Recaps

Su Zhan fought a Black Scale Demonic Leopard in the Haiyuan Secret Realm, testing its speed and defenses while reassuring the watching cultivators. After taking a tail strike, he remained confident and prepared to continue the battle.

• Su Zhan drew Spiritual Sword Snow Mastiff and stepped forward to fight the Black Scale Demonic Leopard.
• Su Zhan dodged the leopard's claws and struck it with Sword Qi, which barely penetrated its defenses.
• Su Zhan moved behind the leopard, and it whipped its tail into him when he reached its rear.
• Su Zhan steadied himself after the blow and told the spectators that the leopard was formidable but would not defeat him.
• Su Zhan's imposing presence grew powerful as he continued the fight.

Su Zhan defeated the Black Scale Demonic Leopard while Yuan Yuan, Hun Tianlong, and the others guarded against other Devil Beasts. He claimed the beast’s Demonic Core and thanked everyone for their support, promising to remember them when he obtained more rewards.

• Su Zhan fought more directly as Yuan Yuan, Hun Tianlong, and the others formed a protective formation nearby.
• Su Zhan took advantage of the Black Scale Demonic Leopard’s brief lapse in Spiritual Qi and pierced its throat, then struck until it collapsed.
• Su Zhan examined the vanished beast’s remains and picked up its Demonic Core.
• Yuan Yuan congratulated Su Zhan and checked whether he had been injured, and Su Zhan told everyone he appreciated their help.
• Su Zhan said there was only one Crystal Core to claim this time and promised to keep everyone in mind when he obtained more.

Su Zhan noticed a strange Formation and gathered Spiritual Qi in a valley, then deciphered symbols on a rock wall. When he tapped them, they moved and opened a cave entrance.

• Su Zhan and the group crossed barren land and arrived at a valley of scattered boulders.
• Su Zhan sensed something unusual in the valley and warned everyone to be careful.
• Hun Tianlong and the others discussed the Spiritual Qi gathering in the area and searched for its source.
• Su Zhan noticed symbols on the rock wall and began trying to decipher them.
• Su Zhan tapped the symbols according to his interpretation, causing them to move and reveal a cave entrance.

Su Zhan and the others entered a cave where mysterious stones attacked Yuan Yuan, then found an altar and a dust-free box overflowing with Spiritual Qi. Su Zhan opened the box, and a dazzling light filled the cave, leaving its contents unknown.

• Su Zhan led the group into the cave, where they found stones that seemed to be the source of the Spiritual Qi.
• Yuan Yuan touched one of the stones and was struck by a powerful force, so Su Zhan warned everyone to proceed carefully.
• Su Zhan and the others reached an altar and discovered a dust-free box pouring out Spiritual Qi.
• Su Zhan persuaded the group to open the box and lifted its lid without hesitation.
• A dazzling light burst from the box, blinding everyone before they could see what was inside.

Su Zhan’s group found a mysterious bead in a box and stored it away before leaving the cave. Outside, they saw the other young masters and Elders fighting over treasures, and the weaker participants began fleeing as the battle turned against them.

• Su Zhan examined the crystal-clear bead, judged it a valuable treasure, and placed it in his Storage Ring.
• Su Zhan’s group heard fighting outside and went to the cave entrance to investigate.
• Su Zhan refused Yuan Yuan’s suggestion that they help, and the group hid nearby to watch.
• The young masters and Elders fought in several camps over treasures and resources.
• The weaker young masters and Elders fell behind and fled in different directions to survive.

Su Zhan rescued Yuan Chou and the Seventh Elder from attackers, and they joined his camp along with several other cultivators. As the group continued through the Secret Realm, an ancient Palace appeared in the barren landscape.

• Su Zhan saw Yuan Chou and the Seventh Elder being overwhelmed by several attackers and decided to rescue them.
• Su Zhan drove off the attackers with a strike from his Snow Mastiff Sword.
• The Seventh Elder and Yuan Chou thanked Su Zhan and Yuan Yuan, then agreed to join Su Zhan's camp.
• Several uninjured cultivators followed them as the group continued through the Secret Realm.
• The group spotted an ancient Palace in the barren landscape.

Su Zhan led Yuan Yuan and the others into the Palace, where they found signs of a creature’s nest and sensed danger. An ancient voice challenged them from within, and Su Zhan tried to learn who it belonged to before a fight began.

• Su Zhan urged the group to explore the Palace in search of treasures, and they entered together.
• The group found clean, web-like structures throughout the Palace, and Su Zhan warned them to stay together in case a monster was nearby.
• Yuan Yuan noticed the cold air and possible ice despite the heat outside, while Su Zhan reassured him that he could judge the danger.
• An ancient voice from the depths of the Palace asked who had entered.
• Su Zhan introduced the group as members of the Yuan Household seeking opportunities in the Haiyuan Secret Realm and asked the speaker to meet them.

