Chapter Summaries

Chen Mu learned that Little Blue was a Holy Spirit whose power grew rapidly by absorbing undead Yin Power, and he told Li Wei to keep Little Blue’s existence secret. After arranging an early delivery of equipment to Nine Yama City, Chen Mu received Mingye’s intelligence about the three great imperial courts, though she had found no clues about her origins.

• Li Wei rushed into Chen Mu’s room after seeing flames, then learned that Little Blue was his companion Fire Spirit and a Holy Spirit revered for countering the undead.
• Chen Mu realized Little Blue could absorb undead Yin Power to grow far faster and ordered Li Wei not to reveal his existence.
• Chen Mu called Little Blue back and learned from Li Wei that the Yan Lineage’s equipment order was complete.
• Chen Mu scheduled delivery for three days later so he could collect payment and visit Nine Yama City.
• Mingye gave Chen Mu a scroll of intelligence about the three great imperial courts and said she had found no information about her origins.

Chen Mu and Mingye learned that the Manju Imperial Court was losing ground in its war with the Extreme Evil Imperial Court, threatening Iron Soul City's development and Mingye's search for her origins. Chen Mu planned for them to visit Nine Yama City, while Mingye continued cultivating and strengthening the power of her Netherworld Pearl.

• Chen Mu read Mingye's account of the Netherworld's imperial courts and realized the Yan Lineage urgently needed equipment because the Extreme Evil Imperial Court was at war with the Manju Imperial Court.
• Mingye warned that the Manju Imperial Court might soon be swallowed up, making Iron Soul City's secret growth and her search for clues about her origins more difficult.
• Chen Mu decided that he and Mingye would travel to Nine Yama City in three days to contact its higher-ups and look for clues.
• Mingye said that cultivating had made the Spiritual Power released by her Netherworld Pearl purer and that it might soon transform into Yin Qi.
• Chen Mu encouraged Mingye to continue cultivating and said he would seek more Yin Stones to help them recover their strength.

Chen Mu and Mingye set out from Iron Soul City for Nine Yama City, leaving Li Taiping and Li Wei in charge. After they departed, Li Taiping won the Nether Clan leaders’ support by urging humans and the Nether Clan to cooperate in strengthening the city.

• Chen Mu and Mingye left Iron Soul City with a convoy of carriages and five hundred cavalrymen bound for Nine Yama City.
• Before departing, Chen Mu entrusted Iron Soul City to Li Taiping and Li Wei and authorized them to use the city’s defensive weapons against anyone with ill intentions.
• After the convoy left, Li Taiping asked the assembled leaders to cooperate with him in keeping Iron Soul City safe.
• Meng Huabin publicly supported Li Taiping, and the Nether Clan leaders showed no objection to his authority.
• Li Taiping urged the humans and the Nether Clan to set aside their differences and work together to make Iron Soul City prosperous, winning enthusiastic applause from the crowd.

Chen Mu and Mingye traveled toward Nine Yama City with their convoy, using Little Blue’s disguised sword form to clear undead and Mingye to handle powerful demonic beasts. They reached the outskirts of Nine Yama City by evening, while remaining wary of the Profound Baleful Intent Sect’s bounty and the possibility of being discovered.

• Mingye asked whether Li Wei and her father could manage the Nether Clan experts, and Chen Mu reassured her that Iron Soul City’s defenses would protect them.
• When scouts reported undead in a canyon, Chen Mu sent Little Blue in her disguised longsword form to destroy them before the convoy arrived.
• Mingye warned Chen Mu that Little Blue’s disguise might fail against skilled detectors and cautioned him about powerful natives and the bounty on them.
• Chen Mu argued that the Netherworld likely had no God Level beings and said they should not hide their strength, though Mingye reminded him to stay cautious in Nine Yama City.
• Little Blue cleared undead along the route while Mingye dealt with high-level demonic beasts, and Gao Fenghai led the convoy to Nine Yama City by evening.

