Chapter Summaries

Ye Han and Han Yuwan trained together against demon beasts in Wilds Valley before heading toward its center to search for the Earthwalker Demon Beast. As they entered the region where an earth power restriction slowed cultivators, an unseen creature watched them and followed underground.

• Han Yuwan bargained with Ye Han to spend twenty days searching Wilds Valley for the Earthwalker Demon Beast and suggested they practice fighting together first.
• After several hunts, Han Yuwan saw that Ye Han had fully refined the Thorn Bracelet and coordinated skillfully with her in combat.
• Ye Han stored an Earth-Armored Beast's corpse and reflected on the resources he needed and the attention his rapid cultivation might attract.
• Han Yuwan warned Ye Han that an earth power restriction grew stronger toward Wilds Valley's center, making cultivators heavier and slower while barely affecting earth-type demon beasts.
• Ye Han agreed to continue, and he and Han Yuwan headed deeper into the valley.
• After they left the canyon, a pair of eyes emerged from the earth, watched them, then sank back underground and followed them.

Ye Han and Han Yuwan watched a Devouring Beast lure in and devour an Earth-Armored Beast, then discussed whether to hunt it. Han Yuwan revealed that she wanted its Earth Spirit Fruits to draw out an Earth Traveler Sun demon beast, and Ye Han asked how she planned to defeat it.

• The Devouring Beast used two Earth Spirit Fruits to lure an Earth-Armored Beast into its trap and dragged it underground.
• Ye Han and Han Yuwan watched from a hillside after traveling deep into Wilds Valley and avoiding other cultivators.
• Ye Han doubted they could defeat the Devouring Beast, which was nearing the third tier, while Han Yuwan assured him she had a method.
• Han Yuwan explained that she wanted the Earth Spirit Fruits to lure out an Earth Traveler Sun demon beast.
• Ye Han asked Han Yuwan what method she had for dealing with the Devouring Beast.

Han Yuwan planned to lure the Devouring Beast out of its underground lair while Ye Han prepared a Petrification Talisman and his Thorn Bracelet to keep it from escaping. The Devouring Beast attacked Han Yuwan as she approached the Earth Spirit Fruits, and Ye Han watched for his chance to act.

• Han Yuwan told Ye Han she would serve as bait and instructed him to use the Petrification Talisman and Thorn Bracelet when the Devouring Beast emerged.
• Han Yuwan gave Ye Han the Petrification Talisman, then concealed him before entering the ravine.
• The Devouring Beast raised the Earth Spirit Fruits from the soil to lure prey.
• Han Yuwan approached the fruits and used the Fire Escape Art to dodge the Devouring Beast's tentacles.
• The Devouring Beast burst from the ground and swept its tentacles toward Han Yuwan as Ye Han prepared to act.

Ye Han and Han Yuwan worked together to trap the Devouring Beast with the petrified ground and Ye Han’s Thorn Cage. As Han Yuwan prepared to attack the bound creature, Ye Han suddenly shouted at someone behind her.

• Han Yuwan burned back the Devouring Beast’s tentacles with Flame Rain Needles, then used the Flame-Shaking Hammer to blast the creature out of the ground.
• Ye Han used a Petrification Talisman to turn the soil to stone and trapped the airborne Devouring Beast in a Thorn Cage.
• The Devouring Beast tried to break free, but Ye Han made the cage sprout sharp thorns and contract around it, injuring and binding the creature.
• Han Yuwan praised Ye Han and summoned her Flame Spear, but Ye Han shouted toward someone behind her, startling Han Yuwan.

Ye Han and Han Yuwan killed the Devouring Beast after a thief stole the Earth Spirit Fruit they had planned to use as bait. When Ye Han described the thief as a small, dwarf-like figure, Han Yuwan realized it was likely the Earthwalker Demon Beast.

• The Earth Spirit Fruit disappeared underground while Ye Han held the Devouring Beast in his Thorn Cage.
• Han Yuwan struck the Devouring Beast with her Flame Spear as Ye Han briefly restrained it with the Vine Soul Technique, killing it.
• Han Yuwan found the fruit's discarded branch and lamented that losing the bait would make finding the Earthwalker Demon Beast much harder.
• Ye Han described the thief as a small, dwarf-like figure, and Han Yuwan recognized it as the Earthwalker Demon Beast.
• Ye Han wondered whether he could track the Earthwalker Demon Beast down.

