Chapter Summaries

After Qing Ling’s death, Marquis of Knowing Fate became a demon and slaughtered the forces that had taken part in the demon-slaying campaign. As he battled the three Buddhist Venerables on Mount Xiyao, Bodhi Venerable died, and the seal at Demon Wheel Sea collapsed, releasing Xuan Luo.

• Marquis of Knowing Fate massacred the remaining Supremes and destroyed the Red Chamber and Kaiyang Imperial Palace, then exterminated nearly every sect involved in the demon-slaying campaign.
• Marquis of Knowing Fate attacked Mount Xiyao, where the Xiyao Master and Venerable Radiance confronted him with the Thousand Lotus Buddhist Realm.
• Bodhi Venerable joined the fight, but Marquis of Knowing Fate wounded him; Bodhi Venerable then used One Thought Attains Bodhi to wound the demon before dying.
• Marquis of Knowing Fate advanced on the injured Xiyao Master and Venerable Radiance after the Buddhist formation collapsed.
• The seal beneath Demon Wheel Sea broke, and Xuan Luo emerged from the underground palace as a colossal Heavenly Demon.

Xuan Luo ravaged the mortal world while Knowing Fate refused to intervene, and Supreme Heaven left his imprisonment to confront the demon. Supreme Heaven wounded Xuan Luo and sealed him in a forbidden formation, then faded away after bidding farewell to Knowing Fate.

• Xuan Luo emerged from the underground palace and devastated cities as he traveled west to find Knowing Fate.
• On Mount Xiyao, Knowing Fate ignored the pleas of the forty-nine Daoist Sect leaders, so Supreme Heaven chose to leave the demonic body and save the mortal world.
• Supreme Heaven summoned the Grand Beginning Sword and confronted Xuan Luo at Old Water, but their fierce battle left Supreme Heaven gravely weakened.
• Supreme Heaven unleashed the Grand Supreme Forbidden Sword, injuring Xuan Luo and trapping him in a vast formation of sword lights.
• Supreme Heaven appeared before Knowing Fate on Mount Xiyao, thanked him, and dispersed into starlight.

The Marquis of Knowing Fate fought Xuan Luo inside the Supreme Sword Array, joined by Zhao Liusu and the Taibai Manor Lord. The Taibai Manor Lord wounded Xuan Luo and weakened his demonic armor, but died before hearing whether he had repaid the Marquis.

• The Marquis of Knowing Fate entered the forbidden array, took control of its sword power, and began fighting Xuan Luo with the Grand Beginning Sword and Scarlet Refinement.
• Xuan Luo transformed into his hundred-zhang demonic body and wounded the Marquis with Heaven Burial of the Dark Eye, while Zhao Liusu and the Taibai Manor Lord joined the battle.
• The Marquis unleashed Nirvana, and both he and Xuan Luo suffered grievous wounds in the clash.
• Xuan Luo repelled Zhao Liusu and the Taibai Manor Lord, but the Taibai Manor Lord broke through to a legendary realm and damaged Xuan Luo’s demonic armor with Red Dust Dao Pure Absolute Edge.
• The Marquis severed Xuan Luo’s arm and absorbed the power in it as the mortally wounded Taibai Manor Lord asked whether he had repaid the Marquis before dying.

Marquis of Knowing Fate, Nu Chang, and Mu Changge fought Xuan Luo, who escaped gravely wounded after the Grand Supreme Forbidden Array collapsed. When an Immortal Palanquin appeared, Marquis of Knowing Fate left with Yin'er after Zhao Liusu called him by his name and reminded him of his promise.

• Marquis of Knowing Fate battled Xuan Luo with the power of the forbidden array, but Xuan Luo’s Unbreakable Protection withstood their strongest attacks.
• Mu Changge and Nu Chang joined the fight, and together with Marquis of Knowing Fate they wounded Xuan Luo and struck off his head.
• Xuan Luo’s third eye pierced Marquis of Knowing Fate, and Xuan Luo escaped beyond the heavens after resisting Nu Chang’s attempt to seize his soul.
• Nu Chang gave Marquis of Knowing Fate the captured portion of Xuan Luo’s demonic soul, and Marquis of Knowing Fate devoured his demonic body to heal.
• An Immortal Palanquin drawn by three dragons appeared, and Zhao Liusu urged Marquis of Knowing Fate to honor his promise.
• Marquis of Knowing Fate picked up Yin'er and flew toward the nine heavens.

