Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan told the Lord of Darkness that the Lord of Devouring could be resurrected, prompting her to set out to gather powerful Demonic Souls and hunt the Otherworldly Demon True King. With the Dragon Clan’s crisis resolved, Xiao Yan and the Dragon Clan experts departed for the Sky Demon Sable Clan while Zhu Kun stayed behind to cultivate.

• Old Yao planned to use the peak Triple Reincarnation Realm Demon Corpse for cultivation resources and possible resurrection, then stored it in the Sky Swallowing Bag.
• Xiao Yan told the Lord of Darkness that the Lord of Devouring might be resurrected and explained that his legacy and remnant will could be restored.
• The Lord of Darkness offered to help Xiao Yan obtain the Lord of Devouring’s legacy and the Darkness Ancestral Talisman, then left to gather her fellow Ancestor Talismans and hunt the Otherworldly Demon True King for powerful Demonic Souls.
• Xiao Yan and Little Sable prepared to travel to the Sky Demon Sable Clan with the Dragon Clan experts, while Zhu Kun remained at the Dragon Transformation Pool to cultivate.
• Xiao Yan resolved to find a way to accelerate Zhu Kun’s progress when the Demon Flame Space and Ancient Bodhi Tree appeared.

Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Little Sable arrived at the Sky Demon Sable Clan, where Little Sable revealed himself and learned that Hao Jiu You had been consolidating power in his absence. Hao Jiu You heard of Little Sable’s return and resolved to kill him again, relying on his alliance with the Otherworldly Demons.

• Old Yao and Yuan Gan went ahead to the Heavenly Cave Forbidden Land while Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Little Sable headed for the clan entrance.
• Little Sable revealed his bloodline aura, and the guards recognized him as the Young Clan Leader and hurried to notify the elders.
• Xiao Yan explained that Hao Jiu You had betrayed Little Sable and was responsible for trapping the clan’s elders in the Heavenly Cave.
• Lin Dong urged Xiao Yan to punish those who had harmed Little Sable, and Xiao Yan left the matter of confronting Hao Jiu You to Little Sable.
• A trusted aide told Hao Jiu You that A'Diao had returned, and Hao Jiu You ordered him out before deciding to kill Little Sable again.

Hao Jiu You and two demonized elders plotted to kill A'Diao with the help of two Demon Kings, but Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, Little Sable, and Great Elder Zhu Li arrived and exposed them. Xiao Yan prepared to face the Demon Kings while Little Sable and Lin Dong took on Hao Jiu You and the elders.

• Hao Jiu You ordered two demonized elders to secretly kill A'Diao and accelerate their plan to seize control of the Sky Demon Sable Clan.
• Two Demon Kings emerged from a vortex, and Hao Jiu You celebrated their arrival as a chance to overpower the clan and kill A'Diao.
• Great Elder Zhu Li and ten Sky Demon Sable elders surrounded the palace as Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Little Sable exposed Hao Jiu You's crimes.
• Xiao Yan assigned the Demon Kings to himself and Hao Jiu You and the two demonized elders to Little Sable and Lin Dong.
• Little Sable accepted the fight against Hao Jiu You, while Lin Dong promised to support him with his Ancestral Talismans and attack from behind.

Xiao Yan revealed his overwhelming strength and attacked the two Otherworldly Demon False Kings hiding in the Sky Demon Sable Clan’s palace. As the Eternal Illusion Demon Flowers spread an illusion array across the Sky Demon Mountains, Xiao Yan began planning to capture the demons and cultivate them for their flowers.

• Zhu Li and the Sky Demon Sable Elders urged Xiao Yan to wait for reinforcements, but Xiao Yan transformed into a towering purple-gold dragon and raised his cultivation to One-star Dou Sheng.
• The Sky Demon Sable Elders formed an array to seal the mountain as Xiao Yan struck the palace with Eight Extremes Collapse Sky Fist.
• The two Demon Kings emerged from the palace and repelled Xiao Yan’s punch before joining hands to unleash the Endless Illusion Realm.
• Hao Jiu You revealed that he had secretly planted Eternal Illusion Demon Flower seeds throughout the mountains, and the flowers formed a barrier that enveloped the Sky Demon Mountains.
• Xiao Yan offered to spare the Demon Kings if they submitted, while privately planning to capture Yimo and use them to cultivate Eternal Illusion Demon Flowers.

