Chapter Summaries

After recovering from their injuries, Qin Yang followed a warning talisman toward Zhao Xinmo, who was fleeing a terrifying woman in white with the Thousand Birds Sect disciples. Zhao Xinmo unleashed a talisman formation of blazing Heavenly Fire Lotuses, but the woman's fate remained uncertain.

• Qin Yang and Azure Ox healed at a ruined Daoist temple while Liu Yun stood guard, and Qin Yang discovered that his Big Dipper True Martial Profound Scripture had advanced to level thirteen.
• After recovering, Qin Yang received a flashing spirit talisman from Zhao Xinmo and hurried toward its signal with Azure Ox and Liu Yun.
• Zhao Xinmo led the Thousand Birds Sect disciples across the Desolate Moon Plains as a vengeful woman in white hunted them and killed members of their group.
• The woman in white caught up and attacked, so Zhao Xinmo used an Eight Trigrams Bronze Mirror and a formation of spirit talismans to unleash blazing Heavenly Fire Lotuses.

Qin Yang rescued Zhao Xinmo from a white ghost seed, then led him and the Thousand Birds Sect disciples deeper into the Desolate Moon Forbidden Zone. They reached a walled city that Qin Yang identified as the former core of the Nether Heaven Gate, where he recognized an ancient Dragon Subduing Divine Fist imprint and Green Ox sensed his ancestor’s aura in an axe mark.

• Qin Yang arrived as Zhao Xinmo was nearly killed, and his Black Tortoise techniques destroyed the white ghost seed.
• Zhao Xinmo told Qin Yang he had obtained a senior’s Talisman Formation arts, and Qin Yang agreed to bring the Thousand Birds Sect disciples along.
• Qin Yang, Zhao Xinmo, Green Ox, Liu Yun, and the disciples traveled for three days, with Qin Yang quickly defeating two more ghost seeds.
• The group reached a giant city surrounded by dark City Walls in the deepest part of the forbidden zone.
• Qin Yang recognized a fist imprint on the City Wall as the mark of Dragon Subduing Divine Fist, while Green Ox sensed his ancestor’s aura in an axe mark.

Qin Yang and his companions studied ancient imprints on the Dark Giant Wall, gaining insights and breakthroughs as they prepared to enter Dark Giant City with the Sacred Land forces. The chapter ended with Liu Yun becoming a Primordial Spirit Spirit Master and the Azure Ox unleashing a powerful demonic aura.

• Liu Yun and the Azure Ox sensed true intent in marks on the wall, while Zhao Xinmo and Qin Yang found imprints of their own.
• Qin Yang comprehended the Dragon Subduing Divine Fist imprint for a day and reached Mastery, gaining the One Dragon Strength Divine Ability.
• After searching the wall for traces of the Nine Blades of the Desolate Sea, Qin Yang met the White-Browed Old Monk and agreed to join the Sacred Land forces in entering the city once his friends were ready.
• The Sacred Land forces gathered at the city gate and discussed how to open its massive gates.
• Five days later, Liu Yun released a dazzling Sword Intent and broke through to become a Primordial Spirit Spirit Master.
• The Azure Ox bellowed and released a tremendous Killing Intent and Demonic Aura, startling the gathered experts.

Qin Yang and his companions entered the Dark Giant City through its gate, which transported them to a wilderness where they became separated. Qin Yang reached a peaceful county town and saw its residents head toward a bell in silent devotion.

• White-Browed Old Monk told Qin Yang and the others that touching the city gate allowed entry, and Sword-Carrying Old Man led the group inside.
• Sword-Carrying Old Man, the other sects, and White-Browed Old Monk vanished after placing their hands on the gate; Qin Yang, Liu Yun, Zhao Xinmo, and the green ox followed and also disappeared.
• Qin Yang awoke alone in a wilderness at night, failed to find his companions, and decided to seek information in a nearby town.
• Qin Yang entered the peaceful county town and wondered which sect governed it.
• A bell rang in the distance, and the townsfolk emerged carrying incense sticks and silently walked toward its source.

