Chapter Summaries

After being trapped in the Han Hai Demon Kingdom, Lin Bai decided to turn the danger into an opportunity by hunting demon beasts for blood and Contribution Points. Bai Zhan warned him that escaping required at least Yang God Realm cultivation, so Lin Bai resolved to grow strong enough to return to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.

• Lin Bai reviewed the demon-hunting mission and realized that killing demon beasts in the Han Hai Demon Kingdom could earn him demon blood and Contribution Points.
• Lin Bai concluded that he needed to find a way back to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect and left his cave dwelling to seek Bai Zhan's advice.
• Lin Bai met Bai Zhan alongside Senior Sister Jing Shu, Zhuo Lian, and other disciples, and confirmed that he wanted to escape.
• Bai Zhan explained that demon territories surrounded the White Snake clan's lands and that human warriors were killed if discovered beyond them.
• Bai Zhan told Lin Bai that leaving the Han Hai Demon Kingdom required at least Yang God Realm cultivation, and Lin Bai resolved to use demon blood to reach that level.

Lin Bai discussed why the White Snake clan had kept him alive and promised Jing Shu and Zhuo Lian he would take them with him if he escaped the Han Hai Demon Kingdom. When the White Snake Legion was ordered to guard dangerous Immortal Cave Mountain, Lin Bai volunteered, and Jing Shu and Zhuo Lian chose to go with him.

• Lin Bai explained that Crushing Mountain Demon Saint had sold him for a high price and that the White Snake clan would keep him alive while it hoped to recruit him.
• Lin Bai told Jing Shu and Zhuo Lian he was confident he could reach the Yang God Realm and promised to take them along when he left the Han Hai Demon Kingdom.
• Half a month later, Bai Zhan summoned the White Snake Legion and said a hundred martial artists were needed to guard the Spirit Awakening Grass at Immortal Cave Mountain.
• Lin Bai decided to volunteer for the dangerous assignment, despite warnings that demon beasts and experts from the Eight Great Demon Clans threatened the mountain.
• Jing Shu and Zhuo Lian agreed to accompany Lin Bai, and he promised to take both of them with him if he left the kingdom.

Lin Bai and more than a hundred Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples traveled with Bai Zhan to Immortal Cave Mountain to guard the Spirit Awakening Grass. After learning they would be trapped there by poisonous tracking bracelets, Lin Bai put one on, confident he could remove it with his secret art.

• Lin Bai, Zhuo Lian, Jing Shu, and over a hundred Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples volunteered to go to Immortal Cave Mountain despite Bai Zhan's warning.
• Bai Zhan took the group by spirit boat on a seven-day journey to Immortal Cave Mountain, where three maimed survivors eagerly awaited his help.
• Bai Zhan explained that the group had to guard the cave entrance where the White Snake Race cultivated Spirit Awakening Grass and warned them that escape was futile.
• Bai Zhan distributed White Snake Bracelets that tracked their wearers and could not be forcibly removed without Yang God Realm cultivation.
• Lin Bai put on his bracelet, believing he could remove it with Martial Soul Secret Art: Break Restriction, and the others followed.
• Bai Zhan revealed that the bracelets contained poison that could be activated remotely, then showed that he wore one himself.

Lin Bai warned the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples that escaping the Han Hai Demon Kingdom without a map or sufficient strength would likely get them killed, while he and his companions inspected the Spirit Awakening Grass. He concluded that Bai Zhan believed reaching the Yang God Realm was the only way to escape and return to human lands.

• Bai Zhan left Immortal Cave Mountain after the three warriors warned everyone to be careful that night.
• Lu Kang urged the disciples to escape, but one disciple died when he tried to break his White Snake Bracelet by force.
• Nearly thirty disciples followed Lu Kang despite Lin Bai warning that the White Snake clan had likely killed previous escapees.
• Lin Bai entered the mountain and found an enormous plain planted with roughly a hundred thousand stalks of Spirit Awakening Grass; Zhuo Lian and Jing Shu joined him.
• Zhuo Lian and Jing Shu considered escaping, but Lin Bai explained that they lacked a map and could be killed in demon territory.
• Lin Bai reasoned that Bai Zhan had repeatedly mentioned the Yang God Realm because he believed it was necessary to fight his way out of the Han Hai Demon Kingdom.

