Chapter Summaries

Ye Han questioned White Snow about the Burial Ground of the Immortals and learned that his knowledge came from Phoenix inherited memories. White Snow revealed that the Ice Refining Prince may have been caught in a scheme involving the Absolute Frost Divine Sword, and Ye Han suspected the Prince had been plotting against his enemies too.

• Ye Han asked why Elder Liu valued White Snow, and White Snow claimed he was a Phoenix whose father had guarded the Azure Profound Sect.
• White Snow explained that Divine Beasts inherited knowledge and memories as their cultivation advanced, then agreed to share what he knew about the Burial Ground of the Immortals.
• White Snow said the Ice Refining Prince had been tricked, stripped of his physical body, and imprisoned in the Burial Ground after coming to the Earth Realm in pursuit of a treasure.
• White Snow explained that the scheme used Demon-Breaking Divine Thunder to restrain the Devil Race and may have forced the Ice Refining Prince to forge the Absolute Frost Divine Sword.
• Ye Han wondered whether the Ice Refining Prince had also been plotting against his enemies, and White Snow praised him for working it out.

Ye Han pieced together the possible connection between Elder Liu, the Immortal Race, and the Absolute Frost Divine Sword, while realizing his own role in the Ice Refining Prince’s death. He feared the sword’s discovery could endanger the Azure Profound Sect, then asked White Snow how to control it.

• White Snow explained that the Ice Refining Prince had been sent to deal with a wielder of Demon-Breaking Divine Thunder and had apparently sacrificed his life to forge the Absolute Frost Divine Sword.
• Ye Han suspected Elder Liu was connected to the Immortal Race and had been watching the Ice Refining Prince in the Burial Ground of the Immortals.
• Ye Han recalled that he had taken the sword before the Ice Refining Prince could finish his plan, then killed him with it, strengthening the sword.
• Ye Han concluded that Elder Liu had hidden a key and guided Azure Profound Sect disciples into the Burial Ground of the Immortals to give them a chance to obtain the sword.
• Ye Han worried that the Immortal Race would suspect Elder Liu and endanger the Azure Profound Sect if they learned he possessed the sword.
• Ye Han stopped speculating aloud and asked White Snow whether she knew how to control the Absolute Frost Divine Sword.

Ye Han worried that possessing the Absolute Frost Divine Sword would put him in danger, but White Snow explained that Elder Liu could not kill anyone and that the Qing Xuan Divine Palace might help Ye Han control the sword. Their conversation was interrupted by a tremendous tremor.

• Ye Han wondered whether Elder Liu and White Snow wanted the Absolute Frost Divine Sword and whether the trip to the Qing Xuan Divine Palace was safe.
• White Snow told Ye Han that Elder Liu could not kill living creatures because the Earth Realm's heavenly tribulation would strike him if he did.
• White Snow said the Qing Xuan Divine Palace might teach Ye Han how to use the Absolute Frost Divine Sword.
• White Snow explained that Ye Han's demon-breaking divine thunder could help him withstand the sword's chilling backlash, and Ye Han concealed the Purple Cauldron's role in obtaining it.
• Ye Han and White Snow joked about Ye Han's handsome appearance before a tremendous tremor shook the ground.

Ye Han and White Snow stayed hidden beneath the snow mountain after violent tremors shook the area, while White Snow explained that phoenixes and dragons were sworn enemies. As Ye Han studied formations with Fairy Jade Orchid, five red-armored figures gathered at an icy palace gate and planned to attack once someone opened it.

• Violent impacts shook the mountain, and Ye Han and White Snow suppressed their auras and stayed underground.
• White Snow told Ye Han that phoenixes and the Dragon Clan were sworn enemies, and they decided to remain hidden while they healed.
• Ye Han considered his next steps and the danger of his powers becoming known, while White Snow practiced his bloodline cultivation method.
• Ye Han meditated and discussed formation techniques with Fairy Jade Orchid inside the Purple Cauldron Space.
• Five red-armored figures reached a massive icy palace gate and decided to wait for Ye Han to open it before attacking.

Ye Han used the Ice-Silk Five Elements Jade Cushion and the Six-Gate Cosmic Armor while refining the Evil Blood Thirteen-Petal Flower to strengthen his body. Elsewhere, members of the Wang Household waited at a Bronze Giant Gate for him to arrive, as their plan had already waited thousands of years.

• Ye Han wore the White Ape King's Six-Gate Cosmic Armor as he worked to erase its former owner's imprint and refine the Evil Blood Thirteen-Petal Flower.
• Ye Han used the Ice-Silk Five Elements Jade Cushion to steady his mind and endure the flower's yang poison and painful effects on his body.
• White Snow also refined the Evil Blood Thirteen-Petal Flower, and Ye Han shared the flowers with him.
• Eyes appeared in a concealed glacier and looked toward the Bronze Giant Gate before fading away as a voice lamented that Ye Han had not arrived.
• Members of the Wang Household worried that Ye Han might have met with trouble, but their patriarch ordered them to keep waiting for their thousands-of-years-old plan.

