Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan and Yue'er pursued a Robe-Clad Elder who stole a Jade Slip after revealing his concealed strength and escaping at extraordinary speed. Lin Xuan caught up and offered him a bottle of pills in exchange for the Jade Slip, which the Elder gladly accepted.

• Lin Xuan and Yue'er dismissed the Jade Slip’s cultivation art as unappealing, but Lin Xuan became curious when a Robe-Clad Elder snatched it.
• The Robe-Clad Elder revealed he was at the great completion of the late Spirit Division Stage, blocked the cultivators’ attacks, and escaped using a spirit talisman.
• Lin Xuan decided to investigate and flew after the Elder with Yue'er.
• After pursuing him for the time it took to eat a meal, Lin Xuan caught up and demanded the Jade Slip.
• Lin Xuan offered a bottle of pills for the Jade Slip, and the Elder accepted after discovering the pills’ value.

Lin Xuan acquired a Jade Slip that turned out to be a Treasure Map and decided to follow it with Yue'er. As identical maps spread across the Yutong Realm and stirred rumors of immense treasures, Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons heard that Wang Tinglou might have gone after one.

• The Robe-Clad Elder exchanged the Jade Slip for Lin Xuan's spirit pill and departed, and Lin Xuan discovered the slip contained a Treasure Map.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er decided to follow the map after making no progress searching for clues to the Asura Seven Treasures, then left together.
• Tian Xiaojian examined an identical map and decided to travel while the Flat Peach Sacred Fruit remained immature.
• Hundreds of identical maps appeared across the Yutong Realm, sparking rumors of a True Immortal's tomb or an ancient treasure hoard and drawing the attention of powerful cultivators.
• Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons grew angry over the failure to find Wang Tinglou, and a maidservant suggested he might have obtained a Treasure Map and gone in search of its destination.

Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons examined a Jade Slip while Lin Xuan traveled in isolation, unaware that many cultivators were pursuing the same Treasure Map. Elsewhere, an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon learned that the Palace Master had deliberately scattered maps to a Space Node, and a mysterious woman resembling Qin Yan emerged from the demonic vortex.

• Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons agreed to inspect the Jade Slip the Demon Race women presented as a Treasure Map.
• Lin Xuan kept to deserted routes and remained unaware that several hundred copies of the Treasure Map had been distributed and that Tian Xiaojian and Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons were pursuing them.
• An Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon reported to the Palace Master that the node had been discovered.
• The Palace Master revealed that the node’s location had already been turned into Treasure Maps and scattered throughout Yutong Realm, but did not explain why.
• A graceful woman emerged from the vortex, and her features and figure strongly resembled Qin Yan.

Lin Xuan arrived at the Hundred Thousand Mountains, where the Hundred Poisons Sect and other powerful cultivators were drawn into a deadly struggle over a suspected treasure. The Spirit Division cultivators were hunted or fled into the mountains as the treasure’s emergence set the search in motion.

• Lin Xuan reached the Hundred Thousand Mountains after traveling for more than ten days in disguise.
• The Hundred Poisons Sect, led by Ancestor Wandu, learned that powerful outsiders had entered the mountains and suspected they were seeking a treasure.
• A brilliant radiance and immense, bell-like sound rose from the depths of the mountains, convincing Ancestor Wandu that a rare treasure was appearing.
• Ancestor Wandu captured foreign Spirit Division cultivators and obtained a Treasure Map, then targeted other Spirit Division cultivators while avoiding Tribulation Transcendence cultivators.
• Other Tribulation Transcendence ancestors also began killing Spirit Division cultivators, prompting some to flee and others to enter the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er reached the Hundred Thousand Mountains and were ambushed by Fairy Fire Cloud, who mistook their concealed strength for that of Spirit Division cultivators. After realizing they were both at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, she fled, then encountered Tian Xiaojian and mistook him for an ordinary young cultivator.

• Lin Xuan arrived at the Hundred Thousand Mountains and deflected a sudden saber ambush with his sleeve.
• Fairy Fire Cloud recognized Lin Xuan and Yue'er as Tribulation Transcendence cultivators and angrily scolded them for hiding their strength.
• Fairy Fire Cloud flew away, while Lin Xuan and Yue'er chose not to pursue her and continued into the mountains with their auras revealed.
• Fairy Fire Cloud, still angry, sensed a Spirit Division Stage cultivator approaching and went to meet him openly.
• Tian Xiaojian arrived in Fairy Fire Cloud's path, appearing to her as a young Spirit Division cultivator.

