Chapter Summaries

Ye Han’s capture of three Black Water Sect Flying Boats and 153 disciples threw Skyward City into a battle-ready state. As the Blackwater Three Demons pursued the boats, Red Dragon Girl blamed a flaw in the defenses and revealed that Master Jin had disappeared.

• The Second Elder ordered Skyward City’s defenses strengthened, recalled disciples, and sent Messaging Talismans to the Azure Profound Sect.
• Ye Han entered the healing Secret Chamber after giving the Second Elder the Identity Tokens of 153 captured Black Water Sect disciples.
• The Second Elder prepared for the Blackwater Three Demons’ counterattack and contacted the sect.
• Sound Demon and Baleful Heavenly Venerable joined Red Dragon Girl in pursuing the stolen Flying Boats and fought the Second Elder, who escaped.
• Red Dragon Girl blamed a flaw in the formations for Ye Han’s success, then told Sound Demon and Baleful Heavenly Venerable that Master Jin had disappeared.

Red Dragon Girl, Sound Demon, and Baleful Heavenly Venerable assessed the damage after Ye Han captured Master Jin, 152 other disciples, and three Flying Boats. With their coalition negotiations stalled, they suspected Ye Han possessed extraordinary treasures and decided to use certain people against him without first informing their Martial Uncle.

• A disciple reported that Ye Han had captured 153 people, including Master Jin, and seized three Flying Boats.
• Sound Demon angrily blamed the captured disciples, while Red Dragon Girl urged the group to focus on limiting the damage.
• Baleful Heavenly Venerable and Sound Demon said the Thousand Mountains School and Green Mountain Sect had stalled their Coalition Army negotiations and refused to contribute resources.
• Red Dragon Girl said Ye Han's strength and treasures were extraordinary and suggested the three exploit his rare opportunities.
• Red Dragon Girl, Sound Demon, and Baleful Heavenly Venerable agreed to use certain people and act before reporting to their Martial Uncle.

Red Dragon Girl learned that Ye Han was badly wounded and planned to exploit his seclusion to attack Skyward City and reclaim the Black Water Sect’s captives and Flying Boats. As the Black Water Sect mobilized, the Second Elder prepared the city for battle, while hidden cultivators received orders to attack Ye Han from within.

• Baleful Heavenly Venerable, Sound Demon, and Red Dragon Girl decided to stop Ye Han from ending the Sect War, then Red Dragon Girl received word that he was injured and secluded in Skyward City.
• Red Dragon Girl planned to move against the city and called for the Demon Insect Evil Immortal and the Black Water Sect disciples to join the operation.
• The Second Elder admired the three captured Flying Boats and considered exploiting Ye Han’s treasures, but an Azure Profound Sect disciple warned him that the Black Water Sect was advancing.
• The Second Elder announced that the Black Water Sect was preparing to attack, and Skyward City’s cultivators began making battle preparations.
• A tall, thin old man received instructions for hidden cultivators to coordinate with the outside attack and go after Ye Han.

Master Yong's desperadoes planned to attack Ye Han and seize his treasures, while the Blackwater Three Demons led a feint against Skyward City to support conspirators inside. As the city's Spirit Cannons began draining the demons' formation, Ye Han sensed the battle was about to begin.

• Master Yong persuaded his desperadoes to target Ye Han and split their forces between attacking him and feigning an assault on the Flying Boat, while speculating that the Azure Profound Sect's Second Elder might leave them an opening.
• The Blackwater Three Demons brought more than a hundred and sixty disciples to Skyward City and arranged them into the Blackwater Demon Formation.
• Red Dragon Girl ordered the formation to advance toward Skyward City, where the city's Spirit Cannons unleashed a barrage against it.
• The Blackwater Demon Formation endured the bombardment, but the Azure Profound Sect aimed to exhaust the Spell Power sustaining it.
• Ye Han opened his eyes in a secret chamber and said the battle was about to begin.

The Blackwater Three Demons advanced the Blackwater Demon Formation toward Skyward City and unleashed blood souls to weaken its defensive barrier. As the Second Elder and Azure Profound Sect disciples fought back, fires erupted on several hilltops inside the city.

• Skyward City's spirit cannons bombarded the Blackwater Demon Formation, but its barrier deflected the attacks while draining the Black Water Sect disciples' spell power.
• Red Dragon Girl, Sound Demon, and Baleful Heavenly Venerable joined their disciples in powering Soul-Summoning Banners and conjured enormous blood souls.
• The blood souls ignored the spirit cannon beams and battered Skyward City's barrier, covering it with blood-red runes that weakened its defenses and disrupted its recovery.
• The Second Elder rushed outside the barrier and attacked the blood souls with azure sword-rays as other Azure Profound Sect disciples joined the fight.
• A muffled explosion shook Skyward City, and several hilltops inside the city caught fire.

