Chapter Summaries

Ye Han rescued Qin Jiuzhen from pursuing snake demons after learning that Qin knew of a Fortuitous Opportunity Site on Boundless Mountain. Qin explained that the Yin Fiend Sect’s yin baleful intent was killing him, and Ye Han offered healing supplies in exchange for the site’s location, but Qin refused and began to explain why.

• Ye Han initially rejected Qin Jiuzhen’s request to travel with him, then returned when Qin shouted that he knew of a Fortuitous Opportunity Site on Boundless Mountain.
• Ye Han used spell power and a Secret Method to carry Qin Jiuzhen away from dozens of approaching snake demons.
• Ye Han brought Qin Jiuzhen to a hidden cliff and asked about the opportunity site.
• Qin Jiuzhen revealed that the Yin Fiend Sect’s yin baleful intent had afflicted him and that the opportunity was his only hope of survival.
• Ye Han offered treasures and healing supplies in exchange for the site’s location, but Qin Jiuzhen declined and asked to explain.

Ye Han agreed to take the injured Qin Jiuzhen to Boundless Mountain after learning that Qin’s ancient Runes Compass could guide them to a hidden opportunity site. While Qin recovered, Ye Han began studying an insect-controlling technique because he possessed Gold-Devouring Insect eggs.

• Qin Jiuzhen revealed that his Runes Compass guided him to Boundless Mountain and that he had to accompany it to find the Fortuitous Opportunity Site.
• Ye Han agreed to travel with Qin but warned that the journey was perilous and they would each have to fend for themselves.
• Ye Han lent Qin two bottles of pills and negotiated for a larger share of any opportunity they found.
• Qin took the pills and meditated to recover while Ye Han waited in the forest for nightfall.
• Ye Han studied an insect-controlling technique after recalling the power of Gold-Devouring Insects and realizing he possessed their eggs.

Ye Han studied the Insect-Driving Art and led the injured Qin Jiuzhen across a dangerous plain toward Boundless Mountain. When they tried to skirt a lake, a Demon King emerged and attacked them.

• Ye Han studied the Insect-Driving Art and planned to raise Poison Centipede Insects in his Purple Cauldron Space.
• After more than four hours, Ye Han set out with Qin Jiuzhen, whose injuries had improved and whose strength had partly recovered.
• Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen crossed a plain filled with Demon Beast remains and burrows, then avoided a lake that carried a dangerous aura.
• The lake erupted as two enormous black tentacles swept at them, and Ye Han used the Cloud-Piercing Boat and Fist Barrier Qi to knock them aside.
• A huge creature rose from the lake, revealing a powerful Demon King aura.

Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen were ambushed by the Blue Lake Demon King and his late fourth-tier Demon Beast at the lake. Ye Han escaped aboard the Cloud-Piercing Boat, but the Demon King sent a signal to summon an old friend as the boat pulled ahead.

• Ye Han sensed danger at the lake and pushed Qin Jiuzhen onto the Cloud-Piercing Boat as the Demon Beast attacked with its tentacles.
• Ye Han used his fist barrier qi to hold off the Demon Beast, then powered the Cloud-Piercing Boat and launched into flight.
• The Blue Lake Demon King fired massive water arrows at the boat, destroying Ye Han’s three Spirit Artifacts before the Creation Heaven Cube deflected the attack.
• The Blue Lake Demon King pursued the Cloud-Piercing Boat, but Ye Han drove it at full speed until it began to outdistance him.
• The Blue Lake Demon King sent a rune of dark-green and black energy away to summon an old friend.

Ye Han escaped the Blue Lake Demon King with Qin Jiuzhen aboard the Cloud-Piercing Boat, then changed course after spotting a message sent toward another Demon King. They landed in a mountain forest to avoid attracting attention, but Ye Han noticed a crow-like Demon Beast watching them.

• Ye Han used the Cloud-Piercing Boat to escape the Blue Lake Demon King while carrying Qin Jiuzhen, though the flight damaged three defensive Spirit Artifacts and consumed much of his spell power.
• Ye Han told Qin Jiuzhen that the Cloud-Piercing Boat had been stolen from someone else.
• Ye Han spotted a dark green thread of light carrying the Blue Lake Demon King's aura and suspected another Demon King had been warned ahead of them.
• Ye Han steered the boat off course, telling Qin Jiuzhen they had to avoid a possible ambush before reaching Boundless Mountain.
• Ye Han landed with Qin Jiuzhen in a mountain forest and put away the Cloud-Piercing Boat to conceal their movements.
• Ye Han sensed a crow-like Demon Beast watching them from several thousand zhang away and realized they had been discovered.

Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen continued toward the Fortuitous Opportunity Site after a crow Demon Beast’s appearance suggested a Demon King was tracking them. The Crow Demon King discovered they had taken a different route, while the Blue Lake Demon King confronted it and nearly called it Old Black.

• Ye Han warned Qin Jiuzhen that a Demon King had probably noticed them, but persuaded him to continue toward Boundless Mountain rather than turn back.
• Qin Jiuzhen used the compass to point northwest, and Ye Han gave him Tailwind and Substitute Talismans before they raced into the forest.
• The Crow Demon Beast reported to the Crow Demon King that Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen had not come its way, so the Crow Demon King sent a flock of crows after them.
• The Blue Lake Demon King confronted the Crow Demon King over failing to stop the two cultivators, and the Crow Demon King threatened it for calling it Old Black.

Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen used Doppelganger Straw Figures to draw pursuing crow Demon Beasts away while racing toward Boundless Mountain. After both decoys were destroyed, they reached the mountain’s outskirts as the Crow Demon King also headed there.

• The Blue Lake Demon King and the Crow Demon King argued while pursuing Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen, then discussed the dangers surrounding Boundless Mountain.
• Ye Han killed a fourth-tier Fire Wolf Demon Beast, took its Beast Crystal, and noticed crow Demon Beasts tracking them from above.
• Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen transformed Doppelganger Straw Figures into their likenesses and sent them running in different directions to mislead the pursuers.
• The Crow Demon King discovered his subordinates had chased a straw decoy, ordered them to resume searching, and suspected the humans had gone to Boundless Mountain.
• Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen sensed that both their decoys had been destroyed and saw that they were nearing Boundless Mountain.

Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen crossed the dangerous abyss into Boundless Mountain while fleeing the crow demon beasts. They found the mountain’s spiritual energy unusually rich, but its mist suppressed their senses and flight, and Qin Jiuzhen’s compass began reacting more strongly.

• Ye Han sent three crude puppets toward different stretches of the abyss, where hidden demon beasts destroyed two of them.
• Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen flew across the abyss, evading a hulking demon beast with scarlet tails.
• Ye Han intimidated the pursuing demon beast rather than fighting it, and he and Qin Jiuzhen entered Boundless Mountain.
• The mountain’s mist weakened their divine sense and made flying costly, so Ye Han told Qin Jiuzhen to descend.
• Crow demon beasts stopped above the abyss, and an ambushing beast’s scarlet tail drove them back.
• Qin Jiuzhen told Ye Han that his compass was reacting more strongly.

Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen followed the Gold-and-Silver compass deeper into Boundless Mountain while the Crow Demon King agreed to help the Blue Lake Demon King pursue them in exchange for the Water Demon Dragon Pearl. The pair sensed the Demon Kings closing in, but the mountain’s eerie silence and dangers remained unexplained.

• Qin Jiuzhen’s compass reacted strongly inside Boundless Mountain, and he led Ye Han farther in while Ye Han warned him to stay close.
• The Crow Demon King arrived with a swarm of crow Demon Beasts and learned that Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen had entered the mountain.
• The Blue Lake Demon King offered the Crow Demon King his Water Demon Dragon Pearl in exchange for help catching Ye Han, and the Crow Demon King accepted.
• The Crow Demon King and the Blue Lake Demon King crossed the abyss and began pursuing Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen.
• Ye Han noticed that Boundless Mountain suppressed his Divine Sense and contained no visible living creatures.
• A Blood-Red Rune shattered, and Ye Han realized the Demon Kings were coming after them.

Ye Han set up a Great Dragon-Trapping Formation reinforced by a spiritual energy formation as he and Qin Jiuzhen evaded a pursuer in Boundless Mountain. After spotting a strange pillar surrounded by gathered Demon Beasts and insects, Ye Han prepared a formation of Fireburst Talismans at the ravine, leaving their purpose unclear.

• Ye Han noticed that the Warning Talismans had been triggered and concluded that a pursuer was close behind them.
• Ye Han placed twelve Formation Flags and a Metal Puppet to establish the Great Dragon-Trapping Formation, then strengthened it with a spiritual energy formation.
• Qin Jiuzhen admired Ye Han’s skills and silently resolved to become a capable Cultivator himself.
• Ye Han used the Eye Spirit Art to glimpse a towering pillar ahead, surrounded by Demon Beasts and insects, and found the mountain unnaturally quiet.
• Ye Han formed a Talisman Formation of Fireburst Talismans at the ravine’s mouth, though he did not intend it to fight a Demon King.

