Chapter Summaries

Li Xuancang set out to deal with the Barbarian and Grassland armies before traveling to the Snow Region, then confronted their combined forces alone. As Chahar and the other Divine Repository Realm cultivators prepared to attack him, Zhao Chongwu and Lin Fengxian’s army hurried toward Yu Prefecture to seek refuge with him.

• The Grassland People joined the Barbarian army and agreed to confront Li Xuancang as their forces advanced toward Yu Prefecture.
• Zhao Chongwu, Lin Fengxian, and seven other Profound Connection Realm cultivators led more than a hundred thousand men toward Yu Prefecture to seek Li Xuancang’s protection.
• Li Xuancang intercepted the invading armies and crushed soldiers with the force of his aura.
• Chahar and the other Divine Repository Realm cultivators attacked Li Xuancang’s momentum, but they could not overcome him.
• Li Xuancang descended before the armies alone, and Chahar and the others prepared to kill him.

Li Xuancang overwhelmed Chahar with two punches, exposing the vast gap between them despite their equal cultivation. Chahar called on Xiong Yuan and the others to attack together, and they charged Li Xuancang.

• Chahar attacked Li Xuancang with his Giant Axe, but Li Xuancang's fist shattered the axe light and blasted Chahar backward.
• Li Xuancang struck Chahar again, crushing his chest and forcing him to retreat in terror.
• Chahar admitted that he could not defeat Li Xuancang alone and ordered Xiong Yuan and the others to attack together.
• Xiong Yuan and the others joined Chahar in charging Li Xuancang, while Chahar chose to fight rather than flee.

Li Xuancang revealed a towering Dharma Avatar and destroyed the Grassland and Barbarians forces that had attacked him. Murong Yuntian escaped and resolved to report Li Xuancang's power to the Venerable while turning toward the Grassland with a plan to make the Blood Race and others suffer too.

• More than a dozen Divine Repository Realm experts attacked Li Xuancang, who merged with his Dharma Avatar and killed many of them with a single strike.
• Li Xuancang crushed Chahar and the remaining experts as they tried to flee, leaving the onlookers stunned.
• Li Xuancang slaughtered the Grassland and Barbarians armies, wiping out several hundred thousand soldiers.
• Li Xuancang discovered Murong Yuntian hiding in a Void rift, but Murong Yuntian escaped with a Teleportation Talisman.
• Murong Yuntian decided to report Li Xuancang's strength to the Venerable and, after recovering, headed toward the Grassland to make the Blood Race and others pay.

Li Xuancang traveled to the Snow Region, where the Rain Clan was at war with the Nine Nether Demon Cult over the stolen Nine Heavens Frost. As the Rain Clan neared defeat in a battle, Li Xuancang watched from hiding and waited for the right moment to intervene.

• Li Xuancang reached the Snow Region and learned that the Rain Clan and the Nine Nether Demon Cult were at war.
• The Rain Clan's High Priestess revealed that Nine Heavens Frost was held by the Nine Nether Demon Cult alongside the former High Priestesses Yu Linling and Yu Qingling.
• The High Priestess ordered the Rain Clan to draw the enemy's attention while she infiltrated the Nine Nether Demon Cult to recover Nine Heavens Frost.
• The Rain Clan and the Nine Nether Demon Cult's war escalated, and Li Xuancang found a battle where the Rain Clan was outnumbered and ambushed.
• Li Xuancang concealed his aura and watched as the Nine Nether Demon Cult forced the Rain Clan into a desperate position.

Li Xuancang saved the Rain Clan from the Nine Nether Demon Cult and learned that their supreme treasure, Nine Heavens Frost, was needed to treat Su Xinghai and Shen Qingshan. After hearing that the Demon Cult had stolen it, he decided to help the Rain Clan recover it.

