Chapter Summaries

Myriad Ghost Ancestor confronted Withered Bone Ancestor at Withered Bone Peak and demanded that Baili Yun be handed over for allegedly ambushing Ding Wanyan. When Withered Bone refused and learned Baili Yun had returned gravely wounded, Myriad Ghost Ancestor launched an attack, leaving Lei Dong protected by Withered Bone as the battle began.

• Myriad Ghost Ancestor filled the area around Withered Bone Peak with Netherworld Black Qi and unleashed a vast army of Ghost Souls.
• Lei Dong watched Myriad Ghost Ancestor's power and realized the Ancestor and his Level 9 Ghost General could threaten Withered Bone Peak.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor demanded that Withered Bone hand over Baili Yun for ambushing Ding Wanyan, but Withered Bone refused to surrender his gifted disciple.
• Withered Bone learned Baili Yun had returned unconscious, gravely injured, and missing his left arm after using the Blood Escape Technique.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor provoked Withered Bone into a fight and sent tens of thousands of Ghost Souls surging toward him.
• Withered Bone shielded Lei Dong from the Ghost Souls' overwhelming howls as the attack began.

Withered Bone Ancestor fought Myriad Ghost Ancestor and his Ghost Servants, but lost his Level 2 Ghost General to the Level 9 Ghost General. Myriad Ghost Ancestor used the Netherworld Map to protect his Level 4 Ghost General, leaving Withered Bone Ancestor stunned and afraid.

• Withered Bone Ancestor told the disciples to retreat into the cave, then used his Withered Bone Great Art and Demonic Flame Reaching the Heavens against Myriad Ghost Ancestor's Ghost Tide.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor sent his Ghost Servants to attack, and his Level 9 Ghost General shattered Withered Bone Ancestor's defenses and swallowed his Level 2 Ghost General.
• Withered Bone Ancestor attacked the Level 4 Ghost General in rage, but Myriad Ghost Ancestor brought out the Netherworld Map, which absorbed the skulls and shielded the Ghost General.
• Withered Bone Ancestor recognized the Netherworld Map as a spiritual treasure and cried out in shock.

Myriad Ghost Ancestor confronted Withered Bone Ancestor and demanded Baili Yun, but their clash damaged both sides’ treasures before Elder Tu arrived to mediate. Myriad Ghost called on Lei Dong to recount what happened, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Myriad Ghost Ancestor demanded that Withered Bone Ancestor hand over Baili Yun, and Withered Bone attacked the Level 9 Ghost General with his Dragon Bone Whip.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor sent out the Purgatory Treasure Wheel while the top-grade Ghost General struck the Bone Dragon, and the collision damaged both treasures and sent Lei Dong tumbling across the Ghost King Boat.
• Withered Bone refused to surrender Baili Yun, and Myriad Ghost threatened to tear down Withered Bone Peak if he received no answer.
• Elder Tu arrived and ordered Myriad Ghost and Withered Bone to put away their weapons before hearing their accounts.
• Myriad Ghost asked Lei Dong to tell Elder Tu what he had witnessed.

Lei Dong’s fabricated account set Myriad Ghost Ancestor against Withered Bone over Baili Yun, while Elder Tu tried to settle the dispute without harming either promising disciple. The chapter ended with Myriad Ghost demanding compensation and Withered Bone resisting the proposed payment.

• Lei Dong pretended to tremble before the Golden Core Ancestors and told them a false story about Baili Yun.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor demanded that Withered Bone hand over Baili Yun, then threatened to seize him when Withered Bone refused.
• Elder Tu intervened and scolded Withered Bone for failing to discipline Baili Yun, while Withered Bone argued that Baili Yun was unconscious and should be questioned after waking.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor pleaded his case by describing how Ding Wanyan had nearly been killed, and Elder Tu proposed compensation for her injuries.
• Withered Bone haggled over the payment, but Myriad Ghost insisted on two Top Grade Magic Items and celebrated Lei Dong’s role in securing them.

