Chapter Summaries

Kong Xuan gained Sect Master Tongtian’s approval for the Phoenix Clan’s cooperation with the Witch Clan, while Wudang and Da Peng prepared to help Wudang advance. Li Yun reassured Tongtian that Humanity Dao had begun to act, though Laozi’s progress still depended on finding the missing Human Book.

• Sect Master Tongtian told Kong Xuan that the Phoenix Clan’s cooperation with the Witch Clan was acceptable and could help resolve the Phoenix Clan’s hidden dangers.
• Da Peng returned and reported that Third Elder had agreed, prompting Sect Master Tongtian to send Wudang with Da Peng to complete her advancement.
• After Wudang and Da Peng left, Sect Master Tongtian raised a barrier and asked Li Yun about Humanity Dao’s plans and Laozi’s lack of progress.
• Li Yun said the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors would strengthen Humanity Dao and that Humanity Dao had joined forces with Earthly Dao.
• Li Yun explained that Laozi needed the missing Human Book to complete his final step and Merge with Dao.

Kong Xuan learned that Humanity Dao would raise the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, with eight Half-Saints and several Saints among them, while Li Yun explained Xuandu’s future as a Human Dao Saint. Sect Master Tongtian then revealed that the Wordless Heavenly Book might lie in the Northern Region, and Li Yun went to contact Laozi to confirm the clue.

• Kong Xuan marveled at Humanity Dao’s favor toward the Human Race, and Li Yun explained that the Three Pure Ones’ protection and the Human-Demon War had shaped that outcome.
• Kong Xuan asked whether Xuandu could still attain the Dao, and Li Yun said Xuandu would become a Human Dao Saint after Laozi completed his Merge with Dao.
• Sect Master Tongtian said the Wordless Heavenly Book was likely somewhere in the Northern Region, based on information from cultivators of the Ancient Era.
• Li Yun hurried deeper into the great hall and used Humanity Dao’s communication Jade Talisman to contact Laozi, while Sect Master Tongtian stayed to instruct Kong Xuan.

After learning that the Wordless Heavenly Book was somewhere in the Northern Region, Laozi set out to find it while Li Yun stayed to handle the Phoenix Clan’s affairs. When Zhurong suddenly went berserk at Qing Luan’s residence, Li Yun discovered demonic qi in his body, and Kong Xuan and Da Peng fought him as Li Yun and Tongtian observed.

• Laozi received Li Yun’s information about the Wordless Heavenly Book’s whereabouts and left to search the Northern Region.
• A Phoenix Clan woman reported that Zhurong had flown into a rage and was destroying Qing Luan’s residence.
• Tongtian detected demonic qi in Zhurong, and Li Yun used his Eye of Heaven and Earth to confirm that it had reached Zhurong’s heart meridians.
• Kong Xuan and Da Peng suppressed Zhurong’s attacks long enough for Qing Luan and Zhu Yan'er to retreat.
• Tongtian let Kong Xuan and Da Peng test Zhurong while Li Yun asked Qing Luan and Zhu Yan'er what had happened and why Zhurong had gone berserk.

Qing Luan explained that an Inner Demon had drawn out demonic qi that might have long existed within Zhurong, prompting Li Yun and Sect Master Tongtian to contain him and investigate. As Da Peng and Kong Xuan fought Zhurong, Qing Luan learned why Da Peng had grown stronger, but Li Yun’s explanation left her worried that she and most Phoenix Clan members could not follow his path.

• Qing Luan told Li Yun and Sect Master Tongtian that Zhurong had fallen to demonic influence after trying a Phoenix Clan painting that drew out an Inner Demon, and she suspected demonic qi had already been within the Ancestor Witches.
• Li Yun and Sect Master Tongtian recognized the danger that other Ancestor Witches might also be affected, and Sect Master Tongtian sealed Zhurong, Kong Xuan, and Da Peng inside a barrier with the Zhuxian Sword.
• Kong Xuan fought Zhurong on equal terms while Da Peng, strengthened by his cultivation of Attain Dao through Destiny, grew fiercer in battle.
• Qing Luan asked Li Yun why Da Peng had become stronger, and Li Yun explained that Attain Dao through Destiny suited Phoenix Clan members burdened by Karma better than Attain Dao through Law.
• Qing Luan realized that Da Peng’s path might not be available to her or most of the Phoenix Clan, and she grew bitter about their prospects.

