Chapter Summaries

Yun Che and Niu Mang fought Lei Shiyue, and Yun Che killed the Lei Family's Third Master after a defense-ignoring punch broke through his strongest attack. Knowing the Lei Family could retaliate, Yun Che left with Niu Mang to seek shelter with Great-Grandmother at the Zu Family.

• Yun Che joined Niu Mang in attacking Lei Shiyue and matched his combat techniques with the Divine Intent Fist.
• Yun Che's Heartless Firmament Intent triggered its defense-ignoring attribute, shattered Lei Shiyue's lightning slash, and inflicted fatal damage.
• Lei Shiyue used a Blood-Sucking Talisman on Yun Che, but the Divine Wood Throne restored Yun Che's health and the talisman failed to kill him.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand on Lei Shiyue, then watched him die and collected his Storage Ring.
• Yun Che and Niu Mang fled the scene, and Yun Che decided to seek temporary shelter with Great-Grandmother at the Zu Family.

Feng Chu and Qin Yelan broke through to new realms aboard Yun Che’s flying boat, while Yun Che gained an SS Rank alchemy talent and learned Qin Keyi had reached the King Realm. At the Zu Family tournament, Zu Tangtang asked Yun Che to humble the collateral-branch prodigies, and he put forward Feng Chu to fight them.

• Feng Chu advanced toward the King Realm and Qin Yelan broke through to the Grandmaster Realm, so Yun Che moved them into his Domain space to cultivate safely.
• Yun Che used the Yin-Yang Spirit Medium Brush and obtained the SS Rank talent Alchemy Dao Dustheart.
• Yun Che gave Feng Chu a top-grade Fire-Attribute Combat Technique and granted Qin Yelan the SS Rank class Frost Sword Sovereign; he also learned Qin Keyi had broken through to the King Realm.
• At the Zu Family tournament, Zu Tangtang explained that collateral-branch disciples outnumbered the direct descendants and had produced many of the clan’s strongest young fighters.
• Yun Che arrived with Feng Chu and Qin Yelan, used Divine Hand on Zu Tangtang, and accepted a mission to intimidate the collateral-branch prodigies.
• Yun Che proposed that Feng Chu fight in his place, and Zu Tangtang agreed to see what his newly advanced disciple could do.

Feng Chu defeated Zu Huan in the Zu Family competition, proving Yun Che’s confidence in his disciple was justified. Yun Che completed his A-rank mission and, after gaining treasures and attribute boosts, was invited by Zu Tangtang to choose a reward.

• Zu Huan and the collateral-line disciples taunted the defeated direct-line prodigies and challenged Zu Pengpeng.
• Zu Tangtang introduced Feng Chu as her family’s test, and Feng Chu demanded that the seven young Kings attack together.
• Zu Huan fought Feng Chu alone, but she overwhelmed his strongest sword strike and stopped her blade at his throat.
• Zu Tangtang ended the competition, and Zu Huan and the others accepted their defeat.
• Yun Che gained attributes and treasures from plundering the gathering, including A Thousand Household Lights, and completed his A-rank mission.
• Zu Tangtang offered Yun Che his choice of reward, and he looked her over before beginning to answer.

Yun Che learned that Yuwen Tuohai might have the deep sea spirit soil he needed, then faced the Lei Family’s three Supremes at the Zu Family estate. After Zu Tangtang declared she would protect him, Yun Che killed Lei Shifeng with the Tightening Hoop Ring, but suspected his enemy had a resurrection treasure.

• Zu Tangtang told Yun Che that Yuwen Tuohai kept deep sea spirit soil and could be found at the Pill Tower, then gave him a Thunder Crystal Flower.
• Lei Shishan, Lei Shifeng, and Lei Daoming arrived and accused Yun Che of killing members of the Lei Family, demanding his surrender.
• Zu Tangtang declared Yun Che was her guest and refused to let the Lei Family take him.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand to steal the Thunderclap Ancient Bell, 8,000 Mental points, and the Thunder Abyss Dungeon Key from the Lei Family Supremes.
• Yun Che blocked Lei Shifeng’s strike and killed him with the Tightening Hoop Ring, but received no confirmation of the kill and suspected Lei Shifeng had a resurrection treasure.

Yun Che drove Lei Shishan and the other Lei Family cultivators away with bizarre special Treasures, then stayed with the Zu Family for seven days before heading toward the Pill Tower. Meanwhile, Li Xuanfeng watched Demons ravage the Great Yuan Empire and celebrated the chaos.

