Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Zhang Xing tries to accuse Ye Qiu and Zhang Fan of violating the Family Rules by entering the Ancestral Ground without permission. Shen Ling slaps him, and Zhang Fan then knocks him down, openly admitting he broke the rules and daring the family to punish him.
• The Clan Leader leaves without intervening, taking the Supreme Elders with him. The Second Elder suppresses his anger and carries the unconscious Zhang Xing away after Yuan Qingwu warns him not to provoke her.
• Zhang Fan tells the gathered clan members that Ye Qiu is his brother. With his extraordinary Bloodline achievement behind him and the Clan Leader’s tacit support, he secures a dominant position in the family—at least for now.
• Yuan Qingwu warns Zhang Fan that his public defiance has intensified the conflict with the Second Elder’s faction. Zhang Fan hints that he has not revealed everything, then shares information with her privately.
• Astonished and excited by what she learns, Yuan Qingwu goes to the Clan Leader’s gathering of senior figures, ignores his advice to keep a low profile, and writes “Great Nirvana” on a sheet of paper. The chapter ends with the assembled leaders reacting in shock.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhang Fan becomes openly assertive, using his achievements and the Clan Leader’s silence to establish authority. He publicly protects Ye Qiu and privately reveals further information to his mother.
• Ye Qiu remains largely silent, but his importance is underscored when Zhang Fan credits him with enabling the Bloodline breakthrough. Yuan Qingwu’s reaction suggests he possesses a secret or potential of extraordinary value.
• Yuan Qingwu shifts from caution to intense excitement after learning Zhang Fan’s secret. She boldly confronts the family leadership, apparently convinced that the revelation justifies her confidence.
• Zhang Xing and the Second Elder are humiliated and angered, but the Second Elder backs down in the face of Yuan Qingwu’s threat.
• The Clan Leader and senior figures tacitly favor Zhang Fan but remain concerned that the dispute could divide the family.

Significant themes

• Power versus rules: Zhang Fan openly breaks family rules, and his strength and status make formal punishment unlikely.
• Factional conflict: The First House and the Second Elder’s faction are near open hostility, with the succession threatening to split the clan.
• Hidden potential and revelation: Ye Qiu’s role and the meaning of “Great Nirvana” point toward a major power or transformation not yet fully explained.
• Family loyalty: Zhang Fan’s declaration that Ye Qiu is his brother turns personal loyalty into a public political statement.

Plot points and events

• Yuan Qingwu reveals that she possesses the Great Nirvana Art, a legendary Vermilion Bird inheritance capable of rebirth and repeated advancement. The Zhang Family’s Great Ascension Art was developed from fragments of this same art.
• The Clan Leader and senior elders recognize the revelation as genuine and potentially transformative for the family’s fortunes. The Clan Leader drops his earlier reservations about Yuan Qingwu and confirms that Zhang Fan will be the family’s successor.
• The elders celebrate and joke about their past opinions of Yuan Qingwu, while acknowledging her as the Zhang Family’s great benefactor.
• The Clan Leader insists that Zhang Fan and the Zhang Family stay clear of Ye Qiu, whose conflicts with powerful Upper Realm and Myriad Heavens forces could bring catastrophe. Yuan Qingwu disagrees, believing Ye Qiu’s potential makes him worth supporting.
• Before the dispute is resolved, a servant reports that visitors have arrived—not to see the Zhang Family, but to request an audience with Ye Qiu.

Character developments and interactions

• Yuan Qingwu uses the Great Nirvana Art as leverage to secure Zhang Fan’s position and support for her family. She also reveals a changed, strongly favorable view of Ye Qiu.
• The Clan Leader shifts from caution and distrust toward Yuan Qingwu to admiration and gratitude, but remains firm about avoiding Ye Qiu’s dangerous entanglements.
• The elders move from shock to excitement, seeing the art as a path to renewed bloodlines, longer lives, and lasting prosperity. Their teasing exchanges show their familiarity and lighten the tense scene.
• Yuan Qingwu and the Clan Leader clash over whether to distance the family from Ye Qiu: he prioritizes safety, while she believes his future importance outweighs the risks.
• The visitor’s request suggests that Ye Qiu’s influence—and the attention surrounding him—is reaching the Zhang Family.

Significant themes

• Legacy and renewal: The Great Nirvana Art offers the Zhang Family a chance to revitalize its bloodline and reshape its future.
• Power and pragmatism: The elders’ support reflects both loyalty to the family and personal hopes for advancement and longevity.
• Risk versus opportunity: The Clan Leader sees Ye Qiu as a threat to the family’s survival; Yuan Qingwu sees him as a once-in-an-age figure worth backing.
• Influence and shifting allegiance: A single revelation changes how the Zhang Family regards Yuan Qingwu, showing how power can reshape relationships and decisions.

Key plot points and events

• Clan leaders from several powerful families arrive at the Zhang estate, unusually asking to meet Ye Qiu. The Zhang family realizes his influence may be far greater than they assumed.
• Yuan Qingwu reveals that Ye Qiu summoned the Vermilion Bird, obtained the Great Nirvana Art, and gave Zhang Fan only a portion of the resulting Creation. Since the Zhang ancestral land is now a wasteland, Ye Qiu may hold the Zhang family’s remaining fortune.
• The Zhang Clan Leader initially plans to turn visitors away and keep Ye Qiu’s importance secret. Yuan Qingwu warns that the family cannot protect him alone and advises sharing the Creation—and the risks—with other powerful families.
• Convinced by her argument, the Clan Leader invites the visitors in and orders a banquet.
• Yuan Qingwu tells Ye Qiu she has arranged a Death Exemption Token, lifelong Zhang family protection, and his appointment as an official Guest Elder.

