Recaps

Senior Brother Qin’s group discovered Lu Yiye’s hidden mine tunnel, but the Explosion Spirit Arrays he had placed inside injured several cultivators and stalled the Myriad Demon Ridge pursuit. Hundreds gathered outside, waiting for Si Nan of the Yunlang Sect to arrive and challenge Lu Yiye in the Formation Dao.

• Senior Brother Qin found a Concealment Spirit Array hiding a mine tunnel and led his group inside, believing Lu Yiye was concealed there.
• Ghost Shadow sensed danger and warned the group, but an Explosion Spirit Array detonated, injuring Senior Brother Qin and forcing the party to retreat.
• The blast drew nearby Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators, and Senior Brother Qin’s account spread news of Lu Yiye’s hiding place.
• Cultivators who tried to enter the trapped tunnel suffered casualties, including the Tier Nine Body Cultivator Wei Zhong, so the crowd gathered outside instead.
• Song Zhui arrived and learned from Ning Zizai that Si Nan of the Yunlang Sect was on his way to contend with Lu Yiye in the Formation Dao.

Lu Ye continued preparing his trap inside the Mine Tunnel while Myriad Demon Ridge gathered outside, waiting for a way in. Si Nan arrived and began breaking Lu Ye’s formations, prompting Song Zhui and the other Tier Nines to weigh his demand for forty percent of the reward.

• Song Zhui questioned Senior Brother Qin about how he had found Lu Ye’s hiding place, while Lu Ye refined Formation Flags and maintained his wounded disguise.
• Yiyi reported that five Tier Nines, including Song Zhui, had gathered outside; Lu Ye explained that the formations were meant to make his resistance seem believable and draw the enemy inside.
• Yiyi later informed Lu Ye that the renowned Formation Cultivator Si Nan had arrived and entered the tunnel to break the formations.
• Si Nan dismantled an Explosion Spirit Array in a dozen breaths, impressing the gathered Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators and reassuring Song Zhui’s group.
• Song Zhui and the other Tier Nines debated Si Nan’s demand for forty percent of the reward, and Song Zhui argued that killing Lu Ye mattered more than their individual shares.

Si Nan advanced through the Mine Tunnel, breaking Lu Ye’s Formations while Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators gathered to claim credit for his eventual capture. As explosions began erupting ahead of Si Nan, the crowd surged inside, while Ghost Shadow suddenly warned Senior Brother Qin that they could not go.

• Song Zhui persuaded the Tier Nine cultivators to let Si Nan take the lead and receive forty percent of the reward for killing Lu Ye.
• Si Nan broke through more than ten Formations and continued deeper into the Mine Tunnel as Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators celebrated his progress.
• Lu Ye began triggering Explosion Spirit Arrays ahead of Si Nan, causing a series of blasts as Si Nan kept walking forward unharmed.
• Song Zhui and the other Tier Nine cultivators rushed into the Mine Tunnel, followed by a crush of Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators.
• Ghost Shadow grabbed Senior Brother Qin and, looking terrified, told him that they could not go into the Mine Tunnel.

Ghost Shadow persuaded Senior Brother Qin's group to wait outside the Mine Tunnel while Song Zhui and the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators reached Lu Ye in the Mine Cave. Song Zhui ordered a forceful assault, and the attackers pushed through Lu Ye's formations as an Air Lock Grand Array stopped some from flying toward him.

• Ghost Shadow sensed extreme danger in the Mine Cave and convinced Senior Brother Qin and Senior Sister Hu to wait outside with their group.
• Si Nan, Song Zhui, and the other Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators followed the blasted Mine Tunnel into the Mine Cave and found Lu Ye sitting behind a Protective Spirit Array.
• The crowd's attacks failed to break Lu Ye's Protective Spirit Array, and Song Zhui asked Si Nan whether Lu Ye had prepared a Teleportation Array.
• Song Zhui chose a forceful assault over having Si Nan break the formations, then led the cultivators in bombarding the area ahead.
• An Air Lock Grand Array crushed cultivators who tried to fly forward as the attacking crowd advanced toward Lu Ye.

