Chapter Summaries

The Ice Refining Prince ordered his Demon Beast Puppets to scour the cliff for Ye Han, then pursued several figures that turned out to be spell-power clones. After the clones vanished and the search found no trace of Ye Han, the Ice Refining Prince wondered if he had escaped right under his nose.

• The Ice Refining Prince sent his Demon Beast Puppets to search the cliff and considered restoring his physical body to kill Ye Han and the other intruder.
• An explosion drew the Ice Refining Prince to a fleeing figure, but the Demon Beast Puppets shattered it and revealed it was a clone.
• The Ice Refining Prince sent his two-winged Demon Beast Puppet after two more figures, which it destroyed as clones.
• The Ice Refining Prince ordered the Demon Beast Puppets to dig through the area, but they still could not find Ye Han.

Ye Han discovered that the Ice Refining Prince’s Demon Beast Puppets had exposed Beast Crystals and could be fooled by clones, while the prince’s chained condition limited his ability to detect Ye Han. Confident he could exploit these weaknesses, Ye Han lured the prince toward a cave as he searched for Zhang Qingshan.

• Ye Han studied the Demon Beast Puppets’ blueprints and learned that their metal tubes led directly to their Beast Crystals, revealing a way to kill them.
• Ye Han used clones to test the puppets and found that their deteriorating intelligence made them unable to distinguish the clones from him.
• Ye Han slipped through gaps in the puppets’ encirclement and realized the chain around the Ice Refining Prince’s feet restricted his cultivation and divine sense.
• Ye Han headed back toward the caves to find Zhang Qingshan, then revealed himself and taunted the Ice Refining Prince before charging inside.

Ye Han lured the Ice Refining Prince and his Demon Beast Puppets into the caves, intending to exploit their weakness and defeat them one by one. He struck the Burrowing Rat Demon Beast Puppet’s Beast Crystal, but its claws were still coming down on him.

• The Ice Refining Prince spotted Ye Han and ordered his Demon Beast Puppets to pursue him into the caves at full strength.
• The Ice Refining Prince rode the Two-Winged Demon Beast Puppet into the cave and used Hurricane Wind Blades to collapse the entrance passages.
• Ye Han revealed that he had lured the puppets inside so he could attack them individually, then headed toward the Burrowing Rat Demon Beast Puppet.
• The Burrowing Rat Demon Beast Puppet unleashed a blade storm, but Ye Han merged with the cave wall to evade it.
• Ye Han emerged beside the Burrowing Rat Demon Beast Puppet and thrust his Soul-Slaying Sword into the spot where he believed its Beast Crystal was located.
• Ye Han shattered the Burrowing Rat Demon Beast Puppet’s Beast Crystal, while its claws swept down toward him.

Ye Han discovered the Beast Crystals’ weakness and killed a fourth tier Burrowing Rat Demon Beast Puppet, then replenished his spell power with pills looted from the Ice Refining Prince. As Ye Han continued eliminating the puppets, the Ice Refining Prince realized his defenses were compromised and decided to restore his physical body early.

• Ye Han struck the Burrowing Rat Demon Beast Puppet’s Beast Crystal with Sword Shatters the Firmament and destroyed the puppet.
• Ye Han replenished the Purple Cauldron’s spell power with three red pills taken from the Ice Refining Prince’s stores.
• The Ice Refining Prince sensed the Burrowing Rat Demon Beast Puppet’s death and realized Ye Han had discovered the puppets’ weakness.
• The Ice Refining Prince sensed two third tier Demon Beast Puppets die and decided to restore his physical body ahead of schedule.

Ye Han destroyed another fourth-tier Demon Beast Puppet while hunting the Ice Refining Prince’s forces. Zhang Qingshan emerged after absorbing most of the Millennium Rebirth Medicinal Liquid, and the Ice Refining Prince sent his remaining Two-Winged Demon Beast Puppet to attack him.

• Ye Han broke through the Flame-Spewing Demon Beast Puppet’s flames and split its beast crystal, killing it.
• Ye Han replenished his spell power with the Purple Cauldron and continued searching for more Demon Beast Puppets.
• The Ice Refining Prince discovered that the doors to his medicinal-liquid chamber had been breached and demanded to know who had taken the Millennium Rebirth Medicinal Liquid.
• Zhang Qingshan came through the doors, revealed that he had absorbed more than half the liquid and reached the seventh level of the Blood Refining Art, and taunted the Ice Refining Prince.
• The furious Ice Refining Prince ordered the Two-Winged Demon Beast Puppet to kill Zhang Qingshan, who clad himself in golden armor and swung his Golden Light Axe at its wind blades.

