Chapter Summaries

The Devil Lord Shadow and Ye Han recognized each other’s schemes and agreed to settle the contest over the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda by force. Gu Changdao brought the freed Lin Hongyan and Sun Houde to Ye Han, who faced questions about whether he could defeat the Devil Lord.

• The Devil Lord Shadow explained that he had planned to let Gu Changdao rescue Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan, then released them himself by removing their restrictions.
• Gu Changdao realized that the Devil Lord Shadow had understood Ye Han’s scheme and that both strategists intended to fight over the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda.
• Gu Changdao carried the unconscious Lin Hongyan and Sun Houde away, suspecting that Ye Han had used him as a pawn.
• The Devil Lord Shadow summoned his controlled beasts and forces, mounted the peak third-tier Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast, and led them toward Ye Han.
• At the foot of a cliff, Gu Changdao brought the captives to Ye Han and asked whether he was confident he could deal with the Devil Lord.

Ye Han revealed that the supposed plan to activate the Five Elements Restriction was a deception meant to rescue Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan and find a way out with Qin Minghui. After Gu Changdao's anger threatened to turn against Ye Han, the rescued disciples thanked Gu Changdao, binding him more firmly to their group; the chapter ended with Ye Han announcing that Qin Minghui had already found them.

• Ye Han told Gu Changdao that the Five Elements Restriction plan was fabricated to rescue Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan and seek Qin Minghui's help escaping.
• Gu Changdao realized Ye Han had manipulated him into betraying Devil Lord Shadow and nearly attacked Ye Han in anger.
• Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan woke up, and Ye Han credited Gu Changdao with saving them.
• Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan thanked Gu Changdao, and he asked Ye Han whether they should find Qin Minghui.
• Ye Han said they did not need to search because Qin Minghui had already found them.

Ye Han discovered Qin Minghui hiding nearby and learned that she had escaped the Demonflame Forest while leaving her curse spirit behind. The group agreed they needed to leave the Darkness Forbidden Ground, but Qin Minghui revealed that she had already used the Teleportation Token.

• Ye Han detected Qin Minghui with a Spell-Breaking Talisman, and she emerged from hiding and told the others to address her as Martial Uncle.
• Qin Minghui explained that she had left her curse spirit in the Demonflame Forest, so Devil Lord Shadow still sensed it there.
• Ye Han urged the group to abandon their plan to obtain the Treasure Pagoda and find a way out of the Darkness Forbidden Ground.
• Qin Minghui agreed they should leave, but revealed that she had already used the Teleportation Token and could not teleport them out.

Ye Han and the others learned that the repaired restriction formation had rendered their Teleportation Tokens useless, so Qin Minghui proposed returning to the Five Elements Restriction to reopen its gap. She revealed the Creation Heaven Cube, a treasure she believed could protect them long enough to break through the formation.

• Ye Han asked Qin Minghui whether they could teleport out without their Teleportation Tokens, and she explained that Devil Lord Shadow had repaired the restriction formation's gap.
• Qin Minghui said the only way to escape was to return to the Treasure Pagoda and reopen the gap at the Five Elements Restriction.
• Ye Han and the others worried that Devil Lord Shadow would be guarding the area, but Qin Minghui said she had obtained a treasure that could help them.
• Qin Minghui revealed the Creation Heaven Cube and said it could repel demonic qi and beasts while they reopened the formation gap and escaped.

Qin Minghui revealed that her borrowed body was beginning to reject her, forcing the group to risk unlocking the Five Elements Restriction and pursuing the Treasure Pagoda. Ye Han accepted the dangerous plan and set out with the others to confront the Devil Lord.

• Qin Minghui showed the Creation Heaven Cube and revealed that she had reached the peak of the twelfth layer of the Qi Refining Realm.
• Ye Han questioned whether they should delay their trip until Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan recovered, but both said they were already healed and nearly restored.
• Gu Changdao explained that the Devil Lord had healed Sun Houde and Lin Hongyan because he wanted the Treasure Pagoda too.
• Qin Minghui told Ye Han that her borrowed body was rejecting her and that she had to act before her primordial spirit and soul were expelled.
• Ye Han accepted Qin Minghui's plan, resolved to face the Devil Lord, and the group prepared to set off for the Five Elements Restriction.

Qin Minghui led Ye Han and the others through the illusion-filled Mist Land toward the Five Elements Restriction Land. They reached a verdant valley and found five Formation Pillars, where Qin Minghui prepared to use the Creation Heaven Cube to undo the restrictions.