Ning Chen and Yin'er stopped pursuing the Immortal Palanquin after a months-long chase and arrived at Moonlit Chang'an, an inn whose ten guest rooms bore the names of the Ten Scrolls of Heavenly Tome. Meanwhile, Xi Piaoxu returned with the gravely injured Qing Ling, and the Xiyao Master ordered Qing Ling treated with Buddhist fire while sentencing Xi Piaoxu to sixty years at the Wall of Repentance.

• Ning Chen ended the chase after losing sight of the Immortal Palanquin and carried an exhausted Yin'er to a city on Hongluan Star.
• Ning Chen and Yin'er ate at Moonlit Chang'an, where an unseen host sent them Daughter's Red Wine and Ning Chen noticed the innkeeper's rooms matched the names of the Ten Scrolls of Heavenly Tome.
• Xi Piaoxu arrived at Mount Xiyao with Qing Ling and collapsed after telling Bai Lingling to save her.
• Bai Lingling took Qing Ling to the Xiyao Master, who said Xi Piaoxu had given most of her Pure Heaven Lotus Breath to preserve Qing Ling's life.
• The Xiyao Master ordered Qing Ling treated with the Pure Heaven Lotus Breath and Buddhist fire, and sentenced Xi Piaoxu to sixty years at the Wall of Repentance.

Ning Chen searched the stars for the Immortal Palanquin, clashed with a powerful Immortal Ascension Realm figure, and returned to find Yin'er unable to sleep without him nearby. At Moonlit Chang'an, the proprietor took an interest in Ning Chen and suggested he might be able to remove the sword intent from Red Luan's facial scar.

• Ning Chen searched the starfield for the Immortal Palanquin, fought off a giant hand summoned by a powerful voice, and escaped when music from below disrupted its attack.
• Yin'er came to Ning Chen because she could not sleep, and he stayed by her bedside all night so she would feel safe.
• The proprietor watched Ning Chen with interest and ordered the manager to meet a profit target despite the inn's losses.
• At breakfast, Ning Chen drank the wine Red Luan offered and stopped her from serving any to Yin'er.
• Red Luan revealed her sword scar, and the proprietor said Ning Chen might be skilled enough to remove the lingering sword intent and allow her face to heal.

Yin'er and Red Luan were attacked by imperial cavalry while buying rouge, and Ning Chen and Mo Shao'ai killed the riders who threatened them. Later, Mo Shao'ai asked Ning Chen to heal Red Luan's scar, while Ning Chen learned that the Queen Mother of the West—and the Jade Pond Divine Water he sought—were connected to Hongluan Star.

• Yin'er went shopping for rouge and powder with Red Luan after Ning Chen gave her a gold ingot.
• A squad of cavalry nearly struck the women, and Yin'er threw the lead horse aside before the silver-armored commander attacked her and Red Luan with a whip.
• Ning Chen and Mo Shao'ai arrived, and Mo Shao'ai killed seventeen riders; afterward, Yin'er gave the rouge seller the gold ingot to make up for his ruined goods.
• Ning Chen promised Yin'er he would stop leaving her alone, then went to speak with Mo Shao'ai.
• Mo Shao'ai asked Ning Chen to heal Red Luan's sword wound and revealed that the Ink Lord had recognized Ning Chen as a demon.
• Mo Shao'ai told Ning Chen that the Queen Mother of the West came from Hongluan Star, and Ning Chen wondered why the places tied to the Immortal Corpse Procession kept connecting to him.

Ning Chen learned that the vanished Lord of the Eastern Immortal Realm may have known how to revive the dead, and Mo Shao'ai directed him to seek answers from the Ink Lord on Ink Star. Ning Chen and Yin'er set out for Ink Star as an unusual current of fortune appeared there and caught the Ink Lord’s attention.

