Chapter Summaries

During the Flower Festival, Parthenon Sacred Mountain was unexpectedly closed as Chen Lang continued his secluded cultivation. His magic abilities grew dramatically, and he decided to seek out Old Fatty Lai for a spar.

• Crowds gathered for the Flower Festival, but officials announced that Sacred Mountain was closed and slowly dispersed the visitors.
• Chen Lang's secluded cultivation strengthened his cultivation and fused his Heavenly Seed's forbidden realm with his power.
• Chen Lang's Lightning Element gained the ability to control weaker Lightning spells, while his Wind and Earth systems could suppress weaker mages and replenish his power.
• Chen Lang developed a Space Element ability that created an independent space where his magic was amplified and opponents' magic was weakened.
• Chen Lang discovered that his Black Magic could form life-corroding energy bodies capable of aging people, regardless of their level.
• Chen Lang decided to find Old Fatty Lai and challenge him to a spar.

Chen Lang brought Mu Ningxue to the Chen family estate, where Chen Jin acknowledged her as family. After they were alone, Mu Ningxue told Chen Lang that the Divine Seal Praise had left her with a permanent 1.8-times amplification, stabilized by the Ice Crystal Brake Bow.

• Chen Lang called Mu Ningxue after finishing his closed-door cultivation and told her to come to the Chen family estate.
• Li Yan welcomed Mu Ningxue at the gates and escorted her to Chen Jin's courtyard.
• Chen Lang introduced Mu Ningxue to Chen Jin, who told her to call him Grandfather and invited her inside.
• Chen Lang took Mu Ningxue away from the courtyard and they were intimate in private.
• Chen Lang asked about the Divine Seal Praise, and Mu Ningxue explained that its amplification had settled at 1.8 times after the Ice Crystal Brake Bow stabilized it.

Chen Lang joined Pang Lai, Han Ji, Zhu Meng, and Tang Zhong after they learned that Ye Xin Xia had been identified as Salang and that Mo Fan was returning to confront the Parthenon. As Mo Fan prepared to storm the Sacred Mountain, Chen Lang promised to intervene if necessary, and Pang Lai learned that the old chief priest had brought back troubling news.

• Pang Lai summoned Chen Lang to the Imperial Palace and told him that Ye Xin Xia had been identified as Salang.
• Chen Lang suggested that Xin Xia’s arrest might involve a conspiracy and refused to try to persuade Mo Fan to abandon his course.
• Tang Zhong reported that Mo Fan had left for Greece, so Pang Lai, Han Ji, Zhu Meng, and Chen Lang followed him.
• Chen Lang promised Mo Fan that he would act if things came to it, easing Mo Fan’s worries while alarming Pang Lai and the others.
• Pang Lai waited for news about Xiyu and the old chief priest, then pointed Mo Fan toward a route to storm the Sacred Mountain after Old Man Bao returned with regretful news.

Mo Fan challenged the Sacred Mountain’s trials and reached the fourth tier, where he defeated the Silver Moon Titan with Bola’s help. His victory left the Parthenon’s officials alarmed as the path to the Goddess stood open.

• The Sacred Mountain’s suppression barrier activated when Mo Fan entered, and he easily defeated the first two guardians.
• Bola knelt to Mo Fan during the third trial, revealing that Mo Fan’s demon bloodline commanded the vampire and enraging Hailong and Mei Ruola.
• Mo Fan and Bola exposed the fourth guardian as a Titan Giant, frightening the observers from Faith Hall.
• The Titan Giant overwhelmed Mo Fan under the barrier’s suppression while Bola weakened it with poison.
• Mo Fan landed a powerful punch that brought down the Silver Moon Titan, with Bola’s toxin making the victory possible.

Mo Fan broke through the Star River Mountain Path and reached Goddess Peak, where Penny Jia’s funeral and the judgment of her alleged killer were underway. As Xiao Shen led a large force toward Saintess Hall, Mo Fan approached Xin Xia and found Aurelia waiting there.

• Mo Fan defeated the four sculptures on the Star River Mountain Path, angering Hailong and Mei Ruola.
• Chen Lang and the others arrived at Penny Jia’s funeral, where Chief Judge Durank declared her killer guilty and Xiao Shen demanded an execution.
• The Hall Mother delayed the judgment so Mo Fan could see Xin Xia, and Xiao Shen led two hundred adjudication mages toward Saintess Hall.
• Yafa mocked Mo Fan for breaking through the mountain path, but Mo Fan ignored him.
• Mo Fan saw Aurelia waiting by the entrance to Saintess Hall and felt conflicted about her connection to Chen Lang.

