Chapter Summaries

After years of stalemate at the Great Wall, Chen Sanshi strengthened Tianyong City's defenses and learned that the Heavenly Sword Sect might target Zhang Huaiqing and Jiang Xiyue over their unusual fortunes. Dugu Ao left Golden Core disciples to aid the defense but refused to fight personally, leaving Chen Sanshi wary of his motives.

• Chen Sanshi continued cultivating and studying arrays, then gave Dongfang Jingxing third-tier city-protecting arrays to deploy along the border.
• Chen Sanshi directed Tianyong City's drills, and the cultivators' Zhou Tian Xing Dou Zhu Mo Great Formation achieved a breakthrough that awakened the Five Elements Rotation effect of his Immortal Taming divine ability.
• Dugu Ao and Shangguan Siheng arrived from the Slay Immortal Sect, and Dugu Ao warned Chen Sanshi to beware of the Heavenly Sword Sect's interest in Zhang Huaiqing and Jiang Xiyue.
• Dugu Ao explained that the Heavenly Sword Sect and Qingxu Sect contested Dao fortune and that Zhang Huaiqing's extraordinary human fortune could make him a target.
• Dugu Ao said the Heavenly Sword Sect was also searching for Jiang Xiyue because of her demonic seed, while Chen Sanshi concealed that her whereabouts were unknown after the seed's Body Seizure.
• Dugu Ao refused to remain and fight, leaving several Golden Core disciples behind; Chen Sanshi watched him depart and wondered about his true intentions.

Chen Sanshi and his allies raced to rescue Xiao Boxu’s pursuing force after Qu Sanyuan trapped them inside the Hundred Malevolent Spirits Weaving Net Formation. As Chen Sanshi fought Suili Yan outside the formation, Rong Roujun and Daoist Master Dongwei captured True Person Yuling and began searching her soul for her disciple’s whereabouts.

• Wang Li reported that Qu Sanyuan had attacked a Great Wall formation node and that Xiao Boxu and Feng Qingyan had pursued her with Qingxuan Mountain, Qingxu Sect, and Hundred Flowers Valley cultivators.
• Feng Qingyan struck Qu Sanyuan down near Soul Severing Cliff, but she lured her pursuers into a trap and unleashed the Hundred Malevolent Spirits Weaving Net Formation, killing and trapping many cultivators.
• Chen Sanshi and Shangguan Yunzhi arrived outside the sealed formation as Zhao and Suili Yan approached, and Chen Sanshi charged the demonic army to buy time for the trapped cultivators.
• Chen Sanshi dodged Suili Yan’s axe and repeatedly used the cracking Soul Suppressing Bell against him while Suili Yan attacked from the demonic army.
• Inside Soul Severing Cliff, True Person Yuling tried to protect Jiang Xiyue and escape, but Rong Roujun and Daoist Master Dongwei attacked them and captured True Person Yuling.
• Rong Roujun began using a soul-searching technique on True Person Yuling to learn where her disciple was.

Chen Sanshi and Shangguan Yunzhi fought to keep their allies from being captured, but Chen Sanshi was forced to retreat and Emperor Tianxi and Suili Yan reached Soul Severing Cliff. A mysterious Foundation Establishment cultivator destroyed the formation and rescued the trapped Qingxu Sect Disciples, leaving Chen Sanshi wondering who the stranger was and what hidden forces surrounded him.

• Chen Sanshi used immortal fire and Cracked Core Cicadas to delay Suili Yan, but was struck down by the Ancient Demon Elder and escaped with an Earth Escape Talisman; Shangguan Yunzhi also withdrew from her battle with Emperor Tianxi.
• Suili Yan and Zhao abandoned the pursuit and headed to Soul Severing Cliff, while Chen Sanshi asked Lord of Mount Tai for help rescuing the people trapped inside the formation.
• The Hundred Malevolent Spirits Weaving Net Formation collapsed, and a mysterious man wielding an ancient wooden sword defeated Suili Yan and Zhao long enough to free the captives.
• Suili Yan and Zhao withdrew after the mysterious man vanished, and the rescued group returned behind the Great Wall with heavy casualties among the Qingxu Sect Disciples.
• Chen Sanshi questioned True Person Yuling and Jiang Xiyue about the mysterious man, but neither recognized him, deepening his suspicion that a major secret surrounded the Qingxu Sect.

