Chapter Summaries

Ying Ming Hao used several identities to explore different Secret Realms, gathering resources and exploiting the groups around him. Meanwhile, Qing Yun and the others clashed with the Corpse Puppet Sect before a third faction interrupted them, and Ying Ming Hao's Long Ji identity led the Demon Race through a dangerous cave as rogue cultivators followed behind.

• Ying Ming Hao entered the Spirit Division Realm Secret Realm as Luo Bai and gathered spirit herbs and fruits alongside Xu Mu and the other rogue cultivators.
• Qing Yun, Wang Yong, and their group faced the Corpse Puppet Sect over a third-grade Vermilion Spirit Fruit tree, changed tactics after discovering how to disable the puppets, and stopped fighting when Clearwind Sect disciples appeared.
• Ying Ming Hao, disguised as Su Yan, joined the Pure Maiden Sect disciples and received food and resources from the women around him.
• Ying Ming Hao's Su He clone attracted gifts from talented young men, while his Wang Baishun identity let demonic cultivators seize his gathered treasures and continued collecting herbs.
• Ying Ming Hao, disguised as Long Ji, scouted a trap-filled cave for the Demon Race while rogue cultivators secretly followed them.

Xu Mu, Luo Bai, and their companions fled Zhou Ji’s larger group after refusing to surrender a sixth-rank spirit medicine. Luo Bai proposed a plan involving the battle ahead, and both factions fighting in the valley mistook the newcomers for enemy reinforcements as the chase arrived.

• Xu Mu’s group harvested a sixth-rank spirit medicine, but Zhou Ji’s people demanded it and attacked when they refused.
• Xu Mu and the survivors fled while Zhou Ji and Zhou Hai taunted them and pursued them for the spirit medicine and Xu Sanniang.
• As the pursuers closed in, Luo Bai heard fighting ahead and quietly explained a bold plan to Xu Mu, Xu Sanniang, and the others.
• Zhou Ji dismissed concerns about the battle cries and continued leading the chase around the bend into the valley.
• Both factions fighting in the valley saw Luo Bai’s group arrive, mistook them for opposing reinforcements, and intensified their attacks.

Xu Mu led his companions into the valley to divert He Bin’s forces, triggering a confused battle between Lü Zheng’s men and Zhou Ji and Zhou Hai’s men. While Han Feng and He Bin both mistook the newcomers for enemy reinforcements and fought harder, Xu Mu’s group escaped to the other side of the mountain.

• Xu Mu, Xu Sanniang, Zhou Ji, Zhou Hai, and their men charged into the valley, startling Han Feng and He Bin.
• He Bin ordered Lü Zheng to intercept the supposed reinforcements, and Lü Zheng led two hundred disciples to attack them.
• Xu Mu’s group veered around Lü Zheng’s charge, causing Lü Zheng’s men and Zhou Ji and Zhou Hai’s men to collide and fight one another.
• Xu Mu and his companions fought through a group of disciples blocking their path and slipped past the rear of He Bin’s force.
• Han Feng ordered a counterattack while He Bin attacked in response, as both sides mistook the newcomers for enemy reinforcements.
• Xu Mu and his companions reached the other side of the mountain, rested beneath a tree, and laughed together.

Luo Bai, Xu Mu, and their companions watched rival factions fight to a truce, then continued exploring the Secret Realm cautiously. Meanwhile, Long Ji was mistreated by the demons at an underground palace, waited for several groups to enter, and sealed the cave behind them with formations before going inside.

• Luo Bai, Xu Mu, and the others watched as Han Feng and He Bin halted their fight and the wounded factions gathered their dead and departed.
• Xu Mu, Luo Bai, and their companions chose remote woodland to search for spiritual herbs and treasures rather than risk the crowded central region.
• The bull demon threw Long Ji aside at the underground palace and led the other demons inside to loot it.
• Long Ji stayed behind to recover and watched several groups enter the palace.
• Long Ji blocked the cave entrance with rocks and laid formations through the passage before entering the palace to search for opportunities.

Wang Baishun attacked the Demonic Cultivators enslaving a group of cultivators and fled to draw their pursuit away from the others. The oppressed cultivators fought back, sacrificing themselves to kill several Demonic Cultivators, while Wang Baishun’s pursuers continued after him.

• Wang Baishun silently killed the Demonic Cultivator who had been abusing him and struck down several others who were watching the captives.
• Wang Baishun freed the bound cultivators with Sword Qi, but more than thirty Demonic Cultivators attacked him and blasted him away.
• The rescued captives and dozens of oppressed cultivators resisted the Demonic Cultivators while Wang Baishun urged them to run and fled to draw the enemy after him.
• Fen'er detonated herself against the Demonic Cultivators, and more injured cultivators followed with a series of explosive sacrifices.
• The surviving cultivators rushed into the smoke and hacked down the wounded Demonic Cultivators, while the others ignored the explosions and continued pursuing Wang Baishun.

