Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai proposed a secret strike against the Heaven and Earth Gate’s supplies in the Black Water Sea Region, and Pan Qing agreed to prepare the operation. The Tianshui Sect began assembling its team, armed with Lin Bai’s formation-breaking Sword Qi and the Bone-Corroding Demon Flame.

• Lin Bai proposed sending a hundred people to destroy the Heaven and Earth Gate’s supplies while Grand Luo and Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm fighters drew the enemy’s attention.
• Lin Bai showed Pan Qing three black Sword Qi, and one strand tore a hole through the Overturned Water Hall’s formation.
• Ancestor Huang Lin emerged from seclusion and volunteered to join the mission to the Black Water Sea Region.
• Pan Qing gave Lin Bai the Bone-Corroding Demon Flame and ordered fifteen Elders Council elders to accompany him.
• Pan Qing ordered the sect to select one hundred trusted peak Dao God Realm disciples, equip them, and assemble in the Overturned Water Hall at sunset the next day.

Lin Bai and Tianshui Sect’s forces prepared a dangerous strike against the Black Water Sea Region, hoping to cripple the Heaven and Earth Gate’s support before the sect was worn down. Lin Bai led a hundred martial artists to the outskirts of the region and waited for the ancestors to begin their attack.

• Pan Qing and Lin Bai finalized plans for the Black Water Sea Region operation, and Lin Bai insisted on joining despite the danger.
• Lin Bai asked the Crow to accompany him, and the Crow agreed after hearing the size of the force.
• Pan Qing and Huang Lin assembled several hundred martial artists, including Qin Yao, Qiao Mo, and other people Lin Bai knew, and assigned them their orders.
• Lin Bai warned the group that they would have only one hour to act before Heaven and Earth Gate reinforcements arrived, after which they must scatter and flee.
• The force slipped through the Water Mirror Sea and reached the Black Water Sea Region under cover of night.
• Lin Bai led a hundred martial artists to the formation’s outskirts, distributed Forbidden-Breaking Sword Qi, and waited for the ancestors and elders to attack.

Huang Lin lured Wei Jun away from the Black Water Sea Region while Pan Qing and the Tianshui Sect elders attacked its defenses. With the Heaven and Earth Gate’s forces occupied, Lin Bai led his group toward the supply depot at the Black Dragon Nest.

• Huang Lin challenged Wei Jun and drew him away from the Black Water Sea Region to fight at the Water Mirror Sea.
• Pan Qing and fifteen Tianshui Sect Grand Yi Dao Fruit Realm martial artists entered the region, where a second Grand Luo expert and twelve Heaven and Earth Gate elders ambushed them.
• Pan Qing ordered the Tianshui Sect elders to break through the encirclement and follow their plan, and the two sides began fighting.
• Lin Bai watched the battles from outside, then led his group into the Black Water Sea Region under the Midnight Moon Veil.
• The Crow revealed that the supplies were stored at the Black Dragon Nest and went ahead to gather treasures before Lin Bai planned to burn what remained.

Lin Bai and the Tianshui Sect disciples reached the Black Dragon Nest to destroy the Heaven and Earth Gate’s supplies with Bone-Corroding Demon Flame. Their attempt to enter the volcano was stopped by Old Daoist Ma Qiuming, who emerged to confront Lin Bai.

• Lin Bai explained that his crow had left on its own business, then led the group toward the Black Dragon Nest, whose ancient-beast legend had been fabricated to conceal the Heaven and Earth Gate’s base.
• Lin Bai rejected releasing the Bone-Corroding Demon Flame from outside and planned to enter the nest first so the enemy could not protect or remove its supplies.
• Yi Zien and Li Juenian led fifty martial artists in a frontal diversion while Lin Bai, Bai Yifei, Qin Yao, Qiao Mo, and the others slipped toward the nest.
• Lin Bai and his companions fought through the guards and descended into the dead volcano, where a sudden blaze forced them to retreat to its crater.
• Old Daoist Ma Qiuming emerged from the volcano and confronted Lin Bai, who mocked him for staying away from the raging frontline battle.

