Chapter Summaries

Zhang Ling and Zhang Wentian agreed to kill Ye Yun and secretly arrange Qing Shuang’s death as well. Meanwhile, Ye Yun freed his way into Liu Haizhu’s prison and found the boatman barely alive, ending the chapter as Liu Haizhu recognized him.

• Zhang Ling told Zhang Wentian he would kill Ye Yun despite the Purple Extreme Sect’s backing, and Zhang Wentian supported his plan.
• Zhang Ling asked to kill Qing Shuang too, and he and Zhang Wentian agreed to conceal her death and blame it on Ye Yun.
• Zhang Ling left to question the boatman for clues about Ye Yun’s whereabouts.
• Ye Yun killed the drugged Zhang Zixue brothers, took the key, and opened the iron door to the water dungeon.
• Ye Yun found Liu Haizhu gravely wounded in the prison, and Liu Haizhu recognized him as the young man who had ridden on his boat.

Ye Yun rescued Liu Haizhu from the Zhang Lineage’s water prison and carried him toward the Dragonhead City gate, intent on taking him somewhere safe before returning to confront Zhang Ling. Zhang Ling tracked them down just as they reached the gate, and Liu Haizhu warned Ye Yun that Zhang Ling had reached the Core Elixir Realm.

• Ye Yun broke into the water prison, freed Liu Haizhu, and apologized for the suffering Liu had endured because of him.
• Liu Haizhu explained that he had been captured after asking about someone searching for Ye Yun.
• Ye Yun dressed Liu Haizhu, carried him out of the Zhang Lineage estate, and headed for the Dragonhead City gate.
• Zhang Ling found Liu Haizhu missing, followed the water trail Ye Yun had left, and pursued them beyond the estate wall.
• As Ye Yun approached the city gate, Zhang Ling shouted that Ye Yun could not escape Dragonhead City.
• Liu Haizhu urged Ye Yun to leave him behind and warned that Zhang Ling had broken through to the Core Elixir Realm.

Ye Yun carried the injured Liu Haizhu out of Dragonhead City while Zhang Ling pursued them. He hid Liu Haizhu in a tree and headed to Clearwater River to confront Zhang Ling, promising to return within an hour.

• Ye Yun assured Liu Haizhu he would get him to safety and left Dragonhead City with Zhang Ling in pursuit.
• Ji Wei ordered Zhao Yunfei to report the incident to the Zhang residence while he went to inform the City Lord.
• Ye Yun flew toward Clearwater River with Liu Haizhu and challenged Zhang Ling to meet him there.
• Ye Yun changed course, found a large tree, and hid Liu Haizhu with supplies and instructions to seek Ling Chen if Ye Yun did not return.
• Ye Yun reassured Liu Haizhu that he could contend with Zhang Ling and left to confront him, promising to return within an hour.

Ye Yun met Zhang Ling by the Clearwater River and discovered that his rival had reached the Core Elixir Realm and mastered Fire Force to the Perfection Realm. Their duel began with Ye Yun matching Zhang Ling’s power, and they continued fighting with neither backing down.

• Liu Haizhu urged Ye Yun to return alive, and Ye Yun promised before heading toward the Clearwater River.
• Ye Yun arrived at the river, where Zhang Ling mocked him for challenging a Core Elixir Realm martial artist.
• Ye Yun and Zhang Ling exchanged a powerful first strike, and Zhang Ling realized Ye Yun was more dangerous than expected.
• Zhang Ling revealed his Perfection Realm Fire Force, while Ye Yun formed his Ice God Armor and prepared for battle.
• Zhang Ling attacked with the Great Sun Golden Flame Palm, and Ye Yun met him with a punch as their fierce fight began.

Ye Yun turned the fight against Zhang Ling after entering the Selfless Realm and exploiting his opponent’s weaknesses. As Zhang Ling began to consider fleeing, Ye Yun provoked him into abandoning his composure and charging recklessly.

• After nearly ten minutes of fighting, Ye Yun and Zhang Ling pulled apart and recognized each other as formidable opponents.
• Ye Yun rushed Zhang Ling while Zhang Ling used the Blazing Sun Art, transforming his appearance and greatly increasing his aura.
• Ye Yun entered the Selfless Realm, saw openings in Zhang Ling’s attacks, and seized the advantage in their renewed clash.
• Ye Yun’s relentless assault injured Zhang Ling and forced him to realize he needed to escape.
• Ye Yun mocked Zhang Ling about Qing Shuang choosing Tang Shan, enraging Zhang Ling and driving him to charge at Ye Yun without restraint.

