Recaps

Ye Xuan and Devil Moon fought through waves of demonic beasts in the forbidden land, where Ye Xuan discovered that eating the wolves replenished his energy. They reached a sign identifying the Forest of the Forbidden Land, but after passing it, the tablet vanished and left only gray haze behind them.

• Ye Xuan and Devil Moon killed a pack of demonic wolves, and Ye Xuan bound Devil Moon's wounds before they roasted and ate the meat.
• Ye Xuan sensed energy and the location of his sixth shackle in the wolf meat, but Devil Moon sensed nothing.
• After fighting more demonic beasts, Devil Moon rested with her head on Ye Xuan's lap while he kept watch through the night.
• The pair found a stone tablet explaining that they had to reach the forest's peak to escape and warning them about its beasts and spirits.
• Ye Xuan and Devil Moon passed the tablet, then saw that it had vanished, leaving gray haze behind them.

Ye Xuan and Devil Moon pressed onward through a misty road where they were repeatedly separated by strange forces, and encountered a powerful Yin corpse. The chapter left Ye Xuan confronting the creature while thrusting Devil Moon toward it.

• Ye Xuan and Devil Moon found that the path behind them had vanished and continued forward through the mist.
• When Devil Moon disappeared in a sinister gust, Ye Xuan grabbed her and pulled her back to him.
• Ye Xuan and Devil Moon came upon a backward-walking figure carrying its own severed arm, which charged at them.
• Ye Xuan kicked the Yin corpse, but its immense strength knocked him down with Devil Moon.
• As the Yin corpse attacked again, Ye Xuan lifted Devil Moon and thrust her toward it, frightening her.

Ye Xuan and Devil Moon fought their way up the mountain, where each victory strengthened their bodies and weakened Ye Xuan’s shackles. After three days, they reached the summit, and Ye Xuan discovered that he had broken free of the seventh shackle.

• Ye Xuan rescued Devil Moon from a yin corpse and defeated it, gaining strength as the seal on his sixth shackle weakened.
• Ye Xuan grilled meat for Devil Moon, then the two resumed their ascent through trials filled with yin corpses, vengeful spirits, and demonic wolves.
• Ye Xuan broke his sixth shackle and revealed that he could still wield immense physical strength without Spiritual Qi.
• Devil Moon fought and killed several yin corpses, gaining strength and combat experience as she and Ye Xuan continued toward the summit.
• After three days, Ye Xuan and Devil Moon reached the summit, where Ye Xuan found that he had broken free of the seventh shackle and saw another inscribed stone stele.

Ye Xuan and Devil Moon escaped the Forest of the Forbidden Land after cultivating for three years and reaching powerful new realms. They headed for Heavenly Domain City to confront the Xiao Clan, and Ye Xuan struck down Xiao Yucheng’s forces with lightning and fire.

• Ye Xuan and Devil Moon entered the misty pool, resisted an evil presence, and watched as the divine palace in Ye Xuan’s mind destroyed the spirit trying to possess him.
• They collected hundreds of spatial rings and spent three years cultivating, reaching the Half-Emperor realm ninth layer for Ye Xuan and the Emperor realm fourth layer for Devil Moon.
• Ye Xuan failed to enter the divine palace, then took Devil Moon through the teleportation formation and out of the Forest of the Forbidden Land.
• Two Xiao Clan cultivators recognized Devil Moon and reported their survival, so Ye Xuan killed them and set off with Devil Moon for Heavenly Domain City.
• Xiao Yucheng mobilized the Xiao Clan’s experts to intercept Ye Xuan and Devil Moon, but Ye Xuan attacked them with lightning and fire, killing or injuring more than half the group.

Ye Xuan destroyed the Xiao Clan and set out for the Immortal Domain, leaving Devil Moon behind temporarily in the Eastern Wasteland. He entered the Immortal Chasm alone, where teleportation failed and swarms of monstrous creatures overwhelmed his defenses as he fought toward a blood-soaked path.

