Recaps

Ye Shisan defeated Xu Shao, and Lan Huo Lang won Yellow Cloud Peak’s next match before the peak suffered two more losses. Wang Yan then drew Yue Yang of Heaven Cloud Peak and faced him on the arena after rejecting Daoist Fire Tiger’s warning and taunt.

• Ye Shisan overwhelmed Xu Shao, and Ling Daozi declared Ye Shisan the winner.
• Lan Huo Lang defeated Feng Lan by a single move, giving Yellow Cloud Peak its first victory.
• Yellow Cloud Peak lost its next two matches, leaving Venerable Gray Three frustrated with the team’s poor results.
• The taiji wheel paired Wang Yan with Yue Yang, and Daoist Fire Tiger told Yue Yang to use his full strength.
• Wang Yan and Yue Yang met on the arena, exchanged words about Wang Yan rejecting Daoist Fire Tiger, and Ling Daozi began their match.

Wang Yan and Yue Yang fought in the arena, trading fire spells as Wang Yan used his Immortal Cards to conserve magic power and wear Yue Yang down. After blocking Yue Yang’s flaming blades, Wang Yan secretly placed a formation beneath him, and its explosion engulfed Yue Yang, leaving his condition uncertain.

• Wang Yan and Yue Yang opened with matching Fire Fist Spells that collided and canceled each other out.
• Wang Yan unleashed repeated Fire Fist Spells while Yue Yang used Fire Escape to dodge, and the spectators mistook Wang Yan’s sustained attacks for wasteful magic use.
• Wang Yan’s Immortal Cards let him keep attacking with little magic power, while Yue Yang gradually spent his reserves dodging.
• Yue Yang summoned eight flaming blades, but Wang Yan’s Truefire Moon Wheel knocked them away and protected him.
• Wang Yan’s punch concealed formation runes that flew past Yue Yang, and the formation exploded beneath him after he landed, engulfing him in flames.

Wang Yan used simultaneous spells and multiple treasures to trap Yue Yang and drive him to the edge of the arena, despite Yue Yang’s powerful defenses. Yue Yang swallowed a pill that restored and greatly boosted his magic power, leaving the duel poised to escalate.

• Wang Yan detonated a hidden Fire Blast Technique beneath Yue Yang while attacking with Fire Fist Spells, revealing that he could control two Immortal Cards at once.
• Wang Yan sent the Truefire Moon Wheel after Yue Yang, who blocked it with a gourd treasure while further Fire Blast explosions pushed him toward the arena’s edge.
• Wang Yan attacked with the Mother-and-Son Flying Rings and other treasures as Yue Yang unleashed his Blazing Flame Gourd and Wang Yan defended with the Ironwood Shield.
• The six son rings broke through Yue Yang’s red barrier and struck his armor, while Wang Yan detonated more Fire Blast Techniques and left Yue Yang injured and low on magic power.
• Yue Yang swallowed a red pill that restored his magic power and raised it close to the early Core Condensation Realm, alarming Wang Yan.

Yue Yang used a pill to boost his magic power and turn the fight against Wang Yan, forcing him into an aerial battle. Wang Yan struck back with a sudden attack that sent Yue Yang off the platform and down the cliff.

• Yue Yang took a pill, greatly increasing his magic power, and used the Blazing Flame Gourd to knock away Wang Yan’s weapons.
• Yue Yang rode the Blazing Flame Gourd through the air and bombarded Wang Yan with red beams, driving him into retreat.
• Wang Yan mounted a Flying Sword and evaded the beams by anticipating them with his powerful spiritual sense.
• Yue Yang summoned a huge firebird that pursued Wang Yan and scorched his clothes with its attacks.
• A streak of red light pierced the firebird, struck Yue Yang, and knocked him off the platform and over the cliff.

Wang Yan defeated Yue Yang with a concealed strike from the Truefire Moon Wheel, earning praise and gifts from Yellow Cloud Peak while deepening Yue Yang’s resentment. As Wang Yan meditated between matches, a mysterious red-glowing figure appeared silently at his cabin doorway.

