Recaps

Lin Xuan and his allies battered Qiongqi with a relentless assault, leaving the beast badly injured but alive. As Lin Xuan prepared to finish it, Yellow Springs Ghost Mother opened a huge void that poured out dense yin energy and seemed to delight Qiongqi.

• Lin Xuan's avatar joined the attack on Qiongqi with upgraded Black Water Asura Blades and other treasures.
• Lin Xuan's Dharma Image destroyed the three Bone Dragons, then summoned the Vermilion Bird Soul to attack Qiongqi.
• After exhausting his magic power, Lin Xuan drank Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk and waited for the dust to clear.
• Qiongqi survived the assault, badly wounded and with less than a third of its peak magic power, while Lin Xuan recovered and believed he had the advantage.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother chanted a secret art as Qiongqi blocked Lin Xuan's sword attack with Bone Spears.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother opened a vast black hole, and a surge of yin energy submerged Qiongqi as it looked delighted.

Lin Xuan regained his resolve to defeat Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and escape the Yellow Springs Ghost Domain for Yue'er, while Yue'er worried about his safety and prepared to face danger herself. The Ghost Messenger attacked Yue'er, hoping to kill her and claim a reward from Corpse King Jinyue.

• Lin Xuan saw Qiongqi recover and, despite his discouragement, resolved to kill Yellow Springs Ghost Mother quickly for Yue'er's sake.
• Yue'er worried that Lin Xuan's rapid cultivation had left him weak and feared he could not defeat Yellow Springs Ghost Mother.
• Yue'er forgot her own danger and wanted to enter the Yellow Springs Ghost Domain to rescue Lin Xuan.
• The Ghost Messenger saw an opportunity to kill Yue'er while Ming Ye could not move and Yue'er's cultivation was still unstable.

Yue'er used the Mysterious Yin Treasure Box’s transformations to fight the Ghost Messenger, who was trying to seize her head for Corpse King Jinyue. After his concealment was exposed and his attacks fell behind, the Ghost Messenger ignited his Source Fire and Ming Ye warned Yue'er to be careful.

• The Ghost Messenger attacked Yue'er with bone spikes, but she used the Mysterious Yin Treasure Box to form shields and Immortal Swords.
• The Ghost Messenger vanished and attempted to stab Yue'er from behind, but a beauty's face behind her shattered his Ghost Claw and struck him out of concealment with a demonic eye.
• The Ghost Messenger summoned a two-headed Dharma Image, and Yue'er changed the treasure into Wolf-Tooth Maces to battle it.
• The Ghost Messenger released winged Flying Snakes that spat azure lightning, helping him recover from his disadvantage.
• The Ghost Messenger ignited his Source Fire to raise his power, and Ming Ye warned Yue'er to be careful.

Lin Xuan ignited his Source Fire and used the True Spirit Transformation Sword Art to confront the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and her rapidly healed Qiongqi. The nine True Spirits emerged, leaving the battle poised for a fierce counterattack.

• Ghost Messenger used Source Fire, making his attacks fiercer and putting Yue'er in grave danger.
• Lin Xuan rejected using the Five Dragon Seal and decided to risk the True Spirit Transformation Sword Art against the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother.
• Qiongqi healed completely and attacked Lin Xuan alongside the Ghost Mother's huge Dharma Image.
• Lin Xuan ignited his Source Fire, raising his magic power enough to barely use the True Spirit Transformation Sword Art.
• Nine colored lights emerged as True Spirits, including the Phoenix, Vermilion Bird, Nine-Headed Bird, Peacock, and Golden-Winged Great Peng, and the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother felt immense fear.

Lin Xuan used the True Spirit Transformation Sword Art to summon nine True Spirits and overwhelm the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother’s Qiongqi form. Qiongqi fled with the Space Laws, but the Phoenix moved to counter it.

• The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother watched as Lin Xuan summoned nine True Spirits, including the Golden Crow, Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, Golden Moon True Toad, and Qilin.
• Lin Xuan realized the technique’s power exceeded his expectations, despite his ability to unleash only a fraction of its strength.
• Lin Xuan sent his nine True Spirits to attack, shattering the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother’s Demonic Aspect.
• Qiongqi struck at the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, but the dragon tore through its attack and forced Qiongqi to retreat.
• Qiongqi used the Space Laws to flee, but the Phoenix was positioned to counter it.

Lin Xuan’s nine True Spirits overwhelmed the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother, while Yue’er struggled to withstand the Ghost Messenger. The battle left Lin Xuan with a decisive advantage, but Yue’er remained in grave danger.

