Chapter Summaries

Qi Hao found Lu Xueqi with Su Han and Bi Yao, then ordered Qingyun disciples to investigate them after Lu declined to return with him. Later, Su Han and Bi Yao explored Heyang City's night market, where Su Han discovered an ancient compass that reminded him of the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment.

• Qi Hao invited Lu Xueqi back to the Qingyun residence, but she refused until she had finished discussing matters with Su Han.
• Qi Hao left the inn and told Qingyun disciples to watch Su Han and investigate Bi Yao.
• Lu Xueqi went to the residence to report on her journey, while Su Han agreed to accompany Bi Yao to the night market.
• Bi Yao explored Heyang City's stalls and snacks with Su Han, who relaxed as they walked together.
• Su Han sensed an ancient fluctuation from a verdigris-covered compass at an antiques stall and picked it up to examine it.

Su Han and Bi Yao discovered that the ancient Compass they bought in Heyang City's night market reacted to a Reincarnation Mirror Fragment, giving Su Han a possible way to locate others. As night fell, Lu Xueqi and Qi Hao were also left turning over the night's events and their uncertain implications.

• Bi Yao bargained the stall owner down to fifteen taels for the ancient Compass, which Su Han bought after sensing a faint, unusual aura from it.
• At Yue Lai Inn, Su Han and Bi Yao examined the Compass, but their attempts to activate it failed until Su Han matched a Reincarnation Mirror Fragment to an indentation on its back.
• The Compass briefly hummed, shed some verdigris, and revealed ancient runes when the fragment approached it, confirming a connection between the two objects.
• Su Han told Bi Yao to keep the discovery confidential and planned to investigate the Compass and Reincarnation Mirror Fragments in Shanhaiyuan's ancient texts.
• Su Han resumed cultivation, while Lu Xueqi pondered Qi Hao, her sect's expectations, and her relationships with Su Han and Bi Yao.
• At Qingyun Courtyard, Qi Hao listened to his disciples report what little they had learned about Su Han and Bi Yao, and his expression shifted under the moonlight.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao searched Shanhaiyuan’s library for clues about ancient treasures and the Netherworld. They found references to the Southern Compass Star Disk and Reincarnation Mirror, then learned that strange lights had once appeared at Black Stone Mountain.

• Su Han and Lu Xueqi set out for Shanhaiyuan, where Bi Yao joined them with breakfast and reported that Qi Hao had taken Qingyun disciples out of the city.
• Lu Xueqi used her Qingyun Sect token to bring Su Han and Bi Yao into Shanhaiyuan, and Elder Qingxu directed them to the ancient texts on the third floor.
• Su Han found a damaged record naming the Southern Compass Star Disk and a separate account describing the Reincarnation Mirror’s shattered fragments.
• Su Han shared his discoveries with Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao, who said the records needed verification.
• Bi Yao showed them Strange Tales of Heyang City, which recounted mysterious lights at Black Stone Mountain, prompting Su Han and Lu Xueqi to exchange a glance.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao followed the Southern Compass Star Disk’s reaction to Black Stone Mountain, where they saved Crimson Flame Sect disciples from a Fire Mane Lion. The Compass then pointed toward a cave the lion had guarded, leaving the trio to investigate what might be connected to the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment.

• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao left Heyang City for Black Stone Mountain after testing the Southern Compass Star Disk and Reincarnation Mirror Fragment.
• As they neared the mountain, the Compass needle trembled and pointed deeper into the terrain, so the trio followed it cautiously.
• The trio found Crimson Flame Sect disciples struggling against a Level Five Fire Mane Lion, and Lu Xueqi wounded the beast to save an injured disciple.
• Su Han struck the Fire Mane Lion’s weak point beneath its horn, destroying its demon core and killing it.
• Zhang Lie explained that the beast had attacked them while they searched for Flame Crystal and appeared to be guarding something.
• The Southern Compass Star Disk pointed toward a cave deeper in the valley, and Su Han warned Zhang Lie and the others to leave.

