Recaps

Chen Heng defeated Miss Yue in the Earth Abyss and discovered that he could refine spiritual breath from dead ghosts to strengthen his cultivation. He turned to the many ghosts subdued by the mirage qi as a ready source of spiritual energy.

• Mirage qi confused Miss Yue, who mistook Purple Oriole for a living victim and killed her with the Yin-Dipper Cord.
• Chen Heng attacked Miss Yue with the Thunderfire Thunderclap Bead and Azure-Law Sword, wearing down her defenses as she fought back.
• Miss Yue tried to defile Chen Heng's sword with the Yin-Dipper Cord, but Chen Heng evaded it and destroyed her with the Innate Great Sun Divine Light.
• Chen Heng absorbed the spiritual breath from Miss Yue's remains and found that its chilling essence could be refined into true embryonic breath.
• Chen Heng reasoned that the Earth Abyss's ghosts could supply the spiritual breath he needed, then used the Floating-Jade Mirage Bead to keep them subdued.
• When a four-armed ghost began to stir, Chen Heng renewed the mirage qi, snapped its neck, and absorbed its spiritual breath.

Chen Heng reached the ninth layer of Qi Refining and strengthened his Tai Su Jade Body by devouring ghosts, but he held back from establishing his foundation because of Ancestor Fu Can’s warning. He spared Song Rupu after learning of a Zhongyi Sword Sect inheritance tied to Yin-Eroding Red Water, and the chapter ended as Song Rupu revealed its story.

• Chen Heng used the ghosts and Talisman Coins he had gathered to reach the ninth layer of Qi Refining, then chose not to establish his foundation because he remembered Ancestor Fu Can’s warning.
• Chen Heng subdued the remaining ghosts with embryonic breath and consumed their spiritual essence, advancing his Tai Su Jade Body to the fifth layer.
• Chen Heng killed the big-headed ghost and attacked Song Rupu, who had secretly escaped the pressure and tried to flee.
• Song Rupu offered information about Yin-Eroding Red Water, and Chen Heng stopped his attack when he heard the name.
• Song Rupu signed a Spirit Contract and told Chen Heng about a Zhongyi Sword Sect master who had carved the Yin-Eroding Red Water cultivation method into a mountain pillar.
• Chen Heng listened to Song Rupu’s account, his expression calm but his eyes showing a hint of unusual interest.

Chen Heng learned about the deadly trial guarding the Yin-Eroding Red Water scripture and decided to seek the divine ability despite the risks. He arranged for Song Rupu to contact Lou Fu to rescue and shelter the people in the Human Pen, then found a secluded kitchen.

• Song Rupu explained that the Yin-Eroding Red Water scripture could only be obtained by passing a lethal trial at a stone pillar, but Chen Heng resolved to attempt it.
• Chen Heng questioned Song Rupu about the Zhongyi Sword Sect expert, learning that the expert had lectured Lou Fu and other talented ghost cultivators on swordsmanship.
• Chen Heng ordered Song Rupu to free the people in the Human Pen and learned that Lou Fu could provide a method to protect them from the Earth Abyss's yin qi and find them shelter.
• Song Rupu agreed to contact Lou Fu, who was expected to arrive within three to seven days, and Chen Heng decided to wait for him.
• Chen Heng left the main hall, broke open the locked door of a secluded kitchen, and entered.

Chen Heng rescued the prisoners in the Earth Abyss, killed Yan Ping, and learned that Yan Feichen had switched the pill that led to his widowed mother's death. He left the surviving victims to begin cultivating the Netherworld Ghost Dao and flew away after arranging for the remaining captives to wait for Lou Fu.

• Chen Heng freed Yu Wanchou and the other Mysterious Truth Sect cultivators, then confronted the mutilated Yan Ping, who revealed that Yan Feichen had ordered him to switch the pill meant for Chen Heng's mother.
• Chen Heng rejected Yan Ping's attempt to provoke regret over Yan Zhen and killed him with his embryonic breathing.
• Yu Wanchou and the other injured cultivators swore to keep the deaths secret, then abandoned their bodies and transformed into ghosts to pursue the Netherworld Ghost Dao.
• Yu Wanchou gave Chen Heng the cultivators' Heaven and Earth Bags, and she and her companions departed as ghosts.
• Song Rupu brought the people from the Human Pen to the main hall, and Chen Heng arranged for the few clear-minded cultivators to wait for Lou Fu while he recovered and questioned Song Rupu.
• After meditating and regaining his strength, Chen Heng transformed into white escape light and flew away.

