Chapter Summaries

Li Xia learned that the Dog General’s soul had been absorbed into the Demon Graveyard and received advice from the Old Immortal about pursuing the immortal path. Meanwhile, Naraku prepared the Five Elements Seal Great Array’s final nexus, bringing Kaguya’s release closer.

• The Dog General’s soul passed through the Demon Graveyard, where the Flying Demon Moth Tribe’s Inheritance Vessel absorbed it and sent it into the Underworld.
• The Old Immortal praised Li Xia’s rapid progress, urged him to pursue the immortal path, and advised him to obtain dried life essence from Immortal Erku.
• The Old Immortal gave Li Xia two Shikon Shards before returning to his wine vat.
• Naraku ordered Phantom Byakuya to place three sacred objects in lakes around Mount Fuji and had already placed a piece of Inuyasha’s Fire-Rat Robe in Lake Motosu.
• Naraku left Lake Yamanaka’s metal-attribute nexus as the final obstacle and planned to use the Dragon Head Pearl to release Kaguya.

Naraku went to the Illusion Forest to use Kanna and the Mirror of Life to drain the sealed Kaguya and steal her power. Kaguya revealed she had mastered the mirror, struck back, and escaped toward Lake Yamanaka with the Dragon Head Pearl.

• Naraku and Kanna reached the shrine beneath Mount Fuji, where the Mirror of Life held Kaguya sealed.
• Kanna reflected moonlight onto the Mirror of Life, allowing Kaguya to appear and speak with Naraku.
• Naraku challenged Kaguya and revealed his plan to drain her power through the mirror before devouring her.
• Kaguya asked whether Naraku had the Dragon Head Pearl, then attacked through the mirror, shattered his body, drove back Kanna, and seized the pearl.
• Kaguya made the Mirror of Life fly toward Lake Yamanaka, while Naraku realized he had underestimated her control of the mirror.

Kaguya escaped the Five Elements Seal with the Mirror of Life and overwhelmed Naraku in battle. As Li Xia watched from Mount Hakurei, Hojo Akitsune delivered the Heavenly Feather Robe there, leaving Li Xia surprised just as he prepared to set out.

• The Dragon Head Pearl sank into Lake Yamanaka, freeing Kaguya and giving her the Mirror of Life.
• Kaguya weakened Naraku’s attacks, absorbed his Backlash Wave, and returned it against him, forcing him to flee with Phantom Byakuya’s help.
• Li Xia watched the battle through moths and scorpions, judged Kaguya far more ruthless than he remembered, and realized she seemed free of the original plot’s constraints.
• After hearing about Kaguya, Sesshomaru welcomed the prospect of a worthy opponent, while Inuyasha set out toward Mount Fuji to retrieve his sleeve.
• Hojo Akitsune delivered the Heavenly Feather Robe to Mount Hakurei, where Li Xia found it in the bundle as he was preparing to leave.

Li Xia traded a Shikon Shard and the Peach Immortal’s staff to Immortal Erku for most of his essence core and his plant-essence extraction ability, while planning to use the Heavenly Feather Robe to draw Kaguya into a trap. After leaving Erku, Li Xia arrived at the Demon Spirit Great Sage’s Lotus Immortal Realm to seek help.

• Li Xia decided to keep the Heavenly Feather Robe concealed at Mount Hakurei until he was ready to use it as bait for Kaguya.
• Li Xia visited Immortal Erku and offered a Shikon Shard and the Peach Immortal’s Immortal Vine Staff in exchange for two-thirds of Erku’s essence core and his plant-essence extraction ability.
• Immortal Erku accepted the trade, encouraged by the offered treasures and Li Xia’s powerful shikigami; Mountain Demon copied Erku’s innate ability.
• Li Xia warned Erku that the Shikon Jewel could control him, then departed on Entei.
• Li Xia reached the Demon Spirit Great Sage’s Lotus Immortal Realm, a vast inner world hidden inside a small hut.

Li Xia had the Dragon Scale Fire-Tipped Spear and Tree of Ages Mask strengthened by two high-level Yōsen, then learned Inuyasha had been captured by Kaguya. With Inuyasha’s human heart sealed and his Demon Blood unleashed, Sesshomaru asked Li Xia to join him in confronting Kaguya.

• Li Xia refused the Old Immortal’s advice to become a demon and asked the Old Immortal and Demon Spirit Great Sage to channel their power into his weapons.
• The two Immortals purified the Dragon Scale Fire-Tipped Spear’s Demon Power and gave it High-Level Immortal Poison and High-Level Purification.
• Totosai arrived and used the Three-Eyed Ox to show Kaguya defeating and capturing Inuyasha after Naraku lured him to the Fuji Five Lakes.
• Li Xia and Sesshomaru saw that Kaguya had sealed Inuyasha’s human heart and turned him into a beast under her control.
• Sesshomaru asked Li Xia to accompany him to face Kaguya, forcing Li Xia to abandon his original plan to choose the battlefield.

