Xu Yi replied that he would have none either way.

Xu Yi led his followers to Exchange Point Three, where six groups joined forces to surround him. After most of his companions deserted him, a hidden beast tide erupted and attacked the cultivators, overwhelming the He family’s defenses.

• Xu Yi agreed with Chen Baimei to head to Exchange Point Three and trade their Heavenly Demon Bones.
• Six groups surrounded Xu Yi and his companions at the exchange point, while Zuo Xinghai urged Xu Yi to escape.
• Chen Baimei abandoned Xu Yi and joined the He family, leaving only Zuo Xinghai by Xu Yi’s side.
• Huang Mei realized Xu Yi had drawn his enemies together to catch them in one net, and the ground opened to reveal a beast tide.
• The high-grade beasts attacked in coordinated ranks and quickly broke through the He family’s defenses, swallowing its members.

Xu Yi gathered merit points from the Heavenly Demon Bone and dead cultivators, then examined the exchange treasury with Old Desolate. He decided not to spend the points pursuing the full Immortal realm and asked which rare treasures he should redeem instead.

• Xu Yi allowed Zuo Xinghai to exchange his Heavenly Demon Bone and leave through a portal after Zuo Xinghai swore to keep the events secret.
• Xu Yi exchanged a large quantity of Heavenly Demon Bone and merged hundreds of panels, raising his merit total above fifteen thousand points.
• Xu Yi and Old Desolate discovered that the treasury offered rare ore essences, weapon spirits, and a Sarira that could help Xu Yi reach the full Immortal realm.
• Old Desolate advised Xu Yi against spending his points to advance, since he could obtain high-grade ore essences elsewhere and the treasury held other rare treasures.
• Xu Yi asked whether Purple Rank Ore Essence could advance Big Yellow, and Old Desolate warned him it would not be enough before recommending the most expensive treasures.

Xu Yi exchanged his merit points for a Heavenly Heart Stone and Gold-level Ore Essence, then entered the final checkpoint to pursue a way to rescue Xuan Xuan. In the vast hall, he learned that breaking through Fallen Walls earned merit points and could activate the Imperial Decree Platform to grant a godhead.

• Xu Yi exchanged most of his merit points for a Heavenly Heart Stone and spent the remainder on Gold-level Ore Essence for the little wolfdog.
• Xu Yi rejected Huangmei’s suggestion to kill the strange beasts and considered bringing them to the next checkpoint, but the little wolfdog could not explain how to transport them.
• Xu Yi chose to enter the final checkpoint rather than leave, hoping to capture Dong Huang Yu or other members of the Dong Huang Family and trade them for Xuan Xuan.
• Xu Yi passed through the gate of light with the little wolfdog and arrived in a vast hall where groups were breaking through Fallen Walls.
• Xu Yi learned that breaking through a Fallen Wall earned at least three thousand merit points and that ten thousand points could activate the Imperial Decree Platform and grant a godhead.

Xu Yi sought to survive the trial by hiding, but Dong Huang Yu tracked him down with two Earth Immortal experts. The Ice Cloud Fairy arrived and prompted Dong Huang Yu to challenge Xu Yi publicly, and their fight began.

• Xu Yi found a secluded place in the endless hall, but Dong Huang Yu and two Earth Immortal experts soon cornered him.
• Xu Yi tried to deter the three from attacking together by calling attention to their confrontation, but Dong Huang Yu dismissed his attempt.
• The Ice Cloud Fairy arrived and said she wanted to witness Dong Huang Yu's bearing and secret arts.
• Dong Huang Yu's companions warned him against fighting Xu Yi alone, but he chose to protect his family's reputation and impress the Ice Cloud Fairy.
• Xu Yi accepted the duel, and Dong Huang Yu sent a streak of white light swelling into a giant arc toward him.

Xu Yi fought Dong Huang Yu, using his many swords and the Nine Gold Pearls to withstand the Seven-Star Short Blade before unleashing the Thousand Illusions Heavy Thunder Sword. Dong Huang Yu was struck down twice, then released his immortal soul as the fight continued.

