Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye’s top ranking in the newly opened Hunting Ground drew the attention of Wei Que, the Jiang Liuzi brothers, and Xia Liang, who each saw a chance to pursue him. When Li Baxian learned that Lu Ye was trapped there, he and Feng Yuechan left their hiding place to find him.

• Lu Ye continued flying toward a place between the Hunting Ground’s center and its outskirts while Wei Que spotted his top-ranked name and resolved to hunt him.
• Jiang Liuzi recognized that Lu Ye had rapidly killed a Tier Five cultivator and told Jiang Chengzi to summon Lu Shu and the others before Wei Que could reach him.
• Xia Liang identified Lu Ye as the Crimson Blood Sect enemy and sent messages that spread the news of his confinement in the Hunting Ground.
• A pursuer taunted Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan from above the Wangjiang River, then left to hunt Lu Ye after learning Li Baxian was his senior brother.
• Li Baxian confirmed with Lu Ye that he was in the Hunting Ground, and he and Feng Yuechan decided to go find him.

Lu Ye secretly established concealed, interconnected Teleportation Arrays throughout the Hunting Ground so he could escape the powerful cultivators hunting him. When a Five-Colored Cloud appeared and drifted toward him, he fled, only to hide near an approaching Tier Eight cultivator and a concealed Ghost Cultivator.

• Lu Ye set up his first multipoint Teleportation Array underground, protected it with Concealment and Explosion Formations, and tested its range at about two hundred li.
• Lu Ye and Yiyi established more concealed Teleportation Arrays, bringing his total to four as he cautiously moved through the Hunting Ground.
• A Five-Colored Cloud formed and drifted toward Lu Ye, so he changed direction and tried to escape rather than risk revealing his Vast Sky Alliance allegiance.
• A Tier Eight cultivator stopped nearby to watch the approaching cloud, forcing Lu Ye to remain concealed as other cultivators gathered.
• Lu Ye used an Insight Spirit Pattern to spot a concealed Ghost Cultivator nearby, who turned toward Lu Ye's position but could not see him.

Lu Ye tried to escape the chaos surrounding the Heaven-Sent Spirit Signs, but a badly wounded enemy fell beside him and exposed his position. After killing the man, Lu Ye discovered that the high-tier kill had lifted him to fifteenth place on the Hunting Rankings.

• Lu Ye waited near the Five-Colored Cloud for the Spirit Signs to descend, then moved away as cultivators rushed to claim them and fight opposing-camp rivals.
• A wounded cultivator fell where Lu Ye stood, forcing him to drop his Concealment Spirit Pattern and reveal himself.
• Lu Ye saw that the injured man belonged to the opposing camp and killed him with a slash of his Crag Mountain Saber.
• A Vast Sky Alliance Tier Nine cultivator arrived, took the dead man's Storage Bag and Blue Spirit Sign, and told Lu Ye to leave the turmoil.
• Lu Ye ran nearly a hundred miles and saw that he had risen to fifteenth place on the Hunting Rankings with 370 points and one Golden Spirit Sign.

Lu Ye hid in the Hunting Ground after setting up twelve linked Teleportation Arrays, hoping to stay safe until it closed. Heavenly Mechanism then bestowed a Golden Spirit Sign on him that would expose his location every three hours, forcing him to rely on the arrays to evade pursuers.

• Lu Ye set up a Teleportation Array in a cave, found a randomly appearing light, and collected a White Spirit Sign.
• Over the next day, Lu Ye set up twelve linked Teleportation Arrays and hid in an underground cavern to avoid danger.
• While Lu Ye read in hiding, a Golden Spirit Sign wrapped in pale cyan power appeared before him.
• Lu Ye teleported two hundred miles away, but the Golden Spirit Sign followed and could neither be discarded nor stored.
• Lu Ye accepted that the Sign would reveal his location every three hours and decided to use his Teleportation Arrays to evade pursuers in exchange for keeping the valuable reward.

Lu Ye used Teleportation Arrays to flee the Golden Spirit Sign’s periodic eruptions, leaving explosions and battles in his wake. As the twelve-hour claim period neared its end, he teleported into a cave and unexpectedly appeared before an enemy Spell Cultivator.

• Lu Ye’s Golden Spirit Sign erupted, drawing cultivators to his cave, where an Explosion Spirit Array triggered and a Tier Eight cultivator attacked the group.
• Lu Ye relocated after each eruption using Teleportation Arrays, while more cultivators were drawn to his abandoned locations and fought.
• Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan traveled toward the Hunting Ground to find Lu Ye, and Li Baxian repeatedly checked his Battlefield Mark.
• After the Sign erupted a third time, Lu Ye teleported into a cave and encountered a Spell Cultivator, whose attack triggered Lu Ye’s Explosion Spirit Array.
• The blast injured and buried Lu Ye under rubble, while the Spell Cultivator was also battered; amid the settling dust, he spotted a flash of golden light.

