Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing discovered that the Heavenly Martial Continent’s incomplete laws made ordinary cultivation painfully slow, then returned from touring the continent and sensed a disturbance at the Xiao Residence. There, Xiao Qianjun had failed to break through to Ninth-Rank Martial Saint and told his son Xiao Yifeng that his cultivation had reached its limit.

• Lin Changqing found that the Heavenly Martial Continent’s incomplete laws prevented him from progressing through ordinary cultivation at a meaningful pace, though he remained confident the system or reunification with the Demon Realm could help.
• Lin Changqing spent several days touring the continent with Su Wanqing, the Four Symbols Holy Guards, and Golden Radiance, but triggered no system quests.
• After returning to the Saint Emperor Mansion, Lin Changqing sensed a faint disturbance in Chongren Ward near the Xiao Residence.
• Xiao Qianjun suffered severe backlash after failing to break through to Ninth-Rank Martial Saint and despaired over his years of effort coming to nothing.
• Xiao Yifeng rushed into the secret chamber and tried to comfort his injured father, but Xiao Qianjun said he would probably never advance further.

After Xiao Qianjun’s failed breakthrough left him gravely injured, Lin Changqing arrived at the Xiao Residence and healed him with Evergreen True Essence. Xiao Qianjun recovered and discovered that his natural aptitude had improved.

• Lin Changqing sensed that Xiao Qianjun had failed his breakthrough and told Su Wanqing he would visit him.
• Xiao Yifeng pleaded with Lin Changqing to save his badly injured father when Lin arrived in the secret chamber.
• Lin Changqing accepted the system quest to save Xiao Qianjun and reassured Xiao Yifeng that he would help because they were friends.
• Lin Changqing healed Xiao Qianjun with Evergreen True Essence, restoring his body and calming his Spiritual Power.
• Xiao Qianjun realized that the healing had slightly improved his natural aptitude.

Lin Changqing healed Xiao Qianjun, restored some of his talent, and gave him eleven treasures to improve his foundation. After returning to the Saint Emperor Mansion, Lin Changqing began refining the Purple Spirit Origin Lotus to advance his cultivation toward the middle stage of the Martial Emperor realm.

• Lin Changqing claimed the Purple Spirit Origin Lotus as his mission reward after healing Xiao Qianjun and improving his innate talent.
• Lin Changqing offered Xiao Qianjun three Ninth-tier High Grade treasures, teased him when he politely refused, then returned the boxes and told him to accept gifts more directly.
• Lin Changqing gave Xiao Qianjun eight more foundation-improving treasures, and Xiao Qianjun accepted all eleven and vowed to reach the Ninth-tier Martial Saint realm.
• Lin Changqing returned to the Saint Emperor Mansion and told Su Wanqing they would enter seclusion together.
• Lin Changqing began refining the Purple Spirit Origin Lotus, and its first petal sent a surge of energy through his body as his cultivation started to rise.

As the demon forces prepared for war, the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor used the Myriad Dao Emperor Cauldron to approach a breakthrough that could weaken the seal holding the Demon Emperors. Lin Changqing advanced to the middle stage of Martial Emperor, while the Four Symbols Holy Guards and Golden Radiance also grew stronger through their connection to him.

• The human defense lines remained on alert even as the demons temporarily withdrew and fighting across the continent subsided.
• The Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor’s aura erupted from the Heaven-Burying Abyss, drawing Demon Saints and Devil Saints who celebrated his imminent breakthrough.
• The Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor used the Myriad Dao Emperor Cauldron to break through the cultivation barrier that had held him for nearly ten thousand years.
• Nine Nether Demon Emperor and Soul-Eroding Demon Emperor learned of Heaven-Burying’s breakthrough and ordered their forces to prepare for war against the Heavenly Martial Continent.
• Lin Changqing absorbed the last of the Purple Spirit Origin Lotus’s energy and advanced to the middle stage of Martial Emperor.
• The Four Symbols Holy Guards and Golden Radiance advanced in cultivation and secretly recognized that Lin Changqing had broken through again.