Elder Tu settled the dispute between Withered Bone and Myriad Ghost Ancestor, awarding Myriad Ghost Cave the Vermilion Bird Mirror and 400,000 Spirit Stones. On the journey home, Myriad Ghost Ancestor refused Lei Dong’s request for money but offered him a different Top Grade Magic Item in exchange for a task.

• Withered Bone and Myriad Ghost Ancestor argued over compensation until Elder Tu ordered them to accept one Top Grade Magic Item and 400,000 Spirit Stones, and forbade further clashes for ten years.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor chose the Vermilion Bird Mirror from Withered Bone’s treasury, a rare item that could unleash scorching radiance and conjure a powerful illusionary firebird.
• Lei Dong asked Myriad Ghost Ancestor for a share of the Spirit Stones, but the Ancestor threatened to charge him for the trouble and losses, so Lei Dong withdrew his request.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor teased Lei Dong about claiming the Vermilion Bird Mirror for Ding Wanyan, then revealed he could reward Lei Dong with one of his own Top Grade Magic Items.
• Lei Dong eagerly promised to undertake any task Myriad Ghost Ancestor assigned in return for the item.

Lei Dong accepted Myriad Ghost Ancestor’s order to eliminate Baili Yun at the ten-year Grand Competition and spent the next two years preparing for it. He advanced to the early Eighth Layer of the Qi Refining Stage and strengthened his Ghost Soldiers, leaving him ready for the coming competition but wary of how rapidly his resources ran out.

• Myriad Ghost Ancestor ordered Lei Dong to place in the top three at the Grand Competition and kill Baili Yun, threatening exile if he failed.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor gave Lei Dong a Top Grade Magic Item, and Lei Dong began planning how to improve his cultivation and Ghost Soldiers before the competition.
• Lei Dong sold surplus Magic Tools and spent his Spirit Stones on Monster Beast corpses, Wild Ghost Soldiers, pills, and equipment for his six Natal Ghost Soldiers.
• Over two years, Lei Dong consumed his supplies and advanced from the Sixth Layer to the early Eighth Layer of the Qi Refining Stage.
• Lei Dong recognized that his expensive cultivation pace would force him to keep seeking wealth by banditry.

Lei Dong learned how the Grand Competition’s strongest disciples ranked and traveled with Myriad Ghost Ancestor to the Yin Sha Sect headquarters, where they encountered Withered Bone Old Demon and Baili Yun. The chapter left Lei Dong facing the hostility of his rival as the competition approached.

• Chen Ge told Lei Dong that Dongfang Fu and Ding Wanyan had both reached the peak of the Twelfth Layer of Qi Refining, while Lei Dong remained among the eight disciples at the Eighth Layer.
• Lei Dong understood that Myriad Ghost Ancestor had given him a Top Grade Magic Item to push him toward the top three and help Myriad Ghost Cave regain its standing.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor flew to the Yin Sha Sect headquarters aboard the Ghost King Boat with Ding Wanyan, Zuo Chao, and Lei Dong.
• Lei Dong looked down at the headquarters and recalled the bloody Grand Competition that had shaped his resolve to survive.
• Withered Bone Old Demon arrived aboard a bone-built vessel, taunted Myriad Ghost Ancestor, and fixed Lei Dong with murderous intent as Baili Yun glared at him.

Lei Dong accepted the challenge to fight Baili Yun at the Grand Competition, while Myriad Ghost Ancestor warned him not to underestimate his opponent. The chapter ended as Lei Dong, Ding Wanyan, and Zuo Chao flew to the sect gathering’s market.

• Myriad Ghost Ancestor and Withered Bone Ancestor argued over a wager involving their disciples, and Lei Dong volunteered to fight Baili Yun.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor rejected Withered Bone Ancestor’s taunts and left with Lei Dong and the others; Withered Bone Ancestor told Baili Yun to provoke Lei Dong and let Ding Wanyan win by default.
• Baili Yun revealed his Saint Devil Left Arm, which caused him intense pain, and swore that Lei Dong would die badly.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor warned Lei Dong about Baili Yun, while Ding Wanyan offered to face Baili Yun first and Lei Dong promised to surrender if necessary.
• After completing registration and spending the night at their assigned courtyard, Lei Dong joined Ding Wanyan and Zuo Chao on a trip to the sect market.

