Chapter Summaries

Xu Qing learned that September King may be possessed by an ancient being and that Spirit Heart Grass could separate their fused souls. After a powerful demon claw attacked, Xu Qing and his companions escaped with Wu Fei’s secret treasure to an unknown planet.

• Xu Qing searched for September King with Mo Li and Ao Tianchang, then tracked down Wu Fei after learning she had met an otherworldly eminent monk.
• Wu Fei revealed that an ancient being had occupied September King’s body and described a legend in which Spirit Heart Grass could break the seal and separate the fused souls.
• Wu Fei told Xu Qing where he had seen September King and shared what he knew about the ancient land and its incomplete records.
• A powerful demon claw pursued Xu Qing, Mo Li, Ao Tianchang, and Wu Fei as they repeatedly teleported to escape.
• Xu Qing stopped time long enough for the four to strike the claw and drive it back, allowing Wu Fei to activate a purple talisman that transported them to an unknown planet.

After escaping a Demon Venerable, Xu Qing, Wu Fei, Mo Li, and Ao Tianchang became trapped in the dangerous Gelagu Temple, where a monstrous Buddha drew them into a scripture-filled secret realm. Buddha Fire then left Xu Qing powerless and alone in the dark ruins of a modern building, and he forced open a door only to be met by a foul wind.

• Wu Fei recognized that the Ten Directions Shift Secret Talisman had sent the group to Gelagu Temple, so the four cautiously searched for a way out.
• The group fought a monstrous Buddha statue and defeated it after Xu Qing discovered the miniature Buddha at its heart was its weakness.
• The shattered statue transported them into a secret realm containing the Mahavairocana scripture, where a golden Buddha formed and unleashed Buddha Fire.
• Xu Qing awoke alone in a collapsed modern building, unable to sense divine power or Immortal Origin, and found a steel bar to use as a weapon.
• Xu Qing crawled through the dark ruins, found an ajar wooden door blocked by debris, and pushed it open, but a stench-laden wind rushed toward him.

Xu Qing fought his way through a dark ruined city where killing Mutated Novice Monks produced Buddha Fire, then found and rescued the injured Mo Li. The two established a temporary refuge and hunted monsters for more Buddha Fire, but heavy footsteps approached as Xu Qing vanished into the darkness to face the threat.

• Xu Qing killed a Mutated Novice Monk and discovered that its death created a small Buddha Fire that illuminated the ruins.
• Xu Qing killed three more Mutated Novice Monks, strengthening his Buddha Fire, and found the unconscious Mo Li in the ruins.
• Xu Qing revived Mo Li, learned that both had lost their powers, treated his injuries, and carried him to a makeshift shelter.
• Xu Qing and Mo Li explored the ruins, found a safer room, armed themselves, and began clearing nearby Mutated Novice Monks; Mo Li gained his own Buddha Fire after beheading one.
• As heavy footsteps approached, Xu Qing showed Mo Li how to control his Buddha Fire, extinguished his own, and disappeared into the darkness to confront the approaching creature.

Xu Qing and Mo Li hunted increasingly powerful Demon Monks to strengthen their Buddha Fire, which healed and enhanced them, while searching the ruins for Wu Fei and Ao Tianchang. After three days, they reached a plaza full of demon monk remains, where Mo Li found what appeared to be sword wounds.

• Xu Qing and Mo Li expanded their search, lured Mutated Novice Monks with their Buddha Fire, and discovered the demons tracked its light and warmth.
• Xu Qing killed a Mutated Demon Monk after a difficult fight, gained a jet-black iron rod, and learned the Buddha Fire could heal injuries and improve their strength.
• Xu Qing and Mo Li defeated a stronger Demon Monk by exploiting its stiff movements, then continued searching for their missing companions and supplies.
• After three days of exploring and changing safe houses, Xu Qing and Mo Li reached a plaza strewn with demon monk remains.
• Mo Li inspected the corpses and noticed wounds that looked like they had been made by swords.

Xu Qing and Mo Li fought a powerful demon monk, then reunited with Ao Tianchang and Wu Fei and continued toward the city center. As they learned more about the city’s Buddhist past and its demonic transformation, Xu Qing questioned why they had found no surviving Buddhist symbols.

