Chapter Summaries

Ye Xuan and the Ancient Desolate Holy Land’s forces destroyed the Meng Clan after the hemp-robed elder overwhelmed Meng Guiyi, who had just broken through to the Divine Emperor Realm. News of the Meng Clan’s fall spread across the Eastern Wasteland, causing another uproar.

• The hemp-robed elder attacked Meng Guiyi, razed the Meng Clan estate, and drove him into the rubble.
• Meng Guiyi appealed to the Carefree Holy Land and accused his attackers of abusing their power, while Ye Xuan explained that the Meng Clan had destroyed a lineage subordinate to the Ancient Desolate Holy Land.
• Cultivators watching from afar condemned Meng Guiyi and recalled the Meng Clan’s past killings, including the destruction of the Xu Clan.
• Ye Xuan ordered Meng Guiyi killed, and the hemp-robed elder smashed him apart with a single blow.
• Ye Xuan and his party wiped out the remaining Meng Clan members, left the ruins, and news of the clan’s destruction spread throughout the Eastern Wasteland.

The Ancient Desolate Holy Land wiped out the Meng Clan and five other Carefree Holy Land subordinate lineages that had taken part in the slaughter of its own forces. In response, the Carefree Holy Land’s leaders decided to retaliate and target Ye Xuan, then sent a powerful force out of their territory.

• The Ancient Desolate Holy Land destroyed the Meng Clan, and rumors about Ye Xuan’s role spread across the Eastern Wasteland.
• Over the following days, the Ancient Desolate Holy Land annihilated the Wu Clan, Zhang Clan, Xing Clan, Huo Clan, and Dai Clan for their participation in the slaughter of its subordinate forces.
• Gu Ran and the Carefree Holy Land’s ancestors and elders met, and the Second Old Ancestor proposed attacking the Ancient Desolate Holy Land’s subordinate forces and killing Ye Xuan.
• The Second Old Ancestor ordered the Carefree Holy Land’s subordinate lineages to answer its call, threatening to destroy any that refused.
• An hour later, a vast force of Carefree Holy Land experts left its territory, alarming the disciples who watched them go.

At Heavenly Fragrance Tower in Chuzhou City, Chu Rufeng hosted Ye Xuan and praised him while they discussed the possibility of an attack by the Carefree Holy Land. As Ye Xuan prepared to leave, he detected and struck a disguised female assassin, whose poisoned dagger exposed her attempt to kill him.

• Chu Rufeng welcomed Ye Xuan to Heavenly Fragrance Tower with wine, food, and young women serving in the VIP room.
• Ye Xuan explained that the Chu Clan should prepare for a possible attack by the Carefree Holy Land.
• Chu Rufeng asked Ye Xuan whether he had killed the Meng Clan's ancestor and dozens of Heavenly Position cultivators, and Ye Xuan told him to guess.
• Ye Xuan sensed danger as he was leaving and punched a woman through the room's wall.
• The woman dropped a poisoned dagger, revealing her as an assassin and causing an uproar among the diners.

Listening to Rain Tower assassins planned to keep Ye Xuan inside the Heavenly Fragrance Tower for half an hour, while Ye Xuan killed Axiang after she failed to assassinate him. Chu Rufeng apologized for the security lapse, and Ye Xuan warned him that any deliberate betrayal would have consequences.

• Liu Yan and the Listening to Rain Tower assassins learned Axiang had failed and resolved to stall Ye Xuan for half an hour rather than kill him themselves.
• Ye Xuan questioned Axiang about who had sent her, then killed her with a palm strike when she refused to answer.
• The cultivators in the hall recognized Ye Xuan and reacted in horror to his ruthless killing of Axiang.
• Chu Rufeng bowed and apologized to Ye Xuan for the assassination attempt at his welcome feast.
• Ye Xuan told Chu Rufeng that the lapse had better be accidental, leaving Chu Rufeng frightened by the warning.

After an assassin attacked during Chu Rufeng’s gathering, Ye Xuan confronted Liu Yan, who provoked him and was revealed to be allied with the assassins. As Chu Rufeng fought the assassins, the Fourth Patriarch of the Carefree Holy Land arrived outside Chuzhou City.

• Liu Yan taunted Ye Xuan as he tried to leave, and Chu Rufeng angrily challenged Liu Yan for provoking him.
• Ye Xuan calmly admitted he was overbearing, then punched Liu Yan through the restaurant and left him badly injured.
• Ye Xuan revealed that Liu Yan carried a poisoned dagger and identified him as an ally of the female assassin.
• Chu Rufeng attacked the other people at Liu Yan’s table after realizing they were assassins.
• The Fourth Patriarch of the Carefree Holy Land arrived outside Chuzhou City with a powerful procession.

