Recaps

Xia Ping’s scheme left the Mysterious Heaven Sect's Supreme Elder blamed for the theft of the Seven-Colored Divine Stone and killed by the Voidbringer Beast Kings. Liu Wen seized the stone and fled with the other cultivators as the Beasts pursued them, while Xia Ping emerged from hiding.

• The Voidbringer Beast Kings mistook the Mysterious Heaven Sect's Supreme Elder for an accomplice of Xia Ping and attacked the humans with their Space Cannons.
• The Mysterious Heaven Sect's Supreme Elder’s treasures and defenses failed, and the Space Cannons annihilated his body and Primordial Spirit.
• Liu Wen and the other cultivators fled the attack, while the Mysterious Heaven Sect elders blamed Wu Wudi for the Supreme Elder’s death.
• Liu Wen reclaimed the Seven-Colored Divine Stone, provoking the Beast Kings to pursue the humans through the underground tunnels.
• The Voidbringer Beasts hunted down the fleeing cultivators, and Xia Ping emerged from hiding.

Xia Ping stayed behind after the sects and Voidbringer Beasts clashed, sending the Golden Slime and Tan Menglu to harvest the space-stone vein while tracking the stolen Seven-Colored Divine Stone. As the sect elders struggled to escape the Beast Kings, someone struck Liu Wen unconscious with a brick.

• Xia Ping summoned the Golden Slime to devour the space stones and told Green Ox that his spiritual mark would let him track the Seven-Colored Divine Stone.
• Xia Ping summoned Tan Menglu and ordered her to eat only part of the space stones while helping the Golden Slime mine the vein.
• The elders of the Ancient Moon Sect, Mysterious Heaven Sect, Yuanming Sect, Heavenly Sovereign Sect, and other sects suffered heavy losses while fleeing the Beast Kings and blamed Wu Wudi for their predicament.
• Liu Wen told the survivors that Yuanming Sect reinforcements would arrive soon and promised to compensate them for their losses.
• An unseen attacker hurled a brick at Liu Wen, knocking him unconscious in front of the hiding elders.

Xia Ping knocked Liu Wen unconscious, took his Space Ring and used Buddhist Karmic Fire to drive off the surrounding sect elders. With the mystic realm’s spatial passage nearing collapse, he escaped with the Golden Slime and Tan Menglu, leaving the elders to flee after him.

• Xia Ping revealed himself, took Liu Wen’s Space Ring and the Seven-Colored Divine Stone, and was surrounded by elders who tried to kill him.
• Xia Ping unleashed Buddhist Karmic Fire, killing an Ancient Moon Sect elder and sending the other elders fleeing.
• Xia Ping left the mystic realm with the Golden Slime and Tan Menglu as the spatial passage began to destabilize.
• The elders realized the passage would collapse within an hour and fled, while some Yuanming Sect elders rescued Liu Wen.

The five great sects of the Northern Universe placed a kill-on-sight bounty on Wu Wudi after he ambushed their elders, stole space stones and the Seven-Colored Divine Stone, and escaped. As bounty hunters began seeking him, his friends reacted to the news, while Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan decided they needed his help with the Demon Saint Palace trial.

• The five great sects issued a joint wanted order for Wu Wudi, and cultivators spread rumors that he had ambushed their elders and stolen their treasures.
• People learned that Wu Wudi had taken the Seven-Colored Divine Stone, and greedy mercenaries and old devils began searching for him.
• Chu Rong, Jiang Yaru, Yu Qiqi, Su Ji, Qiu Xue, Nangong Wu, Su Mei, and the others discussed the news at Universe Sect, while Qiu Xue, Nangong Wu, and Su Mei reflected on their lost ties to the Northern Universe.
• Rabbit Linglong told Qingluan that the upcoming Demon Saint Palace trial required a trustworthy, capable helper.
• Qingluan and Rabbit Linglong agreed that Xia Ping was their best choice and decided to ask him for help.

Xia Ping broke through to the late Return to Truth Realm, drawing immense dimensional energy and approaching the Dharma Image Realm. He discovered that Golden Slime and the Mountain River Bead had also gained spatial power through their evolutions.

