Chapter Summaries

Fang Chen treated the Dragon Race warriors by devouring the Demonic Poison and Demonic Qi in their wounds, though he concealed how easily he could do so by pretending to grow exhausted. After he left to rest, Ao Xuan wondered whether Fang Chen would teach the Dragon Race the secret art behind his ability.

• Fang Chen healed Ao Jun by devouring the Demonic Poison and Demonic Qi from his body, and Ao Jun and Ao Xuan thanked him.
• Fang Chen treated a Dragon Woman and then continued healing Dragon Race warriors, drawing power from each of them.
• After treating three warriors, Fang Chen feigned exhaustion and left with two Shell Race women to rest.
• The Dragon Turtle told the remaining wounded warriors to wait until Fang Chen had rested.
• Ao Xuan told the Dragon Turtle he hoped Fang Chen would teach the Dragon Race how to devour Demonic Poison and Demonic Qi.

After healing the Dragon Race’s injured experts, Fang Chen met with the Dragon Turtle and Ao Xuan, who thanked him with a hundred Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads. The beads could strengthen the souls of Black Flame and the others, potentially helping them become Quasi-Saints.

• Fang Chen finished healing the injured Dragon Race experts, while most poisoned dragons below the Three Tribulation Saint level had died.
• Fang Chen worried that the Devil Race’s Demonic Poison could threaten the Human Race, and the myna bird reasoned that the devils likely had only a limited supply.
• The Dragon Turtle summoned Fang Chen to the Great Hall and sealed it with a Barrier before presenting him with a gift.
• Fang Chen opened the box and found a hundred Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads, which the myna bird identified as treasures that could raise soul cultivation.
• Fang Chen thanked the Dragon Turtle after learning the beads could help Black Flame and the others sense Saint Force and become Quasi-Saints.

Fang Chen accepted the Dragon Turtle’s gift of Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads and explained that his Devouring God Art let him remove Demonic Poison and Demonic Qi. He refused to teach the art but offered to brand Dragon Race treasures with a Devouring God Imprint, and the Dragon Turtle arranged for suitable treasures to be prepared.

• The Dragon Turtle gave Fang Chen a hundred Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads, which Fang Chen accepted and had Myna bird put away.
• The Dragon Turtle asked Fang Chen how he had removed the Demonic Qi and Demonic Poison from the Dragon Race.
• Fang Chen explained that he had learned the Devouring God Art from an Ancient Desolate Exotic Beast and warned that it was too dangerous for others to cultivate.
• The Dragon Turtle and Ao Xuan asked to learn the art, explaining that the Dragon Race needed protection against the Devil Race and its poison.
• Fang Chen offered to brand suitable Dragon Race treasures with a Devouring God Imprint so they could absorb Demonic Poison and Demonic Qi.
• The Dragon Turtle agreed to prepare sturdy, sharp treasures for Fang Chen to imprint.

Fang Chen selected a hundred old weapons from the Dragon Race’s treasure stores and began refining them in the Heaven Refining Furnace so he could inscribe Devouring God Imprints on them. With ten Fire Element Saint Dragons feeding flames to the furnace, he started the work while the Floating Immortal Sword and his Sacred Flames devoured the incoming fire.

• The Dragon Turtle led Fang Chen and Ao Xuan to a valley filled with weapons, and Fang Chen chose a hundred former Saint Weapons for refining.
• Fang Chen asked the Dragon Turtle to summon Fire Element Saint Dragons to help heat the Heaven Refining Furnace.
• Ten Saint Dragons arrived, and the Dragon Turtle told them their flames would help prepare treasures to use against the Devil Race.
• Myna bird swallowed the Demon Arrow, and Fang Chen opened the furnace to reveal the Four Sacred Flames within.
• Fang Chen placed the weapons in the furnace, and the Saint Dragons breathed flames onto it as he began inscribing Devouring God Imprints.
• Fang Chen summoned the Floating Immortal Sword inside the furnace, where it and his Sacred Flames devoured the incoming fire.

Fang Chen completed a hundred treasures that absorbed Demonic Poison and Demonic Qi, then left the South Sea after arranging for the Dragon Race to send saturated treasures to the Glazed Sword Sect. He headed back with Myna bird, eager to help his sect advance while sensing a Great Calamity approaching.

• Fang Chen finished inscribing Devouring God Imprints on the treasures and demonstrated that one could absorb Demonic Poison and Demonic Qi from a poisoned Saint Dragon corpse.
• Fang Chen told Dragon Turtle and Ao Xuan that the treasures could store, but not refine, the poison, and asked them to send full treasures to the Glazed Sword Sect.
• Fang Chen collected the remaining treasures and promised Dragon Turtle and Ao Xuan that he would craft more when he had time.
• Fang Chen said goodbye to Dragon Turtle and Ao Xuan, then left with Myna bird to bring the Dragon Race specialties back to the Glazed Sword Sect.

