Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan waited at the agreed meeting place for Xing'er while studying the Yinfeng Bead he had taken from Ghost Saint Tianyou. After recovering his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and claiming Tianyou's Nether Stones, he spotted an approaching Startling Rainbow and flew to meet it, his expression turning grim.

• Lin Xuan reached the desolate meeting place and carved a temporary cultivation cave into a mountain while waiting for Xing'er.
• Lin Xuan used Ghost Saint Tianyou's Nascent Soul and the Soul Searching Technique to learn the Yinfeng Bead's Treasure-Controlling Formula.
• Lin Xuan learned to drive the Yinfeng Bead and retrieved the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, whose spirituality had suffered slight damage.
• Lin Xuan searched Ghost Saint Tianyou's Storage Bag and collected more than a hundred million Nether Stones.
• Lin Xuan examined the mysterious Bronze Furnace, then worried that Xing'er had not arrived.
• Lin Xuan spotted a Startling Rainbow approaching and flew toward it with an extremely ugly expression.

Lin Xuan reunited with Xing'er, learned she had been injured by Corpse King Jinyue's subordinate, and used the Heart Inquiry Fruit to prove he was the Asura King's fiancé. Xing'er agreed to lead him to Yue'er, and Lin Xuan was astonished to learn that Yue'er had reached the Tribulation Transcendence Stage.

• Lin Xuan found the badly injured Xing'er, who said she had killed one of Corpse King Jinyue's subordinates while returning.
• Lin Xuan and Xing'er left the plain, unaware that a concealed watcher had discovered a clue to the Asura King's whereabouts and planned to report it to Lord Heavenly Sha Bright King.
• Lin Xuan gave Xing'er a healing pill, and they flew a million li before stopping on a desolate mountain.
• Xing'er gave Lin Xuan the Heart Inquiry Fruit, and his answers to her questions confirmed that he was truly Yue'er's fiancé.
• Lin Xuan asked Xing'er to take him to Yue'er, and she agreed before telling him what she knew about the King's situation.
• Xing'er told Lin Xuan that Yue'er had advanced to the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, shocking him.

Lin Xuan learned from Xing'er that Yue'er’s power had not recovered and that hostile forces threatened her rule in the Underworld Realm. He realized he might already possess two of the Asura Seven Treasures and decided to go to Yinwu Swamp, where Yue'er was hiding.

• Xing'er explained that Yue'er had lost the Asura King’s power, leaving her vulnerable to rebellious Great Demon Ghosts despite loyal allies and safeguards she had prepared.
• Xing'er revealed that gathering the Asura Seven Treasures could restore Yue'er’s former power, and Lin Xuan recognized that a Vanity Box and a bracelet he had encountered might be among them.
• Lin Xuan recalled that Bingpo and Baoshe had traded treasures for a Vanity Box, while Bingpo had also sought a bracelet in the Lost Realm.
• Xing'er told Lin Xuan that Yue'er was sheltering in Yinwu Swamp, a perilous refuge arranged by the Asura King before her reincarnation.
• Lin Xuan agreed to travel to Yinwu Swamp to find Yue'er.

Lin Xuan and Xing'er reached Mist Swamp, where Yue'er was hiding, and Xing'er explained the safeguards protecting the Teleportation Array that could take them to her. They traveled toward a concealed foothold in the swamp, leaving Lin Xuan close to reuniting with Yue'er but not yet at their destination.

• Lin Xuan and Xing'er arrived at Mist Swamp after a smooth journey of half a month.
• Xing'er explained that the Asura King had protected Yue'er's location and the Teleportation Array with loyal attendants, false information, and a Jade Talisman required to activate it.
• Reassured, Lin Xuan had Xing'er lead him toward the array while they restrained their auras to appear to be Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
• The pair crossed the swamp's outer region without drawing attention from the Yin Soul Ghosts they encountered.
• Lin Xuan and Xing'er passed a small cultivator foothold that Xing'er identified as their destination, but they continued flying without stopping.

Lin Xuan and Xing'er reached a seemingly ordinary foothold that concealed a secret teleportation array. They found the array underground, where two Nascent Soul Cultivators guarded it.

• Lin Xuan and Xing'er arrived at the foothold after flying through the Mist Swamp for a day and a night.
• Lin Xuan concealed his urgency to reunite with Yue'er and browsed the Marketplace with Xing'er while they waited for an opportunity.
• Xing'er showed a shopkeeper a list of rare materials, and he led them to a hidden passage behind a mural in his shop.
• Lin Xuan and Xing'er followed the long underground passage to a cavern containing an elaborate teleportation array.
• Lin Xuan saw a young-looking man and an Old Crone guarding the array.

