Chapter Summaries

Yi Yang heard Xu Min report on Crossing Peak Stronghold’s trade disputes, Lu Zui’s strength, and an auctioned True Essence Lotus Heart Seed before studying the Moving Image Chapter of the Heart Ape Mind Guarding Art. He began cultivating its first form, Heart Prison, Body Incineration.

• Xu Min told Yi Yang that Han Ji’s trade dispute with the Trade and Commerce Office ended with the Heavenly Heart Pavilion paying twenty percent of its profits after Jiang Zhongtian intervened.
• Xu Min reported that Lu Zui killed a fifth-stage Ironclad Rock Bear with his bare fists in just over a dozen moves.
• Xu Min described how a rogue cultivator bought the True Essence Lotus Heart Seed at auction and disappeared, while Yi Yang said he would not rush his future breakthrough.
• Yi Yang read the Moving Image Chapter and learned the first three forms weaponized divine sense to unleash fear, sever the senses, and burn an enemy’s true qi.
• Yi Yang began cultivating the first form as the Golden-Furred Giant Ape circulated divine sense through the art’s routes.

Yi Yang planned to cultivate the Heart Ape Mind Guarding Art’s Dynamic Image Chapter by finding a Golden-Silk Sunflower in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains, and he left Crossing Peak Stronghold in disguise. Han Ji learned that Yi Yang had entered the mountains alone but decided not to interfere, expecting the demon beasts to deal with him.

• Yi Yang completed the initial circulation of the three Dynamic Image techniques and realized that reaching beginner level in all of them would require more cultivation resources than he had.
• Yi Yang studied Mu Yanluo’s map to a nearly hundred-year-old Golden-Silk Sunflower and decided to travel into the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains to obtain it.
• Yi Yang cultivated the Thousand Illusions Mask, told Xu Min to manage the Pacification Guards, and left the stronghold disguised as an old herb gatherer.
• A Heavenly Heart Sect martial artist reported Yi Yang’s departure to Han Ji, who learned that Yi Yang had entered the mountains alone.
• Han Ji chose not to pursue Yi Yang because Jiang Zhongtian had returned, and he expected the demon beasts to pose a threat to Yi Yang.

Yi Yang reached a mountain lake while searching for the Golden-Silk Sunflower and discovered a True Essence Lotus with several valuable heart seeds. He waited in hiding for its suspected guardian, and a huge bulge suddenly rose from the lake.

• Yi Yang disguised himself as an elderly herb gatherer and killed a Black-Mane Steel Boar with one punch to test his completed Martial Extreme Dragon Elephant Body.
• He harvested the boar's tusks, monster core, and heart's-tip blood, then traveled deeper into the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains for two days.
• Yi Yang found a True Essence Lotus growing in a lake and realized its heart seeds could be highly valuable.
• He searched the lake with his divine sense but found no guardian, so he hid behind a boulder and waited.
• After an hour and a half, a huge bulge of water swelled from the lake.

Yi Yang killed the Azure-Scaled Serpent guarding the True Essence Lotus and gathered its valuable remains. As he prepared to claim the lotus, he heard a battle in the distant woods and turned toward the sound.

• The Azure-Scaled Serpent attacked Yi Yang with corrosive venom, but he dodged its strikes while waiting for an opening.
• Yi Yang struck the serpent’s vulnerable point with Vermilion Bird Burns the Flame, killing it.
• Yi Yang collected the serpent’s venom sac and essence blood, then turned his attention to the True Essence Lotus.
• Yi Yang heard weapons clashing and angry shouts from the distant woods and looked toward their source.

Yi Yang secretly observed three Nine Rivers Sect martial artists attack Zhao Qian, a member of the Zhao clan, and seize his treasured sword. With Zhao Qian begging for his life, the confrontation remained unresolved.

