Chapter Summaries

After returning to Ancient City with the Hua Village refugees, Dongfang Chen faced accusations from Village Chief Xie Sang that he was allied with the Black Church and that Liu Xian and Liu Ru were undead. Captain Zhu Hengmei’s squad surrounded them, and a hunter’s Light Magic made the twins smoke, deepening the suspicion.

• Ashariyya left Hua Village after exchanging a teasing farewell with Dongfang Chen and the Liu sisters.
• Dongfang Chen escorted the villagers who chose to relocate to Ancient City, while many villagers stayed behind.
• At the city gate, Guard Lin arranged for the City Demon Hunting Squad to escort and inspect the refugees.
• Xie Sang accused Dongfang Chen of belonging to the Black Church and claimed Liu Xian and Liu Ru were Dark Creatures.
• Captain Zhu Hengmei’s squad surrounded Dongfang Chen, and the female hunter used Light Magic on the twins, causing them to emit white smoke.

Dongfang Chen fought off the City Demon Hunting Squad after its members attacked him and the Liu sisters, then killed Xie Sang for framing him. Hunter King Du Xiao arrived and greeted Dongfang Chen as an acquaintance, leaving the conflict unresolved as he asked what had happened.

• Xie Sang blamed Dongfang Chen for his son’s Black Church crimes, and the City Demon Hunting Squad moved to arrest Dongfang Chen and the Liu sisters.
• Su Xiaoluo defended Dongfang Chen, but the female Hunter ordered an attack on the Liu sisters, prompting Mofan and Zhang Xiaohou to prepare to intervene.
• Dongfang Chen knocked the female Hunter unconscious, stopped the spells with Space Force, and seized Xie Sang after the others backed down.
• Dongfang Chen killed Xie Sang and burned his body to ashes, terrifying Captain Zhu.
• Hunter King Du Xiao arrived on a giant beast, greeted Dongfang Chen warmly, and asked the assembled hunters and guards what had happened.

Dongfang Chen arranged for Su Xiaoluo to become his personal physician, then asked Hunter King Du Xiao to introduce him to Elder Ling Xi, whom he knew was really Salang. He planned to use the Yin Fire hidden inside her to control her soul and erase her evil personality.

• Du Xiao vouched that Dongfang Chen was not a member of the Black Church and ordered Captain Zhu to serve on the front lines, but Dongfang Chen killed Captain Zhu with Pale White Flame when he begged for mercy.
• Du Xiao promised to arrange housing for the villagers of Hua Village, and Dongfang Chen offered Su Xiaoluo a job as his personal physician.
• Su Xiaoluo agreed to leave Ancient City and stay by Dongfang Chen's side.
• Dongfang Chen asked Du Xiao about Elder Ling Xi and requested an introduction, intending to confront Salang, who was disguised as the elder.
• Du Xiao agreed to have his subordinate Yao Nan take Dongfang Chen to the Hunter Union.

Dongfang Chen met Yao Nan and went to the Hunter Union, where he confronted Salang, who was disguised as Ling Xi. He used the Yin Fire to place a Slave Seal on her soul, leaving her unable to disobey his orders.

• Mofan set out alone to meet his old classmates from Bocheng in Ancient City while Zhang Xiaohou and Dongfang Chen handled other errands.
• Dongfang Chen left Liu Xian, Liu Ru, and Su Xiaoluo at the hotel, then rode with Yao Nan to the Hunter Union.
• Ling Xi recognized Dongfang Chen and revealed that she was Salang, whose two personalities had been separated by the hidden influence he had planted.
• Dongfang Chen activated the Yin Fire and placed a Slave Seal deep in Ling Xi's soul, making her unable to resist his commands.
• Dongfang Chen ordered Ling Xi to change back into her real appearance, revealing Ye Chang, then told her to sit on his lap.

Dongfang Chen forced Ye Chang to reveal the Black Church's plan to destroy Ancient City, then learned that the catastrophe could no longer be stopped except by killing the Ancient King. When the assembly alarm rang, he took Ling Xi and the three girls toward North City Tower, intending to deal with Mu He as well.

