Chapter Summaries

Lianshan Xin questioned Yan Xiezhi about the Black Coffin and discovered that Yan Xiezhi suspected a demon conspiracy while proposing Spirit Mountain’s help against demons. The chapter ended with Dao scion Chen Zimo and his junior companions setting out for the Miao Frontier to subdue demons.

• Yan Xiezhi denounced the woman sealed in the Black Coffin as an impostor, while Feng Xuange restrained himself from confronting him.
• Maitreya identified the Black Coffin as a Primordial Era Living Person Coffin, and Feng Xuange and Maitreya suspected Yan Xiezhi had reached the sealing ground with Spirit Mountain’s help.
• Yan Xiezhi claimed Yan Shuang had never loved Feng Xuange and insisted she loved His Majesty, while Lianshan Xin pretended to accept his account.
• Lianshan Xin told Yan Xiezhi that Madam Ma was a demon who had been draining his vital energy, and Yan Xiezhi blamed the Demon Race for the plot.
• Yan Xiezhi asked whether Spirit Mountain excelled at subduing demons, while Chen Zimo departed for the Miao Frontier with his junior brother and sister.

Lianshan Xin investigated the Living Person Coffin and the Evening Drum while questioning Yan Xiezhi about Spirit Mountain’s activity in the Miao Frontier. After Yan left to deal with a poisoning at his residence, Feng Xuange revealed that opening the coffin required sacrificing a Bodhisattva and named Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden, who was Emperor Yongchang’s woman.

• Lianshan Xin rejected Yan Xiezhi’s plan to use Spirit Mountain against the Demon Race and asked whether Yan knew where the Evening Drum was.
• Maitreya warned Lianshan Xin not to assume the Peacock King was inside the Living Person Coffin and said the Evening Drum might be sealed within it.
• Yan Xiezhi admitted Spirit Mountain’s people had asked to search the Hundred Thousand Mountains and said he had reported their request to the emperor and empress.
• Lianshan Xin told Yan Xiezhi that the Gu King had poisoned his shadow, prompting Yan to return to the Governor’s Residence.
• Feng Xuange told Lianshan Xin that Yan Shuang said a Bodhisattva had to be sacrificed in blood to open the coffin, then named Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden as the target.

Lianshan Xin questioned Feng Xuange about Yan Shuang and learned more about Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden’s past with Emperor Yongchang, while Spirit Mountain’s plans and a Great Demon’s appearance threatened to escalate events in the Miao Frontier. At Nine Heavens Headquarters, the Heavenly Queen learned that Dao Son Chen Zimo had entered the region, leaving her worried that two unexpected forces had joined the conflict.

• Lianshan Xin teased Feng Xuange about his unrequited devotion to Yan Shuang, then questioned him about Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden and her history with Emperor Yongchang.
• Qi Shiyun explained that Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden had been sent to Emperor Yongchang by Spirit Mountain, and Feng Xuange revealed that Lin Ruoshui was her inheritor.
• Feng Xuange proposed using Hu Mei to impersonate Lin Ruoshui and approach Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden, but a Great Demon appeared and Feng Xuange went to investigate.
• Lin Ruoshui, Qi Shiyun, and Lianshan Xin stayed hidden and discussed Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden’s influence, the danger to Great Yu, and whether she should live or die.
• At Nine Heavens Headquarters, the Heavenly Queen learned that Dao Son Chen Zimo had left Dao Province for the Miao Frontier, and told Xie Tianxia that two tables of guests had arrived despite her preparing for one.

The Heavenly Queen and Xie Tianxia discussed their plans for Jin Province and the Miao Frontier, while Xie Tianxia struggled to suppress her cultivation and secretly lent power to Qi Shiyun and Lianshan Xin. Meanwhile, Gong Wensheng received conflicting letters about Xie Ciyuan and realized the Nine Heavens and the Right Chancellor were playing a dangerous game.

