Chapter Summaries

Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er hurried to the Shangyuan Sect after hearing that a terrifying senior had trapped it beneath a sea of blood. Yang Zhen found his friends alive, and the senior revealed himself as a Saint Venerable, prompting Yang Zhen to say he was late.

• The Shangyuan Sect's disciples feared the senior besieging White Cloud Mountain, while Gou Shengtian warned that he might be a Saint Venerable or even stronger.
• Over five days, rumors spread across Youzhou that the Shangyuan Sect had been destroyed, and Great Wilderness factions avoided the mountain.
• Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er heard the rumors in a teahouse, where Yang Zhen's anger at the supposed destruction of the sect made a table crumble to powder.
• Yang Zhen reached White Cloud Mountain and sensed that Senior Sister and the others were still alive beneath the sea of blood.
• Yang Zhen called for the senior to appear, and the sea of blood dispersed to reveal a Saint Venerable; Yang Zhen recognized him and said, "Brother, you're late!"

Yang Zhen confronted Great Saint Fengli, who had come to kill him for ruining his decade-spanning scheme. After Yang Zhen stopped Fengli’s blood beast in midair with a single gesture, the onlookers were left stunned.

• Great Saint Fengli emerged from seclusion and surrounded the Shangyuan Sect, waiting for Yang Zhen to arrive.
• Yang Zhen arrived as cultivators gathered and recognized Fengli, while Liu Ruoning stepped forward to protect him and Fengli revealed Yang Zhen was a Saint Venerable Realm cultivator.
• Yang Zhen told Fengli to leave, but Fengli unleashed a blood beast that shattered space and charged at him.
• A disciple cried out for Junior Martial Uncle Yang Zhen to run, and Yang Zhen froze the blood beast in midair with a gesture.

Yang Zhen pursued Great Saint Fengli after frightening him with a power resembling an Emperor Technique, eager to test his own abilities. Their fight escalated when Fengli recognized Yang Zhen’s sword and technique, then used Heavenly Devil Disintegration to escape, prompting Yang Zhen to summon Shadow Clones.

• Great Saint Fengli fled after Yang Zhen crushed his giant beast with a single grab, while two watching cultivators wondered about Yang Zhen’s power and possible secret.
• Yang Zhen caught up with Fengli and demanded another fight so he could better understand the power he had gained from comprehending Empress Fengyu’s presence.
• Fengli accused Yang Zhen of having an Emperor Realm master, and Yang Zhen denied it as the two exchanged blows through the air.
• Yang Zhen drew the Star Spring Sword and used the Tianxuan Sword, making Fengli question who he was before Fengli threw an explosive distraction.
• Fengli used Heavenly Devil Disintegration to scatter himself as blood mist, but Yang Zhen summoned countless Shadow Clones to stop his escape.

Yang Zhen stopped Great Saint Fengli from escaping and learned that Holy Maiden Tianxuan was in danger. Great Saint Fengli and two other Saint Venerable experts went with Yang Zhen to the Shangyuan Sect, where the chapter left him asking about the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land.

• Great Saint Fengli tried to escape underground, but Yang Zhen used the Earth Treasury Technique to splatter and capture him.
• Great Saint Fengli told Yang Zhen that Holy Maiden Tianxuan was in great danger.
• A hunched old man revealed that he also knew about Holy Maiden Tianxuan and joined Yang Zhen and Great Saint Fengli.
• Yang Zhen brought the experts to the Shangyuan Sect, prompting onlookers to predict the sect's rise and some to wish they could join.
• Yang Zhen asked Great Saint Fengli about Holy Maiden Tianxuan's danger, and Fengli asked whether Yang Zhen had heard of the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land.

Yang Zhen questioned Great Saint Fengli about the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land and learned that Holy Maiden Tianxuan had entered it after the Three Lives Flower was shattered. The ancient land was expected to open soon, and Yang Zhen wondered whether it held a way to bring her back to life.

• Yang Zhen asked Great Saint Fengli what the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land was and why Holy Maiden Tianxuan had gone there.
• Great Saint Fengli explained that Emperor Realm experts once could not endure the ancient land's Principles, but that he had followed Holy Maiden Tianxuan's traces to its edge and could not enter.
• Great Saint Fengli revealed that he had pursued revenge because Holy Maiden Tianxuan killed his disciple thirty thousand years earlier.
• Great Saint Fengli said the ancient land had appeared again and that cultivators awaited its opening for its Savage Wilderness inheritances and clues to the upheaval in heaven and earth.
• Yang Zhen wondered whether the ancient land contained something that could revive Holy Maiden Tianxuan, while Great Saint Fengli secretly looked pleased.