Chen Heng used the Soul Enslavement Bell to make the turbid ghosts in a ghost village kill themselves, absorbing their spiritual essence until his Tai Su Jade Body reached the sixth level of the Mystery Realm. After three days of hunting ghosts in the Earth Abyss, he was confronted by a sword-wielding figure who recognized him as Chen Heng.

• Chen Heng used the Soul Enslavement Bell to subdue the village's turbid ghosts and ordered them to kill themselves so he could absorb their spiritual essence.
• After absorbing the ghosts' essence, Chen Heng advanced his Tai Su Jade Body to the sixth level of the Mystery Realm and defeated the butcher ghost that resisted his command.
• Chen Heng decided to seek out more ghost troops in the Earth Abyss to gather enough spiritual energy to advance his Tai Su Jade Body further.
• Three days later, Chen Heng destroyed ghosts beside a yin river with the Innate Great Sun Divine Light and absorbed their spiritual essence.
• A figure wielding a sword light approached Chen Heng, asked if he was Chen Heng, and praised his nerve.

Chen Heng and Song Rupu fled toward the stone pillar while evading the ghosts hunting them, and Chen Heng’s talisman edict suddenly burned away. At the same time, the Mysterious Truth Sect’s talismans went out of control, and Ai Jian learned that Senior Brother Wang Shu had died.

• Lou Fu took the nearly thousand people from Miss Yue’s estate into his Little Six Directions Tortoise and invited Chen Heng to spar, but Chen Heng declined to seek the Yin-Eroding Red Water method.
• Chen Heng used the One True Dharma Realm to inspect Lou Fu’s abilities and discovered Lou Fu had reached the third sword Dao realm.
• Song Rupu reported that Mountain Pot Elder and Flying Flower Granny had sent retainers to hunt Chen Heng, so Chen Heng and Song Rupu left for Five Clouds Wilds.
• Half a month later, Chen Heng concealed himself and Song Rupu from Gao Bi’s search party, then asked how far they were from the stone pillar.
• Chen Heng’s Earth Abyss Talisman Edict activated and burned away, while the Mysterious Truth Sect’s other talisman edicts also flared uncontrollably.
• At the Mysterious Truth Sect, Ai Jian staggered in alarm after hearing that Senior Brother Wang Shu had died.

Chen Ying told Ai Jian that Wang Shu had died after forming only a fourth-rank core, and revealed that Wang Shu had been murdered on Gu Zhao’s orders. After learning Chen Heng was in the Earth Abyss, Chen Ying worried he would die when the Huzhao Sect elders stirred up the turbid tide.

• Chen Ying told Ai Jian that Wang Shu had died after losing heavenly wander mud to Zhu Ling and forming a fourth-rank core.
• Chen Ying said Wang Shu had not committed suicide but had been killed with sword wounds and Sword Qi Thunderclap, causing Ai Jian to collapse in rage.
• Chen Ying confirmed Ai Jian’s suspicion that Gu Zhao had arranged Wang Shu’s death, and Ai Jian recalled how his feud with Gu Zhao had led to Wan Song’s execution and his own exile.
• Chen Ying tried to recruit Ai Jian and urged him to control his grief and temper before forming his core.
• Chen Ying asked about Chen Heng and learned that he had gone to the Earth Abyss.
• Chen Ying said the coming turbid tide would kill the living creatures in the Earth Abyss and lamented that Chen Heng might die before he could be sent to Chen Runzi and Chen Yuanji.