Su Zhan rejected the palace guardian’s warning and chose to investigate, while the rest of the team waited outside. The guardian made the palace shake and threatened to trap them all.

• The aged guardian warned Su Zhan and the team to leave the palace or face death.
• Yuan Chou urged the group to retreat, but Yuan Yuan reminded him they had entered the secret realm to face its dangers.
• Yuan Chou apologized and agreed to cooperate with the team’s decision.
• Su Zhan told the others to wait outside and flee if danger arose, while he handled the guardian.
• The guardian demanded to know why Su Zhan would not leave and shook the palace with a threat to keep them all there.

Su Zhan sent Yuan Yuan and the others out of the palace before challenging its hidden guardian. His taunts drew out a massive, badly wounded Flying Dragon, whose appearance left Su Zhan facing a formidable opponent.

• Su Zhan ordered Yuan Yuan and the others to leave so they would not share the risk, and they agreed to wait outside.
• Su Zhan confronted the unseen guardian, asking whether it could attack him or was only making threats.
• The palace shook and debris fell, but Su Zhan dodged it and continued provoking the guardian.
• A huge dark silhouette emerged from the palace depths, revealing itself as a Guardian Dragon.
• Su Zhan saw blood streaming from the Flying Dragon and realized it had suffered serious injuries.

Su Zhan discovered that the injured giant dragon was guarding a stone coffin containing the Supreme Treasure in the Palace. The dragon remained determined to stop him, and Su Zhan prepared to face it while keeping the karmic fire at bay.

• Su Zhan saw the giant dragon's severe, long-standing injuries and recognized the blue flames as the Dragon Clan's Blood of Karmic Fire.
• The giant dragon challenged Su Zhan, who used three Ice Talismans to keep the karmic fire away from himself.
• Su Zhan spotted half a stone coffin beneath the dragon's skeletal wing and suspected it held the treasure the dragon was guarding.
• Su Zhan confronted the dragon about the coffin, and its chaotic aura confirmed his guess.
• The dragon revealed that it had guarded the Palace since a strange change in the Haiyuan Secret Realm three hundred years earlier, and accused humans of coveting its Supreme Treasure.

Su Zhan confronted the dragon guarding the Stone Coffin and tested the dragon’s attack to learn how much strength it retained. The dragon’s flames struck Su Zhan, leaving the people outside worried about the fight.

• Su Zhan refused to abandon the treasure and challenged the dragon, who insisted the place was its home and threatened to kill him.
• Su Zhan entered the ring of karmic flames to discover how the dragon attacked before choosing his next strategy.
• The dragon beat its skeletal wings and unleashed dense blue flames at Su Zhan.
• Su Zhan stood his ground, judging the attack too weak to threaten him because the dragon had been worn down by years of battle.
• An explosion lit the palace, and Yuan Chou worried aloud to the others about whether Su Zhan would be all right.

Yuan Yuan reflected on how Su Zhan’s willingness to take risks had changed their group and told Yuan Chou that Su Zhan would want him to focus on his own responsibilities. As they left the unstable place, Yuan Yuan explained that Su Zhan had made him question whether he truly wanted to become the Lineage’s heir.

• Yuan Yuan reassured Yuan Chou that Su Zhan could handle himself and urged him to focus on what he needed to do.
• Yuan Chou agreed that he had been worrying needlessly and said the place seemed close to collapsing.
• Yuan Yuan told Yuan Chou that his personality suited him to being the Lineage’s heir, surprising Yuan Chou and the Elders.
• Yuan Chou said he was already supporting Yuan Yuan and thought the contest for the heir’s position had effectively ended when he asked for help.
• Yuan Yuan explained that Su Zhan had asked whether he truly wanted to be the heir, and that he had realized he was not ready for its responsibilities.

Yuan Chou decided to support Yuan Yuan after the elders urged him not to betray Yuan Yuan's trust. Meanwhile, Su Zhan tried to negotiate with the dragon guarding the Stone Coffin and proposed a deal to settle whether its contents were worth taking.

• The elders privately advised Yuan Chou to reject any plan that took advantage of Yuan Yuan's kindness and to support him instead.
• Yuan Chou told the elders he had already chosen Yuan Yuan as his successor and would support him.
• Su Zhan evaded the dragon's attacks and urged it to stop fighting, saying neither of them would benefit from prolonging the battle.
• The dragon said guarding the Stone Coffin was its mission and claimed that its contents would be useless to Su Zhan.
• Su Zhan proposed leaving if the Stone Coffin held nothing useful, but vowed to continue fighting if the dragon was lying.

