Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai continued refining the Bright Moon Sword while the Crow and Yue Shuang searched for treasures, leaving Song Wu to track down his stolen Four Seas Pearl. Song Wu was driven away from Red Leaf Valley by Lin Bai’s sword intent, and Lin Bai finished by praising the Bright Moon Sword.

• The Crow dismissed Song Wu’s damaged Four Seas Pearl as a poor treasure, then left Red Leaf Valley with Yue Shuang to search for a spear at Sea Gazing Mountain.
• Lin Bai worried when the Crow and Yue Shuang remained away for more than half a month, then returned to refining the Dao Divine Weapon as ghost cultivators fled from his sword might.
• Song Wu followed a wandering soul’s report to Red Leaf Valley, hoping to find a treasure to replace his lost Four Seas Pearl.
• Lin Bai’s sword intent struck Song Wu and annihilated the ghost cultivators accompanying him, forcing Song Wu to flee and seek refuge near the Ghost King’s Ghost Mansion.
• Lin Bai admired the Bright Moon Sword after refining it, and the sword trembled in response.

Lin Bai finished restoring the Bright Moon Sword’s spirituality while the Crow returned to Red Leaf Valley with Yue Shuang. A force of ghost cultivators arrived demanding to meet the White-Robed Sword Reverent after the Crow stole their treasures and blamed Lin Bai, leaving Lin Bai facing their furious challenge.

• Lin Bai continued refining the Bright Moon Sword for a month while the Crow stayed away from Red Leaf Valley.
• The Crow returned with Yue Shuang, whose changed attitude toward him puzzled Lin Bai.
• A powerful group of ghost cultivators and martial artists approached Red Leaf Valley, and the Crow rushed into Lin Bai’s hut.
• Lin Bai questioned the Crow, who admitted stealing treasures from ghost cultivators in the Tomb Mountain Range.
• The Crow revealed that he had claimed to act under Lin Bai’s command and threatened the ghost cultivators with the White-Robed Sword Reverent’s name.
• The ghost cultivators demanded that Lin Bai come out or they would storm Red Leaf Valley.

Lin Bai confronted the ghost cultivators gathered outside Red Leaf Valley after using the Mountain and Rivers Map to suppress intruders. The ghost leaders demanded the Crow return their stolen treasures, but he refused, leaving a clash looming.

• Tianyi City's elders arrived outside Red Leaf Valley with Liu Hang and Wu Xuan, and discussed the ghost army and the strange mountain inside the valley.
• Lin Bai demanded the Crow lend him the Mountain and Rivers Map and promised to choose some of the Crow's stolen treasures as payment for his debt.
• Lin Bai activated the Mountain and Rivers Map over Red Leaf Valley, then identified himself to the assembled ghost cultivators.
• Ghost Cultivator Black Bone demanded the return of his treasures, while Cow Blind and Yan Mian respectfully asked for their respective supreme treasures back.
• Lin Bai asked the Crow whether he would return the treasures, and the Crow refused to give anything back.

Lin Bai warned the Ghost Cultivators that entering Red Leaf Valley could cost them their lives, but they chose to pursue the Crow’s stolen treasures. As the three leaders attacked, Lin Bai drew the Bright Moon Sword and unleashed its power, leaving the clash poised to begin.

• Lin Bai invited the Ghost Cultivators into Red Leaf Valley and warned them not to enter if they valued their lives.
• Black Bone, Cow Blind, and Yan Mian hesitated over Lin Bai’s warning, but agreed to enter because they needed to recover the Crow’s stolen treasures.
• Black Bone led the Ghost Cultivators into the valley, while Cow Blind and Yan Mian followed; experts from Tianyi City watched from a nearby mountain.
• Lin Bai drew the Bright Moon Sword, whose overwhelming sword intent swept away the yin winds and restored calm to Red Leaf Valley.
• A sword beam rose like a bright moon, split into three, and slashed toward Black Bone, Cow Blind, and Yan Mian.

