Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye led the Crimson Blood Sect in ambushing Heavenly Fiend Hall as its cultivators fled a Bug Tide through the Bug Cave. The ambush trapped Heavenly Fiend Hall between the attackers above and the insects below, leaving its Garrison Envoy He Meng facing a disastrous situation.

• Lu Ye and Hua Ci waited with hundreds of Crimson Blood Sect cultivators near the Bug Cave for Heavenly Fiend Hall to retreat.
• After Yiyi reported that the Heavenly Fiend Hall cultivators were coming, Lu Ye flew ahead and killed the five guards at the cave entrance.
• Hua Ci planted mushrooms around the cave while Lu Ye arranged the Crimson Blood Sect into a three-layered ambush.
• As the first Heavenly Fiend Hall cultivators climbed out, Lu Ye's forces attacked and drove them back into the cave, killing many.
• He Meng learned that Vast Sky Alliance cultivators were attacking above while the Bug Tide pursued his people from behind.

Lu Ye and the Crimson Blood Sect wiped out Heavenly Fiend Hall’s force at the Insect Cave, killing He Meng and leaving the survivors trapped by the Bug Tide. Lu Ye withdrew his cultivators to a nearby peak after realizing that the corpses might have made the Insect Race much stronger, leaving the Bug Tide beyond an Outer Circle sect’s control.

• He Meng led Tier Six cultivators toward the Insect Cave exit, where Lu Ye and hundreds of Crimson Blood Sect cultivators ambushed them and killed He Meng.
• A Heavenly Fiend Hall survivor identified the attackers as the Crimson Blood Sect before dying, while the Bug Tide overwhelmed the remaining trapped cultivators.
• Cheng Bo received news of He Meng’s death and Heavenly Fiend Hall’s losses, then swore vengeance on Lu Yiye.
• Lu Ye ordered the Crimson Blood Sect to withdraw from the Insect Cave entrance instead of fighting the emerging Insect Race.
• Lu Ye told Hua Ci that the Insect Race had grown stronger by consuming cultivators’ corpses, and concluded that the Bug Tide could no longer be handled by an Outer Circle sect.

Lu Ye lured the Insect Race from Worm Valley toward the Heavenly Fiend Hall camp while Hua Ci led the Crimson Blood Sect cultivators in an attack from behind. Cheng Bo realized the camp faced a pincer assault and called for Lu Yiye as the Protective Grand Array came under attack.

• Lu Ye rode Amber into Worm Valley and drew a growing swarm of bugs north toward the Heavenly Fiend Hall camp.
• Hua Ci led several hundred Crimson Blood Sect cultivators north to attack the camp as Lu Ye continued luring the Bug Tide toward it.
• Cheng Bo ordered the camp’s Protective Grand Array fully activated when the bugs began attacking it.
• Cheng Bo discovered Crimson Blood Sect cultivators bombarding the array from behind while the Bug Tide attacked from the front.
• Cheng Bo recognized the coordinated trap, called for Lu Yiye, and heard a Crimson Blood Sect cultivator threaten a Heavenly Fiend Hall disciple.

After Crimson Blood Sect captured Heavenly Fiend Hall's empty camp, Lu Ye began arranging a possible attack on the Feng Clan with Boundless Pavilion. He left to draw away the Bug Tide while Hua Ci led the others elsewhere, and Ding Yushu's forces finished clearing their Insect Nest.

• Crimson Blood Sect cultivators stormed Heavenly Fiend Hall's camp after its remaining cultivators retreated to the Nine Provinces.
• Hua Ci seized Heavenly Fiend Hall's blessings while Lu Ye contacted Ding Yushu to discuss a deal concerning the Feng Clan.
• After Hua Ci reported that the seizure was complete, Lu Ye explained his plan to target the Feng Clan and prepared to draw the Bug Tide away.
• Lu Ye fought the swarming insects, escaped on Amber, and led them away as Hua Ci guided the other cultivators in a different direction.
• Ding Yushu's Boundless Pavilion cultivators tore open the center of their Insect Nest, and Ding Yushu collected several Vitality Cores.