Ye Yun wore down Zhang Ling’s True Essence, chased him down before he could reach Dragonhead City, and brought him to the brink of death. As Ye Yun prepared to finish him, Zhang Ling warned that killing him would draw the Zhang Lineage and its allies after Ye Yun, causing Ye Yun to pause.

• Ye Yun provoked Zhang Ling into wasting his True Essence, then realized Zhang Ling had regained his composure and was trying to flee.
• Zhang Ling ran toward Dragonhead City, but Ye Yun accelerated with the Limit of Repeated Tempering and caught up to him.
• Ye Yun struck Zhang Ling in the back, sent him crashing through trees, and knocked him down with a kick.
• Zhang Ling begged Ye Yun for his life and offered compensation, but Ye Yun remained intent on killing him.
• Zhang Ling warned that the Zhang Lineage and its allies would hunt Ye Yun if he killed him, and Ye Yun paused as he considered the threat.

Ye Yun pressured Zhang Ling for information about his breakthrough and the Zhang Lineage’s strength, then killed him despite promising to spare him. Zhang Wentian and four other Zhang Lineage martial artists arrived, and Zhang Wentian sent up a signal flare as they attacked Ye Yun.

• Ye Yun demanded that Zhang Ling reveal his fortuitous encounter and the number of Core Elixir Realm martial artists in the Zhang Lineage.
• Zhang Ling said the Zhang Lineage had three other Core Elixir Realm martial artists and explained that repairing his Heavenly Eunuch Constitution had enabled his rapid progress.
• Ye Yun confirmed Zhang Ling was telling the truth, then struck him with an icy blue fist imprint and killed him.
• Zhang Wentian arrived with four Late True Essence Realm martial artists, recognized Zhang Ling’s corpse, and ordered them to kill Ye Yun.
• Zhang Wentian launched a golden signal flare to summon Zhang Lineage reinforcements from Dragonhead City as the four martial artists charged Ye Yun.

Ye Yun chose to kill Zhang Wentian and his men before reinforcements from the Zhang Lineage could arrive. After defeating the four attackers, he left Zhang Wentian barely alive and pursued the fleeing Second Elder.

• Ye Yun killed one of the four men who had charged him, prompting the others to hesitate until Zhang Wentian persuaded them to attack together.
• Ye Yun decided to kill Zhang Wentian and the three remaining men quickly, then attacked Hai Keqing and killed him with a punch.
• Ye Yun surprised the Seventh Elder and killed him with a punch through the abdomen.
• The Second Elder fled, and Zhang Wentian tried to escape after abandoning his attempt at revenge, but Ye Yun struck Zhang Wentian down and pursued the Second Elder.
• Ye Yun caught the Second Elder and killed him, leaving Zhang Wentian barely alive.

Ye Yun killed Zhang Wentian and the other Zhang Lineage martial artists, hid their bodies, and escaped before reinforcements arrived. He brought Liu Haizhu to his secluded hometown village and began inspecting the six Storage Bags he had taken from the battlefield.

• Ye Yun killed the dying Zhang Wentian after warning him that the Zhang Lineage could be ruined by seeking revenge.
• Ye Yun collected the Storage Bags, threw the bodies into the Clearwater River, and hurried to retrieve Liu Haizhu.
• A white-haired Zhang Lineage Supreme Elder arrived with more than ten martial artists, found no bodies, and ordered a search along the Clearwater River.
• Ye Yun brought Liu Haizhu to Liu Family Village, where Liu Haizhu chose to stay in a secluded courtyard.
• After settling Liu Haizhu into bed, Ye Yun calmed himself and took out the six Storage Bags to inspect his spoils.

Ye Yun inventoried the Storage Bags he had taken from the Zhang Lineage and gained wealth worth roughly one and a half million Spirit Stones. He then opened Zhang Ling’s nearly empty Storage Bag and noticed a small bottle inside.

• Ye Yun counted Hai Keqing’s belongings and found items worth about one hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones.
• After examining four more Storage Bags, Ye Yun found wealth worth nearly five hundred thousand Spirit Stones and rejected the idea of plundering the Zhang Lineage.
• Ye Yun inventoried Zhang Wentian’s Storage Bag, gaining more than five hundred thousand Spirit Stones, thousands of medicinal pills, and goods valued at about one and a half million Spirit Stones.
• Ye Yun found no valuable Zhang Lineage martial arts in the Storage Bags and turned to Zhang Ling’s Storage Bag.
• Ye Yun discovered that Zhang Ling’s Storage Bag was almost empty, but a small bottle caught his attention.

