Chapter Summaries

The Divine Envoy waited for Qin He to die in the Demon Abyss while the Fu Family captured Heaven's Pardon Pavilion. As Qin He's Life Origin Power dwindled after two days in the mist, his life hung by a thread.

• The Divine Envoy, Hu Tiancheng, and a Fu Family elder waited outside the Demon Abyss and predicted Qin He would not survive its Life-Eroding Mist.
• After a day and a half without any sign of Qin He, the Divine Envoy wondered if he had died inside the Abyss.
• Fu Family cultivators brought Mo Qianyang and the captured members of Heaven's Pardon Pavilion before the Divine Envoy.
• Mo Qianyang denied knowing Qin He, but the Divine Envoy ordered him held as a hostage or dealt with if Qin He was dead.
• The Fu Family's assault destroyed Heaven's Pardon Pavilion, while Qin He struggled as the Demon Abyss drained his Life Origin Power for two days.

Near death in the Demon Abyss, Qin He chose to cultivate demonic energy rather than perish, transforming himself as the energy around him surged. The Divine Envoy and the others suspected that Qin He was an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon as his power continued to rise.

• Qin He weakened as the black mist eroded his body and his supplies ran out, while the Divine Envoy’s forces maintained their blockade outside the Demon Abyss.
• Hallucinations of Wang Tie Zhu, Big Black Ox, Wei Wu, and Fahai came to Qin He as he neared death, and he resolved to keep going for the hundred thousand disciples waiting for him.
• Qin He began circulating the crude Evil Qi Art and accepted the Demonic Energy, which painfully reshaped his body and turned his blood and qi cold and profound.
• A massive black vortex formed around Qin He, and the disturbance startled the Divine Envoy, an elder of the Fu Family, and Hu Tiancheng outside the Abyss.
• The Divine Envoy wondered whether Qin He was a Sky Demon as Qin He continued absorbing Demonic Energy and his aura grew stronger.

A black vortex in the Demon Abyss absorbed Demonic Energy as a mysterious aura rapidly climbed from the True Essence Realm to the Dao Palace Realm. The Fu Family and Redflame Armored Soldiers argued over whether to attack or retreat as the Divine Envoy tried to decide what to do, and the aura surged a fourth time.

• The black vortex expanded and drew Demonic Energy and Life-Eroding Mist toward itself, spreading an unsettling aura that affected everyone nearby.
• Hu Tiancheng, the Fu Family elder, and the Redflame Armored Soldiers felt the aura intensify and suppress their blood and qi.
• A Silver Guard sensed cultivation fluctuations inside the Demon Abyss as they rapidly rose from the True Essence Realm to the Wheel Sea Realm.
• The fluctuations surged again and reached the Dao Palace Realm, alarming the Divine Envoy and the Fu Family elder.
• A Fu Family general urged them to charge in and kill the Sky Demon, while another warned that attacking would mean certain death.
• The Divine Envoy hesitated over whether to attack or withdraw as the aura surged for a fourth time.

Qin He’s emergence from the Demon Abyss unleashed a Demonic Body whose aura drove the Divine Court forces to flee and shattered their trapping formations. After the Demonic Body vanished and the demonic cloud subsided, Qin He walked away from the Abyss unharmed, heading in the opposite direction from his pursuers.

• A terrifying Divine Bridge Realm aura erupted from the Demon Abyss, and the Fu Family elder urged the Divine Envoy to retreat.
• The Divine Envoy ordered the forces to flee, and the Fu Family disciples set up trapping formations before escaping with the Redflame Armored Soldiers and Silver Guard.
• The aura surged to the Late Divine Bridge Realm, destroying the trapping formations and unleashing a Demonic Cloud Tsunami.
• A colossal Demonic Body appeared within the clouds, then faded away as the demonic energy receded.
• Qin He stepped out of the Demon Abyss unharmed, surveyed the broken formations, and walked in the direction opposite the Divine Court forces.

Qin He struggled to control the murderous urges brought on by his demonic corruption as he traveled into the wilderness. After killing two Fu Family trackers and erasing every trace of them, he continued toward a secluded place to master his power.

• Qin He resisted the urge to pursue the Divine Envoys and headed deeper into the wilderness to calm his mind.
• Two Fu Family trackers ambushed Qin He, attacking with a gilded longsaber and a golden net.
• Qin He destroyed the golden net with Demonic Flame, then killed the leader and burned his body to ash.
• Qin He caught the fleeing tracker and devoured him and his divine soul with Demonic Flame.
• Qin He erased the remaining fragments, renewed his resolve to master his demonic nature, and continued into the wilderness.

