Chapter Summaries

Fang Xuan killed the Bone Asura and helped Fang Li’s forces turn the battle for the ancient city in their favor. He then rejected Blood Dew Old Demon’s offer to cooperate and killed him after defeating his strongest attacks.

• Fang Xuan used Tingyu to unleash a devastating slash that killed the Bone Asura, while Fang Li ordered the troops to breach the city.
• Blood Dew Old Demon offered Fang Xuan an alliance with the Lotus Moon Demon Sect, but Fang Xuan refused and attacked him.
• Fang Xuan shattered Blood Dew Old Demon’s crimson mountain with Tingyu and forced him to reveal his skeletal form and Blood Wasteland Seal.
• Fang Xuan broke Blood Dew Old Demon’s seal with a golden fist and pierced his heart with Tingyu, killing him.

After the Dragon Whale Army captured the ancient city, Fang Xuan recovered from killing two Bone Asuras and arranged for the Liu Family to join the army. He then entered seclusion to study the newly unlocked Crimson King Eyes technique, Moon Eclipse.

• The Dragon Whale Army entered the ancient city, and the citizens’ worship raised Fang Xuan’s prestige enough to unlock Crimson King Eyes · Moon Eclipse.
• Fang Li and Water Monkey helped the wounded Fang Xuan settle in the City Lord’s Mansion, where Sikong Jie summoned the city’s best physicians.
• Two days later, Fang Xuan heard that the Lotus Moon Demon Sect had been largely purged and agreed to take Liu Yingke’s Liu Family into the Dragon Whale Army.
• Fang Xuan learned that Wang Ge’s family had been massacred and that Wang Qike had been killed by a Bone Asura sent by the Hai Province King.
• Fang Xuan assigned the city’s affairs to Xiao Li and entered seclusion, where he reviewed his Crimson King Eyes progress and began studying Moon Eclipse.

Fang Xuan mastered the Moon Eclipse ocular technique and learned that Iron Blood King Xiao Yan had returned as a Blood Martial Saint, throwing the Great Yang Dynasty into turmoil. After connecting Xiao Yan to the mysterious powerhouse at Lin Feng Valley, Fang Xuan decided to visit the Azure Sea Cloud Sect.

• Fang Xuan gained the Moon Eclipse technique, which could freeze targets and attack the Divine Soul, and judged that he could now fight and kill a Bone Asura without drawing Tingyu.
• Li Yuanzheng heard that His Majesty had reached Jing Province under Gu Chengxuan's protection and hoped the Royal Court Army could preserve the Li Family Dynasty.
• Iron Blood King Xiao Yan returned to the Great Yang imperial palace, fought through Imperial Guards, and was driven away by two Blood Martial Saint Attendants.
• News that Xiao Yan had returned as a Fifth Heavenly Gate Blood Martial Saint spread through the dynasty and unsettled the vassal king factions.
• After recovering from his wounds, Fang Xuan learned of Xiao Yan's return and connected him to the peak Bone Asura who had trapped experts at Lin Feng Valley.
• Fang Xuan told his commanders he would visit the Azure Sea Cloud Sect the next day and left the city's affairs in their hands.

A monk and a mad old man revealed themselves as powerful figures who had awakened after one sixty-year cycle and ordered hidden pieces to move amid the Great Yang’s growing chaos. At Pingyang Ferry, Fang Xuan met Deng Shang and asked to travel with his escort ship to the Azure Sea Cloud Sect.

• An old monk helped a mad old man in Wan Province, then awakened him with a bell-like strike and learned he had been lost for one sixty-year cycle.
• The mad old man said he had only touched the barrier of a higher realm, then told the monk to have their hidden pieces begin to move.
• The two vanished and soon arrived at Pingyang Ferry, where Deng Shang prepared to escort goods to the Azure Sea Cloud Sect with his son.
• Fang Xuan arrived at the ferry, and Deng Shang greeted him as Brother Long Jing.
• Deng Shang told Fang Xuan that his escort job was bound for the Azure Sea Cloud Sect, and Fang Xuan asked to travel with them.