As the demonic army prepared to attack Guangren Dao with help from the Evil God Nations, Chen Sanshi advanced his cultivation and planned to destroy the malevolent vein at Bone-Eroding Ridge. The Witch appeared in his tent and asked him to accompany her to Western Ox Continent, leaving her purpose unclear.

• Zhao Rui told Suili Yan and Qu Sanyuan that the Evil God Nations had agreed to send Fourth Realm Evil God Path Cultivators to aid the demonic army.
• After two years of cultivation, Chen Sanshi advanced his Dragon Scripture and decided to strike Bone-Eroding Ridge to destroy its malevolent vein and weaken the Sha-Devouring Dragon-Drawing Formation.
• Chen Sanshi planned to adapt the Three Tribulations Yuan-Slaying Formation, using spirit pearls and the malevolent vein to create a powerful formation against the demonic cultivators.
• The Witch appeared in Chen Sanshi's tent without her disguise, dodged his spear, and explained that she had suppressed her cultivation.
• The Witch asked Chen Sanshi to accompany her to Western Ox Continent, and he asked what she intended to do at the Buddhist sect.

Chen Sanshi and the Witch traveled to the Western Ox Continent and discovered that his eldest son, Chen Duhe, had become a revered local deity by fighting evildoers. After the Witch killed Buddhist monks who attacked the villagers honoring Chen Duhe, Chen Sanshi decided to find his son and protect him, while the pair stayed in Xieyue Dao to seek supplies.

• Chen Sanshi secretly left the army with the Witch and traveled for more than sixty days to the Western Ox Continent.
• In Xieyue Dao, Chen Sanshi recognized a statue of Chen Duhe and learned that his son had earned the title True Lord by killing corrupt officials and evil cultivators.
• Buddhist monks destroyed Chen Duhe’s temple and denounced him as a devil cultivator, but the villagers defended him, strengthening the mysterious fortune in Chen Sanshi’s Common People Praying to Heaven Bead.
• When the Thin Monk attacked a villager, the Witch killed him and the other Buddhist disciples, and Chen Sanshi and the Witch fled in disguise.
• Chen Sanshi learned that Buddhist forces and the Great Jin court were preparing to target Chen Duhe, whose whereabouts were unknown, and resolved to find him.
• Chen Sanshi and the Witch remained in Xieyue Dao to seek a Bodhi Formless Bone and a Brahma Twin Vine.

Chen Sanshi searched Eight Treasures Marketplace for rare materials and learned that an auction at an Arhat Temple might have the Brahma Twin Vine he needed. After witnessing the Buddhist Saintess heal a mortal, he prepared to attend the auction with the Witch, whose own purpose remained secret.

• Chen Sanshi learned that the Buddhist Saintess's pilgrimage had drawn a huge crowd to Eight Treasures Marketplace.
• The Buddhist Saintess healed an old woman's eyes, and Chen Sanshi considered the rumors that she was a Bodhisattva Reincarnation.
• Chen Sanshi searched the marketplace for the Brahma Twin Vine but found none, then bought other goods at Eight Treasures Pavilion.
• The shopkeeper gave Chen Sanshi a token for a secret midnight auction at an Arhat Temple, where the Twin Vines were expected to appear.
• Chen Sanshi investigated the auction's origins and decided to attend, while the Witch refused to explain her purpose and he warned her to be careful with his senior sister's body.

