Chapter Summaries

Ye Fei learned that Liu Qianqian had accepted an engagement to Wang Hai after the Void-Surpassing Gate found spiritual roots in them but none in him. After Ye Fei knocked Wang Hai unconscious and returned home, Ye Canglong revealed a purple jade plaque hidden inside a stone pillow.

• Liu Qianqian told Ye Fei that her father had accepted Wang Hai's betrothal gifts, and Ye Fei wished the pair well before Wang Hai interrupted them in the woods.
• Wang Hai attacked Ye Fei, who easily knocked him unconscious with one punch.
• Liu Qianqian urged Ye Fei to leave Hidden Dragon Village before the Wang Household retaliated, and he reluctantly went home.
• Ye Fei questioned Ye Canglong about whether he feared the Wang Household, and Ye Canglong told him to smash a stone pillow.
• Ye Fei shattered the stone pillow, revealing a purple-hued jade plaque inside.

Ye Fei left Hidden Dragon Village with Ye Canglong’s Free and Easy Gate initiation token and reached Green Pine Mountain after a six-month journey. A disciple sent to fetch him brought him toward Green Bamboo Peak, but he fell from the immortal crane into Azure Dragon Valley.

• Ye Canglong revealed that he had traded his eyes for the initiation token and urged Ye Fei to leave before the Wang family’s immortal master arrived.
• Ye Fei said farewell to Ye Canglong, traveled south for half a year, and activated the token at Green Pine Mountain.
• A beautiful woman at the Free and Easy Gate recognized the token and sent her disciple Siyu to bring Ye Fei to Green Bamboo Peak.
• Siyu arrived on an immortal crane, took Ye Fei aboard, and flew with him toward Green Bamboo Peak.
• The crane suddenly flipped in midair, and Ye Fei fell into Azure Dragon Valley despite Siyu’s attempt to catch him.

After falling into Azure Dragon Valley, Ye Fei survived the strange descent and escaped after eating five mysterious fruits that restored his strength. The Yellow-Skirted Beauty brought him to Green Bamboo Peak, where she prepared to test his spiritual root.

• Siyu left Ye Fei to seek the Yellow-Skirted Beauty after he fell from the immortal crane into Azure Dragon Valley.
• Ye Fei drifted safely down to the valley floor, wandered through its barren depths, and found a small tree bearing five purplish-red fruits.
• Ye Fei ate the fruits, recovered his strength, and watched the tree wither before continuing to the valley's exit.
• Siyu and the Yellow-Skirted Beauty waited outside the valley, and Ye Fei told the beauty how he had survived inside.
• The Yellow-Skirted Beauty carried Ye Fei and Siyu to Green Bamboo Peak on a ruyi and summoned a Jade Orb to test Ye Fei's spiritual root.

Ye Fei’s evenly balanced five-element mixed spirit root earned him acceptance as a nominal disciple of the Free and Easy Gate, though he had to train in the outer sect until reaching Foundation Establishment. He settled into Cave Abode Jia-3 on Black Cloud Peak and opened the sect’s welcome box to see what it contained.

• Ye Fei tested his spirit root and discovered he had an evenly balanced five-element mixed spirit root.
• The beautiful woman accepted Ye Fei as her nominal disciple, took back the purple Jade Plaque, and instructed him to reach Foundation Establishment in the outer sect before joining her on Green Bamboo Peak.
• Ning Siyu escorted Ye Fei to the Reception Pavilion, where Li Zaitian issued him an inner disciple’s stipend, supplies, and the Jade Plaque for Cave Abode Jia-3.
• Li Zaitian wondered why the beautiful woman had accepted Ye Fei but left him in the outer sect.
• Ning Siyu showed Ye Fei his secluded cave abode and gave him her Voice Transmission Jade Plaque before leaving.
• Ye Fei entered his new home, celebrated joining the Free and Easy Gate, and turned to inspect the wooden box.

Ye Fei struggled to cultivate with his mixed spiritual root and sought advice from Li Zaitian, whose apprentice mocked him. He returned to his cave dwelling to try cultivating with spirit stones, while Li Zaitian warned his apprentice to guard a sinister object until the Holy Son arrived.