Su Han found a Crimson Flame Stone that showed him a vision of an Ancient Bronze Hall, giving him a clue to the Reincarnation Mirror’s location. Back at Yue Lai Inn, he and Lu Xueqi stood with Bi Yao against Li Fen and two Nascent Soul elders as a fight threatened to break out.

• Su Han found a Crimson Flame Stone beside the Crimson Flame Grass and saw a vision of an Ancient Bronze Hall in a sea of lava when he channeled spiritual power into it.
• Su Han told Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao about the vision, and they concluded that the remaining Reincarnation Mirror pieces might lie in a fire-related extreme environment.
• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao returned to Yue Lai Inn and found Li Fen of Incense Valley waiting with two Nascent Soul elders and Qi Hao.
• Li Fen accused Bi Yao of killing his nephew Li Xun and demanded revenge, while Bi Yao mocked him.
• Su Han and Lu Xueqi stepped forward to protect Bi Yao, and Li Fen’s elders released their spiritual pressure as Qi Hao hesitated over whether to intervene.

Shopkeeper Wang stopped Li Fen from attacking Bi Yao inside the inn, but warned Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao that danger remained outside. The three decided to leave Heyang City that night, and Shopkeeper Wang gave Su Han a Jade Slip that might help them escape danger.

• Shopkeeper Wang dispelled a Nascent Soul elder's attack and forced Li Fen and his companions to leave the inn.
• Qi Hao explained that he had revealed Bi Yao's whereabouts to Li Fen, and Su Han told him to return to Qingyun Sect and report what happened.
• Bi Yao thanked Su Han and Lu Xueqi for standing by her, then warned them that Li Fen might be waiting outside Heyang City.
• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao decided to leave Heyang City that night and travel together.
• Shopkeeper Wang gave Su Han a Jade Slip to use if they encountered danger.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao were ambushed outside Heyang City by Li Fen, True Person Chi Xia, and Incense Valley disciples. They fought back with talismans and the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment, but Chi Xia’s overwhelming power left them in grave danger.

• Su Han led Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao out of Heyang City, but they were surrounded in a valley by Li Fen, True Person Chi Xia, two Nascent Soul Elders, and Incense Valley disciples.
• Li Fen demanded that Su Han hand over Bi Yao, and Su Han challenged him for violating the Cultivation World’s rules against elders pursuing revenge after a fair duel.
• Su Han attacked the surrounding disciples with talismans, while Lu Xueqi struck at Chi Xia and Bi Yao attacked Li Fen and the elders.
• Su Han used the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment to slow several disciples, but Chi Xia charged him for the artifact.
• Bi Yao intercepted Chi Xia and was wounded, giving Su Han time to invoke the Eye of Reincarnation as Lu Xueqi attacked from behind.
• Chi Xia unleashed a burst of spiritual power that sent Su Han and Lu Xueqi flying.

Wang Shuren revealed himself as the legendary Confucian master Yangming and saved Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao from True Person Chi Xia. After warning Su Han that the Reincarnation Mirror might reveal the path to immortality and that the Ancient Bronze Hall could be linked to a Southern Border legend, he left, and the group set out toward the Southern Border.

• Su Han and Lu Xueqi were defeated by True Person Chi Xia, and Bi Yao stood between him and the injured Su Han.
• Wang Shuren appeared and used Righteous Qi to shield Bi Yao, then revealed that he was the long-lost Confucian master Yangming.
• Wang Shuren defeated True Person Chi Xia with the Light of the Mind, forcing the Incense Valley disciples to retreat.
• Wang Shuren gave Su Han three Rejuvenation Pills and said the Reincarnation Mirror concerned the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the Ancient Bronze Hall might be tied to a Southern Border legend.
• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao recovered with the pills and decided to travel to the Southern Border after resting in the nearest town.

After learning that strange lights and the Witch God Sacrifice were drawing people into the Southern Border, Su Han discovered that his Bronze Mirror pointed to Black Witch Mountain on the night of the full moon. With only twenty days left and a long journey ahead, he and his companions prepared to leave at once.

• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao reached Lin Nan Town and heard rumors of a treasure and the Witch Clan gathering for a major ritual.
• Su Han and Bi Yao learned that strange lights had appeared above Black Witch Mountain and that shamans were gathering for the Witch God Sacrifice.
• Su Han and Bi Yao returned to the inn, and Lu Xueqi agreed they should head into the Southern Border as soon as possible.
• Su Han examined the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment, then saw his Bronze Mirror reveal the message, "Black Witch Mountain, night of the full moon, bronze appears."
• Su Han calculated that the full moon was twenty days away, and the three packed their belongings to depart early the next morning.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao traveled into the Southern Border, where they rescued A Lan from a Unicorn Red Leopard and learned that the Bronze Divine Palace would appear on Black Witch Mountain at the Full Moon Night ten-odd days away. Led by A Lan, they headed toward her village to meet its elders.

• Bi Yao identified Witch Clan markings as warnings while the three traveled deeper into the Southern Border.
• Lu Xueqi sensed someone approaching their camp, and A Lan stumbled out of the forest pursued by a Unicorn Red Leopard.
• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao fought the Unicorn Red Leopard until it fled, then learned that A Lan belonged to the Black Witch Clan.
• A Lan explained that violent demon beasts had attacked her village since a strange light began appearing above Black Witch Mountain, and that the elders were preparing for the Witch God Sacrifice.
• A Lan said the Bronze Divine Palace would appear on Black Witch Mountain at the Full Moon Night ten-odd days later, and Su Han asked her to help them meet the village elders.
• A Lan led the three toward Black Witch Mountain and told them that a group of imposing white-robed outsiders had recently appeared near the village.

Su Han and his companions reached Black Witch Mountain, where Incense Valley and the Black Witch Clan nearly fought over the Bronze Divine Palace. After the Sacred Mountain Horn summoned the Witch Clan to its village, Great Elder Mo Yuan offered Su Han a deal: help defend the clan from outsiders, and he would let Su Han enter the divine palace when it opened.

• Su Han recognized that Incense Valley had come to Black Witch Mountain, and two days later he and his companions encountered Incense Valley disciples confronting the Black Witch Clan.
• Protector Bai accused Su Han of siding with the Black Witch Clan, and the two groups prepared to fight until the Sacred Mountain Horn summoned the clan away.
• A Lan led Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao to Black Witch Village, where the Great Elder agreed to meet Su Han alone.
• Great Elder Mo Yuan told Su Han that the Black Witch Clan alone could enter the Bronze Divine Palace through its powerful restrictions.
• Su Han admitted that he had come for the divine palace, and Mo Yuan offered to let him enter in exchange for helping defend the Black Witch Clan from outside enemies.

Su Han agreed to provide Pure Yang Blood for the Black Witch Clan’s sacrifice in exchange for bringing Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao into the divine palace. After learning the Soul Spirit Clone Technique and seeing rival factions gather, Su Han joined Great Elder Mo Yuan’s group as they set out for the mountain summit on the full-moon night.

• Great Elder Mo Yuan asked Su Han for Pure Yang Blood to complete the Witch God Sacrifice, and Su Han agreed on the condition that Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao could enter the divine palace safely.
• Su Han received a Black Witch Clan Guest Token and secretly observed the clan’s internal tensions and the many outside forces gathering around the village.
• A Lan brought Su Han to the Sacred Temple, where Mo Yuan drew a drop of his blood; its golden glow confirmed it was Pure Yang Blood, and Mo Yuan rewarded him with the Soul Spirit Clone Technique.
• Su Han quickly learned to form and control a soul clone, while Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao warned him to be cautious with the secret art.
• On the full-moon night, Mo Yuan led Su Han, Lu Xueqi, Bi Yao, and Black Witch Clan warriors and witch doctors toward the summit of Black Witch Mountain.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao entered the Bronze Divine Palace after Wang Shuren intervened against Ghost Eye Demon Lord. Su Han followed the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment to a chamber of treasures, where Protector Bai and Incense Valley Experts confronted them.