Traveling under the name Long Jing, Fang Xuan returned to the Azure Sea Cloud Sect to replenish the Wind and Thunder Power in his sword before the Dragon Whale Army’s decisive battle. At the sect, he reunited with Gu Chang and revealed to Deng Shang that he was a disciple there.

• Fang Xuan told Deng Shang he had watched the battle at Lin Feng Valley, while Deng praised the Dragon Whale Army and shared news about the Red Eyebrow Army’s costly fight with Central Province.
• Fang Xuan recalled that the Wind and Thunder Power in the Tingyu Sword had run out and that the Dragon Whale Army planned to fight the Hai Province Army after reorganizing.
• Fang Xuan arrived at the Azure Sea Cloud Sect on its disciple-recruitment day and encountered Gu Chang outside the Mountain Gate.
• Fang Xuan asked Gu Chang to look after Deng Shang, then offered to show Deng around the sect.
• Deng Shang realized that Fang Xuan was a disciple of the Azure Sea Cloud Sect and regretted failing to recognize his importance.

Fang Xuan returned to the Ninth Courtyard, where Zhao Zhuzhu told him his reputation had attracted a crowd of disciples and explained that Zhao Yu Ming had entered seclusion. After absorbing all the Wind and Thunder Power into Listening Rain, Fang Xuan met Fifth Qingyue again at the Thunder Pool.

• Fang Xuan returned to the Ninth Courtyard and reunited with Zhao Zhuzhu, who welcomed him warmly.
• Zhao Zhuzhu told Fang Xuan that admirers had crowded the Ninth Courtyard and that the sect did not know he was the one who killed Hao Cheng Daoren.
• Zhao Zhuzhu explained that Zhao Yu Ming had entered seclusion to pursue the Fourth Heavenly Gate, while Lin Da had gone after Zi Yue.
• Fang Xuan recounted his battles to Zhao Zhuzhu as they talked through the night.
• At the Thunder Pool, Fang Xuan absorbed the remaining Wind and Thunder Power into Listening Rain and considered seeking stronger divine weapons.
• Fifth Qingyue appeared in the sky above Fang Xuan, who greeted her as they met again.

Fifth Qingyue warned Fang Xuan that the Buddha Mother was descending on Sea Province and asked him to prepare to slay her, empowering Listening Rain with the Thunder Pool’s wind and thunder. In Mingxia City, Kuai Yi’s Black-Robed Taoist Priest promised Sea Province would fall to the Hai Province King as dark clouds approached.

• Fifth Qingyue warned Fang Xuan that Listening Rain was insufficient against Nirvana Realm cultivators and hinted that the Fifth Heavenly Gate was not the pinnacle of martial arts.
• Fifth Qingyue revealed that the Buddha Mother would descend in Sea Province and that the Lotus Moon Demon Sect had planned her arrival for a hundred years.
• Fifth Qingyue said the Dragon Whale Army would become a target and tasked Fang Xuan with becoming the blade that would slay the Buddha Mother.
• Fifth Qingyue infused Listening Rain with the Thunder Pool’s wind and thunder, then allowed Fang Xuan to enter the Azure Sea Cloud Sect’s Blessed Lands and Grotto Heavens before leaving.
• Fang Xuan decided to visit Whale Nurturing Lake and try to reach the Dao Bone Realm before departing.
• In Mingxia City, the Black-Robed Taoist Priest assured Kuai Yi that Sea Province would belong to the Hai Province King as dark clouds advanced beyond the horizon.

Fang Xuan broke through the Fourth Heavenly Gate and became a Bone Asura, gaining powerful bone armor and attacks. After testing his new strength, he set out to find Fifth Qingyue and retrieve Tingyu before returning to the ancient city.

• Fang Xuan used the golden-tasseled morning glow over Whale Nurturing Lake to cross the Sky Piercing Gate.
• Fang Xuan entered the Fourth Heavenly Gate and manifested golden bones threaded with scarlet patterns, becoming a Bone Asura.
• Fang Xuan tested his new strength by summoning a bone blade and carving a huge gash into a mountain wall.
• Fang Xuan withdrew his blood qi, returned to normal, and left to find Fifth Qingyue and retrieve Tingyu.

