Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yun encountered the White Tiger Divine Lord, then summoned the Mythic War Spirits Wukong and Zhenwu the Great. Wukong immediately went to fight Abyssal Monsters, while Zhenwu appeared before Xiao Yun as an immense defensive deity.

• The White Tiger Divine Lord appeared as a fearsome goddess of war wielding the White Tiger Sharp Gold Spear.
• Xiao Yun saw the War Spirit panel for the light-element Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Wukong, and admired his battle-ready form.
• Wukong revealed himself to be more battle-hungry than the legendary figure and headed for the front lines to slaughter Abyssal Monsters.
• Xiao Yun summoned Zhenwu the Great, whose arrival filled the surroundings with a heavy, steadfast aura.
• Zhenwu stood before Xiao Yun in massive Dark Gold armor engraved with defensive Divine Patterns and intertwined turtle-and-snake totems.

Xiao Yun summoned the final Mythic War Spirits, Zhenwu the Great, the Bull Demon King, and Ksitigarbha, and witnessed their formidable powers and appearances. The chapter ended while describing Ksitigarbha’s wrathful form.

• Xiao Yun saw Zhenwu the Great embody absolute defense and control with his shield and geomagnetic lightning.
• Xiao Yun summoned the level-one Bull Demon King and learned his dark-element warrior attributes, traits, and skills.
• The Bull Demon King appeared as a towering demon wielding twin axes, and his overwhelming aura nearly made Xiao Yun unable to breathe.
• Xiao Yun summoned Ksitigarbha, whose attributes identified him as a dark-element shield guard with Buddhist and grievance-based powers.
• Ksitigarbha appeared with a restrained grievance crystal and a body marked by a blood-colored lotus and Buddhist runes.

Xiao Yun’s White Jade Capital gained the Demon Refining Pavilion, a system for strengthening War Spirits through Demon Spirits, and he had collected several Epic, Legendary, and Archaic Demon Spirits. The chapter also explained how Demon Spirits were obtained and how the Sword Trial Under Heaven arena worked, while Xiao Yun still lacked any Eternal Demon Spirits.

• Xiao Yun’s Mythic War Spirits included Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in his terrifying Dharma form.
• As Xiao Yun’s Lord Level rose, the Demon Refining Pavilion appeared in White Jade Capital and offered attribute bonuses through Demon Spirits.
• Xiao Yun collected all three Epic Demon Spirits, three of thirteen Legendary Demon Spirits, and one of twenty-two Archaic Demon Spirits, but no Eternal Demon Spirits.
• The chapter described Demon Seeking’s compass requirements and rewards, including the Advanced Demon Seeking guarantee of a Legendary-grade or higher Demon Spirit after ten attempts.
• The chapter explained that Advanced Demon Seeking Compasses mainly came from the weekly Sword Trial Under Heaven, which featured rotating team battle modes and ranked martial halls.

Xiao Yun’s forces earned generous rewards from Sword Trial Under Heaven, but they could not defeat the Dugu Qiubai-rank bosses, and higher ranks remained out of reach. He cleared the first ten chapters of the newly opened Sacred Ruins Holy Trial and received various rewards.

• The chapter explained the trophies, rankings, and daily and quarterly rewards available in Sword Trial Under Heaven.
• Xiao Yun’s teams defeated the Martial Hall Trial Officials but could not beat the three bosses at Dugu Qiubai rank, limiting their rewards to about twenty treasure chests each time.
• Xiao Yun learned that countless Vast Wilderness Worlds had been created across the Myriad Worlds and that he could reach only the Jade Tier 1 martial hall in the Cross-Realm Arena Competition.
• A new Sacred Ruins area opened within Baiyun Capital, with the Holy Trial, Holy Gear Wish Area, and Peak of Sacred Ruins available.
• Xiao Yun cleared the first ten Holy Trial chapters, including Pearl of Luo River, Clear Shadow of Jade Pool, and Dream of Xiang River Waves, and claimed their stage rewards.