Lin Bai rallied the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples who stayed at Immortal Cave Mountain, promising to lead them back to the Litian Dynasty and take revenge on their enemies. He organized them to secure the surrounding mountains and hunt demon beasts, while vowing to bring turmoil to the Han Hai Demon Kingdom.

• Lin Bai told the disciples to cultivate and promised that, once prepared, he would lead them back to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect to settle accounts with Zhu Lie, the Zhu Family, and the Ten Thousand Demons Valley.
• Lin Bai persuaded the disciples to trust him by declaring that he was a Prodigy-level Genius recognized by the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and the master of the Demon Sword.
• Zhuo Lian, Jing Shu, and Nie Xiong backed Lin Bai, and all seventy-two martial artists agreed to follow his arrangements.
• Lin Bai ordered the disciples to secure every mountain range within ten thousand li of Immortal Cave Mountain and turn it into a trap for demon beasts.
• Jing Shu led disciples in setting up formations, while Zhuo Lian organized concealed sentry posts and the others prepared to hunt or report demon beasts.
• Lin Bai vowed that the Han Hai Demon Kingdom would have no peace while he remained there.

Lin Bai discovered that Spirit Awakening Grass could improve comprehension when refined, but he needed a way to obtain more without angering the White Snake clan. That night, a demon beast attacked Immortal Cave Mountain seeking grass for its young, and Lin Bai struck its hidden position.

• Lin Bai refined one stalk of Spirit Awakening Grass into a drop of Spirit Awakening Fluid and found that it greatly clarified his thoughts and loosened his cultivation bottleneck.
• Jing Shu warned Lin Bai that night had fallen and reported that her formations would detect any approaching demon beasts.
• Jing Shu's compass detected a demon beast approaching from the southwest, and Lin Bai flew out to intercept it.
• The demon beast demanded ten thousand stalks of Spirit Awakening Grass for its young, but Lin Bai refused and threatened to kill it.
• Lin Bai dodged the demon beast's wind blades, located its hiding place, and cleaved into the ground, revealing blood in the flying soil.

Lin Bai killed a rat demon elder, then fought off a massive swarm of rat demons in the southwest while Jing Shu coordinated the disciples' defenses from Immortal Cave Mountain. After clearing the area, Lin Bai headed east to support disciples struggling against a Fourth-Stage Yin Saint Realm demon beast.

• Lin Bai killed the demon rat elder who had been hiding underground and absorbed its demonic blood with his Devouring Sword Soul.
• A swarm of thousands of rat demons attacked Lin Bai, and he slaughtered them while Jing Shu warned him and tracked the battle with her formation compass.
• Nie Xiong prepared to aid Lin Bai, but Lin Bai told him to defend the other directions, and Nie Xiong flew east to face a Fifth-Stage Yin Saint Realm demon beast.
• Jing Shu directed disciples through their Sound Transmission Talismans, sending reinforcements to areas under attack as the group defended Immortal Cave Mountain.
• Lin Bai finished off the rat demons, absorbed their corpses, and then flew east to support disciples facing a Fourth-Stage Yin Saint Realm demon beast.

Lin Bai killed a fourth-level Yin Saint Realm demonic beast with one sword, impressing Jing Shu and Nie Xiong. After the disciples survived a night of fighting, Lin Bai collected their demonic beast blood and used it to cultivate, hoping to reach the second level of the Yin Saint Realm.

• Lin Bai killed the fourth-level Yin Saint Realm demonic beast before Nie Xiong could come to his aid, stunning Jing Shu and Nie Xiong.
• The demonic beasts retreated at dawn, and Lin Bai led the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples back to Immortal Cave Mountain.
• Lin Bai asked whether anyone had died, then collected all the demonic beast blood the disciples had preserved.
• Lin Bai gave Jing Shu healing pills and asked her to watch the formation while the others rested.
• Lin Bai refined the collected demonic beast blood with the Devouring Sword Soul to advance his cultivation.