Ding Yushu led Boundless Pavilion to blockade the Feng Clan’s Insect Cave while Lu Ye and seven hundred Crimson Blood Sect cultivators prepared to attack the Feng Clan camp. A massive Bug Tide reached the camp, weakening its Protective Grand Array as Lu Ye waited for the right moment to strike.

• Ding Yushu led more than four hundred Boundless Pavilion cultivators to surround the Feng Clan’s Insect Cave entrance, where Feng Lianju ignored the blockade.
• Feng Yue learned of the blockade and informed a fellow cultivator, who promised to attack Boundless Pavilion after finishing with his own Bug Tide.
• A huge Bug Tide attacked the Feng Clan camp’s Protective Grand Array, and Feng Yue ordered the array’s full power activated.
• Lu Ye waited with seven hundred Crimson Blood Sect cultivators in ambush while coordinating with Ding Yushu and waiting for Boundless Pavilion’s Deputy Garrison Envoy.
• Lu Ye held off the attack until the Bug Tide had nearly destroyed the array, hoping to trap and kill the Feng Clan cultivators inside the camp.

Lu Ye led the assault that broke the Feng Clan Compound’s defenses, while the Bug Tide overwhelmed the camp. Feng Yue surrendered and was spared after identifying herself as a Medical Cultivator, and Cao Huahong claimed the Feng Clan’s remaining blessings.

• The Feng Clan’s Protective Grand Array weakened under the Bug Tide as Feng Yue realized her clan’s forces were trapped outside the camp.
• Several hundred cultivators attacked the compound, and the Grand Array shattered as the Feng Clan tried to retreat through Heaven’s Mystery Hall.
• Lu Ye led the attackers from atop a Big Tiger, killed Feng Clan cultivators, and charged Feng Yue, who dropped to her knees and pleaded for her life as a Medical Cultivator.
• Lu Ye wounded Feng Yue to verify her claim, then ordered Chen Yu to guard her, confiscate her Storage Bag, and take her to the camp’s valuables.
• Hua Ci let Cao Huahong claim the remaining blessings from the Heaven’s Mystery Pillar as agreed between Boundless Pavilion and the Crimson Blood Sect.

Lu Ye joined Boundless Pavilion to trap the Feng Clan cultivators in their Insect Cave, but Feng Yue refused to betray her clansmen. When Ten Forms Mountain attacked Boundless Pavilion, Lu Ye led both sects’ forces away, unaware that Feng Yue was secretly warning the Feng Clan to escape.

• After Crimson Blood Sect’s cultivators withdrew from the Feng Clan’s camp, Lu Ye learned that the Feng Clan was trapped in its Insect Cave and considered using Feng Yue to lure them out.
• Feng Yue resisted Lu Ye’s demand that she deceive her clansmen, so he abandoned the plan and went with Ding Yushu to inspect the Insect Cave entrance.
• Lu Ye found Feng Clan cultivators waiting below, while Ding Yushu explained that collapsing the deep passages was beyond their strength and warned that reinforcements might return.
• Ding Yushu learned that Ten Forms Mountain was attacking Boundless Pavilion, and Lu Ye decided to take both sects’ cultivators there instead of continuing the siege.
• As Lu Ye carried Feng Yue away on Amber, she secretly warned the trapped Feng Clan cultivators to escape, while Lu Ye exchanged messages with Ding Yushu.

Lu Ye used Feng Yue’s secret message to draw the Feng Clan out of the Insect Cave, then led Crimson Blood Sect in a devastating attack that wiped out the clan’s trapped cultivators. With Ten Forms Mountain retreating from Boundless Pavilion, Lu Ye ordered his exhausted forces back to their own sect camp.