Qin He entered the Cave Dwelling and mastered the Demon Shell Method, forming two barriers to protect his soul and Mud Palace Pill from demonic thoughts. A crimson demon tribulation appeared when the shells stabilized, but Qin He concealed himself until it passed, leaving his demon shells complete.

• Qin He entered the Cave Dwelling and destroyed two demon wolves with demonic flame.
• Qin He guided the savage demonic origin power through his body and into his sea of consciousness.
• Qin He used insights from Mo Luo's Demon Shell Method to weave an inner shell around his soul and forge an outer shell inside the Mud Palace Pill.
• Qin He completed both demon shells, which blocked the demonic thoughts from reaching his essence.
• A crimson demon tribulation descended over the Cave Dwelling, and Qin He concealed his presence until the clouds and lightning dispersed.

Qin He discovered that his cultivation, treasures, and opened realms had vanished after his Demon Shell stabilized, leaving only his body, memories, and a fragile soul. He rebuilt his Armpit Space and demonic cultivation from scratch, then realized the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art had made him a demonic cultivator all along.

• Qin He found that his Armpit Space, dantian cultivation, Merit Golden Body, and Buddha Kingdom in Palm had disappeared, while his soul remained protected by the Demon Shell.
• Qin He resolved to start over using demonic energy and his knowledge of cultivation.
• Qin He rebuilt a more stable Armpit Space with demonic power and formed a new demonic origin vortex in his dantian.
• Qin He carefully wrapped his faint soul in demonic power from the Demon Shell for protection.
• Qin He recalled the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art and realized he had been a demonic cultivator all along.

Qin He dismantled his impure demonic cultivation and rebuilt his foundation with the Sky-Swallowing Demonic Art, using its Demonic Cloud Millstone to refine demonic energy. After advancing through the Spring Gushing Realm and Wheel Sea Realm, he prepared to break through to the Dao Palace Realm.

• Qin He sealed the Cave Dwelling entrance and spent several days expelling his demonic power until his cultivation fell nearly to that of a mortal.
• Qin He formed the Demonic Cloud Millstone and used it to grind impurities from surrounding demonic energy, rapidly establishing his True Essence Realm foundation.
• Qin He advanced to the Spring Gushing Realm, where the millstone drew in demonic energy and produced ninety-nine Demonic Springs as his dantian developed into a miniature Netherworld.
• Qin He perfected his Spring Gushing Realm foundation over seven days, then cultivated the Wheel Sea Realm as his springs crystallized and his dantian expanded.
• Qin He spent ten days refining his Wheel Sea foundation and attempted to break through to the Dao Palace Realm.

Qin He completed his breakthrough to the Late Divine Bridge Realm and left the Demon Abyss, intent on confronting the Divine Envoy in Sin City. During his month in seclusion, the Divine Envoy had driven a brutal purge that left the city terrified and its population below a third of its former size.

• Qin He formed a divine bridge and completed his Netherworld, reaching the Late Divine Bridge Realm.
• Qin He left the Demon Abyss without hiding his immense demonic might and headed toward Sin City to seek the Divine Envoy.
• The Divine Envoy ordered seventeen Night Watchmen accused of suspected demonkin ties to be killed.
• The Divine Envoy's purges spread to city patrol guards and officials, killing anyone suspected of links to demons or the Demon Abyss.
• Sin City's population fell to less than thirty percent of its former size as fear gripped the city.

Sin City's Divine Envoy continued a brutal purge, driven by terror that more Sky Demons had infiltrated the city. The chapter ended with the killings ongoing as the city's officials and guards waited for reinforcements or the Demon Abyss's threat to emerge.

• Three days earlier, Deputy City Lord Zhuang Lou challenged the executions, and the Divine Envoy struck him down and ordered his corpse hung at the South Gate.
• The Divine Envoy's fear of a possible Sky Demon invasion fueled a month-long purge that killed thousands of Night Watchmen and government personnel.
• Hu Tiancheng warned that Sin City's defenses were collapsing, but the Divine Envoy dismissed his concerns and ordered the executions to continue.
• A Gilded Armored Warrior reported Lei Gongzhun and twelve City Patrol subordinates for consulting old Demon Abyss records, and the Divine Envoy ordered them captured and executed.
• As more officials were killed, Sin City's residents feared that anyone could be named on the growing execution list.

