Chapter Summaries

Lin Bai left Horizon Pass for Eternal Night Pass after learning that Huang Qingyun seemed to have changed, while Chen Yule remained there. On his return, First God Child Yan Congjiao mocked him, and Old Wen warned Yan Congjiao to retreat before Lin Bai's anger turned deadly.

• Lin Bai noticed that Huang Qingyun's manner had returned to normal, and she declined his offer to help; Shui Mo Dan happily welcomed her back.
• Lin Bai exchanged news with Yi Song and Huang Qingyun, then decided to return to Eternal Night Pass while Chen Yule stayed at Horizon Pass.
• Lin Bai traveled for several days with Old Wen and Dao Child Yu You before reaching Eternal Night Pass, where First God Child Yan Congjiao stopped them.
• Yan Congjiao mocked Lin Bai for returning from the Chu Kingdom and threatened his position as Emperor Child, while Dao Child Yu You grew furious.
• Old Wen sensed that Lin Bai might kill Yan Congjiao and urged him to retreat; Yan Congjiao left after mocking Lin Bai once more.

Lin Bai invoked his authority as an Imperial Son to pressure Elder He Gongji and confront the First God Child. He left the First God Child facing a possible fight, while He Gongji and Old Wen kept their distance.

• Lin Bai demanded that He Gongji acknowledge the Devil Palace’s rules and explain that disciples had to salute an Imperial Son.
• He Gongji explained that the First God Child had failed to salute Lin Bai, and that Lin Bai had returned from the Chu Kingdom after a mutiny at Horizon Pass disrupted Li Guxian’s plan.
• Lin Bai turned his anger on the First God Child and accused him of provoking him despite knowing the Devil Palace’s rules.
• The First God Child warned Lin Bai not to push his luck, while He Gongji and Old Wen moved away to avoid being caught in a fight.

At Eternal Night Pass, the First God Child apologized to Lin Bai, but Dao Child Shi Renshan challenged Lin Bai and was killed by his sword. The First God Child’s followers and Elder He Gongji faced the consequences as Old Wen made clear he would protect only Lin Bai.

• Old Wen told He Gongji that he would intervene only to protect Lin Bai, while Wu Qisheng realized the First God Child was likely no match for Lin Bai.
• The First God Child apologized to Lin Bai, astonishing Shi Renshan and the other onlookers.
• Wu Qisheng secretly urged the First God Child to accept the situation, and the First God Child reluctantly apologized again and lowered his head.
• Shi Renshan insulted Lin Bai and declared he would never acknowledge him, then called on the First God Child to save him as Lin Bai attacked.
• Lin Bai’s sword shattered Shi Renshan’s defensive treasures and split him in two, killing him before the First God Child could intervene.

Lin Bai killed Daoist Wu Qisheng with one sword, while the Imperial Son killed Zhang Yuansheng and challenged the Demon Palace to punish him. A mysterious great mystic art practitioner appeared at Eternal Night Pass, revealing that he was not from the Demon Realm and blaming the Four Gloom Demon Palace for forcing him out of seclusion.

• Lin Bai split Daoist Wu Qisheng in two with Crimson Lotus Zhu Xian Sword, killing his soul as well as his body.
• He Gongji and Old Wen recognized that Lin Bai and the Imperial Son had grown stronger since the Dao debate at Heaven Sword Peak.
• The Imperial Son told the First God Child he could seek revenge, then dared the Demon Palace to report his killing of Zhang Yuansheng and impose its punishment.
• A middle-aged man in splendid brocade robes emerged from a spatial rift, and Old Wen and Red Lotus Sword identified him as a great mystic art practitioner.
• The middle-aged man said he was not a martial artist of the Demon Realm and blamed the Four Gloom Demon Palace for stirring up trouble and drawing him out of seclusion.

He Gongji, a powerhouse from one of the Demon Realm’s three ancient powers, confronted the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace and demanded that the Palace Master leave it. Old Wen invoked Lin Bai’s advancement to a higher realm, making He Gongji hesitate; after the forces withdrew, He Gongji turned to the Palace Master.