• Xia Ping advanced to the late Return to Truth Realm, expanding his Purple Mansions, strengthening his Primordial Spirits, and unsealing several million Hell Golden Crow Cells.
• Xia Ping learned that five major Northern Universe sects hated him, bringing his total to three hundred Hate Crystals.
• Golden Slime revealed its new spatial attribute, forming an invisible flying sword that split mountains and unleashed tens of thousands of blades.
• Xia Ping praised the exhausted Golden Slime and let it return to his wrist as a collar to rest.
• Xia Ping sensed that the Mountain River Bead had finished digesting the Seven-Colored Divine Stone and was undergoing a spatial transformation.

Xia Ping learned that the Mountain River Bead had been mostly repaired and gained its powerful Nine-Bend Yellow River Diagram. The chapter left him considering how to find Yellow Springs River water to complete the formation, as Cat Immortal announced that the Star Ship had also been fully repaired.

• Green Ox told Xia Ping that consuming the Seven-Colored Divine Stone had restored most of the Mountain River Bead, greatly expanding its land and spiritual energy.
• Xia Ping activated the Mountain River Bead’s newly restored Nine-Bend Yellow River Diagram and saw its maze-like formation threaten to corrode the souls of anyone trapped inside.
• Green Ox explained that Yellow Springs River water from Nine Nether Hell was needed to complete the formation, and Xia Ping realized he knew where to seek it.
• Cat Immortal told Xia Ping that the Star Ship had been successfully repaired and had returned to peak condition.

Xia Ping learned that the Cat Immortal had fully restored the Star Ship, including its escape ability and Starlight Cannons. He also helped Luna create a vast Corpse Beast kin and concealed the safe passage to Yanhuang Planet before receiving a call from Rabbit Linglong.

• The Cat Immortal showed Xia Ping the restored Star Ship and explained its speed, defenses, Shadow Shift escape ability, and Starlight Cannons, while arguing with Green Ox about its merits.
• Xia Ping stopped the Cat Immortal and Green Ox from bickering and welcomed Luna, who told him she was hungry to create kin.
• Xia Ping gathered human martial artists from Yanhuang Planet and let Luna transform them into her kin, bringing their number to at least fifty million.
• Xia Ping sent the human Kings to temper themselves in the universe and concealed the safe spatial passage near the Storm Forbidden Region with formations.
• Xia Ping received a communication call from Rabbit Linglong.

Xia Ping met Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan at the Demon Saint Palace, where they asked for his help with a dangerous mission involving Black Hole Worms. The mission was to capture one of the supposedly extinct creatures and form a contract with it, leaving Xia Ping questioning how that could be possible.

• Xia Ping arrived at a primitive planet and learned that the Demon Saint Palace had appeared there temporarily.
• Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan invited Xia Ping to help with a dangerous mission assigned by the Demon Saint Palace.
• Qingluan explained that the mission involved capturing a Black Hole Worm and forming a contract with it.
• Xia Ping questioned how they could find a Black Hole Worm when the species was believed to have gone extinct in the primordial era.

Qingluan told Xia Ping that Black Hole Worms were expected to emerge in the Demon World, and he agreed to help her and Rabbit Linglong find them. The Demon Saint Palace teleported the three into the immense Demon World, where Xia Ping felt the extraordinary sunlight and dense spiritual energy.

• Qingluan explained that the Demon World was the Demon Race’s vast homeland and that Black Hole Worms were expected to appear there.
• Qingluan offered Xia Ping any Black Hole Worms beyond the one she and Rabbit Linglong each needed, and he accepted.
• Qingluan and Rabbit Linglong used the Demon Saint Palace to teleport themselves and Xia Ping through dimensional space.
• Xia Ping arrived in the Demon World and saw its immense mountains, three suns, and oversized vegetation.
• Xia Ping sensed the world’s dense spiritual energy and felt his Hell Golden Crow Bloodline respond to the sunlight.

Qingluan explained the Demon Realm’s fractured city-states and led the group toward Emerald City to seek news of the Black Hole Worm. Xia Ping disguised himself as Wu Taidou of the Golden Crow Clan, but a band of weasel demons surrounded them before they could leave the Chaos Plains.

• Qingluan warned Xia Ping and Rabbit Linglong about bandit demons and described the Demon Realm’s rival cities and races.
• Qingluan planned to take the group to Emerald City to learn when the Black Hole Worm would appear and told Xia Ping to hide his human identity.
• Xia Ping used the Formless Mask to become Wu Taidou of the Golden Crow Clan, impressing Qingluan and Rabbit Linglong.
• A yellow-armored Weasel King and hundreds of underlings arrived, surrounded the group, and ordered them to come up the mountain.

