Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai discovered a hidden entrance to Kong Lu's tomb inside the White Cat Snow Beasts' forbidden mountain and entered a dark space with nine roads. Uncle Yuan, Ning Rou, and the White-Bearded Elder followed him inside, leaving them all at the tomb's floating platform.

• Lin Bai entered the forbidden mountain while the Crow searched for Kong Lu's tomb entrance and found a hidden formation in a cave wall.
• Lin Bai used the Devouring Sword Soul to open a crack in the wall and stepped into the concealed space.
• Uncle Yuan and Ning Rou arrived as Lin Bai disappeared, but they could not reopen the entrance.
• The White-Bearded Elder appeared, used a luminous pearl to reveal the dark door, and entered after announcing that he had found Kong Lu's tomb.
• Uncle Yuan and Ning Rou followed the White-Bearded Elder through the door and found Lin Bai standing on a floating platform before nine black-stone roads.

Lin Bai and his companions were trapped on a platform in Kong Lu Tomb, where the White-Bearded Elder revealed his history with Wang Ci and warned them about the deadly ancient paths. After the formation released them, the White-Bearded Elder set off with a protective treasure, Uncle Yuan and Ning Rou followed, and Lin Bai chose to go his own way.

• Lin Bai, the White-Bearded Elder, Ning Rou, and Uncle Yuan were caught by Kong Lu’s formation on the platform.
• The White-Bearded Elder confirmed he had once explored Kong Lu Tomb with Wang Ci and explained that eight of the nine ancient paths were deadly.
• After an hour, the formation released them and displayed the warning, “Thorny road, nine deaths and one life!”
• The White-Bearded Elder used a blue-shielding sphere and entered one ancient path.
• Uncle Yuan followed the White-Bearded Elder, and Ning Rou urged Lin Bai to come with them.
• Lin Bai refused to follow and warned Ning Rou that skinning a tiger required the strength to fight one.

Lin Bai deduced that the nine ancient roads on the floating platform were all deadly and that the safe route was the tenth road they had entered by. He followed it into the darkness while Ning Rou and Uncle Yuan suffered injuries clearing the White-Bearded Elder’s path.

• Lin Bai told Ning Rou that bargaining with the White-Bearded Elder required the strength to resist him, then let her choose whether to follow the others.
• The crow could not determine which of the nine ancient roads was safe, and Lin Bai studied the paths until he concluded that their entrance road was the true path of survival.
• Lin Bai retraced the road they had come by, counted thirty steps to the entrance, and found the route continued beyond it without dangerous formations.
• Lin Bai walked onward into the darkness along the safe road, but the stairs stretched on without reaching an end.
• The White-Bearded Elder’s sphere shattered halfway through his route, so he forced Uncle Yuan and Ning Rou to clear the way; both were wounded by the formations.

Lin Bai followed the signs through Kong Lu’s deadly array trial while the Crow warned that they might be traps. After reaching a portal of light, Lin Bai entered the true tomb-palace and saw a Bronze Coffin inside.

• The White-Bearded Elder used up his array-breaking treasures, then forced Ning Rou and Uncle Yuan to lead the way through the ancient path.
• Lin Bai reached a second platform and followed its sign to take the second path from the left, despite the Crow’s warnings.
• At a fork, Lin Bai followed the sign pointing left, then continued obeying signs to turn left, right, or go straight as the Crow grew increasingly confused.
• After enduring the dark passage until he nearly lost his strength, Lin Bai spotted a portal of light at the end of the path.
• Lin Bai checked that the portal was safe, crossed through it, and arrived before a palace where he saw a Bronze Coffin.

Lin Bai followed Kong Lu’s instructions through the tomb and found the Formation Daoist’s remains and treasures. After placing Kong Lu’s bones in the coffin, Lin Bai discovered the Sky-Viewing Mirror showed the White-Bearded Elder, Ning Rou, and Uncle Yuan trapped in a formation, and a scroll pointing toward the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasures.

• Lin Bai reached Kong Lu’s palace by following the signs, and found messages praising his obedience and assuring him there were no traps inside.
• Lin Bai discovered Kong Lu’s empty coffin and skeleton, then placed the bones inside and closed the coffin respectfully.
• Three hidden compartments opened, revealing Kong Lu’s formation book, the Sky-Viewing Mirror, and a sheepskin scroll.
• Lin Bai used the Sky-Viewing Mirror to see the White-Bearded Elder, Ning Rou, and Uncle Yuan suffering inside a formation.
• Lin Bai read that the sheepskin scroll concerned the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasures and marked the place Kong Lu had failed to find.

