Chapter Summaries

Qin He killed the Corpse Vulture, gained its memories of Black Wind Mountain, and received a Corpse Demon Malevolent Pill. He continued deeper into the mountain alone, while his avatar led the team back after the danger passed.

• Qin He watched the Corpse Vulture burn to ash and learned from its memories about its past and its knowledge of Black Wind Mountain.
• Qin He received a Corpse Demon Malevolent Pill, sealed it in a jade box, and headed deeper into the mountain alone.
• He Chuan and Xie Wei gave up on claiming a share of the corpse and left without confronting the black-robed figure.
• Qin He's avatar told Fan Gu, Mo Fan, and the others that the ferocious creature had left, and the team prepared to return.

Qin He purified the corpse of a Human Race Sword Cultivator and used the Shadow Play to learn that he had belonged to Heaven Sword Mountain. The vision revealed his final stand against the supernatural at Black Wind Mountain, where he fell after fighting for three days and nights.

• Qin He found the corpse’s Cosmic Bag torn and empty, then sheltered from the wind and prepared the body for Corpse Purification.
• Qin He discovered that the corpse had been a powerful Human Race Sword Cultivator who wielded a broadsword and had suffered many grievous wounds.
• Qin He burned the corpse and storage bag, and the Shadow Play identified the cultivator as a member of Heaven Sword Mountain.
• The Shadow Play showed that the cultivator had fought the supernatural for much of his life as one of the Unyielding Ones, until his final battle at Black Wind Mountain.
• The Sword Cultivator fought for three days and nights as his spirit sword shattered and his strength ran out, then died after enduring too many fatal wounds.

Qin He learned the first level of the Azure Cloud Sword Art and used it to cleave a distant mountain in two. On his way to investigate a cave where Black Radiance might be hiding, he found the mangled remains of several Blood Raven Clan members.

• Qin He learned the Azure Cloud Sword Art, but could only use its first level because mastering the rest required Dao comprehension.
• Qin He tested Azure Cloud Dawnbreaker and split a stone mountain in two with one strike.
• Qin He headed toward a cave that might shelter the injured Black Radiance, planning to investigate it before visiting a nearby Coffin Burial Ground.
• Qin He followed his clone along the path and found fresh blood and mangled bodies belonging to several Blood Raven Clan members.

Qin He searched a cavern in Black Wind Mountain for the badly injured Black Radiance and encountered a Soul Essence who knew where it was. The Soul Essence agreed to drive Black Radiance out for him.

• Qin He reached a pitch-black cavern and sent fireballs inside, burning the shadows that watched him.
• Qin He entered the cavern, using Samadhi True Fire to clear the darkness and silence its inhabitants.
• A Soul Essence appeared and begged Qin He to spare it, claiming it could barely instruct the spirit seeds in the cavern.
• Qin He asked whether Black Radiance had come to the cavern, and the Soul Essence confirmed it had.
• Qin He ordered the Soul Essence to drive Black Radiance out, and it vanished to do so.

Qin He captured Black Radiance and questioned Soul Essence about the supernatural phenomena and the Star Tide Old Demon. Soul Essence revealed that Black Wind Mountain had begun growing ominous, with corpses in dangerous areas sprouting hair, and that the demons planned to leave.

• Qin He heard Black Radiance cursing in the cave and seized it with a golden palm as it tried to flee.
• Qin He sealed Black Radiance inside a Soul Jade, attached two Talisman Strips, and stored it away.
• Qin He questioned Soul Essence about Lian Xinglan, the Star Tide Old Demon, and the Lord of Supernatural Phenomena.
• Soul Essence said supernatural phenomena were horrifying and that Black Wind Mountain had begun showing disturbing changes.
• Soul Essence told Qin He that corpses in dangerous areas of Black Wind Mountain had started growing hair.

Qin He questioned Soul Essence about the ancient corpses and paranormal changes around Black Wind Mountain, then received a map marking six corpse locations. After Qin He left, Soul Essence and the other spirit beings decided to abandon their original schedule and relocate that night.