• The Heavenly Queen told Xie Tianxia she was waiting for bigger targets in Jin Province and planned to draw Xie Guanhai away from the Divine Capital so Xie Tianxia could advance to the Celestial Phenomena Realm.
• After Xie Tianxia left, the Heavenly Queen discussed the Dao Court, Jiang Buping, and her decision to leave the Unjust Way a gap in her net.
• Xie Tianxia struggled to suppress her cultivation, then sent magical power through a connection to Qi Shiyun, who shared it with Lianshan Xin in the Miao Frontier.
• Qi Shiyun explained that Xie Tianxia had lent them power, and Lianshan Xin and Lin Ruoshui discovered that he and Qi Shiyun had grown stronger; Lin Ruoshui vowed to surpass Xie Tianxia.
• Gong Wensheng received two letters from the Right Chancellor, one claiming Xie Ciyuan was genuine and another warning that the Miao Prefecture Xie Ciyuan was an impostor, and concluded that the Nine Heavens was involved.

Gong Wensheng received letters revealing the Divine Capital’s political maneuvering and a personal message from Jiang Ping'an, while the Gu King and Shen Wenxin planned to use a false Xie Ciyuan and the Unjust Way to advance their uprising. In the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Feng Xuange attacked Heavenly Maiden Miaoyin, and Qi Shiyun deliberately triggered a wider clash between the Demon Race, Spirit Mountain, and the Holy Cult.

• Gong Wensheng learned that the Heavenly Queen and Right Chancellor were maneuvering against each other, then received a letter from Jiang Ping'an urging him to remain loyal to the sovereign and country.
• Granny Ying discovered that letters had appeared inside Xiao Hong’s tent and punished her for reporting them directly to Gong Wensheng instead of notifying her first.
• The Gu King and Shen Wenxin discussed rallying Miao Frontier officials with a false Xie Ciyuan, then decided to let the Unjust Way take the lead in an uprising.
• Jiang Buping, disguised as Shen Wenxin, argued that an Unjust Way uprising could force the Miao Frontier’s elite to make concessions, while Jiang Ping'an listened with reservations.
• Feng Xuange attacked Heavenly Maiden Miaoyin as she fought a Demon King, prompting her to summon Spirit Mountain’s disciples to her aid.
• Qi Shiyun and Lianshan Xin invoked the Qilin Demon Emperor and called the Holy Cult into the fight, turning the Hundred Thousand Mountains into a battlefield.

Lianshan Xin and Qi Shiyun used a forged Qilin Dharma Form to provoke a battle against Spirit Mountain, drawing in disguised enemies and opportunists while they stayed out of the fighting. As Heavenly Maiden Miaoyin faced a growing siege and powerful experts fell, the pair decided to leave and return the next day to examine the Black Coffin.

• Qi Shiyun explained to Lin Ruoshui and Lianshan Xin that people often used the Demon Cult as a disguise when they wanted to attack Spirit Mountain without revealing their identities.
• After seeing the Qilin Dharma Form, Gong Wensheng concluded that Xie Ciyuan was real, chose to remain allied with the Xie Clan, and ordered troops to keep the fighting from spreading beyond the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
• Humans and demons joined the attack on Spirit Mountain, claiming to be Demon Cult figures and following the apparent lead of the Qilin Young Master.
• A Yama Dharma Form appeared, and Lin Ruoshui spotted a Great Grandmaster falling as Lianshan Xin and Qi Shiyun grew stronger through the chaos.
• An expert helped Heavenly Maiden Miaoyin kill a Demon King and a giant python while Lianshan Xin and Qi Shiyun decided to withdraw and return the next day to open the Black Coffin.
• Lianshan Xin transformed the Blood-Severing Dust-Cleansing Blade into yellow earth and buried it beneath the Hundred Thousand Mountains so it could drink Bodhisattva blood.

The Gu King planned to use Madam Ma and the Unjust Way’s name to start an uprising in the Miao Frontier, while Jiang Ping'an and Jiang Buping secretly prepared to exploit the plan. After Madam Ma took a pill and the Gu King left, Jiang Buping revealed himself in her body, killed Yan Wenyuan, and vowed to cut down the region’s corrupt powers.

