Chapter Summaries

Feng Yuzheng used the Evil God's Bone Flute to trace the Nightmare Evil Lord's final movements and discovered he had died in the Haotian Mountain Range. He and Chu Xinghe found more than a hundred peerless-grade treasures the Nightmare Evil Lord had dropped, while the Great Elder mistook Xinghe's investigation for a display of Star Divination.

• Feng Yuzheng used the Method of Tracing Origins on the Evil God's Bone Flute and found traces leading to the Three Continents.
• Feng Yuzheng led Chu Xinghe to the place in the Haotian Mountain Range where the Nightmare Evil Lord had last appeared.
• Feng Yuzheng discovered peerless-grade treasures left behind when the Nightmare Evil Lord died and searched the area for more.
• Shen Chun reported Feng Yuzheng's discoveries to the Great Elder, who concluded that Chu Xinghe had predicted the treasure trove through Star Divination.
• Chu Xinghe realized he had learned exactly how he had died.

After Feng Yuzheng followed Chu Xinghe’s instructions to find where the Nightmare Evil Lord had died, the Vast Heaven Holy Land uncovered an enormous hoard of treasures and Blood Spirit Stones in the Haotian Mountain Range. The Grand Elder praised Xinghe for arranging the discovery, while Xinghe privately despaired at another windfall he could not prevent.

• Feng Yuzheng led the disciples to the Nightmare Evil Lord’s death site, where they unearthed rows of rare treasures across the Haotian Mountain Range.
• Huang Ritian noticed two new peaks and discovered that they were colossal piles of Blood Spirit Stones released from the Nightmare Realm.
• The Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable plunged into the ground, exposing more Blood Spirit Stones beneath the surface and earning the Grand Elder’s praise.
• Feng Yuzheng told the Grand Elder that Chu Xinghe had sent him to use the Evil God’s Bone Flute to locate the Nightmare Evil Lord’s death site.
• The Grand Elder celebrated Chu Xinghe’s foresight, while Chu Xinghe silently lamented the vast treasure haul and insisted his tears were only caused by windblown sand.

Chu Xinghe discovered that the Nightmare Evil Lord had died in the Vast Heaven Holy Land and left an enormous haul of treasures scattered across the Haotian Mountain Range, then hid away as the Holy Land prepared for the Evil Shadow Continent’s resources. In Jujube City, An Ying disguised himself as the guard captain and brutally beat Shen Laowu, but was interrupted by a summons from the county magistrate’s wife.

• Elder He theorized that the power of the void killed the Nightmare Evil Lord while he crossed the Four Continents Barrier, and disciples began searching the Haotian Mountain Range for his scattered equipment.
• Chu Xinghe went into seclusion on the ninth floor of the Technique Repository Tower, while the Great Elder grew eager to acquire the Evil Shadow Continent’s resources.
• An Ying, hiding in rat form in a Jujube City cell, watched Zhang Daquan endure torture and refuse to explain how he had escaped.
• After hearing that the guard captain had gone to Yan City, An Ying used the Thousand Illusions Phantom Art to take the captain’s form and returned to the cell.
• An Ying ordered Shen Laowu brought in and whipped him nearly to death before a subordinate reported that the county magistrate’s wife wanted the captain.

An Ying’s disguise as the leader of the guards led him from tormenting Shen Laowu to being trapped and beaten after the county magistrate caught him with his wife. He assured the Evil Lords that his mission was going smoothly, just as Shen Laowu was brought into his cell looking for revenge.

• An Ying went to the county magistrate’s wife’s courtyard in the leader’s disguise and was pulled into her room despite trying to escape.
• The county magistrate returned, caught An Ying with his wife, and ordered the guards to beat him before locking him in a cell.
• An Ying contacted the Evil Lords through the Hand of the Evil God and claimed he was safely gathering information for his mission.
• The White Spirit Evil Lord encouraged An Ying to stay cautious, and An Ying vowed to fulfill their expectations.
• Shen Laowu was brought into An Ying’s cell, demanding to get at him, so An Ying cut off the connection to the Evil Shadow Continent.