The chapter explained the rewards for clearing Holy Trial chapters, the Sacred Ruins title progression, and the rules for the Sacred Gear Wishing Altar and Sacred Gear. It ended with details on Sacred Gear reinforcement, refinement, and synthesis.

• The chapter listed the special rewards for Chapters Four through Ten and described the resources and Legendary War Spirit fragments earned by clearing stages.
• Xiao Yun could upgrade his Sacred Ruins title at specified chapter milestones, with further chapters increasing the title's Health and Attack bonuses.
• The chapter described the Sacred Gear Wishing Altar's free, Diamond, and item wishes, its guaranteed Lucky Grand Prize, and cumulative wish rewards.
• War Spirits above level 100 could equip Sacred Gear, which came in four types and six quality tiers.
• The chapter explained Sacred Gear reinforcement caps, random attributes and refinement, and the rules for synthesizing ancient- and mythic-tier gear.

The chapter explained Sacred Gear grades, refinement costs, and the advantages of Supreme Sacred Gear sets. It then detailed the Peak of Sacred Ruins, its rules, rewards, blessings, tiers, and encounters.

• The chapter described which attributes each Sacred Gear grade could refine and how refinement costs increased with grade and the number of selected attributes.
• It explained that Supreme Sacred Gear sets granted special combat skills, unlike Normal Sacred Gear, and that Main War Spirits needed Supreme Sacred Gear.
• The chapter listed the Peak of Sacred Ruins rules, including its seasonal action limit, floor assignments, Divine Envoy battles, blessings, trials, and weekly reset.
• It outlined the seven floor tiers and their idle Sacred Ruin Ancient Coin rewards, along with combat-power-based trial grades and reward coefficients.
• The chapter described Ruin Blessings, which could stack to boost allied War Spirits' Attack and Health, as well as the Peak's artifact bonuses.
• It explained that Lords advanced by choosing steps and encountering rewards or challenges such as Time Crystals, Space-Time Mirrors, treasure chests, and Sparring Matches.

Xiao Yun reviewed the Sacred Ruin shops and Sacred Realm Mountain’s resource-gathering regions, then set his sights on subduing Cloud Dream Marsh in the Vast Wilderness World. The marsh’s dangerous inhabitants and hallucinogenic flowers made its unexplored interior perilous.

• The chapter described the Ancient Coin, Divine Refinement, and Sacred Crystal Shops, along with their currencies, rewards, and purchase requirements.
• Xiao Yun chose the Bull Demon King War Spirit Fragments as his first target in the Divine Refinement Shop.
• The chapter explained that Sacred Realm Mountain’s outer, inner, and core regions opened on different days and offered increasingly contested resource platforms.
• Xiao Yun judged that his Subordinate War Spirits could handle native cultivators on Earth Grade platforms, but not stronger ones.
• Xiao Yun entered the Vast Wilderness World to subdue Cloud Dream Marsh, a misty watery forest filled with divine beasts, ferocious beasts, high gods, and hallucinogenic flowers.

Xiao Yun led his War Spirit squad into the corrupted Cloud Dream Marsh and divided his forces to attack its four demonic nodes while his core squad targeted the central evil core. The squads surged toward their objectives, and Wukong cleared the core squad’s path through successive waves of Demonic Monsters.

• Xiao Yun’s reconnaissance revealed four demonic nodes and an evil core at the heart of Cloud Dream Marsh.
• Xiao Yun assigned Nuwa Saint Zixuan, Xi He, Chang'e, Wukong, and Ksitigarbha to accompany him to the core, while four other squads headed for the marsh’s water, fire, wood, and western ley-line nodes.
• Xiao Yun ordered all five squads to move, and they raced in different directions through the demonic mist.
• Demonic Monsters attacked Xiao Yun’s core squad as it entered the marsh, but Wukong smashed them with his Golden Cudgel.
• Wukong led the advance through four monster-filled checkpoints while Xi He and Chang'e purified the creatures with Divine Light.

