Recaps

Wang Fa informed the Black Mountain Cult that Ye Han had left the Azure Profound Sect, prompting the Black Mountain Cult Leader to prepare to capture him and avenge the Fourth Young Master. Young Master Zhuge joined the expedition to Upper Tomb Land, interested in Ye Han’s rapid cultivation and possible immortal fortuity.

• Wang Fa learned that Ye Han had accepted several missions to Upper Tomb Land and traveled toward Seven Mysteries Peak.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader received word that Ye Han had left the Azure Profound Sect and decided to capture him himself.
• Young Master Zhuge arrived and questioned the Black Mountain Cult Leader about his fourth brother’s death.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader told Young Master Zhuge that Ye Han was heading to Upper Tomb Land and had advanced unusually quickly despite having four spirit roots.
• Young Master Zhuge decided to accompany the Black Mountain Cult Leader to Upper Tomb Land, and they set out without delay.

Ye Han faced three disguised Foundation Establishment cultivators who ambushed him to steal his treasures, and he swiftly killed one with Purple-Gold Lightning. The two survivors fled in opposite directions, but Ye Han pursued them.

• Ye Han noticed three disguised Foundation Establishment cultivators closing in on him and chose to fight them.
• The three cultivators attacked Ye Han with bloodlight sabers, vicious ghosts, and venomous bees.
• Ye Han blocked their attacks with Millennium Ironwood Swords and drove back the bees with a Fire Snake.
• Ye Han unleashed Purple-Gold Lightning, destroyed the ghosts and their jar, and killed the cultivator who had released it.
• The leader and the remaining cultivator activated Blood Escape Talismans and fled in opposite directions, and Ye Han declared that they would not escape.

Ye Han killed three black-clad cultivators who ambushed him, using his refined treasures and Thunder Arts to stop their escape. After collecting their belongings, he reflected on his growing strength and the drawback of wielding powerful thunder spells without practicing Thunder Element Cultivation Techniques.

• Ye Han used the Ghost Skull Mirror to trap one fleeing cultivator and killed him with a sword-ray.
• Ye Han caught the last fleeing cultivator with the Thunder Escape Technique and killed him with demon-breaking divine thunder, which also annihilated his primordial spirit.
• Ye Han burned the cultivator’s corpse, collected his Storage Bags, and then gathered the other two cultivators’ corpses and belongings.
• Ye Han flew away and found that the Storage Bags held few useful treasures, mostly sinister items refined through Blood Sacrifice.
• Ye Han reviewed how his Thunder Arts, truefire, Millennium Ironwood Swords, Ghost Skull Mirror, and Thunder Escape Technique had overcome the three ambushers, then noted the drawback of lacking Thunder Element Cultivation Techniques.

Ye Han assessed the enormous resource costs behind his recent cultivation and battles, especially the Thunder Escape Technique and Treasure Refining Art. With his wealth dwindling and the Cultivation World’s dangers in mind, he headed toward the Upper Tomb Land to seek Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow essence blood and earn resources through missions.

• Ye Han realized the Thunder Escape Technique consumed most of his spell power, with each use costing the equivalent of five or six Spiritual Qi Pills.
• Ye Han recalled that refining many treasures, advancing his cultivation, and studying talismans, puppets, and formations had consumed more than half his stockpile of pills.
• Ye Han recognized that his Blood Refining Art had advanced only a little because he had devoted most of his resources to other pursuits.
• Ye Han decided to undertake missions in the Upper Tomb Land both to gather resources and to seek the essence blood needed to repair the Ancient Times Teleportation Array.
• Ye Han looked toward the snow-covered mountains marking the Upper Tomb Land and grew solemn.

Ye Han crossed the snowy mountain boundary into the Upper Tomb Land, a dangerous region rich in spiritual energy, demon beasts, and treasures. As he flew into its ancient forest, he spotted a Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow.

• Ye Han recalled what he had learned about the Upper Tomb Land and why cultivators sought its treasures despite the dangers.
• Ye Han considered why he had chosen the region to avoid the Black Mountain Cult and decided not to risk killing and robbing other cultivators.
• Ye Han activated the Purple Cauldron to replenish his spent spell power as he flew toward the Upper Tomb Land.
• Ye Han crossed the snow-covered mountains and marveled at the dense forest and powerful spiritual energy beyond them.
• Ye Han saw a fiery-red bird emerge from the jungle and recognized it as a Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow.