Lu Ye revealed that he had planned to trap the Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators in the Mine Cave, where he unleashed the Myriad Poison Bead against them. Its jade-green radiance burst through their attacks, leaving the fate of the trapped cultivators unclear.

• Lu Ye stood alone as Song Zhui and the advancing Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators pressed toward him, but he remained calm and warned them they had no way out.
• Yiyi attacked the damaged Mine Tunnel from behind, causing it to collapse and sealing the cultivators inside the Mine Cave.
• Ning Zizai inspected the cave-in while Senior Brother Qin and Senior Sister Hu heard the collapse from outside; Ghost Shadow said the danger he sensed was more than a cave-in.
• Song Zhui realized Lu Ye had coordinated the tunnel collapse with his earlier Explosion Spirit Arrays, though he could not determine Lu Ye's full plan.
• Lu Ye flicked a jade-green bead toward the Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators, and its radiance broke through their attacks and spread like a cloud.

Lu Ye unleashed three Myriad Poison Beads inside the sealed Mine Cave, poisoning nearly two thousand Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators and trapping them with no clear escape. Song Zhui recognized Lu Ye’s trap and rallied the survivors to clear the collapsed tunnel and attack, while Lu Ye calmly waited amid the spreading poison.

• Lu Ye detonated three Myriad Poison Beads, filling the Mine Cave with toxic mist that weakened and incapacitated the Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators.
• Song Zhui realized Lu Ye had deliberately lured the enemy force into a sealed cave and collapsed the Mine Tunnel to maximize the poison’s effects.
• Song Zhui ordered weaker cultivators to clear the rubble and stronger ones to break Lu Ye’s Formations and attack him.
• Most cultivators below Tier Three collapsed before reaching the Mine Tunnel, while others struggled through the poison and continued advancing.
• Lu Ye inspected the Talent Tree and discovered that Hua Ci’s Myriad Poison Beads were more potent than the one he had used against Niu Meng.

Hua Ci’s strengthened Myriad Poison Beads overwhelmed the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators trapped in the Mine Cave, allowing Lu Ye to exploit the poison and hidden Formations to slaughter them. When Wei Zhong revealed his Tier Nine strength and tried to seize Lu Ye, Lu Ye counterattacked with an Exotic Treasure that pierced him.

• Hua Ci’s Myriad Poison Beads filled the sealed Mine Cave with poison so potent that cultivators began collapsing as their Spiritual Power failed.
• Lu Ye activated the Lightning Attraction Array and other hidden Formations, striking the weakened Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators from above.
• As the poisonous mist concealed everyone, Lu Ye moved through the Mine Cave and killed enemies while Song Zhui tried to organize the survivors.
• Wei Zhong feigned weakness and revealed his Tier Nine cultivation when Lu Ye attacked, hoping to hold him until Song Zhui and the others arrived.
• Lu Ye dodged Wei Zhong’s grab and sent an Exotic Treasure through his body, drawing a spray of blood.

Lu Ye killed Wei Zhong with the Broken Arrow and continued hunting Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators trapped in the collapsed Mine Tunnel. Xia Liang and Tan Sheng arrived and, hearing the battle within, suspected Lu Ye had hidden helpers there.

• Lu Ye used the Broken Arrow to pierce Wei Zhong's heart, then recovered the Exotic Treasure and resolved to save its remaining use.
• Song Zhui and other Tier Nine cultivators abandoned their advance and fled toward the blocked Mine Tunnel, where panicked cultivators struggled to clear rubble and attacked one another.
• Lu Ye continued killing in the toxic mist as screams and deaths spread through the Mine Cave.
• Cultivators gathered outside the entrance heard the screams and wondered whether Lu Ye had helpers inside; Senior Brother Qin's group stayed back, mindful of Ghost Shadow's warning.
• Xia Liang and Tan Sheng arrived, learned that nearly two thousand cultivators were trapped inside, and entered the Mine Tunnel to investigate.
• Xia Liang and Tan Sheng found the passage blocked and heard a fierce battle, leading them to suspect Lu Ye had concealed many people inside.