Fang Chen tested the Glazed Heaven and Earth Secret Art and successfully restrained and shattered space before returning to the Glazed Sword Sect. He told Black Flame Dao Master and Yun Qianxue about the South Sea battle and the Devil Race’s growing threat, leaving the sect’s leaders worried about the possibility of war.

• Fang Chen used Glazed Heaven and Earth to restrain space within ten miles, then shattered the restrained space with his Saint Seal.
• Fang Chen returned to the Glazed Sword Sect and summoned Black Flame Dao Master and Yun Qianxue to the Glazed Hall.
• Fang Chen explained that he had joined the South Sea Dragon Clan’s battle against the Devil Race and helped turn the tide.
• Fang Chen recounted the battle, including the Devil Race’s seizure of part of the Heavenly Demon Remnant and the South Sea Dragon Clan’s heavy losses.
• Black Flame Dao Master and Yun Qianxue worried that the Devil Race’s rise could lead to a great war before the Glazed Sword Sect was ready.

Fang Chen returned from the South Sea with Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads and gave them to the Glazed Sword Sect to help its Nirvana cultivators advance. He then began cultivating in seclusion, while Black Flame Dao Master and Yun Qianxue distributed the beads and faced questions about their purpose.

• Fang Chen showed Black Flame Dao Master and Yun Qianxue the Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads, and Myna bird explained that they could strengthen souls and help Great Nirvana Completion cultivators reach Quasi-Saint.
• Fang Chen told Black Flame Dao Master and Yun Qianxue to distribute the beads among the sect and give one to Senior Misty, then left to cultivate.
• Fang Chen bound Demon Arrows to the Floating Immortal Sword and entered seclusion in the Glazed Hall, where he also used the Heaven Refining Furnace to absorb Quasi-Saint Artifacts.
• Black Flame Dao Master and Yun Qianxue distributed the beads to the sect’s Great Accomplishment of Nirvana cultivators.
• Dao Master Honghe asked Black Flame Dao Master and Yun Qianxue what the bead did, as the other recipients listened.

Yun Qianxue and the Black Flame Dao Master distributed Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads to help Dao Masters strengthen their souls and possibly reach the Quasi-Saint realm. Daoist Misty Lord initially doubted the gift, but after swallowing his bead, he was shocked by its power and began refining it.

• Yun Qianxue and the Black Flame Dao Master gave beads to thirty Dao Masters, who left to cultivate.
• Yun Qianxue asked the Black Flame Dao Master to deliver a bead to Daoist Misty Lord.
• The Black Flame Dao Master gave Daoist Misty Lord a bead and said Fang Chen had brought it from the South Sea.
• Daoist Misty Lord swallowed the bead despite doubting it would help him break through.
• The bead's Spiritual Power rapidly strengthened the recipients' Soul Origins, and Daoist Misty Lord focused on refining its power.

Daoist Misty Lord used the Nine-Colored Soul Refining Bead given by the Glazed Sword Sect and broke through to the Quasi-Saint realm. After telling Heavenly One Talisman Saint, he chose to remain at the Glazed Sword Sect and pursue further cultivation.

• Daoist Misty Lord absorbed Saint Force and realized he had become a Quasi-Saint.
• Daoist Misty Lord contacted Heavenly One Talisman Saint and shared news of his breakthrough.
• Daoist Misty Lord explained that the Glazed Sword Sect had given him a Nine-Colored Soul Refining Bead from Fang Chen.
• Heavenly One Talisman Saint revealed the bead was an extremely rare treasure he had once failed to obtain from the East Sea Dragon Clan.
• Daoist Misty Lord chose to stay at the Glazed Sword Sect, and Heavenly One Talisman Saint promised to send treasures to help him reach Tribulation Transcendence.

Heavenly Gallop Demon Saint convened the Devil Race Saints to identify Fang Chen and assess his ability to resist Demonic Heart Poison. The Saints learned that Fang Chen was the Glazed Sword Sect’s successor, and their meeting ended with renewed anger over the legacy of Yun Shengjun.