• Li Xuancang arrived at the Rain Clan’s battlefield and killed more than ten thousand Nine Nether Demon Cult members with one punch.
• Shui Wulan invited Li Xuancang to the Rain Clan, where he was welcomed and spent several days with them.
• Shui Wulan explained that Nine Heavens Frost could treat cultivation deviation and remove Corpse Demon Poison, but the Nine Nether Demon Cult possessed the treasure.
• Li Xuancang asked whether the Rain Clan could treat his friends if Nine Heavens Frost was recovered, then indicated that he wanted to reclaim it.

Li Xuancang joined forces with the Rain Clan to reclaim the Nine Heavens Frost, which could treat Su Xinghai and another injured man. As the Rain Clan marched against the Nine Nether Demon Cult, Li Xuancang secretly traveled with an ally while the war between the Human Race and the Otherworldly Races worsened.

• Li Xuancang insisted on entering the Nine Nether Demon Cult to obtain the Nine Heavens Frost, and Shui Wulan brought him to meet the Rain Clan Grand Elder.
• The Grand Elder promised to treat Su Xinghai and the other man if Li Xuancang helped recover the Nine Heavens Frost, then ordered Shui Wulan to conceal Li Xuancang's presence.
• Half a month later, the Rain Clan sent an army of more than a million troops toward the Nine Nether Demon Cult, while Li Xuancang and another figure traveled secretly from the Snow Region.
• The Nine Nether Demon Cult summoned nearby demonic and Evil Cultivator forces to join the fight, and they eagerly set out to attack the Rain Clan.
• The Human Race suffered repeated defeats against the allied Otherworldly Races as the war reached its most intense stage.

While the Human Race struggled against the Otherworldly Races, Li Xuancang infiltrated the Nine Nether Demon Cult's territory with the High Priestess to obtain Nine Heavens Frost. She used a secret art to contact two High Priestesses inside the barrier, leaving Li Xuancang to guard her as the imprisoned flood dragons reacted to the communication.

• After three days of battle, the Otherworldly Races retreated, and Human Race leaders worried that Li Xuancang had vanished and was not joining the war.
• The High Priestess warned Li Xuancang that infiltrating the Nine Nether Demon Cult was deadly, but he insisted on seeking Nine Heavens Frost.
• The High Priestess used Rain Escape Technique to bring herself and Li Xuancang near the Demon Cult's mountain barrier, but could not pass through it.
• The High Priestess sensed two High Priestesses inside the barrier and began a secret communication technique, asking Li Xuancang to protect her while she sat defenseless.
• Inside the barrier, two chained black flood dragons reacted excitedly as a blue crystal radiated cold between the pillars.

Li Xuancang and the Rain Clan High Priestess entered the barrier and found Nine Heavens Frost and the imprisoned Yu Qingling. As the High Priestess fought three Nine Nether Demon Cult experts, Li Xuancang freed Yu Qingling from her chains.

• The High Priestess opened a gap in the barrier, and she and Li Xuancang entered to find Nine Heavens Frost and two trapped Flood Dragons.
• The Flood Dragons warned that a killing formation protected Nine Heavens Frost and that the Demon Cult had been alerted, so the High Priestess began freeing Yu Qingling.
• The chains unleashed violent lightning, but Li Xuancang endured it and tore them apart while the High Priestess restrained the thunder.
• Three Dharma Body Realm experts arrived, and the High Priestess attacked them while Li Xuancang continued breaking Yu Qingling's chains.
• The Demon Cult experts joined forces against the High Priestess, and Li Xuancang finally tore apart all three chains binding Yu Qingling.

Yu Qingling sacrificed herself to help Li Xuancang seize Nine Heavens Frost, then the High Priestess battled the three devils while Li Xuancang fought the Grand Elder. After hours of combat, a formation activated around them, leaving Li Xuancang and the High Priestess trapped in the Demon Sect stronghold.

• Yu Qingling endured Nine Heavens Frost's killing formation long enough for Li Xuancang to seize the artifact, then her soul faded after entrusting him with returning it to the Rain Clan.
• The High Priestess urged Li Xuancang to flee, but he charged into battle and revealed a Dharma Avatar formed from Blood Qi Force.
• Li Xuancang struck the Grand Elder hard enough to send his Dharma Avatar flying and injure him, while the High Priestess held off the other two devils.
• Li Xuancang fought the Grand Elder for hours, gradually gaining the advantage as the Grand Elder's power waned.
• A sect-protecting grand formation spread across the realm and trapped Li Xuancang and the High Priestess.