Ye Han hid with Qin Jiuzhen inside a tree to avoid the Demon Kings and assess the Cursed Pillar, which controlled the creatures gathered around it. After Ye Han’s Fireburst Talismans drew the pillar’s attention and unleashed a horde against the pursuing Demon Kings, he realized that he and Qin Jiuzhen might also fall under its control when they tried to pass.

• Ye Han led Qin Jiuzhen into a tree trunk with the Azure Mystic Art and told him to conceal his senses and aura.
• The Crow Demon King and Blue Lake Demon King raced through the ravine, discussing the Cursed Pillar and the danger of attracting its attention.
• Ye Han’s Fireburst Talismans detonated as the Demon Kings left the ravine, but the blasts failed to harm them.
• The explosions awakened the Cursed Pillar, causing the surrounding Demon Beasts and living creatures to charge at the Demon Kings.
• The Crow Demon King fled and warned that killing the cursed creatures could taint them, while the Blue Lake Demon King followed.
• Ye Han watched the creatures pursue the Demon Kings and realized the Cursed Pillar could control him and Qin Jiuzhen as they approached.

Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen fled from two pursuing Demon Kings and discovered that the skull pillar emitted a frenzied, cursed aura. After following Qin Jiuzhen’s Compass around the mountain, they spotted another pillar ahead, raising the possibility that the Compass was leading them toward the same danger.

• Ye Han recognized the pursuing Demon Kings as the Blue Lake Demon King and the leader of the Crow Demon Beasts, then led Qin Jiuzhen away from the skull pillar.
• Ye Han saw that the towering pillar was built from demon beast and human skulls, and its aura stirred violent impulses in both of them.
• Ye Han used the Mind-Clearing Art to steady Qin Jiuzhen and gave him an Evil-Warding Pearl Necklace before they continued onward.
• Qin Jiuzhen used his Compass to guide them southwest through a silent canyon, away from the creatures drawn to the pillar.
• Ye Han spotted a second skull pillar in the direction the Compass pointed, and Qin Jiuzhen wondered whether the Compass was guiding them toward the pillars.

Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen followed the compass deeper into Boundless Mountain, where Ye Han collected rare treasures and prepared traps for the pursuing demon kings. The Blue Lake Demon King and Crow Demon King tried to avoid the ravine, but another hidden trap struck them.

• Ye Han agreed with Qin Jiuzhen that the compass was leading them toward the Sky-Piercing Pillars and suspected the pillars had appeared recently.
• Ye Han transplanted rare, immature treasures into his Purple Cauldron Space while he and Qin Jiuzhen continued through Boundless Mountain.
• Ye Han set Earthburst Talisman formations along both sides of a ravine, expecting the demon kings to avoid its route.
• The Blue Lake Demon King and Crow Demon King reached the ravine while fleeing cursed demon beasts and chose to travel along the cliffs.
• A stone pillar blasted out of the cliff and sent the Crow Demon King flying, trapping the demon kings again.

Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen reached a canyon blocked by Blood-Spotted Ants as the Crow Demon King and Blue Lake Demon King pursued them. The ants and Cursed Pillars stretched across the landscape, leaving Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen facing an uncertain way forward.

• The Crow Demon King and Blue Lake Demon King evaded the controlled Demon Beasts with an illusion and continued pursuing Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen.
• The Crow Demon King warned the Blue Lake Demon King to retreat if they encountered the Blood Heaven Demon King, whose territory was guarded by Blood-Spotted Ants.
• Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen found a canyon covered with motionless Blood-Spotted Ants, and Ye Han planted talismans before climbing the cliff to go around them.
• Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen reached the cliff top and saw Cursed Pillars and Blood-Spotted Ants forming a vast barrier across the surrounding landscape.
• Qin Jiuzhen asked Ye Han how they could get through the enormous swarm.

Ye Han used two Metal Puppets to draw the Blood-Spotted Ants away and tried to slip between the Cursed Pillars. As the swarm returned, the pillars’ terrifying aura invaded his mind and began to take control of him.

• Ye Han decided to lure the Blood-Spotted Ants away and released two Metal Puppets.
• Ye Han brought Qin Jiuzhen into the Green Pearl Ring, then concealed himself with two masks and sent the puppets toward the ants.
• The Cursed Pillars alerted the Blood-Spotted Ants, which surged after the puppets while Ye Han stayed hidden and let them pass.
• Ye Han rushed toward the narrow gap between the pillars after the puppets were destroyed, but the pillars’ aura froze him and invaded his mind.

Ye Han escaped the Cursed Pillars’ Mind Invasion with the Heavenly Thunder Divine Art and discovered the Blood-Spotted Ants’ deserted nest. After collecting Companion Purple Orchid Grass for future Dustfall Pills, he entered the nest to gather insect eggs and heard a strange rustling among them.

