Chapter Summaries

Lei Yun Old Ancestor destroyed the Heavenly Demon Sword and avenged Fairy Fire Cloud, but the sword’s destruction brought an unknown woman across the boundary plane. She revealed that she could not remember who she was and believed someone in the Hundred Thousand Mountains might recognize her.

• Lei Yun Old Ancestor smashed Fairy Fire Cloud’s puppet body, then used Solidify Heaven and Earth to trap and destroy the Heavenly Demon Sword.
• The sword’s destruction caused Fairy Fire Cloud’s avatar fighting Ancestor Wandu and Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons to burst apart and perish.
• After a mysterious sigh sounded, Lei Yun Old Ancestor and the other Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivators noticed the sword’s abandoned hilt.
• A beautiful woman effortlessly crossed the boundary plane and appeared before the cultivators, displaying mastery of spatial power.
• The woman said she had forgotten who she was and looked toward the direction where Lin Xuan had gone; she was Qin Yan, the Fairy in the Clouds.

Qin Yan revealed herself as an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon, reclaimed the Heavenly Demon Sword, and killed Ancestor Wandu after he stabbed Lei Yun Old Ancestor. A loyal guard sacrificed himself to save Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons, while Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian sensed the blast from afar; Qin Yan and Ancestor Wandu survived by Shattering the Void.

• Qin Yan picked up the Heavenly Demon Sword, and Ancestor Wandu stabbed Lei Yun Old Ancestor from behind, revealing he had been possessed.
• Qin Yan identified herself as an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon, restored the Heavenly Demon Sword, and beheaded Ancestor Wandu.
• The surviving guard pushed Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons away and sacrificed himself in a devastating explosion.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er sensed the distant blast, and Tian Xiaojian also decided fleeing had been the right choice.
• Qin Yan and Ancestor Wandu emerged from a hazy void hole after escaping the explosion with Shattering the Void.

After escaping the Demon Race powerhouse’s attack, Lin Xuan realized an illusion had been keeping him trapped in the Hundred Thousand Mountains and broke it with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword. As he tried to flee with Yue'er, the Heavenly Demon Sword ambushed him, and a familiar face appeared before him.

• Qin Yan sent Ancestor Wandu after Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons, then vanished using the Wind Concealment Technique.
• Lin Xuan stopped his escape and realized he and Yue'er had been flying in circles inside an illusion.
• Lin Xuan used the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye, then the Illusion Sword of the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, to break the illusion.
• Lin Xuan began flying away with Yue'er, but sensed danger and stopped just before the Heavenly Demon Sword struck.
• Lin Xuan blocked the sword with the Mystic Turtle Dragon Shell Shield and saw a familiar face appear in the void.

Lin Xuan reunited with Qin Yan in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, but her sudden attacks and unsettling behavior left him unsure whether she was truly herself. Meanwhile, Tian Xiaojian learned that the Heavenly Demon Sword controlled Fairy Fire Cloud and was one of the Ten Great Demon Artifacts, weapons of ancient Heavenly Demon Lords.

• Lin Xuan recognized Qin Yan, but she immediately attacked him with the Heavenly Demon Sword.
• Lin Xuan blocked Qin Yan's blood-light attacks with the Mystic Turtle Dragon Shell Shield and the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword.
• Qin Yan greeted Lin Xuan and Yue'er as old friends, leaving Lin Xuan disturbed and uncertain about what had happened to her.
• Tian Xiaojian asked the Grand Commander of the Devil Race about Fairy Fire Cloud, and learned she was a puppet controlled by the Heavenly Demon Sword.
• The Grand Commander revealed that the Ten Great Demon Artifacts had belonged to ancient Heavenly Demon Lords and linked their arrival to the fall of Asura King and the descent of True Immortals.

Lin Xuan learned that Qin Yan had recovered memories as an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon and refused her offer to become one. Qin Yan attacked him and Yue'er, who countered with their treasured swords.

• The Devil Race's Grand Commander told Tian Xiaojian that the Heavenly Demon Sword had belonged to a powerful woman called Fairy in the Clouds.
• Qin Yan explained that she had arranged the space around Lin Xuan and offered to stop fighting if he agreed to her request.
• Qin Yan revealed two Heavenly Demon Pills that could transform Lin Xuan and Yue'er into Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons without changing their memories or personalities.
• Lin Xuan refused Qin Yan's offer, and Yue'er chose to stand with him.
• Qin Yan unleashed countless blood-red attacks, while Lin Xuan met them with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword and Yue'er summoned thousands of swords from the Mysterious Yin Treasure Box.