• Qin He learned from Soul Essence that at least six ancient corpses around Black Wind Mountain were beginning to grow hair and might mutate into Humanoid Fierce Beasts.
• Soul Essence gave Qin He a map marked with six corpse locations, including one near Black Dragon Pool.
• Qin He asked what would happen when the paranormal descended, and Soul Essence said it would distort everything through a distorted rule.
• Qin He warned Soul Essence not to deceive him and left the Cave Dwelling.
• Soul Essence and the other spirit beings worried about Qin He and Black Dragon Pool, then decided to move their relocation plan forward and leave that night.

Qin He entered a deadly formation to retrieve a corpse from a black bronze coffin, but found that even his enormous strength could not move the coffin. He recovered the corpse instead and discovered it was covered in dense red hairs.

• Qin He reached the hillside, used the Big Black Shovel to probe the killing formation, and safely passed through its narrow entrance.
• Qin He used the shovel to reach a tilted coffin hidden among the vines, but could not budge it despite straining against it.
• Qin He retrieved the middle-aged man's corpse from the coffin and observed that it had remained lifelike except for its weathered legs.
• Qin He examined the corpse's rosy complexion and realized it was covered in a fine layer of red hairs.

Qin He fought a corpse that awakened and revealed an aura beyond the Divine Bridge Realm. He brought it down with a combination of corpse-suppressing runes, Soul Capturing Needles, and Purple Cloud Divine Thunder.

• The corpse suddenly opened its hollow eyes, rose, and charged at Qin He.
• Qin He struck it with the Big Black Shovel, but the corpse endured the blow and revealed an aura reaching the Other Shore Realm.
• The corpse grew red fur and attacked at high speed, tearing apart Qin He's clones, though two clones landed Corpse Suppressing Tattoos on it.
• Qin He protected himself with Blessing Techniques and fired Soul Capturing Needles at the corpse.
• Qin He struck the corpse with Purple Cloud Divine Thunder, and the needles brought it crashing to the ground.

Fan Gu, Mo Fan, and two companions escaped Black Wind Mountain after encountering a Humanoid Fierce Beast, prompting Elder Kui Xing to warn everyone against entering its depths. As the crowd learned that nearly one-tenth of the teams were missing, the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade emerged from the mountain’s exit.

• Fan Gu, Mo Fan, and their two companions reported that a Humanoid Fierce Beast in black clothes and a conical hat had pursued them near Coiled Serpent Ravine.
• Elder Kui Xing warned the crowd to remain in Black Wind Mountain’s outermost areas during the next treasure-hunting window.
• Fan Gu and his companions said Wei Wu had disappeared as night approached, then escaped the mountain shortly before darkness fell.
• A youth told Elder Kui Xing that nearly one-tenth of the teams had been lost, and the crowd began to disperse.
• Gray mist and chilling wind surged from the exit as grotesque human-shaped spirits appeared, and the youth identified the phenomenon as the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade.

Qin He continued deeper into Black Wind Mountain to retrieve another corpse despite the growing danger, while a Hundred Ghosts Night Parade swept westward and alarmed the cultivators. The chapter left Qin He at a broken bridge over a river he recognized as the deadly Weakwater.

• A Hundred Ghosts Night Parade appeared in Black Wind Mountain, sending Elder Kui Xing, Fan Gu, Mo Fan, and the other cultivators fleeing.
• Elder Kui Xing warned the youth beside him that the world had been turned upside down and said he would stop Kui Xing Sealing the Trigrams.
• Qin He decided to continue deeper into Black Wind Mountain after retrieving three of the six corpses marked on his map.
• Qin He reached a damaged gate bridge over an unmarked river and tossed a stone into its dark waters.
• Qin He recognized the river as Weakwater, where anything that fell in would sink and might never escape.

Qin He recognized the River of Forgetfulness, Naihe Bridge, and Three Lives Stone as a dangerous Cycle of Reincarnation Bureau and crossed the ruined bridge despite the warnings carved there. Vicious creatures swarmed him, and he attacked them with Samadhi True Fire as they continued charging through the flames.