• He Gongji dismissed the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s strength and ordered its forces to withdraw, while Old Wen and Bu Jiayun summoned their people.
• The Palace Master, Old Wen, and the Martial God Sect Elder recognized He Gongji as a figure from one of the Demon Realm’s three ancient powers.
• He Gongji offered to take the Palace Master away if he severed ties with the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.
• Old Wen warned He Gongji that Lin Bai had reached a higher realm, and He Gongji reacted with surprise and wariness.
• The Four Gloom Guards and the Devil Palace powerhouses returned to Eternal Night Pass, and He Gongji mocked the Palace Master for joining the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.

A divine sense avatar of the Four Gloom Devil Palace Master appeared at Eternal Night Pass and confronted He Gongji of the Martial God Sect over taking the Palace Master away. The avatar revealed the extraordinary reach of his divine sense and questioned Old Wen about his cultivation of the Soul Extinguishing Divine Art.

• The Four Gloom Devil Palace Master’s divine sense swept over Eternal Night Pass, freezing time and space as a black-cloud avatar formed.
• He Gongji asked the Palace Master to leave the Four Gloom Demon Palace with him, but the Palace Master refused to let him take the imperial son.
• The Martial God Sect and First God Child greeted the avatar, while Shu You searched for the Palace Master and found no trace of him.
• The Palace Master explained that his divine sense could cover nearly the entire Eastern Region and could hear Old Wen’s concealed voice transmission.
• The Palace Master recognized that Old Wen had practiced the Soul Extinguishing Divine Art and criticized his lack of progress despite Lin Bai’s guidance.

Daoist Chai of the Martial God Sect tried to persuade the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace to hand over Lin Bai, but Lin Bai’s guarded answer about his master revealed that he was Ling Tianzi’s disciple. The Palace Lord refused to surrender him, leaving Daoist Chai of the Martial God Sect shocked by the revelation.

• Daoist Chai of the Martial God Sect questioned why the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace focused on Lin Bai instead of Bu Junfeng, and discussed the danger of provoking the Soul Refinement Sect.
• Daoist Chai of the Martial God Sect offered to help the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace secure power in the Eastern Region in exchange for taking Lin Bai away.
• The Palace Lord of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace refused, saying the Demon Palace had been entrusted to look after Lin Bai and warning that other forces beyond the Demon Realm were watching him.
• At He Gongji’s prompting, Daoist Chai of the Martial God Sect asked Lin Bai about his origins and master, and Lin Bai said he came from the Barren Ancient Continent but could not name his master.
• Daoist Chai of the Martial God Sect recognized Lin Bai as Ling Tianzi’s disciple and reacted with shock.

Lin Bai listened as Daoist Chai confronted the Palace Lord of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace about the Devil Realm’s impending war. The Palace Lord agreed to halt his plans if the Northern Region withdrew, but admitted the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace intended to break its alliance with the North.

• Lin Bai clarified that only Daoist Chai and the Palace Lord knew his master’s identity, and the Palace Lord said Lin Bai would act in the Devil Realm only as Prince of Qin of Chu and Imperial Son of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.
• Daoist Chai said he would report Lin Bai to the Martial God Sect and the other two ancient forces, while the Palace Lord agreed that their attention could help protect him.
• Daoist Chai warned that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s war plans could worsen the Devil Realm’s chaos during the approaching Divine Medicine War, and cited the Innate Dao Sect’s omen that the Palace would drag the realm into the abyss.
• The Palace Lord said the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace was willing to stop its plans, explaining that its headquarters had already been rebuilt in the Huang Long Thousand Provinces.
• The Palace Lord made halting hostilities conditional on Daoist Chai persuading the Northern Region to withdraw its troops, then admitted the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace planned to break its alliance with the North.

Daoist Chai confronted the Palace Lord of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace over the stalled war between the Northern and Eastern Regions, and the three ancient forces intervened to seek a settlement. After agreeing to wait three months for an answer, Daoist Chai departed, leaving Lin Bai alone with the Palace Lord, who asked whether Lin Bai wanted to discuss everything since leaving the Barren Ancient Continent.

