Chapter Summaries

Xiaobai returned from the Southern Border gravely injured and warned Tian Buyi that the Beast God had turned the Hundred Thousand Mountains’ life into monsters and was heading for the Central Plains. As the Two Mountains faced the coming calamity, He Dazhi accidentally unleashed the Corpse-Yin Wood, trapping nearby people and animals in its illusion.

• Tian Buyi diagnosed Xiaobai’s unconsciousness as exhaustion, then learned from He Dazhi that scouts had found the Southern Border nearly devoid of life.
• Tian Buyi worried that the world might not survive the Great Calamity and resolved to make his disciples understand the danger.
• After waking three days later, Xiaobai told the Two Mountains that the Beast God had wounded her and would soon lead his monsters into the Central Plains.
• Xiaobai explained that the Beast Demons had transformed the creatures of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, including the Seventy-Two Strange Tribes, into monsters.
• He Dazhi pulled a statue of Corpse-Yin Wood from the Mountain and River Fan, causing Luo Yunji, the other disciples, and all living creatures within a one-li radius to fall into its illusion.
• The Five Spirits in the Black Silk at the back of Luo Yunji’s head appeared and were drawn into the illusion.

After escaping the Corpse-Yin Wood’s illusion, Luo Yunji learned Wuluo planned to become a Zombie Body to fight the Beast God, but secretly Wuluo placed his corpse inside the wood. The Beast Demons then invaded the Central Plains and found its border villages empty.

• A Buddhist chant woke Luo Yunji and the others from the illusion, and Luo Yunji took the Corpse-Yin Wood statue into the Mountain and River Fan.
• Wuluo asked to use the Corpse-Yin Wood to become a Zombie Body, but Luo Yunji refused and returned Wuluo to the Ghost Umbrella.
• Daoyan told Blackheart Elder and Lady Jinling that he believed someone had awakened from the illusion before him, and the three spirits returned to the Black Silk when they sensed Luo Yunji stirring.
• Luo Yunji buried the Corpse-Yin Wood in the Huqi Mountains, but Wuluo secretly placed his corpse inside it and vowed to become a Zombie Body for the sake of peace.
• The Beast Demons invaded the Central Plains through the passage from the Southern Border after monsters trampled Incense Valley, while the Beast God found the border villages deserted.

As the Beast God’s monster army swept through the Central Plains, the Food Mansion, the court, and cultivators struggled to evacuate commoners and prepare safe shelters. The death toll kept rising, and reports warned that the army could reach the Imperial City in less than half a month.

• Big Yellow dismissed the gathered dogs after Tian Buyi worried about how to feed them.
• He Dazhi, Song Daren, Zhang Xiaofan, and Wu Dayi organized evacuations and ordered townspeople into the Underground City while preparing to seal Two Mountains.
• The Beast God’s army overtook fleeing commoners, massacred settlements, and drove survivors toward the Central Plains heartland.
• The emperor demanded answers as officials reported that cities lacked enough food and shelter for the arriving refugees.
• Cultivators who tried to delay the Beast Demons did not return, while the daily death toll continued to climb.
• He Dazhi gave Tian Buyi a report of more massacres, and Wu Dayi warned that the army could reach the Imperial City in less than half a month.

Wan Jianyi and the Azure Cloud Sect prepared to face the Beast Demon when the Four Talismans fused into a new talisman and revealed its power. Xiao Liu brought Luo Yunji the Eight Desolations Profound Fire Array, which might counter the Beast Demon, but Luo Yunji said no one could execute it.

• Wan Jianyi proposed luring the Beast Demon to the Azure Cloud Sect and using the Zhu Xian Sword Array, and Tian Buyi agreed to fight beside him.
• Luo Yunji returned as the Four Talismans merged, and their golden words appeared in the sky before the fused talisman landed in his hand.
• Luo Yunji used the talisman to remove Wan Jianyi's long-standing affliction, then gave it to Lu Daxin, whose arm transformed it into a strange weapon.
• Xiao Liu delivered the Eight Desolations Profound Fire Array manual from his mother, who said it was the only thing that could defeat the Beast Demon.
• Luo Yunji said the array's extreme yang essence could suppress the Beast God's malevolent aura, but none of them could execute it.