Lin Bai used the Mountain and Rivers Map, his sword, and iron chains to overwhelm the ghost cultivators who entered Red Leaf Valley. He spared them after they surrendered two-thirds of their Dao Fruit power, and they fled the valley.

• The Mountain and Rivers Map suppressed the three ghost cultivators from the Five Tribulation Dao Realm to the Four Tribulation Dao Realm as they entered Red Leaf Valley.
• Lin Bai’s sword severely wounded Cow Blind, Black Bone, and Yan Mian, annihilated wandering souls, and injured other ghost cultivators.
• Lin Bai sent iron chains to bind and drag the ghost cultivators into the forest, while Cow Blind and Yan Mian begged for mercy.
• Black Bone invoked their service to the Ghost King of the Tomb Mountain Range, prompting Lin Bai to spare them in exchange for two-thirds of their Dao Fruit power.
• The ghost cultivators surrendered the demanded power, were released by the chains, and fled Red Leaf Valley.

Lin Bai forced three ghost cultivators to surrender much of their Dao Fruit power, bringing him closer to forming a second God Seal. After Wu Zhou and the Tianyi City group thanked him and left, Lin Bai warned the Crow not to cause trouble again.

• Lin Bai demanded two-thirds of the three ghost cultivators' Dao Fruit power and let them go after they surrendered it.
• Lin Bai gained enough Dao Fruit power for a second God Seal to begin taking shape, but decided not to risk absorbing the Five Tribulation Dao Realm ghost cultivators into the Soul Refining Banner.
• Wu Zhou led Liu Hang, Wu Xuan, and the Tianyi City elders to Red Leaf Valley to thank Lin Bai for helping their disciples.
• Lin Bai recognized Wu Zhou as a likely ancestor of the Great Wu Dynasty but let him and the Tianyi City group leave peacefully.
• Lin Bai put away the Mountain and Rivers Map, gave it to the Crow, and warned him not to cause trouble again.

The Crow explained how Tianyi City’s Star Plucking Pavilion worked and described the rivalries and conditions of the four major human cities in the Celestial God Tomb. Lin Bai then asked where the Ghost Race lived, leaving the Crow’s answer for what followed.

• The Crow told Lin Bai that Tianyi City was organized like a sect and that the Star Plucking Pavilion admitted exceptional geniuses and powerful martial artists.
• The Crow explained that Wu Zhou belonged to the Star Plucking Pavilion, while Liu Hang and Wu Xuan were inner-city disciples with influential connections.
• The Crow described Tianchi City’s precarious position between the Demon Race’s Great Snow Mountain and the Boundless Wasteland, despite its history of powerful defenders.
• The Crow outlined Lingxiao City’s dynasty-like rule and its ongoing war with Myriad Evil City, as well as Silver Moon City’s relative peace with Demon God Ridge.
• Lin Bai asked the Crow whether ghost cultivators had territory beyond the Azure Ruins Battlefield.

Lin Bai learned about the Dragon Burial Abyss and the forces that kept its ghost cultivators in check. After Black Bone, Yan Mian, and Cow Blind reported their defeat to the Tomb Mountain Range Ghost King, he sent Bai Meng to thank Lin Bai with gifts.

• The Crow told Lin Bai that the Dragon Burial Abyss was a powerful ghost cultivator territory kept in check by Tianyi City and the Star Plucking Pavilion.
• Black Bone, Yan Mian, Cow Blind, and the other ghost cultivators left Red Leaf Valley and decided to report Lin Bai’s strength to the Tomb Mountain Range Ghost King.
• Yan Mian recounted how Lin Bai had defeated the three Five Tribulation Dao Realm ghost cultivators with one sword strike and accepted two-thirds of their Dao Fruit power.
• The Tomb Mountain Range Ghost King dismissed the three and concluded that Lin Bai was powerful, though probably not a Dao Sovereign.
• The Tomb Mountain Range Ghost King told Bai Meng to take gifts and offer thanks to Lin Bai.

