Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• After Li Beichen breaks through to Great Luo, Yang Jian takes him to the Guan River Estuary and explains that his new command of the Speed Dao lets him rival ordinary Quasi-Saints in speed. With further refinement, his Sun-Chasing Bow and arrows could let him fight them—but a single arrow cannot match a Quasi-Saint; he needs a rapid, continuous volley.
• Yang Jian uses a fragment of Nüwa’s Xi Soil, a substance imbued with the Creation Dao, to repair two of Li Beichen’s broken Sun-Shooting Arrows. He explains that only Nüwa ever mastered the Creation Dao, and that he found the Xi Soil in Beyond Heaven.
• Li Beichen tests the restored arrows and discovers that three can cycle continuously: each returns as the next is fired, eliminating any pause in his attack. Yang Jian advises him to further refine the bow and arrows before going to Yang Pass.
• Yang Jian teaches Li Beichen about cultivation beyond Great Luo: deeper mastery of the Daos leads toward Quasi-Sainthood, while Sagehood requires creating a universe and wielding Primordial Unity Power. He also outlines the common Three Corpses path and the far rarer path of Physical Body Sainthood.
• Their discussion turns to the Netherworld Calamity. Yang Jian believes the living realm is ultimately threatened: the Nether World holds the remaining heavenly positions for Sages, and a Netherworld Sage could doom the living. The Upper Realm’s survival currently prevents that Sage from appearing.
• Li Beichen argues that a Sage arising on their side could seize that destiny and reverse the calamity. Yang Jian agrees this could turn the tide.

Character developments

• Li Beichen has reached Great Luo and gained a more confident grasp of his growing strength, while recognizing that he still needs preparation to face Quasi-Saints. His questions show a developing understanding of cultivation and the stakes of the calamity.
• Yang Jian acts as a generous mentor, repairing Li Beichen’s weapons and sharing both technical guidance and grave knowledge about the future. Though realistic about the danger, he still holds hope that the living realm can prevail.
• Li Beichen’s resolve deepens: he is grateful for his master’s sacrifices and volunteers to fight beside him at Yang Pass, then insists that even an apparently doomed fate may be changed.

Significant themes

• Mentorship and gratitude: Yang Jian’s gifts and guidance reflect his investment in Li Beichen’s growth; Li Beichen treats that care as a lasting debt.
• Mastery and limits: Power develops through progressively deeper command of the Dao, but each stage reveals a greater gulf—especially between Great Luo, Quasi-Saint, and Sage.
• Destiny versus agency: The calamity seems ordained by the balance of heaven and Netherworld, yet the characters believe action may create a way to defy that fate.
• Hope amid catastrophe: The Upper Realm’s survival is a fragile stalemate, but the possibility of a living-world Sage offers a path to change the outcome.

Character interactions

• Yang Jian alternates practical instruction with spiritual teaching: he explains how Li Beichen can use his weapons more effectively, then answers his questions about the Dao and Sagehood.
• Li Beichen responds with respect and gratitude, but also challenges the bleak implications of Yang Jian’s outlook, arguing that people can create possibilities even in the face of heaven’s design.
• Their exchange ends on shared, cautious hope: Li Beichen’s optimism meets Yang Jian’s strategic understanding of how a Sage on their side could reshape the war.

Key events

• After speaking with Yang Jian, Li Beichen returns to the Judicial Heavenly God Hall and announces an open Dao discourse for all living beings in the Twenty-Seventh Heaven.
• Zhang Shou retreats into the chaotic currents of that heaven. Drawing on Imperial Heaven Power and the Yin-Yang Dao, he awakens an ancient memory and breaks through to Great Luo.
• Li Beichen’s eighty-one-day discourse draws cultivators from across the Upper Realm. He teaches the Daos of speed and transformation and demonstrates two related divine abilities.
• After the discourse, Li Beichen and Zhang Shou meet and agree to test their strength without treasures, choosing the chaotic currents so their battle will not endanger others. Their fight devastates the surrounding chaos, but neither gains a clear advantage. Li Beichen’s greater durability gives him the edge in a prolonged fight, and they stop by mutual agreement.
• Zhang Shou reveals that his Great Luo breakthrough came through a legacy tied to the Supreme Golden Palace Maitreya Jade Emperor—and that he is, in fact, a lingering thought the Jade Emperor left behind.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Beichen shows generosity by teaching without restricting access, and confidence by welcoming a contest with Zhang Shou. He recognizes Zhang Shou’s extraordinary power and responds to the revelation with respect and concern, urging him to remain himself.
• Zhang Shou emerges as a Supreme Great Luo, wielding Yin-Yang Dao and Imperial Heaven Power. He explains that he once feared the Jade Emperor might return through his body and erase his own consciousness. The sealed message instead reassured him: the Jade Emperor chose not to reclaim him, hoping Zhang Shou would live independently and forge a new path.
• Their battle reveals mutual respect: each recognizes the other’s strength, and Zhang Shou acknowledges that Li Beichen would likely prevail in a drawn-out fight.

Significant themes

• Selfhood and inheritance: Zhang Shou must reconcile his origin as the Jade Emperor’s lingering thought with the independent person he has become.
• Sacrifice and compassion: The Jade Emperor not only gave himself to protect the Upper Realm but also surrendered a chance at return so Zhang Shou could live as his own being.
• Cultivation and generosity: Li Beichen’s open discourse presents the sharing of knowledge as a benefit to the whole world.
• Power and restraint: Even at the height of their strength, the two cultivators choose a remote battleground and end their contest without turning it into a fight to the death.

Key plot points and events

• After sparring with Li Beichen in the Twenty-Seventh Heaven, Zhang Shou decides to leave for Yang Pass and seek a breakthrough fighting the Nether World. Li Beichen plans to follow after settling affairs in the Upper Realm.
• Li Beichen returns to the Nine Provinces to say farewell to those closest to him before the dangerous campaign ahead.
• He visits Snow White, his longtime elephant companion. He strengthens her bloodline, plants his Dao in her foundation, and leaves hidden reserves of power to protect her.
• At the Giant Elephant Sect, Li Beichen reunites with its leaders and disciples. He gives them ten thousand divine-ability seeds, embeds Dao inheritances in the sect’s land, arranges training opportunities in the Heavenly Court, and spends a hundred days teaching them. His gifts lay the foundation for the sect to become a major Upper Realm institution.
• In Nanjing, he shares a quiet night with Liu Binghu and Zhuge Yangming, leaving Liu three jade talismans to protect the Nine Provinces.
• He then visits the Heavenly Mandate Blade Sect. Without interrupting Yan Guochen’s cultivation, he helps him break through to Heaven-Realm True Immortal. The brothers reunite and prepare to celebrate.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Beichen shows both the resolve of a warrior preparing for a perilous mission and the tenderness of someone unwilling to leave loved ones unprotected. Though his debts to the Nine Provinces are settled, his emotional bonds remain strong.
• Zhang Shou accepts that his path now leads to Yang Pass, parting from Li Beichen with mutual respect and the promise of a future alliance.
• Snow White remains guilelessly devoted to Li Beichen despite her advancement to True Immortal. She hopes to become strong enough to protect him; he quietly returns that care by safeguarding her.
• The Giant Elephant Sect’s leaders and disciples deeply respect Li Beichen and feel they have benefited more from him than they can repay. Their gratitude turns into renewed ambition as he equips and teaches them.
• Liu Binghu and Zhuge Yangming share an informal, familiar farewell with Li Beichen, underscoring their long-standing friendship.
• Yan Guochen and Li Beichen reunite as brothers. Li Beichen’s discreet help enables Yan Guochen’s breakthrough, followed by warm conversation and wine.

Significant themes

• Farewell and danger: Li Beichen’s visits are acts of preparation for an uncertain war, not merely reunions.
• Loyalty and enduring bonds: Even after immense cultivation and the settling of karmic debts, affection for old friends and companions persists.
• Legacy and cultivation: Li Beichen passes on knowledge, resources, and opportunities so others can grow beyond dependence on him.
• Care expressed through action: He rarely makes grand emotional declarations; instead, he protects loved ones, teaches disciples, and helps friends advance.
• The individual and the community: His power is used not only to fight the Nether World but to strengthen the Nine Provinces and build institutions that may endure.

Key plot points and events

• Yan Guochen completes his breakthrough in the Heavenly Mandate Blade Sect’s Blade Forest. Li Beichen visits, drinks with him, and secretly places life-saving protections within him. He asks the sect to care for Yan and offers help from the Judicial Heavenly God Hall if danger arises.
• Li Beichen visits the Ethereal World to see Yun Suyi and Liu Qingqing. He leaves a Six-Turn Immortal Pill for their master, Superior Sankong, to help him reach immortality, then takes his leave.
• Returning to Guan River Estuary, Li Beichen finishes refining all three Sun-Shooting Arrows and the Sun-Chasing Bow’s final restrictions. With the complete set, the bow’s power is greater than ever.
• Prepared for the coming Netherworld Calamity, he travels through chaos to Yang Pass, where Yang Jian introduces him to the ancient Quasi-Saints Dipper Mother Primordial Lord and Immortal Zhenyuan.

