Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• The Immortal Gathering Tower’s local managers repeatedly let Ye Qiu and his companions loot their branches without resistance. In the first city, a manager even hands over his Storage Ring, explaining that his low rank and poor pay make risking his life pointless.
• Ye Qiu realizes the Tower is deliberately allowing the raids, expecting to recover everything when he returns to Myriad Laws Academy. Hu Qiming warns that the Tower has likely prepared carefully—and that the Dragon Clan is also a threat.
• Rather than head straight to the Academy, Ye Qiu continues robbing Tower branches across numerous cities, destroying many of them along the way. He distributes the gathered treasures among his companions and has them consume treasures to grow stronger.
• In Dragon City, Ye Qiu’s group breaks into the Dragon Family estate, takes its treasures, and leaves the compound in ruins. This intensifies the anger of both the Dragon Family and the Immortal Gathering Tower’s Deputy Tower Master, who are waiting near Myriad Laws City to confront him.
• After two days and one night of raids, the group approaches Myriad Laws City. Just before they arrive, a powerful ship emerges from the void. Its leader is a handsome, black-robed young man, and its banner bears the character “Fang.”

Character developments

• Ye Qiu is quick to recognize the Tower’s strategy, but refuses to play by its schedule. He turns their apparent restraint into an opportunity to loot more cities, showing confidence, resourcefulness, and a taste for provocation.
• Hu Qiming understands the Tower’s plan and cautions Ye Qiu about the scale of the danger. Ye Qiu jokingly casts him as their protection, but Hu Qiming insists he lacks the influence to help.
• The companions initially feel uneasy about consuming the stolen treasures, but eventually join in, reasoning that the extra strength may help them survive the coming battle. Brother Snake and Chen Jianyi also awaken and share dragon meat.
• The Tower manager shows pragmatic self-preservation, choosing not to fight over his meager livelihood. Yet his concealed destruction of a message Jade Slip suggests he may still be reporting or acting under orders.

Significant themes

• Strategic restraint and miscalculation: The Tower’s nonresistance is a calculated trap, but Ye Qiu recognizes the plan and disrupts its timing.
• Escalation and retaliation: Each raid deepens the hostility between Ye Qiu, the Tower, and the Dragon Clan, making an eventual confrontation increasingly unavoidable.
• Power through preparation: The group treats stolen treasures as a way to strengthen themselves before battle, turning reckless consumption into a practical survival strategy.
• Defiance and audacity: Ye Qiu deliberately presses his advantage rather than retreating, even targeting the Dragon Family directly.

Character interactions

• Ye Qiu and the Tower manager exchange a wary, respectful understanding: Ye Qiu sees that the manager lacks authority, while the manager admires Ye Qiu’s insight.
• Ye Qiu teases Hu Qiming about carrying enough influence to protect them; Hu Qiming responds with anxious reluctance.
• Ye Qiu shares the loot with his companions and joins them in feasting, reinforcing their solidarity ahead of the expected conflict.
• The chapter ends with the group confronting the arrival of the Fang-bannered ship and its formidable occupants, setting up a new threat.

Plot points and events

• A powerful ship bearing the character “Fang” arrives, led by Fang Qingyu, who reveals he represents the Fang Household of the Southern Heaven Region—an ancient, Emperor-descended clan renowned for producing the Upper Realm’s top prodigies.
• Fang Qingyu offers to protect Ye Qiu from the Dragon Clan, the Immortal Gathering Tower, and other enemies, and promises him an Emperor’s Fortune. In exchange, the Fang Household demands Ye Qiu’s Mortal Heaven’s Gate.
• Ye Qiu asks whether his group can defeat them. Hu Qiming warns that they are badly outmatched, so Ye Qiu orders an immediate escape.
• Fang Qingyu lets them flee, confidently claiming that the Fang Household always gets what it wants and that Ye Qiu cannot escape.
• On the way to Myriad Laws City, Hu Qiming and Feng Changsheng question Ye Qiu’s refusal, noting that the Fang Household might genuinely be able to help him reach the Great Emperor’s Tomb. Ye Qiu remains suspicious of Fang Qingyu’s promises.
• Near the city, Ye Qiu points toward the tomb and declares, “The Great Emperor’s Tomb is mine!”

