Chapter Summaries

After Su Yunfeng killed the Palace-Robed Cultivator and took over her body, Lin Xuan resolved to keep fighting for the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill. Su Yunfeng attacked Lingxu True Person and the Confucian-Robed Cultivator with the Shockwave Demon Technique, badly injuring Lingxu while the Confucian-Robed Cultivator’s defense held.

• Lin Xuan rejected the idea of fleeing, deciding that he had to win the treasure or die in the fight.
• Su Yunfeng merged with the Palace-Robed Cultivator’s body and charged at Lingxu True Person and the Confucian-Robed Cultivator.
• The Confucian-Robed Cultivator summoned an ancient book and formed a defense using its mysterious spear and shield characters, while Lingxu True Person surrounded himself with hundreds of sword lights.
• Su Yunfeng transformed into a giant Evil Ghost head and attacked the two cultivators with his Shockwave Demon Technique.
• The Confucian-Robed Cultivator endured the sound waves with only a few steps backward, but Lingxu True Person’s sword-light defense failed and he was sent flying after being struck.

Su Yunfeng overwhelmed Lingxu True Person with the Shockwave Demon Technique and spatial feints, then killed him with a Scythe-shaped hand after the elder's attacks struck only an incarnation phantom. The battle ended with Lingxu True Person dead, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Su Yunfeng sent hundreds of demonic shadow remnants at Lingxu True Person, who raised multiple defenses and fired sword lights that pierced every shadow.
• Su Yunfeng appeared above Lingxu True Person and smashed through his barriers, forcing him to use essence blood to empower his Whisk and break the spatial confinement.
• Lingxu True Person unleashed Yangzhi Bird soul talismans, Dongxuan Realm Puppets, and sword lights against Su Yunfeng, believing the barrage could threaten even a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator.
• Su Yunfeng appeared behind Lingxu True Person and cut him in two with a Scythe-shaped hand, while the attacks in the sea of fire had struck only an incarnation phantom.
• The onlookers were left stunned by Lingxu True Person's sudden death.

Lin Xuan seized Lingxu True Person’s Storage Bag and fled from the Heavenly Demon, but the exit closed before he could escape. He was left trapped inside the space as the demon pursued him.

• The Heavenly Demon destroyed Lingxu True Person’s body and immobilized his Nascent Soul, preparing to devour it.
• Lin Xuan appeared beside Lingxu True Person, bound the Nascent Soul with Azure Glow, took its Storage Bag, and fled.
• The Heavenly Demon pursued Lin Xuan and killed Lingxu True Person’s Nascent Soul with demonic qi.
• Lin Xuan reached the exit, but it rapidly vanished; he used Nine Heavens Micro-Steps and struck an invisible wall.

Lin Xuan confronted Su Yunfeng after the Heavenly Demon sealed the space’s entrance and demanded that Lin Xuan defeat him to escape. Lin Xuan turned Su Yunfeng’s ambush against him with the Ink Spirit Drill, but the chapter ended before revealing whether the wound was fatal.

• Su Yunfeng admitted he had closed the entrance and told Lin Xuan he would have to defeat him to leave.
• Lin Xuan attacked with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and Thunder Fire Awl, but Su Yunfeng scattered into hundreds of demonized Void Shadows.
• Lin Xuan multiplied his sword lights to hold off the shadows, while Su Yunfeng concealed his true body and slipped behind him.
• Su Yunfeng lunged at Lin Xuan’s back, but Lin Xuan dodged and countered with the Ink Spirit Drill, piercing Su Yunfeng’s skull.
• Lin Xuan’s smile quickly faded, and he regarded the situation with a grave expression.

Lin Xuan and the Heavenly Demon weighed the danger of continuing their battle and began negotiating a truce. The demon agreed that fighting to the death was not in his interest, but had not yet stated his terms.

• Lin Xuan noticed that the Heavenly Demon had healed his skull wound, though the demon seemed weakened by the effort.
• Lin Xuan and the Heavenly Demon regarded each other cautiously after realizing how dangerous the other was.
• The Heavenly Demon asked whether Lin Xuan was an avatar of a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator.
• Lin Xuan proposed that they make peace, arguing that neither had a reason to risk a fight to the death.
• Su Yunfeng agreed that continuing the battle did not serve his interests and began to respond.

Lin Xuan’s attempt to make peace with Su Yunfeng collapsed after Su Yunfeng discovered that Lin Xuan possessed a Mortal Saint Body and demanded his physical body. Lin Xuan questioned the claim, but Su Yunfeng revealed that he knew Lin Xuan had once lacked a spirit root and later obtained one through a treasure.

