Chapter Summaries

Xia Ping explained his rapid cultivation and wealth to the Universe Sect disciples, offering advice that reflected how easily he found pills and treasures. He left the disciples baffled by describing adventures as a reliable way to get rich.

• Female disciples openly admired Xia Ping and discussed ways to seduce him, while Su Ji, Yu Qiqi, Chu Rong, and Jiang Yaru criticized them.
• A disciple asked Xia Ping how he had advanced from the Purple Mansion Realm to the Dharma Image Realm so quickly, and Xia Ping advised taking large amounts of pills and finding holy medicine.
• When disciples asked which pills to buy and what to do without money, Xia Ping said to buy them all and withdraw money from the bank.
• A disciple asked how to earn enough money never to run out, and Xia Ping recommended adventuring in cosmic secret realms.
• Xia Ping described finding treasures after rival factions destroyed each other, stumbling into undiscovered realms, and discovering an ancient Saint's inheritance after falling into danger.

Xia Ping’s account of his extraordinary luck drew disbelief from the disciples before Sect Master Zhu Xian sent the group to Demon Continent No. 333333 for the Abyss Demon trial. As the other sects arrived, Xia Ping searched the Lingyun Sect delegation for Ye Mengyao but did not find her.

• Disciples told Xia Ping how secret realms had brought them danger and injury rather than treasure, and the elders realized his rapid progress came from unbelievable luck.
• Xia Ping described earning steady income by depositing fifty billion Universal Coins in the Universal Bank, prompting Sect Master Zhu Xian to end the conversation.
• Sect Master Zhu Xian teleported the disciples and elders from Universe Planet to Demon Continent No. 333333, where they waited for the Abyss Demon trial to begin.
• Su Ji, Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and Yu Qiqi discussed the desolate continent and explained that it was only land at the entrance to the Abyss World.
• Disciples from the Lingyun Sect, Five Elements Sect, Guiyuan Sect, Flying Immortal Sect, and other sects arrived, but Xia Ping did not see Ye Mengyao among the Lingyun Sect delegation.

The elders of the four major sects arrived at the Universe Sect and learned that Ye Mengyao was preparing to undergo tribulation. Xia Ping agreed to supervise the new disciples’ trial in the Abyss World, where he planned to hunt demons and advance his cultivation.

• The four sects’ elders praised Xia Ping, who bragged about his strength before asking why Ye Mengyao had not attended.
• The Lingyun Sect elder revealed that Ye Mengyao was preparing to undergo tribulation, astonishing the other sects’ elders.
• The Universe Sect elder announced that each major sect would send an observer into the Abyss World to guard against another demonic attack.
• The Universe Sect assigned Xia Ping to observe the trial, and he accepted a golden spirit talisman that could teleport him out.
• The Heavenly Secret List opened an entrance to the Abyss World, and the new disciples flew inside.

Xia Ping entered the Abyss World with observers from four major sects, then ventured alone into the continent and discovered a vast gathering of powerful Abyss Demons. Disguised as a Dragon-Horn Demon, he infiltrated the valley where they had assembled.

• Xia Ping left the observers behind despite their warnings and traveled deeper into the Abyss Continent.
• Xia Ping sensed that powerful Abyss Demons were gathered in a valley and wondered what had brought them together.
• Xia Ping disguised himself as a mid-stage Dharma Image Realm Dragon-Horn Demon and approached the valley.
• The demon guards mistook Xia Ping for an important guest and led him into the gathering.

Disguised as a Dragon-Horn Demon, Xia Ping attended a gathering where the Heavenly Heart Demon revealed the Abyss World’s plan to invade the human world. The demons rallied behind the plan, and Xia Ping listened cautiously as the Heavenly Heart Demon described their intended conquest.

• Xia Ping joined the gathered Abyss Demons and recognized the Sunshine Demon, Nine Nether Demon, and Heavenly Heart Demon at the front.
• The Heavenly Heart Demon began the meeting, and a Tiger Claw Demon demanded to know whether the Demon Saints had ordered an attack on the human world.
• The Heavenly Heart Demon recounted the Abyss Demons’ defeat in the Ancient Era and stirred the demons’ anger over their confinement and use as trial prey.
• The Heavenly Heart Demon declared that the Demon Saints had discovered how to break the sealing formation and had prepared the Abyss World for another invasion.
• The Abyss Demons roared in support as the Heavenly Heart Demon vowed to conquer the universe steadily by devouring star fields and exterminating its inhabitants.