Chen Mu's caravan reached Nine Yama City to deliver equipment to the Yan residence, but a patrol commander tried to arrest them and Kang Yuanzhong confronted Chen Mu. Mingye blocked Kang Yuanzhong's attack, leaving him cautious about escalating the clash.

• Gao Fenghai led the Iron Soul City caravan into Nine Yama City to deliver equipment purchased by the Yan residence.
• A patrol commander rejected Gao Fenghai's token and ordered his soldiers to arrest the caravan.
• Chen Mu challenged the commander and defeated him with a single palm strike after catching his saber between two fingers.
• Kang Yuanzhong arrived and attacked Chen Mu, who let Mingye block the punch with a curtain of seven-colored light.
• Kang Yuanzhong recognized Mingye as a formidable expert and questioned why someone like her was in Iron Soul Village.

Yan Lianfang stopped Kang Yuanzhong from detaining Chen Mu’s group and invited them to stay at the Yan Residence. On the way there, Chen Mu examined Nether Clan and Human Clan half-bloods and concluded that their potential might improve outside the Netherworld.

• Yan Lianfang confronted Kang Yuanzhong, who withdrew with his patrol rather than risk a conflict with the Yan Lineage.
• Yan Lianfang introduced herself to Chen Mu and invited his group to stay at the Yan Residence; Chen Mu accepted after checking with Mingye.
• Yan Lianfang flew back ahead of the group to arrange guest rooms, hoping to court Iron Soul City because of Chen Mu’s and Mingye’s strength.
• As the carriage crossed Nine Yama City, Chen Mu observed its residents and used his x-ray ability to examine people with mixed Nether Clan and Human Clan features.
• Chen Mu told Mingye that half-bloods might have greater cultivation potential on the Pan Emperor Continent, then looked thoughtful as he remembered something.

Chen Mu explained why half-bloods could thrive on the Pan Emperor Continent and concluded that Mingye was likely one herself, promising to help her find her parents. He and Mingye arrived in Nine Yama City, where Yan Qingtai welcomed them amid the Yan Lineage’s struggle to retain control of the city.

• Chen Mu told Mingye that half-bloods could benefit from the Pan Emperor Continent because their mixed physiques could use human cultivation techniques while retaining exceptional talent.
• Chen Mu examined Mingye’s traits and told her he was practically certain that one of her parents had been human.
• Mingye reacted with shock to the possibility of her human ancestry, and Chen Mu promised to help her investigate her parents’ origins.
• Gao Fenghai brought the transport convoy to the Yan residence, where Yan Qingtai and Yan Lianfang welcomed Chen Mu and Mingye.
• Yan Qingtai praised Chen Mu for defeating the Patrol Department’s troublemakers and invited him to a banquet, while Chen Mu left Gao Fenghai to manage the equipment and supplies.

Chen Mu and Mingye visited the Yan residence, where Chen Mu claimed to be a successor of the Divine Talisman Gate, drawing Yan Lianfang’s interest. Afterward, he admitted to Mingye that he had invented the connection as a disguise, and she asked how he planned to proceed with the Yan Lineage.

• Yan Qingtai explained Yan Lianfang’s status in the Yan Lineage as they led Chen Mu and Mingye to her courtyard.
• At dinner, Yan Lianfang asked about Mingye and their sect, and Chen Mu claimed they had learned from the Divine Talisman Gate.
• Yan Lianfang recognized the sect’s name and suspected Chen Mu might be its successor, then decided to report the possibility to her father.
• After Chen Mu and Mingye left for the guest rooms, Yan Lianfang considered whether his supposed lineage could benefit the Yan Lineage.
• Chen Mu told Mingye that he had borrowed the Divine Talisman Gate’s name as a disguise, and Mingye asked whether he planned to use it to deepen cooperation with the Yan Lineage.

Chen Mu planned to work with the Yan Lineage to gain resources and investigate his origins, while Yan Hongcai tested whether Chen Mu was truly an inheritor of the Divine Talisman Gate. The chapter ended with Chen Mu beginning a new path to strengthen his body and neuron network while his inner world remained sealed.

