Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye and Yuan Xi ambushed an enemy Uniting Dao City while its cultivators were occupied fighting another city, turning the battle in their allies’ favor. The enemy city’s Fusion Dao cultivators saw their defenses failing and began surrendering to the Hehe Realm.

• Lu Ye and Yuan Xi spotted two Heaven-grade Uniting Dao Cities fighting and decided to approach secretly, with Yuan Xi gambling that the city not under attack was the enemy’s.
• You Die used the Mirage Spirit Pattern’s Secret Technique to bring Yuan Xi City close, then confirmed the target city was hostile through the Resonance Mark.
• Yuan Xi and Lu Ye attacked the target city’s Protective Grand Array, while the fighting cultivators recognized them as allies and the enemy City Lord rushed back to defend his city.
• A female Uniting Dao cultivator and the Fusion Dao cultivators from the besieged allied city charged out to stop the returning enemy, making the battle more chaotic.
• Yuan Xi threatened the enemy city’s Fusion Dao cultivators, and they began choosing the Hehe Realm as their city’s array faltered.

After Yuan Xi and Lu Ye helped Luo Feng's group defeat an enemy, Luo Feng invited Yuan Xi to attack a weakened Desolate-tier Uniting Dao City. Yuan Xi considered the proposal and asked Lu Ye for his opinion, drawing surprised attention to how much she trusted her Rongdao subordinate.

• The Rongdao cultivators fled into the Hehe Realm, allowing Lu Ye and Yuan Xi to break the city's Grand Array and destroy its Uniting Dao Pearl.
• Lu Ye joined the allied Rongdao forces while Yuan Xi, Luo Feng, and the other Hedao cultivators pursued the enemy; Luo Feng's group later killed the last enemy Hedao cultivator.
• Luo Feng invited Yuan Xi to discuss a Desolate-tier Uniting Dao City whose five Hedao cultivators had suffered losses in a battle one month earlier.
• Yuan Xi became interested in the attack after hearing Luo Feng's information and asked Lu Ye what he thought.

Yuan Xi and Luo Feng joined forces to lure a wounded Desolate-tier Uniting Dao City into revealing itself, and their plan triggered a battle. As Xiaoyue led the assault on the enemy city, Lu Ye moved in hoping to shatter its Uniting Dao Pearl.

• Yuan Xi agreed to split the gains with Luo Feng, while Lu Ye worried that cooperating would prevent him from secretly taking the enemy's entire Uniting Dao Pearl.
• Luo Feng and Xiaoyue visited Yuan Xi City, where You Die told Lu Ye that Xiaoyue was interested in him; Lu Ye dismissed the idea.
• Yuan Xi City acted as bait in the Snow Plain, and three injured Uniting Dao cultivators attacked after identifying its allegiance.
• Yuan Xi fought the three attackers alone, while the enemy City Lord turned to confront Luo Feng and Kakarot after recognizing them and angrily calling them beasts.
• Xiaoyue City arrived, and Xiaoyue led its Fusion Dao cultivators in an assault on the enemy city as Lu Ye followed.

Xiaoyue led nearly two hundred Fusion Dao cultivators in an assault on an enemy city, while Lu Ye learned that its Protective Grand Array had been hastily repaired and was unusually weak. He realized Xiaoyue City had its own plans beneath its alliance with Yuan Xi City, and Yuan Xi might not reach the city before its defenses fell.

• Xiaoyue led her forces against the enemy city, and Lu Ye fought among them as its formations struck back.
• A bearded Xiaoyue City cultivator warned Lu Ye to avoid drawing attention and asked him to help arrange a place for him in Yuan Xi City.
• Lu Ye agreed to pass along the bearded man's request but kept his distance, while Xiaoyue City's attacks weakened the enemy city's protective array.
• Lu Ye discovered that the enemy array had been breached and hastily repaired, leaving the city's defenses weaker than those of an ordinary Heaven-tier city.
• Lu Ye inferred that Xiaoyue knew the enemy city's condition and had undisclosed intentions, while Yuan Xi planned to take the Uniting Dao Pearl and other spoils for herself and her city.

