Chapter Summaries

Sesshomaru learned from Old Man Bonsai that Inuyasha’s demon blood could overwhelm him without Tessaiga’s protection. Meanwhile, Hojo Tsuna sent Akitsune to carry the dangerous Blade of Qian toward northeastern Musashi, where Li Xia observed the Hojo Clan’s considerable strength.

• Sesshomaru questioned Old Man Bonsai about Inuyasha’s transformation, and Bonsai explained that Inuyasha’s demon blood could consume his human heart and make him lose control.
• Old Man Bonsai revealed that Tessaiga protected Inuyasha from that danger, and Sesshomaru left with Rin and Jaken pondering what he had learned.
• After demons attacked the Hojo Clan’s territory, Hojo Tsuna ordered Akitsune to carry the Blade of Qian northeast and draw demons away from the clan’s lands.
• Li Xia passed Akitsune and observed that the Hojo Clan had many powerful Monks, shrine maidens, Shinkan, and Onmyōji.

Li Xia seized the Blade of Qian from Hojo Akitsune and persuaded him that it had been sealed at Mount Hakurei, then met Sesshomaru and offered the Heaven and Earth Longsword in exchange for Tessaiga. Sesshomaru watched as Li Xia handed the sword to its captured smith, Ginkotsu, to demonstrate its power.

• Li Xia found Hojo Akitsune on the road and took the Blade of Qian from him, leaving the two Hojo warrior monks behind in confusion.
• Li Xia brought Hojo Akitsune to Mount Hakurei, pretended to seal the sword there, and sent him home with advice to bring other troublesome relics to the mountain.
• Sesshomaru sensed Li Xia approaching, and Jaken caught Rin when the Poison Flood Dragon’s wind nearly knocked her off A-Mō.
• Li Xia told Sesshomaru that Kagura had lost an arm to him and offered the Heaven and Earth Longsword in exchange for getting Tessaiga back for Inuyasha.
• Li Xia gave the Heaven and Earth Longsword to its captured smith, Ginkotsu, and asked him to demonstrate its power.

Sesshomaru fought Ginkotsu and discovered the Heaven and Earth Longsword could absorb demon power, but overwhelmed Ginkotsu with his own immense strength and claimed the blade. After Li Xia revealed he wanted Tessaiga to keep Inuyasha’s demon blood under control, Sesshomaru denied having anyone to protect and left with Jaken and Rin.

• Ginkotsu’s sword appeared to cut Li Xia in two, but Jaken recognized the scene as an illusion, while Sesshomaru ordered him to take Rin away.
• Sesshomaru clashed with the Heaven and Earth Longsword using Oni Cutter, then Tessaiga, and found that the blade stole demon power from his weapons.
• Ginkotsu unleashed a devastating attack, but Li Xia shielded Rin, Jaken, and A-Mō with a barrier.
• Sesshomaru poured out his overwhelming demon power, causing Ginkotsu to burst apart and leaving the Heaven and Earth Longsword embedded in the ground.
• Li Xia admitted he wanted Tessaiga to suppress Inuyasha’s demon blood, but Sesshomaru denied having anyone to protect, discarded Tessaiga, and departed with Jaken and Rin.

Li Xia discovered that Sesshomaru’s month of nurturing had restored Tessaiga and that Kagura’s wind demon power greatly strengthened its Wind Scar. Fearing Naraku might devour the sealed Ryūkotsusei, Li Xia set out with Mountain Demon to move the giant demon to Mount Hakurei, and their journey began attracting fame across the Demon World.

• Sesshomaru refused Li Xia’s offer of Kagura’s left arm, and Li Xia kept it with a Shikon Shard before discovering that Tessaiga had grown light again after Sesshomaru nurtured it.
• Li Xia used Kagura’s left arm to wield Tessaiga and found that her wind power strengthened Wind Scar, whose attack tore through a forest and hillside.
• Li Xia worried that Naraku could use his recovered strength and Shikon Shards to devour the sealed Ryūkotsusei.
• Li Xia ordered Mountain Demon to drag Ryūkotsusei toward Mount Hakurei so Naraku could not reach him easily.
• Li Xia and Mountain Demon traveled north by night, startling humans and demons and gaining fame in the Demon World.

