Vol. 3The City Heroes' Battle

Yue Wen secured the Fox Demon Secret Realm, helped the Bureau dismantle Flame Ghost Hall, and pursued clues about his missing parents while preparing for the City Heroes' Battle. He cleared Nightmare Town, accepted last place in the Rankings Tournament for a new sword art, and began dominating the Breakout Tournament as Hu Hanyi's plan against him took shape.

  • Yue Wen and his companions defeated Danxia’s Malice Demon King and won the Fox Demon Secret Realm, where the Fox Demon Lady awakened and tied their fates together.
  • Yue Wen broke through to perfect astral qi, survived Mountain-Moving Tiger’s ambush, and learned that the Fox Demon Lady’s shared karma and fortune could endanger him because of his human lifespan.
  • Yue Wen helped the Supernatural Affairs Bureau capture Flame Ghost Hall’s leaders and redirected its recruits into prison or factory work.
  • Yue Wen celebrated New Year with his friends, learned about his parents’ escape from Snake Mountain, and prepared for the City Heroes' Battle as Hu Hanyi plotted his death.
  • Yue Wen conquered the Demon-Locking Secret Realm and learned that his parents had traced the Dragon Clan’s disappearance to a Demon Race Spatial Rift.
  • Yue Wen entered the City Heroes' Battle with Xing'er and Qi Dian and joined the contestants in Nightmare Town’s secret-realm ranking round.
  • Yue Wen exploited Nightmare Town’s night market, founded the Zhao Cultivation Agency with Zhao Xing'er and Qi Dian, and cleared the Yin Qi cave.
  • Yue Wen accepted last place in the Rankings Tournament in exchange for the Divine Sword Thunder Command Art, then defeated Ji Yang and Second Ball at the Breakout Tournament as Hu Hanyi’s scheme began to emerge.
Chapters 204–304 Read from Ch. 204

Arc 9The Fox Demon’s Game

Yue Wen and his companions survived the Fox Demon Lady’s amusement park game, defeated Danxia’s Malice Demon King, and won the Fox Demon Secret Realm. There, Yue Wen discovered the Fox Demon Lady had been reborn and that their shared fate might be dangerous because of his human lifespan.

  • Yue Wen, Zhao Xing'er, and Qi Dian killed the Hu Family elder in the tomb, then found a seven-tailed Dao Realm fox and took the pearl from its mouth.
  • Yue Wen damaged the Fox Demon’s corpse and injected it with corpse madness potion, causing it to awaken and attack Fan Baimo when he came to claim it.
  • Mountain-Moving Tiger ambushed Yue Wen’s group, but Perfected One Fengguang arrived and captured him after Yue Wen drew out his confession.
  • Yue Wen tricked Fan Baimo into believing he had died rather than betray him, then reunited with Fan Baimo and arranged a meeting with the Soul-Controlling Sect’s sect master.
  • Yue Wen broke through to perfect astral qi, while Qi Dian reached the peak of the Unity Realm, and the group acquired new cultivation methods and combat arts.
  • The Fox Demon Lady spread a Demon Domain over River City and summoned residents into her amusement park, where players had to survive a game of hide-and-seek with Malice.
  • Yue Wen manipulated the Malice around the amusement park, while Hu Yunting’s plan to strengthen them led to the Hu family’s elimination, and Danxia then built a Malice army and attacked the remaining players.
  • Yue Wen, Zhao Xing'er, and Qi Dian defeated Danxia’s six-tailed Malice Demon King, winning the Fox Demon Secret Realm for Yue Wen and an Immortal Vine for Zhao Xing'er.
  • Yue Wen explored the Secret Realm and found Immortal Dew Valley, where the Fox Demon Lady awakened and explained that he had taken Danxia’s intended place as her new master and would share her karma and fortune.
Chapters 204–22925 summaries Read

Arc 10Corpse Puppets and Hidden Legacies

Yue Wen secured Immortal Dew Valley and helped the Supernatural Affairs Bureau dismantle Flame Ghost Hall's operation. After celebrating New Year and uncovering clues about his parents at Snake Mountain, he prepared for the City Heroes' Battle while Hu Hanyi plotted his death.

