Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi and Qi Ming discovered that the vine demon had been a vessel for an Original Ghost, which slaughtered the bandits and beasts and devoured their blood. The ghost’s fangs turned ashen white as it neared the Ghost King Realm, and it waited for the fire protecting Xu Yi and Qi Ming to go out.

• Xu Yi rescued Qi Ming from the old demon’s ghost by driving it back with his Supreme Yang Blood and retreating into the blaze.
• Qi Ming identified the creature as an Original Ghost and explained that it had occupied the Yin Vine’s body to escape a calamity and had lured victims to the Grand Hall as offerings.
• The old demon attacked Tiger Head Leader and the bandits, then killed the beasts in the clearing despite Xu Yi’s warning.
• The old demon devoured the victims’ blood, grew more than twice as large, and its Ghost Fangs turned ashen white as it neared a breakthrough to the Ghost King Realm.
• The old demon moved to the edge of the shrinking blaze and threatened Xu Yi and Qi Ming as the fire neared its end.

Xu Yi and Qi Ming escaped the old ghost when Xu Yi used the Wailing Stick to swallow it. Afterward, Qi Ming wanted a stick of his own, but touching Xu Yi’s left him shaken and pale.

• Qi Ming prepared to leap from the stone, but Xu Yi stopped him and attacked the old ghost with his Sonic Flying Daggers.
• The old ghost caught Xu Yi’s daggers and Qi Ming’s Blazing Spear, then grew eager to seize their remaining treasures.
• Xu Yi tricked the old ghost into catching the Wailing Stick, which swallowed it and left its Ghost Fangs on the ground.
• Xu Yi recovered their equipment and told Qi Ming he had spent everything he had on the Wailing Stick.
• Qi Ming offered to pay a hundred thousand gold for one, then reached for the stick and collapsed when it shrieked in his soul.

After defeating the old ghost, Xu Yi and Qi Ming divided their spoils and ventured into a lifeless forest thick with Yin energy. They camped for the night, where a horde of ghosts suddenly rushed toward them and Xu Yi unleashed the Wailing Stick.

• Xu Yi offered Qi Ming one of the old ghost’s Ghost Fangs, and Qi Ming accepted after Xu Yi insisted.
• Xu Yi and Qi Ming searched the bandits’ pouches, split just over four thousand gold, and kept the Thousand Knot Net while leaving the other weapons behind.
• Xu Yi and Qi Ming burned the hall, then passed heaps of corpses and bones as they continued deeper into the valley.
• Xu Yi sensed that the forest held no living things and that its Yin energy was dangerously heavy, so he and Qi Ming chose to camp on a blue stone slab.
• Xu Yi kept watch as the cold intensified, then ghostly wails and shadowy figures surged toward the camp; he drove the Wailing Stick into the earth.

Xu Yi and Qi Ming reached the ancient tomb, opened its hidden entrance, and entered before it sealed behind them. Meanwhile, the Soul Suppressing Stele moved, prompting a band of Green-robed Men to prepare to break into the tomb.

• Xu Yi and Qi Ming traveled through the misty woods and found the mound marking their destination.
• Xu Yi caught and cooked fish for the two men, and they rested overnight beside the stream.
• Qi Ming used a formation to reveal an iron wall and open a passage, then he and Xu Yi entered as the entrance sealed itself.
• Thirty li away, the Soul Suppressing Stele shook, and the Lion-nosed Big Man alerted the others.
• The Long-haired Big Man hesitated over entering the dangerous tomb, but the other Green-robed Men urged him to set up the Barrier-Breaking Formation.

The Long-haired Big Man and his five companions tried to remove the Soul Suppressing Stele, unleashing a yin dragon that shattered it and dragged them toward a blue curtain of light. Meanwhile, Shui Zhongjing searched for Xu Yi until a purple Sea Transformation appeared, and Young Master Mingyue arrived to report that he had failed to form a Gold Purple Lake.

• The Long-haired Big Man and his five companions used blood-soaked flags to pull the Soul Suppressing Stele from the earth.
• A yin dragon burst out, shattered the stele in the sky, and disintegrated into five-colored pillars of light.
• A blue curtain of light appeared, and its suction force pulled the Long-haired Big Man and the others toward it.
• Shui Zhongjing ordered his covert guards to keep searching for Xu Yi and vowed to destroy him.
• Shui Zhongjing and his subordinate witnessed a pure-purple Sea Transformation in the northwest.
• Young Master Mingyue reached Shui Zhongjing's tower and apologized for wasting five Divine Essence Pills without forming a Gold Purple Lake.

