Chapter Summaries

Lin Yi used the Chaos Profound Bell to suppress Lei Kun and confronted Ugly Squad’s captains over their repeated defiance. The captains accepted Lin Yi’s order to break up their formation and transfer them to other Earthly Branch squads, leaving Lei Kun powerless and his faction dissolved.

• Hong Weixin urged the six squad captains to follow Lei Kun, but Fen Lingxiu questioned whether they should continue opposing Lin Yi.
• Lin Yi summoned the captains into the hall, where they found Lei Kun pinned beneath the Chaos Profound Bell and unable to move.
• Lin Yi rebuked Hong Weixin and announced that he would transfer the six captains out of Ugly Squad and assign them to other Earthly Branch squads.
• Wang Pangzi agreed first, and the other captains followed; Fen Lingxiu also pledged to obey Lin Yi, while Hong Weixin watched the faction collapse.
• Lin Yi gave the six captains golden Spirit Scrolls containing their assignments.

Lin Yi transferred Hong Weixin to the Heavenly Branch Ding Squad and exposed his hidden influence over Lei Kun and the Ugly Squad. After Hong Weixin accepted the order and left, Lin Yi confronted Lei Kun, who finally submitted.

• Lin Yi sent the six Ugly Squad leaders away with orders to complete their handovers within three days.
• Lin Yi gave Hong Weixin a jointly authorized transfer order assigning him to the Heavenly Branch Ding Squad and revealed that he had secretly manipulated Lei Kun and cultivated allies in the Ugly Squad.
• Hong Weixin accepted the transfer order after Lin Yi warned him not to defy the order or expose his hidden backer, then left the hall without looking at Lei Kun.
• Lin Yi eased the Chaos Profound Bell's suppression, and Lei Kun asked who Hong Weixin served; Lin Yi said he did not know and berated Lei Kun for being used as a pawn.
• Lin Yi offered Lei Kun one chance to submit, and Lei Kun finally said that he submitted.

Lin Yi met with Gu Hanshuang and Li Xuanba in the Cloud Dew Tea Garden, where they discussed the coming purge of Cangxue Mang Mountain’s hidden operatives and the Four Great Guardians’ influence in the White Tiger Captain. The three pledged mutual support and toasted the White Tiger Captain’s unity, then continued sharing stories and advice.

• Gu Hanshuang and Li Xuanba discussed the secrets extracted from the Nine-headed Evil Python and the imminent purge of hidden operatives in Starfall City.
• Lin Yi joined them, thanked Gu Hanshuang for his advice about the Ugly Squad, and heard that Li Xuanba had arranged for Hong Weixin to be dealt with.
• Gu Hanshuang explained that the Four Great Guardians had long planted pawns in the Five Towers’ forces, including the White Tiger Captain.
• Gu Hanshuang and Li Xuanba pledged to support Lin Yi and raised their cups to the White Tiger Captain’s unity.
• Lin Yi toasted with them, and the three exchanged accounts of past battles and advice on managing the Twelve Earthly Branches.

The Venus Tower Master summoned Lin Yi, Gu Hanshuang, Li Xuanba, and three Azure Dragon Lord executives to coordinate a purge of forty-five Cangxue Mang Mountain hidden agents in Starfall City. He assigned Lin Yi to lead one of six teams despite the other executives’ doubts, and the group accepted the order.

• The Venus Tower Master summoned Lin Yi, Gu Hanshuang, and Li Xuanba to Venus Hall after locating the forty-five hidden agents.
• The Venus Tower Master explained that thirty-six agents were concealed in the Inner City and nine in remote parts of the Outer City, then introduced Cang Xuance, Zhu Hao, and Shen Hongtian.
• Gu Hanshuang privately told Lin Yi about the Azure Dragon Lord executives before the Venus Tower Master ordered him to introduce them openly.
• The Venus Tower Master named Lin Yi the White Tiger Captain’s Third Executive and ordered the six executives to divide into six purge teams.
• Cang Xuance and Zhu Hao doubted Lin Yi’s ability to lead a team, but the Venus Tower Master defended his methods and warned everyone to cooperate.
• Cang Xuance, Zhu Hao, and Shen Hongtian accepted the Venus Tower Master’s order.

