Chapter Summaries

Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong fought through the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s defenders as the Mystic Heaven Way battle turned desperate and the sect’s restrictions came under attack. Black Old Devil and the Third Elder rallied the fleeing elders, while Li Xiaoya prepared to use the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff against the death warriors blocking his path.

• Li Xiaoya struck down a cultivator who warned of their approach, then flew with Dong Santong toward the Heavenly Earth Tower.
• The Ice Elder and Blazing Flame Elder killed an opponent, while Master Long’s Thunder Gong Divine Sound drove Black Old Devil into retreat.
• Black Old Devil ordered the sect’s elders to withdraw, triggering chaos; the Mystic Heaven Way killed two more elders as others broke away.
• A wave of Heavenly Earth Demon Sect disciples fled after the restrictions were breached, and the Third Elder and remaining elders began fighting desperately rather than escape.
• Flying Boats attacked the purple-black barrier above the Heaven-Flipping Waterfall while Li Mother and Li Muzhi spoke with Nine Profound Fairy aboard one of them.
• Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong fought the Black-Armored Cultivators’ combined spear attack, killed more than a dozen, and Li Xiaoya summoned the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff when Dong Santong warned that Black Old Devil was returning.

Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong battled the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s forces while Li Xiaoya attacked the Heavenly Earth Tower. The tower’s body burst apart and its restrictions cracked, leaving it tilting as the Black Old Devil watched in horror.

• Li Xiaoya incinerated the Black-Armored Cultivators with the Flame Tornado while Dong Santong knocked away their spears.
• Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong escaped into the Heavenly Earth Tower’s restrictions as the Black Old Devil pursued them.
• The Second Elder ordered the disciples to fire the Black Dragon Cannons, but Li Xiaoya struck the Heavenly Earth Tower with the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff and cracked its wall.
• Dong Santong charged the Black Old Devil to protect Li Xiaoya, but the Black Old Devil knocked away his Moonlight Crescent Saber and cleaved him in two.
• Li Xiaoya unleashed a massive final blow that ruptured the Heavenly Earth Tower and cracked its restrictions, prompting the Black Old Devil to cry out over its destruction.

Li Xiaoya brought down the Heavenly Earth Tower, shattered the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s restriction, and sent its disciples fleeing as the Mystic Heaven Way gained the advantage. Black Old Devil refused to surrender and attacked Dong Santong while Li Xiaoya rushed to intervene.

• The Heavenly Earth Tower collapsed into the ground, causing widespread destruction and leaving the surrounding cultivators stunned.
• The overhead restriction broke apart, and the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s disciples and Golden Core Stage Cultivators fled as Master Long urged them to escape.
• Black Old Devil ordered his disciples to kill Li Xiaoya, while Master Long celebrated the sect’s breakthrough and Blackbeard Immortal engaged the Second Elder.
• Li Xiaoya charged Black Old Devil with the Fire Dragon Sword, and Dong Santong attacked with the Moonlight Crescent Saber, but Black Old Devil knocked the saber aside and wounded Dong Santong.
• Black Old Devil appeared above Dong Santong in a burst of black-and-purple light, and Li Xiaoya shouted for him to retreat.

Li Xiaoya fought Black Old Devil while the Mystic Heaven Way forces attacked the fleeing Heavenly Earth Demon Sect cultivators. At the second restriction, the allied elders defeated most of their opponents, leaving the Third Elder and Black Demon Young Master still fighting.

• Black Old Devil battered Dong Santong with his saber, but Li Xiaoya intervened and fought him in a fierce duel as his attacks failed to overcome Black Old Devil’s skill and ability to absorb strength.
• The Mystic Heaven Way’s flying boats advanced toward the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect, while Nine Profound Fairy and Li Mother discussed their families and Nine Profound Fairy proposed making their families in-laws.
• After a scout reported approaching cultivators, Nine Profound Fairy ordered the Mystic Heaven Way disciples to attack, and the boats and golden-armored cultivators massacred the fleeing low-level sect disciples.
• Blazing Flame and Ice killed a Heavenly Earth Demon Sect elder and divided his Storage Pouches with two other elders.
• Ice and Elder Blazing Flame surveyed the nearly finished battles and discussed the Third Elder, while the Third Elder and Black Demon Young Master continued to resist.

Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong killed the Third Elder, then pursued the Black Demon Young Master after he used a decoy to escape. Elsewhere, Li Xiaoya and Master Long gained the upper hand against Black Old Devil, but the battle remained unresolved as Black Old Devil counterattacked Li Xiaoya with red lightning.

• Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong combined their abilities with attacks from Han Bing and Lie Yan to destroy the Third Elder.
• Liu Xian'er recognized that the Black Demon Young Master fleeing toward the ground was a fake, and she and Zhang Hong chased his escaping true body.
• Master Long used a shield designed to counter Black Old Devil while Li Xiaoya attacked him with the Fire Dragon Sword.
• Black Old Devil detonated the Devouring God Pearl, grew stronger, and blasted Li Xiaoya away with a roar.
• A crescent-shaped beam struck Black Old Devil, allowing Li Xiaoya to seize his saber and swing his sword at Black Old Devil's head.
• Black Old Devil twisted his head around and fired red lightning at Li Xiaoya.

Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong helped the Mystic Heaven Way defeat the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect, though the Second Elder escaped. After Master Long tried to recruit Li Xiaoya and then asked for one of Black Old Devil’s treasures, Li Xiaoya prepared to leave and visit his parents.

• Li Xiaoya endured Black Old Devil’s Red Lightning, severed his head, and burned his corpse while Master Long’s shield destroyed the blood-red phantoms.
• Dong Santong and Li Xiaoya celebrated their victory, and Li Xiaoya collected Black Old Devil’s saber and other treasures.
• The Second Elder escaped, while Blackbeard Immortal and several Nascent Soul elders pursued him.
• Master Long thanked Li Xiaoya and offered him the position of Grand Elder, but Li Xiaoya declined and said he wanted a peaceful life.
• Du Ling’s older brother escaped the sect’s restrictions and joined Li Xiaoya, who identified him as an undercover agent.
• As Li Xiaoya prepared to leave with Dong Santong to see his parents, Master Long asked him for one of Black Old Devil’s treasures.

Li Xiaoya bargained with Master Long over Black Old Devil’s purple jade plaque and a share of the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s spoils. Master Long finally revealed that the plaque was the key to finding the Tianyuan Sect Ruins, leaving Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong astonished.

• Li Xiaoya refused to surrender Black Old Devil’s belongings without learning why Master Long wanted the purple jade plaque.
• Master Long explained that the plaque was the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s Sect Master Token, which unlocked certain restrictions.
• Li Xiaoya produced the plaque and demanded half of the sect’s spoils in exchange for it.
• Dong Santong and Master Long argued over how much each side had contributed to defeating the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect.
• Li Xiaoya offered Mystic Heaven Way seventy percent of the spoils if Master Long revealed the plaque’s true purpose.
• Master Long admitted that the plaque was the key to finding the Tianyuan Sect Ruins, astonishing Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong.

Li Xiaoya learned that the Purple Jade Token could locate the lost Tianyuan Talisman Mountain and negotiated a forty-sixty share of its treasures with Master Long. After the Mystic Heaven Way began securing the fallen Heavenly Earth Demon Sect, Li Xiaoya freed his father from Black Old Devil’s restriction, then discovered that Han Bing Lie Yan had gone after the Black Demon Young Master.

• Master Long explained that the Tianyuan Sect had hidden stolen righteous cultivation methods and treasures at Tianyuan Talisman Mountain, and Li Xiaoya agreed to give him the Purple Jade Token for a forty-sixty share of the spoils.
• Master Long’s Flying Boats arrived, and he ordered Mystic Heaven Way disciples to surround the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect and keep away from the fallen Heavenly Earth Tower.
• Li Xiaoya reunited with Li Mother, Li Muzhi, and Nine Profound Fairy, then removed the restriction on Li Muzhi, who responded by punching and kicking him.
• Li Mother explained that Li Muzhi’s nickname, Papaya, came from the phrase “Li Muzhi, the fool,” and Li Xiaoya left to look for Liu Xian’er and Zhang Hong.
• Li Xiaoya asked Master Long whether his companions had returned, and Master Long told him that Han Bing Lie Yan had gone after the Black Demon Young Master.