• Ning Chen asked Mo Shao'ai about reviving the dead and learned that the Lord of the Eastern Immortal Realm had once attempted it, but the method disappeared with him.
• Ning Chen used Taishi to cut Red Luan’s sword scar, and Mo Shao'ai sealed the wound, promising that her appearance would be restored in three days.
• Ning Chen apologized to Yin'er for abandoning her and told her about her martial mother, Ghost Maiden, before deciding to travel to Ink Star.
• Mo Shao'ai killed the guards surrounding Moonlit Chang'an with a zither song as Ning Chen and Yin'er departed.
• Ning Chen and Yin'er journeyed through the starry sky toward Ink Star, where the Ink Lord noticed an unusual current of fortune.

Ning Chen and Yin'er attended the Ink Lord’s lecture on the three realms of cultivation, and Ning Chen asked whether the dead could be resurrected. When the Ink Lord began a trial to choose his ninth disciple, Ning Chen waited until near sunset before stepping forward to face it.

• Ning Chen sealed his power and traveled with Yin'er across Ink Star toward the Ink Lord’s Dao altar.
• The Ink Lord explained the history and three realms of cultivation, then said he was in the late solid realm and could not confirm whether a True Realm expert could revive the dead.
• The Ink Lord announced a trial for his ninth disciple: candidates had to escape an illusion and withstand ten moves from Qi Huan.
• The Ink Lord’s illusion trapped the crowd, but Ning Chen remained unaffected because he was a devil; Yin'er fell asleep beside him.
• A young man in golden armor endured eight moves from Qi Huan, and no later candidate surpassed him before the deadline neared.
• After Yin'er woke and asked why he had not gone forward, Ning Chen rose and walked toward the front.

Ning Chen defeated Qi Huan in the challenge and became Ink Lord’s ninth personal disciple, then settled on Ninth Peak with Yin'er. Ink Lord taught him the Great Yang Scripture, while Qi Huan suggested Ning Chen might help the Eighth Junior Sister control the opposing Great Yin power within her.

• Ning Chen fought Qi Huan through ten moves, drew blood, and was named Ink Lord’s ninth personal disciple.
• Qi Huan led Ning Chen and Yin'er to Ninth Peak, where Ning Chen crafted Yin'er a Vermilion Sword and instructed her in sword practice.
• Ning Chen reflected on the Immortal Ascension Realm and the danger of releasing his Yellow Springs Divine Restriction, then watched Yin'er practice at dawn.
• Ink Lord asked what Ning Chen sought, and Ning Chen answered that he sought longevity before accepting the Great Yang Scripture.
• Qi Huan warned the Eighth Junior Sister about her rapid cultivation and suggested she seek Ning Chen’s help with the Great Yin power within her, but she said he was too weak to contend with it.

Ning Chen and Yin'er went into the forest behind Ninth Peak, where a powerful Chaos attacked them before retreating under the Ink Lord’s pressure. Ning Chen then found a tombstone and jade pendant bearing clues about Huayang, while a young man on Third Peak revealed that Huayang’s memorial tablet stood in a secret chamber.

• Qi Huan and Ayluo Zhen warned Ning Chen to be cautious of everyone in the sect and suggested that Ayluo Zhen accompany him into the Fengshui Forbidden Land.
• Ning Chen took hungry Yin'er into the forest, caught fish, and cooked them for her.
• A Chaos attacked Yin'er, and Ning Chen fought it until the Ink Lord’s pressure forced it to retreat into the forest.
• Ning Chen found a tombstone inscribed “Tomb of Huayang” and recovered a jade-green pendant nearby.
• Ning Chen returned to Yin'er, and a young man on Third Peak entered a secret chamber where Huayang’s memorial tablet stood without incense.

Ning Chen, Ayluo Zhen, and Yin'er entered the Fengshui Forbidden Land, where they faced deadly attacks and pressed deeper into its dangers. Elsewhere, Red Luan prepared to retrieve a sacred relic from the Western Immortal Realm, while a woman playing a zither in Xiaoyue Chang'an Restaurant bled at the mention of the same name.

• Ning Chen chose Ayluo Zhen as his companion for the Fengshui Forbidden Land and brought Yin'er along despite Ayluo Zhen's warning.
• Ning Chen, Ayluo Zhen, and Yin'er entered the forbidden land, dodged waves of ghostly attacks, and confronted a demon statue and a black storm.
• Ayluo Zhen unleashed her Lunar Power to destroy the demon statue and black storm after Ning Chen was struck and sent flying.
• On Hongluan Star, Red Luan agreed to retrieve the sacred relic from the Western Immortal Realm, and the violet-clad man promised her wedding would follow its return.
• In Xiaoyue Chang'an Restaurant, a woman playing the zither cut her finger and bled as the name Red Luan was invoked.