Character developments

• Li Beichen demonstrates both loyalty and care: he protects Yan Guochen, aids his former master, and quietly reunites with his senior sisters before departing. His commitment to cultivation and the path ahead remains unwavering.
• Yan Guochen has advanced into a new realm and is now recognized as one of the Blade Sect’s most important rising leaders.
• Yun Suyi and Liu Qingqing have grown into True Immortals, but their unspoken affection for Li Beichen remains unresolved. They accept his farewell without pressing him to stay.
• Superior Sankong has not yet attained immortality, but Li Beichen’s gift gives him a chance to overcome that final barrier.
• Li Beichen arrives at Yang Pass as Yang Jian’s disciple and a formidable new ally in the coming conflict.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and protection: Li Beichen supports those he cares about without demanding recognition or repayment.
• The cost of a single-minded path: His rapid rise creates distance from people who once hoped to walk beside him, while he chooses duty and cultivation over romance.
• Preparation for calamity: Refining the bow and arrows marks his readiness to face the approaching crisis.
• Recognition and responsibility: His strength earns the respect of the Blade Sect and the ancient guardians at Yang Pass, placing him among those tasked with defending the world.

Character interactions

• Li Beichen and Yan Guochen share an affectionate reunion over wine, revealing their deep brotherly bond.
• The Blade Sect elders quietly defer to Li Beichen and promise to protect Yan Guochen.
• Yun Suyi and Liu Qingqing welcome Li Beichen warmly but accept his brief, emotionally restrained farewell.
• Yang Jian greets Li Beichen as his disciple and introduces him to Dipper Mother Primordial Lord and Immortal Zhenyuan, who recognize his talent.

Key plot points and events

• Yang Jian introduces Li Beichen to Yang Pass’s defenders: an immense coalition of Heavenly Court, Buddhist, and Daoist powers, including Zhenyuanzi, Dipper Mother Primordial Lord, Wang Lingguan, Li Jing, Maitreya, the Three Cloud Fairies, and Chang’e. Around a thousand Great Luo experts and more than a hundred Quasi-Saints are stationed there.
• Yang Jian shows Li Beichen the stone platform from which Sun Wukong once set out into the Sea of Yin Qi to hold back the Netherworld’s awakening forces. Wukong vanished after that battle, but Yang Jian has recently received evidence that he may still be alive.
• The two venture into the corrosive Sea of Yin Qi and meet Shen Gongbao, now a Quasi-Saint. Having lost a wager to Yang Jian, Shen agrees to report Netherworld movements and help at key moments, though he will not fight in the coming assault.
• Shen warns that Kunpeng and the Nether River Patriarch will attack Yang Pass in three days. He also reveals that Eastern Emperor Taiyi—an ancient power capable at his peak of challenging a Sage—may return within a century.
• Shen shares a trace of Sun Wukong’s battle-will detected three years earlier, but Wukong’s location lies an almost impossibly distant journey through hostile, corrosive depths.
• Shen also warns that Ji Fa, now a Quasi-Saint of the Nether World, will join the attack and may target Li Beichen. On the return journey, Yang Jian cautions his disciple not to underestimate him.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Beichen takes stock of Yang Pass’s defenders and the danger surrounding them. Taiyi’s possible return worries him especially because he possesses the Eastern Emperor Bell, Taiyi’s former treasure. Still, he confidently says he can face Ji Fa.
• Yang Jian remains resolute in the face of the coming war and the threat of Taiyi. His hope that Wukong survives drives him to seek more information, while his pride in Li Beichen is tempered by practical concern for his safety.
• Shen Gongbao emerges as a wary but useful informant. He honors his wager with Yang Jian, discloses major threats, and reflects on how Yang Jian now opposes the destiny he once helped fulfill.
• Yang Jian and Shen exchange pointed remarks about fate, allegiance, and their changed roles. Shen observes that Ji Fa, once supported by Yang Jian as King Wu, now stands against him as a Netherworld force.

Significant themes

• Fate versus defiance: Shen compares Yang Jian’s present struggle to his own past opposition to destiny; Yang Jian insists that Ji Fa is no longer the man he once knew.
• Sacrifice and hope: Wukong’s disappearance remains a symbol of costly resistance, while the faint trace of his presence gives the defenders reason to hope.
• The scale of the coming conflict: Yang Pass’s extraordinary defenders and the Sea of Yin Qi’s lethal conditions show how vast and perilous the war has become.
• Legacy and inheritance: Li Beichen’s possession of Taiyi’s bell links him personally to an ancient power whose possible return may reshape the conflict.

Chapter Summary

Plot Points and Major Events

• Li Beichen prepares to fight at Yang Pass under Yang Jian’s guidance. Yang Jian reflects on Ji Fa’s transformation from an idealistic ruler who once cared for the people into someone corrupted by power, calamity, and changing circumstances.
• Li Beichen returns to Yang Pass and reunites with Zhang Shou. He is assigned to defend part of the wall alongside Zhang Shou and the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, Li Jing.
• Zhang Shou has visibly changed after surviving battles in the Sea of Yin Qi, bearing new scars and a stronger murderous aura. Li Jing, meanwhile, is nearing the Quasi-Saint realm and carries deep guilt over failing to save Nezha during the Ancient Heavenly Court Calamity.
• As the three-day deadline ends, the defenders prepare for the expected assault by Kunpeng Patriarch and the Nether River Patriarch. Li Beichen senses the approaching enemy before even Wang Lingguan, demonstrating his rapidly improving perception.
• A gigantic wave of Yin Qi crashes toward Yang Pass. The pass’s defenses activate, including Suiren’s beacon fires and coordinated attacks from the Quasi-Saints stationed along the walls. The first assault is successfully repelled.
• The Nether World forces then launch their true attack. Kunpeng and the Nether River Patriarch lead dozens of Quasi-Saints, followed by vast numbers of Great Luo and Taiyi-level beings.
• The forces of Yang Pass respond with their own coordinated counterattack. Li Beichen, Zhang Shou, and Li Jing plunge into the battlefield together.
• Using the Sun-Chasing Bow, Li Beichen fires condensed light arrows that destroy Great Luo-level enemies instantly. His killing efficiency is extraordinarily high, giving him momentum comparable to a Quasi-Saint slaughtering weaker opponents.

Character Developments

• Li Beichen shows increasing confidence, battle awareness, and combat power. His ability to detect the enemy before experienced Quasi-Saints highlights his rapid growth. His mastery of the Sun-Chasing Bow allows him to massacre powerful Nether World fighters with ease.
• Yang Jian appears reflective and burdened by history. His comments about Ji Fa reveal his understanding of how ideals can be corrupted over time.
• Zhang Shou has become more hardened and battle-tempered after his experiences in the Sea of Yin Qi. His scars and killing intent reflect the dangers he has endured.
• Li Jing is portrayed as cautious, responsible, and protective. His guilt over Nezha’s death continues to shape him, motivating him to protect younger warriors such as Li Beichen and Zhang Shou.
• Kunpeng Patriarch remains calculating and politically aware. He discusses the possible return of major ancient figures and recognizes the need to weaken Yang Pass before their forces are fully restored.
• The Nether River Patriarch remains calm and self-assured, confident in his recovered treasures and personal strength.
• Gonggong represents the return of ancient Witch Clan power and views the coming conflict as part of the larger reversal of past calamities.

Significant Themes

• The corruption of ideals: Yang Jian’s discussion of Ji Fa shows how noble intentions can deteriorate through ambition, circumstance, and prolonged involvement in political and cosmic struggles.
• The burden of history: Characters such as Li Jing and the returning ancient powers are defined by past failures, deaths, and unresolved grudges.
• Preparation versus overwhelming force: Yang Pass survives because its defenders anticipate the attack and coordinate their counteroffensive, while the Nether World relies heavily on superior numbers and returning ancient experts.
• Individual strength versus mass forces: Although most Nether World returnees are weaker than similarly ranked World of the Living cultivators, their overwhelming numbers threaten to exhaust Yang Pass.
• Cycles of calamity and return: Former enemies and fallen powers from the Witch-Demon era are returning, suggesting that past conflicts are being revived in a new cosmic struggle.
• Growth through war: Zhang Shou, Li Jing, and especially Li Beichen demonstrate how repeated battles reshape and strengthen survivors.

Character Interactions

• Yang Jian advises Li Beichen before the battle, while Li Beichen reassures him that his abilities will allow him to survive.
• Zhang Shou welcomes Li Beichen back and notices his improvement. Their exchange shows growing camaraderie and mutual respect.
• Li Jing takes command of their temporary squad and instructs both younger fighters to avoid Quasi-Saint battlefields and retreat behind his pagoda if necessary.
• Li Beichen and Zhang Shou accept Li Jing’s protection while promising not to act recklessly.
• During the battle, Li Jing, Zhang Shou, and Li Beichen fight side by side as a coordinated unit.
• Kunpeng, Gonggong, and the Nether River Patriarch discuss the imminent return of ancient Witch and Demon figures, revealing their shared goal of exhausting and eventually destroying Yang Pass.