• Ling Daozi caught the falling Yue Yang, stopped his bleeding, and declared Wang Yan the winner despite Yue Yang’s protest.
• Yue Yang realized Wang Yan had concealed the Truefire Moon Wheel’s attack while luring him into range, and he returned to Heaven Cloud Peak humiliated.
• Venerable Gray Three praised Wang Yan, and True Person Long Yu and Huang Ling rewarded him with Flame Spirit Pearl powder and a Fire Spirit Pearl.
• Daoist Fire Tiger rebuked Yue Yang and regretted not recruiting Wang Yan, while Double-Sword Daoist privately recognized Wang Yan’s ability.
• Yellow Cloud Peak won its next two matches against Mystery Cloud Peak, bringing its first-round qualifiers to four.
• While Wang Yan meditated in the cabin, a red-glowing figure appeared silently at his doorway, startling him.

A Nascent Soul Realm cultivator discovered the Immortal Card Artifact in Wang Yan’s dantian, gave him a token, and warned him to keep their meeting secret. As the Four Peaks Competition’s second round began, Wang Yan was sent into the successive battles after Lan Huo Lang.

• A red-lit Nascent Soul Realm cultivator restrained Wang Yan, sensed the Immortal Card Artifact in his dantian, and gave him a token to use if he reached the Golden Core Stage.
• The cultivator warned Wang Yan not to tell anyone about their meeting, and Wang Yan resolved to leave the Firecloud Sect once his cultivation was strong enough.
• The first-round results left Heaven Cloud Peak and Earth Cloud Peak tied with six advancing disciples each, while Yellow Cloud Peak had five and Mystery Cloud Peak had three.
• Ling Daozi opened the second round, and High Person Golden Cloud sent Golden Tiger to fight while Daoist Fire Tiger chose Heaven Cloud Peak’s weakest disciple.
• Golden Tiger quickly defeated his opponent, and Venerable Gray Three sent the depleted Lan Huo Lang into the next match before telling Wang Yan to prepare to fight afterward.

The Double-Sword Daoist defeated Golden Tiger and another Earth Cloud Peak disciple, proving he still had strength to spare. When Yellow Cloud Peak hesitated over sending Wang Yan against him, Wang Yan argued that waiting could leave him unable to reach the top three, and Venerable Gray Three let him take the field.

• Daoist Fire Tiger sent the Double-Sword Daoist to face Golden Tiger after Golden Tiger had won three matches.
• The Double-Sword Daoist wore down Golden Tiger with icy sword attacks until Golden Tiger conceded, giving Heaven Cloud Peak the victory.
• The Double-Sword Daoist defeated another Earth Cloud Peak disciple without seeming to expend much magic power.
• Venerable Gray Three ordered Dai Hao to fight next, but Wang Yan objected that delaying would risk his chances against Ye Shisan.
• Venerable Gray Three changed his mind, and Wang Yan flew into the arena as the Double-Sword Daoist watched him with excitement.

Wang Yan faced the Double-Sword Daoist in a prolonged exchange of fire spells and sword techniques, while conserving his magic power and waiting for an opening. When the Daoist began charging a powerful technique, Wang Yan took the fight high into the sky and unleashed a colossal Fire Fist Spell as the chapter ended.

• Wang Yan entered the arena to cheers and calmly faced the Double-Sword Daoist, who admitted he had long wanted to fight him.
• Wang Yan attacked with the Mother-and-Son Flying Rings, but the Double-Sword Daoist deflected the rings and their six child rings with his twin swords.
• Wang Yan retreated while laying Fire Traps and striking with flaming fists, as the Double-Sword Daoist advanced through the explosions and sword beams.
• The Double-Sword Daoist noticed Wang Yan's magic power had scarcely diminished and began chanting to charge a powerful technique.
• Wang Yan flew a thousand feet into the sky, then hurled a fiery fist over a hundred feet across toward the pursuing Double-Sword Daoist.

Wang Yan defeated the Double-Sword Daoist with two immense Fire Fist Spell attacks before Ling Daozi intervened to save the defeated cultivator. The next match began against Yu Qian, whose swords and vines attacked Wang Yan as the fight continued.

