Chapter Summaries

Huang Xiao and Huo Lian discussed how Huang Xiao could survive the backlash of Heavenly Demon Disintegration and become strong enough to fight Kui Yong. Huo Lian concluded that only the eighth stage offered a chance, and suggested using divine beasts’ essence blood to help Huang Xiao reach it.

• Huo Lian warned Huang Xiao that Kui Yong’s healing and cultivation methods could make him far stronger once his injuries healed.
• Huang Xiao and Huo Lian agreed that the seventh stage of Heavenly Demon Disintegration would not be enough to defeat Kui Yong, while the eighth stage might offer a chance.
• Huo Lian urged Huang Xiao to aim for the ninth stage, though Huang Xiao had only mastered the fifth layer and feared the technique’s deadly backlash.
• Huo Lian suggested using the essence blood of powerful divine beasts to strengthen Huang Xiao, and rejected relying on the blood of countless ordinary people as too impure.

Huo Lian prepared to return to the Divine Beast Holy Land while Huang Xiao stayed behind to train and grow strong enough to earn Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly and the others’ recognition over the Soaring Immortal Fruit. The chapter ended with Huang Xiao continuing to temper himself as Huo Lian departed.

• Huo Lian said he would return alone to the Divine Beast Holy Land, leaving Huang Xiao to continue training and warning that Kui Yong’s next moves remained uncertain.
• Huo Lian planned to secure the Soaring Immortal Fruit for refining the Longevity Chapter and keep Huang Xiao’s condition secret as a trump card against Kui Yong.
• Huo Lian told Huang Xiao to demonstrate enough strength to win Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly and the others’ recognition, and Huang Xiao agreed he could shock them with more training.
• Huo Lian left the next day, easing Wei Yidao, Wang Jiu, and the others’ fear that he would target their Three Evil Blades again.
• Huang Xiao resumed tempering himself through Using a Person as a Pill and wondered whether he could ultimately defeat Kui Yong.

Huang Xiao visited Ou Jin as he reforged the Minghong Saber and realized the different flames around it felt comfortable to him. Suspecting they could help temper his body and conserve essence blood, Huang Xiao drew their auras toward himself and prepared to test the idea.

• Huang Xiao stopped cultivating to relax and watched Ou Jin reforge the Minghong Saber.
• Ou Jin said the Minghong Saber resonated most strongly with Huang Xiao, who agreed that he was best suited to wield it against Kui Yong.
• Huang Xiao felt comfortable near the different flames and suspected his Using a Person as a Pill method had changed how his body responded to them.
• Huang Xiao considered using the flames to temper his body and save essence blood for the Blood God Conversion Great Method.
• Huang Xiao guided the flames' auras toward himself, while Ou Jin watched anxiously and refrained from interrupting.

Huang Xiao discovered that Different Flames could turn his Longevity True Qi into vitality and temper his body. The Minghong Saber Soul then exchanged its scorching aura with Huang Xiao’s Heart Fire, strengthening both the aura and Huang Xiao’s tempering ability, and Ou Jin realized this could speed up reforging the saber.

• Huang Xiao used Different Flames to convert his Longevity True Qi into vitality, though more slowly and weakly than his Heart Fire.
• The Minghong Saber Soul sent a crimson manifestation from the blade and infused its scorching aura into Huang Xiao’s acupoints.
• At the Saber Soul’s prompting, Huang Xiao activated his Heart Fire, and the two auras mingled and strengthened each other before the Saber Soul’s aura returned to the Minghong Saber.
• Ou Jin noticed that the Minghong Saber’s aura had grown stronger, while Huang Xiao found that his Heart Fire tempered his body more effectively afterward.
• Huang Xiao learned that he and the Minghong Saber could repeat the exchange a few times each day, and Ou Jin said it would help him finish reforging the saber sooner.