• Chen Mu told Mingye that cooperating with the Yan Lineage could help them gain Yin Stones, contact the Manju Imperial Court, and investigate his origins, despite the lineage's weakened position in Nine Yama City.
• Yan Lianfang told Yan Hongcai that a Divine Talisman Gate disciple who could make lightning-attribute Dharma treasures was staying at their residence.
• Yan Hongcai gave Yan Lianfang a gift box bearing a Sealing Talisman made by Ancestor Yan Zhen and instructed her to watch Chen Mu open it as a test.
• Yan Hongcai warned Yan Lianfang that spies from the Extreme Evil Imperial Court had infiltrated the city and that the Li and Wang families were vying for the city lord's position.
• After cultivating overnight, Chen Mu considered using his neuron network to develop dantians in his acupoints and strengthen his foundations while his inner world remained sealed.

Chen Mu delivered five thousand sets of battle sabers and armor to Yan Lianfang in Nine Yama City and received the balance in Yin Stones. Meanwhile, Chu Xuanzi removed Mo Kesha as sect master for failing to find two people and appointed Fang Yin in his place.

• Chen Mu explained that he needed to earn money and expand his power, then agreed to let Yan Lianfang inspect his goods.
• Yan Lianfang examined a battle saber and armor, praised Chen Mu's work, and ordered her guards to count the five thousand equipment sets.
• After the count, Chen Mu received the balance in Yin Stones, accepted Yan Lianfang's invitation to lunch, and gave Gao Fenghai Yin Stones to reward the guards.
• At the Yin Baleful Intent Sect, Mo Kesha told Chu Xuanzi that his disciples had found clues while searching for two people.
• Chu Xuanzi replaced Mo Kesha with Fang Yin as sect master, and Mo Kesha handed over the sect master's token.

The Yan Lineage prepared for trouble after Mo Kesha lost the Yin Baleful Intent Sect leadership, while Yan Lianfang gave Chen Mu a gift that revealed his Divine Talisman Gate skills. After learning of his sect’s connection to Nine Yama City, Yan Lianfang took Chen Mu to meet her father for a request.

• Yan Zhen warned that the Li and Wang lineages might challenge the Yan Lineage’s control of Nine Yama City and told Yan Hongcai to send the younger generation to the imperial city.
• Yan Hongcai gave Yan Lianfang a sealed gift box for Chen Mu, and Chen Mu quickly broke the seal and found ice chalcedony inside.
• Yan Lianfang realized Chen Mu could open the seal and was delighted that he was a disciple of the Divine Talisman Gate.
• Yan Lianfang explained that the Yan Lineage wanted a Divine Talisman Gate disciple to help restore Nine Yama City’s dormant core talisman array.
• Yan Lianfang asked Chen Mu for help and took him to meet her father.

Yan Hongcai hired Chen Mu to repair the Yan residence’s ancestral talisman array, while Ge Rao’s group plotted to seize Iron Soul City’s food-producing treasure by hiring the Green Ghost Bandits. The chapter left the bandit plan in its early stages, with Ge Rao ordering his associate to contact them.

• Yan Hongcai asked his steward to watch rival lineages and increase patrols around the Yan residence.
• Yan Lianfang brought Chen Mu and Mingye to meet Yan Hongcai, who asked Chen Mu to repair the Divine Talisman Gate array beneath the residence.
• Yan Hongcai offered Chen Mu ten sixth-grade Yin Stones upfront and two hundred more if he restored the array, and Chen Mu agreed to begin at once.
• At a restaurant in Nine Yama City, Gao Fenghai’s talk about Iron Soul City’s food drew the attention of Ge Rao and his companions.
• Ge Rao agreed to contact the Green Ghost Bandits and discuss a plan to take the food-producing treasure from Iron Soul City.

Chen Mu repaired the Nine Baleful Intent Yin Thunder Formation for the Yan Lineage, collected his payment, and prepared to return to Iron Soul City with new refugees. Before he could leave, he learned that a force of bandits was spying on the city and called Mingye back to help defend it.

