Chapter Summaries

After three years of secluded cultivation, Wang Yu met Blood Pill Master, who offered to clear his grudge with Crimson Heaven if he destroyed a North Suppressing Pagoda support team. Wang Yu rejected the trap, and the Five-Colored Saint Lord arranged for the Northern Demons to attack Glacial River Pass; ten days later, a major war began.

• Wang Yu continued cultivating in demon territory and grew closer to Ice Soul Fairy through repeated dual cultivation.
• Peng Qing told Wang Yu that Blood Pill Master of the Heaven Refining Demon Sect had specifically requested a meeting with him.
• Blood Pill Master offered to wipe away Crimson Heaven's grudge if Wang Yu ambushed the North Suppressing Pagoda's support team, but Wang Yu refused because he received no useful intelligence and suspected a trap.
• The Five-Colored Saint Lord proposed that the Northern Demons conquer Glacial River Pass and allow the demonic sect to advance through it, and Blood Pill Master agreed.
• The Five-Colored Saint Lord told Wang Yu to leave the attack to the Northern Demons and warned him that Crimson Heaven might still target him; ten days later, war began across Icy Plains Province.

The Azure Cloud Sect and its allies prepared to defend Glacial River Pass and Kuang Mei Mountain as the Righteous-Demonic War began, while Wang Yu joined Cold Blood Peak’s force at Kuang Mei Mountain. The chapter leaves Wang Yu facing the unexpected arrival of North Suppressing Pagoda, whose forces Old Man Lanxin discovered on the summit.

• Red Cloud Old Ancestor discussed the demonic forces’ attack on Glacial River Pass, learned that the Sword Sect would not let the southern front collapse, and announced that North Suppressing Pagoda would reinforce the war effort.
• The demonic cultivators launched assaults on Glacial River Pass and Kuang Mei Mountain at the same time.
• Wang Yu joined Cold Blood Peak’s march on Kuang Mei Mountain with Snow Jade, and Frost Demon Monarch, Ice Soul Fairy, and Old Man Lanxin each spoke with him before the advance.
• Cold Blood Peak’s force found Kuang Mei Mountain’s middle and lower regions deserted, so Old Man Lanxin flew ahead to scout the summit.
• Old Man Lanxin returned under attack and warned Wang Yu that North Suppressing Pagoda’s people were there.

Wang Yu and the Northern Demons fought the North Suppressing Pagoda’s elite force at Kuang Mei Mountain, turning the battle in their favor after Truth Speech King and Wang Yu killed several opponents. At Glacial River Pass, Red Cloud Old Ancestor learned that the Northern Demons had attacked the rear and Azure Cloud Sect’s headquarters, then vanished as the Five-Colored Saint Lord arrived.

• Wang Yu summoned Old Monkey, who used Words Become Law to bring Old Man Lanxin to safety, while the Northern Demons’ twelve North Suppressing Pagoda cultivators joined the battle.
• Wang Yu and the North Suppressing Pagoda leader traded insults, and Ice Soul Fairy intervened to fight the Nascent Soul Ninth Layer cultivator.
• Wang Yu defended against a three-person assault while Old Monkey used the Nine Words Truth Incantation to kill two mid-stage Nascent Soul opponents.
• Wang Yu used the Aurora Escape Technique to kill another opponent and help Old Monkey, then joined Ice Soul Fairy to destroy and suppress the North Suppressing Pagoda leader.
• Red Cloud Old Ancestor learned that the Northern Demons had attacked Glacial River Pass from the rear and were assaulting Azure Cloud Sect’s headquarters, then disappeared from the battlefield.
• The Five-Colored Saint Lord arrived at Glacial River Pass as the defenders searched for Red Cloud Old Ancestor.

The Northern Demons captured Glacial River Pass as Wang Yu defeated and sealed an Ice Clan cultivator at Kuang Mei Mountain. At the Azure Cloud Sect’s mountain gate, Yellow Cloud Old Ancestor presented the sect’s desperate options, and a cultivator rejected abandoning their ancestral home.