• Ye Fei read the Free and Easy Gate handbook and began cultivating the Free and Easy True Formula, sensing qi but absorbing it too slowly to make progress.
• Ye Fei dreamed that Ye Canglong urged him to return to Azure Dragon Valley, then spent ten days cultivating without improvement.
• Ye Fei went to the Reception Pavilion for advice, where Li Zaitian’s apprentice Yishan mocked his mixed spiritual root and Li Zaitian suggested he cultivate while holding spirit stones.
• After Ye Fei left, Li Zaitian reminded Yishan that Ye Fei was the grand supreme elder’s nominal disciple, then warned him to keep a sinister object safe for the Holy Son.
• Ye Fei returned to his cave dwelling, took a spirit stone in each hand, and resumed cultivating.

Ye Fei used spirit stones to open nearly all his acupoints, but he still could not enter Qi Refinement. After collecting his stipend, he was robbed by Duan Hong and three outer disciples, and a young man in white appeared in the woods after they left.

• Ye Fei spent his spirit stones opening hundreds of acupoints, leaving five unopened after half a month of cultivation without them.
• Li Zaitian gave Ye Fei twenty spirit stones and two Qi-Replenishing Pills when he returned to collect his stipend.
• Duan Hong and three young men blocked Ye Fei on the mountainside and demanded most of his spirit stones.
• Ye Fei claimed to be the supreme elder's honorary disciple, but the robbers disbelieved him and Duan Hong struck him down.
• Duan Hong took sixteen of Ye Fei's twenty spirit stones and left with his companions, while Ye Fei limped away, determined to remember the grievance.
• After Ye Fei left, a young man in white appeared in the nearby mountain woods.

After healing from Duan Hong’s attack, Ye Fei completed Qi Refining, learned to control his divine sense, and prepared to earn his place in the Free and Easy Gate. When Duan Hong and his companions confronted him again, Ye Fei escaped their grasp, but a young man in white appeared to block his path.

• Ye Fei recovered from his injuries and suspected that Li Zaitian’s disciple had ordered Duan Hong’s earlier attack.
• Ye Fei opened his final acupoint, formed a dantian, and reached the first layer of Qi Refining.
• Ye Fei mastered his divine sense, bought rehmannia herb seeds and the Heaven-Piercing Tyrant Slash manual, and began cultivating herbs and practicing swordsmanship.
• After more than a month of recurring dreams about Azure Dragon Valley, Ye Fei descended Black Cloud Peak for food.
• Duan Hong and three disciples surrounded Ye Fei and tried to take him away, but Ye Fei dodged them and fled toward his cave abode.
• A young man in white appeared in front of the fleeing Ye Fei and blocked his path.

Liu Yishan abducted Ye Fei and took him to Azure Dragon Valley, where he forced him into a deadly game with demonic beasts. Ye Fei tried to use the valley as an escape, but Liu Yishan blocked the entrance and left him facing two charging beasts.

• Liu Yishan seized Ye Fei and warned Duan Hong and the other three to keep quiet before flying beyond the Free and Easy Gate.
• Ye Fei tried to contact Ning Siyu with the Voice Transmission Jade Plaque, but Liu Yishan took it; Ye Fei then attacked him with a longsword and his fists without causing harm.
• Liu Yishan brought Ye Fei to Azure Dragon Valley and offered him a chance to live if he killed a rank-one demonic beast and crossed the valley.
• Liu Yishan lit a short incense stick, summoning two demonic beasts, while Ye Fei tried to retreat into the valley.
• Liu Yishan threw a shield that formed a wall blocking Ye Fei's way into Azure Dragon Valley.

Ye Fei was dragged into Azure Dragon Valley, where an Azure Dragon saved him from Liu Yishan and revealed that Ye Fei could forge a chaos spiritual root with the Spirit-Washing Tree’s fruits. The old man explained the immense resources the tree would eventually require, then urged Ye Fei to eat the five ripe fruits and follow him.

