Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye and his companions harvested Hornet nests in Mist Concealed Mountain, but a clash with a large Myriad Demon Ridge squad left him wounded and forced to retreat. After recovering and resuming the hunt, they followed Yiyi to a valley filled with a vast sea of flowers.

• Lu Ye and Jujia collected Hornet nests until Lu Ye ran short of Storage Bags, so he hid in a concealment formation to ambush Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators for more.
• Lu Ye ambushed a squad of more than twenty Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators and killed their Heaven Nine Grade Spell Cultivator, but the group’s counterattack forced him and Jujia to flee with Yiyi and Amber.
• Yiyi returned to the battlefield and looted Storage Bags from the fallen cultivators while the squad pursued Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye washed and bandaged his wounds by a mountain stream, then took the recovered Storage Bags and resumed collecting Hornet nests with Jujia.
• Yiyi found something remarkable and led Lu Ye and the others to a mountain valley filled with a vast, fragrant sea of flowers.

Lu Ye infiltrated a giant Demonic Bee hive to steal its honey and suspected Royal Jelly, then fled with a swarm pursuing him. As he escaped Mist Concealed Mountain, he ran into Qin Zheng’s Leaf Eradication Alliance and flew straight past them.

• Lu Ye entered the enormous hive under concealment, found golden honey and amber liquid he suspected was Royal Jelly, and killed the bees guarding it to steal both.
• The Demonic Bees stung Lu Ye and pursued him in a massive swarm; Yiyi received his warning to run and fled with Jujia.
• Lu Ye escaped above Mist Concealed Mountain while the Talent Tree burned away the venom, but the Leaf Eradication Alliance spotted him in the sky.
• Lu Ye dodged the Alliance cultivators’ attacks and flew past them without engaging.

Lu Ye discovered that the Demonic Bees were tracking the honey scent on him and used their swarm to attack Myriad Demon Ridge squads pursuing him. The Leaf Eradication Alliance suffered heavy losses and withdrew from Mist Concealed Mountain, leaving Lu Ye still fleeing with the swarm on his heels.

• Lu Ye escaped the Demonic Bees after they killed more than a dozen Leaf Eradication Alliance cultivators, but his Flying Wing Thorn Tattoo neared its limit and he switched to Artifact Flight.
• The swarm caught up with Lu Ye again, and he led it back toward the Leaf Eradication Alliance, where it killed more cultivators.
• Lu Ye threw a beehive at a Myriad Demon Ridge squad, drawing the Demonic Bees onto them while he fled.
• Lu Ye realized the bees were tracking the honey scent on him and sent Jujia and Yiyi a message telling them to withdraw.
• Lu Ye led the swarm through Mist Concealed Mountain, causing heavy losses among Myriad Demon Ridge squads, and the Leaf Eradication Alliance withdrew.

Lu Ye fled the Demonic Bees into the Blazing Fire Land, where the harsh heat and Fire Lizard attacks decimated the swarm until it turned back. After resting, he sensed that a Fire Element treasure nearby could be devoured by his Talent Tree and set out on foot to find it.

• Lu Ye entered the Blazing Fire Land to escape the Demonic Bees pursuing him.
• Fire Lizards attacked Lu Ye and killed many Demonic Bees, but the swarm retaliated and slaughtered the lizards.
• As the heat intensified, the Demonic Bees lost strength and eventually abandoned the chase.
• Lu Ye rested, replenished his strength, and sensed that the Talent Tree was reaching for a Fire Element treasure.
• Lu Ye adapted to the heat and chose to continue forward on foot rather than fly deeper into the Blazing Fire Land.

Lu Ye used the Talent Tree to endure the Blazing Fire Land’s extreme heat and push deeper toward its center. There, he encountered a powerful demon woman who attacked him, leaving him fighting for his life.