Shui Mingyue emerged with a Pure Purple Lake and prepared to pursue Xu Yi, but the discovery of an ancient tomb drew Guang’an’s powerful families into action. At Lingxiao Pavilion, Zhou Shirong advanced to the Mid Qi Sea Realm and asked his father whether he had found Xu Yi.

• Shui Zhongjing praised Shui Mingyue’s Pure Purple Lake, and Shui Mingyue vowed to kill Xu Yi for his uncle.
• A Yin Dragon and five-colored radiance appeared in the sky, revealing that an ancient tomb had been unsealed.
• Shui Zhongjing urged Shui Mingyue to seize the tomb’s treasures, but Shui Mingyue warned that many others would compete for them.
• The Gathering Sound Bell summoned Shui Zhongjing and Shui Mingyue, who flew away on white cranes.
• Zhou Shirong completed his arduous training beneath Jade Maiden Peak’s waterfall and reached the Mid Qi Sea Realm.
• Zhou Daogan praised Zhou Shirong’s progress, and Zhou Shirong asked whether his father had located Xu Yi so he could kill him.

Zhou Shirong learned of Xu Yi’s exploits and set a six-month deadline before challenging him, while Zhou Daogan planned to use Xu Yi to spur his son’s cultivation. Meanwhile, Xu Yi and Qi Ming entered the Ancient Tomb on Huiyin Mountain and carefully descended toward its floor.

• Zhou Daogan told Zhou Shirong about Xu Yi’s achievements in Guang’an City, especially his victory over Wu Gang while still in the Body Tempering Realm.
• Zhou Shirong agreed to give Xu Yi six months to reach the Qi Sea Realm before taking his head, and resolved to keep training.
• A Green Bird delivered news that an Ancient Tomb had appeared on Huiyin Mountain, and Zhou Daogan told Zhou Shirong that Lingxiao Pavilion’s young talents would explore it alongside other factions.
• Zhou Daogan mentioned that Zi Han might attend the expedition, stirring Zhou Shirong’s interest in going.
• Xu Yi and Qi Ming entered the tomb, caught themselves when the ground gave way, and began climbing down the cliff with Qi Ming’s Illumination Orbs lighting their path.
• As they neared the tomb floor, Qi Ming stopped Xu Yi from moving forward carelessly and warned him to watch for hidden dangers.

Xu Yi and Qi Ming explored a vast tomb tied to the Pill Cauldron Sect, but its scale and murals raised doubts about who built it and why. When Yin Lice swarmed them, Xu Yi discovered that his Wailing Stick could not destroy the creatures and retreated with Qi Ming.

• Xu Yi questioned Qi Ming about the tomb, and Qi Ming admitted it belonged to the Pill Cauldron Sect's Supreme Elder, who had been buried there three hundred years earlier.
• Xu Yi and Qi Ming doubted the tomb's origins because its construction seemed too grand for the sect and the Supreme Elder had left directions to his own grave.
• Xu Yi and Qi Ming entered an empty chamber and found a mural of a white-robed man leading an army against Xuehong.
• After a mouse squealed, Xu Yi dragged Qi Ming deeper into the cave and found the mice covered by tiny black bugs.
• Qi Ming identified the bugs as Yin Lice, and Xu Yi attacked them with his Wailing Stick, but the weapon only scattered them, forcing him to retreat with Qi Ming.

Xu Yi and Qi Ming escaped the pursuing Yin Lice by leaping over the swarm and climbing above the Yin River. They reached a vast tomb chamber, where Qi Ming recognized a blazing red fruit as the Blood Flame Fruit.

• Qi Ming explained that the Wailing Stick could touch Yin Lice because it and the lice shared their origin in the Yin River and resisted one another.
• Xu Yi used his iron essence hook to fling Qi Ming over the swarm, then crossed himself and collected two Sonic Flying Daggers as they fled.
• When the Yin River sent a wave of lice after them, Xu Yi and Qi Ming climbed the passage walls until the creatures stopped pursuing them.
• Xu Yi and Qi Ming followed the passage into a vast hall with Heavy Iron walls and a high ceiling lit by pearls.
• Xu Yi spotted a red fruit inside a transparent orb atop a pillar, and Qi Ming cried out that it was the Blood Flame Fruit.

Xu Yi and Qi Ming encountered the Yin Mountain Bandits in the tomb while trying to escape an approaching danger. After Xu Yi disarmed four of them, their Senior Brother urged everyone to cooperate against the evil beast, and the bandits’ history in the tomb was revealed.

