Chapter Summaries

After sealing the turmoil in her divine sense, Bai Xuanling thanked the Grand Elders and went to Heavenly Derivation Peak’s Main Hall to thank Lü Xuan. She found Chu Xingchen waiting and realized his Go game was an attempt to probe her sea of consciousness.

• Bai Xuanling finished sealing her divine sense, and Grand Elder Chen warned her to consider those who cared about her before the Grand Elders departed.
• Bai Xuanling recalled her absent Master, then left the Secret Realm and headed for Heavenly Derivation Peak’s Main Hall to thank Lü Xuan.
• Bai Xuanling found Chu Xingchen alone in the Main Hall and asked what he wanted.
• Chu Xingchen raised Lingyu’s Go match with Bai Xuanling and invited her to play Go against him.
• Chu Xingchen used Myriad Forms to send an illusion toward Bai Xuanling’s sea of consciousness, and she recognized his intent and asked whether he wanted to see it.

Chu Xingchen tried to probe Bai Xuanling’s Sea of Consciousness with Myriad Forms in hopes of addressing her murderous impulses, but the technique pulled him into a devastated world inside her mind. There, a bloodstained Bai Xuanling attacked him before another version of her intervened and called her Xuanle.

• Chu Xingchen openly used the Go game and Myriad Forms to stir Bai Xuanling’s Sea of Consciousness, while explaining why he refused to give up trying to help her.
• Bai Xuanling accepted his determination, and Chu Xingchen intensified the technique until killing intent surrounded her and both of them grew vacant-eyed.
• Lü Xuan arrived, activated the Heavenly Derivation Peak Formation, and ordered that anyone approaching Heavenly Derivation Peak be executed on the spot.
• Chu Xingchen found himself in a ruined, blood-filled world as figures fought a dark silhouette and two of them fell.
• A red-robed Bai Xuanling attacked Chu Xingchen, but a white-robed Bai Xuanling blocked her strike and called her Xuanle.
• Xuanle asked whether Chu Xingchen was her sister’s new love and whether he had died too, then asked if her sister no longer loved her most.

Inside Bai Xuanling's Sea of Consciousness, Chu Xingchen met the memory-echo of her younger sister Xuanle and teased her until Bai Xuanling repeatedly struck the illusion down. Bai Xuanling explained that the echo could return as long as she still remembered Xuanle, and left Xuanle subdued by warning her to behave.

• Chu Xingchen hid behind Bai Xuanling and provoked Xuanle by pretending to be hurt that Bai Xuanling might favor her sister.
• Xuanle attacked Chu Xingchen, and Bai Xuanling blocked her strike before slashing her into red lights.
• Bai Xuanling explained that the figures in her Sea of Consciousness were echoes of dead people from her memories and that Xuanle could return while she remembered her.
• Bai Xuanling told Chu Xingchen that she had spent years killing the Xuanle echo until it became more obedient.
• Xuanle cursed at Chu Xingchen, so Bai Xuanling struck her down again and warned her to play her part or face another ten years of correction.

Chu Xingchen explored Bai Xuanling’s fragmented Sea of Consciousness and learned that her rage and killing intent had made memories of the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s destruction—and Xuanle, her inner demon—part of the price of her Tribulation Transcendence. The conversation ended with Chu Xingchen teasing Xuanle about a sister complex and Bai Xuanling punching him for his performance.

• After Bai Xuanling camped Xuanle’s respawn point for four hours, Xuanle stopped acting resentful and greeted Chu Xingchen.
• Chu Xingchen examined Bai Xuanling’s fragmented Sea of Consciousness and saw repeated memories of the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s Great Calamity.
• Bai Xuanling explained that she had used rage and killing intent to ascend to Tribulation Transcendence, leaving Xuanle as an inner demon who could take over her body if she won.
• Chu Xingchen asked Xuanle whether she had a sister complex, then performed an exaggerated declaration of love for an elder sister.
• Bai Xuanling punched Chu Xingchen before he could finish, and he concluded that she had a little-sister complex.

Chu Xingchen questioned Xuanle about Bai Xuanling’s Sea of Consciousness and learned that its scenes showed the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s Great Calamity and the people who died defending it. As Xuanle condemned their sacrifices and tried to provoke Bai Xuanling, Chu Xingchen asked whether everyone was present, and Xuanle answered that they were not.

• Chu Xingchen asked Xuanle about the fighting scenes in Bai Xuanling’s Sea of Consciousness, and Xuanle explained that she could not change them without borrowing Bai Xuanling’s thoughts and feelings.
• Xuanle identified Zhang Miao, the Drunkard Peak Master, and described how he died covering his disciples’ evacuation and a breach in the grand formation.
• Xuanle identified Qi Zhimu and other cultivators who died in the Great Calamity, then criticized them for sacrificing themselves instead of fleeing.
• Bai Xuanling defended the people who chose to act despite the cost, saying the world was interesting because of fools who could not let go or accept loss.
• Chu Xingchen asked whether everyone from Bai Xuanling’s memories was present, and Xuanle stopped Bai Xuanling from grabbing him before answering that they were not.