Chapter Summary: “Duel with a Quasi-Saint, Ji Fa Suppressed by Three Arrows”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Jing changes tactics, using the Exquisite Pagoda purely for defense while Li Beichen fires arrows and Zhang Shou conceals their movements with the River Diagram, Luo Scripture, and Yin-Yang Dao.
• The trio operates like an efficient killing formation, eliminating Nether World experts and clearing a section of the battlefield.
• Ji Fa notices the abnormal arrow barrage and recognizes Li Beichen. Concealing his true intentions from the other Quasi-Saints, he moves alone to attack him.
• Ji Fa launches a surprise Quasi-Saint-level strike. Li Beichen intercepts it with Thunderstring Shock rather than evade, protecting Li Jing and Zhang Shou. The combined defenses of the three withstand the attack.
• Li Beichen identifies Ji Fa as his personal opponent and deliberately draws him away from the others. Li Jing attempts to pursue, and Zhang Shou joins despite the danger, insisting that the three should fight together.
• Ji Fa initially overwhelms Li Beichen, even using a Phoenix phantom to deflect one of his arrows. However, Li Beichen reveals that he possesses a second complete Sun-Shooting Arrow, shocking Ji Fa.
• Ji Fa uses the Mountains-and-Rivers Seal to suppress the second arrow and closes in for a killing blow.
• Li Beichen draws his final complete Sun-Shooting Arrow and empowers it with his Transformation, Speed, and Imperial Apex Daos. The arrow seriously wounds and blasts Ji Fa hundreds of miles backward.
• The suppressed arrow returns to Li Beichen, allowing him to wield all three arrows in a continuous cycle. His barrage prevents Ji Fa from approaching and forces the newly advanced Quasi-Saint onto the defensive.
• Li Jing and Zhang Shou arrive and recognize that Li Beichen is temporarily suppressing Ji Fa. They decide to join the battle, creating the possibility of a Great Luo killing a Quasi-Saint.

Character Developments

• Li Beichen: Demonstrates exceptional combat instincts and physical endurance. Rather than abandon his teammates, he intercepts Ji Fa’s ambush directly. By restoring three Sun-Shooting Arrows and combining them with his three Daos, he reaches Quasi-Saint-level offensive power and gains the upper hand over Ji Fa.
• Ji Fa: Reveals himself as a patient and calculating hunter, deliberately hiding his recognition of Li Beichen from his allies. His confidence is shaken when Li Beichen produces multiple restored arrows. Although powerful enough to suppress individual attacks, he is forced into retreat by the relentless three-arrow formation.
• Li Jing: Transitions from battlefield commander to dedicated protector and supporter. He is deeply shocked by Li Beichen’s strength but remains willing to risk himself to protect and assist him.
• Zhang Shou: Shows loyalty and strategic insight. He refuses to abandon the team and correctly identifies that coordinated support could allow them to challenge or even kill Ji Fa.

Significant Themes

• Teamwork against superior power: The trio’s concealment, defense, divination, and offense combine into a highly effective fighting machine capable of challenging a stronger realm.
• Loyalty and shared danger: Zhang Shou refuses to remain safe behind the lines, while Li Beichen initially protects both companions by drawing Ji Fa away.
• Ingenuity overcoming cultivation gaps: Li Beichen’s mastery of artifacts, Dao powers, speed, and timing allows a Great Luo to suppress a Quasi-Saint.
• Hidden strength and surprise: Ji Fa underestimates Li Beichen because he believes only one complete arrow remains. The revelation of three arrows dramatically changes the battle.
• The possibility of breaking precedent: The fight raises the unprecedented possibility of a Great Luo killing a Quasi-Saint at Yang Pass.

Character Interactions

• Li Jing protects Li Beichen while he attacks, establishing a complementary defense-offense partnership.
• Zhang Shou conceals all three with the Yin-Yang Dao and later insists on accompanying Li Jing, emphasizing their unity.
• Li Beichen takes responsibility for Ji Fa, telling the others to retreat so they will not be caught in the confrontation.
• Li Jing initially objects to Zhang Shou’s involvement but ultimately accepts his decision and commits to fighting alongside him.
• Ji Fa openly acknowledges Li Beichen’s extraordinary talent after discovering the second arrow, but his recognition turns into heightened killing intent.
• Upon witnessing Li Beichen suppress Ji Fa, Li Jing and Zhang Shou move from observers to active reinforcements, preparing to attempt the seemingly impossible: killing a Quasi-Saint.

Key events

• Li Beichen, Zhang Shou, and Li Jing trap Ji Fa in a coordinated assault. Li Beichen’s Sun-Shooting Arrows keep him at bay, Li Jing’s pagoda suppresses him, and Zhang Shou’s Heaven-Turning Earth-Flipping strike reaches Quasi-Saint power.
• Ji Fa’s black Phoenix manifestation blocks one attack but weakens afterward. In danger, he calls for his former Zhou ministers to rescue him.
• Hundreds of ministers, including more than a dozen Great Luo experts, rush toward Ji Fa. Wang Lingguan and other World of the Living leaders intercept them, prompting reinforcements from both sides and drawing the wider battlefield into a concentrated melee.
• Nether World Quasi-Saints Kunpeng, Nether River Patriarch, and Gonggong try to move toward Li Beichen, but Yang Jian, Immortal Zhenyuan, and Dipper Mother Star Lord hold them back.
• Recognizing that the fight now affects the whole battle, Li Beichen urges Zhang Shou and Li Jing to end it quickly. He abandons his safe distance and attacks Ji Fa at close range, combining rapid bow shots with physical blows.
• Li Beichen’s precision and relentless fighting begin to overcome Ji Fa’s superior cultivation. He punches Ji Fa and drives an arrow through his chest. The chapter ends with Ji Fa bewildered by Li Beichen’s durability, unaware that the Eastern Emperor Bell within him absorbs the force of his attacks.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Beichen shifts from ranged pressure to a deliberately dangerous close-combat strategy, revealing confidence in his body as well as his treasures. His ability to fight without mistakes earns the attention of allies and enemies alike.
• Ji Fa moves from confidence to desperation: first he relies on his Phoenix power, then calls for help, and finally struggles to understand why his attacks cannot injure Li Beichen.
• Zhang Shou and Li Jing support Li Beichen by restraining Ji Fa, though Zhang Shou cannot safely use his strongest power at close range.
• Wang Lingguan recognizes Li Beichen’s “Battle Victory Intent,” linking his skill to the Victorious Fighting Buddha and seeing him as capable of defeating a Quasi-Saint.
• Yang Jian and the other allied Quasi-Saints prevent enemy leaders from intervening, while Shen Gongbao watches with growing respect for Li Beichen.

Significant themes

• A lower-ranked fighter challenging a superior foe: Li Beichen’s skill, discipline, and strategy let him threaten a Quasi-Saint despite the gap in cultivation.
• Battlefield consequences of individual choices: Ji Fa’s plea for help turns a localized duel into a wider clash that shifts the balance and intensity of the battle.
• Mastery and composure under pressure: Li Beichen’s seamless combination of ranged and close-quarters attacks—and his refusal to falter—contrasts with Ji Fa’s mounting panic.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Beichen, a Great Luo, battles Ji Fa, a newly advanced Quasi-Saint and former Martial King of Great Zhou.
• Ji Fa initially appears evenly matched with Li Beichen, but the Eastern Emperor Bell inside Li Beichen silently absorbs much of Ji Fa’s attacking power and reflects the impact back into Ji Fa’s body.
• The prolonged battle strengthens Li Beichen while progressively damaging Ji Fa’s blood, qi, and Dao foundation.
• Ji Fa’s lack of genuine Quasi-Saint tempering causes his confidence to collapse when he realizes he may die. His hesitation weakens his attacks and creates an opening.
• Li Beichen asks Zhang Shou to predict Ji Fa’s movements. Despite suffering severe backlash from overusing the River Diagram and Luo Scripture, Zhang Shou successfully locks onto Ji Fa and strikes him with a Quasi-Saint-level divine light.
• Ji Fa barely blocks Zhang Shou’s attack, leaving him vulnerable. Li Beichen follows with a coordinated assault: three Sun-Shooting Arrows trap Ji Fa from the front while Li Beichen’s ultimate finger strike attacks him from behind.
• Ji Fa’s black Phoenix protection shatters, and his body explodes into blood mist.
• Li Beichen absorbs the blood mist and secretly transfers it into the Eastern Emperor Bell, using the bell to strip away Ji Fa’s immortal nature and most of his power.
• Inside the bell, Ji Fa reforms and discovers that he has been imprisoned alongside King You of Zhou, who has been trapped there for countless years after losing his Zenith Heaven Dao Fruit.
• A small portion of Ji Fa’s blood mist reforms outside the bell, but Ji Fa has lost eighty to ninety percent of his strength. Li Beichen immediately resumes his attack before he can recover.
• Li Beichen’s arrows relentlessly erode Ji Fa’s Dao foundation and immortal characteristics. The Great Zhou ministers attempt to rescue their emperor, but Yang Pass and the other living-world experts hold them back.
• Li Beichen ultimately condenses the barrage into a final arrow that completely annihilates Ji Fa. The black Phoenix disappears, leaving behind a black jade pendant that Li Beichen claims.

Character Developments

• Li Beichen: Demonstrates superior battle awareness, endurance, and tactical control. He turns Ji Fa’s Quasi-Saint power into a tool for refining the Eastern Emperor Bell and grows stronger throughout the fight. His willingness to risk absorbing Ji Fa’s remains shows both confidence and ruthlessness.
• Ji Fa: Despite possessing greater cultivation, his power was granted directly by the Heavenly Dao rather than earned through gradual cultivation. His unstable foundation and insufficient mental tempering cause him to panic, lose focus, and ultimately be defeated by a lower-realm opponent.
• Zhang Shou: Plays a decisive supporting role by enduring severe backlash to calculate Ji Fa’s movement and deliver the opening strike that allows Li Beichen to finish the battle.
• King You of Zhou: Revealed as a long-term prisoner within the Eastern Emperor Bell. His weakened condition emphasizes Li Beichen’s past dominance over the Great Zhou faction.
• Great Zhou Ministers: Their shock and desperate rescue attempt reflect the collapse of their former emperor’s prestige and the overwhelming advantage of the living-world forces.