• The Phoenix broke Qiongqi’s spatial power and tore away one of its wings before the Golden-Winged Roc pierced it with feather attacks.
• Qiongqi recovered using a costly secret art, while Lin Xuan sent the Golden Crow, Vermilion Bird, Qilin, and True Toad to join the assault.
• Lin Xuan’s nine True Spirits overwhelmed the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother, whose remaining Life Origin Qi was nearly exhausted.
• Yue’er struggled against the Ghost Messenger after he ignited his Source Fire, and her distraction and limited combat experience left her barely protected by the Mysterious Yin Treasure Box.
• The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother despaired as Lin Xuan’s coordinated True Spirits left her with no apparent chance of victory.

Lin Xuan used the True Spirit Transformation Sword Art to overwhelm the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother, who had transformed into Qiongqi, and killed her despite her Tribulation Transcendence Late Stage cultivation. The chapter ended with her soul completely destroyed, marking Lin Xuan’s first kill of a great cultivator at that level.

• The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother launched a desperate attack on Lin Xuan, but the Phoenix carried him away through a spatial aperture.
• The Peacock attacked with Five-Colored Divine Light as the Golden Moon True Toad struck Qiongqi with its tongue, forcing the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother into both attacks.
• The Nine-Headed Bird unleashed a barrage of attacks on Qiongqi while she was reeling from the earlier blows.
• The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon restrained Qiongqi, and the remaining true spirits joined the assault.
• The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and Qiongqi were overwhelmed, and her soul was utterly scattered.

Corpse King Jinyue learned that Yellow Springs Ghost Mother had fallen and discussed who could have killed her with his five Corpse Marshals. He decided to investigate while remaining at the Chaotic Grave Mound, and planned to eliminate Asura after completing his cultivation.

• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother’s death was revealed as a rare fall of a Tribulation Transcendence Late Stage cultivator, causing strange phenomena across the Three Realms.
• Corpse King Jinyue emerged from his coffin in the Ancient Giant Tomb and told his five Corpse Marshals that Yellow Springs Ghost Mother had fallen.
• The Corpse Marshals debated whether another Underworld king had pledged allegiance to Asura King and killed Yellow Springs Ghost Mother.
• Corpse King Jinyue ordered them not to act rashly and said he would investigate while guarding the Chaotic Grave Mound.
• A Corpse Marshal praised Corpse King Jinyue’s plans, and he declared that he would finish cultivating the Jinyue Heavenly Corpse Art before killing Asura.

Lin Xuan reunited with Yue'er after killing Yellow Springs Ghost Mother, then killed the Ghost Messenger when he tried to escape. Their reunion was interrupted when Yue'er realized Aunt Ming was badly wounded and unable to stand.

• Lin Xuan emerged from the collapsed Yellow Springs Ghost Domain, revealing that he had slain Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and survived.
• The Ghost Messenger tried to flee, but Lin Xuan's Golden Moon True Toad, Phoenix, and Nine-Headed Bird trapped and killed him.
• Yue'er rushed into Lin Xuan's arms, and the two embraced after their long separation.
• Aunt Ming's coughing interrupted their reunion, and Yue'er hurried to help her, discovering she was too injured to stand.

Lin Xuan reunited with Yue'er and gave Elder Ming Ye powerful medicine to heal her wounds. He left Xing'er to guard her and flew with Yue'er to join the battle, where Corpse King Jinyue's army broke through the city's Restrictions and surged inside.

• Lin Xuan gave Elder Ming Ye the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill and other healing treasures, and she began refining their power with Yue'er's support.
• Lin Xuan told Yue'er that the siege was still underway, and Xing'er agreed to guard Elder Ming Ye while they went to repel the enemy.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er flew openly toward the city wall, drawing cheers from the defenders.
• High-level Refined Corpses broke through a weakened section of the city's Restrictions, allowing countless walking corpses to pour inside and attack the Asura King's defenders.

The defenders of the Immortal City were overwhelmed as Corpse King Jinyue’s army broke through the walls, and the white-haired elder nearly died fighting a Corpse General. Lin Xuan arrived just in time, killed the Corpse General with one strike, and faced the remaining Refined Corpses without fear.

• The Corpse King’s forces exploited a breach in the Restrictions, overwhelmed the defenders, and captured the city walls.
• The white-haired elder ordered the defenders to hold the enemy back until Wang Ping'an could leave safely.
• A late Spirit Division Corpse General defeated the elder and moved in to kill him.
• Lin Xuan arrived in a flash of azure light and destroyed the Corpse General, saving the elder.
• The elder urged Lin Xuan to flee, but Lin Xuan dismissed the Refined Corpses as no threat.