• Qin Minghui gave the group Divine Spirit Pills, tied them together with the Golden Cicada Silk Ribbon, and used a Bronze Formation Disk to guide them into the Mist Land.
• Ye Han resisted the fog’s illusions with the Pure Heart Art and restored Lin Hongyan’s senses when she began to succumb to them.
• After more than two hours, Qin Minghui led the group out of the fog into a valley rich in spiritual energy, where the mature medicinal herbs had already been harvested.
• Qin Minghui led the group to five Formation Pillars, told them to replenish their spell power, and brought out the Creation Heaven Cube.

Qin Minghui raised the Creation Heaven Cube as a defensive barrier and led everyone in recovering their spell power before they attempted to activate the Five-Element Formation. The group prepared to take their places on the five pillars and retrieve the Treasure Pagoda, while expecting the Devil Lord to attack.

• Qin Minghui activated the Creation Heaven Cube, creating a barrier around the group and the five formation pillars.
• Qin Minghui warned everyone that activating the formation would consume much spell power and that the Devil Lord would attack, then took pills to recover.
• Ye Han considered his own Creation Heaven Cube and his reasons for joining the escape attempt rather than hiding alone.
• Everyone meditated and took pills for about two hours while the Creation Heaven Cube protected them.
• Qin Minghui told everyone to take the Five Elements Tokens, stand on the pillars, and prepare to activate the formation and escape with the Teleportation Token.
• Everyone took out their attribute-matched tokens, the five pillars responded, and Qin Minghui ordered them up.

Ye Han and the others activated the Five Elements Restriction Land’s formation, with Ye Han leading the wood element’s final step. Their efforts revealed the phantom of a nine-story Treasure Pagoda, while the Purple Cauldron and Creation Heaven Cube reacted to its appearance.

• Qin Minghui instructed Ye Han to lead the formation’s activation, and Gu Changdao vouched for his ability to handle the task.
• Qin Minghui, Gu Changdao, Lin Hongyan, Sun Houde, and Ye Han channeled their spell power into their formation tokens and pillars.
• Ye Han used the Purple Cauldron to replenish his spell power, then held back from replenishing it further so the others would not suspect his secret.
• The five elements’ beams converged at Ye Han’s wood token and formed a five-colored beam that surged into the sky.
• A phantom of a vast nine-story Treasure Pagoda appeared, and both the Purple Cauldron and Creation Heaven Cube reacted abnormally.

Ye Han and the others drew on the Five-Element Formation to weaken the restriction around the Nine-Story Treasure Pagoda, while Ye Han prepared a Substitute Talisman as his Creation Heaven Cube reacted to the pagoda. Devil Lord Shadow arrived with his beasts and demonized cultivators as the formation wavered, leaving the group facing an imminent attack.

• Ye Han saw that the Nine-Story Treasure Pagoda was assembled from Creation Heaven Cubes and sensed his own cube trembling as the five cultivators powered the formation.
• Ye Han noticed Qin Minghui reacting uneasily to the pagoda and secretly prepared the Substitute Talisman she had given him.
• The Five-Element Formation drew in spiritual energy and sent a growing pillar of light into the restriction, making the pagoda more distinct.
• Purple-black lightning announced Devil Lord Shadow's arrival outside the valley, leading a Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast and a host of beasts carrying demonized cultivators.
• Devil Lord Shadow recognized the pagoda as the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda, while Lin Hongyan and Sun Houde faltered and their Formation Pillars began to shake.

Ye Han and his allies tried to open the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda’s restriction while Devil Lord Shadow attacked their position. Qin Minghui’s Creation Heaven Cube stopped the assault, but Ye Han began struggling to channel the power needed to break the restriction.

• Qin Minghui told Lin Hongyan and Sun Houde to focus on opening the restriction, while Devil Lord Shadow mocked their attempt and led his forces toward them.
• Devil Lord Shadow ordered his magic beasts and demonized cultivators to attack Ye Han and the others, but Qin Minghui’s Creation Heaven Cube blocked their assault.
• Devil Lord Shadow recognized the Creation Heaven Cube and wrongly concluded that Ye Han had obtained and deployed it.
• Qin Minghui urged everyone to intensify their spell power as she felt the Creation Heaven Cube slipping from her control.
• Ye Han struggled under the force of the five elements’ spiritual energy, and Qin Minghui warned him that their lives depended on holding on.

Ye Han and the others strengthened the Five-Element Formation as Devil Lord Shadow’s forces battered the Creation Heaven Cube’s barrier. The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda began to materialize, but as the barrier started to weaken, its phantom suddenly shrank.