• After killing the Azure-Scaled Serpent, Yi Yang concealed himself and moved toward the sounds of battle.
• Yi Yang found Elder Li and two Nine Rivers Sect martial artists besieging Zhao Qian in a clearing.
• Zhao Qian identified himself as a member of the Zhao clan's eldest branch and warned that his clan would seek revenge.
• Elder Li and his companions dismissed Zhao Qian's threat, and one of them disarmed him.
• Elder Li took Zhao Qian's Jadewater Coldlight Sword, and Zhao Qian knelt and begged the three martial artists to spare him.

Yi Yang watched Elder Li of the Nine Rivers Sect murder Zhao Qian and chose not to intervene, then harvested the True Essence Lotus from the lake. He left the area carrying the lotus and marked the Nine Rivers Sect as a ruthless enemy.

• Zhao Qian pleaded for his life, but Elder Li took his Storage Pouch and killed him to keep the sect's actions secret.
• Yi Yang decided not to fight Elder Li and the two other Nine Rivers Sect martial artists, who looted Zhao Qian's body and dissolved it with corrosive powder.
• After the three Nine Rivers Sect martial artists departed, Yi Yang emerged and left the clearing, noting the sect's merciless methods.
• Yi Yang returned to the lakeside, confirmed the guardian demon beast was dead, and approached the True Essence Lotus.
• Yi Yang harvested the lotus, its roots, and its stem, sealed it in a jade box, and stored it in his Storage Ring before leaving the mountain forest.

Yi Yang found the mature Golden-Silk Sunflower in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains, guarded by a Dark-Winged Roc’s nest and eggs, but his attempt to claim it was interrupted by rival martial artists. The Nine Rivers Sect and Shaman Kingdom groups faced off over the treasures, with Yi Yang caught between them.

• Yi Yang disguised himself as an elderly late True Astral Realm martial artist and followed Mu Yanluo’s scroll to the Golden-Silk Sunflower.
• Yi Yang discovered a Dark-Winged Roc’s nest containing four eggs near the flower and realized the absent beast might return.
• Two Shaman Kingdom martial artists arrived, claimed the treasures, and ordered Yi Yang to hand over his storage pouch and leave.
• Yi Yang argued that he had found the flower first, but the Shaman Kingdom men dismissed his claim and threatened him.
• Li Chengyan and two Nine Rivers Sect martial artists arrived, forming a standoff as both groups asserted that strength, not diplomacy, decided who would take the treasures.

Li Chengyan and Shi Yao’s groups agreed to divide the treasures, but Li Chengyan betrayed Shi Yao and began a fierce battle with him. As Yan Qi tried to seize the Golden-Silk Sunflower, Yi Yang joined two Nine Rivers Sect disciples to trap him.

• Li Chengyan and Shi Yao agreed to split the Golden-Silk Sunflower and Dark-Winged Roc eggs, leaving Yi Yang without a share.
• Li Chengyan launched a surprise attack on Shi Yao with three flying swords while two Nine Rivers Sect disciples attacked Yan Qi.
• Shi Yao dodged a fatal blow, wounded, and struck back at Li Chengyan, starting an all-out fight between the Profound Connection experts.
• Yan Qi tried to rush for the Golden-Silk Sunflower while Li Chengyan fought Shi Yao.
• Two Nine Rivers Sect disciples and Yi Yang surrounded Yan Qi, blocking his escape.

Yan Qi killed Huang Xuan but was fatally stabbed from behind by Li Chengyan, who also grievously wounded Shi Yao. With the Golden-Silk Sunflower and four Dark-Winged Roc eggs still intact, Li Chengyan feigned a plan to share the treasures while signaling Lu Yang to kill Yi Yang, and Lu Yang launched a sudden attack.