After Mystic Heaven Way defeated the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect, Li Xiaoya reunited with Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong and prepared to return to the Great Illusion Continent. His father, Li Muzhi, initially refused to leave the Origin Continent, while the group sorted out their spoils and set off without Master Long’s party.

• Li Xiaoya learned that the Black Demon Young Master, the Second Elder, and several other Nascent Soul Realm elders had escaped, then reunited with Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong, who had lost the Black Demon Young Master during their pursuit.
• Li Xiaoya told Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong that Black Old Devil was dead and Li Muzhi’s restrictions had been lifted, but they realized they had to leave soon before the Southwestern Ancient City closed.
• Li Xiaoya urged Li Muzhi to go to the Great Illusion Continent for safety, but Li Muzhi refused, insisting that his family belonged on the Origin Continent; Li Xiaoya’s mother privately promised to persuade him.
• Li Xiaoya joined Dong Santong and Du Ling's Brother as they checked the spoils, discovered Mystic Heaven Way’s people had hidden valuable items in inferior Storage Pouches, and allowed Dong Santong to take items that suited him.
• Li Xiaoya and his companions declined Master Long’s invitations to stay, left without going to Heavenly Lake City, and set off for home as news of the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s destruction spread across the Origin Continent.

After Mystic Heaven Way destroyed the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect, Elder Sha’s master ordered him to gather its remnants and establish a new sect. Li Xiaoya and his companions returned to the Great Illusion Continent, escaped the closing Southwestern Ancient City, and prepared to divide their spoils.

• Cultivators across the Origin Continent learned that Mystic Heaven Way had conquered the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect, while Elder Sha failed to persuade his master to avenge the sect.
• After hearing Li Xiaoya’s name, Elder Sha’s master declared the sect’s destruction its own fault and ordered Elder Sha to gather its survivors and bring them to him.
• Elder Sha relocated surviving cultivators overseas and founded the Red Sand Sect, which continued to oppose Mystic Heaven Way.
• Li Xiaoya and his companions arrived in the Southwestern Ancient City as it was closing, learned their teleportation formation was broken, and fled before the city vanished.
• Li Xiaoya’s group found a cavern, thanked their allies for helping reunite his family, and began preparing to divide the spoils.

After returning from the Origin Continent, Li Xiaoya and his companions divided their enormous share of the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s treasures and made it safely back to the Heavenly Dao Sect. Li Xiaoya then examined Black Old Devil’s belongings and discovered rare treasures, cultivation resources, and an intriguing beast-hide scroll.

• Li Xiaoya distributed the group’s spoils equally, and they spent three days choosing treasures and signing a Soul Contract to keep their experiences on the Origin Continent secret.
• The group returned safely to the Heavenly Dao Sect, where Dongfang Yi arranged an Identity Token for Li Muzhi.
• Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong returned to Tranquil Valley, where Little White greeted them and Li Xiaoya gave him spirit stones.
• Li Xiaoya visited Heavenly Venerable Daoling’s abode and left elixirs and treasures for his Master, who remained in seclusion.
• Li Xiaoya sorted the loot from Black Old Devil, finding a True Immortal Spirit Treasure saber, Demon Refining Pills, high-grade spirit stones, and a pair of Wing Ancient Treasures.
• Li Xiaoya became most excited when he found an inconspicuous beast-hide scroll covered with a cultivation method and divine abilities.

Li Xiaoya studied Immortal Flash Carefree Journey and the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s cultivation insights, then spent seven or eight years recovering and cultivating. He reached the peak of the fourth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm, and the chapter ended when intense spiritual qi fluctuations interrupted his cultivation.

• Li Xiaoya found Immortal Flash Carefree Journey among Black Old Devil’s treasures and recognized it as a way to improve his evasive abilities.
• Li Xiaoya discovered the cultivation insights of the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s successive Grand Elders and entered seclusion to cultivate and recover.
• Dong Santong, Liu Xian'er, and Zhang Hong also recuperated and cultivated, while Li Xiaoya visited Li Mother and Li Muzhi before his seclusion.
• Over seven or eight years, Li Xiaoya healed, restored his cultivation and lifespan, and advanced to the peak of the fourth layer of the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Li Xiaoya made only basic progress in Immortal Flash Carefree Journey but advanced his Dragon-Devouring God-Reversal Art with Demon Refining Pills.
• As Li Xiaoya cultivated in his sealed chamber, astonishing fluctuations in spiritual qi startled him.