Ning Chen and Yin'er followed Ayluo Zhen into the Fengshui Forbidden Land’s sea of fire, where Ning Chen fought the Vermilion Bird and was nearly defeated after she proved her Dao. Ayluo Zhen saved him, and the three hurried onward as the Western Immortal Realm reappeared.

• Ning Chen suppressed Yin'er's imminent breakthrough while Ayluo Zhen led them deeper into the Fengshui Forbidden Land.
• Ayluo Zhen brought Ning Chen and Yin'er into a deadly sea of fire to suppress her cultivation, and Ning Chen protected Yin'er with Phoenix Essence.
• Ning Chen confronted the Vermilion Bird, and their sword duel ended with her proving her Dao and wounding him.
• Ayluo Zhen blocked the Vermilion Bird's finishing strike, forcing her to retreat into the flames.
• Ayluo Zhen urged Ning Chen and Yin'er to leave quickly, while the Western Immortal Realm reappeared far from Ink Star.

As the Western Immortal Realm reappeared, ancient experts and sects prepared to enter it in search of immortality and its lost treasures. After escaping the Fengshui Forbidden Land, Ning Chen learned that the Ink Lord had sent his disciples to seek the immortal sword Immortal Massacre, while Ayluo Zhen warned him again not to rush into the Immortal Ascension Realm.

• The Ink Lord sent four disciples toward the Western Immortal Realm and ordered them to follow Third Brother’s instructions.
• Ning Chen shielded Yin'er from a heavenly lightning strike, and Ayluo Zhen led them through the final trial of the Fengshui Forbidden Land.
• Ayluo Zhen warned Ning Chen not to rush into the Immortal Ascension Realm before the three left the forbidden land.
• The Ink Lord dispatched Ning Chen and Ayluo Zhen to join the search for the Western Immortal Realm’s sword, Immortal Massacre.
• Ayluo Zhen explained that the Ink Lord stayed behind to protect the fragile realm and deter other powerful experts, including a purple-clad swordsman who had once challenged him.

The Ink Sect disciples entered the Western Immortal Realm, where Ning Chen seized a cache of Immortal Source and fought off three women until Ayluo Zhen intervened. Elsewhere, the Red Luan Princess and the red-clad man uncovered an ancient chariot, and she revealed her royal power by wounding the linen-clad old man and driving him away.

• The Four Disciples of Ink Sect split up to search the Western Immortal Realm, and Ayluo Zhen and Ning Chen later arrived as well.
• Ning Chen shattered a stone formation and collected its Immortal Source, then held off three women until Ayluo Zhen forced the Spirit Void Starfield group to leave.
• Yin'er asked Ayluo Zhen to protect her and Ning Chen, then returned to walk beside Ning Chen as the three continued searching for the immortal sword.
• The Red Luan Princess and the red-clad man uncovered an ancient war chariot after he destroyed the arrow-light trap beneath the ground.
• The linen-clad old man tried to take the chariot, but the red-clad man wounded him and the Red Luan Princess struck him, revealing her royal identity and forcing him to flee with the little boy.

Ning Chen and his companions pursued the Queen Mother's Hairpin through the collapsing Immortal Realm, where the black-clad demon body clashed with the red-clad Phoenix Body and the Red Luan Princess fought a white-clad woman. Ghost Slave stole the hairpin, but when the Red Luan Princess tried to reclaim it, he shattered it, causing palaces to appear across the sky.

• Ayluo Zhen, Ning Chen, and Yin'er escaped an abyss as it collapsed, and a seven-colored paper crane carrying the Queen Mother's Hairpin flew away.
• Ning Chen chased the crane while a white-clad woman from the Spirit Void Starfield followed; near an immortal mountain, the red-clad Phoenix Body struck the crane down and the hairpin fell between him and the black-clad demon body.
• The Red Luan Princess fought the white-clad woman as the two bodies battled over the hairpin, until a little boy snatched it and escaped to Ghost Slave.
• The Red Luan Princess confronted Ghost Slave, whose disguise failed as her power forced him to his knees and revealed his youthful face.
• Ghost Slave struck the hairpin as the Red Luan Princess tried to reclaim it, shattering it and making palaces materialize across the Immortal Realm.