• Lu Ye revealed that he had watched Feng Yue send word to the Feng Clan, captured her, and warned Chen Yu to kill her if she made another suspicious move.
• Lu Ye attacked the Feng Clan as its cultivators emerged from the Insect Cave, killed Feng Lianju, and used the Heavy Pressure Spirit Pattern to overpower him.
• Yiyi attacked Feng Clan cultivators inside the passages while Lu Ye and Crimson Blood Sect’s seven hundred cultivators stormed the cave and pursued the fleeing enemies.
• Crimson Blood Sect exterminated the Feng Clan cultivators who had fled into the Insect Cave, while Hua Ci guarded Feng Yue at the entrance.
• Ding Yushu reported that Ten Forms Mountain had retreated, and Lu Ye rejected Gu Yang’s suggestion to attack another sect and ordered Crimson Blood Sect to return to its camp.

Lu Ye returned with Crimson Blood Sect’s cultivators, installed a Protective Grand Array around their camp, and organized the sect to withstand the Bug Tide. Meanwhile, reports of his attacks on Heavenly Fiend Hall and Feng Clan spread, leaving Lu Yiye condemned by Myriad Demon Ridge and celebrated by the Vast Sky Alliance.

• Lu Ye led the cultivators back to camp, where Little Grey was killing the insects that had swarmed the plaza.
• Hua Ci converted plundered blessings into Merit and bought sixteen Formation Bases, which she and Feng Yue installed around the camp under Lu Ye’s direction.
• Hua Ci activated the Formation Bases and formed a Grand Array that shielded the camp while leaving a guarded opening for the insects to enter.
• Hua Ci and Feng Yue treated the wounded as Chen Yu and other cultivators led counterattacks, but fresh insects continued to pour through the opening.
• Survivors of Heavenly Fiend Hall and Feng Clan spread news that Lu Yiye had destroyed their camps and triggered the Bug Tide, prompting Myriad Demon Ridge to condemn him and the Vast Sky Alliance to celebrate.

After the Bug Tide ended, Lu Ye oversaw the distribution of spoils and rewards from Crimson Blood Sect’s successful raids, while the sect’s camp grew richer and its Spiritual Energy increased. As Crimson Blood Sect settled into cultivation, the abducted Feng Yue remained an unhappy outsider among them.

• After a powerful cultivator destroyed Heavenly Fiend Hall’s Insect Nest core and took its Vitality Core, Lu Ye gathered the sect’s raiding spoils and had the cultivators claim furniture and useful items.
• Lu Ye divided the remaining spoils among ten teams, then announced the Merit rankings and awarded Spirit Stone rewards and Nine-Restriction Spiritual Artifacts to the top performers.
• Lu Ye gave each cultivator twenty Merit, named He Xiyin’s team the top team, and announced that two hundred more Registered Disciples would be admitted.
• Hua Ci distributed the Merit rewards and spent the remaining Merit on Heaven's Mystery Pillar blessings, raising the camp’s Spiritual Energy.
• Lu Ye assigned Cultivation Rooms to three members of He Xiyin’s team and constructed Spirit Gathering Spirit Patterns for them.
• The newly admitted Registered Disciples were announced, and the sect’s cultivators began cultivating in the prosperous camp while Feng Yue remained an abducted outsider.

Lu Ye tried to ransom Feng Yue from the Feng Clan, but learned that they valued her so little that they offered only three thousand Spirit Stones. He gave her a chance to survive by joining the Crimson Blood Sect under a strict Heaven's Mystery Contract, leaving her to decide whether to sign.

• Lu Ye demanded that Feng Yue contact her brother Feng Xiangyang and request one hundred thousand Spirit Stones for her ransom.
• Feng Xiangyang offered only three thousand Spirit Stones, and Lu Ye ordered Kong Niu to drag Feng Yue away to be killed.
• Feng Yue explained that the Feng Clan wanted her to take the blame for losing the camp and would execute her if she returned.
• Feng Yue offered to join the Crimson Blood Sect, and Lu Ye gave her a Heaven's Mystery Contract with more than twenty restrictions.
• Feng Yue asked whether the contract was a contract of sale, and Lu Ye demanded to know whether she would sign it.

Lu Ye forced Feng Yue to surrender her Merit before dismissing her, then returned to the Main Sect to study how to break Spiritual Patterns under Madam Yun. The chapter left him training diligently at Mingxin Peak while the Crimson Blood Sect prepared to expand into nearby mines.