• Daoist Chai rejected the Palace Lord of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s demand that the Martial God Sect persuade the other forces to resolve the territorial dispute.
• Daoist Chai explained that the Veiling Heaven Sect and Innate Dao Sect had sent experts to negotiate with the Northern Region and Chu Kingdom.
• Lin Bai realized that the three ancient forces were trying to prevent the regional war and considered their immense strength and resources.
• Daoist Chai asked the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace not to act rashly, and the Palace Lord agreed to wait for a decision within three months.
• After Daoist Chai left, Lin Bai asked the Palace Lord what he wanted to say, and the Palace Lord offered to start from Lin Bai’s departure from the Barren Ancient Continent.

The master of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace and Yao Daogu explained how Lin Bai was sent to the Devil Realm after his battle with the Giant God Race and why the Four Gloom Demon Palace later supported him. Lin Bai realized Yao Daogu was of the Heaven Swallowing Race and learned that their agreement with his master had been a simple promise of future aid.

• The master of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace told Lin Bai that his master had sent him to the Devil Realm after he fell unconscious on the Barren Ancient Continent.
• The master of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace explained that the Giant God Race caught up with them before they entered the Devil Realm, forcing him to leave Lin Bai there and draw their pursuers away.
• Yao Daogu revealed that he had agreed to bring Lin Bai into the Four Gloom Demon Palace, but Lin Bai had already become the Holy Son of Tianshui Sect and Wolf Marquis of Chu by the time Yao Daogu returned.
• Yao Daogu explained that he had allowed Zhao Fengxia, Hu Pengbo, and the elders to support Lin Bai's rise, then relied on Li Guxian's arrangements to bring Lin Bai to the palace.
• Lin Bai guessed that Yao Daogu belonged to the Heaven Swallowing Race, and Yao Daogu confirmed that he and Lin Bai were of the same kind.
• Yao Daogu clarified that his agreement with Lin Bai's master was only a verbal promise to help if either of them ever fell into hardship.

Lord Chan explained the Heaven Swallowing Race’s Devouring Power and revealed that he had inherited seven shares from dying clansmen, giving him eight in total. He refused to disclose the sacred land’s location until Lin Bai was strong enough, leaving Lin Bai wary despite their shared enemies.

• Lord Chan displayed overwhelming Devouring Power, and Lin Bai suspected the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace Master had gained strength by devouring other members of the Heaven Swallowing Race.
• Lord Chan explained that Devouring Power could merge or be seized, and that the race called those who slaughtered their own kind for it rebels.
• Lord Chan said he had inherited the Devouring Power of several senior clansmen who willingly passed it on before they died.
• Lord Chan revealed that he held seven inherited shares in addition to his own, for eight shares altogether, and said Lin Bai would be taken to the sacred land after matters in the Demon Realm were settled.
• Lord Chan withheld the sacred land’s exact location until Lin Bai was stronger, and Lin Bai remained suspicious of him.

Lin Bai learned that the Heaven Swallowing Race had lawful successors who inherited Devouring Power and rebels who seized it through slaughter. Zhu Tian Wan explained how the Blood God Sect’s Sect Leader became a rebel and warned Lin Bai not to follow the same path.

• Lin Bai considered the Heaven Swallowing Race’s two factions and learned that elders could willingly pass on their Devouring Power before death.
• Zhu Tian Wan explained that Cheng Yan Yan had intended to recruit the Blood God Sect’s Sect Leader, but he turned to slaughtering living beings for blood food.
• Zhu Tian Wan said he had rescued the Blood God Sect’s Sect Leader, then taken his Devouring Power after the man’s crimes were exposed.
• Lin Bai realized that the Blood God Sect’s Sect Leader’s Devouring Power had become part of Zhu Tian Wan and lowered his guard toward him.
• Zhu Tian Wan warned Lin Bai that rebels were hated across the Myriad Realms and urged him not to become one.

Lin Bai and the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace Master discussed rescuing Leng Xingguang, a captured member of the Heaven Swallowing Race, and the other prisoners held by the Soul Refining Sect. The Demon Palace had prepared several plans but feared the danger of attacking the sect, leaving the rescue dependent on finding the right opportunity.