Master Yong led masked desperadoes through the chaos in Skyward City to assassinate the injured Ye Han inside the City Lord's Residence. Wang Chunyang tried to stop them, but Master Yong sealed the restriction with Ye Han still trapped inside with the intruders.

• The Second Elder ordered the lineage reserve forces to fight fires as battles and arson plunged Skyward City into chaos.
• Master Yong led more than twenty masked Cultivators toward the Stump Great Hall, intending to kill Ye Han while he recovered in a protected chamber.
• Master Yong dismissed a companion's suspicion of a trap and used a bribed restriction Token to open the City Lord's Residence barrier.
• Wang Chunyang spotted the intruders and attacked, but Master Yong's Light Barrier absorbed his strikes long enough for the group to enter.
• Master Yong closed the barrier behind them, leaving Wang Chunyang outside and Ye Han alone with the intruders.

Master Yong and his desperadoes attacked Ye Han in the city lord’s secret chamber, but Ye Han emerged unharmed and countered them with his five ancient treasures. As Ye Han fought back, Master Yong revealed Golden Core Stage cultivation and launched a blue-green flaming sword at his back.

• Wang Chunyang flew off to find the Second Elder after Master Yong and his desperadoes entered the restricted area.
• Master Yong led his men toward Ye Han’s secret chamber, suspecting they had been sent to kill him by someone inside the city lord’s residence.
• Ye Han dismissed the chamber restriction and walked out, prompting Master Yong to order an attack.
• Ye Han used Thunder Escape Technique to dodge their barrage, then deployed five ancient treasures that countered the attackers’ elemental arts and brought down several cultivators.
• Master Yong revealed his Golden Core Stage cultivation and sent a blue-green flaming sword toward Ye Han, shocking both Ye Han and his subordinates.

Master Yong revealed himself as a newly advanced Golden Core cultivator and attacked Ye Han, but Ye Han and his puppets held off him and the masked outlaws. As Master Yong unleashed a Purple-Gold Small Cauldron, the Purple Cauldron in Ye Han’s divine sense sea reacted violently.

• Master Yong’s sneak attack missed when Ye Han dodged with Cloud-Chasing Divine Steps, and the masked men learned their leader had reached the Golden Core Stage.
• Master Yong recalled his secret mission against Ye Han and the Azure Profound Sect, then attacked with his Qilin Kasaya and azure-blue longsword.
• Ye Han released the Binglian Puppet and more than a dozen puppets, which blocked the masked cultivators while he fought Master Yong with the Thirteen Soul-Suppressing Spears.
• Ye Han’s spear shattered the Qilin Kasaya’s Gang qi and repelled it, while his puppets overwhelmed the masked men and killed two of them.
• Realizing the intel was false, Master Yong unleashed a massive sword-ray and summoned a Purple-Gold Small Cauldron, causing the Purple Cauldron in Ye Han’s divine sense sea to react violently.

Ye Han fought Master Yong, who wielded an imitation Purple Cauldron and unleashed a devastating sword attack. After counterattacking with the Five Elements Ancient Treasure Formation, Ye Han pursued Master Yong into a spatial passage and was dragged inside as the Second Elder arrived too late.

• Master Yong used his Purple Cauldron to amplify his spell power and send a powerful blue-green sword-ray crashing down on Ye Han.
• Ye Han escaped with Thunder Escape Technique while the sword-ray devastated much of the City Lord's Residence, and the Binglian Puppet and masked cultivators disappeared.
• Ye Han attacked Master Yong with the Five Elements Ancient Treasure Formation, forcing Master Yong to retreat into his Purple Cauldron.
• Master Yong sent the Purple Cauldron into a spatial passage, and Ye Han followed, lashing it with Demon-Sealing Chains before being pulled inside.
• The Second Elder arrived above the ruined City Lord's Residence and cursed that he was too late.

The Second Elder found Ye Han missing from the ruined City Lord's Residence and used one of his ancient treasures to track him southeast. Ye Han emerged from a spatial passage with Master Yong and seized control of Master Yong's Purple Cauldron.

• Wang Chunyang arrived at the City Lord's Residence, and the Second Elder concluded that spatial power had carried Ye Han away.
• The Second Elder collected Ye Han's five ancient treasures and sent Wang Chunyang to search for clues before returning to Skyward City's defenses.
• The Second Elder identified traces of a Golden Core Stage cultivator and used Ye Han's Dragon-Binding Bracelet to track him southeast.
• Ye Han and Master Yong emerged from a spatial passage several dozen li southeast of Skyward City.
• Ye Han's spatial vortex pulled Master Yong's Purple Cauldron away, and Master Yong shouted at him not to steal his treasure.