Lin Xuan and Yue'er battled Qin Yan, whose mastery of spatial techniques left Lin Xuan gravely injured as he shielded Yue'er. Elsewhere, Tian Xiaojian tried to escape a spatial trap but was drawn into a fight with Ancestor Wandu, whom he recognized as possessed by an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon.

• Qin Yan vanished from Lin Xuan and Yue'er's sword-qi encirclement and struck Lin Xuan through the void.
• Lin Xuan took a second palm strike meant for Yue'er, suffering serious injuries as he protected her.
• Tian Xiaojian realized he and his foster father were trapped by more than an ordinary illusion and brought out his Seven-Colored Mystic Ice Fire.
• The wounded Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons fled toward Tian Xiaojian with Ancestor Wandu pursuing her in a green cloud.
• Tian Xiaojian transformed the Seven-Colored Mystic Ice Fire into a three-headed Qilin and attacked Ancestor Wandu.
• Ancestor Wandu emerged from the cloud with Demon Markings, and Tian Xiaojian recognized the aura of an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon.

Tian Xiaojian fought Ancestor Wandu, while Lin Xuan used an Immortal World Spirit Talisman to trap Qin Yan and buy time to escape. Lin Xuan and Yue'er flew onward, but he warned that the talisman would delay Qin Yan only briefly and that breaking the formation would not let them get far.

• Tian Xiaojian attacked Ancestor Wandu with his three-headed Qilin and True Demon Void-Shattering Blade.
• Ancestor Wandu made his poisonous insects self-destruct, shattered Tian Xiaojian's blade, and corroded the Dharma Treasures Tian Xiaojian used against him.
• Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons fled after being caught in the danger of their fight.
• Lin Xuan decided to avoid fighting Qin Yan directly and activated an Immortal World Spirit Talisman.
• The talisman's golden vortex overcame Qin Yan's defenses and sucked her inside.
• Lin Xuan wrapped Yue'er in green radiance and flew onward, explaining that the talisman would only hold Qin Yan briefly.

Lin Xuan followed Tian Xiaojian through the Hundred Thousand Mountains and joined him and the Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons in fighting Ancestor Wandu, who was possessed by an Inter-realm Demonic Thought. They destroyed Ancestor Wandu and the demonic will, while Tian Xiaojian began to suspect Lin Xuan had come to shift danger onto him.

• Lin Xuan reassured Yue'er and followed the route Tian Xiaojian had taken, intending to draw the danger toward him.
• Tian Xiaojian and the Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons gained the upper hand against Ancestor Wandu, who was possessed by an Inter-realm Demonic Thought.
• Lin Xuan arrived and attacked Ancestor Wandu with the Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword, while Tian Xiaojian and the princess joined the assault.
• The combined attacks killed Ancestor Wandu and destroyed the demonic will possessing him.
• Tian Xiaojian wondered why Lin Xuan had appeared and suspected he might have led the danger to him, but greeted him warmly.

Lin Xuan reunited with Tian Xiaojian and drew him into a fight with Qin Yan, an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon. Qin Yan overwhelmed Tian Xiaojian, who remained trapped as her Heavenly Demon Sword descended toward him.

• Lin Xuan pretended he had reached Tian Xiaojian by chance and concealed that Qin Yan was pursuing him.
• Qin Yan arrived, and Tian Xiaojian realized Lin Xuan had diverted the danger toward him but agreed to face her alongside Lin Xuan.
• Tian Xiaojian attacked Qin Yan with a Demon Blade, which she shattered with a single point of her jade hand.
• Qin Yan sent two spatial Talismans after Tian Xiaojian and struck him with blood-colored blade light, but his Demon Armor protected him.
• Qin Yan bound Tian Xiaojian with two Magic Snakes and summoned the Heavenly Demon Sword, while Tian Xiaojian found he could not raise his magic power.

Tian Xiaojian and Lin Xuan joined forces against Qin Yan, but her defenses and counterattacks overwhelmed their strongest techniques. Yue'er and Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons launched a surprise attack, only to discover Qin Yan had evaded it with an illusion and was charging back at them.

