Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye used the Battle Arena’s winnings to advance to the Merging Dao Seventh Layer, strengthening his Divine Edge Dao Pattern and Crag Mountain Saber. He then searched the Star Abyss Treasure Vault for Treasured Artifacts to help Fang reach the Supreme Treasure level, but found that he lacked enough Star Abyss Coins.

• Lu Ye refined nearly a hundred thousand Dao Fish, filling the Talent Tree’s Dao Force reserves to their limit.
• Lu Ye inscribed the seventh Divine Edge Dao Pattern and advanced to the Merging Dao Seventh Layer despite the intense pain.
• Lu Ye tested the Crag Mountain Saber and found its sharpness had increased by at least thirty percent.
• Lu Ye reserved ten thousand Dao Fish, refined the rest, and cultivated his bones while waiting for Fang to advance.
• Lu Ye learned that Fang would need to survive three hurdles to become a Supreme Treasure, including dangerous battles against enemies wielding Treasured Artifacts.
• Lu Ye searched the Star Abyss Treasure Vault for a suitable Treasured Artifact but lacked the Star Abyss Coins to exchange for it.

Lu Ye learned how Dao Fish were produced and continued helping Yuan Xi prepare Yuan Xi City's defenses while waiting for You Die to arrive. When Cuican reported that a Uniting Dao cultivator and two Dao Fusion cultivators were approaching, Lu Ye went to meet them and recognized You Die among the group.

• Lu Ye asked Yuan Xi about Dao Fish and learned that Dao Pools formed in natural treasure lands and could also be created by Heaven-tier or higher Uniting Dao Cities.
• Yuan Xi continued setting up Yuan Xi City's Protective Grand Array as Lu Ye cultivated and helped with the work.
• Cuican reported that a Uniting Dao cultivator and two Dao Fusion cultivators were approaching Yuan Xi City while Yuan Xi was away in the Hehe Realm.
• Lu Ye went out to confront the newcomers, then recognized the Uniting Dao cultivator as You Die and found the two accompanying Dao Fusion cultivators familiar.

Lu Ye brought You Die and her two Dao Fusion subordinates to Yuan Xi City, where Yuan Xi welcomed them and appointed You Die Vice City Lord with real authority. As Yuan Xi set the city in motion to attack another Uniting Dao City, Lu Ye warned You Die to serve Yuan Xi faithfully and began asking what she knew about Qin Feng.

• You Die, Yayi, and Kuzhi arrived, and You Die explained that Insect Mothers could bring their nests’ inhabitants into the Inner Realm.
• Lu Ye escorted the group into Yuan Xi City, where You Die marveled that the newly built city had already reached Earth-tier.
• Yuan Xi returned and warmly welcomed You Die, then appointed her Vice City Lord and entrusted her with city authority.
• Yuan Xi ordered everyone to prepare for an attack on another Uniting Dao City, and the city began moving.
• You Die asked Lu Ye about Yuan Xi’s background, and he admitted he did not know before warning her to do her duty.
• Lu Ye asked You Die whether she knew Qin Feng, the master of the Battle Arena, and she said she did not.

Yuan Xi summoned Yuan Xi City's cultivators to its first council and announced an attack on the Heaven-tier Chen Shuang Uniting Dao City. You Die worried about the immense disparity in strength, while Lu Ye calmly asked Yuan Xi to explain her battle plan.

• You Die moved into the Great Commander's Mansion, and she and Lu Ye cultivated separately while Fang remained unconscious.
• Lu Ye noticed a new, spirited brilliance in the Crag Mountain Saber and took it as a sign that Fang's advancement was progressing smoothly.
• Yuan Xi summoned everyone in Yuan Xi City to a newly furnished council hall and declared that they would attack Chen Shuang Uniting Dao City in two or three days.
• Yuan Xi revealed that Chen Shuang had five Uniting Dao cultivators and at least two hundred Fusing Dao cultivators, though she considered it relatively small for a Heaven-tier city.
• You Die signaled Lu Ye to question Yuan Xi's plan, but Lu Ye eagerly asked what the battle plan was.

