Chapter Summaries

Fu Yunshu and Chu Qiming learned that Ye Li had slain two Red Dust Immortal Gate True Persons, revealing Divine Connection Realm combat strength despite his half-step cultivation. Chu Qiming appointed Ye Li Supreme Elder, while Ye Li continued toward Wanjing Grand Commandery.

• Fu Yunshu read Ye Li's performance report and used her emergency jade talisman to contact Chu Qiming.
• Fu Yunshu told Chu Qiming that Ye Li had killed two Immortal Gate True Persons and several elders in Yinhai Grand Commandery.
• Chu Qiming accepted the report as genuine and regretted his earlier habit of testing new members, fearing the Eastern Continent would lose Ye Li.
• Chu Qiming ordered Fu Yunshu to appoint Ye Li Supreme Elder and prepare his great seal and robe.
• Ye Li flew unimpeded across the Eastern Continent and sighted Wanjing Grand Commandery at dawn.

Du An colluded with the Yun family and Purple Cloud Cave, using the Wanjing Heavenly Supervision Department to protect their influence and conceal their dealings. When Qin Han confronted him about the archives and his suspicious cultivation gains, Du An denied wrongdoing but could not explain the missing records.

• Du An promised the Purple Cloud Cave Master and the Yun family Matriarch he would find them more prodigies, while warning them to wait until the new Guest Elder arrived.
• Du An reflected on how he had let the Yun family and Purple Cloud Cave dominate Wanjing Grand Commandery in exchange for lavish returns.
• Qin Han confronted Du An outside the Sicheng Mansion, questioning why he had come to welcome Elder Ye and refusing to accept his claim that the archives were off limits.
• Du An insisted that neither Qin Han nor Elder Ye had the authority to review the commandery archives.
• Qin Han questioned how Du An had advanced to the half-step Divine Connection Realm and repaired his damaged foundation, then challenged him to explain why the archives contained no record of the opportunity he claimed to have received.

Ye Li arrived in Wanjing Grand Commandery and confronted Sicheng Du An, who had been trading young prodigies to the Yun family and Purple Cloud Cave for treasures. The Songshan Prefecture Supervisor exposed Du An, and Ye Li confirmed the accusation as the confrontation escalated.

• Du An dismissed Qin Han's questions about his Treasure Medicines, while the Songshan Prefecture Supervisor decided to wait for True Fire Elder before revealing what he knew.
• Ye Li arrived at Sicheng Mansion and asked for the Sicheng of Wanjing Prefecture.
• Du An tried to assert authority and propose terms, but Ye Li seized him and crushed him into the ground with the power of the Divine Connection Realm.
• Ye Li demanded to know Du An's dealings with the Yun family and Purple Cloud Cave, and the Songshan Prefecture Supervisor accused Du An of sending young prodigies to their secret assessments in exchange for treasures.
• Du An denied the accusations, but Ye Li said that the claims were actually true.

Ye Li exposed Du An’s trafficking of Wanjing prodigies to the Yun family and Purple Cloud Cave, then killed him despite his commandery-wide Faithful Wish Power. Ye Li formally took over Wanjing Grand Commandery and announced his plan to bring its great sects under control, while Qin Han realized Ye Li had regained the Divine Connection Realm.

• Ye Li saw through Du An’s denials and identified his secret dealings with the Yun family and Purple Cloud Cave.
• Ye Li crushed Du An’s head, then pursued and killed his fleeing Spiritual Body with Law Fire after Du An summoned the commandery’s Faithful Wish Power.
• Ye Li declared himself the Heavenly Supervision Department Guest Elder taking over Wanjing Grand Commandery and demanded to know who would agree or object to his plan to control its great sects.
• The Heavenly Supervision Department experts pledged obedience to Ye Li, and Qin Han recognized that Ye Li had recovered to the Divine Connection Realm.

Ye Li reviewed records implicating Purple Cloud Cave in the deaths of many prodigies and ordered its immediate encirclement and extermination. In Qinggu Prefecture, an infiltrated official concealed the order from Zi Chen while preparing to carry it out, and Zi Chen eagerly anticipated a new Sun Moon Realm target.

• Qin Han delivered Ye Li files on the Yun family and Purple Cloud Cave, and Ye Li found records showing that many prodigies had died after failed breakthroughs inside Purple Cloud Cave.
• Ye Li found no obvious proof of wrongdoing in the Yun family’s records and decided to investigate them in person later.
• Ye Li ordered the Qinggu Prefecture official to gather forces and surround Purple Cloud Cave immediately.
• The Qinggu Prefecture official concealed the order from Zi Chen, Purple Cloud Cave’s cave master’s eldest son, who had come to demand victims to eat.
• The official claimed a Jianyan Academy prodigy had recently reached the Sun Moon Realm and left to retrieve his file, while Zi Chen anticipated feasting on him.