Chen Ying revealed that he had once played both sides between Chen Jade Pivot and the Yuluo Immortal Mansion, but now intended to serve his father and recruited Ai Jian with promises of powerful scriptures and techniques. After learning that Wang Shu had been killed by He Lizi, Ai Jian swore revenge but remained wary of joining the Xiantian Demon Sect, then proposed visiting the Earth Abyss to retrieve Chen Heng for Chen Ying.

• Chen Ying told Ai Jian that he had feigned loyalty to both Chen Jade Pivot and the Yuluo Immortal Mansion, but now chose his father after witnessing his power.
• Chen Ying offered Ai Jian entry into the Xiantian Demon Sect and access to the Langhuan Secret Manual and other techniques if he signed a Spirit Contract.
• Chen Ying explained that He Lizi had killed Wang Shu after Wang Shu formed a Fourth-Rank Core, and Ai Jian vowed revenge against He Lizi and Gu Zhao.
• Ai Jian hesitated to join the Demonic Dao and asked Chen Ying for time to consider, troubled by Wang Shu's death and the danger of the sect's conflicts.
• As Chen Ying prepared to leave, Ai Jian offered to go to the Earth Abyss and bring Chen Heng out for him.

Chen Ying pressured Ai Jian to sign a Spirit Contract, while Ai Jian mourned the collapse of his master's lineage and concluded he had little choice but to serve him. After Chen Ying prepared for the possibility that Ai Jian might refuse, a message from Yuluo Immortal Mansion unexpectedly named Chen Heng for a mission to Outer Heaven.

• Chen Ying refused Ai Jian's request to search the Earth Abyss for Chen Heng and offered him a Spirit Contract, warning that the Magnetic Essence Golden Light Ball would soon be used there.
• Chen Ying told Ai Jian that Sima Lingzhen and Hou Wen would bring news of Wang Shu's death, prompting Ai Jian to realize the Jade Dawn School had left him without support.
• Ai Jian grieved with the Silver Eye Sword and decided he might have to join Chen Ying to continue cultivating and avenge his master's lineage.
• Chen Ying waited in a secluded mountain pavilion with the blood-red figure in his eye, planning to use it as protection if Ai Jian refused to join him.
• A messenger reported that Yuluo Immortal Mansion wanted Chen Ying to send Chen Heng to Outer Heaven, leaving Chen Ying surprised by the request.

Chen Ying entered Yuluo Immortal Mansion to discuss sending Chen Xuanwu, Yuan Yangsheng, and Chen Heng out of Xudu Heaven, despite his ties to Chen Jade Pivot. After Chen Runzi revealed that Eldest Brother had divined Chen Heng’s name, Chen Ying was left stunned by the revelation.

• Chen Ying agreed to answer Yuluo Immortal Mansion’s request and used a jade pendant to enter the mansion.
• Chen Ying confronted Chen Yichao in the Sun Essence Palace, and a red-robed monk and a Dragon Woman stopped them from fighting.
• Chen Ying explained that Yuan Yangsheng could be sent to Outer Heaven easily, but Chen Xuanwu’s meeting with Chen Jade Pivot complicated the plan.
• Chen Runzi arrived, ended the gathering’s quarrel, and asked Chen Ying about his progress with the matter.
• Chen Runzi told Chen Ying that Eldest Brother had used Xiantian Divine Calculation to divine Chen Heng’s name and surname.

Chen Runzi told Chen Ying that Chen Xiangxian had awakened and arranged for Chen Yuanji to retrieve Chen Heng from the Earth Abyss, while Chen Ying was tasked with guiding him. Chen Ying left with a formula and directions to a hidden residence, and Chen Heng reached the Yin-Eroding Red Water.

• Chen Ying learned that Chen Xiangxian had awakened and divined Chen Heng, whom Chen Runzi believed might become a crucial variable against Chen Jade Pivot.
• Chen Runzi warned Chen Ying that his attempt to claim the Formless Sword or Wusheng Treasure Mirror was dangerous, then revealed he had already arranged for Chen Yuanji to travel to Xudu Heaven and retrieve Chen Heng.
• Chen Runzi asked Chen Ying to guide Chen Yuanji, Chen Xuanwu, Yuan Yangsheng, and Chen Heng, and gave him a formula to access a hidden residence in Northern Lu Province.
• Chen Runzi urged Chen Ying to destroy the Yuluo Immortal Mansion's talisman decree if he chose to side with Chen Jade Pivot, and Chen Ying withdrew his divine sense.
• Chen Heng emerged from a dark cavern in the Earth Abyss and arrived at the Yin-Eroding Red Water.

