Chapter Summaries

Xiahou Xiongba concluded that Ye Xingchen was the man Xiahou Yang’er had chosen and predicted he would lead the Heaven Realm against the Extraterrestrial Domain Outsiders. Ye Xingchen entered the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse, where its mistress Yu Xiang’er noticed him and prepared to make him her next victim.

• Xiahou Xiongba told his golden-armored companion that Xiahou Yang’er giving Ye Xingchen her Ancient Jade Dragon Medallion showed she trusted and loved him.
• Xiahou Xiongba praised Ye Xingchen as a born conqueror who would lead the Heaven Realm and destroy the Extraterrestrial Domain Outsiders.
• Xiahou Xiongba and the golden-armored man teleported away, with Xiahou Xiongba planning to visit his granddaughter and bring her a surprise.
• Ye Xingchen reached the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse and entered the mysterious Nine Nether Prefecture branch.
• Yu Xiang’er sensed Ye Xingchen’s arrival and welcomed the handsome newcomer, revealing that her bed was made of bones and her floor was paved with skulls.

Ye Xingchen met Yu Xiang'er at Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse while Xiahou Weiyang learned that her grandfather had invited a young man to propose to her. The chapter ended with Xiahou Xiongba teasing Weiyang by drinking from a familiar wine bottle, leaving her stunned.

• Yu Xiang'er left her room of bones and personally took over serving Ye Xingchen at Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse.
• Ye Xingchen recognized Yu Xiang'er as the branch head and hid his disgust as she brewed tea and flirted with him.
• Xiahou Xiongba returned to the Divine Martial Imperial Court and told Xiahou Weiyang he had given a young man the Divine Martial Imperial Token and invited him to propose.
• Weiyang objected to the arranged proposal, while Xiahou Zhanjun reassured her that his father would not harm her.
• Xiahou Xiongba pretended he would cancel the proposal, then drank from a jade bottle that Weiyang recognized, shocking her.

Xiahou Weiyang learned that Ye Xingchen had met her grandfather in Ironblood City, and she worried about his safety until Xiahou Xiongba assured her that Ye Xingchen was far stronger than he appeared. She ended the chapter missing him and waiting for him to visit the Divine Martial Imperial Court.

• Xiahou Xiongba gave Xiahou Zhanjun a storage ring filled with God-Intoxicating Immortal Brew and said Ye Xingchen had given him the wine.
• Xiahou Zhanjun told Xiahou Weiyang that he had guessed she liked Ye Xingchen because she had given him her treasured Ancient Jade Dragon Medallion, and he asked her to bring Ye Xingchen to meet him.
• Xiahou Zhanjun left for the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Pool to keep Xiahou Weiyang's mother company, while Xiahou Xiongba teased Xiahou Weiyang about Ye Xingchen becoming their son-in-law.
• Xiahou Weiyang learned that Xiahou Xiongba had met Ye Xingchen in Ironblood City and became anxious because the city was dangerous for someone she believed was at Supreme Realm.
• Xiahou Xiongba told Xiahou Weiyang that Ye Xingchen's strength was far beyond appearances, and she comforted herself by remembering his words and stroking her gold-and-black jade talisman.

Xiahou Zhanjun visited the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Pool and spoke to his frozen wife about their daughter and the man she loved. Meanwhile, Ye Xingchen exposed Yu Xiang'er as a Nine Nether Prefecture branch master, sealed her beneath a bone bed to repent for ten thousand years, and left with information that promised to settle old and new grudges.

• Xiahou Zhanjun visited Ye Xuewu's frozen body in the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Pool and vowed to protect their daughter, Xiahou Weiyang.
• Yu Xiang'er used her Soul-Stealing Demonic Charm Mystic Art to lure Ye Xingchen into her hidden chamber, unaware that he was pretending to be bewitched.
• Ye Xingchen revealed his true strength and identity, and Yu Xiang'er realized he knew she was a Nine Nether Prefecture branch master.
• Ye Xingchen subdued Yu Xiang'er, sealed her cultivation and meridians, and forced her to kneel beneath the bone bed for ten thousand years.
• Ye Xingchen silenced Yu Xiang'er, sealed the concealed doorway, and left, reflecting that the information he had gained would help him settle old and new scores.

