Chapter Summaries

Yan Kuan’s sealed-valley trap drove the ancient beasts into a brutal battle, leaving the Drought Demon as the last standing combatant. As the nearly defeated Poison Dragon and Old Jiao seized the Drought Demon, Yan Kuan appeared to end the fight.

• Yan Kuan withdrew the Ancient Banner, turning the Sealed Valley into a lethal trap that prevented the ancient beasts from escaping.
• The Drought Demon tore apart the Frost Fiend Xuan Jiao and Unicorn Thunder Apes, then grievously wounded the Black Divine Leopard and Golden-Winged Great Peng.
• The Black Divine Leopard and Golden-Winged Great Peng joined forces to attack the Drought Demon, but both were defeated.
• The dying Poison Dragon and Old Jiao coiled around the Drought Demon and bit its limbs, coating it with venom and frost.
• Yan Kuan appeared beyond the valley as the battle approached its end.

Yan Kuan suppressed the weakened Drought Demon with an ancient formation, extracted its Li Fire Origin, and began refining it into a bodyguard Puppet. The Drought Demon Puppet’s aura started recovering as Yan Kuan coated its body with molten metal.

• The Drought Demon defeated the Poison Dragon and Old Jiao but collapsed from its injuries in Sealed Valley.
• Yan Kuan activated the Ancient Banners and used the Immortal Earth Terrain and an ancient formation to suppress the weakened Drought Demon.
• Yan Kuan refined the Drought Demon’s Li Fire Origin with Empyrean Flame over ten days and nights.
• Yan Kuan used the Heavenly Demon Puppet Technique to refine the Drought Demon’s body and soul into a Puppet.
• Yan Kuan melted precious metal ores and spread the molten metal over the Puppet’s body, causing its aura to recover toward its former peak.

Yan Kuan completed the Drought Demon Puppet and refined the Golden-Winged Great Peng's remains into the Great Peng Golden Wings. Equipped with both new trump cards, he left Sealed Valley with the Puppet to explore deeper into the Kunlun restricted zone.

• Yan Kuan finished refining the Drought Demon Puppet into a rare violet puppet, bound it to his soul, and tested its immense strength.
• Yan Kuan ordered the Drought Demon Puppet to stand guard and began refining the Golden-Winged Great Peng's corpse into a flying combat technique.
• Yan Kuan overcame the Great Peng's remaining Divine Soul imprint and shaped its body into a pair of golden wings.
• Yan Kuan bonded with the Great Peng Golden Wings and tested their speed by flying to a distant mountain peak and back.
• Yan Kuan took the Medicine Cauldron and a pill, then left Sealed Valley with the Drought Demon Puppet to venture deeper into Kunlun.
• After Yan Kuan and the Puppet departed, a small white figure emerged from the earth veins and sniffed the air.

Yan Kuan captured the Golden Suanni to study its lightning bloodline technique, then completed an Eighth-Rank Flesh-Bone Regeneration Pill in Kunlun. As he prepared to use it, a White Tiger Cub appeared, leaving him eager to meet the old acquaintance.

• Yan Kuan and his Puppets subdued the Golden Suanni, whose lightning attacks tempered the Puppets.
• Yan Kuan marked the Suanni’s forehead, fed it Spirit Pills, and studied the runes of its inherited lightning ability.
• Yan Kuan tested the technique he had learned, then released the Suanni and headed deeper into Kunlun with his Puppets.
• Yan Kuan found that the Flesh-Bone Regeneration Pill had matured and was comparable to an Eighth-Rank pill.
• Yan Kuan sensed an old acquaintance nearby, and a White Tiger Cub emerged from the earth veins.

Yan Kuan failed to persuade the White Tiger Cub to leave Kunlun with him, then began a dangerous Life-Death Transformation in a Dragon Mountain Divine Spring. The chapter ended as Beast King essence blood and Empyrean Flame began refining his body for rebirth.

• Yan Kuan met the White Tiger Cub and asked it to leave Kunlun with him, but it judged him too weak and departed through the earth veins.
• Yan Kuan collected the luminous mist left by the White Tiger Cub and resolved to grow stronger before trying to win it over again.
• Yan Kuan traveled to a Dragon Mountain Divine Spring he had found and began his Six Withers and Six Revivals transformation after taking a Yin-Yang Life Soul Pill.
• Yan Kuan's Drought Demon puppet poured Beast King essence blood over him, badly mangling his skin as he remained focused.
• Yan Kuan covered himself with Empyrean Flame as the pill's medicinal effects took hold, beginning the refining process for his rebirth.

