Chapter Summaries

After the Moon Goddess tried to seize Lin Bai, the Green Jade Fragments saved him, and he realized they might have been affecting his memories. When he tried to force them out with his Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit, they transported his soul to a desolate land suspended in a dark void.

• Lin Bai remembered the three Green Jade Fragments in his heart, sea of consciousness, and spine, and recalled how their power had broken the Moon Goddess's hold on him.
• Lin Bai failed to communicate with the fragments and threatened to hand them over to the Evil Moon Sect, but they could not be removed from his body.
• Lin Bai used the Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit to attack the fragments, and they released green light that knocked him unconscious.
• Lin Bai awoke in a bleak, lifeless land and found his perception confined within his body.
• Lin Bai discovered that golden chains crossed the dark void, connecting his isolated land to another stretch of land.

Lin Bai used the Green Jade Fragments to witness an ancient battle between the Heaven Swallowing Race, the dragons, and the Giant God Race over a mysterious green object. Back in his body, he realized the fragments had gone dim and decided to seek the Crow, who had nine more.

• Lin Bai tested the golden chains with a stone, then abandoned his plan to cross them when the chain collapsed under its weight.
• The Green Jade Fragments restored the desolate land and showed Lin Bai a vision of the ancient world before a destructive wave ruined it again.
• Lin Bai witnessed the Heaven Swallowing Race clash with the dragons and the Giant God Race, who joined forces to pursue a fleeing Heaven Swallowing Race member.
• The wounded member threw a green object, which shattered into fragments as all three races fought to seize it.
• Lin Bai returned to his body in Star City and found the Green Jade Fragments dimmed, then resolved to find the Crow and obtain its nine fragments.

Lin Bai and the Eternal Devil Sect arrived at Star City’s arena for the Dao Venerable competition at the Evil Moon Grand Feast. As the crowd filled the stands, Evil Moon Sect elder Luo Wuling appeared to welcome the gathered martial artists, leaving the competition poised to begin.

• Liu Fuyun briefed the Dao Venerable martial artists on the five-day competition and the Evil Moon Sect’s ban on participating sects placing bets.
• Lin Bai, Jiang Xuansu, and the Eternal Devil Sect disciples traveled with Liu Fuyun to the crowded arena and took their assigned seats.
• Meng Qi explained how the arena’s spectators were divided among the Evil Moon Sect’s provinces, rogue cultivators, Evil Moon Sect disciples, and competing sects.
• Lin Bai surveyed the other sects’ sections, including Wind and Snow Villa, while the Eternal Devil Sect waited for the matches to start.
• Luo Wuling of the Evil Moon Sect descended into the arena and welcomed the gathered martial artists, prompting cheers from the crowd.

Luo Wuling explained the Evil Moon Grand Feast competition rules, safety restrictions, and reward system, revealing that the Dao God reward pool included the God-Demon Heart, which could enable a martial artist to undergo a second awakening. Lin Bai recognized that lower-ranked sects might be left with no rewards after higher-ranked competitors redeemed their treasures.

• Luo Wuling announced that 128 sects and lineages would draw lots and compete in ten bouts per match, with points determining advancement and ties settled by an extra bout.
• Luo Wuling warned competitors to stop once they scored a point and said he would intervene if martial arts techniques could not be halted in time.
• Luo Wuling described the rewards for the Dao Sovereign, Dao Immortal, and Dao God levels, exciting the participating martial artists with the rare treasures on offer.
• Luo Wuling revealed that the Dao God reward pool included the God-Demon Heart, which could grant a second awakening and the path to becoming a Young Supreme; Lin Bai and Jiang Xuansu reacted with concern.
• Luo Wuling explained that sects would redeem treasures in order of ranking and that the Evil Moon Sect would not replenish the pool, leaving Lin Bai to realize that lower-ranked competitors could get nothing.

The Eternal Devil Sect drew the Wind and Snow Villa as its first opponent at the Evil Moon Grand Feast, alarming its already weakened disciples. Lin Bai suspected the Evil Moon Sect had rigged the draw to pit him against another member of the Heaven Swallowing Race, while Liu Fuyun told him not to blame himself.

• Luo Wuling explained the martial contest rules, and elders from the participating sects drew numbered spheres.
• Liu Fuyun drew number 29, matching the number held by an elder of the Wind and Snow Villa.
• Meng Qi identified the white-robed elder as being from the Wind and Snow Villa, and the Eternal Devil Sect disciples grew fearful of facing the powerful sect.
• Luo Wuling announced that the contests would begin in half an hour, and Liu Fuyun urged his disciples to fight without regret despite their disadvantage.
• Lin Bai suspected the Evil Moon Sect had rigged the draw to target him, and he apologized to Liu Fuyun for bringing trouble to the sect.
• Liu Fuyun told Lin Bai that the Eternal Devil Sect had accepted him knowing the risks and that he should not blame himself.

