Chapter Summaries

Li Chenfeng entered the Mysterious Fire Altar and used the Mysterious Fire Mirror to reach its ice-covered third level. There, a mysterious woman realized he carried the mirror and reacted with excitement.

• After Shangguan Ce left, Li Chenfeng entered the altar and found eight unfamiliar fierce-god images carved around its central flame.
• Li Chenfeng used the Mysterious Fire Mirror to pass safely through the altar’s first level and open the passage to the second.
• Li Chenfeng placed the mirror in a stone platform’s indentation, opened the way to the third level, then retrieved it and continued upward.
• On the ice-covered third level, Li Chenfeng spoke with a woman who mistook him for Shangguan Ce’s visitor.
• The woman realized that only the Mysterious Fire Mirror could open the altar’s third level and excitedly asked whether Li Chenfeng had it, as blue lights flared through the ice.

Li Chenfeng learned how to use the Mysterious Fire Mirror to release the white fox and reveal the Eight Fierce Profound Fire Formation. As he prepared to free her, the ground shook at Burning Incense Valley’s entrance, where Shangguan Ce was trying to calm the Fishman Clan.

• The white fox told Li Chenfeng that the Mysterious Fire Mirror could unlock her Profound Fire Chains and that freeing her would weaken the Eight Fierce Profound Fire Formation.
• Li Chenfeng headed for the stone platform with the Mysterious Fire Mirror, assuring the white fox that most of Burning Incense Valley’s experts were away and that he could handle the danger.
• At Burning Incense Valley’s entrance, Shangguan Ce concluded that someone had framed the valley by using Fire Spirit power to kill the Fishman Clan chief.
• Shangguan Ce ordered Sun Tu to tell the Fishmen that the valley would investigate the murder and asked them to withdraw.
• The ground suddenly shook beneath the Burning Incense Valley disciples and Fishmen, making them stumble.

A violent eruption at the Mysterious Fire Altar engulfed Burning Incense Valley in flames, allowing Li Chenfeng and Xiao Bai to escape. After parting ways, Li Chenfeng returned to the devastated sect, where he considered how to help it recover.

• A tremor and a sky full of fiery clouds signaled trouble at the Mysterious Fire Altar, and Shangguan Ce rushed toward it.
• Magma burst from the altar, setting the sky ablaze as Li Chenfeng and Xiao Bai vanished from Burning Incense Valley.
• Li Chenfeng dressed Xiao Bai after she took human form, and she agreed to go by that name because she had forgotten her own.
• Xiao Bai planned to return to Fox Qi Mountain and asked about Little Six, while Li Chenfeng said he would return to Burning Incense Valley.
• Li Chenfeng returned to find the sect in chaos and resolved to help rebuild it and restore its strength.

Li Chenfeng returned to Burning Incense Valley after its destruction and let Shangguan Ce believe fox demons had caused the disaster. He revealed his breakthrough and the Heavenly Book, then took charge of rebuilding the sect while Shangguan Ce and Yan Hong studied its teachings.

• Shangguan Ce blamed the fox demons for entering the Mysterious Fire Altar and destroying much of Burning Incense Valley.
• Li Chenfeng claimed he had spent the past few days studying the Heavenly Book and revealed that he had reached the Jade Sun Realm.
• Li Chenfeng offered the Heavenly Book scripture to Shangguan Ce, who eagerly went to study it.
• Li Chenfeng gave Yan Hong his improved Incense Jade Manual and sent her into seclusion.
• Li Chenfeng organized the disciples to clear the magma and rebuild Burning Incense Valley according to his plans.

After Burning Incense Valley recovered from the eruption, Lu Shun and Shi Yan told Li Chenfeng that the Demon Cult was growing rampant following the battle at Qingyun Mountain. Li Chenfeng traveled to Qingyun Mountain to meet its leaders and investigate their concerns about a Great Bamboo Peak disciple, while realizing that Tianyin Temple might ask about Zhang Xiaofan’s Blood-Eater Bead.