Lin Bai advanced to the second stage of the Yin Saint Realm and discovered that the Spirit Awakening Grass was nearing maturity, prompting him to plan how to obtain more before the White Snake clan harvested it. As the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples continued their nightly hunt, Lin Bai realized the grass might grow only where a Creation Spirit Vein lay beneath the soil.

• Lin Bai refined demon blood from the previous hunt and broke through to the second stage of the Yin Saint Realm.
• Lin Bai determined that the Spirit Awakening Grass would mature in about three months and feared the White Snake clan would harvest it.
• Lin Bai refined Spirit Awakening Fluid and felt his intent cultivation approach a breakthrough, but decided against taking large quantities of grass for fear of drawing suspicion.
• Lin Bai joined Jing Shu and the seventy-one Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples in a night-long hunt that wiped out nearly all demon beasts within five thousand kilometers of Immortal Cave Mountain.
• After inspecting the Spirit Awakening Grass's soil, Lin Bai recalled that it could grow where a Creation Spirit Vein lay beneath the earth.

Lin Bai discovered a Creation Spirit Vein beneath Immortal Cave Mountain and drew it out with a Spirit Guiding Formation. The Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples began cultivating there while guarding the secret from the White Snake clan.

• Lin Bai recognized that Immortal Cave Mountain might conceal a Creation Spirit Vein and spent five days carving a formation to draw it out.
• Lin Bai activated the formation, revealing the seven-colored Creation Spirit Vein beneath the mountain.
• Lin Bai explained that the vein could improve cultivation and comprehension, then invited the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples to cultivate within the formation.
• The disciples thanked Lin Bai and agreed to keep the vein secret from the White Snake clan, while Jing Shu arranged guards.
• Lin Bai took Spirit Awakening Grass aside and began refining Spirit Awakening Fluid.

Lin Bai and the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples cultivated at Immortal Cave Mountain for a month, using a Spirit Guiding Formation to grow stronger while guarding the Spirit Awakening Grass. Bai Zhan visited and urged Lin Bai to leave before the grass attracted powerful demon experts, but was astonished to learn Lin Bai had reached the third stage of the Yin Saint Realm.

• The Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples hunted demon beasts at night and cultivated in Lin Bai's Spirit Guiding Formation by day for a month.
• Bai Zhan discussed the difficulty of escaping the Han Hai Demon Kingdom and hoped Dongfang Bai would survive and reach the Yang God Realm.
• Bai Zhan went to Immortal Cave Mountain and learned that Lu Kang had fled with nearly thirty disciples, but chose not to report them.
• Bai Zhan inspected the Spirit Awakening Grass and warned that powerful demon experts would threaten it as it neared maturity.
• Bai Zhan urged Lin Bai to return with him, then discovered Lin Bai had advanced to the third stage of the Yin Saint Realm.

Lin Bai learned that Sky Cloud Mountain's alliance was behind the theft of the Spirit Awakening Grass and helped the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples prepare for the dangerous month before its maturity. When several seventh-level Yin Saint Realm demon beasts attacked at once, Lin Bai drew his demon sword and went to assist.

• Bai Zhan explained that Demon Race forces used Sky Cloud Mountain as cover to steal the Spirit Awakening Grass, and Lin Bai understood how the arrangement shielded forces such as the Sky Eagle Demon Clan.
• After Bai Zhan left, Lin Bai warned Nie Xiong to guard his words and taught the disciples how to operate and conceal the Spirit Guiding Formation.
• Over the next month, Lin Bai and the disciples advanced in cultivation, with Lin Bai, Zhuo Lian, Jing Shu, Luo Xuan, and Lei Yizhe reaching the fifth level of the Yin Saint Realm and Nie Xiong reaching the sixth.
• As the Spirit Awakening Grass neared maturity, seventh-level Yin Saint Realm demon beasts appeared across the mountain range and overwhelmed several disciples while Nie Xiong was occupied.
• Lin Bai recognized that Sky Cloud Mountain's stronger forces had joined the fight, then drew his demon sword and went to help.

