Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai and the others cautiously followed Fei Lingzi along the Void Ancient Road, where the darkness tested their Dao hearts. They encountered a drifting corpse radiating the power of a Grand Luo Dao Fruit expert, and Fei Lingzi urged everyone to leave it alone.

• Fei Lingzi warned the group to follow the ancient footprints carefully and never step off the road into the Void.
• Zhu Qingzhou and Huang Nishang struggled under the Void's pressure, so Fei Lingzi steadied their Dao hearts.
• Tu Qing spotted something drifting in the darkness, and Lin Bai used his Asura Dharma Eyes to look toward it.
• Fei Lingzi illuminated the object with a glowing stone, revealing the dried corpse of a Grand Luo Dao Fruit expert.
• Fei Lingzi warned that the corpse might become an evil spirit and led the group onward without provoking it.

Lin Bai and the others encountered the corpse of a Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm powerhouse on the Void Ancient Road, only for it to pursue them as an evil spirit. After the spirit wounded Fei Lingzi and Luo Wuling, the group fled onward toward the Void God Tomb.

• Lin Bai inferred that the dried corpse had become lost in the Void and died there, while Zhu Qingzhou pointed out its Storage Bag and treasures.
• Fei Lingzi refused to disturb the corpse, but it followed the group along the Void Ancient Road and remained a thousand meters behind despite their efforts to escape.
• Fei Lingzi pleaded with the corpse to let them pass, but its furious Dao intent injured Lin Bai, and the corpse attacked.
• Fei Lingzi and Luo Wuling were sent flying and wounded as they blocked the corpse, so the group raced forward along the only open path.
• Fei Lingzi and Luo Wuling explained that the corpse was an evil spirit formed from the dead powerhouse's hatred and unwillingness, not the man himself.

As the group fled the Undead Evil Spirit along the Void Ancient Road, Lin Bai assessed its limits and realized that escaping into the void could mean certain death. When Zhu Qingzhou learned that a living person could lure the spirit away by entering the void, he decided to sacrifice Lin Bai for the Evil Moon Sect’s benefit.

• Lin Bai watched Fei Lingzi and Luo Wuling fight the Undead Evil Spirit and reasoned that its strength came from Dao intent and physical power rather than replenishable spirit energy.
• Lin Bai concluded that body refinement was crucial for surviving in the void and judged that his Five Elements Dao Body needed to advance further.
• Zhu Qingzhou worried that the Undead Evil Spirit would weaken the group before they reached the Void God Tomb.
• The leading experts explained that a living person could lure the spirit away by entering the void, though doing so would almost certainly lead to death.
• Zhu Qingzhou decided that Lin Bai should enter the void and offered to seek a thousand years of prosperity for the Eternal Devil Sect in return.

Zhu Qingzhou tried to sacrifice Lin Bai to escape the Void Evil Spirit, but Fei Lingzi intervened and used a Substitute Puppet to draw the creature away. The group hurried onward while Zhu Qingzhou learned how the rare puppet worked.

• Zhu Qingzhou argued that sacrificing Lin Bai would protect the Evil Moon Sect elders, while Tu Qing and Wan Zizhen opposed his plan.
• Zhu Qingzhou attacked Lin Bai with the Violetgold Spear and nearly forced him into the void, but Fei Lingzi pulled Lin Bai back.
• Fei Lingzi rebuked Zhu Qingzhou and the silent elders, then used a blood-infused Substitute Puppet to lure away the Void Evil Spirit.
• Fei Lingzi led the group onward, warning that the puppet would hold the Void Evil Spirit for only fifteen minutes.
• Luo Wuling explained to Zhu Qingzhou that Substitute Puppets were made from Innate Immortal Spirit Rice stalks and that Fei Lingzi had used one only after attempting to kill the creature.

Fei Lingzi warned Lin Bai and the others about the dangers and treasures inside the Void God Tomb. He revealed that Ten Thousand Saints Mountain was among the factions that had entered before, leaving the group wary of the powerful rival.

