Chapter Summaries

Monk Sanjie drew out the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper to distract it while Su Shi'er prepared to force the Bodhi Tree to bloom. As Monk Sanjie lured the beast away, Su Shi'er and Zhu Hanwei weighed the risks of staying and agreed to face danger together, though both remained wary of each other.

• Monk Sanjie told Su Shi'er to help protect him and replenish Su Shi'er's True Yuan as he forced the Bodhi Tree to bloom.
• Monk Sanjie jumped into the valley and drew out the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper, then attacked it with his monk's blade.
• The Two-headed Xunfeng Viper shattered Monk Sanjie's blade lights with a gale, and he fled to lead the beast away.
• Zhu Hanwei told Su Shi'er that Monk Sanjie had killed a Late Foundation Establishment cultivator with one slash.
• Su Shi'er and Zhu Hanwei agreed that the Bodhi Tree was worth the risk and promised to face danger together, while each stayed wary of the other.

Monk Sanjie, Zhu Hanwei, and Su Shi'er worked together to force the Bodhi Tree to bloom before the Golden Light Array trapping the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper failed. The tree began drawing their true essence uncontrollably, and Monk Sanjie warned Su Shi'er not to interfere as the flowers neared blooming.

• Monk Sanjie trapped the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper in a Golden Light Array and warned that the formation would hold for less than half an hour.
• Zhu Hanwei and Su Shi'er joined Monk Sanjie at the Bodhi Tree, where Zhu Hanwei used his water-attributed true essence to make its buds grow.
• Zhu Hanwei drank Hundred Year Monkey Wine to replenish his true essence, then asked Monk Sanjie for help when the tree drained him again.
• Monk Sanjie and Su Shi'er poured their true essence through Zhu Hanwei and into the Bodhi Tree, causing its buds to swell and brighten.
• The Bodhi Tree began siphoning true essence from all three cultivators, and Monk Sanjie stopped Su Shi'er from withdrawing as the tree neared blooming.

Su Shi'er, Zhu Hanwei, and Monk Sanjie waited for the Bodhi Tree to bloom while the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper attacked them. Monk Sanjie shielded them with his White Jade Buddha Beads, and the Bodhi Flowers bloomed as the serpent struck.

• Su Shi'er noticed that Monk Sanjie’s True Yuan consumption was heavy, but the monk showed no strain.
• The Two-headed Xunfeng Viper returned and sent two tornadoes toward the group as the Bodhi Tree neared blooming.
• Monk Sanjie’s golden ring blade failed to stop the serpent, so he summoned a canopy of White Jade Buddha Beads to protect the three of them.
• Su Shi'er and Zhu Hanwei focused their strength on the Bodhi Tree while Monk Sanjie held off the serpent.
• The Bodhi Flowers bloomed, and Zhu Hanwei celebrated before complaining that Monk Sanjie had given them only three flowers each.

Su Shi'er, Zhu Hanwei, and Monk Sanjie harvested the nine Bodhi Flowers, but a surge of evil black mist erupted from beneath the fallen Bodhi Tree. Su Shi'er and Zhu Hanwei fled into the air, only to be trapped behind Monk Sanjie's barrier as the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper blocked their way, while the mist swallowed Monk Sanjie.

• Su Shi'er sensed a vast formation seal beneath the Bodhi Tree and quietly moved away as the tree's flowers withered, leaving nine golden Bodhi Flowers.
• Zhu Hanwei collected three Bodhi Flowers in jade boxes, then gave one to Su Shi'er as thanks for accompanying him.
• Su Shi'er accepted the flower and prepared to leave, while Monk Sanjie harvested the remaining flowers.
• The ground shook, the Bodhi Tree fell, and evil black mist billowed out from beneath it.
• Su Shi'er and Zhu Hanwei flew into the air but stopped at Monk Sanjie's defensive barrier, with the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper waiting beyond it.
• The black mist engulfed Monk Sanjie, leaving him unable to see.

Monk Sanjie fought the escaped Outer Heavenly Demon, which overwhelmed him and trapped him in black mist. Su Shi'er and Zhu Hanwei broke free and tried to seize Monk Sanjie's White Jade Buddha Beads, but Zhu Hanwei fled when the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper attacked, leaving it to turn on Su Shi'er.

• Monk Sanjie used his Buddha techniques to cut through the black mist, but the Outer Heavenly Demon seized and badly injured him.
• The Outer Heavenly Demon revealed itself and warned that it would turn Cangshan Mountain into a human purgatory if it escaped the Heavenly Absolute Secret Realm.
• Su Shi'er and Zhu Hanwei broke the White Jade Buddha Beads' light shield and escaped the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper's gale.
• Su Shi'er and Zhu Hanwei both tried to pull the White Jade Buddha Beads toward themselves while Monk Sanjie remained trapped in the black mist.
• The Two-headed Xunfeng Viper attacked Zhu Hanwei, who abandoned the beads and fled after countering with a wave.
• The Two-headed Xunfeng Viper swallowed Zhu Hanwei's wave and turned its attention to Su Shi'er.