Significant Themes

• Battle experience versus raw cultivation: Li Beichen defeats a Quasi-Saint because disciplined combat instinct and tactical mastery outweigh Ji Fa’s hastily acquired power.
• Mental state as a source of strength or weakness: Ji Fa’s fear of death disrupts his control, while Li Beichen’s unwavering Battle Victory Intent allows him to exploit every hesitation.
• Refinement through conflict: Li Beichen and the Eastern Emperor Bell use Ji Fa’s attacks as fuel, turning an apparent disadvantage into progressive strengthening.
• The danger of incomplete advancement: Ji Fa possesses the realm’s power but not its corresponding Dao foundation or temperament.
• Erasure versus temporary defeat: Because Quasi-Saints possess powerful immortal natures, Li Beichen must destroy Ji Fa’s foundation completely rather than merely shatter his body.
• The reversal of historical power: The former founder of Great Zhou is reduced to helplessness before a Great Luo, symbolizing the changing balance between figures of the past and the current era.

Character Interactions

• Li Beichen and Ji Fa engage in a prolonged direct clash, with Li Beichen gradually wearing down and psychologically overwhelming Ji Fa.
• Li Beichen coordinates precisely with Zhang Shou, combining Zhang Shou’s trajectory prediction with his own front-and-rear attack.
• Ji Fa recognizes Zhang Shou as a dangerous hidden expert but cannot retaliate because he must defend against the incoming divine light.
• Ji Fa reunites with King You of Zhou inside the Eastern Emperor Bell, creating a bitter encounter between two generations of the Great Zhou royal line who have both fallen under Li Beichen’s control.
• The Great Zhou ministers attempt to save Ji Fa, but Yang Pass and the living-world experts prevent them from intervening.
• Li Beichen’s final confrontation with Ji Fa ends with total annihilation, establishing Li Beichen’s dominance over both Ji Fa and the remnants of the Great Zhou faction.

Key plot points and events

• Ji Fa disappears after Li Beichen kills him, leaving the former Great Zhou ministers in shock. Zhang Shou, exhausted from the battle, briefly sees the outcome before collapsing.
• Li Beichen turns the Sun-Chasing Bow and its arrows against the Nether World army. His relentless barrage wounds Quasi-Saints, brings down many Great Luo experts, and breaks the enemy’s formation.
• The World of the Living’s forces exploit the opening, gaining momentum across the battlefield. Under mounting pressure, Kunpeng and the Nether River Patriarch order a retreat and leave Ji Fa’s forces behind to cover it.
• The victorious army pursues the Nether World for several days, then halts before entering a perilous region of the Sea of Yin Qi. It returns to Yang Pass with a major victory.
• Back at the pass, Li Beichen enters the Eastern Emperor Bell’s inner world and confronts the imprisoned Ji Fa. The Bell’s overwhelming power prevents Ji Fa from moving, and Ji Fa realizes Li Beichen possesses the legendary treasure.
• Ji Fa warns that the Eastern Emperor Bell may bring about Li Beichen’s destruction, hinting at Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s possible return. Li Beichen leaves the threat unresolved and resumes training, replaying his battle with Ji Fa to deepen his combat experience.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Beichen proves himself not only a Great Luo capable of defeating a Quasi-Saint, but a battlefield force whose judgment and skill can turn a wider war. He remains composed about his achievement and focused on further cultivation.
• Zhang Shou is recognized as crucial to Ji Fa’s defeat: his divine light pinned Ji Fa long enough for Li Beichen to deliver the decisive blow. He awakens exhausted but elated.
• Li Jing admits he underestimated Li Beichen and acknowledges his own support was minor. Li Beichen graciously credits the team effort.
• Yang Jian praises his disciple’s battle will and urges him to study the fight as a path toward Quasi-Saint advancement. Other senior figures, including Wang Lingguan, now regard Li Beichen as a combatant on their level.
• Ji Fa accepts that he has been defeated but insists he may eventually return from the Nether World. His revelation about Taiyi suggests that the Bell carries risks beyond its present power.

Significant themes

• Collective effort and individual prowess: Li Beichen dominates the battle, but Ji Fa’s defeat depends on cooperation, especially Zhang Shou’s intervention.
• Victory’s momentum—and its limits: A single breakthrough changes the whole battlefield, yet the pursuit ends before the victors enter terrain that could reverse their advantage.
• War over old loyalties: The Great Zhou remnants are forced to fight former allies, while their commanders abandon them to secure the retreat.
• Growth through combat: Li Beichen treats victory as material for study rather than a reason to relax; Yang Pass remains vigilant because the war is not over.
• Power carries danger: The Eastern Emperor Bell gives Li Beichen an overwhelming advantage, but Ji Fa’s warning raises the possibility that its hidden history could threaten its wielder.

Chapter Summary: “Sorting the Spoils, an Unexpected Windfall, the Great Zhou Legacy!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Inside the Eastern Emperor Bell’s Battle Victory Realm, Li Beichen repeatedly reviews his battle with Ji Fa. He concludes that Ji Fa’s low Quasi-Saint cultivation offers him little further insight, though he continues using the Bell’s accelerated time to consolidate his gains.
• Li Beichen examines the black jade pendant left behind by Ji Fa. It contains a trace of Nirvana Power and, more importantly, a hidden gateway coordinate leading to the Void Land.
• By transforming into Ji Fa through the 108 Transformations of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Fiends, Li Beichen activates the pendant. Ji Fa is shocked when Li Beichen reveals that it leads to the Void Land.
• Ji Fa admits that the gateway contains the accumulated reserves of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He attempts to discourage Li Beichen by claiming that it leads to Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s place of slumber, but Li Beichen recognizes this as a bluff.
• Ji Fa and King You of Zhou discuss their hopes of surviving until Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s return. Ji Fa believes Li Beichen, despite Heaven’s favor, will eventually be destroyed by the Heavenly Dao or Taiyi, allowing the Zhou survivors to regain freedom.
• Li Beichen reports the discovery to his master, Yang Jian, and asks him to accompany him into the Void Land. Yang Jian agrees, prioritizing safety and bringing Li Beichen to a stable region outside Yang Pass before opening the gateway.
• Inside the hidden realm, they discover ten dormant phantoms representing former Zhou Sons of Heaven and a vast treasury of Great Zhou resources. Yang Jian determines that the phantoms are not truly revived and cannot currently interfere with the living world.
• Yang Jian remains behind to study how to move the entire secret realm safely, while Li Beichen begins collecting its treasures.
• The treasury contains neatly organized spiritual materials, pills, scriptures, treasures, and cultivation resources, with no offensive traps—only formations preserving the resources.
• Li Beichen prioritizes three types of treasures: items that improve cultivation, materials that accelerate the refinement of the Eastern Emperor Bell, and treasures connected to the Temporal Dao.
• He quickly obtains Time Sand and a bottle of Yellow Springs Essence, enough to exchange for several thousand years of cultivation time within the Bell. However, his connection to the Temporal Dao indicates that more valuable treasures remain hidden.
• Transforming into Ji Fa once more, Li Beichen’s perception suddenly expands, suggesting that the true core treasures of the Great Zhou treasury are about to be revealed.

Character Development

• Li Beichen becomes increasingly confident and strategic. Though powerful enough to defeat Ji Fa, he remains cautious about stronger Quasi-Saints and deliberately relies on Yang Jian for protection rather than taking unnecessary risks.
• He also demonstrates growing mastery of the Transformation Dao, using Ji Fa’s aura not only to activate the jade pendant but also to improve his ability to locate treasures within the secret realm.
• Ji Fa is exposed as both secretive and resourceful. His calm composure breaks when Li Beichen discovers the jade pendant’s secret, revealing how important the Great Zhou treasury is to him.
• Despite his imprisonment, Ji Fa maintains faith that Heaven’s chosen figures will eventually meet tragic ends. His confidence in Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s return sustains his hope of restoring the Zhou legacy.
• King You of Zhou displays despair at Li Beichen’s repeated good fortune, but Ji Fa reprimands him and urges him to preserve his fighting spirit.
• Yang Jian acts as a dependable and protective master. He supports Li Beichen’s exploration while carefully preventing the treasury’s potential dangers from threatening Yang Pass.

Significant Themes

• Caution paired with ambition: Li Beichen seeks enormous opportunities but refuses to explore an unknown realm without adequate protection.
• The legacy of fallen powers: The Great Zhou Dynasty’s hidden treasury represents the remnants of an ancient power awaiting rediscovery.
• Heavenly destiny and manipulation: Ji Fa views Heaven’s favored individuals as tools of the Heavenly Dao, destined to be discarded after serving their purpose.
• Transformation and identity: Li Beichen’s ability to assume Ji Fa’s form allows him to unlock secrets that would otherwise remain inaccessible, emphasizing the power of understanding and mastering another’s origin.
• Accumulation and preparation: Rather than relying only on sudden breakthroughs, Li Beichen values temporal resources, spiritual materials, and long-term cultivation foundations.
• Inherited conflict: The unresolved relationship between the Primordial Phoenix lineage, the Zhou Dynasty, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi hints at deeper historical divisions that may later become important.

