Chapter Summaries

Jiang Minghuang fought Ye Li in a brutal battle and appeared to be defeated, but she revived through her eight-hundred-year Nirvana technique. She then detonated the divine fire she had planted inside him, leaving the fight’s outcome uncertain.

• Jiang Minghuang strengthened her body with a Creation Realm technique and clashed head-on with Ye Li, who overwhelmed her with his physical strength.
• Jiang Minghuang endured Ye Li’s attacks and deliberately traded injuries, while Ye Li continued beating her until her arms were disabled and she fell toward the ground.
• The Blazing Heaven Flame Palace disciples panicked, but the Supreme Elder assured them that Jiang Minghuang could not be defeated within the Palace’s territory.
• Jiang Minghuang’s eight-hundred-year Nirvana technique activated as she landed, drawing earthfire from seventy-two erupting volcanoes and restoring her strength.
• Jiang Minghuang revealed that she had planted divine fire inside Ye Li and detonated it.

Ye Li survived Jiang Minghuang’s Phoenix Tribulation Fire and crushed her Creation Domain with a single palm, devastating the Blazing Heaven Flame Palace. The chapter left Jiang Minghuang gravely wounded and facing Ye Li as fear overtook her.

• Jiang Minghuang used the Divine Phoenix Nirvana Technique to trigger the fire seeds inside Ye Li, unleashing Phoenix Tribulation Fire that tore apart his body.
• Ying Xuanji called for reinforcements while Ye Li regenerated within the storm and emerged unharmed, shocking Jiang Minghuang and the onlookers.
• Ye Li confronted Jiang Minghuang and struck her unfolding domain with the Nine Heavens Abyss Shock Canon, shattering it and splitting the sky above the Flame Palace.
• The force of Ye Li’s palm destroyed the Flame Palace and grievously wounded Jiang Minghuang, leaving her Qi Sea nearly depleted and her nirvana impossible.
• Ye Li approached the helpless Jiang Minghuang, whose pride gave way to fear.

Ye Li confronted Jiang Minghuang at the Blazing Heaven Flame Palace and demanded that she apologize and reveal Tengshe’s location. After she refused, he brutally beat her, leaving her Dao Heart close to collapse.

• Ye Li descended on the Blazing Heaven Flame Palace, forced Jiang Minghuang to her knees, and killed an elder who charged to defend her.
• Jiang Minghuang denounced the Heavenly Supervision Department and refused to kowtow or reveal Tengshe’s location.
• Ye Li seized Jiang Minghuang and struck her with a punch that sent her crashing into a distant mountain.
• Ye Li repeatedly slammed Jiang Minghuang into the earth and battered her with tens of thousands of punches, bringing her True Monarch Dao Heart close to collapse.

Ye Li battered Jiang Minghuang into surrender after she refused to cooperate, then spared her when she agreed to give him what he wanted. Jiang Minghuang survived, but Ye Li left her under a final warning to obey him.

• Ye Li relentlessly beat Jiang Minghuang, preventing her from fleeing or using her nirvana technique.
• Ye Li threatened Jiang Minghuang with a Divine Spear, and she begged for mercy, agreeing to hand over Tengshe's Reverse Scale tracking method.
• Jiang Minghuang protested that the Western Continent's True Monarchs would not risk their lives to hunt True Lord Tengshe beyond the border.
• Ye Li withdrew the Divine Spear and told Jiang Minghuang that she had one last chance to serve him.
• Jiang Minghuang thanked Ye Li for sparing her.

After defeating the Blazing Heaven Flame Palace, Ye Li learned from Jiang Minghuang that her Tracking Compass could locate Tengshe across the Taiqing Star Domain. Jiang Minghuang asked him to wait two years before erasing its imprint, but Ye Li instead offered to heal her that night and hunt Tengshe the next morning.

• After Jiang Minghuang was defeated, the Blazing Heaven Flame Palace surrendered, and Ye Li sent Western Continent enforcers to placate the surrounding populace.
• Ye Li asked Jiang Minghuang about Tengshe, and she said she could track it almost anywhere in the Taiqing Star Domain.
• Jiang Minghuang showed Ye Li a Tracking Compass made from Tengshe's shed scales, and he sensed the immense spiritual power bound to it.
• Jiang Minghuang warned that erasing her consciousness imprint before she recovered could kill her and asked Ye Li to wait two years.
• Ye Li rejected the delay and said he would heal Jiang Minghuang that night and leave the Western Continent with her the next morning to kill Tengshe.

Ye Li told the injured Jiang Minghuang that they would leave Western Continent at dawn to hunt Tengshe, despite the five powerful demon True Lords waiting beyond its borders. Jiang Minghuang agreed to join him and sought Treasure Medicine for him, but Ying Xuanji refused to let her give Ye Li anything.

