Chapter Summaries

Ye Han and Saint As fought the Chaos King, whose ability to absorb chaos power let him keep recovering his spell power. Ye Han briefly drove the Chaos King back with the Heaven-Mixing Eight Demon Staff Art, but the Chaos King revealed a powerful saber and surged forward again.

• The Chaos King tried to kill Saint As first, but Ye Han repeatedly interrupted his attacks to avoid facing him alone.
• Ye Han relied on the Purple Cauldron to replenish his spell power while his Poison Centipede Insects, Blood-Spotted Ants, and Fire-Devouring Insects were burned or slaughtered.
• Ye Han used the Gods-and-Devils Hand, Five Elements Golden Cudgel, and Heaven-Mixing Eight Demon Staff Art to smash the Chaos King's hurricane dragons and force him back.
• The Chaos King absorbed chaos power from the surrounding area and transformed into his enormous true form.
• The Chaos King summoned the Chaos Divine Saber, which bore the King of the Barren Land's aura, and its saber rays began driving Ye Han backward.

Ye Han discovered that Teacher Lan Qing had created an azure formation that cut off the Chaos King’s access to Chaos Energy, while Saint As and an Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member fought to survive the Chaos King’s overwhelming attack. The Chaos King shattered the barrier and resumed absorbing Chaos Power, but then found that none was available.

• An azure Light Barrier appeared around Ye Han, the Chaos King, and Saint As, preventing the Chaos King from absorbing Chaos Energy, and Ye Han sensed Teacher Lan Qing’s aura within it.
• The Chaos King blasted Ye Han away and attacked the formation, while Saint As assembled its pillars and chains into a shield to block the saber light.
• The Chaos King unleashed a hundred-thousand-zhang saber strike, but an Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member dragged Saint As into gray ripples to save him.
• The saber strike shattered the azure Light Barrier and carved through the land, leaving the Chaos King weakened but able to absorb Chaos Energy again.
• The Chaos King tried to replenish his power, then realized that no Chaos Power remained around him and was seized by terror.

Teacher Lan Qing and the Immortal-Thief Outsider cut the Chaos King off from the chaos energy he needed to replenish his power. After Teacher Lan Qing rescued the Immortal-Thief Outsider from the Chaos King's attack, the Chaos King faced a new opponent whose cultivation matched his own.

• The Immortal-Thief Outsider used his treasure chest to absorb the chaos energy within a thousand miles, leaving the Chaos King unable to replenish his power.
• The Chaos King attacked the Immortal-Thief Outsider to seize the treasure chest, trapping him with his Ring Treasure.
• Teacher Lan Qing struck the Ring Treasure with an azure lightning dragon, breaking its restraining spell and freeing the Immortal-Thief Outsider.
• The Immortal-Thief Outsider retrieved his chest, thanked Teacher Lan Qing, and escaped through a spatial rift.
• Teacher Lan Qing joined Ye Han and Saint As, and Saint As realized that he had arranged for the Immortal-Thief Outsider to drain the chaos energy.

The Chaos King fled on his gold-and-silver wings, but an Immortal-Thief Outsider's spatial ability switched him with Saint As and put him back in the pursuers’ path. Teacher Lan Qing unleashed the Nine Dragons Immortal-Slaying Formation to hold him as Ye Han prepared to strike with a sword whose identity remained unknown.

• The Chaos King transformed his Gold-and-Silver Fan into wings and fled to find Chaos Energy, while Ye Han, Teacher Lan Qing, and Saint As pursued him.
• The Immortal-Thief Outsider used a spatial ability to switch the Chaos King’s position with Saint As, placing the Chaos King behind Ye Han and Teacher Lan Qing.
• Teacher Lan Qing unleashed the Nine Dragons Immortal-Slaying Formation and spent his lifespan and blood essence to block the Chaos King.
• The Chaos King poured his blood essence, spell power, and lifespan into his Chaos Divine Saber and cleaved through the formation, injuring Teacher Lan Qing.
• Ye Han drew a sword radiating bitterly cold Sword Qi as the Chaos King sensed its terrifying power.

