Chapter Summaries

Li Xia’s elaborate wedding made Li Zhun reflect on his youngest son’s unexpected achievements, while Li Xia kept the Higurashi Family’s importance understated to avoid exposing the Bone-Eater’s Well. After the ceremony, Li Xia and Kagome spent their wedding night together, unaware that another soul inside Kagome was nervous too.

• Li Zhun considered how Li Xia’s success had raised the family’s standing and decided not to interfere in his children’s lives.
• Li Xia reasoned that an open passage between the Modern Era World and the Demon World could provoke wars, so he avoided drawing attention to the Higurashi Family.
• After the wedding ceremony, Li Xia and Kagome entered the bridal chamber.
• Kagome helped the tired, tipsy Li Xia with water and a head massage, then received a text from Yumi and the others.
• Li Xia carried Kagome to the bedroom, while another soul inside her watched nervously.

Li Xia and Kagome grew closer while Kikyo, trapped as a soul inside Kagome, experienced their intimacy through her senses. After recovering enough soul power, Kikyo drew Kagome into a dream to reveal herself, leaving Kagome delighted and asking where she was.

• Li Xia comforted Kagome after the formation barrier at Sunset Shrine was attacked and its backlash hurt her.
• Kikyo involuntarily experienced Kagome's feelings for Li Xia through their shared body and struggled against her own growing attachment.
• After Kagome fell asleep, Kikyo used the Dream-Entry Technique to bring her into a special dream space.
• Kagome recognized Kikyo and joyfully asked whether she was still alive and where she was.

Kikyo asked Kagome and Li Xia for the clone kept at Mount Penglai so she could live another life, while Li Xia and Kagome later reunited with Miroku in the Demon World. After discovering that Koharu was being forced into a marriage, Miroku prepared to intervene, and Li Xia gave him a cultivated left arm.

• Kikyo asked Kagome to persuade Li Xia to give her the clone at Mount Penglai, and Kagome realized Kikyo had been sharing her experiences from within her.
• Li Xia learned that Kikyo had been following him and Kagome, then worried about how they would manage while Kikyo's weak soul remained in Kagome's body.
• More than two years later, Li Xia and Kagome reunited with Miroku, who said he believed his destined match had arrived.
• Miroku took Li Xia and Kagome to Oil Village to see Koharu, but found her welcoming the Oil Family's young master as her groom.
• Li Xia pointed out that Koharu's smile was forced and that she was being controlled, prompting Miroku to turn back and stop the wedding.
• Li Xia gave Miroku a cultivated left arm, and Miroku broke down in tears as he thanked him.

Miroku arrived in the village where Koharu was being forced to marry the Oil Family's young master and rescued her after she stabbed him. Around a campfire, Koharu recalled how Miroku had once promised to marry her, and Li Xia and Kagome learned she had waited for him ever since.

• Koharu stabbed the Oil Family's young master with scissors when he tried to claim her as his bride, and the villagers turned against her.
• Miroku charged through the crowd, knocked down the men preparing to beat Koharu, and punched the young master with his restored left arm.
• The young master recognized Miroku from an earlier encounter and ordered the Oil Family's servants to take him away.
• Miroku reunited with Koharu and embraced her, while she told him she had missed him and waited for him to come back.
• Koharu recalled that Miroku had once asked her to bear his child when she was eleven and had later rescued her from a demon, leaving Li Xia and Kagome shocked by her story.

Li Xia and Kagome left Miroku and Koharu together and traveled to Mount Hakurei, where Sesshomaru prepared for his coming battle with Kirinmaru. Li Xia agreed to guard against Kirinmaru’s allies and other opportunists, and Sesshomaru accepted his invitation to rest at the mountain and spend more time with Rin.

• Koharu asked Miroku to take her with him and bear his children, and Miroku accepted her affection.
• Li Xia and Kagome left Miroku with supplies and rode Entei to Mount Hakurei.
• Li Xia reunited with Sesshomaru and asked whether he needed help before his fight with Kirinmaru.
• Li Xia offered to watch for Kirinmaru’s Four Perils and other enemies while Sesshomaru fought.
• Sesshomaru accepted Li Xia’s offer to stay at Mount Hakurei, where he could also spend more time with Rin.

Li Xia and Sesshomaru discussed Kirinmaru’s awakening and the threat he posed, then Li Xia arranged training to prepare Sesshomaru for their coming battle. Sesshomaru faced Li Xia’s Three Great Shikigami in the Demon Spirit Great Sage’s secret realm.

