Recaps

Fuyang and the human experts arrived in time to make Ghost King Sha Xun and Kong Zhu withdraw, freeing Lin Bai from the Thousand Souls Shackling Formation. The humans then urged Lin Bai to surrender his Dao Divine Weapon, but he refused and accepted Command Talismans from Nangong Qingxuan and Fuyang in case he needed help.

• Fuyang led the human experts to confront Ghost King Sha Xun, who withdrew his ghost cultivators and abandoned the attempt to seize Lin Bai.
• Kong Zhu also left after Fuyang made clear that Lin Bai was important to the human race.
• Hong Ding, Gu He, and Gu Wen reached Lin Bai, and Hong Ding asked how he had ended up in danger.
• Tong Wuji demanded that Lin Bai hand over his Dao Divine Weapon for safekeeping, while Lin Bai refused and Prince Mu angrily rebuked him.
• Nangong Qingxuan and Fuyang each gave Lin Bai a Command Talisman so he could call for help if he faced mortal danger.

Lin Bai received tokens and offers of help from human factions, though several intended to claim his Dao Divine Weapon in return. He joined Fuyang's group into Dragon Burial Abyss, where the Giant God sensed his arrival and began recovering.

• Hong Ding warned Lin Bai that some factions might demand his Dao Divine Weapon if they rescued him.
• Gu He gave Lin Bai a Gu Yu Token, while the other human lineages offered tokens and promises of aid.
• Tong Wuji gave Lin Bai two Voice Transmission Tokens, and Prince Mu offered Lingxiao City's help once in exchange for the Dao Divine Weapon.
• Fuyang invited Lin Bai to travel with the human experts to Dragon Burial Abyss, and Lin Bai accepted.
• Fuyang's group crossed the Hengtian Mountains into Dragon Burial Abyss with Lin Bai alongside them.
• The Giant God sensed that Lin Bai had arrived nearby and prepared to recover to his peak.

Lin Bai and the human experts entered the Dragon Burial Abyss, where the Giant God was recovering, and sought an audience with him. Wen Lin welcomed them but concealed the Giant God's location, leaving Lin Bai to wait in the Second Region while searching for the Three Thousand Dao Lord's treasure remained urgent.

• The Giant God recovered in the Ghost Pool while He Zong's ghost cultivators guarded the area.
• Lin Bai sensed the Giant God's presence, restrained his restless Devouring Sword Soul, and told the crow he needed to find the Three Thousand Dao Lord's treasure quickly.
• Wen Lin welcomed Fuyang and the human experts, then claimed He Zong was in seclusion and offered to lead them into the Dragon Burial Abyss.
• Fuyang explained that Wen Lin and He Zong commanded the Dragon Burial Abyss's ghost cultivators and that Wen Lin was known as a courteous mediator.
• Wen Lin guided the human experts through the Dragon Burial Abyss and assigned them lodging in the Second Region, where Lin Bai received a stone cave.

Lin Bai arrived at his stone cave in Dragon Burial Abyss and discussed the possible location of the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasure with the Crow. After his companions warned that the ghost cultivators would likely keep both humans and demons from meeting the Giant God, Lin Bai resolved to investigate the abyss himself.

• Kong Zhu gave Lin Bai a Voice Transmission Token and offered to help him if he encountered trouble.
• Lin Bai and the Crow considered whether the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasure lay beneath the abyss, possibly hidden from ghost cultivators by a barrier they could not breach.
• Gu He gave Lin Bai a jade slip containing a technique to dispel sinister energy from his body.
• Hong Ding, Gu Wen, and Gu He agreed with Lin Bai that the ghost cultivators were using delays to prevent the human and demon races from meeting the Giant God.
• After seeing his companions off, Lin Bai watched ghost cultivators roam the abyss and decided to find an opportunity to investigate below.

