Chapter Summaries

Lin Fei investigated Ao Han Palace and discovered that Ao Han had killed Zhang Xiaoling after previously killing Su Caiwei. He concluded that Ao Han was collecting the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and suspected his next target was the Mother of Ten Thousand Spiders.

• Liu Meng whipped Su Tianshuang after he mistakenly assumed she had brought him to her bedchamber for an intimate encounter.
• A crowd saw Liu Meng whipping Su Tianshuang in her bedchamber, and she ordered them to leave.
• Liu Meng continued whipping Su Tianshuang, then untied him and threw him out of Yunmeng Palace.
• Lin Fei slipped into Ao Han Palace and used a tracing method to witness scenes from earlier that day, including Zhang Xiaoling's soul.
• Lin Fei inferred that Ao Han was gathering the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and identified the Mother of Ten Thousand Spiders as a possible next target.

Lin Fei returned to Flying Cloud Mountain Villa, warned Wu Moling that a Heavenly Demon Divine Palace disciple wanted her Mother of Ten Thousand Spiders, and gave the women powerful new Barrier Talismans and a mountain of Spirit Stones. He planned to take Takamagahara’s three great spirit veins and awaited Jianmu’s next transformation and the possible descent of Hell.

• Lin Fei returned to Flying Cloud Mountain Villa and warned Wu Moling that someone had set their sights on the Mother of Ten Thousand Spiders.
• Lin Fei revealed that the threat might come from a direct disciple of the Heavenly Demon Divine Palace, then used new materials to make Barrier Talismans that could withstand attacks below the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
• Lin Fei gave each woman a Barrier Talisman and brought a mountain of Spirit Stones out of his spatial ring.
• Lin Fei said he planned to take Takamagahara’s three great spirit veins and expected Jianmu to transform again in a little over ten days.
• Lin Fei hoped that Earth’s increased planar level would allow Hell to descend, and wondered whether Little Sa would prove capable of making it happen.

Lin Fei impersonated Deputy Palace Master Lin Kunpeng to borrow Mo Yunhan’s Heavenly Demon Mystic Light Mirror and uncover Ao Han’s plans. The mirror revealed Zhao Xuanqing devouring the cultivation of the Black Wind Society Third Squad, and Lin Fei gave Mo Yunhan authority to deal with the offenders.

• Lin Fei returned to Wuming Palace and told Ji Yaoguang that Ao Han had erased Zhang Xiaoling’s immortal soul and disappeared.
• Lin Fei suspected Mo Yunhan possessed the Heavenly Demon Mystic Light Mirror and went to Yunhan Palace disguised as Lin Kunpeng.
• Mo Yunhan lent Lin Fei the mirror and revealed that Ao Han planned to use the Six Paths Demon Crystal to gather the power of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and resurrect the Demonic Venerable.
• Lin Fei used the mirror to locate Ao Han and saw Zhao Xuanqing using the Heavenly Demon Bone-Stripping Qi-Absorbing Art on the Black Wind Society Third Squad.
• Lin Fei authorized Mo Yunhan to deal with Zhao Xuanqing and Ao Han, and Mo Yunhan accepted the order.

Lin Fei used the Heavenly Demon Mystic Light Mirror to watch Mo Yunhan confront Ao Han, and the two fought fiercely while Mo Qingdi battled Zhao Xuanqing. Lin Fei then appeared and sealed the surrounding space, preventing Ao Han from escaping through it.

• Lin Fei took the Heavenly Demon Mystic Light Mirror from Mo Yunhan and returned to Wuming Palace to watch Ao Han with Ji Yaoguang.
• Mo Yunhan summoned Mo Qingdi and set out to take down Ao Han, believing he was acting on Master's orders.
• Mo Yunhan revealed his Spirit Transformation cultivation, and he and Ao Han transformed into demons and began a fierce battle.
• Mo Yunhan overpowered Ao Han in a clash, while Mo Qingdi fought Zhao Xuanqing.
• Lin Fei appeared, identified himself to Ao Han, and sealed the space around the battle so Ao Han could not escape through it.

