Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan promised to help Liu Xin overcome her Nascent Soul bottleneck and eventually reach Lihe, giving her hope of surviving the coming demonic disaster. He began guiding her breakthrough in her cultivation room, where the process was underway at the chapter’s end.

• Lin Xuan told Liu Xin that he could help her advance to the Nascent Soul Late Stage in half a month and supplied a longer-term plan for her to reach Lihe.
• Liu Xin and Lin Xuan left the Exquisite Pagoda for her cultivation cave, while Lu Ying'er and the other women watched in astonishment and hope.
• Lin Xuan examined Liu Xin's chaotic spiritual power and ordered her to calm her mind and regulate her magic power.
• After Liu Xin settled her state of mind, Lin Xuan gave her Spirit World pills and began guiding their medicinal power through her meridians.

After helping Liu Xin reach the Nascent Soul Late Stage, Lin Xuan learned that Peacock might have been seen in the occupied Sky Continent, then entered seclusion to recover the Demonic Fate Sword before the coming battle against the Ancient Demons. He began preparing to reunite its two broken halves.

• Lin Xuan emerged after a month and told Lu Ying'er, Ye Ping'er, and Wu Yun'er that Liu Xin had safely reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage, though she needed more time to stabilize her cultivation.
• Wu Yun'er reported that three or four million cultivators from the Twelve Heavenly Cloud Provinces, including members of the Demon Race, had gathered at Linglong Valley for the alliance.
• Ye Ping'er shared hearsay that Peacock may have been seen in Sky Continent before it fell to the Ancient Demons, and Lin Xuan resolved to investigate her disappearance when circumstances allowed.
• Lin Xuan asked Lu Ying'er to prepare a cultivation cave and entered seclusion for about two months, intending to restore the Demonic Fate Sword before the coming battle.
• After recovering his vital essence, Lin Xuan brought out the Demonic Fate Sword, its matching broken half, and the materials and cauldron needed to repair it.

Lin Xuan used rare Spirit World materials and the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to repair the Demonic Fate Sword. After two months, strange cries and four streams of elemental energy burst from the cauldron, leaving him eager to see what the sword had become.

• Lin Xuan prepared his cauldron and used his Infant Fire to preheat it before adding powder ground from a demon beast’s core.
• Lin Xuan joined the two pieces of the Broken Sword and used the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to melt them over three days.
• Lin Xuan added rare materials to the cauldron in a precise order, then submerged the sword pieces in the resulting liquid.
• Lin Xuan monitored the sword’s repair with his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye for more than two months.
• A strange ringing cry came from the cauldron, and spiritual light blocked Lin Xuan’s divine sense and Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye.
• Lin Xuan opened the cauldron as four elemental energy waves erupted and four enormous spirit-beast shadows appeared.

Lin Xuan reforged the Demonic Fate Sword into the Spirit-Devouring Sword and mastered its Treasure-Controlling Formula before leaving seclusion. Meanwhile, mounting tensions in Linglong Valley threatened Baisuan Pavilion, and the chapter ended when an intruder blasted open the Exquisite Pagoda’s doors.

• Lin Xuan saw the Four Sacred Beast shadows drawn back into the Cauldron, then watched the Cauldron burst apart and reveal a powerful shortsword.
• Lin Xuan studied the new Treasure-Controlling Formula, discovered the sword was called the Spirit-Devouring Sword, and mastered its use after about a month.
• Eight million cultivators and Demon Race members gathered in Linglong Valley, where rumors about Lin Xuan’s absence and pressure from the Demon Race worsened.
• Wu Yun'er told Lu Ying'er, Liu Ying, and Kang Xiaoru that Ink Flood Dragon King was stirring trouble, while Lu Ying'er explained that Lin Xuan had not emerged from seclusion as expected.
• A loud commotion interrupted their meeting, and someone blasted the Exquisite Pagoda’s doors into the hall, injuring the guards and shocking Lu Ying'er and the others.

The Ink Flood Dragon King forced his way into Linglong Valley and used his spiritual pressure to intimidate the women of Baisuan Pavilion. Liu Ying stepped in to counter him, while Lu Ying'er remained calm and prepared to defend the pavilion.

• The Ink Flood Dragon King entered the hall, laughing arrogantly and pressing the four Baisuan Pavilion women with his spiritual pressure.
• Lu Ying'er stopped her younger sisters from scolding him and watched him calmly, resolving not to let Baisuan Pavilion be bullied.
• The Ink Flood Dragon King had come to challenge the three great sects, convinced that Lin Xuan did not exist and hoping to claim the Immortal Forest Alliance Leader position.
• Liu Ying decided to intervene so the women would not be humiliated and began dissolving the Ink Flood Dragon King's pressure.