Qin Yang discovered that he had arrived in the isolated Great Moon Kingdom, where the people worshipped the Desolate Moon God and feared the darkness beyond their borders. After sneaking into the temple, he disturbed a white jade crescent and faced the transformed Temple Priest.

• Qin Yang followed the townspeople to a white-stone temple, where they worshipped under the direction of the Temple Priest.
• Qin Yang researched the kingdom and learned that he was in the Great Moon Kingdom, an isolated land said to be protected by the Desolate Moon God from the surrounding darkness.
• Qin Yang suspected the kingdom might lie within the Dark Giant City and wondered whether Immortal Desolate Moon had established it.
• At night, Qin Yang entered the temple and found a glowing white jade crescent instead of a divine statue, while the Temple Priest slept nearby.
• The crescent attacked Qin Yang, then struck the Temple Priest with silver light, causing him to transform and attack Qin Yang as an evil fiend.
• Qin Yang shattered the Temple Priest's giant hand with a punch and struck toward his head.

Qin Yang destroyed a temple devoted to the Desolate Moon God and set out for Divine Moon City to uncover the god’s identity. After defeating a swordsman who tried to kill him, he learned that the Dark Fiends were gathering near the kingdom’s capital.

• Qin Yang escaped the temple’s destruction, drove off the civilians attacking him, and concluded that the Desolate Moon God was an impostor borrowing Immortal Desolate Moon’s name.
• Qin Yang headed toward Divine Moon City, where the god’s incarnation was said to reside, and estimated the journey would take about ten days.
• Li Gong, the Great Moon Kingdom’s third-ranked swordsman, intercepted Qin Yang, but Qin Yang dodged his attacks and shattered his sword; Li Gong killed himself after losing faith in his skill.
• Qin Yang disguised himself and entered North Moon City, where tavern patrons discussed the Dark Fiends’ attacks and their apparent advance toward Divine Moon City.

Qin Yang confronted North Moon City’s authorities after they paraded three captured men as Dark Fiends, killed City Lord Zhou Qitian and the Temple Priest, and rescued the prisoners. After learning the men were Heavenly Sword Sect disciples, he treated their wounds and began using the Withered Wood Undying Scripture on them.

• Qin Yang learned that Zhou Qitian had captured three supposed Dark Fiends and watched as the city lord and the North Moon Temple Priest brought them into North Moon City.
• The Temple Priest identified Qin Yang as a fiend, and Qin Yang attacked Zhou Qitian, driving him into the ground.
• The Temple Priest transformed and charged Qin Yang, but Qin Yang killed him with Evil Flood Dragon Swallows Calamity, while his Primordial Qi shielded him and the prison cart from the ensuing blast.
• Qin Yang freed the three prisoners, and they thanked him before leaving the city with him.
• Qin Yang learned that Sikong Xing and the other two were Heavenly Sword Sect disciples, gave them medicinal pills, and used the Withered Wood Undying Scripture to help heal them.

Qin Yang healed Sikong Xing and the other Heavenly Sword Sect disciples with his Withered Wood Origin Energy, and they continued toward Divine Moon City. As Dark Fiends approached the city, the Great Moon Emperor and his forefather discussed the Desolate Moon Temple’s promised defense; a lone swordsman then appeared at the Divine Moon Army camp and cut down its banner.

• Qin Yang used Withered Wood Origin Energy to heal Sikong Xing and the other injured Heavenly Sword Sect disciples, then traveled with them toward Divine Moon City.
• Great Moon Emperor Sun Dinghui visited Chief Temple Priest Zong Yao, who promised to summon the Desolate Moon God when the Dark Fiends gathered.
• Sun Dinghui told his forefather about Zong Yao’s promise, and his forefather ordered him to let the temple and Dark Fiends fight while the imperial family waited for an opportunity.
• Experts gathered at the Desolate Moon Temple as the Divine Moon Army camp prepared for the approaching Dark Fiends.
• A mysterious swordsman approached the Divine Moon Army camp and severed its banner with Sword Qi.