• Chen Mu restored the Nine Baleful Intent Yin Thunder Formation, and Yan Hongcai praised him and paid him for the work.
• Chen Mu declined Yan Hongcai's offer to become chief talisman master and said he planned to leave for Iron Soul City.
• Gao Fenghai told Chen Mu that crowds wanted to join Iron Soul City after its food production method became known, and Chen Mu agreed to accept them and build housing outside the city.
• Chen Mu told Gao Fenghai to prepare everyone to leave that afternoon, and Yan Lianfang said goodbye to him.
• Iron Soul City's central intelligent brain warned Chen Mu that about three hundred bandits were spying on the city, so he contacted Mingye and told him to return and help Li Wei defend it.

Chen Mu led more than fifteen hundred people through the undead-filled wilderness toward Iron Soul City, then found the city under attack by the Green Ghost Bandits. After reuniting with Mingye, he planned to strike the bandits from inside and out and deal with the ambushers himself.

• Chen Mu split into nine powerful clones to protect the troops as they raced through the wilderness toward Iron Soul City.
• Shi Xing led his soldiers in a fierce fight against the undead, hoping to prove himself and bring his people to safety.
• Near dawn, Chen Mu ordered the exhausted troops to rest and went alone to assess Iron Soul City's situation.
• Han Xiao and his Green Ghost Bandits failed to breach the automated workshop's defenses, while Han Xiao dismissed his lieutenant's concerns.
• Chen Mu contacted Mingye, learned the bandits remained trapped inside the city, and planned a coordinated attack after his troops rested.
• Chen Mu told Mingye to focus on the Green Ghost Bandits inside the city and said he would handle the ambushers outside.

Chen Mu defeated the Green Ghost Bandits and Ge Rao’s group, then reorganized the surrendered bandits and strengthened Iron Soul City’s forces. Half a month later, he assigned Han Xiao and Shi Xing battle formations and learned that Yan Manor’s equipment order would take another month to complete.

• Ge Rao tried to ambush the Green Ghost Bandits, but Gao Fenghai returned with reinforcements while Chen Mu’s clones blocked Ge Rao and defeated his men.
• The reactivated fortress and Gao Fenghai’s force overwhelmed the Green Ghost Bandits, and Han Xiao led them in surrender.
• Chen Mu ransomed Ge Rao’s people from Shulie City and accepted the Green Ghost Bandits’ surrender, integrating their members into Iron Soul City’s units.
• Chen Mu gave Han Xiao the Rushing Thunder Battle Formation and Shi Xing the Yin Five Elements Battle Formation to train with selected soldiers.
• Chen Mu asked Li Wei about Yan Manor’s equipment order, and she reported that only twenty percent of the fourth-grade magical treasures were complete, with another month needed.

Chen Mu arranged to finish the fourth-grade treasures and put Iron Soul City’s Spirit Energy Cultivation Pods into use while advancing its Rune Technology. Mingye reported that Yan Qingshu had approved Spirit Network base stations in his territory and that the Yan Lineage had recovered its position in Nine Yama City, leaving Chen Mu wary of the Yin Baleful Intent Sect.

• Chen Mu assigned rune masters to assemble the fourth-grade treasures and reserved their core rune formations and final shaping for himself.
• Chen Mu told Li Wei to move ten Spirit Energy Cultivation Pods into service and report their users to him daily.
• Chen Mu returned to his workroom and continued building a production line for Talisman Puppet robots.
• Mingye reported that Yan Qingshu had agreed to let them build Spirit Network base stations in his territory, without providing security.
• Chen Mu explained that spirit magnetic waves could let him project the power of laws through the Spirit Network, and planned to expand its servers and base stations.
• Mingye said Mo Kesha had helped the Yan Lineage regain its footing in Nine Yama City, and Chen Mu warned her to avoid provoking the Yin Baleful Intent Sect.

Chen Mu expanded Iron Soul City's robot production and military strength but ran short of Yin Stones, while divination linked Mingye's origins to the Manju Sacred King. Mo Kesha identified Iron Soul City as a possible lead in his search for Chen Mu and planned to visit.

