Chapter Summaries

Shi Leiyin and Hong Zhongkun approached the guarded underground palace in Absolute Valley and used earth escape to infiltrate it. The Warrior Administration’s patrols remained unaware that the two had slipped underground.

• Warrior Administration troops patrolled the underground palace, which Fang Qianyuan had secured for the Azure Cloud Sect and the righteous path.
• Two patrol commanders exchanged reports and agreed to regroup at the camp guarding the palace entrance.
• Shi Leiyin and Hong Zhongkun emerged from a nearby rocky hill without being noticed by the patrols.
• Hong Zhongkun formed the Hand Seal of Unity, and he and Shi Leiyin merged into the ground and vanished.

Five General-Rank Warriors of the Warrior Administration fought a Yaksha Heavenly General, but Ye'e Shilazheluō intervened and claimed authority over the Yaksha lands. Meanwhile, Butterfly, Bali, Yao Jinxuan, Jiang Bo, and their allies watched the confrontation from a nearby building.

• Five General-Rank Warriors of the Warrior Administration overwhelmed a Yaksha Heavenly General and prepared to capture him alive.
• Ye'e Shilazheluō arrived, drove the warriors back, and revealed the Armor of Wrath in his transformed form.
• The warriors recognized Ye'e Shilazheluō and decided to capture him as well.
• Butterfly, Bali, Yao Jinxuan, Jiang Bo, and their companions watched the standoff from atop a stone building.

Fang Qianyuan’s subordinates studied secret arts derived from “Change with the Times” while he meditated in camp. When Centipede True Lord Wu Qing and the Bone Princess arrived, Fang Qianyuan transformed their surroundings into another world and told them they would not be leaving.

• Fang Qianyuan gave his subordinates secret arts derived from “Change with the Times,” granting Yang Xia all three complete texts.
• Zuoqiutang sensed two powerful visitors approaching the camp and recognized the middle-aged man as Centipede True Lord Wu Qing.
• Wu Qing introduced the red-robed skeleton as the Bone Princess and said they had come to visit Fang Qianyuan.
• Fang Qianyuan’s voice emerged from his tent as the camp folded into a strange wilderness, where he sat atop the giant Heavenly Wolf Little White.
• Fang Qianyuan looked down at Wu Qing and the Bone Princess and declared that they had no need to leave.

Wu Qing approached Fang Qianyuan on behalf of the Demon Alliance to propose cooperation, but Fang attacked him and unleashed a frightening display of power. The attack proved to be a feint that left Wu Qing confused, and Fang renewed his threat from inside the tent.

• Wu Qing told Fang Qianyuan that the Demon Alliance wanted to cooperate in pursuit of immortality, but Fang remained cold and unmoved.
• Fang and Little White suddenly charged at Wu Qing and the other cultivator, smashing open the ground and hurling them away.
• Wu Qing summoned his Crimson Flame Thousand-Legged Dragon queen mother, while Fang and Little White combined their powers and used Dark Demon Claw: Shatter the Painting.
• Wu Qing activated a golden talisman barrier to counter the claw, but realized the strike had been a feint as the scene returned to the great tent.
• Fang addressed Wu Qing as Centipede True Lord and the Bone Princess, then warned that they would not be allowed to leave.

Wu Qing and the Bone Princess unleashed their powers against Fang Qianyuan, but Wu Qing realized the apparent battle was trapped in a strange space-time domain. He exposed the domain’s boundary as a translucent python biting its own tail around the camp.

• The Bone Princess warned Wu Qing that the strange phenomenon was neither ordinary illusion nor soul-seizing art, and Wu Qing summoned the Crimson Flame Thousand-Legged Dragon Empress.
• The Bone Princess summoned the White Bone Dao Palace and sent its Bone Soldiers and Bone Generals into battle using the Mystic Nether White Sea Grand Formation.
• Fang Qianyuan and Little White attacked the Bone Princess, who countered with her White Bone Domain and began turning their assault into bone.
• Wu Qing noticed the scenery shifting back to the great tent, with Fang Qianyuan, Zuoqiutang, and the Warriors in their original positions.
• Wu Qing clawed through the void and found a vast translucent python gripping its own tail and encircling the camp.

Fang Qianyuan used the Cosmic Serpent’s Tail-Biting Time Wheel to rewind the battle and catch Wu Qing and the Bone Princess off guard. After relocating the camp to protect its occupants, he killed Wu Qing, but the Bone Princess escaped underground.

• Wu Qing and the Bone Princess attacked Fang Qianyuan’s folded space-time domain, while Little White fought their spirit creatures.
• Fang Qianyuan commanded the Cosmic Serpent to use Tail-Biting Time Wheel, which rewound events to the moment of his earlier surprise attack.
• Fang Qianyuan struck Wu Qing and the Bone Princess before either could defend themselves, gravely wounding both and freezing Wu Qing to death.
• Fang Qianyuan moved the camp and its occupants to the wasteland, where they witnessed the aftermath of the battle.
• Fang Qianyuan shattered Wu Qing into ice shards and discovered that the Bone Princess had escaped by burrowing underground.

