Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan weighed whether to enter the Ancient Devil Realm to obtain Spirit Division Pill herbs, despite the danger posed by Devil Ancestor Bingpo. The chapter ended with the Silver-Eyed Fairy revealing that her younger sister, who resembled Lin Yujiao, also intended to risk the Spirit Division Trial.

• The Silver-Eyed Fairy offered Lin Xuan a quota to enter the node in exchange for enough Spirit Division Pill herbs for two pills and explained that a restriction would activate if he failed to return within two hundred years.
• Lin Xuan asked for time to consider the offer, then weighed the risks and concluded that entering the Ancient Devil Realm was his only realistic way to obtain enough Spirit Division Pills.
• Lin Xuan feared that Devil Ancestor Bingpo might discover him in the Ancient Devil Realm and kill him, but he remained undecided about whether to go.
• The Silver-Eyed Fairy returned to the Tomorrow Illusion Mirror, where her younger sister asked whether Lin Xuan had agreed to go.
• The Silver-Eyed Fairy told her sister that Lin Xuan would likely accept and urged her not to enter the dangerous trial, promising to find her a Spirit Division Pill herself.

Two groups of treasure-seeking cultivators fought over Purple Luo Grass on the Desolate Ice Plain before a Nascent Soul Late Stage Enforcement Envoy killed them for trespassing in a forbidden zone surrounding a spatial node to the Demon World. After killing them and taking the herb, the envoy noticed a Spirit Boat carrying a young man and a veiled woman and flew to confront them.

• Two groups of treasure-seeking cultivators clashed over a stalk of Purple Luo Grass on the ice plain.
• A middle-aged Enforcement Envoy arrived and ordered the cultivators to die because the area was a forbidden zone.
• The Enforcement Envoy killed both groups and took the Purple Luo Grass.
• The Enforcement Envoy spotted a Spirit Boat carrying a young man and a veiled woman, then flew toward it.

Lin Xuan decided to enter the Spirit Division Trial in the Demon World after weighing the danger posed by Bingpo and preparing the Purple Patterned Corpse Insect with his Ten Thousand Soul Tower. He and Lin Yujiao traveled toward the spatial node, where Wu Qi of the Azure Dragon Sect directed them onward.

• Lin Xuan concluded that the odds of encountering Bingpo in the vast Demon World were low and agreed to take part in the trial.
• Lin Xuan used the Ten Thousand Soul Tower as a safe nest for the Purple Patterned Corpse Insect, gaining it as an additional aid.
• Silver-Eyed Fairy described the Demon World to Lin Xuan, who learned that Lin Yujiao would accompany him to the trial.
• Three months later, Lin Xuan and Lin Yujiao set out and encountered Wu Qi, who recognized them as Cloud Hidden Sect seniors and pointed them toward the nearby spatial node.
• Lin Xuan and Lin Yujiao declined Wu Qi's offer to guide them, put away their Spirit Boat, and continued toward the node.

Lin Yujiao and Lin Xuan arrived at a spatial node for the Spirit Division Trial, where a Heavenly Corpse Sect cultivator attacked them. Lin Yujiao revealed a powerful mirror to counter him, and Lin Xuan suddenly appeared beside the man and punched him.

• Lin Xuan and Lin Yujiao arrived at the trial's spatial node, drawing attention because they were below the late Dongxuan Realm expected of participants.
• A loose-haired Heavenly Corpse Sect cultivator confronted Lin Xuan, and onlookers discussed the sect's decline and its hostility toward the Cloud Hidden Sect.
• The cultivator attacked Lin Xuan with two streams of black qi, but Lin Yujiao intercepted them with her Immortal Sword and claimed the fight for herself.
• The Heavenly Corpse Sect cultivator drove back Lin Yujiao's sword with a Ghost Head Blade, but she used a gray-halo mirror to capture it and counterattacked.
• The cultivator summoned Yin Thunders and several Refined Corpses, then Lin Xuan appeared three feet away and punched him.

Lin Xuan killed a late-stage Dongxuan cultivator with one strike as the spatial node began to decay. When a Spatial Vortex appeared instead of the expected Spatial Rift, Lin Xuan plunged into it to pursue the Spirit Division Trial.

• Lin Xuan used Force Cyclone to kill the disheveled-haired Heavenly Corpse Sect cultivator before his Nascent Soul could escape.
• Lin Yujiao thanked Lin Xuan, and he pointed out that the spatial node was about to change.
• The cultivators activated their Formation Flags and sent a pillar of light into the clouds as the spatial node decayed.
• After two hours, the node vanished and a Spatial Vortex formed, alarming the cultivators who had expected a Spatial Rift.
• Lin Xuan entered the vortex, determined to seize his chance at the Spirit Division Trial.

