Chapter Summaries

Ling Pengyun and Star Sea Pavilion’s forces rescued the Mountain Sea Han Family from a demon beast assault, and Ling Pengshan and Ling Chengshi began rebuilding the clan’s defenses. Months later, Red Crab Demon Lord slaughtered another Righteous Path force to gather materials for a Spirit Treasure, only for Ling Pengyun to appear.

• Ling Pengyun’s Star Sea Pavilion forces trapped and slaughtered the demon beasts attacking Mountain Sea Island, then collected the spoils.
• Ling Pengyun revealed to Ling Chengshi and Ling Pengshan that he was protecting five nearby sea regions and gave Ling Pengshan healing pills.
• Ling Pengshan and Ling Chengshi ordered the Han Clan to reclaim its fallen spirit islands, while Ling Pengyun secretly guarded the region against further attacks.
• Several months later, Red Crab Demon Lord and its dao companion slaughtered a Golden Core Righteous Path force to gather materials for a Fourth Rank Spirit Treasure.
• Red Crab Demon Lord prepared to leave before nearby forces noticed it, but Ling Pengyun’s voice called out to it.

Ling Pengyun cornered the Red Crab Demon Lord and his companion, then forced them to help him trap the Saint Demon Sect’s Devil Lords. The couple attacked a Wood Origin Immortal Sect market town to lure reinforcements, then contacted the Saint Demon Sect and awaited its response.

• Ling Pengyun confronted the Red Crab Demon Lord and his companion, rejected their offer of spiritual resources, and threatened them into accepting his demand for help.
• Ling Pengyun explained that he wanted the couple to help locate the Saint Demon Sect’s Devil Lords, then imposed restrictions on their seas of consciousness and devised a trap with them.
• The Red Crab Demon Lord’s companion suggested reporting Ling Pengyun to the Sea Flood Dragon Race, but he refused, fearing they could not overcome Ling Pengyun or safely kill him.
• The Red Crab Demon Lord and his companion attacked a Wood Origin Immortal Sect market town, injured its nascent soul cultivator, and retreated when another cultivator arrived to reinforce it.
• The couple hid on a deserted island and sent a Communication Talisman; a Golden Core Spirit Ghost arrived and asked what business they had with the Saint Demon Sect’s nascent soul cultivators.

The Red Crab Demon Lord tried to recruit the Saint Demon Sect to attack Wrathful Whale Marketplace, and his new Armor-Piercing Treasure persuaded its leaders to consider joining him. The Saint Demon Old Man agreed to investigate the plan, but secretly coveted the Red Crab Demon Lord’s treasure and kept his own allies under guard.

• The Red Crab Demon Lord offered the Resentful Ghost Demon Lord half the spoils from Wrathful Whale Marketplace in exchange for help holding off its Nascent Soul defender.
• The Resentful Ghost Demon Lord dismissed the plan until the Red Crab Demon Lord revealed his fourth rank low grade Armor-Piercing Treasure, then agreed to consult the Saint Demon Sect’s other Devil Lords.
• The Mountain Demon Lord and the Bewitching Demon Lord agreed to pursue the alliance, hoping to challenge the Saint Demon Old Man’s dominance and strengthen their own positions.
• The Saint Demon Old Man agreed to inspect the proposal but secretly considered killing the Red Crab Demon Lord to seize his treasure, while an imprisoning dome kept the sect’s fleet and leaders confined.
• The Saint Demon Old Man verified through a hidden agent that the Red Crab Demon Lord had previously attacked Wrathful Whale Marketplace, checked the area for ambushes, and returned to speak privately with his female disciple.

The Saint Demon Sect prepared to attack the Wood Origin Immortal Sect while its disciple and the Red Crab Demon Lord planned a simultaneous assault on Wrathful Whale Marketplace. As the sect braced behind its powerful guardian formation, Ling Pengyun concealed his forces nearby and waited for the invasion to begin.

