Chapter Summaries

Su Qing assessed the rising tribulation and his plans for strengthening his puppets, then assembled a 472-strong Demon God Soldier Legion capable of summoning the Toad Demon Lord. He chose four Tier 4 sea demons to become Demon God Generals and hurried to prepare for the dangers awaiting him at Giant Corpse Island.

• Su Qing reflected on the great tribulation, the cultivation world's growing strength, and his decision to capture the Sea Witch rather than be paralyzed by worry.
• Su Qing considered how to improve his spiritual sense, expand his puppet forces, and secure the spirit stones needed to advance his cultivation and industry.
• Su Qing finished refining 472 sea demons into Demon God Soldiers, including Crab Vanguards, and discovered that their legion could manifest the Toad Demon Lord.
• Su Qing selected Mighty Toad, Benbo'erba, the Golden Crab King, and the Evil Shark King to become the Four Great Demon Generals.
• Su Qing resolved to finish refining the Four Great Demon Generals before reaching Giant Corpse Island, where he sensed unexpected danger.

Su Qing’s fleet reached Giant Corpse Island and discovered four Demonic Evils, prompting Su Qing to lead an assault despite the threat of demonic seeds. On the island, he confronted the newly demonized Long Fengxian and defeated him with a single punch, while Tong Chang fought the Giant Corpse Demonic Gods.

• Qing He calculated the demon-catching operation’s earnings, and Bear Two set aside working capital and requested Tier 5 materials to upgrade his runes.
• Bear Two’s Buddhist chants met a barrier of blood clouds and four evil lights rising over Giant Corpse Island; Tong Chang identified the island’s aura as Demonic Aura.
• Su Qing explained that Demonic Evils could plant hidden seeds in living beings and puppets, then arranged for Liang Hai Shun and others to remain aboard Dragon Island Bi Xi while he brought Tong Chang to the island.
• Su Qing’s fleet broke the Netherworld Dim Light Grand Formation, and Su Qing, Bear Two, Tiger Egg, Tong Chang, and the puppet legions landed on Giant Corpse Island.
• The group found the Sea Witch bound by Long Fengxian, a Black-Scaled Dragon Person possessed by a demonic seed; Tong Chang recognized the Sea Witch’s chains as part of a demonic transformation method.
• Tong Chang charged the Giant Corpse Demonic Gods with Su Qing’s exorcism puppets, while Su Qing smashed Long Fengxian into nothingness with one punch.

Su Qing killed Long Fengxian, destroyed his Demonic Seed, and gained a strand of Merit Qi before learning that the High-ranking Demonic Evil called the Four Devils had taken the Xing Tian Blood Axe as its vessel. He transformed into a Great Witch True Spirit and had Arhat Bear Two attack the Sea Witch, intending to take control of the axe himself.

• Su Qing killed the Tier 4 demon Long Fengxian with one punch despite Tong Chang's shock and warning about the surviving Demonic Seed.
• Su Qing used Buddhist power to bind and destroy the Demonic Seed, then redeemed its demonic qi and gained a strand of Merit Qi.
• Su Qing refused to free the Sea Witch, who promised not to take revenge and revealed that the Four Devils were a High-ranking Demonic Evil wielding the Xing Tian Blood Axe beneath Giant Axe Lake.
• The Sea Witch explained that the axe could destroy demons at their origin and that controlling it required witch bloodline and its recognition.
• Su Qing transformed into a Great Witch True Spirit and ordered Arhat Bear Two to strike the Sea Witch with a pestle.

Su Qing gained the Nine Li Dao Pattern and learned that the High-ranking Demonic Evil Four Devils was guarding the Xing Tian Blood Axe beneath Blood Lake. He bombarded the lake with Deepwater Tyrants until Four Devils finally lost patience and decided to emerge.

• Su Qing completed the Nine Li Dao Pattern to 97%, gained the Clear Mind Axe and other witchcraft abilities, and resolved to claim the Xing Tian Blood Axe and defeat the returning Evil Demon.
• Su Qing left Tong Chang to fight the Demonic God Giant Corpses and dove into Blood Lake with Arhat Bear Two and Lu Wu Tiger Egg.
• Su Qing sent Bear Two and Tiger Egg into his Storage Bag when the pressure became too great, then deployed Deepwater Tyrants toward the Xing Tian Blood Axe.
• Su Qing's Deepwater Tyrants blasted apart Four Devils' soul-banner formation and battered it at the bottom of the lake.
• Tong Chang led the Giant Corpse Demonic Gods far from Blood Lake and protected himself with talismans while Su Qing continued the bombardment.
• Four Devils endured repeated explosions within its bloodwater vessel until it declared that it would emerge and confront Su Qing.