Lin Xuan arrived in the Ancient Demon Realm, disguised his human aura with an Imitation Demon Pill, and searched the wasteland for a settlement. He rescued a strange young girl from pursuing Ancient Demons, and she mistook him for a newly ascended cultivator.

• Lin Xuan recovered from Shattering the Void and swallowed an Imitation Demon Pill to hide his human aura.
• Lin Xuan restrained his cultivation and flew across the wasteland for half a month without finding a settlement.
• Lin Xuan spotted a strange young girl fleeing several three-headed, six-armed Ancient Demons.
• Lin Xuan stopped the pursuers with his spiritual pressure and prevented the girl from taking her own life.
• Lin Xuan killed the Ancient Demons with a Sword Ray, and the girl asked if he had just ascended from the lower realm.
• Lin Xuan confirmed that he was an Ascended Cultivator and let the girl believe her assumption.

Lin Xuan learned that the young woman he rescued was a Half-Demon and agreed to visit her village for the night. When they arrived, they found the village destroyed and her clansmen dead.

• The young woman explained to Lin Xuan that Half-Demons descended from Spirit World cultivators and Ancient Devils who had fallen in love during the war between the realms.
• She told Lin Xuan about her difficult life and how Ancient Devils had attacked her after she found spiritual herbs in the Mo Shi Wasteland.
• The young woman invited Lin Xuan to her village, and he agreed to learn more about the realm and rest there.
• As they neared the village, Lin Xuan noticed that he could detect no spiritual energy fluctuations.
• The young woman and Lin Xuan found the village razed and her clansmen's corpses scattered across the ruins; Lin Xuan turned toward the lower left.

Lin Xuan investigated the slaughter of a Half-Demon village, sheltered its surviving girl, and later discovered a fierce battle while traveling through the Mo Shi Wasteland. The person surrounded by five Ancient Demons was Tian Xiaojian, whom Lin Xuan had not expected to meet again.

• Lin Xuan found two dead Lihe Realm Ancient Demons near the ruined village and inferred that another powerful expert had killed them.
• Lin Xuan noticed that the villagers’ Storage Bags had been searched and learned that the Half-Demon girl possessed an incomplete ancestral map.
• Lin Xuan took the girl to a secluded mountain cave, set up a formation to protect her, and then continued toward the nearest demon city.
• On the third day, Lin Xuan sensed a battle and secretly approached, where he saw five middle-stage Lihe Ancient Demons fighting one man.
• Lin Xuan recognized the man as Tian Xiaojian, whom he had last seen on Penglai Mountain.

Lin Xuan discovered that Tian Xiaojian was fighting five Ancient Demons and watched as they swallowed Baleful Demon Pills to strengthen themselves. Tian Xiaojian overwhelmed their attacks, while Lin Xuan remained hidden and continued to assess his old rival.

• Lin Xuan recognized Tian Xiaojian and reflected on their wary, competitive history before deciding to observe him from hiding.
• Tian Xiaojian blocked the Ancient Demons’ attacks and demanded that they surrender.
• The five Ancient Demons swallowed Baleful Demon Pills, boosting their demonic power despite knowing the pills would destroy their Nascent Souls.
• The Two-Headed Four-Armed Monster Ancient Demon charged Tian Xiaojian, but Tian Xiaojian defeated him in a clash of fists.
• The remaining Ancient Demons attacked with their Dharma Treasures, and Tian Xiaojian’s black rainbows quickly overwhelmed them and weakened their treasures.

Tian Xiaojian’s incarnation defeated five Ancient Demons before Lin Xuan revealed himself and overpowered him. Lin Xuan realized that the Tian Xiaojian he had captured was a Spirit Division incarnation without the memories to recognize him, leaving him wary of Tian Xiaojian’s true strength.

• Tian Xiaojian killed the last surviving Ancient Demon after defeating the other four and searching it for clues.
• Tian Xiaojian’s strange Demon Insect detected Lin Xuan, who appeared from hiding.
• Tian Xiaojian failed to recognize Lin Xuan, and Lin Xuan attacked him with azure Sword Qi.
• Tian Xiaojian summoned Demon Treasures and hid in a Demon Cloud, but Lin Xuan seized him with a large azure hand.
• Lin Xuan recognized that Tian Xiaojian was a Spirit Division incarnation and wondered how strong his true body was.