Huang Xiao asked Ou Jin whether he could absorb the escaping aura of the different flames being used to reforge the Minghong Saber, and Ou Jin agreed when he had enough to spare. Huang Xiao cultivated beside the saber, using the flames to temper his body while strengthening his Divine Sense with the Blood God Conversion Great Method.

• Huang Xiao explained that he had only recently gained insight into his cultivation method, and Ou Jin praised its promise.
• Huang Xiao asked whether absorbing escaping flame aura would hinder the Minghong Saber’s reforging, and Ou Jin said he could use the aura when certain flames were plentiful.
• Ou Jin observed that the Minghong Saber was in better condition and agreed to let Huang Xiao cultivate nearby.
• Huang Xiao began absorbing the escaping aura and planned to alternate between the different flames, his heart fire, and strengthening the Saber Soul Aura.
• Ou Jin reflected that the Minghong Saber, Huang Xiao, and his own forging work would each contribute to a weapon capable of defeating the Supreme Demon Saber.
• Huang Xiao used the different flames to temper his body while practicing the Blood God Conversion Great Method, which strengthened his Divine Sense.

Huang Xiao’s strengthened essence blood accelerated his cultivation, while Mo Pozheng waited for news from the secluded chamber and sought an audience with the Ancestor. Inside, Pang Ji continued absorbing Kui Yong’s internal power and realized how much stronger Huo Lian was than he had once understood.

• Huang Xiao assessed that the strengthened essence blood might let him reach the Sixth Stage of Heavenly Demon Disintegration in about a month.
• Mo Pozheng continued reshuffling the Demon Hall and wondered why the Ancestor and Pang Ji had remained in seclusion for over half a month.
• After learning Huo Lian had returned to the Divine Beast Holy Land and Huang Xiao was missing, Mo Pozheng decided to seek the Ancestor’s instructions about preparing for possible trouble.
• Mo Pozheng went to the sealed chamber, dismissed the guards, and called out that he requested an audience on a matter.
• Pang Ji reflected that he had converted about thirty percent of Kui Yong’s internal power and believed absorbing it all could make him the Number One Under Heaven.

Pang Ji continued converting Kui Yong’s internal power and impersonated him when Mo Pozheng came to report on Huo Lian’s movements. After Mo Pozheng left, he sensed traces of Pang Ji’s greatly strengthened aura inside the secret chamber.

• Pang Ji grew dizzy from overtaxing his mind but kept pressing on to absorb Kui Yong’s internal power.
• Pang Ji answered Mo Pozheng through Kui Yong’s body, disguising his altered voice as a sign of injury.
• Mo Pozheng reported that Huo Lian and others were guarding the Divine Beast Holy Land and that Huo Lian had returned there alone.
• Pang Ji told Mo Pozheng to trust his reinforced formation and hold position rather than pursue Huo Lian.
• As Mo Pozheng withdrew, he sensed Pang Ji’s powerful aura inside the secret chamber.

Mo Pozheng grew suspicious that Pang Ji had harmed or subdued Kui Yong, and returned to test the voice coming from the secret chamber. After Pang Ji, impersonating Kui Yong, demanded the Supreme Demon Token, Mo Pozheng decided to use the token to test his suspicions.

• Mo Pozheng noticed the contrast between Kui Yong's weak aura and Pang Ji's powerful one, and recalled that the voice from the chamber had sounded like Pang Ji's.
• Mo Pozheng returned to the chamber and asked Kui Yong for permission to go to the Divine Beast Holy Land to watch Huo Lian.
• Pang Ji, controlling Kui Yong's body, agreed and warned Mo Pozheng not to act rashly against Huo Lian.
• Pang Ji asked Mo Pozheng to leave the Supreme Demon Token behind, deepening Mo Pozheng's suspicions.
• Mo Pozheng considered whether Pang Ji had subdued Kui Yong and decided to use the Supreme Demon Token to test what was happening.