Su Shi'er escaped the valley and returned after the battle to collect the fallen Bodhi Tree, while the Outer Heavenly Demon possessed Monk Sanjie and fled. Zhu Hanwei later returned for the tree but found it gone.

• Su Shi'er and Zhu Hanwei escaped with the Buddhist Beads, leaving Monk Sanjie to face the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper and the Outer Heavenly Demon.
• The Outer Heavenly Demon entered Monk Sanjie's dantian, possessed his body, and swallowed the black mist.
• The possessed Monk Sanjie repelled the Two-headed Xunfeng Viper's attack, then fled when his borrowed body proved too weak to fight.
• The Two-headed Xunfeng Viper struck the ground and returned to the stream after the Heavenly Demon vanished.
• Su Shi'er returned to the quiet valley, cut away the fallen Bodhi Tree's broken branches, stored its trunk, and continued north.
• Zhu Hanwei returned to the valley for the Bodhi Tree but found Su Shi'er had already taken it.

Su Shi'er learned that the Demon Shadow Palace behind Ge Tianchuan was far more powerful than the Cangshan sects, but renewed his resolve to avenge Little Stone Village. After examining Monk Sanjie's White Jade Buddha Beads without discovering how to activate them, he reached the formation between the eastern and northern regions and heard a conversation that turned his gaze cold.

• Zhu Hanwei concluded that Su Shi'er had probably obtained the Bodhi Tree and left, wary of following him.
• Su Shi'er read Zhu Hanwei's letter and learned that the Demon Shadow Palace came from the Zhao Kingdom and had infiltrated Cangshan's sects.
• Su Shi'er resolved to challenge the Demon Shadow Palace despite his brief despair and his determination to avenge Little Stone Village.
• Su Shi'er examined Monk Sanjie's White Jade Buddha Beads, but could neither infuse them with True Yuan nor make them respond to his blood.
• Several days later, Su Shi'er arrived at the formation between the eastern and northern regions and heard voices that made him turn cold.

Su Shi'er followed the cries of Jiang Feixue and found her bound in a mountain hollow where a Xuan Yin Sect cultivator was harvesting female cultivators. He watched as the man killed one of his victims, then approached Jiang Feixue, leaving Su Shi'er’s next move unresolved.

• Su Shi'er recognized Jiang Feixue’s voice and quietly approached the mountain hollow to help his friend.
• Su Shi'er saw several weakened women and found Jiang Feixue tied to a tree beside two other captives.
• A hunchbacked Xuan Yin Sect cultivator harvested a Mist Concealment Sect woman, who then killed herself rather than endure further abuse.
• The hunchbacked cultivator burned the woman’s corpse and headed toward Jiang Feixue, intending to harvest her next.

Su Shi'er rescued Jiang Feixue from the hunchbacked ugly man, then tried to escape with her. The man unleashed Blood Ravine Yin Wind to block them, and Su Shi'er raised the Yuanyang Ruler’s Cloud Yang Spirit Fire against it.

• The hunchbacked ugly man grabbed Jiang Feixue and began tearing at her clothes as she resisted.
• Su Shi'er arrived with a sword strike, rescued Jiang Feixue, and carried her away rather than fight the stronger opponent.
• The hunchbacked ugly man summoned a blood-colored bead and created a vast Blood Ravine Yin Wind whirlwind in their path.
• Jiang Feixue warned Su Shi'er that Cloud Yang Spirit Fire could restrain the Yin wind.
• Su Shi'er activated the Yuanyang Ruler and surrounded them with a barrier of Cloud Yang Spirit Fire as a blood-red icy light tore through the air.

Su Shi'er faced Zhong Wu, the Mount Cang Executioner, after rescuing Jiang Feixue, and learned that the Xuan Yin Sect had placed a death order on him. The chapter ended with Su Shi'er determined to protect Jiang Feixue and considering how to fight Zhong Wu.

• Zhong Wu attacked Su Shi'er with a bloody Butterfly Blade, which cut through Su Shi'er's Cloud Sky Sword before Su Shi'er dodged it while carrying Jiang Feixue.
• Zhong Wu revealed that Martial Uncle Extreme Yin had ordered his death and that he wanted the reward of Essence Refining Pills and a top-grade Pseudo Spirit Artifact.
• Jiang Feixue recognized Zhong Wu as the notorious Mount Cang Executioner and warned Su Shi'er that he had once destroyed a sect protected by a Late Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Jiang Feixue shoved Su Shi'er and urged him to escape without her, but Su Shi'er promised to take her away.
• Su Shi'er focused on Zhong Wu and considered how to face the stronger enemy.

