Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan and his companions entered the Dragon Soul Secret Realm, where Primordial Ancient Dragon and Bloodlight Demon Saint left to absorb the power of its remains. Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix explained the danger posed by the strange divine statues, while Lin Fan chose not to destroy the Dark Dragon Clan yet.

• Bloodlight Demon Saint discovered that the secret realm was an enormous tomb containing Dragon Clan remains and lingering thoughts.
• Primordial Ancient Dragon asked to explore the realm alone, and Lin Fan allowed him to go.
• Bloodlight Demon Saint also left to absorb the remains, while Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix stayed behind.
• Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix asked why Lin Fan had not destroyed the Dark Dragon Clan, and Lin Fan said the strange divine statues made it too soon.
• Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix recalled how a strange divine statue had turned a powerful clansman into a fallen demon phoenix who nearly slaughtered a demon domain.

Lin Fan learned that helping the Primal Divine Statue destroy Demon Eye’s avatar had made him a target of the eerie creatures. The Primal Divine Statue then revealed a phantom star and urged him to comprehend it, leaving Lin Fan’s Sword Dao fueling its growth.

• Lin Fan told the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix to guard him after sensing a faint fluctuation in his Inner Landscape Space.
• Lin Fan encountered the Primal Divine Statue, which had transformed into a woman with a more human presence.
• The woman warned Lin Fan that Demon Eye would seek revenge and that the eerie creatures would not allow an anomaly like him to rise.
• The Primal Divine Statue said she could not yet protect Lin Fan from many Eerie Divine Statues and refused to explain their nature.
• The woman summoned a phantom star and told Lin Fan to try to condense his first Law Star.
• Lin Fan sent his Sword Dao power into the phantom star, causing it to grow stronger.

Lin Fan learned that Clear Frost needed him to grow stronger so she could recover her power, then improved his law comprehension and advanced Demon-Resisting Power to Mastery. He wondered whether the skill could eventually restrain the eerie, leaving him hopeful that he could fight Eerie Divine Statues and Eerie Titans.

• Lin Fan asked what to call the woman, and she told him she preferred the name Clear Frost.
• Lin Fan checked his status and saw that condensing his first law star had raised him to the third grade of the Void Shattering Realm.
• Lin Fan refined Ancient Ancestor Jie Cang's law energy to deepen his comprehension of spatial laws, but found it insufficient to condense another law star.
• Lin Fan spent 1,500 years of lifespan to advance Demon-Resisting Power from Beginner to Mastery.
• Lin Fan considered whether the skill might eventually restrain the eerie and help him fight Eerie Divine Statues or Eerie Titans.

After the Bloodlight Demon Saint became a Demon Immortal, Lin Fan sent him and the Primordial Ancient Dragon to deal with the Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox and Violent Ghost Tiger clans while watching for Eerie Divine Statues. Outside the secret realm, Elder Black Steel warned the Dragon Lord not to seal its entrance to trap Lin Fan and his allies.

• The Bloodlight Demon Saint survived the tribulation, became a Demon Immortal, and pledged himself to Lin Fan.
• Lin Fan ordered the Bloodlight Demon Saint and the Primordial Ancient Dragon to remain in the Dark Dragon Clan and probe the two remaining royal clans.
• The Bloodlight Demon Saint warned that the Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox and Violent Ghost Tiger clans had joined the eerie faction and might be protected by Eerie Divine Statues.
• The Dragon Lord considered using the Dragon Pearl to seal the Dragon Soul Secret Realm and delay Lin Fan's return.
• Elder Black Steel urged the Dragon Lord not to seal the realm, warning that it would not hold the human expert and the other Demon Immortal experts for long.

Lin Fan accepted the Dark Dragon Clan’s Dragon Pearl after the Dragon Lord pledged the clan’s submission, then returned to True Bone Peak. Exploring the pearl’s powers, Lin Fan uncovered an Ancient Dragon Blood Crystal.

• The Dragon Lord offered Lin Fan the Dragon Pearl as proof that the Dark Dragon Clan sincerely submitted, and Lin Fan accepted it.
• After Lin Fan and the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix left, the Dragon Lord told Elder Black Steel that submission was the best path for the clan’s future.
• Lin Fan returned to True Bone Peak, where Han Yan and Ghost Mother Wuji greeted him and teased each other about worrying over him.
• Lin Fan carried Han Yan and Ghost Mother Wuji into the cave mansion, then later examined the Dragon Pearl in a secret chamber.
• Lin Fan discovered that the Dragon Pearl controlled Dragon City’s formations and access to the Dark Dragon Clan’s opportunities, and he drew an Ancient Dragon Blood Crystal from it.

