Chapter Summaries

The Fire Spirit Race assaulted Lone Mountain Pass with battle formations, forcing Wanzhang Gang to confront their Divine Sea Realm leader. After Wanzhang Gang shattered the largest formation, a hidden figure recognized that his apparent weakness was a trap.

• The Fire Spirit Race united its clansmen into battle formations and advanced on Lone Mountain Pass despite heavy casualties.
• Lone Mountain Pass activated its Protective Grand Array, stopping the Fire Spirit Race outside while its formations continued attacking.
• Lu Ye considered damaging a Formation Base, but Ying Wuji warned him not to act recklessly, and Lu Ye said he had no intention of risking his life.
• The Divine Sea Realm Fire Spirit Race member led a blazing-sun formation against the Grand Array, and Wanzhang Gang ordered the array opened before charging out to meet it.
• Wanzhang Gang shattered the blazing sun formation, while Tan Yaoniang engaged the surviving Divine Sea Realm Fire Spirit Race member.
• Wanzhang Gang appeared gravely injured after the clash, but a hidden figure recognized that he was exaggerating his condition to lure her into attacking.

Nian Yuexian stayed hidden while Wanzhang Gang joined Tan Yaoniang to fight the strongest Fire Spirit Race cultivator, and Lone Mountain Pass descended into chaos. Lu Ye was targeted by the Fire Spirit Race, suffered a devastating blow from a Tier Nine True Lake Realm opponent, and faced imminent death while hesitating to use his precious treasure.

• Nian Yuexian sensed danger and refused to take the opening to assassinate Wanzhang Gang, who eventually gave up baiting her and joined Tan Yaoniang in battle.
• The Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators let the Fire Spirit Race enter Lone Mountain Pass, and Lu Ye and Ying Wuji found themselves surrounded by an ever-growing number of enemies.
• Lu Ye and Ying Wuji split up, but Fire Spirit Race cultivators continued pursuing both of them, confirming that everyone who had entered the underground cavern had been targeted.
• A Fire Spirit Race cultivator disguised his strength as Tier Seven before revealing Tier Nine power and striking Lu Ye, bending his saber and sending him flying.
• Lu Ye landed injured and surrounded, with no Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators nearby, and considered using his 200,000-Battle-Merit treasure despite the risk of exposing himself.

At Lone Mountain Pass, Lu Ye was nearly killed by the Fire Spirit Race before Nian Yuexian secretly rescued him and exposed herself. Wanzhang Gang and two Ghost Cultivators pursued Nian Yuexian as she fled, while Lu Ye and Ying Wuji remained at the battlefield.

• Myriad Demon Ridge Cultivators fought back the Fire Spirit Race as Wanzhang Gang and Tan Yaoniang battled its Divine Sea Realm expert.
• Nian Yuexian spotted Lu Ye surrounded by Fire Spirit Race members and secretly killed them with a single sword strike.
• Nian Yuexian’s intervention revealed her position, and two hidden Ghost Cultivators engaged her as Wanzhang Gang rushed over.
• Nian Yuexian fought off the two Ghost Cultivators and tried to escape, but Wanzhang Gang intercepted her and both were wounded in their exchange.
• Wanzhang Gang and the two Ghost Cultivators chased Nian Yuexian, while Ying Wuji narrowly avoided being caught in the shockwaves of their battle.

Lu Ye secretly followed Nian Yuexian after she exposed herself to save him, then watched her fight three Myriad Demon Ridge Divine Sea Realm cultivators. When Nian Yuexian fell from the sky, Lu Ye rushed in to carry her away, but Wanzhang Gang saw that his rescuer was only a Tier One True Lake cultivator.

• Lu Ye realized Nian Yuexian had revealed herself by secretly saving him, then slipped out of Lone Mountain Pass to follow her.
• Lu Ye found Nian Yuexian trapped in a fierce battle against Wanzhang Gang and two Ghost Cultivators, and prepared a Pseudo-Might Spirit Pattern with Amber and Yiyi.
• Wanzhang Gang charged into Nian Yuexian's Sword Formation while the Ghost Cultivators attacked from both sides.
• Nian Yuexian struck back with a sword that heavily injured all three enemies, but she collapsed from exhaustion.
• Lu Ye flew in, caught Nian Yuexian, and tried to escape, but Wanzhang Gang's punch struck him with its aftershock and exposed his low cultivation.

