Chapter Summaries

Chen Changming cured the Eight Wonders Sect disciples of corpse poison, while Dugu Qiujian forced the Sweet Dew Sect to stop exploiting poisoned patients and assist the wounded. As the ten sects gathered at the Eight Wonders Sect, a powerful aura erupted from the abyss beneath Yin-Swaying Mountain.

• Chen Changming used the Spring Return Immortal Art to cure the Eight Wonders Sect disciples, astonishing Dugu Qiujian, Dongfang Yin, and the Sweet Dew Sect elders.
• Sweet Dew Sect elders tried to stop Chen Changming from treating more patients, but he accused them of prioritizing profit over the crisis.
• Dugu Qiujian and Dongfang Yin confronted the Sweet Dew Sect elders, and Dugu Qiujian forced them to treat the wounded without demanding payment.
• Chen Changming spent an hour detoxifying the Eight Wonders Sect disciples, exhausted his spiritual power, and then began recovering.
• Sect masters and Spirit Transformation cultivators from the other sects arrived over the following days, bringing all ten sects together and strengthening the Righteous Path Alliance.
• An astonishing aura rose from the abyss beneath Yin-Swaying Mountain, and eight black-clad men exclaimed that Ninth Brother had succeeded.

The nine half-demons of the Yin Corpse Sect merged into an Ancient Demon Beast, then led the sect’s army toward the Eight Wonders Sect. At Burial Ridge, the Yin Corpse Sect and the Righteous Path Alliance began a fierce battle, and Chen Changming recognized the red-masked man who had stolen the Immortal-Beating Stone.

• The nine half-demons used the Yin Corpse Demonization Art to merge into an Ancient Demon Beast whose strength rivaled a first-level Void Refinement Realm cultivator.
• The Ancient Demon Beast sent the Yin Corpse Sect’s army toward the Eight Wonders Sect to ambush the righteous forces.
• Dugu Qiujian led the Righteous Path Alliance, including Chen Changming, out to meet the Yin Corpse Sect at Burial Ridge.
• Chen Changming recognized a black-robed man with a red mask as the thief who had stolen the Immortal-Beating Stone from Golden Turtle Island.
• Dugu Qiujian ordered the attack, and both armies unleashed their powers in a fierce battle above Burial Ridge.

The Yin Corpse Sect’s charge infected Righteous Path Alliance cultivators with corpse poison, while Chen Changming’s healing helped keep them fighting. The Ancient Demon Beast overwhelmed the ten sect masters, sending the alliance into a rout as Fan Feichen rescued Chen Changming and Li Huayuan fled.

• The Yin Corpse Sect charged into the Righteous Path Alliance’s ranks, disrupting its formation and infecting its cultivators with corpse poison.
• Chen Changming healed and revived alliance fighters, drawing the Ancient Demon Beast’s attention.
• The Ancient Demon Beast appeared before a seventh-level Thunderfire Sect cultivator and knocked him unconscious with one punch.
• Dugu Qiujian and four other sect masters attacked the Ancient Demon Beast together, but he shattered their Spirit Treasures and injured them.
• The Ancient Demon Beast struck at the remaining five sect masters, and the Ten Righteous Sects’ forces fled as the Yin Corpse Sect pursued them.
• Fan Feichen grabbed Chen Changming and escaped, while Li Huayuan also fled the battlefield.

Chen Changming defeated and unmasked the Yin Corpse Sect’s mastermind, discovering that he was a genuine Ancient Demon Beast. The Ancient Demon Beast explained how the Yin Corpse Demonization Art could turn cultivators into half-demons and, through fusion, restore them to Ancient Demon Beasts.

• The Ancient Demon Beast knocked Fan Feichen unconscious while Chen Changming escaped unharmed.
• Chen Changming confronted the Ancient Demon Beast about the stolen Immortal-Beating Stone and broke free of his force field.
• Chen Changming seized the Ancient Demon Beast’s fist, removed his mask, and recognized his true form as a genuine Ancient Demon Beast.
• The Ancient Demon Beast tried to flee, but Chen Changming trapped him and demanded an explanation.
• The Ancient Demon Beast revealed that the Yin Corpse Demonization Art let nine peak tenth-layer Spirit Transformation half-demons fuse and return to their ancestral bloodline as an Ancient Demon Beast.