• Li Chenfeng and Shangguan Ce sealed the lava vent, and Burning Incense Valley began rebuilding with help from paid barbarian laborers.
• Lu Shun and Shi Yan returned from Qingyun Mountain and reported the righteous factions’ losses, the Demon Cult’s growing power, and attacks on villages and smaller sects.
• Lu Shun told Li Chenfeng that Qingyun Sect’s Peak Masters wanted to thank him and that they had questions concerning a Great Bamboo Peak disciple.
• Li Chenfeng realized Master Pu Hong might discover Zhang Xiaofan no longer had the Blood-Eater Bead, but decided he would claim the relic had been destroyed rather than surrender it.
• Li Chenfeng instructed Burning Incense Valley’s construction worker to follow his plans, then traveled to Heyang City and climbed Qingyun Mountain.
• Li Chenfeng saw righteous cultivators gathering at Qingyun Mountain as the sects united against the Demon Cult.

Li Chenfeng arrived at Qingyun Mountain and was welcomed by Wen Min, who escorted him toward Yuqing Hall. On Rainbow Bridge, the injured Water Qilin joyfully greeted him, accepted his healing pills, and returned to Jade Water Pool.

• Li Chenfeng flew into Qingyun Mountain and landed at the Cloud Sea plaza on Tongtian Peak.
• Wen Min recognized Li Chenfeng as the Burning Incense Valley senior who had saved Lu Xueqi and invited him to Yuqing Hall.
• Wen Min led Li Chenfeng across Rainbow Bridge toward Yuqing Hall, where Senior Yun and Abbot Puhong were meeting.
• Water Qilin awoke at Jade Water Pool, rushed onto Rainbow Bridge, and greeted Li Chenfeng with obvious delight.
• Li Chenfeng patted Water Qilin, gave it fifth-grade Origin Recovery Pills for its injuries, and watched it return to Jade Water Pool.

Li Chenfeng attended a gathering of Qingyun Sect and Tianyin Temple leaders, where Puhong recognized his exceptional cultivation. Zhang Xiaofan was summoned and admitted that he had learned Tianyin Temple’s Great Brahma Prajna, leaving the hall in uproar.

• Li Chenfeng explained that the Water Qilin might remember his help during the Demon Cult’s earlier attack, then entered Yuqing Hall with Xiao Yicai.
• Puhong identified Li Chenfeng as having reached the Jade Sun realm, astonishing those gathered.
• Yun Yilan and the others summoned Zhang Xiaofan to answer questions about his cultivation and the Great Brahma Prajna.
• Daoxuan asked Zhang Xiaofan whether he had used Tianyin Temple’s secret art against Kui Niu, and Zhang Xiaofan admitted that he had.
• The Tianyin Temple monks reacted with agitation, while Daoxuan judged Zhang Xiaofan’s past deeds and strength more favorably.

In Yuqing Hall, Li Chenfeng challenged Tianyin Temple’s accusations against Zhang Xiaofan and provoked a clash with Pukong before Daoxuan suppressed them both. Puhong then revealed the truth about Grass Temple Village, while the devastated Zhang Xiaofan and furious Lin Jingyu faced the reopened case.

• Daoxuan demanded that Zhang Xiaofan explain how he had learned Great Brahma Prajna, but Zhang Xiaofan stayed silent despite Daoxuan’s anger.
• Li Chenfeng argued that Zhang Xiaofan could not have learned the technique on his own and suggested someone within Tianyin Temple had taught him.
• Pukong roared at Li Chenfeng, and the two released their auras until Daoxuan’s Taiji Diagram subdued them.
• Puhong stopped Pukong and revealed the events of Grass Temple Village, reopening the old case.
• Li Chenfeng watched Zhang Xiaofan in despair as Lin Jingyu struggled against Qi Hao, Tian Buyi, and the others while trying to attack Tianyin Temple.

