Chapter Summaries

Ning Chen helped Keke prepare medicine for her injured second mother, then continued west as the emperors considered seeking his support against the Heavenly Demon Clan. In the Outer Heavens, Mu Chengxue faced Scaly King’s overwhelming attack, while a blue sword light and Vermilion Bird’s return interrupted the looming crisis.

• Ning Chen accepted the herbs Keke had bought by pawning her mother’s jade pendant and brewed medicine that would soon wake her second mother.
• Ning Chen left the ruined temple and promised Little Gourd he would repay the blood used to save Keke’s second mother.
• Gou Huang urged the other four emperors to win the Thirteenth Prince to their side, and the Golden Lion Clan’s leader learned that Ning Chen was expected to visit him.
• Mu Chengxue fought Scaly King’s possessed son and then endured Scaly King’s attack, preparing to unleash the final move of the Grand Elder’s forbidden chapter.
• A blue sword light pierced the darkness near Mu Chengxue as Vermilion Bird returned to the mortal world and split heaven and earth with her divine sword.

Mu Chengxue and A'man fought the Scale King, then escaped to an unfamiliar Great Life Star, where Mu Chengxue collapsed from her injuries. Meanwhile, Ning Chen continued searching for the fox clan princesses and reached the Western Sacred Domain, where he reunited with Hong Yuan.

• A'man arrived in time to help Mu Chengxue face the Scale King, but the two women could not defeat him.
• Mu Chengxue used her remaining Forbidden Essence to help herself and A'man escape the Scale King's blockade.
• After landing on an unfamiliar Great Life Star, Mu Chengxue coughed blood and collapsed, and A'man caught her.
• Ning Chen traveled west for months, searching unsuccessfully for Wan'er and Xiaoxiao before entering the Golden Lion Clan's Western Sacred Domain.
• When a burly man attacked Ning Chen, Hong Yuan blocked the punch, drove the man off, and welcomed Ning Chen to the Sacred Domain.
• Ning Chen thanked Hong Yuan and asked to stay with him for a few days.

Peacock and Young Master Xiaobai discussed whether the Marquis of Knowing Fate could become the new Lord of the Divine Realm, while the Lord of the Divine Realm urged them to aid him after the Phoenix Body encountered trouble. Meanwhile, Knowing Fate arrived with Hongyuan at the Golden Lion Clan’s sacred hall to seek an alliance.

• Peacock told Young Master Xiaobai that the Marquis of Knowing Fate’s limited talent and immense karmic burden made her doubt he could become the new Lord of the Divine Realm.
• The Lord of the Divine Realm defended his choice of the Marquis, saying the young man would never give up and had already bought the mortal world time by opening the Ancient Battlefield.
• The Lord of the Divine Realm revealed that the Phoenix Body had encountered trouble and ordered Young Master Xiaobai and Peacock to leave the divine realm and help the Marquis when the time came.
• Knowing Fate and Hongyuan climbed the sacred mountain in the Primeval Demonic Realm, passing twelve palaces filled with powerful Golden Lion experts.
• Knowing Fate entered the Golden Holy Temple, and golden light from the twelve palaces joined to conceal the sacred mountain’s heavenly secrets.

Ning Chen visited the Lord of the Golden Lion Clan to seek help finding the Fox Race Princess and to discuss uniting the royal clans against the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan’s rebellion. As he left the Holy Domain, Shaluo attacked him to test his strength, and Ning Chen met the strike with his sword domain.

• Ning Chen told the Lord of the Golden Lion Clan that a traitor in the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan had arranged the slaughter of the Qingqiu fox race and asked for help finding the Fox Race Princess.
• The Lord said his people had searched for the princess for months without success but would keep looking and report any news.
• Ning Chen urged the Golden Lion Clan to prepare for the rebels and proposed that the five royal clans unite to quell the rebellion.
• The Lord said the Holy Domain would join the fight if another royal clan sent troops first, and Ning Chen said he expected that opportunity to come soon.
• After Ning Chen left with Hong Yuan, the Lord ordered Shaluo to test him, and Shaluo sent a golden attack crashing down from the sky.
• Ning Chen raised a sword domain of ten thousand swords to block the strike, and Shaluo acknowledged that he was a strong opponent.