Li Xiaoya and the Heavenly Dao Sect watched as Senior Brother Xuanmen began advancing to the spirit communion stage under a heavenly tribulation. When High Person Qianshan’s shield shattered, he ordered everyone back but called Li Xiaoya forward to help.

• Li Xiaoya sensed a massive surge of spiritual qi gathering around Divine Path Mountain and suspected Eldest Uncle-Master Xuanmen was advancing to the spirit communion stage.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling and the others confirmed their suspicion, while High Person Qianshan appeared on the mountain to guard Xuanmen.
• A vortex of five-colored spiritual qi formed over Divine Path Mountain, and blackish-red lightning struck it as a heavenly tribulation began.
• High Person Qianshan raised a giant shield to block the lightning, but a powerful strike shattered it.
• Dong Santong and Li Xiaoya rushed toward Divine Path Mountain, but High Person Qianshan stopped the group and told Li Xiaoya to come help.

Li Xiaoya flew to the Heavenly Tribulation Gate to help High Person Qianshan, who had to leave and support Mystic Gate. After Li Xiaoya shattered the gate and endured the resulting lightning, he ground it apart with his staff, stopping the storm as five-colored light flooded the sky.

• High Person Qianshan ordered Li Xiaoya to smash the Heavenly Tribulation Gate while he went to help Mystic Gate.
• Li Xiaoya flew through the falling black-and-red lightning and enlarged the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff as he approached the gate.
• Li Xiaoya swung the staff through the enormous black portal, splitting it and triggering a barrage of lightning that struck him.
• Li Xiaoya thrust the staff into the broken portal and whirled it, drawing in the black light until the gate crumbled and the lightning stopped.
• Five-colored light poured through the clouds and bathed the Divine Path Mountain Range.

After rumors spread that Buddha Xuanmen had reached the Spirit Communion Stage, Li Xiaoya and the others learned that Xuanmen was in a complicated condition following his breakthrough. Li Xiaoya gave High Person Qianshan a pill formula that might help, then explained that Xuanmen had seemingly advanced but had displayed demonic qi during the celestial phenomenon.

• News of Buddha Xuanmen's apparent breakthrough shook the continent, while the Heavenly Dao Sect kept his condition secret and rumors claimed he had failed and was recovering.
• High Person Qianshan told Li Xiaoya, Heavenly Venerable Daoling, Dong Santong, and Fairy Qingxia that he had stabilized Xuanmen but needed time to assess his condition.
• Li Xiaoya gave High Person Qianshan a pill formula from the Primordial Chaos Immortal's memories, and Qianshan said it might help but made no promises.
• After leaving the cave abode, Li Xiaoya told Dong Santong that Xuanmen had probably succeeded in his breakthrough.
• Li Xiaoya recounted how Xuanmen's celestial phenomenon culminated in a giant image of Xuanmen roaring with pitch-black eyes, prompting Li Xiaoya to identify demonic qi.

After Buddha Xuanmen’s advancement to the spirit communion stage was followed by a mysterious demonic crisis, Li Xiaoya worried about the difficulty his loved ones would face reaching that realm. He began gathering rare ingredients to attempt refining a Spirit Communion Advancement Pill, while the chapter ended with a green light arriving at his cave abode five days later.

• Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong learned that Buddha Xuanmen might be suffering a heart demon invasion, and Heavenly Venerable Daoling urged everyone to rest while High Person Qianshan investigated.
• Li Xiaoya worried that his family, friends, and master might never reach the spirit communion stage, then sent Qin Xian to check the Materials Pavilion for ingredients listed on a jade slip.
• Li Xiaoya reunited with his parents, Zhang Hong, and Liu Xian'er, and told them that Buddha Xuanmen had advanced successfully but something unexpected had happened.
• After Qin Xian reported that many required ingredients were unavailable, Li Xiaoya revealed to Liu Xian'er that he planned to refine a Spirit Communion Advancement Pill, a risky pill no one had successfully used.
• Five days later, a streak of green light flew into Li Xiaoya’s cave abode.