• A spy reported that Fang Chen of the Glazed Sword Sect could resist Demonic Poison and draw Demonic Poison and Demonic Qi from others, prompting the Devil Race Saints to question the claim.
• Mo You confirmed that Fang Chen had survived his Demon Arrow and helped the Dragon Turtle remove the arrows, allowing it to hold out until the East Sea Dragon Clan arrived.
• Mo Lihai recalled that Fang Chen’s myna bird had covered him in corrosive Bird Droppings, while other Saints mocked him until Heavenly Gallop Demon Saint silenced them.
• Heavenly Gallop Demon Saint concluded that Fang Chen possessed treasures that protected him from poison and injuries, then recognized the Glazed Sword Sect as Yun Shengjun’s sect.
• The Devil Race Saints grew furious when they realized Fang Chen was Yun Shengjun’s successor, recalling the Glazed Saint’s past strength and the losses his legacy had now caused them.

Heavenly Gallop Demon Saint sent Molli Sen and Mo Yi Fei to assassinate Fang Chen, while Fang Chen sought a way to improve his offensive power. After deciding to advance the Hand of the Heavens with Sacred Flame and sacred water, Fang Chen set out to ask Senior Misty for help.

• Heavenly Gallop Demon Saint ordered Molli Sen and Mo Yi Fei to capture or kill Fang Chen, and the two Six-Tribulation Saints accepted the mission.
• Fang Chen cultivated in Glazed Hall and reflected on how his attacks could not hurt the powerful Saints he faced.
• Fang Chen asked Myna bird how to raise his offensive power, and Myna bird suggested a powerful Secret Method or a mighty weapon or Magic Treasure.
• Fang Chen decided to cultivate the Hand of the Heavens to its third level using Sacred Flame and sacred water.
• Fang Chen and Myna bird headed to Cold Star Island to ask Senior Misty whether Heavenly Talisman Mountain had sacred water.

Fang Chen asked Misty Dao Lord where he could find Sacred Water and learned that Yaochi Holy Land possessed some. Before traveling there, he visited Yun Qianxue and discovered that Fire Origin Glazed Saint had many descendants in the Glazed Origin Realm.

• Fang Chen asked Misty Dao Lord about Sacred Water, and Misty Dao Lord directed him to Yaochi Holy Land and the Moon Saint.
• Misty Dao Lord thanked Fang Chen for the Nine-Colored Soul Refining Bead, which had helped him break through to the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Fang Chen told the Myna bird he would visit Yun Qianxue before traveling to Yaochi Holy Land to ask about Fire Origin Glazed Saint's descendants.
• Fang Chen visited Yun Qianxue on Ice Origin Spirit Island and asked whether Fire Origin Glazed Saint still had descendants in the Glazed Origin Realm.
• Yun Qianxue confirmed that Fire Origin Glazed Saint had many descendants there, most of whom had awakened Fire Origin Spiritual Roots.

Fang Chen brought Yun Qianxue to the Di Family to find descendants of Senior Huo Li and teach them a Clone Secret Method that could help restore him. He selected ten promising young cultivators and led them to the forbidden valley where Huo Li's soul was sealed.

• Fang Chen told Yun Qianxue that Senior Huo Li was still alive but needed descendants to master a Clone Secret Method and help him form a perfect body.
• Yun Qianxue contacted the Di Family, and Dao Master Lei Huo gathered the family elders to meet her and Fang Chen.
• Fang Chen explained Huo Li's condition and asked the Di Family to assemble every Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.
• Fang Chen examined more than three hundred Di Family cultivators and chose ten young disciples who had reached Nascent Soul Great Perfection.
• Fang Chen led the ten disciples and Yun Qianxue to the forbidden valley where Huo Li's soul was sealed.

Fang Chen trained Di Long in the Invincible Clone Technique, giving the Fire Glazed Saint hope of leaving the Jade Wall once Di Long completed his clone. He then gathered Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads and departed the Glazed Sword Sect for the Yaochi Holy Land to borrow Holy Water.

• Fang Chen taught ten Di Family disciples the first layer of the Invincible Clone Technique, and Di Long alone grasped its basics.
• Fang Chen taught Di Long the full technique, helped him form a Spiritual Fetus, and arranged for Dao Master Lei Huo to protect him.
• Fang Chen told the Fire Glazed Saint that Di Long had formed a Spiritual Fetus and might complete his clone in ten to thirty years.
• Fang Chen received nine Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads from Black Flame Dao Master and Yun Qianxue before leaving for the Central Barrens.

Fang Chen and the Myna bird were swept into an exceptionally solid gray space after a Space Rift opened in their path. Unable to break out or find an edge after more than a month, they summoned the Paper Crane for help.

• The Myna bird carried Fang Chen toward the Yaochi Holy Land when a sudden burst of energy shattered space and pulled them into a Space Rift.
• Fang Chen tried to cut through the strange space with the Floating Immortal Sword, his Manifestation, and the Hand of the Heavens, but none could break it.
• The Myna bird burned his feathers and reached the Ultimate Realm to force a way through, but the space remained intact and his strength faded.
• Fang Chen and the Myna bird flew through the gray Mist for over a month without finding an exit.
• The Myna bird suggested calling the Paper Crane, and Fang Chen summoned him.

