Chapter Summaries

Yi Xiaofeng learned that Wang Yanran’s hidden Demonic Blood was behind the crisis in Pure Yang City, then cultivated with her and broke through to Qi Refining Layer 3. They disguised their escape as clue-hunting, slipped out of the City Lord’s Mansion, and bribed the guards to leave the city.

• Yi Xiaofeng told Wang Yanran that her Demonic Blood was tied to the killings and that they needed to flee Pure Yang City before Bai Hongxiao began a massacre.
• Yi Xiaofeng cultivated beside Wang Yanran, reaching Qi Refining Layer 2 in under ten minutes and Qi Refining Layer 3 half an hour later.
• At dusk, Yi Xiaofeng and Wang Yanran pretended to search for clues while avoiding Yang Yu, who mocked Yi Xiaofeng and warned Wang Yanran that he could not stay with her forever.
• Yi Xiaofeng and Wang Yanran climbed over a wall, changed clothes, bought supplies, and headed for the city gate.
• Wang Yanran bribed the soldiers with silver, allowing her and Yi Xiaofeng to slip out of Pure Yang City.

Yi Xiaofeng and Wang Yanran escaped Pure Yang City while the contestants learned that Wang Yanran held the key to the murder case. During their journey, Yi Xiaofeng found a scroll titled Nine Nether Prajna Skill, which Wang Yanran recognized as a legendary Demonic Divine Art.

• Viewers speculated that Yi Xiaofeng had paid to join the show after he and Wang Yanran escaped Pure Yang City.
• Qin Qinxue revealed that Wang Yanran and Tang Yiqian shared a past involving a demonic cultivator, and Tang Yiqian confessed her version of the story to the contestants.
• Yang Yu claimed Yi Xiaofeng would return for the Pure Yang Pill, but Bai Hongxiao revealed that he had returned it to Wang Yanran and ordered the contestants to capture them.
• Yi Xiaofeng carried the tired Wang Yanran through the wilderness, reassuring her that they would be okay.
• Yi Xiaofeng discovered a wooden box buried on a slope and opened it to find a scroll titled Nine Nether Prajna Skill.
• Wang Yanran recognized the Nine Nether Prajna Skill as a legendary Demonic Divine Art.

Yi Xiaofeng and Wang Yanran encountered Wang Yanran’s mysterious master, who revealed that the Sword Saint and a group of pursuers were closing in. After fleeing and resting in a forest, Yi Xiaofeng began studying the Nine Nether Prajna Skill, but the chapter ended when he spotted figures approaching.

• Yi Xiaofeng took the Nine Nether Prajna Skill, and a mysterious woman appeared, claiming it as her possession.
• Wang Yanran explained that the woman was her former master and recounted how Yi Xiaofeng had helped her escape Pure Yang City.
• The mysterious woman revealed that Bai Hongxiao and a group of pursuers were approaching, then vanished to confront the Sword Saint while Yi Xiaofeng and Wang Yanran fled.
• Yi Xiaofeng tried to memorize the first level of the Nine Nether Prajna Skill, but exhaustion led him to rest and cultivate Qi Gathering instead.
• Wang Yanran woke at noon after a nightmare, and Yi Xiaofeng spotted several figures deeper in the forest.

Yi Xiaofeng and Wang Yanran fled the Pure Yang City cultivators until City Lord Tang intercepted them and attacked Yi Xiaofeng. As Yi Xiaofeng fell into a desperate disadvantage, Wang Yanran seized Tang Yiqian and held a sword to her neck.

• Yi Xiaofeng and Wang Yanran ran from Yang Yu and the exhausted Pure Yang City cultivators, but the chase continued into a barren mountain region.
• City Lord Tang appeared, confronted Wang Yanran, and charged at Yi Xiaofeng with his saber.
• Yi Xiaofeng fought City Lord Tang using the Pure Yang Spiritual Energy and threatened him with the Blood Fiend Palm, but Tang wounded him repeatedly.
• City Lord Tang pulled back after hearing a scream and saw Wang Yanran holding Tang Yiqian at swordpoint, keeping the other cultivators at bay.