Li Xuancang and the High Priestess escaped the Demon Sect after she used Nine Heavens Frost to break its formation, though she was left gravely injured. Back in the Snow Region, the Rain Clan withdrew from its bloody battle after recovering the sacred weapon, but only half its million members survived.

• The High Priestess used Nine Heavens Frost to freeze part of the Demon Sect's grand formation, and she and Li Xuancang escaped while the three great fiends were occupied.
• The High Priestess collapsed from her injuries, so Li Xuancang stabilized her and carried her back to Rain Clan territory aboard the Bronze Warship.
• Li Xuancang brought the High Priestess to the Priestess Temple's life-filled pool, where she was placed inside to recover.
• Li Xuancang told Shui Xingyun that Nine Heavens Frost had been recovered and urged him to withdraw the Rain Clan troops.
• Shui Xingyun ordered the Rain Clan to end the battle, and its warriors retreated to the Snow Region as the Demon Sect stopped short of pursuing them inside.
• Only half of the Rain Clan's more than a million members returned alive, and grief settled over the survivors.

After the Human Race’s defensive line collapsed, Li Xuancang obtained Nine Heavens Frost Crystals to treat Su Xinghai and another man, then returned to Yu Prefecture amid the invasion. The Human Race’s battered leaders retreated toward the Profound Heart Sect, while Li Xuancang went to check on Su Xinghai and Shen Qingshan.

• The High Priest gave Li Xuancang two Nine Heavens Frost Crystals that could suppress qi deviation and absorb Corpse Demon Poison, and Li Xuancang left to save Su Xinghai and another man.
• The Human Race’s defensive line collapsed, and the Otherworldly Races invaded Great Li as factions and civilians fled.
• Supreme Elder Zhou told the Human Race’s leaders that Supreme Elder Liu could not leave the Prison Tiger Bureau’s seal and that Dharma Body Realm cultivators generally did not attack Divine Repository Realm cultivators.
• The Human Race’s leaders decided to retreat to the Profound Heart Sect and hoped Li Xuancang would defend it because his younger sister was there.
• The Grassland and Barbarians invaded other Human Race regions while avoiding Yu Prefecture, where Li Xuancang was stationed.
• Li Xuancang returned to Yu Prefecture City and headed to the courtyard where Su Xinghai and Shen Qingshan were being held.

Li Xuancang used the Nine Heavens Ice Crystal to remove the Corpse Demon Poison from Shen Qingshan and restore Su Xinghai’s consciousness. After learning how badly the Human Race’s situation had deteriorated during his absence, he accepted Lin Fengxian and the others into his command and welcomed Governor Liu Yun'an back to his side.

• Li Xuancang froze and absorbed the demonic poison in Shen Qingshan and Su Xinghai, fully curing Shen and temporarily suppressing Su’s bloodlust.
• Shen Qingshan thanked Li Xuancang, while Su Xinghai mistook the scene for hell until Bai Meng and the others told him what had happened.
• Zhang Tianlong reported the events of Li Xuancang’s absence, including recent breakthroughs among their allies and the worsening state of the Human Race.
• Li Xuancang accepted Lin Fengxian, Zhao Chongwu, and the other generals after they pledged unconditional obedience, then ordered them to follow Wang Xiaoniu’s arrangements.
• Liu Yun'an met Li Xuancang upon his return and was relieved to have him back after bearing the burden of governing alone.

Li Xuancang ordered the settlement of refugees across nearby territories and arranged for his followers to secure them while he headed to the Profound Heart Sect. There, Li Ling'er rescued Zhang Cuier amid the desperate battle, while observers wondered why Li Xuancang had not yet joined the fight.

