Chapter Summaries

After Ji Changfeng and the Righteous Sect defeated the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, the disciples hunted down the fleeing Demonic Sect remnants while their leaders took stock of the battle. Wan Renwang learned that Ji Changfeng had killed Vampire Old Demon and Hundred Poisons Child, and silently considered the news.

• The Righteous Sect disciples pursued and killed the fleeing Ten Thousand Poisons Sect remnants as Lu Xueqi fought with the Six Harmonies Mirror Ji Changfeng had given her.
• Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and Daoist Cangsong learned how Lu Xueqi had obtained the Six Harmonies Mirror, while they watched Tian Ling'er, Zhang Xiaofan, and Lin Jingyu battle the remaining enemies.
• Lin Jingyu lamented that he could never catch up to Ji Changfeng, and Zeng Shushu recorded his words in The Legendary Life of Heavenly Venerate Ji.
• Old Monster Duanmu reached the Ghost King Sect’s cave with a severed arm, and Wan Renwang sent him to seek help from Ghost Mister.
• A Ghost King Sect disciple reported that Ji Changfeng had killed Vampire Old Demon and Hundred Poisons Child, and Wan Renwang reacted with grave disbelief.

Wan Renwang welcomed the Blood Refining Hall remnants into the Ghost King Sect and ordered them to find the divine beast Kui Niu. When Xiao Zhou questioned the order, Wan Renwang killed him, only to discover that he was Qingyun Sect undercover agent Xiao Yicai, future leader of the sect.

• Wan Renwang reunited with Biyao and heard how Ji Changfeng had saved her from the Black Water Mysterious Serpent.
• Wan Renwang accepted Xiao Zhou and the other Blood Refining Hall remnants into the Ghost King Sect and assigned them to find the Kui Niu.
• Xiao Zhou challenged Wan Renwang to explain the mission, and Wan Renwang killed him with a single palm strike.
• Biyao pointed out a sword behind Xiao Zhou, and Wan Renwang recognized it as the Seven Star Sword and identified Xiao Zhou as Xiao Yicai of the Qingyun Sect.

Ghost King Wan Renwang left Biyao to decide what to do with the Seven Star Sword, while Ji Changfeng left the Righteous Sect meeting and encountered Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er. After giving Tian Ling'er his Mountains and Rivers Fan, he left Lu Xueqi unhappy.

• Wan Renwang proposed using the Seven Star Sword to frame Ji Changfeng, but Biyao objected, so he let her decide what to do with it.
• At the Righteous Sect meeting, Ji Changfeng sat apart, unconcerned about Ghost King Wan Renwang's plans for the Kui Niu and the Four Spirits Blood Array.
• Ji Changfeng spotted Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er together, then left the meeting after Su Ru gave him permission.
• Tian Ling'er asked Lu Xueqi about her Six Harmonies Mirror and admitted Ji Changfeng had never given her a gift.
• Lu Xueqi told Ji Changfeng that Tian Ling'er had mentioned his lack of gifts, so he gave Tian Ling'er his Mountains and Rivers Fan.
• Tian Ling'er hurried away with the fan, while Lu Xueqi watched her and felt unhappy.

Ji Changfeng and Lu Xueqi walked together before a battle drew Lu Xueqi away and You Ji and Biyao approached him. Biyao gave Ji Changfeng the Seven Star Sword as repayment for his help, and his response made him realize she might have feelings for him.

• Ji Changfeng explained Tian Ling'er's behavior to Lu Xueqi as they strolled hand in hand.
• Ji Changfeng noticed You Ji and Biyao waiting ahead while Buddhist light and fighting sounds came from the forest.
• Lu Xueqi left to help the righteous cultivators after Ji Changfeng told her he would handle You Ji and Biyao.
• Biyao gave Ji Changfeng the Seven Star Sword and told him that Xiao had died.
• Ji Changfeng accepted the sword and told Biyao she no longer owed him, prompting her to realize he might be trying to cut ties.

Biyao helped Ji Changfeng conceal his involvement in Xiao Yicai’s reported death, and he thanked her as she left with You Ji. Ji Changfeng then approached Lu Xueqi and the besieged Buddhist disciples, arriving just as Qinglong threatened them over Xiao Yicai’s death.