The Chaos King was caught between Teacher Lan Qing’s Nine Dragons Immortal-Slaying Formation and Ye Han’s Absolute Frost Divine Sword. With his Chaos Divine Saber damaged and his defenses shattered, he used Baleful Ghost Body to evade Ye Han’s finishing strike.

• A black lightning bolt pursued the Chaos King and pierced the protection of his Gold-and-Silver Fan, briefly restraining his chaos law.
• Teacher Lan Qing’s nine Azure-Lightning Dragons exploited the opening and shattered the Chaos King’s Chaos Divine Saber, injuring him through their soul-bound connection.
• The Chaos King sent nine spheres of chaos spell power against the Azure-Lightning Dragons as Ye Han empowered the Absolute Frost Divine Sword with his Gods-and-Devils Hand.
• Ye Han unleashed a hundred-thousand-zhang sword strike, which cleaved through the Chaos King’s six defensive treasures and crashed toward him.
• The Chaos King abandoned his Gold-and-Silver Fan’s protection and used Baleful Ghost Body as Ye Han’s sword struck.

Ye Han killed the Chaos King with the Absolute Frost Divine Sword, though the attack left him gravely weakened and reduced his cultivation. The survivors recognized that their combined efforts had made the victory possible, and Ye Han asked Teacher Lan Qing whether he had succeeded.

• Ye Han’s Absolute Frost Divine Sword froze the Chaos King’s body and soul, then split a mountain and froze the surrounding landscape.
• Ye Han put away the sword after its frost spread to his Gods-and-Devils Hand; the attack killed the Chaos King but dropped Ye Han from the third to the second level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Saint As and Teacher Lan Qing reflected on how their attacks and the Immortal-Thief outsider’s interference had helped stop the Chaos King from reaching chaos energy.
• The Immortal-Thief outsider appeared and boasted that his Form Shifting, Shadow Swapping ability had switched Saint As and the Chaos King’s positions.
• Ye Han looked at Teacher Lan Qing and asked, “Teacher! Did you succeed?”

Ye Han and his allies survived the battle with the Chaos King after Teacher Lan Qing reclaimed his body, but Ye Han’s ice attack unleashed a deadly storm. As they fled the freezing surge, Ye Han raced to claim the Chaos King’s corpse and treasures.

• Teacher Lan Qing returned to his original body and thanked Ye Han, while Saint As revealed that he had expected Ye Han to help him.
• Ye Han’s Demon God Talisman wore off, and he explained that the Chaos King had been killed by a dangerous replica of the Devil Race’s ice sword.
• The frozen Chaos King’s residual power erupted into a storm of ice, forcing the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race, Saint As, and Teacher Lan Qing to flee or defend themselves.
• Ye Han rushed toward the Chaos King’s corpse to collect it and its treasures as the others struggled against the storm.
• Teacher Lan Qing reflected that he had reclaimed his body but had lost much of his strength, leaving him at only half the power of the Spirit Transformation Stage.

Ye Han retrieved the Chaos King's body, remnant soul, and treasures, then discovered a strange small cauldron hidden inside the corpse. The Chaos Small Cauldron resonated with the Purple Cauldron but suddenly tried to escape.

• Ye Han used the Ice God Spirit Art to recover the Chaos King's frozen body and soul, then trapped the remnant soul in the Ghost Skull Mirror when it tried to possess him.
• Ye Han gathered the Chaos King's damaged treasures and stored his body in the Purple Cauldron Space while Saint As, Teacher Lan Qing, and the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race watched from a distance.
• Ye Han prompted the Purple Cauldron to examine the corpse, and it drew a small, three-legged cauldron covered in gold-and-silver runes from inside it.
• The Chaos Small Cauldron resonated with the Purple Cauldron, then shuddered and tried to escape the Purple Cauldron Space.