Lin Bai secretly descended through Dragon Burial Abyss to investigate its depths and search for the treasures of the Three Thousand Dao Lord. He reached the Ninth Domain and discovered a seemingly endless darkness below, where sinister energy had solidified into black Dark Ice.

• Lin Bai prepared to leave his stone cave after days of cultivating and acting as if he had no plans beyond enjoying himself with Hong Ding, Gu He, and the others.
• Lin Bai told Crow to watch for anything suspicious, concealed his aura with his black feather garment, and plunged into Dragon Burial Abyss.
• Lin Bai descended past the Seventh Domain and evaded detection formations to enter the Eighth Domain, where the dense sinister energy chilled him despite his divine fire.
• A ghost cultivator in the Eighth Domain briefly sensed an unfamiliar aura but assumed it belonged to an outsider detected by the formations.
• Lin Bai reached the quiet Ninth Domain, where only a few Calamity Dao Realm ghost cultivators lived, and spotted black Dark Ice formed from sinister energy below.

Lin Bai descended beneath the Nine Regions into a dark realm the Crow believed might connect to the Chaotic Void, hoping to find the Three Thousand Dao Lord's treasure. After entering the freezing darkness, Lin Bai discovered recent marks left by other cultivators and continued searching.

• The Crow warned Lin Bai that the darkness beneath the Nine Regions was dangerous and might connect to the Chaotic Void, but Lin Bai decided to investigate.
• Lin Bai marked the stone wall with his Immaculate Flying Sword, and the Crow placed a black stone on its hilt while keeping a matching white stone.
• Lin Bai descended onto the Dark Ice, where the evil Yin aura froze his body and extinguished the divine flame within him.
• Lin Bai flew through the darkness, marking pieces of Dark Ice so he could avoid getting lost.
• Lin Bai found seven recent claw, saber, and sword marks on a mountain-sized piece of Dark Ice and realized cultivators had entered the darkness within the past ten days.
• Lin Bai left his own mark and flew onward to search for the Three Thousand Dao Lord's treasure.

Lin Bai and the Crow discovered countless legendary cultivators sealed in a state between life and death on Dark Ice beneath the Dragon Burial Abyss. Recognizing several figures from the Celestial God Tomb’s history, Lin Bai suspected they had come seeking the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasure.

• Lin Bai followed the Dark Ice through the passage while using his Immaculate Flying Sword to keep his bearings.
• Lin Bai and the Crow found the gravely injured Qiu Litian of Myriad Evil City on a piece of Dark Ice.
• The Crow recognized Ye Qianjiao, the former leader of the Ye Family, among the figures sealed across the darkness.
• Lin Bai discovered purple ghost mist belonging to Purple Emperor and saw many other legendary figures frozen nearby.
• Lin Bai explained that the figures had sealed themselves between life and death, and the Crow realized they might have come for the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasure.

Lin Bai and the Crow entered the Chaotic Void in search of the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasure, risking losing their way back. They found a brightly lit piece of land floating in the darkness, where a middle-aged man called Lin Bai over.

• Lin Bai concluded the treasure lay farther ahead, while the Crow warned that their connections to their weapons were weakening in the darkness.
• Lin Bai decided to continue despite the danger, and the Crow agreed to accompany him because Lin Bai might need help escaping.
• Lin Bai and the Crow entered the Chaotic Void, where they lost sight of the Dark Ice and their route back.
• After about three hours, Lin Bai sensed cultivators ahead and spotted a small, illuminated land floating in the void.
• Lin Bai descended onto the land, sensed several figures, and went toward a middle-aged man who called out to him.

Lin Bai met six Nine Tribulation Dao Realm experts stranded before the sealed treasure of the Three Thousand Dao Lord, outside the Celestial God Tomb. He knew he could break the seal but feared the experts would take the treasure, and Prince Mu demanded that Lin Bai hand over another Dao Divine Weapon.