Lin Xuan countered the Corpse King Jinyue's numerical advantage by unleashing billions of Blood Fire Ants against the besieging army. With the corpse forces overwhelmed and the defenders finishing off the Corpse Generals, the siege ended, though the battle outside the city remained unresolved.

• Lin Xuan swept away the low-level Refined Corpses with thousands of Sword Qi shadows, alarming the high-level Refined Corpses who recognized Yue'er as the reincarnation of the Asura King.
• The Corpse Generals sent waves of Copper Armored Corpses and Iron-Armored Corpses to exhaust Lin Xuan and Yue'er, concentrating their forces around them.
• Lin Xuan enlarged the Ten Thousand Soul Tower and released his vast swarm of Blood Fire Ants against the corpse army.
• The Blood Fire Ants swallowed the corpse army, while Yue'er watched in amazement and the city defenders seized the opening to attack.
• More than a hundred thousand defenders and nearly a hundred Spirit Division-level Yin Soul Ghosts overwhelmed the Corpse Generals, leaving Corpse King Jinyue's forces wiped out.
• The siege ended, but the outcome of Ming Xue and the other Tribulation Transcendence Stage Cultivators' battle outside the city remained unknown.

Lin Xuan arrived after Ming Xue and Mo Yu defeated the last two of the Five Ghosts of Youtan, then collapsed from the cost of defeating the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother. He woke in Yue'er's room, where he learned that his wounds and exhaustion came from using the True Spirit Transformation Sword Art and igniting the Source Fire.

• Lin Xuan shielded himself and Yue'er from a devastating blast as he reached the battlefield.
• Lin Xuan found Ming Xue and Mo Yu alive but badly injured, and Ming Xue confirmed that the last two of the Five Ghosts of Youtan had been slain.
• Lin Xuan reassured himself that Yue'er's crisis was over, then fainted as his strength gave out.
• Yue'er cared for Lin Xuan until he woke in her room and wiped away her tears.
• Lin Xuan realized that defeating the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother had left him severely weakened because he had ignited the Source Fire.

Lin Xuan woke after more than ten days unconscious and learned that igniting Root Fire had badly damaged his Life Origin Qi, though his realm remained intact. Yue'er told him that she had moved everyone from Mist Swamp to a distant hiding place prepared in her previous life, leaving them out of Corpse King Jinyue's immediate reach.

• Lin Xuan recalled igniting Root Fire to defeat Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and exhausting himself controlling the Blood Fire Ants before he fainted.
• Lin Xuan woke and realized his Life Origin Qi was severely damaged, but he remained a mid-stage Tribulation Transcendence cultivator.
• Lin Xuan asked Yue'er how long he had been unconscious and where they were, fearing Corpse King Jinyue would attack again.
• Yue'er explained that she had used a hidden teleportation array to move them tens of millions of li from Mist Swamp to a safe fallback prepared by Asura King.
• Lin Xuan learned that Yue'er had needed his timely arrival and the defeat of Yellow Springs Ghost Mother to escape the surrounded Immortal City.

Lin Xuan reunited with Yue'er, learned that key memories of her past life remained sealed, and shared his years of experiences in the Spirit World with her. After they spent a day and night together, someone rushed into the room calling for Yue'er.

• Lin Xuan asked Yue'er whether her recovered past-life memories explained the ancient grudges, but she said those key memories remained sealed.
• Yue'er asked about Lin Xuan's years in the Spirit World, and he held her as he recounted his cultivation and adventures.
• Yue'er admired Lin Xuan's accomplishments, while he felt relieved that recovering most of her memories had not changed her.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er shared an intimate day and night together as they eased their longing for each other.
• Someone rushed into the room calling for Yue'er, and she blushed and hid under the quilt in Lin Xuan's arms.

Lin Xuan reunited with Xiao Tao, Yue'er's sentient treasure, who accused him of bullying her young miss and mocked his cultivation and battle with the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother. The chapter ended with Yue'er calming Lin Xuan before he could fight Xiao Tao, while Xiao Tao's reason for visiting remained unexplained.

• Xiao Tao barged in on Lin Xuan and Yue'er, accused him of bullying Yue'er, and left after Yue'er told her to wait outside.
• Xiao Tao told Yue'er she had sought spiritual medicine because Lin Xuan had damaged his vital energy by igniting Source Fire against the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother.
• Lin Xuan challenged Xiao Tao's claim that the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother was no match for her, and Xiao Tao bragged about her power as an Immortal Mansion Treasure.
• Xiao Tao called Lin Xuan's cultivation speed pig-like progress and claimed it was praise, enraging him.
• Yue'er pulled Lin Xuan back and urged him not to fight Xiao Tao, so he relented because she was Yue'er's bonded treasure.