Lu Ye pieced together the bitter history between Luo Feng and the Desolate-tier City Lord while Yuan Xi continued fighting for their alliance. The Desolate-tier City Lord failed to persuade Yuan Xi to abandon Luo Feng, leaving the battle unresolved.

• A woman in the city cursed Xiaoyue, and Yuan Xi demanded that Luo Feng explain what had happened between them.
• Luo Feng said the dispute was a private matter, while the Desolate-tier City Lord accused Xiaoyue of betraying his city and revealed that two allied cities had been destroyed in their earlier attack.
• Lu Ye deduced that Luo Feng had tried to switch camps and that the earlier battle had damaged the city's Grand Array.
• The Desolate-tier City Lord asked Yuan Xi to stop fighting and let him deal with Luo Feng before she claimed the aftermath.
• Yuan Xi refused, maintaining her alliance with Luo Feng despite her anger over his concealed information.

Lu Ye’s attempt to reach the Central Great Hall was interrupted when Xiaoyue’s forces turned against him after capturing the city. Xiaoyue revealed that she wanted him dead because she was Howling Moon, the enemy who had once promised to wait for him in the Inner Realm.

• The Desolate-tier City Lord ordered his forces to abandon the city, and the female cultivator fled to the Hehe Realm as Xiaoyue broke the city’s protective array.
• Lu Ye moved through the battle toward the Central Great Hall, but Xiaoyue reached it first while Merging Dao cultivators from both sides clashed.
• A bearded ally stabbed at Lu Ye, but Lu Ye blocked the attack and killed him before slaughtering seven or eight more attackers who had joined the ambush.
• Xiaoyue pressed Lu Ye down with her Uniting Dao power and approached him, refusing to explain why she had ordered the attack.
• Xiaoyue told Lu Ye she would wait for him in the Inner Realm, and he recognized her as Howling Moon.

Lu Ye revealed that he had only pretended to be suppressed and struck Xiaoyue, the former Howling Moon, after learning she intended to kill him. As Lu Ye pursued her and Yuan Xi turned her full power on their opponents, the Desolate-tier City Lord abandoned his attempt to flee and the three cultivators fighting Yuan Xi escaped.

• Xiaoyue revealed that she was Howling Moon and tried to kill Lu Ye, citing his slaughter of people in Boundless City.
• Lu Ye dropped his act, severed Xiaoyue’s arm, and sent her crashing through buildings with a powerful strike.
• The Desolate-tier City Lord and Luo Feng and Kakarot saw Lu Ye pursuing Xiaoyue and realized the planned assassination had failed.
• Lu Ye told Yuan Xi that Xiaoyue had tried to kill him, prompting Yuan Xi to unleash more of her power against her three opponents.
• Xiaoyue denied the accusation while fighting Lu Ye, and the Desolate-tier City Lord mocked Luo Feng for betraying allies.
• Yuan Xi ordered her three opponents to get lost, and they used the opening to flee.

Yuan Xi sided with Lu Ye against Luo Feng and Xiaoyue, and Lu Ye killed Xiaoyue before taking the Desolate-tier Uniting Dao City's Uniting Dao Pearl. The Desolate-tier City Lord fled, while Lu Ye headed back to Yuan Xi City with the Pearl fragments.

• Yuan Xi ordered Luo Feng and the Desolate-tier City Lord to fight one another while she attacked Kakarot, declaring that neither side was an ally after they had targeted Lu Ye.
• Yuan Xi dismissed Luo Feng's threats about Governor City and Thin Bamboo City, while Lu Ye gained the upper hand against Xiaoyue after her Dao Soldier sword shattered.
• Lu Ye pierced Xiaoyue with his saber and destroyed her body, killing her as Luo Feng pleaded for her life.
• Lu Ye entered the Desolate-tier Uniting Dao City, shattered its Uniting Dao Pearl, and sent a Talent Tree Clone back to Yuan Xi City with the fragments.
• The Desolate-tier City Lord forced Luo Feng back and fled, calling out to Yuan Xi as he departed.