• Ye Han used protective lightning and the Thunder Escape Technique to break free of the Cursed Pillars’ control and flee beyond their reach.
• Ye Han found Companion Purple Orchid Grass growing around the abandoned Blood-Spotted Ants’ nest and gathered it into the Purple Cauldron Space.
• Ye Han realized the Purple Cauldron might help him grow the grass and prepare ingredients for advancing to the Golden Core Stage.
• Ye Han entered the nest to collect Blood-Spotted Ant eggs for practicing the Insect-Driving Art.
• Ye Han reached a chamber filled with insect eggs, but a strange rustling came from among them.

Ye Han collected a golden Mutant Insect Egg and many Blood-Spotted Ant eggs before rescuing Qin Jiuzhen from the Green Pearl Ring. Following the Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass deeper into Boundless Mountain, they reached a palace Ye Han recognized as the Heavenly Secret Hall.

• Ye Han found a golden egg marked with runes, used the Insect-Driving Art to imprint it, and stored it in the Purple Cauldron Space.
• Ye Han gathered the Blood-Spotted Ant eggs and left the nest, then released Qin Jiuzhen from the Green Pearl Ring.
• Qin Jiuzhen thanked Ye Han for keeping him alive, and Ye Han urged him to use the Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass to guide them onward.
• The two followed the Compass deeper into Boundless Mountain as spiritual energy, demon aura, and heavenly treasures grew more abundant.
• After traveling for more than two hours, Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen reached a cliff overlooking a huge palace that Ye Han recognized as the Heavenly Secret Hall.

Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen discovered a Heavenly Secret Hall on Boundless Mountain that resembled the one in the Upper Tomb Land, and Ye Han suspected it was part of a trap targeting cultivators. After Qin Jiuzhen revealed how he had obtained the Compass, Ye Han chose to continue toward the hall, leaving Qin Jiuzhen astonished.

• Ye Han recognized the mountain's buildings as resembling Treasure Mountain's Heavenly Secret Hall, though the plants were different.
• Ye Han asked Qin Jiuzhen whether the Compass pointed into the palace and recalled reports of similar halls appearing across the Earth Realm.
• Qin Jiuzhen revealed that he had taken the Compass from a Golden Core cultivator whose primordial spirit had failed to possess him.
• Qin Jiuzhen explained that the Compass had helped him advance to Foundation Establishment before the Yin Fiend Sect afflicted him with yin baleful energy.
• Ye Han concluded the hall might be a trap designed to ensnare cultivators but insisted that he and Qin Jiuzhen continue inside.
• Qin Jiuzhen stared at Ye Han in surprise and asked whether they were still going in.

Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen approached the Heavenly Secret Hall’s Treasure Mountain, which Ye Han recognized as a dangerous trap that absorbed Boundless Mountain’s spiritual energy. As the Purple Cauldron trembled in response to a treasure inside, Ye Han prepared to investigate the hall and uncover its scheme.

• Ye Han told Qin Jiuzhen that Treasure Mountain was the Heavenly Secret Hall from the Black Demon Mountains and persuaded him to enter despite its dangers.
• Qin Jiuzhen agreed to follow Ye Han, hoping to find a way to resolve the yin baleful energy in his body.
• As they climbed toward Treasure Mountain, Ye Han realized that it was draining Boundless Mountain’s spiritual energy and that its Cursed Pillars protected it by controlling nearby creatures and cultivators.
• Ye Han suspected the hall’s scheme could worsen resource shortages and fuel conflict across the Earth Realm, but he also intended to seek its treasures.
• The Purple Cauldron trembled in Ye Han’s divine sense as they neared the Heavenly Secret Hall, signaling that a treasure inside had attracted it.

The Blue Lake Demon King and the Crow Demon King headed toward the Cursed Pillars to investigate, while Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen reached Treasure Mountain and used Heavenly Secret Tokens to pass its guards. Ye Han led Qin Jiuzhen up the Heavenly Ladder toward the Treasure Pagoda, hoping to find more treasures.

• The Blue Lake Demon King insisted that the missing cultivators had entered the Cursed Pillars, and the Crow Demon King agreed to investigate with him.
• Ye Han showed Qin Jiuzhen two Heavenly Secret Tokens and explained that they would keep the Heavenly Secret Soldiers from attacking.
• Ye Han led the way up the Heavenly Ladder, while Qin Jiuzhen followed with a defensive treasure ready.
• The Heavenly Secret Soldiers ignored Ye Han and Qin Jiuzhen as they passed, confirming that the tokens worked.
• Ye Han concluded that this Treasure Mountain was connected to the one in the Upper Tomb Land and headed for the Treasure Pagoda.