Chapter Summaries

Lin Qingyang and Mo Yan used Hong Ling’s disguises and Hua Jin’s attraction to Lin Qingyang to capture their guards and learn where A-Qi was being held. They left the room disguised as disciples, with Hong Ling posing as Hua Jin.

• Lin Qingyang and Hong Ling lured Hua Jin into a room, where the disguised Hong Ling entranced her and the real Lin Qingyang knocked her unconscious.
• Mo Yan trapped Kong Qin with a Demon-Capturing Net and knocked him out after Lin Qingyang learned that A-Qi was in the dungeon on Qing'an Peak.
• Hong Ling disguised himself as Hua Jin and drew the two guarding disciples inside, where Lin Qingyang and Mo Yan knocked them out, bound them, and gagged them.
• Lin Qingyang and Mo Yan put on the disciples’ clothes and followed the disguised Hong Ling out of the room.

Lin Qingyang, Mo Yan, and Hong Ling crossed to Qing'an Peak under Hua Jin’s disguise to reach the Heavenly Prison and rescue Qi Mo. They arrived as Cen Yue prepared to brand Qi Mo, but a disciple announced that Peak Master Hua wanted to see Cen Yue.

• Lin Qingyang, Mo Yan, and Hong Ling crossed the suspension bridge, with Hong Ling clinging to Mo Yan because he feared heights.
• The three bluffed their way past Qing'an Peak’s guards and climbed toward the Heavenly Prison, where they learned Cen Yue was inside.
• Cen Yue tortured the chained Qi Mo and taunted him about Lin Qingyang being unable to help.
• Qi Mo lunged at Cen Yue, but the chains stopped him, and Cen Yue raised a red-hot branding iron toward his face.
• A disciple interrupted Cen Yue to report that Peak Master Hua had come to see him.

Lin Qingyang reached Qi Mo in the cell and found him chained to the wall with a burned brand on his face. As Hua Jin arrived with Kong Qin and a group of disciples, Lin Qingyang prepared to face her while Qi Mo remained trapped.

• Cen Yue left the mountain after Hong Ling impersonated Hua Jin and summoned him to see the Sect Leader.
• After Hong Ling exhausted his demonic power and returned to fox form, Lin Qingyang hurried into the cell to find Qi Mo.
• Lin Qingyang discovered chains piercing Qi Mo’s shoulders and a bloody brand burned into his cheek, and promised to get him treated.
• Lin Qingyang tried to cut the chains with the Windflower Sword, but Mo Yan explained that spiritual power protected them.
• Qi Mo sensed someone approaching, and Hua Jin arrived with Kong Qin and disciples, demanding that Lin Qingyang come out.

Lin Qingyang escaped Hua Jin when the black wolf emerged from the cell and attacked her and her disciples. After Hua Jin fell from the cliff and Kong Qin went after her, Lin Qingyang rode the wolf down the mountain as Mo Yan and Hong Ling followed.

• Hua Jin confronted Lin Qingyang and tried to drag him away, but the black wolf emerged from the cell after Lin Qingyang had removed its Demon-Locking Ring.
• The black wolf broke Hua Jin's Bone Whip, injured Kong Qin, and badly wounded Hua Jin in the fight.
• At Lin Qingyang's call, the black wolf spared Hua Jin's life but struck her off the cliff, and Kong Qin jumped after her.
• A Xuanhuang Sect disciple sent up an alarm signal, so Lin Qingyang climbed onto the black wolf and fled down the mountain with the Windflower Sword.
• Hua Jin ordered the disciples to pursue them, while Mo Yan and Hong Ling left the cell and hurried down the mountain.

Lin Qingyang and A-Qi fought their way off the mountain, but Wu Ze captured them and Cen Yue seized Lin Qingyang. Lin Qingyang summoned the Windflower Sword, which cut off Cen Yue’s arm and freed him.

