Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye trapped Sacred Universe Spiritual Land’s invading force between layered formations and unleashed a devastating counterattack. Huo Liaoyuan’s overwhelming army suffered heavy casualties, while Xia Liang and Tan Sheng watched in shock.

• Tan Sheng and Xia Liang saw that Lu Ye had stayed in the Spirit Land, and Xia Liang noticed the Heaven's Mystery Pillar had been concealed.
• Huo Liaoyuan led more than a hundred and fifty Sacred Universe Spiritual Land cultivators in breaking through the deliberately weakened outer Protective Grand Array.
• Lu Ye activated a stronger inner Protective Grand Array, splitting the attackers between those trapped inside and those shut outside.
• Lu Ye raised a Formation Flag and activated Air Prohibition, grounding the invaders inside the Spirit Land as Li Baxian, Feng Yuechan, Jujia, and the Demonic Wolves attacked.
• The trapped cultivators triggered Lu Ye’s Explosion Spirit Arrays while trying to flee, and more than half were killed or wounded within a dozen breaths.

Lu Ye's defenses and Demonic Wolves devastated Huo Liaoyuan's assault on the Spirit Land, forcing the Sacred Universe Spiritual Land cultivators to retreat after heavy losses. Huo Liaoyuan waited for reinforcements while Lu Ye concealed the Spirit Land again, and Xia Liang and Tan Sheng watched from the shadows.

• Li Baxian, Feng Yuechan, Jujia, and the Demonic Wolves slaughtered the trapped Sacred Universe Spiritual Land cultivators as Huo Liaoyuan's forces attacked the Protective Grand Array.
• Lu Ye dodged a Ghost Cultivator's assassination attempt and killed him, while Xia Liang watched and realized Lu Ye had quickly mastered the Heart's Eye Secret Technique.
• The Protective Grand Array shattered, and Huo Liaoyuan's reinforcements entered the Spirit Land and broke the Confinement Array before ordering a retreat.
• Lu Ye activated the Concealment Array to hide the Spirit Land again as Huo Liaoyuan counted more than sixty dead and vowed to bring reinforcements.
• Huo Liaoyuan ordered his surviving cultivators to rest at the entrance to Return Heaven Valley while Xia Liang and Tan Sheng watched in silence.

After the Sacred Universe Spiritual Land’s failed assault, Lu Ye realized Xia Liang and Tan Sheng had withheld key information and were still lurking nearby. He set out alone at night to find them, carrying Feng Yuechan’s defensive Small Umbrella as he approached Return Heaven Valley under concealment.

• Tu Guanxiong learned that the two sects had lost sixty-three cultivators to Lu Ye’s Air Lock Grand Array and sent word for Huo Liaoyuan to wait for reinforcements.
• Li Baxian and Lu Ye discussed the danger to the wolf pack if they abandoned the Spirit Land, and Lu Ye concluded Xia Liang and Tan Sheng were hiding nearby.
• Lu Ye refused Li Baxian’s offer to accompany him, and Feng Yuechan gave him a Small Umbrella that could defend him and conceal his aura.
• Lu Ye refined the Small Umbrella, then used a Teleportation Array to leave the Spirit Land without alerting the watchers at the valley entrance.
• Lu Ye flew toward Return Heaven Valley and descended several dozen miles away, hiding himself with Concealment and Breath Concealment Spirit Patterns.

Lu Ye found Xia Liang and Tan Sheng, then lured Huo Liaoyuan into their path and escaped while the three Tier Nine cultivators clashed. Huo Liaoyuan realized Xia Liang and Tan Sheng had concealed what they knew about Lu Ye’s defenses, but the three ended the fight without resolving their suspicions.

• Lu Ye searched near Return Heaven Valley and found Xia Liang and Tan Sheng hiding beneath a tree.
• Lu Ye killed three cultivators near the valley entrance, then fled with Huo Liaoyuan pursuing him.
• Lu Ye led Huo Liaoyuan past Xia Liang and Tan Sheng, then attacked them with a Fire Phoenix Art and shouted that Huo Liaoyuan was theirs.
• Huo Liaoyuan attacked Xia Liang and Tan Sheng, and the three fought until Xia Liang called for them to stop.
• Huo Liaoyuan recognized Xia Liang and Tan Sheng, questioned why they were hiding nearby, and realized they had withheld information about Lu Ye’s Air Lock Grand Array.
• Xia Liang pretended he and Tan Sheng had merely been passing by, while Tan Sheng apologized to Huo Liaoyuan for Lu Ye’s trick.