The Evil Moon Grand Feast’s Dao Venerable matches began as sects competed to advance, while Lin Bai and the Eternal Devil Sect disciples considered their bleak prospects against Wind and Snow Villa. After the Snow Sect narrowly defeated the Cloud Top Daoist Temple, the Eternal Devil Sect’s warriors grew more fearful of their upcoming match.

• Luo Wuling began the matches, and the True Dragon Palace defeated the Yellow Sand Gate eight matches to two.
• Lin Bai considered the sect rankings as Liu Fuyun worried that the Eternal Devil Sect would fall further after drawing Wind and Snow Villa.
• Luo Wuling called the number-two sects, and the Snow Sect faced the Cloud Top Daoist Temple.
• The Snow Sect won an additional match after the two sects tied five to five, advancing while the Cloud Top Daoist Temple was eliminated.
• The Eternal Devil Sect’s Dao Venerable warriors watched the Cloud Top Daoist Temple lose and feared their coming match against Wind and Snow Villa.

Eternal Devil Sect faced Wind and Snow Villa at the Evil Moon Grand Feast, despite being heavily favored to lose. Li Yumen won the opening match, giving the sect an early lead.

• Martial artists placed overwhelmingly on Wind and Snow Villa after hearing Eternal Devil Sect was a bottom-ranked sect weakened by internal upheaval.
• Liu Fuyun asked Eternal Devil Sect’s Dao Venerable disciples to volunteer for the first match, but they were too intimidated to step forward.
• Li Yumen volunteered, and Liu Fuyun sent him to face a young Wind and Snow Villa disciple.
• Li Yumen used his combat experience to find an opening and defeat his opponent after more than thirty exchanges.
• Luo Wuling declared Eternal Devil Sect the winner of the first match, and Li Yumen returned to his sect’s seats in triumph.

The Eternal Devil Sect lost its first-round contest against Wind and Snow Villa by one win to nine, ending its hopes of advancing. As Lin Bai worried about the sect’s upcoming Dao God matches, Leng Xingguang wondered whether the Eternal Devil Sect truly had another member of the Heaven Swallowing Race.

• A young Wind and Snow Villa disciple asked to travel and gain experience, and Leng Xingguang offered to take him along after the competition.
• Xiao Ji lost his match to a Wind and Snow Villa woman, tying the score at one win apiece.
• Wind and Snow Villa won the remaining matches, defeating the Eternal Devil Sect one to nine and eliminating it from the first round.
• Lin Bai reflected that the sect’s Dao God fighters would need to win enough matches to advance, despite the team’s poor results so far.
• The Wind and Snow Villa elder and Leng Xingguang suspected the Evil Moon Sect had arranged the matchup because both sects might have a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race.

With the Eternal Devil Sect facing Wind and Snow Villa in the Dao God tournament, Lin Bai and the other disciples worried about securing the six victories needed to advance. Jiang Xuansu, Gong Jian, Meng Qi, and Lin Bai pledged to fight for four wins, while the remaining disciples were urged to train for the two more the sect needed.

• Lin Bai worried that the Eternal Devil Sect’s limited Dao God roster would struggle against Wind and Snow Villa.
• Jiang Xuansu brought Lin Bai to Meng Qi’s gathering of the sect’s Dao God tournament participants to discuss a countermeasure.
• Meng Qi explained that the sect needed six victories from ten matches to advance and that Wind and Snow Villa’s fighters were formidable.
• Jiang Xuansu, Gong Jian, Meng Qi, and Lin Bai each promised to give their all and try to win a match.
• Meng Qi urged the remaining disciples to win at least one or two matches and offered help with training and sparring.

After the Dao Sovereign matches ended, Wind and Snow Villa visited the Eternal Devil Sect to meet Qing Luo, whom they suspected belonged to the Heaven Swallowing Race. Lin Bai agreed to meet Leng Xingguang, and the chapter ended with the two men locking eyes.

• The Evil Moon Sect won first place in the Dao Sovereign matches, followed by the Yunling Li Family and Wind and Snow Villa.
• Elder Zhou brought Wind and Snow Villa disciples to apologize for injuring an Eternal Devil Sect disciple and asked to meet Qing Luo.
• Elder Zhou revealed that Leng Xingguang, a disciple of Wind and Snow Villa, belonged to the Heaven Swallowing Race and hoped to meet someone of his kind.
• Liu Fuyun avoided confirming Qing Luo's identity and sent a maid to inform Lin Bai of the visitors' purpose.
• Lin Bai decided to meet Leng Xingguang, and he and Jiang Xuansu went to the main hall.
• Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang met and exchanged a deep, searching gaze.

Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang confirmed that they were both members of the Heaven Swallowing Race and went to a tavern to share their stories. Leng Xingguang began recounting how his parents saved him from death and how his master later sacrificed his life to protect him.