The Weasel King tried to claim Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan as concubines, but Xia Ping stepped in and revealed himself as a descendant of the Golden Crow Clan. The Weasel King attacked to seize Xia Ping’s bloodline, and Xia Ping killed him with one punch.

• The Weasel King declared Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan would become his 3,888th and 3,889th concubines, and Rabbit Linglong refused.
• Xia Ping identified himself as Wu Taidou of the Golden Crow Clan and warned the Weasel King not to take the two women.
• Xia Ping boasted that he would become a Demon Saint, prompting the Weasel King to decide to kill him and refine his Golden Crow bloodline.
• The Weasel King attacked Xia Ping with his Heaven-and-Earth Dharma Image.
• Xia Ping struck once, destroying the Weasel King, his Primordial Spirit, and dozens of mountains in the distance.

Xia Ping killed a yellow weasel Demon King and wiped out his followers before traveling with Qingluan and Rabbit Linglong to Emerald City. The group reached the city and entered after registering and paying the entrance fee.

• Xia Ping punched the yellow weasel King to death, then killed the fleeing weasels with Seven Kill True Dragon Roar and collected their Space Rings.
• Green Ox and Cat Immortal explained that Demon World materials and spiritual medicines were unusually potent, and Xia Ping considered buying them for construction and upgrades.
• Qingluan sensed danger approaching, so Xia Ping and his companions left the Chaos Plains; over the next three days, Xia Ping killed demons who attacked them, including several Demon Kings.
• Xia Ping, Rabbit Linglong, and Qingluan arrived at the towering, heavily guarded Emerald City.
• Qingluan and Rabbit Linglong led Xia Ping through the city gate after the group registered and paid the entrance fee.

After arriving in Emerald City, Xia Ping and his companions struggled to afford even a decent inn because they lacked demon coins. Learning that spirit grain was scarce and expensive in the Demon World, Xia Ping decided to sell his surplus grain at Sea Billow Market.

• Xia Ping, Qingluan, and Rabbit Linglong settled into a cramped, rundown inn in Emerald City's outer city.
• Rabbit Linglong explained that they could not use Universal Coins and had little demon currency left.
• Qingluan told Xia Ping that spirit grain was scarce in the Demon World because little land could grow it and demons ate enormous quantities.
• Xia Ping realized he could sell the grain stored in the Mountain River Bead and trade the demon coins for resources.
• Qingluan identified Sea Billow Market as Emerald City's largest market, and Xia Ping set off there with her and Rabbit Linglong.

Xia Ping entered Myriad Demon Pavilion after sensing eighteen Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talismans inside, hoping to obtain them while seeking a place to sell grain. The chapter left him confronting a contemptuous rat demon clerk in the shop.

• Xia Ping sensed the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talismans in Myriad Demon Pavilion and used Hell Golden Crow Eye to find eighteen around a Dharma Manifestation Realm demon.
• Rabbit Linglong warned that Myriad Demon Pavilion had cheated her, while Qingluan described its reach and reputation for swindling and killing customers.
• Xia Ping decided to enter Myriad Demon Pavilion despite their warnings, and two ox demon guards let him pass.
• Xia Ping found the shop's vast interior full of goods but no welcoming clerks.
• A rat demon clerk appeared, insulted Xia Ping and his companions, and told them to choose their own merchandise and stay away from the high-end section.

Xia Ping exposed the Myriad Demon Pavilion clerk’s attempt to cheat and frame him, then fought off the guards and forced the pavilion’s leaders to respond. His plan to draw out Black Wind Old Monster succeeded, and he revealed that he had a ton of Crystal Fragrant Rice to sell before threatening to leave.

• Xia Ping offered the mouse demon clerk a bag of Crystal Fragrant Rice, but the clerk tried to buy it for a hundred demon coins and accused him of stealing it when he refused.
• The clerk ordered the guards to seize Xia Ping, Rabbit Linglong, and Qingluan, but Xia Ping’s qi blasted the guards and clerk into the ground.
• The injured clerk raised the alarm, bringing a crowd of Myriad Demon Pavilion demons and its supervisor to the main hall.
• Black Wind Old Monster arrived, and Xia Ping sensed the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talisman hidden within him.
• Xia Ping explained that the clerk had tried to cheat and frame him, then told Black Wind Old Monster he had planned to sell a ton of Crystal Fragrant Rice before turning to leave.

