Recaps

The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix took over the investigation at the Dragon-Scale Horse Clan’s massacre site and discovered the killer was still hiding underground, luring in Demon Cultivators. She attacked it with dark-golden flames, forcing its black vines to burst from the earth.

• The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix ordered Qin Gu and the surviving clansmen to leave, explaining that she had come at Ao Jianlie’s request.
• Qin Gu led his injured clansman and the others away from the ravaged battlefield.
• The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix sensed a strange, dangerous presence beneath the ground and realized it was waiting to ambush more Demon Cultivators.
• She sent a wisp of dark-golden flame underground, setting the tunnels ablaze.
• The burning forced the creature’s black vines out of the holes, where they writhed and spread as the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix watched.

The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix fought the strange man, who pinned her golden bird form with fire-resistant black vines and claimed powers in the land surpassed even Demon Cultivators. She unleashed white flames that shattered the vines, leaving the battle unresolved.

• The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix burned the black vines and formed a colossal golden bird from the flames.
• The strange man summoned thick black vines from the ground, piercing the golden bird and restraining it.
• The strange man tightened the vines around the bird and said that beings like them were ants beside the powers hidden in the land.
• The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix answered with disdain and released a surge of white flames.
• The white flames made the black vines convulse, crack apart, and turn to ash.

Qin Gu returned to the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan and reported that eerie beings had appeared in the Dragon-Scale Horse Clan’s territory. His account left Ao Jianlie confronting the possibility that the beings connected to his family’s tragedy were active again.

• Qin Gu returned to the clan, arranged treatment for the injured, and confirmed that no one in his group had died.
• Qin Gu met Ao Jianlie in Dragon Abyss Hall and reported that they had encountered eerie beings.
• Ao Jianlie reacted with shock because eerie beings had once attacked his clan, killed his father Ao Jianshen, and taken his sister Ao Mingyue.
• Qin Gu recounted the devastation in the Dragon-Scale Horse Clan’s territory and how an eerie man attacked them.
• Qin Gu said the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix had arrived in time to save them, and Ao Jianlie concluded that Senior Lin had sent help.

A blazing figure crashed into Jiaolong Ridge, and the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan's protective formation contained the devastation. The flames revealed an injured Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix senior, whom Qin Gu recognized as Ao Jianlie recalled his sister's stories about her.

• A figure fell from the sky in flames and struck Jiaolong Ridge, scorching the land and shaking the mountains.
• The Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan's grand formation activated and stopped the heatwave from reaching the clan territory.
• Ao Jianlie and Qin Gu rushed to the scene and heard a clansman report the impact.
• The flames parted to reveal an injured woman in a golden dress.
• Qin Gu recognized the woman as a senior, and Ao Jianlie remembered his sister Ao Mingyue had spoken of the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix who lived on True Bone Peak.

The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix recovered in her nest and told Ao Jianlie that followers of Grandma Blood River had ambushed and wounded her. She warned that their combined formation could kill a Demon Immortal, then said Lin Fan could not intervene right now.

• Ao Jianlie accompanied the injured Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix to her nest, where she rested until her Spiritual Power settled.
• The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix confirmed to Ao Jianlie that bizarre creatures had injured her and were more dangerous than those who had previously ravaged the Demon Kingdom.
• She explained that she had found the creatures in the Dragon-Scale Horse Clan's territory, where several ambushed her after she initially spotted one.
• The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix said the creatures were followers of Grandma Blood River, each possessed Demon Immortal-level strength, and their formation could slaughter a Demon Immortal.
• Ao Jianlie suggested asking Lin Fan to act, but the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix firmly replied that her master could not act right now.

After discovering traces of bizarre creatures, Ao Jianlie alerted the Bloodlight Demon Saint and placed the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan on its highest state of alert. Several days later, Jiaolong City remained sealed as Elder Mo Huan worried that danger was approaching.

• Ao Jianlie contacted the Bloodlight Demon Saint and reported the bizarre creatures and the unknown threat to the Demon Kingdom.
• Ao Jianlie ordered clan members to return to Jiaolong Ridge and summoned elite experts from subordinate clans.
• The Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan’s mobilization alarmed other clans, prompting rumors of conquest or the return of terrifying bizarre creatures.
• Several days later, Jiaolong City was under martial law, with its gates shut and travelers confined.
• Elder Mo Huan told Elder Jian that his growing unease made him fear that something major was about to happen.

An Yun reported to Ao Jianlie and the clan elders that every Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan member stationed at Jiaolong City had died. The hall was left reeling at the fall of the clan’s heavily fortified forward stronghold, which had sent no distress signal.