• Liu Yishan stole the incense remnant and manipulated the shield wall to trap Ye Fei as Azurewave Kun Wolves charged at him.
• Two azure rainbows swept Ye Fei and Liu Yishan into Azure Dragon Valley, and the frightened beasts fled when their targets vanished.
• The Azure Dragon accused Liu Yishan of targeting Ye Fei and used him to nourish the Spirit-Washing Tree, which ripened five purple fruits.
• The azure-robed old man told Ye Fei that the Spirit-Washing Fruits could cleanse his spiritual root and eventually help him form a chaos body.
• Ye Fei questioned the tree’s need for flesh and blood, and the old man explained that other sources of spiritual energy could sustain it but that later fruiting would require enormous resources.
• The old man urged Ye Fei to eat the five fruits so he could take him somewhere.

Ye Fei cleansed his spiritual root with five Spirit-Washing Fruits, then Azure Dragon offered him the valley’s treasures in exchange for helping recover Azure Dragon’s physical body after Ye Fei ascended to the Upper Realm. Ye Fei accepted and swore a heavenly dao oath, leaving Azure Dragon to reveal the tragedy behind his disembodied spirit.

• Ye Fei ate five Spirit-Washing Fruits, endured the painful cleansing, and received Liu Yishan’s storage pouch from Azure Dragon.
• Azure Dragon showed Ye Fei the Azure Dragon Pool, its top-grade spirit vein, the Azure Dragon Waterfall, and a medicine field where time flowed ten times faster.
• Azure Dragon offered Ye Fei the valley’s treasures and a drop of true dragon blood if Ye Fei helped recover his physical body within a thousand years of ascending to the Upper Realm.
• Ye Fei questioned the risks, agreed to the trade, and swore a heavenly dao oath with Azure Dragon.
• Azure Dragon explained that a Yinglong had torn apart his form and spirit after he took human form, and that his divine soul had survived for three thousand years using the Azure Dragon Clan’s Sacred Relic.
• Ye Fei promised to help Azure Dragon reunite form and spirit, and Azure Dragon said the valley no longer needed to exist.

Ye Fei received the Azure Dragon Sword and learned how to enter its inner space, then examined Liu Yishan’s Storage Pouch and found the sinister Yinluo Banner. After returning to the Free and Easy Gate, he planted seeds in the sword’s Herb Garden and began cultivating with Spirit Stones.

• Azure Dragon gave Ye Fei the Azure Dragon Sword, explained its inner space and abilities, and warned him to rely on his own cultivation.
• Ye Fei bound the Azure Dragon Sword to himself and entered the space within it using his divine sense.
• Ye Fei searched Liu Yishan’s Storage Pouch, discovered the Yinluo Banner and its controlling incantations, and chose not to use the evil treasure.
• Ye Fei planted medicinal herb seeds in the sword’s medicine field, then used a map to return to the Free and Easy Gate after seven days.
• Ye Fei bought rice and grain seeds, planted them in the Azure Dragon Sword’s Herb Garden, and began cultivating with two Spirit Stones.

Ye Fei harvested the rapidly grown crops in the Azure Dragon Medicine Field, bought combat manuals, and advanced to the fourth layer of qi refining before hitting a bottleneck. After using the Spirit-Washing Tree’s fruits to cleanse his spiritual root again, he resumed cultivating, but soon encountered another bottleneck and headed to the Mission Pavilion.

• Ye Fei harvested spiritual herbs and an enormous crop of spirit-infused rice, then replanted enough seeds to fill the Azure Dragon Medicine Field.
• Ye Fei collected his stipend from Li Zaitian, who imposed a quota of four times the usual Sect missions and privately grew suspicious of Ye Fei’s connection to Liu Yishan’s disappearance.
• Ye Fei spent twenty Spirit Stones on the Mistlike Step and Nine Leaning Luo Swords manuals, then cultivated until he reached the fourth layer of qi refining and hit a bottleneck.
• Ye Fei fed nearly a thousand spiritual herbs to the Spirit-Washing Tree, swallowed its five ripe fruits, and cleansed his spiritual root for a second time.
• Ye Fei resumed cultivating, reached the late stage of the fourth layer, encountered another bottleneck, and set out for the Mission Pavilion.