Tian Xiaojian, newly arrived in the Yutong Realm after escaping a series of deadly pursuits, clashed with Fairy Fire Cloud when she attacked him. As he gained the upper hand and prepared to kill her, an enormous arm emerged from a rift in the void to defend her.

• Tian Xiaojian concealed his cultivation in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, but Fairy Fire Cloud attacked him with a deadly saber strike.
• Tian Xiaojian revealed his strength and shattered Fairy Fire Cloud’s attack with the True Demon Void-Shattering Blade.
• Tian Xiaojian’s troubled journey through the Underworld Realm was recounted, including his escapes from Corpse King Jinyue, the Heavenly Sha Bright King, and the Nether Dark King.
• Tian Xiaojian and Fairy Fire Cloud fought, and he forced her into retreat despite her stubborn counterattacks.
• Tian Xiaojian prepared to kill Fairy Fire Cloud, but a voice condemned him for injuring its wife as a huge arm reached through a vortex in the sky.

Tian Xiaojian escaped an attack by Lei Yun Old Ancestor, who then pursued him to win Fairy Fire Cloud’s favor. Meanwhile, Lin Xuan reached the Hundred Thousand Mountains and spotted a distant omen that drew other cultivators, but chose to approach cautiously.

• Tian Xiaojian used his Demonic Aspect to clash with a powerful arm emerging from a Spatial Rift, and both attacks were destroyed.
• Tian Xiaojian recognized his opponent as a Tribulation Transcendence Late Stage cultivator and fled into the mountains.
• Lei Yun Old Ancestor emerged from the Spatial Vortex, apologized to Fairy Fire Cloud, and chased Tian Xiaojian after blaming him for her anger.
• The Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons and other old monsters arrived as the Treasure Map began drawing cultivators toward a looming conflict.
• Lin Xuan reached the Hundred Thousand Mountains, where he saw a distant radiance and heard an ancient voice.
• Yue'er urged Lin Xuan to follow the omen, but he decided to proceed carefully and assess the situation first.

Zhang Qi, a Mid-Spirit Division Stage cultivator, risked entering the Hundred Thousand Mountains to pursue the treasure hinted at by his map. After waiting half a month for the phenomenon to reappear, he reached a Dharma Treasure with surprising ease and wondered whether he had walked into an ambush.

• Tribulation Transcendence cultivators cleared out weaker treasure seekers, killing many Spirit Division Stage cultivators while some escaped.
• Zhang Qi followed his Treasure Map into the Hundred Thousand Mountains, evaded his pursuers, and wandered lost while searching for the phenomenon.
• After waiting half a month, Zhang Qi saw the phenomenon appear again and rushed toward it.
• Zhang Qi found no signs of an ambush and spotted a Dharma Treasure in the soil, but questioned why he had reached it so easily.

Zhang Qi raced to claim a strange Xiantian Spirit Treasure, but after the black-faced old man pierced his chest, the treasure bound itself to Zhang Qi and transformed him. The transformed Zhang Qi vanished and struck at the old man with a twisting bloody gleam.

• Zhang Qi flew toward the treasure and saw a saber-like weapon covered in bloody light and runes.
• A black-faced Late-Spirit Division Stage old man arrived, recognized the treasure as a Xiantian Spirit Treasure, and attacked Zhang Qi to stop him.
• Zhang Qi touched and gripped the treasure before the old man's life-bound treasure pierced his chest, but no blood came from the wound.
• Blood-red tendrils from the treasure wrapped around Zhang Qi's hand, and demonic aura obscured his features as he transformed.
• The black-faced old man summoned more than ten weapons to attack Zhang Qi, but Zhang Qi vanished and reappeared as a bloody gleam aimed at the old man's head.
• The bloody gleam twisted around the old man's weapons and chopped down toward him.

Zhang Qi, controlled by an ancient demonic blade, slaughtered the cultivators drawn to the treasure and killed a Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivator despite his formidable defenses. The blade continued to grow stronger as it consumed blood.

• The bloody light killed the black-faced old man and drained his body and Nascent Soul, revealing that the treasure controlled Zhang Qi like an Inner Demon.
• Cultivators drawn to the strange phenomenon arrived, and the demonic blade killed several Spirit Division Stage disciples of the Hundred Poisons Sect.
• A thin Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivator recognized the treasure as an ancient demonic artifact and tried to leave, but Zhang Qi attacked him.
• The thin man’s red hand and blue flying sword were cut apart by the bloody light.
• The thin man’s twelve-shield Life-Bound Dharma Treasure failed to stop the blade, which killed him.

