Chapter Summaries

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.

Lin Xuan risked advancing his Second Nascent Soul and True Spirit Inner Core together, while Tian Xiaojian remained trapped in a relentless pursuit through the Underworld. Lin Xuan continued his dangerous breakthrough, and Tian Xiaojian emerged from another escape exhausted but still refusing to give up.

• Lin Xuan decided to advance his Second Nascent Soul and Demon Core at the same time despite the risk of severe backlash or a fall in cultivation.
• Lin Xuan used the remaining medicinal strength of the Shangyuan Falling Snow Pill to guide both powers toward the Tribulation Transcendence Stage in perfect sync.
• Tian Xiaojian and the Devil Race Grand Commander struggled to find a way out as Corpse King Jinyue and Heavenly Sha Bright King’s forces pursued them relentlessly.
• After nearly a month of fleeing, Tian Xiaojian appeared in a wasteland badly wounded and nearly out of magic power.
• Tian Xiaojian told his Foster Father that he was close to exhaustion but maintained his resolve never to admit defeat.

Tian Xiaojian decided to risk Shattering the Void to escape the Underworld, while Lin Xuan’s Second Nascent Soul and Demon Core reached a critical advancement. Yue'er and Xiao Tao recognized the immense Tribulation Cloud gathering over Lin Xuan’s retreat, though the chapter ended before his advancement was complete.

• Tian Xiaojian chose to attempt Shattering the Void because remaining in the Underworld meant certain death, and the Devil Race Grand Commander agreed to support him.
• Tian Xiaojian took his final Demon Origin Pill and began preparing to shatter the Void despite his injuries and depleted magical power.
• During Lin Xuan’s half-month retreat, Xiao Tao secretly increased the guards around his seclusion site while continuing to mock him to Yue'er.
• Xing'er reported a vast celestial phenomenon near Lin Xuan’s retreat, and Yue'er and Xiao Tao flew to investigate.
• Yue'er realized the phenomenon came from Lin Xuan and identified the enormous Tribulation Cloud as the sign of his Second Nascent Soul and Demon Core advancing together.

Lin Xuan endured the opening attacks of a powerful Heavenly Tribulation while Tian Xiaojian prepared to Shatter the Void and escape the Underworld Realm. The chapter ended with Tian Xiaojian asking his foster father if he was ready to leave.

• Xiao Tao learned that Lin Xuan cultivated two Nascent Souls and a Demon Core, and was secretly impressed by his strength.
• Golden lightning destroyed the Alchemy Room and surrounding buildings, but Lin Xuan remained unharmed within a thin protective film.
• Lin Xuan formed an azure net with his own supernatural power to block thousands of streaks of Tribulation Lightning.
• A massive fireball emerged from the Tribulation Cloud, and Lin Xuan summoned the Mystic Turtle Dragon Shell Shield to face it.
• Tian Xiaojian, nearly out of magical power and lacking preparations, activated his True Demon Void-Shattering Blade to escape toward the Spirit World.
• Tian Xiaojian asked his foster father whether he was ready as he prepared to Shatter the Void.

Tian Xiaojian escaped the Underworld by shattering the void, while Lin Xuan faced a terrifying new phase of his Heavenly Tribulation. The chapter left Lin Xuan trapped between nine True Spirit manifestations and Tian Xiaojian caught in a Spatial Storm on his way to the Spirit World.

• Tian Xiaojian opened a planar passage with the True Demon Void-Shattering Blade and vanished into it before his pursuers could catch him.
• Lin Xuan blocked a fierce wave of tribulation attacks, but the sky darkened again and nine demonic winds infused with Primordial Demon Qi appeared.
• The nine winds revealed tribulation-cloud forms of the Phoenix, True Dragon, Qilin, Roc, Peacock, Golden Crow, Nine-Headed Bird, Golden Moon True Toad, and Vermilion Bird.
• Lin Xuan realized he could not use the True Spirit Transformation Sword Art before completing his advancement and was left with no clear way to survive.
• Tian Xiaojian flew through the chaotic planar passage toward the Spirit World and encountered a Spatial Storm.

Lin Xuan struggled against nine True Spirits formed from the Heavenly Tribulation and brought out the Immortal Sword Map as a last resort. Meanwhile, Tian Xiaojian escaped his pursuers through an interface passage but was caught in a Spatial Storm, where an ancient voice reached him as his strength ran out.

• Lin Xuan used the Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Swords to fight the attacking True Spirits, but their attacks overwhelmed his defenses.
• Lin Xuan unleashed Hundred Dragon Fangs, but the sword-formed Flood Dragons began to lose against the tribulation’s True Spirits.
• Lin Xuan brought out the Immortal Sword Map as his last resort against the surrounding True Spirits.
• Tian Xiaojian escaped Corpse King Jinyue and the Heavenly Sha Bright King by Shattering the Void and opening an interface passage.
• Tian Xiaojian encountered a Spatial Storm during his crossing and ignited his Source Fire when his Dharma power was nearly exhausted.
• As Tian Xiaojian neared collapse in the spatial rift, an ancient voice entered his ears.