• Liu Fuyun introduced Qing Luo to Elder Zhou, Leng Xingguang, and the others at the Eternal Devil Sect.
• Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang recognized each other as members of the Heaven Swallowing Race, and Leng Xingguang invited Lin Bai to drink with him.
• Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang left for a small tavern in Star City while Jiang Xuansu and the Wind and Snow Villa disciples stayed behind.
• Leng Xingguang told Lin Bai that his parents had secretly saved him after he awakened the Devouring Spirit, but the family expelled them and they died on Liang Province's ice plains.
• Leng Xingguang recounted how his master rescued him from wolves and secretly raised him at Wind and Snow Villa.
• Leng Xingguang explained that his master used a Great Mystic Art to deceive the Giant God Compass and died in his place.

Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang shared their painful pasts, and Leng Xingguang learned that Lin Bai sought a Void Ancient Road to find his scattered family and friends. Leng Xingguang explained why the Demon Realm tolerated the Heaven Swallowing Race, while Lin Bai still faced slim odds in the Evil Moon Grand Feast martial contests.

• Leng Xingguang recounted how his master had protected him and how he repaid Wind and Snow Villa by following its orders.
• Lin Bai described his life from the Barren Ancient Continent onward and revealed that he had shattered the Giant God Avatar during his Divine Pill Tribulation, astonishing Leng Xingguang.
• Lin Bai told Leng Xingguang that his family and friends were scattered across the void and that he hoped to find a Void Ancient Road through the Evil Moon Sect.
• Leng Xingguang warned that the Eternal Devil Sect was unlikely to defeat Wind and Snow Villa in the Evil Moon Grand Feast martial contests.
• Leng Xingguang explained that the Demon Realm tolerated the Heaven Swallowing Race because it needed an ally against the Giant God Race and few sects could contact the giants.

Leng Xingguang explained why the Dragon Race and other forces had stopped helping the Giant God Race hunt the Heaven Swallowing Race, while Lin Bai planned to find his family and friends. Leng Xingguang said he would leave the Demon Realm too, and revealed that the Heaven Swallowing Race’s ancestral land was hidden in a minor world.

• Leng Xingguang told Lin Bai that the Giant God Race would threaten the whole Myriad Realms if it exterminated the Heaven Swallowing Race, which was why the Dragon Race and other forces had withdrawn or secretly helped their prey.
• Lin Bai said he would search for a Void Ancient Road and leave the Demon Realm to find his friends and family, and Leng Xingguang supported him.
• Lin Bai noticed Feng Yiren watching Leng Xingguang from a nearby restaurant, and Leng Xingguang explained that he had rescued her years ago but kept his distance because he feared their relationship would bring them harm.
• Leng Xingguang admitted he would take responsibility for Feng Yiren eventually, but said he planned to leave the Evil Moon Thousand Provinces and search for other members of his race.
• Leng Xingguang revealed that the Heaven Swallowing Race’s ancestral land was not in the Demon Realm but was apparently hidden within a minor world.

Lin Bai learned from Leng Xingguang about the Heaven Swallowing Race’s lost ancestral land and the looming upheaval in the Evil Moon Thousand Provinces. The Yunling Li Family was waiting for approval from the Qi Tian Sect to challenge the Evil Moon Sect, while the Returning Moon Sect and Purple Dawn Sect had secretly grown stronger.

• Leng Xingguang told Lin Bai that ancient texts described a minor world tied to the Heaven Swallowing Race, and Lin Bai agreed to search for it so their relatives and friends could be protected in the ancestral land.
• Leng Xingguang warned Lin Bai that the Evil Moon Thousand Provinces would face a major upheaval within three months to ten years, and revealed that the Yunling Li Family planned to move against the Evil Moon Sect.
• Leng Xingguang explained that the Yunling Li Family needed the Qi Tian Sect’s approval to seize control, and said a high-ranking member of the sect was already lobbying on its behalf.
• Leng Xingguang revealed that the Wind and Snow Villa was staying in the region to take advantage of the coming conflict.
• Leng Xingguang told Lin Bai that the Returning Moon Sect and Purple Dawn Sect had only pretended to decline while secretly building their strength.

Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang spent the day discussing the Devil Realm and the Dao Immortal Martial Contest, agreeing to fight each other if an extra round arose. After spotting eight suspicious strangers in the tavern, they decided to follow them and investigate.

• Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang discussed the power of Qi Tian Sect and the Yunling Li Family’s ambitions against the Evil Moon Sect.
• The Dao Immortal Martial Contest began, but Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang stayed in the tavern, expecting Wind and Snow Villa to defeat the Eternal Devil Sect.
• Leng Xingguang explained how the Evil Moon Sect had manipulated earlier contests and said he would enter if an extra round occurred; Lin Bai agreed to face him.
• Eight black-robed strangers arrived at the tavern and secretly communicated while watching the street and sky.
• After the strangers left at night, Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang judged that they had ill intentions and decided to follow them.

