Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• As the group prepares to enter the Demon Abyss, several factions argue that Chen Changan’s companions would be a liability and should be left behind. They claim the mission is too dangerous and too important to risk inexperienced allies.
• Su Tiandao initially objects in the name of fairness, but ultimately allows the groups to split up. Chen Changan agrees to act independently; Su promises that Heavenly Dao City will share some of its resources with the Heavenly Profound Sect.
• After the other factions depart, Chen Changan chooses to wait and talk rather than immediately pursue them. He questions why Su Tiandao invited them to the Demon Abyss but then made no effort to keep them with his own team.
• The group speculates that Su may be deceiving them: he could be connected to the devil race and using the mission to separate and sacrifice the other factions. They further wonder whether Chen Changan himself is the true target, perhaps because his exceptional potential or body is needed for the devil race’s resurgence.

Character developments

• Chen Changan shows suspicion and strategic insight, noticing the mismatch between Su Tiandao’s earlier enthusiasm and his easy acceptance of their separation.
• Da Huang surprises the group with an elaborate theory about Su’s possible scheme, demonstrating unexpected perceptiveness. His insight quickly gives way to his usual crude, combative humor.
• Su Tiandao remains outwardly diplomatic, but his change in behavior raises doubts about his motives.
• Zhan Tian and the others begin considering that the danger may involve a deliberate conspiracy rather than simply a difficult mission.

Character interactions

• The other factions openly insult Chen Changan’s group and attribute their confidence to the Heavenly Profound Sect’s reputation. Chen and Da Huang respond sarcastically, escalating tensions.
• Su Tiandao intervenes to prevent an argument from exposing them to the demonic qi, then permits the parties to separate.
• After the others leave, Chen Changan leads his companions through a discussion of Su’s suspicious conduct. Da Huang builds on the theory, while Zhan Tian marvels at his unexpected reasoning; Da Huang answers the praise with insults.

Significant themes

• Distrust and hidden agendas: Su Tiandao’s apparent change of heart makes the group question whether the expedition is a trap.
• Power, reputation, and exclusion: The factions dismiss Chen Changan’s companions as useless, while also resenting the influence of their sect.
• Independence and survival: The group chooses to operate alone rather than depend on hostile allies.
• Humor amid danger: The characters’ banter and insults provide comic relief while the threat of a devil-race resurgence looms.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Yunyao warns that Su Tiandao may have lured people to the city to use them as sacrificial offerings, but before the group can decide what to do, an enormous wave of Demonic Qi surrounds the city.
• A host of Blood Demons encircles the city without attacking. Chen Changan suspects their bodies may contain Demon-Suppressing Stones, which could be used to reinforce the Formation Cores, and decides to test the theory.
• Chen Changan leaves Da Huang and Xiao Hei to protect Zhan Tian and watch for other schemes. He and Mu Yunyao go outside to confront the Blood Demons.
• The Blood Demons are powerful—each is at least at the Ultimate True Immortal Realm—and prove far stronger than ordinary fighters of the same realm. Nevertheless, Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao attack them, with Chen Changan cutting through them with the Red Dust Sword.
• From inside the city, Da Huang, Xiao Hei, and Zhan Tian observe that some slain Blood Demons leave behind objects. They wonder whether these are the sought-after Demon-Suppressing Stones.

Character developments

• Chen Changan remains composed in the face of overwhelming numbers, treating the attack as a chance to test the Demon-Suppressing Stone theory. His confidence in his group’s strength is clear.
• Mu Yunyao supports Chen Changan’s decision and fights alongside him.
• Da Huang is initially unnerved by the sheer number of Blood Demons, but jokes with Zhan Tian and takes his protective assignment seriously.
• Zhan Tian is frightened and overwhelmed, yet his astonishment at Chen Changan’s fighting ability deepens his respect for him.
• Xiao Hei takes his duty seriously, reminding Da Huang and Zhan Tian to notice what the Blood Demons drop.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and protection: The group divides responsibilities so their more vulnerable companion remains safe.
• Trust amid uncertainty: Chen Changan focuses on what can be tested rather than speculating about why the Blood Demons appeared.
• Strength and survival: The Blood Demons’ superiority to ordinary fighters emphasizes how dangerous the Demon Abyss is.
• Absence and change: Da Huang briefly reflects on companions who are no longer with the group, but Chen Changan urges him to trust that they are finding their own paths.