• The Five-Colored Saint Lord’s divine light put most defenders of Glacial River Pass to sleep, and Dark Roc Bishop led the demonic forces in breaking through the pass’s defenses.
• Old Man Lanxin ordered the cultivators of Cold Blood Peak to cross the Adamantine Wind Layer and support Glacial River Pass after the fighting at Kuang Mei Mountain shifted in their favor.
• Wang Yu countered the old woman’s Flower Basket with Ice Flame Butterflies, then broke her mental defenses with his Asura Killing Heart and sealed her in the Glass Pagoda.
• Wang Yu contacted the Truth Speech King and planned to visit the Adamantine Ape Tribe, expecting the Northern Demons to target the Azure Cloud Sect’s mountain gate next.
• Yellow Cloud Old Ancestor told the Azure Cloud Sect elders to either defend the mountain gate while calling on the Sword Sect or withdraw to Tai Lake, and someone firmly opposed abandoning their home.

Red Cloud Old Ancestor defended his retreat from Glacial River Pass and persuaded the Azure Cloud Sect elders to activate the Azure Sky Blue Cloud Cauldron as their mountain gate faced an overwhelming demon assault. The cauldron began sweeping the battlefield with devastating force, while Devouring Sky King prepared to counter it.

• Red Cloud Old Ancestor blamed Yellow Cloud Old Ancestor for the Northern Demons joining the war, then argued that he had returned to help defend the sect and proposed activating the Azure Sky Blue Cloud Cauldron.
• The demon forces overwhelmed the Azure Cloud Sect’s outlying defenses, and the Colorful Winged Sky Serpent broke its contract and joined the demons.
• Five-Colored Saint Lord gathered Sky Roc King, Dark Roc Bishop, and Devouring Sky King to prepare for the cauldron, and Devouring Sky King offered to suppress it for fifteen minutes.
• The Seven Elders of Colorful Clouds learned that Sword River Venerable would aid them in exchange for thirty percent of Water Cloud Province’s Spirit Stone income for three thousand years.
• The seven elders channeled their Cloud Path Magic Power into the Azure Sky Blue Cloud Cauldron, whose suction began dragging trees, earth, rivers, demon beasts, and demonic cultivators into it.
• Five-Colored Saint Lord called on Devouring Sky King to act, and Devouring Sky King agreed.

The Devouring Sky Rat disrupted the Azure Sky Blue Cloud Cauldron while Five-Colored Saint Lord’s forces killed Old Ancestor Zi Yun and Sky Roc King ravaged Azure Cloud Sect. As the Colorful Cloud elders faced defeat, Sword River Venerable arrived, but Five-Colored Saint Lord invoked a trump card and the Venerable ordered him to kneel.

• Devouring Sky Rat charged into the Azure Sky Blue Cloud Cauldron and used the Devouring Sky Art to disrupt its power.
• Five-Colored Saint Lord’s divine light dazed the Seven Elders of Colorful Clouds, while Dark Roc Bishop held off Hong Yun and Yellow Cloud.
• Five-Colored Saint Lord’s Demon Head swallowed Old Ancestor Zi Yun, leaving the remaining elders shaken and the cauldron weakened.
• Sky Roc King destroyed Azure Cloud Sect’s mountain gate and slaughtered its disciples as the elders debated retreating.
• Sword River Venerable arrived on a heavenly river, and Five-Colored Saint Lord activated a token after claiming a Demon Venerable had invited the demons.
• Sword River Venerable rejected Five-Colored Saint Lord’s argument and commanded him to kneel.

The Five-Colored Saint Lord and Sword River Venerable battled across the ruined Colorful Cloud Mountain Range, until Crimson Heaven Demon Venerable joined the fight and the two Spirit Transformation cultivators became locked in a contest of power. Wang Yu and Ice Soul Fairy used the opening to target the Colorful Cloud Six Elders, leaving them facing a sudden ambush.