• Wang Yan used two powerful Fire Fist Spells to overwhelm the Double-Sword Daoist, and Ling Daozi crushed the final flaming fist before it could injure him further.
• Ling Daozi declared Wang Yan the winner, and the Double-Sword Daoist thanked him, accepted healing pills from Daoist Fire Tiger, and left the arena.
• Venerable Gray Three, True Person Long Yu, and Huang Ling praised Wang Yan as Ling Daozi announced that Mystery Cloud Peak's disciple would fight next.
• Yu Qian introduced herself to Wang Yan, and Ling Daozi began their match.
• Yu Qian sent green flying swords and vines at Wang Yan, who burned the vines and retreated as the sword rays formed a net above him.

Wang Yan won several consecutive arena matches by relying on powerful fire techniques and magic artifacts, while conserving his Immortal Cards when opponents tried to wear him down. After clearing six rounds, he faced Ye Shisan of Earth Cloud Peak.

• Wang Yan defeated Yu Qian with Red-Light Flame attacks, and she conceded before his Mother-and-Son Flying Rings could strike.
• Wang Yan used repeated fire spells and Fire Blast Technique Cards to overwhelm another Heaven Cloud Peak disciple, winning while spending another Immortal Card.
• High Person Golden Cloud sent an Earth Cloud Peak body refiner to fight Wang Yan and ordered Ye Shisan to wait until the next round.
• Wang Yan defeated the body refiner after using two Immortal Cards, drawing attention from spectators who wondered about his apparently deep reserves of magic power.
• Mystery Cloud Peak's last female disciple, Lan Xuan, conceded immediately, and Wang Yan later defeated a Heaven Cloud Peak disciple using the Mother-and-Son Flying Rings and Truefire Moon Wheel.
• After Wang Yan cleared his sixth round, Ye Shisan descended from Earth Cloud Peak to face him.

Wang Yan conceded to Ye Shisan so Ye Shisan could win the Four Peaks Competition, while Wang Yan secured second place as planned. After the awards, Venerable Gray Three examined Wang Yan, acknowledged the strange condition of his dantian, and offered to trade for his Millennium Spirit Milk.

• Wang Yan conceded to Ye Shisan, intending to help him take first place while preserving Wang Yan’s own second-place finish.
• Ye Shisan defeated seven opponents in succession, earning first place for himself and Earth Cloud Peak; Wang Yan placed second and Golden Tiger placed third.
• Ling Daozi presented the prizes, including Wang Yan’s second-place rewards of five thousand merit points, a Mid-Grade Spirit Artifact, and Millennium Spirit Milk.
• Venerable Gray Three invited Wang Yan to speak privately after the victory feast and examined him under a restriction array.
• Venerable Gray Three noticed that something was wrong with Wang Yan’s dantian but chose not to interfere, then offered an ornate wooden box in exchange for Wang Yan’s Millennium Spirit Milk.

Wang Yan returned to his cave abode and refined the Flame Spirit Pearl, strengthening his body and magic power while repairing his Immortal Card Artifact. The pearl’s power finally woke Card Fairy, though she opened her eyes groggily and asked whether it was morning.

• Wang Yan escaped Dai Hao’s questions about Venerable Gray Three’s gift, and the two fled after a disciple below shouted about someone dropping a fruit pit.
• Wang Yan opened the wooden box in his cave abode and discovered that Venerable Gray Three had given him a Flame Spirit Pearl in exchange for the Millennium Spirit Milk.
• Wang Yan swallowed the Flame Spirit Pearl alongside pills, medicines, and Flame Spirit Pearl Powder, then used the Heavenburning Art to refine its fire spirit qi.
• After five days, Wang Yan emerged from a black shell of expelled impurities with a stronger physique, purer magic power, and a partly repaired Immortal Card Artifact.
• Wang Yan checked on Card Fairy and found her still asleep, but she soon woke and sleepily asked whether it was morning.

Wang Yan spoke with the newly awakened Card Fairy about his cultivation, the Flame Spirit Pearl, and the danger of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators detecting her. When Ye Shisan and the Zhang sisters arrived, Wang Yan returned the belongings he had stored for them, and the sisters grew serious after he asked why they had come.

• Card Fairy woke and learned that Wang Yan had reached the Core Condensation Realm and become Venerable Gray Three’s disciple.
• Card Fairy approved of Wang Yan’s Heavenburning Art and explained that his meeting with a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator had likely gone unnoticed because her aura had been faint.
• Ye Shisan sent a voice transmission announcing that he and Linlang had come with Zhang Qiulin and Zhang Qiulang, so Wang Yan retrieved their stored belongings.
• Wang Yan welcomed the three guests into his cave abode and returned their Storage Bags.
• When Wang Yan asked whether the sisters had come for another reason, Zhang Qiulin and Zhang Qiulang exchanged glances and turned grave.