Character interactions

• Da Huang teases Zhan Tian about becoming a demon and “honoring” his ancestors, easing the tension even as Zhan Tian fears for his life.
• Chen Changan gently redirects Da Huang’s wistful thoughts toward the immediate danger and reassures him that their absent companions may be doing well.
• Chen Changan entrusts Zhan Tian’s safety to Da Huang and Xiao Hei; Da Huang confidently accepts, while Xiao Hei agrees to fight if needed.
• Zhan Tian watches Chen Changan’s battle in disbelief, while Da Huang explains that such strength is what makes Chen Changan their leader.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao continue fighting as Blood Demons gather around them. Their companions worry that the accumulating demonic qi could harm them—or prove disastrous for the other teams.
• The pair kill more than a thousand Blood Demons in an hour. Examining what the demons drop, Chen Changan finds stones filled with unusually pure, powerful demonic qi.
• He concludes that the supposed “Demon-Suppressing Stones” would drain the sealing formation rather than strengthen it. Their use would help free the Devil Race, suggesting the guardians’ plan is deliberate sabotage.
• Mu Yunyao wonders whether the scheme is meant to obtain the stones, sacrifice the expedition teams, or both. Chen Changan also suspects the guardians and Su Tiandao may not fully trust—or understand—one another.
• Rather than split up or rush into an unclear confrontation, Chen Changan decides to catch up with the Qian Family, one of the nine groups, and investigate a formation focal point. Xiao Hei remembers which way they went, so the party sets off at once.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Changan shifts from fighting the immediate threat to piecing together the larger conspiracy. He remains strategic, prioritizing investigation while making clear that he will not risk Mu Yunyao or his companions unnecessarily.
• Mu Yunyao shares his suspicion of the guardians and presses him on whether they should keep standing aside while others are endangered.
• Da Huang and Zhan Tian discuss the danger the Blood Demons pose to the less powerful teams; Da Huang trusts Chen Changan and Mu Yunyao to handle themselves.
• Xiao Hei’s attentiveness proves useful: he remembers the Qian Family’s route and helps the group act quickly.

Significant themes

• Deception and corrupted appearances: Stones presented as protective may actually undermine the seal.
• Uncertainty and divided loyalties: The guardians’ and Su Tiandao’s motives remain unclear, and neither side may be fully trusting the other.
• Responsibility amid danger: Chen Changan is not concerned with saving everyone at any cost, but refuses to let the enemy’s plan proceed unchecked or expose his own companions to avoidable harm.

Summary: “The Sky-Reaching Tribe”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After splitting into separate teams, the Qian and Xu Families travel together toward the formation core. Their prior familiarity allows them to cooperate without constantly fearing betrayal.
• Their journey is unexpectedly dangerous. They repeatedly encounter powerful Blood Demons and have already killed nearly ten of them without finding a single Demon-Suppressing Stone.
• The families begin doubting whether the mission is feasible. They realize that even if valuable resources exist, they may be unable to survive long enough to obtain them—or remove the demonic qi contaminating them.
• The Qian and Xu Family Heads reflect on how their original goal of obtaining resources has transformed into a mission tied to the revival of the Devil Race and the fate of the Human Race and Ultimate Heaven.
• They suspect that Su Tiandao manipulated them into entering this situation and begin questioning whether the guardians are trustworthy as well. However, they choose to continue rather than risk being branded deserters or traitors.
• During their journey, the entire group senses imminent danger. A massive Blood Demon erupts from underground, releasing an overwhelming aura.
• The group identifies it as a Blood Demon formed from the blood of the ancient Sky-Reaching Tribe, a race renowned for immense physical strength and its decisive role in the Demon-Slaying War.
• The families are plunged into despair, believing they have virtually no chance against such a terrifying opponent.

