Chapter Summaries

Huang Xiao told Zhu Qingquan how he had obtained the Minghong Saber, and Zhu Qingquan agreed to help awaken its Saber Soul. When the Origin Flame reacted to Ganjiang and Moye, Zhu Qingquan revealed that he had restored the other peerless divine weapons and could locate them.

• Zhu Qingquan sent the others away and asked Huang Xiao to explain how he had obtained the Minghong Saber and its Saber Soul.
• Huang Xiao recounted his journey from the Central Plains through the Martial World to the Ancient World, and Zhu Qingquan agreed to help awaken the Saber Soul.
• Zhu Qingquan told Huang Xiao to return in three years, but the Origin Flame suddenly surged before he could leave.
• Zhu Qingquan explained that Ganjiang and Moye had caused the disturbance, and Huang Xiao said the swords had belonged to two of his seniors in the Martial World.
• Zhu Qingquan revealed that he could locate the peerless divine weapons because he had restored all of them except Ganjiang and Moye.

Huang Xiao learned how Zhu Qingquan repaired the damaged divine weapons and discovered that Ganjiang and Moye were named after Zhu Qingquan’s two disciples, who sacrificed their lives to purge the swords’ evil nature. Zhu Qingquan could roughly locate the weapons, but warned that reclaiming those held by the Ancient World’s great powers would be difficult; Inugami and Tiger Wing remained missing.

• Zhu Qingquan explained that the damaged divine weapons had appeared in the Ancient World and required both origin flames and forging expertise to repair.
• Zhu Qingquan said he had begun repairing the Demon God's Supreme Demon Saber, but the Demon God took it back before the work was complete.
• Zhu Qingquan revealed that his two gifted disciples repaired Ganjiang and Moye, then sacrificed their flesh, blood, and souls to suppress the swords’ evil nature.
• Zhu Qingquan explained that Ganjiang and Moye had returned to the Zhu Family because of their connection to him and his disciples.
• Huang Xiao asked whether Zhu Qingquan could locate the divine weapons by their auras, and Zhu Qingquan said he could estimate their locations within several dozen li.
• Huang Xiao told Zhu Qingquan that Inugami and Tiger Wing were the only weapons still unaccounted for, and Zhu Qingquan cautioned that recovering the others would be difficult.

Huang Xiao asked Zhu Qingquan to locate the missing evil blades Inugami and Tiger Wing, while Zhu Qingquan considered the fate of Ganjiang and Moye. Half a month later, Xuan Yuanjun visited the Zhu Family and asked Zhu Qingquan to locate peerless divine weapons, only to learn Huang Xiao had independently made a similar request.

• Huang Xiao told Zhu Qingquan that he and his allies had obtained several divine weapons, and Zhu Qingquan agreed to provide an approximate location for Inugami and Tiger Wing in a month.
• Zhu Qingquan took Huang Xiao to the Zhu Family's sacred land, where Huang Xiao waited in an outer chamber while Zhu Qingquan entered the forging chamber.
• Half a month later, Zhu Qingquan learned that an old friend had come to visit and brought Huang Xiao to meet Xuan Yuanjun in the main hall.
• Zhu Qingquan and Xuan Yuanjun greeted each other with teasing insults before laughing together and acknowledging how few of their old companions remained alive.
• Xuan Yuanjun asked Zhu Qingquan to locate peerless divine weapons, and Zhu Qingquan explained that Huang Xiao had asked him to find Inugami and Tiger Wing.

Xuan Yuanjun told Zhu Qingquan about the Longevity Daoist and explained that he wanted to gather every peerless divine weapon, possibly to use them in a powerful formation. Zhu Qingquan agreed to lend him Ganjiang and Moye for now, while Xuan Yuanjun waited for information about Inugami and Tiger Wing.

• Xuan Yuanjun said he wanted to gather all the peerless divine weapons, and Zhu Qingquan revealed that Ganjiang and Moye were with the Zhu Family.
• Xuan Yuanjun recounted what happened in the Longevity Daoist's Last Spirit Land, leaving Zhu Qingquan shaken.
• Xuan Yuanjun explained that the divine weapons might help prepare against the Longevity Daoist and could serve as formation eyes.
• Zhu Qingquan agreed to let Xuan Yuanjun take Ganjiang and Moye, but warned that he would reclaim them if Li Bai failed to satisfy him.
• Zhu Qingquan said he needed a few more days to confirm the locations of Inugami and Tiger Wing, and Xuan Yuanjun chose to wait at the Zhu Family.
• Huang Xiao learned that Xuan Yuanjun and the others had been forced out of the Spirit Land after one day, likely because they were powerful and had gone straight to its Core Area.

