Chapter Summaries

Ji Changfeng and Qingyun Sect fought the Demonic Sect forces in Yuqing Hall, with Ji Changfeng confronting Yuyangzi and True Master Daoxuan revealing his breakthrough to the Grand Purity Realm. The Demonic Sect leaders began retreating, but Ji Changfeng trapped Yuyangzi and vowed to kill him within ten moves.

• Yuyangzi charged at Ji Changfeng, but the Water Qilin Spiritual Venerable emerged and drove him back as True Master Daoxuan took the Immortal Slaying Sword.
• Ji Changfeng drew two Divine Swords and clashed with Yuyangzi, while Qingyun Sect’s disciples joined the battle and Lu Xueqi killed a wounded Demonic Sect Elder with summoned thunder.
• True Master Daoxuan attacked the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s elite disciples, forcing the Poison God to block his strike and revealing Daoxuan’s breakthrough to the Grand Purity Realm.
• Daoxuan struck again, but Wan Renwang blocked the attack with the Dragon Subduing Cauldron, and the Poison God and other Demonic Sect leaders fled.
• Ji Changfeng intercepted Yuyangzi, declared that he would slay him within ten moves, and engulfed him in sword light.

Ji Changfeng overwhelmed Yuyangzi with Dragon Slayer and Ink Snow while the righteous sects drove back the Demonic Sect forces. True Master Daoxuan’s attack forced Immortal Fairy Sanmiao to sacrifice her essence blood to protect her allies, but Ji Changfeng ultimately killed Yuyangzi with a final sword strike.

• Ji Changfeng used Ink Snow to harass Yuyangzi while attacking with Dragon Slayer, leaving the Longevity Hall master at a severe disadvantage.
• True Master Daoxuan attacked Wan Renwang and Poison God with Seven-Colored Sword Qi, forcing Wan Renwang to hesitate over draining more of Kui Niu’s vitality.
• Immortal Fairy Sanmiao used her spiritual power and essence blood to block Daoxuan’s attack, then fled as the Demonic Sect disciples retreated.
• Divine Monk Puhong killed a Demonic Sect Elder while the righteous forces pressed their advantage.
• Ji Changfeng unleashed a powerful sword strike and killed Yuyangzi.

Ji Changfeng killed Yuyangzi with overwhelming sword power, stunning both the righteous and demonic factions. As Qinglong shielded Wan Renwang from True Master Daoxuan’s Zhuxian Sword strike and fled with the Demonic Sect, the battle shifted into a retreat.

• Qinglong sensed a powerful aura on Qingyun Mountain and led You Ji, Biyao, and their disciples uphill to aid Wan Renwang.
• Ji Changfeng slew Yuyangzi with a torrent of sword light, prompting the Demonic Sect disciples to scatter and the righteous masters to marvel at his strength.
• Qinglong and You Ji moved to rescue Wan Renwang while You Ji and Biyao stared in shock at Ji Changfeng’s power.
• True Master Daoxuan struck at the fleeing Demonic Sect with Zhuxian Sword, and Qinglong used the Heavenly Demon Strategy to block the blow for Wan Renwang and the others.
• Qinglong spat blood and ordered the Demonic Sect to retreat, but an unexpected change occurred.

Zhang Xiaofan succumbed to the Fire-Stirring Rod’s baleful aura and rejected the righteous path after Tianyin Temple branded him a demon. Ji Changfeng pushed him toward Ghost King Sect and stood alone against Daoxuan’s Immortal Slaying Sword, as the Cold Girl and others rushed to intervene.

• Zhang Xiaofan attacked Divine Monk Pukong, who struck back with a deadly palm before Ji Changfeng blocked it.
• Zhang Xiaofan condemned the righteous cultivators and refused Faxiang’s plea to abandon the Fire-Stirring Rod.
• Wan Renwang offered Zhang Xiaofan the position of Deputy Sect Leader of Ghost King Sect.
• Ji Changfeng pushed Zhang Xiaofan toward Ghost King Sect and shielded him as Daoxuan raised the Immortal Slaying Sword against them.
• Ji Changfeng stepped in front of the sword strike, and the Cold Girl charged toward him as Tian Ling'er tried to rush to his side.

