Recaps

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix planned to use He Fu to gain access to Hu Xi, then went to a restaurant to hear the latest Jianghu news. They learned that a Dao Realm expert from the Heavenly Sword Sect had been killed, raising the stakes of the mysterious killings.

• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discussed the recent killings and speculated that the killer might be cultivating a demonic art and be a powerful Entering Dao Realm or Dao Realm expert.
• Huang Xiao proposed capturing He Fu in Nanyang City and using Hu Wei's death as a reason to make him seek an audience with Hu Xi, and Demon Phoenix agreed.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix decided to travel to Nanyang City the next morning, then went to a popular restaurant to hear the latest rumors.
• Demon Phoenix heard diners discussing the death of a Dao Realm expert and asked whether the same killer was responsible.
• Huang Xiao identified the dead expert as a member of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and Demon Phoenix laughed at the sect's misfortune.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix tracked He Fu’s lover to a residence in Nanyang City, but learned He Fu had not visited in over a month. Suspecting the murderous fiend had driven him into hiding, Huang Xiao decided to abduct the woman to lure him out and stormed the residence.

• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix arrived in Nanyang City and confirmed that He Fu’s lover lived in a guarded courtyard.
• Demon Phoenix found Monster Dao servants and guards at the residence, while Huang Xiao rented a nearby inn room to watch it.
• Huang Xiao captured and interrogated a low-ranking Demon Spirit Sect disciple, learning that He Fu had not visited for over a month.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix suspected He Fu was hiding from the murderous fiend and chose to abduct his lover to draw him out.
• Huang Xiao smashed through the residence’s gate, confronted the Demon Spirit Sect guards, and demanded that the woman come outside.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix staged an attack on He Fu’s residence, captured He Fu’s lover, and waited for him to come after them. After hearing the guards’ report that Huang Xiao was only at the Void Martial Realm, He Fu killed the witnesses and set out in pursuit.

• Huang Xiao fought He Fu’s guards for nearly a quarter of an hour and pretended to be wounded so the survivors would underestimate his strength.
• Huang Xiao killed the Void Martial Realm disciple who stayed behind while the other guards escaped to report to He Fu.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discovered He Fu’s lover trying to flee, killed her escorts, and took her unconscious to an inn.
• The surviving disciples told He Fu that Huang Xiao was at the Void Martial Realm, and He Fu killed them before charging out to avenge his lover.

He Fu tracked Huang Xiao to the wilderness outside Nanyang City, where he killed his lover after Huang Xiao used her as a hostage. As He Fu prepared to torture Huang Xiao, the Demon Phoenix appeared and overwhelmed him with its oppressive presence.

• He Fu arrived in Nanyang City and discovered that his lover's body was missing, then heard her voice from a nearby inn.
• He Fu chased Huang Xiao, who was carrying his lover, and intercepted him in the wilderness outside the city.
• Huang Xiao used He Fu's lover as a hostage, but He Fu attacked anyway, and she died when he caught her after Huang Xiao threw her toward him.
• He Fu threatened Huang Xiao with torture, but Huang Xiao stopped fleeing and challenged him as an unknown voice spoke nearby.
• A little black bird appeared on He Fu's shoulder and revealed its power as the Demon Phoenix, forcing He Fu to his knees.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix subdued He Fu with phoenix flames and Huang Xiao’s Life-and-Death Curse, then demanded that he take them to see Hu Xi. He Fu agreed, though he was unsure whether Hu Xi would meet them.

• Huang Xiao told Demon Phoenix to place flames in He Fu as a deterrent, and Demon Phoenix burned him until he submitted.
• Demon Phoenix discovered the flames’ aura could not be concealed, so he decided to perch on He Fu’s shoulder and watch him.
• Huang Xiao struck He Fu with a Life-and-Death Curse and made him suffer its effects before stopping the pain.
• Huang Xiao asked He Fu to take them to Hu Xi, and He Fu hesitated because he did not know whether Hu Xi would agree to meet them.

Huang Xiao used Hu Wei’s jade pendant and He Fu’s guilt to persuade He Fu to take him to Hu Xi, promising to lift the Life and Death Curse if he cooperated. They reached Hu Xi’s secluded residence, where a guard initially refused entry but agreed to pass on news of Hu Wei’s death.

