Chapter Summaries

Jia Lie Jun negotiated an alliance between Jia Nan Academy and the Poison Sect, then joined the academy’s attack on the Demonic Flame Valley. At the valley entrance, he stepped in to fight Old Ghost Di Mo, and their first clash shook the surrounding mountains.

• Su Qian and Xiao Yi Xian agreed that the Poison Sect would receive the Demonic Flame Valley’s territory while Jia Nan Academy took most of its resources and both sides supplied half the manpower.
• Jia Lie Jun proposed that the Poison Sect recruit Jia Nan Academy graduates each year, and Su Qian and Xiao Yi Xian accepted the arrangement.
• Three days later, Su Qian led over a thousand people from Jia Nan Academy toward the Demonic Flame Valley, while Old Ghost Di Mo rallied his elders to meet them.
• At the valley entrance, Jia Lie Jun stopped Su Qian from fighting Old Ghost Di Mo and challenged the veteran himself.
• Jia Lie Jun and Old Ghost Di Mo traded powerful punches, sending each other back and causing nearby mountains to collapse.

Jia Lie Jun fought Old Ghost Di Mo after refusing his offer to join Demonic Flame Valley. Jia Lie Jun’s Five-Round Separation Flame Method overwhelmed Di Mo’s freezing technique, leaving Di Mo falling through the ruined landscape.

• Old Ghost Di Mo offered Jia Lie Jun the second seat in Demonic Flame Valley, but Jia Lie Jun refused.
• Old Ghost Di Mo attacked with Thousand Illusions Profound Fire Stab and Flame Condensation Sword Art, but Jia Lie Jun blocked them and shattered his greatsword with Golden Platform Demon Subduing Palm.
• Old Ghost Di Mo stopped Jia Lie Jun’s golden platform with enormous palms, then unleashed Blood Cold Extreme Freeze Heaven across Demonic Flame Valley.
• Jia Lie Jun summoned the Lion Spirit and Tiger Spirit with Five-Round Separation Flame Method, and the spirits broke apart Di Mo’s black frigid cloud in a massive explosion.
• The fire waves leveled the surrounding mountains, and Old Ghost Di Mo fell toward the ground.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Demonic Flame Valley and offered its survivors the choice to join the Poison Sect or leave, while making clear they had to obey Xiao Yi Xian as its leader. He then searched Demonic Flame Valley’s hidden treasury with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, where he found four protected wooden boxes.

• After Old Ghost Di Mo fell, Jia Lie Jun offered Demonic Flame Valley’s survivors a choice to join the Poison Sect or leave, and most chose to join.
• Jia Lie Jun warned the new members to obey the Poison Sect’s rules and Xiao Yi Xian’s orders, establishing her authority.
• News of Demonic Flame Valley’s destruction spread across the Black Corner Region, raising the Poison Sect’s reputation.
• Jia Lie Jun brought Xiao Yi Xian to search Demonic Flame Valley’s ruins for the method to refine the Heavenly Demon Puppet, then asked Zi Yan to locate the treasury.
• Zi Yan uncovered an underground entrance, and Jia Lie Jun opened the stone door to reveal a storeroom of scrolls and medicinal ingredients.
• Jia Lie Jun found four wooden boxes behind a light barrier at the far end of the storeroom.

Jia Lie Jun discovered the True Flame Controlling Art and the Heavenly Demon Puppet method in the Demonic Flame Valley’s storehouse, then gave Su Qian several treasures before preparing to leave. Before departing, he removed toxins from Xiao Yi Xian’s body and promised to return for her.

• Jia Lie Jun broke through the storehouse barrier and found the Earth-tier Thunder Judgment and Awakening Thunder Technique, which he set aside for Jia Nan Academy’s Lightning Attribute students.
• Jia Lie Jun discovered the True Flame Controlling Art and took it, while Zi Yan claimed a seventh-tier fire-attribute magic core.
• Jia Lie Jun found the Heavenly Demon Puppet method, stored it in his Storage Ring, and selected several useful herbs.
• Jia Lie Jun handed Su Qian the Earth-tier techniques and materials, gave him instructions, and left the Demonic Flame Valley.
• Jia Lie Jun told Xiao Yi Xian he had urgent matters to handle and would return after clearing the toxins from her body; Xiao Yi Xian promised to wait for him.

