Chapter Summaries

Shi Yue joined Liu Chen, Lin Cai, and Zhao Shan in assembling their Treasure Maps, which revealed the Yin Corpse Sect’s treasure location. He secretly negotiated an alliance with Lin Cai and Zhao Shan in case Liu Chen betrayed them, and the group set out for the treasure.

• Shi Yue showed Liu Chen his Treasure Map, and the four maps fit together to reveal the treasure’s location.
• Liu Chen and Lin Cai explained that they had used Walking Corpses to search the mountain range for the treasure.
• After Liu Chen left to gather his fellow disciples, Lin Cai and Zhao Shan proposed an alliance with Shi Yue against him.
• Shi Yue demanded forty percent of the treasure for joining their alliance, and Zhao Shan agreed.
• Liu Chen returned with Wang Yuan, Mu Qian, and the other cultivators, and the group headed toward a valley a hundred miles southeast.

Shi Yue joined Liu Chen, Lin Cai, Zhao Shan, and the others as they searched a valley for a hidden treasure. After the group descended underground in stages, Shi Yue found himself in a newly illuminated cavern, with the treasure still undiscovered.

• Liu Chen revealed a Top-Grade Flying Spirit Tool, and Shi Yue concluded that Liu Chen was likely descended from remnants of the Yin Corpse Sect.
• Liu Chen flew the group to a narrow valley, where Wang Yuan sent his Yellow Giant Scorpion underground to search for the treasure.
• Wang Yuan’s scorpion found a restriction thousands of zhang below the ground, so Zhao Shan and Wang Yuan descended first with several disciples.
• Lin Cai and Mu Qian followed with ten disciples, leaving Shi Yue and Liu Chen behind; Liu Chen warned Shi Yue that Lin Cai was known as the Black Widow.
• Shi Yue and Liu Chen descended with the remaining disciples, and Shi Yue arrived in a cavern lit by recently excavated Moon Stones.

Lin Cai, Liu Chen, and the others encountered a Mysterious Turtle Stone door that resisted spells and weapons, so Shi Yue concealed his body-cultivation strength to help Zhao Shan open it. The group entered the passage with Walking Corpses scouting ahead.

• Lin Cai explained that the stone door was made of Mysterious Turtle Stone, and Liu Chen’s saber strike left only a small mark.
• After Lin Cai reinforced the cave walls, Liu Chen failed to break the door, and Shi Yue declined Wang Yuan’s request to try.
• Shi Yue claimed to use a Ten-Jyn Talisman and joined Zhao Shan in pushing, but only Shi Yue’s strength moved the door.
• Shi Yue convinced Zhao Shan that the talisman explained his strength, and Liu Chen ordered the group to proceed inside.
• At Zhao Shan’s suggestion, Liu Chen had Qing Feng and Qing Yue send six Walking Corpses ahead, with the group following in formation.

Shi Yue and the others became trapped in a passage as a Yellow Giant Stone descended, and they struggled to break through a Mysterious Turtle Stone door before their supports failed. Shi Yue used Silver Lightning to open a way out, and the group escaped into a vast natural cave.

• A mechanism trapped Lin Cai, Shi Yue, Liu Chen, Zhao Shan, and the others in the passage as a Yellow Giant Stone began descending.
• Liu Chen used poison to corrode the stone door, while Zhao Shan's Golden Scales Rod and Lin Cai's talismans failed to stop the giant stone for long.
• Liu Chen's Silver Round Bead blasted a hole in the door, but his Blue Long Saber could not damage it, so he realized Lightning Spells were needed.
• Shi Yue blasted the door with Silver Lightning as Wang Yuan used a Blue Seal to hold back the Yellow Giant Stone.
• Shi Yue formed Silver Armor and unleashed Lightning Spears, opening a passage through the door before Wang Yuan's Blue Seal cracked.
• Liu Chen sent the two Qi Refining Stage Daoists through first, then Shi Yue and the others escaped into a vast natural stone cave.