After learning that the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor was close to reaching the peak of the Emperor realm, Lin Changqing planned a preemptive expedition into the Demon World and summoned the Anti-Demon Alliance to prepare for battle. He informed Yu Emperor Su Gan, who pledged Great Yu’s soldiers and Martial Saints to the campaign.

• Lin Changqing sensed Su Wanqing nearing the peak of the sixth rank and Xiao Qianjun steadily advancing toward the Ninth-Rank Martial Saint realm.
• The system warned Lin Changqing that the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor was about to break through to the peak of the Emperor realm and tasked him with preparing an allied army.
• Lin Changqing decided to strike the Demon World before the Demon Emperor’s breakthrough stabilized and sent invisible Roc messengers to mobilize the Anti-Demon Alliance’s Martial Saints and forces.
• Lin Changqing teleported to the Great Yu imperial palace and told Su Gan about the impending threat and planned campaign.
• Su Gan accepted Lin Changqing’s intelligence and offered Great Yu’s million soldiers and Ninth-Rank Martial Saints for the expedition.

Lin Changqing revealed that the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor was nearing the peak of his realm and announced his plan to lead the Human Race into the Demon World before the breakthrough. The Anti-Demon Alliance’s factions accepted his call and began preparing for war, while the continent awaited his orders.

• Lin Changqing told Su Gan that he planned to invade the Demon World and showed that he had advanced to the mid Martial Emperor stage; Su Gan agreed to support the campaign.
• Su Gan informed the Taixu Saint Emperor, who pledged his full support and resolved to reach the Martial Saint Peak before the decisive battle.
• Lin Changqing sent a message through Light-Shadow Kunpengs to the Great Xia Ancestor and the other Anti-Demon Alliance factions, ordering them to ready their forces.
• The Great Xia Ancestor, Qin Guangyue, the Myriad Laws Sect, the Heavenly Sword Sect, and other leaders pledged their forces to Lin Changqing’s counterattack.
• The factions mobilized their troops, vessels, and supplies as their replies reached Lin Changqing in Great Yu; he resolved not to betray their trust.

Humanity gathered its forces at the Northern Border Defense Line as Lin Changqing prepared a counteroffensive into the Demon World before the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor reached the peak realm. The demons learned of the plan and ordered their armies to defend their home ground, confident the weakened Sealing Array would keep Lin Changqing out.

• The dynasties and sects sent their armies, martial artists, and supplies to the Northern Border Defense Line for the decisive battle.
• Su Wanqing emerged from seclusion at the peak of the sixth rank and learned that Lin Changqing had advanced to the middle stage of the Martial Emperor realm.
• Lin Changqing told Su Wanqing he would lead the Anti-Demon Alliance in a counteroffensive after allowing time for the armies to assemble, signing in, and Xiao Qianjun and the Third Ancestor to finish their breakthroughs.
• Spies from the Branch Sects of the Holy Demon God Sect discovered Lin Changqing's plan and sent the news through the Sealing Array to the Demon World.
• The Demon Saints and Devil Saints ordered their armies to withdraw and defend the Demon World, believing the Sealing Array would prevent Lin Changqing from entering until Lord Zangtian broke through.

As humanity’s armies and sects gathered at the Northern Border Defense Line, Lin Changqing reshaped Su Wanqing’s cultivation aptitude in the capital. Xiao Qianjun then broke through to the Ninth-Rank Martial Saint Realm, strengthening Great Yu ahead of the approaching war.

• The armies of Great Yu, Great Yan, and Great Xia and disciples from major sects assembled at the Northern Border Defense Line as reinforcements from Great Zhou and Great Li hurried toward it.
• Lin Changqing used his Evergreen True Essence to improve Su Wanqing’s meridians and cultivation aptitude, and she thanked him affectionately.
• A Ninth-Rank Martial Saint breakthrough phenomenon appeared over Chongren Ward, and Lin Changqing recognized Xiao Qianjun as its source.
• Xiao Qianjun emerged from seclusion as a Martial Saint and reunited with his wife, Lady Lan, and son, Xiao Yifeng, who celebrated his breakthrough.
• Emperor Yu ordered Shen An to deliver a congratulatory gift and issue an edict naming Xiao Qianjun a Martial Saint Consecrated of Great Yu with rank equal to a first-rank minister.