Qin He arrived at Sin City as a terrifying Sky Demon, prompting the Divine Envoy to activate the city's Great Array. An enormous Evil Beast Tide then surrounded Sin City, making the array begin to falter and leaving the city facing a combined assault.

• A demonic cloud swept toward Sin City, and Qin He called for the Divine Envoy to come out and meet him.
• The Divine Envoy activated Sin City's City-Covering Great Array, which forced Qin He's demonic cloud back.
• An immense Evil Beast Tide erupted around Sin City from every direction and charged the city.
• The Divine Envoy realized the array could not withstand both Qin He and the beast tide as ripples spread across its golden net.
• Qin He watched the array weaken and smiled at the unexpected help.

A massive Evil Beast Tide swept toward Pass City, while the beasts bowed to Qin He before passing him. The city’s defenders fought to hold the golden formation, but the Thousand-Eyed Demonic Souls began striking them with soul attacks.

• Qin He watched the Evil Beast Tide approach, and the beasts split around him and bowed in submission.
• The Evil Beast Tide surged toward Pass City, with the Thousand-Eyed Demonic Souls advancing among the horde.
• The Demon Rhino and the beasts behind it battered the city’s golden light net as Fu Family generals and Redflame Armored Soldiers attacked them.
• A tentacled evil beast tore a temporary flaw in the light net, alarming the defenders.
• The Thousand-Eyed Demonic Souls fired scarlet soul attacks through the formation, badly injuring a Redflame Armored Soldier and striking other defenders.

The Fu Family fought off the evil beast tide with the City-Covering Great Array, Gilded Armored Warriors, commanders, and three elders. As the elders set the beasts’ corpses ablaze with Southern Ming Li Fire, Qin He secretly stole a spark into the secret realm beneath his arm.

• The Fu Family’s warriors fired Demon-Breaking crossbow bolts and raised shields against the evil beasts’ attacks on the array.
• The gilded commanders attacked the beasts and destroyed several Thousand-Eyed Demonic Souls, but a Giant-Armed Evil Ape renewed the assault by hurling demons at the barrier.
• The Fu Family’s three elders intervened, killing the Giant-Armed Evil Ape and many other beasts with their artifacts and techniques.
• One elder ignited the growing pile of corpses with blue Fire Seed, and Qin He secretly drew a spark of Southern Ming Li Fire into his secret realm.

Qin He secretly took a trace of the Fu Family elder’s Southern Ming Li Fire while the flames helped hold back the Evil Beast Tide at Sin City. A Three-Headed Netherwolf then emerged and sent black Demonic Flame against the fire wall, threatening the city’s defenses.

• The Fu Family elder sensed that a trace of his Southern Ming Li Fire had vanished and searched the Evil Beast Tide for a possible threat.
• Qin He concealed the stolen Fire Seed in the secret realm in his palm and hoped to cultivate it.
• The Southern Ming Li Fire burned the corpse pile, slowed the evil beasts, and gave the Gilded Armored Warriors time to recover and repair their defenses.
• A Three-Headed Netherwolf emerged from the demonic fog and breathed black Demonic Flame at the emerald fire wall.
• The two flames intertwined as the Netherwolf’s demonic might dimmed the City-Covering Great Array and cracked its golden web.

The Three-Headed Netherwolf pierced Sin City's formation and grievously wounded Elder Mi, but the Divine Envoy used the divine statue to drive it and the Evil Beast Tide away. Watching from the demonic clouds, Qin He decided to pursue the wounded Netherwolf and use it to break through Sin City's defenses.

• The Three-Headed Netherwolf pierced the formation with its Demonic Flame and blasted Elder Mi through his Spirit Treasure mirror, badly injuring him.
• The Divine Envoy activated the divine statue and unleashed a pillar of holy light that melted the Netherwolf's left head.
• The Three-Headed Netherwolf fled into the Evil Beast Tide, and the other evil beasts scattered after it.
• The Divine Envoy hoped the Sky Demon would appear after the Nether Beasts retreated.
• Qin He judged that Sin City could not withstand the beast tide without the Divine Envoy and Fu Family experts, then resolved to use the wounded Netherwolf to break through the city's defenses.

Qin He subdued the Three-Headed Netherwolf and used it alongside a flood of Demonic Energy to break through Sin City’s golden light net. The net was left with an unrepaired gap, allowing Demonic Energy to seep into the city.