• The Nine Underworlds Demon Palace Master explained that the Soul Refining Sect had captured Leng Xingguang and secretly transported him to Li Gu through the Demon Palace’s channels.
• The Nine Underworlds Demon Palace Master revealed that Leng Xingguang was a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race whose cultivation was suppressed by a Soul Refining Sect seal.
• Lin Bai identified Leng Xingguang as a former Holy Son of Wind and Snow Villa whom he had met in Evil Moon Thousand Provinces.
• The Nine Underworlds Demon Palace Master explained the Heaven Swallowing Race’s connection to the Soul Refining Art and the origins of the Three Great Sects of Li Gu.
• Lin Bai insisted that Leng Xingguang must be rescued, while the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace Master said the Demon Palace had spies and several plans but faced low odds against the Soul Refining Sect.
• Lin Bai and the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace Master noted that many Holy Sons, Holy Maidens, and Goddesses were also imprisoned, and agreed that the rescue plans awaited the right moment.

Lin Bai learned that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace planned to rescue the captured Eastern Region Holy Sons and Holy Daughters, including Chang Meiyun, and agreed to help when the time came. The chapter ended with Lin Baixian and Chang Meiyun hinting that the rescue and a wider plan would begin at the right moment.

• Leng Xingguang explained that the Demon Palace intended to rescue the captured Holy Sons and Holy Daughters to prevent the Eastern Region's forces from turning against it and the State of Chu.
• Lin Bai agreed to help rescue Chang Meiyun and his other friends, while Leng Xingguang warned him not to kill the First God Child.
• Leng Xingguang told Lin Bai that representatives of the three ancient forces had arrived and that the plan was progressing smoothly.
• After the conversation ended, the white cloud appeared in a stone chamber where Lin Baixian stood watching over Eternal Night Pass.
• Chang Meiyun told Lin Baixian that the time had come, while Lin Baixian reflected on the loneliness shared by members of the Heaven Swallowing Race.

Li Guxian and Wang Zhengyang discussed arranging a martial competition between the Northern and Eastern Regions and selecting their candidates. Li Guxian revealed Huang Qingyun as the Northern Region’s fifth candidate and prepared to summon Qi Lingyu, Song Conglan, and Wang Zhengyang to Eternal Night Pass.

• Li Guxian said Bu Junfeng, Shen Xinghe, and Luan Tang would represent the Northern Region, with two more candidates chosen from the martial artists at Eternal Night Pass or Horizon Pass.
• Wang Zhengyang questioned whether Qi Lingyu and Song Conglan would answer the summons, since neither had much goodwill toward the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace.
• Li Guxian explained that she had used the Eastern Region’s name and Lin Bai’s reputation to invite Qi Lingyu and Song Conglan, who would bring their Divine Weapons to Eternal Night Pass.
• Li Guxian said she would explain the plan to Lin Bai and reveal its full details, while warning that the First God Child must remain alive until after the battle.
• Li Guxian named Huang Qingyun of Sacred Lotus Palace as the Northern Region’s fifth candidate.

After the Palace Master of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace and He Gongji finished their secret conversation, the Imperial Son returned to Eternal Night Pass and refused Lin Bai’s offer to become his follower. Lin Bai left, while the Imperial Son watched over the Northern Domain and the First God Child resolved to prove himself without the Supreme Avatar.

• Old Wen failed to see or hear the secret conversation between the Palace Master of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace and He Gongji, while the First God Child vowed to become the foremost figure under Heaven without the Supreme Avatar.
• The Palace Master’s power over the distant space dissipated, and the Imperial Son returned to Eternal Night Pass.
• The Imperial Son told Lin Bai to return to the First God Child, but Lin Bai refused and offered to serve at the Imperial Son’s side.
• The Imperial Son rejected Lin Bai’s offer, saying he would take neither followers nor attendants, and Lin Bai left the room.
• The Imperial Son gazed out over the Northern Domain as the Palace Master worried that he had offended him.