Yang Zhen agreed to enter the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land despite warnings and Great Saint Fengli’s schemes. After Elder Hu and Li Cangsheng offered support to the Shangyuan Sect, Yang Zhen revealed that he planned to move the sect to the Three Flowers Holy Land.

• Yang Zhen decided to explore the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land, while Elder Hu warned him about its dangers and Great Saint Fengli tried to encourage him to go.
• Yang Zhen recognized that Great Saint Fengli wanted him to enter so Fengli could target the Shangyuan Sect, but he remained determined to go.
• Li Cangsheng offered to protect the Shangyuan Sect, and Liu Ruoning identified him as the leader of the powerful Shengyuan Ancient Sect.
• Elder Hu revealed his connection to Heavenly Fate Valley, impressing the gathered people and unsettling Great Saint Fengli.
• Yang Zhen told Liu Ruoning to prepare to move the Shangyuan Sect to the Central Court, then named the Three Flowers Holy Land as their destination.

Yang Zhen arranged for the Shangyuan Sect to be escorted to the Three Flowers Holy Land and persuaded Great Saint Fengli to guide him to the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land. As the group prepared to split up, Fengli warned that he would leave if an Emperor Realm expert appeared.

• Elder Hu and Li Cangsheng learned that the Three Flowers Holy Maiden was alive and agreed to escort the Shangyuan Sect to the Three Flowers Holy Land.
• Yang Zhen revealed that an Emperor Realm expert he had saved was recovering at the Three Flowers Holy Land, prompting Elder Hu and Li Cangsheng to eagerly offer their help.
• Yang Zhen stopped Great Saint Fengli from leaving and reminded him that he had already forgiven his attempts to harm Holy Maiden Tianxuan and the Shangyuan Sect.
• Yang Zhen asked Great Saint Fengli to guide him to the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land, and Fengli agreed on the condition that he would not meet Holy Maiden Tianxuan.
• Great Saint Fengli said he would leave if an Emperor Realm expert appeared on the journey, and Yang Zhen accepted.

Yang Zhen, Han Yan'er, and Great Saint Fengli traveled toward the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land, where Han Yan'er revealed that an uncontrollable Cold Qi had awakened within her after she refined the Land of Five Desolations. As Yang Zhen examined her through Divine Sense, a colossal bird appeared in the starry sky inside her body.

• Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er set out for the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land with Great Saint Fengli, who later offered Yang Zhen pointers before realizing Yang Zhen had turned their discussions into a one-sided exchange.
• Great Saint Fengli warned that the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land was dangerous and that even Emperor Realm experts could not enter, then hurried away after offending Han Yan'er by calling her a little girl.
• Han Yan'er asked Yang Zhen whether she had changed and explained that a wisp of Cold Qi had remained within her since she refined the Land of Five Desolations.
• Yang Zhen entered Han Yan'er's body with his Divine Sense to investigate the Cold Qi and found an immense, icy starry sky.
• A powerful presence surged through Han Yan'er's inner starry sky as Yang Zhen sealed the area, and a deafening cry revealed a huge bird.

Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er investigated a mysterious blue phoenix that appeared in Han Yan'er's Divine Sense, but it vanished without leaving any detectable effect. On the way to the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land, they joined a group led by Gan Bu and Que Ling, while Yang Zhen suspected the newcomers could help them enter the dangerous region.

• A giant blue phoenix appeared among the stars in Han Yan'er's body, but it burst into mist when Yang Zhen approached, and neither of them could determine what it was.
• Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er continued toward the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land and worried that Great Saint Fengli had sent them into a trap.
• Gan Bu and Que Ling's group approached them, and Yang Zhen pretended he and Han Yan'er were unsophisticated siblings from a remote village.
• Que Ling invited Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er to travel with the group, and Yang Zhen agreed while Han Yan'er questioned whether the newcomers were trustworthy.
• Yang Zhen told Han Yan'er that the group might know a way into the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land, then claimed he had only guessed.

Yang Zhen explained to Han Yan'er why Gan Bu and his companions wanted to recruit them for the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land, suspecting they hoped to use their strength against dangers inside. After joining the group under false names, Yang Zhen shielded Han Yan'er from Que Ling's teasing and openly admired Que Ling as they traveled.