Ye Han tracked a Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow through the forest, hoping to find its flock and obtain three Beast Crystals for the Thunderclap Art mission. Before he could attack, Sima Xiong, Fairy Blue Phoenix, and another Black Mountain Cult member ambushed the bird, giving Ye Han a chance to seek revenge.

• Ye Han spotted a Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow feeding on a Demon Beast and approached it in the forest.
• Ye Han concealed his presence and waited for the fourth-tier bird to finish eating and fly away.
• Ye Han followed the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow toward the mountains, hoping to find its flock and collect the Beast Crystals he needed.
• Sima Xiong, Fairy Blue Phoenix, and a masked Cultivator attacked the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow with their treasures.
• Ye Han recognized Sima Xiong and Fairy Blue Phoenix and resolved to take revenge on the Black Mountain Cult members.

Ye Han watched Sima Xiong, Fairy Blue Phoenix, and Junior Brother Wang attack the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow and suspected they had come to the Upper Tomb Land to hunt him. After preparing formations and a puppet, he freed the demon beast, revealing himself to the three cultivators.

• Sima Xiong, Fairy Blue Phoenix, and Junior Brother Wang trapped and battered the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow, but the fourth-tier beast broke through their attacks and began to escape.
• Ye Han wondered whether the Black Mountain Cult had sent Sima Xiong and his companions to kill him, and decided to proceed cautiously while preventing them from killing the beast.
• Ye Han set twelve Formation Flags, sent the Binglian Metal Puppet underground, and laid another Talisman Formation before approaching the battle.
• Ye Han sent eight Millennium Ironwood Swords flying and severed the Black Net, allowing the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow to break free.
• Fairy Blue Phoenix recognized Ye Han's swords and called out his name to Sima Xiong and Junior Brother Wang.

Ye Han deliberately revealed himself to draw Sima Xiong, Fairy Blue Phoenix, and Senior Brother Wang into pursuit, learning that the Black Mountain Cult had tracked him to the Upper Tomb Land. He led them into a formation, then emerged from the ground to attack as they realized the trap.

• Ye Han severed Senior Brother Wang's Black Net, prompting Sima Xiong, Fairy Blue Phoenix, and Senior Brother Wang to recognize and attack him while the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow escaped with a talisman attached to it.
• Ye Han inferred that the Black Mountain Cult knew he had entered the Upper Tomb Land and suspected a spy in the Azure Profound Sect.
• Ye Han used his eight Millennium Ironwood Swords to clash with the trio's attacks, damaging their defensive treasures despite being driven back by their combined assault.
• Ye Han fled with Ghost Step Pace, and Sima Xiong ordered the others to pursue rather than summon the Cult Leader.
• Ye Han led the trio into a formation that shrouded the landscape, then burst from the ground and sent two Sword-Rays toward them.

Ye Han trapped Sima Xiong, Fairy Blue Phoenix, and Senior Brother Wang in a Dragon-Trapping Formation and sent the Binglian Puppet to attack them. Senior Brother Wang slowed the puppet with a strange black liquid, but Ye Han burned it away as Sima Xiong called for reinforcements.

• Sima Xiong and his companions pursued Ye Han and stumbled into the Dragon-Trapping Formation, where the Binglian Puppet attacked them.
• Sima Xiong, Fairy Blue Phoenix, and Senior Brother Wang struck the puppet with their attacks, but its reinforced armor withstood them as wind blades battered the group.
• Senior Brother Wang recognized the formation and used his writing-brush treasure to cover the Binglian Puppet in sticky black liquid, slowing its movements.
• Ye Han watched from a tree and used a fire technique and truefire to break down and vaporize the black liquid.
• Sima Xiong sent out a Messaging Talisman to summon the Cult Leader and reinforcements.

Ye Han used the Ghost Skull Mirror to destroy Sima Xiong’s Messaging Talisman and intensified his attack on the three trapped cultivators. He killed Fairy Blue Phoenix, while Sima Xiong and Senior Brother Wang tried to flee the Dragon-Trapping Formation.

• Sima Xiong sent a Messaging Talisman toward the sky to call the Black Mountain Cult Leader and other reinforcements.
• Ye Han used the Ghost Skull Mirror to shatter the talisman’s golden transmission before it could reach anyone.
• Ye Han strengthened the Dragon-Trapping Formation and unleashed a massive Azure Profound Sword-Ray against Fairy Blue Phoenix.
• Fairy Blue Phoenix escaped the giant sword-ray but ran into another sword strike, which pierced her heart and destroyed her primordial spirit.
• Sima Xiong fled in a streak of bloodlight, while Senior Brother Wang used a Gray-Light Sphere to rush toward the edge of the formation.