Chen Changming learned that the Yin Corpse Sect had created the Ancient Demon Beast by fusing nine half-demons, but the beast ambushed him with the Yin Corpse Pearl. The mysterious substance in Chen Changming's body neutralized the attack, and he captured the beast and the pearl before summoning another Ancient Demon Beast for advice.

• The Ancient Demon Beast explained that Yin Spirit Child had been chosen as the Yin Corpse Sect's ninth half-demon, and Chen Changming revealed that he had killed him.
• The Ancient Demon Beast gave Chen Changming the Yin Corpse Pearl, which implanted a primordial-grade Yin Corpse Seed in him and briefly paralyzed him.
• The mysterious substance removed the Yin Corpse Seed, allowing Chen Changming to subdue the Ancient Demon Beast and seize the fleeing Yin Corpse Pearl.
• Dozens of Spirit Transformation-level Yin corpses fled, and Chen Changming decided to seek advice from the Ancient Demon Beast in the Ten Thousand Demons Tomb.
• Chen Changming summoned the Ancient Demon Beast from the Ten Thousand Demons Tomb and explained that the Yin Corpse Sect's nine fused half-demons had formed a true Ancient Demon Beast.

Chen Changming persuaded the ancient demon in the Ten Thousand Demons Tomb to possess the Yin Corpse Sect’s ancient demon and eliminate the sect’s yin corpses. The newly reborn ancient demon gave Chen Changming its former body and the Yin Corpse Pearl, which contained a fragment of North Pole Origin-Connecting Mountain.

• The ancient demon in the Ten Thousand Demons Tomb condemned the Yin Corpse Sect’s ancient demon after Chen Changming explained the sect’s deeds and its attempt to turn him into a Yin corpse.
• Chen Changming suggested that the ancient demon possess the Yin Corpse Sect’s ancient demon, and the possession succeeded after the Ten Thousand Demons Tomb’s ancient demon entered his body.
• Using the Yin Corpse Pearl, the ancient demon killed the Yin Corpse Sect’s yin corpses throughout Six Gods Province, then Chen Changming healed him from the backlash.
• The ancient demon gave Chen Changming his former body, and Chen Changming stored it in the Beast Taming Bracelet.
• The ancient demon handed the Yin Corpse Pearl to Chen Changming, who wanted the fragment of North Pole Origin-Connecting Mountain inside it.

Chen Changming helped defeat the Yin Corpse Sect, healed the poisoned survivors, and returned to the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect with valuable treasures. After three years of cultivation, he met Bi Cang, who asked whether he could refine fifth-grade supreme-quality Realm-Breaking Talismans.

• The Ancient Demon Beast thanked Chen Changming and left to cultivate in seclusion before ascending to the Spirit Realm.
• Chen Changming revived Fan Feichen, concealed the truth about the Yin Corpse Sect’s destruction, and helped him search for survivors.
• Chen Changming healed the corpse-poisoned cultivators, while Fan Feichen learned that five or six Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect elders had died.
• Chen Changming returned to the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect, studied and destroyed the Yin Corpse Demonization Art, kept the Yin Corpse Pearl’s mountain fragments, and entered seclusion.
• Three years later, Bi Cang met Chen Changming and asked whether he could refine fifth-grade supreme-quality Realm-Breaking Talismans; Chen Changming said he could currently refine only high-quality ones.

Chen Changming refined two Realm-Breaking Talismans to help Bi Cang King reach the Spirit Realm through a sealed spatial node. As Bi Cang prepared to enter despite the danger, Chen Changming begged her not to go.

