Recaps

After Mei Zhuang fled Western Border City with a Fourth-Order Heaven-Treading Flower Deer, Ji Yuan decided to leave for Winterfrost City. Before departing, he upgraded his [Cave Abode] to Level Four and discovered that his Life-bound Dharma Treasure had grown stronger.

• Mei Zhuang unleashed his demonic aura in Western Border City, struck at a hidden Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, and escaped the city after the formation’s controller let him pass.
• Mei Zhuang returned to stop two black-clad figures from attacking the Heaven-Treading Flower Deer, then disappeared with the deer while the figures remained in the sky.
• After learning that Mei Zhuang’s actions had exposed his location, Ji Yuan decided to leave Western Border City for Winterfrost City and Mu Xueyao explained why she could not accompany him.
• Ji Yuan made arrangements with Mu Xueyao, told Wen Jiu and Rogue Cultivator Qing Furnace he was leaving, and registered for a teleportation formation scheduled to activate in a month.
• Ji Yuan used ten jin of Voidspace Stone and seven hundred Middle-Grade Spirit Stones to upgrade his [Cave Abode] to Level Four.
• Ji Yuan tested Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain and his Azure Waves Sword, found the mountain had grown stronger, and wondered what the Level Five [Cave Abode] would be like.

Ji Yuan upgraded his Cave Abode, traveled to Winterfrost City, and bought fifty pounds of Voidspace Stone from Zhou Jin. He used it to bring three more buildings into Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain, then noticed a change in his Life-bound Dharma Treasure.

• Ji Yuan discovered that his Level Five Cave Abode could improve his aptitude and add a Teleportation Formation, though further upgrades required Mortal Dust Aura and other resources.
• Ji Yuan traveled alone to Winterfrost City, befriended Huang Hun during the journey, and settled into a Cave Abode after arriving.
• Ji Yuan met Zhou Jin at the Wine-Seeker under the identity Li Chang'geng and traded five hundred thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones for fifty pounds of Voidspace Stone.
• Ji Yuan secretly prepared a separate Cave Abode and used the Voidspace Stone to bring the Fish Pond, Pigsty, and Wine Cellar into Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain.
• After placing the three buildings across the mountain's levels, Ji Yuan noticed a slight change in his Life-bound Dharma Treasure.

Ji Yuan expanded Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain, built his alchemy business, and spent years forging swords and hunting Demon Beasts while secretly trading with Zhou Jin. When Ji Yuan met Zhou Jin again to buy more Voidspace Stone, he noticed the young master seemed different.

• Ji Yuan explored the Fish Pond, Wine Cellar, and Pigsty inside Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain, then decided to earn Spirit Stones through his four crafts and hunting Demon Beasts.
• Zhou Jin and Zhou Xinghu discussed the Zhou Household's worsening position in the Bone Nightmare Sect and considered seeking protection from another power.
• Ji Yuan established himself in Winterfrost City as Huang Yaoshi, selling popular Sky-Pillaring Pills and Waterlike Pills while improving his skills and forging swords.
• Ji Yuan met Zhou Jin and agreed to act as an intermediary for the Zhou Household in exchange for discounted Voidspace Stone, then declined Xing Shuang's invitation to explore a Secret Realm but helped her decipher its Illusion Formation.
• Ji Yuan spent years hunting in Cliff Province Bay, forging all nine Azure Waves Swords, and trading his spoils to the Zhou Household while claiming to represent Heavenly Craft Valley.
• After raising another hundred thousand Spirit Stones, Ji Yuan met Zhou Jin to arrange another Voidspace Stone purchase and noticed that Zhou Jin seemed different.

Ji Yuan killed Zhou Jin, escaped the Black-and-White Divine Hall, and returned to Winterfrost City with a large haul of Voidspace Stone. Magui then pressured him to join the Bone Nightmare Sect, while Xing Shuang offered a possible escape route through a dangerous Secret Realm.

