Recaps

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discussed who might have benefited from the Demon Hall’s Thousand-Year Periods, and Huang Xiao questioned the Jiang Family’s role and the Three Immortal Mountains’ reputation. They returned to their resting place with Demon Phoenix promising to stand by Huang Xiao as his brother.

• Huang Xiao told Demon Phoenix he suspected the Jiang Family had secretly destroyed past Heavenly Evil Sect lineages to prevent any one lineage from becoming too powerful.
• Huang Xiao suggested other factions might have used the Demon Hall’s Thousand-Year Periods to advance their own interests, and Demon Phoenix named Imperial Remnant Manor as a likely beneficiary.
• Huang Xiao argued that the Three Immortal Mountains might have preserved more of their strength than people believed, while Demon Phoenix struggled to accept the possibility.
• Huang Xiao said his position forced him to question the motives of others, and Demon Phoenix reassured him that he considered him kind at heart.
• Demon Phoenix vowed to fight beside Huang Xiao, and the two returned to their resting place.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix neared the Evil Water Region and met Huo Lian, who ordered them to kill at least three Entering Dao Realm opponents during the coming contest for treasures. Huo Lian departed, leaving Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix to consider which opponents they could take on.

• Huang Xiao decided to find Jianghu travelers to join so his small group would attract less attention near the Evil Water Region.
• Huo Lian appeared and learned that Fan Tianhui was a descendant of the Fan Family, but said Fan Zhongkun remained the better choice because he had already obtained Inugami and could continue advancing.
• Huo Lian instructed Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix to kill at least three Entering Dao Realm opponents in the Evil Water Region and warned them to be careful while he was away.
• After Huo Lian left, Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discussed their chances and considered targeting middle-stage Entering Dao Realm opponents.

Huang Xiao, Demon Phoenix, and Fan Tianhui reached the Evil Water Region two days before its formation was due to break, while Huo Lian prepared to act over a mysterious treasure. As they waited, Huang Xiao witnessed a clash between Heavenly Evil Sect factions and considered how the Four Great Families’ power struggle might threaten the sect.

• Demon Phoenix wondered what treasure Huo Lian would pursue, and Huang Xiao led the group toward the Evil Water Region among the gathering Jianghu people.
• Huang Xiao warned Fan Tianhui to leave as soon as the Three Ancient Evil Blades appeared, while Fan Tianhui chose not to ask about the mysterious Patriarch.
• Demon Phoenix reported that he had found no powerful experts from the Heavenly Evil Sect’s Four Great Families, and Huang Xiao explained that their internal conflict was happening in secret.
• Chen Fu’s group harassed Linghu Xiang’s disciples, and Linghu Xiang left after Chen Fu mocked his lack of support and threatened his backers.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discussed the Four Great Families’ dominance and the risk that the Heavenly Evil Sect could fall apart, then settled down to wait for the formation to break.

Huo Lian arrived at the Evil Water Region with experts from the major powers and began breaking its formation using fragments of the Supreme Evil Pillar. The fragments stirred the water into a whirlpool, and Huang Xiao watched as the Heavenly Evil Sect’s representatives withdrew to join their elders.

• As the Jianghu crowd grew restless, Huang Xiao worried about Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli while the Demon Phoenix tried to reassure him.
• Huo Lian arrived with Leng Guhan, Wu Xuancang, Pang Tiangang, and other experts, drawing the crowd’s attention to the Three Evil Blades in his possession.
• Huo Lian instructed Sima Rusuo, Jiang Wuwei, Kong Zhaoxing, and Chen Zaihui to open their boxes and prepare the Supreme Evil Pillar fragments.
• The four men tossed the fragments above the Evil Water Region, where they spun and triggered a powerful whirlpool in the water.
• Huo Lian dismissed the four men, and Huang Xiao observed that the Heavenly Evil Sect had brought eight representatives to the gathering.

Huo Lian used the Three Ancient Evil Blades to expose a dry patch of the Evil Water Region’s riverbed, but the formation remained deadly. More than a thousand Jianghu figures died after rushing onto the sand, and their blood began flowing toward the blades.

