Chapter Summaries

Zhang Lingshan met the East Wind Tower Master, who asked to enter Xuantian Island to seek the Xuantian Wuji Gong and invited him to explore an ancient Ruins after he reached the Dharma Aspect Realm. The East Wind Tower Master revealed that the true Xuantian Island was hidden, and Zhang Lingshan deduced that her injury came from either an Inter-Domain Storm or the Ruins, leaving her startled by his insight.

• The East Wind Tower Master summoned Zhang Lingshan and Xuanqing, and Zhang Lingshan questioned her bluntly while keeping Xuanqing seated on his lap.
• The East Wind Tower Master asked to enter Xuantian Island to investigate the Xuantian Wuji Gong, which Xuanqing said had never been successfully cultivated.
• The East Wind Tower Master discussed Xuantian Shangren’s past with Xuanqing, and Zhang Lingshan redirected the conversation to the cultivation method.
• The East Wind Tower Master revealed that the guarded Xuantian Island was only a fake and that the true Xuantian Island was hidden, alarming Xuanqing.
• The East Wind Tower Master invited Zhang Lingshan to join her in opening an ancient Ruins in another domain after he reached the Dharma Aspect Realm.
• Zhang Lingshan inferred that the East Wind Tower Master was injured and challenged her to explain whether the Inter-Domain Storms or the Ruins had wounded her, making her rise in shock.

Zhang Lingshan negotiated with the injured East Wind Tower Master for benefits in exchange for helping her open an Ancient Ruins. After refusing her initial offers and demanding cultivation resources, he left her with a deal to provide at most one hundred bottles of Flesh and Blood Marvel Pills.

• Zhang Lingshan identified the East Wind Tower Master's injury, and she admitted it came from a cultivation mistake as she sought the Xuantian Wuji Gong.
• The East Wind Tower Master offered Zhang Lingshan an East Wind Tower Jade Tablet, but he rejected it and demanded better terms.
• Zhang Lingshan secured the right to a private room at any East Wind Tower and demanded full support for his cultivation, while the East Wind Tower Master resisted helping him reach the Dharma Aspect Realm.
• Zhang Lingshan challenged the East Wind Tower Master's claims about Xuantian Dao and threatened to leave unless she offered meaningful benefits.
• The East Wind Tower Master stopped Zhang Lingshan from leaving and agreed to gather cultivation resources, but she had no Five Elements Stones or spiritual treasures to spare.
• Zhang Lingshan asked for thousands of bottles of Flesh and Blood Marvel Pills, and the East Wind Tower Master offered only one hundred.

Zhang Lingshan postponed his hunt for Dou Xiangxiang and went into seclusion while the Zixuan Pure Heart Art competition concluded. Ji Mengxuan and two other cultivators became partial disciples of Zixuan City's City Lord, then headed to the Rogue Cultivator Alliance as Song Shuyuan prepared to target Zhang Lingshan and capture Xuanqing.

• Zhang Lingshan failed to lure Song Shuyuan and the others outside Zixuan City, so he returned with Xuanqing to East Wind Tower to cultivate for ten days.
• Ji Mengxuan comprehended the Zixuan Pure Heart Art first, reached the early Spirit Essence Realm, and became half a disciple of Zixuan City's City Lord.
• Peng Xian and Lao Zhengyong also passed the trial, becoming one-third and one-quarter disciples, and all three received twenty years to reach the Dharma Aspect Realm or die.
• Ji Mengxuan, Peng Xian, and Lao Zhengyong received City Lord Tokens and set off for the Rogue Cultivator Alliance to claim what they wanted.
• Song Shuyuan learned that Zhang Lingshan had destroyed the Rogue Cultivator Alliance branch in Qingxuan City and decided to let the Alliance deal with him while he captured Xuanqing.
• A steward reported that the three new partial disciples were heading to the Rogue Cultivator Alliance.

