Chapter Summaries

Ye Yu joined Ye Xuan’s group as they entered the Purple Firmament Sword Tomb, where the ancient swords reacted to Ye Yu’s presence. Ye Xuan stirred resentment toward Ye Yu among the other cultivators, and the group ended up ordering Ye Yu to scout a cave containing a powerful sword beast.

• Ye Yu agreed to travel with Ye Xuan’s group, while Ren Xiaoyao mistakenly believed Ye Yu had fled the sword tomb.
• The sword tomb opened, and Liu Qi entered first before Ye Yu followed Ye Xuan’s group inside.
• The ancient swords tilted toward Ye Yu, and the cultivators attributed their reaction to Ye Xuan’s Sword King’s Legacy.
• Ye Xuan claimed that Ye Yu was stronger than him and mentioned Ye Yu’s past fight with Zhu Huan, angering the Leizhou cultivators.
• The group found a cave with the aura of a peak Nascent Soul sword beast and ordered Ye Yu to scout it.

Ye Yu repeatedly killed Sword Beasts while the group sent him into their nests, collecting their cores and misleading everyone about the beasts’ strength. When Ye Xuan finally entered a nest himself, he emerged badly injured.

• Ye Yu entered a peak Nascent Soul Sword Beast’s nest, killed it with ease, and kept its core after Ye Xuan agreed it belonged to him.
• The group repeatedly sent Ye Yu to confront Sword Beasts, and he accumulated more than ten cores while inventing excuses for how easily he defeated them.
• Ye Xuan and the others concluded that the Sword Beasts might be weaker than they appeared, and Ye Xuan volunteered to enter the next nest.
• Ye Xuan emerged from the nest pale, bloody, and badly battered while Ye Yu watched from a high platform.

Ye Xuan struggled to kill a Sword Beast, then led the group through the Purple Firmament Sword Tomb using a map from Ren Xiaoyao. The group reached a Bronze Hall alongside many other entrants just as it erupted in golden light, while the sect elders discussed a coming purge and the Purple Firmament Sword’s safety.

• Ye Xuan fought the Sword Beast badly until the others joined in to kill it, then took its core and accused Ye Yu of misleading him.
• Ye Yu noticed Ye Xuan’s protective inner armor and Teleportation Jade Talisman, while Ye Xuan privately vowed to kill everyone once they reached their destination.
• On Purple Sky Peak, Ji Wuming learned that the Purple Firmament Sword’s successor had left and said they could wait another ten years; Qing Xuzi and Lingyunzi said they would soon identify the sect’s traitor.
• Ye Yu followed as the group fought Sword Beasts without relying on him, and he grew suspicious when Ye Xuan repeatedly checked their route.
• Ye Xuan led the group to a Bronze Hall identified on a map Ren Xiaoyao had obtained from Gu Yue, and nearly two-thirds of the entrants gathered there.
• The Bronze Hall suddenly released dazzling golden light, and Ye Yu feared that someone had deliberately guided everyone to it.

Ye Yu and the others entered Glazed Hall to seek the Glazed Sword’s inheritance, while Ji Wuming watched to identify those connected to rival factions. When the Glazed Sword rejected the other candidates, Ye Yu revealed his Sword Heart and drew the sword to him.

• Ji Wuming told Qing Xuzi to investigate who among the visitors was close to rival factions, revealing that he had arranged the Sword Tomb route to expose potential traitors.
• Ye Xuan proposed that everyone let the Glazed Sword choose its own master, and the visitors agreed to approach it one by one.
• The Glazed Sword ignored the candidates, including Liu Qi, and only trembled briefly when Ye Xuan tried to commune with it.
• Ye Yu stepped forward despite his Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation, and his Sword Heart caused the surrounding cultivators’ swords to respond.
• The Glazed Sword cried out, descended, and stopped before Ye Yu.