• Rin joyfully welcomed Sesshomaru back to Mount Hakurei.
• Sesshomaru told Li Xia that Kirinmaru may have awakened after disturbances involving Manganomaru, Bakusaiga, or Kaguya.
• Li Xia considered Kirinmaru’s history and strength, and concluded Sesshomaru knew far less about him than Kirinmaru likely knew about Sesshomaru.
• Li Xia asked Sesshomaru to fight his Three Great Shikigami for several days to prepare for Kirinmaru, and Sesshomaru eagerly agreed.
• Li Xia summoned Poison Flood Dragon, Mountain Demon, and Moryomaru in the Demon Spirit Great Sage’s secret realm, where Sesshomaru’s battle began.

Kirinmaru awakened to prepare for the Demon Spirit Star’s return and decided to test Sesshomaru, hoping to gain the power to resurrect someone dear to him. He and his followers arrived at the Cloudtop Heavenly Palace, where Sesshomaru, Li Xia, and the others were waiting for the coming battle.

• Kirinmaru recalled how he and Tōga had once sent the Demon Spirit Star’s fragments and dark demons into the Underworld, and resolved to face Sesshomaru in hopes of resurrecting her.
• Kirinmaru dismissed Inuyasha as an unworthy half-demon and considered the human Li Xia’s shikigami methods unusual.
• Kirinmaru sensed Qiongqi’s ambition to act independently but chose to postpone dealing with her until after the battle.
• Riku reported that the preparations were complete, and Kirinmaru set out with the Four Fiends and Shirō.
• Sesshomaru, Li Xia, and the others waited at the Cloudtop Heavenly Palace as lights appeared on the horizon, signaling Kirinmaru’s arrival.

Sesshomaru and Kirinmaru began a battle in the sea of clouds while Shirō and her allies reached the Celestial Cloud Palace. When Inuyasha arrived, Li Xia learned why Kirinmaru and Shirō hated half-demons, and Shirō prepared to kill him as Sesshomaru’s mother and Li Xia moved to protect him.

• Kirinmaru accepted Sesshomaru’s challenge, and the two Demon Kings headed into the sea of clouds to fight.
• Shirō, Riku, and the Four Perils descended on the Celestial Cloud Palace, where Inuyasha arrived to help his brother.
• Sesshomaru’s mother urged Inuyasha to leave, but Shirō recognized him as a half-demon and declared that he deserved to die.
• Li Xia read Riku’s thoughts and learned that half-demons had killed Kirinmaru’s daughter Rion, driving Kirinmaru and Shirō’s hatred of them.
• Sesshomaru’s mother claimed Inuyasha as her guest and stood against Shirō, while Li Xia stepped between the sides and urged Inuyasha to leave.

Shirō blamed Inuyasha and his mother for Tōga’s death, while Kirinmaru drew Inuyasha into his fight with Sesshomaru. Under Kirinmaru’s lethal pressure, Inuyasha awakened his demon blood while keeping his human reason and charged back into battle.

• Shirō revealed her lingering love for Tōga and accused Inuyasha and Izayoi of causing his death, while Myōga urged Inuyasha to flee.
• Kirinmaru intercepted Inuyasha and challenged him and Sesshomaru to fight together, hoping to defeat them and have Sesshomaru use Tenseiga to resurrect Rion.
• Sesshomaru refused to rely on Inuyasha, but Kirinmaru attacked Inuyasha to force him into the battle.
• Inuyasha’s new sword failed to stop Kirinmaru’s attack, and Sesshomaru intervened with Bakusaiga to destroy the incoming spears.
• Facing mortal danger, Inuyasha awakened Tōga’s demon blood while retaining his human reason, then charged at Kirinmaru to prove himself.

Inuyasha’s bloodline awakening unleashed power beyond six stars, but he and Sesshomaru struggled to cooperate against Kirinmaru, who continued to dominate their fight. Kirinmaru decided to use the battle to temper Tōga’s sons.

