Chapter Summaries

After defeating the Ink Nightmare, Ren Xiaoyao received Senior Cang Xuan’s Creation Immortal Art inheritance and spent three months cultivating on Cang Xuan Mountain, completing his Immortal Embryo and strengthening his body. He faced the Nine Heavens Tribulation and fought its final Three Beast God Annihilation Tribulation, leaving the battle still underway.

• Ren Xiaoyao purified the remaining evil power after the Ink Nightmare Origin Soul vanished, and the Creation Spear revealed an immortal rune that delivered Senior Cang Xuan’s inheritance.
• Ren Xiaoyao learned that the Dao Fusion Realm began the path of cultivating Martial Dao and immortal arts together, then went to Cang Xuan Mountain’s summit to practice the Creation Immortal Art.
• For three months, Ren Xiaoyao absorbed dawn purple qi to temper his body and refined moonlight essence until his Immortal Embryo matured into an Immortal Image.
• Ren Xiaoyao summoned the Nine Heavens Tribulation and endured its first eight strikes, using their lightning to strengthen his body and deepen the bond between his flesh and Immortal Embryo.
• Ren Xiaoyao confronted the ninth strike’s three Thunder Beasts, countering their attacks with the Creation Spear before piercing the dragon-tailed beast’s skull and absorbing its lightning.

Ren Xiaoyao opened Heaven’s Gate after surviving the Nine Heavens Tribulation, but a Loose Immortal attacked him to seize his Immortal Embryo and Creation Spear. Ren Xiaoyao killed the attacker but was too badly injured to ascend; as Heaven’s Gate closed, he vowed to heal and uncover why the Immortal Domain was obstructing Mortal Realm cultivators.

• Ren Xiaoyao absorbed the Thunder Beast’s thunderforce, and Heaven’s Gate opened as he prepared to ascend.
• A gray-robed Loose Immortal attacked Ren Xiaoyao, demanding his Immortal Embryo and Creation Spear.
• Ren Xiaoyao used the spear’s patterns to resist the Loose Immortal’s attacks and wound him, despite his injuries.
• Ren Xiaoyao charged the Loose Immortal and struck his Loose Immortal Origin with a seven-colored thunderbolt, then killed him before he could detonate it.
• Heaven’s Gate closed while Ren Xiaoyao collapsed with severe injuries, and the cultivators gathered around him as he began to recover.
• Ren Xiaoyao vowed to attempt ascension again and uncover the Immortal Domain’s conspiracy against Mortal Realm cultivators.

Ren Xiaoyao refined the loose immortal’s power and obsession, endured the Mortal World Immortal Tribulation, and became a Mortal World True Immortal. Though the heavenly gate reopened, he chose to return to the mortal world to protect its people before investigating the immortal domain’s secrets.

• Ren Xiaoyao absorbed and refined the loose immortal’s remaining essence, healing his meridians and forming three Immortal Foundation Patterns.
• Ren Xiaoyao drew the loose immortal’s soul shards from the white bone staff and used them to trigger the Mortal World Immortal Tribulation.
• Ren Xiaoyao faced lifetimes of mortal joys and sorrows, resisted the heart demon, and refined the loose immortal’s obsession into Mortal World Patterns.
• Immortal Tribulation Clouds descended, transforming Ren Xiaoyao’s immortal embryo and meridians as he crossed the tribulation and became a Mortal World True Immortal.
• The heavenly gate reopened, but Ren Xiaoyao chose to descend Cang Xuan Mountain and protect the mortal world before pursuing the immortal domain’s secrets.

Ren Xiaoyao defeated Great Demon Ghost Mound after the Demon Realm scout tore open Tianyan Continent’s Space Barrier. He sealed the crack and resolved to strengthen himself and unite the Mortal Realm’s cultivators before the Demon Venerable’s threatened invasion.