Ji Changfeng used Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate to protect Lu Xueqi and Biyao from the Immortal Slaying Sword Qi, then stood against True Master Daoxuan to save Zhang Xiaofan. Lu Xueqi knelt before Daoxuan and pledged her life to guarantee that Ji Changfeng would not defect to the Demonic Sect.

• Lu Xueqi rushed into the Immortal Slaying Sword Qi to reach Ji Changfeng, while Tian Ling'er and Biyao also tried to join them.
• Ji Changfeng unleashed Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate and used the Six Harmonies Mirror to protect himself, Lu Xueqi, and Biyao from the sword strike.
• Lu Xueqi clung to Ji Changfeng as he explained to True Master Daoxuan that he could not stand by while his junior brother Zhang Xiaofan died.
• True Master Daoxuan accused Ji Changfeng of defecting to the Demonic Sect, and Lu Xueqi knelt and pledged her life as guarantee that he would not.

After Qingyun Sect disciples and Lu Xueqi pleaded for Ji Changfeng, True Master Daoxuan called the gathered cultivators into Yuqing Hall to address the battle and Ji Changfeng’s alleged crimes. Ji Changfeng entered hand in hand with Lu Xueqi and admitted his guilt, leaving his punishment unresolved.

• Lu Xueqi and disciples from all seven branches knelt to guarantee Ji Changfeng would not defect to the Demonic Sect, while True Master Daoxuan acted furious and Divine Monk Puhong persuaded him to stop.
• True Master Daoxuan returned to Yuqing Hall, and Wan Renwang led the Demonic Sect members away with Biyao and Zhang Xiaofan.
• The Peak Masters and their disciples entered Yuqing Hall to discuss the battle; Master Shuiyue let Lu Xueqi remain with Ji Changfeng.
• True Master Daoxuan asked about Qingyun Sect’s casualties, and Daoist Cangsong reported that four elders and some low-level disciples had died.
• True Master Daoxuan asked Ji Changfeng if he knew his crime, and Ji Changfeng walked to the center of the hall with Lu Xueqi and admitted his guilt.

Ji Changfeng faced the Qingyun Sect's interrogation, where True Master Daoxuan announced a supposed punishment that placed him in Illusory Moon Cave for ten years. Daoxuan then proposed that Changfeng join Tongtian Peak, unite two branches' inheritances, and inherit the Sect Leader position, leaving Tian Buyi to ask Changfeng what he thought.

• Tian Buyi prepared to stand up for Ji Changfeng, but Cang Song discreetly stopped him.
• True Master Daoxuan sentenced Ji Changfeng to ten years of confinement in Illusory Moon Cave, and Ji Changfeng accepted calmly.
• True Master Daoxuan told Tian Buyi that his disciple Yicai had been murdered by the Demonic Sect and that he needed a successor.
• True Master Daoxuan proposed that Ji Changfeng join Tongtian Peak, combine two branches' inheritances, and inherit the Qingyun Sect Leader position.
• Tian Buyi asked Ji Changfeng what he thought of the proposal.

Ji Changfeng was named the Qingyun Sect’s future leader and entered Wan Jianyi’s lineage, while Cang Song confessed his crimes and accepted punishment. The chapter left Cang Song imprisoned in the Ancestral Hall, relieved at the thought of keeping Wan Jianyi company.

• Tian Buyi agreed to let Ji Changfeng enter Wan Jianyi’s lineage and inherit both lineages.
• True Master Daoxuan gave Ji Changfeng the Seven Star Sword and named him the future Qingyun Sect Leader.
• At True Master Daoxuan’s request, Cang Song confessed that he had defected to the Demonic Sect, killed three hundred mortals, and ambushed Puzhi.
• Cang Song explained that he had helped plan the battle against the Demonic Sect to atone for his crimes.
• True Master Daoxuan abolished Cang Song’s cultivation and sentenced him to lifelong confinement in the Ancestral Hall, where Cang Song accepted his fate with relief.