The Ink Flood Dragon King confronted Lu Ying'er and Baisuan Pavilion, demanding to know why Senior Lin had not appeared. Lu Ying'er stood firm and said that Lin Xuan was in seclusion at Linglong Valley, while the Ink Flood Dragon King rejected her explanation.

• Liu Ying dissolved the Ink Flood Dragon King's spiritual pressure before he could intimidate the group.
• The Ink Flood Dragon King transformed dramatically and demanded that Lu Ying'er explain why Baisuan Pavilion had been slighted and its disciples injured.
• Liu Ying defended Lu Ying'er's authority, and Lu Ying'er challenged the Ink Flood Dragon King to state his true purpose.
• The Ink Flood Dragon King asked where Senior Lin was, and Lu Ying'er said he was in seclusion at Linglong Valley.
• The Ink Flood Dragon King laughed and accused Lu Ying'er of trying to deceive him.

The Ink Flood Dragon King accused Lu Ying'er of deceiving the gathered cultivators and threatened to destroy Baisuan Pavilion unless she admitted fault. Lin Xuan emerged from seclusion to defend the pavilion, but the Ink Flood Dragon King dismissed him as a fake Spirit World cultivator and remained defiant.

• The Ink Flood Dragon King accused Lu Ying'er of using a false Immortal Alliance Order to expand Baisuan Pavilion's power, while Liu Ying and Kang Xiaoru defended her account.
• The Ink Flood Dragon King demanded that Lu Ying'er summon Senior Lin or publicly apologize to the eight million cultivators, then threatened to tear down Baisuan Pavilion when she refused.
• Lin Xuan appeared and was welcomed by Lu Ying'er, Liu Ying, and Kang Xiaoru, who thanked him for his past aid.
• Lin Xuan learned that the Ink Flood Dragon King had plotted against Baisuan Pavilion and fixed a dangerous gaze on him.
• The Ink Flood Dragon King called Lin Xuan an impostor pretending to be a Dongxuan Realm cultivator, leaving the others stunned.

Lin Xuan defeated the Ink Flood Dragon King after the dragon mistook him for a mortal and attacked. He spared the defeated dragon by making him Lu Ying’er’s spirit pet, and the Soul Prohibition Technique was completed under his watch.

• The Ink Flood Dragon King mistook Lin Xuan’s concealed aura for proof that he was a mortal and attacked him with spiritual pressure.
• Lin Xuan released his aura, rebounded the Ink Flood Dragon King’s spiritual pressure, and sent him crashing from the Exquisite Pagoda.
• The wounded Ink Flood Dragon King returned, begged for his life, and agreed to surrender his soul and spirit.
• Lin Xuan told the Ink Flood Dragon King he would become Lu Ying’er’s spirit pet, and Lu Ying’er accepted the Soul-Sealing Tablet.
• With Lin Xuan watching, the Ink Flood Dragon King submitted to the Soul Prohibition Technique, which was completed without trouble.

Lin Xuan oversaw the alliance of more than eight million Human and Demon cultivators as Baisuan Pavilion’s rivals yielded to his leadership. After Kang Xiaoru and Liu Ying left, they discussed how Baisuan Pavilion might dominate the Twelve Heavenly Cloud Provinces once the conflict ended.

• Lu Ying'er dismissed the Ink Flood Dragon King, who left resentful after becoming her spirit pet through the Soul Prohibition Technique.
• Kang Xiaoru, Liu Ying, and Baisuan Pavilion’s four women paid their respects to Lin Xuan, and Kang Xiaoru and Liu Ying accepted his leadership.
• Wu Yun'er reported that more than eight million Human and Demon cultivators had gathered at Linglong Valley.
• Ye Ping'er reported that the Ancient Demons had strengthened their defenses on the Sky Continent and recalled elite forces, apparently preparing for a decisive battle.
• Lin Xuan discussed the situation with the group, then Kang Xiaoru and Liu Ying departed together.
• Kang Xiaoru worried that Baisuan Pavilion would become the sole dominant power, while Liu Ying said she accepted the sects’ changing fortunes and credited Lin Xuan with saving the provinces.

Lin Xuan prepared to lead the gathered forces against the Ancient Demons, while Liu Ying secured Kang Xiaoru’s cooperation. After unrest threatened to break out among eight million cultivators, Lin Xuan demonstrated his overwhelming power and restored their confidence, then ordered the forces organized to depart in three days.