• Ye Xuan killed Xiao Yucheng and the other Xiao Clan cultivators who had pursued him, then entered Heavenly Domain City with Devil Moon.
• Xiao Qingxuan summoned the Xiao Clan ancestor, but Ye Xuan arrived the next morning, killed the ancestor, and wiped out the clan’s remaining experts.
• Ye Xuan told Devil Moon he would take her to the Immortal Domain if possible, and they traveled together to the Immortal Chasm; unable to bring her across, he sent her to wait in the Eastern Wasteland.
• After spending three days preparing, Ye Xuan charged into the Immortal Chasm, where he discovered he could not teleport and that its creatures were far larger and more dangerous than they had appeared from outside.
• Ye Xuan used his fire, lightning, sword, and movement techniques to carve through the attacking beasts, but they shattered his defenses and left him badly weakened.

Ye Xuan fought his way across the Immortal Chasm and collapsed after reaching the Mystic Heaven Immortal Domain, where Commander Hei Yun forced him to join the Hei Yun Army. Assigned to She Ling's command, Ye Xuan arrived at her manor and revealed to Hong Ye that he was a Peak Half-Emperor.

• Ye Xuan battled the demonic beasts in the Immortal Chasm, endured the Python King's attack, and eventually crossed to the other side before passing out.
• Devil Moon watched Ye Xuan struggle from outside the Chasm, but an invisible barrier prevented her from entering.
• Two cultivators in Hei Yun City saw Ye Xuan cross without guidance and alerted Commander Hei Yun, who revived him and coerced him into joining the Hei Yun Army.
• Commander Hei Yun assigned Ye Xuan to She Ling, and the generals questioned him before She Ling took him to her manor.
• Hong Ye greeted She Ling and asked Ye Xuan about his cultivation, and he answered that he was a Peak Half-Emperor.

Ye Xuan joined the She Ling Army in Hei Yun City, confirmed he was in the Mystic Heaven Immortal Domain, and learned that Dao Yan planned to pursue Han Bingning. After cultivating for three months, he refused to fight in the year-end assessment, but Hong Ye ordered him to attend as a spectator.

• She Ling assigned Ye Xuan to the She Ling Army and Hong Ye showed him to his room in Hei Yun City.
• Ye Xuan went into the city and learned that Dao Yan had defeated many prodigies and intended to propose to Han Bingning, who had reached at least the Great Emperor Realm.
• Ye Xuan returned to his room and cultivated for three months, nearing a breakthrough into the Emperor Realm.
• Hong Ye told Ye Xuan to participate in the year-end assessment, but he refused because he wanted to focus on cultivating.
• Hong Ye ordered Ye Xuan to attend the assessment and observe, despite his refusal to compete.

Ye Xuan accompanied Hong Ye to the Hei Yun Army’s year-end assessment, where he watched the squads compete while hiding his true strength. Hong Ye’s subordinates lost their first two matches, leaving her furious as Zhao Long’s faction mocked her.

• Ye Xuan spoke with the awakened queen, who said she would guard him through an emperor-realm breakthrough, and he decided to wait until the year-end assessment period ended.
• Hong Ye brought Ye Xuan and six cultivators to Commander Hei Yun’s mansion for the assessment, where She Ling asked Ye Xuan if he would participate; he declined and said he would only watch.
• Commander Hei Yun opened the assessment, and the cultivators began fighting in matches between the army’s squads.
• Ye Xuan privately dismissed the early matches as weak but told She Ling that the combatants were far stronger than him, drawing Hei Yun’s suspicion that he was mocking the army.
• Hong Ye’s first two subordinates lost their matches, and Hong Ye grew furious at the surrounding mockery and Zhao Long’s provocation.

After She Ling’s army finished last in every assessment, Ye Xuan stepped forward to defend her honor and challenged Hei Mo despite his much lower apparent cultivation. He crushed Hei Mo in one move, then faced seventeen early-stage Emperor Realm cultivators who attacked him together.