Xuan Yuanjun explained that the group had reached the Core Area but had learned too little to understand Longevity Daoist’s formations, and they struggled to combine the Divine Weapons into a countermeasure. After Zhu Qingquan identified the likely locations of Inugami and Tiger Wing, Xuan Yuanjun decided to retrieve the Evil Blades from the Demon God Sect and Evil God Sect by sneaking in.

• Xuan Yuanjun told Huang Xiao that the group had entered the Core Area but had not uncovered many useful secrets, and that the Divine Weapons’ conflicting auras made combining their power difficult.
• Huang Xiao suggested using separate Grand Formations coordinated like Longevity Daoist’s Nine Spirit Land Grand Formations, and Xuan Yuanjun said they were studying that approach.
• Two days later, Zhu Qingquan returned from the Sacred Land with the approximate locations of Inugami and Tiger Wing, which the group deduced were held by the Demon God Sect and Evil God Sect.
• Zhu Qingquan warned Xuan Yuanjun that Shentu Kuanglang and Xun Wuying would be difficult to deal with, but Xuan Yuanjun said he would seize the Evil Blades without revealing Longevity Daoist’s existence.
• Xuan Yuanjun told Zhu Qingquan that his injuries were no longer a major problem and insisted that retrieving the Divine Weapons for Huang Xiao was returning them to their rightful owner, not stealing.

Zhu Qingquan proposed forging a divine weapon to draw the Demon God Sect and Evil God Sect’s Ancestors to the Zhu Family, giving Xuan Yuanjun a chance to visit their sects unnoticed. After leaving the Zhu Family with Huang Xiao, Xuan Yuanjun chose to go to the Demon God Sect first, despite its heightened security.

• Zhu Qingquan suggested announcing a divine weapon forging to lure Shentu Kuanglang and Xun Wuying to the Zhu Family while he gathered materials to awaken the Minghong Saber.
• Xuan Yuanjun agreed that the gathering would let him visit the Demon God Sect and Evil God Sect without exposing his identity.
• Zhu Qingquan ordered the Zhu Family’s younger members to send invitations, and Xuan Yuanjun left with Huang Xiao, entrusting the Minghong Saber to Zhu Qingquan.
• Xuan Yuanjun chose the Demon God Sect as their first destination because Shentu Kuanglang had recently obtained the Bronze Key and security there was likely tight.

Xuan Yuanjun infiltrated the Demon God Sect to steal Inugami, but learned Shentu Kuanglang had taken the Evil Blade and the Bronze Key to the Zhu Family. He spared the Sect Master and prepared to pursue Shentu Kuanglang himself.

• Xuan Yuanjun and Huang Xiao waited near the Demon God Sect while Xuan Yuanjun studied its formations and watched for Shentu Kuanglang to leave.
• After learning Shentu Kuanglang had departed, Xuan Yuanjun infiltrated the Demon God Sect and immobilized its Sect Master.
• Xuan Yuanjun demanded to know where Shentu Kuanglang had hidden the Evil Blade, and the Sect Master revealed that Shentu had taken Inugami to the Zhu Family.
• The Sect Master explained that Shentu had also taken the Bronze Key and hoped Zhu Qingquan could help him control Inugami's power.
• Xuan Yuanjun nearly struck the Sect Master but stopped after deciding he had told the truth, then resolved to confront Shentu Kuanglang.

Xuan Yuanjun pursued Shentu Kuanglang to keep him away from Inugami, disguising his appearance and aura to avoid being recognized. Their fight left Shentu Kuanglang convinced that his opponent was Xun Wuying.

• Xuan Yuanjun spared the Demon God Sect's sect master, returned to the inn, and sent Huang Xiao ahead to wait near the Evil God Sect.
• Xuan Yuanjun learned Shentu Kuanglang had taken Inugami with him and set off to intercept him, while Huang Xiao went on ahead.
• Xuan Yuanjun caught up with Shentu Kuanglang's camp before dawn, drew him away by posing as someone seeking the Bronze Key, and led him into a chase.
• When Shentu Kuanglang was about to abandon the pursuit, Xuan Yuanjun turned to fight him and concealed his identity with a disguised Evil Dao aura.
• After they exchanged dozens of moves and Shentu Kuanglang was forced back, he recognized the aura as a disguise and exclaimed that his opponent was Xun Wuying.

