Chapter Summaries

Xu Xuan confronted the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor and Frost Spirit Emperor, who revealed the origins of the Son of the Heavenly Demon and a hidden force in the Ten Thousand Fiends Abyss. He agreed to spare them if the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor led him to a powerful wooden fish, leaving their survival dependent on whether the treasure was real.

• Xu Xuan trapped the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor and Frost Spirit Emperor despite their claims that they had not joined the slaughter.
• The Frost Spirit Emperor revealed that the Son of the Heavenly Demon had entered the Ten Thousand Fiends Abyss and emerged transformed.
• The Frost Spirit Emperor disclosed that 361 Sons of the Heavenly Demon served a mysterious master in the Ten Thousand Fiends Abyss, who was reportedly human.
• The Blazing Fire Hound Emperor offered to show Xu Xuan a wooden fish with Buddha nature that could create a powerful soundwave barrier.
• Xu Xuan agreed to spare both emperors if the wooden fish was as impressive as described and ordered the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor to lead him to it.

Bai Jie coerced the Four Great Demon Races into falsely accusing Xu Xuan of arranging their attack and betrayal. She ordered Ouyang Quede to arrest Xu Xuan and kill him if he resisted, while Zhou Zheng slipped away from Wood Forest City.

• Bai Jie privately instructed the Cloud Sky Leopard Emperor to frame Xu Xuan in exchange for trying to secure the four Demon Emperors' release.
• The Purple Moon Empress publicly accused Xu Xuan of orchestrating the demons' entry into the Cloud Cang Mirror and abandoning them, and some disciples joined in condemning him.
• Zhou Zheng noticed Bai Jie's private exchange with the demons and quietly left Wood Forest City.
• Bai Jie pretended to doubt the accusations, then ordered guards to bring Xu Xuan before her by force if necessary.
• Bai Jie told Ouyang Quede to arrest Xu Xuan and kill him on the spot if he resisted, and Ouyang agreed.

Xu Xuan followed the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor and the Frost Spirit Emperor into the Cloud Ridge Mountains to find the Wooden Fish. After the ground collapsed and they fell into an icy underground pool, Xu Xuan gave the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor a Fire in Ice stone, and they prepared to approach the Wooden Fish guarded by a half-step Void Spirit Realm demonic beast.

• Xu Xuan accompanied the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor and the Frost Spirit Emperor into the depths of the Cloud Ridge Mountains.
• The ground fractured and collapsed, swallowing the three and dropping them into a pitch-black, freezing underground pool.
• Xu Xuan found a glowing Fire in Ice stone, and the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor explained that it could help his clan inherit the power of their Two-Headed Hound ancestor.
• Xu Xuan gave the stone to the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor after hearing why it mattered to him.
• The Blazing Fire Hound Emperor said the Wooden Fish lay ahead, guarded by a half-step Void Spirit Realm beast that rested for one hour each day.
• Xu Xuan and the two demons planned to enter while the guardian rested and take the Wooden Fish.

Xu Xuan and the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor stole a Buddhist Wooden Fish and prayer beads from a sleeping demonic beast, then parted ways. Elsewhere, the Frost Spirit Emperor was captured by the remnant soul Zhen Lingzi and forced to accept him as his master.

• Xu Xuan noticed the Spirit Emperor had disappeared, then entered the cave with the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor while the enormous demonic beast slept.
• Xu Xuan and the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor carried the chest outside and opened it, revealing a Wooden Fish, Buddhist Prayer Beads, and ceramic bowls.
• Xu Xuan took the Wooden Fish and prayer beads into his Small World and let the Blazing Fire Hound Emperor go, warning that he would kill him if they met again.
• In an icy lake, the remnant soul Zhen Lingzi found the weakened Frost Spirit Emperor and struck him three times to subdue him.
• Zhen Lingzi demanded that the Frost Spirit Emperor call him Master, and the Frost Spirit Emperor knelt and obeyed.

The Frost Spirit Emperor received the mysterious old man Zhen Lingzi’s legacy as the old man’s remnant soul faded away. Xu Xuan returned to the Cloud Ridge Mountains and attacked the enormous demonic beast, hoping to lure it into a fight with another powerful beast.

• Zhen Lingzi passed his energy and legacy to the Frost Spirit Emperor, then faded away.
• The enormous demonic beast awoke and roared after discovering its guarded treasure was gone, while Xu Xuan felt its overwhelming power.
• Xu Xuan chose to remain in the Cloud Ridge Mountains rather than risk leading the beast to a populated territory.
• Xu Xuan used his divine soul to search the mountains for another powerful demonic beast to set against the first one.
• Xu Xuan attacked the enormous demonic beast with his Black Shadow Sword, drawing its attention.