• Yan Qi charged Yi Yang, took a saber wound, then killed Huang Xuan by crushing his chest and snapping his neck while Lu Yang wounded him from behind.
• Li Chengyan merged his three flying swords and wounded Shi Yao with Sword Qi as the two warriors fought in their transformed forms.
• Li Chengyan stabbed Yan Qi through the heart from behind, leaving Shi Yao gravely injured and Huang Xuan dead.
• Li Chengyan pretended to offer Yi Yang an equal share of the treasures and secretly signaled Lu Yang to kill him.
• Lu Yang approached Yi Yang under the guise of casual conversation, then drew his saber and thrust it toward Yi Yang's throat.

Yi Yang revealed his true strength, killed Li Chengyan and the others, and claimed the Golden-Silk Sunflower, the Dark-Winged Roc eggs, and his enemies’ spoils. As he finished erasing the traces of the battle, the Dark-Winged Roc returned to the valley.

• Yi Yang dodged Lu Yang’s attack and killed him with a single saber slash, shocking Li Chengyan and Shi Yao.
• Yi Yang dropped his disguise and revealed his profound connection realm cultivation and true appearance.
• Li Chengyan attacked with his Sword Formation, but Yi Yang’s perfected Martial Extreme Dragon Elephant Body withstood the Sword Qi.
• Yi Yang used the Spirit Weapon Mysterious Abyss Saber to kill Li Chengyan, then beheaded the wounded Shi Yao.
• Yi Yang collected the Golden-Silk Sunflower, the four Dark-Winged Roc eggs, and the spoils, then dissolved the five bodies and cleaned the battlefield.
• The Dark-Winged Roc returned, flying toward the valley at astonishing speed.

Yi Yang escaped the Dark-Winged Roc and returned to Crossing Peak Stronghold with the Golden-Silk Sunflower and other spoils. After taking stock of his gains, he prepared to use the herb to advance his Divine Sense cultivation.

• Yi Yang fled the Dark-Winged Roc’s nest with the Golden-Silk Sunflower and disguised himself while traveling through the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains.
• After three days of avoiding other martial artists, Yi Yang entered Crossing Peak Stronghold by posing as an elderly herb gatherer.
• Yi Yang slipped back into his rented courtyard without alerting Xu Min and the others, then restored his original appearance.
• Yi Yang assessed his spoils, including the True Essence Lotus, treasure artifacts, pills, and two hundred and twenty-one spirit crystals.
• Yi Yang found one of the Dark-Winged Roc’s eggs dead, kept the strongest living egg, and planned to trade the others for resources.
• Yi Yang examined the Golden-Silk Sunflower and concluded that it could speed his cultivation of the Heart Ape Mind Guarding Art: Moving Image Chapter.

Yi Yang used Golden-Silk Sunflower petals to cultivate all three Divine Sense killing arts, then learned that Lu Qinglan had defeated Lu Wanyuan and that a major auction was approaching. He planned to attend the auction, where Jiang Zhongtian and other powerful figures would gather.

• Yi Yang endured severe pain and used the Golden-Silk Sunflower’s medicinal power to form a Heart Prison Seed and master Heart Prison, Body Incineration.
• Yi Yang tempered his Divine Sense into a blade and survived an out-of-control heartfire before completing Heart Mirror, Shattering Shadow and Heartfire Raging Across the Plains.
• Yi Yang stored the remaining Golden-Silk Sunflower petals and awoke confident in his new Divine Sense killing arts.
• Xu Min told Yi Yang that Lu Qinglan had defeated Lu Wanyuan in fewer than ten moves and was now hailed as Crossing Peak Stronghold’s foremost young hero.
• Xu Min reported that the Rare Treasures Pavilion would hold an auction in three days, with Jiang Zhongtian and other Profound Connection Realm experts attending.
• Yi Yang decided to attend the auction to meet Jiang Zhongtian and look for a body-tempering cultivation art.

Yi Yang rewarded Xu Min and his men, then began selling the spoils from the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains to acquire useful resources and avoid trouble over stolen goods. After selling most of the loot through several trading houses, he went to the Gathered Righteousness Pawnshop to sell the conspicuous Jadewater Coldlight Sword.