Lian Mo and his daughter tried to carry out the White-robed Guest Elder’s order to seal Purple Cloud Cave, but Zi Chen discovered their plan and moved to stop them. The Guest Elder appeared in time and killed Zi Chen with one punch, leaving the gathered Heavenly Supervision Department experts stunned.

• Lian Mo ordered Lian Shi to mobilize the residence’s Sun Moon Realm experts and seal Purple Cloud Cave, then returned to the courtyard to stall Zi Chen.
• Lian Mo found the courtyard empty and rushed back toward his residence after realizing Zi Chen had left.
• Zi Chen intercepted Lian Shi at the residence gate, and she shouted that Purple Cloud Cave’s flood dragon was plotting rebellion to alert the Heavenly Supervision Department experts.
• Zi Chen attacked Lian Shi and demanded her command token as Lian Mo arrived and shouted for him to stop.
• The White-robed Guest Elder appeared before Zi Chen and killed him with a single punch, stunning Lian Mo, Lian Shi, and the gathered experts.

After killing Purple Cloud Cave’s Purple-bearded Flood Dragon, Ye Li ordered the Heavenly Supervision Department to blockade the sect while he went to destroy it. The chapter left Lian Mo, Lian Shi, and the department’s disciples ready to follow Ye Li’s lead.

• Ye Li dismissed the small Malice Points reward for killing the Purple-bearded Flood Dragon and asked the Heavenly Supervision Department why Purple Cloud Cave had dared to attack there.
• Lian Mo and the other disciples knelt before Ye Li, awed by how easily he had killed the Heaven and Earth Realm Venerable.
• Ye Li ordered the department to seal off the area around Purple Cloud Cave so its people could not escape during the attack.
• Lian Shi asked how Ye Li planned to deal with Purple Cloud Cave, and he declared that he would exterminate the sect.
• Lian Mo and the disciples pledged to serve Ye Li, who gave them the time it took to drink a cup of tea to prepare the blockade.

The Master of Purple Cloud Cave berated his third son, Zi Feng, for refusing to prey on humans, then prepared to devour captive prodigies. Zi Feng interrupted him with news that his eldest brother’s Soul Tablet had shattered, leaving the Master stunned.

• The Master of Purple Cloud Cave scolded Zi Feng for avoiding blood food and ordered him back to his residence.
• The Master entered a cavern where captive Wanjing Prefecture prodigies were being kept as livestock for slaughter.
• The Master selected a young captive to eat, and the young man warned him that he would face heaven’s punishment.
• Zi Feng rushed into the cavern despite his father’s order and announced that his eldest brother’s Soul Tablet had shattered.
• The Master froze at the news, wondering who in Wanjing Grand Commandery could have killed his Heaven and Earth Realm seventh-layer son.

Ye Li attacked Purple Cloud Cave, destroyed its protective array, and severely wounded Master of Purple Cloud Cave. He identified himself as the Heavenly Supervision Department’s new Guest Elder and ordered the cave’s remaining members killed.

• Master of Purple Cloud Cave learned that the new Guest Elder had killed Zi Chen and headed toward Qinggu Prefecture, ordering Zi Feng to notify the Yun family Matriarch.
• Ye Li appeared above Purple Cloud Cave and launched a colossal Divine Spear at its Sect Protection Array.
• The Divine Spear shattered the array and pierced the water dragon Master of Purple Cloud Cave summoned to stop it.
• Ye Li struck Master of Purple Cloud Cave in the chest, severely wounding him and sending him crashing through a mountain ridge.
• Ye Li introduced himself as the Heavenly Supervision Department’s newly appointed Guest Elder and ordered his forces to leave none of Purple Cloud Cave’s collaborators alive.

Ye Li attacked Purple Cloud Cave, slaughtering its disciples and defeating its Master after rejecting his pleas for understanding. With several powerful cultivators fleeing the encirclement, Ye Li pursued them himself.

• Ye Li destroyed Purple Cloud Cave's mountain-guarding formation, and Lian Mo ordered the Heavenly Supervision Department to seal off the region.
• Ye Li sent True Person Xuanfeng to slaughter the disciples, while the Master of Purple Cloud Cave emerged and pleaded that his sect had restrained itself and served the commandery for a thousand years.
• Ye Li ignored the Master's pleas, smashed apart his head, and battered his body until he was killed.
• Ye Li pursued Purple Cloud Cave's fleeing Half-Step Divine Connection Realm cultivators because Xuanfeng could not hold them all.

Ye Li annihilated Purple Cloud Cave’s fleeing Flood Dragons, spared Zi Feng, and rescued the Wanjing Prefecture prodigies. He then set off to settle Wanjing Grand Commandery’s remaining problems, naming the Yun family as his next target.