• Saint Demon Old Man's female disciple told the Red Crab Demon Lord that the Saint Demon Sect would attack the Wood Origin Immortal Sect within half a month, then joined him to wait for news.
• Wood Origin Old Man sensed the Saint Demon Sect approaching, activated the sect's Fourth Rank Superior Grade Guardian Array, and asked Ling Pengyun for help; Ling Pengyun agreed while concealing his own fleet nearby.
• Wood Origin Old Man ordered the sect's disciples to prepare for battle, and they rushed to the General Affairs Hall to collect spiritual items.
• A fleet of a thousand flying vessels carrying over a hundred thousand demonic cultivators approached Wood Origin Island, and Wood Origin Old Man led the sect in attacking them with the Demon Slaying Flying Sword.
• Saint Demon Old Man watched the sword shake the fleet's formation and resolved to seize it and turn it into a powerful demonic treasure.

Saint Demon Old Man’s attack on the Wood Origin Immortal Sect turned into a planned purge when Mountain Demon Lord, Resentful Ghost Demon Lord, and Bewitching Demon Lord rebelled. The three escaped the Saint Demon Sect fleet, but a massive formation suddenly covered the area, trapping both sides.

• Saint Demon Old Man used the Saint Demon Lamp and his Natal Spirit Treasure to batter the Wood Origin Immortal Sect’s protective formation, then ordered Mountain Demon Lord and the others to join the assault.
• Mountain Demon Lord, Resentful Ghost Demon Lord, and Bewitching Demon Lord attacked Saint Demon Old Man, revealing that they had rebelled because he had blocked their advancement and planned to refine them into treasures.
• Saint Demon Old Man told the sect disciples that the three had betrayed the sect and used the fleet’s formation to fight them, revealing that he had engineered the rebellion as a pretext to kill them.
• Mountain Demon Lord and the others forced their way to a weak point in the fleet’s formation and used Formation Breaking Talismans to escape in separate directions.
• As Saint Demon Old Man prepared to recall his treasures and pursue them, a vast formation rose across a hundred thousand li and covered the battlefield.

Ling Pengyun led Star Sea Pavilion in ambushing the Saint Demon Sect, killing Resentful Ghost Demon Lord, Bewitching Demon Lord, and Mountain Demon Lord before attacking the sect’s defensive array. He revealed his ties to the Azure Sea Azure Sky Sect and resolved to destroy the Saint Demon Sect, leaving Saint Demon Old Man trapped as the siege continued.

• Ling Pengyun appeared with more than ten thousand Star Sea Pavilion cultivators and used their spiritual power to activate a Fourth Rank special grand array.
• The array’s water wyrm restrained the escaping demon lords while Ling Pengyun’s Five Elements Long River killed Resentful Ghost Demon Lord, Bewitching Demon Lord, and Mountain Demon Lord.
• Saint Demon Old Man led the Saint Demon Sect cultivators in attacking Ling Pengyun’s trapping array, but their assault failed as Ling Pengyun’s water wyrm blocked them.
• Ling Pengyun struck the Saint Demon Sect’s defensive array with his Five Elements Hundred Treasures Long River, while Saint Demon Old Man pleaded for mercy and offered him a fortune.
• Ling Pengyun refused, explaining that Star Sea Pavilion wanted the Saint Demon Sect destroyed and that his deep ties to the Azure Sea Azure Sky Sect gave him further reason to avenge it.

Ling Pengyun fought to destroy Saint Demon Old Man’s fleet while Saint Demon Old Man used Crimson Demon Transformation and Formation Breaking Talismans to escape the trapping array. Saint Demon Old Man sacrificed the fleet to blast Ling Pengyun’s flying boat, unaware that a dark silhouette was pursuing him beneath the sea.

• Wood Origin Old True Man watched Ling Pengyun wield the Hundred Treasures River and marveled at his strength.
• Saint Demon Old Man used Crimson Demon Transformation to empower his Saint Demon Flying Sword and attack the trapping array.
• Ling Pengyun struck the empowered sword with Pure Yang Five Elements Profound Lightning, weakening it and destroying much of its demonic power.
• Saint Demon Old Man used Formation Breaking Talismans to open a gap in the array, then escaped aboard his fourth rank flying boat while the trapped fleet fell into chaos.
• Saint Demon Old Man made the remaining thousand flying boats self-destruct near Ling Pengyun’s flying boat, engulfing it in a blast that collapsed the surrounding space.
• Saint Demon Old Man fled without looking back as a dark silhouette pursued him beneath the sea.