After emerging from the glacier, Ye Han and White Snow headed toward the Qing Xuan Divine Palace, where Ye Han hoped to find treasures and an opportunity to control the Absolute Frost Divine Sword. They crossed a vast plain left by a devastating battle, and White Snow explained that a recently ascended Black Dragon had killed several Demon Kings before withdrawing to recover.

• Ye Han emerged from the glacier after reaching the seventh layer of the Blood Refining Art and the peak of the eighth layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm, while White Snow neared the Demon King realm.
• Ye Han decided to seek opportunities in the Qing Xuan Divine Palace and rely less on the Purple Cauldron.
• Ye Han and White Snow followed the Palace Gate Spirit Stone's direction through the Heavenly Snow Mountain Range and found a vast plain where mountains had been flattened.
• White Snow sensed that several Demon Kings, including the pair that had pursued them, had died there after provoking the Black Dragon that had just survived tribulation.
• White Snow led Ye Han onward and explained that the wounded Black Dragon had left to recover, then protested when Ye Han grew suspicious of him.

Ye Han questioned White Snow about his loyalty, but White Snow dodged his questions with teasing claims of devotion. Meanwhile, the Fifth Elder and four Cultivators waited in a glacier cave for Ye Han to arrive at the Qing Xuan Divine Palace, and a sudden hum made them think he had finally come.

• Ye Han accused White Snow of acting suspiciously and asked whether he was allied with Elder Liu Head, but White Snow evaded the question.
• White Snow protested Ye Han's doubts and flirted with him, prompting Ye Han to tell him to get lost and keep his distance.
• The Fifth Elder and four Cultivators discussed whether to stop waiting for Ye Han, who had failed to arrive after more than a year.
• The Fifth Elder insisted they keep waiting, citing Elder Liu Head's confidence in Ye Han and the lack of news that Ye Han's Life Token or Soul Token had been damaged.
• A low hum sounded beside the Fifth Elder, and the group excitedly asked whether Ye Han had arrived.

Ye Han and White Snow crossed the frozen plain and reached the enormous mountain where the Qing Xuan Divine Palace lay. Ye Han found the palace gate and prepared to open it, wary of a possible trap.

• The Fifth Elder prepared his four false Golden Core cultivators to trap and kill Ye Han so they could enter the Qing Xuan Divine Palace.
• Ye Han and White Snow forced their way through the icy storm, breaking apart the growing ice blocks around them as they advanced.
• Guided by the Palace Gate Spirit Stone, Ye Han located the enormous mountain and led White Snow toward the palace halfway up its slope.
• Ye Han and White Snow reached the bronze palace gate frozen in the glacier, and Ye Han put on the Six-Gate Cosmic Armor before activating the Palace Gate Spirit Stone.

Ye Han opened the Qing Xuan Divine Palace and collected the spiritual energy and jade-spirit-liquid-like mist that poured from it. The Fifth Elder then revealed an art-sealing restriction trap and cornered Ye Han with four accomplices, intent on avenging his child.

• Ye Han used the Palace Gate Spirit Stone to break through the glacier and open the bronze gate of the Qing Xuan Divine Palace.
• Ye Han suppressed the Purple Cauldron’s reaction and gathered the palace’s spiritual energy and mist into the Purple Runes Vortex.
• A hidden restriction formation trapped Ye Han, sealed his spell power, and prevented him from using the Thunder Escape Technique.
• The Fifth Elder emerged from the icy cavern wall and declared that he would avenge his child, whom Ye Han had killed.
• Four figures appeared around Ye Han, each holding a crystal-clear stone and glaring at him with hatred.

Ye Han was trapped by the Fifth Elder and four golden core cultivators in the Heavenly Gang Forbidden Art Formation, which prevented him from using spell power or treasures. When they attacked, Ye Han countered with his physical strength, and White Snow joined the fight as the formation’s hands descended again.

• Ye Han tried to escape the barrier, but the Heavenly Gang Forbidden Art Formation hurled him back and the Fifth Elder revealed he had come to avenge Wang Fa.
• Ye Han tested his spells and treasures while questioning the Fifth Elder, but the formation suppressed his spell power and the Fifth Elder refused to let him go.
• The Fifth Elder and four golden core cultivators formed hand seals and attacked Ye Han with enormous Heavenly Gang Hands.
• Ye Han struck the formation’s attack with his physical strength, shocking the five cultivators, but the Heavenly Gang Hands continued to crush down toward him.
• White Snow shouted that he would help Ye Han and unleashed wind blades at the Fifth Elder and his companions.

