Chapter Summaries

Ye Han battled Old Fox on a collapsing cliff, using his puppets and the five elements binding storm to overcome the older cultivator’s advantages. After a meteor struck and injured Old Fox, Ye Han reappeared to deliver a sword strike, only to discover that Old Fox had turned his own body into a puppet.

• Ye Han attacked Old Fox at close range while his puppet formation’s giant sword also pressured him, forcing Old Fox to fight with his four Metal Arms.
• Old Fox brought out a saber, sword, shield, and mirror, using them to drive Ye Han back as the giant puppet continued attacking.
• A thousand-foot meteor fell into the battlefield, and Ye Han escaped with Thunder Escape Technique while Old Fox split the meteor with his weapons.
• The meteor’s impact blasted Old Fox into the air and badly injured him, while Ye Han remained able to use Thunder Escape Technique despite the restrictions.
• Ye Han reappeared before Old Fox and stabbed at his head, but the strike rang against metal because Old Fox had refined his own body into a puppet.

Ye Han pursued Old Fox through the five elements binding storm, but the Golden Core cultivator repeatedly escaped his attacks. As Mountain Stone Beasts joined the fight, Old Fox unleashed a deadly Bloodslaughter Art and fled again, leaving Ye Han wary of the threat.

• Ye Han wounded Old Fox with a sword strike, but Old Fox used a Blood Escape Talisman to flee.
• Ye Han caught up with the Thunder Escape Technique and attacked, while the Metal Puppet joined the battle and Mountain Stone Beasts surrounded them.
• Old Fox retracted his Metal Arms and used blood essence to escape at greatly increased speed, but Ye Han pursued him with repeated Thunder Escape Techniques.
• Old Fox deployed a metal wing to batter away Ye Han's sword-rays as a Mountain Stone Beast collided with the Metal Puppet.
• Old Fox fired a fine blood-red thread that pierced space, but Ye Han dodged it with the Thunder Escape Technique.
• Old Fox fled again after his Bloodslaughter Art missed Ye Han.

Ye Han relentlessly pursued Elder Fox with demon-breaking divine thunder, forcing the Golden Core cultivator to defend himself with an ancient Bronze Mirror and flee on his Metal Wings. Elder Fox prepared a hidden counterattack, but Ye Han sensed a terrifying aura and suddenly stopped, leaving Elder Fox’s next move uncertain.

• Ye Han chased Elder Fox with the Thunder Escape Technique and battered his blood-colored form with demon-breaking divine thunder.
• Elder Fox used Metal Puppet Arms and an ancient Bronze Mirror to deflect the lightning, but the attacks damaged the mirror and sent electricity through his arms.
• Elder Fox used his Metal Wings to speed away, slipping past a Mountain Stone Beast while Ye Han resumed the pursuit.
• Ye Han continued bombarding Elder Fox as cracks spread across the Bronze Mirror, and Elder Fox prepared a concealed Black Needle attack.
• Ye Han sensed a terrifying aura and stopped abruptly, angering Elder Fox, who had been waiting to strike.

Ye Han abandoned his pursuit of Old Fox after the enemy’s secret attack backfired and shattered his Bronze Mirror, deciding that fighting to the death was too risky. After returning to help his Puppet Grand Formation, Ye Han found that the Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass had brought him very close to its destination.

• Old Fox’s secret method backfired when Ye Han stopped, and his Bronze Mirror shattered as he fled from the falling boulders.
• Ye Han chose not to pursue Old Fox further because he lacked a decisive killing move, had exhausted much of his spell power, and could not risk a lethal counterattack.
• Ye Han raced back to find the Puppet Grand Formation fighting several Mountain Stone Beasts and struggling to break through their blockade.
• Ye Han activated Qin Jiuzhen’s Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass and discovered that he was very close to the indicated location.

Ye Han retrieved the damaged Metal Puppets and escaped the Mountain Stone Beasts by entering a protected area around a mountain with a Teleportation Array. While recovering his strength inside, he discovered the coffin in his Purple Cauldron had absorbed most of his Spiritual Qi Pills' aura, and then sensed someone watching him.

• Ye Han used his Puppet God Technique to collect the hundred Metal Puppets while the Mountain Stone Beasts attacked.
• Ye Han outran the Mountain Stone Beasts and followed the Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass to a barrier surrounding a lone mountain and a Primordial Ancient Beast statue.
• Ye Han entered the barrier, where the storm’s restraints disappeared and the Mountain Stone Beasts could not break through.
• Ye Han swallowed a hundred Spiritual Qi Pills, but the coffin inside his Purple Cauldron absorbed more than two-thirds of their aura.
• The Purple Cauldron trembled and knocked Ye Han’s divine sense away, and he sensed someone watching him.