• Lin Qingyang rode A-Qi through Qing'an Peak’s archers and escaped by using the funeral coffin as a distraction.
• Lin Qingyang set fire to the suspension bridge, and A-Qi leaped across as it collapsed, knocking Cen Yue down on the far side.
• Wu Ze attacked with red vines, binding Lin Qingyang and A-Qi and bringing them both to the ground.
• Cen Yue returned and grabbed Lin Qingyang while Wu Ze left him alone.
• Lin Qingyang called for Lin Yao, and the Windflower Sword struck Cen Yue, severed his arm, and freed Lin Qingyang.

Lin Qingyang and Qi Mo escaped the Xuanhuang Sect in Hua Jin's flying Carriage, but a flock of crows attacked them as Lin Qingyang passed out and fell into the Great Wilderness Mountain. Qi Mo leaped after him while Mo Yan and Hong Ling were carried away in the runaway Carriage.

• Lin Qingyang freed Black Wolf from Wu Ze's Red Vines, and they escaped on Hua Jin's Carriage as Wu Ze failed to stop them.
• Hua Jin recognized her Carriage and shouted angrily as it flew away from the Xuanhuang Sect with Mo Yan, Hong Ling, Lin Qingyang, and Qi Mo aboard.
• Lin Qingyang praised Qi Mo's wolf form, then collapsed from exhaustion while resting on his back.
• A flock of crows attacked the Carriage, and Lin Qingyang slipped off its roof after passing out.
• Qi Mo leaped after Lin Qingyang into the Great Wilderness Mountain, while Mo Yan struggled to control the runaway Carriage.

Qi Mo rescued Lin Qingyang from the fall, absorbed the demonic qi from his wounds, and discovered he could use his demonic power freely. After Lin Qingyang woke and found Qi Mo naked and showing off his new abilities, they realized they were trapped at the bottom of Cinnabar Peak’s valley and would have to wait until daylight to find a way out.

• Qi Mo caught Lin Qingyang as they fell, brought him to the stream, and absorbed the demonic qi from his wounds.
• Qi Mo experimented with his demonic power, healing his scars and transforming parts of his body before leaping through the woods.
• Lin Qingyang woke and watched Qi Mo jumping around naked, then tossed him clothes after Qi Mo splashed him with water.
• Qi Mo told Lin Qingyang that his wounds had healed and identified their location as the bottom of Cinnabar Peak’s valley.
• Lin Qingyang decided they would have to wait until daylight to find a way out, and Qi Mo went to look for food.

Qi Mo and Lin Qingyang spent the night in the wilderness, where Qi Mo briefly considered keeping Lin Qingyang from returning to the Nine Skies Sect. A Chou reunited with Qi Mo but threatened Lin Qingyang, forcing Qi Mo to oppose his sister to protect his master.

• Lin Qingyang and Qi Mo roasted fish, planned to reach Wasteland Town, and Lin Qingyang fell asleep beside Qi Mo.
• A monkey stole their leftover fish, and a huge gray wolf attacked Qi Mo before he recognized her as his sister, A Chou.
• A Chou learned Lin Qingyang was Qi Mo's master and tried to kill him, but Qi Mo stopped her.
• A Chou struck Qi Mo and condemned the Human Clan, while Qi Mo warned her not to touch Lin Qingyang.
• A Chou asked what Qi Mo would do if she insisted on killing Lin Qingyang.

Lin Qingyang stopped Qi Mo and A Chou from fighting and explained that the Xuanhuang Sect was their common enemy. As they compared what had happened, Lin Qingyang suspected Cen Ru'an was responsible for the Peak Masters’ deaths.