Wang Yan and Ye Shisan met with Zhang Qiulin and Zhang Qiulang, learned of their trouble with the Zhang Household and saw the twins demonstrate their joint divine ability. After the women left, Ye Shisan asked to return to the Ye Family Stockade for revenge, and Wang Yan agreed to go after they spent two or three months preparing.

• Zhang Qiulin and Zhang Qiulang warned Wang Yan that the Zhang Household had come to the Firecloud Sect seeking to take them back, but Wang Yan said he was not afraid of trouble from them.
• The twins explained how Fairy Dream Mysterious had taken them as disciples and taught them a powerful joint divine ability; they sparred with Ye Shisan and Wang Yan, who exposed a weakness in their coordination.
• After Zhang Qiulin and Zhang Qiulang left, Ye Shisan told Wang Yan he could not sleep because he kept thinking about the Ye Family Stockade and wanted to return for revenge.
• Wang Yan agreed to accompany Ye Shisan but urged him to refine his Flame Spirit Pearl and prepare for the Wicked Poison Sect, estimating that they needed two or three months.
• After Ye Shisan left, Wang Yan activated the cave abode's restriction array and called for Card Fairy to draw a treasure.

Wang Yan received and activated a Cave Abode Secret Realm Card, discovering an immense eight-story pagoda with specialized chambers and a Spirit Stone Furnace that could provide dense spiritual energy. He learned that powering it was costly but manageable if he energized only the floor he needed.

• Wang Yan drew the Cave Abode Secret Realm Card, and the Card Fairy explained that it held a portable cave abode powered by Spirit Stones.
• Wang Yan activated the card and released a small silver pagoda, then entered it by following his divine sense.
• Wang Yan explored the pagoda’s eight floors, including a medicinal garden, Dueling Arena, cultivation chambers, workshops, storage, beast cages, and a Spirit Stone Furnace.
• Wang Yan learned the furnace could generate and direct spiritual energy, but filling every floor would cost over ten thousand Spirit Stones daily.
• The Card Fairy explained that Wang Yan could power only the floor he used, reducing the daily cost to roughly one or two thousand Spirit Stones.

Wang Yan followed Card Fairy’s advice to strengthen his Immortal Card skills and planned to leave Firecloud Divine Mountain on sect missions rather than abandon the Firecloud Sect. After more than three months of preparation, he and Ye Shisan departed the mountain to seek revenge in the Azure Spirit Mountain Range.

• Wang Yan obtained the Fire Arrow Spell and asked Card Fairy about crafting Intermediate Spell Collection Cards, but she told him to practice with Magic Artifact Collection Cards and other simpler cards first.
• Card Fairy explained that the repaired Immortal Card Artifact could refine cards faster and let Wang Yan carry two replacement cards, allowing him to use six Immortal Cards before exhausting them.
• Wang Yan decided to remain in the Firecloud Sect but take distant, long-term sect missions to reduce the risk of powerful cultivators discovering his Immortal Card Artifact.
• Wang Yan collected several low-level fire spells and spent Spirit Stones and Merit Points crafting Immortal Cards and Spirit Artifact Smelting Cards.
• After more than three months of preparation, Wang Yan and Ye Shisan accepted a sect mission and left Firecloud Divine Mountain together.

Wang Yan and Ye Shisan prepared to leave the Firecloud Sect and traveled toward the Azure Spirit Mountain Range to settle accounts with Red Second Madam. Meanwhile, a hidden enemy refined Wang Yanyu’s vital energy, and Red Second Madam awaited support from her superiors as Wang Yan and Ye Shisan approached the range.

• Wang Yan and Ye Shisan secured permission to leave the Firecloud Sect and agreed to return once a year.
• Wang Yan used his sole Spirit Artifact Smelting Card to smelt the Truefire Moon Wheel, then he and Ye Shisan accepted sect missions and set out for the Azure Spirit Mountain Range.
• A black-energy-wreathed figure finished refining Wang Yanyu’s vital energy and magic power, then plotted to seize the Wang Household and advance by devouring cultivators.
• Elder Du and the Third Young Master questioned Red Second Madam about her failure to deal with three minor lineages, and she explained that the Ma Family had a Golden Core Stage cultivator.
• The Third Young Master chose to stay at the Ye Family Stockade’s Branch Hall, while Elder Du warned him not to linger.
• One day later, two streaks of flight light entered the Azure Spirit Mountain Range.