An Ying escaped Jujube City, while Vast Heaven Holy Land discovered the complete Divine Engraving Technique among the Nightmare Evil Lord’s treasures. Chu Xinghe realized Feng Yuzheng could use it to continually enhance the sect’s treasures and was left fearing the consequences.

• An Ying killed Shen Laowu, escaped prison, hid in a cesspool, and fled Jujube City disguised as a beggar.
• Feng Yuzheng repeatedly reported the Nightmare Evil Lord’s abundant resources to Chu Xinghe, who tried to convince himself their effects would be temporary.
• Shen Chun summoned Chu Xinghe to the Spirit Crane Palace, where Feng Yuzheng presented an inheritance spirit jade containing the complete Divine Engraving Technique.
• Elder He confirmed the technique could enhance treasures and temporarily grant people additional power without harming them.
• Feng Yuzheng thanked Chu Xinghe and vowed to master the technique and strengthen Vast Heaven Holy Land, while Chu Xinghe feared it would make the Nightmare Evil Lord’s resources effectively renewable.

After escaping Jujube City, An Ying gathered information in Cao City and copied the appearance and Eighth Rank cultivation of a traveler who vanished with a Flute of Space and Time. Just as he planned to use the disguise to infiltrate the Vast Heaven Holy Land, Tantai Jing mistook him for the spy Yang Zheng and captured him.

• An Ying vowed to avoid another humiliation and studied the Three Continents so he could plan his mission more carefully.
• After observing several experts in Cao City, An Ying chose a reclusive Eighth Rank cultivator who had no companions.
• The cultivator crushed a Flute of Space and Time and disappeared, allowing An Ying to copy his appearance, presence, and cultivation with the Thousand Illusions Phantom Art.
• An Ying planned to gather intelligence on the Three Continents and infiltrate the Vast Heaven Holy Land to steal the Evil God Relics.
• Tantai Jing tore the roof from the inn, accused An Ying of being Yang Zheng, and seized him.

An Ying endured torture in the Demonic Sect's prison before escaping as a mouse, then suffered a string of misadventures on his way toward the Vast Heaven Holy Land. He finally reached the Haotian Mountain Range and vowed to begin his comeback, though his tearful report left the Evil Lords confused.

• Tantai Jing tortured An Ying, who was disguised as Yang Zheng, through the night, but An Ying kept his identity secret until the Thousand Illusions Phantom Art became usable again.
• An Ying transformed into a mouse, escaped the Demonic Sect's base, and fled Cao City toward the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• On the way, An Ying was repeatedly captured or beaten after disguising himself as a flower thief, an outlaw, a woman, a child, a spirit beast, and a hunter.
• An Ying reached the Haotian Mountain Range, where the Hand of the Evil God connected him to his master and the Evil Lords.
• An Ying tearfully told the Evil Lords that his journey had gone smoothly, then vowed to wash away his humiliations and make his comeback.

An Ying planned to infiltrate the Vast Heaven Holy Land and steal the Evil God Relics, so he hid the Hand of the Evil God outside the Haotian Mountain Range as a backup escape route. After An Ying headed for Haotian City, Feng Yuzheng found and collected the buried hand while searching for treasures.

• An Ying explained his plan to enter Haotian City, impersonate a high-ranking core disciple, and approach the Evil God Relics.
• The White Spirit Evil Lord advised An Ying to assume the identity of an important disciple, while An Ying assured the evil lords he would hide the Hand of the Evil God outside the mountain range.
• An Ying buried the Hand of the Evil God beneath a boulder in a secluded valley, beyond the Four Holy Beasts Grand Formation, and set off for Haotian City.
• Feng Yuzheng searched outside the Haotian Mountain Range and found a hand-shaped treasure beneath a boulder, which he mistook for something left by the Nightmare Evil Lord.