Zhang Qingshan battled the Two-Winged Demon Beast Puppet as it drove him from the collapsing underground cavern to the surface, while the Ice Refining Prince raged over the treasures Zhang had squandered. When Zhang was nearly overwhelmed, Ye Han appeared and attacked the puppet with azure Sword-Rays.

• Zhang Qingshan blocked the puppet’s wind blades with his battle axe as the cavern began collapsing, enraging the Ice Refining Prince over the loss of his Millennium Rebirth Medicinal Liquid.
• The Ice Refining Prince ordered the Two-Winged Demon Beast Puppet to kill Zhang, and the puppet relentlessly drove him upward through the collapsing passage.
• The puppet blasted Zhang several hundred zhang out of the ground and continued attacking him aboveground as his Golden Light Armor dimmed.
• Ye Han emerged from a cave opening and sent a torrent of azure Sword-Rays at the puppet, prompting Zhang to call out to his junior brother.

Ye Han arrived as Zhang Qingshan fought the Two-Winged Demon Beast Puppet and discovered that its Beast Crystal lay beneath its left wing. Ye Han restrained the puppet so Zhang could strike, but Zhang unexpectedly attacked its wing instead, leaving Ye Han demanding an explanation.

• Ye Han rushed to help Zhang Qingshan after seeing the Two-Winged Demon Beast Puppet blast him into a mountain wall.
• Ye Han located the puppet's Beast Crystal beneath its left wing and told Zhang to destroy it while he held the creature down.
• Ye Han used the Qing Xuan Sword Formation, the Thorn Bracelet, and the Dragon-Binding Bracelet to bring the puppet crashing down.
• Zhang Qingshan charged with his battle axe, then abruptly struck the puppet's left wing instead of its abdomen.
• Ye Han shouted at Zhang, asking what he was doing.

Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan fought the Two-Winged Demon Beast Puppet after Zhang Qingshan’s divine ability warned him away from its apparent Beast Crystal. They brought the puppet down, but the Ice Refining Prince erupted from the hole in the ground and threatened them.

• Zhang Qingshan avoided striking the puppet’s abdomen after his Fortune and Disaster Prediction divine ability warned him of deadly danger, and instead nearly severed its wing.
• Ye Han realized the Beast Crystal’s apparent location might be a trap and told Zhang Qingshan not to attack it.
• Ye Han used a Blood Escape Talisman to evade the wind blades and attacked the puppet’s eye while Zhang Qingshan charged it and wounded its claw.
• Ye Han blinded the puppet with his swords, and Zhang Qingshan severed its head with his Battle Axe.
• The Ice Refining Prince burst from the hole in the ground and angrily threatened Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan.

The Ice Refining Prince rebuilt his body and revealed that he had reached the early Golden Core Stage, then attacked Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan with four enormous demon claws. Ye Han escaped the first assault with a Blood Escape Talisman, but the Ice Refining Prince pressed on, leaving him facing another barrage.

• Zhang Qingshan's warning let Ye Han understand that the Ice Refining Prince could now be killed, though the prince's fleshly body and Golden Core aura alarmed him.
• The Ice Refining Prince revealed that he had absorbed the remaining Millennium Rebirth Medicinal Liquid and reconstructed his body, regaining early Golden Core Stage cultivation.
• The Ice Refining Prince summoned four enormous demon claws and ordered them to kill Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan.
• One claw dragged Ye Han toward a demonic qi vortex while another struck at him with crushing fist force, so Ye Han escaped with a Blood Escape Talisman.
• The Ice Refining Prince mocked Ye Han's talisman and sent two demon claws to bombard him with successive blasts of fist force.

Ye Han swallowed the Ice Refining Prince’s Bloodburst Pill and prepared to meet the demon claws, but Zhang Qingshan intervened with his mysterious Battle Axe and destroyed all four. Ye Han attacked the Ice Refining Prince while the prince realized Zhang Qingshan was burning his lifespan and cultivation to power the axe.

• Ye Han swallowed the Bloodburst Pill and used the Blood Refining Art to boost his power as the Ice Refining Prince’s Heavenly Demon Claws bore down on him.
• Zhang Qingshan struck down the two claws aimed at him, and the Golden Light Runes on his Battle Axe disrupted the prince’s control over the remaining claws.
• Zhang Qingshan’s axe blades broke through the two remaining claws, which dispersed into demonic qi and black blood.
• Ye Han launched the Qing Xuan Sword Formation and his Soul-Slaying Sword at the Ice Refining Prince.
• The Ice Refining Prince recognized that Zhang Qingshan was burning his lifespan and cultivation to empower his Battle Axe.

Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan fought the Ice Refining Prince while burning their cultivation and lifespan, but the prince’s Heavenly Demon Claws kept reforming. Ye Han realized the chains binding the prince restricted his abilities, though Zhang Qingshan was running out of time and Ye Han still could not reach their airborne enemy.