Ye Fei visited the Mission Pavilion to accept missions and earn Spirit Stones while seeking ways to cleanse his Spiritual Root faster. After accepting several missions, he agreed to team up with Jiang Yiyun, who asked for his help because other disciples would not partner with her.

• Ye Fei went to the Mission Pavilion, reviewed the available missions, and decided to accept several involving materials from first-rank Demon Beasts.
• The registration disciple recognized Ye Fei as a Martial Uncle and respectfully registered all the missions he requested.
• Jiang Yiyun followed Ye Fei out of the pavilion and asked him to team up with her on missions.
• Jiang Yiyun explained that other disciples would not team up with her because her cultivation was low, and Ye Fei agreed to go with her.

Ye Fei and Jiang Yiyun encountered two Earth-Splitting Beasts near the Free and Easy Gate, and Ye Fei killed them with sword strikes despite never having fought a Demon Beast before. As he prepared to collect their hides, Jiang Yiyun warned him to run, and he fled with her after seeing a new danger behind them.

• Ye Fei learned that neither he nor Jiang Yiyun had experience killing Demon Beasts, and he admitted he had accepted missions without considering how he would carry the materials.
• Jiang Yiyun pointed out two charging Earth-Splitting Beasts, and Ye Fei stepped forward to protect her.
• Ye Fei's sword could not pierce the beasts' armored hides, so Jiang Yiyun told him to target their eyes.
• Ye Fei blinded one beast and killed the other with a ranged strike from the Nine Leaning Luo Swords, then finished off the blinded beast.
• Jiang Yiyun shouted for Ye Fei to run, and he grabbed her hand and fled toward the Free and Easy Gate after seeing danger behind him.

Ye Fei and Jiang Yiyun were attacked by a swarm of Fire Crows, but Jiang Yiyun's aunt, Jiang Mengyun, arrived and killed them all. After explaining that Jiang Yiyun's bewitching fragrance body attracted the Demon Beasts, Jiang Mengyun left Ye Fei with a Storage Pouch, where he discovered several items already stored.

• Ye Fei tried to hold off the Fire Crows so Jiang Yiyun could escape, but Jiang Yiyun called for her aunt instead of fleeing.
• Jiang Mengyun appeared and killed every Fire Crow with tiny swords of true qi.
• Ye Fei met Jiang Mengyun, became infatuated with her, and learned she was Jiang Yiyun's aunt.
• Jiang Mengyun explained that Jiang Yiyun's bewitching fragrance body attracted Demon Beasts within fifty li and caused their unusual activity.
• Jiang Mengyun gave Ye Fei a Storage Pouch and left with Jiang Yiyun; Ye Fei collected the Fire Crows' claws and beaks and found items already inside the pouch.

Ye Fei hunted Demon Beasts to restore the Spirit-Washing Tree, cleansed his spiritual root for the third time, and advanced to the fifth layer of Qi Refining. As he set out to hunt more, an outer sect disciple secretly followed him and sent a talisman toward Green Pine Mountain, where a black-robed young man opened his eyes.

• Ye Fei turned in forty-five pairs of Fire Crow claws and beaks, earned Spirit Stones and mission points, and accepted the same tasks again.
• Ye Fei killed an Earth-Splitting Beast, discovered that its corpse restored the Spirit-Washing Tree, and spent more than twenty days hunting Demon Beasts.
• After feeding the Spirit-Washing Tree a hundred and fifty Demon Beast corpses, Ye Fei harvested five Spirit-Washing Fruits and cleansed his spiritual root for the third time.
• Ye Fei broke through to the fifth layer of Qi Refining after half a month of cultivation and decided to hunt two hundred more Demon Beasts.
• An outer sect disciple followed Ye Fei out of the Free and Easy Gate's formation and sent a Yellow Talisman toward Green Pine Mountain; a black-robed young man opened his eyes nearby.