• Ji Yuan killed Zhou Jin, burned his body, and disguised himself as Zhou Jin to leave the private chamber.
• Zhou Yan discovered the deception and led the Black-and-White Divine Hall in pursuit, but Ji Yuan escaped using Lightning-Chaser powered by Zixiao Divine Thunder.
• Ji Yuan returned to Winterfrost City with eighty catties of Voidspace Stone in Zhou Jin's Storage Bag and found the city under heightened security.
• Magui confronted Ji Yuan, revealed that he knew Ji Yuan had killed Zhou Jin, and demanded that he join the Bone Nightmare Sect within three days.
• Ji Yuan discovered a green tracking mark on his left sole and learned from Xing Shuang that a Secret Realm might help him escape Magui.
• Xing Shuang explained that a companion was trapped in an Illusion Formation and asked Ji Yuan to help explore the Secret Realm.

Ji Yuan agreed to join Xing Shuang’s expedition into a Secret Realm after learning it contained Yao Earth Sand and an Unusual Treasure. He met the other cultivators, entered the first Illusion Formation, claimed Yao Earth Sand, and used Dream Butterfly to awaken the trapped Zhao Yao.

• Xing Shuang offered Ji Yuan a place in the expedition, and he accepted after learning the Secret Realm held Yao Earth Sand and possibly an Unusual Treasure.
• Ji Yuan removed Magui’s tracking mark, changed his appearance, prepared Dream Butterfly to emerge from its cocoon, and traveled to the agreed meeting place.
• Ji Yuan met Xing Shuang, Ling Juexiao, and Su Yuan, then joined them on their journey to the Secret Realm.
• Ji Yuan entered the first Illusion Formation, used Dream Butterfly to clear his perception, and claimed a small amount of Yao Earth Sand.
• Ji Yuan sent Dream Butterfly to Zhao Yao and pulled him out of the second Illusion Formation, revealing that he was the help Xing Shuang had summoned.

Ji Yuan crossed the illusion trials, claimed Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk, and joined Xing Shuang, Ling Juexiao, and Su Yuan in fighting through a rocky wasteland filled with Yin Beasts. After Su Yuan fled and Ling Juexiao killed her, Ji Yuan and Xing Shuang reached the next trial, where unfamiliar treasure orbs appeared.

• Ji Yuan passed through the second illusion and took a drop of Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk as his reward, while Zhao Feng chose to leave the Secret Realm.
• Ji Yuan brought Xing Shuang, Ling Juexiao, and Su Yuan through the illusion and learned their rewards included Yin-Yang Soil and Earth Sand.
• The group entered the rocky wasteland, where Xing Shuang and Ling Juexiao fought the Yin Beasts while Ji Yuan collected Yin Crystals.
• Ji Yuan tried to escape on Lightning-Chaser but was forced back by an unseen power, then used Zixiao Divine Thunder and the Giant Gate Sword to kill two Mid-Third Tier Yin Beasts.
• When Su Yuan begged for help, Ji Yuan and Ling Juexiao left her to fend for herself; Su Yuan exploded her pill furnace and fled, but Ling Juexiao caught and killed her before looting her belongings.
• Ji Yuan and Xing Shuang continued through the wasteland and reached the next trial, where a new set of glowing orbs appeared.

Ji Yuan claimed a pound of Yao Earth Sand, then joined Xing Shuang and Ling Juexiao in the valley, where Long Zhanye attacked them and killed Ling Juexiao. Ji Yuan revealed his hidden strength and defeated Long Zhanye with Zixiao Divine Thunder, leaving Xing Shuang to recognize him as the feared Old Devil Ji.

