Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan accepted the Divine Silkworm Bracers from the Divine Silkworm Clan without promising Yang Xiao’s protection, then returned to the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm and discovered that Bald Bird and the others had gone missing. He suspected they had been intercepted while traveling and considered the Immortal Palace or Hell Sect as possible culprits.

• The Divine Silkworm Clan elder gave Chen Fan its precious Divine Silkworm Bracers and asked him to have Yang Xiao protect the clan from overseas forces.
• Chen Fan accepted the bracers and agreed only to put their past conflict behind them, leaving the elder to realize he had not secured Yang Xiao’s help.
• Chen Fan headed to the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm, where he found Chen Jingjing and the others but not Bald Bird, Dugu Han, or the rest of the group.
• Chen Jingjing told Chen Fan that Xian'er and Bai Jing had left with the others to search for him more than two months earlier.
• Chen Fan concluded that the group had likely been intercepted while escaping through a Teleportation Array and wondered whether the Immortal Palace was responsible.
• Chen Jingjing asked whether the people behind the disappearance could be from the Hell Sect.

Chen Fan suspected the Hell Sect had abducted Bald Bird and the others, so he left the secret realm to search for them. He learned that Dugu Ghost Sword was rumored to have entered the Hell Sect’s ancestral grounds, then hurried to the Dugu Clan, where he emerged from a Teleportation Array into the stench of blood.

• Chen Fan reassured Chen Jingjing and the others, reinforced the secret realm’s formation, and left to find the abducted group.
• Chen Fan saw that Nine Palaces Elder remained locked in a stalemate with the humanoid lightning after eight years.
• After failing to find information while disguised, Chen Fan revealed himself in an Ancient City and asked its City Lord about the Hell Sect.
• The City Lord and an old man said Dugu Ghost Sword was rumored to have entered the Hell Sect’s ancestral grounds and retreated unharmed.
• Chen Fan took a Teleportation Array to the city where the Dugu Clan was located and encountered a strong stench of blood upon arrival.

Chen Fan found the Dugu Clan under attack by the Hell Sect, whose curse runes had badly wounded the Dugu Clan Head. After Chen Fan helped him dispel the curse and subdue the attackers, Chen Fan prepared to question them about Mu Yunshui and her group.

• Chen Fan discovered that Hell Sect cultivators had surrounded the Dugu Clan and that their curse runes had gravely injured the Dugu Clan Head.
• Chen Fan blocked the curse runes with the Clear Heart Art and killed the Spirit Refining Stage attackers who came to intercept him.
• Chen Fan entered the Dugu Clan estate through its Magic Array and taught the Dugu Clan Head the Clear Heart Art.
• The Dugu Clan Head used his restored strength to capture the Hell Sect experts, and Chen Fan demanded that they answer his questions or face a soul search.

Chen Fan searched the Hell Sect experts’ memories and learned that Qin Xian’er, Mu Yunshui, and Dugu Han were imprisoned in the Hell Sect Ancestral Grounds, while Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth had been swallowed by the void. After killing the experts, he joined forces with the Dugu Clan and asked Dugu Ghost Sword why the Hell Sect had attacked the city.

• Chen Fan reached into the void with an arm transformed by the Eight-Nine Arcane Art and searched the Hell Sect experts’ memories.
• Chen Fan discovered that Qin Xian’er, Mu Yunshui, and Dugu Han were imprisoned on the third and fourth levels of the Hell Sect Ancestral Grounds, while Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth had fallen into the dark void.
• Enraged by what he learned, Chen Fan killed the Hell Sect experts by crushing their heads.
• The Dugu Clan Head pledged the clan’s support for an attack on the Hell Sect and offered to accompany Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan asked Dugu Ghost Sword why the Hell Sect had massacred the city, and she revealed that she had found an item after entering a void passage beneath a volcano.

Chen Fan learned that the Heavenly Water Pearl came from the Hell Sect’s ancestral grounds and that the sect had at least two late Soul Division Stage experts. He gathered the Dugu Clan and Divine Silkworm Clan to prepare for an assault, then left to seek more allies.

• Dugu Ghost Sword revealed that she had found the Heavenly Water Pearl beneath a volcano and sensed multiple late Soul Division Stage experts in the Hell Sect’s ancestral grounds.
• The Dugu Clan Head agreed to help Chen Fan, but Chen Fan said he would find reinforcements and ordered the clan to prepare its Soul Division Stage members.
• Chen Fan traveled to the Divine Silkworm Clan’s ancestral grounds and asked its leader to join the expedition against the Hell Sect.
• The Divine Silkworm Clan agreed to send everyone at the Soul Division Stage and above, including its leader, to the Dugu Clan in three days.
• Chen Fan departed to find additional allies, leaving the Divine Silkworm Clan elder astonished that even two late Soul Division Stage experts were not enough.