Character Interactions

• Li Beichen interrogates Ji Fa about the jade pendant, forcing Ji Fa to reveal the existence of the Great Zhou reserves.
• Ji Fa and King You discuss Li Beichen’s growing power and their hopes of surviving until Eastern Emperor Taiyi returns.
• Li Beichen approaches Yang Jian as a disciple seeking assistance, and Yang Jian responds with practical protection and support.
• Yang Jian assesses the hidden realm and reassures Li Beichen that the dormant Zhou phantoms pose no immediate threat.
• Li Beichen explores the treasury under Yang Jian’s protection, marking a shift from solitary risk-taking to a safer master-disciple collaboration.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Beichen discovers a hidden black true feather concealed within a dimension even beyond the reach of Great Luo cultivators. He locates it only because Ji Fa’s aura causes it to resonate.
• He suspects the feather may be connected to the Ancestral Phoenix and places it, along with Sand of Time and Yellow Springs Essence, into the Eastern Emperor Bell for refinement.
• Searching the secret realm, Li Beichen finds another bottle of Three Lights Divine Water but no other treasures of comparable value.
• Yang Jian successfully extracts the entire secret realm from the Void Land using his Heavenly Eye and seals it within his sleeve. When the phantom Zhou Heavenly Sons attempt to revive, Yang Jian’s runes destroy them.
• Li Beichen returns to Yang Pass and begins refining the treasures within the Eastern Emperor Bell. The Sand of Time and Yellow Springs Essence provide 2,736 years of additional cultivation time.
• The black true feather contains immense Dao of Time and Space power, as well as a terrifying power of nirvana. Li Beichen extracts the former while using Origin Power to preserve and seal the latter before the feather collapses.
• Refining the feather reveals fragmented memories of the Ancestral Phoenix. It had divided itself between the Dark Bird of Yin Shang and the phoenix omen of Western Qi to assist the Heavenly Dao’s calamity while gradually escaping its karmic bindings.
• The feather grants the Eastern Emperor Bell another 68,000 years of cultivation time, bringing Li Beichen’s total available cultivation period to over 70,000 years.
• Li Beichen vows to become a Quasi-Saint within that period. After 5,000 years of secluded cultivation, he perfects his current understanding of the Speed, Transformation, and Nether World Imperial Daos.
• Realizing that isolated meditation has become less efficient, he leaves seclusion to temper himself through real battles against the growing number of Nether World experts gathering beyond Yang Pass.

2. Character Development

• Li Beichen grows more decisive and strategic. Rather than blindly pursuing every power within the feather, he preserves its nirvana force while extracting only the Time and Space power relevant to his path.
• His understanding of the broader Heavenly Dao conflict deepens after witnessing the Ancestral Phoenix’s history. He recognizes that even supreme beings were forced to compromise with Heaven and become trapped by karma.
• Li Beichen’s resolve evolves from seeking personal advancement to actively challenging Heaven’s predetermined order. He adopts the conviction: “Man can conquer heaven.”
• His cultivation strategy also matures. He realizes that endless secluded cultivation is insufficient and plans to combine battle, hardship, and accelerated comprehension within the Eastern Emperor Bell.
• Yang Jian demonstrates overwhelming power and confidence by dismantling and relocating the entire secret realm while effortlessly suppressing the Zhou phantoms. His relationship with Li Beichen remains that of a powerful, supportive master guiding his disciple without interfering in his choices.

3. Significant Themes

• Defiance of fate and Heaven: The chapter contrasts the Ancestral Phoenix’s submission to Heavenly Dao karma with Li Beichen’s determination to resist Heaven’s mandate.
• The cost of power: Even supreme beings such as the Ancestral Phoenix can be constrained by karma, showing that strength alone cannot guarantee freedom.
• Time as a resource: The Eastern Emperor Bell transforms ancient treasures into vast periods of cultivation, making time itself a weapon in Li Beichen’s pursuit of Quasi-Sainthood.
• Strategic cultivation: Li Beichen prioritizes the Dao most relevant to his goals rather than being distracted by the feather’s powerful nirvana ability.
• Battle as refinement: The chapter emphasizes that true advancement requires both contemplation and practical struggle.
• Hidden history and karmic schemes: The Ancestral Phoenix’s actions reveal that the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation involved plans by ancient supreme beings, Saints, and the Heavenly Dao itself.
• Perseverance: Li Beichen embraces a long and dangerous path, accepting that even death many times over would not make him abandon his goal.

4. Character Interactions

• Li Beichen and Yang Jian: Yang Jian asks whether Li Beichen found anything worthwhile and encourages him to turn his gains into strength. Li Beichen trusts Yang Jian completely, accepting his ability to move the entire secret realm without questioning the process.
• Li Beichen and the Ancestral Phoenix: Though they never meet directly, Li Beichen connects with the Phoenix through the memories contained in its feather. He gains insight into its suffering, compromises, and unsuccessful attempt to escape karmic control.
• Li Beichen and the Zhou phantoms: Their interaction is indirect. Yang Jian eliminates them before they can fully revive, preventing the former Zhou dynasty’s remnants from interfering.
• Li Beichen and the Heavenly Dao: Their relationship becomes ideological and adversarial. After learning how Heaven manipulated the Ancestral Phoenix and the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, Li Beichen resolves to oppose Heaven’s intended destruction of the World of the Living.

Plot and events

• After five thousand years of cultivation inside the Eastern Emperor Bell—which passed as an instant outside—Li Beichen begins pursuing battle rather than quiet meditation. He joins Quasi-Saint squads on near-continuous hunts in the Sea of Yin Qi, using the Bell’s accelerated time to review each fight and absorb its lessons.
• Over nearly ten years, he fights a hundred battles, survives repeated brushes with death, and reaches the peak of Great Luo. His progress is unusually fast but rests on more than fifty thousand years of real cultivation and hard-won experience. He wants one final, top-tier battle to polish his foundation to Great Luo Grand Perfection before attempting the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Yang Jian brings Li Beichen to meet Shen Gongbao, who warns that the Nether World is preparing another major assault. Two new Quasi-Saints have emerged, and Patriarch Kunpeng and the Nether River have developed a Myriad Yin Formation to unite the Nether World’s Quasi-Saint forces. Shen Gongbao gives Yang Jian the formation diagram.
• The World of the Living remains dangerously short of elite fighters. Its rising prodigies have not yet reached Great Luo, while even veteran Great Luo experts struggle to advance. Li Beichen’s victories—including killing Ji Fa and wounding Quasi-Saints—have helped keep the battlefield balanced, but he expects the Nether World to target him with multiple Quasi-Saints in the next assault.
• Yang Pass maintains an apparently thin defensive line to encourage the enemy’s complacency, while its real strength is concealed. As Kunpeng spies on the pass through a divine mirror, Yang Jian destroys it with his Heavenly Eye. Kunpeng answers that the land will eventually belong to the Nether World, then clashes with Yang Jian’s divine light.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Beichen has transformed from a Great Luo cultivator into a battle-hardened peak Great Luo, growing through disciplined combat and reflection rather than relying on outside forces to force a breakthrough. He welcomes the dangerous fight ahead as the final test of his progress.
• Yang Jian trusts his disciple’s unusual path, dismissing concerns about overwork after confirming Li Beichen’s foundation is sound. He also takes the lead in assessing the coming threat and confronting Kunpeng.
• Shen Gongbao acts as an informant and uneasy ally, sharing the Nether World’s plans and formation diagram. He admires Li Beichen’s impact but remains skeptical that the defenders can change the larger course of the calamity.
• Patriarch Kunpeng is shown monitoring Yang Pass and openly asserting the Nether World’s claim to it, setting up direct conflict with Yang Jian.

Significant themes

• Growth through hardship: Repeated combat, danger, and reflection refine Li Beichen more effectively than passive cultivation.
• Visible time versus lived effort: His apparent nine-year ascent conceals tens of thousands of years of work inside the Eastern Emperor Bell.
• Individual strength amid imbalance: Li Beichen’s power helps hold the line, but the World of the Living faces a serious shortage of comparable fighters.
• Preparation and deception: Yang Pass’s weak-looking defenses are deliberate, while both sides gather intelligence and plan for a larger war.
• Self-reliance: Li Beichen aims to reach the next realm through his own foundation rather than borrowed power or calamity-forced advancement.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nether River Patriarch and Kunpeng Patriarch meet outside Yang Pass and exchange a probing strike. Nether River notes that Yang Jian’s cultivation has improved and that Yang Jian may detect their coming attack.
• Kunpeng reveals his strategy: repeatedly spy on Yang Pass until the defenders become accustomed to it, then launch a surprise assault while the World of the Living’s hunting squads are scattered in the Sea of Yin Qi. By sealing Yang Pass, the Nether World intends to isolate and destroy those squads, especially Li Beichen, whose danger would likely force Yang Jian to leave the pass.
• The Nether World begins its assault, forming the massive Myriad Yin sealing formation around Yang Pass. Kunpeng, Nether River, Gonggong, and numerous Quasi-Saints coordinate the encirclement.
• The defenders of Yang Pass appear to respond normally, but the Nether World soon discovers that the attack is a trap. Fissures open into the Void Land behind them, revealing that the World of the Living has already gathered its forces there.
• Three enormous formations activate simultaneously:
  • The Three Cloud Fairies’ Nine-Bend Yellow River Array
  • The Heavenly Court’s Zhou Heaven Star Array
  • Maitreya’s Maha Boundless Array
    Their combined power overwhelms and reverses the Nether World’s encirclement.
• Yang Jian reveals that the World of the Living deliberately relaxed Yang Pass’s defenses to lure Kunpeng into attacking. The Void Land ambush was made possible through Li Beichen’s use of Ji Fa’s black Jade Pendant and Transformation Dao, combined with Zhenyuanzi’s Earth Book.
• Using information supplied by Shen Gongbao, the World of the Living identified weaknesses in the Myriad Yin Array. The formations had also practiced for five years inside the time-altering Earth Book, allowing them to strike with perfect coordination.
• The three arrays pierce the Myriad Yin Array’s weak point and shatter it, separating the Nether World forces and destroying their coordinated advantage.
• Li Beichen abandons the safety of Yang Pass and enters the battlefield personally. His arrows devastate Nether World forces, targeting Great Luos and Quasi-Saints alike.
• Two Nether World Quasi-Saints move to surround and kill Li Beichen. Rather than retreat or join allies, he deliberately confronts them alone, seeking to break through his current limits in a life-or-death battle.
• Li Beichen activates his ultimate Transformation Dao, the Lunar Yin Body, allowing him to use his gigantic Law of Heaven and Earth form without suffering the usual suppression of the Sea of Yin Qi. He also fully enlarges and unleashes the Sun-Chasing Bow and Sun-Shooting Arrow.
• The battle between Li Beichen and the two Quasi-Saints lasts only half a cup of tea. When the smoke clears, Li Beichen remains standing, while rays of divine light erupt from the bodies of both opponents, strongly implying that he has severely wounded or defeated them.