Lin Bai rushed to defend Immortal Cave Mountain and killed two seventh-level Yin Saint realm demon beasts with his mid-stage Aurora Intent. He continued answering Jing Shu’s calls for help as more demon beasts attacked the surrounding area.

• Lin Bai left Immortal Cave Mountain after Jing Shu told him Luo Xuan was in danger eight thousand li to the west.
• Lin Bai saved Luo Xuan from a seventh-level Yin Saint realm wolf demon and killed it with his Aurora Intent.
• Lin Bai sent Luo Xuan to support the other disciples and headed toward the next reported attack.
• Lin Bai killed the demon beast pursuing Lei Yizhe with a single sword and told him to help the other disciples.
• Jing Shu directed Lin Bai to more attacks, and he sped across the region to confront them.

Lin Bai fought off the demonic beasts attacking Immortal Cave Mountain, then battled a gaunt man carrying the Green Lantern who escaped after using its powers. Back at the mountain, Lin Bai learned that many disciples had been seriously injured, and Nie Xiong warned that they might not survive another month of attacks this strong.

• Lin Bai slew more than a dozen powerful demonic beasts and held the attackers back until dawn, when they retreated beyond the formation.
• Lin Bai sensed he was being watched and attacked the gaunt Lantern-Carrying Old Man, who challenged the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciple.
• The Lantern-Carrying Old Man used the Green Lantern to summon the Black Rock Vajra Beast's power, but Lin Bai cut through his defenses and wounded his throat.
• The Lantern-Carrying Old Man fled after releasing black smoke filled with wailing human and beast shadows, and Lin Bai lost track of him.
• Lin Bai returned to Immortal Cave Mountain and learned that no disciples had died, though Luo Xuan, Lei Yizhe, and nearly twenty others were seriously injured.
• Nie Xiong warned Lin Bai that the disciples might not hold out until the Spirit Awakening Grass matured if the demonic beasts kept attacking with such strength.

Lin Bai and the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect sought information about Sky Cloud Mountain’s strength and plans before its expected attack. After rescuing Nie Xiong, Lin Bai captured a demon named Huang Lang and brought him back to question him.

• Lin Bai ordered the disciples to capture a powerful demon from Sky Cloud Mountain so they could learn when the enemy planned to attack.
• Lin Bai refined Spirit Awakening Grass and found that its Spirit Awakening Fluid had grown much stronger.
• Luo Xuan sent word that Nie Xiong had been wounded by a powerful demon, and Lin Bai rushed to their aid.
• Lin Bai fought the vicious wolf, overwhelmed it, and shattered its demon core when it tried to flee.
• The wolf identified himself as Huang Lang of Sky Cloud Mountain, and Lin Bai carried him back to Immortal Cave Mountain for questioning.

Lin Bai interrogated Huang Lang and learned that Sky Cloud Mountain planned to attack Immortal Cave Mountain under the full moon to steal Spirit Awakening Grass. Huang Lang revealed the strength and motives of his brothers, leaving Lin Bai and the others facing an attack in fifteen days.

• Lin Bai threatened Huang Lang with Nie Xiong and asked when Sky Cloud Mountain planned to attack Immortal Cave Mountain.
• Huang Lang revealed the attack was scheduled for fifteen days later, after the White Snake clan sent experts to harvest Spirit Awakening Grass.
• Huang Lang identified his brothers Huang Long, a ninth-stage Yin Saint, and Huang Hu, an eighth-stage Yin Saint, as Sky Cloud Mountain's strongest experts.
• Jing Shu slapped Huang Lang after he propositioned her, while Huang Lang threatened revenge when his brothers arrived.
• Huang Lang explained that the three brothers planned to steal ten thousand stalks of Spirit Awakening Grass and sell them in the Han Hai Demon Kingdom before disappearing.