• Yang Zhen told Han Yan'er that Gan Bu's group likely knew how to enter the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land and wanted powerful companions to face its dangers.
• Yang Zhen said Que Ling was difficult to assess and that Gan Bu's group was confident in their own strength, while Han Yan'er realized they could be drawn into fighting alongside them.
• Han Yan'er took Yang Zhen's hand and greeted Gan Bu's group, and Yang Zhen introduced himself as Yang Tiezhu and her as Han Caihua.
• Que Ling suggested Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er were more than siblings, so Yang Zhen pretended to be embarrassed and shielded her.
• Yang Zhen glared at Gan Bu for showing interest in Han Yan'er, then stared at Que Ling and grinned whenever she looked back.

Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er joined Gan Bu and the Qianyang Palace disciples to explore the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land, where they encountered a rival in a lavish golden carriage. When the carriage's young master flirted with Han Yan'er, Yang Zhen claimed her lovely name was Han Caihua.

• Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er stayed in Qianyang Palace's traveling palace and agreed to join Gan Bu's group in surveying the surroundings.
• Que Ling explained the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land's precautions as the group approached its entrance.
• A flamboyant young master arrived in a golden carriage pulled by a Saint Realm Demon Beast and greeted Que Ling sarcastically.
• The young master spotted Han Yan'er, complimented her beauty, and asked her name.
• Yang Zhen pulled Han Yan'er behind him and announced that his younger sister's lovely name was Han Caihua, leaving the young master stumbling.

Yang Zhen warned Han Yan'er that the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land was a devil gate tied to a vast conspiracy and prepared protections against Devil Qi. Before they could finish preparing, an immense blast struck the palace and separated them in the chaos.

• Qianyang Palace's disciples laughed at Yang Zhen calling the upstart young master Han Caihua, and Young Master Gong took offense.
• Yang Zhen left with Han Yan'er, provoking Young Master Gong, whose attack was checked when Que Ling challenged him.
• Yang Zhen told Han Yan'er that the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land was part of an earth-shattering conspiracy and a devil gate connected to Devil Venerable Shuya.
• Yang Zhen gave Han Yan'er formation plates that could protect them from Devil Qi and planned to write instructions on a Jade Slip.
• A tremendous blast shattered the palace, leaving Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er separated in a chaotic place.

Yang Zhen searched the dangerous Savage Wilderness Ancient Land for Han Yan'er after the eruption scattered them. He found a formation plate she had left behind and raced toward it, with terrifying black shadows pursuing him.

• A force destroyed Qianyue's residence and separated Yang Zhen from Han Yan'er.
• Yang Zhen explored the desolate land with his soul power while searching for Han Yan'er.
• Young Master Gong warned his group to avoid the immense soul power, mistaking it for that of an ancient ferocious beast.
• Yang Zhen found Han Yan'er's formation plate near Young Master Gong's group and charged toward it.
• Black shadows pursued Yang Zhen across the sky, terrifying everyone in his path.

Yang Zhen escaped a swarm of ghosts and followed the formation disc’s traces to Han Yan’er and Que Ling, who were being suppressed by a strange young man. He interrupted the young man’s proposal to dual cultivate with the women by offering to dual cultivate with him instead.

• The fleeing crowd recognized Yang Zhen, and Young Master Gong blamed him for the ghosts and threatened to kill him.
• Yang Zhen outran the ghosts, which then swooped down on Young Master Gong and the others.
• Yang Zhen followed the formation disc’s traces and sensed Han Yan’er nearby, then heard Que Ling cry out.
• Yang Zhen found Han Yan’er and Que Ling facing a young man whose strange presence suppressed them while he held a tiny spirit beast.
• The young man proposed that Han Yan’er and Que Ling join him in seeking the inheritance and dual cultivating, so Yang Zhen stepped forward and offered himself instead.

Yang Zhen confronted an Evil Cultivator who had tried to take Que Ling’s bird and calmly resisted his strange powers. After driving him off and reclaiming the bird, Yang Zhen set out to find Holy Maiden Tianxuan.

• Yang Zhen mocked the young man after Que Ling warned that he might be an Evil Cultivator.
• The young man tried to make Yang Zhen fall with a finger snap, but Yang Zhen stayed standing and Que Ling and Han Yan'er realized the trick had failed.
• The young man attacked Yang Zhen with pink vapor and a Saint Weapon, but Yang Zhen evaded the strike and suggested they become friends.
• Yang Zhen said he wanted to learn the Evil Cultivator’s Cultivation Method and dissect him, prompting the young man to turn away and call him a lunatic.
• Yang Zhen raised a mountain to block the young man’s path and demanded the bird back, so the young man returned it before disappearing into the mist.
• Yang Zhen let the Evil Cultivator go and said he would look for little Sister Tianxuan.

