Chapter Summaries

Su Han temporarily stabilized the altar holding a dangerous Netherworld Dao token fragment, and he, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao continued toward Liubo Mountain’s main peak. In a forest clearing, they encountered a savage Late Golden Core Stage demon beast.

• Su Han used the Five Elements Seal Demon Seal to temporarily suppress the black qi around the broken altar, then identified a damaged token fragment within it as the source of the Netherworld Token’s call.
• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao left the ruins and continued toward the island’s center after briefly recovering their spiritual power.
• A mysterious shadow watched the trio depart from the ruins, chuckled faintly, and vanished.
• The trio followed a huge three-toed claw print through the dangerous jungle and found demon beast skeletons scattered across a clearing.
• A large, dark-red-scaled demon beast feeding on the remains sensed Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao, then raised its head and roared at them.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao defeated a vicious Spiny Bone Beast as they journeyed toward Liubo Mountain’s main peak. In the palace ruins, they discovered a pit filled with ancient Demonic Energy, and the Netherworld Token’s reaction suggested the mountain concealed a monstrous demon connected to the vanished Netherworld Dao.

• Su Han recognized the attacking Spiny Bone Beast, and Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao helped him fend off its poisoned spines and defeat it.
• Su Han collected the beast’s Demonic Core and valuable materials, then led the group onward to avoid attracting predators.
• The trio traveled deeper into Liubo Mountain, gathering some rare herbs before reaching an immense palace complex whose restrictions Su Han warned were dangerous.
• The Star Sundial led them through the silent ruins to a plaza containing a deep pit filled with dense Demonic Energy and a pulsing crimson light.
• Su Han saw the Netherworld Token grow unbearably hot as the Star Sundial pointed at the pit, and he realized Liubo Mountain might be a demonic lair concealing a monster tied to the vanished Netherworld Dao.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao investigated the crater at the heart of Liubo Mountain and discovered an ancient, weakening seal suppressing a terrifying presence. When Su Han's Netherworld Token reacted and the crimson light pulsed faster, a giant python formed from Demonic Energy and attacked them.

• Su Han's Spiritual Sense struck a violent demonic force near the crater, while Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao sensed that the Demonic Energy was extraordinarily ancient and pure.
• Su Han connected the crater, the Star Sundial, and the Netherworld Token to the secrets of Liubo Mountain and the disappearance of the Netherworld Dao, then decided the three would investigate cautiously.
• The three approached the crater and spotted ancient patterns on its walls; Su Han recognized them as a massive sealing formation whose golden light was fading.
• Bi Yao speculated that maintaining the seal might have drained Liubo Mountain's spiritual veins.
• Su Han's Netherworld Token trembled as the crimson light pulsed rapidly, and a mass of Demonic Energy formed a giant python that lunged at the three.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao fought demonic creatures pouring from a deep pit, then Lu Xueqi unleashed the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Spell at the dark-red light feeding them. Her lightning sword neared its target just as the light erupted with unprecedented brilliance.

• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao destroyed the first demonic energy pythons and joined forces against seven or eight creatures that emerged from the pit.
• Su Han realized the creatures would keep regenerating and called for them to sever their connection to the dark-red light in the pit.
• Lu Xueqi prepared a powerful technique while Su Han and Bi Yao held back the creatures and protected her.
• Lu Xueqi cast the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Spell and sent Tian Ya Divine Sword plunging toward the dark-red light.
• The lightning sword tore through the demonic energy, but the dark-red light erupted with unprecedented brilliance just before impact.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao faced a colossal Demon Shadow in the ruins of Liubo Mountain, but the Netherworld Token made it kneel and retreat. They left the demonic pit and continued deeper into the ruins, seeking the truth behind the token and the ancient secrets.

• Lu Xueqi's lightning sword shattered the demonic shield but left her weakened, while the dark red presence in the pit grew more violent.
• A thirty-meter Demon Shadow formed from Demonic Energy attacked Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao, who prepared to fight to the death.
• The Netherworld Token flew above Su Han and halted the Demon Shadow's attack as he chanted, "Netherworld... guide the way. Yellow Springs... return to the source..."
• The Demon Shadow bowed to the Netherworld Token and Su Han, then dispersed back into the pit as the demonic energy settled.
• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao retreated from the plaza and continued deeper into the ruins, following the Star Sundial's final direction.