• Biyao offered to let Ji Changfeng claim he had taken the Seven Star Sword so no one would suspect him, and he thanked her.
• Biyao left happily, followed by You Ji, while Ji Changfeng put away the Seven Star Sword and headed toward Lu Xueqi.
• Faxiang and the Buddhist disciples struggled against elite Ghost King Sect fighters until Lu Xueqi arrived to help them.
• Qinglong confronted Lu Xueqi and Faxiang, mocked their treasures, and declared that Xiao Yicai had died after infiltrating the Demonic Sect.
• Ji Changfeng appeared behind Lu Xueqi and challenged Qinglong to try harming his people.

Ji Changfeng drove off Qinglong after a brief clash, then returned with the Seven Star Sword and news that Xiao Yicai might have met with disaster. As the Qingyun Sect leaders considered Xiao Yicai’s fate, a violent explosion and strange cry announced Kui Niu’s emergence.

• Ji Changfeng arrived to protect Lu Xueqi and the others, then exchanged a sword strike with Qinglong, who withdrew with the Demonic Sect disciples.
• Ji Changfeng warned Lu Xueqi that Qinglong’s cultivation was likely at the Peak Supreme Purity Realm and told her to flee if they met again.
• Ji Changfeng showed Faxiang and the others the Seven Star Sword he had seized from a Demonic Sect disciple, raising fears that Xiao Yicai had met with disaster.
• At the Righteous Path’s main camp, Ji Changfeng presented the Seven Star Sword to Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and Daoist Cangsong, who ordered disciples to keep searching for Xiao Yicai.
• A deafening explosion and piercing cry shook the camp as Kui Niu emerged.

Kui Niu awakened on Liubo Mountain, and the Ghost King Sect tried to capture it with the Dragon Subduing Cauldron while the righteous cultivators intervened. Ji Changfeng fought Vermilion Bird as the battle erupted, leaving the beast trapped and Wan Renwang’s plan underway.

• Kui Niu emerged from beneath Liubo Mountain, and the Demonic Sect disciples trapped it in a formation.
• The Four Holy Envoys of the Ghost King Sect arrived, and Qinglong revealed himself to the righteous cultivators.
• Wan Renwang appeared with the Dragon Subduing Cauldron and watched Kui Niu as the righteous experts tried to break the formation.
• The Four Holy Envoys blocked the righteous experts, and the two sides began fighting.
• Ji Changfeng fought You Ji, knocked back her Vermilion Bird Seal, and told her she needed more practice.

Ji Changfeng protected Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er from Demonic Sect attackers while You Ji struggled to gain the upper hand against him. When the Dazhu Peak group freed Kui Niu from the Formation and faced its crushing attack, Zhang Xiaofan revealed his Buddhist and Dao cultivation to shield them as a sword strike severed nearly half of Kui Niu’s foot.

• Ji Changfeng killed Demonic Sect Elders who attacked Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er with swords he summoned from afar.
• The weakened Kui Niu neared capture in the Dragon Subduing Cauldron as Song Daren, Zhang Xiaofan, and Du Bishu reached its Formation with Tian Ling'er.
• Tian Ling'er pulled out a Formation Flag with the Amber Vermilion Ribbon, causing the Formation to collapse and Kui Niu to break free.
• Kui Niu attacked the Dazhu Peak group, and Zhang Xiaofan revealed Great Brahma Prajna to create a Buddhist light and Taiji Diagram that blocked its foot.
• A sword wielder unleashed Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate and severed nearly half of Kui Niu’s foot.

Ji Changfeng defended Zhang Xiaofan after Demonic Sect members accused him of learning Great Brahma Prajna and possessing demonic treasures, reminding him that Qingyun Sect and Dazhu Peak stood behind him. He then confronted Faxiang over Caomiao Village, leaving Lin Jingyu demanding the truth and Tianyin Temple owing Qingyun Sect an explanation.

• A Buddhist Sect disciple recognized Zhang Xiaofan's technique as Great Brahma Prajna, and Demonic Sect members used the revelation to provoke suspicion between the righteous sects.
• Qinglong pointed out that Zhang Xiaofan's Fire-Stirring Rod held the Blood-Devouring Bead, prompting further accusations that Zhang Xiaofan was a Demonic Sect spy.
• As Zhang Xiaofan dropped the rod under the accusations, Ji Changfeng killed the Demonic Sect disciples who had stirred up trouble and told Zhang Xiaofan to pick up the artifact bestowed by the Qingyun Patriarch.
• Ji Changfeng assured Zhang Xiaofan that Dazhu Peak and Qingyun Sect would support him, and Zhang Xiaofan picked up the Fire-Stirring Rod as his fellow disciples stood with him.
• Ji Changfeng told Faxiang that Tianyin Temple owed Qingyun Sect an explanation about Caomiao Village, and Lin Jingyu accused Faxiang of being involved in its destruction.
• Ji Changfeng declared that he, Zhang Xiaofan, Lin Jingyu, and the people of Caomiao Village would wait at Qingyun Sect for Tianyin Temple's explanation.