Lei Dong, Ding Wanyan, and Zuo Chao traveled together to a crowded mountain platform, where merchants swarmed them because of their valuable magic items. The chapter leaves them surrounded by sellers eager to profit from the well-equipped disciples of the Yin Sha Sect.

• Ding Wanyan slowed down so Zuo Chao could catch up, and the three disciples continued flying together.
• Zuo Chao explained that he had traded his Middle Grade Flying Magic Item for an Upper Grade offensive item to prepare for the Grand Competition.
• Ding Wanyan teased Lei Dong about his resourcefulness and refused to lend him money, while Lei Dong apologized for her injuries from the Spirit Slaying Fingers.
• Lei Dong, Ding Wanyan, and Zuo Chao landed on a vast platform crowded with cultivators and merchants.
• Merchants rushed toward the three, recognizing their valuable magic items and hoping to sell them goods.

Lei Dong, Ding Wanyan, and Zuo Chao searched the Yin Sha Sect Marketplace for a Flying Magic Tool, then went to an auction after learning that Upper Grade tools were sold there. As the auction hall filled, Lei Dong reflected on how easily he might have missed his chance at Foundation Establishment without the Soul Devouring Pagoda.

• Lei Dong drove off aggressive stallholders by revealing his Myriad Ghost Banner, then warned Zuo Chao about being deceived by sellers.
• Lei Dong noticed a seductive stallholder and suspected she was using the Charm Technique; Ding Wanyan recognized her as a disciple of the Yin Yang Joyful Union Sect.
• Lei Dong, Ding Wanyan, and Zuo Chao failed to find a suitable Flying Magic Tool at the stalls and visited a Yin Sha Sect Magic Tool shop.
• A shop assistant explained that Upper Grade Flying Magic Tools were usually sold at auction and led the three to an auction for Qi Refining Stage Cultivators.
• Lei Dong observed the older cultivators hoping to obtain treasures for Foundation Establishment and felt alarmed and fortunate that the Soul Devouring Pagoda had aided his progress.

Lei Dong and his companions attended a major auction, where Baili Yun provoked them by seizing a table and his juniors taunted Zuo Chao. As Zuo Chao could not legally fight back, a cold voice claimed the table for the Heavenly Devil Palace.

• Gu Lao opened the auction after the hall filled with disciples and cultivators.
• Baili Yun arrived late, took a table from several Rogue Cultivators, and forced them to stand aside.
• Zuo Chao called Withered Bone Peak tyrannical, and Baili Yun's junior brothers challenged him to fight.
• Zuo Chao accepted the challenge, but his opponent mocked him because Withered Bone Peak and Myriad Ghost Cave were forbidden to fight privately for eight years.
• Lei Dong started to rise to defend Zuo Chao, then sat back down when a cold voice declared that the table belonged to the Heavenly Devil Palace.

Dongfang Fu and Wu Youhan intervened when Baili Yun’s group mistreated Rogue Cultivators, then joined Ding Wanyan’s table after Wu Youhan’s dismissive behavior caused a brief clash with Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan. Gu Lao opened the auction, which sold several lots before the valuable Yin Xia Sword was offered.

• Wu Youhan paid a hundred Spirit Stones and forced Baili Yun and his companions to back down from the Rogue Cultivators.
• Wu Youhan invited the Rogue Cultivators to sit with her and promised protection from retaliation by the Withered Bone Peak.
• Wu Youhan asked Ding Wanyan to host Dongfang Fu, but tried to send Lei Dong and Zuo Chao away from the table.
• Lei Dong refused to yield his seat, and Ding Wanyan told Wu Youhan to sit elsewhere until Dongfang Fu ordered Wu Youhan and Zhou Qinghong to bring stools and apologize.
• Gu Lao began the auction, and a Personal Disciple from the Extreme Yin Cave bought the War Boots for fifteen hundred Spirit Stones.
• Gu Lao offered the Upper Grade Flying Magic Item Yin Xia Sword with an opening bid of three thousand seven hundred Spirit Stones.