• An Yun rushed into the Jiaolong Grand Hall and reported that the soul lamps of the two elders guarding Jiaolong City had shattered.
• An Yun clarified that every clan member stationed in Jiaolong City had died and not a single soul lamp remained lit.
• Ao Jianlie and the clan elders reacted in shock as they realized Jiaolong City had fallen without sending a distress signal.

An aberrant old man shattered the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan’s defenses and confronted the clan over its ambition to rule the Demon Kingdom. With the clan-protecting grand formation destroyed, Ao Jianlie and the clan’s other powerhouses faced him.

• The old man’s oppressive presence caused the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan’s newly raised formations to collapse, killing more than a dozen formation operators.
• The clan’s remaining formation barriers and its clan-protecting grand formation shattered, leaving Jiaolong Ridge exposed.
• The old man descended onto the ruins and taunted the clan for dreaming of ruling the Demon Kingdom alone.
• Ao Jianlie emerged from the Jiaolong Great Hall with more than a dozen clan elders and several dozen core elders to confront the aberrant creature.

Bloodlight Demon Saint and Han Yan arrived to reinforce the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan against more than a dozen strange creatures. Unable to contact Brother Fan, the three allies prepared to face the attackers without him.

• Bloodlight Demon Saint and Han Yan arrived, lifting the spirits of Ao Jianlie and the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan members.
• The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix warned that the strange creatures had nearly destroyed the clan’s territory before the reinforcements arrived.
• Bloodlight Demon Saint judged that the attackers’ numbers and strange methods would make the battle difficult.
• Han Yan said she could no longer sense Brother Fan, and the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix suspected he was searching for the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest.
• Han Yan and Bloodlight Demon Saint resolved to fight as the strange creatures lost patience.

Han Yan, the Bloodlight Demon Saint, and the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix gained the upper hand against the aberrant creatures, but another attacker charged the clansmen forming an array. The battle shifted as Ao Jianlie led his people to intercept it.

• Han Yan overwhelmed the pale woman with phantom souls and gravely wounded her origin.
• The Bloodlight Demon Saint shattered the old man's chest maw and bone shield, then knocked him down with a third punch.
• A sinister gust forced the Bloodlight Demon Saint to evade before he could kill the old man.
• The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix suppressed two aberrant creatures and tore one of their shoulders.
• A black-bone-spiked aberrant creature charged the Dark Dragon Clan and Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan members forming an array, and Ao Jianlie led several dozen clansmen to stop it.

Grandma Blood River descended from a rift in the sky, crushing the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan and forcing the remaining fighters to their knees. She rebuked the bizarre old man and his surviving followers for losing so many men, and he begged her to show mercy.

• A crushing aura killed the weaker members of the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan and forced many others to kneel.
• The Primordial Ancient Dragon and Black Jade Qilin watched the darkened heavens warily as a blood-red rift opened.
• Grandma Blood River descended on a crimson lotus throne, and the bizarre beings prostrated themselves before her.
• Grandma Blood River called the old man and his followers useless for losing so many men against the Demon Cultivators from the Demon Kingdom.
• The old man begged Grandma Blood River to forgive them and show mercy.

The Primordial Ancient Dragon and the Black Jade Qilin confronted Grandma Blood River and demanded that she leave, but she unleashed a crimson force that tore souls and Primordial Spirits from those around them. The Primordial Ancient Dragon and Black Jade Qilin resisted the attack, but the others were being pulled toward the lotus dais as the Primordial Ancient Dragon found himself completely immobilized.

• The Primordial Ancient Dragon warned Grandma Blood River to withdraw or face a fight to the death, while the Black Jade Qilin stood ready beside him.
• Grandma Blood River smiled and activated the blood-colored lotus dais, sending crimson ripples across the area.
• The Primordial Ancient Dragon used his ancient dragon bloodline to stabilize his Primordial Spirit, and the Black Jade Qilin shielded his with black jade power.
• The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix, the Bloodlight Demon Saint, Han Yan, and the Dark Blood Jiaolong and Dark Dragon clansmen had their souls and Primordial Spirits dragged from their bodies toward the lotus dais.
• The Primordial Ancient Dragon tried to save his companions but discovered that Grandma Blood River's power had completely restrained his body and demon power.

Lin Fan reunited with Grandma Blood River in the Demon Kingdom, where she revealed Han Yan’s connection to her and explained how she had tracked her there. Grandma Blood River acknowledged Lin Fan’s strength and hinted that the secret within him had drawn the interest of powerful Eerie Divine Statues.

• Grandma Blood River recalled her earlier defeat by Lin Fan in the secret realm beneath the Demon Vein Desolate Land and studied how powerful he had become.
• Grandma Blood River and Lin Fan calmly recognized each other and asked why she had come to the Demon Kingdom.
• Grandma Blood River revealed that Han Yan had helped her reach the Demon Kingdom, leaving Han Yan pale and fearful as she tried to explain herself to Lin Fan.
• Grandma Blood River said she had granted Han Yan immortality, tracked her through the remaining aura of her mark, and discovered that Lin Fan had freed her from Grandma Blood River’s control.
• Grandma Blood River told Lin Fan that his aptitude and the tremendous secret within him had attracted the desire of her and other Eerie Divine Statues.