Ye Han struggled to contain the chaos among the treasures inside the Purple Cauldron while escaping the frozen region with Saint As and Teacher Lan Qing. After the Immortal-Thief Outsider appeared and demanded a share of the Chaos King's treasures, Ye Han learned that the outsider claimed he could lead them out of the Tower of Hell.

• The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda repeatedly smashed the Small Cauldron down while the Purple Cauldron restrained the Mysterious Woman in the Water Spirit Coffin.
• Ye Han worried that the growing number of powerful beings and treasures inside the Purple Cauldron could spiral out of control as he pursued Saint As and Teacher Lan Qing.
• The three escaped the region threatened by the expanding frozen storm and landed on a rugged mountain amid strong chaos aura.
• Ye Han probed Saint As and Teacher Lan Qing about their intentions and reminded them that killing the Chaos King had not freed them from the Tower of Hell.
• The Immortal-Thief Outsider appeared and demanded the Chaos King's treasures; after Ye Han challenged his contribution, the outsider claimed he would not take them out unless he received a share.

Ye Han offered the Chaos King's remaining body and treasures for the four survivors to divide, while concealing the full extent of his injuries and the small chaos cauldron he had taken. Saint As declined his share and reminded Ye Han that he had promised him a reward.

• Ye Han brought out the Chaos King's corpse and damaged treasures, then hid how badly the Absolute Frost Divine Sword's backlash had crippled his right arm.
• Ye Han asked Saint As and Teacher Lan Qing about their injuries and learned that both were still weakened, with Saint As further hindered by his chains and Formation Pillars.
• Saint As and Teacher Lan Qing explained how their earlier decisions had kept them from working together before, and Ye Han proposed they continue cooperating to escape the Tower of Hell.
• Ye Han offered the Chaos King's remaining spoils for the four of them to divide, saying he had already taken the soul and primordial spirit while keeping the small chaos cauldron secret.
• Teacher Lan Qing offered the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member first choice, but he deferred to Saint As, who said he wanted nothing and reminded Ye Han of his promised reward.

Ye Han accepted Saint As’s Purple Bead, which stirred the Purple Cauldron, and learned that Saint As considered both their races envied by others. Saint As then forced the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race to hand over a Green Jade Vial for Ye Han.

• Teacher Lan Qing took the Chaos King’s damaged Gold-and-Silver Fan, and the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race claimed the Chaos King’s body.
• Saint As gave Ye Han a Purple Bead whose aura made the Purple Cauldron tremble, and Ye Han stored it in his Storage Bag instead of drawing it inside.
• Saint As told Ye Han that their races were envied by others and said he hoped they could cooperate, but he left the reason for their persecution for Teacher Lan Qing to explain.
• Saint As ordered the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race to give Ye Han another item, but the thief tried to escape into the void.
• Saint As’s chains dragged the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race back, and the thief reluctantly sent a Green Jade Vial from his Treasure Chest to Ye Han.

Ye Han, Teacher Lan Qing, Saint As, and the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member gathered treasures and escaped the Tower of Hell, surviving the collapse of its exit. They emerged into the Heavenly Secret Hall, relieved to be free after their Divine Vessel was destroyed.

• Saint As gave Ye Han Spirit Transformation Spirit Liquid and proposed that they become friends, which Ye Han and Teacher Lan Qing accepted.
• The group collected the Chaos King's remaining treasures and decided to head for a Divine Vessel before continuing their escape.
• The Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member led Ye Han, Saint As, and Teacher Lan Qing through the Tower of Hell's exit, where a bloodlight claw reached after them and was struck by a red lightning bolt.
• Ye Han, Saint As, Teacher Lan Qing, and the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member emerged from the wreckage in the Heavenly Secret Hall and celebrated their escape.

After escaping the Tower of Hell, Ye Han and Teacher Lan Qing parted from Saint As and the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member. Teacher Lan Qing revealed that he had spent a thousand years in the Earth Realm despite reaching late Spirit Transformation, leaving Ye Han asking why Earth Realm cultivators could not ascend.