• Ye Li killed the fleeing Purple-bearded Flood Dragons and gained Malice Points from Purple Cloud Cave’s powerful figures.
• Ye Li questioned Zi Feng, the Cave Master’s third son, and learned that he sought death out of guilt and filial duty.
• Ye Li told Zi Feng that Purple-bearded Flood Dragons could master their instincts in the Mountain Sea Realm and urged him to atone by serving under a Blood Contract.
• Ye Li broke the cave’s restriction and freed the Wanjing Prefecture prodigies, then summoned Heavenly Supervision Department disciples to clean up.
• Ye Li departed for Wanjing Grand Commandery and declared that the Yun family was next, while Zi Feng resolved to revere him.

Ye Li annihilated Purple Cloud Cave and killed its master, while Lian Mo warned Lian Shi that Ye Li was beyond her reach. Fu Yunshu arrived at Sicheng Mansion to appoint Ye Li Supreme Elder and learned he had already killed Du An and destroyed Purple Cloud Cave.

• Ye Li left Purple Cloud Cave in ruins after killing its master and every flood dragon.
• Lian Mo ordered his subordinates to search the sect and prepare an inventory for Ye Li, while Lian Shi agreed to help tally its contents.
• Lian Mo warned Lian Shi that Ye Li was beyond her grasp, and she accepted his advice.
• Fu Yunshu arrived at Sicheng Mansion carrying the Supreme Elder's seal and robes for Ye Li.
• Fu Yunshu met Qin Han, who told her that Ye Li had killed Du An and wiped out Purple Cloud Cave.

Fu Yunshu learned that Ye Li’s strength far exceeded what she had assumed and delivered his promotion to Supreme Elder of the Celestial Observatory. Ye Li returned to Sicheng Mansion and asked whether he should investigate the Yun family or address the spreading Demonic Calamities first.

• Fu Yunshu concluded that Ye Li was either concealing his strength or recovering his cultivation, then offered to help him before the trip to Central Continent.
• Ye Li considered investigating the Yun family and arrived at Sicheng Mansion, where Fu Yunshu and Qin Han were waiting.
• Fu Yunshu presented Ye Li with his Supreme Elder robe and the Eastern Continent Great Seal.
• Qin Han reported irregularities in the Yun family’s files but said they showed nothing clearly suspicious.
• Qin Han asked Ye Li whether to investigate the Yun family first or deal with the Demonic Calamities appearing across the prefecture.

Ye Li sent the souls of the Master of Purple Cloud Cave and True Person Xuanfeng to eliminate the commandery’s Demonic Calamities while preparing to investigate and seal off the Yun family. After most calamities were resolved, the Yun family Matriarch invited him to a banquet and offered to help address the disturbances.

• Qin Han reported that more than ten Heaven and Earth Realm Demonic Calamities had appeared across Wanjing Grand Commandery, mostly within the past week.
• Ye Li decided to tackle the Demonic Calamities and the Yun family investigation at the same time, ordered the records brought to him, and asked the supervisor to prepare troops to seal off the Yun family headquarters.
• Ye Li sent the Master of Purple Cloud Cave and True Person Xuanfeng to deal with the calamities, while Fu Yunshu began searching the Yun family’s historical archives.
• By dawn, the two souls had eliminated most of the sixteen calamities, many of which involved serpent-type ferocious beasts, and Ye Li’s Malice Points had exceeded 1.8 million.
• The Songshan Prefecture Supervisor told Ye Li that the Yun family Matriarch had invited him to a banquet and offered to help resolve the Demonic Calamities.

Yun Suyi prepared to receive Ye Li, the Heavenly Supervision Department Guest Elder, while assessing the danger he posed to the Yun Clan. She sent Yun Shuangyue to the rear mountain with a weapon capable of piercing a Divine Connection Realm expert, leaving Shuangyue poised to attack.

• Yun Jingxian reported that Purple Cloud Cave had been destroyed and its master had vanished, and Yun Suyi concluded Ye Li was likely a powerful Divine Connection Realm expert.
• Yun Suyi ordered the direct disciple who had caused trouble in Bamboo Sea Prefecture to be brought for punishment, then learned Ye Li had accepted the Yun Clan's invitation.
• Yun Suyi reasoned that her careful control of the Yun Clan and Ye Li's likely injuries would keep him from acting against them, and ordered Yun Jingxian to receive him as an honored guest.
• Yun Shuangyue watched lingering souls fade at the blood-colored altar and tortured the mute servants guarding it after leaving the forbidden ground.
• The Yun Clan steward delivered Yun Shuangyue a treasure case containing Tengshe's reverse scale and ordered her to wait at the rear mountain for further instructions.
• Yun Shuangyue carried the case toward the rear mountain and wondered if she would get to kill a Divine Connection Realm expert herself.