Xia Ping refused Black Wind Old Monster’s threat to sell his Crystal Fragrant Rice to the Myriad Demon Pavilion, and Fox Sanniang offered to buy the entire supply for Fox Demon Hall. Black Wind Old Monster let them leave but suspected Xia Ping possessed an Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talisman and ordered him watched.

• Black Wind Old Monster threatened Xia Ping with ruining his reputation unless he sold his Crystal Fragrant Rice to the Myriad Demon Pavilion.
• Fox Sanniang arrived, challenged Black Wind Old Monster, and offered Xia Ping one hundred thousand demon coins per catty for all his rice.
• Xia Ping accepted Fox Sanniang’s offer and left the Myriad Demon Pavilion with her.
• Black Wind Old Monster killed the mouse demon for driving away Xia Ping and damaging the Pavilion’s deal.
• Black Wind Old Monster ordered demons to watch Xia Ping after sensing that he might possess an Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talisman.

Xia Ping sold ten tons of Crystal Fragrant Rice to Fox Sanniang for one billion demon coins and left the Fox Demon Hall with Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan. He planned to spend the money sweeping the Demon World's shops for goods to develop his spaces.

• Xia Ping joked about taking the fox girls away, and Fox Sanniang explained that they sold their talents rather than their bodies.
• Xia Ping offered Fox Sanniang ten tons of Crystal Fragrant Rice and implied that his supply could grow much larger.
• Xia Ping gave Fox Sanniang the name Wu Taidou and received an anonymous demon currency card worth one billion demon coins in exchange for the rice.
• Xia Ping, Rabbit Linglong, and Qingluan left the Fox Demon Hall, and Rabbit Linglong marveled at how much money they had earned.
• Xia Ping dismissed Rabbit Linglong's wish to buy buns and said he would sweep the shelves for goods from the Demon World.

Xia Ping went on a lavish shopping spree through Sea Billow Market, buying nearly all the materials, herbs, pills, and artifacts he could find. After spending almost all his one billion demon coins, he left the market, while the local demons prepared for his possible return.

• Xia Ping entered a shop selling artifact-refining materials and bought all the stock the owner showed him.
• Xia Ping swept through a pharmacy, buying nearly every spirit herb, including Demon Leaf Grass, Black Demon Lotus, Teddy Fruit, and Husky Flower.
• Xia Ping continued through pill shops, artifact shops, and other stores, buying seven or eight tenths of their goods.
• Xia Ping spent nearly all his one billion demon coins and kept only a few million for living expenses.
• Demons across Sea Billow Market spread news of the tycoon and prepared their remaining stock in case he returned the next day.

Myriad Demon Pavilion and Fox Demon Hall reacted to Xia Ping spending the billion demon coins he earned from selling Crystal Fragrant Rice. Black Wind Old Monster planned to kill him for his Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talismans that night, while Fox Sanniang chose to let the danger test whether he was worth cooperating with.

• Myriad Demon Pavilion stewards learned that Xia Ping had sold ten tons of Crystal Fragrant Rice to Fox Demon Hall and regretted losing his supply channel after the rat demon drove him away.
• Black Wind Old Monster confirmed that Xia Ping possessed Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talismans and decided to kill him that night to seize them.
• Fox Sanniang dismissed her subordinates’ concerns about Xia Ping spending a billion demon coins, reasoning that his wealth and legitimate supply channel made him a valuable partner.
• A fox demon warned Fox Sanniang that Black Wind Old Monster had marked Xia Ping for revenge and might kill him.
• Fox Sanniang refused to help Xia Ping, choosing instead to judge his abilities by whether he could escape Black Wind Old Monster’s pursuit.

Xia Ping lured Black Wind Old Monster to his manor by leaking the Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talisman’s aura, then trapped it in the Limitless Spatial Formation. Black Wind Old Monster attacked with its Dark Astral Wind, and Xia Ping countered with a flame-charged fist.

• Black Wind Old Monster infiltrated Xia Ping’s manor and struck what it believed was Xia Ping in the bathhouse, but the victim and surroundings proved to be an illusion.
• Xia Ping revealed himself and explained that he had baited Black Wind Old Monster into leaving the Myriad Demon Pavilion.
• Black Wind Old Monster tried to escape, but Xia Ping activated the Limitless Spatial Formation and sealed the area.
• Black Wind Old Monster attacked Xia Ping with its Dark Astral Wind, and Xia Ping gathered Hell Golden Crow power into his fist to meet it.