• Ji Yuan chose the Yao Earth Sand from the trial’s treasures and suspected someone was controlling the Secret Realm.
• Xing Shuang questioned Ling Juexiao about killing Su Yuan, and the three of them flew to the stone platform in the valley.
• Long Zhanye ambushed Xing Shuang, and he fought her, Ling Juexiao, and Ji Yuan before crushing Ling Juexiao beneath his Thick Earth Peak.
• Ji Yuan revealed his true appearance and stopped Long Zhanye’s attack with Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain.
• Ji Yuan unleashed Zixiao Divine Thunder and killed Long Zhanye after Long Zhanye broke through his first barrage.
• Ji Yuan collected Long Zhanye’s belongings and summoned his ghost with the Thousand-Soul Banner, prompting Xing Shuang to suspect he was Old Devil Ji.

Ji Yuan and Xing Shuang escaped the Secret Realm, then parted ways after learning that its hidden treasures might conceal a greater secret. Meanwhile, the Bone-Nightmare Old Devil and the Soul Hall Master discussed the Rakshasa Sea, the Black-and-White Divine Hall, and Ji Yuan’s resemblance to the Bone-Nightmare Old Devil’s former master; Ji Yuan later returned to the Secret Realm to hunt Yin Beasts.

• Ji Yuan gave Xing Shuang Su Yuan’s Storage Bag and the Yin Crystals, then told her his name was Liu Changsheng.
• Xing Shuang explained how she and Hua Qianqing had found the Secret Realm, and she used its seal to open a stone arch that teleported them to the North Sea.
• Ji Yuan and Xing Shuang flew south, confirmed they were west of the Bone Nightmare Sect, and parted, with Xing Shuang heading for Winterfrost City and Ji Yuan returning to the Secret Realm for Yin Crystals.
• The Bone-Nightmare Old Devil and the Soul Hall Master discussed the Rakshasa Sea’s return, the uncertain fate of the Black-and-White Divine Hall’s Spirit Transformation ancestor, and preparations by their sects.
• The Soul Hall Master said people saw the Bone-Nightmare Old Devil’s former master in Ji Yuan, unsettling the Bone-Nightmare Old Devil, who insisted he had killed his traitorous master.
• Ji Yuan sat in the Secret Realm with a Storage Bag in hand and joked that the more Storage Bags he counted, the better.

Ji Yuan explored the treasures from three slain cultivators, spent a year clearing the Yin Beasts from the Secret Realm, and discovered that the place was connected to the Yin Ghost Sect. After leaving and settling on a deserted island to cultivate, he was confronted by Gu Yan, the Bone-Nightmare Old Devil.

• Ji Yuan inventoried Zhou Jin's, Ling Juexiao's, and Long Zhanye's Storage Bags, finding weapons, cultivation arts, Voidspace Stone, Yin-Yang Soil, and Yin Crystals.
• Ji Yuan entered the third trial and spent a year killing the Yin Beasts, collecting their Yin Crystals and feeding their Yin energy into his banners.
• Xing Shuang returned to Winterfrost City and learned that Old Devil Ji had killed someone there, leaving the city under strict patrols.
• After clearing the Secret Realm, Ji Yuan was trapped by its Ghost Envoy, who recognized him as a steward of the Yin Ghost Sect and told him to return when the Rakshasa Sea opened.
• Ji Yuan escaped over the Endless Sea, fused two Skeleton Tokens into a Bronze Skeleton Token, and began raising his Yin Ghosts on a secluded island.
• Gu Yan entered Ji Yuan's formations and introduced himself as the Bone-Nightmare Old Devil.

Ji Yuan, disguised as Hu Beizhi, met Bone-Nightmare Old Devil, who recruited him into the Bone Nightmare Sect and brought him to the Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother as a disciple. After realizing the couple had likely concealed the truth about their master’s death, Ji Yuan accepted their control and handed over a wisp of his Divine Soul; the couple then revealed they needed him for something in the Rakshasa Sea.