• Huo Lian sent the Three Ancient Evil Blades above the Evil Water Region, where they absorbed the evil qi released by the shattered Supreme Evil Pillar fragments.
• Huo Lian forced the blades into the vortex, and their auras pushed the water back to expose a circular stretch of riverbed.
• A Jianghu figure charged onto the exposed sand, died instantly, and more than a thousand others who followed suffered the same fate.
• Huang Xiao concluded that the formation had not been completely broken, while Fan Tianhui stared in shock at the deaths.
• Blood from the corpses gathered and flowed toward the Three Great Evil Blades.

Huo Lian completed the formation needed to break the Grand Formation of the Evil Water Region, but the barrier still required the martial artists to attack it with their internal power. As the crowds charged toward the riverbed, Huang Xiao chose to wait and sent Fan Tianhui away.

• The Three Evil Blades drained the corpses, formed a triangle, and carved an intricate formation into the sandy riverbed.
• Huang Xiao explained to Demon Phoenix that Huo Lian knew the additional requirements for breaking the Grand Formation, including setting up the formation.
• Huo Lian said the remaining martial artists had to blast through the final barrier and warned that his formation would last no more than an hour.
• Sima Rusuo and Chen Fu led their people toward the formation, while Linghu Xiang chose to wait and target injured martial artists later.
• The surrounding martial artists surged toward the Evil Water Region, but Huang Xiao told Demon Phoenix to wait and ordered Fan Tianhui to leave.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix watched as Huo Lian and the other old fellows trapped the Jianghu people on the Riverbed and crushed them to death. Their blood exposed the formation channels in the white sand, and Huo Lian approved of the result.

• Huang Xiao told Demon Phoenix that the Patriarch’s weakened aura was probably a ploy to make the Jianghu people attack the formation.
• Huo Lian said it was time, and the old fellows positioned themselves above the Evil Water Region and sealed the Riverbed’s exits.
• The old fellows pressed down on the formation, forcing the trapped Jianghu people to their knees as their escape attempts failed.
• The Heavenly Evil Sect’s higher-ups ignored the pleas of their disciples, and the crushing force killed tens of thousands of people on the Riverbed.
• The bodies crumbled into powder, while their blood revealed formation channels in the white sand, and Huo Lian raised his hands again.

Huo Lian and the Three Ancient Evil Blades broke the formation guarding the Evil Water Region, allowing the jianghu and the old fellows to enter. Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix arrived inside and headed toward the three old men, while the Ancient Evil Blades stabilized the way back and killed those who tried to seize them.

• Huo Lian joined the old fellows in using the Three Ancient Evil Blades to break the formation, then entered the Evil Water Region to prove it was open.
• The jianghu rushed into the region after Huo Lian, and Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix followed.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix appeared on a beach inside the region, where the formation phantom above the lake flickered until the Three Ancient Evil Blades made it stable.
• Several people tried to seize the Three Ancient Evil Blades and died, prompting the others to retreat.
• Huang Xiao led Demon Phoenix toward the three old men, explaining that the Patriarch and the others had gone ahead to prevent them from escaping.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix reached the Abandoned Village and found signs that Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli were alive, then followed the fighting to the Back Mountain. There, Huang Xiao saw Jiang Liuli’s growing belly and discovered the old factions battling over the Supreme Evil Pillar as the cliff face began to crumble.

• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix found the repaired house in the Abandoned Village and saw signs that Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli had recently lived there.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix hurried to the Back Mountain as Jianghu martial artists arrived and split between searching the village and following them.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix found the old fellows fighting beside the blasted-open cave, with Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli temporarily restrained.
• Huang Xiao noticed Jiang Liuli’s belly had grown, and Demon Phoenix wondered whether Huang Xiao was the father.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix saw the factions fighting over the Supreme Evil Pillar while more Jianghu martial artists gathered and many fled.
• Leng Guhan struck the cliff with his sword qi, leaving a deep mark and making the rock face appear unstable.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix watched as the Heavenly Evil Sect’s elders negotiated with the assembled Jianghu experts over the sect’s treasures, but the talks broke down. Huo Lian demanded three elders from the Evil Water Region, a condition the Heavenly Evil Sect refused, leaving the groups on the brink of a fight.