• Yi Yang gave Xu Min cultivation pills and silver to distribute among the thirty men, strengthening their loyalty and ordering them to avoid trouble in the city.
• Yi Yang sorted through the stolen loot and decided to sell ordinary artifacts and pills through reputable trading houses while taking the Jadewater Coldlight Sword to a black market.
• Yi Yang disguised his face and concealed his profound connection realm strength before visiting the Myriad Treasure Pavilion.
• Yi Yang sold a high-grade treasure sword, pills, and other spoils through several trading houses, earning more than two hundred and eighty spirit crystals.
• Yi Yang changed his disguise and entered the Gathered Righteousness Pawnshop to sell the Jadewater Coldlight Sword.

Yi Yang sold Zhao Qian’s Jadewater Coldlight Sword at the Gathered Righteousness Pawnshop and made sure its staff would not report him to the Zhao Family. Back in his courtyard, he began using a Pure Origin Pill to raise his Profound Connection Realm cultivation.

• Yi Yang offered the Jadewater Coldlight Sword to the one-eyed old man, who recognized the Zhao mark and summoned the pawnshop’s scarred third manager.
• The third manager identified the sword as Zhao Qian’s and considered confronting Yi Yang, but backed down after sensing his killing intent.
• Yi Yang sold the sword for one hundred and eighty spirit crystals and left the pawnshop.
• Yi Yang secretly watched the pawnshop from a rooftop and confirmed the third manager would not report the matter to the Zhao Family.
• Yi Yang returned to his courtyard, swallowed a Pure Origin Pill, and cultivated with the Wood True Yang Scripture as his profound light seed began to take shape.

Three days earlier, Prince Xia Haoyun visited Jiang Zhongtian in Crossing Peak Stronghold to pursue remnants of the former dynasty, and Jiang offered Yi Yang as an ally for the mission. Yi Yang continued cultivating and practicing saber forms in a dream before Xu Min told him that two Hidden Dragon Ranking experts had arrived.

• Xia Haoyun and his sister arrived at Jiang Zhongtian's residence, where Xia Haoyun noted the stronghold's prosperity and the suffering beneath it.
• Xia Haoyun told Jiang Zhongtian he had come to eliminate remnants of the former dynasty, and Jiang offered the help of Yi Yang, who had killed a Blood Envoy and a Shaman Kingdom warrior.
• Yi Yang swallowed his remaining Pure Origin Pills and cultivated the Wood True Yang Scripture, strengthening the profound light seed.
• Yi Yang entered a dream and practiced Vermilion Bird Burns the Flame and White Tiger Howls at the Moon, improving his proficiency in both saber forms.
• Xu Min interrupted Yi Yang's cultivation and reported that two experts on the Hidden Dragon Ranking had arrived at Crossing Peak Stronghold.

Yi Yang concealed his Profound Connection Realm cultivation and attended the Rare Treasures Pavilion auction, where he encountered Han Ji and Xie Tinglan plotting against him. Meanwhile, powerful guests gathered around a mysterious auction item, and Lin Qi feared the event would not be peaceful as the auction began.

• Xu Min told Yi Yang that Hidden Dragon Ranking experts Chu Tiankuo and Bai Yuchen had arrived, and Yi Yang decided to keep a low profile.
• Yi Yang suppressed his aura and went to the Heavenly Rhyme Pavilion, where guests recognized him as a Heroes Ranking Commander.
• Han Ji and Xie Tinglan recognized Yi Yang and discussed taking revenge on him, confident that Chu Tiankuo's presence would protect the Heavenly Heart Sect.
• Yi Yang entered a private box and sensed several Profound Connection Realm experts gathered at the auction.
• Lin Qi tried to probe Lu Qinglan but was rebuffed by her protective force and reprimanded by Lu Zui.
• Lu Zui and Lu Qinglan went to the Supreme Box, while Lin Qi reflected that many powerful figures had come for one item and feared the auction would be disorderly.