• Ji Yuan disguised himself as Hu Beizhi and met Bone-Nightmare Old Devil, who invited him to join the Bone Nightmare Sect after seeing his Corpse Yin Demonfire.
• Bone-Nightmare Old Devil took Ji Yuan to the sect and introduced him to his wife, the Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother, who agreed to take Ji Yuan as her first disciple.
• Ji Yuan recognized the Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother’s identity and suspected Bone-Nightmare Old Devil had married his former master’s wife after killing him.
• The Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother threatened to bind Ji Yuan with Soul-Devouring Coldfire, but Ji Yuan offered her a wisp of his Divine Soul to prove his loyalty.
• The Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother accepted Ji Yuan as her disciple, and Bone-Nightmare Old Devil and his wife discussed how they needed him for what was coming in the Rakshasa Sea.

Ji Yuan settled into the Bone Nightmare Sect, secured Soul-Eroding Ghost Willow, and upgraded his [Chicken Coop] to Level 4. The upgrade transformed a black-feathered chicken into a Golden-Plume Thunderclap Chicken, revealing the coop’s new ability to mutate spirit fowl.

• The Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother and Bone-Nightmare Old Devil discussed using Hu Beizhi to aid their plans and possibly refining him, while deciding to give him sect responsibilities and benefits.
• Ji Yuan left their Formation, met Magui, and accepted the Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother’s passage token as Magui escorted him through the sect.
• Ji Yuan chose a remote northern island, established a Cave Abode, and obtained Soul-Eroding Ghost Willow from Magui.
• Ji Yuan discovered that the willow’s growths contained beating, heart-like organs and burned them before building a new [Chicken Coop] inside Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain.
• Ji Yuan spent 1,500 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones to upgrade the [Chicken Coop] to Level 4, and the resulting spirit rain advanced spirit fowl and transformed a black-feathered chicken into a Golden-Plume Thunderclap Chicken.

Ji Yuan explored the Level Five [Chicken Coop], cultivated with a Four-Color Spirit Egg, and visited Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother, who gave him rare treasures. After suspecting that she and Bone-Nightmare Old Devil wanted his Corpse Yin Demonfire, he returned to Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain to strengthen it and pursue the [Wine Cellar] upgrade.

• Ji Yuan found that the Level Five [Chicken Coop] could produce a Five-Color Spirit Egg to replenish Nascent Soul magical power and strengthen the Nascent Soul body, then checked on his Spirit Pigs and cultivated in the [Meditation Room].
• Magui told the Blood Spirit Island Lord that Ji Yuan was Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother's only disciple and had received a token to enter her courtyard.
• After three months, Ji Yuan fed Dream Profound Liquid to Dream Butterfly, refined a Four-Color Spirit Egg to purify his Golden Core, and flew to visit Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother.
• Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother gave Ji Yuan Ten-Thousand-Year Qiong Pine heartwood to nurture his Corpse Yin Demonfire, while Bone-Nightmare Old Devil provided a Fourth-Tier Formation Master legacy for him to study and return later.
• Ji Yuan suspected that Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother and Bone-Nightmare Old Devil were targeting his Corpse Yin Demonfire, then met Magui, who asked when he would hold his Golden Core Assembly.
• Back at Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain, Ji Yuan purified the heartwood and placed his Corpse Yin Demonfire inside it to grow stronger, then began preparing to upgrade the [Wine Cellar].

Ji Yuan gathered the ingredients to brew five spirit wines and began searching for Nine-Nether Incense to upgrade his [Wine Cellar]. At the Golden Core Assembly, the Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother intervened when two senior cultivators refused to acknowledge Ji Yuan, demanding to know whether they looked down on her disciple.

• Ji Yuan studied Array True Lord's formation inheritance, then traveled to Winterfrost City to buy ingredients for five spirit wines and search for Unity-Heart Flowers.
• Magui followed Ji Yuan on Bone-Nightmare Old Devil's orders, but stopped after seeing Ji Yuan buy winemaking ingredients; Ji Yuan later acquired Unity-Heart Flowers from Twin Blossom Palace and refused to help the palace with its troubles.
• Ji Yuan returned to the Bone Nightmare Sect, prepared five sealed wine vats in the [Wine Cellar], and asked Magui about the Golden Core Assembly and Nine-Nether Incense.
• Magui arranged the Golden Core Assembly for one month later, and Ji Yuan attended as the gathering's guest of honor, Hu Beizhi.
• High Person Yin Bone and the Six Extremes Youth did not rise to greet Ji Yuan, so the Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother appeared and challenged them for slighting her disciple.

