Chapter Summaries

Zhu Yu lent his corpse tiger to Xiang Kui after learning its Nether Ghost Tiger bloodline could help trapped cultivators enter the Yin-Underworld Spirit Ruins. Xiang Kui used the tiger to secure contracts from three desperate cultivators, leaving them bound to his terms as they awaited a chance to break through.

• Xiang Kui explained that Zhu Yu’s corpse tiger could awaken the ability to enter the Netherworld and lead trapped cultivators into the Yin-Underworld Spirit Ruins.
• Zhu Yu agreed to lend the black tiger temporarily to Xiang Kui in exchange for a Foundation Establishment spiritual object, and Xiang Kui refined the control mark and took it away.
• Xiang Sui praised Zhu Yu for trusting him and considered using the tiger to make Jiao Zuo and the others accept demanding contracts.
• Xiang Kui showed the tiger to Jiao Zuo, Ning Ze, and Bai Ling, then offered to take them into the Yin-Underworld Spirit Ruins if they signed his contracts.
• Jiao Zuo, Ning Ze, and Bai Ling reluctantly signed, and Jiao Zuo vowed to fight Xiang Kui if he managed to break through.

Zhu Yu studied array patterns and resisted a Moon Sprite’s attempt to tempt him with Divine Radiance, then witnessed the Sprite’s escape and abrupt suppression. Days later, Xiang Sui reported that the escaped Moon Sprite had been suppressed in Dead Soul Ravine and that Godfall Tower would inspect the Yin-Underworld Grotto.

• Zhu Yu used the True Sight Eye to deduce array-pattern combinations and effortlessly drew elemental patterns that produced flames and other effects.
• A Moon Sprite tried to tempt Zhu Yu with Divine Radiance and illusions, but the True Sight Eye blocked the unfamiliar will, and Zhu Yu fled the dense radiance.
• More than a dozen people absorbed Divine Radiance, sacrificed themselves to activate a formation, and freed a huge Moon-White Beetle from the Starry Corridor.
• Zhu Yu saw the Moon-White Beetle get seized and vanish into the Void as an invisible ripple made cultivators across the Yin-Underworld Grotto return to their previous activities.
• Zhu Yu returned home, worried about the powerful force behind the suppression, and immersed himself in cultivation.
• Xiang Sui told Zhu Yu that the Moon Sprite had escaped through the Great Thousand Mirror, rampaged in Dead Soul Ravine, and been suppressed by a Foundation Establishment True Person; Godfall Tower would inspect the Yin-Underworld Grotto.

Zhu Yu discovered that his connection to the Moon Sprite could still provide Starry Wood, and the origin she sent through it triggered Little Black’s transformation. Meanwhile, Godfall Tower’s investigators questioned Meng Changsheng but found no proof of corruption, and Zhu Yu received the Corpse Control Art Mark as the chapter ended with Xiang Sui bringing him a message from Junior Brother Liang.

• Zhu Yu suspected someone had orchestrated the recent events in Yin-Underworld Grotto and prepared cultivated food for Little Black.
• Zhu Yu contacted the Moon Sprite through the Mark and discovered she was still alive, but she sent all her origin through the connection, causing Little Black to erupt with vitality and begin transforming.
• The Moon Sprite died in her chains, and Li Hui emerged from a Bronze Gate before joining Hong Sheng to question Meng Changsheng about his Life Spirit Ruins.
• Meng Changsheng passed Hong Sheng’s Life Talisman test, and the two investigators departed without entering his Life Spirit Ruins.
• Xiang Kui persuaded Jiao Zuo, Ning Ze, and Bai Ling that his ancestor’s Life Spirit Ruins could support their Dao Foundations, while a thread of golden silk entered their bodies.
• Zhu Yu accepted the Corpse Control Art Mark from Xiang Sui, learned Godfall Tower’s investigators had left, and heard that Junior Brother Liang had sent him a message.

Zhu Yu cultivated his main body and Mi Sheng’s martial body, pushing both toward new limits while Mi Sheng hunted for food in the mountains. The chapter ended with a furious crowd gathering at Justice Gathering Hall to demand the death of the county magistrate.

