Chapter Summaries

Bai Yu arrived at Fengdu City and noticed Zhang Baidao’s grave reaction to the place. In the royal palace, Mo Dafu told the Azure Ghost Emperor that the Sacred Emperor was alive, while she prepared to rely on outside cultivators to confront the sealed threat and preserve the Moon Goddess Clan’s bloodline.

• Bai Yu entered Fengdu City, where an illusion array and pervasive Killing Intent gave the city a cold, grim appearance.
• Mo Dafu left Bai Yu and Zhang Baidao to meet Fengdu City’s lord, and Bai Yu asked Zhang Baidao what troubled him.
• Mo Dafu told the Azure Ghost Emperor that the Sacred Emperor was not dead but had left to fulfill a mission beyond the grotto-heaven worlds.
• The Azure Ghost Emperor explained that the four Divine Mountains had reinforced the seal, buying time against the thing trapped inside the Grotto-Heaven World.
• The Azure Ghost Emperor asked Mo Dafu to help with the next stage of the plan and hoped the era’s prodigies would preserve a trace of the Moon Goddess Clan’s bloodline.

In Fengdu City, Zhang Baidao revealed that the Azure Ghost Clan guarded the cave-heaven world imprisoning the Saha Heaven Evil Emperor, whose seal was weakening. As Bai Yu pressed Zhang to divine the situation, an enraged visitor called him out, leaving Li Shuyu visibly tense.

• Bai Yu questioned Zhang Baidao about his unease in Fengdu City, and Nangong Xuansu's threat pushed Zhang to explain.
• Zhang Baidao identified the Azure Ghost Clan as the remnants of the Moon Goddess Clan, guardians of the cave-heaven world where the Saha Heaven Evil Emperor was sealed.
• Zhang explained that the Moon Goddess, the Sage of Literature, the Beast Venerable, and the Gun God had sacrificed themselves to seal the Evil Emperor, and that the other guardian clans had perished.
• Xia Chuxue deduced that the Azure Ghost Emperor had moved the Divine Mountain into the cave-heaven world to draw people into confronting the Evil Emperor.
• Bai Yu pressured Zhang Baidao to use the Divine Baleful Gu to divine the situation, and Zhang prepared to do so after their altercation.
• An angry voice outside demanded that Bai Yu come out, and Li Shuyu recognized the speaker and grew tense.

Bai Yu faced Li Shuyu’s four disciples after Lin Mo accused him of imprisoning her and using her as a cultivation furnace. The clash drew in Wu Youmo and revealed the strength of Bai Yu’s companions, leaving the Wild Beast Domain and Heavenly Demon Sect on the brink of another confrontation.

• Li Shuyu recognized Lin Mo’s voice and worried that he had challenged Bai Yu, while Nangong Xuansu and Mirror Flower Madame tried to take her back into the cave-heaven.
• Bai Yu took Li Shuyu from Mirror Flower Madame and told her that what she saw might not be the truth.
• Nangong Xuansu grabbed Lin Mo by the neck and lifted him into the air after he shouted at Bai Yu.
• Mirror Flower Madame and Xia Chuxue shattered a giant mana palm aimed at Nangong Xuansu, and Nangong Xuansu flung Lin Mo into a stone pillar.
• Wu Youmo appeared with members of the Wild Beast Domain’s Goddess Palace as onlookers recognized him and his dragon claw.

Bai Yu confronted Wu Youmo and the Wild Beast Domain, then ordered Wu Xi seized so he could search his soul for the truth about Li Shuyu’s capture. Wu Xi was taken despite Wu Youmo’s intervention, and Bai Yu’s threat to extract his memories left Li Shuyu pleading for her disciples.

• Bai Yu challenged Wu Youmo’s claim over the Celestial Pivot Sword Sect and accused Wu Xi of scheming to control Li Shuyu.
• Bai Yu ordered Mirror Flower Madame to attack Wu Youmo while the Black Feather King seized Wu Xi with help from Xiao Rongrong and their talismans.
• Wu Youmo received Wu Youyu’s warning not to get distracted from their plan to strike at Li Shuyu’s Dao heart.
• Bai Yu said he would extract Wu Xi’s soul to uncover the truth, and Li Shuyu pleaded with him not to harm her disciples.