After Daoist Cangsong was stripped of his cultivation and sent to the Ancestral Hall, he reunited with Wan Jianyi and began a new life sweeping its grounds. Back in Yuqing Hall, Ji Changfeng recommended Qi Hao to succeed Cangsong as Dragon Head Peak’s peak master, and the gathered elders agreed.

• True Master Daoxuan ordered Qi Hao to escort Daoist Cangsong to the Ancestral Hall, where Cangsong slowly made the journey by kneeling and kowtowing.
• Wan Jianyi emerged from the Ancestral Hall, welcomed Cangsong, and agreed to discuss cultivation with him as they had three hundred years earlier.
• Cangsong stayed at the Ancestral Hall as an old man who swept its grounds, while Qi Hao returned to Yuqing Hall.
• True Master Daoxuan raised the vacancy at Dragon Head Peak and asked the peak masters to discuss Cangsong’s successor.
• Ji Changfeng recommended Qi Hao for the position, citing his cultivation, help against the Demonic Sect, and management of Fengyue Immortal City.
• Tian Buyi, Master Shuiyue, and the other gathered elders voiced no objections to Qi Hao becoming Dragon Head Peak’s peak master.

After the Caomiao Village dispute was settled, Ji Changfeng prepared to go to Tongtian Peak for confinement but reassured his Dazhu Peak family that he would return. His gifts of cultivation manuals convinced Tian Buyi and Su Ru that Dazhu Peak had a powerful foundation for the future.

• Divine Monk Puhong declined to stay at Qingyun Sect and led the Tianyin Temple disciples away after accepting its promise to make amends to the Caomiao Village orphans.
• The Cold Girl took Ji Changfeng's hand, and he clasped hers as they watched the Tianyin Temple disciples depart.
• At Shoujing Hall, Tian Buyi asked whether Ji Changfeng planned to go to Tongtian Peak, and Ji Changfeng confirmed that he did.
• Ji Changfeng gave Tian Buyi handwritten copies of Heavenly Scripture volumes, techniques, spells, and his improved Taiji Xuanqing Dao, and promised Tian Ling'er he would visit often.
• After Ji Changfeng left, Tian Buyi and Su Ru read his manuals and realized they could provide the foundation to establish a sect.

Ji Changfeng removed the Cold Poison from Six-tailed Fox, leaving him to rebuild his cultivation, then sneaked onto Xiaozhu Peak to visit Lu Xueqi. He embraced a woman he mistook for Xueqi and realized from her voice that he had grabbed Master Shuiyue instead.

• Ji Changfeng used a healing pill and Sword Intent to expel the Cold Poison from Six-tailed Fox’s meridians.
• Six-tailed Fox explained that he was adopted by his mother and that his siblings had all died.
• After the Cold Poison was removed, Six-tailed Fox lost his spiritual power, and Ji Changfeng gave him pills to aid his recovery.
• Ji Changfeng went to Xiaozhu Peak, intending to see Lu Xueqi and discuss proposing marriage.
• Ji Changfeng sneaked onto the Moon-Gazing Platform, embraced the woman in white from behind, and mistook her for Lu Xueqi.
• When the woman spoke in a colder voice than Xueqi’s, Ji Changfeng realized he had embraced Master Shuiyue.

Ji Changfeng was caught on Xiaozhu Peak after mistaking Master Shuiyue for Xueqi and embracing her. He appeased Master Shuiyue with Ice Jade Liquid and left knowing Xueqi was in seclusion and would not be allowed to see him.

• Ji Changfeng let go of the woman he had embraced and realized she was Master Shuiyue.
• Master Shuiyue rebuked Ji Changfeng for entering Xiaozhu Peak without permission, but could not bring herself to slap him.
• Ji Changfeng apologized and explained that he had come to present Master Shuiyue with a gift.
• Ji Changfeng gave Master Shuiyue a bottle of Ice Jade Liquid, and she accepted it before ordering him to leave.
• Ji Changfeng asked where Xueqi was, and Master Shuiyue said she was in seclusion preparing to break through to Upper Clarity and would not be allowed to see him.

