Chapter Summaries

Ye Xuan crushed a Quasi-Saint monster and raised Demon Ancestor Luohu’s remains from beneath the underground labyrinth. As Ye Wudao watched in fear, Ye Xuan drew a purple talisman to control Luohu’s reconstituted body.

• Ye Xuan crushed the rampaging Quasi-Saint monster into blood mist, leaving Ye Wudao to wonder if he was the Human Dao Saint.
• Ye Xuan used the Qiankun Purple Gold Ling and Yin-Yang forces to raise a corpse beneath the labyrinth while stabilizing the shaking underground space.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu emerged from the earth, revealing a sinister young man’s upper body and a three-headed snake tail.
• Ye Wudao recognized the terrifying figure as the genuine Demon Ancestor Luohu and fell to the ground in fear.
• Ye Xuan summoned the Chaos Creation Brush and drew a mysterious purple talisman to control Luohu’s reconstituted body.

Ye Xuan successfully raised Demon Ancestor Luohu and received the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus and God-Slaying Spear, then left the collapsing underground space. The story shifted to Madam Hehuan, who questioned why her cultivation had failed to advance despite Saint Jieyin’s guidance.

• Ye Xuan sealed Demon Ancestor Luohu in a coffin and received the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus and God-Slaying Spear from the system.
• Ye Xuan examined his new treasures and considered his growing strength, while recognizing Dao Ancestor Hongjun as the one figure he still feared.
• Ye Xuan spared Ye Wudao, warned her to escape the collapsing underground space, and withdrew his magical power to sink the surrounding quicksand.
• Ye Xuan rode away on a cloud, while Ye Wudao escaped from the quicksand.
• Madam Hehuan pondered why her yin-yang cultivation had not advanced despite Saint Jieyin telling her it could lead to the Quasi-Saint realm.

Madam Hehuan decided to go east to pursue the Human Emperor and the Human Dao Saint as potential sources of power, but her departure was interrupted when she confronted the masked Ye Xuan above her sect. The chapter ended with Ye Xuan demanding to know who she was and why she had blocked his path.

• Madam Hehuan berated her cultivation cauldrons for failing to help her break through to the Quasi-Saint level.
• Madam Hehuan resolved to visit Chaoge and seek out the Human Emperor and the Human Dao Saint, though she worried her cultivation technique might backfire on her.
• Madam Hehuan left the Hehuan Sect as a streak of pink light and encountered someone riding an auspicious cloud.
• Ye Xuan, disguised with a mask and cloak on his way to Spirit Mountain, met Madam Hehuan and asked who she was and why she had blocked him.

Madam Hehuan, who called herself Huanhuan, welcomed Ye Xuan to the Hehuan Sect and tried to entice him with her charm and enchanted wine. When Ye Xuan removed his mask, his appearance and aura stunned her and seemed to loosen her long-standing cultivation bottleneck.

• Madam Hehuan recognized Ye Xuan's attire and greeted him as the Human Dao Saint, then invited him to her sect.
• Huanhuan led Ye Xuan through the Hehuan Sect, where he saw her exhausted male disciples gazing at her with desire.
• Huanhuan drove the disciples away and escorted Ye Xuan into the great hall, where she served him Jade Nectar that stirred his desires.
• Huanhuan asked Ye Xuan to reveal his face, and he removed the Prajna Asura Tribulation from it.
• Huanhuan was overwhelmed by Ye Xuan's charm and presence, and she felt her cultivation bottleneck begin to loosen.

Ye Xuan let Huanhuan test his Dao heart with her seductive arts, but her stronger illusion eventually overwhelmed him. Afterward, Huanhuan chose not to drain him and later woke on a huge bed, unsure what had happened.

• Ye Xuan recognized Huanhuan as a demon but asked her to massage his shoulders instead of killing her.
• Ye Xuan took Huanhuan to a mysterious place and asked her to help him cultivate while he tested his Dao heart without using his magic power.
• Huanhuan used her Great Joy Technique, and Ye Xuan initially resisted the illusions surrounding him.
• Huanhuan intensified her seduction until Ye Xuan lost control and succumbed to her influence.
• Huanhuan had chances to drain Ye Xuan but held back, and after an unknown length of time she woke on a huge bed and wondered what had happened.

Huanhuan realized her attempt to bewitch Ye Xuan had trapped her in an illusion, but his intervention saved her and helped her become a Quasi-Saint. Ye Xuan visited the abandoned site beneath Spirit Mountain, then returned to Chaoge and reunited with Wushuang.