Fang Qianyuan used the Eye of the Future to locate the fleeing Bone Princess and sent Zuoqiutang and his forces after her. The Bone Princess learned that Fang Qianyuan wielded the Infinite Time Wheel, while the alliance figure prepared to support its other groups.

• Fang Qianyuan saw the Bone Princess fleeing east toward the Blood Sea and ordered Zuoqiutang and the others to pursue her to a coastal canyon.
• The wounded Bone Princess escaped into her Dao Palace and complained to an alliance figure that Fang Qianyuan's strength and methods had been misrepresented.
• The alliance figure promised compensation and explained that the Infinite Time Wheel let Fang Qianyuan reverse and redirect exchanges through the Time Dao.
• The Bone Princess realized the art had caused her blocked attack to replay, leaving her vulnerable to Fang Qianyuan's surprise strike.
• The alliance figure said the other groups might also struggle against Fang Qianyuan and proposed arranging support for them.

Kong Cheng and Big Mountain tried to steal the imprisoned Ancient Cultivator survivors, but Fang Ming and Sun Jixing intercepted them and pursued them. Meanwhile, Shi Leiyin and Hong Zhongkun were trapped in a guarded valley as they approached the Underground Palace.

• Kong Cheng attacked the Azure Cloud Sect’s camp while Big Mountain used Earth Escape to seize cages holding the Ancient Cultivator survivors.
• Fang Ming and Sun Jixing appeared and severed Big Mountain’s arm, stopping the escape with the cages.
• Fang Ming revealed that the Warrior Administration had learned of the Demon Alliance’s plans, and Kong Cheng and Big Mountain fled as Fang Ming and Sun Jixing pursued them.
• Shi Leiyin and Hong Zhongkun emerged in a sheer-walled valley instead of reaching the Underground Palace unseen.
• A commander ordered the guards above the valley to fire arrows and projectiles at Shi Leiyin and Hong Zhongkun.

Shi Leiyin and Hong Zhongkun were trapped by the Warrior Administration, while Wu Qiyang revealed that Fang Qianyuan had anticipated their mission to enter the Underground Palace. The chapter also showed Wang Ran and other experts arriving at the frontier city where Ye'e Shilazheluō and the Demon Alliance had appeared.

• Shi Leiyin summoned the Heaven Thunder Lion and tried to break through the Warrior Administration's encirclement, but a spell net and Thunderclap Bombs injured him and his spirit creature.
• Wu Qiyang appeared and ordered his forces to prevent Shi Leiyin and Hong Zhongkun from escaping by air or underground.
• Hong Zhongkun's Earth Escape art failed when spirit talismans sealed the ground, forcing him to emerge on an earth dragon.
• Wu Qiyang told Shi Leiyin that the Warrior Administration had known of their plan to enter the Underground Palace and had decided to explore it themselves.
• Wu Qiyang claimed that the Bone Princess had died and the Centipede True Lord had been injured and driven away by Fang Qianyuan, shocking Shi Leiyin and Hong Zhongkun.
• Wang Ran, Ding Yuanlong, Qi Mingshan, Sheng Nuonan, and other Warrior Administration experts arrived above the frontier city and saw Ye'e Shilazheluō, the Yaksha forces, and members of the Demon Alliance.

Yang Xia led a squad of Warrior Administration elites to help stop the Unorthodox Path, but Bali’s attack endangered Shui Lingyue and awakened Yang Xia’s terrifying power. The chapter ended with Yang Xia charging Bali in a rage.

• Yang Xia, Shui Lingyue, and their squad flew to the battlefield under Fang Qianyuan’s orders, with Yang Xia struggling against his fear of heights.
• After landing, Yang Xia ordered his Warriors to block escape routes and used a spirit talisman to raise a barrier.
• Bali carried the badly wounded Ye'e Shilazheluō and fled as Wang Ran and the others pursued him.
• Bali’s centipede smashed the building beneath Yang Xia and Shui Lingyue, sending Shui Lingyue falling.
• Yang Xia awakened a powerful aura marked by black Hooked Jades and Dao Patterns, then attacked Bali to avenge Shui Lingyue.

Yang Xia, Wang Ran, and Ding Yuanlong defeated Bali and captured him after killing his spirit creature. When they regrouped with Qi Mingshan, they learned that a mysterious Heaven-Tier figure had taken Jiang Bo and the others away.