Lin Fan secured the Dark Dragon Clan’s treasures and told Ao Jianshen that Dragon City had submitted to the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan. Ao Jianshen ordered forces to help take control of the city, while the elders learned their clan was poised to shake the Demon Kingdom.

• Lin Fan inspected the Dragon Pearl’s treasures, confirmed they were safe, and stored them in his Inner Landscape Space.
• Ao Jianshen told Lin Fan that the Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox and Violent Ghost Tiger clans had attacked Dragon City and asked whether his children were in danger.
• Lin Fan revealed he had already been to Dragon City and that it now submitted to the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan, with Ao Mingyue’s ancestor guarding it.
• Lin Fan instructed Ao Jianshen to send people to meet Ao Mingyue, Ao Jianlie, and Qin Gu, and to send Demon Saint-level experts to help take over Dragon City.
• Ao Jianshen reassured the anxious elders and declared that the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan would shake the Demon Kingdom.

Ao Mingyue returned to True Bone Peak, where Ghost Mother Wuji provoked her over her place beside Lin Fan. Lin Fan stopped their confrontation and took Ao Mingyue to the secret chamber, while Ghost Mother Wuji still insisted that the newcomer should learn her place.

• Ao Jianlie questioned Ao Jianshen about raising a serious matter after he and Ao Mingyue returned, and Ao Jianshen said he was thinking of Ao Mingyue before recalling their late mother.
• Ghost Mother Wuji challenged Ao Mingyue over seniority, but Ao Mingyue calmly greeted her as Sister and praised her beauty.
• Ghost Mother Wuji pressed Ao Mingyue to fight, and Ao Mingyue agreed after her patience ran thin.
• Lin Fan and Han Yan arrived, and Lin Fan warned Ghost Mother Wuji that Ao Mingyue's True Dragon Bloodline made her too strong to defeat.
• Lin Fan took Ao Mingyue into the secret chamber, while Han Yan urged Ghost Mother Wuji not to create discord and Ghost Mother Wuji insisted Ao Mingyue needed to learn seniority.

Lin Fan used 1,600 years of lifespan to advance the Qilin Seal and gained insight into its lightning-tribulation power. He left with the technique at Major Mastery and planned to spend a few thousand more years of lifespan to complete it.

• Lin Fan agreed to pre-emptively advance the Qilin Seal, and the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit gave him insight into the technique.
• Lin Fan witnessed a vision of a cold-faced man turning blood-red tribulation lightning into a gigantic Qilin.
• Lin Fan summoned deep-blue lightning and formed a Qilin Seal, quickly integrating his new understanding.
• Lin Fan checked his panel and saw that the Qilin Seal had reached Major Mastery.
• Lin Fan estimated that completing the Qilin Seal would require several thousand more years of lifespan.

The Bloodlight Demon Saint arrived at Heavenly Fox Mountain with the Dark Dragon Clan and vowed to destroy the Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox and Violent Ghost Tiger clans. He forced his way through the mountain’s protective formation, revealing his formidable Demon Immortal strength as he shattered its attacks.

• Aboard the warship, the Bloodlight Demon Saint blamed the Heavenly Fox clan for the clans’ past rebellion and said he would slaughter both it and the Violent Ghost Tigers.
• A Dark Dragon Clan operative reported that Heavenly Fox Mountain was heavily guarded and shielded from outside perception by its grand formation.
• The Bloodlight Demon Saint plunged into the formation despite its cutting energy beams, which failed to harm his body.
• The Dragon Lord and the elders realized the Bloodlight Demon Saint had likely reached the Demon Immortal Realm.
• The Bloodlight Demon Saint shattered countless energy beams with one punch and split the sea of clouds apart.

After Bloodlight Demon Saint and Primordial Ancient Dragon failed to find the vanished Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox and Violent Ghost Tiger Clans, they returned to Dragon City, while Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor and Longevity left for their clan grounds. In a hidden secret realm, Bai Yan learned that Lin Fan had slain the clans’ ancestors despite the Eerie Divine Statue’s intervention.

• Bloodlight Demon Saint and Primordial Ancient Dragon searched the Violent Ghost Tiger Clan’s territory but found no trace of either clan, then returned to Dragon City.
• Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor told Longevity that the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan had taken over Dragon City and urged him to cultivate before the Demon Kingdom fell into chaos.
• Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor and Longevity left Dragon City and headed for the Black Demon Jiaolong Clan’s grounds.
• Bai Yan asked her Third Brother why the Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox and Violent Ghost Tiger Clans were hiding in the eerie secret realm.
• Bai Yan’s Third Brother explained that Lin Fan had killed several ancestors from both clans, and that the Eerie Divine Statue had intervened but still lost.