Lu Ye and Yuan Xi killed Xiaoyue City's remaining Uniting Dao cultivators, captured its city, and advanced Yuan Xi City to Flood-tier. After winning another battle, Yuan Xi City stopped at a Floating Land, where an approaching group of refugees prompted Lu Ye to order them away.

• Yuan Xi ambushed Luo Feng while he was focused on Lu Ye, then handed the helpless Kakarot to Lu Ye, who killed him.
• Yuan Xi overwhelmed Luo Feng, and Lu Ye killed him after she ordered the strike.
• Lu Ye and Yuan Xi broke into the empty Xiaoyue City, shattered its Uniting Dao Pearl, and took its fragments.
• Yuan Xi merged the fragments into her city's Uniting Dao Pearl, raising Yuan Xi City to Flood-tier.
• After Yuan Xi City won a later battle against a Heaven-tier city and stopped at a Floating Land, You Die spotted an approaching group, and Lu Ye ordered them to keep their distance.

Yuan Xi City ignored Governor City’s summons over the destruction of Xiaoyue City, then survived an ambush by five Dao Integration cultivators. After Yuan Xi left for the Hehe Realm to seek more manpower, Lu Ye and You Die spotted a rare treasure nearing maturity nearby.

• You Die told Yuan Xi and Lu Ye that Vice City Lord Thunderclap had ordered Yuan Xi City to explain the slaughter of Xiaoyue City’s cultivators, but Yuan Xi ignored his ultimatums.
• Five Dao Integration cultivators ambushed Yuan Xi City, and the city endured their attacks until they withdrew.
• Yuan Xi asked Lu Ye about recruiting Dao Integration cultivators, then left for the Hehe Realm while You Die concealed the city as a meteorite.
• Lu Ye spotted a distant blue light, and Fan Wu identified it as a Mystic Moon Ice Lotus nearing maturity that would produce a Lotus Seedling, which could increase Dao Fish production in a Dao Pool.

Lu Ye and You Die hid Yuan Xi City near a Mystic Moon Ice Lotus, but five other Uniting Dao Cities gathered nearby as the Lotus Seedlings neared maturity. A cultivator from Governor City located Yuan Xi City and demanded that Yuan Xi answer for Xiaoyue City’s destruction, then attacked after noticing the Ice Lotus.

• Lu Ye decided to keep Yuan Xi City hidden and wait for the Mystic Moon Ice Lotus’s Lotus Seedlings to mature.
• A succession of Uniting Dao Cities arrived to inspect the Ice Lotus and conceal themselves nearby, leaving six cities in the area, including Yuan Xi City.
• A Uniting Dao cultivator used an unknown object to locate Yuan Xi City, and Lu Ye realized the Resonance Mark could reveal their position.
• The cultivator identified himself as Governor City’s messenger and ordered Yuan Xi to report to Governor City under Vice City Lord Thunderclap’s command.
• The messenger noticed the Mystic Moon Ice Lotus, summoned his Dao Soldier, and struck at Yuan Xi City while demanding that its people come out.

Lu Ye and You Die tried to flee Yuan Xi City after a Desolate-tier Uniting Dao City discovered them, but four enemy cultivators battered their protective array while two pursued the messenger who had exposed them. With the array weakening and Fu Wei still searching for Yuan Xi, Lu Ye ordered You Die to turn Yuan Xi City back toward the battlefield in a desperate attempt to muddy the waters.