• Xiang Sui warned Zhu Yu that Zhang Jia was preparing to join nearby counties in a campaign to suppress the bandits, and Zhu Yu doubted the plan could succeed.
• Zhu Yu used Meditation Pills and Soul Dispersing Pills to cultivate his soul, then found that the Basic Visualization Diagram was progressing toward Perfection.
• Mi Sheng advanced to the Tendon Strengthening Realm, bought the complete Horizontal Mountain method, and decided he needed more nourishing food for Bone Forging.
• Mi Sheng hunted a python, chicken, and rabbit in the forest, then cooked and ate them before beginning Bone Forging practice.
• An enraged crowd gathered at Justice Gathering Hall and shouted for the county magistrate to be killed.

Cloud Mountain Stronghold's leaders agreed to attack Dangyang County despite Lu Changming's concerns about the powerful Zhang Clan, while Wu Yong pursued his own ambitions. Zhu Yu began using beatings and Tiger Bone Paste to forge his bones, and the chapter ended as the stronghold's urgent bells called the bandits to arms.

• Wu Yong reported that Zhang Jia was preparing a joint bandit suppression, and Lu Changming reluctantly ordered Cloud Mountain Stronghold to attack Dangyang County.
• Lu Changming assigned Wu Yong, Meng Qi, and Lady Shi to gather intelligence and allies, while Wu Yong learned that the Qiu Family might possess the Gold-Shattering Hammer.
• Zhu Yu reached the bone-forging stage and chose the Bone-Shattering Method, planning to use sparring at the Martial Arts Arena to crack his bones.
• Zhu Yu endured repeated kicks and blows from bandits, then applied self-made Tiger Bone Paste and raised his Bone Forging progress to nine percent.
• For half a month, Zhu Yu repeated the painful training while doing his Street Cleaning duties, until three urgent bell chimes summoned the armed bandits.

Cloud Mountain Stronghold attacked Dangyang County after Zhu Yu absorbed Human Hope from a copper coin and met Liang Kuan to learn about Great Yuan Bank. The chapter left Zhu Yu approaching the besieged city through a hidden passage, hoping to manifest a God Word.

• Lu Changming rallied the bandits, and Cloud Mountain Stronghold set out for Dangyang County with supplies and siege equipment.
• Zhu Yu absorbed Human Hope from a copper coin, endured its memory fragments, and felt his Divine Seed grow fuller.
• At camp, Zhu Yu secretly met Liang Kuan, learned that Great Yuan Bank held the most copper coins, and heard that Zhang Jia had a ballista with Gang-Breaking Arrows.
• Zhu Yu learned that Niu Er had been eaten after Lu Changming brought a red-eyed man into the central tent, while Wu Yong grew disillusioned with the First Leader.
• The bandits attacked Dangyang County the next morning, and Zhu Yu found a concealed passage beneath dead branches and fallen leaves.

Zhu Yu learned that his Reflect Spirit gift let him communicate with his main body in real time, but the Great Thousand Mirror could no longer retrieve their Split Spirits. Liang Kuan proposed using a costly Reception Platform instead, while Zhang Jia faced a renewed bandit assault on Dangyang County.

• Zhu Yu crawled through a passage to an abandoned courtyard, where Liang Kuan, in tabby-cat form, led him to a hidden room.
• Liang Kuan explained the Reflect Spirit gift after Zhu Yu received a message from his main body, and Zhu Yu realized he had the hidden soul gift.
• Zhu Yu told Liang Kuan that the Great Thousand Mirror could not bring them back because True Person Yin Underworld's Split Spirit had returned and damaged its origin.
• Liang Kuan said they could reach another Spirit Ruins through a Reception Platform, and the two resumed digging a passage while Great Yuan Bank's guards were away.
• Zhang Jia learned that neighboring counties could not send help, then watched Bai Yutang appear outside the city, declare himself beaten by Lu Changming, and flee as the bandits renewed their charge.

Qiu Jun killed the red-faced Dao Fruit Realm Martial Artist and helped the bandits seize Dangyang County, while Zhu Yu entered the Great Yuan silver vault and used its copper coins to begin condensing his God Word. As the county fell into looting and the victors negotiated tribute, White Tofu sensed that Mi Ya'er had manifested her God Word.

