Chapter Summaries

Li Chenfeng confronted the Three-Tailed Fox and offered to trade healing the Six-Tailed Demon Fox for the Mysterious Fire Mirror, but she attacked him and refused to trust him. He subdued her and fought his way into Black Mountain Cave, where he found the Six-Tailed Demon Fox beside a lake of magma.

• Li Chenfeng told the Three-Tailed Fox he could heal the Six-Tailed Demon Fox in exchange for the Mysterious Fire Mirror, but she accused him of lying and attacked.
• Li Chenfeng unleashed blue flames that destroyed the attacking demons and nearly burned the Three-Tailed Fox alive.
• The Three-Tailed Fox offered the Mysterious Fire Mirror if Li Chenfeng left, but he bound her with a fiery rope and carried her toward Black Mountain Cave.
• Li Chenfeng burned through the cave’s demonic guards, including a giant black leech the Three-Tailed Fox had subdued with the Mysterious Fire Mirror.
• Li Chenfeng followed the Fire Spirit power to a magma lake and found the huge white Six-Tailed Demon Fox resting on a platform.

After obtaining the Mysterious Fire Mirror, Li Chenfeng met Bi Yao, who invited him to meet the Ghost King at Mount Liubo. He recognized that the meeting coincided with the coming battle between the righteous and demonic factions and agreed to go.

• Li Chenfeng stored the Mysterious Fire Mirror after considering its power to summon the Eight Desolations Fire Dragon.
• Bi Yao appeared and reminded Li Chenfeng that he had asked her to deliver a message to the Ghost King.
• Bi Yao told Li Chenfeng that the Ghost King invited him to meet at Mount Liubo.
• Li Chenfeng realized the righteous and demonic factions' battle at Mount Liubo was approaching, while Bi Yao worried his presence could disrupt the Ghost King's plan to capture the Kui Niu.
• Li Chenfeng reassured Bi Yao and agreed to go with her.

Li Chenfeng and Bi Yao rested in Changhe City, where they encountered Zhou Yixian at Sea Cloud Tower. Li Chenfeng recognized the mysterious old man and approached him, leaving Zhou Yixian startled by Li Chenfeng’s immense power.

• Li Chenfeng and Bi Yao flew through the night and reached a city on the East Sea, where they spent the evening resting and dining at Sea Cloud Tower.
• Zhou Yixian arrived with a little girl and convinced Shopkeeper Wang that his past advice had brought the restaurant thirty years of prosperity.
• Bi Yao suggested exposing Zhou Yixian’s deception, but Li Chenfeng told her not to interfere.
• Li Chenfeng recognized Zhou Yixian, greeted him, and approached his table.
• Zhou Yixian sensed Li Chenfeng’s immense Extreme Yang Power and feared that the young man was terrifying.

Li Chenfeng left Zhou Yixian with a hundred taels of gold, then traveled with Bi Yao to Mount Liubo as the righteous sects prepared to confront the Demon Cult. There, he met the Ghost King and proposed trading the first volume of the Heavenly Book for the second, before hinting at another deal tied to the Ghost King's plans.

• Li Chenfeng paid Zhou Yixian a hundred taels of gold for a fortune and left with Bi Yao.
• After a stormy night, Li Chenfeng and Bi Yao prepared to leave while a veiled woman appeared behind Bi Yao.
• The righteous sects sent their disciples and elders to Mount Liubo after learning that Demon Cult members were gathering there.
• Li Chenfeng met the Ghost King at Mount Liubo, drawing wary reactions from Azure Dragon and You Ji with his blunt manner.
• Li Chenfeng offered to exchange his first volume of the Heavenly Book for the Ghost King's second volume, then raised another deal concerning the Ghost King's purpose.

Li Chenfeng proposed that Ghost King help him seize the Zhu Xian Sword in exchange for helping capture Kui Niu. Ghost King accepted, and they turned to completing their first trade.