• After Lianshan Xin and his companions left the Hundred Thousand Mountains, the Gu King discussed rebellion plans with the Gu Immortal and agreed to rescue Madam Ma.
• The Gu King told Shen Wenxin that he would portray Madam Ma as an abandoned victim and use her story to launch an uprising disguised as the Unjust Way.
• Jiang Ping'an and Jiang Buping arranged for Jiang Buping to possess Madam Ma, while Jiang Ping'an promised to keep the Gu King under control.
• The Gu King and Shen Wenxin entered the prison and persuaded Madam Ma to take a Fetal Breath Pill so she could escape by feigning death.
• After the Gu King and Shen Wenxin left, Jiang Buping woke in Madam Ma’s body and killed Yan Wenyuan.
• Jiang Buping rejected the Gu King’s scheme and vowed to kill the Miao Frontier’s corrupt officials and demon rebels in the Unjust Way’s name.

Qi Shiyun and Lianshan Xin received invitations to Divine Dragon Island and learned that the Nine Heavens had lost agents there, while Gong Wensheng secretly cooperated with the island and exploited Miao Maidens. Meanwhile, Jiang Buping continued his prison massacre under the Heavenly Queen’s protection as she prepared to kill again.

• Mr. Ai brought gilded invitations for Gong Wensheng and Xie Ciyuan, then offered Qi Shiyun a silver invitation to Divine Dragon Island’s assembly a month later.
• Lianshan Xin agreed to attend after Mr. Ai said a Dragon Maiden and a desired treasure would appear at the assembly.
• Gong Wensheng privately discussed her cooperation with the island master, then dismissed Qi Shiyun and Lianshan Xin; Qi Shiyun told Lianshan Xin that the Nine Heavens had lost agents on the island and warned him to be cautious.
• Gong Wensheng told Granny Ying that Miao Maidens were being selected for guests, and Granny Ying suppressed her anger and remorse.
• Jiang Ping’an confronted Jiang Buping about the slaughter, but Jiang Buping claimed he killed only the deserving and would avoid Imperial Court suppression.
• In the Divine Capital, the Heavenly Queen wrote the character for “kill” seven times and told Emperor Yongchang that she needed to kill guests because there were not enough seats.

The Heavenly Queen told Emperor Yongchang that she had enlisted Yama to help bring down Divine Dragon Island and planned to purge corruption in the Miao Frontier, including investigating her brother Yan Xiezhi. Outside Miao Prefecture City, Zhang A-Niu met Yi Anle, who revealed that Emperor Yongchang had secretly prepared him to take command of the army.

• The Heavenly Queen revealed that Yama had helped Emperor Yongchang secure his throne and was again working for her against Divine Dragon Island.
• The Heavenly Queen explained that Divine Dragon Island had extended its influence into the Miao Frontier and urged Emperor Yongchang to replace Governor Yan Xiezhi while investigating whether her brother was corrupt or incompetent.
• Emperor Yongchang agreed to arrange a new governor and promised to handle the aftermath while the Heavenly Queen purged the Miao Frontier.
• After Emperor Yongchang left Jiaofang Hall, Eunuch Wang mocked his belief that the Heavenly Queen loved him because of his virtues, then went to Nine Heavens Headquarters.
• Outside Miao Prefecture City, Zhang A-Niu encountered Yi Anle, who disclosed that his transfer was a cover and that Emperor Yongchang had ordered him to stand ready to command the army.

Yi Anle and Zhang A-Niu agreed to work from the shadows in the troubled Miao Frontier, while Zhang A-Niu headed toward the Hundred Thousand Mountains to target Spirit Mountain. Jiang Ping'an prepared to manage the Imperial Court’s response to Jiang Buping, then killed the Gu King and took his authority and name as the chapter ended.

• Yi Anle told Zhang A-Niu that Emperor Yongchang wanted order among the common people while leaving the Miao Frontier’s officials open to replacement, and Zhang A-Niu agreed to keep his identity concealed.
• Yi Anle revealed that Shiyun was posing as Gong Yuyi at the Dingyuan Marquis Residence and that disguised attackers were gathering to strike Spirit Mountain, so Zhang A-Niu left for the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
• Jiang Ping'an persuaded Jiang Buping to let him handle the Imperial Court and Yan Xiezhi, then admitted that he hoped to destroy Divine Dragon Island; Jiang Buping offered to help because the island embodied injustice.
• Jiang Ping'an cautioned Jiang Buping that the Unjust Way could not depend on him alone, and Jiang Buping’s resolve stirred winds and clouds over Miao Prefecture City as he moved toward the Celestial Phenomena Realm.
• Jiang Ping'an revealed that the Gu King had erred by borrowing the Unjust Way’s name for his uprising, invaded his body, and destroyed his Primordial Spirit with seven “kill” characters.
• Jiang Ping'an took control of the Gu King’s body while “Shen Wenxin” placed a black Yama’s Calling Card before him.