Wang Yan and Ye Shisan captured Qinghong and two Lü Household disciples while investigating the area around the Ye Family Stockade. Under interrogation, Qinghong began revealing Red Second Madam’s plan to recruit cultivators into the Underground Cultivator Market.

• Qinghong persuaded two Lü Household disciples to abandon their lineage and join the Underground Cultivator Market, promising them protection and advancement.
• Wang Yan and Ye Shisan ambushed Qinghong and the disciples, quickly subduing all three.
• The two disciples admitted they were Inner Clan members leaving the Lü Household after Qinghong enticed them to join the market.
• Wang Yan questioned Qinghong about Red Second Madam and the Underground Cultivator Market, threatening to hand her over to Ye Shisan if she refused to answer.
• Qinghong confessed that Red Second Madam had tasked her with recruiting rogue cultivators and Inner Clan disciples from the three lineages.

Wang Yan and Ye Shisan learned that the Red Market was a Wicked Poison Sect branch and planned to investigate it before attacking. Wang Yan disguised himself with Qinghong’s Phantom Face and entered the market alone, while Ye Shisan waited outside.

• Wang Yan knocked out Qinghong and the two male cultivators, then left them in a cliffside cave with Fasting Pills rather than killing them.
• Qinghong’s information revealed that Red Second Madam’s Red Market served as an illegal trading hub and a Wicked Poison Sect branch with over a hundred Cultivation Realm disciples and two Core Condensation Realm cultivators.
• Wang Yan rejected Ye Shisan’s plan to attack directly and decided to investigate the Red Market first, using the Phantom Face to disguise himself while Ye Shisan waited nearby.
• Wang Yan used the Immortal Card Artifact to suppress his magic power below the Core Condensation Realm, then approached the Red Market entrance disguised as a young cultivator.
• Wang Yan told the black-clad guards that Qinghong had sent him to sell goods, and they allowed him into the gorge passage.

Wang Yan infiltrated the Red Market at Ye Family Stockade to investigate the Wicked Poison Sect’s operation and find Red Second Madam. After scouting the market and drawing suspicion, he recognized a woman’s voice as she descended the stairs, though he had not yet seen her.

• Card Fairy warned Wang Yan that the gorge’s walls and valley were protected by powerful restriction arrays, so he proceeded cautiously and avoided flying.
• Wang Yan passed a checkpoint by concealing his cultivation, then saw how Ye Family Stockade had been transformed into a market and recognized that its cave-abode rentals drew rogue cultivators who might complicate his revenge.
• A black-robed cultivator followed Wang Yan and pointed him toward the Red Market’s main building, where Wang Yan entered and pretended to browse.
• Wang Yan asked a black-robed female cultivator where materials could be appraised and sold, then deliberately delayed before going to the second floor.
• As Wang Yan was about to speak with a black-robed disciple on the second floor, he heard a woman descending with someone called Third Young Master and recognized her voice.

Wang Yan investigated the Red Market and learned that Red Second Madam was protected by the powerful Third Young Master and a Golden Core Stage cultivator. After escaping the market and reuniting with Ye Shisan, he planned to wait for the Third Young Master to leave before attacking Red Second Madam and reclaiming the Ye Family Stockade.

• Wang Yan concealed his identity when Red Second Madam and the Third Young Master passed him, then learned the Third Young Master would leave the next day and had a Golden Core Stage martial uncle backing the Red Market.
• Wang Yan sold several medicinal herbs at a low price, decided the Red Market was too heavily guarded to attack, and left the Ye Family Stockade despite black-clad cultivators trying to stop him.
• Wang Yan lured five black-clad cultivators into a secluded valley and killed them before burning their corpses to ashes.
• Ye Shisan worried that Wang Yan had not returned, then received his message through the Message-Transmitting Bell and went to meet him.
• Wang Yan told Ye Shisan what he had learned, and they agreed to watch the stockade entrance that night and attack Red Second Madam after the Third Young Master left.