• Lei Shifeng revived with the Time Ancient Scroll, while Lei Daoming and Lei Shishan hesitated to keep fighting Yun Che and the Zu Family.
• Yun Che used the Evil Curse Hairpin and Splits-Ripping Talisman to make the three Lei Family Supreme Realm cultivators bald and force Lei Shishan into a split, driving them to flee.
• Yun Che stayed with the Zu Family for seven days, gained over 5,000 points in each of his five major attributes, and became acquainted with Zu Pengpeng.
• Yun Che decided to visit the Pill Tower to seek Deep Sea Spirit Soil before returning to the Azure Sparrow Empire.
• Li Xuanfeng watched more than a hundred Demons rampage through Great Yuan, devouring humans, and urged them to keep eating.

Aboard the Light of the Red Abyss Flying Boat, Yun Che’s experimental alchemy produced a sixth-grade Profound Poking Pill and a seventh-grade Regeneration Pill. He ended with three Regeneration Pills, while Niu Mang recovered from testing the first pill.

• Yun Che repeatedly refined herbs, mostly producing low-grade pills before discovering the sixth-grade Profound Poking Pill formula.
• Yun Che gave a Profound Poking Pill to Niu Mang, whose uncontrollable effects shook the Flying Boat and left him exhausted after nearly half a day.
• Niu Mang said the pill accelerated cultivation and felt good, so Yun Che refined more but warned him to take no more than one every seven days.
• Yun Che added Divine Fire Source while experimenting and created the seventh-grade Regeneration Pill formula.
• Yun Che refined enough materials for three Regeneration Pills, then produced only second- and third-grade pills in later experiments.

Cao Taichun abandoned the cowardly Emperor Li Yue and urged the Imperial Guards to flee as Great Yuan fell to demons. Li Xuanfeng revealed that he had opened the Underground Palace to destroy Great Yuan in revenge for his mother, then left Li Yue to be killed by demons.

• Cao Taichun defied Li Yue, left the Main Hall to seek the Seventh Princess, and advised the Imperial Guards to protect their families and flee.
• Li Yue fainted after the Imperial Guards refused to seize Cao Taichun, then awoke to find Li Xuanfeng in the deserted hall.
• Li Xuanfeng admitted that he had opened the Underground Palace and declared that he wanted Great Yuan destroyed to avenge his mother.
• Li Xuanfeng revealed that Li Yue had sacrificed his mother to save himself and struck his father with King Realm strength.
• Li Xuanfeng put on the Golden Mask and killed a King Realm demon, while other demons tore Li Yue apart.
• Li Xuanfeng confirmed Li Yue was dead and told his mother that she could rest in peace.

As Great Yuan fell to the Demons, Li Xuanfeng tried to take Li Muling with him, but the appearance of the Dark Moon Sage's ancient city interrupted them. In the Holy City, Yun Che obtained Deep Sea Spirit Soil from Yuwen Tuohai through Divine Hand as the Seal in his possession reacted to the ruins' emergence.

• Li Xuanfeng confronted the fleeing survivors and threatened to slaughter them unless Li Muling came with him; she agreed to protect the others.
• A nine-level black ancient city rose from beneath Great Yuan's imperial capital and forced the Flying Boats away, while Li Xuanfeng identified it as the city left by the Dark Moon Sage.
• Yun Che's Seal began flashing in response to the ancient city's appearance, and he suspected the Sage Ruins had emerged early.
• After using Divine Hand on Yuwen Tuohai each day for seven days, Yun Che obtained one jin, three liang, and three qian of Deep Sea Spirit Soil.
• Yuwen Tuohai searched his Storage Ring and treasures in vain after realizing the Deep Sea Spirit Soil had disappeared.

Yun Che survived a surprise attack by Lei Daohe, a Half-Saint of the Lei Clan, after using his treasures and Soulguard to withstand the elder’s Thunder-Following Tribulation. At Heavenly Sparrow Academy, Ye Qingshuang broke through to the Emperor realm, regained her memories, and renewed her resolve to avenge the Ye Clan.