Luo Yunji was asked to help unlock the power of an ancient formation and brought a Fox Clan Sacred Fruit to Su Ru, misunderstanding what it did. The chapter ended with the Ghost King learning that a horde of Southern Border monsters was advancing toward them.

• Luo Yunji said he could only draw out thirty percent of the formation's power and warned that activating it would demand a price, so Tian Buyi told Lu Daxin to study the formation.
• Xiao Liu gave Wu Dayi and He Dazhi seeds of the Fox Clan's Sacred Fruit for Immortal Master Du to plant, and learned that the golden words above Two Mountains were rumored to concern the secret of becoming an immortal.
• Xiaobai gave Luo Yunji two Sacred Fruits, explaining that they were useful only to women, and he brought one to Su Ru, who ate it.
• Xiaobai arrived at the Food Mansion and clarified that the fruit helped women conceive, leaving Tian Buyi conflicted as he took the other fruit from Luo Yunji.
• The Ghost King received news that a horde of monsters from the Southern Border was killing its way toward them.

The Ghost King sought information about the Beast Demon and learned from Xiaobai how far his strength fell short, while she urged him to preserve ties with Two Mountains. He left considering his family’s connection to the sect, but remained concerned with the Beast Demon calamity and his Four Spirits Blood Array.

• The Ghost King went to Two Mountains to ask Tian Buyi about the Beast Demon, then traveled to Sanfu Town to question Xiaobai about its strength.
• Xiaobai told the Ghost King that she had been unable to withstand even one move from the Beast Demon, leaving him shocked and discouraged.
• Xiaobai warned the Ghost King that his authority and ancient treasure could not protect him from powerful opponents, and refused to help him against Two Mountains because her family owed them its home and safety.
• Xiaobai revealed that Sixth Master was her son, prompting the Ghost King to realize that Sixth Master and Bi Yao were siblings.
• Xiaobai advised the Ghost King to maintain his relationship with Two Mountains and carefully pursue marriage ties; he said he had already discussed Bi Yao's marriage to Luo Yunji with Fatty Tian.
• The Ghost King remained preoccupied with the Beast Demon calamity and his plan to activate the Four Spirits Blood Array.

Liao Ming returned to the Imperial City with Two Mountains’ forces and demanded that his father abdicate, hoping to take responsibility for the Beast Demons’ crisis. The emperor refused and ordered him to take the imperial family back to Two Mountains.

• The Ghost King regretted that Luo Yunji had disrupted his efforts to complete the Four Spirits Blood Array.
• After learning about the Beast Demons’ advance, Liao Ming told Luo Yunji he was returning to the Imperial City and prepared to risk his life for his father.
• Luo Yunji placed five thousand Two Mountains soldiers and thirteen demon beasts under Liao Ming’s command to help protect the Imperial City and relocate people to Two Mountains.
• Liao Ming’s group traveled for a month, fought scattered monsters, and arrived at the Imperial City with Zhou Mu.
• Liao Ming entered the court and asked the emperor to abdicate in his favor, while Two Mountains soldiers restrained a military officer who tried to intervene.
• The emperor refused to abdicate and ordered Liao Ming to take his mother and brothers back to Two Mountains.

Liao Ming usurped the throne to keep the Emperor and his family safe while he stayed behind to face the Beast Demon calamity. The ministers and Empress accepted his plan, and his family prepared to leave for Two Mountains as he remained in the Imperial City.