Lu Ye finished slaughtering the Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators in the Mine Cave, including Ming Zhe and Ning Zizai, while the Myriad Poison Bead’s mist weakened the survivors. He pursued the last group trapped in the Mine Tunnel, but Si Nan’s Protective Spirit Array blocked his path.

• Lu Ye killed Ming Zhe and the remaining Sacred Universe Spiritual Land Cultivators, while Tu Guanxiong sensed their Battlefield Imprints disappear.
• Lu Ye found and killed Ning Zizai and several concealed Tier Nine Cultivators as the poison left them too weak to resist.
• After exhausting most of his Spiritual Power and strength, Lu Ye walked toward the Mine Tunnel where dozens of survivors were clearing rubble to escape.
• Si Nan activated a Protective Spirit Array that filled the narrow tunnel and stopped Lu Ye’s attack.
• Song Zhui praised Si Nan and urged him to hold the formation, while Si Nan confidently claimed Lu Ye would not get through.

Lu Ye used the Insight Spirit Pattern to break Si Nan’s Protective Spirit Array and killed him, then fought through the poisoned Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators in the mine tunnel. He left Song Zhui gravely wounded and the last survivors defeated.

• Lu Ye saw the Protective Spirit Array’s nodes with the Insight Spirit Pattern and embedded Formation Flags in them despite Si Nan changing the Spiritual Power flow.
• Lu Ye used Yin-Yang Dual Elements to halt the Formation’s Spiritual Power, shattered the light screen, and killed Si Nan.
• Song Zhui rallied the surviving Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators to attack Lu Ye, but Lu Ye sent him flying with one slash.
• Lu Ye advanced through the narrow tunnel, killing the resisting cultivators as the survivors’ numbers dwindled.
• Lu Ye launched nine streaks of light from the Weapon Casket and felled the remaining cultivators, leaving only the gravely wounded Song Zhui alive.

Lu Ye killed Song Zhui and escaped the poison-filled Mine Cave with the spoils after Myriad Poison Pills wiped out the Myriad Demon Ridge force inside. Xia Liang and Tan Sheng reached the cave too late and found the two thousand cultivators dead, while Lu Ye's fate remained unknown to them.

• Lu Ye taunted Song Zhui with a threat to destroy Abyss Rainbow Hall's Spirit Stream Battlefield camp, then killed him.
• Lu Ye searched the Mine Cave, collected the fallen cultivators' Storage Bags and Spiritual Artifacts, and learned from Yiyi that Xia Liang and Tan Sheng were clearing the tunnel rubble.
• Lu Ye escaped through a Teleportation Array hidden in the rock wall, then an Explosion Spirit Array destroyed the array's location.
• Xia Liang and Tan Sheng opened the tunnel and saw poisonous mist and the corpses inside the Mine Cave.
• Xia Liang entered the cave, returned with poison affecting him, and told Tan Sheng that everyone inside was dead; he did not know whether Lu Ye had survived.

After Lu Ye wiped out more than two thousand Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators in a poisoned mine, news of the massacre spread across the Cloud River Battlefield and intensified the hunt for him. Lu Ye escaped to Heaven's Mystery City, where he recovered and began the exhausting task of sorting through thousands of Storage Bags.

• News spread that Lu Ye had trapped and poisoned more than two thousand Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators in a mine, then escaped without his body being found.
• Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators converged near Mount Taimang to avenge the dead, while Vast Sky Alliance cultivators also headed there to hunt them.
• Ghost Shadow warned Senior Brother Qin and Senior Sister Hu to stay away from anything connected to Lu Yiye, recalling how his danger sense had kept their team out of the mine.
• Lu Ye reached Heaven's Mystery City and rested in the Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild after escaping the mine with thousands of Storage Bags.
• Yiyi sorted the Storage Bags' contents as Lu Ye struggled to unlock their Restriction Locks, while Amber ate Demonic Cores nearby.