• Lei Daohe destroyed Yun Che’s Flying Boat and attacked him, so Yun Che sent Niu Mang, Feng Chu, and Qin Yelan into his Domain.
• Yun Che used Divine Hand on Lei Daohe, acquired Thunder-Following Tribulation, and escaped a second attack by swapping places with a pebble using the Heaven-Falling Strange Stone.
• Lei Daohe’s lightning sword pursued Yun Che across a thousand miles, but Yun Che and Pioneer used their defenses and Soulguard Armament to block it.
• Lei Daohe failed to find Yun Che and left, uncertain whether the Emperor had survived.
• Ye Qingshuang broke through to the Emperor realm at Heavenly Sparrow Academy, regained her sealed memories, and vowed to avenge her clan and parents against the Lei Clan and Lei Xin.

Yun Che created his second demon war general, Niu Gang, and continued toward the Ice Soul Cold Abyss to complete his mission. He reached the abyss, found the expected treasure chest missing, and discovered a white-robed man frozen underground who might be Ao Bai.

• Qin Xiao and Cao Taichun told Yuezheng Xiangling that Great Yuan had become a demon-filled ancient city, and Yuezheng Xiangling decided to wait for Yun Che's advice before pursuing its ruins.
• Yun Che sent Niu Mang back to Azure Sparrow with Feng Chu and Qin Yelan while he traveled toward Ao Bai to finish his mission.
• Yun Che created Niu Gang, a mid-stage Supreme Realm demon war general whose innate technique was strongest when striking an opponent's buttocks, and gave him a Profound Poking Pill.
• Yuezheng Xiangling and the others decided to investigate the Sage's ruins after hearing that three Half-Saints from the Holy City's great families were close to breaking through its restriction.
• Yun Che traveled across the sea, raised his attributes and experience by grabbing sea beasts, and then entered the Ice Soul Cold Abyss under the protection of the Underworld King Spirit Flame.
• Yun Che found that the Seven-Colored Treasure Chest was missing and discovered a white-robed man frozen underground who he suspected was Ao Bai.

Yun Che forced Ao Bai to hand over the Three-Hued Lotus Seedpod and received a mission to deliver it to Ninth Priest Bikale and interrupt a sacrificial ritual. When Yun Che questioned Ao Bai about Xiangling’s maiming, Ao Bai attacked him, so Niu Gang subdued Ao Bai while Yun Che prepared to force out the truth.

• Yun Che stole Ao Bai’s Cold-Avoidance Spirit Pearl, waking him from cultivation, then demanded the Three-Hued Lotus Seedpod.
• Niu Gang revealed his Supreme Realm strength, and Ao Bai reluctantly surrendered the seedpod to Yun Che.
• Yun Che completed a mission, triggered a new mission to deliver the seedpod to Ninth Priest Bikale, and obtained a Special Treasure Exchange Card as its reward.
• Yun Che told Ao Bai that Xiangling’s hand and foot had been healed and asked whether Ao Bai had deliberately cut them off.
• Ao Bai denied wrongdoing and attacked Yun Che with a silver needle, but Yun Che survived and Niu Gang broke Ao Bai’s arms and legs.
• Yun Che ordered Niu Gang to torture Ao Bai until he revealed the truth about Xiangling.

Yun Che learned that Ao Bai claimed he maimed Yuezheng Xiangling to cultivate through his SS Rank Talent, but the quest remained incomplete, suggesting he was hiding the real reason. Meanwhile, an old Emperor broke the barrier around Sage Ancient City, and cultivators rushed inside as screams erupted from within.

• Ao Bai said his Devouring Love's Sorrow Talent required him to inflict an everlasting wound on the person he cherished most, and Yun Che accused him of treating Yuezheng Xiangling as a pawn before taking his Storage Ring and imprisoning him.
• Yun Che realized Ao Bai had not revealed the full reason for maiming Yuezheng Xiangling, then flew back toward Sage Ancient City while researching a brainwashing pill.
• An old Emperor used a golden hammer to shatter the barrier around Sage Ancient City after Zu Changkun and Yuwen Jinfan promised him protection, but Lei Daohe struck him down for withholding the Treasure.
• Zu Changkun gave the wounded old Emperor a life-saving pill, and Lei Daohe, Yuwen Jinfan, and other powerful cultivators entered Sage Ancient City.
• Yuezheng Xiangling chose to wait while others scouted ahead, but screams soon rang out from the ancient city.

Powerhouses entered the Sage Ancient City, where deadly traps and Demons turned the hunt for treasure into a bloodbath. As more groups prepared to enter, Feng Chu and Qin Yelan returned to Heavenly Sparrow Academy and chose not to risk the ruins.