Lin Xuan’s victory over Tian Xiaojian’s External Incarnation ended in a draw when the incarnation self-destructed before he could search its memories. Far away, Tian Xiaojian learned of its destruction and wanted to investigate personally, but his adoptive father forbade him from leaving seclusion to protect his cultivation of the Nine Baleful True Devil Art.

• Tian Xiaojian’s External Incarnation self-destructed, leaving Lin Xuan without its memories or possessions.
• Lin Xuan searched the area, confirmed the incarnation was gone, and flew away wary of Tian Xiaojian.
• Tian Xiaojian learned that his Spirit Division had self-destructed after encountering someone he seemed to know.
• Tian Xiaojian asked to leave seclusion and investigate, but the Void Shadow refused, warning that a failed advancement could damage his true demon body.
• The Void Shadow explained that his own failed advancements had left flaws in his true demon body and limited his strength.

Lin Xuan entered a city in the Ancient Demon Realm and rented a manor at the Yuelai Inn while keeping his cultivation and identity concealed. He began exchanging Spirit Stones for Magic Stones, but the large amount he offered drew the attention of the pawnshop’s Young Owner.

• Lin Xuan approached the city, submitted to its No-Fly Restriction, and entered on foot without attracting attention.
• He used his divine sense to find the Yuelai Inn and rented a manor for two hundred Spirit Stones a year.
• Lin Xuan secured the manor with its restrictions and his own Formation Flags, then slept there overnight.
• The next day, Lin Xuan disguised himself as a green-skinned Devil Race member and went to a pawnshop to exchange Spirit Stones for Magic Stones.
• After seeing the amount in Lin Xuan’s Storage Bag, the Two-Headed Ancient Demon brought him to the Young Owner, who welcomed him and had tea and refreshments served.

Lin Xuan exchanged Spirit Stones for Magic Stones, bought ancient records to learn about the Demon World, and went to the Hundred Forges Workshop to purchase Demon Treasures. He was presented with three sealed boxes, whose contents had not yet been revealed.

• Lin Xuan exchanged twenty million mid-grade Spirit Stones at a pawnshop and left with ten million mid-grade Magic Stones, while two concealed auras followed him.
• Lin Xuan entered the Hundred Scrolls Tower and bought thousands of ancient records to study the Demon World.
• Lin Xuan decided to buy Demon Treasures so he could avoid revealing his identity as an immortal cultivator during future conflicts.
• Lin Xuan went to the Hundred Forges Workshop and requested the best attack and defensive treasures.
• A Devil Race girl brought three sealed wooden boxes into Lin Xuan's VIP room.

Lin Xuan examined three demon treasures offered by a middle-aged Devil Race merchant, finding the Heaven Ghost Axe and Soul-Losing Drum especially impressive. He asked whether the merchant had any defensive treasures as the presentation ended.

• The middle-aged Devil Race man showed Lin Xuan the Heaven Ghost Axe, and Lin Xuan tested its powerful lightning-attribute magic.
• The man presented nine Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Needles, which Lin Xuan judged average compared with the axe.
• When the merchant doubted Lin Xuan could afford the treasures, Lin Xuan claimed he was purchasing on behalf of a sect.
• The merchant demonstrated the Soul-Losing Drum's spirit-disrupting sound attack and its ability to form demonic skulls.
• Lin Xuan said the drum was acceptable but asked to see defensive treasures.

Lin Xuan sought a defensive treasure and selected four powerful items from a Devil Race shop. He suspected the remarkably low price concealed a conspiracy, but paid anyway, leaving the shopkeeper’s true purpose unknown.

• Lin Xuan asked the middle-aged Devil Race shopkeeper for a rare defensive treasure because using his Mystic Cyan Mother-Child Shield would reveal his identity.
• The shopkeeper showed Lin Xuan several treasures, and Lin rejected the Life-Taking Ring before choosing the Ghost-Face Turtle shield.
• Lin Xuan agreed to buy the Heaven Ghost Axe, Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Needle, Soul-Losing Drum, and Magic Turtle Shield for two million five hundred thousand low-grade Magic Stones.
• Lin Xuan suspected the shopkeeper’s implausibly low price and one-hundred-thousandth-customer discount hid a scheme, then sent over his Storage Bag to pay.

Lin Xuan accepted several treasures from a Devil Race shopkeeper, who secretly arranged for Heaven Ghost Master to possess him. The shopkeeper later explained the scheme to his ailing Second Uncle, while Lin Xuan left knowing more than they suspected.

