Chapter Summaries

Di Jun told Ancestor Hongjun that the Cave Master of Shouyang Mountain had predicted the Witch and Demon Clans would be destroyed and the Human Race would rule the Primordial World. Hongjun recognized the Cave Master as the mysterious person who had defeated him before, but remained confused about whether he was Luohu and how he could know the future.

• Ancestor Hongjun asked Di Jun whether he had encountered anyone recently, and Di Jun said he had met an esteemed individual.
• Di Jun recounted meeting the Cave Master at Shouyang Mountain and asking about the Human Race, the Demon Clan, and the future hegemon.
• Di Jun said the Cave Master had declared that the Demon Clan could never rule the Primordial World and that the Witch and Demon Clans would be destroyed while the Human Race rose to power.
• Ancestor Hongjun realized the Cave Master was the mysterious person who had sent him flying twice before and wondered how he could foresee the Heavenly Dao's plans.
• Ancestor Hongjun questioned whether the Cave Master was really Demon Ancestor Luohu, since Luohu's Sword Dao skill seemed incompatible with mastery of divination.

Ancestor Hongjun suspected that the mysterious figure was Demon Ancestor Luohu and decided to send Di Jun to investigate him. Di Jun froze at the order, terrified at the prospect of probing Luohu.

• Ancestor Hongjun wondered whether Luohu had mastered the Law of Time and questioned whether the figure was truly Luohu.
• Ancestor Hongjun asked Di Jun if he knew Demon Ancestor Luohu, and Di Jun recalled meeting him and hearing of his destruction of the West’s Earth Veins.
• Ancestor Hongjun claimed Luohu had revived through a remnant soul and bewitched Shangqing Tongtian, Nuwa, and others into opposing him and the Heavenly Dao.
• Ancestor Hongjun told Di Jun to investigate what scheme Luohu was plotting.
• Di Jun froze in disbelief, and Ancestor Hongjun repeated the order.

Di Jun reluctantly agreed to test Demon Ancestor Luohu after Ancestor Hongjun threatened his position as Demon Emperor. Ancestor Hongjun accepted his decision, leaving Di Jun committed to the dangerous task.

• Di Jun told Ancestor Hongjun that testing Luohu was too dangerous and that he could not do it.
• Ancestor Hongjun said Di Jun did not have to go, then warned that he might lose his position as Demon Emperor.
• Ancestor Hongjun told Di Jun to take his time deciding, while making clear that his position depended on his choice.
• Di Jun concluded that he could not give up his title and reluctantly agreed to test Luohu.
• Ancestor Hongjun praised Di Jun's decision and drank his tea.

Ancestor Hongjun ordered Di Jun to test Demon Ancestor Luohu, leaving Di Jun dreading the dangerous task. Back in the Heavenly Court, Di Jun decided to pass it to Kunpeng and began probing his loyalty.

• Haotian felt relieved that he no longer had to test Luohu, while Di Jun accepted Ancestor Hongjun's order with resentment and worry.
• Di Jun returned to the Heavenly Court, fearing that testing Luohu would cost him his life but knowing he could not disobey Hongjun.
• When Kunpeng arrived to report on Demon Clan affairs, Di Jun decided to pass the task to him.
• Di Jun asked whether Kunpeng was loyal, and Kunpeng swore he would do anything his emperor commanded.

Di Jun pressured Kunpeng into probing Demon Ancestor Luohu by questioning his loyalty to the Demon Clan. Kunpeng accepted the dangerous mission, while Di Jun was pleased to have passed his own problem on to him.

• Di Jun ordered Kunpeng to probe Demon Ancestor Luohu on his behalf.
• Kunpeng protested that he could not safely carry out the mission.
• Di Jun threatened to suspect Kunpeng of disloyalty and ulterior motives if he refused.
• Fearing Di Jun would discover his role in the Little Golden Crows' escape, Kunpeng agreed to the mission and insisted he was loyal.
• Kunpeng left the Heavenly Court, deciding that probing Luohu offered at least a chance to survive.

Kunpeng went to Shouyang Mountain seeking Demon Ancestor Luohu but was knocked unconscious by Luohu’s guard and carried into the cave. He woke in his bird form as Luohu offered to roast or steam him to Chen Sheng.

• Kunpeng sensed Luohu’s demonic power near Shouyang Mountain and hesitated outside a shabby cave.
• Luohu attacked Kunpeng from behind, knocking him unconscious and forcing him back into his original bird form.
• Luohu carried Kunpeng into the cave and dropped him before Chen Sheng, asking whether to braise or steam him.
• Kunpeng woke in terror, saw Chen Sheng and Luohu, and tried to retreat.
• Luohu grabbed Kunpeng again and suggested roasting him, while Kunpeng flapped his wings in protest.

Chen Sheng decided not to eat Kunpeng and kept him as a pet instead. Kunpeng could only caw, and the chapter ended with him caged and furious as Chen Sheng returned to his cave.