Li Chenfeng told the righteous sect leaders that he had destroyed the Blood-Eater Bead and produced the Soul-Absorbing Rod as evidence, though Pukong remained skeptical. Later, Lu Xueqi sought him out on Rainbow Bridge to thank him, then left him baffled by the brief encounter.

• Li Chenfeng admitted that he had exchanged an immortal sword for Zhang Xiaofan's Blood-Eater Bead and claimed he had burned the bead to ashes.
• Li Chenfeng showed Daoxuan the Soul-Absorbing Rod, and Daoxuan recognized it as genuine, while Pukong questioned Li Chenfeng's account.
• After the matter was settled, Li Chenfeng wandered through the Cloud Sea and stopped at Rainbow Bridge beneath the moon.
• Lu Xueqi met Li Chenfeng and thanked him for helping Little Bamboo Peak during the Demon Cult attack.
• Lu Xueqi also thanked Li Chenfeng for saving her beneath the heavenly lightning, then turned and left without further explanation.

Li Chenfeng left Qingyun Mountain to pursue the fox demon and made a name for himself by killing Demon Cult members, including Patriarch Fengyue. As the righteous counterattack drove demonic independents toward the four great sects, Ghost King Sect destroyed Blood Refining Hall and strengthened its standing within the Sacred Cult.

• Yun Yilan told Li Chenfeng to remain conspicuous while the righteous sects sent disciples to fight demons, and Li Chenfeng set out to explore the world.
• Li Chenfeng killed Demon Cult members he encountered and publicly suppressed and killed Patriarch Fengyue, shocking the cultivation world.
• The righteous alliance devastated demonic independents and minor sects, pushing many of them to seek shelter with the four great demonic sects.
• Ghost King thanked Azure Dragon for destroying Blood Refining Hall and discussed how subduing the old sect would improve Ghost King Sect's reputation.

Bi Yao worried that Li Chenfeng had forgotten her, but Xiao Bai encouraged her to catch up with him and told her he might be heading to the Death Swamp. A strange treasure’s appearance drew righteous and demonic experts west, leaving Bi Yao eager to find her father and join the gathering.

• Bi Yao asked Xiao Bai whether Li Chenfeng had forgotten her, and Xiao Bai urged her to work hard to keep up with his path.
• Xiao Bai told Bi Yao that a strange treasure had appeared in the Death Swamp and that the Demon Cult was gathering there.
• Bi Yao excitedly set off to find her father after Xiao Bai suggested the gathering could give her a chance to see Li Chenfeng.
• A golden pillar of light had risen from the Death Swamp, and strange howls afterward convinced cultivators that a rare treasure had emerged.
• Qingyun Sect, Tianyin Temple, and Burning Incense Valley sent elite disciples west, with Li Xun and Yan Hong leading Burning Incense Valley’s group.

Bi Yao and Xiao Bai arrived in Dawang Village while searching for someone, where they encountered the fortune-teller Zhou Yixian and his granddaughter Xiao Huan. Bi Yao paid Zhou Yixian to divine whether she would find the person she sought, and wrote the character “wind” for the reading.

• Dawang Village grew busy as cultivators gathered before entering the Dead Swamp, bringing trade and frequent fights.
• Bi Yao and Xiao Bai reached the village with Azure Dragon, and Bi Yao wondered whether the person she was looking for had arrived.
• Bi Yao recognized Zhou Yixian and Xiao Huan at a fortune-telling stall and took Xiao Bai over to ask for a reading.
• Zhou Yixian demanded ten taels of silver, and Bi Yao paid him before Xiao Huan asked her to write a character.
• Bi Yao wrote “wind” on the paper for Zhou Yixian to divine.