A young jiaolong from the Black Demon Jiaolong Clan found an unconscious, injured woman in white and urged his clansmen to save her. The Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor and Longevity returned to their ancestral territory, where the ancestor mourned the clansmen lost at Dragon City.

• A little jiaolong wandered from the clan territory while chasing butterflies and stumbled over an unconscious woman in white.
• The woman briefly woke and asked to be saved before losing consciousness again, and the little jiaolong ran back to fetch help.
• Black Demon Jiaolong clansmen found the woman, heard the little jiaolong plead for her, and decided to take her in and treat her injuries.
• The Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor and Longevity arrived at the ancestral territory, and the ancestor grieved that the clansmen who had gone to Dragon City could never return.
• Longevity comforted the ancestor by honoring the dead clansmen's bravery and reminding him that his return would hearten those still at home.

Bai Yan warned the Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor that a calamity threatened the Demon Kingdom and asked to be taken to the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan. Ao Jianshen agreed to inform the mysterious senior there, and the chapter left him reporting Bai Yan’s arrival to Ao Mingyue.

• The Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor confronted the wounded Bai Yan and said he would take her to the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan.
• Bai Yan urged him to bring her there, warning that a calamity could devastate the Demon Kingdom and that the senior stationed there might stop it.
• Ao Jianshen considered searching Bai Yan’s soul, but she warned that a clan restriction would detonate and destroy the information.
• An elder urged Ao Jianshen to report Bai Yan’s warning to the senior, and Ao Jianshen agreed to send someone.
• Ao Jianshen informed Ao Mingyue that the Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor had brought Bai Yan to the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan.

Bai Yan offered Lin Fan information about the Eerie Divine Statues in exchange for her life and the Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox clan’s survival. She revealed that the statues planned a massive sacrifice to summon the Eerie Source, and began explaining what she had learned in an Eerie Secret Realm.

• Bai Yan entered Lin Fan’s cave mansion with Ao Mingyue and introduced herself as a direct descendant of the Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox clan.
• Bai Yan proposed trading information about the Demon Kingdom and divine statues for her life and the chance to lead her clan.
• Lin Fan rejected the deal and pressed Bai Yan down with his power, saying he could read her memories himself.
• Bai Yan revealed that the Eerie Divine Statues had slaughtered the Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox and Violent Ghost Tiger clans’ Demon Saint Realm experts and transformed their surviving ancestors.
• Bai Yan said the statues intended to sacrifice countless Demon Kingdom residents to summon the Eerie Source, then began recounting her experience in an Eerie Secret Realm.

Lin Fan learned that the newly transformed Eerie Divine Statues were meant to help the Demon Eye sacrifice the Heavenly Net Demon Kingdom and summon the Eerie Source. After Goddess Statue Qing Shuang explained that he could stop them and weaken the Demon Eye by killing them before they grew stronger, Lin Fan began refining the Ancient Dragon Blood Crystal to increase his strength.

• Lin Fan suspected the Eerie Divine Statues were drawn to the demon kingdom’s vast population and recalled Bai Yan’s warning about sacrificing the kingdom to summon the Eerie Source.
• Lin Fan consulted Goddess Statue Qing Shuang, who confirmed that the Demon Eye could turn clan ancestors into Eerie Divine Statues and that the new statues needed living flesh and blood to consolidate their divinity.
• Goddess Statue Qing Shuang told Lin Fan he could kill the new statues to seize their power of laws and weaken the Demon Eye before they grew stronger.
• Lin Fan asked Goddess Statue Qing Shuang what the Eerie Source was, but she said he was not yet strong enough to learn its secrets.
• Lin Fan took out the Ancient Dragon Blood Crystal and used lawfire to refine it, causing cracks to form and crimson law power to emerge.

Lin Fan condensed an Ancient Dragon Law Star and advanced Demon-Resisting Power to Minor Success, but remained concerned about the complete Eerie Divine Statue and resumed copying books to gain lifespan. Elsewhere, members of the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan brought a woman in white into the dungeon, where a prisoner took notice of her.

• Lin Fan condensed a second Law Star from the Ancient Dragon Blood Crystal, strengthening his power for frenzied battle.
• Lin Fan used the Pre-emptive Dao Fruit to advance Demon-Resisting Power to Minor Success, which could weaken powerful Demon Cultivators by half a realm.
• Lin Fan saw that his remaining lifespan was limited and resumed copying books to gain more.
• The heavy stone door opened, and several members of the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan escorted a woman in white into the dungeon.
• A prisoner from the Water Spirit Snake Clan saw the woman and demanded that she be brought into his cell.