• Ye Han pushed the Azure Mystic Art to its limit and used the Blood Refining Art to withstand the Five-Element Formation’s pressure, impressing Qin Minghui and Gu Changdao.
• The five elemental pillars grew stronger, revealing more of the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda and releasing a terrifying pressure sensed by everyone.
• Devil Lord Shadow empowered his subordinates with blood-red runes, then led the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast in a powerful strike against the Creation Heaven Cube’s barrier.
• The barrier recovered from the strike, but repeated attacks dimmed its runes and threatened to break through within a quarter of an hour.
• As the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda’s Restrictive Barrier remained unchanged, its ten-thousand-zhang phantom suddenly shimmered with gold-and-silver runes and shrank rapidly.

The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda broke through the Five Elements Restriction and absorbed the Creation Heaven Cube, leaving Qin Minghui and the others exposed to Devil Lord Shadow’s forces. As Devil Lord Shadow charged for the pagoda in a giant zombie puppet, the treasure suddenly flew toward Ye Han.

• Qin Minghui urged everyone to open the restriction as the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda shrank and smashed through the Five Elements Restriction.
• The backlash injured Qin Minghui, Ye Han, and the other formation operators, while Qin Minghui tried to seize the pagoda.
• The pagoda shattered Qin Minghui’s pearl treasure, absorbed the Creation Heaven Cube, and caused its Restrictive Barrier to vanish.
• Devil Lord Shadow fused zombie puppets into a giant, took control of it, and ordered his forces to attack the injured cultivators.
• Devil Lord Shadow charged the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda, but it erupted with runes and shot toward Ye Han.

Ye Han fled as the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda pursued the Creation Heaven Cube in his Storage Bag, while the Devil Lord Shadow unleashed his controlled forces against the trapped cultivators. As the Devil Lord gathered heaven and earth spiritual energy to attack Ye Han, Qin Minghui shouted for him to get out of the way.

• The Devil Lord Shadow's zombie giant seized the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda, but Qin Minghui severed its hand with her blue flying sword and freed the pagoda.
• The Devil Lord Shadow ordered his magic beasts and Demonized Cultivators to kill the cultivators, while Qin Minghui tried to reach the pagoda and was surrounded.
• Ye Han used Ghost Step Pace to flee toward the valley mouth, and the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda followed him because of the Creation Heaven Cube in his Storage Bag.
• The Devil Lord Shadow began forming seals with the zombie giant's many hands and drew in heaven and earth spiritual energy as he prepared to attack Ye Han.
• Qin Minghui sensed the danger gathering behind Ye Han and shouted, "Ye Han! Get out of the way!"

Devil Lord Shadow unleashed the zombie giant’s devastating golden beam and believed he had killed Ye Han, but Ye Han survived using a Substitute Talisman. Ye Han escaped with the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda, leaving Devil Lord Shadow furious and too drained to attack again.

• Devil Lord Shadow fused his zombie puppets into a giant and fired a powerful golden beam that blasted Ye Han to ashes.
• Qin Minghui and the others believed Ye Han was dead and feared they would be next.
• Ye Han reappeared after his Substitute Talisman absorbed the fatal blow, sacrificing decades of his lifespan.
• Ye Han activated a Blood Escape Talisman and fled through the hole in the cliff as the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda followed him.
• Devil Lord Shadow raged at Ye Han’s escape, while the golden attack’s cost left the zombie puppets weakened and prevented another strike.

Ye Han escaped Devil Lord Shadow’s killing blow and raced toward the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda as Shadow pursued him and the others. Qin Minghui fought her way after Ye Han, while Gu Changdao appeared to help Sun Houde before suddenly slashing his throat.

• Ye Han used a High-Grade Substitute Talisman and Blood Escape Talisman to evade Devil Lord Shadow’s attack and rush into the blasted opening, with the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda following him.
• Devil Lord Shadow sent the Demonized Cultivators and magic beasts after Ye Han and continued pursuing him in the giant zombie.
• Qin Minghui consumed a blood-red pill at the cost of her lifespan, used eight Crystal-Clear Beads to kill several attackers, and chased after Ye Han.
• Devil Lord Shadow ordered Gu Changdao to kill Lin Hongyan and Sun Houde, then join him in pursuing Ye Han and Qin Minghui.
• Gu Changdao rushed to help Sun Houde, killed two Demonized Cultivators, and then struck Sun Houde’s neck with a streak of golden sword radiance.

