Chapter Summaries

A Ri’s group forced their captives to swallow Life-Death Gu and argued over whether to keep a noblewoman alive, while A Mu was allowed to approach her. As the group killed the wounded Ice Fire Rabbits, Xu Yi’s Origin Blast Bead detonated, collapsing the mountainside and sending him into a sealed cold pool.

• A Tu made the Soul Sensing Realm captives swallow Life-Death Gu and ordered them to collect Sumeru Rings from the battlefield.
• A Ri decided to keep the noblewoman alive as a possible shield, and A Mu begged to have his way with her before A Ri finally allowed him to approach her.
• A Ri ordered A Tu to kill the three wounded Ice Fire Rabbits, and A Tu killed the white and gray rabbits as the mother rabbit watched in grief.
• Xu Yi’s final wisp of Yin Soul detonated the Origin Blast Bead he had planted in the cavern ceiling, causing the mountainside to collapse.
• The blast swept Xu Yi into the mountainside and down into a cold pool, where falling boulders sealed him in.

Xu Yi survived the Rebirth Pill by combining its power with the cold pool and his Fire Gang Malice, restoring his body, soul, and meridians while the Fierce Rhinoceros heartblood transformed him into a massive beast. He emerged from the collapsing mountainside, saw the rabbits’ severed heads, and charged at King Bala and the pink Ice Fire Rabbit as A Tu prepared to stop him.

• The Rebirth Pill’s yin-and-yang energies combined with Xu Yi’s Fire Gang Malice and the cold pool, healing his injuries and restoring his Life Source Power and yin soul.
• The pill’s taiji vortex pulverized the Fierce Rhinoceros heartblood, causing its remaining power to regenerate and expand Xu Yi’s meridians while violently transforming his body.
• Xu Yi’s body grew into a giant beast, and he smashed through the collapsing mountainside to escape the cold pool.
• Xu Yi saw the bloodied heads of the white and gray rabbits, recognized King Bala and the pink Ice Fire Rabbit, and erupted with killing intent.
• Xu Yi charged forward with enough force to collapse the ground, and A Tu summoned bottles of Life-Death Gu and warned that they had to stop him.

Xu Yi transformed into a gigantic figure, killed Ari and the remaining attackers, and absorbed their souls into the Soul-Summoning Banner. After the banner changed and Xu Yi’s rage began to overwhelm him, the mother rabbit’s squeaks brought him back to his senses, and he gave her medicine as she lay near death.

• Xu Yi stomped through the battlefield, crushing more than thirty Life-Death Gu and killing their Soul Sensing owners while Ari rescued A Tu.
• Ari attacked Xu Yi with his Frost Sword, but Xu Yi’s lightning ring destroyed Ari’s divided soul and Xu Yi’s Fire Gang Malice broke through his frost.
• Xu Yi crushed Ari’s body, captured his true soul with the Soul-Summoning Banner, and sealed it in a Soul Collecting Bottle.
• The Soul-Summoning Banner absorbed black shadows and changed color, while Xu Yi killed A Tu and the four fleeing fighters and gathered their black beads and Yin Souls.
• Xu Yi’s killing rage stirred his desire toward the woman in white, but the mother rabbit’s squeaks brought him back to himself, and he fed her a Source Pill and Precious Medicine.

Xu Yi witnessed the mother rabbit die after entrusting him with her jade-colored newborn, Su Xiao Ruo, and then encountered the woman he had rescued, unaware she was Young Master Xu. He left her safely behind, honored the rabbits, and settled into a hidden cave to attempt a breakthrough before the martial ban ended.

• The dying mother rabbit gave Xu Yi her newborn, Su Xiao Ruo, and asked him to care for it and someday take it to its hometown; three demon cores entered the infant and revealed its jade-colored form.
• Young Master Xu woke and found Xu Yi naked, but he covered himself, apologized, gave her a Sumeru Ring, and fled without recognizing her.
• Young Master Xu realized she had escaped death and laughed as Xu Yi's Mechanical Bird disappeared into the distance.
• Xu Yi returned to the battlefield, gathered the rabbits' remains, sank them in the cold pool, and bowed to them three times.
• Xu Yi carved out a cave in a cliff and decided to attempt a breakthrough into the Soul Sensing Realm before the martial ban lifted.

Xu Yi trained to open the Dragon Gate and broke through into the Mid Soul Sensing Stage in eighty days. After checking on the recovering jade rabbit, he left the cave and tested his newfound ability to fly and his strengthened body.

