Chapter Summaries

After learning that Luo Yunji could help Wuyuan Village’s Yin Spirits, the villagers eagerly served him while Zhang Xiaofan prepared a feast. Tian Buyi and the others were laid down as Luo Yunji’s Rain Technique began weakening them, and Zhang Xiaofan learned that the Sea of Nether Domain had a region where living creatures dwelled.

• The Old Village Chief learned that Wuyuan Village had hope of escaping its endless cycle, then urged the villagers to obey Luo Yunji’s requests.
• Luo Yunji asked villagers to carry an exotic beast to the kitchen, where Zhang Xiaofan cooked it for him.
• The Village Chief warned the villagers not to offend Luo Yunji, and they prepared enthusiastically for the wedding two days later.
• He Dazhi led Tian Buyi and the others to lie down before Luo Yunji cast the Rain Technique, which left them weak and unable to move.
• Monk explained that the Rain Technique affected the Yin Spirits but did not hinder him, then kept Tian Buyi and the others listening to Buddhist teachings for hours.
• As Luo Yunji ate Zhang Xiaofan’s cooking, the Village Chief explained that the Sea of Nether Domain had a living region with ancient strange beasts.

Wuyuan Village prepared for Blackheart Elder and Madam Jinling’s wedding, and the villagers helped the bride dress while celebrating with the couple. As the auspicious hour arrived, Blackheart Elder honored the Old Village Chief as a second parent and offered to serve him tea.

• The Old Village Chief told Luo Yunji that the Forbidden Ground had changed and worried that the Black-Robed Men would be punished for endangering the world.
• After two days of preparations, Wuyuan Village decorated a house for the wedding, and Zhang Xiaofan cooked for the villagers.
• Madam Jinling tasted food, let the women comb her hair with wedding blessings, and shared a happy moment with the village girls.
• Blackheart Elder fretted over his wedding robes while the Loose Cultivator, Monk, He Dazhi, and Tian Buyi watched and congratulated him.
• When the auspicious hour arrived, the Old Village Chief advised Blackheart Elder to treat Madam Jinling well, and Blackheart Elder kowtowed and offered to serve him tea.

Blackheart Elder and Madam Jinling were reunited in a village wedding, with Dabai and the Old Village Chief seated as their elders. As Luo Yunji officiated, the couple bowed before memorial tablets honoring their parents, and the ceremony continued.

• The villagers celebrated as Madam Jinling was veiled and brought to the wedding hall to join Blackheart Elder.
• Blackheart Elder persuaded Dabai to sit in the main seat, explaining that Dabai had sheltered him, Madam Jinling, and two other Yin Spirits.
• Luo Yunji bumped He Dazhi aside and took over as master of ceremonies, despite Tian Buyi's embarrassment.
• Luo Yunji led Blackheart Elder and Madam Jinling in their first bow, wishing them a blessed bond through many lifetimes.
• Zhang Xiaofan brought memorial tablets bearing the names of the couple's parents, allowing them to honor their elders during the second bow.

Blackheart Elder and Lady Jinling completed their wedding ceremony and served tea to Dabai and the Old Village Chief, then prepared to enter the bridal chamber. He Dazhi stopped them to ask about an inscription he had found in Blooddrop Cave, and recited Lady Jinling’s poem.

• Luo Yunji led Blackheart Elder and Lady Jinling through their final bow, blessing them to reunite in reincarnation and grow old together.
• Zhang Xiaofan explained that the newlyweds had to serve tea, and they offered cups to Dabai and the Old Village Chief, who blessed them and recalled their ties to the couple.
• The Old Village Chief told the couple to live well together, and Luo Yunji led the villagers in sending them to the bridal chamber.
• He Dazhi stopped Blackheart Elder and Lady Jinling and asked about two inscriptions he had seen in Blooddrop Cave.
• He Dazhi recited the inscription about a life of bitter, unrequited love and suggested that Lady Jinling had written it.

He Dazhi helped Blackheart Elder and Madam Jinling reconcile, and the wedding celebration ended with the guests drunk and Luo Yunji causing trouble over the bridal bed. The next morning, Tian Buyi chased Luo Yunji away from the newlyweds’ home again while the Ghost King praised the boy’s persistence.