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu stays defiant and distrustful despite the Fang Household’s immense power and tempting offer. He recognizes that surrendering Heaven’s Gate would cost him the foundation of his strength, and chooses flight rather than negotiation.
• Hu Qiming is wary of provoking the Fang Household and considers the possible benefits of their offer, but follows Ye Qiu’s order to escape.
• Feng Changsheng confirms the clan’s extraordinary status and urges caution, believing it may possess the means to open the tomb.
• Fang Qingyu presents himself as amused and assured, offering generosity while clearly treating Ye Qiu as someone he expects to control.

Significant themes

• Power and coercion: The Fang Household frames its demand as an offer, but its overwhelming strength makes the bargain threatening.
• Trust and self-preservation: Ye Qiu refuses promises he does not believe, especially when accepting would mean losing Heaven’s Gate.
• Ambition and defiance: Despite the dangers ahead, Ye Qiu openly claims the Great Emperor’s Tomb for himself.

Chapter summary

• Ye Qiu reveals his control of the Great Emperor’s Tomb. After declaring the tomb his, he points toward it, and a tremendous eruption of light and power manifests the towering stele marked “Great Emperor Taike.” When Ye Qiu makes the image solidify, the witnesses accept that he truly controls the tomb.
• The witnesses’ fear turns to awe and flattery. Hu Qiming, Luo Ding, Feng Changsheng, and the others collapse in shock, then gather around Ye Qiu. Luo Ding offers him the position of retired emperor of the Heavenly Feather Divine Dynasty; Feng Changsheng promises him the Yin-Yang Great Sect. Hu Qiming reluctantly joins the praise.
• Yuan Gang expects to share the spoils. Excited by the prospect of the tomb’s treasures, he assures Qing Lingyue that Ye Qiu will give him a share. He boasts that he can also use Ye Qiu’s wife, Lu Li, as leverage—but admits he is joking and teasing Ye Qiu out of jealousy. In truth, he trusts their friendship completely: they would share any fortune and risk their lives for one another.
• Yuan Gang describes Lu Li’s formidable backing. He claims Ye Qiu is afraid of her and recounts how she once ordered an attack that destroyed the Martial Tower and Martial Domain. Qing Lingyue is incredulous at the contrast between Ye Qiu’s fearsome reputation and Yuan Gang’s claim that he is henpecked.
• A new power arrives. Across Myriad Laws City, the Great Emperor’s Tomb’s stirring puts the major forces on alert. Then a huge black ship emerges from a spatial rift, bearing the banner of the Fang Household—the First Ancient Clan of the Upper Realm. The chapter ends with the city’s leaders wondering whether the Fang arrival is connected to the tomb’s disturbance.

Character developments and interactions

Ye Qiu’s previously concealed authority over the tomb is exposed, dramatically raising his standing. His companions’ reactions range from stunned fear to eager allegiance. Yuan Gang’s comic swagger masks deep confidence in Ye Qiu and affection for him, while Qing Lingyue remains skeptical. Chen Chi and Wen Ning recognize that Ye Qiu had hidden his role in the earlier disturbance, and their intimate closeness with him adds to the scene’s playful tone.