Lu Ye hid inside the Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild while he and Yiyi worked through the Storage Bags taken from the Mine Cave battle, as Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators waited outside for him to emerge. Their search remained uncertain until Yiyi discovered an object that left Lu Ye stunned.

• Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators searched for Lu Ye, while Sacred Fire Sect disciples Chu Yun and Zhou Pei concluded he was likely hiding in the Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild with the Storage Bags he had collected.
• Lu Ye and Yiyi opened and sorted more than five thousand Storage Bags inside the Merchant Guild as their pursuers grew impatient waiting outside.
• Lu Ye learned from Fourth Senior Brother that Return Heaven Valley was safe and that Jujia had found the Wolf Pack.
• Yiyi called Lu Ye over to examine an object she had found, and Lu Ye's Storage Bag exploded after he lost focus while opening its Restriction Lock.
• Lu Ye eagerly took the object from Yiyi and asked where she had found it.

Lu Ye discovered that a newly acquired Rest Fruit Core had the same Mirage Scene training function as his own, and realized it likely belonged to a Tier Nine Weapon Cultivator he had killed. After Yiyi sorted the spoils from the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators, Lu Ye called in a Merchant Alliance manager to handle the excess goods.

• Lu Ye tested both Rest Fruit Cores and found that each opened a Mirage Realm gate requiring one hundred Merit to enter.
• Lu Ye connected the new core to the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivator who had once killed him in a Mirage Scene, and concluded it had belonged to the Tier Nine Weapon Cultivator he killed in the Mine Cave.
• Lu Ye decided he could give one of the duplicate Rest Fruit Cores to Fourth Senior Brother, then stored both cores and resumed sorting spoils with Yiyi.
• Yiyi divided nearly a hundred full Storage Bags into supplies for Lu Ye, items for the sect, and goods to sell through the Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild or Heaven's Mystery Vault.
• Lu Ye had Yiyi summon a manager, who entered and was stunned by the thousands of Storage Bags taken from the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators.

Lu Ye stayed hidden in the Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild while Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators waited outside, using his spoils from the Mine Cave to cultivate in safety. After several days, Yiyi brought news of a Spirit Sign auction, and Lu Ye decided to attend and look for Core Fire in Heaven's Mystery Vault.

• Lu Ye sold thousands of Storage Bags and other spoils to the Merchant Guild manager, who hinted that Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators were watching the area.
• Lu Ye realized his whereabouts might have been exposed but chose to stay inside the Merchant Alliance, where fighting was forbidden.
• Lu Ye checked his Battlefield Mark and saw that his Merit had risen to 176,520 points after the Mine Cave battle.
• Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators waited outside for Lu Ye, but many left after days passed without him appearing; Chu Yun and Zhou Pei continued waiting.
• Lu Ye cultivated and rested with Yiyi and Amber while Yiyi occasionally gathered information outside.
• Yiyi told Lu Ye that a Spirit Sign auction featuring a Purple Spirit Sign would be held that night, and Lu Ye decided to attend and search Heaven's Mystery Vault for Core Fire.

Lu Ye was ambushed by three Cloud River Tier Nine cultivators inside a Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild, but the guild revealed its power and killed them instantly. The guild punished their sects and demonstrated that it could temporarily surpass the Cloud River Battlefield's cultivation limits.

• Lu Ye waited to use the Heaven's Mystery Pillar while Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators watched him and one warned him he could not hide forever.
• Three Cloud River Tier Nine cultivators attacked Lu Ye as he prepared to enter the Heaven's Mystery Vault, and he raised defenses and tried to escape into the crowd.
• A Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild powerhouse broke through to the True Lake Realm and killed all three attackers in an instant.
• The guild official identified the attackers as Duan Hua and Xue Feihan of Carefree Pavilion and Luo Huaian of Divine Will Sect, then announced their execution and a three-year ban on transactions with cultivators from the two sects.

Lu Ye watched the Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild crush a disturbance, then spent over ten thousand Merit on Mystic Fire and seized every Spirit Sign in the auction. He returned to his room and fed the fires to the Talent Tree, but gained no new Spirit Patterns, leaving the Void Spirit Pattern beyond his reach.