• The Five-Colored Saint Lord resisted Sword River Venerable’s Admonishment Art and used Profound Yin Fire Liquid to destroy the water sword, devastating the Colorful Cloud Mountain Range.
• Sword River Venerable unleashed water swords against the distant Nascent Soul cultivators, and the Five-Colored Saint Lord called for Crimson Heaven Demon Venerable to intervene.
• Crimson Heaven dissolved Sword River’s attack, and the two venerables summoned their Dharma Images and fought while contesting control of the power of heaven and earth.
• Wang Yu urged Ice Soul Fairy to kill the Colorful Cloud Six Elders and seize the Azure Sky Blue Cloud Cauldron while the Spirit Transformation cultivators were occupied.
• Ice Soul Fairy, the Five-Colored Saint Lord, Sky Roc King, and Dark Roc Bishop launched a coordinated ambush; Yellow Cloud Old Ancestor warned the others to run as the Vast Cold Palace sealed the area.

The Yellow Springs Temple Master and Blood Demon Hall Master launched plans to break through to Spirit Transformation by slaughtering cities and harnessing ancient powers. At Azure Cloud Sect’s ruined mountain gate, Sword River Venerable suspected a high-ranking Sword Sect traitor, while Red Cloud Old Ancestor’s private demand for compensation was overheard.

• The Yellow Springs Temple Master revealed himself in Water Cloud Immortal Capital, and the Blood Nether Three Demons killed the four Azure Cloud Sect Nascent Soul guards and slaughtered the city.
• The Yellow Springs Temple Master lit Yellow Springs Incense, opened a rift to the Yellow Springs Land, and entered the river to cultivate toward Spirit Transformation.
• In Feng Province City, the Blood Demon Hall Master completed his Innate Blood Demon Body and began forcing a breakthrough to Spirit Transformation.
• At Azure Cloud Sect’s mountain gate, Sword River Venerable drove back Five-Colored Saint Lord’s forces and suspected Crimson Heaven Demon Venerable had learned his techniques from a traitor in Sword Sect.
• Red Cloud Old Ancestor urged Yellow Cloud Old Ancestor to blame Sword River Venerable and seek compensation, but Sword River Venerable overheard their secret transmission.

Crimson Heaven Demon Venerable’s forces conquered the Azure Cloud Four Provinces, while Moon Gazing Palace prepared for the demonic advance and Thunder Fire Temple continued its battle. Six months later, Yellow Springs Temple Master and Blood Demon Hall Master both broke through to Spirit Transformation.

• Sword River Venerable fled with Yellow Cloud Old Ancestor, leaving Red Cloud Old Ancestor to be killed and his Nascent Soul captured by Crimson Heaven Demon Venerable.
• Crimson Heaven Demon Venerable divided the conquered territory among the Demonic Path forces and granted Northern Plains Province to Five-Colored Saint Lord.
• Five-Colored Saint Lord told Devouring Sky Rat that he planned to lead the Northern Demons into the Saint Lord Heavenly Palace and seek the return of Azure Dragon Demon Venerable.
• Star Moon Fairy ordered Moon Gazing Palace to ally with the Tiger Clan, organize a defensive line in Lotus Province, and prepare the Divine Bow Immortal Breaking Formation.
• Thunder Fire Temple showed little concern over Azure Cloud Sect’s fall and continued fighting the Joyful Union Demon Sect.
• Yellow Springs Temple Master and Blood Demon Hall Master each broke through to Spirit Transformation and became Yellow Springs Venerable and Blood Demon Venerable.

The Demonic Dao Alliance was formed, and its forces conquered much of Moon Gazing Palace’s territory before becoming bogged down in a long war with Thunder Fire Temple. After sixty years of seclusion, Wang Yu emerged from his cave abode as the conflict’s fortunes began to favor Tai Lake.

• The Inverse Spirit Blood Sect and Yellow Springs Temple formed the Demonic Dao Alliance, while Heaven Refining Demon Venerable agreed to their demands and ordered Earthly Fiend Demon Venerable to lead the next campaign against Moon Gazing Palace.
• Alliance leaders discussed whether Heaven Refining Demon Venerable intended to escape the Ice Prison Cage through the power of Ancient Demon [Life], but Yellow Springs Venerable rejected the idea that destroying the world was feasible.
• The demonic forces captured White Egret Province and Lotus Province, then devastated Moon Province; Star Moon Fairy died after nearly killing the Blood Demon Hall Master with the Moon Holy Bow, and Sword Sect forces helped the survivors retreat to Tai Lake.
• The demonic forces spent forty years locked in a costly stalemate with Thunder Fire Temple, and the balance of the war gradually shifted toward Tai Lake after the sexagenary cycle year passed.
• Wang Yu emerged from his long seclusion in the Northern Demons’ territory and found that his cultivation resources had run out.