Ye Han realized the Wolf Howl King was trapped inside the exit-blocking restriction and lured him into believing he was badly injured. The Wolf Howl King took the bait and crept toward Ye Han, intending to kill and devour him.

• Ye Han deduced that the hidden observer was the Wolf Howl King, who had fled after seeing him kill the Mountain Spirit King.
• Ye Han confirmed that the restriction allowed entry but prevented escape, and that only his Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass could activate the Teleportation Array.
• Ye Han pretended to be gravely wounded, cursed Old Fox, and hid behind formations and puppets beneath a bank of mist.
• The Wolf Howl King watched Ye Han's preparations from a ravine and believed he was too injured to fight back.
• The Wolf Howl King concealed his aura and crept toward Ye Han, hoping to kill and devour him.

The Wolf Howl King discovered that Ye Han’s unusually pure qi and blood could help him break through his bottleneck, and greed overcame his suspicions. Ye Han had deliberately used that aura to lure him into the Great Dragon-Trapping Formation, and the Wolf Howl King launched his attack as he approached.

• The Wolf Howl King cautiously crept toward Ye Han, suspecting that the injured cultivator might be setting a trap.
• The Wolf Howl King sensed Ye Han’s exceptionally pure qi and blood and realized that devouring him could help break his cultivation bottleneck.
• Ye Han deliberately released his qi and blood to draw the Wolf Howl King toward the Great Dragon-Trapping Formation, where he had prepared killing moves.
• The Wolf Howl King convinced himself that Ye Han was weakened and struck first, unleashing his demon aura and summoning a Gray Light Long Saber.

Ye Han lured the Wolf Howl King into the Immortal-Slaying Yin-Yang Sword Formation and used Thunder Escape Technique and powerful punches to drive him back inside. The Wolf Howl King fought back with the Gray Light Long Saber as Ye Han strengthened the formation, leaving their battle raging within it.

• The Wolf Howl King shattered Ye Han's Great Dragon-Trapping Formation with the Gray Light Long Saber and chased him with sonic wolf heads.
• Ye Han used Thunder Escape Technique to evade the attack and draw the Wolf Howl King into the hidden sword formation.
• The Wolf Howl King sensed the sword formation and used his Instantaneous Movement Divine Ability to escape its first strike.
• Ye Han appeared beside the Wolf Howl King and blasted him back into the formation with two powerful punches.
• The Wolf Howl King wielded the Gray Light Long Saber to clash with the formation's golden sword-rays while Ye Han strengthened the formation with sword qi, sword intent, and spell power.

Ye Han trapped Wolf Howl King in the Immortal-Slaying Yin-Yang Sword Formation, then summoned the Golden Snake Sword and his other ancient treasures to unleash the Five Elements Ancient Treasure Formation. The five-element attack descended on Wolf Howl King, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Wolf Howl King donned his Blood-Red Metal Armor and used its power to break free of the sword formation’s slowing pressure.
• Ye Han kept Wolf Howl King trapped while relying on the Purple Cauldron to replenish his spell power.
• Ye Han released six ancient treasures, including the Golden Snake Sword, and prepared the Five Elements Ancient Treasure Formation.
• Ye Han combined the five elemental treasures into a vast pillar of spirit light and blasted it toward Wolf Howl King.
• Wolf Howl King sensed the attack’s terrifying power and realized he was in danger.

Ye Han killed the Wolf Howl King with his formations, lightning, and sword attacks, then captured the Demon King's soul in the Ghost Skull Mirror. With little power left and wary of Old Fox, Ye Han activated the Teleportation Array and entered its passage, where he sensed dangerously powerful spatial force.

• The Wolf Howl King resisted the Five-Elements Pillar until Ye Han's sword strikes pierced him and severed his head.
• The Wolf Howl King's primordial spirit and soul fled with his Demon Core, but Ye Han captured them in the Ghost Skull Mirror.
• Ye Han collected his treasures and cut the Wolf Howl King's corpse into pieces to store it, since the Purple Cauldron Space already held the Mountain Spirit King's remains.
• Low on pills and worried Old Fox might find him, Ye Han hurried to the Teleportation Array and activated it with the Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass.
• Ye Han entered the Teleportation Passage under the protection of the Creation Heaven Cube, then sensed that its spatial power was unusually strong.