• He Fu said Hu Wei was the only person likely to draw Hu Xi’s attention, and Huang Xiao accused him of sending Hu Wei on the fatal trip in his place.
• Huang Xiao showed He Fu Hu Wei’s jade pendant and revealed that he had killed Hu Wei, prompting He Fu to agree to help him meet Hu Xi.
• He Fu described Hu Xi as reclusive and powerful, though he did not know whether Hu Xi had reached the Entering Dao Realm.
• He Fu buried his dead lover, then set off with Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix for Hu Xi’s residence.
• At the valley entrance, Huang Xiao pretended to be He Fu’s subordinate and scolded the guard for failing to recognize him.
• He Fu asked the guard to announce him to Hu Xi, citing news of Hu Wei’s death, after the guard said Hu Xi was not receiving visitors.

Huang Xiao and He Fu entered Hu Xi’s Mountain Valley under the pretense of reporting Hu Wei’s death, while Huang Xiao confirmed Hu Xi was an Entering Dao Realm expert. Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix launched a surprise attack on Hu Xi, who realized He Fu was involved.

• He Fu presented Hu Wei’s Jade Pendant and told a guard that Hu Wei had died, gaining permission for himself and Huang Xiao to enter the Mountain Valley.
• Huang Xiao examined the guards and formations as they traveled to Hu Xi’s mansion, where he sensed Hu Xi had reached the Entering Dao Realm.
• Hu Xi questioned He Fu about Hu Wei’s death, and Huang Xiao claimed he had found the Jade Pendant in a jade shop before hinting he had another clue.
• As Hu Xi leaned forward to hear more, Demon Phoenix attacked from above while Huang Xiao struck at Hu Xi’s chest.
• Hu Xi counterattacked and accused He Fu of plotting against him, while He Fu stayed silent under Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix’s threat.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix attacked Hu Xi, who revealed that he had reached the Entering Dao Realm years earlier. After Huang Xiao admitted he had killed Hu Wei, the fight intensified, and Hu Xi struggled to distinguish Huang Xiao’s formation-backed illusions.

• He Fu decided to stay out of the conflict as Hu Xi blocked Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix and ordered the guards to remain outside.
• Hu Xi revealed he had been an Entering Dao Realm expert for years and demanded to know why Huang Xiao had approached him and what had happened to Hu Wei.
• Huang Xiao admitted he had killed Hu Wei and taken the jade pendant from his body, enraging Hu Xi, who blamed Demon Phoenix for the killing.
• Demon Phoenix attacked Hu Xi, and Huang Xiao joined the fight using Heavenly Demon True Qi, which led Hu Xi to suspect he was from the Demon Hall or Heavenly Demon Hall.
• The house collapsed, and the guards gathered outside watched Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix battle Hu Xi while eyeing the divine beast greedily.
• Huang Xiao surrounded Hu Xi with formation-backed illusions that resisted Hu Xi’s control of heaven and earth momentum, so Hu Xi focused most of his attention on Demon Phoenix.

Huang Xiao tried to hold Hu Xi back while Demon Phoenix’s Death Flame Possession invaded Hu Xi’s body. Under pressure from Hu Xi’s swordsmanship, Huang Xiao broke through to the Seventh Form of the Heavenly Demon Demon Saber Techniques and used his Imitation Saber to break Hu Xi’s sword, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Demon Phoenix attached himself to Hu Xi and engulfed him in Death Flame Possession while Huang Xiao charged in to keep Hu Xi occupied.
• Huang Xiao’s sneak attack only cut Hu Xi’s cuff, and Hu Xi drew a sword to face him.
• Hu Xi’s swordsmanship wounded and suppressed Huang Xiao, who struggled to keep him from focusing on Demon Phoenix.
• Huang Xiao began using the Seventh Form, and its increased power gradually suppressed Hu Xi’s swordsmanship.
• Huang Xiao poured true qi into the Imitation Saber and broke Hu Xi’s precious sword in their clash.

Hu Xi survived Demon Phoenix's Death Flame Possession and broke through to upper-tier entering Dao realm strength, leaving Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix at his mercy. As Huang Xiao prepared to fight, he revealed that He Fu had tricked Hu Xi's elder brother into going to his death.

• Hu Xi demanded Huang Xiao's Imitation Saber and life, while Demon Phoenix unleashed Death Flame Possession against him.
• The flames burst apart, and Huang Xiao caught the injured Demon Phoenix as Hu Xi emerged unharmed.
• Hu Xi said the flames had helped him advance from middle-tier to upper-tier entering Dao realm and had given him hope of reaching the Dao realm.
• Hu Xi decided to keep Demon Phoenix alive to help perfect his cultivation method, and dismissed He Fu's plea about the Life-and-Death Curse.
• Huang Xiao prepared to use his final trump card, then told Hu Xi that He Fu had tricked Hu Xi's elder brother into going to his death.