• A barrage exposed Yuan Xi City, and the nearby Desolate-tier city sent four Uniting Dao cultivators to attack it while two chased the messenger.
• Lu Ye sent Fu Wei to find Yuan Xi, and You Die activated the protective array as the four enemies pounded the fleeing city.
• Lu Ye realized the messenger was approaching Yuan Xi City for shelter, but refused to open the array and let him inside.
• The messenger's struggle worsened, and Lu Ye feared that his death would leave Yuan Xi City facing all six enemy cultivators.
• Lu Ye ordered You Die to turn Yuan Xi City around toward the battlefield, hoping the sudden change would create a chance to escape.

Lu Ye tried to help Yuan Xi City escape the four Uniting Dao cultivators by exposing hidden cities and stirring them into battle. An allied Desolate-tier City joined the fighting, but after it sheltered the Army Supervisor of Governor City, the pursuing enemies turned their attention back to Yuan Xi City.

• You Die steered Yuan Xi City past hidden Uniting Dao Cities, forcing several to reveal themselves as the four attackers continued their assault.
• You Die judged the newly exposed cities to be enemies because their Resonance Marks did not respond, but Lu Ye said their silence did not prove their allegiance.
• Lu Ye urged a second Desolate-tier City to attack before Yuan Xi City fell, and the allied city sent cultivators into battle, prompting two Heaven-tier Cities to join the melee.
• The Army Supervisor of Governor City asked the allied Desolate-tier City for shelter and was allowed inside.
• Lu Ye ordered You Die to move Yuan Xi City closer to the allied city, but the two cultivators who had pursued the Army Supervisor stopped chasing him and turned toward Yuan Xi City.

Lu Ye led Yuan Xi City to safety by drawing its pursuers toward a Desolate-tier City, then agreed to help City Lord Zhao attack an enemy Heaven-tier City in exchange for that protection. After a wounded Army Supervisor entered Yuan Xi City and attacked him, Lu Ye revealed that the man had badly misjudged his strength.

• Lu Ye steered Yuan Xi City toward a Desolate-tier City, forcing six pursuing Uniting Dao cultivators to abandon the chase after the city's Protective Grand Array broke.
• The Desolate-tier City Lord, City Lord Zhao, demanded that Yuan Xi City help attack an enemy array while his forces moved to exchange one Heaven-tier City for another.
• You Die joined the battle, and City Lord Zhao personally rushed to the other battlefield to prevent the enemy from gaining a timing advantage.
• The wounded Army Supervisor entered Yuan Xi City and tried to make Lu Ye kneel, but Lu Ye's defenses easily withstood the attack.
• Lu Ye drew the Crag Mountain Saber and prepared to strike the Army Supervisor.

Lu Ye and Huan Qing killed the wounded Army Supervisor from Governor City, triggering a crisis for Yuan Xi City. As the two Heaven-tier Cities neared defeat, City Lord Zhao wounded You Die to stop her escape, and a Uniting Dao cultivator ordered Lu Ye's group to surrender.

• Huan Qing restrained the wounded Army Supervisor, allowing Lu Ye to kill him with the Crag Mountain Saber.
• A guarding Uniting Dao cultivator warned Lu Ye that Yuan Xi City had caused a calamity, while the two Heaven-tier Cities continued to falter in battle.
• Lu Ye sent a message to You Die to retreat, but City Lord Zhao attacked her and forced her to stay.
• City Lord Zhao resumed attacking the Heaven-tier City's defensive array, and You Die shouted for Lu Ye to run.
• The guarding Uniting Dao cultivator arrived before Lu Ye and ordered everyone to stay or be slaughtered.

Lu Ye entered the Desolate-tier city as a hostage so Huan Qing could seize control of Yuan Xi City and escape. He broke Wu’s restriction and began attacking the city’s remaining defenders, leaving the conflict poised to escalate.