Ye Yun discovered that Zhang Ling had left behind half a portion of Jade Marrow Fluid, bringing him closer to transforming into a Spirit Body. He planned his remaining two months before the True Dragon Society and considered how to repay those who had helped him before leaving for the True Dragon Continent.

• Ye Yun opened Zhang Ling's jade-like bottle and recognized the remaining liquid as Jade Marrow Fluid, which Zhang Ling had used to restore his Heavenly Eunuch Constitution.
• Ye Yun decided he could retrieve the Frost-Ice Soul beneath Cold Spring after the True Dragon Society and use it with his other preparations to transform into a Spirit Body.
• Ye Yun planned to cultivate the Ice Dance Nine Heavens Movement Art and attempt a breakthrough into the Core Elixir Realm during the next two months.
• Ye Yun considered how to repay Liu Haizhu, Yaya and her father, and Wang Chen for their kindness before leaving the Land of Seven Kingdoms.

Ye Yun spent over a month cultivating in the forest near Liu Family Village, refining his True Essence and learning the Ice Dance Nine Heavens Movement Art. He returned to Liu Haizhu’s home feeling transformed and close to breaking through to the Core Elixir Realm.

• Ye Yun decided to arrange peaceful futures for Liu Haizhu and Yaya, while letting Wang Chen choose whether to pursue martial arts or take a sect steward position.
• Ye Yun trained daily in the forest, suppressing his cultivation to the Ninth Level of the Qi Refining Realm while retaining the strength of an Early True Essence Realm martial artist.
• Ye Yun condensed his True Essence by about a tenth and cultivated the Ice Dance Nine Heavens Movement Art to the Initiation Realm, greatly increasing his speed.
• Ye Yun returned to Liu Family Village, greeted the villagers, and realized his newfound rustic calm meant his breakthrough to the Core Elixir Realm was near.
• Ye Yun arrived at Liu Haizhu’s courtyard and, moved by the familiar sight of dinner being prepared, silently nodded and went to wash up.

Ye Yun bid farewell to Liu Haizhu and left Liu Family Village, then traveled to Giant Whale Island to prepare for a breakthrough to the Core Elixir Realm. After clearing the monsters around a spiritual-energy-rich valley, he began his breakthrough there.

• Ye Yun told Liu Haizhu he had to leave for the True Dragon Society, gave him money, and promised to visit again.
• Ye Yun left Liu Family Village and flew toward Giant Whale Island aboard his Puppet Mechanism Ship.
• Ye Yun traveled to the former lair of the Black-Armored Flood Dragon and chose its valley for his breakthrough.
• Ye Yun killed every monster above the third tier within twenty li of the valley, including a Low-Grade Fourth-Tier Golden-Eyed Beast.
• Ye Yun meditated on a Tranquil Spirit Grass Mat, drew in the valley’s spiritual energy, and began breaking through to the Core Elixir Realm.

Ye Yun broke through to the Core Elixir Realm by embedding a severed strand of Soul Sense in his Elixir Core embryo. After stabilizing his new cultivation, he tested his power and found his True Essence had become extraordinarily strong.

• Ye Yun condensed his True Essence into an Elixir Core embryo and used Bing Qianyue’s secret art to locate his Soul Sea.
• Ye Yun endured severe pain as he cut off part of his soul body and sent the resulting Soul Sense into his dantian.
• Ye Yun merged the Soul Sense into the center of his Elixir Core embryo and continued cultivating until it grew to pigeon-egg size.
• Ye Yun stabilized his True Essence and completed his breakthrough to the Core Elixir Realm.
• Ye Yun struck the nearby lake with an icy-blue fist imprint, freezing its surface, and realized his new True Essence was far more powerful than before.

After a breakthrough left him confident in his strength, Ye Yun set off for Hidden Dragon Island to attend the True Dragon Society. Ling Chen and He Yue worried about his absence and guessed at his cultivation, while Ye Yun arrived at the island and was stunned by what he saw.

• Ye Yun decided he would leave the Zhang Lineage alone unless they pursued revenge, then sailed toward Hidden Dragon Island.
• Ling Chen and He Yue traveled aboard the Purple Extreme Sect’s ship and worried that Ye Yun had not returned for the True Dragon Society.
• Ling Chen and He Yue noted their own cultivation breakthroughs and bet that Ye Yun had reached the Perfected True Essence Realm.
• Three days later, Ye Yun reached Hidden Dragon Island and landed at its docks.
• Ye Yun was deeply shaken by the sight before him on Hidden Dragon Island.

