Chapter Summaries

Ye Han confirmed that Saint As came from beyond the heavens and agreed to help him reclaim his physical body if he survived the Ancient Times God Tomb. Just as Saint As gave Ye Han a talisman to contact him, Zhang Qingshan rushed in to announce his imminent departure.

• Saint As admitted that he was not from the Heavenly Spirit Realm and had been imprisoned in the Tower of Hell after someone plotted against him.
• Saint As asked Ye Han to help him reclaim his physical body, promising valuable cultivation resources in return.
• Ye Han agreed to help Saint As if he returned safely from the Ancient Times God Tomb, after first attending to the people in the Earth Realm.
• Saint As handed Ye Han a Messaging Talisman so Ye Han could find him after escaping the tomb.
• Zhang Qingshan hurried upstairs and told Ye Han that he was leaving any moment.

Ye Han left Purple River Free City and headed northwest toward the Wild Ancient Land, while his companions went their separate ways. As he flew, he sensed someone watching him and realized that a pursuer had come looking for trouble.

• Zhang Qingshan bade Ye Han farewell and returned to Pangu Island to honor his blood oath and help the ancient human race.
• The Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member and Bai Daozi stayed in Purple River Free City to attempt breakthroughs, using currency Ye Han gave them to rent cultivation towers.
• Saint As set out separately to restore his cultivation and strengthen himself before attempting to rescue his physical body.
• Ye Han bought supplies in Purple River Free City and flew northwest toward the Wild Ancient Land, which lay beyond dangerous regions and the Desolate Sea.
• Ye Han detected a faint presence that had been following him since he left the city and concluded that someone had come looking for death.

Ye Han killed a Great Spirit Race cultivator who had attacked him, and the Ghost Skull Mirror began to undergo a major breakthrough after consuming the souls of his foes. The mirror’s transformation triggered a heavenly tribulation, leaving Ye Han facing powerful lightning in the sky.

• Ye Han killed the fleeing Great Spirit Race cultivator with his evil spirit flames and blade, then dragged the cultivator’s souls into the Ghost Skull Mirror.
• Ye Han pulled the cultivator’s corpse into his purple cauldron space after defeating the second wave of foreign cultivators who had tried to rob him.
• Ye Han noticed the Ghost Skull Mirror’s skulls devouring one another and gathering power as the treasure neared a breakthrough.
• The Ghost Skull Mirror transformed its skulls into golden, dragon-headed runes and released a dangerous aura.
• Ye Han sensed a heavenly tribulation as dark clouds and lightning gathered above the Ghost Skull Mirror.

Ye Han and his allies fought to protect the Ghost Skull Mirror from a devastating heavenly tribulation as it advanced toward becoming an Immortal Treasure. The mirror began transforming, but its breakthrough remained uncertain.

• Ye Han summoned his clone and White Fairy, who had reached the seventh layer of the Void Refinement Stage, and they formed a barrier of gods and devils aura.
• A massive blood-red lightning skull appeared in the tribulation clouds and sent a skeletal lightning hand crashing toward the Ghost Skull Mirror.
• Ye Han's clone and White Fairy used a black-gold hand of immortal-demonic flames to halt the lightning hand, but the tribulation shattered their attack.
• Ye Han unleashed the Thunderclap Heaven-Breaking Hammers, and their demon-breaking divine thunder cracked apart the skeletal lightning hand.
• The Ghost Skull Mirror released dazzling golden light and began transforming, leaving its advancement unresolved.

Ye Han watched the Ghost Skull Mirror evolve into an Immortal Treasure and unleash a skeletal Bone Dragon that destroyed the blood-red tribulation lightning. After the Mirror absorbed some of the lightning and displayed its power within its depths, Ye Han noticed someone nearby and turned toward them with cold intent.

• The Ghost Skull Mirror completed its evolution, transforming into an Immortal Treasure and summoning a gigantic golden skeletal Bone Dragon.
• The Bone Dragon attacked the blood-red tribulation lightning Skeleton Hand and shattered it before smashing into the enormous lightning skull in the clouds.
• The tribulation lightning clouds dispersed as the Ghost Skull Mirror radiated golden light and completed its transformation.
• The Bone Dragon seized a mass of blood-red tribulation lightning and carried it back into the Ghost Skull Mirror, leaving threads of lightning power swimming across its surface.
• Ye Han examined the changed Mirror, then noticed someone nearby and looked toward them coldly.

