Chapter Summaries

Fang Xuan and his companions learned that Shang Jing was shrouded in strange fog and that the Red Eyebrow Army planned to destroy the Dragon Whale Army at Pan Tai Pass. When Fang Xuan discovered that One Line Sky was leading the Dragon Whale Army, he set out for the pass.

• On the road to Shang Jing, Fang Xuan and Pei Qian learned from their driver that the capital was covered in strange fog and said to be full of man-eating demons.
• In Jinjiang City, Pei Qian judged the unfinished city-protecting array weak, while Pu An Yu gathered news at a tavern.
• Pu An Yu told Fang Xuan that the Red Eyebrow Army would attack the Dragon Whale Army at Pan Tai Pass in three days, led by a Blood Martial Saint, and that One Line Sky commanded the defenders.
• Fang Xuan immediately set out for Pan Tai Pass after hearing that One Line Sky was leading the Dragon Whale Army.
• At Pan Tai Pass, One Line Sky and Deng Chuan discussed their worsening position, the lack of help from Wan Province, and their hope that Fang Xuan might come to their aid.

Fang Xuan, Pei Qian, and Pu An Yu arrived at Pan Tai Pass, where the soldiers mistook Fang Xuan for an enemy before recognizing him as the Dragon Whale Army’s Commander. One Line Sky and Deng Chuan welcomed him, and One Line Sky prepared a banquet for the guests.

• Fang Xuan, Pei Qian, and Pu An Yu rode across the Gobi and reached the magnificent Pan Tai Pass.
• The pass guards challenged the newcomers, and Fang Xuan announced his name and asked them to summon One Line Sky.
• A leading officer called Fang Xuan and his companions enemy spies, so Fang Xuan disarmed the cavalry and rose onto the wall with Pei Qian and Pu An Yu.
• A general went to fetch the commander, while Fang Xuan explained that he rarely spent time with the Dragon Whale Army.
• One Line Sky arrived with Deng Chuan, embraced Fang Xuan, then knelt and acknowledged him as the Commander.
• Fang Xuan introduced Pei Qian and Pu An Yu to One Line Sky and Deng Chuan, and One Line Sky ordered a banquet for the guests.

Fang Xuan returned to Pan Tai Pass and learned that the Dragon Whale Army faced a looming Red Eyebrow Army attack and a failing Di Sha Wu Earth Formation. After Pei Qian activated a hidden information-transmitting formation, it revealed that a massive force was approaching from a hundred li away.

• Fang Xuan learned from One Line Sky that the Dragon Whale Army held Pan Tai Pass with fewer than thirty thousand troops while the Red Eyebrow Army had sent Yun Zhonghe and thirty thousand reinforcements.
• One Line Sky explained that the factions competing for the three hundred thousand Imperial Court Army troops were deadlocked because Commander Feng Tianyang obeyed only the Imperial Jade Seal.
• Deng Chuan showed Fang Xuan and the others the desert storms threatening Pan Tai Pass, and Pu An Yu and Pei Qian warned that abnormal Xun Wind Power could destroy the pass through its connection to the Di Sha Wu Earth Formation.
• Deng Chuan led the group underground to the formation chamber, where Pei Qian discovered a hidden Grand Yin Strange Gate Formation alongside the Di Sha Wu Earth Formation.
• Pei Qian activated the hidden formation and discovered that it transmitted information, revealing that a massive force was approaching from a hundred li away.

Fang Xuan defended Pan Tai Pass from the Red Eyebrow Army and revealed that he had reached the Upper Realm. He killed Yun Zhonghe, leaving the Red Eyebrow Army facing the Dragon Whale Army without its commander.

• Fang Xuan and the others rushed to Pan Tai Pass as the Red Eyebrow Army advanced through a violent sandstorm.
• A Nine-Headed Sand Python attacked the city wall, and Fang Xuan killed it with a single sword strike.
• Fang Xuan confronted Yun Zhonghe, who had been seeking revenge for Yuan Jun.
• Yun Zhonghe attacked Fang Xuan, but Fang Xuan seized him in midair and revealed his Upper Realm strength.
• Fang Xuan burned Yun Zhonghe to ashes with Samadhi True Fire.