At the Ghost King Sect headquarters, Wan Renwang learned that Kui Niu’s depleted vitality might threaten the Four Spirits Blood Array and resolved to gather the spirit beasts quickly. Biyao revealed her plan to be with Ji Changfeng once he became powerful enough to destroy the Sacred Sect, while assuring her father that Ji Changfeng had promised to spare his life.

• Wan Renwang asked Ghost Mister about Kui Niu, who was near death after losing vitality, and Ghost Mister recommended replenishing it with Vitality Great Pills.
• Wan Renwang read Biyao’s report about Qingyun Sect’s lenient punishment of Ji Changfeng and mocked Dao Xuan for compromising.
• Biyao said she could be with Ji Changfeng if he became invincible and destroyed the Sacred Sect, making her no longer a member.
• Wan Renwang grew alarmed at Ji Changfeng’s potential and decided to gather the Four Spirits and attack Qingyun Sect as soon as possible.
• Biyao told Wan Renwang that Ji Changfeng had promised to spare his life, and Wan Renwang dryly thanked his future son-in-law.

Wan Renwang ordered Qinglong to watch the displaced Longevity Hall and find medicine to restore Kui Niu, while Immortal Fairy Sanmiao sent Jin Ping'er to obtain the Lovesick Bell from Ji Changfeng. Jin Ping'er reluctantly considered seducing him, and Sanmiao predicted he would soon appear in the Divine Continent.

• Wan Renwang told Qinglong to keep Zhang Xiaofan under watch and nurture his cultivation.
• Wan Renwang ordered the Ghost King Sect to monitor the Longevity Hall and search for Spiritual Medicine or Demonic Beast inner cores to restore Kui Niu.
• Immortal Fairy Sanmiao explained that using the incomplete Love Curse had badly damaged her vitality and lifespan.
• Sanmiao told Jin Ping'er that Ji Changfeng possessed the Lovesick Bell and ordered her to obtain it so the Joyous Union Sect could open its inheritance.
• Jin Ping'er objected that Ji Changfeng was a powerful Qingyun Disciple, but accepted that seduction might be her only option.
• Sanmiao dismissed rumors that Ji Changfeng was confined and predicted he would soon make news in the Divine Continent.

Immortal Fairy Sanmiao urged Jin Ping'er to seduce Ji Changfeng so she could leave the Joyous Union Sect, recover its orthodox inheritance, and establish a clean sect. Half a month later, Ji Changfeng met with Qingyun’s elders, who discussed Daoist Cangsong’s rapid cultivation and revealed that Junior Brother Shang wanted to resign as Peak Master.

• Immortal Fairy Sanmiao reassured Jin Ping'er that she could attract Ji Changfeng and explained she wanted her to escape the Joyous Union Sect’s corrupt practices.
• Immortal Fairy Sanmiao told Jin Ping'er to obtain the Lovesick Bell, recover the sect’s inheritance, and establish a new Joyous Union Sect.
• Jin Ping'er agreed to work hard, while Immortal Fairy Sanmiao promised to conceal her connection to the Joyous Union Sect.
• Half a month later, Daoist Cangsong told Ji Changfeng, True Master Daoxuan, and Wan Jianyi that rebuilding his cultivation had quickly brought him to the Jade Pure Second Layer.
• Ji Changfeng said he had reached the third layer of Supreme Purity and expected to reach Grand Purity in a few years.
• True Master Daoxuan revealed that Junior Brother Shang wanted to resign as Peak Master, then sighed as Wan Jianyi asked what had happened.

True Master Daoxuan told Ji Changfeng that Ghost King Sect was secretly gathering Spiritual Medicine and Demonic Beast inner cores, prompting Qingyun Sect to send disciples to investigate. Ji Changfeng agreed to protect the expedition and planned to descend the mountain early under a concealed identity.

