Chapter Summaries

Xiao Hua learned that a Demon General’s split spirit had come to Xiaoyu Continent and was threatening Zhang Qingxiao, then chose to help him confront it. As the two prepared to deal with the threat, the Heavenly Demon Sect was established across Xi Kingdom, Meng Kingdom, and Lian Kingdom, catching the continent’s cultivators off guard.

• Zhang Qingxiao warned Xiao Hua that a Demon General’s split spirit might be hunting him and that even the two of them had less than a forty percent chance of defeating it.
• Zhang Qingxiao revealed that a demonic slip had ordered him to establish the Heavenly Demon Sect and go to Heaven Pillar Peak, and suspected Yin Meng had helped the intruder learn his plans.
• Xiao Hua stored Jiang Liuer in his space and agreed to help Zhang Qingxiao, who first headed to settle Jiang Liuer’s affairs before going to Heaven Pillar Peak.
• Zhang Qingxiao ordered the Heavenly Demon Sect established, and its branches took control of linked territories in Xi Kingdom, Meng Kingdom, and Lian Kingdom.
• The Heavenly Demon Sect defeated nearby sects that tried to interfere, while avoiding the mass slaughter many cultivators had feared.

Zhang Qingxiao and Xiao Hua traveled through snowy Heaven Pillar Peak, where Xiao Hua rescued people who fell from the mountain. The chapter ended with Xiao Hua questioning a group of reckless youths about what they had done wrong.

• Twenty days after founding the Heavenly Demon Sect, Zhang Qingxiao set out with Xiao Hua for southwestern Lian Kingdom.
• As the pair climbed snowy Heaven Pillar Peak, a man fell from above, and Xiao Hua flew off to save him.
• Xiao Hua returned and explained that he had waited until the falling man had lost hope so the experience would teach him a lasting lesson.
• Zhang Qingxiao and Xiao Hua found a group of freezing youths on the mountain path, and one boy slipped toward the cliff.
• Xiao Hua caught the boy, scolded the youths for climbing the snow-covered peak on a wager, and asked them to explain their mistake.

Xiao Hua and Zhang Qingxiao climbed Heaven Pillar Peak, where Zhang Qingxiao feared a powerful figure awaiting them. Yin Meng arrived and began revealing his purpose, leaving the confrontation poised as he addressed Zhang Qingxiao as Lord Ji Peng.

• Xiao Hua questioned the stranded youths about their recklessness, then flew them down to their worried parents at the foot of Heaven Pillar Peak.
• One youth told Xiao Hua he had come to seek an immortal elder because he bore a blood feud, but Xiao Hua left him behind and continued upward with Zhang Qingxiao.
• Zhang Qingxiao admitted he feared facing someone on the peak, while Xiao Hua encouraged him to press on; the two flew toward the summit.
• At the summit, Zhang Qingxiao and Xiao Hua spotted Yin Meng approaching, and Zhang Qingxiao angrily accused him of leaking information.
• Yin Meng greeted Zhang Qingxiao, questioned why he had come, then produced a demonic jade-like object and began addressing him as Lord Ji Peng.

Yin Meng confronted Zhang Qingxiao with evidence tying him to Shang Hua Ming and Xiao Hua, while accusing him of neglecting Lord Ji Peng’s orders and the Great Universe Shifting Token. After Xiao Hua revealed himself, he and Zhang Qingxiao moved to kill Yin Meng, who declared he would leave and take control of the Heavenly Demon Sect; Zhang Qingxiao realized the message from Lord Ji Peng had been a deception.

• Yin Meng questioned Zhang Qingxiao about his purpose in the Three Cultivation Kingdoms and his connection to Huanghua Ridge.
• Yin Meng revealed that he had learned about Shang Hua Ming, Zhang Qingxiao’s past, and Xiao Hua’s identity by investigating Bai Tianfeng and other clues.
• Yin Meng accused Zhang Qingxiao of hiding his connection to Xiao Hua and ignoring Lord Ji Peng’s interest in the Great Universe Shifting Token.
• Xiao Hua removed his disguise and threatened Yin Meng, while Zhang Qingxiao and Xiao Hua formed a pincer around him.
• Zhang Qingxiao said Yin Meng would not leave Heaven Pillar Peak, but Yin Meng declared he would take over the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• Zhang Qingxiao realized that the demonic jade slip and Lord Ji Peng’s supposed orders had been part of a plot, and that Lord Ji Peng had never come to the Three Cultivation Kingdoms.