• Xu Qing and Mo Li found a hidden safehouse but were attacked by a powerful scythe-wielding demon monk, which they killed in the cramped basement.
• Xu Qing’s Buddha Fire grew, restoring a trace of Immortal Origin and letting him summon a brief bolt of lightning.
• Xu Qing and Mo Li reunited with Ao Tianchang and Wu Fei, who shared a map pointing toward the city center and the demon monks’ lair.
• The four traveled toward the city center, fought increasingly powerful demon monks, and killed a Mutated Arhat, restoring some of their strength.
• The group learned that Buddhism had once flourished in the city and that its monks became demonic after a great transformation, while the Buddha left to save the people.
• While resting, Xu Qing pointed out that they had seen no Buddhist statues, scriptures, or decorations despite the city’s Buddhist past.

Xu Qing and his companions entered Gelagu Temple, fought their way into a hidden underground space, and discovered that Buddha Fire might be tied to the mutation and hold Buddhism’s final inheritance. After deciding to gather the city’s Buddha Fire, they were confronted by a golden-coated demon monk and its followers.

• Wu Fei explained his theory about Buddha City’s fall and urged the group to search Gelagu Temple for answers.
• Xu Qing and the others reached the enormous temple, fought agile demon monks, and escaped into an underground chamber where Buddhist artifacts made the demons vulnerable.
• Xu Qing’s Buddha Fire grew, his powers began to recover, and the group found ancient records in the chamber.
• Wu Fei read a monk’s account explaining that Buddha had scattered Buddha Fire across the city as an inheritance, though its presence seemed to accelerate mutation.
• Xu Qing and the others decided to collect the Buddha Fire and condense it into a Buddha Dao Origin, but a giant golden-coated demon monk charged into the chamber with other demons.

Xu Qing and his companions defeated the demon monks underground, then gathered Buddha Fire to protect themselves from the worsening Demonic Sound. In the Great Hero Hall, four Buddha statues awakened as demonic forces, and Xu Qing led the group to attack a Mutated Arhat.

• Xu Qing changed his attacks to combine Immortal Origin, divine power, lightning, and Buddha Fire, defeating the Gilded Demon Monk while Mo Li, Wu Fei, and Ao Tianchang killed the other demon monks.
• As the Buddhist chanting began to affect the group, Xu Qing took portions of Mo Li, Wu Fei, and Ao Tianchang’s Buddha Fire, suppressing the voices and restoring their strength.
• The four entered the Great Hero Hall, where Xu Qing sensed that the Buddha statues contained a living force connected to the Demonic Sound.
• The four statues awakened and revealed their demonic nature, so Xu Qing led his companions deeper into the hall to find more Mutated Arhats.
• Xu Qing found a five-meter-tall Mutated Arhat in a dark corner and charged at it.

Xu Qing and his companions defeated the Arhat and four Devil Buddhas, allowing Xu Qing to absorb their Buddha Fire and master the Immovable Wisdom King Dharma Body. After strengthening both his Buddhist and demonic body techniques, Xu Qing confronted a more formidable Arhat and sent it crashing through the hall wall.

• Xu Qing and the others destroyed the Mutated Arhat, then Mo Li, Wu Fei, and Ao Tianchang distracted four Devil Buddhas while Xu Qing absorbed the scattered Buddha Fire.
• Xu Qing recovered his power and joined his companions to defeat the four Devil Buddhas, whose Buddha Fire granted him the Immovable Wisdom King Dharma Body and 3,000 Free Attribute Points.
• Xu Qing spent points to raise Purgatory Devil Body and Immovable Wisdom King Dharma Body to Peak Mastery, finding that their demonic and Buddhist sounds canceled each other out.
• A more formidable Arhat entered the hall, and Xu Qing rushed forward and punched it through the wall and into the darkness.

Xu Qing and his companions reached the Treasure Pagoda at the heart of Gelagu Temple and met Anasheyeye, the last unmutated Buddha. Anasheyeye gave Xu Qing the immense Buddha Fire needed to form the Buddha Dao Origin and explained how to escape and seal Buddha City, while preparing to enter nirvana.