Shentu Kuanglang mistook Huang Xiao for Xun Wuying, who stole Inugami while Shentu was away, and vowed to demand compensation. Ten days later, Huang Xiao heard that the Creation Sect’s hidden treasures had been discovered and feared that powerful factions could locate Xuan Yuanxiang and the others.

• Shentu Kuanglang identified his opponent as Xun Wuying and let him flee, believing they could settle their score at the Zhu Family.
• A Demon God Sect disciple told Shentu Kuanglang that the man he had pursued had returned and stolen Inugami.
• Shentu Kuanglang concluded that Xun Wuying had lured him away to take Inugami and resolved to make him pay for it.
• Ten days later, Huang Xiao arrived near the Evil God Sect without hearing news about the Demon God Sect.
• Huang Xiao overheard talk of a Creation Sect treasure site in waters between the Immortal Spirit Domain and the Desolate Domain and feared Xuan Yuanxiang and the others had been exposed.

Huang Xiao reunited with Xuan Yuanjun, who had obtained both Evil Blades, and they discussed rumors about the Creation Sect’s treasures and the Longevity Daoist’s interference. They headed back toward the formation, planning to focus on breaking it while other powers might weaken it for them.

• Huang Xiao followed Senior Xuanyuan’s secret sign to the Four Directions Inn and waited until Xuan Yuanjun arrived around midnight.
• Huang Xiao was astonished to see Xuan Yuanjun carrying both Evil Blades, including the Evil God Sect’s Tiger Wing.
• Xuan Yuanjun told Huang Xiao that the great powers had heard rumors about the Creation Sect’s location, and they suspected the Longevity Daoist was stirring up trouble.
• Huang Xiao and Xuan Yuanjun discussed letting other powers weaken the formation and the difficulty of moving the people trapped inside it.
• Xuan Yuanjun decided to return to the Desolate Domain by way of the formation and check whether Dugu Sheng and the others had moved some treasures out.
• Xuan Yuanjun said their main effort would remain focused on breaking the formation, while they would only occasionally seek news from the Immortal Spirit Domain.

After the Evil Blades disappeared, Huang Xiao and Xuan Yuanjun traveled to the Desolate Domain and reunited Huang Xiao with Li Bai and the others. Xuan Yuanjun promised to guide the group, but news from Zhao Yunhui about an abnormal change in the damaged formations left him troubled.

• After Shentu Kuanglang and Xun Wuying stopped fighting, both waited for Xuan Yuanjun, but he did not appear at the Creation Sect's Treasure-Hiding Place.
• Huang Xiao and Xuan Yuanjun went to the sea where Xuan Yuanxiang was hiding and reunited with Hong Yi, Li Bai, Ganjiang, Moye, Wu Xuancang, and the others.
• Huang Xiao told Xuan Yuanxiang that the location had been exposed, and Xuan Yuanxiang urged them to move the important treasures before the Immortal Spirit Domain's forces arrived.
• Huo Lian left with Huang Xiao and the others, and Xuan Yuanjun promised to give the reunited group proper guidance when they returned.
• At the island where the women were staying, Zhao Yunhui reported an abnormal change in the damaged formations, causing Xuan Yuanjun's heart to sink.

Zhao Yunhui discovered that the damaged grand formations in the Desolate Domain had changed and could no longer be entered. Xuan Yuanjun suspected the Longevity Daoist was influencing them to distract the group, so they left the formations alone and returned to Small Island to discuss their findings.

• Zhao Yunhui told Xuan Yuanjun that the nearest grand formation had changed and barred her entry, though she found no signs that anyone had entered it.
• Xuan Yuanjun examined the formation and concluded it had likely repaired itself without anyone visiting it in person.
• Xuan Yuanjun and Ji Xuanying suspected the Longevity Daoist was influencing the formations to distract them from breaking his Spirit Land Grand Formations.
• Xuan Yuanjun assigned Zhao Yunhui to monitor the formations while the group focused on their main task.
• Everyone returned to Small Island to share insights from the Spirit Land journey, and Huo Lian said it would be better if the Immortal Alchemist came over.