Lu Ye and Yuan Xi prepared Yuan Xi City for Frostfall’s impending attack, while You Die worried about defending the city. Yuan Xi sent Lu Ye to eliminate a hidden sentry, and Lu Ye pursued him through an asteroid field, shrugging off his attacks as he closed in.

• Yuan Xi laid out a simple plan to lure Frostfall’s forces out and attack them, then ordered You Die to defend or retreat with the city and told Lu Ye to act when an opportunity arose.
• Lu Ye explained to You Die that Yuan Xi’s strength would likely draw at least three of Frostfall’s five Uniting Dao cultivators, leaving the city exposed to an attack led by another Uniting Dao cultivator.
• You Die prepared the Protective Grand Array and positioned the city’s Merging Dao cultivators, estimating the formation could hold for one hour.
• Two days later, Yuan Xi alerted Lu Ye to a hidden sentry near the city’s rear flank, and Lu Ye rushed after the fleeing Frostfall cultivator.
• The sentry attacked Lu Ye with a barrage of spells, but Lu Ye charged straight through unharmed and left the sentry shocked by the gap in their strength.

Lu Ye returned to Yuan Xi City after killing a sentry, and Yuan Xi led the city to attack Chen Shuang. As Chen Shuang's forces assaulted Yuan Xi City, Lu Ye discovered that another Uniting Dao cultivator had been concealed among the attackers.

• Lu Ye killed a sentry with a punch, collected the spoils and a Star Abyss Coin, then returned to Yuan Xi City.
• You Die questioned whether Lu Ye had hidden his strength in the Battle Arena, and Lu Ye left her to catch up as Yuan Xi raced ahead to engage Chen Shuang's forces.
• Yuan Xi fought three Uniting Dao cultivators until Yuan Xi City's arrival strengthened her and let her turn the tide.
• You Die positioned Yuan Xi City opposite Chen Shuang, whose forces sent a Greenfield Race Uniting Dao cultivator and more than a hundred Merging Dao cultivators to attack.
• The Greenfield Race cultivator and the Merging Dao attackers struck Yuan Xi City's Protective Grand Array together, and Lu Ye realized one attacker was actually a concealed Uniting Dao cultivator.

Lu Ye and You Die lured a Greenfield Race Uniting Dao cultivator and his Merging Dao followers through a deliberately opened gap in Yuan Xi City's array, then trapped them inside. Lu Ye used a Talent Tree Clone as a decoy before attacking the intruders, leaving the Greenfield Race cultivator stunned by how quickly Lu Ye killed his subordinates.

• Lu Ye told You Die to make the Protective Grand Array appear breached so they could trap the attackers inside.
• You Die opened a gap in the array, and the Greenfield Race Uniting Dao cultivator charged through with Merging Dao followers.
• Lu Ye's Talent Tree Clone spread a Blood Sea that sealed the gap, but the Greenfield Race cultivator and the trapped Merging Dao cultivators destroyed the clone.
• The array closed, and Lu Ye emerged unharmed from the tower while the Greenfield Race cultivator redirected his attack toward the Central Great Hall.
• Lu Ye spread another Blood Sea and killed nearly all the trapped Merging Dao cultivators with his fists before the Greenfield Race cultivator broke the technique.
• The Greenfield Race cultivator found only two of his Merging Dao followers still alive as they fled toward him for protection.

Lu Ye killed the remaining Merging Dao cultivators in the fallen city and fought the Greenfield Race Uniting Dao cultivator to keep him from reaching Yuan Xi City's Central Great Hall. He gained time for Yuan Xi and You Die, but his opponent unleashed a Secret Technique and blasted him through a building.