After sixty years of seclusion, Wang Yu emerged with greatly improved cultivation, abilities, and treasures, reaching Nascent Soul Seventh Layer and nearing another breakthrough. He accepted the Five-Colored Saint Lord’s invitation to explore the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm and then traveled to Spider Mountain to meet Yan Ling and prepare for the journey.

• Wang Yu reviewed his gains from seclusion, including three Law Intents, powerful divine abilities, and seventeen Demonic Essence Crystals.
• Peng Qing escorted Wang Yu to the Five-Colored Saint Lord, who invited him to enter the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm with the Northern Demons in thirty-four years.
• Wang Yu accepted the invitation and attended a banquet, then spent a month studying the Northern Demons’ archives and recording useful secret-realm locations.
• Wang Yu decided to meet Yan Ling ahead of time, discuss preparations, and arrange for Yu Tang Tang to receive his spare Saint Token.
• Wang Yu traveled south to Night Jade Province and arrived at Spider Mountain, where he had first met Yan Ling.

Wang Yu and Yan Ling reunited at Spider Mountain, agreed to explore the Ten Thousand Treasures Secret Realm together, and traveled to Golden Toad City. After a young nobleman provoked them at a restaurant, Wang Yu uncovered a scheme tied to the Jin Clan’s succession contest and pursued the watcher behind it.

• Wang Yu met Yan Ling at Spider Mountain and asked her to deliver a Saint Token to Yu Tang Tang while helping gather intelligence for the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm.
• Yan Ling invited Wang Yu to explore the Ten Thousand Treasures Secret Realm, and he agreed so he could seek a chance to refine his remaining treasure materials.
• Wang Yu and Yan Ling traveled to Golden Toad City, where they discussed attending a Treasure Exchange Meeting before the secret realm opened.
• A young nobleman insulted Yan Ling and tried to provoke them, so Wang Yu froze him and his attendant and searched the young man’s soul.
• Wang Yu learned that the provocation was intended to implicate him in the Jin Clan’s succession struggle, left Yan Ling behind, and confronted the person secretly watching them.

Wang Yu killed Black Eyes Old Man after Jin Chixuan’s scheme provoked a clash in Golden Toad City, and Jin Miaoshan arrived to handle the fallout. As they discussed the Ice Prison Realm’s barriers and the Ten Thousand Treasures Secret Realm, they returned to prepare for the secret realm and respond to Jin Chixuan.

• Wang Yu read the watcher’s memories, discovered he served Jin Chixuan, and killed him in the street after realizing he had been framed to provoke trouble.
• Black Eyes Old Man challenged Wang Yu, but Wang Yu killed him, captured his Nascent Soul, and showed Jin Yuanli an Image Pearl recording the provocation.
• Jin Miaoshan arrived, promised to handle the incident, and ordered Jin Yuanli to detain the wastrel young master at Miaoshan Hall.
• Jin Miaoshan and Wang Yu walked through Golden Toad City and discussed the Ice Prison Realm’s restrictions and possible ways to escape it.
• Jin Miaoshan realized Wang Yu had come because of the Ten Thousand Treasures Secret Realm, and she agreed to arrange matters before returning with him.

Jin Miaoshan secured Jin Xuanxuan’s support in the Gold Abundance Pavilion struggle by bargaining over the fate of Heavenly Ghost Old Demon’s son, then spent the night with Wang Yu. A month later, Wang Yu and Yan Ling arrived at the Ten Thousand Treasures Secret Realm, where Jin Miaoshan prepared to open it while watching their reunion.