Ye Han killed Fairy Blue Phoenix and pursued Sima Xiong with the Ghost Skull Mirror and demon-breaking divine thunder. The chapter ended with Sima Xiong swallowed by the mirror while Senior Brother Wang escaped underground.

• Ye Han used the Binglian Puppet to kill Fairy Blue Phoenix, whose primordial spirit was trapped by the puppet’s sword qi.
• Sima Xiong and Senior Brother Wang attempted to flee the Dragon-Trapping Formation, but Ye Han disrupted Sima Xiong’s Blood Escape with the Ghost Skull Mirror.
• Sima Xiong used his Black Rope ancient treasure to resist the Ghost Skull Mirror, but Ye Han struck him with purple lightning and forced him to expend his Substitute Puppet.
• Ye Han attacked Sima Xiong again with demon-breaking divine thunder, destroying his defenses and body.
• Sima Xiong’s escaping bloodlight was swallowed by the Ghost Skull Mirror, while Senior Brother Wang escaped through the ground using Earth Escape.

Ye Han killed Sima Xiong and Senior Brother Wang after trapping the latter’s escape, then collected their belongings and fled through the trees. He followed the tracking talisman he had placed on the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow, but the talisman suddenly stopped moving.

• Senior Brother Wang escaped the Dragon-Trapping Formation but triggered Ye Han’s Talisman Formation and was pinned down by the puppets and Ghost Skull Mirror.
• Ye Han’s Azure Profound Sword-Rays killed Senior Brother Wang, and the Ghost Skull Mirror devoured his primordial spirit.
• Ye Han realized the Black Mountain Cult’s pursuit was not over and suspected Young Master Black Mountain had another identity.
• Ye Han collected the treasures and bodies, then used Wood Escape Technique to leave the area and follow the tracking talisman on the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow.
• Ye Han restored his spell power with Three-Turn Spirit Refining Pills, then noticed the tracking talisman had stopped.

Ye Han followed his tracking talisman into the territory of powerful Demon Beasts and used the Water Element Eye Spirit Art to spot the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows’ lair among tiered cliffs. Seeing at least five or six sparrows, he moved to a nearby platform and began setting up a formation.

• Ye Han decided to pursue the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow for its essence blood before leaving the Upper Tomb Land, despite the danger posed by the Black Mountain Cult.
• Ye Han raced through the forest, avoided killing weaker Demon Beasts, and continued toward the tracking talisman’s signal.
• Ye Han reached the edge of the forest and used the Water Element Eye Spirit Art to see fiery-red figures through the haze around the cliffs.
• Ye Han spotted at least five or six Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows and headed to a nearby cliff platform.
• Ye Han sent out twelve Formation Flags for the Dragon-Trapping Formation.

Ye Han lured eight Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows into his formations and attacked them with puppets and swords. As the battle began, a talisman alerted him that people from the Black Mountain Cult had arrived.

• Ye Han prepared the Dragon-Trapping Formation, a Water-Element Hail Talisman Formation, and armed Metal Puppets, then sent the Binglian Puppet to draw out the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows.
• The eight Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows chased the Binglian Puppet down the cliff and into Ye Han's Dragon-Trapping Formation.
• Ye Han activated the formations, trapping the sparrows in wind blades and a hailstorm that crushed four of them.
• Metal Puppets shot arrows at the sparrows while Ye Han summoned the Azure Profound Sword Formation to attack.
• A blood-red light flared from Ye Han, alerting him that the Black Mountain Cult's people had arrived.

Ye Han sensed that cultivators had approached the site where he killed Sima Xiong and rushed to finish off the trapped Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows. As Ye Han and the Binglian Puppet pursued the survivors, a gray figure raced toward the five dead birds, apparently trying to steal Ye Han’s spoils.

• Ye Han sensed his Warning Talisman activate and hurried to kill the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows before the likely Black Mountain Cult intruders arrived.
• The Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows broke through the Dragon-Trapping Formation and attacked Ye Han with beams of fire from their central eyes.
• Ye Han used the Azure Profound Sword Formation empowered by demon-breaking divine thunder, while hail and the Metal Puppet’s arrows disrupted the birds’ defense.
• Five Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows were immobilized by lightning and killed by Ye Han’s sword-rays.
• The remaining three Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows fled as Ye Han and the Binglian Puppet pursued them, while a gray figure rushed toward the slain birds.