Qi Shiyun learned that Gong Wensheng planned to seek Jiang Ping'an’s protection for Gong Yuyi, while she and Lianshan Xin investigated Divine Dragon Island’s reach in the Miao Frontier. Jiang Ping'an killed an envoy, took his invitations, and prepared to use the island’s assembly to deliver Yama’s Calling Cards, but Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden’s arrival ended in her death.

• Gong Wensheng told Qi Shiyun that Jiang Ping'an had contacted her and hoped he would take Gong Yuyi as a disciple or give her Peace Charms before she went to Divine Dragon Island.
• Qi Shiyun and Lianshan Xin discussed Divine Dragon Island’s connections to the Miao Frontier and suspected Governor Yan Xiezhi would be dismissed for failing in his duties.
• Jiang Ping'an welcomed Mr. Ai as the Gu King, accepted a Gilded Invitation to the Divine Dragon Assembly, then killed the envoy and took his forty invitations.
• Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden arrived badly wounded and asked the Gu King for a place to recover, while Lianshan Jingcheng revealed he had adapted the Seven Killings Manual into his sword technique.
• Yama went on a killing spree, and Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden died with her eyes open.

Jiang Ping'an, disguised as Yama, killed Heavenly Maiden Miaoyin, the Gu King, and Mr. Ai, then uncovered their connections and seized Yan Xiezhi's identity. He used Yan's mysterious illness as a pretext to kill and possess him, revealing how his reputation as a physician who could save the unsavable had been built.

• Jiang Ping'an took possession of Heavenly Maiden Miaoyin, learned that she recognized him as Yama, and questioned her about what she knew of Jiang Ping'an.
• Heavenly Maiden Miaoyin revealed leads involving Gong Wensheng, Hao Daoyuan, and Zeng Muhan, but Jiang Ping'an killed her after deciding he would not spare her for Emperor Yongchang's sake.
• Jiang Ping'an destroyed the Gu King's Substitute Death Gu, killing him permanently, and finished examining Mr. Ai and the other bodies.
• Yan Xiezhi arrived to meet Heavenly Maiden Miaoyin and the Gu King, revealed his collusion with her, and asked the disguised Jiang Ping'an to treat his worsening illness.
• Jiang Ping'an promised that he could cure Yan Xiezhi, killed him, and took possession of his body, explaining that his cures worked because he lived in the patients' place.

Jiang Ping'an killed Yan Xiezhi after discovering that demonic aura was transforming and protecting him, then joined Jiang Buping in preparing to confront the demons in Miao Prefecture. The chapter ended with Yan Shuang entering Lianshan Xin’s dream, unaware that he cultivated Maitreya’s Dream of Three Thousand Worlds.

• Jiang Ping'an discovered that demonic aura had protected Yan Xiezhi and that someone was trying to turn him into a demon.
• Jiang Ping'an recalled how the Heavenly Queen authorized him to replace Yan Xiezhi and revealed that she had figured out he was Yama.
• Jiang Ping'an killed Yan Xiezhi, whose death prompted a voice in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to demand to know who had slain its will.
• Jiang Buping arrived at the Gu King's home as Madam Ma, praised Jiang Ping'an's skill, and agreed to handle the demons while Jiang Ping'an consolidated Miao Prefecture's officialdom.
• Jiang Ping'an and Jiang Buping planned to begin their campaign the next day, while Jiang Ping'an rejected his teacher's offer to keep him company as Madam Ma.
• Yan Shuang entered Lianshan Xin's dream and offered Young Master Xie a lead on the Evening Drum.