Pang Ji tried to take the Supreme Demon Token from Mo Pozheng while concealing that he had taken control of Kui Yong. Mo Pozheng tested the token, discovered Pang Ji could resist its suppression, and fled after losing their fight, while Pang Ji chose to pursue his own strength instead of chasing him.

• Pang Ji persuaded Mo Pozheng to hand over the Supreme Demon Token and used Kui Yong's voice to explain why he was retrieving it.
• Mo Pozheng struck the blocked secret-chamber entrance to deliver the token, but Pang Ji stopped him from entering.
• Mo Pozheng activated the Supreme Demon Token and realized Pang Ji had escaped its suppression, then rushed into the chamber and saw Pang Ji controlling Kui Yong.
• Pang Ji seized the Supreme Demon Token and struck Mo Pozheng, sending him flying before Mo Pozheng escaped.
• Pang Ji considered pursuing Mo Pozheng but decided to focus on strengthening himself, believing his strike had badly injured him.

Pang Ji concealed his control of the Ancestor and continued cultivating in secret while the Demon Hall assumed Mo Pozheng had been punished for opposing the Pang Family. Badly injured and unable to return, Mo Pozheng decided to seek Huo Lian, Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly, Wu Xuancang and their allies to help rescue the Ancestor before Pang Ji's power reached its peak.

• Pang Ji took Kui Yong's body to his secret chamber, claimed he and Pang Yi had moved into seclusion, and hid the truth about the Ancestor.
• Demon Hall disciples speculated about Mo Pozheng's disappearance, while Pang Family members claimed he had been punished for opposing their family.
• Mo Pozheng escaped Pang Ji, rested for two hours, and realized his injuries would take months to heal.
• Mo Pozheng concluded that Pang Ji had stolen the Ancestor's internal power and that the Ancestor would die if Pang Ji drained it all.
• Mo Pozheng rejected seeking the Former Hall Masters and decided to ask Huo Lian, Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly, Wu Xuancang and the others to help rescue the Ancestor.

Mo Pozheng sought Huo Lian’s help to save the Ancestor, while Huo Lian persuaded the others to use divine beasts and prepare Huang Xiao to face Kui Yong. The chapter ended with the gravely wounded Mo Pozheng arriving at the Divine Beast Holy Land.

• Mo Pozheng decided to find Huo Lian and the others, hoping to save the Ancestor and take revenge on Pang Ji.
• Huo Lian proposed giving Huang Xiao their shares of the Soaring Immortal Fruit and using divine beasts from the Divine Beast Holy Land to help defeat Kui Yong.
• Xuan Tu agreed to handle the divine beasts’ involvement, while Huo Lian promised Huang Xiao would become strong enough to satisfy the others in a few months.
• Huo Lian left to focus on forging the saber, then heard someone approach and recognized Mo Pozheng, who appeared gravely wounded.

Mo Pozheng arrived before Huo Lian and the others, badly injured, and revealed that Kui Yong was near death after Pang Ji ambushed him and began stealing his power. He urged them to use the brief window before Pang Ji seized all of Kui Yong’s cultivation, leaving them to consider his account and the chance to eliminate Pang Ji.

• Huo Lian and the others questioned Mo Pozheng’s sudden appearance, and he said he had come because he cherished his life and had both good and bad news.
• Mo Pozheng revealed that Kui Yong was on the verge of death, and Huo Lian and the others began to believe him after considering his condition and Kui Yong’s injuries.
• Mo Pozheng explained that Pang Ji had ambushed Kui Yong while he was recovering and was using a special method to seize his internal power, which had already greatly increased Pang Ji’s strength.
• Mo Pozheng told them Pang Yi had also defected from the Demon Hall and suggested the escape might have been connected to Pang Ji’s plot against Kui Yong.
• After Mo Pozheng recounted what he knew, he said Pang Ji still needed time to seize Kui Yong’s cultivation method completely, giving Huo Lian and the others an opportunity to kill him.