• Lin Bai found Prince Mu, Nangong Qingxuan, Feng Yao, the Dragon Lord, Zhang Xiuyun, and Xiong Xueqing on a cliffside platform.
• Nangong Qingxuan explained that the Three Thousand Dao Lord's treasure lay beyond the rune-covered cliff, while the group was trapped in the void and being corroded by sinister aura.
• Xiong Xueqing and the others told Lin Bai they had failed to break the seal despite trying many methods.
• Lin Bai realized he could break the seal with the Devouring Sword Soul but stayed silent because he feared the six experts would seize the treasure.
• The Crow warned Lin Bai that remaining trapped would also endanger him, but Prince Mu then demanded Lin Bai lend him another Dao Divine Weapon to break the seal.

Lin Bai faced pressure from six powerful cultivators to lend them his Dao Divine Weapon so they could break the seal on the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasure trove. He refused to hand it over without first trying his own method and prepared to force open the seal if necessary.

• The cultivators failed to break the seal or find another way out, while the sinister aura continued to grow stronger.
• Prince Mu and the others demanded that Lin Bai lend them his Bright Moon Sword, promising they would return it and share the treasure.
• Lin Bai suspected they would keep the Dao Divine Weapon and decided to try opening the treasure trove himself before handing it over.
• Lin Bai examined the rune inscriptions on the cliff as the crow warned him that he could not defeat all six Nine Tribulation Dao Realm experts.
• Lin Bai told the crow he would force the seal open rather than surrender the Dao Divine Weapon.

Lin Bai discovered that the sheer cliff was the weakened Dao Fruit of a Heaven Swallowing Race cultivator, containing the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasure and a deadly devouring power. He concluded that its power had declined over time, though the sealed treasure remained ahead of him.

• Lin Bai examined the cliff’s tangled formations and struggled to find a way to open them.
• Lin Bai touched the cliff, then tested it with a spirit sword that sank inside and came back broken where the mountain had devoured it.
• Lin Bai realized the mountain was a Heaven Swallowing Race cultivator’s Dao Fruit, which held the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasure and restrained its own devouring power.
• The Crow warned Lin Bai that entering the Dao Fruit could mean death, while Lin Bai judged that its ancient power had weakened and was nearing its end.

Lin Bai opened the seal in the sheer cliff with the Devouring Sword Soul and entered the treasure land with Crow and six Nine Tribulation Dao Realm experts. Hundreds of experts awakened and rushed toward the opened treasure, while the Giant God sensed two Heaven Swallowing Race auras and reacted with killing intent.

• Lin Bai warned the six Nine Tribulation Dao Realm experts about the dangers inside and gave Crow the Devouring Sword Soul to protect him from the devouring force.
• Lin Bai used the Devouring Sword Soul to cut through the cliff’s runic seal, opening a passage into the treasure land.
• Lin Bai entered first, and the ghost cultivator followed after sensing that Lin Bai remained alive; the other experts entered after them.
• Several hundred Nine Tribulation Dao Realm experts, including Qiu Litian, awakened on the Dark Ice and charged toward the treasure land.
• The Giant God opened his eyes in the ghost pool of Dragon Burial Abyss and sensed two auras of the Heaven Swallowing Race.

Giant God Gou Yu recalled how a mysterious flying sword had pierced his heart and left him severely wounded, then reported his suspicions about the Flying Sword Immortal Sect to his race. He sensed two Heaven Swallowing Race auras near the Dragon Burial Abyss and rose from the pool, gathering Dao Venerable-level power.

• Giant God Gou Yu remembered how a cyan flying sword had pierced through his defenses and heart outside the Celestial God Tomb, forcing him to retreat inside.
• Gou Yu suspected the Flying Sword Immortal Sect had sent the sword and explained that it could cross the Three Realms and Six Paths.
• Gou Yu used a compass connected to the Giant God Race’s Giant God Compass to report his attack, injuries, and concerns about the Flying Sword Immortal Sect.
• Gou Yu sensed two Heaven Swallowing Race auras near the Dragon Burial Abyss and gathered his power beneath the pool.
• Gou Yu rose from the water with Dao Venerable-level strength, revealing three intact Divine Crystals and marks where two others had shattered.