Lu Ye and Yiyi ambushed and killed a Tier Six Spell Cultivator inside the wrecked cave, securing his Storage Bag. Lu Ye then fled into the night before other cultivators arrived.

• The Spell Cultivator spotted the Golden Spirit Sign in Lu Ye's arms and prepared to attack, but Yiyi surprised him with a barrage of spells from behind.
• Lu Ye rose from the rubble and attacked while Yiyi kept the Spell Cultivator occupied, then used Consecutive Slash to break his barrier and sever his right arm.
• The wounded Spell Cultivator tried to flee toward Yiyi, but she slipped underground and Lu Ye struck him down from behind.
• Lu Ye pierced the Spell Cultivator's heart and killed him, and Yiyi took his Storage Bag and gave it to Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye escaped into the night, and cultivators who arrived later found only the mutilated corpse.

Lu Ye escaped with the Golden Spirit Sign after surviving its final eruption, but taking it into his Storage Space earned him a thousand Hunting Points and propelled him to first place on the Hunting Rankings. The cultivators across the Hunting Ground learned that the unfamiliar leader, Lu Yiye, was a low-tier Crimson Blood Sect disciple who had held the Sign for twelve hours.

• After killing a Spell Cultivator, Lu Ye gained one hundred and eighty Hunting Points, drawing the attention of Wei Que and the Jiang Liuzi brothers.
• Lu Ye set up another Teleportation Array, then escaped when the Golden Spirit Sign erupted again and his intended destination had been destroyed.
• Lu Ye confirmed he had obtained the Golden Spirit Sign and stored it, while realizing many of his Teleportation Arrays might not last through the Hunting Ground.
• The Hunting Rankings awarded Lu Ye one thousand points for holding the Golden Spirit Sign for twelve hours, raising him from beyond fiftieth place to first.
• Cultivators discussed Lu Ye's sudden lead, and some identified him as a Tier One disciple of the Crimson Blood Sect rather than a Ghost Cultivator.

Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan entered the Hunting Ground to find Lu Ye, then discovered that someone named Lu Yiye led the Hunting Rankings with 1,550 points. Lu Ye realized the top-ranked cultivator was probably him, and rushed toward a battle where Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan were fighting several opponents.

• Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan used a sword dragon to break through the Hunting Ground's perimeter and contacted Lu Ye after entering.
• Feng Yuechan spotted Lu Yiye at the top of the Hunting Rankings with 1,550 points, and Li Baxian assumed the name belonged to a powerful cultivator who shared Lu Ye's name.
• Lu Ye denied being the top-ranked cultivator, but later noticed that the leader's score was exactly 1,000 points higher than his own calculated total.
• Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan set off to meet Lu Ye, while Lu Ye left his cave and concealed himself outside as he waited.
• Hearing battle nearby and receiving no reply from Li Baxian, Lu Ye sent Yiyi to investigate and hurried toward the fighting.
• Lu Ye arrived and saw Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan battling several figures, with Li Baxian wielding a hundred streaks of sword light.

Lu Ye arrived in time to help Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan defeat an ambush, then led them to his hidden cave and its Teleportation Array. After hearing about Lu Ye’s progress and the Crimson Blood Sect’s growth, Li Baxian realized how much his junior brother had accomplished.

• Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan fought off several ambushers inside a Formation while Lu Ye approached unseen.
• Lu Ye killed the Formation Cultivator, then joined Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan to slay the remaining attackers.
• Yiyi gathered the spoils, and Lu Ye led Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan through the Explosion Spirit Array to his cave.
• Lu Ye revealed his Teleportation Array could transport them around two hundred miles, surprising Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan.
• Li Baxian learned that Lu Ye had reached Cloud River Tier Three and heard how the Crimson Blood Sect had flourished under his efforts.

Lu Ye and Li Baxian divided the spoils from the defeated cultivators, and Lu Ye tested whether his Heaven’s Mystery Blessing affected Spirit Sign Boxes opened for others. After revealing that he ranked first on the Hunting Rankings, he left Li Baxian wondering what he planned to do next.

