Recaps

Lei Dong arranged to lure the Blood Demon to a hidden Netherworld site with the promise of a fifty-thousand-year Netherworld Ginseng. The Blood Demon entered the fissure expecting treasure and found himself caught in a natural Gravity Technique, where he realized an Earth Giant was involved.

• Lei Dong decided to use Yi Kong to help subdue the Blood Demon rather than risk exposing the Yaksha King and his Supreme Ghost Gu.
• A black-robed man delivered King Zhennan and his wife to a stone cell, then reported that he had discovered a fifty-thousand-year Netherworld Ginseng guarded by a Golden Core High-tier Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger.
• The Blood Demon questioned the black-robed man, sent a Blood Puppet to verify the site, and found no signs of an ambush.
• The Blood Demon flew to the fissure and spotted the Netherworld Ginseng beneath a rocky outcrop.
• A powerful natural Gravity Technique seized the Blood Demon, who recognized that an Earth Giant had sprung the trap.

Lei Dong and his allies ambushed the Blood Demon after he plotted against Ding Wanyan, using the Earth Giants, Yi Kong, and the Heavenly Demon to overcome his escape attempts. With the Blood Demon captured and exposed to Lei Dong’s identity, Lei Dong offered him a chance to make amends by joining their side.

• The Earth Giants halted the Blood Demon with their Gravity Techniques, and Yi Kong struck him with a Light Cannon.
• The Blood Demon unleashed his Blood Sha Divine Skill against the Earth Giants, but Yi Kong dispelled the mist with the Great Light Incantation.
• The Blood Demon tried to escape with the Blood Escape Technique, but the Heavenly Demon trapped him with a Space Solidification Talisman and struck him.
• Lei Dong arrived and revealed that he was the Myriad Ghost Ancestor’s Personal Disciple and Ding Wanyan’s husband.
• After the Blood Demon admitted his scheme had failed and asked for a quick death, Lei Dong offered him a chance to make amends.

Lei Dong tried to make the Blood Demon accept a Ghost Gu by revealing his strength, resources, and powerful connections, then offered him a hundred years of service in exchange for freedom and a Top Grade Spirit Ghost. The Blood Demon began to waver and said he would join Lei Dong if Lei Dong swore not to betray the Yin Sha Sect.

• Lei Dong offered the Blood Demon a Ghost Gu and explained that it could control a Nascent Soul Cultivator, but the Blood Demon refused to submit and chose to hear Lei Dong out.
• Lei Dong showed the Blood Demon his two high-tier Ghost Generals, six Golden Core Initial Stage Vicious Ghosts, and Golden Core High-tier Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger, and described how he had strengthened his soul.
• Lei Dong revealed that he had intercepted Top Grade Spirit Ghosts meant as gifts for the Netherworld Ghost Emperor and had connections to an Ancient Flying Dragon and the Yaksha King.
• Lei Dong offered the Blood Demon a Top Grade Spirit Ghost and promised to remove the Ghost Gu after a hundred years of service.
• The Blood Demon said he would join Lei Dong if Lei Dong swore not to betray the Yin Sha Sect, provided the sect had not wronged him.

Lei Dong secured Blood Demon’s submission with a Ghost Gu and learned that Li Yao was backed by the powerful Supreme Sect of Great Gan Continent. After Yi Kong offered another chance to fight, Lei Dong prepared to kill Li Yao, confident he was as good as dead.

• Lei Dong accepted Blood Demon’s oath, and Blood Demon swallowed the Ghost Gu and experienced its painful control when he tried to refine it.
• Lei Dong promised to provide Blood Demon with a Top Grade Spirit Ghost after three months and planned to have controlled Golden Core Cultivators gather Yin Souls.
• Blood Demon warned Lei Dong about Great Gan Continent and revealed Li Yao’s ties to the Supreme Sect, but Lei Dong insisted that Li Yao had to die for coveting Wan Yan.
• Blood Demon described Li Yao as an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator, though Lei Dong resolved not to underestimate his experience and hidden tricks.
• Yi Kong offered to count his next chance to act as his third, and Lei Dong agreed to find him a body with a pure light constitution after he helped kill Li Yao.