• Su Yunfeng detected Lin Xuan’s Mortal Saint Body and renewed his hostility, viewing Lin Xuan as a priceless prize.
• Lin Xuan dodged hundreds of black crossbow bolts as Su Yunfeng attacked him.
• Su Yunfeng offered to let Lin Xuan’s Nascent Soul escape if Lin Xuan handed over his body.
• Lin Xuan denied having extraordinary aptitude and asked why Su Yunfeng wanted his body.
• Su Yunfeng explained that Lin Xuan’s Mortal Saint Body surpassed his current host and revealed that Lin Xuan had originally lacked a spirit root before obtaining a treasure that gave him one.

Su Yunfeng explained that Lin Xuan possessed the Mortal Saint Body, which offered him no cultivation benefit but could let the Heavenly Demon evolve into an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon if it took over his body. Lin Xuan questioned whether the demon would keep its promise to spare his Nascent Soul, leaving the pair at an impasse as Su Yunfeng offered to swear an oath.

• Su Yunfeng explained how mortals without Spirit Roots could cultivate and described the two conditions for becoming a Mortal Saint Body.
• Su Yunfeng revealed that the Mortal Saint Body would not benefit Lin Xuan but could transform the demon that occupied it into an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon.
• Su Yunfeng offered to spare Lin Xuan's Nascent Soul if Lin Xuan surrendered his body, but Lin Xuan said he had no reason to trust him.
• Su Yunfeng admitted Lin Xuan's concern was reasonable and tentatively offered to swear a venomous oath.

Lin Xuan negotiated with Su Yunfeng over surrendering his Mortal Saint Body, demanding an oath and compensation. Su Yunfeng offered a rare Xuan Tian Spirit Treasure, leaving Lin Xuan wary and asking about its origins.

• Lin Xuan demanded that Su Yunfeng swear by his Inner Demon to release Lin Xuan's Nascent Soul after taking his body.
• Lin Xuan also demanded compensation for giving up the Mortal Saint Body, and Su Yunfeng offered him a Spirit Treasure.
• Lin Xuan questioned whether the offered treasure was a Xiantian Spirit Treasure, noting how rare and valuable they were.
• Su Yunfeng explained that the gift was a Xuan Tian Spirit Treasure, said to fall between Xiantian and Houtian Spirit Treasures.
• Lin Xuan asked Su Yunfeng to explain the Xuan Tian Spirit Treasure's origins before he agreed.

Lin Xuan and Su Yunfeng agreed that Lin Xuan could take the Xuantian Spirit Treasure in exchange for handing over the Mortal Saint Body, and Su Yunfeng revealed that the treasure was the cauldron holding the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill. As Lin Xuan moved to claim it, the surviving Confucian-robed cultivator made his own attempt, only for Su Yunfeng to intervene.

• Su Yunfeng agreed to explain the treasure’s origin after Lin Xuan promised to keep their bargain.
• Su Yunfeng explained that Xuantian Spirit Treasures were made by Tribulation Transcendence cultivators who had failed to imitate Xiantian Spirit Treasures.
• Su Yunfeng revealed that the Xuantian Spirit Treasure was the cauldron holding the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill and told Lin Xuan to take it.
• Lin Xuan prepared to fly to the cauldron as the Confucian-robed cultivator, the last survivor from Ethereal Immortal Palace, made a sudden dash for it.
• The Confucian-robed cultivator reached toward the cauldron, but Su Yunfeng’s demonic energy appeared above him after a cold snort.

Lin Xuan watched as the Confucian-Robed Cultivator used a blood-red ancient book to summon Taowu against Su Yunfeng’s black lightning Flood Dragon. The Heavenly Demon overwhelmed Taowu with countless Demon Pythons, leaving the Confucian-Robed Cultivator surrounded and in mortal danger.

• Su Yunfeng’s black lightning formed a five-clawed Flood Dragon that lunged at the Confucian-Robed Cultivator.
• The Confucian-Robed Cultivator sacrificed essence blood and Life Essence to empower an ancient scroll, then summoned a blood-red Taowu.
• Taowu gained the upper hand against the Flood Dragon, giving the Confucian-Robed Cultivator time to rush toward the small cauldron.
• Su Yunfeng sent countless Demon Pythons from the demonic cloud, and they swarmed over and destroyed Taowu.
• The remaining Demon Pythons surrounded the terrified Confucian-Robed Cultivator and made him their target.