• The Black Witch Clan opened the weakened restriction on the Bronze Divine Palace, but Protector Bai attacked Su Han as the factions rushed for the entrance.
• Ghost Eye Demon Lord demanded Su Han's Reincarnation Mirror Fragment, and Wang Shuren arrived to stop him and hold him off.
• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao entered the Ancient Bronze Hall and followed the glowing fragment to a bronze door.
• Su Han placed the fragment in the door's matching groove, opening a chamber containing another Reincarnation Mirror Fragment, the Longevity Art, and the Soul Stabilizing Pearl.
• Protector Bai appeared with several Incense Valley Experts and claimed the treasures, leaving Su Han and his companions facing a battle.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao defeated Incense Valley’s formation in the Bronze Divine Hall, but Protector Bai escaped with the antidote to Bi Yao’s poison. Trapped inside the hall, they met its guardian spirit, Elder Wu.

• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao fought Protector Bai and the Incense Valley Experts, with Su Han gaining an edge after the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment sharpened his perception.
• Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao weakened the Seven Kills Formation, allowing Su Han to shatter it and defeat the Incense Valley group; Protector Bai escaped using a talisman.
• Su Han learned that Bi Yao had been poisoned with Seven-Day Soul Severing Powder, and the Soul Stabilizing Pearl only temporarily suppressed it.
• Su Han and the women found the hall’s exit sealed by a bronze wall, then the hall trembled and a phantom named Elder Wu appeared as its guardian spirit.

Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao received the Witch Clan’s inheritance in the divine palace, where Su Han reached the Golden Core Stage and learned more about the Reincarnation Mirror. After they returned to Black Witch Mountain, news arrived that Incense Valley was assembling the major sects to attack the Black Witch Clan, while a mysterious master prepared to advance a hidden plan.

• Elder Wu cured Bi Yao’s poison, revealed that her Witch Clan bloodline had awakened, and gave the three days to study the divine palace murals.
• Su Han comprehended the Reincarnation Rebirth Art and broke through to the Golden Core Stage, while Lu Xueqi learned the Bright Moon Sword Canon and Bi Yao gained the Hundred Gu Scripture.
• Elder Wu sent the trio back to Black Witch Mountain, where they reunited with Great Elder Mo Yuan and Wang Shuren; Su Han concealed the Reincarnation Mirror’s details as he recounted their experience.
• Su Han joined the two Reincarnation Mirror Fragments, and Wang Shuren explained that the mirror could traverse time and space and reverse reincarnation, though another piece was missing.
• A warrior reported that Incense Valley had summoned the major sects to attack the Black Witch Clan, and Su Han suspected Ghost Eye Demon Lord was stirring up conflict to collect the fragments.
• In Incense Valley, Protector Bai reported to a hidden master, who ordered the plan to proceed and remarked that Su Han was interesting.

After forming his Golden Core and gaining new inheritances, Su Han prepared with Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao to defend the Black Witch Clan from Incense Valley’s allied forces. As the battle began, they sensed Ghost Eye Demon Lord lurking nearby, and the enemy unleashed a Black Banner that began devouring the Witch Array’s power.

• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao returned to the Black Witch Clan settlement, where Su Han consolidated his Golden Core and discussed the Reincarnation Mirror Fragments with Wang Shuren.
• Lu Xueqi reported that Incense Valley had allied with the Azure Cloud Sect, the Profound Nether Sect, and other sects, while Bi Yao learned that the attackers believed the divine palace’s treasure was with the clan and spoke of the Holy Cult.
• Wang Shuren and the others prepared the clan’s defenses as Su Han studied the Reincarnation Rebirth Art, Lu Xueqi practiced the Bright Moon Sword Canon, and Bi Yao learned the Hundred Gu Scripture.
• True Lord Chiyang led hundreds of allied cultivators to Black Witch Mountain and demanded the divine palace treasure and the murderer of an Incense Valley elder.
• The allied forces attacked the Witch Array, and Su Han sensed Ghost Eye Demon Lord watching from the battlefield’s edge.
• Several Profound Nether Sect cultivators raised a Black Banner whose resentful souls clung to the Witch Array and began devouring its spiritual power.

