Chapter Summaries

Fang Yue defeated Yuchi Gong after learning he had betrayed Zhu Linlang's father to pursue power and the Divine Stone. A Barbarian expert intervened, and Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang fled together as the Barbarian and Yuchi Gong pursued them.

• Yuchi Gong demanded that Zhu Linlang hand over the Divine Stone and admitted he had acted for power and personal gain.
• Yuchi Gong attacked Fang Yue, but Fang Yue defeated him in a fierce battle and prepared to kill him.
• A Barbarian expert arrived with Black-Clad Martial Artists and stopped Fang Yue from striking Yuchi Gong.
• The Barbarian expert used the Art of Berserk and fought Fang Yue, while the wounded Yuchi Gong joined the attack.
• Fang Yue grabbed Zhu Linlang's hand and led her into the surrounding terrain to escape their pursuers.
• The Barbarian expert and Yuchi Gong chased Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang through the valley, drawing closer as they fled.

King Han Zhu Cunxu accepted that Zhu Linlang might be sacrificed for his larger ambitions while ordering his forces to remain alert. After Fang Yue escaped with Zhu Linlang, the two headed toward Yujing City, where Fang learned from an Imperial Inspector that King Han might be plotting rebellion, though no firm evidence existed.

• King Han Zhu Cunxu told his black-clad strategist that Zhu Linlang had to bear the consequences of General Yuchi and the Barbarians’ operation, then ordered heightened vigilance.
• Fang Yue treated his wounds in a mountain cave and told Zhu Linlang they would travel to Yujing City for her safety.
• Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang disguised themselves as travelers, reached Qingshi City, and heard that the Barbarian army had approached Gunzhou Prefecture City.
• Fang Yue met an Imperial Inspector in an abandoned residence, where the inspector reported suspicious troop movements, contacts with outsiders, and possible dealings with Barbarian envoys by King Han Zhu Cunxu.
• Fang Yue told the Imperial Inspector to keep watching King Han and report any unusual developments, since they lacked evidence to act.

Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang traveled toward Yujing City while rumors of King Han’s rebellion and unrest across the realm deepened their danger. At a roadside tea stall, agents from the Imperial Court Enshrinee Department ambushed them, and Fang Yue faced a powerful Transformation Perfection master.

• Fang Yue decided that he and Zhu Linlang should leave Qingshi City for Yujing City and abandon their route to Gunzhou Prefecture City.
• Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang traveled through Fengzhou Prefecture, escaped the fighting after rebels stormed Fengzhou Prefecture City, and continued toward Yujing City.
• At an inn, Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang heard rumors that King Han might rebel, and Zhu Linlang said she would stay with Fang Yue.
• Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang stopped at a tea stall, where black-clothed men from the Imperial Court Enshrinee Department declared them wanted criminals and attacked.
• Fang Yue dodged the attack with Zhu Linlang as a Transformation Perfection master’s black wolf of primordial energy smashed into the ground.

Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang escaped the Black-clothed Men and took shelter in a remote mountain village, where they uncovered a disturbing nighttime ritual. The Village Chief confronted them inside the temple as they watched the villagers worship a strange statue.

• Fang Yue repelled the Black-clothed Men when their leader tried to take Zhu Linlang hostage, forcing them to retreat.
• Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang left by a secluded route and discussed Zhu Linlang’s fears that her royal father had endangered her family.
• The pair stayed in a remote village after villagers warned them not to cross the mountain while its god was patrolling.
• Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang noticed the villagers’ strange behavior and traced nighttime chanting to an ancient temple.
• They discovered villagers chanting around a stone statue whose eyes flashed, and the Village Chief confronted them inside the temple.

Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang fought off the Village Chief’s Gu Worms and Gu Beasts, but he sacrificed the villagers to summon a demon that proved far stronger than them. As the demon overwhelmed the pair, the Divine Stone Zhu Linlang had obtained from the Grassland Barbarians began to shine, making the demon retreat warily.

• The Village Chief revealed he knew Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang were wanted criminals and ordered the villagers to attack them with Gu Worms.
• Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang defeated most of the Gu Worms, but the Village Chief used a flute to summon a pack of powerful Gu Beasts.
• When the Gu Beasts began to lose, the Village Chief used a ritual to drag the villagers into the temple and sacrifice them to summon the Mountain God.
• The demon emerged from the temple and killed the Village Chief before attacking Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang.
• The demon knocked Fang Yue’s sword away and trapped Zhu Linlang’s whip, forcing them to retreat as the Divine Stone on her body began to glow and made the demon back away.

Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang defeated a demon, then uncovered an evil cult’s Gu-breeding chamber and a mysterious black box in a cave. Fang Yue found a Jade Cicada inside and learned that it contained the Spring Autumn Cicada Art, a cultivation method that could help him break through his bottleneck.