Ye Han and White Snow fought the Fifth Elder and four Golden Core Stage cultivators while trapped in the Heavenly Gang Forbidden Art Formation. Ye Han held off the formation with his physical strength, and White Snow's attacks drove the four cultivators back, leaving Ye Han suspicious of their unusual similarities.

• The Fifth Elder and his companions defended against razor-sharp wind blades before White Snow emerged and bombarded them with flaming spheres.
• The Fifth Elder recognized White Snow and attacked him with an azure-flamed spear, but White Snow blocked the spear-rays by spinning behind his wings.
• Ye Han used his Golden Core Stage-level physical strength to hold back the restriction hands inside the formation, despite being unable to use spell power.
• Ye Han recalled that he had reached the peak of the seventh level of the Blood Refining Art and that White Snow had stayed behind to avoid being trapped with him.
• Ye Han watched the four cultivators struggle against White Snow and suspected something was wrong because their auras and cultivation methods were unusually similar.

White Snow wounded himself to strike the four fake Golden Core cultivators, disrupting the Heavenly Gang Forbidden Art Formation and giving Ye Han a chance to break through it. Ye Han escaped the formation, restored his spell power, and vanished with Thunder Escape Technique as the Fifth Elder attacked with his Copper Hammer.

• White Snow charged the Fifth Elder with his reinforced feathers, but the green-light spear pierced his wing and drew blood.
• White Snow merged his blood with his feathers and blasted the four fake Golden Core cultivators, sending them crashing into the ice-covered mountain wall.
• Ye Han exploited the formation's disruption and hammered a gap through the Heavenly Gang Forbidden Art Formation despite its restriction hand striking his Six-Gate Cosmic Armor.
• Ye Han broke out of the formation, and the Fifth Elder summoned his Copper Hammer and swung it at Ye Han's head.
• Ye Han used Thunder Escape Technique and vanished in a burst of purple-gold lightning.

Ye Han fought the Fifth Elder and the Heavenly Gang Forbidden Art Formation, whose law-bearing beams repeatedly suppressed his spell power. Trapped and bound, Ye Han relied on physical strength and pure swordsmanship to shatter the formation’s demonic figures, leaving the Fifth Elder shocked as the fight continued.

• The Fifth Elder used his Copper Hammer against Ye Han, who evaded it with Thunder Escape and struck him with lightning-infused sword intent, but the Fifth Elder reappeared unharmed through the formation.
• The Fifth Elder activated the formation’s runes and fired gray-white beams that pursued Ye Han through his escapes, struck him, and prevented him from channeling spell power.
• The Fifth Elder fed essence blood into the crystal stone and commanded the formation to attack Ye Han with demonic figures.
• Ye Han swung the Soul-Slaying Sword using only physical strength and sword intent, entering a pure Sword Dao state and breaking the demonic figures apart.

Ye Han and White Snow broke the Heavenly Gang Forbidden Art Formation and fought the Fifth Elder, who revealed his late Golden Core Stage cultivation and prepared a powerful talisman. Before their confrontation could conclude, a violent tremor shook the glacier and the Qing Xuan Divine Palace gates pulled everyone toward them.

• White Snow killed one of the Fifth Elder's subordinates, seized and destroyed the formation-core crystals, and broke the Heavenly Gang Forbidden Art Formation.
• The Fifth Elder used his essence blood to empower his Copper Hammer and clashed with Ye Han, revealing his late Golden Core Stage cultivation.
• The Fifth Elder accused Ye Han of killing Wang Fa and produced a blood-covered divine talisman as Ye Han prepared to fight back.
• A violent tremor split the glacial ground and shook the Qing Xuan Divine Palace gates.
• A powerful suction burst from the gates and pulled Ye Han toward the Qing Xuan Palace Gate.

Ye Han and White Snow were dragged into the Qing Xuan Divine Palace’s spatial vortex, where Ye Han used the Palace Gate Spirit Stone to survive. After sending White Snow into the Five Elements Soul-Suppressing Pagoda, Ye Han found the Fifth Elder still alive and attacked him while his protective barrier was failing.

• The palace’s suction dragged Ye Han, White Snow, the Fifth Elder, and his subordinates inside, and Ye Han used the Palace Gate Spirit Stone to regain control of his body.
• When the Spirit Stone’s barrier began to weaken while protecting them both, Ye Han sent White Snow into the Five Elements Soul-Suppressing Pagoda.
• The Spirit Stone then protected Ye Han through the spatial vortex, while the Fifth Elder’s subordinates were shredded by spatial rifts.
• Ye Han spotted the Fifth Elder surviving with a powerful talisman, though cracks were spreading across his blood-red barrier.
• Ye Han rushed at the Fifth Elder and unleashed blasts of fist barrier qi using the Nine-Turn Vajra Art.

