Chapter Summaries

Qin Fengming defeated the diminutive old man with a Beast Roar Talisman and a Sun-Shooting Talisman, then summoned his Soul Devouring Beast to consume the old man’s soul. The soul unexpectedly split and attacked Qin Fengming, but the beast captured and swallowed the remaining half.

• Qin Fengming revealed that his Beast Roar Talisman and Sun-Shooting Talisman had stunned the diminutive old man and pierced his dantian.
• The diminutive old man, left without spiritual power, admitted defeat and pleaded for a quick death.
• Qin Fengming summoned his Soul Devouring Beast, and the old man recognized it from an ancient tome and begged for mercy.
• The Soul Devouring Beast drew out the old man’s soul, but the soul split, with one half swallowed and the other attacking Qin Fengming.
• Qin Fengming dodged the soul’s strike, and the Soul Devouring Beast caught and swallowed the remaining half.

Qin Fengming killed Xiao Zihao with a talisman combination and escaped when two Peak Core Formation cultivators approached. The newcomers recognized Xiao Zihao as a member of the Junshan Xiao Family and wondered whether Qin Fengming was the wanted young master of Manghuang Mountain.

• Qin Fengming reflected on how his Beast Roar Talisman and Sun-Shooting Talisman had helped him defeat Xiao Zihao, whose soul was then devoured by the Soul Devouring Beast.
• Qin Fengming sensed two concealed Peak Core Formation cultivators approaching, collected Xiao Zihao’s storage rings and magic treasures, and fled toward the depths of the Molten Sea.
• Senior Brother Lin and Junior Brother Tang arrived and identified the corpse as Xiao Zihao, a descendant of the Junshan Blood Demon and one of the Junshan Twin Fiends.
• Junior Brother Tang pointed out that Xiao Zihao’s wound seemed to come from a secret technique, but Senior Brother Lin believed it had been caused by a powerful attack talisman.
• Junior Brother Tang asked whether the fleeing Foundation Establishment cultivator was the young master of Manghuang Mountain, who was wanted by the Devil Dao Sect.

Old Man Lin and Old Man Tang pursued Qin Fengming after mistaking him for Manghuang Mountain’s young master, but touching Xiao Zihao’s jade pendant exposed them to the Junshan Xiao Family’s image-transmitting secret technique. They chased Qin Fengming across the Molten Sea, hoping to capture him and clear their names, while he continued toward the Misty Zone without revealing his strongest escape methods.

• Old Man Lin and Old Man Tang decided to capture the Foundation Establishment cultivator they believed was Manghuang Mountain’s young master.
• Old Man Tang searched Xiao Zihao’s corpse and touched a jade pendant that transmitted his appearance to the Junshan Xiao Family.
• Old Man Lin and Old Man Tang feared the Junshan Xiao Family’s retaliation and resolved to capture Xiao Zihao’s killer to explain themselves.
• Qin Fengming sensed the two Peak Core Formation cultivators pursuing him and fled across the Molten Sea using ordinary light-body techniques.
• Qin Fengming trapped two demonic beasts with talismans, while Old Man Lin and Old Man Tang blasted the beasts aside and kept chasing him toward the Misty Zone.

Qin Fengming was pursued across the Molten Sea by Lin and Tang, two Peak Core Formation cultivators, until a flock of Phantom Fire Crows appeared. The birds split up to attack the pursuers and Qin Fengming, leaving him facing three crows while Lin and Tang were surrounded by ten.

• Qin Fengming fled through the Molten Sea as Lin and Tang pursued him, intent on capturing him.
• Qin Fengming sensed a dozen fast-moving energy fluctuations ahead and stopped, while Lin and Tang closed in behind him.
• Lin recognized the approaching creatures as Phantom Fire Crows and fled with Tang.
• Thirteen Phantom Fire Crows appeared, and ten of them flew after Lin and Tang while three stayed to face Qin Fengming.
• Lin and Tang were forced to stop and confront the ten crows, while Qin Fengming watched the three remaining birds before him.

Qin Fengming fought off three Phantom Fire Crows with swarms of Fire Python Talismans while two Snow Domain Mountain elders struggled against ten more. The elders recognized that Qin Fengming was handling the danger with ease and suspected he was the young master of Manghuang Mountain.