Mo Fan challenged the accusations against Xin Xia and carried her out of the Saintess Hall, denouncing the Parthenon Temple and Holy Court for condemning her without proof. The assembled authorities threatened to execute him, while Chen Lang publicly trusted Aurelia and the chapter ended with the crowd silent at Mo Fan’s question about how many Black Vatican members they had actually killed.

• Aurelia admitted that she could benefit from Penny Jia’s death but denied having been present when Penny Jia died, while Mo Fan remained suspicious and entered the Saintess Hall.
• Chen Lang told Aurelia that he would believe her if she said she was uninvolved, and Old Man Bao realized the evidence against Xin Xia was still stacked against her.
• Mo Fan emerged carrying Xin Xia and faced threats from Kulun, Yafa, and Female Sage Suti for trying to take her away.
• Mo Fan accused the Parthenon Temple and Holy Court of relying on unproven claims to frame Xin Xia as Salang and compared their conduct to the Black Vatican.
• Mo Fan asked how many people present had actually slain Black Vatican members, and the summit platform fell silent.

Mo Fan summoned the Totem Mysterious Snake to shield himself and Xin Xia from Yafa’s attack and help them seize Salang. As the snake charged toward the barrier, Parthenon’s leaders argued over who should stop it, and Chen Lang suspected Hailong was deliberately sending the Holy Arbitration Mages into danger.

• Yafa unleashed a Super-level Wind Slaying Slash at Mo Fan and Xin Xia, but Mo Fan summoned the Totem Mysterious Snake, which blocked the attack and swallowed Yafa.
• The Mysterious Snake emerged above the peak terrace, then spat Yafa out incapacitated as the crowd realized Mo Fan had come to take someone.
• Pang Lai and the others recognized the Mysterious Snake was helping Mo Fan seize Salang, while the group charged toward the barrier.
• Hailong accused Song Qiming of bringing the Mysterious Snake to Parthenon, but Song Qiming and Old Man Bao denied controlling it and asked the temple to subdue it.
• Hailong ordered the Holy Arbitration Mages to intervene, and Chen Lang suspected he was trying to avoid risking Parthenon’s own forces.

The Hall Mother learned that Yi Zhisha’s remains had been chopped into eight pieces, and the revelation plunged the funeral gathering into outrage and panic. Conti poisoned Rayner and the other adjudicators, then revealed herself as Salang.

• A Female Sage reported to the Hall Mother that Yi Zhisha’s remains had been chopped into eight pieces, and the news quickly spread across the peak platform.
• Aurelia left to see Yi Zhisha’s remains, while the Hall Mother demanded to know who was responsible.
• Conti stood before the crowd and admitted that she had arranged for Yi Zhisha’s remains to be mutilated.
• Conti pointed at Adjudicator Rayner, who vomited black blood as poison spread among him and the other adjudicators.
• Conti identified herself as Salang, throwing the peak platform into chaos.

Salang revealed herself at Parthenon Sacred Mountain and reclaimed both halves of the Cardinal Bloodstone, confirming her identity before the assembled judges and temple officials. Although the Golden Radiance Knights seized her, the Hall Mother suddenly vomited black blood and realized Salang had struck her.

• Durank claimed that the woman was a decoy meant to help Ye Xin Xia escape, but Song Qiming recognized her as Salang.
• Mei Ruola challenged Salang to prove her identity with the Cardinal Bloodstone, and Salang awakened it with her blood.
• Salang produced the other half of the bloodstone and declared that she had come to reclaim it and kill Durank.
• The Hall Mother ordered the seven Golden Radiance Knights to seize Salang, and they subdued her without resistance.
• The Hall Mother suddenly spat black blood, and she realized Salang had hit her.

Salang held Hall Mother Pamish and several judges hostage with a lethal poison while Chen Lang attacked her and fought the Parthenon Temple’s defenders. As Salang tried to leave, Song Qiming called out to stop her.

• Salang revealed that Pamish had been poisoned too, and warned that her death would take Pamish and several judges with her.
• Chen Lang struck Salang with lightning, but she threatened the hostages’ lives, and the Holy Arbitration Mages and Golden Radiance Knights tried to stop him.
• Chen Lang ignored their demands and unleashed a destructive lightning web, killing several defenders when they attacked him.
• Salang taunted Pamish and confronted Durank, then walked away from the summit platform while the others hesitated to stop her.
• Song Qiming called out to Salang as she was leaving.

Salang left the Parthenon Sacred Mountain after admitting that she had slaughtered Bocheng and the Ancient Capital out of vengeance, while Song Qiming chose not to stop her. Chen Lang massacred the Parthenon forces attacking him, then confronted the Hall Mother and Durank over their treatment of Salang and the falsely accused.