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong’s group fought the demonized Sky Demon Sable Clan members, while Lin Dong and Little Sable overcame Hao Jiu You’s forces. Hao Jiu You detonated himself after realizing he was trapped, leaving Little Sable to shield Lin Dong from the blast.

• Xiao Yan attacked Heavenly Illusion King and Earthly Illusion King as the Eternal Illusion Demon Flowers spread an illusion over the Sky Demon Sable Clan.
• Little Sable revealed that he had reached the Reincarnation Realm and joined battle against Hao Jiu You and the two demonized elders.
• Lin Dong used his Ancestral Symbol Eye to weaken one demonized elder, and Little Sable tore the elder in half before Lin Dong purified its escaping Nascent Soul.
• Xiao Yan subdued Heavenly Illusion King and Earthly Illusion King, leaving Hao Jiu You in despair.
• Hao Jiu You self-detonated, and Little Sable warned Lin Dong and shielded him from the blast.

Hao Jiu You fused with the Eternal Illusion Demon Flower and the Demonized Elders, but Lin Dong, Little Sable, and Xiao Yan defeated him. The Lord of Space and the Sky Demon Sable Clan’s hidden Supreme Elders appeared, and Little Sable reunited with his father, the clan chief.

• Hao Jiu You absorbed the Demonized Elders and transformed into a giant Eternal Illusion Demon Flower that approached Reincarnation Realm strength.
• Xiao Yan captured the formation-core flowers, weakening Hao Jiu You, and Little Sable and Lin Dong killed him.
• The Lord of Space emerged from the Heavenly Cave, and the Sky Demon Sable Clan’s four Supreme Elders appeared with him.
• The Sky Demon Sable Clan’s chief reunited with Little Sable, while Xiao Yan realized the Eternal Illusion Demon Flower could aid cultivation and enlightenment.
• Little Sable asked his father if he was eager to bury his own son.

Little Sable reunited with the Sky Demon Sable Clan, and Old Yao proposed a new pill to help Lin Dong reach the Talisman Sect realm. The group prepared to refine the Reincarnation Heart Demon Pill from a damaged Bodhi Seed and Eternal Illusion Demon Flowers.

• The Sky Demon Sable Clan Leader thanked Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Old Yao for saving Little Sable and protecting the clan from Hao Jiu You's scheme.
• The Lord of Space left to seek allies and capture Demon Kings, while the group stayed with the Sky Demon Sable Clan and assigned the Heavenly Illusion King and Earthly Illusion King to Lin Dong and Xiao Yan as protection.
• Xiao Yan gathered three hundred and sixty-five Eternal Illusion Demon Flowers and said they could help Lin Dong advance his Spiritual Power toward the Talisman Sect realm.
• Old Yao proposed combining the flowers with a damaged Bodhi Seed to refine a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill for Lin Dong.
• Old Yao named the new pill the Reincarnation Heart Demon Pill.

Xiao Yan gave Little Sable three Four Poles Soul Nurturing Pills to revive his closest kin, while Lin Dong completed his Spiritual Power breakthrough. The group then headed for the Otherworldly Demon Domain to retrieve the Fentian Ancient Treasure and invite a destined senior back to the Great Desolate Sect.

• Xiao Yan gave Little Sable three Four Poles Soul Nurturing Pills so the Sky Demon Sable Clan could revive his grandfather, grandmother, and mother.
• Lin Dong swallowed the Reincarnation Heart Demon Pill and transformed his Spiritual Power, reaching Life Profound Realm Great Achievement and Talisman Sect.
• Little Sable prepared to help revive his kin, and Xiao Yan allowed him to return to the Sky Demon Sable Clan.
• Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, Little Sable, Ying Huanhuan, and Old Yao traveled toward the Otherworldly Demon Domain after visiting the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace and the Dao Sect.
• Xiao Yan concealed the group’s auras and announced they would retrieve the Fentian Ancient Treasure to invite a senior to serve the Great Desolate Sect.

