Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai fought his way out of Earth Dragon City with Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an, annihilating the demons at the east gate with a single sword strike. A Demon Race commander witnessed the attack from afar and chose to let Lin Bai escape while his forces secured the city.

• Lin Bai rejected Liu Jiangxue’s suggestion to flee to the south gate and decided to break through the east gate instead.
• Lin Bai unleashed the Four Intentions of Extinction and the Twenty-Four Sky Sword, destroying the demons inside and outside the east gate and collapsing its wall.
• Lin Bai carried Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an out of the city, while the remaining martial artists followed through the opened east gate.
• Ten thousand miles southwest of Earth Dragon City, a Demon Race young man ordered his forces to occupy the city and destroy its teleportation array.
• The young man and six Dao God realm elders sensed Lin Bai’s sword strike, recognized his formidable strength, and decided to let him go.

Lin Bai escorted Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an toward Cloud Mountain City as the Demon Race ambushed martial artists fleeing Earth Dragon City. He told Liu Jiangxue that Mountain Province could only be saved by defeating the Demon Race, and they continued toward the city amid the slaughter.

• Lin Bai learned from Liu Jiangxue that the fleeing martial artists were heading to Cloud Mountain City and decided to go there while searching for Zhou Xi and Sun Yao.
• The Demon Race attacked the fleeing martial artists, killing many as Lin Bai flew onward with Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an.
• Lin Bai reassured Liu Jiangxue that he could protect the sisters unless a Dao Immortal powerhouse appeared.
• Liu Jiangxue suggested that the Eternal Devil Sect build a fortified city to shelter the fleeing martial artists.
• Lin Bai told Liu Jiangxue that saving Mountain Province required defeating the Demon Race.

Lin Bai explained to Liu Jiangxue why the Eternal Devil Sect had not intervened in Mountain Province’s war and said the province needed a leader to unite its martial artists and secure the sect’s support. Liu Jiangxue described how rival human powers had weakened Mountain Province, while Lin Bai continued toward Cloud Mountain City searching for his missing friends.

• Lin Bai told Liu Jiangxue that Mountain Province could defeat the demons by uniting its fighters and hiring aid from the Eternal Devil Sect, but the sect would not intervene without sufficient benefits or a leader to organize the province.
• Liu Jiangxue explained that the Azure Thunder Sect and Alarming Sun City had fought for control of Mountain Province for thousands of years and had even tried to use the demon invasion against each other.
• Liu Jiangxue said the Seven-Colored Snake Clan, Fire Lizard Clan, and White Eagle Clan had united to lead the demon invasion.
• Lin Bai told Liu Jiangxue that two friends had summoned him to Mountain Province, but he had lost contact with them and did not know whether they were alive.
• Lin Bai continued flying toward Cloud Mountain City and repeatedly tried to contact Sun Yao, while Liu Jiangxue offered to help him find his friends.

Lin Bai and Liu Jiangxue discussed why the Eternal Devil Sect allowed Mountain Province to endure its own trials, and Lin Bai refused to intervene in the province’s crisis. When Demon Race gray wolves attacked the fleeing martial artists, Lin Bai killed their chief, prompting the pack to charge him.

• Lin Bai explained that the Eternal Devil Sect would eventually suppress Mountain Province’s chaos and said he would not interfere in its trial.
• Lin Bai and Liu Jiangxue continued toward Cloud Mountain City to seek the whereabouts of the Eternal Devil Sect’s disciples.
• Several thousand gray wolves ambushed fleeing martial artists, scattering them in panic.
• A gray wolf lunged at Liu Jiangxue, and Lin Bai killed it with the Netherworld Flying Sword.
• Lin Bai slew the gray wolf chief, and the enraged pack charged at him together.

Lin Bai used his Netherworld Flying Sword to slaughter hundreds of gray wolves that had charged him, forcing the survivors to flee. After revealing himself as Qing Luo, an inner disciple of the Eternal Devil Sect, he left the nearby martial artists and guards stunned and respectful.

• Thousands of gray wolves attacked Lin Bai while Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an watched, and nearby martial artists fled.
• Lin Bai sent his Netherworld Flying Sword through the wolf pack, killing hundreds without letting them come close.
• The new wolf leader ordered a retreat, but Lin Bai pursued the fleeing wolves and killed several hundred more before the survivors escaped.
• Qiao Zhuo, an elder of the Qiao family of Earth Dragon City, asked Lin Bai who he was and whether he had killed the wolves.
• Lin Bai identified himself as Qing Luo, an inner disciple of the Eternal Devil Sect, prompting the gathered martial artists to react with awe and respect.

Lin Bai refused to lead the refugees from Earth Dragon City but protected Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an by ending their marriage arrangement with the Qiao family. His letter compelled Cloud Mountain City to send a large rescue force, and the story left with its fleet heading out to meet the refugees.