An Ying gathered intelligence in Haotian City while seeking a way to infiltrate the Vast Heaven Holy Land and impersonate someone close to Chu Xinghe. He learned that Chu Xinghe was in seclusion and, just as An Ying considered risking entry into the Holy Land, Hua Xizhong approached him as a fellow spy and gold-medal spy tour guide.

• An Ying studied Haotian City and the Vast Heaven Holy Land while posing as the Seventh Rank cultivator Ling Ran.
• An Ying planned to impersonate Chu Xinghe to steal the three Evil God Relics and sabotage the Vast Heaven Holy Land, but learned Chu Xinghe had gone into seclusion.
• An Ying chose Ma Liang as his next target but found that Ma Liang and other Holy Land disciples rarely visited Haotian City.
• An Ying worried about entering the guarded Vast Heaven Holy Land and began asking how to get inside.
• Hua Xizhong recognized An Ying as a likely spy and introduced himself as a former infiltrator who had become a gold-medal guide for the Vast Heaven Holy Land spy tour group.

Hua Xizhong turned his years as a spy into a business, guiding spies on tours of the Vast Heaven Holy Land and selling An Ying a private customized visit. An Ying became interested when Hua Xizhong offered a chance to glimpse the mysterious Holy Son Chu Cheng.

• Hua Xizhong decided his experience made him the Vast Heaven Holy Land's only gold-medal spy tour guide.
• Hua Xizhong offered An Ying a private tour with access to Holy Land sights, meals, souvenirs, and a Thunder Palace performance.
• An Ying learned the spy tour service was real and considered using it to meet Chu Xinghe or Ma Liang.
• Hua Xizhong said the tour might let An Ying glimpse the Holy Son from afar, and An Ying became eager to see Chu Cheng.

An Ying joined a private spy tour of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, hoping to learn about Holy Son Chu Cheng. After being guided through the tour’s bizarre photo service, he heard Chu Cheng’s proclamations and glimpsed him in a cabin, leaving An Ying convinced that a treasure was suppressing the Holy Son’s immense power.

• An Ying paid for Hua Xizhong’s private customized spy tour after learning how little anyone knew about Chu Cheng.
• Hua Xizhong took An Ying through the mountain gate in a Spirit Formation hovercar, where An Ying posed for a photo with Xiong Feng while he nursed his dad.
• Hua Xizhong led An Ying into the outer sect and pointed out the cabin where Chu Cheng cultivated in seclusion.
• An Ying heard Chu Cheng proclaim his power and resolve from inside the cabin.
• An Ying glimpsed a blurry figure who appeared to be third rank and concluded that spiritual, gauze-like material was suppressing Chu Cheng’s true strength.

An Ying visited the Vast Heaven Holy Land on a customized spy tour and gained the ability to transform into Chu Cheng and Wei Buhui. After learning that Wei Buhui would soon leave the holy land and that the Evil God's Bone Flute was in the Dark Moon Palace, An Ying planned to steal the relics using Wei Buhui's identity.

• An Ying decided Chu Cheng was the hidden power behind Chu Xinghe and gained the ability to transform into the sealed Holy Son.
• Hua Xizhong led An Ying into the Dark Moon Palace and introduced him to Wei Buhui, its only disciple from outside the Dark Moon Clan.
• An Ying learned that Wei Buhui would soon travel to the Spirit Beast Continent to catch Qi and Blood Spirit Beasts.
• An Ying realized Wei Buhui would leave the Vast Heaven Holy Land and that the Evil God's Bone Flute was in the Dark Moon Palace.
• An Ying resolved to transform into Wei Buhui and steal the Evil God's Bone Flute, and possibly the Evil God's Spirit Eye and Evil God's Fang as well.

An Ying disguised himself as Wei Buhui to infiltrate the Vast Heaven Holy Land and steal the Evil God Relics. After exploiting Wei Buhui’s status to enter the treasury, he headed to the Dark Moon Palace, where An Lan offered to take him to the Evil God's Bone Flute.