Wang Yanran exposed City Lord Tang’s betrayal and held Tang Yiqian hostage while she and the badly injured Yi Xiaofeng tried to escape. Cornered at a fog-shrouded cliff, Wang Yanran jumped with Tang Yiqian, and Yi Xiaofeng followed.

• Wang Yanran used Tang Yiqian as a hostage and confronted City Lord Tang, who revealed that he had pursued power to oppose Wang Yanran’s father and had planned to sacrifice his daughter to awaken her Demonic Blood.
• Wang Yanran accused Tang Yiqian of helping bring about Yi Xiaofeng’s injuries, while explaining that Tang Yiqian could not cultivate and only seemed intimidating because of tricks she had taught her.
• City Lord Tang and the contestants forced Wang Yanran, Tang Yiqian, and Yi Xiaofeng to the edge of a vast cliff, where Demonic and Evil Cultivators declared their intent to kill Wang Yanran.
• Wang Yanran rejected City Lord Tang’s offer to let them go, then jumped from the cliff with Tang Yiqian; Yi Xiaofeng jumped after them.

After surviving the cliff jump, Yi Xiaofeng recovered under Wang Yanran’s care and learned her master was Wei Qixin, leader of Su Xin Palace, one of the Demonic Path Five Heroes. Wei Qixin promised him her daughter’s hand and taught him the Nine Nether Prajna Skill, while Yi Xiaofeng later explored their misty mountain refuge.

• A black mist engulfed Wang Yanran, Tang Yiqian, and Yi Xiaofeng as they fell, knocking Yi Xiaofeng unconscious; City Lord Tang then threatened the cultivators at the cliff top.
• Yi Xiaofeng woke with severe injuries, and Wang Yanran treated him while revealing that the mysterious woman was her master.
• Wei Qixin explained that she had escaped defeat by Bai Hongxiao, proposed that Yi Xiaofeng marry Wang Yanran, and identified Su Xin Palace as one of Da Qian Province’s Demonic Path Five Heroes.
• Wei Qixin instructed Yi Xiaofeng to cultivate the Nine Nether Prajna Skill, while Wang Yanran kept Tang Yiqian alive and Wei Qixin sealed her into a deep sleep.
• After resting overnight and struggling to understand the skill’s first layer, Yi Xiaofeng began exploring the foggy mountain refuge in search of a possible opportunity.

Yi Xiaofeng found a pair of Spirit Devouring Scorpion eggs and bonded one to himself and one to Wang Yanran before she awakened her Demonic Blood. After completing his quests, Yi Xiaofeng was abruptly transported out of the game while promising Wang Yanran he would return to ask for her hand in marriage.

• Yi Xiaofeng searched the valley and found two eggs that he identified as a male-female pair of Spirit Devouring Scorpions.
• Wei Qixin taught Yi Xiaofeng and Wang Yanran to bond with the eggs using their Essence Blood and warned them that the insects would consume spiritual power.
• Wang Yanran consumed the Pure Yang Pill and awakened her Demonic Blood on the seventh day.
• Yi Xiaofeng received notifications that he had completed his quests and would be transported back to reality in one minute.
• Yi Xiaofeng told Wang Yanran his real name, promised to return to Su Xin Palace and ask for her hand, then vanished before finishing his explanation.

Yi Xiaofeng finished seventh in the Heavenly Dao Immortal Hero Game’s First Season and learned how the scenario concluded after he left Pure Yang City. He chose to enter the Second Season, along with six other top-ten contestants.

• Yi Xiaofeng saw the final rankings, placing seventh with 2,300 points, and returned to his Game Pod as the scenario ended.
• The stadium crowd cheered Yi Xiaofeng, and the host introduced the contestants and praised their accomplishments.
• Yi Xiaofeng learned that Hunter Xu stopped City Lord Tang’s massacre, the Sword Saint defeated the Xiayang Five Ghosts, and the contestants completed quests while pursuing their goals.
• The host invited the top ten to compete in the Second Season, and Yi Xiaofeng raised his hand first; Qin Qinxue, Zeng Shu, and Yang Yu also agreed to participate.