• Qin Fengming tested the Phantom Fire Crows’ attacks, evaded their flames, and surrounded three of them with Fire Python Talismans.
• Qin Fengming’s fire pythons held the three Phantom Fire Crows at bay as he replenished them and watched for more birds.
• Cultivator Lin and the black-faced old man fought ten Phantom Fire Crows, finding their magical treasures unable to inflict much damage or help them escape.
• The black-faced old man noticed Qin Fengming’s fire pythons overwhelming the three birds and asked Senior Brother Lin what they were.
• Old Man Lin said he did not know the fire pythons but believed Qin Fengming was the young master of Manghuang Mountain, whose people could refine so many powerful Fire Python Talismans.

Qin Fengming tried to escape the Phantom Fire Crows while plotting to lure his pursuers, Old Man Lin and Old Man Tang, into a formation in the Misty Zone. As dozens more crows closed in, he sank into the ground with an Earth Evasion Talisman, while Lin and Tang prepared to use their sect’s secret art to survive.

• Old Man Tang urged Old Man Lin to kill the crows and capture Qin Fengming, but Lin proposed waiting until Qin exhausted his talismans.
• Qin Fengming considered how to draw the two Peak Core Formation pursuers into a formation inside the Misty Zone.
• Qin Fengming sensed dozens of Phantom Fire Crows approaching from three directions and used an Earth Evasion Talisman to sink into the stony ground.
• Old Man Lin and Old Man Tang noticed Qin’s disappearance and realized that dozens of crows were closing in on them.
• Old Man Lin told Old Man Tang that they had to jointly use the Snowy Mountain Sect’s Thousand Mile Ice Seal to wound the crows and escape.

Old Man Lin and the black-faced Tang prepared to use Snow Domain Mountain’s dangerous Thousand Mile Ice Seal against the Phantom Fire Crows trapping them. Soul Severing Hall cultivators arrived and fought through the birds to reach them, leaving the two sects’ cultivators reunited but still surrounded by danger.

• Old Man Lin proposed that he and Tang jointly execute Thousand Mile Ice Seal, and Tang agreed despite the risk of damaging their magical power.
• Fifty or sixty Phantom Fire Crows appeared and joined the birds attacking the two Snow Domain Mountain cultivators.
• The Phantom Fire Crows split up, with nearly fifty flying southwest to intercept six approaching Soul Severing Hall cultivators.
• Flying Sword Daoist contacted Old Man Lin, who recognized him, cultivator Ji, and their four companions and asked them for help.
• The six Soul Severing Hall cultivators fought past the Phantom Fire Crows and reached Old Man Lin and Tang.

Old Man Lin and Cultivator Tang told Flying Sword Daoist and his companions that they had pursued Qin Fengming, who they suspected was the young master of Manghuang Mountain. The cultivators agreed to join forces to capture him for the Demonic Path Alliance’s reward, then attacked the Phantom Fire Crows to clear the way.

• Flying Sword Daoist and five other cultivators helped Old Man Lin and Cultivator Tang fend off dozens of Phantom Fire Crows.
• Old Man Lin recounted how he and Cultivator Tang had encountered and pursued Qin Fengming, while Cultivator Tang blamed him for their predicament.
• Flying Sword Daoist and the others recognized that Qin Fengming was likely the young master of Manghuang Mountain, whose capture carried a large reward.
• Old Man Lin admitted that he and Cultivator Tang had received the same capture order, and agreed to share the reward with the six cultivators.
• Cultivator Tang revealed that Qin Fengming had escaped underground using an Earth Evasion Divine Ability.
• The cultivators launched a concerted attack on the Phantom Fire Crows so they could search for Qin Fengming.

Flying Sword Daoist and seven other late Core Formation cultivators drove back a flock of Phantom Fire Crows, only to be surrounded by ten cultivators from Mang Ma Mountain. With escape difficult, Flying Sword Daoist accepted a challenge from the white-robed leader and moved aside to fight.

• Eight late Core Formation cultivators used their life-bound magic treasures to gain the upper hand against the Phantom Fire Crows.
• Ten cultivators from Mang Ma Mountain arrived, and Flying Sword Daoist recognized their white-robed leader as a powerful old rival.
• Flying Sword Daoist warned Old Man Lin and the others that they faced a dangerous fight against the newcomers.
• The Phantom Fire Crows fled, leaving the eight cultivators to face Mang Ma Mountain’s encircling force.
• Flying Sword Daoist agreed to test the white-robed cultivator and dashed to one side.

Flying Sword Daoist and the Soul Severing Hall cultivators fought Mang Ma Mountain’s cultivators, but their side gradually fell behind. After warning black-faced Old Man Tang to retreat, Cultivator Lin watched Tang unleash a barrage of ice spikes and flee.