Lin Bai questioned the Crow about the treasures taken from three ghost cultivators, then received Bai Meng, the Netherworld Ghost King's envoy, who came to apologize for the disturbance. Bai Meng's courteous approach left Lin Bai wondering whether it concealed a threat.

• Lin Bai learned from the Crow how the Human, Demon, and Ghost Races divided and balanced power in the Celestial God Tomb.
• Lin Bai made the Crow reveal the treasures from the three ghost cultivators and took the Soul Refining Banner to question Yue Shuang, who denied that anything was missing.
• When sinister energy spread through Red Leaf Valley, Yue Shuang returned to the Soul Refining Banner and the Crow hid the treasures.
• Bai Meng arrived on the Netherworld Ghost King's orders and apologized to Lin Bai for the ghost cultivators who had disturbed his secluded cultivation.
• Lin Bai and the Crow remarked on Bai Meng's humble manner and wondered whether her courtesy concealed force.

Bai Meng delivered the Netherworld Ghost King's apology and several thousand Dao Fruits to Lin Bai, while making clear that the Ghost King expected him to stop troubling the ghost cultivators. Lin Bai accepted the warning and used the gifts to condense his second God Seal, leaving with the power of a Two-Tribulation Dao Realm cultivator.

• Bai Meng presented Lin Bai with the Netherworld Ghost King's apology and a Storage Bag containing several thousand Dao Fruits.
• Lin Bai accepted the gifts and promised not to cause trouble for the ghost cultivators as long as they left him alone.
• Lin Bai recognized the Ghost King's gift as both an attempt to curry favor and a warning, then decided to cultivate his second God Seal before leaving Red Leaf Valley.
• The Crow and Yue Shuang discussed where to travel next while Lin Bai refined the Dao Fruits in seclusion.
• After five days, Lin Bai successfully condensed his second God Seal, gaining the power of a Two-Tribulation Dao Realm cultivator.

Lin Bai entered Star Luo Domain with the Crow and Yue Shuang to search for its untouched treasures, but he first investigated the region’s dangerous Violet Lightning. After failing to capture a remnant arc, he questioned whether the lightning appeared truly at random and paused before starting their treasure hunt.

• After condensing his second God Seal, Lin Bai decided to venture into the depths of the Azure Ruins Battlefield, and the Crow and Yue Shuang chose Star Luo Domain as their destination.
• Three days later, Lin Bai saw Violet Lightning strike Star Luo Domain and heard the Crow explain that the battlefield’s four great phenomena appeared unpredictably and could threaten even powerful cultivators.
• Lin Bai flew to the impact site and found a vast, scorched crater with purple lightning still crackling through the earth.
• Lin Bai trapped a purple arc in a bubble of spiritual power, but it shattered the bubble and dispersed; the Crow said Violet Lightning could not be tamed.
• Lin Bai questioned whether the lightning truly appeared at random, while the Crow urged him to search for treasures, and Lin Bai argued that they should first account for the danger.

Lin Bai studied the violent Violet Lightning before heading with the Crow and Yue Shuang to the Wasted Sword Plains in search of Netherdark Divine Iron. He found that most weapons there had decayed and continued toward the iron’s rumored location.

• Lin Bai captured several violet arcs in spiritual-power bubbles and examined their apparent Ling Zhi before letting them dissipate.
• The Crow urged Lin Bai to leave, then directed him toward the Wasted Sword Plains to hunt for treasures.
• Yue Shuang recalled finding a powerful yin-and-evil divine iron there with Rakshasa Ghost Emperor, and the Crow identified it as Netherdark Divine Iron.
• Lin Bai considered using divine iron to forge a third flying sword and strengthen his sword formation.
• Lin Bai saw human, Demon Race, and ghost cultivators fighting over treasures as he crossed the Star Luo Domain.
• Lin Bai landed on the Wasted Sword Plains, found a King Grade Spirit Artifact saber that crumbled in his hand, and followed the Crow toward the Netherdark Divine Iron.