Xia Ping disrupted the Abyss Demons’ meeting and attacked them after hearing their plans to invade the human world. He killed a Black Snake Devil King with one punch, then faced a Deadly Poison Devil King’s attack as the surrounding demons fled the poisonous rain.

• The Abyss Demons rallied around Heavenly Heart Demon’s call to invade the universe and slaughter humans, while Xia Ping recognized the threat of a coming war.
• Xia Ping appeared as Wu Wudi and taunted the demons, revealing himself as a human among them.
• After the Ram-Horn Devil King and Black Snake Devil King threatened him, Xia Ping killed the Black Snake Devil King with a single Kingly Way Killing Fist.
• Xia Ping absorbed the dead demon’s soul energy, strengthening his cultivation and bringing his Hell Golden Crow Cells closer to awakening one hundred million.
• The Abyss Demons attacked Xia Ping in rage, and the Deadly Poison Devil King unleashed a poisonous rain that forced nearby demons to retreat.

Xia Ping killed the Deadly Poison Demon King with freezing qi, then faced a coordinated assault from more than ten Demon Kings. He summoned the Thousand-Eye Demon and wiped out the attacking Demon Kings, leaving the demon nest’s siege broken.

• Xia Ping froze the Deadly Poison Demon King and shattered its body and Primordial Spirit.
• The Frost Demon King, Rending Demon King, Many-Eyed Demon King, Burning Demon King, and other Demon Kings attacked Xia Ping together.
• Xia Ping summoned the thousand-zhang Thousand-Eye Demon Dharma Form.
• The Thousand-Eye Demon shattered the Demon Kings’ attacks and pierced through their bodies.
• The Frost Demon King, Rending Demon King, Many-Eyed Demon King, Burning Demon King, and more than ten other Demon Kings were dismembered and killed.

Xia Ping absorbed the power of the slain Demon Kings as Abyss Demons gathered to challenge him, and his one hundred millionth Hell Golden Crow Cell awakened. His blood transformed into dark golden blood and his aura blasted the demons away, while Sunshine Demon recognized the power of the true sun within him and coveted it.

• Xia Ping mocked the Abyss Demons after killing more than a dozen Demon Kings and absorbed their lingering soul energy.
• Nine Nether Demon and Heavenly Heart Demon threatened Xia Ping, while Sunshine Demon announced that it would kill him and devour the power it sensed within him.
• Xia Ping's one hundred millionth Hell Golden Crow Cell awakened, causing his blood to transform into dark golden blood.
• Xia Ping's erupting aura repelled every Abyss Demon within a thousand kilometers and left the demons unable to resist.
• Sunshine Demon recognized Xia Ping as containing the origin of the true sun and resolved to devour him to become the genuine article.

Xia Ping awakened the bloodline divine ability Underworld God's Spear, provoking the Abyss World's laws to summon Scarlet Lightning. The Abyss Demons realized the heavenly tribulation centered on Xia Ping and panicked about being caught in it.

• Xia Ping received the Hell Golden Crow's bloodline inheritance as one hundred million of his cells awakened.
• Xia Ping condensed flames into the Underworld God's Spear, a powerful killing ability formed from Hell Golden Crow Flame.
• The Abyss World's laws reacted to the divine ability, and vast blood-red tribulation clouds spread across the continent.
• The Abyss Demons recognized the clouds as a sign of Scarlet Lightning, also called World-Ending Lightning.
• The demons blamed Xia Ping for triggering the tribulation and argued over whether they could escape its reach.

Blood-red Scarlet Lightning tribulation clouds terrified demons and alarmed the four great sects’ elders on the Demon Continent. Su Ji, Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and Yu Qiqi wondered whether Xia Ping had caused the upheaval, then returned their attention to hunting demons.

• The Sunshine Demon, Heavenly Heart Demon, and Nine Nether Demon sensed the deadly Scarlet Lightning and hesitated to approach Xia Ping at the tribulation’s center.
• Elders from the Lingyun Sect, Five Elements Sect, Guiyuan Sect, and Flying Immortal Sect recognized the clouds as heavenly tribulation and discussed the danger of a powerful demon’s birth.
• The elders could not reach Xia Ping, suspected he might have entered the demons’ headquarters, and confirmed with the Heavenly Secret List that they could teleport their disciples away if needed.
• Su Ji, Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and Yu Qiqi spotted the distant clouds and debated whether Xia Ping had caused them.
• The four women decided to continue hunting low-level demons and complete their trial mission.