Su Han and his allies turned the battle against the Profound Nether Sect, but the fight for the Reincarnation Mirror escalated when three fragments began to fuse and the Holy Cult Leader attacked. Su Han poured everything into the incomplete mirror as a giant demonic palm descended.

• Lu Xueqi froze the Myriad Souls Banner, Bi Yao disrupted its controllers, and Su Han struck True Lord Chiyang as the Black Witch Clan counterattacked.
• Wang Shuren intercepted Ghost Eye Demon Lord near the altar while Su Han continued fighting True Lord Chiyang and Protector Bai.
• Su Han sensed the third Reincarnation Mirror Fragment on a disguised Azure Cloud Sect disciple, exposed Old Monster Youquan, and seized the fragment after striking him.
• The three fragments resonated and began forming an incomplete mirror disk, drawing the attention of Ghost Eye Demon Lord and the other fighters.
• The Holy Cult Leader sent a gigantic Heavenly Demon Palm toward the mirror, and Su Han poured his spiritual power, Spiritual Sense, and reincarnation intent into it.

Su Han used the Reincarnation Mirror Fragments to resist the Holy Cult Leader’s Deity Transformation attack, but their power began to overwhelm him. As the fragments faltered, the Ancient Jade Pendant awakened his understanding of the Cycle of Life and Death, and the chapter ended with the light pillar changing.

• The Holy Cult Leader struck the Black Witch Clan with a giant palm, shattering its protective barrier and overwhelming the cultivators.
• Su Han resonated with the Reincarnation Mirror Fragments and formed a Chaos Light Pillar that briefly melted away the palm’s Demonic Energy.
• The Holy Cult Leader intensified the attack, suppressing the pillar and draining Su Han as Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao tried to help him.
• The Ancient Jade Pendant sent life-filled energy into Su Han, helping him understand that life and death drove Reincarnation.
• Su Han’s understanding awakened the Cycle of Life and Death, and the Chaos Light Pillar divided into interwoven auras of darkness and hopeful green-white light.

The Reincarnation Mirror Fragment reflected the likely deaths of everyone on the battlefield, briefly weakening the Holy Cult Leader’s attack. Great Elder Mo Yuan summoned the Witch God Zhu Yin, whose power damaged the demonic hand and helped restore the mirror as Su Han glimpsed the River of Time.

• Su Han’s Reincarnation Mirror Fragment spread visions of each person’s likely end across the battlefield, shaking the allied cultivators and delaying the Holy Cult Leader.
• Wang Shuren, Lu Xueqi, Bi Yao, and the Black Witch Clan saw their own ends but quickly regained their composure.
• Great Elder Mo Yuan sacrificed his life force and soul to summon the Witch God Zhu Yin’s projection.
• Zhu Yin pierced the Holy Cult Leader’s giant hand and poured Power of Creation into the Reincarnation Mirror Fragment.
• The mirror’s broken edges began to fuse, its resonance intensified, and Su Han glimpsed the River of Time.

Su Han used the incomplete Reincarnation Mirror to escape the Holy Cult Leader, but a newly awakened evil entity and the enemy’s forces forced him to flee with Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao while leaving Wang Shuren behind. The mirror sent the exhausted trio through Space-Time Turbulence, and they fell toward an unknown world of ancient mountains.

• Su Han used the incomplete Reincarnation Mirror to stall the Demonic Clouds of the Firmament, while Great Elder Mo Yuan entrusted the mirror and the Black Witch Clan’s future to him before collapsing.
• The Holy Cult Leader attacked as Su Han tried to escape, but the Reincarnation Mirror swallowed the Finger Wind at the cost of a crack in its surface.
• A gray-white entity emerged from beneath the altar and rushed toward the Reincarnation Mirror, trapping Su Han and his companions between it and their enemies.
• Su Han used the mirror to vanish with Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao, while Wang Shuren stayed behind to hold off the evil entity.
• The Holy Cult Leader attacked everyone left at the battlefield and ordered Ghost Eye Demon Lord and the others to find Su Han and the mirror.
• Su Han, Lu Xueqi, and Bi Yao passed through Space-Time Turbulence and fell toward an unknown ancient mountain range.