Chapter Summaries

Huang Xiao and Wu Cang fought the five Pang Family attackers, who unleashed forbidden arts to kill them. As Huang Xiao sent Wu Cang flying and chased after him, both suddenly vanished, leaving the attackers unable to find them.

• Huang Xiao killed Zhou Daohang with a Divine Sense assault and shattered his heart as Wu Cang fought the five attackers.
• Wu Cang unleashed a second forbidden art, severely wounding one attacker, but the others turned their assault toward Huang Xiao.
• Huang Xiao used a Divine Sense assault and his Imitation Saber against the four attackers, while Wu Cang joined the fight and urged him to escape.
• All five attackers unleashed forbidden arts, and Huang Xiao and Wu Cang fought desperately as Huang Xiao was wounded and driven to his knees.
• Huang Xiao took two attacks to reach Wu Cang, struck him away with a palm, then chased after him, and both suddenly vanished from the attackers' sight.

Huang Xiao and Wu Cang were cornered by five pursuers inside a concealed formation, where Yan Youwang emerged and killed their attackers. Yan Youwang stopped Wu Cang’s forbidden art from killing him, but Wu Cang needed months to recover, and Yan Youwang then killed the Martial Realm disciple beside him.

• Huang Xiao and Wu Cang entered the concealed formation, followed by five pursuers who attacked them when they refused to flee.
• As Wu Cang stood between Huang Xiao and the attackers, Huang Xiao called for help, and an unseen person killed all five with a blast of palm force.
• Huang Xiao urged Wu Cang to stop his double forbidden art, but Wu Cang could no longer control it, so Huang Xiao asked the hidden senior to save him.
• Yan Youwang revealed himself and suppressed the violent aura in Wu Cang, preserving his life but leaving him to recuperate for six months to a year.
• Yan Youwang killed the Martial Realm disciple standing beside him with a blast of palm force.

Huang Xiao reunited with the badly injured Yan Youwang in Liangzhou and learned that his junior brother and the Jiang Family were pursuing him. Yan Youwang planned to leave for Mist Mountain, but Huang Xiao persuaded him to stay in Liangzhou under the Heavenly Demon Hall’s protection.

• Yan Youwang killed a Martial Realm disciple who had exposed his whereabouts, and Huang Xiao questioned why Yan Youwang had come to Liangzhou.
• Yan Youwang said he had barely escaped his junior brother and explained that the rumors about the Supreme Evil Crystal were meant to conceal the pursuit.
• Huang Xiao told Yan Youwang that the Pang Family had spread rumors to lure him out, and Yan Youwang criticized Huang Xiao for underestimating their threat.
• Yan Youwang said he hoped to reach Mist Mountain but feared his pursuers would watch the routes and find him while he was injured.
• Huang Xiao urged Yan Youwang to remain in Liangzhou, offering the Heavenly Demon Hall’s protection and rare healing medicines.
• Yan Youwang considered Huang Xiao’s offer and acknowledged that Liangzhou was under the Heavenly Demon Hall’s control.

Huang Xiao arranged a quiet place near the Heavenly Demon Hall for the injured Yan Youwang and promised to supply healing pills. After returning, Huang Xiao took responsibility for leaving without permission and faced Wei Yidao’s anger, while Wei Yidao asked who had killed Zhou Daohang’s five companions.

• Huang Xiao arranged lodgings and healing pills for Yan Youwang near the Heavenly Demon Hall, with Wu Cang tasked to assist him.
• Yin Huju told Huang Xiao and Wu Cang that he had informed Wei Yidao of their departure, and that Wei Yidao had ordered them to appear before him.
• Huang Xiao told Wu Cang to keep handling Yan Youwang’s arrangements and said he would take responsibility for their actions.
• Huang Xiao and Wu Cang knelt before Wei Yidao, who scolded them for risking Huang Xiao’s life to deal with Zhou Daohang.
• Wei Yidao noted that Zhou Daohang’s five companions had not been killed by Huang Xiao and Wu Cang and asked who had killed them.