Ling Pengyun caught the Saint Demon Old Man with the Five Elements Water Prison and destroyed his forces, but a blood soul gu worm revealed that the Saint Demon Old Man had ties to the Crimson Buddha Demon Sect’s Demon Gu Dao Lord. The Wood Origin True Lord warned Ling Pengyun that the Spirit Transformation Dao Lord might seek revenge and asked him to persuade the Star Sea Pavilion’s Old Ancestor to protect their sect.

• Ling Pengyun used the Five Elements Water Prison to trap the Saint Demon Old Man’s flying boat, then attacked with the Five Elements Long River.
• Ling Pengyun killed the ten thousand demonic cultivators aboard the boat and crushed the Saint Demon Old Man, collecting his body and soul essence.
• A blood soul gu worm emerged from the Saint Demon Old Man and approached Ling Pengyun, but Ling Pengyun contained it with the Five Elements Long River.
• The Wood Origin True Lord identified the gu worm as the Blood Soul Gu Worm technique and connected it to the Demon Gu Dao Lord of the Crimson Buddha Demon Sect.
• The Wood Origin True Lord warned that the Demon Gu Dao Lord might retaliate and asked Ling Pengyun to seek the Star Sea Pavilion Old Ancestor’s help.

After killing Saint Demon Old Man, Ling Pengyun learned that the powerful Demon Gu Dao Lord might seek revenge, so he helped Wood Origin Old True Lord evacuate the Wood Origin Immortal Sect to Star Sea Island. While traveling, Ling Pengyun assessed his battle costs and spoils, then wondered how things were going at Wrathful Whale Marketplace.

• Ling Pengyun warned Wood Origin Old True Lord that Star Sea Pavilion's Old Ancestor might be unable to intervene, and urged him to take the sect to Star Sea Island for shelter.
• Wood Origin Old True Lord feared Demon Gu Dao Lord would destroy his sect's foundations, but he mobilized the disciples, wealth, and spirit veins before accompanying Ling Pengyun to Star Sea Island.
• Aboard Yun Qian Number Two, Ling Pengyun reviewed the spiritual power his techniques consumed and considered asking Star Kui Old True Lord about his delayed Fourth Rank small flying boat.
• Ling Pengyun inspected Saint Demon Old Man's Fourth Rank Demon Boat and the other spoils, deciding to keep the boat for Peng Xing Clan Brother and save the demonic Nascent Souls for Ghost Immortal Lamp Senior.
• Ling Pengyun stored the spoils and began refining the Storage Magic Items, then wondered how things were going at Wrathful Whale Marketplace.

The Red Crab Demon Lord learned that Saint Demon Old Man had died and watched Star Sea Pavilion forces block the Saint Demon Sect’s fleeing female Nascent Soul demon. Wang Qiuyang confronted the Red Crab Demon Lord on Ling Pengyun’s behalf, forcing it to abandon its body before joining the battle against the female demon head.

• The Nascent Soul female demon head discovered that Saint Demon Old Man’s remnant soul jade pendant had shattered and left to investigate his death.
• The Red Crab Demon Lord realized Ling Pengyun’s scheme had likely succeeded and wondered whether the departing demon head was his backup target.
• Star Sea Pavilion cultivators aboard a Fourth Rank flying ship intercepted the female demon head, and the Red Crab Demon Lord suspected they were Ling Pengyun’s backup plan.
• The Red Crab Demon Lord discarded Ling Pengyun’s Armor-Piercing flying shuttle, but Wang Qiuyang appeared and retrieved it.
• Wang Qiuyang presented Ling Pengyun’s note demanding the Red Crab Demon Lord leave behind its body or die, and the demon surrendered its body to save its Nascent Soul.
• Wang Qiuyang warned the Red Crab Demon Lord not to cause trouble in the Righteous Path again, then went to help his lineage besiege the female demon head.