Han Yuwan believed a cunning Earthwalker Demon Beast had stolen the Earth Spirit Fruits and feared she would fail her mission, but Ye Han revealed he had marked one fruit with his divine sense. The mark gave them a chance to track the beast, and Ye Han asked Han Yuwan how she would thank him for helping.

• Han Yuwan concluded that an Earthwalker Demon Beast had stolen the Earth Spirit Fruits and despaired over her mission.
• Ye Han recognized the beast from a fleeting glimpse and learned that Han Yuwan had almost given up searching for it.
• Ye Han told Han Yuwan he had placed a Divine Sense Mark on one of the Earth Spirit Fruits.
• Han Yuwan realized Ye Han might be able to track the Earthwalker Demon Beast and asked how far away it was.
• Ye Han asked Han Yuwan how she would thank him if he helped find the beast.

Ye Han bargained with Han Yuwan for the Devouring Beast’s corpse in exchange for helping her track the Earthwalker Demon Beast. After locating the beast underground, he proposed waiting for it to emerge, confident it would come out tonight or tomorrow night.

• Ye Han demanded the Devouring Beast’s corpse as payment for helping Han Yuwan find the Earthwalker Demon Beast, and Han Yuwan agreed.
• Ye Han collected the Devouring Beast’s corpse while Han Yuwan urged him to hurry.
• Ye Han sensed that the Earthwalker Demon Beast had circled behind them and was hiding underground about twenty zhang away.
• Ye Han told Han Yuwan to follow the beast patiently using his Divine Sense Mark, and predicted it would emerge tonight or tomorrow night.
• Han Yuwan questioned Ye Han about how he could be so certain.

Ye Han explained that the Earthwalker Demon Beast would have to leave the ground to consume the Earth Spirit Fruit, likely at night, and Han Yuwan accepted his reasoning. They planned to secretly follow the beast and wait for it to emerge.

• Han Yuwan questioned whether Ye Han was certain they could catch the cautious Earthwalker Demon Beast.
• Ye Han explained that an Earth-Type Demon Beast had to consume an Earth Spirit Fruit outside the earth or suffer a loss of qi and blood.
• Ye Han predicted that the beast would emerge at night to consume the fruit, and Han Yuwan asked how he knew the secret.
• Ye Han said he had read about it in a book and suggested they wait to see whether the beast came out.
• Han Yuwan asked what they should do next, and Ye Han proposed secretly following the beast without letting it notice them.

Ye Han and Han Yuwan used an Invisibility Cloak to track the cautious Earthwalker Demon Beast for many hours, waiting near its hiding place. The beast finally emerged and ate an Earth Spirit Fruit, but it suddenly burrowed underground again, and Ye Han stopped Han Yuwan from rushing after it.

• Han Yuwan wrapped herself and Ye Han in an Invisibility Cloak so they could follow the Earthwalker Demon Beast without being detected.
• Ye Han tracked the beast's Divine Sense Mark as it changed hiding places for fourteen to sixteen hours.
• The Earthwalker Demon Beast slowly emerged from the ground after remaining hidden in a valley for hours.
• The beast scattered unknown clumps into the soil and swallowed an Earth Spirit Fruit.
• When the Earthwalker Demon Beast suddenly burrowed underground again, Ye Han held Han Yuwan back from pursuing it.

Ye Han and Han Yuwan watched the Earthwalker Demon Beast activate a Spirit Stone formation and undergo a strange transformation. When the formation went dark and the wounded beast spat blood, they saw their chance to attack.

• Ye Han stopped Han Yuwan from speaking as the Earthwalker Demon Beast emerged beside a platform ringed with pillars studded with Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Ye Han and Han Yuwan held back their attack, then quietly approached the beast while it sat on the formation disk.
• The formation sent streams of spiritual light into the Earthwalker Demon Beast, making his body swell, his fur fall out, and black runes appear across his skin.
• Han Yuwan feared the beast was advancing to the third tier, but Ye Han judged that it was undergoing an evolution instead.
• The Spirit Stones dimmed and went out, and the Earthwalker Demon Beast spat up essence blood and staggered as Ye Han and Han Yuwan prepared to strike.

Han Yuwan attacked the Earthwalker Demon Beast with three Magic Artifacts after it appeared weakened, but it blocked her assault with a bone shield and trapped her Flame Spear with a Bronze Mirror. The beast then spoke in human words, leaving Han Yuwan horrified and wondering where Ye Han had gone.