Xu Xuan fled a demonic beast through the Cloud Ridge Mountains until a powerful old man stopped the beast and summoned him. The old man warned Xu Xuan that the stolen treasures belonged to a dangerous master, and Xu Xuan reluctantly handed over the Wooden Fish and Buddhist Prayer Beads.

• Xu Xuan escaped the pursuing demonic beast by taking out his Flying Sword and fleeing across the Cloud Ridge Mountains.
• The old man with a crown of branches confronted the rampaging beast, knocked it down, and ordered it to leave his territory.
• The old man learned that the beast had gone berserk because the Wooden Fish and Buddhist Prayer Beads it guarded were stolen, then called Xu Xuan over.
• Xu Xuan tried to flee, but the system warned him that running would get him killed, so he approached the old man.
• The old man warned Xu Xuan about the beast's powerful master and told him to return the treasures, and Xu Xuan handed them over.

Zhao Xiaolong reported Xu Xuan’s exploits against the demon armies and his journey into the Cloud Ridge Mountains, prompting Zi Yu to prepare to rescue him. Mo Tianji stopped Zi Yu from going, while Elder Huoyan wondered about Mo Tianji’s mysterious identity as Elder Bai and Elder Ouyang remained missing.

• Zhao Xiaolong told Zi Yu that Xu Xuan had used a Purple Mansion Realm puppet and a white tiger to defeat demons, then killed tens of thousands more by himself.
• Zhao Xiaolong explained that Xu Xuan had followed two demons into the Cloud Ridge Mountains in search of a Wooden Fish, and Zi Yu decided to go after him.
• Mo Tianji assured Zi Yu that Xu Xuan would be fine and persuaded him to stay and play a game instead.
• Zhao Xiaolong accepted that neither Zi Yu nor Mo Tianji would intervene and decided to enjoy his free time.
• Elder Huoyan declined to send anyone after Elder Bai and Elder Ouyang, then reflected that Mo Tianji’s true identity was known only to the old Palace Master.

Xu Xuan persuaded the monk to accept the long-abandoned demonic beast into the Buddhist Sect, and the newly enlightened demon gave Xu Xuan his demon pearl. Xu Xuan prepared to return to the Cloud Cang Mirror, while Ouyang Quede discovered the roasted demonic beasts in the Cloud Azure Territory and ordered them collected.

• Xu Xuan urged the monk to keep the demonic beast and guide him, and the monk agreed to let him enter the Buddhist Sect.
• The demonic beast attained Buddhahood, thanked Xu Xuan, and gave him the demon pearl.
• The monk and the demon departed together, and the old man advised Xu Xuan to leave the Cloud Ridge Mountains.
• Xu Xuan reflected on his gains and planned to return to the Cloud Cang Mirror.
• A disciple told Bai Jie and Ouyang Quede about roasted demonic beast corpses, and Ouyang Quede hurried to the site.
• Ouyang Quede ordered the edible beasts collected and the local residents summoned.

After hearing that Bai Jie had surrounded the Immortal Palace to arrest a supposed Human Race spy, Xu Xuan left to save his father, while the people of Cloud Azure Territory rallied to support them. At the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace, Bai Jie presented fabricated testimony accusing Xu Xiao and his allies of aiding the Demon Race.

• A waiter told the teahouse that Bai Jie and the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace had surrounded the Immortal Palace after accusing someone there of being a Human Race spy.
• The shopkeeper and diners vowed to gather people and help the Immortal Palace, but Xu Xuan left a note saying he would rescue Xu Xiao himself and slipped away.
• After reading Xu Xuan’s note, the shopkeeper led the gathered people toward the Immortal Palace anyway, determined to support their lifesaver’s son.
• Zhao Wuji challenged Bai Jie for trying to arrest people without establishing the facts and pointed out that one of them was Mo Tianji’s disciple.
• Bai Jie produced four Demon Emperors as witnesses, and the Purple Moon Empress falsely accused Xu Xiao and his allies of sheltering a spy and agreeing not to interfere with the Demon Race.

Bai Jie accused the Immortal Palace of harboring demons and ordered the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace to surround it, while Xu Xiao tried to protect his people and Yun Qingxue refused to leave. As thirty-two former Demon Race experts arrived to defend the palace, they clashed with the disciples guarding it and drew Bai Jie and Ouyang Quede outside.

• Bai Jie pointed to the captured Demon Race members as evidence and ordered her disciples to surround the Immortal Palace without acting without her command.
• Xu Xiao dismissed the accusation, worried that Xu Xuan would return, and urged Yun Qingxue to hide or seek her master’s help.
• Yun Qingxue refused to leave Xu Xiao and the Immortal Palace despite the danger.
• Thirty-two former Demon Race experts approached the Immortal Palace and learned that Bai Jie’s disciples had sealed it off.
• A guarding disciple threatened the thirty-two and refused to let them enter, prompting them to unleash their powerful auras.
• Bai Jie and Ouyang Quede sensed the energy and flew out of their Magic Artifact.