• A crack opened in the Immortal Tribulation Cloud, and Great Demon Ghost Mound emerged from it and attacked Ren Xiaoyao with a Bone Whip.
• Ren Xiaoyao combined the Immortal Embryo phantom with the Creation Spear and used its Seven-Colored Rosy Clouds to repel the demon’s attacks.
• Ren Xiaoyao’s protective barrier withstood Great Demon Ghost Mound’s Soul Devouring Demonic Flames, and he blocked the demon’s escape through the crack.
• Ren Xiaoyao shattered Great Demon Ghost Mound’s armor, seized and destroyed his Demonic Core, then obliterated his body and soul.
• Ren Xiaoyao sealed the Space Cracks and concluded that he needed to grow stronger and unite the Mortal Realm’s cultivator forces against the approaching Demon Army.

The Four Great Demon Emissaries arrived at Cang Xuan Mountain, demanded surrender, and demonstrated their power by destroying Fallen Cloud Peak and devouring its cultivators’ souls. Ren Xiaoyao rallied the faction leaders against surrender, then faced the emissaries as they launched their first attacks on the mountain.

• The Ghost Bone Demon Emissary demanded the Tianyan Continent’s Soul Pills and Spirit Veins, while the Soul Devouring Demon Emissary destroyed Fallen Cloud Peak and consumed the souls of its cultivators.
• The Corrupted Heart Demon Emissary threatened the continent’s ten greatest cities unless its leaders surrendered, prompting the factions to gather at Cang Xuan Mountain.
• Wang Yuan and Zhou Tao urged the leaders to surrender and offer Ren Xiaoyao’s Soul Pill, but Ren Xiaoyao killed Wang Yuan with the Creation Spear’s Destruction rune.
• Tie Mule, Li Mo, Daoist Xuan Zhen, Hai Tongtian, and the other leaders pledged to fight alongside Ren Xiaoyao.
• Ren Xiaoyao defied the Four Great Demon Emissaries, who responded by sending chains and beguiling pink mist toward Cang Xuan Mountain’s defenders.

Ren Xiaoyao faced four Demon Emissaries alone atop Cang Xuan Mountain and used the Creation Spear’s four runes to withstand their attacks. He unleashed a seven-colored strike that purified the demonic qi and destroyed all four emissaries, leaving the summit cleansed.

• Void Splitting Demon Emissary attacked Ren Xiaoyao with a storm of Demon Blades, but Ren Xiaoyao dodged them with Cloud Treading Immortal Steps and shattered them with an Immortal Power Slash.
• Soul Devouring Demon Emissary tried to tear out Ren Xiaoyao’s soul, but Ren Xiaoyao used the Creation Spear’s Devouring rune to block the assault and absorb demonic qi.
• Corrupted Heart Demon Emissary sent Pink Mist to bewitch Ren Xiaoyao, but Ren Xiaoyao purified it with the Immortal rune and thrust his spear at him.
• Ghost Bone Demon Emissary attacked with poisoned chains, but Ren Xiaoyao bound them with vines empowered by the Life and Destruction runes.
• The four Demon Emissaries combined their attacks against Ren Xiaoyao, but his shield of four interwoven runes held firm and drained their strength.
• Ren Xiaoyao launched a seven-colored sphere at the four Demon Emissaries, destroying them and purifying the demonic qi across Cang Xuan Mountain.

Ren Xiaoyao defeated the Four Demons Unity demon body, but the four demon emissaries bound their remnant souls to him through a Demonic Curse. He reached the Heart Calming Seclusion Cave and temporarily contained the curse, while the Qingyun Sect prepared to defend Cang Xuan Mountain.

• Ren Xiaoyao's Creation Spear restored Cang Xuan Mountain's vitality, but the four demon emissaries joined into a Four Demons Unity demon body and attacked him.
• Ren Xiaoyao resisted the demon body's illusions and attacks, then pierced its core with the Creation Spear.
• The demon body exploded into demonic seals that bound the four remnant souls to Ren Xiaoyao, who suppressed them with a barrier and told the cultivators the mountain was safe for now.
• Ren Xiaoyao left for the Heart Calming Seclusion Cave as the white-haired elder organized the cultivators to reinforce the mountain's defenses.
• Inside the cave, Ren Xiaoyao used the spirit vein's power, the Creation Spear, and his Soul Power to form a barrier that temporarily isolated the Demonic Curse from his soul.

