Chapter Summaries

Ye Xuan questioned Liu Chong about the ambush, learned which forces sought revenge and that Sha Yong and Luocha were waiting in Dragon Whisker City, then killed Liu Chong before his enhancement faded. As the barrier began to crack and Ye Xuan's strength weakened, the attackers outside were close to breaking in.

• Liu Chong failed to break Ye Xuan's Draw the Ground as a Prison barrier and explained that Sha Yong had arranged the ambush, while the attackers acted out of hatred for Ye Xuan's past killings and his connection to Han Bingning.
• Liu Chong warned Ye Xuan that Sha Yong, Luocha, and an Emperor Realm household servant were in Dragon Whisker City, while Yang Zong, Hu Yuanshan, and the others battered the barrier from outside.
• Ye Xuan attacked Liu Chong with the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword and used Slay an Immortal with One Sword to fatally wound him.
• Liu Chong's divine soul tried to escape, but Ye Xuan burned it away and killed him completely.
• Ye Xuan's presence weakened as the barrier began to crack under the attackers' assault.

Ye Xuan escaped a siege by more than thirty Saint Realm cultivators after Xue Gui shattered his barrier and wounded him. He vanished inside Dragon Whisker City, leaving his pursuers humiliated and Yin Tianjiao anxiously wondering whether he had survived.

• Xue Gui and the other experts shattered Ye Xuan's barrier, and Ye Xuan teleported toward Dragon Whisker City while taking a heavy blow from Xue Gui.
• Ye Xuan teleported to a deserted place inside the city, concealed his presence, and changed his clothes.
• Xue Gui searched several thousand li with his spiritual sense but could not find Ye Xuan, then ordered the others to return.
• Yang Zong and Hu Yuanshan withdrew with the surviving cultivators, who realized Liu Chong was missing and that many of their group had been killed.
• Yin Tianjiao waited anxiously inside Dragon Whisker City, unable to see the battle or help Ye Xuan.

After escaping Sha Yong’s ambush, Ye Xuan hid in Dragon Whisker City and recovered while Sha Yong’s forces searched for him. Unable to find him, Sha Yong sent Elder Cang after Yin Tianjiao to lure Ye Xuan out.

• Sha Yong and Luocha returned to the city lord’s residence and ordered Dragon Whisker City sealed and searched for Ye Xuan.
• Ye Xuan slipped into a restaurant, hid in an empty room, and began cultivating to heal his injuries.
• Ye Xuan inspected the spatial rings he had taken and found immortal stones and top-tier saint weapons.
• Sha Yong grew frustrated when his forces failed to find Ye Xuan and ordered Elder Cang to attack Yin Tianjiao to force Ye Xuan to reveal himself.
• Elder Cang accepted the order and vanished toward the outer city.

Yin Tianjiao was captured by Elder Cang after he questioned her about Ye Xuan. Meanwhile, Ye Xuan broke through to the Half-Saint Realm eighth stage, vowed revenge on his enemies, and signed in to obtain the divine ability A Thousand Changes and Myriad Transformations.

• Yin Tianjiao returned to her room at the Phoenix Void Rest Station and found Elder Cang waiting inside.
• Elder Cang asked Yin Tianjiao whether she knew Ye Xuan, then sealed her Spiritual Qi and spiritual sense and plunged her into darkness.
• Ye Xuan advanced from the Half-Saint Realm fifth layer to the eighth stage and resolved to take revenge on Sha Yong and the other enemies who had targeted him.
• Ye Xuan signed in and obtained the divine ability A Thousand Changes and Myriad Transformations, then immediately chose to learn it.
• The black-clad woman in Ye Xuan's divine palace warned that learning the ability would bind him to her lineage and that he would have to withstand the pressure.

Ye Xuan disguised himself and entered Dragon Whisker City, learning that the Slay Xuan Alliance was targeting him. He found the Luo Mountain Gate’s base and attacked while Yang Zong and the others discussed how long to keep hunting him.

• Ye Xuan concealed his identity and gathered information while walking through Dragon Whisker City.
• Ye Xuan learned that the Azure Firmament Immortal Gate, the Lychee Immortal Sect, the Luo Mountain Gate, and the Dao Xuan Mountain Sect had formed the Slay Xuan Alliance with Sha Yong’s cooperation.
• Ye Xuan chose Yang Zong of the Luo Mountain Gate as his first target and teleported into the sect’s manor.
• Yang Zong told Zhang Yuan and the other disciples that they would wait three more days for Ye Xuan before abandoning the hunt.
• A sudden boom sounded outside the hall, and two dead cultivators crashed through its doors.