Mo Pozheng asked Huo Lian and the others to help rescue Kui Yong and stop Pang Ji, offering his knowledge of the Demon Hall’s formations. The group doubted him but privately leaned toward believing his account, leaving their decision pending.

• Mo Pozheng told Fan Zhuolang, Zuo Qiu Shu, Huo Lian, Xuan Tu, and Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly that Pang Ji had crippled Kui Yong and threatened them all, and offered to guide them into the Demon Hall.
• Huo Lian challenged Mo Pozheng to die as proof of his sincerity, but Mo Pozheng refused and explained that his knowledge of the Demon Hall’s changed formations made him valuable.
• Xuan Tu concealed the group while they discussed whether to trust Mo Pozheng, and Mo Pozheng sat down to recover from his worsening injuries.
• Fan Zhuolang supported believing Mo Pozheng, while Zuo Qiu Shu, Huo Lian, and Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly warned that they had no proof.
• Xuan Tu and the others reasoned that Pang Ji’s ambition made Mo Pozheng’s account plausible, and the group privately leaned toward believing him.

Huo Lian and the others agreed to attack the Demon Hall and eliminate Pang Ji before he could absorb more of Kui Yong’s internal power. They set out quickly, leaving Xuanyuan Xing, Li Bai, and Shi Hen to follow, while Leng Guhan and Wu Xuancang were to meet them near the Demon Hall.

• Huo Lian and the others decided to contact Wu Xuancang and plan an assault on the Demon Hall, with their main target being Pang Ji.
• Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly argued that Fan Zhuolang and Zuo Qiu Shu should stay behind, but they insisted on joining the mission.
• The group chose Xuanyuan Xing, Li Bai, and Shi Hen to remain at the Divine Beast Holy Land, and agreed to add Leng Guhan to the attacking party.
• Huo Lian and the others told Mo Pozheng they intended to kill Kui Yong and accepted his gamble that he might still rescue the Patriarch.
• Huo Lian’s party set out for the Demon Hall, while Wu Xuancang and Leng Guhan were to meet them nearby.
• The eight experts reached the vicinity of the Demon Hall without being detected by its guards.

Huo Lian told Wu Xuancang and Leng Guhan that the allies planned to attack the Demon Hall, explaining that the situation had changed and revealing Mo Pozheng as their guide. After the group agreed to act together, Mo Pozheng led them toward the Demon Hall’s defenses.

• Huo Lian waited outside the Demon Hall with his allies until Leng Guhan and then Wu Xuancang arrived.
• Huo Lian revealed that the group planned to attack the Demon Hall, and Wu Xuancang warned that Kui Yong might still be too strong to defeat.
• Huo Lian explained the changed situation, and Xuan Tu revealed Mo Pozheng, who had been concealed nearby.
• Wu Xuancang agreed to the attack after seeing Mo Pozheng, while Leng Guhan said he had long wanted to storm the Demon Hall.
• Xuan Tu urged the group to hurry because Pang Ji’s strength might have increased, and Mo Pozheng led them toward the Demon Hall.

Huo Lian told the others he had taken Feng He’s belongings and obtained a dangerous cultivation method, while concealing how much they knew about it. The group reached Pang Ji’s former seclusion chamber and found it empty, so they planned to capture a Demon Hall Elder and learn where Pang Ji had gone.

• Wu Xuancang asked Huo Lian what he had done with Feng He, and Huo Lian said he and Huang Xiao had killed him after taking his belongings in the Ghost Capital.
• Huo Lian said Feng He’s belongings included a dangerous cultivation method that he might use against Kui Yong, though he probably could not prepare it in time to face Pang Ji.
• Huo Lian kept Huang Xiao’s role in the method’s potential use secret from Mo Pozheng and remained wary that Kui Yong might have another trick.
• Mo Pozheng led the group to Pang Ji’s former seclusion chamber, but they found it empty and realized Pang Ji had moved elsewhere.
• Mo Pozheng explained that Demon Hall members should know Pang Ji’s location, and Huo Lian agreed that they should seize an Elder and question them.