Li Xiaoya learned that Buddha Xuanmen had been possessed by a demonic beast’s divided spirit, and High Person Qianshan warned that this might signal a coming Demon Realm invasion. The group focused on saving Xuanmen, but Qianshan revealed that expelling the spirit could cost him most of his cultivation.

• Li Xiaoya searched for ingredients for the Nine-Turn Spirit Communion Pill but found he had gathered only a tenth of what he needed.
• Li Xiaoya met with High Person Qianshan, Dong Santong, and Heavenly Venerable Daoling to hear news about Xuanmen.
• High Person Qianshan said Xuanmen had been possessed by a Cross-Realm Demon’s divided spirit, and Li Xiaoya compared it to the possession of the Fourth Elder.
• High Person Qianshan suspected the possessions were an omen of a Demon Realm invasion and believed the demons might be seeking someone to open the Demon Realm Passage.
• High Person Qianshan said he could summon friends to expel the divided spirit from Xuanmen, but warned that Xuanmen might lose most of his cultivation.

High Person Qianshan explained that the Demon-Expelling Pill could remove the demonic beast’s spirit fragment from Buddha Xuanmen, but the ingredients were scarce and the pill required a Grandmaster Alchemist. After the group gathered most of the ingredients and planned to ask the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning for help, Li Xiaoya offered to refine the pill himself.

• High Person Qianshan said they needed to expel the demonic beast’s spirit fragment from Xuanmen and refine the Demon-Expelling Pill.
• High Person Qianshan distributed lists of missing ingredients, and Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong contributed their Origin Continent supplies, leaving only five rare ingredients unobtained.
• High Person Qianshan said Xuanmen could hold on for about ten years, but the pill needed a Grandmaster Alchemist and they might have to seek help from his rival, the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning.
• High Person Qianshan agreed to approach the Medicine Venerable despite the likely cost of giving up Xiao Zhi.
• Li Xiaoya offered to refine the Demon-Expelling Pill, saying he had confidence because he provided its formula.

Li Xiaoya claimed he had inherited the Primordial Chaos Immortal’s alchemy skills and agreed to refine the Demon-Expelling Pill for Buddha Xuanmen. After he and Dong Santong were assigned to search for its rare ingredients, High Person Qianshan privately asked Heavenly Venerable Daoling how Li Xiaoya compared with him.

• Li Xiaoya convinced High Person Qianshan that he had absorbed seventy percent of the Primordial Chaos Immortal’s Inheritance Pearl and could refine the pill.
• High Person Qianshan agreed to leave the pill’s refinement to Li Xiaoya, though the group still needed to find five rare spirit herbs.
• Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong left to prepare, and Li Xiaoya told his parents and Zhang Hong that he would be leaving the mountain.
• High Person Qianshan assigned Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong to search where the herbs grew while Heavenly Venerable Daoling and Fairy Qingxia searched sects and market districts.
• High Person Qianshan kept Heavenly Venerable Daoling and Fairy Qingxia behind and asked whether Li Xiaoya could shoulder a great responsibility and how he compared with High Person Qianshan.

High Person Qianshan worried that the Demon Realm was acting sooner than expected and ordered increased vigilance, while Heavenly Venerable Daoling defended Li Xiaoya’s potential to grow into the crisis. Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong set out for the Ten Thousand Volcanoes to find golden light fire fruit, but their journey ended with Zhou Xiaoya and others approaching them.

• High Person Qianshan discussed Li Xiaoya’s cultivation with Heavenly Venerable Daoling and Fairy Qingxia, then revealed his concern about the Demon Realm’s imminent moves and ordered cultivators to watch for demonic possession.
• Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong left Tranquil Valley alone to search for golden light fire fruit in the Ten Thousand Volcanoes, keeping a low profile because of the heavenly tribulation pact with the Fire Dragon Palace.
• The pair traveled through the Heavenly Spirit Kingdom, where Li Xiaoya collected some ingredients for the Nine-Turn Spirit Communion Pill but found none of the most important ones.
• As Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong crossed out of the Heavenly Spirit Kingdom toward the Red Dragon Kingdom, they sensed Zhou Xiaoya and others nearby and learned that the group was coming toward them.