• Kunpeng tried to curse Chen Sheng, but his words came out as bird cries.
• Kunpeng panicked when he realized he could no longer speak and feared he had become a useless bird.
• Chen Sheng mistook Kunpeng's flapping for happiness and stroked him, pleased to have found a lively pet.
• Chen Sheng had Luohu bring a cage and locked Kunpeng inside.
• Chen Sheng teased Kunpeng and returned to his cave, while Kunpeng glared after him in anger.

Kunpeng was threatened by Luohu and the Broken Sword while imprisoned, and he grew terrified after realizing their master was the human who had captured him. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Court noticed that Kunpeng had vanished without a trace.

• Kunpeng threatened to kill his captor once his demonic power recovered, prompting Luohu to warn him not to harm his master.
• The Broken Sword attacked Kunpeng and joined Luohu in warning him that they would punish him if he touched their master.
• Kunpeng realized that the human who had caged him might be the master of both Luohu and the Broken Sword, and he fell silent in fear.
• The Broken Sword and Luohu left Kunpeng alone after he stopped acting defiant.
• In the Heavenly Court beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, the others worried because Kunpeng had not returned and no trace of him could be found.

Di Jun, worried that Kunpeng had gone missing while investigating Luohu at Shouyang Mountain, ordered Bai Ze to go find him and investigate. Bai Ze reluctantly accepted the dangerous assignment and set off.

• Di Jun summoned Bai Ze and asked whether he had heard from Kunpeng, who had not sent any news recently.
• Bai Ze reassured Di Jun that Kunpeng was likely safe, but Di Jun feared something had happened to him.
• Di Jun ordered Bai Ze to travel to Shouyang Mountain, find Kunpeng, and help if needed.
• Bai Ze realized the assignment could put him in Luohu's hands, but Di Jun treated his silence as agreement and ordered him to leave at once.
• Bai Ze swallowed his refusal, accepted the order, and departed helplessly.

Bai Ze arrived at Chen Sheng's Cave Abode to investigate Luohu's scheme and find Kunpeng, but Luohu attacked him and carried his unconscious true form inside. There, Luohu warned the caged Kunpeng not to threaten his master, leaving Kunpeng too frightened to move.

• Bai Ze reached the entrance to Chen Sheng's Cave Abode and was confronted by the Black-faced Boy.
• When Bai Ze could not explain why he had come, Luohu attacked him with Demonic energy, draining his power and knocking him unconscious.
• Bai Ze reverted to his white-furred true form, and Luohu carried him into the Cave Abode.
• Chen Sheng stopped teasing Kunpeng with a twig and returned to his meditation mat after the bird refused to react.
• Luohu caught Kunpeng glaring at Chen Sheng and warned that he would make Kunpeng a dish if he showed disrespect again.
• Kunpeng grew frightened and stopped daring to glare at Chen Sheng.

Chen Sheng mistook Bai Ze for an unusual animal and locked him in a cage beside Kunpeng. Kunpeng and Bai Ze recognized each other and began arguing over how they had both been captured, leaving them trapped together and furious.

• Luohu brought the injured Bai Ze to Chen Sheng, who decided to keep him as a companion for the giant bird.
• Chen Sheng had Bai Ze locked in a cage beside Kunpeng, and the impact reopened Bai Ze’s wounds.
• Kunpeng recognized Bai Ze and asked how he had ended up captured.
• Bai Ze blamed Kunpeng’s mishandling of a task for his own capture and loss of demonic power.
• Kunpeng angrily blamed Bai Ze for being weak and shouted him down.

Chen Sheng watched Kunpeng and Little White interact while mistakenly thinking they were getting along. In the Heavenly Court, Di Jun sent three Demon Saints to Shouyang Mountain to find Kunpeng and Bai Ze, leaving them no choice but to obey.

• Chen Sheng smiled as he watched Kunpeng and Little White interact, while both resented his assumption that they were getting along.
• Di Jun grew anxious when Kunpeng and Bai Ze failed to return from Shouyang Mountain.
• Di Jun summoned three Demon Saints and ordered them to investigate what had happened to Kunpeng and Bai Ze.
• The three Demon Saints warned that the pair might already be dead and that their own trip might accomplish nothing.
• Di Jun insisted they return with the two demons alive or bring back their corpses, and the three Demon Saints reluctantly agreed to go.

After the three Demon Sages were defeated by Luohu and turned into pheasants, he brought them to Chen Sheng and offered to make soup from them. Chen Sheng agreed, leaving the furious Demon Sages facing the threat of being cooked.

• Di Jun worried that the three Demon Sages might fail to return with news, like the previous two envoys.
• Luohu defeated the three Demon Sages, turned them into wild pheasants, and carried them back to the Cave Abode.
• Luohu offered to slaughter the pheasants and make nourishing soup for Chen Sheng.
• Chen Sheng mistook the Demon Sages for lousy chickens and agreed to have them made into soup.
• The three Demon Sages furiously flapped their wings in protest.

Chen Sheng ordered Luohu to cage the three Demon Sages for fattening, while Bai Ze and Kunpeng argued until the newcomers recognized them. In the Heavenly Court, Di Jun grew anxious over the Demon Sages’ disappearance as Eastern Emperor Taiyi asked what was troubling him.

• Chen Sheng told Luohu to keep the three Demon Sages in a cage until they were fat enough to eat.
• Bai Ze and Kunpeng blamed each other for their capture and traded angry insults.
• The three Demon Sages exclaimed with relief at finding Bai Ze and Kunpeng alive.
• Di Jun worried that Luohu had killed or eaten the Demon Sages who had not returned from Shouyang Mountain.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi visited Di Jun and asked what was troubling him.

Di Jun sent Eastern Emperor Taiyi to Shouyang Mountain to investigate why Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and three Demon Saints had disappeared. There, Chen Sheng played with the captives and treated Bai Ze like a puppy, while Kunpeng and the Demon Saints laughed at him.

• Di Jun told Eastern Emperor Taiyi that Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and three Demon Saints had vanished after going to Shouyang Mountain.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi volunteered to investigate and promised Di Jun he would return safely.
• Di Jun agreed to let Eastern Emperor Taiyi go and warned him to be careful.
• Chen Sheng posed Bai Ze in his cage, stroked his fur, and offered him a bone if he barked.
• Kunpeng and the three Demon Saints laughed as Chen Sheng treated Bai Ze like a little dog.

Chen Sheng amused himself by forcing Bai Ze to eat a bone and bark, while the Demon Saints and Kunpeng stayed quiet under threat. After Kunpeng laughed at Bai Ze, Chen Sheng turned his attention to the bird and began teasing him.

• Kunpeng laughed at Bai Ze as Chen Sheng made him eat a bone and bark, while the other Demon Saints held back their laughter.
• Broken Sword and Luohu threatened Bai Ze, and the other captives stayed silent and obedient.
• Bai Ze swallowed his anger, ate the bone, and barked twice for Chen Sheng.
• Kunpeng laughed so hard that he fell from his perch, prompting Chen Sheng to approach his cage.
• Chen Sheng poked Kunpeng's beak with a branch from the Enlightenment Tea Tree and asked if he found it funny.

Kunpeng was tormented by Chen Sheng, who forced him to swallow a wriggling green worm while he was trapped in the cave. As Kunpeng and the others called to Dijun for help, Donghuang Taiyi approached Mount Shouyang to rescue them.

• Chen Sheng teased Kunpeng after realizing the giant bird understood him, while Baize secretly enjoyed Kunpeng's embarrassment.
• Chen Sheng dug up a wriggling green worm and pushed it toward Kunpeng, who tried to flee and retched in disgust.
• Chen Sheng tossed the worm into Kunpeng's mouth, and Kunpeng swallowed it while angrily cursing him in his thoughts.
• Kunpeng and the others silently pleaded with Dijun to save them from Chen Sheng's torment.
• Donghuang Taiyi rode a cloud toward Mount Shouyang, growing more hateful as he thought about the demon clan members being detained.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi arrived at Chen Sheng's Cave to find the Demon Clan members and was shocked by the shabby dwelling he believed belonged to Demon Ancestor Luohu. He mistook Luohu for a servant boy, while Luohu ignored his arrogant questions and grew irritated.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi landed outside Chen Sheng's Cave and wondered how Demon Ancestor Luohu could live in such a rundown place.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi approached Luohu, who was pacing by the cave entrance, and arrogantly asked whether Luohu lived there.
• Luohu recognized Eastern Emperor Taiyi as another Golden Crow and ignored him because he disliked his attitude.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi declared his identity as Demon Emperor and threatened Luohu for ignoring him.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi repeatedly asked whether Luohu lived there and whether Luohu had seen the Demon Clan members who arrived earlier.

Luohu overwhelmed Eastern Emperor Taiyi, knocked away the Chaos Bell, and forced the Demon Emperor into his Golden Crow form. As Luohu’s demonic energy tortured him, Eastern Emperor Taiyi realized the child before him might be Demon Ancestor Luohu.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi attacked Luohu with the Chaos Bell after Luohu insulted him.
• Luohu absorbed the Chaos Bell’s primordial chaos energy and struck Eastern Emperor Taiyi, sending the bell flying and forcing Taiyi into his true form.
• Luohu kicked the weakened Golden Crow and taunted him.
• Luohu’s demonic energy corroded Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s body, leaving him in agony.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi recognized Luohu as a possible Demon Ancestor, and Luohu understood his bird cries.

Luohu captured Eastern Emperor Taiyi and rejected his pleas for mercy, deciding to punish him for attacking and offending him. The chapter ended with Luohu viciously plucking out Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s feathers.

• Luohu revealed his identity and seized Eastern Emperor Taiyi by the throat.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi realized Luohu had likely captured the demons sent by his elder brother and begged to be spared.
• Luohu dismissed Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s apology and said he would not let him go without punishment.
• Luohu stroked Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s feathers, then ripped out a handful, leaving him screaming in pain and despair.