Chapter Summaries

Fang Qianyuan set out to retrieve Yang Xia and the others from Desolate Valley, while Yang Xia escaped a hidden formation after swallowing the Treasure Pill. He reunited with Shui Lingyue, who warned that pursuers were catching up.

• Fang Qianyuan learned that Yang Xia and the others seemed both alive and dead, then went alone with Little White to find them.
• Starving and trapped in darkness, Yang Xia swallowed the Treasure Pill he had kept hidden in his robes.
• The pill restored Yang Xia's strength and let him see the formation runes concealed along the passage walls.
• Yang Xia removed a blue brick, discovered a hidden route, and followed it through an underground cavern to the Gobi wilderness.
• Shui Lingyue arrived on a Thunder Drum Lion and urged Yang Xia to climb on because pursuers were catching up.

Yang Xia reunited with Shui Lingyue and A Hu, but they were cornered by possessed former companions in Absolute Valley. Just as Old Lin seized Yang Xia, a young man riding a crystalline Heavenly Wolf appeared above them.

• Yang Xia discovered that only one night had passed and reunited with Shui Lingyue and A Hu as they fled their pursuers.
• Shui Lingyue told Yang Xia that Old Lin, Old Yun, and Yang Zhengxiong had turned into corpse-like beings and tried to capture her.
• Yang Xia and Shui Lingyue found their path blocked by a cliff and were surrounded by the possessed group.
• Yang Zhengxiong and Old Lin declared that they would perform a Blood Sacrifice, then Old Lin grabbed Yang Xia after the others knocked A Hu into a rock wall.
• A young man standing atop a crystalline Heavenly Wolf appeared on the cliff above them.

Fang Qianyuan rescued Yang Xia and Shui Lingyue from possessed ancient cultivators, then claimed the Flying Immortal Records from Yang Xia. Examining the manuscript, he discovered it contained the Demon God Nine Transformations method, titled the Change with the Times... the Future Sutra.

• Fang Qianyuan arrived on Little White and froze the possessed ancient cultivators, while Little White scattered and captured them.
• Fang Qianyuan identified himself to Yang Xia and Shui Lingyue, then brought them and the eleven ice sculptures back to the main camp.
• Fang Qianyuan asked Yang Xia to hand over the Flying Immortal Records, and Yang Xia gave the silk manuscript to Zuoqiutang.
• Fang Qianyuan promised Yang Xia a boon in return, and Shui Lingyue urged him to leave and think carefully about what to ask for.
• Fang Qianyuan unfolded the manuscript and found a star map on one side and the Demon God Nine Transformations method, the Future Sutra, on the other.

Fang Qianyuan obtained the Forward Time Transformation and its Star Map from Yang Xia, whom he hoped to cultivate and bring under his command. With Shui Lingyue’s advice, Yang Xia realized he wanted the chance to control his own destiny, and he promised to become worthy of her.

• Fang Qianyuan identified the known holders of the Flying Immortal Records’ arts and learned that only the Constant Time and Forward Time Transformations had remained undiscovered.
• Fang Qianyuan obtained the Forward Time Transformation and its Star Map from Yang Xia, and decided to protect the promising rogue cultivator and win his loyalty.
• Yang Xia asked Shui Lingyue what reward he should request from Fang Qianyuan, and she advised him to seek General-Rank Warrior modification and work for the Warrior Administration.
• Yang Xia realized that he wanted to take control of his own destiny, then promised Shui Lingyue he would become powerful enough to give her happiness.
• Shui Lingyue kissed Yang Xia’s cheek and told him she believed in him and would wait for him.

Fang Qianyuan cultivated the Eye of the Future and learned to glimpse events one breath ahead. The next day, he accepted Yang Xia’s request to become a warrior and serve as a liaison, then marked him with a curse seal that offered protection while binding him.