Wang Qiuyang killed the Saint Demon Sect's Female Demon Head and ordered his forces to withdraw to Star Sea Island in case Demon Gu Dao Lord retaliated. Meanwhile, Ling Pengshan decided to use one of Ling Pengyun's Avatar Talismans to lure Demon Gu Dao Lord out, despite the danger to himself and the Ling Clan.

• Wang Qiuyang revealed his Nascent Soul middle-stage cultivation, but Wang Qiuyang overwhelmed her with the Three Thousand Dividing Cloud Sword Formation and destroyed her nascent soul.
• Wang Qiuyang collected the Female Demon Head's corpse, warned his companions about Demon Gu Dao Lord, and led them toward Star Sea Island for safety.
• Wood Origin Immortal Sect cultivators left Wrathful Whale Marketplace, and panic drove residents of the Wrathful Whale and Wood Origin Sea Regions to relocate.
• Ling Pengshan told Ling Chengshi to flee with the other forces while he stayed behind to determine whether Demon Gu Dao Lord had entered the world and warn Ling Pengyun.
• Ling Pengshan planned to use one of Ling Pengyun's Avatar Talismans to impersonate him and lure Demon Gu Dao Lord out, while Ling Chengshi worried that the plan could endanger both his father and the clan.

Ling Pengshan left the Han Clan’s territory on a dangerous mission, while Demon Gu Dao Lord pursued Ling Pengyun to avenge his son, Bai Xuanye. Star Sea Old Ancestor revealed that he had lured Demon Gu Dao Lord into a trap and declared that he would protect Ling Pengyun.

• Ling Pengshan reassured Ling Chengshi that the lineage could withstand retaliation, then secretly sent his son a farewell message before departing to aid Ling Pengyun.
• Several months later, Demon Gu Dao Lord detected Ling Pengyun’s aura near the Wrathful Whale Sea Region and used spatial escape to pursue him.
• Ling Pengyun’s apparent form turned out to be an Avatar Talisman, and Star Sea Old Ancestor appeared to confront Demon Gu Dao Lord.
• Demon Gu Dao Lord revealed that Saint Demon Old Man was his son, Bai Xuanye, and demanded to know whether Star Sea Old Ancestor would protect Ling Pengyun.
• Star Sea Old Ancestor confirmed that Ling Pengyun belonged to his sect and warned Demon Gu Dao Lord against attacking its branch forces.

Star Sea Old Ancestor confronted Demon Gu Dao Lord over Ling Pengyun and settled the dispute with compensation, protecting Ling Pengyun from further retaliation. He later urged Ling Pengyun to remain on Star Sea Island and cultivate for a mysterious opportunity arriving in forty or fifty years.

• Star Sea Old Ancestor threatened Demon Gu Dao Lord and offered Quasi Fifth Rank spirit water as compensation for Bai Xuanye’s death.
• Demon Gu Dao Lord accepted the Storage Bag and Bai Xuanye’s corpse, then left rather than risk a fight that could endanger his sect.
• Star Sea Old Ancestor revealed to Ling Pengyun that Saint Demon Old Man had been Demon Gu Dao Lord’s offspring and explained that he had resolved the trouble.
• Ling Pengyun thanked Star Sea Old Ancestor, who helped with his cultivation and warned him to stay on Star Sea Island while preparing for the approaching opportunity.
• Star Sea Old Ancestor said Ling Pengyun needed to reach Nascent Soul Completion to improve his chances of gaining a Spirit Transformation opportunity, but did not explain what the event was.
• Ling Pengyun’s account of finding a rogue Spirit Transformation cultivator’s cave abode explained how he had concealed the origin of the Hundred Treasures River’s Transformation God Foundation.

Ling Pengyun learned that Star Sea Old Ancestor would not seize the Five Elements Hundred Treasures Long River, then focused on cultivating and earning battle merits. Star Kui Old Daoist completed Ling Pengyun’s custom flying boat, while news that Ling Pengyun had destroyed the Saint Demon Sect reached Azure Sea True Lord and Azure Water True Lord.