Lu Ye used the Twin Phoenixes Flying Spirit Pattern to link his body with Nian Yuexian’s, sharing her injuries but gaining access to her Divine Sea Realm power. As Wanzhang Gang and a Ghost Cultivator attacked, Nian Yuexian regained enough strength to take over the fight.

• Nian Yuexian tried to resist Wanzhang Gang despite her severe injuries, while Lu Ye shielded her from his punch with Moon Return and three Defense Spirit Patterns.
• Nian Yuexian instinctively cut apart Wanzhang Gang’s punch, and Lu Ye pierced their clasped hands to cast Twin Phoenixes Flying.
• The Spirit Pattern linked their bodies, transferring Nian Yuexian’s injuries to Lu Ye and her strength to him.
• Lu Ye struck Wanzhang Gang with borrowed power, forcing him back but cracking the Crag Mountain Saber and tearing open Lu Ye’s arm.
• When another Ghost Cultivator attacked, Nian Yuexian recovered some strength from Lu Ye’s vitality and told him she would handle the fight.

Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian fought Wanzhang Gang and his companion until Yiyi and Amber arrived, forcing the enemies to retreat. Lu Ye was left unconscious with a soul injury, but Yiyi found Soul Cleansing Water in his Storage Bag.

• Lu Ye used Twin Phoenixes Flying to share his immense life force with Nian Yuexian, allowing her to keep fighting while he supported her.
• Wanzhang Gang attacked Lu Ye with Divine Sense, injuring his soul, but Nian Yuexian struck back and wounded Wanzhang Gang with her own Divine Sense.
• Two powerful auras approached, and Wanzhang Gang and the Ghost Cultivator fled with their wounded companion.
• Nian Yuexian discovered that the newcomers were Yiyi and Amber, whose Pseudo-Might had briefly given them Divine Sea Realm power.
• At Cangyan Mountain Pass, Nian Yuexian examined Lu Ye and identified his soul injury, while Yiyi found a bottle of Soul Cleansing Water in his Storage Bag.

Nian Yuexian and Shui Yuan treated Lu Ye after Wanzhang Gang’s soul attack, but he remained unconscious despite healing. Shui Yuan sent her divine sense toward Lu Ye’s mind to investigate, and his powerful soul defenses unexpectedly opened a way for her.

• Nian Yuexian gave Lu Ye a drop of Soul Cleansing Water after realizing he had taken it before and had unusually strong soul defenses.
• Shui Yuan arrived, examined Lu Ye, and learned from Yiyi how he had been injured while saving Nian Yuexian.
• Nian Yuexian told Shui Yuan that Lu Ye had used the Twin Phoenixes Flying Spirit Pattern to share their physical foundations and heal them.
• After three days, Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian’s injuries had healed, but Lu Ye remained unconscious.
• Shui Yuan set out to investigate Lu Ye’s soul while Nian Yuexian prepared an array and stood guard.
• Shui Yuan’s divine sense met powerful resistance in Lu Ye’s mind, but the force suddenly vanished and opened a way.

Shui Yuan discovered that Lu Ye was unconsciously nurturing a Soul Body after Wanzhang Gang’s divine sense attack, a breakthrough made possible by his long-term use of Soul Cleansing Water. With Shui Yuan replenishing his soul energy, Lu Ye’s Soul Body grew stronger, and she predicted he would wake within a day.

• Shui Yuan entered Lu Ye’s soul and saw that he was nurturing a Soul Body despite being only a Tier One True Lake Realm cultivator.
• Shui Yuan learned from Yiyi that Lu Ye had repeatedly consumed Soul Cleansing Water, strengthening his soul enough to begin nurturing a Soul Body.
• Shui Yuan concluded that Wanzhang Gang’s divine sense attack had triggered Lu Ye’s instinctive effort to protect himself, and she explained that he needed his soul energy replenished to succeed.
• Yiyi gave Shui Yuan the Soul Cleansing Water she had, and Shui Yuan increased Lu Ye’s daily doses as his Soul Body gradually solidified.
• After three more days of watching over Lu Ye, Shui Yuan predicted he would wake that night or the next day, then returned to the sect.