• Salang told Song Qiming that she had slaughtered Bocheng because Wen Tai had hidden in the mountain, and said it was only the beginning.
• Song Qiming considered killing Salang but let her leave, fearing the consequences if she survived and retaliated against Magic City.
• Chen Lang fought the Holy Arbitration Mages and Golden Radiance Knights in his black Armor Robe, killing many of them as Old Man Bao found Rayner unconscious.
• The Hall Mother ordered an investigation into the Goddess Hall and stopped her knights from fighting, while Song Qiming asked her to release Mo Fan and Ye Xin Xia.
• Chen Lang unleashed three waves of elemental power as the forces tried to retreat, killing more knights, mages, and sages.
• Chen Lang confronted the Hall Mother and Durank, condemning them for protecting Salang while persecuting the wrongfully accused.

Chen Lang’s actions left Hall Mother and Durank with few followers, while the Totem Mysterious Snake struggled to break the barrier and Durank prepared to carry out a Dark Judgment against Ye Xin Xia. Song Qiming confronted Durank and learned that the plot against Wen Tai and Ye Xin Xia was deliberate, while Aurelia discovered Yi Zhisha’s severed remains were healing.

• Chen Lang’s attack devastated Hall Mother’s and Durank’s forces, and Old Man Bao realized Chen Lang was reshaping the situation for Aurelia.
• The Totem Mysterious Snake battered the barrier as Durank turned to Yi Zhisha’s awakening and accused Mo Fan and Salang of colluding.
• Rayner warned Song Qiming that Durank was using a Dark Judgment rather than a Holy Arbitration, so Ye Xin Xia could not be protected.
• Song Qiming confronted Durank, who defended the judgment and revealed that Wen Tai had been killed because he threatened Yi Zhisha’s power.
• Aurelia found Yi Zhisha’s cut remains healing in the coffin, and Great Sage Mei Ruola said they needed to await her awakening.

Mei Ruola revealed her role in Yi Zhisha’s return and the deaths of Ander and Penny Jia, while Aurelia tried to stop Yi Zhisha from awakening. Chen Lang rescued Aurelia and cleared the way for her to reach her people, then explained his suspicions about Ye Xin Xia’s connection to Wen Tai and the Parthenon Soul.

• Mei Ruola argued that the Parthenon needed Yi Zhisha’s strength and admitted that Penny Jia had been part of her plan to secure Ye Xin Xia’s acceptance of the Dark Arbitration.
• Aurelia attacked Yi Zhisha as she awakened, then escaped the bedchamber while Mei Ruola and the blue-gold vice-hall master tried to protect Yi Zhisha.
• Chen Lang intercepted Aurelia and killed the pursuing blue-gold hall master with a thunder attack.
• Chen Lang told Aurelia that Salang had left and that he had eliminated the Hall Mother’s forces, allowing Aurelia to uncover her people.
• Chen Lang reasoned that Ye Xin Xia was Wen Tai’s daughter and that the Holy Court and Yi Zhisha’s followers were targeting her for the Parthenon Soul.

Chen Lang explained the plot against Ye Xin Xia to Aurelia and helped Mo Fan recover his Magic Power inside the barrier. He left Mo Fan to fight his way out, with Hai La still waiting as the final opponent.

• Chen Lang warned Aurelia that Ye Xin Xia's revealed identity could undermine her standing, and urged her to build an inner circle; Aurelia decided she could not back down after Yi Zhisha's return.
• Chen Lang and Aurelia vanished in a gust of dark wind as Dark Judgment trapped Mo Fan and Ye Xin Xia behind the barrier.
• A wave of black energy shielded the Black Snake from the barrier's attacks, stunning the onlookers, including Durank and Mei Ruola.
• Chen Lang and Aurelia appeared in the pocket of space with Mo Fan and Ye Xin Xia, and Aurelia restored Mo Fan's Magic Power.
• Chen Lang explained the conspiracy and Dark Judgment to Mo Fan and Ye Xin Xia, then told Mo Fan to fight without holding back.

Chen Lang took Aurelia to Goddess Peak while the Parthenon’s forces attacked the Totem Mysterious Snake. Mo Fan transformed into Demon Mo Fan and slaughtered the Adjudication Mages, while Xin Xia remained in danger inside the Dark Judgment space.

• Chen Lang and Aurelia left after he explained everything to Mo Fan and Aurelia restored his Magic Power.
• Durank called for reinforcements as the Adjudication and Faith Mage Corps surrounded the Totem Mysterious Snake and attacked it with powerful group spells.
• The Totem Mysterious Snake used its totemic serpent ring to break down the Adjudication Mages’ Heavenly Flame Funeral.
• Mo Fan, having learned Xin Xia would be taken into the Dark Judgment space, unleashed his demon form and leaped onto the ridge where Adjudication Mages were preparing a Plant System formation.
• Mo Fan used Blood Shadow Evil Attack to unleash tens of thousands of wolf shadows, massacring the Adjudication Mages as Xiao Shen watched in disbelief.
• Chen Lang brought Aurelia to Goddess Peak, where Old Man Bao and the others were waiting.