Ye Han used his Purple Cauldron to defeat Master Yong, capture him and his subordinates, and take Master Yong’s golden core. As Ye Han searched the captives for spoils, the Second Elder arrived, and Ye Han weakened his aura before answering him.

• Master Yong attacked Ye Han’s Purple Cauldron with his flames, Life-Bound Treasure, and golden core, but the cauldron remained unharmed and injured him.
• The Purple Cauldron pulled at Master Yong’s golden core, and Ye Han struck Master Yong from behind, sending him into the Purple Cauldron Space.
• Ye Han’s puppets and Restriction Formation overwhelmed Master Yong, while chains bound him and the gray-mist fists knocked him unconscious before he was dragged into the Five Elements Soul-Suppressing Pagoda.
• Ye Han recalled the Purple Cauldron and ordered the puppets to search Master Yong and his subordinates for spoils.
• The Second Elder arrived from Skyward City and asked Ye Han where the enemy was, while Ye Han weakened his aura.

Ye Han led the Second Elder to a hidden teleportation formation used by Master Yong, then met Qing Xuan Daoist, who had arrived to address the conflict with the Black Water Sect. Ye Han proposed using the moment to end the war, then confronted the Second Elder about holding his treasure.

• Ye Han brought the Second Elder to Master Yong’s hidden teleportation formation, copied its runes into a jade slip, and caused the formation to collapse.
• Qing Xuan Daoist arrived after receiving the Second Elder’s message about Ye Han capturing 153 Black Water Sect disciples and three flying boats.
• The Second Elder told Qing Xuan Daoist that Ye Han had been ambushed, and Ye Han said the enemy had escaped through a special teleportation array.
• Ye Han urged Qing Xuan Daoist to use the opportunity to end the sect war and restore peace to Heavenly Billows.
• Ye Han asked the Second Elder whether he had his treasure.

Ye Han recovered his five Ancient Treasures from the Second Elder and received the Divine Spirit Eightfold Art, while Qing Xuan Daoist went to negotiate with the Black Water Sect. The Blackwater Three Demons continued attacking Skyward City, but their assault appeared to be failing.

• The Second Elder returned Ye Han's five Ancient Treasures and gave him the Divine Spirit Eightfold Art after Ye Han asked about the tracking spell.
• Ye Han judged that the Second Elder had abandoned his scheme to seize the treasures, and resolved to grow strong enough to protect his opportunities.
• Qing Xuan Daoist flew to Skyward City to speak with the Black Water Sect, while the Second Elder and Ye Han headed back together.
• Ye Han told the Second Elder that his attackers had close ties to the Black Water Sect but did not appear to be sect members.
• The Blackwater Three Demons and the Black Water Sect disciples continued exchanging attacks with Skyward City's defenses, draining both sides as the Three Demons realized their plan seemed to have failed.

Qing Xuan Daoist arrived and forced the Blackwater Three Demons to abandon their attack on Skyward City. After Ye Han returned safely, he explained his actions and announced that he would return to the sect to enter seclusion, while Qing Xuan Daoist said Ye Han’s presence would be inconvenient.

• Qing Xuan Daoist stopped the battle with his Nascent Soul Realm pressure and ordered the Blackwater Three Demons to return to the Black Water Sect.
• Red Dragon Girl accepted Qing Xuan Daoist’s order, and the Blackwater Three Demons withdrew their formation and left with their disciples.
• Ye Han and the Second Elder returned to the Great Hall, where Qing Xuan Daoist arrived and sealed the hall with a restriction.
• Ye Han recounted how he had infiltrated the Black Water Sect’s position and captured disciples without revealing his secret abilities or treasures.
• Ye Han said he would return to the sect to enter seclusion, and Qing Xuan Daoist told him his continued presence would be inconvenient.

Ye Han left Skyward City for the Azure Profound Sect after handing Qing Xuan Daoist the captured Black Water Sect disciples, while a hidden watcher revealed plans involving a Devil Race object. The watcher noticed Ye Han’s resemblance to the Azure Profound Sect’s Eldest Senior Brother, and Ye Han sensed someone spying on him as he flew onward.

• Qing Xuan Daoist warned Ye Han that Skyward City was unsafe and that Blackwater Old Devil might try to capture or kill him.
• Ye Han released the 153 unconscious Black Water Sect disciples sealed by his purple runes and left them, along with the Super Flying Boat, in Qing Xuan Daoist’s custody.
• Qing Xuan Daoist suggested Ye Han seek guidance from Elder Liu after returning to the sect, and Ye Han flew out of Skyward City toward the Azure Profound Sect.
• A hidden watcher saw Ye Han leave, feared his resemblance to the Azure Profound Sect’s Eldest Senior Brother, and vowed revenge with the help of a Devil Race object.
• Ye Han sensed that someone was spying on him as he continued flying toward the Azure Profound Sect.