Jia Lie Jun returned to Dao Sect and prepared for the Sect Competition, where Dao Sect faced formidable opponents led by Yuan Sect’s Three Little Kings. Ying Xuanzi named Ying Xiaoxiao commander with Jia Lie Jun and Wang Yan as her assistants, and the selected disciples set out for the Abyssal Demon Domain.

• Ying Huanhuan complained that Jia Lie Jun had disappeared for months, and he learned that the Sect Competition would begin in two days.
• Jia Lie Jun resumed intensive cultivation near the Pill River and agreed with Wang Yan to work together during the competition.
• Wang Yan warned Jia Lie Jun about Yuan Sect’s Three Little Kings and its deeper ranks of Nine Yuan Nirvana Realm disciples, and named Ling Qingzhu as another exceptional competitor.
• Ten days later, Ying Xuanzi appointed Ying Xiaoxiao to command Dao Sect’s team, with Jia Lie Jun and Wang Yan assisting her.
• Ying Xuanzi sent the selected disciples toward the Abyssal Demon Domain with the masters of the four halls, urging them to return together.

The Dao Sect contingent arrived in Abyssal Demon City for the sect competition, where Jia Lie Jun clashed spiritually with the Myriad Puppet Sect’s Demon Puppet Gui Li. After settling in, Jia Lie Jun joined Ying Huanhuan, Ying Xiaoxiao, and Wang Yan to visit the city’s Treasure Hunting Area.

• The Dao Sect disciples set out for the Abyssal Demon Domain as their fellow disciples cheered them on.
• The group reached Abyssal Demon City, where onlookers discussed the Dao Sect’s rivalry with the Yuan Sect and its past losses.
• Pang Tong introduced the Myriad Puppet Sect and its powerful disciple, Demon Puppet Gui Li, whose Spiritual Power clashed with Jia Lie Jun’s.
• Qi Lei warned the Dao Sect disciples to stay cautious in the city, and they settled in before Jia Lie Jun went out with Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xiaoxiao.
• Jia Lie Jun invited Wang Yan to join them, and Wang Yan agreed to visit the Treasure Hunting Area.

Jia Lie Jun and the Dao Sect disciples clashed with the Yuan Sect over a jade hairpin Ying Huanhuan had chosen, drawing both groups into a tense standoff in the Treasure Hunting Area. When Lei Qian challenged the Dao Sect to take the hairpin from him, Jia Lie Jun stepped forward to accept.

• Jia Lie Jun and his companions entered the Treasure Hunting Area, where Ying Huanhuan found a jade hairpin at a stall.
• Jiang Tao and two Yuan Sect disciples took the hairpin after Ying Huanhuan had agreed on a price, provoking her and Wang Yan.
• Jiang Tao and Ying Huanhuan sent jade-slip messages, and more than a hundred disciples from the Yuan Sect and Dao Sect gathered.
• Lei Qian arrived and mocked Wang Yan and the Dao Sect, then challenged them to take the hairpin from his hand.
• Wang Yan prepared to fight Lei Qian, but Jia Lie Jun stopped him and offered to take his place as Ying Huanhuan urged him not to act rashly.

Jia Lie Jun confronted Lei Qian over the jade hairpin and defeated him with his speed, forcing him to pay for a new hairpin for Ying Huanhuan. Ling Qingzhu recognized Jia Lie Jun and watched him closely as the Yuan Sect group departed.

• Jia Lie Jun reassured Ying Huanhuan and told Wang Yan and Ying Xiaoxiao to leave the confrontation to him.
• Ling Qingzhu recognized Jia Lie Jun when he stepped forward, recalling how far he had come since the Hundred Dynasties War.
• Jia Lie Jun wagered Nirvana Pills against Lei Qian and challenged him to hand over the jade hairpin.
• Jia Lie Jun swiftly snatched the jade hairpin and used an unseen effect to immobilize Lei Qian, who admitted defeat.
• Ying Huanhuan chose a precious jade hairpin, and Lei Qian paid the stall owner eight million Nirvana Pills before leaving with the Yuan Sect disciples.