Lin Xuan and Xing'er uncovered a trap at the Teleportation Array, where two ghosts had been stealing Teleportation Talismans and sending travelers into Mist Swamp. Lin Xuan killed the conspirators, but found only two talismans in their Storage Bags, leaving the fate of the others unknown.

• Xing'er and Lin Xuan presented Teleportation Talismans to the array guards and appeared to teleport away.
• The man and Old Crone revealed that they had replaced the talismans with fakes and were helping the Corpse King’s forces obtain more talismans.
• Lin Xuan and Xing'er reappeared, exposing that the ghosts had only seen an illusion and had actually sent no one into Mist Swamp.
• The two ghosts attacked Lin Xuan, who used his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword to kill them before their Nascent Souls could escape.
• Lin Xuan searched the ghosts’ Storage Bags and found only two Teleportation Talismans, while Xing'er worried about where the others had gone.

Lin Xuan and Xing'er used genuine Teleportation Talismans to reach Yue'er's refuge, unaware that Yellow Springs Ghost Mother had chosen not to stop them after Diting warned her of disaster. Yellow Springs Ghost Mother then planned to send the Five Ghosts of Youtan after them, leaving Asura King's hiding place in danger.

• Lin Xuan and Xing'er replaced the tampered Teleportation Talismans and activated the array to reach their destination.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother revealed to Ghost Messenger that she had let Lin Xuan and Xing'er leave because Diting warned her against fighting Lin Xuan.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother explained that Diting's warning suggested Lin Xuan could bring her great calamity, though she did not know why.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother decided to let the Five Ghosts of Youtan pursue Asura King's hiding place, since they had found another teleportation point and obtained many talismans.

Lin Xuan and Xing'er teleported safely into Mist Swamp and set out for Yue'er's dwelling. Lin Xuan sensed that Yue'er was in danger and rushed toward a besieged city, arriving as its defenses neared collapse.

• Ghost Mother Yellow Springs planned to use the conflict between the Five Ghosts of Youtan and Lin Xuan's allies to weaken both sides, then switch to another teleportation point after the array was destroyed.
• Lin Xuan and Xing'er arrived safely in Mist Swamp, and Lin Xuan destroyed the Teleportation Array before following Xing'er toward Yue'er's dwelling.
• After about two hours of flight, Lin Xuan sensed that Yue'er was in danger and spotted a city surrounded by more than a million Yin Soul Ghosts and Refined Corpses.
• Lin Xuan saw that the city's dark-red restriction was still holding, but the defenders were overwhelmed and the defenses were close to breaking.
• Lin Xuan wrapped Xing'er in azure light and rushed two hundred thousand li toward the city, arriving nearby.

Lin Xuan found the Immortal City under siege and learned that Corpse King Jinyue had sent an army but had not come in person. He flew to the distant Tribulation-level battles to help Yue’er’s side and discovered that five Spirit Division-level allies were facing a mid-stage powerhouse.

• Lin Xuan and Xing'er saw the Immortal City surrounded by Yin Soul Ghosts and Refined Corpses, and Xing'er identified the army as belonging to Corpse King Jinyue.
• Lin Xuan resolved to protect Yue'er and sensed intense battles about a hundred thousand li away.
• Xing'er explained that Corpse King Jinyue had likely sent subordinates rather than descending himself, so Lin Xuan flew toward the battles.
• Lin Xuan judged that Asura King’s Restrictions could keep the Immortal City safe for several days and focused on defeating the enemy Tribulation-level fighters.
• Lin Xuan found five Corpse King subordinates fighting nine loyal Yin Soul Ghosts, including five Spirit Division-level fighters facing a mid-stage powerhouse.

Lin Xuan and Xing'er watched as Venerable Heaven-Fat attacked five Spirit Division Stage Ghosts defending the king's hiding place. The Five Ghosts of Youtan's leader shrugged off their attacks and charged through their formation, leaving Lin Xuan stunned by his apparent resilience.

• Lin Xuan stayed hidden and observed the five Spirit Division Stage Ghosts using a formation to hold off their Tribulation Transcendence Stage opponent.
• Lin Xuan recognized the attacker as Venerable Heaven-Fat after Xing'er identified him as one of the Five Ghosts of Youtan and a trusted confidant of Corpse King Jinyue.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat grew angry that the formation had resisted him and charged straight at the five Ghosts.
• The five Ghosts drove their Formation Flags and treasures to unleash a barrage of attacks at Venerable Heaven-Fat.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat ignored the attacks and continued forward without apparent injury, astonishing Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan and Xing'er arrived just as Venerable Heaven-Fat was about to kill five Ghost Race members, and Lin Xuan intervened to save them. Venerable Heaven-Fat threatened Lin Xuan with the name of Corpse King Jinyue, setting the stage for their confrontation.