As the Dragon Whale Army prepared to advance toward Yuqing City and Qingying City, the Lotus Moon Demon Sect attacked the ancient city under cover of black mist. Fang Xuan intercepted the sect’s fighters outside the city and vowed to destroy the Lotus Moon Demon Sect.

• Fang Li announced that the Dragon Whale Army would advance in three days and predicted a decisive battle with the Hai Province Army at Yuxia City.
• A mass of black mist swept toward the ancient city’s west gate, killing soldiers who were caught inside it.
• Yue Zhenting, Ning Guanhai, Sikong Xiao, and Dragon Tree High Monk confronted a white-haired old woman, who trapped them behind a barrier and let Lotus Moon Demon Sect disciples infiltrate the city.
• Lotus Moon Demon Sect disciples began attacking throughout the ancient city while their leaders watched from the black mist.
• Fang Xuan killed three Lotus Moon Demon Sect disciples outside the city and vowed to uproot the sect.

Fang Xuan discovered the Lotus Moon Demon Sect’s growing operations across Sea Province and gathered the city’s leaders to respond. He declared that they would fight and change Sea Province’s fate.

• At Jinshou Temple, a Daoist-robed man learned that the cultists infiltrating the ancient city had been killed and ordered his followers to withdraw when he sensed Fang Xuan approaching.
• Fang Xuan arrived at the ruined temple with Sikong Xiao, Ning Guanhai, and the others, but the Lotus Moon Demon Sect’s agents escaped.
• At Yuqing City’s City Lord’s Mansion, Senior Sister Qian confronted Kuai Yi, who refused to return to the sect and ordered a Blood Martial Saint to attack her.
• Fang Xuan returned to the ancient city and learned that the Lotus Moon Demon Sect had attempted an assassination and was spreading through towns under Hai Province Army control.
• Ning Guanhai reported that tens of thousands of common people had become like walking corpses, and Fang Xuan declared that they would fight.

Fang Li’s army prepared to attack Yuqing City while Fang Xuan discovered the Lotus Moon Demon Sect’s plan to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of civilians for the Buddha Mother’s descent. As sect experts arrived and battle erupted over the city, Fang Xuan joined the fight with a powerful punch.

• Zhao Yuanji and Zhou Tong led gathered martial artists away from Jiayuan City toward Yuqing City.
• Lotus Moon Demon Sect martial artists poisoned the Dongyu River with black spheres and vanished into the mountains.
• Fang Li assembled seventy thousand troops near Yuqing City and prepared to launch the attack.
• Fang Xuan investigated Yuqing City and saw captives, corpses, and an altar prepared for a mass sacrifice.
• Disciples from hidden sects arrived above the plaza, and their techniques ignited a battle across Yuqing City.
• Fang Xuan threw a punch into the sky, sending a vast arc of light through the clouds.

The Dragon Whale Army attacked Yuqing City while Kuai Yi and the Lotus Moon Demon Sect fought the Silver Phoenix Sect around the altar prepared for the Buddha Mother’s descent. Fang Xuan secretly targeted the cult’s disciples and moved to destroy the altar as a golden fist struck it.

• Fang Li and Sikong Jihuai watched the Dragon Whale Army cavalry break through the Hai Province Army’s ranks outside Yuqing City.
• Kuai Yi led the Lotus Moon Demon Sect against the Silver Phoenix Sect forces assembled in the plaza, and a woman beside him intercepted an elder’s sword strike.
• Fang Xuan monitored the battle with his Crimson King Eyes and secretly killed several Lotus Moon Demon Sect disciples while searching for a chance to destroy the altar.
• A Hai Province Army general warned Kuai Yi that the Dragon Whale Army was gaining ground, but Kuai Yi remained confident that reinforcements and the King would turn the battle.
• A golden fist seal descended toward the altar and struck with overwhelming force.