Ye Han emerged from a perilous Teleportation Passage into a vast desert inside an unknown part of the Heavenly Secret Hall, unsure which continent he had reached. Following the Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass out of the desert, he spotted an enormous tower ahead.

• Ye Han survived the Teleportation Passage after defending himself against its crushing spatial force, but emerged with severe injuries.
• Ye Han healed his wounds with medicinal liquid and wondered whether the array had sent him to another continent or another Heavenly Secret Hall.
• Ye Han planted a Locator Talisman by the Teleportation Array and used the Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass to find his direction.
• Ye Han raced southwest across the desert, where spiritual energy and vegetation gradually increased.
• Ye Han left the desert and saw an enormous tower ahead, which he suspected was another Inheritance Tower.

Ye Han followed the Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass through a barren, depleted region of the Heavenly Secret Hall, passing a ruined Inheritance Tower and reaching another Teleportation Array. As an unseen presence watched him and the Compass’s aura weakened, Ye Han wondered whether to teleport again and worried about Qin Jiuzhen and Ye Lingzhi.

• Ye Han found a weathered Inheritance Tower, sensed no unusual response from the Purple Cauldron, and chose not to enter.
• An unseen pair of eyes watched Ye Han leave the tower, and he felt a chilling sense that something was observing him.
• Ye Han activated the Myriad Images Mask and the Red Mask to conceal his aura as he followed the Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass.
• Ye Han reached a mountain bearing a Primordial Ancient Beast statue and a Teleportation Array, and wondered why the surrounding region had been so depleted that its restrictions had failed.
• Ye Han found the Compass pointing to the Teleportation Array, noticed its aura weakening, and hesitated over whether to teleport again as he worried about Qin Jiuzhen and Ye Lingzhi.

Ye Han used the Ten Thousand Beasts Armor to survive a teleportation passage and arrived in a lush, spiritually abundant region, where he suspected he had returned to the Heavenly Secret Hall on the Heaven's Mandate Continent. As he searched for an exit, a powerful divine sense approached him.

• Ye Han entered the teleportation passage wearing the Ten Thousand Beasts Armor and emerged unharmed in a region rich in spiritual energy.
• Ye Han found that the area’s heavenly treasures had already been gathered and that the teleportation array’s restrictions were gone.
• Ye Han concluded that the region might be the Treasure Mountain Heavenly Secret Hall on the Heaven's Mandate Continent and wondered whether three Heavenly Secret Halls existed.
• Ye Han questioned why the Purple Cauldron was not reacting and considered whether its target treasure had been taken or lay in another spatial layer.
• Ye Han sensed that the Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass was weakening and felt a powerful divine sense sweep toward him.

Ye Han reunited with Han Yuwan in the Heavenly Secret Hall after her clone detected him near the Teleportation Array. They met in her hidden cavern, where Han Yuwan asked how he had known she was there.

• Han Yuwan's clone found Ye Han hiding near the Primordial Ancient Beast statue by tracking a scent he had picked up at the Teleportation Array.
• Ye Han revealed himself to Han Yuwan, and she recognized him beneath his Red Mask before inviting him to follow her.
• Han Yuwan's clone returned to her hidden cavern and merged with her true body, where Ye Han learned she had reached the late stage of foundation establishment.
• Ye Han sensed that Han Yuwan possessed an opportunity that interested the Purple Cauldron, but concealed its reaction from her.
• Han Yuwan asked Ye Han whether he had really come to find her and how he had known she was in the Heavenly Secret Hall.

Ye Han reunited with Han Yuwan in the Heavenly Secret Hall and learned that their chances of escape depended on a Teleportation Token and their compasses. After combining their Heavenly Secret Hall Compasses, they prepared to leave together, but Han Yuwan waited for Ye Han to say something personal.

• Ye Han showed Han Yuwan the Teleportation Token Ye Lingzhi had given him, and Han Yuwan confirmed it could help them escape.
• Han Yuwan warned Ye Han that getting out of the Heavenly Secret Hall would still be difficult and challenged him for asking about her cultivation and the dangers instead of showing concern.
• Han Yuwan guessed Ye Han had followed a treasure to her, then revealed her Gold-and-Silver Runes Compass and discovered their Heavenly Secret Hall Compasses could merge.
• Han Yuwan merged her compass with Ye Han's, restoring its power and improving their chances of escape.
• Han Yuwan asked Ye Han whether he had anything to say to his senior sister, and Ye Han smiled and said he did.