Su Zhan convinced the Giant Dragon to let him inspect the Stone Coffin by swearing he would leave if its contents proved useless. The Giant Dragon began opening it, revealing an ancient sealing formation as the lid moved.

• Su Zhan offered the Giant Dragon a chance to open the Stone Coffin and promised not to attack if its contents were useless.
• The Giant Dragon demanded reassurance, and Su Zhan swore an oath that he would keep his word.
• The Giant Dragon asked Su Zhan to move away, and Su Zhan backed up five meters while keeping the coffin in sight.
• The Giant Dragon spread flames over the Stone Coffin, revealing intricate patterns from an ancient Sealing Formation.
• The Stone Coffin's lid began to open as the Giant Dragon acted.

Su Zhan saw that the Stone Coffin held only the enormous dragon’s long-dead master, whose Golden Armor and Spirit Stones had little practical value. The enormous dragon revealed his master’s history and insisted that the coffin remain untouched.

• After the commotion settled, Su Zhan reminded the enormous dragon that he had kept his promise and asked to see the coffin’s contents.
• The enormous dragon lifted the skeleton from the Stone Coffin, revealing it wore Golden Armor set with Spirit Stones that had lost nearly all their Spiritual Qi.
• Su Zhan realized the apparent treasure was worthless to cultivators and understood why the enormous dragon had feared they would seize it.
• Su Zhan asked who the skeleton was, and the enormous dragon said it was his master, who had died several hundred years earlier.
• The enormous dragon explained that his master had foreseen a calamity, that humans had plundered the palace’s other treasures, and that the Stone Coffin was absolutely off-limits.

Su Zhan left the palace after telling the enormous dragon that the Stone Coffin was useless to him, then found Yuan Fei confronting Yuan Yuan and his companions outside. Yuan Fei threatened him with the Spirit Devouring Gu, but Su Zhan challenged the threat and began forming hand seals.

• Su Zhan told the enormous dragon he would leave the Stone Coffin alone, and the dragon promised to do one thing for him if they met again.
• Yuan Yuan called out that Yuan Fei and his men had pursued them to the place they had discovered.
• Su Zhan reached the palace entrance and faced Yuan Fei, who demanded the items Su Zhan had obtained and threatened him with the Spirit Devouring Gu antidote.
• Su Zhan revealed that the Gu Worm’s effects had been an act to lower Yuan Fei’s guard and challenged him to use it.
• Yuan Fei grew uneasy as Su Zhan rapidly formed hand seals.

Su Zhan used the Yuan Household’s Forbidden Technique to incapacitate Yuan Fei’s guards, prompting Yuan Fei to accuse Yuan Yuan of giving the technique to an outsider. With Yuan Fei holding back, he appealed to Yuan Chou to compete for the household leadership.

• Su Zhan’s twelve talismans struck Yuan Fei’s two guards, leaving them unable to move, and they died.
• Yuan Fei recognized the talismans as the Yuan Household’s Forbidden Technique and demanded to know how Su Zhan had learned it.
• Yuan Yuan defended his choice to give Su Zhan the technique and refused to explain further.
• Su Zhan reflected on Yuan Yuan’s growth and trusted character.
• Yuan Fei, wary that he had lost the advantage, asked Yuan Chou to compete fairly for the position of Yuan Household head.

Su Zhan confronted Yuan Fei with a Gu Worm and exposed his past actions, while Yuan Chou rejected Yuan Fei’s attempt to drive a wedge between them. Yuan Fei tried to escape, but an unseen Sealing Formation stopped him, leaving everyone wondering who had set it.

• Yuan Fei provoked Yuan Chou, but Yuan Chou said he had truly given up the position of household head and warned Yuan Fei to leave.
• Su Zhan showed Yuan Fei a tiny black Gu Worm and threatened to put it inside him.
• Yuan Fei threatened to return for the treasure from the Palace and tried to flee.
• An invisible Sealing Formation immobilized Yuan Fei, shocking him, Su Zhan, and their companions.

Su Zhan used the palace’s Spiritual Qi-sealing formation to drive Yuan Fei away and decided to gather materials before leaving the area. He showed Yuan Yuan and the others his plentiful supplies and led them to a grand bathing pool he had built in the City of the Undead.

• The dragon used a hidden formation inside the palace to drain Yuan Fei’s Spiritual Qi and help Su Zhan.
• Yuan Fei retreated along a difficult mountain path, and Yuan Yuan urged Su Zhan not to pursue him.
• Su Zhan agreed to let Yuan Fei go, arranged for the Yuan Household’s people to guard nearby, and planned to gather materials before leaving.
• Yuan Yuan was astonished by the many materials Su Zhan had collected, and Su Zhan told the group they could use them to improve their strength.
• Su Zhan led everyone to another palace and showed them the enormous bathing pool he had built.