Chu Xingchen confronted Xuanle in Bai Xuanling’s Sea of Consciousness and learned that Xuanle knew and hated him because she saw him as a threat to her plans. After leaving the Sea of Consciousness, he witnessed a memory of young Bai Xuanling and Bai Xuanle learning swordplay from a middle-aged man.

• Xuanle taunted Bai Xuanling for hiding her feelings, while Chu Xingchen urged them not to force a painful argument.
• Chu Xingchen reasoned that Xuanle recognized him and tried to attack because she feared he would disrupt her plans and had a close relationship with Bai Xuanling.
• Chu Xingchen told Xuanle that Bai Xuanling had Lü Xuan, Xie Lingyu, Qinghe, the Heavenly Derivation Sect cultivators, and himself on her side, and promised to help find a solution.
• Bai Xuanling helped Chu Xingchen leave her Sea of Consciousness, but he emerged in a memory of Zhujifeng Peak rather than the Main Hall.
• Chu Xingchen watched a middle-aged man praise young Bai Xuanling and then encourage Bai Xuanle, who asked her sister to teach her more swordplay.

Cui Hao lamented that he had not received a Spirit Treasure while joking with Chen Baiqing and Sandong. Li Yingling and Li Xingtian prepared to duel, and Chu Xingchen opened a betting pool as Cui Hao and Sandong placed bets on opposite sides.

• Cui Hao admired Yun Li's Spirit Treasure sword and complained that he still had no weapon of his own, while Chen Baiqing suggested his Spirit Treasure might not be ready.
• Cui Hao teased Sandong by claiming that a master hitting a disciple showed closeness, until Chen Baiqing threatened to punch him and he changed his explanation.
• Li Yingling arrived and said Li Xingtian had been insisting that she beat him; Li Xingtian challenged her to settle the matter through their skills.
• Li Yingling and Li Xingtian stepped onto the Martial Performance Platform and prepared to fight with their Spirit Treasures.
• Chu Xingchen appeared and set odds on the duel, prompting Cui Hao to bet on Li Xingtian and Sandong to support Li Yingling.

Wang Lin’s squad investigated the surging auras on A Loving Family Peak and found Li Yingling and Li Xingtian sparring while Chu Xingchen hosted spectators. Yan Yun arrived and asked about Bai Xuanling’s sea of consciousness, but Chu Xingchen only hinted at the severity of her condition.

• Wang Lin’s squad returned from a mission and headed toward Seclusion Peak after sensing two powerful auras.
• Wang Lin and his companions discovered Li Yingling and Li Xingtian sparring on A Loving Family Peak and went down to greet Chu Xingchen.
• Chu Xingchen welcomed the squad and asked Wang Lin who he thought would win; Wang Lin favored Li Xingtian.
• More disciples gathered to watch the spar, but Chu Xingchen kept them out, and Yan Yun later arrived.
• Yan Yun asked Chu Xingchen about Bai Xuanling’s sea of consciousness, and Chu Xingchen replied that people saw a legend’s radiance but not her scars.

Yan Yun and Chu Xingchen watched Li Yingling and Li Xingtian spar while chatting with Wang Lin and the others. As the fight intensified, Li Yingling gained the advantage and prepared a powerful sword strike, but Li Xingtian refused to yield.

• Yan Yun told Chu Xingchen she thought Li Yingling would win the spar.
• Chu Xingchen brought tea to Wang Lin's table and eased the disciples' nervousness around Yan Yun.
• Yan Yun praised the Heavenly Derivation Sect's disciples and called Yun Li an extraordinary snake, while Cui Hao enthusiastically agreed.
• Li Yingling and Li Xingtian continued trading fierce blows, with Li Xingtian falling behind in spiritual power and divine abilities.
• Li Yingling gathered her flowing-water sword intent into her spirit sword and warned Li Xingtian she would strike hard, while he raised his saber and told her to watch out.

Li Yingling defeated Li Xingtian in a fierce spar at Sealed Peak, while Wukong and Winter Melon traveled to investigate a lead connected to Cui Hao. Winter Melon realized Wukong planned to rely on his status as a Buddhist Child and leave her to face the danger.