• Iron arrows and Demons killed many Grandmasters and Kings as survivors pushed deeper into the city, finding mostly empty rooms and worthless Bronze Treasure Chests.
• A Silver Treasure Chest rekindled the intruders’ hopes, and the discovery of a Platinum Treasure Chest soon drove them into a frenzy of fighting over treasure.
• Knight Commander Zhu Qi watched from the shadows and waited for Yun Che, suspecting he had already taken the inheritance Seal.
• Li Xuanfeng sent Gu Li and the Iron Mask Third Team into the city, while Yuezheng Xiangling, Han Chen, and Ye Qingshuang led their group in after the Demons dwindled.
• Feng Chu and Qin Yelan returned to Heavenly Sparrow Academy, learned that Crown Prince Li Xuanfeng had destroyed the Great Yuan Empire, and declined to visit the Sage Ancient City.

Qin Xiao learned that Niu Mang was a Supreme protecting Feng Chu and Qin Yelan on Yun Che’s orders, while Yun Che used an Unburdening Pill to question Ao Bai about why he had wounded Xiangling. At the Green Demon Sage Sect, Dai Yan discovered that Qin Keyi had lost her emotional memories in the Soul Abyss, leaving him worried about the consequences.

• Qin Yelan introduced Niu Mang to Qin Xiao, who learned that the Supreme guarded her and Feng Chu for Yun Che.
• Yun Che made an Unburdening Pill and gave it to Ao Bai to uncover why he had wounded Xiangling.
• Ao Bai began to reveal that his master, Sage Luo Hun, was involved, but a restriction caused his tongue and then his hand to explode when he tried to disclose more.
• Yun Che restored Ao Bai’s injuries and learned that Sage Luo Hun was a true Sage before ordering Niu Gang to restrain Ao Bai again.
• Dai Yan learned that Qin Keyi had lost her emotional memories after training in the Soul Abyss, and he recorded the incident in his notebook.

Yun Che learned that Sage Luo Hun planned to make Yuezheng Xiangling witness the destruction of the Azure Sparrow Empire and triggered an SSS-Rank mission to protect it. After identifying Luo Hun nearby, Yun Che resolved to delay the plan for five days while keeping Ao Bai hidden in the Domain.

• Yun Che grew the Talent Seed to maturity but chose to let Ye Qingshuang see it before consuming it.
• Yun Che obtained Calamity Hair and learned that Luo Hun planned to use Ao Bai to massacre Azure Sparrow and harvest Yuezheng Xiangling’s despair.
• Yun Che completed an SSS-Rank mission and received a five-day SSS-Rank advancement mission to protect Azure Sparrow from Luo Hun.
• Yun Che decided to stall Luo Hun instead of fighting him, reasoning that Ao Bai’s absence would prevent the planned massacre.
• Luo Hun arrived in Azure Sparrow, waited for Ao Bai, and considered capturing someone Yuezheng Xiangling cared about to intensify her despair.
• Yun Che accidentally grabbed from Luo Hun, gained 50,000 experience points, recognized him, and concluded that Ao Bai’s absence would delay the plan.

Yun Che gained the unique SSS-Rank Talent Divine Son Aura and continued secretly targeting Sage Luo Hun, but an unexpected clash between two Peak Realm Sages left Luo Hun severely injured. Yun Che stole treasures from the newcomers and used a No-Fly Talisman to send Luo Hun crashing to the ground.

• Yun Che ate the Talent Fruit and gained the unique SSS-Rank Talent Divine Son Aura, which boosted his luck and could automatically evade a fatal attack once per day.
• Yun Che secretly followed Sage Luo Hun for five days and used Divine Hand to steal mental strength, a Top-Grade Spirit Fruit, the Fire Rule Flame Heart, and a Swift Travel Talisman that became the No-Fly Talisman.
• When Luo Hun prepared to burn the Azure Sparrow Empire's people with Flame Heart, Yun Che used the Evil Curse Hairpin to make him lose all his hair and interrupt the attack.
• Yun Che threw the Calamity Hair, opening a rift that brought two Peak Realm Sages into a fight; the red-robed Sage hurled Luo Hun into the blue-robed Sage's sword attack, leaving him badly mutilated.
• Yun Che stole constitution from the red-robed Sage and a temporary Jade Pool Holy Land entry token from the blue-robed Sage, then struck Luo Hun with the No-Fly Talisman and sent him crashing into the ground.