Character development

• Yuan Qingwu proves shrewd and politically capable. She protects Ye Qiu while persuading the Zhang family to recognize his value, though she privately keeps some of her motives—and the full extent of his importance—to herself.
• The Zhang Clan Leader shifts from suspicion and possessiveness to cautious cooperation, accepting that sharing responsibility is safer than trying to control Ye Qiu.
• Ye Qiu remains composed and difficult to read, but his actions and connections make him indispensable to the Zhang family.
• Zhang Fan openly defends Ye Qiu as his younger brother and is delighted when his mother secures Ye Qiu’s safety.
• Shen Ling quietly thanks Yuan Qingwu, while Yuan Qingwu suspects she has helped Ye Qiu influence her.

Significant themes

• Power and political leverage: Ye Qiu’s achievements draw powerful families to him and reshape the Zhang family’s priorities.
• Shared risk and mutual benefit: Yuan Qingwu argues that sharing the Creation also spreads the danger of protecting Ye Qiu.
• Family and chosen bonds: Ye Qiu’s ties to Zhang Fan and Shen Ling give the Zhang family a legitimate reason to remain connected to him.
• Cunning and appearances: Yuan Qingwu presents a reassuring case to the elders while privately maneuvering to make her son indispensable.

Character interactions

• Yuan Qingwu challenges the Clan Leader’s selfish instinct to hide Ye Qiu, then persuades him to welcome the rival families.
• Zhang Fan appeals to his mother on Ye Qiu’s behalf, emphasizing their family bond.
• Yuan Qingwu secures Ye Qiu’s protection and status, and Ye Qiu responds by respectfully calling her “Aunt Yuan,” pleasing her.

Plot points and events

• After Yuan Qingwu leaves, Shen Ling remains wary of her schemes. Zhang Fan misunderstands Shen Ling’s anger and is told to stay out of her bed for a month; Ye Qiu advises him to listen to her, though Zhang Fan does not grasp the hint.
• Ye Qiu stays for the Zhang Family’s celebration banquet despite intending to return to the Academy. Zhang Fan and Shen Ling behave diplomatically toward the elders who had previously opposed them, recognizing that consolidating the family requires winning people over.
• Ye Qiu draws more attention than the banquet’s guest of honor. Representatives from several powerful families eagerly court him, despite his past conflicts with their juniors.
• The Chen Family Grand-aunt gives Ye Qiu a Dead Man’s Flower surrounded by Living Jade, then gifts him an expensive bracelet as her “grandson.” In return, Ye Qiu uses his enhanced fiery energy and Blood Qi to ease her Death Qi.
• Other elders, increasingly convinced Ye Qiu was involved in recent extraordinary events, shower him with gifts and invitations. He escapes the banquet only near dawn.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhang Fan is capable and well-intentioned but politically naïve; he depends on Shen Ling to manage relationships and guide his rise. Shen Ling is assertive and protective, while Ye Qiu recognizes how much Zhang Fan needs her support.
• Ye Qiu shows greater power after receiving the Vermilion Bird Creation: his cultivation, Primordial Soul, Qi and Blood, and fire have all advanced. He also shows compassion by treating the Grand-aunt, though he is uncomfortable with the extravagant attention.
• The Chen Family Grand-aunt openly favors Ye Qiu and uses gifts and physical affection to display their connection, provoking envy among the assembled leaders.
• The Zhang Family elders and rival-family leaders shift toward warmth and alliance-building, while Zhang Chuan’s group remains hostile at a distance.

Significant themes

• Power and influence: Ye Qiu’s growing strength attracts political attention and lavish gifts.
• Winning people over: Zhang Fan must build lasting support, not merely secure temporary control.
• Schemes and naïveté: Yuan Qingwu’s maneuvering contrasts with Zhang Fan’s innocence and Ye Qiu’s growing political awareness.
• Reciprocity and alliances: The Grand-aunt’s gifts and Ye Qiu’s healing show how personal kindness can strengthen ties between families.

Key plot points and events

• After escaping the Zhang Family, Ye Qiu returns to the Academy with Shen Ling, Chen Chi, and several other women. Chen Chi reveals that her family tried to arrange for her to seduce Ye Qiu so he would marry into their wealthy clan, but she claims she refused.
• Ye Qiu senses a powerful, hostile presence watching him—one with the unmistakable aura of a dragon—but heads inside without confronting it.
• The women insist on staying to protect Ye Qiu from the people waiting outside. Tang Ni then arrives, bloodied from a fight, offers him 150 million yuan, and takes him into his room for the night.
• The women settle down to cultivate in Ye Qiu’s courtyard. They discover that cultivation there is unusually effective, even though the courtyard appears ordinary. They conclude that Ye Qiu has somehow changed its Fortune.
• Sounds from Ye Qiu’s room interrupt their cultivation and leave the women embarrassed and distracted.
• Outside the courtyard, Tang Yan and Li Xingchen spy on the group. They mistakenly assume Tang Ni went to the room to avenge Tang Yan, then conclude that Ye Qiu has “bewitched” her too.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu remains wary of the attention surrounding him, including the hostile dragon presence. His growing appeal—and the strange Fortune connected to him—becomes increasingly apparent.
• Chen Chi teases Ye Qiu and openly competes with Tang Ni, though she backs down when Shen Ling points out that she cannot match Tang Ni’s offer.
• Shen Ling acts as the group’s calm center, choosing cultivation over confrontation and setting the others’ example.
• Tang Ni acts decisively and ignores the group’s objections, claiming Ye Qiu’s company with a large payment.
• The women move from guarding Ye Qiu to investigating the courtyard’s unusual cultivation benefits; their attempts at discipline are undermined by what they hear from his room.
• Tang Yan and Li Xingchen provide comic relief as they secretly watch and wildly misread Tang Ni’s motives.