Su He and a large group of cultivators battled a powerful snake demon for valuable spirit herbs, while Su Yan and the Pure Maiden Sect disciples were besieged by the Joyous Union Sect. The Pure Maiden Sect’s defenses faltered under the aphrodisiac art, leaving Su Yan trapped among affected allies as they awaited help.

• Su He supported the attackers from the edge of the fight as Cao Feng, Xu Wei, and the others battled the snake demon without gaining an advantage.
• Xu Xiuer and Liu Zhuer aided the group with sword attacks and healing while the snake demon sent numerous cultivators flying with its tail.
• Cao Feng, Xu Wei, and the others fought the snake demon from morning through the following night, still locked in a stalemate.
• Zhu Ling'er and Qin Jinfeng led the Pure Maiden Sect disciples in a defensive formation against more than a thousand Joyous Union Sect disciples.
• Yu Manshan and Cheng Fengyan’s forces used the Joyous Union Aphrodisiac Art to weaken the defenders, while the Pure Maiden Sect waited for Su Xin and the others to arrive.
• Su Yan tried to disrupt the attackers with illusions, but affected Pure Maiden Sect disciples surrounded him and grabbed at him.

Wang Baishun evaded Gun Qiandao and the Demonic Cultivators by transforming into a mosquito, then a falcon, and finally a fish as he escaped into a vast lake. The lake’s enormous carp monsters killed many of his pursuers, and Gun Qiandao led the survivors to lie in ambush around the water.

• Wang Baishun hid among the trees as a mosquito, but Gun Qiandao and the Demonic Cultivators searched for him and burned the forest to force him out.
• Wang Baishun transformed into a falcon and flew toward a vast lake while Gun Qiandao and the others pursued and attacked him.
• An illusion technique briefly immobilized Wang Baishun, but he used the attacks’ force to plunge into the lake and transform into a fish.
• Two enormous carp monsters attacked Gun Qiandao’s group, swallowing Demoness and many other Demonic Cultivators before the survivors fled.
• Gun Qiandao ordered the survivors to spread out and lie in ambush around the lake, waiting for Wang Baishun to emerge.

Luo Bai and his allies fought rival factions for treasures inside the palace, while the fake Luo Bai and his companions stole from the dead outside. Elsewhere, Fatty Zhang, Lin Zihan, and their companions competed with Zhao Yuan’s group for opportunities before withdrawing from a clash, unaware that pursuers were following them.

• Luo Bai and Qu'er killed the leading senior brother and second-in-command of the Corpse Puppet Sect, driving their disciples into retreat while battling other factions for palace treasures.
• Han Feng, He Bin, and Zhou Ji temporarily allied to compete for resources, while the fake Luo Bai and Xu Mu secretly looted storage bags outside the battle.
• Zhao Yuan’s group ambushed Fatty Zhang, Lin Zihan, and their companions, but stopped when other Misty Sect disciples arrived.
• Lin Zihan’s group and Zhao Yuan’s group competed for treasures in sect ruins, then clashed over divine weapons as more factions arrived.
• Qi Qing seized drops of unidentified essence blood, and Fatty Zhang’s group withdrew as several people secretly pursued them.

Shui Furong and Lin Qinqin’s group fought through rival factions to claim Lotus Platforms, while other Misty Sect disciples battled over spirit beast eggs. The struggle continued as the platforms were secured and the eggs changed hands amid an escalating melee.

• Shui Yanbin led the group in escorting Yu Wanchuan to a Lotus Platform before they fought to secure another for Shui Furong.
• Lin Qinqin, guarded by Little Red and Little Green, fought off enemies with her bone whip while Shui Yanbin’s group pushed toward a platform.
• Shui Yanbin cleared the path with Sweep Through a Thousand Armies, and Miss Shui sat on a Lotus Platform as its protective barrier formed.
• After several more minutes of fighting, the group got Lin Qinqin onto a second Lotus Platform and then pressed on to claim more.
• Long Chen, Jun Mo, Wang Teng, Luo Shuihan, and Lin Hai fought other factions over spirit beast eggs, which repeatedly changed hands as more cultivators joined the melee.

Qing Yun, Wang Yong, and the other disciples discovered a spirit stone mine and fought over it with rival factions after defeating the wolf demons. In another secret realm, Su Yan opened the first level of the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, releasing a horde of powerful creatures that charged the Joyous Union Sect disciples.

