Chapter Summaries

Zhou Xun reached the Heavenly Mystery Sect’s inheritance site and learned that cultivators planned to break its weakened formation in three days. His true body arrived at the Heaven Feather Sect to meet its First Elder, but the sect mistook his visit for a threat and hastily prepared its defenses.

• Zhou Xun saw Old Devil Jade Dew, An Yudao, and other cultivators gathered outside the Heavenly Mystery Sect’s inheritance site.
• An Yudao introduced Zhou Xun to Wei Chang'an, the Immortal Golden Core disciple of True Lord Xuan Lang, and explained that the group planned to attack the formation in three days.
• Zhou Xun declined An Yudao’s invitation to join the treasure hunt and said he had come only to broaden his horizons.
• Zhou Xun arrived at the Heaven Feather Sect and told its guards that he wanted to meet the First Elder.
• After learning that Forgetful River True One was at the mountain gate, Heaven Granary True Man ordered the sect-protecting formation activated and sent messages to the First Elder.
• The gate guard clarified that Zhou Xun had come courteously and specifically to meet the First Elder.

Zhou Xun visited the Heaven Feather Sect to ask about its ancient ties to the Heavenly Mystery Sect. After the sect's elders welcomed him nervously and agreed to help, they told him their records mentioned the Heavenly Mystery Sect but revealed no knowledge of the Heavenly Mystery Secret Realm.

• Heaven Granary True Man tried to summon the absent First Elder, then gathered the sect's elders to welcome Zhou Xun.
• The Second Elder and the others feared Zhou Xun's power and agreed to satisfy his requests.
• Zhou Xun recognized the Second Elder from Golden Ape Valley but set the past aside and said he had come to ask about an important matter.
• Heaven Granary True Man invited Zhou Xun into the sect, where the elders served him Feather Spirit Tea.
• Zhou Xun asked about the Heavenly Mystery Sect, and the Second Elder said their records described ancient ties but that more information might be in the sect's secret grounds.

Zhou Xun used the First Elder Token to enter Heaven Feather Sect’s hidden vault, where he discovered another entrance to the Heavenly Mystery Secret Realm. Searching the vault for information, he learned that the Heavenly Mystery Sect and Heaven Feather Sect both descended from the ancient Thundercloud Sect, and that a map of the secret realm was stored there.

• Zhou Xun showed Daoist Fang the First Elder Token and had him lead the way to the hidden vault in a remote valley.
• Zhou Xun opened the vault passage, sent in a lizard puppet to check for danger, then entered wearing Yaoguang as Heavenly Mystery Spirit Armor.
• Zhou Xun opened a fourth-tier-restricted stone door and found a vortex that he recognized as another entrance to the Heavenly Mystery Secret Realm.
• Zhou Xun divined the vortex’s connection to his incarnation and realized it gave him another route out of the Eastern Wasteland.
• Zhou Xun searched the vault’s Jade Slips and learned that the Heavenly Mystery Sect and Heaven Feather Sect had both descended from the Thundercloud Sect.
• Zhou Xun discovered that the Heavenly Mystery Sect had inherited the Heavenly Mystery Secret Realm from the Thundercloud Sect and that a map of the realm was stored in the vault.

Zhou Xun entered the Heavenly Mystery Secret Realm and hurried toward Heaven Hanging Mountain to reunite with his avatar. On the way, Demonic Path cultivators trapped him in a formation, and their leader summoned a Myriad Souls Banner to attack.

• Zhou Xun found and copied a map of the Heavenly Mystery Secret Realm, then used a Teleportation Talisman to enter it.
• Zhou Xun learned he had arrived within a day's journey of Heaven Hanging Mountain and raced toward An Yudao and the others.
• An Yudao urged Zhou Xun's avatar to stay with the Righteous Alliance as Demonic Path cultivators gathered in greater numbers.
• Three Mid-Stage Core Formation Demonic Path cultivators intercepted Zhou Xun and trapped him in a Tier 3 Mid-Grade formation.
• The leading Black-Robed Man summoned his Myriad Souls Banner and prepared to attack Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun used the Soul Devourer Azure Ape to defeat three Soul Refinement Sect cultivators who attacked him. After the Azure Ape devoured their souls, Zhou Xun collected their belongings and turned to examine the formation at Heaven Hanging Mountain.