• Liu Ying persuaded Kang Xiaoru to set aside personal and sectarian grievances and cooperate against the Ancient Demons, and he agreed.
• Lin Xuan overheard their conversation and confirmed his intention to help Baisuan Pavilion become the leading power in the Twelve Heavenly Cloud Provinces.
• Three months after eight million human and Demon Race cultivators gathered at Linglong Valley, their frustration grew because Lin Xuan had not appeared.
• A dispute between two cultivators escalated into accusations against the three great sects, while hidden Ancient Demons encouraged the crowd’s anger.
• Lin Xuan arrived with six senior leaders and enveloped the gathered cultivators in spiritual pressure, proving his Dongxuan Realm strength and restoring their morale.
• Lin Xuan ordered the six leaders to divide the cultivators into groups and announced that they would set out against the Ancient Demons in three days.

Lin Xuan led an alliance of Human and Demon Race cultivators toward Heavenly Province, the ancient Luo Clan stronghold now occupied by ancient devils. The vanguard reached the province and found it submerged in demonic energy, then spotted something that alarmed the cultivators.

• The chapter recounted how the Seven Great Powers and their allies destroyed much of Heavenly Province in a war against the Luo Clan millions of years ago, leaving it desolate before ancient devils took control.
• After organizing more than eight million cultivators into a vanguard, central army, and rear guard, Lin Xuan led them out for Heavenly Province.
• Lin Xuan led the one-million-strong vanguard, while Liu Ying commanded the central army and Kang Xiaoru led the rear guard.
• Two days later, the vanguard arrived at Heavenly Province and saw that demonic energy had replaced spiritual energy across the floating island.
• Several cultivators spotted something on Heavenly Province, and the vanguard's expressions turned grave.

Lin Xuan led a million Human and Demon Race cultivators into Sky Continent, destroying the ancient demons’ war boats and pushing through their first defenses. The vanguard advanced with heavy losses, while Lin Xuan expected the Ancient Demon elites and the decisive battle still to come.

• Lin Xuan identified the approaching peaks as ancient demon war boats armed with Heavenly Demon Cannons, and the cultivators scattered to evade their fire.
• Lin Xuan ordered the cultivators to attack, and they destroyed more than a hundred war boats after a fierce battle.
• Lin Xuan led the army into demonic qi-corrupted Sky Continent, where cultivators broke through a restriction and the Demon Race fought the Magic Beasts.
• Lu Ying'er and Liu Xin questioned Lin Xuan's straightforward approach, and he said the battle would be decided by strength rather than schemes.
• Lin Xuan's forces crushed the first day's obstacles and continued toward the Ancient Demons' headquarters, though the elite demons had yet to appear.

Lin Xuan led a million cultivators deeper into Sky Continent, but an Ancient Demon ambush surrounded them with ten million enemies. As the battle began, the chapter shifted to the Ancient Demons’ headquarters, where the leaders awaited Bingpo’s maidservant.

• Lin Xuan ordered the exhausted cultivators to rest overnight while Lu Ying'er and the others secured their camp.
• At dawn, Lin Xuan led the recovered army onward through Sky Continent.
• After the army broke through a vast illusion restriction, ten million Ancient Demons surrounded them and charged.
• Lin Xuan unleashed hundreds of enormous Sword Qi blades, killing swaths of Ancient Demons as the battle began.
• At the Ancient Demons’ heavily guarded headquarters, more than ten Lihe leaders waited beside an altar for Bingpo’s maidservant, who arrived.

Lady Qiaoyun oversaw preparations for Devil Ancestor Bingpo’s Split Soul to descend, collecting rare offerings and activating a demonic altar formation. The descent’s prepared Dharma body was revealed to be a several-hundred-thousand-year-old ginseng, shocking the assembled Ancient Demons.

• Lady Qiaoyun learned that Stone Demon’s forces were holding the front against the Demon Race and cultivators, though an old Dongxuan Realm expert and reinforcements threatened their line.
• Lady Qiaoyun accepted a Storage Bag containing the requested offerings and confirmed that Bingpo’s Dharma body was ready.
• Lady Qiaoyun distributed the materials and directed the Ancient Demons to assemble a mysterious formation on the altar.
• Lady Qiaoyun activated the formation and placed a small black coffin at its center, where it expanded and opened.
• The Ancient Demons saw a snow-white ginseng, at least several hundred thousand years old, inside the coffin and questioned whether it was truly Bingpo’s Dharma body.

Qiaoyun used a Demon Pearl and the Ancient Demons’ power to activate the Altar, revealing that the ritual required sacrifices for Devil Ancestor Bingpo’s Split Soul to descend. Hundun’s Void Shadow devoured the Ancient Demons and the fleeing Succubus.