Ye Yu gained the Glazed Sword's recognition and used its Sword Heart to subdue the swords around him, while Ye Xuan protected him and tried to recruit him into the Nine Spirits Sword Sect. Ye Yu found the entrance to the Purple Firmament Sword Tomb, and Ji Wuming realized that someone had opened the passage.

• Ye Yu received information from the Glazed Sword, and the surrounding cultivators grew hostile and demanded he hand it over.
• Ye Yu commanded the nearby swords with his Sword Heart, but Ye Xuan stepped in and persuaded the crowd to hold back.
• Ye Xuan told Ye Yu a one-sided story about his Imperial Brother and invited him to join the Nine Spirits Sword Sect as Ren Xiaoyao's closed-door disciple.
• Ye Yu continued searching the Glazed Hall and drove the Glazed Sword into a patch of flooring.
• Ji Wuming opened his eyes on Purple Firmament Peak and realized someone had opened the Sword Tomb passage.

Ji Wuming and Qing Xuzi realized Ye Yu had entered the Sword Tomb, where the Purple Firmament Sword subdued the attacking ancient swords. Ye Yu then found Ye Xuan under attack and struck at the hand holding his Teleportation Jade Talisman.

• Ji Wuming learned that Glazed Hall’s passage to the Sword Tomb had opened and, after Lingyunzi identified Ye Yu as the likely inheritor, placed his hopes on him.
• Ye Yu entered the passage with Liu Qi, then used the Glazed Sword to scatter the other cultivators across the Sword Tomb.
• Ancient swords attacked the cultivators, but Ye Yu awakened the Purple Firmament Sword, causing the swords to fall and submit.
• Ye Yu found Ye Xuan and two others, who had been fighting over who would draw the ancient swords away.
• Ye Xuan called for help while holding his Teleportation Jade Talisman, and Ye Yu slashed at his left hand.

Ye Yu revealed his Spirit Transformation strength, killed two peak Nascent Soul cultivators, and entered the ancient sword formation while Ye Xuan escaped. Beyond the formation, Ye Yu found the Purple Firmament Sword’s enormous counterpart and encountered a young man in a strange realm.

• Ye Yu unleashed his Spirit Transformation power and killed the two peak Nascent Soul cultivators who had attacked him.
• Ye Xuan offered to become Ye Yu’s sworn brother, but Ye Yu flew into the sword formation and Ye Xuan used a teleportation talisman to return to Purple Firmament Peak.
• Ye Xuan arrived before Ren Xiaoyao and Ji Wuming, who asked to hear what he had to say.
• Ye Yu told Liu Qi to wait outside, then advanced through the ancient sword formation with the Purple Firmament Sword and Void Sky Cauldron.
• Ye Yu found a massive stone sword resembling the Purple Firmament Sword, along with nineteen trapped cultivators, eight of whom were skeletons.
• Ye Yu touched the stone sword and entered a new place, where a young man greeted him as a newcomer.

Ye Yu freed eleven cultivators from their chains with the Purple Firmament Sword, awakening Zi Xiao and Moon Emperor in the divine soul space. When Dust Emperor and a third Demon Emperor appeared, Zi Xiao prepared to sacrifice himself, but Ye Yu challenged him over the fate of his sword.

• Ye Yu ignored the empty pillar prepared for him and used the Purple Firmament Sword to cut the chains binding himself and the ten other captives.
• Moon Emperor emerged from the black light, and Ye Yu threw the Purple Firmament Sword to summon Zi Xiao, who confronted him with the Purple Lightning Sword Array.
• Zhang Yingying recognized that Zi Xiao's sword array was incomplete, and Moon Emperor realized Zi Xiao was only a remnant soul.
• Dust Emperor broke free from the Purple Firmament Sword, leaving Zi Xiao to face two Demon Emperors before a third appeared through a spatial rift.
• Zi Xiao opened a passage for the captives and prepared to sacrifice himself, but Ye Yu asked if Zi Xiao had asked him before trying to destroy his sword.

