Chapter Summaries

Lei Dong gave Myriad Ghost Ancestor an Upper Grade Spirit Ghost, earning his promise of support and generous rewards. After choosing two Upper Grade Magic Items and receiving ten thousand spirit stones, Lei Dong selected a Myriad Ghost Banner to strengthen his ghost-summoning abilities.

• Myriad Ghost Ancestor appraised the Yin Soul Lei Dong had brought and confirmed it was an Upper Grade Spirit Ghost.
• Lei Dong offered the Spirit Ghost to Myriad Ghost Ancestor, presenting the gift as repayment for the Ancestor's protection and guidance.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor promised to ensure Lei Dong reached Foundation Establishment and offered further help if he attained an Indestructible Nascent Soul.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor ordered Ghost Slave to let Lei Dong choose two Upper Grade Magic Items and gave him ten thousand spirit stones.
• Lei Dong searched the treasury and chose an Upper Grade Myriad Ghost Banner for capturing and storing Ghost Souls.

Lei Dong chose protective equipment and three Yin Sha Sect spells before entering seclusion to prepare for the Small Competition. He practiced Netherflame Ghost Claw for a month and finally caught the Bloodthirsty Ghost Soldier.

• Lei Dong selected a close-fitting inner armor as his second Upper Grade Magic Item and left to exchange contribution points for techniques.
• Lei Dong chose Profound Yin Shield, Ghost Shadow Escape, and Netherflame Ghost Claw, along with an introductory Jade Slip on artifact crafting.
• Lei Dong returned to his residence and began studying and testing the three spells in his private training ground.
• Lei Dong practiced Netherflame Ghost Claw against the Bloodthirsty Ghost Soldier, which repeatedly dodged his attempts.
• After a month of practice, Lei Dong caught the Bloodthirsty Ghost Soldier with Netherflame Ghost Claw.

Lei Dong tried to stay inconspicuous during the Small Competition while avoiding suspicion over the Ghost Fiend Ancestor’s son’s death. When Ghost Fiend arrived to question the disciples, his aura overwhelmed Lei Dong until the Myriad Ghost Ancestor shielded them and challenged him.

• Lei Dong assessed the Small Competition and decided to show only the strength expected of a Qi Refining Level Six cultivator so he would not attract suspicion.
• Lei Dong trained his spells between matches and continued competing without chasing a high ranking.
• During the sixth round, the Myriad Ghost Ancestor summoned Lei Dong, Ding Wanyan, and Zuo Chao to the main hall for routine questioning by Ghost Fiend.
• Tu Ling and Ghost Fiend arrived, and Ghost Fiend’s chilling aura nearly made Lei Dong collapse.
• The Myriad Ghost Ancestor shielded the three disciples with his own aura and told Ghost Fiend not to push his luck.

Ghost Fiend Ancestor questioned Lei Dong, Zuo Chao, and Ding Wanyan over his son's death, but Myriad Ghost Ancestor protected them and exposed the strength of his Ghost Servant. The chapter ended with Ghost Fiend retreating from Myriad Ghost Cave after realizing he could not overpower Myriad Ghost Ancestor.

• Ghost Fiend Ancestor confronted Myriad Ghost Ancestor and demanded to question his disciples about his son's death.
• Ghost Fiend Ancestor used Soul-Seizing Demonic Sound on Lei Dong, but Myriad Ghost Ancestor intervened and stopped him.
• Ghost Fiend Ancestor searched Lei Dong's Storage Belt and then questioned Zuo Chao and Ding Wanyan, whom he suspected because she had been away when his son died.
• When Ghost Fiend Ancestor persisted in targeting Ding Wanyan, Myriad Ghost Ancestor sent him flying and revealed his Level 9 Ghost General.
• Ghost Fiend Ancestor abandoned the confrontation and left Myriad Ghost Cave after Myriad Ghost Ancestor threatened to keep him there.