Yin Meng revealed that he had long known Zhang Qingxiao’s origins and had lured him and Xiao Hua to Heaven Pillar Peak for the Great Universe Shifting Token. When Yin Meng’s demon command overwhelmed Zhang Qingxiao, Xiao Hua attacked, and the chapter ended with his Buddha Sarira dispelling Yin Meng’s demonic qi.

• Yin Meng confessed that Lord Ji Peng’s demon command had let him know Zhang Qingxiao’s origin and that he had arranged for Xiao Hua to bring the Great Universe Shifting Token to Heaven Pillar Peak.
• Xiao Hua tried to break the token and learned that it was far harder than an ordinary teleportation token, while Yin Meng refused to reveal its secret.
• Zhang Qingxiao attacked Yin Meng, but the demon command unleashed piercing cries and black threads that restrained and tortured him.
• Xiao Hua summoned his Buddha Sarira to block the demonic cries, then charged Yin Meng with the Five Elements As-You-Wish Staff.
• Xiao Hua’s Buddha Sarira used the Buddhist true word Lin to dissolve Yin Meng’s demonic qi and black threads.

Xiao Hua battled Yin Meng after Yin Meng transformed into a towering demonic body, while Xiao Hua continued trying to free Zhang Qingxiao from the demonic restriction. The fight escalated as Xiao Hua revealed his sword intent and Illusion Sword cultivation, and he ended the chapter striking Yin Meng with his As-You-Wish Staff.

• Xiao Hua used Buddhist true words to break the black threads restraining Zhang Qingxiao, while Yin Meng released demonic pressure and transformed into a giant demonic body.
• Xiao Hua struck Yin Meng with the As-You-Wish Staff, injuring his fist and forcing him to draw a massive spiked club.
• Xiao Hua and Yin Meng clashed weapons, and Xiao Hua was knocked backward as Yin Meng staggered.
• Xiao Hua sent Dream Slayer and Mountain Splitting after Yin Meng, then revealed sword intent that formed a heart sword and surprised Yin Meng with his Illusion Sword cultivation.
• Xiao Hua charged again with the As-You-Wish Staff, using thunderous momentum to strike at Yin Meng's demonic armor.

Xiao Hua fought Yin Meng, who revealed himself as Qingxuan, a deputy general of the Beijian Demon Domain, and unleashed powerful Demonic Flame. The chapter left Xiao Hua attacking Qingxuan with a giant sword while Qingxuan faced the sword’s formidable pressure.

• Xiao Hua struck Yin Meng with the As-You-Wish Staff while the Heart Sword wounded him from behind.
• Xiao Hua blasted Yin Meng’s lower body with fire talismans, but Yin Meng regenerated and covered himself in pitch-black Demonic Flame.
• Xiao Hua’s Buddhist true words caused Zhang Qingxiao’s demonic thorns to grow worse, leaving Xiao Hua unsure how to help him.
• Yin Meng revealed that his name was Qingxuan and that he served as a deputy general under Lord Ji Peng in the Beijian Demon Domain.
• Qingxuan trapped Xiao Hua’s flying swords in Demonic Flame and surrounded him with flames, but Xiao Hua transformed his sword qi into a giant sword and attacked.

Xiao Hua battled Qingxuan, using his flying swords, Samadhi True Fire, a talisman, and the Lightning Drawing Technique to break through Qingxuan’s black flames. Qingxuan recognized Xiao Hua as Thunderclap True Person’s disciple and, eager for revenge, prepared to resist his lightning.

• Xiao Hua smashed Qingxuan down with his giant sword, reclaimed Zhùmèng and Mountain Splitting, and used the Yin Yang Sword Gourds to attack him.
• Xiao Hua’s Lingmou Zhu Fire vanished in Qingxuan’s black flames, but his Samadhi True Fire held them back and opened a narrow gap.
• Qingxuan trapped Xiao Hua’s sword form in his Blood Marsh, while Xiao Hua discovered that the black flames blocked his Lightning Drawing Technique.
• Xiao Hua used an old talisman to tear open the flames and summoned heavenly lightning, forcing Qingxuan’s black flames to shrink.
• Qingxuan recognized Xiao Hua’s Thunder Control Technique, guessed he was Thunderclap True Person’s disciple, and vowed to kill him in revenge.