• Huanhuan realized she had bewitched herself rather than Ye Xuan, and that he had saved her from the illusion and helped her break through to the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Huanhuan decided she belonged to Ye Xuan and attacked the kneeling men outside her hall when their gazes disgusted her.
• Ye Xuan reflected that he had only tested his Dao heart with Huanhuan's seduction art and had never been attracted to her.
• Ye Xuan traveled to the foot of Spirit Mountain to check on Bai Susu and the Rat Realm, but found the underground site deserted.
• Ye Xuan spent a night at the old meeting place before returning to Chaoge, where he found Wushuang leading dragon maidens as they tidied his bedchamber.

Ye Xuan returned to Chaoge and went to Su Daji’s residence after Wushuang told him a man had been visiting her. He discovered the man was Su Daji’s brother, Su Quanzhong, and learned that Su Quanzhong had developed a body-tempering path and hoped to serve the court.

• Ye Xuan held back from taking Wushuang and asked whether anything important had happened in Chaoge.
• Wushuang told Ye Xuan that Su Daji had brought a man to her residence, so he hurried there in anger.
• Ye Xuan found Su Daji with Su Quanzhong and realized he had mistaken her loyal brother for a rival.
• Su Daji explained that she was searching records to identify two beautiful women who had appeared in Chaoge, and Ye Xuan identified them as Chang'e and Jade Rabbit and ordered them invited over.
• Ye Xuan learned that Su Quanzhong had gained enlightenment in a body-tempering art and wanted to join the army.

Ye Xuan welcomed Yuan Hong, the Long-Armed Ape, to Chaoge and introduced him as a peak Daluo Golden Immortal who could soon become a Quasi-Saint. Yuan Hong brought several companions, including the Four Immortals of Mount Huang, and the chapter ended as he began introducing them.

• Ye Xuan appointed Su Quanzhong as Wang Yong’s deputy at the military camp.
• Ye Xuan welcomed Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit, and the Jade Rabbit joined the Twelve Zodiac Animals.
• Ye Xuan heard that Yuan Hong was approaching Chaoge and summoned court to greet him in person.
• Ye Xuan led his officials to the city gates and welcomed Yuan Hong and his companions.
• Ye Xuan told the officials that Yuan Hong was a peak Daluo Golden Immortal and introduced him as a powerful ally.
• Yuan Hong explained that he had brought the Four Immortals of Mount Huang: Deng Zhong, Xin Huan, Zhang Jie, and Tao Rong.

Long-Armed Ape Yuan Hong introduced several powerful recruits to Ye Xuan, including Chen Qi and the tiger spirit Hu Chi. Ye Xuan welcomed them and arranged for Chen Qi and Zheng Lun to become sworn brothers, while recognizing Hu Chi as the Winged Flowing Cloud Tiger he had been seeking.

• Yuan Hong introduced four burly immortals, and Ye Xuan welcomed them into Chaoge.
• Yuan Hong introduced Chen Qi, and Ye Xuan eagerly recognized him as General Ha and called for Zheng Lun.
• Ye Xuan told Chen Qi and Zheng Lun to become sworn brothers, spar after court, and serve as his Heng and Ha.
• Yuan Hong introduced Hu Chi as his longtime friend and elder brother, and Hu Chi offered to serve Ye Xuan or leave without complaint.
• Ye Xuan recognized Hu Chi as a Daluo Golden Immortal Winged Flowing Cloud Tiger and realized he had found one of the two zodiac animals still missing.

Ye Xuan gathered the Twelve Zodiac Animals and introduced them to the assembled officials, then arranged a sparring match between Zheng Lun and Chen Qi. The two generals began fighting with their demon-subduing weapons, while Ye Xuan and the spectators watched to see their abilities.

• Ye Xuan called eight of the Twelve Zodiac Animals forward and explained that ten members had gathered, with Hu Chi joining as another tiger spirit.
• Ye Xuan told Hu Chi he would have eleven siblings and promised to entrust the group with important duties once they were complete.
• Ye Xuan led the officials to the training ground and ordered Zheng Lun and Chen Qi to spar for a reward.
• Zheng Lun summoned his Fiery-Eyed Golden-Gazed Beast and demon-subduing pestle, while Chen Qi mounted a similar Jade-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast and took up a demon-subduing staff.
• Zheng Lun charged Chen Qi, and the two began trading blows after their weapons clashed.

Zheng Lun and Chen Qi fought to a standstill until they revealed their secret techniques, striking each other down with the sounds of “Heng” and “Ha.” As Ye Xuan protected the ministers, the two generals lay stunned, and the chapter began revealing how they had learned their powerful abilities.