Ye Han's Ghost Skull Mirror advanced to the Immortal Treasure Tier, drawing the attention of nearby cultivators and a powerful Body Integration Realm pursuer. Ye Han fled northwest, but Immortal Zichuan tracked his escape route and pursued him.

• The Ghost Skull Mirror returned to Ye Han after advancing to the Immortal Treasure Tier and stealing a trace of heavenly tribulation power.
• Ye Han released his powerful divine sense to frighten off nearby Void Refinement Stage cultivators after detecting an undetectable divine sense that he believed belonged to a Body Integration Realm cultivator.
• Ye Han used Ninefold Lightness and the Light-Escape Step to flee northwest at tremendous speed.
• Immortal Zichuan arrived at the site of the tribulation, recognized that an immortal treasure had advanced, and pursued Ye Han with his black wing treasure.
• The nearby cultivators identified the pursuer as Immortal Zichuan and feared that Ye Han would lose the treasure to him.

Ye Han fled from Immortal Zichuan, a powerful Body Integration Realm cultivator pursuing him to seize the Immortal Treasure revealed by its tribulation. Unable to outrun Zichuan for long, Ye Han laid Formation Beads among the mountain peaks, disturbing the spiritual energy and drawing furious Demon Beasts as the pursuit continued.

• Ye Han used a High-Rank Flying Wing Talisman and his hurricane strange flame to greatly increase his speed, but his pursuer's aura continued to close in.
• Immortal Zichuan pursued Ye Han with black wings and activated a True Spirit Spell Formula to accelerate, intent on taking his Immortal Treasure.
• Ye Han realized he could not defeat Zichuan and that a direct fight would cost him precious resources, so he descended among the mountain peaks.
• Ye Han scattered Formation Beads along his route, which absorbed spiritual energy and caused a disturbance spanning thousands of li.
• Demon Beasts roared angrily from the region as Ye Han's formations took effect.

Ye Han escaped Immortal Zichuan by hiding underground with the Earth God Flawless Art and crossed into the Wild Sea Region. As he headed toward the Wild Ancient Land, a giant tentacle covered in eyes burst from the sea and attacked him.

• Immortal Zichuan lost track of Ye Han amid the chaotic spiritual energy and searched the region for days, slaughtering demon beasts in frustration.
• Ye Han explained how he had hidden ten thousand zhang underground and concealed his aura, allowing him to escape Immortal Zichuan’s pursuit.
• Ye Han cautiously traveled for more than ten days before entering the Wild Sea Region and continuing toward the Wild Ancient Land.
• A blood-red tentacle covered in eyes erupted from a vast whirlpool and unleashed gray demonic storms that blasted Ye Han into the air.

Ye Han fought and defeated a Deep-Sea Ice King, capturing its demon core and souls with the Ghost Skull Mirror. After storing the creature’s corpse, he considered the mirror’s shortcomings following his first proper use of it.

• Ye Han recognized the Deep-Sea Ice King and decided to seize its demon core to advance his Cold Art.
• Ye Han evaded the monster’s tentacles and summoned the golden Bone Dragon from the Ghost Skull Mirror.
• Ye Han and the Bone Dragon plunged into the sea and overwhelmed the Deep-Sea Ice King, whose strength the mirror’s weakening ability had cut in half.
• The Bone Dragon captured the Deep-Sea Ice King’s demon core, demon nascent soul, and divine soul, which Ye Han sealed inside the Ghost Skull Mirror.
• Ye Han stored the Deep-Sea Ice King’s corpse in the Purple Cauldron Space and discovered shortcomings in the Ghost Skull Mirror.

Ye Han advanced the Ghost Skull Mirror into an Immortal Treasure, looted the Deep-Sea Ice King's lair, and continued through the Wild Sea Region before reaching the perilous Wild Ancient Land. He searched for the Ancient Times God Tomb but found the wilderness so dangerous that he began to doubt whether Earth Realm Cultivators had truly entered it.

• Ye Han learned that using the advanced Ghost Skull Mirror consumed most of his spell power, so he reserved it for life-or-death battles.
• Ye Han searched the Deep-Sea Ice King's lair, found an ice-attribute spiritual ore vein and immature treasures, and moved them into his Purple Cauldron Space.
• Ye Han continued across the Wild Sea Region, slaying Demon Beasts and gathering resources while the demonic tribulation aura within him accumulated.
• After crossing the Wild Sea Region and surviving a storm, Ye Han entered the Wild Ancient Land and continued searching for the Ancient Times God Tomb.
• Ye Han encountered the Wild Ancient Land's natural restrictions and dangerous creatures, and questioned whether Earth Realm Cultivators had really entered the region.

