Vol. 5Jianmu and the Alliance

Ye Fei expanded Free and Unrestrained Mountain, forged alliances, and advanced his cultivation while facing deadly challenges and faction conflicts. The volume ended with Li Yue arriving in fear and Lingyan bringing an injured Die Wu to the Elf Queen.

  • Little Phoenix and the others defeated the Beast Race players, while Ye Fei trapped the gorilla in the Alchemy Furnace and prepared to refine him.
  • The Mountain-Hiding Monster swallowed Ye Fei’s group after Ye Fei debated racial unity with Xu Ming, leaving them underground.
  • Ye Fei and his companions survived the Golden Light Pillar challenge, and a hidden Lightning-Fire Fusion dragon killed Feng as they returned.
  • Ye Fei allied Free and Unrestrained Mountain with Die Wu’s Wood Demon Pavilion, whose membership fell from thirteen to twelve.
  • Ye Fei welcomed the Evil Spirit as his Spirit Sword and expanded Free and Unrestrained Mountain with new animal members.
  • Ye Fei completed Long Heng’s Immortal Artifact set and channeled ninety-nine lightning bolts through Long Heng’s egg during the Thunder Tribulation.
  • Ye Fei established Jianmu, organized paid work and housing for the workers, and planned stronger protections for them.
  • Li Yue arrived terrified after the fighting near his island, and Lingyan brought the injured Die Wu to the Elf Queen.
Chapters 401–500 Read from Ch. 401

Arc 17The Challenge Beneath the Mountain

Ye Fei helped Free and Unrestrained Mountain expand its territory, faced new cultivation discoveries, and entered a survival challenge with his companions. In the challenge, he gathered resources and debated racial unity with Xu Ming before the Mountain-Hiding Monster swallowed them underground.

  • Little Phoenix and the others defeated the Beast Race players, while Ye Fei trapped the gorilla in the Alchemy Furnace and prepared to refine him.
  • Ye Fei recruited Lin Xian, and Free and Unrestrained Mountain grew its Prosperity with help from Feng An, the Elf Queen, and Lingyan.
  • Ye Fei upgraded Free and Unrestrained Mountain to a level 3 territory, and the faction became the 100,000th to reach that level, unlocking rankings and territory defense mode.
  • After Ye Fei went blind from using his talent, his companions cared for him until his sight returned, and the Elf Queen offered him her divine position, which he refused.
  • Ye Fei used a Life Tree branch to refine equipment, then compressed his spiritual energy and advanced to Foundation Establishment Second Stage.
  • Ye Fei chose challenge mode and entered a dark cave with his companions, then explored the region and gathered named materials with them.
  • Ye Fei met Xu Ming, who argued for Human Race unity, while Ye Fei warned that race-based solidarity could turn against half-demons and insisted different races need not be enemies.
  • The Mountain-Hiding Monster swallowed Xu Ming and Ye Fei's group, and Ye Fei waited underground for it to appear.
Chapters 401–42525 summaries Read

Arc 18The Golden Pillar and Alliance

Ye Fei survived the Golden Light Pillar’s deadly challenge, returned home with new resources, and helped his faction settle its conflict with the Heavenly Imperial Sect. Free and Unrestrained Mountain formed an alliance with the Wood Demon Pavilion, whose membership immediately fell by one.