• Xu Qing killed a third Mutated Arhat, then led Mo Li, Ao Tianchang, and Wu Fei deeper into the temple after they recovered.
• The four found a nine-story Treasure Pagoda bound with chains and entered it, discovering that it held many fiends whose Devil Qi threatened to break free.
• On the third floor, Xu Qing and his companions encountered Anasheyeye, a peak Saint Venerable who had resisted mutation by containing his murderous demonic calamity.
• Anasheyeye learned that the other monks and Buddhas had mutated, then gave Xu Qing the Buddha Fire he had gathered to seal himself away.
• Anasheyeye told Xu Qing to escape through the western entrance, destroy the Buddhist bell to seal Buddha City, and warned that the Buddha Fire would draw the Demonic Creatures and demon monks to him.
• Anasheyeye prepared to enter nirvana after surrendering his Buddha Fire.

Xu Qing absorbed Anasheyeye’s Buddha Fire, completed his Buddha Dao Origin, and led Mo Li, Ao Tianchang, and Wu Fei out of Buddha City. After the black-robed Demon Venerable caught up with them, Xu Qing fought him across the stars and proved strong enough to make the pursuer struggle.

• Anasheyeye gave Xu Qing the Buddha Fire, restoring Xu Qing’s cultivation and granting him Buddha Dao Origin and Buddha Light.
• Xu Qing upgraded his abilities, joined Mo Li, Ao Tianchang, and Wu Fei in fighting through Gelagu Temple, and used their Buddha Fire to open the exit from Buddha City.
• The four escaped onto a grassland and destroyed the Buddhist bell, but a black-robed Demon Venerable soon appeared and attacked them.
• Xu Qing sent the other three away, then fought the Demon Venerable with his laws, weapons, and South Sky Tower.
• Xu Qing’s strength and resilience gradually put the Demon Venerable under pressure, despite the pursuer’s high rank.

Xu Qing escaped the black-robed Demon Venerable after a mysterious purple-robed expert restored Gelagu Temple Star, then left the planet with Mo Li, Ao Tianchang, and Wu Fei. They reached Starry Sea, where they confronted pirates from the Myriad Gods Hall and learned of the organization’s strength and hidden base.

• The black-robed Demon Venerable attacked Xu Qing, but Xu Qing escaped after using the Light Laws to blind him and flee; a powerful presence caused the Demon Venerable to abandon the chase.
• A purple-robed expert restored the shattered Gelagu Temple Star with spacetime powers, then vanished after finding Xu Qing gone.
• Xu Qing reunited with Mo Li, Ao Tianchang, and Wu Fei, who identified the expert as a likely High-level Saint Venerable skilled in both Time and Space; the group left the planet.
• The four traveled to Starry Sea, where Myriad Gods Hall pirates demanded an entry tax and attacked their spacecraft.
• Ao Tianchang and Wu Fei defeated the pirates, and Ao Tianchang learned that Myriad Gods Hall had three Saint Venerables and a hidden base on the planet.
• Xu Qing killed the captured pirates, gained Free Attribute Points, and discovered information about the forces supporting Myriad Gods Hall.

Xu Qing and his companions destroyed the Myriad Gods Hall, divided its plunder, and recovered the Darkness Heart for Ao Tianchang. While investigating the pirates’ suspected backers, they were pulled by an altar into an unfamiliar void.

• Xu Qing, Ao Tianchang, Wu Fei, and Mo Li attacked the Myriad Gods Hall and defeated its Saint Venerables and Saint King experts.
• Xu Qing and his companions hunted down the fleeing pirates, eradicated the Myriad Gods Hall, and gathered about 100,000 Spirit Jade Units in spoils.
• Xu Qing gave Moro the Demon Dragon Heaven Devouring Art and a wounded Saint Venerable to help him regain his strength.
• Xu Qing split the spoils evenly with Ao Tianchang, Wu Fei, and Mo Li, then returned the Darkness Heart to Ao Tianchang.
• Xu Qing and his companions investigated a strange altar, but its light activated a spatial force that transported them into an unfamiliar void.

Xu Qing and his companions confronted Nether Venerable in the Mysterious Void after he demanded the South Sky Tower as payment for the Myriad Gods Hall’s dead. Xu Qing defeated Nether Venerable, took his wealth, then killed him when the group prepared to leave the Chaotic Star Region.