The Myriad Ghost Ancestor confronted Lei Dong for killing Ghost Fiend’s son, then protected him and arranged to reforge the stolen Magic Tools. Lei Dong accepted a year of reflection in the Small Yin Sha Cave and entered it after leaving the Ancestor’s quarters.

• The Myriad Ghost Ancestor sent Elder Tu away, summoned his disciples, and kept Lei Dong behind to question him about killing Ghost Fiend’s son.
• Lei Dong explained what happened and admitted he had pretended to be from the Extreme Yin Cave to spare the sect trouble.
• The Myriad Ghost Ancestor ordered Lei Dong to spend a year reflecting in the Small Yin Sha Cave after the Small Competition, and offered to reforge the stolen Magic Tools.
• The Myriad Ghost Ancestor set aside an Upper Grade Law Shield for Ding Wanyan because she had taken the blame for Lei Dong.
• Lei Dong retrieved the treasures, then packed his belongings and entered the Small Yin Sha Cave, where Yin Wind and Killing Intent made him shiver.

Lei Dong endured the punishing Yin Sha Qi in Small Yin Sha Cave, where the hardship both threatened him and improved his cultivation. He understood that the Ancestor had confined him partly to protect him, and visits from Chen Ge and Wei Hua helped him bear the isolation.

• Lei Dong pushed deep into Small Yin Sha Cave and took shelter in a hollow after the Yin Sha Qi became too intense to withstand.
• He struggled to keep his Profound Yin True Qi circulating, used Spirit Stones to recover, and discovered that the cave's Spirit Vein made cultivation unusually effective.
• Lei Dong noticed that his restored Profound Yin True Qi had become purer, while his three Ghost Soldiers happily roamed through the dense Yin Sha.
• Word spread that Lei Dong had offended the Ancestor, prompting some disciples to hope they could take his place, while Chen Ge and Wei Hua continued visiting and supporting him.
• Lei Dong realized the Ancestor's punishment also kept him hidden from Ghost Fiend, whose suspicions could put him in danger.
• During a visit, Chen Ge complained that Ghost Fiend had turned his attention to Dongfang Fu, and Lei Dong pretended Senior Sister Ding had arrived to stop him from gossiping.

Lei Dong saw through Ding Wanyan’s Yin Sha Escape and discussed her decision to cultivate the dangerous Great Yin Sha Technique. After Chen Ge and Wei Hua left, Ding Wanyan gave Lei Dong Sha-dispelling Pills to protect him from Yin Sha Qi.

• Lei Dong explained that his strong Mind Power and spiritual sense let him spot flaws in Ding Wanyan’s Yin Sha Escape.
• Ding Wanyan praised Lei Dong, then sent Chen Ge and Wei Hua away after Chen Ge teased them.
• Ding Wanyan and Lei Dong awkwardly wondered whether the other had romantic feelings for them, but Lei Dong reminded himself to focus on cultivation.
• Ding Wanyan gave Lei Dong ten Sha-dispelling Pills and told him to take one each month to purge the Killing Intent.

Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan discussed his role in killing the Ghost Fiend’s son, and she warned him against taking such risks. She returned a reforged Upper Grade Magic Item to protect him, then disappeared as Lei Dong began meditating in the Yin Sha.

• Lei Dong accepted Ding Wanyan’s Sha-dispelling Pills and denied being responsible for killing the Ghost Fiend’s son.
• Ding Wanyan revealed that she had deduced Lei Dong’s secret and teased him into offering to share his spoils.
• Ding Wanyan warned Lei Dong that killing the Ghost Fiend’s son had been reckless and urged him not to act so impulsively again.
• Ding Wanyan gave Lei Dong the Spirit Mist Shield, calling it a loan, and vanished using Yin Sha Escape.
• Lei Dong recognized that the shield had been remade, swallowed a Sha-dispelling Pill, and began meditating.

