Chapter Summaries

Xu Changqing and his companions tried to take the Lightning Pearl from Yun Ting to repair Mount Shu’s Demon Locking Tower, but Yun Ting’s servants and the people of Leizhou City insisted he keep his power. The chapter left Yun Ting torn between helping the wider world and protecting the city that depended on him, while Xu Changqing and the others fled the crowd.

• Wang Ming transferred his hiding ring from Xu Maoshan to Long Kui and focused on strengthening Long Kui and Hong Kui.
• Yun Ting agreed to let Xu Changqing remove the Lightning Pearl, but his steward and servants burst in and demanded that he keep his divine power.
• Xu Changqing explained that Mount Shu needed the Five Elemental Pearls to reseal the demons, but the servants argued that Yun Ting’s power protected Leizhou City.
• A one-armed servant lunged at Yun Ting and was badly shocked, pleading that Yun Ting keep his power so the city and the servant’s son would remain safe.
• Xu Changqing saved the one-armed man, then a crowd of common people flooded into the estate, leaving Yun Ting uncertain and forcing Xu Changqing and his companions to slip away.

Yun Ting refused to give up the Lightning Pearl because he had chosen to protect the people of Leizhou City, so Xu Changqing and Jing Tian fought him over their conflicting responsibilities. The chapter revealed that Mount Shu could handle the demons in the Demon Locking Tower, but it needed the Five Elemental Pearls to confront the Evil Sword Immortal.

• Tang Xuejian asked Yun Ting to hand over the Lightning Pearl, but he refused because Leizhou City's people depended on his protection.
• Yun Ting explained that he felt responsible for the common people who trusted him, despite knowing Xu Changqing's warning about the Demon Locking Tower.
• Xu Changqing and Jing Tian attacked Yun Ting, whose Lightning Pearl-powered strength drove them back with a burst of lightning.
• Yun Ting believed Mount Shu had exaggerated the danger posed by the Demon Locking Tower, and the chapter confirmed Qing Wei and his fellow masters could overpower the Sky Demon Emperor.
• The chapter revealed that Mount Shu needed the Five Elemental Pearls to deal with the Evil Sword Immortal, whose injuries were reflected on Qing Wei and his companions.

Yun Ting overwhelmed Jing Tian and Xu Changqing while defending the Lightning Pearl, but a demonic arrow locked onto him just as he prepared to leave.

• Yun Ting fought Jing Tian and Xu Changqing with ease, revealing that he had used only sixty percent of his strength and could draw on the Lightning Pearl’s seemingly endless power.
• Xu Changqing and Jing Tian attacked together, but Yun Ting’s lightning defenses repelled them and left both badly injured.
• Yun Ting noticed their incantations and unleashed lightning across the area, interrupting their attempt to use the spell they had used against Chonglou.
• Xue Jian pleaded for Yun Ting to spare Jing Tian and Xu Changqing, and he relented before warning them to leave without the Lightning Pearl.
• As Yun Ting prepared to depart, a blood-red arrow wreathed in demonic energy flew toward him and locked onto him.

Hong Kui attacked Yun Ting to take the Lightning Pearl and eventually defeated him after a sustained barrage of arrows. Yun Ting accepted defeat and offered the pearl, but his expression changed suddenly as Hong Kui approached.

• Hong Kui arrived and told Yun Ting that the Lightning Pearl was her target.
• Hong Kui's arrows pierced Yun Ting's defenses and sent him flying, while he prepared to counterattack.
• Hong Kui trapped Yun Ting within a square of arrows and drenched him with rain, but his lightning immunity left him unharmed.
• Hong Kui overwhelmed Yun Ting's lightning barrier and bound him to the ground with arrows that turned to ice.
• Yun Ting told Hong Kui to take the Lightning Pearl, explaining that he had only fought to protect Leizhou City, but his expression suddenly changed.