• Fang Qianyuan studied Change with the Times and realized that mastering the time Dao’s past, present, and future arts required all three secret arts.
• Fang Qianyuan followed the moving bird-script into a vision of the Star River and saw countless possible paths through time.
• Fang Qianyuan glimpsed a possible future in which Ye Tianming stood atop a Torch Dragon’s head on a snowy mountain, then stabilized his sight to one breath ahead and mastered the Eye of the Future.
• Yang Xia visited Fang Qianyuan and asked to become a warrior and serve the Warrior Administration as a vassal liaison in a place without a branch headquarters or hall.
• Fang Qianyuan agreed to grant Yang Xia’s requests and used a White-Silk Silver Snake to place a curse seal on his shoulder, making it both protection and a shackle.

Fang Qianyuan assigned Yang Xia a covert role on the Northern Frontier before focusing on cultivating “Change with the Times.” Meanwhile, the Warrior Administration used soul-targeting methods to break the captured Survivors of the Ancient Cultivators, and the prisoners began confessing their origins.

• Fang Qianyuan ordered Zuoqiutang to have Yang Xia modified and trained as an Earthly Fiend General, then sent to the Northern Frontier as a rare treasures merchant and secret Bureau member.
• Fang Qianyuan turned his attention to cultivating “Change with the Times” and left the prisoners’ interrogation to his subordinates.
• The Warriors used a Soul-Devouring Monster and soul-suppressing restraints to torture the Survivors of the Ancient Cultivators, killing several to intimidate the rest.
• The Warrior leader instructed his subordinates to separate the survivors and interrogate them individually while keeping their protective artifacts on hand.
• The Warrior Administration’s Interrogation Hall reported that the Survivors had confessed and revealed where they came from.

Fang Qianyuan questioned Wen Wei, an Ancient Cultivator from the Eight Qiyun Families, about why his people had hidden in the Black Coffins. Their account revealed that they had tried to survive the prophesied Age of Dharma Decline, and Fang suspected an unseen force had guided them and Xue Yetian toward the coffins.

• Fang Qianyuan used his Eye of the Future to learn that the surviving Ancient Cultivators came from the Eight Qiyun Families before taking the interrogation records.
• Fang Qianyuan confronted Wen Wei and told him that concealment could not hide his thoughts.
• Wen Wei explained that his people had entered the Black Coffins using the Soul-Possession Reincarnation Great Art to escape the coming Age of Dharma Decline.
• Wen Wei said the Eight Qiyun Families had found the Hidden Treasury through clues from members of the Supreme Heaven Sect and had discovered that Xue Yetian already occupied one coffin.
• Fang Qianyuan connected the clues given to Wen Wei’s people and Xue Yetian and suspected someone had secretly arranged events in the present age.

Fang Qianyuan reported his victory over the Ye'e Tribe and the discovery of ancient cultivator remnants to the Azure Cloud Sect. Yu Shixian began planning how the sect would manage the conquered territory and imprison the remnants, while rumors about Fang Qianyuan's motives started spreading.

• Fang Qianyuan reflected on the ancient religious orders and believed that holding two of the nine diagrams gave him the advantage.
• Sun Zhuo read Fang Qianyuan's confidential letter and brought it to Yu Shixian, who learned that Fang Qianyuan wanted to conquer the entire Ye'e Tribe.
• Yu Shixian and Sun Zhuo discussed turning the conquered territory into an Azure Cloud Sect outpost and asked whether Fang Qianyuan would lead the construction of a city.
• Yu Shixian ordered that Xue Yetian, Wen Wei, and the other ancient cultivator remnants be brought to the sect and confined for questioning.
• Stories of Fang Qianyuan's campaign circulated publicly, and a rumor about his reason for waging war against the yakshas began to spread.

Rogue cultivators returning to the Grassroots learned that Young Master Fang was recruiting fighters for a campaign against the Yakshas, with generous rewards. As rumors spread that he was seeking the Flying Immortal Records, an Azure Cloud Sect agent realized the secret had become common knowledge, though he believed Fang’s true aim was protecting the Heavencrystal Snowfield.