Chen Heng entered the Five Clouds Wilds to study True Lord Qiao’s “Yin-Eroding Red Water” inheritance, using the Golden Cicada to preserve the scripture despite the pillar’s memory-erasing trial. As Chen Heng advanced toward the pillar, Ding Wei arrived and demanded to know who was studying the scripture.

• Song Rupu escaped Gao Bi’s pursuit with Chen Heng and explained that no calling card was needed to study the scripture.
• Chen Heng destroyed Song Rupu’s Spirit Contract, then refused his warning and approached the stone pillar.
• The pillar revealed golden characters that caused intense pain and erased themselves from Chen Heng’s memory, but he used the Golden Cicada and the One True Dharma Realm to record them.
• Chen Heng repeatedly copied each passage inside the Dharma Realm and advanced closer to the pillar, while the five Gang clouds concealed him from view.
• Ding Wei arrived with a carriage and ghost soldiers, saw the pillar’s golden characters flare, and asked Song Rupu who had come within fifty zhang.

Chen Heng identified the genuine Yin-Eroding Red Water scripture, completed the stone pillar’s trial, and was swept into a sealed hollow as the pillar shattered and Ancestor Yin Xing’s final divine thought departed. True Lord Qiao then told Ding Xian that Chen Heng had inherited the legacy and ordered him to summon Chen Heng to Golden Drum Cave once he mastered it.

• Ding Wei reflected on the many gifted cultivators who had died trying to claim the Yin-Eroding Red Water legacy while Song Rupu explained Chen Heng’s background.
• Chen Heng recorded two candidate scriptures in the One True Dharma Realm and tested them, discovering that the second caused death through Liberation by Violence.
• Chen Heng recited the first formula, and the stone pillar shattered, releasing a river of blood that swept him into a deep hollow sealed by a restrictive ward.
• Ancestor Yin Xing’s final divine thought appeared among the pillar’s fragments, declared that he had lost to Qiao Yubi, and departed through Liberation by Violence to reincarnate.
• Ding Xian visited True Lord Qiao, who assured him that Yin Xing had gone to reincarnate and ordered him to send Chen Heng to Golden Drum Cave after Chen Heng mastered the legacy.

Qiao Yubi summoned Ding Xian, urged him to improve his sword cultivation, and promised him a chance to enter the Myriad Forms Palace. Meanwhile, Chen Heng refined his first drop of Yin-Eroding Red Water, while Xu Zhi found himself under scrutiny from fellow Mysterious Truth Sect Daoists.

• Qiao Yubi reprimanded Ding Xian for neglecting his sword cultivation and promised him an assessment talisman writ for the Myriad Forms Palace if he attained Sword Qi Thunderclap within twenty years.
• Qiao Yubi gave Ding Xian a beast-headed token to deliver to Chen Heng after Chen Heng emerged from seclusion, then withdrew into his divine statue.
• Ding Xian resolved to cultivate diligently and left, reflecting on Qiao Yubi's support and the Mishan Qiao Clan's influence.
• Chen Heng used the river of blood to refine a drop of Yin-Eroding Red Water after seven days of cultivation.
• After the ghost cloud receded, the Mysterious Truth Sect Daoists questioned Xu Zhi about his plans as they sheltered in a river valley.

Xu Zhi learned that Jiao Jizhong and his companions planned to poison and kill him for his Pulse Abode Sword, then fled after leaving them a warning. As he ran through the Earth Abyss, a mysterious voice drew him into a strange void and lamented the sorry state of the Red Dragon Xu Household.