Li Xia and Sesshomaru led a group to Lake Motosu to rescue Inuyasha before Kaguya’s influence erased his humanity. They saw through Dream Castle’s illusion and confronted demonized Inuyasha atop a many-headed water demon, with Bankotsu and Jakotsu moving to fight them.

• Li Xia gave the Heavenly Feather Robe to Master Hakushin, arranged guards and hidden reserves at Mount Hakurei, and split the forces heading for the Fuji Five Lakes.
• Li Xia rode on Sesshomaru’s tail and explained that his hometown’s lucky charms were Band-Aids, while Sesshomaru questioned what they were.
• At Lake Motosu, Sesshomaru and Li Xia recognized that the mountain and palace were illusions rather than the real Dream Castle.
• Jakotsu cut apart the fireballs erupting from the lake with the Leaf Demon Sword, and a many-headed Flood Dragon demon surfaced with demonized Inuyasha on its central head.
• Li Xia permitted Bankotsu and Jakotsu to engage the enemy, and the two advanced, each expressing interest in fighting Inuyasha.

Bankotsu and Jakotsu defeated Kaguya’s flood dragon while Bankotsu fought the frenzied, demon-transformed Inuyasha. Sesshomaru and Li Xia subdued Inuyasha, and Li Xia asked Kagome to seal him with her Sealing Arrow.

• Bankotsu clashed with Inuyasha and used Diamond Armor to withstand his attack before punching him in the face.
• Jakotsu severed the flood dragon’s remaining heads, killing Kaguya’s pet demon.
• Bankotsu released Dragon Power and overwhelmed Inuyasha with enhanced strength and speed.
• Sesshomaru struck Inuyasha in the abdomen, weakening his resistance, while Li Xia brought Kagome close.
• Li Xia asked Kagome to seal Inuyasha with her Sealing Arrow.

Li Xia’s group sealed Inuyasha and entered the Mirror of Life to confront Kaguya, while Naraku attacked the supposedly unguarded Inuyasha. A Sacred Arrow struck back from the woods, and Naraku recognized the figures who appeared there with shock.

• Li Xia persuaded Kagome and Sesshomaru to help seal the rampaging Inuyasha to a tree with a Sealing Arrow.
• Li Xia broke through the illusion concealing the Mirror of Life and opened a passage into the world inside it.
• Li Xia’s group entered the mirror world and headed toward Kaguya’s palace, leaving Inuyasha behind as bait for Naraku.
• Naraku, Kanna, Byakuya, and Princess Saro appeared and attacked the sealed Inuyasha.
• A Sacred Arrow from the woods destroyed Naraku’s tentacles, and Naraku saw several figures that left him stunned.

Naraku confronted Kikyo, Tōko, and Midoriko, whom Li Xia had gathered to fight him, and realized his human heart could keep him from attacking Kikyo while their powers threatened him. He fled, abandoning his designs on Kaguya.

• Naraku recognized Kikyo alive in a real body and learned that her Sacred Arrows could harm him.
• Kikyo mocked Naraku, while he realized Onigumo's human heart could make him hesitate to attack her and destabilize his body.
• Naraku recognized Tōko and recalled that her powerful barriers and spiritual abilities had already made him avoid confronting her.
• Midoriko introduced herself, and Naraku realized she was the legendary miko who created the Shikon Jewel.
• Naraku cursed Li Xia for assembling the powerful women and fled, giving up on pursuing Kaguya.

Midoriko and her allies trapped Naraku’s group at Lake Motosu with three overlapping barriers and attacked them with overwhelming force. Naraku struggled to escape or break through, while Inuyasha remained hanging from the tree.

• Midoriko, Shiori, and Tōko’s barriers sealed the area and prevented Naraku’s group from using Byakuya’s spatial escape.
• Mountain Demon burst from the ground and attacked Naraku with a massive Diamond Spearhead as Midoriko charged in on Kirara.
• Midoriko’s sword and purification power overwhelmed Naraku’s defense, nearly extracting his soul from his Myriad Demon Body.
• Byakuya and Princess Saro summoned hordes of lesser demons while Naraku, Kanna, and the others fought the team’s attacks inside the barrier.
• Naraku remained unable to break through the barriers and spotted Inuyasha still hanging from the tree.

Li Xia and his companions fought Kaguya inside Dream Castle, where she revealed powerful weapons and mirror abilities. Li Xia exploited her focus on a reflected attack to stab her from behind, then captured and sealed her body parts and Demon Heart for later study.