• Qiu Jun killed the Red-Faced Ascetic, absorbed part of his God Word, and announced himself as the killer before the city guards broke and Zhang Jia fled.
• Lu Changming stopped Qiu Jun from chasing two fleeing Dao Fruit Realm Martial Artists and sent him to help secure Dangyang County.
• Zhu Yu and Liang Kuan tunneled into the Great Yuan silver vault, took copper coins, and returned to an abandoned courtyard where Zhu Yu began condensing his God Word.
• Cloud Mountain Stronghold's bandits looted Dangyang County, while Wu Yong, Meng Qi, and Lady Shi summoned the merchants to discuss protection fees and tribute.
• At the county office feast, White Tofu sensed his God Word source and Blood Qi increase and realized Mi Ya'er had manifested her God Word.

Zhu Yu manifested the God Word “Superior Person,” which raised his cultivation above an opponent’s during a fight. White Tofu severed his connection to Zhu Yu’s God Word and took him to the merchants’ banquet, where Zhu Yu tested the ability against him.

• White Tofu guessed that Mi Gousheng had concealed a powerful innate talent and felt vindicated about his eye for talent.
• Zhu Yu broke through in an abandoned courtyard, manifesting the God Word “Superior Person” as Liang Kuan watched.
• White Tofu arrived, felt guilty about Zhu Yu’s hardships, and severed the connection that had made Zhu Yu pay tribute for his cultivation.
• White Tofu invited Zhu Yu to the merchants’ banquet and promised to have his copper coins moved safely.
• Zhu Yu explained that his God Word made his cultivation one inch higher than an opponent’s in battle, then fought White Tofu and struck him down.

Zhu Yu demonstrated the power of his God Word, “Superior Person,” and White Tofu warned him to conceal some of its abilities. Wu Yong brought Zhu Yu under his command, and after Zhu Yu revealed the full effect of his God Word, Wu Yong declared him his blood brother.

• White Tofu saw Zhu Yu adapt to and surpass his speed, then warned him to hold back when describing his God Word to the Managers.
• White Tofu brought Zhu Yu to the county yamen, where Wu Yong and the other leaders learned that Zhu Yu had manifested “Superior Person” before reaching adulthood.
• Wu Yong asked Meng Qi and Lady Shi to let Zhu Yu join his command, and Zhu Yu accepted and called him Brother Wu.
• The leaders and merchants congratulated Wu Yong by giving Zhu Yu gold, silver, jade, and other gifts, and Zhu Yu ate medicinal cuisine and Blood Food until he was full.
• After the others left, Wu Yong asked about “Superior Person,” and Zhu Yu explained its abilities, including how it intensified others’ closeness or hatred toward him.
• Wu Yong declared Zhu Yu his blood brother.

Zhu Yu joined Wu Yong’s plan to kill the imprisoned Qi Hong after learning the Aperture Opening Method, while rival leaders maneuvered over Zhu Yu and their own alliances. The next morning, Lu Changming arrived with a weakened Wu Yong and privately asked Zhu Yu if he was from Yinming Mansion.

• Wu Yong tested Zhu Yu’s Superior Person ability, then gave him an Aperture Opening Method and recruited him to help kill Qi Hong, a disgraced Dao Fruit Realm expert due to be exiled to Fengyang County.
• Zhu Yu agreed to Wu Yong’s plan, memorized the method, and used his panel to begin locating and nourishing the Apertures in his body.
• Dong Cheng'en learned from White Tofu that Zhu Yu had Superior Person and regretted letting Wu Yong take him; Lady Shi and Meng Qi then discussed reclaiming Zhu Yu and obtaining an Aperture Opening Method.
• Lady Shi visited Lu Changming, who learned Meng Qi’s people had been approaching Bai Yutang and gave her an Aperture Opening Method before vanishing.
• The next morning, Lu Changming entered Zhu Yu’s room with a pale, weakened Wu Yong and asked Zhu Yu whether he was from Yinming Mansion.

Zhu Yu discovered that Lu Changming was likely the Split Spirit of a Foundation Establishment True Person, learned about famous artifacts, and followed Wu Yong out of Dangyang County. Wu Yong then set out for Fengyang and promised to find Zhu Yu weapons for their dangerous undertaking.

• Lu Changming tested Zhu Yu, whose Superior Person God Word unleashed powerful but uncontrollable Blood Qi that injured him before subsiding.
• Lu Changming influenced Wu Yong to serve Manager Sang, then vanished, leaving Zhu Yu to conclude that he was a Foundation Establishment True Person’s Split Spirit.
• Wu Yong explained that Meng Qi wanted the Qiu Family’s Gold-Shattering Hammer and gave Zhu Yu a book listing rankings and famous artifacts; Zhu Yu decided to seek a Famous Artifact.
• Lu Changming allied Cloud Mountain Stronghold with White Water Ravine and Three Gorges Mountain, while Zhu Yu received banknotes and was summoned away by Wu Yong.
• At Dangyang County’s west gate, Wu Yong asked Zhu Yu to absorb the Human Hope in a chest of treasure; after Zhu Yu expressed doubt about his ability to help, Wu Yong changed his mind and promised to fetch him weapons.