Yi Yang surveyed the auction’s powerful attendees, then waited and cultivated while Lin Qi opened the event and sold several True Astral Realm lots. The early offerings did not interest Yi Yang, who continued to expect a later treasure he needed.

• Yi Yang learned the auction’s open- and sealed-bidding rules and used his Divine Sense to assess the guests, identifying the second-tier Profound Connection Realm experts as his likely rivals.
• Lin Qi subdued the hall with his Profound Connection Fourth Realm aura, explained the bidding rules, and presented the Rock-Solid Scripture as the first lot.
• A Heroes Ranking expert in box nine won the Rock-Solid Scripture for thirty-five spirit crystals after outbidding a martial artist in the hall.
• A blue-robed martial artist bought the Azure Waves Sword for one hundred and twelve spirit crystals, and subsequent True Astral Realm resources sold in succession.
• Yi Yang declined to bid on the early lots and resumed cultivating the Wood True Yang Scripture, steadily strengthening the Profound Light Seed in his Qi Sea.

At the Rare Treasures Pavilion auction, Yi Yang watched as the Cold Abyss Scale Armor and the Heart-Questioning Pill sparked fierce bidding. The pill went to an unnamed female bidder in a first-floor box, while Yi Yang continued saving his spirit crystals and cultivating.

• Yi Yang watched the auction while circulating the Wood True Yang Scripture and decided not to bid on the Cold Abyss Scale Armor.
• The Cold Abyss Scale Armor sold for 392 spirit crystals after Profound Connection Realm bidders outbid the first-floor boxes.
• Lin Qi presented the Heart-Questioning Pill and explained that it could temporarily enhance divine sense or help awaken it.
• Yi Yang suspected that Han Ji of the Heavenly Heart Sect had supplied the pill and considered why it would fetch more at Crossing Peak Stronghold than in Qing Province.
• An unnamed female bidder in a first-floor box offered 245 spirit crystals, outbid the second-floor experts, and won the Heart-Questioning Pill.

Yi Yang bought the Cloud-Treading Wind-Chasing Boots to improve his speed, then waited as the auction moved toward its final six lots. The chapter ended with Lin Qi preparing to reveal a heavily warded treasure whose identity Yi Yang could not discern.

• Han Ji celebrated selling a Heart-Questioning Pill for 245 spirit crystals and promised Xie Tinglan he would seek a True Essence Lotus Heart Seed for her.
• Yi Yang assessed the early auction lots and rejected them until the seventeenth lot, the Cloud-Treading Wind-Chasing Boots, caught his attention.
• Yi Yang outbid the other buyers at 131 spirit crystals, equipped the boots, and found that they improved his movement.
• As evening fell, Lin Qi announced the auction’s final six lots, and Yi Yang assessed his remaining funds at roughly 860 spirit crystals.
• Lin Qi brought out a cart concealed under black brocade and protected by restricting wards, while Yi Yang’s divine sense failed to identify the treasure beneath it.

Lin Qi auctioned three True Essence Lotus Heart Seeds, and Lu Zui won one for his granddaughter Lu Qinglan with a bid of 580 spirit crystals. After a divine sense cultivation art sold for 670 crystals, Lin Qi announced that the next item had been consigned by Jiang Zhongtian, leaving Yi Yang wondering what it was.

• Lin Qi explained that Shaman Kingdom martial artists had sold a counterfeit heart seed and murdered its buyer, then presented a genuine lotus with three seeds for silent auction.
• Yi Yang chose not to bid because he already had five True Essence Lotus Heart Seeds in his Storage Ring.
• Lu Zui won the highest bid of 580 spirit crystals, and Lu Qinglan worried that her grandfather had spent too much to help her break through.
• A divine sense cultivation art sold for 670 spirit crystals to a profound connection realm expert on the second floor.
• Lin Qi announced that Jiang Zhongtian had consigned the next auction item, and Yi Yang focused on the red cloth with curiosity.