• Qiaoyun cracked the Demon Pearl, gathered demonic Qi from the surrounding area, and fused it with the Altar.
• Qiaoyun ordered the Ancient Demons to pour their demonic Qi into the formation, and they obeyed.
• The formation summoned Hundun’s Void Shadow, which bound the Ancient Demons with its tongues.
• Qiaoyun revealed that the demons were sacrifices needed for Devil Ancestor Bingpo’s Split Soul to overcome the Laws of Heaven and Earth.
• Hundun swallowed the Ancient Demons, then appeared before the fleeing Succubus and devoured her as well.

Qiaoyun successfully summoned Devil Ancestor Bingpo’s Split Soul at the Ancient Demon Headquarters while Lin Xuan realized the battle might be a diversion and flew there himself. Bingpo asked Qiaoyun about the current situation.

• Qiaoyun used Hundun Void Shadow to open a spatial rift, sending a ball of pure devil qi into the coffin and awakening Bingpo’s Split Soul.
• Liu Ying’s five million reinforcements joined the battle, stabilizing the cultivators’ lines against the ancient devils.
• Lin Xuan annihilated a group of ancient devils, sensed the spatial disturbance, and concluded that the battle might be keeping the cultivators away from the Ancient Demon Headquarters.
• Lin Xuan sent Flying Sword Messages to Lu Ying’er, Liu Xin, and Liu Ying, then flew toward the Ancient Demon Headquarters.
• Bingpo emerged from the coffin as a silver-haired young woman, and Qiaoyun knelt to greet her.
• Bingpo praised Qiaoyun and asked her to report the situation.

Devil Ancestor Bingpo learned that Lin Xuan had come from Penglai Mountain and suspected he possessed True Immortal relics, so she decided to meet him herself. Lin Xuan continued toward the Devil Race's main helm despite a growing sense of danger, but patrolling ancient demons discovered him near the altar.

• Bingpo used Soul Searching Technique on Qiaoyun and learned that the mission had retreated to Sky Continent after encountering Lin Xuan, a Dongxuan Realm cultivator.
• Qiaoyun explained that Lin Xuan had disappeared into the Asura Gate more than four hundred and fifty years earlier, and Bingpo connected his journey to Penglai Mountain and its True Immortal relics.
• Bingpo suspected Lin Xuan might possess the relics and resolved to meet him personally.
• Lin Xuan secretly advanced toward the Devil Race's main helm, using concealment techniques and breaking through its traps and formations.
• A pair of patrolling ancient demons spotted Lin Xuan near the altar, and their leader ordered him to come out.

Lin Xuan destroyed a squad of ancient demons, then faced Bingpo, a powerful Devil Ancestor whose Split Soul shared his Dongxuan Realm cultivation. After rejecting her offer to join the Saint Race and learning her identity, Lin Xuan launched an attack with his Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire.

• Lin Xuan revealed himself and wiped out the ancient demons that attacked him, including their Nascent Soul Realm leader.
• Lin Xuan sensed a hidden enemy and confronted Bingpo, whose power made him wary despite her matching his Early Dongxuan Realm cultivation.
• Bingpo offered to turn Lin Xuan into a member of the Saint Race, while Qiaoyun angrily objected and Bingpo punished her with a swift strike.
• Lin Xuan pretended to hesitate and asked Bingpo's identity, then recognized her as one of the nine most powerful True Devil Progenitors.
• Lin Xuan refused to surrender and fired his Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire at Bingpo.

Lin Xuan unleashed his strongest attacks against Devil Ancestor Bingpo, gravely injuring her with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and striking her down with his Zen Staff. He remained wary, suspecting that the apparently defeated Bingpo was not so easily killed.

• Lin Xuan attacked Devil Ancestor Bingpo with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and brought out his Zen Staff.
• Bingpo tried to seize the flames barehanded, but they burned away her hand and spread up her arm.
• Bingpo stopped the fire from spreading by severing her injured arm and countering with black-red devilish energy.
• Lin Xuan's Buddhist staff shadows struck Bingpo on the head and knocked her backward.
• Lin Xuan doubted that Bingpo had truly been defeated.

Lin Xuan used the newly comprehended Void Evasion Technique against Devil Ancestor Bingpo, but she saw through it and forced him onto the defensive. The chapter ended with Bingpo’s giant demonic python attacking the shield protecting Lin Xuan.

• Lin Xuan dodged Bingpo’s silver threads by instinct and realized her ice powers could freeze space.
• Bingpo regenerated her severed arm and Lin Xuan sent thousands of Sword Qi to distract her before disappearing with the Void Evasion Technique.
• Bingpo opened an eye in her forehead, broke Lin Xuan’s spatial spell, and forced him to reveal himself.
• Lin Xuan summoned the Green Flame Qilin Armor and Mystic Cyan Mother-Child Shield to defend against Bingpo’s Demon Swords.
• Bingpo transformed her attack into a giant python that coiled around Lin Xuan’s shield and began tearing at it.