Character Developments

• Qian Family Head: Becomes increasingly suspicious and self-aware. He recognizes that greed initially blinded him and begins questioning Su Tiandao’s motives and the reliability of the guardians.
• Xu Family Head: Shares the Qian Family Head’s doubts but adopts a more psychologically defensive attitude, choosing to preserve hope rather than confront potentially devastating suspicions.
• Qian and Xu Families: Shift from confident participants seeking resources to frightened, reluctant participants trapped by duty, reputation, and the possible consequences of retreating.

Significant Themes

• Greed versus responsibility: The families entered seeking personal and familial gain but became entangled in a crisis involving the Human Race and the Devil Race.
• Manipulation and hidden agendas: The characters suspect that Su Tiandao knowingly guided them into danger and that the guardians may have concealed motives.
• Duty and coercion: Although they regret their decision, fear of being labeled cowards or enemies of humanity forces them to continue.
• Despair in the face of overwhelming power: The appearance of the Sky-Reaching Blood Demon demonstrates how completely the group’s confidence has collapsed.
• Sacrifice and forgotten history: The Sky-Reaching Tribe is remembered as the greatest force in the Demon-Slaying War, having sacrificed itself at the front lines, yet its legacy now appears in corrupted form.

Character Interactions

• The Qian and Xu Family Heads discuss their shared doubts about the mission, Su Tiandao, and the guardians.
• The Xu Family Head encourages maintaining hope, while the Qian Family Head presses the issue of their possible manipulation.
• Members of both families collectively identify the Blood Demon and recall the history and abilities of the Sky-Reaching Tribe, bonding through their shared fear and helplessness.

Key plot points and events

• The Qian and Xu families debate whether to flee or fight the Sky-Reaching Tribe Blood Demon. They decide to stand their ground, hoping to protect the Human Race and ensure someone survives to carry news outside.
• Chen Changan and his companions arrive unnoticed. The two family heads urge them to escape and report that their families fought bravely.
• Chen asks what the Sky-Reaching Tribe is and learns about its history. The account raises doubts: despite its power, the tribe was wiped out, and its forces may have been scattered. Chen suspects the ancient war against the devils may also have been a campaign to eliminate other powerful races.
• Chen tells the others to stay back and advances alone to confront the Blood Demon. The family heads are stunned, assuming he is rushing to his death.
• When the Blood Demon strikes, Chen survives unharmed and trades blows with it on equal terms. The onlookers are astonished but still wonder whether he can win.

Character developments and interactions

• The Qian and Xu family heads are shown to be courageous and self-sacrificing: they refuse to flee and initially plan to hold off the Blood Demon so others can escape.
• Chen recognizes their resolve and says they are worth saving. His calm confidence contrasts sharply with their expectation of certain defeat.
• Da Huang prevents the families from joining the fight, calling Chen his “big brother” and insisting they watch instead. His confidence in Chen hints that he knows more about his strength than the others do.
• The families’ fear and admiration shift as Chen survives the Blood Demon’s blow, though their amazement is tempered by concern over the fight’s outcome.

Significant themes

• Courage and sacrifice: The families choose to face death rather than flee or abandon their duty.
• Hidden strength and mistaken appearances: Chen’s apparent cultivation level leads others to underestimate him, while his performance overturns their expectations.
• Historical suspicion: Chen questions whether the ancient war was truly just about defeating the devils, suggesting a broader purge of powerful races.