• An Ying saw Zang Ling happily working for the Vast Heaven Holy Land and learned that the Civil Engineering Department disciples oversaw its treasuries.
• After waiting three days in Haotian City, An Ying transformed into Wei Buhui, who was away hunting soul beasts for half a month.
• The Little Bear King and the Vast Heaven Holy Land disciples accepted An Ying’s disguise, allowing him to enter and travel through the sect without obstruction.
• The Civil Engineering Department disciples let An Ying take treasury resources freely, but he chose to prioritize finding the Evil God Relics.
• An Lan welcomed An Ying to the Dark Moon Palace and offered to take him to the Evil God's Bone Flute.

An Ying saw the Evil God's Bone Flute and mistook the Dark Moon Clan’s surprise for a chance to obtain it. Believing he had volunteered to join their deadly games, he was pulled into a Nightmare Realm, where An Lan stabbed his soul.

• An Lan brought An Ying to the Dark Moon Palace and placed the Evil God's Bone Flute in his hands as a surprise.
• An Ying, disguised as Wei Buhui, told the Dark Moon Clan he wanted to fully join their games, and the clan believed his performance.
• An Lan recalled how the Dark Moon Clan had discovered that people could die and be reborn in the Nightmare Realm while their spiritual power grew stronger.
• After An Ying affirmed that he would have no regrets, An Lan used the Evil God's Bone Flute to pull him into a dream.
• A black saber pierced An Ying's soul, and An Lan said the thrilling experience was only beginning.

An Ying was dragged into the Dark Moon Clan’s bizarre celebration, where the clansmen repeatedly killed and revived him while testing how many times he could blink after being beheaded. After he beat An Lan’s record, they pulled him into a bonfire and began singing, dancing, and hacking at one another, leaving An Ying trapped in the chaos.

• An Lan and the Dark Moon clansmen repeatedly killed An Ying and revived him with the Evil God's Bone Flute, then challenged him to compete in blinking after beheading.
• An Ying tied An Lan’s record of thirty-five blinks, then defeated him with thirty-nine blinks and became the Dark Moon Palace’s record holder.
• The Dark Moon clansmen celebrated by setting themselves alight as a bonfire and pulling An Ying into the flames.
• An Ying tried to escape by striking down a clansman, prompting the others to draw their blades and begin hacking at one another as they sang and danced.

An Ying endured a series of gruesome games in the Dark Moon Clan’s Nightmare Realm before escaping the Dark Moon Palace and swearing off Wei Buhui’s form. After recovering, he planned to steal the Evil God's Spirit Eye from She Meng and escape the Vast Heaven Holy Land.

• The Dark Moon clansmen repeatedly killed and revived An Ying, making him participate in increasingly gruesome games suggested by An Zhui.
• An Ying escaped the Nightmare Realm and fled the Dark Moon Palace, while the Great Sage scolded the clansmen and forbade them from putting Buhui through such games again.
• An Ying hid in the grass as a little insect and swore never to enter the Dark Moon Palace or take Wei Buhui’s form again.
• Four days later, An Ying recovered his resolve and decided to steal the Evil God's Spirit Eye from She Meng of the Nether Snake Palace.
• An Ying planned to disguise himself as a Civil Engineering Department disciple and claim that the treasury needed to borrow the Evil God's Spirit Eye.

An Ying disguised himself as Zhao Zhihui and secretly sealed him inside a treasury so he could take his place and pursue the Evil God's Spirit Eye. Meanwhile, the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s leaders gathered as Jiuli went into labor, and the chapter ended with a baby’s cry.