• Qi Ming explained the Blood Flame Fruit’s rarity and value, but Xu Yi failed to damage the pillar holding it.
• Xu Yi sensed someone approaching, pulled Qi Ming toward the passage, and met four green-robed tomb raiders.
• The four men attacked Xu Yi, who knocked their weapons away with a single move.
• The long-haired Senior Brother arrived and identified his group as the Yin Mountain Sect, proposing that they share the tomb’s treasures and deal with the evil beast.
• The six Yin Mountain Bandits’ history was revealed: they had waited seven years for the Soul Suppressing Stele, then were dragged into the tomb after its yin energy produced a Yin Dragon.

Xu Yi and Qi Ming were trapped in a tomb hall with Xiong Kui’s group and a Flame Python, then became targets of both the beast and the pretty-eyed woman. Xu Yi kept dodging her attacks, but the blocked passage and cramped hall left them in grave danger.

• Xiong Kui offered Xu Yi and Qi Ming a truce, but the pretty-eyed woman claimed her group would handle the Flame Python and told them to leave.
• The Flame Python lunged at Xu Yi and Qi Ming as they tried to depart, and Xu Yi escaped with Qi Ming using the Return to Origin Steps.
• Xu Yi redirected the Flame Python toward the Green-robed Men, putting three of them in danger and forcing Xiong Kui and the pretty-eyed woman to intervene.
• The pretty-eyed woman fired a Thunderclap Pellet that collapsed the passage entrance, then rushed Xu Yi and Qi Ming with powerful punches.
• Xu Yi repeatedly used the Return to Origin Steps to evade the pretty-eyed woman, but the cramped hall and Qi Ming’s presence made it difficult to escape her pursuit.

Xu Yi used his movement technique to disrupt the Yin Mountain Bandits’ formation and forced Xiong Kui to negotiate after the striking-eyed woman repeatedly failed to catch him. He set aside their dispute so they could focus on the wounded Flame Python, whose scales were falling under the bandits’ coordinated assault.

• The striking-eyed woman chased Xu Yi, but he avoided her despite her superior Qi Sea Realm strength.
• Xu Yi feinted at the Lion-nosed Big Man and other bandits, forcing the striking-eyed woman to protect them and disrupting their formation.
• Xu Yi accused Xiong Kui of hoping the striking-eyed woman would kill him, then warned that he could defeat the other bandits.
• Xiong Kui stopped A Mo from attacking Xu Yi, apologized, and offered to meet his demands.
• Xu Yi postponed settling the matter and joined the bandits in confronting the Flame Python, which soon became badly wounded.

Xu Yi intervened to save the bright-eyed woman from the Flame Python, but the wounded beast revealed that it had formed a monster core and could rapidly heal. The chapter left Xu Yi and the Yin Mountain Bandits facing a far more formidable enemy.

• The bright-eyed woman used Gathering Yuan to tear open the Flame Python’s jaws, but its counterattack left her badly wounded.
• The Flame Python drove off the Yin Mountain Bandits and prepared to devour the bright-eyed woman.
• Xu Yi struck the Flame Python’s eye with his silver hook, then crashed into its head, but Dragon Crocodile Armor protected him from the impact.
• The Flame Python spat out a glowing date pit, regenerated its body and eye, and Xiong Kui recognized it as a monster core.

The Flame Python used its demon core to heal and regain its sight, then attacked Xia Zimo while Xu Yi tried to protect her. After the python drove Xu Yi into the cliff, he charged through its flames and leaped into its mouth.

• The Flame Python spent its demon core to heal its wounds and restore its sight, then attacked Xia Zimo.
• Xiong Kui used a Dragon Binding Rope to pull Xia Zimo from beneath the python’s tail, but the python burned through the rope and scattered the Yin Mountain Bandits with fireballs.
• Xu Yi drew the Flame Python’s attention with a silver hook, caught Xia Zimo, and fled with her as the python pursued them.
• Xia Zimo woke and slapped Xu Yi, causing him to stumble into the python’s tail; Xu Yi then hurled her toward the Long-haired Big Man.
• The Flame Python struck Xu Yi into the cliff, but Xu Yi kicked off the wall, charged through its flames, and jumped into its mouth.

Xu Yi killed the Flame Python by exploiting its intelligence and attacking it from within, then gave healing pills to the injured Yin Mountain Bandits. Xiong Kui began explaining how the murals revealed the identity of the tomb’s owner.

• Xu Yi explained how he used the Dragon Crocodile Armor and Sonic Flying Daggers to kill the Flame Python from inside its mouth.
• Xiong Kui thanked Xu Yi for saving the Yin Mountain Sect, but Xu Yi discovered the serpent’s damaged remains had little value.
• Xu Yi gave the Yin Mountain Bandits Essence Restoration Pills, and their injuries, including the striking-eyed woman’s, began to improve.
• Xu Yi asked Xiong Kui about the tomb’s owner and size, and Xiong Kui said the murals had helped them identify the great personage buried there.