• Five rogue cultivators celebrated their haul at a restaurant beside the Universal Trade Association’s treasure pavilion.
• The cultivators noticed the restaurant was unusually deserted and asked the waiter what had happened.
• The waiter told them that Young Master Fang had issued recruitment orders for an Expeditionary Corps to fight the Yakshas and described the rewards offered to recruits.
• The rogue cultivators regretted missing the opportunity while away hunting spirit beasts near Star Lake.
• The waiter said Young Master Fang was attacking the Yakshas to seize the Flying Immortal Records buried by the Supreme Heaven Sect.
• An Azure Cloud Sect Warrior Administration agent overheard the conversation and worried that rumors about Grand Elder Fang had spread, believing his real goal was protecting the Heavencrystal Snowfield.

Rumors about Fang Qianyuan obtaining the Flying Immortal Records and Change with the Times spread through the martial world, prompting the Azure Cloud Sect and other powers to investigate. Fang Qianyuan ruled out a leak by his close associates, while Night King sent Kong Cheng and Big Mountain to the Asura Realm.

• A Truth-Hearing Rabbit relayed a report about rumors concerning Fang Qianyuan to Deputy Hall Master Lin, who ordered the sect informed.
• Zuoqiutang read the Public Opinion Hall's urgent report to Fang Qianyuan about the rumors revealing his discovery of the Flying Immortal Records.
• Fang Qianyuan asked Wu Ziyun to divine whether someone close to him had leaked the secret, and the result suggested it had been uncovered by other means.
• Night King received a letter from the Supreme Heaven Sect mentioning the Flying Immortal Records and Change with the Times.
• Night King ordered Kong Cheng to travel to the Asura Realm with Big Mountain.

Grand Elder Tian Heng learned that Demon Alliance experts were converging on the Asura Realm over the Flying Immortal Records and Change with the Times. He decided to send Bei Yetang with his edict talisman to help Grand Elder Fang and seek a share in the discoveries.

• Bai Ming told Tian Heng that at least ten supreme experts had sent descendants and subordinates toward the Azure Cloud Sect’s Young Master Fang.
• Tian Heng concluded that the Flying Immortal Records had appeared again and that the rumors of ancient ruins and mystic treasures were likely true.
• Tian Heng weighed the dangers of a coming conflict against the risk of letting the Demon Alliance claim the hidden treasury.
• Tian Heng summoned Bei Yetang and ordered him to take several people to the Asura Realm with an edict talisman to assist Grand Elder Fang.
• Tian Heng hoped to exchange secrets with Fang Qianyuan and investigate whether their clues could unravel the ancient mystery.

Fang Qianyuan received Bei Yetang, a trusted subordinate of Grand Elder Tian Heng, who offered intelligence about the Flying Immortal Records and the Supreme Heaven Sect. The Jade Register revealed that the sect’s legacy survived through influential figures and clans, suggesting a chance to uncover the location of its final Hidden Treasury.

• Fang Qianyuan completed his cultivation and resolved to combine the Time Dao with wind, snow, ice, and frost.
• Zuoqiutang informed Fang Qianyuan that Bei Yetang had arrived, and Fang agreed to receive him.
• Bei Yetang said Grand Elder Tian Heng had sent him to offer assistance because rumors about Fang’s Flying Immortal Records had spread.
• Bei Yetang presented Fang with a Jade Register describing the Supreme Heaven Sect’s hidden treasury and its connection to the Flying Immortal Records and Demon God Nine Transformations.
• Fang learned that Palace Master Guye Bai and several Central Province clans were tied to the Supreme Heaven Sect, and he recognized that the information could help reveal its final Hidden Treasury.

Fang Qianyuan learned how the Supreme Heaven Sect’s schisms created powerful clans and factions, and heard Bei Yetang propose an alliance to recover the nine records and ancient cultivation manuals. Bei Yetang then revealed a jade-translucent gu worm called the Ten-Thousand-Year Cicada, claiming it could explain how ancient cultivators survived the Dharma-Ending Age.