• He Dazhi asked Blackheart Elder to complete the poem, and Blackheart Elder recited its final lines before taking Madam Jinling by the hand toward the bridal chamber.
• Luo Yunji sprawled across Blackheart Elder and Madam Jinling’s wedding bed, but Tian Buyi spanked him, carried him out, and took him to the banquet.
• The Loose Cultivator pulled Blackheart Elder toward the feast, while Dabai invited Monk to share vegetarian dishes Zhang Xiaofan had prepared.
• By evening, most of the guests were drunk, so Tian Buyi carried Luo Yunji back to their lodgings and had Zhang Xiaofan help He Dazhi.
• The next morning, Zhang Xiaofan warned Tian Buyi that Luo Yunji might have gone to the bridal chamber, and Tian Buyi went after him.
• The Ghost King and Old Ancestor Fengyue saw Tian Buyi returning with Luo Yunji by the ear, and the Ghost King praised the boy’s persistence.

The Old Village Chief warned Tian Buyi and the others that dangerous beings had escaped through the Boundary Rift and were spreading through the Forbidden Ground. Tian Buyi revealed that he had come to find a way to restore Luo Yunji’s incomplete soul and spirit, while Old Ancestor Fengyue remained determined to continue onward; He Dazhi hinted that he and his fellow disciples had found something at the Boundary Rift.

• The Old Village Chief told the group that beings from beyond the Boundary Rift were transforming ancient creatures and expanding outward, and he urged them not to continue.
• Tian Buyi decided to proceed despite the danger, and he revealed that his real purpose was to find something in the Five Seas that could restore Luo Yunji’s soul and spirit.
• He Dazhi explained that Luo Yunji had died in the Imperial City years earlier and had returned with part of his soul and spirit missing, leaving him unlikely to live to adulthood.
• Tian Buyi confirmed that the secret of becoming an immortal was probably real but secondary to saving Luo Yunji, and he explained that Senior Brother Daoxuan had let him leave for that reason.
• He Dazhi urged Old Ancestor Fengyue to stay or return, but Old Ancestor Fengyue insisted on continuing.
• He Dazhi told the Ghost King that he and his fellow disciples had seen the Boundary Rift and found something there.

The Ghost King chose to follow Tian Buyi and the others deeper despite warnings about the Boundary Rift and its gray-black smoke. When smoke surrounded Wuyuan Village, the Old Village Chief sacrificed his soul force to raise a shield, but Luo Yunji made him collapse, leaving the villagers exposed.

• He Dazhi warned the Ghost King that a Strange Weapon could destroy the world, and Tian Buyi confirmed it had nearly destroyed the Azure Cloud Mountain Range.
• The Old Village Chief and Daqing explained that the black-robed Specters had mutated from Boundary Rift contamination and that gray-black smoke could create monsters and kill anyone it touched.
• A villager announced the danger had arrived, and the Old Village Chief raised a ghostly shield over Wuyuan Village by spending his soul force.
• Dabai revealed that the Old Village Chief was sacrificing himself to maintain the shield, and Zhang Xiaofan gave Luo Yunji the Ice Bowl.
• Luo Yunji approached the Old Village Chief and made him collapse, causing the shield to vanish as the gray-black smoke surged toward the terrified villagers.

Luo Yunji protected Wuyuan Village from the Nether Ghost Mist, then led the five Yin Spirits into the smoke to pursue its source. After confronting a Black-Robed Man who attacked and vanished, Luo Yunji began preparing to force him out.

• Luo Yunji used the Ice Bowl to overwhelm the black-gray smoke and shield Wuyuan Village, then summoned rain that left the villagers and the others powerless.
• Luo Yunji raised a rune to reveal an ice dome over the village, then walked into the smoke with the five Yin Spirits.
• Monk dispelled a forest illusion, and Blackheart Elder scattered a valley illusion as the group continued through the smoke.
• Luo Yunji demanded that the Black-Robed Man take him to his dwelling and explain the power he had gained beyond the Boundary Rift.
• Loose Cultivator struck the Black-Robed Man, who dissolved into smoke, while Monk's Buddha light stopped a needle of smoke from reaching Loose Cultivator.
• Luo Yunji lowered the temperature around them until the rain became snow and raised his sword fingers to attack.