• Han Yuwan launched her Flame Rain Needles, Flame Spear, and Flame-Shaking Hammer at the apparently weakened Earthwalker Demon Beast.
• The Earthwalker Demon Beast formed hand seals and summoned a bone shield that blocked the Flame Rain Needles and Flame-Shaking Hammer.
• A Bronze Mirror released a Skull Head that caught the Flame Spear and began dragging it toward the mirror.
• Han Yuwan poured her divine sense and spell power into trying to free the Flame Spear from the Bronze Mirror.
• The Earthwalker Demon Beast spoke in human words, cursed the Cultivators for ruining his plans, and demanded to know who they were.
• Han Yuwan stared in horror and wondered where Ye Han had gone.

Han Yuwan fought the injured Earthwalker Demon Beast, which promised to make her a Golden Core Great Cultivator before trapping her with a powerful pearl that blocked her Divine Sense. As the beast’s mist overwhelmed her, it suddenly sensed someone else and screamed.

• Han Yuwan recognized that the Earthwalker Demon Beast was intelligent but injured, and wondered why Ye Han remained hidden instead of joining her attack.
• The Earthwalker Demon Beast offered to make Han Yuwan a Golden Core Great Cultivator if she became its master, but she rejected its claim and attacked.
• The Earthwalker Demon Beast defended itself with its treasures and released yellow-black mist from a glossy black pearl, cutting Han Yuwan off from her Magic Artifacts.
• Han Yuwan summoned a Fire Snake, but the pearl’s bizarre maws swallowed it and caused her to spit out Essence Blood.
• As the mist rolled toward the helpless Han Yuwan, the Earthwalker Demon Beast sensed someone else nearby and let out a piercing scream.

Ye Han secretly trapped the weakened Earthwalker Demon Beast with the Thorn Bracelet while Han Yuwan fought its black-and-yellow mist. The beast began breaking free, but Ye Han’s dagger forced it back into the vines, and the Purple Cauldron trembled inside his robes.

• Han Yuwan unleashed dozens of talismans to blast the black-and-yellow mist after the Earthwalker Demon Beast suddenly screamed and the mist stopped advancing.
• Ye Han, hidden nearby beneath Han Yuwan’s Invisibility Cloak, used the Thorn Bracelet’s Thorn Cage to bind the Earthwalker Demon Beast while it was weakened from fighting Han Yuwan.
• The Earthwalker Demon Beast swelled with demonic energy and forced apart many of the vines as it tried to escape.
• Ye Han sent his Flying Scale Dagger at the Earthwalker Demon Beast’s head, making it retreat into the vines and become bound again.
• The Purple Cauldron inside Ye Han’s robes suddenly trembled.

Ye Han narrowly escaped the Earthwalker Demon Beast’s attack when the Purple Cauldron swallowed the black bead containing the sinister old man. Han Yuwan emerged to find Ye Han alive and the demon beast still bound, but Ye Han noticed something was wrong with it.

• The black bead released a skeletal hand that shattered Ye Han’s Cold Iron Shield and injured him, forcing him to use a Blood Escape Talisman.
• The Ghost Skull Mirror intercepted Ye Han’s escape, clamped onto his body, and suppressed his spell power as the black bead’s old man tried to possess him.
• The Purple Cauldron flew out and swallowed the black bead, causing the Ghost Skull Mirror to release Ye Han.
• Ye Han recovered his body and saw Han Yuwan emerge from the black-and-yellow mist while the Earthwalker Demon Beast remained bound by the Thorn Bracelet.
• Han Yuwan reacted with disbelief at the captured beast, and Ye Han noticed that something was wrong with it.

Ye Han and Han Yuwan captured the Earthwalker Demon Beast after the Purple Cauldron dealt with the black bead and weakened the beast. They suspected an evil entity had been controlling it, and Han Yuwan eyed the treasures Ye Han recovered.

• Ye Han tightened his Thorn Bracelet around the weakened Earthwalker Demon Beast and called Han Yuwan for help.
• Han Yuwan bound the beast with her Purple-Red Rope while Ye Han withdrew the Thorn Bracelet, then used talismans to render it unconscious.
• Han Yuwan celebrated their capture, while Ye Han complained that she had not warned him of the danger and retrieved the Ghost Skull Mirror.
• Han Yuwan suggested an evil entity had controlled the beast, and Ye Han suspected the being from the black bead had been a cultivator's or demon cultivator's primordial spirit.
• Ye Han picked up the Bone Skeleton Shield, and Han Yuwan looked covetously at the two treasures in his hands.