Ding Wanyan outbid Baili Yun for the Yin Xia Sword before Dongfang Fu gave her a Demon Spirit Sword, revealing she had advised Ding Wanyan to stop bidding. Lei Dong then encouraged the two women to become closer and hinted that he wanted their protection, leaving Ding Wanyan amused by his scheme.

• Ding Wanyan bid twenty thousand Spirit Stones for the Yin Xia Sword, but Baili Yun raised the price to twenty-five thousand and won it.
• Ding Wanyan explained that Dongfang Fu had secretly advised her to stop bidding, and Dongfang Fu offered her a Demon Spirit Sword as an apology.
• Ding Wanyan hesitated to accept the sword, but Lei Dong urged her to accept Dongfang Fu's friendship, and she agreed.
• Lei Dong encouraged Ding Wanyan and Dongfang Fu to drop their formal titles and build a closer alliance as the Twin Yin Sha Heroes.
• Ding Wanyan teased Lei Dong for trying to gain Dongfang Fu's support, and Lei Dong admitted that he hoped the powerful women would help him survive.

At the auction, Lei Dong and Ding Wanyan shared an awkwardly flirtatious exchange before the bidding began for a Foundation Establishment Pill. As the price climbed, Dongfang Fu and Ding Wanyan entered the contest, with Ding Wanyan’s bid of 150,000 Spirit Stones silencing the room.

• Lei Dong comforted Ding Wanyan about the struggle to survive, then accidentally blurted out that he liked her, leaving her embarrassed.
• Lei Dong redirected their attention to the Foundation Establishment Pill being auctioned, and the chapter explained its importance and the risks of attempting Foundation Establishment.
• Gu Lao opened bidding at 30,000 Spirit Stones, and the price rapidly rose past 50,000 and then 80,000 as cultivators competed for the pill.
• A middle-aged cultivator from Ghost Fiend Mansion bid 100,000 Spirit Stones and threatened anyone who challenged him.
• Dongfang Fu raised the bid to 120,000 Spirit Stones, and Ding Wanyan followed with 150,000, causing the other bidders to fall silent.

Ding Wanyan won a Foundation Establishment Pill at the auction, and Lei Dong reflected on the competition and Dongfang Fu’s uncertain motives. At midnight, Ding Wanyan lured Lei Dong to Peach Blossom Pool, where her appearance left him stunned.

• Dongfang Fu yielded the bidding to Ding Wanyan, who won the Foundation Establishment Pill for one hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones.
• Ding Wanyan returned to the courtyard with Lei Dong and Zuo Chao, and Lei Dong considered the auction, the Yin Yang Joyful Union Sect seductress, and Dongfang Fu’s possible motives.
• At midnight, Lei Dong caught a jade hairpin sent through his window and followed its sender using Ghost Shadow Escape.
• Lei Dong reached Peach Blossom Pool and called out to Ding Wanyan, who appeared beside a peach tree and asked whether he had been angry.
• Lei Dong saw Ding Wanyan clearly, turned pale, and nearly fell over.

Ding Wanyan dressed provocatively to tease Lei Dong, then left him a Foundation Establishment Pill as compensation for frightening him. Lei Dong was left wondering whether her teasing or her gift had been the real purpose.

• Ding Wanyan appeared before Lei Dong in revealing clothes and teased him when he struggled to control his reaction.
• Ding Wanyan asked whether Lei Dong resented her for buying Zuo an Upper Grade Flying Magic Item instead of giving him the Spirit Stones, and Lei Dong said he did not.
• Ding Wanyan vanished into baleful mist, then returned to tell Lei Dong to close his eyes and briefly kissed his cheek.
• Ding Wanyan disappeared again, leaving Lei Dong a box containing a Foundation Establishment Pill and telling him not to return it.
• Lei Dong wondered whether Ding Wanyan had given him the pill to make up for frightening him or to protect his pride.