• Qin He identified the Underworld landmarks as a setup he called the Cycle of Reincarnation Bureau and decided to break through it.
• Qin He crossed Naihe Bridge and found a gap in the middle, along with a crude inscription and dried green liquid left by the Demon Flood Dragon Ancestor.
• Qin He reached the far bank and read warnings carved by He Jiutian, Dugu Jian, and Pang Zhen.
• Vicious creatures climbed from the weak water, surrounded Qin He, and filled the bridge with killing intent.
• Qin He unleashed Samadhi True Fire in a ring of fireballs, but the burning creatures kept charging at him.

Qin He endured an overwhelming horde of vicious creatures on the broken bridge, using his defenses and powers to survive until the assault ended. He continued toward the opposite shore, knowing the trial had not yet been broken.

• Qin He cleared the bridge deck with his Merit Golden Body, but an endless horde of vicious creatures surged forward again.
• Qin He transformed the Big Black Shovel into a Golden Bell Shield and let the Samadhi True Fire burn the attacking creatures while he rested inside.
• Stronger variants appeared, and Qin He destroyed a freezing skeleton with Purple Cloud Divine Thunder and guarded against a swift, sharp-clawed ghost corpse.
• After half an hour, the horde weakened, and the Samadhi True Fire burned the final vicious creature away.
• Qin He lifted the Big Black Shovel onto his shoulder and continued toward the opposite shore, where the trial remained unbroken.

Qin He explored the ruined Netherworld and discovered a genuine Shore Flower, a legendary plant tied to rebirth and reincarnation. He carried it into his Mustard Seed Space and planted it beside the cemetery, where it seemed to thrive.

• Qin He crossed the deteriorating stone bridge into a vast, desolate land beneath an abyssal darkness.
• Qin He found a tiny jade-green Shore Flower growing by the water and recognized it as a real plant rather than a manifestation.
• Qin He carefully dug up the Shore Flower and stored it in his Mustard Seed Space.
• Qin He planted the Shore Flower beside the cemetery in his Sumeru realm and watched to ensure it adapted to its new surroundings.

Qin He explored the seemingly empty nether soil and discovered an ancient Kui Xing Planetarium in a ruined thatched hut. When he realized its rapidly moving needle revealed that time itself was the trap, he fled at full speed.

• Qin He searched the nether soil, tested the air-forbidding restriction by flying, and dug underground, but found nothing.
• Qin He discovered a thatched hut and sent eight clones to approach it before entering.
• Qin He found a Kui Xing Planetarium hanging from the hut's roof and recognized its star chart from Elder Kui Xing's divination.
• Qin He noticed the planetarium's needle was moving far too quickly and realized that time was the trap.
• Qin He vanished from the hut and raced toward the distant horizon at utmost speed.

Six years after Great Immortal Green Ox vanished, the Human cultivators of Inlaid City fought the allied Heavenly Wolf Valley, Thousand Crane Palace, and Scorpion King's Lair outside the city. The snow-white demon marten held off their three Divine Bridge Realm leaders, leaving the battle stalled before Inlaid City's defenses.

• The Human cultivators seized Nest City, renamed it Inlaid City, and drove the Blood Raven Clan west after Great Immortal Green Ox defeated the Blood Raven Ancestor.
• After hearing that Great Immortal Green Ox had vanished, the three clans began taking Blood Raven Clan lands and clashing with Inlaid City.
• Heavenly Wolf Valley's attacks faltered when the demon marten badly wounded two of its Divine Bridge Realm elders, allowing Inlaid City to seize its resources.
• The three clans joined forces and pushed the Human cultivators behind Inlaid City's protective formation, but they could not advance past the demon marten.
• The demon marten nearly knocked Lang Qing down with one paw, and He Chuan and Xie Wei helped him block its next attack.

He Chuan, Xie Wei, and Lang Qing attacked Little White Sable together as the battlefield around Inlaid City raged. Lamborghini charged Lang Qing, who was suddenly struck by several powerful attacks from other directions.