Ren Xiaoyao discovered that the supposed Immortal Court envoys had brought a talisman containing Soul Devouring Patterns, and he fought them when they tried to force it upon him. After exposing them as Demon Realm spies and defeating them, he ordered their imprisonment while his Demonic Curse stirred again.

• Ren Xiaoyao sensed a sinister trace in the Immortal Chiming Bell and prepared defenses as two supposed Immortal Envoys arrived at Cang Xuan Mountain.
• The envoys claimed they would use a Demon Purifying Immortal Talisman to remove Ren Xiaoyao's Demonic Curse, but he recognized Soul Devouring Patterns hidden in it and refused their treatment.
• The left Immortal Envoy attacked with the talisman, and Ren Xiaoyao evaded it and counterattacked with the Creation Spear.
• Ren Xiaoyao used the spear's runes and the cave's spirit vein power to restrain both envoys and exposed the Demonic Core hidden in one envoy's jade plaque.
• The false envoys revealed their demonic nature and tried to self-detonate, but Ren Xiaoyao suppressed them with the Immortal rune.
• Ren Xiaoyao ordered the Qingyun Sect cultivators to imprison the envoys and said he would interrogate them after suppressing his stirring Demonic Curse.

Ren Xiaoyao fought the Ninth Ancestor of the Demon Realm, who revealed that he had planted the Demonic Curse and intended to seize Ren Xiaoyao’s body and Creation Spear. Ren Xiaoyao turned the ancestor’s power against him, destroyed him, and removed the curse, then left the prison with a warning that eight other Progenitors remained.

• Ren Xiaoyao steadied his soul with the Azure Cloud Immortal Art and went to the sect prison to question the two fake Immortal Envoys.
• The Ninth Ancestor of the Demon Realm emerged from one prisoner, revealed his role in planting the Demonic Curse, and tried to persuade Ren Xiaoyao to join him.
• The Ninth Ancestor attacked Ren Xiaoyao’s Sea of Consciousness and declared that he planned to use Ren Xiaoyao and the Creation Spear to open a passage for a Demon Realm invasion.
• Ren Xiaoyao used the Demonic Curse’s connection to the Ninth Ancestor’s power, the Life Rune, the immortal rune, and the extinguish rune to destroy the ancestor and remove the curse.
• Ren Xiaoyao collected the weakened Demonic Cores, recognized the threat posed by the eight remaining Progenitors, and left the prison as two Qingyun Sect disciples asked if he was all right.

Ren Xiaoyao fled three Ninth Ancestor incarnations into an ancient Cave Heaven, where he found the Ancient Immortal Scripture and learned to cultivate Yin-Yang Immortal Power. After gaining new strength, he discovered an Evil Suppressing Pendant and a Demon Breaking Array Manual in a hidden altar compartment, while the incarnations remained outside the sealed gate.

• Three incarnations of the Ninth Ancestor attacked Ren Xiaoyao as he left the dungeon, and he used the Cloud Treading Steps and Illusionary Footprint Talisman to escape toward the Uninhabited Secret Realm.
• A spiritual glow revealed an ancient Stone Gate, and Ren Xiaoyao entered the Cave Heaven before the incarnations could catch him.
• Ren Xiaoyao found the Ancient Immortal Scripture, which restored his strength and taught him how to divide Immortal power into yin and yang.
• The scripture's former owner appeared and warned Ren Xiaoyao about the Demon Realm's other eight Progenitors and their weapons.
• Ren Xiaoyao absorbed the phantom's cultivation insights, strengthened his Immortal power, and formed Yin-Yang Immortal Power while the incarnations weakened outside the gate.
• Ren Xiaoyao opened a hidden compartment in the altar and found an Evil Suppressing Pendant and a Demon Breaking Array Manual.