• Liu Yun'an warned Li Xuancang that Yu Prefecture was overwhelmed by refugees, and Li Xuancang ordered the army to take nearby territories and settle the people there.
• Shen Qingshan asked to join the battle at the Profound Heart Sect, and Li Xuancang agreed to go with him while assigning his followers to guard the residence, assist Liu Yun'an, and secure surrounding territories.
• Li Xuancang spent three days with his family, then traveled toward the Profound Heart Sect aboard the Bronze Warship.
• Zhang Cuier was gravely wounded by a Demonic Beast and then attacked by a Blood Race warrior and an Evil Cultivator, but Li Ling'er killed the attackers, gave her a pill, and carried her to safety.
• The Human Race struggled against the Otherworldly Races at the Profound Heart Sect, and spectators questioned why Li Xuancang had not yet entered the battle.

With Great Li's defenders on the verge of defeat, Li Xuancang descended onto the battlefield and faced the invading Otherworldly Races. He erased the combined attack of six Divine Repository Realm experts with a single palm, leaving the battle's outcome poised to change.

• Supreme Elder Zhou and his allies prepared to make a final stand as Li Tian Old Devil and the invading forces closed in.
• A terrifying pressure descended, and a Bronze Warship emerged from a crack in the heavens.
• Li Xuancang stepped from the warship, and the Human Race cheered as he reunited with his unharmed sister, Li Ling'er.
• Li Tian Old Devil and five other experts launched their strongest attacks at Li Xuancang while Supreme Elder Zhou's group rushed to protect him.
• Li Xuancang calmly raised his hand and erased all six attacks with a single palm.

Li Xuancang revealed overwhelming strength, killed the Otherworldly Races’ Divine Repository Realm experts, and turned the battle in the Human Race’s favor. After the fighting resumed, he reunited with Li Ling'er.

• Li Xuancang crushed six Late-Stage Divine Repository Realm experts with a giant palm, and the crowd realized he had reached the Dharma Body Realm.
• Li Xuancang erased the fleeing Otherworldly Race experts despite Supreme Elder Zhou's warning about the factions' rules, arguing that the Blood Race and Demon Race had colluded with Evil Cultivators and demonic cultivators.
• Supreme Elder Zhou and the others attacked the remaining Otherworldly Race army as its soldiers fled in panic.
• Li Xuancang regretted destroying the Demon Race experts before Bai Meng could devour their corpses, then decided he could hunt demons later.
• Li Xuancang descended and embraced Li Ling'er, who told him how much she had missed him.

Li Xuancang’s breakthrough to the Dharma Body Realm secured the Human Race’s position and forced the Otherworldly Races to retreat. After the Human Race celebrated and Ten-Thousand Forges Mountain planned to appease him, Li Xuancang gave Li Ling'er protective powers before she secluded herself to cultivate.

• Li Xuancang and Supreme Elder Zhou’s forces annihilated the invading Otherworldly Races, leaving only a few survivors to escape.
• Li Xuancang led Li Ling'er and the others to the Profound Heart Sect’s main hall as news of his breakthrough and victory spread, stunning the Human Race and terrifying the Otherworldly Races.
• Duan Lian ordered Ten-Thousand Forges Mountain’s elders to devote themselves to forging divine weapons to make amends with Li Xuancang.
• The Otherworldly Races withdrew from Human Race territory, while other factions waited to see whether the Blood Race and Demon Race would retaliate.
• Li Xuancang gave Li Ling'er golden force to protect her and crimson force to kill Divine Repository Realm cultivators, then left as she prepared for secluded cultivation.

Li Xuancang reclaimed Great Yan’s lost territories and took Su Xinghai to the Rain Clan for treatment. The High Priestess identified Su Xinghai’s Devouring Heaven Physique, cleared the tainted power in his body, and helped him break through to the Mid-Stage Divine Repository Realm, though his condition could return if he devoured people again.