• Sima Cenfeng refused to hand over the Heavenly Evil Sect’s treasures, while Du Fuzhou and the other experts pressed him to comply.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix identified the gathered experts and discussed why Bishui Palace, Shangqing Temple, and Imperial Remnant Manor were absent.
• Pang Tiangang favored taking the treasures by force, Wu Xuancang said he wanted to see the Supreme Evil Pillar, and Leng Guhan threatened the Heavenly Evil Sect with the Zhanlu Sword.
• Huo Lian said he would forgo the other treasures if the Heavenly Evil Sect gave him Zhu Fanjiang, Wang Mizong, and Fan Xiu.
• Chen Zhaofa and Kong Qingze rejected Huo Lian’s demand, insisting that the Heavenly Evil Sect would never agree to it.

Sima Cenfeng united the Heavenly Evil Sect against its enemies, while Wu Xuancang agreed to stand aside after Zhangsun Youyue was released. Leng Guhan then attacked Jiang Liuli, but Fan Xiu intervened and blocked his Sword Qi.

• Sima Cenfeng rallied the Heavenly Evil Sect’s factions to resist Huo Lian and the others, and Chen Zhaofa suggested using Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli as hostages.
• Wu Xuancang agreed not to interfere if Zhangsun Youyue was released, so Zhu Fanjiang unsealed her acupoints and she went to Wu Xuancang.
• Yan Youwang mocked Jiang Liuli’s pregnancy and implicated Zhu Yang, prompting Leng Guhan to threaten the Heavenly Evil Sect.
• Leng Guhan called Jiang Liuli a disgrace to the sect and swung the Zhanlu Sword at her.
• Huang Xiao cried out as Fan Xiu stepped in front of Jiang Liuli and blocked the Sword Qi with the Inugami Imitation Saber.

Leng Guhan and the other experts began fighting over the Heavenly Evil Sect’s treasures, revealing their relative strengths as the Jianghu members watched. Huo Lian remained on the sidelines and turned his attention toward Zhu Fanjiang and his companions.

• Fan Xiu and Sima Cenfeng criticized Leng Guhan for attacking Jiang Liuli, while Huang Xiao’s anxious intervention exposed his identity to the experts present.
• Leng Guhan declared that his opponents would die and charged at them, prompting Pang Tiangang, Du Fuzhou, and Yan Youwang to join the fight.
• Leng Guhan fought Sima Cenfeng, Pang Tiangang fought Jiang Pandong, Du Fuzhou faced Chen Zhaofa and Chen Zaihui, and Yan Youwang faced Kong Qingze and Kong Zhaoxing.
• Chen Zaihui joined Sima Cenfeng and Sima Rusuo against Leng Guhan, while Kong Zhaoxing joined Jiang Pandong and Jiang Wuwei against Pang Tiangang.
• Leng Guhan overwhelmed his three opponents with Sword Qi, Pang Tiangang fought his three opponents to a stalemate, and Du Fuzhou and Yan Youwang remained at a disadvantage.
• Huo Lian confirmed that Wu Xuancang would not fight, then looked toward Zhu Fanjiang and his two companions, who feared facing him.

Huo Lian attacked the Supreme Evil Pillar, prompting the fighters to turn their battle toward the Heavenly Evil Sect’s treasure. Jiang Liuli, who had nearly given up on surviving, moved to Zhangsun Youyue after remembering her unborn child was innocent.

• Huo Lian charged toward the Supreme Evil Pillar and struck it, leaving cracks in its surface.
• Wang Jiu, Zhu Yang, and Fan Zhongkun fled the battlefield, while Jianghu onlookers pursued them to seize their cultivation manuals or treasures.
• Du Fuzhou and the others proposed dividing the Supreme Evil Pillar, and Pang Tiangang joined the rush toward it as the Heavenly Evil Sect’s fighters tried to stop them.
• Jiang Liuli refused Zhangsun Youyue’s call until Zhangsun reminded her of the child in her belly.
• Jiang Liuli ran to Zhangsun Youyue, hoping Leng Guhan would not approach Wu Xuancang to kill anyone.