Xia Ping overwhelmed Black Wind Old Demon, who summoned eighteen Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talismans to turn the fight around. Xia Ping fed the talismans Dragon Blood, awakening their resentment and driving Black Wind Old Demon's demon power out.

• Xia Ping injured Black Wind Old Demon with a blazing punch and pressed the attack.
• Black Wind Old Demon summoned its eighteen Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talismans and drew on their power.
• Xia Ping recognized the talismans' resentment and struck them with Dragon Blood from the Mountain River Bead.
• Black Wind Old Demon mistook the Dragon Blood for a gift and began trying to use the talismans to reach the Lightning Tribulation Realm.
• The Ancient Heavenly Dragons regained clarity and began expelling Black Wind Old Demon's demon power.

Xia Ping freed the eighteen Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talismans from Black Wind Old Demon's control, and they devoured the demon before recognizing Xia Ping as their master. Their power merged with the twenty-eight talismans already inside him, greatly strengthening his mana and Primordial Spirits; Xia Ping kept Black Wind Old Demon's head to display at his residence.

• Black Wind Old Demon tried to activate the blood-contract seeds in the eighteen Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talismans, but they remained unmoved.
• Black Wind Old Demon accused Xia Ping of interfering, and Xia Ping ordered the Ancient Heavenly Dragons to attack.
• The eighteen Ancient Heavenly Dragons tore apart Black Wind Old Demon's body and devoured its Primordial Spirit.
• The Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talismans entered Xia Ping's body and voluntarily recognized him as their master.
• All forty-six Ancient Heavenly Dragon Talismans formed a new formation, pouring power into Xia Ping and strengthening his mana and Primordial Spirits.
• Xia Ping destroyed Black Wind Old Demon's scattered remains but kept its head to display at his residence.

After Wu Taidou killed Black Wind Old Monster and displayed his head, Emerald City erupted with rumors and reactions. Fox Sanniang sought to strengthen her partnership with Wu Taidou, while the Myriad Demon Pavilion vowed revenge and awaited reinforcements from headquarters.

• Demons across Emerald City discovered Black Wind Old Monster's head at Wu Taidou's residence and spread news of his death.
• The city's demons discussed Wu Taidou's killing of Black Wind Old Monster, with many welcoming the Myriad Demon Pavilion's misfortune.
• Fox Sanniang learned of Black Wind Old Monster's death, reconsidered Wu Taidou's strength, and ordered a generous congratulatory gift sent to him.
• The Myriad Demon Pavilion's demons demanded vengeance against Wu Taidou, and its deputy pavilion master said headquarters would send senior officers to deal with him.

Emerald Lord decided to recruit Xia Ping into Emerald City’s search party for the Black Hole Worm, while Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan confronted Xia Ping over his killing of Black Wind Old Demon. The chapter ended as Xia Ping sensed a guest arriving.

• Emerald City’s demons celebrated Black Wind Old Demon’s death, then speculated that Wu Taidou had come to seek the Black Hole Worm.
• Emerald Lord argued that Emerald City needed powerful allies and decided to personally invite Wu Taidou to join its search party.
• Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan learned that Xia Ping had killed Black Wind Old Demon and worried that the Myriad Demon Pavilion would hunt them down.
• Xia Ping dismissed Rabbit Linglong’s fears and claimed that killing Black Wind Old Demon would help them obtain the Black Hole Worm.
• Xia Ping announced that a guest had arrived.

The Emerald Lord visited Xia Ping and invited him to join Emerald City’s effort to seize the Black Hole Worms. Xia Ping agreed to attend a gathering with the other contenders, leaving Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan amazed at how quickly he became an honored guest.

• The Emerald Lord arrived at Xia Ping’s residence and presented him with a Space Ring containing treasures worth at least one hundred million demon coins.
• The Emerald Lord invited Xia Ping to join Emerald City in pursuing the Black Hole Worm and explained that its nest was expected to emerge near the city.
• Xia Ping asked what Emerald City could offer him, and the Emerald Lord admitted his city had little advantage but promised not to pry into Xia Ping’s secrets.
• Xia Ping accepted the invitation, and the Emerald Lord asked him to meet at the City Lord’s Mansion that night to meet other powerful demons.
• Rabbit Linglong and Qingluan were left speechless at Xia Ping’s sudden rise from undocumented resident to honored guest.