Ye Yun arrived at Hidden Dragon Island ahead of his sect and used the days before the True Dragon Society to cultivate. By studying the tides, he advanced Ice Force to Major Accomplishment and began wondering about the power of the Intent Realm.

• Ye Yun explored Hidden Dragon Island and learned that the True Dragon Society would begin in about ten days, while his sect would arrive in at least five.
• Ye Yun decided to reach Major Accomplishment in Ice Force before the society began and practiced at the inn and around the island.
• After six days, Ye Yun stood by the shore and comprehended the changing seawater, deepening his understanding of both Ice Force and the Ten-Thousand Waves Fist Art.
• Ye Yun refined his punches until each produced thirty-five sounds, then released an icy-blue fist imprint that froze more than a hundred meters of sea.
• Ye Yun recognized the increased power of Major Accomplishment Ice Force and grew eager to experience the Intent Realm.

Ye Yun went to Hidden Dragon Island’s docks to see the geniuses arriving for the True Dragon Society and to seek contact with his sect. After assessing the Great Luo Dynasty’s champions, he spotted Tuoba Tian arriving with War Demon Hall.

• Ye Yun recalled his gains from studying the sea, including his Ice Force’s breakthrough and the increased power of his Ten-Thousand Waves Fist Art.
• Ye Yun followed the crowd to the docks, where the five hegemonic forces of the Great Luo Dynasty had arrived with their leading disciples.
• A man introduced Luo Haoran, Yang Qing, Yun Mengluo, Wu An, and Lu Qingshan, and Ye Yun sensed a trace of danger from Wu An.
• Ye Yun reconsidered his confidence about the True Dragon Society and resolved to stay vigilant.
• A ship bearing War Demon Hall’s flag arrived, and Ye Yun recognized Tuoba Tian, whose cultivation had reached the Late True Essence Realm.

Ye Yun watched the Great Chu Dynasty’s sects arrive at Hidden Dragon Island and hid from Ling Chen and He Yue while they searched for him. He finally revealed himself to them as the Purple Extreme Sect group headed to its lodging.

• Ye Yun saw his former Great Dynasty Tournament opponents arrive, then worried when the Purple Extreme Sect’s ship was late.
• The Purple Extreme Sect’s Puppet Mechanism Ship arrived, and Ye Yun spotted Ling Chen and He Yue searching the crowd for him.
• Ye Yun hid among the crowd, and Ling Chen and He Yue feared he might miss the True Dragon Society.
• Murong Kuangshi reassured the elders that Ye Yun would arrive, though he kept secret that agents had seen Ye Yun in Sea-Calming City two months earlier.
• The sect leaders, including Murong Kuangshi, departed, and the elders led their disciples toward their lodgings.
• Ye Yun quietly joined Ling Chen and He Yue from behind and greeted them.

Ye Yun reunited with Ling Chen, He Yue, and the Purple Extreme Sect elders after being missing for over two years, then joined them at their lodgings. His return drew the attention of rival disciples at the True Dragon Society, and he later explained to the elders that he had been trapped in a secret realm.

• Ling Chen and He Yue recognized Ye Yun, and Ling Chen greeted him with an excited hug.
• The Purple Extreme Sect elders welcomed Ye Yun back and brought him to the accommodations to explain his absence.
• Disciples from other sects reacted to Ye Yun's arrival, while Tuoba Tian vowed to defeat him and Li Qinglian looked forward to fighting him.
• Ye Yun learned that Ling Chen and He Yue had reached the Middle True Essence Realm and Xiang Wentian had reached the Perfected True Essence Realm.
• Ye Yun told the elders he had been trapped in a secret realm for over a year and kept Bing Qianyue's involvement secret.

Ye Yun reunited with Ling Chen and He Yue, who learned that he had reached the Core Elixir Realm. Over drinks, He Yue expressed despair about cultivating in the same era as him, and Ye Yun challenged her to pursue her own martial path.

• Ye Yun invited Ling Chen and He Yue out for drinks, and He Yue revealed that she and Ling Chen had made a wager about his cultivation.
• Ling Chen and He Yue guessed that Ye Yun had reached the Perfected True Essence Realm, but he told them he had already broken through to the Core Elixir Realm.
• Ye Yun released his Core Elixir Realm aura briefly, convincing the stunned Ling Chen and He Yue of his breakthrough.
• At the private room, Ling Chen admitted that Ye Yun's achievement made the era's geniuses feel despair, while He Yue wondered whether she should keep cultivating.
• Ye Yun told He Yue that each person's martial path was unique and that she should not abandon cultivation just because he existed.