Ye Xingchen watched young cultivators enter the battlefield beyond Ironblood City and learned why the Heaven Realm and the Extraterrestrial Domain Outsiders maintained their uneasy balance. A shocked cry announced that the Supreme Tower would hold the Heaven Realm Treasure Appreciation Assembly in Phoenix-Cry City.

• Ye Xingchen arrived at the Gate of Glory and observed young people risking their lives to fight the Extraterrestrial Domain Outsiders for military merits.
• Ye Xingchen considered attacking the outsiders but decided that doing so could shatter the balance between the two realms.
• A blood-covered elder brother warned his younger brother not to leave Ironblood City before reaching the Transcendence Realm and revealed that Supreme Realm cultivators who went out never returned.
• The elder brother explained that the outsiders sought to invade the Heaven Realm for its resources and to enslave and feed on its people, then took his younger brother to exchange military merits for a cultivation technique.
• Ye Xingchen reflected on the cruelty of war, then heard that the Supreme Tower would hold the Heaven Realm Treasure Appreciation Assembly in Phoenix-Cry City.

Ye Xingchen headed for Phoenix-Cry City to attend the Supreme Tower's Treasure Appreciation Assembly, while the Tower's leader prepared for the event and secretly investigated Duan Tianling's death. Ling Qingzhu agreed to attend after Xi Miaoyin suggested her husband might appear, and she ended the chapter longing to see him.

• Ye Xingchen decided to travel from Ironblood City to Phoenix-Cry City for the Supreme Tower's Treasure Appreciation Assembly.
• The red-clad Supreme Tower woman questioned Liu Moxuan about Duan Tianling's death and ordered him to continue investigating it in secret.
• The red-clad woman revealed that the assembly would display a mysterious object and attract forces seeking to propose marriage to Xiahou Weiyang of the Divine Martial Imperial Court.
• Xi Miaoyin told Ling Qingzhu about the assembly and suggested her husband might attend, so Ling Qingzhu agreed to go.
• Ling Qingzhu wondered whether her husband would come and admitted that she missed him.

Ling Qingzhu left Phoenix-Cry City to explore Phoenix-Fall Valley, unaware that Startled Swan Valley masters Zhao Tianhao and Tao Sisi were following her to abduct her for the Nine Nether Prefecture. After they trapped her in the valley, Ling Qingzhu smiled with longing, and her unexpected response left them shocked.

• Ling Qingzhu left the City Lord's residence to explore Phoenix-Cry City and nearby Phoenix-Fall Valley.
• Zhao Tianhao and Tao Sisi recognized Ling Qingzhu as a valuable target and followed her, intending to capture her and make her a spy for the Nine Nether Prefecture.
• Ling Qingzhu entered Phoenix-Fall Valley and admired its fragrant flowers and Divine Qi-filled parasol trees.
• Tao Sisi and Zhao Tianhao confronted Ling Qingzhu, and Tao Sisi claimed she had sealed the valley with a formation to prevent calls for help from getting out.
• Ling Qingzhu calmly smiled at the two valley masters, and her expression of longing left them stunned.

Ling Qingzhu summoned Ye Xingchen’s avatar with the Heaven-Reaching Divine Talisman after Zhao Tianhao and Tao Sisi tried to capture her. Ye Xingchen killed the two Nine Nether Prefecture agents, then sent Ling Qingzhu back to Phoenix-Cry City and promised her a surprise after the treasure appreciation gathering.

• Ling Qingzhu used the Heaven-Reaching Divine Talisman as Zhao Tianhao and Tao Sisi attacked her.
• Ye Xingchen’s avatar appeared, shattered the attackers’ formation, and subdued them with his pressure.
• Ye Xingchen identified Zhao Tianhao and Tao Sisi as Life-Seizing Masters of the Nine Nether Prefecture and killed them with a casual clench of his hand.
• Ye Xingchen told Ling Qingzhu to return to Phoenix-Cry City and promised her a surprise after the treasure appreciation gathering.
• Ye Xingchen’s avatar faded back into the talisman, leaving Ling Qingzhu eager to learn what surprise her husband had planned.

Ye Xingchen arrived in Phoenix-Cry City and prepared to deal with the Nine Nether Prefecture while waiting for the treasure appreciation gathering. At the Supreme Tower, the Heaven Realm’s great powers arrived, and Ye Xingchen reacted with mockery to the latest dramatic entrance.