Xuan Yuanjun revealed that Huang Xiao and the others could help confront the Longevity Daoist, then discussed how the formations in the Desolate Domain might connect to the Immortal Spirit Domain and a vast plan spanning both domains. Huo Lian began to offer a different opinion, leaving the group poised to hear it.

• Xuan Yuanjun told Huang Xiao and the others that their origins in the Martial World might let them help face the Longevity Daoist, and he planned to train them in a Grand Formation once he gathered its materials.
• Dugu Sheng reported that the formation materials had been recovered except for some missing pieces, while Huo Lian noted that the spirit crystal marrow shortage was resolved.
• Huo Lian explained that the formation he had studied seemed more strongly connected to the Immortal Spirit Domain’s Spirit Lands, though it also resonated with the Desolate Domain.
• Xuan Yuanjun concluded that the Longevity Daoist’s design might span the Desolate Domain, the Immortal Spirit Domain, and the Grand Formation between them, while the Immortal Spirit Domain remained its main focus.
• Xuan Yuanjun told Zhao Yunhui to monitor the Desolate Domain’s formations and investigate chances to unravel them, and Huo Lian began to raise a different opinion.

Huo Lian warned Xuan Yuanjun that the activated formation threatened to kill everyone inside and proposed transferring some of its targets to the people outside. Xuan Yuanjun held off on the plan while seeking another solution, but agreed to use it if necessary and insisted the casualties would be shared.

• Huo Lian warned Xuan Yuanjun that the formation’s killing intent could leave no survivors inside, explaining that he had noticed the danger as the Spirit Land Grand Formations activated more often.
• Ji Xuanying urged Xuan Yuanjun to evacuate as many people as possible, while Huo Lian proposed a Transfer Grand Formation to shift some of the formation’s targets outside.
• Ji Xuanying criticized Huo Lian’s proposal, but Leng Guhan and Ji Shidao supported it, arguing that treasure seekers should be prepared to die.
• Xuan Yuanjun resisted making outsiders bear the danger because he needed their support against the Longevity Daoist, and said the casualties should be shared if they had to use Huo Lian’s plan.
• Ji Xuanying accepted Xuan Yuanjun’s assurance, and he changed the subject by asking Huo Lian whether he had discovered anything else.

Huo Lian and Huang Xiao concluded that Longevity Daoist planned to activate a Grand Formation linking the Desolate Domain and Immortal Spirit Domain, using trapped descendants and sacrifices to fuel it and advance his Ruthlessness Dao. Xuan Yuanjun resolved to stop the slaughter and prepare a formation of his own, while planning to watch for trouble in the Immortal Spirit Domain.

• Huo Lian explained that human sacrifices were only a catalyst for Longevity Daoist’s formation, while Xuan Yuanxiang and the others had been trapped for tens of thousands of years as part of its demanding conditions.
• Huang Xiao and Huo Lian suggested Longevity Daoist was torturing his victims to cultivate the Ruthlessness Dao, and Xuan Yuanjun grew furious at the possibility.
• Ji Xuanying said stopping the slaughter could damage Longevity Daoist’s Ruthlessness Dao, and Xuan Yuanjun agreed to pursue that opening after thwarting him twice before.
• Huo Lian offered to keep studying the formation, while Xuan Yuanjun assigned Ji Shidao to guide the others and promised to instruct Zhao Yunhui in formation arts.
• Xuan Yuanjun said he would spend about a year gathering materials in the Immortal Spirit Domain, and Ji Xuanying warned him to watch for visitors who might discover their presence in the Desolate Domain.

Huang Xiao traveled to the sea where Xuan Yuanxiang and the others were gathered, investigating the arriving forces and the changing Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth. He left after three days to gather news from the Immortal Spirit Domain, feeling relieved to find his companions alive but anxious about the coming confrontation with the Longevity Daoist.

• Ji Xuanying and Xuan Yuanjun decided that Huang Xiao should check on Xuan Yuanxiang and the others, and Huang Xiao agreed to go.
• Xuan Yuanjun set off for the Immortal Spirit Domain, and Huang Xiao left for the sea a month later by a roundabout route to conceal his origin.
• Huang Xiao found that the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth over the sea had become more stable and suspected the Longevity Daoist's grand formations were beginning to operate.
• Huang Xiao observed the many boats and learned that the great powers had sent advance forces to verify the site before their experts arrived.
• After watching the gathering for three days, Huang Xiao left to visit the Immortal Spirit Domain and gather news.
• Huang Xiao reached West Mountain Town and felt relieved that his companions were alive, but worried about whether they could help in the final confrontation.