Zhu Yu learned that Godfall Tower had summoned Yinming Mansion disciples with opened Divine Seas to the Qingping Spirit Ruins battlefield, where a newly joined Foreign Spirit Ruins threatened to make the conflict more dangerous. After Xiang Sui and Liang Kuan left, Zhu Yu checked Black Tiger’s rapid growth and entered the brightly lit rear courtyard.

• Wu Yong left Zhu Yu’s carriage and returned toward Dangyang County, while Zhu Yu and Liang Kuan learned of Godfall Tower’s summoning order.
• Zhu Yu showed Xiang Sui and Liang Kuan his soul-based Spiritual Power technique, and they began addressing him as their senior brother.
• Xiang Sui warned Zhu Yu and Liang Kuan that an unfamiliar Spirit Ruins had joined onto Qingping Spirit Ruins, making the battlefield’s situation dangerous.
• Zhu Yu reassured Xiang Sui and Liang Kuan before they left, then checked Black Tiger and saw that it had advanced to First-Order Upper Grade.
• Zhu Yu passed through the barrier into the rear courtyard, where a shrub glittering with starlight came into view.

Zhu Yu checked on Little Black’s growth as an Insect Cultivator and its Spirit Life Seeds, then inspected his insect feed and experimental soul-rearing supplies. He began cultivating Beast Souls with Soul Ash after confirming that the Myriad Beast Chart was still nurturing.

• Zhu Yu examined Little Black’s new abilities and learned that it was tending a Starry Wood and Pure Bamboo Life Seed.
• Zhu Yu checked the two Spirit Seeds and found them growing quickly under Little Black’s care.
• Zhu Yu fed on Green Wrigglers and assessed the poisonous stomach acid he had developed from eating them.
• Zhu Yu added Soul Ash to a vat of Beast Souls, killing many while strengthening the survivors.
• Zhu Yu inspected the Myriad Beast Chart and saw that it was still being nurtured.

Zhu Yu spent nearly two months cultivating and preparing for Godfall Tower’s summons to the Qingping Spirit Ruins Battlefield. As he received the call to go, his Myriad Beast Chart finished forming, revealing itself as a crude version of a Myriad Soul Banner.

• Zhu Yu inspected the Myriad Beast Chart he had deduced and left it to nurture while he focused on meditation and cultivation.
• As news from the Qingping Spirit Ruins Battlefield spread, Yinming Mansion’s cultivators grew anxious and rushed to buy supplies as prices rose.
• After nearly two months, Zhu Yu received a message on his Identity Token summoning him to the Qingping Spirit Ruins Battlefield.
• Zhu Yu reviewed his improved cultivation and limited supplies, then sensed the Myriad Beast Chart finishing its transformation.
• Zhu Yu examined the completed lower-grade Flesh and Blood Array Artifact and realized it resembled a crude version of a Myriad Soul Banner.

Zhu Yu boarded the World-Crossing Boat with Xiang Sui and Liang Kuan, bound for the Spirit Ruins Battlefield, and learned about the rivalries among the Godfall Tower’s factions. As the boat stopped and its shield turned transparent, a suffocating darkness came into view.

• Zhu Yu refined the Myriad Beast Chart, absorbed the Beast Souls from the water vat, and left with his Black Tiger and insect beast.
• Zhu Yu met Xiang Sui and Liang Kuan at the Affairs Hall, and the three boarded the World-Crossing Boat.
• Xiang Sui explained that Yin-Underworld Grotto and Dead Soul Ravine were hereditary enemies because they competed for similar resources.
• Zhu Yu recognized Mu Ruo among the Dead Soul Ravine cultivators and promised Little Black he would bring the tasty thing to it later.
• Xiang Sui introduced the other prefectures under the Godfall Tower as the World-Crossing Boat made several stops.
• The World-Crossing Boat halted, its shield turned transparent, and a suffocating darkness rushed toward the passengers.