Ye Han pursued the gray-clad man who stole the Beast Crystals from the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows he had killed. Ye Han killed the thief, but the Beast Crystals he had thrown away to distract Ye Han exploded, leaving Ye Han with none of them.

• The gray-clad man stole all five Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow Beast Crystals while Ye Han chased the remaining birds.
• Ye Han caught up with the thief using the Thunder Escape Technique, but the gray-clad man escaped his first attack with a Substitute Talisman and golden-winged flight.
• The gray-clad man offered to return the Beast Crystals and threw them in three directions, but Ye Han ignored them and continued the pursuit.
• Ye Han used the Dragon-Binding Bracelet to interrupt the gray-clad man's escape and blasted him into charcoal with demon-breaking divine thunder.
• The five Beast Crystals exploded, and Ye Han realized he had lost them all.

Ye Han killed the gray-clad man who had stolen the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow’s beast crystal, then found a trove of treasures on his corpse. He discovered the man was from the Thousand Mountains School and uncovered a token marked “Heavenly Secret Hall,” whose meaning he did not know.

• Ye Han used the Thunder Escape Technique and Demon-Breaking Divine Thunder to kill the gray-clad man, spending a great deal of stored spell power in the process.
• Ye Han collected the man’s red ancient mask, golden Flying Wing Talisman, storage bags, and other belongings, then found his hoard of treasures and spirit stones.
• Ye Han discovered an Identity Token identifying the dead man as a disciple of the Thousand Mountains School.
• Ye Han burned the corpse, noticed a golden token among the ashes, and found it marked with the words “Heavenly Secret Hall.”

Ye Han killed the gray-clad cultivator, collected the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow corpses, and pursued the last wounded bird for its beast crystal. The Black Mountain Cult Leader and Young Master Zhuge arrived nearby, intent on making Ye Han pay for their people’s deaths.

• Ye Han put away the Heavenly Secret Hall token and collected the corpses and beast crystals of two Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows killed by the Binglian Puppet.
• Ye Han swallowed Three-Turn Spirit Refining Pills to restore his spell power and decided to hunt the last sparrow before leaving the Upper Tomb Land.
• The wounded Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow blasted the Binglian Puppet away, swallowed eggs from its nest, and fled as Ye Han pursued it.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader led more than a dozen cultivators toward the cliff with Young Master Zhuge, who asked whether Ye Han had killed their people.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader said he would make the killer pay and identified the cliff as the sparrows’ territory.

The Black Mountain Cult Leader investigated the deaths of three subordinates and traced them to Ye Han, whom he believed was traveling with a group. After hearing disturbances near the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows' territory, he led his forces there and rushed ahead to pursue Ye Han.

• The Black Mountain Cult Leader discovered that Sima Xiong, Fairy Blue Phoenix, and Senior Brother Wang had died and recalled how he had blamed Ye Han for the Fourth Young Master Zhuge's death.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader found traces of the Azure Profound Art, lightning spells, a formation, and sword techniques at the three subordinates' death site, concluding that Ye Han had taken part in the killings.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader regrouped his forces, believing Ye Han was traveling with a powerful party of cultivators.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader heard disturbances near the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows' territory and led his men in pursuit.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader told Young Master Zhuge he would go ahead, then sped toward the cliff to catch Ye Han.

Ye Han killed the last Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow and collected its valuable eggs and Beast Crystal, completing the hardest part of his Thunderclap Art mission. As he prepared to leave the Upper Tomb Land, he discovered a Golden Core cultivator on the dead tree and saw the Black Mountain Cult approaching.

• Young Master Zhuge ordered Xue Bing and Xue Xue to accelerate their Flying Boat, and the Black Mountain Cult members followed their Cult Leader toward the mountain.
• Ye Han killed the last Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrow with a lightning-wreathed Sword-Ray and retrieved its eggs and Beast Crystal.
• Ye Han considered the remaining mission requirements and decided to retreat because the Black Mountain Cult had reached the Upper Tomb Land.
• Ye Han lost contact with the Metal Puppets he had left near the enormous tree and used the Spirit Eye Art to investigate.
• Ye Han spotted a Golden Core cultivator standing on the dead tree and noticed the Black Mountain Cult approaching in the distance.

Ye Han fled through the mountain forest after the Black Mountain Cult Leader spotted him, using a Flying Wing Talisman to boost his speed. The Golden Core cultivator caught up and launched a giant skeletal-hand treasure at him.