Fang Xuan killed Yun Zhonghe and helped secure Pan Tai Pass, then agreed to help restore its defenses against the approaching sandstorm. As he sorted his treasures and spoke with Pu An Yu, she found the resolve to advance her Tuan Yi Heart Scripture.

• Fang Xuan killed Yun Zhonghe, returned his Spatial Item to One Line Sky, and stopped the Dragon Whale Army from pursuing the retreating Red Eyebrow Army.
• Fang Xuan explained the realms beyond the Fifth Heavenly Gate and promised to compile his cultivation insights for Deng Chuan and the others.
• Pei Qian identified the missing foundation in the Di Sha Wu Earth Formation and volunteered to seal Pan Tai Pass against the sandstorm while materials were gathered.
• Fang Xuan sorted his treasures and told Pu An Yu he would support her decision about advancing the Tuan Yi Heart Scripture.
• Pu An Yu asked whether Fang Xuan truly supported her, then left happily after receiving his assurance.

Star Blaze Scorpion Lord’s allies planned to test Fang Xuan’s strength while the rebels in Yi Province prepared to establish the Great Qian dynasty. Chu Yan refused to submit and was executed, and Xuan Yi King completed his enthronement ceremony, naming Li Yixuan Crown Prince.

• Ling Wenmao told Star Blaze Scorpion Lord that Yun Zhonghe had been killed by Fang Xuan, and the group planned to use Ba Hui and desert demons to test Fang Xuan.
• Zhai Zhixin urged Chu Yan to join Great Qian, but Chu Yan refused and was killed in prison.
• Li Yixuan ordered Zhai Zhixin to spread news of Chu Yan’s death to Lei Province so Chu Xin would learn of it.
• Xuan Yi King claimed the imperial title, named his state Qian, and established Li Yixuan as Crown Prince.

Li Yixuan absorbed half of the Blood Essence Pill with the help of Great Qian’s dragon fortune and survived its violent backlash. As the Great Yang Dynasty collapsed and rival powers prepared to claim territory, the Red Eyebrow Great Dao Lord learned that Fang Xuan had killed Yun Zhonghe and ordered Fang Xuan’s death.

• Mister Wei gave Li Yixuan Great Qian’s dragon fortune and the Blood Essence Pill, revealing that the pill had been prepared for him to break through into Spirit Roaming.
• Li Yixuan swallowed the pill and endured its devastating effects, while Mister Wei intervened with azure light and dragon phantoms to help him recover; Li Yixuan ultimately fused with half the pill.
• At the Divination Palace, an old man saw the Purple Star Emperor Star stir and warned that chaos was coming.
• Pu Yang Rongxuan ordered Pu Yangying to gather their clan and army to reclaim Ji Province.
• Xuan Yi King proclaimed himself emperor in Yi Province, founding Great Qian, and the Great Yang Dynasty’s remaining provinces received news of its collapse.
• The Red Eyebrow Great Dao Lord agreed to proclaim himself emperor, then learned that Fang Xuan had killed Yun Zhonghe and ordered his forces to proceed with their plan and bring him Fang Xuan’s head.

Fang Xuan and Pei Qian discovered that the formation at Pan Tai Pass might be a seal as an immense sandstorm carrying demonic beasts attacked the pass. Fang Xuan activated the Primordial True Yang Formation to protect the army, leaving himself outside as the horde pressed on.

• Fang Xuan learned from Pei Qian that An Yu had left to seek a breakthrough opportunity and that the Di Sha Wu Earth Formation might be a sealing formation.
• Deng Chuan warned Fang Xuan that a vast sandstorm filled with demonic beasts was approaching Pan Tai Pass.
• The sandstorm's enormous demonic beast shattered Pei Qian's barrier, and Fang Xuan entered the storm to fight while the Dragon Whale Army defended the walls.
• Fang Xuan realized the desert's demonic beasts were converging on the pass and ordered Pei Qian to activate the Primordial True Yang Formation despite being unable to return inside.
• Fang Xuan cleared the beasts attacking the walls with Ink Abyss, and the nine-colored formation rose around Pan Tai Pass as he faced the horde outside.