• A Chou attacked Lin Qingyang, and Qi Mo tackled her before they could seriously hurt him.
• Lin Qingyang warned the siblings that the Xuanhuang Sect was nearby, then explained that the sect had captured Qi Mo to lure A Chou out.
• A Chou accepted a truce, transformed into human form, and introduced Nao Nao as the monkey who had cared for her after her fall.
• A Chou said she had escaped the Xuanhuang Sect’s attempt to use her for pill refining, killed the Cinnabar Peak Master, and later jumped from a cliff while fleeing the Sect Leader and a Deadface.
• A Chou denied killing the Xuanhuang Sect’s other Peak Masters, and Lin Qingyang named Cen Ru'an as the likely culprit who had framed her.

Cen Ru'an lost control and drained Cen Yue and others of their blood and spiritual power, while Wu Ze killed a fleeing disciple. In the forest, A Chou urged Qi Mo to return to the Ten Thousand Demons Forest, but Qi Mo's memories ended on Lin Qingyang.

• Cen Ru'an arrived at Cen Yue's bedside and drained the physician until he became a dried corpse.
• Cen Ru'an bit Cen Yue's severed arm and drained him, while Wu Ze killed a disciple fleeing the hall.
• Cen Ru'an learned Lin Qingyang had cut off Cen Yue's hand and vowed to kill him.
• A Chou ate a pheasant raw while Qi Mo cooked another for Lin Qingyang, and she asked whether he and Lin Qingyang had slept together.
• A Chou urged Qi Mo to return to the Ten Thousand Demons Forest, but Qi Mo remembered Lin Qingyang instead.

Mo Yan tried to evade the Xuanhuang Sect’s search and leave Wasteland Town, but turned back after realizing Hong Ling had drawn the disciples away by impersonating Lin Qingyang. He changed the Teleportation Array’s destination as it activated, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Mo Yan learned that Cen Yue had died and saw the Xuanhuang Sect post wanted notices accusing his group of stealing five hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
• When two men recognized him, Mo Yan knocked them unconscious and fled through town with Hong Ling.
• Mo Yan left Hong Ling in a secluded alley with his money pouch, but Hong Ling secretly followed him.
• At the teleportation point, Mo Yan joined a tour group and tried to pass the Xuanhuang Sect’s inspection in disguise.
• Hong Ling appeared dressed as Lin Qingyang and drew the disciples away, allowing Mo Yan to reach the Teleportation Array.
• Mo Yan changed the array’s destination as it began to glow, worriedly looking toward where Hong Ling had disappeared.

Kong Qin captured Hong Ling after he disguised himself as Lin Qingyang to distract the Xuanhuang Sect disciples. Mo Yan returned to save Hong Ling, and Kong Qin spared him in exchange for delivering a message to Lin Qingyang.

• Hong Ling disguised himself as Lin Qingyang and led the pursuing Xuanhuang Sect disciples away before Kong Qin captured him in fox form.
• Kong Qin learned that Hong Ling had helped the group escape and threatened to kill him unless he revealed where the others were.
• Hong Ling said Lin Qingyang and Qi Mo had been separated from them, while Daoist Mo might have returned to the Nine Skies Sect.
• Mo Yan came back from the Teleportation Array and stopped Kong Qin from killing Hong Ling, warning her not to make an irreconcilable enemy.
• Kong Qin freed Hong Ling and offered to spare him if he delivered a message to Lin Qingyang.
• Jin Buhuan and Xue Lanyuan watched a flag-waving tour guide and a crowd of gift-carrying tourists in the Nine Skies Sect's great hall.

Lin Qingyang, Qi Mo, and A Chou were surrounded by Xuanhuang Sect disciples led by Lu Sanming, who had been ordered to capture or kill them. Lin Qingyang agreed to surrender, but whispered a plan to A Chou before approaching Lu Sanming.