• Fei Lingzi told the group to rest before reaching the Void God Tomb and warned them not to split up inside.
• Fei Lingzi explained the three dangers within the tomb: powerful Void Evil Spirits, deadly mechanisms and restrictions, and rival sects seeking treasures.
• Fei Lingzi described the tomb’s potential treasures, including Great Mystic Art User inheritances and Dao Divine Weapons, and explained that Zhu Qingzhou’s grandfather had obtained a fragment of the Spear Immortal Inheritance there.
• Lin Bai asked which other factions could be competing for treasures, while Zhu Qingzhou boasted that he would defeat any rivals.
• Fei Lingzi revealed that Ten Thousand Saints Mountain from the Eastern Region of the Devil Realm had entered the tomb before, alarming Zhu Qingzhou, Huang Nishang, and the others.

The Evil Moon Sect reached the Void God Tomb, a vast black city called Nine Bend City, and entered despite its ominous warning. As they made their way toward the City Lord’s Mansion, Lin Bai spotted a fleeting figure, and strange growls closed in around the group.

• Fei Lingzi explained that Ten Thousand Saints Mountain and a mysterious group dressed in black were powerful factions inside the Void God Tomb.
• After resting for seven or eight hours, Lin Bai and the Evil Moon Sect set out again and arrived at the Void God Tomb.
• The group discovered that the tomb was a city built from Black Fiend Devil Iron, with the warning “Nine Bends, Nine Turns—Those Who Enter Never Leave” above its open gate.
• Fei Lingzi led the group into Nine Bend City and warned them that something might be watching from the shadows.
• Lin Bai saw a figure vanish atop a tower, then heard hoarse growls approaching from every direction as danger pressed in.

Fei Lingzi led Lin Bai and the others through Nine Bend City while they avoided the Netherworld Evil Spirits. Lin Bai realized the group had been wandering in circles for hours, and Tu Qing wondered if a formation was responsible.

• Fei Lingzi explained that Netherworld Evil Spirits came from the fallen Great Mystic Art User’s soul and warned the group to avoid them, along with the Bloodthirsty Evil Spirits formed from his vital blood.
• Lin Bai spotted a shadow watching the group from a high building, but Fei Lingzi’s divine sense found no one, and Zhu Qingzhou dismissed Lin Bai’s suspicion.
• The group repeatedly changed routes to avoid Netherworld Evil Spirits and spent several hours navigating Nine Bend City’s streets and alleys.
• Lin Bai pointed out that the City Lord’s Mansion should have been only ten thousand meters away and that the group had traveled for nine hours without leaving the alleys.
• Wan Zizhen agreed that they seemed to be going in circles, Tu Qing suggested a formation might be involved, and Fei Lingzi said the city was growing stranger.

The Evil Moon Sect group learned that Fei Lingzi had lost nine of eleven Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm experts on his previous visit to Nine Bend City, then became trapped among Netherworld Evil Spirits after killing one. As the battle worsened, Lin Bai chose to flee toward a distant tall building, leaving the others behind.

• Fei Lingzi told Zhu Qingzhou that only he and Zhu Qingzhou's grandfather survived the previous expedition, so the group had to conserve its strength.
• The group investigated their surroundings, found themselves unable to determine whether they were trapped in a Bewitching Formation, and decided to head toward the City Lord's Mansion.
• Fei Lingzi and Luo Wuling killed a Netherworld Evil Spirit with a formation, but the noise drew more spirits that surrounded the group in the alley.
• Lin Bai's sword passed through a Netherworld Evil Spirit, which struck him into a wall and left him coughing blood as the others fought.
• Lin Bai urged Fei Lingzi to escape, then rode his flying sword toward the tall building while Zhu Qingzhou dismissed his departure.