• Tian Xiaojian was left without magic power and nearly struck down by Qin Yan, but Lin Xuan intervened with his Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword.
• Lin Xuan and Qin Yan clashed, and the impact sent Lin Xuan crashing into a mountain.
• Tian Xiaojian recovered his magic power and attacked Qin Yan with black lightning and the True Demon Void-Shattering Blade, but she blocked the lightning and reflected his blade qi with a magic-power mirror.
• Yue'er used Silver Lotus to shower Qin Yan with Silver Thread needles, and Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons charged in to attack her.
• Qin Yan vanished after the needles pierced her, revealing that they had struck an illusion, and she reappeared in demonic qi and charged forward.

Qin Yan overwhelmed Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons and charged toward Yue'er, but Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian joined forces to protect her. Fairy in the Clouds emerged through Qin Yan's blood-red power and unleashed a counterattack against them.

• Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons revealed her Flood Dragon form, but Qin Yan struck her down and rushed toward Yue'er.
• Lin Xuan shattered the mountain with Hundred Dragon Fangs and sent a hundred dragons to shield Yue'er from Qin Yan.
• Tian Xiaojian summoned a jade bottle and released hundreds of Magic Beast souls to attack Qin Yan alongside Lin Xuan.
• Fairy in the Clouds used a blood-red sphere and flower to block the attacks, then sent fine threads through the dragons and souls.
• Lin Xuan protected Yue'er with the Mystic Turtle Dragon Shell Shield while Tian Xiaojian covered himself in Demon Armor.
• Fairy in the Clouds sent blood-colored blade-lights after the surviving attackers.

Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons summoned a protective Split Soul of the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King, who blocked Fairy in the Clouds's attack and recognized her as someone believed to have died at North Pole Origin Light Palace. Lin Xuan was left questioning what had happened in that battle as the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King faced Qin Yan warily.

• Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons unfurled an ancient scroll and released a Split Soul of the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King.
• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King's Split Soul caught Fairy in the Clouds's bloody attacks, giving Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian an opening to prepare a counterattack.
• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King recognized Fairy in the Clouds and questioned how she had survived the battle at North Pole Origin Light Palace.
• Lin Xuan recalled the battle between the Asura King and three True Immortals and wondered why the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King believed Fairy in the Clouds had been there.
• Qin Yan addressed the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King, and the king warily asked what she wanted.

Qin Yan confronted the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King over their ancient grudge and moved to attack Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons. The King sacrificed his Split Soul to shield his daughter and create an opening, allowing Lin Xuan to escape through the broken concealment before the others.

• Qin Yan accused the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King of having wounded her with a sword strike in ancient times, while Lin Xuan decided to look for a chance to flee.
• Qin Yan dismissed the King's threats and attacked Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons with the Heavenly Demon Sword.
• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King took Qin Yan's sword strikes without dodging, then coiled around her protective barrier.
• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King shouted for Shan'er to go and detonated his Split Soul, breaking the concealment while limiting the blast to protect his daughter.
• Lin Xuan flew through the opening first, leaving Tian Xiaojian and Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons behind.

Tian Xiaojian fought Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons for the chance to escape, then shoved her toward the injured Qin Yan and fled. Qin Yan killed the princess and pursued Tian Xiaojian.

• Tian Xiaojian and Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons raced toward the shrinking passage, but neither would yield to the other.
• Tian Xiaojian feinted at the princess with the True Demon Void-Shattering Blade, then shoved her toward Qin Yan and fled.
• Qin Yan, furious after the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King's Split Soul injured her, mistook the approaching princess for an accomplice.
• Qin Yan struck Princess of Ten Thousand Flood Dragons with the Heavenly Demon Sword, killing her in a storm of power.
• Qin Yan chased after Tian Xiaojian as he fled.

The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King set out to avenge his daughter, while Lin Xuan fled Qin Yan and was forced to confront her. Fairy Yutong appeared through the void and attacked Qin Yan, allowing Lin Xuan and Yue'er to escape.

• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King erupted from Ten Thousand Flood Dragon Valley and tore through the void to pursue the one responsible for his daughter's death.
• Lin Xuan and Yue'er fled Qin Yan at great speed, but Lin Xuan stopped when she caught up and urged him again to become an Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon.
• Lin Xuan refused Qin Yan's offer, and the two prepared to fight.
• A vast power of law tore open the sky, and Fairy Yutong appeared as a distant Void Shadow.
• Lin Xuan seized the chance to flee with Yue'er while Fairy Yutong's sword light engulfed Qin Yan.

One month after fleeing the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Lin Xuan recovered from his injuries and learned that the failed treasure-map scheme had caused turmoil across the Yutong Realm. News spread that Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons had orchestrated the blood sacrifice, while Fairy Yutong thwarted their attempt to open a realm passage, leaving the realm braced for further upheaval.