• Ye Han attacked the Ice Refining Prince with his Qing Xuan sword-rays and Soul-Chasing Sword Technique, but the prince evaded every strike.
• The Ice Refining Prince summoned a Heavenly Demon Claw to crush Ye Han, and Zhang Qingshan severed it with his Battle Axe.
• The Ice Refining Prince restored the claw with demonic qi and runes, then sent five claws against Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan.
• Zhang Qingshan fought off the claws as his hair turned white from burning his lifespan, while Ye Han continued trying to strike the prince.
• Ye Han realized the Chains That Imprisoned Him prevented the Ice Refining Prince from using most of his abilities, but Ye Han could not reach him in the air and Zhang Qingshan was weakening.

Ye Han devised a way to counter the Ice Refining Prince without flying into the dangerous sky and trapped him with the Creation Heaven Cube. As the Ice Refining Prince tried to break free, Ye Han entered the Cube carrying the Absolute Frost Divine Sword.

• Ye Han asked Zhang Qingshan to throw him toward the Ice Refining Prince while Zhang held off the demon claws.
• Ye Han released the Creation Heaven Cube above the Ice Refining Prince, blocking his escape into the sky and forcing him down inside its barrier.
• Ye Han commanded the Creation Heaven Cube to shrink and descend, suppressing the Ice Refining Prince's demonic qi as he rammed against its walls.
• The Ice Refining Prince sent two demon claws to attack the Cube, but Ye Han shrank it and dodged their strikes.
• Ye Han activated the Blood Escape Talisman, entered the Creation Heaven Cube, and drew the Absolute Frost Divine Sword, enraging the Ice Refining Prince.

Ye Han killed the Ice Refining Prince with the Absolute Frost Divine Sword, surviving his dying attack thanks to the Protective Ring while Zhang Qingshan paid a heavy price to hold off the demon claws. After retrieving the sword and finding a strange rune-covered chain, Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan faced a fresh attack from Demon Beast Puppets.

• Ye Han pierced the Ice Refining Prince with the Absolute Frost Divine Sword, and the prince's dying sword-ray was deflected by Ye Han's Protective Ring.
• The Ice Refining Prince froze into an ice sculpture as his demon claws vanished, and Zhang Qingshan rushed to check on the wounded Ye Han.
• Zhang Qingshan's use of his cultivation and lifespan to withstand five demon claws left him visibly aged, and he told Ye Han he was glad they had defeated the fiend.
• Ye Han broke open the ice around the Ice Refining Prince, retrieved the Absolute Frost Divine Sword, and picked up a chain marked with gold-and-silver runes.
• Seven or eight Demon Beast Puppets charged from holes in the ground, and Ye Han welcomed the attack as a chance to claim more treasures.

Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan killed the Ice Refining Prince’s remaining Demon Beast Puppets and collected their Beast Crystals and other valuable parts. After Zhang Qingshan revealed how the Millennium Rebirth Medicinal Liquid had helped him advance his Blood Refining Art, the two healed underground before continuing onward.

• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan defeated the Demon Beast Puppets and extracted their Beast Crystals, including the valuable crystal from the Two-Winged Demon Beast Puppet.
• Zhang Qingshan told Ye Han that the Millennium Rebirth Medicinal Liquid had helped him reach the seventh layer of the Blood Refining Art and offset the lifespan he had burned.
• Ye Han realized that Zhang Qingshan had absorbed most of the medicinal liquid that the Ice Refining Prince needed to restore his body, leaving the prince vulnerable.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan spent seven or eight days dismantling the puppets and collecting their valuable remains.
• Ye Han studied the Ice Refining Prince’s puppet materials while the two spent another seven or eight days cultivating and healing, especially as Zhang Qingshan recovered from his exertion.

Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan searched for a way out after killing the Ice Refining Prince, while Ye Han struggled with injuries caused by the Absolute Frost Divine Sword. They reached a blasted-open door leading to a passage filled with Purple-Gold Lightning, and Zhang Qingshan revealed that his Fortune and Disaster Prediction divine ability seemed to have gone wrong.

• Ye Han recalled that the Absolute Frost Divine Sword had frozen the Ice Refining Prince’s demonic soul, but its backlash had left cold lodged in Ye Han’s right arm and disrupted his meridians.
• Ye Han studied the sword’s blueprint, and Zhang Qingshan emerged from a cave looking recovered and said the pills had restored about sixty percent of him.
• Zhang Qingshan warned Ye Han that the demonic qi made the area unsuitable for healing, so Ye Han proposed checking the passage opposite the cliff they had climbed down.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan climbed for more than two hours and found a blasted-open metal door leading to a normal passage where a Purple-Gold Lightning formation flashed.
• Ye Han asked Zhang Qingshan what his Fortune and Disaster Prediction ability revealed, and Zhang Qingshan said something seemed to have gone wrong with it.

Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan exhausted the Purple-Gold Lightning formation and escaped into a decaying cavern hall. As they celebrated their apparent escape, a newcomer rushed in and accused them of stealing his fortuitous opportunity.

• Zhang Qingshan told Ye Han that his Fortune and Disaster Prediction divine ability had stopped working after the battle with the Demon Head.
• Ye Han tested the passage with metal puppet parts, and the Purple-Gold Lightning formation destroyed them before its power ran out.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan hurried through the passage and opened a heavy metal gate leading into a decaying cavern hall.
• The two spotted an ajar gate in the distance and believed they had escaped, but a figure rushed in and accused them of stealing his fortuitous opportunity.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan recognized the newcomer and exclaimed in surprise.

Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan encountered the Blood Daoist, who recognized them and attacked. Ye Han persuaded him to consider joining forces to break into the restricted area, and the Blood Daoist began to question whether Ye Han had told the truth.

• The Blood Daoist recognized Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan and sent nine blood-red sword-rays to attack them.
• Zhang Qingshan identified the Blood Daoist as a Foundation Establishment middle-stage cultivator who had once hunted him.
• Ye Han claimed that he and Zhang Qingshan could not open a restricted area inside and proposed that they cooperate with the Blood Daoist.
• The Blood Daoist exposed that he knew Zhang Qingshan had fled into the Burial Ground of the Immortals, and Ye Han admitted they had stumbled into it.
• Ye Han summoned eight Millennium Ironwood Swords while Zhang Qingshan prepared to fight, making the Blood Daoist reconsider Ye Han's offer.

Ye Han persuaded the Blood Daoist to join him and Zhang Qingshan by promising a share of the hidden treasures. He led the suspicious Blood Daoist into the Purple-Gold Lightning formation, where the lamps steadied and the restriction was about to activate.

• Ye Han offered the Blood Daoist half the treasures if he cooperated, while Zhang Qingshan pretended to object and questioned whether the Blood Daoist could be trusted.
• The Blood Daoist apologized to Zhang Qingshan and agreed to cooperate, secretly planning to claim the opportunity for himself.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan put away their weapons and led the Blood Daoist into the passage containing the Purple-Gold Lightning formation.
• When the white lamps steadied, Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan accelerated toward the exit, and the Blood Daoist pursued them while keeping his distance.
• Ye Han made a move that filled the Blood Daoist with a sense of danger and misgivings, stopping him from pursuing too closely.

Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan trapped Blood Daoist in the passage, where the purple-gold lightning formation struck him and destroyed his treasures. Blood Daoist survived and launched a desperate counterattack, but the two men blocked it as more lightning flashed through the passage.

• Ye Han lured Blood Daoist away from the passage entrance, then entered with Zhang Qingshan and blocked the opening with the Earth Spirit Shield.
• Blood Daoist shattered the shield and attacked Zhang Qingshan, but the formation's first bolt of purple-gold lightning struck him and destroyed his blood-rune armor.
• Blood Daoist charged the entrance with a giant sword formed from nine swords, but four powerful bolts of purple-gold lightning destroyed his treasures and severely injured him.
• Blood Daoist recognized the lightning as demon-breaking divine thunder and, desperate to survive, transformed into a blood-red meteor and charged Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan.
• Ye Han powered the Creation Heaven Cube while Zhang Qingshan braced it with his shield treasure, and together they blocked Blood Daoist's counterattack as more violet lightning flashed through the passage.

Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan escaped the formation passage after its purple-gold lightning killed the Blood Daoist, destroying his body and treasures. As they set out through what they believed was the way out, Ye Han reflected on the danger of carelessness and began to suspect Zhang Qingshan was more complicated than he seemed.

• The formation's purple-gold lightning struck the Blood Daoist's fleeing primordial spirit and destroyed him.
• Zhang Qingshan praised Ye Han for trapping and killing the Blood Daoist, while Ye Han explained that greed and overconfidence had doomed him.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan lost the Blood Daoist's treasures when the lightning destroyed his Storage Bag, then used a Demon Beast Puppet armor piece to exhaust the formation's remaining power.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan ran through the passage and emerged safely; Ye Han noticed that the sapling in his Purple Cauldron had grown slightly and still carried purple-gold arcs.
• Zhang Qingshan urged Ye Han to keep moving forward, then suggested the Blood Daoist's arrival meant they had found the way out; Ye Han agreed but began to suspect Zhang Qingshan was not as guileless as he appeared.