Chapter Summaries

Yanfa Sect prepared to defend Four Symbols Pass as the Demon Race threatened the Human Race’s frontier, while Ji Haoyuan and True Monarch Yanfa upgraded the Branch Courtyard’s Spiritual Vein. The Spiritual Energy surpassed its previous limit, and a powerful formation began taking shape.

• True Monarch Yanfa declared that Four Symbols Pass must be held and appointed Ji Haoyuan commander-in-chief, empowering him to punish anyone who disobeyed orders.
• Over the next half year, cultivators from Yanfa Sect’s main sect arrived at the Branch Courtyard, including Ice Fire True Person and True Monarch Baihua.
• True Monarch Yanfa, Ji Haoyuan, and the other cultivators used formation flags and plates to draw energy from a Minor Grotto-Heaven into the Branch Courtyard’s Spiritual Vein.
• The Spiritual Energy surged past the Fourth-Order limit, and Ji Haoyuan and True Monarch Yanfa activated their formation artifacts, summoning streams of sharp sword qi around the Branch Courtyard.

Ji Haoyuan departed for Four Symbols Pass aboard the Heavenly Spirit Dharma Ship, carrying a protective talisman from True Monarch Yanfa. At the pass, Black Robe Demon Lord pressed Liu Daoxuan and Sword Sovereign Feichen to undermine the Yanfa Sect, while Liu Daoxuan weighed the risks and his own interests.

• True Monarch Yanfa completed the Grand Unity Star Sword Formation with Ji Haoyuan and the others, strengthening the Yanfa Sect.
• Ji Haoyuan boarded the Heavenly Spirit Dharma Ship with Ice Fire True Person, True Monarch Xuanyuan, True Monarch Baihua, and other Yanfa Sect cultivators, including True Person Leixia.
• True Monarch Yanfa gave Ji Haoyuan a jade talisman that could withstand one Fifth-Order attack and alert him to Ji Haoyuan's situation.
• Ji Haoyuan and his group left for Four Symbols Pass aboard the Heavenly Spirit Dharma Ship.
• At Four Symbols Pass, Black Robe Demon Lord urged Liu Daoxuan and Sword Sovereign Feichen to strip the Yanfa Sect cultivators of authority and destroy them if possible.
• Liu Daoxuan said he supported the proposal in principle but warned that the Yanfa Sect's growing strength made it risky, while privately hoping to gain benefits from the scheme.

The Black Robe Demon Lord secured Liu Daoxuan’s cooperation with a bribe, while Sword Sovereign Feichen refused to commit. Half a month later, Yanfa Sect’s warship was blocked from entering Four Symbols Pass, and Ji Haoyuan prepared to answer the show of force without showing weakness.

• The Black Robe Demon Lord gave Liu Daoxuan a Storage Ring, and Liu agreed that Flying Star Palace would cooperate with his future arrangements.
• Sword Sovereign Feichen refused the Black Robe Demon Lord’s offer and warned him and Liu Daoxuan to consider the consequences of their actions.
• Half a month later, Yanfa Sect’s Heavenly Spirit Dharma Ship arrived at Four Symbols Pass, where Nascent Soul cultivators from the True Word Sect and Joyous Union Sect activated the pass formation to block it.
• True Monarch Baihua and True Monarch Xuanyuan recognized the obstruction as a show of force backed by Flying Star Palace and the Myriad Fiends Demonic Sect.
• Ji Haoyuan said the display only mattered if Yanfa Sect showed weakness, then remained silent and made no move as the formation’s aura intensified.
• True Monarch Baihua began asking Ji Haoyuan whether he intended to respond in a particular way.

Ji Haoyuan and the Yanfa Sect arrived at Four Symbols Pass, where True Monarch Cangsong and True Monarch Yiyang tried to obstruct them under orders from Liu Daoxuan and the Black Robe Demon Lord. After Lan Hailong and the Golden Light Sword Lord exposed their obstruction and welcomed the arrivals, Ji Haoyuan publicly challenged the two, leaving them furious and humiliated.