Jia Lie Jun defeated Lei Qian in a brief clash, earning the Dao Sect disciples’ cheers and drawing Ling Qingzhu’s attention. Ling Qingzhu warned him about the Yuan Sect before leaving, while Ying Huanhuan resolved to surpass her.

• Lei Qian left the scene injured and swore he would make Jia Lie Jun regret humiliating him.
• Ling Qingzhu explained how Jia Lie Jun had briefly immobilized Lei Qian before taking the jade hairpin and striking him.
• The Dao Sect disciples cheered Jia Lie Jun, and Wang Yan praised his victory.
• Ling Qingzhu approached Jia Lie Jun, introduced herself, and warned him to be careful during the sect competition.
• After Ling Qingzhu left, Ying Huanhuan told Ying Xiaoxiao that she would become more outstanding than Ling Qingzhu.

Jia Lie Jun bought a mysterious Worn Copper Furnace in Abyssal Demon City and returned to Dao Sect’s lodging after a day of exploring. As the sect competition approached, Yuan Sect’s leaders discussed their feud with Jia Lie Jun and Ling Qingzhu.

• Jia Lie Jun sensed his Stone Talisman react to a Worn Copper Furnace, bought it from a stall owner for ten million Nirvana Pills, and left with the Dao Sect disciples.
• Ying Huanhuan stayed gloomy and resentful toward Jia Lie Jun as the group explored the city and returned to their lodging at dusk.
• Qi Lei warned Jia Lie Jun and the others to be careful around Yuan Sect during the coming competition, while Chen Zhen praised Jia Lie Jun for forcing Lei Qian back.
• Lei Qian, Little Yuan King, and Little Spirit King discussed Jia Lie Jun at Yuan Sect’s lodging, and the green-robed Little Spirit King erupted in anger after hearing Jia Lie Jun was close to Ling Qingzhu.

Jia Lie Jun melted a copper furnace and obtained a Formation Gate token connected to the Sky Burning Ancient Treasure. At the Abyssal Demon Domain entrance, he encountered the gathered super sects and reunited with Su Rou, while Ying Huanhuan remained distant.

• Jia Lie Jun refined the copper furnace, discovered a map within its radiance, and obtained a token marked “Sky Burning Ancient Treasure.”
• Jia Lie Jun and the Dao Sect group arrived at the Abyssal Demon Domain entrance and surveyed the vast gathering of factions.
• Ying Xiaoxiao introduced Jia Lie Jun to the Sword Sect, Divine Sect, Rune Valley, and Desolate Hall, including their leading disciples.
• Ying Xiaoxiao punched Jia Lie Jun after the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace arrived, and he realized she was upset over Ying Huanhuan’s feelings for him.
• Jia Lie Jun spotted Ling Qingzhu and Su Rou among the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace group, and Su Rou greeted him warmly and praised how he had saved her and her brother during the Hundred Dynasties War.

Jia Lie Jun and the Dao Sect disciples confronted Yuan Cang and the Yuan Sect before the Abyssal Demon Domain opened. After the Dao Sect entered together, its hall masters worried that the sect competition would bring another fierce clash with the Yuan Sect.

• Yuan Cang arrived with the Yuan Sect disciples, and Lei Qian identified Jia Lie Jun as the one who had injured him.
• Jia Lie Jun traded taunts with Lei Qian and Yuan Cang, invoking Zhou Tong and provoking Yuan Cang's killing intent.
• The spatial barrier around the Abyssal Demon Domain shattered and formed a vortex as the gathered cultivators rushed inside.
• Ying Xiaoxiao told the Dao Sect disciples to keep their auras connected, then led them into the domain within a sphere of light.
• Qi Lei and Chen Zhen worried that the Dao Sect would clash with the Yuan Sect again, while Chen Zhen voiced confidence in Jia Lie Jun.

Dao Sect disciples were ambushed by Demon Ants in the Abyssal Demon Domain, but Jia Lie Jun protected Ying Huanhuan and helped her defeat the swarm with her soundwave attack. They uncovered Profound Life Bone Pearls beneath the earth, only for Xue Ling and the Sword Sect to arrive and demand an equal share.