Ren Xiaoyao fought the three Incarnations in the Ancient Cave Heaven, but a Demonic Chain disrupted his immortal power and forced him to retreat among the immortal statues. While hiding from pursuit, he learned to circulate Yin-Yang Immortal Power in a self-sustaining cycle, recovered his strength, and prepared to face the approaching Incarnations again.

• Ren Xiaoyao used the Evil Suppressing Pendant and combined Yin-Yang Immortal Power with the Creation Spear to fight the three Incarnations as they broke through the Stone Gate.
• Ren Xiaoyao burned away the Incarnations' Soul Devouring Poison, weakened them with Yin Power, and used the Demon Breaking Array Manual to block their Demonic Threads.
• The Incarnations trapped Ren Xiaoyao with a Demonic Chain and attacked, so he threw the Creation Spear to distract them and escaped into the cluster of immortal statues.
• Ren Xiaoyao hid behind a statue and used the Evil Suppressing Pendant to ease the demonic qi damage as he reviewed the battle.
• Ren Xiaoyao followed the Yin-Yang Circulation Diagram in the Ancient Immortal Scripture and formed a continuous cycle that restored his immortal power and repaired his meridians.
• Ren Xiaoyao condensed a stronger Tai Chi Pattern as the three Incarnations approached through the statues.

Ren Xiaoyao used Yin-Yang Immortal Power to cripple one Incarnation, but the three Incarnations merged into a Black Vortex and detonated. He survived behind a shield formed by the Ancient Immortal Scripture, though the Cave Heaven was devastated and the Scripture was left dim and damaged.

• Ren Xiaoyao used Cloud Treading Steps and the Creation Spear to strike the left Incarnation’s weakened shoulder with Yin and Yang Energy, rapidly destroying most of its black-mist body.
• The middle and right Incarnations realized Ren Xiaoyao threatened the Ninth Ancestor and decided to perish together rather than let him escape.
• The three Incarnations compressed their power into black spheres, merged them into a Black Vortex, and unleashed a devastating explosion.
• Ren Xiaoyao activated the Heaven and Earth Protection method from the Ancient Immortal Scripture, forming a golden shield around himself.
• The explosion shattered the Immortal Statues and wrecked the Cave Heaven, while Ren Xiaoyao’s shield cracked and he coughed up blood as he struggled to hold it.
• The shockwave subsided, leaving Ren Xiaoyao alive but injured; the golden shield vanished, and the Ancient Immortal Scripture was left gray, dim, and damaged.

Ren Xiaoyao refined the Demonic Qi left by the three Incarnations’ self-detonation, healed his injuries, and broke through to a higher level of immortal power. In the Demon Realm, one of the Nine Ancestors discovered the loss of his Origin Demonic Qi and sent a Soul Chasing Talisman after Ren Xiaoyao, who remained unaware of the danger as he explored his new abilities.

• Ren Xiaoyao used Pure Yang Immortal Energy to purify the Chaos Qi and absorb its Energy Factors into his dantian.
• The absorbed energy restored Ren Xiaoyao’s damaged meridians and strengthened his Yin-Yang Immortal Power, allowing him to break through.
• Ren Xiaoyao tested his new power by shattering an immortal statue fragment with an energy blast.
• A figure in the central Devil Palace discovered that Ren Xiaoyao had refined his Origin Demonic Qi and ordered a Soul Chasing Talisman to find him and bring back his soul.
• Ren Xiaoyao practiced his Yang Power Blast and Yin Power Ice Shield in the Ancient Cave Heaven, unaware that the talisman was racing toward him.

Ren Xiaoyao battled the Soul Chasing Talisman in the Cave Heaven but could not withstand its demonic power. He escaped through Heaven's Gate into the Border Wasteland, where he collapsed badly wounded as the talisman's temporary barrier began to fail.