Thirty-two demons entered the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace after Big Ape claimed they came from the Flame Mound Holy Land. They found Xu Xiao and knelt before him, saying Xu Xuan had made them his servants, leaving Xu Xiao astonished by his son's power.

• Bai Jie questioned the thirty-two visitors, and Big Ape claimed they were disciples of the Flame Mound Holy Land.
• Bai Jie welcomed them inside after hearing their claim and recalling how an elder from that holy land had once guided her.
• The demons discussed their contract as they made their way to the great hall.
• Xu Xiao came out to meet the strangers, and Big Ape asked whether he was Xu Xuan's father.
• The thirty-two knelt before Xu Xiao and explained that Xu Xuan had made them his servants, astonishing him.

Xu Xuan stayed hidden outside the Immortal Palace while Bai Jie confronted the rescued residents of Cloud Azure Territory. When Bai Jie ordered Lord Wang killed, Xu Xuan intervened and saved him.

• Xu Xuan arrived outside the Immortal Palace but stayed concealed while the Mystic Feather Heavenly Palace surrounded it.
• More than a hundred thousand residents confronted Bai Jie and defended the Immortal Palace, which had driven away the demons.
• Bai Jie ordered the residents confined and commanded her disciples to take Lord Wang away and kill him.
• Xu Xuan knocked a disciple’s dagger aside, seized it, and killed the attacker before he could murder Lord Wang.
• Lord Wang thanked Xu Xuan for rescuing him.

Xu Xuan faced Bai Jie after Lord Wang led the Cloud Azure Territory people away, denying her accusations of colluding with the Demon Race. He defeated the disciples she sent to seize him, and Bai Jie moved to execute him herself.

• Xu Xuan asked Lord Wang to take the people away and leave him to deal with Bai Jie; Lord Wang led the crowd out without a fight.
• Bai Jie accused Xu Xuan of colluding with the Demon Race and demanded an explanation for why his Immortal Palace had escaped harm.
• Xu Xuan explained that the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace's protective barrier and Zhao Wuji's puppet had kept the demons at bay, but Bai Jie dismissed his account.
• Bai Jie ordered her disciples to seize Xu Xuan, and he used a burst of golden light to knock more than a dozen of them away.
• Bai Jie declared Xu Xuan guilty of betraying the Human Race and thrust her Matching Sword toward his chest.

Xu Xuan used Cotton Transformation to stop Bai Jie’s sword, but she accused him of colluding with demons and brought four Demon Emperors forward as witnesses. After the emperors declared they would die alongside him, Xu Xuan attacked Bai Jie, who overpowered him and thrust her sword toward his chest.

• Xu Xuan used Cotton Transformation to halt Bai Jie’s sword three inches from his chest and asked her to provide evidence for her accusations.
• Bai Jie summoned the Purple Moon Empress, the Cloud Sky Leopard Emperor, the Jackal Emperor, and the Brindled Tiger Emperor as witnesses against Xu Xuan.
• Xu Xuan pointed out that the Purple Moon Empress hated him because he had killed her husband and son.
• The Cloud Sky Leopard Emperor and the Purple Moon Empress declared they were willing to die alongside Xu Xuan, and Bai Jie accepted their offer.
• Xu Xuan attacked Bai Jie with the Black Shadow Sword, but she blocked his strike and drove him back.
• Bai Jie called Xu Xuan an insolent disciple and thrust her sword toward his chest while he had no time to resist.

The Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace prepared Ye Qin, Luo Xiaotian, and Zi Yun to enter the Ten Thousand Fiends Abyss in three days, while Gu Ruoyi gathered candidates at the Gu Family Holy Land for the same expedition. The chapter ended with Shangguan Jiantian leaving after Gu Ruoyi rejected his advances, as the holy land representatives prepared their disciples.

• The Palace Master told Ye Qin to protect Luo Xiaotian and Zi Yun in the Ten Thousand Fiends Abyss and gave Luo Xiaotian a black necklace to conceal his identity as the Son of Heaven's Dao.
• Zi Yu assured the Palace Master that he had found enough rogue cultivators, and the Palace Master warned the group that the abyss was a deadly place with little hope of survival.
• Gu Ruoyi told the Holy Masters that the candidates would depart in three days and could stay at the Gu Family Holy Land until then.
• Shangguan Jiantian tried to put his arm around Gu Ruoyi, but Gu Ruoyi avoided him and warned him to conduct himself with propriety.
• Shangguan Jiantian left the Gu Family Holy Land, and Shui Wuqing led the Earth Grade holy land representatives away after they instructed their disciples.

Bai Jie mortally wounded Xu Xuan, but his Chaos Body awakened and rapidly healed him. He fought back against Bai Jie, who intensified her efforts to kill him as their battle continued.