Lei Dong entered the Yin Sha Sect’s ten-year Grand Competition, where the top-ranked disciples could earn scarce Foundation Establishment Pills and other rewards. After the opening ceremony and the draw, he faced Bu Chang in his first match and launched a surprise attack.

• Lei Dong accepted the Foundation Establishment Pill from Ding Wanyan but neither mentioned it during the days before the competition.
• The Grand Competition began with the sect’s leaders in attendance, and the disciples learned that the knockout tournament would determine the rankings and rewards.
• Ding Wanyan received a first-round bye as Myriad Ghost Cave’s chief disciple, while Lei Dong drew Bu Chang as his opponent.
• Lei Dong summoned his Bloodthirsty Ghost Soldier, and Bu Chang countered with the Great Yin Sha Technique and a Ghost Sha Palm.
• Lei Dong’s Shadow Ghost Soldier attacked Bu Chang from behind as Lei Dong launched a ghostly green hand at him.

Lei Dong defeated Bu Chang in the first match on Platform Ding, forcing him to surrender before the judges could stop the fight. Myriad Ghost Ancestor collected a wager from Extreme Yin Old Ghost as the Ancestors watched and bantered.

• Bu Chang blocked the Shadow Ghost Soldier's sneak attack, but Lei Dong caught him with the Netherflame Ghost Claw and attacked with his Ghost Soldiers and Ghost Fire Sword.
• Bu Chang's shield cracked under the attacks, and he suffered serious wounds before shattering the Netherflame Ghost Claw and casting a Profound Yin Shield.
• Bu Chang surrendered, and the judge announced Lei Dong as the winner of the first match on Platform Ding.
• Extreme Yin Old Ghost paid Myriad Ghost Ancestor ten Upper Grade Spirit Stones after Bu Chang's loss, while another elder praised Lei Dong.
• Flame Demon teased Myriad Ghost Ancestor about buying Lei Dong, then mocked Withered Bone when he invited her to visit Withered Bone Peak.

Lei Dong recovered after advancing to the top twenty-six, then learned he had drawn Baili Yun, a chief disciple, in the next round. As the competition’s leaders taunted one another over the match, Lei Dong remained calm and prepared to face his nemesis.

• Lei Dong meditated until he had fully recovered and returned to the drawing area, where he found that Zuo Chao had also advanced.
• Dongfang Fu drew Dong Buqun, and Ding Wanyan drew Li Yao, leaving Lei Dong and Zuo Chao relieved that they would not face either woman.
• Myriad Ghost Ancestor and Flame Demon exchanged taunts over Ding Wanyan’s match, while Flame Demon threatened Lei Dong if Myriad Ghost Ancestor kept provoking her.
• Baili Yun drew Lei Dong as his opponent, and Lei Dong accepted the match calmly.
• Withered Bone Ancestor offered to wager against Myriad Ghost Ancestor, who accused him of cheating, and the two argued.

Withered Bone, Myriad Ghost Ancestor, and Flame Demon placed enormous bets on Baili Yun and Lei Dong's fight, drawing the Ancestors' attention to Arena C. Lei Dong entered the arena, received an alarming warning from Flame Demon, and faced Baili Yun, who challenged him to fight to the death.

• Withered Bone taunted Myriad Ghost Ancestor and Flame Demon until they each wagered five hundred High Grade Spirit Stones on Lei Dong's fight against Baili Yun.
• Withered Bone accepted their bets, and the Ancestors shifted their attention to Arena C to watch the match.
• Flame Demon warned Lei Dong through a voice transmission that she would rape and kill him if he lost, and Elder Tu ordered her to stop interfering.
• Baili Yun flew onto the arena and glared at Lei Dong, who calmly asked whether his injured hand felt better.
• Baili Yun reacted angrily to Lei Dong's remark and demanded that they fight to the death without Lei Dong hiding behind women.