After Zhang Xiaofan confronted Faxiang over the truth about Caomiao Village, Ji Changfeng calmed him and left the gathered sects to consider Zhang Xiaofan’s future. Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er joined him on Liubo Mountain, where Lu Xueqi reassured him that she would stay by his side.

• Lin Jingyu struggled against the disciples restraining him and demanded to know whether Faxiang had caused the tragedy, while Daoist Cangsong stayed silent about his own role in injuring Puzhi.
• Zhang Xiaofan asked Faxiang whether the truth was different, but Faxiang’s silence deepened the suspicion around Tianyin Temple.
• Ji Changfeng purified Zhang Xiaofan’s resentment, knocked him unconscious, and entrusted him to Song Daren before warning Faxiang that retribution would come.
• Ji Changfeng considered how Zhang Xiaofan could leave Qingyun Sect and obtain the Demonic Sect cultivation methods needed to follow his Buddha-Dao-Demon path.
• Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er found Ji Changfeng on a cliff, and Lu Xueqi clasped his hand and told him she was there with him.

Ji Changfeng told Tian Ling'er, Lu Xueqi, and Biyao that Tianyin Temple’s Puzhi had killed the people of Caomiao Village, leaving the righteous cultivators of Liubo Mountain to confront the truth and depart. Biyao returned to her companions, while Tian Buyi and Su Ru reacted with shock and anger as Daoist Cangsong trusted Ji Changfeng and the Qingyun leaders to handle the matter.

• Ji Changfeng revealed the truth about Caomiao Village to Tian Ling'er and Lu Xueqi, and Lu Xueqi held his hand while Tian Ling'er grew furious.
• Biyao left the forest to check on Ji Changfeng after Wan Renwang allowed her to go, while Qinglong teased You Ji about her concern for him.
• Biyao sat with Ji Changfeng, heard his account of Caomiao Village, and agreed that good and bad people existed in the righteous path.
• Ji Changfeng told Biyao to return and then left the cliff as she headed back to the forest.
• The righteous cultivators dispersed from Liubo Mountain, and Tian Buyi and Su Ru learned that Puzhi of Tianyin Temple had killed Caomiao Village’s inhabitants.
• Daoist Cangsong urged Tian Buyi not to worry and trusted Ji Changfeng, Dao Xuan, and Wan Jianyi to resolve the matter.

Ji Changfeng returned to Qingyun Sect after his deeds at Liubo Mountain and Fengyue Immortal City made him famous throughout the Divine Land Continent. He revealed that the first volume of the Heavenly Scripture could unite the Buddha, Daoist, and demonic teachings, and left Daoxuan considering how to compare it with Qingyun Sect’s ancient scroll.

• Ji Changfeng recounted his exploits to Wan Jianyi, Daoist Cangsong, and True Master Daoxuan, who mourned Xiao Yicai’s likely death.
• Ji Changfeng gave Daoxuan a copy of the first volume of the Heavenly Scripture, which he had obtained from the Blood Refining Hall headquarters.
• Daoxuan was shocked that the Heavenly Scripture’s principles resembled Qingyun Sect’s Taiji Xuanqing Dao.
• Ji Changfeng said that after reading the scripture, Little Fan had sensed Great Brahma Prajna and Taiji Xuanqing Dao beginning to merge.
• Ji Changfeng proposed that the Buddha, Daoist, and demonic teachings shared one origin, and Daoxuan explained that Qingyun Sect’s ancient scroll was hidden inside the Immortal Slaying Sword.

Ji Changfeng taught True Master Daoxuan the Ice Heart Art and proposed sending Zhang Xiaofan to infiltrate the Ghost King Sect while pursuing cultivation of Buddha, Dao, and Demon together. True Master Daoxuan agreed to support Ji Changfeng’s plans, and Zhang Xiaofan accepted the mission as the Fire-Stirring Rod stirred his murderous qi on the way to meet the Sect Master.