Demons attacked Leizhou City after Yun Ting lost the Lightning Pearl, leaving Jing Tian and the injured Xu Changqing unable to defend the city. Wang Ming sent Hong Kui to stop the invasion, and she unleashed a meteor-like barrage that began burning the demons away.

• Tens of thousands of demons surrounded Leizhou City, waiting for Yun Ting to lose his divine power before attacking.
• Jing Tian and the injured Xu Changqing saw the demons arrive, while ghost-like demons attacked townspeople and forced the group to dance with the sound of a huqin.
• Wang Ming had Long Kui remove Yun Ting's Lightning Pearl and return him to the Yun Estate, where Yun Ting began learning the Cloud Dispensing Palm.
• Wang Ming told Hong Kui to clear out the demons, and she formed a crimson arrow from demonic energy and fired it into the sky.
• The arrow burst into countless fireballs that rained over Leizhou City and burned demons by consuming their magical power.

Wang Ming strengthened his body with Elemental Pearl energy while struggling to find a source of metal energy for his Five Elements Physique. As Jing Tian’s group neared the Well of Gods and Demons, Demon Lord Chonglou set out to challenge the powerful figure hidden with them, and Qing Wei prepared to confront that figure with the Mount Shu elders.

• Wang Ming absorbed the Fire Ghost King, the Earth Pearl, and the Lightning Pearl, restoring much of his strength but leaving him without a way to obtain metal energy for his lungs.
• Xi Feng reported to Demon Lord Chonglou that Long Kui had defeated the Fire Ghost King and Yun Ting and might be concealing a powerful human.
• Demon Lord Chonglou left the Demon Realm to seek the battle he had long desired with the hidden powerhouse near the Well of Gods and Demons.
• Qing Wei told the Mount Shu elders that the Earth Pearl Changqing had sent him was depleted and suspected the hidden powerhouse had absorbed its energy.
• Qing Wei stopped Cang Gu from going alone and announced that all five Mount Shu elders would confront the person who absorbed the Elemental Pearl energy.

At the Well of Gods and Demons, Demon Lord Chonglou sought out Wang Ming for a fight, but Wang Ming persuaded him to challenge Fei Peng instead. Chonglou headed to the Divine Realm, leaving Wang Ming and the others behind.

• Jing Tian and Xu Changqing opened the Heaven-Reaching Stone and went to the Divine Realm, while Zi Xuan set off to obtain a demon heart from Chonglou.
• Chonglou arrived at the Well of Gods and Demons looking for the powerful being hidden inside Long Kui, and Wang Ming revealed himself.
• Wang Ming convinced Chonglou that fighting before Wang Ming recovered would bring no progress, then explained that Fei Peng might soon regain his strength.
• Wang Ming described Xi Yao as Fei Peng's old flame, alarming Xue Jian, who tried and failed to activate the Heaven-Reaching Stone to follow Jing Tian.
• Chonglou chose to seek Fei Peng in the Divine Realm, and tore through space to leave.

Wang Ming escaped the Five Elders of Mount Shu after realizing their cultivation and the Evil Sword Immortal were part of Fuxi’s design. He concluded that Nüwa’s surviving authority over the mortal realm was preventing Fuxi from attacking him directly.

• Wang Ming left Jing Tian and the others, but Qing Wei and the other four elders blocked his path and demanded that he go to Mount Shu.
• Cang Gu attacked Wang Ming, whose chair’s barrier blocked the strike, and Wang Ming fled from the Five Elders.
• Wang Ming recalled that the Five Elders’ Supreme Purification Art expelled their evil thoughts, which became the Evil Sword Immortal, and that they planned to sacrifice themselves to destroy it in the Divine Realm’s Celestial Pool.
• Wang Ming considered why Fuxi had not attacked him and inferred that Nüwa’s remaining authority kept Fuxi from descending into the mortal realm.
• Wang Ming reasoned that Nüwa had fallen into eternal slumber after saving the mortal world and could be revived through a fully matured descendant.