Chen Fan asked Xiao Tianfang to seek the Xiao Family Head's help in destroying the Hell Sect and rescuing Qin Xian'er and Mu Yunshui. After Xiao Tianfang contacted the Family Head, he received a reply, leaving Chen Fan waiting to hear the Xiao Family's decision.

• Chen Fan met Xiao Tianfang in the Xiao Family's Ancient City and asked him to request the Family Head's aid against the Hell Sect.
• Chen Fan explained the abductions and the forces involved, and said Yang Xiao had gone to the Immortal Realm while the Nine Palaces Elder was undergoing tribulation.
• Xiao Tianfang used the Xiao Family's Bronze Gate to send a message to the Family Head and waited for a response.
• Xiao Si Qing arrived with several young Xiao Family members, and Xiao Tian mocked Chen Fan and boasted about his strength.
• Xiao Tianfang reprimanded Xiao Tian, then told Chen Fan that the Family Head had replied.

Chen Fan secured the Xiao Family’s help and prepared to attack the Hell Sect, whose location he had discovered by searching its members’ Divine Souls. After setting out with Xiao Wuhui and other Xiao Family powerhouses, he arrived at the Dugu Clan, where the gathered allies welcomed his arrival.

• Chen Fan bought high-grade talisman paper and inscribed talismans while Xiao Tianfang warned Xiao Tian and the others not to disrespect him.
• Xiao Wuhui arrived with four Soul Division Stage Early Stage powerhouses, praised Chen Fan, and agreed to help settle the Xiao Family’s blood debt with the Hell Sect.
• Chen Fan and Xiao Wuhui agreed to depart immediately, while Xiao Tianfang stayed behind as City Lord.
• Chen Fan and the Xiao Family powerhouses traveled by Teleportation Array toward the Dugu Clan.
• Two days later, the Dugu Clan and Divine Silkworm Clan gathered at the manor, sensed Chen Fan’s arrival, and went to meet him.

Chen Fan led the three great powers to a spatial passage near the northern edge of the Eastern Wasteland, intending to rescue Qin Xian'er and the other captives before destroying Hell Sect. After Dugu Ghost Sword gave him the Heavenly Water Pearl, Chen Fan entered the passage with the others.

• Dugu Ghost Sword joined Chen Fan's expedition, and the group set out through a Teleportation Array for the Ancient City at the northernmost edge of the Eastern Wasteland.
• The three late Soul Division Stage experts warned Chen Fan that Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth might never escape the Dark Void Realm.
• Chen Fan's group arrived in the Ancient City, ordered it sealed for three days, and left without revealing their arrival to the outside world.
• At the lake near the Hell Sect Ancestral Grounds, Dugu Ghost Sword gave Chen Fan the Heavenly Water Pearl and warned that the location was near the entrance she had once found beneath a volcano.
• Chen Fan found the spatial passage beneath the lake, entered it, and was followed by the others.

Chen Fan realized the void passage was a fake created by the Hell Sect and warned that continuing would lead them into a trap. After the three clans agreed to follow his judgment, he attacked the passage to break it.

• Chen Fan found a crack in the passage and used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to detect Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth nearby, though neither was visible.
• Chen Fan concluded that the passage was an imitation and that the group had never left the Great Immortal Cultivation World.
• Chen Fan explained that breaking the false passage might free them, but could instead cast them into the dark void realm if he was mistaken.
• The Dugu Clan Chief, the Xiao Family Chief, and the Divine Silkworm Clan Chief agreed to take the risk and trust Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan drew his sword from the Immortal Sword Sheath and struck the crack in the passage.

Chen Fan discovered that the lake concealed a real spatial entrance beneath ten false ones and led the cultivators through it. After finding Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth trapped in the void, he learned Hell Sect planned to take the killing formation in Qin Xian’er’s body and hurried toward the ancestral grounds to save her and the others.

• Chen Fan exposed the false spatial passages and shattered the lake to reveal the hidden entrance.
• Chen Fan led the group through the true passage and used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to locate Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth drifting in the void.
• Old Yellow Tooth warned Chen Fan that Hell Sect and a Qin Clan expert planned to transplant Qin Xian’er’s heart and seize her killing formation.
• Bald Bird told Chen Fan that ancient spiritual herbs could help them escape, so Chen Fan threw herbs to them.
• Chen Fan and the cultivators rushed toward Hell Sect’s Ancestral Grounds, vowing to save the captives and kill everyone from Hell Sect.

Chen Fan led the Dugu Clan, Xiao Family, and Divine Silkworm Clan into Hell Sect’s volcanic ancestral grounds to find Qin Xian’er and the others. The Divine Silkworm Clan broke through the restrictions on the second level, and Chen Fan located Hell Sect’s forces waiting below on the third level.

