Chapter Summaries

Ye Tianming exchanged a Secret Scroll with Luo Feihu and demonstrated his mastery of the time-stopping art Dark-Moon Silent Flow. After the art ended, he discovered Wu Qiyang and the Azure Cloud Sect had ambushed him, and they summoned Earth Rank spirit creatures to surround him.

• Ye Tianming traded a thread-bound ancient book to Luo Feihu in return for the Secret Scroll.
• Luo Feihu offered to buy Ye Tianming’s other texts and provide him support, then arranged another exchange for the fifteenth day of the seventh month.
• Ye Tianming used Dark-Moon Silent Flow to scout the area after Luo Feihu departed, but discovered members of the Azure Cloud Sect instead of an ambush by the Myriad Phenomena Sect.
• Wu Qiyang and his companions activated spirit talismans and used the Spirit Communion Art to summon Earth Rank spirit creatures around Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming was ambushed by Azure Cloud Sect Warriors who used a prepared formation to counter his Time Dao ability and drive him back. As Wu Qiyang confronted him, Luo Feihu and the Myriad Phenomena Sect arrived, bringing the two sects into a dispute over Ye Tianming.

• Ye Tianming froze the battlefield with Silent Flow of the Dark and New Moon and wounded three Earth Rank Spirit Creatures, but the Warriors activated a Talisman Treasure that reflected his attack and injured him.
• Wu Qiyang revealed that the Warrior Administration knew about Ye Tianming’s powers and had prepared tactics to exploit the gaps in his control of the Laws.
• Ye Tianming realized Fang Qianyuan had analyzed his abilities and shared the information with the Warriors, then angrily prepared to fight back.
• Luo Feihu and the Myriad Phenomena Sect arrived, with Luo Feihu declaring Ye Tianming their honored guest and accusing the Warriors of ambushing him.
• Wu Qiyang identified the group as Azure Cloud Sect Warriors and challenged the Myriad Phenomena Sect’s right to interfere with their pursuit of a traitor.

Luo Feihu defended Ye Tianming against Wu Qiyang’s Azure Cloud Sect force, while both sides argued over the sects’ rights and the danger of provoking a conflict. When Wu Qiyang activated a Treasure Mirror, a powerful figure appeared through its projection, bringing the confrontation to a halt.

• Luo Feihu acknowledged the Azure Cloud Sect’s right to pursue Ye Tianming but challenged Wu Qiyang and his companions for entering Myriad Phenomena Sect territory without permission.
• Wu Qiyang demanded that Luo Feihu step aside, invoking Grand Elder Fang and warning that blocking them could threaten peace between the sects.
• Luo Feihu refused to let them harm Ye Tianming, whom he called an honored guest, and demanded an explanation for their unauthorized presence.
• As Ye Tianming healed his injuries, Wu Qiyang took out a Treasure Mirror and channeled spirit essence into it with the others.
• Luo Feihu and Ye Tianming prepared to intervene, but a black-robed figure manifested through the Treasure Mirror, and Wu Qiyang, Wang Ran, and the others knelt to greet him as Grand Commander and Venerable.

Fang Qianyuan’s manifestation confronted Ye Tianming and offered to spare him if he surrendered the secret he possessed. Ye Tianming agreed to cooperate only if they entered the hidden place together and obtained the cultivation method accompanying the Flying Immortal Records.

• Wu Qiyang explained the conflict to Fang Qianyuan, who recognized that the Myriad Phenomena Sect’s backing made Luo Feihu’s group cautious.
• Luo Feihu declared that the Myriad Phenomena Sect would not surrender Ye Tianming or the important thing he held.
• Fang Qianyuan told Ye Tianming that the Azure Cloud Sect had marked him for capture or execution, but offered him a chance to hand over his secret and leave unharmed.
• Ye Tianming questioned whether Fang Qianyuan could be trusted, and Fang Qianyuan said he now put the sect’s interests ahead of personal grudges.
• Ye Tianming agreed to cooperate if they entered the place together and obtained the cultivation method accompanying the Flying Immortal Records, and Fang Qianyuan agreed that he could copy it.

Fang Qianyuan refused Luo Feihu’s request to join the search for the mystic treasure and attacked him to prevent the Myriad Phenomena Sect from interfering. Ye Tianming tried to stop the attack with Dark-Moon Silent Flow, but Luo Feihu survived and emerged in the form of a ferocious tiger.

• Fang Qianyuan rejected Luo Feihu’s request to form a temporary alliance, saying he and Ye Tianming could handle the undertaking themselves.
• When Luo Feihu threatened to report the refusal to Grand Elder Bai, Fang Qianyuan declared he would kill him to buy time.
• Ye Tianming activated Dark-Moon Silent Flow to stop Fang Qianyuan, but discovered Fang had used a phantom and could resist the time law.
• Fang Qianyuan struck Luo Feihu and sent him crashing to the ground, encased in ice.
• Luo Feihu roared and crawled from the crater, his spirit garment transforming into the dharma aspect of a ferocious tiger.