• Jiao Jizhong and the green-robed youth pressured Xu Zhi to hand over his Pulse Abode Sword, while Jiao proposed waiting for a chance to take it.
• Xu Zhi overheard Jiao Jizhong and the others plot to poison him at a reconciliation feast, then quietly left his stone chamber.
• Jiao Jizhong found Xu Zhi's warning carved into the chamber wall and ordered the group to hunt him down and seize his sword.
• Xu Zhi fled at full speed but was pulled into a strange void, where a mysterious voice said it had watched him since he entered the Earth Abyss.
• The voice mourned the decline of the Red Dragon Xu Household and asked whether Xu Zhi was its last surviving descendant.

Xu Zhi encountered the Wusheng Treasure Mirror in the Xuang Guang Dulu Domain, where Ancestor Wusheng forced him into a cocoon to break through his mental barrier and open his Heavenly Eye. As the Wusheng Child debated the Xu Household’s fate with the Formless Sword, he divined about Chen Heng, who emerged from nine days of cultivation with a new power.

• The Wusheng Child identified himself as the Wusheng Treasure Mirror and condemned Xu Zhi’s timid disposition before knocking him unconscious and sealing him in a cocoon.
• The Wusheng Child killed Jiao Jizhong and the others in the Earth Abyss, but the Formless Sword interrupted his plan to attack the Eight Sects and Six Schools.
• The Formless Sword reminded the Wusheng Child that provoking the sects could endanger the injured Immortal Lord Yuan Dai, and argued that Xu Zhi’s survival showed the agreement to preserve a descendant had been fulfilled.
• The Formless Sword said he would acknowledge whoever rebuilt the Wusheng Sword Sect as his master, then left the Wusheng Child to consider the Xu Household’s decline.
• The Wusheng Child divined that Xu Zhi had passed the Little Scarlet Dragon Sword Manual to an outsider and began investigating that person.
• Nine days later, Chen Heng awakened in the river of blood with scarlet light in his eyes and manifested eighty-one drops of yin-eroding red water.

Chen Heng mastered Yin-Eroding Red Water and used the cavern’s remaining spiritual essence and Miss Yue’s treasures to raise his Tai Su Jade Body to the eighth layer of the Mystery Realm. After leaving the cavern, he was invited to meet Ding Xian, who prepared an elaborate welcome for him and ordered Ding Yu to perform a dance.

• Chen Heng tested Yin-Eroding Red Water and found that its corrosion could destroy even his sixth-layer Tai Su Jade Body and powerful artifacts.
• Chen Heng absorbed the Yin-Eroding Spiritual Qi in the blood river, breaking through to the seventh and then eighth layer of the Mystery Realm after also spending the treasures he had plundered from Miss Yue’s residence.
• Chen Heng examined his updated cultivation in the Maha Golden Book and concluded that the ninth layer of the Mystery Realm was likely his current limit.
• After the blood river was exhausted and the cavern’s restrictions vanished, Chen Heng left and encountered Ding Wei, who invited him to meet his father, Ding Xian.
• Ding Wei told Chen Heng that Ding Xian was the Lord of the Five Clouds Wilds and that True Lord Qiao of the Zhongyi Sword Sect wanted to see him.
• Ding Xian prepared a grand reception for Chen Heng and ordered Ding Yu to dress properly and perform a dance for their guest.

Ding Xian welcomed Chen Heng to his estate and hosted a feast, hoping to befriend the powerful cultivator and draw him into his family. The feast revealed that True Lord Qiao had sent the Dings to capture Luminous Sparrows for Little Qiao, while Ding Wei’s talk of the Rouge Rankings hinted at an unnamed beauty from the Siye Wei Clan; afterward, Ding Xian asked why Yu'er had not appeared.

• Ding Xian greeted Chen Heng, judged his strength and bearing, and invited him to ride in the Flood Dragon Carriage to the estate.
• Ding Wei speculated that his father intended to recruit Chen Heng as a son-in-law, then hurried after the carriage when he realized they had left without him.
• Ding Xian welcomed Chen Heng with music, dancing, and wine, and Ding Wei joined them at the feast.
• A steward brought three captured Luminous Sparrows, which Ding Wei explained were for Little Qiao at True Lord Qiao’s request.
• Ding Wei told Chen Heng about the Rouge Rankings and an unnamed noble daughter from the Siye Wei Clan, while Chen Heng concealed his reaction.
• After the feast, Ding Wei admired the Yin-Dipper Cord Chen Heng had given him, and Ding Xian revealed that Chen Heng’s Yin-Eroding Red Water inheritance had earned True Lord Qiao’s attention before asking why Yu'er had not appeared.