• Dongfang Chen questioned Ye Chang and learned that the Black Church had raided Dangerous Dwelling Village for Kun Well Water, made Nine Nether Dew, and used it to unleash the undead and destroy Ancient City.
• Ye Chang said the undead were already out of control and the Ancient King's Tomb was about to emerge, leaving killing the Ancient King as the only way to prevent the city's destruction.
• A bell and Blinding Lights signaled Ancient City's mages to assemble, so Dongfang Chen woke Ling Xi and told her to find a chance to call Mu He over.
• Dongfang Chen helped Ling Xi to the assembly and picked up Liu Xian, Liu Ru, and Su Xiaoluo on the way to North City Tower.
• Liu Ru asked who Ling Xi was, and Dongfang Chen introduced her as a Hunter Union Elder who had looked after him.

Dongfang Chen reunited with Mofan, Mubai, and Zhou Min at North City Tower, where Councillor Zhu Meng announced that a Sha Yuan had appeared near the Ancient City. After Dongfang Chen calmly explained what a Sha Yuan was, Zhu Meng recognized him and eagerly grabbed him, hoping to rely on his strength against the undead.

• Dongfang Chen and the girls arrived at North City Tower and reunited with Mofan, Mubai, and Zhou Min.
• Mubai explained that the Imperial Capital Mu Clan had been supplying his cultivation resources after his uncle Mu He disappeared.
• Councillor Zhu Meng announced that a Sha Yuan had appeared thirty kilometers north of the Ancient City.
• Mofan asked what a Sha Yuan was, and Dongfang Chen explained that it was a pit where undead poured through a Space Passage.
• Zhu Meng recognized Dongfang Chen, hurried over, and grabbed him, while the surrounding mages wondered whether he was a hidden big shot.

Dongfang Chen and the Ancient City leaders uncovered the Black Church’s possible use of Kun Well Water and rain to let undead attack by day, while learning that Salang had infiltrated the city’s High Level. As they argued over how to find her and handle Sha Yuan, a Monarch Level undead roared near the city.

• Dongfang Chen warned Zhu Meng that the Black Church’s conspiracy was the greater threat, and Chief Instructor Fei Jiao reported Zhang Xiaohou’s sighting of Hu Jin and Mu He near Sha Yuan.
• The Mysterious Gray-White Person explained that Fang Gu had used Kun Well Water to make undead immune to sunlight, and Dongfang Chen suspected rainwater was the medium for spreading its effects.
• The Mysterious Gray-White Person revealed that Salang had infiltrated the Ancient City High Level, prompting Zhu Meng to propose confining the officials and even decapitating them if she stayed hidden.
• Han Ji urged the group to secure the High Level officials and deal with Sha Yuan first, but a Monarch Level undead roared and shook the city walls.

As an undead assault threatened the North City Wall, Dongfang Chen agreed to kill the Ghost Monarch Minister with Xue Yue’s help. He and Xue Yue began Elemental Possession, but Xiaoyan Ji joined in as well, leaving both ice and fire spirits possessing him at once.

• A towering Ghost Monarch Minister appeared near Sha Yuan, and the officials identified it as a subordinate of the real Ghost Monarch.
• Zhu Meng chose to lead an attack on the Ghost Monarch Minister, and Dongfang Chen said he could defeat it.
• Dongfang Chen summoned Xue Yue, whose ice aura alarmed the officials and excited Zhu Meng.
• Zhu Meng, Han Ji, and Du Xiao joined Dongfang Chen in charging through the undead toward the Ghost Monarch Minister.
• Dongfang Chen and Xue Yue embraced, and Xue Yue transformed into Ice and Snow Power to possess him.
• Xiaoyan Ji emerged from the Contract Space and joined the possession, putting the water and fire spirits inside Dongfang Chen together.

