Chapter Summaries

After Zhang Qingyuan’s sword mark weakened, cultivators charged toward the Bone Mountain and the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool. Zhang Qingyuan crushed their advance with his Divine Sense and revealed that he had reached the Golden Muscles Jade Bones realm.

• Cultivators gathered around the Bone Mountain, and Zhang Qingyuan’s sword mark killed more than a hundred who tried to cross it.
• When the sword mark’s power faded, several cultivators broke through and the crowd surged toward the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool.
• Zhang Qingyuan suppressed the attackers with a single thought, crushing the True Essence Realm cultivators at the front and hurling the rest away.
• Zhang Qingyuan examined his newly strengthened body and recognized that he had reached Golden Muscles Jade Bones, letting him contend physically with Law Domain Realm cultivators.

Zhang Qingyuan advanced to the Mid Cave True Realm after absorbing the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool’s essence, and his aura overwhelmed the cultivators below. While he watched Little Fire continue absorbing the pool’s energy, he sensed someone hiding in the void.

• Zhang Qingyuan broke through to the Mid Cave True Realm and found his strength had surged alongside his Golden Muscles Jade Bones body.
• Zhang Qingyuan’s exposed aura crushed the cultivators below the Bone Mountain, leaving them to speculate about his origins and power.
• A young prodigy’s Dao Heart wavered as he compared himself with Zhang Qingyuan.
• Zhang Qingyuan checked Little Fire’s progress in the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool and considered helping it absorb energy faster.
• Zhang Qingyuan sensed someone in a patch of void and turned his gaze toward them.

Zhang Qingyuan caught Lei Tianhao spying and overwhelmed his lightning attack with a single Sky-Covering Hand. He recognized Lei Tianhao as a member of the Lei Family and prepared to strike him down over his grudge with the family’s Old Ancestor.

• Zhang Qingyuan sensed a hidden observer and forced Lei Tianhao out of the void with a Sky-Covering Hand.
• Bystanders recognized Lei Tianhao as a newly advanced Cave True Realm prodigy and hoped he could challenge Zhang Qingyuan.
• Lei Tianhao unleashed a lightning attack, but Zhang Qingyuan’s palm crushed it along with the surrounding space.
• Zhang Qingyuan identified Lei Tianhao as a member of the Lei Family and said he would settle his grievance with the Lei Family’s Old Ancestor by keeping him there.
• Zhang Qingyuan sent the Sky-Covering Hand crashing down toward Lei Tianhao.

Zhang Qingyuan effortlessly captured Lei Tianhao and used soul-searching to learn why Lei Wanhong had sent him. After confirming Lei Tianhao’s account, Zhang Qingyuan killed him, angered by the Lei Family ancestor’s scheme.

• Lei Tianhao unleashed his thunder powers against Zhang Qingyuan’s Sky-Covering Hand, but Zhang Qingyuan shattered his defenses and sealed his cultivation.
• Zhang Qingyuan pulled Lei Tianhao before him and questioned him about Lei Wanhong’s orders concerning Little Fire.
• Lei Tianhao claimed he had come by coincidence, but Zhang Qingyuan used his eyes to place him under control.
• Lei Tianhao revealed the Old Ancestor’s orders, and Zhang Qingyuan searched his soul to verify the information.
• Zhang Qingyuan killed Lei Tianhao with a palm strike and condemned the Lei Family ancestor’s scheme.

Zhang Qingyuan used his Five Elements Laws to accelerate Little Fire’s breakthrough in the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool while preparing to act before stronger figures arrived. Five days later, Little Fire’s terrifying Aura erupted, then it flew away, leaving waiting cultivators to rush into White Bone Mountain in search of opportunities.

• Zhang Qingyuan reasoned that Lei Wanhong must know important secrets about Demon City and urged Little Fire to hurry its advancement.
• Zhang Qingyuan formed a Five Elements Heaven and Earth Furnace around the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool, concentrating its energy and Dao Essence on Little Fire.
• Bystander Cultivators discussed Zhang Qingyuan’s defeat of Daoist Lie Feng and capture of Lei Tianhao, while many young geniuses reeled from seeing Cave True Realm cultivators overpowered.
• The cultivators waited outside White Bone Mountain for five days as Zhang Qingyuan continued helping Little Fire advance.
• A vast Aura erupted from White Bone Mountain, and a streak of light fled into the Void Sky; the waiting cultivators then rushed inside to seek remaining opportunities.