Liu Chen, Lin Cai, and the others found a Soul Devouring Ghost Restriction blocking their way and broke it with coordinated attacks, including Shi Yue's lightning spells. Two disciples entered the newly revealed passage to scout and immediately screamed.

• Liu Chen and the others emerged beneath a falling Yellow Giant Stone, and several Qi Refining Stage disciples were crushed before the group reached a Soul Devouring Ghost Restriction.
• Lin Cai and Liu Chen identified the restriction, while Mu Qian urged Shi Yue to test it and Zhao Shan argued that the group should attack together.
• Liu Chen, Lin Cai, Zhao Shan, and the others attacked the Black Light Screen, but their combined techniques failed to break it.
• Shi Yue used Silver Lightning Spears to weaken the restriction, then proposed that Lin Cai, he, and Liu Chen attack in sequence.
• Lin Cai's Green Flame, Shi Yue's lightning, and Liu Chen's Tenfold Slash destroyed the Black Light Screen and the green stone gate.
• Liu Chen sent two disciples into the passage to scout, and they screamed moments after entering.

Shi Yue and the others overcame the Great Sorrow Inverse Yuan Cover and entered a hall filled with coffins. Opening one coffin awakened dozens of Armored Corpses, and the group began fighting them.

• Liu Chen led the group through an arrow-filled passage, using a Black Round Bead to shield them from further traps.
• Lin Cai identified the barrier ahead as the Great Sorrow Inverse Yuan Cover, which reflected attacks unless overwhelmed.
• Shi Yue splashed corrosive liquid from two Black Round Beads onto the barrier, and Liu Chen destroyed it with two Red Round Beads.
• Liu Chen sent Qingyun and Qingming ahead into a large hall containing dozens of coffins and a prominent Gold Coffin.
• Zhao Shan attacked a Wood Coffin, triggering the coffins to open and release dozens of iron-armored corpses.
• Zhao Shan and Liu Chen struck back, burning several Armored Corpses and cutting more than twenty in two.

Shi Yue and his companions opened the Gold Coffin and encountered a sentient Bronze Armored Corpse who called himself the king of the tomb. The corpse revealed that the Yin Corpse Sect treasure was a fabricated tale and tried to recruit Liu Chen to help kill the others.

• Lin Cai, Shi Yue, and their companions destroyed the Armored Corpses, then found that all the Wood Coffins were empty.
• Liu Chen ordered Qi Refining Stage disciples to open the Gold Coffin, whose lid burst open and killed several disciples.
• Liu Chen, Zhao Shan, and Shi Yue attacked the Gold Coffin, but it charged at Shi Yue until he cut it in two with the Red Giant Sword.
• A Blue-robed Scholar emerged from the coffin, revealed himself as a sentient Bronze Armored Corpse, and threatened to drain Shi Yue's Essence Blood.
• The Blue-robed Scholar admitted that the Yin Corpse Sect treasure was a lie and offered Liu Chen his valuables in exchange for helping kill the others.

Liu Chen and the others abandoned the Blue-robed Scholar’s offer and attacked him after discovering the Top-Grade Defensive Spirit Artifact beneath his robe. The Blue-robed Scholar transformed into a more fearsome form, but the group’s attacks barely scratched him.

• Shi Yue warned the cultivators that they needed to destroy the Blue-robed Scholar to escape, and Zhao Shan backed him.
• The Blue-robed Scholar revealed that Shi Yue was also a body cultivator, prompting Liu Chen to reconsider attacking him.
• Liu Chen called for the group to attack the zombie and struck it with his Blue Long Saber, exposing its Top-Grade Defensive Spirit Artifact.
• Liu Chen, Zhao Shan, Lin Cai, Wang Yuan, Mu Qian, and Shi Yue launched attacks at the Blue-robed Scholar while trying to avoid damaging its armor.
• The Blue-robed Scholar transformed, growing black hair and purplish-black claws, and Liu Chen’s saber auras left only faint marks on his feet.