He Zong gloated over the human and Demon Races’ attempts to win access to the Giant God, while secretly planning to hide the Heaven Swallowing Race and use the Giant God’s power later. The Giant God suddenly emerged from the Ghost Pool, ignored everyone, and entered the Dark Domain, leaving He Zong alarmed as Fuyang and Kong Zhu confronted him.

• He Zong told the ghost cultivators that the human and Demon Races were eager to meet the Giant God, and he privately resolved to keep the Heaven Swallowing Race hidden.
• The Giant God emerged from the Ghost Pool, astonishing the human, Demon, and ghost cultivators with his immense size and power.
• Fuyang offered the Giant God healing pills and assistance on behalf of Tianyi City, but the Giant God walked past him without replying.
• The Demon Race tried to address the Giant God, but he ignored them too and entered the Dragon Burial Abyss.
• The Giant God passed through the Nine Regions and descended into the Dark Domain, leaving He Zong wondering what had changed.
• Fuyang and Kong Zhu confronted He Zong, questioning whether the ghost cultivators had ever intended to let them meet the Giant God.

He Zong mobilized the ghost cultivators toward the Dark Domain, drawing the humans and Demon Race there as the Giant God crossed it and ancient experts began to awaken. Meanwhile, Lin Bai remained unharmed inside the Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit as its devouring power killed Zhang Xiuyun and threatened the other experts, then he walked away and urged them to flee.

• He Zong sent ghost cultivators above the Five Tribulation Dao Realm to the Dark Domain, and the Azure Ruins Ghost Emperors joined his force.
• Hong Ding learned that the ghost cultivators were heading to the Dark Domain, and Fuyang followed Kong Zhu's demons there with the human cultivators.
• Ancient experts awakened on the Dark Ice Cluster as the Giant God crossed the Dark Domain, while Lin Bai remained unaware inside the Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit.
• The devouring power battered the Crow and the six experts accompanying Lin Bai, and Zhang Xiuyun was disintegrated and killed.
• Prince Mu and the ghost cultivator questioned Lin Bai about his safety, but Lin Bai told the group to flee and walked away.

Lin Bai entered the Devouring Spirit to search the Three Thousand Dao Lord's treasures, but learned that touching the protective starshines exposed their contents to destructive devouring power. As Xiong Xueqing and the others began looting, a group of powerful cultivators filled with deathly qi arrived, and Lin Bai was shocked to see they had awakened.

• Lin Bai touched a starshine, causing a battle-axe inside to appear and be crushed by the devouring power.
• Lin Bai realized the starshines protected the treasures, while the Crow collected a damaged jade pendant.
• The Crow snatched a starshine from Xiong Xueqing, dodged her attack, and rushed to gather more treasures.
• Xiong Xueqing, Nangong Qingxuan, Prince Mu, Dragon Lord, and the other experts charged into the space to loot the starshines.
• Lin Bai sensed powerful cultivators approaching, then recognized the first arrivals and exclaimed that they had awakened.

Lin Bai and the revived ancient powerhouses raced through the Three Thousand Dao Lord's treasure site, where the starlight held powerful treasures. As Ninth Uncle-Master reunited with Xiong Xueqing and the revived figures converged, Lin Bai reached the largest starlight before them.

• Qiu Litian, Ye Qianjiao, the Purple Emperor, and hundreds of other powerful figures revived and entered the treasure site as the crow and Xiong Xueqing gathered starlight.
• A ghost cultivator attacked Xiong Xueqing, but Ninth Uncle-Master killed him with a Thunder Talisman and reunited with her after five thousand years apart.
• Ninth Uncle-Master protected Xiong Xueqing as the Purple Emperor sped ahead and Qiu Litian transformed into a green flood dragon to fight the other powerful figures.
• Lin Bai collected starlight while rushing toward the enormous radiance in the depths of the space.
• Lin Bai reached the largest starlight, where Ninth Uncle-Master, the Purple Emperor, Qiu Litian, and other revived figures found him and the Purple Emperor expressed surprise at his Quasi-Dao Realm cultivation.