Su Qing and his allies fought the Four Devils at Bloodaxe Lake, while the demons’ attempts to plant seeds in them failed against their powerful protections. Su Qing killed the Old Daoist demon head and claimed its ancient techniques, treasures, and Fifth-Tier resources.

• Su Qing cursed the Four Devils, then sent Jade Lotus to provoke them while Bear Two and Tiger Egg refused to join the verbal battle.
• The Four Devils’ demonic thoughts failed to take root in Su Qing, Bear Two, and Tiger Egg, and the demons realized their opponents were far more formidable than expected.
• Bear Two charged two demon heads with his pestle, while Tiger Egg attacked the Mischievous Demon Head with his sword technique.
• The Old Daoist demon head revealed his ancient cultivation and tried to tempt Su Qing with immortal arts, but Su Qing resisted and transformed into a Blazing Giant.
• Su Qing crushed the Old Daoist demon head with his war hammer, then found a Dharma Image scroll, a Jade Stone Carving Knife, and Fifth-Tier cultivation resources.

Su Qing absorbed the fallen demon’s Inner World, collected ancient treasures, and discovered that the Taiji Creation Saber had unlocked Yin-Yang and Creation Runes. The panel recognized him as a true disciple of Taiyi True Person, advanced his Inner World progress, and showed which puppets were closest to developing intelligence.

• Su Qing absorbed the Essence, Qi, and Spirit released when the possessed Primordial Gate Disciple’s Inner World collapsed, using them to strengthen his essence furnace and prepare to open his own Inner World.
• Bear Two defeated two demon heads and gained millions of Merit Infusion, while Tiger Egg killed another demon and recovered its essence furnace for Su Qing.
• Su Qing collected the Underworld Lord Fundamental Diagram, a demonic essence furnace, the Taiyi Dharma Body Fundamental Diagram, and the Taiji Creation Saber.
• Su Qing decided to use the saber and Fundamental Diagram to pose as a Taiyi Disciple and conduct business with the ancient Dao lineages emerging during the great calamity.
• The panel unlocked the Yin Yang Rune and Creation Rune, marked Su Qing as Taiyi True Person’s true disciple, raised his Inner World progress to 0.21%, and listed puppets with high chances of developing intelligence.

Su Qing bombarded Blood Lake with Deepwater Tyrants until Four Devils emerged, hoping to claim the Xing Tian Blood Axe. Four Devils attacked with its Myriad Forms Origin Demonic Body, while Tong Chang recorded the battle and considered Su Qing’s likely rise in Heavenly Talisman Hall.

• Su Qing concluded that Four Devils had sent four demons to stall him and continued bombing Blood Lake to obtain the Xing Tian Blood Axe.
• Tong Chang watched Su Qing’s bombardment and decided that he would assist Su Qing and eventually calculate his fate.
• Four Devils struggled against the Xing Tian Blood Axe’s artifact spirit as the Deepwater Tyrants disrupted Blood Lake, then emerged as an Aquatic Giant.
• Bear Two ambushed the Aquatic Giant with The Vajra Pestle, and Su Qing praised its attack before Four Devils manifested its Myriad Forms Origin Demonic Body.
• Four Devils’ demonic body affected Tong Chang with an illusion of his wife, but he recovered and prepared to record the fight for Heavenly Talisman Hall.
• Tong Chang explained that defeating a high-ranking demonic evil could raise Su Qing’s standing and grant access to Heavenly Talisman Hall’s Five Lists of the Heavens, leaving him jealous of Su Qing’s prospects.

Su Qing’s Demon God Soldier Legion overwhelmed the Four Devils’ demon horde, impressing Old Daoist Tong and making him consider entrusting Su Qing with his treasures for Puppet-making. The Four Devils then unleashed the Death Demon Realm over Giant Corpse Island, trapping everyone in its projection and threatening to turn them into demons.

• The Four Devils unleashed over a hundred demons, but Su Qing sent Tiger Egg and the Demon God Soldier Legion to reinforce Bear Two and the Arhat Buddha Bear Regiment.
• The Demon God Soldiers resisted the demons’ attempts to control them and, alongside the Four Great Demon Generals, steadily crushed the enemy forces.
• Old Daoist Tong admired Su Qing’s legion and considered giving him his talisman-making treasures to refine into Puppets for a Langya Iron Army.
• As their demon horde dwindled, the Four Devils surrounded Su Qing and offered to make him a High-ranking Demonic Evil, but Su Qing rejected them and challenged their power.
• The Four Devils transformed into banners and cast the Death Demon Realm’s projection over Giant Corpse Island; Old Daoist Tong warned that everyone would be assimilated unless they shattered it.