Xia Ping drew the Scarlet Lightning heavenly tribulation toward the Abyss Demons and asked them to help him survive it. He absorbed the lightning with his Taotie manifestation, while the nearby demons were struck down and hundreds died.

• The Abyss Demons watched the immense Scarlet Lightning tribulation gather over Xia Ping and assumed it would kill him.
• Xia Ping flew toward the demons with the tribulation clouds following him and asked them to help him survive, promising repayment.
• The Abyss Demons refused, cursed Xia Ping, and threatened to kill him if he brought the tribulation any closer.
• Scarlet lightning poured from the sky, and Xia Ping summoned his Taotie manifestation to swallow and refine the bolts.
• The lightning essence strengthened Xia Ping's Kui Ox manifestation, while the Scarlet Lightning burned away the demons' Abyssal Demonic Qi and killed several hundred of them.

Xia Ping used the heavenly tribulation to kill Abyss Demons, then trapped the survivors in a Buddhist kingdom when they tried to flee. The tribulation continued to descend, and the demons remained caught within its range.

• The Abyss Demons realized Xia Ping had drawn them into the heavenly tribulation and furiously cursed him for using them to share its burden.
• Xia Ping defended his actions as granting the dead demons a new life, enraging the Abyss Demons who charged at him.
• A larger wave of Scarlet Lightning struck and annihilated thousands of Abyss Demons while Xia Ping remained unharmed and absorbed some of its power.
• The surviving Abyss Demons decided to escape the tribulation’s range and fled in all directions.
• Xia Ping activated the Saha Prayer Beads, projecting a vast Buddhist kingdom whose golden barrier stopped the fleeing demons and left many injured.

Xia Ping trapped over a million Abyss Demons inside the Buddhist Kingdom of the Saha Prayer Beads, forcing them to endure the Scarlet Lightning tribulation with him. When the demons attacked him, he used the Glory Scepter to confuse them, leaving them divided and vulnerable as the tribulation continued.

• The Abyss Demons discovered they could not break through the Buddhist Kingdom barrier before the Scarlet Lightning tribulation overwhelmed them.
• Scarlet Lightning struck down over ten thousand Abyss Demons, and the survivors decided to kill Xia Ping to escape the tribulation.
• The Abyss Demons unleashed their attacks on Xia Ping, who countered with the Glory Scepter's Chaos ability.
• The Glory Scepter confused the demons, causing them to attack one another while Xia Ping absorbed the souls of the dead as Soul Crystals.
• The demons regained their senses, realized Xia Ping had used a second Saint Artifact against them, and wondered how they could reach him.

Xia Ping faced the Nine Nether Demon and used the Glory Scepter to counter its Nine Nether Gale and unleash Holy Light Judgment. The Nine Nether Demon escaped by becoming intangible, but thousands of Abyss Demons behind it were burned to ash.

• Xia Ping taunted the Abyss Demons and urged them to serve as cannon fodder against the heavenly tribulation.
• The Nine Nether Demon appeared and withstood the Scarlet Lightning before attacking Xia Ping with Nine Nether Gale.
• Xia Ping used the Glory Scepter's Holy Light Shines Upon All to neutralize the Nine Nether Gale.
• Xia Ping fired Holy Light Judgment at the Nine Nether Demon, which escaped by activating its Nine Nether Body.
• Thousands of Abyss Demons behind the Nine Nether Demon were caught by the holy light and burned to ash.

Xia Ping used the Samsara Pen to pierce the Nine Nether Demon’s supposedly invulnerable body and kill it. The Abyss Demons watched in shock as the death of their formidable overlord left them afraid to face him.

• The Nine Nether Demon dodged Xia Ping’s attack, boasted that its Nine Nether Body could not be harmed, and urged him to surrender.
• Xia Ping summoned the Samsara Pen and struck the Nine Nether Demon with its sharp force.
• The Nine Nether Demon’s Nine Nether Body was split apart, and its soul was badly wounded.
• Xia Ping struck again, destroyed the demon’s body and soul, and gathered its energy into a Soul Crystal.
• The Abyss Demons were stunned by the Nine Nether Demon’s death and lost their courage to fight Xia Ping.