• True Monarch Cangsong and True Monarch Yiyang blocked the Yanfa Sect’s Heavenly Spirit Dharma Ship but hesitated to attack when it remained silent and released a powerful spiritual pressure.
• Lan Hailong and the Golden Light Sword Lord arrived, rebuked Cangsong and Yiyang for ignoring the sect insignia, and ordered them to welcome the Yanfa Sect.
• Ji Haoyuan told Ice Fire True Person, True Monarch Xuanyuan, and True Monarch Baihua to emerge as the Heavenly Spirit Dharma Ship descended.
• Lan Hailong, the Golden Light Sword Lord, and the gathered cultivators welcomed Ji Haoyuan’s group, while Cangsong and Yiyang apologized for the obstruction.
• Ji Haoyuan rejected their claim that it was a misunderstanding and sarcastically suggested they gouge out their supposedly blind eyes, enraging the two True Monarchs.

Ji Haoyuan arrived at Four Symbols Pass and injured True Monarch Cangsong and True Monarch Yiyang after they tried to activate the defenses against him. He invoked his authority as commander-in-chief to defend his actions and threatened the two True Lords with public humiliation.

• Ji Haoyuan wounded True Monarch Cangsong and True Monarch Yiyang with a soul attack after they objected to his actions.
• Black Robe Demon Lord, Liu Daoxuan, and Sword Sovereign Feichen arrived, and Black Robe accused Ji Haoyuan of attacking the pass’s guards without cause.
• Ji Haoyuan displayed his commander’s token and argued that Cangsong and Yiyang had ignored his arrival and tried to use the pass’s formations against him.
• Cangsong and Yiyang claimed they had not recognized Ji Haoyuan, but he pointed out that his warship displayed his sect’s insignia.
• Ji Haoyuan mocked the two True Lords as blind and threatened them with a demand to gouge out their eyes, while Liu Daoxuan stopped Black Robe from intervening.

Ji Haoyuan led the Yanfa Sect cultivators to the southern defensive line after Black Robe Demon Lord backed down, then received a Jade Slip from Sword Sovereign Feichen offering a chance to cooperate. Feichen returned to the northern line and revealed that Wuji Hall's greatest crisis came from within, while Ji Haoyuan read the Jade Slip and faced questions about its contents.

• Black Robe Demon Lord left with Liu Daoxuan rather than attack Ji Haoyuan, who led the Yanfa Sect cultivators toward the southern defensive line.
• Sword Sovereign Feichen caught up with Ji Haoyuan, said he welcomed his arrival, and gave him a Jade Slip as a token of sincerity before departing.
• True Monarch Baihua asked whether Feichen could be trusted, and Ji Haoyuan said they should settle the cultivators first.
• Liang Ruyu asked Feichen whether Ji Haoyuan would accept their goodwill, and Feichen and Li Changhe urged patience while seeking outside strength against a crisis within Wuji Hall.
• After settling the Yanfa Sect cultivators, Ji Haoyuan read the Jade Slip and drew the attention of Ice Fire True Person, True Monarch Xuanyuan, and True Monarch Baihua, who asked what it contained.

Ji Haoyuan and the others verified Sword Sovereign Feichen’s intelligence about infiltrators from Flying Star Palace and the Myriad Fiends Demonic Sect, then waited without acting. Lu Mengchan fled True Monarch Yiyang and publicly accused him of betraying the Human Race, just as several figures arrived to confront him.

• Ji Haoyuan shared Sword Sovereign Feichen’s detailed list of infiltrators with Ice Fire True Person, True Monarch Xuanyuan, and True Monarch Baihua, then chose to investigate quietly and keep the situation stable.
• Over the following days, Ji Haoyuan’s group secretly investigated the suspected infiltrators and confirmed that Feichen’s list was accurate.
• True Monarch Yiyang attacked Lu Mengchan on the western defensive line, and she fled toward the southern defensive line using a Fourth-Order Escape Talisman.
• Xue Chengtong tried to block Lu Mengchan and urged her to return and apologize to True Monarch Yiyang.
• Lu Mengchan publicly accused True Monarch Yiyang of leaking Human Race intelligence to the Demon Race and declared that she was cutting ties with him and the Joyous Union Sect.
• As True Monarch Yiyang moved to kill Lu Mengchan, several figures swept in, and one rebuked him for his alleged betrayal.

Ji Haoyuan arrived as Lu Mengchan faced danger, crushed True Monarch Yiyang, and confronted the Black Robe Demon Lord over evidence linking Yiyang to Demon Race Demon Kings. Their battle escalated as Ji Haoyuan unleashed golden lightning and transformed to meet the Demon Lord’s attack.