Xiao Tao revealed that she had found a pill formula that could restore Lin Xuan’s lost Origin Qi. The Shangyuan Falling Snow Pill could even advance his cultivation, but its rare ingredients and difficult refinement made success uncertain, so Yue'er asked Xiao Tao about the resources she had left behind before reincarnating.

• Yue'er scolded Xiao Tao for repeatedly insulting Lin Xuan, and Xiao Tao promised not to oppose him anymore.
• Xiao Tao gave Yue'er an ancient Jade Slip containing the Shangyuan Falling Snow Pill formula.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er learned that the pill could restore his Life Origin Qi and might advance his cultivation, but gathering its ingredients and refining it would be extremely difficult.
• Yue'er asked Xiao Tao whether the treasures and spiritual materials she had stored before reincarnating could supply most of the ingredients.

Xiao Tao explained that the Shangyuan Falling Snow Pill required a nearly impossible-to-find Nine Spirit Immortal Herb, but Lin Xuan revealed that he possessed one. The chapter ended with Xiao Tao stunned by the treasure and awkwardly addressing Lin Xuan as “Idiot Young Master.”

• Xiao Tao told Yue'er and Lin Xuan that the treasury lacked several ingredients for the Shangyuan Falling Snow Pill, including the supposedly unobtainable Nine Spirit Immortal Herb.
• Lin Xuan claimed he could produce the herb and challenged Xiao Tao to call him Young Master if he did, but Xiao Tao refused to bet.
• Lin Xuan opened a talisman-sealed wooden box and revealed an Immortal Treasure emitting a fragrant, golden aura.
• Lin Xuan cast an Azure Glow screen around the herb to contain its fragrance and preserve its spirituality.
• Xiao Tao asked where Lin Xuan had obtained the herb, then accidentally addressed him as “Idiot Young Master.”

Xiao Tao confirmed that Lin Xuan possessed the Nine Spirit Immortal Herb, and Lin Xuan declared that he would refine the Shangyuan Falling Snow Pill himself. Yue'er ordered Xiao Tao to gather the ingredients, and the chapter left Lin Xuan checking which five materials were still missing.

• Lin Xuan accepted Xiao Tao's teasing nickname, while Yue'er joined in laughing at him.
• Xiao Tao examined Lin Xuan's treasure and confirmed it was the Nine Spirit Immortal Herb.
• Lin Xuan said he would personally refine the Shangyuan Falling Snow Pill, despite Xiao Tao warning him how difficult it was.
• Yue'er ordered Xiao Tao to retrieve the available ingredients and search for the rest, showing more of her former Asura King bearing.
• Lin Xuan asked Xiao Tao to name the missing ingredients, and she listed the Phoenix-Falling Flower, Emerald Spirit Fruit, Cold Snow Ginseng, Spirit-Nurturing Wood, and Glazed Sky Fire Liquid.

Lin Xuan gathered the five rare materials needed for the Shangyuan Falling Snow Pill and began refining it to repair his damaged Life Origin Qi. With Xiao Tao’s preparations complete, he started the alchemy process in a guarded room, intending to rely on the Blue Star Sea to purify the result.

• Lin Xuan revealed that he already possessed the Phoenix-Falling Flower, Emerald Spirit Fruit, Cold Snow Ginseng, Spirit-Nurturing Wood, and Glazed Sky Fire Liquid, then produced them for Xiao Tao and Yue'er.
• Xiao Tao doubted Lin Xuan’s alchemy ability, but Yue'er assured her that he was exceptionally skilled, and Xiao Tao went to collect the remaining ingredients and prepare a refining room.
• Xiao Tao quickly gathered the other materials and arranged a secluded, well-guarded Alchemy Room with abundant Earth Fire and a Houtian Spirit Treasure furnace.
• Lin Xuan bantered with Xiao Tao until she left in embarrassment, then entered the Alchemy Room and inspected the ingredients and furnace.
• Lin Xuan ignited the Earth Fire and carefully began refining the Shangyuan Falling Snow Pill, planning to use the Blue Star Sea to purify it.

Tian Xiaojian sought a treasure that would let him enter the Styx River and obtain its divine fruit, but Lin Xuan had already taken the easiest option at auction. After fighting Corpse King Jinyue’s forces to claim another treasure, Tian Xiaojian learned that the Styx River’s opening had been postponed.