After the first season ended, Yi Xiaofeng learned that the Heavenly Dao Immortal Hero Game might be a real world and began cultivating with the Nine Nether Prajna Skill on Earth. As he caught up on his sudden fame, Qin Qinxue proposed that they join the unorthodox faction together next season.

• Yang Yu and the other contestants congratulated Yi Xiaofeng, then the director summoned the seven returning contestants to discuss the Second Season.
• The director revealed that the game might be another real world, that the show aimed to help contestants establish themselves there, and that a global Public Beta was planned.
• Yi Xiaofeng practiced the Nine Nether Prajna Skill in his hotel room and sensed that Earth's Spiritual Qi was weaker than the game's.
• The show ended and Yi Xiaofeng's online following surged, but he remained unaware of his fame while he cultivated.
• After waking the next day, Yi Xiaofeng replied to messages from his family and friends before Qin Qinxue visited and proposed they choose the unorthodox faction together.

Yi Xiaofeng agreed to cooperate with Qin Qinxue in the second season and entered the game as filming began. After the game introduced his faction choices, he faced the decision of which path to follow.

• Qin Qinxue proposed that she and Yi Xiaofeng choose the Evil Path and work together, and Yi Xiaofeng said he would decide later.
• Yi Xiaofeng considered the danger his Nine Nether Prajna Skill and connection to Su Xin Palace could bring, then continued cultivating while the show promoted its second season.
• The night before filming, Yi Xiaofeng agreed to Qin Qinxue’s proposal, and they confirmed they had not recruited other contestants.
• Yi Xiaofeng and the six other contestants entered the stadium, where the crowd’s cheers for Yi Xiaofeng overwhelmed those for the rest.
• After entering his Game Pod, Yi Xiaofeng was dropped into the game and received a prompt offering him the Evil Path, Righteous Path, or Demonic Path.

Yi Xiaofeng chose the Evil Path for the new Script at Zhuo Ye Fortress, where he was tasked with surviving and investigating the Fortress Lord’s death. After taking a Pure Yang Pill and heading toward the Slaughter Field, he discovered a concealed Golden Cricket weapon beside a spring.

• Yi Xiaofeng chose the Evil Path, then arrived at Zhuo Ye Fortress with quests to obtain a Seven-Colored Glass Fruit, investigate the Fortress Lord’s death, and complete other faction-related tasks.
• Yi Xiaofeng stored his manuals and equipment, then took a Pure Yang Pill to strengthen his cultivation before leaving his room.
• A servant ordered all guests to report to the Slaughter Field within half an hour or be killed, so Yi Xiaofeng searched his room for hidden opportunities and then set out.
• Yi Xiaofeng asked a servant for directions and walked toward the mountaintop through the closed shops of Zhuo Ye Fortress.
• Yi Xiaofeng spotted a red light beside a spring, approached it, and found a concealed Golden Cricket containing three poisoned needles.

Yi Xiaofeng found three poison needles in the Golden Cricket and headed for Zhuo Ye Fortress's Slaughter Field, where he met Qin Qinxue. They discussed the gathering factions and the power of Golden Core Cultivators, while Yi Xiaofeng introduced himself to a fellow traveler as Li Bai of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect.

• Yi Xiaofeng learned that three poison needles remained in the Golden Cricket and pocketed it.
• Yi Xiaofeng saw Yang Yu surrounded by five red-clad men, drew his sword, then ran away and left Yang Yu to face them.
• Yi Xiaofeng reached the Slaughter Field and met Qin Qinxue in the line to enter.
• Qin Qinxue told Yi Xiaofeng that the Blood Palm Sect and Su Xin Palace had come to Zhuo Ye Fortress in disguise, and she explained the influence of its Golden Core Old Ancestor.
• Yi Xiaofeng introduced himself to Cao Quan as Li Bai of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect and asked him for guidance about the Cultivation World.