Lin Bai led the Tianshui Sect into the Black Water Sea Region to destroy the Heaven and Earth Gate’s supply base, but Ma Qiuming blocked their way. After the Sixth Elder engaged Ma Qiuming, Lin Bai’s group searched the volcano and found a hidden space beneath its magma, where a sea of golden light appeared.

• Ma Qiuming confronted Lin Bai at the volcano and threatened to kill the Tianshui Sect’s attackers.
• The Sixth Elder arrived and held Ma Qiuming back, allowing Lin Bai and the others to enter the Black Dragon Nest.
• Lin Bai’s group searched the apparently empty volcano, and Lin Bai sensed a formation beneath the solidified magma.
• Lin Bai and the others plunged through the magma, where its unusual heat began to overwhelm them.
• The dead volcano churned and erupted, revealing a sea of golden light before Lin Bai and his companions.

Lin Bai and his allies battled the Heart-Earth Fire Dragon in the magma beneath the Black Dragon Nest, then broke through a formation to reach the Heaven and Earth Gate’s underground resource base. Ninety-nine powerful puppets blocked their path to its palace, and Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, and the others stayed behind so Lin Bai could advance.

• A Heart-Earth Fire Dragon of the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm emerged from the magma and attacked Lin Bai’s group, killing several Tianshui Sect disciples.
• Bai Yifei struck the dragon and lured it away from the volcano so Lin Bai and the others could continue, despite Lin Bai warning him not to be reckless.
• Lin Bai used the Devouring Heaven Dao Method to break the formation beneath the magma and led the group into an underground world containing a palace believed to hold the Heaven and Earth Gate’s resources.
• Ninety-nine giant sword-wielding puppets rose from the earth and forced Lin Bai’s group back, resisting his flying swords.
• Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, and the others volunteered to hold off the puppets while Lin Bai went ahead.

Lin Bai entered the Heaven and Earth Gate’s hidden resource space and found its stores of pills and treasures. As the Crow searched for loot, Huang Lin revealed that Lin Bai had succeeded and burned his Dao Fruit to stop Wei Jun from returning.

• Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, and the others held off the ninety-nine puppet men while Lin Bai broke through the palace’s defenses and entered its light gate.
• Qin Yao, Qiao Mo, and the others withdrew from the Black Dragon Nest after Lin Bai entered the palace.
• Lin Bai found the Heaven and Earth Gate’s resource base, where shelves held thousands of Storage Bags, and met the Crow.
• The Crow asked for more time to collect treasures while Lin Bai prepared to release the Bone-Corroding Demon Flame.
• Wei Jun struck Huang Lin and realized Lin Bai had succeeded, but Huang Lin blocked his escape and burned his Dao Fruit.
• Huang Lin regained his youth and attacked Wei Jun with a powerful punch, declaring it his final battle.

Lin Bai released the Bone-Corroding Demon Flame in Heaven and Earth Gate’s underground treasure space, destroying its stockpiled resources and escaping as the fire consumed the Black Dragon Nest. He signaled the Tianshui Sect forces to withdraw, leaving their disciples’ survival uncertain.

• Huang Lin died after a fierce battle with Wei Jun, who was badly injured and reported that Lin Bai had entered the Black Dragon Nest’s treasure space.
• As a Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm expert tore into the space, Lin Bai unleashed the Bone-Corroding Demon Flame and fled with the Crow.
• The Heaven and Earth Gate expert failed to extinguish the flames and pursued Lin Bai through the shattered light gate.
• Lin Bai escaped through the Underground Palace as the demon flame burned the ninety-nine puppets and engulfed the Black Dragon Nest.
• Lin Bai sent word that the raid was complete, and the Tianshui Sect forces withdrew from both battlefronts over the Black Water Sea Region.