A mysterious attacker destroyed Kuai Yi’s sacrificial altar, prompting Kuai Yi to order Sword River to hunt them down and kill Dao Seed Liu when he demanded answers about Senior Sister. Meanwhile, Fang Li’s Dragon Whale Army breached Yuqing City, but Fang Xuan’s battle against the Lotus Moon Demon Sect remained unresolved as the chapter ended with him facing Sword River.

• A streak of rainbow light destroyed Kuai Yi’s altar and vanished, halting the living sacrifice.
• Kuai Yi ordered Sword River to find the attacker, then caught Dao Seed Liu’s sword between his fingers and killed him with its broken tip.
• The Dragon Whale Army shattered Yuqing City’s iron gate and poured into the city as Fang Li’s commanders reported the enemy was retreating.
• Fang Li ordered his army to tally casualties and withdraw from Yuqing City while he worried about Fang Xuan’s ongoing fight.
• Fang Xuan and Sword River collided above Yuqing City, their immense inner force cracking the surrounding void.

Fang Xuan fought the Sword Bone Asura in the battle across Small Fang World, testing the power he had gained after breaking through the Fourth Heavenly Gate. The Sword Bone Asura gained the upper hand with his bone-covered body, but Fang Xuan vanished and launched his Whale Tyrant Killing Fist, leaving the attack’s impact unresolved.

• Fang Xuan activated his Golden Jade Treasure Bottle Body and clashed with the Sword Bone Asura, whose strength cracked Fang Xuan’s fist.
• Fang Xuan struck the Sword Bone Asura into the ground, then slashed him repeatedly and knocked his sword through hundreds of Lotus Moon Demon Sect disciples.
• Kuai Yi urged the Sword Bone Asura to stop playing around and kill Fang Xuan, so the man formed an indestructible bone covering and attacked with bone spikes.
• The Sword Bone Asura pierced Fang Xuan’s shoulder and tried to claw through his heart, but Fang Xuan vanished before the attack landed.
• Fang Xuan unleashed Whale Tyrant Killing Fist from above, summoning countless Dragon Whale Phantoms as the surrounding battles stopped.

Fang Xuan helped the righteous forces defeat the Lotus Moon Demon Sect in Yuqing City, killed Kuai Yi, and learned that the Hai Province King had arrived. The chapter ended with Fang Xuan facing the king, who singled him out as a target.

• Fang Xuan killed Sword Bone Asura with the Whale Tyrant Killing Fist, then advanced through the plaza as the righteous forces drove back the Lotus Moon Demon Sect.
• Fang Xuan confronted Kuai Yi, who revealed his contempt for Wang Ge and the common people and exposed the Silver Phoenix Sect Holy Maiden behind Fang Xuan.
• Qian Yueqing killed Kuai Yi with a Silver Phoenix handprint and thanked Fang Xuan for his assistance.
• Fang Xuan collected Kuai Yi's treasures as Zhou Tong and Zhao Yuanji joined him after killing a Bone Asura.
• A black-robed Daoist appeared and lamented the destruction of the altar before promising to avenge Kuai Yi.
• The Hai Province King emerged from the rippling void and identified Fang Xuan as his target.

Fang Xuan fought the Hai Province King, who revealed strength approaching that of a true Bone Asura and summoned his External Attached Bone. Their clash shook Yuqing City, leaving Qian Yueqing and the other Bone Asuras stunned by the Dragon Whale Army leader’s power.

• The Hai Province King offered to forgive Fang Xuan if he submitted, but Fang Xuan refused and attacked him.
• Fang Xuan and the Hai Province King exchanged blows, and Fang Xuan’s Golden Jade Treasure Bottle Body shattered while the Hai Province King sustained only a faint mark.
• The Hai Province King began drawing on the Xuanpin Demonic Path, and Fang Xuan told Qian Yueqing to stop the demonic path practitioner.
• Fang Xuan activated the Dragon Whale Technique and his External Attached Bone, then struck the Hai Province King with Whale Tyrant Killing Fist.
• The Hai Province King manifested his External Attached Bone and healed, while their battle tore through Yuqing City and blasted Qian Yueqing and the other two Bone Asuras away.