• Zheng Lun and Chen Qi exchanged more than a thousand moves without gaining an advantage, while Ye Xuan watched their evenly matched fight.
• Chen Qi feigned retreat, then turned to stab Zheng Lun; Zheng Lun struck Chen Qi’s shoulder with his pestle as the staff hit Zheng Lun in the chest, and both fell from their mounts.
• Zheng Lun gathered Qi in his nose and Chen Qi drew breath to unleash their ultimate techniques, while Ye Xuan protected the ministers.
• Zheng Lun released the Two Qi in the Nostrils with a forceful “Heng,” and Chen Qi answered with a stream of yellow Qi and a “Ha,” knocking both men down.
• Zheng Lun recalled how Du'e Zhenren had taught him the Two Qi in the Nostrils, while Chen Qi lay opposite him and the account turned to the mysterious expert who had saved and trained him.

Ye Xuan welcomed several powerful beings to Chaoge, where Zheng Lun and Chen Qi became the generals Heng and Ha. As the city celebrated its growing strength, the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey left the Northern Darkness to return to Chaoge.

• Ye Xuan praised Zheng Lun and Chen Qi after their sparring match and named them General Heng and General Ha.
• Ye Xuan held a banquet to welcome the new arrivals, and the ministers praised his foresight in gathering powerful allies.
• Yuan Hong reunited with his brothers in Chaoge and learned that Wu Long was training the Earth-Traveling Army with Zhang Kui.
• News of mighty experts pledging allegiance to Ye Xuan spread through Chaoge and excited its people.
• The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey finished patrolling the Northern Darkness and rode south toward Chaoge after receiving the demon fox's message.

The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey arrived in Chaoge, where Ye Xuan and the city’s experts recognized him as an ally. He reunited with Zhenzhen, who scolded him for considering an elopement and led him to see Ye Xuan.

• The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey reached Chaoge in his enormous form, terrifying its inhabitants and provoking the city’s experts to attack him.
• Ye Xuan stopped the confrontation and explained that the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey was one of them, while Huang Feihu and Wen Zhong confirmed he had served during the expedition to the North Sea.
• The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey shrank to ordinary size and asked to be taken to Ye Xuan, while Yuan Hong suspected he was one of the four wondrous demon monkeys.
• The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey recognized Zhenzhen, called her his wife, and lunged toward her, but she slapped him and demanded to know where he had been.
• The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey told Zhenzhen that Ye Xuan had freed him and suggested they elope, but Zhenzhen rebuked him and dragged him by the ear to meet Ye Xuan.

The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey returned to Chaoge and reported that he had subdued the fierce beasts of Northern Darkness. Ye Xuan revealed that both he and Yuan Hong were among the Four Monkeys of Havoc, then arranged for them to fight as the court watched.

• Zhenzhen appeared in the great hall twisting the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey’s ear, then hid behind Yingzhi as everyone laughed.
• The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey told Ye Xuan that the fierce beasts of Northern Darkness had submitted to him and accepted him as their king.
• Ye Xuan explained the origins of the Four Monkeys of Havoc and identified the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey and Yuan Hong as two of them.
• Ye Xuan invited the two monkeys to demonstrate their abilities, and they flew from the great hall to the plaza to face each other.
• The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey produced the Heaven-Supporting White Jade Pillar, a treasure bestowed by Ye Xuan, and challenged Yuan Hong.

Wuzhiqi the Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey and Yuan Hong fought above Chaoge with the magical staffs bestowed on them by the Human Emperor. After Yuan Hong struck Wuzhiqi with his Five Thunder Formation, the two rose higher and resumed their battle at full strength as the palace experts protected the city below.

• Yuan Hong revealed the Sea-Spanning Purple Gold Beam, and Wuzhiqi took a defensive stance with the Heaven-Supporting White Jade Pillar.
• Yuan Hong and Wuzhiqi exchanged more than a thousand staff blows, with Wuzhiqi gradually falling onto the back foot while neither could defeat the other.
• Yuan Hong struck Wuzhiqi with his Five Thunder Formation, leaving him blackened and numb, but Wuzhiqi endured the attack.
• Yuan Hong challenged Wuzhiqi to fight higher in the sky, and Wuzhiqi followed by launching an attack that Yuan Hong blocked.
• The two monkeys fought with all their might above Chaoge as imperial palace experts shielded the city from falling energy.

The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey and Yuan Hong fought fiercely in the sky, matching divine abilities, strength, and staff techniques. After hundreds of exchanges, neither could defeat the other, and Ye Xuan judged them nearly equal.