Lianshan Xin agreed to help Yan Shuang seek the Evening Drum and learned from Maitreya to cultivate Dream of Jianghu, which let him enter the Heavenly Queen’s dream. The Heavenly Queen ordered him to tell Shen Wenxin that he could begin killing Gong Wensheng and Yan Xiezhi, promised Lianshan Xin a chance to reach the Dharma Form Realm, and Lianshan Xin then entered the Crown Prince’s dream, where the prince said he thought he had been poisoned.

• Yan Shuang promised to lead Lianshan Xin to the Evening Drum if he helped rescue her, and said Feng Xuange had captured Heavenly Maiden Miaoyin.
• Maitreya taught Lianshan Xin the weakened Dream of Jianghu, which let him visit people connected to him by karmic ties in their dreams.
• Lianshan Xin entered the Heavenly Queen’s dream, told her that Gong Wensheng had ties to Divine Dragon Island, and heard her order Shen Wenxin to act against Gong Wensheng and Yan Xiezhi.
• The Heavenly Queen told Lianshan Xin to give Jiang Ping'an authority to execute first and report afterward, then promised Lianshan Xin an opportunity to advance to the Dharma Form Realm.
• Lianshan Xin entered the Crown Prince’s dream, where the Crown Prince said he believed he had been poisoned.

Lianshan Xin warned the Crown Prince that his consort might be poisoning him and could use their unborn child to secure power, then urged him to turn the poison into strength by learning the Five Poisons Immortal Art. After waking from the dream, the Crown Prince visited Liu Chen, who discovered that he possessed the legendary Calamity Poison Body and resolved to teach him.

• Lianshan Xin reasoned that the Crown Prince's drowsiness began after he grew close to the Right Chancellor and suggested his consort might be informing Emperor Yongchang and poisoning him.
• Lianshan Xin warned the Crown Prince that his consort could rely on their unborn child to rise in power, but advised him not to investigate because divorce could cost him his position.
• Lianshan Xin encouraged the Crown Prince to seek out Liu Chen and cultivate the Five Poisons Immortal Art, and the Crown Prince agreed in the dream.
• The Crown Prince woke, left his consort, disguised himself, and went to Nine Heavens Headquarters to meet Liu Chen before Emperor Yongchang or the Heavenly Queen could intervene.
• Liu Chen recognized the Crown Prince as the legendary Calamity Poison Body, declared his Poison Dao talent greater than his own, and decided to leave Nine Heavens to teach him.

Liu Chen resigned as a Nine Heavens Vein Master to support the Crown Prince, while Lianshan Xin used Dream of Three Thousand Worlds to contact Zhuo Biyu and learn that Peacock Wisdom King was heading to the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Maitreya sent Lianshan Xin into a final dream that turned out to be a sealed realm inside the Black Coffin, where he found himself trapped beside Yan Shuang.

• Liu Chen resigned from the Nine Heavens and pledged to guide the Crown Prince, who promised to help restore the Five Immortals Cult if he became emperor.
• Lianshan Xin entered Zhuo Biyu’s dream and learned that Peacock Wisdom King was heading to the Hundred Thousand Mountains to seek a Spirit Mountain Corpse-Shedding.
• Zhuo Biyu gave Lianshan Xin the Demon Cult’s Spirit Mountain base and contact information, and the two discussed the limits and risks of dream travel.
• Maitreya sent Lianshan Xin into one last dream, but the dream-realm seal inside the Living Person Coffin trapped him in the Black Coffin.
• Yan Shuang awoke beside Lianshan Xin, mistook him for a stranger, and warned him that her husband was the reigning emperor.

Lianshan Xin learned that Yan Shuang was a powerful Primordial Spirit being who wanted to escape and take revenge on the Heavenly Queen, while Jiang Ping'an separately discovered her plans for the Miao Frontier. Lianshan Xin summoned the Blood-Severing Dust-Cleansing Blade into the dream-realm seal and attacked Yan Shuang with the Dragon-Slaying Great Art.