Significant themes

• Ye Qiu’s extraordinary Fortune: His presence appears to improve cultivation, hinting at a power or destiny beyond what others understand.
• Attraction, wealth, and competition: Families and individuals pursue Ye Qiu through marriage proposals, gifts, and money, while the women spar over access to him.
• Hidden forces and suspicion: A dragon’s Killing Intent and unseen watchers suggest that more dangerous developments are looming.
• Comedy and misunderstanding: Jealousy, suggestive assumptions, and the spies’ mistaken conclusions contrast with the chapter’s supernatural intrigue.

Plot points and events

• Ye Qiu treats Tang Ni by channeling his Fire Qi into her, rapidly dissolving the Evil Qi within her. The treatment lasts until dawn.
• Tang Ni teases Ye Qiu during the session, but also reveals that she dealt with someone who attacked his courtyard. She asks him to attend the Tang Family’s Young Master Ceremony in a few days, where she will fight a battle to the death.
• Afterward, several other women take turns receiving treatment from Ye Qiu. Their sessions are much shorter, and each leaves flushed and satisfied.
• Tang Yan, who has been hiding outside, misreads the sounds and Tang Ni’s appearance. He tries to interrupt Mu Qinghe’s treatment, but she slaps him aside. Tang Ni then knocks him away when he calls to her, and warns Li Xingchen off with a look.
• Tang Ni sits quietly afterward, sensing that the treatment has greatly strengthened her.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu remains focused on treating Tang Ni despite her deliberate teasing, then continues treating the others. He learns she protected his courtyard and is invited to witness her imminent, dangerous family contest.
• Tang Ni reveals a playful, provocative side with Ye Qiu, while her mention of the death match exposes her uncertainty and vulnerability. Her recovery appears to have advanced considerably.
• Tang Yan grows jealous and angry, convinced Ye Qiu has mistreated his sister. His impulsive attempts to intervene earn him two painful beatings.
• Li Xingchen tries to restrain Tang Yan and avoid provoking Tang Ni, eventually pretending to be unconscious.
• Mu Qinghe refuses to be stopped by Tang Yan and quickly puts him in his place.

Significant themes

• Misunderstanding and comic jealousy: The onlookers interpret the treatment sessions as something improper, fueling Tang Yan’s outrage.
• Power and self-control: Ye Qiu keeps his attention on healing, while Tang Ni and the other women display authority and confidence.
• Duty and danger: Tang Ni’s invitation hints at a deadly struggle within her family, setting up a serious conflict beneath the chapter’s humor.

Key plot points and events

• After treating Mu Qinghe with Fire Therapy for less than fifteen minutes, Ye Qiu stops, saying he is tired. Mu complains that he spent much longer treating Tang Ni, but Ye Qiu points out that she received her treatment for free and reminds her that her jealous fiancé is waiting outside.
• Mu leaves in a temper and meets Tang Yan, who has regained consciousness. He declares that he is breaking off their engagement. Though Mu slaps him and challenges him to repeat it, Tang Yan insists he is serious.
• Tang Yan explains that years of indulging Mu have worn him down, and her recent treatment of him has crossed his limit. He says he wants to stand up for himself and free her if she does not love him.
• Mu responds by repeatedly slapping him as he tries to express his hurt. Tang Yan threatens to hit back but cannot bring himself to do so.
• Mu knocks him through Ye Qiu’s window and offers Ye Qiu a hundred million to give Tang Yan an “enhanced” Fire Therapy session that will make him give up on her. Ye Qiu accepts the money and pins Tang Yan down. The chapter ends with Tang Ni screaming from inside the room.

Character developments

• Tang Yan finally asserts himself after years of accepting Mu Qinghe’s contempt and declares the engagement over. His resolve is genuine, but he remains unable to strike Mu even while she attacks him.
• Mu Qinghe shifts from jealousy over Ye Qiu’s attention to anger at Tang Yan’s break-up declaration. Her violence suggests she is hurt and furious, though she refuses to acknowledge those feelings directly.
• Ye Qiu treats Mu briefly, dismisses her complaints, and readily accepts her payment to treat Tang Yan, maintaining his detached, opportunistic attitude.
• Li Xingchen chooses not to intervene, humorously pretending not to see Tang Yan being beaten. Tang Ni remains withdrawn and unresponsive to the confrontation.

Significant themes

• Self-respect and limits: Tang Yan’s decision marks a break from years of self-effacement, as he insists on being treated as a person.
• Power and humiliation: Mu’s repeated slaps undermine Tang Yan’s attempt to reclaim dignity, exposing the imbalance in their relationship.
• Jealousy and emotional denial: Mu’s reactions reveal intense feelings, but she expresses them through anger and control rather than honest conversation.
• Comic contrast: The dramatic breakup is undercut by Ye Qiu’s businesslike acceptance of money and the absurd prospect of using Fire Therapy to force Tang Yan to move on.

Character interactions

• Ye Qiu and Mu exchange barbs over the length and price of her treatment; she leaves resentful.
• Tang Yan confronts Mu and tries to end their engagement, but she repeatedly strikes him instead of engaging with his grievances.
• Li Xingchen watches from a distance and declines to help; Tang Ni ignores the scene.
• Mu hires Ye Qiu to treat Tang Yan, and Ye Qiu begins while Tang Yan lies pinned beneath him.