Wang Yan and Ye Shisan waited for the Third Young Master and Elder Du to leave the Ye Family Stockade, then followed the Third Young Master and Red Second Madam into the woods when they unexpectedly found them alone. As they crept toward the pair’s secluded tryst, Wang Yan prepared an ambush and told Ye Shisan to get ready to attack.

• Wang Yan and Ye Shisan watched the gorge and identified the departing Third Young Master, Red Second Madam, and Elder Du.
• Red Second Madam gave Elder Du black mother iron ore and Spirit Stones, and Elder Du promised to seek support for her before flying away with the Third Young Master.
• The Third Young Master returned after Elder Du left and carried Red Second Madam toward a secluded mountain peak.
• Wang Yan and Ye Shisan decided to pursue the pair, and Wang Yan asked Ye Shisan how far the underground river was before planning their approach.
• Wang Yan and Ye Shisan crept toward the couple as they heard them together, and Wang Yan placed several rune formations before telling Ye Shisan to prepare to strike.

Wang Yan and Ye Shisan were caught spying on the Third Young Master and Red Second Madam, who tried to recruit them into the Wicked Poison Sect before the confrontation turned violent. Ye Shisan’s attack was reflected by the Third Young Master’s Silver Mirror, but the mirror shattered, and the enraged Third Young Master prepared to fight on.

• Card Fairy warned Wang Yan of the Third Young Master and Red Second Madam’s poison ambush, allowing Wang Yan to shove Ye Shisan out of its path.
• Red Second Madam recognized Wang Yan and Ye Shisan as former members of the Ye Family Stockade, and the Third Young Master offered to forgive them if they joined the Wicked Poison Sect.
• Ye Shisan refused the offer and attacked the Third Young Master, but his staff blow was reflected by the Silver Mirror and sent him crashing through trees.
• Red Second Madam attacked Wang Yan with a Dark Green Long Spear, and Wang Yan’s Truefire Moon Wheel knocked it aside.
• The Third Young Master’s Silver Mirror cracked and shattered after reflecting Ye Shisan’s strike, and the Third Young Master summoned two long sabers in a rage.

Ye Shisan fought the Third Young Master, but the Wicked Poison Sect cultivator’s poisoned Banana Leaf Fan overwhelmed his defenses and trapped him in a corrosive vortex. As the Third Young Master prepared another strike, a Red-Light Flame attack erupted from below and confronted him.

• Ye Shisan blocked the Third Young Master’s twin sabers with the Earth Gang Shield and drove them back with a burst of strength.
• The Third Young Master used his Banana Leaf Fan to batter Ye Shisan’s hammer treasure and then swept him into a poisonous dark green vortex.
• Ye Shisan resisted the poison with his armor and fought against the vortex, but the fumes drained his magic power and slowed him.
• The Third Young Master began preparing another fan attack while considering turning Ye Shisan into a poison man.
• An explosion toppled the tree beneath the Third Young Master, and Red-Light Flame arrows forced him to defend himself with a Bagua Plaque.
• A massive fist of Red-Light Flame surged toward the Third Young Master.

Wang Yan rescued Ye Shisan from the Third Young Master and helped him escape the Dark-Green Poison Storm. As Ye Shisan unleashed a dangerous Earthforce Art technique and charged the Third Young Master, Wang Yan’s fire spell halted the Poison Demon Wind, leaving Ye Shisan poised to strike.

• Wang Yan blasted the Third Young Master away from Ye Shisan, then destroyed much of the Dark-Green Poison Storm so Ye Shisan could break free.
• The Third Young Master offered Wang Yan and Ye Shisan a place in the Wicked Poison Sect, but Ye Shisan refused and began using a powerful Earthforce Art technique.
• Card Fairy warned Wang Yan that the technique was dangerous, while Wang Yan asked her to possess him if the fight went badly.
• Ye Shisan grew into a giant, punched the Third Young Master’s two saber treasures away, and charged toward him.
• The Third Young Master unleashed Poison Demon Wind from his dark-green Banana Leaf Fan, but Wang Yan’s Red-Light Flame stopped the tempest.
• Ye Shisan forced his way through the explosion and swung his enormous fist at the Third Young Master.