The Carefree Holy Land's Fourth Ancestor led his forces into Chuzhou City to destroy the Chu Clan, while a black-robed assassin also entered the city to pursue a commission against the Ancient Desolate Legend and Chaos Sacred Body. Chu Zhantian refused the Fourth Ancestor's demand to disgrace the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, and the Fourth Ancestor attacked him with a crushing finger strike.

• The Fourth Ancestor brought the Carefree Holy Land experts into Chuzhou City, and a black-robed figure slipped into the city to carry out a commission.
• The people of Chuzhou City feared that the Carefree Holy Land had come to wipe out the Chu Clan.
• Chu Zhantian confronted the Fourth Ancestor, who openly declared his intent to destroy the Chu Clan.
• The Fourth Ancestor demanded that the Chu Clan cripple their cultivation and curse the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, but Chu Zhantian refused and insulted him.
• The Fourth Ancestor attacked Chu Zhantian with a finger strike after his presence overwhelmed the Chu Clan head.

Zhan Wuji arrived at the Chu Clan and drew the Carefree Holy Land’s Fourth Ancestor, Zhao Xiao'er, away, but the remaining attackers overwhelmed the clan. As Chu Zhantian struggled against two Divine Emperors and Chu Clan members fell, he called for the Holy Lord, who appeared in white.

• Zhan Wuji appeared and dispersed Zhao Xiao'er's attack, then mocked him before the two ancestors clashed and moved into the void.
• Zhao Xiao'er ordered the Carefree Holy Land experts to kill every member of the Chu Clan, and both sides charged into battle.
• Chu Zhantian used the Battle Character Art to suppress Chen Yuan despite their cultivation gap, until another Divine Emperor joined Chen Yuan and held him back.
• Seeing Chu Clan cultivators fall and recognizing the clan's dire disadvantage, Chu Zhantian called for the Holy Lord.
• A flawless figure dressed in white appeared from the void above.

Han Bingning arrived to protect the Chu Clan and killed a Divine Emperor of the Carefree Holy Land with one palm strike despite Gu Ran’s arrival. Gu Ran challenged her to a fight and charged at her.

• Han Bingning appeared over Chuzhou City and moved to kill a Divine Emperor of the Carefree Holy Land.
• Gu Ran, the Holy Lord of the Carefree Holy Land, appeared and challenged Han Bingning for attacking his subordinate.
• Han Bingning ignored Gu Ran and killed the Divine Emperor with a single palm strike.
• Gu Ran erupted with killing intent, and Han Bingning calmly dismissed his accusation that she had gone too far.
• Gu Ran charged at Han Bingning, declaring that he would test her strength himself.

Chu Rufeng fought the Listening to Rain Tower assassins at Heavenly Fragrance Tower and brutally killed two of them despite suffering serious injuries. As three Nascent Soul Realm Sixth Level assassins closed in, he turned to Ye Xuan and begged him for help.

• Chu Rufeng charged the Listening to Rain Tower assassins, but five of them attacked together and drove him back.
• Chu Rufeng endured a blow from a higher-level assassin, grabbed a Nascent Soul Realm Fifth Level assassin, and tore him in half.
• Chu Rufeng killed another Nascent Soul Realm Fifth Level assassin by punching through his chest and ripping him apart.
• The three remaining Nascent Soul Realm Sixth Level assassins attacked Chu Rufeng, who turned to Ye Xuan and asked him to save him.

Ye Xuan intervened to save the badly wounded Chu Rufeng and crushed the Listening to Rain Tower assassins who attacked him. As Ye Xuan fought the remaining assassins, he sensed countless powerful presences approaching outside the Heavenly Fragrance Tower.

• Chu Rufeng asked Ye Xuan for help, and Ye Xuan charged at the three Nascent Soul Realm sixth-level assassins attacking him.
• Ye Xuan killed all three assassins with a barrage of palm imprints, stunning the spectators.
• Six more Listening to Rain Tower assassins charged Ye Xuan, including one at the Nascent Soul Realm eighth level and two at the seventh level.
• Ye Xuan killed a seventh-level assassin with a punch, then kicked the eighth-level assassin and redirected his poisoned dagger into the man's brow.
• Ye Xuan killed another seventh-level assassin with a punch, then sensed countless powerful presences rapidly approaching outside the Heavenly Fragrance Tower.