Chen Sanshi and the Witch attended the Hundred Flowers Pavilion auction, where Chen Sanshi lost the bidding for a rare Brahma Twin Vine to the masked cultivator in Room 98. After learning that the winner had paid with counterfeit spirit stones, Chen Sanshi pursued the pair and found them preparing an ambush in a gorge.

• Chen Sanshi and the Witch entered the auction through a hidden Teleportation Array at Pujue Temple.
• Chen Sanshi bid against the cultivator in Room 98 for the Brahma Twin Vine, but withdrew when he ran short of spirit stones and the rival refused to yield.
• Chen Sanshi paid for his other purchases, and Noble Young Master offered him a position as a Guest Elder of Hundred Flowers Pavilion.
• A Hundred Flowers Pavilion attendant reported that Room 98 had paid with fake spirit stones and that Young Master Zhang was missing.
• Chen Sanshi asked the Witch to track the Room 98 cultivator, then found the pair laying a formation in a gorge as Chen Duhe sensed their arrival.

Chen Duhe and Yan Hanshuang ambushed Wang Shuyan and the Hundred Flowers Pavilion cultivators, but Master Pujue intervened and nearly killed them. Chen Sanshi arrived in time to destroy the monk with a barrage of Gu Worm arrows and began treating his wounded son.

• Wang Shuyan led Hundred Flowers Pavilion cultivators against Chen Duhe, who revealed himself and fought them with his Hook Sickle Spear and Howling Gold Beast.
• Yan Hanshuang activated a sword formation that helped Chen Duhe and the Howling Gold Beast overwhelm the attackers and bring down Wang Shuyan.
• Master Pujue arrived and defeated Chen Duhe and the Howling Gold Beast, while Yan Hanshuang stepped in to shield Chen Duhe.
• As Master Pujue prepared to kill Chen Duhe, Chen Sanshi attacked him with arrows made of Gu Worms and revealed that he was Chen Duhe's father.
• Chen Sanshi's Gu Worms destroyed Master Pujue's prayer beads, Golden Body, and life, after which Chen Sanshi gave Chen Duhe pills and began healing him.

Chen Sanshi rescued Chen Duhe, Yan Hanshuang, and her brother after they killed Wang Shuyan, then fought off Buddhist Saintess Miaotan when she tried to capture them. He escaped with the others, but warned that temples across Xieyue Dao had mobilized and they needed to leave quickly.

• Chen Sanshi healed Chen Duhe and Yan Hanshuang, and Chen Duhe explained how Wang Shuyan and his allies had used villagers to cultivate evil arts.
• Chen Duhe killed Wang Shuyan and took the pills containing the antidote for Yan Hanshuang's poisoned brother.
• Chen Sanshi fled west with the others, but Miaotan trapped their Flying Boat inside a vast lotus of Buddhist light.
• Chen Sanshi fought Miaotan with his Dharma treasures, then escaped when a powerful Wish Gathering King approached and Gu Worms delayed Miaotan's pursuit.
• Chen Sanshi reunited with Chen Duhe and the others and warned that temples across Xieyue Dao had mobilized, so they needed to leave immediately.

Chen Sanshi hid with Chen Duhe and Yan Hanshuang while Buddhist monks searched for them, then confronted Miaotan when she found their refuge. He exposed a White-browed Old Monk hiding in a flock of birds and identified him as a powerful Wish Gathering King.

• Chen Sanshi led Chen Duhe and Yan Hanshuang through Xieyue Dao, evaded ambushes, and hid them in a valley with an Inverted Illusion Great Formation.
• Chen Sanshi claimed the treasures Chen Duhe had won at auction, gave him other protective items, and argued with him over Chen Duhe’s proposal to extend mortals’ lives through corpse cultivation or ghost cultivation.
• Chen Sanshi sent Chen Duhe and Yan Hanshuang away after sensing danger, then confronted Miaotan and her Buddhist followers in the clouds.
• Chen Sanshi fought Miaotan, noticed birds repeatedly approaching him, and discovered purple aura moving between them as the White Jade Spirit Snake swallowed them.
• Chen Sanshi unleashed a vast wave of fire that burned the birds and forced the hidden White-browed Old Monk to appear, revealing his power as a Wish Gathering King.