• Zhou Xun recognized the attackers as Soul Refinement Sect cultivators and summoned the Soul Devourer Azure Ape.
• The Azure Ape devoured the attackers’ ghostly shadows, grew to a gigantic size, and damaged the two cultivators’ Natal Treasures.
• The Azure Ape killed the round-faced middle-aged man with a punch, and Zhou Xun told it to preserve the remaining bodies for their Bloodfiend Crystals.
• The Azure Ape extracted and devoured the dead man’s soul, while Zhou Xun used a vine to capture the other fleeing cultivator and sent him to the Azure Ape.
• Zhou Xun collected the cultivators’ bodies and Storage Pouches, then began studying the formation at Heaven Hanging Mountain.

Zhou Xun broke the Azure Firmament Five Elements Array and joined An Yudao, Wei Chang'an, and his incarnation as Demonic Alliance cultivators pursued them. The Demonic cultivators surrounded the group, and Wei Chang'an accepted a challenge while Zhou Xun and An Yudao prepared to use the fight to escape.

• Zhou Xun used the formation control flags to break the barrier, collected the Azure Firmament Five Elements Array, and stored the array and his Azure Ape.
• Zhou Xun spotted An Yudao, Wei Chang'an, and his incarnation approaching, then flew toward them as Demonic Alliance cultivators chased him.
• Zhou Xun's true body met his incarnation, which introduced him as Li Huayuan to An Yudao and Wei Chang'an.
• A black-robed youth confronted Wei Chang'an, while more Demonic Alliance cultivators arrived and surrounded the group, leaving Zhou Xun's side outnumbered.
• The black-robed youth challenged Wei Chang'an to a duel, and Zhou Xun secretly urged An Yudao to create chaos together and escape.

Wei Chang'an fought the young master of Netherfiend Palace while Zhou Xun and his incarnation helped the group escape the Demonic Path encirclement aboard Wei Chang'an's Golden Light Shuttle. As they fled toward Heaven Hanging Mountain, Zhou Xun remained wary that their temporary alliance might end once the treasures appeared.

• Wei Chang'an exchanged attacks with the young master of Netherfiend Palace, whose black-flame dragon revealed his formidable strength and demonic lineage.
• Wei Chang'an struck the young man with a powerful thunder bead, and the man's jade pendant broke to shield him from the blast.
• Zhou Xun and his incarnation used Tier 3 High-Grade talismans to force the Demonic Path cultivators to retreat, opening a gap for the group to escape.
• Wei Chang'an brought everyone aboard his Golden Light Shuttle and sped away as the young master and his followers gave chase.
• An Yudao and Wei Chang'an thanked Zhou Xun and his companion for helping them break through, while Zhou Xun anticipated that their alliance might not last once Heaven Hanging Mountain's treasures appeared.

Zhou Xun suggested recruiting Rogue Cultivators to strengthen the Righteous Alliance before the formation at Heaven Hanging Mountain weakened. The three factions agreed to postpone their conflict, and the chapter ended as the formation became breakable and Yu Daocheng speculated that the ruined stele once read “Treasure Mountain.”

• Wei Chang'an and Zhou Xun returned to the Righteous Alliance camp and reported their encounter with Young Lord Yama and his companions.
• Zhou Xun proposed recruiting Rogue Cultivators, and Wei Chang'an enlisted fifteen or sixteen with promises of rewards and access to the Righteous Alliance's secret treasury.
• Yu Chengdao confronted Wei Chang'an, but both leaders revealed that their forces were roughly matched before Mu Jiuge arrived and urged them to wait until the formation was broken before fighting.
• The next day, cultivators discovered that the formation had weakened, revealing stone stairs, a pale green barrier, and a collapsed stele.
• Yu Daocheng laughed and guessed that the stele's inscription had been “Treasure Mountain.”