• Lu Ye endured the Blazing Fire Land’s heat while hunting fire-type demonic beasts and told Yiyi to keep hiding with Jujia and Amber.
• Near the land’s center, Lu Ye realized the Talent Tree could devour the surrounding Fire Attribute power through roots extending across his body, allowing him to continue.
• Lu Ye used his Spirit Boat to fly deeper into the Blazing Fire Land and found a woman lying on the ground.
• The woman revealed herself as an Overlord-level great demon and lunged at Lu Ye, piercing his Defense Spirit Pattern as he counterattacked with his Weapon Casket and Crag Mountain Saber.

Lu Ye encountered an Overlord-level Female Demon in the Blazing Fire Land, barely survived her attacks, and discovered she could not travel deeper into the harsh terrain. She asked him to retrieve a powerful ball of fire from the center, but he continued toward it alone after replacing his destroyed Spirit Boat.

• The Female Demon kicked Lu Ye from his Spirit Boat and attacked him, leaving him with cracked ribs before stopping at the limit of how deep she could venture.
• Lu Ye healed himself, then attacked the Female Demon with nine Controlled Artifacts, but she knocked most aside and seized three, which he destroyed with Explosion Spirit Patterns.
• The Female Demon called after Lu Ye and asked him to bring her the powerful ball of fire she sensed deeper in the Blazing Fire Land.
• Lu Ye ignored her request, refined a better Spirit Boat from his Storage Bag, and continued toward the center.

Lu Ye devoured the powerful flame at the heart of the Blazing Fire Land with his Talent Tree, then escaped the Female Demon who had come searching for it. After recovering in a concealed mountain refuge, he discovered that the Royal Jelly he had stolen from the Demonic Bees rapidly restored him and accelerated the circulation of his vitality, blood, and Spiritual Power.

• Lu Ye descended into the pit at the center of the Blazing Fire Land and let the Talent Tree devour its orange-red flame, igniting more than a hundred leaves in the shape of a Vermilion Bird.
• The Female Demon arrived after the flame vanished and searched the pit while Lu Ye slipped away on his Spirit Boat.
• Lu Ye flew for most of the day, then sheltered in the mountains and set up linked Formations before contacting Yiyi and confirming they were safe.
• Lu Ye examined the High-Quality Honey and Royal Jelly he had taken from the Demonic Bees, then drank some Royal Jelly and found that it boosted the circulation of his vitality, blood, and Spiritual Power.

Lu Ye was overwhelmed by the Talent Tree’s vast inheritance and learned that its burning leaves held the remnants of the Vermilion Bird’s True Phoenix Fire. He recovered with a new Spiritual Pattern, Fire Phoenix, while the woman who completed the inheritance left the Inheritance Land.

• Lu Ye examined the Talent Tree’s burning leaves, saw a flaming bird descend, and fainted from the flood of information.
• A woman emerged from the Myriad Poison Pool, finished preparing, and used a Grand Array Jade Token to leave the Inheritance Land.
• Lu Ye experienced visions of the Vermilion Bird hatching, growing powerful, departing its world, and later falling back as a remnant of flame.
• Lu Ye woke in agony, drank Soul Cleansing Water, and eventually recovered after sleeping.
• Lu Ye realized the leaves contained one vast inheritance drawn from the Vermilion Bird’s incomplete True Phoenix Fire, which formed the Fire Phoenix Spiritual Pattern and a spell.

Lu Ye discovered that the Royal Jelly had permanently enhanced his vitality and Spiritual Power, then learned that Jujia, Yiyi, and Amber were trapped in Myriad Poison Forest by Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators. As Lu Ye hurried to rescue them, Hua Ci offered to come too, and an Overlord-level Female Demon suddenly approached him.