Xia Ping faced the Sunshine Demon, an Abyss overlord that attacked him with Abyss Darkfire. He devoured its flames and killed it with the Underworld God's Spear, leaving the battlefield clear of the demon.

• The Sunshine Demon appeared and struck at Xia Ping with a vast hand of Abyss Darkfire, but Xia Ping dodged the blow.
• The Sunshine Demon revealed its plan to claim Xia Ping's flesh and blood, then attacked with its Myriad Mountains of Demonic Fire.
• Xia Ping summoned a Hell Golden Crow and devoured all the Abyss Darkfire.
• Xia Ping formed the Underworld God's Spear and pierced the Sunshine Demon, destroying its soul and Primordial Spirit.

After killing the Sunshine Demon, Xia Ping refined its essence and awakened another two hundred million Hell Golden Crow Cells, bringing the total to three hundred million. As his power surged, the Scarlet Lightning tribulation intensified, and he punched a massive hole through the thunder and tribulation clouds.

• The Abyss Demons lost their nerve after the Sunshine Demon and Nine Nether Demon died, while the Heavenly Heart Demon fled.
• Xia Ping studied his new bloodline ability, Underworld God's Spear, and used the Sun Furnace to refine the Sunshine Demon's corpse into a relic.
• Xia Ping absorbed the relic's energy, awakening two hundred million more Hell Golden Crow Cells and strengthening his bloodline abilities.
• The Abyss Demons sensed Xia Ping's growing power as the Scarlet Lightning tribulation grew more violent.
• Xia Ping punched through the lightning and blasted an enormous hole in the tribulation clouds.

After surviving the eighty-one layers of lightning tribulation, Xia Ping broke through to the late Dharma Image Realm and strengthened his cultivation with the Sunshine Demon's origin energy. As he sensed a new threat, the Heavenly Heart Demon invaded his sea of consciousness.

• Xia Ping survived the final lightning strikes, which killed every Abyss Demon trapped in the tribulation and left him with millions of Soul Crystals.
• Xia Ping broke through to the late Dharma Image Realm, healing his injuries and expanding his nine Purple Mansion spaces and spiritual power.
• The Sunshine Demon's remaining origin energy poured into Xia Ping's Purple Mansion spaces, restoring his mana and bringing him closer to the peak of the Dharma Image Realm.
• Xia Ping sensed a malicious presence and recognized the approaching grayish-white shadow as the Heavenly Heart Demon.
• The Heavenly Heart Demon turned invisible and entered Xia Ping's sea of consciousness, claiming it would take over his body.

The Heavenly Heart Demon ambushed Xia Ping after his tribulation, but it was overwhelmed and killed by the giant within his immense sea of consciousness. Xia Ping absorbed its soul energy and discovered a mysterious demonic seed left behind.

• The Heavenly Heart Demon entered Xia Ping's body, intending to devour his soul and take over his body.
• The Heavenly Heart Demon found Xia Ping's vast sea of consciousness and nine Purple Mansion spaces, then encountered a towering giant.
• The giant trapped and crushed the Heavenly Heart Demon, destroying its soul.
• Xia Ping absorbed the Heavenly Heart Demon's remaining soul energy and formed a Soul Crystal far greater than the one from the Sunshine Demon.
• Xia Ping sensed a mysterious black talisman, containing inner demon scriptures and dark spiritual secrets, condense from the refined energy.

After refining Heavenly Heart Demon’s source energy, Xia Ping gained the Demon Heart Seal and advanced his illusion arts to the consummate realm, creating a lifelike world across a vast region. He collected more Hate Crystals and headed back, where he spotted Yu Qiqi, Jiang Yaru, Su Ji, and Chu Rong hunting Abyss Demons.

• Xia Ping refined the demon seed and obtained Heavenly Heart Demon’s Demon Heart Seal, which let him perceive the emotions of living beings.
• The Demon Heart Seal boosted Xia Ping’s True Explanation of Illusion Arts to the consummate realm.
• Xia Ping created a realistic illusion world spanning a radius of one billion kilometers, complete with nations, histories, and lifelike people.
• The system awarded Xia Ping one hundred Hate Crystals, bringing his total to five hundred and sixty.
• Xia Ping left to return to his observer post, then stopped after spotting Yu Qiqi, Jiang Yaru, Su Ji, and Chu Rong hunting Abyss Demons.