After Xiao Qianjun reached the Ninth-tier Martial Saint realm, he met with Lin Changqing and learned that the human army would soon counterattack the Demon World. Lin Changqing repaired the Soul-Devouring Emperor Bone Blade and planned to give it to Patriarch Taixuan as preparations for the decisive battle continued.

• Xiao Qianjun arrived at the Saint Emperor Mansion after breaking through, and Lin Changqing congratulated him and offered guidance on cultivating at the Ninth-tier Martial Saint realm.
• Lin Changqing told Xiao Qianjun that the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor was nearing a breakthrough and that he planned to lead the human allied army in a counterattack.
• Xiao Qianjun sensed Lin Changqing's mid-stage Martial Emperor aura, then left to consolidate his new realm and prepare for battle.
• Lin Changqing checked on the Third Ancestor's secluded cultivation and concluded he would not break through in time for the decisive battle.
• Lin Changqing used his power and treasures to repair much of the crack in the Soul-Devouring Emperor Bone Blade, intending to give it to Patriarch Taixuan.
• Su Wanqing invited Lin Changqing to dinner and reminded him of her promised reward for him.

Su Wanqing persuaded Lin Changqing to let her accompany him to the Northern Border Defense Line, and he agreed on the condition that she follow his orders. Before the expedition to the Demon World, Xiao Qianjun arrived with his Martial Saint aura stabilized, and Lin Changqing summoned Golden Radiance and the Four Symbols Holy Guards to prepare to depart.

• Lin Changqing and Su Wanqing spent the night together, and she woke around noon the next day.
• Su Wanqing asked Lin Changqing to take her to the front lines, arguing that she wanted to fight for humanity rather than wait helplessly in the rear.
• Lin Changqing agreed to bring Su Wanqing but ordered her to follow his arrangements and stay in a safe area.
• Su Wanqing prepared food for Lin Changqing before the expedition, while Xiao Qianjun arrived at Saint Emperor Mansion with his aura fully stabilized.
• Lin Changqing summoned Golden Radiance and the Four Symbols Holy Guards, and Lin Hu asked whether they were setting off.

Lin Changqing stopped Xiao Yifeng from joining the war because his cultivation was too low and his father feared losing his only son. After leaving Xiao Yifeng with his family, Lin Changqing and his companions used the Twin Mountains and Rivers Map to set out for the Northern Border Defense Line.

• Xiao Yifeng arrived at the Saint Emperor Mansion and insisted that Xiao Qianjun let him fight on the front lines.
• Xiao Qianjun refused, explaining that a peak third-rank martial artist would be helpless against the demons and that Xiao Yifeng was his only son.
• Lin Changqing praised Xiao Yifeng's courage but told him to cultivate at home until he was strong enough to fight, and Xiao Yifeng accepted his decision.
• Lady Lan thanked Lin Changqing, while Xiao Qianjun expressed his gratitude for resolving the standoff.
• Lin Changqing opened the Twin Mountains and Rivers Map, located the Northern Border Defense Line, and teleported away with Su Wanqing, the Four Symbols Holy Guards, and Xiao Qianjun.
• Uncle Liu and the mansion's servants knelt and prayed for Lin Changqing's victory and safe return.

As the human armies gathered for the decisive battle against the Demons, Lin Changqing arrived at the Northern Border Defense Line through the Twin Mountains and Rivers Map. His allies welcomed him, then discovered that he had advanced to mid-stage Martial Emperor in less than a month.