• The Red-Bottomed Horse Monkey attacked Yuan Hong with his Heaven-Supporting White Jade Pillar and Netherworld Weak Water, forcing Yuan Hong to evade.
• Yuan Hong countered with thunderfire, and the opposing forces collided before both monkeys withdrew their powers.
• The monkeys clashed staffs and tested their strength, each sustaining minor injuries as Yuan Hong showed a slight advantage.
• They exchanged hundreds of staff-technique moves, but neither gained the upper hand.
• Ye Xuan watched and concluded that the two monkeys were so evenly matched that only a fight to the death could settle who was stronger.

Ye Xuan watched Wuzhiqi and Yuan Hong fight, then saw both reveal their fearsome true forms. When they ignored his order to stop and charged again, he sent them flying with a single palm strike, leaving them bewildered.

• Ye Xuan watched Wuzhiqi and Yuan Hong exchange more than a thousand staff strikes without finding a winner.
• Wuzhiqi transformed into an enormous demon monkey that blotted out the sky above Chaoge.
• Yuan Hong revealed his true form as a silver-haired, green-eyed divine monkey with immense arms.
• Ye Xuan ordered the monkeys to stop before their fight damaged Chaoge, but they charged at each other again.
• Ye Xuan struck both monkeys with a giant palm, sending them tumbling away.
• Wuzhiqi and Yuan Hong returned to human form and appeared in the square, while Chaoge's people looked on in admiration.

After the banquet, Ye Xuan received a system mission to drive the corpse of Beast Emperor Shen Ni and asked Su Daji about the ancient figure. Su Daji explained Shen Ni’s rise and suppression, and Ye Xuan learned that the Hundred Thousand Mountains were also called Mount Ten Thousand Beasts.

• Ye Xuan held a banquet celebrating the power of the monkeys and returned to his bedchamber with Su Daji and Wushuang.
• The system assigned Ye Xuan a mission to drive Beast Emperor Shen Ni’s corpse, promising him the Seven Injuries Parting Hatred Saber.
• Ye Xuan asked Su Daji and Wushuang about Beast Emperor Shen Ni, and Su Daji recounted the ancient fierce beast war and Shen Ni’s rise as Beast Emperor.
• Su Daji explained that the Four Sacred Beasts eventually suppressed Shen Ni in the Hundred Thousand Mountains after the fierce beasts were defeated.
• Ye Xuan learned that the Hundred Thousand Mountains were also known as Mount Ten Thousand Beasts.

Ye Xuan traveled to Mount Ten Thousand Beasts to seek Zhen Yuanzi’s allegiance and investigate Beast Emperor Shen Ni’s relic, encountering the legendary Ginseng Fruit Tree at the heart of Zhen Yuanzi’s domain. He suspected the tree’s power came from ancient vicious beasts buried beneath the mountain.

• Ye Xuan decided to visit Zhen Yuanzi and try to recruit him, then left Wushuang and Su Daji behind as they teased each other.
• Ye Xuan flew to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, fought off the creatures that attacked him, and pressed deeper into the region.
• Ye Xuan broke through the fierce gales and entered Zhen Yuanzi’s secluded Dao venue.
• Ye Xuan saw the enormous Ginseng Fruit Tree and recalled that its fruits could help cultivators comprehend laws and advance their cultivation.
• Ye Xuan inferred that countless ancient vicious beasts lay buried beneath Mount Ten Thousand Beasts and nourished the tree.

Ye Xuan confronted the sentient Ginseng Fruit Tree at Wuzhuang Temple and demanded that Zhen Yuanzi receive him. When Qingfeng and Mingyue said their master was in seclusion and asked Ye Xuan to leave, he grew furious, and Zhen Yuanzi finally spoke as Ye Xuan’s killing intent rose.

• The Ginseng Fruit Tree attacked Ye Xuan, but its spear vanished before reaching him, and he swallowed its barrage of Daluo Golden Immortal-level energy spheres.
• Ye Xuan warned Zhen Yuanzi that he would uproot the tree if it attacked again, and the Ginseng Fruit Tree fell still.
• Ye Xuan reached Wuzhuang Temple, where Qingfeng and Mingyue introduced themselves as Zhen Yuanzi’s disciples and said their master was cultivating in seclusion.
• Ye Xuan rebuked Zhen Yuanzi for refusing to meet him and insulted his failure to reach the pinnacle despite possessing the Earth Book and Ginseng Fruit Tree.
• Qingfeng and Mingyue again asked Ye Xuan to leave, and he threatened them as his killing intent surged.
• An aged voice rang out just as Ye Xuan prepared to act.