Zhu Yan'er learned that the Vermilion Bird had arranged for her to be born outside the Phoenix Clan’s influence, allowing her to leave the southern polar region. Sect Master Tongtian confirmed she could live in the outside world and discovered that Kong Xuan’s help could awaken her unusual Cauldron Physique.

• Zhu Yan'er explained that she was born in an unknown empty place, cultivated there, and was later brought out by the Vermilion Bird clan leader.
• Li Yun told Sect Master Tongtian that the Vermilion Bird had chosen Zhu Yan'er to be Kong Xuan's wife and that Kong Xuan had agreed.
• Sect Master Tongtian examined Zhu Yan'er and confirmed she was free of the Phoenix Clan's Karma and Causality and could leave the region.
• Sect Master Tongtian sensed a powerful Life Origin within Zhu Yan'er that required Kong Xuan's help to awaken.
• Zhu Yan'er recalled that the Vermilion Bird had called her the most suitable cauldron for a Son of Yuan Feng, and Sect Master Tongtian explained her physique's connection to the Yin-Yang Origin.

Zhu Yan'er learned that her unique situation could bring her the Yin-Yang Origin's blessing, while Zhurong's demonization overwhelmed Kong Xuan and Da Peng. Sect Master Tongtian restrained Zhurong and tried to resolve the demonization, but Li Yun warned that Zhurong's power had grown with the demonic qi.

• Sect Master Tongtian confirmed that Zhu Yan'er could receive the Yin-Yang Origin's blessing, filling her with excitement.
• Zhurong activated his Ancestor Witch True Body and used Nanming Li Fire to drive Kong Xuan and Da Peng into retreat.
• After Qing Luan and Zhu Yan'er pleaded for help, Sect Master Tongtian suppressed the fire and bound Zhurong with sword qi from the Zhuxian Sword.
• Sect Master Tongtian examined Zhurong and tried to resolve his demonization while Qing Luan and Zhu Yan'er checked on Kong Xuan and Da Peng.
• Kong Xuan and Da Peng described how Zhurong's strength had risen as the demonization deepened, and Li Yun remarked on the connection between demons flourishing and the Dao declining.

A Demonic Dao Demonic Mark formed on Zhurong’s brow as an Inner Demon tried to possess him, prompting Sect Master Tongtian to intervene. The Inner Demon escaped destruction and taunted Tongtian, while Zhurong’s fate and the mark’s purpose remained unresolved.

• Li Yun noticed demonic qi gathering at Zhurong’s brow, and he and the others realized an Inner Demon was trying to possess the Ancestor Witch.
• Li Yun rushed to Zhurong, but Sect Master Tongtian told him to wait and watched as the Demonic Dao Demonic Mark formed.
• Li Yun recognized the mark’s power as belonging to the Demonic Path, and Sect Master Tongtian pierced it with sword qi, forcing out a Demonic Soul.
• The trapped Inner Demon refused to explain its power or what it had done to Zhurong, and Sect Master Tongtian struck it apart.
• The Inner Demon re-formed after three breaths and mocked Sect Master Tongtian, while Zhurong remained unconscious.

Sect Master Tongtian used the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords to destroy the Inner Demon, discovering that the swords could grow by absorbing pureblood demons. Afterward, a Devil Eye appeared on Zhurong, and Tongtian realized the Devil Dao had corrupted him and transformed him into a half-demon.

• Sect Master Tongtian surrounded the Inner Demon with the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords, whose sword qi broke down and devoured him.
• The Inner Demon disintegrated, and the four swords returned to Tongtian after absorbing his power.
• Tongtian told Li Yun and the others that the swords could evolve by absorbing pureblood demons.
• Demonic markings gathered on Zhurong's forehead and formed a Devil Eye fused with his body.
• Tongtian touched the Devil Eye, was burned by its demonic flames, and concluded that Zhurong had fallen to demonic corruption.
• Li Yun and the others grew grim as they considered the consequences of Zhurong being harmed in the Phoenix Clan's territory.