Li Xia traveled to Mount Hakurei with Yunya and his seven disciples, carrying the sealed great demon Ryūkotsusei. After sealing Ryūkotsusei on the mountain, Li Xia asked Hakushin to suppress him enough to obtain blood from his heart.

• Yunya and his seven disciples stopped Li Xia, confirmed that Mountain Demon and the Poison Flood Dragon were his contracted demons, and learned he planned to seal Ryūkotsusei at Mount Hakurei.
• Li Xia invited Yunya and his disciples to travel with him, and they rode with him for two nights to Mount Hakurei.
• Mountain Demon hurled Ryūkotsusei's corpse onto Mount Hakurei, where Li Xia completed the sealing while Yunya and his disciples witnessed it.
• Yunya and his disciples departed to continue subduing demons, and Li Xia asked Hakushin to suppress Ryūkotsusei so he could take blood from the demon's heart.
• Li Xia told Hakushin about Ryūkotsusei's history with Tōga, and Hakushin agreed they could act against the dragon demon.

Li Xia spent days carving Ryūkotsusei apart while keeping the Dog General’s seal intact, feeding the flesh to the Great Katsura Tree Mask and poison flood dragon. The poison flood dragon reached five-star strength, but its demon power strained Li Xia, so he paused the feast and asked Hakushin to reinforce the seal.

• Li Xia tested Ryūkotsusei’s forehead with Tessaiga and the Rain-Calling Spear, finding the face too tough to penetrate at first.
• Li Xia scraped through nearly a meter of facial skin, then spent three days cutting away Ryūkotsusei’s inner flesh while the Great Katsura Tree Mask and poison flood dragon consumed it.
• The Great Katsura Tree Mask and poison flood dragon grew stronger as Ryūkotsusei remained dormant, with no sign that his soul had awakened.
• Ten days later, the poison flood dragon reached five-star strength, and Li Xia ordered it to stay quiet and shrink back into mask form.
• Li Xia found that wearing the upgraded Dragon Mask made the flood dragon’s demon power strain his body, so he stopped feeding it more flesh for now.
• Li Xia asked Hakushin to reinforce the seal after revealing that nearly half of Ryūkotsusei’s body had been eaten and much of the flesh around his heart had been hollowed out.

Li Xia revived Bankotsu in a reinforced clay body and recruited him to guard Mount Hakurei, promising to revive the Band of Seven if he served well. After giving Bankotsu the reforged Banryu Great Spear, Li Xia went to find Sesshomaru and suggested exploring Tenseiga for a surprise.

• Li Xia decided Mount Hakurei needed a gatekeeper and chose to revive Bankotsu.
• Enju and Li Xia awakened Bankotsu in a clay body reinforced with diamond powder and Ryūkotsusei's bones, and Li Xia explained its powers and weaknesses.
• Bankotsu agreed to guard the seal after Li Xia promised to revive Jakotsu and, if Bankotsu performed well, the rest of the Band of Seven.
• Li Xia gave Bankotsu the Banryu Great Spear, which he had reforged with dragon teeth, and described plans to strengthen it by having Bankotsu slay demons sealed within Mount Hakurei.
• Li Xia went to find Sesshomaru and suggested visiting the Medicine Elder Poison Immortal to see whether Tenseiga held another surprise.

Li Xia brought Sesshomaru to the Medicine Elder Poison Immortal so he could learn whether Tenseiga held a hidden contingency like Tessaiga, and Sesshomaru met his father inside the Immortal Wine. Meanwhile, Naraku obtained the Demon-Blocking Wall, and a mysterious miko’s actions at Midoriko’s remains drew the interest of a young Shinkan.

• Li Xia suggested that Tenseiga might contain a contingency, prompting Sesshomaru to seek the Medicine Elder Poison Immortal.
• Naraku found the Demon-Blocking Wall inside the sleeping Mount Yama Man and killed the demon after taking it.
• A graceful miko did something to Midoriko’s body, leaving a holy light in her chest, and a young Shinkan later considered using her lingering souls in his imitation Shikon Jewels.
• The Medicine Elder Poison Immortal put Tenseiga and Sesshomaru into separate wine vats, where Sesshomaru encountered his father, Tōga.
• Li Xia brought Rin into the wine-vat world, and Tōga asked Sesshomaru whether he had already found his answer.