Shi Yue and his companions fought a powerful zombie that could cast spells, but Liu Chen trapped it in a Pudu Formation. The zombie exploited a flaw in the formation and shattered its Gold Light Screen, freeing itself.

• The zombie shrugged off the group's attacks and charged at Shi Yue, who struck it with a Silver Lightning Ball that failed to penetrate its Black Light Screen.
• The zombie revealed that its Heavenly Corpse Art made it comparable to a Hairy Corpse, and Liu Chen trapped it with a Pudu Formation Talisman.
• Liu Chen strengthened the formation, and its golden swastikas battered the trapped zombie while its Black Flame destroyed one swastika.
• The zombie used its Black Flame to draw the swastikas into striking the same weakened section of the Gold Light Screen.
• The zombie smashed through the dimmed Gold Light Screen and broke free.

Shi Yue and his allies killed the Headless Zombie, but the group turned on each other over its Storage Bag. Shi Yue killed Wang Yuan, and the fight continued as Liu Chen and Mu Qian attacked Lin Cai.

• Liu Chen, Zhao Shan, Lin Cai, and Shi Yue combined their attacks to kill the Headless Zombie.
• Shi Yue attacked Wang Yuan while Lin Cai sent Azure Firebirds after Mu Qian, and Zhao Shan moved to claim the Storage Bag.
• Shi Yue destroyed Wang Yuan’s defenses and killed him, while Mu Qian countered Lin Cai’s Azure Firebirds with black fireballs.
• Liu Chen summoned five Bronze Armored Corpses to attack Shi Yue and slashed at Lin Cai with his Blue Long Saber.
• Mu Qian sent Giant Wind Blades toward Lin Cai, who blocked them with fire and protective screens.

Shi Yue destroyed the five Bronze Armored Corpses as Zhao Shan and Liu Chen competed for his support after killing Lin Cai and Mu Qian. He joined forces with Liu Chen to attack Zhao Shan, then defended himself against Zhao Shan’s Spirit Artifacts and bee swarm.

• Zhao Shan ignored Lin Cai’s plea for help and killed her with over a hundred Red Flying Knives, while Liu Chen likewise let Zhao Shan kill Mu Qian.
• Shi Yue used Black Phoenix’s crimson flames and his Li Fire Swords to destroy the five Bronze Armored Corpses in less than three breaths.
• Zhao Shan and Liu Chen each offered Shi Yue a share of the treasures to help kill the other, and Shi Yue agreed to work with Liu Chen against Zhao Shan.
• Liu Chen and Shi Yue attacked Zhao Shan, who blocked their strikes with his Red Giant Hammers and sent Red Flying Knives and a swarm of red bees toward Shi Yue.
• Shi Yue used silver lightning, the Heaven Shaking Rod, and Black Phoenix’s flames to hold off Zhao Shan’s Red Flying Knives and bee attack.

Shi Yue and Liu Chen joined forces to kill Zhao Shan, then Liu Chen betrayed Shi Yue rather than share the spoils. Shi Yue countered Liu Chen’s attack, and their fight continued.

• Liu Chen, Shi Yue, and their spirit beasts and weapons attacked Zhao Shan, but Zhao Shan survived the onslaught and revealed his Crimson Giant Python body cultivation.
• Shi Yue refused Zhao Shan’s offer and helped Liu Chen fight him as Zhao Shan attacked Shi Yue and then charged at Liu Chen.
• Liu Chen used a Gold Lightning Talisman to bind Zhao Shan, then crushed him beneath a Top-Grade Spirit Tool blue brick while Shi Yue dealt with the Crimson Fire Pythons.
• After Zhao Shan died, Liu Chen took the zombie’s Storage Bag and claimed it held just over two hundred thousand Spirit Stones and Artifact Refining Materials.
• Liu Chen threw the Storage Bag toward Shi Yue along with a high-grade Gold Talisman, then attacked him with his blue saber and a swarm of rings; Shi Yue blocked with his Red Disc and sent two Black Round Beads toward the saber.