Inside the Sword Tomb, Ye Yu summoned three Human Dao Sages to defeat the Demon Emperors threatening Zi Xiao. After the others were healed and sent away, the remaining sage warned Ye Yu that his domain could bring him serious trouble if discovered.

• Ye Yu used three sage-granted abilities to summon three Human Dao Sages into the special space, giving Zi Xiao hope against the three Demon Emperors.
• The Demon Emperors attacked together, while Liu Qi entered the Sword Tomb and shielded Ye Yu as he touched the stone sword.
• The sage in the Sea of Thunder destroyed one Demon Emperor, and the blood-sword sage stopped the other two from unleashing destructive power through self-destruction.
• The white-bearded sage healed Lin Qingyang and the others, then sent their consciousnesses out of the space.
• The white-bearded sage told Ye Yu that the sages had once concealed his domain because he was too weak to reveal it safely, and warned that its discovery would bring great trouble.

Ye Yu left the Purple Sky Sword Tomb with the Glazed Sword, while Zi Xiao entrusted the damaged Purple Firmament Sword to him to retrieve later. The Purple Firmament Sword Sect celebrated the return of its lost disciples, and Ye Yu concealed his identity as Ren Xiaoyao invited him to join the Nine Spirits Sword Sect.

• The old Daoist told Ye Yu that the Imperial Clan was the source of his concern, and Zi Xiao said the Purple Firmament Sword would follow Ye Yu after it had been repaired in the sword tomb.
• Ye Yu left the tomb with Lin Qingyang and the others, took the Glazed Sword, and asked Liu Qi to have Lingyunzi check whether the Heaven Shrouding Veil could fool someone at the Void Refinement Stage.
• The stone stele opened, and Lin Qingyang and ten other disciples returned to the Purple Firmament Sword Sect, reuniting with their masters and Ji Wuming.
• Liu Qi relayed Ye Yu's plan to Lingyunzi, who informed Ji Wuming; Ji Wuming confirmed that Ye Yu's Heaven Shrouding Veil concealed his altered appearance.
• Ye Xuan welcomed Ye Yu and brought him to Ren Xiaoyao, who publicly invited Ye Yu to join the Nine Spirits Sword Sect, darkening Qing Xuzi's expression.

Ye Yu left the Purple Firmament Sword Sect for the Nine Spirits Sword Sect, where he took the name Xu Wangchen and chose the formation grandmaster Feng Qiwen as his master. After settling in, he encountered Ye Xuan and Ye Qingling, who had come to the sect as well.

• Ye Yu chose to join the Nine Spirits Sword Sect, and Ren Xiaoyao led him away with the Glazed Sword.
• Lingyunzi told Qing Xuzi that Ye Yu was the Holy Son and urged him to focus on the sect’s internal problems.
• The Nine Spirits Sect Master let Ye Yu choose an elder, and Ye Yu selected the alcoholic Feng Qiwen because he sensed the old man was a Formation Grandmaster.
• Ye Yu took the name Xu Wangchen, received his disciple tokens, and moved into a separate cave residence near Feng Qiwen’s messy dwelling.
• After five days of keeping to his cave, Ye Yu met Ye Xuan and Ye Qingling, who introduced herself as Ling’er.

Ye Yu subdued the Scripture Repository, learning that it was the heaven-grade treasure Vast Qi Hall, while everyone believed he had failed its talent test. The hall then erupted in golden light as Ye Yu reached toward its ninth floor.

• Ye Xuan brought Ye Yu and Ye Qingling to the Scripture Repository, where Ye Qingling was barred from entering because she was only at the Golden Core Stage.
• Ye Yu touched the hall’s core, which dimmed and led onlookers to believe he could not open even the first floor.
• While the Nine Spirits Sect Master considered taking the Glazed Sword from Ye Yu, Ye Yu secretly used the Void Sky Cauldron to subdue the Scripture Repository.
• Ye Yu discovered that the repository was Vast Qi Hall, a heaven-grade treasure that could store and improve Spiritual Skills and cultivation methods.
• Ye Yu sent his divine sense toward the ninth floor, and the core suddenly blazed with dazzling golden light.