Yang Zhen, Han Yan'er, and Que Ling learned about the legendary Heavenly Secret Lock and decided to seek it out while searching for Holy Maiden Tianxuan. As they headed toward the strongest demonic Qi, Pipi Kun warned them that the route was dangerous.

• Que Ling explained that she had entered the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land during an eruption and had later met Han Yan'er.
• Han Yan'er showed Yang Zhen the strange floating creature, which they identified as the legendary Kun, and Yang Zhen named it Pipi Kun.
• Que Ling told Yang Zhen and Han Yan'er that the Heavenly Secret Lock near the Demonic Sect supposedly held answers to anything one sought.
• Yang Zhen decided to take Han Yan'er and Que Ling to the Heavenly Secret Lock and turned toward the strongest demonic Qi.
• Pipi Kun tugged Han Yan'er back and nodded that the route was dangerous, then spat water at Yang Zhen when he teased it for being afraid.

Yang Zhen, Han Yan'er, and Que Ling headed toward the Heavenly Secret Lock and met a group of cultivators seeking allies. After Yang Zhen said he had no sect, Layman Fang challenged him and the group began closing in.

• Yang Zhen dismissed Que Ling's warning about the Heavenly Secret Lock and led Han Yan'er and Que Ling toward it.
• The trio encountered a group of Final Step cultivators, and Duan Deming invited them to join forces against the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land's dangers.
• Que Ling introduced herself as a disciple of Qianyang Palace, and Duan Deming introduced Shen Lingxue and Layman Fang.
• Duan Deming asked Yang Zhen where he had learned his arts, and Yang Zhen answered that he had no sect.
• Layman Fang accused Yang Zhen of hiding the truth as the others surrounded him, while Han Yan'er and Que Ling prepared for trouble.

Yang Zhen rejected Duan Deming and Layman Fang’s attempt to recruit him, then hurried toward a clash between Demonic Qi and the Heavenly Secret Lock’s Principle. He hoped Holy Maiden Tianxuan was at the site of the disturbance.

• Que Ling chose to stand behind Yang Zhen, and Han Yan'er followed him as he left Duan Deming and Layman Fang.
• Yang Zhen mocked the group with a claim that his inheritance came from the Class A Security Door, then continued on with Han Yan'er and Que Ling.
• Que Ling asked whether the Class A Security Door existed, but a sudden eruption of Demonic Qi interrupted their conversation.
• Yang Zhen sensed the Demonic Qi contending with the Heavenly Secret Lock’s Principle and rushed ahead to investigate, telling Han Yan'er and Que Ling to follow more slowly.
• Yang Zhen encountered strange black figures on the way, then another violent clash sent shock waves through the mountains.

Yang Zhen crossed the demonic Qi and the power of the Principles unharmed, racing to the Heavenly Secret Lock to reach Holy Maiden Tianxuan, whose faint presence came from an ice coffin. As cultivators gathered around the lock, Young Master Gong recognized Yang Zhen and prepared to kill him, then learned that Holy Maiden Tianxuan might be nearby.

• Yang Zhen charged through the demonic Qi, prompting cultivators to follow and suffer its soul-eroding effects.
• Yang Zhen sensed Holy Maiden Tianxuan in an ice coffin and hurried toward her despite the turmoil engulfing the Savage Wilderness Ancient Land.
• Yang Zhen reached the Heavenly Secret Lock ahead of the other cultivators, who accused him of tricking them and speculated about his Savage Wilderness inheritance.
• Young Master Gong recognized Yang Zhen and vowed to kill him, but another cultivator pointed out the nearby ice coffin and asked whether it held Holy Maiden Tianxuan.

Yang Zhen discovered that Holy Maiden Tianxuan was using the Yang Life True Rune and Yin Palace True Rune to survive, while the expanding Demonic Sect threatened the main realm. As greedy cultivators rushed to seize the origins, Yang Zhen stood beside the ice coffin and claimed Tianxuan as his wife.

• Yang Zhen recognized the Heavenly Secret Lock and saw that the Demonic Sect trapped within it was slowly expanding.
• Yang Zhen realized Holy Maiden Tianxuan was using the two Heaven and Earth True Runes Origins to refine the power of a Principle and be reborn, and that disturbing them would destroy her.
• The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers and Young Master Gong charged toward the Yang Life True Rune and Yin Palace True Rune, prompting Yang Zhen to appear beside the ice coffin.
• Yang Zhen challenged everyone to touch his wife, leaving the crowd stunned.
• Que Ling asked Han Yan'er whether she blamed Yang Zhen, and Han Yan'er said she did not.