Chapter Summaries

Chu Yunfei learned that a remnant soul inside the Heavenly Mystic Secret Realm planned to possess him, but Xiaoxiao Dragon explained that the soul would have to enter his sea of consciousness to do so. Realizing that would give him the advantage, Chu Yunfei decided he was ready to enter the secret realm despite Ling Zhantian's trap.

• Ling Changkong secretly warned Chu Yunfei that a remnant soul suspected of having reached the Good Fortune Realm had allied with Ling Zhantian and intended to possess him inside the secret realm.
• Chu Yunfei weighed the threat against Ling Zhantian's leverage over Ling Xueyao and questioned whether Ling Changkong's warning was itself part of a trap.
• Xiaoxiao Dragon told Chu Yunfei that the remnant soul would need to enter his sea of consciousness to complete the possession.
• Xiaoxiao Dragon pointed out that Chu Yunfei's Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate and her soul were waiting inside his sea of consciousness.
• Chu Yunfei realized the remnant soul's desire to possess him could become its fatal weakness and concluded that Ling Zhantian would be disappointed.

The Heavenly Mystic Secret Realm opened, and Ling Chengyuan announced the token competition rules and the dangers awaiting those who entered. Chu Yunfei set out despite the threats against him, while Li Tianxing and Qin Hao vowed to kill him inside.

• Ling Chengyuan announced that two hundred Sect Tokens would determine the six sects’ rankings and resource allocation, and that outsiders could trade tokens for rewards.
• Ling Chengyuan warned that entrants would be randomly transported and trapped inside for three days, then opened the gate as rogue cultivators rushed in.
• Wen Jiao urged Chu Yunfei to prioritize his safety, while Yao Yue concealed her concern; Chu Yunfei reassured them before entering.
• Li Tianxing taunted Chu Yunfei and led the Heavenly Evil Devil Sect into the formation gate, intending to kill him inside.
• Qin Hao ordered Cangyun Sect disciples to report Chu Yunfei’s location, dismissed Xie Yunyi’s warning, and threatened Chu Yunfei before entering; Chu Yunfei mocked his reattached arm.

Chu Yunfei entered the Heavenly Mystic Secret Realm, where he found an ancient wasteland and was attacked by a group of ancient corpses. He swiftly destroyed them, but the wasteland began to shake violently, leaving a new danger looming.

• Qin Hao and the other sect disciples entered the secret realm, while Situ Shuang'er warned Chu Yunfei to hide and Lin Wanyin worriedly watched him go.
• Chu Yunfei was randomly teleported to a vast, barren wasteland where his divine sense was limited and he found no other cultivators nearby.
• Chu Yunfei sensed ancient corpses emerging from the earth, including one at the Divine Sea Realm Fifth Layer that appeared to be observing him.
• Chu Yunfei destroyed the twelve Heavenly Origin Realm corpses with lightning and killed the stronger corpse with a single sword strike.
• The wasteland began shaking violently just after Chu Yunfei sheathed his sword.

Chu Yunfei destroyed a corpse tide sent to probe his strength, drawing the attention of the remnant soul that wanted his body. He followed a Cangyun Sect distress signal and arrived as Fang Linxiao recognized him, eager to claim the reward for killing him.

• Chu Yunfei killed hundreds of ancient corpses with the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword, then sensed that the remnant soul watching him had ended its first probe.
• The remnant soul recognized Chu Yunfei’s cultivation and talent and decided his body was even more suitable than expected.
• Chu Yunfei followed a Cangyun Sect signal talisman to a valley, where Fang Linxiao and seven Cangyun Sect disciples were forcing four rogue cultivators to surrender their Cloud Soul Fruits and sect token.
• Chu Yunfei confronted Fang Linxiao’s group, and Fang Linxiao recognized him and rejoiced at the chance to claim the sect’s reward for killing him.