Luo Yunji and the five spirits defeated a Black-Robed Man who had been using illusions and stealing soul power, then learned that twenty-two of his kind lived in the restricted Life Land. Back in Wuyuan Village, Tian Buyi and Zhang Xiaofan worried that Luo Yunji might go hungry while trapped outside the ice shield.

• Luo Yunji exposed the Black-Robed Man with ice needles, and the Loose Cultivator beat him and forced him to kneel.
• Luo Yunji and Blackheart Elder removed the Black-Robed Man’s black mist, revealing him as a Specter dressed like a villager from Wuyuan Village.
• Blackheart Elder learned that twenty-two Specters lived in the restricted Life Land and that the Underworld aura made the Boundary Rift impossible to approach.
• Tian Buyi discovered Luo Yunji had left the village, while Luo Yunji’s ice shield kept the smoke out and the villagers trapped inside.
• Zhang Xiaofan worried that Luo Yunji had no food, and Tian Buyi joined his concern, prompting the Ghost King and Old Ancestor Fengyue to leave in frustration.

Luo Yunji and the five spirits descended into a cavern filled with mutated Specters and fought them using the Ice Bowl and the Monk’s Buddhist arts. While Black-Robed Men continued sending Specters into the pit, the smoke around Wuyuan Village eventually cleared, though Luo Yunji’s fate remained unknown.

• Old Ancestor Fengyue and Ghost King hurried away when He Dazhi asked whether Little Junior Brother had taken Xiaofan with him.
• Luo Yunji and the five spirits found a vast pit filled with mutated Specters and descended into it.
• The Ice Bowl’s mist froze the Specters, while the Monk’s Buddhist light burned them with gray smoke.
• Luo Yunji formed runes and summoned glowing blue snow as waves of mutated Specters engulfed the group and piled into a towering peak.
• A Black-Robed Man ordered the others to continue sending Specters, while Tian Buyi waited anxiously with his disciples at the village barrier.
• The smoke outside Wuyuan Village retreated, and the village chief confirmed it had cleared.

Tian Buyi and the others escaped the barrier with the Old Village Chief’s help and headed toward the forbidden area, where they encountered a horde of mutated specters controlled by Black Robe. Zhang Xiaofan used Ancient Corpse Poison to destroy the specters, though the group remained surrounded by more monsters.

• The Old Village Chief opened a passage through the barrier, and Zhang Xiaofan, He Dazhi, Tian Buyi, Ghost King, and Old Ancestor Fengyue said farewell before leaving.
• The group inferred that Luo Yunji had gone to the forbidden area and traveled there without encountering any specters.
• He Dazhi sensed a horde of mutated specters approaching and identified Black Robe as their controller.
• The group discovered that their spiritual-energy attacks could not harm the specters and that Ghost King's attacks strengthened them.
• Zhang Xiaofan threw an Ancient Corpse Poison elixir into the charging horde, dissolving the specters that entered its poisonous fog.
• Old Ancestor Fengyue confirmed that the poison worked, and He Dazhi began striking at the fog with Clear Breeze Jade Dew.

He Dazhi led Zhang Xiaofan, Tian Buyi, the Ghost King, and Old Ancestor Fengyue through the Strange Souls with wind vortices, while smoke overhead began to corrupt his control. Elsewhere, Luo Yunji and his five spirits emerged from the Strange Soul mountain, and he collected the black fog before facing approaching Black-Robed Men.

• He Dazhi used wind vortices to protect the group from Strange Souls, while the smoke from defeated souls gathered and joined the wind.
• Zhang Xiaofan tested the smoke with a White Elixir, which vaporized, and He Dazhi used Dao Follows Nature to preserve his strength as the group continued.
• The smoke began eroding He Dazhi through his spiritual power, so he sent the wind vortices ahead and used Footwork to carry Old Ancestor Fengyue after them, while Zhang Xiaofan grabbed the Ghost King and Tian Buyi followed.
• Four Black-Robed Men waited for the Strange Soul mountain to reveal Luo Yunji and his spirits, but a huge wave of black fog burst from the mountain and swallowed nearby Mutated Specters.
• Luo Yunji and his five spirits emerged unharmed, and Luo Yunji drew much of the black fog into his Ice Bowl before Black-Robed Men approached.