Significant themes

• Power and status: Control of the tomb instantly changes how others treat Ye Qiu.
• Trust and loyalty: Yuan Gang’s faith in Ye Qiu exceeds any concern about wealth or past friction.
• Secrets and revelation: Ye Qiu’s concealment gives way to an undeniable public display.
• Rising danger: The Fang Household’s arrival foreshadows a new confrontation over the tomb.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• The Great Emperor’s Tomb erupts in an unprecedented upheaval, and a vast, glowing stele shadow forms a vortex that resembles an entrance.
• The Fang Household arrives aboard a great black ship. The tomb’s disturbance intensifies in their presence, prompting many to suspect that Fang Qingyu’s Emperor Clan blood has awakened a connection to it.
• Convinced the tomb may soon open, nearly every major power rushes toward it.
• Amid the commotion, Ye Qiu and his companions slip into Myriad Laws City and reach the Myriad Laws Academy. They learn that Tang Ni still has time.
• When the academy’s leaders worry that the tomb may open at any moment, Ye Qiu insists, “It won’t open,” and goes to see the Dean.
• Wen Ning discreetly tells Wen Zizai what he knows. His confidence—and Chen Chi’s and Hu Qiming’s calm—helps persuade others that Ye Qiu may control or understand the tomb’s behavior.
• The Immortal Gathering Tower, the True Dragon Clan, and the Dragon Family arrive at the academy with killing intent, heading straight for the Dean’s Practice Grounds to attack Ye Qiu.
• Hu Qiming leads others after them. Rather than pursue the apparent treasure at the tomb, the gathered academy leaders and factions choose to follow and support Ye Qiu.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Qingyu interprets the tomb’s reaction as evidence of his clan’s special connection and sees an opportunity to claim the tomb and win allies.
• Ye Qiu remains confident and focused on his own priorities, calming others with his prediction that the tomb will not open and heading to meet the Dean.
• Dan Fourteen immediately understands Ye Qiu’s concern and reassures him that there is still time for Tang Ni.
• Wen Ning shares information with Wen Zizai, helping shift the group’s attention away from the tomb. Wen Zizai’s excitement turns to conviction as he observes Hu Qiming’s composure.
• Hu Qiming appears to trust Ye Qiu’s judgment and acts decisively when enemies approach.
• Chen Chi helps spread the belief that Ye Qiu is connected to the tomb, while teasing Wen Ning’s claim that even she can restrain her greed.

Significant themes

• Loyalty over personal gain: The chapter’s decisive choice is to support Ye Qiu rather than chase the Great Emperor’s fortune.
• Trust and inference: Characters judge Ye Qiu’s influence through timing, his confidence, and the calm of those who seem to know more.
• Ambition and rivalry: Fang Qingyu hopes to exploit the tomb’s apparent response, while Ye Qiu’s enemies prioritize revenge even when immense treasure is at stake.
• Suspense and misdirection: The tomb appears on the verge of opening, but Ye Qiu’s confident denial suggests the spectacle may not mean what the crowd assumes.

Plot points

• Myriad Laws Academy prepares to leave for the Great Emperor’s Tomb, knowing the rival powers will fight over its fortune.
• Ye Qiu arrives after raiding the Dragon Clan’s stronghold, severing its dragon vein, and robbing several Immortal Gathering Tower locations. The Dean, Zhang Fu, and the academy’s leaders fear that supporting him could drag the academy—and perhaps the Eastern Continent—into a devastating war.
• Ye Qiu confronts Zhang Fu, who admits he may have to abandon him. Ye Qiu argues that the leaders should consider not only the trouble he caused, but the extraordinary ability that let him strike the Dragon Clan so successfully.
• Ye Qiu offers the academy a share of the Great Emperor’s fortune if they help him. Before Zhang Fu can decide, the Dragon Clan and Immortal Gathering Tower arrive, bent on revenge.
• Ye Qiu tells the academy leaders that defeating the newcomers will earn them a share of the tomb’s fortune. As the attackers close in, he points toward the tomb and says, “Stop!”

Character developments and interactions

• Zhang Fu is torn between protecting Ye Qiu and safeguarding the academy from overwhelming consequences. Ye Qiu’s offer challenges his cautious stance by presenting the conflict as a chance for immense gain.
• Ye Qiu remains confident and provocative despite being surrounded by enemies. He shifts the academy’s perspective from the danger he brings to the power and opportunity he represents.
• The academy’s leaders initially lean toward abandoning Ye Qiu, but the promise of Emperor’s Fortune forces them to reconsider just as the threat becomes immediate.
• The central interaction is a tense standoff: Ye Qiu pressures Zhang Fu to choose, while the approaching Dragon Clan and Immortal Gathering Tower make delay impossible.