Li Xia told the Dog General how Sesshomaru had helped Inuyasha, prompting the father to acknowledge his eldest son's care and explain the power and purpose of Tenseiga. The conversation left Sesshomaru reassured of his father's affection, while Li Xia's question about why the Dog General had not used Tenseiga to save himself remained unanswered.

• Rin told the Dog General that she loved staying with Sesshomaru, and he was pleased to learn that Sesshomaru had saved her with Tenseiga.
• Li Xia described Sesshomaru's help to Inuyasha, including confronting Naraku and returning Tessaiga, while Sesshomaru denied that he had helped his brother.
• Moved by Li Xia's account, the Dog General praised Sesshomaru and told him to seek Totosai and learn Meido Zangetsuha from Tenseiga.
• The Dog General explained how Sesshomaru could complete Meido Zangetsuha by confronting Shinigami Oni and clarified that Tessaiga's barrier protected against other great demons.
• Sesshomaru felt reassured that his father cared for him, and Li Xia asked why the Dog General had not used Tenseiga to save himself after Ryūkotsusei wounded him.

The Dog General explained why Sesshomaru had been unable to wield Tenseiga to save him and why Ryūkotsusei had nearly killed him. Li Xia realized that Tōga had faced Ryūkotsusei while his swords were unusually incomplete, then asked whether someone had deliberately targeted him.

• The Dog General told Sesshomaru that Tenseiga required compassion and someone the wielder wanted to protect, explaining that Sesshomaru’s answer long ago had shown he met neither condition.
• Sesshomaru understood why his father had left him Tenseiga and began blaming himself, but the Dog General reassured him that his death was not Sesshomaru’s fault.
• Li Xia asked about Ryūkotsusei, and the Dog General described the demon’s exceptional physique, immense demonic power, and ability to counter Meido Zangetsuha.
• The Dog General explained that Tessaiga had lost Meido Zangetsuha and other techniques, while Tenseiga was newly forged, so his three swords had been incomplete when he fought Ryūkotsusei.
• Li Xia concluded that Ryūkotsusei had attacked when the Dog General was at an unusually vulnerable point and asked whether someone had targeted him.

Li Xia suspected that someone had manipulated Ryūkotsusei into fighting the Dog General on the day Izayoi gave birth, and he identified Shinigami Oni and Musubi as possible culprits. As the Dog General began improving Li Xia’s transformed left arm, he also hoped the young man could help reconcile Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

• The Dog General reviewed the enemies he had made and wondered who could have arranged his fatal fight with Ryūkotsusei.
• Li Xia pointed to Tenseiga and suggested that Musubi or Shinigami Oni might have had motives to target the Dog General.
• Li Xia argued that Shinigami Oni had both a grudge and the means to lure Ryūkotsusei into battle, and Sesshomaru and the Dog General found his reasoning persuasive.
• The Dog General urged Sesshomaru to join Inuyasha in defeating Shinigami Oni, hoping the brothers would grow closer, and considered recruiting Li Xia as a retainer.
• The Dog General noticed that Sesshomaru’s demon power had transformed Li Xia’s left arm into a Kirin Arm and infused it with golden motes to strengthen it further.

Li Xia gained a Kirin Arm, physical enhancements, and several useful techniques from the Dog General before leaving Sesshomaru and returning to his companions. He learned that Inuyasha had recently gone berserk while fighting the Flower Emperor, and returned Tessaiga to him.

• The Dog General strengthened Li Xia’s body and left arm, bringing his arm strength close to five-star level and granting him a Kirin Arm.
• The Dog General gave Li Xia military and monk legacies, and Li Xia identified Spirit-Calling Artifacts, Sutra Scrolls, and faith-powered artifacts as especially useful.
• Li Xia reasoned that Ryūkotsusei had been badly weakened by his old battle with the Dog General and had underestimated Inuyasha, making Inuyasha’s victory a stolen kill.
• Li Xia said goodbye to Sesshomaru, went to Mount Hakurei, and returned to Kaede’s Village the next day.
• Miroku, Kagome, and the others told Li Xia how the Flower Emperor had trapped them in sorrowful illusions until Inuyasha’s demon blood awakened and Kagome finished the demon with an arrow.
• Li Xia gave Tessaiga back to Inuyasha and remarked on how often his companions nearly got wiped out.