• Jin Xuanxuan visited Jin Miaoshan and Wang Yu, initially probing their relationship before asking how to save Young Master You, Heavenly Ghost Old Demon’s son.
• Jin Miaoshan offered to spare Young Master You if Jin Xuanxuan joined her against Jin Chixuan, and they negotiated control of elder seats and the chief Pavilion Master position over by Tai Lake.
• Jin Xuanxuan accepted the alliance, then went with an attendant to receive Young Master You while Wang Yu and Jin Miaoshan were left alone.
• Wang Yu and Jin Miaoshan spent an intimate night together in the sealed hall.
• One month later, Wang Yu and Yan Ling arrived at the Ten Thousand Treasures Secret Realm entrance, where Wang Yu exchanged exaggerated compliments with Dark Roc Bishop and Yan Ling suspected his relationship with Jin Miaoshan.
• Jin Miaoshan observed Wang Yu and Yan Ling from the Jade Steps, then ordered the secret realm prepared to open.

Wang Yu and Yan Ling entered the Ten Thousand Treasures Secret Realm and raced through its first two trials, where Wang Yu’s strength and speed left the other Nascent Soul cultivators far behind. At the final trial, he designed a cold-attribute bow-type Spirit Treasure called the Sun Piercing Demon Bow.

• Jin Miaoshan opened the Ten Thousand Treasures Secret Realm, and Wang Yu and Yan Ling entered ahead of the other cultivators using tickets she had already given them.
• Wang Yu used his Force Field to shield Yan Ling from the Gravity Stone Steps and led her quickly to the second checkpoint.
• Wang Yu raced along the Cloud Path, noticed attacks from unexpected White Flood Dragon-shaped creatures, and earned Thousand Treasures Liquid and Cloud Dragon Heart Gold.
• Wang Yu and Yan Ling reached the final trial, where cultivators submitted designs for the Ten Thousand Treasures Pool Artifact Spirit to judge.
• Wang Yu inscribed a design for a cold-attribute bow Spirit Treasure and named it the Sun Piercing Demon Bow.

Wang Yu and Yan Ling passed the Cloud Dao Race trial and entered the Ten Thousand Treasures Pool, where Yan Ling obtained the Ice Lotus Sword and Wang Yu had the Sun Piercing Demon Bow forged. The bow awakened Wang Yu’s plan to advance his Ice Dragon Pill Flame, and the Tool Spirit’s gift of Ten Thousand Treasures Liquid raised the finished bow to Fifth Tier High Grade.

• Wang Yu shielded Yan Ling from Yin Yang Demon Lord and insulted him, while Dark Roc Bishop stood ready to back Wang Yu.
• Wang Yu, Yan Ling, and two South Sea Rogue Cultivators entered the Ten Thousand Treasures Pool after the final trial participant arrived.
• Yan Ling spent her own materials to have the Tool Spirit forge the Ice Lotus Sword, a Fourth Tier Top Grade magic treasure.
• Wang Yu supplied rare materials, and the Tool Spirit used Phoenix Tree Heart to forge his Sun Piercing Demon Bow as a Fifth Tier Mid-grade Spirit Treasure.
• Wang Yu recognized a chance to advance his Ice Dragon Pill Flame by combining it with the Ice Flame Butterflies and resolved to pursue that opportunity.
• The Tool Spirit infused the Sun Piercing Demon Bow with Ten Thousand Treasures Liquid, raising it to Fifth Tier High Grade.

Wang Yu returned to the Inverse Spirit Blood Sect after leaving the Ten Thousand Treasures Secret Realm and went to Poison Gu Peak to seek gu-cultivation methods for strengthening the Ice Flame Butterfly. His negotiations with Ten Thousand Gu Insect Demon failed, leaving Wang Yu to seek another route before he continued his plans.

• Wang Yu and Yan Ling left Golden Toad City, and Wang Yu warned her to avoid traveling east before reaching Blood Abyss Province because Yin Yang Demon Lord might target her.
• Wang Yu returned to the sect, received a letter explaining that the Blood-Eyed Demon Flood Dragon had joined Xie Xie An’s expedition and that Yu Tang Tang had been sent to Moon Bay, then relayed the news to Yan Ling.
• Wang Yu visited Poison Gu Peak and asked Ten Thousand Gu Insect Demon for quick-acting gu secret arts that could strengthen the Ice Flame Butterfly, even at the cost of the insects’ lives.
• Ten Thousand Gu Insect Demon demanded a century of insect rations, five pill-refining sessions, and three drops of Wang Yu’s heart’s blood, so Wang Yu rejected the deal and asked whether Liu Jin Xian or her father was on the peak.