Ye Han traveled through the Wild Ancient Land, where its wild desolate aura weakened cultivators and made reaching the Ancient Times God Tomb difficult. Hidden underground, he watched Beast-Devouring Insects overwhelm a powerful Wild Desolate Ancient Beast before the swarm abruptly fled.

• Ye Han learned that the Wild Ancient Land's aura suppressed divine sense and disrupted cultivators' spells, while its ancient beasts could use the local energy freely.
• Ye Han searched the forest for the Ancient Times God Tomb in the Central Area and transplanted rare plants into his Purple Cauldron Space.
• Ye Han sensed danger and burrowed underground using the Earth God Flawless Art.
• A swarm of Beast-Devouring Insects chased a huge, purple-black-scaled Wild Desolate Ancient Beast and pierced through its gang winds to tear into it.
• The Beast-Devouring Insects suddenly buzzed in agitation and flew away, leaving the reason unclear.

Ye Han stole millions of Beast-Devouring Insect eggs while the insects were away, then discovered the Wild Desolate Ancient Beast recovering in a hidden cave rich with healing spirit liquid. He ambushed the beast and pierced it with the Immortal-Slaying Saber.

• Ye Han slipped into the Beast-Devouring Insect nests and stole several million eggs before fleeing underground.
• The Beast-Devouring Insects returned, found their eggs missing, and scattered in search of the thief.
• The wounded Wild Desolate Ancient Beast recovered in its concealed cave using the spirit liquid that seeped from the walls.
• The Wild Desolate Ancient Beast sensed an intruder and attacked the ground, but Ye Han struck back with a golden earthen hand and a blade-ray.
• Ye Han's blade-ray pierced the Wild Desolate Ancient Beast's Shield Treasure and throat, and he unleashed the Immortal-Slaying Saber.

Ye Han discovered an immense vein of earth geng spirit milk and used the Earth God Flawless Art to retrieve its source, a Spirit-Core Supreme Treasure. After escaping the Wild Desolate Ancient Beast's lair, he turned his attention to finding the Ancient Times God Tomb and worrying about the ascenders from the Earth Realm.

• Ye Han sensed earth geng spirit milk in the Beast-Devouring Insects' nest and found its source deep inside a hundred-thousand-foot mountain.
• Ye Han used the Earth God Flawless Art to envelop the spirit vein and draw its source into his Purple Cauldron Space.
• Ye Han spent four days escaping the Wild Desolate Ancient Beast's lair, whose entrance had been sealed by a mountain.
• Ye Han examined the hole-riddled, milky-white Spirit-Core Supreme Treasure and gained a faint insight into his Dao Follows Nature divine ability.
• Ye Han set out to find the Ancient Times God Tomb and worried about whether the ascenders from the Earth Realm could survive the Wild Ancient Land.

Ye Han stored the Earth Geng Spirit Milk Core Treasure in the Purple Cauldron Space and sent his clone to cultivate it, then continued deeper into the Wild Ancient Land. After surviving a devastating hurricane, he saw a fiery-red glow on the horizon and decided to investigate.

• Ye Han placed the Earth Geng Spirit Milk Core Treasure in the Purple Cauldron Space and had his clone bury it inside a mountain.
• Ye Han reflected on the limits and advantages of cultivating clones, recalling the powerful cultivators whose true forms he suspected he had not met.
• Ye Han traveled deeper into the Wild Ancient Land, avoiding dangerous beings as he searched for the Ancient Times God Tomb.
• A violent tremor struck, and Ye Han climbed a giant tree as an immense hurricane swept through the forest.
• After the hurricane subsided, Ye Han saw a fiery-red radiance staining the horizon and decided to investigate.

Ye Han raced toward a mysterious red glow and discovered a vast magma wasteland where a snow-white figure emerged from the lake, killed a Pointed-Ear Clan cultivator, and devoured his soul. The figure sensed someone watching and turned toward Ye Han's direction.

• Ye Han sensed immense fire-element and primordial power ahead and hurried toward the source of the red glow.
• A Pointed-Ear Clan cultivator escaped from the magma lake, but a blood-red strand pierced him and blew his body apart.
• A snow-white humanoid figure emerged from the fiery spatial rupture and restrained the cultivator's soul and nascent soul.
• The snow-white figure swallowed the captive soul, took the cultivator's treasures, and flew back toward the magma.
• The snow-white figure sensed a watcher, turned toward the disturbance, and demanded to know who was there.