Zhang Qi concealed his power after defeating his foe, while Ancestor Wandu discovered that the Hundred Poisons Sect’s disciples were being killed in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Elsewhere, Tian Xiaojian’s quarrel with Lei Yun Old Ancestor escalated into a fight.

• Zhang Qi drew his magic power inward and watched with silver-white pupils as the Demon Blade’s blood-red glow flickered.
• Ancestor Wandu’s artifact revealed the souls of his disciples extinguishing one after another, and he flew toward the place where they had last appeared.
• Lei Yun Old Ancestor blamed Tian Xiaojian for offending Fairy Fire Cloud and demanded that he return with him and beg her forgiveness.
• Tian Xiaojian, enraged by the accusation, unleashed demonic qi and attacked Lei Yun Old Ancestor with the True Demon Void-Shattering Blade.

Lin Xuan cautiously approached the treasure hunt in the Hundred Thousand Mountains while an unknown Demon Blade hunted cultivators. He discovered that the Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons had arrived in an ostentatious procession, and kept his identity hidden as the other treasure seekers reacted to her display.

• Lin Xuan delayed joining the treasure hunt because the Treasure Map and strange phenomenon seemed suspicious, and he traveled behind the other cultivators.
• Zhang Qi, controlled by a strange treasure, ambushed cultivators while the Demon Blade devoured their blood essence and grew stronger.
• Lin Xuan heard drums, music, and firecrackers, then used his divine sense to investigate the approaching procession.
• Maidservants, rare birds, and a lavish Beast Carriage appeared, carrying the Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons.
• Lin Xuan recognized the Princess but refrained from probing her carriage, deciding to keep his identity concealed.

Lin Xuan followed Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons through the Hundred Thousand Mountains, hoping to exploit the chaos around the treasure. He discovered Tian Xiaojian fighting Fairy Fire Cloud and Lei Yun Old Ancestor, then sensed danger approaching.

• Lin Xuan decided to follow Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons and secretly stayed more than a hundred zhang behind her procession with Yue'er.
• Lin Xuan saw the princess send a Maidservant to investigate distant explosions, then used his divine sense to locate a fierce battle.
• Lin Xuan recognized Tian Xiaojian and Fairy Fire Cloud among the combatants, with Lei Yun Old Ancestor joining Fairy Fire Cloud against Tian Xiaojian.
• Tian Xiaojian held his own against Fairy Fire Cloud and Lei Yun Old Ancestor despite being at a disadvantage.
• Lin Xuan sensed an inexplicable danger approaching.

Lin Xuan watched a concealed Demon Blade ambush the Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons’s entourage, killing Ink Dragon Guards and maidservants while draining their blood. As the blade attacked another maidservant, an azure glow flew from the Embroidered Pavilion.

• Lin Xuan sensed a hidden threat, prepared to strike, and realized the enemy had shifted its attention away from him.
• A blood-red Demon Blade ambushed the rear of the procession, killing an Ink Dragon Guard and his Savage Beast mount before draining their blood.
• The Demon Blade slaughtered more Ink Dragon Guards, evaded their counterattack, and vanished as they closed in around it.
• The Demon Blade reappeared among the palace-lantern-bearing maidservants, killing several while the rest fled in panic.
• As the bloody light struck toward another maidservant, someone in the Embroidered Pavilion shouted and sent out an azure glow.

Lin Xuan watched Green Snake Fairy fight a strange blood-red Demon Blade, but her attempts to counter it left her vulnerable to Zhang Qi, who had been controlled by the treasure. Zhang Qi defeated Green Snake Fairy, and the Demon Blade beheaded her.

• A green hand from the Embroidered Pavilion tried to stop the Demon Blade, but its attack split into three and killed two Maidservants.
• Green Snake Fairy emerged from the pavilion and struck down a wisp of the Demon Blade’s light, believing she had destroyed it.
• The blade’s light reappeared as false images and drew Green Snake Fairy’s attention while Zhang Qi moved to attack her.
• Green Snake Fairy fought Zhang Qi, but he broke her bones and smashed her into the mountain.
• The Demon Blade appeared and took off Green Snake Fairy’s head.

Zhang Qi’s demonic art and the blood-red Demon Blade attacked Tian Xiaojian’s group, killing Fairy Fire Cloud despite her apparent victory over him. Tian Xiaojian learned that the blade controlled Zhang Qi and came from the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons, while the wounded Fairy Fire Cloud showed a strange change.