After escaping the plaza, Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao searched the ruins for shelter and found a hidden depression in a forest of stone pillars. They began recovering their depleted spiritual power while Su Han kept watch, still troubled by the Netherworld Token’s power.

• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao fled the plaza after the Demon Shadow knelt and vanished.
• The three crossed scorched earth marked by ancient skeletal remains and reached a forest of broken stone pillars.
• Su Han led them through the maze-like Stone Forest to a concealed space beneath toppled pillars.
• Bi Yao set up an Illusion Formation and a Simple Qi-Sealing Formation to hide their shelter.
• Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao took Spirit Nurturing Pills from Su Han to restore their spiritual power, while he stood guard at the entrance.

Su Han sensed a vision of the Yellow Springs through the Netherworld Token and suspected it was linked to the demonic creature beneath Liubo Mountain. After Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao recovered, he realized the Stone Forest might be part of a vast sealing formation and urged them to leave.

• Su Han sent his Spiritual Sense into the Netherworld Token and perceived a dark road, dim yellow water, and an incantation about the Netherworld Guide and Yellow Springs.
• Su Han wondered whether the token connected to the Netherworld and whether the kneeling demonic creature was an ancient being tied to it, but decided to keep the secret from Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao.
• Lu Xueqi recovered most of her spiritual power and told Su Han he could rest, while Bi Yao soon regained her energy.
• Bi Yao asked what the stone pillars were for, and Lu Xueqi suggested their star patterns might record ancient astronomy or form part of an observatory or sacrificial site.
• Su Han suspected the pillars formed a star-powered seal around the creature beneath Liubo Mountain and warned Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao that they needed to leave.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao followed the Star Sundial into the center of the Stone Forest, where they found a Wordless Stele and a formation shaped to fit the Netherworld Token. Su Han placed the token in its groove, triggering a sudden change.

• Su Han warned Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao that the Stone Forest might be part of a seal suppressing demonic creatures, but they chose to follow the Star Sundial deeper inside.
• The group saw carvings of worshippers, a radiant figure, and a river lined with strange flowers that reminded Su Han of the Netherworld.
• They emerged at a black circular platform bearing a blank white stele and a formation with a groove matching the Netherworld Token.
• Su Han decided to investigate the site and stepped onto the platform, followed by Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao.
• Su Han placed the Netherworld Token in the matching groove before the Wordless Stele, and a sudden change erupted.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao activated the formation with the Netherworld Token, revealing visions of the Netherworld and the names Youdu Mountain and Ghost Gate Pass. The tablet then formed an inscription in ancient Netherworld Script, which stirred the phantom token in Su Han’s consciousness.

• The formation lit up around the Netherworld Token, and Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao shielded the group from its spiritual assault.
• Su Han received a flood of visions showing the River of Forgetfulness, the Yellow Springs Road, Ghost Gate Pass, and a Netherworld ruler receiving a token.
• Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao caught Su Han and used their spiritual power to help him withstand the Netherworld aura.
• The stone tablet revealed images of Youdu Mountain and Ghost Gate Pass, shocking Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao.
• The images faded, and ancient Netherworld Script appeared on the tablet, causing the phantom Netherworld Token in Su Han’s consciousness to tremble.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao learned that Liubo Mountain was a boundary point between the mortal realm and the underworld, where the remnant soul of the Soul Devouring Beast was sealed. The Netherworld Token marked the women as helpers and made Su Han an Underworld Walker, ordering him to investigate the disturbed seal’s core; with their retreat blocked, they prepared to follow the mark’s guidance.

• Su Han read the stele’s inscription and learned that the Netherworld Token granted its bearer authority to oversee the seal of the Soul Devouring Beast.
• Crimson Netherworld Marks entered Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao; Su Han received an order to investigate the seal’s core and reinforce it if necessary.
• The platform’s formation went dark, the Netherworld Token settled into the groove, and the Stone Forest fell silent.
• Su Han told Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao about the sealed Ancient Ferocious Spirit and the need to investigate, while withholding the boundary point’s connection to Youdu Mountain.
• Su Han said Demonic Energy blocked their retreat, and Bi Yao asked whether his mark could guide them forward.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao entered the Netherworld through the stone tablet and followed the Netherworld Mark through an ancient passage to Yellow Springs Road. They found that the seal at the road’s entrance had developed new cracks, with terrifying Black Qi leaking out.