Ye Yu opened the ninth floor of Vast Qi Hall and obtained a Heaven-rank soul cultivation method, stunning the Nine Spirits Sword Sect and eclipsing Ye Xuan. As Ye Xuan vowed to drive Xu Wangchen out next, Ye Qingling overheard him.

• Ye Yu found the Profound Thunder Soul Severing Art on the ninth floor and used it to strengthen his soul, bringing Grade 8 alchemy within reach.
• The ninth floor’s crimson light revealed Ye Yu’s Heaven-rank discovery, astonishing the Nine Spirits Sect Master and the gathered elders.
• Ye Xuan congratulated Ye Yu while concealing his resentment, but Ye Yu ignored him and left with Feng Qiwen.
• The elders treated Ye Xuan with less warmth after witnessing Ye Yu’s talent, and Ye Xuan vowed to drive Xu Wangchen out as he had driven Ye Yu from Great Flame.
• Ye Qingling heard Ye Xuan’s threat while hidden nearby.

Ye Qingling sought cultivation after becoming envious of Xu Wangchen’s standing, but Ye Xuan refused to teach her and blocked others from helping. Ye Yu rejected her request for help, and the chapter ended with Ye Xuan leading disciples to accuse Xu Wangchen of harming her.

• Ye Qingling asked Ye Xuan to teach her cultivation, but he urged her to find a powerful Dao companion instead and dismissed her wish.
• Feng Qiwen recognized Ye Yu’s growing soul power, warned him against acting rashly, and gave him notes on the Way of Formations.
• Ye Yu summoned Liu Qi and spent ten days tempering his soul and studying Feng Qiwen’s notes.
• Ye Qingling came to Ye Yu’s cave abode for five days seeking help, then collapsed after Liu Qi told her Ye Xuan had prevented others from teaching her.
• Ye Yu refused to help Ye Qingling and waited as Ye Xuan arrived with Nine Spirits Sword Sect disciples, feigning concern and accusing Xu Wangchen of harming her.

Ye Yu rebuffed Ye Xuan’s attempt to rally the disciples against him, while Ye Xuan gave Ye Qingling a suspicious cultivation manual. The Nine Spirits Sect Master then summoned the personal disciples and announced their trip to the Leizhou Alchemy Convention, where Ye Xuan asked to participate.

• Ye Xuan tried to recruit the surrounding disciples to oppose Ye Yu, but they fled when Ye Yu released his Spirit Transformation realm pressure.
• Liu Qi questioned Ye Yu about Ye Qingling, and Ye Yu went to Feng Qiwen’s cave abode to work on breaking through his soul-power barrier to Grade 8 Alchemist.
• Ye Xuan confronted Ye Qingling for seeking Ye Yu’s help, then gave her the Blood Refinement Great Method and claimed it had helped Liu Ruyan cultivate quickly.
• Ye Qingling recognized that the Blood Refinement Great Method might be Demonic Arts after reading a few pages.
• The Nine Spirits Sect Master announced that the personal disciples would leave with Master Gu for the Leizhou Alchemy Convention, and Ye Xuan asked to participate.

Ye Yu learned that part of his soul might have been taken at birth and decided to return to Great Flame. After reaching Pill Seeking City for the Alchemy Convention, he secretly visited the Purple Firmament Sword Sect, where Lingyunzi recognized him as the Holy Son.

• Ye Xuan revealed that he was a Rank 6 Alchemist, and the Nine Spirits Sect Master rewarded him with permission to choose three treasures after the convention.
• Feng Qiwen told Ye Yu that his soul had reached the peak Earth Realm but was incomplete, possibly because someone had extracted a wisp of it at birth.
• Ye Yu decided to find time to return to Great Flame after learning his soul might be incomplete.
• Gu Yuan scolded Ye Yu before leading the group, including Ye Xuan, on a three-day journey to Pill Seeking City for the Alchemy Convention.
• Ye Yu removed his disguise and went to the Purple Firmament Sword Sect's inn, where Lin Qingyang challenged him and Lingyunzi greeted him as the Holy Son.