Ye Han used the Palace Gate Spirit Stone to withstand the Fifth Elder’s blood-red attack, then killed him with the Absolute Frost Divine Sword when the elder tried to escape through a spatial rift. Ye Han entered the Qing Xuan Divine Palace and surveyed its bronze-pillared interior, hoping to find the opportunity White Snow had mentioned.

• The Palace Gate Spirit Stone’s barrier reflected the Fifth Elder’s blood-red beam without damage.
• The Fifth Elder attacked Ye Han with his Copper Hammer, but Ye Han vanished into the spatial vortex.
• The Fifth Elder opened a spatial rift with his hammer and lunged toward it, where Ye Han’s Absolute Frost Divine Sword pierced his throat and froze him to death.
• Ye Han retrieved the sword despite its backlash leaving his arm numb and forcing him to spit up essence blood.
• Ye Han looked around the Qing Xuan Divine Palace, finding enormous bronze pillars and a floor paved with bronze bricks.

After the Fifth Elder’s death, Elder Liu ordered the Azure Profound Sect to purge the Wang Household and seal its mountain gates for a hundred years while opening the Heaven-Earth Illusion Realm. At the Qing Xuan Divine Palace, Ye Han examined the frozen Fifth Elder’s corpse and found the palace contained nothing but bronze pillars, leaving him to seek answers from Elder Liu.

• Qing Xuan Daoist told Elder Liu that the Fifth Elder had died, and Elder Liu ordered him to move against the Wang Household and announced the sect would seal its gates for a hundred years.
• Elder Liu activated an ancient bronze longsword, spreading a barrier of spirit light and runes across the sky as the Azure Profound Sect declared a century of seclusion.
• The announcement spread through Heavenly Billows and prompted widespread speculation about why the sect had shut its gates.
• Ye Han examined the Fifth Elder’s frozen corpse, suspected the elder had planned to seize the Qing Xuan Divine Palace and might have belonged to another race, then stored the body away.
• Ye Han searched the Qing Xuan Divine Palace but found only bronze pillars and wondered where its promised opportunities and treasures were.

Ye Han found that the Bronze Pillars in the Qing Xuan Divine Palace told strange versions of ancient history, then summoned White Snow for help. White Snow revealed that each pillar was a Heaven and Earth Secret Realm that Ye Han could enter, leaving Ye Han eager to learn how.

• Ye Han read the Bronze Pillars and found that their historical accounts differed greatly from the stories in books.
• Ye Han summoned White Snow from the Five Elements Soul-Suppressing Pagoda and told him to help rather than ask questions.
• White Snow recognized the Qing Xuan Divine Palace and said it was extraordinary despite the lack of visible resources.
• White Snow explained that the Bronze Pillars were Heaven and Earth Secret Realm Pillars where cultivators could experience cultivation and alter history, with everything they gained being real.
• Ye Han asked how to enter the secret realms and grew excited at the prospect of finding treasures within them.

Ye Han entered the bronze pillar illusion realms with White Snow, where he spent nearly a hundred years tempering his mind and improving his cultivation and skills. After reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment, he swallowed a spirit fruit made from the Dustfall Pill and prepared to face the Golden Core heavenly tribulation.

• Ye Han used the Palace Gate Spirit Stone to enter a bronze cauldron illusion realm with White Snow, who promised to keep him from getting trapped.
• Ye Han experienced a new life on the road to Green Bull Town, where his Third Uncle told him he could join the Seven Profound Sect.
• Ye Han spent nearly a hundred years in the heaven-earth illusion realms, developing his cultivation and skills in pill refining, artifact refining, talismans, puppets, formations, and combat.
• White Snow advanced to become a demon king several decades into their time in the illusion realms, while Ye Han reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
• Ye Han swallowed the five-colored Dustfall Pill spirit fruit to attempt a Golden Core breakthrough and prepared his treasures and defenses as the heavenly tribulation gathered.

After a hundred years in the Qing Xuan Divine Palace and a hundred Heaven and Earth Secret Realms, Ye Han used a Dustfall Pill Spirit Fruit to break through to the golden core stage. He left the chapter newly empowered, with a golden core strengthened by heavenly tribulation lightning.

• Ye Han cultivated through a hundred Heaven and Earth Secret Realms, refining his alchemy skills and gaining experience while White Snow later broke through to the demon king realm.
• After three failed attempts with Dustfall Pills, Ye Han consumed a Dustfall Pill Spirit Fruit made with the Purple Cauldron to begin his breakthrough.
• Ye Han blocked the first tribulation strike with demon-breaking divine thunder and let later lightning purge the killing intent from his body.
• Ye Han absorbed the power of the tribulation lightning through his demon-breaking divine thunder until the thunderclouds dispersed.
• Ye Han reached the golden core stage and realized his golden core was far beyond an ordinary cultivator's.