Significant themes

• Loyalty versus self-preservation: The academy must decide whether to stand by Ye Qiu at potentially catastrophic cost.
• Risk and opportunity: Ye Qiu reframes a dangerous conflict as a route to extraordinary fortune.
• Power and consequences: His ability to provoke powerful enemies suggests he may be far more formidable than the academy realizes.
• A decisive turning point: The chapter ends on Ye Qiu’s command, leaving the meaning and effect of “Stop!” unresolved.

Plot points and events

• Ye Qiu stops the Great Emperor’s Tomb with a single word, then makes it move again by saying “Open,” proving to the assembled factions that he can control it.
• Realizing Ye Qiu is the source of the Tomb’s power—and that rival witnesses could expose it—the Myriad Laws Academy’s leaders decide to back him decisively. Zhang Fu orders an attack on the Dragon Clan and the Immortal Gathering Tower.
• The academy seals the grounds, preventing anyone from escaping or sending a warning. Its forces swiftly kill the visiting Dragon Clan elders, the Immortal Gathering Tower’s deputy master, Long Yuan, and the rest of their groups.
• Zhang Fu orders the fallen enemies’ heads displayed outside the academy, making the academy’s allegiance unmistakable. Ye Qiu grants the academy the Tomb’s opportunities, then heads to the Alchemy Academy to deal with Tang Ni and her dangerous eight-armed heavenly demon.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu’s brief display of control transforms him in others’ eyes from a young man they had underestimated into a figure of extraordinary power. He uses the demonstration to force the academy’s leaders to choose sides.
• Zhang Fu and the academy’s elders move from uncertainty to committed support. Zhang understands that backing Ye Qiu means openly declaring war on two powerful factions, but chooses to eliminate any possibility of betrayal or exposure.
• The Dragon Clan and Immortal Gathering Tower leaders shift from aggression to shock and despair. The deputy master recognizes too late that they could have avoided involvement; the Dragon Clan elders likewise discover that their hostility has left them trapped.
• Ye Qiu rewards the academy’s loyalty with access to the Tomb, but remains focused on his next problem: Tang Ni’s demon is dangerous enough to concern even Brother Snake.

Significant themes

• Power and revelation: Ye Qiu’s command over the Tomb reveals that his abilities and background are far greater than others suspected.
• Loyalty under pressure: The academy’s leaders must choose quickly, knowing hesitation could cost them both the opportunity and their future.
• Irreversible commitment: By killing the rival factions and displaying their heads, the academy makes its allegiance public and leaves no path back.
• Underestimation and regret: The defeated enemies realize too late that they misjudged Ye Qiu and had alternatives before the conflict became fatal.

Key plot points and events

• Ye Qiu heads to the Alchemy Academy to help Tang Ni through the next stage of her life-and-death tribulation. Brother Snake warns him that intervening in fate could bring severe consequences, but Ye Qiu chooses to continue.
• The Great Emperor’s Tomb begins shaking again. Ye Qiu tells it to stop, and the disturbance ceases immediately, confirming to the Dean, Vice Dean, and others that he truly controls it.
• Ye Qiu stops the tomb’s commotion so Dan Fourteen can focus on treating Tang Ni. Dan Fourteen calms himself, and the two enter the Alchemy Academy.
• Elsewhere, a crowd of powerful groups gathers at the tomb. They focus on Fang Qingyu of the Fang Clan, whose arrival coincided with the tomb’s activity. Fang lets them believe he may be able to open it, while they seek his favor and connections.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu shows resolve and compassion: despite understanding the risks of altering cause and effect, he refuses to stand aside. He also demonstrates his control over the tomb to protect Dan Fourteen’s concentration.
• Brother Snake serves as a cautious adviser, warning Ye Qiu that helping Tang Ni may expose both of them to dangerous consequences.
• Dan Fourteen is distracted by the tomb’s apparent fortune, but Ye Qiu’s reassurance allows him to refocus on Tang Ni’s life-or-death situation.
• Fang Qingyu presents himself as courteous and confident while privately mocking the Dragon King’s claims of closeness to his family.
• The Dragon King treats Fang with exaggerated deference, hoping the Fang Clan connection—and the tomb—might help the Dragon Clan recover from its losses. Other leaders likewise court Fang.