Lin Bai led a Tianshui Sect strike that released the Bone-Corroding Demon Flame and destroyed the Heaven and Earth Gate’s supplies in the Black Water Sea Region. After learning of the disaster and Huang Lin’s death, the Heaven and Earth Gate Master heard Ma Qiuming’s suspicion that a spy inside the sect had leaked their plans.

• Lin Bai’s message warned the Great Purity Dao Fruit experts to retreat as the Bone-Corroding Demon Flame spread from the Black Dragon Nest.
• Pan Qing escaped after drawing the Heaven and Earth Gate’s forces away, and a battered martial artist reported that Lin Bai had burned the supplies.
• Wei Jun told the Heaven and Earth Gate Master that Lin Bai’s operation destroyed the resource base and that Huang Lin had died after fighting him.
• Ma Qiuming pointed out that the Tianshui Sect had known the Black Water Sea Region’s defenses and the Black Dragon Nest’s location.
• The Heaven and Earth Gate Master asked whether a spy inside the sect had sent the Tianshui Sect intelligence.

The Heaven and Earth Gate lost its supplies when the Tianshui Sect set the Black Water Sea Region ablaze with Bone-Corroding Demon Flame. Rather than withdraw, the Heaven and Earth Gate Master chose to stake everything on a decisive battle the next day, while Lin Bai fled and found himself being hunted.

• The Heaven and Earth Gate Master ordered Elder Ma to investigate a suspected spy and sent the sect's forces to search for Lin Bai.
• Elder Ma warned that the destruction of their supplies could cripple the war effort, but the Heaven and Earth Gate Master refused to retreat and declared the next day's battle decisive.
• Lin Bai escaped the burning Black Water Sea Region on his flying sword as the Crow discussed the Demon Realm's most powerful flames.
• Lin Bai set out for the Tianshui Sect but sensed Heaven and Earth Gate disciples sweeping the surrounding sea for him.

Lin Bai escaped the Black Water Sea Region but found the Heaven and Earth Gate searching for the Tianshui Sect disciples. After hearing that his bounty had risen to thirty thousand immortal jades, he was discovered by a group of Dao God Peak martial artists and prepared to fight them.

• Lin Bai hid from two Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists and a large Heaven and Earth Gate search party, then set off toward the Tianshui Sect.
• Lin Bai hoped Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, and the others had escaped safely after carrying out their assigned tasks and withdrawing from the Black Water Sea Region.
• A dozen Heaven and Earth Gate disciples discussed the hunt and revealed that the bounty on Lin Bai had risen to thirty thousand immortal jades.
• Senior Brother Zhang sensed someone nearby, and Lin Bai killed a disciple who tried to alert the elders with a Voice Transmission Token.
• The disciples recognized Lin Bai by his flying sword and attacked him as he stepped out of hiding.

Lin Bai killed a group of Heaven and Earth Gate martial artists, then hid from a pursuing Grand Purity Dao Fruit Realm expert. When the expert searched for him, Lin Bai launched a counterattack with the Grand Yi Talisman Treasure and Profound Yellow Talisman.

• Lin Bai killed the dozen Heaven and Earth Gate martial artists and collected their Storage Bags.
• A Grand Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artist arrived and searched for Lin Bai with his divine sense.
• Lin Bai concealed himself while the expert used the Mystic Eye Technique to inspect the surrounding space.
• Lin Bai struck first with the Grand Yi Talisman Treasure, piercing the expert’s shield and destroying his left leg.
• Lin Bai activated the Profound Yellow Talisman, summoning a massive bolt of lightning toward the wounded expert.

Lin Bai escaped a Heaven and Earth Gate elder but was intercepted by a Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm pursuer while fleeing across the Water Mirror Sea. Xiao Cangsheng’s Peach Blossom Branches blocked two attacks, and Lin Bai remained on the run with the pursuer still closing in.