• The Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild swiftly removed the three corpses and cleaned the hall after its expert dealt with the troublemakers, and Lu Ye resolved to be cautious around the Guild's people.
• Lu Ye bought more than a dozen portions of Core Fire along with other Mystic Fire, spending over ten thousand Merit.
• Lu Ye entered the Spirit Sign auction and raised prices so high that he claimed every available Spirit Sign, ending the auction in less than half the time it took to brew a cup of tea.
• Lu Ye returned to his guest room, where Amber slept and Yiyi cultivated, then devoured the Core Fire and Pill Fire with the Talent Tree.
• The Talent Tree yielded no new Spirit Patterns, and Lu Ye remained unable to activate its Void Spirit Pattern.

While cultivating in Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild, Lu Ye discovered that two Rest Fruit Cores had fused, revealing a second Mirage Realm door that cost ten thousand Merit to enter. He stepped through, leaving his body in a deathlike state and Yiyi and Amber frightened but realizing he was still alive.

• Lu Ye finished cultivating with Spirit Signs, continued with Spiritual Pills, and stayed inside Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild to avoid Myriad Demon Ridge watchers.
• Lu Ye found that his two Rest Fruit Cores had become one, its surface marked with intricate patterns, and discovered a new door in the Mirage Realm that required ten thousand Merit.
• Lu Ye spent the Merit, entered the new door, and prepared to defend himself in the unknown space.
• Yiyi and Amber sensed that Lu Ye's divine soul had vanished from his body and feared he had died.
• Amber reminded Yiyi that Lu Ye's survival was linked to theirs, and Yiyi confirmed that Lu Ye still breathed faintly.

After entering the newly opened Mirage Realm door, Lu Ye found himself in a strange place where Soul Ejection had greatly increased his strength. He killed a group of mantis Insect Race on the second floor and discovered that the realm seemed real, with his Battlefield Mark showing an unexpected change to his Battle Merit.

• Lu Ye sensed that he had entered a state combining Spiritual Power and Divine Soul Power, similar to Soul Ejection, and realized that dying here might seriously harm him.
• Lu Ye explored the building and found more than a dozen mantis Insect Race waiting on its second floor.
• Lu Ye killed the mantis Insect Race with his saber and saw golden lights rise from their corpses, apparently awarding him Merit.
• Lu Ye checked his Battlefield Mark and found his Battle Merit listed as 576 points, though he remembered having only 56.

Lu Ye discovered that killing Insect Race creatures in the Mirage Realm earned Battle Merit, then fought a powerful mantis insect inside a house. After the battle broke through the wall, he saw countless Insect Race creatures pouring from a breach in the sky and surrounding the ruins.

• Lu Ye realized his Battle Merit had increased by 520 points after he killed Insect Race creatures, and he grew wary of the Mirage Realm’s danger.
• A powerful mantis insect charged through the second-floor window, and Lu Ye fought it while adjusting to his newfound strength.
• Lu Ye activated Windwalk and pierced the mantis insect with the Crag Mountain Saber, killing it after the battle smashed through a wall.
• Lu Ye saw an enormous breach in the sky, with vast numbers of Insect Race creatures pouring into the world.
• Lu Ye spotted countless insects across the streets and ruins, and winged creatures and carapaced hunters rushed toward him.

Lu Ye fought for survival in an insectoid-infested city after entering a dangerous world through a mysterious door, discovering that his soul’s power and perception had grown stronger. Near death, he recognized a red light from the past and escaped toward the lantern that produced it, hoping it offered a chance to survive.

• Lu Ye fled through the city but was trapped by the Air Lock Grand Array and pursued by powerful insectoids.
• Lu Ye discovered that Soul Ejection had greatly strengthened his perception and changed how his spirit patterns worked.
• A pink chubby insectoid trapped Lu Ye in a poisonous net, but he broke free and fought the encircling insectoids.
• Lu Ye relied on the Heart's Eye Secret Technique to survive the battle, though his injuries and exhaustion brought him close to defeat.
• Lu Ye recognized a familiar red light, unleashed his strongest saber strike, and fought his way toward a fiery-red lantern hanging by a building.