At the fifth checkpoint, Wukong and the team faced the corrupted incarnation of Zixia and a wave of powerful demons. Wukong battled Zixia while Ksitigarbha held back and purified the demons, as Nuwa, Xi He, and Chang'e watched the darkness beyond the barrier for further threats.

• Xiao Yun recognized the Level 180 demonized incarnation of Zixia, and Wukong halted in fury before clashing with her.
• Xiao Yun ordered Wukong to keep Zixia occupied as more demons emerged, and Ksitigarbha restrained them with Buddha Light.
• Zixia attacked Wukong with the Clear-Sound Golden Bell and a bolt of Cloud and Thunder Light, but Wukong's incarnations blocked both strikes.
• Wukong used Shrink Ground to Inch and attacked Zixia with his blazing Golden Cudgel, driving her into a fierce battle.
• Ksitigarbha created golden lotus flames to purify the demons, then struck them with countless manifestations of Buddha's Palm.

Xiao Yun’s team defeated demonized Zixia and cleared the surrounding demons before continuing deeper into Cloud Dream Marsh. At the tenth small stage, they encountered a demonized Lion Camel Lord Qing Shi clone, and Wukong began fighting it.

• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva protected the team with a Golden Bell and purified demons while Wukong fought demonized Zixia.
• Xiao Yun told Xi He to help Wukong, and Xi He used Instantaneous Radiance Burst to interrupt Zixia’s attack and expose her to a finishing blow.
• Wukong struck demonized Zixia with the Ruyi Jingu Bang, destroying her and obtaining [Zixia the Fairy's Legendary Fate Token].
• Xi He’s Radiance Burst weakened the surrounding demons, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva purified the survivors before Xiao Yun ordered the team onward.
• At the tenth small stage, the team encountered a level 180 demonized mythic Lion Camel Lord Qing Shi clone, which attacked with its roar and Demon Wind.
• Wukong transformed into a Bi Feng and flew through the Azure Lion’s Demon Wind unharmed.

Wukong defeated the demonized Azure Lion, and the team cleared the next stages before reaching the demonized Luo Water Goddess at the fifteenth stage. The group fought her and the lake’s Demonic Tide, but the battle remained at a stalemate as Xiao Yu searched for an opening.

• Wukong overwhelmed Azure Lion’s true form and destroyed it with a strike to the back of its head.
• Ksitigarbha restrained the minor lion demons while Xi He burned them away with Solar Golden Flames.
• Xiao Yun’s team advanced through four stages of low-level spirit beasts and reached a lake guarded by the demonized Luo Water Goddess.
• The Luo Water Goddess attacked with ice techniques and empowered the aquatic demons with ice armor.
• Wukong engaged the Goddess while Ksitigarbha held back the Demonic Tide, Chang'e and Xi He supported the team, and Saint Zixuan prepared the Nine Heavens Profound Formation.
• Xiao Yu watched the stalemated battle and searched for a chance to decide it.

Xiao Yun and his allies defeated the demonized Luo Shen and purified the lake’s source of demonic energy, discovering Three Lights Divine Water. They continued into Cloud Dream Marsh and reached a twisted forest where their path was blocked by further demonic creatures.

• Xi He reversed Luo Shen’s Extreme Cold Domain with Sundial Divine Punishment, giving Wukong an opening to attack her.
• Xiao Yun spotted the lake’s energy source, and Saint Zixuan used the Sky Mending Technique to cut Luo Shen off from it.
• Wukong struck down Luo Shen and caught her Origin Fate Token with the Somersault Cloud.
• Saint Zixuan divided the lake with seven-colored barriers, and Xiao Yun purified the source, restoring it to Three Lights Divine Water.
• Xiao Yun stored the divine water, and the remaining demons fell as the lake returned to clarity.
• Ksitigarbha carried the group across the lake; after defeating level 150 beasts and passing demonic obstacles, Xiao Yun led them into the Forest of Withered Bones.