Plot and key events

• Chen Changan and a powerful Blood Demon fight to a standstill. The group worries that a prolonged battle favors the demon, which can safely absorb the Demon Abyss’s energy while Chen risks being corrupted by Demonic Qi.
• Chen suddenly gains the upper hand, overwhelms the Blood Demon, and kills it. The demon leaves behind a supposed Demon-Suppressing Stone.
• On inspection, the stone contains exceptionally dense, pure Demonic Qi—making it seem more likely to strengthen the Devil Race than reinforce the seal. The group suspects the mission and its organizers may be a deception.
• Chen says he sensed something was wrong back in Heavenly Dao City. He believes the people behind the mission may intend to revive the Devil Race, though Su Tiandao’s role remains uncertain.
• Rather than rushing to rescue the other teams, Chen insists they continue toward the Formation Core and verify whether it exists and what condition it is in. As they travel, more powerful Blood Demons appear; Chen eventually lets Xiao Hei handle them.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Changan demonstrates that his strength is greater than the group expected, then shifts from combat to investigation. He stays focused on uncovering the truth, dismissing plans to save the scattered teams as impractical.
• Xiao Hei remains unwaveringly confident that Chen is safe and initially refuses to help because Chen has not asked him to. Later, he proves formidable in combat, surprising the others.
• Da Huang, the family heads, and the rest of the group are anxious about Chen’s fight and then shaken by the implications of the stone. Their fear turns to suspicion as they consider that they may be sacrificial pawns.
• The group discusses whether Su Tiandao could be involved and whether other factions have already lost people to similar schemes. Chen cuts off speculation and directs them onward.

Significant themes

• Deception and truth: A mission presented as protecting the world may actually be designed to revive the very threat it claims to suppress.
• Sacrifice and limited responsibility: The group recognizes that people may be dying elsewhere, but Chen argues they cannot save everyone and must first establish what is really happening.
• Trust and uncertainty: The Demon-Suppressing Stone undermines faith in the Guardians and raises questions about Su Tiandao and the broader mission.
• Strength and composure: Chen’s power, and Xiao Hei’s eventual performance, contrast with the group’s growing despair.

Plot points and events

• Da Huang jokes with the Qian Family Head and Zhan Tian about a supposed “pecking order” of brothel patrons, describing his visits as a pursuit of spiritual refinement rather than mere pleasure. The others are embarrassed, while Chen Changan lets the banter continue to relieve tension.
• The group discusses its progress through the Demon Abyss. Chen estimates they are near the formation’s core, though he suspects the supposed guardians misled them.
• Xiao Hei notices that the Blood Demons have disappeared. Chen reasons that the still-powerful formation core may be keeping them away.
• The group reaches the core and finds it intact and powerful, with no need for reinforcement. They realize that adding the Demon-Suppressing Stone, as the false guardians urged, might have drained or damaged it.
• They speculate that the guardians may have become resentful, been corrupted by demonic qi, or turned against humanity. Their identities and motives remain unknown.
• Chen Changan announces that he will enter the formation core to inspect it.

Character developments and interactions

• Da Huang’s irreverent, talkative personality dominates the chapter. He casts himself as an expert and mocks Zhan Tian’s lack of “insight”; Zhan Tian and the Qian Family Head eagerly accept his tutelage.
• Xiao Hei remains quiet and useful, clearing the group’s path and noticing the Blood Demons’ sudden absence.
• Chen Changan stays calm and pragmatic: he allows the jokes to ease the group’s strain, while carefully assessing the formation and the guardians’ deception.
• The Qian family members are embarrassed by their leader’s conversation with Da Huang, but the group remains united as it approaches the core.

Significant themes

• Humor amid danger: The absurd brothel discussion provides comic relief in the ominous Demon Abyss.
• Deception and half-truths: Chen recognizes that the guardians’ story may mix lies with facts, making it harder to detect their real plan.
• Duty and corruption: The group considers whether generations of forced guardianship could breed resentment or leave people vulnerable to demonic influence.
• A lingering mystery: The formation still works, but who created it, who the guardians really are, and why they sought to interfere remain unresolved.