Lin Bai learned from Kong Lu’s scroll that Dragon Burial Abyss might conceal the Three Thousand Dao Lords’ treasure, but he chose to leave Kong Lu’s Tomb before deciding whether to investigate. The White-Bearded Elder, Ning Rou, and Uncle Yuan escaped the tomb mansion, badly wounded and nearly out of strength.

• Lin Bai read Kong Lu’s account of searching the Great Snow Mountain and Tianchi City, which identified Dragon Burial Abyss as the remaining possible location of the treasure.
• Lin Bai asked the Crow about Dragon Burial Abyss, and the Crow warned him that countless ghost cultivators lived there and escape could be nearly impossible.
• Lin Bai decided to leave Kong Lu’s Tomb first, stored his findings and the Sky-Viewing Mirror, and exited through a portal of light.
• The White-Bearded Elder, Ning Rou, and Uncle Yuan returned to their cave abode after retreating from the tomb mansion’s formation; Ning Rou and Uncle Yuan collapsed with severe wounds.

The White-Bearded Elder tried to kill Ning Rou, Uncle Yuan, and Lin Bai to conceal the entrance to Kong Lu Tomb, but Lin Bai emerged alive and fought back. Their clash alerted the White Cat Snow Beasts, leaving the cave surrounded as Lin Bai rejected the White-Bearded Elder’s offer to join forces.

• The White-Bearded Elder claimed the treasures from the tomb’s dead ends and decided to kill Ning Rou and Uncle Yuan to protect the entrance’s secret.
• Uncle Yuan begged for his life, but the White-Bearded Elder killed him and then attacked Ning Rou.
• Lin Bai emerged from the stone wall, and the White-Bearded Elder stopped his attack on Ning Rou and turned on Lin Bai.
• The White-Bearded Elder struck Lin Bai, and Lin Bai used his God Seals and weapons to meet the Seven Tribulation Dao Realm attack.
• The clash alerted the White Cat Snow Beasts, whose experts surrounded the cave, and the White-Bearded Elder asked Lin Bai to join forces to escape.
• Lin Bai refused, telling the White-Bearded Elder that he was the one who would not leave and that Lin Bai was prepared to fight the Demon Race.

Lin Bai escaped the White Cat Snow Beasts’ encirclement with Ning Rou after fighting his way out of the stone cave. He left Ning Rou with her guards and flew away, while she prepared to return to Tianchi City.

• Lin Bai refused the White-Bearded Elder’s offer to join forces and carried the wounded Ning Rou out of the cave.
• The White Cat Snow Beasts’ two Seven Tribulation Dao Realm experts attacked Lin Bai and the White-Bearded Elder, and Lin Bai clashed with one of them.
• Lin Bai summoned thunder to scatter his pursuers, broke through the mountain-sealing formation with his Devouring Sword Soul, and escaped with Ning Rou.
• Lin Bai set Ning Rou down in the forest and parted ways with her before flying off.
• Ning Rou summoned her guards and told them to return with her to Tianchi City.

After escaping the snow valley, Lin Bai arrived in Tianyi City and learned that the Dragon Burial Abyss was threatening the city with support from the Giant God Race. He discovered that the wounded Giant God was recuperating in the Dragon Burial Abyss, but the Crow warned that even weakened, the Giant God still possessed at least Dao Lord-level strength.

• Lin Bai left the ice plain and traveled south for half a month before reaching Tianyi City.
• Lin Bai found Tianyi City crowded with cultivators and powers from Silver Moon City and Lingxiao City, who had gathered to support the city against the Dragon Burial Abyss.
• Lin Bai overheard that the Dragon Burial Abyss had demanded Tianyi City's surrender and was relying on a Giant God who had descended from another realm.
• Lin Bai asked the Crow whether the Giant God was still alive, and the Crow said his injuries were severe but would not kill him soon.
• Lin Bai considered the Giant God's weakened state, but the Crow warned that he still had at least Dao Lord-level strength.

Lin Bai learned that the gravely wounded Giant God was hunting him and that avoiding the Dragon Burial Abyss would not keep him safe. He resolved to seek the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasure for a way to kill the Giant God, and the Crow agreed to help in exchange for a share of the treasures.

• Lin Bai spent several days weighing whether to abandon the Three Thousand Dao Lord’s treasure because the Giant God, despite his fatal wounds, was a Dao Lord-level threat.
• The Crow warned Lin Bai that the Giant God would hunt him down even if he fled, leaving him with the choice to wait for death or fight.
• Lin Bai decided to outwit the Giant God and seek more weapons at the Dragon Burial Abyss, offering the Crow most of the treasure in exchange for help.
• The Crow agreed to the bargain, and Lin Bai claimed first choice of each treasure and the complete Five Elements Dao Body Chapter scripture.
• The Crow gave Lin Bai a feather-forged black robe that could conceal his aura, explaining that the Giant God could not sense the Devouring Sword Soul through it from beyond a hundred meters.