Su Qing fought the Four Devils after they summoned a projection of the Death Demon Realm over Giant Corpse Island, resisting their attacks with his protections and time-slowing abilities. He caught the Four Devils’ true body only to face their Flying Demon Head Fire, then pursued the fleeing demons with his Primordial Spirit and was left seeking a way to seal them safely.

• Su Qing observed the Death Demon Realm projection while Old Daoist Tong warned him about its dangers and identified its inhabitants as Demon People.
• The Four Devils sent demons and Demon People to attack Su Qing, but he spotted their true body and seized it, smashing it into the ground hundreds of times.
• The Four Devils transformed into Flying Demon Head Fire and attacked Su Qing, whose Lotus Seal slowed time enough for him to follow their movements.
• Su Qing’s Primordial Spirit chased the fleeing Four Devils after they abandoned the Death Demon Realm projection, and he caught up with them using his time-manipulating power.
• The Four Devils threatened to escape Su Qing’s sea of consciousness someday, while Su Qing realized he could imprison them there but lacked a suitable Demon Seal Wave to do so comfortably.

Su Qing sought the Xingtian Blood Axe as a weapon against the Four Devils and won its recognition by taking Great Witch form with the Nine Li Dao Pattern. The axe’s artifact spirit transported him to an ancient world, where he faced Xingtian’s trial and was killed by the first blow.

• Su Qing realized his Exorcism Puppets were ineffective against the ancient devils and decided he needed the Demon Seal Wave Puppet Blueprint’s specialized weaponry.
• The Four Devils cursed Su Qing, prompting him to dive into Giant Axe Lake and approach the Xingtian Blood Axe.
• Su Qing’s human form was rejected, but the axe accepted him after he transformed into a Great Witch True Spirit and summoned the Nine Li Dao Pattern.
• Su Qing grasped the Xingtian Blood Axe and entered its artifact-spirit trial in an ancient world, where he met a projection of Great Witch Xingtian.
• Xingtian challenged Su Qing to fight and struck him down with the first axe blow.

Su Qing passed the Xing Tian Blood Axe’s trial after more than a hundred deadly bouts, gained the artifact spirit’s recognition, and used the axe to kill a demon head controlled by the Four Devils. He and Tong Chang examined the demon’s valuable drops, but their discovery was interrupted when their Heavenly Talisman Tokens suddenly grew scorching hot.

• Su Qing repeatedly fought Great Witch Xingtian, deepened his understanding of the Xing Tian Dao Pattern, and finally drew with him to pass the last trial.
• The Xing Tian Blood Axe recognized Su Qing as its master and revealed its powers, including changing size, fighting with blood, and helping Tier 4 Body Cultivators open their inner worlds.
• Su Qing considered using the axe’s heaven-opening ability to help other Body Cultivators break through for a fee, then killed the demon head with a single strike.
• The dead demon head dropped a Void Flame Fire and Void Speed Star Quench, which Tong Chang identified as valuable resources for puppets and the Great Sun Star Infant.
• Su Qing and Tong Chang noticed that their Heavenly Talisman Tokens had become scorching hot.

Su Qing received Heavenly Talisman Hall Core Member status, four chances to enter the Heavenly Talisman Treasure Hall, and millions of Merit Points after his deeds on Giant Corpse Island were recognized. He explored the cross-realm chat and market, then entered the Treasure Hall and was overwhelmed by its riches.

• The Heavenly Talisman Token announced Su Qing's rankings and rewards, promoted him and Tong Chang to Core Members, and transformed into a custom token.
• Tong Chang explained how the Treasure Hall opportunities and Merit Points worked, while Su Qing discovered new functions on his token.
• Su Qing read the Myriad Worlds Chat Group and learned about the realm hierarchy, the Celestial Origin Realm's Spirit Qi Surge, and the many Void Refinement Realms.
• Su Qing browsed the Myriad Worlds Market, listed several Puppets and a Peak Treasure Ship for sale, and decided to use a Treasure Hall opportunity instead of spending his Merit Points there.
• Su Qing sent Bear Two to gather valuables from Giant Corpse Island and entered the Heavenly Talisman Treasure Hall, where Golden Armored Divine Persons escorted him past its defenses.
• Su Qing saw the Treasure Hall's array of treasures and felt tempted to rob it.