• Chen Fan used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to locate Qin Xian’er and the others beneath the volcano.
• Chen Fan asked the Divine Silkworm Clan Chief to lead his clan in breaking through Hell Sect’s restrictions.
• The Divine Silkworm Clan Chief and his clansmen formed Divine Silkworm Cocoons and descended into the lava to clear the restrictions.
• After the restrictions on the second level were removed without injuries, Chen Fan and the others joined the Divine Silkworm Clan there.
• Chen Fan used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk again and found people waiting on the third level.

Chen Fan and his allies forced their way through Hell’s levels after discovering the Hell Sect Master was heading for Qin Xian’er. They reached the ninth level and found her aura fading behind a collapsed passage, while two powerful enemies had already gone deeper.

• Chen Fan used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to determine that the Hell Sect disciples were hiding on the third level and that the Hell Sect Master was moving toward Qin Xian’er.
• Chen Fan and the Divine Silkworm Clan plunged into the magma, exposed the hidden Hell Sect disciples, and defeated them with the arriving Dugu and Xiao clan leaders.
• Chen Fan learned the Hell Sect members were on the ninth level, and the group chose to break through the restrictions and descend without delay.
• Dugu Clan Head sent Dugu Ghost Sword back to wait outside while the others forced their way through the lower levels.
• On the ninth level, Chen Fan sensed Qin Xian’er’s weakening aura behind a rock wall and detected two powerful enemies moving toward the eighteenth level.
• Chen Fan smashed through the wall, revealing a dark passage leading toward Qin Xian’er.

Chen Fan broke through the restriction to rescue Qin Xian'er from Qin Changsheng and defeated him, then emerged from the cave with her. The Dugu Clan Head discovered something alarming while searching Qin Changsheng's soul, after Chen Fan and the others realized a mysterious late-stage Soul Formation expert had gone unseen by Qin Xian'er.

• Chen Fan forced his way through the passage's restrictions as Qin Changsheng demanded that Qin Xian'er surrender the Killing Formation core and attacked her.
• Qin Changsheng trapped Qin Xian'er against the barrier and threatened her, but Chen Fan arrived and passed through the restriction.
• Chen Fan repeatedly stomped Qin Changsheng into the ground, then offered Qin Xian'er spiritual medicine, which she accepted despite saying her undying body had healed her.
• With help from three late-stage Soul Formation cultivators, Chen Fan and Qin Xian'er left the cave, and Chen Fan ordered the Dugu Clan Head to search Qin Changsheng's soul and kill him.
• Chen Fan and Qin Xian'er learned that she had only seen the Hell Sect Master, despite reports of another late-stage Soul Formation expert heading toward the eighteenth level.
• The Dugu Clan Head abruptly stopped searching Qin Changsheng's soul and announced that something terrible had happened.

Chen Fan learned that the Hell Sect's Sect Master used the Kunlun Mirror to create a copy of himself and split up with the others to search the Eighteen Levels of Hell. After Qin Xian'er confessed her feelings and kissed him, Chen Fan found signs of Mu Yunshui's blood in a passage on the twelfth level and rushed in, fearing she was in danger.

• The Dugu Clan Head revealed that the Hell Sect's Sect Master had used the Kunlun Mirror to replicate himself, prompting the group to divide their search and guard the mirror.
• Chen Fan and Qin Xian'er headed for the twelfth level to find Mu Yunshui, while the others went to the Eighteen Levels of Hell.
• Qin Xian'er apologized for hurting Chen Fan before, assured him she would not leave him, and kissed him.
• Chen Fan used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to locate Mu Yunshui and broke through a rock wall into a passage on the twelfth level.
• Chen Fan and Qin Xian'er sensed Mu Yunshui's blood in a foul wind, and Chen Fan charged into the passage alone.
• Chen Fan saw a huge Monster Beast blocking the passage, with scraps of Mu Yunshui's red robes caught in its claws.

Chen Fan and Qin Xian'er fought through a mirrored passage while searching for Mu Yunshui, eventually finding her at the end of the route. Chen Fan sensed that the powerful Supreme Restriction surrounding her came from heaven itself, not her inheritance.

• Chen Fan killed the early Soul Splitting Monster Beast trapped in the passage and found no sign that it had swallowed Mu Yunshui.
• Chen Fan and Qin Xian'er followed Mu Yunshui's trail and discovered that part of the passage was a false path that had kept them walking in place.
• Chen Fan shattered the mirrored passage with two sword strikes, revealing the Monster Beast's corpse and Mu Yunshui's blood trail nearby.
• Chen Fan and Qin Xian'er followed the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to Mu Yunshui, who was meditating at the end of the passage.
• Chen Fan noticed that the Supreme Restriction swirling around Mu Yunshui was far stronger than before and appeared to have formed naturally.