Lin Yi mobilized the Earthly Branches squads to hunt nine Cangxue Mang Mountain agents in Starfall Outer City and entrusted Lei Kun with assigning the deployments. Lei Kun’s map revealed that the agents’ positions formed a pattern around Luoxing Workshop, leading Lin Yi to recognize a Blood Sacrifice Great Law.

• Lin Yi summoned 132 White Tiger Captains and selected nine commanders to lead squads against the agents hidden across the Outer City.
• Lin Yi appointed Lei Kun to assign the targets, promising to record a major merit and overlook his past offenses if the mission succeeded.
• Lei Kun matched each agent’s abilities to the strengths of a suitable squad and assigned the deployments.
• Lei Kun presented a map showing that the nine agents’ locations were not random but connected by faint veins around Luoxing Workshop.
• Lin Yi recognized the pattern as the Cangxue Mang Mountain Blood Sacrifice Great Law.

Lin Yi and Lei Kun uncovered the likely role of a hidden tenth Emperor Realm evil creature in Cangxue Mang Mountain’s Blood Sacrifice Great Law. Lin Yi sent teams to monitor the nine known Dark Agents while he and Lei Kun headed to Luoxing Workshop to search for the formation’s core.

• Lei Kun explained that nine known Dark Agent locations and Luoxing Workshop could form a Blood Sacrifice Great Formation, with a hidden tenth evil creature serving as its nexus.
• Lin Yi rejected Chong Changming’s proposal to seek divination, fearing the attempt could alert the concealed evil creature and trigger the sacrifice early.
• Lin Yi ordered the squads to lie in wait and kill their targets only if they showed signs of initiating the blood sacrifice.
• Lei Kun assigned Shi Jian to command the Yin Team and take his place against the ninth Dark Agent, while Lin Yi chose Lei Kun to accompany him to Luoxing Workshop.
• Lin Yi reported the plan to the Venus Tower Master, who approved the deployment, adjusted the inner-city routes, and warned Lin Yi he would be held accountable if the formation activated.

Lin Yi and Lei Kun entered Luoxing Workshop to lure out the hidden core Evil Creature without endangering the market’s millions of residents. Lin Yi arranged to auction the Soul Devouring Bone Whip as bait and entrusted Lei Kun with the Chaos Profound Bell to suppress the target if it appeared.

• Lin Yi rejected summoning the Star Brilliance Guard and took Lei Kun to the Vast Sea Merchant Alliance branch in Luoxing Workshop.
• Lin Yi presented the Soul Devouring Bone Whip and ordered the branch Steward to publicize its auction through underground channels.
• The Steward hesitated because Imperial Evil Artifacts were forbidden, but Lin Yi’s Grade A distinguished guest Token convinced him to proceed.
• Lin Yi explained that he hoped the valuable Bone Whip would draw out the core Evil Creature, which might want the artifact.
• Lin Yi gave Lei Kun the Chaos Profound Bell and ordered him to use it to suppress and trap the Evil Creature if it appeared at the auction.

Lin Yi entrusted Lei Kun with the Chaos Profound Bell to protect Luoxing Workshop from an evil creature, then headed toward the Star Brilliance Guard's headquarters. On the way, his Heavenly Dao Stone Fragments reacted, signaling that another fragment was nearby.

• Lin Yi explained that he trusted Lei Kun's commitment to protecting Starfall City and handed him the Chaos Profound Bell for the operation.
• Lei Kun accepted the bell, swore to protect Luoxing Workshop, and began forming a connection with its artifact spirit.
• Lin Yi left Lei Kun to coordinate with the Vast Sea Merchant Alliance's underground auction and set out for the Star Brilliance Guard's headquarters.
• The Vast Sea Merchant Alliance's publicized auction of a rare Imperial Evil Artifact stirred excitement throughout Luoxing Workshop.
• Lin Yi's two Heavenly Dao Stone Fragments glowed, revealing that another fragment was nearby.