Su Qing browsed the Heavenly Talisman Treasure Hall, spent his Merit Points on rare materials for his puppets, and returned to Giant Corpse Island. He then pressured Tong Chang for more Merit Points after realizing he could claim unreported combat achievements.

• Su Qing admired the Treasure Hall’s powerful relics and learned that his Level Two authority allowed him to exchange up to ten million Merit Points.
• Su Qing chose materials for refining Golden Crow Guards and Realm-Crossing Void Whales instead of buying expensive Fifth-tier puppet blueprints.
• Su Qing exchanged for an Eight-Winged Fire Crow corpse, Golden Crow Feathers, Void Speed Star Quench, Green Lotus Creation Gold, and a top-grade Storage Bag.
• Su Qing returned to Giant Corpse Island and saw Bear Two and the Arhat Buddha Bears stripping its mountains for mineral deposits.
• Tong Chang tried to avoid Su Qing, but Su Qing stopped him and asked to borrow his Merit Points.
• Tong Chang suggested Su Qing claim Merit Points for his unreported battles, and Su Qing agreed while urging Tong Chang to transfer his own points too.

Su Qing settled his exorcism missions at the Heavenly Talisman Treasure Hall and spent his Merit Points on puppet materials and rune inheritances. After refusing the Hall’s offers for his treasured Dao Patterns, Merit Wooden Fish, and Arhat Bear Two, he left his remaining funds for a suit of battle armor.

• Su Qing entered the Heavenly Talisman Treasure Hall and submitted evidence to settle his exorcism missions, earning over thirteen million Merit Points and rising from eighty-sixth to ninety-third place on the Myriad Worlds Evil Slaying List.
• The Hall offered to exchange Su Qing’s Dao Patterns, Merit Wooden Fish, Arhat Bear Two, and five Five Elders treasure ships for Merit Points, but he refused to trade his prized possessions.
• Su Qing bought a Silver Horned Giant Beast Corpse and more than three hundred Rune Inheritances, including five Third Grade Runes for life, clones, sword nurturing, stealth, and group defense.
• Su Qing considered buying the Divine Will Freedom Art but decided to seek it from Taiyi Sect connections instead, and he planned to spend his remaining Merit Points on battle armor.

Su Qing prepared his puppets and Dragon Island Bi Xi for the journey to the Place of No Breath, where he intended to rescue He Lian Xian and obtain several treasures despite Tong Chang’s dire divination. As Su Qing and his companions set out, another group with the same aims was also approaching the perilous land.

• Su Qing reassured Tiger Egg that he had prepared rune inheritances and precious materials for it, then persuaded it to work toward earning the Crimson Firmament Sword.
• Bear Two reported the spoils from Giant Corpse Island, demanded payment from Tong Chang for the Langya rescue, and accepted Su Qing’s proposal to offset the debt against Tong Chang’s loan.
• Dragon Island Bi Xi revealed that it had developed Self-Awareness and was condensing the Bi Xi Dao Pattern, prompting Tong Chang to recognize Su Qing’s plan for the Nine Sons Dragon Ships.
• Tong Chang’s Crystal Ball turned blood-red as he divined that the journey to the Place of No Breath carried a terrible risk, but Liang Hai Shun insisted that He Lian Xian needed to be saved.
• Su Qing launched the eight Nine Sons Dragon Ships toward the Place of No Breath, seeking He Lian Xian, the Qiuniu Dao Pattern, the True Dragon remnant soul, and Brothers 17 and 260.
• Another group set out for the Place of No Breath with the same objectives as Su Qing’s group.

Two cloud dragons and a Golden Ao Island master and his disciples entered the Place of No Breath, where ancient dragon remnant souls possessed the dragons and attacked Li Sanyang. Meanwhile, Penglai watched the growing gathering of powerful figures, and He Lian Xian faced execution aboard the Qiu Niu Treasure Ship as strange Dao Pattern Light Spots emerged from Brother 17’s wound.

• Cloud Boss persuaded Cloud Third to enter the Place of No Breath, where ancient dragon remnant souls possessed both cloud dragons.
• Li Sanyang charged the possessed dragons, but his disciples realized his sword attacks had failed and rushed to help him.
• Yan Jin Jian learned that the cloud dragons, four Golden Ao sword cultivators, and Su Qing were converging on the Place of No Breath, while Penglai’s subordinates argued over sending forces there.
• He Lian Xian lamented his life as pirate rogue cultivators prepared to sacrifice him and Brother 17 to Qiuniu.
• Dao Pattern Light Spots drifted from Brother 17’s wound and drew covetous attention from within the fog.