• The five Spirit Division Stage ghosts attacked Venerable Heaven-Fat, but their treasures were stopped by his Fat Armor and seized.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat unleashed a barrage of palm shadows that trapped the five ghosts and seemed certain to kill them.
• A sudden gale erased the palm shadows, and Venerable Heaven-Fat spotted someone hidden nearby.
• Lin Xuan and Xing'er appeared, and the five ghosts recognized Xing'er.
• Lin Xuan told the five ghosts to withdraw and leave Venerable Heaven-Fat to him.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat demanded Lin Xuan's identity and warned that fighting him meant becoming an enemy of Corpse King Jinyue.

Lin Xuan provoked Venerable Heaven-Fat by declaring he would someday kill Corpse King Jinyue, then fought him in close combat. Venerable Heaven-Fat sent Lin Xuan crashing into a mountain, but Lin Xuan’s dragon-like howl sounded as the peak collapsed.

• Lin Xuan dismissed Corpse King Jinyue and vowed to take his head for betraying Yue'er.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat challenged Lin Xuan and charged at him after Lin Xuan mocked his threat.
• Lin Xuan struck Venerable Heaven-Fat with a punch infused with the Law of Power, but his Fat Armor absorbed most of the attack.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat hit Lin Xuan with a palm strike and sent him crashing into a mountain.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat rushed toward the mountain as Lin Xuan howled, and the peak collapsed around him.

Lin Xuan unleashed the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword against Venerable Heaven-Fat, but the ghostly elder blocked its giant strike with his Dharma Image. Lin Xuan then summoned the Nine Heavens God Luo Image and launched a new assault, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Lin Xuan sent countless Nine Palaces Instantaneous Swords at Venerable Heaven-Fat, who countered with blood-red skulls that produced emerald Flying Needles.
• Lin Xuan empowered his swords, cut through the Flying Needles, and formed a giant silver sword that struck at Venerable Heaven-Fat.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat combined his skulls into a massive Dharma Image and blocked the giant sword with a pair of iron hammers.
• Xing'er and the five Ghost Race Spirit Division members raised defensive treasures and realized how dangerous Venerable Heaven-Fat had been.
• Lin Xuan summoned and enlarged his nine-headed, eighteen-armed Nine Heavens God Luo Image, which attacked Venerable Heaven-Fat's Dharma Image with beams, Wind Blades, thunderfire, and weapons.

Lin Xuan overwhelmed Venerable Heaven-Fat with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, but the enemy vanished while attempting to escape. Lin Xuan trapped him in an illusion realm and began searching for him, confident he could not get away.

• Lin Xuan used Sword into Silk to overwhelm Venerable Heaven-Fat, whose defenses could not hold against the relentless attacks.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat chanted a secret art and disappeared, leaving his defenses to be destroyed by Lin Xuan's sword silk.
• Lin Xuan infused his Flying Swords with azure qi and sent them into the void to track the vanished enemy.
• The illusion-attribute swords transformed the surrounding area into a lush landscape, trapping Venerable Heaven-Fat in an Illusion Realm.
• Lin Xuan used his divine sense to locate a trace of Venerable Heaven-Fat and taunted him for hiding instead of fighting.

Lin Xuan trapped Venerable Heaven-Fat in an illusion and killed him after he failed to escape. Venerable Heaven-Fat's body and soul were destroyed, leaving Lin Xuan victorious.

• Venerable Heaven-Fat used a life-preserving secret art to destroy Lin Xuan's illusion realm and rushed toward the apparent exit.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat crashed into a mountain when the exit vanished, and he suspected Lin Xuan had trapped him in a Spirit Domain.
• Lin Xuan attacked with the Law of Power, then transformed the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire into the Law of Extreme Cold.
• Venerable Heaven-Fat froze as he tried to block the cold with Ghost Fire, giving Lin Xuan time to summon silver Flying Swords.
• Lin Xuan's Flying Swords hacked Venerable Heaven-Fat apart, and the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire burned his remains to ash, scattering his soul.

After killing Venerable Heaven-Fat, Lin Xuan flew to another battlefield and joined a fight between a Fierce Ghost and a young woman who commanded skulls. His arrival gave the woman a chance to press her attack, and the battle remained underway as she brought out another treasure.