Ye Xuan and Chu Rufeng fought through waves of Listening to Rain Tower assassins as powerful experts from the Carefree Holy Land descended on the city. Outside the Heavenly Fragrance Tower, Ye Xuan confronted two nascent soul realm peak experts and exposed a hidden heavenly position realm expert, while Gu Ran kept Han Bingning occupied at the Chu Clan.

• Ye Xuan killed the three remaining nascent soul realm sixth level assassins and urged Chu Rufeng to leave as the Carefree Holy Land experts arrived.
• Ye Xuan and Chu Rufeng killed the nascent soul realm early stage assassins who tried to delay them outside the Heavenly Fragrance Tower.
• Ye Xuan chose to fight another wave of assassins rather than abandon Chu Rufeng, and killed them all with the Yaoguang Sword.
• Ye Xuan called out two nascent soul realm peak experts and revealed that a heavenly position realm expert was hiding nearby.
• Gu Ran attacked Han Bingning at the Chu Clan to keep her occupied.

Han Bingning effortlessly suppressed Gu Ran, but she abruptly sensed trouble at the Heavenly Fragrance Tower. Gu Ran attacked her again as she turned toward the tower, and Han Bingning charged back at him in fury.

• Gu Ran attacked Han Bingning with golden palm imprints, but her Frozen Space froze them and she destroyed them with a single strike.
• Han Bingning pressed Gu Ran into the ground, shocking both sides, then ordered him to leave.
• Gu Ran rejected his defeat and roared at Han Bingning, who ignored him after sensing something at the Heavenly Fragrance Tower.
• Han Bingning prepared to rush toward the tower, but Gu Ran attacked her again, and she charged at him in anger.

Gu Ran unleashed the Carefree Holy Land’s forbidden technique, but Han Bingning survived and overwhelmed him. Just as she moved to finish him, the Carefree Holy Land’s First Ancestor intervened and whisked Gu Ran away, and Han Bingning vanished in shock.

• Gu Ran summoned a saintly phantom with Myriad Saints Pay Homage to Heaven and attacked Han Bingning with spikes of holy light.
• Han Bingning froze the attack and countered with an ice sword, but the holy light shattered it and wounded her.
• Gu Ran collapsed after using the forbidden technique, while Han Bingning recovered and struck him down with a massive palm.
• Han Bingning prepared a second strike to kill Gu Ran, but the Carefree Holy Land’s First Ancestor appeared and took him away.
• Han Bingning recognized the First Ancestor, then vanished.

A Heavenly Position Realm assassin from the Listening to Rain Tower attacked Ye Xuan outside the Heavenly Fragrance Tower, and Chu Rufeng took the sword strike meant for him. As Ye Xuan fell wounded, a terrifying killing intent suddenly froze the assassin in place.

• The black-robed assassin revealed his Heavenly Position Realm cultivation and charged at Ye Xuan while Chu Rufeng retreated at Ye Xuan’s order.
• Ye Xuan resisted the assassin’s pressure and prepared to counter his sword strike with the Yaoguang Sword.
• Chu Rufeng rushed in front of Ye Xuan and took the assassin’s sword strike, falling toward the ground.
• Ye Xuan used the Primordial First Form to weaken the sword light, but the remaining attack struck him and sent him crashing to the ground.
• The assassin turned to leave, but a violent killing intent enveloped him and filled him with terror.

Han Bingning arrived to find Ye Xuan gravely wounded, but he recovered and swore to destroy the Carefree Holy Land after learning Gu Ran had injured her. The three returned to the Chu Clan after Han Bingning killed the black-robed assassin.

• Han Bingning attacked the black-robed assassin with ice arrows, then rushed to Ye Xuan, believing he had been killed.
• Ye Xuan got to his feet and assured Han Bingning he was fine, then noticed her injuries and vowed to destroy the Carefree Holy Land and kill Gu Ran.
• Ye Xuan gently wiped blood from Han Bingning's lip, while Chu Rufeng recovered and made a joking remark that he thought Ye Xuan had died.
• Chu Rufeng respectfully asked Han Bingning and Ye Xuan what to do with the assassin, and Han Bingning struck him down with a palm.
• Ye Xuan, Han Bingning, and Chu Rufeng returned to the Chu Clan, where the battle had mostly ended.

After the Carefree Holy Land’s attack on the Chu Clan ended in defeat, Ye Xuan returned to the Ancient Desolate Holy Land to cultivate for the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm. Five days into his seclusion, powerful cultivators from several outside factions arrived at the Eastern Wasteland Realm, where a terrifying presence suddenly enveloped them.