Yan Kuan used the Millennial Fire Serpent’s essence blood and the Ascension to Immortality Scripture to complete a painful transformation in the Dragon Cave. He emerged with a stronger foundation and decided to head west to seek scriptures for his Nine Deaths and Nine Lives.

• Yan Kuan began his final transformation using the Millennial Fire Serpent’s essence blood and recalled how he had taken it after the Dragon Horse refused to trade.
• Yan Kuan circulated the Ascension to Immortality Scripture while the essence blood and Empyrean Flame tempered his bones, body, and soul.
• After many days, Yan Kuan emerged from a Snow-White Jade Cocoon with silver hair and Dragon Scale patterns, then returned to his usual appearance.
• Yan Kuan concluded that he needed stronger scriptures to perfect Nine Deaths and Nine Lives and chose the West as his next destination.

Yan Kuan entered the Western Holy City and planned to use Dark Creatures to distract its defenders while he pursued the Eastern Ancestral Artifacts. The chapter ended with the Haigu Family’s leaders searching for a bloodthirsty Dark Creature near their estate.

• Yan Kuan returned to Sichuan to visit his parents, strengthen ties with the great demons of Ten Thousand Demons Valley, and retrieve a Forbidden Artifact from Immortal Sword Sky Pool.
• Yan Kuan infiltrated the Western Holy City, sensed a powerful King stationed in its Central Temple, and decided to create a diversion rather than force his way in.
• Yan Kuan watched young human and Alien Race cultivators leave the city to hunt ancient beasts and considered refining their bloodlines.
• Abel Haigu asked his family leaders about a missing Dark Creature, and the patriarch reported clues suggesting it was active near the family estate.

Yan Kuan attacked the Haigu Family to reclaim ancient artifacts from the Eastern Lands, defeating Abel Haigu and looting the family treasury. After refining the Nuwa Stone and taking the castle’s treasures and resources, he sensed that events were unfolding in the Holy City and commented on Jerusalem’s god.

• A Dark Gold Figure demanded that the Haigu Family open its treasury, but Abel Haigu refused and summoned the family’s dragon mounts and knights.
• Yan Kuan appeared with six Dark Gold Figures and the Drought Demon Puppet as Abel ordered younger clansmen to escape and charged at him.
• The Drought Demon Puppet killed Abel Haigu, and the Haigu Family’s treasury fell into Yan Kuan’s hands.
• Yan Kuan retrieved the Nuwa Stone, looted the castle, and collected dragons’ remains and other materials for refining Celestial Demon Puppets.
• Yan Kuan sensed activity in the Holy City and remarked that its people had lured someone out.

After the Haigu Family’s survivors appealed to the Three Western Religions, the Ancient Feather Clan King went to confront the heretic who had destroyed their family. Yan Kuan revealed that he had lured the self-proclaimed god away with a formation, and the king’s furious howl soon rang out.

• Haigu Family Dragon Knights reached the Holy City and begged the gods to punish the heretic who had attacked their family.
• A Four-Winged Angel appeared and viewed an image showing Abel Haigu charging a terrifying purple figure before the recording shattered.
• The Ancient Feather Clan King judged the attacker a blasphemer and decided to seize the powerful Puppet and eliminate him personally.
• The king departed for the Haigu Family castle, drawn by a spiritual provocation, while Yan Kuan secretly watched him leave.
• Yan Kuan revealed that he had left a troublesome formation at the castle, and less than half a quarter-hour later the king howled in fury as divine light erupted.

Yan Kuan raided Jerusalem’s Central Temple, stole Eastern Lands Ancestral Artifacts, and escaped after unleashing Solar Fire Essence. He hid his spoils and infiltrated the Vatican, which had been put on alert by the attack.

• Yan Kuan sent seven Puppets against the Four-Winged Divine Envoy while he entered the temple and retrieved several Ancestral Artifacts and two King's Divine Weapons.
• Yan Kuan set Solar Fire Essence ablaze around the temple and fled Jerusalem through an Ancient Formation before the Ancient Feather Clan King returned.
• The Ancient Feather Clan King found the Holy City in flames and ordered a warrant for Yan Kuan.
• Yan Kuan hid the stolen artifacts and magical treasures beneath the earth, then traveled farther west.
• Yan Kuan entered the Vatican through an Ancient Formation and sensed its heightened alert after news of the Jerusalem raid spread.