Xiao Hua killed Qingxuan with the Spirit Severing Primordial Light, only for Ji Peng to emerge from the collapsing black qi and trap him in Blood Drop Cave Heaven. Realizing Ji Peng had also been hiding within Yin Meng, Xiao Hua launched the sword light at him.

• Qingxuan used blood threads and demonic beast souls to counter Xiao Hua’s heavenly lightning, while Xiao Hua prepared a concealed strike with the Yin Yang Sword Gourds.
• Xiao Hua’s azure and crimson sword lights slipped past Qingxuan’s blood-light defense and severed his head, killing Qingxuan and Yin Meng.
• An unfamiliar voice emerged from the black qi and revealed knowledge of Xiao Hua’s Spirit Severing Primordial Light and demonic techniques.
• Xiao Hua recognized the voice as Ji Peng’s and realized Ji Peng had been sharing Yin Meng’s body with Qingxuan.
• Ji Peng surrounded Xiao Hua with Blood Drop Cave Heaven, and Xiao Hua sent the sword light into the black qi to attack him.

Xiao Hua fought Ji Peng in the Blood Drop Cave Heaven, but Ji Peng overpowered his treasures and revealed his plan to possess Xiao Hua’s body. Ji Peng captured Zhang Qingxiao and began transforming him, while Xiao Hua considered luring the Demon General into his Niwan Palace.

• Xiao Hua’s Spirit Severing Primordial Light and Yin Yang Sword Gourds failed to overcome Ji Peng’s defenses, and the bloody filth stained his flying swords.
• Xiao Hua attacked with the Sea-Overturning Seal, but Ji Peng used black flames to stop it and drew it into his own hand.
• Ji Peng revealed his huge blood-red demonic body, and Xiao Hua recognized it as the statue he had seen beneath Hundred Zhang Peak.
• Ji Peng explained that he wanted Xiao Hua’s powerful body for possession, while Xiao Hua pretended to fear him and considered using his Niwan Palace against him.
• Ji Peng pulled Zhang Qingxiao from the black qi and rebuked him for trying to kill him before sending blood light into his body.
• Zhang Qingxiao roared as the blood light struck him, then looked toward Xiao Hua with a resolute expression.

Xiao Hua fought Ji Peng as the Demon General tried to reclaim Emperor Luo’s Primordial Spirit and destroy Xiao Hua’s Buddha Sarira. Zhang Qingxiao resisted the takeover, while Ji Peng recognized the As-You-Wish Staff, and Qingxuan emerged from Ji Peng’s abdomen.

• Ji Peng immobilized Zhang Qingxiao and reached for his brow, but Xiao Hua struck Ji Peng’s arm with the Kunlun Mirror; Zhang Qingxiao then transformed into the giant Emperor Luo.
• Ji Peng realized Zhang Qingxiao had devoured Emperor Luo’s Primordial Spirit and tried to awaken Emperor Luo within him.
• Xiao Hua charged Ji Peng with the As-You-Wish Staff, smashed apart his bloody attacks, and tried to stop him from consuming the Buddha Sarira.
• Ji Peng recognized the As-You-Wish Staff as the Five Elements As-You-Wish Heaven-Piercing Staff, while Zhang Qingxiao roared that he would become a demon and resisted the takeover.
• Qingxuan suddenly emerged from a fissure in Ji Peng’s abdomen, clutching a wolf-toothed club.

Xiao Hua trapped Ji Peng and Qingxuan with Crimson Flame True Fire, Innate True Water, and Little Yellow, while Zhang Qingxiao devoured Ji Peng’s divided spirit to break free of his restraints and evolve. After Little Yellow swallowed Qingxuan, Xiao Hua withdrew his water barrier and found Zhang Qingxiao enclosed in a pulsing blood cocoon.

• Xiao Hua caught Ji Peng with Crimson Flame True Fire, but Ji Peng escaped the fiery net as a blood shadow and charged toward Zhang Qingxiao.
• Xiao Hua used Innate True Water to shield Zhang Qingxiao, then ensnared Ji Peng with soul threads and summoned Little Yellow to confront Ji Peng and Qingxuan.
• Xiao Hua stopped Little Yellow from eating Ji Peng and let Zhang Qingxiao devour Ji Peng’s divided spirit after Ji Peng tried to sow distrust between them.
• Little Yellow swallowed Qingxuan, and Xiao Hua sent him back into his space.
• Xiao Hua withdrew the Innate True Water and saw Zhang Qingxiao inside a pulsing blood cocoon in the sealed Blood Drop Cave Heaven.