Xu Yi learned that the tomb belonged to King of Killing Jiang Hentian, a long-forgotten general who briefly received a royal title after defeating the Four Kings’ armies. He asked Xiong Kui to break the seal around the Blood Flame Fruit, leaving Xiong Kui torn between repaying Xu Yi and saving his gravely injured sister.

• Xiong Kui explained that King of Killing Jiang Hentian had crushed the armies of the Four Kings before disappearing after his royal enfeoffment.
• Xu Yi realized the tomb held the remains of a powerful historical figure and turned his attention to its treasures.
• Xu Yi asked Xiong Kui to break the Lesser Barrier protecting the Blood Flame Fruit in exchange for repaying his debt.
• Xiong Kui hesitated because the Blood Flame Fruit could save his gravely injured younger sister.

Xiong Kui offered Xu Yi the Yin Mountain Sect’s inherited stones in exchange for the Blood Flame Fruit, which Xia Zimo refused to let them trade. Xu Yi gave up on the fruit and declined the stones, then asked Xiong Kui for a favor.

• Xiong Kui asked Xu Yi to give him the Blood Flame Fruit to treat Xia Zimo, and Xu Yi rebuked him for asking for more after being saved.
• Xiong Kui offered an Extreme Yang Stone and an array stone for the fruit, but the recovering Xia Zimo objected because they were inherited treasures.
• Xiong Kui and the Yin Mountain Bandits tried to break the array, but Xia Zimo threatened to cut her throat unless they stopped.
• Xia Zimo explained that she would not let the sect trade away their master’s legacy for her, and the Yin Mountain Bandits lowered their flags.
• Xu Yi declined the stones, and Xiong Kui and the Yin Mountain Bandits thanked him for his kindness.
• Xu Yi said he had a request, and Xiong Kui promised to obey while Xia Zimo warned him not to make careless promises.

Xu Yi persuaded Xiong Kui to honor his promise by teaching him the Yin Mountain Sect’s Minor World-Breaking Technique. Xia Zimo agreed to the transfer after securing Xu Yi’s Blood Oath not to teach it to others and to repay the sect when called upon.

• Xu Yi turned down the strange stones and asked Xiong Kui to teach him the Minor World-Breaking Technique instead.
• The Lion-nosed Big Man explained that the technique was the Yin Mountain Sect’s founding secret and could not normally be taught to outsiders.
• Xia Zimo urged Xiong Kui to keep his promise and proposed conditions for teaching Xu Yi the technique.
• Xia Zimo required Xu Yi to swear a Blood Oath not to pass on the art and to repay the sect without violating his principles or existing interests.
• Xu Yi swore the oath, and Xia Zimo told Xiong Kui to teach him the Minor World-Breaking Technique in detail.

Xiong Kui taught Xu Yi the Minor World-Breaking Technique and explained why it normally required years of Soul Power cultivation. Xu Yi received a set of Five Elements Flags and announced that he would use the technique to break the barrier and retrieve the Blood Flame Fruit for Xia Zimo.

• Xiong Kui taught Xu Yi the Minor World-Breaking Technique, which used Soul Power and Five Elements Flags to tear through Five Elements seals.
• Xu Yi questioned the technique’s limits, while Xiong Kui warned that even powerful practitioners could not break every seal.
• Xiong Kui explained that mastering the technique alone could take twenty or thirty years, and Xia Zimo teased Xu Yi for being caught in her trap.
• Qi Ming objected to the deception, so Xiong Kui offered Xu Yi another treasure; Xu Yi asked for and received a set of Five Elements Flags.
• Xu Yi sensed his connection to the flags and offered to use the Minor World-Breaking Technique to break the barrier and retrieve the Blood Flame Fruit for Xia Zimo.

Xu Yi used the Five Elements Flags to break the barrier around the Blood Flame Fruit, awakening a giant Earth Scorpion beneath the floor. He fled with the fruit, but the scorpion caught up and struck him toward a wall.

• Xu Yi controlled all five flags at once and used the Minor World-Breaking Technique to destroy the pillar’s barrier.
• Xu Yi grabbed the Blood Flame Fruit as the Earth Scorpion burst from beneath the floor.
• Qi Ming recognized the creature as an Earth Scorpion and warned everyone to run.
• Xu Yi fled with the fruit, and the scorpion chased him by following its fragrance.
• Xu Yi dodged a pincer strike with the Return to Origin Steps, but the scorpion scraped his shoulder and sent him flying toward the wall.