Lin Dong and the others reached the Fentian Ancient Treasure to free Old Man Fentian, who had spent ten thousand years suppressing a Demon General. When Ying Huanhuan drew the demon’s attack and Old Man Fentian recognized her as the Ice Master, Xiao Yan offered a pill to heal his damaged Nascent Soul.

• Lin Dong used the Spatial Ancestral Symbol to bring the group to the crimson mountains where Old Man Fentian guarded the Demon General.
• The group found Old Man Fentian seated in the magma, while Ying Huanhuan sensed that he seemed familiar.
• The Demon General burst from the Crimson Cauldron and attacked Ying Huanhuan, but Old Man Fentian awakened and crushed its strike.
• Old Yao explained that Old Man Fentian’s failed Reincarnation Tribulation had damaged his Nascent Soul, while his obsession with protecting all beings kept him suppressing the demons.
• Xiao Yan presented his Eight-Colored Fetus God Pill, which transformed into a young girl and tried to flee.

Xiao Yan restored Old Man Fentian with pills and Dragon Emperor Essence Blood, giving him the strength to suppress the Demon General. Old Man Fentian activated the Fentian Array, while Lin Dong wondered whether it was connected to the Eight Extremes Sect.

• Xiao Yan refined an Eight-Colored Fetus God Pill and sent it to Lin Dong, who used the Spatial Ancestral Symbol to feed it to Old Man Fentian.
• Old Man Fentian recovered his consciousness and attacked the Demon General with flames from his cauldron.
• Xiao Yan gave Old Man Fentian Dragon Emperor Essence Blood, restoring his vitality and healing his body.
• Old Yao used a Reincarnation Heart Demon Pill to restore Old Man Fentian's Meaning of Reincarnation and help him enter the Reincarnation Realm again.
• Old Man Fentian completed the Fentian Array with eight magma gates and an active volcano, then prepared to crush the Demon General.
• Lin Dong wondered whether Old Man Fentian's array was connected to the Eight Extremes Sect.

Lin Dong returned to the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet with Old Man Fentian, who had joined the Great Desolate Sect after helping destroy a Demon General. Lin Dong cleared the Otherworldly Demon Qi from Tang Pu, but said they would have to destroy the Ninth King's Palace to eliminate its source.

• Old Man Fentian used the Eight Extremes Fentian Gate to annihilate the Demon General, then agreed to join Lin Dong and the Great Desolate Sect.
• Lin Dong brought the group to the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet, where Old Man Heitong praised his progress and welcomed Old Man Fentian as a Supreme Elder.
• Old Man Heitong explained that Tang Pu was struggling against the Otherworldly Demon Qi inside the tablet, which had been worsening despite the sect members' scattered wills helping suppress it.
• Lin Dong used the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and Spatial Ancestral Symbol to clear the demon qi from Tang Pu and restore his awareness.
• Lin Dong warned Xiao Yan that the Ninth King's Palace had to be destroyed to eliminate the source of Tang Pu's Otherworldly Demon Qi.

Xiao Yan and Old Yao began restoring Heitong’s body and devised a way to resurrect the Great Desolate Sect’s dead disciples using Tang Pu’s gathered lingering wills. The resurrection began on a massive scale, promising to make the sect the strongest power in the Eastern Profound Region.

• Old Yao and Xiao Yan planned to revive Heitong and later confront the Ninth King's Palace without outside help.
• Old Yao brought out a Demon King’s corpse, and Xiao Yan established the Ten Directions Raging Fire Realm to refine it into Heitong’s body.
• Xiao Yan proposed using a Four Poles Soul Nurturing Pill and Abyssal Demon Corpses to revive the Great Desolate Sect’s disciples gathered within Tang Pu.
• Old man Heitong approved the plan, and Xiao Yan gave Tang Pu the pill, causing his Nascent Soul to form and the lingering wills within him to absorb its excess power.
• Old Yao opened the Eight Divisions Heavenly Demon Coffin and released corpses for the thousands of disciples being revived, including twelve Demon Generals.