Fang Qianyuan killed Luo Feihu and the Myriad Phenomena Sect Warriors despite Ye Tianming’s attempt to intervene. With the obstacles removed, Fang Qianyuan proposed discussing their earlier agreement, and Ye Tianming conceded.

• Fang Qianyuan dismissed Luo Feihu’s threat to involve the Myriad Phenomena Sect and attacked him again.
• Ye Tianming summoned the Torch Dragon and used Sun and Moon Boundlessness, but its distorted space-time helped Fang Qianyuan freeze Luo Feihu.
• Fang Qianyuan’s spirit creatures battered Luo Feihu, while Wu Qiyang and the others killed the Myriad Phenomena Sect Warriors and finished Luo Feihu.
• The Warrior Administration members gathered the bodies and erased the signs of the battle.
• Fang Qianyuan asked Ye Tianming to discuss their earlier agreement, and Ye Tianming said, “You win!”

Ye Tianming negotiated with Fang Qianyuan for help entering the Cave Abode, and Fang Qianyuan sent four trusted subordinates with him. After Ye Tianming departed, Fang Qianyuan concluded that he might be the fated person able to open the Treasure Vault and reach its treasure.

• Ye Tianming told Fang Qianyuan he knew when and how to attempt opening the Cave Abode but needed help overcoming its mechanisms and guards.
• Fang Qianyuan assigned Wang Ran, Ding Yuanlong, Fang Ming, and Sun Jixing to accompany Ye Tianming, who accepted and left with them.
• Wu Qiyang asked Fang Qianyuan why he had agreed to Ye Tianming's terms.
• Fang Qianyuan explained that Ye Tianming might be the fated inheritor because he had obtained the Torch Dragon Spirit, and that only he might open the Treasure Vault successfully.

The Myriad Phenomena Sect searched for the missing Luo Feihu after discovering signs of a battle near Impermanence Valley, while rumors of his disappearance spread. Bei Yetang arrived under Tian Heng’s orders, and two of Wu Lianyi’s newly Emperor Rank Demon Generals approached the area.

• The Myriad Phenomena Sect’s warriors found the devastated battle site and reported that Luo Feihu and his men were missing.
• The sect launched a broad search around Impermanence Valley, and news spread that its Warrior Hall had lost a senior expert.
• Bei Yetang entered the market district with his companions after showing his command token and explaining that they had permission to enter.
• Wang Shi recognized Bei Yetang, welcomed him, and watched gravely as he headed to an inn.
• Zhuorou and Duoluo emerged from the forest outside Impermanence Valley as dusk fell.

Ye Tianming used the Torch Dragon's Eye to trace the Taiyin power and dragon qi to the hidden Treasure Vault in the Blackstone Great Rift. He entered as the gateway began to close, and Wang Ran and the others followed after marking its location with a Talisman Treasure.

• Ye Tianming searched the Blackstone Great Rift while Wang Ran, Fang Ming, and the others followed him, hoping to reach the Flying Immortal Records first.
• On the night of July fifteenth, Ye Tianming opened the Torch Dragon's Eye and traced the Taiyin power flowing into the void.
• Ye Tianming found the dragon qi leading to the Treasure Vault and hurried toward its source.
• A gateway appeared in a Void Rift and began to close after Ye Tianming entered.
• Wang Ran and the others left a Talisman Treasure to mark the location and followed Ye Tianming through the gateway.

Fang Qianyuan prepared to intervene for the Constant Time Transformation as factions maneuvered around the Treasure Vault. In Impermanence Valley, Bei Yetang learned that rumors had drawn many forces to the area and sent Wu Qiyang to gather the Spirit Taming Sect’s hidden experts.

• Fang Qianyuan ordered disciplinary officers across the regions to stand by and said he might personally enter the conflict over the Constant Time Transformation.
• Wu Qiyang’s group joined Bei Yetang’s Spirit Taming Sect team in disguise, and Bei Yetang confirmed that more than a dozen sect experts were waiting nearby.
• A Spirit Taming Sect disciple reported that rumors of an immortal abode had drawn Northern Desert experts and aristocratic families to the Market District.
• Bei Yetang learned that the Myriad Phenomena Sect had doubled its surveillance and deployed more than ten General-Rank Warriors and Earth Rank Elders.
• Bei Yetang gave Wu Qiyang the tokens and contact methods and ordered him to gather the Spirit Taming Sect’s hidden experts.