Plot points

• While Ye Qiu is alone with Tang Yan, Li Xingchen hears Tang Yan’s agonized cries and wildly misreads what is happening. Tang Yan emerges exhausted and unsteady.
• Mu Qinghe confronts Tang Yan, rejects his attempts to explain, and ends their engagement. She blames him for humiliating himself in front of her friends and sister, and for failing to respect her.
• Tang Yan rushes after Mu Qinghe. As he pursues her through Myriad Laws City, he breaks through twice, accompanied by a spectacular five-colored celestial vision. The city’s powerful factions interpret the signs as evidence that a major upheaval may be coming.
• Older-generation experts focus on a mysterious place outside the city, where they sense disturbances linked to a potentially world-changing Creation.
• Ye Qiu rests, then discovers that Brother Snake appears to be shedding again and that Chen Jianyi is recovering after the Vermilion Bird Flame’s baptism and the Great Nirvana.
• To stabilize his rapidly increased strength, Ye Qiu spends four days battling Combat Puppets in the Cultivation Tower. Back at his courtyard, he examines the iron ball, now reduced by the Vermilion Bird Flame to a dark-red bead. Its razor-sharp aura cuts his exceptionally tough finger.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Qinghe makes a decisive break with Tang Yan, refusing reconciliation and insisting the engagement is over.
• Tang Yan shifts from pleading for forgiveness to desperately chasing Mu Qinghe; his pursuit triggers two rapid breakthroughs.
• Li Xingchen is shocked and confused by the sounds from Ye Qiu’s room, drawing a comic conclusion about Tang Yan’s ordeal.
• Ye Qiu focuses on consolidating his gains through combat rather than pursuing further advancement. He also monitors Brother Snake and Chen Jianyi while investigating the bead’s dangerous properties.

Significant themes

• Humiliation, dignity, and respect: Mu Qinghe sees Tang Yan’s conduct as a violation of her dignity and a reason the relationship cannot continue.
• Power and upheaval: Tang Yan’s sudden breakthroughs and the heavenly vision suggest that individual changes may signal larger shifts in the city and Upper Realm.
• Discipline and mastery: Ye Qiu recognizes that increased power must be stabilized through practical combat.
• Dangerous potential: The bead’s cutting aura demonstrates that an object can remain perilous even after being greatly reduced and transformed.

Plot points

• Ye Qiu examines the shrinking bead, now glowing dark red and circulating Blood Qi. Even a faint trace of its sharp, chilling energy cuts his powerful body. A crack in the bead is widening, but he puts it away when Chen Chi arrives.
• Chen Chi invites him to a place where Law Objects can be found. On the way, she explains that recent upheavals—the Tang Sect’s turmoil, the Vermilion Bird’s awakening, and Ye Qiu’s role in the Vision surrounding Tang Yan—have drawn many outsiders to Myriad Laws City.
• Visitors suspect these events point to a legendary Great Emperor’s Tomb beyond the city. Chen Chi dismisses the tomb as an old rumor, but Ye Qiu senses something unusual in that direction.
• At the destination, Ye Qiu pretends to see nothing, then leads Chen Chi inside while privately recognizing that the Void had warped and a stele’s shadow had appeared. He is convinced the place conceals a major treasure or “Creation.”

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu remains focused on becoming stronger, partly because Li’er has been away for over half a month and he worries about him. His sensitivity to hidden phenomena appears to be developing: he perceives something Chen Chi cannot.
• Chen Chi is direct and teasing, coaxing Ye Qiu with the promise of Law Objects and joking that he has caused the city’s strange events. She doubts his claim that he sees something in the sky and reacts irritably when he grips her hand too tightly.
• Their banter reveals Chen Chi’s familiarity with Ye Qiu and his single-mindedness: once he senses a possible opportunity, he ignores her teasing and hurries toward it.

Significant themes

• Power and transformation: The bead’s dangerous energy hints at an extraordinary process underway, while Ye Qiu seeks every chance to grow stronger.
• Rumor versus hidden truth: The city’s visitors chase a supposed Great Emperor’s Tomb, but Ye Qiu’s own perception suggests there is a real mystery nearby—possibly connected to the fleeting stele.
• Uneven perception and discovery: What others dismiss or cannot see may be genuine, underscoring Ye Qiu’s unusual abilities and the chapter’s sense of approaching revelation.

Key plot points and events

• Ye Qiu confirms that he alone can see a mysterious, still-indistinct phenomenon outside the city, but sets it aside to focus on the auction’s Law Object.
• Chen Chi leads him to the auction hall, where Ye Qiu encounters Tang Yan and Li Xingchen. Tang Yan sincerely apologizes for having misjudged him; Ye Qiu accepts, and their misunderstanding is put behind them.
• Tang Yan blames Li Xingchen for encouraging his earlier suspicions. Their banter reveals that Tang Yan’s fiancée, Mu Qinghe, is still angry and may want to end their engagement.
• Inside the hall, Tang Yan avoids sitting beside Mu Qinghe after seeing her cold expression. Ye Qiu offers to put in a good word for him.
• Li Xingchen tries to persuade Ye Qiu to use his Fire Therapy on him, but Ye Qiu brushes him off. Tang Yan, by contrast, gratefully credits Ye Qiu for helping his cultivation improve.
• The crowded auction begins under the direction of a respected scholar from Myriad Laws Academy. Tang Yan warns Ye Qiu to be wary of people from the Confucian Academy, whom he considers persuasive and manipulative.
• The first item is revealed: a rare Deep Sea Blood Spirit Pearl, a Law Object that greatly benefits Qi and Blood cultivation. Ye Qiu recognizes its value and is eager to acquire it.