• Lu Ye erased Feng Yue's Battlefield Mark, accepted her as a Registered Disciple, made her donate four thousand Merit, and then stripped her of her status.
• Lu Ye let Feng Yue stay or leave, reasoning that she would likely remain at the Crimson Blood Sect camp because the Feng Clan was hunting her.
• Lu Ye returned to the Main Sect and went to Mingxin Peak to ask Madam Yun to teach him how to break formations.
• Madam Yun tested Lu Ye with books on breaking Spiritual Patterns, then had him practice breaking a pattern on a Crystal Slate.
• Lu Ye broke the Spiritual Pattern after repeated attempts and continued studying and cultivating in the days that followed.

Lu Ye rapidly improved his Spirit Pattern Path skills under Madam Yun and began unlocking Storage Bags to gain practical experience. After setting up a stall in the market offering free lock picking, he left his next step open.

• Lu Ye used Core Fire to acquire more Spiritual Patterns, then quickly advanced from deciphering single patterns to interlocking restrictions under Madam Yun.
• Hua Ci returned to her Cultivation Room and found Lu Ye unlocking the Storage Bags she had saved for him; she sorted through the opened bags while he worked through the night.
• Lu Ye destroyed around a dozen Storage Bags while unlocking the rest, then left for Mingxin Peak after telling Hua Ci to contact him if anything came up.
• He Xiyin saw Lu Ye leave Hua Ci’s room and later wandered the camp lamenting that someone had gotten there first.
• Lu Ye went to the market that night, put up a sign advertising free lock picking, and began reading as passersby noticed it.

Lu Ye built confidence in his skill by unlocking the disciples’ Storage Bags and advanced his Spirit Pattern studies through Madam Yun’s break-first teaching method. Madam Yun decided she wanted him as her disciple, then confronted the Sect Master over Lu Ye’s place in the Crimson Blood Sect and beat him while Yiyi and Shui Yuan watched.

• Lu Ye destroyed the first Storage Bag he tried to unlock, then successfully opened the next one and drew a line of disciples eager to bring him their bags.
• Lu Ye spent several days unlocking Storage Bags, improving his Spirit Pattern skills as Madam Yun moved from having him break restrictions to breaking Formations.
• Madam Yun watched Lu Ye break a Formation and decided he was suited to her teaching method and could inherit her legacy.
• Madam Yun went to Shouzheng Peak, where the Sect Master objected to Lu Ye taking an outsider as his master.
• Madam Yun punched and chased the Sect Master through the sky while Yiyi watched with Shui Yuan, who said the beatings happened several times a year.

Lu Ye cleared the Insect Race stages in the Mirage Realm and discovered that stronger cultivator opponents followed, giving him a new way to train. Nearing Tier Eight, he planned to leave for the Inner Circle in half a month to seek alliance contracts for Crimson Blood Sect and expand its disciples’ future options.

• Lu Ye used two Controlled Artifacts to clear the ninth Insect Race stage, then fought a series of cultivators whose cultivation rose from Tier Seven to Tier Nine before a Tier Nine opponent defeated him.
• Lu Ye checked his Battlefield Mark and found he had opened one hundred and thirty-five apertures, bringing him close to Tier Eight.
• Lu Ye told Shui Yuan he planned to leave for the Inner Circle in half a month, after learning more about the Spirit Pattern Path from Madam Yun.
• Lu Ye proposed keeping his Garrison Envoy position while seeking Alliance Contracts with nearby Inner Circle sects, and Shui Yuan supported the plan.
• Shui Yuan explained that Li Baxian’s Spiritual Apertures had been broken after Myriad Demon Ridge targeted him, and that repairing them required a costly Spiritual Pill.
• Lu Ye sought Sect Master’s approval for his plan and received it.

Lu Ye left the Outer Circle for the Inner Circle with Yiyi and Amber, after receiving Madam Yun’s guidance and treasures. He arrived safely and chose Heaven-Supporting Sect as his first target for an Alliance Contract—and revenge.