• Nether Venerable revealed himself as the mastermind behind the Myriad Gods Hall and demanded Xu Qing hand over the South Sky Tower.
• Xu Qing killed Nether Venerable’s two Saint Venerable servants and fought Nether Venerable to a standstill.
• Xu Qing trapped Nether Venerable inside the South Sky Tower and overpowered him with his laws and divine fires.
• Nether Venerable begged for mercy and handed over several Storage Rings, which Ao Tianchang, Mo Li, and Wu Fei inspected.
• Xu Qing sensed Nether Venerable’s hidden malice and killed him inside the South Sky Tower.
• Xu Qing and his companions left the Chaotic Star Region.

Xu Qing followed Old Gu’s lead to Sunset Glow Star, where he found September King apparently trapped in a dangerous valley. After killing a Demon Race Saint Venerable who attacked him, Xu Qing tried to reunite with her, but she said she was not the person he sought and that the one he was looking for was already dead.

• Xu Qing and his companions agreed to split up to search for September King, and Xu Qing gave Mo Li the Yin Kui Water God’s eyeball and Wu Fei a broken divine sword.
• Old Gu warned Xu Qing that powerful figures were hunting him and told him September King had been seen on Sunset Glow Star.
• Xu Qing left information for Ao Tianchang in the City of Myriad Stars, then traveled to Sunset Glow Star and searched for September King.
• Xu Qing found September King in a remote valley, but a Demon Race Saint Venerable attacked him, and Xu Qing killed the assailant.
• Xu Qing revealed his identity and reached out to take September King away, but she rejected him and said the person he sought was already dead.

Xu Qing fought his way into Emperorfall Mountain and learned that September King’s body had been occupied by another soul, who claimed September King died in the Myriad Gods Tomb. After leaving the mountain, Xu Qing killed Demon Venerable Xuan Zhen and declared war on the Demon Race.

• Xu Qing battled a powerful White Griffin until he broke through Emperorfall Mountain’s barrier and reached the woman occupying September King’s body.
• The woman said September King had been gravely wounded in the Myriad Gods Tomb and had agreed to let her take over her body; Xu Qing examined her and confirmed September King was dead.
• Xu Qing asked to take September King’s corpse home for burial, but the woman refused, so he left after secretly placing a Spiritual Imprint on her.
• After Xu Qing left, the woman’s body revealed that Shen Huan was still alive within it, and the two argued about deceiving Xu Qing and the danger of the approaching Prime Devil Race.
• In Sunset Glow City, Xu Qing defeated and killed Demon Venerable Xuan Zhen, then vowed to kill every Demon Race member he encountered in the Chaotic Star Region.

Xu Qing returned from the Chaotic Star Region, upgraded his treasures and acquired new ultimate arts before heading back to Windstorm City to resume his campaign against the demons. There, he met Red Flame Saint Venerable and reunited with Red Thunder, who vowed to catch up to him.

• Xu Qing killed a Tier 4 Tiger Clan Demon Venerable on Sky Wind Star and obtained the Myriad Blood Demon God Body, then decided to return to the Human Race Territory.
• Xu Qing sold surplus treasures, tallied his merits and Spirit Jade Units, and exchanged resources for the Star Gauntlets, Illusory Mist, supplies, and three pinnacle ultimate arts: Wind Travels the Universe, Ten Thousand Woods Entanglement, and Sharp Gold Sword Qi.
• Xu Qing returned to Windstorm City to cultivate and finish eliminating the demon scourge in the River Star Region, fulfilling his promise to the Third Prince.
• Red Flame Saint Venerable welcomed Xu Qing at the small building, praised his reputation, and invited Xu Qing, Mo Ya, and Bai Ya to sit.
• Red Thunder served tea, acknowledged that Xu Qing was Mystic Phantom King, and vowed to catch up to him.

Xu Qing joined Red Flame Saint Venerable’s plan to hunt the Demon Race’s Venerables and spent months refining two supreme treasures. At Mountain Star, he struck down the Phoenix Race Demon Venerable Huang Ji with one punch, and the fight continued as Huang Ji reformed.