Character developments

• Ye Qiu remains composed and discerning. He accepts Tang Yan’s apology without resentment, while keeping Li Xingchen at arm’s length.
• Tang Yan shows genuine remorse and gratitude toward Ye Qiu. His improved cultivation has also elevated his standing within the Tang Sect, though his relationship with Mu Qinghe remains strained.
• Li Xingchen continues his shameless, joking attempts to get Ye Qiu’s help and denies responsibility for influencing Tang Yan’s earlier misunderstanding.
• Mu Qinghe is seen only briefly, but her cold reaction makes clear that she is still deeply upset with Tang Yan.

Significant themes

• Misunderstandings and reconciliation: Tang Yan acknowledges his mistaken judgment, and Ye Qiu chooses to move on.
• Responsibility and unintended consequences: Li Xingchen’s efforts to comfort Tang Yan contributed to the conflict, even if he denies blame.
• Cultivation and opportunity: Ye Qiu’s Fire Therapy helped Tang Yan progress, while the auction’s rare Law Object offers another valuable path to advancement.
• Perception and hidden knowledge: Ye Qiu alone can see the unexplained phenomenon outside the city, hinting at a mystery beyond the immediate events.

Character interactions

• Ye Qiu and Tang Yan reconcile warmly, with Tang Yan openly expressing gratitude.
• Tang Yan and Li Xingchen trade accusations over Tang Yan’s past misjudgment of Ye Qiu.
• Ye Qiu teases Tang Yan about Mu Qinghe and offers to help repair their relationship.
• Li Xingchen seeks Ye Qiu’s treatment, while Ye Qiu humorously pretends not to know him.
• Tang Yan cautions Ye Qiu about the auctioneer’s order, setting a wary tone as the Blood Spirit Pearl is unveiled.

Key plot points and events

• At an auction, Master Song unveils a rare, two-fist-sized Deep Sea Blood Spirit Pearl, formed over millennia inside a Giant Clam. Its powerful pure-yang energy can aid cultivators and potentially prolong life.
• Master Song says obtaining it cost many lives, including a fallen Half-Saint. The claim prompts skepticism, but he reveals that the expedition recovered a second treasure as well.
• Beneath the same cloth is a black bead covered in runes. Its eerie cry overwhelms many in the hall with a vision of an enormous, horned sea beast with blood-red eyes; some attendees faint or panic.
• Ye Qiu recognizes the creature from the Myriad Beast Compendium. Elders confirm it is a Kun, an ancient behemoth believed extinct in the Upper Realm. The bead is identified as the Kun Source.

Character developments

• Master Song displays showmanship and composure, heightening the crowd’s anticipation and allowing the Kun Source’s aura to speak for itself.
• Ye Qiu connects the terrifying vision to his studies, showing his knowledge of legendary beasts.
• Li Xingchen, Tang Yan, Chen Chi, Mu Qinghe, Wen Ning, Tang Ni, and Shen Ling are shaken by the Kun’s overwhelming presence; younger and weaker cultivators fare worst.
• The elders’ excitement reveals that the Kun Source is far more extraordinary—and compelling—than the already valuable Blood Spirit Pearl.

Significant themes

• Rarity and sacrifice: Great treasures demand perilous journeys and immense costs, including the loss of powerful cultivators.
• Power and awe: The Kun’s lingering presence can overwhelm people without the creature itself being present.
• Extremes and reversal: The Blood Spirit Pearl’s pure-yang nature reflects the idea that things pushed to an extreme may turn into their opposite.

Character interactions

• Master Song guides the audience’s attention from the Blood Spirit Pearl to the concealed second treasure, deliberately building suspense.
• The guests first respond with greed and curiosity, then suspicion over the Half-Saint’s death, before the Kun’s vision leaves them stunned.
• Ye Qiu’s recognition and the elders’ confirmation turn the crowd’s fear into awe at the discovery of the Kun Source.

Plot points and events

• Master Song reveals that the black Bead is a rare Origin from a creature with half-Kun bloodline. Paired with the Deep Sea Blood Spirit Pearl, its yin nature balances the pearl’s yang, boosting their life-prolonging effects by at least thirty percent.
• The bidding begins at one billion and quickly climbs as the crowd recognizes the value of the two Law Objects.
• Ao Chong, a member of the True Dragon Clan, bids three billion, then raises his offer to three and a half billion. He announces the items are intended as a birthday gift for his father, the Dragon King, and invokes his clan’s influence to discourage competition.
• Ye Qiu breaks the apparent stalemate with a four-billion bid and calmly follows with four-point-three billion.
• Ao Chong responds with murderous intent and threatens Ye Qiu, but Master Song reminds him that the auction is overseen by the Myriad Laws Academy. Ao Chong must back down, though he warns Ye Qiu about challenging the True Dragon Clan.
• Ye Qiu answers only with a dismissive look, making clear he will not be intimidated.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu is patient during the early bidding, then openly commits to winning the pearls. He wants their benefits to strengthen his Bloodline and prepare him for the Myriad Heavens. His calm defiance reflects his existing, serious feud with the True Dragon Clan.
• Ao Chong moves from confident bidder to frustrated aggressor when Ye Qiu outbids him. He uses his status and his father’s title to pressure the room, but the Academy’s authority limits how far he can go.
• Master Song explains the treasures’ significance and acts to preserve the auction’s rules, checking Ao Chong’s threat.
• The crowd shifts from excitement to caution as the price rises and Ao Chong’s identity becomes known. One bidder withdraws after Ao Chong’s appeal to the Dragon King.

Significant themes

• Power and intimidation: Ao Chong tries to use clan prestige to control the bidding, but institutional authority restrains him.
• Resolve and rivalry: Ye Qiu refuses to yield despite the danger, underscoring his direct conflict with the True Dragon Clan.
• Rarity and self-cultivation: The pearls’ exceptional value lies in their potential to prolong life and accelerate Bloodline growth, benefits Ye Qiu considers essential for future challenges.