• Millions of soldiers and more than a hundred Martial Saints assembled at the Northern Border Defense Line to prepare for the battle against the Demons.
• A strange, moving scroll appeared in the sky, and the Grand Profound Saint Ancestor identified it as Lin Changqing’s Twin Mountains and Rivers Map and ordered the army to welcome him.
• The Martial Saints waited beneath the scroll, while the Grand Profound Saint Ancestor and other dynasty ancestors joked about Lin Changqing being his descendant-in-law through Su Wanqing.
• Lin Changqing emerged from the scroll with Su Wanqing, the Four Symbols Holy Guards, the Taixu Saint Emperor, and Xiao Qianjun, and his aura shook the defense line.
• The Grand Profound Saint Ancestor and the other Martial Saints realized Lin Changqing had reached mid-stage Martial Emperor less than a month after breaking through to the Emperor Realm.

Lin Changqing arrived at the Northern Border Defense Line, where millions of soldiers and more than a hundred Martial Saints hailed him as the Heavenly Martial Saint Emperor. After claiming an Emperor Essence Pill that could double his strength, he prepared to face the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor as Su Tianheng welcomed him.

• Lin Changqing's aura stirred the soldiers, who cheered for him and regained their confidence.
• The Grand Profound Saint Ancestor and more than a hundred Martial Saints bowed to Lin Changqing, followed by the millions of soldiers at the defense line.
• Lin Changqing claimed the Emperor Essence Pill, a reward that could double his strength for twenty-four hours without side effects.
• Lin Changqing descended on Golden Radiance with Su Wanqing and was greeted by Su Tianheng, who praised his breakthrough to the mid Martial Emperor stage.

Lin Changqing received the Anti-Demon Alliance’s intelligence and heard how its forces compared with the demons and what resources the factions had committed. He announced a plan to break the Demon World’s seal and confront its three Demon Emperors while the alliance’s army held off the demons, then invited the Martial Saints to share their opinions.

• The Grand Profound Saint Ancestor reported that the demons had withdrawn into defense with over fifteen million troops and 110 Saint-realm fighters, while the alliance could field just over five million troops and 98 Martial Saints.
• The Grand Profound Saint Ancestor listed the treasures and supplies that the Great Yu Dynasty, other dynasties, and sects had committed to the expedition.
• The Grand Profound Saint Ancestor said the factions would obey Lin Changqing’s arrangements unconditionally.
• Lin Changqing announced that he would break the Demon World’s Sealing Array, then face the Nine Nether Demon Emperor, the Soul-Eroding Demon Emperor, and the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor alone.
• Lin Changqing assigned the alliance’s Martial Saints to lead its five-million-strong army against the demons and hold off their 110 Saint-realm fighters until he defeated the three Demon Emperors.

Lin Changqing rallied the Martial Saints and finalized the plan to invade the Demon World at dawn. Before the others departed, he gave Grand Profound Saint Ancestor the Soul-Devouring Emperor Bone Blade to strengthen him for the coming battle.

• Lin Changqing ordered the Martial Saints to give everything in the final assault, and they each vowed to fight the demons without retreating.
• Lin Changqing set the seal's destruction as the signal to enter the Demon World and assigned the Martial Saints to delay the demon armies while he fought the three Demon Emperors.
• Lin Changqing dismissed the gathered leaders after they settled the army routes, sect coordination, supplies, and commanders, then asked Grand Profound Saint Ancestor to stay behind.
• Lin Changqing revealed the Soul-Devouring Emperor Bone Blade and offered the tenth-tier supreme-grade Emperor Weapon to Grand Profound Saint Ancestor.
• Grand Profound Saint Ancestor tried to refuse the blade, but Su Wanqing urged him to accept it, and he finally agreed to wield it in the battle.

Lin Changqing accepted Su Wanqing’s decision to join the march and gave her powerful protections before delivering a pre-battle address to millions of soldiers. His speech stirred the army to prepare for humanity’s counterattack on the Demon World at dawn.