• Ji Haoyuan struck True Monarch Yiyang with a Sky-Covering Hand, shattered his banner and protections, and slammed him into the ground.
• Lu Mengchan gave Ji Haoyuan a Jade Slip and Recording Stone, which showed True Monarch Yiyang meeting with Demon Race Demon Kings.
• The Black Robe Demon Lord demanded that Ji Haoyuan hand over Lu Mengchan and True Monarch Yiyang, but Ji Haoyuan attacked him with a Pure Gold Flame Spear.
• Ji Haoyuan’s golden lightning engulfed the Black Robe Demon Lord, who emerged charred and launched a towering Demon Shadow at him.
• Ji Haoyuan grew to thirty-three zhang tall, revealed mysterious Dao Patterns, and formed a pure gold great hand to strike the Demon Shadow.

Ji Haoyuan overwhelmed Black Robe Demon Lord in Four Symbols Pass but failed to kill him, then confronted Liu Daoxuan over his objections. Liu Daoxuan hinted that the pass could not withstand the Demon Race without the other sects, and the exchange ended with tensions rising.

• Ji Haoyuan’s Pure Yang Primordial Great Capture destroyed Black Robe Demon Lord’s Myriad Evils Demon Shadow and shattered his black lotus technique.
• Ji Haoyuan ignored Liu Daoxuan’s plea for mercy and struck Black Robe Demon Lord, sending him crashing through buildings and leaving him gravely injured.
• Black Robe Demon Lord’s flight crushed Xue Chengtong and other Demonic Cultivators before he crashed into a residence.
• Liu Daoxuan and Sword Sovereign Feichen arrived, and Liu Daoxuan challenged Ji Haoyuan for going too far.
• Ji Haoyuan accused Liu Daoxuan of threatening him and compared him to the Human Race traitor True Monarch Yiyang.
• Liu Daoxuan restrained himself from fighting Ji Haoyuan, deciding to wait for a better opportunity.

Ji Haoyuan heard Lu Mengchan’s account of how the Joyous Union Sect had taken advantage of her special physique and realized it might be the rare Taiyin Moon Essence Physique. Lu Mengchan offered to let him examine her, leaving Ji Haoyuan to decide how to respond.

• Liu Daoxuan left for Black Robe Demon Lord’s residence, while Sword Sovereign Feichen invited Ji Haoyuan to visit him five days later.
• Ji Haoyuan returned to the southern defensive line with Lu Mengchan and asked her about the years since they parted in the Thousand Streams Secret Realm.
• Lu Mengchan explained that the Joyous Union Sect had taken her in, and that True Monarch Yiyang had kept her nearby because her physique could help him break through his cultivation bottleneck.
• Ji Haoyuan considered whether Lu Mengchan possessed a rare physique that could benefit his own cultivation.
• Lu Mengchan revealed that she had the Taiyin Moon Essence Physique and offered Ji Haoyuan the chance to inspect it.

Ji Haoyuan arranged for Lu Mengchan to join Yanfa Sect as a guest elder in exchange for the Taiyin Moon Essence Qi she would condense after reaching Nascent Soul. Five days later, he met Sword Sovereign Feichen, who told him he was trapped in a dead end.

• Lu Mengchan offered Ji Haoyuan the Taiyin Moon Essence Qi she would condense after advancing to Nascent Soul, and he offered her guest elder status and support for her breakthrough.
• Lu Mengchan swore an oath to give Ji Haoyuan the essence qi, and explained that only True Monarch Hundred Transformations had known the true nature of her physique.
• Ji Haoyuan brought Lu Mengchan to True Monarch Baihua and True Monarch Xuanyuan to register her identity, then told Ice Fire True Person about their arrangement.
• Ice Fire True Person concluded that Lu Mengchan was an opportunity for Ji Haoyuan's future advancement to Spirit Transformation and promised to look after her.
• Five days later, Ji Haoyuan met Sword Sovereign Feichen at the northern defense line, where Feichen declared that Ji Haoyuan was trapped in a dead end.

Sword Sovereign Feichen warned Ji Haoyuan that the Venerables of Flying Star Palace and the Myriad Fiends Demonic Sect might defect to the Demon Race in exchange for life-extending treasures, and proposed that they investigate together. In return, he asked Ji Haoyuan to help him hunt the Red Flood Dragon King, a kill that would strengthen his claim to become Wuji Hall’s next Hall Master.