• Xie Wei and Lang Qing hesitated to attack Little White Sable until He Chuan insisted they fight together.
• He Chuan transformed into a golden immortal crane and struck at Little White Sable while Xie Wei launched its poisonous Tail Stinger and Lang Qing unleashed over a hundred tiger ghosts.
• Little White Sable dodged the attacks and charged toward Xie Wei as Lamborghini roared and rushed Lang Qing.
• Lang Qing was targeted by a bolt of Purple Cloud Divine Thunder, a golden Buddha palm, and a tri-colored fireball.

Lang Qing faced a coordinated assault from the Inlaid City cultivators and their ox. After the attacks broke its defenses and forced it to sever its burning left hand, the ox kicked it across the battlefield.

• Lang Qing raised a cyan barrier and braced itself against the incoming attacks.
• Purple Cloud Divine Thunder struck Lang Qing, followed by a powerful Buddhist palm that cracked its barrier.
• A fireball carrying Samadhi True Fire shattered the remaining barrier and set Lang Qing’s left hand ablaze.
• Lang Qing severed its left hand to prevent the Samadhi True Fire from spreading.
• An enormous ox hoof struck Lang Qing in the face and sent it crashing into the distance.

Little White Sable attacked He Chuan and Xie Wei with Samadhi True Fire and swift strikes, forcing He Chuan to unleash a storm of feather-shaped blades. Meanwhile, Lang Qing recovered from Lamborghini’s kick and prepared to fight back as Wei Wu led the charge against it.

• Lamborghini kicked Lang Qing down, then celebrated while He Chuan and Xie Wei reacted in alarm.
• Little White Sable blasted He Chuan with Samadhi True Fire and struck Xie Wei’s shield formation, cracking one of its shields.
• He Chuan used a Cold-Pond Koi Demon Core to defend against the flames, but the orb developed a crack.
• He Chuan unleashed countless feather-shaped flying blades in a deadly attack against Little White Sable and Xie Wei.
• Lang Qing rose after being kicked, swallowed Pills to recover, and vowed to avenge the sneak attack.
• Wei Wu shouted for the others to attack Lang Qing and charged forward with his spear.

Wei Wu and four allies overwhelmed the injured Lang Qing, forcing it to flee, then turned to help Little White Sable. Xie Wei and He Chuan also escaped, and the three-clan allied army collapsed and was pursued for three hundred li.

• Wei Wu used Sun Flame Body Protection and a spear strike to pierce Lang Qing's wolf claw and nearly hit it.
• Wei Wu, Wang Tie Zhu, Fahai, Wu De, and Divine Chariot Pillar attacked Lang Qing together until Lamborghini knocked it into the mud and forced it to flee.
• The five allies returned to help Little White Sable, and Xie Wei fled when Divine Chariot Pillar charged it.
• He Chuan forced Wei Wu and the others back with his wings before escaping, and the allied army of the three clans broke apart and was pursued for three hundred li.

After repelling an attack by three Divine Bridge Realm cultivators, Journey to the West withdrew into Inlaid City’s formation, expecting the enemy clans to send stronger forces. The group reflected on six difficult years without Qin He, who had been trapped at Black Wind Mountain, and remained uncertain about what would happen next.

• Ma Fei taunted the fleeing enemy cultivators, and Hui Miqiu criticized him for staying back until the battle was over.
• Lamborghini regretted that the three Divine Bridge Realm cultivators had escaped, while Wang Tie Zhu warned that forcing them to fight harder could have caused serious losses.
• Wei Wu warned that powerful late Divine Bridge Realm demons from the enemy clans could soon attack, so he ordered everyone to retreat inside the city-protecting grand formation.
• Ma Fei wondered aloud how Qin He was doing after six years away, leaving the group silent.
• The group recalled that Qin He had been trapped at Black Wind Mountain and that, after three years of hiding and cultivating, their counterattacks had led to increasingly dangerous conflicts.