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao revived the Great Desolate Sect’s fallen experts, and Little Sable used the Meaning of Reincarnation to break through into the Reincarnation Realm. Xiao Yan, Yao Lao, and Zhu Kun left after arranging to return next month and settle the matter of the Ninth King's Palace.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao revived the Great Desolate Sect’s experts by placing their Nascent Souls into Abyssal Demon bodies.
• Old Man Heitong introduced Lin Dong as the Great Desolate Sect’s Sect Leader, and the revived elders thanked Xiao Yan and Yao Lao.
• Little Sable entered enlightenment through Old Man Heitong’s Meaning of Reincarnation, overcame an illusion of his mother, and reached the Reincarnation Realm.
• Lin Dong considered leaving the Eastern Profound Region to seek the Thunder Ancestral Symbol in the Sky Thunder Sea Region.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao prepared Origin Qi pills for Zhu Kun, then left with him after agreeing to return next month to resolve the Ninth King's Palace matter.

Old Yao prepared to increase Xiao Yan’s strength while Ancient Clan and Yan Clan experts gathered to punish him for violating the Ancient Covenant. Their expedition toward the Northwest Continent was halted by Hun Qianmo, who appeared before them and declared the road blocked.

• Old Yao considered finding more Heavenly Flames for Xiao Yan as Xiao Yan entered seclusion with the Reincarnation Heart Demon Pill.
• Huo Yao and Lei Yan discussed the danger of confronting Yao Chen and agreed to wait for an Ancient Clan expert before traveling to the Northwest Continent.
• Gu Donglai arrived and said the Ancient Families would punish Yao Chen, while Lei Yan warned that the Dragon Emperor’s connection to him could complicate matters.
• Hun Qianmo appeared before Gu Donglai, Huo Yao, and Lei Yan and blocked their way to the Northwest Continent.

Hun Qianmo delayed Gu Donglai’s attempt to hold Yao Chen accountable, and seven days later Xiao Yan broke through to the Mid Heavenly Realm as Yao Chen advanced to Late Four-star Dou Sheng. Gu Donglai arrived with Huo Yao and Lei Yan to demand an explanation, then recognized Xiao Yan as a member of the Xiao Clan; Xun’er learned that the visitors included a Six-star Dou Sheng.

• Hun Qianmo fought Gu Donglai, delaying his trip to the Northwest Continent for seven days.
• Xiao Yan broke through to the Mid Heavenly Realm, while Yao Chen revealed that his cultivation had risen to Late Four-star Dou Sheng.
• Gu Donglai, Huo Yao, and Lei Yan arrived and demanded an explanation from Yao Chen for his battle with Huang Tian and alleged violation of the Ancient Covenant.
• Xiao Yan challenged the accusation by pointing out that Yao Chen was still a Four-star Dou Sheng, and Huo Yao and Lei Yan were shocked by his strength.
• Gu Donglai recognized Xiao Yan as a member of the Xiao Clan, while Xun’er learned that Gu Donglai and two other Dou Shengs had arrived.

Old Yao revealed the Human Emperor Banner’s powerful vengeful souls and deployed his Dou Sheng puppets against Gu Donglai and the two Dou Sheng accompanying him. Their combined force overwhelmed Gu Donglai, and the chapter ended with all three captives bound and kneeling before Old Yao and Xiao Yan.

• Gu Donglai demanded that Old Yao and Xiao Yan return to the Central Plains, but Old Yao refused and summoned the Human Emperor Banner.
• Great Saint Gu You and twenty-three other powerful Main Souls emerged from the banner, prompting Gu Donglai to suspect Old Yao’s connection to the Soul Clan.
• Old Yao summoned the Eight Divisions Heavenly Demon Coffin and activated the Two Extremes Heavenly Refining Great Formation, bringing dozens of Dou Sheng puppets into the fight.
• Old Yao combined his souls, puppets, and Soul Clone to suppress Gu Donglai, whose attacks could not stop Great Saint Gu You from reappearing.
• After half an hour, Old Yao’s forces captured Gu Donglai, Huo Yao, and Lei Yan and forced them to kneel before Old Yao and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Yao Chen subdued Gu Donglai, Huo Yao, and Lei Yan, then used the Life and Death Talisman to control the two injured clan experts. After Xiao Yan refined Huo Yao’s Fire Cloud Water Flame and evolved Fen Jue to the high level of the Heavenly Rank, he set out to take Gu Donglai to the Ancient Emperor Plaza and infiltrate the Ancient Clan.