Xiong Chou and Song Shuyuan used Song’s hidden blood curse as bait while Ji Mengxuan, Peng Xian, and Lao Zhengyong sought cultivation support from the Rogue Cultivator Alliance. Ji passed Song’s trial by revealing her Cold Ice Rules and won the Alliance’s sponsorship, though she was left wary of his strength.

• Xiong Chou gave Song Shuyuan a Lotus Hat, which revealed that the fake Xuantian Shangren had planted something in Song’s blood, and Song agreed to use it to lure him out.
• Ji Mengxuan presented the City Lord’s Token and asked the Rogue Cultivator Alliance to sponsor their cultivation, but Xiong Chou explained that they had to prove their worth.
• Song Shuyuan offered to test the three newcomers, and Peng Xian and Lao Zhengyong both collapsed under his aura, with Lao Zhengyong fleeing in despair.
• Ji Mengxuan endured Song’s pressure for dozens of breaths, then used her Cold Ice Rules to block some of his flames.
• Xiong Chou stopped the test and approved Ji for Alliance sponsorship, while Song recognized her as a gifted cultivator and Ji watched him warily.

Ji Mengxuan accepted the Rogue Cultivator Alliance’s resources and mastered a technique meant to counter Zhang Lingshan’s Black Scaled Nether Snake, then joined Xiong Chou and Song Shuyuan as they set out to confront him. Meanwhile, Zhang Lingshan collected 200 bottles of Flesh and Blood Marvel Pills from the East Wind Tower Master and sensed something amiss.

• Peng Xian left after seeing Ji Mengxuan gain Xiong Chou’s recognition for her Cold Ice Rules.
• Xiong Chou offered Ji Mengxuan a Seven Star Cold Origin Grass and the Extreme Cold Seven Star Drill in exchange for helping the alliance counter Zhang Lingshan’s Black Scaled Nether Snake.
• Ji Mengxuan mastered the technique in three days, and Song Shuyuan, Xiong Chou, Ji Mengxuan, and two elders left Zixuan City to act against Zhang Lingshan.
• Song Shuyuan and Xiong Chou planned to use Ji Mengxuan’s identity as a disciple of the Zixuan City Lord to make Zhang Lingshan hesitate, while Song Shuyuan’s men watched East Wind Tower.
• The East Wind Tower Master gave Zhang Lingshan 200 bottles of Flesh and Blood Marvel Pills, and Zhang Lingshan sensed something amiss.

Zhang Lingshan pursued Song Shuyuan and his group after tracking their Formation Qi Streams, only to find they had prepared a way to counter them and joined forces with the Rogue Cultivator Alliance. Ji Mengxuan tried to negotiate, but Zhang Lingshan attacked her, leaving Xiong Chou worried about the consequences if she died.

• Zhang Lingshan accepted the East Wind Tower Master's token and left Zixuan City with Xuanqing to follow the Formation Qi Streams he sensed.
• Zhang Lingshan found eight black-robed figures carrying the streams as bait, and Song Shuyuan and seven Junior Brothers surrounded him and Xuanqing.
• Song Shuyuan defeated Xuanqing's sword attack, while Zhang Lingshan stored her in his Spirit Beast Bag and sent Formation Qi Streams at the group; Song Shuyuan and his Junior Brothers trapped and destroyed them with yellow cloths.
• Xiong Chou arrived with two old men and Ji Mengxuan, who recognized Zhang Lingshan as Immortal Master Yu Yang and tried to persuade him to surrender peacefully.
• Zhang Lingshan revealed that he had destroyed the Rogue Cultivator Alliance in Qingxuan City, then attacked Ji Mengxuan after learning she had become the Zixuan City Lord's disciple.
• Xiong Chou realized Ji Mengxuan's death could bring the Zixuan City Lord's retaliation and that she had become a burden rather than a means to control Zhang Lingshan.

Zhang Lingshan was trapped by Xiong Chou, Song Shuyuan, and their allies, but endured their attacks and turned Ji Mengxuan’s attempt to freeze him against her. Ji Mengxuan realized he was Zhang Lingshan and died before she could reveal his identity, leaving his enemies horrified.