Yu Daocheng used an Ancient Formation Breaking Cone to shatter the formation protecting Heavenly Mystery Sect's inheritance grounds, and the alliance cultivators entered the mountain. Zhou Xun followed Wei Chang'an's group up a fog-covered stone stairway, where he discovered that the path's pressure increased with height and the fog suppressed divine sense.

• Yu Daocheng used the Ancient Formation Breaking Cone to break the weakened green barrier.
• Mu Jiuge killed a burly rogue cultivator with his jade ruler, and the alliances joined forces to destroy the remaining intruders.
• Yu Daocheng ordered Zhao Si and ten Demonic Alliance cultivators to guard the entrance while the leaders entered the inheritance grounds.
• Mu Jiuge led the Heavenly Dao Alliance inside, and Wei Chang'an brought Zhou Xun and the Righteous Alliance cultivators up the stone stairway.
• Zhou Xun felt increasing pressure as he climbed and realized the dense fog suppressed divine sense.

Zhou Xun used a jade talisman to reach the Heavenly Mystery Hall, where Mu Jiuge ambushed him. Zhou Xun repelled the attack and fought back, and their battle continued as his blade struck Mu Jiuge’s wooden shield.

• Zhou Xun used the jade talisman to lift the mountain’s suppression and followed a hidden path toward the Inheritance Hall.
• The path led him to the Heavenly Mystery Hall, whose high-grade restriction the jade talisman opened.
• Mu Jiuge attacked Zhou Xun from above, but the Heavenly Mystery Spirit Armor blocked his blade.
• Zhou Xun and Mu Jiuge exchanged blows, each realizing the other possessed unexpectedly powerful cultivation.
• Zhou Xun rejected Mu Jiuge’s offer to make peace, activated the Violet Firmament True Thunder Formation, and struck Mu Jiuge’s wooden shield with the Edge of Utmost Sharpness.

Zhou Xun fought off Mu Jiuge, who escaped using a Calamity Substitute Puppet, then entered a small building sealed by beast-head doors. Inside, he found a portrait of the Violet Firmament Forefather and collected a third jade talisman engraved with “Mystery,” which he connected to the Heavenly Mystery Sect.

• Zhou Xun attacked Mu Jiuge with his true body and incarnation, forcing him into a desperate defense.
• Zhou Xun's yin lightning paralyzed Mu Jiuge, but Mu Jiuge escaped using a Calamity Substitute Puppet.
• Zhou Xun set up the Four Symbols Demon Subduing Grand Formation at the entrance and tried to open the small building's doors.
• Zhou Xun poured spiritual power into the carved beast heads until the doors opened, then bowed before the portrait of the Violet Firmament Forefather.
• Zhou Xun obtained a third jade talisman from a light barrier and saw that it bore the character “Mystery,” linking it to the Heavenly Mystery Sect.

Zhou Xun seized a lightning-attributed Top-Grade Mystic Treasure with a spirit from the Heavenly Mystery Hall, then left before Mu Jiuge could return. He chose to keep exploring Heaven Hanging Mountain and headed for a secluded medicine garden in search of high-tier spiritual herbs.

• Zhou Xun recognized the ancient characters on two Jade Slips and stored the Jade Talisman, then discovered that the lightning-engraved spear could move on its own.
• Zhou Xun used thirty-six Lightning Seeds to trap the spear in a lightning net, sealed it in a jade box, and found that the third Jade Slip contained the Violet Firmament Thunder Art practiced by his avatar.
• Zhou Xun removed his Four Symbols Demon Subduing Grand Formation and left the Heavenly Mystery Hall to avoid Mu Jiuge, who could return with his allies seeking revenge or treasure.
• Zhou Xun decided to continue exploring and planned to disguise himself with the Thousand Faces Mask after killing an opponent, then headed toward a secluded Medicine Garden in pursuit of high-tier spiritual herbs.

Zhou Xun ambushed Yu Daocheng and his men after they broke into a medicinal garden, trapping them while he harvested its spirit herbs and Tier 4 Spirit Soil. He escaped just as their prison formation was about to fail, leaving Yu Daocheng to find the garden stripped bare.