Key plot points and events

• At the Myriad Laws Academy auction, Ye Qiu wins the prized item with a bid of 4.3 billion Divine Crystals, paying immediately and silencing Ao Chong’s threats.
• Ye Qiu astonishes the group by spending more than seven billion on the item and several other Law Objects. He deliberately outbids Ao Chong, humiliating him.
• Ao Chong tries to make Ye Qiu overpay for a Law Object by bidding one billion. Ye Qiu withdraws, leaving Ao Chong stuck with an overpriced tailbone. Master Song quickly declares it sold.
• Unable to strike back at Ye Qiu, Ao Chong retaliates against Ye Qiu’s companions, raising the price of lots they want.
• Tang Yan gets caught up in the contest over a carved purple-dragon pendant and pays fifty million for it. Ye Qiu notices something unusual, tells Tang Yan to crack it open, and the pendant splits.
• A blood-red light bursts from inside the pendant, unleashing an immense pressure from Tang Yan and stunning the auction hall. The chapter ends as Ao Chong reacts with fury and shock.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu reveals that his wealth is far greater than anyone expected. He remains calm under Ao Chong’s provocation and turns the bidding against him, though he hesitates to scheme against Tang Yan again.
• Ao Chong shifts from arrogance to helpless rage and jealousy. After Ye Qiu refuses his trap, he targets Ye Qiu’s companions instead.
• Tang Yan shows loyalty to Mu Qinghe by pushing the bid for the pendant, despite regretting its price. He trusts Ye Qiu’s judgment and follows his advice.
• Li Xingchen jokes that Ye Qiu is “living off a woman,” prompting Tang Yan to say Ye Qiu told him not to talk to Li.
• Master Song oversees the auction and recognizes that Ao Chong has trapped himself with his own bid.

Significant themes

• Wealth and power: Ye Qiu’s fortune gives him leverage in a setting where money determines what can be done.
• Pride, jealousy, and humiliation: Ao Chong’s wounded ego drives his increasingly spiteful behavior.
• Loyalty and trust: Tang Yan’s concern for Mu Qinghe and his confidence in Ye Qiu shape his choices.
• Hidden value: The seemingly ordinary pendant contains a startling secret, suggesting appearances can conceal great power.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Yan’s jade pendant shatters, releasing a drop of Primordial Demon Ape essence blood. Its overwhelming power and battle cries injure and incapacitate people across the auction hall.
• An elder identifies it as Battle Saint Blood, a rare, especially valuable form of essence blood—worth far more than ordinary blood from the same Great Fiend.
• Bidders crowd Tang Yan with offers exceeding a billion, but he refuses to sell. He says the blood is his and the choice is his to make.
• Ao Chong, who had hoped to obtain it for the Demon Race, realizes he missed it by a single coin. Furious and humiliated, he spits blood and blames Ye Qiu for bringing the blood to light.
• Mu Qinghe hints that the blood would help Tang Yan’s sister in her upcoming life-or-death battle. Tang Ni immediately takes it and walks away.
• Tang Ni returns to threaten Tang Yan—“I’ll break your legs later”—leaving him bewildered.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Yan shows principle and loyalty: despite the extraordinary offers, he will not sell the blood, and he first looks to Ye Qiu for guidance. He feels grateful to Ye Qiu and guilty for having misjudged him.
• Ye Qiu trusts Tang Yan to decide what to do with something he bought, reinforcing his respect for the younger man’s integrity.
• Ao Chong shifts from confidence to bitter frustration after losing the blood. His anger is directed chiefly at Ye Qiu.
• Mu Qinghe briefly appears pleased by Tang Yan’s refusal to sell, but her attempt to guide events is undercut when Tang Ni simply takes the blood.
• Tang Ni acts decisively, apparently claiming the blood for her sister’s coming battle, while her parting threat adds a comic sting.

Significant themes

• Integrity versus wealth: Tang Yan refuses immense profit because he considers the blood his responsibility to use or keep.
• Power and value: The crowd’s reaction reveals how rare resources can reshape loyalties and provoke greed.
• Consequences of rivalry: Ao Chong’s near miss turns into public humiliation and resentment.
• Comedy amid tension: Tang Ni’s blunt intervention overturns Mu Qinghe’s unspoken “script” and leaves Tang Yan stunned.

Key plot points and events

• After Ye Qiu identifies Battle Saint Blood hidden in a jade pendant, the auction hall is left buzzing. The other bidders envy Tang Yan, while auctioneer Song Yan watches Ye Qiu closely, recognizing him as an unusually perceptive boy.
• Ye Qiu examines the Kun Source and Blood Spirit Pearl he acquired. Their resonance appears to affect the dark-red Iron Ball in his Storage Ring: a second corner begins to open, and its cutting current grows stronger.
• Ye Qiu tests the ball with his Broken Saber. The ball barely takes a mark, but contact sharpens the blade and coats its edge with a dark-red current that resembles Weapon Qi.
• By gently rubbing the saber against the Iron Ball, Ye Qiu confirms that it works like a whetstone. Each stroke restores and sharpens the weapon far more effectively than absorbing ordinary Divine Artifacts.
• Ao Chong’s resentment and Killing Intent toward Ye Qiu intensify, but Ye Qiu ignores him and leaves the auction. He returns to Myriad Laws Academy with Tang Yan and Li Xingchen.
• Ye Qiu claims he is tired, shuts himself in his room, and secretly continues thinking about the saber’s newfound power. He resolves to keep sharpening it.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu shows his caution around Song Yan, his curiosity about the Iron Ball, and his practical ingenuity in discovering its use. Once he sees how quickly it improves the Broken Saber, he becomes absorbed in the opportunity.
• Song Yan grows more suspicious of Ye Qiu’s abilities, having seen him uncover a valuable secret that experienced appraisers missed.
• Ao Chong remains hostile and increasingly eager to confront Ye Qiu, but Ye Qiu gives him no opening.
• Tang Yan is afraid to go home because of his sister, while Li Xingchen notes that six red flowers have appeared on his wrist. Both hope to talk with Ye Qiu, but he shuts them out, so they speak privately instead.