Bai Yu took Li Shuyu and her disciples into the Nine Dragons War God Tower to prevent Wu Youmo’s scheme from publicly destroying her reputation. Inside, the Black Feather King soul-searched Wu Xi, and the extracted memories began revealing the Beast Emperor’s role in the plot.

• Bai Yu realized Wu Youmo might be using the soul-searching to expose Li Shuyu’s past and turn the crowd against her.
• At Eternal City, the Beast Emperor suspected Ye Wanyun had influenced his sons’ scheme, while the spectators watched Bai Yu’s actions.
• Bai Yu sent Wu Xi, the Black Feather King, Li Shuyu, and the others into the Nine Dragons War God Tower, then kept the crowd and Wu Youmo outside.
• Inside the tower, Bai Yu reassured Li Shuyu that appearances could be deceiving and told the Black Feather King to soul-search Wu Xi.
• The Black Feather King extracted Wu Xi’s memories, which showed the Beast Emperor offering to restore Wu Xi’s branch to the imperial family in exchange for carrying out a task.

The Beast Emperor’s memory fragments revealed how Wu Xi spent nearly ten years deceiving Li Shuyu and how her disciples knowingly benefited from her sacrifice. After Li Shuyu confronted them and learned how little they valued her, Bai Yu turned his attention to Wu Youmo and asked Yanyue about her recovery.

• The Beast Emperor’s memories showed that Wu Xi had joined the Celestial Pivot Sword Sect to ensnare Li Shuyu, while Lin Mo, Zhou Xinxin, and Li Yan gradually learned of his scheme and kept silent.
• After Li Shuyu joined the Goddess Palace, Wu Xi gained more resources, and the other disciples accepted the arrangement because it advanced their cultivation and prospects.
• Wu Xi’s memories revealed the sect’s later alliance with Wu Youmo and how Lin Mo and Li Yan became willing pieces in his plans.
• Wu Xi collapsed after the Black Feather King released him and raved that Li Shuyu would become his cultivation furnace, causing her to spit blood.
• Li Shuyu demanded an explanation from her disciples, and Zhou Xinxin, Lin Mo, and Li Yan admitted their choices in ways that shattered her faith in them.
• Bai Yu condemned the disciples and told Wu Youmo that it was time to die, then asked Yanyue how her recovery was going.

Bai Yu promised Li Shuyu that she would take revenge herself, then used Calamity Fruits to mark her former companions while sparing them and declaring her a citizen of the Blood Prison Dynasty. Wu Youmo challenged Bai Yu over the incident, but Fengdu City’s authorities stopped the confrontation and announced a grand exchange fair.

• Bai Yu promised Li Shuyu that she could kill Wu Youmo herself at the King Conferral Ceremony, and Li Shuyu remained silent when asked how to deal with Lin Mo and the others.
• Bai Yu planted Calamity Fruits in Lin Mo and the other three, then threw them out of the Nine Dragons War God Tower and declared that Li Shuyu had left the Wild Beast Domain for the Blood Prison Dynasty.
• The Blood Emperor pledged protection for Li Shuyu and Pei Yueshen, while Fei Jingxin taunted the Beast Emperor.
• Wu Youmo confronted Bai Yu, who dared him to fight and challenged him to call on his allies.
• A black-armored man with Mo Wudao forbade fighting in Fengdu City, and Mo Dafu announced a grand exchange fair.

Mo Dafu announced a Fengdu City exchange fair featuring a Void Refinement-quality Pure Soul, which Bai Yu wanted for forming his good corpse. The gathering revealed powerful leaders from the Grand Void Sect and Compassion Tranquility Retreat, while Bai Yu sensed that Ye Wanyun’s fortune had been sealed.