  • Ye Fei escaped the collapsing mountains with Xu Ming, then sheltered him while his companions recovered and Xu Ming meditated.
  • Ye Fei and his companions faced players gathering around the Golden Light Pillar, where the Heavenly Imperial Sect tried to force its way into their house and sparked a fight with the Demon Race.
  • Die Wu proposed an alliance with Free and Unrestrained Mountain, while Ye Fei stayed away from the pillar and watched players die as its tainted treasure devoured them.
  • Ye Fei’s group held off Feng and the Heavenly Imperial Sect until the challenge ended, and a hidden Lightning-Fire Fusion dragon killed Feng as the return began.
  • Back at their homestead, Ye Fei and Feng An discussed the Wood Demon Pavilion, while the Elf Queen and Feng An negotiated over compensation and Life Tree resources.
  • Ye Fei welcomed his companions for a meal, and Lingyan took Lin Mu away for training after explaining that testing the world’s rules had damaged his human identity.
  • Ye Fei accepted Xu Ming’s repayment of ore and agreed to ally with Die Wu’s Wood Demon Pavilion without demanding conditions or benefits.
  • Feng An donated a hundred million Survival Points so Ye Fei could buy an Alliance Pact, and Blue Feather accepted the alliance request before the Wood Demon Pavilion’s membership dropped from thirteen to twelve.
Chapters 426–45025 summaries Read

Arc 19The Spirit Sword and Dragon Tribulation

Ye Fei befriended the awakened Spirit, expanded Free and Unrestrained Mountain, and helped reshape the Heavenly Imperial Sect’s fortunes. He completed Long Heng’s Immortal Artifact set and used its tribulation to strengthen himself, leaving Long Heng still inside an egg and Ye Fei’s cultivation improved.

  • Die Wu became Wood Demon Pavilion’s new Pavilion Master, while the Elf Queen explained that the Heavenly Imperial Sect was recruiting helpers and moving into range.
  • Ye Fei learned from Lingyan that Lin Mu needed to work through his past, then reached Foundation Establishment Third Stage as Spirit broke free and began consuming energy.
  • Ye Fei welcomed the dangerous Evil Spirit, which trusted him, became his Spirit Sword, and communicated as a tiny golden kitten.
  • Ye Fei refined antidote pills for Xu Ming, learned to fly on the Spirit Sword, and explored Free and Unrestrained Mountain with his companions.
  • Ye Fei accepted a tiger pack and five wild cattle into the faction, while Lin Xian, Lu Heng, and Jun Mo began organizing the animals and their living spaces.
  • The Heavenly Imperial Sect allied with the Water Domain, and Ye Fei let Spirit consume Heavenly God Remnant Souls while sparing their Divine Power for Feng An.
  • Ye Fei completed Long Heng’s Immortal Artifact set and merged it with a Life Tree fruit after Feng An’s Dragon God materials proved incomplete.
  • Ye Fei carried Long Heng’s egg into the golden Thunder Tribulation and channeled ninety-nine lightning bolts through it, then continued cultivating as Long Heng slept in a multicolored egg and Feng An’s debt dropped.
Chapters 451–47525 summaries Read

Arc 20Jianmu and New Arrivals

Ye Fei established Jianmu, developed Free and Unrestrained Mountain, and dealt with new workers, faction politics, and the battle near a Cultivation Sacred Land. The arc ended with Li Yue arriving in fear and Lingyan bringing an injured Die Wu to the Elf Queen.

  • Long Heng hatched in human form, and Feng An explained that his missing scales and youthful appearance were normal for a Divine Dragon.
  • Ye Fei activated the faction core building as Jianmu, expanded the territory, and added a permanent cultivation-speed boost.
  • Ye Fei organized paid work and housing for the workers, while learning that they were new lifeforms made from the souls of dead players.
  • Ye Fei advanced to Foundation Establishment sixth stage and endured a Thunder Tribulation by absorbing its lightning into his Lightning Domain and body.
  • Lin Mu told Ye Fei about the deaths in his family and his injured brother, and Ye Fei showed him Yang Cheng’s offer to hand over his half-sisters.
  • Ye Fei refused a marriage proposal tied to Wood Demon Pavilion, gave Worker No. 3 the name Mo Shu, and planned a Martial Arts Hall and stronger worker protections.
  • Lingyan explained how factions could relocate, then left to investigate a deadly battle near a Cultivation Sacred Land.
  • Li Yue arrived terrified after the fighting near his island, and Lingyan brought the injured Die Wu through the gate to the Elf Queen.
Chapters 476–50025 summaries Read
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