Lin Xuan appeared to honor his bargain with Su Yunfeng, but he had secretly used the exchange to obtain the Spirit Formula Cauldron and lure the Heavenly Demon into a trap. As Su Yunfeng tried to seize Lin Xuan’s apparently empty body, Lin Xuan revealed that he could still move because of his Dual Infant One Core ability and unleashed the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire.

• The Confucian-Robed Cultivator tried to reach the Spirit Formula Cauldron, but Su Yunfeng’s Magic Snakes self-destructed and their corrosive demonic rain destroyed the cultivator and his Nascent Soul.
• Su Yunfeng praised Lin Xuan for not attacking during the fight and promised to let his Nascent Soul leave after Lin Xuan obtained the treasure.
• Lin Xuan lifted the Spirit Formula Cauldron with difficulty and stored the Xuantian Spirit Treasure in his Instantaneous Bag.
• Lin Xuan sent his Nascent Soul out of his body, and Su Yunfeng delayed opening the exit until after fusing with the Mortal Saint Body.
• Su Yunfeng revealed his demonic true body and flew toward Lin Xuan’s apparently lifeless body to seize it.
• Lin Xuan regained control of his body and spat out the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire, revealing that he had feigned compliance and used Dual Infant One Core to keep his body mobile.

Lin Xuan killed Ghost Face with the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and gathered the treasures left behind after the battle. He was the sole survivor in the sealed space and discovered something unexpected as he searched it before leaving.

• Lin Xuan used the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire to burn away Ghost Face's demonic will, leaving behind a demon core that resisted the flames.
• Lin Xuan collected the Heavenly Demon Core and saw that the spatial exit had reopened.
• Lin Xuan surveyed the devastated space and found that the cultivators, the Su Siblings, and every other living being there had died.
• Lin Xuan retrieved the Confucian-Robed Cultivator's ancient-book treasure and examined its unfamiliar material and writing.
• Lin Xuan sensed an unexpected discovery with his divine sense, transformed into a Startling Rainbow, and flew downward.

After finding Lingxu True Person’s Jade Talisman among the dead cultivators’ belongings, Lin Xuan decided to impersonate the Misty Immortal Palace’s grand elder and infiltrate the sect. He reached Nine Immortals Mountain in disguise and began gathering the knowledge he needed to avoid being exposed.

• Lin Xuan found Lingxu True Person’s Jade Talisman in one of the three Storage Bags and decided to use it to impersonate him and take the Misty Immortal Palace’s resources.
• Lin Xuan changed his appearance and aura to match Lingxu True Person, then destroyed the Desolate Island to seal off the ancient space and prevent otherworldly demons from entering.
• Lin Xuan flew to Nine Immortals Mountain and told the patrolling disciples not to announce his return.
• Lin Xuan restrained a middle-stage Dongxuan cultivator and used the Soul Searching Technique to learn about the Misty Immortal Palace.

Lin Xuan killed a Dongxuan Realm cultivator after using Soul Searching Technique to learn more about Ethereal Immortal Palace and its treasures. He returned to Spirit Controlling Peak disguised as Lingxu True Person, claimed that Yun and Ye had died, and headed for the great elder’s cultivation cave.

• Lin Xuan searched the Dongxuan Realm cultivator’s memories for information about Ethereal Immortal Palace, then burned him to ash.
• Lin Xuan flew to Spirit Controlling Peak, where he encountered the Bearded Man who had once introduced him to the sect.
• Lin Xuan told the Bearded Man that Yun and Ye had fallen and that he had escaped with serious injuries.
• Lin Xuan ordered the elders to meet him at Ask Immortal Pavilion in ten days, then flew toward Lingxu True Person’s cultivation cave.
• Lin Xuan searched the summit’s few cultivation caves with his divine sense and identified the one belonging to Lingxu True Person.

Lin Xuan entered Lingxu True Person’s cultivation cave, collected its treasures, and prepared to seek the Ethereal Immortal Palace’s legendary Puppet. He then examined the black demonic qi inside the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and began refining it to prevent it from becoming a threat.

• Lin Xuan used a Formation Disk to enter Lingxu True Person’s protected cultivation cave without breaking its formation.
• Lin Xuan found two Storage Bags and discovered one contained several dozen Puppets, mostly at the Dongxuan level.
• Lin Xuan considered taking the Ethereal Immortal Palace’s legendary palace-guarding Puppet and planned to wait before pursuing it.
• Lin Xuan summoned the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and found that the black qi within it had grown by absorbing its spiritual power.
• Lin Xuan used spell formulas to make the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire refine the black demonic qi.