Ye Han claimed the Bone Skeleton Shield and Ghost Skull Mirror as compensation for the life-saving treasure he said he had spent defeating the black bead, and Han Yuwan accepted. As they fled Wilds Valley with the captured Earthwalker Demon Beast, Ye Han sensed trouble in a canyon and stopped.

• Ye Han told Han Yuwan that his master’s life-saving item had lost more than half its power, then took both the Bone Skeleton Shield and Ghost Skull Mirror.
• Han Yuwan agreed that Ye Han deserved the treasures and said she would thank him after reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm.
• Ye Han collected the depleted Formation Disks, and he and Han Yuwan prepared to leave Wilds Valley with the Earthwalker Demon Beast.
• Han Yuwan used her Invisibility Cloak to hide their figures and auras as they hurried toward the valley’s edge.
• When they entered a canyon, Ye Han stopped and warned Han Yuwan that something might be wrong.

Ye Han warned Han Yuwan that the gorge ahead was a likely ambush site, so they rested and recovered instead of rushing onward. When a cultivator fled through the gorge with three pursuers behind them, Ye Han urged Han Yuwan to kill the three pursuers.

• Ye Han warned Han Yuwan that cultivators might be lying in wait in the narrow gorge, and she recognized the terrain was ideal for an ambush.
• Han Yuwan proposed that they rest until daybreak and gave Ye Han a mid-grade Qi Refining Pill before meditating.
• Ye Han stored the pill and pretended to meditate, hiding that his injuries and lost essence blood had left him weakened.
• A furious fight erupted in the gorge, and a blood-red, rune-wreathed cultivator fled past Ye Han and Han Yuwan with three pursuers in pursuit.
• Ye Han told Han Yuwan through voice transmission that they should kill the three pursuers.

Ye Han and Han Yuwan ambushed three cultivators who were pursuing another person, and Ye Han killed all three by using a Blood Escape Talisman to bypass their Golden Bell. Afterward, Ye Han realized the Purple Cauldron had stirred his sudden killing intent, and Han Yuwan spotted another approaching threat.

• Ye Han ordered Han Yuwan to attack the three pursuers and used his Thorn Bracelet to trap them in a Vine Cage.
• Han Yuwan struck their Golden Bell with her Flame Spear, weakening its barrier and injuring the cultivator who had summoned it.
• Ye Han activated a Blood Escape Talisman to pass through the Golden Bell and killed all three cultivators with his Flying Scale Daggers.
• Han Yuwan was stunned by Ye Han's tactics and realized the three dead men had been at the eleventh layer of the Qi Refining Realm, while Ye Han was only at the eighth.
• Ye Han suspected the Purple Cauldron had caused his intense urge to kill, then Han Yuwan warned him that someone else was nearby.

Ye Han displayed inexplicably powerful techniques as he and Han Yuwan confronted the masked ambushers. After Ye Han killed the remaining attackers, Han Yuwan demanded to know who he really was, insisting he was not her junior brother.

• Han Yuwan shouted, and Ye Han was overcome by murderous intent and ordered her to kill the attackers.
• Ye Han used the Qing Xuan Sword Technique to clash with two masked cultivators, surprising himself with his skill as they fled.
• Ye Han trapped the fleeing cultivators with vines, then used the Ghost Skull Mirror and Flying Scale Daggers to kill them.
• Han Yuwan stared at Ye Han with fear and demanded to know who he was, saying he was definitely not her junior brother.

After killing five cultivators with startling skill, Ye Han put away the Purple Cauldron and returned to normal, leaving Han Yuwan unsure what had happened to him. He kept the source of his sudden power secret and urged her to collect the fallen cultivators’ belongings and leave.

• Han Yuwan suspected the black bead had possessed Ye Han after she sensed his murderous aura and saw him wield the Ghost Skull Mirror.
• Ye Han realized the Purple Cauldron had sent him a surge of power that made him fight with deadly skill and bloodlust.
• Ye Han put the Purple Cauldron into his Storage Bag, breaking their connection and returning his aura to normal, but he felt profoundly weak.
• Han Yuwan questioned whether Ye Han was still himself, and he argued that the black bead would have killed her if it had possessed him.
• Ye Han refused to explain his sudden power, then told Han Yuwan to gather the five cultivators’ belongings and leave.