Su Shi'er faced Ugly Man Zhong Wu's overwhelming blade attack while protecting Jiang Feixue, then used a layered surprise attack to strike Zhong Wu with the Red Furnace Snow-Piercing Needles. The needles entered Zhong Wu's meridians and began ravaging them, leaving the fight at a turning point.

• Ugly Man Zhong Wu attacked Su Shi'er with his Butterfly Blade, but Su Shi'er blocked it with Nine Swords Convergence, though the clash cracked his Cloud Sky Swords and drove him back.
• Zhong Wu summoned a bloody blade light imbued with Blade Intent, terrifying Jiang Feixue, while Su Shi'er prepared to face the attack.
• Su Shi'er wrapped himself in the light of his nine swords and fired a bloody arrow from a crimson longbow.
• Zhong Wu countered the arrow with a black wooden token and secretly sent a second Butterfly Blade underground toward Su Shi'er.
• The arrow burst against Zhong Wu's black mist, releasing hidden Red Furnace Snow-Piercing Needles that pierced his body and ravaged his meridians.

Ugly Man Zhong Wu endured Su Shi'er's needle attack and unleashed a powerful Butterfly Blade strike, which Su Shi'er blocked with his treasures. As Jiang Feixue realized the Butterfly Blades came in a pair, Zhong Wu launched the second blade at Su Shi'er's back, leaving him immobilized and in mortal danger.

• Ugly Man Zhong Wu repelled Su Shi'er's Red Furnace Snow-Piercing Needles, suffering only a minor injury.
• Ugly Man Zhong Wu sent a blood-colored spell seal into the clouds and summoned a massive blade strike against Su Shi'er and Jiang Feixue.
• Su Shi'er used the Rock Shield and Yuanyang Ruler in turns to slow and weaken the descending blade, exhausting his True Yuan and mental strength.
• Jiang Feixue recognized that Zhong Wu's Butterfly Blades came in a pair and warned Su Shi'er.
• Ugly Man Zhong Wu summoned a second Butterfly Blade from the ground and attacked Su Shi'er's back, while Su Shi'er found himself unable to move.

Su Shi'er survived Zhong Wu's sneak attack and used a carefully prepared sword strike to grievously wound him. Both were left exhausted, but Zhong Wu fled after realizing Su Shi'er had Spirit Stones.

• The White Jade Buddha Beads cleared Su Shi'er's mind, allowing him to dodge a fatal strike, and the Lightning Law in his body destroyed the blade aura racing toward his heart.
• Su Shi'er launched Nine Swords Convergence with the Heavenly Thunder Summon, secretly replacing seven flying swords with the Tai'a Seven Star Sword.
• The empowered sword strike sent Zhong Wu flying and left him gravely wounded, while Su Shi'er exhausted his True Yuan.
• Zhong Wu prepared to use his last True Yuan to finish Su Shi'er, but fled after spotting Su Shi'er's Spirit Stones.

Su Shi'er killed Ugly Man Zhong Wu, captured his remnant soul with the Myriad Soul Banner, and began recovering behind the Blood Ravine Yin Wind. Jiang Feixue freed two captured cultivators while the survivors watched Su Shi'er with gratitude, and Chen Ru quietly wondered whether he was Senior Brother Su.

• Su Shi'er used the Tai'a Seven Star Sword to tear Ugly Man Zhong Wu apart, but Zhong Wu's remnant soul escaped from his body.
• Su Shi'er activated the Myriad Soul Banner and absorbed Zhong Wu's soul despite his pleas and threats; an unnoticed straw doll at Zhong Wu's waist fled into the earth.
• Su Shi'er sat down to restore his depleted True Yuan while the Blood Ravine Yin Wind protected him from outside interference.
• Jiang Feixue admired Su Shi'er's victory and warned the rescued cultivators not to disturb him while he recovered.
• Jiang Feixue untied Lin Ruoyun and another female cultivator, who thanked her and began breaking through the seals in their bodies.
• Chen Ru of the Yun Ge Sect watched Su Shi'er and privately questioned whether he was Senior Brother Su.

After recovering from his battle with Zhong Wu, Su Shi'er realized he needed to strengthen his body and broke the seals preventing Jiang Feixue and the other cultivators from using their true essence. He began helping them recover, while Chen Ru maintained a cordial front as a fellow Yun Ge Sect disciple.