Xiao Yun’s party confronted Demonic Cloud Lord in a corrupt forest where the boss could wield the environment. Xiao Yun organized the group around Xi He, whose True Sun Fire began burning back the forest’s demonic growth.

• Wukong warned Xiao Yun’s party that Demonic Cloud Lord could attack through the forest and that the environment limited Wukong’s fighting style.
• Xiao Yun ordered Xi He to lead the attack, assigned Ksitigarbha to defend, and had Nuwa and Chang'e protect Xi He while Wukong guarded the support team.
• As the party entered the forest, demonic vines, branches, moss, and poison mist attacked them from all sides.
• Ksitigarbha raised the Body Protection Golden Bell and Earth-Surging Golden Lotus to shield the group and restrain the plants.
• Nuwa placed a Five-Colored Protective Shield on Xi He, and Chang'e covered her with the Star-Moon Veil.
• Xi He unleashed Great Sun True Flame, incinerating demonic plants and dispersing the poison mist as the fire swept toward Demonic Cloud Lord.

Xiao Yun’s team defeated Demonic Cloud Lord and uncovered a Fragment of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil beneath the purified forest. They continued toward their final destination and reached a poisoned lake where a demonic colossus awaited them.

• Xi He unleashed repeated Sundial Divine Punishment attacks, burning away the demonic forest and killing Demonic Cloud Lord.
• Xiao Yun purified the demonic energy in the soil at the forest’s center, revealing a Fragment of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil that Empress Nuwa identified as a precious divine treasure.
• Xiao Yun’s team rested through the easier stages and continued toward their final destination.
• Xiao Yun’s team arrived at a purplish-black lake and saw a gigantic, turtle-shaped Demonic Colossus on an island at its center.

Xiao Yun's group confronted a corrupted Wutu Xuandao Turtle that Empress Nuwa identified as a once-auspicious ancient creature. Xi He drew its attention while Wukong searched for its Demonic Energy Core, but the turtle unleashed a swarm of demonic birds and tentacles against him.

• Empress Nuwa recognized the monster as a Wutu Xuandao Turtle corrupted by Abyssal Demonic Energy and warned that it was stronger than the Demonized God Avatars they had faced before.
• Xiao Yun assigned Xi He to distract the turtle, Wukong to locate its Demonic Energy Core, Empress Nuwa to protect the group, Chang'e to heal, and Ksitigarbha to guard the others.
• Xi He struck the turtle with Sundial Divine Punishment, burning its shell and tentacles and drawing its attention.
• Xi He used Instantaneous Radiance Burst and her Solar Golden Flame wings to evade the turtle's tentacles as they attacked her from all sides.
• Wukong raced toward the turtle to find its core, but demonic birds poured from its shell and mouth while tentacles joined them in attacking him.

Xiao Yun and his allies battled the Demonic Profound Island Turtle and discovered that a Ghost Stone Tablet embedded in its shell was the source of its corruption. With the others drawing away the turtle’s defenses, Xiao Yun reached the tablet and began purifying it.

• Wukong swept away Demonic Birds while Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Xiao Yun, Nuwa, and Chang'e held the rear line against monsters emerging from the Poison Lake.
• Wukong found the Ghost Stone Tablet embedded in the turtle’s shell and told Xiao Yun it was protected by numerous tentacles and Demonic Birds.
• Xiao Yun ordered Xi He to draw away the tentacles, Wukong to create chaos with his clones, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to distract the turtle while Nuwa, Chang'e, and Ksitigarbha protected him.
• Wukong's clones and Ksitigarbha’s attack diverted the turtle, allowing Xiao Yun to approach the tablet unseen.
• Xiao Yun unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Sing to clear the tablet’s defenses, then pressed his palm against it and began channeling Purifying Divine Power as demonic qi fought back.