Pang Ji rapidly absorbed Kui Yong’s internal power but grew uneasy before Huo Lian and his allies infiltrated the Demon Hall. He faced the group outside his secret chamber, and Huo Lian ordered everyone to attack together after witnessing Pang Ji’s overwhelming power.

• Pang Ji realized he had converted half of Kui Yong’s remaining internal power in ten days and expected to finish absorbing the rest within two.
• Pang Ji felt an unexplained sense of danger but dismissed the possibility that Huo Lian’s group could reach him inside the Demon Hall.
• Pang Ji discovered that the guards outside his secret chamber were gone and rushed out to find Huo Lian and seven others waiting.
• Mo Pozheng demanded that Pang Ji release Kui Yong, while Huo Lian asked to see Kui Yong’s condition.
• Pang Ji claimed that Kui Yong was already dead and warned the group against challenging him inside the Demon Hall.
• Pang Ji’s laughter made the gathered masters uncomfortable, and Huo Lian ordered everyone to attack together.

Pang Ji emerged from the secret chamber carrying the weakened Kui Yong after repelling Huo Lian and Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly. Surrounded by their allies, Pang Ji faced their attempt to stop him before he could escape into the Demon Hall’s formations.

• Huo Lian and the others pursued Pang Ji into the secret chamber, where Huo Lian saw Kui Yong reduced to a frail, nearly unconscious state.
• Pang Ji released Kui Yong to fight Huo Lian and Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly with both palms, sending them flying backward.
• Pang Ji grabbed Kui Yong and charged out of the chamber, where Wu Xuancang and the others blocked his escape.
• Mo Pozheng cried out at the sight of Kui Yong, while Xuan Tu urged everyone to defeat Pang Ji before he could reach the Demon Hall’s formations.
• Pang Ji regretted leaving the Supreme Demon Saber behind and dismissed Xuanyuan Jade Butterfly’s threat.
• Wu Xuancang and Fan Zhuolang argued that Pang Ji’s borrowed power and Kui Yong’s survival gave them their best chance to defeat him.

Pang Ji tried to escape with Kui Yong while absorbing the Ancestor’s internal power, but Huo Lian and the others blocked him. After a fierce fight, Pang Ji was driven back to the entrance of the secret chamber.

• Mo Pozheng cursed Pang Ji for ambushing Kui Yong and ruining his hopes for the Demon Hall.
• Pang Ji began absorbing Kui Yong’s true qi, and Huo Lian warned the others to stop him.
• Pang Ji leaped into the air with Kui Yong and tried to break through the group, but they forced him back and attacked in succession.
• Pang Ji sent Fan Zhuolang and Zuo Qiu Shu flying, while Leng Guhan’s sword strikes forced him to dodge.
• Xuan Tu and Wu Xuancang joined forces to drive Pang Ji back to the entrance of the secret chamber.

Pang Ji abandoned Kui Yong’s remaining internal power and escaped after shattering Kui Yong’s Dantian, while Mo Pozheng seized the corpse and fled. Huo Lian pursued Mo Pozheng, but Mo vanished into the Demon Hall’s formations after losing an arm to Huo Lian’s saber.

• Pang Ji shattered Kui Yong’s Dantian, broke through the blockade, and escaped after injuring Leng Guhan, Zuo Qiu Shu, and Fan Zhuolang.
• Mo Pozheng seized Kui Yong’s corpse and fled using a secret art, prompting Huo Lian and Wu Xuancang to chase him.
• Huo Lian caught up with Mo Pozheng, but Mo Pozheng used his knowledge of the Demon Hall to evade him.
• Huo Lian struck Mo Pozheng with a saber, severing one of his arms before Mo Pozheng vanished from sight.
• Huo Lian rushed over and seized Mo Pozheng’s severed arm.