• Ye Han saw the Black Mountain Cult Leader approaching, recalled the Binglian Puppet, and ran into the forest.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader found the Three-Eyed Vermilion Sparrows' empty lair and spotted Ye Han fleeing in the distance.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader pursued Ye Han, who used a high-tier Flying Wing Talisman to accelerate through the trees.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader increased his speed with an incantation and summoned a giant gray skeletal hand to attack Ye Han.

Ye Han escaped the Black Mountain Cult Leader’s skeletal-hand attack with the Thunder Escape Technique, revealing demon-breaking divine thunder and a treasure that rapidly restored his spell power. The Cult Leader became determined to capture Ye Han and uncover his secrets, then used Instantaneous Movement to appear behind him.

• Ye Han used the Thunder Escape Technique to evade the Black Mountain Cult Leader’s skeletal-hand attack and fled with his Golden Light Flying Wings.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader recognized Ye Han’s Purple-Gold Lightning as demon-breaking divine thunder and pursued him, believing Ye Han possessed a priceless treasure.
• Ye Han replenished his depleted spell power with the Purple Cauldron, and the Black Mountain Cult Leader sensed the sudden recovery and grew even greedier.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader used a secret method to increase his speed, then activated Instantaneous Movement and appeared behind Ye Han.

Ye Han used his talismans, Azure Profound Art, and Thunder Escape Technique to break the Black Mountain Cult Leader’s restraints and evade his attacks. The Black Mountain Cult Leader could not capture him with the Bloodlight Skull Hand or Skull Chain and finally brought out his Life-Bound Treasure, a bloodlit longsword.

• The Black Mountain Cult Leader seized Ye Han with the Bloodlight Skull Hand, but Ye Han’s Substitute Talisman carried him dozens of zhang away.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader bound Ye Han again, but Ye Han used the Azure Profound Art to break the Blood Restriction Method and escape with the Thunder Escape Technique.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader pursued Ye Han using Instantaneous Movement, but Ye Han escaped again and his demon-breaking divine thunder damaged the skulls in the Bloodlight Skull Hand.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader attacked Ye Han with a Skull Chain, but Ye Han’s demon-breaking divine thunder shattered its bloodlight and black vapor.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader, unable to overcome Ye Han’s defenses, spat out his bloodlit Life-Bound Treasure longsword.

The Black Mountain Cult Leader tried to kill Ye Han with his Life-Bound Treasure, but Ye Han repeatedly escaped with the Thunder Escape Technique while replenishing his spell power with Three-Turn Spirit Refining Pills. After Ye Han fled beyond the Cult Leader's divine sense range, the Cult Leader pursued him, determined to seize his treasure.

• The Black Mountain Cult Leader unleashed his Blood Sword, his Life-Bound Treasure, to attack Ye Han as he emerged from a Thunder Escape.
• Ye Han evaded the Blood Sword with another Thunder Escape, leaving an afterimage and shocking the Black Mountain Cult Leader.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader infused the Blood Sword with his essence blood, while Ye Han swallowed Three-Turn Spirit Refining Pills and repeatedly used Thunder Escape.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader chased Ye Han with his Instant-Movement Secret Method but could not keep up as Ye Han crossed the mountain and escaped his divine sense range.
• The Black Mountain Cult Leader used more essence blood to increase his speed and continued pursuing Ye Han, determined to obtain his treasure.

Ye Han escaped the Black Mountain Cult Leader’s pursuit by hiding inside a tree, while the Cult Leader searched for the treasure he believed Ye Han possessed. Ye Han had burned through his pills and nearly half his life to activate the Azure Profound Divine Body, leaving his next escape uncertain.

• The Black Mountain Cult Leader lost track of Ye Han and searched the area, convinced Ye Han’s recovery ability came from a supreme treasure he had to seize.
• The Cult Leader swept a ten-li radius with his senses, sight, and hearing but found no trace of Ye Han.
• Ye Han concealed himself inside a tree using the Red Mask Ancient Treasure and the Creation Heaven Cube, suppressing his heartbeat, blood flow, and aura.
• Ye Han activated the Azure Profound Divine Body to counter the Blood Restriction Method, but the forbidden technique rapidly consumed his spell power, lifespan, and cultivation foundation.
• Ye Han repeatedly used the Thunder Escape Technique and Three-Turn Spirit Refining Pills to flee, exhausting all the pills he had carried.
• With no pills left to restore his spell power, Ye Han could not keep fleeing from the Golden Core Stage Cult Leader and decided to gamble.