• Ji Changfeng passed the Ice Heart Art to True Master Daoxuan, who realized it could prevent the Immortal Slaying Sword’s baleful energy from eroding its wielder.
• Ji Changfeng proposed that Zhang Xiaofan infiltrate the Demonic Sect and seek its volume of the Heavenly Scripture, explaining that he hoped to improve the Taiji Xuanqing Dao and create a new cultivation method.
• True Master Daoxuan accepted Ji Changfeng’s plans and asked him to bring Zhang Xiaofan to discuss the infiltration.
• Ji Changfeng told Zhang Xiaofan that the Qingyun Sect wanted him to infiltrate the Demonic Sect, and Zhang Xiaofan agreed without hesitation.
• As Ji Changfeng and Zhang Xiaofan arrived at Yuqing Hall, Zhang Xiaofan’s guilt stirred the Fire-Stirring Rod’s murderous qi, which he resisted with the Ice Heart Art.

Ji Changfeng and True Master Daoxuan prepared Zhang Xiaofan to go undercover in the Demonic Sect while addressing the unresolved Caomiao Village tragedy. After obtaining the fifth volume of the Heavenly Scripture, Ji Changfeng created the prototype of the Golden Core Path, broke through to the third layer of Upper Clarity, and sensed an intruder on Dazhu Peak.

• True Master Daoxuan asked Zhang Xiaofan what compensation he wanted from Tianyin Temple for Caomiao Village, and Ji Changfeng promised Qingyun Sect and Dazhu Peak would support his decision.
• True Master Daoxuan explained that Qingyun Sect and Cang Song planned to lure and crush the Demonic Sect during its attack on Qingyun Mountain, using Zhang Xiaofan's supposed turn to demonhood as cover for his undercover mission.
• Ji Changfeng obtained the fifth volume of the Heavenly Scripture from Illusory Moon Cave and began cultivating in seclusion on Dazhu Peak.
• Ji Changfeng entered a state of enlightenment and created the prototype of the Golden Core Path, including rough cultivation methods for the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment realms.
• Ji Changfeng broke through to the third layer of Upper Clarity, then noticed that someone had sneaked onto Dazhu Peak.

Biyao secretly came to Dazhu Peak to warn Ji Changfeng about the Demonic Sect’s planned attack on the Qingyun Sect. They discussed whether they could spare each other’s loved ones if they became enemies, and Ji Changfeng said he might spare her father if he became invincible beneath the heavens; he then began asking Biyao for help.

• Ji Changfeng appeared in the bamboo grove and stopped Biyao before she wandered into Tian Buyi’s awareness.
• Biyao admitted she had sneaked away to see Ji Changfeng and was worried about the coming attack on the Qingyun Sect.
• Biyao asked whether Ji Changfeng would kill her if they met on a battlefield, and he promised not to kill her while pointing out that their sects’ conflict endangered those they cared about.
• Biyao asked Ji Changfeng to spare her father and Aunt You if he attacked Fox Qishan, and he refused to spare her father unless he became invincible beneath the heavens.
• Biyao thanked Ji Changfeng, and he began asking her for help with something.

Ji Changfeng asked Biyao to help Zhang Xiaofan find protection with the Ghost King Sect, then secretly visited Lu Xueqi to warn her about the coming battle at Qingyun Sect. He left her with the fifth volume of the Heavenly Scripture and headed for Tongtian Peak ahead of the next day's confrontation.

• Ji Changfeng asked Biyao to recommend Zhang Xiaofan to the Ghost King Sect, and she agreed to speak with Wan Renwang.
• Biyao returned to Heyang City and told Wan Renwang about Zhang Xiaofan; Wan Renwang said he would consider accepting him after further observation.
• Ji Changfeng secretly visited Lu Xueqi on Xiaozhu Peak, embraced her, and warned her about the planned encirclement of the Demonic Sect.
• Ji Changfeng told Lu Xueqi to stay behind Shui Yue and avoid getting involved in the battle, then gave her the fifth volume of the Heavenly Scripture.
• Ji Changfeng left Xiaozhu Peak and went to Tongtian Peak to wait for the events of the next day.

Ji Changfeng revealed the Profound Fire Mirror and its connection to a powerful formation, then renamed it the Azure Fire Mirror to hide its origins. True Master Daoxuan prepared to use the Immortal Slaying Sword against the Demonic Sect, while Zhang Xiaofan and the Dazhu Peak disciples arrived at Tongtian Peak.