• Wang Ran and Ding Yuanlong recognized Yang Xia's Myriad Transformations Curse Seal and joined him in fighting Bali and the Blue-Red Centipede.
• The three overwhelmed Bali, and Ding Yuanlong struck the centipede with a near-fatal blow.
• Bali tried to flee, but Yang Xia smashed him into the street, and Wang Ran bound and captured him.
• Wang Ran and Ding Yuanlong returned with Bali and found Qi Mingshan's group discussing how a black-mist figure had taken Jiang Bo and the others away.
• Qi Mingshan suspected the figure was a Heaven-Tier Powerhouse and ordered everyone to return to the Grand Commander's territory.

Fang Qianyuan reviewed the failed missions, then assigned Yang Xia to take over a trading firm near Illusory Cloud Marsh. Yang Xia accepted the post, and Shui Lingyue offered the Shui Household’s help and decided to go with him.

• Fang Qianyuan learned that a mysterious Heaven Tier cultivator had disrupted the missions and ended the matter without punishing the returning subordinates.
• Fang Qianyuan told Yang Xia to take over an Illusory Cloud Trading Firm near Illusory Cloud Marsh, one of Centipede True Lord Wu Qing’s former holdings.
• Yang Xia accepted the assignment and received written authorization to leave for the Southern Frontier and recruit helpers.
• Shui Lingyue recognized the opportunity could bring Yang Xia wealth and influence, then pledged the Shui Household’s support and said she would accompany him.

Fang Qianyuan considered the Demon Alliance’s pursuit of the Flying Immortal Records and sought the final art, Constant Time Transformation, after discovering how his paired arts strengthened one another. Grand Elder Tian Heng received Fang’s reply, while the Demon Alliance turned its attention to finding the final record and developing a way to cultivate the Demon God Nine Transformations.

• Fang Qianyuan read Grand Elder Tian Heng’s letter and concluded that the Demon Alliance had targeted him for his Flying Immortal Records chart and Change with the Times.
• Fang Qianyuan realized that combining Change with the Times and Reverse Time Transformation had greatly strengthened his methods, and he began seeking Constant Time Transformation.
• Fang Qianyuan summoned the brush immortal and wrote a reply to Grand Elder Tian Heng.
• Grand Elder Tian Heng received Fang Qianyuan’s letter at his residence and read it in silence.
• At Mian Mountain Sacred Palace, Night King and Shadow King discussed their failed attempt against Fang Qianyuan and the experts they had lost.
• The Demon Alliance resolved to seek Constant Time Transformation and develop a Dharma lineage constitution for cultivating the Demon God Nine Transformations.

Fang Qianyuan recovered treasures and ancient texts from the ruins and learned more about the hunt for the Flying Immortal Records. Ye Tianming located the rumored hiding place of another copy in the Blackstone Great Rift, but after searching for over a month, he still could not find a way in.

• Fang Qianyuan collected the eleven black coffins and other mystic treasures and texts, then had them sealed at the sect headquarters for experts to decipher.
• Grand Elder Tian Heng told Fang Qianyuan that the Supreme Heaven Sect had been tracking the remaining Flying Immortal Records and revealed how Ye'e Sudiluo and Xue Yetian had sought the ruins.
• Ye Tianming entered the Blackstone Great Rift alone and reached the abyss he believed concealed a copy of the Flying Immortal Records.
• Ye Tianming recalled that he had searched the rift for over a month without finding an entrance and concluded he needed another method.
• Ye Tianming resolved to obtain the record and its Constant Time Transformation art to advance toward Heaven Tier and better understand his Torch Dragon power.

Fang Qianyuan sent Bali and Hong Zhongkun to investigate the Blackstone Great Rift in the Northern Desert, using them to avoid drawing attention to the Azure Cloud Sect’s plans. He suspected the area might conceal another treasure site and wondered when the Hidden Treasury would emerge.

• Bali and Hong Zhongkun met Fang Qianyuan, whose aura left them shaken, and agreed to carry out his assignment.
• Fang Qianyuan ordered them to investigate the Blackstone Great Rift, report their findings through undercover Warrior Administration scouts, and wait nearby for further orders.
• Zuoqiutang questioned Fang Qianyuan’s decision to employ the two, and Fang Qianyuan explained that he was using them while leaving their future redemption up to their conduct.
• Fang Qianyuan revealed that Bali and Hong Zhongkun were merely stones cast ahead to test the path, since sending more Warrior Administration experts into unorthodox territory could cause complications.
• Fang Qianyuan considered whether the Blackstone Great Rift held a hidden treasure site and when the Hidden Treasury might emerge.

Myriad Phenomena Sect warriors tried to seize Lin Lai at the Lin Trading Firm, but Lin Hong intervened and forced them to leave. The Azure Cloud Sect warriors hiding in the shop later slipped into the wilderness, unaware that the Myriad Phenomena Sect was following them.