Significant themes

• Responsibility and intervention: Ye Qiu accepts that acting on what he knows may bring consequences, but considers refusing to help an even greater failure.
• Fate and cause and effect: The chapter frames involvement in another person’s destiny as a burden with potentially far-reaching repercussions.
• Power and perception: Ye Qiu’s command of the tomb is real, while Fang’s apparent connection to it is only an impression that others eagerly accept.
• Self-interest and social maneuvering: The powerful factions quickly pursue alliances when they believe someone can give them access to a major opportunity.

Plot points

• The Great Emperor’s Tomb appears to respond to Fang Qingyu’s Emperor Blood. Fang claims it is gathering power and will open soon, leading the assembled factions to expect a chance at its fortune.
• The tomb suddenly falls silent: its rosy radiance, imperial aura, and ancient stele vanish. Fang is genuinely unable to sense or control it, but the other leaders assume he has deliberately taken charge and begin trying to win his favor.
• Ordinary cultivators, whose cultivation had been benefiting from the imperial aura, lose that opportunity. Resentment spreads, but the Dragon Clan and Immortal Gathering Tower suppress criticism with beatings and threats.
• News arrives that the Myriad Laws Academy has killed the Dragon Clan’s Great Elders and other members, displaying their heads outside the Academy. The Dragon King is furious but is urged to hold back because of the tomb’s fortune.
• A second report reveals that the Academy also killed the Immortal Gathering Tower’s Deputy Tower Master—and the Tower Master’s only son. The Tower Master immediately charges to retaliate, rejecting the Dragon King’s advice to wait.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Qingyu maintains a confident public front despite privately being confused and anxious. He cannot explain the tomb’s disappearance, while others mistake his uncertainty for calculated control.
• The Dragon King prioritizes the potential imperial fortune over immediate revenge, restraining his anger and attempting to restrain the Tower Master as well.
• The Immortal Gathering Tower Master shifts from composed adviser to furious father. His protest—he has only one son, unlike the Dragon King, who has many—ends the chapter on a sharp, comic note.
• The powerless cultivators resent the elite factions’ privilege and brutality. Some even reconsider Ye Qiu’s earlier attacks on the Dragon Clan and the Tower, viewing them more sympathetically.
• The Dragon King and Tower Master, initially cooperating aboard Fang’s ship to secure the tomb’s fortune, clash over whether vengeance can be postponed.

Significant themes

• Power and inequality: Ordinary cultivators have little recourse against elite factions, which can silence dissent through violence.
• Appearance versus reality: Fang’s apparent command of the tomb is a projection created by others’ assumptions, not his actual ability.
• Greed and opportunism: The promise of the tomb’s fortune makes powerful leaders flatter Fang and delay settling old scores.
• The limits of restraint: The Tower Master’s personal grief finally outweighs strategic patience.

Plot points and events

• The Blue-Robed Tower Master of the Immortal Gathering Tower learns that his son is dead and, consumed by grief and anger, leads his people against the Myriad Laws Academy. The Dragon King joins him, furious over the deaths and mutilation of his clan members.
• The two forces attack the academy, but its Dean-powered protective formation withstands their assaults. The academy’s elders repair damage by feeding the formation the essence of dragon corpses, further provoking the attackers.
• Inside the academy, Ye Qiu ignores the siege and goes to the Alchemy Academy. He finds Li Xingchen and Tang Yan anxiously waiting outside the Great Hall.
• Tang Yan asks whether Ye Qiu obtained the precious yin-yang grass. Ye Qiu confirms that he did.