Chu Yunfei defeated Fang Linxiao and the Cangyun Sect disciples who were guarding the Cloud Soul Fruits, then gave a sect token to a rogue cultivator who had warned him. He collected the fruits and prepared to inspect Fang Linxiao’s storage ring, but Nangong Wuhen arrived with Qi Xiu and Han Qingshan.

• Chu Yunfei told Fang Linxiao he would take the Cloud Soul Fruits and let the rogue cultivators leave, but Fang Linxiao trapped them in the Cangyun Spirit-Locking Sword Formation.
• Chu Yunfei shattered the formation with his spiritual power, broke its giant sword with a slash of dark-gold Sword Qi, and killed Fang Linxiao and the seven Cangyun disciples.
• Chu Yunfei collected the sect tokens and corpses, took the five Cloud Soul Fruits, and gave a token to the middle-aged rogue cultivator for warning him.
• Chu Yunfei sent the four rogue cultivators away and began inspecting Fang Linxiao’s storage ring as Nangong Wuhen arrived with Qi Xiu and Han Qingshan.

Nangong Wuhen and his companions confronted Chu Yunfei in the valley where the Cangyun Sect disciples had died. Chu Yunfei concealed his true cultivation and let Han Qingshan attack, leaving the clash unresolved as Han launched his twin-sword technique.

• Nangong Wuhen found Chu Yunfei amid traces of battle and demanded to know where the Cangyun Sect disciples were.
• Chu Yunfei said the Cangyun Sect disciples were all dead, and Qi Xiu confirmed that the valley held traces of their deaths.
• Nangong Wuhen dismissed Chu Yunfei's claim and ordered Han Qingshan to test him without killing him.
• Chu Yunfei concealed his Divine Sea Realm sixth-layer cultivation until he appeared to be at the first level, easing Nangong Wuhen and Han Qingshan's concerns.
• Han Qingshan charged Chu Yunfei with his twin swords and unleashed Heavenly Net Twin Ultimate Swords.

Chu Yunfei defeated Han Qingshan with a single sword strike, then killed Qi Xiu after he and Nangong Wuhen attacked together. Nangong Wuhen was left facing Chu Yunfei alone.

• Han Qingshan attacked Chu Yunfei with a sword net, but Chu Yunfei shattered his swords and evaded his follow-up attacks.
• Chu Yunfei cut through Han Qingshan's Heavenly Sword Returns to Origin and killed him with one strike.
• Nangong Wuhen and Qi Xiu agreed to attack Chu Yunfei together, and Chu Yunfei taunted Nangong Wuhen before they struck.
• Qi Xiu surrounded Chu Yunfei with nine flaming swords while Nangong Wuhen attacked from behind; Chu Yunfei knocked aside Nangong Wuhen's sword and blocked Qi Xiu's attack.
• Chu Yunfei pierced Qi Xiu through the flames and killed him, then told Nangong Wuhen that it was his turn.

Chu Yunfei killed Han Qingshan and Qi Xiu, then let Nangong Wuhen flee while he followed at a measured distance. Nangong Wuhen tried to reach his allies but could not contact them, and ended the chapter fleeing southeast as Chu Yunfei pursued him.

• Chu Yunfei revealed that he had hidden his true cultivation and killed Han Qingshan and Qi Xiu, leaving Nangong Wuhen horrified.
• Nangong Wuhen used a black bead and a staged sword attack to cover his escape from the valley.
• Chu Yunfei collected the fallen disciples’ storage rings and weapons, then took their corpses into the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate.
• Chu Yunfei chose to let Nangong Wuhen run before pursuing him, intending to repay the way Nangong Wuhen had once tormented him.
• Nangong Wuhen fled hundreds of li and failed to contact Meng Tianyun or his fellow disciples with his communication jade talisman.
• Chu Yunfei followed several li behind Nangong Wuhen as he fled toward a Cangyun Sect signal, and Nangong Wuhen angrily demanded to know whether Chu Yunfei meant to leave him no way out.