Sect Master Tongtian could not separate the Devil Eye from Zhurong, but he revealed that it could be transferred to a demon who cooperated fully. Li Yun and Kong Xuan left to make Li Mo a member of the Demon Race, then reached the Devil's Den and found something shocking at the lake.

• Sect Master Tongtian told Da Peng, Kong Xuan, Qing Luan, Zhu Yan'er, and Li Yun that the Devil Eye had fused with Zhurong and could not be removed safely.
• Li Yun asked for another solution, and Sect Master Tongtian explained that the Devil Eye could be transferred to a demon who willingly endured it.
• Li Yun said he could create a suitable demon by turning Li Mo into a full-fledged member of the Demon Race, then left with Kong Xuan.
• Da Peng, Qing Luan, and Zhu Yan'er regained hope, while Sect Master Tongtian remained concerned about Li Yun's plan.
• Li Yun and Kong Xuan entered the Devil's Den and, at the lake, exclaimed in shock and outrage at what they saw.

Li Yun accelerated Li Mo and Yuan Ming’s Yin Yang Dual Cultivation to hasten Li Mo’s descent into demonhood while Kong Xuan brought Zhurong to be stabilized. Their efforts culminated in Death Nether Phoenix reaching a powerful demonic level, and the chapter left Li Yun and the others wondering how far Li Mo had advanced.

• Li Yun and Kong Xuan watched Li Mo and Yuan Ming’s Dual Cultivation strengthen their demonic qi, and Li Yun said it would speed Li Mo’s descent into demonhood.
• Li Yun sent Kong Xuan to bring Zhurong’s body, then intervened to stabilize and accelerate Li Mo and Yuan Ming’s cultivation.
• Kong Xuan returned with Da Peng and Sect Master Tongtian, who began stabilizing Zhurong while everyone waited.
• Death Nether Phoenix emerged with pure demonic qi powerful enough to rival the demon race, startling Da Peng and Kong Xuan.

Li Yun explained that Yuan Ming had not fully become a demon, while Li Mo emerged covered in demonic markings that suggested a connection to Luohu’s power. Yuan Ming learned that Li Yun had pushed Li Mo’s transformation forward to protect the Phoenix Clan, and Kong Xuan urged her to understand.

• Li Yun told Kong Xuan that Yuan Ming had reached a state close to the Pure-blood Devil Race but had not truly become a demon.
• Li Mo emerged from the demonic qi with markings that Qing Luan identified as signs of the High-level Devil Race, and Li Yun sensed they came from Luohu rather than the Devil Dao or Demon Race.
• Li Yun said Li Mo’s condition should stabilize, while Sect Master Tongtian promised not to harm Yuan Ming as long as she did not fully become a demon, join the Devil Dao, or attack him.
• Yuan Ming confronted Li Yun with a resentful look, and he explained that he had advanced Li Mo’s transformation to protect the Phoenix Clan if anything happened to Zhurong.
• Kong Xuan urged Yuan Ming to understand that Li Mo’s transformation had been for the Phoenix Clan’s sake.

Li Mo discovered that Luohu's demonic inheritance could absorb the Devil Eye afflicting Ancestor Witch Zhurong, but he could not remove it alone. Sect Master Tongtian began forcing the Devil Eye into Li Mo, and the powers clashed as its hold started to weaken.

• Yuan Ming recognized the Devil Eye on Zhurong and agreed to set the incident aside while insisting that Li Mo repay what he owed her.
• Li Mo transformed the demonic markings on his body into a God-Slaying Spear pattern linked to Luohu's inheritance.
• Li Yun told Li Mo to try transferring or removing the Devil Eye, and Li Mo found he could absorb its power but could not dislodge it himself.
• Sect Master Tongtian offered to transfer the Devil Eye into Li Mo and asked him to hold Zhurong's shoulder.
• Sect Master Tongtian used his Saint's Power and the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords to weaken the Devil Eye, which began shifting toward Zhurong's shoulder.