During Vatican’s Pentecost ceremony, Yan Kuan blended in with the worshippers and located the Central Lands Ancestral Artifact. That night, Saintess Audelan finished her prayers in Holy Mountain Cathedral and acknowledged an unexpected visitor.

• Vatican opened Holy Mountain for its Pentecost ceremony, and Saintess Audelan led the believers and young powerhouses in prayer.
• Yan Kuan joined the worshippers, surveyed the Holy Palace, and found the location of the Central Lands Ancestral Artifact.
• At a gathering after the ceremony, Knight Kyle asked Audelan for guidance on the Lord’s scriptures, and she invited him to visit her at Holy Mountain Cathedral.
• Audelan prayed alone in the cathedral late at night, then turned her attention to an unexpected guest who had waited until her prayers ended.

Yan Kuan disguised himself as Knight Kyle, captured Saintess Audelan, and used her to enter the Holy Palace to steal the Spear of Longinus. His raid threw the Vatican into chaos until the Pope appeared and ordered everyone to be still.

• Yan Kuan posed as Knight Kyle, confessed to Saintess Audelan, and used a divine-power attack to reveal himself as the heretic who burned the Holy City.
• Yan Kuan overpowered Audelan and breached her sea of consciousness, then took control of her and sent her toward the Holy Palace.
• A blast erupted in the Holy Palace, and Audelan's voice warned that heretics had infiltrated it to seize the Spear of Longinus.
• Ancient relics and strange metallic figures poured through the palace, spreading disorder throughout the Vatican.
• The Pope appeared by the sacred gate and declared that all should be still.

Yan Kuan returned to the Eastern Lands after stealing several treasures from the Vatican, while the Pope ordered a worldwide search and Saintess Audelan hid her cooperation with Yan Kuan. The chapter ended with Yan Kuan back at Shu Mountain, examining his substantial gains.

• The Pope blamed a hidden Godspawn Heretic for the Vatican’s troubles and ordered the faithful to search worldwide for the Holy Palace’s missing treasures.
• The Pope learned that Saintess Audelan had protected the Spear of Longinus during the break-in and praised her for preventing its theft.
• Saintess Audelan recalled Yan Kuan’s warnings, concealed the truth from the Vatican’s leaders, and resolved to cooperate with him.
• Yan Kuan crossed the Himalayas and returned to Shu Mountain without needing to use his Forbidden Artifact trump cards.
• Yan Kuan placed the Forbidden Sword Case back in the Immortal Sword Sky Pool and laid out his spoils, including a Kunlun Ancient Map, the Imperial Jade Seal, and a stone platform bearing Goddess Nüwa’s Dao.

Yan Kuan followed Ten Thousand Demons Valley’s findings to the Dragon Triangle Sea, where he entered an underwater Water Mansion and met two ancient Jurchen cultivators. After learning his identity and strength, the pair ambushed him, leaving him fighting their attack.

• Yan Kuan heard from Sun Wukong that Ten Thousand Demons Valley had located the mysterious sea region he wanted investigated.
• Yan Kuan flew into the Dragon Triangle Sea’s reverse-flowing sea eye and entered an underwater Water Mansion.
• The two Jurchen Guardians of the Primordial Dragon Cave Celestial Lin Lineage questioned Yan Kuan and learned he came from Ten Thousand Demons Valley and had cultivated for only 160 years.
• The elder Jurchen attacked Yan Kuan with a bronze Great Seal while his companion prepared more ancient weapons.
• Yan Kuan drew his Heart Protecting Mirror and unleashed sword qi to fend off the Jurchen brothers’ assault.

Yan Kuan defeated two Nuzhen Tribe experts in the Water Mansion, killed them, and seized their weapons and artifacts. Among the spoils were two Sun-Shooting Divine Arrows, whose history revealed the ancient conflict between Da Yi and the Golden Crow clan.

• Yan Kuan’s Dharma Body exploded in Solar Fire Essence, revealing that the Nuzhen brothers had not defeated his real body.
• Golden figures subdued the Nuzhen brothers, and Yan Kuan refined them alive before turning them into Celestial Demon Puppets.
• Yan Kuan collected the brothers’ weapons and artifacts, including the Nine Dragon Sacred Bronze Seal and two black arrows.
• Yan Kuan recognized the arrows as Great Saint killing weapons forged for Da Yi, who had used nine arrows to slay nine Golden Crow saints.
• The account revealed that Da Yi’s killing of the Golden Crows brought the Quasi-Emperor of Fire Mulberry Star to the Ancestral Star and led to Da Yi’s death.