• Li Xuancang returned to Yu Prefecture City with Divine Repository Realm Demonic Beast corpses for Bai Meng and ordered the army to reclaim Cloud Prefecture while leaving Peace Prefecture as a buffer against the Barbarians.
• Zhu Xuanye forbade the Zhu Family from challenging Li Xuancang, leaving Qing Prefecture, or abusing its power, and warned them that Great Yan no longer existed.
• Li Xuancang brought Su Xinghai through the Void Realm to the Rain Clan, where the High Priestess recognized his Devouring Heaven Physique and explained that its flaw could not be cured unless he gave it up or stopped devouring people.
• Su Xinghai refused to abandon his physique, and Li Xuancang asked the High Priestess to treat his current condition instead.
• The High Priestess used Nine Heavens Frost to draw the mottled power from Su Xinghai’s body and Soul Sea, clearing his mind and helping him break through to the Mid-Stage Divine Repository Realm.

After Su Xinghai recovered, Li Xuancang returned home, while visitors from the Upper Realm arrived at several Lower Realm factions. Lu Tianchen explained to Li Xuancang how the Upper Realm had been formed by stealing most of the Wild Continent’s power, leaving him aware of the long-standing divide between the realms.

• Su Xinghai thanked the High Priestess, and she warned Li Xuancang that the Nine Nether Demon Cult was searching for him before he and Su Xinghai departed.
• Su Xinghai reunited with his mother and younger sister, while Li Xuancang comforted Du Ruomei by explaining that his cultivation made it difficult for him to have children.
• Wang Yuanfeng and other visitors from the Upper Realm arrived at Pure Yang Palace, where Zhang Daoyuan welcomed them; visitors also arrived at Moon Palace and other factions.
• Lu Tianchen told Li Xuancang that ten thousand years earlier, powerful factions had sealed the Demonic Beast passage and used the Wild Continent’s power to create the Upper Realm.
• Lu Tianchen explained that the Upper Realm had drawn away most of the Wild Continent’s spiritual energy, while the Prison Tiger Bureau and several other factions had stayed behind to protect the Human Race.

Li Xuancang learned that Upper Realm factions had come to seize the Human Race’s places in the Heaven Origin Grotto-Heaven, but refused Lu Tianchen’s request to oversee the competition and secretly returned to the Abyss. As factions gathered at Pure Yang Palace for the contest, Supreme Elder Liu sent Liu Qingxuan to compete.

• Lu Tianchen told Li Xuancang that the Heaven Origin Grotto-Heaven was opening and the Upper Realm wanted to claim all ten Human Race entry slots.
• Lu Tianchen asked Li Xuancang to preside over the competition at Pure Yang Palace, but Li Xuancang refused and left in secret after giving Su Xinghai and the others instructions.
• Li Xuancang traveled through the Void Realm, entered the passage, and crossed the Abyss storm to return to the Abyss.
• News of the grotto-heaven drew factions, young cultivators, and old powerhouses toward Pure Yang Palace to compete for entry.
• Supreme Elder Liu urged Liu Qingxuan to seize his opportunity at the grotto-heaven, then sent him and the Prison Tiger Bureau party to Pure Yang Palace.

Li Xuancang returned to Youzhou after gathering intelligence that the Abyss was preparing a full-scale assault on the Heaven-Abandoned Land, and he became a Gold Badge Night Watcher. As Youzhou faced mounting danger, Ye Qingyun revealed that the Counter-God Cult had helped bring down Profound Radiance Commandery.

• Li Xuancang returned to Youzhou and convinced Ye Qingyun that he had survived Abundant Peace Commandery's fall without falling into the Abyss.
• Ye Qingyun promoted Li Xuancang to Gold Badge Night Watcher and ordered him to remain in Youzhou awaiting orders.
• News arrived that Profound Radiance Commandery had fallen, its thirty-thousand-strong army wiped out and its Torch seized.
• Ye Qingyun summoned the Gold Badge Night Watchers and revealed that the Counter-God Cult had been involved in Profound Radiance Commandery's fall.
• Ye Qingyun explained how the Counter-God Cult had once infiltrated the Divine Dynasty and warned that its return was a grave threat.