Wu Qiyang and his allies used the chaos around Impermanence Valley to gather support, while Fang Qianyuan arrived to lead the Azure Cloud Sect's effort to claim the Constant Time Transformation. Bai Fuyun visited Fang Qianyuan and invited him to the Myriad Phenomena Sect's grounds, but Fang declined and stayed at the temporary base.

• Wu Qiyang and his allies risked exposure to contact Spirit Taming Sect experts and arrange a coordinated meeting as earth-rank Spirit Tamers flocked to the region.
• Wu Qiyang returned to the temporary base and found Fang Qianyuan there with Bali and Hong Zhongkun reporting to him.
• Fang Qianyuan explained that Wolf Saint and Elder Deng were guarding the sect, and that he had come because of the treasure rumor and the Five Demon Generals' involvement.
• Fang Qianyuan sensed a visitor, and Bai Fuyun arrived at the base on an immortal crane.
• Bai Fuyun invited Fang Qianyuan to the Myriad Phenomena Sect's Daoist Grounds, but Fang declined until his business was finished.

As the Blackstone Great Rift showed signs of opening, Fang Qianyuan led the Warrior Administration toward it while Bai Fuyun initially chose to stay out of the contest. After meeting with the Shadow King, Bai Fuyun changed his mind and set out for the rift, leaving his intentions there unclear.

• Fang Qianyuan told Wu Qiyang and the others to avoid provoking the Myriad Phenomena Sect while they awaited Wang Ran and his group.
• A rainbow radiance appeared over the Blackstone Great Rift, drawing Spirit Tamers from the surrounding region.
• Fang Qianyuan gathered the Warrior Administration and flew toward the rift on Little White.
• Bai Fuyun decided not to join the contest, but the Shadow King appeared and told him a secret about the mystic treasure.
• After speaking with the Shadow King, Bai Fuyun changed his mind and ordered the Myriad Phenomena Sect disciples to accompany him to the Blackstone Great Rift.

Ye Tianming escaped the Blackstone Great Rift with the manuals, while Zhuorou and Duoluo confronted Fang Ming, Wang Ran, and Ding Yuanlong. After Duoluo pursued Ye Tianming, Zhuorou shattered the cliff and unleashed a spatial rift that threatened to drag the others into the Demon Realm.

• Ye Tianming, Fang Ming, Wang Ran, and Ding Yuanlong emerged from the Void Rift after Sun Jixing apparently died inside the cave abode.
• Zhuorou and Duoluo arrived on Wu Lianyi's orders and demanded the items recovered from the Hidden Realm.
• Wang Ran refused to betray his master and challenged Zhuorou and Duoluo, while Zhuorou blocked the escape routes.
• Ye Tianming transformed into a black dragon and escaped using Dark-Moon Silent Flow, leaving with the manuals rather than the Star Map.
• Duoluo pursued Ye Tianming, and Zhuorou shattered the cliff, causing the abyss to pull Fang Ming, Wang Ran, and Ding Yuanlong toward the Demon Realm.

Wang Ran and his companions were nearly forced into the Demon Realm by Zhuorou and Duoluo, but Fang Qianyuan used the Cosmic Serpent and his Tail-Biting Time Wheel to pull them back. He recovered the Flying Immortal Records and Earthly Baleful Silver Extreme Pill after freezing the attacking demons.

• Wang Ran and Ding Yuanlong tried to halt their fall into the abyss, but Zhuorou struck them farther toward it.
• A gleaming light carried Wang Ran, Fang Ming, and Ding Yuanlong through the World Gate into the Demon Realm.
• Fang Qianyuan used Tail-Biting Time Wheel to restore the group and Duoluo to their earlier positions near the Cave Abode entrance.
• Wang Ran handed Fang Qianyuan the Flying Immortal Records and the Earthly Baleful Silver Extreme Pill, and reported Sun Jixing's death and Fang Ming's lost arm.
• Zhuorou and Duoluo attacked to seize the treasures, but Fang Qianyuan froze Zhuorou with Black Moon and Little White blasted Duoluo into a mountain wall.

Bai Fuyun arrived after Fang Qianyuan had claimed the mystic treasure and realized that powerful factions had kept him unaware of the secret. The arrival of Wu Lianyi and a host of veteran Heaven Tier experts left him stunned as twelve such powerhouses gathered at the rift.

• Bai Fuyun arrived on his immortal crane and saw Fang Qianyuan secure the mystic treasure, leaving him reluctant to challenge the formidable cultivator.
• Bai Fuyun recognized Zhuorou and Duoluo and realized Wu Lianyi and other insiders had concealed the news from the major sects.
• Wu Lianyi arrived, followed by the Shadow King, the Night King, and other powerful figures from the Demon Alliance and the two ancient religious orders.
• Bai Fuyun recognized Granny Bat, the Bone Princess, the Golden Emperor, Dream Elder, and Yin Zheluo among the arriving Heaven Tier experts.
• Bai Fuyun counted twelve Heaven Tier experts gathered at the rift, including himself and Fang Qianyuan, and felt alarmed by the scale of the gathering.