After Wanzhang Gang’s Divine Will attack nearly killed him, Lu Ye awakened in the True Lake Realm with a Soul Body and Divine Will. He began exploring his new abilities and found Nian Yuexian keeping watch nearby.

• Lu Ye discovered that his Divine Will had left his body, and Nian Yuexian explained that he had nurtured a Soul Body after surviving Wanzhang Gang’s attack.
• Lu Ye returned his Divine Will to his body, then learned from Nian Yuexian that he remained in the True Lake Realm despite gaining Divine Will.
• Nian Yuexian gave Lu Ye a Jade Slip about the Divine Sea Realm and a Gold Lock that could resist Divine Will attacks.
• Yiyi told Lu Ye that Shui Yuan had treated his injuries and returned to the Main Sect before he woke.
• Lu Ye studied the Jade Slip, entered the depths of his soul, and found that his Divine Sea was only a small pool.
• Lu Ye extended his Divine Sense beyond the Bamboo Lodge and saw Nian Yuexian drinking alone beneath the moon.

After the battle at Azure Flame Mountain, Lu Ye examined his new Spirit Patterns, the Talent Tree's signs of transformation, and the damage to his Crag Mountain Saber. He arranged for Master Yu to repair the saber, leaving the hidden Fire Spirit resources at risk of falling into Myriad Demon Ridge's hands.

• Nian Yuexian warned Lu Ye that sending his Divine Sense outside his body could expose it to attack, and Lu Ye tested its range before replenishing his Divine Soul Power with Soul Cleansing Water.
• Lu Ye asked Yiyi about Simulated Might and reviewed how his new Spirit Patterns, including Moon Return, Twin Phoenixes Flying, Thousand Faces, and Shadow Clone, could help him.
• Lu Ye considered the Fire Spirit Stones and hidden Fire Element Earth Vein beneath Azure Flame Mountain, but realized Myriad Demon Ridge would likely claim them after defeating the Fire Spirit Race.
• Lu Ye found that Wanzhang Gang's punch had cracked his Crag Mountain Saber and asked Nian Yuexian where to find a Heaven's Mystery Hall.
• Lu Ye met Master Yu, who recognized that a Divine Sea Realm cultivator had damaged the saber, and they agreed on its repair price and delivery time in a Heaven's Mystery Contract.

Lu Ye bought a one-use Myriad Demon Ridge Battlefield Mark and considered saving Battle Merit to purchase a Soul Artifact to protect himself from Divine Sea Realm cultivators. Back at his Bamboo Lodge, he began the True Lake Realm cultivation method Shui Yuan had taught him, using Merit to draw dense Spiritual Energy through Heavenly Mechanism.

• Lu Ye fed fresh meat to the Golden Flood Dragon and Silver Flood Dragon, who noticed that he had Divine Sense.
• The two flood dragons opened the Battle Merit Pavilion gates, and Lu Ye spent eighteen thousand Battle Merit on a Myriad Demon Ridge Battlefield Mark.
• Lu Ye checked his Battle Merit and decided to save it toward buying a Soul Artifact rather than exchange it for Golden Spirit Signs.
• Lu Ye returned to his Bamboo Lodge and gathered Yiyi and Amber to cultivate.
• Lu Ye connected to Heavenly Mechanism, which formed a vortex of Spiritual Energy, and he began cultivating as his Merit slowly decreased.

Lu Ye adjusted his Heavenly Mechanism cultivation to suit his unusually fast refinement, spending Merit while feeding Fire Spirit Stones to his Talent Tree. After two days, he discovered that the Heavenly Mechanism had awarded him over three hundred thousand Battle Merit, and Nian Yuexian explained that the reward recognized his role in the attack on Lone Mountain Pass and saving her life.

• Lu Ye raised his cultivation environment to the third level, which matched his needs, and began consuming Merit and Fire Spirit Stones as he cultivated with Yiyi and Amber.
• Lu Ye continued his daily patrols at Cangyan Mountain Pass while cultivating for two days.
• Lu Ye checked his Battlefield Mark and discovered that his Battle Merit had risen from 88,410 to 394,650 points.
• Lu Ye searched for Nian Yuexian and asked why he had received such a large amount of Battle Merit.
• Nian Yuexian explained that she had petitioned the Heavenly Mechanism to reward Lu Ye for drawing the Fire Spirit Race to Lone Mountain Pass and saving her life.

