Chapter Summaries

After Zhou Qiong killed Ximen Tian, the Great Wilderness Dynasty feared the Demon Sect might turn against it, while the weakened Ten Thousand Swords Sect disbanded rather than face the sect. Zhou Qiong learned that the hidden spatial turbulence was a passage to the Upper Realm, but decided to strengthen his power before going there.

• A Brocade Guard reported that Zhou Qiong had killed Ximen Tian and wiped out Hanging Void Hall, frightening the young emperor of the Great Wilderness Dynasty.
• The Grand Tutor reassured the emperor that the Demon Sect was unlikely to attack the dynasty, though he remained uncertain.
• Ximen Di announced the Ten Thousand Swords Sect’s disbandment, and the First Elder accepted the decision and chose to remain on Ten Thousand Swords Mountain.
• A report told Zhou Qiong that Ximen Di had disbanded the sect, leaving the First Elder and a few disciples behind.
• Zhou Qiong asked the System about the spatial turbulence and learned it was a hidden passage to the Upper Realm, whose vastness made him decide to build up his power before taking his subordinates there.

Xuan San and Xuan Si attacked the injured Ximen Di, but spatial turbulence swept him away before they could finish him. He emerged through a long-dormant stone stele in Black King City, where an armored overseer questioned him about his origins and faction.

• Xuan San and Xuan Si recognized Ximen Di and attacked him while he was lost and recovering from his injuries.
• Ximen Di fought back with Heavenly Flying Immortal, then fled as his injuries worsened and Xuan San and Xuan Si pursued him.
• Spatial turbulence appeared behind Ximen Di, engulfed him, and vanished; Xuan San sent Xuan Si to report the discovery to Zhou Qiong.
• Ximen Di emerged from a dark stone stele in Black King City, where an armored overseer asked who he was and whether a faction in the upper realm would receive him.

Ximen Di arrived in the upper realm and learned that most ascenders were forced to serve as slaves, while Zhou Qiong discovered that the Cangwu Continent’s ascension passage could be reactivated with energy stones. After accepting a mission to dominate the continent, Zhou Qiong challenged the Demon Sect to follow him into the upper realm, and its members pledged their support.

• The armored leader threw Ximen Di into a clearing with a hundred ascenders and declared that Martial Gods would serve the Blue Rain Clan for three years and Martial Emperors for five.
• A bull-headed Martial God challenged the order, but the armored leader crushed him with his presence; Ximen Di learned that descendants of powerful upper-realm families were exempt from slavery.
• Zhou Qiong learned from the system that the ascension passage had run out of energy and could be reopened by burying energy stones, and that passage only allowed travel to the upper realm.
• Zhou Qiong accepted a mission to dominate the Cangwu Continent within three years in exchange for three cultivation levels and 1,000,000 Villain Points.
• At the Heavenly Devil Hall, Zhou Qiong told the Demon Sect about the upper realm and its cultivation levels, then asked whether they dared follow him there; the Demon Tiger King, Liansheng, and others pledged their loyalty.

Zhou Qiong ordered the Demon Sect to conquer the continent within three years, while its forces hunted down those who resisted. In the Great Wilderness Dynasty, a branch master prepared to cultivate further as the sect’s expansion continued.

• Zhou Qiong ordered the four halls, the Demon Kings, and the protectors to conquer the continent, with Liansheng overseeing the campaign.
• At a Yuelai Inn, Brocade Guards killed several Azure Lotus Sword Sect remnants after they refused to surrender.
• Wang Lixin delivered the remnants’ corpses to Branch Master Chen and secured a promise of promotion for his service.
• Branch Master Chen reflected on the Demon Sect’s rapid expansion and its cultivation benefits, then ordered his subordinates to guard him while he entered seclusion to pursue a breakthrough.

Zhou Qiong used the Small Ten Thousand Demons Pool to reach mid-stage Martial God and ordered the Demon Sect to conquer the continent in exactly one year. At the Demon Sect headquarters, Bai Haotian completed his nirvana rebirth and broke through to Martial God.