Chapter Summary: The New Devil Race

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Changan enters the formation core to investigate its structure and determine what the Demon Abyss seal is truly containing.
• He discovers that the formation is extremely sturdy, requires no reinforcement, and was designed to function for a very long time. It cannot be repaired or strengthened from outside; once it fails, it will simply cease operating.
• Chen questions the accepted explanation that the seal contains the resurrected Devil Race. Since the original Devils supposedly died and had their souls destroyed, true resurrection should be impossible.
• He concludes that the “return” of the Devil Race likely means the creation of a new Devil Race: living beings corrupted by demonic qi, rather than the dead Devils being revived.
• The formation is therefore probably suppressing demonic qi and the corrupted beings trapped within the Demon Abyss.
• The group realizes that the presence of Guardians may be part of the danger. By remaining in the Abyss, the Guardians may have been exposed to demonic corruption and could be deliberately trying to destroy the seal and spread the demonic qi.
• Chen suspects that something more significant than demonic qi is imprisoned within the formation. Otherwise, there would be no reason for the Guardians to lure so many people into the Abyss and risk their scheme being discovered.
• Rather than confront the Guardians immediately, Chen decides to gather the scattered factions first, especially Su Tiandao and the people from Heavenly Dao City, who are traveling with the Guardians.
• Meanwhile, the other factions struggle against the Blood Demons. They suffer heavy casualties—roughly half their people have already died—and still have not found any Demon-Suppressing Stones.

Character Developments

• Chen Changan demonstrates caution, logical reasoning, and investigative ability. Instead of accepting the traditional explanation about the Devil Race, he examines the contradiction between destroyed souls and supposed resurrection.
• He becomes increasingly suspicious of the Guardians and Su Tiandao, recognizing that their actions may be part of a larger conspiracy.
• The Qian Family Head openly raises the possibility that another entity is sealed within the Abyss, reinforcing Chen’s suspicions.
• The other factions grow frightened and resentful as their forces are destroyed without gaining anything. Their confidence in the mission collapses, and they begin to suspect they were deliberately deceived.

Significant Themes

• Truth versus accepted history: Chen challenges the official account of the Demon-Extermination War and questions whether anyone still knows what truly happened.
• Corruption and rebirth: The Devil Race may not be resurrected but recreated when living beings are infected by demonic qi.
• Secrecy and conspiracy: The Guardians’ motives are unclear, and their actions suggest they may be concealing a dangerous objective.
• The cost of ignorance: The factions enter the Abyss without understanding its true nature and pay for it with their lives.
• Containment versus exploitation: The formation represents an attempt to suppress a catastrophic force, while the Guardians may be trying to exploit or break that containment.

Character Interactions

• Chen reassures his companions before entering the formation core, while they worry that he might damage the seal.
• After returning, he explains his discovery and challenges their assumption that the formation is imprisoning the original Devil Race.
• His interpretation—that demonic qi creates new Devils—causes the group to reconsider the Guardians’ role and the purpose of the seal.
• The Qian Family Head supports Chen’s theory that another powerful existence may be imprisoned there.
• The exhausted factions discuss their losses and begin openly suspecting that Su Tiandao and the Guardians are cooperating with the Devil Race or have already been corrupted themselves.

Plot points and events

• Chen Changan reunites the surviving factions after a month of gathering them. Many have suffered severe losses, and the survivors now recognize that the Demon Abyss is a death trap, not a source of power. They conclude that Su Tiandao and the supposed Guardians have deceived them, while the Devil Race’s return remains a real threat.
• Chen Changan urges the factions to stay united and prevent further deaths, since casualties may serve as sacrifices for whatever is sealed beneath the Abyss. He advises against killing Su Tiandao and his companions for now, in case their deaths could help release the sealed force.
• Chen Changan leads the group to the Abyss’s center rather than the Formation Cores. He reasons that all nine cores must be destroyed simultaneously, so Su Tiandao’s party is likely pursuing a different plan at the seal’s heart.
• At the center, Chen Changan’s group finds Su Tiandao and the bodies of his own companions. Su is surprised that Chen Changan and the other factions survived and reached him.
• Chen Changan drops the pretense and confronts Su. He reveals that he began distrusting him after seeing a youth hunted on the way to the Abyss.
• Su admits he wants to ally with the Devil Race to break through his cultivation bottleneck and gain greater power. He argues that strength alone matters, beyond race or morality.
• Su’s companions explain that they are descendants of the Guardians and seek to escape a curse that has left them without a future. The chapter ends as Chen Changan identifies their true heritage.