Lin Fei revealed that he had infiltrated the Heavenly Demon Palace under the false identity of Wuming and overwhelmed Mo Yunhan and Ao Han in battle. As Ao Han prepared to sacrifice his life to wound Lin Fei and win Zhao Xuanqing’s freedom, Lin Fei disclosed that he was in the Immortal Emperor Realm.

• Lin Fei revealed his true identity as the Celestial Venerable of Ten Thousand Sages and explained that Wuming had been a fabricated disguise.
• Mo Yunhan and Ao Han attacked Lin Fei together, but he swallowed their flame dragons and destroyed their demonic dragons.
• Lin Fei struck Mo Yunhan into the ground, then confronted Ao Han over the deaths of Su Caiwei and Zhang Xiaoling.
• Zhao Xuanqing tried to protect Ao Han, but Ao Han sealed her in the air and challenged Lin Fei to spare her if he could wound him.
• Ao Han prepared to use the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique, and Lin Fei revealed that he was in the Immortal Emperor Realm.

Lin Fei killed Ao Han and the members of the Heavenly Demon Divine Palace, rescued Zhang Xiaoling’s soul, and collected the Six Paths Demon Crystal and other treasures. Zhao Xuanqing died cursing Lin Fei, who then took Zhang Xiaoling to spirit fields under the Heavenly Demon Divine Palace’s jurisdiction.

• Ao Han charged Lin Fei with the Heavenly Demon Space-Rending Sword, but Lin Fei killed him with a single blow.
• Lin Fei freed Zhang Xiaoling’s human soul from demonic influence and promised to rebuild his body with lotus roots.
• Lin Fei took the Six Paths Demon Crystal and the cultivation resources from the fallen experts.
• Lin Fei turned the Heavenly Demon Divine Palace members into tribulation ash, and Zhao Xuanqing died beside Ao Han while cursing him.
• Lin Fei took Zhang Xiaoling to spirit fields under the Heavenly Demon Divine Palace’s jurisdiction.

Lin Fei used lotus roots and Golden Cores to create a Lotus Root Golden Body for Zhang Xiaoling, allowing him to regain a physical body. Zhang Xiaoling accepted that he would follow the Heavenly Dao even if it eventually made him Zhang Daoling.

• Zhang Xiaoling excitedly admired the spirit rice fields and wanted to catch and roast the creatures there, but Lin Fei claimed his right to take lotus roots as Wuming, a disciple of the Heavenly Demon Palace.
• Lin Fei purified the lotus roots, infused them with the power stripped from his Golden Cores, and formed a Lotus Root Golden Body.
• Zhang Xiaoling thanked Lin Fei tearfully, entered the new body, and discovered its strength and ability to transform into different forms.
• Lin Fei urged Zhang Xiaoling to cultivate and asked whether he would become Zhang Daoling if he regained immortal attainment.
• Zhang Xiaoling said that he would follow the Heavenly Dao, even if its will destined him to become Zhang Daoling.

Lin Fei restored Zhang Xiaoling's human soul in a lotus-root golden body and returned him to Mount Qingcheng. The next morning, Jiang Qingyue discovered that Mo Yunhan, Mo Qingdi, Ao Han, and the missing Black Wind Society members were dead, prompting the Heavenly Demon Palace to convene a meeting.

• Lin Fei and Zhang Xiaoling arrived at Mount Qingcheng, where Ye Qiu and the disciples were mourning Zhang Xiaoling's supposed death.
• Zhang Xiaoling revealed he was alive, and Lin Fei explained that Ao Han had taken his immortal soul while leaving his human soul behind and that he had made Zhang Xiaoling a new golden body.
• Ye Qiu and the disciples thanked Lin Fei, while Zhang Xiaoling left to surprise Little Pudding and her grandmother.
• Lin Fei returned to Wuming Palace and told Ji Yaoguang he still planned to deal with the Heavenly Demon Palace's rule over Huaxia's cultivation world.
• Jiang Qingyue used the Heavenly Demon Mystic Light Mirror and discovered that Mo Yunhan, Mo Qingdi, Zhao Xuanqing, Ao Han, and the entire Black Wind Society Third Squad were dead.
• Jiang Qingyue ordered Wang Ping to contact Fourth Senior Brother and convene a meeting.