After enduring a year in Small Yin Sha Cave, Lei Dong emerged with stronger, more refined true qi control but found rumors spreading that his cultivation had declined. When lucky disciple Wu Qianqiu challenged him to a fight to the death, Lei Dong accepted and looked forward to taking his magic items.

• Lei Dong left Small Yin Sha Cave after a year, having improved his true qi control and strengthened his Profound Yin True Qi despite remaining at Qi Refining Level Six.
• Lei Dong returned to his quarters to recover, while rumors spread that he had fallen out of favor and suffered a decline in cultivation.
• Chen Ge gave Lei Dong records showing that Wu Qianqiu had gained wealth after two Monster Beasts nearly killed each other and left him a three-thousand-year-old ginseng plant.
• Wu Qianqiu challenged Lei Dong to a fight to the death, hoping to rise in status, and Lei Dong accepted because refusing would cost him his position.
• At the martial arts arena, Ghost Slave presided over the fight, and Lei Dong thanked Wu Qianqiu for bringing him valuable Upper Grade Magic Items to claim.

Lei Dong and Wu Qianqiu fought a life-and-death duel, trading powerful talismans, Ghost Soldiers, and Upper Grade Magic Items. Wu Qianqiu’s shield cracked under Lei Dong’s Ghost Fire Sword, leaving him alarmed at how much stronger Lei Dong had become.

• Wu Qianqiu summoned a Beast Talisman whose tiger soul drove back Lei Dong’s Bloodthirsty Ghost Soldier and shattered Lei Dong’s Profound Yin Shield.
• Lei Dong learned the Beast Talisman lasted only a quarter of an hour and used his Shadow Ghost Soldier to distract the tiger while two other Ghost Soldiers attacked Wu Qianqiu.
• Wu Qianqiu sent a red Flying Sword at Lei Dong, but Lei Dong blocked it with his misty Upper Grade Magic Item shield.
• Lei Dong used Ghost Shadow Escape and his Cloud Ascending Boots to evade the Flying Sword while his Ghost Soldiers kept Wu Qianqiu occupied.
• Lei Dong struck Wu Qianqiu’s Upper Grade Law Shield with the Ghost Fire Sword and carved a crack into it, making Wu Qianqiu realize he had underestimated Lei Dong.

Lei Dong defeated and killed Wu Qianqiu in their fight to the death, then reflected on how vulnerable he remained despite his strength and equipment. He returned to his residence with a heightened sense of crisis and resolved to find more ways to protect his life.

• Lei Dong conserved his true qi as Wu Qianqiu struggled to keep up, and the Beast Soul Tiger weakened over time.
• Lei Dong used the Fierce Howl Ghost Soldier to stun Wu Qianqiu, then trapped the Beast Soul Tiger with Netherflame Ghost Claw while the three Ghost Soldiers destroyed it.
• Lei Dong rejected Wu Qianqiu's pleas for mercy, blocked his counterattack, and ordered the Ghost Soldiers to break his shields and devour him.
• Lei Dong took Wu Qianqiu's Storage Belt as the watching disciples lowered their eyes, impressed and wary of him.
• Lei Dong returned to his residence, considered how stronger and wealthier opponents could still kill him, and resolved to add more ways to protect himself.

Lei Dong spent a year gathering Yin Souls and refining three Top Grade Spirit Ghosts into powerful Natal Ghost Servants. By the chapter’s end, he had named two of them the Critical Strike Ghost Soldier and the Ice Ghost Soldier, while the third possessed Ghostly Strike and Invisibility Technique.