Xiao Yun and his allies destroyed the demonic tablet, freeing the Wutu Xuandao Turtle from corruption. The turtle warned them about the dangers and guardians ahead, then withdrew to recover as Xiao Yun prepared the next stage of their journey.

• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Empress Nuwa, Fairy Chang'e, and Xi He protected Xiao Yun while he poured Purification Power into the demonic tablet.
• Xiao Yun shattered the tablet, and the awakened Wutu Xuandao Turtle unleashed its Origin Wutu Earth Energy, cleansing the lake and destroying the demonic creatures.
• Xiao Yun communicated with the Wutu Xuandao Turtle, which identified the Thousand-Tentacled Illusion Demon Gu as the core area's enemy and warned that it could attack through both illusions and physical force.
• The Wutu Xuandao Turtle revealed that the path to the core was guarded by its corrupted former partner, the Azure Water Black Snake, and a demonized Divine Sense Fragment of the East Sea Dragon King.
• The Wutu Xuandao Turtle sank into the lake to recover, and Xiao Yun turned to his companions to plan their next advance.

Xiao Yun’s party reached the Azure Water Black Snake’s toxic-water gorge and cut off its connection to the outer lake. Xi He evaporated the waters, forcing the corrupted snake to emerge as it fixed its gaze on the party.

• Xiao Yun identified the gorge as the Azure Water Black Snake’s lair and decided to seal its waterways before attacking.
• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva entered the toxic water under his Body Protection Golden Bell and located three undercurrent entrances.
• Wukong sealed all three entrances with his Golden Cudgel and boulders.
• Xi He summoned nine suns and used Solar True Flame to boil away the toxic water and destroy the demonized water snakes.
• The Azure Water Black Snake emerged from the mud, revealing its grotesquely corrupted form and glaring at Xi He and Xiao Yun’s group.

Xiao Yun and his allies pushed the Demonized Azure Water Black Snake to the brink, but the snake swarm reopened a water entrance and threatened to restore the creature’s strength. Xiao Yun found the Abyssal Gu Worm beneath its inverse scale and began purifying it as the snake screamed and thrashed.

• Wukong, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Xi He, Empress Nuwa, and Fairy Chang'e attacked the Demonized Azure Water Black Snake while Xiao Yun directed the assault.
• The Black Snake summoned swarms of demonized snakes and lunged at Xi He, but the group continued to weaken it without the support of its waters.
• A swarm of snakes blasted open a water entrance, letting demonic lake water flood into the gorge.
• Xiao Yun’s azure greatsword struck the Black Snake’s tail instead of its fatal point, breaking the tail but failing to kill it.
• With Nuwa and Chang'e protecting him, Xiao Yun slipped beneath the snake’s neck and found the Abyssal Gu Worm embedded beneath its inverse scale.
• Xiao Yun pressed his Purifying Divine Power against the Gu Worm, provoking the Black Snake’s agonized thrashing as the purification struggle began.

Xiao Yun purified the Abyssal Gu Worm controlling the Azure Water Black Snake, freeing the serpent and driving away the remaining demonized snakes. After Xi He cleared the lingering threats, the group crossed the canyon and reached its far end, where the view opened up.

• Xiao Yun endured the Azure Water Black Snake's violent thrashing while he poured Purifying Divine Power into the Abyssal Gu Worm, protected by Empress Nuwa, Fairy Chang'e, Wukong, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and Xi He.
• Xiao Yun purified the Core Gu, which became a small rainbow-colored spider, and stored it in the Lord's Space.
• The freed Azure Water Black Snake warned Xiao Yun about the Core Gu ahead, then left to find Wutu and recover its damaged origin.
• The remaining demonized snakes lost their fury and fled, and Xiao Yun ordered Xi He to eliminate the creatures that still posed a threat.
• Xi He purified the dangerous snakes, and Xiao Yun's team crossed the canyon to its far end, where the view suddenly opened up.