Lin Yi followed the resonance of a newly emerged Heavenly Dao Stone Fragment to the Star Brilliance Guard garrison in Luoxing Workshop. There, he identified Li Qing as its holder just as Li Qing faced Zhao Yihu in the final round of a captain selection match.

• Lin Yi tracked the fragment's pull to the Star Brilliance Guard garrison and showed his Steward Token to its sentries.
• Lin Yi learned that the commander had taken three hundred guards to investigate the Vast Sea Merchant Alliance and ordered him to return, while the White Tiger Captains handled the alliance.
• Lin Yi requested the Star Brilliance Office's personnel roster and recent entry and exit records, then sensed the fragment's pulse coming from the Training Ground.
• Lin Yi identified the anxious, thinly built Li Qing as the fragment's holder and suspected that Li Qing knew how to use it.
• The Star Brilliance Guard Squad Leader announced the final captain selection match between Zhao Yihu and Li Qing, who both entered the Training Ground.

Li Qing used the fragment he called Yanwu to analyze Zhao Yihu’s attacks and weaknesses during their fight for the Star Brilliance Guard captaincy. As Li Qing turned the match around, Lin Yi recognized that the youth’s Heavenly Dao Stone Fragment could predict attacks and expose weaknesses.

• Zhao Yihu urged Li Qing to concede the captaincy match, but Li Qing refused and activated the secret treasure within him.
• Yanwu analyzed Zhao Yihu’s axe technique for Li Qing, while Lin Yi sensed another Heavenly Dao Stone Fragment being activated.
• Lin Yi read Li Qing’s roster and learned that he was a refugee from the destroyed Vast Heaven Small Realm with no relatives on record.
• Zhao Yihu pressured Li Qing with powerful axe strikes and drove him toward the edge of the Training Ground.
• Yanwu identified the trajectory and weakness of Zhao Yihu’s charged attack, and Li Qing countered by striking Zhao Yihu’s injured knee.
• Li Qing exploited Zhao Yihu’s weaknesses to land several more wounds, and Lin Yi concluded that Li Qing’s fragment could predict attacks and analyze opponents.

Lin Yi met Qin Tianxun, the Star Brilliance Guard commander, and ordered him to summon Li Qing privately and help prepare a trap for an Emperor Realm Evil Creature in Luoxing Workshop. Qin Tianxun gathered the available guards while keeping the threat secret.

• Qin Tianxun arrived at the garrison with three hundred Star Brilliance Guards and learned that Lin Yi was the newly appointed White Tiger Captain Steward.
• Lin Yi told Qin Tianxun to summon Li Qing to the main hall alone, then explained that an Imperial Evil Artifact at the underground auction would lure an enemy out.
• Qin Tianxun voiced concern for Li Qing and warned that Luoxing Workshop’s unstable space made a fight with an Emperor Realm Evil Creature dangerous.
• Lin Yi revealed that he suspected an early Emperor Realm Evil Creature and a Cangxue Mang Mountain agent were hiding in Luoxing Workshop, and ordered Qin Tianxun to keep the threat secret.
• Qin Tianxun summoned the Star Brilliance Guards at the garrison to gather at the Training Ground.

After Li Qing won a sparring match and became a squad captain, Lin Yi summoned him to learn about his Heavenly Dao Stone Fragment. Lin Yi threatened to take control of Li Qing if he refused to surrender it, leaving Li Qing facing a powerful superior with no clear way to resist.

• Qin Tianxun brought Li Qing to a secret chamber and warned him to show respect to the White Tiger Captain Steward who wanted to see him.
• Lin Yi sent Qin Tianxun away and revealed that he knew Li Qing carried a fragment capable of analyzing techniques and exposing weaknesses.
• Li Qing admitted the fragment was called Yanwu and had been passed down through his family, then asked whether Lin Yi wanted to take it.
• Lin Yi warned that the fragment could attract dangerous factions and an Emperor Realm evil creature, putting Li Qing and the guards at risk.
• Lin Yi admitted he had partly come for the fragment and threatened to erase Li Qing's free will if he refused to hand it over.