• Lu Ye tested his greatly improved Fire Phoenix Art and realized the Royal Jelly had permanently strengthened his vitality and Spiritual Power.
• Lu Ye read Yiyi's messages and learned that Jujia had fled with Yiyi and Amber into Myriad Poison Forest, where Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators had surrounded them.
• Lu Ye told Yiyi to hold on and set out for Myriad Poison Forest while she explained that their collected honey helped them resist the poison miasma.
• Lu Ye exchanged messages with Hua Ci, who said she was coming to help, but he told her to stay away because the situation was dangerous.
• An Overlord-level Female Demon with blazing red wings suddenly approached Lu Ye as he flew toward Myriad Poison Forest.

Lu Ye raced toward the Myriad Poison Forest to relieve Yiyi and Jujia, while Myriad Demon Ridge gathered forces to trap him and use Jujia as bait. Northern Profound Sword Sect cultivators ambushed Lu Ye’s pursuers and joined him, leaving him to ask Yu Lianzhou why they had come.

• Lu Ye escaped the Female Demon’s pursuit after convincing her that neither of them could find the True Phoenix Fire, and she returned to the Blazing Fire Land to search for it.
• Myriad Demon Ridge gathered thousands of cultivators around the Myriad Poison Forest, intending to capture Jujia alive and lure Lu Ye into a prepared trap.
• Lu Ye hurried toward the forest, drawing Myriad Demon Ridge pursuers away from Yiyi and Jujia as the enemy forces learned he was approaching.
• Northern Profound Sword Sect cultivators led by Yu Lianzhou ambushed Lu Ye’s pursuers, and Lu Ye joined them to kill most of the attackers.
• Lu Ye recognized Yu Lianzhou, declined to be called Martial Uncle, and asked why the Sword Cultivators had come.

Lu Ye hurried toward Myriad Poison Forest with Yu Lianzhou and a growing force of Vast Sky Alliance cultivators to rescue the trapped Crimson Blood Sect disciples. On the way, Lu Ye used the Spirit Storage Spiritual Pattern to greatly expand his available Spiritual Power, leaving Yu Lianzhou and the others sensing the dangerous force building within him.

• Lu Ye refused to wait for more reinforcements and persuaded Yu Lianzhou and Northern Profound Sword Sect cultivators to escort him toward Myriad Poison Forest.
• Lu Ye recovered his Spiritual Power while Yu Lianzhou carried him on his spirit sword, and Vast Sky Alliance cultivators joined their group as they fought off Myriad Demon Ridge interceptors.
• Lu Ye recalled the Spirit Storage Spiritual Pattern and began storing Spiritual Power in patterns constructed on his body.
• Lu Ye constructed five Spirit Storage Spiritual Patterns, storing an amount of Spiritual Power that made him seem ready to erupt.
• Lu Ye asked Yu Lianzhou to fly faster, and Yu Lianzhou gained confidence that Lu Ye might break through Myriad Demon Ridge's defenses.

Lu Ye approached Myriad Poison Forest with several hundred Vast Sky Alliance cultivators and unleashed a powerful technique against Myriad Demon Ridge’s forces. His Spiritual Power formed a gigantic Vermilion Bird that swept through their attacks, leaving both sides stunned as it advanced toward the enemy camp.

• Wu Beihan prepared Myriad Demon Ridge’s forces to ambush Lu Ye, relying on their superior numbers, formations, Spirit Nets, and the hidden Ghost Shadow.
• Yu Lianzhou led Lu Ye and several hundred Vast Sky Alliance cultivators toward the Myriad Demon Ridge camp, where Lu Ye asked them to leave what came next to him.
• Lu Ye drank Rest Fruit Wine and used up his Spiritual Power and Mind Power to form a blazing Spiritual Power egg as he approached the enemy.
• Ghost Shadow sensed imminent danger and fled, while Wu Beihan ordered the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators to attack the approaching egg.
• The egg shattered and revealed a massive Vermilion Bird that burned through spells, destroyed Controlled Artifacts, and brushed aside the Spirit Nets.
• Yu Lianzhou and the other cultivators recognized the apparition as a manifestation of the Vermilion Bird and realized Lu Ye had wielded an extraordinarily powerful technique.

