Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan contemplated the Dao of life and death, then used his insight to create and control a world of changing life and death, advancing to the late stage of the True One Realm. He left the Reincarnation Land to seek sagewood, while Yue Chan remained in secluded cultivation.

• Yue Chan decided to undergo an immortal blood baptism in the Bone Cauldron to try to cultivate a second strand of immortal qi, and Lin Fan stood guard outside her cultivation cave.
• Lin Fan resolved to pursue the True One Path through the Dao of life and death and understood life and death as the origin from which all things arose.
• Lin Fan used his Innate Divine Arts to manifest plants, mountains, rivers, an ocean, stars, and other phenomena, repeatedly making them flourish and decay.
• Lin Fan's cultivation advanced to the late stage of the True One Realm, and he realized he needed sagewood to reach the next realm.
• Lin Fan left a Spirit Body by Yue Chan's cave and sent his true body out to ask about and search for sagewood.

Lin Fan heard that the Great Unity Heavenly Art inheritors had been killing young talents and learned that the major Dao Lineages were holding a Demon-Hunting Gathering in Violet Star Province. He arrived in the ancient city, disguised as a Golden-Winged Roc cultivator, and headed toward Dragon Head Peak to attend uninvited.

• Lin Fan heard rumors that Great Unity Heavenly Art inheritors had killed the Demon Dragon Dao's successor and attacked other prodigies, prompting the Dao Lineages to organize a gathering.
• Lin Fan decided to attend the Demon-Slaying Gathering and concealed his cultivation at the Venerable Realm.
• Lin Fan reached the ancient purple city, where cultivators discussed the Immortal Palace Successor and the possibility that the Heaven Mending Sect's Little Fiend would attend.
• Lin Fan disguised himself in roc feathers and learned that the gathering was being held atop Dragon Head Peak.
• Lin Fan headed toward Dragon Head Peak without an invitation.

Lin Fan reached Dragon Head Peak for the Demon-Hunting Gathering, where the Immortal Palace Successor, Di Chong, arrived to great acclaim. As a speaker disparaged Lin Fan to praise Di Chong, Qingyi challenged the gathering’s claims by bringing up Di Chong’s reported defeat and capture by Lin Fan.

• Lin Fan climbed Dragon Head Peak and spotted a sign barring the Young Demon King and dogs from entering.
• Yue Chan’s Secondary Body, known as Fairy Qingyi, played the Moonlight Song as the gathered Heavenly Talents listened.
• Di Chong arrived, and many prodigies welcomed the Immortal Palace Successor while others remained unmoved.
• A young man praised Di Chong by disparaging Lin Fan, prompting Lin Fan to memorize his face.
• Qingyi questioned the young man’s defense of Di Chong and mentioned the rumor that Di Chong had lost to Lin Fan and been captured alive.

At a gathering of prodigies, Qingyi and Feng Wu challenged Di Chong’s reputation by recounting the Young Demon King’s victories and confirming he was stronger than those present. Di Chong denied that the Young Demon King was still his rival, but his evasive answer fueled doubts about his defeat, while Yao Kun lost face and lashed out at Qingyi.

• Yao Kun and other prodigies praised Di Chong and dismissed rumors that the Young Demon King had captured him alive.
• Qingyi listed the Young Demon King’s victories, and Feng Wu backed her up, saying he was stronger than everyone at the gathering.
• Di Chong refused to confirm the rumors and said the Young Demon King had wasted his talent by igniting his divine fire.
• The prodigies grew less reverent toward Di Chong, though Yao Kun continued defending him because he knew about his primary and secondary bodies.
• Qingyi reminded Yao Kun that the Young Demon King had killed and eaten his sect’s former successor, and Yao Kun called her a bitch.

Lin Fan, disguised as a Golden-Winged Roc, attacked Yao Kun for insulting Qingyi and swiftly captured him. The Immortal Palace Successor then asked Lin Fan to spare Yao Kun’s life.

• Lin Fan struck Yao Kun with a cup of wine after hearing him insult Qingyi, then rebuked him and mocked the Demon Dragon Dao Sect.
• Yao Kun summoned a Flood Dragon phantom and attacked Lin Fan, who answered with a finger strike that pinned him beneath a great roc.
• Yao Kun revealed his purple demon dragon form and struggled, but Lin Fan broke his resistance and sealed him in a cauldron.
• Qingyi watched Lin Fan with recognition and curiosity as the Immortal Palace Successor asked him to spare Yao Kun.