The Sword-Carrying Old Man and White-Browed Old Monk attacked Divine Moon City, breaking its northern defenses and southern gate while the Desolate Moon Temple remained silent. They regrouped with Qin Yang and learned that he had rescued Sikong Xing and the others, leaving the group preparing to force their way into the temple.

• The Sword-Carrying Old Man defeated the northern Divine Moon Army and split Divine Moon City's northern wall with a sword strike.
• The White-Browed Old Monk pushed through the southern army and destroyed the city's southern gate with a palm strike.
• The Sword-Carrying Old Man, White-Browed Old Monk, Seven-Star Robe Daoist, Jiang Sheng, and the Void Immortal Palace woman discussed the hidden Nether Seed and planned to enter the Desolate Moon Temple.
• Qin Yang arrived with three companions, and the White-Browed Old Monk updated him on the attacks and the temple's lack of response.
• Sikong Xing and the others told the Sword-Carrying Old Man about their recent experiences, and he thanked Qin Yang for saving them.

Qin Yang’s group gathered outside Divine Moon City and prepared to attack Desolate Moon Temple, with Azure Ox arriving after fighting his way through pursuers. The assault began at the east gate, where Azure Ox was wounded by Wei Qiumei but continued fighting as the battle intensified.

• Qin Yang waited for his scattered friends, and Zhao Xinmo and Liu Yun arrived, while Azure Ox remained missing until nightfall.
• Azure Ox slaughtered the martial artists who had been pursuing him, then raced through the night to Divine Moon City and reunited with Qin Yang’s group.
• Qin Yang led the group toward Desolate Moon Temple’s east gate, where Azure Ox charged into the Divine Moon Army and the allied sects joined the attack.
• The Divine Moon Army began to falter under the assault, and Wei Qiumei wounded Azure Ox with her palm strikes before two more Great Moon Kingdom experts attacked him.
• Azure Ox stomped the ground, shaking it and unbalancing the two experts as they charged.

Qin Yang and his companions entered the Desolate Moon Temple and questioned its chief Temple Priest, Zong Yao, about the Desolate Moon God. Zong Yao revealed that a Nether Seed was sealed beneath the god’s statue and warned that disturbing it could release the seed.

• Azure Ox killed Wei Qiumei after Zhao Xinmo secretly struck her with a spirit talisman, and Zhao Xinmo’s formations killed another pursuing Great Moon Kingdom expert.
• Qin Yang and his companions reached the City Wall, which the White-Browed Old Monk shattered with his Great Compassion Palm.
• The group found the Desolate Moon Temple deserted and entered its divine hall, where Zong Yao was praying before the glowing statue.
• Zong Yao explained that Immortal Desolate Moon had defeated the Nether Heaven Gate’s master, then sealed the resulting Nether Seed beneath the statue while she slept.
• When Qin Yang moved to question the statue, Zong Yao blocked him and warned that damaging it might free the Nether Seed.

Qin Yang and the others fought Zong Yao after he merged with the Half-Moon God Statue, which unleashed its power over Divine Moon City. Their attacks damaged the statue, but it endured as the battle continued.

• Qin Yang rejected Zong Yao's warning and led the others to confront him at the statue.
• Zong Yao entered the statue, transforming it into a giant Half-Moon God Statue and darkening the sky above Divine Moon City.
• The Sword-Carrying Old Man, White-Browed Old Monk, Seven-Star Robe Daoist, Qin Yang, Jiang Sheng, and the woman from the Void Immortal Palace attacked the statue.
• The statue repelled Jiang Sheng and shattered the Seven-Star Robe Daoist's summoned sword, while the others continued striking it together.

Qin Yang and the Martial Saints fought the Half-Moon God Statue, which healed with moonlight and grew stronger by draining the blood of Desolate Moon believers. The Sword-Carrying Old Man destroyed the statue at the cost of his life, leaving Qin Yang alone to face Zong Yao.