• Liao Ming knocked the Emperor unconscious, then declared himself Emperor and asked the ministers to help defend against the Beast Demon army.
• The Two Mountains soldiers knocked First Prince unconscious when he objected, while Liao Ming told the Empress and his brothers to leave for Two Mountains.
• Liao Ming urged the Empress to depart quickly with two hundred soldiers and explained that Zhou Mu had arranged a secret route from the Imperial City.
• Liao Ming offered the ministers a chance to send family members to safety, and they planned to send one male relative each to the Prince's Mansion.
• The Empress agreed to leave with the Emperor and princes, telling Liao Ming that they would wait for him at Two Mountains.

Liao Xing chose to remain in the Imperial City to help defend its people, while Zhou Mu escorted the Empress and others toward Two Mountains. As Liao Ming worked to protect the capital, three former Heaven Level Class A students arrived to help him, followed by another unexpected visitor.

• Liao Xing knocked Liao Zhihe unconscious and persuaded the Princess Consort that the Liao Clan had to stay and protect the people, while Zhou Mu agreed to remain with him.
• The Empress arrived at the Prince's Mansion, and five Monster Beasts and two hundred soldiers escorted her party through a secret passage toward Two Mountains.
• Liao Ming defended the Imperial City and helped guide its people to safety, gradually earning their approval despite their initial anger at his taking the throne.
• Du Chengping, Wang Yishi, and Chen Qinglong arrived in the capital to assist Liao Ming, who believed their talents could help him govern.
• Another uninvited person appeared before Liao Ming as he spoke with the three former classmates.

As the Beast Demon calamity spread, Two Mountains prepared defenses and arranged to guide refugees north. The chapter ended with Daoxuan True Person learning that Zhang Xiaofan had sent Killing Monk to lead the common people away from danger.

• He Xiaowen told Liao Ming that he had come to the Imperial City to help the people without telling He Dazhi.
• On Spirit Mountain, Daoist Cangsong warned He Dazhi about possible gaps in Two Mountains' defenses, and He Dazhi explained the formations protecting Spirit Mountain and the Underground City.
• Luo Yunji chased Big Yellow and the wild dogs through Sanfu Town while the town's residents sheltered underground.
• Xiao Yicai told Daoxuan True Person that a visitor from Two Mountains had arrived, and Daoxuan met Killing Monk in private.
• Killing Monk told Daoxuan True Person that Zhang Xiaofan had sent them to guide the common people north, and Daoxuan asked how they planned to do it.

Daoxuan arranged for Qingyun Disciples to accompany Killing Monk north to protect refugees. At the Two Mountains, Luo Yunji reunited Xiaohuan with her family, while Tian Buyi and Ghost King agreed to set Bi Yao’s wedding for six months later.

• Daoxuan agreed to lend Qingyun Disciples to Killing Monk and asked him to look after them on the journey north.
• Luo Yunji found Zhou Yixian and Xiaohuan in Sanfu Town and took Xiaohuan to the Two Mountains, leaving Zhou Yixian behind.
• Luo Yunji brought Xiaohuan to the pavilion, where Bi Yao and Tian Linger welcomed her, while Song Daren and Wu Dayi dragged Luo Yunji away.
• Tian Buyi and Ghost King agreed to hold Bi Yao’s wedding six months later and make it a grand celebration.

As the Beast Demons’ army advanced, Daoxuan called the righteous factions together while the people of Sanfu Town rallied to defend their home. The chapter ended with Tian Buyi’s disciples preparing to face the danger, though Luo Yunji caused a small commotion by hiding behind Zheng Dali and eating pastries.

• The Ghost King agreed to send someone to discuss wedding arrangements with Shiniang after Tian Buyi invited him to make further requests.
• The Beast Demons’ army continued slaughtering its way toward the Central Plains, and the surviving righteous cultivators gathered at Azure Cloud Mountain.
• Daoxuan silenced the crowded Jade Purity Hall and urged the gathered cultivators to work together against the Great Calamity.
• The Old Prime Minister called on Sanfu Town’s cultivators and residents to take up arms and defend their shared home, and the people answered his call.
• Tian Buyi and the women of Big Bamboo Peak felt proud as Sanfu Town’s residents rallied, while Tian Linger joked that joining Big Bamboo Peak was the greatest happiness.
• Luo Yunji hid behind Zheng Dali and fed him a pastry, prompting Tian Buyi to turn and glare at his disciples.