After receiving a large Battle Merit award, Lu Ye bought the Soul Suppressing Tower and several other treasures from the Battle Merit Pavilion. The Golden Flood Dragon and Silver Flood Dragon then offered to teach him a secret technique to resist divine sense attacks.

• Lu Ye discovered he could open the Battle Merit Pavilion gates without the two dragons, and the Golden Flood Dragon and Silver Flood Dragon worried that he would stop bringing them food.
• Lu Ye exchanged 188,888 Battle Merit for the Soul Suppressing Tower and bought several other treasures, including a Combat Platform, Tracking Compass, and God Extinguishing Sword.
• The Silver Flood Dragon warned Lu Ye that his Divine Sea could shatter if he suffered another powerful divine sense attack.
• The Golden Flood Dragon explained that the Soul Suppressing Tower could keep Lu Ye's Divine Sea from breaking but could not block incoming attacks.
• The Golden Flood Dragon and Silver Flood Dragon offered to pass on a soul-protecting Secret Technique, and Lu Ye accepted.

Lu Ye received the Twin Dragons Guarding the Sea technique from the Golden Flood Dragon and Silver Flood Dragon, strengthening his soul defenses. While flying to Vast Sky City to advance his Military Rank, he encountered a masked cultivator whose distinctive mask reminded him of the woman who had helped him on the Cloud River Battlefield.

• The Golden Flood Dragon and Silver Flood Dragon used Twin Dragons Guarding the Sea to protect Lu Ye's Divine Pool, and Lu Ye realized he had trusted Heavenly Mechanism rather than the dragons themselves.
• Lu Ye asked Nian Yuexian for a day's leave so he could travel to Vast Sky City and advance his Military Rank to Captain.
• Lu Ye flew toward Vast Sky City while absorbing Fire Spirit Stones with his Talent Tree.
• Lu Ye spotted a masked cultivator waiting on a Spirit Peak and recognized the white mask with red and blue marks from his encounter with a woman on the Cloud River Battlefield.
• Lu Ye concluded that the masked cultivator had deliberately waited along his route between Cangyan Mountain Pass and Vast Sky City.

Lu Ye was trapped by a masked cultivator acting for a mysterious organization, but fought well enough to impress the Divine Sea Realm elder behind him. After reaching Vast Sky City to advance his Military Rank, Lu Ye spotted Qian Wudang approaching and tried to avoid him.

• Lu Ye repeatedly encountered a masked cultivator asking whether he was Lu Yiye, and realized an unknown expert had trapped him in a treasure-made space.
• The masked cultivator said his lord wanted to meet Lu Ye and tested his abilities, but Lu Ye's fierce saber attacks forced him to retreat before the elder's power sent Lu Ye flying.
• The elder decided Lu Ye met the organization's standards but advised against recruiting him through schemes, then flew toward the Crimson Blood Sect to visit Tang Yifeng.
• Lu Ye flew to Vast Sky City, headed for the Personnel Affairs Division, and tried to change direction when he saw Qian Wudang approaching.

Lu Ye earned promotion to Captain in Vast Sky City, stocked up on supplies, and spent the night cultivating before preparing to return to Cangyan Mountain Pass. Geng Wuwang then temporarily conscripted him for a mission with his squad, leaving Lu Ye surprised by the order.

• Qian Wudang told Lu Ye that Nian Yuexian had visited Vast Sky City while he was in the Penal Prison and asked him to give her regards.
• A Personnel Affairs Division cultivator assessed Lu Ye’s Battle Merit, promoted him to Captain, and returned his Guard Token emitting purple light.
• Lu Ye bought Monster Beast flesh and a Dharma Artifact long saber, then rested and cultivated with Yiyi and Amber.
• Geng Wuwang introduced himself as a captain in the Law Enforcement Division and temporarily conscripted Lu Ye for a mission lasting three to five days.