Dongfang Chen used his fused ice-and-fire power to cut through the undead and kill an Intermediate Monarch-level Ghost Monarch Minister with one punch. Han Ji recognized Dongfang Chen’s overwhelming strength and felt confident the Ancient City disaster could be overcome with his help.

• Zhu Meng led the mages forward with his Heavenly Thunder Palace Armor, while Du Xiao used Holy Judgment: Judgment Demon Sword to vaporize several Commander Level Undead Corpse Ministers.
• Yao Nan explained to Mofan that Archmage-level magic could make even Light and Water Magic incredibly powerful.
• Dongfang Chen unleashed an Ice Snow Storm that froze undead across the battlefield while sparing his allies.
• The Ghost Monarch Minister sensed that Dongfang Chen could kill it and tried to flee, but Dongfang Chen caught it and punched through its body, destroying it.
• Han Ji watched Dongfang Chen kill the Intermediate Monarch-level Ghost Monarch Minister and felt relieved that he had come to help the Ancient City.

After Dongfang Chen killed the Ghost Monarch, Hai Sha Ming Zhu and the Mountain Corpse appeared, threatening the Ancient City. As the defenders prepared for battle, Dongfang Chen decided to deal with Mu He before pursuing the Undead Monarchs.

• Dongfang Chen killed the Ghost Monarch, absorbed its Monarch Level Spirit, and learned from Zhu Meng that Sha Yuan could still threaten the city.
• Dongfang Chen sensed an Undead Monarch approaching and sent Xue Yue to the North City Wall to protect the women.
• Hai Sha Ming Zhu appeared above the wall and destroyed a kilometer-long section with a black energy wave before vanishing into the clouds.
• The defenders spotted the Mountain Corpse approaching, and Lu Xu identified it as an even more powerful Undead Monarch.
• Dongfang Chen returned to the wall with Zhu Meng and planned to find Mu He before pursuing the Undead Monarchs.

Dongfang Chen and Ancient City's leaders considered how to survive the undead siege, then learned that Sha Yuan was the Ancient King's tomb and that stopping the King's revival might save the city. As Fang Gu, Zhang Xiaohou, and Su Xiaoluo volunteered to enter Sha Yuan, Dongfang Chen said he could use a special method to bring anyone inside safely.

• Dongfang Chen returned to the North City Wall, checked that Liu Xian Liu Ru and Su Xiaoluo were unharmed, and joined Ancient City's leaders as Zhu Meng weighed their options against the undead.
• Fei Jiao warned that the rain could let the undead remain active after dawn, so Zhu Meng agreed they had to fight, while Dongfang Chen reminded him that Salang and Mu He were still threats.
• The Mysterious Gray-White Person received intelligence that Sha Yuan was the Ancient King's tomb and that the people of Dangerous Dwelling Village might enter it to stop the King's revival.
• Fang Gu volunteered to enter Sha Yuan, and Zhang Xiaohou volunteered after arguing that his connection to Bocheng's Earth Sacred Spring might make him an Ancient King's descendant.
• Su Xiaoluo also volunteered, and Dongfang Chen said he had a special method that could let anyone enter Sha Yuan with them.

Dongfang Chen persuaded Zhu Meng, Han Ji, Du Xiao, and other Ancient City leaders to enter Sha Yuan when it drew near, while he went to find Mu He. Mu He received a signal and left the teahouse, unaware that Dongfang Chen was coming for him.

• Zhu Meng, Han Ji, Du Xiao, and other higher-ups agreed to enter Sha Yuan, while Lu Huan and others stayed behind to defend Ancient City.
• Dongfang Chen convinced the leaders to let him pursue Mu He and asked them to keep Mu He's identity confidential because he was Mu Ningxue's biological uncle.
• Mu He spoke with Xue Zang in the teahouse and assured him that he would act when the critical moment came.
• Mu He noticed black smoke and heard unfamiliar bird calls, mistook them for Salang's signal, and prepared to leave while ordering Xue Zang to stay behind.