• Tian Xiaojian, now at the middle stage of Tribulation Transcendence, came to the Underworld seeking the Styx River Divine Fruit so he could pursue domain comprehension.
• Tian Xiaojian lost his chance to obtain the Bronze Furnace when Lin Xuan unexpectedly acquired it at auction.
• Tian Xiaojian targeted a different treasure connected to Corpse King Jinyue and seized it after a hard fight against the Corpse King’s forces, killing three Tribulation Transcendence Stage ghosts and suffering serious injuries.
• Tian Xiaojian learned that the Styx River’s opening had been delayed and nearly spat blood in frustration.

Tian Xiaojian learned that the Styx River would not open soon, and the Grand Commander of the Devil Race persuaded him to recover before pursuing another divine fruit. They set their sights on the Spirit World's Yutong Realm, whose name left Tian Xiaojian with a question about Fairy Yutong.

• Tian Xiaojian angrily questioned the Grand Commander of the Devil Race about the Styx River's delayed opening.
• The Grand Commander of the Devil Race explained that Tian Xiaojian's injuries and lost Life Origin Qi made entering the Styx River dangerous, and Tian Xiaojian accepted the delay.
• The Grand Commander of the Devil Race revealed that they could seek the soon-to-ripen Flat Peach Sacred Fruit in the Spirit World.
• The Grand Commander of the Devil Race named the Yutong Realm as their destination, saying four of the Three Great Loose Immortals and the Three Great Demon Kings lived there.
• Tian Xiaojian asked why the realm was named after Fairy Yutong if so many powerful figures resided there.

The Devil Race Grand Commander explained that Fairy Yutong was a reclusive expert whose strength approached that of a True Immortal, while Tian Xiaojian was caught in another pursuit by Corpse King Jinyue’s army. Elsewhere, Lin Xuan successfully purified all nine Shangyuan Falling Snow Pills.

• The Devil Race Grand Commander told Tian Xiaojian that Fairy Yutong’s strength had likely surpassed his own former peak and might let her face a descended True Immortal without fear.
• The Devil Race Grand Commander said Tian Xiaojian was headed to the Yutong Realm to recover and pursue the Flat Peach Sacred Fruit.
• Corpse King Jinyue’s army surrounded Tian Xiaojian, forcing him to fight through the Refined Corpses as Jinyue vented his anger over Lin Xuan and Yue’er’s disappearance.
• Lin Xuan finished purifying the Shangyuan Falling Snow Pills and found that all nine had succeeded.

Lin Xuan recovered from his injuries by taking Shangyuan Falling Snow Pills, while Tian Xiaojian’s escape from Corpse King Jinyue’s army led him into further danger after he ate a million-year spirit herb from Heavenly Sha Bright King’s garden. Lin Xuan then discovered that his Second Nascent Soul and Demon Core were reacting strangely.

• Lin Xuan sent Yue'er a Sound Transmission Talisman, rested, and then swallowed Shangyuan Falling Snow Pills to restore his Life Origin Qi.
• Tian Xiaojian escaped Corpse King Jinyue’s army by fleeing into Heavenly Sha Bright King’s territory, where he found and ate a million-year spirit herb.
• Heavenly Sha Bright King sent an Avatar after Tian Xiaojian, forcing him to flee again while badly injured.
• After taking three Shangyuan Falling Snow Pills, Lin Xuan fully recovered, but he noticed that his Second Nascent Soul and Demon Core were behaving unusually.

Lin Xuan realized that his Second Nascent Soul and True Spirit Inner Core were poised to advance together, though he worried about the risks of advancing them simultaneously. Meanwhile, Tian Xiaojian struggled to escape the relentless pursuit of Corpse King Jinyue and Heavenly Sha Bright King.

• Lin Xuan discovered that his Second Nascent Soul and True Spirit Inner Core were on the verge of advancing, thanks in part to the Shangyuan Falling Snow Pill and his years of cultivation.
• Lin Xuan recognized that advancing both at once could greatly increase his magic power, but worried that they might interfere with each other.
• Tian Xiaojian escaped another battle after killing a Tribulation Transcendence-level pursuer sent by Heavenly Sha Bright King.
• Tian Xiaojian asked the Devil Race's Grand Commander for help as his pursuers closed in again, but his foster father had no plan.
• The Devil Race's Grand Commander reflected on Tian Xiaojian's extraordinary luck and his repeated ability to survive encirclement, while remaining unsure how the pursuit would end.