Zhu Yu and the other Yinming disciples traveled through the Heavenly Abyss to the Qingping Spirit Ruins, where they learned they would fight under Godfall True Lord’s domain. After arriving, Zhu Yu was separated from Xiang Sui and Liang Kuan and found himself near the battlefield’s front line, where a piercing cry sounded.

• Zhu Yu released a Soul Particle ring into the Heavenly Abyss after Xiang Sui encouraged him, while Liang Kuan argued that Qi Refining cultivators should focus on cultivation.
• Xiang Sui explained that the disciples would fight cultivators in the Qingping Spirit Ruins and warned them never to leave the area covered by the True Lord Domain.
• The World-Crossing Boat reached the blood-red and cyan barrier surrounding the Spirit Ruins and carried the disciples into a ruined land beneath two suns.
• A force separated Zhu Yu from Xiang Sui and Liang Kuan, leaving him in a canyon near what seemed to be the battlefield’s front line with Little Black, Black Tiger, and just over twenty others.
• Wu Yang identified himself as the steward of Tang Valley and their campaign leader, and the disciples inspected their Identity Jade Tokens and received a map.
• A piercing metallic screech rang out around the group.

Zhu Yu and Wu Yang led Godfall Tower disciples into the Qingping Spirit Ruins to attack its cultivators after True Person Nine-Heads broke through the battlefield barrier. Zhu Yu killed a fleeing youth with Little Jade’s help and discovered something valuable on the corpse.

• True Person Nine-Heads defeated the Qinghong Sword and opened the way for Godfall Tower forces to advance into the Qingping Spirit Ruins.
• Wu Yang led Zhu Yu and twenty-four other Late Qi Refining cultivators across a lake to attack a Qingping cultivator stronghold.
• The group shattered the island’s protective formation, and the Qingping cultivators fled as Wu Yang engaged their leader.
• Zhu Yu pursued a fleeing youth, and Little Jade used its gaze to render him unconscious before killing him.
• Zhu Yu retrieved the youth’s corpse and smiled after examining it with his Divine Sense.

Zhu Yu and Wu Yang’s group conquered an island, negotiated shares for future Spirit Land expeditions, and searched for another target while avoiding Qingping Cultivators with powerful auras. Wu Yang eventually discovered a promising opportunity and summoned Zhu Yu.

• Zhu Yu sealed a looted youth’s Spiritual Power and watched Wu Yang defeat a Qingping cultivator before pursuing the fleeing opponent with Xing Sida and Lu Wanrong.
• Zhu Yu studied the island’s formation while the Heavenly Dao Sect cultivators finished their battles, then joined the others in hearing Wu Yang announce that they could loot the island’s remaining resources.
• Wu Yang negotiated a thirty-percent share for himself and ten-percent shares for Zhu Yu, Xing Sida, and Lu Wanrong in future conquests, with Zhu Yu agreeing to fight Late Qi Refining opponents.
• Wu Yang explained how the group should conquer Spirit Lands and handle reinforcements, then the four searched several islands while avoiding locations guarded by Qi Refining Perfection cultivators.
• After Zhu Yu processed a youth’s Dharma Seed on a desolate island, Wu Yang arrived and summoned him, saying they had found a big haul.

Zhu Yu joined Wu Yang, Xing Sida, and Lu Wanrong in an assault on the island where the wounded Qiu Chen was hiding, drawn by the bounty on him. The Jade Mantis broke the island’s protective array, and as the battle began, Zhu Yu used the Black Cat’s power to target an Early Qi Refining cultivator.

• Zhu Yu absorbed the Dharma Vein Diagram and the jade box, then used the Myriad Beast Chart to consume the young man’s corpse and store his soul.
• Wu Yang showed Zhu Yu evidence that Qiu Chen, a badly injured Qi Refining Perfection cultivator with a bounty on his head, was hiding on an island, and Zhu Yu agreed to join the attack.
• Wu Yang, Zhu Yu, Xing Sida, and Lu Wanrong led their group to the island, where Shangguan Zhong left the unconscious Qiu Chen after hearing that attackers had arrived.
• Shangguan Zhong defended the island’s array and severed Lu Wanrong and Xing Sida’s attacks, but Zhu Yu’s Jade Mantis shattered the barrier.
• Wu Yang led the charge against the Qingping Cultivators, while Zhu Yu used the Black Cat’s power to draw the attention of an old man at Early Qi Refining.