Lei Dong prepared to expand his influence by building an army of Ghost Gu-controlled cultivators and recruiting gifted children. Through Qing Niangzi, he used Zheng Xiong and the Zheng Clan to gather children, while the identity of Lei Dong as the mysterious Master remained hidden.

• Lei Dong secured Yi Kong's help in dealing with Li Yao and secretly continued preparing against Supreme Sect.
• Lei Dong focused on using Ghost Gu to control Foundation Establishment Realm and Golden Core Stage Cultivators and planned to raise loyal subordinates from childhood.
• Zheng Xiong advanced to the Golden Core Stage, restored the Zheng Clan's black iron ore vein, and gained acclaim among the clan.
• On the eve of the Zheng Clan's banquet, Zheng Xiong reported to Qing Niangzi that guests had arrived but admitted he had not gathered the requested gifted children.
• Qing Niangzi threatened to replace Zheng Xiong unless he produced a list of suitable children within ten days, reminding him to serve Lei Dong, the mysterious Master.

Zheng Xiong seized leadership of the Zheng Clan with help from Lei Dong’s allies, while Han Chao expanded their trade network. Meanwhile, Ding Wanyan hid in the Yin Sha Ghost Domain to cultivate and search for a gift for Lei Dong, where an unexpected event began.

• Zheng Xiong defeated the Zheng Clan Leader’s challenge after Black Robe drove away two Golden Core Cultivators, then took over as Clan Leader and recruited allies.
• Qing Niangzi selected three talented Zheng Clan children and took them away for focused cultivation.
• Han Chao traveled under changing disguises, selling goods from Zhao Prefecture and trading for supplies to send back there.
• Ding Wanyan hid in the Yin Sha Ghost Domain to cultivate the Great Yin Sha Technique and collect Yin Souls for Lei Dong, but something strange happened.

Ding Wanyan discovered that the Yin Soul she had captured was a legendary Heavenly Spirit Ghost, which she hoped to give to Lei Dong. Her joy ended when Li Yao found her in the Yin Sha Ghost Domain and threatened to take her away by force.

• Ding Wanyan captured and identified Yin Souls while thinking of Lei Dong, and the Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger helped drive them toward her.
• The Soul Nurturing Pagoda revealed that one Yin Soul shone with brilliant golden light and circling white spiritual radiance.
• Ding Wanyan checked the records and realized she had found a Heavenly Spirit Ghost, then delighted in imagining Lei Dong's reaction.
• Li Yao appeared before Ding Wanyan, and she grew wary, suspecting he had tracked her with a hidden mark.
• Li Yao urged Ding Wanyan to return with him and abandon Lei Dong and the Yin Sha Sect; when she refused, he threatened to use force.

Ding Wanyan fought Li Yao after he tried to force her to submit, but he threatened her parents to gain leverage. Lei Dong returned after nearly twenty years, reunited with Ding Wanyan, and challenged Li Yao to a fight.

• Ding Wanyan used her Blood Traces gloves to break Li Yao’s shield and wound him with Sha Blades and Yin Sha Heavenly Thunder.
• Li Yao threatened Ding Wanyan’s parents and offered to spare them if she agreed to go with him.
• Lei Dong appeared, embraced Ding Wanyan, and apologized for leaving her alone.
• Lei Dong put himself between Ding Wanyan and Li Yao, who dismissed him as a weak Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Lei Dong told Li Yao that their other choice was for Lei Dong to kill him.

Lei Dong returned to protect Ding Wanyan and led a group of powerful allies in defeating Li Yao. The chapter ended with Li Yao’s Nascent Soul being dragged into the Myriad Ghost Banner.

• Li Yao attacked Lei Dong, but Yi Kong blocked him with a Light Cannon as Ding Wanyan tried to defend Lei Dong.
• The Heavenly Devil and Blood Demon joined Lei Dong and Yi Kong to surround Li Yao, while the Earth Giants stopped his attempt to escape.
• Li Yao tried to bargain and flee with his Nascent Soul, but Lei Dong used the Asura Wings to catch it.
• Lei Dong summoned the Myriad Ghost Banner, and its six Golden Core wraiths dragged Li Yao’s Nascent Soul inside despite his pleas to Ding Wanyan.