Lin Bai realized the Evil Moon Sect group had been used as bait and rushed toward the City Lord's Mansion, fighting off Netherworld Evil Spirits with his Heaven Swallowing Domain. A mysterious black-clad figure identified Lin Bai as a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race and warned an ally not to let him disrupt their plans; as Lin Bai neared the mansion, he heard the Requiem and recognized the melody.

• Lin Bai saw waves of Netherworld Evil Spirits approaching and concluded that the group had been used as bait, then set out for the City Lord's Mansion.
• Netherworld Evil Spirits surrounded Lin Bai, but he trapped more than a dozen in his Heaven Swallowing Domain and refined them with Devouring Power.
• A black-clad mysterious person watched Lin Bai, identified his Heaven Swallowing Race power, and used a Voice Transmission Token to alert an ally that Lin Bai was heading toward the City Lord's Mansion.
• The ally told the mysterious person to stop Lin Bai from interfering with their plans, and the mysterious person agreed before vanishing.
• Lin Bai heard a flute playing the Requiem and recognized the melody from Hong Su's performance in the Barren Ancient Continent.

Lin Bai sealed his senses against the Requiem, but four Bloodthirsty Evil Spirits ambushed him in Nine Bend City. He trapped them in his Heaven Swallowing Domain, only to discover that even its devouring lightning could not harm them.

• The Requiem spread through Nine Bend City, weakening the Evil Moon Sect members and drawing Netherworld Evil Spirits toward them.
• Lin Bai sealed his seven apertures against the Requiem, leaving him unable to hear or sense nearby danger.
• A Bloodthirsty Evil Spirit attacked Lin Bai, and three more surrounded him; he identified them by their physical bodies and bone blades.
• Lin Bai's sword strikes failed to injure the four Bloodthirsty Evil Spirits, and they blocked his attempt to escape.
• Lin Bai trapped the four spirits in his Heaven Swallowing Domain and evaded a bone-blade strike by moving within the domain.
• Black lightning filled with Devouring Power struck the Bloodthirsty Evil Spirits but left them unharmed.

Lin Bai trapped four Bloodthirsty Evil Spirits in his Heaven Swallowing Domain and discovered that devouring their blood strengthened his cultivation. After destroying them and reaching the eighth-grade Dao God realm, he headed for the City Lord's Mansion, while the mysterious flute player realized he had defeated the spirits.

• Lin Bai deduced that a mysterious faction had arrived before the Evil Moon Sect and was keeping later arrivals away from the City Lord's Mansion while searching for its treasure.
• Lin Bai used Spring Thunder, Setting Sun, and his sword to wear down the four Bloodthirsty Evil Spirits, discovering that their vital blood nourished his cultivation.
• Lin Bai destroyed the four spirits and refined their blood pearls, breaking through to the eighth-grade Dao God realm.
• Lin Bai withdrew the Heaven Swallowing Domain and headed toward the City Lord's Mansion.
• The mysterious person watched from a distant tower and realized Lin Bai had defeated all four Bloodthirsty Evil Spirits.

Lin Bai tried to reach the City Lord's Mansion but was intercepted by a mysterious man who recognized him as a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race. Lin Bai trapped the Great Purity Dao Fruit expert in his Heaven Swallowing Domain, but the man broke free and escaped.

• Lin Bai raced toward the City Lord's Mansion after putting away his Heaven Swallowing Domain, but the mysterious man appeared and blocked his path.
• The man in black identified Lin Bai as a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race and refused to let him pass.
• Lin Bai attacked with the Demonic Sword and Heaven Measuring Ruler, and the man caught both weapons before striking at Lin Bai.
• Lin Bai spread his Heaven Swallowing Domain to evade the man's palm, drawing the man inside with him.
• Lin Bai attacked the trapped man with black lightning and the black sun's Devouring Power, while the man used his Soul Control Flute to search for an exit.
• Lin Bai's Spring Thunder disrupted the flute's notes, but the man unleashed his Great Purity Dao Fruit power, pierced the domain with ice-blue spiritual power, and escaped.