• The Half-Moon God Statue healed itself with moonlight as Qin Yang and the others attacked it, so the Seven-Star Robe Daoist used Seven Stars Lock Moon to cut off its connection to the moon.
• Zong Yao called on Desolate Moon believers, and many citizens killed themselves to send their blood energy to the Half-Moon God Statue, strengthening it.
• The empowered statue pierced the White-Browed Old Monk and killed the woman from the Void Immortal Palace, while Jiang Sheng was left severely wounded.
• The Sword-Carrying Old Man unleashed Sword Dance Nine Heavens, destroyed the Half-Moon God Statue, and died from the effort.
• Zong Yao emerged unharmed from the shattered statue, and Qin Yang faced him alone.

Qin Yang fought Zong Yao in the ruins of the divine temple, using the Black Tortoise Jade Pendant to devour the crimson river and finally destroying Zong Yao. After recovering enough to leave the crater, he found the survivors treating their injuries and the arriving disciples mourning their fallen elders.

• Zong Yao transformed and attacked Qin Yang with crimson tentacles and vengeful souls, but Qin Yang’s Black Tortoise phantom swallowed the souls and began devouring the crimson river.
• Qin Yang cleaved Zong Yao’s head with Desolate Sea: A Moment in the Nethersea, then battered him with Dragon Subduing: Void Shattering as Zong Yao repeatedly regenerated.
• Qin Yang froze Zong Yao and shattered him with a platinum-white punch, then crawled out of the crater after recovering some strength.
• The Seven-Star Robe Daoist treated the White-Browed Old Monk and Jiang Sheng, who thanked Qin Yang and explained they had entered the Desolate Moon Forbidden Zone seeking Immortal Desolate Moon’s method.
• The green ox led everyone into the ruined temple, where Situ Xing and the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples mourned the Sword-Carrying Old Man and the Void Immortal Palace disciples grieved over the middle-aged woman’s body.

After defeating Zong Yao, Qin Yang and his companions learned from Sun Dinghui that another temple lay beneath the Desolate Moon Temple. They found an ancient hall and a sealed black stone that Qin Yang identified as a Nether Seed, though he suspected Zong Yao’s connection to it was more complicated than it seemed.

• Sun Dinghui told Qin Yang and the others that a hidden temple lay beneath the Desolate Moon Temple and identified the Chief Temple Priest’s guarded grand hall as its entrance.
• Qin Yang had the Seven-Star Robe Daoist watch Sun Dinghui while he, Azure Ox, Zhao Xinmo, and Liu Yun searched the ruins.
• Zhao Xinmo conjured stone giants to dig beneath the grand hall, uncovering a deep hole that led to a buried ancient hall.
• The group found a black stone encircled by moon-white stones, which Zhao Xinmo recognized as a possible sealing formation made with starstones.
• Qin Yang identified the black stone as a Nether Seed but cautioned that Zong Yao’s strange abilities suggested the truth was not yet clear, so the group left the formation untouched.

Qin Yang and his companions learned that Immortal Desolate Moon created the Starfall Annihilation Array to suppress the Nether Seed, and Zhao Xinmo began working to repair it. Three months later, a deathly white-robed figure escaped from ruins in the Desolate Moon Forbidden Zone and set out to discover what had happened.

• Zhao Xinmo’s paper burned as he tried to record the Star Stone Formation, and Green Ox vomited blood after struggling to memorize its arrangement.
• The Star Stones projected a figure that revealed Immortal Desolate Moon had created the Starfall Annihilation Array to destroy the Nether Seed, while the Great Temple Priest had secretly protected it.
• Zhao Xinmo received information about the array and said he might be able to repair it, while Liu Yun stayed behind and the others returned to brief White-Browed Old Monk and the rest.
• Zhao Xinmo explained that Immortal Desolate Moon had dissolved her immortal body to complete the Heaven and Earth Isolation Forbidden Technique, but that it could no longer be repaired; he also shared her words, “In the end, everything must be faced.”
• The sects evacuated the Great Moon Kingdom’s citizens, guarded the Nether Seed, and helped Zhao Xinmo repair the array; Qin Yang and Green Ox returned to Moon Gazing City to cultivate.
• Three months later, a white-robed figure escaped from ruins in the Desolate Moon Forbidden Zone and vanished to find out what had happened.