Lu Ye received approval from Nian Yuexian to join Geng Wuwang’s understaffed Law Enforcement Squad A3 for a mission. After meeting the squad, he learned that its dangerous duties included punishing Guard Law violators and eliminating traitors and invading enemies.

• Lu Ye asked Nian Yuexian for permission to join Geng Wuwang’s squad, and she approved.
• Qian Wudang learned Lu Ye had advanced to True Lake Tier One Captain in a month and wondered how he had earned so much Battlefield Merit.
• Geng Wuwang introduced Lu Ye to Squad A3’s five members, including Kang Yuanqiao, Shangguan Qiu, Xiao Ruyun, and Mu Zheng.
• Xiao Ruyun questioned Lu Ye’s usefulness because of his low cultivation, but Geng Wuwang defended him and ordered the squad to depart.
• As the squad traveled by Spirit Boat, Kang Yuanqiao explained that the Law Enforcement Division was understaffed because its dangerous missions required True Lake Realm cultivators.

Lu Ye joined Squad A3 on a Law Enforcement Division mission to Immortal Radiance Mountain, where the squad planned to arrest one of the sect’s senior members. After Sect Master An Mofeng learned whom they were targeting, he led Geng Wuwang and the others toward the valley where their target waited.

• Kang Yuanqiao explained the enforcement squad’s rules, and Lu Ye refined his Six Element Spirit Restraint Lock.
• Squad A3 reached Immortal Radiance Mountain, a Fourth Rank Sect, and Geng Wuwang met with its sect master, An Mofeng.
• Geng Wuwang revealed the identity of the target, shocking An Mofeng, who asked whether there had been a mistake.
• Geng Wuwang insisted that the Law Enforcement Division had conclusive evidence, and An Mofeng agreed to lead the squad to the target.
• The old man fishing in the valley sensed their approach, dropped his fishing rod, and sighed that what was meant to come had arrived.

The Law Enforcement Squad arrested Ning Hu, an Immortal Radiance Mountain elder exposed as a Myriad Demon Ridge agent, but Lu Ye sensed danger and attacked before Ning Hu revealed his hidden Divine Sea Realm cultivation. The chapter ended with Lu Ye’s saber still descending as Ning Hu wondered why the seemingly weaker cultivator had resisted his Divine Sense assault.

• Geng Wuwang and the Law Enforcement Squad surrounded Ning Hu, sealed his Spiritual Power, and announced the charges against him.
• Ning Hu admitted to being a Hidden Agent of Myriad Demon Ridge and told An Mofeng that he had committed many acts against the Vast Sky Alliance.
• Ning Hu warned An Mofeng about the danger of sect annihilation, prompting Lu Ye’s sense of danger to surge.
• Lu Ye attacked Ning Hu with his flaming saber, and Ning Hu unleashed a Divine Sense assault that broke the Spirit Restraint Locks and knocked most of the squad toward the lake.
• Ning Hu’s Divine Sense assault failed to affect Lu Ye, whose saber continued its strike as Ning Hu realized the younger cultivator was unusual.

Lu Ye and Squad A3 discovered that Ning Hu was a Tier Two Divine Sea Realm Hidden Agent of Myriad Demon Ridge, and his assault left Geng Wuwang unconscious while An Mofeng chased him toward the sect. With Geng Wuwang down and Ning Hu slaughtering people at Immortal Radiance Mountain, the remaining squad members argued over whether to flee or intervene.

• Ning Hu broke free of his restraints and attacked, but Lu Ye resisted his divine sense and survived a powerful punch using Moon Return and other defenses.
• An Mofeng and Geng Wuwang recovered from Ning Hu's divine sense attack, and Geng Wuwang charged him while An Mofeng confronted him about being a Hidden Agent of Myriad Demon Ridge.
• Ning Hu severely wounded Geng Wuwang, then flew toward the depths of Immortal Radiance Mountain to destroy the sect as An Mofeng pursued him.
• Amber emerged from the lake carrying Lu Ye and the unconscious Geng Wuwang, and Squad A3 regrouped and sent word to Vast Sky City.
• As reports of Ning Hu's slaughter reached them, Kang Yuanqiao and Xiao Ruyun argued over whether Squad A3 should join Immortal Radiance Mountain's defenders or leave the dangerous area.