• Li Chenfeng offered to help Ghost King capture Kui Niu if Ghost King later helped him seize the Zhu Xian Sword.
• Azure Dragon condemned the proposal, while Ghost King questioned Li Chenfeng's confidence and said Ghost King Sect could not carry out the plan alone.
• Li Chenfeng warned that Qingyun Sect's arriving cultivators and his own involvement could make capturing Kui Niu more difficult for Ghost King Sect.
• Bi Yao tried to calm the confrontation, and Li Chenfeng clarified that he did not intend a direct assault on Qingyun Mountain.
• Ghost King agreed to Li Chenfeng's request, then Li Chenfeng suggested they complete their first trade.

Li Chenfeng refined the Soul-Absorbing Rod while the battle on Mount Liubo intensified, and the Ghost King warned Bi Yao about her feelings for him. Li Xun and Yan Hong were lured into a forest, where a ghostly old man appeared holding a familiar captive.

• Li Chenfeng used the Heavenly Flames to burn away the blood-red radiance around the Soul-Absorbing Rod, severing its connection to Li Xun and Yan Hong.
• The righteous and demonic factions continued fighting on Mount Liubo, while the Blood Refining Hall's surviving experts were absent after their deaths in the Heartless Sea.
• The Ghost King found Bi Yao watching the stars and cautioned her that Li Chenfeng was ambitious, difficult to understand, and unlikely to be ruled by romantic feelings.
• Bi Yao told the Ghost King she feared Li Chenfeng would face more dangers, and he replied that he would need the strength to survive his ambitions.
• Li Xun and Yan Hong were lured into a forest during patrol and confronted by a glowing red skull, a gaunt old man, and a captive they recognized.

The Bloodsucking Demon attacked Li Xun and Yan Hong, blaming them for the death of his disciple, Jiang Laosan. After Li Xun was struck by the Bloodsucking Art, Yan Hong caught the demon with the Binding Immortal Rope, leaving the fight at a sudden turning point.

• The Bloodsucking Demon captured Wild Dog Taoist and brought him to Mount Liubo to identify Jiang Laosan's killers.
• Wild Dog Taoist pointed out Li Xun and Yan Hong, and the Bloodsucking Demon attacked them with his Five Ghosts Spirit Control technique.
• Li Xun and Yan Hong fought back with their magic treasures while Wild Dog Taoist fled.
• The Bloodsucking Demon used the Bloodsucking Art to wound Li Xun and draw the blood through his body.
• Yan Hong bound the Bloodsucking Demon with the Binding Immortal Rope as Li Xun called for her to strike.

Li Chenfeng secretly killed the Blood-Sucking Old Demon and absorbed his blood fiend energy after Yan Hong and Li Xun nearly fell to the demon. As a violent storm engulfed the island, Song Daren led Great Bamboo Peak’s disciples toward retreat, but a tremendous roar interrupted them.

• The Blood-Sucking Old Demon broke free of Yan Hong’s Binding Immortal Rope and attacked her while Li Xun was occupied by the blood skull.
• A streak of red light struck the Blood-Sucking Old Demon, killing him just before he could reach Yan Hong; she and Li Xun fled toward the righteous faction encampment.
• Li Chenfeng emerged beside the corpse, revealed his Blood-Eater Bead and Blood Fiend Art, and absorbed the demon’s blood fiend energy to recover some strength.
• A fierce storm swept over the island as Tian Linger, Zhang Xiaofan, and Song Daren pursued Demon Cult members; Song Daren decided Great Bamboo Peak’s disciples should retreat.
• An earth-shaking roar erupted beside Great Bamboo Peak’s disciples as they prepared to leave.

Li Chenfeng witnessed Ghost King restrain Kui Niu with the Dragon-Subduing Cauldron as Qingyun Sect disciples arrived at the shore. Lu Xueqi attacked the barrier but was stopped by Azure Dragon, and the opposing righteous and demonic experts gathered for a confrontation.