Lin Bai learned that He Gongji had pressured the First God Child to back down and that the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace had intervened to protect the Four Gloom Demon Palace’s interests. Lin Baixian visited Lin Bai and asked him for a favor.

• Old Wen explained that He Gongji had summoned him to clarify why he intervened in Lin Bai and the First God Child’s conflict, and Lin Bai realized He Gongji’s voice transmission had forced the First God Child to concede.
• Old Wen defended the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace, while Lin Bai said the elder should stop interfering in other people’s business and noted the First God Child would have died otherwise.
• Lin Bai reflected that the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace’s warning expressed loyalty to the Four Gloom Demon Palace rather than to any particular Palace Master.
• Lin Baixian arrived to visit Lin Bai, teased him about Yu You, and said she had come to ask him for a favor.

Li Guxian told Lin Bai that the Devil Palace’s ten-thousand-year plan had succeeded and explained that its apparent schemes had been distractions to rebuild the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace. She revealed that restoring the Demon Palace would mean facing the flourishing forces that had helped destroy it a hundred thousand years earlier.

• Li Guxian secretly formed a spell formation and told Lin Bai that the Devil Palace’s ten-thousand-year plan was nearly complete and had succeeded.
• Li Guxian offered to explain the plan, saying its apparent goals had been smokescreens and rebuilding the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace had been its true objective.
• Li Guxian described how the Seven Nights Divine Sect, Qi Tian Sect, Ten Thousand Saints Mountain, and Chu had been involved in destroying the Demon Palace a hundred thousand years earlier.
• Li Guxian explained that Chu had used the campaign against the Demon Palace to weaken powerful sects within its territory, and Lin Bai recognized the strategy.
• Lin Bai concluded that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s revival would first have to overcome the flourishing forces of the Devil Realm Eastern Region.

Lin Bai pieced together Li Guxian’s plan to rebuild the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace by distracting the Eastern Region’s great powers and exploiting Seven Nights Divine Sect’s weakness. The palace announced it would rebuild in Seven Nights Divine Sect’s territory, but the Northern Region’s hostility and the eventual response of the Chu Empire, Qi Tian Sect, and Ten Thousand Saints Mountain remained unresolved.

• Lin Bai realized the four Flourishing Sects were obstacles to the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s return and that Li Guxian had spent centuries preparing to overcome them.
• Li Guxian used the Chu Emperor’s Birthday Celebration and the Northern Region’s troop deployments to alarm the Eastern Region and draw the Chu Empire and Seven Nights Divine Sect toward their borders.
• Pure Yang Sect and Phoenix Valley, supported by the Northern Region and the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, attacked Seven Nights Divine Sect while its forces were away.
• The Western Region advanced toward Ten Thousand Saints Mountain, and a Southern Region coalition threatened Qi Tian Sect, leaving Seven Nights Divine Sect isolated as its main forces were destroyed.
• The Nine Underworlds Demon Palace announced it would rebuild in Huang Long Thousand Provinces, within Seven Nights Divine Sect’s territory.
• Lin Bai recognized that the Northern Region’s anger and the future actions of the Chu Empire, Qi Tian Sect, and Ten Thousand Saints Mountain were the remaining threats to the palace’s revival.

Lin Baixian explained that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace’s apparent goal was to rebuild its mountain gate, but its alliance with the Northern Region had collapsed over the promised territory. She proposed settling the conflict at Eternal Night Pass through a best-of-seven contest and asked Lin Bai to recruit two Eastern Region Saints to help.

• Lin Baixian told Lin Bai that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace had promised the Northern Region seventy-two provinces after defeating the Seven Nights Divine Sect, but the alliance had broken down.
• Lin Baixian explained that the three ancient factions were mediating the conflict and proposed a best-of-seven martial contest with cultivation restricted to the Primal Chaos Dao Fruit Realm.
• Lin Baixian said the Northern Region would have to retreat if it lost, while the Eastern Region would surrender the seventy-two provinces if it lost.
• Lin Baixian asked Lin Bai to write to Wang Zhengyang and Qi Lingyu, inviting them to Eternal Night Pass to join the Eastern Region’s seven fighters.