Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye captured Zhang Song after Zhang Song ambushed him, but Zhang Song died by a strange method before revealing who controlled him. Lu Ye traced the plot to Taishan and Yu Daiwei, then waited for Yu Daiwei to arrive so he could test his strength against her.

• Lu Ye bound Zhang Song with Blood Spirit Bind and demanded to know why he had attacked him.
• Zhang Song killed himself through a strange force in his mind before Lu Ye could stop him, recalling Chen Tianchui's death.
• Lu Ye concluded that Taishan was behind the ambush and suspected Yu Daiwei had tracked his return with a Tracking Compass.
• Lu Ye collected Zhang Song's belongings and corpse, then chose to wait rather than call the Sect Master or Qian Wudang for help.
• Yu Daiwei followed the Tracking Compass to Lu Ye, halted ten li away, and searched for the powerful expert she assumed was hiding nearby.

Lu Ye fought Yu Daiwei, who had come to capture him for the Venerable Lord, and revealed that his strength had grown far beyond her expectations. After breaking through her spell barrage with a burst of power, he survived her soul attack but was blasted away by her defensive Spiritual Treasure.

• Lu Ye told Yu Daiwei that he had killed Zhang Song and charged at her, revealing that he had reached Divine Sea Tier One.
• Yu Daiwei attacked Lu Ye with controlled spells, but he cut through them as he tried to close the distance.
• Yu Daiwei increased her power and halted Lu Ye's advance, while realizing he might truly have killed Zhang Song.
• Lu Ye released Essence Blood and activated the Blood Dye Spirit Pattern, abruptly surging forward through Yu Daiwei's spells.
• Yu Daiwei activated her defensive Spiritual Treasure to block Lu Ye's saber strike and sent a Soul Secret Technique at him.
• Lu Ye's Soul Suppressing Tower suppressed the soul attack, but Yu Daiwei's Spiritual Treasure blocked his next slash and blasted him away.

Lu Ye fought Yu Daiwei to a standstill, learned that Taishan wanted to meet with him, and refused to go until he was ready. He returned to Vast Sky City during the Bug Disaster and found Cheng Xiu handling affairs at the Law Enforcement Division.

• Lu Ye and Yu Daiwei fought through the air until Yu Daiwei called off the battle, recognizing that she could not capture him.
• Lu Ye told Yu Daiwei he would meet Taishan later and warned her not to keep pursuing him; he then left, and Yu Daiwei reported the encounter to the Venerable Lord.
• Lu Ye confirmed Yu Daiwei had not followed him, dispersed the Blood Dye Spirit Pattern, and continued to Vast Sky City.
• Lu Ye found the Sect Master's courtyard empty, then went to the Law Enforcement Division and encountered Cheng Xiu, who explained that Qian Wudang had left him to handle its affairs.

After returning to Vast Sky City, Lu Ye reported his safe return, gathered supplies, and began refining materials. Qian Wudang then assigned him to refine Explosive Fire Spirit Stones to aid the Nine Provinces during the Bug Disaster.

• Lu Ye told Cheng Xiu he had escaped a Secret Realm after being trapped for two years, and Cheng Xiu explained that Xiao Xinghe had taken over as captain of Team Ding Nine.
• Cheng Xiu authorized Lu Ye to requisition refining materials, which Lu Ye collected before returning to his empty courtyard.
• Lu Ye sent messages to Second Senior Sister, his master, and the Sect Master, assuring them he was safe and learning that the Main Sect was protected with help from the Purple Star Dao Palace.
• After three days of refining, Lu Ye answered Qian Wudang's summons and reported that Yu Daiwei, a Divine Sea Tier Eight cultivator, had captured him under orders from a mysterious Venerable Lord.
• Qian Wudang acknowledged Lu Ye's advancement to the Divine Sea Realm and assigned him to refine as many Explosive Fire Spirit Stones as possible for the Bug Disaster.

Lu Ye showed Qian Wudang the Shared Breath, Connected Branches Formation Plate, and was ordered to refine it for the Bug Disaster while continuing to make Explosive Fire Spirit Stones. He began producing both items and cultivating, while his Clone Li Taibai kept watch at Dark Moon Forest Pass.

• Lu Ye showed Qian Wudang a formation plate that linked cultivators’ auras and let them borrow strength.
• Qian Wudang ordered Lu Ye to prioritize refining the plates, and Lu Ye persuaded him to let him continue refining Explosive Fire Spirit Stones as well.
• Cheng Xiu delivered supplies to Lu Ye’s courtyard and began collecting finished products every three days.
• Lu Ye refined both items while monitoring Li Taibai, who continued protecting Dark Moon Forest Pass alongside Lin Yue.
• Lu Ye cultivated with a Golden Spirit Sign as the Talent Tree absorbed its energy.

At the Vast Sky Alliance’s grand council, Soldier Province’s leaders discussed the worsening Bug Disaster and their failure to find the Insect Nest. Chao Ye revealed a powerful new Formation Plate, and his pointed glance at Qian Wudang suggested the Quartermaster Division had not created it.

• Pang Zhen opened the grand council after Tang Yifeng arrived late from exploring an Earth Rift.
• The elders and Division Masters discussed Soldier Province’s troubles, including the Bug Disaster, mortal starvation, and fruitless searches for the Insect Nest.
• Tang Yifeng reported that he had descended ten thousand zhang underground but had found only Insect Race creatures before retreating.
• As the council seemed ready to end, Chao Ye produced several Formation Plates and demonstrated their Shared Breath, Connected Branches Formation.
• Chao Ye said the Quartermaster Division lacked the talent to create the Formation Plates and glanced pointedly at Qian Wudang.

At the grand council meeting, Chao Ye challenged Qian Wudang over control of the Shared Breath, Connected Branches Formation Plate, which the Quartermaster Division could not reliably reproduce. The Sect Master learned that Lu Yiye had refined it, and Qian Wudang prepared to discuss transferring its distribution after the Law Enforcement Division had equipped its soldiers.

• Chao Ye accused Qian Wudang of keeping a strategically important Formation Plate from the Quartermaster Division, while Qian Wudang mocked the division's failed attempts to reproduce it.
• Chao Ye threatened to withhold supplies and tried to fight Qian Wudang, but Pang Zhen ordered them to stop and Chao Ye sat back down.
• Pang Zhen explained that the Quartermaster Division wanted control partly because its research branch had produced little, and because Chao Ye had previously failed to claim the Explosive Fire Spirit Stone for his division.
• Pang Zhen told the Sect Master that Lu Yiye had refined both the Formation Plate and the Explosive Fire Spirit Stone, and the Sect Master said the Plate's value depended on whether it could be widely distributed.
• Chao Ye pointed out that the Law Enforcement Division and Order Transmission Division had already received Formation Plates, and Qian Wudang acknowledged that his soldiers had been equipped and that he could now transfer distribution authority.

Pang Zhen assigned the Shared Breath, Connected Branches Formation Plates to the Quartermaster Office while keeping Lu Ye in the Law Enforcement Division. Lu Ye then told Tang Yifeng that Eldest Senior Brother was alive in the Blood Refining World, leaving the Sect Master overjoyed but resolved to keep the news secret.

• Pang Zhen gave the Quartermaster Office authority to allocate Lu Ye's Formation Plates and ordered that their origin remain confidential.
• Tang Yifeng visited Lu Ye and advised him to learn from Eldest Senior Brother's fate by putting his own safety first.
• Lu Ye told Tang Yifeng that he had met Eldest Senior Brother, Feng Wujiang, in the Blood Refining World.
• Lu Ye described how Feng Wujiang had established Crimson Blood Sacred Land and led Human cultivators against the Blood Race with the aid of more than seventy powerful seniors.
• Tang Yifeng accepted that Feng Wujiang was alive and agreed to keep Lu Ye's account from everyone else.

Lu Ye told the Sect Master about the Blood Refining World, Taishan’s secret faction, and the people he controlled, then continued earning Battle Merit by refining spirit stones and formation plates. He requested leave from Qian Wudang, was refused, and left Vast Sky City anyway.

• Lu Ye told the Sect Master he planned to grow stronger and return to the Blood Refining World before the Blood Race attacked Crimson Blood Sacred Land again.
• Lu Ye explained that Taishan had once served Eldest Senior Brother, wanted him to establish a third faction, and secretly controlled the Chen Family and Zhang Song.
• The Sect Master took Zhang Song’s corpse and said he would investigate Taishan’s hidden forces in secret.
• Lu Ye continued refining Explosive Fire Spirit Stones and formation plates, accumulating Battle Merit and advancing to Tier Two of the Divine Sea Realm.
• Lu Ye asked Qian Wudang for leave, but Qian Wudang ordered him to stay in Vast Sky City.
• Lu Ye ignored Qian Wudang’s warning and flew away.

Lu Ye traveled to Red River City to visit his senior brothers and former squadmates, where he reunited with Squad Ding Nine and discovered who had become its sixth member. The chapter ended as he met the woman waiting to welcome him.

• Lu Ye flew through the devastated Nine Provinces, occasionally helping cultivators fight the Insect Race as he headed toward Red River City.
• Lu Ye met Shi Yuan, the Divine Sea Realm cultivator guarding Red River City, and explained that he had come to visit his relatives in Squad Ding Nine.
• Lu Ye reunited with Li Baxian, Xiao Xinghe, Lin Yinxiu, Feng Yuechan, Jujia, and Amber, while his senior brothers remarked on his rapid advancement.
• Li Baxian hinted that another squad member was preparing a welcome feast, and the group went to meet her.
• Lu Ye recognized the squad's sixth member and received her teasing welcome.

Lu Ye reunited with Hua Ci and his friends in Red River City, sharing a night of foodless drinking before a Bug Tide interrupted them. He left to fight, slaughtered the Divine Sea Realm insects, and continued on as the city’s cultivators charged the remaining swarm.

• Lu Ye reunited with Hua Ci, Yiyi, Xiao Xinghe, Li Baxian, and their companions after nearly three years apart.
• Lu Ye promised to take his friends to the place where he had been trapped, then shared his wine with them as they caught up.
• A Bug Tide arrived at Red River City, and Hua Ci summoned her Golden Toad before joining the defense with the others.
• Lu Ye charged into the swarm and killed its Divine Sea Realm insects, splitting the Bug Tide apart.
• Shi Yuan withdrew the city’s Protective Grand Array and led the cultivators to attack the weakened swarm as Lu Ye departed.

Lu Ye reunited with his clone, Li Taibai, only to discover Liu Yuemei had secretly followed him and witnessed the clone’s return. Liu Yuemei and Lu Ye both resolved to kill each other, and their battle began with Lu Ye pressing through her spells.

• Lu Ye traveled to the front line to reclaim Li Taibai so he could refine and advance his clone.
• Li Taibai crossed into the Earth Rift and reunited with Lu Ye, who absorbed him and took his Red Dragon Battle Robe and Sword Gourd.
• Liu Yuemei, who had secretly followed Li Taibai, revealed herself after witnessing him vanish into Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye recognized Liu Yuemei and recalled their past grievances, while Liu Yuemei realized Li Taibai was Lu Ye’s clone and decided to kill them both.
• Lu Ye charged Liu Yuemei as she retreated and unleashed spells, but he cut through her attacks and rapidly closed the distance.

Lu Ye used the Combat Platform to trap Liu Yuemei in a fight to the death, then unleashed Essence Blood, Blood Dye, and Beast Transformation to overcome her superior cultivation. The chapter left him charging at Liu Yuemei with Amber urging him to fight through their bond.

• Liu Yuemei intensified her lethal lightning attacks, and Amber took a bolt meant for Lu Ye before he caught it and resumed advancing.
• Lu Ye realized Divine Sea Realm Insect Race were approaching and decided he had to end the fight before Liu Yuemei could escape.
• Lu Ye threw the Combat Platform at Liu Yuemei, transporting them both inside while the Insect Race swarmed out of the Earth Rift.
• Liu Yuemei recognized Lu Ye's Beast Transformation Secret Technique as he merged with Amber and took on a ferocious, beastlike appearance.
• Lu Ye activated Blood Dye with a drop of Essence Blood, greatly increasing his speed as he charged Liu Yuemei, while Amber urged him to use it in battle.

Lu Ye pressed his advantage against Liu Yuemei on the Combat Platform, with Yiyi disrupting her from the sidelines. As Liu Yuemei’s protective Spiritual Treasure weakened, she deliberately eased her attacks to lure Lu Ye into a trap, and he sensed the danger but continued advancing.

• Lu Ye closed on Liu Yuemei through her spells and struck her protective Spiritual Treasure with Consecutive Slash, while her lightning shattered his defensive Spirit Patterns.
• Yiyi revealed herself and harassed Liu Yuemei with spells, giving Lu Ye an opening to approach again.
• Lu Ye adapted to his enhanced speed and strength, repeatedly striking Liu Yuemei and dimming her Spiritual Treasure’s protective light.
• Liu Yuemei realized Lu Ye could threaten her and decided to fight to the death rather than let him keep attacking on his terms.
• Liu Yuemei deliberately weakened her offense to bait Lu Ye, who suspected a trap but kept advancing to end the fight quickly.

Lu Ye and Liu Yuemei shifted their duel into Lu Ye’s Divine Sea, where Liu Yuemei used her greater experience to attack his soul. Lu Ye turned the fight around by summoning the Soul Severing Saber, which took the familiar shape of his Crag Mountain Saber.

• Lu Ye saw Liu Yuemei unleash a Thunder Pool that hindered both of them, then realized she was using it to force a battle of Divine Souls.
• Liu Yuemei broke through Lu Ye’s defenses and entered his Divine Sea, where she attacked its waters and overwhelmed his inexperienced Soul Body.
• Lu Ye fought back with waves of Divine Soul Power, but Liu Yuemei intercepted his attacks and taunted him as she damaged his Divine Sea.
• Lu Ye remembered the Soul Severing Saber and summoned it into the Divine Sea, where it appeared as the Crag Mountain Saber and shattered Liu Yuemei’s soul slashes.

Lu Ye defeated and killed Liu Yuemei in his Divine Sea using the Soul Severing Saber and Soul Suppressing Tower. After returning to the Earth Rift, he found himself surrounded by Insect Race, just as Lin Yue called out for Li Taibai.

• Lu Ye broke Liu Yuemei's soul defenses with the Soul Severing Saber and trapped her inside the Soul Suppressing Tower.
• Lu Ye struck Liu Yuemei until her Soul Body weakened, then killed her as she tried to destroy herself.
• Lu Ye returned from the collapsing Combat Platform space and found Liu Yuemei dead, then reunited Yiyi with Amber.
• Lu Ye reappeared in the Earth Rift and found himself surrounded by Insect Race, including powerful Divine Sea Realm Insect Race.
• Lin Yue called out for Li Taibai from outside the Insect Race encirclement.

Lu Ye escaped the Earth Rift as Li Taibai and joined Lin Yue, telling her that Liu Yuemei had died in an Insect Race ambush. He returned with Lin Yue to Dark Moon Forest Pass, where an enormous Bug Tide began attacking, and he worried that leaderless Startled Waves Lake Pass might be unable to withstand it.

• Lu Ye transformed into Li Taibai, fought through the Insect Race, and joined Lin Yue as she searched for him.
• Lu Ye and Lin Yue fought their way toward Dark Moon Forest Pass while the Bug Tide swelled between the two passes.
• Lu Ye told Lin Yue that Liu Yuemei had died after being ambushed by the Insect Race, and Lin Yue prepared Dark Moon Forest Pass for the approaching tide.
• Lu Ye returned to his residence to recover and worried that Startled Waves Lake Pass had not learned of the threat or Liu Yuemei's death.
• A massive Bug Tide reached Dark Moon Forest Pass, and Lu Ye joined Lin Yue and the defenders on the walls.
• Lin Yue said she feared for Startled Waves Lake Pass because its defenses might lack a Divine Sea Realm leader.

As the Bug Tide besieged both passes, Lu Ye defended Dark Moon Forest Pass as Li Taibai while learning that Liu Yuemei’s death had left Startled Waves Lake Pass dangerously short of protection. Worried that his actions had endangered the Vast Sky Alliance pass, Lu Ye flew there to help.

• The cultivators at Startled Waves Lake Pass discovered Liu Yuemei had died and reported her death and the coming Bug Tide to Heaven's Gate Pass.
• Heaven's Gate Pass sent Chen Xiao, a Tier Six Divine Sea Realm cultivator, to take command of Startled Waves Lake Pass, where the Insect Race was already attacking in force.
• Li Taibai and Lin Yue repeatedly fought the swarm at Dark Moon Forest Pass, and Lin Yue saw Li Taibai slay Divine Sea Realm Insect Race creatures with his Sword Gourd.
• Lin Yue called Li Taibai back after he plunged deep into the swarm, and he returned safely before she went out to fight near the pass.
• Lu Ye left his Clone at Dark Moon Forest Pass and flew toward Startled Waves Lake Pass, where he found an even larger swarm and joined forces with Amber.

Lu Ye, Yiyi, and Amber fought through the insect swarm and reached Startled Waves Lake Pass, where the defenders were close to being overwhelmed. After warning Lu Ye about the powerful Big Bugs, Chen Xiao learned that Lu Ye had arrived alone, leaving the pass's desperate situation unresolved.

• Lu Ye, Yiyi, and Amber charged into the swarm, cutting down insects as Chen Xiao recognized Amber's Tiger Roar and warned the defenders about the Big Bugs.
• Lu Ye was surrounded by a dozen Canine Insects, stunned the swarm with his Divine Soul Power, and used Arc Moon to clear a path before rushing toward the pass.
• Chen Xiao ordered the array opened, and the defenders let Lu Ye inside before sealing the gap against the pursuing insects.
• Lu Ye assessed the badly damaged pass and introduced himself to the mortally wounded Chen Xiao, who asked whether he had encountered the Big Bugs.

Lu Ye took command of Startled Waves Lake Pass after Chen Xiao died, then donned the Dragon Seat and charged into the bug tide to kill its Divine Sea Realm members. His assault lifted the defenders’ morale as the battle continued.

• Chen Xiao entrusted Lu Ye with defending Startled Waves Lake Pass for an hour, then died from his injuries.
• Lu Ye took command and told the soldiers to maintain their existing defenses while he dealt with the Divine Sea Realm Insect Race members.
• Lu Ye activated the Dragon Seat, transforming into a towering scarlet armored figure and startling the defenders.
• Lu Ye charged through the protective array into the bug swarm and cleaved a path through it with his longsaber.
• Yu Huang rallied the stunned soldiers, whose morale surged as they resumed defending the pass.
• Lu Ye fought through the swarm, cutting down even Divine Sea Realm Insect Race members with the Dragon Spine Blade.