• Bankotsu and Jakotsu tested Kaguya's transformed hairpin swords, and she held her ground with her strength and precise defenses.
• Bankotsu struck with the enhanced Banryu Great Spear, but Kaguya caught it with a barrier wrapped around her hand.
• Kaguya regenerated after Jakotsu wounded her, then used the Mirror of Life's whips and Mirror Orb to counter the brothers' attacks.
• Li Xia absorbed the reflected attack, teleported behind Kaguya, and stabbed her before she could use the Mirror Orb.
• Li Xia cut off Kaguya's hands, feet, and head, removed her Demon Heart, and sealed each part separately while Sesshomaru watched with killing intent.

Li Xia and Sesshomaru discussed Sōunga and the power Li Xia had gained before joining the battle against Naraku. Naraku’s attempt to seize Inuyasha failed, while Kaguya and the others arrived as reinforcements.

• Sesshomaru recognized Li Xia’s increased strength, and Li Xia explained how he had received Sōunga and Tōga’s approval to keep it.
• Sesshomaru asked to test Bakusaiga against Sōunga, but Li Xia warned him that Naraku had arrived.
• Midoriko, Tōko, and Kikyo’s duplicate fought off Naraku’s demons and exposed his spider silk with sacred mist.
• Naraku sent a Demon Claw underground to capture Inuyasha, but Poison Flood Dragon emerged from Inuyasha’s Azure Dragon Bracelet and burned it away.
• Medicine Elder Poison Immortal, Demon Spirit Great Sage, and Totosai watched as Sesshomaru, Bankotsu, Jakotsu, Li Xia, and Kaguya arrived through a spatial ripple.

Li Xia taunted Naraku by embracing Kagome and Kikyo's Clone, driving him into a reckless attack that left him defeated. Naraku revealed that he had wished for Kikyo fifty years earlier and spent the years since searching for the Shikon Jewel, while Sesshomaru arrived to find the battle already over.

• Li Xia presented Kagome and Kikyo's Clone beside him and provoked Naraku by claiming he had won both their hearts.
• Naraku abandoned caution, charged Li Xia, and was overwhelmed by Midoriko's Sacred Arrows and the Poison Flood Dragon's Dragon Breath.
• Mountain Demon defeated Byakuya, Kanna, and Princess Saro as Naraku fell and admitted he had wished on the Shikon Jewel for Kikyo fifty years earlier.
• Naraku said he had searched for the Shikon Jewel ever since, hoping to gather its shards and wish for Kikyo again.
• Sesshomaru arrived with Bakusaiga and found himself unsure whom to attack, while Princess Saro recognized him.

Naraku used Princess Saro and a reflected Backlash Wave to trap Sesshomaru at close range, hoping to absorb him. Tenseiga’s barrier protected Sesshomaru, leaving Naraku enraged as the battle continued.

• Naraku ordered Princess Saro to approach Sesshomaru, then used Byakuya and a copied Tessaiga to turn the Wind Scar into a clash of Backlash Waves.
• Naraku redirected the combined Backlash Wave toward Princess Saro, while Kanna detonated Kanna’s Mirror and disrupted the Mountain Demon.
• Sesshomaru dismissed the danger to Princess Saro and used Bakusaiga to disperse the incoming whirlwinds.
• Naraku’s barrier absorbed the Backlash Wave and reflected it at close range toward Sesshomaru, who could not evade in time.
• Tenseiga’s barrier activated and shielded Sesshomaru from the Backlash Wave, thwarting Naraku’s attempt to absorb him.

Li Xia and Sesshomaru defeated Naraku, and Sesshomaru granted Princess Saro's final request by destroying her demon body. Kagura intervened to save Kanna, and Li Xia prepared to remove Naraku's lingering influence while making Kanna consider the cost to Kagura's freedom.

• Sesshomaru used Bakusaiga to destroy Naraku's regenerating body, and Li Xia bound the remaining flesh with Spirit-Sealing Talismans.
• Naraku ruptured Princess Saro's Demon Heart, and Sesshomaru granted her request by destroying her and her fused demon body with Bakusaiga.
• Li Xia killed Phantom Byakuya and moved to kill Kanna, but Kagura blocked him and pleaded for her sister's life.
• Kagura offered to have Kanna perform a dangerous task in exchange for sparing her, but Entei prevented Kagura from leaving.
• Sesshomaru asked Li Xia to eliminate Naraku completely, then departed; Li Xia asked Kanna whether she wanted Kagura to lose her freedom again.

Li Xia used the Medicine Immortal Valley’s vats to remove Naraku’s lingering marks from Kanna and Kagura, then fused Kanna’s Mirror with the Mirror of Life and contracted Kanna as his eighth Shikigami. On the way back, he reassured Kagome that Kohaku’s Shikon Shard had already been purified, then offered to tutor her for her upcoming exams.