Ji Yuan obtained Nine-Nether Incense from Demon Slave and agreed to let her settle beside Great Dream Island, putting him at odds with Magui. After five years of secluded cultivation, he upgraded the Wine Cellar to Level 4 and received Nine-Nether Lifeburn Brew.

• Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother forced the Golden Core Cultivators to treat Ji Yuan as her equal, and Ji Yuan asked the assembly for Nine-Nether Incense.
• Yao Nu privately offered Ji Yuan three taels of Nine-Nether Incense, and he arranged to trade with her after the assembly.
• Demon Slave brought Ji Yuan the incense and asked to move beside Great Dream Island for protection from Feng Ma and Magui; Ji Yuan agreed.
• Demon Slave settled on a neighboring island, and Magui stopped visiting Ji Yuan while Ji Yuan spent five years cultivating and caring for his spirit pets.
• The Wine Cellar's upgrade became available, and Ji Yuan used 888 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones, one jin of Heart-Devouring Water, and three liang of Nine-Nether Incense to upgrade it to Level 4.
• The upgraded Wine Cellar produced Wishful Wine, Peerless Wine, and a flask of Nine-Nether Lifeburn Brew.

Ji Yuan examined the upgraded Wine Cellar, pursued a way to improve his body cultivation, and traveled to Winterfrost City after learning that Secret Realms had appeared in the Northwest Sand Prison. There he reunited with Wen Jiu, who offered him a private piece of news.

• Ji Yuan inspected the Level Five Wine Cellar, learned about the lifespan-changing effects of its brews, and resolved to keep cultivating and develop a Martial Practice Arena for body tempering.
• Bone Demon Old Devil and Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother discussed the hidden Rakshasa Sea gate, the Black-and-White Divine Hall, and rumors that Heavenly Fiend Mountain was allied with the Sea Ruins.
• Ji Yuan failed to activate the Martial Practice Arena and declined the Demon Slave's invitation to explore a newly discovered Secret Realm.
• Ji Yuan left the Bone Demon Sect for Winterfrost City, hoping to contact Du Wanyi and Liu Yuan, buy spirit-beast supplies, and investigate the city’s new opportunities.
• Ji Yuan met Wen Jiu, learned that the Black-and-White Divine Hall faced growing challenges, and heard Wen Jiu offer information about the Secret Realms and another private lead.

Ji Yuan gave Wen Jiu pills, wine, and Millennium Spirit Milk after warning him about a future secret realm in the Northwest Sand Prison and urging him to seek a Skeleton Ring. The Bone Demon Sect attacked the Zhou Household’s stronghold on Black Wind Island, and Ji Yuan entered the collapsing Voidspace Stone Vein, where he found enough ore to try constructing a [Voidspace Stone Vein] building.

• Wen Jiu told Ji Yuan that a great secret realm would emerge in the Northwest Sand Prison and urged him to acquire as many Skeleton Rings as possible.
• Ji Yuan gave Wen Jiu twenty Improved Qi-Blood Pills, twenty jugs of Peerless Wine, and three drops of Millennium Spirit Milk, and Wen Jiu used a pill to heal his injuries.
• Bone Demon Old Devil ordered Ji Yuan to lead Magui in an operation against the Zhou Household, while he and the Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother discussed Ji Yuan’s False Spiritual Root and their plan to refine him after the Rakshasa Sea.
• Magui and Ji Yuan led the attack on Black Wind Island, where the Bone Demon Sect killed Zhou Xinghu and overwhelmed the Zhou Household.
• A blast inside the Voidspace Stone Vein caused a collapse, and Ji Yuan used his Human Sovereign Banner to collect yin souls while searching the tunnels for Voidspace Stones.
• Ji Yuan reached the deepest part of the mine, found Voidspace Stones around the blocked tunnel, and prepared to test whether he could construct a [Voidspace Stone Vein] building.