Fang Xuan battled the Hai Province King in Yuqing City, ultimately striking him down with Listening Rain’s immense Wind and Thunder Power. As the king’s aura faded in the abyss, he called on Xuanpin Demonic Path to break the barrier and help him forge a Martial Saint Body.

• The Hai Province King gained the upper hand in his fierce exchange with Fang Xuan and injured him.
• Fang Xuan used Whale Leap to evade the Hai Province King’s attacks and land a powerful punch that shattered part of his External Attached Bone.
• The Hai Province King threatened to bury Yuqing City and attacked Fang Xuan again.
• Fang Xuan invoked Listening Rain and unleashed a devastating blade strike filled with two-thirds of the Thunder Pool’s Wind and Thunder Power.
• Fang Xuan’s strike blasted open an abyss and appeared to slay the Hai Province King.
• The Hai Province King’s voice rose from the abyss, demanding that Xuanpin Demonic Path help him break through the barrier and forge a Martial Saint Body.

Fang Xuan killed the Hai Province King after he transformed into a Blood Martial Saint, but the Xuanpin Demonic Path sacrificed herself to summon the Buddha Mother. With Tingyu broken and his strength exhausted, Fang Xuan heard a familiar voice offer help as the Buddha Mother emerged.

• The Hai Province King emerged from demonic qi as a Blood Martial Saint and attacked Fang Xuan, badly injuring him.
• Fang Xuan used Moon Eclipse to halt the Hai Province King and struck him with Tingyu's Wind and Thunder, killing him.
• The mortally wounded Xuanpin Demonic Path sacrificed her heart and body to summon the Buddha Mother through the Hai Province King's remains.
• Fang Xuan, gravely injured and out of Wind and Thunder Power, watched the Buddha Mother's enormous hand emerge as Tingyu snapped in two.
• A familiar voice spoke beside Fang Xuan, promised to compensate him for Tingyu, and began an incantation.

Fifth Qingyue revealed that Fang Xuan would become her vessel so she could conceal their actions and send the Buddha Mother back to Netherworld Hell. After Fang Xuan awakened in Yuqing City with a strange new aura, he set out to slay the Buddha Mother.

• Fifth Qingyue told Fang Xuan that her black dragon was her true body and that he needed to become her vessel so they could kill the Buddha Mother.
• Black mist surged from Sea Province toward Yuqing City, and an old man and a monk in Wan Province lamented that they could not witness the battle.
• Qian Yueqing, Zhou Tong, and Zhao Yuanji tried to restore Fang Xuan after his qi sea ran dry, but a burst of golden light knocked them away.
• Fang Xuan woke with an immense pressure in his gaze, asked where the Buddha Mother had gone, and learned she had headed east.
• Fang Xuan left Yuqing City to slay the Buddha Mother, while Qian Yueqing and the others worried over his changed aura and resolved to report her emergence.

Fang Xuan confronted the Hai Province King, who was sharing a body with Buddha Mother, and fought to stop her from summoning her true body. With the Mount Meru Dragon Whale King’s help, Fang Xuan trapped his opponent and announced that he would send Buddha Mother to heaven.

• The Hai Province King revealed that he intended to recover his strength and take a new body, while the presence inside him urged him to kill the True Mark Black Dragon.
• Fang Xuan arrived and attacked the Hai Province King, breaking the God Banning Chain and pursuing him toward the Eastern Sea.
• The Hai Province King summoned the thousand-zhang Buddha Mother statue, and the pair wounded Fang Xuan with their combined attacks.
• The Mount Meru Dragon Whale King emerged from the sea, knocked the Buddha Mother statue away, and rescued Fang Xuan.
• Fang Xuan unleashed Crimson King Eyes: Moon Eclipse to freeze the Hai Province King, then declared, “Fang Xuan of Yan Province invites Buddha Mother to ascend to heaven!”