Tianyi City and the other Human Race factions debated whether to fight Dragon Burial Abyss, but feared provoking the giant god backing the ghost cultivators. They agreed to discover his intentions first and assembled a delegation to visit him at Dragon Burial Abyss.

• Prince Mu and Tong Wuji argued that the Human Race should avoid war until it understood the giant god's intentions.
• The Tianyi City Lord proposed approaching the giant god and winning his support, while warning that the Demon Race was also sending envoys.
• The leaders of Tianyi City, Silver Moon City, and Lingxiao City agreed to send representatives and cautioned them not to provoke the giant god.
• After two or three days of deliberation, the cities chose Fuyang, Tong Wuji, Nangong Qingxuan, Prince Mu, and Prince Yuan to lead a powerful Human Race delegation to Dragon Burial Abyss.

Lin Bai traveled toward Dragon Burial Abyss while concealing his aura, unaware that the human, demon, and ghost factions were gathering there to court the wounded Giant God. After a ghost cultivator identified him and alerted Sha Xun, Lin Bai reached the Hengtian Mountains and prepared to infiltrate Dragon Burial Abyss.

• Lin Bai slipped out of Tianyi City ahead of its human contingent and flew toward Dragon Burial Abyss in a black robe that concealed the Devouring Sword Soul.
• A ghost cultivator secretly followed Lin Bai, identified him as the target sought by the Rakshasa Ghost Emperor, and reported his route to Sha Xun.
• Sha Xun ordered the ghost cultivators to stop Lin Bai in the Hengtian Mountains, but Lin Bai moved too quickly for his pursuer to keep up.
• Lin Bai reached the Hengtian Mountains, rested for two days, and noticed human, demon, and ghost cultivators gathering nearby.
• The Crow observed that the gathered factions hoped to gain the Giant God's favor, while Lin Bai decided to proceed with their plan and infiltrate Dragon Burial Abyss.

Lin Bai was ambushed in the Hengtian Mountains by Ghost King Sha Xun, who demanded one of his Dao Divine Weapons. Lin Bai refused and fought the Thousand Souls Shackling Formation without using the Devouring Sword Soul, leaving Sha Xun to suspect he was holding back for a reason.

• Lin Bai was stopped in the Hengtian Mountains by Ghost King Sha Xun and surrounded by thousands of ghost cultivators.
• Sha Xun revealed that he served the Rakshasa Ghost Emperor and offered to let Lin Bai go if he handed over a Dao Divine Weapon.
• Sha Xun explained that the ghost cultivators had formed the Thousand Souls Shackling Formation to trap Lin Bai.
• Lin Bai refused the deal, drew his demonic sword, and fought the formation’s sinister chains while searching for a way out.
• Lin Bai refrained from using the Devouring Sword Soul because he feared the nearby giant god might sense it, and Sha Xun realized Lin Bai seemed to be holding back.

The human forces reached the Hengtian Mountains and debated whether to investigate the ghost cultivators’ formation. Hong Ding recognized Lin Bai trapped inside, and Tong Wuji revealed that Lin Bai possessed a Dao Divine Weapon, shocking the group.

• Sha Xun controlled the Thousand Souls Shackling Formation as the nearby human forces sensed its sinister aura.
• Fuyang proposed investigating the formation, and Tong Wuji and Prince Mu initially warned against provoking the ghost cultivators.
• Nangong Qingxuan argued that the humans should not appear weak, so Fuyang led the group toward the formation.
• Hong Ding used his Dharma Eye to see Lin Bai trapped inside while Demon Race cultivators watched from the woods.
• Gu He recognized Lin Bai, and Hong Ding said Lin Bai was his friend.
• Tong Wuji announced that Lin Bai possessed a Dao Divine Weapon, startling Fuyang and the others.

Lin Bai remained trapped in the Thousand Souls Shackling Formation while the gathered powers learned he possessed a Dao Divine Weapon. Kong Zhu of the Peacock Clan intervened first, and Fuyang arrived with a host of human experts, leaving Sha Xun facing a powerful coalition.

• Tong Wuji and other cultivators confirmed that Lin Bai had used a Dao Divine Weapon against the Corpse King, and Fuyang decided to help rescue him.
• Lin Bai struggled to escape the formation without revealing the Bright Moon Sword or his Devouring Sword Soul.
• Kong Zhu attacked the formation and demanded that Ghost King Sha Xun release Lin Bai, but Sha Xun refused, citing the Rakshasa Ghost Emperor's order.
• Fuyang arrived with more than ten Nine Tribulation Dao Realm experts, and their combined pressure forced Sha Xun and Kong Zhu to yield ground.

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.