Su Qing learned that True Persons Jiang Long and Fu Hu were taking the Netherworld River Robe to confront two Cloud Dragons in the Place of No Breath. After discovering how dangerous the robe was, he abandoned Bear Two’s ambush plan and decided to keep his distance from the brothers and their ship.

• True Person Jiang Long told Su Qing that he and True Person Fu Hu had set out to slay two Cloud Dragons but had been driven off course by Golden Ao Island sword cultivators.
• Su Qing agreed to help Jiang Long and Fu Hu, then learned that their ship carried the Black Cloth robe they planned to use against the Cloud Dragons.
• Bear Two revealed that it and Li Hai Lang had prepared an ambush to rob Jiang Long and Fu Hu, but Su Qing ordered them to cancel it and hide their preparations.
• Su Qing identified the Black Cloth as the Netherworld River Robe and explained that it could assimilate its wearer or other objects, making it dangerously unpredictable.
• Tong Chang suggested Netherworld River Sect might have found a way to use the robe safely, but Su Qing resolved to avoid it and stop towing the brothers’ ship once they reached the Place of No Breath.

True Person Fu Hu warned True Person Xianglong that Su Qing might be plotting against them, while the brothers prepared to seek advancement at the Place of No Breath. As Su Qing’s fleet continued toward the destination, he completed and delivered Nunchucks to the besieged Desiring Demon Immortal Kingdom, then discussed the widening war with Tong Chang.

• True Person Fu Hu told True Person Xianglong that Su Qing’s men and Puppets had laid an ambush for them, and urged him to act cautiously at the Place of No Breath.
• True Person Fu Hu prepared the Pseudo Netherworld River Robe and other equipment, while True Person Xianglong remained focused on reaching Tier 5 and greeting the two Cloud Dragons.
• Bear Two drilled the Nunchucks Corps aboard Dragon Island Bi Xi as Su Qing finished a batch of Puppets ordered by Shi Li Jing for the war.
• Su Qing used the Talisman Life Seal to deliver the Nunchucks to Shi Li Jing after receiving payment, then sent escape Puppets to Yun'er.
• Su Qing and Tong Chang discussed the war, with Tong Chang predicting that the Desiring Demon Immortal Kingdom and the Execution Heavenly Kingdom would outlast the Demonic Tree Evil Kingdom.

Su Qing prepared for the perilous journey to the Place of No Breath, where he expected to face escaped high-ranking Demonic Evils and hoped to reunite with Brother 260. He crafted two Tier 4 Spirit Explosion Puppets as weapons against Tier 5 threats, then considered making an Inspiration Doll to scout through the chaotic heavenly secrets.

• Su Qing concluded that he had to enter the Place of No Breath to avert a calamity threatening the West Sea and assessed the allies, enemies, and limited Tier 5 power he could bring.
• Su Qing prepared his Ghost God Masks and Xing Tian Blood Axe, while recognizing that his existing puppets would not be enough against the Demonic Evils.
• Su Qing refined the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon's corpse into a Nine-Headed Exploding Dragon Puppet that could unleash Tier 5-level damage.
• Su Qing transformed the Black Ape King's corpse into the Lovey-Dovey Puppet, which pursued opponents and exploded while embracing them.
• Su Qing considered creating an Inspiration Doll to scout the Place of No Breath, where ancient Calamity Qi had thrown the heavenly secrets into chaos.

Su Qing decided to refine the Inspiration Doll because its mind-reading and heart-manipulating abilities could help him survive the Place of No Breath and the coming rise of Evil Demons. After gathering most of its rare materials, he discovered that obtaining Virgin Blood was the final obstacle and learned that True Person Xianglong might provide it.

• Su Qing weighed the Inspiration Doll's abilities against its cost and chose it over refining a Treant Guard for the dangers of the Place of No Breath.
• Su Qing selected the Black Ape King's divine soul and reviewed his sources for the Gloom-Penetrating Stone, Spirit-Calling Wood, and Five Elements Stones.
• Su Qing found Black Heart Blood and White Lotus Tears readily available but realized he lacked the Virgin Blood required for the refinement.
• Su Qing questioned Li Hai Lang, who angrily revealed that he had lost his virginity at thirteen.
• Tong Chang told Su Qing that True Person Xianglong had not yet leaked his primal yang, and Su Qing recognized him as a possible source of Virgin Blood.