• True Master Daoxuan explained that Shang Zhengliang's cultivation foundation had been damaged by poison and that Chu Yuhong might eventually inherit his Peak Master position.
• True Master Daoxuan reported Ghost King Sect's Spiritual Medicine and inner-core gathering, while the other Demonic Sect factions remained quiet or relocated.
• Ji Changfeng suggested Song Daren, Wen Min, Lin Jingyu, Zeng Shushu, and Chu Yuhong for the investigation, and True Master Daoxuan approved the candidates.
• Ji Changfeng volunteered to accompany and protect the disciples, who were expected to depart in about half a month.
• Ji Changfeng left to inform his master and mistress before descending the mountain early and finding a sword to conceal his identity.

Ji Changfeng left Dazhu Peak to investigate renewed demon trouble in Xiao Chi Town. At the inn, he unexpectedly encountered You Ji and Biyao.

• Ji Changfeng told Tian Buyi and Su Ru that he planned to leave and warned Song Daren to prepare for an investigation into the Demonic Sect’s activities.
• Ji Changfeng left the Qingyun Sect the next morning and traveled through Heyang City toward Xiao Chi Town.
• Ji Changfeng arrived in Xiao Chi Town and heard villagers complain that demons had returned and kept them from gathering food in the mountains.
• Ji Changfeng entered an inn to eat and recognized You Ji and Biyao, who both recognized him in turn.

Ji Changfeng met Biyao and You Ji in Xiao Chi Town and invited them to help investigate the demon at Black Stone Cave. The three reached the cave, where a Crimson Flame Python emerged to confront them.

• Ji Changfeng joined Biyao and You Ji at an inn in Xiao Chi Town and learned that the Ghost King Sect sought Demonic Cores to restore Kui Niu’s vitality.
• Biyao told Ji Changfeng that her people had located the demon inside Black Stone Cave, and she and You Ji agreed to accompany him.
• Ji Changfeng led the women out of town, picked a Peach Blossom Branch in the forest, and continued toward Black Stone Cave.
• You Ji removed her veil as the group approached the cave, and Ji Changfeng briefly admired her face.
• A gigantic Crimson Flame Python emerged from Black Stone Cave and warned Ji Changfeng, Biyao, and You Ji with its growls.

Ji Changfeng killed the Crimson Flame Python and gave its Demonic Core to Biyao before searching the Black Stone Cave for a source of unusually dense Fire Qi. With the Profound Fire Mirror, he retrieved a Supreme Crimson Profound Crystal from beneath the magma, a material suitable for forging a powerful weapon.

• Ji Changfeng killed the Crimson Flame Python with a Sword Intent channeled through a Peach Blossom Branch, then collected its Demonic Core.
• Ji Changfeng gave the Demonic Core to Biyao, who happily accepted it.
• Ji Changfeng led Biyao and You Ji into the Black Stone Cave to investigate its unusually dense Fire Qi.
• Ji Changfeng used the Profound Fire Mirror to sense a treasure beneath the magma and sent a fire dragon to retrieve it.
• You Ji recognized the recovered crystal as a Supreme Crimson Profound Crystal.

Ji Changfeng found a Supreme Crimson Profound Crystal and began refining it to forge a Lifebound Flying Sword, while planning to stay in Xiao Chi Town for half a month. At the Full Moon Well, Biyao saw Ji Changfeng, and Ji Changfeng saw Xueqi along with several unfamiliar women, leaving him puzzled by what the vision implied.

• Ji Changfeng discovered a human-head-sized Supreme Crimson Profound Crystal in Black Stone Cave and decided to forge a Lifebound Flying Sword with it.
• Ji Changfeng used the Profound Fire Mirror to begin refining the crystal and said the process would take at least half a month.
• Ji Changfeng, Biyao, and You Ji left the cave and found the Full Moon Well beneath the full moon.
• Biyao looked into the well and saw Ji Changfeng, which pleased and embarrassed her.
• Ji Changfeng looked into the well and saw Xueqi, followed by several unfamiliar women, leaving him confused.