Lin Bai arrived at the black pool on the Wasted Sword Plains to retrieve Netherdark Divine Iron, unaware that Tong Family martial artists and demons from the Great Snow Mountain were also watching the site. As he approached, the White Bone General emerged from the pool and attacked him.

• Tong Xiuyun, Tong Chou, and five other Tong Family martial artists investigated the pool and learned that a Five Tribulation Dao Realm ghost cultivator guarded it.
• Tong Xiuyun spotted demons from the Great Snow Mountain arriving, and the Tong Family group concealed themselves to observe the pool.
• Hu Shui Jing and the Fox Clan woman sensed both the pool's powerful ghost cultivator and the approaching humans, then watched as Lin Bai arrived.
• Lin Bai and the crow identified the pool as the place where Netherdark Divine Iron lay beneath the silt, and Lin Bai approached without sensing the hidden experts or ghost cultivator.
• The White Bone General burst from the pool on a skeletal horse and thrust his bone spear at Lin Bai, who recognized his Five Tribulation Dao Realm cultivation.

Lin Bai confronted White Fire General at the Netherdark Pool, where Hu Shui Jing and the Tong Clan exploited the clash to slip inside in search of the Netherdark Divine Iron. After knocking White Fire General back, Lin Bai entered the pool and found the groups below already fighting amid chaos.

• White Fire General emerged from the Netherdark Pool and tried to drive Lin Bai away, while the Crow identified him as one of Yin Spring City's seventy-two generals.
• Hu Shui Jing arrived with members of the Demon Race from Great Snow Mountain, pretended Lin Bai had helped them, and led his companions into the pool.
• White Fire General believed Lin Bai had worked with Hu Shui Jing and attacked him, while another group from the Tong Clan of Silver Moon City entered the pool during the fight.
• Lin Bai used his sword to knock White Fire General back and then rushed into the Netherdark Pool.
• Lin Bai saw humans, members of the Demon Race, and ghost cultivators fighting below the pool.

Lin Bai descended to the bottom of the Nether Pool to find the Netherdark Divine Iron while Hu Shui Jing and Tong Xiuyun fought over it. After demonstrating his strength, he broke the iron’s seals, took it, and left the two rivals behind.

• Lin Bai passed the battles in the Nether Pool and sensed high-grade Netherdark Divine Iron beneath the silt.
• Hu Shui Jing and Tong Xiuyun went beneath the silt to search for the treasure, while Tong Chou fought the Fox Clan woman.
• Tong Chou attacked Lin Bai, but Lin Bai’s sword strike badly wounded him and shocked both him and the Fox Clan woman.
• Lin Bai found Hu Shui Jing and Tong Xiuyun battling beside the Netherdark Divine Iron and heard each try to claim his support.
• Lin Bai broke the seals on the Netherdark Divine Iron, stored it in his Storage Bag, and left as Hu Shui Jing and Tong Xiuyun continued fighting.

Lin Bai took the Netherdark Divine Iron from Hu Shui Jing and Tong Xiuyun, then fought his way past White Fire General at the secluded pool’s exit. He escaped on his flying sword as the others pursued him.

• Lin Bai repelled Hu Shui Jing and Tong Xiuyun with a powerful sword strike and escaped with the Netherdark Divine Iron.
• Hu Shui Jing and Tong Xiuyun learned Lin Bai had passed their companions and set off after him with Tong Chou and the Fox Clan woman.
• Lin Bai swam toward the exit, where White Fire General blocked his path and vowed that no one would leave.
• Lin Bai struck White Fire General with Immortal-Slaying, sending him flying, then left the secluded pool on his flying sword.