• Fang Qianyuan pieced together how the Supreme Heaven Sect’s former members founded aristocratic clans and local powers, and how leaked secrets spread knowledge of the Flying Immortal Records.
• Bei Yetang explained that Grand Elder Tian Heng had joined the religious order to investigate the sect’s history and uncover the truth behind the Dharma-Ending War.
• Bei Yetang proposed that Fang Qianyuan and Tian Heng unite the righteous sects to gather the remaining records and cultivation manuals, promising Fang Qianyuan a chance to claim the greatest benefits.
• Fang Qianyuan dismissed Bei Yetang’s pitch as eloquent but unconvincing.
• Bei Yetang claimed spirit taming could preserve life even after the Dharma-Ending Age and revealed a jade-translucent gu worm called the Ten-Thousand-Year Cicada.

Bei Yetang offered Fang Qianyuan a Ten-Thousand-Year Cicada and its breeding secrets as a sign of Grand Elder Tian Heng’s sincerity in seeking an alliance and access to the Change with the Times cultivation method. Fang agreed in principle to the alliance but said Bei Yetang would have to pass a test before receiving any excerpts, leaving Bei Yetang anxious about what Fang would demand.

• Bei Yetang explained that the Ten-Thousand-Year Cicada could preserve critically wounded Spirit Tamers and help them awaken stronger, though only same-realm or higher-grade cicadas could affect them.
• Bei Yetang offered Fang Qianyuan the cicada and its breeding secrets, saying Grand Elder Tian Heng wanted the Change with the Times method and a pledge of mutual support.
• Fang agreed in principle to an alliance and offered to let Bei Yetang transcribe selected excerpts from the cultivation method.
• Fang said Bei Yetang would have to pass his test to earn any excerpts, and Bei Yetang asked what guidance Fang had for him.

Fang Qianyuan tested Bei Yetang’s resolve by offering chapters of the Flying Immortal Records only if he won bouts against Fang’s Warriors. Bei Yetang accepted the first match against Sheng Nuonan, and the two took to the battlefield as Bei summoned the Eight-Wilderness Fire Dragon.

• Bei Yetang realized Fang Qianyuan was using the gift negotiations to seize the initiative and put him through a trial.
• Fang Qianyuan summoned Earth Rank cultivators and sect elders, then offered Bei Yetang up to three chapters of Change with the Times for winning three bouts.
• Fang Qianyuan selected Sheng Nuonan, a late-stage Earth Rank Warrior, as Bei Yetang’s first opponent.
• Bei Yetang accepted the challenge and warned that accidents could happen during their sparring match.
• Wu Ziyun agreed to preside over the bout, and Bei Yetang and Sheng Nuonan flew to an open battlefield.
• Bei Yetang formed a Hand Seal and summoned his Eight-Wilderness Fire Dragon as the first bout began.

Bei Yetang defeated Sheng Nuonan with the Eight-Wilderness Fire Dragon and its soul-suppressing art, and Fang Qianyuan conceded the first round. Wang Ran fought next using his transformed body, but Bei Yetang overcame him as well, leaving Fang Qianyuan to concede the second round.

• Bei Yetang summoned the Eight-Wilderness Fire Dragon and used the Eight-Wilderness Soul-Suppressing Art to overwhelm Sheng Nuonan.
• Fang Qianyuan stopped the first match and conceded the round before Sheng Nuonan could continue fighting.
• Fang Qianyuan sent Wang Ran to fight, and Wang Ran transformed with the Myriad Transformations Spirit Blood and Fang Qianyuan's Immortal Blood.
• Wang Ran charged Bei Yetang, but the Eight-Wilderness Soul-Suppressing Art halted his attack and the Fire Dragon struck him into a crater.
• Wang Ran resumed fighting, but Bei Yetang repeatedly dodged and counterattacked until Fang Qianyuan conceded the second round.