Character Developments

• Kunpeng Patriarch is shown as a confident and calculating strategist. However, his carefully constructed ambush is exposed and reversed, causing his confidence to turn into shock and anger.
• Nether River Patriarch supports Kunpeng’s plan and recognizes the apparent weakness of Yang Pass, but he too is caught in the counter-ambush.
• Yang Jian demonstrates increased cultivation, sharp perception, and calm strategic confidence. He sees through the Nether World’s intentions and openly taunts Kunpeng after the trap is revealed.
• Zhenyuanzi contributes crucially through the Earth Book, using its time-altering abilities to simulate and train the World of the Living’s formations.
• Li Beichen undergoes the chapter’s major personal breakthrough. He moves from a cautious battlefield role to deliberately risking his life against two Quasi-Saints, activating the Lunar Yin Body and displaying power approaching or potentially reaching true Quasi-Saint perfection.
• The Three Cloud Fairies, Dipper Mother Primordial Lord, and Maitreya Buddha demonstrate exceptional coordination as leaders of the three great formations.
• Li Jing and Zhang Shou take active supporting roles within the Zhou Heaven Star Array and Nine-Bend Yellow River Array, respectively.

Significant Themes

• Strategic deception and counter-deception: The Nether World believes it is exploiting the World of the Living’s complacency, only to discover that the apparent weakness was bait.
• Preparation versus confidence: Kunpeng’s elaborate plan is defeated by superior preparation, intelligence, and long-term coordination.
• Unity and collective strength: The three great formations combine the forces of many factions, proving that cooperation can overcome the Nether World’s powerful formation.
• Growth through danger: Li Beichen believes true advancement requires risking death rather than remaining safely behind Yang Pass.
• Transformation and mastery: The Lunar Yin Body represents Li Beichen’s mastery of his Transformation Dao and allows him to overcome the natural limitations of the Sea of Yin Qi.
• Reversal of power: The attackers become encircled, and the supposed defenders seize control of the battlefield.

Character Interactions

• Kunpeng and Nether River jointly plan the assault and encourage each other’s confidence.
• Yang Jian and Zhenyuanzi confront the Nether World forces from Yang Pass, with Yang Jian verbally challenging Kunpeng.
• The World of the Living’s major leaders cooperate across factional lines through the three formations.
• Li Beichen’s allies warn him not to face two Quasi-Saints alone, but he respectfully refuses, explaining that the battle is his opportunity to break through.
• Li Beichen then directly clashes with the two enemy Quasi-Saints, transforming the broader strategic victory into a personal trial of life and death.

Key plot points and events

• Li Beichen defeats two Nether World Quasi-Saints in a fierce battle, forcing them to retreat. The World of the Living celebrates, but Li is left completely drained and unconscious.
• Yang Jian confirms that Li is not seriously injured: the ordeal has pushed his body into a transformation. After eighty-one days of rest, Li awakens fully recovered, with his three Daos at Great Luo grand perfection and a breakthrough to Quasi-Saint within reach.
• Yang Jian gathers nearly all the World of the Living’s foremost Quasi-Saints to share their cultivation paths with Li. They teach him a range of methods, including the Three Cloud Fairies’ extreme corpse-slaying, Dipper Mother’s star-based path, Maitreya’s future-oriented Dao, and Zhenyuan’s traditional spirit-treasure method.
• Yang Jian then explains his own path, combining physical-body cultivation with Three Corpses severance. His teaching emphasizes that Li should learn from these methods without copying them, and ultimately create a Dao of his own.
• Li sinks into deep meditation after hearing the teachings. The assembled masters leave him undisturbed, hopeful that he will turn their insights into a new path.

Character developments

• Li Beichen proves both his combat strength and resilience, but the battle also exposes the cost of pushing beyond his limits. His recovery brings him to the threshold of Quasi-Saint cultivation.
• Yang Jian acts as a mentor and trusted leader, safeguarding Li after the battle and arranging an extraordinary gathering of teachers. He shares his own incomplete explorations as well as his hard-won method.
• The assembled Quasi-Saints show respect for Li’s potential and generosity by teaching him openly, while also treating the exchange as a chance to deepen their own understanding.

Significant themes

• Endurance through trial: Li’s near-total exhaustion is the price of a battle that catalyzes his cultivation.
• Learning without imitation: The many established Daos are valuable guides, but following one exactly may limit Li’s ability to surpass its originator.
• Tradition and innovation: Ancient methods remain powerful, yet progress depends on combining insights and forging something new.
• Shared knowledge: The masters’ open exchange shows that wisdom can benefit both student and teacher.

Character interactions

• Zhang Shou recognizes Li’s exhaustion and tries to protect him, but Li’s lingering slaughter aura repels him; he therefore guards Li from a distance.
• Yang Jian reassures Zhang Shou, returns Li safely to his cave, and later gathers the masters to teach him.
• The Quasi-Saints address Li as a worthy successor, offering their teachings with approval and anticipation.
• Yang Jian’s closing counsel shapes the lesson’s central relationship: the masters provide the foundation, but Li must ultimately choose and create his own way.

Summary

Key plot points and events

• After nearly a year of instruction from the World of the Living’s greatest Quasi-Saints, Li Beichen weighs two ways to advance: the safer Three-Corpse Dao, or the vastly more dangerous path of proving the Dao through physical strength.
• The orthodox Three-Corpse route could make him powerful quickly, especially if he used the Eastern Emperor Bell, but that treasure may become dangerous when its former master, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, returns. Using his other treasures and merit would be safer, though it would limit his potential.
• Remembering his hard-won journey and deciding, “I seek only power that belongs to me,” Li Beichen chooses the Physical Body Dao. He gathers his three Great Daos—change, speed, and imperial supremacy—and the power of his Yama Dharma Body to form a Singularity within himself.
• Creating the Singularity makes him a Quasi-Saint. His innate divine body begins rapidly strengthening, while the Singularity awakens and unifies his insights into the Great Dao of Strength.
• Li Beichen realizes that this path binds him to attaining the Dao through strength: he must master that Dao, trigger the Singularity’s great explosion, and develop a lasting universe within himself to approach Sainthood. His transformation will require considerable time, energy, and resources.
• The assembled experts congratulate him, and Yang Jian quietly hopes his disciple will surpass him. Before the celebration can settle, a vast presence emerges from the Sea of Yin Qi: Candle Nine Yin has returned.
• Yang Jian identifies the newcomer, whose aura matches the Eye of Candle Nine Yin that Li Beichen previously refined. In the Netherworld, Candle Nine Yin’s immense serpentine body emerges from the Void Land, and the Nether River Patriarch, Kunpeng, Gonggong, and others welcome him back.

Character developments

• Li Beichen makes a decisive break from the safer, established route and commits to forging strength through his own body. His breakthrough begins to transform both his physical power and his understanding of the Dao, though the path ahead is exceptionally demanding.
• Yang Jian shows restrained pride in Li Beichen’s choice, but also recognizes how difficult the path is. He hopes his disciple will go farther than he did.
• Zhenyuanzi and the other Quasi-Saints acknowledge Li Beichen’s breakthrough and the significance of Yang Jian’s teachings.

Character interactions

• Li Beichen respectfully thanks Yang Jian and the elders for their instruction after becoming a Quasi-Saint.
• Zhenyuanzi praises him as a formidable new defender of Yang Pass; Yang Jian responds with a quiet nod.
• Li Jing speculates that Li Beichen might sever a Corpse, while Zhang Shouzheng suspects he has chosen a different path—correctly anticipating that he will not pursue Three-Corpse Dao-Proving.
• The gathered figures turn from celebrating Li Beichen’s achievement to assessing the threat posed by Candle Nine Yin’s return.