• Zhou Xun spotted Yu Daocheng and four Late-Stage Core Formation devil cultivators attacking the formation around a medicinal garden.
• After Yu Daocheng broke the formation with the Ancient Formation Breaking Cone, Zhou Xun trapped him and the four cultivators in two Celestial Talisman Formations.
• Zhou Xun and his avatar entered the garden and collected its spirit herbs, including three Tier 4 Grade 2 herbs.
• Zhou Xun sent his Puppet Beasts to excavate the Tier 4 Spirit Soil and stored the soil and puppets in his Storage Pouch.
• Zhou Xun escaped as the trapping formations began to fail, and Yu Daocheng emerged to find the garden bare.

Zhou Xun found Old Devil Jade Dew and four Blood Refinement Sect cultivators leaving the Alchemy Pavilion with a valuable pill furnace, then trapped them in a formation and launched an attack. He killed one Mid-Stage Core Formation cultivator and prepared to confront the others.

• Yu Daocheng pursued Zhou Xun after discovering that someone had already taken the medicinal garden’s treasures, but lost his trail at a fork in the road.
• Zhou Xun reached the Alchemy Pavilion, recognized the Blood Refinement Sect’s spiritual aura, and set up the Four Symbols Demon Subduing Grand Formation outside.
• Old Devil Jade Dew emerged with four Blood Refinement Sect cultivators, carrying a High-Grade Mystic Treasure pill furnace they planned to bring back to their sect.
• Zhou Xun activated the formation to trap the five cultivators, sent the Earth Origin Beast to fight Old Devil Jade Dew, and had his avatar scatter thirty-six Lightning Seeds.
• Zhou Xun appeared behind a Mid-Stage Core Formation cultivator and killed him with the Edge of Utmost Sharpness, startling the remaining enemies.

Li Feiyu, revealed as Zhou Xun, trapped the Blood Refining Sect cultivators in a powerful formation and attacked them with vines, Bloodfiend Spawns, and tribulation lightning. After killing two Mid-Stage Core Formation cultivators with the Violet Firmament True Thunder Formation, he sent his Mystic Thunder Sword at a distracted Late-Stage Core Formation Elder.

• Old Devil Jade Dew recognized Li Feiyu, while the Blood Refining Sect cultivators realized he had become a Peak Core Formation cultivator with a high-grade Earth Origin Beast.
• Zhou Xun summoned tough vines that bound Old Devil Jade Dew's demonic claws as Earth Origin Beast Feng Chong attacked him with wind blades.
• Zhou Xun unleashed five Bloodfiend Spawns against the sect's three, overwhelming the cultivators with superior numbers and strength.
• Zhou Xun activated the Violet Firmament True Thunder Formation, and its lightning killed two Mid-Stage Core Formation cultivators.
• Zhou Xun fused twenty-seven sword lights into his Mystic Thunder Sword and launched it at a Late-Stage Core Formation Elder who was distracted by the lightning attack.

Zhou Xun killed Old Devil Jade Dew and the other Blood Refinement Sect cultivators, then used the Thousand Faces Mask to escape the mountain. After dividing his plans between his true body and avatar, he examined the spoils and found the Myriad Skull Banner among them.

• Zhou Xun killed Old Devil Jade Dew with the Mystic Thunder Sword as the last of the five Blood Refinement Sect members to fall.
• Zhou Xun split the Thousand Faces Mask with his avatar, and they disguised themselves as Old Devil Jade Dew and a Late-Stage Core Formation cultivator.
• Zhou Xun and his avatar fooled Mu Jiuge and the guards at the mountain entrance, then escaped down the mountain.
• Zhou Xun planned for his true body to seek an opportunity to subdue the Heaven Feather Sect while his avatar traveled to the Heaven Talisman Sect to investigate Nascent Soul Materials.
• Zhou Xun counted the spoils, finding four Bloodfiend Spawns, spirit herbs, and Old Devil Jade Dew's damaged Myriad Skull Banner.