• Zhou Qiong absorbed the Small Ten Thousand Demons Pool’s energy, reaching mid-stage Martial God and greatly strengthening his body.
• Tian San reported that Zhao Li had disappeared after last being seen at Golden Mountain Temple, while Liansheng’s forces had subdued most factions but still faced the Great Yu Dynasty, Yellow Sand Fort, and the Talisman Sect.
• Zhou Qiong ordered Liansheng to take exactly one year to subdue all remaining factions and summoned the Demon Sect’s senior members back in batches for cultivation.
• Liansheng relayed Zhou Qiong’s order to the Demon Sect’s senior members, who accepted it without objection.
• Bai Haotian’s phoenix flames restored and raised his cultivation until he broke through to Martial God, then opened his eyes.

After the Demon Sect destroyed the Great Yu Dynasty, Liansheng ordered further campaigns while Zhou Qiong prepared the sect for the Upper Realm. Bai Haotian emerged from seclusion in the Martial God realm, then learned that the Small Ten Thousand Demons Pool had rapidly strengthened other sect members.

• King Yu killed himself rather than submit to Liansheng, and his ministers and guards followed him in taking their own lives.
• The Demon Monkey King found a boy hidden in the palace, and Liansheng killed him before ordering that he be buried with King Yu.
• Liansheng sent Hall Master Li, Hall Master Wan, the Demon Rat King, the Demon Tiger King, and the Demon Monkey King to demand tribute from the Talisman Sect, then led the remaining forces toward Yellow Sand Fort.
• Bai Haotian thanked Zhou Qiong for saving him, pledged to follow him into the Upper Realm, and went to cultivate in the Small Ten Thousand Demons Pool.
• Bai Haotian met the Demon Monkey King and a silver-masked Profound Division chief as they left the pool, and learned that the chief had reached the Martial God realm.

Zhou Qiong reached peak seventh stage Profound Understanding after the Demon Sect unified the continent, then prepared to expand the sect and eventually ascend to the Upper Realm. Four years later, rising cultivation and new figures appeared across the continent as the chapter ended with a giant carrying an iron hammer entering an inn.

• Zhou Qiong completed the unification mission, reached peak seventh stage Profound Understanding, and used the Heaven-Avoiding Stone to withstand the continent’s rejection.
• Liansheng reported that the Great Yu Dynasty had fallen and the Great Wilderness Dynasty, Great Qian Dynasty, Yellow Sand Fort, and Talisman Sect had submitted to the Demon Sect.
• Zhou Qiong rewarded the sect’s members, ordered Liansheng to expand the Demon Sect, and announced plans to ascend with them to the Upper Realm in a year.
• Zhou Qiong learned about the Xuanhuan Gods and Devils Pill and asked the system about realms above Profound Understanding.
• The Demon Sect announced that it would open a passage to the Upper Realm four years later, prompting cultivators across the continent to pursue breakthroughs.
• At a Yuelai Inn, guests recognized Life-Severing Saber Duan Sanping, while an old man and his disciple discussed seeking revenge on the Demon Sect before a giant with an iron hammer entered.

Xiong Ba revealed his status as a Lord Tiger Guard when Duan Sanping brought Chen Qi of the Demon Sect to confront him, and Chen Qi killed Duan Sanping after recognizing the token. Xiong Ba then told the inn’s guests that the realm above Martial God was called Profound Understanding and that the Demon Sect would soon announce the cultivation realms.

• Duan Sanping sensed Xiong Ba’s immense power and challenged him, but Xiong Ba sent him crashing through the inn’s window with a wave of his hand.
• Duan Sanping returned with Chen Qi and Demon Sect men, and Chen Qi confronted Xiong Ba for provoking the sect.
• Xiong Ba showed Chen Qi a token marked with “tiger” and “Xiong,” revealing that he served under the Demon Tiger King as a Lord Tiger Guard.
• Chen Qi recognized Xiong Ba’s rank, killed Duan Sanping, and left with his men.
• Xiong Ba told the inn’s guests that Martial God corresponded to the first four levels of the ten-level Profound Understanding Realm, and said the cult leader was invincible under heaven.