• Lin Xuan collected Venerable Heaven-Fat's Storage Bag and flew toward one of the remaining battlefields after greeting Xing'er.
• Lin Xuan arrived to find a Fierce Ghost and a young woman locked in an evenly matched battle using ghostly creatures and Dharma Treasures.
• The Fierce Ghost attacked Lin Xuan with ghost claws and black sword-light, but Lin Xuan countered with cyan Sword Qi and recognized the resulting black river as a false imitation of the Styx River.
• Lin Xuan summoned the Vermilion Bird Ring and multiplied it into more than ten thousand copies, forcing the Fierce Ghost onto the defensive.
• The young woman intensified her attack with her Skull Artifacts and transformed her earrings into a Talisman.

Lin Xuan and Ming Xue defeated the Fierce Ghost, and Xing'er confirmed Lin Xuan was the Young Master. As they set off to help the other battle groups, a devastating shockwave from a distant fight put Ming Xue in fear for Big Brother Lie Yan.

• Ming Xue used a Xiantian Talisman Treasure to trap the Fierce Ghost, allowing Lin Xuan to attack with Red Lotus Fire.
• The Fierce Ghost pleaded to submit, but Lin Xuan refused and Ming Xue beheaded him; his Nascent Soul was destroyed in the flames.
• Xing'er and the Ghost Race cultivators arrived, and Xing'er assured Ming Xue that Lin Xuan was the genuine Young Master.
• Lin Xuan urged them to assist the other battle groups, but an immense explosion and hurricane erupted in the distance, making Ming Xue fear for Big Brother Lie Yan.
• Lin Xuan shielded Xing'er and the five Spirit Division-level Ghost Race members from the distant battle's powerful aftershock.

Lin Xuan surveyed the battles and learned that another Asura King loyalist had fallen, leaving the clashes evenly divided with one still undecided. Meanwhile, Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and Ghost Messenger plotted to exploit Lin Xuan’s distraction and attack Yue'er in the besieged city.

• Lin Xuan used his divine sense to witness Ming Xue charge at the ghostly creature who had killed her Big Brother.
• Yue'er's city held off Corpse King Jinyue's forces in a stalemate as Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and Ghost Messenger arrived nearby.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother warned that Lin Xuan was more powerful than expected and said the remaining Five Ghosts of Youtan could delay him.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and Ghost Messenger planned to attack Yue'er while Lin Xuan was occupied and her strongest defenders were away.
• Another battle ended with an Asura King loyalist defeated, leaving four of the five clashes decided and the sides evenly matched.

Lin Xuan and Ming Xue fought two Tribulation Transcendence-level Ghost Race enemies while Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and the Ghost Messenger secretly reached a weak point in the city’s Restrictions. Lin Xuan’s overwhelming sword power turned the battle in their favor as Yellow Springs Ghost Mother began using the Six-Word Evil Ghost Curse to breach the city.

• Lin Xuan urged the two Ghost Race enemies to surrender, then attacked with his Phoenix Cry Nine Heavens Immortal Swords when they refused.
• The Flame Ghost unleashed a Black Lotus and the other ghost summoned Bone Spears, but Lin Xuan’s Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword shattered their attacks with dark-green lightning.
• Ming Xue joined the fight by sending out black fog and ferocious skulls as all four combatants exchanged Supernatural Powers.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and the Ghost Messenger reached a weak point in the city’s Restrictions and discussed opening a gap to enter.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother summoned nine black balls of light and began casting the Six-Word Evil Ghost Curse.

Yellow Springs Ghost Mother used the Six-Word Evil Ghost Curse to slip through Asura King's city barrier and entered the city with the Ghost Messenger, intent on killing Yue'er. Lin Xuan sensed that Yue'er might be in danger but was pulled into battle, while Feiya sensed an intruder near her hiding place.

• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother summoned a Ghost Face spider that blasted a hole through the city's protective barrier, then entered with the Ghost Messenger before the Restriction repaired itself.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and the Ghost Messenger concealed their auras and set out to ambush Yue'er.
• Lin Xuan felt an ominous spiritual omen and searched with his divine sense, but found the city's Restriction intact and Yue'er's fate unclear.
• A Fierce Ghost attacked Lin Xuan, who countered with a tiger-shaped spell and a strike from his Long Spear as Ming Xue fought another Tribulation-level Ghost Race cultivator nearby.
• Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and the Ghost Messenger found the floating building where Yue'er was hiding, and Feiya sensed someone lurking near her.