• Lin Xuan completed the transaction and left the shop after the middle-aged Devil Race cultivator accepted his Magic Stones without checking them.
• The shopkeeper watched Lin Xuan leave, then opened a hidden passage with a command tablet and descended to a chamber beneath the shop.
• The middle-aged Devil Race cultivator told his Second Uncle that Lin Xuan had taken the Heaven Ghost Axe and three other treasures to serve as Heaven Ghost Master's new host.
• The Second Uncle explained that Heaven Ghost Master had survived his apparent death by splitting his Nascent Soul and had cursed him into finding a suitable body.
• The shopkeeper questioned why Heaven Ghost Master had chosen Lin Xuan, but his Second Uncle said they should be glad to escape further entanglement.

After discovering that the Heaven Ghost Axe had once belonged to the renowned Heaven Ghost Master, Lin Xuan suspected it concealed a danger and prepared for a possible possession. When he picked up the axe, Heaven Ghost Master’s remnant Primordial Spirit emerged and failed to possess Lin Xuan, who invited him to talk.

• Lin Xuan returned to his inn, secured his Cultivation Room, and examined the four treasures he had bought, wondering why the shopkeeper had sold the Heaven Ghost Axe so cheaply.
• Lin Xuan read more than a thousand Demon World texts and learned that Heaven Ghost Master had killed numerous Demon Venerables before being slain by an Ancient Demon Saint Ancestor, and that the axe had been his natal treasure.
• Unable to determine the axe’s secret, Lin Xuan decided against interrogating the shopkeeper and chose to handle the treasure himself.
• Lin Xuan grasped the Heaven Ghost Axe, and black devil qi burst from it in an attempt to possess him.
• Lin Xuan dodged the attack, and the black light formed the face of an old man who recognized Lin Xuan as a mid-stage Dongxuan cultivator.
• Lin Xuan asked the remnant Primordial Spirit if he was Heaven Ghost Master and invited him to talk.

Lin Xuan fought Heaven Ghost Master, whose remnant soul tried to seize his body, and revealed the overwhelming power of his Nine Palaces Moment Sword. After surrounding the weakened ghost with eighty-one swords, Lin Xuan asked if he was ready to talk.

• Heaven Ghost Master refused to negotiate and lunged at Lin Xuan to take his body.
• Lin Xuan revealed his cultivation and struck Heaven Ghost Master with a force cyclone, destroying the Cultivation Room in their clash.
• Lin Xuan summoned eighty-one red Immortal Swords, and Heaven Ghost Master realized they were unusually powerful Life-Bound treasures.
• Heaven Ghost Master charged again, but Lin Xuan used one sword to tear apart his protective membrane and force him to shed part of his soul.
• Lin Xuan surrounded Heaven Ghost Master with all eighty-one swords and asked whether they could talk now.

Lin Xuan subdued Heaven Ghost Master and decided to make the remnant soul his guide and ally in the Demon Realm. Heaven Ghost Master yielded to survive and asked Lin Xuan to withdraw the swords surrounding him.

• Heaven Ghost Master realized Lin Xuan had been pretending to be weaker and that the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword left him at Lin Xuan's mercy.
• Unwilling to risk losing his memories through reincarnation, Heaven Ghost Master surrendered and asked Lin Xuan to discuss matters peacefully.
• Lin Xuan decided to spare Heaven Ghost Master and use his knowledge of the Demon Realm to help with his journey and search for Spirit Division Pill ingredients.
• Heaven Ghost Master apologized for underestimating Lin Xuan and asked him to withdraw the Flying Swords.

Lin Xuan survived Heaven Ghost Master's attempt to possess him and turned the Nine Palaces Moment Sword Formation against the remnant soul. As Heaven Ghost Master neared defeat, he tried to save himself by offering spirit herbs for refining the Spirit Division Pill.

• Lin Xuan recalled his Immortal Swords and formed nine sword lotuses, while Heaven Ghost Master hid his hostility behind a fawning smile.
• Heaven Ghost Master sent a concealed Ghost Mist clone to possess Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan escaped with the Substitute Tribulation Talisman and left a false body to be destroyed.
• Lin Xuan surrounded Heaven Ghost Master's Ghost Face with the nine sword lotuses and attacked despite the remnant soul's pleas for mercy.
• Heaven Ghost Master defended himself with a whirlwind of wind blades and Life Essence, but Lin Xuan's Sword Rays broke through and rapidly weakened him.
• Heaven Ghost Master urged Lin Xuan to stop, offering spirit herbs for refining the Spirit Division Pill.