• Li Chenfeng flew to the shore and saw Ghost King trap the raging Kui Niu inside an unbreakable red net formed by the Dragon-Subduing Cauldron.
• Song Daren led the Great Bamboo Peak disciples away rather than interfere, though Zhang Xiaofan felt sympathy for Kui Niu.
• Lu Xueqi charged toward the barrier with the Tianya Divine Sword, but Azure Dragon blocked her and fought her with the Universe Clear Light Ring.
• Li Chenfeng noticed righteous and demonic experts assembling on opposite sides, while the Great Bamboo Peak disciples reunited with their master.
• Bai Duzi and Ancestor Duanmu recognized the Dragon-Subduing Cauldron, and Bai Duzi challenged Ghost King as the factions faced off.

The righteous and demonic forces clashed while Li Chenfeng joined the Ghost King Sect’s side, but the Demon Cult remained at a disadvantage. Lu Xueqi discovered the iron spikes sustaining the Dragon-Trapping Gate formation and struck one, drawing everyone’s attention.

• You Ji told Bai Duzi and the Ancestor Duanmu that other experts were coming, and Li Chenfeng arrived as a blood-shrouded figure.
• Tian Buyi attacked Li Chenfeng, and their clash triggered a battle between the righteous and demonic forces.
• The righteous elders engaged Bai Duzi and the Ancestor Duanmu, while Xiao Yicai and the younger disciples fought the Demon Cult’s fighters.
• Li Chenfeng trapped Tian Buyi in blood-red strands, while Xiao Yicai and Azure Dragon continued fighting and Azure Dragon sent Lu Xueqi flying.
• Lu Xueqi spotted the iron spikes powering the Dragon-Trapping Gate formation and struck one with Tianya, but its red protective barrier held.

Lu Xueqi’s intervention disrupted the Ghost King’s plans, while Tian Buyi unleashed the Divine Sword Lightning Summoning Incantation against Li Chenfeng. Li Chenfeng survived the attack, and the righteous faction began retreating as the Ghost King neared control of the Kui Niu.

• The Kui Niu battered the Dragon-Trapping Gate, forcing the Ghost King to reinforce it and send a fatal strike toward Lu Xueqi.
• A blood-red light struck Lu Xueqi’s Tianya Divine Sword and knocked her clear of the Ghost King’s attack; she wondered whether Li Chenfeng had saved her.
• Tian Buyi launched the Divine Sword Lightning Summoning Incantation at Li Chenfeng, who defended himself with Great Blood Bodhi Devour and the Mysterious Fire Mirror.
• Li Chenfeng emerged bloodied but alive, stunning the righteous faction and prompting Bi Yao to try to reach him before You Ji stopped her.
• With the Kui Niu close to being suppressed and both sides battered, Tian Buyi and Cangsong decided to retreat, and Cangsong ordered the righteous faction to withdraw.

Li Chenfeng prepared to seize the Zhu Xian Sword during the Demon Cult’s assault on Qingyun Sect, while Bi Yao insisted on joining him. As the Demon Cult leaders gathered in Heyang City, Poison God’s Seven-Tailed Centipede revealed that its mate was on Qingyun Mountain.

• Li Chenfeng explained to Bi Yao and You Ji that the Demon Cult’s attack would give him a chance to seize the Zhu Xian Sword, and urged Bi Yao to stay behind.
• Bi Yao refused to stay behind, saying she could protect herself with the Heartbroken Strange Flower and the Acacia Bell.
• In Heyang City, Ghost King and Azure Dragon discussed Poison God’s caution and waited for the other Demon Cult sect masters to arrive.
• Poison God and Qin Wuyan found that Little Seven, their Seven-Tailed Centipede, sensed its mate on Qingyun Mountain.