• Ye Xingchen sensed Ling Qingzhu activating the Heaven-Reaching Divine Talisman and, after confirming she was safe, decided to postpone seeing her while he watched for the Nine Nether Prefecture.
• Ye Xingchen planned to confront Shen Liuli and the Nine Nether Prefecture Master, and considered using the system’s Myriad Transformations function to learn the Life and Death Curse that controlled the prefecture’s members.
• Ye Xingchen concealed himself, entered the Supreme Tower, and took a luxurious room overlooking the platform prepared for the treasure appreciation gathering.
• Zhuang Haoran and Zhuang Yifei arrived with the Desolate Ancient Divine Hall, and spectators speculated that they intended to seek a marriage alliance with the Divine Martial Imperial Court.
• The Great Evolution Heaven Sect, Cloud-Hidden Immortal Palace, Little Western Heaven, Heavenly Moon Mountain, the Supreme Palace, and other major powers arrived, while Chaos Heaven and the Divine Martial Imperial Court remained absent.
• The crowd fell silent at a new arrival, and Ye Xingchen recognized the dramatic entrance and responded with a mocking smile.

Shen Liuli arrived at the Supreme Tower and ordered a bystander killed for criticizing her, while Ye Xingchen reflected on the power behind her. Ling Qingzhu then arrived, rejected Li Qianxi’s advances, and entered the tower; Ye Xingchen noticed another unexpectedly powerful acquaintance there.

• Shen Liuli entered the Supreme Tower with an imposing display and ordered an old woman to kill the young man who had criticized her before the night ended.
• Ye Xingchen listened to Shen Liuli’s order and thought about settling old scores after the treasure appreciation gathering.
• Ling Qingzhu arrived, and Li Qianxi invited her to join him in the Cloud-Hidden Immortal Palace’s room.
• Ling Qingzhu refused Li Qianxi’s offer, told him not to call her Qingzhu, and entered the Supreme Tower.
• Li Qianxi secretly plotted to punish Ling Qingzhu and target her disciple, Ye Yuhan, after the gathering.
• Ye Xingchen searched for Ling Qingzhu inside the tower, spotted someone, and wondered why that person had become so powerful.

Ye Xingchen discovered that Lei Lie had entered the Heaven Realm and become a Hunyuan Realm cultivator, while Lei Lie secretly planned to capture Ling Qingzhu to find Ye Jialuo. Before the Supreme Tower’s treasure appreciation gathering began, Ye Xingchen received several powerful treasures from the system and grew intrigued by the first item presented.

• Ye Xingchen recognized Lei Lie and sensed that something about him had changed, while Lei Lie followed Ling Qingzhu into the Supreme Tower and plotted to capture her after the gathering.
• The next morning, Ye Xingchen checked in with the system and received a Great Dao Revival Pill, Green Jade Divine Bamboo, and Great Dao Divine Stone.
• Ye Xingchen examined the rewards, deciding the Green Jade Divine Bamboo would suit Ling Qingzhu and recognizing the Great Dao Divine Stone as a treasure capable of anchoring a sect’s fortune.
• Liu Moxuan declared the treasure appreciation gathering open, and Ye Xingchen reacted with interest when the first treasure appeared.

Liu Moxuan unveiled the Nirvana Undying Pill at the Supreme Tower’s Treasure Appreciation Gathering, and the attendees learned it could be used to restore the dead. The gathering’s purpose became clear as the bidding began, but Liu Moxuan’s next words left even the strongest factions shocked.

• Liu Moxuan presented the Nirvana Undying Pill, whose scent refreshed the audience and eased some old ailments.
• Ye Xingchen recognized the pill, and a dignified voice identified it as the legendary Nirvana Undying Pill preserved in a box made from the Life Divine Tree.
• Attendees discussed the pill’s rarity and its potential to revive the dead, then linked its appearance to Xiahou Weiyang and her father, Xiahou Zhanjun.
• Ye Xingchen learned about Xiahou Zhanjun’s devotion to his late wife and grew more interested in the Supreme Tower’s motives.
• Liu Moxuan confirmed the pill was the only one in the Heaven Realm, and Shen Liuli declared that she would take it.
• Liu Moxuan began to explain the price, and his next words stunned the gathered factions.