Chen Fan discovered that Mu Yunshui was carrying his child, whose Innate Supreme Dao Embryo had been sealed in her dantian to protect it from the Immortal Palace. After Mu Yunshui explained how the seal broke during the escape, Qin Xian'er promised that the four of them would stay together.

• Chen Fan recognized the natural Supreme Restrictions emanating from Mu Yunshui's abdomen and realized she was carrying his child.
• Mu Yunshui asked Chen Fan to leave so she could speak privately with Qin Xian'er, who agreed that the three of them should be together.
• Mu Yunshui explained that she had sealed the growing child in her dantian and nourished it with the Supreme Restriction to keep the Immortal Palace from claiming it.
• Mu Yunshui recounted how the child's power broke the seal and drove back a Spirit Severing Realm Monster Beast when she was near death.
• Qin Xian'er comforted Mu Yunshui and promised she would not let her leave or yield anymore.

Chen Fan reunited with Qin Xian'er and Mu Yunshui, accepted the news that he would become a father, and learned their child was an inborn Supreme Dao fetus. He rescued Dugu Han from the Hell Sect's prison on the fifteenth level, then announced that they would return, surprising Qin Xian'er while the three great factions were still pursuing the Hell Sect's Sect Master.

• Qin Xian'er and Mu Yunshui told Chen Fan that he would become a father, and the three reconciled as they headed for the fifteenth level.
• Chen Fan learned that Mu Yunshui had sealed him away to protect their child and realized their child was an inborn Supreme Dao fetus.
• Chen Fan entered the fifteenth level alone and found Dugu Han trapped in a Hell Sect Magic Array.
• Chen Fan broke a crack in the array with the Divine Silkworm Bracers, and Dugu Han escaped using the Nine Palaces Sword Formation.
• Dugu Han marveled at the inborn Supreme Dao fetus and joked about the child not having a dual Sword Heart physique.
• Chen Fan said it was time to return, leaving Qin Xian'er surprised because the three great factions were still pursuing the Hell Sect's Sect Master.

Chen Fan rescued his companions and returned with them to the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm, choosing to abandon the pursuit of the Hell Sect's Sect Master because Mu Yunshui was pregnant. Back home, he reunited with his friends and prepared to use the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to help Bi Fang recover his lost souls.

• Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth escaped the Dark Void Realm, reunited with Chen Fan's group, and revealed that their cultivation had improved after consuming ancient spirit medicines.
• Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth learned that Mu Yunshui was pregnant and argued over who would become the child's master, but Mu Yunshui and Qin Xian'er rejected them both.
• Chen Fan gave Dugu Ghost Sword a token to call on him for help, then left with Qin Xian'er and the others for the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm.
• Two days later, Chen Fan's group returned to the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm and reunited with Chen Jingjing and the other women while Nine Palaces Elder continued his tribulation.
• Chen Fan affirmed his resolve to pursue the realm of the Sword Immortal, then brought out the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to help Bi Fang recover his lost souls.

Chen Fan, Bald Bird, and Old Yellow Tooth left the Peach Blossom Spring Mystic Realm to search for Bald Bird’s lost soul and gather allies against the coming crisis. After promising Qin Xian'er he would return safely, Chen Fan set out with the others and followed the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk south.

• Chen Fan told everyone he, Bald Bird, and Old Yellow Tooth would leave to recover Bald Bird’s lost soul and seek support from powerful clans and cultivators.
• Qin Xian'er asked Chen Fan to return safely and told him she wanted a child with him.
• Qin Xian'er spent the night with Chen Fan before his departure.
• Chen Fan said farewell to Mu Yunshui, Chen Jingjing, Dugu Han, and the others, then left the mystic realm with Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth.
• Chen Fan used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to sense Bald Bird’s soul, and its jade needle pointed south.

Chen Fan, Bald Bird, and Old Yellow Tooth traveled south through deserted Ancient Cities to find Bald Bird’s lost soul. They located it beneath a boulder, but Chen Fan discovered that removing the talisman sealing the stone would trigger a deadly formation and destroy the soul.

• Bald Bird and Old Yellow Tooth learned that panic over the overlords beyond the sea had driven cultivators to flee the Ancient Cities.
• Chen Fan and his companions traveled south across the Eastern Wasteland, where they found the Ancient Cities increasingly deserted.
• The group reached the Dugu Clan’s city and learned that the Clan Head and other experts had not returned from pursuing the Hell Sect’s Sect Master.
• Chen Fan, Bald Bird, and Old Yellow Tooth followed the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to a barren mountain and found a boulder sealing one of Bald Bird’s souls.
• Chen Fan examined the boulder with his Heavenly Eye Treasure Art and warned Bald Bird not to remove the talisman because it would activate a killing formation and destroy the soul.