Huang Xiao explained Yan Youwang’s rescue and his connection to the Ghost Capital Token to Wei Yidao, who ordered Yan’s presence kept secret and restricted Huang Xiao’s movements because of the Pang Family’s threat. Huang Xiao returned to find that the Heavenly Demon Soul-Destroying Flute and Heavenly Demon Soul-Severing Zither had been completed.

• Huang Xiao told Wei Yidao that Yan Youwang had saved him, explained their past connection, and recounted how Yan had been wounded.
• Wei Yidao removed Wu Cang from his Heavenly Demon Hall duties and assigned him to oversee Yan Youwang’s affairs, while promising to keep Yan hidden from his enemies.
• Wei Yidao warned that the Pang Family was increasingly anxious about Huang Xiao, ordered him to remain in the Heavenly Demon Hall, and said he would report the matter to Lord Shi.
• Huang Xiao told Wu Cang to focus on healing and to take care of Yan Youwang, whose support could help him in the future.
• Huang Xiao returned to his residence, reassured Chao Lingyi that he would rest, and learned that the Heavenly Demon Soul-Destroying Flute and Heavenly Demon Soul-Severing Zither were finished.

Huang Xiao tested the Heavenly Demon Soul-Destroying Flute and found that it greatly amplified his Heavenly Demon Soul-Destroying Sound. The sound overwhelmed the courtyard’s formations and left Chao Lingyi and the others shaken as they considered how few opponents could withstand it.

• Huang Xiao hurried to see the Heavenly Demon Soul-Destroying Flute and Heavenly Demon Soul-Severing Zither, which Liu Mu and Hu Chu had prepared for him to inspect.
• Chao Lingyi asked to play the zither, but Liu Mu warned that her insufficient internal power could cause a dangerous backlash.
• Huang Xiao took the flute to a soundproof courtyard and asked everyone else to withdraw before he tested it.
• Huang Xiao played the Heavenly Demon Soul-Destroying Sound through the flute and found it far easier to use and several times more powerful than before.
• The flute’s music overwhelmed the courtyard’s formations, causing Chao Lingyi to collapse and forcing the others to retreat beyond its reach.
• Hu Chu explained that Huang Xiao could be practically invincible while playing without interruption, and Chao Lingyi delighted in his strength.

Huang Xiao tested the newly made Heavenly Demon Soul-Destroying Flute and Heavenly Demon Soul-Severing Zither, then realized he could develop ways to weave sound art and divine sense attacks into his regular moves. He praised the instruments and took them with him, warning Chao Lingyi that she lacked the strength to withstand the zither’s aura.

• Huang Xiao played the flute and zither, finding the flute powerful but discovering he was not skilled enough to play the zither well.
• Huang Xiao considered using formations to trap enemies and began planning to combine Sound Art Qi Control, sound art, and divine sense attacks with his regular moves.
• Huang Xiao noticed Chao Lingyi and the others had moved away because his flute music had passed through the courtyard’s formation.
• Huang Xiao praised the instruments made by Hu Chu, Liu Mu, and the disciples, and said Senior Shi would be satisfied.
• Chao Lingyi tried to carry the zither, but Huang Xiao took it back after warning that her internal power could not withstand its aura.

Huang Xiao tested the Qin Xiao while Wei Yidao discussed the threat from the Pang Family with Zhu Xing E. Shi Hen refused to move Huang Xiao to the Main Hall, but ordered Zhu Xing E to secretly support Wei Yidao at the Heavenly Demon Hall.

• Huang Xiao said he could conceal the Qin Xiao's aura with his own formation.
• Zhu Xing E arrived on Shi Hen's orders and learned that Pang Family agents had recently attacked Huang Xiao.
• Wei Yidao warned that the Pang Family might storm the Heavenly Demon Hall, and Zhu Xing E agreed they needed to prepare for the worst.
• Zhu Xing E told Wei Yidao that Shi Hen rejected his request to send Huang Xiao to the Main Hall because Huang Xiao needed to remain available to the Hall Master.
• Shi Hen's reply ordered Zhu Xing E to stay at the Heavenly Demon Hall in secret, easing Wei Yidao's concerns.