Significant themes

• Hidden value and unusual insight: Ye Qiu’s ability to recognize what others overlook sets him apart.
• Experimentation and discovery: Careful testing reveals the Iron Ball’s unexpected properties.
• Power gained through resonance and refinement: The Law Objects stimulate the Iron Ball, which in turn restores the Broken Saber.
• Rivalry and concealed danger: Ao Chong’s hostility builds even as Ye Qiu remains focused on his own goals.

Plot points and events

• Before dawn, Ye Qiu finishes sharpening the Broken Saber on the shrinking whetstone Mu Qinghe gave him, realizing it is valuable and consumable.
• He checks on Brother Snake and Chen Jianyi, both still occupied with their recovery, then absorbs the essence of a blood-red bead and a dark bead to avoid carrying valuable items that could attract thieves.
• The combined energies nearly overwhelm him, tearing his flesh, shaking his Qi Sea and Golden Sprite, and battering his Primordial Soul. He halts the technique and survives by letting the essence absorb gradually.
• Despite the danger, the absorption sharply boosts his cultivation, Qi and Blood, and Primordial Soul. He advances from the peak of the Fifth Layer to the Sixth Layer of the Divine Gate, surpasses seventeen million in Qi and Blood, and feels his bloodline approaching a powerful third stage.
• The bloodline change strengthens a mysterious resonance with the suspected Great Emperor’s Tomb. Sensing a summons, Ye Qiu secretly leaves Myriad Laws City and races through the wilderness, fighting off beasts along the way.
• He reaches a mountain and broken cliff that appear ordinary, but senses that the strange presence originates there.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu shows caution and pragmatism by consuming the beads rather than keeping them, but his willingness to endure extreme pain also demonstrates his determination.
• The ordeal brings major physical and spiritual growth, while the strengthening bloodline hints at a deeper connection to the mysterious site.
• Ye Qiu has no direct conversation with the sleeping Tang Yan or Li Xingchen, nor with recovering Chen Jianyi or Brother Snake; his interactions in this chapter are mainly with the beasts he encounters, which he swiftly defeats.

Significant themes

• Power through peril: Rare resources can yield extraordinary advancement, but absorbing them without control can be fatal.
• Prudence and danger: Wealth attracts attention, making possession itself a risk.
• Fate and hidden connections: The growing resonance suggests Ye Qiu is tied to the suspected tomb in a way he does not yet understand.
• Transformation: Physical, spiritual, and bloodline changes are unfolding together, foreshadowing a major breakthrough.

Chapter Summary

• Beneath Broken Cliff, Ye Qiu feels his bloodline respond to a mysterious summons. He senses an immense, invisible stele and energy within the cliff, and the place seems to him like a Great Emperor’s tomb. Unable to find an entrance, he decides to wait.
• Ye Qiu then calls out three figures who have been following him since Myriad Laws Academy. Ao Chong appears with two dragon companions and announces that he intends to kill Ye Qiu, claiming revenge for Long Yaoyao and coveting the Heaven’s Gate within him.
• Ao Chong assumes his status as the Dragon King’s son—and the dragons’ superior strength—will protect him from consequences. He fantasizes that consuming the Heaven’s Gate could strengthen his bloodline and help him seize the crown prince’s position.
• Ye Qiu dismisses the threats and gives the group a chance to leave. When one dragon confidently offers to let him strike first, Ye Qiu kills him with a single slap. He then destroys the second dragon with one punch, shattering both his head and Dragon Soul.
• The chapter ends with Ye Qiu facing a terrified, trembling Ao Chong and telling him, “Your turn.”

Character Developments and Interactions

Ye Qiu’s curiosity about the cliff and his bloodline’s growing agitation hint at a larger mystery, but he remains composed until Ao Chong’s group provokes him. His confidence proves justified: he is vastly more powerful than the dragons expect.
Ao Chong’s arrogance and greed make him underestimate Ye Qiu. He treats the Heaven’s Gate as a path to greater power and status, while his two companions share his contempt for humans. Their mocking confidence turns to disbelief and fear as Ye Qiu kills them effortlessly.

Significant Themes

• Arrogance and misjudgment: Ao Chong’s belief in his lineage and strength blinds him to Ye Qiu’s actual power.
• Power and ambition: Ao Chong sees the Heaven’s Gate as a means to transform his bloodline and advance his position.
• Mystery and destiny: Ye Qiu’s bloodline, the summons, and the apparent tomb beneath Broken Cliff foreshadow a deeper secret.

Key plot points and events

• Ye Qiu defeats Ao Chong, the Dragon King’s son, after killing a silver dragon. His Qi and Blood pressure rises to sixteen million, far beyond Ao Chong’s fifteen-million maximum.
• Ao Chong threatens retaliation from the True Dragon Clan, but Ye Qiu argues that the clan would seek revenge either way and kills him with a punch to the throat. The blow damages the corpse more than Ye Qiu intended.
• Someone hidden nearby reveals himself: Nalan Xiu, whom Ye Qiu previously met in the Mortal World. Nalan says he came to see Ye Qiu, not to attack him, but could expose the killing.
• Ye Qiu bargains with Nalan: Nalan keeps the black dragon, while Ye Qiu takes Ao Chong and the silver dragon. They hide the bodies and clean the scene, then flee together before the True Dragon Clan arrives.