• Red Flame Saint Venerable told Xu Qing that the Phoenix Clan was behind the demon calamity and asked him to help break the stalemate with Phoenix Heaven.
• Xu Qing agreed to hunt Demon Venerables for cultivation, then gave Bai Ya and Mo Ya cultivation resources before returning to refine the Star Gauntlets and Illusory Mist.
• After several months, Xu Qing finished refining the Star Gauntlets and joined Red Flame Saint Venerable and Prison Tool Saint Venerable for a hunt on Mountain Star.
• Prison Tool Saint Venerable provoked the Phoenix Race Demon Venerable with a banquet and insults, drawing him out to attack the human army.
• Prison Tool Saint Venerable engaged the Demon Venerable while Xu Qing circled behind him, but the Demon Venerable broke through and charged at the armies.
• Xu Qing struck the Demon Venerable with a starlight punch, piercing his chest; after Huang Ji reformed, Xu Qing appeared before him with another fist ready.

Xu Qing defeated and killed Huang Ji, helping the human army rout the Demon Race forces in the River Star Region. When the Demon Race later withdrew for unknown reasons, Xu Qing investigated the retreat and turned to cultivating his new ultimate arts and Laws of Power.

• Xu Qing overwhelmed Huang Ji with repeated punches and killed the second-stage Phoenix Race Demon Venerable, earning 2,000 free attribute points and 40 Luck Value.
• The human army charged the panicked Demon Race forces, while Xu Qing sent Xiao Lei, Ka He, Feng Jiutian, Feng Changfeng, Hasith, and the others to help fight.
• Three days later, Xu Qing learned that the Demon Race army and its Demon Venerables and Demon Kings were withdrawing from the River Star Region, but neither his scouts nor the soldiers knew why.
• Xu Qing reviewed his combat strength and progress in three ultimate arts, then took out nine Laws Crystals to aid his cultivation.

Xu Qing cultivated Gold, Wood, and Wind ultimate arts with Laws Crystals before joining Red Flame Saint Venerable’s plan to ambush Demon Race commander Phoenix Heaven. After Xu Qing and Red Flame attacked Phoenix Heaven in the Quicksand Star Region, Phoenix Heaven tried to flee, but Xu Qing blocked his path and unleashed Heaven and Earth Reversal.

• Xu Qing advanced Sharp Gold Sword Qi, Ten Thousand Woods Entanglement, and Wind Travels the Universe by cultivating with Laws Crystals and spending Attribute Points.
• Xu Qing exchanged Water Attribute Crystals for Gold Attribute Laws Crystals at the Windstorm Army treasury, then was summoned to meet Red Flame Saint Venerable and two other Saint Venerables.
• Red Flame revealed that Phoenix Heaven would explore a secret realm in the Quicksand Star Region, and Xu Qing agreed to join the risky ambush.
• After three days of preparation, Xu Qing and Red Flame reached the secret realm and destroyed its planet to draw Phoenix Heaven out.
• Xu Qing fought Phoenix Heaven head-on while Red Flame struck him from behind, and Phoenix Heaven recognized Xu Qing as the Mystic Phantom King before attempting to escape.
• Xu Qing blocked Phoenix Heaven’s retreat with mist and raised a hand to use Heaven and Earth Reversal.

Xu Qing and Red Flame Saint Venerable battled Phoenix Heaven, using the Illusory Mist and Xu Qing’s powerful incarnations to overwhelm him. Xu Qing landed a devastating punch through Phoenix Heaven’s back, sending the wounded commander tumbling into the starry sky.

• Xu Qing used Heaven and Earth Reversal to trap Phoenix Heaven in spatial mist, then struck him while Red Flame Saint Venerable pressed the attack.
• Phoenix Heaven unleashed his golden wings, but Xu Qing’s Five Elements Evolving Light Art shielded him from the flames and wind.
• Xu Qing and Red Flame Saint Venerable restrained Phoenix Heaven in the strengthened mist, tore off one of his wings, and wounded him until he withdrew into a golden sphere.
• Phoenix Heaven emerged with the Phoenix Wing Gilded Tang and twelve Divine Feathers, but Xu Qing’s full-strength incarnations joined the fight while Red Flame Saint Venerable shattered the feathers.
• Phoenix Heaven detonated the remaining Divine Feathers and charged Xu Qing, who used an incarnation to draw his attack before punching a massive hole through his back.