Chapter Summaries

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.

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.