Huo Liaoyuan joined forces with Xia Liang and Tan Sheng to launch a forced assault on Lu Ye’s Revival Spiritual Land after dawn. As the two sides clashed, Lu Ye and his companions faced nearly a hundred attackers and a charging wolf pack.

• Lu Ye ambushed the Sacred Universe Spiritual Land cultivators again, killing two more before escaping, and Huo Liaoyuan decided to attack Return Heaven Valley after dawn.
• Huo Liaoyuan recruited Xia Liang and Tan Sheng, offering them twenty percent of Lu Yiye’s bounty, while Xia Liang warned him about the Heaven’s Mystery Pillar inside Lu Ye’s Spirit Land.
• Tan Sheng questioned Huo Liaoyuan’s willingness to force an assault, and Xia Liang grew suspicious when Huo Liaoyuan did not ask where the Heaven’s Mystery Pillar was.
• After dawn, Huo Liaoyuan led nearly a hundred cultivators from the two sects in an assault on the Revival Spiritual Land, exposing its scenery when the Concealment Array failed.
• Lu Ye warned Jujia to escape through the Heaven’s Mystery Pillar if the defenders could not hold, then the cultivators and wolf pack clashed as Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan joined the charge.

Lu Ye activated two Explosion Spirit Arrays against Sacred Universe Spiritual Land’s forces, but Huo Liaoyuan’s growing aura and strange behavior revealed a trap. Huo Liaoyuan used the Deathmatch Arena to bind himself and Lu Ye together, leaving them beyond the reach of outside attacks.

• Lu Ye triggered two Explosion Spirit Arrays, opening breaches in Sacred Universe Spiritual Land’s defensive line and causing casualties when Demonic Wolves rushed in.
• Tan Sheng questioned Huo Liaoyuan’s furious behavior, while Xia Liang realized Huo Liaoyuan had a powerful advantage and warned Tan Sheng to flee later.
• Lu Ye noticed Huo Liaoyuan’s aura had grown strong enough to bind him, then discovered he could no longer move.
• Huo Liaoyuan revealed the Deathmatch Arena, which bound him and Lu Ye together with rays of light.
• Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan attacked the Deathmatch Arena, but their strikes could not damage it or reach the bound Lu Ye and Huo Liaoyuan.

Huo Liaoyuan used the Deathmatch Arena to trap Lu Ye in a forced duel, while Sacred Universe Spiritual Land’s forces withdrew from the battlefield. Lu Ye faced the Tier Nine cultivator alone and charged at him, hoping to exploit his weakness in close combat.

• Huo Liaoyuan activated the Deathmatch Arena, pulling himself and Lu Ye into its sealed space despite Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan’s attempts to stop it.
• Xia Liang and Tan Sheng led Sacred Universe Spiritual Land’s cultivators in retreat, and Li Baxian halted the pursuit to check Lu Ye’s Battlefield Mark.
• Li Baxian realized Amber was asleep, leaving Lu Ye unable to use his Beast Transformation Secret Technique, and feared for his junior brother’s survival.
• Lu Ye found himself trapped in the arena with Huo Liaoyuan, a Cloud River Tier Nine opponent, and learned that the match would end only when one of them died.
• Lu Ye charged across the arena to close the distance and attack Huo Liaoyuan in close combat.

Lu Ye fought Huo Liaoyuan in the Deathmatch Arena, dodging and enduring the Tier Nine Spell Cultivator’s relentless Meteor Fire Rain while trying to exhaust his strength. After nearly half of Huo Liaoyuan’s Spiritual Power was spent, Lu Ye remained on his feet, and the battle continued.