Lin Bai found a Thousand-Year Flower, gave it up when ancient powerhouses demanded it, and escaped while they fought over the treasure. After Qiu Litian was wounded and fled, he pursued Lin Bai to discover why the devouring space could not harm him.

• Lin Bai found a Thousand-Year Flower inside a starry light and stored it in his Storage Bag as the Purple Emperor, Qiu Litian, Ninth Uncle-Master, Xiong Xueqing, Ye Qianjiao, and others arrived.
• Qiu Litian identified the flower and demanded it, while Ninth Uncle-Master urged Lin Bai to hand it over; Lin Bai tossed out the starry light and fled.
• Ninth Uncle-Master and Xiong Xueqing drove Ye Qianjiao away, then defeated Qiu Litian, who escaped with serious injuries.
• Lin Bai searched the devouring space for more treasures but could no longer find the Crow.
• Qiu Litian caught up with Lin Bai and demanded to know what unusual treasure let him withstand the devouring power without defenses.

Lin Bai tricked Evil Flood Dragon Qiu Litian into taking his sword soul, then used it to awaken the devouring power and attack him. As Qiu Litian prepared to fight back, Lin Bai offered to spare him if he served for a hundred years.

• Evil Flood Dragon Qiu Litian caught up with Lin Bai and demanded to know how he could move freely through the devouring space.
• Lin Bai claimed his sword soul was a strand of devouring power and gave it to Qiu Litian to examine.
• Lin Bai activated the sword soul, which shattered Qiu Litian’s dragon claw and awakened the ancient devouring power.
• Lin Bai drew on the devouring power to form a giant sword and strike at Qiu Litian.
• Qiu Litian begged for mercy, then appeared ready to fight to the death, so Lin Bai offered to free him after a hundred years of service.

Lin Bai forced the Evil Flood Dragon to agree to assist him for a hundred years, planting devouring power inside him to ensure his obedience. As they prepared to search the area for treasures, the Evil Flood Dragon suspected Lin Bai belonged to the Heaven Swallowing Race.

• Lin Bai threatened to kill the Evil Flood Dragon until the dragon explained that he had only about fifty years left to live and offered treasures instead.
• Lin Bai insisted the Evil Flood Dragon serve him for a hundred years, promised he could extend the dragon’s lifespan, and clarified that he only expected assistance when needed.
• The Evil Flood Dragon agreed, and Lin Bai placed devouring power inside his body as a safeguard against betrayal.
• Lin Bai protected the Evil Flood Dragon from the surrounding devouring power, leading the dragon to suspect that Lin Bai was a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race.
• Lin Bai told the Evil Flood Dragon to stop speculating and set off to plunder treasures, wondering where the crow had gone.

Lin Bai used the Devouring Sword Soul to shield the Evil Flood Dragon from the devouring force, then sent it to seize treasures while they searched the darkness. After the dragon crushed three ancient experts who tried to attack it, Nangong Qingxuan watched in shock as Lin Bai and the Evil Flood Dragon headed toward the depths.

• Lin Bai shielded the Evil Flood Dragon from the devouring force and told it to keep any treasures it wanted.
• Nangong Qingxuan fought three ancient experts over a divine sword weapon and was badly injured.
• The Evil Flood Dragon arrived, drove off the ancient experts, and swallowed the sword weapon after Lin Bai let it keep the treasure.
• Nangong Qingxuan recognized Lin Bai atop the Evil Flood Dragon and wondered how he had subdued it.
• The Evil Flood Dragon killed the three ancient experts when they attacked it, leaving Nangong Qingxuan stunned by its power.