Lin Fei persuaded the Heavenly Demon Palace’s leaders not to plunder the cultivation world outright, warning that Jianmu’s growth might connect the mortal and immortal realms and bring powerful backers to Huaxia’s lineages. He proposed collecting protection money as a compromise, leaving the Palace and the cultivation world poised for an uneasy balance.

• Lin Fei suggested that Ao Han and Mo Yunhan might have killed one another, and the gathered disciples and captains accepted the explanation as plausible.
• Jiang Qingyue said Su Tianshuang should manage palace affairs, while Liu Meng openly doubted his ability to lead.
• Lin Fei questioned whether plundering the cultivation world would damage Su Tianshuang’s admired reputation, making him reconsider the plan.
• Liu Meng defended taking resources from the weaker cultivation world, and many Black Wind Society members agreed with her.
• Lin Fei claimed Jianmu was nurturing a new blessing of spiritual energy that might connect the immortal and mortal realms, alarming the others about Huaxia’s lineages and their backers.
• Lin Fei proposed collecting protection money instead of plundering the cultivation world, leaving Jiang Qingyue stunned.

Lin Fei proposed that sects voluntarily pay the Heavenly Demon Divine Palace a share of their resources in return for protection and help improving their cultivation yields. As sects across Huaxia agreed to pay or submit in exchange for protection and precious seeds, Wuming became an idol in the cultivation world, much to Lin Fei’s surprise.

• Lin Fei proposed that sects pay the Heavenly Demon Divine Palace one-tenth of their quarterly resource yields for protection, and suggested the Palace help them improve their harvests.
• Su Tianshuang, Jiang Qingyue, and Liu Meng supported Lin Fei’s plan, while Wang Ping and the others reacted with surprise at his modern approach.
• The Shu Mountain sect leader ordered his sect to pay the protection fees after learning it could receive valuable medicinal seeds in return.
• The Nine Heavens Immortal Abode’s sect leader told the Wind Sect Master to pledge allegiance to the Heavenly Demon Palace, despite the Fire Sect Master’s objection.
• Rumors spread that Wuming had proposed the plan, and cultivators across Huaxia praised him as an idol, while Lin Fei realized his fame had come by accident.

Lin Fei roasted the Eldest Senior Brother’s Luan Birds on West Mountain, startling Su Tianshuang, who had come to take some for a carriage. Despite protesting that he would not eat them, Su Tianshuang joined Lin Fei for a feast.

• Cultivators praised Wuming and criticized Lin Fei for not acting against the Heavenly Demon Palace.
• Su Tianshuang ordered Hong Tu to prepare a carriage pulled by nine Luan Birds, claiming his status deserved nothing less.
• Su Tianshuang and the Black Wind Society Fourth Squad found Lin Fei roasting Luan Bird meat with Ji Yaoguang and Li Changhe on West Mountain.
• Lin Fei explained that he had caught three Luan Birds and torn off one wing from each, and invited Su Tianshuang to eat.
• Su Tianshuang initially refused, then tried a bite and sat down to feast with Lin Fei.

Su Tianshuang and Lin Fei visited a cultivation market near the Central Plains dragon vein, where Lin Fei drew more admiration than Su Tianshuang. Meanwhile, Duan Canghai searched a sinister gorge for Chiyou’s remains and found the warriors of Chiyou’s army.

• Su Tianshuang rode in a carriage pulled by nine Luan Birds while Lin Fei accompanied Ji Yaoguang to the market near the Central Plains dragon vein.
• The market’s cultivators admired Lin Fei, showered him with gifts, and called him the Seventh Young Master, leaving Su Tianshuang jealous.
• Su Tianshuang challenged Lin Fei to a duel, but backed down after Hong Tu stopped holding him back.
• Duan Canghai searched a miasma-filled gorge with the Howling Heaven Demon Dog, hoping to locate Chiyou’s remains.
• Duan Canghai encountered the Chiyou Army’s demonic corpses and cut them down with the Plain Shadow Sword.