• The Soul Chasing Talisman attacked Ren Xiaoyao with a black light arrow, overwhelming his fire and Yin-Yang defenses and burning his shoulder.
• Ren Xiaoyao resisted the talisman's soul-devouring illusions and shielded himself, but the barrage reopened his meridian injuries.
• Ren Xiaoyao sent a Yin-Yang energy blast at the talisman and raced toward Heaven's Gate, using the blast's explosion to gain distance.
• Ren Xiaoyao broke Heaven's Gate's seal and leaped through as the Soul Chasing Talisman grazed his shoulder, then used Pure Yang Immortal Energy to form a temporary barrier behind him.
• Ren Xiaoyao emerged in the barren Border Wasteland and collapsed on the stones, while the barrier holding back the Soul Chasing Talisman cracked and began to leak demonic qi.

Ren Xiaoyao recovered from his injuries in the Immortal Realm and hid at the Ten Directions Sect under the alias Yun Xiao, where he became an Outer Sect Elder. The Ninth Ancestor sent an undercover agent to hunt him, and Ren Xiaoyao sensed the threat closing in on his refuge.

• Ren Xiaoyao discovered that daylight in the Immortal Realm suppressed the demonic runes on his injured body and concealed his aura before traveling toward a nearby sect.
• Ren Xiaoyao posed as Yun Xiao, convinced Steward Li to accept him, and was appointed an Outer Sect Elder at the Ten Directions Sect.
• Ren Xiaoyao secluded himself at West Peak to restore his Pure Yang Immortal Energy and develop techniques combining Yin and Yang Energy with it.
• A hundred-year undercover agent told the Ninth Ancestor that Ren Xiaoyao had reached the Ten Directions Sect, and the Ninth Ancestor ordered him to use a subsidiary Soul Chasing Talisman to capture Ren Xiaoyao's divine soul.
• Ren Xiaoyao sensed a hostile presence watching him from outside his residence and realized that the Demon Realm had found him.

Ren Xiaoyao fled the Ten Directions Sect to avoid exposing his weakened power, but a demon scout tracked him to Yun Miao Sect and attacked him. Ren Xiaoyao destroyed the scout and his Soul Chasing Talisman, though he knew the Ninth Ancestor of the Demon Realm would soon learn of the death and send stronger pursuers.

• Ren Xiaoyao concealed his traces, took pages of the Tai Chi Immortal Method and Qi Condensing Grass, and escaped through a hidden passage behind West Peak.
• Ren Xiaoyao crossed the desert and reached Yun Miao Sect, where the gray-robed undercover agent ambushed him with demonic thread.
• Ren Xiaoyao revealed his Tai Chi and Pure Yang Immortal Energy, fought off the scout's Soul Chasing Talisman, and destroyed its empowered Demonic Pillar.
• Ren Xiaoyao restrained the wounded undercover agent and killed him with Pure Yang Immortal Sword Qi, purifying his demonic soul.
• Ren Xiaoyao recognized that the Ninth Ancestor would soon discover the scout's death and send stronger demonic cultivators after him.

Ren Xiaoyao fled the Ninth Ancestor’s expected pursuit to Penglai Blessed Land, where he fought a Dragon Phoenix Progenitor Beast guarding a Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. He defeated the beast, consumed the fruit, and strengthened his immortal energy and Tai Chi Immortal Method.

• Ren Xiaoyao sensed that the undercover agent’s death had alerted the Ninth Ancestor and traveled east through desolate regions to avoid being tracked.
• Ren Xiaoyao reached Penglai Blessed Land and sensed an ancient Dragon Phoenix Progenitor Beast beneath the sea.
• The Dragon Phoenix Progenitor Beast attacked Ren Xiaoyao, but he cut the channel of its Phoenix Origin Fire and injured it with Immortal Sword Qi.
• A Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit rose from the sea, and Ren Xiaoyao bound the beast and struck its head before plucking the fruit.
• Ren Xiaoyao consumed the fruit, rapidly recovering and strengthening his cultivation while gaining a deeper grasp of Dragon Phoenix Origin and enhancing his Tai Chi Immortal Method.