Lin Fan humiliated the Immortal Palace Successor Di Chong, then agreed to fight him at the same level after Di Chong challenged him to prove his fairness. Di Chong sought a chance to escape the beating, while Lin Fan accepted, amused by the misunderstanding over his age and cultivation.

• Lin Fan overwhelmed Di Chong's Human Immortal technique with his Sun Power and struck him down in one blow.
• Lin Fan slapped Di Chong out of the hall and rebuked the Immortal Palace, while Qingyi recognized him but denied knowing him to Feng Wu.
• Di Chong tried to use a Precious Artifact, but Lin Fan slapped him again before he could act.
• Di Chong realized Lin Fan was not a Venerable and challenged him to fight at the same level, calling him Senior.
• Lin Fan agreed to give Di Chong a fair chance, amused by his attempt to stall and unaware of Lin Fan's true age.

Lin Fan defeated Di Chong on Dragon Head Peak and was exposed as the Heaven Mending Sect's Little Fiend. After Di Chong ordered his Old Servant to kill Lin Fan, Lin Fan slew the servant with a strike of Sword Qi powered by three wisps of Immortal Qi.

• Di Chong unleashed his strongest arts, but Lin Fan's Great Peng fist shattered the Human Immortal Seal, Bronze Hall, and Great Halberd, leaving Di Chong grievously wounded.
• The Old Servant arrived to protect Di Chong and used a Bone Mirror to reveal Lin Fan's true identity as the Heaven Mending Sect's Little Fiend.
• Di Chong recognized Lin Fan, erupted in fury, and ordered the Old Servant to kill him.
• Lin Fan mocked the Old Servant and killed him instantly with Sword Qi, revealing three wisps of Immortal Qi and shocking the crowd.

Lin Fan revealed that he had cultivated three strands of immortal qi, defeated the Immortal Palace Successor, and sent Di Chong fleeing with a divine talisman. Later, he met Qingyi beside Spirit Lake, teased her about Yue Chan, and explained that Yue Chan had ignited her divine fire and was cultivating immortal qi.

• Lin Fan's three strands of immortal qi shocked the crowd, while Di Chong and the others regretted mocking him.
• The Immortal Palace Successor used a World-Breaking Divine Talisman to escape Lin Fan, who then left with the Golden Crane's corpse.
• News of Lin Fan's breakthrough and victory spread, and Di Chong swore revenge from the Upper Realm.
• Lin Fan met Qingyi beside Spirit Lake and joked that Yue Chan would soon have his child, alarming Qingyi before he revealed the prank.
• Lin Fan told Qingyi that Yue Chan had ignited her divine fire and was cultivating immortal qi, then explained what had happened over the past few years.

After the Demon Dragon Dao Sect’s Cult Master complained to the Heaven Mending Sect, Lin Fan asked for sagewood and learned it might be in the deadly Uninhabited Zone. Determined to enter the forbidden land and pursue the Sacred Sacrifice realm, Lin Fan set out with Heavenly God Qingyang accompanying him.

• The Demon Dragon Dao Sect’s Cult Master confronted the Heaven Mending Sect over Lin Fan killing two heirs, but departed after the Sect Master dismissed it as a dispute among juniors.
• Lin Fan asked Heavenly God Qingyang about sagewood, and Qingyang found a Bone Scripture recording that a deceased elder had seen it in the Uninhabited Zone.
• Qingyang warned Lin Fan that the Uninhabited Zone was deadly, but Lin Fan insisted on going there to obtain sagewood for the Sacred Sacrifice realm.
• Three days later, Lin Fan left for the Uninhabited Zone, and Qingyang caught up to accompany him despite Lin Fan’s objections.

Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang entered the Uninhabited Zone and survived its deadly black wind and blood-streaming graves. Lin Fan continued deeper along an elder’s route while deliberately leading the pursuers behind them into danger.

• Lin Fan entered the Forbidden Land despite Heavenly God Qingyang’s warning, and several powerful pursuers followed to kill him and claim his body for the Netherworld.
• Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang traveled above the silent forest, then fled when a destructive black whirlwind swept toward them.
• Lin Fan concluded that the black blood carried by the wind was likely a remnant of a supreme figure, and the pair continued along the elder’s route.
• Blood-streaming ancient graves attacked Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang, but Lin Fan used his Chaos Magical Artifact to blast through one and escape.
• Heavenly God Qingyang vowed to prove his usefulness after Lin Fan tried to reassure him, while the pursuers struggled through dangers and pressed onward for a possible treasure.
• Lin Fan had already noticed the pursuers and deliberately led them deeper into the Uninhabited Zone.

Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang crossed the Uninhabited Zone and found the Sagewood grove, where Black Ant Insects attacked them in overwhelming numbers. As Heavenly God Qingyang faltered, Lin Fan unleashed the Human Emperor Banner’s lightning against the swarm.

• Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang encountered a withered blade of grass whose sword qi destroyed a Cult Master-level yin soul, then left it alone.
• After weeks of travel and repeated dangers, Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang reached the Sagewood grove.
• Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang discovered Black Ant Insects covering the sagewood and fought them as the swarm attacked.
• Heavenly God Qingyang struggled against the growing insect army and called on Lin Fan to take over.
• Lin Fan wielded the Human Emperor Banner and scorched the mass of insects with lightning.

Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang reached a sagewood grove, where an ancient arm with an eye in its palm recognized Lin Fan’s Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and nearly triggered a clash with the Human Emperor Banner. After the arm fell dormant, Lin Fan chose to begin Sacred Sacrifice in the grove while Qingyang stood guard.

• The Human Emperor Banner subdued the mad Evil Insects and cleared the way for Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang to reach a grove of sagewood.
• Lin Fan and Qingyang found a five-foot-long arm on an altar, and its palm eye opened and fixed them with a terrifying gaze.
• The Human Emperor Banner awakened and faced the arm, but the arm withdrew its aura before a battle began.
• Lin Fan decided to undergo Sacred Sacrifice in the grove and gave the Human Emperor Banner to Qingyang to guard him.
• Qingyang offered Lin Fan divine weapons to protect his realm, but Lin Fan refused and chose to rely on his own power.

Lin Fan underwent the sagewood’s sacred sacrifice while the Heavenly Gods pursuing him tried to disrupt his cultivation. After an Insect Army drove the pursuers away, Lin Fan resumed tempering himself, unaware that the Underworld Clan’s Heavenly God had returned with a Divine Conch.

• Lin Fan began the sacred sacrifice, and strange lights and visions appeared as the sagewood tempered his body, soul, and Dao.
• Several Heavenly Gods arrived outside the grove and tried to provoke Lin Fan, but he planned to kill them after completing the sacrifice.
• A Heavenly God from the Demon Dragon Dao hurled a refined boulder at the grove, rousing an Insect Army that forced the pursuers to flee.
• The Immortal Palace’s Heavenly God used a replica Mirror of Years to locate Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang again.
• Lin Fan resumed his secluded cultivation, while the Heavenly God from the Underworld Clan blew a Divine Conch and declared that Lin Fan would die.

Lin Fan endured ten perilous rounds of sacred sacrifice within the ancient forest, refining his Dao foundation and reaching the new realm. After attaining strength capable of matching a Heavenly God, he prepared to hunt the enemies waiting outside.

• The Heavenly Gods unleashed sonic attacks against Lin Fan, but his Immortal Dao battle armor protected him as he continued his secluded cultivation.
• Lin Fan suffered repeated losses of cultivation from sacred sacrifice, refused to use an artifact in his place, and recovered each time.
• Heavenly God Qingyang urged Lin Fan to stop risking himself, but Lin Fan continued and refined his Dao cultivation through successive sacrifices.
• On the tenth round, Lin Fan completed sacred sacrifice, broke through his restraints, and greatly increased his strength.
• Lin Fan looked toward the forest's edge and declared that it was time to begin the hunt.

Lin Fan completed his breakthrough into Sacred Sacrifice, studied the realm’s dramatic fluctuations, and emerged from seclusion after learning their pattern. He faced three Heavenly Gods waiting outside the Small Woods and declared that he would kill them all himself.

• Lin Fan overcame the disorienting effects of his breakthrough and consolidated his cultivation while Heavenly God Qingyang guarded him.
• Lin Fan observed his strength fluctuate between Sacred Sacrifice and Divine Fire for half a month, learning that each peak or trough lasted two to four days.
• Lin Fan ended his seclusion and found three Heavenly Gods from the Netherworld, the Demon Dragon Dao Sect, and the Immortal Palace waiting outside the Small Woods.
• The Immortal Palace Heavenly God demanded Lin Fan’s secrets, while the Netherworld Heavenly God moved to separate him from Heavenly God Qingyang.
• Lin Fan declared that Heavenly God Qingyang would not need to help and that he would kill all three Heavenly Gods himself.

After entering the Sacred Sacrifice realm, Lin Fan fought three Heavenly Gods and proved strong enough to overwhelm them. He killed the Demon Dragon Dao Sect Heavenly God and turned on the badly wounded Underworld Clan Heavenly God.