• Mo Dafu offered a safe venue for exchanging treasures and announced that Fengdu City would put a Void Refinement-quality Pure Soul up for trade.
• Bai Yu recognized the Pure Soul as ideal for forming his good corpse and resolved to compete for it.
• Bai Yu noticed Di Muxue and Zhao Yuemei leading their factions, while Zhuge Gewu stood at the head of the Grand Void Sect.
• Zhuge Gewu challenged Mo Dafu’s exchange fair and offered two immortal artifacts as a show of respect for Fengdu City.
• Ye Wanyun watched Bai Yu from the shadows, and his Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes revealed that her fortune had been sealed.

Bai Yu prepared for the exchange meet by securing his group and planning to trade for the Pure Soul. He began refining an eighth-rank Blood Demon Soul-Fallen Pill, hoping to gain something valuable enough to complete the exchange.

• Mo Dafu announced that Fengdu City would host an anonymous exchange meet in seven days and explained how cultivators could submit trade offers.
• Bai Yu and Meng Bingyan discussed the powerful factions gathered for the King Conferral Ceremony and agreed to prepare for the dangers ahead.
• Bai Yu shut his room against Wu Youmo’s provocation and had Di Xian’er and Jiang Yan refine medicines and pills in the grotto-heaven.
• Bai Yu removed the restrictions from the Cold Current Winter-Calling Shield and set it aside as part of his planned offer for the Pure Soul.
• Bai Yu gathered rare ingredients and began refining the eighth-rank Blood Demon Soul-Fallen Pill using the Eight-Chi Cauldron and Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

Bai Yu began refining the eighth-grade Blood Demon Soul-Fallen Pill, using Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Pearls, Unchanging Flesh, and the souls of the dead. He reached the final spirit-pointing step and began using the Undying Mark to bring the soul crystals into a state between life and death.

• Bai Yu ignited the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and compressed the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Pearls inside the Eight-Chi Cauldron.
• Bai Yu added Unchanging Flesh, which fused with the blood pearls, and the Black Feather King suppressed the rising power in the room.
• After half a day, Bai Yu entered the cauldron’s void space and used the Thirty-Six Tiangang, Five Elements Grand Escape to imprint seals on the souls, aided by the Ksitigarbha Gu.
• Bai Yu prepared to spirit-point the crystal-like souls with the Undying Mark and began the Thirty-Six Tiangang: Revolving Creation.

Bai Yu refined the six Blood Demon Soul-Fallen Pills, and their birth produced a terrifying blood-colored heavenly phenomenon over Fengdu City. The pills’ power attracted a crowd, while Black Feather King and Tantai Yanyue stood guard and warned everyone to stay away.

• Bai Yu spent a day compressing the crystal soul into six embryonic pills while the Black Feather King, Li Shuyu, and the others guarded him.
• Jiang Yan recognized that the pills’ spirit-bestowal had succeeded, while Nangong Xuansu secretly took medicine from her gourd.
• Energy erupted from the Eight-Chi Cauldron, and Tantai Yanyue emerged to help guard Bai Yu as the inn began to shake.
• A pillar of blood-colored light blasted through the inn’s roof, drawing countless cultivators and heavenly prodigies toward the blood clouds above Fengdu City.
• Black Feather King and Tantai Yanyue appeared above the shattered roof and threatened to kill anyone who approached.

Bai Yu refined six eighth-rank Great Medicine pills while Tantai Yanyue and Zhao Yun’s Blood Corpses protected him from the gathered powerhouses and the pill’s blood lightning. After revealing himself as an eighth-rank Great Apothecary, Bai Yu worried about paying for the wrecked tavern, and Mo Dafu offered to arrange better lodging.

• Tantai Yanyue warned the approaching powerhouses not to come closer, while Di Muxue recognized the significance of Bai Yu’s alchemy and Miao Yinling’s admiration for him.
• Six crimson Great Medicine pills emerged, and Zhao Yun’s three Blood Corpses absorbed the blood lightning and devoured the blood cloud.
• Bai Yu sealed the six eighth-rank pills in jade boxes, stunning the onlookers with his skill as a Great Apothecary.
• Bai Yu asked whether Fengdu City would make him pay for the damaged tavern, and Mo Dafu offered him a better place to stay.