Ji Yuan mined voidspace stone, learned that Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother wanted him to help her in the Northwest Sand Prison Secret Realm, and cautiously accepted her cultivation treasure. After four years of seclusion, he broke through to the Golden Core Middle Stage.

• Ji Yuan used Blazing-Fire Army Ants to mine nearly a hundred jin of voidspace stone from the guarded tunnels before returning with Magui.
• Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother gave Ji Yuan five years of leave and promised him a treasure to advance his cultivation, while Magui grew afraid that Hu Beiji was being groomed as expendable material.
• Ji Yuan suspected the Bone Demon Old Devil and Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother planned to use him, but resolved to accept the treasure and delay using it while he cultivated on his own.
• Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother told Ji Yuan she wanted him to enter the Northwest Sand Prison Secret Realm and help her seize an opportunity to break through.
• Ji Yuan returned to Great Dream Island, stored the Azure Bamboo Profound Spirit, consumed a Dan Yuan Fruit, and began cultivating in seclusion.
• After four years, Ji Yuan reached the Golden Core Middle Stage.

After stabilizing his Golden Core Middle Stage breakthrough, Ji Yuan concealed his cultivation and learned that the Northwest Sand Prison was in turmoil over a rumored Secret Realm and a hunt for Yin Ghost Sect descendants. He traveled to Winterfrost City, where Mu Xueyao’s messages revealed she had joined a rescue mission, and prepared gifts before visiting Wen Jiu and his new daughter.

• Ji Yuan concealed his breakthrough, cultivated his Divine Sense, and learned from Demon Slave and An Yue that sand bandits were ambushing travelers while powerful factions hunted Yin Ghost Sect descendants to open a great Secret Realm.
• Ji Yuan decided to leave seclusion, brought his Dream Butterfly and Ant King, and took in the Spirit Field with Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain.
• Fire-Spirit Ghost Mother warned Ji Yuan that rumors about the Rakshasa Sea were a lure, and he assured her he would avoid the Northwest Sand Prison before heading to Winterfrost City.
• Mu Xueyao’s messages told Ji Yuan that she had returned to Winterfrost City and gone to the Northwest Sand Prison with two other sinners to rescue their people.
• Ji Yuan learned Wen Jiu had a daughter, prepared Peerless Wine, Millennium Spirit Milk, and a Demon-Warding Bracelet, then accepted Wen Jiu’s invitation to visit.

Ji Yuan visited Wen Jiu and used the Divine Spirit Incense to advance to a Third-Tier Formation Master, then repaired Wen Jiu’s mountain Formation and bought Demon-Seizing Powder at the Wave-Listening Pavilion Auction. While leaving Winterfrost City, he encountered Xing Shuang being hunted by the Kui Star Twin Fiends and chose to protect her; the Mountain-Splitting Devil Master attacked him with a giant axe.

• Ji Yuan visited Wen Jiu’s home, met Yan Lanlan and Wen Jun, and gave them gifts, including a Talisman Treasure for Wen Jun.
• Wen Jiu shared Divine Spirit Incense with Ji Yuan, Wen Jun, and Yan Lanlan, and Ji Yuan gained insight that made him a Third-Tier Formation Master.
• Ji Yuan repaired Wen Jiu’s mountain-protecting Formation and later bought all three portions of Demon-Seizing Powder at the Wave-Listening Pavilion Auction.
• Ji Yuan left Winterfrost City and, while traveling north, found Xing Shuang being pursued by the Kui Star Twin Fiends.
• Ji Yuan revealed himself to Xing Shuang, told her to hold off the female fiend, and prepared to face the Mountain-Splitting Devil Master, who struck at him with a giant axe.