• Xu Yi placed the injured jade rabbit in medicinal water, then began cultivating to break through into the Soul Sensing Realm.
• Xu Yi repeatedly washed his Boundless Sea with gang malice and sent his Yin Soul to strike the Spiritual Terrace, resting and replenishing himself as needed.
• On the eightieth day, Xu Yi opened the Dragon Gate and advanced through the Early Soul Sensing Stage into the Mid Soul Sensing Stage.
• Xu Yi found that his Yin Soul could enter the Sea of Malice, though it was not yet strong enough to bathe there.
• Xu Yi checked the jade rabbit, tucked it against his chest, and burst out of the sealed cave using gang malice to fly.
• Xu Yi tested his stronger body by hurtling toward the surrounding walls, confident in his Bronze Skin and Iron Bones.

After breaking through and recovering his strength, Xu Yi left Shatai Valley and returned to Autumn Water City, where he visited the Tianxia Association. There, Steward Fang faced accusations from other stewards over his refusal to give up the supplies Xu Yi had entrusted to him.

• Xu Yi tested his immense strength and expanded perception, then flew out of Shatai Valley and confirmed the way was clear.
• Xu Yi disguised himself with a Body Concealing Pill, rode a Mechanical Bird to Autumn Water City, and strolled through the streets before entering the Tianxia Association.
• Xu Yi showed his VIP token and was escorted to the VIP room while Steward Fang’s opponents demanded that he be stripped of his position.
• Steward Fang accused Steward Liu and Steward Gao of coveting the treasures he had kept for Xu Yi, who had been missing for months.
• Steward Liu claimed that the association owned the Wind element Talisman Paper and Water element Spirit Stone and accused Steward Fang of trying to keep them for himself.

Steward Fang faced a coordinated attempt by his rivals in the Tianxia Association to strip him of his position and seize Xu Yi’s supplies. When Xu Yi arrived and Steward Liu tried to detain him, Xu Yi struck Liu down, leaving the meeting hall stunned.

• Steward Liu and Steward Gao accused Steward Fang of bringing turmoil to the Tianxia Association, and Vice President Qin ordered Fang to step down.
• Steward Fang refused to surrender the Wind element Talisman Papers and Water element Spirit Stone, then drew his sword when Steward Liu challenged him.
• Steward Xu announced that the honored guest had arrived, and Vice President Qin voided the decision to remove Steward Fang so they could meet him.
• Xu Yi entered the meeting hall, but Steward Liu mocked him and said he would not be allowed to leave.
• Xu Yi pierced Steward Liu’s soul garment, paralyzed him, and slammed him into the exotic-iron wall.

Xu Yi overwhelmed the Tianxia Association after Steward Liu attacked him and challenged his identity as a Talisman Master. He proved his identity to Steward Fang, displayed the spoils from killing nearly a hundred Soul Sensing experts, and left the hall unopposed.

• Xu Yi battered Steward Liu against the wall, then dismissed Vice President Qin's warning about the Tianxia Association.
• Steward Liu sealed the hall and accused Xu Yi of faking his identity because his revealed cultivation was only mid-stage Soul Sensing.
• Xu Yi repeated the words he had once spoken to Steward Fang, convincing Fang that he was the same senior Talisman Master.
• Xu Yi explained that injuries from killing enemies had weakened his qi and blood, then covered the table with hundreds of Sumeru Rings and nearly a hundred artifacts.
• Steward Liu knelt, apologized, and slapped himself, while Vice President Qin released the seal so Xu Yi could leave.
• Xu Yi went to a tower and leaned against its railing in the drizzle, lost in thought.

Xu Yi liquidated the treasures he had collected through the Tianxia Association, learning that the assets were worth far less than he had expected. He then sought advice about caring for a demon beast and offered to buy Old Dog Chen’s Spirit Beast Bag, leaving the two to negotiate its replacement.

• Steward Fang apologized for Steward Liu’s punishment and gave Xu Yi fifty thousand Spirit Stones from the Tianxia Association’s purchase of his goods.
• Xu Yi learned that the wealth taken from more than five hundred and sixty cultivators amounted to far less than he had expected because most carried few Spirit Stones and magical artifacts were difficult to sell.
• Steward Fang handed Xu Yi Wind element Talisman Paper and a Water element Spirit Stone in exchange for the Swift Body Talisman.
• Xu Yi asked Steward Fang to find an expert at breeding demon beasts, and Steward Fang brought in Old Dog Chen from the Myriad Monster Garden.
• Old Dog Chen explained that demon beasts should be kept in Spirit Beast Bags from the Myriad Spirit Pavilion, then refused to sell his own bag.
• Xu Yi offered to arrange a replacement Spirit Beast Bag for Old Dog Chen and pay him ten extra Spirit Stones.

Xu Yi traded for a Spirit Beast Bag and learned that the dying rabbit was a legendary Ice Fire Rabbit, then used a Water element Spirit Stone to revive her briefly and stored her to recover. He next asked Zhao Wuji for advice about a third-tier artifact that had lost its connection to its master’s soul.