Zhou Qiong led the Demon Sect’s mass ascension through the passage to the upper realm, where hundreds of its peak Martial Sovereigns emerged in Black King City. As the armored commander attacked them, a sword light burst from the stele to stop him.

• Zhou Qiong gathered the Demon Sect in Invincible City, confirmed they were ready, and ordered them to ascend while Li Changsheng stayed behind to guard the sect and reopen the passage in three years.
• Ximen Di waited in Black King City with Ye Tian and Ye Qing, expecting Zhou Qiong to ascend from the Cangwu Continent.
• A black-robed peak Martial Sovereign emerged from the stele, followed by hundreds more, surprising Ximen Di and the people watching.
• The armored commander demanded to know the ascenders’ faction and attacked when they refused to answer.
• An angry voice shouted from within the stele, and a ray of sword light rose to slash at the commander’s descending palm.

Liansheng led the Demon Sect’s mass ascension into the upper realm, where the Blue Rain Clan’s guards attacked them. As the Demon Sect gained the upper hand, Lanyu Ting summoned Lanyu Wu, an Eternal Hegemon, who arrived and demanded an explanation.

• Liansheng emerged from the stone stele, identified himself as the Demon Sect’s chief steward, and warned the armored leader not to obstruct their ascension.
• The armored leader summoned over a hundred guards and ordered the Demon Sect to surrender, so Liansheng attacked him and the square erupted into battle.
• More Demon Sect experts emerged from the stele, including the Demon Tiger King and a sword-bearing old man, turning the fight against the Blue Rain Clan guards.
• As the Demon Sect killed more than half the guards, Lanyu Ting crushed a jade pendant to summon Lanyu Wu, the Blue Rain Clan’s second-strongest expert and an Eternal Hegemon.
• Lanyu Wu arrived above the square, asked what had happened, and listened as Lanyu Ting recounted the battle and pleaded for vengeance.

Zhou Qiong led the Demon Sect’s thousands of members through the stone stele into Black King City, where his Eternal Realm strength stunned the assembled factions. After Long Chang attacked him, Zhou Qiong defeated and grievously wounded the One-Eyed Clan patriarch.

• Lanyu Wu tried to seize Demon Sect members, but a voice from the stone stele overwhelmed the Blue Rain Clan and a Demon Dragon Flying Carriage emerged.
• Zhou Qiong appeared, and more than five thousand Demon Sect members knelt to greet their Sect Master; he confronted Lanyu Wu for attacking them.
• Long Chang arrived and questioned Zhou Qiong about the lower realm, while Shangguan Yun introduced himself and welcomed Zhou Qiong to visit the Sword Sect.
• Shangguan Yun departed with Ye Tian, Ye Qing, and Ximen Di, warning Long Chang that he might not survive.
• Long Chang demanded to know the lower realm’s secret and attacked Zhou Qiong with the Divine Light of Annihilation, but Zhou Qiong swallowed the attack and left Long Chang severely wounded.

Zhou Qiong faced seven Eternal Realm experts who demanded to know the secret of the Demon Sect’s Lower Realm. He used a Greater Teleportation Talisman to take the sect away, leaving the experts to investigate the dim stone stele they had ascended through.

• Lan Yukong arrived, apologized for the Blue Rain Clan’s attack, and asked Zhou Qiong about the Lower Realm.
• Qian Sihai and several other Eternal Realm experts appeared and surrounded Zhou Qiong, demanding information about his Lower Realm.
• Zhou Qiong bought a Greater Teleportation Talisman and warned the experts he would speak with them after settling in.
• Zhou Qiong crushed the talisman and teleported every member of the Demon Sect out of Black King City.
• Qian Sihai questioned Lanyu Ting and learned that the Demon Sect had ascended through a stone stele that had since grown dim.

Zhou Qiong established the Demon Sect’s headquarters in the Upper Realm while recruits in the Lower Realm learned about the sect’s leaders and faced the Cult Leader’s statue. The chapter ended with the purple-robed steward urging the youths to remember the leaders before they ascended.