After spending a fortune drinking with Leng Xingguang, Lin Bai helped smooth things over between him and Feng Yiren before following eight suspicious people toward Moon God Mountain. The two hid from a group approaching behind them and watched more figures slip through the mountains, leaving Lin Bai convinced the people were sneaking around rather than acting as Evil Moon Sect disciples.

• Leng Xingguang insisted on paying the tavern bill, and he and Lin Bai were stunned when it came to seventy thousand moonstones.
• Feng Yiren approached Leng Xingguang, and Lin Bai called her “Sister-in-law” to cheer her up after Leng Xingguang coldly told her to leave.
• Lin Bai urged Leng Xingguang not to push Feng Yiren away, but Leng Xingguang said he would think carefully before deciding what to do.
• Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang followed eight people toward Moon God Mountain to discover why they were going there.
• When figures approached from behind, Lin Bai pulled Leng Xingguang into an array-protected forest and used the Martial Soul Secret Method to hide them.
• More figures slipped through the mountains, and Lin Bai concluded that the group was probably not from the Evil Moon Sect.

Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang followed a mysterious group through Moon God Mountain’s formations to Pine Cloud Peak, the secluded residence of Evil Moon Sect elder Li Songyun. They broke through the peak’s barrier and found a battle already raging inside, leaving them wondering why the group had targeted Li Songyun.

• Lin Bai explained that his Formation Break Dao Method let him bypass the formations in Moon God Mountain as he and Leng Xingguang tracked the mysterious group.
• The group moved through the forbidden depths of Moon God Mountain without triggering any formations, leading Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang to suspect they knew the area exceptionally well.
• Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang reached Pine Cloud Peak, where Leng Xingguang identified it as the residence of the secluded elder Li Songyun.
• Lin Bai used his Dao Method to cut an opening in the barrier around Pine Cloud Peak, and he and Leng Xingguang entered.
• Inside the barrier, Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang discovered that Pine Cloud Peak had become a battlefield, with flames and clashing fighters filling the mountain.

Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang witnessed mysterious attackers besiege Li Songyun on Pine Cloud Peak and learned that one of them wielded a technique belonging to the supposedly destroyed Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. Li Songyun was gravely wounded, and Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang debated whether to intervene as Leng Xingguang explained the sect’s brutal history.

• Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang secretly approached Pine Cloud Peak and watched the mysterious figures confront Li Songyun over a treasure connected to the Evil Moon Sect’s planned contact with the Qi Tian Sect.
• Li Songyun accused the attackers of being from the Yunling Li Family, but Lin Bai reasoned that their actions did not fit the family’s interests.
• Li Songyun fought the surrounding attackers and killed several, until one used the Nine Nether Manipulation Hand and turned the battle against him.
• Li Songyun tried to escape through the barrier, failed, and fell into the forest barely alive after the demonic claws tore off his arm.
• Leng Xingguang asked whether they should intervene, and he told Lin Bai that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace had once been destroyed after its disciples slaughtered countless people.

Leng Xingguang recounted the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s brutal history, and he and Lin Bai decided to help the wounded Li Songyun against its remnants. The remnants learned that what they sought lay in a cavern behind the mountain, then left Li Songyun to face two attackers.

• Leng Xingguang explained that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace had been wiped out after a long campaign, though its remnants were still feared.
• Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang agreed they could not tolerate the remnants’ slaughter and resolved to intervene for Li Songyun.
• A black-mist figure threatened the badly wounded Li Songyun, who revealed that the object was in a cavern behind the mountain.
• The figure swore a Demonic Heart Oath to spare Li Songyun, then argued that ordering others to kill him did not break the oath.
• Two black-clad men charged Li Songyun, who raised his sword to fight back.

Lin Bai and Leng Xingguang rescued Li Songyun from two Nine Underworlds Demon Palace disciples, but they remained trapped on Pine Cloud Peak behind an unbreakable barrier. Li Songyun revealed that he had deceived the enemy about what they sought, leaving the three in danger when their leader returned.

• Li Songyun failed to break the barrier and was about to be killed when Leng Xingguang and Lin Bai emerged from the forest.
• Leng Xingguang fought the two black-clad men with her Snow Autumn Art while Lin Bai checked on the injured Li Songyun.
• Li Songyun revealed that he had sent the enemy leader to an empty cave containing only a temporary formation, and feared the leader would return furious.
• Lin Bai explained that he and Leng Xingguang had followed the mysterious men from Star City and had become trapped inside the barrier.
• Lin Bai pretended to test the barrier, then said he did not want to know what the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace sought; Li Songyun regretted not thinking similarly before.