Hu Xi defeated He Fu and prepared to kill Huang Xiao, but Chao Hun appeared and killed Hu Xi with overwhelming force. Chao Hun revealed his identity as the Mixed Demon Sect’s former master and confronted Huang Xiao, who realized Chao Hun had killed Lou Feishang and acquired part of the Ten Thousand Demons Skill.

• Hu Xi turned on He Fu after learning He Fu was responsible for his elder brother’s death, and He Fu joined Huang Xiao against him.
• Hu Xi swiftly crippled He Fu, while the guards subdued him and Huang Xiao prepared to use his indestructible supreme demonic qi.
• Chao Hun suddenly killed the surrounding guards, overwhelmed He Fu with his aura, and killed Hu Xi with a palm strike.
• Chao Hun recognized Huang Xiao despite his disguise, and Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix learned the old man was the former Sect Master of the Mixed Demon Sect.
• Chao Hun said he wanted to kill Huang Xiao and dismissed the Demon Hall’s authority; Huang Xiao concluded that Chao Hun had killed Lou Feishang and obtained part of the Ten Thousand Demons Skill.

Chao Hun threatened to torture and kill Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix, but Hall Master Chu’s sudden arrival drove him to flee. Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix recognized Chu Fanyin and realized they had been saved as he pursued Chao Hun.

• Chao Hun admitted torturing Lou Feishang for five days until he revealed the Ten Thousand Demons Skill formula, then threatened to torture Huang Xiao.
• Demon Phoenix warned Chao Hun that Huo Lian was nurturing Huang Xiao, but Chao Hun decided he could kill them both without Huo Lian finding out.
• Huang Xiao refused to beg for mercy and said Chao Hun would never kill him, threatening to use Supreme Demonic Qi to take his own life.
• As Chao Hun struck at Huang Xiao, he suddenly fled when an unknown figure arrived and pursued him.
• Huang Xiao recognized the pursuer as Hall Master Chu, and Demon Phoenix realized Chu Fanyin had saved them.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix fought Hu Xi after discovering he had survived the Dao Realm expert’s attack. They weakened him by targeting his healing and severed his fingers, but Hu Xi remained dangerous.

• Huang Xiao attacked Hu Xi while he lay unconscious, but Hu Xi woke and escaped after sacrificing his right arm.
• Demon Phoenix attacked Hu Xi and concentrated his flames on the severed arm to hinder its regeneration.
• Huang Xiao used the Indestructible Supreme Demonic Qi and the Seventh Form of the Demon Saber to pressure Hu Xi.
• Demon Phoenix sensed that Hu Xi’s injuries and effort to regrow his arm had greatly depleted his true qi.
• Huang Xiao struck at Hu Xi’s left arm, and Hu Xi grabbed the Imitation Saber but lost all five fingers when Huang Xiao’s divine sense attack weakened his grip.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix defeated Hu Xi after a mysterious Dao Realm expert had badly wounded him, but Huang Xiao killed Hu Xi before learning his cultivation method. Chu Fanyin arrived, praised Huang Xiao’s strength, and revealed that Chao Hun had escaped after their fight.

• Hu Xi’s injuries and Demon Phoenix’s flames left him unable to heal, but he shook Demon Phoenix off and unleashed a powerful Monster Dao aura.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix overwhelmed Hu Xi, stopped him from regrowing his arms, and demanded his cultivation method.
• Hu Xi refused to reveal the method, so Huang Xiao beheaded him, angering Demon Phoenix for losing their chance to question him.
• Chu Fanyin arrived and learned that Huang Xiao was still in the Martial Realm but could fight an Early Entering Dao Realm expert with his full strength.
• Chu Fanyin said he had come because Chao Hun had killed Ten Thousand Demons Hall members and revealed that Chao Hun had escaped grievously wounded after reaching the Dao Realm.

Chu Fanyin taught Huang Xiao the first eleven levels of the Ten Thousand Demons Skill and shared his cultivation insights before leaving. Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix searched Hu Xi’s residence for his unusual cultivation method and uncovered a concealed passage beneath a rockery.

