Vol. 28Desert, Intrigue, and Yi City

Xu Yue and Meng Qi survived missions, ambushes, and factional schemes while pursuing their own goals across the desert, the capital, and Yi City. The volume ended with Gu Xiaosang proposing that Meng Qi join her in obtaining Thousand-Faced Demonic’s Reincarnation Talisman as he entered the Tang Family succession struggle.

  • Xu Yue helped expose Wang Jin’s betrayal at Shaolin, then chose Formless Calamity Finger and helped recover the stolen Yi Jin Jing after Zhen Chang attacked.
  • As Xuan Bei led Xu Yue, Meng Qi, and Zhen Hui toward King Kong Temple, he sent the juniors away when Crying Old Man attacked, and Xu Yue fled separately.
  • Xu Yue rejected the Demon Lord’s inheritance, traveled to Bomi, and made Life-Taking Yaksha his controlled servant Ah Da.
  • Xu Yue helped Meng Qi and Gu Changqing rescue Zhen Hui at Fish Sea, then agreed to join their attack on Evil Ridge.
  • Xu Yue and Meng Qi stormed Evil Ridge, captured Evil Scholar, and rescued the abducted women.
  • Xu Yue exposed the plot against Hua Tiange at Zengxian Gate, then disguised himself as the Ghost King and brought Ke Changji and Liu Shuyu to the Seventh Prince.
  • Xu Yue exposed the Ye Family’s abuse in Yi City, defeated its defenders, and seized its estate and treasures as compensation.
  • Gu Xiaosang told Meng Qi that Nurturing Evil God was Thousand-Faced Demonic and proposed that they work together to obtain his Reincarnation Talisman.
Chapters 2726–2825 Read from ch. 2726

Arc 109Shaolin and the Desert Ambush

Xu Yue and Meng Qi survived a mission that exposed betrayals at Shaolin, then returned to the temple and set out with Xuan Bei for King Kong Temple. On the journey, Xuan Bei drew Crying Old Man away from the juniors, and Xu Yue fled separately, suspecting the ambush still threatened them.

  • Xu Yue helped expose Wang Jin’s betrayal, reach Shaolin with the traitors’ list, and uncover the Hundred Transformations Scholar disguised as Xiang Hui.
  • Xu Yue and the others fought Duo Ercha’s forces, escaped through Shaolin’s secret passage, and returned to Reincarnation Plaza after Gu Xiaosang killed Duo Ercha.
  • Xu Yue chose Formless Calamity Finger as his Supreme Skill, then crippled Zhen Yong and helped recover the stolen Yi Jin Jing after Zhen Chang attacked and died.
  • Kong Wen rewarded Meng Qi and Zhen Hui with the first volume of the Yi Jin Jing, while Xu Yue was allowed to leave Shaolin as a lay disciple with his techniques.
  • Xu Yue completed a strange Three Kingdoms mission in Xiapi by waiting for it to end, then advised Meng Qi on strengthening his Golden Bell Shield and body-hardening techniques.
  • Nearly two years after arriving at Shaolin, Xuan Bei led Xu Yue, Meng Qi, and Zhen Hui toward King Kong Temple and warned them about the dangers of the martial world.
  • Xuan Bei sensed Crying Old Man’s malice and sent the three juniors away as the grandmasters began fighting, while Meng Qi tried to escape and Xu Yue warned of a possible pursuit before fleeing separately.
Chapters 2726–2750 Summaries Read

Arc 110Demon Tomb and Fish Sea

Xu Yue and Meng Qi survived the Demon Cult’s ambush, entered the Demon Tomb, and then pursued their separate goals in the Vast Desert. They reunited in Fish Sea to rescue Zhen Hui and later joined Gu Changqing’s effort to confront Evil Ridge over his family.