Character developments and interactions

• The Tower Master abandons his pursuit of the Great Emperor’s Tomb’s opportunities after losing his son, directing his remaining hope and fury toward revenge.
• The Dragon King decides he will no longer endure attacks on his clan, joining the Tower Master’s assault. His rage peaks when the academy uses dragon corpses to restore its barrier.
• Ye Qiu remains focused on his mission despite the battle outside. His return reassures Tang Yan, whose fear for Tang Ni has left him emotionally overwhelmed.
• Tang Yan and Li Xingchen have been waiting in distress; Tang Yan clings to Ye Qiu and eagerly seeks news of his success.
• Fang Qingyu views the growing conflict as advantageous, believing greater chaos will improve his own chances.

Significant themes

• Grief turning into vengeance: The Tower Master’s loss and the Dragon King’s outrage push them toward reckless retaliation.
• Humiliation and provocation: The treatment of the dead, the academy’s apparent indifference, and its use of dragon remains intensify the attackers’ fury.
• Strategic defense and resourcefulness: The academy’s formidable formation, reinforced with the attackers’ own losses and seized treasures, lets it withstand a much larger assault.
• Hope amid crisis: Ye Qiu’s successful return offers Tang Yan renewed reassurance even as violence rages outside.

Key plot points and events

• Ye Qiu returns with the item Tang Yan desperately needs to help save his sister, Tang Ni. Tang Yan, overwhelmed with relief, collapses before Ye Qiu and repeatedly bows in gratitude.
• Instead of producing Yin-Yang Grass, Ye Qiu reveals a bottle of Yin-Yang Liquid, a much purer and more potent form of its essence. He then produces a second bottle, astonishing everyone and greatly improving Tang Ni’s chances.
• Ye Qiu respectfully asks Alchemy Academy Chief Dan Fourteen to treat Tang Ni. Moved by Ye Qiu’s conduct, Dan Fourteen promises to do everything he can and enters the Great Hall with the other elders.
• After two hours, the Great Hall shakes and a gigantic phantom of the Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon appears. Dan Fourteen announces that Tang Ni survived, but the demon has also awakened and erupted.
• The Academy’s powerful figures join forces to suppress the demon, but their efforts only slow its demonic energy. Brother Snake warns Ye Qiu that this is the second stage of a threefold life-and-death tribulation—and that greater dangers may remain.
• A second powerful aura suddenly erupts from the Sword Academy. A huge black sword shadow rises into the sky, and Dean Zhang Fu realizes that someone has drawn a dangerous sword.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Yan moves from despair to overwhelming relief when he hears Ye Qiu succeeded. His repeated bows show how deeply he feels he owes Ye Qiu.
• Li Xingchen, who has shared Tang Yan’s anxiety, also feels the pressure lift.
• Ye Qiu demonstrates generosity without seeking repayment, and treats Dan Fourteen with formal respect despite his own influence.
• Dan Fourteen shifts from assessing Ye Qiu’s usefulness to genuinely admiring his character. He takes responsibility for treating Tang Ni.
• Zhang Fu and the Academy’s powerful figures unite to contain the demon, while Ye Qiu watches as the crisis escalates.

Significant themes

• Gratitude and sacrifice: Tang Yan sees Ye Qiu’s help as beyond repayment.
• Character over status: Ye Qiu’s respectful conduct earns Dan Fourteen’s admiration more than his influence does.
• Hope shadowed by danger: Tang Ni’s survival is a victory, but the demon’s awakening turns it into a new crisis.
• Trials and uncertainty: Brother Snake’s warning suggests that overcoming one danger may only lead to another.