Chen Sanshi fought Monk Xuan Du and Master Miaotan, but the Witch intervened and defeated both Buddhist cultivators before leaving. Miaotan and Xuan Du identified the Witch as the Demon Seed and prepared to pursue her, while Miaotan also ordered an investigation into the Wang Family and Pujue Temple.

• Chen Sanshi used his artifacts and escape techniques to battle Monk Xuan Du, who transformed into a giant Heavenly Manifestation of Earth and repeatedly tried to crush him.
• Chen Sanshi struck Monk Xuan Du with the Luofeng Soul Locking Nail, but Master Miaotan returned and injured him with Buddhist light, forcing him to escape underground.
• The Witch appeared and cut apart Monk Xuan Du's kasaya and Heavenly Manifestation of Earth with one sword strike, then wounded Master Miaotan when she attacked.
• The Witch spared Miaotan and vanished into the moonlight, while Chen Sanshi had already disappeared.
• Monk Xuan Du identified the Witch as the Demon Seed and proposed activating the Avici Hell Array and summoning their elders.
• Miaotan agreed to pursue the Demon Seed but insisted that Monk Xuan Du investigate the Wang Family and Pujue Temple.

Chen Sanshi pursued the monks who had captured Chen Duhe and Yan Hanshuang, infiltrated Vajra Temple, and found them in the Demon Suppression Prison. There he discovered that the monk he had attacked was his long-lost Fifth Senior Brother, Meng Guangxin.

• Chen Sanshi found monk corpses and the remains of his Cracked Core Cicada, then followed Chen Duhe's blood trail until he saw Chen Duhe and Yan Hanshuang captured by monks.
• The Witch fought Zen Master Yungui while Chen Sanshi chased the captors to Vajra Temple and disguised himself to enter.
• Chen Sanshi learned that Master Jianzhen had taken Chen Duhe and Yan Hanshuang to the Demon Suppression Prison, then infiltrated the jail.
• Chen Sanshi ambushed Monk Jianzhen, but recognized him as Meng Guangxin, his missing Fifth Senior Brother.

Chen Sanshi and Meng Guangxin rescued the prisoners and escaped Xieyue Dao with Jiang Xiyue, while Zen Master Yungui allowed them to go. Yungui then admitted to Miaotan that the Buddhist Sect deliberately allowed demons to remain, and began explaining why.

• Meng Guangxin incapacitated two monks, freed Chen Duhe and the other prisoners, and led the disguised group out of Vajra Temple.
• Chen Sanshi waited for Jiang Xiyue, who returned unconscious on the Azure Bird, and persuaded Meng Guangxin to let her escape with them.
• Meng Guangxin convinced Abbot Huiming to open the border barrier, and the group passed through the Purgatory Great Formation to leave Xieyue Dao.
• Xuandu learned that Meng Guangxin had escaped with Chen Lei and the Witch, but Zen Master Yungui returned injured and ordered the formations withdrawn rather than pursuing them.
• Miaotan questioned why demons were allowed to remain in Buddhist territory, and Yungui admitted it was deliberate before recounting how Bodhisattva Zhixing used a leopard demon to overthrow a demonic sect.

Chen Sanshi returned to Tianshui Continent with Meng Guangxin, gained the Bodhi Formless Bone, and resumed his closed-door cultivation as the demonic army prepared to attack Five Zhang Plain. Four years later, he broke through to Late Golden Core, united his flames into Chaos True Fire, and continued advancing the Dragon Scripture.