• Zhou Qiong raised the Great True Demon Mountain-Protecting Formation over a barren mountain and declared it the Demon Sect’s Upper Realm headquarters.
• The Demon Sect members began building on the mountain, and they erected a stele naming it Heavenly Demon Peak.
• Li Changsheng welcomed the newly selected youths to the Demon Sect, and a steward showed them its cultivation grounds.
• The youths entered Heavenly Devil Hall, where the Cult Leader’s statue overwhelmed most of them with its pressure.
• Qian Yuqi introduced the Demon Sect’s leaders to the recruits, and the steward told them to remember their names and appearances.

Zhou Qiong accepted a mission to attend Elder Mu’s birthday celebration and enter a secret realm, hoping to secure Black King City for the Demon Sect. He arrived at the celebration, where Zhao Li and the voice in his ring were discussing whether Zhou Qiong was the reincarnation of a mighty being.

• Di Yi and Xuan Yi reported that Black King City was ruled by eight major powers and that Elder Mu would host a birthday celebration and open a secret realm.
• Zhou Qiong accepted the system mission to attend Elder Mu’s celebration, qualify for the secret realm, and enter it.
• Elder Mu and Miss Rose discussed the thousands who had ascended from the Lower Realm and the Demon Sect Master who had injured Long Chang.
• Zhou Qiong arrived at Elder Mu’s birthday celebration with Liansheng and Xuan Yi, announced himself as the Demon Sect Master, and entered without an invitation.
• Qian Sihai and other leaders discussed replacing Long Chang’s One-Eyed Clan, while Zhao Li asked Elder Fu whether Zhou Qiong had reached the Eternal Realm.
• Elder Fu suggested Zhou Qiong’s rapid cultivation might mean he was the reincarnation of a mighty being, just as the Demon Sect Master’s arrival was announced.

Zhou Qiong attended Elder Mu’s birthday celebration, claimed Long Chang’s former seat, and presented Elder Mu with half a drop of Immortal Spirit Marrow. After Elder Mu accepted the rare treasure, the competition for entry into the Kongtong Secret Realm began, and Zhou Qiong received a special immortal peach.

• Zhou Qiong arrived at the City Lord’s Manor with Liansheng and Xuan Yi, then took Long Chang’s former seat and silenced the hall with his demonic might.
• Elder Mu allowed Zhou Qiong to keep the seat, and the guests began presenting birthday gifts.
• The Ghost Clan chief mocked Zhou Qiong for arriving without a gift, so Zhou Qiong used his ability to see that Elder Mu was an immortal peach tree struggling against the limits of his true form.
• Zhou Qiong spent fifty thousand Villain Points on half a drop of Immortal Spirit Marrow, which Xuan Yi presented to Elder Mu.
• Elder Mu eagerly accepted the treasure, and the red-robed girl announced the Kongtong Secret Realm qualification competition, assigning the Demon Sect the One-Eyed Clan’s former place.
• A maid told Zhou Qiong that Elder Mu had prepared a special immortal peach for him, and Zhou Qiong remarked on Elder Mu’s generosity.

Zhou Qiong ate an immortal peach that raised his cultivation and sent Liansheng to compete in the secret-realm selection. Liansheng defeated Zhao Li in a brutal final match, while both men qualified to enter the secret realm.

• Zhou Qiong ate an immortal peach, advanced one minor cultivation stage, and began plotting to obtain Elder Mu's peaches and peach tree.
• The representatives and seeded contestants began the secret-realm matches, and Xuan Yi reminded Zhou Qiong that the young swordsman Zhao Li had ascended to the upper realm.
• Liansheng defeated the Flower Clan's red-clad representative, while Hua Meigui won two matches and Ye Qing lost to Zhao Li and Hua Meigui.
• Lanyu Ting, Hua Meigui, Niu Kui, Gui Qi, Liansheng, and Zhao Li qualified for the secret realm, and Zhao Li demanded a final fight against Liansheng.
• Liansheng and Zhao Li fought with ruthless swordplay; Liansheng pulled a sword from his own heart after cutting Zhao Li in two, and the Great River Gang rushed to save Zhao Li.