• An Ying chose newly recruited Civil Engineering Department disciple Zhao Zhihui as his disguise, deciding to seal him rather than kill him and risk drawing attention through his soul lamp.
• An Ying waited until Zhao Zhihui fell asleep, sealed him, and hid him in the treasury with plenty of food; Zhao Zhihui was delighted to be free to eat and sleep.
• An Ying took Zhao Zhihui’s place and followed Huang Ritian to work, planning to learn the department’s routines before seeking the Evil God's Spirit Eye from She Meng.
• Chu Xinghe and the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s leaders gathered at Feng Fei and Jiuli’s residence as Jiuli went into labor, with Wuj iang Holy Mother also anxiously waiting.
• A baby cried out, bringing smiles to everyone in the Vast Heaven Holy Land.

Feng Fei and Jiuli welcomed their daughter, whom the Grand Elder named Feng Yuqing, and the Vast Heaven Holy Land began preparing a family-thanking gift for the Wuj iang Land. After confirming the Wuj iang would give nothing in return, Chu Xinghe eagerly vowed to make the gift extravagant, setting his sights on sending the Civil Engineering Department disciples on vacation.

• Ouyang Ling announced that Jiuli had safely given birth to a girl, and the Grand Elder took the newborn into his arms.
• The Wuj iang Holy Mother used her essence blood to protect the baby with the Wuj iang secret art Bloodline Connection.
• The Grand Elder chose the name Feng Yuqing after Feng Fei and Ma Liang suggested mistaken names and Chu Xinghe proposed a different one.
• Disciples from the various palaces visited Jiuli and brought gifts for the newborn, while Chu Xinghe picked out presents for his niece.
• Shen Chun summoned Chu Xinghe to discuss the family-thanking gift that the Vast Heaven Holy Land would give the Wuj iang Land.
• After learning the Wuj iang would not give a return gift, Chu Xinghe resolved to make the family-thanking gift enormous and send the Civil Engineering Department disciples on vacation.

Chu Xinghe persuaded the Vast Heaven Holy Land to give Wuj iang a tenth of its resources as a wedding gift, and the elders entrusted him with arranging it. The decision thrilled the overworked Civil Engineering Department, while An Ying, disguised as Zhao Zhihui, remained trapped there and learned its Half-Asleep, Half-Awake Technique.

• Chu Xinghe argued that the Vast Heaven Holy Land should match the tenth of its resources Wuj iang had once given it, and the Grand Elder and Gu Mingchao approved his proposal.
• The elders agreed to let Chu Xinghe handle the gift preparations, and he celebrated, believing the enormous transfer would cause a major loss.
• The Civil Engineering Department disciples rejoiced at the prospect of handling the resources and finally getting a chance to prosper.
• An Ying, disguised as Zhao Zhihui, recalled four days of relentless labor under Huang Ritian and learned that the department had gone nearly three years without a vacation.
• An Ying tried to get caught stealing resources so he would be punished, but the disciples ignored him and taught him the Half-Asleep, Half-Awake Technique instead.

Chu Xinghe arranged to send an enormous marriage-thanksgiving gift from Vast Heaven Holy Land to Wuj iang, certain that Ma Liang could not interfere with the plan. After Feng Fei and Jiuli’s daughter Feng Yuqing was born, congratulatory gifts poured in from across the Three Continents, leaving Chu Xinghe to host the visitors while still confident Vast Heaven Holy Land’s gift would dwarf them all.

• Chu Xinghe ordered Vast Heaven Holy Land to pack up vast quantities of resources for Wuj iang, insisting the gift would exceed one tenth of the Holy Land’s resources.
• Ma Liang informed major powers that Feng Fei and Jiuli had welcomed a daughter, and Zheng Yu arrived with a large collection of gifts specifically for Feng Yuqing.
• Major powers, including Tantai Jing of the Demonic Sect, brought congratulatory gifts after learning of Feng Yuqing’s birth.
• The news spread throughout the Three Continents, prompting nearly every notable power to send valuable gifts for Feng Yuqing.
• Chu Xinghe estimated the gifts could provide for Feng Yuqing for her whole life, then chose to host the visitors without giving them return gifts.