Grandma Blood River summoned a ghost-faced Masked Man from the blood river to fight Lin Fan. Lin Fan met the Masked Man head-on, and their battle left the Primordial Ancient Dragon shocked.

• Grandma Blood River opened a blood river filled with the remains of ancient experts.
• A ghost-faced Masked Man emerged from the river and charged at Lin Fan with overwhelming killing intent.
• Lin Fan threw a golden punch, but the Masked Man caught it with one hand.
• Lin Fan and the Masked Man exchanged powerful blows that cracked the ground and tore at the void.
• The Primordial Ancient Dragon watched their fight as its confusion turned to shock.

Grandma Blood River manifested the Nether King, a double-pupiled man, and a purple-haired woman from the Blood River to attack Lin Fan. Lin Fan damaged the Nether King and narrowly avoided a fatal strike, but the woman's Thunder Seal and lightning drove him backward.

• Grandma Blood River summoned the Nether King, the double-pupiled man, and the purple-haired woman to kill Lin Fan.
• Lin Fan struck the Nether King repeatedly, cracking his armor and making him spit blood.
• The double-pupiled man attacked with twin beams of sword light, and Lin Fan narrowly dodged a fatal blow, though his chest was wounded.
• The purple-haired woman activated the Thunder Seal and unleashed powerful lightning against Lin Fan.
• Lin Fan blocked the lightning with his arms, but it tore his hand and blasted him backward.

Lin Fan unleashed a golden finger that overwhelmed the three experts summoned by the Blood River and continued toward Grandma Blood River. Grandma Blood River failed to reassemble the defeated figures as the attack descended on her.

• Lin Fan released a colossal golden finger as the Nether King, the double-pupiled expert, and the purple-haired woman attacked it together.
• The golden finger shattered the Nether King's fists and body, reducing him to Blood Mist.
• The golden finger destroyed the double-pupiled expert's swords and body, then crushed the purple-haired woman's energy beam and body.
• The golden finger continued toward Grandma Blood River, who tried and failed to restore the three experts through the Blood River.

Lin Fan challenged Grandma Blood River to a fight, provoking her to awaken the full power of the Eerie Divine Statue. He struck with the Pure Yang Void-Breaking Finger as she turned the Blood River into a colossal demonic dragon, leaving their clash poised to begin.

• Lin Fan declared that he would slay a god, and Grandma Blood River warned him against speaking so boldly.
• Grandma Blood River awakened her Eerie God power, surrounding herself with eighteen black divine halos and terrifying the distant onlookers.
• Lin Fan showed no fear and unleashed the Pure Yang Void-Breaking Finger against Grandma Blood River.
• Grandma Blood River raised a hand and transformed the Blood River into an enormous blood-colored demonic dragon that loomed over Lin Fan.

Lin Fan plunged into Grandma Blood River’s domain and used his Eerie-Resisting Power to destroy the Blood River at its origin. He reached Grandma Blood River before she could trap him, forcing her to reveal her monstrous true form.

• Grandma Blood River warned Lin Fan that the grudge puppets would keep regenerating as long as her Blood River endured.
• Lin Fan enlarged his body, activated his Eerie-Resisting Power, and charged into the Blood River.
• Lin Fan’s attacks shattered phantom prodigies and grudge puppets while annihilating the Blood River’s bloodwater, alarming Grandma Blood River.
• Lin Fan fought through the Blood River and reached the depths where Grandma Blood River’s origin lay.
• Grandma Blood River failed to trap Lin Fan and transformed into a huge, blood-scaled monster as he descended toward her.

Lin Fan captured Grandma Blood River’s Primordial Spirit, sealing the Eerie Divine Statue after she warned that a far greater calamity threatened the myriad worlds. The Primordial Ancient Dragon and Black Jade Qilin arrived and praised Lin Fan’s power.

• The bound blood shadow declared that it had miscalculated, then warned Lin Fan that a terrible darkness and great calamity would engulf the worlds.
• Lin Fan sealed the blood shadow, revealing it as Grandma Blood River’s Primordial Spirit, inside a golden orb so he could learn the eerie beings’ secrets.
• The Primordial Ancient Dragon and Black Jade Qilin arrived, both strengthened by their gains in the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest.
• The Primordial Ancient Dragon and Black Jade Qilin praised Lin Fan for suppressing Eerie Divine Statues and surpassing even the legendary figures of the ancient era.

Lin Fan reunited with his followers and reassured the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix that she would receive an opportunity for her service. Han Yan returned and embraced Lin Fan, leaving the two together as their companions discreetly stepped away.