Lu Ye unleashed an uncontrollable Fire Phoenix that devastated Myriad Demon Ridge’s forces, then fled into the Myriad Poison Forest badly wounded. The Heavenly Mechanism displayed the Spirit Stream Rankings and placed him at thirty-third with Heaven Rank Tier Seven cultivation, drawing the attention of cultivators within a hundred li.

• Lu Ye’s Fire Phoenix tore through Myriad Demon Ridge’s defenses, killing or wounding more than two hundred cultivators, including Wu Beihan.
• The Fire Phoenix collapsed in the Myriad Poison Forest, and Lu Ye fell from the sky as surviving Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators recognized him and saw a chance to kill him.
• Yu Lianzhou and more than three hundred Vast Sky Alliance cultivators attacked the disorganized Myriad Demon Ridge forces, then withdrew after gaining an advantage.
• Lu Ye fled through the poisonous forest, exhausted and wounded, relying on Rest Fruit Wine and stored Spiritual Power while Yiyi guided Jujia toward him.
• The Heavenly Mechanism revealed the Spirit Stream Rankings, and Lu Ye appeared at thirty-third as a Heaven Rank Tier Seven cultivator.

Lu Ye’s Vermilion Bird attack placed him thirty-third on the Spirit Stream Rankings, but the ranking exposed his location to Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators. As he fled through the poisonous Myriad Poison Forest, Ghost Shadow and pursuers found him, and he escaped deeper into the forest with Jujia.

• Lu Ye’s attack on more than two hundred Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators, including ranked expert Wu Beihan, earned him thirty-third place on the Spirit Stream Rankings, and the Nine Provinces learned of his feat.
• The ranking revealed Lu Ye’s location, so he concealed himself with the Trace Annihilation Bracelet while fleeing through the Myriad Poison Forest.
• Lu Ye sensed and attacked Ghost Shadow, ranked ninth, but Ghost Shadow blocked his Controlled Artifacts and joined the pursuit.
• When Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators spotted Lu Ye, Jujia arrived, and Lu Ye leaped onto Jujia’s flying artifact as they fled together.
• The poison drove most pursuers back, but Jujia eventually lost control of his artifact and plunged downward.

Lu Ye and Jujia escaped into Myriad Poison Forest, where Lu Ye set up a protective formation before collapsing from his injuries. As Myriad Demon Ridge surrounded the forest and celebrated his likely death, Hua Ci rushed to find him but was intercepted by enemy cultivators.

• Yiyi caught Lu Ye and Jujia after their fall, and Lu Ye gave Jujia Royal Jelly to counter the poison.
• Lu Ye established a protective formation and used a Spirit Gathering Spirit Pattern to draw poisonous mist from its interior before falling asleep.
• Myriad Demon Ridge celebrated Lu Ye’s apparent impending death and surrounded Myriad Poison Forest to prevent his escape.
• Hua Ci hurried toward Myriad Poison Forest, repeatedly trying to contact Lu Ye without receiving a reply.
• Several Heaven-Grade cultivators intercepted Hua Ci, and their leader wounded her after she identified herself as a Medical Cultivator.

Hua Ci was captured by Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators and taken toward the Myriad Poison Forest, while Lu Ye woke there to find Jujia gravely poisoned. Lu Ye had Jujia advance toward Cloud River so he could return to the Main Sect for help, but Jujia refused to leave him behind.

• Hua Ci healed her wound to prove she was a Medical Cultivator, surrendered her Storage Bag, and learned her captors were heading to the Myriad Poison Forest.
• Lu Ye woke after nearly two days and found Yiyi poisoned and Jujia near death despite the Royal Jelly.
• Lu Ye tried to use the Talent Tree to remove Jujia's poison, but it failed, so he asked Jujia to advance to Cloud River and be sent back to the Main Sect.
• Jujia rapidly opened his remaining Spiritual Apertures and reached the threshold of Cloud River, while Lu Ye packed supplies for him to take back.
• Lu Ye urged Jujia to go find Second Senior Sister, but Jujia refused to leave and declared that he would take Lu Ye and fight their way out.