Li Mo absorbed Zhurong’s demonic power, advanced to the Perfected Quasi-Saint Realm, and drew the Devil Eye into the God-Slaying Spear pattern. Zhurong awakened with a Nascent Soul Primordium and other enhancements, while Li Mo remained surrounded by demonic qi.

• Li Mo mobilized his power and rose through the Quasi-Saint stages to the Perfected Quasi-Saint Realm.
• The God-Slaying Spear pattern absorbed Zhurong’s demonic qi and Devil Eye, returning Zhurong’s body to its normal size.
• Zhurong regained consciousness and remembered his demonic corruption, then thanked Sect Master Tongtian and Li Yun for saving him.
• Zhurong discovered he had gained an incomplete Nascent Soul Primordium from the Inner Demon’s soul fragments and his own.
• Sect Master Tongtian explained that Zhurong’s flames and body had been strengthened and that Inner Demons would no longer affect him.

Zhurong recovered from demonic corruption, and Li Mo’s unexpected rise to Quasi-Saint Perfection initially relieved everyone. That relief ended when Li Mo underwent a sudden demonic transformation, leaving the group to seek an explanation from Qing Luan.

• Zhurong confirmed that his demonic corruption had been resolved and thanked Li Mo for saving him.
• Li Yun explained that Li Mo needed demonic qi and that Zhurong’s condition had accelerated Li Mo’s advancement to Quasi-Saint Perfection.
• Li Mo’s God-Slaying Spear pattern shattered, and demonic markings spread across his body as his demonic qi erupted.
• Sect Master Tongtian used the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords to suppress Li Mo, while Li Yun found that his Eye of Heaven and Earth could not reveal how to help him.
• Sect Master Tongtian identified Li Mo’s condition as demonic transformation, and Qing Luan reacted with alarm, recalling that it had once required special rituals and altars.

Qing Luan identified Li Mo’s condition as a dangerous Demon Transformation, but Li Yun chose to let it proceed because it could strengthen Li Mo’s path toward becoming a Devilish Dao Saint. Sect Master Tongtian helped by channeling the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords’ primordial Sword Intent into Li Mo, whose brow then formed a vortex that began absorbing demonic energy and power from his markings.

• Qing Luan explained that Demon Transformation could turn Li Mo into a member of the Demon Race, but failure could kill him.
• Li Yun asked everyone to leave and said he and Sect Master Tongtian would watch over Li Mo; Zhurong stayed because she felt responsible for his condition.
• Li Yun told Sect Master Tongtian and Zhurong that he intended for Li Mo to follow the Devil Dao and possibly become a Devilish Dao Saint.
• Sect Master Tongtian agreed to help and directed the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords to send their primordial Sword Intent into Li Mo.
• A strange vortex formed between Li Mo’s brows and began drawing in the surrounding demonic energy and the power within his demonic markings.

Li Mo survived the black vortex and completed his Devil transformation, awakening with Quasi-Saint Perfection cultivation and combat power on the level of a Half-Saint. He told Li Yun that he had gained half the Demonic Path’s recognition and described how it helped him evolve a special Devil Mark.

• The black vortex absorbed the power ravaging Li Mo, then shrank and vanished, leaving a peculiar mark between his brows.
• Li Mo transformed and broke free of Li Yun’s control, while Sect Master Tongtian identified him as a Quasi-Saint with Half-Saint-level combat power.
• Li Mo awakened, greeted Li Yun, and said he had resolved the matter concerning Ancestor Witch Zhurong while exceeding his task.
• Li Mo told Li Yun, Sect Master Tongtian, and Zhurong that he had gained half the Demonic Path’s recognition and used it with Luohu’s inheritance to evolve his Devil Mark.