Fang Chen discovered that Little Crane had grown eyes and learned to speak, and she explained that her strength awakened inherited memories. Little Crane said she could take Fang Chen and the Myna bird out of the strange space, but warned them away from a dangerous vortex, leaving Fang Chen asking whether she could bring them back later.

• Little Crane appeared with new eyes and told Fang Chen that she could speak, while the Myna bird celebrated and she insisted he call her Sister Crane.
• Little Crane explained that growing stronger awakened memories in her, and said she considered Fang Chen her master because he had marked her when they first met.
• Fang Chen asked whether Little Crane could lead them out of the space, and she flew into the mist to investigate before returning and nodding.
• Little Crane warned Fang Chen and the Myna bird that a powerful vortex could swallow them, so Fang Chen asked her to take them out and whether she could return them later.

Fang Chen and the myna bird escaped the strange space with Paper Crane and reached the Central Barrens, where they learned Saints could not normally use teleportation arrays. They left Tianxin City’s teleportation tower and planned to consult a bookstore before choosing a route to Yaochi Holy Land.

• Paper Crane carried Fang Chen and the myna bird through a hidden Space Rift and out of the strange space into a mountain range.
• The myna bird learned they were in the Central Barrens and said they could use a Teleportation Array to reach Yaochi Holy Land.
• Fang Chen asked Little Crane to stay with him and arrived with his companions at Tianxin City in Taiyi Sect territory.
• Fang Chen discovered the eighth floor of the teleportation tower was closed to Saints except during special periods.
• Fang Chen left the tower and agreed with the myna bird to visit a bookstore and learn about the Central Barrens before planning their route.

Fang Chen visited Yaochi Holy Land to ask Senior Mingyue for permission to use its Holy Water, offering nine Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads in exchange. Moon Saint said the Elders had to decide, and Fang Chen stressed his valuable ties to the South Sea Dragon Clan as she prepared to consult them.

• After ten days studying in Tianxin City, Fang Chen and Myna bird traveled with Little Crane toward Yaochi Holy Land.
• Little Crane carried Fang Chen and Myna bird across the dangerous Changling Mountain Range and reached Yaochi Holy Land three days later.
• Fang Chen asked the Mountain Guardians to notify Senior Mingyue, and Moon Saint welcomed him into the sect.
• At Moon Palace, Fang Chen asked to borrow Holy Water and offered nine Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads as payment.
• Moon Saint returned the beads, explaining that the Holy Water's use required the Council of Elders' approval.
• Fang Chen urged Moon Saint to keep the beads and pointed out that his relationship with the South Sea Dragon Clan could let him obtain more.

Fang Chen offered Moon Saint nine Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads in exchange for using the Yaochi Holy Water, and she brought the deal before the Yaochi Holy Land’s elders. The elders approved the exchange and gave Moon Saint a Token to bring Fang Chen into the Holy Land.

• Fang Chen waited with the myna bird while Moon Saint took the Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads to consult the elders.
• Moon Saint summoned the Yaochi Holy Land’s Council of Elders and explained that Fang Chen wanted to use the Yaochi Holy Water.
• Moon Saint showed the elders the nine Nine-Colored Soul Refining Beads Fang Chen had offered, stunning them.
• Saint Lian Yue and the other elders agreed to let Fang Chen use the holy water and accepted the beads without bargaining.
• The elders formed a special Token and gave it to Moon Saint so she could bring Fang Chen into the Holy Land.

The Moon Saint took Fang Chen to Yaochi Holy Land’s Forbidden Grounds after the elders approved his request to use the Yaochi Holy Water. They reached the Yaochi Sacred Spring, where Fang Chen would have to use the water directly because it evaporated once removed.

• The Moon Saint told Fang Chen the elders had agreed to let him use the Yaochi Holy Water, and he asked to go immediately.
• The Moon Saint brought Fang Chen to the Five-Colored Celestial Pool, where Lake Venerable checked the elders’ Token and opened a passage beneath the water.
• The Moon Saint led Fang Chen through the underwater grounds and used the Token to open the Barrier to the Forbidden Grounds.
• Fang Chen endured the dense Saint Force, spatial pressure, and bitter cold, while the Floating Immortal Sword absorbed energy and returned warmth to him.
• The Moon Saint brought Fang Chen to the Yaochi Sacred Spring and explained that its holy water evaporated as soon as it left the pool.