• Maitreya explained that Lianshan Xin's consciousness could not be fully sealed, but the seal would weaken his physical body outside.
• Yan Shuang sensed Lianshan Xin's Buddhist aura, mistook him for the current Buddha Son, and revealed her grudge against the Heavenly Queen, who had stolen her escape route.
• Maitreya identified Yan Shuang as a new consciousness formed from the Peacock King's Corpse-Shedding, and Yan Shuang said she could rapidly regain Great Grandmaster and Celestial Phenomena Realm strength if she escaped.
• Yan Shuang told Jiang Ping'an in a dream to hand Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden to Feng Xuange and promised him control of the Miao Frontier; Jiang Ping'an suspected she might be the Peacock King.
• Lianshan Xin summoned the Blood-Severing Dust-Cleansing Blade into the Living Person Coffin's dream-realm seal and struck Yan Shuang with the Dragon-Slaying Great Art.

Lianshan Xin defeated Yan Shuang inside the Living Person Coffin with his Dragon-Slaying True Intent and Netherworld Ghostfire, then refused to claim the Peacock King's body and stayed in the Dream-Realm Seal to cultivate. The next day, he joined the party opening the coffin and emerged to surprise the waiting crowd.

• Lianshan Xin weakened Yan Shuang with the Blood-Severing Dust-Cleansing Blade, and she used her five-colored divine light to seal it while he continued controlling it through the Divine Feet Ability.
• Lianshan Xin fought Yan Shuang with Netherworld Ghostfire blades, overcame her resistance, and refused her offer to surrender as the flames burned her to death.
• Lianshan Xin chose not to possess Yan Shuang or inherit the Peacock King's karma, and Yan Shuang became a Śarīra that Maitreya said could help him escape the Dream-Realm Seal.
• Lianshan Xin stayed in the seal to cultivate overnight, then told Qi Shiyun to proceed with opening the coffin despite his reduced strength.
• Feng Xuange brought the dead Miaoyin Heavenly Maiden to the sealed site, and the assembled White Lotus Sect, Mad Saber Lineage, and Gu King's disciples broke the Living Person Coffin's seal.
• Lianshan Xin pushed open the coffin lid and made a dramatic entrance before the gathered crowd.

Lianshan Xin emerged from the coffin and exposed the Gu King’s many allegiances while claiming that the Peacock King was dead. With Jiang Ping’an controlling the Gu King and Zhang A-Niu revealed as the Heavenly Sword, the Nine Heavens began its assault on the Miao Frontier, while Jiang Buping prepared to spread the Dao.

• Lianshan Xin emerged from the coffin as a Primordial Spirit, startling Feng Xuange, Qi Shiyun, and the others, who recognized him as Heaven’s Mandate.
• Lianshan Xin rebuked Feng Xuange for insulting the Heavenly Queen, mocked Xie Ciyuan for losing to him, and accused the Gu King of conspiring with multiple factions.
• The Gu King admitted to his secret identities and revealed that the coffin had held the Peacock King, not Yan Shuang; Feng Xuange refused to accept that Yan Shuang was dead.
• Lianshan Xin challenged the gathered factions to surrender and called for the Heavenly Sword, prompting Zhang A-Niu to attack Feng Xuange and the others.
• Jiang Ping’an revealed his identity to Lianshan Xin through the Gu King, while Jiang Buping opened his door in Miao Prefecture City and prepared to spread the Dao.

Jiang Ping'an and Jiang Buping helped the Heavenly Queen take control of the Miao Frontier by eliminating its leading officials and arranging a new system of governance. After Lianshan Xin removed the Heavenly Queen’s karmic entanglements, she advanced toward the Celestial Phenomena Realm, and the Divine Capital became a battlefield between three such powerhouses.

• Yuwen Shuo publicly supported the Unjust Way, then Jiang Ping'an took control of him during a private meeting with Madam Ma and Shen Wenxin.
• A disguised Jiang Ping'an lured Gong Wensheng into lowering his guard, and he and Granny Ying killed the Dingyuan Marquis and secured his body.
• Jiang Ping'an explained to Jiang Buping that the Heavenly Queen planned to give the Miao Frontier greater autonomy and use the Unjust Way to help govern it.
• The Heavenly Queen sensed that Lianshan Xin had removed her fatal threat and completed her Dharma Form, allowing her to approach the Celestial Phenomena Realm.
• Xie Tianxia joined the Heavenly Queen against another Celestial Phenomena Realm powerhouse, and their battle transformed the Divine Capital.
• Lianshan Xin woke from a dream with his strength surging and called Shiyun and Shui Shui over to share it.