Chu Yunfei pursued Nangong Wuhen and overwhelmed him in their duel despite keeping his cultivation at the Divine Sea Realm First Level. Cornered, Nangong Wuhen swallowed a forbidden pill to reach the Divine Sea Realm Fourth Level and began forming a powerful sword array, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Chu Yunfei mocked Nangong Wuhen for fleeing and blamed his defeat on his own weakness rather than Chu Yunfei's opportunities.
• Nangong Wuhen stopped running, unleashed the Nine Heavens Sword Wheel, and failed to break through Chu Yunfei's sword defense.
• Chu Yunfei wounded Nangong Wuhen with the Abyss-Devouring Sword, evaded Heavenly Sword Soul Severing, and blasted him into a boulder.
• Nangong Wuhen swallowed the Sea-Burning Restriction-Breaking Pill, sacrificing a hundred years of lifespan to raise his cultivation to the Divine Sea Realm Fourth Level.
• Nangong Wuhen summoned twelve mid-grade Earth-tier spiritual swords and began forming the Thirteen Heavenly Absolutes Sword Array.

Chu Yunfei defeated Nangong Wuhen’s sword array and survived the Divine Sea Realm Ninth Level attack sealed by Nangong Hai. He killed Nangong Wuhen, who warned that the Heavenly Sword Sect’s leaders awaited Chu Yunfei outside the secret realm.

• Chu Yunfei shattered Nangong Wuhen’s Thirteen Heavenly Absolutes Sword Array and severed one of his arms.
• Nangong Wuhen begged for his life, then crushed a jade seal to unleash Nangong Hai’s soul-imprint attack when Chu Yunfei refused to spare him.
• Chu Yunfei revealed his Divine Sea Realm Sixth Layer cultivation and destroyed Nangong Hai’s silver sword strike with the sixth sword of the Sea-Overturning Ninefold Sword.
• Chu Yunfei approached the wounded Nangong Wuhen and dismissed his threats about the Heavenly Sword Sect.
• Chu Yunfei beheaded Nangong Wuhen, the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Holy Son.

Nangong Hai discovered that Nangong Wuhen had died inside the secret realm and erupted in fury, while Yao Yue realized her cultivation had improved and spotted someone who shocked her. Chu Yunfei collected Nangong Wuhen’s belongings and began refining the corpses before racing deeper into the realm, where Xiaoxiao Dragon sensed faint fluctuations.

• Nangong Hai’s life tablet shattered, revealing that Nangong Wuhen had been killed, and he demanded to know who had slain his grandson.
• The sect leaders reacted to the holy son’s death, while Wen Jiao suspected Chu Yunfei and learned that the Pill Pavilion’s ancestor was watching over him.
• Yao Yue discovered that her cultivation had reached the Divine Sea Realm Sixth Layer, then spotted a small figure in the distance and was stunned.
• Chu Yunfei took Nangong Wuhen’s storage ring and weapons, placed his corpse and severed head in the Divine Cauldron of Heavenly Mandate, and started refining the gathered corpses.
• Chu Yunfei raced deeper into the secret realm, and Xiaoxiao Dragon sensed faint fluctuations in that direction.

After sensing a hidden presence, Chu Yunfei found no one and hurried toward signals from three sects. Xie Yunyi emerged from hiding after he left, realized how powerful he had become, and raced to stop Qin Hao from provoking him.

• Xiaoxiao Dragon sensed a person near Chu Yunfei, but his search of the mountain ridge revealed no one or trace of them.
• Chu Yunfei spotted signal talismans from the Cangyun Sect, Puppet Sect, and Divine Martial Sect, then flew toward them.
• Xie Yunyi emerged from the forest and recalled hiding from Chu Yunfei as his divine sense swept through her location.
• Xie Yunyi had watched Chu Yunfei pursue Nangong Wuhen, kill him, and shatter Nangong Hai's soul imprint with a sword strike.
• Xie Yunyi realized Chu Yunfei had reached the Divine Sea Realm Sixth Layer and feared Qin Hao would provoke him.
• Unable to send a message inside the secret realm, Xie Yunyi hurried toward the signal site to warn Qin Hao in person.