After leaving the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool, Zhang Qingyuan let weaker cultivators claim its remaining treasures and examined the spoils from the two Cave True Realm cultivators he had killed. Among Daoist Lie Feng’s valuables, he found the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique, a secret art for devouring another cultivator’s Divine Soul and memories.

• After Zhang Qingyuan departed, nearby cultivators rushed to gather the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool’s remaining water and treasures, and fights broke out among them.
• Zhang Qingyuan ignored the cultivators behind him and traveled through the void to inspect the spoils from Daoist Lie Feng and Lei Tianhao.
• Zhang Qingyuan found Daoist Lie Feng’s storage bracelet filled with valuable resources, including pills, High-grade Spirit Stones, rare treasures, and half-step Earth Tier techniques.
• Zhang Qingyuan discovered a Jade Slip recording the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique, which could devour another cultivator’s Divine Soul and obtain most of their memories.

Zhang Qingyuan examined the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique and identified the dangers of using it to absorb other cultivators’ Divine Souls. He realized its memory-devouring ability could be adapted into a powerful Soul Search technique suited to his Proficiency Panel and Great Evolution Technique.

• Zhang Qingyuan read the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique and recognized that it devoured enemies’ Divine Souls, memories, and cultivation insights.
• Zhang Qingyuan suspected the technique’s absorbed Dao insights would clash with his own and contaminate his Divine Soul, making cultivation dangerous and limiting its practitioners’ paths.
• Zhang Qingyuan decided that the technique’s ability to acquire memories could help him bypass the prohibitions that obstructed ordinary Soul Search.
• Zhang Qingyuan reasoned that his Proficiency Panel and Great Evolution Technique could rapidly organize stolen memories while limiting their influence on him.
• Zhang Qingyuan resolved to remove the technique’s Divine Soul absorption and retain its memory-devouring function.

Zhang Qingyuan discovered the Five Elements Prison Dragon Bowl among Daoist Lie Feng’s possessions and found that his mastery of the Five Elements Great Dao let him unleash its extraordinary power. He left the chapter with the artifact as a potential trump card, while acknowledging that his gains might provoke the Five Elements Holy Sect.

• Zhang Qingyuan considered adapting the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique to absorb memories for intelligence gathering.
• Zhang Qingyuan found the Five Elements Prison Dragon Bowl in the last corner of Daoist Lie Feng’s storage space and learned of its demanding requirements and origins.
• Zhang Qingyuan infused the bowl with the power of his Five Elements Great Dao, awakening five dragon phantoms that sealed the surrounding Void.
• Little Fire woke in alarm when the bowl’s power seemed to suppress him, and Zhang Qingyuan stopped feeding it Five Elements Magic Power.
• Zhang Qingyuan judged the bowl powerful enough to become one of his ultimate trump cards and compared Lie Feng’s rich cache with Lei Tianhao’s meager possessions.

After assessing his gains, Zhang Qingyuan put off visiting the Crimson Flame Sky-Scale Serpent Clan’s Inheritance Secret Ground and set out with Little Fire to find Lei Wanhong and uncover his schemes. Long after they vanished, two survivors emerged from hiding and harvested a Demonic Beast killed by the lingering power of Zhang Qingyuan’s aura.

• Zhang Qingyuan reflected on his newfound strength and wealth, then decided against seeking vengeance for the people killed in Immortal City.
• Little Fire asked why they were not heading to the Crimson Flame Sky-Scale Serpent Clan’s Inheritance Secret Ground, and Zhang Qingyuan said he would first find Lei Wanhong and learn what he knew about Demon City.
• Zhang Qingyuan used the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique as a reason to pursue Lei Wanhong’s secrets, then stepped into the void with Little Fire.
• Two men crawled out of hiding after Zhang Qingyuan and Little Fire departed, relieved that the terrifying aura had spared them.
• The men realized the aura had scared the Demonic Beast they had been fighting to death, then rushed to claim its claws.

Lei Wanhong received word that his plans had succeeded and celebrated his chance to claim the Wordless Heavenly Tablet. His triumph ended when an unknown newcomer appeared and effortlessly stopped his thunderous blade.