Fang Qianyuan faced a coalition of Heaven Tier experts demanding his mystic treasure, but refused to yield despite threats against the Azure Cloud Sect. Tian Heng arrived and pledged the Spirit Taming Sect’s support, leaving the opposing sides confronting the prospect of a larger war.

• The Shadow King and the gathered Heaven Tier experts demanded that Fang Qianyuan hand over his possessions, warning that his refusal would make the Azure Cloud Sect an enemy of the world.
• Fang Qianyuan rejected their threats and condemned the powerful figures for clinging to old methods despite the chance to pursue immortality.
• The Shadow King threatened that Fang Qianyuan’s defiance would drag the Azure Cloud Sect into war and endanger its members.
• Tian Heng arrived with the Spirit Tamers and declared that the Righteous Path, including the Spirit Taming Sect, would support Fang Qianyuan and the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Yin Zheluo questioned Tian Heng’s decision, and their exchange reminded Fang Qianyuan of their past conflict and the shifting alliances surrounding the Flying Immortal Records.

Tian Heng openly allied himself with Fang Qianyuan, believing their combined strength could overcome the gathered cultivators. The Shadow King attacked Fang Qianyuan, beginning the confrontation.

• The Dream Elder and Yin Zheluo suspected that Tian Heng had reached an agreement with Fang Qianyuan, while Yin reflected on how their opposing sects’ ideals had led to a rupture over the Flying Immortal Records.
• Tian Heng asked Fang Qianyuan what he intended to do, and Fang said they should leave because they had already obtained what they came for.
• Yin Zheluo challenged Fang’s confidence, but Tian Heng declared that he and Fang together could not be stopped by the gathered cultivators.
• Fang Qianyuan welcomed Tian Heng’s belief in their alliance, while the others reacted with anger and humiliation.
• The Shadow King darkened the surroundings and lunged at Fang Qianyuan.

The Shadow King, Yin Zheluo, Old Meng, the Night King, the Golden Emperor, and the Bone Princess launched a coordinated attack against Fang Qianyuan and his allies. Fang Qianyuan’s undying golden nature repelled the first assault, but the Bone Princess targeted his companions and Little White to force him to defend them.

• The Shadow King sent shadow clones to attack Fang Qianyuan, but Fang Qianyuan’s undying golden nature shattered them.
• Yin Zheluo summoned Chaos, whose Chaos Wind blasted the battlefield into a vast crater.
• Old Meng and the Night King entered the fight under cover and spread their Dream Realm across the battlefield.
• The Golden Emperor charged Fang Qianyuan and struck him with a barrage of punches.
• The Bone Princess summoned the White Bone Dao Palace and directed bone spears at Fang Qianyuan’s allies and Little White to draw him away from the fight.

Fang Qianyuan used the Cosmic Serpent’s Time Dao ability to twist causality, turning Little White’s apparent phantoms into true bodies across different points in space-time. Little White wounded all five opponents with one simultaneous strike, and the Night King and Dream Elder then activated the Dream Realm Domain.

• Fang Qianyuan held off the assembled Heaven-Tier Powerhouses while Little White used Heaven Crystal Reflecting Snow Day to attack them with five apparent phantoms.
• Yin Zheluo used Chaos Spirit Sight to identify one phantom as false, but Fang Qianyuan appeared atop Little White’s true body.
• Fang Qianyuan summoned the Cosmic Serpent and unleashed Tail-Biting Time Wheel, restoring the scene while preserving Little White’s five bodies across different points in space-time.
• Grand Elder Tian Heng realized that all five Little Whites were true bodies, and they struck the Golden Emperor, Granny Bat, the Bone Princess, Chaos, and the Shadow King at once.
• The Night King and Dream Elder joined forces and activated the Dream Realm Domain.

Fang Qianyuan overcame the Demon Alliance’s Dream Reversal and pressed his attack despite their Golden Light Talismans. The Night King, Granny Bat, and the Bone Princess were struck by his repeated Time Dao assault, demonstrating how his overwhelming strength outlasted their clever techniques.

• The Night King and Dream Elder used Dream Reversal to restore the Demon Alliance’s fighters and their forces to their undamaged state.
• Grand Elder Tian Heng told Wang Ran and the others that the technique would not be enough to defeat Fang Qianyuan.
• Fang Qianyuan resumed using the Tail-Biting Time Wheel, and the Demon Alliance’s experts used Golden Light Talismans to resist its effects.
• Fang Qianyuan intensified his attack as the talismans and the fighters’ reserves began to fail.
• The Night King was displaced across the battlefield, while Granny Bat and the Bone Princess suffered the return of their erased wounds.