• Xu Yi paid Old Dog Chen four hundred Spirit Stones for the Spirit Beast Bag and asked him to identify the rabbit.
• Old Dog Chen recognized the rabbit as a rare Ice Fire Rabbit whose balanced water and fire nature might one day make her extraordinarily powerful.
• Xu Yi used a Water element Spirit Stone to feed the rabbit, and she woke briefly before falling asleep again.
• Xu Yi bound himself to the Spirit Beast Bag and placed the rabbit inside to recuperate.
• Steward Fang brought Zhao Wuji to Xu Yi, who asked how to handle a third-tier artifact that could no longer be controlled after losing its soul connection.

Xu Yi learned about growth-type magical items, recruited Steward Fang to work for him, and tested his soul before making three wind talismans. The effort exhausted him, while the soul test triggered a devastating explosion in the Tianxia Association’s equipment vault.

• Zhao Wuji explained that magical items capable of self-adjustment were rare growth-type treasures, and Xu Yi paid him ten Spirit Stones before sending him away.
• Xu Yi offered Steward Fang a position handling his affairs, and Fang gladly accepted.
• Xu Yi used a Soul Measuring Tablet, which showed his strength as Tier Two and his resilience as Tier Five before exploding.
• At the same time, a massive device in the Tianxia Association’s equipment vault exploded, destroying the vault and scattering its contents.
• Xu Yi used four Spirit Stones and three wind talismans to make one Swift Wind Talisman and two Swift Body Talismans, then collapsed from the strain on his Yin Soul.
• After resting and recovering, Xu Yi realized that controlling three strands of his soul at once had been far more taxing than he expected.

Xu Yi arrived in Bayi City and learned that the prefecture’s new enfeoffments at Immortal Martial Cliff were beginning after the Martial Restriction battles. As he watched hopeful cultivators gather for opportunities, the chapter left him hearing about the hardships faced by those at the bottom.

• Xu Yi completed three Wind element talismans, discovered that the ordeal had strengthened his Yin soul, and gave Steward Fang a Swift Body Talisman before leaving Autumn Water City.
• Xu Yi traveled by teleportation array to Bayi City, paid the commercial tax, and hired a green-uniformed guide to show him around.
• Xu Yi saw a fighting contest at the Resentment Resolution Platform and thought of Uncle Mu and Qiu Wa.
• Xu Yi noticed dragon boats rising near the Food Fragrance Quarter and learned that a new round of enfeoffments was beginning at Immortal Martial Cliff.
• The guide explained that many peak Liquid Condensation cultivators had gathered to seek positions with newly formed forces and improve their prospects.

Xu Yi learned how Martial Edicts shaped sect competition and how Huaixi Prefecture profited when they vanished, then hurried to Immortal Martial Cliff to receive his appointment. Two Golden Armored Generals told him the appointments had ended, but disagreed about when the deadline passed.

• The man in green uniform explained that eighty-one first-rank sects were taking part in the trial and described how sect leaders dealt with their Martial Edicts.
• The man in green uniform told Xu Yi that officials profited when destroyed Martial Edicts were replaced for promising local talents, and Xu Yi rewarded him before leaving on a Mechanical Bird.
• Xu Yi flew northwest to Immortal Martial Cliff, where two Golden Armored Generals challenged him for entering a restricted government compound.
• The two Golden Armored Generals told Xu Yi that appointments had ended, one saying two days ago and the other saying yesterday.

Xu Yi entered the mountain gate to have his Martial Edict inspected and secure a place in a sect, but he grew wary after hearing other applicants complain of mistreatment. At Three Stars Tower, he confronted a drunken official and smashed the table, destroying a Shadow-Sound Pearl that had been recording the proceedings.

• Xu Yi gave two Golden Armored Generals Spirit Stones and received directions to the mountain gate.
• A green-robed attendant inspected Xu Yi's Martial Edict and sent him to Three Stars Tower.
• Xu Yi overheard two applicants complain that officials in Huaixi Prefecture mistreated outsiders without titles.
• A drunken Confucian-robed official demanded something from Xu Yi, who angrily smashed the table.
• The official noticed that Xu Yi had destroyed the Shadow-Sound Pearl recording the hall and recognized him as a monster.

Xu Yi learned what the Martial Edict and sect leader status allowed him to do, along with the heavy obligations and dangers of founding a sect. He decided the access to Huaixi Prefecture’s First-level Armory made the status worthwhile.

• Xu Yi gave the middle-aged scholar ten Spirit Stones, and the scholar agreed to help after Xu Yi destroyed the Shadow-Sound Pearl monitoring him.
• The middle-aged scholar used Xu Yi’s blood to activate the Martial Edict and showed him its technique for seizing members’ Heart Souls.
• The middle-aged scholar explained that the Martial Edict let sect leaders file complaints with government offices and granted them entry into the ruling class.
• The middle-aged scholar told Xu Yi that a First-level sect owed Huaixi Prefecture ten thousand Spirit Stones each year, had to answer its calls, and faced the Martial Prohibition Trial in three years.
• The middle-aged scholar revealed that sect leaders could enter Huaixi Prefecture’s First-level Armory, and Xu Yi decided the benefit made the status worthwhile.