Ren Xiaoyao was attacked in Penglai Blessed Land by the Ninth Ancestor of the Demon Realm, but Emperor Donghua’s will saved him and granted him an inheritance and the Demon Slaying Sword. Warned that the Ninth Ancestor could escape his seal within a hundred years, Ren Xiaoyao entered the White Jade Cave Mansion to strengthen himself.

• Ren Xiaoyao cultivated above the sea and sensed a sinister demonic presence beneath it.
• The Ninth Ancestor manifested a projection and attacked Ren Xiaoyao with Immortal-Corroding Demonic Qi, overwhelming his Tai Chi defense.
• Emperor Donghua’s will appeared, purified the demonic qi, and destroyed the Ninth Ancestor’s projection.
• Emperor Donghua gave Ren Xiaoyao the Donghua Immortal Scripture and warned him that the Ninth Ancestor’s true body could escape within a hundred years.
• The White Jade Cave Mansion opened, and Ren Xiaoyao received the Demon Slaying Sword, which resonated with his immortal power and Dragon Phoenix Origin.
• Ren Xiaoyao vowed to inherit Emperor Donghua’s legacy and entered the White Jade Cave Mansion to cultivate.

Ren Xiaoyao entered Emperor Donghua’s cave dwelling, absorbed its treasures, and advanced to the Late-stage Golden Immortal realm before finding Qingyun Sect cultivators waiting outside. He severely wounded their leader Zhao Feng with the Demon Slaying Sword, while the other two cultivators fled.

• Ren Xiaoyao opened the Black-Ice Archway and entered the White Jade Cave Mansion, where he found Emperor Donghua’s treasures and a jade slip.
• Ren Xiaoyao used the Primordial Immortal Crystal, Nine-Turn Immortal Ganoderma, and Snow Lotus Immortal Dew to purify and strengthen his cultivation, breaking through to the Late-stage Golden Immortal realm.
• Ren Xiaoyao studied Emperor Donghua’s instructions for controlling the Demon Slaying Sword and collected the remaining treasures before leaving the cave dwelling.
• Ren Xiaoyao encountered Zhao Feng and two other Qingyun Sect cultivators, who demanded his inheritance and Demon Slaying Sword.
• Ren Xiaoyao shattered Zhao Feng’s Azure Cloud Sword and severely wounded him with the Demon Slaying Sword.
• The two Late-stage Profound Immortal cultivators fled on their Azure Luan Feather wings after seeing Zhao Feng defeated.

Ren Xiaoyao fought Zhao Feng, who unleashed the Zhao Clan’s treasured weapons and Clan Suppressing Dragon Talisman in a desperate attempt to kill him. Ren Xiaoyao destroyed the attacks and Zhao Feng, then remained in the devastated valley to tend his poisoned wound.

• Zhao Feng survived the lightning tribulation with the Nine Revolutions Glazed Lamp and attacked Ren Xiaoyao with the Mother-Child Soul Chasing Nails, Blood Transformation Demonic Banner, and Heaven Burning Cauldron.
• Ren Xiaoyao froze and shattered the Soul Chasing Nails, then used his Carefree Sword Intent to resist the demonic banner and Li Fire, though poison wounded his forearm.
• Zhao Feng strengthened the Heaven Burning Cauldron with his vital blood and summoned a golden dragon using the Clan Suppressing Dragon Talisman.
• Ren Xiaoyao struck with the Carefree Sword Embryo, destroying the golden dragon and Zhao Feng’s magical treasures.
• Zhao Feng dissolved into spirit light, and Ren Xiaoyao suppressed the poison in his wound and reflected on Zhao Feng’s obsession with hatred.