Queen Mother's Palace reappeared, drawing experts into a battle against the silver-armored general Jing Xuan, who guarded the throne. As Marquis in Purple moved to destroy him, Queen Mother of the West appeared, saved Jing Xuan from the final blow, and watched as his remnant soul finally faded away.

• Queen Mother's Palace appeared, and the golden hairpin returned to it as the Red Luan Princess, the black- and red-robed figures, and other experts rushed inside.
• The black- and red-robed figures confronted the silver-armored general before the throne, but his halberd turned back their attacks.
• The Red Luan Princess, Qi Huan, Ayluo Zhen, and other experts joined the fight, while the demonic body withdrew with the little girl.
• Marquis in Purple arrived and overpowered Jing Xuan, nearly destroying his remnant soul with a final sword strike.
• Queen Mother of the West appeared, stopped Marquis in Purple's sword, and told Jing Xuan he could rest.
• Jing Xuan saluted Queen Mother of the West and dissolved into starlight after enduring for hundreds of thousands of years.

Queen Mother of the West destroyed the black vortex with a celestial river before her soul faded, while Ning Chen caught her golden hairpin and learned that resurrection was possible. As the immortal sword drew the strongest figures into conflict, Ning Chen returned toward the ruins, where Great Xia’s legend appeared again.

• Queen Mother of the West defeated Marquis in Purple, then vanished as the Immortal Palace crumbled and the immortal sword appeared.
• Queen Mother of the West sealed the black vortex with a celestial river and told Ning Chen that the dead could be brought back to life before her soul disappeared.
• Ning Chen caught Queen Mother of the West’s golden hairpin, gave it to Yin'er, and hurried back with her toward the immortal sword.
• The hemp-clad man failed to seize the immortal sword, then killed Yi'er to absorb his life force and restore his strength.
• The Ink Lord, Marquis in Purple, and the Red Luan Realm King arrived as the struggle for the immortal sword intensified.
• A young man in azure robes bearing three swords appeared at the ruins, revealed as Great Xia’s returning legend.

The Ink Lord and the Red Luan Realm King defeated the Marquis in Purple, then agreed that she could claim the Immortal Slaying Sword while the Ink Sect took everything else in the realm. Just as she reached for the sword, a young man in azure robes appeared and declared that she could not take it.

• The Ink Lord, the Red Luan Realm King, and the Marquis in Purple fought over the Immortal Slaying Sword, and the Marquis in Purple and the Red Luan Realm King joined forces against the Ink Lord.
• The Red Luan Realm King suddenly struck the Marquis in Purple from behind, allowing the Ink Lord to pierce him and kill him.
• The Red Luan Realm King and the Ink Lord agreed that she would take the Immortal Slaying Sword while the rest of the realm would belong to the Ink Sect.
• Ning Chen tried to stop the Red Luan Realm King from taking the sword, but Ayluo Zhen restrained him and warned that they could not win against her.
• As the Red Luan Realm King reached for the sword, a young man in azure robes appeared and told her she could not take it.

Prince Yan defeated the Red Luan Realm King and the Ink Lord’s incarnations in a devastating battle over the immortal sword, then departed after telling Ning Chen to seek sword intent and visit him. As the Immortal Palace Ruins collapsed, Ning Chen prepared to leave with Yin'er and watched the surviving Ink Sect disciples.

• Prince Yan drew the Azure Sword and fought the Red Luan Realm King while Ning Chen urged Yin'er to study the sword.
• Prince Yan wounded the Red Luan Realm King, then switched to the Sand Sword as the king’s red mist turned the fight against him.
• The Ink Lord joined the Red Luan Realm King, but Prince Yan used his twin swords and cloud disk to injure both incarnations.
• Prince Yan unleashed the immortal sword with his four-sword technique, destroying both incarnations and worsening the Immortal Palace Ruins’ collapse.
• Prince Yan told Ning Chen to seek sword intent and come see him, then departed as Ning Chen and Yin'er prepared to flee the ruins.