• Ji Mengxuan froze the Black Scaled Nether Snake and took it into her Spirit Beast Bag, while Xiong Chou and the others attacked Zhang Lingshan with their talismans, treasures, and formations.
• Song Shuyuan and the elders trapped Zhang Lingshan inside the Bell Shadow and bombarded him with sword shadows and fiendish qi, but could not tell whether he was dead.
• Xiong Chou gave Ji Mengxuan Cold Fragrance Pills and urged her to use her ice techniques against Zhang Lingshan.
• Ji Mengxuan’s ice power began draining into Zhang Lingshan, so Xiong Chou struck her to break the connection and free her.
• Ji Mengxuan recognized Zhang Lingshan’s Profound Gold Body and started to expose his identity, but Avici Hellfire killed her before she could finish.
• Song Shuyuan and the others watched Ji Mengxuan die and were overcome with horror.

Zhang Lingshan revealed his terrifying Demon God Spirit Essence True Body, defeated the cultivators who had trapped him, and killed Song Shuyuan after learning Dou Xiangxiang had returned to the Heavenly Demon Sect. The chapter ended with Zhang Lingshan burning the bodies and absorbing their remaining power.

• Zhang Lingshan pretended to be Xuantian Shangren, then Xiong Chou prepared to use a Purple Gold Treasure Gourd containing a Dharma Aspect Realm strike.
• Zhang Lingshan's Demon God Spirit Essence True Body appeared behind Xiong Chou, used the formation's fiendish energy to strengthen itself, and twisted Xiong Chou's neck before swallowing him.
• Song Shuyuan and the others begged Zhang Lingshan for mercy, but his Spirit Essence True Body swallowed the seven Junior Brothers and the two Rogue Cultivator Alliance elders.
• Zhang Lingshan emerged from the restraints and asked Song Shuyuan where Dou Xiangxiang was; Song Shuyuan said she had returned to the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• Zhang Lingshan called Song Shuyuan useless and tossed him onto Ji Mengxuan's corpse, where Avici Hellfire absorbed his soul before Zhang Lingshan burned the bodies and absorbed their remains.

Zhang Lingshan killed Song Shuyuan and raided the Rogue Cultivator Alliance’s Zixuan City base after removing a hidden mark linked to the Zixuan City Lord. He returned to his companions with the Black Scaled Nether Snake and learned that the Heavenly Demon Assembly would be held on Xuantian Island.

• Zhang Lingshan rejected East Wind Tower Master’s offer to buy the Purple Gold Treasure Gourd and used her map to plan a raid on Zixuan City.
• Zhang Lingshan discovered and burned the Zixuan City Lord’s hidden mark, gaining 10 octillion Energy Points.
• Disguised as Xiong Chou, Zhang Lingshan plundered the Rogue Cultivator Alliance’s Zixuan City base and found little of value at Song Shuyuan’s residence.
• Zhang Lingshan returned to Bai Yuqing and the others, then absorbed venom from the Black Scaled Nether Snake and gained 30 octillion Energy Points.
• Bai Yuqing told Zhang Lingshan that the Heavenly Demon Assembly would be held on Xuantian Island.

Zhang Lingshan learned that the Heavenly Demon Assembly would likely take place on Xuantian Island and decided to join, despite Bai Yuqing and Huang Chang’s warnings. After discovering Moon God Palace had likely betrayed Xuantian Dao, he contacted East Wind Tower Master to ask for a place in the assembly.

• Bai Yuqing explained that the Heavenly Demon Assembly let outside-sect disciples absorb the cultivation of Heavenly Demon Sect disciples in exchange for pursuing them, and Zhang Lingshan eagerly decided to participate.
• Bai Yuqing and Huang Chang warned Zhang Lingshan that the assembly would be dangerous and questioned how he could join, but Zhang Lingshan insisted Xuantian Island would give him the home-field advantage.
• Huang Chang suggested seeking help from Moon God Palace, but Zhang Lingshan said the palace would participate in the assembly and confirmed Bai Yuqing’s suspicion that Xia Ru had harmed him.
• Bai Yuqing deduced that Moon God Palace wanted the Xuantian Wuji Gong inheritance, and Huang Chang concluded Zhang Lingshan had to enter the assembly to claim it for Xuantian Dao.
• Zhang Lingshan contacted East Wind Tower Master through her Token and asked her to secure him a place in the Heavenly Demon Assembly on Xuantian Island.