Duan Canghai discovered the Feilian Demon Palace, awakened the demon god Feilian, and deceived him into helping locate Chiyou’s remains. After Duan Canghai killed Fire Cloud Sect disciples to provide Feilian with life essence, Lin Fei went to investigate their deaths and entered a demon realm with Ji Yaoguang.

• Duan Canghai found the Feilian Demon Palace and destroyed it, releasing the demonic qi and awakening Feilian, who said he had sealed himself to preserve Chiyou’s right arm.
• Duan Canghai falsely claimed to be a Chiyou Clan descendant seeking Chiyou’s remains, and Feilian asked him to find bodies so he could consume life essence and deduce their whereabouts.
• Duan Canghai killed a group of Fire Cloud Sect cultivators in Cloudfall Forest and brought them to Feilian.
• The Fire Cloud Sect discovered that its disciples and their accompanying elder had died, then sought help from the Heavenly Demon Palace.
• Su Tianshuang sent Lin Fei to investigate, and Lin Fei traveled to the Fire Cloud Sect with Ji Yaoguang before heading to Cloudfall Forest.
• Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang entered the connected demon realm and found a bustling demon city.

Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang searched Cloudfall City for information about the Fire Cloud Sect cultivators and went to ask the city lord. When the city guards attacked them, Li Changhe and the Black Wind Society revealed Lin Fei’s identity as the Heavenly Demon Palace’s Seventh Young Master, and Lin Fei ordered the guard captain and his lackey killed.

• Ji Yaoguang inspected the demon cultivators in Cloudfall City while Lin Fei asked a dog demon who could tell them about the Fire Cloud Sect cultivators.
• The dog demon directed Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang to the city lord, whose Demon Spirit Sacred Well could reveal events within a thousand li.
• The city guards refused to admit Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang, and the captain ordered his men to seize them after spotting Lin Fei’s valuable sword and belongings.
• Lin Fei’s power broke the captain’s halberd and injured him as the guards surrounded the pair.
• Li Changhe and two Black Wind Society members appeared, identified Lin Fei as the Seventh Young Master, and made the guards and nearby demons kneel in fear.
• Lin Fei ordered the captain and the lackey who had urged him to steal Lin Fei’s sword killed.

Lin Fei used Cloudfall City's Demon Spirit Sacred Well to identify the possessed Hong Xiaowei as Sword Demon Duan Canghai and tracked him toward a gorge. There, Lin Fei's group found the weakened ancient demon god Feilian, who mocked their strength and threatened to devour them.

• Yun Gang arrived after Black Wind Society members killed two of his guards, then deferentially led Lin Fei and Ji Yaoguang to the Demon Spirit Sacred Well.
• Lin Fei recognized that Hong Xiaowei's body had been possessed by Duan Canghai, and Yun Gang used the well to reveal the direction Duan Canghai had fled.
• Lin Fei left Cloudfall City with Ji Yaoguang and the Black Wind Society members, then ordered Li Changhe to lead them toward a strange area blocking divine sense.
• Li Changhe led the group to a gorge, where they found Feilian after Duan Canghai had already departed to search for other parts of Chiyou's corpse.
• Feilian recognized the Black Wind Society, mocked its Nascent Soul members, and insulted Lin Fei as a feeble disciple of the Heavenly Demon Palace.

Feilian revealed himself as an ancient demon god and fought Lin Fei, who used his Immortal Sword Physique and Profound Immortal Transformation to unleash powerful sword techniques. Their battle escalated into a clash of divine abilities, and Feilian finally escaped Lin Fei’s silent killing field, though both suffered serious injuries.

• Feilian revealed his identity as the ancient demon god and said he planned to devour everyone to recover his strength.
• Lin Fei ordered Li Changhe and the Black Wind Society Seventh Squad to retreat while Ji Yaoguang withdrew as well.
• Lin Fei activated Profound Immortal Transformation and attacked Feilian with the Wuming Sword Art and Spring Thunder Flash.
• Feilian shattered Lin Fei’s sword light with his clones, broke his war spear, and struck him with a demonic palm.
• Lin Fei merged his swords into one and clashed with Feilian’s Dharma manifestation before they fought into the sky.
• Lin Fei used Broken Sword Without Sound, injuring himself and Feilian, who retreated after escaping the silent field.

