Chapter Summaries

Huang Xiao went alone to the Creation Sect to meet its sect master while his companions waited nearby. Inside, Feng Duo warned his elders not to pursue the divine weapons, explaining that multiple holy envoys from competing forces were coming.

• Huang Xiao approached the Creation Sect and asked its guards to announce him to Feng Duo.
• Feng Duo met with the Creation Sect's grand elders and elders as they debated whether to seek a divine weapon in the Desolate Mountain Range.
• Feng Duo told them the divine weapons had already been claimed and confirmed that the holy envoys were coming.
• A grand elder suggested claiming a divine weapon to win favor with the holy envoys, and Feng Duo admitted the prospect of gaining pills or cultivation methods tempted him.
• Feng Duo rejected the plan, explaining that many holy envoys representing different forces were arriving and were already in competition.

Feng Duo decided that the Creation Sect should avoid competing for divine weapons, fearing that helping one Holy Envoy would anger the others. When Huang Xiao arrived at the sect’s gate, Feng Duo and many of the sect’s experts went out to meet him, leaving Huang Xiao wondering whether they meant to confront him.

• Feng Duo warned that seizing a divine weapon could make the Creation Sect offend multiple Holy Envoys, so he chose to stay out of the matter and protect the sect’s legacy.
• A guard reported that an imposing stranger had arrived at the gate and asked to see Feng Duo.
• The Grand Elders suspected the visitor was a Holy Envoy, and Feng Duo led the sect’s experts to greet him.
• Huang Xiao heard the large group approaching and wondered whether the Creation Sect had mobilized to make trouble for him.

Huang Xiao entered the Creation Sect and let its master, Feng Duo, mistake him for a Holy Envoy so he could learn more about the sect and the Jianghu. Feng Duo revealed that the Creation Sect had once been the greatest sect of the Righteous Path, including the lands across the sea, before the Ancient War.

• Feng Duo mistook Huang Xiao for a Holy Envoy, and Huang Xiao accepted the misunderstanding to encourage him to speak freely.
• Huo Lian and the others discussed whether they could use the Holy Envoy identity and agreed to wait for Huang Xiao.
• Huang Xiao noticed the Creation Sect's vast grounds and intricate formations, some of which he could not see through.
• Feng Duo explained that the Creation Sect had once been the greatest sect of the Righteous Path.
• Feng Duo said that before the Ancient War, the Desolate Domain had abundant spiritual energy and the Creation Sect's former reach included the lands across the sea.

Huang Xiao posed as a Righteous Path Holy Envoy and learned from Feng Duo how the Creation Sect had declined after its ancestor died. He asked the sect for information about the Heaven-Sent Divine Weapons and the other envoys, leaving Feng Duo ready to share what he knew.

• Huang Xiao convinced Feng Duo that he was a Righteous Path Holy Envoy by claiming his master had directed him to seek the Creation Sect’s help.
• Feng Duo explained that the Creation Sect’s ancestor died after suffering grievous injuries in the great war, after which Demonic Sects attacked and plundered the sect.
• Huang Xiao asked about the Divine Weapon in the Desolate Mountain Range, and Feng Duo said the Creation Sect had sent no one to search for it because it feared the risks.
• Huang Xiao questioned Feng Duo about other Holy Envoys and the information the sect had received, and Feng Duo agreed to tell him everything he knew.

Huang Xiao learned that the Infinite Measure Gate was the Desolate Domain’s only possible link to the other side of the sea, but Feng Duo had little reliable information. Rather than travel there, Huang Xiao stayed with the Creation Sect and ordered it to search for the arriving Holy Envoys, then rejoined his companions outside.

• Feng Duo told Huang Xiao that the Infinite Measure Gate had received word from the other side of the sea, though its claims of ongoing contact were untrue.
• Huang Xiao decided not to travel to the distant Infinite Measure Gate and instead planned to wait for the other Holy Envoys at the Creation Sect.
• Huang Xiao told Feng Duo that he had come for the divine weapon and promised rewards, then ordered the Creation Sect to report any Holy Envoys it found.
• Feng Duo questioned Huang Xiao about the divine weapon, but Huang Xiao said it was too early to pursue it and urged him to send scouts.
• Zhao Xin'er worried about Huang Xiao’s long absence, while Zuo Qiu Shu reassured her that the Creation Sect could not threaten him.
• Huo Lian spotted Huang Xiao leaving the Creation Sect, and Huang Xiao met the others more than ten li away.

Huang Xiao and the others discussed the Creation Sect’s history and waited for the Holy Envoys, then spotted a Void Realm Peak expert killing two disciples. They decided Huang Xiao would confront the envoy so they could capture him and learn about the lands beyond the sea.