Wang Ming overwhelmed the Five Elders of Mount Shu in the Demon Realm while Xue Jian and the others witnessed the battle. In the God Realm, Fuxi tried to have Yue Lao bind Wang Ming with a Thread of Fate, but Yue Lao could not do so without knowing his name.

• Wang Ming used his sword wings and rapid martial attacks to interrupt the Five Elders' spells and send them crashing into the Demon Realm.
• Xue Jian learned that Long Kui had been brought along on Xu Maoshan's body and that Big Boss had helped bring her grandfather back to life.
• Zi Xuan spotted fleeing demons before Wang Ming's enormous fist strike annihilated them, then watched the Five Elders crash into the ground.
• Fuxi watched Wang Ming's battle and ordered Yue Lao to tie red threads to him.
• Yue Lao reported that he could not tie a Thread of Fate to Wang Ming because he did not know his name.

Wang Ming confronted the Five Elders of Mount Shu in the Demon Realm and refused to give up the Five Elemental Pearls, while the elders prepared to fight him despite their impending doom. As Qing Wei attacked, Wang Ming revealed an overwhelming display of sword qi, leaving Nüwa astonished at the power of the fighters.

• Wang Ming told the Five Elders that he had once fought Chonglou and Fei Peng and intended to use the Five Elemental Pearls to restore his strength.
• Wang Ming rejected the elders’ demand to help protect the world and struck Cang Gu after he tried to scold him.
• Qing Wei told the other elders that Xu Changqing had entered the Divine Realm, and they agreed they could not die before securing the Demon Locking Tower’s future.
• Qing Wei attacked Wang Ming with his horsetail whisk as a sword, and Wang Ming unfolded his sword wings and summoned vast circles of sword qi.
• Nüwa watched the battle in shock, while the narration explained Zi Xuan’s weakened cultivation and Qing’er’s growth with Yin Ruozhuo’s help.

Wang Ming used a sword array and close-quarters attacks to overwhelm Qing Wei and break through the Five Elders of Mount Shu’s defenses. Qing Wei fell from the sky, but his four fellow elders struck Wang Ming and sent him flying, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Wang Ming’s sword array clashed with the Five Elders of Mount Shu’s Taiji Bagua Diagram, and his sword wings broke through their formation.
• Wang Ming charged Qing Wei, blocked his horsetail whisk, and landed a series of blows that shattered Qing Wei’s protective golden light.
• Qing Wei tried to counterattack with his whisk, but Wang Ming blocked him and knocked him into a daze.
• Qing Wei fell from the sky as his four fellow elders returned and slashed Wang Ming with sword qi.
• Wang Ming’s sword wings shielded him from the attack, but the four elders sent him flying.

Wang Ming left the Demon Realm after defeating Qing Wei, while Chonglou returned defeated by Jing Tian and weakened after Zi Xuan stole his demonic heart. Back on Mount Shu, the Five Elders discussed the failed plan and their growing danger from the Evil Sword Immortal.

• Wang Ming beat Qing Wei but chose not to kill him, then escaped through the Mortal Realm by creating several copies of himself.
• Chonglou returned after losing to Jing Tian, and Zi Xuan’s theft of his demonic heart caused him to fall out of the Entering the Dao realm.
• The Five Elders and Jing Tian’s party returned to Mount Shu, where Xu Changqing was still being misled by the Evil Sword Immortal.
• Qing Wei and the other elders acknowledged that their plan had failed and discussed how Changqing’s failure to destroy the Evil Qi had allowed them to survive.
• Cang Gu and You Xuan criticized Wang Ming for taking the Five Elemental Pearls, while Qing Wei worried about his strength and the threat to Mount Shu.

Wang Ming refused to pursue the Wind Pearl because he recognized Mount Shu’s plan as a trap and trusted that the Five Elemental Pearls would eventually reappear. Meanwhile, the Evil Sword Immortal attacked Mount Shu and defeated Chonglou, stripping him of his demonic traits and the Demon Realm’s World Authority.