Lin Yi tested Yanwu, the Heavenly Dao Stone Fragment he obtained from Li Qing, and discovered it could detect information across a wide area, including spatial hazards and mineral veins. Meanwhile, Lei Kun watched a crowd of Dark Mist City cultivators gather at a secret auction for an Imperial Evil Artifact.

• Qin Tianxun confirmed Li Qing was unharmed, and Li Qing revealed he had traded with Lin Yi and might become his disciple if he performed well.
• Qin Tianxun told Li Qing that Lin Yi was the sworn younger brother of Lord Flame Emperor and urged Li Qing to make the most of the opportunity.
• Lin Yi infused Yanwu with Indestructible Vitality and discovered its Full-Domain Information Detection ability.
• Lin Yi used Yanwu to map spatial dangers and mineral veins around Luoxing Workshop.
• Nearly a thousand cultivators with ties to Dark Mist City gathered at the Vast Sea Merchant Alliance's secret auction, where Lei Kun watched them using the Evil Fiend Scrying Technique.

Lei Kun and Sang Tai clashed over the White Tiger Captain's failed patrols and the plan to use the Imperial Evil Artifact as bait. Lin Yi persuaded Sang Tai to cooperate, then decided to return to Luoxing Workshop to oversee the deployment himself.

• Lei Kun accused Sang Tai of failing to detect three Emperor Realm evil cultivators, and the two argued until the Vast Sea Merchant Alliance manager and Chen Team members intervened.
• Sang Tai refused to follow Lei Kun's orders and announced that his team would handle the evil cultivators independently.
• Lei Kun contacted Lin Yi through the White Tiger Captain Token and reported Sang Tai's refusal to cooperate.
• Lin Yi reminded Sang Tai of their previous discussion and urged him to set aside his grievances and follow Lei Kun's command, which Sang Tai agreed to do.
• After testing the Yanwu Heavenly Dao Stone Fragment's detection abilities, Lin Yi decided to return and ensure the Imperial Evil Artifact bait mission succeeded.

Lin Yi returned to the underground auction and arranged how Lei Kun and Sang Tai’s teams would respond when the core Evil Creature appeared. As the auction reached its latter half, the Soul Devouring Bone Whip had yet to be brought out.

• Lei Kun told Lin Yi that three Emperor Realm evil cultivators had been drawn to the auction, including wanted criminal Xiu Wudao, while the other two remained unidentified.
• Lei Kun argued for focusing on the core Evil Creature, while Sang Tai urged capturing the three cultivators in case they were connected to it.
• Lin Yi ordered Lei Kun to lead the assault on the core Evil Creature and told Sang Tai to pursue the three cultivators, draw them toward the desolate mountain region, and prevent Xiu Wudao from escaping.
• The auction continued, and the branch head sold the Netherworld River Lotus Seed for thirty thousand Void Crystal Coins.

Lin Yi used the Yanwu Heavenly Dao Stone Fragment to detect and identify the hidden core Evil Creature of Cangxue Mang Mountain in the auction hall. As the Soul Devouring Bone Whip went up for auction, the creature grew impatient and prepared to seize it.

• Lin Yi commanded Yanwu to scan for Emperor Realm life fluctuations and located the disguised core Evil Creature near the abyss.
• The Vast Sea Merchant Alliance revealed the Soul Devouring Bone Whip as the auction's grand finale and warned bidders about its high starting price.
• The Bone Whip's appearance stirred the three hidden Emperor Realm evil cultivators and drew the core Evil Creature out of its concealment.
• The core Evil Creature recalled its plan to help activate the Blood Sacrifice Great Formation and coveted the Bone Whip to strengthen its power and escape Starfall City.
• As bidding rose, the core Evil Creature lost patience because it had come to seize the Bone Whip, not bid for it.