• Saint As proposed that he and the others split up to recover, and Teacher Lan Qing agreed before leaving with Ye Han.
• The Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member asked whether Saint As wanted Ye Han’s treasures, but Saint As refused to pursue them and went with him to find a place to recover.
• Teacher Lan Qing stopped at a cliff and told Ye Han to ask his questions before they parted.
• Ye Han asked why Saint As, who belonged to the Heaven-Dominating Race, had been imprisoned and why he called the Human Race the Ancient Human Race.
• Teacher Lan Qing said he was at late Spirit Transformation and had spent a thousand years in the Earth Realm without finding a chance to ascend.
• Ye Han asked whether Earth Realm cultivators faced restrictions on ascending to the Upper Realm.

Teacher Lan Qing explained that the Earth Realm’s ancient human race had been confined there by the immortal and devil races after losing ancient racial wars. He revealed that ascension remained possible but perilous, and warned Ye Han to be careful about his heaven-defying treasure.

• Teacher Lan Qing told Ye Han that Earth’s humans were an ancient race whose rapid growth had threatened the immortal and devil races.
• Teacher Lan Qing explained that the ancient humans lost several racial wars and were scattered, enslaved, or confined to the Earth Realm.
• Ye Han asked why the immortals and devils had not exterminated them, and Teacher Lan Qing said heaven’s protection and ancient human cultivators had prevented it.
• Teacher Lan Qing warned Ye Han that escaping across the boundary was an extremely dangerous way to ascend, and described how the Heaven-Dominating Race had also been oppressed.
• Teacher Lan Qing said Saint As had been imprisoned in the Earth Realm because of his talent, then suggested that a heaven-defying treasure might explain Ye Han’s rapid cultivation.
• Ye Han pretended to be surprised that Teacher Lan Qing had guessed he possessed such a treasure, and Teacher Lan Qing began warning him about something.

Ye Han learned from Teacher Lan Qing that the Northern Lu Immortal Sect had pledged allegiance to the Immortal Race and was watching the Azure Profound Sect, making his use of the Nine-Turn Vajra Art dangerous. After parting from Teacher Lan Qing, Ye Han built a concealed, heavily defended cave abode so he could cultivate and deal with the chaos inside the Purple Cauldron.

• Teacher Lan Qing warned Ye Han not to use the Nine-Turn Vajra Art because the Northern Lu Immortal Sect served the Immortal Race and monitored the Azure Profound Sect.
• Teacher Lan Qing said he would remain in the Heavenly Secret Hall to recover, and Ye Han decided to find his own place to heal and cultivate.
• Ye Han and Teacher Lan Qing parted, with Ye Han heading southwest and Teacher Lan Qing racing in the opposite direction.
• Ye Han reached a ravine, carved a cave into the cliff, and set up a concealed temporary abode using the Qing Xuan Divine Palace, formations, and puppets.
• Ye Han sat inside the Qing Xuan Divine Palace and took out a bead covered in purple runes to address the chaos inside the Purple Cauldron.

Ye Han let the Purple Cauldron absorb the Purple Bead, restoring and transforming it enough to suppress the Mysterious Woman and immobilize the Small Cauldron. He then turned to the demonic backlash threatening his arm and began considering a complicated treatment.

• Ye Han recognized that the Purple Bead was an extraordinary treasure that the Purple Cauldron intensely craved.
• Ye Han allowed the Purple Cauldron to absorb the Purple Bead, replenishing much of its aura and strengthening it.
• The Purple Cauldron pressed down the Mysterious Woman's coffin and restrained the Small Cauldron, absorbing its aura and material.
• The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda stopped attacking the Small Cauldron and settled on the Water Spirit Coffin to suppress it.
• Ye Han found that the Gods-and-Devils Hand was releasing demonic qi into his badly injured arm, threatening to demonize it and disrupt his Five Elements cultivation.
• Ye Han considered treating his arm with the Baleful Spirit Pearl, a better ice-attribute cultivation method, the Purple Cauldron, the Immortal Spirit Qi Bowl, and pills.