• Inuyasha’s Demon Sword awakened alongside his bloodline, allowing him to clash with Kirinmaru’s Flying Slash far more effectively.
• Li Xia realized that Tōga had sealed some of his Wild Soul’s Demon Power in Inuyasha, and that Inuyasha’s training had helped release it.
• Kirinmaru reflected on his long efforts to revive his daughter Rion and his plan to have Sesshomaru research Tenseiga.
• Sesshomaru and Inuyasha’s poor teamwork let Kirinmaru overpower them, so Sesshomaru told Inuyasha to stand down.
• Inuyasha refused to withdraw, and Kirinmaru resolved to give Tōga’s sons a proper tempering.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru combined the Backlash Wave and Azure Dragon Strike to reflect Kirinmaru’s attack, but Kirinmaru then summoned a starry domain to bombard them. Li Xia tried to intervene, only to be challenged by Chaos; his two powerful Shikigami appeared and left Chaos—and the onlookers—stunned.

• Inuyasha struggled against Kirinmaru’s relentless attacks until Sesshomaru used Meido Zangetsuha to divert the Explosive Shattering Spear Break away from him.
• Sesshomaru and Inuyasha combined Azure Dragon Strike with the Backlash Wave and reflected Kirinmaru’s Shifang Annihilation.
• Kirinmaru summoned a starry domain filled with Proto-Stars, and Li Xia realized the attack threatened the brothers.
• The Four Perils blocked Li Xia with Chaos’s Eight Trigrams Formation, so Li Xia prepared to break through with the Fire-Tipped Spear.
• Chaos challenged Li Xia’s Shikigami and summoned the Wind and Thunder Lions and the Blue Ogre.
• Li Xia summoned the Poison Flood Dragon and Moryomaru, startling Chaos, the Princess of the Immortals, Shirō, and Kirinmaru.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru received portions of Tōga’s power, giving Sesshomaru the strength to face Kirinmaru and allowing Tōga to guide Inuyasha in battle. As the brothers fought among the falling stars, the Princess of the Immortals wondered whether she too should seek a human partner.

• Inuyasha awakened more of his demon power with Izayoi’s lipstick, while Tenseiga split Tōga’s power between him and Sesshomaru.
• Sesshomaru’s aura surged as a gigantic blue-and-white cloud dog formed behind him, and Kirinmaru recognized Tōga’s power.
• Inuyasha wielded Sōunga through Tōga’s fiery-red energy form, destroying the falling stars as Tōga coached him on fighting Kirinmaru.
• Tōga explained Kirinmaru’s abilities and urged Inuyasha to treat the battle as a chance to hone himself rather than focus on winning.
• Shirō taunted the Princess of the Immortals, who retorted that she had once been with Tōga and privately wondered why she could not seek a human partner too.

After defeating Kirinmaru, Li Xia realized the loss had driven him toward despair because he believed his chance to resurrect Rion was gone. Li Xia and Sesshomaru offered to help, and Kirinmaru reluctantly turned back to seek their aid.

• Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, and their father defeated Kirinmaru, who feared he had lost his chance to resurrect Rion and might eventually destroy the world.
• Li Xia asked Myōga about Rion and explained his suspicion that Kirinmaru had fought to bring his daughter back to life.
• Li Xia asked Sesshomaru to use Tenseiga to resurrect Rion, and Sesshomaru agreed.
• Harun caught up with Kirinmaru and invited him to return to the Celestial Cloud Palace to discuss resurrecting Rion.
• Shirō urged Kirinmaru to accept Sesshomaru's help, reminding him that they had no right to refuse it out of pride.

Sesshomaru used Tenseiga to destroy the Underworld Messengers around Rion, but her damaged Demon Heart kept her from being fully revived. Li Xia offered Kirinmaru another way to save her: use Rion’s revitalized blood to cultivate a replacement Demon Heart, leaving Kirinmaru with renewed hope.

• Sesshomaru used Tenseiga to slay the Underworld Messengers, but Rion’s returning vitality began to fade.
• Kirinmaru and Shirō despaired over Rion’s condition, while Sesshomaru explained that Tenseiga could not fully revive someone whose Demon Heart had been destroyed.
• Li Xia asked Kirinmaru whether Rion’s Demon Heart was damaged, and Sesshomaru confirmed that its destruction prevented a complete resurrection.
• Li Xia revealed that he could use Tenseiga-revived blood from Rion to cultivate a Demon Heart with the same functions in a year or two.
• Kirinmaru eagerly thanked Li Xia and bowed to him, hopeful that Rion could still be saved.

Li Xia and Kagome parted from Inuyasha, who chose to pursue his dream of becoming a great demon without relying on the Shikon Jewel. As Li Xia and Kagome traveled away, they discussed Inuyasha’s feelings and worried over how Kikyo’s possible revival might affect their relationship.