• Qiao Zhuo recognized Lin Bai as an inner disciple of the Eternal Devil Sect and asked him to escort the refugees to Cloud Mountain City, but Lin Bai declined and prepared to leave with Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an.
• Qiao Zhuo revealed the Liu sisters' marriage arrangement with Qiao Yunfeng, and Lin Bai ordered him to dissolve it; Qiao Zhuo agreed.
• Lin Bai wrote Qiao Zhuo a letter asking Cloud Mountain City to send powerful experts to receive the refugees, then departed with the Liu sisters.
• Several days later, a Dao Realm martial artist delivered Lin Bai's letter to Cloud Mountain City's city lord, whose elders opposed sending aid until they learned Qing Luo had written it.
• Cloud Mountain City dispatched several hundred spirit boats with thousands of Nine Tribulation Dao Realm experts and three Dao Venerables to rescue the refugees.

Lin Bai learned that Sun Yao and Zhou Xi were being pursued near the Demon Race's territory, then used fragments of their transmission and his knowledge of their route to deduce their location. He flew toward Arid Dragon City to rescue them, leaving Liu Jiangxue amazed by his reasoning.

• Lin Bai received a broken transmission from Sun Yao and heard that she and Zhou Xi were being hunted near poisonous swamps on the Demon Race's border.
• The Sound Transmission Talisman shattered, making Lin Bai fear that Sun Yao had died, and he asked Liu Jiangxue for a map of Shanzhou.
• Lin Bai used the clues and the Eternal Devil Sect's teleportation routes to conclude that Sun Yao and Zhou Xi had traveled from Cloud Dream City to Arid Dragon City.
• Lin Bai flew at full speed toward Arid Dragon City while Liu Jiangxue marveled at how precisely he had traced their route.

Lin Bai reached Arid Dragon City with Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an after a grueling journey, hoping to find news of Sun Yao and Zhou Xi. After guards verified his Eternal Devil Sect identity, they granted the group entry and directed him to East City, where the sect's disciples were staying.

• Lin Bai flew at full power for eight or nine days and arrived at Arid Dragon City exhausted.
• Lin Bai entered the city with Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an, but its protection formation stopped them because they lacked travel tokens.
• Lin Bai showed the city guards his identity token as Qing Luo, an inner disciple of Eternal Devil Sect, and they verified his identity.
• A guard told Lin Bai that Eternal Devil Sect disciples and their families were staying in East City, including on Azure Dragon Avenue.
• The guards issued travel tokens, and Lin Bai and his companions headed for East City.

After reaching Arid Dragon City with Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an, Lin Bai arranged lodging for them at Azure Dragon Inn and agreed to help defend the city if the Demon Race threatened its people. He then asked the inn to search for Zhou Xi and Sun Yao before resting to recover his strength.

• The Demon Race's invasion drove Shan Province Alliance martial artists and fleeing Lineage disciples to seek refuge in Arid Dragon City.
• Lin Bai brought Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an to Azure Dragon Avenue and entered Azure Dragon Inn to find rooms and food.
• The waiter recognized Lin Bai as an inner disciple of the Eternal Devil Sect and offered him free lodging in exchange for a promise to aid Arid Dragon City if it faced destruction.
• Lin Bai agreed to help protect the city's people and accepted adjacent rooms for Liu Jiangxue and himself.
• Lin Bai gave the waiter portraits of Zhou Xi and Sun Yao and asked him to find them within three days.
• After eating, Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an returned to their room, while Lin Bai meditated to restore his spiritual power and mental strength.

Lin Bai learned that Zhou Xi and Sun Yao had gone to the deadly Corpse Transformation Mountains and set out to investigate their fate. Before leaving Arid Dragon City, he arranged for Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an to be cared for and gave them a letter to use if the city fell.

• Lin Bai received a report that Zhou Xi and Sun Yao had left Arid Dragon City for the Corpse Transformation Mountains and had not returned.
• Lin Bai rewarded the waiter with a superior-grade divine weapon and instructed him to watch for Zhou Xi and Sun Yao and care for Liu Jiangxue and Liu An'an.
• Lin Bai told Liu Jiangxue that he planned to visit the Corpse Transformation Mountains and might be away for several days or months.
• Lin Bai gave Liu Jiangxue a letter bearing his sword intent and told her to seek Li Yumen or Qin Yuyan if the Demon Race breached Arid Dragon City.
• Liu Jiangxue accepted the letter and urged Lin Bai to be careful in the Corpse Transformation Mountains.

Lin Bai prepared supplies in Arid Dragon City and crossed the dangerous Corpse Transformation Mountains while searching for Zhou Xi and Sun Yao. He entered the Demon Race's territory and spotted human martial artists in the forest, intending to question them.