• Sword Sovereign Feichen told Ji Haoyuan that the two sects’ Venerables were nearing the ends of their lives and might be tempted by the Demon Race’s lifespan-extending treasures.
• Sword Sovereign Feichen proposed that he and Ji Haoyuan capture Black Robe Demon Lord or Liu Daoxuan that night to verify the news.
• Ji Haoyuan asked Sword Sovereign Feichen what he wanted in return for his help.
• Sword Sovereign Feichen asked Ji Haoyuan to help hunt the peak Fourth-Order Demon King, the Red Flood Dragon King.
• Sword Sovereign Feichen explained that killing the Red Flood Dragon King would earn him sect contributions and improve his chances of becoming Wuji Hall’s next Hall Master.

Ji Haoyuan agreed to cooperate with Sword Sovereign Feichen, who revealed a plan to ambush the Black Robe Demon Lord. Their attack caught Black Robe off guard, but his cloak saved him from Ji Haoyuan’s strike, and he fled into what appeared to be a prepared formation.

• Sword Sovereign Feichen told Ji Haoyuan about the Wuji Seal and proposed joining forces to hunt the Red Flood Dragon King.
• Ji Haoyuan agreed after Feichen explained that the Black Robe Demon Lord was likely to leave the Demon Race encampment that night.
• Black Robe traveled through the Kun Cang Mountain Range, plotting revenge against Ji Haoyuan.
• Ji Haoyuan and Sword Sovereign Feichen ambushed Black Robe with the Pure Yang Primordial Great Capture and Flying Sky Wuji Sword Qi.
• Black Robe used his cloak to escape Ji Haoyuan’s strike, then realized he might be trapped in a formation.

Ji Haoyuan and Sword Sovereign Feichen ambushed Black Robe Demon Lord, destroyed his physical body, and captured his Nascent Soul. The Red Flood Dragon King found traces of the attack and decided to assault Four Symbols Pass the next day, while Ji Haoyuan and Feichen began searching Black Robe Demon Lord’s soul.

• Sword Sovereign Feichen revealed that he had sealed the area and refused to cooperate with Black Robe Demon Lord.
• Ji Haoyuan and Feichen attacked Black Robe Demon Lord, and Feichen pierced his heart with the Heart-Piercing Sword.
• Evil-Dispelling Divine Lightning destroyed Black Robe Demon Lord’s physical body, and Ji Haoyuan captured his fleeing Nascent Soul with a Silver Sword Pellet.
• The Red Flood Dragon King found fragments bearing Black Robe Demon Lord’s aura and decided to attack Four Symbols Pass the next day.
• Ji Haoyuan and Sword Sovereign Feichen returned to Four Symbols Pass and began searching Black Robe Demon Lord’s soul.

Ji Haoyuan and Sword Sovereign Feichen discovered that Liu Daoxuan planned to help the Red Flood Dragon King attack Four Symbols Pass, so they moved to stop him. Liu Daoxuan was trapped and overwhelmed by their assault.

• Ji Haoyuan learned through a soul-search of the Black Robe Demon Lord that the Red Flood Dragon King would attack the city the next day and Liu Daoxuan would cooperate.
• Ji Haoyuan and Sword Sovereign Feichen rushed to the East District Defense Line to prevent Liu Daoxuan from escaping with its commander's token.
• Liu Daoxuan emerged from his cave mansion as the Heavenly Spirit Dharma Ship shattered the defense line's protective array and killed Flying Star Palace cultivators.
• Sword Sovereign Feichen pierced Liu Daoxuan with his Heart-Piercing Sword, and Ji Haoyuan's Sky-Sealing Restriction stopped his Escape Talisman.
• Ji Haoyuan and Sword Sovereign Feichen struck Liu Daoxuan with the Heavenly Spirit Profound Light, a crimson-flame spear, and sword qi.

Ji Haoyuan eliminated the traitors at Four Symbols Pass and used the Crimson Blood Sunfire Fruit to reach the peak of Fourth-Order body tempering. Meanwhile, True Monarch Yanfa faced the Spirit Transformation Seven Stars Venerable and Heavenly Fiend Venerable far from the pass.

• Ji Haoyuan and Sword Sovereign Feichen killed Liu Daoxuan and the Black Robe Demon Lord, removed the remaining Flying Star Palace cultivators, and secured the pass.
• Ji Haoyuan took the Black Robe Demon Lord's Storage Ring and found a Crimson Blood Sunfire Fruit inside.
• Ji Haoyuan swallowed the fruit and advanced his body-tempering cultivation to the peak of Fourth-Order.
• True Monarch Yanfa confronted Seven Stars Venerable and Heavenly Fiend Venerable, who challenged him over Ji Haoyuan's actions.
• True Monarch Yanfa calmly invited the two Spirit Transformation Venerables to test whether they could stop him.