Ning Chen traveled to the Witch Clan’s sacred land to ask Gou Huang about the missing Fox Race princesses and persuade the Witch Clan to oppose the force seeking to unite the Primeval Demonic Realm. Gou Huang confirmed Wan'er and Xiaoxiao were safe but hesitated to commit, as Ning Chen pressed her to decide whether the clan would fight or submit.

• Shaluo tested Ning Chen with a golden strike, which Ning Chen blocked with his swords, and Shaluo revealed that Ning Chen’s sword had touched the extreme realm.
• Ning Chen left the Western Sacred Domain and, two months later, reached the Witch Clan’s territory, where Tian Xin escorted him to Gou Huang.
• Gou Huang told Ning Chen that Wan'er and Xiaoxiao were not in mortal danger and explained that the Fox Race’s destruction was tied to its two Heavenly Maidens.
• Ning Chen urged Gou Huang to recognize that the Witch Clan would be a prime target and asked whether it would resist or submit.
• Gou Huang warned Ning Chen against speaking of the Witch Clan’s submission, but Ning Chen apologized and pressed her to fight rather than let the clan’s legacy be destroyed.

Ning Chen persuaded Gou Huang to prepare the Witch Clan for war, then traveled across the Primeval Demonic Realm to rally allies while searching for the Heavenly Heart Flower. At the Eastern Continent’s polar region, the Lord of Asahi Royal City and masked attackers ambushed him, and Ning Chen unleashed his Great Sword Realm to strike back.

• Ning Chen convinced Gou Huang to send the Witch Clan’s forces, and Gou Huang ordered Tian Xin to prepare the Twelve Witch Queens for war.
• Ning Chen secured the Lord of Divine Capital’s promise to send troops once he saw the situation Ning Chen described.
• Ning Chen reached the Eastern Continent’s polar region to search for the Heavenly Heart Flower and climbed the Heaven-Propping Peaks.
• The Lord of Asahi Royal City attacked Ning Chen alongside Xuyao and dozens of black-clad figures, while Ning Chen declared that he had repaid his debt to the Lord.
• Ning Chen rose into the Nine Heavens and unleashed his Great Sword Realm, swallowing the black-clad attackers in sword light.

Ning Chen and Xuyao fought a devastating duel at Sky-Pillar Peak, and their attacks destroyed two peaks and opened a rift in the sky. As Demonic Emperor Kunyi tried to stabilize the heavens, a rain of blazing meteors began falling through the rift, leaving the Primeval Demonic Realm facing an apparent catastrophe.

• Xuyao and Ning Chen clashed at Sky-Pillar Peak, while Demonic Emperor Kunyi sensed the battle and rushed to protect the peak.
• Jiuyou and Shaluo learned that Ning Chen had gone to Sky-Pillar Peak, where Shaluo had told him the Heavenly Heart Flower could be found.
• Xuyao unleashed the Great Sun Forbidden Art, Three Parts Return to Origin, and the impact of his attack against Ning Chen's sword barrier toppled Sky-Pillar Peak.
• Xuyao used Three Crows Return to the Sea against Ning Chen's Three Lights Shining Together, and their collision toppled a second Sky-Pillar Peak and tore open the sky.
• Demonic Emperor Kunyi tried to stabilize the shaking heavens as meteors poured through the rift and fell toward the mortal world.

After the Sky-Pillar Peaks were restored, Ning Chen trapped the Demonic Emperor Kunyi beneath them and continued his search across the Five Domains before returning to the Primeval Demonic Realm. His return stirred the Three Imperial Cities, while Xuan Luo reclaimed his royal city and set his sights on Ning Chen.

• The Demonic Emperor Kunyi held up the collapsing heavens while Ning Chen and Xuyao gathered stones to rebuild the Sky-Pillar Peaks.
• After the peaks were restored, Kunyi began repairing their cracks with his demonic energy, leaving him trapped there; Ning Chen and Xuyao departed, their feud unresolved.
• Ning Chen visited the Stone Emperor and warned that Spirit Mountain must make way for the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan.
• Ning Chen searched the Scale Clan's territory but never entered Purple Scale Abyss, then returned to the Primeval Demonic Realm.
• Xuan Zhen refused the Fifth Prince's call to assassinate Ning Chen, deciding to wait and see what happened after his return.
• Xuan Luo retook his royal city, killed its old King, and turned his killing intent toward Ning Chen.

