Chapter Summaries

Luohu plucked all of Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s feathers and threw him aside in disgust, leaving him humiliated and nearly mad with rage. Taiyi fled back to the Heavenly Court, where Di Jun failed to recognize him and struck him away as a disgusting lump of flesh.

• Luohu plucked Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s remaining feathers one by one until he was completely bald.
• Luohu threw Taiyi away, called him ugly and disgusting, and returned to the Cave Abode.
• Taiyi struggled to his feet and hurried back to the Heavenly Court, furious and ashamed.
• Di Jun, worried about Taiyi’s absence, struck the bloody, featherless Taiyi away without recognizing him.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi returned to Heavenly Court after Luohu plucked all his feathers, but Di Jun failed to recognize him in his grotesque true form. Taiyi explained that he could not transform because the Demonic energy in his body had been corroded.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi tried to tell Di Jun that he had returned, but Di Jun could not see him and thought he was imagining Taiyi's voice.
• Di Jun realized the ugly, featherless lump of flesh before him was Eastern Emperor Taiyi after Taiyi confirmed his identity.
• Di Jun recoiled from Taiyi's plucked form and asked how it had happened, urging him to transform into human form.
• Taiyi explained that he could not transform because the Demonic energy in his body had all been corroded.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi told Di Jun that Demon Ancestor Luohu had stripped and injured him, and Di Jun admitted he could not confront Luohu. Taiyi argued that Demon Master and the others had likely been captured too, prompting Di Jun to consider defending the Demon Clan’s dignity.

• Di Jun lent Eastern Emperor Taiyi demonic aura so he could transform into human form, then asked what had happened at Shouyang Mountain.
• Taiyi said Demon Ancestor Luohu had plucked out his feathers, injured him, and thrown him out.
• Di Jun abandoned his promise to give Taiyi justice after learning Luohu was responsible, admitting the matter was beyond him.
• Taiyi claimed Demon Master and the others had likely been captured and tortured by Luohu, and urged Di Jun to defend the Demon Clan’s reputation.
• Di Jun began to show resolve as he considered the Demon Clan’s response to Luohu’s repeated provocations.

Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi headed to Zixiao Palace to ask Ancestor Hongjun for help against Luohu. At Jade Void Palace, Taiqing Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate plotted to use their master against Tongtian.

• Di Jun recognized Luohu as the one who had humiliated the Demon Clan and lamented that they could not challenge him by force.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi reminded Di Jun that Ancestor Hongjun supported the Demon Clan, and the brothers hurried toward Zixiao Palace.
• At Jade Void Palace, Primordial Heavenly Venerate cursed Tongtian for injuring them, while Taiqing Laozi warned that Tongtian’s strength had greatly increased.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate demanded to know whether they would let Tongtian get away with it, and Taiqing Laozi said their master could deal with him.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Taiqing Laozi joined Di Jun and Taiyi on their way to Zixiao Palace, where they sought Ancestor Hongjun over Tongtian and Luohu. Hongjun received them and recognized that they had come with a troublesome problem, but the chapter ended before they explained it.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Taiqing Laozi set out for Zixiao Palace to ask their Master for help against Tongtian.
• Di Jun and Taiyi encountered the two Saints, and Taiyi said they were going to report Luohu to the Dao Ancestor.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate said Tongtian and Luohu were allies, and the four agreed to travel together.
• Haotian told Ancestor Hongjun that Di Jun, Taiyi, Taiqing, and Yuqing were waiting to see him.
• Ancestor Hongjun welcomed the four into Zixiao Palace and noted their dispirited appearance.

Di Jun and Taiyi appealed to Ancestor Hongjun after Luohu captured the Demon Clan members sent to Shouyang Mountain and plucked Taiyi’s fur. Hongjun questioned whether Luohu was responsible, and Taiyi swore that he had witnessed it firsthand.

• Di Jun and Taiyi asked Ancestor Hongjun to uphold justice against Luohu.
• Di Jun explained that Luohu had captured every Demon Clan member sent to Shouyang Mountain and plucked Taiyi’s fur before throwing him out.
• Ancestor Hongjun grew angry at Luohu and at the Demon Clan’s failed attempt to investigate him.
• Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate were shocked by Taiyi’s humiliation and worried Luohu might target them next.
• Ancestor Hongjun asked whether Luohu had truly been responsible, and Taiyi swore that he had seen and experienced it himself.

Ancestor Hongjun learned that Demon Ancestor Luohu had captured members of the Demon Clan and reassured Taiyi and Di Jun that he could defeat Luohu again. Taiqing Laozi and Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate then accused Shangqing Tongtian of obstructing their plans and injuring them, leaving Hongjun angry at another new problem.