Lei Dong claimed Li Yao’s soul-refined Storage Box and arranged for the Blood Demon to escort it to Lei Long to remove its imprint. After returning to the Yin Sha Sect and concealing the truth about his years away, Lei Dong discovered that his efforts to catalyze a Heavenly Spirit Ghost had failed—until Ding Wanyan casually gave him one.

• Lei Dong collected Li Yao’s Storage Bracelet and corpse, then asked the Blood Demon to escort goods across the Great Desert and take the Storage Box and fan-shaped spirit treasure to Lei Long for imprint removal.
• The Blood Demon agreed to the trip, and the Heavenly Devil Lord asked Lei Dong to include some of her goods.
• Lei Dong quietly led the group away, and Li Yao disappeared without a trace.
• Six months later, Withered Bone Devil was killed on a mission, and the Yin Sha Sect blamed Tianyin Palace, renewing their conflict.
• Lei Dong returned to the Yin Sha Sect as a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator and claimed he had been trapped on a deserted island for more than a decade.
• Lei Dong used ghosts gathered by Shangguan Hong’s recruits to try to catalyze a Heavenly Spirit Ghost, concluded it was impossible, and received one from Ding Wanyan.

Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan deepened their trust by sharing their greatest secrets, and Lei Dong then assessed how to strengthen himself while keeping a low profile. He decided to seek an upgrade for his Myriad Ghost Banner and considered recruiting the cultivator who had crafted his Asura Wings.

• Lei Dong refined Ding Wanyan's Heavenly Spirit Ghost and explained the Soul Devouring Pagoda to her.
• Ding Wanyan accepted Lei Dong's secret treasure and reassured him that she understood why he had kept it hidden.
• Lei Dong told Ding Wanyan about his previous life and reincarnation, and the couple affirmed how much they meant to each other.
• Lei Dong reviewed his cultivation, ghost pets, and magic treasures, concluding that upgrading his Myriad Ghost Banner would improve his combat power.
• Lei Dong considered how to obtain a stronger Myriad Ghost Banner and thought about bringing the cultivator who crafted his Asura Wings into his camp.

Lei Dong visited Wang Lei in the Eastern Sea and impressed the Artifact Refining Grandmaster with his knowledge after offering him Chaos Essence Iron. Wang Lei agreed to refine a Top Grade Magic Treasure Myriad Ghost Banner, but the rare materials and low chance of success left Lei Dong facing a daunting cost.

• Lei Dong studied artifact refining during the journey east with Ding Wanyan and began organizing its principles using his scientific knowledge.
• Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan arrived at Wang Lei’s island, where Lei Dong won Wang Lei’s attention by presenting Chaos Essence Iron.
• Wang Lei became impressed by Lei Dong’s questions and urged him to study artifact refining under his tutelage, but Lei Dong declined.
• Lei Dong asked Wang Lei to refine a Top Grade Magic Treasure Myriad Ghost Banner, and Wang Lei listed the rare materials required.
• Wang Lei estimated that the materials would cost more than a hundred Top Grade temporary spirit stones and that success would be less than thirty percent, making Lei Dong gasp.

The Supreme Sect learned that Li Yao had died and sent the Nine Sons of the Azure Heavens to investigate and punish those responsible. Meanwhile, Lei Dong weighed the dangers of gathering rare Netherworld materials to refine his Myriad Ghost Banner and considered a Netherworld expedition, leaving Dongfang Fu as a possible ally.

• A disciple reported that Li Yao's Life Lantern had gone out, and the Supreme Sect's master ordered the killer's entire sect wiped out.
• The Nine Sons of the Azure Heavens set out for Kang Prefecture, alarming demonic cultivators and driving many into hiding.
• Lei Dong decided that refining a Top Grade Magic Treasure was worth the expense, but learned that three essential materials could only be found in the Netherworld Ghost Domain.
• Lei Dong judged that he could not face the Nascent Soul-level dangers there alone and ruled out bringing a large group of Earth Giants.
• Ding Wanyan suggested inviting Dongfang Fu to join the expedition, and Lei Dong recognized her strength and potential to advance to Golden Core Mid-tier.