Ding Xian arranged for Chen Heng to travel to Golden Drum Cave under Ding Wei’s escort, while Chen Heng wondered about the Beast-Head Token and his uncertain origins. After three days on the road, their party stopped before a sea of yellow mud as a Netherworld ghost cultivator and his vengeful ghosts watched nearby.

• Ding Yu refused to help Ding Xian recruit Chen Heng as a son-in-law, and Ding Wei suggested befriending Chen Heng instead.
• Ding Xian told Ding Wei that Little Qiao was studying at the Jade Dawn School and ordered him to escort Chen Heng and the Luminous Sparrow to Golden Drum Cave with two Netherworld Flood Dragons.
• Chen Heng examined the Beast-Head Token, considered asking True Lord Qiao about it and his cultivation, then resumed sword training against Lou Fu’s Mind Image.
• After two days of banquets, Chen Heng departed Five Clouds Wilds in the flood dragon carriage, escorted by Ding Wei and three hundred Ghost Generals.
• Three days later, the party stopped before a reeking sea of yellow mud, where a browless Netherworld ghost cultivator halted his Omen Cultivator vengeful ghosts and complained about their escort.

Chen Heng and Ding Wei lured Gao Bi’s Omen Ghosts into a trap and destroyed them, while Gao Bi’s death alerted Mountain Pot Elder to the conflict with Ding Xian. As Mountain Pot Elder tried to summon Flying Flower Granny, Yue You attacked his estate and confronted him.

• Gao Bi gave up pursuing Chen Heng into the Yellow Mud Sea, but a Fire Crow revealed the hidden Omen Ghosts and Chen Heng’s forces trapped them with White Bone Banners.
• Chen Heng’s Fire Crows and the Netherworld Flood Dragons helped Ding Wei’s guards defeat the Omen Ghosts, and Gao Bi died in the dragons’ dark fire.
• Mountain Pot Elder learned through the soul he had planted in Gao Bi that Gao Bi’s actions had angered Ding Xian, and he ordered his servants to bring back Flying Flower Granny.
• Flying Flower Granny did not return, and Yue You stormed Mountain Pot Elder’s estate, identified himself, and left Mountain Pot Elder alarmed.

Yue You revealed himself as a wounded Ba Serpent, killed Flying Flower Granny and Mountain Pot Elder’s ghost forces, then searched Mountain Pot Elder’s memories for Chen Heng. He discovered that one of the household retainers had seen Chen Heng and learned that Qiao Yubi and the creature beneath the Yellow Mud Sea were in the Earth Abyss.

• Yue You intimidated Mountain Pot Elder by claiming to be a powerful Ba Serpent, but Mountain Pot Elder saw through the illusion and recognized Yue You’s grievous sword wounds.
• Yue You transformed into a young man, killed Flying Flower Granny, and attacked Mountain Pot Elder and his ghost generals.
• Yue You drained the ghosts’ yin energy and fought until he had killed the ghost generals and rendered Mountain Pot Elder unconscious.
• Yue You searched Mountain Pot Elder’s memories and found that a household retainer had seen Chen Heng aboard a Flood Dragon Carriage.
• Yue You learned from the memories that Qiao Yubi was hiding in the Earth Abyss and wondered whether the creature beneath the Yellow Mud Sea was Chen Yan’s former companion.

Yue You discovered that Huluo had fallen into the Earth Abyss around the time Chen Jade Pivot pursued Chen Yan, then worried that Qiao Yubi might protect Chen Heng. As Yue You tried to persuade the World-Escaping Shuttle to take him to Chen Heng, Chen Jade Pivot unexpectedly manifested and revealed that Chen Heng had found favor with the Chongyu Demon God.