Zhang Lingshan secured places for himself and East Wind Tower disciples at the Heavenly Demon Assembly, then settled down to cultivate while Xuanqing trained and recovered. By refining Flesh and Blood Marvel Pills while strengthening his Immortal Divine Sense with the Extreme Yin Ghost Seal, he reached its second level and discovered he could perceive and disrupt the rhythms of others nearby, though he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

• Zhang Lingshan persuaded the East Wind Tower Master to arrange places at the Heavenly Demon Assembly for him and several East Wind Tower subordinates, promising they would gain power from Heavenly Demon Sect disciples.
• Zhang Lingshan gave Bai Yuqing and Huang Chang the treasures he had taken from the Zixuan City Rogue Cultivator Alliance, and agreed to stay and cultivate rather than raid more cities.
• Bai Yuqing and Huang Chang discovered that Xuanqing had restored her foundation and stabilized at the peak of the Spirit Essence Realm, then began training her while Bai Yuqing distributed pills to the disciples.
• Zhang Lingshan refined Flesh and Blood Marvel Pills while using the Extreme Yin Ghost Seal and Corrosion Method to strengthen his Immortal Divine Sense and improve his control of Formation Qi Stream.
• Zhang Lingshan raised his Immortal Divine Sense to Level Two and found that he could perceive nearby cultivation and sparring rhythms and potentially disrupt them, but then realized something was wrong.

Zhang Lingshan advanced his Immortal Spiritual Body to Minor Accomplishment and discovered that the Extreme Yin Ghost Seal contained the soul of Extreme Soul Immortal Venerable. When Extreme Soul Immortal Venerable tried to seize his Avici Hellfire, Zhang Lingshan struggled to hold him off while gathering enough Energy Points to strengthen the flame.

• Zhang Lingshan spent his Energy Points to advance his Immortal Spiritual Body to Minor Accomplishment, stabilizing his Immortal Divine Sense and making his body so heavy that he used Formation Qi Stream to stand safely.
• Zhang Lingshan observed that the Golden Fetus inside the Gate of All Wonders had grown to the size of a seven- or eight-month-old infant, though its Heavenly Eye remained unopened.
• Zhang Lingshan used his Immortal Divine Sense and Formation Qi Stream to investigate the Extreme Yin Ghost Seal, and a hidden soul ambushed him with a thunderous voice.
• The soul identified itself as Extreme Soul Immortal Venerable and offered to help Zhang Lingshan ascend, but then tried to pull his Avici Hellfire into the seal.
• Zhang Lingshan restrained Extreme Soul Immortal Venerable with Qi and Blood Flame and Formation Qi Stream while swallowing Flesh and Blood Marvel Pills to accumulate Energy Points and strengthen his Avici Hellfire.

Zhang Lingshan broke Extreme Soul Immortal Venerable’s resistance, perfected Xuantian Transformation, and learned it unlocked the Mysterious Heaven Limitless Transformation. As he prepared to attend the Heavenly Demon Assembly, he sought a way to bring Xuanqing onto Xuantian Island safely and headed for Ascension Hall’s Artifact Refining Pavilion.