After completing his advancement mission, Yun Che traveled to Sage Ancient City and discovered that Yuezheng Xiangling was trapped in a deadly pink spring pool. He rescued her from Hua Nongzi’s formation and began fighting the Undead Sage, whose spirit body re-formed after Yun Che shattered it.

• Yun Che received rewards for completing his SSS-Rank Advancement Mission and broke through to Emperor Realm Late Stage.
• Yun Che learned that Yuezheng Xiangling, Ye Qingshuang, and Han Chen had entered the Sage Ruins, then headed toward Great Yuan.
• Yun Che suspected that the Deposed Crown Prince Li Xuanfeng secretly controlled the Corpse Coffin organization.
• At Sage Ancient City, Yun Che followed a hidden trail of Treasure Qi beneath an ordinary room and found Yuezheng Xiangling in a pink spring pool.
• Yun Che broke Hua Nongzi’s formation and shattered the Undead Sage’s body with a punch, but Hua Nongzi re-formed and the fight continued.

Yun Che killed Hua Nongzi and rescued Yuezheng Xiangling, then joined her and Niu Gang on the way to the Sage's Main Hall. There, Half-Saints and powerful experts fought over the hall's treasure chests and Top-Grade Throne while Ye Qingshuang and Han Chen held back.

• Yun Che defeated Hua Nongzi with a punch, killing him and acquiring the You Come and I Go Art.
• Yun Che woke Yuezheng Xiangling, who mistook their surroundings for a dream, and they left his Domain space with Niu Gang.
• Yuezheng Xiangling told Yun Che that the demons had separated her group and that Ye Qingshuang had fled with Elder Han.
• Yun Che followed the treasure aura toward the city's center with Yuezheng Xiangling and Niu Gang, easily defeating demons who ambushed them.
• At the Sage's Main Hall, Zu Changkun, Yuwen Jinfan, and Lei Daohe fought over a Top-Grade Throne, while others contended for Diamond and Platinum Treasure Chests.
• Ye Qingshuang asked Han Chen whether they should join the fight, but Han Chen refused, saying they could not compete with the others.

Yun Che arrived as Lei Xin threatened Ye Qingshuang and Han Chen, then used the Talent Disc to take the Buddha-Demon Dao Heart from Lei Xin and return it to Ye Qingshuang. Lei Xin summoned his purple Thunder Throne and attacked Yun Che.

• Lei Xin recognized Ye Qingshuang, mocked her for the talent he had stolen, and tried to kill Han Chen when Han Chen moved to protect her.
• Niu Gang stopped Lei Xin, and Yun Che entered the Main Hall with another figure as Ye Qingshuang and Han Chen welcomed him.
• Yun Che used his ability to seize several items and powers from fighters across the hall, weakening Lei Shifeng and helping Yuwen Natie press his attack.
• Lei Xin rushed Yun Che but retreated after sensing a lethal threat, then challenged him to take away the Buddha-Demon Dao Heart.
• Yun Che removed the Buddha-Demon Dao Heart from Lei Xin and bestowed it on Ye Qingshuang, prompting Lei Xin to summon his purple Thunder Throne and attack.

Yun Che fought the Lei Clan in the Sage Golden Hall, using his lightning-absorbing sword and reflected attacks to defeat Lei Shishan’s assault before the conflict escalated. He summoned a replica of Yuwen Jinfan to hold off Lei Daohe, then revealed his Divine Wood Throne as Lei Shishan and Lei Shifeng charged him.

• Yun Che absorbed Lei Xin’s lightning strike with the Tribulation Lightning Heavenly Sword and countered with a lightning-and-fire slash.
• Lei Shishan reflected Yun Che’s slash with a talisman, but Yun Che returned it with the Interception Essence Sword, shattering Lei Shishan’s armor and exposing his pink dudou.
• Zu Tangtang intercepted Lei Shishan, and Lei Daohe disrupted her forbidden technique before attempting another sneak attack on Yun Che, which his Divine Son Aura evaded.
• Yun Che summoned a replica of Yuwen Jinfan with the Divine Lotus Petal, and the replica trapped Lei Daohe with Dense Gold Web and blocked his attack on Yun Che.
• Lei Daohe ordered Lei Shishan and Lei Shifeng to attack Yun Che, while Lei Xin retreated toward the Main Hall’s exit.
• Yun Che revealed the Divine Wood Throne as Lei Shishan and Lei Shifeng charged toward him.