Luo Yunji rallied Sanfu Town to defend their home, organizing protective clothing and preparations as Big Bamboo Peak readied to face the Beast Demon. Tian Buyi chose which disciples would go to battle and left Song Daren behind to oversee Two Mountains.

• The people of Sanfu Town spotted Luo Yunji, and he offered them the choice of sheltering underground or standing with him against the monster army; they chose to fight.
• Luo Yunji told the women to make warriors' clothes from leftover red Mysterious Gauze, and the residents of Sanfu Town worked day and night to prepare.
• Su Ru questioned Tian Buyi's plan to face the Beast Demon with only a few disciples, but Tian Buyi insisted Big Bamboo Peak had to step forward.
• Luo Yunji joked that he should stay behind because he had heard he was getting married, puncturing Tian Buyi's heroic mood.
• Tian Buyi assigned Song Daren to remain at Two Mountains and explained that Lu Daxin would go because the Four Talismans could help control the Strange Weapon and a Boundary Rift.

Tian Linger and Yue Yin left to pursue their loved ones, while Su Ru accepted that she could not keep them safe at home. Wen Min and Li Qinghe asked to improve their cultivation, and Su Ru revealed that Big Bamboo Peak had an updated Taiji Mystic Purity Dao and the complementary Dragon Slayer Art.

• Tian Linger pleaded with Su Ru to let her join Tian Buyi and the disciples, explaining that she wanted to face danger alongside them rather than remain protected.
• Su Ru found Tian Linger gone the next day, with a letter saying she had gone to find her father and the others.
• Wen Min told Su Ru that Yue Yin had also left to find Da Yi, but Su Ru decided not to send anyone after either woman.
• Wen Min and Li Qinghe asked Su Ru to teach them to cultivate so they could become stronger.
• Su Ru explained that the Taiji Mystic Purity Dao had been improved again and introduced the Dragon Slayer Art, which could be cultivated alongside it.

Su Ru taught Wen Min and Li Qinghe the Dragon Slayer Art and revealed the secrets behind Luo Yunji’s other cultivation arts. As Tian Buyi’s group went to hunt the Beast Demon, Bi Yao asked the Ghost King for help, and he sought Madam Sanmiao, who declined because she was assisting Su Ru with Mysterious Gauze.

• Su Ru explained that Luo Yunji had obtained the Yuqing Sword Art and the Heavenly Book, then listed the places where he found them.
• Su Ru warned Wen Min and Li Qinghe to keep Big Bamboo Peak’s secrets, and they promised before she taught them the Dragon Slayer Art.
• With allies guarding the surrounding regions, Tian Buyi took his disciples to track down the Beast Demon.
• Bi Yao asked the Ghost King to help Luo Yunji and his group, and the Ghost King went to Madam Sanmiao for support.
• Madam Sanmiao said the Imperial Preceptor had assigned her to help make Mysterious Gauzes, and the Ghost King warned that hiding would not spare her from the Beast Demon’s calamity.

Madam Sanmiao and the Ghost King considered how Luo Yunji had changed the Demon Sect’s branches and their disciples. Tian Buyi’s group continued south to confront the Beast Demon, and Tian Linger and Zhao Yueyin joined them, leaving Lin Jingyu feeling neglected.

• Madam Sanmiao explained that the Acacia Sect had prospered in Sanfu Town through its alliance with Two Mountains, while the Ghost King realized many Ghost King Sect disciples now preferred following Zhang Xiaofan.
• The chapter recounted how Yan Hui had won over Ghost King Sect disciples in the army, while Yuyangzi had retreated to teach and the Myriad Poison Sect faced danger from the approaching monster army.
• Tian Buyi led his disciples south to find the Beast Demon, and Food Mansion messengers eventually brought Tian Linger and Zhao Yueyin to join them.
• Tian Buyi warned the two women to protect themselves, while Wu Dayi worried about his wife’s safety and Lin Jingyu felt overlooked.
• Luo Yunji teased Tian Linger for ignoring Lin Jingyu, prompting the group to laugh before Tian Linger and Luo Yunji grappled and Wu Dayi pulled them apart.