Significant themes

• Choosing one’s own path: Li Beichen rejects the more predictable route in favor of strength he can claim as his own.
• Ambition and sacrifice: The strongest road promises extraordinary potential but demands immense effort and carries serious risks.
• Inheritance and surpassing one’s teacher: Li Beichen follows Yang Jian’s unfinished path, while Yang Jian hopes his disciple can complete what he could not.
• Achievement amid looming danger: Li Beichen’s breakthrough is a major victory, but Candle Nine Yin’s arrival immediately shifts attention to the larger conflict at Yang Pass.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Candle Nine Yin fully manifests in the Nether World, his arrival suppressing the Sea of Yin Qi and rivaling the emergence of ancient top experts. He immediately declares that someone in the World of the Living has stolen his power and vows to destroy it.
• Emperor Chen Gou learns of Candle Nine Yin’s return, places Taiyi Celestial Venerable in charge of Heavenly Court affairs, and personally travels to Yang Pass.
• Chen Gou discovers that Li Beichen has recently broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm and congratulates him.
• Candle Nine Yin arrives at Yang Pass alongside Kunpeng Patriarch, Nether River Patriarch, Gonggong, and other Nether World powerhouses. The two sides confront each other but do not fight; Kunpeng withdraws, implying that a larger battle is imminent.
• Candle Nine Yin reveals a temporal technique capable of accelerating the return of Quasi-Saints trapped in the Void Land. He opens countless gates through time and space, causing the dormant experts’ forms and auras to become increasingly solid.
• Li Beichen’s Yama Dharma Body witnesses this development and realizes that Candle Nine Yin is forcibly interfering with the normal cycle of yin and yang by bringing powerful beings back prematurely.
• Yang Jian gathers the World of the Living’s Quasi-Saints. They decide that waiting is too dangerous and organize a strike against Candle Nine Yin’s ritual.
• Yang Jian, Immortal Zhenyuan, and Emperor Chen Gou lead the elite assault, while the Three Cloud Fairies, Dipper Mother Primordial Lord, and Maitreya Buddha remain at Yang Pass to defend it against a possible surprise attack.
• Li Beichen chooses to continue cultivating rather than join the defensive deployment. After spending a thousand years inside the Eastern Emperor Bell, he stabilizes his newly attained Quasi-Saint power.
• Li Beichen discovers that the Void Land connects all the heavens and can serve as a shortcut between distant locations. He uses it to travel rapidly between Yang Pass, the Void Land, and the boundary between the realms of yin and yang.
• A few days later, a massive battle erupts in the Sea of Yin Qi. Yang Jian, Zhenyuanzi, and Chen Gou fight Candle Nine Yin and the Nether World’s strongest Quasi-Saints in an attempt to stop the accelerated resurrection of the ancient experts.

Character Developments

• Candle Nine Yin returns as a major threat and demonstrates extraordinary mastery over the Temporal Dao. His ability to accelerate the return of numerous Quasi-Saints significantly shifts the balance of power toward the Nether World.
• Emperor Chen Gou abandons his administrative duties to personally defend Yang Pass, showing his willingness to confront the calamity directly. His arrival strengthens the World of the Living’s leadership.
• Li Beichen completes his breakthrough to the Quasi-Saint realm and forms a Singularity through physical cultivation and Proving the Dao Through Force. His Yama Dharma Body becomes an extension of the Singularity rather than an independent entity, though it retains near-Quasi-Saint combat power.
• Li Beichen’s cultivation advances rapidly inside the Eastern Emperor Bell, where a thousand years pass in only a few external days. He also displays growing strategic insight by identifying the Void Land’s hidden spatial function.
• Yang Jian, Immortal Zhenyuan, and Chen Gou emerge as the central strike force, accepting the danger of confronting the Nether World’s strongest figures directly.
• The defensive faction at Yang Pass, including the Three Cloud Fairies, Dipper Mother Primordial Lord, and Maitreya Buddha, assumes responsibility for preserving the pass while the strongest experts are away.

Significant Themes

• The struggle over cosmic order: Candle Nine Yin’s technique violates the natural rhythm of life, death, and reincarnation by forcing ancient Quasi-Saints to return before their proper time.
• Escalation of calamity: The conflict moves from a tense standoff to a decisive struggle over whether the Nether World can rapidly restore its lost ancient strength.
• Time and cultivation: Candle Nine Yin manipulates time to accelerate resurrection, while Li Beichen manipulates time within the Eastern Emperor Bell to accelerate his own cultivation.
• Preparation versus immediate action: The World of the Living must balance strengthening itself, defending Yang Pass, and launching preemptive attacks before the Nether World’s forces become overwhelming.
• Hidden connections and strategic discovery: Li Beichen’s realization that the Void Land links the heavens suggests that geography, dimensional pathways, and mobility may become as important as raw strength.
• Collective defense against overwhelming power: Both sides divide their forces between offense and defense, demonstrating that victory depends on coordination rather than individual strength alone.

Character Interactions

• Candle Nine Yin’s threat provokes alarm and satisfaction among the Nether World Quasi-Saints, who see his return as a major step toward conquering Yang Pass.
• Chen Gou and Li Beichen exchange formal recognition after Chen Gou learns of Li Beichen’s breakthrough.
• The World of the Living’s experts debate how to respond to Candle Nine Yin’s ritual; Yunxiao advocates an immediate attack, and Yang Jian supports her position.
• Zhenyuanzi organizes the forces, assigning key defenders to Yang Pass and selecting the strongest figures for the assault.
• Li Beichen reports the Void Land’s developments to Yang Jian, helping trigger the decision to strike.
• The chapter ends with the three World of the Living leaders battling Kunpeng, Nether River Patriarch, Gonggong, Candle Nine Yin, and numerous other Quasi-Saints, while the fate of Yang Pass depends on whether Candle Nine Yin’s temporal technique can be stopped.

Chapter Summary: “Into the Void Alone, Without Regret”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Jian, Zhenyuanzi, and Emperor Chen Gou battle deep within the Sea of Yin Qi against Candle Nine Yin and other Nether World powers. Their triangular formation is extremely fragile; a single serious injury or disruption could lead to their deaths.
• As the battle’s shockwaves threaten Yang Pass, the Three Firmament Ladies, Dipper Mother Primordial Lord, and Maitreya Buddha deploy the Nine-Bend Yellow River Array, Zhou Heaven Star Array, and Maha Boundless Array. These barriers suppress and destroy the waves of yin qi before they can reach the pass.
• Li Beichen and the other World of the Living experts defend Yang Pass from Nether World Great Luo beings attempting to exploit the chaos. Li Beichen kills many attackers with his Sun-Chasing Bow while focusing most of his attention on the distant battle.
• Yang Jian, Zhenyuanzi, and Emperor Chen Gou eventually escape the chaotic battlefield, badly wounded but alive. They reveal that they temporarily disrupted Candle Nine Yin’s temporal secret art, causing him severe backlash and preventing him from using it for at least a thousand years.
• However, the operation fails to stop the Quasi-Saints already awakened by Candle Nine Yin. Dozens of them are expected to emerge from the Void Land within roughly ten years, creating a massive future threat to Yang Pass.
• Li Beichen proposes finding Sun Wukong, who is still alive somewhere in the Sea of Yin Qi. Yang Jian confirms this using battle traces previously transmitted by Shen Gongbao.
• Because Sun Wukong’s location is an entire kalpa away, ordinary travel would take too long. Li Beichen reveals that the Void Land may connect distant worlds and provide a shortcut through the chaotic Sea of Yin Qi.
• Zhenyuanzi gives Li Beichen a golden hair left behind by Sun Wukong, hoping its lingering aura and karmic connection will help him locate the Great Sage within the Void Land.
• Despite the journey’s extremely low chance of success and near-certain danger, Li Beichen decides to go alone. Yang Jian reluctantly approves, warning him to return immediately if the situation becomes hopeless.
• Li Beichen opens a gate to the Void Land and enters it alone.

Character Developments

• Li Beichen demonstrates both exceptional combat ability and strategic insight. While defending Yang Pass, he kills invading Great Luo beings with calm efficiency, then develops a bold plan to locate Sun Wukong and obtain reinforcements.
• His willingness to enter the Void Land alone reveals his courage, self-sacrifice, and growing confidence as a newly advanced Quasi-Saint. He accepts overwhelming odds without hesitation.
• Yang Jian remains composed and responsible, fighting through severe danger and later acting as Li Beichen’s cautious mentor. Though deeply concerned, he respects Li Beichen’s resolve and ultimately grants permission.
• Zhenyuanzi suffers alongside his companions but remains thoughtful and supportive. His offering of Sun Wukong’s golden hair reflects his enduring brotherhood with Wukong and his willingness to aid the World of the Living.
• Emperor Chen Gou is seriously wounded but survives the battle, emphasizing the enormous danger posed by the Nether World forces.
• Sun Wukong, though absent from the present events, becomes a symbol of hope. Evidence that he still fights alive in the Sea of Yin Qi gives the World of the Living a possible path toward survival.
• Candle Nine Yin is temporarily weakened, but his actions have already accelerated the awakening of numerous Nether World Quasi-Saints, leaving the larger crisis unresolved.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and responsibility: Li Beichen knowingly undertakes a journey with almost no chance of success because the survival of Yang Pass may depend on it.
• Hope amid overwhelming odds: Even a one-in-ten-thousand possibility is treated as worth pursuing when the alternative is certain disaster.
• The limits of victory: The heroes succeed in disrupting Candle Nine Yin’s technique but cannot prevent the larger awakening crisis, showing that partial victories may only delay catastrophe.
• Inheritance and legacy: Li Beichen’s connection to Sun Wukong through the Battle Victory Intent and his status as an inheritor allows him to take up Wukong’s unfinished role.
• Brotherhood and loyalty: Zhenyuanzi’s concern for Sun Wukong and preservation of his golden hair emphasize their deep bond.
• Individual courage versus collective survival: Li Beichen chooses to proceed alone because bringing others would risk more lives and reduce flexibility, highlighting the burden carried by a single determined individual.