  • Yue Wen became master of Immortal Dew Valley and handed the separated Fox Demon's Secret Realm to Perfected One Nagiko in exchange for access to confiscated corpse puppets.
  • Yue Wen funded Chang Yunguan's film to secure talismans and learned the Dragon Pool Carp-Pincering Art from Da Long.
  • Yue Wen brought Perfected One Nagiko and Perfected One Tongguang into Fan Baiyan's operation disguised as corpse puppets, but Gongsun Yan betrayed the plan to Dai Muhun.
  • Yue Wen used the perfected ones' Great Dao projections to defeat Dai Muhun inside the soul formation, then revealed his Bureau allegiance as Perfected One Nagiko captured Fan Baiyan and Gongsun Yan.
  • Yue Wen tricked Flame Ghost Hall's criminal recruits into prison and sent its innocent newcomers to paid factory work.
  • Yue Wen, Zhao Xing'er, and Qi Dian rescued the Golden Pixiu Dogs from the Black-Robed Man and celebrated New Year with their friends at Qi Dian's family villa.
  • Yue Wen learned that Medicine Jar had founded the Pudu Sect and that Heart-Ripping Woman had helped his parents escape a betrayed Dragon Hall expedition into Snake Mountain.
  • Yue Wen set his corpse puppets to clearing Immortal Dew Valley and planting Qilin Melons while Hu Hanyi arranged tournament preparations and told Mai Yaode he wanted Yue Wen killed.
Chapters 230–25425 summaries Read

Arc 11The Road to the Competition

Yue Wen conquered the Demon-Locking Secret Realm, learned more about his parents’ disappearance, and grew famous after the challenge qualifiers. As the City Heroes' Battle began, he and his companions entered a secret realm governed by Nightmare Town’s dangerous rules.

  • Liu Yuanjun learned from Li Flying Rosy Clouds that her memories and identity had persisted through reincarnation, while Su Yun asked Yue Wen to investigate deaths caused by a possible Soul-Eating Nightmare Wraith.
  • Qi Dian completed Great Fire Astral Refining, proved his new shield against Wen Tai, and learned that dozens of disciples wanted to challenge the Agency.
  • Yue Wen entered the Demon-Locking Secret Realm and killed several demon beasts, using repeated attempts and new pills from Da Long to defeat the Hanging-Lantern Celestial Beast.
  • After Yue Wen left the secret realm, Perfected One Nagiko told him that his parents had traced the Dragon Clan’s disappearance to a Demon Race Spatial Rift, and Yue Wen became a sensation among the public.
  • Yue Wen found a notebook in Duanmu Lei’s Storage Artifact listing Wang Miaomiao and Shen Nana among victims whose souls had been devoured, and Su Yun suspected the Soul-Controlling Sect was involved.
  • As the City Heroes' Battle approached, Yue Wen prepared with a self-repairing treasure garment and soul cultivation, while Xiao Chubei warned him about the Medicine Dragons linked to the Body Tempering Sect.
  • Yue Wen, Xing'er, and Qi Dian arrived at the competition, where Yue Wen agreed to face Du Shuai’s Thunderclap Martial Arts Hall trio and the contestants entered Nightmare Town’s secret-realm ranking round.
Chapters 255–27925 summaries Read

Arc 12Nightmare Town and Breakout

Yue Wen exploited Nightmare Town’s hidden economy and cleared its final trial before accepting last place in the Rankings Tournament in exchange for a new sword art. At the Breakout Tournament, he began advancing with overwhelming wins while Hu Hanyi’s plan against him began to emerge.

  • Qian Yun and Wei Ping introduced Nightmare Town, where Yue Wen saw Zhao Xing'er attacking a shop owner and later joined her and Qi Dian in founding the Zhao Cultivation Agency.
  • Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er killed a Blackflame Bear for a client, while Ji Yang was arrested and Yue Wen survived a Nightmare Wraith Creature that came for him at night.
  • At Zhao Xiaoli’s matchmaking ceremony, Qi Dian was chosen by the embroidered ball but rejected by Xiaoli, and Yue Wen reorganized the Agency by recruiting contestants to share its commissions.
  • Yue Wen discovered the townspeople’s profitable night market, caught valuable dragonfish, and used the proceeds to forge the Blazing Sun Fist, which he wielded against powerful Nightmare Wraith Creatures.
  • Yue Wen entered the Yin Qi cave and destroyed its creatures and collected its stones before the other contestants arrived for the scheduled final trial.
  • Perfected One Nagiko negotiated with Yue Wen after he disrupted the trial, and he accepted last place in the Rankings Tournament in exchange for keeping the Blazing Sun Fist and learning the Divine Sword Thunder Command Art.
  • Yue Wen bought two cultivation techniques and upgraded his sword, while his thunder art struck Qi Dian with lightning and Hu Yunting recognized the technique.
  • Yue Wen refused He Tang’s match-fixing offer and went to the Breakout Tournament, where he defeated Ji Yang and Second Ball before Zhang Wei withdrew from their match.
Chapters 280–30425 summaries Read
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