Pang Ruyuan told Pang Tiangang that Huang Xiao had grown far stronger and described two failed attempts to kill him. Pang Tiangang condemned Ruyuan for changing orders without authorization and sent him back with a warning, while exposing his jealousy of Wei Yidao as a motive.

• Pang Ruyuan reported to Pang Tiangang that Huang Xiao had reached entering Dao realm strength and grown stronger still.
• Pang Ruyuan described two attempts to kill Huang Xiao, and Pang Tiangang angrily rebuked him for acting beyond his orders.
• Pang Tiangang dismissed fears about Huang Xiao, arguing that Pang Yi had the Supreme Elder's guidance and that his strength remained unknown.
• Pang Tiangang ordered Pang Ruyuan to warn the others against acting without authorization again.
• Pang Tiangang confronted Pang Ruyuan about targeting Huang Xiao out of jealousy and a desire for revenge against Wei Yidao.

Pang Tiangang learned from Pang Ji that Pang Yi was currently weaker than Huang Xiao, but Pang Ji remained confident that Pang Yi could catch up before the contest for the Hall Master's Seat. Pang Ji revealed Pang Yi enduring a secret and painful cultivation method, leaving Pang Tiangang shocked by his condition.

• Pang Tiangang warned Pang Ruyuan to stop scheming against Wei Yidao, but Pang Ruyuan left still determined to eliminate him.
• Pang Tiangang visited Pang Ji to ask about Pang Yi's progress and described Huang Xiao's strength.
• Pang Ji told Pang Tiangang that Pang Yi was currently inferior to Huang Xiao, though there was still time before the contest for the Hall Master's Seat.
• Pang Ji revealed Pang Yi concealed in the pool, where he endured a painful cultivation process that made his meridians bulge and his aura fluctuate.

Pang Ji revealed that Pang Yi was enduring the Ten-Thousand Interception Method, a refined and even more dangerous version of the Pang Family’s forbidden art, to prepare him to defeat Huang Xiao for the Hall Master’s Seat. Pang Tiangang left reassured, while Pang Ji remained confident that Pang Yi would ultimately surpass Huang Xiao.

• Pang Tiangang worried that the Thousand Interception Method would cripple Pang Yi, but Pang Ji dismissed the risk because Pang Yi needed to win the Hall Master contest.
• Pang Ji explained that Pang Yi had suppressed his internal power to the Void Martial Realm and was actually practicing the more powerful Ten-Thousand Interception Method.
• Pang Ji said he had prepared safeguards for Pang Yi and ordered Pang Tiangang to keep the truth from others, though leaked information could mislead the Heavenly Demon Hall and Huo Lian.
• Pang Tiangang left feeling trusted and secure in his position as Grand Elder of the Inner Hall.
• Pang Ji considered Huang Xiao’s Entering Dao Realm Middle Stage strength and remained confident that Pang Yi would surpass him and claim the Hall Master’s Seat.

Huang Xiao broke through to the Eighth Form of the Heavenly Demon Demon Saber Techniques, but its uncontrolled power nearly struck Chao Lingyi. Afterward, he told Chao Lingyi to keep giving Wu Cang the pills he requested, which Huang Xiao intended for Yan Youwang.

• Huang Xiao practiced the first seven forms before successfully executing the Eighth Form, unleashing a powerful Blade Aura that carved through the arena floor.
• Huang Xiao rushed to block the uncontrolled Blade Aura before it could reach Chao Lingyi, breaking his Imitation Saber and injuring his hands in the process.
• Huang Xiao reflected on the Eighth Form’s strength and decided he needed to master control of it before continuing his training.
• Chao Lingyi told Huang Xiao that Wu Cang had collected pills three times in five days and worried that he was asking for too many.
• Huang Xiao assured Chao Lingyi that she should keep giving Wu Cang the pills, explaining that the matter was important while privately thinking of Yan Youwang’s serious injuries.