• Miaotan rejected Yungui’s claim that allowing suffering to inspire incense offerings was great compassion, while Yungui warned her that her doubts could destabilize her breakthrough.
• Chen Sanshi escorted Jiang Xiyue toward the Eastern Continent, learned how Meng Guangxin had ended up at Mount Sumeru, and persuaded him to return to the army as a Fourth Rank Divine Might Heavenly General.
• Meng Guangxin gave Chen Sanshi the Bodhi Formless Bone, then reunited with their fellow disciples at Five Zhang Plain and agreed to help defend Tianshui.
• Chen Sanshi ordered his generals to hold their positions against the demonic army and began closed-door cultivation, while Zhao ordered a costly assault on the Great Wall after learning Chen Sanshi had visited the Western Ox Continent.
• Four years later, Chen Sanshi used Breakthrough Pills to reach Late Golden Core, fused his flames into Chaos True Fire, and continued cultivating the Dragon Scripture until two of his three dantians were tempered and connected.

Chen Sanshi advanced his formation arts and Ten Thousand Swords Descend, then prepared for the coming battle as the Great Wall’s formation eye weakened. He broke through to the Late Golden Body Stage, gaining the ability to turn a slain enemy into a temporary flame puppet.

• Chen Sanshi became a Tier 4 Formation Master, completed the Three Tribulations Yuan-Slaying Formation, and stored it in a talisman.
• Chen Sanshi advanced Ten Thousand Swords Descend by creating three thousand sword phantoms that struck with power close to Ultimate Divine Abilities.
• Dongfang Jingxing reported that a crack had appeared in the Great Wall’s Grade-A formation eye, while two Fourth Realm Evil God Path Cultivators approached Bone-Eroding Ridge.
• Xiao Boxu and Feng Qingyan urged Chen Sanshi to use the demonic seed against the demonic army, but Kunxu refused to guarantee it would not pursue the seed.
• Chen Sanshi ordered the Grade-A formation eye closed in sixty days so the demonic army could enter an ambush, and he prepared three thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.
• Chen Sanshi entered the Late Golden Body Stage and gained the Spirit Puppet effect, which let him temporarily bind a slain enemy’s soul with flame.

Chen Sanshi led Tianyong City in a surprise assault on the demonic army’s lightly guarded Main Camp while the main forces fought at the Great Wall. He activated the Spirit Extinguishing Great Formation and sealed the giant black serpent beneath the mountain, while Meng Guangxin confronted Suili Wu.

• Emperor Tianxi ordered the demonic army to attack the breached Great Wall, and the armies of Great Han and the demons clashed in a brutal battle.
• Xiao Boxu and the other righteous Nascent Soul cultivators fought Elder Suili, Zhao, and their allies, then fell back against the Great Wall as Chen Lei’s whereabouts remained unknown.
• Chen Sanshi arrived at Bone-Eroding Ridge with three thousand Tianyong City cultivators and launched a surprise attack on the demonic Main Camp.
• Wang Zhi and Meng Guangxin fought through the camp, and Meng Guangxin intervened when Suili Wu attacked Chen Sanshi.
• Chen Sanshi activated the Spirit Extinguishing Great Formation, which dragged the giant black serpent from beneath the mountain and sealed it inside the spirit pearl.

Chen Sanshi sealed the demonic army’s malevolent qi veins and killed Young Master Suili, then fought Elder Suili as Xiao Boxu and the others tried to hold back the retreating demons. Elder Suili transformed into a colossal form and overwhelmed Chen Sanshi and Monk Jianzhen, but a Three Tribulations Yuan-Slaying Formation appeared as he closed in on Tianwu.

• Chen Sanshi destroyed the malevolent qi veins at Bone-Eroding Ridge, cutting off the demonic army’s formation power, while Xiao Boxu and the others stopped Zhao’s group from returning to the rear.
• Xiao Boxu fought Suili Yan with his Nascent Soul outside his body, and he saved Feng Qingyan from Emperor Tianxi’s attack while Suili Yan escaped toward Bone-Eroding Ridge.
• Monk Jianzhen drove Young Master Suili into retreat, but Chen Sanshi intercepted him and killed him with his spear and Chaos True Fire as Suili Yan arrived too late to save his nephew.
• Chen Sanshi fought Suili Yan with his armor, movement techniques, and sword phantoms, but his attacks only wounded the Ancient Demon Elder slightly.
• Suili Yan used Heavenly Manifestation of Earth to crush Chen Sanshi’s defenses and blast Monk Jianzhen into a ravine, then advanced toward Tianwu as the Three Tribulations Yuan-Slaying Formation appeared.