The Supreme Evil Pillar shattered under the Jianghu figures’ attacks, and both the Heavenly Evil Sect and their opponents seized its fragments. Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discovered the fragments were losing their evil qi, and Leng Guhan realized the pillar had been a fake.

• Leng Guhan and the other old fellows overwhelmed the Heavenly Evil Sect’s defenses and shattered the Supreme Evil Pillar.
• Leng Guhan’s group secured one large fragment, while the Heavenly Evil Sect members recovered the other two, and Huang Xiao, Demon Phoenix, and other Jianghu figures caught smaller pieces.
• Jianghu figures who had obtained fragments fought those who had not, while Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix noticed the fragments’ evil qi rapidly fading.
• Leng Guhan declared that the Supreme Evil Pillar was fake, and Du Fuzhou demanded that the real pillar be handed over.
• Sima Cenfeng and the other Heavenly Evil Sect members looked to Zhu Fanjiang and the other two, the only ones who knew where the real pillar was.

Zhu Fanjiang claimed that the shattered Supreme Evil Pillar had been drained by sustaining the Evil Water Region’s formation for ten thousand years, though Huang Xiao remained unsure whether he was telling the truth. Huo Lian began explaining how to determine whether the fragments were genuine, but Yan Youwang interrupted him with a new suspicion.

• Zhu Fanjiang said the Supreme Evil Pillar fragments were losing their evil qi because the pillar had exhausted its power sustaining the Evil Water Region’s formation.
• Yan Youwang and others doubted Zhu Fanjiang’s account, while Sima Cenfeng concluded the fragments were fake and believed the three men were hiding the real pillar.
• Zhu Fanjiang explained that the Supreme Evil Pillar had served as the formation’s Formation Eye and had been depleted over ten thousand years.
• Demon Phoenix asked Huang Xiao whether the pillar’s power had truly run out, and Huang Xiao said Zhu Fanjiang’s explanation made sense but still felt suspicious.
• Leng Guhan and the others asked Huo Lian to judge the matter, and Huo Lian said the formation’s power remained even though the pillar had been removed.
• Yan Youwang interrupted Huo Lian, reasoning that the real Supreme Evil Pillar must still be present.

Huo Lian argued that the shattered Supreme Evil Pillar was genuine and proposed that everyone leave together, preventing Zhu Fanjiang and the others from secretly retrieving a hidden pillar. The group prepared to depart while Sima Rusuo and three others searched the cave for remaining treasures.

• Huo Lian explained that the formation would linger for a few years after the pillar’s destruction, then the Evil Water Region would disappear, so a hidden genuine pillar would be lost if left behind.
• Yan Youwang challenged Zhu Fanjiang and the other two to leave with the group, and all three agreed, saying they had long wanted to escape.
• Sima Cenfeng insisted that the group collect the Heavenly Evil Sect’s remaining treasures and sent Sima Rusuo and three others into the cave for a brief search.
• Huang Xiao told Demon Phoenix that Zhu Fanjiang and the others had likely preserved the sect’s cultivation methods while abandoning most of their possessions.
• Sima Rusuo and the three others returned with four large bundles, and the surrounding Jianghu fighters eagerly anticipated searching the cave after the old masters departed.

Huo Lian suspected Zhu Fanjiang and the others were hiding something about the Supreme Evil Pillar fragments, but claimed he had found nothing after investigating. Huang Xiao left with Demon Phoenix as the old experts departed, reassured that Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli were safe with Wu Xuancang.