• Bai Jie stabbed Xu Xuan in the chest and tried to destroy his organs, leaving him on the verge of death.
• Xu Xiao learned that Bai Jie had killed Xu Xuan, rushed to his son, and attacked Bai Jie, but she kicked him away and injured him.
• Xu Xuan's Chaos Body awakened, healed his chest wound, and lifted him into the air.
• Bai Jie realized Xu Xuan had awakened his Chaos Body and attacked his neck, but Xu Xuan blocked her with the Black-Eyed Sword.
• Xu Xuan and Bai Jie clashed, and though Xu Xuan was wounded in the shoulder, he kept fighting as Bai Jie resolved to kill him.

Xu Xuan rescued his father and drove Bai Jie away with his divine abilities, though she fled to protect her hidden identity and continued plotting against him. After Bai Jie ordered the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace disciples to conceal what happened, Xu Xuan had Zhao Wuji kill the four sealed Heavenly Mansion Demon Emperors.

• Xu Xuan blocked Bai Jie's attack on Xu Xiao and told her to defeat him before threatening his father.
• Xu Xuan unleashed Heaven-Burning and Dragon and Tiger Leave the Mountain, and Bai Jie fled.
• Bai Jie recalled that Xu Xuan possessed a supposedly lost cultivation method, hid her true identity, and planned to eliminate him later.
• Bai Jie ordered Ouyang Quede to return to the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace and tell its disciples to keep quiet about what they had discovered.
• Xu Xuan asked Zhao Wuji to kill the four sealed Heavenly Mansion Demon Emperors, and Zhao Wuji beheaded them.

Xu Xuan reassured Xu Xiao that he would become a Holy Son to protect himself from Bai Jie, then prepared to leave the Immortal Palace with Yun Qingxue. He promised to avenge her father by finding the Son of the Heavenly Demon in the Ten Thousand Fiends Abyss, while Xu Xiao told him the Immortal Palace would always be his home.

• Xu Xiao worried that he could not control the Immortal Palace and urged Xu Xuan to stay, fearing Bai Jie would target him.
• Xu Xuan said he would compete for the Holy Son position by defeating Zi Yun, which would make Bai Jie think twice before acting against him.
• Xu Xiao asked when Xu Xuan and Yun Qingxue would settle their relationship, and Yun Qingxue said she was willing but wanted to avenge her father before marrying.
• Xu Xuan promised Yun Qingxue he would seek out the Son of the Heavenly Demon in the Ten Thousand Fiends Abyss within three days and kill him for her.
• Xu Xuan asked the thirty-two Purple Mansion Realm demons to protect Xu Xiao, then departed with Yun Qingxue on his flying sword.
• Xu Xiao watched Xu Xuan leave and reflected that he had known his son was a true dragon since learning he had a Chaos Body.

Bai Jie worried that Xu Xuan’s power could expose her identity, while Ouyang Quede learned that his brother was dying and decided to return to the Ouyang Lineage. The chapter left Ouyang Zhengtian naming Quede as his successor despite the elders’ objections.

• Bai Jie asked Zi Yun what Xu Xuan had gained in the Nine-Level Palace and warned him not to underestimate Xu Xuan.
• Zi Yun claimed he could easily defeat Xu Xuan, while Bai Jie remained uneasy and went to see Ouyang Quede.
• A disciple told Ouyang Quede that Ouyang Zhengtian had been gravely wounded by the Shangguan Family and the Yin-Yang Family, so Quede decided to return home with Bai Jie.
• Ouyang Zhengtian told the Ouyang Lineage elders that Quede would succeed him, and promised to help Quede reach the Void Spirit realm within a day.

Xu Xuan returned to Moji Pavilion after reaching the Purple Mansion at fifteen, and Mo Tianji agreed to help Yun Qingxue avenge her father. Mo Tianji brought them to the Ten Thousand Demons Realm and confronted its patriarch, leaving the reason for his overwhelming confidence unclear.

• Xu Xuan and Yun Qingxue returned to Moji Pavilion, where Mo Tianji discovered Xu Xuan had reached the Purple Mansion at fifteen.
• Mo Tianji told Xu Xuan to keep his mask on and conceal his identity when he met Elder Zi Yu in three days, and he urged Yun Qingxue to cultivate toward the Heavenly Palace competition.
• Xu Xuan asked Mo Tianji to avenge Yun Qingxue's murdered father, and Mo Tianji agreed to confront the killer.
• Xu Xuan tried to examine Mo Tianji with the system, but it failed to assess him.
• Mo Tianji transported Xu Xuan and Yun Qingxue to the Ten Thousand Demons Realm and summoned its demons.
• The horned patriarch of the Ten Thousand Demons Realm confronted Mo Tianji and asked who he was and why he had come.