Zhou Xun claimed the treasures he had found, returned from the secret realm, and persuaded Heaven Feather Sect to accept him as its First Elder. The chapter then shifted to the South Sea, describing its human-inhabited coastal regions and the long-running conflict between the Central Continent and the South Sea Demon Race.

• Zhou Xun kept the Azure Rampart pill furnace, jade talisman, and Supreme Mystic Lightning Spear, while dividing the spirit herbs between himself and his avatar.
• Zhou Xun used a Teleportation Talisman to escape through the vortex and returned to Heaven Feather Sect's secret treasury, where he copied important texts before leaving.
• Fang Zhengyuan and the other Heaven Feather Sect elders welcomed Zhou Xun and hosted a banquet in his honor.
• Zhou Xun offered to help Heaven Feather Sect regain its former standing in exchange for becoming its First Elder, and Fang Zhengyuan and the other elders accepted.
• The chapter described the South Sea's human settlements near the Central Continent, the sea beasts in its depths, and the Central Continent's victory in a conflict three thousand years earlier.

Zhou Xun arrived in the South Sea, concealed a small island with a powerful formation, and set out for the Heaven Talisman Sect. There, Red Fire Island besieged the weakened sect, and Thousand Talisman True Man faced Red Fire Old Freak as he demanded their surrender.

• Zhou Xun used Tier 3 Mid-Grade formation equipment to hide an island, then consulted the sea chart and flew toward the Heaven Talisman Sect.
• The chapter described how the Heaven Talisman Sect had become vulnerable after losing three Core Formation cultivators, including its First Elder.
• Red Fire Island surrounded Heaven Talisman Island with two tower ships, and the Heaven Talisman Sect activated its defenses and called its cultivators to battle.
• Thousand Talisman True Man confronted Red Fire Old Freak, who offered to spare him if the sect surrendered.
• Thousand Talisman True Man warned Red Fire Old Freak that Hu Lingkan might return and demand an accounting.

Red Fire Old Freak and his allies attacked the Heaven Talisman Sect, while Thousand Talisman True Man realized the assault involved the Sea Clan and defended the sect with its grand formation and a powerful talisman. The Azure Serpent Demon Spirit held off Red Fire Old Freak and the great turtle as Thousand Talisman True Man launched talismans at the remaining attackers.

• Red Fire Old Freak revealed a withered Elder and two Tier 3 great demons as his allies, prompting Thousand Talisman True Man to suspect he had colluded with the Sea Clan.
• Red Fire Old Freak tested the Heaven Talisman Sect’s Four Seas Tides Heaven Grand Formation with a massive fireball, but the shield held.
• Thousand Talisman True Man summoned a Tier 3 top-grade talisman that manifested a two-hundred-zhang Azure Serpent Demon Spirit.
• Red Fire Old Freak sent nine fire dragons at the Azure Serpent Demon Spirit, while the great turtle charged it; the serpent spirit dispelled the flames and knocked the turtle flying.
• Thousand Talisman True Man praised the serpent spirit and sent two Ice Rain Talismans toward the bird-headed demon and the withered Elder.

Red Fire Old Freak and the demon turtle exhausted the Heaven Talisman Sect’s Azure Serpent and prepared to renew their assault, while Thousand Talisman True Man sent out potential heirs with the sect’s inheritance. Zhou Xun, nearing Heaven Talisman Island, spotted a young man fleeing from two demon beasts.

• Red Fire Old Freak and the demon turtle wore down the Azure Serpent until it dispersed, then withdrew to recover before attacking the Heaven Talisman Sect again.
• Thousand Talisman True Man told Luo Yuancheng that the sect’s future rested with him and gave him a Storage Pouch containing an Essence Crystallization Pill and a secret treasury token.
• Thousand Talisman True Man gave Storage Pouches to ten other Foundation Establishment cultivators, and eleven figures fled Heaven Talisman Island in different directions.
• Red Fire Old Freak sent pursuit groups of two demons and one human after the fleeing cultivators, with the demon turtle offering Sea Clan juniors to help.
• Zhou Xun saw a young man being chased by two demon beasts and firing talismans behind him as he fled.