While copying the Dark Dragon Clan’s cultivation manuals, Lin Fan discovered the Myriad Demon Body-Tempering Art and decided to create a Demon Cultivator avatar so he could cultivate it. He proposed using either the Golden-Haired Hound or the Black Jade Qilin, and the chapter ended with the Qilin hiding its reluctance while the Hound offered no objection.

• Lin Fan copied the Myriad Demon Body-Tempering Art and received a 50-year lifespan reward.
• Lin Fan learned that the art could forge an innate demon body but could not be cultivated with his human body.
• Lin Fan decided to create a Demon Cultivator avatar and considered using the Golden-Haired Hound or the Black Jade Qilin.
• Lin Fan summoned the Golden-Haired Hound and the Black Jade Qilin and asked for their opinions about becoming his avatar.
• The Black Jade Qilin agreed to obey but concealed its unwillingness, while the Golden-Haired Hound nodded without protest.

Lin Yao's clone strengthened his body by cultivating the Myriad Demon Body-Tempering Art, while Lin Fan checked on the three women in seclusion. In Cloudwind Prefecture, the Stone Fetus Clan investigated the Demonic Shadow Bat Clan's sudden retreat, and the badly wounded Shi Zhong returned.

• Lin Yao's clone reached the entry level of the Myriad Demon Body-Tempering Art, and Lin Fan placed him in the Inner Landscape Space.
• Lin Fan saw that Han Yan, Ghost Mother Wuji, and Ao Mingyue had resumed cultivating.
• The Stone Fetus Clan Leader learned that the Demonic Shadow Bat Clan had withdrawn to its territory and that more than a hundred Stone Fetus spies had disappeared.
• Shi Zhong returned to the Stone Fetus Clan with severe wounds and a weakened aura.

The Bloodlight Demon Saint learned that a black figure had nearly wiped out two Demon Cultivator clans and warned the Dark Dragon Clan that the transformed old monsters were likely behind the attacks. After contacting Lin Fan, Lin Fan summoned Ao Mingyue, leaving the next move unresolved.

• Elder Black Steel reported that the Demonic Shadow Bat Clan and Stone Fetus Demon Clan had been attacked and almost exterminated by a black figure.
• The Bloodlight Demon Saint told the Dark Dragon Clan that the old monsters of the Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox and Violent Ghost Tiger clans may have become eerie creatures.
• The Bloodlight Demon Saint ordered the Dark Dragon Clan to search for the attackers and report their whereabouts, saying he would act personally.
• The Primordial Ancient Dragon suggested that the eerie creatures were slaughtering clans to consume their flesh and blood and grow stronger.
• The Bloodlight Demon Saint contacted Lin Fan, who then summoned Ao Mingyue.

Bloodlight Demon Saint learned that the bizarre creatures were targeting ancient clans for their bloodline power and ordered the Dragon Lord to watch the likely targets near Dragon City. Meanwhile, the Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor concluded that the creatures were probably transformed Eerie Divine Statues and decided to send young clan members to the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan.

• Flame-Devouring Dragon Lord reported that the creatures had slaughtered ancient Demon Cultivator clans and stripped away their flesh and blood essence, suggesting they sought powerful bloodlines.
• Bloodlight Demon Saint ordered the Dragon Lord to lead Dark Dragon Clan forces in monitoring nearby clans with powerful bloodlines.
• The Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor learned that more than a dozen major clans had been destroyed across several prefectures.
• The Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor told Longevity that the Eerie Divine Statues were likely responsible and that the Black Demon Jiaolong Clan would not escape the spreading calamity.
• The Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor ordered Longevity to take several outstanding young clan members to the Dark Blood Jiaolong Clan.

The Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix arrived as White Immortal Ancestor was about to devour the Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor. She revealed that she had come under Lin Fan’s orders to deal with White Immortal Ancestor.

• White Immortal Ancestor slaughtered the Black Demon Flood Dragons and told the Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor that devouring others would let her live forever.
• The Clan Leader of the Bloodthirsty Heavenly Fox Clan briefly surfaced beneath White Immortal Ancestor’s skin before she suppressed him.
• White Immortal Ancestor prepared to devour the Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor, but the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix destroyed her black barbs with a golden blaze.
• White Immortal Ancestor’s barbs regenerated, and she expressed greed for the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix’s divine beast aura.
• The Black Demon Jiaolong Ancestor thanked the Golden-Eyed Black Phoenix, who said she had come under Lin Fan’s orders, not to save him.