Ye Xuan confronted Yang Zong and the Luo Mountain Gate disciples who had planned to kill him and divide his resources. He killed them all, including Yang Zong, then left the hall as Yin Tianjiao was taken to the city lord’s estate entrance.

• Yang Zong and the other Luo Mountain Gate disciples recognized Ye Xuan and tried to flee or prepare to fight.
• Ye Xuan killed Zhang Yuan and swiftly slew every disciple in the hall except Yang Zong.
• Yang Zong begged for his life and pretended to submit, then attacked and tried to escape.
• Ye Xuan stopped Yang Zong and killed him with One Sword, Immortal Annihilation, then took his storage ring and left.
• Yin Tianjiao was brought out of the city lord’s estate, bound and taken to its entrance.

Sha Yong’s men tortured Yin Tianjiao outside the City Lord’s Manor and used her to threaten Ye Xuan into surrendering. Enraged, Ye Xuan disguised himself and arrived at the manor, where he saw Yin Tianjiao’s grievously wounded state.

• Sha Yong’s cultivators seized Yin Tianjiao and sealed her cultivation.
• The four men pinned Yin Tianjiao in the air with Myriad Poison Devil-Devouring Nails, causing her intense pain.
• A voice from the City Lord’s Manor gave Ye Xuan three days to come and beg forgiveness or Yin Tianjiao would die.
• After hearing the threat, Ye Xuan grew furious and rushed toward the City Lord’s Manor.
• Ye Xuan changed his appearance, blended into the crowd, and saw Yin Tianjiao barely recognizable from her wounds.

Ye Xuan entered the City Lord's Manor's trap to rescue Yin Tianjiao, using True Solar Fire to melt the devil nails pinning her in place. After pulling the nails from her limbs, he found himself surrounded as Sha Yong and the others began sealing the area.

• Sha Yong and his allies prepared the City Lord's Manor to ambush Ye Xuan if he came for Yin Tianjiao.
• Ye Xuan sensed three Half-Emperors and other powerful enemies, then discovered that Myriad Poison Devil-Devouring Nails were pinning Yin Tianjiao in place.
• Ye Xuan used True Solar Fire to melt the nails, making Yin Tianjiao scream and alerting Sha Yong and his allies.
• Ye Xuan used Draw the Ground as a Prison to hold back the attackers and entered the barrier to reach Yin Tianjiao.
• Ye Xuan pulled the four devil nails from Yin Tianjiao's limbs with streams of flame as Sha Yong, Luocha, and the Half-Emperors surrounded them and began sealing the void.

Ye Xuan rescued Yin Tianjiao from the collapsing barrier but found his escape blocked by the Void Sealing Grand Formation. Trapped among Sha Yong, Luocha, and the other cultivators, he slaughtered dozens of Saint Realm experts and repeatedly attacked the formation without breaking it.

• Ye Xuan placed Yin Tianjiao on his back and used Absolute Domain Teleportation to escape as Sha Yong and the others attacked his barrier.
• The Void Sealing Grand Formation stopped Ye Xuan, and he evaded attacks from three Emperor Realm experts with Teleportation.
• Ye Xuan killed more than a dozen Saint Realm experts with the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword, then charged through the crowd and struck the formation's edge.
• Ye Xuan's attack made the formation ripple but failed to break it, forcing the three Emperor Realm experts to reinforce it as Sha Yong and Luocha pursued him.
• Ye Xuan darted among the cultivators, killing at least thirty Saint Realm experts while repeatedly attacking the formation, and Sha Yong challenged him to fight head-on.

Ye Xuan slaughtered Saint Realm cultivators while evading three Half-Emperor powerhouses, then severely injured Sha Yong and broke through the sealing formation. He escaped just as the Half-Emperor guarding it arrived.

• Ye Xuan continued attacking the Saint Realm cultivators, while Sha Yong ordered everyone to scatter and demanded that the three Half-Emperor powerhouses help kill him.
• One Half-Emperor stayed to maintain the formation as Elder Cang and Elder Yuan charged at Ye Xuan.
• Ye Xuan teleported beside Sha Yong, shattered his attack with Creation, Heavenly Dipper Finger, and ignited his wound with True Solar Fire.
• Elder Cang struck Ye Xuan in the chest, but Ye Xuan reached the formation and attacked it with Three Primordial Unity Forms.
• Ye Xuan opened a gap in the formation and teleported through it before the Half-Emperor guarding the barrier could stop him.