Li Chenfeng reunited with Bi Yao, Xiao Bai, Zhou Yixian, and Xiao Huan after years apart, then gave Xiao Huan a powerful flame crystal. He and the two women left for the depths of the Dead Swamp, while Azure Dragon reluctantly allowed Bi Yao and Xiao Bai to accompany him.

• Bi Yao sought Li Chenfeng’s whereabouts from Zhou Yixian and Xiao Huan, and Li Chenfeng appeared just as Zhou Yixian predicted he might.
• Li Chenfeng recognized Zhou Yixian from their meeting ten years earlier, causing Zhou Yixian to panic when he heard Li Chenfeng’s name.
• Li Chenfeng gave Xiao Huan a blue-crystal flame and warned that its explosion could severely injure someone as strong as You Ji.
• Bi Yao claimed a flame crystal for herself, and Li Chenfeng said he could make her as many as she wanted.
• Li Chenfeng headed into the Dead Swamp with Bi Yao and Xiao Bai, while Azure Dragon allowed them to follow.

Li Chenfeng, Bi Yao, and Xiao Bai entered Death Swamp's lethal Inner Marsh as Zhou Yixian and Xiao Huan left Dawang Village. Li Xun became separated from the other righteous disciples, then flew toward the familiar voice of Junior Sister Yan, while Li Chenfeng's group reached the roots of an enormous tree.

• Bi Yao's white flower shielded Li Chenfeng and Xiao Bai from the poisonous miasma as they advanced into the Inner Marsh.
• Zhou Yixian told Xiao Huan that conflict across the Cultivation World threatened to plunge it into chaos, then left Dawang Village with her.
• Li Xun recalled the danger of the swamp and his admiration for Eldest Senior Brother while traveling alone through the rain.
• Li Xun spotted azure light and heard Junior Sister Yan calling, so he flew toward her on the Nine Yang Ruler.
• Li Chenfeng, Bi Yao, and Xiao Bai reached the deepest part of Death Swamp and stared in astonishment at the enormous tree roots.

Li Chenfeng, Xiao Bai, and Bi Yao reached the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury and forced open its stone gate, unleashing a golden light that alerted cultivators across the Dead Swamp. As they prepared to enter, two powerful beasts arrived, including the Black Water Mysterious Snake.

• Li Chenfeng, Xiao Bai, and Bi Yao climbed through the mist and saw a colossal tree with the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury built into its trunk.
• Li Chenfeng burned a person-sized opening through the treasury's stone gate with repeated arrows of Heavenly Flames.
• A blinding golden light burst from the opened treasury as a roar and a pillar of light announced a rare treasure to cultivators across the Dead Swamp.
• Righteous cultivators and Demon Cult members abandoned their battle and raced toward the golden light.
• As Li Chenfeng, Xiao Bai, and Bi Yao prepared to enter the treasury, a yellow cloud descended and the tree shook as two beasts approached.
• Xiao Bai sensed the approaching threats, and Bi Yao recognized the beast beneath the tree as the Black Water Mysterious Snake.

Li Chenfeng confronted the Yellow Bird and the Black Water Mysterious Snake near the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury, drawing their attacks while secretly activating the Eight Fierce Profound Fire Formation. The formation opened a dark fissure in the flames, from which a savage presence began to gaze out at the world.

• Bi Yao and Xiao Bai decided to enter the treasury while Li Chenfeng flew toward the Yellow Bird and the Black Water Mysterious Snake.
• The Black Water Mysterious Snake recognized Li Chenfeng, and he burned away its poisonous mist with the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Li Chenfeng claimed the treasury for himself, provoking the Yellow Bird and the Black Water Mysterious Snake to attack together.
• Li Chenfeng revealed that he had used their confrontation to conceal his setup of the Eight Fierce Profound Fire Formation.
• The formation gathered its power and opened a dark fissure in the flames, as a savage presence looked out from within.

The Eight Desolations Fire Dragon emerged from the Eight Fierce Profound Fire Formation and battled the Black Water Mysterious Snake and the Yellow Bird. As Li Xun and the others reached the giant tree, the snake fled and the fire dragon began to subdue the Yellow Bird.