Character developments

• Chen Changan emerges as a trusted leader. His strategic caution and understanding of the formation help the factions survive and expose Su’s deception.
• Su Tiandao is revealed as an ambitious man willing to betray humanity and sacrifice others for power.
• The factions shift from arrogance and distrust to dependence on Chen Changan and cooperation.
• The supposed Guardians are revealed not as the original Guardians, but their descendants, driven by desperation to escape their inherited curse.

Significant themes

• Strength versus morality: Su claims power matters more than race, good and evil, or right and wrong.
• Sacrifice and survival: The group must consider whether deaths could advance the release of the sealed threat.
• Trust and deception: Chen’s early suspicion proves essential, while Su’s false guidance has led others to their deaths.
• Inherited burdens: The Guardians’ descendants are trapped by a curse they seek to escape.

Character interactions

• Chen Changan persuades the weakened factions to unite and follow his lead.
• The survivors question his route, and he explains why Su’s true destination is likely the seal’s center.
• Chen and Su exchange taunts before openly confronting one another; Chen probes Su’s motives, and Su defends his pursuit of power.
• Chen then turns the questioning to Su’s companions, prompting them to reveal their desire to escape the curse.

Plot points and events

• The Guardians reveal their resentment at being bound to guard the Demon Abyss across generations. They say the outsiders who recruited their ancestors promised to take them away, but never did; they believe they cannot leave until the seal is completely gone.
• The Guardians admit their plan: lure people into the Abyss as sacrifices to strengthen the sealed Devil Race’s remnant soul. They claim a powerful Demon God is imprisoned there, though only a remnant of his soul remains.
• Su Tiandao has worked with the Guardians to bring victims to the Abyss. The current group is the tenth—and intended to be the last—batch of sacrifices, including Su Tiandao’s own subordinates.
• Chen Changan questions why he was kept apart from the others and learns that his extraordinary potential makes him a special offering. Su Tiandao says Chen and one other person among the group each possess a potential value of 200 million.
• The Guardians declare that Chen’s body is meant to be the Demon God’s vessel. Chen mocks the idea, and the Guardians order an attack as they prepare to release the remnant soul.

Character developments and interactions

• The Guardians are shown as both victims of an inherited confinement and perpetrators willing to sacrifice others to escape it. The Qian Family Head challenges their betrayal of their ancestors, while acknowledging that outsiders may have wronged them.
• Su Tiandao is exposed as the organizer who repeatedly lured people into the Abyss. He openly confirms that Chen’s immense potential is the reason he was singled out.
• Chen remains defiant and probing: he uncovers the Guardians’ motives, challenges Su Tiandao, and rejects the claim that being chosen as the Demon God’s vessel is an honor.
• The group’s shock at Chen’s potential briefly interrupts the confrontation, but they quickly refocus on the danger.

Significant themes

• Inherited duty and freedom: The Guardians question whether a role imposed on their ancestors should determine their own lives.
• Victimhood and culpability: Their grievances may be legitimate, but they have chosen to answer them by sacrificing others.
• Deception and exploitation: Su Tiandao and the Guardians have concealed the truth and repeatedly used outsiders as expendable offerings.
• Power and destiny: Chen’s extraordinary potential makes him valuable to the Demon God’s plan—and a target.

Su Tiandao and the Guardians released the sealed Devil Race remnant soul, which devoured them to regain strength. Chen Changan sent Mu Yunyao and the others away, while his companions realized he was only pretending to sacrifice himself to win their gratitude and future support.

• Su Tiandao and the Guardians performed hand seals, drawing demonic qi to the fissure and releasing the sealed remnant soul without breaking the Sealing Formation.
• The remnant soul promised to absorb its followers, then devoured Su Tiandao and the others to restore its power.
• Chen Changan explained that the remnant soul had betrayed its followers for energy and joked with Da Huang as the others panicked.
• Chen Changan told Mu Yunyao to evacuate everyone while he stayed behind to hold off the remnant soul.
• Mu Yunyao took the group away, and Zhan Tian learned from Da Huang that Chen Changan was acting and using the rescue to earn allies for the Heavenly Profound Sect.

Chen Changan stayed behind to question the Devil's remnant soul about the Demon-Extermination War, while Xiao Hei subdued him with a slap. The Devil revealed that the war had been a widespread purge driven by other races' interests, and Chen Changan learned that no single race had organized it.