• Su Shi'er stabilized his mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation and resolved to cultivate body-refinement techniques instead of relying only on external treasures.
• Jiang Feixue and the other female cultivators thanked Su Shi'er for saving them, and he claimed he had only helped fellow cultivators while taking Zhong Wu's butterfly blades and Storage Pouch.
• Su Shi'er used the Heavenly Eye Technique to identify the array-based seal in Jiang Feixue's body and shattered it with his true essence, restoring her cultivation.
• Jiang Feixue told Su Shi'er that Zhong Wu had sealed the others too and pointed out Chen Ru as a fellow Yun Ge Sect disciple.
• Su Shi'er apologized to Chen Ru for failing to notice her earlier, and Chen Ru politely accepted while keeping her private complaints to herself.

Su Shi'er freed the cultivators from their seals, absorbed the Blood Ravine Yin Wind, and searched Zhong Wu’s Storage Pouch for treasures. He discovered that Zhong Wu’s Edict Token formed a resilient defense that had helped block his earlier attack.

• Su Shi'er broke the seals inside Chen Ru and the other female cultivators, restoring their True Yuan.
• He activated Zhong Wu’s white sphere, which absorbed the Blood Ravine Yin Wind and turned blood-red again.
• Su Shi'er kept Zhong Wu’s Butterfly Blades and examined the many treasures in his Storage Pouch, deciding to return only Jiang Feixue’s belongings.
• He found a black Edict Token marked with the word “Pardon” and infused it with True Yuan.
• Su Shi'er tested the token’s resilient black threads and realized they could rebound force, understanding how it had blocked his earlier attack.

Su Shi'er examined Zhong Wu's treasures, and Jiang Feixue returned some of her belongings while giving him a fragmentary sword manual containing the World-Shocking Three Swords. After learning the art, Su Shi'er agreed to escort her to the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Formation before leaving to attend to urgent matters.

• Su Shi'er handed Zhong Wu's Storage Pouch to Jiang Feixue, who retrieved a few belongings and gave him a Jade Eye Tube containing a sword manual.
• Su Shi'er learned that the manual recorded the World-Shocking Three Swords and realized he could combine them with the Yun Ge Nine Sword Art.
• Su Shi'er thanked Jiang Feixue, then offered to take her to the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Formation before departing.
• Jiang Feixue said the formation lay five li north, and Su Shi'er took her there while the other female cultivators prepared to leave the mountain hollow.

Su Shi'er accompanied Jiang Feixue into a perilous fog-covered formation as she searched for her missing elder brother and others. After realizing they were trapped in a maze-like formation, Su Shi'er began navigating its shifting paths toward the Northern Nether Profound Ice.

• Chen Ru distributed the Storage Pouches and Identity Tokens Jiang Feixue had left for the Yun Ge Sect cultivators, increasing their gratitude toward Su Shi'er.
• Su Shi'er led Jiang Feixue to the fog-shrouded formation and warned her about its danger, but she insisted on entering to search for her elder brother and the others.
• Su Shi'er entered the formation with Jiang Feixue, and the Yuanyang Golden Flowers from the Yuanyang Ruler shielded them from its severe cold and pressure.
• After two hours in the endless fog, Su Shi'er concluded they were inside a trapping formation and formed a Bagua pattern to guide their movements.
• Su Shi'er grabbed Jiang Feixue and followed the shifting directional markings through the churning fog, determined to reach the Northern Nether Profound Ice.

Su Shi'er and Jiang Feixue entered a snow-covered formation, where Su Shi'er killed a late-stage second-level Snow Domain Ice Ape. As he warned Jiang Feixue that danger was approaching, hundreds of Snow Domain Ice Apes appeared on a distant mountain.

• Su Shi'er led Jiang Feixue through the formation and emerged into a vast world of ice and snow.
• A Snow Domain Ice Ape attacked, and Jiang Feixue warned Su Shi'er that it was a late-stage second-level demonic beast.
• Su Shi'er used the Tai'a Seven Star Sword to sever the ape's arm and kill it before it could escape.
• Su Shi'er stored the ape's corpse and explained to Jiang Feixue that the snowy world was part of a formation.
• Su Shi'er sensed danger, and hundreds of Snow Domain Ice Apes appeared on a distant ice mountain.

Su Shi'er and Jiang Feixue escaped the Snow Domain Ice Apes and used her Identity Token to find her missing companions. They discovered twelve people frozen as ice sculptures; only Jiang Feiyun and Qi Ziran still showed signs of life, leaving Su Shi'er wary of the strange formation.

• Su Shi'er carried Jiang Feixue away from the Snow Domain Ice Apes and explained that their speed was their weakness.
• Jiang Feixue used her Identity Token, which sensed her companions within a thousand zhang, and Su Shi'er agreed to help find them.
• Su Shi'er led Jiang Feixue to twelve figures frozen into ice sculptures on an ice mountain.
• Jiang Feixue recognized her Big Brother and Third Uncle Qi, broke down in grief, and collapsed.
• Su Shi'er caught Jiang Feixue and told her that Jiang Feiyun and Qi Ziran were still alive, while the other ten had perished.