• Lei Dong decided to focus on cultivating Spirit Ghosts, planning to keep three Middle Grade Ghosts visible and reserve three Top Grade Ghosts as hidden trump cards.
• Lei Dong spent a year scouring dangerous places in Myriad Ghost Cave, enduring three Blood Sacrifices while continuing to capture Yin Souls and refine Soul Beads.
• Lei Dong refined three Top Grade Spirit Ghosts into Natal Ghost Servants, each starting at Level Three Ghost Soldier; the first later reached the peak of Level Five, while the others reached Level Four and Level Three.
• Lei Dong named the first Ghost Soldier Critical Strike Ghost Soldier after it gained Bloodthirsty Art and Ghostly Strike.
• Lei Dong named the second Ghost Soldier Ice Ghost Soldier after it gained Death Cold and Ice Curse.
• Lei Dong’s third Ghost Soldier gained Ghostly Strike and Invisibility Technique.

Lei Dong considered how to use his Myriad Ghost Banner and tested his three Upper Grade Ghost Soldiers in Yin Wind Canyon. After they defeated a Wild Ghost Soldier, he spotted a powerful stranger approaching and prepared for a possible encounter.

• Lei Dong weighed the merits of raising a Supreme Grade Ghost Soldier against refining three Upper Grade Ghost Soldiers, and chose the latter as the more efficient path.
• Lei Dong assessed his Myriad Ghost Banner's soul-force threshold and decided to fill it mainly with ordinary Yin Souls, keeping a dozen stronger ghosts as its main force.
• In Yin Wind Canyon, Lei Dong's three Upper Grade Ghost Soldiers destroyed a Level Seven Wild Ghost Soldier and devoured its remains, helping Ghost Soldier advance to Level Four.
• Lei Dong spotted a green Escape Light approaching at great speed, recalled his three Ghost Soldiers, placed his Middle Grade Shadow Ghost Soldier nearby, and readied several Yin Sha Thunders.

Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan investigated a battle near Yin Wind Canyon and found Baili Yun fighting a Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger. Lei Dong wanted to claim the tiger, and the chapter ended with him urging Ding Wanyan to confront Baili Yun on Myriad Ghost Cave territory.

• Ding Wanyan offered Lei Dong her Green Cloud Shuttle, but he declined and showed her his Evil Ghost Banner.
• After hearing a tiger roar and sensing a powerful clash nearby, Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan flew toward the fight.
• They found Baili Yun battling a weakened Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger that had recently given birth.
• Lei Dong recognized the valuable tiger and told Ding Wanyan they could make a fortune by claiming it.
• Ding Wanyan warned Lei Dong that Baili Yun was a powerful Tenth Layer Qi Refining disciple, but Lei Dong urged her to help him take the tiger.

Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan confronted Baili Yun in Yin Wind Canyon, and Lei Dong’s forces overwhelmed him with ghost soldiers, a Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger, and his high-grade Myriad Ghost Banner. Baili Yun wounded the attackers and killed the tiger before trying to escape, but Ding Wanyan blocked his way with a wave of Yin Sha Qi.

• Baili Yun tried to placate Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan while fending off the Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger, but Lei Dong attacked him with Yin Sha Thunder.
• Lei Dong sent Bloodthirsty, Howling, the Shadow Ghost Soldier, and the tiger against Baili Yun, then unleashed more than a hundred Ghost Souls from his high-grade Myriad Ghost Banner.
• Baili Yun used Soul-Eating Blood Mist to drive back the Ghost Souls, but Bloodthirsty wounded him while the other attackers battered his shields.
• Baili Yun struck the Shadow Tiger dead with Spirit Slaying Finger and injured the Ghost Soldiers before escaping on a bone-crafted Flying Magic Tool.
• Ding Wanyan stopped Baili Yun’s escape by sending a wave of pure Yin Sha Qi toward him.

Ding Wanyan and Lei Dong drove Baili Yun into using the Blood Escape Technique, but failed to catch him before he fled. After agreeing to report the conflict to Myriad Ghost Ancestor and collecting the Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger’s corpse, Lei Dong suspected the beast had recently given birth.