After the Flower Emperor’s defeat, Li Xia learned that Inuyasha’s group had collected no Shikon Shards and returned to the modern world. He rallied the Li Family to destroy the Smith Family and supplied them with spirits and demons for the coming fight.

• Li Xia explained that Sesshomaru had secretly protected Inuyasha and helped restore Tessaiga, which could now unleash a powerful Wind Scar with a casual slash.
• Li Xia returned to the modern world after telling Inuyasha’s group to train in the village, and buried coffins beneath a temple near the Bone-Eater’s Well.
• Li Xia told the Li Family elders that the Smith Family might discover he was alive and move against them, so he wanted to strike first.
• The Li Family elders unanimously agreed to wipe out the Smith Family rather than surrender their gains.
• Li Xia gave the family about a hundred Soul Collectors and several powerful demons from Mount Hakurei to strengthen them for the battle.

The Li Family strengthened its forces and traveled to Evergreen State to attack the Smith Family’s strongholds. After secretly clearing the outer defenses, the Li Family’s assault on the Smith Family’s ancient castles was exposed by a patrolman, leaving the battle poised to begin.

• Li Xia helped three forebears switch to body cultivation and gave them enhanced Clay Dummy Bodies, then led the Li Family’s forces out on the Poison Flood Dragon.
• The Li Family traveled underwater to Evergreen State and divided its members into squads to target the Smith Family’s outlying settlements and main grounds.
• The family head ordered the younger generation to eliminate Smith Family blood descendants in the outlying towns while other squads cleared the surrounding area.
• The Li Family surveyed the Smith Family’s estate and used Hundred Demons Bats, Shikigami, and a Concealment Barrier to approach its castles undetected.
• Soul Collectors silently killed the Smith Family’s concealed and visible sentries, but a patrolling Death Warrior discovered the breach and shouted an alarm.

Li Xia led the Li Family’s assault on the Smith Family, using Mountain Demon and coordinated monsters and spirits to overwhelm the castle complex. By dawn, the Smith Family’s escape routes had been cut off and the battle was over, leaving the estate in ruins.

• The Li Family head activated signal jammers and ordered an immediate all-out assault while Li Xia summoned Mountain Demon.
• Mountain Demon smashed through the Smith Family’s defenses as bullets, missiles, and a magical barrier failed to stop it.
• Former family head Will Smith realized the attack was linked to the Shikon Shards and ordered his people to flee by air, ground, and underground routes.
• Li Xia and Mountain Demon used illusions to mislead the Smith Family while monsters and spirits attacked fleeing helicopters and blocked the other escape routes.
• After a night of fighting, the Smith Family’s castle complex lay devastated and the battle had ended.

After the Li Family defeated the Smith Family, Li Xia discovered eight Shikon Shards among their spoils and learned the jewel had been formed from the souls of powerful beings at the start of the End of Dharma Age. He returned to the Sengoku Era to see Kagome, but a scripture hidden under his clothes began heating as she rushed into his arms.

• The Li Family’s ghost legion, demons, and three clay-bodied ancestors overwhelmed the Smith Family, and the family left the battlefield while disguising the attack as Mountain Demon’s rampage.
• The Li Family cataloged ancient lineages’ legacies and other spoils before the fifth elder presented Li Xia with eight depleted Shikon Shards found by Thunderbird.
• Li Xia recognized the shards as additional fragments that might recover their power after passing through the Bone-Eater’s Well, but decided against attacking the other American titan families and accepted the shards from the clan elders.
• Li Xia learned from his ancestors that the Shikon Jewel had been created from the souls of the world’s last great demons and cultivators, then shattered during a conflict among immortals.
• Li Xia returned to the Sengoku Era and was about to embrace Kagome when the scripture hidden in his underclothes began growing hot.