Lu Ye strengthened his formation in the Myriad Poison Forest while Jujia advanced to the Cloud River Realm and was transported to the Crimson Blood Sect. After learning that Lu Ye was safe, the Vast Sky Alliance abandoned a mass rescue and sent its gathered forces to intercept Myriad Demon Ridge reinforcements.

• Lu Ye improved his formation and urged Jujia to return to the Main Sect once he advanced.
• Jujia linked all 360 Spiritual Apertures, entered the Cloud River Realm, and vanished through the Rules of the Heavenly Mechanism.
• Shui Yuan told Lu Ye that Jujia had appeared safely in the Crimson Blood Sect's Heaven's Mystery Hall, while Yiyi said Amber's Royal Jelly had not eased her discomfort.
• Lu Ye answered the worried messages on his Battlefield Mark and reassured the Vast Sky Alliance that he was safe and would cultivate until Heaven Nine.
• Yu Lianzhou relayed Lu Ye's message to the gathered Vast Sky Alliance cultivators, who decided against a large-scale rescue and split up to attack Myriad Demon Ridge reinforcements.

Hua Ci traveled to the Myriad Poison Forest and joined a Myriad Demon Ridge search party by posing as a poison-dispelling Medical Cultivator. After leading the group into the forest, she watched as a sudden wave of poison incapacitated nearly everyone.

• Hua Ci reached the outskirts of the Myriad Poison Forest after a Vast Sky Alliance squad killed the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators who had captured her.
• Hua Ci offered to help a Myriad Demon Ridge party searching for Lu Yiye, then swallowed a pink Spiritual Pill to prove her poison-dispelling skill.
• The young leader accepted Hua Ci into the group, and more than twenty Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators entered the forest with her.
• Hua Ci breathed the poisonous mist without protection until the leader warned her to activate her Spiritual Power.
• A sudden wave of poison struck the party, and nearly all of the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators collapsed.

Hua Ci revealed herself as a Crimson Blood Sect disciple after poisoning and killing the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators traveling with her. Meanwhile, Lu Ye accepted a Spirit Stream Rankings challenge but forfeited, prompting Myriad Demon Ridge to suspect his condition was dire.

• Hua Ci admitted her Crimson Blood Sect identity after the poisoned young man realized she had killed his group, then gathered their Storage Bags and left the corpses to dissolve.
• Lu Ye learned that his three-day adjustment period in the Spirit Stream Rankings had ended and accepted a challenge despite still recovering from his injuries.
• Lu Ye reviewed the rankings and challenge rules while continuing to recuperate under Yiyi's care.
• Lu Ye forfeited the challenge after the two-hour preparation period, dropping from thirty-third to thirty-seventh as his challenger took his place.
• Lu Ye accepted another challenge, and Myriad Demon Ridge spread word that his refusal to fight suggested his circumstances were dire.

Lu Ye waited out Myriad Demon Ridge’s attempts to test his condition until his ranking vanished, but Hua Ci then reached his refuge inside Myriad Poison Forest. She reunited with Lu Ye and Yiyi, and the chapter ended with Hua Ci discovering that Lu Ye could resist her poison.

• Lu Ye refused a third Spirit Stream Rankings challenge, and his ranking soon fell off the list entirely.
• A woman who looked like Hua Ci arrived at Lu Ye’s array, but he questioned her identity until she confirmed herself through their Battlefield Marks.
• Hua Ci entered the array and explained that she had joined a Myriad Demon Ridge squad as its Medical Cultivator, then killed its members on the way in.
• Hua Ci checked Lu Ye for poison, but he pinched her cheek before she could examine him, and Yiyi withdrew into Amber in embarrassment.
• Hua Ci’s poison was burned away by Lu Ye’s Talent Tree, leaving her baffled by his immunity to her toxins.