• Lu Ye agreed to enter the Desolate-tier city as a hostage after Wu placed a restriction on him, and Wu carried him inside before returning to battle.
• Huan Qing understood Lu Ye’s signal and ordered Yuan Xi City to prepare to leave, then took control of its Grand Array and led the city away.
• The Heaven-tier city’s Grand Array fell, and its defenders fought their way toward the other battlefield while City Lord Zhao’s forces broke into the enemy city.
• Lu Ye burned away Wu’s restriction with the Talent Tree and walked toward the Central Great Hall as Yuan Xi City escaped unnoticed.
• When two cultivators blocked Lu Ye’s path, he drew his saber and severed the arm of the one who tried to grab him.

Lu Ye fought his way to the Central Great Hall and threatened to destroy the city's Uniting Dao Pearl unless its City Lord released You Die. The guardian agreed to relay the demand, leaving You Die's fate in the City Lord's hands.

• Lu Ye knocked down the cultivators who tried to stop him and crossed the Blood Sea to reach the Central Great Hall.
• Lu Ye shattered the guardian's phantom palm with a saber strike, damaging the hall and forcing the Uniting Dao cultivator to block the attack.
• Lu Ye clashed with the guardian but stopped pressing forward when their battle risked damaging the Uniting Dao Pearl.
• Lu Ye demanded that the City Lord release You Die, threatening to destroy the Uniting Dao Pearl if the city refused.
• The guardian said he would relay Lu Ye's demand and leave the decision to the City Lord.

Lu Ye used the Uniting Dao Pearl as leverage to force City Lord Zhao’s side to let him leave safely, but Yuan Xi City returned before the deal was settled. Yuan Xi confronted City Lord Zhao over his attack on You Die, leaving the standoff unresolved.

• City Lord Zhao’s forces captured the enemy city, while You Die left to return to Yuan Xi City after Lu Ye secured her safety.
• Lu Ye threatened to destroy the Uniting Dao Pearl and demanded that every Dao Unity cultivator swear not to pursue him for an hour after he left.
• City Lord Zhao agreed to let Lu Ye go, but Lu Ye insisted on an oath and began counting down the breaths he would give them.
• Lu Ye saw Yuan Xi City approaching again and realized You Die had returned with Yuan Xi and Fu Wei.
• Yuan Xi asked Lu Ye whether he was injured, then confronted City Lord Zhao about hurting You Die.

Yuan Xi confronted City Lord Zhao over Xiao Die’s injury and Lu Ye’s detention, then revealed her city’s strength and forced Zhao to back down. Lu Ye wounded Zhao before returning with Yuan Xi’s approval, leaving the dispute temporarily settled.

• Yuan Xi rejected City Lord Zhao’s demand for an explanation and refused to accompany him to Governor City over the Army Supervisor’s death.
• Yuan Xi tested Zhao in a brief clash and proved far stronger, while Wu revealed that Yuan Xi City was a Flood-tier City.
• Yuan Xi threatened to join two neighboring cities and destroy Zhao’s city unless he released Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye sheathed his saber and left Zhao’s side, then suddenly wounded Zhao with a close-range slash after Yuan Xi said Xiao Die’s injury could not be ignored.
• Yuan Xi called the matter even for now, and Zhao suppressed his anger and accepted her terms.

After Yuan Xi City withdrew from the battle, City Lord Zhao reported the death of an Army Supervisor to Governor City. Thin Bamboo recognized Yuan Xi as someone he could not offend, and Thunderclap realized that his order had nearly brought disaster upon her city.

• Yuan Xi proposed an alliance to City Lord Zhao, who refused and withdrew his Desolate-tier City while the enemy City Lord invited her to switch sides.
• City Lord Zhao ordered a truthful report to Governor City about the Army Supervisor Yuan Xi had killed.
• At Thin Bamboo City, Thunderclap reported the Army Supervisor's death, and Thin Bamboo ordered him to investigate Yuan Xi's appearance and temperament.
• After hearing the details, Thin Bamboo told Thunderclap not to interfere with Yuan Xi City and warned that even he could not afford to offend Yuan Xi.
• Thunderclap learned that the Army Supervisor he had sent had exposed Yuan Xi City's location and helped provoke its near-destruction, leaving him fearing her retaliation.