• Huang Xiao told Wu Xuancang and the others that Feng Duo knew little about the Holy Envoys and explained the Creation Sect’s history.
• Huo Lian and Zuo Qiu Shu speculated that the Creation Sect’s Ancestor might still be alive and in slumber, while the group discussed the sect’s lost treasures and surviving formations.
• Huo Lian suggested that Zhao Yunhui study the Creation Sect’s grand formations after the matter with the Holy Envoys was settled, and Zhao Yunhui agreed.
• Huang Xiao and the others saw a stranger kill two Creation Sect disciples, and Wu Xuancang identified him as a Demonic Sect expert at the Void Realm Peak.
• Huo Lian proposed capturing the Holy Envoy to learn about the other side of the sea, and Huang Xiao agreed to approach him while the others held back.

Huang Xiao returned to the Creation Sect and found an Evil Domain Holy Envoy demanding women and information about the divine weapon in the Desolate Mountain Range. After Feng Duo revealed that another Holy Envoy had already visited, Huang Xiao stepped out and confronted the Evil Domain envoy.

• Huang Xiao entered the Creation Sect over its outer wall and found several disciples dead.
• The Evil Domain Holy Envoy demanded that Feng Duo provide ten women and tell him about the divine weapon.
• Feng Duo told the Holy Envoy that another envoy had already visited and that most disciples were searching for the weapon.
• The Holy Envoy learned the other envoy was still nearby and vowed to confront him.
• Huang Xiao emerged from hiding, called the Holy Envoy a barking dog, and identified him as a practitioner of the Evil Dao.
• The Holy Envoy said he had come on behalf of the Evil Domain and demanded Huang Xiao state his name.

Huang Xiao fought Xu Diao, the Evil Domain’s Holy Envoy, while Feng Duo and the Creation Sect watched their buildings crumble around them. Xu Diao claimed he would kill Huang Xiao, but the onlookers realized his power seemed boosted beyond his actual swordsmanship, while Huang Xiao still suspected he was holding back.

• Huang Xiao and Xu Diao tested each other with a brief exchange, and Huang Xiao judged Xu Diao to be near the void realm peak.
• Feng Duo ordered the Creation Sect to retreat and wait for the victor as Huang Xiao and Xu Diao’s fight wrecked buildings and sent disciples fleeing.
• Huang Xiao recognized that Xu Diao’s cultivation method was derived from the Evil Daoist Canon.
• Xu Diao named himself and challenged Huang Xiao, who drew the Minghong Saber as their fight moved beyond the Creation Sect.
• Leng Guhan, Huo Lian, Wu Xuancang, and Zuo Qiu Shu judged Xu Diao’s swordsmanship far weaker than his internal power and suspected he had used a power-boosting method.
• Huang Xiao also noticed Xu Diao’s swordsmanship was unimpressive, but assumed the older fighter was concealing his true strength.

Huang Xiao revealed a demonic art aura while fighting Xu Diao, who mistook him for someone from the Demon Domain and fled. Huo Lian and Wu Xuancang helped capture Xu Diao, and the group began interrogating him about a secret Huang Xiao did not know.

• Huang Xiao activated the Sixth Stage of Heavenly Demon Disintegration and overpowered Xu Diao, who identified his aura as belonging to the Demon Domain.
• Xu Diao revealed that both he and Huang Xiao were investigating something beyond divine weapons, then fled as Huang Xiao pursued him.
• Huo Lian and Wu Xuancang appeared ahead of Xu Diao and struck him down together.
• Huang Xiao carried the severely injured Xu Diao into a dense forest, where Xu Diao accused the group of being Demon Domain agents who had violated an agreement.
• Xu Diao realized Huang Xiao did not know the secret he sought, and Huang Xiao admitted that the group wanted to learn it.

After Xu Diao died, Huang Xiao used his essence blood to recover fragments of his memories about the factions across the sea and their Holy Envoys. The group learned that their opponents were limited in strength and numbers, leaving them confident about retrieving the other two divine weapons.

• Xu Diao died after taking a mysterious poison that contaminated his essence blood, but Huang Xiao extracted a small amount before stopping.
• Huang Xiao recovered fragments of Xu Diao’s memories, revealing factions such as the Demon Domain, Ghost Domain, and Slaughter Domain, along with their Ancestors.
• Huang Xiao reported that the Holy Envoys were generally in the Void Realm, with the strongest near the Upper Ancient Realm, and that powerful experts across the sea seemed reluctant to come here.
• Huo Lian concluded that a restriction likely limited the strongest outsiders and urged the group to reclaim the other two divine weapons.
• Huang Xiao explained that the factions had agreed to limit how many people they sent, with stronger powers such as the Demon Domain allowed more representatives than the Evil Domain.