• Ding Wanyan shattered Baili Yun’s Profound Yin Shield with her Ghost Sha Palm, and the ghosts attacked him as he lay injured.
• Baili Yun sacrificed his left arm to escape with the Blood Escape Technique, evading Ding Wanyan and Lei Dong after a long pursuit.
• Ding Wanyan reassured Lei Dong that she did not blame him, and they agreed to warn Myriad Ghost Ancestor about the conflict with Baili Yun.
• The two returned to the battlefield and found the Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger’s corpse untouched.
• Lei Dong noticed the tiger was female and, seeing signs that it had recently given birth, wondered if it was pregnant.

Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan rescued newborn Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger cubs, claimed one each through Blood Sacrifice, and reported the events to Myriad Ghost Ancestor. He became alarmed when he learned the tiger had just given birth.

• Ding Wanyan found two barely living Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger cubs in a cave and brought them with Lei Dong back to Myriad Ghost Cave.
• Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan cared for the cubs and explained why the rare Innate Demon Beasts were valuable and could become loyal companions if raised from birth.
• Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan each Blood Sacrificed one cub, bonding with the male and female beasts.
• They bought two low-grade Spirit Beast Bags and stocked them with food and supplies for the cubs.
• Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan reported the encounter to Myriad Ghost Ancestor, who was first displeased about the trouble with Withered Bone Peak and then grew alarmed upon hearing the tiger had given birth.

Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan brought their Blood-Sacrificed Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger cubs to Myriad Ghost Ancestor, who worried about Withered Bone Peak’s retaliation. Lei Dong offered the Shadow Tiger’s corpse and reaffirmed his loyalty to the Ancestor, who praised him but lamented his mediocre aptitude.

• Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan showed Myriad Ghost Ancestor the two Soul Devouring Shadow Tiger cubs they had captured and Blood-Sacrificed.
• Ghost Slave warned Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan that Withered Bone Peak might retaliate for their theft of the cubs and Baili Yun’s injuries.
• Lei Dong presented the dead Shadow Tiger to Myriad Ghost Ancestor and asked him not to let Withered Bone Peak bully them.
• Lei Dong praised Myriad Ghost Ancestor’s protection and swore that his respect and loyalty were sincere.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor called Lei Dong a rare-quality disciple and wished his aptitude were closer to Zuo Chao’s.

Lei Dong persuaded Myriad Ghost Ancestor to accuse Withered Bone Peak first over the Shadow Tiger dispute. Ding Wanyan agreed to take two Spirit Slaying Finger strikes to make their false account convincing, leaving Lei Dong guilt-ridden as she was wounded.

• Lei Dong gave Myriad Ghost Ancestor the Shadow Tiger corpse, and the Ancestor accepted it while warning that the dispute with Withered Bone Old Demon was serious.
• Lei Dong proposed claiming that Baili Yun had stolen the Shadow Tiger and attacked him and Ding Wanyan in Yin Wind Canyon.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor agreed to go accuse Withered Bone Peak, and Ding Wanyan insisted that she take the strikes so the two sides would appear equally harmed.
• Ghost Slave struck Ding Wanyan twice with the Spirit Slaying Finger, piercing her defenses and wounding her chest and right shoulder.

Myriad Ghost Ancestor took Lei Dong to Withered Bone Peak aboard his Ghost King Boat and demanded that Withered Bone Old Demon come out. After Myriad Ghost Ancestor killed a disciple to intimidate the gathered crowd, Withered Bone Ancestor finally appeared and demanded an explanation.

• Myriad Ghost Ancestor summoned his Ghost King Boat and took Lei Dong on the two-hour flight to Withered Bone Peak.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor stopped above the mountain’s martial arena and shouted for Withered Bone Old Demon to come out or face the destruction of the peak.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor crushed a Withered Bone Peak disciple with a ghost claw, terrifying the other disciples and Lei Dong.
• Withered Bone Ancestor emerged from the main hall amid a bloody wind and demanded to know why Myriad Ghost Ancestor had come to stir up trouble.