• Flying Sword Daoist and the white-robed old man fought with their life-bound sword and chess formations as the other cultivators engaged in battle.
• The Mang Ma Mountain cultivators gained the advantage, leaving Flying Sword Daoist and several Soul Severing Hall cultivators struggling to defend themselves.
• Cultivator Lin warned black-faced Old Man Tang that the battle was unwinnable and told him to find a chance to leave.
• Old Man Tang sent more than a hundred ice spikes at his opponent, then turned and fled with his life-bound treasure.

Old Man Lin and the two Snow Domain Mountain cultivators escaped, leaving the Soul Severing Hall fighters outnumbered by Mang Ma Mountain. As both sides unleashed their secret arts, Flying Sword Daoist faced Old Ancestor in White in a duel.

• The two Snow Domain Mountain cultivators slipped away while Old Man Lin concealed himself in white mist and escaped.
• Flying Sword Daoist ordered the Soul Severing Hall cultivators to withdraw, but Old Ancestor in White revealed Mang Ma Mountain’s plan and sent four cultivators to intercept them.
• The Soul Severing Hall cultivators fought to break through as Mang Ma Mountain launched its secret arts against them.
• Flying Sword Daoist filled the battlefield with demonic qi and summoned more than a hundred Skeleton Ghosts to attack Old Ancestor in White.
• Old Ancestor in White blocked the ghosts with his chess pieces and sent countless golden strands toward them from his barrier.

The Old Ancestor in White trapped the Skeleton Ghosts, but the Flying Sword Daoist escaped while he was distracted. The Mang Ma Mountain cultivators killed the remaining Soul Severing Hall cultivators, while Qin Fengming watched from hiding.

• The Old Ancestor in White bound the Skeleton Ghosts with golden webs, but they vanished along with the black mist, and the Flying Sword Daoist escaped.
• The Old Ancestor in White attacked a Soul Severing Hall cultivator, who detonated his giant blade and damaged several of the Old Ancestor in White’s chess pieces.
• The Old Ancestor in White ordered the Mang Ma Mountain cultivators to kill the remaining Soul Severing Hall cultivators, and they slaughtered them all.
• Qin Fengming watched the battle from hiding after retreating through the rocks when the Phantom Fire Crows failed to stop the cultivators pursuing him.

Qin Fengming discovered that the Flying Sword Daoist had survived the battle by hiding with an Azure Silkworm Silk magic treasure, then ambushed him to seize it. The Flying Sword Daoist lost an arm but survived, recognized Qin Fengming as the young lord of Manghuang Mountain, and faced him in a dangerous confrontation.

• After the Mang Ma Mountain cultivators left, Qin Fengming spotted the Flying Sword Daoist emerging from the Molten Sea with an Azure Silkworm Silk magic treasure.
• The Flying Sword Daoist lamented his fallen junior brothers, swore revenge on Mang Ma Mountain, and headed south to avoid its cultivators.
• Qin Fengming launched a surprise attack with a powerful white-light talisman as the Flying Sword Daoist passed his hiding place.
• The Flying Sword Daoist dodged the killing blow but lost his left arm, then summoned seven flying swords and demanded that his attacker reveal himself.
• Qin Fengming appeared and admitted that the Flying Sword Daoist had evaded his strike, and the Daoist recognized him as the young lord of Manghuang Mountain.

Qin Fengming faced Flying Sword Daoist, who wanted to capture him for the Demonic Path Alliance, and fought off the injured Core Formation cultivator with a seemingly endless supply of fire-serpent talismans. Their battle remained at a stalemate as Flying Sword Daoist grew anxious about his wounds and the risk of someone else arriving.

• Flying Sword Daoist recognized Qin Fengming as the young master of Manghuang Mountain and rejoiced at the prospect of capturing him for the Demonic Path Alliance.
• Qin Fengming learned that Flying Sword Daoist intended to capture him, refused to submit, and prepared to fight.
• Flying Sword Daoist sent his flying swords at Qin Fengming, who used fire-serpent talismans to trap the first two blades.
• Flying Sword Daoist attacked with his remaining five swords, and Qin Fengming summoned hundreds of fire serpents to contain them.
• Flying Sword Daoist saw Qin Fengming continually replenish the fire serpents and worried that his injury and the possibility of another cultivator arriving would turn the stalemate against him.

Qin Fengming fought Flying Sword Daoist, whose injuries prevented him from using his secret technique. Qin Fengming deployed a Core Formation stage puppet and pressed the attack, leaving Flying Sword Daoist dodging the white light that had once severed his arm.