Lin Bai escaped White Fire General with the Netherdark Divine Iron and planned to use it to forge a third flying sword. After resting, he set out with the Crow and Yue Shuang for the Sea of Weapons, where they hoped to find a powerful Divine Weapon and feed the demon sword.

• Lin Bai struck White Fire General into the secluded pool and escaped, while White Fire General learned from Hu Shui Jing and Tong Xiuyun that Lin Bai had taken the treasure.
• Lin Bai examined the Netherdark Divine Iron on a Lonely Mountain and refused the Crow's request to take it, explaining that he planned to forge a third flying sword.
• Lin Bai rested for several days, then followed the Crow and Yue Shuang's suggestion to head for the Sea of Weapons.
• The Crow and Yue Shuang explained that the Rakshasa Ghost Emperor had described a peerless Divine Weapon buried beneath the Sea of Weapons, and Lin Bai also hoped to use the site's discarded weapons to strengthen his demon sword.
• Lin Bai arrived at the Sea of Weapons, where mountains and valleys were piled with weapons beneath a dark, oppressive sky.

Lin Bai used the Demon Sword to absorb the remaining spiritual essence from the Sea of Weapons, hoping to clear away the traces that interfered with sensing the buried Divine Weapon. He entered an underground passage and prepared to use his Devouring Sword Soul to speed up the process.

• Lin Bai awakened the Demon Sword and planted it in the Sea of Weapons, where it began drawing spiritual essence from the weapons around it.
• The Crow objected when the Demon Sword drained a broadsword he had found, but Lin Bai explained that clearing away the scattered spiritual essence could help them sense the buried Divine Weapon.
• Lin Bai said the Demon Sword could only absorb spiritual essence within a hundred-mile radius on its own, so he and the Crow discussed using the Devouring Sword Soul to accelerate it.
• Lin Bai entered an underground passage beneath a mountain of weapons and stopped at a dead end to begin the process.

Lin Bai used the Devouring Sword Soul to drain the Sea of Weapons’ spirituality into the Demon Sword, hoping to raise its grade to the divine weapon level. As the weapons across the region lost their spirituality, Centipede Daoist tracked the flow and General Gu Xi ordered his Lingxiao City squad to find whoever was responsible.

• Lin Bai found a temporarily safe passage, fused the Devouring Sword Soul with the Demon Sword, and drove it into the ground to absorb the spirituality of weapons throughout the Sea of Weapons.
• The Demon Sword grew more powerful as weapons across the region were drained, leaving treasures held by martial artists and demons as ordinary iron.
• Centipede Daoist noticed that a third Emperor Artifact had lost its spirituality, traced the flow with his mystical eyes, and set off with his demon companions.
• General Gu Xi discovered that his Lingxiao City squad’s collected Emperor Artifacts had become scrap and ordered his soldiers to identify whoever had drained them.

Lin Bai used the Sea of Weapons’ spirituality to raise the Demon Sword to the level of a supreme Emperor Artifact, then continued feeding it while searching for a Divine Weapon. After more than a month of evading the factions drawn to his trail, the Demon Sword neared the Divine Weapon level and the Sea of Weapons fell into chaos.

• The Demon Sword absorbed spirituality in the Sea of Weapons and broke through from a King Grade Spirit Artifact to a supreme Emperor Artifact.
• The Crow warned Lin Bai that martial artists, demons, and ghost cultivators were approaching, so Lin Bai left before they arrived.
• Centipede Daoist, General Gu Xi, Tianchi City martial artists, and ghost cultivators investigated the lingering sword intent but found no trace of Lin Bai or a Divine Sword.
• Lin Bai moved between passages, absorbing weapon spirituality with the Devouring Sword Soul while he and the Crow searched for a Divine Weapon resisting its power.
• The factions repeatedly arrived too late to catch Lin Bai, who restrained the Devouring Sword Soul and continued absorbing spirituality for more than a month.
• The Demon Sword drew close to the Divine Weapon level as the Sea of Weapons erupted into chaos.