Gu Changdao defected to Devil Lord Shadow after killing Sun Houde, while Ye Han fled through the mountain passage with the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda pursuing him. The pagoda swallowed the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast’s weapons, and Ye Han raised the Black Bone Shield to block the passage.

• Gu Changdao killed Sun Houde, destroyed his fleeing primordial spirit, and took his treasures before charging toward Lin Hongyan.
• Ye Han escaped with a Blood Escape Talisman through the hole blasted by Devil Lord Shadow’s Golden Light Beam.
• Ye Han realized the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda was pursuing the Creation Heaven Cube in his Storage Bag and noticed the Purple Cauldron growing more agitated.
• Devil Lord Shadow and the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast pursued Ye Han, and the beast hurled its six lightning-charged weapons at him.
• The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda swallowed the weapons in a ring of Spatial Ripples, and Ye Han summoned the Black Bone Shield to block the hole.

Ye Han detonated the Black Bone Shield to collapse the cavern and escape Devil Lord Shadow’s pursuing forces, but the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda caught up and tried to swallow him. His Purple Cauldron absorbed the pagoda, leaving Ye Han fleeing with a powerful treasure sealed inside it.

• Ye Han detonated the Black Bone Shield, injuring himself and collapsing the cavern on Devil Lord Shadow’s forces while Qin Minghui stopped outside.
• Ye Han escaped into a forest of stone spires as the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda smashed through the rock wall and pursued him.
• The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda trapped Ye Han and began pulling him into its vortex.
• Ye Han’s Purple Cauldron emerged from his Divine Sense Sea, freed him, and drew the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda into itself.
• Ye Han returned the Purple Cauldron to his Divine Sense Sea and noticed that the Creation Heaven Cube had stopped stirring inside his Storage Bag.

Ye Han fled after the Purple Cauldron absorbed the Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda, pursued by Devil Lord Shadow, Qin Minghui, and the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast. He used talismans to disrupt Devil Lord Shadow’s giant zombie serpent, briefly freeing several puppets from his control.

• The Heaven-Turning Treasure Pagoda vanished into the Purple Cauldron, and Devil Lord Shadow and Qin Minghui both pursued Ye Han, believing he had taken it.
• Devil Lord Shadow transformed his zombie puppets into a giant zombie serpent and chased Ye Han while Qin Minghui and the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast followed.
• Ye Han used the Blood Escape Talisman twice, replenished his spell power with the Purple Cauldron, and fled with Ghost Step Pace.
• Devil Lord Shadow strengthened the giant zombie serpent with black and red flames, allowing it to close the distance to Ye Han.
• Ye Han threw several talismans at the serpent, and a Curse-Breaking Talisman freed some zombie puppets from Devil Lord Shadow’s control.

Ye Han fought to escape Devil Lord Shadow, using a golden Sword Talisman to wound the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast. When Devil Lord Shadow drove the beast to self-destruct, Ye Han hid inside a Creation Heaven Cube as a vast pillar of lightning engulfed the area, leaving his fate uncertain.

• The Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast caught up with Ye Han and bombarded him with purple-black lightning.
• Ye Han used the Seventh Elder's golden Sword Talisman to wound the beast, but Devil Lord Shadow infused it with blood-red runes and sent it charging after him.
• Ye Han realized the beast was about to self-destruct and brought out a Creation Heaven Cube, startling Devil Lord Shadow.
• As the beast exploded, Ye Han fitted himself inside the Creation Heaven Cube while the blast devastated the surrounding area.
• Qin Minghui saw the lightning pillar and wondered whether Ye Han had been killed.

Ye Han survived the Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast’s self-detonation inside the Creation Heaven Cube and resumed fleeing from the Devil Lord Shadow. Their pursuit became a battle of attrition, and the Devil Lord Shadow began transforming into a fleshly body as his resources dwindled.

• The Six-Clawed Lightning Dragon Magic Beast detonated itself, but the Creation Heaven Cube protected Ye Han from the blast.
• Ye Han emerged battered, stored the Creation Heaven Cube, and raced up the mountainside with a Tailwind Talisman and Ghost Step Pace.
• The Devil Lord Shadow sent the giant zombie serpent after Ye Han, whose zombies fired Spell Power beams that blasted apart the cliff as Ye Han evaded them.
• Ye Han replenished his dwindling Spell Power by consuming Medium-Grade Qi Refining Pills, while the Devil Lord Shadow’s Blood Pool neared exhaustion.
• The Devil Lord Shadow gathered blood-red light from the zombie puppets and transformed into a fleshly Devil Lord body.