Lin Bai and the Evil Flood Dragon reached a White Jade Palace that the Purple Emperor believed held the true treasure left by the Heaven Swallowing Race. The others could not approach its deadly devouring force, so Lin Bai prepared to enter.

• The Evil Flood Dragon killed three ancient powerhouses, then carried Lin Bai away while Nangong Qingxuan resolved that the Nangong Lineage would not become Lin Bai’s enemy.
• Lin Bai and the Evil Flood Dragon traveled through the darkness, collecting treasures as they searched for the missing crow.
• Lin Bai arrived at a radiant White Jade Palace, where the Purple Emperor, Ye Qianjiao, Ninth Uncle-Master, Xiong Xueqing, and others were testing its powerful formations.
• The Purple Emperor explained that the palace likely held the true treasure and was surrounded by devouring force strong enough to kill Dao Lord powerhouses.
• The Evil Flood Dragon told Lin Bai that he alone might be able to enter, and Lin Bai stood to approach the palace.

Lin Bai entered the White Jade Palace by using his Devouring Sword Soul to withstand its deadly force, then found Crow speaking with Liao Lu, an ancient member of the Heaven Swallowing Race. The chapter ended with Lin Bai and Liao Lu formally greeting one another.

• Lin Bai ignored Ye Qianjiao's warning and entered the White Jade Palace after his Devouring Sword Soul dispersed its devouring power.
• Purple Emperor, Ye Qianjiao, and Ninth Uncle-Master exchanged glances and appeared to plot against Lin Bai.
• Crow argued with Liao Lu over a fragment, revealing that it had gathered nine and that Liao Lu held another.
• Crow told Liao Lu that Lin Bai was inside the devouring space, but Liao Lu sensed Lin Bai approaching the palace hall.
• Lin Bai entered the hall, reunited with Crow, and introduced himself to Liao Lu, who returned his greeting.

Lin Bai learned from Liao Lu that the Crow had once helped him evade the Giant God Race in exchange for stealing a Green Jade Fragment. Liao Lu revealed that the fragments’ secrets were tied to the war between the Heaven Swallowing Race and the Giant God Race, leaving Lin Bai wondering whether the fragments had caused the conflict.

• Liao Lu sent the Crow out of the White Jade Palace so he could speak privately with Lin Bai.
• Liao Lu told Lin Bai that the Crow had helped him hide from the Giant God Race and had asked him to steal a treasure in return.
• Liao Lu explained that he killed a core disciple of the Flying Sword Immortal Sect to obtain the treasure, then refused to give it to the Crow after discovering it was a Green Jade Fragment.
• Liao Lu described rumors about the fragments and said their hidden secret was connected to the war between the Heaven Swallowing Race and the Giant God Race.
• Lin Bai asked whether the Giant God Race and the Heaven Swallowing Race had fought over the fragments.

Liao Lu explained that the Green Jade Fragments could reveal the origins of the Heaven Swallowing Race and perhaps the cause of its ancient conflict with the Giant God Race. The crow returned and tried to seize a fragment, but Lin Bai grabbed it and watched it disappear into his palm.

• Lin Bai asked Liao Lu whether the Green Jade Fragments had fueled the war between the Heaven Swallowing Race and the Giant God Race.
• Liao Lu said the fragments could unveil the mystery and origins of the Heaven Swallowing Race, including its eternal hatred with the Giant God Race, and urged Lin Bai to keep them from the Giant God Race.
• Liao Lu warned Lin Bai not to trust the crow completely, though he said the crow's knowledge could be useful.
• The crow returned and joked that he was the most handsome bird in the Myriad Realms.
• Liao Lu revealed a Green Jade Fragment, and the crow lunged for it, but Lin Bai grabbed it first.
• The Green Jade Fragment dissolved into Lin Bai's palm and vanished.