Liu Moxuan offered the Nirvana Undying Pill through either a barter or a contest to identify a mysterious object, but no one recognized it. As factions competed with increasingly valuable treasures, the Desolate Ancient Divine Hall made a strong offer, and a new challenger announced an even more intense contest was beginning.

• Liu Moxuan explained that the Nirvana Undying Pill could be obtained by trading an equal-value treasure or identifying a mysterious pitch-black object.
• The factions failed to identify the object, so Liu Moxuan opened the pill to barter.
• Shen Liuli offered one hundred million Chaos Divine Stones and ten divine weapons, then said the Purple Cloud Palace did not need the pill for a marriage proposal.
• The factions competed with treasures, and Zhuang Yifei offered a Desolate Ancient Snow Divine Lotus and a fifth-grade divine vein for the pill.
• An unidentified speaker announced a new offer, prompting onlookers to expect the real contest to begin.

Situ Wuhen offered the Heaven and Earth Cup and a sixth-grade divine vein for the Nirvana Undying Pill, outbidding the Desolate Ancient Divine Hall as onlookers speculated about the forces’ motives. Ye Xingchen identified the pitch-black object as Extreme Yang Thunder Wood, then reacted to Lei Lie’s sinister voice as the woman in red recognized that someone knew what the object was.

• Situ Wuhen offered the Heaven and Earth Cup and a sixth-grade divine vein for the Supreme Tower’s Nirvana Undying Pill, astonishing the gathered powerhouses.
• Onlookers discussed the Great Evolution Heaven Sect’s offer, its possible marriage proposal to the Divine Martial Imperial Court, and the value of the Nirvana Undying Pill to Xiahou Zhanjun.
• Zhuang Yifei frowned as Situ Wuhen’s offer surpassed the Desolate Ancient Divine Hall’s, and Zhuang Haoran angrily struck his chair.
• Ye Xingchen learned that the pitch-black object was Extreme Yang Thunder Wood, a Great Dao Grade treasure that could strengthen thunder cultivators and grant them the Three Forms of Extreme Thunder.
• Ye Xingchen showed interest in the Heaven and Earth Cup, then recognized Lei Lie’s sinister voice and felt revulsion.
• The woman in red stood and asked whether someone had identified the pitch-black object.

Lei Lie revealed that he knew the pitch-black object was extreme yang thunder wood and demanded the Nirvana Undying Pill, confident that a Space Divine Escape Talisman could protect him. A red-clad woman appeared and offered him the pill if he identified the object, while Liu Moxuan’s deferential and nervous reaction exposed her extraordinary status and drew Ye Xingchen’s attention.

• Lei Lie confirmed to Liu Moxuan that he knew what the pitch-black object was, prompting the gathered factions to speculate about his strength and backing.
• Lei Lie relied on a rare Space Divine Escape Talisman and planned to use his knowledge of the object to win the Nirvana Undying Pill and marry into the Divine Martial Imperial Court.
• A red-clad woman appeared and promised Lei Lie the pill if he stated the object’s origins, name, and uses.
• Liu Moxuan bowed to the woman, and his nervous response astonished the crowd as Lei Lie waited for his answer.
• Ye Xingchen recognized that the Supreme Tower concealed greater power and watched Lei Lie with a flash of killing intent.

Liu Moxuan revealed that the veiled woman in red could speak for the Supreme Tower, while Ye Xingchen uncovered Lei Lie’s transformation into a human-devouring outsider and resolved to stop him. As Lei Lie explained the pitch-black object’s origins, the Supreme Tower’s audience reacted with stunned excitement.

• Liu Moxuan said the woman in red represented the Supreme Tower, prompting the gathered factions to speculate about her identity.
• Ye Xingchen learned that Lei Lie had embraced an outsider cultivation technique, slaughtered people on Sea God Island, devoured Heaven Realm experts, and set his sights on Ling Qingzhu.
• Lei Lie sensed Ye Xingchen watching him and decided to leave after obtaining the Nirvana Undying Pill, postponing his pursuit of Ling Qingzhu.
• Lei Lie identified the pitch-black object as extreme yang thunder wood and described it as a bane of evil, though Ye Xingchen recognized that most of his explanation was wrong.
• The audience fell silent and turned toward the platform with fervent attention after Lei Lie finished speaking.