• Yan Yun and Wang Lin reinforced the martial arena Barrier as Li Yingling and Li Xingtian's powers threatened to break it.
• Li Yingling defeated Li Xingtian, who accepted his loss and praised her talent.
• Li Yingling encouraged Li Xingtian, and Yan Yun suggested they spar at True Martial Peak next time.
• Winter Melon complained that Wukong was taking her to investigate Cui Hao without a plan.
• Wukong told Winter Melon that, as the Buddhist Child, he would be safe and she would be the one in danger.

Wukong brought Winter Melon through the snow-covered Huaping Cloud Sea to a strange, dilapidated Buddhist temple within the Heavenly Derivation Sect's sphere of influence. There, an aged monk welcomed them inside, while Winter Melon remained suspicious and ended the chapter looking around the courtyard in surprise.

• Winter Melon confronted Wukong about his intentions, but he insisted he had no need to send her to her death.
• Wukong led Winter Melon on a winding journey for several days, and she realized they were headed to the Heavenly Derivation Sect.
• Wukong and Winter Melon arrived at a remote Buddhist temple surrounded by shallow marshland.
• Wukong stopped Winter Melon's divine sense from probing the temple, and an aged monk opened the hall doors and invited them in.
• Winter Melon hesitated until Wukong threatened to use Buddhist arts to invite her inside, then entered the courtyard and looked around in astonishment.

Wukong brought Winter Melon to an aged monk, who concealed the flow of karma in her body and agreed to return to the Buddhist Sect amid the coming upheaval. After leaving the temple, Wukong knocked Winter Melon unconscious with repeated punches so he could take her to see Chu Xingchen.

• Winter Melon discovered that the aged monk's faceless Buddha paintings could scrutinize her, while he saw that her emotions and spirit were disturbed.
• Wukong asked the aged monk to disguise Winter Melon's karma and consider returning to the Buddhist Sect, arguing that no one could remain uninvolved in the Great Calamity.
• The aged monk agreed to help and told Wukong to proceed without worrying about him.
• After several days, the aged monk finished altering Winter Melon's spiritual aura, then cleared the haze from her eyes.
• Winter Melon angrily demanded to know what Wukong had done, and Wukong punched her repeatedly before taking her away.

Wukong brought Winter Melon to the Heavenly Derivation Sect after disguising her Divine Sense, while Chu Xingchen suspected she had been planted to probe him. The chapter ended with Chu Xingchen drawing his sword on Winter Melon, who realized Wukong and the others had all deceived her.

• Wukong explained that a monk had altered Winter Melon's Divine Sense and offered to change her face by smashing half of it, angering her.
• At the Heavenly Derivation Sect, Chu Xingchen left Bai Xuanling and Xie Lingyu to meet Wukong and his companion.
• Bai Xuanling reminisced about her own difficult path and asked whether Chu Xingchen would become a legend; Xie Lingyu said she hoped he would not.
• Chu Xingchen noticed a [Seed of the Desire Demon] among Winter Melon's traits and suspected she had been sent to spy on him.
• Chu Xingchen accused Wukong and Winter Melon of pretending and pointed his sword at her, leaving Winter Melon staring at Wukong in hatred.

Chu Xingchen killed Winter Melon in front of Wukong, then arranged for her body to be disposed of while discussing the remaining demonic targets with him. Winter Melon survived through the Flower of the Venerable and escaped east, while Chen Baiqing let her go and reported the task complete.

• Chu Xingchen pierced Winter Melon with Myriad Forms and questioned Wukong about the remaining targets in exchange for leaving the Buddhist Sect to him.
• Winter Melon survived the strike with help from the Flower of the Venerable and overheard Chu Xingchen and Wukong discussing the betrayal of the demons.
• Chu Xingchen entered the Heavenly Derivation Sect with Wukong, leaving Chen Baiqing to oversee Winter Melon's supposed disposal.
• Chen Baiqing sent most of the disciples away and instructed two to burn Winter Melon's body farther from the sect.
• Winter Melon revived, struck a Heavenly Derivation Sect disciple with the flower's power, and escaped east as Chen Baiqing stopped the others from pursuing her.

Chu Xingchen brought Wukong to Heavenly Derivation Peak, where Wukong learned that Xu Linglong was likely a Heavenly Demon and chose to return to the Buddhist Sect. Meanwhile, Xu Linglong praised Winter Melon for reporting on Wukong, then began transforming her with the power of Origin.

• Chu Xingchen brought Wukong to Heavenly Derivation Peak and introduced him to Yan Yun.
• Wukong recounted meeting Xu Linglong, and Chu Xingchen and Yan Yun identified her as likely the Heavenly Demon Bai had driven off.
• Wukong decided to return to the Buddhist Sect despite Chu Xingchen warning that it could be dangerous, and Chu Xingchen left him with Yan Yun to exchange information.
• Chen Baiqing greeted Chu Xingchen outside the hall, and he teased her for copying his smile.
• Winter Melon told Xu Linglong that Wukong and demons in the Buddhist Sect were preparing to betray them, and Xu Linglong praised her report.
• Xu Linglong pressed a finger to Winter Melon's brow and caused her blood, Origin power, and Sea of Consciousness to surge in agony.