Ji Yuan defeated the Mountain-Splitting Devil Master, reunited with Xing Shuang, and returned to Great Dream Island with a Yin Ghost Sect token. He tested the Martial Practice Arena by fighting Monday and discovered that the arena had reached Level 0.

• Ji Yuan used Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain, the Yin Ghost Formation, and Zixiao Divine Thunder to weaken the Mountain-Splitting Devil Master, who escaped with the Bronze Glazed Lamp while Ji Yuan pursued him.
• Ji Yuan caught the Mountain-Splitting Devil Master, defeated him with his physical strength and flying swords, captured his soul in the Thousand-Soul Banner, and took his corpse and Storage Bag.
• Xing Shuang killed the Mountain-Splitting Devil Master's wife, then gave Ji Yuan a Yin Ghost Sect token she had found inside a Third-Order Demon Beast.
• Ji Yuan left Winterfrost City, returned to Great Dream Island, and went to the Martial Practice Arena in his Cave Abode.
• Ji Yuan fought Monday after offering him Millennial Cold Spirit Milk, and the Martial Practice Arena displayed that it was Level 0.

Ji Yuan upgraded the Martial Practice Arena, entered the Martial God Tower, and cleared its first floor, discovering that the tower could strengthen his body through combat. After upgrading the arena again, he entered the second floor and faced a vast army of Sinew Tempering guards.

• Ji Yuan subdued Monday, fed him Millennial Cold Spirit Milk, and remembered his missing companion Giant Toad.
• Ji Yuan gathered Inkmetal and Spirit Stones, upgraded the Martial Practice Arena, and unlocked access to the Martial God Tower’s first floor.
• Ji Yuan fought through successive waves of armored guards on the first floor and earned blood energy that strengthened his vitality.
• Ji Yuan discovered his name on the tower’s leaderboard and heard aged voices mention the Martial God Continent searching for the tower.
• Ji Yuan obtained Mother Inkmetal and Black Flint, upgraded the arena to level two, and returned to the tower after more than half a month.
• Ji Yuan entered the second floor and confronted a huge force of Early Sinew Tempering Black Iron Armored Soldiers.

Ji Yuan broke through to the Late Sinew Tempering Realm after surviving the Martial God Tower’s second-floor trial, where its artifact spirit forced him to fight Bronze Armored Soldiers and demanded that he cultivate a Great Sun. After two months of repeated trials and recovery, the story shifted to Bone Demon Old Devil’s suspicions about Heavenly Fiend Mountain’s alliance with the Demon Race, then ended with Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense finally breaking through its limit.

• Ji Yuan killed the Black Iron Armored Soldiers, refined his stored blood qi, and woke in the Late Sinew Tempering Realm before Bronze Armored Soldiers attacked him.
• The Martial God Tower’s artifact spirit mocked Ji Yuan, recognized his Ninefold Profound Yang Technique, and barred him from leaving the second floor until he killed every soldier or died.
• Ji Yuan was killed by the Bronze Armored Soldiers and awoke unharmed in the Martial Practice Arena with his breakthrough intact; he later endured two months of repeated tower battles before taking a break.
• Bone Demon Old Devil questioned Magui about Hu Beiji’s purchases and the growing presence of Sea Race Demon Beast materials in Western Border City.
• Bone Demon Old Devil warned Magui that Heavenly Fiend Mountain might be preparing to join the Demon Race against the Black-and-White Divine Hall, and that the other sacred lands might be waiting for it to act.
• Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense broke through its long-standing limit while he nurtured it in the Meditation Room on Dream Island.

Ji Yuan’s Divine Sense broke through to Half-Step Nascent Soul, and he discovered that An Yue was hiding her true appearance while she and the Demon Slave feared a Nascent Soul cultivator was spying on them. He upgraded the Ant Nest and gained new combat gear, then sought materials for a Meteor Cannon in Winterfrost City; Wen Jiu eventually brought him Radiant-Sun Meteorite Rock and news about Reneng Stone.