Qin Hao, Yue Chenzhou, Yin Hanmei, and leaders from several other sects learned of palace ruins filled with rare treasures and began gathering their disciples to claim them. As the sects headed southwest, Li Tianxing ignored the opportunity and continued the sect master's secret ritual.

• Qin Hao killed a giant crocodile, then ordered Cangyun Sect disciples to gather for the palace ruins and not attack Chu Yunfei without orders.
• Yue Chenzhou and Yin Hanmei learned of the ruins; Yin Hanmei ordered Puppet Sect disciples to go there and challenge the Cangyun Sect's claim.
• Xiao Yihan and Si Yunshu led the Heavenly Edict Sect group toward the signals, while Wu Changge and Wu Mingyue also headed for the ruins.
• Situ Shuang'er set out with Heavenly Sword Sect disciples after suspecting the gathering might put Chu Yunfei in danger.
• Li Tianxing dismissed the palace ruins and pressed a black heart into an altar, causing blood-colored patterns to spread through the forest.

Chu Yunfei arrived at the ruins, where more than a thousand cultivators had gathered around a sealed main hall containing a powerful soul herb and a spirit artifact. As the factions waited for a way through the deadly formation, Qin Hao held back his desire to attack Chu Yunfei until Nangong Wuhen arrived.

• Li Tianxing watched the altar markings sink underground and planned to let the gathered sects kill one another so their blood would complete his ritual.
• Chu Yunfei reached the ruined palaces and learned from Wu Changge and Wu Mingyue that the main hall held a likely seventh-grade soul herb and a powerful spear artifact behind a deadly formation.
• Chu Yunfei sensed the hall's soul power and decided the treasures were worth pursuing, but waited rather than risk testing the formation before the other forces acted.
• Chu Yunfei spotted Qin Hao, He Yang, Yue Chenzhou, Yin Hanmei, and Situ Shuang'er among the gathered forces; Situ Shuang'er felt relieved to see him unharmed.
• Qin Hao restrained his killing intent and waited for Nangong Wuhen to arrive before joining the planned attack on Chu Yunfei.

At the ruins, Qin Hao and Yin Hanmei tried to keep rogue cultivators away from the main hall, sparking a confrontation over who had the right to enter. Wu Changge challenged their claim, and the chapter ended as Wu Changge and Yue Chenzhou prepared to fight before a woman interrupted them.

• Zhao Manshan rallied rogue cultivators and prominent-family martial artists against Qin Hao and Yue Chenzhou for sealing off the ruins.
• Qin Hao defended the Cangyun Sect and Puppet Sect's control, while He Yang urged him to appease the crowd until the formation was broken.
• Yin Hanmei threatened to turn anyone who advanced into a corpse puppet, but Wu Changge stepped between the sides and defended the right of others to compete.
• Yue Chenzhou accused Wu Changge of hypocrisy, and Wu Changge and Yue Chenzhou readied themselves to fight.
• A woman on the ruined stone platform criticized the group for preparing to fight before the formation was broken or the treasures were seen.

Qin Hao demanded that the Cangyun Sect and Puppet Sect claim half the treasures before the formation was even broken, provoking the other factions and escalating tensions with Chu Yunfei. As Qin Hao and Yue Chenzhou prepared to attack Chu Yunfei, Xie Yunyi arrived and ordered the Cangyun Sect disciples to withdraw and avoid fighting him.

• Situ Shuang'er urged the factions to cooperate in breaking the formation, and Zhao Manshan identified a damaged formation node beneath a stone pillar.
• Qin Hao demanded that the Cangyun Sect and Puppet Sect take half the treasures and choose first, drawing objections from the other factions and Situ Shuang'er.
• Chu Yunfei mocked Qin Hao's demands, prompting Qin Hao and Yue Chenzhou to threaten him and their forces to surround him.
• Xie Yunyi arrived as the two sides prepared to clash, then ordered the Cangyun Sect disciples to leave the ruins and not fight Chu Yunfei.