After escaping the siege in Dragon Whisker City, Ye Xuan left Sha Yong and Luocha scrambling to pursue him while the other cultivators fled or reconsidered hunting him. News of his feat spread across Heavenly Void Divine Island, and a woman in Moon God City reacted with jealousy and set out for Dragon Whisker City.

• Sha Yong chased after Ye Xuan, and Luocha joined him after Sha Yong warned that Ye Xuan would kill them if he survived.
• The surviving Saint Realm cultivators refused to continue the hunt and left Dragon Whisker City, fearing Ye Xuan’s return.
• Sha Yong and Luocha searched tens of thousands of li but found no trace of Ye Xuan.
• News of Ye Xuan’s escape and slaughter spread through the inner region, with rumors portraying him as a peerless hero who fought for Yin Tianjiao.
• A beautiful woman in Moon God City heard that Ye Xuan had rescued Yin Tianjiao, showed jealousy, and left for Dragon Whisker City.

Ye Xuan treated Yin Tianjiao’s injuries and hid with her in Dragon Whisker City while they recovered, then reached the Half-Saint Realm Ninth Stage. As Yin Tianjiao lost control of a strange urge, Fairy Han arrived outside the city.

• Ye Xuan brought the bloodied Yin Tianjiao to her room, healed her external injuries, and promised to avenge her against Sha Yong and Luocha.
• Ye Xuan and Yin Tianjiao spent half a month recovering in hiding while Sha Yong, Luocha, and three Half-Emperors searched for them.
• Ye Xuan healed fully and broke through to the Half-Saint Realm Ninth Stage, drawing attention with his powerful aura.
• Yin Tianjiao struggled with a growing, inexplicable urge and finally lost control as Ye Xuan asked what was wrong.
• Fairy Han of the Sacred Frost Palace appeared outside Dragon Whisker City, bringing a freezing chill that stunned the cultivators there.

Han Bingning challenged Sha Yong and Luocha in Dragon Whisker City to defend Ye Xuan, but Sha Yong drove her back as Ye Xuan rushed to join the fight. After an intimate encounter with Yin Tianjiao, she left, and an unknown voice offered her a chance to become stronger.

• Han Bingning confronted Sha Yong and Luocha, then attacked Sha Yong with an ice dragon and her sword.
• Sha Yong fought back, and their clash damaged nearby buildings as cultivators fled to watch.
• Ye Xuan accepted Yin Tianjiao's advances, then sensed Han Bingning's battle and left her storage rings before hurrying away.
• Yin Tianjiao dressed and tried to leave, but an unseen voice offered to help her become stronger and catch up to Han Bingning.
• Ye Xuan reached the city gates and saw Sha Yong forcing Han Bingning onto the defensive while Luocha and three Emperor Realm experts remained ready to act.

Han Bingning fought Sha Yong to defend her disciple Ye Xuan, but Sha Yong overwhelmed and badly wounded her. Just as Sha Yong faced the gathered prodigies, Ye Xuan appeared and unleashed a sword strike against him.

• Han Bingning attacked Sha Yong after learning he had targeted Ye Xuan and kidnapped Yin Tianjiao.
• Sha Yong countered with his fire techniques, trapped Han Bingning in a cage of fire, and blasted her out of Dragon Whisker City.
• Several prodigies appeared and offered to kill Sha Yong for Han Bingning, but none acted.
• Ye Xuan's voice rang out as a sword light split the sky and slashed down toward Sha Yong.

Ye Xuan killed Sha Yong and reunited with Han Bingning, only for the gathered prodigies to condemn him as unworthy of her. He faced a crowd of challengers and called Xiao Zhan forward, while Han Bingning warned that challenging Ye Xuan meant challenging her too.

• Ye Xuan appeared and killed Sha Yong with the World-Destroying Divine Sword.
• Ye Xuan and Han Bingning recognized each other as master and disciple and embraced after years apart.
• Xiao Zhan confronted Ye Xuan, declaring him unworthy of Han Bingning and challenging him to a fight.
• Ye Xuan asked the crowd who wanted to challenge him, and more than a dozen powerful cultivators stepped forward.
• Han Bingning said she would take on anyone who challenged Ye Xuan, but Ye Xuan pulled her behind him and called Xiao Zhan forward.

Ye Xuan fought Xiao Zhan with several powerful techniques, but Xiao Zhan revealed his hidden demonic strength and survived Ye Xuan’s sword strike. Xiao Zhan then attacked with Demon God Palm as Han Bingning watched in worry.