• Lin Fan revealed that he had reached the Sacred Sacrifice realm, then struck the Underworld Clan Heavenly God with overwhelming strength and Kunpeng’s divine ability.
• Lin Fan sealed the Underworld Clan Heavenly God’s escape, while the Demon Gate Dao Sect Heavenly God tried to trap him inside a Heavenly Net Umbrella.
• Lin Fan shattered the umbrella, crippled the Demon Gate Dao Sect Heavenly God, and beheaded him with his Sword Embryo.
• The Immortal Palace Heavenly God attacked with the Human Immortal Seal, but Lin Fan countered it with his Golden Willow art and killed the Demon Dragon Dao Sect Heavenly God.
• Lin Fan stored the dead Flood Dragon in his cauldron, then pierced the Underworld Clan Heavenly God’s chest with a willow branch.

Lin Fan defeated the Immortal Palace's Heavenly God after surviving his Taiyin Divine Water ambush and used Star River Transformed from a Thought to destroy him. Heavenly God Qingyang arrived as the battle ended, while Lin Fan stood victorious.

• Lin Fan killed the Underworld Clan's Heavenly God and pursued the fleeing Immortal Palace's Heavenly God.
• The Immortal Palace's Heavenly God trapped Lin Fan in a formation and submerged him in Taiyin Divine Water as Heavenly God Qingyang arrived.
• Lin Fan escaped the trap using the Black Gold Armor and Reincarnation Disk, then caught and wounded the Immortal Palace's Heavenly God.
• The Immortal Palace's Heavenly God attempted to detonate cursed green bronze, but Lin Fan froze him with Star River Transformed from a Thought and reduced him to ash.

After Lin Fan killed three Heavenly Gods, he ignored Qingyang’s warnings and used the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to search the Uninhabited Zone for another fragment. The disk spirit sensed a nearby piece and led Lin Fan and Qingyang through a passage toward an ancient teleportation array.

• Lin Fan regretted killing the three Heavenly Gods because he had lost the chance to eat their meat.
• Lin Fan refused to leave the Uninhabited Zone and summoned his half of the Reincarnation Disk to locate another fragment.
• The Divine Disc spirit awakened, explained that each fragment had its own deity, and opened a passage for Lin Fan to follow.
• Qingyang hurried through the closing passage after Lin Fan, unwilling to cross the dangerous restricted area alone.
• The Divine Disc led Lin Fan and Qingyang toward an ancient teleportation array, and Lin Fan wondered why it had become so proactive.

Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang followed the Reincarnation Disk into a secluded immortal realm and arrived at a gathering hosted by an immortal manor. There Lin Fan encountered Huang but concealed his identity and introduced himself as Shi Ritian.

• Lin Fan and Heavenly God Qingyang entered a vast purple bamboo forest and were transported into an ancient, immortal-looking realm.
• The White Qilin accused Lin Fan of wanting to eat it and Qingyang of trying to abduct it before its young mistress arrived and led them toward the immortal manor’s gathering.
• Lin Fan learned that Huang had arrived a few days earlier, while he and Qingyang toured the peaceful realm with the young girl and the qilin.
• Phoenix Maiden introduced Lin Fan and Qingyang to a group of young cultivators, including Huang, who was practicing techniques with a young man carrying the Bright Immortal Gold Sword.
• Lin Fan concealed his appearance and told the others not to reveal his identity before introducing himself to Huang as Shi Ritian.

Lin Fan, using the false name Shi Batian, challenged Shi Hao to a sparring match at the gathering, and the two revealed powerful techniques and matching skill. Their sword arts ended in a draw, while Shi Hao grew increasingly suspicious that Lin Fan knew his past and abilities.

• Lin Fan claimed to be Shi Hao's ancestor Shi Batian, then accepted Shi Hao's challenge and fought him using only their physical bodies.
• At the crowd's urging, Lin Fan and Shi Hao began a serious match, trading the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Ability and thunder techniques before both revealed three strands of immortal qi.
• Shi Hao used Reincarnation Fist against Lin Fan's Life and Death Fist, but Lin Fan's technique pierced through or assimilated Shi Hao's attack, prompting Shi Hao to activate Immunity to All Techniques.
• Shi Hao drew the Great Luo Sword Embryo, and Lin Fan revealed that he knew its origins before bringing out his own five-element Sword Embryo.
• Lin Fan and Shi Hao exchanged the Immortal Tribulation Sword Art, and their sword intents canceled each other out in a draw.