• Bi Cang King told Chen Changming that she feared something had happened to her true body in the Spirit Realm and asked him to refine two Realm-Breaking Talismans.
• Chen Changming successfully refined two upper-grade Realm-Breaking Talismans and gave them to Bi Cang King.
• Bi Cang King and Chen Changming flew to Great Qin, where she opened a hidden spatial rift and led him through its perilous turbulence toward the Spirit Realm node.
• Bi Cang King explained that the node was sealed and warned Chen Changming not to use it if she disappeared after entering the Spirit Realm.
• Chen Changming, overcome with sorrow, told Bi Cang King that he did not agree to let her enter the Spirit Realm through the node.

Bi Cang left Chen Changming to return to the Spirit Realm through the dangerous spatial node, despite his pleas. She escaped the golden-armored cultivators who tried to capture her, while Chen Changming remained behind praying for her safety.

• Bi Cang told Chen Changming she had to return to the Spirit Realm and warned him not to use the spatial node if she did not return within ten years.
• Chen Changming refined three high-grade Realm-Breaking Talismans for Bi Cang, and she used one to break through the spatial node and reach the Spirit Realm.
• In an abyss, several golden-armored Void Refinement Realm cultivators recognized Bi Cang's avatar and refused to let her leave.
• Bi Cang used more Realm-Breaking Talismans to break through the golden net cast by their leader and escaped.

After confirming Bi Cang would not return, Chen Changming went back to the Wilderness to collect Yu Hailong and the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insects before leaving for Great Jin. The next morning, he set out toward the Heavenly Toad Tribe to visit Saintess Ruoyou.

• Chen Changming left the spatial node and returned to Great Qin, deciding to visit the Yu Family and fulfill his promise to take Yu Hailong to Great Jin.
• The Yu Family's Golden Core guest elders confronted Chen Changming, but Yu Hailong recognized his junior brother and welcomed him into the estate.
• Chen Changming told Yu Hailong he had reached the fifth level of Spirit Transformation and agreed to take him to Great Jin the next morning.
• Yu Hailong gave Chen Changming the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insects, whose pair had evolved to the middle stage of Level 8, while their Level 5 offspring stayed with the Yu Family.
• The next morning, Chen Changming placed Yu Hailong in the Universe Pagoda and flew toward the Heavenly Toad Tribe to see Saintess Ruoyou.

Chen Changming reunited with Saintess Ruoyou and offered to transport the Heavenly Toad Tribe to Eastern Jin so they could cultivate in its abundant spiritual energy. After he proved his strength, half the tribe still left, fearing his offer concealed a trick.

• Chen Changming returned to the Heavenly Toad Tribe, reunited with Saintess Ruoyou, and revealed that he had reached the fifth layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Chen Changming offered to move the entire tribe to Eastern Jin using his Spatial Spirit Treasure, and the chief eagerly agreed.
• Chen Changming told Ruoyou he was invincible in the Human Realm and urged her to prepare for the move.
• The chief announced the plan to the assembled tribe, but several members questioned whether Chen Changming's offer was a trick.
• Chen Changming released his aura to prove his cultivation, yet the skeptical old man refused to go, and half the tribe followed him away.

Chen Changming led the Heavenly Toad Tribe through Heaven-Piercing Pass into Western Jin, using his Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect identity and strength to overcome resistance. He brought the tribe to the Holy Demon Sect, where he reunited with Hao Qianshan, Luo Lan, and True Person Purple Sun.

• The Heavenly Toad Tribe’s chief gathered his people to leave for Great Jin, and Chen Changming led tens of thousands of them toward Heaven-Piercing Pass.
• At the pass, Chen Changming restrained commander Chu Xiongchang and revealed his Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect affiliation, persuading him to let the tribe cross.
• Chen Changming transported the tribespeople through the pass in batches, leaving Little Wolf to protect the first group while he returned for the rest.
• After bringing everyone into Western Jin, Chen Changming led the procession toward the Holy Demon Sect and planned to reunite Yu Hailong with Senior Sister and the others.
• At the Holy Demon Sect, Chen Changming met Hao Qianshan, Luo Lan, and True Person Purple Sun, then thanked Hao Qianshan for caring for his senior sister and old friend.