Ning Jian Er arrived at the Alchemy Academy with the demonic sword Asura and demanded that Ye Qiu be killed to appease the Dragon Clan and the Immortal Gathering Tower. After Zhang Fu blocked his attack but was weakened by the Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon, Ning Jian Er seized the chance to pursue his long-suppressed ambition.

• Chen Jianyi identified the enormous black sword as Asura, the demonic sword he had brought to the Myriad Laws Academy.
• Ning Jian Er and the Sword Academy entered the Alchemy Academy, and he urged Zhang Fu to execute Ye Qiu and surrender their heads to the Dragon Clan.
• When Zhang Fu refused, Ning Jian Er summoned Asura and attacked Ye Qiu, but Zhang Fu blocked the strike and was wounded.
• Ning Jian Er recognized that the Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon had left Zhang Fu weakened and began planning to overthrow him and open the Academy's protective formation.

Ning Jian Er ordered Ning Yi to kill Ye Qiu while the Sword Sect overwhelmed their opponents and the Dean remained restrained. As Ning Yi cut down those who tried to protect Ye Qiu, Chen Jianyi finally answered from within the consciousness space, giving Ye Qiu only one finger incense of time.

• Ning Jian Er sent Ning Yi and the Sword Sect cultivators to attack Ye Qiu while the Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon kept the Dean in check.
• Yuan Gang, Tang Yan, Li Xingchen, and others rushed to protect Ye Qiu, but Ning Yi struck them down and continued advancing.
• Ning Yi slaughtered disciples and wounded Shen Ling as Feng Changsheng, Luo Ding, Qing Lingyue, Zhang Fan, and the others remained pinned down.
• Ye Qiu watched his allies fall and urged Chen Jianyi to respond as Ning Yi raised his bloodied sword to strike him.
• Chen Jianyi opened his eyes beneath the Black Heavy Prison Peak and told Ye Qiu he had only one finger incense of time.

Ye Qiu borrowed Chen Jianyi's strength and killed Ning Yi with one strike of the Broken Saber. He turned away from Ning Jian Er, leaving the battle far from over.

• Chen Jianyi's voice poured immense strength into Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu faced Ning Yi's attack without flinching.
• Ning Yi's Sword Light struck Ye Qiu, but Ye Qiu emerged unharmed and blasted Ning Yi backward.
• Ye Qiu summoned the Broken Saber and advanced on Ning Yi, whose sword faltered as he tried to unleash a forbidden Secret Art.
• Ye Qiu's saber shattered Ning Yi's sword and split Ning Yi's body apart, killing him before the stunned crowd.
• Ning Jian Er roared in shock, but Ye Qiu ignored him and the dead Ning Yi, indicating that the fight was only beginning.

Ye Qiu slaughtered the Sword Academy’s disciples and elders with overwhelming force, then drove Ning Jian Er back and drew the Demon Sword Asura into himself. As Ye Qiu attacked again with Chen Jianyi’s sword techniques, Ning Jian Er recognized the familiar power and saw a white-clad elder’s projection appear before the descending saber light.

• Ye Qiu advanced through the Sword Academy’s ranks, killing disciples and elders with single slashes, including an elder whose pressure reminded him of Jian Yi.
• Ye Qiu struck Ning Jian Er, forcing the Sword Academy chief to retreat a step.
• Ning Jian Er tried to wield the Demon Sword Asura, but it rejected him, flew to Ye Qiu, and sank into his brow.
• Ye Qiu used One Hundred Eighty Thousand Swords and Myriad Swords Returning as One, making Ning Jian Er retreat in terror as he recognized the familiar power.
• Ye Qiu’s next slash revealed a white-robed, white-haired elder’s projection before the saber light, and Ning Jian Er’s suspicion became certainty.

Ye Qiu used a manifestation of Chen Jianyi to break Ning Jian Er’s sword attack and leave him gravely wounded. After the manifestation vanished, Ye Qiu beheaded Ning Jian Er, and Head Dean Zhang Fu crushed his fleeing remnant soul.