Lei Dong discussed bringing Dongfang Fu and Qi Feifei into the Nether Domain adventure, then confessed his past with Qi Feifei and Tantai Bingyun to Ding Wanyan. Ding Wanyan teased him about his relationships and urged him to bring Tantai Bingyun back from Tianyin Palace.

• Lei Dong agreed that Dongfang Fu could join their Nether Domain adventure but decided to keep the Soul Devouring Pagoda secret from her.
• Lei Dong asked Ding Wanyan about Qi Feifei, and she teased him about rumors that Qi Feifei had betrayed the Hehuan Sect for him.
• Lei Dong explained everything that had happened with Qi Feifei in the Inner Devil Hall, including their becoming dual-cultivation partners.
• Ding Wanyan jokingly ordered Lei Dong to bring Tantai Bingyun back from Tianyin Palace as punishment.
• Lei Dong admitted that something had happened between him and Tantai Bingyun, and Ding Wanyan said she understood his affection for her.

Lei Dong and his companions entered the Netherworld Ghost Domain after two years of preparation, bringing a massive Wraith army and powerful Battle Pets. After crossing the first five layers, they reached Heaven Ghost City on the Sixth Layer, where they encountered the strange inhabitants of the Netherworld.

• Lei Dong, Dongfang Fu, Ding Wanyan, and Qi Feifei emerged into the Netherworld and surveyed its dangerous first layer.
• Lei Dong’s group relied on their Myriad Ghost Banners, more than one hundred and fifty thousand Wraiths, Ghost Generals, and Golden Core Battle Pets for protection.
• The group carefully crossed the first five layers over two or three months, encountering occasional powerful beasts and Ghost Generals.
• Lei Dong and the women reached Heaven Ghost City, a trading hub ruled by a Heavenly Ghost King and allied with the Yin Sha Sect.
• A bull-headed man glared at Lei Dong while a four-hooved woman offered to spend the night with him for one Middle Spirit Stone.

Lei Dong and his companions arrived in Heaven Ghost City to gather information and rest, where a dispute with a female Asura led to an unexpected offer. The Asura invited the Golden Core cultivators to help capture a pair of Nascent Soul-level Mysterious Nether Ice Silkworms, leaving Lei Dong intrigued and suspicious of her openness.

• Lei Dong paid an Alien Race streetwalker to guide him and his companions to a quiet inn and share rumors about Heaven Ghost City.
• At the inn, Lei Dong confronted a female Asura who demanded an Upper Grade Spirit Stone per day for a room and threatened to deny them lodging throughout the city.
• Ding Wanyan, Qi Feifei, and Dongfang Fu stood beside Lei Dong as the female Asura backed down and asked which province they came from.
• The female Asura learned that Lei Dong and his companions were Golden Core Stage Cultivators and offered to negotiate for their help capturing two Nascent Soul-level Mysterious Nether Ice Silkworms.

Lei Dong investigated Heaven Ghost City and summoned Xiao You, whose formidable abilities had grown to the peak of the Ghost General level. He then visited the Heavenly Ghost King with his companions to seek a connection that might help him find the Mysterious Nether Ice Silkworm.

• Lei Dong questioned a woman about Heaven Ghost City's customs and powerful figures, learned that Bei Ye Na was well regarded, and sent the woman away with a spirit stone.
• Lei Dong summoned Xiao You and reviewed her cultivation, powerful combat abilities, and need for more spells.
• Xiao You suggested Lei Dong visit the Heavenly Ghost King through the Yin Sha Sect's connection, and Lei Dong agreed.
• The next day, Lei Dong, Ding Wanyan, Dongfang Fu, and Qi Feifei presented a calling card at the City Lord's Mansion and met the Heavenly Ghost King.
• Lei Dong introduced his companions and presented gifts, and the Heavenly Ghost King recognized Ding Wanyan as the Yin Sha Devil Venerable's disciple and asked about her master's cultivation.