Naraku disguised himself as Kagome to steal Li Xia’s Shikon Shards, but Li Xia exposed him and launched a powerful counterattack. Naraku survived behind a pink barrier and absorbed the shards, while Li Xia remained unexpectedly calm and Hakushin awoke at Mount Hakurei.

• Naraku, disguised as Kagome, stole Li Xia’s locked box of Shikon Shards after distracting him with a kiss.
• Li Xia recognized Naraku, who shed the disguise and began corroding the box to get at the shards.
• Li Xia attacked Naraku with Mountain Demon, the Poison Flood Dragon, his Sacred Tree Masks, and three advanced talismans.
• Naraku lost his tails and was battered by the assault, but a pink barrier stopped the remaining attacks.
• Naraku absorbed most of the Shikon Shards, and Li Xia revealed no alarm as Hakushin opened his eyes at Mount Hakurei.

At Kaede's Village, Li Xia used Shikon Shards infused with Master Hakushin's sacred power to badly wound Naraku, but villagers and Inuyasha's interference gave Naraku a chance to escape. Kagome struck Naraku with Sacred Arrows and knocked loose the shards he had stolen, while Inuyasha had to abandon the pursuit to save falling villagers.

• Naraku ambushed Li Xia at the shrine, but sacred purifying power hidden in the Shikon Shards erupted and burned away much of Naraku's body.
• Naraku used Kaede as a shield and Kanna-controlled villagers as obstacles, while Li Xia awakened clay-bodied monks and mikos and prepared to finish him with the Fire-Tipped Spear.
• Inuyasha returned and sent a barrier-breaking Wind Scar toward Li Xia, forcing him to dodge and allowing Naraku to flee with Kanna.
• Naraku's Soul Collector drained the dead monks' and mikos' souls, but Kagome pierced Naraku with a Sacred Arrow and made his stolen Shikon Shards fall out.
• Kanna's Mirror cracked and released the villagers' souls, while Naraku blocked Inuyasha's next Wind Scar with demons, Saimyosho, and miasma.
• Inuyasha pursued Naraku but turned aside to catch villagers falling from the air.

Li Xia learned that Naraku had trapped and poisoned Inuyasha's group, then attacked the shrine while the companions were away. After discovering that Kaede and Inuyasha had obstructed his attempt to destroy Naraku, Li Xia left with the Shikon Shards, ending his alliance with the group.

• Miroku told Li Xia that the group had followed Naraku's Wooden Puppet into a mist trap, where poison and illusions left Kagome and the others weakened.
• Miroku explained that Sango killed a poison-wielding revenant, while Inuyasha defeated Setsuna no Takemaru after being held back in the mist.
• The group returned to find that Naraku had controlled villagers to lure Kaede away and had attacked Li Xia at the shrine, where the Sutra Scroll protected him.
• Li Xia accused Kaede of knowingly shielding Naraku from the Holy Purifying Light and challenged Inuyasha over using the pink Tessaiga against him.
• Li Xia took the Shikon Shards and flew away, leaving Kagome, Sango, and the others distressed as Kirara tried to pursue him.

After leaving his former companions, Li Xia received guidance and a protective Sutra Scroll from Master Hakushin before devoting himself to cultivation on Mount Hakurei. A week later, with his cultivation greatly advanced, he set off with the Poison Flood Dragon for the Many Wishes Temple.

• Naraku realized that Li Xia would be more dangerous now that he no longer had to protect Inuyasha and the others.
• Li Xia left, while Kagome twisted her ankle and found his gifts and farewell note in the Storage Gourd; Sango also received a scripture scroll and Ryūkotsusei’s Bone.
• Li Xia visited Master Hakushin, who advised him about the Shikon Shards and gave him a powerful Sutra Scroll.
• Li Xia cultivated on Mount Hakurei, strengthened his abilities by sparring with Bankotsu, and illuminated the acupoints throughout his left arm.
• After a week, Li Xia reached four-and-a-half-star cultivation power, and the Poison Flood Dragon carried him to the Many Wishes Temple after feeding on Ryūkotsusei’s remains.