Chen Changming reunited Yu Hailong with Luo Lan and helped Hao Qianshan prepare to move their old friends to Eastern Jin. The chapter ended with Luo Lan and True Person Purple Sun learning they would leave for Eastern Jin immediately.

• Chen Changming brought Yu Hailong out of the Universe Pagoda, and Yu Hailong tearfully reunited with Luo Lan.
• Luo Lan led Yu Hailong to see his granddaughter Yu Luoyue, while True Person Purple Sun followed.
• Chen Changming told Hao Qianshan that Bi Cang had entered the Spirit Realm to reach her original body, and Hao Qianshan worried about the danger.
• Hao Qianshan gave Chen Changming the Holy Demon Sect's Spatial Spirit Treasures, then emptied the treasury of its other valuables before leaving with him.
• Chen Changming reunited with Yu Luoyue and told Luo Lan and True Person Purple Sun to pack for their immediate departure to Eastern Jin.

Chen Changming prepared to travel to Eastern Jin with Luo Lan, True Person Purple Sun, and the Heavenly Toad Tribe, then stopped at Golden Turtle Island to visit Du Xiaoliang. He told Du Xiaoliang and Du Shengyue that he planned to bring them to the Spirit Realm someday by taking control of a sealed spatial node.

• Chen Changming stored Luo Lan, True Person Purple Sun, and tens of thousands of Heavenly Toad Tribe members in Spatial Spirit Treasures for the journey.
• Chen Changming and Hao Qianshan flew toward Golden Turtle Island on the Snow Feather Ice Sparrow and agreed to visit Du Xiaoliang.
• Chen Changming congratulated Du Shengyue on reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm and reunited with Du Xiaoliang, who had reached the peak of the tenth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Chen Changming revealed that he had reached the fifth layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm and promised to bring Du Xiaoliang and Du Shengyue to the Spirit Realm through a spatial node once he was powerful enough.
• Du Xiaoliang and Du Shengyue were astonished by Chen Changming's plan, and Du Shengyue grew excited at the possibility of reaching the Spirit Realm.

After reuniting with Du Xiaoliang, Chen Changming traveled to Eastern Arrival Divine Province and established a home for the Heavenly Toad Tribe. With Gu Tianxie’s grand formation completed, Chen Changming left for Yin-Yang Province and returned to the Thousand Talisman Pavilion.

• Chen Changming stayed with Du Xiaoliang on Golden Turtle Island for a month, then left with Hao Qianshan after resolving his concerns about her and her father.
• Hao Qianshan gave Chen Changming the Holy Demon Sect’s cultivation resources before departing for Glazed Star Province, and Chen Changming used the Spirit-Devouring Insect to find an unoccupied mountain range with a spiritual vein.
• Chen Changming brought the Heavenly Toad Tribe and Saintess Ruoyou to the mountain range in Eastern Arrival Divine Province and assigned Little Wolf to protect them.
• Chen Changming brought Gu Tianxie to the mountain range, where Gu Tianxie built and activated a grand formation while Chen Changming cultivated.
• Chen Changming left the tribal chief the formation token, escorted Gu Tianxie to the Eastern Wasteland Snowfield, then traveled to Yin-Yang Province and returned to the Thousand Talisman Pavilion.

Chen Changming defeated Lin Jiuyang in the third talisman-making contest by producing a top-grade fifth-tier Flame Talisman, thwarting Wu Qiong’s scheme to seize the pavilion master position through the contest. Wu Qiong then resorted to force, summoning two masked Spirit Transformation experts as Lin Jiuyang revealed himself to be Wu Qiong in disguise.

• Chen Changming returned to Thousand Talisman Pavilion and assured Shang Guangming he would stop Wu Qiong’s scheme.
• Six months later, Wu Qiong and Lin Jiuyang arrived for the third contest, and Shang Guangming chose fifth-tier Flame Talismans for the disciples to refine.
• Lin Jiuyang completed a high-grade fifth-tier Flame Talisman while Chen Changming took his time before beginning his own.
• Chen Changming produced a top-grade fifth-tier Flame Talisman, stunning Wu Qiong and Lin Jiuyang and securing victory for Shang Guangming.
• Wu Qiong declared he would take the pavilion master position by force, summoned two masked Spirit Transformation experts, and Lin Jiuyang revealed himself to be Wu Qiong in disguise.