Ye Han hid in the Purple Cauldron to survive a devastating attack from a mysterious snow-white figure, then heard the figure mention the True Immortal Palace. The figure rushed off to confront a storm of black-gray flames, while Ye Han remained concealed, unsure what was happening outside.

• The snow-white figure fired a blood-red spell at a secluded cliff, but found no sign that its target had been hit.
• Black-gray flames gathered into a terrifying storm, and the snow-white figure cursed someone for attacking the Immortal Venerable's True Immortal Palace before racing toward the horizon.
• Ye Han recalled that he had concealed himself nearby, but the snow-white figure detected his aura and launched a deadly attack.
• Ye Han escaped the attack by hiding inside the Purple Cauldron, which lost roughly a tenth of its aura while protecting him.
• Ye Han considered the figure's ability to draw on the Wild Ancient Land's spiritual energy and wondered about the True Immortal Palace, but stayed inside the cauldron.

Ye Han survived a powerful attack by hiding inside the Purple Cauldron, then waited for the Wild Desolate Aura to subside. He emerged to find the gray-black mist draining his spell power and prepared for danger near the mysterious True Immortal Palace.

• Ye Han used the Purple Cauldron to block a strange cultivator’s strike and conceal himself from the cultivator’s divine sense.
• A chaotic Wild Desolate Aura swept through the area, forcing Ye Han to remain inside the Purple Cauldron and leaving the sword qi fruit’s aura weakened.
• After the disturbance passed, Ye Han emerged and found that the dense gray-black mist was draining his spell power.
• Ye Han swallowed several hundred restorative pills but kept their medicinal power bound for later use.
• Ye Han set out a Teleportation Array Formation Bead and put on the repaired Tyrant Armor to prepare for battle.

Ye Han headed toward a mysterious palace amid the dark-gray haze, hoping to find the cultivators who had ascended from the Earth Realm. After surviving a devastating shock wave, he discovered that a powerful restriction underground repelled him and left him wondering what lay beneath the structure.

• Ye Han used the Tyrant Divine Armor to conceal himself as he approached the distant palace-like structure.
• He heard spell combat ahead and cautiously continued toward the fighting.
• A massive shock wave swept toward Ye Han, so he used the Earth God Flawless Art to burrow underground.
• Ye Han struck a sturdy underground wall protected by a restriction that repelled him and corroded his defenses with wild desolate aura.
• He burst back into the air with his dragon-head barrier shattered and wondered what secret lay beneath the structure.

Ye Han escaped a devastating attack from an unknown powerhouse using a Teleportation Talisman and a prepared Temporary Teleportation Array, then fled as the resulting storm pursued him. A demon nascent soul suddenly entered his body in an attempt to possess him.

• Ye Han teleported away just before a black-light attack struck the restriction-covered ground and unleashed a massive storm.
• Ye Han saw the storm approaching and fled, using Ninefold Lightness and Light-Escape Step to race away.
• Ye Han sensed an icy aura nearby but did not detect extreme danger from it.
• A demon nascent soul evaded Ye Han's Gods-and-Devils Hand and shot into his body to seize it.
• Ye Han realized a Body Integration Realm cultivator who had lost his physical body was attempting soul possession.

Ye Han captured the weakened Mad Spirit King after deliberately allowing him to enter his body, then reconsidered entering the Ancient Times God Tomb after learning another Body Integration Realm cultivator had fallen there. Before he could leave, the Wild Ancient Land began collapsing as an enormous structure appeared on the horizon.

• The Mad Spirit King tried to possess Ye Han, but Ye Han trapped his divine soul and Nascent Soul with his Soul Suppression Divine Art and powerful Nascent Soul.
• The Mad Spirit King begged for mercy and offered to help Ye Han enter the Ancient Times God Tomb, but Ye Han sealed him and stored him in a Space Ring.
• Ye Han recognized the Mad Spirit King as a valuable but severely weakened Body Integration Realm cultivator and took his death as a warning about the tomb's dangers.
• Ye Han decided to withdraw and reconsider his plans, but the Wild Ancient Land suddenly shook violently and split open.
• Mysterious runes rose from the fissures as destruction swept across the land, a giant tree collapsed, and an enormous structure emerged on the horizon.