• Lin Bai bought antitoxin pills, healing pills, and maps before leaving Arid Dragon City to find Zhou Xi and Sun Yao.
• Lin Bai entered the Corpse Transformation Mountains and cut through vines that attacked him from the forest.
• Lin Bai reached the poisonous miasma, swallowed more antitoxin pills, and fought through demons while riding his sword across it.
• Lin Bai reasoned that Sun Yao and Zhou Xi had likely entered the Demon Race's territory, then continued through the mountains.
• Lin Bai crossed into the Demon Race's territory, sensed martial artists below, and landed in the forest to investigate.

Lin Bai questioned Arid Dragon City scouts and learned that Zhou Xi and Sun Yao were pursued by powerful human warriors, possibly Eternal Devil Sect disciples. He followed their trail toward the Fire Lizard Clan’s territory and overheard that the clan had captured several Eternal Devil Sect disciples.

• Lin Bai revealed himself to scouts near the Demon Race border and identified himself as Qing Luo of the Eternal Devil Sect.
• The scouts recognized Zhou Xi and Sun Yao and said they had entered Demon Race territory twelve days earlier with three others.
• The scouts reported that powerful human warriors, possibly Eternal Devil Sect disciples, had pursued Zhou Xi and Sun Yao.
• After giving the scouts healing pills, Lin Bai headed southwest and searched for Zhou Xi and Sun Yao.
• Lin Bai reached the outskirts of the Fire Lizard Clan’s territory and considered several possible fates for his friends.
• A Fire Lizard patrol emerged, and Lin Bai overheard one member say the clan had captured several Eternal Devil Sect disciples.

Lin Bai learned that the Fire Lizard Clan had captured Eternal Devil Sect disciples and infiltrated Skyfire Volcano to rescue them. He found three survivors who knew Zhou Xi and Sun Yao, but their account revealed that pursuers had chased the two women in another direction.

• Lin Bai overheard Fire Lizard Clan patrol demons say that Eternal Devil Sect disciples were imprisoned at Skyfire Volcano, then killed them and searched one survivor’s soul for information.
• Lin Bai concealed his presence and infiltrated the Fire Lizard Clan’s territory, making his way to Skyfire Volcano.
• Lin Bai killed the guards outside a cave and found three weak, bound Eternal Devil Sect disciples who were not Zhou Xi or Sun Yao.
• Lin Bai freed the three disciples and identified himself as Qing Luo, saying he had come to help Zhou Xi and Sun Yao.
• The three disciples explained that they had split up while fleeing, and that their pursuers had gone after Zhou Xi and Sun Yao.

Lin Bai rescued Zhong Yuan, Zheng Fang, and Liang Ke from the Fire Lizard Clan and learned that the Demon Race had support from the Eternal Demon Alliance in its takeover of Shan Province. As they headed for Snowpine Valley to find Zhou Xi and Sun Yao, Lin Bai learned that more than twenty Dao Realm martial artists had hunted their group and concluded that he was the real target.

• Lin Bai concealed the three disciples’ auras, rescued them from the Fire Lizard Clan, and overheard demons discussing their plans to occupy Shan Province with the Eternal Demon Alliance’s support.
• Lin Bai decided to report the Eternal Demon Alliance to the sect master and went with Zhong Yuan, Zheng Fang, and Liang Ke to Snowpine Valley to search for Zhou Xi and Sun Yao.
• Lin Bai asked about Luo Qi, and the three revealed that he had died saving them while they fled through the Corpse Transformation Mountains.
• Zhong Yuan explained that more than twenty powerful Dao Realm martial artists had ambushed their group after they left Arid Dragon City and pursued Zhou Xi and Sun Yao after the disciples split up.
• Lin Bai concluded that the attackers had been targeting him rather than Zhou Xi and Sun Yao.

Lin Bai realized the pursuers had been targeting him and reached Cedar Valley with Liang Ke, Zhong Yuan, and Zheng Fang. Zhou Xi and the badly wounded Sun Yao had already returned there, only to find their pursuers surrounding the valley.

• Lin Bai concluded that the martial artists hunting Zhou Xi and Sun Yao had been sent after him, and suspected who had arranged it.
• Lin Bai warned Liang Ke, Zhong Yuan, and Zheng Fang that enemies were inside Cedar Valley, then approached the valley with his flying swords stirring.
• Zhou Xi and Sun Yao reached Cedar Valley and called for Liang Ke, Zhong Yuan, and Zheng Fang, but received no answer.
• Zhou Xi brought the gravely injured Sun Yao into a cave and gave her the few healing pills he had, while they feared the others had died and worried they could not escape Mountain Province.
• More than twenty pursuers surrounded Cedar Valley and ordered Zhou Xi and Sun Yao to come out and die.