Chen Changming revealed his overwhelming strength while defending the Thousand Talisman Pavilion from Wu Qiong and his allies. Wu Qiong escaped, and black smoke rose from the pavilion, signaling that he had freed the Old Devil.

• Wu Qiong admitted he had temporarily possessed Lin Jiuyang and ordered two black-robed cultivators to attack Shang Guangming and Chen Changming.
• Chen Changming shattered the Tenth Layer cultivator's black net with one punch, then caught and killed him.
• Wu Qiong escaped after unleashing talismans, while the Ninth Layer cultivator recognized Chen Changming from Flying Immortal Mountain, surrendered his Storage Ring, and fled.
• Shang Guangming learned that Chen Changming was the body cultivator who had fought the master of the Immortal Hall at Flying Immortal Mountain.
• Black smoke rose from the Thousand Talisman Pavilion, and Shang Guangming realized Wu Qiong had removed the Buddha Light Demon-Suppressing Talisman and freed the Old Devil.

Chen Changming confronted Mo Lihai after the demon escaped from the Thousand Buddha Hall, defeating him in a fierce fight. He deliberately gave Mo Lihai a chance to use the Demon Planting Art, and Mo Lihai’s detached head shot into Chen Changming’s chest.

• Chen Changming learned that the black smoke came from the devil sealed in the Thousand Buddha Hall and watched Mo Lihai’s thigh emerge from the shattered Buddha statue.
• Mo Lihai planted a Heart Demon in Shang Guangming, who attacked Chen Changming before Chen knocked him unconscious and stored him in the Universe Pagoda.
• Mo Lihai transformed into his tenth-level Spirit Transformation form and challenged Chen Changming, but Chen repeatedly overpowered and mocked him.
• Chen Changming grabbed Mo Lihai by the throat and allowed him an opening so the Black Pill could grow stronger.
• Mo Lihai burned three drops of essence blood, detached his head, and sent it into Chen Changming’s chest to use the Demon Planting Art.

Chen Changming captured Mo Lihai and learned Wu Qiong had died, then helped Shang Guangming settle the aftermath at the Thousand Talisman Pavilion. After Lin Jiuyang joined the pavilion, Chen Changming bid farewell to Shang Guangming and departed.

• Chen Changming lured Mo Lihai into his Dantian, where the Heavenly Toad swallowed him, then stored Mo Lihai's corpse and found Wu Qiong drained dry.
• Chen Changming woke Shang Guangming and explained that Mo Lihai had been killed and Wu Qiong was dead.
• Shang Guangming offered Lin Jiuyang a chance to join the Thousand Talisman Pavilion, and Lin Jiuyang swore loyalty and rejected any thought of avenging his master.
• Chen Changming thanked Shang Guangming for his guidance and said he had to leave to pursue other matters.
• Shang Guangming told Chen Changming the pavilion would welcome him back, and Chen Changming vanished after saying they might meet again if fate allowed.

Chen Changming returned to the Heavenly Toad Tribe and killed the leader of five Spirit Transformation cultivators who were attacking its formation. After giving the tribe resources from the dead cultivator, he welcomed the idea of more attackers, while the surviving four plotted revenge but admitted they could not defeat him.

• Five Spirit Transformation cultivators attacked the Heavenly Toad Tribe’s formation after receiving no answer from the patriarch.
• Chen Changming arrived at Mount Chulu, killed the black-robed leader with a flying sword, and drove the other four cultivators away.
• Chen Changming reunited with Saintess Ruoyou and reassured the patriarch before giving him the dead cultivator’s resources to distribute.
• The surviving four of the Five Wanderers discussed avenging their leader but recognized that they were no match for Chen Changming.