Lin Xuan tested the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire’s new mental attack, which terrified a Wild Boar and could potentially disrupt an opponent’s mind in battle. Meanwhile, Ethereal Immortal Palace cultivators learned of heavy losses and waited for the Great Elder to emerge from seclusion.

• Lin Xuan turned the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire into black Demon Flame after refining the strange demonic Qi.
• Lin Xuan released the Wild Boar and used the Demon Flame to frighten it into a trembling, confused state.
• Lin Xuan concluded that the Demon Flame could attack minds and might daze powerful opponents during battle.
• At Ethereal Immortal Palace, the Bearded Man told several cultivators that Ye and Yun had fallen and the Great Elder had been seriously wounded.
• The jade-skinned female cultivator asked Junior Brother Wang whether the Great Elder would emerge from seclusion in ten days.

Lin Xuan disguised himself as Lingxu True Person and deceived the Ethereal Immortal Palace elders with a fabricated account of a Heavenly Demon killing Yun and Ye and stealing the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill. He revealed that the pill contained several Tribulation-Transformation Pills and began explaining a plan to defeat the demon, leaving the elders eager to hear more.

• Lin Xuan emerged from seclusion disguised as Lingxu True Person and led the gathered cultivators to Ask Immortal Pavilion.
• Lin Xuan claimed that Yun and Ye had died and that he had been gravely wounded while facing a Heavenly Demon.
• Lin Xuan said the Heavenly Demon had stolen the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill and that he wanted revenge but needed to plan carefully.
• Lin Xuan revealed that the pill contained several Tribulation-Transformation Pills, exciting the Ethereal Immortal Palace cultivators.
• Lin Xuan proposed to “shift calamity eastward” as a way to deal with the Heavenly Demon.

Lin Xuan persuaded the elders of Piaomiao Nine Immortal Palace to enlist other sects against the Heavenly Demon, claiming it could devour Nascent Souls and that the Palace could seize the Nine Immortal Pill amid the battle. He proposed that all the elders leave headquarters to join the hunt while he stayed behind, alarming the veiled cultivator.

• Lin Xuan falsely claimed that the Heavenly Demon could devour Nascent Souls and that Junior Brother Yun and Junior Sister Ye had lost theirs.
• The cultivators believed Lin Xuan and grew furious at the Heavenly Demon.
• Lin Xuan proposed using other sects and clans as cannon fodder, then seizing the Piaomiao Nine Immortal Pill while they fought.
• The elders agreed that enlisting other cultivators would protect their sect's strength and improve their chances of obtaining the pill.
• Lin Xuan said all the elders should personally join the expedition while he remained at headquarters, and the veiled cultivator worried that the Heavenly Demon might attack it.

Lin Xuan impersonated Lingxu True Person and persuaded the Ethereal Immortal Palace’s elders to leave in pursuit of a supposed Heavenly Demon, promising Tribulation-Transformation Pills as rewards. With the sect’s defenses weakened, he reached its hidden treasury and entered by posing as the Great Elder.

• Lin Xuan offered three Tribulation-Transformation Pills to elders who excelled in the mission to destroy the Heavenly Demon and recover the treasure.
• The elders approved his plan, identified sects and clans to contact, and left the Ethereal Immortal Palace to pursue the mission.
• After the Supreme Elders departed, Lin Xuan revealed that he had used the Heavenly Demon story to lure them away and went to the sect treasury.
• Lin Xuan arrived at the unremarkable valley housing the treasury, where two Spirit Division Stage guards had also been lured away.
• Five Dongxuan Realm cultivators emerged and recognized Lin Xuan as Lingxu True Person; he assured them all was well and entered the valley as they lowered its defenses.

Lin Xuan reached the Water Wave Cultivation Cave, used Lingxu True Person’s disc to open the treasury, and began collecting its vast stores of treasure. He left with hundreds of chests packed away, without yet inspecting most of their contents.

• Lin Xuan passed through the waterfall and approached the stone door guarding the Water Wave Cultivation Cave.
• Lin Xuan’s Flying Dagger was destroyed by the door’s lightning restriction, so he used Lingxu True Person’s Round Disc to unlock it.
• Lin Xuan entered the treasury and found hundreds of chests made from thousand-year Sandalwood.
• Lin Xuan opened three chests and identified Snow Crystal Silkworm silk, Sea Radiance Stone, and earth-attribute treasure-refining materials.
• Lin Xuan used Azure Glow and several Storage Bags to pack away hundreds of chests.