• Lu Ye endured the Greenfield Race cultivator's attack to kill the last two Merging Dao cultivators, then faced him alone.
• Lu Ye and the Greenfield Race cultivator clashed, with Lu Ye fighting at a disadvantage because he lacked his Dao Soldier and had to use his fists.
• Lu Ye focused on stalling while Yuan Xi fought Frostfall's three Uniting Dao cultivators and You Die presided over the Grand Array.
• The Greenfield Race cultivator activated a Secret Technique and shattered Lu Ye's Body Protection Dao Power with a single strike.
• The blow sent Lu Ye crashing into a building, where rubble buried his battered body.

Lu Ye fought the Greenfield Race Uniting Dao cultivator again after Fang awakened and helped the Crag Mountain Saber shatter the enemy’s Dao Soldiers. Lu Ye killed the weakened cultivator, leaving him to reckon with his first full-strength Uniting Dao kill in the Inner Realm.

• Lu Ye closed his chest wound and was delighted when Fang awakened.
• The Greenfield Race Uniting Dao cultivator attacked Lu Ye in the rubble, but Lu Ye countered with the Crag Mountain Saber and resumed the fight.
• Lu Ye and the cultivator fought at nearly equal strength while each sought a decisive opening.
• The cultivator’s primary Dao Soldier cracked and shattered during their clashes, and Lu Ye realized Fang might be devouring its mysteries.
• Lu Ye’s continued attacks shattered the cultivator’s replacement Dao Soldier and weakened him further.
• Lu Ye overwhelmed the wounded cultivator and severed his head, killing him.

Lu Ye and You Die turned back the Frostfall invasion after Lu Ye killed a Greenfield Race Dao Unity cultivator and You Die revealed her new Dao Unity form. They wiped out the attackers around Yuan Xi City, leaving the battle outside the city resolved and Lu Ye with enough Star Abyss Coins for the treasure he sought.

• Lu Ye killed the Greenfield Race Dao Unity cultivator and received three Star Abyss Coins.
• Lu Ye called You Die away from the Protective Grand Array and charged the retreating Frostfall cultivators.
• You Die revealed her complete Dao Unity form and used her secret techniques to stun and immobilize the Frostfall cultivators while Lu Ye and his Clone slaughtered them.
• You Die joined the attack with a ring of sword lights, and she and Lu Ye killed the remaining Frostfall invaders.
• Lu Ye noted that he had gathered enough Star Abyss Coins and compared his self-reliant abilities with You Die's more efficient Dao Unity powers.

Lu Ye and You Die wiped out Frostfall’s attacking Fusion Dao cultivators, then Lu Ye joined Yuan Xi’s fight against three Uniting Dao cultivators. He launched a Blood Explosion Art at the Frostfall City Lord, leaving the outcome of the clash unresolved.

• You Die used her Secret Techniques to help Lu Ye kill the attacking Fusion Dao cultivators, while one Uniting Dao cultivator escaped.
• Lu Ye left You Die to guard Yuan Xi City and went to assist Yuan Xi, who was holding three Frostfall Uniting Dao cultivators at bay.
• The Frostfall cultivators learned of their losses and tried to flee toward Frostfall City, but Yuan Xi pursued them.
• Lu Ye charged at the Frostfall City Lord, identified by Yuan Xi as the old man in the middle, and drew attacks from all three enemies.
• Lu Ye’s defenses shattered under their combined strike, and he unleashed the Blood Explosion Art, making the Frostfall City Lord recoil.

Lu Ye and Yuan Xi joined forces to kill Frostfall’s three Uniting Dao cultivators and secure the battle, while the city’s remaining cultivators fled. After Lu Ye killed Frostfall City Lord, he realized his small Star Abyss Coin reward reflected how little he had contributed to the kill.

• Yuan Xi pinned Frostfall’s three Uniting Dao cultivators in place, allowing Lu Ye to ambush and kill one who was already injured.
• Lu Ye and Yuan Xi overwhelmed the second Uniting Dao cultivator, leaving Frostfall City Lord as the sole survivor.
• Frostfall City Lord unleashed an explosive Secret Technique and charged Yuan Xi, but she gradually battered him while Lu Ye failed to interfere effectively.
• You Die told Lu Ye that Frostfall’s cultivators were fleeing, and Lu Ye chose not to pursue them.
• Lu Ye killed the nearly defeated Frostfall City Lord and received only one Star Abyss Coin, prompting him to conclude that rewards depended on his contribution to a kill.