• Fang Yue used his techniques to kill the demon, and the Divine Stone absorbed its corpse and sent him power that raised his cultivation.
• Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang searched the village, chased down a suspicious man, and killed him after he attacked them with a jar of Gu Worms.
• Zhu Linlang found a Treasure Map on the man, and Fang Yue followed it with her to a hidden cave outside the village.
• Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang found a Gu-breeding chamber filled with jars of worms and human remains, then opened a black box that released a powerful phantom.
• Fang Yue found a Jade Cicada in the box and received the Spring Autumn Cicada Art when he probed it with his origin energy.

Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang mastered the Spring Autumn Cicada Art together, then continued toward Yujing City as war and political danger surrounded them. When Blood Dragon Platform tried to force Zhu Linlang to visit King Wucheng, they fought back and defeated its attackers.

• Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang secluded themselves in a valley, cultivated the Spring and Autumn sections of the Spring Autumn Cicada Art, and fused their inner power after a month.
• Zhu Linlang advanced from the Innate Realm to the Form Transformation Realm, while Fang Yue felt his strength rise beyond Transformation Perfection.
• On the road to Yujing City, Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang heard that King Han had allied with the Barbarians and seized five northern prefectures, so Zhu Linlang disguised herself and they traveled in secret.
• At an inn, Blood Dragon Platform agents recognized Zhu Linlang and demanded she go to Shanyang Prefecture to meet King Wucheng, threatening King Han if she refused.
• When Fang Yue rejected the demand, the Blood Dragon Platform agents attacked and formed a combined assault formation around Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang.
• Zhu Linlang fought through the formation, wounded the Black-clothed Leader, and helped bring down the Blood Dragon Platform members.

Fang Yue defeated the Azure Dragon Lord and White Dragon Lord, then learned that a Blood Dragon Platform treasure site held a key and map linked to an ancient treasure. After reaching Yujing City with Zhu Linlang, they were surrounded by Imperial Guards who demanded their surrender.

• Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang left the inn, but the Azure Dragon Lord and White Dragon Lord intercepted them.
• Fang Yue overcame both Dragon Lords, who offered information about a Blood Dragon Platform treasure in exchange for their lives.
• The Dragon Lords led Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang to a hidden valley, where Zhu Linlang opened the treasure site with her imperial blood.
• Fang Yue found a golden key and an ancient map in a wooden box, spared the Dragon Lords, and decided to seek helpers in Yujing City before pursuing the treasure.
• After a month of travel, Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang reached Yujing City, where Imperial Guards surrounded them and demanded their surrender.

Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang escaped arrest in Yujing City with help from masked Imperial Observatory members, and Fang Yue later returned to Wutu City to visit his parents. After Nangong Lie offered the Observatory ten Myriad Monster Realm places in exchange for abandoning Fang Yue, Imperial Guard soldiers arrived at Fang Yue's home.

• Imperial Guard soldiers tried to arrest Fang Yue and Zhu Linlang, but masked Imperial Observatory members intervened and took them to a safe courtyard.
• After several days in hiding, Fang Yue decided to visit his parents, while Zhu Linlang stayed behind to investigate and plan.
• Nangong Lie offered Vice Observatory Supervisor Chen ten Myriad Monster Realm places if the Imperial Observatory gave up Fang Yue, and Chen left to consult the Director.
• Fang Yue reached Wutu City and reunited with Chen Shi and Father Fang, telling them he would stay awhile to lie low.
• Early one morning, a squad of Imperial Guard soldiers arrived at Fang Yue's doorstep.

After the Imperial Observatory dismissed Fang Yue, Imperial Guards tried to take him away, but he broke free and defeated their captain, guards, and three enshrinees. He escorted Zhu Linlang to safety, then headed east to seek the hidden treasure at Blood Dragon Platform while the Imperial Observatory debated how to respond.

• Hui Hengli arrived to protect Fang Yue from the Imperial Guards, but Fang Yue agreed to go with them after asking Hui Hengli to protect his family.
• Outside the city, Fang Yue broke his restraints and defeated the Imperial Guard captain, the guards, and three Imperial Court Enshrinees.
• Zhu Linlang reached the battlefield after Fang Yue had won, and he escorted her back to her residence in Yujing City.
• Fang Yue left Yujing City and headed toward the hidden treasure at Blood Dragon Platform as the Imperial Observatory learned of his escape and discussed the threat he posed.
• That night, Fang Yue rested on the way east and studied his tattered map to locate the hidden treasure.

After arriving in a coastal city, Fang Yue was lured to Steward Li’s residence and learned that an unknown masked person had forced Li to bring him there. Wan’er then invited Fang Yue to enter the soon-to-open Myriad Monster Realm, leaving him to consider whether to accept.