Zhou Xi tried to protect the badly wounded Sun Yao from more than twenty Dao Realm martial artists hunting them. Just as the attackers prepared to silence him, Lin Bai arrived with three others and his sword drove them away from Zhou Xi.

• Sun Yao urged Zhou Xi to escape, but Zhou Xi disguised a wooden pole as a person and charged out to draw the attackers away from her.
• The scar-faced Zhao wounded Zhou Xi, and his men found Sun Yao and dragged her from the cave.
• Zhou Xi shielded Sun Yao from the attackers and proclaimed his faith in his master, Qing Luo, while they beat him.
• As one attacker raised a saber to cut out Zhou Xi's tongue, a streak of rainbow light severed the man's hand.
• Lin Bai arrived with three others, and the Immaculate Flying Sword blasted away the Dao Realm martial artists surrounding Zhou Xi.

Lin Bai arrived at Snowpine Valley and saved Zhou Xi and Sun Yao from the Heng Province Alliance martial artists who had attacked them. After the attackers rushed him for the promised reward, Lin Bai killed more than twenty with a single sword strike and left Scarface alive.

• Lin Bai reached Zhou Xi and Sun Yao, treated Sun Yao with healing pills, and gave Zhou Xi medicine for his injuries.
• Liang Ke, Zhong Yuan, and Zheng Fang reunited with Zhou Xi and worried that they were outnumbered, but Zhou Xi trusted Lin Bai to resolve the crisis.
• Scarface recognized Lin Bai as Qing Luo and urged his men to kill him for a great merit and the Heng Province Alliance's rewards.
• More than twenty Dao Realm martial artists charged Lin Bai, and he killed them with one sweep of Sword Qi while sparing Scarface.
• Lin Bai's companions stared in disbelief as the wounded Scarface screamed among the fallen attackers.

Lin Bai spared a Heng Province Alliance survivor and sent him back with a challenge, wagering the Sword Hiding Hermitage against ten years of peace. After returning to Arid Dragon City with the wounded group, Lin Bai discovered the city was tense and heavily fortified, while Liang Ke and Zhong Yuan left to investigate what had happened.

• Lin Bai revealed the Heng Province Alliance’s plot to kill Zhou Xi and Sun Yao, then spared Scarface to deliver his challenge to the alliance.
• Lin Bai declared that he would challenge the Heng Province Alliance’s Dao Realm martial artists, wagering the Sword Hiding Hermitage for ten years without interference.
• Lin Bai carried the unconscious Sun Yao and led Zhou Xi, Liang Ke, Zhong Yuan, Zheng Fang, and the others out of the Corpse Transformation Mountains.
• Lin Bai explained that he wanted to end the Heng Province Alliance’s repeated attacks, despite the risk of losing the Sword Hiding Hermitage.
• Lin Bai and the others returned to Arid Dragon City and found its defenses reinforced and its residents wary; Liang Ke and Zhong Yuan left to check on their merchant associations.

Lin Bai returned to Arid Dragon City and learned that the Demon Race had been secretly assassinating powerful figures to spread fear and drive people from the city. He deduced that the attacks were meant to weaken the human strongholds before the Demon Race moved on to Alarming Sun City and Azure Thunder Sect.

• Lin Bai brought the wounded Sun Yao to Azure Dragon Inn and asked Liu Jiangxue to care for her.
• An inn waiter told Lin Bai that Demon Race assassins had killed elders, clan descendants, and several thousand members of four families, then vanished without a trace.
• Liu An'an added that a great family near Azure Dragon Inn had recently been slaughtered.
• Lin Bai explained to Zhou Xi that the assassinations were designed to sow panic and push martial artists out of Arid Dragon City toward the other human strongholds.
• Lin Bai concluded that Shanzhou's human territory had mostly fallen and that the Demon Race would attack Alarming Sun City and Azure Thunder Sect after Arid Dragon City.

Lin Bai explained how the Demon Race could exploit fear and division to bring down Arid Dragon City despite its strong defenses. He concluded that Mountain Prefecture’s infighting and the Eternal Demon Alliance’s support had left its people isolated and facing eventual defeat.

• Lin Bai warned Zhou Xi that the Demon Race’s assassinations and slaughter would drive experts and ordinary martial artists out of Arid Dragon City, weakening its defenses.
• Lin Bai predicted that the Demon Race would offer the city submission in exchange for ending the killings, provoking panicked residents to pressure the three great merchant associations and possibly open the City Protection Formation.
• Lin Bai explained that Mountain Prefecture’s leaders were focused on weakening one another, while Arid Dragon City lacked the strength and experience for a prolonged war.
• Lin Bai recalled that the Eternal Demon Alliance was secretly helping the Demon Race and that Mountain Prefecture’s demon clans had pledged submission to the Eternal Devil Sect, cutting off outside aid.