Lin Xuan’s True Spirit Heavenly Tribulation overwhelmed his defenses, leaving him facing death as Yue'er and Xiao Tao watched helplessly. Tian Xiaojian was rescued from a deadly Spatial Storm by a mysterious powerful being, who asked him to join forces to escape.

• Lin Xuan used the Immortal Sword Map against the nine True Spirits, but their attacks shattered its Sword Qi and left him at the brink of death.
• Yue'er tried to reach Lin Xuan, but Xiao Tao stopped her from interfering with the Heavenly Tribulation.
• Tian Xiaojian, exhausted and surrounded by law-formed Wind Blades, seemed certain to die in the Spatial Storm.
• An unknown mighty being cleared the Wind Blades and invited Tian Xiaojian to join forces to escape.
• Tian Xiaojian questioned the Devil Race's Grand Commander about the stranger, who judged the being might rival Corpse King Jinyue or the Heavenly Sha Bright King.

Tian Xiaojian accepted a Nether Soul-Snatching Pill from Nether Dark King and regained his magical power. As Lin Xuan faced a deadly True Spirit Tribulation, he summoned the Five Dragon Seal, which frightened the attacking True Spirits into fleeing.

• Tian Xiaojian judged that the unseen figure was extraordinarily powerful and agreed to go to him despite his suspicions.
• Nether Dark King sent Tian Xiaojian a Nether Soul-Snatching Pill, and the Devil Race's Grand Commander confirmed it was genuine and untampered with.
• Tian Xiaojian swallowed the pill and felt his exhausted magical power rapidly recover.
• Lin Xuan's Xiantian Spirit Treasure broke apart under the True Spirit Tribulation, leaving him near death as Yue'er tried to rush to his aid.
• Lin Xuan used the Blue Star Sea's points of light to summon the Five Dragon Seal, and the True Spirits fled in fear.

Lin Xuan survived his Heavenly Tribulation when the Five Dragon Seal drew in and absorbed all nine True Spirits formed from the Tribulation Cloud. The seal gained nine True Spirit images, while Tian Xiaojian cautiously prepared to follow a trapped stranger’s directions through a Spatial Storm.

• The Five Dragon Seal summoned a vortex that pulled back and swallowed all nine fleeing True Spirits, causing the Heavenly Tribulation to collapse.
• Lin Xuan survived the tribulation, while Yue'er and Xiao Tao watched in shock and Tian Xiaojian remained trapped in a Spatial Storm.
• Tian Xiaojian recovered about seventy percent of his magic power with the Nether Soul-Snatching Pill, examined himself for problems, and cautiously agreed to follow the stranger’s path.
• The tribulation clouds were absorbed into the Five Dragon Seal, which now showed nine tiny images corresponding to the swallowed True Spirits.
• Lin Xuan wondered whether the Five Dragon Seal was connected to True Spirits.

Lin Xuan supplied the missing demonic energy with treasured resources and completed his advancement after the Heavenly Tribulation. Meanwhile, Tian Xiaojian reached the Nether Dark King, who remained trapped in powerful Spatial Storms.

• Lin Xuan realized the Underworld’s pure Yin Energy could not reshape his Second Nascent Soul and Demon Core without demonic energy.
• Yue'er reassured Xiao Tao that Lin Xuan would find a solution, despite Xiao Tao’s attempts to hide her concern.
• Lin Xuan shattered tens of thousands of top-grade Magic Stones and many Ancient Beast Inner Cores to release demonic energy and Demon Qi.
• Lin Xuan drew the demonic energy, Devil Qi, and extreme Yin Qi into the merged vortexes of his Second Nascent Soul and Demon Core, securing his advancement.
• Tian Xiaojian reached the Nether Dark King, who was trapped in Spatial Storms more ferocious than those Tian Xiaojian had crossed.

Tian Xiaojian encountered Nether Dark King in a Spatial Storm, and the two agreed to cooperate to escape it. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan advanced his Second Nascent Soul and Demon Core to the Tribulation Transcendence level, then reunited with Yue'er while Xiao Tao mocked and scolded him.

• Tian Xiaojian recognized Nether Dark King, who explained that he needed another Tribulation Transcendence cultivator's help to escape the Spatial Storm.
• Tian Xiaojian and Nether Dark King agreed to cooperate to get through the storm.
• Lin Xuan successfully advanced his Second Nascent Soul and Demon Core to the Tribulation Transcendence level, and the Yin Soul Ghosts congratulated him.
• Xiao Tao disparaged Lin Xuan, while he ignored her and apologized to Yue'er for making her worry.
• Xiao Tao warned Lin Xuan not to make Yue'er sad and called him cow dung, so Lin Xuan asked Yue'er to go back first.