• Star Sea Old Ancestor questioned Ling Pengyun about the rogue Spirit Transformation cultivator’s remains and inheritance, then left without pursuing his suspicions.
• Ling Pengyun decided to cultivate in seclusion, improve his water-based spells, and save battle merits for treasures to strengthen the Five Elements Long River.
• After a year, Ling Pengyun received Star Kui Old Daoist’s message and learned that the custom flying boat had been successfully forged.
• Star Kui Old Daoist described the flying boat’s inscriptions and abilities, and Ling Pengyun tested it before naming it Wind-Riding.
• Azure Sea True Lord received news that Ling Pengyun had destroyed the Saint Demon Sect and told Azure Water True Lord, who was astonished by the report.

Azure Sea True Lord and Azure Water True Lord believed Ling Pengyun’s letter and joined Wood Origin Old True Lord in claiming the Saint Demon Sect’s territories. After the Azure Sea Azure Sky Sect and Wood Origin Immortal Sect conquered all three sea regions, other forces learned the Saint Demon Sect had fallen and began eyeing the spoils.

• Azure Sea True Lord showed Azure Water True Lord Ling Pengyun’s letter, explaining that Ling Pengyun had destroyed the Saint Demon Sect’s Nascent Soul Demon Lords and urged the sect to reclaim its former holdings.
• After confirming the news, Azure Water True Lord agreed to join Azure Sea True Lord in reclaiming their sect’s territories and taking advantage of the Saint Demon Sect’s collapse.
• At Saint Demon Island, Wood Origin Old True Lord offered the Azure Sea Azure Sky Sect the Fourth Rank High Grade Demonic Vein and two of the Saint Demon Sect’s three sea regions in exchange for joining the campaign.
• Azure Sea True Lord and Azure Water True Lord returned to mobilize their sect, and its cultivators joined the Wood Origin Immortal Sect in sweeping through the demonic sea regions.
• Within half a year, the two sects conquered all three sea regions, while other forces learned of the Saint Demon Sect’s destruction and began to covet its former territories.

After the Saint Demon Sect’s destruction, the Righteous Path launched a campaign to seize the Demon Sea Devil Region, while Ling Pengyun suspected the Star Sea Pavilion was driving the escalation to prepare for Star Sea Old Ancestor’s mysterious Spirit Transformation opportunity. He resolved to strengthen himself before the opportunity arrived and returned to cultivation.

• Leaders of Righteous Path forces learned that Ling Pengyun had been behind the Saint Demon Sect’s destruction and inferred that the Azure Sea Azure Sky Sect and Wood Origin Immortal Sect had formed an alliance with the Yun Qian Lineage’s approval.
• The master of the Blazing Sun Immortal Sect proposed conquering the Demon Sea Devil Region, and Righteous Path Nascent Soul forces across the Boundless Sea Region agreed and launched the Demon-Slaying Turmoil.
• The Righteous Path forces overwhelmed the demonic forces and trapped them throughout the Demon Sea Devil Region, while weaker groups found no route to escape.
• Ling Pengyun read Azure Sea True Lord’s report and wondered whether the Star Sea Pavilion was accelerating the conflict to give Star Sea Old Ancestor a peaceful chance to break through.
• Ling Pengyun suspected the campaign was connected to the mysterious Spirit Transformation opportunity that Star Sea Old Ancestor had mentioned and concluded that the opportunity was dangerous.
• Ling Pengyun considered ways to increase his strength before the opportunity, judged that creating a new Natal Divine Ability might be possible, and resumed cultivation.

Ling Pengyun learned that the World Extinction Calamity had escalated into a devastating war in the Demon Sea Devil Region and suspected the major forces were fighting over a secret God Transformation Opportunity. After accepting Wang Qiuyang's invitation to the front, he rushed ahead to support the Yun Qian Lineage and arrived near the front lines.