Ning Chen returned to the Three Imperial Cities, met with Xuan Jiuyou, and learned that the Three Demonic Emperors might retaliate over Sky-Pillar Peak. As the Witch Clan prepared for war and the Scaly Race sent Jin Liner on a secret mission, Peacock intercepted her near the Purple Star Starfield.

• Xuan Qing welcomed Ning Chen back, and Ning Chen went to the Nine Nether King's Estate to report to Xuan Jiuyou, who told him to stay in the imperial city while Sky-Pillar Peak was repaired.
• Gou Huang foresaw a great calamity for the Witch Clan and ordered preparations to dispatch troops, while Ning Chen reunited with Shi Yu and Shi Qing and received a visit from Xuan Que.
• Xuan Luo left the royal city to seek someone, and the Scaly Emperor learned that something had happened to his elder grandson and sent Jin Liner to deliver the Life Sacrifice Array method to her father.
• The Scaly Emperor sent Jin Liner out of the Primeval Demonic Realm, and the old man on a distant peak allowed Peacock to descend and confront her.
• Peacock intercepted the Scaly Race Imperial Daughter near the Purple Star Starfield and threatened to kill her.

Ning Chen fought Xuan Luo in the Crown Prince's Estate, while Peacock battled and defeated Jin Liner in the Purple Star Starfield. The chapter left Ning Chen and Xuan Luo facing off with their ultimate arts as Jin Liner lay defeated on a Withered Star.

• Ning Chen attacked Xuan Luo when he arrived at the Crown Prince's Estate, then sealed the battlefield to protect Shi Yu and Shi Qing.
• Ning Chen wounded Xuan Luo with Sword Twelve, but Xuan Luo struck back and the two continued their fierce duel.
• Ning Chen invoked the Sword Emperor as Xuan Luo unleashed Thunder God, and their ultimate moves collided.
• Peacock confronted Jin Liner in the Purple Star Starfield and repeatedly overpowered her with five-colored divine light.
• Jin Liner unleashed Overturning Rain and Raging Waves, but Peacock's divine light dispersed the attack and shattered her scales.
• Peacock identified herself as the Divine Realm's Peacock and defeated Jin Liner, hurling her into a Withered Star.

Ning Chen’s battle with Xuan Luo ended when Xuan Zhen intervened, and Ning Chen sought Xuan Qing’s troops to kill Xuan Luo. In the Purple Star Starfield, Jin Liner died after delivering the Life Sacrifice Array to the Scaly King, who vowed vengeance against the human race.

• Ning Chen and Xuan Luo fought to a standstill until Xuan Zhen’s Shaoyin spear shattered the divine restriction and forced them to stop.
• Xuan Luo went to Xuan Zhen, who promised him another opportunity to kill Ning Chen, while Ning Chen decided to eliminate Xuan Luo before his identity was exposed.
• Ning Chen asked Xuan Qing to lend troops to kill Xuan Luo, and Xuan Qing agreed to find a way despite the difficulty of challenging the First Prince’s protection.
• On a Withered Star, the dying Jin Liner faced Peacock and self-destructed, collapsing the star as Peacock survived the blast and departed.
• The Scaly King arrived and learned from Jin Liner’s remnant soul that Peacock had killed her and that she had delivered the Life Sacrifice Array; Jin Liner then vanished, and he swore revenge on the human race.

Ning Chen secretly attacked the Qingyuan Marquis's Estate and killed Marquis Qingyuan, a supporter of the First Prince. He returned to the Thirteenth Prince's Manor as rain fell, warning that the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan's upheaval had only begun.

• Xuan Qing considered whether to lend troops to Ning Chen to eliminate Xuan Luo, whose strength and position as ruler of the Southwest King's Domain made him dangerous.
• Ning Chen left the Thirteenth Prince's Manor at night carrying Mad Bone Blade and entered the Qingyuan Marquis's Estate, killing its guards as he advanced.
• Marquis Qingyuan confronted Ning Chen, but Ning Chen used the Yellow Springs Restriction and his speed to overcome the aging king.
• Ning Chen stabbed Marquis Qingyuan through the heart and declared that the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan's chaos would soon claim more victims, including its emperor.
• Ning Chen returned through the rain to Shi Yu and Shi Qing, changed his blood-soaked clothes, and looked toward the distance as the conflict began in earnest.