Lin Xuan prepared to enter seclusion after advancing, while Tian Xiaojian and the Nether Dark King struggled through a Spatial Storm and planned for their eventual separation. The Corpse King Jinyue learned that Tian Xiaojian had escaped, leaving his next move unresolved.

• Lin Xuan told Yue'er he needed to enter seclusion, and Yue'er asked Xiao Tao to find him a new cultivation cave.
• Xiao Tao teased Lin Xuan by suggesting he use a pigsty, then left to choose a cave.
• Tian Xiaojian assisted the Nether Dark King against a powerful Spatial Storm and worried that the Nether Dark King would betray him once they escaped.
• The Devil Race Grand Commander assured Tian Xiaojian that he had a plan to help him escape safely.
• Lin Xuan worried that using the Five Dragon Seal might attract powerful enemies to Yue'er.
• The Corpse King Jinyue raged that Tian Xiaojian had escaped, and a Corpse General arrived in a panic.

The Five Dragon Seal’s recent reaction drew the attention of powerful figures across the Three Realms, and Fairy Tianjue revealed that it had absorbed several kinds of True Spirit Blood. In the Demon World, Bingpo learned that an Asura Seven Treasures earring was in the Yutong Realm and decided to go there in person with Baoshe.

• Corpse King Jinyue struck a Corpse General aside, then learned that someone had found a lead on the Five Dragon Seal.
• Guanghan True Person and True Person Huanglong learned from Fairy Tianjue that the Five Dragon Seal had refined several kinds of True Spirit Blood.
• Guanghan True Person feared that the seal’s change could bring back the calamity associated with the Five Dragons.
• Bingpo dismissed the likelihood that the Five Dragon Seal could become the Bailing Seal and focused on finding the Asura Seven Treasures.
• Baoshe Saint Ancestor reported that an earring was likely in the Yutong Realm, and Bingpo ordered her to prepare for their journey there in their true bodies.

Bingpo and Baoshe discussed traveling to the Yutong Realm after receiving an invitation from the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King. Lin Xuan and Yue'er also learned of a clue to one of the Asura Seven Treasures there, giving them another reason to go.

• Bingpo told Baoshe she had a foolproof plan for visiting the Yutong Realm, then showed her an invitation from the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King.
• Bingpo set their departure for three days later, despite Baoshe's concerns about the dangers and the short preparation time.
• After half a year in seclusion, Lin Xuan stabilized his Second Nascent Soul and Demon Core, and his strength increased substantially.
• Lin Xuan told Yue'er that he possessed two of the Asura Seven Treasures, delighting her and Xiao Tao.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er learned that there was a clue to the Earring in the Yutong Realm.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er learned that the Earring among the Asura Seven Treasures was somewhere in the Yutong Realm. Meanwhile, Tian Xiaojian trapped the Nether Dark King in a spatial vortex and fled toward the passage exit as Spatial Storms closed in.

• Xing'er confirmed that the Earring was somewhere in the Yutong Realm, and Yue'er recognized that new dangers and challenges awaited her and Lin Xuan.
• Tian Xiaojian worried that the Nether Dark King would kill him after they escaped the interface passage, so he resolved to strike first according to a plan made with the Grand Commander of the Devil Race.
• Tian Xiaojian detonated an ancient flower-basket treasure, creating a spatial vortex that swallowed the Nether Dark King.
• The vortex drew Spatial Storms toward the Nether Dark King, who struggled and threatened revenge as Tian Xiaojian flew toward the exit.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er prepared to travel to the Yutong Realm to seek the Asura Seven Treasures’ Earring, while Tian Xiaojian escaped a Spatial Storm and the Nether Dark King remained trapped inside it. The chapter ended by introducing the Yunxia Sect on Yunxia Island, where a large group of its disciples flew out ahead of the sea market.

• Yue'er told Ming Ye she would accompany Lin Xuan to the Yutong Realm, and Ming Ye warned them to be cautious and watch for the Corpse King Jinyue.
• Xiao Tao confirmed that the Inter-boundary Teleportation Array was ready, and she joined Lin Xuan and Yue'er as they set off.
• Tian Xiaojian escaped the Spatial Storm into a Spirit World interface and planned to recover before heading to the Yutong Realm.
• The Nether Dark King remained trapped in the Spatial Storm and vowed revenge on Tian Xiaojian and Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er activated the Asura King’s teleportation array and vanished toward the Yutong Realm.
• On Yunxia Island, thousands of Yunxia Sect disciples led by a Spirit Division-level cultivator flew out as the sea market was about to open.