• Xu Yi shattered Dong Huang Yu's opening attack with the Unknowing Sword and focused on wearing him down rather than trading blows.
• Dong Huang Yu attacked with the Seven-Star Short Blade, but Xu Yi blocked his arcs of light with a thousand-sword shield.
• Dong Huang Yu fueled the blade with vital blood and overwhelmed Xu Yi's Sword Light, but the Nine Gold Pearls stopped his attack.
• Xu Yi fused a thousand swords into the Thousand Illusions Heavy Thunder Sword and knocked Dong Huang Yu to the floor.
• Dong Huang Yu swallowed a golden pill and attacked again, but Xu Yi shattered the blade's light and sent him flying before Dong Huang Yu's immortal soul rose from his body.

Xu Yi endured Dong Huang Yu’s final assault and defeated him with a sudden strike, then was whisked away as Ice Cloud Fairy blocked Dong Huang Yu’s guest elders from pursuing him. The elders faced the fury of the powerful spectators, while Yu Feng’s feelings for Ice Cloud Fairy remained unreturned.

• Dong Huang Yu used the Soul Descent Technique to empower his Seven-Star Short Blade, while Xu Yi took pills and spiritual liquid to recover from his exhausting attacks.
• Dong Huang Yu’s waves of light crushed Xu Yi’s tortoiseshell defense, but Xu Yi joined his scattered sword branches into a giant sword and forced the attack apart.
• A streak of white struck Dong Huang Yu’s immortal soul and body, making his weapon fall and causing him to vanish as the crowd reacted in shock.
• Chen Xiu and Uncle Feng Zhi rushed to pursue Xu Yi, but the streak of white carried him away.
• Ice Cloud Fairy blocked the two guest elders and argued that the duel had ended with Xu Yi’s victory.
• Uncle Feng Zhi accused Ice Cloud Fairy of arranging the duel, prompting the gathered cultivators to condemn him and defend her.

Xu Yi claimed Ice Cloud Fairy was his senior sister to counter Uncle Feng Zhi’s attempt to undermine her, while Yu Feng took on Chen Xiu and Uncle Feng Zhi. The fight ended with Yu Feng effortlessly controlling both opponents, and Xu Yi confronted Xue Zihan through a message about her sudden appearances and admirers.

• Uncle Feng Zhi questioned Ice Cloud Fairy’s relationship with Xu Yi, and Xu Yi claimed they were senior sister and junior brother under Jade Ji Immortal.
• Xu Yi explained that he had used a treasure from his master against Dong Huang Yu and challenged Chen Xiu’s complaints about the fight.
• Yu Feng offered to fight Chen Xiu and Uncle Feng Zhi, and both men accepted.
• Yu Feng redirected their attacks with remarkable skill despite their stronger weapons and cultivation.
• Xu Yi sent Xue Zihan a message, and she asked why he was willing to talk to her before he complained about her behavior.

Xu Yi and Xue Zihan reconciled their feelings through a private exchange of thoughts, while Yu Feng killed Chen Xiu and Uncle Feng Zhi and drove away the elders threatening Xu Yi. Xue Zihan then encouraged a literary contest among her admirers, and Yu Feng challenged Xu Yi to complete a linked verse as the chapter ended.

• Xue Zihan told Xu Yi that she had given him her heart after he risked his life for her in Great Yue, and Xu Yi sent her a mountain tune expressing that he still longed for her.
• Yu Feng saw Xue Zihan's delighted reaction to Xu Yi's tune and killed Chen Xiu and Uncle Feng Zhi in a display that silenced Xu Yi's hostile watchers.
• Xu Yi thanked Yu Feng, then challenged anyone still dissatisfied to face him, causing the hostile elders to withdraw.
• Yu Feng and Xue Zihan's other admirers pressed Xu Yi to show his literary talent, and Xue Zihan agreed that he should join their gathering.
• Yu Feng proposed a linked verse in which Xu Yi would supply the final line, and a middle-aged cultivator in blue taunted Xu Yi by asking if he was afraid.