Huang Xiao failed to learn why the great powers had not sent Ancestors to the Transfer Formation Site and was preparing to seek the Immortal Alchemist when news broke that the Radiant Sun Sect had been destroyed. He realized the great powers had likely postponed their plans because the upheaval in the Alliance Domain made them fear they could be next.

• Huang Xiao returned to the Desolate Domain after spending five days in the Immortal Spirit Domain without finding noteworthy news.
• Three months later, Huang Xiao found that few forces from the great powers had gathered at the Transfer Formation Site and could not discover why their Ancestors were absent.
• Huang Xiao returned to the Immortal Spirit Domain and spent ten days investigating, but learned nothing about the great powers' absence.
• As Huang Xiao prepared to seek the Immortal Alchemist in the Slaughter Domain, news spread that the Four Great Sects had jointly attacked and destroyed the Radiant Sun Sect.
• Huang Xiao realized the great powers had likely learned of the Alliance Domain upheaval earlier and postponed their journeys to the Transfer Formation Site.

Huang Xiao returned to the Desolate Domain after failing to contact the Immortal Alchemist, and Xuan Yuanjun revealed that he had orchestrated the Radiant Sun Sect’s destruction. He said his real reason for targeting Xu Zhiru was his suspicion that Xu Zhiru had acted on the Longevity Daoist’s orders.

• Huang Xiao tried contacting the Immortal Alchemist for ten days but received no reply, so he returned to the Desolate Domain.
• Huang Xiao told Ji Shidao, Ji Xuanying, and the others that the Radiant Sun Sect had been destroyed and that the reason remained unclear.
• Xuan Yuanjun returned and admitted that he had planned the attack on the Radiant Sun Sect.
• Xuan Yuanjun explained that he had sought revenge on Xu Zhiru for ambushing him, while Ji Xuanying questioned why he spared Liang Wusong and the God Transformation Sect.
• Xuan Yuanjun revealed that he suspected Xu Zhiru had acted under the Longevity Daoist’s orders, which was his real reason for wanting Xu Zhiru dead.

Xuan Yuanjun explained that Longevity Daoist had helped Xu Zhiru escape before the Ancestors could capture him, showing that their enemy was advancing his plans. After agreeing that the alliance must move faster, Xuan Yuanjun prepared to finish setting up the cultivation formation and then seek support in the Immortal Spirit Domain.

• Xuan Yuanjun told Ji Xuanying, Ji Shidao, and Huang Xiao that Xu Zhiru had left the Radiant Sun Sect before the Ancestors attacked, likely because Longevity Daoist had warned him.
• Xuan Yuanjun and the others discussed how Xu Zhiru could act for Longevity Daoist and how the grand formation might be activated sooner.
• Ji Xuanying urged Xuan Yuanjun to accelerate their plans, and he said he would visit the Immortal Spirit Domain after setting up the formation.
• Xuan Yuanjun told Huang Xiao he did not need to gather information at the Transfer Formation Site for now because he would leave within a month.
• Huang Xiao and the others resolved to cultivate hard in Xuan Yuanjun's formation and become useful in the final battle.

Xuan Yuanjun completed the formation protecting the Martial World, then traveled to the Immortal Spirit Domain to seek the Demon God’s support for an alliance. The Demon God agreed to meet him at his secluded chamber, and Xuan Yuanjun accepted despite the danger.

• Xuan Yuanjun completed the formation after twenty days and left for the Immortal Spirit Domain, instructing Huang Xiao and Zhao Yunhui to monitor the formations.
• Ji Xuanying and Ji Shidao continued guiding Huang Xiao and the others in their cultivation.
• Xuan Yuanjun went first to the Demon Domain, hoping to persuade the Demon God to join the alliance.
• The Demon God Sect’s Sect Master escorted Xuan Yuanjun into the sect and learned that the Demon God initially refused to see him.
• The Demon God told Xuan Yuanjun to come to his place of seclusion or leave, and Xuan Yuanjun immediately agreed to go.