Wang Yu sought Liu Jin Xian’s knowledge about rapidly strengthening his Ice Flame Butterfly swarm and learned of the Nine Revolutions Gu God Tears, then secured the Sect Master’s backing before confronting Ten Thousand Gu over the Blood Crying Evil Gu Method. The chapter ended as Wang Yu launched a fierce attack on Ten Thousand Gu inside Poison Gu Grand Hall.

• Wang Yu visited Liu Jin Xian, who explained that Ten Thousand Gu’s Blood Crying Evil Gu Method could raise a Gu King and that Nine Revolutions Gu God Tears could greatly strengthen Gu worms.
• Liu Jin Xian suggested that source blood from the Gu Ancient Demon might be held by the Spirit Transformation Poison Flood Dragon in the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest, and Wang Yu rewarded her with Blood Cores and a spirit pill.
• Wang Yu researched Spirit Transformation-level secrets and prepared to pursue the Nine Revolutions Gu God Tears while keeping Ten Thousand Gu’s method as an alternative.
• The Sect Master assured Wang Yu that he would cover for him if he killed Ten Thousand Gu, provided he did not destroy the mountain gate.
• Wang Yu confronted Ten Thousand Gu, who demanded Black Demon Lightning as an added condition, and Wang Yu declared that he would trade Ten Thousand Gu’s life for everything he owned.
• Wang Yu unleashed Black Demon Lightning, ice-blue flames, and Dragon Emperor Fist against Ten Thousand Gu, who shouted that Wang Yu had dared to attack a fellow sect member.

Wang Yu defeated Wan Gu with layered Yellow Springs, Ice Hell, and soul-attacking techniques, then captured Wan Gu’s Ghost Ant Gu Queen and sealed his Nascent Soul. The Blood God Guard Commander accepted Wang Yu’s authority under the Blood Demon Token, erased Wan Gu’s final plea, and gave Wang Yu the Sect Master’s rewards.

• Wan Gu used Red Rust Insects, Ghost Ants, and a Heavenly Poison Scorpion to withstand Wang Yu’s attacks and counter with underhanded strikes.
• Wang Yu combined Yellow Springs divine powers with the Ice Hell Demon Seal and Void Moon Technique, crushing Wan Gu and leaving him barely alive.
• Wang Yu destroyed Wan Gu’s body, captured the Ghost Ant Gu Queen, and stopped Wan Gu’s Nascent Soul from escaping into his Niwan Palace.
• Wan Gu offered the Blood Crying Evil Gu Method, but Wang Yu sealed his Nascent Soul after Wan Gu called for the Blood God Guard Commander.
• The Commander recognized Wan Gu as a sect traitor, erased his plea, and gave Wang Yu a reward containing Starry Demon Stone and Fourth Tier Top Grade spiritual objects.

Wang Yu broke through to the Nascent Soul Eighth Layer after ten years of seclusion and prepared to obtain what Venerable Poison Drake wanted before advancing his Ice Flame Butterfly. Meanwhile, Xie Xie An’s squad encountered danger in the Barren Ancient Plains, where Black Gold Old Demon became contaminated and slaughter weapons recognized Xie Xie An as a betrayer of the Will of Slaughter.

• Wang Yu explained to the gathered Nascent Soul cultivators that Wan Gu had resisted the Sect Leader’s order and was killed, then learned from the Great Commander that the war against Thunder Fire Temple remained difficult.
• Wang Yu spent ten years cultivating, rebuilding his three Gu swarms, refining Wan Gu’s Nascent Soul into a Longevity Blood Infant Pill, and comprehending the Vast Cold Twelve Aspects.
• Wang Yu broke through to the Nascent Soul Eighth Layer and decided to meet Venerable Poison Drake before traveling to the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest to advance the Ice Flame Butterfly.
• Xie Xie An led the Old Geezer assault squad across the Barren Ancient Plains, where Black Gold Old Demon became contaminated and attacked him.
• The squad subdued Black Gold Old Demon, but nearby slaughter weapons gathered and accused Xie Xie An of betraying the Will of Slaughter; Xie Xie An said his connection to the Slaughter Ancient Demon had been severed.