While Huang Xiao focused on cultivation, Wei Yidao learned that Yan Youwang was recovering from severe injuries and that the Heavenly Evil Sect and Ghost Spirit Sect were searching for him. Wei Yidao visited Yan Youwang and hinted that he could take refuge inside the Heavenly Demon Hall.

• Wei Yidao heard from Wu Cang that Yan Youwang's injuries were severe but were healing quickly with the supplied medicinal pills.
• Wu Cang reported that the Heavenly Evil Sect and Ghost Spirit Sect were covertly investigating in Liangzhou, and Wei Yidao decided to visit Yan Youwang.
• Wei Yidao met Yan Youwang at a Heavenly Demon Hall compound and warned him that the current refuge would not remain safe for long.
• Yan Youwang asked whether Wei Yidao would let him take refuge inside the Heavenly Demon Hall, and Wei Yidao replied, "Why not?"

Wei Yidao persuaded Yan Youwang to hide in the Heavenly Demon Hall, explaining that the Pang Family’s repeated attacks on Huang Xiao had left him worried about another attempt. Yan Youwang accepted the offer, and Wei Yidao killed the people who had served him to keep his whereabouts secret.

• Wei Yidao offered Yan Youwang shelter in the Heavenly Demon Hall, where he could avoid Fan Liya, Jiang Pandong, and the Pang Family.
• Yan Youwang questioned Wei Yidao’s motives, and Wei Yidao explained that the Pang Family had tried to kill Huang Xiao twice and that he feared further attacks.
• Wei Yidao said he could not ask Shi Hen for help without alerting the Pang Family, and he wanted Yan Youwang as a hidden safeguard.
• Yan Youwang accepted Wei Yidao’s invitation and agreed to leave for the Heavenly Demon Hall.
• Wei Yidao and Yan Youwang left the courtyard, and Wei Yidao’s roar killed the people who had served Yan Youwang there.

Wei Yidao kept Yan Youwang hidden in the Heavenly Demon Hall, while Huang Xiao learned that Liu Jiong had taken Zhou Daohang’s position and that the matter of Zhou’s death had been put to rest. After Huang Xiao reported mastering the Eighth Form, Wei Yidao invited him to see what had happened to Yan Youwang.

• Wei Yidao settled the injured Yan Youwang in a secluded spot and told Wu Cang to stop contacting him.
• Wu Cang told Huang Xiao that Liu Jiong had broken through and taken Zhou Daohang’s position, and that the God-Burying Hall had not challenged Zhou’s death.
• Wu Cang said Wei Yidao had stopped asking him to contact Yan Youwang, leaving Huang Xiao puzzled about the reason.
• Huang Xiao told Wu Cang he had mastered the Eighth Form of the Heavenly Demon Demon Saber Techniques and went to report the breakthrough to Wei Yidao.
• Wei Yidao praised Huang Xiao’s progress and, when Huang Xiao asked whether Yan Youwang had left, invited him to come along.

Wei Yidao brought Huang Xiao to meet Yan Youwang, who was secretly staying in the Heavenly Demon Hall, and asked Huang Xiao to care for him and seek his guidance. Huang Xiao continued visiting Yan Youwang, who recognized Wei Yidao’s plan and began discussing the Demon Hall’s talented younger generation.

• Wei Yidao took Huang Xiao to Yan Youwang’s secluded courtyard and told him he would handle Yan Youwang’s needs from then on.
• Wei Yidao explained that Huang Xiao was expected to gain guidance from Yan Youwang in return for helping him, calling it lodging fees.
• Huang Xiao visited Yan Youwang every few days and warned Chao Lingyi to keep his whereabouts secret.
• Yan Youwang saw through Huang Xiao’s hope of gaining benefits and guessed Wei Yidao had arranged it for Huang Xiao’s sake.
• Yan Youwang praised the Demon Hall’s past and present young talents, including Huang Xiao and Pang Yi.