Xie Yunyi tried to make the Cangyun Sect disciples retreat from the ruins after witnessing Chu Yunfei kill Nangong Wuhen, but Qin Hao rejected her warning and insulted her. As Qin Hao prepared to attack Chu Yunfei, sword lights from the Heavenly Edict Sect arrived at the ruins.

• Xie Yunyi ordered the Cangyun Sect disciples to leave the ruins, but Qin Hao refused and threatened to report her to the sect master.
• Chu Yunfei recognized that Xie Yunyi had secretly witnessed Nangong Wuhen's death and questioned whether she still intended to protect the others.
• Qin Hao accused Xie Yunyi of having a secret relationship with Chu Yunfei, so she called him an idiot and left with two female disciples.
• Chu Yunfei let Xie Yunyi escape, while Qin Hao dismissed He Yang's warning and ordered the others to attack Chu Yunfei.
• Several streaks of sword light arrived, and a voice announced that the Heavenly Edict Sect had reached the ruins.

Xiao Yihan and Wu Changge stood with Chu Yunfei when Qin Hao threatened to attack him, shifting the balance against the Cangyun Sect and Puppet Sect. Qin Hao tried to recruit Situ Shuang'er and divide the ruins’ treasures, but she refused and threatened to cut him down for invoking her former engagement.

• Xiao Yihan arrived with Si Yunshu and seven Heavenly Edict Sect disciples, greeted Chu Yunfei, and declared that the sect would oppose any attempt to attack him.
• Wu Changge and Wu Mingyue joined Xiao Yihan, while the Divine Martial Sect’s disciples backed Chu Yunfei against Qin Hao and the Puppet Sect.
• Qin Hao assessed the forces and tried to persuade Situ Shuang'er to join his side by offering the Heavenly Sword Sect a share of the treasures.
• Situ Shuang'er rejected Qin Hao’s offer, dismissed his claim to divide the treasures, and threatened to cut him down for bringing up her former marriage engagement to Chu Yunfei.

Qin Hao and the other cultivators joined forces to attack the main hall’s formation, while Chu Yunfei discovered it was absorbing their power and preparing to recoil. He warned the others and several groups shifted to defense, but Yin Hanmei dismissed his warning as the barrier neared its apparent collapse.

• Qin Hao and Yue Chenzhou agreed to postpone attacking Chu Yunfei until after the formation was broken and Nangong Wuhen arrived.
• Xiao Yihan proposed that the cultivators combine their strength against the formation’s weak point, and the groups took their positions.
• The cultivators poured their power into the formation, whose light barrier cracked as spiritual energy gathered beneath the main hall.
• Chu Yunfei sensed concealed recoil formation patterns, retreated, and warned Si Yunshu that the formation was absorbing their attacks.
• Si Yunshu warned Xiao Yihan, who reduced the Heavenly Edict Sect’s power and formed a defensive formation; Wu Changge and Situ Shuang'er also prepared to defend.
• Yin Hanmei saw Chu Yunfei’s warning as a trick and continued to doubt him as the barrier appeared close to breaking.

Chu Yunfei identified the main hall’s shifting formation eye and helped the cultivators open a gap in its barrier, revealing the seventh-grade divine soul spiritual herb inside. Outside the secret realm, Yao Yue grew alarmed by something in a distant street and asked whether Chu Yunfei could survive if someone ate the secret realm.

• Yin Hanmei and Qin Hao poured more power into the main hall’s barrier, which reflected their attacks and injured many cultivators.
• Chu Yunfei explained how the formation shifted its core and located the true formation eye beneath a damaged stone beast.
• The cultivators attacked the new formation eye, and Chu Yunfei’s sword cut through the reflecting patterns to open a gap in the barrier.
• Xiao Yihan called for everyone to recover before making another attack, while Chu Yunfei sensed the seventh-grade divine soul spiritual herb inside.
• Outside the secret realm, Yao Yue noticed something on a distant street, then asked Wen Jiao whether Chu Yunfei could survive if someone ate the secret realm.