Li Mo explained that the Devil Dao had contacted him through his forehead mark and tasked him with rescuing demons from the Ten Thousand Volcanoes in return for full recognition and the chance to become a Devilish Dao Saint. He also sensed that Luohu's inheritance was incomplete and that Luohu might still be alive, leaving Li Yun, Sect Master Tongtian, and Zhurong alarmed.

• Li Yun and the others realized Li Mo's mark could eventually let him contact the Devil Dao directly and might lead him to become its Dao-Merger.
• Li Mo said the Devil Dao had asked him to rescue demons from the Ten Thousand Volcanoes, promising to acknowledge him fully and possibly make him a Devilish Dao Saint.
• Li Yun proposed seeking more demons from the Phoenix Clan and offering Yuan Ming a chance to become a Devilish Dao Saint as well.
• Li Mo said the imprisoned demons included too few high-ranking members and suggested rescuing additional Demon Generals and other powerful demons.
• Li Mo revealed that Luohu's inheritance was incomplete and that Luohu might not truly be dead, causing Sect Master Tongtian and Zhurong to turn grim.

After learning that Luohu was alive and had become the Lord of the Demonic Path, Li Yun left Li Mo to stabilize while he and the others prepared for Da Peng’s Enthronement Ceremony. He told his companions that the Devil Dao had reached out to Li Mo, and asked them where Li Mo could find more high-ranking Demon Generals to complete its trial and strengthen Yuan Ming’s chances of becoming a Devilish Dao Saint.

• Li Yun learned from Li Mo that Luohu was still alive, then left him in the cave to stabilize until after Da Peng’s Enthronement Ceremony.
• Li Yun reassured Da Peng and the others that Li Mo was fine and had gained from his ordeal, then sent Yuan Ming into the cave to join him.
• Li Yun and his companions moved to a new lodging, where Sect Master Tongtian and Zhurong withdrew to consider what they had learned.
• After activating a Restriction formation, Li Yun told Kong Xuan, Da Peng, Zhu Yan'er, and Qing Luan that the Devil Dao had reached out to Li Mo.
• Li Yun explained that Li Mo needed to take more high-ranking Demon Generals to earn the Devil Dao’s recognition and improve Yuan Ming’s chances of becoming a Devilish Dao Saint, then asked where to find them.

Li Yun sent Da Peng, Kong Xuan, and Qing Luan to locate high-ranking Demon Generals for Li Mo, then entered seclusion to cultivate. Da Peng organized the Phoenix Clan for his Enthronement Ceremony and asked its Elders where the sealed Demon Generals were, leaving them alarmed by his intentions.

• Kong Xuan and the others agreed to help Li Yun locate high-ranking Demon Generals and left to find the Phoenix Clan Elders.
• Li Yun began cultivating, seeking to merge the Chaos Law into his Law of Strength.
• Da Peng ordered the Elders to suppress volcanoes along the route so visiting cultivators could safely reach his Enthronement Ceremony.
• Da Peng warned the Elders to obey his next order, then asked where the Phoenix Clan had sealed high-ranking Demon Generals.
• The Elders reacted with alarm, wondering why Da Peng wanted to know the Demon Generals' locations.

Da Peng announced his intention to find and release the Demon Generals, provoking fierce opposition from the Phoenix Clan. Kong Xuan revealed that the plan could give the clan a chance to gain a Saint Seat, and the Elders asked him to explain how.

• Da Peng told the Elders he intended to locate the Demon Generals and find an opportunity to release them.
• The Elders and ancient survivors angrily opposed Da Peng, threatening to withdraw their support and warning of the Phoenix Clan’s history with the Demon Race.
• Qing Luan intervened and argued that the clan’s past hatred did not make releasing the Demon Generals impossible.
• Kong Xuan reassured the assembly that he and the other sons of Yuanfeng would not take a step that harmed the Phoenix Clan.
• Kong Xuan revealed that releasing the Demon Generals could give the Phoenix Clan a strong chance of gaining a Saint Seat through the Devil Dao.
• The Elders’ opposition softened, and they asked Kong Xuan to explain how the Phoenix Clan could create a Saint of its own.