Huang Xiao asked Yan Youwang about Ghost Dao and Monster Dao cultivation methods, learning that both consumed essence blood and that the Longevity Chapter was believed to be the only way to regenerate it. Yan Youwang did not know Huang Xiao possessed the chapter or that he had passed the missing jade slip to Zhangsun Youyue and Jiang Liuli, and Huang Xiao revealed that the slip had not been lost.

• Huang Xiao asked Yan Youwang about Ghost Dao methods for extending life, and Yan Youwang explained that they depleted essence blood and weakened their practitioners.
• Yan Youwang told Huang Xiao that the Demon Spirit Sect's Monster Dao methods also consumed essence blood, shortening practitioners' lifespans despite their powerful bodies.
• Yan Youwang said the Longevity Chapter could regenerate essence blood, while the Imperishability Chapter lacked the Longevity Chapter's support and could not last.
• Yan Youwang explained that Jianghu factions sought the Longevity Chapter and hoped to find clues in the Longevity Pill Manual.
• Yan Youwang said a jade slip had fallen into the Evil Water Region and remained missing, and Huang Xiao revealed that it had not been lost.

Huang Xiao learned that the final Longevity Jade Slip had been recovered and discussed the Longevity Pill Manual with Yan Youwang, who planned to attend the gathering despite his injuries. Huang Xiao then learned that Li Bai was already contacting the powers holding the Jade Slips, but he said he would not participate.

• Yan Youwang realized that the recovered Jade Slip was with Jiang Liuli or Zhangsun Youyue and decided to recover quickly so he could pursue the Longevity Pill Manual.
• Huang Xiao asked Yan Youwang about Ghost Spirit Sect techniques that revived the dead, and learned they consumed irreplaceable essence blood and had largely been abandoned.
• Huang Xiao wondered whether the Longevity Chapter had protected him from the harmful effects of resurrection techniques and why the Patriarch had forbidden him from practicing the Demon Refining Formula.
• Huang Xiao asked Yan Youwang to keep him informed about the Longevity Pill Manual, and Yan Youwang asked Huang Xiao to report any news.
• Yin Huju told Huang Xiao that Li Bai was contacting the Jade Slip holders to decipher the slips, and Huang Xiao said he would not join them.

Huang Xiao told Wei Yidao that Jiang Liuli and Zhangsun Youyue’s children were his, and Wei warned that the Demon Hall would eliminate them rather than let them become leverage against Huang Xiao. Huang Xiao tried to distance himself from Chao Lingyi to protect her and resolved to gain enough strength to keep others from controlling his fate.

• Yin Huju told Huang Xiao that the Main Hall and other major powers were handling the Longevity Pill Manual, leaving little chance of learning inside information.
• Huang Xiao informed Wei Yidao that the Jade Slips had been gathered, then admitted that Jiang Liuli and Zhangsun Youyue were carrying his children.
• Wei Yidao told Huang Xiao to sever ties with both women and warned that the Demon Hall would kill them and his child to prevent anyone from using them as hostages.
• Huang Xiao returned to his quarters fearing for his family and thought that he must also keep Xiao Yan and the others’ whereabouts secret.
• Huang Xiao harshly dismissed Chao Lingyi, hoping to protect her from becoming someone he cared about, then vowed to gain enough strength to shield those close to him.

Huang Xiao repeatedly used the Rebirth Method to damage and repair his essence blood, making it stronger and increasing the power of his Imperishable True Qi. He tried the third layer of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Art and survived its devastating backlash, but was left gravely injured and still repairing his meridians.

• Huang Xiao killed himself in the secret chamber to study how rebirth affected his essence blood, then discovered that its quality had been damaged.
• Huang Xiao used Imperishable True Qi to repair his essence blood and found it had become stronger, improving his recovery.
• Huang Xiao repeatedly used the Rebirth Method and repaired his essence blood, steadily strengthening his Imperishable True Qi.
• Huang Xiao attempted the third layer of the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Great Art, whose power shook the reinforced secret chamber.
• Huang Xiao survived the technique's backlash but suffered severe injuries, so he continued using Imperishable True Qi to repair his damaged meridians.