Ye Fei fought Liu Yihong, who sought revenge for his brother Liu Yishan and demanded to know who had killed him. After their clash damaged Liu Yihong’s magic treasure, Liu Yihong summoned more than a dozen followers to surround Ye Fei, who surrendered and agreed to talk.

• Liu Yihong arrived on a Black Disc and confronted Ye Fei, demanding the identity of Liu Yishan’s killer.
• Ye Fei denied knowing the killer and fought Liu Yihong with his longsword.
• Liu Yihong used his black flag to form a mist dragon and a massive saber, knocking Ye Fei to the ground.
• Ye Fei struck back with Golden Goose Across the Sky, damaging Liu Yihong’s flag and injuring him.
• Liu Yihong called more than a dozen followers to surround Ye Fei, who dropped his sword and agreed to talk.

Ye Fei used Liu Yishan’s Beast-Luring Incense to summon a horde of Demon Beasts and escape Liu Yihong’s ambush. After faking his death by hiding inside the Azure Dragon Sword, he collected the beasts’ corpses and set off after Liu Yihong.

• Ye Fei claimed Li Zaitian had killed Liu Yihong’s brother, but Liu Yihong disbelieved him and ordered his men to attack.
• More than a hundred Demon Beasts charged in, drawn by the Beast-Luring Incense Ye Fei had secretly lit.
• Ye Fei broke through the black-clad men’s encirclement, threw the incense toward Liu Yihong, and vanished into the herd.
• Liu Yihong escaped on his Black Disc, while the Demon Beasts killed all fifteen of his men.
• Liu Yihong searched for Ye Fei but found neither his corpse nor his Storage Pouch, then reported to Elder Li that Ye Fei had been eliminated.
• Ye Fei emerged from the Azure Dragon Sword, collected the Demon Beast corpses, and pursued Liu Yihong.

Ye Fei warned Ning Siyu that Li Zaitian might have betrayed the sect, then used the Azure Dragon Sword to follow Liu Yihong and collect Demon Beast corpses. After killing Liu Yihong and completing his fourth spiritual root cleansing, Ye Fei worried that the increasing pain and duration would make future cleansings impossible and decided to ask Azure Dragon for answers.

• Ye Fei warned Ning Siyu about Li Zaitian and received directions from Luo Ying to visit a Market in Qingyuan Town while staying away from the sect.
• For ten days, Ye Fei followed Liu Yihong inside the Azure Dragon Sword and collected the Demon Beast corpses Liu Yihong killed.
• As Liu Yihong rested, Ye Fei emerged from the Azure Dragon Sword and stabbed him through the heart, then took his Storage Pouch.
• Ye Fei examined Liu Yihong's possessions, harvested the mission parts from the Demon Beast corpses, and fed the remains to the Spirit-Washing Tree.
• Ye Fei ate the ripened Spirit-Washing Fruit and completed his fourth spiritual root cleansing, which lasted nearly half an hour and caused worse pain than before.
• Ye Fei realized the cleansing pain and duration were increasing and looked toward Azure Dragon Waterfall, intending to ask Azure Dragon about the process.

Ye Fei learned that completing the spiritual root cleansings required mastering nine difficult body refinement realms, then spent two months cultivating and improving his sword technique. After flying to Qingyuan Town, the local cultivator market, he stopped outside a shop.

• Ye Fei asked Azure Dragon about the increasing pain of spiritual root cleansing, and Azure Dragon taught him the nine body refinement realms and the Body Refinement Pharmacopoeia.
• Ye Fei set aside the difficult body refinement methods and cultivated for two months, reaching the middle stage of the sixth level of Qi Refining while tending his Herb Garden and mastering the third sword of the Nine Leaning Luo Swords.
• Ye Fei refined the Black Disc magic treasure and flew southwest, stopping after its use consumed sixty percent of his true qi.
• Ye Fei traveled on foot for two days before reaching Qingyuan Town, a cultivator market at the edge of Green Pine Mountain and the Divine Feather Plains.
• Ye Fei walked through Qingyuan Town and stopped in front of a shop.