After refining an eighth-grade great medicine, Bai Yu kept to his pavilion while Fengdu City buzzed with rumors. Ye Wanyun, a powerful cultivator from the Wild Beast Domain, came to propose cooperation for the King Conferral Ceremony, but Bai Yu remained wary as she warned him of hidden Void Refinement experts and the dangers surrounding Yellow Springs Mountain.

• Bai Yu stayed in his pavilion as visitors sought an audience, while Li Shuyu rested and Meng Bingyan returned to the Grand Void Sect's group.
• The Black Feather King warned Bai Yu that a concealed Void Refinement cultivator had arrived, and Ye Wanyun revealed herself as the Infinity Sword Immortal.
• Ye Wanyun offered to help Bai Yu obtain the Beast Venerable's inheritance, other inheritances, and a Divine Mountain, even offering to kill Wu Youyu and his brothers.
• Bai Yu refused to accept her proposal at face value, and Ye Wanyun warned that several sects had hidden Void Refinement experts involved in the King Conferral Ceremony.
• Ye Wanyun explained that powerful cultivators were interested in Bai Yu because his eighth-grade Great Apothecary talent could help them pursue immortality, and she insisted he needed her to contend for Yellow Springs Mountain.

Bai Yu rejected Ye Wanyun’s proposed cooperation until they entered the Divine Mountain, then prepared to attend Fengdu City’s trade meet with Li Shuyu and Zhang Baidao. Zhang Baidao agreed to use his divination to help secure an opportunity in exchange for Bai Yu’s financial support.

• Bai Yu questioned Ye Wanyun’s sincerity, and she offered herself as a cultivation furnace; he postponed his answer until after they entered the Divine Mountain.
• Zhang Baidao urged Bai Yu to capture Ye Wanyun, while Bai Yu considered her potential value.
• Li Shuyu told Bai Yu that she might eventually live for herself, and he left the pavilion with her as the trade meet began.
• Zhang Baidao asked Bai Yu to lend him money for the trade meet, and Bai Yu agreed on the condition that Zhang Baidao improve his divination in the Divine Mountain.
• Bai Yu and Zhang Baidao declared themselves brothers, and Bai Yu patted Li Shuyu as he repeated the phrase.

Bai Yu arrived at Fengdu City’s exchange meet, where his reputation as an eighth-grade Great Apothecary drew widespread attention. As the meet filled the beast-fighting arena, he settled into a private room while Mo Qingwu gathered their Downstream companions to watch together.

• Bai Yu followed Fengdu City’s guard to the beast-fighting arena and encountered Zhuge Gewu, Di Muxue, and Wu Youyu’s team in the special passageway.
• Mo Dafu welcomed the experts alongside a masked woman, who asked about Bai Yu and discussed the woman who had received Qin Zun’s inheritance.
• Bai Yu entered his luxurious private room and watched the crowded arena through its glazed crystal window, with Zhang Baidao and Li Shuyu beside him.
• Zhang Sheng and Li Jianxing watched Bai Yu’s room from another private room, and Li Jianxing teased Meng Bingyan about her Dao companion.
• Mo Qingwu brought Zhang Sheng, Li Jianxing, Meng Bingyan, and Miao Yinling together so they could enjoy the exchange meet on their own.

Bai Yu attended the exchange meet in Fengdu City, where Mo Dafu unveiled valuable items and then presented a mysterious snake woman whose aura stirred the crowd. Zhang Baidao urgently asked Bai Yu to bid for her.

• Li Jianxing and the others joked about Bai Yu and discussed their low chances of being conferred king.
• Bai Yu watched the packed arena and wondered about Mo Dafu’s unstable cultivation and possible connection to the Sacred Emperor.
• Mo Dafu opened the exchange meet, and bidders quickly claimed Fengdu City’s Myriad Transformation Rain-Bathing Art for three hundred thousand spirit stones.
• Bai Yu joked about killing cultivators for their resources, and Zhang Baidao warned him against the dangerous idea.
• Mo Dafu presented a beautiful snake woman backed by the Holy Son of the Netherworld Sect, and Zhang Baidao urgently told Bai Yu to bid for her.