Yi Xiaofeng deflected a newcomer's accusation that he was a demonic cultivator, then waited with the other guests as Shan Tiange announced that his father had been murdered. Shan Tiange offered Seven-Colored Glass Fruits and other rewards for clues or the killer, setting the guests to investigate.

• Cao Quan explained Northern Wei's cultivation factions while Yi Xiaofeng entered the Slaughter Field with him and waited for Qin Qinxue.
• A black-clad newcomer accused Yi Xiaofeng of being Wei Qixin's son-in-law and a demonic cultivator, but Yi Xiaofeng challenged him to provide evidence and turned the crowd against him.
• Qin Qinxue and Zeng Shu joined in rebuking the black-clad man, who admitted he had been mistaken and retreated into the crowd.
• Shan Tiange arrived, silenced the guests, and waited with his sword planted in the ground as more people entered, including Yang Yu.
• After the gates shut, Shan Tiange announced that his father had been murdered beneath the Seven-Colored Glass Tree and offered rewards for clues or the killer.

The Third Prince of Bei Wei trapped the cultivators inside Zhuo Ye Fortress and let them investigate the old Fortress Lord’s murder. Yi Xiaofeng recognized a Straw Cape Man as Sword Saint Bai Hongxiao, then picked up a glowing item in the rain and hid it from his companions.

• The Third Prince of Bei Wei announced that soldiers and palace experts had sealed Zhuo Ye Fortress, while Shan Tiange allowed the cultivators to investigate without harming its residents.
• Yi Xiaofeng set out with Qin Qinxue, Zeng Shu, and Cao Quan, and they heard that contestant Chen Hu had been eliminated.
• A Straw Cape Man carrying a saber and two severed heads passed the group and said that Zhuo Ye Fortress was full of sin and that fate would decide who died next.
• Yi Xiaofeng recognized the Straw Cape Man as Sword Saint Bai Hongxiao and led the others away from him.
• Yi Xiaofeng spotted a red glow in the rain, picked up the item, and told Zeng Shu it was a copper coin.

Yi Xiaofeng and his companions searched Zhuo Ye Fortress for clues about the old Fortress Lord’s death and learned that the fortress was under a deadly curse. The chapter ended with a frightened resident warning them to leave or die.

• Yi Xiaofeng left Cao Quan behind with Qin Qinxue and Zeng Shu, while wondering about the metal shard he had picked up in the rain.
• They heard that Shan Tiange’s younger brother and sister-in-law had been beheaded, and that Zhuo Ye Fortress disciples were searching the city for the killer.
• An old woman warned them never to go to the Black Hole, and Yi Xiaofeng secretly took a Golden Cricket from her doorpost.
• Four women confronted Yi Xiaofeng over a rumor that he was Wei Qixin’s son-in-law, then left when he denied it.
• A middle-aged resident hid from them and warned that the fortress was cursed and no one could escape.

Yi Xiaofeng and his companions learned that blackened palms supposedly marked victims of Zhuo Ye Fortress’s curse, then met contestant Xu Lang, who proposed joining forces to kill the Third Prince. When the curse struck Zeng Shu and other cultivators, Xu Lang revealed he had faked his own black palm and suggested targeting Patrol Leader Qiao Tiequan, whose name was in Yi Xiaofeng’s Side Quest.

• A middle-aged woman warned Yi Xiaofeng, Qin Qinxue, and Zeng Shu that blackened palms meant the curse had marked them, and Zeng Shu discovered his palm was black.
• Yi Xiaofeng, Qin Qinxue, and Zeng Shu joined a group of cultivators, several of whom showed blackened palms, and scholar Xu Lang privately revealed he was a contestant.
• Xu Lang urged Yi Xiaofeng to join him in killing the Third Prince and splitting the Seven-Colored Glass Fruit.
• Zeng Shu and several black-palmed cultivators collapsed in agony as black vapor rose from their hands, while Xu Lang revealed his own black palm had been faked.
• Xu Lang identified Patrol Leader Qiao Tiequan as a target and offered to subdue him so Yi Xiaofeng could kill him.