Cangsong summoned Qingyun Sect’s chief seats to Yuqing Hall and brought up Wan Jianyi, then used a Seven-Tailed Centipede to poison Daoxuan and stabbed him with a short sword. He revealed his betrayal as revenge for Wan Jianyi’s fate and accused the chief seats of abandoning their former senior brother.

• Cangsong gathered Qingyun Sect’s seven chief seats in Yuqing Hall and asked whether they remembered Wan Jianyi.
• A Seven-Tailed Centipede bit Daoxuan, and the poison began spreading through his body.
• Cangsong feigned concern for Daoxuan, then stabbed him in the abdomen with a short sword.
• Cangsong retrieved the centipede and admitted that he had plotted against Daoxuan.
• Cangsong accused the chief seats of forgetting Wan Jianyi’s sacrifices and of letting him die, including Shuiyue, whom he said had loved Wan Jianyi.

Cangsong revealed that he had colluded with the Demon Cult to avenge Senior Brother Wan, and the Demon Cult’s leaders invaded Qingyun Sect as battle engulfed Tongtian Peak. Daoxuan decided to retrieve the Zhu Xian Sword to save the sect, and the awakened Spirit Venerable’s roar gave him a moment of relief.

• Cangsong admitted that he had betrayed Qingyun Sect and joined forces with the Demon Cult, whose attack reached Yuqing Hall.
• Poison God, Yuyangzi, Ghost King, and Sanmiao Fairy entered Yuqing Hall with other Demon Cult experts, while Li Chenfeng remained absent from their gathering.
• Daoxuan saw that the Demon Cult was overwhelming Qingyun Sect’s defenses across Tongtian Peak and feared for the sect’s other branches.
• Tian Buyi and the other peak leaders urged Daoxuan to retreat, but he refused to abandon Qingyun Sect’s legacy and chose to retrieve the Zhu Xian Sword.
• As Daoxuan hurried toward the sword, the Spirit Venerable awakened and roared.

Li Chenfeng infiltrated Illusory Moon Cave and stole the Zhu Xian Sword, but Daoxuan discovered him and collapsed from his wounds and poison. After escaping and restoring his cultivation, Li Chenfeng flew toward the battle and saw two women fighting with the Acacia Bell and Tianya divine sword.

• Li Chenfeng imitated Taiji Xuanqing Dao’s Spiritual Power to open Illusory Moon Cave and passed through the Illusory Moon Barrier.
• Li Chenfeng reached the Zhu Xian Sword, was cut by its baleful aura, then sealed and took it in his Storage Ring.
• Daoxuan confronted Li Chenfeng, but the poison and his reopened sword wound overwhelmed him; the old sweeper sealed his meridians and carried him into Illusory Moon Cave.
• Li Chenfeng escaped, used the Mysterious Fire Mirror to restore his fire spirit power, and flew toward a nearby battlefield.
• Li Chenfeng saw two figures, one white and one green, fighting in the sky as the Acacia Bell clashed with the Tianya divine sword.

Bi Yao and Lu Xueqi clashed above Little Bamboo Peak until Lu Xueqi used the Divine Sword Controlling Lightning True Formula and lost control of the heavenly lightning. Li Chenfeng helped Bi Yao withdraw, then sent two fire dragons to break through the thundercloud threatening Lu Xueqi.

• Bi Yao attacked Lu Xueqi with the Acacia Bell and Heartbroken Strange Flowers, but Lu Xueqi defended herself with Tianya.
• Lu Xueqi invoked the Divine Sword Controlling Lightning True Formula, darkening the sky and summoning a massive thundercloud.
• Li Chenfeng summoned a fire dragon to swallow Bi Yao and secretly give her a chance to retreat.
• Bi Yao realized Li Chenfeng wanted her to withdraw, then ordered the Demon Cult disciples to retreat.
• Lu Xueqi vomited blood and lost control of the heavenly lightning, so Li Chenfeng summoned two fire dragons and ordered them to break through the thundercloud.