• Lin Bai wounded a Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artist with the Grand Yi Talisman Treasure and Profound Yellow Talisman, but the man fled using a magic treasure.
• Lin Bai realized the Heaven and Earth Gate could send stronger pursuers and hurried toward the Tianshui Sect, but a Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm martial artist attacked him with thunder dragons.
• A Peach Blossom Branch left by Xiao Cangsheng shielded Lin Bai from a thunder dragon, while Xiao Cangsheng sensed the event from beyond the Water Mirror Sea.
• The Heaven and Earth Gate pursuer threw a thunder spear at Lin Bai, and a second Peach Blossom Branch blocked the strike.
• Lin Bai sped away as the Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm martial artist continued pursuing him through the Water Mirror Sea.

Lin Bai fled across the Water Mirror Sea from Tang Yan, a Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm warrior of the Heaven and Earth Gate, until Shen Chunfeng arrived to protect him. Lin Bai continued toward the Tianshui Sect while Tang Yan withdrew, warning that the Heaven and Earth Gate would attack the sect the next day.

• Lin Bai used his last Peach Blossom Branch to block Tang Yan's thunder attack as he raced toward the Tianshui Sect's territory.
• Tang Yan sent three thunder arrows at Lin Bai, destroying his Heaven's Will Four Symbols Sword Formation.
• Shen Chunfeng appeared and shattered the thunder arrows before they could hit Lin Bai.
• Shen Chunfeng told Lin Bai to go ahead, and Lin Bai thanked him before heading toward the Heaven and Earth Gate.
• Tang Yan warned that the Heaven and Earth Gate would break through the Tianshui Sect's City Protection Formation the next day, then left rather than fight Shen Chunfeng.

Lin Bai returned to the Tianshui Sect after destroying the Heaven and Earth Gate's supplies, but learned that the operation had caused heavy casualties and Huang Lin had died. He urged the survivors to stop mourning and prepare for the war to continue, and Pan Qing asked whether he had a plan to end it.

• Lin Bai reached the Tianshui Sect after Shen Chunfeng held off Tang Yan, reflecting on his escape and the supplies he had burned in the Black Water Sea Region.
• Lin Bai entered the Overturned Water Hall and saw that fewer than half of the 117 participants had returned.
• Pan Qing reported that six Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm warriors and seventy-five Dao God Realm warriors had died, and confirmed that Huang Lin had fallen.
• Lin Bai and the others mourned Huang Lin and their fallen comrades, while Ye Guyu wept and Qin Yao comforted her.
• Lin Bai urged the survivors to rally because the war was not over, and Pan Qing asked whether he had a plan to end it.

Lin Bai returned to the Tianshui Sect after destroying the Heaven and Earth Gate’s supplies, while Shen Chunfeng fought Tang Yan. He learned that the operation had cost many lives, including Ancestor Huang Lin, and rallied the survivors as the war continued.

• Lin Bai reached the Tianshui Sect after Shen Chunfeng held off Tang Yan, and reflected on how the Bone-Corroding Demon Flame still burned through the Black Water Sea Region’s supplies.
• The returning fighters gathered in the Overturned Water Hall, where Lin Bai found that fewer than half of the 117 participants had returned.
• Pan Qing reported that six Taiyi Dao Fruit Realm martial artists and seventy-five Dao God Realm martial artists had died, and that Ancestor Huang Lin had fallen.
• Lin Bai urged the grieving survivors not to lose heart while the war with the Heaven and Earth Gate continued.
• Pan Qing asked Lin Bai whether he had a plan to end the war.

After Lin Bai destroyed the Heaven and Earth Gate’s supply base in the Black Water Sea Region, the Heaven and Earth Gate Master ordered his forces to prepare for a decisive assault. Lin Bai warned that the coming days would determine the Tianshui Sect’s survival, just as the Demon Subduing Warships advanced on its defenses.