A mysterious woman in red arrived at the Supreme Tower and offered Lei Lie the Nirvana Undying Pill after he shared what he knew about extreme yang thunder wood. Ye Xingchen interrupted, claiming he knew more, and left the crowd stunned with his reply.

• The woman in red revealed her beauty and lightning cultivation as she rushed onto the platform and questioned Lei Lie about extreme yang thunder wood.
• Lei Lie said the wood held great benefits for those who cultivated the Dao of Thunder, and the woman sent him the Nirvana Undying Pill.
• Ye Xingchen interrupted, claiming he also knew about the wood, so the woman took back the pill before Lei Lie could receive it.
• Liu Moxuan rebuked Ye Xingchen, but Ye Xingchen's response made Liu Moxuan panic and kneel before the woman in red.
• The woman asked Ye Xingchen to share what he knew and promised him the pill if his information surpassed Lei Lie's; Lei Lie directed killing intent at him.
• Ye Xingchen answered in a way that left everyone in the Supreme Tower gaping, while Lei Lie mocked him in his thoughts.

Ye Xingchen challenged Lei Lie’s claim to the Nirvana Undying Pill by exposing how little he knew about extreme yang thunder wood. Lei Lie defended his claim, but Ye Xingchen began to publicly refute him.

• Ye Xingchen rebuked the red-robed woman for asking her question without addressing him properly, and she stopped Liu Moxuan from attacking him and apologized.
• The red-robed woman repeated her offer of the Nirvana Undying Pill if Ye Xingchen knew more about extreme yang thunder wood than Lei Lie did.
• Lei Lie interrupted Ye Xingchen and threatened him, claiming Ye Xingchen had only repeated the information he had already given.
• Ye Xingchen mocked Lei Lie and pointed out that he had only named extreme yang thunder wood, while the rest of his information was false.
• Lei Lie admitted that he had named the wood and described its uses, arguing that this entitled him to the pill.
• Ye Xingchen prepared to answer Lei Lie’s claim, and the experts in the Supreme Tower anticipated a humiliating rebuttal.

Ye Xingchen challenged Lei Lie’s claim about extreme yang thunder wood and revealed that Huangfu Minmin was the Supreme Tower’s young master. He described the treasure’s power and hidden martial technique, while Lei Lie accused him of inventing the details; a powerful voice then interrupted, leaving everyone stunned.

• Ye Xingchen mocked Lei Lie and the other experts for interrupting before he had finished speaking.
• Huangfu Minmin offered the Nirvana Undying Pill to Ye Xingchen if his account of extreme yang thunder wood proved more credible than Lei Lie’s.
• Ye Xingchen identified the woman in red as Huangfu Minmin, and she openly confirmed that she was the Supreme Tower’s young master.
• Ye Xingchen said extreme yang thunder wood was a Great Dao Grade treasure containing the extreme Dao of thunder and the Eternal Grade martial technique Three Forms of Extreme Thunder.
• Lei Lie accused Ye Xingchen of making up the treasure’s properties, but an imposing voice suddenly rang through the Supreme Tower and stunned everyone.

Huangfu Minmin believed Ye Xingchen's explanation of the extreme yang thunder wood, revealing that it had troubled her and damaged her Dao heart for years. After Ye Xingchen taunted Lei Lie, Lei Lie wagered his life on whether Ye Xingchen could reveal the wood's three Eternal Realm martial techniques, and Ye Xingchen finally responded.

• Huangfu Minmin said she believed Ye Xingchen because the extreme yang thunder wood had long drawn her and concealed a secret she could not uncover.
• Huangfu Minmin explained that the wood's mystery had become a curse, cracked her Dao heart, and kept her cultivation from advancing.
• Lei Lie demanded that Ye Xingchen reveal the Three Forms of Extreme Thunder and explain how to absorb the extreme Dao of thunder.
• Huangfu Minmin suppressed Lei Lie with her presence and ordered him to stop, then released him after a small punishment.
• Ye Xingchen mocked Lei Lie for acting submissively toward Huangfu Minmin while directing killing intent at him, provoking Lei Lie to wager his life.
• Lei Lie challenged Ye Xingchen to reveal the three Eternal Realm martial techniques, and Ye Xingchen's delayed reply left the onlookers sympathizing with Lei Lie.