• The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix complained that the Primordial Ancient Dragon and Black Jade Qilin had surpassed her, and Lin Fan promised her an opportunity once matters were settled.
• The Bloodlight Demon Saint asked Lin Fan about his cultivation realm, then said he hoped Lin Fan would attain the supreme Dao so his followers could share in his glory.
• Han Yan addressed Lin Fan as Brother Fan, and he welcomed her back without reproach.
• The Primordial Ancient Dragon, Black Jade Qilin, Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix, and Bloodlight Demon Saint quietly withdrew to give Lin Fan and Han Yan privacy.
• Han Yan threw herself into Lin Fan's embrace, and he held her while stroking her hair.

At True Bone Peak, Han Yan reunited with Lin Fan and offered him the Ghost Path Sacred Crystal she had obtained from an opportunity ground. Lin Fan explained that her Ghost Path affinity made the crystal more valuable to her and urged her to keep it, while accepting the feelings behind her gift.

• Han Yan embraced Lin Fan in their cave dwelling after their long separation.
• Han Yan showed Lin Fan the Ghost Path Sacred Crystal and explained that it came from a Ghost Path senior’s inheritance.
• Han Yan offered the crystal to Lin Fan, hoping to repay his protection and stand at his side.
• Lin Fan judged that the crystal’s yin-cold Ghost Path laws suited Han Yan better than his own cultivation and told her to keep it.
• Lin Fan told Han Yan that he accepted her feelings.

Lin Fan visited Goddess Statue Qing Shuang in his Inner Landscape Space and showed her the powerful Eerie Divine Statue he had sealed. Qing Shuang was surprised by his achievement and recognized how far he had grown.

• Lin Fan entered his Inner Landscape Space and greeted Goddess Statue Qing Shuang as Senior.
• Lin Fan summoned the sealed blood shadow of an Eerie Divine Statue before Qing Shuang.
• Qing Shuang identified the statue as nearly dusk-level and expressed surprise that Lin Fan had sealed it intact.
• Lin Fan credited his success to the divine abilities and methods Qing Shuang had taught him.

Goddess Statue Qing Shuang broke through the restrictions hidden in Grandma Blood River’s memories and gave Lin Fan the recovered fragments. Lin Fan learned information about the destruction of the Wei-Jin Borderlands and the origins of the Eerie Altar, though the chapter left the details unrevealed.

• Lin Fan recalled how a hidden restriction had once destroyed an Eerie creature’s memories and nearly killed him when he tried to search its soul.
• Goddess Statue Qing Shuang used azure divine light to investigate Grandma Blood River while Lin Fan waited without interrupting.
• After a quarter of an hour, Qing Shuang stopped the investigation and produced the recovered memory fragments for Lin Fan.
• Lin Fan touched the fragments and absorbed their scattered memories into his consciousness.
• Lin Fan opened his eyes with a solemn expression, having learned information about the Wei-Jin Borderlands’ destruction and the Eerie Altar’s origins.

Goddess Statue Qing Shuang refined Grandma Blood River and returned some of her source power to Lin Fan. Lin Fan used it to pursue his sixth Law Star, the Dao of the Five Elements.

• Goddess Statue Qing Shuang asked Lin Fan how he wanted to deal with the imprisoned Grandma Blood River.
• Lin Fan chose the usual method, and Qing Shuang quickly refined Grandma Blood River into pure source energy.
• Qing Shuang credited her improved strength to recovering inside Lin Fan's Inner Landscape Space.
• Qing Shuang returned some of the source power to Lin Fan, who began cultivating to condense his sixth Law Star.
• Lin Fan focused on the Dao of the Five Elements, drawing on insights he had gained from the Great Evolution Five Elements Art.

Lin Fan strengthened his Five Elements Law Star and asked Goddess Statue Qing Shuang how to reach the Ancient Battlefield. After hearing the dangers, he resolved to go there, partly to find Ao Mingyue, and learned what he could about the region before leaving his inner landscape.

• Lin Fan noticed that his Five Elements Law Star had grown more solid and that its power circulated more smoothly within him.
• Lin Fan asked Goddess Statue Qing Shuang how he could reach the Ancient Battlefield, and she explained that she could open a passage for him.
• Goddess Statue Qing Shuang warned Lin Fan that the Ancient Battlefield was far more dangerous than the Ancient Azure Spirit Domain, though it also offered great opportunities.
• Lin Fan decided to enter the Ancient Battlefield, believing his abilities and Qing Shuang's protection could help him survive, and resolved to find Ao Mingyue.
• Lin Fan asked Goddess Statue Qing Shuang about the battlefield's terrain, Eerie creatures, dangers, and major powers, then left his inner landscape after memorizing her answers.