Shi Yue survived Liu Chen’s Gold Lightning Talisman and fought back with his transformed Li Fire Swords, Black Phoenix, and Spirit Devouring Bees. He broke free of Liu Chen’s Little Black Tortoise Array just as the giant Green Brick struck the ground, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Liu Chen’s Gold Lightning Talisman struck Shi Yue, but Shi Yue survived with the Lightning Robe Technique and emerged badly injured.
• Shi Yue charged Liu Chen while the Blue Long Saber and the crimson giant bird clashed, and Liu Chen dodged the Black Phoenix’s flame.
• Shi Yue sent Spirit Devouring Bees and the Black Phoenix to attack Liu Chen, who countered with Red Round Beads and a Green Long Saber.
• Liu Chen trapped Shi Yue in the Little Black Tortoise Array and sent a giant Green Brick down toward him.
• Shi Yue shattered the array with his fists and dodged as the Green Brick crashed into the ground.

Shi Yue killed Liu Chen, looted the corpses, and obtained a Top-Grade Defensive Spirit Tool before returning to the surface. Meanwhile, Deng Zhihong dealt with a Nascent Soul Cultivator searching Qingfeng Kingdom for the Black Butterfly Fairy.

• Shi Yue escaped the Little Black Tortoise Formation and killed Liu Chen with a blow to the head.
• Shi Yue took Liu Chen's Storage Bags and removed a Top-Grade Defensive Spirit Tool from the zombie's corpse, then collected valuables from the other bodies.
• Shi Yue agreed to repay Xiaoyaozi two hundred thousand Spirit Stones and pay the remaining thirty thousand after selling materials.
• Shi Yue returned to the surface, collected more valuables from fallen Qi Refining Stage cultivators, and flew away on Black Phoenix.
• Deng Zhihong assured Senior Xie that Flying Immortal Sect was searching for the Black Butterfly Fairy, whom the Nascent Soul Cultivator had come to find.
• Deng Zhihong told Senior Brother Wang that he suspected the Black Butterfly Fairy was Senior Xie's enemy.

Shi Yue searched Antai Market for a black-market buyer and was led to An Yun Tea House, where Li Wanru agreed to appraise his materials. Elsewhere, a black-clothed youth searched for Black Butterfly Fairy while cultivators at Flying Immortal Valley prepared to receive Senior Xie.

• Senior Brother Wang warned Deng Zhihong to treat Senior Xie respectfully and said Martial Uncle Liu was coming to Flying Immortal Valley.
• The Black-clothed Youth complained about searching the Cultivation Star and continued looking for Black Butterfly Fairy.
• Shi Yue asked broker Ye Ping to take him to a black market that bought materials that could not be openly traded.
• Ye Ping brought Shi Yue to An Yun Tea House, where Shopkeeper Liu led him upstairs to meet Steward Li.
• Li Wanru offered to give Shi Yue a fair price, and Shi Yue handed her a Green Storage Bag of materials to appraise.

Shi Yue sold spirit artifacts and materials to Li Wanru, who invited him to an underground auction and paid him 570,000 Spirit Stones. After learning of a deadly explosion at an Antai Market inn, Shi Yue checked into Antai Residence and entered the Palm Heaven Space, where Xiaoyaozi reminded him about the promised 300,000 Spirit Stones.

• Shi Yue haggled with Li Wanru and sold his spirit artifacts and artifact refining materials for 570,000 Spirit Stones.
• Li Wanru invited Shi Yue to an underground auction at Xu Ji Grocery Store and gave him a wolf-emblem token.
• Ye Ping told Shi Yue that a mysterious explosion at an inn had killed and injured several people, so Shi Yue chose to stay at Antai Residence.
• Shi Yue rented a room at Antai Residence, activated its protective array, and entered the Palm Heaven Space.
• Xiaoyaozi reminded Shi Yue that he had promised him 300,000 Spirit Stones, and Shi Yue tossed him a Yellow Storage Bag.