Fang Xuan fought Ba Hui, a desert creature controlled by Wu Wu, while Heretical Cultivators worked to release an evil god beneath Pan Tai Pass. After repeatedly cutting Ba Hui apart, Fang Xuan unleashed a devastating attack that killed the black-mist figure and wounded Wu Wu, who fled underground.

• Fang Xuan destroyed sand pillars filled with sand scorpions and confronted a black-mist Heretical Cultivator, who escaped into the desert.
• Ba Hui emerged from the sand, and Fang Xuan split it with Ink Abyss, but its severed segments became new Ba Huis through fission.
• Pei Qian explained Ba Hui's regenerative ability as Fang Xuan continued fighting the creatures in the sandstorm.
• Star Blaze Scorpion Lord and Wu Wu opened a passage beneath Pan Tai Pass and entered it to release the evil god while Ba Hui kept Fang Xuan occupied.
• Fang Xuan unleashed Whale Tyrant Killing Fist: Thousand Torrent Stream, annihilating the black-mist figure and making Wu Wu cough up blood before he fled into the passage.

After Fang Xuan defeated the desert monsters, he gave the Primordial Chaos Dragon Transformation Art to Deng Chuan so the Dragon Whale Army could cultivate its own warriors. Meanwhile, Ling Wenmao was ordered to kill Fang Xuan, and Star Blaze Scorpion Lord and the other Heretical Cultivators entered a crimson doorway while trying to revive the evil god.

• Fang Xuan returned to Pan Tai Pass with the surviving monster remains and let Pei Qian take Ba Hui's tooth.
• Fang Xuan gave Deng Chuan the Primordial Chaos Dragon Transformation Art and told him to select talented soldiers to cultivate it.
• The Shadow Lord ordered Ling Wenmao to bring back Fang Xuan's head, so Ling Wenmao commanded his troops to attack Pan Tai Pass.
• Wu Wu told Star Blaze Scorpion Lord and the Heretical Cultivators that Fang Xuan had killed Ba Hui, but the group continued toward the altar.
• Star Blaze Scorpion Lord and the others offered their essence blood to the altar, opened a crimson doorway, and entered it.

Fang Xuan and Pei Qian discovered an unknown presence beneath the Stone Chamber in Pan Tai Pass, while Star Blaze Scorpion Lord and the Heretical Cultivators reached the Evil God’s prison and tried to feed it soul spirits. Just as the Evil God began breaking free, a figure arrived in a blaze of golden light.

• Pei Qian used the Octagonal Pagoda to trace a strange aura to a hidden space beneath the Stone Chamber, and Fang Xuan broke through the floor to reveal solid Gold Spirit Stone.
• Fang Xuan told Pei Qian to alert One Line Sky and the city, then leaped into the abyss below.
• Star Blaze Scorpion Lord and the Heretical Cultivators crossed a blood-colored sea and reached the plaza surrounding the chained Evil God statue.
• The group chanted to awaken the Evil God, and Star Blaze Scorpion Lord offered five thousand soul spirits from five human vessels to help it break its seal.
• A vast golden light struck the plaza, swallowed the five vessels, and revealed a figure confronting Star Blaze Scorpion Lord and the others.

Fang Xuan confronted the Great Witch sealed within the plaza and fought off the Heretical Cultivators trying to protect it. After the Evil God possessed Wu Wu, Fang Xuan pierced its Netherworld Purgatory with the Dragon Whale Technique, then realized the art might be connected to the mysterious Ruan Xinglong.

• Fang Xuan recognized the aura inside the stone statue as belonging to a Great Witch and identified himself as a Martial Temple fighter.
• The statue sent iron chains at Fang Xuan, but he used Samadhi True Fire to burn them apart while Star Blaze Scorpion Lord and the other Heretical Cultivators attacked.
• Fang Xuan kicked Star Blaze Scorpion Lord into the sea of sand, where the scorpion lord was dragged beneath the surface, and quickly killed several other Heretical Cultivators.
• Wu Wu tried to flee, but the Great Witch possessed him and attacked Fang Xuan with black flames and Netherworld Purgatory.
• Fang Xuan pierced the purgatory with the Dragon Whale Technique, prompting the Evil God to recognize the technique and ask about Ruan Xinglong.
• Fang Xuan denied knowing Ruan Xinglong, wondered about the Dragon Whale Technique's origins, and concluded the plaza formation was sealing part of the Evil God's power.