• A hook-nosed Spirit Tamer accused Lin Lai of harboring a fugitive and tried to take him into custody.
• Lin Hong confronted the Myriad Phenomena Sect officer and made him leave the shop with his companions.
• Lin Lai met the Azure Cloud Sect Warrior Hall experts hiding upstairs and learned they planned to leave as soon as they could.
• Several hours later, the Azure Cloud Sect warriors slipped out through the back door and headed into the wilderness.
• The hook-nosed Spirit Tamer led a group of Myriad Phenomena Sect warriors in pursuit.

The Myriad Phenomena Sect's Warrior Hall ambushed and captured Azure Cloud Sect Warriors, seizing intelligence about Ye Tianming's recent searches near Impermanence Valley. A Deputy Main Hall Master suspected Ye Tianming was seeking a rumored location and decided to investigate him.

• The hook-nosed Spirit Tamer intercepted the Azure Cloud Sect Warriors and accused them of spying, while they realized their operation had been exposed.
• The Azure Cloud Sect Warrior Hall leader summoned three hundred Gray Wolves and ordered his Warriors to fight so their intelligence could escape.
• The hook-nosed Spirit Tamer used the Myriad Phenomena Spirit Summoning Art to summon Sword Spirits, killing many wolves and overwhelming the Azure Cloud Sect Warriors.
• The Spirit Tamer's men captured the Azure Cloud Sect group and found a Memo Talisman and map recording Ye Tianming's appearances near Impermanence Valley and searches of the Blackstone Great Rift.
• A Deputy Main Hall Master in the Myriad Phenomena Sect's Warrior Hall learned of Ye Tianming's activity and decided to investigate whether he knew the location behind a rumor.

Bali and Hong Zhongkun arrived at Impermanence Valley to contact the Lin Family, but found its Treasure Gathering Pavilion deserted and watched. Hong Zhongkun used his Earth Kun Dragon to spy underground, and they followed a newly arrived Earth Rank Expert in hopes of learning what had happened.

• Bali and Hong Zhongkun reached the market district near the Blackstone Great Rift and found the Lin Family’s Treasure Gathering Pavilion deserted.
• Bali and Hong Zhongkun noticed they were being watched and decided to gather information cautiously.
• Hong Zhongkun summoned the Earth Kun Dragon and used its Earth Escape ability to conceal himself and Bali underground near the Myriad Phenomena Sect Warriors watching the pavilion.
• Bali and Hong Zhongkun waited underground for nearly a day while Hong Zhongkun watched the Warriors above.
• Hong Zhongkun spotted an Earth Rank Expert arriving and told Bali he would follow him underground.

Bali and Hong Zhongkun secretly followed Earth Rank experts underground and discovered Ye Tianming meeting with members of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, suspecting that they were pursuing the same Hidden Treasury as Venerable Fang. Ye Tianming arrived in Impermanence Valley to meet Luo Feihu, who presented the ancient scroll Ye Tianming had requested.

• Hong Zhongkun used the Earth Kun Dragon to follow the footsteps of people traveling above them while concealing his movements.
• Bali and Hong Zhongkun sensed Ye Tianming approaching and recognized him as a peak Earth Rank expert whose Spirit Creature rivaled a Heaven Tier being.
• Hong Zhongkun and Bali connected Ye Tianming's meeting with the Myriad Phenomena Sect to the search for the Hidden Treasury.
• Ye Tianming arrived before Luo Feihu and the Myriad Phenomena Sect's Warriors, his dragon-shaped shadow spreading around him.
• Luo Feihu told Ye Tianming they had brought what he wanted, and a black-robed Warrior produced an ancient scroll.

Ye Tianming traded information about the Heavenly Realms Sect Members for a scroll from Luo Feihu, who judged that ambushing him would be too risky. After Hong Zhongkun and Bali reported the meeting, Fang Qianyuan sent an elite force to prepare an ambush and pursue the clues surrounding the Mystic Treasure.

• Ye Tianming gave Luo Feihu Memo Talismans containing secrets of the Heavenly Realms Sect Members in exchange for one of the Warrior Hall's three scrolls, and they agreed to meet again in half a month.
• Luo Feihu rejected a Warrior's suggestion to capture Ye Tianming, explaining that Ye was too powerful and that the Warriors could verify his records against their own.
• Hong Zhongkun and Bali emerged from hiding and decided to report the meeting to Fang Qianyuan, then searched for Azure Cloud Sect informants.
• Wu Qiyang and Qi Mingshan arrived with elite fighters and told Hong Zhongkun and Bali that they intended to ambush Ye Tianming.
• Hong Zhongkun shared his findings about the Myriad Phenomena Sect's search for the Mystic Treasure, and the Azure Cloud Sect prepared to monitor its progress.