Yi Xiaofeng, Xu Lang, and Qin Qinxue investigated Zhuo Ye Fortress and were ambushed by four black-clad men in an alley. Bai Hongxiao rescued Yi Xiaofeng and carried him away, insisting he had saved him rather than come to kill him.

• Yi Xiaofeng and Xu Lang decided to investigate and kill Patrol Leader Qiao Tiequan, and Qin Qinxue joined their team.
• The three questioned women in Zhuo Ye Fortress and noticed that only women remained among the citizens.
• Yi Xiaofeng spotted the Straw Cape Man, whom he suspected was Bai Hongxiao, making a throat-slitting gesture before leaving.
• Four black-clad men attacked the trio in a narrow alley, accusing them of investigating matters they should not have.
• The Straw Cape Man killed two attackers, grabbed Yi Xiaofeng, and flew away, telling him he had saved him and would not kill him.

Yi Xiaofeng learned that Zhuo Ye Fortress had used its people to nourish the Seven-Colored Glass Tree, and Bai Hongxiao asked him to help bring the fortress down. Bai Hongxiao offered Yi Xiaofeng one of three sword manuals, leaving him to choose.

• The Straw Cape Man revealed that Yi Xiaofeng’s Pure Yang Spiritual Energy could nourish the Seven-Colored Glass Tree and brought him to a neglected courtyard.
• The Straw Cape Man revealed himself as Bai Hongxiao and explained that a curse had distracted him when the Zhuo Ye Fortress Lord was murdered.
• Bai Hongxiao exposed the bones buried beneath the fortress and said the Seven-Colored Glass Tree consumed human Essence Blood and souls.
• Bai Hongxiao explained that a Nascent Soul Old Demon was in seclusion inside the fortress and asked Yi Xiaofeng to help deal with its people.
• Bai Hongxiao offered Yi Xiaofeng the Lethal Plum Blossom Sword, God-Slaying Swordplay, or Matchstick Swordplay, and Yi Xiaofeng faced the choice.

Yi Xiaofeng chose the Matchstick Swordplay and unexpectedly entered enlightenment while studying its manual. The Sword Saint helped him awaken its hidden power, leaving Yi Xiaofeng with greatly increased cultivation as they began a spar.

• Yi Xiaofeng chose the Matchstick Swordplay, and the Straw Cape Man gave him its manual while claiming it had been drawn by his twelve-year-old Sword Child.
• Yi Xiaofeng entered a state of enlightenment as hidden sword techniques appeared in the manual, stunning the Straw Cape Man.
• Bai Hongxiao realized the manual concealed a mystery and lent Yi Xiaofeng a hand, causing his cultivation to rise to the Qi Refining Realm Fifth Layer.
• Yi Xiaofeng awoke with the Matchstick Swordplay in his memory and bowed to the Straw Cape Man in thanks.
• The Straw Cape Man challenged Yi Xiaofeng to spar, and Yi Xiaofeng charged at him with the Azure Nose Sword.

Yi Xiaofeng finished two days of sword practice with the Straw Cape Man and set out in disguise to stop Zhuo Ye Fortress’s crimes. After finding a map of the fortress and a Storage Ring, he spotted Yang Yu being taken captive by fortress disciples.

• Shan Tiange told the White-Haired Old Man that chaos had spread through Zhuo Ye Fortress, and the old man warned that the Sword Saint remained a threat while ordering the Seven-Colored Glass Tree fed.
• The Straw Cape Man ended Yi Xiaofeng’s sword training, gave him a straw raincoat, hat, and a new sword, and assigned him to rescue captured commoners and oppose Zhuo Ye Fortress’s crimes.
• Yi Xiaofeng found a map of Zhuo Ye Fortress and a Storage Ring hidden in a wall, bound the ring, and identified a piece of Fusion Gold Iron linked to the Seven-Colored Glass Tree.
• Yi Xiaofeng disguised himself and entered the fortress’s alleys, intending to target Patrol Leader Qiao Tiequan.
• Yi Xiaofeng saw Zhuo Ye Fortress disciples dragging Yang Yu through the streets and watched one of them slap him.