• After more than a month of travel, Fang Yue reached a quiet city on the Eastern Sea and stopped at an inn to rest.
• Street thugs broke into Fang Yue’s room to rob him, but he disarmed them and learned that Steward Li had sent them.
• Fang Yue followed the thugs to Steward Li’s residence, where Li said a masked stranger had threatened his family and ordered him to lure Fang Yue there.
• Wan’er arrived and explained that the Great Wei Dynasty relied on the Myriad Monster Realm, which would soon open and contain a great opportunity.
• Wan’er invited Fang Yue to enter the realm with her group, and Fang Yue said he needed time to consider.

Fang Yue found the Blood Dragon Platform’s underground treasure and discovered the True Dragon Nine Transformations, but King Wucheng, Zhu Wengui, confronted him and overpowered him. Fang Yue escaped while badly injured and fled toward a large city, hoping Zhu Wengui would not risk pursuing him there.

• Fang Yue traveled to the valley marked on his map, moved the Stone Statue, and entered the underground palace.
• Fang Yue read the Stone Tablet and discovered that the treasure was connected to the True Dragon Clan and included the True Dragon Nine Transformations.
• King Wucheng, Zhu Wengui, appeared and demanded that Fang Yue surrender, but Fang Yue refused and fought him.
• Fang Yue used techniques from the True Dragon Nine Transformations, but Zhu Wengui gained the upper hand and struck him into a Stone Wall.
• Fang Yue counterattacked while severely wounded, escaped the underground palace, and ran north to a large city.

Fang Yue recovered from his injuries with Qing Ge’s help, rescued her from Young Master Zhu, and took her to Wanhua Town. Young Master Zhu tracked them down with the assassin Shadow Figure, and Fang Yue struck Shadow Figure with a powerful punch.

• Fang Yue hid in a brothel, where Qing Ge played the qin and helped him recover over several days.
• When Young Master Zhu tried to force Qing Ge to serve him, Fang Yue intervened and drove him away with a warning.
• Fang Yue offered to take Qing Ge away, and she agreed; they left the brothel and settled in a rented courtyard in Wanhua Town.
• Young Master Zhu arrived in Wanhua Town with guards and the consecrator-ranked assassin Shadow Figure to take revenge on Fang Yue.
• Fang Yue vanished from Shadow Figure’s view, appeared behind him, and punched him into the air.

Fang Yue defeated the Shadow Figure, then fought Zhu Wengui until a mysterious Great Grandmaster forced Zhu Wengui to flee. After leaving Qing Ge safely in Qingfeng City, Fang Yue and Miss Wan'er reached the guarded entrance to the Myriad Monster Realm and waited with the gathered martial artists for it to open.

• Fang Yue defeated the Shadow Figure, and Zhu Wengui arrived and killed Young Master Zhu before challenging Fang Yue to a duel.
• Fang Yue and Zhu Wengui fought evenly for half an hour until a man in white appeared and revealed himself to be a Great Grandmaster.
• Zhu Wengui used a talisman seal to escape the man in white, who pursued him.
• Fang Yue and Qing Ge settled into a peaceful routine, then Miss Wan'er invited Fang Yue to travel with her to the Myriad Monster Realm.
• Fang Yue, Qing Ge, and Miss Wan'er set out together, and Fang Yue left Qing Ge in Qingfeng City before continuing with Miss Wan'er.
• Fang Yue and Miss Wan'er passed the Imperial Family's checkpoint and camped in the valley while more martial artists gathered for the Myriad Monster Realm to open.

Fang Yue entered the Myriad Monster Realm with Wan'er and three prominent family heirs, but the realm scattered them across the forest. After rescuing Shen Sanniang from a Demon Beast, he joined her camp and agreed to travel with her group.

• Wan'er explained that the Myriad Monster Realm held treasures and inheritances but was full of dangers, while Yang Chen, Lu Zhou, and Shen Fang openly doubted Fang Yue and plotted to watch him.
• Fang Yue learned that the Great Wei Imperial Family controlled access to the realm, then entered through an ancient Stone Wall with Wan'er and the three heirs.
• The group was separated upon arrival, so Fang Yue headed toward the mountain at the realm's center and fought off Demon Beasts along the way.
• Fang Yue rescued Shen Sanniang from a black bear and accepted her invitation to visit her nearby camp.
• Li Hu welcomed Fang Yue into his team, and Fang Yue agreed to travel with them to learn more about the realm.

Fang Yue remained wary as someone used a Demon Beast attack to steal the team’s Precious Medicine, and the Tracking Rat eventually pointed suspicion at him. When Nangong Cang tried to keep him from leaving and challenged him, Fang Yue defeated him decisively.