Dabai and the others fought the Black-Robed Men, whose unusual defenses and copied techniques made them difficult to defeat. Blackheart Elder captured one after discovering it was controlling a puppet, while Madam Jinling began using a mesmerizing dance against her opponent.

• Dabai, Blackheart Elder, Madam Jinling, the Monk, and the Loose Cultivator each engaged a Black-Robed Man in combat.
• Dabai struggled to break through his opponent's defenses, while the other fights revealed the Black-Robed Men's illusions, resilience, and dangerous attacks.
• The Monk learned that his opponent could imitate techniques and appearances, then faced it using the Great Brahma Prajna.
• Dabai urged everyone to end the fight quickly, and Blackheart Elder exposed a Black-Robed Man as a puppet before capturing the real opponent.
• Madam Jinling stopped trading blows and began a graceful, mesmerizing dance against the female Black-Robed Man.

Dabai and the Three Spirits subdued their opponents, but the Monk revealed his terrifying true form as the thousand-year-old Buddha Destroyer. Dabai explained that the Monk’s obsession created the Death Spirit Abyss and protected the Yin Spirits, then began recounting how the others had died.

• Madam Jinling and Blackheart Elder subdued the Black-Robed Woman, while the Loose Cultivator captured his opponent and Dabai cut his opponent in half with the Dragon Slayer Art.
• The Monk’s opponent copied Dabai’s sword stance, and the Monk blocked two strikes with seven golden orbs that emerged from his body.
• The Monk’s appearance changed, revealing ghost-red eyes filled with Vengeful Spirits, and Dabai identified him as the Buddha Destroyer.
• Blackheart Elder and the Loose Cultivator explained that the Buddha Destroyer had wiped out Buddhism a thousand years earlier, before Tianyin Temple was founded.
• Dabai revealed that the Monk’s obsession formed the Death Spirit Abyss and that he had protected Dabai, Blackheart Elder, Madam Jinling, and the Loose Cultivator.
• Dabai explained that Blackheart Elder and Madam Jinling had died from an obsession rooted in love, then said the Loose Cultivator had been betrayed, sacrificed, and erased from the world.

Luo Yunji and the five Spirits continued through the Forbidden Ground while Tian Buyi’s group searched for him and discovered Nine Heavens Exotic Iron. The groups reunited at the Life Land, where they settled around a campfire as Zhang Xiaofan cooked.

• Dabai told the Loose Cultivator and the Blackheart Elder couple that their emotions had drawn them together, while the Monk hinted that he knew Dabai’s identity.
• Luo Yunji collected soul power from the Black-Robed Men and pressed on toward the Life Land instead of returning to help Tian Buyi’s group.
• Tian Buyi’s group found Nine Heavens Exotic Iron in the basin, and He Dazhi secretly collected the largest pieces after showing Zhang Xiaofan a message that Luo Yunji was safe.
• Luo Yunji and the Spirits paused near the Life Land, where he waited for Tian Buyi’s group and worried that they might encounter dangerous beasts.
• Tian Buyi and his group reunited with Luo Yunji by a campfire, and Luo Yunji pulled Zhang Xiaofan over to cook while the others gathered around.

After Blackheart Elder warned the Ghost King that the real plain contained dangerous beasts and hidden Black-Robed Men, the group continued onward. When the Loose Cultivator disturbed a swarm of Ciling, everyone fled, and Old Ancestor Fengyue explained that the spirit-devouring insects were a deadly threat to cultivators.

• Blackheart Elder and Lady Jinling warned the Ghost King that the real plain held dangerous beasts and that twelve Black-Robed Men remained hidden nearby.
• After Luo Yunji rested and ate, the group continued through the plain while he wandered off to inspect the grass.
• The Loose Cultivator charged toward a resting strange beast, then fled back when a dense swarm of flying insects chased him.
• Blackheart Elder and Madam Jinling protected Luo Yunji as Zhang Xiaofan carried him away, while the others ran from the swarm.
• The Loose Cultivator dragged Tian Buyi away before his spell could be released and warned him against attacking blindly.
• Old Ancestor Fengyue identified the insects as Ciling, and the Loose Cultivator explained that they devoured spiritual power, spiritual energy, and souls.