Chen Sanshi used the Three Tribulations Yuan-Slaying Formation to battle Suili Yan, but the Ancient Demon Elder broke through its barrier and nearly killed him. Chen Sanshi ultimately killed Suili Yan with a final formation technique and began turning the corpse into a Spirit Puppet.

• Chen Sanshi activated the Three Tribulations Yuan-Slaying Formation, using its Heaven, Earth, and Human tribulations to attack Suili Yan.
• Chen Sanshi joined the formation’s assault and struck Suili Yan with the Luofeng Soul-Locking, leaving the Ancient Demon Elder severely wounded.
• Suili Yan pulled out his own spine to make a spear and sacrificed his blood essence to tear open the formation barrier.
• Chen Sanshi absorbed the damaged formation’s power and released the Return to Ruin Divine Ability, clashing with Suili Yan’s final spear attack.
• Chen Sanshi stabbed Suili Yan through the heart and then cast a spell on the corpse to make a Spirit Puppet.

Chen Sanshi returned from Bone-Eroding Ridge with Suili Yan dead and his body turned into a puppet, helping the defenders defeat the demonic army and hold the Great Wall of Demon Suppression. After resuming cultivation, he developed Arrow Way’s Condense Law into Arrows ability and went to find Mu Chutai for his next cultivation technique.

• Suili Yan arrived at the battlefield, but Chen Sanshi controlled his dead body and attacked Qu Sanyuan, turning the battle in the defenders’ favor.
• Chen Sanshi and the allied cultivators drove Zhao and Qu Sanyuan to flee, then routed the demonic army by revealing Suili Yan’s death and Young Master Suili’s severed head.
• The defenders held the Great Wall of Demon Suppression after a costly battle, and Chen Sanshi learned that reinforcements might come from Kunxu while the Evil God Path Cultivators remained a future threat.
• After half a year of cultivation, Chen Sanshi developed the Arrow Way ability Condense Law into Arrows, allowing him to fire up to five thousand Flowing Light Arrows using his spiritual power.
• Chen Sanshi flew to Five Zhang Plain to find Mu Chutai and request the cultivation technique needed to continue after reaching the Late Golden Body Stage.

Chen Sanshi learned the Heavenly Manifestation of Earth cultivation chant from Mu Chutai while weighing whether to leave the Eastern Continent with Jiang Xiyue. As Chen prepared for reinforcements and continued cultivating, the Heavenly Sword Sect conspired with the demonic path to kill Zhang Huaiqing, and Chen advanced his alchemy to Tier 4.

• Chen Sanshi traded wine, medicinal materials, spirit stones, and other valuables for Mu Chutai's instruction in opening the Seven Orifices and deduced the Fourth Realm cultivation chant through repeated attempts and lashes.
• Mu Chutai urged Chen Sanshi to take Jiang Xiyue to the Myriad Monster Kingdom for safety, but Chen refused to leave before Kunxu Sect reinforcements arrived.
• Chen Sanshi learned that Zhang Huaiqing had reached the Late Nascent Soul Stage and ordered the City Protection Array activated while the Sacred Sect arranged for reinforcements to arrive within two months.
• Rong Roujun and Daoist Master Dongwei secured Zhao's cooperation in a plan to kill Zhang Huaiqing, and Zhao ordered attacks on the Great Wall to distract the defenders.
• Chen Sanshi refined a Tier 4 Spirit Replenishing Pill despite his damaged furnace and advanced his Alchemy skill to Tier 4, gaining the ability to practice Fire Method Alchemy without tools.