After Ning Chen secretly destroyed Qingyuan Marquis's Estate, the Imperial Guards and the princes struggled to identify the killer as suspicion fell on Third Prince Xuan Qing. Ning Chen then attacked Beizhen King's Estate, escalating the crisis and forcing First Prince Xuan Zhen's faction toward a response.

• Xuan Mo investigated Qingyuan Marquis's Estate and found that a single blade-wielding killer had slaughtered nearly everyone, while the princes' factions began investigating and suspecting one another.
• Xuan Que warned Ning Chen that Qingyuan Marquis's death could provoke upheaval and expose him to blame, while Shi Yu silenced Shi Qing's suspicions about Ning Chen's actions the previous night.
• After waiting until nightfall, Ning Chen left Thirteenth Prince's Manor and, as the Plain-clothed Figure known as Underworld King Yama, killed King Beizhen and others at Beizhen King's Estate.
• Xuan Mo found King Beizhen dead and feared Three Imperial Cities would descend into chaos, while Xuan Zhen and Xuan Qing learned of the attack and Xuan Qing concluded someone was framing him.
• Ning Chen watched the turmoil grow and expected the attacks to pressure Xuan Zhen into striking the Third Prince's faction.

After the First Prince and Third Prince clashed over the murders of Marquis Qingyuan and King Beizhen, the Demonic Emperors ordered searches that placed Third Prince's Manor under watch. Xuan Qing sought Ning Chen's support, and Ning Chen accepted the invitation to visit him while also sending tea to Nine Nether King's Estate.

• Xuan Zhen and Xuan Qing inspected King Beizhen's body, exchanged veiled accusations, and Xuan Zhen ordered Xuan Que and Xuan Mo to investigate.
• Ning Chen practiced his sword at Thirteenth Prince's Manor and resolved to deepen the imperial city's disorder.
• Gou Huang and three other powerful figures sensed the Demonic Realm's changing fortune and considered the growing likelihood of war.
• Xuan Mo reported the two estate massacres to Seven Luminaries Demonic Emperor and Eight Desolations Demonic Emperor, who ordered searches focused on the city's southwest.
• Xuan Mo sent Imperial Guards to watch the area around Third Prince's Manor, and Xuan Qing decided to invite Ning Chen to help him regain the initiative.
• Ning Chen accepted Xuan Qing's invitation and told Shi Yu and Shi Qing to send tea to Nine Nether King's Estate.

Ning Chen visited Xuan Qing, who gave him the Human Talisman and asked him to speak in his defense against the accusations surrounding the deaths of Marquis Qingyuan and King Beizhen. After agreeing to help, Ning Chen weighed plans to deal with Xuan Luo and stir up conflict within the Heavenly Demon Royal Clan, then quietly watched Xuan Mo share a peaceful evening with his wife.

• Xuan Qing denied killing Marquis Qingyuan and King Beizhen and explained that Imperial Guards were watching his manor.
• Xuan Qing gave Ning Chen the Human Talisman, hoping it could help him injure or kill Xuan Luo.
• Ning Chen agreed to speak in Xuan Qing's defense and to inform Commander Xuan Mo of his innocence.
• Ning Chen returned to his manor, sent another tea delivery to question his master, and considered how to handle Xuan Luo and provoke royal-clan strife.
• Ning Chen went out at night and watched Xuan Mo eat dinner with his wife without interrupting them.

Ning Chen told Xuan Mo that he had agreed to help the Third Prince despite the risks, then secretly attacked the Imperial Guards outside the Third Prince's Manor and staged an assault on the Twelfth Prince's Manor. He returned home as winter neared, still unable to shake the cold.

• Ning Chen visited Xuan Mo and explained that he would speak up for the Third Prince, while Xuan Mo warned him against getting involved.
• Ning Chen said that Xuan Mo's home was the only place in the imperial city that felt warm, and Xuan Mo observed that Ning Chen carried too much regret and longing.
• After leaving, Ning Chen changed into a black-clad figure and killed several dozen Imperial Guards outside the Third Prince's Manor.
• Xuan Qing sensed the bloodshed and rushed outside, while the black-clad figure entered the Twelfth Prince's Manor and battled its guardian.
• The Twelfth Prince escaped as his guardian died protecting him, and the black-clad figure departed without pursuing him.
• Ning Chen returned to his manor, asked Shi Yu for hot tea, and remarked that the weather would soon change as the cold lingered in his body.