• Chen Jianyi’s manifestation appeared before Ning Jian Er and stunned the people present, including his family and Head Dean Zhang Fu.
• Ning Jian Er poured his cultivation and essence blood into a sword strike, but Chen Jianyi shattered it with one finger.
• Chen Jianyi’s manifestation vanished when its duration ended, leaving Ning Jian Er alive but gravely injured.
• Ning Jian Er celebrated his survival, but Ye Qiu approached and cut off his head with the Broken Saber.
• Ning Jian Er’s remnant soul tried to escape, and Head Dean Zhang Fu crushed it completely.

After the Sword Academy’s rebellion was crushed, the Head Dean ordered the academy and its connected families exterminated while the others worked to suppress the eight-armed heavenly demon inside Tang Ni. As Ye Qiu recovered from the battle, the sky erupted with a tremendous disturbance, and he looked up at the heavenly demon.

• The Head Dean ordered the execution of the remaining Sword Academy members and the destruction of the academy and its connected clans.
• The Dean, the Chen Family’s Clan Leader, the Grand-aunt, and others joined forces to suppress the eight-armed heavenly demon within Tang Ni.
• Ye Qiu sat aside to recover from the backlash of using Chen Jianyi’s power, while Chen Jianyi began restoring his strength beneath Heavy Prison Peak.
• Tang Yan and Li Xingchen awoke and learned that Ye Qiu had killed Ning Jian Er and the other enemies.
• Li Xingchen tried to chat with Qing Lingyue, but Yuan Gang and Qing Lingyue rebuffed him.
• A sudden boom shook the sky, and Ye Qiu looked up at the source and saw the eight-armed heavenly demon.

Ye Qiu learned that the Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon could only be suppressed temporarily and that an Emperor Armament from the Great Emperor's Tomb might be needed to contain it. After three days of recovery, he woke to find the Myriad Laws Academy's protective formation under a massive assault.

• Zhang Fu told Ye Qiu that they could only temporarily contain the Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon, and an Emperor Armament might be able to suppress it.
• Ye Qiu promised the Chen Family's Clan Leader and Grand-aunt that he would return Chen Jianyi to them safely, then shared pills and Yin-Yang-soaked stones with the injured.
• Ye Qiu left the Saber Spirit with Feng Changsheng and went to sleep in the Alchemy Academy lounge for three days.
• Ye Qiu woke, dressed, and washed before noticing that the academy's sky-shielding protective formation was shaking and cracking under a powerful bombardment.

As the Dragon Clan and the Immortal Gathering Tower battered the Myriad Laws Academy’s protective formation, the Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon also neared escape, leaving the Academy beset on both sides. Ye Qiu gave Wen Zizai and Hu Qiming talisman inheritances to help them understand the Emperor Armament Talisman, hoping their progress would strengthen his own mastery of the Heavy Prison Peak before the Great Emperor’s Tomb was opened.

• Yuan Gang and Tang Yan told Ye Qiu that the Dragon Clan and the Immortal Gathering Tower were attacking the Academy with a powerful Great Axe, and Ye Qiu suspected the Fang Household was secretly supporting them.
• Dan Fourteen warned Ye Qiu that the Academy’s protective formation was nearing collapse, but Ye Qiu chose to eat with Yuan Gang, Li Xingchen, Tang Yan, and the others first.
• Ye Qiu saw that the Eight-Armed Heavenly Demon had grown more powerful and learned from Wen Zizai and Hu Qiming that they were struggling to keep it suppressed.
• Ye Qiu told Wen Zizai and Hu Qiming that he could not explain the Emperor Armament Talisman, then gave them a fresh rubbing from the Prison-Suppressing Peak and Jade Slips containing talisman inheritances.
• Wen Zizai and Hu Qiming rushed off after absorbing the inheritances, while Ye Qiu hoped they would comprehend the talisman’s mysteries and help him master the Heavy Prison Peak before the tomb expedition.