• Sima Cenfeng and the other Heavenly Evil Sect members decided to take the pillar fragments and protect Zhu Fanjiang and the others so they could obtain the Three Great Families’ cultivation methods.
• Huo Lian questioned why Zhu Fanjiang and the others remained near the fragments and ordered them to move three zhang away.
• Huo Lian sensed the area, focused his attention on Zhu Fanjiang, then told the group he had found nothing; Yan Youwang angrily challenged him before apologizing.
• The old experts left the cave, and Huang Xiao told Demon Phoenix to follow them rather than search for treasures.
• Huang Xiao was relieved that Wu Xuancang had taken Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli to safety, and hurried to leave before the exit formation disappeared.

Huang Xiao and the Demon Phoenix returned to the lakeside and found the three Supreme Evil Pillar fragments feeding evil qi into the formation. As the fragments weakened, Zhu Fanjiang’s concealed aura emerged, exposing a powerful treasure and prompting the two sides to prepare for a fight.

• Huang Xiao and the Demon Phoenix avoided the fighting Jianghu members and hurried back to the lakeside.
• They found the three Supreme Evil Pillar fragments hovering above the formation and rapidly losing their evil qi.
• Leng Guhan noticed Zhu Fanjiang’s aura and asked what he was hiding.
• Huo Lian admitted that he had suspected Zhu Fanjiang’s secret and had concealed his discovery from Du Fuzhou and the others.
• Yan Youwang demanded that Zhu Fanjiang hand over the treasure, but Sima Cenfeng defended him and Zhu Fanjiang agreed to fight.
• Wang Mizong and Fan Xiu guarded Zhu Fanjiang as both sides faced off.

Zhu Fanjiang revealed that the Supreme Evil Crystal was the core of the Supreme Evil Pillar, and the gathered fighters disputed its fate. The crystal was pulled into the formation, where its power strengthened the Three Evil Blades until they began to break free of their restraints.

• As the old fellows fought, the Supreme Evil Crystal shot from Zhu Fanjiang’s chest, but he recovered it after they scrambled for it.
• Huo Lian asked whether the crystal had come from the Supreme Evil Pillar, and Zhu Fanjiang revealed it was the pillar’s core and admitted he had lied about the pillar being weakened by maintaining the formation.
• Sima Cenfeng defended the crystal as the Heavenly Evil Sect’s supreme treasure, while Pang Tiangang demanded that Zhu Fanjiang hand it over.
• The Supreme Evil Crystal broke free of Zhu Fanjiang’s grasp and flew into the formation as the three fragments of the Supreme Evil Pillar crumbled into powder.
• The Three Evil Blades absorbed the crystal’s surging evil qi, destabilizing the formation and showing signs of breaking free.

Huo Lian struggled to suppress the Three Evil Blades as the Supreme Evil Crystal fueled their resistance and threatened the formation. After the blades blasted him out and the formation began to fail, the old fellows realized the crystal was too dangerous to keep, and Leng Guhan tossed it to Zhu Fanjiang.

• Huo Lian warned Wu Xuancang and the others not to interfere while he tried to suppress the Three Evil Blades.
• Huo Lian kicked the Supreme Evil Crystal out of the formation, and the old fellows fought over it as the blades weakened.
• The Three Evil Blades feigned weakness, then erupted and blasted Huo Lian out of the formation, causing the formation to grow hazy.
• Huo Lian ordered the old fellows to get the crystal far away, and they recognized that its presence was provoking the blades.
• Leng Guhan tossed the Supreme Evil Crystal to Zhu Fanjiang after Du Fuzhou and Yan Youwang urged him to discard it.

Zhu Fanjiang abandoned the Supreme Evil Crystal so he and the other old masters could focus on escaping with the Three Great Families’ cultivation methods and manuals. Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix pursued the crystal, hoping the box that held the Supreme Demon Pearl could seal its evil qi, but it kept changing hands as its power killed or weakened those who touched it.