Important Character Interactions

• The defenders of Yang Pass cooperate seamlessly: the array users protect the pass while Li Beichen and others eliminate enemy infiltrators.
• Yang Jian, Zhenyuanzi, and Emperor Chen Gou return together after their desperate battle, reinforcing their unity and mutual reliance.
• Li Beichen presents his plan to the assembled Quasi-Saints, shifting the atmosphere from despair to cautious hope.
• Zhenyuanzi supports Li Beichen by providing Sun Wukong’s golden hair, while Yang Jian evaluates the danger as both mentor and commander.
• Yang Jian and Li Beichen’s final exchange highlights their teacher-disciple bond: Yang Jian warns him against needless death, while Li Beichen calmly accepts the risk and commits himself to the mission.

Key plot points and events

• Li Beichen leaves his Yama Dharma Body at the edge of the Void Land as an anchor, then sets out alone to find Sun Wukong. He follows a rough star chart of the Great Sage’s last known battles, hoping to reunite with his Dharma Body and return through a paired passage.
• After nine years of travel, he reaches the Sea of Yin Qi, a distant and perilous region where Sun Wukong may have gone to confront the Netherworld’s deepest threats. His Dharma Body can open a passage only once, for ten breaths, so he cannot bring help or search efficiently from the safety of the Void Land.
• With one year left before his deadline, Li Beichen decides to draw Sun Wukong to him. He repeatedly emerges into the Sea of Yin Qi, unleashes his presence, battles its inhabitants, and retreats through the Void Land to search new locations.
• The strategy does not reveal Sun Wukong, but the battles strengthen Li Beichen and deepen his understanding of the Great Dao of Strength. He survives near-fatal encounters with powerful Quasi-Saints and escapes pursuers using his mastery of the Void Land.
• Netherworld masters begin coordinating against him. With three months remaining, Li Beichen has largely given up hope of finding Sun Wukong, but resolves to keep fighting and use the Sea of Yin Qi to advance his cultivation.
• The chapter ends as Li Beichen senses at least five Quasi-Saints converging on him, including one with the strength of a two-Corpse-Slaying cultivator and another comparable to a one-Corpse-Slaying Quasi-Saint.

Character development

• Li Beichen displays unwavering determination, accepting isolation and mortal danger to complete his search before the ten-year deadline.
• His repeated battles turn him from a searcher into a more seasoned fighter. He becomes stronger, sharpens his combat instincts, and expands his understanding of Strength Dao.
• When his original plan fails, he adapts: rather than return empty-handed, he turns the search into training and considers alternative paths to becoming a Quasi-Saint.

Significant themes

• Resolve and sacrifice: Li Beichen commits himself to the mission without farewells or certainty of success.
• Adaptation under pressure: He continually changes tactics as distance, time, and danger constrain him.
• Growth through adversity: The Sea of Yin Qi is both a deadly threat and a crucible for his strength.
• The cost of ambition: His progress comes through repeated battles that leave him injured and increasingly exposed to coordinated enemies.

Character interactions

• Li Beichen acts largely alone. His connection to his Yama Dharma Body remains essential but weakens over the enormous distance; the Dharma Body quietly gathers strength to open a passage if needed.
• He fights numerous Netherworld beings, but attempts to interrogate them fail: their minds resist intrusion and their bodies dissolve when he tries to seize their memories.
• His repeated attacks draw the attention of the Netherworld masters, who begin coordinating to kill him. The chapter closes with their forces converging on him.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Nether World Quasi-Saints trap Li Beichen in the Sea of Yin Qi after using an ancient black skull to seal the Void Land passage. Cut off from escape, Li Beichen is forced to fight five powerful enemies, including one with Second Corpse-Slaying strength.
• Although severely wounded, Li Beichen refuses to yield. His Battle Victory Intent intensifies, allowing him to continue fighting despite a serious wound through his chest.
• Sun Wukong suddenly arrives after sensing the battle. His appearance terrifies the Nether World Quasi-Saints, who immediately attempt to flee.
• Li Beichen intercepts the strongest enemy and blocks the others with Sun-Shooting Arrow light. Sun Wukong then crushes all five Quasi-Saints with a single strike from the Sea-Calming Divine Iron, overcoming even their quasi-immortal bodies.
• Sun Wukong recognizes Li Beichen as the inheritor chosen by Yang Jian—the “Three-Eyed One.” Li Beichen formally acknowledges Wukong as his master.
• Li Beichen explains that he crossed the Void Land to retrieve Sun Wukong because Candle Nine Yin has accelerated the Nether World’s return, placing Yang Pass in unprecedented danger.
• Wukong reveals that he and thirteen other Quasi-Saints have remained in the Sea of Yin Qi to suppress Di Jun, the fallen Demon Race Heavenly Emperor. Di Jun is restrained by thirteen Great Dao chains formed from the sacrifices and powers of ancient Quasi-Saints.
• The group agrees that preserving Yang Pass is more important than maintaining the seal alone. If Yang Pass falls, the seal will have no purpose; if Yang Pass survives, reinforcements can later return to suppress Di Jun.
• Li Beichen uses his Dharma Body, the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Seed, and the Singularity Origin to create a temporary passage spanning an entire calamity. Sun Wukong and the thirteen Quasi-Saints return toward Yang Pass, while Li Beichen leaves a Yama incarnation behind to maintain the route.
• Meanwhile, Candle Nine Yin, Gonggong, Kunpeng Patriarch, Nether River Patriarch, and hundreds of Quasi-Saints launch a massive assault on Yang Pass. The World of the Living is forced into a defensive formation because it can no longer match the invaders in open combat.
• Yang Pass withstands the attacks, but every defense consumes its accumulated foundation. Kunpeng believes the pass will eventually fall, allowing the Nether World to use the World of the Living as a foundation for pursuing Sainthood.
• At the end of the chapter, Yang Jian receives the warning from Li Beichen’s communication mark, signaling the creation of the cross-calamity passage and the imminent return of reinforcements.

Character Developments

• Li Beichen demonstrates extraordinary endurance and determination. Even while surrounded and gravely wounded, he continues fighting and plans to kill or severely injure the strongest enemy rather than simply survive.
• His abilities—Battle Victory Intent, the Heaven-Mending Stone, the Heavenly Eye, and the Eight-Nine Profound Scripture—are confirmed to follow the same physical-body cultivation path as Sun Wukong.
• Sun Wukong returns as an overwhelming force. His entrance immediately reverses the battle’s balance and reveals that he has survived years of struggle while helping suppress Di Jun.
• Wukong accepts Li Beichen as his inheritor and shows pride in his disciple’s battle intent, though he remains curious and concerned about how Li Beichen reached the Sea of Yin Qi.
• The thirteen ancient Quasi-Saints are portrayed as self-sacrificing guardians. Despite their desire to return home, they have remained behind for countless years to prevent Di Jun’s revival.
• Yang Jian and the defenders of Yang Pass are revealed to be under severe pressure as the scale of the Nether World invasion exceeds previous expectations.
• Kunpeng Patriarch and the invading Quasi-Saints grow confident, believing the passage of time and the Heavenly Dao favor the Nether World’s eventual victory.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice versus survival: The ancient Quasi-Saints must choose between continuing to suppress Di Jun and returning to defend Yang Pass. Their decision reflects the larger struggle between individual duty and the survival of the entire World of the Living.
• Hope arriving at the moment of despair: Li Beichen is nearly killed, but Sun Wukong’s unexpected arrival completely transforms the situation.
• Inheritance and legacy: Li Beichen’s powers connect him to Yang Jian and Sun Wukong, establishing a lineage of powerful physical-body cultivators.
• The burden of guardianship: The thirteen Quasi-Saints have spent hundreds of millions of years guarding a dangerous enemy, sacrificing freedom and the chance to return to the Upper Realm.
• The cost of defense: Yang Pass remains unbroken, but its accumulated strength is steadily consumed. Victory is not guaranteed simply because the pass can withstand the attacks.
• The pursuit of Sainthood: The Nether World’s leaders see the calamity as an opportunity to follow the Heavenly Dao, destroy the World of the Living, and gain a chance at transcendence.

Important Character Interactions

• Li Beichen and the five Nether World Quasi-Saints clash in a desperate battle, with Li Beichen targeting the strongest opponent and preventing the group’s escape.
• Sun Wukong’s arrival terrifies the Nether World forces and establishes his superior reputation and power.
• Li Beichen formally bows to Sun Wukong as his master, while Wukong recognizes him as Yang Jian’s chosen inheritor.
• Wukong explains the threat of Di Jun to Li Beichen, who then proposes a plan allowing the ancient guardians to return without permanently abandoning the seal.
• Li Beichen coordinates with the thirteen Quasi-Saints and Sun Wukong to create the temporary passage back to Yang Pass.
• Yang Jian receives Li Beichen’s warning just as the massive Nether World army attacks, setting up the impending arrival of Wukong and the ancient Quasi-Saints in the defense of Yang Pass.