Lu Ye escaped the Insect Race by taking refuge in a Red Lantern building and realized he had returned to Immortal Yuan City, now overrun by the Insect Race. He resolved to seek the Soul Cleansing Pool near the City Lord’s Mansion, though his Spirit Body remained exhausted and wounded.

• Lu Ye rushed into a Red Lantern building, whose unseen protection held off the pursuing Insect Race creatures.
• After the attackers dispersed, Lu Ye used Spiritual Pills to restore his depleted power and recognized the city as Immortal Yuan City.
• Lu Ye recalled his past encounters with the city's Spirit Bodies and concluded that the Insect Race had likely overwhelmed the Immortal Yuan Guards and other inhabitants.
• Lu Ye decided to head for the Soul Cleansing Pool to obtain Soul Cleansing Water while the City Lord was presumably gone.
• Lu Ye realized Spiritual Pills could not heal his Spirit Body's wounds or restore his exhausted Divine Soul Power.

After recovering with Soul Cleansing Water, Lu Ye tested his suspicion that he could use Divine Patterns in Immortal Yuan City and discovered they could attack the Insect Race directly through their weak Divine Souls. He began using the patterns to kill the creatures and explore their different effects.

• Lu Ye used a drop of Soul Cleansing Water to heal his Spirit Body, then left his hiding place to investigate the nearby streets.
• Lu Ye ambushed a centipede-like Insect Race creature and killed it with an arrow-shaped Sharpness Divine Pattern followed by a saber strike.
• Lu Ye confirmed that Divine Patterns formed with Divine Soul Power could attack Insect Race creatures without being applied to a vessel, bypassing their carapaces and exploiting their weak Divine Souls.
• Lu Ye recalled Madam Yun's explanation that Battle Pattern Masters could wield powerful Divine Soul attacks after reaching the Divine Sea Realm.
• Lu Ye tested Sharpness, Guard, Heavy Pressure, Proud Thorn, and Mirage Divine Patterns as nearby Insect Race creatures gathered, killing several and observing their effects.

Lu Ye discovered that using Divine Patterns rapidly consumed his Divine Soul Power, so he searched Immortal Yuan City for a safer way to exploit the Insect Race and earn Battle Merit. He used the Charm Divine Pattern on a lone spider-like Insect Race, leaving it under his control as his plan began.

• Lu Ye retreated into a protected building after his Divine Pattern attack weakened him, then recovered while the Insect Race outside lost interest.
• Lu Ye inferred that the Insect Nest was inside the breach in the sky, but recognized he could not reach or destroy it.
• Lu Ye concealed himself and crossed the outer streets, noting escape routes and avoiding Insect Race whose senses or defenses posed a threat.
• After searching for two hours, Lu Ye found a lone, large spider-like Insect Race suitable for his plan.
• Lu Ye revealed himself and activated the Charm Divine Pattern, causing the spider-like Insect Race to freeze and its eyes to grow dim.

Lu Ye used the Charm Divine Pattern to enslave Insect Race and tested whether his controlled creatures could earn him Battle Merit. After building a squad of seven, he prepared to move toward the City Lord's Mansion.

• Lu Ye overcame a Spider Insect Race's mental resistance with the Charm Divine Pattern and planted a brand that let him issue simple commands.
• Lu Ye rode the Spider Insect Race as it killed an enemy Insect Race, confirming that he gained Battle Merit from its kill.
• When nearby Insect Race gathered after the spider attacked a second enemy, Lu Ye revealed himself and helped exterminate them before leaving the battlefield concealed.
• Lu Ye sought more Insect Race to strengthen his squad and, less than an hour later, enslaved a Hound Bug with the spider's help.
• Over half a day, Lu Ye enslaved five more Insect Race and used two drops of Soul Cleansing Water to replenish his Divine Soul Power.
• Lu Ye realized that seven Insect Race were the limit his Divine Soul could bear and prepared to advance to the next stage of his plan.