After Yuan Xi took Chen Shuang City, Lu Ye confirmed that he could stop Uniting Dao Pearl fragments from vanishing, an ability Yuan Xi believed might be unique in the Inner Realm. The chapter left Yuan Xi eager to learn how he had done it, though Lu Ye could not explain.

• Yuan Xi and Lu Ye arrived at Chen Shuang City and found Fan Wu and three other Fusion Dao cultivators waiting to surrender.
• Fan Wu explained that he had persuaded He Qu not to shatter Chen Shuang City's Uniting Dao Pearl before fleeing.
• Yuan Xi agreed to consider Fan Wu and his companions, then went with Lu Ye to verify that the Uniting Dao Pearl remained intact.
• Yuan Xi shattered the Uniting Dao Pearl, and Lu Ye stopped its fading fragments from vanishing.
• Yuan Xi praised Lu Ye's seemingly unique ability and asked how he had intercepted the fragments, but Lu Ye had no answer.

After Yuan Xi City conquered Frostfall, Lu Ye studied its Dao Pool and learned how Dao Pools, city annexation, and increased Dao Fish production worked. Yuan Xi arrived after looting the city and complained that He Qu had taken the valuable treasury items.

• Lu Ye confirmed that he could intercept fragments of a shattered Uniting Dao Pearl, and Yuan Xi ordered You Die to guard Frostfall while the others helped collect its spoils.
• Yuan Xi searched Frostfall's treasury, while Lu Ye examined its Dao Pool and spoke with Fan Wu about its properties.
• Fan Wu explained that Dao Pools could not generally be moved, that cities could annex other cities once they reached a sufficient rank, and that Dao Bones, Danqing Stone, or a certain Star Beast could increase Dao Fish production.
• Yuan Xi joined them, complained that He Qu had taken the treasury's valuable items, and vowed to make him pay if she encountered him again.

After Yuan Xi City captured Frostfall City and absorbed its Uniting Dao Pearl fragments, it advanced to Heaven-tier, while Lu Ye confirmed that Fang had become a Sub-Treasure. Lu Ye realized Fang might be able to shatter Uniting Dao cultivators’ Dao Soldiers and weaken them in future battles.

• Yuan Xi explained that Dragon or Phoenix blood sacrifices could increase Dao Fish yields, though she had only heard of the method and never tried it.
• Yuan Xi returned with the Fusion Dao cultivators to Yuan Xi City, and the city advanced to Heaven-tier after she installed Frostfall City’s Uniting Dao Pearl fragments.
• Lu Ye tested the Crag Mountain Saber and confirmed Fang had advanced to Sub-Treasure, then told Fang to stay quiet while he fought.
• You Die told Lu Ye that Yuan Xi and the newcomers were preparing to build a Dao Pool, but Lu Ye declined to watch.
• Lu Ye questioned Fang about its ability to break Dao Soldiers and concluded that its amplified traits could help him weaken Uniting Dao cultivators.

Lu Ye went to the Battle Arena after receiving a summons from Qin Feng, who asked him to deliver a powerful strike at a place he would explain later. Before they set out, Lu Ye showed Qin Feng the Supreme Treasure Primordial Chaos Spear and asked him to arrange another death match.

• Lu Ye spent Dao Power nurturing Fang and stopped when the Battle Arena contacted him through his Battle Token.
• Lu Ye redeemed a Supreme Treasure from the Star Abyss Treasure Vault, then traveled through the Uniting Dao Pearl to the Battle Arena.
• Qin Feng asked Lu Ye to help with a personal matter by striking a certain place with at least four hundred Daos of power, and offered him a secret medicine that could boost his strength at the cost of two months of weakness.
• Lu Ye agreed to help without asking about the promised benefit, and Qin Feng proposed they set out immediately.
• Lu Ye showed Qin Feng the Supreme Treasure Primordial Chaos Spear and asked him to arrange his next death match.