• Zhu Fanjiang threw the Supreme Evil Crystal into the mountain forest after Wang Mizong and Fan Xiu left the decision to him.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix realized that the Supreme Demon Pearl’s box might seal the crystal’s evil qi, then rushed after it as people from the Jianghu gave chase.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix found several dead people near the crystal and watched an Enlightenment Realm expert seize it before the evil qi killed him.
• Another Jianghu fighter took the crystal but soon threw it away and sat down to purge the evil qi from his body.
• Several pursuing fighters killed the weakened man while he sat helplessly on the ground.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix waited for the remaining contenders to fight over the Supreme Evil Crystal while planning to steal it. Their caution proved justified when two more Entering Dao Realm experts appeared.

• Most Jianghu practitioners withdrew as the Supreme Evil Crystal's evil qi and the fighting claimed more lives, leaving Huang Xiao and five contenders pursuing it.
• The middle-aged Demonic Path expert holding the crystal and an old Entering Dao Realm expert agreed to eliminate the three Enlightenment Realm experts before competing for the treasure.
• Huang Xiao pretended to withdraw, then told Demon Phoenix to use a box and the Supreme Demon Pearl to steal the crystal during the fight.
• The two concealed themselves and watched as the Entering Dao Realm experts quickly killed one Enlightenment Realm contender and wounded the other two.
• The middle-aged expert called out hidden observers, and two additional Entering Dao Realm old men emerged.

Huang Xiao sent Demon Phoenix to steal the Supreme Evil Crystal while four Entering Dao Realm experts fought nearby. Demon Phoenix hid the crystal in the box and returned to Huang Xiao, who headed back to the lake to test whether they could take it through the formation.

• Huang Xiao gave Demon Phoenix the box containing the Supreme Demon Pearl and told him to steal the Supreme Evil Crystal without alerting the four fighters.
• Demon Phoenix approached the crystal unseen, swept it into the box, and hid in a hollow beneath the rock.
• The four Entering Dao Realm experts noticed the crystal had vanished, suspected a powerful Monster Dao expert, and left to seek other treasures.
• A middle-aged man briefly returned to check the site, but Demon Phoenix stayed hidden until he left.
• Demon Phoenix reunited with Huang Xiao and confirmed he had obtained the crystal; Huang Xiao stored the box without opening it.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix returned to the lakeside, where the formation had stabilized and the Patriarch's aura had weakened from suppressing the Three Ancient Evil Blades.

Huang Xiao emerged from the Evil Water Region and watched as Huo Lian recovered the Three Evil Blades and prepared to leave. He secretly told Huo Lian that Craftsman God Ou Jin was in Qinyang City, and Huo Lian departed at once.

• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix emerged from the formation and returned to the shore with the other survivors.
• Huo Lian reopened the formation, retrieved the Three Evil Blades, and left the people still trapped in the Evil Water Region behind.
• Huo Lian reminded Leng Guhan of their agreement, then declared that he would not pursue the Three Great Families' treasures.
• Huang Xiao told Huo Lian through voice transmission that Craftsman God Ou Jin was in Qinyang City.
• Huo Lian reacted to the news and left immediately.

Huo Lian and Wu Xuancang withdrew from the conflict, while Leng Guhan ordered Jiang Liuli back to the Sword Pavilion and Huang Xiao spotted Heavenly Evil Sect disciples following her. Meanwhile, Sima Rusuo escorted Zhu Fanjiang and the other two toward Supreme Evil Peak, and Leng Guhan abandoned the pursuit after a brief fight with Sima Cenfeng.

• Huo Lian left without responding to Huang Xiao, and Wu Xuancang declared that the Three Immortal Mountains would not get involved before leaving with Zhangsun Youyue.
• Leng Guhan ordered Jiang Liuli back to the Sword Pavilion, and Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix followed after Huang Xiao saw Heavenly Evil Sect disciples secretly tailing her.
• Leng Guhan demanded that Zhu Fanjiang and the other two come with him, but Sima Rusuo escorted them toward Supreme Evil Peak while Sima Cenfeng and three companions held off Leng Guhan's group.
• Leng Guhan wounded Sima Cenfeng, then stopped fighting because pursuing Zhu Fanjiang and the others would be too late.
• Sima Cenfeng's group prepared to retreat toward Supreme Evil Peak, leaving Pang Tiangang frustrated that the conflict had gained them nothing.