Xuan Xiu was gravely wounded after the Twelfth Prince’s Manor was attacked, and he named Xuan Qing before losing consciousness. Xuan Mo moved to investigate as the princes gathered outside Xuan Qing’s manor, where Ning Chen challenged the accusation and the First Prince confronted him.

• Xuan Zhen carried the wounded Xuan Xiu into his manor, where Feng Shidao treated him and confirmed he was no longer in danger of dying.
• Xuan Mo learned that the Imperial Guards outside Xuan Qing’s manor had been killed and that the Twelfth Prince’s Manor had been slaughtered, then heard Xuan Xiu had mentioned Xuan Qing.
• Xuan Qing suspected that someone had engineered the attacks to frame him as Xuan Mo led Imperial Guards to surround his manor.
• Ning Chen arrived and questioned whether Xuan Xiu had actually accused Xuan Qing of attempting to kill him.
• The First Prince arrived with the Fifth Prince and Sixth Prince, accused Ning Chen of twisting the facts, and was challenged by Ning Chen to take responsibility for his accusation.

Ning Chen prevented Xuan Zhen from having Xuan Qing’s manor sealed and warned Xuan Qing that the First Prince was likely orchestrating the assassinations to frame him. Xuan Qing decided to take the initiative against the Twelfth Prince, while Xuan Mo recognized that the struggle between the princes remained uncertain.

• Xuan Zhen ordered Xuan Mo to surround Xuan Qing’s manor, but Ning Chen challenged the First Prince and stopped the Imperial Guards from closing in.
• Ning Chen struck the Fifth Prince with a swift finger attack after the Fifth Prince taunted Xuan Qing, and Xuan Zhen then withdrew his party while leaving guards stationed a thousand paces from the manor.
• Ning Chen warned Xuan Qing that the First Prince might be behind the assassinations and that the Twelfth Prince could endanger him by identifying him after waking.
• Ning Chen urged Xuan Qing to prevent the Twelfth Prince from waking, and Xuan Qing resolved to use his forces to seize the initiative.
• Xuan Qing sent Ning Chen away and prepared to let his forces act, while Xuan Mo watched Ning Chen depart and considered the contest between Xuan Qing and Xuan Zhen unresolved.

Xuan Yu’s attempt to kill the unconscious Xuan Xiu exposed his allegiance to Xuan Qing, but Xuan Zhen and the Fifth Prince stopped him. Xuan Yu died by self-destruction, Xuan Zhen survived injured, and Ning Chen and Gou Huang recognized that the struggle for power was nearing open war.

• Xuan Zhen confronted five black-clad assassins attacking the First Prince’s Manor and killed them after they tried to reach Xuan Xiu.
• Xuan Yu moved to kill Xuan Xiu, but the Fifth Prince revealed that he and Xuan Zhen had suspected Xuan Yu’s betrayal.
• Xuan Zhen returned and helped the Fifth Prince corner Xuan Yu, who refused to betray Xuan Qing and destroyed himself with a self-detonation.
• Xuan Zhen shielded the Fifth Prince from the blast, then ordered him to report the events truthfully to the two Demon Emperors.
• Ning Chen concluded that Xuan Qing would have to counterattack after losing Xuan Yu, while Gou Huang told Tian Xin that war was about to begin.

The Demonic Emperors sealed Xuan Qing inside his manor as assassins attacked Xuan Zhen’s procession, only for an emperor to destroy them. Ning Chen coordinated with Gou Huang as the imperial crisis neared its climax, while Qing Ling visited the still-unconscious Yin’er in the Moon Worshipper Sacred Land.

• Xuan Mo received the Demonic Emperors’ order to seal the Third Prince’s Manor, and Xuan Qing was forbidden to leave for ten days.
• King-realm dead soldiers ambushed Xuan Zhen’s procession, but Xuan Zhen resisted them and a Demonic Emperor killed the attackers with one palm.
• Ning Chen told Gou Huang that the shaman clan should raise its army when the imperial city fell into chaos within ten days.
• Mu Chengxue and A'man worried that Yin’er had not awakened after a year, and A'man said Ning Chen might have gone to the demon realm.
• Qing Ling appeared at the Moon Worshipper Sacred Land, spoke with Mu Chengxue, and went to see Yin’er on the altar.