• Gu Donglai threatened Yao Chen with the Ancient Families, but Yao Chen ignored him and asked Xiao Yan how to deal with the three captives.
• Xun'er arrived to check on Xiao Yan, and Yao Chen knocked Gu Donglai, Huo Yao, and Lei Yan unconscious and locked them in a Bronze Coffin.
• Xiao Yan proposed controlling the three elders and planting them within their clans; Yao Chen agreed to help, noting Gu Donglai would be harder to control.
• Yao Chen used Soul Impact to subdue Huo Yao and Lei Yan, and Xiao Yan planted the Life and Death Talisman in both of them.
• Huo Yao surrendered his Fire Cloud Water Flame, which Xiao Yan refined to evolve Fen Jue to the high level of the Heavenly Rank.
• Yao Chen resumed seclusion to refine Dragon Emperor Essence Blood, while Xiao Yan carried Gu Donglai toward Ancient Emperor Plaza and planned to infiltrate the Ancient Clan.

Xiao Yan used Pure Lotus Demon Saint’s Nightmare Sky Mist to brand Gu Donglai with a Life and Death Talisman, then learned the seniors had found a way to locate the weakened Ancient Bodhi Tree. They planned to find it within a month so Xiao Yan could draw it out with his Exotic Flames and help it recover.

• Pure Lotus Demon Saint possessed Xiao Yan and cast Nightmare Sky Mist on Gu Donglai, allowing Xiao Yan to brand him with a Life and Death Talisman.
• Emperor Xiao’s Remnant Will told Xiao Yan that he and Tou She Ancient God had discussed bringing the Ancient Bodhi Tree out of hiding.
• Tou She Ancient God explained that the Ancient Bodhi Tree could sense a highly spiritual Exotic Flame, but Xiao Yan’s fused flames lacked independent spirituality.
• Pure Lotus Demon Saint said the seniors had used Earth Vein magma to search the continent and had found clues to the Ancient Bodhi Tree’s location.
• Emperor Xiao said they expected to locate the tree within a month and would mark out an area for Xiao Yan to search.
• Xiao Yan agreed to the plan and hoped to persuade the Ancient Bodhi Tree to join him before he went to the Profound Sky Continent.

Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy during its student ceremony, honored Su Qian with a Heavenly Tier body-tempering technique, and then arranged for Hai Bodong to gain the strength to reach Dou Zun. Hai Bodong announced his breakthrough as Ice Heavenly Venerate, while Xiao Yan continued preparing to reward allies and family.

• Xiao Yan arrived at Jia Nan Academy and surprised Su Qian, who had become a Peak Nine-revolutions Dou Zun after Zhu Kun strengthened him and Elder Hao with dragon blood.
• Xiao Yan gave Su Qian a Low Heavenly Tier version of the Candle Dragon Purple-gold Body for him and Elder Hao to cultivate.
• Xiao Yan traveled to Black Seal City and ordered Gu Donglai to use his essence blood to help Hai Bodong break through to Dou Zun.
• Hai Bodong reached the Dou Zun Realm, covered Black Seal City in snow, and proclaimed himself Ice Heavenly Venerate.

Xiao Yan welcomed the revival of the Heavenly Nether Phoenix Saint, who returned in a powerful new body and pledged to serve the Xiao Family. Xiao Yan sent him to take charge of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and bring back useful corpses and medicinal ingredients, while the Shattering Star Dragon Saint remained close to revival.

• Hai Bodong reached the Six-star Dou Zun Realm, and Xiao Yan allowed him to spar with Ice River Valley as long as he showed restraint.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Family and learned that the Glass Saint's Lingering Soul Fragment and the Shattering Star Dragon Saint's soul were being prepared for revival.
• The Heavenly Nether Phoenix Saint revived in Huang Tian's body as a late Five-star Dou Sheng and pledged to guard the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yan ordered the Heavenly Nether Phoenix Saint to hold the fort at the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, retrieve Phoenix, and bring back usable corpses and medicinal ingredients.