After suppressing the Gods-and-Devils Hand’s demonization, Ye Han assessed the severe frostbite still crippling his right arm and considered how to recover. He examined the profound Cold Art manual and reviewed the improvements to his Purple Cauldron Space, leaving him with new cultivation and research goals.

• Ye Han ended more than a year of effort by suppressing the Gods-and-Devils Hand’s demonization, though his frostbitten right arm remained nearly frozen and unresponsive.
• Ye Han concluded that recovering his arm required a cultivation technique stronger than the Ice God Spirit Art and a genuine understanding of ice-attribute power of law.
• Ye Han took out the Cold Art manual he had found among the Chaos King’s spoils and judged it to be extraordinarily profound, but he had not yet deciphered it.
• Ye Han noted that the Purple Cauldron Space had grown more stable and spanned over thirty thousand zhang, with a small area of land amid water spirit liquid and faint warm light.
• Ye Han had metal puppets record the runes on the Crescent Moon Divine Vessel so he could later study its formations and artifact-refining knowledge.

Ye Han focused on recovering and strengthening his cultivation in the Heavenly Secret Hall while refining his Life-Bound Treasure with a purple-gold thunderclap stone. As the Thunderous Five-Element Golden Cudgel neared completion, a Heavenly Tribulation suddenly descended.

• Ye Han reflected on his injuries, his gains from defeating the Hell Messenger and Chaos King, and the allies who had helped him.
• Ye Han resolved to focus on recovery and cultivation while pursuing a way to restore Fairy Ningyu with the Soul-Restoring Pill.
• Ye Han began merging the purple-gold thunderclap stone into his Five Elements Golden Cudgel using the Heavenfire Treasure Refining Furnace.
• Ye Han sensed a Heavenly Tribulation just as the Thunderous Five-Element Golden Cudgel neared completion.

Ye Han’s refinement of the Five Elements Golden Cudgel triggered a fierce heavenly tribulation, forcing him to defend himself while completing the treasure. After blocking two strikes with his Thunderclap Divine Armor and demon-breaking divine thunder, he faced an even more powerful bolt and wondered whether to retreat into the Purple Cauldron Space.

• Ye Han continued refining the Five Elements Golden Cudgel as red tribulation clouds gathered overhead.
• The first lightning strike destroyed Ye Han’s defensive formations but failed to break through the Qing Xuan Divine Palace’s barrier.
• Ye Han used purple-gold lightning to finish strengthening the cudgel as the angry tribulation clouds prepared a second strike.
• Ye Han flew out of the Qing Xuan Divine Palace and blocked the second bolt with his Thunderclap Divine Armor and demon-breaking divine thunder.
• The Qing Xuan Divine Palace released a pillar of five-colored spirit light as the heavens unleashed a much stronger third bolt, leaving Ye Han considering hiding the cudgel in the Purple Cauldron Space.

Ye Han forged the Thunderous Five-Element Golden Cudgel and used it to shatter his Heavenly Tribulation before escaping the Heavenly Secret Hall. He reached the Teleportation Array and, as he prepared to leave for the Earth Realm, sensed someone hiding nearby.

• The Five Elements Golden Cudgel absorbed the purple-gold thunderclap stone and became the Thunderous Five-Element Golden Cudgel.
• Ye Han wielded the cudgel to destroy the descending tribulation bolt and blast a hole through the thunderclouds, stopping the Heavenly Tribulation from gathering again.
• Ye Han decided to leave the Heavenly Secret Hall, cleared away traces of his damaged defenses, and used a Token to vanish.
• A greedy figure appeared at the site of the tribulation, searched for the missing treasure, and disappeared as the region grew restless.
• Ye Han emerged at the Teleportation Array and planned to seek Elder Liu’s guidance and pursue ways to heal his injured arm.
• As Ye Han prepared to activate the array, he called out to a hidden fellow cultivator.