• Ma Qiuming told the Heaven and Earth Gate Master that Lin Bai had burned most of their supplies, leaving them enough resources for only one day of fighting.
• The Heaven and Earth Gate Master ordered all Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists and Ancestors to report to the flagship, preparing to fight the Tianshui Sect to the death.
• Lin Bai arrived at the front line, where Bai Yifei and Zhou Xinjin acknowledged him as Holy Son and reported that the Heaven and Earth Gate’s assault had intensified.
• Lin Bai warned that the Heaven and Earth Gate still had hidden trump cards and that the next two or three days would decide the Tianshui Sect’s fate.
• The Heaven and Earth Gate sent its Demon Subduing Warships toward the Tianshui Sect’s defensive line and fired their Demon-Subduing Cannons.

The Heaven and Earth Gate launched its Demon Subduing Warships at the Tianshui Sect, then revealed that the attack had been a trap to draw out its defenders. Ma Qiuming led 108 Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists in the Celestial Fiends' Hundred and Eight Slashes Demon-Subduing Grand Formation, leaving the Tianshui Sect devastated.

• Li Zai'en ordered the Tianshui Sect's martial artists to retreat from the Demon Subduing Warships and lure them toward prepared traps.
• Twenty to thirty Tianshui Sect martial artists in the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm attacked the warships, while Lin Bai grew uneasy about the Heaven and Earth Gate's reckless advance.
• Ma Qiuming led 108 Heaven and Earth Gate martial artists in forming the Celestial Fiends' Hundred and Eight Slashes Demon-Subduing Grand Formation.
• The formation killed three Tianshui Sect martial artists in the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm and swept through the battle line, killing Dao God Realm fighters.
• Li Zai'en ordered the Tianshui Sect's Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm fighters to retreat, but the formation caught them and killed more than ten; fifteen had fallen in total.

The Tianshui Sect’s defensive line neared collapse under the Heaven and Earth Gate’s Celestial Fiends’ Hundred and Eight Slashes Demon-Subduing Formation. Lin Bai offered Zhang Bailiu a treasure box containing a way to break the formation, leaving the sect’s leaders to act before it could be assembled again.

• Ma Qiuming and 107 Taiyi Dao Fruit Realm martial artists drove the Demon-Subduing Formation through the Tianshui Sect’s defenses, killing many fighters and opening a breach.
• Bai Yifei and Qin Yao warned that the formation had to be stopped, and Lin Bai flew to meet the Tianshui Sect’s leaders above the clouds.
• Lin Bai found Zhang Bailiu back among the sect’s leaders, visibly injured after a costly battle, and asked the ancestors how to deal with the formation.
• Zhang Bailiu proposed luring the formation away, while Pan Qing explained that breaking it would be difficult because it could kill Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm martial artists.
• Lin Bai handed Zhang Bailiu a treasure box and said an expert could enter the formation and open it to break it, then urged the sect to strike before its fighters could reform it.

Pan Qing used Lin Bai’s treasure box to break the Heaven and Earth Gate’s formation, allowing Shen Chunfeng and the Tianshui Sect forces to launch a surprise assault. The battle turned sharply against the Heaven and Earth Gate as the two Tianshui Sect ancestors began slaughtering its martial artists.

• Zhang Bailiu ordered Pan Qing to use Lin Bai’s treasure box to break the formation and sent Shen Chunfeng to lead the counterattack.
• Pan Qing flew to the Celestial Fiends' Hundred and Eight Slashes Formation and was swallowed by Ma Qiuming’s Demon-Subduing Formation.
• Surrounded by the formation’s sword attacks, Pan Qing opened the treasure box and unleashed black Sword Qi that severed the formation’s connections.
• Shen Chunfeng led several hundred Tianshui Sect martial artists in a surprise assault, killing more than twenty Heaven and Earth Gate martial artists and wounding many others.
• Pan Qing and Shen Chunfeng joined forces and continued killing the Heaven and Earth Gate’s Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists.