Chapter Summaries

Ye Han sealed the Heaven-Piercing Gourd in his Five Elements Soul-Suppressing Pagoda while Zhang Qingshan gained power from a golden rune, and they escaped the collapsing space. They emerged in the sea only to find a massive shadow surging toward them.

• Ye Han used the Purple Cauldron and Demon-Sealing Chains to suppress the Heaven-Piercing Gourd and the Demon-Locking Chain inside the Five Elements Soul-Suppressing Pagoda.
• A golden rune entered Zhang Qingshan, strengthening his body and granting him the ability to open a spatial passage.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan escaped as the sealed space collapsed beneath the enormous Three-Tailed Fox Immortal.
• The Sea Dragon Demon Emperor and the Three-Tailed Fox Immortal discussed the missing treasure and departed with what they had collected.
• Zhang Qingshan and Ye Han emerged from the passage into the seawater, where a huge black shadow surged toward them.

Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan escaped a sudden upheaval in the Boundless Sea after killing a giant sea clam and taking its pearl and meat. Seven days later, they reached an island near the continent, where Zhang Qingshan said he would have to part ways with Ye Han soon.

• Ye Han killed the giant sea clam and claimed its Ten-Thousand-Year Water Spirit Pearl, while Zhang Qingshan collected clam meat.
• A massive disturbance erupted across the Boundless Sea, and Zhang Qingshan led Ye Han into the sky and away from the rising sea demons and tsunamis.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan escaped the chaos and spent seven days traveling to an island near the continent.
• Ye Han and Zhang Qingshan roasted and ate the clam meat, and Zhang Qingshan told Ye Han they would have to part ways when they reached the continent.

Ye Han returned toward Heavenly Billows after parting with Zhang Qingshan, who sealed his prediction ability to travel and temper his state of mind. Meanwhile, the Three-Tailed Fox Immortal and the Sea Dragon Demon Emperor began conquering the waters as a force approached.

• Zhang Qingshan parted from Ye Han and set out alone to overcome his dependence on Fortune and Disaster Prediction by sealing the ability and traveling across the continent.
• Zhang Qingshan and Ye Han exchanged treasures from the Great Illusory Spirit Realm, and Ye Han received the supreme Kui water spirit iron he needed for his Life-Bound Treasure.
• Ye Han walked toward Heavenly Billows while checking Fairy Ningyu, the Kui Water Gourd, and the sealed Heaven-Piercing Gourd, then began studying the Heaven-Mixing Eight Demon Staff Art.
• The Three-Tailed Fox Immortal feasted on sea demons while the Sea Dragon Demon Emperor proposed conquering the surrounding waters.
• A surge of wind, waves, and demon aura swept toward them, and the Sea Dragon Demon Emperor announced that their opponents had arrived.

After rebuilding his body, the Devil Lord set out to open a passage between the Demon Realm and the Earth Realm and seek revenge on Ye Han. Ye Han spent ten years gathering treasures and honing his skills before returning to Heavenly Billows, where a familiar aura drew him to the Immortal Delight Courtyard.

• The Devil Lord emerged from the Demonic Heaven Abyss, vowed revenge on Ye Han, and flew toward the sea atop a giant Demon Beast Skeleton.
• Ye Han killed the Leopard Heaven Demon King with the Chaos Divine Wood Golden Cudgel, while the Ghost Skull Mirror seized Yao Wen's primordial spirit and demon beast soul.
• Ye Han continued his journey through different regions, hunting demon beasts, collecting treasures, attending auctions, and practicing the Heaven-Mixing Eight Demon Staff Art.
• After ten years, Ye Han returned to Heavenly Billows and sensed a familiar aura as he passed Azure Cloud City.
• Ye Han descended onto a terrace at the Immortal Delight Courtyard and asked the man there if he was still giving lessons to the girls.

Ye Han reunited with Teacher Lan Qing in Azure Cloud City and learned that Lan Qing had come to give him preparations for their future trip to the Heavenly Secret Hall. After receiving the Divine Communion Formula, Ye Han asked what would happen if he chose not to go.

• Ye Han detected Teacher Lan Qing in Azure Cloud City, and Lan Qing hurried him out of the city to talk privately.
• Ye Han noticed that Teacher Lan Qing had reached the middle Golden Core stage and wondered whether he wanted to visit the Heavenly Secret Hall early.
• Teacher Lan Qing gave Ye Han a jade slip containing the Divine Communion Formula and a list of useful preparations for the Heavenly Secret Hall.
• Teacher Lan Qing explained that the formula improved divine sense perception in the hall, and Ye Han asked what if he did not go.

Ye Han bargained with Teacher Lan Qing for cultivation guidance, treasure-refining knowledge, and rare materials before agreeing to meet him in Azure Cloud City for their future mission. Returning to the flourishing Azure Profound Sect, Ye Han observed the continent’s growing conflicts and was surprised to sense that someone had returned.

• Teacher Lan Qing accused Ye Han of seeking to profit from him, but Ye Han traded materials for an Earth-Hybrid Spirit Stone and received cultivation insights and the Treasure Refining Spirit Formula.
• Ye Han agreed to meet Teacher Lan Qing again in Azure Cloud City when the time came to enter the Heavenly Secret Hall and rescue his physical body.
• Ye Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect and found it more prosperous, with Black Water Sect disciples present among its grounds.
• Ye Han learned that the Green Mountain Sect and Thousand Mountains School had merged into the Twin Mountains School, which had allied with the Wuxie Sect and was fighting the Azure Profound Sect and Black Water Sect.
• Ye Han reflected on the continent’s worsening sect conflicts, driven by dwindling cultivation resources, then sensed that someone had returned.

Ye Han reunited with Fairy Jade Orchid in Magnolia Valley and learned that Thousand Mountains Fairy had injured her during her travels. After helping her recover, he left to find his cave abode and saw how much Seven Mysteries Peak had changed under Zhang Lingjun's leadership.

• Fairy Jade Orchid returned to Magnolia Valley, where Ye Han noticed her weakened cultivation and discovered she had been injured.
• Fairy Jade Orchid told Ye Han that Thousand Mountains Fairy attacked her because she was an Azure Profound Sect disciple, and Ye Han vowed to make Thousand Mountains Fairy pay.
• Ye Han treated Fairy Jade Orchid's injuries over several days with pills and his Dual Cultivation Furnace Cauldron formation, which Fairy Jade Orchid helped improve.
• Ye Han secured Magnolia Valley's Restriction Formation and flew to Seven Mysteries Peak, where he saw White Snow teaching disciples in the new Teaching Dharma Tower.
• Ye Han returned toward his cave abode and sent a special Messaging Talisman toward another mountain peak.

After Han Yuwan left, Ye Han focused on strengthening himself for possible sect wars and his future trip to the Heavenly Secret Hall. Three years later, while he refined the Thousand Illusion Heavenly Bell, someone announced that Red Dragon Girl wanted to see him.

• Han Yuwan left Ye Han’s cave abode after telling him she would return to settle the score, and she said she was glad he had come back.
• Ye Han reflected on the threat of a wider sect war and his limited time to grow strong enough to protect the Azure Profound Sect, Fairy Jade Orchid, and Fairy Ningyu.
• Ye Han studied Teacher Lan Qing’s Divine Communion Formula and Treasure Refining Spirit Formula while continuing to practice his other techniques.
• White Snow visited Ye Han, boasted about his contributions, and received pills, demon beast essence blood, materials, and cultivation techniques.
• Ye Han spent three years in seclusion, and as he refined the Thousand Illusion Heavenly Bell, someone called to say Red Dragon Girl from the Black Water Sect wanted to see him.

Ye Han ended his seclusion and met Red Dragon Girl, whose cultivation and appearance had changed greatly after her inheritance in the Ascension Immortal Palace. She privately visited him, hinting at the inheritance he possessed and teasing him about why she had come.

• Ye Han reflected on his progress with the Treasure Refining Spirit Formula and the changes to the Purple Cauldron before leaving his cave abode.
• Ye Han greeted Zhang Lingjun and Red Dragon Girl, then congratulated her on her transformation and powerful cultivation.
• Red Dragon Girl told Zhang Lingjun she needed to speak privately with Ye Han, and Zhang Lingjun left.
• Red Dragon Girl sensed that Ye Han was dangerous despite his early Golden Core stage cultivation and suspected he possessed another portion of the Ascension Immortal Palace's true inheritance.
• Inside Ye Han's cave abode, Red Dragon Girl teased him by saying she had come to show him how formidable his big sister was.

Red Dragon Girl sought Ye Han’s help because using the treasure from the Ascension Immortal Palace’s legacy had drastically shortened her lifespan. She offered him a rare flame crystal and even a share of the Black Water Sect, but Ye Han balked when she revealed she wanted to dual cultivate with him.

• Red Dragon Girl confirmed that a treasure from the Heavenly Dragon Demon Race’s legacy had helped her kill Blackwater Old Devil and defeat Thousand Mountains Fairy and Qin Shanzun.
• Red Dragon Girl told Ye Han that using the treasure consumed her lifespan because she had never obtained the legacy cultivation method, leaving her with only a fraction of a normal cultivator’s remaining years.
• Red Dragon Girl said Ye Han could help because he had obtained the Heavenly Dragon Tyrant Body Art and the Eightfold Bone Refining Art.
• Red Dragon Girl offered Ye Han a supreme-grade strange flame crystal stone and promised him a share of the Black Water Sect if he helped her.
• Red Dragon Girl asked Ye Han to dual cultivate with her and said she wanted to absorb his powerful physical energy, but Ye Han suggested asking his senior brother Zhang Qingshan instead.

After Red Dragon Girl left to attempt a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm, Ye Han recovered in seclusion and spent ten years cultivating and refining his Life-Bound Treasure. Elder Liu then sent him a voice transmission, announcing his return.

• Red Dragon Girl said goodbye to Ye Han and flew off to prepare for her breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Ye Han reflected on how helping Red Dragon Girl had nearly drained him but had transformed his body and cultivation.
• Ye Han stayed in seclusion, restoring his body, cultivating, refining treasures, and turning away disciples who sought to become his apprentices.
• Over ten years, Ye Han infused supreme-grade strange flame spirit stone into the Chaos Divine Wood Golden Cudgel, bringing it closer to becoming a Five Elements Golden Cudgel.
• Elder Liu sent Ye Han a voice transmission, and Ye Han wondered if Elder Liu had returned.

While refining his Life-Bound Treasure, Ye Han received a visit from Elder Liu, who warned him that the Earth Realm was growing unsettled and urged him to return to the Heavenly Secret Hall to build up his cultivation. Ye Han agreed and accepted a Storage Bag of supplies, while wondering whether Elder Liu and Teacher Lan Qing had coordinated their recommendations.

• Elder Liu found Ye Han refining his Life-Bound Treasure and warned that his cultivation was advancing too slowly amid growing unrest in the Earth Realm.
• Elder Liu urged Ye Han to revisit the Heavenly Secret Hall and build up his cultivation there.
• Ye Han wondered why Teacher Lan Qing and Elder Liu had both directed him to the Heavenly Secret Hall and suspected their invitations might be connected.
• Ye Han agreed to go, and Elder Liu gave him a Storage Bag of supplies and offered to answer questions while he remained on the mountain for two years.

After completing the Five Elements Golden Cudgel, Ye Han examined the three items Elder Liu had prepared for his trip to the Heavenly Secret Hall. He went to consult Elder Liu, who suddenly enveloped him in overwhelming spell power.

• Ye Han finished refining the Five Elements Golden Cudgel and mastered the Ape God Chapter and Monkey God Chapter of the Heaven-Mixing Eight Demon Staff Art.
• Ye Han opened Elder Liu’s Storage Bag and found maps of the Heavenly Secret Hall, a mysterious six-part Teleportation Talisman, and a black Heavenly Secret Token made of the same material as his map.
• Ye Han left his cave abode, kicked White Snow away, and ignored three female disciples who hoped to approach him.
• Ye Han flew to Elder Liu, who was asleep beneath a tree, and greeted him respectfully.
• Elder Liu enveloped Ye Han in a terrifying wave of spell power that left him unable to resist.

Ye Han met with Elder Liu, who explained that the Heavenly Secret Hall might offer opportunities to help him survive and revealed that several powerful elders were raising disciples for a dangerous purpose. As other races grew active in the Earth Realm, Elder Liu warned Ye Han that he and Zhang Qingshan were in grave danger.

• Elder Liu drew Ye Han into a hidden secret-realm space, and Ye Han realized Elder Liu did not know about his Purple Cauldron Space.
• Ye Han asked why Elder Liu had sent him to the Heavenly Secret Hall, and Elder Liu said he hoped Ye Han would find opportunities and survive.
• Elder Liu told Ye Han that other powerful elders were raising disciples for a task whose success would benefit them, while failure would leave neither able to attain immortality or change the outcome.
• Elder Liu warned Ye Han that other races were learning of their plans and that the Earth Realm was becoming increasingly unsettled.
• Ye Han recalled signs of schemes by the Heavenly Dragon Demon Race, the Sea Dragon Demon Emperor, the Devil Lord, and the Ice Refining Prince.

After receiving intensive guidance from Elder Liu, Ye Han prepared to cultivate and eventually return to the Heavenly Secret Hall, while keeping his secrets about the Purple Cauldron and Water Spirit Coffin hidden. He invited Fairy Jade Orchid to accompany him, but she chose to attempt her Golden Core breakthrough in the Azure Profound Sect, and Han Yuwan remained in seclusion.

• Elder Liu guided Ye Han in his cultivation arts, divine abilities, and the operation of the Qing Xuan Divine Palace, and urged him to bring White Snow to the Heavenly Secret Hall.
• Ye Han learned that important disciples from other sects also sought opportunities in the Heavenly Secret Hall, and he decided to keep the Water Spirit Coffin and Purple Cauldron secret from Elder Liu.
• Ye Han visited Fairy Jade Orchid, invited her to cultivate in the Heavenly Secret Hall, and gave her resources and Dustfall Pills after she chose to attempt her breakthrough in the Azure Profound Sect.
• Ye Han visited Han Yuwan, but she remained in seclusion practicing a spell, so he returned to his cave abode.

Ye Han refined his treasures and prepared for the Fifty-Year Pact before meeting Teacher Lan Qing in Azure Cloud City. As they set off for the Heavenly Secret Hall, Lan Qing revealed that its entrance at Treasure Mountain had disappeared and they would have to open another one.

• Ye Han spent days using the Treasure Refining Spirit Formula on his treasures while deliberately suppressing his Golden Core cultivation to avoid taking the lead in the Heavenly Secret Hall.
• Ye Han left the Qing Xuan Mountain Range, while disciples learned that Master White had gone with a true disciple and Han Yuwan read her Messaging Talisman.
• Ye Han met Teacher Lan Qing at the Immortal Delight Courtyard, and the two immediately flew out of Azure Cloud City toward the Heavenly Secret Hall.
• Ye Han asked whether they would enter through Treasure Mountain, and Teacher Lan Qing explained that its entrance had disappeared and they would have to open one themselves.

Ye Han and Teacher Lan Qing traveled to Fire Spirit Land to use a spatial rift as another route into Heavenly Secret Hall, whose entrance in Upper Tomb Land had sealed. As they crossed the barren, heat-poisoned region, Ye Han reflected on the turmoil spreading across the Earth Realm and the secrets hidden in Heavenly Secret Hall.

• Ye Han and Teacher Lan Qing flew into Fire Spirit Land after traveling from Azure Cloud City for more than ten days.
• Ye Han recalled that Teacher Lan Qing had suggested they enter Heavenly Secret Hall through a spatial rift in Fire Spirit Land because its Upper Tomb Land entrance had sealed.
• Ye Han learned during the journey that devil activity, factional conflicts, sect wars, and other disasters were spreading across the Earth Realm.
• Ye Han considered the mysteries of the Earth Realm and Heavenly Secret Hall, including the powerful woman trapped in the inheritance tree and Elder Fox, whom he intended to kill if they met again.
• Ye Han and Teacher Lan Qing continued through Fire Spirit Land, where deadly heat poison made the abundant fire spirit energy dangerous to living creatures.

Ye Han and Teacher Lan Qing entered the Fire-Devouring Insects’ nesting grounds and discovered a Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Ice Insect battling a vast swarm. Ye Han then recognized the hidden Insect Tamer controlling it as an enemy and prepared to intervene.

• Teacher Lan Qing warned Ye Han that they were approaching the Fire-Devouring Insects’ nests, but Ye Han wanted to acquire some despite the danger.
• A sudden wave of freezing air revealed a battle ahead, and Ye Han persuaded Teacher Lan Qing to sneak closer rather than go around it.
• Ye Han and Teacher Lan Qing found over ten thousand Fire-Devouring Insects attacking a gigantic Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Ice Insect in the valley.
• Teacher Lan Qing detected the hidden Insect Tamer controlling the Snow Ice Insect, and Ye Han recognized the tamer as an enemy.

Ye Han recognized Venerable Poison Insect, his old enemy, secretly targeting the Fire-Devouring Insects with a Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Ice Insect. As the insect battle turned against Venerable Poison Insect, he joined the fight and released strange powders that made every insect fall.

• Ye Han identified the hidden Insect Tamer as Venerable Poison Insect and told Teacher Lan Qing they could wait for him to weaken the Fire-Devouring Insects.
• The Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Ice Insect attacked the Fire-Devouring Insects, but their fiery counterattack overwhelmed it.
• Venerable Poison Insect released swarms of Snow-Ice Insects and used blood essence to strengthen the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Ice Insect.
• Venerable Poison Insect revealed himself and threw bottles that burst above the valley, releasing a strange powder that made all the insects fall.

Ye Han ambushed Venerable Poison Insect while he was collecting Fire-Devouring Insects, destroying his escape talisman and trapping him in the Five Elements Ancient Treasure Formation. Unable to escape, Venerable Poison Insect unleashed the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Ice Insect and charged Ye Han with an Icicles Storm.

• Venerable Poison Insect used Spirit-Insect Bags to collect more than half the immobilized Fire-Devouring Insects.
• Ye Han struck Venerable Poison Insect with a stone stele, then appeared beside him and surrounded him with the Qing Xuan Sword Formation.
• Venerable Poison Insect tried to escape with a Random Teleportation Talisman, but an azure lightning bolt destroyed it.
• Ye Han attacked with the Five Elements Ancient Treasure Formation, binding Venerable Poison Insect and battering him with blasts of five elements spell power.
• Venerable Poison Insect spat out blood essence and sent the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Ice Insect charging at Ye Han with an Icicles Storm.