Huang Xiao and the others speculated that the Evil God had sent Xu Diao to investigate a secret tied to the Creation Sect and its possibly surviving Righteous Path Leader. They voted to pursue the secret despite the danger, and Huo Lian ordered them to seize the Creation Sect’s Grand Elders for questioning.

• Wu Xuancang, Huo Lian, and Huang Xiao reasoned that the Evil Domain’s real objective was a hidden Creation Sect secret, possibly connected to the Righteous Path Leader’s survival.
• Zuo Qiu Shu and Huo Lian favored investigating, while Wu Xuancang warned that discovering the secret could put them in danger.
• The group voted on whether to pursue the secret, and only Wu Xuancang and Li Bai opposed it.
• Huo Lian ordered the group to take control of Feng Duo and the other Grand Elders for interrogation, while Huang Xiao suggested using Soul Search if necessary.
• Huo Lian and Leng Guhan said the Grand Elders should die if they might reveal the secret, even if the investigation found nothing.

Two Holy Envoys arrived at the Creation Sect and forced Feng Duo’s people to search the Desolate Mountain Range for a divine weapon. Huang Xiao, Wu Xuancang, and Leng Guhan followed them, where the envoys recognized Leng Guhan’s similar aura and reacted angrily to his insult.

• Two Holy Envoys arrived and ordered Feng Duo to send the Creation Sect’s people into the Desolate Mountain Range to find a divine weapon.
• Feng Duo prepared to leave with the sect’s valuables and arranged for disciples to guard the area after his group departed.
• Huang Xiao followed the two Holy Envoys, while Wu Xuancang and Leng Guhan secretly followed as well.
• The Holy Envoys discovered their pursuers and questioned Leng Guhan about his similar aura.
• Leng Guhan rejected any comparison with the Holy Envoys, and they responded with murderous expressions.

Huang Xiao, Leng Guhan, and Wu Xuancang confronted two Holy Envoys from the Slaughter Domain, who carried the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss. Leng Guhan attacked the senior brother, and Huang Xiao realized the divine weapon was resisting its wielder.

• Wu Xuancang and Leng Guhan discussed their shared Ruthlessness Dao, and the two Holy Envoys revealed they came from the Slaughter Domain.
• Huang Xiao recognized the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss concealed on the senior brother’s back, and the senior brother drew it and challenged them to take it.
• Leng Guhan charged the senior brother while Huang Xiao followed and Wu Xuancang engaged the junior brother.
• Leng Guhan’s Sword Qi struck the senior brother, whose divine weapon interfered with his strength and struggled against his control.
• Huang Xiao noticed the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss was resisting the senior brother and concluded that forcing its use was not necessarily an advantage.

The senior brother struggled against Leng Guhan and Huang Xiao while trying to control Seven-Star Dragon Abyss. After he threw the divine weapon away to save himself, it unexpectedly flew back toward him, making him think it had acknowledged him.

• Leng Guhan and the young-looking opponent attacked the senior brother from both sides, and Leng Guhan injured his left arm.
• Huang Xiao revealed his Demon Domain aura and struck the senior brother, who was shocked that he had joined forces with Righteous Path experts.
• The senior brother threw Seven-Star Dragon Abyss away to distract his attackers, but Huang Xiao and Leng Guhan continued their assault.
• The senior brother's junior brother called for them to retreat as the senior brother struggled to escape.
• Seven-Star Dragon Abyss flew back toward the senior brother, who wondered if the divine weapon had acknowledged him.

Huang Xiao and his allies defeated two opponents and discovered that their essence blood could not reveal their memories. Seven-Star Dragon Abyss agreed to lend them his power, and the group returned to the Creation Sect, where Feng Duo mistook the arrivals for Holy Envoys.

• Seven-Star Dragon Abyss cut off the senior brother’s palm, then flew to Leng Guhan, who used it to kill the senior brother.
• Wu Xuancang struck the junior brother as he tried to flee, and Leng Guhan killed him with Sword Qi.
• Huang Xiao drew in both men’s essence blood but could not read their memories because their cultivation method countered the Blood God Conversion Great Method.
• Seven-Star Dragon Abyss refused to become anyone’s divine weapon but agreed to lend his power when the group faced enemies.
• Wu Xuancang led the group back to the Creation Sect, where Feng Duo and the others gathered with cultivation methods and treasures for the Holy Envoys.
• Feng Duo and the elders saw the returning group enter and wondered whether they were all Holy Envoys.