• Su Han followed the Netherworld Mark to the stone tablet, which opened into a black mirror, and he entered with Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao.
• The three arrived in a vast underground passage filled with Death Energy, Netherworld carvings, and Higanbana Flowers, and Su Han led them onward using the mark’s guidance.
• Su Han sensed the Soul Devouring Beast’s chaotic remnant energy deep within the passage and noticed that its state seemed unstable.
• After following the passage, Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao reached a vast underground river, a sea of Higanbana Flowers, and the entrance to Yellow Springs Road.
• Su Han recognized new cracks in the ancient stone tablet at Yellow Springs Road and saw pure, terrifying Black Qi seeping from the loosened seal.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao crossed the River of Forgetfulness and entered the Yellow Springs Road to reach the Netherworld seal’s core. As they approached Ghost Gate Pass, they found the seal’s cracks worsening and encountered Meng Po in the mist.

• Su Han used the Netherworld Mark’s guidance to lead Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao onto a ferry that carried them across the River of Forgetfulness.
• The ferry vanished after they reached shore, leaving the three facing the cracked Yellow Springs Road stele and Ghost Gate Pass.
• Su Han explained that the seal’s core lay beyond Ghost Gate Pass and that the damage came from an impact within, aided by an unknown external force.
• Su Han led Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao onto the Yellow Springs Road, where crushing pressure, eerie voices, and watching eyes in the Higanbana Flowers threatened them.
• The three encountered a hunched old woman with a bucket of murky liquid, whom Bi Yao recognized as Meng Po.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao fought through Yellow Springs Road’s ghostly attacks and reached Ghost Gate Pass. Su Han opened the gate with the Netherworld Mark, revealing the frenzied Soul Devouring Beast remnant soul battering its failing seal.

• Meng Po’s projection attacked Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao with ghostly faces and Ghost Shadows after they refused her soup.
• Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao fought off the spirits while Su Han used the Netherworld Mark to suppress them and drive the projection away.
• The trio endured further illusions, Vengeful Spirits, and ghostly hands on Yellow Springs Road through their combined abilities.
• Su Han sensed the seal’s source beyond Ghost Gate Pass and warned Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao to prepare for greater danger.
• Su Han used the Netherworld Mark to open the Bronze Giant Gate, exposing the Soul Devouring Beast remnant soul attacking its cracked seal.
• The Soul Devouring Beast roared directly into the souls of Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao, startling all three.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao entered the Underworld to reinforce the failing seal on the Soul Devouring Beast, whose remnant soul attacked them. They fought off its creations while Su Han communicated with the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment and learned the fragment could no longer repair the seal by itself.

• Su Han led Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao through the Bronze Giant Gate, which shut behind them as they entered the ruined Underworld.
• The three found the Soul Devouring Beast's remnant soul attacking a cracked barrier powered by a Reincarnation Mirror Fragment.
• The beast attacked, and Su Han blocked its claw with the Netherworld Mark while Lu Xueqi wounded it with the Tian Ya Divine Sword and Bi Yao used the Heartbreak Flower and Hehuan Bell to protect and support them.
• The Soul Devouring Beast summoned ghostly creatures, forcing the three into a fierce battle as Lu Xueqi's spiritual power rapidly dwindled.
• Su Han communicated with the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment and learned that the seal was too damaged for the fragment to repair on its own.

Su Han connected with the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment and used a trace of Netherworld Authority to weaken the Soul Devouring Beast’s remnant soul. With the fragment showing signs of life, he prepared to guide Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao in restoring the seal.