• Ancestor Hongjun said he was relieved that the enemy was Luohu because he had defeated him before and could do so again.
• Ancestor Hongjun warned Di Jun that Luohu had probably tortured the captured Demon Clan members to death, and Di Jun vowed to avenge Demon Master and the others.
• Ancestor Hongjun asked Taiqing Laozi and Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate why they had come to Zixiao Palace.
• Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate accused Shangqing Tongtian and a person from Shouyang Mountain of obstructing their plan to make Witch-Slaying Swords and seriously injuring him and Taiqing Laozi.
• Ancestor Hongjun grew even angrier upon hearing that Tongtian had interfered with his plans and injured Taiqing Laozi and Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate.

Ancestor Hongjun explained that Tongtian’s power came from Demon Ancestor Luohu’s empowerment rather than real cultivation, reassuring Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Taiqing Laozi. Di Jun then asked whether Nuwa’s sainthood had also come from Demonic energy.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Taiqing Laozi told Ancestor Hongjun that Tongtian had injured them with overwhelming sword power.
• Ancestor Hongjun claimed Tongtian had been empowered by Demon Ancestor Luohu’s Demonic energy and had not truly become stronger.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Taiqing Laozi accepted Ancestor Hongjun’s explanation, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate vowed to kill Tongtian when they met again.
• Di Jun asked whether Nuwa had also been empowered by Demonic energy, prompting the others to wonder how her sainthood could be explained.

Di Jun and Taiyi summoned the Demon Clan to announce that the Demon Master, Attendant Bai Ze, and their companions had likely fallen into Demon Ancestor Luohu’s clutches. The demons reacted with shock and anger as they heard the news.

• Di Jun and Taiyi returned to the Demon Clan and summoned its members to the Heavenly Court for a grand funeral.
• The assembled demons grew restless as they waited to learn why the Demon Emperors had called them together.
• Di Jun announced that the Demon Master, Attendant Bai Ze, and the others had gone to Shouyang Mountain to investigate Luohu and had not returned.
• Di Jun said Ancestor Hongjun had confirmed that the group was likely in grave danger and had probably fallen into Luohu’s hands.
• The demons erupted into discussion, grieving the group’s apparent deaths and fearing the torment Luohu might have inflicted.

The Demon Clan held a grand funeral for Kunpeng and the others, whom they believed Luohu had killed, while their captives were actually being tormented in Chen Sheng's cave. The chapter ended with Kunpeng and the others secretly complaining about Chen Sheng during a brief respite.

• Di Jun announced that the Demon Clan would hold a grand funeral for Kunpeng and the others, and the Demon Clan agreed.
• Di Jun transformed the Heavenly Court into a snowy, sorrowful setting and welcomed guests including Zhenyuanzi, Queen Mother of the West, Ancestor Minghe, Taiqing Laozi, and Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerate.
• Zhenyuanzi asked why Tongtian had not come, and the Two Qing Saints reacted awkwardly before Zhenyuanzi withdrew.
• Di Jun raised a toast to the Demon Clan's fallen heroes, and the gathered guests drank with him.
• At Chen Sheng's Cave on Shouyang Mountain, Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and the others took advantage of Chen Sheng's absence to complain about his torment.

Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and the three Demon Sages complained about their humiliating treatment and hoped Di Jun would send help. Luohu overheard them and began setting up a new torment with rings of fire.

• Bai Ze complained that Humans treated him like a dog, while Kunpeng protested that he was forced to eat live insects and the three Demon Sages said they had to dance every day.
• Kunpeng and the others hoped Di Jun would send someone to rescue them, and Bai Ze insisted that Di Jun would not abandon them.
• Luohu appeared behind the group, frightening them into denying that they had been complaining.
• Luohu seized control of the Demons and summoned five rings of fire made from Samadhi True Fire and Hellfire, flames that could burn their bodies and spirits without going out.

Luohu forced Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and the other demons to jump through rings of fire, then announced another cruel game. The demons were left terrified as Luohu prepared to throw five sticks.

• Luohu summoned the demons and ordered them to jump through rings of fire within a quarter of an hour or lose their lives.
• Kunpeng and Bai Ze landed safely, while two Demon Sages were burned by Hellfire and Samadhi True Fire.
• Luohu extinguished the flames but left the Demon Sages suffering from lingering pain, saying more activities awaited them.
• Luohu produced five wooden sticks and announced that the next activity was retrieving the sticks he threw.

Luohu forced the demons to fetch wooden sticks by threatening them with demonic energy, then humiliated Kunpeng for failing to find his. Kunpeng finally snapped and challenged Luohu over his treatment of the Demon Clan.

• Luohu threatened the demons until they crawled on the ground and obeyed his command to fetch the sticks.
• Luohu threw the sticks, and Bai Ze and the three Demon Sages searched until they returned with theirs in their teeth.
• Kunpeng failed to find his stick, and Luohu berated him for being useless.
• Luohu ordered Kunpeng to kneel and serve as a cushion for his feet.
• Kunpeng erupted in anger and asked Luohu whether he thought the Demon Clan was easy to bully.

Luohu punished Kunpeng and the other demons for insulting and threatening him by suspending rings of fire over their heads, forcing them to hold the rings back with their Spiritual Power. As the demons weakened, Luohu added another ring to each of them, leaving them at the brink of collapse.