• Huo Liaoyuan unleashed Meteor Fire Rain, but Lu Ye dodged the fireballs and advanced through the barrage.
• Huo Liaoyuan intensified his control of the spell, forcing Lu Ye to cut down fireballs with the Crag Mountain Saber and use Defense Spirit Patterns.
• Huo Liaoyuan struck Lu Ye with an enormous fireball and followed with more attacks, burning and hurling him backward.
• Lu Ye decided he could not reach Huo Liaoyuan yet and focused on evading attacks to drain the Spell Cultivator’s Spiritual Power.
• Huo Liaoyuan mocked Lu Ye and kept up the assault as Lu Ye ran across the arena and feigned charges.
• After the barrage continued for the time it took an incense stick to burn, Huo Liaoyuan had spent nearly half his Spiritual Power, while Lu Ye was still standing.

Huo Liaoyuan trapped Lu Ye with two Fire Serpents and unleashed his trump card, Prairie Fire Burial Explosion, engulfing him in a massive blast. Huo Liaoyuan believed Lu Ye was dead, but the Deathmatch Arena’s restraints remained in place, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Huo Liaoyuan abandoned Meteor Fire Rain and summoned two Fire Serpents to keep Lu Ye from closing in.
• Lu Ye fought the Fire Serpents, but Huo Liaoyuan filled the arena with sparks while they restrained him.
• Huo Liaoyuan cast Prairie Fire Burial Explosion, and countless sparks detonated around Lu Ye.
• Huo Liaoyuan exhausted much of his Spiritual Power and celebrated what he thought was Lu Ye’s death.
• Huo Liaoyuan realized the Deathmatch Arena had not released him, despite believing Lu Ye had died.

Lu Ye survived Huo Liaoyuan’s Prairie Fire Burial Explosion and closed the distance despite his internal injuries, turning the fight against the Tier Nine Spell Cultivator. Huo Liaoyuan realized he had lost as Lu Ye pressed in for another attack.

• Huo Liaoyuan was horrified to see Lu Ye emerge alive from the flames, while Lu Ye charged at him with injuries from the explosions’ shockwaves.
• Lu Ye used his controlled artifacts to break up Huo Liaoyuan’s spells and landed a saber strike that sent him flying and injured him.
• Lu Ye’s internal injuries forced him to pause, giving Huo Liaoyuan hope as the two resumed their attacks.
• Huo Liaoyuan used a life-preserving spell to blast Lu Ye away, but Lu Ye returned within three breaths and struck him again.
• Huo Liaoyuan recognized that he had lost as Lu Ye rapidly closed in while he hung in the air.

Lu Ye survived Huo Liaoyuan’s Blazing Lotus and killed him in the Deathmatch Arena. When Lu Ye returned to the Revival Spiritual Land, the Sacred Universe Spiritual Land cultivators were stunned, while Xia Liang’s plan to target Li Baxian remained unresolved.

• Huo Liaoyuan unleashed the Blazing Lotus, but Lu Ye walked through its flames unharmed under the Talent Tree’s protection.
• Huo Liaoyuan lunged at Lu Ye without Spiritual Power, and Lu Ye killed him with a slash of the Crag Mountain Saber.
• Li Baxian anxiously waited outside the Deathmatch Arena, while the Sacred Universe Spiritual Land cultivators expected Huo Liaoyuan to return victorious.
• Xia Liang asked Tan Sheng to help him kill Li Baxian, and Tan Sheng agreed.
• Lu Ye emerged from the Deathmatch Arena, shocking the Sacred Universe Spiritual Land cultivators, Xia Liang, and Tan Sheng.

Lu Ye emerged from the Deathmatch Arena with Huo Liaoyuan’s corpse, having killed the Cloud River Tier Nine cultivator despite their four-tier gap. As Lu Ye recovered inside the concealed Revival Spiritual Land, Tu Guanxiong decided to spread news of his location and draw other cultivators into the conflict.