Lin Bai fought off the mysterious man and continued toward the City Lord’s Mansion, while Ten Thousand Saints Mountain forces entered Nine Bend City. Sun Tianchan broke through the evil spirits and reached the mansion, leaving the mysterious man facing mounting pressure.

• Lin Bai’s Domain could not hold the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm mysterious man, who warned him away from the City Lord’s Mansion before letting him pass.
• The mysterious man alerted someone that a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race had entered the mansion and reported that Ten Thousand Saints Mountain’s forces had arrived.
• A group led by the Grand Luo Dao Fruit powerhouse Sun Tianchan entered Nine Bend City, and Sun Tianchan’s cold snort shattered the mysterious man’s flute melody.
• The mysterious man summoned evil spirits to attack Ten Thousand Saints Mountain’s forces, while the Evil Moon Sect used the distraction to reach the City Lord’s Mansion.
• Fei Lingzi identified Sun Tianchan as one of Ten Thousand Saints Mountain’s seventy-two Grand Elders, and the mysterious man warned his contact that Sun Tianchan was difficult to handle.
• Sun Tianchan defeated the evil spirits and entered the City Lord’s Mansion.

Lin Bai entered the City Lord's Mansion and found a dark road that led to another identical Nine Bend City. He continued through hundreds of repeating cities, unable to find a way back, and began to fear that the Great Mystic Art User had trapped him there to die.

• Lin Bai entered the City Lord's Mansion through its dark gates and followed an ancient road to a seemingly identical Nine Bend City.
• Lin Bai noticed that the city and its buildings were restored, and found no trace of the Netherworld Evil Spirit or the Bloodthirsty Evil Spirit.
• Lin Bai crossed through the City Lord's Mansion into more identical Nine Bend Cities, searching for any differences with his Asura Dharma Eyes.
• Lin Bai passed through hundreds of repeating Nine Bend Cities and realized he could not turn back or find the road's end.
• Lin Bai grew furious and feared that the Great Mystic Art User had created the space to trap intruders until they died.

Lin Bai’s dao heart deteriorated as he tried and failed to find a way out of the repeating Nine Bend City, while a flower began sprouting in his bloodshot eyes. Elsewhere, Xuantong slaughtered the Li family to avenge Qian’er, then tried to get rid of her as she followed him.

• Lin Bai concluded that the seemingly real phantom realm had no discernible exit and that remaining in it was breaking down his dao heart.
• Lin Bai searched Nine Bend City for a flaw, found every detail identical to the cities he had seen before, and unleashed his Devouring Power in a furious rage.
• An enchanting flower began to take root and sprout in Lin Bai’s bloodshot eyes.
• Xuantong and Qian’er confronted the Li family, and Xuantong nearly wiped out the clan with his sword to avenge her.
• Xuantong gave his name to the surviving Li family member, destroyed the family’s residence, and left with Qian’er following him.
• After Qian’er pursued him for months, Xuantong threatened her with the Demon Sword, but she refused to leave.

Xuantong sensed that Lin Bai was still alive and laughed with joy, while Lin Bai rampaged through Nine Bend City and later encountered Xuantong in a dream. Xuantong revealed that the Demon Seed remained in Lin Bai’s heart, leaving Lin Bai to question how it could take root again.

• Xuantong traveled with Qian'er for several months and told her that Lin Bai was his enemy and old friend who had died.
• Xuantong sensed Lin Bai’s fury and despair, realized he was alive, and said Heart Demon Implantation could not be severed while Lin Bai remained human and full of emotions.
• Lin Bai unleashed the Swallowing Heaven Dao Fruit’s Devouring Power in Nine Bend City until he exhausted himself and collapsed asleep.
• In a dream, Lin Bai saw the demonic flower blooming in his eyes and argued with Xuantong about having severed it from his body.
• Xuantong said the Demon Seed remained in Lin Bai’s heart and could take root if he let his guard down, prompting Lin Bai to ask what he meant.