• After Grand Profound Saint Ancestor and the others left, Lin Changqing asked Su Wanqing once more whether she would march with the army, and she insisted on going.
• Lin Changqing gave Su Wanqing more than twenty protective power imprints and seven sword intents, then told her to stay near him and Golden Radiance during the battle.
• After dinner, Grand Profound Saint Ancestor and the other Martial Saints persuaded Lin Changqing to address the soldiers gathered at the Northern Border Defense Line.
• Lin Changqing declared that he would face all three Demon Emperors himself and urged the army to avenge humanity and sweep the Demon World clean.
• The soldiers roared their support, and Lin Changqing told them to rest before following him into battle at dawn.

Lin Changqing began breaking the Sealing Array’s outer formation eye so humanity could attack the Demon World before the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor reached his breakthrough. His repeated blows shook the formation but failed to destroy it, leaving both armies waiting as the demons hoped the seal would hold until their leader emerged.

• More than five million human troops and over ninety Martial Saints gathered at the Northern Border Defense Line as Lin Changqing approached the Sealing Array.
• Lin Changqing studied the damaged array, concluded he could dismantle it by attacking its exposed formation eyes, and struck a dark-golden stone pillar with the Green Peak Sword.
• Lin Changqing’s first blow left only a shallow mark, so he unleashed his full power and repeatedly attacked the pillar, gradually covering it with cracks without breaking it.
• The Martial Saints watched Lin Changqing’s assault and grew confident that humanity would defeat the Demon Emperors, while Xiao Qianjun resolved not to let him down.
• The demons saw Lin Changqing shake the array and feared what he would do once it broke, hoping the seal would hold until the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor completed his breakthrough.

Lin Changqing summoned one hundred Ninth-Rank Martial Saint Peak Shadow God Generals to help the Martial Saints break the Sealing Array. Together they destroyed its first array core, weakening the barrier by nearly ten percent, but the array still held.

• After attacking the array-eye pillar alone all day, Lin Changqing accepted help from the gathered Martial Saints.
• Lin Changqing summoned one hundred Shadow God Generals, each at Ninth-Rank Martial Saint Peak, shocking the Martial Saints and boosting the soldiers’ morale.
• Lin Changqing and nearly two hundred Saint-realm combatants attacked the array-eye pillar together while the demons and devils debated the shadows’ strength.
• At midnight, Lin Changqing and the others shattered the first array core, causing the Sealing Array to weaken but not collapse.

Lin Changqing and the human forces dismantled the Sealing Array while the demons desperately reinforced it to buy time for the Heaven-Burying Demon Emperor to break through. With eight of the nine array eyes destroyed, Lin Changqing prepared to smash the final main array eye as five million soldiers readied to invade the Demon World.

• Lin Changqing destroyed the first array eye and led the Martial Saints toward the second.
• An elderly Demon Saint proposed reinforcing the Sealing Array from within, and the demons built an energy transfer array to channel power into it.
• Lin Changqing and the Martial Saints destroyed the second array eye despite the demons’ efforts to strengthen the seal.
• Over the following days, Lin Changqing’s forces destroyed six more array eyes, leaving only the largest main array eye.
• Lin Changqing ordered the Martial Saints to rest, then called on five million soldiers to prepare to charge into the Demon World once the final array eye fell.
• The demons panicked as Lin Changqing’s attacks cracked the final array eye, hoping the Nine Nether Demon Emperor and Soul-Eroding Demon Emperor would arrive in time.

Lin Changqing destroyed the final Sealing Array node, freeing the demons and revealing the lingering consciousnesses of the ancient Martial Emperors. Their last act was to unleash a golden meteor shower upon the Demon World, while the demons rushed to form a defense.

• Lin Changqing shattered the final main array node, causing the Sealing Array to collapse completely.
• The remnants of the ancient Martial Emperors appeared and declared that they would make one final move to protect humanity.
• Grand Profound Saint Ancestor, the Great Xia Dynasty Ancestor, the Great Li Dynasty Ancestor, and the soldiers honored the ancient Martial Emperors and renewed their resolve to fight.
• The ancient Martial Emperors gathered the Sealing Array’s scattered motes into golden beams and sent them raining down on the Demon World.
• The peak Devil Saint saw the golden meteor shower and ordered the demons to form a defensive array.