• The Eight Desolations Fire Dragon appeared, terrifying the Yellow Bird and the Black Water Mysterious Snake before roaring at them.
• Li Xun and Yan Hong recognized the fire dragon, and Yan Hong explained that Burning Incense Valley could summon it with the Mysterious Fire Mirror.
• Li Xun concluded that Li Chenfeng had found the Mysterious Fire Mirror and summoned the dragon, then rushed toward the giant tree with Yan Hong and the others following.
• The Eight Desolations Fire Dragon fought both ancient beasts, wounding the Black Water Mysterious Snake until it fled into the Dead Swamp.
• Li Chenfeng kept the Yellow Bird trapped, and the fire dragon coiled its body around the exhausted bird as it began to lose the fight.

Li Chenfeng subdued the Yellow Bird by promising it the Spirit Herb in the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury, then welcomed the arriving righteous-sect disciples and claimed the treasury's contents. When Bi Yao and Xiao Bai emerged, Lu Xueqi attacked them, and Li Chenfeng stopped the two women from fighting.

• Li Chenfeng restrained the Yellow Bird with the Eight Desolations Fire Dragon and persuaded it to submit in exchange for the Spirit Herb.
• Li Xun, Yan Hong, Zhang Xiaofan, and other Qingyun Sect and Tianyin Temple disciples arrived, and Li Chenfeng told them he would keep the treasury's two treasures.
• Xiao Yicai and Faxiang accepted Li Chenfeng's claim, and the group went to the treasury entrance to look inside.
• Bi Yao and Xiao Bai emerged from the treasury, and Lu Xueqi attacked them with the Tianya divine sword.
• Bi Yao blocked Lu Xueqi's attack and taunted her, but Li Chenfeng intervened and told them they were on the same side for now.

Li Chenfeng led the group to the treasury’s core, where he identified the Heavenly Emperor Spirit Herb and claimed it for the Yellow Bird. When he picked up the strange stone above it, the stone released golden light and mysterious words appeared across the sky.

• Li Chenfeng and the others followed the changing light into the treasury, where its Seven-Colored Divine Light healed the wounded disciples.
• The group found a transparent stone floating in a wooden cup, and Li Chenfeng identified the liquid inside as the legendary Heavenly Emperor Spirit Herb.
• Xiao Bai recalled the legend of the Spirit Herb, and Li Chenfeng explained that it could grant immortality or awaken ancient bloodlines in spirit beasts.
• Li Chenfeng stored the Spirit Herb, saying he had promised it to the Yellow Bird, and offered Xiao Bai the strange stone instead.
• When Li Chenfeng clasped the stone, it blazed with golden light, broke free of the tree’s restraints, and revealed the words, “Heaven and earth are heartless; they treat all things as straw dogs!”

After the five volumes of the Heavenly Book appeared, they awakened Heavenly Emperor’s Will, which took the form of a towering god over the Dead Swamp. Li Chenfeng confronted the manifestation and, after his Eight Desolations Fire Dragon was destroyed by its axe, summoned the fortunes of three worlds to attack again.

• The five volumes of the Heavenly Book appeared, merged into the heavens, and awakened a colossal divine figure over the Dead Swamp.
• Cultivators across the land sensed the world-changing pressure, and Azure Dragon fled with several Ghost King Sect disciples after one of his men died from it.
• Li Chenfeng left the treasure vault and faced the divine figure atop the Heavenly Flames dragon, explaining that he had to defeat it to control the world.
• Li Chenfeng unleashed the Eight Desolations Fire Dragon, but Heavenly Emperor’s Will struck it apart with an axe.
• Li Chenfeng summoned the Fortune Golden Dragons from three worlds, poured their power into the Heavenly Flames dragon, and charged Heavenly Emperor’s Will again.