• Lu Ye and Li Baxian searched the Storage Bags and found a Spirit Sign Box that yielded a Blue Spirit Sign.
• Li Baxian gave Lu Ye three Spirit Sign Boxes to open, and Lu Ye drew white, green, and purple Spirit Signs.
• Lu Ye concluded that his good fortune only worked when he opened boxes belonging to himself, and Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan warned him not to let others borrow his fortune.
• Lu Ye kept his Spirit Signs while Li Baxian accepted the remaining Storage Bags and gave Lu Ye supplies and Formation Flags.
• Lu Ye told Li Baxian that he seemed to be ranked first on the Hunting Rankings.

Lu Ye discovered that his first-place Hunting Ranking lead came from holding a Heavenly Mechanism Golden Spirit Sign for twelve hours, and decided to defend his position with Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan. As Lu Ye secretly refined more Formation Flags, Xia Liang continued hunting and expected to reclaim first place.

• Lu Ye deduced that the Golden Spirit Sign had given him a thousand Hunting Points, and Feng Yuechan confirmed that its reward increased with the holder's low cultivation and time holding it.
• Lu Ye decided to compete for first place so he could win the Grade A Spring Spirit and Golden Spirit Signs, and Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan agreed to help him.
• Lu Ye asked Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan to guard him while he refined Formation Flags inside a Concealment Array.
• Xia Liang identified Lu Ye as the Crimson Blood Sect cultivator, searched the Hunting Ground for him, and assumed Lu Ye was hiding.
• Xia Liang's Hunting Points climbed above 1,600 while Lu Ye's remained at 1,790, and Xia Liang expected a few more kills to restore his lead.

Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yuechan prepared an ambush near their cave and waited for a chance to hunt. When a Heavenly Mechanism opportunity appeared, four Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators approached it and were caught by the group’s attack.

• Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yuechan put on Face Masks, agreed to stay close to their cave, and set up formations to delay pursuers.
• Lu Ye and his companions waited in concealment as Xia Liang steadily closed the gap in Hunting Points.
• A white glow appeared beneath a tree, and Lu Ye recognized it as an opportunity created by the Heavenly Mechanism.
• Four cautious Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators approached the glow, splitting into pairs as they searched the area.
• Li Baxian ambushed the approaching cultivators with Flying Swords, while Feng Yuechan struck a Body Cultivator with lightning.
• Lu Ye attacked the fleeing Spell Cultivator from behind with a fiery saber strike, leaving the four enemies overwhelmed.

Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yuechan ambushed and killed two groups of Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators, keeping Lu Ye in first place on the Hunting Rankings. After Xia Liang saw Lu Ye widen the gap again, he grew furious while a Vast Sky Alliance Tier Nine cultivator continued to stalk him.

• Lu Ye joined Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan in killing four Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators, then collected an opportunity Spiritual Flower and returned to their cave.
• Li Baxian confirmed that Lu Ye had taken first place on the Hunting Rankings with a lead of more than four hundred Hunting Points.
• The group waited at a new ambush site, let a passing Vast Sky Alliance group go, and later killed three Tier Five Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators for Lu Ye's three hundred and sixty Hunting Points.
• Xia Liang saw Lu Ye widen the gap on the Hunting Rankings again and realized that a Vast Sky Alliance Tier Nine cultivator was secretly following him.

Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yuechan encountered the Tier Nine cultivator Wei Que, who had been hunting Lu Ye for the bounty on his head. Lu Ye trapped Wei Que in a Confinement Array, allowing the three of them to flee while Wei Que attacked the barrier.

• Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yuechan continued winning battles and gaining Hunting Points, with Lu Ye reaching 3,740 points.
• Wei Que arrived after sensing the aftermath of their latest battle and recognized Lu Ye by Amber and his saber.
• Wei Que attacked Lu Ye, while Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan defended him against Wei Que's spells.
• As Wei Que charged at Lu Ye, Lu Ye activated a Confinement Array and escaped through its barrier with the Formation Flag.
• Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan fled with Lu Ye as Wei Que battered the Confinement Array from within.

Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yue escaped Wei Que by using a Teleportation Array, but they arrived in a hidden cavern where a Myriad Demon Ridge cultivator had been resting. Their escape route was unusable, and He Bing confronted them as Wei Que continued searching nearby.

• Wei Que broke Lu Ye's Confinement Array and pursued him, but Lu Ye and his companions reached a cave and activated their Teleportation Array.
• Lu Ye destroyed the Explosion Spirit Array as they teleported, leaving Wei Que to find the cave collapsed and empty.
• The three arrived two hundred li away and found He Bing, a Tier Seven Myriad Demon Ridge cultivator, in the hidden cavern.
• Lu Ye tried to activate the Teleportation Array again but discovered that its linked teleportation points had been destroyed.
• Li Baxian warned He Bing that the cramped cavern was unsuitable for a fight, but He Bing drew his spear and demanded they remove their Face Masks.

Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yuechan lured He Bing into Yiyi’s Nine Formation Map and fought him there, but the Tier Seven cultivator overwhelmed them with his superior strength. The chapter ended with He Bing breaking through their attacks and sending Li Baxian flying.

• Lu Ye attacked He Bing to distract him while Yiyi used the Nine Formation Map to trap him in a Chaotic Stone Forest.
• Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yuechan entered the map and surrounded He Bing, who recognized the Formation Map and attacked Lu Ye for its treasure.
• He Bing struck Lu Ye down, but Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan coordinated their Flying Swords and spells to keep him at bay.
• He Bing sent controlled artifacts at Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan, forcing them to defend with a Spirit Umbrella-like Dharma Artifact.
• He Bing broke through their blockade, shattered Li Baxian’s sword dragon, and sent him flying.

Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yuechan struggled to hold off He Bing, whose higher cultivation let him repeatedly wound them. After He Bing recognized Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan, Lu Ye’s Blood Dye Spiritual Pattern began amplifying his strength, and the three renewed their attack.

• Feng Yuechan’s spells disrupted He Bing as Lu Ye and Li Baxian attacked him together, but he drove them back and wounded them repeatedly.
• Yiyi struggled to maintain the Nine Formation Map while the battle inside it threatened to overwhelm her control.
• He Bing recognized Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan, then attacked Li Baxian; Li Baxian wounded He Bing’s cheek but suffered a serious wound himself.
• Lu Ye’s accumulated Blood Dye Spiritual Pattern, strengthened by his injuries and Amber’s vital blood, greatly increased his combat strength.
• Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yuechan attacked He Bing together again, with Feng Yuechan distracting him as the two men closed in from opposite sides.

Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Feng Yue fought He Bing as Lu Ye's Blood Dye Spiritual Pattern steadily increased his strength, but He Bing's defense threatened to outlast it. Lu Ye and Amber achieved a breakthrough in their resonance, and Lu Ye awakened the Beast Taming School's Beast Transformation, leaving the battle newly turned in their favor.

• Lu Ye's Blood Dye Spiritual Pattern strengthened him enough to exchange attacks with He Bing, while Li Baxian and Feng Yue supported him.
• He Bing switched to defense and waited for Lu Ye's enhancement to wear off, leaving Li Baxian worried that they would lose once Lu Ye ran out of strength.
• Lu Ye's Qi and Blood Power and Amber's power resonated, deepening their connection through the Beast Seal Technique.
• Amber transformed into light and entered the Beast Seal on Lu Ye's chest, replenishing Lu Ye's exhaustion and healing his wounds.
• Lu Ye's crimson glow turned orange-yellow, and tiger ears and a tail formed around him as he unleashed the Beast Taming School's Beast Transformation.

Lu Ye entered Beast Transformation while fighting He Bing, gaining enough strength to turn the battle around with Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan. He Bing begged to stop, but Lu Ye decided he had to die to protect their secrets and prevent further danger.

• Lu Ye’s fight with He Bing triggered Beast Transformation, and his aura and perception grew stronger.
• Yiyi stabilized the Nine Formation Map as Lu Ye’s transformation put pressure on it.
• Lu Ye heard Amber’s thoughts in his mind, recognized its voice, and told it to be quiet.
• Lu Ye’s strength surged, letting him overpower He Bing as Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan joined the assault.
• He Bing asked to end the fight, but Lu Ye resolved to kill him rather than risk exposing their Teleportation Array and identities.

Lu Ye killed He Bing with Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan’s help, but the battle left Lu Ye, Li Baxian, and Amber exhausted. While Lu Ye recovered, his Hunting Points stalled and Tan Sheng overtook him for first place.

• He Bing used a Tattoo Pattern to block Lu Ye’s attack, but Li Baxian shattered the defensive barrier with his Secret Sword.
• Lu Ye beheaded He Bing before he could reactivate Guard, then collapsed from the combined strain of Beast Transformation and Blood Dye.
• Yiyi released Lu Ye and the others from the underground cave, treated Lu Ye’s wounds, and went out to keep watch while Feng Yuechan guarded the sleepers.
• Lu Ye’s Hunting Points rose by 250 to 3,990, drawing attention and leaving Wei Que puzzled about where Lu Ye’s group had gone.
• After three days of Lu Ye’s recovery, Tan Sheng passed him on the Hunting Rankings and took first place.