Xiao Hua waited for Zhang Qingxiao to emerge from the blood cocoon and learned that he had been possessed by a Dilo, a demonic beast with the rare ability to gain other beasts’ powers. The two reaffirmed their bond, and Zhang Qingxiao revealed that a Demon Venerable had once come from Dilo.

• Xiao Hua stopped burning the remaining black qi and flames and waited as Zhang Qingxiao’s blood cocoon shrank over three days.
• Zhang Qingxiao emerged from the cocoon and admitted that he was a shell possessed by a Dilo, the lowest demonic beast in the Demon Realm.
• Xiao Hua congratulated Zhang Qingxiao, embraced him, and swore not to reveal his secret.
• Zhang Qingxiao explained that rare Dilo could gain the abilities of beasts they devoured, though doing so was difficult and dangerous.
• Zhang Qingxiao revealed that one of the Demon Venerables had come from Dilo, and Xiao Hua asked what cultivation level a Demon Venerable had.

Xiao Hua discussed his shortcomings in the battle with Ji Peng, identifying inadequate magic treasures, unsuitable spells, and Ji Peng’s control over the Blood Drop Cave Heaven. Zhang Qingxiao explained the limits of Xiao Hua’s cultivation and introduced the idea of rules, leaving Xiao Hua with more to learn about the cave heaven.

• Zhang Qingxiao explained the Demon Realm’s ranks and said Ji Peng had been a Demon General who outmatched Xiao Hua through experience and the Blood Drop Cave Heaven’s suppression.
• Xiao Hua named his weak magic treasures and lack of suitable spells as two shortcomings, and Zhang Qingxiao linked them to his unusually abundant magical power and physique.
• Xiao Hua proposed creating his own cultivation arts, but Zhang Qingxiao warned that he lacked the realm and comprehension to do so.
• Xiao Hua identified the Blood Drop Cave Heaven as his third shortcoming because Ji Peng could control its environment and gain the upper hand.
• Zhang Qingxiao explained that the cave heaven’s phenomena were rules shaped by Ji Peng’s Demonic Cultivation Techniques.

Xiao Hua learned that Zhang Qingxiao had absorbed Ji Peng’s memories and received Ji Peng’s Demonic Cultivation Techniques, including the Blood Drop Cave Heaven secret. They discussed Xiao Hua’s missing Phoenix Dharma Body and the possibility it could become an External Incarnation, while Zhang Qingxiao warned that Ji Peng might still threaten them.

• Zhang Qingxiao warned Xiao Hua that the Blood Drop Cave Heaven was powerful and that cultivating it might turn Xiao Hua into a demonic being, then gave him Ji Peng’s demon jade slips and memories.
• Xiao Hua told Zhang Qingxiao that he had lost his Phoenix Dharma Body in the void, and Zhang Qingxiao explained that finding it again would be extraordinarily difficult.
• Zhang Qingxiao reasoned that the Phoenix Dharma Body, with Xiao Hua’s Primordial Spirit inside it, might become an External Incarnation if it encountered an opportunity in the void.
• Zhang Qingxiao asked whether Xiao Hua could use Heaven and Earth Manifestation to cultivate another demon body, then gave him the jade slips he had collected.
• Zhang Qingxiao demanded the Great Shifting Heaven and Earth Token so he could destroy it, but after failing to find a way to do so, he told Xiao Hua to keep it.

After parting from Zhang Qingxiao, Xiao Hua headed north through Huan Kingdom, thinking over cultivation techniques and the cultivators bound for Xuntian City. His journey was interrupted when a gigantic Great Roc carrying a giant and a dwarf appeared above him.

• Xiao Hua accepted the blood ring, wolf-toothed club, and First Vice Sect Master token from Zhang Qingxiao, who said he would return to the Heavenly Demon Sect and purge Ji Peng's remaining forces.
• Xiao Hua refused to help the calculating youth at Heaven Pillar Peak, while Zhang Qingxiao flew down to investigate the youth's danger.
• Xiao Hua left for northern Huan Kingdom and scattered spirit seeds as he traveled.
• Xiao Hua considered how to understand the rules within his Sword Manifests the World and Heaven-Shaking Strike arts, and saw that several cultivators had gone to Xuntian City.
• A Great Roc's thunderous cry sent Xiao Hua falling, and he spotted a three-zhang giant and a crafty dwarf standing on its back.
• Xiao Hua took out the As-You-Wish Staff and descended cautiously as the Great Roc fixed its swordlight-like eyes on him.