• Kunpeng and the other demons accused Luohu of treating them like dogs and threatened him with Di Jun and the Demon Clan.
• Luohu silently remembered their insults, then summoned a ring of fire and warned the demons not to move.
• The demons resisted the rings of fire with their Spiritual Power until exhaustion left them trembling and regretful.
• Luohu enjoyed their distress and added another ring of fire to each demon, pushing them past their limits.

Luohu tormented Kunpeng and the other captured demons until Chen Sheng arrived and ordered him to stop. Chen Sheng pitied the demons and told Luohu to let them go, leaving them stunned by their sudden release.

• Kunpeng and the other demons broke down in tears after enduring Luohu's torment and being unable to resist.
• Chen Sheng appeared and questioned Luohu about what he was doing.
• Luohu claimed he was training the disobedient demons, while Kunpeng and the others protested until Luohu glared them into silence.
• Chen Sheng sympathized with the demons and told Luohu to release them.
• Luohu withdrew the rings of fire, and Kunpeng and the other demons stared in disbelief.

Chen Sheng let Kunpeng and the other demons leave Shouyang Mountain, and they fled back to the Primordial World before crashing into Ancestor Minghe. The chapter ended with Minghe unable to recognize the transformed demons, despite Kunpeng shouting at him from close by.

• Chen Sheng allowed the demons to leave his Cave Abode, and they rushed out without hesitation.
• Luohu watched them go and resolved not to spare them if he caught them again.
• Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and the other demons fled toward the Primordial World in their animal forms.
• The demons crashed into Ancestor Minghe, who mistook them for small animals and could not see who was calling him.
• Kunpeng pressed close to Minghe’s face and shouted, but Minghe kept looking around for the speaker.

Ancestor Minghe encountered Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and the three Demon Sages alive, despite believing they were dead and attending their funeral. He struggled to accept the sight, while Kunpeng and the others grew angry at his repeated questions about their supposed deaths.

• Ancestor Minghe heard Kunpeng's voice but could not see him because Kunpeng was still in his bird form.
• Kunpeng and the others transformed into human forms, and Ancestor Minghe recognized them as the Demon Master, Bai Ze, and the missing Demon Sages.
• Ancestor Minghe revealed that he had come to attend their funeral and feared they had risen from the dead.
• Ancestor Minghe slapped himself to test whether he was hallucinating, then confirmed that Kunpeng and the others were real.
• Ancestor Minghe touched Bai Ze and the others and asked how they were still alive, provoking their anger.

Kunpeng and Bai Ze learned that the Demon Clan believed them dead and had arranged a funeral, so they hurried toward the Heavenly Court to correct the misunderstanding. The chapter left Di Jun leading their funeral ceremony while Ancestor Minghe followed Kunpeng and the others, wondering whether he had seen ghosts.

• Kunpeng and Bai Ze questioned Ancestor Minghe about why he was surprised to find them alive.
• Ancestor Minghe explained that Demon Emperor Di Jun had arranged a funeral for Kunpeng and the other demons.
• Kunpeng grabbed Bai Ze and the others and rushed toward the Heavenly Court to stop the misunderstanding from growing.
• Ancestor Minghe watched them vanish, wondered whether they were ghosts, and tremblingly set off for the Heavenly Court.
• Di Jun led the gathered crowd in a funeral ceremony honoring Kunpeng and the others.

At the funeral for Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and three Demon Sages, Di Jun declared an irreconcilable hatred for Demon Ancestor Luohu, believing the deceased had died serving the Demon Clan. The five supposedly dead figures then appeared alive, and Kunpeng and Bai Ze began telling Di Jun that Luohu had tortured them.

• Di Jun praised the Demon Master and Bai Ze for their service and blamed Luohu for their deaths.
• Di Jun declared that the Demon Clan would bear an irreconcilable hatred for Luohu, winning the crowd's support.
• Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and the three Demon Sages descended into the funeral, shocking everyone with their return.
• Kunpeng and Bai Ze told Di Jun that they were alive and had escaped with their lives.
• Kunpeng and Bai Ze angrily described how Luohu had tortured them, and Bai Ze blamed the Demon Child for treating him like a dog.

After Kunpeng and Bai Ze returned, Di Jun turned their funeral into a banquet celebrating their safe return, while blaming Luohu for their ordeal. At Wa Huang Palace, Nuwa gave up on trying to save the Demon Clan and urged Fuxi to withdraw before the coming calamity.

• Kunpeng accused Luohu of mistreating the Demon Clan, and Di Jun silently vowed to make Luohu pay.
• Di Jun welcomed Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and the others back, canceled their funeral, and announced a banquet in their honor.
• Nuwa fumed over Di Jun rejecting her advice and siding with Kunpeng.
• Nuwa told Fuxi she would let the Demon Clan destroy itself and urged him to retreat to avoid the coming calamity.