• Lu Ye returned from the Deathmatch Arena carrying Huo Liaoyuan’s corpse, and the Sacred Universe Spiritual Land cultivators retreated from Return Heaven Valley.
• Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan helped Lu Ye recover before he entered his hut to meditate, while Li Baxian reflected on how much his junior brother had grown.
• Ming Zhe examined Huo Liaoyuan’s wounds but could not explain how Lu Ye had defeated him, then reported the losses and events to Tu Guanxiong.
• Tu Guanxiong suspected Lu Ye had a powerful Exotic Treasure and rejected Ming Zhe’s suggestion to rely on Xia Liang and Tan Sheng.
• Tu Guanxiong chose to spread news of Lu Ye so Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators would come after him.

After Huo Liaoyuan's death, Xia Liang and Tan Sheng left Return Heaven Valley as Sacred Universe Spiritual Land withdrew, and word of Lu Ye's location spread across the Cloud River Battlefield. Lu Ye recovered from his injuries, but his companions realized the Spirit Land could no longer remain hidden.

• Ming Zhe led the surviving Sacred Universe Spiritual Land cultivators away from Mount Taimang after refusing Xia Liang's demand to avenge their losses.
• Xia Liang and Tan Sheng learned that Lu Ye's location had already been leaked and left, expecting him to flee to the Nine Provinces once danger mounted.
• Tu Guanxiong's efforts spread news that Lu Ye was hiding in Return Heaven Valley, drawing Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators toward Mount Taimang.
• Lu Ye healed from his injuries two days after killing Huo Liaoyuan.
• Li Baxian told Lu Ye that Sacred Universe Spiritual Land, Xia Liang, and Tan Sheng had left, while Lu Ye's companions warned that the Spirit Land's location was exposed.

Lu Ye prepared for the likely loss of his Grade A Spirit Land, reinforced its defenses, and received a warning from Shen Xiaomao that many Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators were approaching. After Amber and Yiyi awakened stronger, Lu Ye faced the impending danger with his companions reunited.

• Lu Ye and Li Baxian agreed to wait before abandoning the Spirit Land, while Lu Ye told Jujia to lead the wolf pack away within three days.
• Lu Ye reforged damaged Formation Flags and strengthened the Spirit Land's defensive formations as the wolf pack moved deeper into Mount Taimang.
• Shen Xiaomao warned Lu Ye that many cultivators were heading toward the Spirit Land, and Lu Ye thanked her for the warning.
• Amber awakened from its long sleep, and Yiyi emerged to embrace Lu Ye before explaining that she and Amber had reached strength equivalent to Cloud River Tier Five.

Lu Ye exposed his presence in Return Heaven Valley and killed a Tier Nine Spell Cultivator who attacked him, revealing the Spirit Land was protected by an Air Lock Grand Array. Hundreds of Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators gathered, but fear and competition over the bounty kept them from launching an assault until one figure finally stepped forward.

• Lu Ye used the Air Lock Grand Array to drag down a Tier Nine Spell Cultivator, while Li Baxian's Flying Swords wounded him, and Lu Ye finished him with the Crag Mountain Saber.
• Lu Ye restored the Concealment Array, and the surviving Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators retreated after realizing the Spirit Land was trapped.
• News spread that Lu Ye was hiding in Return Heaven Valley and that Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan were with him, drawing crowds of cultivators seeking the bounty.
• Ming Zhe returned with Sacred Universe Spiritual Land's cultivators and expected the gathered forces to overwhelm Lu Ye, but they hesitated to attack because they feared the formations and wanted others to test them first.
• As Ming Zhe worried that no one would act, a figure flew forward and drew the gathered cultivators' attention.

Song Zhui rallied the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators outside Return Heaven Valley, persuading them to unite and share Lu Yiye’s bounty as they prepared to attack. After organizing the force, he secretly warned Ying Wuji that other Ghost Cultivators were waiting and urged him to act before they did.

• Song Zhui addressed the gathered cultivators, reminding them of Lu Yiye’s attacks on Myriad Demon Ridge sects and calling their divisions a disgrace.
• Song Zhui won the crowd’s support to command the assault on Return Heaven Valley and warned them about Lu Yiye’s formations and Demonic Wolves.
• Song Zhui promised to divide Lu Yiye’s bounty equally among participants and had volunteers record their names and affiliations.
• After inspecting the Jade Slips, Song Zhui secretly told Ying Wuji that other Ghost Cultivators were lying in wait and urged him not to let them reach Lu Yiye first.