• Jiang Minghuang warned Ye Li that five demon True Lords, including Tengshe, occupied the region beyond Western Continent and described their strength.
• Ye Li welcomed the danger and ordered Jiang Minghuang to heal before they departed at dawn.
• Jiang Minghuang agreed to serve as Ye Li’s guide, learned his name, and left the temporary palace.
• Jiang Minghuang asked Ying Xuanji what Treasure Medicine Ye Li needed and offered to give him some from the Flame Palace treasury.
• Ying Xuanji said that, in principle, Jiang Minghuang could not give Ye Li Treasure Medicine because she would take some for him from Ziwei Hall.

Ye Li refined Treasure Medicines from Blazing Heaven Flame Palace and Ying Xuanji, then spent Malice Points to rise rapidly through the Creation Realm. His advancement unleashed a vast frost phenomenon that astonished Jiang Minghuang.

• Ye Li saw Jiang Minghuang off and prepared to refine the Treasure Medicines that had arrived at the palace.
• Ying Xuanji left Ye Li a storage ring of Creation Realm Treasure Medicines and a note claiming Jiang Minghuang had willingly gifted the Flame Palace medicines.
• Ye Li refined the collected treasures and swallowed ten kinds of Creation Realm pills, gaining boosts to his cultivation speed and Malice Point efficiency.
• Ye Li spent Malice Points to open a second Creation Foundation and advance to the Third Level of Creation Realm.
• Ye Li's Eternal Frost Domain rose in power, pushing him to the Fourth Level of Creation Realm and covering the palace in frost.
• Jiang Minghuang sensed Ye Li's breakthrough as ice crystals and a vast storm surged above the palace.

Ye Li restored his depleted Qi Sea and advanced his cultivation, shocking Jiang Minghuang and Ying Xuanji with the strength of his aura. He planned to leave the Western Continent the next day to hunt demons and sought intelligence, but decided not to wait for the Western Continent headquarters to arrive.

• Ye Li consumed Malice Points to strengthen his Creation Foundation and Qi Sea, reaching the Peak Fifth Tier of the Creation Realm and advancing his Martial Arts Level to the Sixth Level.
• Jiang Minghuang realized Ye Li had been restoring his Qi Sea rather than breaking through, and concluded that he was strong enough to help her kill True Lord Tengshe in the Abyss of Gods and Demons.
• Ying Xuanji sensed Ye Li's immense aura, grew anxious about his rapid advancement, and congratulated him when he emerged from the palace.
• Ye Li asked Ying Xuanji about the Western Continent headquarters of the Heavenly Supervision Department and said he wanted intelligence before leaving to slay demons.
• Ying Xuanji said the Western Continent Director of the Celestial Observatory would arrive by noon the next day, so Ye Li decided not to wait and began walking back to the palace.
• Ying Xuanji followed Ye Li and warned him that the Western Continent was perilous and that he should not go unless necessary.

Zhong Yu rushed to the Blazing Heaven Flame Palace expecting to help Ying Xuanji confront Jiang Minghuang, but learned Ye Li had already defeated her and taken control of the situation. He then heard Ye Li planned to travel to the Abyss of Gods and Demons to slay demons, leaving Zhong Yu to reconsider how the Western Continent would support the coming purge.

• Zhong Yu hurried toward the Blazing Heaven Flame Palace after Ying Xuanji warned that Ye Li might force his way in.
• Zhong Yu's attendant reported that Ye Li had defeated Jiang Minghuang and was discussing matters with the Divine Phoenix True Monarch.
• Zhong Yu ordered the shuttle to move faster, but Ying Xuanji told him to head to the Western Continent border instead.
• Ying Xuanji said Ye Li would depart the next day for the Abyss of Gods and Demons and had decided not to target the Flame Palace for now.
• Zhong Yu realized Ye Li's strength exceeded his expectations and reconsidered how to cooperate with the purge.

Jiang Minghuang and Ye Li flew toward the Abyss of Gods and Demons to hunt Tengshe, while she explained the region’s history and the demons’ treatment of its Human Race survivors. Ye Li decided to locate all five Great Demons and keep their operation quiet, leaving his plan for the hunt still to unfold.

• Jiang Minghuang gave Ye Li Essence Blood Auras from three Creation Realm Great Demons, including Tengshe, and explained how they could help track them.
• Jiang Minghuang urged Ye Li to avoid the other Great Demons and described how the Abyss of Gods and Demons had formed after the Tianyuan Kingdom fell to demon attacks.
• Jiang Minghuang told Ye Li that the Great Demons kept captured humans as livestock and slaughtered them to strengthen themselves.
• Ye Li considered how to minimize disturbances and asked Jiang Minghuang to determine the general locations of all five Great Demons.

Ye Li and Jiang Minghuang investigated Qingle City during its Snake Sacrifice and learned that Tengshe used the ceremony to select young martial artists as offerings. As Tengshe and the city lord watched the chosen youths gather, Ye Li quietly appeared among the crowd.