Winter Melon survived Xu Linglong’s painful bloodline evolution and pledged herself to the Venerable One, while Xu Linglong planned to pressure Boluo into confronting Chu Xingchen. At A Loving Family Peak, Yan Yun met Chu Xingchen, who expected Xu Linglong to make her next move.

• Winter Melon endured the Flowers of the Venerable’s torment and awakened a powerful energy in her bloodline.
• Xu Linglong and Baibo decided to pressure Boluo for support and spread word that a Demon had taken a Buddha’s seat in the Buddhist Sect, forcing Boluo to make trouble for Chu Xingchen.
• Winter Melon thanked Xu Linglong, promised to serve her, and left to recover.
• Xu Linglong and Baibo set out to make trouble for Boluo.
• Yan Yun visited Chu Xingchen at A Loving Family Peak, and they discussed Xu Linglong’s likely next move.

Xu Jin and Jing Qing investigated the demonic attacks ravaging Western Ox-He Continent and found Lychee gravely wounded in Huangliang City. As Xu Jin tried to give her a healing pill, Lychee begged him to save someone.

• Xu Jin explained that Demon Beasts were resonating with Demon Crystals and suspected demons were using them to divert attention from their schemes.
• Jing Qing condemned the Buddhist Sect for neglecting Western Ox-He Continent, and Xu Jin vowed to hold it accountable.
• Xu Jin and Jing Qing traveled toward Huangliang City, killing the demons they encountered along the way.
• Xu Jin found Huangliang City still inhabited but besieged, then secretly entered and searched for Lychee.
• Xu Jin found Lychee badly injured and gave her a healing pill, but she caught his wrist and begged him to save them.

Xu Jin healed Lychee, restored her protective Dharma Treasure, and questioned her about the demonic beast attacks ravaging the Western Ox-He Continent. After learning that the Buddhist Sect had not intervened and that the first reports came from the south, he sent Jing Qing to find Chu Xingchen while he headed for Bodhisattva Man to investigate.

• Xu Jin gave Lychee a pill, used spiritual power to clear the strange force from her wounds, and helped her recover.
• Lychee told Xu Jin she would remain in Huangliang City to keep her promises, and Jing Qing restored the protective Dharma Treasure Chu Xingchen had given her.
• Lychee reported that the demonic beasts were first reported by southern merchants and refugees, including someone from Bodhisattva Man, and that the Buddhist Sect had not acted.
• Xu Jin learned that most of the local Heavenly Patrol Bureau had been killed and said the Buddhist Sect would have to answer if it caused the disaster.
• Xu Jin told Jing Qing to return to Central Province and report everything to Chu Xingchen, while he went to Bodhisattva Man to investigate.

Jing Qing brought Xu Jin’s report about the Western Ox-He Continent to Chu Xingchen, who organized the Heavenly Derivation Sect, the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect, and the Great Dao Sect to intervene. The three sects issued a joint decree announcing their expedition to the Western Ox-He Continent to slay demons and defend the Dao.

• Jing Qing reached the Heavenly Derivation Sect and told Chu Xingchen about the discoveries in Huangliang City and Xu Jin’s conversation with Lychee.
• Chu Xingchen agreed to help and asked Lü Xuan to mobilize the Heavenly Derivation Sect; Lü Xuan assigned Yan Yun to assist him.
• Chu Xingchen, Jing Qing, and Yan Yun went to the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect, where Li Moze agreed to join the expedition and sealed a jade slip.
• The Great Dao Sect’s sect leader read the report and agreed to join, sending Yuyang Daozi to take part.
• On the third day of the seventh month, the three great sects announced that they would go to the Western Ox-He Continent to slay demons and defend the Dao.

As Huangliang City faced an overwhelming Demon Beast tide, Lychee and its defenders prepared to make their last stand. Chu Xingchen arrived, destroyed the beasts with a single sword strike, and brought a vast force of cultivators from the Central Province to aid the people of the Western Ox-He Continent.

• Lychee refused to abandon Huangliang City despite the burly man's urging, and the two prepared for an immense Demon Beast attack.
• Chu Xingchen arrived as an azure strike carved through the approaching beast tide and destroyed it.
• Lychee welcomed Chu Xingchen, who said he had reached the Spirit Transformation realm and was there to help the people of the Western Ox-He Continent.
• A vast host of cultivators from the Central Province flew toward Huangliang City, and Chu Xingchen urged the two regions to unite against their enemies.