Tian Buyi led his disciples toward Venom Snake Valley to seek help from the Myriad Poison Sect against the Beast Demon, despite Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan’s objections. Wu Dayi used his flute to turn the monsters against each other, but the Beast Demon remained unaccounted for.

• Luo Yunji resisted Tian Buyi’s decision to help the Myriad Poison Sect and suggested drugging Tian Buyi, while Zhang Xiaofan agreed to follow their master but showed a cold glint.
• Tian Buyi led the group to Venom Snake Valley, where they found the valley occupied by monsters and saw no one from the Myriad Poison Sect.
• Wu Dayi played Shadow Moon, causing the monsters to stop and then attack one another.
• Tian Buyi wondered whether the Beast Demon was deep in the valley or absent, while He Dazhi used Clear Breeze Jade Dew to help Wu Dayi as his strength began to fail.

Tian Buyi and the Big Bamboo Peak disciples reached Myriad Poison Sect and joined the battle against Beast Demon's monsters, warning Poison God that the black malicious qi left behind by slain creatures was dangerous. The monsters were being slaughtered, but the fight continued as Lu Daxin attacked with his enlarging brick.

• He Dazhi and Wu Dayi destroyed many monsters with a tornado, but He Dazhi stopped it after it absorbed malicious qi and turned black.
• Tian Buyi led his disciples past the black mist and found Myriad Poison Sect fighting monsters, with Poison God close to defeat.
• Tian Buyi explained the danger of the malicious qi and urged Poison God to withdraw his disciples; Poison God sent Qin Wuyan to recall them.
• A wave of fire and several Spirit Dragons attacked the monsters, while Wu Dayi kept Zhao Yueyin from joining the fight.
• Lu Daxin threw an enlarging brick into the monster swarm, crushing many of them.

Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji helped Big Bamboo Peak defeat the monster swarm, then Luo Yunji used the blood mist to seize Fan Xiong, the Myriad Poison Sect disciple responsible for poisoning his classmates. Poison God faced pressure to intervene as Luo Yunji confronted Fan Xiong over their deaths.

• Zhang Xiaofan trapped the charging monsters with blood threads and destroyed them after Tian Buyi said not to keep them.
• Luo Yunji continued shaping the blood mist while Zhang Xiaofan watched the Myriad Poison Sect members.
• Luo Yunji suddenly crossed into the Myriad Poison Sect crowd and seized Fan Xiong.
• He Dazhi and the others blocked Qin Wuyan and Fan Xiong's supporters from reaching Luo Yunji.
• Luo Yunji described how Fan Xiong's victims had died from poison, while Poison God struggled over whether to save his eldest disciple.

Zhang Xiaofan killed Poison God and Luo Yunji tortured Fan Xiong in revenge for the scholars who had died years earlier. Afterward, Tian Buyi and the others came to terms with the violence and went to search the Myriad Poison Sect for treasures.

• Zhang Xiaofan demanded that Poison God surrender Fan Xiong or face the destruction of the Myriad Poison Sect, then killed Poison God when he chose to save Fan Xiong.
• Qin Wuyan fled, the Myriad Poison Sect disciples scattered, and Luo Yunji began torturing Fan Xiong with blood mist.
• Wu Dayi led Zhao Yueyin away and explained that Zhang Xiaofan had killed Poison God despite Tian Buyi's presence because he was determined to avenge their dead classmates.
• Tian Buyi admitted he had not understood how deeply Zhang Xiaofan still blamed himself, then went with Fourth Senior Brother to search for the sect's treasures.
• Tian Linger described Fan Xiong's gruesome suffering to Zhao Yueyin, who ran off to retch.