• Mingye reported that the Extreme Evil Imperial Court was gaining ground and that the Manju Sacred King was rumored to be too injured to fight; Chen Mu divined that she had a deep connection to Mingye.
• Chen Mu built production robots that accelerated mining, then began producing combat robots as Iron Soul City expanded.
• Iron Soul City's Yin Stones ran short as its population and military training grew, forcing Chen Mu to seek new sources of income.
• Mo Kesha read intelligence about Iron Soul City, suspected its visitors were the people the grand elder sought, and decided to go there the next day.
• Chen Mu used the Talisman Medicine System to refine liquid medicine in Iron Soul City's medicine refinement room.

Chen Mu prepared cell regeneration agents for auction, then confronted the powerful Mo Kesha as he approached Iron Soul City. Chen Mu recognized Mo Kesha from their past connection to the Pan Emperor Continent, and Mo Kesha realized Chen Mu was the boy he had encountered there fifteen years earlier.

• Chen Mu finished making cell regeneration agents and instructed Li Wei to auction them at the Nine Yama Auction House and buy spiritual materials with the proceeds.
• Chen Mu agreed to Li Wei bringing Shi Xing and the Five Elements Army as an escort, then left the medicine refining room.
• The central intelligent brain warned Chen Mu about an approaching powerful cultivator, so he and Mingye flew out to intercept Mo Kesha near Iron Soul City.
• Mo Kesha attacked Mingye with Yin Baleful Intent power, but she blocked it with a seven-colored lotus of light.
• Mo Kesha suspected Chen Mu and Mingye were the people sought by the grand elder, while Chen Mu stopped Mingye and asked Mo Kesha if he had visited the Pan Emperor Continent fifteen years earlier.
• Mo Kesha recognized Chen Mu as the boy from that encounter, and Chen Mu asked him his name.

Chen Mu’s identity as an outsider was exposed to Mo Kesha, who attacked him before agreeing to report Mingye’s possible identity to the Manju Sacred King. Mo Kesha departed to seek instructions, leaving Chen Mu and Mingye waiting in Iron Soul City despite the danger.

• Chen Mu asked Mo Kesha why he had searched for someone on the Pan Emperor Continent, and Mo Kesha attacked when Chen Mu offered to reveal her whereabouts.
• Mingye joined the fight as Chen Mu used his Yin Lightning Umbrella and triggered his Core Formation Realm Heavenly Tribulation to destroy Mo Kesha’s vicious ghosts and strike Mo Kesha.
• Mo Kesha stopped fighting and suspected Mingye was the person he sought, saying the matter involved the Manju Sacred Lord and asking Chen Mu to go to Manju Imperial City.
• Chen Mu refused to leave Iron Soul City and demanded that the Manju Sacred King come to him, so Mo Kesha departed to report back.
• Mingye asked whether Chen Mu trusted Mo Kesha, and Chen Mu said they would wait and defend Iron Soul City if trouble came.

Fang Yin identified Chen Mu and Mingye as the people Chu Xuanzi had been seeking, and Chu Xuanzi set out to find them. After Mo Kesha left Iron Soul City, Chen Mu prepared the city for an attack and faced the approaching Chu Xuanzi, who recognized him by his Domain of Laws.

• Fang Yin showed Chu Xuanzi an image of Chen Mu and Mingye fighting Mo Kesha and reported that they had appeared in Iron Soul City.
• Chu Xuanzi ordered Fang Yin to lead him to Chen Mu and Mingye.
• Mo Kesha went to Manju Imperial City to request an urgent audience with the Manju Sacred King, but waited outside while she discussed military matters.
• Chen Mu ordered Gao Fenghai and Li Wei to recall their people and raise Iron Soul City's defenses to the highest level.
• When the central intelligence detected an approaching Saint Level expert, Chen Mu met the intruder above the city and raised a Domain of Laws to block the expert's domain.
• Chu Xuanzi arrived with Fang Yin, recognized Chen Mu by his power of laws, and revealed that he had found him.