• Flying Sword Daoist tried to cast a powerful secret technique, but his magic power reversed into his dantian and the technique dissipated.
• Qin Fengming realized Flying Sword Daoist’s injuries had weakened him and taunted him before summoning a Core Formation stage puppet.
• The puppet fired powerful beams at Flying Sword Daoist, forcing him to reinforce his protective shield and release a magic treasure to defend himself.
• Qin Fengming sent out two more objects, and Flying Sword Daoist dodged the approaching white light that had previously taken his arm.

Qin Fengming defeated and captured Flying Sword Daoist by combining the Sun-Shooting Talisman with a black blade that split in two. He trapped the wounded cultivator in a formation and threatened to destroy his soul to force him to answer questions.

• Flying Sword Daoist dodged Qin Fengming’s white-light attack but was struck by two blades that split from the black magic treasure.
• Qin Fengming sealed Flying Sword Daoist’s magic power, retrieved the blades, and enclosed him in a formation.
• Flying Sword Daoist refused to beg for his life, despite lying wounded and unable to move.
• Qin Fengming told Flying Sword Daoist that he would not let his soul enter the Netherworld, frightening the captive.

Qin Fengming learned from Flying Sword Daoist that the Demonic Path Alliance had ordered its cultivators to capture him in the Sky Flame Mountain Range for a lavish reward. He suspected Manghuang Mountain’s five Great Cultivators had let him enter the range to draw the Blood Fiend Sect’s attention away from their sect, leaving him hurt by the possibility that his masters had used him.

• Qin Fengming promised to let Flying Sword Daoist’s soul depart safely if he answered his questions truthfully.
• Flying Sword Daoist revealed that the Demonic Path Alliance had ordered cultivators to capture Qin Fengming and deliver him to Azure Stone Mountain for a great reward.
• Flying Sword Daoist said he did not know why the alliance wanted Qin Fengming, but the reward could help several peak Core Formation cultivators reach the Nascent Soul stage.
• Qin Fengming connected the order to his conflict with Blood Demon Ancestor and his five masters’ limited objections to his entering the Sky Flame Mountain Range.
• Qin Fengming concluded that Manghuang Mountain may have used his capture or death to draw the Blood Fiend Sect’s attention and protect itself, and he felt betrayed by the suspected scheme.

Qin Fengming killed the Flying Sword Daoist, claimed his gray silk-cloth treasure, and continued through the Sky Flame Mountain Range. After preparing for ambushes in the Misty Zone, he entered its gray-white fog and found his vision and divine sense severely limited.

• Qin Fengming killed the Flying Sword Daoist, searched his belongings, and found the gray silk-cloth magic treasure he had used to evade Mang Ma Mountain cultivators.
• Qin Fengming burned the Flying Sword Daoist's corpse, retrieved his formation flags and puppet, and followed the route cleared by the Mang Ma Mountain cultivators.
• Qin Fengming reached the Misty Zone and waited several days while considering the danger of ambushes in the fog.
• Qin Fengming decided to keep three Five Elements Defense Talismans active and entered the gray-white area.
• Qin Fengming found that the ground was covered in soft gray material and that the fog limited his vision and divine sense.

Qin Fengming cautiously crossed the Misty Zone for more than a month before distant battles drew him into an ambush by two late Core Formation cultivators. He evaded their first attack and launched a counterattack as the pair approached his hiding place.

• Qin Fengming entered the Misty Zone protected by three Five Elements barriers and struggled through its ash, mountains, and limited visibility.
• Qin Fengming traveled through the Misty Zone for more than a month without encountering danger.
• Qin Fengming heard magic treasures clashing in the distance, hid behind a boulder, and decided to wait for the fighting to end.
• A red magic treasure pierced Qin Fengming's barriers, but he dodged the attack and vanished before two late Core Formation cultivators could find him.
• The two cultivators searched toward the boulder, and Qin Fengming sent two streaks of white light at them.

Qin Fengming killed one of two Core Formation cultivators who had ambushed him, then fled and set up a formation to rest. Seven cultivators, including six late Core Formation or peak cultivators, arrived nearby and searched for the Foundation Establishment cultivator they had detected.

• Qin Fengming used two Sun-Shooting Talismans to ambush the two Core Formation cultivators, killing one and damaging the other's natal treasure.
• Qin Fengming escaped from the surviving late Core Formation cultivator and traveled south to avoid further fights.
• After traveling for more than ten hours, Qin Fengming activated the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Formation in a mountain hollow to rest.
• Qin Fengming detected seven cultivators approaching his formation and saw that six were late Core Formation or peak cultivators guarding a mid Core Formation man.
• The mid Core Formation cultivator asked Senior Brother Zhuo where the Foundation Establishment cultivator they had detected had gone.