• Li Xia and the others brought Kanna and Kagura to Medicine Immortal Valley, where the Old Immortal helped rebuild Kanna’s Mirror and Li Xia sealed Naraku’s remnant soul.
• Li Xia extracted Kanna’s demon soul, repeatedly reforged her body to remove Naraku’s marks, and returned her soul to her new vessel.
• Kagura let Kanna’s Mirror draw out her souls, and Li Xia sealed the hidden Naraku soul he found inside her before her soul returned to her body.
• Li Xia removed the remaining marks from the Mirror of Life, fused it with Kanna’s Mirror, and contracted Kanna as his eighth Shikigami.
• On the way back, Li Xia told Kagome that he and Master Hakushin had already purified Naraku’s arrangements on Kohaku and his Shikon Shard.
• Li Xia told Kagome to prepare for her high school entrance exams and offered to tutor her.

Li Xia returned to Water Cedar Junior High and drew attention from Kagome’s classmates with his closeness to her and his superhuman athletic ability. After school, he and Kagome discussed what to do with the Shikon Jewel, then walked home together as her friends realized she had a boyfriend.

• Li Xia and Kagome entered their classroom together, prompting classmates to gossip about their relationship.
• Kagome’s friends Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi questioned her about Li Xia, but the bell interrupted them before she could explain much.
• During PE, Li Xia’s extraordinary performance intimidated the boys who had hoped to challenge him.
• After volleyball, Li Xia wiped sweat from Kagome’s forehead, and she said she felt more relaxed now that they had found all the Shikon Shards.
• Li Xia and Kagome discussed whether to destroy the Shikon Jewel or let it remain, noting that Miss Midoriko had not asked them to destroy it.
• Li Xia and Kagome walked home hand in hand while Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi remarked that Kagome had been the first of them to get a boyfriend.

Li Xia advanced his spirit cultivation by performing Transference on Kaguya and Naraku, bringing his Yang Spirit to 98%, then decided to seek another way to create Kagari. He found Midoriko in the Sengoku Era and stopped her from destroying Cook Rat’s cupboard before speaking with her privately.

• Li Xia and Kagome studied together, passed their high school entrance exams, and spent the vacation together while his feelings for her deepened.
• Li Xia performed Transference on Kaguya’s remnant soul, raised his Yang Spirit to 87%, and mastered her curse arts, including Still Water, Clear Mirror.
• Li Xia performed Transference on Naraku’s remnant soul and raised his Yang Spirit to 98%, though Naraku’s corruption nearly tainted the Shikon Jewel.
• Li Xia considered creating Kagari from the evil of the human world, then thought of Midoriko and decided to seek another plan.
• Li Xia found Midoriko after she defeated Cook Rat, stopped her from destroying Cook Rat’s cupboard, and went with her to a nearby grove.

Li Xia persuaded Midoriko not to destroy the Shikon Jewel, proposing that she help him purify it and use it to preserve the remnants of powerful mikos. He offered Midoriko and future guardian mikos revived clay bodies and a chance to experience ordinary lives before guarding the Jewel from within.

• Li Xia asked Midoriko whether she wanted to remain in the mortal world or find release from the Shikon Jewel.
• Midoriko questioned why Li Xia wanted to keep the Jewel despite the suffering it had caused, and he argued that a purehearted miko could gradually fill it with goodness.
• Li Xia explained that Midoriko's revived presence could help prevent Kagari from overpowering Naohi and keep the Jewel from becoming tainted again.
• Li Xia proposed storing guardian mikos' remnant souls in the Jewel and reviving them in clay bodies, so they could later help humanity face demons.
• Li Xia offered the Blood Coral Jewel and the Four War Gods' Cloning Technology so guardian mikos could experience ordinary lives before helping him watch over the Shikon Jewel.

Li Xia persuaded Midoriko to help him preserve accomplished miko in the Shikon Jewel and prepare a way for them to live again in clones, while he planned to tame the jewel’s demon souls and claim control of it. After more than a year passed, Li Xia turned eighteen and married the woman he loved at a Li Family hotel near Mount Fuji.

• Li Xia proposed using miko blood, cloning technology, and Mount Penglai to prepare clone bodies and preserve the miko’s spiritual power and four souls seeds for future lives.
• Midoriko accepted the proposal, and Li Xia gave her seven Shikon Shards to gather forces representing goodness.
• Li Xia asked Midoriko to help free Naohi and Kagari from the Shikon Jewel and planned to subdue its demon souls outside the jewel before returning them marked by him.
• Li Xia planned to use Midoriko, shikigami contracts, spatial skills, and Sesshomaru’s Tenseiga to secure control of the Shikon Jewel.
• More than a year later, Li Xia celebrated his eighteenth birthday and married the woman he loved at a luxurious Li Family hotel near Mount Fuji.