Lu Ye accompanied Qin Feng from the Battle Arena to Kun Li’s Uniting Dao City, where Qin Feng sought to take him back to the Outer Realm. Lu Ye’s inability to leave resisted Qin Feng’s first attempt, so Qin Feng gathered Dao Power and tried again.

• Qin Feng arranged a new deathmatch for Lu Ye after learning that Lu Ye had acquired the Primordial Chaos Spear and advanced his Weapon Race into a Weapon Treasure.
• Qin Feng gave Lu Ye a concealing cloak and brought him to an Uniting Dao City, where Kun Li greeted them and offered to test Lu Ye.
• Qin Feng declined Kun Li’s offer and continued onward with Lu Ye, leaving Bobo to watch their surroundings.
• Qin Feng tried to take Lu Ye to the Outer Realm, but Lu Ye’s resistance caused their passage to fail.
• Qin Feng gathered Dao Power from the surrounding area and tried again to bring Lu Ye to the Outer Realm.

Lu Ye returned to the Outer Realm with Qin Feng and learned that Qin Feng needed Fang to break a sealed crimson barrier. After Qin Feng spared the lives of three cultivators who attacked him, he asked Lu Ye to cut open the seal and offered him brotherhood; Lu Ye took the secret medicine and raised his blade.

• Lu Ye and Qin Feng emerged into the Outer Realm and traveled to a crimson Barren Star, where Dao Power aftershocks came from its interior.
• Lu Ye followed Qin Feng to a crimson light screen guarded by three cultivators, and Qin Feng ordered them to leave.
• The leading cultivator attacked Qin Feng, but Qin Feng was unharmed; Lu Ye then let the terrified cultivators flee.
• Qin Feng explained that he needed Lu Ye and Fang to break the seal, and Lu Ye understood why Qin Feng had brought him.
• Qin Feng offered Lu Ye brotherhood if he cut open the seal, and Lu Ye swallowed the secret medicine and raised his blade.

Lu Ye broke the seal in the Outer Realm with a five-hundred-Dao strike, then returned to the Inner Realm and was caught up in an attack aimed at Qin Feng. With Kun Li City under siege and Bobo badly wounded, they planned to reach another Uniting Dao City and use its Uniting Dao Pearl to return to the Hehe Realm.

• Lu Ye increased his power to five hundred Daos and shattered the crimson barrier, allowing Qin Feng to enter the passage beyond it.
• Lu Ye returned to the Inner Realm, where Bobo carried him away from several pursuers who wanted to learn what had happened in the Outer Realm.
• Bobo warned Lu Ye that Kun Li City was under siege, and a woman in blood-red clothes attacked them as more powerhouses arrived.
• Bobo swallowed Lu Ye to protect him while fighting the attackers, then emerged wounded on a shattered Floating Land after the battle stopped.
• Bobo said they could not reach Kun Li City and proposed traveling to another Uniting Dao City to use its Uniting Dao Pearl to return to the Hehe Realm.

Lu Ye avoided an ambush at the Insect Path but was captured by a green-robed Uniting Dao woman and tortured for information about Qin Feng. He escaped by sacrificing a Talent Tree Clone, while the woman left believing she had uncovered a secret about the Outer Realm.

• Bobo recognized the Red-Robed Woman and fought her so Lu Ye could escape toward the Insect Path.
• Lu Ye suspected another ambush awaited beyond the Insect Path, hid in the Asteroid Belt, and saw a green-robed woman emerge.
• The green-robed woman detected Lu Ye, captured him, and tortured him until he revealed that Qin Feng sought a Secret Realm and believed Lu Ye could help break its seal.
• When the woman tried to take him away, Lu Ye used the Blood Explosion Art to destroy his Talent Tree Clone, leaving her with its Dao Bones and Storage Rings.
• More than half a day later, Lu Ye appeared nearby beneath a cloak, having used the Clone’s death to let his main body escape.