• Yue You connected Huluo’s arrival in the Earth Abyss to Chen Jade Pivot’s pursuit of Chen Yan and feared Qiao Yubi might intervene to protect Chen Heng.
• Yue You decided to capture Chen Heng before he reached Golden Drum Cave and tried to use the World-Escaping Shuttle to get there quickly.
• The World-Escaping Shuttle’s spirit refused to help, explaining that it was near the end of its lifespan and lacked the magical power to assist Yue You.
• Chen Jade Pivot manifested through Yue You, startling both Yue You and the World-Escaping Shuttle’s spirit.
• Chen Jade Pivot said Chen Heng had found favor with the Chongyu Demon God and might have obtained a demonic art of prayer and veneration, though he could not divine whether Chen Heng had passed the trial of the Six Dust Demons.

Yue You learned that Chen Jade Pivot had once known the World-Escaping Shuttle and persuaded its artifact spirit to help capture Chen Heng. As Chen Jade Pivot obscured Qiao Yubi’s connection to heaven’s workings, Yue You prepared an unorthodox treasure-refining art, while Chen Heng continued across the Yellow Mud Sea with Ding Wei.

• Yue You realized that Chen Jade Pivot and the World-Escaping Shuttle had a history in Void Sovereign Heaven, and the artifact spirit angrily challenged Chen Jade Pivot’s motives.
• Chen Jade Pivot warned that Chen Heng was nearing Golden Drum Cave and must be captured, then persuaded the World-Escaping Shuttle to cooperate by revealing an unknown matter.
• Yue You agreed to seize Chen Heng, and Chen Jade Pivot performed an art that obscured Qiao Yubi’s resonance with heaven’s workings despite the backlash.
• Yue You asked the World-Escaping Shuttle to transport him to Chen Heng, then tore off a piece of his skull and began refining a treasure from the Omen Ghosts.
• Chen Heng left the Flood Dragon Carriage at the Yellow Mud Sea, where Ding Wei said they would soon reach its end.

Chen Heng’s convoy crossed the Yellow Mud Sea, where the divine monster Huluo suddenly devoured the aquatic monsters and fled. As the convoy hurried toward the Golden Drum Cave, Yue You trapped and scattered its companions, leaving Chen Heng alone to face him.

• Ding Wei explained that the Tiger-Stripe Flower kept Huluo’s aquatic descendants away, and the convoy crossed the Yellow Mud Sea without incident.
• Huluo appeared with a palm-shaped injury, devoured the sea’s monsters, and fled, while Chen Heng sensed that Huluo had some connection to his body.
• Chen Heng urged the convoy to travel faster because the Tai Su Jade Body warned him of an approaching calamity, and the Netherworld Flood Dragons agreed to reach the Golden Drum Cave within three days.
• Yue You used a White Bone Banner to envelop the convoy in black smoke and scatter Ding Wei, the Netherworld Flood Dragons, and the other ghosts.
• Yue You told Chen Heng that his father, Chen Jade Pivot, had sent him to bring Chen Heng to the Xiantian Demon Sect, while Chen Heng’s warning intensified and he readied his sword.

Chen Heng fought Yue You inside the sealing formation after Yue You tried to persuade him to return to the Xiantian Demon Sect. When Yue You’s injuries and Azure Ring overwhelmed Chen Heng’s attacks, Chen Heng exhausted his embryonic breath to lure Yue You close and launched a sudden physical charge with two talismans.

• Yue You explained that Chen Jade Pivot had sent him to bring Chen Heng back to the Xiantian Demon Sect, while keeping the sealing formation in place around Chen Heng’s companions.
• Chen Heng pretended to accept Yue You’s offer, then attacked him with eighty-one drops of Yin-Eroding Red Water.
• Yue You used the Azure Ring to repel Chen Heng’s red water and Innate Great Sun Divine Light, while its secret power began entering Chen Heng’s body.
• Chen Heng noticed Yue You’s concealed power and feigned exhaustion as Yue You approached to seal his energy channels.
• Chen Heng rushed Yue You with his physical strength and flicked two talismans toward him at close range.