Lei Dong secured the Heavenly Ghost King's help in confirming the Ice Silkworm hunt was legitimate, then negotiated with Bei Ye Na to join the expedition with a smaller team. He revealed his Asura King's Wings to prove he could hold off one Nascent Soul-level Mysterious Nether Ice Silkworm, leaving Bei Ye Na stunned as he argued that fewer participants would mean a larger share for her group.

• Lei Dong explained his search for Nascent Soul-level Ice Silkworm Silk and other rare items, and the Heavenly Ghost King agreed to investigate.
• A Ghost General reported that two Mysterious Nether Ice Silkworms had appeared near Yin Feng Creek Valley and that more than a hundred cultivators planned to hunt them.
• The Heavenly Ghost King arranged for Lei Dong's group to join the hunt and asked Tu Lei to ensure the other participants treated them fairly.
• Bei Ye Na apologized to Lei Dong for her earlier discourtesy and discussed dividing the spoils according to each participant's contribution.
• Lei Dong offered to hold off one Ice Silkworm while his companions and a small group of Golden Core fighters handled both, and Bei Ye Na asked him for proof.
• Lei Dong unfurled his Asura King's Wings, overwhelming Bei Ye Na with their aura and using their power to support his proposal for a smaller team.

Lei Dong and Bei Ye Na agreed on a small, carefully planned expedition against two Mysterious Nether Ice Silkworms, while Lei Dong sought to build ties with local powers. In the Nine Netherworld Land, the aging Netherworld Ghost Emperor worried about his reign, his lifespan, and finding a worthy successor.

• Lei Dong reassured Bei Ye Na that his companions would lead the fight, and she agreed to bring five people, including Commander Tu Lei.
• Lei Dong explained that befriending useful local powers like Bei Ye Na and Tu Lei would help him in the Nether Domain.
• Bei Ye Na gathered close associates to plan the operation against the two Nascent Soul level Mysterious Nether Ice Silkworms.
• The Netherworld Ghost Emperor stood in the rain above the Netherworld Palace and asked Ao You and Ao Ming whether he had grown old after four thousand years on the throne.
• Ao You and Ao Ming urged the Netherworld Ghost Emperor to absorb the Netherworld Essence Soul and seek a successor, but he doubted he could ascend and hoped to find the next Ghost Emperor soon.

Lei Dong lured one Mysterious Nether Ice Silkworm away while Xiao You and the others attacked the other, defeating it with a massive force of ghosts and fighters. As the group prepared to help Lei Dong continue the plan, something unexpected happened.

• Xiao You and A Chou left to engage the female ice silkworm while Lei Dong challenged the male one.
• Lei Dong drew the male ice silkworm hundreds of miles away, evading its icy attacks with his Asura Wings.
• Over a hundred thousand Cannon Fodder ghosts swarmed the female ice silkworm, and Dongfang Fu, the others, and Bei Ye Na's fighters joined the assault.
• After fifteen minutes, the female ice silkworm died, though more than eighty thousand Cannon Fodder ghosts had perished.
• The battle impressed Tu Lei and the other fighters under the Heavenly Ghost King, but an unexpected event occurred as the group prepared to aid Lei Dong.

Bei Ye Na’s group confronted Hu Yan Old Devil and his much larger force over the spoils of the Ice Silkworm, while Tu Lei tried to keep the dispute within Heaven Ghost City’s rules. As Black Bull attacked Hu Yan, Lei Dong appeared and beat the old devil into the ground.

• Bei Ye Na and Wu Si recognized Hu Yan Old Devil’s approaching fleet, and Tu Lei warned that the old devil would not let their earlier slight go unanswered.
• Hu Yan Old Devil led hundreds of cultivators down and demanded seven-tenths of the spoils, while his followers pressured Tu Lei to uphold their claim.
• Bei Ye Na rejected Hu Yan’s demand and challenged him to fight, but he refused and threatened to use his numerical advantage.
• Hu Yan taunted Black Bull into attacking, and Black Bull swung his Mountain-splitting Axe at him.
• Lei Dong emerged beside Hu Yan, punched him into the frozen earth, then chased after him and stomped him several times.