The group fought off a swarm of Ciling with He Dazhi’s Clear Breeze Jade Dew and continued deeper into the strange world beneath the ice plain. After encountering more ancient beasts and being chased by a Scale Pot, they met an E Bird, which charged at the Scale Pot instead of attacking them.

• He Dazhi used Clear Breeze Jade Dew to dissolve the pursuing Ciling, and the group learned the swarm had emerged from a strange beast they had encountered earlier.
• Blackheart Elder led everyone farther in as they passed more ancient beasts and wondered why they could see the sun despite having entered the Ice Cave by going downward.
• A Scale Pot chased the group for several incense sticks, while Old Ancestor Fengyue explained its strange traits.
• Zhang Xiaofan spotted an E Bird ahead, and Old Ancestor Fengyue described it as a beast that ate intestines, hearts, and livers.
• The E Bird and the Scale Pot ignored the group and charged at each other.

After escaping the battle between the Scale Pot and the E Bird, Zhang Xiaofan and the others struggled through a dangerous wilderness until Luo Yunji warned them of a burrowing Lu. Zhang Xiaofan and the Loose Cultivator built a refuge with pools and spiritual water, and the group decided to rest there for a day or two before continuing.

• The group fled from the Scale Pot and the E Bird, with the Five Spirits protecting Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji as the others suffered injuries and exhaustion.
• The group found shelter among huge rocks, where Blackheart Elder blocked the exit and Zhang Xiaofan distributed food from his Bamboo Bag.
• Luo Yunji sensed danger and urged everyone to run as a Lu burrowed up beneath their cavern.
• After the Lu burrowed away, Zhang Xiaofan dug out a stone shelter and set up formations with Luo Yunji.
• Zhang Xiaofan and the Loose Cultivator opened a passage beside the shelter and built pools filled with spiritual water.
• Tian Buyi, Ghost King, and Old Ancestor Fengyue went to bathe, while He Dazhi joined Zhang Xiaofan to prepare more food.

Tian Buyi and the others ventured deeper into the Forbidden Ground and found themselves trapped underground while a Fire Qilin and a flock of Huiwen Golden Eagles fought overhead. When Luo Yunji led Zhang Xiaofan toward a lone eagle chick, it attacked and pierced Zhang Xiaofan's waist, breaking through the Mysterious Gauze.

• Zhang Xiaofan and He Dazhi were swept out of the cave by a torrent after Luo Yunji's disturbance, and Tian Buyi returned to find the cave tidied and a feast prepared.
• Tian Buyi and the others followed Blackheart Elder deeper into the Forbidden Ground and encountered a Fire Qilin and a giant Huiwen Golden Eagle fighting.
• A flock of Huiwen Golden Eagles surrounded the group, forcing them to shelter underground while the beasts fought for two days and two nights.
• Luo Yunji spotted a lone Huiwen Golden Eagle chick and pulled Zhang Xiaofan toward it, hoping to catch it for food.
• The chick attacked Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji, pierced Zhang Xiaofan's waist, and left him bleeding after the Mysterious Gauze failed to protect him.

The Huiwen Golden Eagle attacked Zhang Xiaofan, Luo Yunji, and He Dazhi as they tried to reach the cave. After He Dazhi got the injured Zhang Xiaofan to safety, Luo Yunji faced the eagle alone, and the chapter ended as he raised both Yin and Yang Orbs to meet its charge.

• He Dazhi used Clear Breeze Flying Dance to drive the Huiwen Golden Eagle away from Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji, then carried them toward the cave.
• He Dazhi used Wind Dance Equal to Heaven to hold off the eagle, but it broke free and pursued them.
• Luo Yunji turned back and struck at the Huiwen Golden Eagle with the Supreme Ultimate Yin Orb, then attacked it with One Slash, No Regrets.
• Tian Buyi hurried to treat Zhang Xiaofan and He Dazhi while He Dazhi searched the Bamboo Bag for Candied Hawthorn.
• Luo Yunji summoned the Yang Orb beside the Yin Orb as the Huiwen Golden Eagle charged at him.