Huo Lian and the other Holy Envoys confronted the Creation Sect and questioned Feng Duo about its lost secrets and the fate of its Ancestor. Huo Lian found no useful clues in his Soul Search, but asked whether the Ancestor might still be alive, then turned to Zuo Qiu Shu and asked if she wanted to try.

• Huo Lian seized Feng Duo and performed a Soul Search while the Creation Sect’s disciples pleaded for their Sect Master’s life.
• Zuo Qiu Shu silenced the disciples, and Huo Lian released Feng Duo after finding no useful clues.
• Huo Lian isolated Feng Duo in a formation and asked about the Creation Sect’s lost treasures and how its Ancestor died.
• Feng Duo said the Ancestor supposedly died from severe injuries, though his disciples had only reportedly seen the body.
• Huo Lian questioned whether the Ancestor could still be alive and asked Zuo Qiu Shu if she wanted to try.

Feng Duo offered the Holy Envoys a map of the Creation Sect’s original grounds in exchange for his life, and they realized its lake-and-island markings seemed familiar. The group was left considering where the map might lead.

• After the Holy Envoys’ repeated Soul Searches uncovered nothing, Huo Lian ordered Feng Duo killed, but Feng Duo pleaded for his life and mentioned traces from the Creation Sect’s heyday.
• Feng Duo led Huo Lian and the others to a concealed map outside a great hall, and Huo Lian removed the formation hiding it.
• Zuo Qiu Shu recognized the markings as a map of a vast sect, while Feng Duo explained that his predecessors had never found the original Creation Sect site.
• Zhao Yunhui pointed out a blank area that seemed to be a lake with a small island, and Huo Lian and the others recognized something familiar in the map.

Huo Lian questioned Feng Duo about a map that pointed toward the Desolate Mountain Range and learned that its dangerous central region might conceal the Creation Sect’s former grounds. After sparing Feng Duo, Huo Lian’s group reunited with Huang Xiao and discussed their new Seven-Star Dragon Abyss and the growing difficulty of extracting memories from essence blood.

• Huo Lian questioned Feng Duo about who had examined the map and what the Desolate Domain knew about the Desolate Mountain Range.
• Feng Duo explained that the central region’s spiritual energy of heaven and earth turbulence made it deadly, with calm periods lasting no more than three days.
• Huo Lian left without killing Feng Duo, and Zuo Qiu Shu later agreed to spare his life.
• Huo Lian’s group met Huang Xiao and his companions, who had obtained Seven-Star Dragon Abyss from two men they had killed.
• Huang Xiao told the group they had gained no information from the two men, and Huo Lian warned that powerful disciples could guard their essence blood against memory extraction.

Huang Xiao and the others discussed the Creation Sect’s hidden grounds and decided to postpone investigating its Ancestor. They began searching for the third divine weapon, then heard a rumor that the Infinite Measure Gate had obtained one and sent Huang Xiao to seek confirmation from the Creation Sect.

• Zuo Qiu Shu and the others discussed how essence blood could strengthen people and concluded that Huang Xiao’s method might not work on more Holy Envoys.
• Huo Lian explained that the Creation Sect’s original grounds would soon become dangerous again, so the group set aside investigating its Ancestor.
• Huo Lian and the others decided to wait near the Creation Sect for Holy Envoys who might have obtained the third divine weapon.
• Huang Xiao questioned Jianghu travelers, who told him they had heard the Infinite Measure Gate obtained a divine weapon.
• Huo Lian sent Huang Xiao to ask the Creation Sect’s remaining people to investigate the rumor.

Huang Xiao and his companions learned that the Infinite Measure Gate held the third divine weapon, a sword sought by the Holy Envoys, and traveled there to seize it. Near the sect, they began planning how to bypass its formations, but two Holy Envoys arrived unexpectedly.

• Wu Xuancang and Huang Xiao learned that the Infinite Measure Gate held the third divine weapon after the Holy Envoys agreed to postpone fighting over it.
• Huo Lian led the party toward the Infinite Measure Gate, and they reached its guarded territory after five days of travel.
• Wu Xuancang rejected a direct assault and asked Huo Lian to find a way through the sect's formations without alerting Guo Ren.
• Huo Lian dismissed impersonating Holy Envoys as too risky and proposed sneaking through the formations to reach Guo Ren.
• Huang Xiao spotted a man and a woman approaching the Infinite Measure Gate, and the party recognized them as Holy Envoys.