Su Zhan prepared to defend his palace when elders from the Yuan Family Main Branch arrived demanding his supreme treasure and territory. He rejected their demands, and their forces launched an attack.

• A member of the Yuan Household warned Su Zhan that several forces led by Yuan Family Main Branch elders were approaching.
• Su Zhan led his allies out of the palace, assigned Yuan Chou to guard the left gate and Yuan Yuan to guard the main gate, and prepared to face the enemy himself.
• The Main Branch elders arrived and demanded that Su Zhan hand over the supreme treasure and surrender his territory or die.
• Su Zhan accused the Main Branch of oppressing the side branches and challenged them to try to kill him.
• The Main Branch forces charged and sent Spiritual Qi attacks toward Su Zhan.

Su Zhan fought the Yuan Family Main Branch with the help of Yuan Yuan and Yuan Chou, using a powerful Jade Token to call down lightning. As the enemy formation faltered, the Black Demon Sect appeared, and Su Zhan suspected a spy within the Yuan Household.

• Su Zhan blocked the attackers’ strikes and countered with Spirit Light Bullets that transformed into fire dragons.
• Yuan Yuan and Yuan Chou joined the fight, but the White-haired Elder’s blast struck Yuan Chou and badly injured him.
• Enraged, Su Zhan activated the Jade Token, summoning lightning that struck the Yuan Family Main Branch and disrupted their formation.
• A powerful presence arrived, and Su Zhan recognized the newcomers as members of the Black Demon Sect.
• Su Zhan noted that no one had known the Black Demon Sect was in the Secret Realm and suspected a spy within the Yuan Household.

A Black Demon Sect cultivator demanded that everyone surrender their spoils, offering to let Su Zhan and two others leave. Su Zhan refused to abandon the others, and the chapter ended as the cultivator attacked the White-haired Elder.

• The Black Demon Sect cultivator arrived and demanded that everyone hand over their spoils, while offering Su Zhan a chance to leave with two others.
• Su Zhan rejected the offer and argued that the Yuan Household's internal conflict did not give an outsider the right to choose whom to kill.
• The White-haired Elder claimed that the Yuan Household could handle its own affairs, but the Black Demon Sect cultivator mocked him and tried to turn Su Zhan against the main branch.
• The Black Demon Sect cultivator suddenly fired a beam of black light at the White-haired Elder, shattering his defenses and sending him flying.
• Su Zhan watched without rushing to intervene.

Su Zhan weighed whether to intervene as a Black Demon Sect member tried to manipulate him and the Yuan Family Main Branch against each other. He decided to make a move despite the Main Branch members’ hostility.

• Su Zhan chose to wait and let the Black Demon Sect member and the Yuan Family Main Branch wear each other down.
• The Black Demon Sect member accused Su Zhan of using him to eliminate dissenters and mocked the Main Branch members.
• Su Zhan said his alliance with the Main Branch was only temporary and asked whether they would still accept him afterward.
• Yuan Yuan tried to stop Su Zhan from risking himself for people who might turn against them.
• The Yuan Family Main Branch members rejected Su Zhan’s help, but he waved his hand and said it was time to put in some effort.

Su Zhan fought the Black Demon Sect cultivator, recognized that his techniques came from outside the sect, and overwhelmed him with swift attacks. The cultivator escaped a direct hit, while the Yuan Family Main Branch watched in shock.

• The Black Demon Sect cultivator sent black chains after Su Zhan and defended his choices by arguing that he had seen through the righteous sects.
• Su Zhan dismissed the cultivator's mixed techniques and severed the chains without using his strongest move.
• Su Zhan attacked with Spiritual Qi and then sent flame giant dragons at the cultivator before he could recover.
• The flame dragons shattered the cultivator's black barrier, but he escaped the direct impact.
• The people of the Yuan Family Main Branch stared at Su Zhan's attack in speechless shock.

Su Zhan defeated the Black Demon Sect cultivator with a devastating attack and gave him a choice: flee or die. The cultivator escaped, leaving the Yuan Family Main Branch to face Su Zhan and the consequences of their conflict.

• Su Zhan's attack left the Black Demon Sect cultivator badly burned and terrified, while the Yuan Family Main Branch fell silent.
• The Black Demon Sect cultivator asked who Su Zhan was, and Su Zhan ordered him to leave the Yuan Household's Secret Realm or be killed.
• The cultivator threatened that the Black Demon Sect would seek revenge, then fled as black smoke.
• The Yuan Family Main Branch watched him escape and realized their internal conflict with Su Zhan remained.