• Qin He trapped the fleeing Three-Headed Netherwolf with a chain of Demonic Origin Power and forced it to attack the golden light net.
• Qin He sent viscous Demonic Energy toward the City-Covering Great Array, but the Fu Family elder’s white light could not stop it.
• The Demonic Energy eroded the golden light net until its glow dimmed and gaps appeared in its Runes.
• The Three-Headed Netherwolf blasted the net’s weakest point with its remaining Demonic Flame, tearing open a gap more than a zhang wide.
• Qin He struck the gap with Demonic Origin Power to prevent repairs, and Demonic Energy began seeping into Sin City.

Qin He lured Zhang Xiu out of Sin City’s protective array and attacked him while a Demon Turtle rampaged through the city. Zhang Xiu struggled against Qin He and warned that killing a Divine Court envoy would bring an eternal mark and pursuit.

• Qin He used Shape-Shifting to transport Zhang Xiu outside Sin City and then passed through the array’s breach to confront him.
• The Three-Headed Netherwolf blocked the breach as the City-Covering Great Array began to repair itself, while a Demon Turtle rampaged through Sin City.
• Zhang Xiu unleashed his Merit Sacred Light and attacked Qin He with a golden blade, but Qin He blocked the strike and countered with a demonic seal.
• Qin He relentlessly pressed his attacks, forcing Zhang Xiu onto the defensive despite Zhang Xiu’s superior cultivation.
• Zhang Xiu warned Qin He that killing him would give Qin He the indelible aura of godslaying and bring the Divine Court’s endless pursuit.

Qin He fought Zhang Xiu in Sin City after rejecting his offer of hidden treasures and learning that the Divine Court could use merit to restore its cultivators. Qin He defeated him and began examining the merit in his body for clues, leaving Zhang Xiu’s fate uncertain.

• Qin He refused Zhang Xiu’s offer of treasure and vowed to kill him, while Zhang Xiu explained that the Divine Court could restore his body through the Merit Pool.
• Zhang Xiu burned his accumulated merit and attacked Qin He with the Divine Punishment Heaven-Splitting Blade, but Qin He’s demonic shield withstood the strike.
• Zhang Xiu sent golden chains after Qin He, who dodged them and cut them apart with demonic blades.
• Qin He formed a demonic maw that shattered Zhang Xiu’s golden barrier, then struck him into the city wall and left him badly wounded.
• Qin He approached Zhang Xiu and sensed the lingering merit in his body, seeking to understand how the Divine Court’s merit differed.

Qin He captured Zhang Xiu and brought him to a hidden cave, where he tried to learn about the Divine Court’s Merit Pool and Soul-Nurturing Method. Unable to break Zhang Xiu’s resolve, Qin He set out to find Da Yajin and the rare materials needed for a Soul-Seizing Formation.

• Qin He restrained Zhang Xiu and ordered the Three-Headed Netherwolf to stay, then disappeared into the Demon Abyss with his captive.
• The evil beast tide retreated from Sin City, and the Demon Turtle dissolved without killing anyone; the Fu Family began searching for the abducted Divine Envoy and seeking leniency from the Divine Court.
• Qin He bound Zhang Xiu in a secluded cave and tortured him for information, but Zhang Xiu refused to answer or accept Qin He’s offer to spare him.
• Qin He decided to use a Soul-Seizing Formation because his spiritual soul was too weak to search Zhang Xiu’s soul directly, and he needed a grade-four soul-seizing evil beast crystal core and a grudge soul flower.
• Qin He knocked Zhang Xiu unconscious, reinforced the cave’s seal, and flew toward the agreed rendezvous point to find Da Yajin and locate the missing materials.

Da Yajin and his companions found Heaven's Pardon Pavilion destroyed by the Divine Court, putting the teleportation slots they had purchased in doubt. They uncovered a clue in the Formation Hall pointing to Langhuan Mountain and hurried there to investigate the Teleportation Array.

• Da Yajin led Liu Shan, Ge Yanbing, and the Ma brothers toward Heaven's Pardon Pavilion headquarters, hoping to learn whether the teleportation slots they bought were still usable.
• The group found the headquarters devastated and discovered that Divine Court cultivators had attacked it, leaving Da Yajin worried that the liaison officer who sold them the slots was dead.
• Da Yajin persuaded the others to search the ruins for clues about the Teleportation Array despite the danger.
• In the Formation Hall, Da Yajin found a charred bamboo slip mentioning Langhuan Mountain, a formation eye, and Evernight Turning Yang.
• Da Yajin and his companions left the headquarters and rushed toward Langhuan Mountain.