The Dark Execution Ground awakened the monstrous Hai La while Xin Xia remained trapped inside, and the Parthenon Soul appeared through her. Demon Mo Fan reached the execution ground as Pang Lai and Old Man Bao rushed to open its entrance.

• A shadow inside the Dark Execution Ground began killing the Judgment Mages, Faith Mages, and knights, while the Guilty Stone encased Xin Xia.
• The Parthenon Soul appeared imprinted on Xin Xia, and Yi Zhisha watched from the Goddess Hall, delighted that the Soul had returned.
• Demon Mo Fan fought through the attackers, killed Xiao Shen and Mei Ruola, and reached Durank before continuing toward the execution ground.
• Hai La rose from a pool of black sludge inside the Dark Execution Ground as Dark Death Worms swarmed toward Xin Xia.
• Chen Lang warned Pang Lai and Old Man Bao to open the entrance for Demon Mo Fan, and the two hurried toward it.

Mo Fan fought Hai La in the Dark Execution Ground, using the wounds Wen Tai had inflicted while the Totem Mysterious Snake prevented Hai La from recovering by devouring people. Hai La fled into the Dark Plane with Xin Xia, and Mo Fan pursued; after the Dark Pool Gate closed, a brilliant flame erupted from it, suggesting he might return.

• Pang Lai and Old Man Bao opened a tear in the Dark Execution Ground, and Mo Fan charged in to confront Hai La.
• Mo Fan exploited Hai La's old wounds to injure it, while the Totem Mysterious Snake stopped it from recovering by feeding on the people of the Sacred Mountain.
• Hai La snatched Xin Xia and fled toward the Dark Plane, and Mo Fan chased after them despite Pang Lai and Old Man Bao calling him back.
• Yi Zhisha watched Mo Fan pursue Hai La and blamed him and the Totem Mysterious Snake for ruining her plans.
• After the Dark Execution Ground vanished and the Dark Pool Gate closed, a blazing flame burst from the gate, evaporating the rain and driving away the clouds.

Mo Fan and Ye Xin Xia returned from the Dark Hell, and Ye Xin Xia manifested the Resurrection Divine Art before the Parthenon mages. Chen Lang left Athens and returned to Mu Ningxue, telling her he had other arrangements for her.

• Song Qiming and Pang Lai saw Mo Fan carrying Ye Xin Xia out of the heavenly fire and rushed to help them.
• Ye Xin Xia used her power to fuse a heart of light with Little Flame Fairy's fiery leaf, creating a fruit and revealing that she had mastered the Resurrection Divine Art.
• Chen Lang told Aurelia that Ye Xin Xia's power would expose her identity, promised to ensure Aurelia's safe retreat, and left Athens.
• Chen Lang returned home the next day and told Mu Ningxue about the events in Parthenon.
• Mu Ningxue explained that she had stayed home because she had not gotten used to the Chen family, and Chen Lang said he had other arrangements for her.

Chen Lang brought Mu Ningxue to Fei Niao City, where he explained that Su Lu was behind the infant-heart killings and intended to use the materials for a true dragon hunt. He then met Lin Junxian and arranged for Mu Ningxue to establish an independent branch in the city.

• Chen Lang told Mu Ningxue that Su Lu had ordered the collection of infant hearts as materials for a Forbidden Curse project to hunt a true dragon.
• Mu Ningxue learned that one hundred infant hearts could substitute for a juvenile Titan Giant's heart, and accepted that she could not pursue justice against Su Lu for now.
• Chen Lang and Mu Ningxue met Lin Junxian, who admitted he wanted Chen Lang's backing to protect his business.
• Chen Lang agreed to support Lin Junxian and asked him to help secure suburban land for Mu Ningxue's independent branch.
• Lin Junxian welcomed the plan and handled the land paperwork smoothly.

Chen Lang gave Mu Ningxue a large territory north of Fei Niao City to develop, hoping her work there would help her clan and win Chen Jin’s acceptance. He introduced her to Yu Shishi, whose spirit moths could guard the settlement, leaving Mu Ningxue with a strong foundation for its development.

• Chen Lang entrusted Mu Ningxue with developing the territory and encouraged her to employ capable members of her clan.
• Chen Lang showed Mu Ningxue the territory’s geography and explained how its mountains, river, and sea access could support its growth.
• Chen Lang brought Mu Ningxue to meet Yu Shishi, who offered her spirit moths as patrol guards and said she could raise combat moths.
• Mu Ningxue learned that Yu Shishi could also drive away nearby demon clans, giving the settlement a strong measure of security.