Wan Jianyi revealed himself at Yuqing Hall, defeated the Demon Cult attackers, and gave the Dragon Slaying Sword to Lin Jingyu. As the Demon Cult leaders challenged him, Li Chenfeng arrived with three enormous fire dragons to aid Qingyun Sect.

• Wan Jianyi arrived at Yuqing Hall and rescued the five lineage heads from the Demon Cult siege.
• Cangsong died after attacking Poison God, and Wan Jianyi unleashed Slay Demons and Gods to kill Poison God and rout the surrounding attackers.
• Wan Jianyi gave the Dragon Slaying Sword to Lin Jingyu and told the Qingyun leaders that Daoxuan was safe and their priority was defending the disciples.
• Jade Sun challenged Wan Jianyi, while Ghost King suspected something had gone wrong with the Zhu Xian Sword.
• Li Chenfeng of Burning Incense Valley descended on three-hundred-zhang fire dragons and burned countless Demon Cult followers.

After Li Chenfeng helped drive the Demon Cult forces from Qingyun Mountain, he withdrew to a cave to study the Zhu Xian Sword and discovered its fifth volume of the Heavenly Book. He left with new insights into cultivation and plans to seek the remaining volumes.

• Ghost King and Sanmiao Fairy decided the Demon Cult forces could not fight Li Chenfeng and the others head-on, and Yuyangzi led the retreat from Tongtian Peak.
• The wounded Water Qilin returned to Jade Water Pool, and Zeng Shuchang thanked Li Chenfeng for aiding Qingyun Sect before arranging an escort for him down the mountain.
• Li Chenfeng traveled to a secluded cave and carefully took hold of the Zhu Xian Sword, whose evil intent threatened to drive him to slaughter.
• Li Chenfeng used the Mysterious Fire Mirror and his Heavenly Flames to suppress the sword's evil aura, then studied the fifth volume of the Heavenly Book within it.
• After comprehending the fifth volume alongside the first and second, Li Chenfeng considered seeking the Wordless Jade Wall at Tianyin Temple and the third volume in the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury.

As news spread that the Demon Cult had attacked Qingyun Mountain and gravely wounded Daoxuan, Li Chenfeng searched Mount Sumeru for the Wordless Jade Wall. He activated its fourth volume of the Heavenly Book and broke through to the Jade Sun Realm.

• The Cultivation World learned that the Demon Cult's four great sects had attacked Qingyun Mountain, leaving Daoxuan seriously wounded and Qingyun Sect badly damaged.
• Pu Hong and Pukong went to Qingyun Mountain while Tianyin Temple's monks prepared for the unrest.
• Li Chenfeng searched Mount Sumeru's rear mountain for hours before finding the Wordless Jade Wall beneath a cliff.
• Li Chenfeng used the first volume of the Heavenly Book to activate the Wordless Jade Wall and reveal the fourth volume.
• The fourth volume stirred Li Chenfeng's Spiritual Power, transforming his Fire Spirit power and advancing him into the Jade Sun Realm.

Fishmen launched a large-scale attack on Burning Incense Valley while its Sect Master and two elders were away. Yan Hong summoned Shangguan Ce from the Mysterious Fire Altar, and after a mournful howl sounded from the valley entrance, they rushed toward the battle as someone emerged from beneath the altar.

• Burning Incense disciples spotted Fishmen gathering in the forest and sent a signal that brought the valley to arms.
• Yan Hong learned the Fishmen attack was too large for the disciples to repel alone and went to ask Shangguan Ce for help.
• Shangguan Ce left the Mysterious Fire Altar after Yan Hong reported the attack and explained that the Sect Master and two elders were away.
• A mournful howl and renewed sounds of fighting came from the valley entrance, so Shangguan Ce and Yan Hong hurried there.
• After they had left, an unidentified person emerged from beneath the Mysterious Fire Altar and looked toward it.