• Fire Ghost King told Wang Ming that Mount Shu planned to use the Five Elemental Pearls to seal the Demon Locking Tower, but he declined to attack or send ghost soldiers.
• Wang Ming explained that Mount Shu was baiting him and that the Five Elemental Pearls would return after a few years if they were used.
• The Evil Sword Immortal appeared at Mount Shu, defeated the Five Elders, and hung them on the Demon Locking Tower.
• The Evil Sword Immortal defeated Chonglou and tore away his horns after Chonglou chose to fight without drawing on the Demon Realm’s World Authority.
• Chonglou lost his demon heart, horns, and wings, became human, and lost the Demon Realm’s World Authority.

After the Evil Sword Immortal defeated Mount Shu’s Five Elders and Demon Lord Chonglou, Jing Tian and his companions searched for someone who could stop him before he destroyed the mortal realm. Zi Xuan suggested seeking the Light King, but Hong Kui warned that he would not help.

• The Evil Sword Immortal defeated Qing Wei and the Five Elders, then overcame the weakened Demon Lord Chonglou, leaving Jing Tian and his companions desperate.
• At Yong'an Pawnshop, Zi Xuan explained that she had lost the ability to channel Nüwa’s power, while Qing'er was too young to use it.
• Long Kui revealed that the Evil Sword Immortal planned to destroy the mortal realm after the sixth day of the sixth month.
• Zi Xuan proposed asking the Light King for help, explaining that he had once subdued the Five Elders and matched Fei Peng and Chonglou in strength.
• Hong Kui emerged from Long Kui and said the Light King would not help because he avoided danger and demanded a steep price.

Jing Tian and the others planned to manipulate the Evil Sword Immortal into confronting Wang Ming by making him believe Wang Ming needed the remaining Five Elemental Pearls. Saintly Aunt then tried to take Zi Xuan back to Nanzhao as a backup plan, but Zi Xuan refused, leaving Saintly Aunt despairing.

• Hong Kui explained that Wang Ming wanted the Five Elemental Pearls, of which only the Wind Pearl and Water Pearl remained in the Evil Sword Immortal's possession.
• Saintly Aunt proposed that Jing Tian gamble with the Evil Sword Immortal for the pearls and let him infer that Wang Ming needed them, while spreading rumors that Wang Ming was powerful but gravely wounded.
• Jing Tian agreed to carry out Saintly Aunt's plan and left to approach the Evil Sword Immortal.
• Saintly Aunt privately urged Zi Xuan to return to Nanzhao, fearing that the Evil Sword Immortal would use Jing Tian's companions to torment him.
• Zi Xuan refused to leave because she wanted to fight beside Jing Tian, while Saintly Aunt mistakenly believed she was still grieving Xu Changqing and abandoned her fallback plan to use Nüwa's artifacts in Nanzhao.

The Evil Sword Immortal tried to lure Wang Ming into a duel and threatened Jing Tian and Chonglou when he failed. Wang Ming refused to intervene, but Saintly Aunt devised a new lure involving the Five Elemental Pearls.

• After learning that Wang Ming rivaled Chonglou and Fei Peng, the Evil Sword Immortal announced a challenge at Mount Shu, but Wang Ming refused to accept it.
• When Wang Ming ignored the challenge, the Evil Sword Immortal threatened to kill Jing Tian and Chonglou unless Wang Ming appeared.
• Wang Ming told the Fire Ghost King that he had no intention of rescuing Jing Tian and Chonglou, and he remained wary of Li Xiaoyao's influence from the future.
• Saintly Aunt persuaded the Evil Sword Immortal to spare Jing Tian and Chonglou, claiming that Wang Ming needed the Five Elemental Pearls to recover.
• The Evil Sword Immortal announced that he would destroy the Water Pearl and Wind Pearl unless Wang Ming came to Mount Shu.

Wang Ming continued studying the Six Paths of Reincarnation while the Evil Sword Immortal grew stronger by spreading chaos across four realms. After Li Xiaoyao rescued Jing Tian and his companions, Hong Kui warned Wang Ming that the Evil Sword Immortal was coming for him, leaving Wang Ming to consider an alliance.