• Qing Yun, Wang Yong, and nearly two hundred disciples began mining a vast spirit stone vein, but blood-red-eyed wolf demons emerged and forced them to retreat outside the mine.
• Cultivators from nearby groups joined the battle, defeated the wolf demons, and then fought each other for control of the mine as reinforcements arrived.
• The other factions allied against the Misty Sect, Clearwind Sect, and Corpse Puppet Sect, but the three major sects joined forces and the battle became a stalemate.
• Su Yan summoned the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, broke the Joyous Union Sect’s aphrodisiac art and suppressing array, and drew power from the Pure Maiden Sect disciples to open its first level.
• Countless creatures poured from the pagoda, and most were pulled back inside when they tried to flee, while the rest charged the terrified Joyous Union Sect disciples.

Long Ji secretly killed cultivators and plundered their belongings before finding a wealthy Cultivation Chamber and a beautiful female corpse. He sealed the chamber and broke through to the Body Integration Realm, unaware that a miniature version of the woman was watching him from within her sea of consciousness.

• Long Ji killed a lone Body Integration Realm demon and took the demon’s corpse and treasures.
• Long Ji found a rogue cultivator searching a Cultivation Chamber, and the cultivator exposed a beautiful woman in a red bridal gown behind a curtain.
• The rogue cultivator groped the motionless woman and Long Ji killed him, then seized his resources and plundered the chamber’s riches.
• Long Ji examined the female corpse, sealed the Cultivation Chamber, and began cultivating to reach the Body Integration Realm.
• Long Ji repeatedly sensed unseen eyes watching him but found no trace, while a miniature version of the woman watched him from her sea of consciousness.
• After a day of cultivation, Long Ji broke through to the Body Integration Realm and continued cultivating.

After advancing to the third level of the Body Integration Realm, Long Ji discovered that the silent female corpse was a Ghost Bride pinned down by more than a hundred Seven Baleful Soul-Pinning Nails. She offered to drink wedding wine with him, leaving him to decide whether to bind their lives together.

• Long Ji ended eight days of cultivation and confronted the female corpse, but she could not respond while imprisoned in her sea of consciousness.
• Long Ji searched the chamber and found Seven Baleful Soul-Pinning Nails concealed throughout the female corpse's body, along with talismans and two Jade Slips in her mouth.
• Long Ji read that she was a Ghost Bride of immense malevolence, and that refining one Jade Slip and sharing wedding wine would bind them as husband and wife, sharing life and death.
• The female corpse called Long Ji her husband and said she was willing to drink cross-cupped wedding wine with him.
• Long Ji noticed two cups and a pot of wine on a nearby table, apparently prepared for the ghost marriage.

Long Ji bound himself to the Ghost Bride through a ghost marriage, then removed the restraints that had imprisoned her. The freed Ghost Bride shielded him as her scream struck the entire palace and its surroundings, leaving powerful cultivators injured.

• Long Ji weighed the danger of freeing the Ghost Bride against the possibility of gaining a powerful ally, then refined two Jade Slips with his heart's blood and soul to bind their lives together.
• Long Ji shared the cross-cupped wedding wine with the Ghost Bride, strengthening their bond and receiving energy that pushed his cultivation to the fourth level of the Body Integration Realm.
• Long Ji removed the Ghost Bride's seven talismans and the Seven Baleful Soul-Pinning Nails from her eyes, nostrils, ears, and neck.
• The Ghost Bride broke free and unleashed a piercing scream while shielding Long Ji in her arms.
• The bull demon, Demon Race members, rogue cultivators, and cultivators outside the cave suffered injuries from the Ghost Bride's scream.

Long Ji freed the ghost bride Youmeng from some of the Seven Baleful Soul-Pinning Nails and learned about her power and limitations. After warning her that powerful cultivators surrounded them, he watched as she killed two cultivators and gave her an ancient bronze mirror.

• Long Ji told the ghost bride he could not remove all the Seven Baleful Soul-Pinning Nails and named her Youmeng.
• Youmeng revealed that she was at the peak of the Human Immortal realm but was weakened by the nails, and Long Ji warned her they needed to stay cautious.
• The bull demon and the others stayed in the palace despite the frightening soul attack because they wanted to keep searching for treasures.
• Youmeng ambushed two cultivators examining a bronze mirror, devoured their souls and essence, and grew stronger.
• Long Ji took the cultivators' treasures and gave the bronze mirror to Youmeng, who hugged and kissed him.

Long Ji and Youmeng ambushed a group of cultivators after they finished harvesting a Spirit Herb Garden, killed them, and took their vast hoard of resources. Long Ji shared the spoils with Youmeng, who wept tears of blood as he gave her dozens of Storage Rings.

• Long Ji burned the remains of the Ox Demon's former companions and continued searching the Secret Realm with Youmeng.
• Long Ji and Youmeng hid near seven or eight cultivators harvesting spirit herbs and waited until they had gathered everything.
• Youmeng immobilized the cultivators with resentful souls while Long Ji and Youmeng killed them, then Long Ji burned their remains.
• Long Ji counted the group's abundant herbs, spirit stones, weapons, pills, and manuals in their Storage Rings.
• Long Ji divided the plunder into two shares and gave one to Youmeng, who shed tears of blood as he gently wiped them away.