Ye Li attended a banquet at the Yun family estate and questioned Matriarch Yun Suyi about the commandery’s serpent attacks and the missing prodigies. After Yun Suyi denied involvement and claimed the prodigies were alive in seclusion, Ye Li exposed her lies and brought the banquet hall crashing down.

• Yun Jingxian escorted Ye Li to the estate, where Ye Li sensed a hidden Heaven and Earth Realm Venerable and a disturbing aura in Rear Mountain.
• Yun Suyi welcomed Ye Li and executed a Yun family disciple who had killed civilians in violation of the family’s Ancestral Edict.
• Ye Li asked Yun Suyi whether the Yun family was behind the serpent attacks and how many of the 875 Wanjing Prefecture prodigies offered by Du An remained intact.
• Yun Suyi denied responsibility for the attacks and claimed that most of the prodigies were alive and cultivating in seclusion at Rear Mountain.
• Ye Li declared that Yun Suyi had lied, released overwhelming pressure, and caused the banquet hall’s ceiling to collapse.

Ye Li attacked Yun Suyi at the Yun family banquet, overwhelming her with his physical strength as Yun Shuangyue fired the Inverse Scale arrow from the back mountain. He caught and hurled the arrow back, killing Yun Shuangyue and shattering the restrictions around the Yun family's forbidden ground, while Yun Suyi prepared to counterattack.

• Ye Li rose from his seat and released a burst of physical pressure that injured the Yun family elders and sent Yun Jingxian crashing into a pillar.
• Ye Li broke through Yun Suyi's frost barrier, seized her by the throat, and slammed her into the ground.
• Yun Shuangyue heard Yun Suyi cry out and fired the Inverse Scale arrow at Ye Li from the back mountain.
• Ye Li kicked Yun Suyi away, caught the arrow with his bare hand, and threw it back, killing Yun Shuangyue and breaking the restrictions around the forbidden ground.
• Ye Li turned back to Yun Suyi as she spat out blood essence and awakened the Tengshe Prayer Beads.

Ye Li crushed Yun Suyi and destroyed the Yun Family’s final trump card, leaving the Matriarch broken and the family’s destruction seemingly inevitable.

• Yun Suyi summoned True Lord Tengshe’s divided soul and attacked Ye Li, but he shattered her sword and severely injured her with one punch.
• Yun Suyi unleashed the Yun Family’s True Lord Tengshe Incarnation, but Ye Li’s hidden Myriad Transformation Divine Soldier Iron tore the serpent apart.
• Ye Li asked Yun Suyi whether she had any other methods, then struck her again when she begged him to spare the Yun Family.
• Ye Li pinned Yun Suyi down and took her phoenix hairpin as her Dao Heart collapsed.

Ye Li killed Yun Suyi after discovering through her memories that she had colluded with Tengshe and used blood sacrifices to gain insight into laws. He ordered the Yun Family wiped out, and his forces began sweeping across its territory.

• Ye Li crushed Yun Suyi's head, killing the Yun Family Matriarch as the surviving disciples watched in terror.
• The remaining Yun Family members tried to flee, but Ye Li trapped them behind an invisible barrier.
• Ye Li read Yun Suyi's memories and learned that she had blood-sacrificed Wanjing Prefecture's prodigies to gain Tengshe's insights into laws, with Yun Family martial artists helping her.
• Ye Li unleashed overwhelming pressure that killed the nearby Yun Family powerhouses, then ordered that no one in the clan's territory be left alive.
• Ye Li sent the souls in his divine ability space and fragments of the Myriad Transformation Divine Soldier Iron to attack throughout the Yun Family's territory.

Ye Li looted the Yun family’s treasure vault, refined Treasure Medicines, and destroyed the altar imprisoning thousands of wronged souls. As the Heavenly Supervision Department prepared to clean up the ruins, Fu Yunshu hoped to enlist Ye Li as the elder accompanying them to the Five Continents War.

• Ye Li found few treasures in the Yun family vault because the family had traded most of its Treasure Medicines to Deputy Director Du, then began refining the medicines he had collected.
• Ye Li destroyed the altar in the Yun family’s forbidden ground, freeing the wronged souls trapped there to disappear into the earth veins.
• Officials at the Heavenly Supervision Department saw the devastated Yun family estate through a transmission talisman, and Fu Yunshu ordered them to set out and handle the aftermath.
• Fu Yunshu reflected on Ye Li’s strength and resolved to build a closer relationship with him.
• Fu Yunshu considered asking Ye Li to accompany their group to the Central Continent for the Five Continents War.