• Fang Yue sensed a strange aura in Camp, and Shen Sanniang warned him that something felt wrong and asked to sleep beside him.
• A scented substance drew a herd of Demon Beasts to Camp, and the martial artists fought for hours before driving them away.
• Nangong Cang discovered that the Precious Medicine had vanished, but his Tracking Rat first failed to locate its scent and then ran toward Fang Yue.
• Shen Sanniang defended Fang Yue, but Nangong Cang demanded to inspect his belongings; Fang Yue refused and tried to leave.
• Nangong Cang blocked Fang Yue and attacked him, but Fang Yue overwhelmed him and held his sword to Nangong Cang’s throat.

Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang set out to find a Myriad Monster Token so they could enter the Myriad Monster Tower, while Nangong Cang gathered allies to hunt Fang Yue. After they obtained a token, Nangong Cang and his group confronted them, and Fang Yue charged into battle.

• Shen Sanniang left Nangong Cang's squad to travel with Fang Yue, and Nangong Cang returned to Camp determined to reclaim the Precious Medicine.
• Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang decided to seek a Myriad Monster Token, which they needed to enter the Myriad Monster Tower.
• Nangong Cang recruited Yang Chen and other descendants of great families to help him hunt Fang Yue.
• Fang Yue subdued an Ironback Azure Bear and took it as a mount for their travels.
• Fang Yue, Shen Sanniang, and the Ironback Azure Bear defeated a giant serpent and found a Myriad Monster Token on its body.
• Nangong Cang and his allies confronted Fang Yue and demanded the token, so Fang Yue charged at them.

Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang fought their way toward the Myriad Monster Tower, defeating Nangong Cang and Yang Chen before overcoming a group of Great Wei Imperial Family scions who demanded their Myriad Monster Tokens. As the pair moved on, Nangong Cang and Yang Chen joined forces with the scions and began plotting to use them against Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang.

• Fang Yue defeated Nangong Cang and Yang Chen, wounded them, and gave them three days to produce a Myriad Monster Token or face death.
• Qin Wan'er encountered the defeated Nangong Cang and Yang Chen and asked whether they had seen Fang Yue, but Nangong Cang began giving her a misleading answer.
• Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang continued toward the Myriad Monster Tower while the Blood Dragon Platform, Shadow Hall, and Grassland Barbarians secretly allied to seize control of the realm.
• A group of Great Wei Imperial Family scions demanded a Myriad Monster Token from Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang, but the pair defeated them and made them clear the way.
• Nangong Cang and Yang Chen arrived with other martial artists, learned that Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang had beaten the scions, and planned to use the scions against them.

Nangong Cang and Yang Chen failed to recruit the Great Wei Imperial Family against Fang Yue, then joined the crowds at the Myriad Monster Tower as rival factions converged on it. The tower released a Destiny Dragon Soul, and the assembled forces set aside their conflict to pursue it.

• Nangong Cang and Yang Chen urged the young man surnamed Zhu to join them against Fang Yue, but he refused and left in fear.
• Nangong Cang and Yang Chen reached the Myriad Monster Tower and found Great Wei Imperial Guards surrounding it.
• Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang arrived as forces from the Blood Dragon Platform, Shadow Pavilion, and the Barbarians converged on the tower.
• The tower gates opened, and a black Demon Dragon emerged, passed through the Imperial Guards' defense, and flew away.
• The factions recognized the creature as the Destiny Dragon Soul and pursued it, temporarily abandoning their planned battle.

Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang pursued the Destiny Dragon Soul into a ravine where an evil ripple sent many fighters into a frenzy. When the Dragon Soul appeared, Fang Yue battled Zhu Chunchen and the Dragon Lord of Blood Dragon Platform for a chance to seize it, but its power blasted him back, leaving him facing their renewed attacks.

• Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang followed the Destiny Dragon Soul, while Nangong Cang and Yang Chen joined the pursuit.
• At the ravine, the Dragon Lord of Blood Dragon Platform tried to force the gathered factions to yield, but Zhu Chunchen stopped his attack on a clan heir.
• A strange ripple from the ravine drove weaker martial artists mad, prompting Fang Yue and Shen Sanniang to try to retreat as Nangong Cang and Yang Chen sought their help.
• The Destiny Dragon Soul appeared, and Fang Yue, Shen Sanniang, Nangong Cang, Yang Chen, and the other factions rushed to seize it.
• Zhu Chunchen and the Dragon Lord attacked Fang Yue as he neared the Dragon Soul, but Fang Yue evaded them and struck the Dragon Lord back.
• Fang Yue reached the Destiny Dragon Soul, but its power blasted him away, allowing Zhu Chunchen and the Dragon Lord to renew their assault.