Zhou Qiong entered the Kongtong Secret Realm, where his enhanced presence unsettled the realm and his Gods and Devils Eye revealed a mysterious blood-black wisp rising from a beast’s corpse. He seized an Immortal Stone from Hong Meigui and spared her, while the ancient presence beneath the ground remained unexplained.

• Hong Meigui questioned Zhou Qiong after the contest, but he brusquely dismissed her before Elder Mu led the factions to the secret realm.
• Qian Sihai and the other leaders agreed to search for Zhou Qiong and share the secrets and treasures they found.
• After entering the realm, Zhou Qiong received the system’s reward, strengthening his presence, and learned it could reach the first level of the True Martial Realm.
• Zhou Qiong killed a savage beast and used his Gods and Devils Eye to see blood-black smoke sink from its corpse into the ground, where he glimpsed an ancient monster.
• Zhou Qiong demanded Hong Meigui’s Immortal Stone and threatened to kill her until she handed it over.
• Zhou Qiong examined the stone, spared Hong Meigui for Elder Mu’s sake, and left her furious.

Zhou Qiong followed a mysterious pull underground and found the imprisoned Asura Xueqi, who offered him an Asura Pearl in exchange for removing a talisman. Elsewhere, Zhao Li received a spear technique from an armored guardian, while the chapter ended with Zhou Qiong recognizing that Asura Xueqi was plotting against him.

• Zhao Li and Liansheng separately explored a cavern, and Zhao Li activated a teleportation formation that sent him deep underground.
• Zhou Qiong followed a call from beneath the ground and broke through into a cavern where Asura Xueqi was bound by enchanted chains.
• An armored guardian recognized the Sword God's presence on Zhao Li, revealed that the Sword God was still alive, and taught Zhao Li the move Spear Shakes the World before fading away.
• Asura Xueqi asked Zhou Qiong to remove the talisman from the third chain from the left in exchange for power and the Asura Clan's secret art.
• Zhou Qiong demanded payment first, accepted the Asura Pearl, and accused Asura Xueqi of plotting against him.

Zhou Qiong absorbed the Asura Pearl and corpse, strengthening his cultivation and the Gods and Devils Eye before encountering Zhao Li. Zhao Li escaped Zhou Qiong's attack through Elder Fu's sacrifice, leaving him stranded far from Black King City and vowing revenge.

• Zhou Qiong absorbed the Asura Pearl, raising his cultivation and suppressing its Sha Qi with his vortex.
• Zhou Qiong removed the talisman from Asura Xueqi's chain, and the system destroyed Xueqi when his soul tried to possess Zhou Qiong.
• Zhou Qiong devoured the Asura corpse, awakened the Gods and Devils Saber, advanced his Heaven-Devouring Demon Art to the third layer, and reached the fifth layer of the Eternal Realm.
• Zhou Qiong attacked Zhao Li as he emerged through a broken wall, but Zhao Li's blue light shifted him out of the way.
• Elder Fu emerged from Zhao Li's ring, teleported Zhao Li to safety, and died when his Demon-Breaking Palm clashed with Zhou Qiong's strike.
• Zhao Li appeared far from Black King City and swore to kill Zhou Qiong.

Zhou Qiong emerged from the Kongtong Secret Realm with Liansheng and confronted the clans plotting against him. After eliminating his enemies, he faced Clan Leader Baihe and Hua Meigui, who begged him to spare the Flower Clan.

• Zhou Qiong found that Liansheng had risen to the eternal realm after discovering a blood pool, then left the cave with him to confront the other clans.
• Qian Sihai and the other clan leaders waited for Zhou Qiong, while Clan Leader Baihe and Hong Meigui declined to join their plan against him.
• Zhou Qiong appeared with Liansheng and revealed that he had reached the true martial realm, then offered to let two enemies live.
• Qian Sihai and the Ghost Clan leader killed the Ox-Headed Clan leader and attacked Lan Yukong, who detonated himself and blasted apart the mountain peak.
• Zhou Qiong trapped Qian Sihai and the Ghost Clan leader at the secret realm's exit, and Liansheng slew them after they pleaded for mercy.
• Clan Leader Baihe and Hua Meigui appeared and offered their lives in exchange for Zhou Qiong sparing the Flower Clan.