• Chen Changan let Mu Yunyao and the others escape while he confronted the Devil's remnant soul and asked what had caused the Demon-Extermination War.
• Chen Changan ordered Xiao Hei to attack, and Xiao Hei destroyed half the Devil's remnant soul with one slap.
• The Devil agreed to answer Chen Changan's questions and explained that the war had spread across Ultimate Heaven, with many Demon-Slaying Battlefields later sealed.
• The Devil said other races had purged the Devil Race because they felt threatened, and that some races had gone extinct in the fighting.
• When Chen Changan asked who had led the purge, the Devil said nobody had organized it and that the races had all attacked the Devil Race on their own.

Chen Changan questioned why other races had slaughtered the Devil Race with such frenzied excitement, and the remnant soul revealed that the Devil Race had survived through a secret escape technique. The Devil Race remnant soul wondered how its enemies had learned the secret—and how Chen Changan knew about a similar art.

• Chen Changan suspected the Devil Race had been targeted for a reason beyond its power and resources, possibly because someone had promised the other races benefits.
• The Devil Race remnant soul admitted it had devoured Su Tiandao and others to survive and denied being a good person.
• When the remnant soul refused to explain why some Devil Race members had been sealed away, Chen Changan threatened to have Xiao Hei attack it.
• The remnant soul revealed the Demon God Disintegration Art, which scattered the body and concealed the soul to let Devil Race members escape danger.
• The remnant soul explained that the battlefields also served as tombs sealing the Devil Race, then questioned how its enemies and Chen Changan had learned about the secret art.

Chen Changan escaped the Demon Abyss with the Devil Race remnant soul hidden in a temporary space, then reunited with Mu Yunyao and the others, who had waited for him for days. He told them the Devil Race member was gone and described their encounter as a dangerous battle.

• Chen Changan questioned the Devil Race remnant soul about the Devil Race’s downfall and agreed to keep him around for help finding other Devil Race members.
• Chen Changan created a temporary space to hide the remnant soul while Mu Yunyao led the others out of the Demon Abyss.
• Mu Yunyao and the group waited at the entrance for several days, fearing Chen Changan had died.
• Chen Changan emerged alive, and the group rushed to greet him and ask about his condition.
• Chen Changan said he had barely escaped and that the Devil Race member was gone, while the hidden remnant soul silently disputed his account of the battle.

Chen Changan accepted the survivors’ gratitude and arranged for them to take over Su Tiandao’s factions, with some resources sent to the Heavenly Profound Sect. On the journey back with Mu Yunyao and the others, he revealed that he had brought the devil’s remnant soul along because he suspected the Demon-Extermination War was more complicated than its rumors suggested.

• The survivors praised Chen Changan for saving them, and he asked them to keep the devil race’s appearance in the Demon Abyss secret.
• Chen Changan told the survivors to take over the factions Su Tiandao had controlled and send a share of their resources to the Heavenly Profound Sect.
• Chen Changan entrusted Heavenly Dao City to the survivors and departed for the Heavenly Profound Sect with Mu Yunyao and the others.
• Da Huang teased Chen Changan about acting like a good man, and Chen Changan warned him with a look.
• Chen Changan told Mu Yunyao that he had kept the devil’s remnant soul alive because the Demon-Extermination War might not be as simple as people believed.
• Mu Yunyao worried that the devil would cause trouble, but Chen Changan decided to keep him because he might be useful and could not harm him.

After returning to the Heavenly Profound Sect, Chen Changan refined pills and spent fifty years cultivating, reaching the ninth level of the Ultimate Immortal Ascension Realm. He learned the Alchemist Alliance had targeted the sect over its pill-making, but proposed joining them if the sect could not win.