• Xiao Zhan charged Ye Xuan, who countered with Good Fortune Heavenly Dipper Finger and trapped him with Imprison God.
• Ye Xuan used Azure Dragon Roar to stun Xiao Zhan, then struck him with Deadly Sword Strike using the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword.
• Xiao Zhan unleashed Mota Divine Arm and shattered the sword light, though Ye Xuan’s blade cut several inches into his fist.
• Xiao Zhan recovered, threatened Ye Xuan, and revealed strength that shocked the surrounding cultivators.
• Xiao Zhan struck Ye Xuan with Demon God Palm, while Han Bingning watched with worry.

Ye Xuan shattered Xiao Zhan’s Demon God Palm and killed him, then swiftly slew Luocha as the gathered cultivators watched in fear. He demanded that anyone who still opposed him step forward, then left with Han Bingning.

• Ye Xuan used Three Primordial Unity Forms to break Xiao Zhan’s Demon God Palm and followed with Five Thunderbolts Strike the Crown.
• Ye Xuan overwhelmed Xiao Zhan with Devour and a golden divine fist, killing him despite Xiao Zhan’s status as a peerless talent.
• Ye Xuan teleported behind the retreating Luocha, trapped him in a cage, and killed him with Slay an Immortal with One Sword.
• Ye Xuan challenged the silent gathering to submit, but no one dared answer or confront him.
• Ye Xuan scorned the cultivators who had criticized him, wrapped his arm around Han Bingning, and vanished with her.

After killing Sha Yong, Xiao Zhan, and Luocha, Ye Xuan collapsed from his injuries and asked Han Bingning to guard him while he recovered. News of the three deaths threw Heavenly Void Divine Island into chaos, with rival prodigies fearing Ye Xuan and others rushing to seize the fallen men’s cities.

• Ye Xuan returned with Han Bingning to Yin Tianjiao’s room, but Yin Tianjiao had vanished.
• Ye Xuan collapsed and spat blood, and Han Bingning brought him to the bed to treat his injuries.
• Ye Xuan refused Han Bingning’s help, saying he could heal himself, and asked her to keep others away while he recovered.
• Ye Xuan warned Han Bingning that killing Sha Yong, Xiao Zhan, and Luocha would provoke the Divine Ranking prodigies, so she set up defensive barriers.
• News of the three deaths spread across the ninety-eight other main cities, prompting some cultivators to attack the fallen prodigies’ cities and others to head for Dragon Whisker City.
• The Divine Ranking prodigies grew fearful of Ye Xuan, whose name remained at the top of the Half-Saint Ranking.

Ye Xuan endured a world-destroying lightning tribulation while Shi Chong arrived at the inn to meet him. After the tribulation ended, Ye Xuan broke through to the supreme extreme realm of the Half-Saint Realm, one step away from the Saint Realm.

• Shi Chong arrived at the inn and demanded to see Ye Xuan, while Nie Fan and the other guards hesitated to let him through.
• A massive lightning tribulation erupted over the inn, forcing the nearby cultivators to flee.
• Shi Chong tried to punch apart a lightning arc, but it charred his arm and broke his bones, so he escaped when more bolts targeted him.
• Inside the room, Ye Xuan absorbed the lightning to refine his body while Han Bingning watched from behind his protective barriers.
• After more than two hours, the lightning tribulation ended, and Ye Xuan broke through to the supreme extreme realm of the Half-Saint Realm.

After breaking through to the Supreme Extreme Realm of the Half-Saint Realm and opening another shackle, Ye Xuan left with Han Bingning, intent on challenging the Divine Ranking prodigies and eventually rescuing her from the Sacred Frost Palace. His sign-in rewarded him with Ice Domain, but before he could decide whether to transfer it, Shi Chong arrived and challenged him.

• Ye Xuan reached the Supreme Extreme Realm of the Half-Saint Realm, opened his seventh shackle, and began physically sanctifying.
• Ye Xuan promised Han Bingning he would go to the Sacred Frost Palace to bring her out after the Heavenly Void Divine Island secret realm ended.
• Han Bingning explained that the final opportunity might appear when someone became unshakable at the top of the Saint Realm Ranking, currently led by Mo Gaishi.
• Ye Xuan planned to challenge the Divine Ranking prodigies, gather resources, reach the Saint Realm, and find the missing Yin Tianjiao.
• Ye Xuan signed in and received Ice Domain, a transferable divine ability that only someone with the Ice Sacred Body could cultivate.
• Shi Chong appeared before Ye Xuan and challenged him to fight.