• Qi Mo fetched water while Lin Qingyang and A Chou shared roasted chicken, and A Chou explained that she kept her scar as a mark of victory over a leopard demon.
• Nao Nao returned from scouting with a tracking black arrow pursuing him, and A Chou caught him before the arrow exploded and injured her hand.
• Xuanhuang Sect disciples surrounded the group, and Lu Sanming arrived in a giant wooden robot and announced that Cen Ru'an had ordered him to capture them or kill them if they resisted.
• Lin Qingyang suspected Cen Ru'an had blamed them for Cen Yue's death and agreed to return to the Xuanhuang Sect rather than fight the surrounding archers.
• After A Chou protested that surrender meant death, Lin Qingyang whispered a plan to her, raised his hands, and walked toward Lu Sanming, saying they surrendered.

Lin Qingyang distracted Lu Sanming with a story about Transformers, allowing Qi Mo and A Chou to escape the Xuanhuang Sect disciples. After a chase across the river, they captured Lu Sanming and left his remaining disciples fleeing through the water.

• Lin Qingyang told Lu Sanming about a transforming vehicle and pointed out that his wooden robot could catch fire, distracting him from arresting Qi Mo and A Chou.
• Qi Mo and A Chou attacked the Xuanhuang Sect disciples, then escaped with Lin Qingyang toward the river as arrows set Lu Sanming's robot ablaze.
• Lu Sanming ordered his disciples into the river to pursue them, and Lin Qingyang, Qi Mo, A Chou, and Nao Nao swam underwater toward the opposite bank.
• As Lin Qingyang began to suffocate underwater, he kissed Qi Mo so Qi Mo could share his breath and carry him to shore.
• A Chou ambushed Lu Sanming and knocked his disciples into the river while Qi Mo brought Lin Qingyang ashore.
• Lin Qingyang aimed a bow at the retreating disciples, who fled across the river, while Qi Mo and A Chou cornered Lu Sanming.

Lin Qingyang freed himself from the Immortal-Locking Ring, but his effort to stop A Chou from eating Lu Sanming sparked a fight with Qi Mo. Hong Ling then warned that the Xuanhuang Sect had captured Mo Yan in Wasteland Town, and Lu Sanming escaped amid the confusion.

• Lin Qingyang forced Lu Sanming to reveal the ring’s weak point, and Qi Mo destroyed it, restoring Lin Qingyang’s spiritual power.
• A Chou tried to eat Lu Sanming, but Lin Qingyang and Qi Mo stood in her way, turning the group against one another.
• Hong Ling rushed from the bushes, and Lin Qingyang rescued him from A Chou’s attack.
• Hong Ling told Lin Qingyang that the Xuanhuang Sect had captured his benefactor, Mo Yan, and threatened to kill him unless Lin Qingyang appeared by noon the next day.
• A Chou discovered that Lu Sanming had escaped and angrily lamented losing her lunch.

Xuanhuang Sect forces gathered in Wasteland Town as Wu Ze ordered Hua Jin to open the Underground Palace and brought Mo Yan to the central square as bait for Lin Qingyang. Cen Ru'an prepared to execute Mo Yan, and Mo Yan sensed demonic qi coming from him.

• Xuanhuang Sect disciples marched through Wasteland Town with Lu Sanming following in his reinforced Mechanical Man.
• Hua Jin learned that Hong Ling had rescued the Wolf Demon and questioned reports that Lin Qingyang had killed Cen Yue and many others.
• Wu Ze told Hua Jin to open the Underground Palace and took Mo Yan from Jin Yao Workshop.
• Wu Ze escorted Mo Yan through town in a prison cart while asking whether Lin Qingyang would come to save him.
• Cen Ru'an threatened to kill Mo Yan if Lin Qingyang did not appear, and Mo Yan sensed demonic qi from Cen Ru'an.

Lin Qingyang arrived at the Square and turned Cen Ru'an’s ambush against his own disciples while exposing his monstrous appearance. As Qi Mo freed Mo Yan, the battle broke out and A Chou confronted One-Ear’s hyenas.