• Lin Xuan left the Hundred Thousand Mountains without learning whether Qin Yan survived Fairy Yutong’s distant strike.
• A month later, Lin Xuan emerged from seclusion after recovering from his injuries, and Yue'er asked whether he had healed.
• Reports revealed that more than ten Tribulation Transcendence experts, including Lei Yun Old Ancestor, had died in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, along with the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King’s only daughter.
• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King’s daughter’s death stirred the cultivation world and raised fears of war between the realms.
• Old monsters uncovered that Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons had used a fake Treasure Map to lure cultivators into a blood sacrifice meant to open a realm passage.
• News spread that Fairy Yutong had thwarted the demons’ plan, though the threat had not ended.

The Spirit World remained in fear after the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons reappeared, while Fairy Yutong, the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King, and Guhongzi discussed the Cloud Demoness’s escape and the threat she posed. Guhongzi then confronted the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King over whether he had invited the True Devil Progenitors Baoshe and Bingpo to the Spirit World.

• Cultivators across the Spirit World and its lesser realms grew fearful and stayed close to home after the Heavenly Demons appeared again.
• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King questioned Fairy Yutong about why her strike had failed to stop the Cloud Demoness, and Fairy Yutong denied holding back.
• Fairy Yutong said the Cloud Demoness’s blood-sacrifice scheme to reopen the path to the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demons had been thwarted, and explained that she had invited Guhongzi to discuss what came next.
• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King asked when the other Loose Immortals and Demon Kings would arrive, and Fairy Yutong said their inter-realm Sound Transmission Talisman should bring them within days.
• Guhongzi asked whether the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King had invited Baoshe and Bingpo to the Spirit World, astonishing Fairy Yutong.

Lin Xuan reflected on the danger and unanswered mysteries of the Hundred Thousand Mountains before discovering that the treasure hunt had shaken the cultivation world. The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King and Fairy Yutong defended his decision to invite Baoshe and Bingpo, while Guhongzi remained frustrated.

• The Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King secretly explained to Fairy Yutong why he had invited Baoshe and Bingpo, and she accepted his reasons while warning him to stay on guard.
• Guhongzi challenged the Ten Thousand Flood Dragon King, but Fairy Yutong stopped their quarrel and turned the discussion to the aftermath of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
• Lin Xuan left his recuperation site, considered Qin Yan's identity and the strength of the Outer-Domain Heavenly Demon, and wondered whether he would meet Qin Yan again.
• Lin Xuan traveled for several days and noticed that cultivators had become scarce even as mortal towns remained busy.
• Lin Xuan reached an Immortal City, gathered news at a teahouse, and learned that the Hundred Thousand Mountains treasure hunt had shaken the cultivation world.

Lin Xuan heard cultivators mention Baisuan Pavilion and wondered whether it was connected to the pavilion he had known in the Human World. He listened to their conversation, learning that their branch had been taken down, but the pavilion’s identity remained uncertain.

• Lin Xuan left the small Immortal City and spent a month wandering without finding clues about the Asura Seven Treasures.
• Lin Xuan made a shelter in a Desolate Mountain and slept on his Cold Jade Bed.
• During the night, Lin Xuan sensed a group of cultivators traveling nearby and heard them mention Baisuan Pavilion.
• Lin Xuan considered whether the pavilion might be the one from the Human World and quietly listened to the group.
• A man told his Martial Uncle that their Baisuan Pavilion branch had been taken down and asked how they could face the two Pavilion Masters.

Lin Xuan secretly followed a group of Baisuan Pavilion cultivators and learned that they were fleeing enemies while protecting an important treasure. When a Baisuan Pavilion Spirit Boat arrived and reunited them with Wu Yun'er and Liu Xin, Wu Yun'er sensed Lin Xuan hiding nearby and called him out.

• Lin Xuan followed the Baisuan Pavilion cultivators in secret, hoping to learn why they were traveling through remote places.
• After more than a month without learning much, Lin Xuan saw a Spirit Boat bearing the Nine Heavens Bright Moon Ring and realized it belonged to Baisuan Pavilion.
• The cultivators rejoiced as nearly a thousand Baisuan Pavilion elites arrived, led by Wu Yun'er and Liu Xin.
• The Palace-Robed Woman told Liu Xin that the group had protected the important treasure despite the branch altar's destruction.
• Wu Yun'er sensed Lin Xuan's concealment and demanded that he reveal himself.