Ye Yu registered for the Leizhou Alchemy Convention after learning the Purple Firmament Sword Sect had no alchemists, hoping to win the Nine-leaf Heart Lotus. He took the sect’s pill-refining station amid jeers, while Teng Ying wagered heavily on him reaching the top three, and Ye Yu silently demanded the entire prize.

• Ye Yu learned that the Purple Firmament Sword Sect’s chief alchemist had been purged and told Lingyunzi to register him for the Alchemy Convention.
• At the convention, Ye Yu noticed the three Grade 8 Alchemists of the Alchemist Alliance, and Han Yi sensed his soul had reached the peak Earth Realm.
• Ye Yu took the Purple Firmament Sword Sect’s pill-refining station, drawing criticism from spectators and mockery from the sect’s former chief alchemist.
• Teng Ying bet ten million spirit stones that Ye Yu would place in the top three, and the wagers soon grew to two hundred million.
• Teng Ying offered Ye Yu half her winnings, but Ye Yu grinned and silently told her, “I want it all!”

The Alchemy Convention began, and Gu Yuan and Han Jun impressed the crowd with powerful beast fires. Ye Yu revealed an extraordinary furnace and a mysterious Pill Fire, leaving the judges stunned as he began refining pills.

• Mo Ran lit the seven-day incense stick, starting the Alchemy Convention and its Rank 7 pill challenge.
• Gu Yuan displayed the Ice Crystal Dragon Scale Beast's fire and quickly refined Spiritual Medicines into medicinal liquid.
• Han Jun produced the Ardent Fire Lion King's flame, matching Gu Yuan's fire and drawing the judges' attention.
• Han Yi wagered with Mo Ran and Xuan Lin that Ye Yu would prove exceptional, staking the Nine Star Begonia against the Seven Illusions Spirit Fruit.
• Ye Yu summoned an extraordinary black furnace and a milky-white Pill Fire that made nearby flames dim and tremble.
• Ye Yu placed Spiritual Medicines into his furnace, and Han Yi recognized his technique as the Innate Breathing Technique.

Ye Yu impressed the Alchemy Convention with his refined pill-making technique as the other alchemists fell behind. At the last moment, his furnace opened and three-colored Pill Lightning appeared overhead, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Ye Yu’s technique convinced Gu Yuan and Han Jun that his alchemy skills surpassed theirs, while Lingyunzi decided to cultivate Xu Xuan and his sibling.
• Over three days, most contestants withdrew after their flames faltered, and a remaining alchemist produced only a Rank 6 Pill.
• On the seventh day, an alchemist produced a Low-Rank 7 Pill, then Gu Yuan and Han Jun each refined a High-Rank 7 Pill marked by two-colored Pill Tribulation Lightning.
• With the incense nearly burned out, Ye Yu opened his furnace and sent a golden pillar of light skyward as black, red, and azure lightning gathered above him.

Ye Yu protected his King of Hell Heart-Devouring Pill from Gu Yuan and Han Jun, then endured its Three-Colored Pill Lightning and strengthened his body. Han Yi named him the Alchemy Convention champion, but did not invite him to join the Alchemist Alliance.

• Gu Yuan and Han Jun attacked Ye Yu with their divine soul power, but he repelled them and ruined their pill attempts.
• Ye Yu's poison pill released a dangerous stench, which injured Gu Yuan and Han Jun before fading as the pill turned black-gold.
• Ye Yu endured the Three-Colored Pill Lightning, forming his fourth lightning dragon mark and advancing his Illusory Dragon Wind Lightning Body.
• Ye Yu carefully removed the King of Hell Heart-Devouring Pill from his furnace.
• Han Yi declared Ye Yu the Alchemy Convention champion and called him to receive his reward, leaving Lingyunzi disappointed that she did not invite Ye Yu to join the Alchemist Alliance.