• The Fire Ghost King told Wang Ming that the Evil Sword Immortal was using the Water Pearl and Wind Pearl, but Wang Ming chose to keep studying the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• The Evil Sword Immortal grew furious when Wang Ming failed to appear at Mount Shu and attacked Jing Tian and his companions.
• Li Xiaoyao, a powerful traveler from the future, rescued Jing Tian and his companions while avoiding killing the Evil Sword Immortal to protect his own timeline.
• Hong Kui and the Fire Ghost King found Wang Ming and warned him that the Evil Sword Immortal was approaching with monsters and ghosts.
• Wang Ming explained that the Evil Sword Immortal had become stronger by bringing turmoil to four realms, and Hong Kui proposed allying with Jing Tian.

The Evil Sword Immortal besieged Fengdu Ghost City to draw out Wang Ming, while Jing Tian’s group prepared to confront him. Long Kui sacrificed herself to the sword, and Jing Tian waited for Wang Ming to weaken their enemy, but began to fear the Light King would never appear.

• The Evil Sword Immortal surrounded Fengdu Ghost City and had his followers taunt Wang Ming into coming out to fight.
• Jing Tian and his companions gathered nearby while he faced the choice of sacrificing Long Kui or Xue Jian to empower the divine sword.
• Long Kui jumped into the sword furnace, choosing to fulfill Jing Tian and Xue Jian’s happiness and end her own long-standing obsession.
• Jing Tian, strengthened by the others’ power, waited for Wang Ming to fight the Evil Sword Immortal first and wear him down.
• The Saintly Aunt suggested Wang Ming might be afraid to appear, and Jing Tian worried they would have to face the Evil Sword Immortal at full strength.

Wang Ming learned that Long Kui’s body had been destroyed, while Jing Tian fought Evil Sword Immortal with the God-Demon Sword. Just as Jing Tian and Xu Changqing were about to kill Evil Sword Immortal, Wang Ming seized the sword and interrupted their attack, leaving Evil Sword Immortal alive and ready to strike back.

• Wang Ming told Hong Kui that Long Kui’s body had been destroyed and suspected the Mount Shu group planned to fuse the demon sword and divine sword through a sacrifice.
• Wang Ming refused to answer Evil Sword Immortal’s subordinates’ challenge, while Evil Sword Immortal gained strength from their anger and curses.
• Jing Tian charged out and fought Evil Sword Immortal, wielding the God-Demon Sword after Mount Shu’s people had transferred their cultivation to him.
• Wang Ming watched the battle with Hong Kui and Fire Ghost King and predicted Evil Sword Immortal’s defeat as Jing Tian and Xu Changqing prepared to attack him from both sides.
• Wang Ming knocked Jing Tian away and seized the God-Demon Sword, interrupting the attack and allowing Evil Sword Immortal to spit out Xu Changqing and prepare to kill his enemies.

Wang Ming confronted the Evil Sword Immortal, resurrected Xu Maoshan after she killed him, and proposed that she leave the Ghost and Mortal Realms alone. The Evil Sword Immortal attacked after the Sky Demon Emperor warned her that Wang Ming was recovering his strength, leaving Fengdu Ghost City battered and Jing Tian injured.

• The Evil Sword Immortal threatened to destroy humanity and Fengdu’s ghosts, then seized Xu Maoshan to try to control Wang Ming.
• Wang Ming shot through Xu Maoshan and the Evil Sword Immortal, then revived Xu Maoshan with his power over life and death.
• Wang Ming urged the Evil Sword Immortal to target the God, Immortal, Demon, and Monster Realms instead, while Xu Changqing warned that her strength could grow without limit.
• The Sky Demon Emperor told the Evil Sword Immortal that Wang Ming might be recovering his former strength, prompting her to launch a surprise attack.
• The shockwave from the clash swept away thousands of monsters and demons, damaged Fengdu Ghost City, and left Jing Tian injured.