• Chu Zhantian killed Chen Yuan and the remaining Carefree Holy Land forces, while Zhao Xiao'er fled after suffering severe injuries from Zhan Wuji.
• News of the Carefree Holy Land’s defeats spread through the Eastern Wasteland, leaving people puzzled about why its First Ancestor had rescued Gu Ran but not intervened in the fighting.
• Ye Xuan returned to the Holy Son Hall and began a secluded attempt to reach the Golden Core Realm before the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm opened.
• The Ancient Desolate Holy Land continued taking revenge on the Carefree Holy Land’s vassal forces while its ancestors watched the Carefree Holy Land’s First Ancestor warily.
• On Ye Xuan’s fifth day in seclusion, powerful cultivators from several factions arrived outside the Eastern Wasteland Realm, and a vast, terrifying presence enveloped them as they approached.

Ye Xuan broke through to the Supreme Extreme Realm of the Wheel Sea Realm and survived a lightning tribulation, then used a Primordial Profound Gold Pill to reach the Golden Core Realm. He ended the chapter ready to face the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm and the Carefree Holy Land.

• Ye Xuan broke through to the Supreme Extreme Realm of the Wheel Sea Realm, drawing a powerful lightning tribulation.
• Zhan Wuji was stunned by Ye Xuan's breakthrough while Han Bingning watched anxiously as he endured the lightning.
• After the hour-long tribulation, Ye Xuan discovered that his Wilds Body Refining Technique had advanced to its fifth level.
• The system refreshed Ye Xuan's sign-in and awarded him a Primordial Profound Gold Pill that could guarantee an obstacle-free breakthrough to Golden Core.
• Ye Xuan swallowed the pill and, after guiding its Spiritual Qi into his dantian, formed a dark-gold Golden Core and reached the Golden Core Realm.

After reaching the Golden Core realm, Ye Xuan learned that powerful cultivators from other realms had arrived and vowed to dominate the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm. On the way there, he reached Changtian City and began his promised purge of the Zhou Lineage.

• Han Bingning warned Ye Xuan that cultivators from other realms had come to the Eastern Wasteland and were competing for entry to the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm.
• Ye Xuan insisted he could defeat the newcomers, and he and Han Bingning set out with five days remaining before the mystic realm opened.
• Han Bingning told Ye Xuan that Changtian City was controlled by the Zhou Lineage, which he had asked to wipe out.
• Ye Xuan announced that everyone uninvolved must leave Changtian City, then scattered Zhou Lineage blood essence to identify its members.
• Ye Xuan charged at the Zhou Lineage members revealed by the blood mist.

Ye Xuan slaughtered Zhou Lineage members as he advanced toward their estate, while Zhou Changsheng and the lineage’s elders prepared to fight. An unseen expert killed the Zhou Lineage cultivators above the Heavenly Position Realm Early Stage and ordered the seven survivors to face Ye Xuan as his trial opponents.

• Ye Xuan charged through the city, killing Zhou Lineage members who tried to escape and sparing the innocent.
• At the Zhou Lineage estate, Zhou Changsheng and his kin argued over their abandoned alliance with the Carefree Holy Land and resolved to fight Ye Xuan.
• An unseen voice ordered cultivators below the Heavenly Position Realm Early Stage to act freely and those above that level to die.
• Ice swords killed Zhou Changsheng and the other Zhou Lineage cultivators above the Heavenly Position Realm Early Stage.
• The seven surviving Heavenly Position Realm Early Stage cultivators realized they were being used as Ye Xuan’s trial opponents and vowed to fight back.

Ye Xuan reached the Zhou Lineage estate and began slaughtering its cultivators, condemning the lineage for destroying the Nangong Lineage. After Han Bingning secretly removed the Zhou Lineage’s strongest cultivators, seven Heavenly Position experts and more than twenty powerful Nascent Soul cultivators confronted Ye Xuan.

• Ye Xuan rejected the Zhou Lineage cultivators’ claims that they had been forced into their crimes and blamed them for the destruction of the Nangong Lineage.
• Ye Xuan drew the Yaoguang Sword and killed dozens of Zhou Lineage cultivators as he advanced through the estate gates.
• Ye Xuan smashed the Zhou Lineage’s plaque and gates, then called out Zhou Changsheng and the lineage’s Heavenly Position cultivators.
• Seven Heavenly Position experts and over twenty Nascent Soul late-stage or peak cultivators emerged from the inner courtyard.
• Ye Xuan challenged the Zhou Lineage experts to fight him together or one at a time.