Ji Haoyuan and Ice Fire True Person rushed to Four Symbols Pass after the Demon Race attacked all four defensive lines. At the eastern line, they found ten Demon Kings and a huge host of Demon Beasts, including two late Fourth-Order Great Demon Kings.

• True Monarch Yanfa used his complete Spirit Treasure to drive back the Seven Stars Venerable and Heavenly Fiend Venerable, who retreated rather than risk a fight to the death.
• True Monarch Xuanyuan told Ji Haoyuan that the Demon Race had attacked all four sides of Four Symbols Pass and that Sword Sovereign Feichen had gone to reinforce the western line.
• Ji Haoyuan left a Tier 4 High-grade Humanoid Puppet with True Monarch Xuanyuan and True Monarch Baihua to guard the southern defensive line.
• Ji Haoyuan and Ice Fire True Person went to the eastern defensive line, where Mo Cangyun and True Lord Yuanhe reported ten Demon Kings and one hundred and thirty Great Demons outside the walls.
• Ji Haoyuan and Ice Fire True Person faced the Black Tortoise Demon King and the Sky Swallowing Demon King, two late Fourth-Order Great Demon Kings leading the eastern attack.

True Person Qianyue fought Great Demon Qingfeng in a challenge before the lines, with both sides’ morale at stake. Qianyue overwhelmed Qingfeng with an expanding mountain, leaving the Great Demon’s phantom horns shattered beneath its weight.

• Great Demon Qingfeng challenged the Humans, and Mo Cangyun explained that the duel could affect both armies’ morale and might involve Demon Race tricks.
• Ji Haoyuan chose True Person Qianyue to fight Qingfeng after several early Golden Core cultivators volunteered.
• Qingfeng attacked with a green whirlwind and a steel fork, but Qianyue’s mountain deflected both strikes.
• Qingfeng transformed into a giant green ox and tried to hold up Qianyue’s mountain with phantom horns.
• Qianyue enlarged the mountain to four hundred zhang, shattering Qingfeng’s phantom horns.

True Person Leixia fought the Ghost Soul Demon Tiger and nearly defeated it before a Demon King intervened. Ice Fire True Person blocked the Demon King's attack, then struck the enormous Unicorn Black Tiger with a powerful sword aura.

• True Person Qianyue crushed Great Demon Qingfeng with a magic treasure and returned to the Human Race defenses.
• The Ghost Soul Demon Tiger challenged the Human Race, and Ji Haoyuan chose True Person Leixia to fight it.
• True Person Leixia dispelled the tiger's Soul-Snatching Twin Pupils and attacked it with lightning and a thunderous apparition.
• The Demon King extinguished True Person Leixia's attack and reached for her with a giant claw.
• Ice Fire True Person froze the claw and counterattacked, carving a deep sword scar into the Demon King's Unicorn Black Tiger form.

Ice Fire True Person split the Unicorn Black Tiger in half, forcing its Demon Nascent Soul to flee, and the Human Race began a full-scale battle against the Demon Kings at Four Symbols Pass. Ji Haoyuan killed the Poison Crocodile Demon King instantly and targeted the Dark Bat Demon King, leaving it pleading for help.

• Ice Fire True Person used the Ice Soul Flame Dragon Sword Art to cleave the Unicorn Black Tiger in half, and its Demon Nascent Soul escaped while she captured the Ghost Soul Demon Tiger.
• Ice Fire True Person returned the Ghost Soul Demon Tiger to True Person Leixia, while the Black Tortoise Demon King and Sky Swallowing Demon King ordered a full-scale assault on the East District Defense Line.
• Ji Haoyuan, Ice Fire True Person, Mo Cangyun, and True Lord Yuanhe flew up to confront the nine Demon Kings.
• The Poison Crocodile Demon King covered the battlefield in purple poison, but Ji Haoyuan killed it with the Flowing Flame Profound Yellow Spear before its Demon Nascent Soul could escape.
• Ji Haoyuan targeted the Dark Bat Demon King next, and the trapped demon cried out to the Black Tortoise Demon King and Sky Swallowing Demon King for help.