• Chu Fanyin taught Huang Xiao the first eleven levels of the Ten Thousand Demons Skill and offered guidance on cultivating it.
• Demon Phoenix burned Hu Xi’s corpse to ashes, and Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix began searching the residence for Hu Xi’s cultivation method.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix found a concealed mechanism in the rockery and opened a narrow passage leading underground.
• Huang Xiao entered the dark passage, and Demon Phoenix followed him.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discovered a hidden chamber containing a mysterious bead that emitted overwhelming demon qi. They suspected the bead was a supreme Monster Dao treasure that had helped Hu Xi grow stronger and was connected to his Severed Arm Rebirth Method.

• Huang Xiao examined the chamber’s ordinary formation and cautiously approached the iron box on the stone platform.
• Huang Xiao opened the box, and he and Demon Phoenix recoiled from the powerful demon qi inside.
• Huang Xiao briefly revealed a walnut-sized dark green bead before sealing it back in the box.
• Huang Xiao compared the bead’s aura to the Supreme Demon Wall and the Supreme Evil Pillar, and he and Demon Phoenix wondered why Hu Xi possessed it.
• Huang Xiao concluded that Hu Xi had hidden the bead from the Demon Spirit Sect and that it was connected to his cultivation method and Severed Arm Rebirth Method.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix escaped Hu Xi’s residence with a mysterious pearl they named the Supreme Demon Pearl, then traveled to the border of Yizhou and Jing Province to study it. They left the pearl unopened behind a large formation, hoping to keep its powerful demon qi from attracting attention.

• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix searched Hu Xi’s secret chamber, found nothing else, and left before the Demon Spirit Sect’s experts arrived.
• Demon Spirit Sect experts found He Fu’s corpse and wondered what had happened to Hu Xi, suspecting the Killing-Crazed Demon might be involved.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix traveled toward Yizhou and stopped in a forest, where they worried that Chao Hun might pursue them.
• Huang Xiao set up a large formation around their camp to contain most of the Supreme Demon Pearl’s demon qi.
• Demon Phoenix moved outside the formation and told Huang Xiao to open the box so he could check whether he could sense the demon qi from beyond it.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix tested the Supreme Demon Pearl’s qi inside a formation, and Huang Xiao discovered that it strengthened his meridians and could temper his body. He had not yet comprehended Hu Xi’s cultivation method, but he invited Demon Phoenix to try the body-tempering process next.

• Huang Xiao opened the small iron box from a safe distance and confirmed that the formation contained the Supreme Demon Pearl’s demon qi.
• Huang Xiao drew the supreme demon qi into his meridians and found that it made them tougher, though repairing them took more imperishable true qi.
• Huang Xiao concluded that supreme demon qi could strengthen his flesh and bones and might eventually enable him to regrow severed limbs.
• Huang Xiao spread the demon qi through his body and endured intense pain while tempering his flesh.
• Huang Xiao told Demon Phoenix that the process had caused no problems, and Demon Phoenix eagerly prepared to try it.

Huang Xiao consolidated the Seventh Form of the Heavenly Demon Demon Saber Techniques and traveled with Demon Phoenix to Hanzhong City to await news about the Evil Water Region. He worried about Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli and wondered how he would face them when the formation was broken.

• Huang Xiao practiced the Seventh Form until he could execute it reliably while Demon Phoenix tempered his body with the Supreme Demon Pearl's demon qi.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix left for Yizhou, hoping to hear news about the Patriarch's plans for breaking through the Evil Water Region.
• After reaching Hanzhong City, Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix heard that people were still speculating about Chao Hun and decided that exposing his identity would not help much.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discussed the treasures beneath the Evil Water Region, and Huang Xiao worried about Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli after more than five months apart.
• Demon Phoenix reassured Huang Xiao that Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli would be safe, then asked how Huang Xiao would face them once the formation was broken.

Huang Xiao rested, discussed Chao Hun’s threat with Demon Phoenix, and learned that the Evil Water Region’s formation would be broken in ten days. The chapter ended with Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix leaving to respond to the news.

• Huang Xiao slept for two days and two nights while Demon Phoenix let him rest.
• Huang Xiao woke refreshed and told Demon Phoenix that his mental state had improved his strength.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix reasoned that Chao Hun might target the experts gathering at the Evil Water Region, possibly at the Old Demon’s direction.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix heard that a mysterious senior had gathered the Three Ancient Evil Blades and that the Evil Water Region’s formation would break in ten days.
• Huang Xiao learned that those whose cultivation did not exceed the Entering Dao Realm could compete for the treasures, then told Demon Phoenix to leave.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix hurried toward the Evil Water Region as Jianghu fighters gathered there to compete for its treasures. Huang Xiao killed five Heavenly Evil Sect disciples who attacked him and warned the man they had pursued to leave Yizhou; the man insisted he had come only to learn who possessed Inugami.

• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix traveled toward the Evil Water Region, discussing the coming competition and the Heavenly Evil Sect's lack of the Three Ancient Evil Blades.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix encountered a wounded man fleeing five Heavenly Evil Sect disciples, who then surrounded them and threatened to kill them.
• The wounded man told Huang Xiao to escape and explained he had come to discover who possessed Inugami, not to seek the Evil Water Region's treasures.
• Huang Xiao killed all five Heavenly Evil Sect disciples with ease.
• Huang Xiao warned the wounded man that Yizhou was too dangerous for someone of his strength and urged him to leave, but the man repeated that he sought information about Inugami.

Huang Xiao learned that Fan Tianhui was a descendant of the Fan Family and that his village had guarded Inugami for generations. The chapter left Huang Xiao suspecting that the village was another important hiding place established by the Three Great Families of the Heavenly Evil Sect.

• Fan Tianhui told Huang Xiao he wanted to learn who possessed Inugami and whether Fan Zhongkun was dead, but he would not explain why.
• Demon Phoenix pointed out that Fan Tianhui’s surname might connect him to Fan Zhongkun, and Fan Tianhui confirmed they came from the same village.
• Huang Xiao guessed Fan Tianhui was seeking a link between the mysterious senior and his ancestors, then reassured him that the senior had no connection to the Fan Family.
• Fan Tianhui admitted that Fan Zhongkun had received Inugami from their village, whose residents had since moved elsewhere.
• Fan Tianhui explained that the village learned Inugami’s identity only after Fan Zhongkun drew the inherited saber, leading Huang Xiao to suspect the village had been a hidden refuge for the Three Great Families.

Huang Xiao agreed to let Fan Tianhui accompany him to the Evil Water Region after Fan Tianhui shared the location of his village in Qing Province. Fan Tianhui learned that Fan Zhongkun was alive beneath the region, while Demon Phoenix warned that Fan Zhongkun could not be trusted.

• Fan Tianhui asked to travel with Huang Xiao to the Evil Water Region and offered him a map to his village in exchange.
• Huang Xiao accepted the map to the village's former location in Qing Province and agreed to let Fan Tianhui come along, though he warned that the journey was dangerous.
• Fan Tianhui explained that his villagers had relocated to avoid the dangers of pursuing their ancestors' treasures and said he hoped to see the other two Ancient Evil Blades.
• Huang Xiao told Fan Tianhui that Fan Zhongkun was alive beneath the Evil Water Region, prompting Fan Tianhui to blame him for bringing danger to the village.
• Demon Phoenix revealed that Fan Zhongkun had been chosen to enter the Evil Water Region despite his poor character and said he did not trust him.

Huang Xiao, Demon Phoenix, and Fan Tianhui neared the Evil Water Region, where they discovered three Heavenly Evil Sect members plotting against Jiang Pingnan. The three families planned to destroy the Jiang Family while the Grand Formation was being broken.

• Huang Xiao killed several Heavenly Evil Sect patrols as the group traveled toward the Evil Water Region.
• Demon Phoenix praised Fan Tianhui’s cooking and repeatedly offered to teach him martial arts, but Fan Tianhui remained determined to return to his village.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix sensed trouble and told Fan Tianhui to hide before rushing toward four Heavenly Evil Sect members.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix watched Sima Ru, Kong Shen, and Chen Li surround Jiang Pingnan.
• Sima Ru and his allies revealed that their three families planned to wipe out the Jiang Family during the effort to break the Grand Formation in the Evil Water Region.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix witnessed Jiang Pingnan fall in battle against Sima Ru, Kong Shen, and Chen Li, then discussed why the Jiang Family had avoided seeking leadership of the Heavenly Evil Sect. Huang Xiao questioned why the sect’s past ruling families had all disappeared, leaving the mystery unresolved.

• Sima Ru, Kong Shen, and Chen Li joined forces against Jiang Pingnan, who used a forbidden art but died standing after the prolonged battle.
• Sima Ru buried Jiang Pingnan, and he and the others left to recover before confronting the remaining Jiang Family members.
• Huang Xiao explained to Demon Phoenix that the Jiang Family might have avoided the Sect Master's position to preserve its strength during the Demon Hall's Thousand-Year Period.
• Huang Xiao wondered why the Heavenly Evil Sect's past ruling and powerful families had disappeared instead of surviving and rising again after the Thousand-Year Period.