Character developments

• Ye Qiu demonstrates formidable strength and confidence, but his recent increase in power has made it harder to control his force. He remains wary and pragmatic, quickly negotiating to protect himself.
• Ao Chong shifts from shock at Ye Qiu’s strength to desperation, invoking his royal status, but cannot deter Ye Qiu.
• Nalan Xiu appears calm, perceptive, and self-assured. He recognizes Ye Qiu’s situation and uses his knowledge as leverage without immediately turning hostile.

Significant themes

• Power and expectations: Ye Qiu’s strength surpasses even the exceptional abilities of a True Dragon heir.
• Pragmatism and survival: Ye Qiu kills Ao Chong despite the likely consequences, then prioritizes concealing the evidence and escaping.
• Uncertain alliances: Nalan’s friendly manner contrasts with his leverage over Ye Qiu; their cooperation is useful but not necessarily based on trust.

Character interactions

• Ye Qiu overwhelms Ao Chong physically and dismisses his threat of clan retaliation.
• Nalan reminds Ye Qiu that the killing could bring trouble, prompting Ye Qiu to offer him the black dragon in exchange for silence.
• Though guarded toward each other, Ye Qiu and Nalan leave together to avoid the approaching True Dragon Clan.

Key plot points and events

• Dragon Clan elders arrive at the Dragon-Slaying Ground and discover the Dragon King’s son is dead. They launch a furious search, forcing Ye Qiu and Nalan Xiu to flee.
• Under pressure, Ye Qiu refines his movement technique into a nearly silent, exceptionally fast form. Nalan Xiu is astonished by how much strength and speed he had kept hidden.
• After escaping the pursuit, they rest overnight and watch the enraged True Dragons gathering near Myriad Laws City.
• The next morning, Nalan Xiu invites Ye Qiu to return to Great Dao Academy as a Guest Elder, arguing that he needs more allies and cannot safely rely on Myriad Laws Academy alone.
• Ye Qiu remains wary and says he will consider it. As they near the city, he moves ahead, then turns back to give Nalan Xiu the roast chicken he had promised her.

Character developments

• Ye Qiu demonstrates a major leap in movement ability, revealing another layer of his formidable combat potential. Though grateful to Nalan Xiu, he remains cautious about institutions and offers of help.
• Nalan Xiu shows composure, impressive speed, and a pragmatic willingness to help Ye Qiu. She distinguishes the Lou Family from Great Dao Academy as a whole and offers him a way to build support without formally joining.
• The Dragon Clan’s response makes clear that Ye Qiu’s killing of the Dragon King’s son has escalated into a serious threat.

Significant themes

• Power and hidden potential: Ye Qiu’s new speed reveals that his earlier victory did not reflect his full abilities.
• Trust and political calculation: Nalan Xiu offers a possible alliance, but Ye Qiu weighs the risks and remains uncertain.
• Security through alliances: Her warning emphasizes that relying on one institution may leave Ye Qiu vulnerable.
• Reciprocity and personal gestures: The promised roast chicken reflects a small, human bond amid danger and political maneuvering.

Character interactions

• Ye Qiu and Nalan Xiu escape together, with her admiration for his abilities growing as she witnesses his speed.
• During their rest, they discuss their relative strength and the Dragon Clan’s pursuit.
• Nalan Xiu tries to recruit Ye Qiu as a Guest Elder and cautions him about the limits of Myriad Laws Academy’s protection; he listens but does not commit.
• Their parting remains tentative, but Ye Qiu’s return with the promised chicken signals that he values their personal connection despite his distrust.

Chapter Summary

Ye Qiu gives Nalan Xiu the roast chicken and flatbread he promised her, preserved for more than half a month. Touched that he kept his word, Nalan says she will keep her promise too. Ye Qiu doesn’t take this seriously, but her words prompt him to consider broadening his support beyond Myriad Laws Academy, which may not be strong enough to protect him from all his enemies.
After Ye Qiu leaves, Nalan tells her attendant, Master Lin, that she intends to protect him. Lin warns that Ye Qiu’s many debts make his future dangerous and that supporting him could provoke Nalan’s relatives. Nalan brushes off his concerns, hints that she wants to deal with an older male relative, and persuades Lin to help her appeal to her grandfather. She uses their close relationship—and the chicken—to soften his resistance.
Meanwhile, rumors spread through Myriad Laws City that the Dragon Clan is enraged because the Dragon King’s son was killed. A powerful Dragon Clan figure has arrived, and the Dragon King may soon come in person. Ye Qiu suspects the clan could have ways to uncover what happened, but believes he left no trace because he destroyed the dragon’s soul. Unfazed by the danger, he returns to Myriad Laws Academy, where he finds a crowd gathered outside his courtyard and hears troubling sounds from within.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Nalan Xiu moves from gratitude to active commitment: she decides to support Ye Qiu despite the political and personal risks.
• Master Lin remains cautious and reluctant, but his affection for Nalan makes it difficult to refuse her.
• Ye Qiu stays outwardly calm as the Dragon Clan’s response escalates, while recognizing that he needs allies beyond the academy.
• The chapter highlights the warm, playful bond between Nalan and Lin, contrasting with the growing danger surrounding Ye Qiu.

Significant Themes

• Promises and loyalty: Ye Qiu’s small act of keeping his word inspires Nalan’s willingness to stand by him.
• Risk and political entanglement: Supporting Ye Qiu could draw Nalan into dangerous conflicts.
• Escalating consequences: The death of the Dragon King’s son threatens to turn a private act into a major confrontation.
• Food as connection: The chicken and flatbread serve as a simple expression of trust and affection across social worlds.