Fang Xuan fought the Evil God beneath Pan Tai Pass, whose damaged formation had let him gather Xun Wind Power and threaten the pass. As the battle shook the underground plaza, Pei Qian and Deng Chuan sensed a powerful enemy below and leaped into the fissure to help Fang Xuan.

• The Evil God revealed that he had damaged the Di Sha Wu Earth Formation and intended to tear apart Pan Tai Pass by gathering enough Xun Wind Power.
• Fang Xuan attacked with Ink Abyss, but the Evil God evaded his sword strike and transformed into a towering creature to fight back.
• The Evil God hurled Fang Xuan into stone pillars, but Fang Xuan recovered, transformed into a dragon, and struck with his Dragon Tail Swing as the two clashed across the plaza.
• At Pan Tai Pass, Pei Qian fortified the city while Deng Chuan persuaded One Line Sky to remain and defend the soldiers.
• Pei Qian and Deng Chuan felt powerful pressure and saw golden light erupt from the fissure, then leaped underground toward Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan battled the Evil God, freed himself from its Great Evil Abyss with Samadhi True Fire, and struck back with the Kunwu Sword Array. Meanwhile, Ling Wenmao attacked Pan Tai Pass after confirming Fang Xuan and Deng Chuan were absent, leaving One Line Sky and the Dragon Whale Army fighting without their defensive formation.

• The Evil God trapped Deng Chuan with black chains, but Fang Xuan cut him free and was swallowed into the Evil God's body instead.
• Fang Xuan used Samadhi True Fire to escape the Evil God, burned away its yellow-sand armor, and attacked with the Kunwu Sword Array as the Evil God began casting Endless Purgatory.
• Ling Wenmao confirmed Fang Xuan and Deng Chuan were not at Pan Tai Pass and ordered the Red Eyebrow Army to attack.
• One Line Sky and Xiang Lin found that Pei Qian's defensive formation had not activated as the Red Eyebrow Army climbed the walls.
• One Line Sky led the Dragon Whale Army into battle, declaring that its soldiers would defend Pan Tai Pass through their own courage.

Fang Xuan confronted the evil god in the sea of sand while the Dragon Whale Army held Pan Tai Pass against Ling Wenmao’s siege. Fang Xuan destroyed the evil god’s attack and annihilated its remaining phantom, while the pass battle continued with One Line Sky badly wounded.

• Ling Wenmao ordered the Red Eyebrow Army to keep attacking Pan Tai Pass and struck at One Line Sky, but Xiang Lin took the spear meant for the general and was pierced through.
• One Line Sky fought Ling Wenmao, then faced two more Third Heavenly Gate martial artists and suffered many wounds.
• Fang Xuan told Pei Qian to protect himself and Deng Chuan, then vanished from the evil god’s sight with Whale Leap.
• The evil god unleashed Great Fiend River, forcing Pei Qian and Deng Chuan to retreat beneath the protection of Pei Qian’s great bell.
• Fang Xuan struck with Thousand Torrent Stream, Dragon Emperor Seal, and Divine Dragon Tail Swing, dispersing the demonic qi and destroying the evil god’s remaining phantom with sword intent.

Fang Xuan arrived at Pan Tai Pass and turned the Dragon Whale Army’s near-defeat into victory, while One Line Sky survived his fight with Ling Wenmao. Far away in Ze City, a scholar and an old man learned that the Evil God Seal at Pan Tai Pass had been destroyed.

• One Line Sky killed Ling Wenmao with a final slash but collapsed before the two remaining Red Eyebrow Army martial artists could finish him.
• Fang Xuan’s sword strike wiped out the Red Eyebrow Army soldiers on Pan Tai Pass and sent the survivors retreating.
• Deng Chuan treated One Line Sky and confirmed that his life was not in danger, while Fang Xuan went north with killing intent.
• In Ze City, a scholar defeated an old man at the Rotten Ke Score as they discussed Xuan Yi King, Wei Dan, and the Nine Provinces’ scattered dragon fortune.
• The scholar and the old man sensed that the Evil God Seal at Pan Tai Pass had been destroyed.