Lin Fei fought Feilian, an ancient demon god, and used his Bright Moon Rises over the Sea manifestation to wound him despite Feilian’s resistance. Feilian transformed into a giant cockroach and claimed his boundless vitality would outlast Lin Fei’s transformations, while Lin Fei mocked him.

• Feilian unleashed his Wind-Chasing Heavenly Wolf Thrust, but Lin Fei used Jade Flask Light Turns to switch places and force Feilian to destroy his own demonic wolf with Heaven and Earth Are Useless.
• Feilian expanded his Demon Domain and attacked Lin Fei, gaining the advantage as his spear neutralized Lin Fei’s Spring Thunder Flash.
• Lin Fei summoned Bright Moon Rises over the Sea, and its intensified moonlight immobilized Feilian and sent him flying, shattering his armor.
• Feilian revealed his true form as a giant black cockroach and boasted that his vast vitality would let him outlast Lin Fei’s transformations.
• Lin Fei called Feilian a cockroach that could take a beating.

Lin Fei pretended to be gravely wounded so Li Changhe and the others would flee the Heavenly Demon Arena, then revealed his overwhelming power to Feilian. He transformed into the Celestial Venerable of Ten Thousand Sages and made Feilian beg for his life.

• Lin Fei summoned the Heavenly Demon Arena and acted as if he could no longer sustain the Profound Immortal Transformation.
• Lin Fei urged Li Changhe, Ji Yaoguang, and the others to escape, and they fled believing he was sacrificing himself for them.
• After the cultivators left, Feilian attacked Lin Fei, but his bladed legs shattered against Lin Fei, who appeared unharmed.
• Lin Fei said he would stop pretending and transformed into the Celestial Venerable of Ten Thousand Sages.
• Lin Fei released Immortal Emperor pressure, and Feilian prostrated himself and begged for his life.

Lin Fei killed Feilian after learning that Duan Canghai was seeking Chiyou’s remains, then returned disguised as the injured Wuming. He told Su Tianshuang and the others that he had defeated Feilian, leaving them astonished.

• Feilian lied to Lin Fei about where Duan Canghai was going to find Chiyou’s remains, and Lin Fei saw through him.
• Lin Fei killed Feilian with a palm strike, erased his remains, and left disguised as Wuming.
• Su Tianshuang learned that Wuming had faced Feilian and hurried to lead Hong Tu and the Black Wind Society Fourth Squad to help him.
• Lin Fei arrived safely, and Su Tianshuang stopped the group from going to the battlefield.
• Lin Fei claimed Feilian had been weakened to the Nascent Soul Realm and that he had killed him, leaving everyone stunned.

Lin Fei warned Su Tianshuang that Sword Demon Duan Canghai was seeking Chiyou’s remains, prompting the Heavenly Demon Divine Palace to mobilize across Huaxia. As Jianmu’s spiritual energy raised Earth’s level, cultivation powers and supernatural beings around the world gained new opportunities and transformations.

• Lin Fei told Su Tianshuang that Duan Canghai had learned where Chiyou’s remains were and might resurrect Chiyou or absorb his power.
• Su Tianshuang ordered Hong Tu to spread the warning throughout Huaxia and demanded that anyone with information about Duan Canghai report it to the Heavenly Demon Divine Palace.
• Duan Canghai evaded the search, and reports of his victims arrived only after he had disappeared.
• Spiritual energy gathered in the Jianmu Realm, and cultivation powers agreed to give the Heavenly Demon Divine Palace a share of their boons as it took control of the Central Plains’ dragon vein.
• The spiritual energy boon raised Earth’s level, transforming plants and animals, opening opportunities for cultivators, and strengthening the Shadow Death Gods, witches, werewolves, and vampires.
• Hell descended silently in the West.