After learning Sky Cloud Mountain planned to take every Spirit Awakening Grass plant, Lin Bai entered seclusion to reach the sixth level of the Yin Saint Realm before the attack. Half a month later, Huang Long ordered the assault on Immortal Cave Mountain to begin the following night.

• Lin Bai used Soul Search on Huang Lang and confirmed Sky Cloud Mountain planned to seize all the Spirit Awakening Grass and leave the Han Hai Demon Kingdom.
• Lin Bai decided he could kill a ninth-level Yin Saint Realm demon if he broke through to the sixth level, and the disciples agreed to provide him with demon blood and protect his cultivation.
• Lin Bai returned to the Spirit Guiding Formation and cultivated while Sky Cloud Mountain sent probes against Immortal Cave Mountain; he went out several times to kill seventh-level Yin Saint Realm demon beasts.
• Huang Hu reported to Huang Long that Immortal Cave Mountain's sword-skilled guards were mostly at the fifth level of the Yin Saint Realm and that their leader had formidable sword intent.
• Huang Long ordered Huang Hu to attack Immortal Cave Mountain the next night and seize all the Spirit Awakening Grass, then ordered a search for their missing third brother.

The disciples of the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect confronted Huang Long, Huang Hu, and their forces as Sky Cloud Mountain began its assault on Immortal Cave Mountain. Nie Xiong and the others were gravely wounded, and Huang Long headed toward the cave to seize the Spirit Awakening Grass.

• Jing Shu detected the approaching demons, concealed the Spirit Guiding Formation, and left a message for Senior Brother Dongfang before joining the battle.
• Huang Long and Huang Hu led their forces toward Immortal Cave Mountain while Nie Xiong and four fellow disciples intercepted them.
• Huang Long quickly overpowered Nie Xiong, and Huang Hu struck Jing Shu down when she became distracted.
• Nie Xiong and the others used the Moon Piercing Sword Formation to wound and drive back Huang Hu, but Huang Long broke the formation with one strike.
• Huang Long and Huang Hu landed on the platform; Huang Long went to search for the Spirit Awakening Grass while Huang Hu stayed to kill the wounded disciples.

Lin Bai emerged from seclusion after reaching the sixth level of the Yin Saint Realm and rescued Nie Xiong and the others from Huang Long and Huang Hu. He faced the two demons alone and attacked Huang Hu after revealing that Huang Lang was dead.

• Huang Long and Huang Hu overwhelmed the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples, while the wounded Nie Xiong, Jing Shu, Zhuo Lian, Luo Xuan, and Lei Yizhe awaited death.
• Huang Hu moved to kill the five disciples, but a sword strike from the cave blasted him back and Lin Bai emerged.
• Lin Bai told Jing Shu to gather the surviving disciples and said he would handle Huang Long and Huang Hu.
• Huang Long attacked Lin Bai, while Huang Hu absorbed a soul from his green lantern to strengthen himself.
• Lin Bai identified Huang Hu's lantern as a soul artifact and revealed that Huang Lang was dead before thrusting his sword at Huang Hu.

Lin Bai killed Huang Hu and Huang Long, then slaughtered the Demon Race warriors attacking Immortal Cave Mountain. As dawn broke, he spotted a spirit boat from the White Snake clan approaching to gather the Spirit Awakening Grass.

• Lin Bai pierced Huang Hu's throat and beheaded him, enraging Huang Long.
• Lin Bai fought Huang Long, who transformed into a thousand-meter black snake, and killed him with a sword strike.
• Lin Bai refined Huang Long's demonic blood, then attacked the Demon Race warriors throughout the mountain range and killed more than a hundred.
• At daybreak, Lin Bai told Jing Shu to count the injured and dead disciples, saying the mountain range was safe for now.
• Lin Bai saw a spirit boat bearing the White Snake clan's banner approaching from the east to gather the Spirit Awakening Grass.