• Lei Wanhong worried that Lei Tianhao had not reported back after being sent to watch Zhang Yuan.
• Lei Wanhong received a messaging talisman and learned that his arrangements had succeeded.
• Lei Wanhong rejoiced at the prospect of obtaining the Wordless Heavenly Tablet and mastering the Immortal Ascension Path.
• An unknown newcomer spoke beside Lei Wanhong, who attacked with a massive thunderous blade.
• The newcomer caught Lei Wanhong's thunderous blade between two fingers.

The Four Brothers of Mount Mei witnessed Zhang Qingyuan stop Lei Wanhong’s full-force attack with two fingers, revealing a terrifying increase in strength. Lei Wanhong fled, but Little Fire appeared in his path and struck at him.

• The Four Brothers of Mount Mei concealed themselves near the mountain and watched Lei Wanhong laugh atop it.
• Zhang Qingyuan caught Lei Wanhong’s thunderous lightning blade between two fingers, shocking the Four Brothers and Lei Wanhong.
• Lei Wanhong realized Zhang Qingyuan had grown much stronger in half a month and fled after his lightning blade exploded around Zhang Qingyuan.
• Little Fire emerged in Lei Wanhong’s escape route and swung its tail at him.
• Lei Wanhong saw a chance to escape despite Little Fire’s attack and trusted his cautious instincts.

Lei Wanhong escaped Little Fire’s attack using a lightning transformation and a secret Heaven-and-Earth-Sealing grand formation, then fled before Zhang Qingyuan. Zhang Qingyuan watched calmly as Lei Wanhong ran, while Little Fire regarded him with pity and mockery.

• Lei Wanhong used his lightning body to survive Little Fire’s strike and scattered into bolts of lightning.
• Little Fire tried to suppress the escaping bolts, but Lei Wanhong broke through its demonic power and fled beyond its reach.
• A secret Heaven-and-Earth-Sealing grand formation rose between Lei Wanhong and Little Fire, blocking pursuit.
• Lei Wanhong reformed beyond the formation, boasted that it could withstand even a peak Law Domain Realm cultivator, and flew away.
• Zhang Qingyuan appeared behind Little Fire and watched Lei Wanhong flee without reacting, while Little Fire looked on with pity and mockery.

Zhang Qingyuan used the Five Elements Prison Dragon Bowl to suppress Lei Wanhong, then captured him and began devouring his memories. The chapter left Lei Wanhong helpless in Zhang Qingyuan’s grasp as the technique took effect.

• Lei Wanhong fled from Zhang Qingyuan, but the Five Elements Prison Dragon Bowl appeared overhead and sealed his escape.
• The bowl crashed down and trapped Lei Wanhong, sealing most of his strength and leaving him unable to resist.
• Zhang Qingyuan and Little Fire emerged nearby, and Zhang Qingyuan used the bowl’s Five Elements power to bind Lei Wanhong and shrink the artifact.
• Lei Wanhong pleaded to be spared and offered to reveal secrets, but Zhang Qingyuan pulled him close and began devouring his memories with the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique.

After extracting Lei Wanhong’s memories, Zhang Qingyuan hurried away with Little Fire, leaving the Four Brothers of Mount Mei shaken by the gulf between their strength and his. The Left Heavenly Venerate sensed Zhang Qingyuan’s arrival nearby and pressured the Blood Demon Sect cultivators to find something before sunset.

• Zhang Qingyuan finished using the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique on Lei Wanhong and left with Little Fire.
• The Four Brothers of Mount Mei recovered from their fear and reflected on how Zhang Qingyuan had effortlessly defeated Lei Wanhong.
• The Four Brothers of Mount Mei anticipated turmoil across the North Mountain Domain after Lei Wanhong’s death.
• The Left Heavenly Venerate sensed Zhang Qingyuan’s familiar aura and ordered the Blood Demon Sect cultivators to find the thing he sought before sunset.

Zhang Qingyuan followed Little Fire to a hidden valley and discovered that an ancient token could reveal the sealed entrance to the Crimson Flame Sky-Scale Serpent clan’s inheritance ground. With two tokens missing and time running short, he prepared to break through the formation using his restored Spirit Artifact Sword Pellet.

• Zhang Qingyuan followed Little Fire to an ordinary-looking valley where its bloodline sensed the Crimson Flame Sky-Scale Serpent clan’s inheritance ground.
• Zhang Qingyuan cut through a boulder and uncovered an imprint matching the token Old Ancestor Murong had given him.
• Zhang Qingyuan placed the token in the imprint, revealing a sealed entrance and a black-hole vortex behind layers of formation light.
• Zhang Qingyuan explained that three tokens had once been required to open the seal, while the Lei Family’s token was now held by Left Heavenly Venerate.
• Zhang Qingyuan summoned his fully restored Spirit Artifact Sword Pellet and prepared to force his way through the formation.

Zhang Qingyuan failed to break the valley’s ancient seal by force, but found and shattered a decayed formation base after ten thousand years of erosion. He entered the ruined Crimson Flame Sky-Scale Serpent world with Little Fire, who sensed their destination ahead.

• Zhang Qingyuan struck the sealing light curtain with his Sword Pellet, but the Spirit Artifact’s attack left it unchanged.
• Zhang Qingyuan refused to confront the Blood Demon Sect’s Left Heavenly Venerate yet, wary of the hidden force and conspiracy behind Lei Wanhong’s schemes.
• Zhang Qingyuan used his strengthened Spiritual Sense to locate a weak spot, then shattered a decayed formation base and collapsed the seal.
• Zhang Qingyuan and Little Fire entered the sealed gray ruins and found a lifeless world of dusty rubble.
• Little Fire sensed their destination ahead and guided Zhang Qingyuan as they flew across the ruins.

Zhang Qingyuan and Little Fire reached the Crimson Flame Sky-Scale Serpent clan’s forbidden land, where an ancient remnant spirit rejected them and insulted their worth. As the spirit ordered them to leave, Zhang Qingyuan unleashed a terrifying aura and challenged its ability to stop them.

• An old remnant spirit appeared and barred Zhang Qingyuan and Little Fire from entering the forbidden land.
• Little Fire claimed the Crimson Flame Sky-Scale Serpent clan had been hunted to extinction and that he was its last survivor.
• The spirit accepted that the clan had perished but condemned Little Fire for following Zhang Qingyuan and refused them entry.
• The spirit threatened to kill them if they returned, insisting the Immortal Venerable’s legacy belonged to peerless heroes.
• Zhang Qingyuan told the spirit it could not stop them, and a boundless aura erupted.

Zhang Qingyuan overwhelmed the old man's remnant soul with his Five Elements Dao Power and earned permission to enter the inheritance ground. The old man began explaining the three trials for claiming the Scarlet Flame Sky-Scaled Serpent Clan's treasure, but an unseen hand crushed the first two trial displays.

• Zhang Qingyuan released his Five Elements Dao Power, nearly extinguishing the old man's light-shadow.
• Little Fire boasted about Zhang Qingyuan's strength, and the old man admitted he had misjudged him.
• The old man said Zhang Qingyuan had to pass three trials to obtain the Scarlet Flame Sky-Scaled Serpent Clan's inherited supreme treasure.
• The old man presented a Go trial requiring Zhang Qingyuan to win with the black stones and an endless staircase trial testing perseverance.
• A jade-white hand appeared and crushed the chessboard and staircase light curtains.

Zhang Qingyuan ignored the old man's trials and smashed through the Go-board formation with overwhelming power, opening the way forward. The old man's projected image and Little Fire watched in disbelief as a dark passage appeared behind the shattered board.

• Zhang Qingyuan walked past the old man's projected image, and Little Fire abandoned the old man to follow him.
• Zhang Qingyuan and Little Fire reached a cliff where a Go board blocked the path to the central area and the Wordless Heavenly Tablet.
• The old man's projected image explained that the three trials tested wisdom, perseverance, and courage, then waited for Zhang Qingyuan to fail at the Go board.
• Zhang Qingyuan infused a black stone with the united power of the Five Elements and the Unique Dao, then dropped it onto the board's tengen point.
• The other stones crumbled and the Go board shattered, revealing a dark passage and leaving Little Fire and the old man's projected image stunned.

Zhang Qingyuan destroyed the remaining trials by force and entered a new realm, where he experienced a vision of all laws converging into one. He awoke at the summit of a massive mountain before a blank Stone Tablet.

• Zhang Qingyuan cleaved apart the staircase of the second trial with his sword and destroyed the third trial with his Five Elements Divine Ability.
• Little Fire followed the Old Man's phantom after Zhang Qingyuan allowed him to go, and the two disappeared around a corner.
• Zhang Qingyuan crossed into a gloomy world dominated by a massive black mountain and a Stone Tablet at its summit.
• Zhang Qingyuan saw all laws flow toward an ultimate point and gained insights into the Dao of finality.
• Zhang Qingyuan awoke atop the mountain, standing before the blank Stone Tablet.