Bei Yetang won the contest against Fang Qianyuan’s side, securing copies of the first three chapters of Change with the Times and Fang Qianyuan’s agreement to an alliance. After Bei Yetang returned to report to Tian Heng, the Night King’s disciples Kong Cheng and Big Mountain arrived in the Asura Realm and met a scarred, bald man at a ruined village.

• Bei Yetang won two bouts, and Fang Qianyuan ended the contest and granted him copies of the first three chapters of Change with the Times along with an alliance.
• Zuoqiutang questioned Fang Qianyuan’s decision to stop, and Fang Qianyuan explained that winning another bout would bring no practical benefit.
• Bei Yetang returned to the Spirit-Taming World after Fang Qianyuan dismissed him and told his disciplinary officer not to worry about further interference.
• Kong Cheng and Big Mountain entered the Asura Realm and traveled to an oasis in the Ye'e Tribe’s kingdom.
• Kong Cheng and Big Mountain reached a ruined yaksha village, where a scarred, bald man greeted them.

Kong Cheng and Big Mountain arrived at a gathering of envoys representing powerful Unorthodox Path figures and recognized several dangerous cultivators. The gathering left Kong Cheng alarmed after he learned they had captured a Warrior Administration scout on enemy territory.

• Kong Cheng recognized High Person Leiyin and recalled the Bone Princess's brutal history and immense power.
• Kong Cheng and Big Mountain exchanged greetings with the gathered envoys, including Butterfly of the Earth Baleful Gate.
• Kong Cheng identified Bali, the Centipede True Lord's Spirit-Herding Envoy, and Yao Jinxuan, a disciple of the Sea-Treading True Person.
• Kong Cheng asked about the wounded, unconscious man on the ground, and High Person Leiyin said he was a captured Warrior Administration scout.
• Kong Cheng objected to capturing and interrogating a scout on the Warrior Administration's own turf.

Kong Cheng warned the Unorthodox Path cultivators that Fang Qianyuan and the Warrior Administration were more formidable than they understood, while they planned ways to pursue the Hidden Treasury. After Zuoqiutang reported suspicious infiltrators, Fang Qianyuan decided to let them come.

• Kong Cheng cautioned the Unorthodox Path experts that the Warrior Administration was built for war and Fang Qianyuan should not be underestimated.
• Jiang Bo provoked Kong Cheng by bringing up Ye Tianming's betrayal, and Bali and Yao Jinxuan intervened to ease the tension.
• Yao Jinxuan revealed that Butterfly's Dream Dao method had extracted information about the Azure Cloud Sect's conquest of the Ye'e Tribe's territory and their search for the Hidden Treasury.
• The Unorthodox Path cultivators agreed to draw lots to divide their assignments for pursuing clues and treasures.
• Fang Qianyuan adapted three chapters of a secret art and gave them to his subordinates.
• Zuoqiutang warned Fang Qianyuan that Unorthodox Path cultivators had infiltrated their territory, and Fang Qianyuan told him to let them come.

Shi Leiyin and the Demon Alliance divided their forces to investigate Fang Qianyuan’s operations and seize prisoners, while Lin Zaixing and Hong Yunhe prepared to transport captured yakshas and ancient cultivators through the void. As Hong Yunhe summoned the Void Sandworm, two unidentified figures watched from a nearby hill.

• Shi Leiyin sent Kong Cheng and Big Mountain to seize ancient cultivators at the transit outpost, while the others sought information about Ye'e Sudiluo's excavation of Xue Yetian.
• Shi Leiyin revealed that Bone Princess, Centipede True Lord, and other Demon Alliance forces would help restrain Fang Qianyuan.
• Lin Zaixing spoke with Hong Yunhe about protecting the Void Sandworm, which could transport people and supplies safely between worlds.
• The next day, captured yakshas, supplies, and ancient cultivator prisoners arrived near Mannali's Royal City for transport to the Spirit-Taming World.
• Hong Yunhe summoned the Void Sandworm as two figures watched from a nearby hill.