Xiaoyaozi warned Shi Yue that he might fall asleep after sensing an unknown presence in Palm Heaven Space, though he could not confirm whether anyone else was there. Shi Yue left to prepare for an underground auction and visit Wind Fire Tower, where he unexpectedly encountered Feng Li.

• Xiaoyaozi said he might fall asleep after eating many Spirit Stones and mentioned that he felt someone was watching him inside Palm Heaven Space.
• Shi Yue searched Palm Heaven Space with his Spiritual Sense, considered whether the unknown presence could be hiding in the volcano, and told Xiaoyaozi to alert him if he found anyone.
• Shi Yue asked Yin'er to help Xiaoyaozi if necessary, then left Palm Heaven Space with plans to use Artifact Refining Materials to practice making a High-grade Defensive Spirit Artifact.
• Shi Yue went to Wind Fire Tower and handed an attendant a Black Jade Slip listing the materials he wanted.
• Shi Yue heard other cultivators greet Feng Li and noticed that Feng Li had advanced to the peak of Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

Shi Yue bought materials, including the last piece of four-hundred-year-old Agate Wood, then returned to Palm Heaven Space and began refining a shield. The next evening, he reached Xu Ji Grocery Store and presented his Black Token to attend the Underground Auction.

• Feng Li offered Shi Yue up to ten times the price for the Agate Wood, but Shi Yue refused and left Wind Fire Tower with it.
• Shi Yue bought spirit cakes and Golden Moon Spirit Rice, then gave the rice to Yin'er and Jin'er in Palm Heaven Space.
• Shi Yue arranged artifact-refining materials and the Ma Family Artifact Refining Record, then began working on a shield in the Artifact Refining Furnace.
• Yin'er ate the Golden Moon Spirit Rice while Jin'er urged her to help care for the Spirit Herbs.
• Shi Yue arrived at Xu Ji Grocery Store for the Underground Auction and showed his Black Token to the guard at the back courtyard.

Shi Yue attended a masked auction, bought a valuable piece of Purple Gold Stone, and watched wealthy cultivators compete for the opening finale item. The auction continued with more finale items still to come.

• Shi Yue put on a ghost face mask and followed the bald burly man through a hidden passage into the auction hall.
• The auction began, and the first set of five Low-Grade Spirit Artifacts sold for eleven thousand Spirit Stones.
• Shi Yue outbid the other bidders and won three jin and two liang of Purple Gold Stone for fifteen thousand Spirit Stones.
• The auction organizers began presenting the finale items, starting with the Mid-Grade Flying Spirit Tool Black Wind Boat.
• A tall, slender Red-Clad Man won the Black Wind Boat for twenty-three thousand Spirit Stones.

At the black-market auction, Shi Yue lost the bidding for a set of Seven Stars Big Dipper Array Talismans but won the spirit of a Level Four Golden Beak Eagle. The auction then presented a seven-hundred-year-old Jade Cold Ginseng.

• The Red-Clad Man won a set of nine Mid-Grade Spirit Artifact flying knives for sixty thousand Spirit Stones.
• Shi Yue bid up to ninety thousand Spirit Stones for the Seven Stars Big Dipper Array Talismans, but the Red-Clad Man won them for ninety-two thousand.
• The Red-Clad Man offered the spirit of a Level Four Golden Beak Eagle to cover his payment for the Array Talismans.
• Shi Yue outbid the other contenders with an offer of forty thousand Spirit Stones and won the Golden Beak Eagle's spirit.
• The auctioneer presented a freshly unearthed seven-hundred-year-old Jade Cold Ginseng for bidding.