Ye Han reunited with Han Yuwan and told her about his travels and suspicions concerning the Heavenly Secret Hall. Han Yuwan revealed that the Fourth Elder had used a secret method on her, then tried to get Ye Han to help remove the lingering yin energy through dual cultivation.

• Ye Han told Han Yuwan how he had used an ancient teleportation array to reach the Northern Lu Province Continent and met Ye Lingzhi at its Heavenly Secret Hall Treasure Mountain.
• Ye Han shared his suspicions that Heavenly Secret Halls had appeared on all three continents and might be traps.
• Han Yuwan said the Fourth Elder had taken her as a disciple and brought her to the Heavenly Secret Hall for her own purposes.
• Han Yuwan revealed that the Fourth Elder's secret method had left yin energy in her cultivation, and Ye Han sensed a connection between it and his Purple Cauldron.
• Han Yuwan urged Ye Han to examine her injuries, caught his hand, and began removing her clothes when he hesitated to help through dual cultivation.

Ye Han broke through to late Foundation Establishment after months of dual cultivation with Han Yuwan, whose treasure strengthened his Purple Cauldron and expanded its space. After acknowledging their bond and mutual gains, they prepared to work together to defeat Qin Shanzun, who guarded their way out.

• Ye Han reached the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment, and Han Yuwan entered his chamber to congratulate him.
• Han Yuwan confessed that she wanted to cherish their time together, and Ye Han accepted her affection despite uncertainty about his feelings.
• Ye Han realized Han Yuwan's treasure had strengthened his Purple Cauldron, expanded its space by thirty percent, and helped him advance; it had also helped her unlock a seal and counter her injury's secret method.
• Han Yuwan explained that Qin Shanzun, a Golden Core cultivator, had been pursuing her and blocking their escape route.
• Han Yuwan told Ye Han that their combined strength should now be enough to defeat Qin Shanzun and leave.

Ye Han and Han Yuwan raced toward the Immortal Vine Passage Tree, planning to overcome Qin Shanzun, who guarded their route out of this layer. They reached the tree and prepared to confront him.

• Ye Han and Han Yuwan agreed to join forces and escape the Heavenly Secret Hall after Qin Shanzun hunted Han Yuwan and blocked the way out.
• Han Yuwan explained that Qin Shanzun was a powerful Golden Core cultivator guarding the passage, and Ye Han considered their combined methods and possible escape plans.
• Ye Han and Han Yuwan raced through the forest toward the Immortal Vine Passage Tree beside an Inheritance Tower whose treasures Han Yuwan had already taken.
• Han Yuwan confirmed that Qin Shanzun was waiting on the Immortal Vine Passage Tree and told Ye Han to prepare his arrangements.

Qin Shanzun meditated on the Immortal Vine Passage Tree, expecting to hunt down the Foundation Establishment Realm woman who had taken the opportunities he wanted. When she appeared and fled, he pursued her through the tree, only to emerge ahead of her as she smiled strangely.

• Qin Shanzun sensed someone climbing the Immortal Vine Passage Tree and discovered the woman had slipped past his detection.
• Qin Shanzun attacked with a giant net of vines, forcing the female cultivator in the Red Mask to reveal herself and blast through it with her fiery Sword-Ray.
• The Red Mask woman used her fiery-red winged ancient treasure to break through Qin Shanzun's attacks and race down the tree.
• Qin Shanzun pursued her using Wood Escape, confident that his higher cultivation would let him catch her.
• Qin Shanzun emerged ahead of the fleeing woman, but her strange smile made him sense danger.

Ye Han and Han Yuwan sprang their carefully planned ambush on Qin Shanzun at the Immortal Vine Giant Tree. They drove him into Ye Han’s Immortal-Slaying Yin-Yang Sword Formation, where Qin Shanzun formed a giant tree of blue light to defend himself.

• Ye Han’s Dragon-Binding Bracelet struck Qin Shanzun’s Cup Treasure as Ye Han burst from the Immortal Vine Giant Tree and blasted Qin Shanzun downward with two Golden Light Fist Barrier Qi punches.
• Qin Shanzun crashed into the ground and realized he had been driven into Ye Han’s sword formation.
• Han Yuwan flew into the air and called on her junior brother Ye Han to attack with her.
• Ye Han unleashed the Immortal-Slaying Yin-Yang Sword Formation, sending a vast rain of golden sword lights toward Qin Shanzun.
• Qin Shanzun roared that their plot would fail and formed an immense blue light giant tree around himself for protection.