Fang Xuan destroyed the Evil God's remaining soul beneath the Ten Thousand Miles of Yellow Sand and escaped with Pei Qian as the underground world collapsed. At Pan Tai Pass, One Line Sky survived his injuries but learned that his martial path was severed, before Fang Xuan arrived at his bedside.

• Fang Xuan told Pei Qian that the Evil God had only lost his body and still had a wisp of Divine Soul remaining.
• The Evil God tried to bargain with Fang Xuan, but Fang Xuan struck the statue with his strongest sword intent and destroyed him.
• As the underground world collapsed, Fang Xuan struck Pei Qian out of his daze and led him toward the entrance.
• A military physician told Xiang Lin and the other generals that One Line Sky would recover physically but could never advance in martial arts again.
• One Line Sky drove the deputy generals out and told Deng Chuan that he accepted the loss of his martial path because he had survived.
• Fang Xuan and Pei Qian entered One Line Sky's room at Pan Tai Pass.

Fang Xuan reunited with One Line Sky, then confronted two powerful strangers above Pan Tai Pass, who erased the evil god’s remaining Divine Soul. Afterward, he ordered an advance into Platform Six Counties and announced he would leave to pursue control of Central Province, while Pei Qian chose to remain and restore the Di Sha Wu Earth Formation.

• Fang Xuan found One Line Sky alive but with a ravaged sea of qi and promised to restore his martial path.
• Fang Xuan sensed danger above Pan Tai Pass and met a pale-faced scholar and an old farmer, who said they had come to deal with the evil god.
• Fang Xuan challenged the strangers to eliminate the evil god, and the scholar erased its remaining presence with a flash of black-and-white light.
• Fang Xuan returned to Chengguan Prefecture and ordered Xiao Li to send tens of thousands of soldiers to take Platform Six Counties.
• Fang Xuan said he would leave the next day to seek control of Central Province and its Imperial Court Army, while Pei Qian decided to stay and restore the Di Sha Wu Earth Formation.

Fang Xuan sheltered from the rain at a Mountain God Temple, where he met a group of martial artists hunting an injured Azure Sky Dragon Tiger. He learned that the Imperial Court Army in Tianshui County would only answer to whoever held the Imperial Jade Seal, a matter tied to his own plan to take command of it.

• Fang Xuan reached a Mountain God Temple during a storm and encountered nine martial artists heading into the mountains to hunt a demon beast.
• The Danfeng Eye Youth invited Fang Xuan, who introduced himself as Long Jing, to travel with the group toward Tianshui County after the rain stopped.
• The martial artists told Fang Xuan that Shang Jing was sealed off and that rebel armies were vying for the three hundred thousand Imperial Court soldiers stationed in Tianshui County.
• Fang Xuan learned that the Imperial Court Army could only be mobilized with the Imperial Jade Seal and considered whether Zhao Chuanxiong's jade pendant might help him gain command.
• The Staff-Wielding Man revealed that the group planned to hunt an injured Azure Sky Dragon Tiger for its Inner Core, which could help a Third Heavenly Gate martial artist break through to the Fourth.

Fang Xuan watched a demon hunt end in disaster, then subdued Azure Sky Dragon Tiger and took one of its Demon Cores. He saved Staff-Wielding Man and Woman Feng, who recognized him as a powerful senior.

• Danfeng Eye Youth's group lured Azure Sky Dragon Tiger into a fight, but the beast defeated them and only Danfeng Eye Youth, Staff-Wielding Man, and Woman Feng returned alive.
• Azure Sky Dragon Tiger pursued the survivors to the Mountain God Temple, and Danfeng Eye Youth threw Woman Feng toward it before escaping alone.
• Fang Xuan revealed power far beyond the Fifth Heavenly Gate, forcing Azure Sky Dragon Tiger to give him one of its two Demon Cores and flee.
• Fang Xuan gave Staff-Wielding Man and Woman Feng pills that healed their injuries, and Staff-Wielding Man thanked him for saving them.