• Li Xia asked Inuyasha what he planned to do, and Inuyasha said he would train to become a great demon like Tōga.
• Li Xia offered Inuyasha the Shikon Jewel’s power or other help, but Inuyasha refused and wished Li Xia and Kagome happiness before leaving.
• As Li Xia and Kagome rode Entei away, Kagome asked about the strange feelings she had sensed between Li Xia and Inuyasha.
• Li Xia told Kagome that Inuyasha had once liked her, then reassured her that he would not hurt her if Kikyo returned.
• Kagome suggested that they live in the Sengoku Era to avoid complications, while Li Xia struggled to respond to her willingness to accept the situation.

Three months after returning to Mount Penglai, Li Xia helped Kikyo reunite with her soul and awaken in a cloned body, with Kagome’s consent. Kikyo joined Li Xia and Kagome in his arms, leaving him hoping the moment was not a dream.

• Li Xia returned to Mount Penglai and asked Kagome and Kikyo’s strengthened soul if they were ready for Kikyo’s resurrection.
• Kikyo recalled how Li Xia had repeatedly protected her and realized she had fallen in love with him, while explaining why her bond with Inuyasha had ended.
• Kagome agreed to let Kikyo use the clone’s body, saying she did not want Kikyo to fade away or Li Xia to grieve.
• Kikyo’s soul entered the cloned body, and she awakened inside the cultivation pod.
• Kikyo joined Kagome in Li Xia’s arms, and Li Xia hoped he would never wake from what felt like a dream.

Li Xia intercepted Demon Spirit Star fragments before they could strike Earth and captured the evil spirits inside them. Afterward, he recognized that even powerful Demon Kings had limits and that he still had a long way to go.

• Kirinmaru and Sesshomaru agreed to let Li Xia handle the approaching Demon Spirit Star fragment while they stood by.
• Li Xia used Mountain Demon and the Poison Flood Dragon to halt the fragment in the sky.
• Li Xia sealed the fragment inside a Sacred Barrier and sent it through a spatial rift to the Demon Graveyard.
• The Tree of Ages drew out and absorbed the fragment’s evil spirits into the Flying Demon Moth Lineage Inheritance Vessel.
• When the Demon Spirit Star shed dozens of fragments, Li Xia prevented every one from reaching the ground and reflected on the limits of Demon Kings.

After returning from the Sengoku Era, Li Xia reunited with Kagome and Kikyo and their combative infant daughters, then discussed the Higurashi family's future with them. He reassured Kagome that even if Grandpa Higurashi and Higurashi's Mother could not become Immortals, he would find another path to extend their lives.

• Li Xia returned to Sunset Shrine with Kagome and Kikyo and playfully embraced their daughters, Li Yaoyao and Li Qinghan, who were fighting and haughtily dodged his kisses.
• Kagome asked Higurashi's Mother and Grandpa Higurashi whether the little girls had caused trouble while she and Li Xia were away.
• At dinner, Li Xia and Kagome urged Grandpa Higurashi and Higurashi's Mother to try cultivation methods that could help them become human Immortals, and they agreed to give them a try.
• Li Xia reflected that Kagome and Kikyo lacked the talent to practice Immortal Arts, and that Grandpa Higurashi and Higurashi's Mother knew this was why they had hesitated.
• Later, Li Xia comforted Kagome by promising to find another path to immortality for her family if they could not become Immortals.

Li Xia met the Star God, also called Tenshin-ō, and agreed to aid him in exchange for guidance on surpassing human limits. Wary of being caught in the god’s conflict with Takamagahara, Li Xia moved his family and assets to the continent and arrived at Mount Longhu to stay with Li Qin and Li Yang.

• Li Xia set out for the continent but was stopped by a Light Gate, from which the Star God emerged.
• The Star God explained his conflict with Takamagahara’s chief gods and revealed that he had secretly recruited promising allies such as Kirinmaru.
• Li Xia agreed to make one all-out effort for Tenshin-ō within his capabilities, and the god promised to fulfill one request about advancing beyond humanity’s limits.
• After the Star God departed, Li Xia feared the consequences of becoming useless to him and decided to move his family somewhere beyond Tenshin-ō’s reach.
• Li Xia took Kagome, Kikyo, his daughters, and the others to the continent, then traveled to Mount Longhu to stay with Li Qin and Li Yang.
• At Mount Longhu, Li Xia sensed two powerful presences beneath the earth and realized they were tamed Spirit Beasts.