Dongfang Chen captured Mu He alive while Lu Huan fought Hai Sha Ming Zhu and Mountain Corpse advanced on Ancient City. The chapter ended as Mountain Corpse raised its enormous leg over North City Wall, leaving the defenders facing an imminent attack.

• Mu He met Dongfang Chen in a secluded park and threatened that the Black Church's ceremony would sacrifice Ancient City's millions of residents.
• Dongfang Chen defeated Mu He with Space Force, knocked him unconscious, and brought him back alive.
• Lu Huan used Sea Emperor Water Roar to attack Hai Sha Ming Zhu and the undead near North City Tower.
• Mountain Corpse arrived at the battlefield, forcing Lu Huan to withdraw and filling the defenders with despair.
• Han Ji welcomed Dongfang Chen's capture of Mu He, then warned that Mountain Corpse was about to step over North City Wall.
• Mountain Corpse raised its pillar-like leg above North City Wall.

Han Ji and the North City Wall’s mages briefly stopped the Mountain Corpse, but it and Hai Sha Ming Zhu overwhelmed Lu Huan and threatened the wall. Dongfang Chen blasted the Mountain Corpse away with one punch and sent Xue Yue to handle Hai Sha Ming Zhu while he faced the Mountain Corpse again.

• Han Ji and the mages combined their magic to knock the Mountain Corpse’s stomp aside, but Han Ji warned that they could not withstand its repeated attacks.
• The Mountain Corpse joined Hai Sha Ming Zhu against Lu Huan, struck him into the North City Wall, and forced Han Ji to order a retreat into the Inner City.
• Dongfang Chen ignored Zhu Meng’s warning and blasted the Mountain Corpse several kilometers away with a single punch.
• Dongfang Chen called Xue Yue over and ordered her to defeat Hai Sha Ming Zhu without damaging its body, while he prepared to fight the Mountain Corpse.

Dongfang Chen froze Sha Yuan’s pull and Fierce Yin Wind with Space Lock, then organized the defenders to enter it while others held back Mountain Corpse and Hai Sha Ming Zhu. The group prepared to descend into Sha Yuan, which Dongfang Chen suspected was the entrance to the Ancient King's Tomb.

• Xue Yue confronted Hai Sha Ming Zhu, whose Bone Dragon growled at her, while the officials marveled at her strength.
• Sha Yuan appeared beside Dongfang Chen, pulling undead into its opening and unleashing powerful Fierce Yin Wind.
• Dongfang Chen used Space Lock to freeze Sha Yuan’s pull, its wind, and the undead caught in it, then returned to the North City Wall.
• Dongfang Chen arranged for Xue Yue to hold off Mountain Corpse and Lu Huan’s team to fight Hai Sha Ming Zhu while he entered Sha Yuan with the others.
• Zhu Meng, Han Ji, Elder Ling Xi, Du Xiao, Fang Gu, Zhang Xiaohou, Mofan, Liu Ru, Liu Xian, and Su Xiaoluo joined Dongfang Chen’s expedition into Sha Yuan.

Dongfang Chen led the group through Sha Yuan and into the Ancient King's Tomb, protecting them from the undead and traps while collecting anything useful along the way. They reached a palace containing a crystal-clear Bewitching Lotus, and Mofan suspected Dongfang Chen was already planning to take it.

• Dongfang Chen led everyone into Sha Yuan inside a barrier of Forest White Exotic Fire, which burned through the Corpse Mountain and revealed the passage to the Ancient King's Tomb.
• The group crossed the Chaos Space and headed toward the White Imperial Palace while Mofan, Zhang Xiaohou, Fang Gu, and the Archmages struggled with the sight of the trapped souls and corpses.
• Dongfang Chen restrained and collected the stone statues guarding the Imperial Tomb, then disarmed the gallery's Ghost Wall maze and Mind Element traps and ransacked its paintings.
• The group entered a palace with no path ahead and found a crystal-clear Bewitching Lotus on a stone platform, prompting Mofan to suspect Dongfang Chen wanted to take it.