• Wang Qiuyang told Ling Pengyun that the war in the Demon Sea Devil Region had intensified, eight Nascent Soul cultivators had died, and the Yun Qian Lineage had suffered heavy casualties.
• Ling Pengyun inferred that the sect and other major forces were deliberately accelerating the calamities because of a secret God Transformation Opportunity, though Wang Qiuyang appeared unaware of it.
• Wang Qiuyang invited Ling Pengyun to return with him to the front lines, and Ling Pengyun accepted because he needed merit and wanted to protect the Yun Qian Lineage.
• After learning that the lineage's disciples were exposed to dangerous assignments, Ling Pengyun decided to head to the front immediately, while Wang Qiuyang stayed behind to heal.
• Ling Pengyun used a fourth-rank Wind-Riding Flying Boat to reach the Demon Sea Devil Region in a few days and headed toward Star Sea Pavilion's temporary garrison on Azure Sea Island.

Ling Pengyun arrived at Azure Sea Island, where Heavenly Water Old True Lord welcomed him and explained the island’s importance and the worsening war against the Demon Sea forces. Ling Pengyun agreed to garrison the front line as the conflict threatened to grow more dangerous.

• Ling Pengyun approached Azure Sea Island and recognized its rare Fourth Rank Superior Grade spirit vein as a benefit the Azure Sea Azure Sky Sect had gained through the calamity.
• Heavenly Water Old True Lord met Ling Pengyun, praised his role in defeating the Saint Demon Sect’s Nascent Soul experts, and asked whether he had overcome Demon Gu Dao Lord’s threat.
• Ling Pengyun concealed Star Sea Old Ancestor’s involvement and claimed Demon Gu Dao Lord was unlikely to leave the Supreme Buddha Country to avenge Saint Demon Old Man.
• Ling Pengyun agreed to garrison Azure Sea Island, and Heavenly Water Old True Lord warned that the Crimson Buddha Demon Sect might reinforce the Demon Sea Devil Region if it gained the advantage in its war.
• Heavenly Water Old True Lord described the island’s hundreds of millions of cultivators and revealed that he and Daoist Nun Tian Huo were its two Nascent Soul Completion defenders.

Ling Pengyun went to the dangerous borderlands to protect Yun Qian Lineage disciples and negotiated with Star Winter Old True Lord to reduce their exposure to danger. At Outpost Island, he reunited with Azure Water True Lord and Azure Sea True Lord, who chose to remain at the front to earn resources and battle merit.

• Ling Pengyun asked Heavenly Water Old True Lord to transfer Yun Qian Lineage disciples away from the most dangerous borderlands, and Heavenly Water agreed to help while giving him a Mother-Child Token for emergencies.
• Ling Pengyun reached Outpost Island, promised Star Winter Old True Lord he would only fight if the demon-devil side sent in a Nascent Soul Late Stage or stronger cultivator, and asked him to reduce the Yun Qian Lineage disciples' dangerous assignments.
• Ling Pengyun visited Azure Water True Lord and Azure Sea True Lord, told them that most of their sect's personnel could eventually be transferred away, and asked whether they wanted to withdraw.
• Azure Water True Lord and Azure Sea True Lord declined to leave, explaining that they wanted to earn battle merit and exchange it for cultivation resources.

Ling Pengyun helped the Yun Qian Lineage withdraw most of its disciples from the dangerous Outpost Sea Territory border, then agreed to support Star Winter Old True Lord against a siege. At Former Origin Island, the reinforcements encountered an unexpected Nascent Soul Completion devil cultivator who resembled Crimson Abyss Old Demon Lord.

• Ling Pengyun discussed the Dao with Azure Sea True Lord and Azure Water True Lord, and both entered seclusion after gaining insights.
• A message from a Nascent Soul Old Ancestor led the sect to replace Yun Qian Lineage cultivators on border islands, allowing more than seventy percent of them to move to safer positions.
• Ling Pengyun told Star Winter Old True Lord he would remain on Outpost Island to investigate the demons and devils and protect the sect's cultivators.
• After several border islands requested aid, Ling Pengyun accompanied Star Winter Old True Lord and another Nascent Soul cultivator to support Former Origin Island.
• At Former Origin Island, Star Winter Old True Lord recognized one of three arriving Nascent Soul Completion devil cultivators as resembling Crimson Abyss Old Demon Lord.