Chapter Summaries

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.

Huo Lian and Wu Xuancang withdrew from the conflict, leaving the Heavenly Evil Sect’s allies to claim the Evil Water Region’s treasures while their rivals departed with threats about the Demon Hall’s thousand-year period. Zhu Fanjiang and his two companions rejected the divided Heavenly Evil Sect, declared their support for the Jiang Family, and escaped before Sima Cenfeng’s group could stop them, leaving the four families in an awkward position.

• Pang Tiangang, Du Fuzhou, and Yan Youwang complained that Huo Lian and Wu Xuancang had withdrawn, while Leng Guhan left and the Heavenly Evil Sect’s group celebrated its victory and the treasures they had obtained.
• Jiang Pandong warned Yan Youwang and Du Fuzhou that they would need to cooperate when the Demon Hall’s thousand-year period arrived, and the three rival leaders departed with threats.
• Zhu Fanjiang criticized the Heavenly Evil Sect’s infighting, said his three families recognized the Jiang Family, and refused to go to Supreme Evil Peak with Sima Rusuo and the others.
• Sima Rusuo and his companions failed to stop Zhu Fanjiang and his two companions from escaping, and Sima Cenfeng angrily demanded an explanation.
• Jiang Pandong allowed Sima Rusuo to recount Zhu Fanjiang’s words, leaving the four families in an awkward silence.

The Sima, Kong, and Chen families turned against the Jiang Family, expecting to eliminate its leaders and seize power in the Heavenly Evil Sect. Jiang Pandong revealed that his family had prepared for their attack and concealed a host of powerful relatives, leaving the three families surrounded by unexpected Jiang reinforcements.

• Sima Cenfeng attacked Jiang Pandong while Chen Zhaofa and Kong Qingze blocked his escape, and the other leaders surrounded Jiang Wuwei.
• Sima Cenfeng explained that the three families had secretly joined forces to destroy the Jiang Family and restore the Heavenly Evil Sect's prestige under one family's rule.
• Jiang Pandong said the Jiang Family had completed its preparations long before and was ready to strike back.
• A group led by Jiang Family members arrived from Supreme Evil Peak, including several powerful elders and juniors unknown to the other families.
• Jiang Pandong introduced Jiang Pannan, Jiang Panxi, and Jiang Panbei as his younger brothers and identified the other newcomers as members of Jiang Wuwei's generation.

Jiang Pandong revealed that the Jiang Family had anticipated the Three Great Families’ attack and that its elders were prepared to sacrifice themselves during the Demon Hall’s Thousand-Year Period. Meanwhile, Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix rescued the pregnant Jiang Liuli from the Heavenly Evil Sect, and Huang Xiao revealed his identity to her.

• Jiang Pandong explained that the Jiang Family had survived past attacks and had hidden experts ready to defeat the Three Great Families.
• Jiang Pandong told Sima Cenfeng that the Jiang Family elders would sacrifice themselves during the Demon Hall’s Thousand-Year Period and confirmed that the Three Great Families’ members on Supreme Evil Peak had been killed.
• Sima Cenfeng, Chen Zhaofa, and Kong Qingze agreed to fight together and try to escape the Jiang Family.
• Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix followed Jiang Liuli until Huang Xiao attacked the Heavenly Evil Sect disciples pursuing her and killed their Enlightenment Realm expert.
• Jiang Liuli backed away from Huang Xiao until he revealed his identity, and Demon Phoenix introduced himself as a divine beast.

Huang Xiao reunited with Jiang Liuli and learned that she was carrying his child, but she refused to leave the Sword Pavilion with him. Leng Guhan and Zhu Fanjiang arrived, and Jiang Liuli left with them for the Sword Pavilion while Huang Xiao could only hope she would be safe.

• Demon Phoenix left Huang Xiao and Jiang Liuli alone, and Huang Xiao realized Jiang Liuli was nearly six months pregnant with his child.
• Huang Xiao urged Jiang Liuli to come with him, but she insisted on returning to the Sword Pavilion and challenged him to explain how he could protect her and the child.
• Leng Guhan and Zhu Fanjiang arrived with two other old men, and Zhu Fanjiang suggested that Jiang Liuli travel with them.
• Leng Guhan warned Huang Xiao about the struggle with Pang Yi and said he would oppose anyone who moved against the Sword Pavilion.
• Jiang Liuli left with Leng Guhan and the others despite Huang Xiao calling after her, and Huang Xiao vowed not to forgive the Sword Pavilion if it mistreated her.

Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix discovered that the Jiang Family was slaughtering members of the other three great families across the Heavenly Evil Sect. As Jiang Family pursuers closed in on fleeing Sima Clan members, Huang Xiao recognized both sides and faced the spreading conflict.

• Huang Xiao told Demon Phoenix that Jiang Liuli had left with Leng Guhan, Zhu Fanjiang, and the others, and the two decided not to pursue them.
• Demon Phoenix reported that the Jiang Family was hunting down members of the other three great families, so Huang Xiao went with him to investigate.
• Two Sima Clan disciples fleeing toward Supreme Evil Peak encountered a wounded elder and learned that the Jiang Family was wiping out the three families.
• The Sima elder ordered the Void Martial Realm fighters to hold off the Jiang Family while the others escaped, but the Sima Clan suffered heavy casualties.
• Huang Xiao heard fighting ahead and recognized fleeing Sima Clan members and their Jiang Family pursuers.