• Ji Yuan’s Divine Soul breakthrough stalled short of the Nascent Soul Realm, leaving his Divine Sense at Half-Step Nascent Soul, and he secretly saw An Yue’s true appearance through her island’s Formation.
• An Yue concluded that a Nascent Soul cultivator had spied on her and the Demon Slave, and she told the Demon Slave to run.
• Ji Yuan planned to upgrade a Meteor Cannon, checked on the Ant King, and later used the Ant Nest upgrade to obtain a Fire God Spear and Spirit-Devouring Armor.
• Ji Yuan tested his spear in the Martial God Tower, then traveled to Winterfrost City to seek Energy-Gathering Stone and Radiant-Sun Meteorite Rock.
• Wen Jiu agreed to obtain Radiant-Sun Meteorite Rock through his connections and asked Yan Lanlan to help while he was assigned to the Northwest Sand Prison.
• Wen Jiu brought Ji Yuan ten jin of Radiant-Sun Meteorite Rock and news about Reneng Stone after Ji Yuan paid him 152,000 Middle-Grade Spirit Stones.

Ji Yuan traveled to the Three Immortal Isles seeking an Energy-Gathering Stone and discovered that the Nascent Soul cultivator there was Long Ba, a great demon he had met before. Long Ba revealed how Hua Yaoyue had secretly protected Ji Yuan and learned why he had come, leaving Ji Yuan's request for two Energy-Gathering Stones unanswered.

• Wen Jiu gave Ji Yuan ten catties of Radiant-Sun Meteorite Rock and told him that the Soul-Devouring Venerable at Cloudcliff Abbey possessed Energy-Gathering Stones.
• Ji Yuan decided to visit the Three Immortal Isles before seeking a stone at Cloudcliff Abbey, and traveled from Winterfrost City through Black-and-White City to Southern Border City.
• Ji Yuan reached the Three Immortal Isles and met Long Ba, the transformed great demon he had encountered at the Water Dragon Sect, who recognized him after he dispelled his Form-Changing Talisman.
• Ji Yuan told Long Ba what had happened to the Water Dragon Sect, and Long Ba revealed that the Joy Palace had moved to the Abyssal Continent and joined Cloudcliff Abbey.
• Long Ba told Ji Yuan that Hua Yaoyue had concealed the phenomenon surrounding his Golden Core Formation and promised to protect him if he attempted Nascent Soul Formation on the Abyssal Continent.
• Ji Yuan explained his troubles with the Bone Nightmare Sect and asked Long Ba for help obtaining two Energy-Gathering Stones.

Ji Yuan traveled with Long Ba to Luoyun Isle to seek two Energy-Gathering Stones from the Soul-Devouring Venerable, learning along the way that Long Ba was a living relic of Shang Court and a Baxia. After posing as Changkun and meeting Lady Meiru, Ji Yuan discovered Joyful Madam was away and found only one Nascent Soul aura on the island as he prepared to bring Long Ba inside.

• Ji Yuan asked Long Ba to help obtain two Energy-Gathering Stones from the Soul-Devouring Venerable, and Long Ba agreed to accompany him to Cloudcliff Island.
• Long Ba told Ji Yuan that he had arrived in Cangluo before Shang Court fell and described how Mei Zhuang had taken control of the Sea Ruins.
• At Luoyun Isle, Long Ba used a spell to send a Baxia avatar toward the island, but Joyful Madam did not appear, so Ji Yuan entered alone disguised as Changkun.
• Lady Meiru recognized Ji Yuan as Changkun and brought him to a Cave Abode, where he learned that the Soul-Devouring Venerable was on the island and Joyful Madam was away.
• Ji Yuan went to the island’s southern side, saw through its protective formation, contacted Long Ba, and sensed only one Nascent Soul cultivator on Luoyun Isle.