• At dawn, Tian Buyi led the Dazhu Peak disciples, including Zhang Xiaofan, toward Tongtian Peak, where Zhang Xiaofan was due to go undercover in the Demonic Sect.
• At Tongtian Peak, True Master Daoxuan and the other Qingyun leaders examined the Six-tailed Fox and Three-tailed Fox, and Ji Changfeng showed them the Profound Fire Mirror.
• Ji Changfeng explained that the mirror could form the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Array, which would summon a fire dragon powerful enough to rival the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• True Master Daoxuan returned the mirror to Ji Changfeng and advised him to keep it out of sight, so Ji Changfeng declared that it was Qingyun Sect’s Azure Fire Mirror.
• True Master Daoxuan and Daoist Cangsong went to Yuqing Hall, while Daoxuan told Ji Changfeng to bring him the Immortal Slaying Sword so they could ambush the Demonic Sect.

Zhang Xiaofan faced questioning in Yuqing Hall over his use of Tianyin Temple’s Great Brahma Prajna. Divine Monk Puhong ordered Faxiang to reveal that Tianyin Temple had slaughtered Caomiao Village, while Zhang Xiaofan struggled to resist the Fire-Stirring Rod’s influence.

• The Qingyun disciples gathered in Yuqing Hall as Song Daren’s Dazhu Peak disciples shielded Zhang Xiaofan from curious looks.
• Lu Xueqi entered with the Xiaozhu Peak disciples, glanced toward Dazhu Peak, and did not find the white-clad young man she sought.
• True Master Daoxuan summoned Zhang Xiaofan and questioned him about using Tianyin Temple’s Great Brahma Prajna at Liubo Mountain.
• Zhang Xiaofan admitted using the secret art but stayed silent when asked where he had learned it, while Tian Buyi realized Daoxuan was pressuring Tianyin Temple to confess.
• Divine Monk Puhong told Faxiang to reveal the truth, and Faxiang declared that Tianyin Temple’s members had slaughtered Caomiao Village.
• Zhang Xiaofan trembled as the Fire-Stirring Rod’s baleful energy eroded his mind.

Faxiang revealed the truth behind Zhang Xiaofan’s past, leaving him devastated and provoking the Qingyun Sect against Tianyin Temple. As the Demonic Sect leaders entered Yuqing Hall, Ji Changfeng arrived and challenged them to die.

• Faxiang recounted the truth, and Lin Jingyu drew his sword against the Tianyin Temple disciples before Qi Hao and the Dragon Head Peak disciples restrained him.
• Zhang Xiaofan succumbed to the Fire-Stirring Rod’s baleful aura and cried out to his master and fellow disciples that he could no longer tell righteousness from evil.
• Divine Monk Pukong unleashed his pressure, but Lu Xueqi broke it, and Tian Buyi and the Qingyun Sect Peak Masters confronted him.
• Poison God, Yuyangzi, Wan Renwang, and Immortal Fairy Sanmiao entered Yuqing Hall, where Poison God discovered True Master Daoxuan was unharmed and Daoist Cangsong had betrayed them.
• Poison God ordered the Demonic Sect to retreat, but Ji Changfeng arrived and declared that he invited them all to die.

Ji Changfeng revealed the Immortal Slaying Sword in Yuqing Hall and killed Old Monster Duanmu with one strike. As the shocked factions faced one another, True Master Daoxuan exposed and killed Zhou Yin, who had been disguised as Shangguan Ce, while Cang Song’s defection became a point of confrontation.

• Poison God recognized Ji Changfeng as the disciple who had killed two Ten Thousand Poisons Sect elders, and Ji Changfeng unleashed his Sword Intent.
• Zeng Shushu identified Ji Changfeng’s ancient sword as the Immortal Slaying Sword, stunning the Righteous Sect disciples and alarming the Demonic Sect.
• Old Monster Duanmu charged at Ji Changfeng, who used the Immortal Slaying Sword’s Seven-Colored Sword Qi to kill him.
• True Master Daoxuan killed the supposed Shangguan Ce and revealed that he was Zhou Yin, the Demonic Sect assassin in disguise.
• Poison God confronted Cang Song over his defection, and Divine Monk Puhong urged the factions to deal with the Demonic Sect first.