Xu Yi learned from Old Qin that powerful figures had reserved the richest mountain gates in Huaixi Prefecture, then received a token and advice about a treasure called the Jiachen Page. He went to the First-level Armory, where he discovered he first needed a permit token to exchange for a treasure.

• Xu Yi asked the Confucian-robed middle-aged man about reports of corruption in Huaixi Prefecture, and Old Qin explained how officials were manipulating mountain-gate assignments.
• Old Qin told Xu Yi that eleven mountain gates had been reserved for influential young masters and nobles, and warned him not to compete for them.
• Xu Yi decided to avoid provoking powerful figures until he grew stronger, and Old Qin gave him a token to use when seeking help in Huaixi Prefecture.
• Xu Yi paid Old Qin five spirit stones, and Old Qin advised him to exchange for the Jiachen Page in the Classified Archives Section.
• Xu Yi entered the armory courtyard and learned that its apparatus assessed Martial Edicts and issued permit tokens, each allowing one treasure exchange that still required spirit stones.

Xu Yi used grievance beads to obtain exchange tokens and watched Young Master Feng and Young Master Liu arrive to claim a hidden cache on the Jiachen Page. He seized the newly unlocked treasures before they could act, while the two young masters discussed an Ancient Martial Tomb.

• Xu Yi exchanged eight grievance beads for tokens and chose a Fire Spirit Stone and a Water Spirit Stone from the armory.
• Young Master Feng and Young Master Liu arrived, and the blue-robed stewards gave them grievance beads and waited for Xu Yi to leave before lifting the restriction.
• Xu Yi left with the two Spirit Stones, then returned to the exchange room and unlocked the Jiachen Page while Young Master Feng and Young Master Liu were distracted.
• Xu Yi spent five tokens and three thousand Spirit Stones to take the treasures that appeared on the Jiachen Page.
• Young Master Feng and Young Master Liu found the Jiachen Page empty and discussed the Ancient Martial Tomb the stewards were supposedly investigating.

Young Master Feng and Young Master Liu discovered that someone had already redeemed all five jade slips from the Ancient Martial Tomb and accused an unknown insider of stealing them. They were left searching for a suspect when Feng Ting Shu arrived.

• Young Master Feng and Young Master Liu found that the Jiachen Page would not light up, while the stewards confirmed that the treasures had been redeemed.
• Young Master Liu accused the two blue-robed stewards, but Young Master Feng stopped him and realized someone else had entered the redemption room first.
• Young Master Feng and the others learned that all five treasures were restricted jade slips that could not be copied, and concluded the theft had been planned by someone with inside knowledge.
• Young Master Feng argued that they should investigate who had the ability to redeem the slips rather than everyone who knew about the tomb.
• Feng Ting Shu arrived, and the others bowed to the powerful Third Director of the Household Registration Department.

Feng Ting Shu learned that the five jade slips had been stolen and discussed concealing the loss while investigating the thief. Xu Yi reached Guangwu Pavilion, rented a cave for the night, and prepared to inspect the slips.

• Feng Ting Shu learned that the jade slips had been stolen, threatened the men involved into silence, and rushed to report the loss.
• Feng Ting Shu told a wiry middle-aged man and Elder Ming what had happened, and the wiry man ordered him to handle the fallout without discussing the matter further.
• Feng Ting Shu proposed copying plausible ancient cultivation texts into replacement slips, while the wiry man vowed to investigate the theft to the end.
• Xu Yi changed his appearance, reached Guangwu Pavilion, and paid to rent a private cave for the night.
• Xu Yi checked the cave for anything amiss, sat down, and took out the five jade slips.

Xu Yi discovered the Profound Thunder Body Tempering Art among the jade slips and realized it offered a way to continue strengthening his body, though its cultivation required rare Thunder Spirit Stones. He also studied fire-element talisman theory and ended the chapter thinking of Su Xiao Ruo while checking on the sleeping Yingying.

• Xu Yi recorded the contents of five jade slips in a Shadow-Sound Pearl and endured pages of incoherent text before finding the Profound Thunder Body Tempering Art.
• Xu Yi memorized the body-tempering method and learned that its first three stages required thunder intent from Thunder Spirit Stones or a Thunder Spirit Land, while its final two stages were missing.
• Xu Yi reread Beginner Fire Element Talisman Compendium and concluded that he needed a specific fire-element talisman method to put its principles into practice.
• Xu Yi imagined mastering body tempering and powerful talismans, then checked the Spirit Beast Bag and saw Yingying sleeping peacefully.