Song Zhui led Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators toward Lu Ye’s Revival Spiritual Land while Ying Wuji prepared to assassinate him for a share of the bounty. Lu Ye stayed to face them, and his casual mention of several elaborate formations left the attackers wary of entering the undefended Spirit Land.

• Song Zhui and Ying Wuji agreed that Song would lead a frontal assault while Ying Wuji ambushed Lu Ye, with Ying Wuji demanding sixty percent of the bounty.
• Song Zhui organized the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators into nine groups and advanced toward Revival Spiritual Land, warning them about its Air Lock Grand Array.
• Lu Ye stood with Li Baxian, Feng Yuechan, and Jujia as the enemy approached, despite Li Baxian expecting they would need to retreat.
• Song Zhui revealed the Spirit Land’s Concealment Array and found its Protective Grand Array inactive, but suspected hidden Demonic Wolves and formations.
• Lu Ye invited Song Zhui inside and named several fearsome-sounding formations, making the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators hesitate.

Lu Ye exposed the hidden Ghost Cultivators in the Spirit Land and countered Ying Wuji’s assassination attempt with layered formations. Ying Wuji escaped badly wounded, while Song Zhui’s plan to kill Lu Ye failed.

• Lu Ye activated Explosion Spirit Arrays, revealing more than ten hidden Ghost Cultivators and killing or wounding several.
• Song Zhui proposed that Lu Ye surrender in exchange for Li Baxian and his companions being allowed to leave safely.
• Lu Ye spotted Ying Wuji approaching and trapped him in a Confinement Array layered with Explosion Spirit Arrays.
• Ying Wuji escaped Return Heaven Valley under a Blood Light technique, severely wounded and still concealed behind a Black Cat Mask.
• Song Zhui watched in shock as Ying Wuji’s assassination attempt failed.

After Ying Wuji’s failure left Song Zhui’s plan in disarray, Lu Ye revealed a Heaven’s Mystery Pillar and proposed leaving his Spirit Land in exchange for Myriad Demon Ridge leaving it untouched. He then chose to travel alone and confront his pursuers, threatening to destroy their sect camps if they violated the deal.

• Song Zhui realized Ying Wuji’s failure meant he had to confront Lu Ye directly, but Lu Ye refused his proposal.
• Lu Ye revealed the concealed Heaven’s Mystery Pillar, showing the gathered Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators that he could withdraw to the Nine Provinces at any time.
• Lu Ye offered to leave the Spirit Land if Myriad Demon Ridge promised not to damage it, and he told Li Baxian he planned to roam the Cloud River Battlefield and fight back against those hunting him.
• Song Zhui accepted the deal, and Li Baxian reluctantly let Lu Ye depart alone after urging him to be careful.
• Lu Ye activated a Formation and warned Song Zhui that he would destroy the sect camp of anyone who damaged his Spirit Land.

After Lu Ye teleported away from the Spirit Land, the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators scattered to hunt for him, while Li Baxian, Feng Yuechan, and Jujia stayed behind. Lu Ye appeared more than two hundred li away and ran into the injured Tier Nine Ghost Cultivator Ying Wuji, and their battle began with Lu Ye forcing him onto the defensive.

• Lu Ye vanished from the Grand Array through a Teleportation Array, and a Formation Cultivator identified the method and estimated that it could send him only two or three hundred li.
• Song Zhui ordered the Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators to spread out and search for Lu Ye, while Feng Yuechan realized Lu Ye had planned his escape and activated the Spirit Land's protective and concealment arrays.
• Li Baxian told Feng Yuechan and the others to cultivate, and Jujia returned to his hut to wait as Lu Ye had instructed.
• Lu Ye appeared in a cave more than two hundred li away and encountered the injured Tier Nine Ghost Cultivator Ying Wuji, who recognized him by the Amber on his shoulder.
• Lu Ye and Ying Wuji clashed, and Lu Ye's powerful successive saber strikes drove Ying Wuji backward despite the Ghost Cultivator's higher cultivation.