Yan Kuan explored the Mount Lu underground palace and found a carved terrain map, then entered Dragon Tiger Mountain to retrieve two Bone Maps from beneath a Yellow Mud Coffin. With four Bone Maps in hand, he planned to return to Kunlun and give Dragon Horse a blood transfusion.

• Yan Kuan descended into the Mount Lu underground palace, recovered two Great Power Level Artifacts, and found a terrain map carved on an altar beneath a powerful corpse.
• Yan Kuan memorized the map, gathered Fire Essence, and traveled to Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Yan Kuan spent three days preparing before using the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow and his movement techniques to enter the Dragon Cave.
• Yan Kuan pushed aside the Yellow Mud Coffin and found two Bone Fragments beneath it.
• Yan Kuan counted the new Bone Maps alongside the ones he already possessed and resolved to return to Kunlun to give Dragon Horse a blood transfusion.

Yan Kuan used the Nine Dragon Sacred Bronze Seal and his Celestial Demon Puppets to defeat and restrain the Dragon Horse. He approached the captured beast and admired its fiery, dragon-like body.

• The Golden Three-Headed Lion and Old Jiao fled from Yan Kuan and his Puppets before returning to their master, the Dragon Horse.
• The Dragon Horse charged Yan Kuan, but the awakened Nine Dragon Sacred Bronze Seal forced it to dodge and pursue a battle across the mountains.
• Yan Kuan influenced the local Formation to turn the Dragon Horse back toward the Seal as the Seal unleashed its True Dragon Trapping God ability.
• Two purple Puppets seized the Dragon Horse's hind legs, allowing the Seal to press down on its head and bind it with nine Dragon Souls.
• Yan Kuan walked up to the restrained Dragon Horse and praised its excellent body.

Yan Kuan confronted the Four Great Beast Kings after capturing the Dragon Horse, and used the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrows to keep them from intervening. He trapped the three kings in an Ancient Formation and began draining the Dragon Horse’s essence blood to advance his cultivation.

• The Golden Bull King, Black Ape, and Purple-Crowned Daoist arrived and asked Yan Kuan why he had captured the Dragon Horse.
• Yan Kuan threatened to kill and eat the Dragon Horse, and the Black Ape backed down when Yan Kuan pointed a Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow at him.
• Yan Kuan used more Sun-Shooting Divine Arrows to make the three Beast Kings cooperate, then trapped them in an Ancient Formation.
• Yan Kuan approached the Dragon Horse, which could not escape the Formation and the True Dragon divine art from the Nine Dragon Sacred Bronze Seal.
• Yan Kuan used the black arrowhead to cut through the Dragon Horse’s scales and gathered its flowing essence blood in the Jade Altar.

Yan Kuan lured the White Tiger Undying Medicine into joining him as he ventured toward Kunlun’s deepest region in search of an Enlightenment Artifact. At the Myriad Dragon Veins, a star-born vision appeared, and Yan Kuan sensed danger and fled with the White Tiger Cub.

• Yan Kuan left the Kunlun Beast Kings and traveled to the immortal valley in Kunlun’s forbidden depths.
• Yan Kuan summoned the White Tiger Undying Medicine and persuaded it to accompany him by offering spiritual energy and promising a safer way out of Kunlun.
• Yan Kuan prepared his defensive treasures and set off with the White Tiger Undying Medicine, carrying his terrain map and Bone Maps.
• At the Myriad Dragon Veins, Yan Kuan saw a vision of a blurred figure mourning his little sister as stars replayed the past.
• Yan Kuan felt a sudden terror, grabbed the White Tiger Cub, and fled the area.

Yan Kuan ventured through Kunlun Immortal Earth’s Emperor Formation and discovered a dead Great Saint whose body held a World-Protecting Saint Weapon. With the White Tiger Undying Medicine’s help, he retrieved the palace lamp and brought it into his Wheel Sea.

• Yan Kuan entered the Jade Field with the White Tiger Undying Medicine and carefully followed the safe path through the Emperor’s Slaughter Formation.
• Yan Kuan found a slain Great Saint seated in the Stone Forest and spotted a Divine Lamp inside his body.
• Yan Kuan learned that spiritual fluctuations triggered the formation, then used a Thunder Vine and the White Tiger’s help to bind the corpse.
• Yan Kuan pulled the Great Saint’s body onto the safe route and retrieved the World-Protecting Saint Weapon.
• The palace lamp accepted Yan Kuan and entered his Wheel Sea, where it began aiding his cultivation.