Bai Yu learned why Zhang Baidao wanted the Snake Woman: he planned to build a following by taking in disciples and cultivation furnaces and raising them himself. When the Snake Woman’s bidding stalled, Bai Yu offered a third-grade great medicine, leaving the arena stunned.

• Mo Dafu introduced the Snake Woman as a beautiful mortal revived from an ancient ruin and set her exchange price at twenty thousand spirit stones.
• Bai Yu asked Zhang Baidao why he was so interested, and Zhang Baidao explained that he wanted to cultivate disciples and furnaces himself.
• Mo Dafu opened the bidding, and the Snake Woman’s price climbed to one hundred and twenty thousand spirit stones.
• Bai Yu bid one third-grade great medicine for the Snake Woman, silencing the beast-fighting arena.

Bai Yu bought the snake woman and gathered rare herbs and materials at the exchange meet in Fengdu City. The meet then unveiled a Mahayana-realm Dark Qilin corpse with an intact heart concealing an unknown object, and bidding began with barter instead of spirit stones.

• Bai Yu won the snake woman’s ownership without facing another bid.
• Bai Yu bought medicinal herbs and rare materials while Zhang Baidao enjoyed the banquet and asked him to bid on suitable items.
• Mo Dafu presented a Dark Qilin corpse recovered from an ancient ruin and said Fengdu City had confirmed it once cultivated to the Mahayana realm.
• Mo Dafu revealed that an unknown object was sealed inside the intact Qilin Heart and suggested the Qilin’s death might be connected to it.
• Bai Yu decided the corpse’s scales could help equip his Blood Corpse, and Mo Dafu opened bidding with spirit stones excluded.

Bai Yu bid aggressively for the Dark Qilin corpse, while Di Muxue and Wu Youyu’s group tried to outbid him. After Wu Youyu demonstrated the Beast God Slave-Controlling Finger using Lin Mo, Bai Yu raised his offer and challenged the Wild Beast Domain, standing up for Li Shuyu.

• Bai Yu opened the bidding for the Dark Qilin corpse with five peak seventh-grade great medicines and ten sixth-grade great medicines.
• Di Muxue offered a low-grade immortal artifact, but Bai Yu raised his bid to fifteen sixth-grade great medicines.
• Wu Youyu offered a Yellow-rank Divine Mountain and the Tribulation-stage Beast God Slave-Controlling Finger, demonstrating its power by transforming Lin Mo into a powerful beast slave.
• Bai Yu bid seven soul-affecting top-grade seventh-rank Great Medicines and ten sixth-rank Great Medicines, then challenged Wu Youyu to keep bidding.
• Li Shuyu suppressed her anger at Wu Youyu’s actions, and Bai Yu stood up for her as the Wild Beast Domain’s brothers considered whether to continue.

Bai Yu challenged Wu Youyu to prove his extravagant bid for the Dark Qilin corpse, exposing that he could not provide an earth-grade Divine Mountain. Wu Youyu apologized and Bai Yu won the corpse, while the Beast Emperor angrily watched the Wild Beast Domain lose face.

• Wu Youyu bid an earth-grade Divine Mountain for the Dark Qilin corpse, and Bai Yu demanded that he verify his assets.
• Bai Yu displayed thirty top-grade seventh-rank Great Medicines and invited Wu Youyu to prove his bid.
• Wu Youmeng and Wu Youmo refused to sacrifice their Divine Mountains, and Wu Youyu admitted he had spoken presumptuously.
• Mo Dafu warned Wu Youyu not to disrupt the exchange fair again, and Bai Yu won the Dark Qilin corpse with his bid of seven peak seventh-grade Great Medicines and ten sixth-grade Great Medicines.
• The Beast Emperor watched Wu Youyu's failure on the projection and angrily called him an idiot.