• She Ling’s squads lost most of their year-end assessment battles, leaving her army in last place and provoking taunts from the other generals.
• Zhao Long and his leader insulted She Ling and Hong Ye, prompting Ye Xuan to request permission to fight for She Ling’s honor.
• Hei Mo challenged Ye Xuan, who accepted despite being only at the peak Half-Emperor realm.
• Ye Xuan defeated and crippled Hei Mo with a single exchange, then forced him to yield after another stomp.
• Ye Xuan challenged the other teams, and seventeen cultivators charged him together.
• Ye Xuan formed a lightning-colored staff and charged at the seventeen attackers, declaring they had no right to humiliate Lady She Ling.

Ye Xuan won the Hei Yun Army’s assessments, reached the Emperor Realm, and drew the attention of powerful immortal factions. Their prodigies arrived at Hei Yun’s residence and challenged the army, ending with one of them defeating an Emperor Realm Eighth Layer cultivator.

• Ye Xuan defeated all the middle Emperor Realm challengers and fought through the peak Emperor Realm cultivators, securing first place for She Ling’s army despite severe injuries.
• Hong Ye and She Ling cared for Ye Xuan as he recovered, and She Ling rewarded him with a ring of Immortal Crystals.
• Ye Xuan broke through to the Emperor Realm while the Azure Snake Cult, Bathing Fire Sect, Dao Killing Gate, and Cloud Heavens Palace watched for a chance to target him.
• Prodigies from major factions arrived in Hei Yun City to investigate Ye Xuan, including a veiled woman who wondered whether he was someone from her past.
• Old Ghost Ye confronted General Hei Yun above Hei Yun’s residence, and a young man from a major faction challenged the Hei Yun Army before defeating an Emperor Realm Eighth Layer cultivator with one strike.

Ye Xuan answered the immortal forces’ challenge, revealed that he had reached the Emperor Realm, and defeated opponents far stronger than himself. After he overcame a Great Emperor, Han Bingning invited him to join the Sacred Frost Palace, and Commander Hei Yun asked who she was.

• Hong Ye told Ye Xuan that visitors from immortal forces had humiliated the Hei Yun Army, but She Ling warned him not to get involved.
• Ye Xuan went with Hong Ye and She Ling to Hei Yun’s residence, where he recognized Han Bingning as his master but concealed their relationship.
• Ye Xuan revealed his Emperor Realm first-layer cultivation and swiftly defeated Yuan Zhan, an Emperor Realm third-layer cultivator, and several stronger challengers.
• Ye Xuan defeated Lin Ao with fire, lightning, and sword attacks, then challenged and beat a Great Emperor from an immortal force in ten moves.
• Han Bingning invited Ye Xuan to join the Sacred Frost Palace as an inner disciple, and, when Commander Hei Yun asked her identity, she said her name was Han Bingning.

Ye Xuan and Han Bingning eloped, evaded their pursuers, and spent years cultivating until Ye Xuan became one of the strongest figures in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. After defeating his enemies and revisiting old allies, he returned to the Eastern Wasteland and reunited with Qiu Yue and the others.

• Ye Xuan accepted Han Bingning's invitation to join the Sacred Frost Palace, but she asked him to elope with her, and they escaped together using a talisman.
• The Sacred Frost Palace and Dao Yan searched for the pair while Ye Xuan and Han Bingning hid for ten years, cultivating until he reached peak Emperor realm and she reached mid Great Emperor realm.
• The Dark Devil God left after helping Ye Xuan break through to Great Emperor realm and gave him a jade talisman; a year later, pursuers found their hideout, and Ye Xuan killed them before fleeing with Han Bingning.
• Ye Xuan slew Dao Yan, defeated the Sacred Frost Palace Master and the Ye Clan patriarch, and traveled the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands with Han Bingning, winning ten thousand battles.
• Ye Xuan returned to Hei Yun City, then split the Immortal Chasm with one sword and traveled through the Immortal Domain and Starry Sky City before returning to the Eastern Wasteland.
• Ye Xuan reunited with Qiu Yue at the Ancient Desolate Holy Land and greeted the Dark Devil God, Yin Tianjiao, Devil Moon, and the ten ancestors.