• One-Ear transformed into a hyena and led the pack out of the Underground Palace, while Kong Qin watched with concern.
• A rat discovered a trembling green vertebra among the bones in the Underground Palace, then fell into the bone pile and disappeared.
• Lin Qingyang arrived alone, taunted Cen Ru'an about Cen Yue’s death, and drew out a volley of black-feathered arrows.
• Lin Qingyang made the arrows strike the ambushers and then tossed Cen Ru'an’s mask aside, revealing his beastlike face and prompting him to demand answers about the three Peak Masters’ deaths.
• Qi Mo freed Mo Yan from the prison cart, and Lin Qingyang cut apart Wu Ze’s red vines before clashing swords with Cen Ru'an.
• One-Ear’s hyenas closed in on Qi Mo and Mo Yan, but A Chou charged in wolf form and sent One-Ear flying.

Cen Ru'an blamed A Chou for his transformation and attacked everyone around him while Lin Qingyang fought him amid the hyena attack. As the others struggled to survive, Lin Qingyang suspected that Cen Ru'an had become an Otherworldly Demon like Lei Guang.

• Cen Ru'an saw A Chou and attacked her, accusing her of turning him into a hyena-like beast, while A Chou denied having that ability.
• Cen Ru'an charged Hua Jin and Kong Qin, wounding Kong Qin and cutting the legs off Lu Sanming's Mechanical Man before Lin Qingyang blocked his next attack.
• Qi Mo saved Lin Qingyang from Wu Ze's Red Vines, while Mo Yan evaded the Xuanhuang Sect disciples and Hong Ling tried to defend him with a Black Feather Arrow.
• Mo Yan helped Hong Ling bring down a building to scatter the disciples, and they took shelter with Hua Jin and Kong Qin, where the two sides agreed to lower their weapons.
• Lin Qingyang realized Cen Ru'an's demonic qi was growing stronger and suspected that he had become an Otherworldly Demon like Lei Guang.

As the battle in Wasteland Town spread, Medicine King Peak disciples transformed into Otherworldly Demons and attacked the townspeople and their allies. Mo Yan escaped his Immortal-Locking Ring and turned the tide with lightning, but Kong Qin died from his wounds.

• The proprietress was attacked and killed by a transformed Xuanhuang Sect disciple as panic spread through Wasteland Town.
• Lu Sanming killed a charging transformed disciple with a Black Feather Arrow and saw that other disciples were transforming too.
• Hua Jin and Kong Qin fought the Otherworldly Demons, and one bit through Hua Jin’s arm.
• Hua Jin opened Mo Yan’s Immortal-Locking Ring, and Mo Yan used lightning to destroy the surrounding Otherworldly Demons.
• Mo Yan headed toward Lin Qingyang while Hua Jin and Hong Ling discovered that Kong Qin had died from a deep abdominal wound.

A Chou and Nao Nao fought their way to the Jin Yao Workshop while Lin Qingyang, Qi Mo, and Mo Yan battled the Otherworldly Demons in the Square. Lin Qingyang killed Cen Ru'an with the Divine Wind Slash, but the surviving demons overwhelmed the group, and Red Vines pierced Mo Yan as Lin Qingyang and Qi Mo fled.

• A Chou killed One-Ear and the remaining hyenas, then carried Nao Nao toward the Jin Yao Workshop and tore apart a Xuanhuang Sect disciple who blocked their way.
• Cen Ru'an wounded Lin Qingyang while Wu Ze's Red Vines injured Qi Mo, but Mo Yan struck down the demons around Qi Mo and electrocuted Wu Ze through the vines.
• Lin Qingyang poured his spiritual power into the Windflower Sword and shattered Cen Ru'an's Bone-Blade Knife with the Divine Wind Slash, splitting Cen Ru'an in half.
• Cen Ru'an's death intensified the Otherworldly Demons, and Lin Qingyang, Qi Mo, and Mo Yan struggled against the advancing horde.
• Lin Qingyang rode on Qi Mo's back as they fled while Mo Yan covered their retreat, but Red Vines pierced Mo Yan from behind.