• Zhang Qi reformed from scattered blood threads near Tian Xiaojian after surviving the Heavenly Bird’s attack.
• The Devil Race's Grand Commander warned Tian Xiaojian that the treasure hunt had gone wrong and that Zhang Qi’s aura did not resemble the Saint Race.
• Zhang Qi sent deceptive copies toward Fairy Fire Cloud, but Lei Yun Old Ancestor identified his true body and struck him with lightning halberds.
• Fairy Fire Cloud burned Zhang Qi to ash, but a blood-red glow pierced her heart, revealing that the Demon Blade controlled him as a Puppet.
• The Devil Race's Grand Commander told Tian Xiaojian that the Ten Great Demon Artifacts were treasures of the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons, and Fairy Fire Cloud’s eyes turned silvery white.

Fairy Fire Cloud became a puppet controlled by the Heavenly Demon Sword and sealed the surrounding region, forcing Lin Xuan and the other cultivators to unite against her. Lin Xuan reunited face-to-face with Tian Xiaojian after a thousand years, and the group prepared to fight together.

• Fairy Fire Cloud wielded the Heavenly Demon Sword, and the Devil Race Grand Commander warned Tian Xiaojian to flee as she sealed everything within a hundred thousand li.
• Fairy Fire Cloud's Sword Qi exposed the hidden Lin Xuan and struck Ancestor Wandu, who escaped with his left hand missing.
• Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian recognized each other and exchanged false warmth before Tian Xiaojian proposed joining forces against Fairy Fire Cloud.
• Lin Xuan agreed, insisting that all the cultivators present should cooperate, and Lei Yun Old Ancestor, Ancestor Wandu, and Five Poisons Old Ancestor accepted that they had to fight together.

Ancestor Wandu regenerated his severed arm as more allies arrived to face the Heavenly Demon Sword, which had taken control of Fairy Fire Cloud. The sword launched an enhanced Shadow Clone Technique, and Lin Xuan and Yue'er faced several attacking figures.

• Ancestor Wandu used the Limb Regeneration Technique to restore his severed arm, though it cost him Life Origin Qi.
• Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons arrived in the Embroidered Pavilion with the remaining Ink Dragon Guards and a four-winged, six-legged Heavenly Bird.
• The Heavenly Bird recognized Lin Xuan but turned its attention to the enemy, while Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons stared at Tian Xiaojian.
• Fairy Fire Cloud, controlled by the Heavenly Demon Sword, created dozens of indistinguishable shadow clones and sent them attacking the cultivators.
• Lei Yun Old Ancestor failed to identify the real clone and escaped with the Thunder Escape Technique, while Lin Xuan and Yue'er faced several approaching figures.

Lin Xuan used the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to expose Fairy Fire Cloud’s illusion, but she revealed the Heavenly Demon Sword’s deadly power and divided into seven real selves. Lin Xuan fought two of them with his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, which was blasted into disarray as the chapter ended.

• Lin Xuan pierced Fairy Fire Cloud’s Yin Spirit-like shadow and saw through her false images with the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye.
• Fairy Fire Cloud’s blood shadows killed all the Ink Dragon Guards, then gathered back into her form as Yue’er recognized the Heavenly Demon Sword as an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon’s treasure.
• Fairy Fire Cloud split into seven real bodies, each retaining nearly the same strength, and sent two of them toward Lin Xuan and Yue’er.
• Lin Xuan summoned the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and clashed with the two Fairy Fire Clouds, whose Heavenly Demon Swords matched it without yielding.
• The two Fairy Fire Clouds chanted “Duo,” detonated their blood-red Flying Swords, and blasted Lin Xuan’s sword into disarray before raising their hands to strike.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er destroyed two Fairy Fire Cloud avatars controlled by the Heavenly Demon Sword, then fled before the fight could worsen. Tian Xiaojian also escaped, leaving the other cultivators to face the remaining avatars, with Lei Yun Old Ancestor staying behind to avenge Fairy Fire Cloud.

• Yue'er tried to block the Heavenly Demon Sword's attack, but the two Fairy Fire Cloud avatars shattered her Sword Qi and sent it sweeping toward her and Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan used Sword Spirit Transformation into Void, Illusionary Yin Divine Thunder, and Hundred Dragon Fangs to overwhelm the two avatars while Yue'er summoned Skull Artifacts with the Six-Word Evil Ghost Curse.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er killed the two Fairy Fire Cloud avatars, then flew away at extreme speed rather than risk a prolonged fight over the Treasure Map.
• Tian Xiaojian battered another Fairy Fire Cloud avatar with the True Demon Void-Shattering Blade, then fled in the opposite direction from Lin Xuan.
• The remaining cultivators faced the danger left behind, while Lei Yun Old Ancestor refused to retreat because he wanted to avenge Fairy Fire Cloud.