Xiu Wudao, a gray-robed evil cultivator, and a cloaked cultivator fought over the Soul Devouring Bone Whip, disrupting the auction. A hidden Emperor Evil from Cangxue Mang Mountain revealed itself and rushed for the artifact, leaving the three cultivators to join forces against it.

• Xiu Wudao revealed his Emperor Realm aura and threatened to exterminate anyone who bid against him for the Soul Devouring Bone Whip.
• A gray-robed evil cultivator challenged Xiu Wudao, and the two prepared to fight over the artifact.
• A cloaked cultivator rushed for the Bone Whip, and Xiu Wudao and the gray-robed cultivator attacked him, sparking a three-way battle above the auction platform.
• Lin Yi told Lei Kun to wait while the fight continued, and a hidden black-shadowed figure decided to seize the Bone Whip by force.
• The black-shadowed figure revealed itself as an Emperor Evil from Cangxue Mang Mountain and charged the platform, prompting Xiu Wudao, the gray-robed cultivator, and the cloaked cultivator to attack it together.

Lin Yi and Lei Kun used the Soul Devouring Bone Whip and Chaos Profound Bell to capture the core evil creature at Luoxing Workshop. Lin Yi then ordered the other nine teams to ambush their targets, and battles began across Starfall Outer City.

• The Soul Devouring Bone Whip ensnared the shadowy figure and sealed its Corrupting Power when it tried to seize the treasure.
• Lei Kun unleashed the Chaos Profound Bell, suppressing the auction hall and trapping the fleeing evil cultivators.
• Lei Kun used the bell’s golden chains to subdue the shadowy figure, which revealed itself as a Seven-Legged Purple-Striped Gecko, and drew it into the bell.
• Lin Yi confirmed that the core evil creature of Cangxue Mang Mountain had been captured and sent orders to the nine teams in Starfall Outer City.
• Chong Changming, Hu Xiongsha, and the other teams began their prepared ambushes, locking down and killing the hidden Emperor Realm evil creatures across nine districts.

Lin Yi destroyed the hidden Blood Sacrifice Array nodes around Luoxing Workshop and found a Sacred Fruit Tree, while Sang Tai tracked down the fleeing Xiu Wudao. The chapter ended with Sang Tai battling Xiu Wudao alone as he awaited reinforcements.

• Lin Yi and Lei Kun destroyed two core Blood Sacrifice Array nodes, and Lin Yi learned that the Venus Tower Master had delayed the Inner City operations to investigate tampered memories.
• Lin Yi found the Sacred Fruit of Cangxue Mang Mountain beneath the Earth Veins and stored its tree, which caused the Bronze Coffin in his inner world to tremble.
• Lin Yi and Lei Kun destroyed five more subsidiary array nodes and escape teleportation arrays before Sang Tai reported finding Xiu Wudao.
• Sang Tai ambushed Xiu Wudao with an arrow, then kept him at a distance while waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
• Sang Tai drew his Emperor Artifact longbow and unleashed the White Tiger Evil-Breaking Technique as Xiu Wudao prepared to face his attack.

Xiu Wudao nearly killed Sang Tai after using hidden poison needles to disable him, but Lin Yi and Lei Kun arrived in time to save him. Lin Yi's Adamantine Bracelet damaged Xiu Wudao's blade, and Xiu Wudao fled.

• Xiu Wudao blocked Sang Tai's arrows with a Skull Banner and secretly sent Black Fiend Hidden Origin Needles toward him.
• Sang Tai dodged two needles with his protective shield, but the third pierced his armor and poisoned his chest.
• Xiu Wudao wounded Sang Tai with his Blood-colored Short Blade and prepared a strike at his heart.
• Lin Yi's Adamantine Bracelet struck the blade, blasted Xiu Wudao away, and returned to Lin Yi as he and Lei Kun arrived beside Sang Tai.
• Xiu Wudao saw that his blade was cracked by the bracelet and fled from the three White Tiger Captains.