Xiao Hua was confronted on an icy peak by Qi Peng, Gao Dazhuang, and Lian Xiaocao, who recognized him as the Dao Sect’s famed Terrifying Phoenix. The three debated fighting him, and Qi Peng insisted that only one of them could face him under the Sword Domain’s combat principles.

• The Great Roc transformed into Qi Peng, while Gao Dazhuang and Lian Xiaocao approached Xiao Hua on the ice peak.
• Qi Peng identified Xiao Hua as the Terrifying Phoenix and showed him the Sword Domain’s top bounty warrant, which also named Li Zongbao and Xiao Mao.
• Xiao Hua joked about the inaccurate portraits and low reward, while Lian Xiaocao declared that he wanted to fight Xiao Hua himself.
• Gao Dazhuang proposed that all three join forces, but Lian Xiaocao refused and insisted on a one-on-one battle.
• Qi Peng ruled that only one of them could fight Xiao Hua, saying that he would not abandon the Sword Domain’s principles even though their combined strength could ensure victory.

Xiao Hua faced Qi Peng, Lian Xiaocao, and Gao Dazhuang, and answered their resolve to kill him with powerful magic and an unexpected attack on Lian Xiaocao. The battle remained unresolved as Qi Peng stayed on guard and Gao Dazhuang’s warning appeared to reveal Qi Peng’s intentions.

• Qi Peng and Lian Xiaocao refused to let Xiao Hua leave, despite Gao Dazhuang warning that fighting him could cost them their lives.
• Qi Peng launched his Feathered Arrow Technique, and Xiao Hua used the Kunlun Mirror to summon a torrent of cyan wooden rods that clashed with the flying swords.
• Xiao Hua abruptly drew a massive spiked club and attacked Lian Xiaocao, who barely raised his own club to block the blow.
• Qi Peng kept the Kunlun Mirror in view and prepared to defend himself while Xiao Hua fought Lian Xiaocao.
• Gao Dazhuang urged Qi Peng not to be deceived by Xiao Hua’s apparent bravado, then fell silent when he noticed Qi Peng’s displeasure.

Xiao Hua battled Lian Xiaocao and discovered the Giant leader’s powerful secret techniques, but fled when Sword Transformation Sword Intent appeared in the north. Qi Peng pursued him through the air, and Xiao Hua counterattacked with the Yin Yang Sword Gourds.

• Xiao Hua and Lian Xiaocao exchanged fierce blows, and Lian Xiaocao activated a secret art that strengthened his body and spiked-club techniques.
• Xiao Hua struck Lian Xiaocao with the As-You-Wish Staff, but Lian Xiaocao’s bronze radiance absorbed the blow and healed the resulting swelling.
• Xiao Hua considered obtaining the Giants’ force-borrowing secret art, but Sword Transformation Sword Intent appeared to the north and alerted him to approaching Sword Transformation cultivators.
• Xiao Hua concealed his sword essence and fled south, while Qi Peng pursued him in Great Roc form and attacked with his talons and feathers.
• Xiao Hua evaded Qi Peng’s attacks, then launched two beams of Spirit Severing Primordial Light from the Yin Yang Sword Gourds toward Qi Peng’s left wing.

Xiao Hua severed most of Qi Peng’s wing but spared his life, then vanished into a mountain using an evasion technique. Qi Peng and Lian Xiaocao suspected Xiao Hua possessed Sword Transformation Sword Intent and might be a Sword Domain cultivator, while Gao Dazhuang returned with news of Xiao Hua’s lightning-fast escape.

• Xiao Hua severed most of Qi Peng’s left wing, spared his life in recognition of his honorable conduct, and disappeared into a mountain.
• Qi Peng regenerated his severed wing and returned to Lian Xiaocao, who said Xiao Hua had displayed Sword Transformation Sword Intent.
• Qi Peng and Lian Xiaocao feared Xiao Hua might be a Sword Domain Sword Transformation cultivator connected to the ambush in the Ten Directions Annihilation Great Formation, and agreed to guard their words.
• Gao Dazhuang returned and said Xiao Hua had evaded his underground pursuit before traveling south by lightning at incredible speed.