Dongfang Chen refined the Eternal Life Lotus into a pill capable of helping an Archmage break through to the Forbidden Curse level, and the tomb’s next passage opened. The group entered the Tomb Palace, where they found lifelike naked statues.

• Du Xiao repeatedly destroyed the Eternal Life Lotus with Light Magic, but it restored itself, and Han Ji explained that even Forbidden Curse Mages had struggled to destroy it.
• Dongfang Chen took the Eternal Life Lotus for himself and used Bone Spirit Cold Flame and alchemy to refine it into a pill that could help an Archmage reach the Forbidden Curse level.
• The palace shook after Dongfang Chen finished the pill, and a great door opened, revealing the route deeper into the Ancient King’s Tomb.
• Fang Gu warned that they were nearing the Ancient King’s resting place, but Zhu Meng led the group onward into the Tomb Palace.
• Mofan teased Zhang Xiaohou about the naked statues, and Liu Xian and Liu Ru covered Dongfang Chen’s eyes while Su Xiaoluo offered to guide him.

Dongfang Chen crossed the deadly Black Winds in the Ancient King's tomb and found the high-grade Wind Heaven Seed at the bottom of the abyss. Unable to absorb it yet, he sealed it with Space Lock and stored it in a Storage Ring.

• Ling Xi, President Han Ji, and the others warned the group that the Black Winds around the Jade Platform could tear apart even Monarch Level Creatures.
• Dongfang Chen stepped beyond the platform, withstood the Black Winds, and descended into the abyss.
• Dongfang Chen tore through the space trapping the abyss and reached its bottom, where he found the Heaven Seed beneath a cliff.
• Dongfang Chen used repeated Space Locks to seal the black vortex and placed it in a Storage Ring.

Dongfang Chen collected the Heaven Seed, and the group continued through the Ancient King's tomb until they reached the Nine Deaths One Life Bridge. As they faced ten Flood Dragon Arch Bridges, Fang Gu concealed his suspicion that the one who reached the Blood Throne could inherit the Ancient King's legacy and Undead Kingdom.

• Dongfang Chen returned to the Jade Platform with the Heaven Seed, and the group learned that the Ancient King's Space Force made flying impossible.
• Han Ji caught Du Xiao with a vine after Du Xiao fell from the platform, and Liu Ru spotted a bridge ahead with her night vision.
• The group followed the extending Jade Platform and found ten Flood Dragon Arch Bridges, which Fang Gu identified as the Nine Deaths One Life Bridge.
• Zhang Xiaohou proposed that the eleven of them take separate bridges, but Mofan insisted they cross together rather than sacrifice anyone.
• Fang Gu kept quiet about the hidden teachings that hinted how to find the surviving path and suggested that the victor could inherit the Ancient King's legacy and Undead Kingdom.

Mofan and the others followed Fang Gu across the only safe bridge to the Ancient King's altar, where Fang Gu claimed the Ancient King's legacy and unleashed an army of undead. As they fought him, an Undead Monarch stirred in the darkness, revealing that one of the Eight Directions Dead Monarchs had been sleeping around the altar.

• Mofan, Zhu Meng, and Du Xiao argued over whether to cross the death gates together, but Fang Gu went ahead alone, and Dongfang Chen led the others after him.
• The nine other bridges collapsed after the group crossed Fang Gu's bridge, and they climbed the altar steps to find the Blood Throne.
• Fang Gu revealed that he had withheld part of the ancient teachings and claimed to be both himself and the Ancient King after inheriting the throne's legacy.
• Fang Gu summoned a rain of corpses and vengeful souls, while Zhu Meng attacked and Han Ji identified the power as an Evil Soul from the Armor Robe, not the real Ancient King's Undead Soul.
• A roar from the darkness revealed the Aura of an Undead Monarch, which Du Xiao suspected was one of the Eight Directions Dead Monarchs.