• Madam Yun worried about Lu Ye’s move to the Inner Circle, taught him Spirit Patterns, and gave him two treasures.
• Lu Ye said goodbye to Hua Ci and the camp, then departed on Little Grey with Yiyi and Amber.
• Lu Ye reviewed his plans and chose Heaven-Supporting Sect as a target because its forces had hunted him and opposed him at Golden Light Peak.
• Little Grey carried Lu Ye and Yiyi into the Inner Circle in just over a day, then flew back to guard the camp.
• Yiyi marveled at the Inner Circle’s dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy as she and Lu Ye arrived in the wilderness.

Lu Ye entered Heaven-Supporting Sect’s territory to retaliate against the sect, but found few cultivators until Yiyi led him to a guarded Spiritual Flower. When the guards tried to distract him while a hidden Ghost Cultivator attacked, Lu Ye countered the ambush and the fight began.

• Lu Ye rode Amber through Heaven-Supporting Sect’s territory, intending to hunt its cultivators, while Yiyi gathered medicinal herbs and scouted ahead.
• After finding no one for half a day, Lu Ye followed Yiyi to four cultivators guarding a valuable Spiritual Flower.
• Lu Ye revealed his Vast Sky Alliance mark when a Body Cultivator asked which faction he came from.
• Lu Ye anticipated the hidden Tier Eight Ghost Cultivator’s ambush and forced him back with a saber strike.
• The Ghost Cultivator struggled under Lu Ye’s heavy assault as his companions launched a spell that struck one of their own and left him badly burned.

Lu Ye swiftly killed four cultivators guarding a Spiritual Flower, then waited beside it while Yiyi gathered their spoils. Two Tier Eight cultivators who had witnessed the fight approached him, impressed and comparing him to Lu Yiye.

• Lu Ye killed the Tier Eight Ghost Cultivator with a single saber strike while Yiyi ambushed the other fighters.
• Lu Ye killed two Tier Seven cultivators and the final Tier Six after demanding the location of their mine vein.
• Yiyi gathered the four Storage Bags while Lu Ye considered how to strengthen his controlled artifact and waited for the Spiritual Flower to mature.
• Two hidden Tier Eight cultivators watched the battle and wondered whether the powerful Tier Seven could be Lu Yiye.
• The pair decided to approach Lu Ye and meet him.

Lu Ye met Hao Ren and Hao Qing of Silver Light Island while waiting for a Purple Cloud Flower to mature, and used the encounter to build ties with their sect. After learning where the Heaven-Supporting Sect Mine was, he prepared to cause trouble there, but a cultivator flying nearby interrupted their wait.

• Lu Ye inspected his spoils and met Hao Ren and Hao Qing, who recognized him as Lu Yiye from the Golden Light Peak Battle.
• Lu Ye introduced Yiyi as his younger sister, and the siblings grew friendlier with one another.
• Hao Ren explained that the Purple Cloud Flower was part of his and Hao Qing's sect mission, and Lu Ye agreed to sell it to them for one hundred Spirit Stones once it matured.
• Lu Ye asked Hao Ren where the Heaven-Supporting Sect Mine was, then stayed by the flower while the others hid nearby.
• Hao Qing spotted a cultivator flying toward them at a safe height.

Lu Ye confronted Yuan Guang, a Tier Nine Heaven-Supporting Sect cultivator, and Yiyi trapped them both inside Madam Yun’s Nine Realms Map. Hao Ren and Hao Qing watched the dangerous battle unfold, but Yiyi declined their offer to help for the moment.

• Hao Ren and Hao Qing hid as a Tier Nine cultivator passed overhead, but Lu Ye’s saber drew him down to investigate the corpses.
• Yuan Guang confronted Lu Ye, who attacked first and blinded and restrained him with Spirit Patterns.
• Yiyi activated Madam Yun’s Nine Realms Map, pulling Yuan Guang and Lu Ye into its Chaotic Stone Forest.
• Hao Ren recognized the Formation Map and offered to join the fight with Hao Qing, but Yiyi said Lu Ye had not asked for help.