• Demon Ants burst from the ground and overwhelmed the Dao Sect disciples, but Jia Lie Jun rescued Ying Huanhuan and stayed by her side.
• Jia Lie Jun realized the Demon Ants were drawn to Ying Huanhuan and urged her to use her soundwave attack against their weak Spiritual Power.
• Ying Huanhuan played her zither, causing the Demon Ants to collapse and revealing dried corpses bearing Profound Life Bone Pearls.
• Xue Ling and the Sword Sect arrived and proposed splitting the Profound Life Bone Pearls equally, while Ying Xiaoxiao looked to Jia Lie Jun for help.

Jia Lie Jun and the others awakened four Demon Corpses while trying to take the Profound Life Bone Pearls, forcing both the Dao Sect and Sword Sect to flee. Jia Lie Jun and Ying Huanhuan drew one pursuer away while Ying Xiaoxiao led the others to face the second.

• Xue Ling reached for the Profound Life Bone Pearls, awakening four Demon Corpses that struck him and sent him crashing into the Demon Ants.
• Ying Xiaoxiao explained that the Demon Corpses were powerful, relentless killing machines, and Jia Lie Jun abandoned the pearls.
• The four Demon Corpses split up and pursued the fleeing Dao Sect and Sword Sect groups.
• Jia Lie Jun decided to draw one Demon Corpse away, while Ying Xiaoxiao and the Dao Sect disciples prepared to confront the other.
• Ying Huanhuan joined Jia Lie Jun with her Heavenly Phoenix Zither, and Jia Lie Jun lured a Demon Corpse toward them before they flew off together.

Jia Lie Jun and Ying Huanhuan fought a powerful Demon Corpse and discovered that the Profound Life Bone Pearl in its dantian was its weakness. After they subdued it, Jia Lie Jun comforted the injured Ying Huanhuan and assured her she was not holding him back.

• Jia Lie Jun and Ying Huanhuan teamed up, using the Immortal Origin Ancient Tree and Heavenly Phoenix Zither to batter the Demon Corpse, but its body barely took damage.
• Jia Lie Jun spotted the Profound Life Bone Pearl glowing in the Demon Corpse's dantian and asked Ying Huanhuan to restrain it while he prepared a formation.
• Ying Huanhuan used the Demon Suppressing Melody to bind the Demon Corpse, straining herself until blood appeared at the corner of her lips.
• Jia Lie Jun pierced the Demon Corpse's dantian, broke its bones, and tore out the Profound Life Bone Pearl, causing it to collapse.
• Jia Lie Jun wiped the blood from Ying Huanhuan's lips, and she said she had pushed herself so he would not think she was holding him back.
• Jia Lie Jun told Ying Huanhuan he had never thought that and joked that he might be the one unable to keep up with her.

Jia Lie Jun used the Devouring Ancestral Talisman to purge the demonic qi from a Demon Corpse and take control of it. He and Ying Huanhuan hurried back to help Ying Xiaoxiao, whose group was struggling to contain another Demon Corpse.

• Ying Huanhuan promised to protect Jia Lie Jun if the day came when he needed it, but he insisted he would keep up with her.
• Jia Lie Jun decided to place his Primordial Spirit inside a Demon Corpse and control it, despite Ying Huanhuan's warning about its dense demonic qi.
• Jia Lie Jun used the Devouring Ancestral Talisman to absorb and erase the demonic qi, then successfully commanded the Demon Corpse.
• Jia Lie Jun and Ying Huanhuan hurried back to Ying Xiaoxiao's group after Ying Huanhuan worried about their fight.
• Wang Yan's sword strike failed to damage the Demon Corpse trapped by the disciples' formation, and Ying Xiaoxiao feared the formation would eventually break.

Ying Xiaoxiao and the Dao Sect disciples struggled against a Demon Corpse while Liu Tao’s group waited for a chance to seize the Profound Life Bone Pearl. Jia Lie Jun arrived, drove off the rivals, and helped subdue the Demon Corpse with Ying Huanhuan.