Ye Han realized Master Yong’s Purple Cauldron Replica was likely a trap meant to draw out his genuine Purple Cauldron when a terrifying presence appeared in the sky. He released Master Yong and the replica to investigate while hiding himself, as a pair of narrow eyes emerged overhead.

• Ye Han searched for the Demon Insect Evil Immortal, failed to lure him out, and flew toward the Azure Profound Sect.
• Master Yong’s Purple Cauldron Replica trembled inside Ye Han’s Purple Cauldron and began emitting strange Purple Runes.
• Ye Han recognized the replica’s fresh aura and suspected it was designed to lure out the genuine Purple Cauldron.
• A powerful presence stirred the sky, and Ye Han released Master Yong and the replica while concealing himself in gray light and runes.
• A pair of narrow eyes appeared in the air, and Master Yong shivered awake.

Ye Han watched a being communicating through Master Yong’s imitation Purple Cauldron demand answers about the Purple Cauldron Ye Han possessed. After the being’s presence vanished, it killed Master Yong and the captured rogue cultivators, leaving the imitation Purple Cauldron intact and Ye Han unsure what to do with it.

• Master Yong awoke unable to move or speak because Ye Han had sealed his cultivation and bound him with modified Demon-Sealing Chains.
• The being inside the imitation Purple Cauldron sensed Ye Han’s Purple Cauldron and demanded that Master Yong explain what had happened.
• Ye Han concluded that the being was communicating across realms through the imitation Purple Cauldron and could not see his surroundings.
• When Master Yong could not answer, the being’s aura vanished, then bloodlight runes erupted from the imitation Purple Cauldron and made Master Yong explode.
• The rogue cultivators imprisoned in Ye Han’s Five Elements Soul-Suppressing Pagoda also self-detonated, while the imitation Purple Cauldron remained intact and made Ye Han’s Purple Cauldron tremble.

Ye Han absorbed the Purple Cauldron Replica after deciding its otherworldly owner had abandoned it, and the genuine Purple Cauldron grew stronger. As the Purple Cauldron gained spatial power and its inner space expanded, Ye Han sensed a powerful aura approaching.

• Ye Han concluded that the being who had controlled Master Yong had created replicas to locate the true Purple Cauldron and might threaten the Earth Realm.
• Ye Han decided the being had severed its connection to the replica and chose to let the Purple Cauldron absorb it.
• The Purple Cauldron swallowed the replica, transforming its aura and expanding the Purple Cauldron Space from one hundred and twenty zhang to one hundred and thirty zhang.
• Ye Han sensed that the Purple Cauldron had gained spatial power that could open a Spatial Transmission Passage.
• A powerful aura surged toward Ye Han, changing his expression.

Ye Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect after Elder Liu summoned him, while worrying that the elder might have detected his Purple Cauldron. At the Blackwater Sect encampment, the Blackwater Old Devil punished Red Dragon Girl, ordered the forces to withdraw, and set out for Skyward City to capture Ye Han.

• Elder Liu called Ye Han back after sensing a disturbance, and Ye Han gathered Master Yong's remains before flying to the Azure Profound Sect.
• Elder Liu wondered why a powerful outsider had come to the Earth Realm and why Ye Han had been at the scene, then went back to sleep.
• Ye Han flew through the Qing Xuan Mountain Range, reflected on the Azure Profound Sect's losses in the Sect War, and returned to his cave abode.
• The Blackwater Three Demons reported to the Blackwater Old Devil, who sentenced Red Dragon Girl to a year in Blackwater Pool and ordered everyone to withdraw.
• After Sound Demon told him that Old Daoist Qing Xuan wanted to speak with him, the Blackwater Old Devil flew toward Skyward City, intending to capture Ye Han.

Ye Han returned to Seven Mysteries Peak and received the Palace Gate Spirit Stone from Elder Liu, who sent him to the Qing Xuan Divine Palace to grow stronger. Elder Liu warned that his days were numbered, and Ye Han ended by asking whether something had happened to the Azure Profound Sect.

• Ye Han sensed strange spiritual energy and a trace of law power near his master's cave abode, then descended to meet Elder Liu.
• Elder Liu praised Ye Han's cultivation, reassured him that choosing whether to rely on the sect was his own decision, and gave him the Palace Gate Spirit Stone to the Qing Xuan Divine Palace.
• Elder Liu told Ye Han to go to the mysterious Qing Xuan Divine Palace immediately and warned that his days were numbered and the sect would be in danger without him.
• Ye Han suspected Elder Liu was sending him away because something had happened to the Azure Profound Sect and asked him directly.