  • Meng Qi escaped An Guoxie’s pursuit but was captured and tortured, while Xu Yue killed You Huanduo and continued toward Bomi.
  • The teams joined forces against the Demon Cult, but Gu Xiaosang killed Xia Chulin and Xia Dandan before the Demon Tomb scattered the group.
  • Xu Yue rejected the Demon Lord’s inheritance, while Meng Qi gained insight into Divine Firmament Nine Annihilations and the group returned to Reincarnation Plaza.
  • Xu Yue traveled to Bomi, obtained a Yin Blood Stone through a trade with Life-Taking Yaksha, and made the Yaksha his controlled servant Ah Da.
  • Meng Qi and Gu Changqing went to Fish Sea to rescue Zhen Hui, where Xu Yue helped defeat the horse bandits and escape with them.
  • Ninth Lady offered Xu Yue and Meng Qi probationary membership in her organization, and Life-Taking Yaksha returned to claim Fish Sea City.
  • Xu Yue’s group met Qingqiu and Hong Neng, endured Sky Sea Source, and learned that Gu Changqing’s relatives had been handed over to Evil Ridge.
  • Gu Changqing agreed to attack Evil Ridge with Meng Qi and Xu Yue after learning Evil Scholar had arranged for his family to be killed.
Chapters 2751–2775 Summaries Read

Arc 111The Heavenly Meteorite and Capital Intrigue

Xu Yue and Meng Qi exposed a plot at Zengxian Gate, while Meng Qi attracted the Mystic Maiden’s attention and entered a new Six Paths mission. Their teams infiltrated rival factions in the capital as a succession struggle and threats of war unfolded.

  • Xu Yue and Meng Qi stormed Evil Ridge, captured Evil Scholar, and rescued the abducted women, while Xuan Bei revealed that Gu Changqing’s family had been recovered.
  • Wu Jing expelled Meng Qi from Shaolin and assigned Xu Yue to escort him, but Meng Qi’s cultivation returned during their travels and the two saw their Human Ranking placements.
  • At Zengxian Gate, Xu Yue killed the thief who stole the Heavenly Meteorite and exposed the plot against Hua Tiange, while Meng Qi’s identity was revealed and the stone awakened Thor’s inheritance in him.
  • Xu Yue joined Immortal Traces as the Guanghan Fairy, while the Mystic Maiden tried to take Meng Qi as Thor’s successor before a masked Immortal Traces member rescued him.
  • Meng Qi obtained chapters of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts and joined a Six Paths mission to infiltrate the Demonic Sect, with Xu Yue assigned to travel with Liu Shuyu and Ke Changji.
  • As the teams headed for the capital, Meng Qi killed Sword General and later clashed with the Evil Lord, while Xu Yue disguised himself as the Ghost King and brought Ke Changji and Liu Shuyu to the Seventh Prince.
  • The Sword Emperor advised Meng Qi to tell Lu Guan to remain neutral, but Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu encountered Batu, who warned that peace negotiations were a trap and the Yu Clan planned to march south.
Chapters 2776–2800 Summaries Read

Arc 112Yi City’s Hidden Hand

Xu Yue and Meng Qi exposed the schemes behind the Ye Family’s abuse and the unrest in Yi City, while Gu Xiaosang revealed that Thousand-Faced Demonic was their true target. The arc left Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang poised to cooperate for the Reincarnation Talisman as Meng Qi became involved in the Tang Family succession.

  • Xu Yue helped Meng Qi secure the Demon Lord’s Relic, exposed the Emperor’s plot against the Grandmasters, and survived the explosion that killed Evil Lord.
  • The Princes’ struggle ended with the Third Prince on the throne, while Xu Yue ascended with the Demon Queen and the reincarnators completed their mission.
  • Meng Qi and Xu Yue encountered Shan Xiumei, Wang Ce, and staged Demonic attacks aboard a riverboat before reaching Yi City.
  • Xu Yue confronted the Ye Family over its attack on Qi Zhengyan’s cousin, defeated its defenders, and seized its estate and treasures as compensation.
  • Meng Qi and Qi Zhengyan connected the city’s unrest to a yin-spirit presence resembling Nurturing Evil God, while Thousand-Faced Demonic planned to rally Yi City’s remaining families against Xu Yue.
  • Xu Yue left Yi City to draw out their enemies as Meng Qi returned to the Tang Family disguised as Tang Jing and enlisted Wang Zai to witness the bloodline verification.
  • Gu Xiaosang told Meng Qi that Nurturing Evil God was Thousand-Faced Demonic and proposed that they work together to obtain his Reincarnation Talisman.
Chapters 2801–2825 Summaries Read
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