• Chen Changan returned to the Heavenly Profound Sect, spoke with the Qi Sect Master, and agreed to refine pills for the sect.
• Chen Changan used up the sect's alchemy materials, delivered the pills, and entered secluded cultivation with his companions.
• After fifty years, Chen Changan emerged at the ninth level of the Ultimate Immortal Ascension Realm, while the Qi Sect Master had reached the Ultimate True Immortal Realm.
• The Qi Sect Master told Chen Changan that the Alchemist Alliance had learned the sect was making pills and might soon come after them.
• The Qi Sect Master explained that a member of the Qian Family had alerted them after hearing the news through an Alchemist Alliance Branch.
• Chen Changan said the sect did not need to worry and could join the Alchemist Alliance if it could not defeat them.

Chen Changan considered joining the Alchemist Alliance after the Qi Sect Master suggested infiltrating it, and agreed to refine pills for the Heavenly Profound Sect before he left. As he began working through a huge stockpile of materials, Da Huang and Zhan Tian arrived to complain that the sect was exploiting him and to demand compensation.

• Chen Changan's companions joked that he might join the Alchemist Alliance, and he explained that he disliked powerful organizations with too many restrictions.
• The Qi Sect Master suggested Chen Changan join the Alchemist Alliance to learn about it from within, and the sect agreed not to hold him back if he left.
• Chen Changan promised to refine pills for the Heavenly Profound Sect, advised the sect on seeking help from allied forces, and asked them to care for the Guan Family and Heavenly Origin Martial Grounds.
• The Qi Sect Master handed Chen Changan a vast pile of alchemy materials, and Chen Changan began refining pills while waiting to see how the Alchemist Alliance approached him.
• Da Huang and Zhan Tian arrived, accused the Heavenly Profound Sect of making Chen Changan do hard labor, and demanded that the sect show its appreciation.

Da Huang and Zhan Tian pressured Sect Master Qi into giving them money for a brothel visit while Chen Changan refined pills. Three Alchemist Alliance Branch visitors watched Chen Changan work and were astonished by his self-taught mastery and batch of supreme-grade pills.

• Da Huang threatened to expose Sect Master Qi's brothel visits, and Sect Master Qi paid him to keep quiet.
• Da Huang and Zhan Tian left for a brothel after securing the money.
• Three representatives from the Alchemist Alliance Branch visited the Heavenly Profound Sect and questioned Sect Master Qi about Chen Changan's alchemy.
• Sect Master Qi led the visitors to watch Chen Changan refine pills without interrupting him.
• The visitors judged Chen Changan a prodigy and were stunned when every pill in his batch turned out supreme grade.

Chen Changan impressed three Alchemist Alliance Branch visitors by refining pills with an extraordinary success rate and quality, prompting them to recruit him. He pretended to weigh their offer against his loyalty to the Heavenly Profound Sect, then asked about the Alliance’s hierarchy as they began explaining it.

• Over several days, Chen Changan refined seventy-two batches across six pill varieties, with every batch succeeding and most pills reaching supreme grade.
• Chen Changan pretended he had not noticed the visitors and asked Qi Sect Master who they were.
• The three visitors revealed they had come to recruit Chen Changan into the Alchemist Alliance Branch and offered to consider his conditions.
• Chen Changan claimed he could not abandon the Heavenly Profound Sect, and the visitors explained that Alliance members could share resources with their own people but could not pass on alchemy secrets.
• Chen Changan gave his name and asked what positions the visitors held and what rank he would receive; they began explaining the Alliance’s strict hierarchy.

Chen Changan agreed to join the Alchemist Alliance and prepared to leave the Heavenly Profound Sect with his companions. After Da Huang and Zhan Tian returned, the group set out for the branch, where one of the alchemists recognized Zhan Tian.

• Chen Changan learned that alchemists advanced through rank assessments and that his skill could qualify him for a green robe.
• Chen Changan arranged for his wife, friends, and servants to accompany him to the Alchemist Alliance Branch, while Qi Sect Master accepted his departure and his continued support for the Heavenly Profound Sect.
• Chen Changan returned to his residence and found that Da Huang and Zhan Tian were away, so the three alchemists agreed to wait for them.
• Da Huang and Zhan Tian returned three days later, and Chen Changan told everyone to prepare to leave for the branch.
• One of the alchemists recognized Zhan Tian as a member of the Zhan Family.