• Ying Xiaoxiao warned the Dao Sect disciples to prepare to retreat as more than a hundred outsiders approached, drawn by the Profound Life Bone Pearl.
• Liu Tao and Ku Gu discussed waiting for the Dao Sect to weaken before taking the treasure, then Liu Tao offered to help Ying Xiaoxiao in exchange for control of the Demon Corpse.
• Ying Xiaoxiao refused Liu Tao’s offer, and Wang Yan challenged him; when Liu Tao tried to attack, a huge ancient tree crashed down before him.
• Jia Lie Jun arrived with a Demon Corpse under his control and ordered Liu Tao’s group to leave, sending them fleeing when they saw the creature.
• Jia Lie Jun and Ying Huanhuan worked together to subdue the Demon Corpse after Ying Xiaoxiao’s formation collapsed.

Jia Lie Jun learned that the treasure map he found led to the famous Sky Burning Ancient Treasure, and he persuaded Ying Xiaoxiao and the Dao Sect disciples to go there despite the risk of encountering Yuan Sect. After traveling for dozens of days and fighting off a beast tide, the group neared the treasure as rival factions converged on the area.

• Jia Lie Jun gave Profound Life Bone Pearls to Ying Xiaoxiao and Wang Yan, and Ying Huanhuan insisted that Ying Xiaoxiao accept hers.
• Jia Lie Jun showed Ying Xiaoxiao his ancient treasure map, and she identified it as a map to the Sky Burning Ancient Treasure and warned that Yuan Sect had long pursued it.
• Jia Lie Jun proposed going to the treasure, and Ying Xiaoxiao agreed to lead the Dao Sect group despite the danger of meeting Yuan Sect's Three Little Kings.
• Ying Xiaoxiao led the Dao Sect disciples across the Abyssal Demon Domain, where they fought through a beast tide that lasted through the night.
• After resting, the group continued toward the treasure, and the dark red ground signaled that they were close.

Jia Lie Jun and the Dao Sect arrived where the other sects had gathered, drawing the Yuan Sect's hostility. After Jia Lie Jun rebuffed the Yuan Sect's messengers, a Demon Corpse struck down both men, shocking the crowd and Xue Ling.

• Ying Huanhuan, Su Rou, and Ling Qingzhu noticed the Dao Sect contingent arrive, while Wu Qun mocked Jia Lie Jun for approaching the Yuan Sect.
• Ying Xiaoxiao warned the Dao Sect disciples to be careful as the Ghost Blade Sect and Fire Cloud Sect advanced on the Yuan Sect's behalf.
• Meng Duan and Yang Huo told Jia Lie Jun that Yuan Cang wanted the Dao Sect to leave, but Jia Lie Jun mocked them and refused to back down.
• Yang Huo and Meng Duan attacked Jia Lie Jun, but a black figure intercepted them and knocked them both flying with one strike.
• The crowd recognized the black figure as a Demon Corpse, and Xue Ling was shocked to see the creature he and his companions had fled.

Jia Lie Jun defended the Dao Sect disciples from the Yuan Sect and fought Yuan Cang to a draw using a Demon Corpse. Yuan Cang withdrew to prioritize the Sky Burning Ancient Treasure, while Jia Lie Jun’s strength left the gathered disciples newly confident about the competition.

• Yang Huo and Meng Duan fled to the Yuan Sect camp after Jia Lie Jun ordered them away, and Lei Qian and Yuan Cang prepared to confront him.
• Yuan Cang attacked Jia Lie Jun’s Demon Corpse with an iron sword, but the two forces clashed evenly in the sky.
• Jia Lie Jun released demonic qi, and Yuan Cang answered with a rain of sword lights; their battle shook the surrounding ground before both emerged unharmed.
• Ling Zhen reminded Yuan Cang that the Sky Burning Ancient Treasure was the priority, so Yuan Cang warned Jia Lie Jun and returned to his camp.
• Jia Lie Jun mocked Yuan Cang as he left, while Wang Yan and Ying Xiaoxiao praised Jia Lie Jun’s strength and Ying Huanhuan blushed at the praise.