• Su Han began connecting with the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment while Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao guarded him against the ghostly creatures.
• The Soul Devouring Beast created three targeted shadows, forcing Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao into separate battles while a devouring mouth threatened Su Han.
• Lu Xueqi used the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Spell to damage the shadow swordsman, and Bi Yao used Flying Flowers Chasing the Moon to pierce the shadow attacking her.
• Su Han drew on a trace of Netherworld Authority and erased the devouring mouth, weakening the Soul Devouring Beast’s remnant soul.
• Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao destroyed their shadows, and Su Han told them how to combine their powers with the Netherworld Mark to restore the seal.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao reinforced the seal on the Soul Devouring Beast remnant soul and escaped the Underworld. Back in the mortal world, they recovered from the ordeal and prepared to leave the valley, with greater troubles still looming.

• The Soul Devouring Beast remnant soul tried to break the seal by concentrating Black Qi and self-destructing, so Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao poured their power into the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment.
• The Reincarnation Mirror Fragment repaired itself and unleashed a golden beam that stopped the self-destruction and purified the remnant soul.
• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao restored the sealing barrier and imprisoned the weakened remnant soul once more.
• The three left the Underworld through Ghost Gate Pass and returned to the quiet valley in the mortal world.
• Bi Yao and Lu Xueqi checked on Su Han, who said he needed a few days to recover, and the three prepared to leave the valley.

After recovering from their ordeal in the Underworld, Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao debated their next steps and agreed to travel together to Heyang City. They left the Water Curtain Cave with their strength restored, intending to gather news and search for clues about the Underworld and Reincarnation.

• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao found shelter in Lu Xueqi's hidden cave and meditated until their strength began to recover.
• Over several days, the three exchanged cultivation insights and gradually deepened their trust in one another.
• Su Han said he wanted to investigate the Underworld's collapse and seek greater strength, while Bi Yao offered to join him and Lu Xueqi warned that their opposing sects made cooperation difficult.
• After two more days, the three fully recovered and left the cave together.
• Su Han chose to go to Heyang City to gather information and search Shanhaiyuan for texts about the Underworld and Reincarnation Mirror Fragments; Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao agreed to accompany him.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao traveled to Heyang City and chose Yue Lai Inn as their lodging. When only two rooms were available, Bi Yao suggested sharing one with Lu Xueqi, who immediately refused.

• Su Han and the others reached the official road to Heyang City and disguised themselves to attract less attention.
• The three entered Heyang City, where Bi Yao enjoyed the lively streets and Lu Xueqi chose to rest at an inn instead of Qingyun Courtyard.
• Bi Yao led them to Yue Lai Inn, and Su Han booked rooms for the group.
• The inn had only two superior rooms, so Bi Yao proposed sharing with Lu Xueqi, who refused.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao found lodging in a crowded inn, where Su Han arranged for Lu Xueqi to have one room and for him and Bi Yao to share the other. After they both bathed and cultivated, Su Han awoke at night to find Bi Yao hungry.

• When the attendant said only two superior rooms remained, Su Han arranged for Lu Xueqi to have one and for him and Bi Yao to share the other.
• Su Han paid for two adjacent rooms, and Lu Xueqi entered Room Three while he followed Bi Yao into Room Four.
• Bi Yao teased Su Han about sharing a room, then offered to meditate while he took the bed.
• Bi Yao bathed and changed, then Su Han bathed and began meditating while she cultivated the Ghost King Sect's secret art.
• After night fell, Su Han awoke refreshed, and Bi Yao asked if he was hungry because she was starving.

Su Han, Bi Yao, and Lu Xueqi heard rumors of supernatural disturbances spreading through the human realm, then encountered Qi Hao at an inn in Heyang City. Lu Xueqi introduced Su Han as someone who had helped her and Bi Yao as their traveling companion, leaving Qi Hao surprised by Bi Yao’s familiarity with her.

• Su Han invited Bi Yao and Lu Xueqi downstairs for food and news.
• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao overheard reports of hauntings, strange events, and Qingyun Sect and Tianyin Temple investigating a disturbance in the northwest.
• Qi Hao arrived at the inn with Qingyun Sect disciples and greeted Lu Xueqi.
• Lu Xueqi introduced Su Han as a fellow Daoist who had aided her and identified Bi Yao as a companion traveling with them.
• Bi Yao greeted Qi Hao and called Lu Xueqi “Sister Xueqi,” leaving Qi Hao stunned.