Long Ji and Youmeng ambushed lone cultivators after their enemies gathered in groups, then fought and killed a powerful tiger demon. They escaped with its corpse just before the bull demon and others reached the battlefield, leaving the factions suspicious of Wang Di’s rogue cultivators.

• Long Ji and Youmeng shifted their ambushes to lone cultivators after the bull demon, Wang Di, and the other factions gathered together.
• Long Ji and Youmeng ambushed three powerful cultivators and killed them, with Youmeng doing most of the fighting.
• Youmeng battled a tiger demon while Long Ji supported her with formations and arrows, but the growing commotion drew others toward them.
• Long Ji and Youmeng coordinated their attacks, using the Evil Soul Curse and Dragon Breath to kill the tiger demon and shatter its soul.
• Long Ji took the tiger demon’s corpse and escaped with Youmeng before the bull demon arrived, and the demons then suspected Wang Di’s group.

Su Yan released the monsters and demons in the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, helping the Pure Maiden Sect defeat the Joyous Union Sect. After he recalled the creatures and collapsed from exhaustion, the women gathered around him and discovered he had been exposed.

• Long Ji had Youmeng treat his wound, then let her absorb the Tiger Demon's essence while he inspected its Storage Ring.
• Su Yan unleashed countless monsters and demons, allowing the Pure Maiden Sect disciples to attack the Joyous Union Sect from both sides.
• Cheng Fengyan ordered a retreat, and he and Yu Manfeng used their trump cards to escape with the surviving Joyous Union Sect disciples.
• The monsters and demons threatened the Pure Maiden Sect after the battle, but Su Yan controlled the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda and forced them back inside.
• Su Yan collapsed unconscious, and the Pure Maiden Sect disciples accidentally removed his remaining underpants before staring and discussing what they saw.

After Cao Feng’s group killed the Snake Demon, Su He claimed the best rewards despite barely fighting. Meanwhile, the struggle for the spirit stones mine expanded into a massive battle between the three allied sects and their rivals, with Qing Yun and his companions looting the rear as the conflict remained unresolved.

• Cao Feng, Xu Wei, and the others killed the Snake Demon after three days of fighting, suffering casualties and injuries.
• The group divided the Snake Demon’s treasures, giving Su He the Snake Core and letting him choose from the cave’s riches first.
• Xu Xiuer and Liu Zhuer accepted snake desire fruits from Su He and became pleased with their shares.
• Qing Yun, Wang Yong, and their allies joined with the Clearwind Sect and Corpse Puppet Sect to fight rival factions over the spirit stones mine.
• He Qisheng, Huang Qinglan, and Li Xueyu led their sects’ front lines against powerful opponents, while both sides fought to a standstill.
• Qing Yun, Wang Yong, and the others withdrew to the rear, killed wounded Heavenly Prodigies, and looted their Storage Rings as reinforcements continued to pour into the battle.

After the spirit-stone mine was divided among the factions, Wang Baishun was swallowed twice and ended up inside a young girl's stomach. He escaped when she forced herself to vomit, leaving them both bewildered.

• The Misty Sect, Clearwind Sect, Corpse Puppet Sect, and other factions agreed to divide the spirit-stone mine, while Qing Yun and Wang Yong left to explore the Secret Realm.
• Gun Qiandao, Demoness, and the others attacked Wang Baishun as he fled into the Giant Lake, where a large fish swallowed him.
• A Great Red Carp swallowed the large fish and carried Wang Baishun to an underwater palace complex, where it slept in a pink garden.
• Three days later, Wang Baishun awoke inside the young girl's stomach and attacked its walls with spiritual power, causing her severe pain.
• The young girl triggered her gag reflex, and Wang Baishun was swept out of her stomach and returned to his normal size.

Wang Baishun emerged from Little Fish’s stomach in a palace beneath the lake and talked his way out of suspicion with a fabricated tale of heroism. Little Fish learned that the opened Secret Realms connected to the outside world, and her family rushed in to check on her, leaving Wang Baishun ignored.

• A Crab Soldier held a trident to Wang Baishun’s neck while Little Fish demanded to know who he was and why he had been in her stomach.
• Wang Baishun invented a story about fighting a villain, being betrayed, and fleeing into the lake, moving Little Fish and the Crab Soldier to sympathy.
• Wang Baishun introduced himself, flattered Little Fish, and learned that she was eager to escape the lake palace and its restrictions.
• Wang Baishun explained that the opened Secret Realms connected to the outside world and that countless cultivators were exploring them.
• Little Fish’s royal family hurried in to check on her and crowded around her, while several men tossed Wang Baishun aside and ignored him.