• Zhang Lingshan raised Avici Hellfire to Minor Accomplishment, burned Extreme Soul Immortal Venerable, and absorbed much of his soul power before the immortal feigned death.
• Zhang Lingshan stored the Extreme Yin Ghost Seal and perfected Xuantian Transformation, unlocking the Mysterious Heaven Limitless Transformation and realizing it was a prerequisite for Xuantian Wuji Gong.
• Xuanqing told Zhang Lingshan that her father’s mark made her necessary to open true Xuantian Island, while Zhang Lingshan warned that Dharma Aspect Realm experts could recognize and capture her.
• Huang Chang and Bai Yuqing learned Xuanqing was the key to Xuantian Island’s Secret Treasury, and Bai Yuqing proposed seeking a protective treasure at Ascension Hall’s Artifact Refining Pavilion.
• Zhang Lingshan set out for Ascension Hall, hoping to find a way to take Xuanqing to Xuantian Island without exposing her.

Zhang Wusheng trapped Zhang Lingshan on his way to the Ascension Hall, hoping to seize his Profound Gold Body and fortune. Zhang Lingshan escaped with the Star Shifting Technique, but Zhang Wusheng pursued him while the real Zhang Wusheng also flew out from seclusion.

• Zhang Tianshi sensed Zhang Lingshan’s Qi and Blood Fire Seed and falsely claimed he had found him, sparing himself from burning his bloodline.
• Zhang Wusheng arrived, trapped Zhang Lingshan in a ring of flames, and tried to capture him.
• Zhang Lingshan unleashed his Qi and Blood Fire Seed, then vanished using the Star Shifting Technique.
• Zhang Wusheng’s Dharma Image pursued Zhang Lingshan, confident he could track and recapture him.
• The real Zhang Wusheng flew out from a mountainside cave dwelling and sped after Zhang Lingshan.

Zhang Lingshan hid underground and used Zhang Wusheng’s flames to advance the Xuantian True Fire Technique while evading him. After Zhang Wusheng crushed the mountain into a flaming ball and struck him, Zhang Lingshan survived the blow and escaped with the Star Shifting Technique.

• Zhang Lingshan sank underground and used Mountain Shifting to evade Zhang Wusheng, who could not initially locate him.
• Zhang Lingshan refined Zhang Wusheng’s Fire Flow, then raised the Xuantian True Fire Technique to Minor Accomplishment with Energy Points and absorbed the flames Zhang Wusheng unleashed.
• Zhang Lingshan pretended to be overwhelmed so Zhang Wusheng would intensify his flames, but Zhang Wusheng realized he had been tricked and compressed the mountain into a flaming ball.
• Zhang Lingshan activated the Berserk Transformation and Jade Buddha Transformation, but Zhang Wusheng’s flaming ball smashed into his chest and shattered the Turtle Shell.
• Zhang Lingshan retrieved the shattered Turtle Shell and escaped with the Star Shifting Technique.

After escaping Zhang Wusheng, Zhang Lingshan hid underwater, healed his injuries, and strengthened his Xuantian True Fire Technique while Zhang Wusheng searched in vain. He transformed himself into Yu Yang and reached Ascension Islet safely, where Zhang Tianshi recognized him as Immortal Master Yu Yang.

• Zhang Wusheng failed to sense Zhang Lingshan and searched frantically for him, determined to capture him before he escaped.
• Zhang Lingshan hid beneath the water, used its power to balance the flame he had absorbed, and recovered while Zhang Wusheng searched for a day.
• Zhang Lingshan's injuries healed, and his Xuantian True Fire Technique gained 4000 gai of experience.
• Zhang Lingshan used the Mysterious Heaven Limitless Transformation to become Yu Yang, concealing his own bloodline, then left by the Star Shifting Technique.
• Zhang Lingshan reached Ascension Islet without sensing danger and greeted Zhang Tianshi, who recognized him as Immortal Master Yu Yang.

Zhang Lingshan killed Zhang Tianshi, emptied the Talisman Making Pavilion, and freed the ascended cultivators imprisoned there. At the Ascension Hall, he intervened when Qingxuan City officials tried to seize Eagle Minister, leaving the conflict poised to escalate.