Lei Dong confronted Hu Yan Old Devil, whose Gu insects threatened the group, while Ding Wanyan intervened to shield her husband. The battle escalated as Lei Dong sent Xiao You and A Chou into the Poison Cloud Miasma to face Hu Yan Old Devil’s Golden Insect Kings.

• Lei Dong arrived and beat Hu Yan Old Devil, drawing the Black Bull’s gratitude and angering the old devil.
• Hu Yan Old Devil unleashed his Bone-Eating Flying Ants, but Ding Wanyan destroyed most of them with Yin Sha Heavenly Thunder and declared she was protecting her husband.
• Hu Yan Old Devil and his followers mocked Lei Dong for relying on his wife, but Lei Dong and Bei Ye Na insulted the old devil in return.
• Hu Yan Old Devil sent out more flying ants and summoned his Poison Cloud Miasma, hiding Golden Insect Kings inside it.
• Lei Dong released ghosts from the Myriad Ghost Banner and ordered Xiao You and A Chou to confront the Golden Insect Kings; Xiao You caught one and told A Chou to save it for Lei Dong.

Lei Dong and his Ghost Servants overcame Hu Yan Old Devil’s insect swarms and turned the fight against him. After Xiao You and A Chou battered him into submission, Lei Dong kept him alive as a potential target for Ghost Gu control.

• Xiao You captured Hu Yan Old Devil’s Golden Insect Kings while Lei Dong’s evil ghosts countered the Bone-Eating Flying Ants.
• Xiao You revealed that she and A Chou were Lei Dong’s Ghost Servants, and she used spatial arts to attack Hu Yan Old Devil.
• Hu Yan Old Devil dodged Xiao You’s strike, but A Chou shattered his bone shield and injured him, forcing him to flee with Yin Sha Heavenly Thunder.
• Lei Dong teleported after Hu Yan Old Devil and used his tiger to knock him from the sky.
• Xiao You beat Hu Yan Old Devil and scolded him for damaging the green dress Lei Dong had chosen for her, while Lei Dong watched and kept her from killing him.

Lei Dong and his companions killed the Mysterious Nether Ice Silkworms and turned Hu Yan Old Devil’s forces against him. After using Ghost Gu to secure the survivors’ loyalty, Lei Dong established his first real force in the Nether Domain.

• Lei Dong withdrew with his companions, leaving Hu Yan Old Devil’s group to face the enraged Mysterious Nether Ice Silkworm.
• Lei Dong repeatedly lured the Ice Silkworm through Hu Yan Old Devil’s fleeing forces, causing heavy losses and forcing the survivors to stay put.
• Xiao You captured Hu Yan Old Devil and four trusted Golden Core cultivators, planted Ghost Gu in them, and compelled them to submit.
• Lei Dong lured the exhausted Ice Silkworm back to Ding Wanyan’s group, who wore it down with vengeful ghosts and killed it.
• Lei Dong and Xiao You recruited more than seventy survivors by implanting Ghost Gu in those who agreed to serve, killing those who refused.
• Lei Dong gained thirteen Golden Core cultivators among his new followers and established his first true force in the Nether Domain.

Lei Dong learned about the Netherworld while waiting for news, as a powerful cultivator from the Supreme Sect arrived in Kang Prefecture searching for Li Yao. The chapter ended with Tu Lei delivering a token and news that the Ghost King had located a lone Nascent Soul devil dragon.

• Lei Dong explored Heaven Ghost City, built secret connections, and considered the Netherworld an important part of his plans.
• A middle-aged Supreme Sect cultivator arrived off Kang Prefecture with seven disciples and summoned Heavenly General Meng Chao to capture a local cultivator.
• The middle-aged cultivator soul-searched the captured Golden Core Cultivator, confirmed their location, and said he planned to ask major sects for information about Li Yao.
• Tu Lei told Lei Dong that the Ghost King had located a lone Nascent Soul devil dragon and handed him a cold, ferocious-looking token.