White Yama returned from the Desolate Moon Forbidden Zone and tracked Qin Yang to a forest outside Moon Gazing City, intending to seize his Immortal Buddha Bloodline. Green Ox fought White Yama but was overwhelmed, and Qin Yang ended the fight with a single punch.

• White Yama appeared at his residence and explained that he had been trapped in the Desolate Moon Forbidden Zone, then learned that Qin Yang was cultivating near Moon Gazing City.
• White Yama found Qin Yang and demanded the Immortal Buddha Bloodline, but Qin Yang denied having it and pointed him toward Green Ox.
• Green Ox shattered White Yama’s ghost claw and struck him with his Stone Axe, then battled him through the forest.
• Green Ox retreated to Qin Yang and admitted he could not defeat White Yama, who formed a giant ghostly figure and attacked them.
• Qin Yang rose and punched once, turning White Yama’s ghostly figure into dust.

Qin Yang agreed to help connect the continents with Cosmos Teleportation Arrays as the Void Ghost Seed’s descent drew closer, then set out for the Kunshan Continent with Sun Fang and the others. Their voyage began under threat when a colossal creature struck the ironclad ship.

• Xuanxingzi told Qin Yang that the Heaven and Earth Isolation Forbidden Technique would fail within five years and gave him a Teleportation Array blueprint and a Cosmos Stone to take to the Kunshan Continent.
• Azure Ox chose to travel to the Dingtian Continent, and Xuanxingzi arranged for another Cosmos Stone so Azure Ox could establish an array there.
• Qin Yang left Moon Gazing City and reached Great Peng City, where he found Sun Fang and the ironclad ship still waiting after more than a year.
• Qin Yang invited those willing to return to the Kunshan Continent, and the ironclad ship departed with them the next day.
• Sun Fang told Qin Yang that ghost ships and dreadful sea beasts had made sea travel increasingly dangerous, then a colossal creature rammed the ship.

Qin Yang traveled across dangerous seas to Beize City, completing the Limitless Spirit Body Scripture and advancing several other techniques along the way. He arrived to find the city in crisis from a high-grade ghost artifact that Gang Leader Zhang could barely suppress.

• Qin Yang killed a sea beast with one punch, calming the ironclad ship's crew as they sailed toward Sea Dragon Gorge.
• Qin Yang and Sun Fang found Sea Dragon Gorge deserted, then repaired the ship and continued their voyage.
• Qin Yang completed the Limitless Spirit Body Scripture and gained the Limitless Yin-Yang Talisman, then advanced several other cultivation techniques.
• Qin Yang chose to sail directly to Beize City and parted ways with Sun Fang and the crew after docking.
• Qin Yang entered Beize City and learned from an fleeing old man that a high-grade ghost artifact had descended and Gang Leader Zhang was struggling to suppress it.

Li Tieshi and Zhang Chen entered the estate to subdue a high-grade ghost artifact that was nearing the end of its dormancy. After Li Tieshi’s attacks failed to stop the bloated creature from regenerating, he urged Zhang Chen to escape and warn the Cangshui Sky Patrol Division.

• Zhang Chen prepared to evacuate Beize City after the Sky Patrol Division had not yet answered his report about the high-grade ghost artifact.
• Li Tieshi arrived from Cangshui Prefecture, and he and Zhang Chen entered the estate to confront the artifact.
• Zhang Chen and Li Tieshi destroyed the hanged corpses in the courtyard before a giant, bloated fat man emerged from the main hall.
• Li Tieshi burned and smashed the fat man’s head, but the creature regenerated and struck Li Tieshi with a mass of blood vessels.
• Li Tieshi told Zhang Chen to flee and report that the high-grade ghost artifact was close to transforming into a ghost seed.