• Zhang Lingshan disguised as Yu Yang killed Zhang Tianshi and stored his body in a Spirit Beast Bag.
• Zhang Lingshan forced Zhang Tianshi's servant to lead him to the Talisman Making Pavilion, emptied it, and broke the Formation holding its captives.
• Zhang Lingshan told Withered Wood Zen Master, Jingxuan, Jian Wumei, and the others that they were free, and they left to pursue their own paths.
• Zhang Lingshan entered the Ascension Hall and recognized the injured Eagle Minister as the Qingxuan City Spirit Essence expert whose goshawk Spirit Essence True Body he had once absorbed.
• Two men sent by Qingxuan City's city lord tried to seize Eagle Minister, but Zhang Lingshan lifted him and challenged the city lord to come claim him himself.

Zhang Lingshan rescued Eagle Minister at Ascension Hall, arranged for Hall Master Qi to make him a people-carrying treasure, and gave him a Nine Revolutions Profound Nether Pill. After recovering his Divine Consciousness and condensing a stronger Eagle True Body, Eagle Minister swore loyalty to Zhang Lingshan.

• Zhang Lingshan sent two peak Spirit Essence Realm men away after they tried to seize Eagle Minister, then secured an upper room for them at Ascension Hall.
• Hall Master Qi agreed to have an advanced Spirit Beast Bag-like treasure refined for Zhang Lingshan, provided he and Eagle Minister left the next day.
• Eagle Minister told Zhang Lingshan that damage to his Divine Consciousness had left him unable to condense his Spirit Essence True Body.
• Zhang Lingshan gave Eagle Minister a Nine Revolutions Profound Nether Pill and told him to recover before they left Ascension Hall.
• Eagle Minister healed his Divine Consciousness, condensed a stronger Eagle True Body, and swore to serve Zhang Lingshan loyally.

Zhang Lingshan obtained a modified Spirit Beast Bag from Hall Master Qi, confirmed it was safe, and used it to hide Xuanqing while he traveled to Zixuan City. He urged the hesitant East Wind Tower Master to risk joining his plan to enter the Xuantian Island Secret Treasury, then offered Cloud Life Essence to stabilize her injury.

• Zhang Lingshan received Hall Master Qi's modified Spirit Beast Bag, tested it with Eagle Minister and Bai Yuqing, and learned it could nourish the spirit during long stays inside.
• Zhang Lingshan named the modified bag a Portable Dwelling and sent Xuanqing inside to keep her existence secret before he left for Zixuan City.
• Zhang Lingshan disguised himself as a minor cultivator, entered Zixuan City despite stricter inspections, and met the East Wind Tower Master ahead of schedule.
• Zhang Lingshan asked the East Wind Tower Master to give Eagle Minister a place at the Heavenly Demon Assembly, proposing that his subordinate compete with hers for a quota.
• The East Wind Tower Master hesitated to risk her position and East Wind Tower by pursuing the Xuantian Wuji Gong, but Zhang Lingshan gave her Cloud Life Essence to stabilize her injury.

Zhang Lingshan secured Eagle Minister a place in the group heading to the Heavenly Demon Assembly and continued preparing to open Xuantian Island’s Secret Treasury. After East Wind Tower Master gathered him a large supply of pills, he rewarded her with a gourd of Cloud Life Essence.

• Zhang Lingshan told East Wind Tower Master he was certain he could open the Secret Treasury and asked her to prepare to reach it quickly when he sent word.
• East Wind Tower Master agreed to let her subordinates and Eagle Minister compete for a place, and Eagle Minister won the speed contest.
• Zhang Lingshan used Energy Points to raise his Profound Gold Intent to the nineteenth level, then asked East Wind Tower Master to find more pills for him.
• East Wind Tower Master explained that Yuxuan City’s Rogue Cultivator Alliance held the largest supply, but Zhang Lingshan asked her to gather other qi-and-blood pills instead.
• Two days later, East Wind Tower Master gave Zhang Lingshan twenty bottles of Fu Ling Blood-Generating Pills, sixty bottles of assorted pills, and eight more bottles of Flesh and Blood Marvel Pills.
• Zhang Lingshan gave East Wind Tower Master a gourd of Cloud Life Essence, and she welcomed the gift as a valuable aid for her Secret Technique.