After hearing Xuantong’s warning not to trust his eyes, Lin Bai escaped Nine Bend City by closing his eyes and walking without direction. He found a skeleton in a hidden stone chamber and absorbed its lingering Dao intent, advancing his Sword Heart cultivation to the fourth transformation.

• In a dream, Xuantong warned Lin Bai not to trust his eyes too much.
• Lin Bai calmed his mind, closed his eyes, and walked blindly until he reached a lit passage outside Nine Bend City.
• Lin Bai followed the passage into a stone chamber containing a skeleton beneath an opening to the outside.
• After Lin Bai bowed to the remains, the skeleton raised its head and released its lingering Dao intent toward him.
• Lin Bai absorbed the Dao intent with the Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit, strengthening his Supreme Avatar and Sword Heart to the fourth transformation.

After absorbing the ancient expert’s remains, Lin Bai advanced his Sword Heart to the Fourth Revolution and his Five Elements Dao Body to Minor Completion. He emerged from a well in the City Lord’s Mansion and discovered fighters battling over a pill furnace in the mansion’s Pill Refining Chamber.

• Lin Bai absorbed the skeleton’s Dao intent and advanced his Sword Heart to the Fourth Revolution.
• He refined nine blue dragons formed from the skeleton’s remaining physical power, advancing his Five Elements Dao Body to Minor Completion and its fourth layer, Dragonic Blood Qi.
• Lin Bai emerged from the bottom of a well and realized he was in the City Lord’s Mansion, though he could not explain how he had arrived there.
• After sensing a powerful clash, Lin Bai used his Asura Dharma Eyes to spot black-clad fighters battling warriors he suspected were from Ten Thousand Saints Mountain.
• Lin Bai secretly approached the Pill Refining Chamber and saw the two groups fighting over a black-metal pill furnace imbued with Dao intent and pill intent.

Lin Bai withdrew from the fight over the Alchemy Furnace and searched the City Lord’s Mansion, which he suspected was a Great Mystic Art User’s Immortal Abode. He entered a residence called “Study” and found Zhu Qingzhou, Huang Nishang, and two Ten Thousand Saints Mountain disciples confronting a Black-Robed Man who had taken the Scripture Repository’s treasures.

• Lin Bai decided not to compete with the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm experts for the Alchemy Furnace and slipped away from the Pill Refining Chamber.
• Lin Bai reasoned that the City Lord’s Mansion was likely the Great Mystic Art User’s Immortal Abode and searched for its other treasure grounds.
• Lin Bai used the Devouring Heaven Dao Method to break hidden formations and prohibitions as he traveled through the mansion.
• After hearing a loud boom, Lin Bai approached a residence marked “Study” and entered, where he sensed five people inside.
• The Black-Robed Man detected Lin Bai and called him out, so Lin Bai revealed himself.
• Huang Nishang told Lin Bai that the Black-Robed Man had taken the Scripture Repository’s treasures and that she, Zhu Qingzhou, and two Ten Thousand Saints Mountain disciples planned to attack him.

Lin Bai trapped the five fighters outside the study in his Heaven Swallowing Domain and confronted the Black-Robed Man, who refused to hand over his Storage Bag. Lin Bai defeated him, stole the bag, and used the Devouring Heaven Dao Method to break its restrictions and inspect its contents.

• The Black-Robed Man claimed the study was empty, but the others suspected he had taken its treasure and prepared to fight him.
• The Ten Thousand Saints Mountain man attacked the Black-Robed Man while Huang Nishang fought the white-robed woman, and Zhu Qingzhou joined the melee.
• Lin Bai swept all five fighters into his Heaven Swallowing Domain and separated them.
• Lin Bai demanded the Black-Robed Man's Storage Bag, then severely wounded him with a single punch and took the bag.
• The Black-Robed Man believed its restrictions would prevent Lin Bai from opening it, but Lin Bai shattered them with the Devouring Heaven Dao Method and probed inside.