• Ye Li and Jiang Minghuang entered Qingle City disguised as foreign cultivators and observed signs of Tengshe’s influence.
• Jiang Minghuang explained that the city’s Snake Sacrifice sent Tianyuan martial artists to Tengshe Mansion to be devoured.
• The ceremony proclaimed talented young martial artists inheritors of the Snake God’s power, promising their relatives protection in exchange for their participation.
• The City Lord of Qingping praised the offerings, including his grandson Sui'er, and insisted the boy eagerly awaited Tengshe’s inheritance.
• True Lord Tengshe warned that its power could kill Sui'er, then helped the city lord rise while they watched the altar.
• True Lord Tengshe anticipated recovering from its old injuries by consuming the offerings as Ye Li quietly appeared among the crowd.

Ye Li entered Qingping City's Snake Sacrifice to approach Tengshe and locate the other four Creation Realm demons before attacking them all. After he revealed Divine Connection Realm power, Tengshe approved his participation, and Ye Li and the other offerings were taken to a courtyard to await nightfall.

• Ye Li planned to use the Snake Sacrifice to get close to Tengshe and gather intelligence on the other four demons, while Jiang Minghuang accompanied him disguised as a maid.
• Chu Sui'er prepared to sacrifice herself by poisoning Tengshe with Biyou Toad Poison, hoping to help the Hall of Subduing Demons liberate Tianyuan captives.
• Ye Li arrived at the altar and shattered its testing artifact with a single palm, revealing his Divine Connection Realm strength.
• Tengshe sensed Ye Li's aptitude and granted him permission to join the Snake Sacrifice, while Jiang Minghuang slipped away to prepare for their planned attack.
• The priests escorted Ye Li and the other offerings to a courtyard, where they waited for nightfall and Tengshe's decree.

Ye Li learned that all five Demon Gods attended each Snake Sacrifice, giving him a chance to confront Tengshe and pursue his real objective. As the chief priest summoned the participants, Ye Li noticed Tengshe’s interest in Chu Sui’er’s Qi Sea and prepared to act.

• Chu Sui'er approached Ye Li, introduced herself as a Chu family descendant, and explained that she used a male identity to manage Qingping City's affairs.
• Chu Sui'er told Ye Li that all five Demon Gods attended Snake Sacrifices, and Ye Li realized he could use the gathering to confront Tengshe.
• Ye Li sensed a strange substance in Chu Sui'er's Qi Sea that seemed like a treasure herb nurtured by her true qi.
• The masked chief priest returned at night and ordered everyone to follow him.
• Chu Sui'er rose to go with the others, while Ye Li noticed the priest repeatedly watching her dantian Qi Sea and prepared to offer Tengshe Myriad Transformation Divine Soldier Iron.

Chu Sui'er and Ye Li were ordered to enter Tengshe Mansion together to receive the Snake God's inheritance, though Chu Sui'er suspected the Divine Lord intended to devour them. They met True Lord Tengshe in the main hall, where he revealed that he knew about the precious medicine in Chu Sui'er's Qi Sea.

• Chu Sui'er learned Ye Li was at the fifth level of the Divine Connection Realm and told him she had perfected the Heaven and Earth Realm.
• The Blood-robed High Priest ordered Chu Sui'er and Ye Li to enter together, despite Chu Sui'er's objection.
• Chu Sui'er and Ye Li entered Tengshe Mansion ahead of the other young geniuses and approached the main hall.
• Chu Sui'er bowed to True Lord Tengshe while Ye Li casually sat down in a chair.
• True Lord Tengshe asked Chu Sui'er how long the precious medicine in her Qi Sea had been nourished.

True Lord Tengshe revealed that Chu Sui'er’s plan to use the Nine Spirit Flower had been based on false information, then attacked her. Ye Li rescued Chu Sui'er as a blaze rose over Qingping City and two Creation Realm True Monarchs arrived.

• True Lord Tengshe told Chu Sui'er that Divine Continent had no Hall of Subduing Demons and that her grandfather’s plan for the Nine Spirit Flower rested on a false promise.
• True Lord Tengshe revealed its Snake Lord form and charged at Chu Sui'er.
• Ye Li struck the Snake Lord away, saved Chu Sui'er, and declared that the real show was beginning.
• A blazing light erupted over Qingping City as two Creation Realm True Monarchs descended and an enraged phoenix cry shook the heavens.

Ye Li and Jiang Minghuang confronted True Lord Tengshe at Tengshe Mansion, but Tengshe revealed that he had anticipated their attack. The arrival of three more Creation Realm great demons left Jiang Minghuang and Ye Li surrounded.

• Ye Li revealed his Creation Realm strength and sent Chu Sui'er beyond Tengshe Mansion before Jiang Minghuang attacked Tengshe.
• Jiang Minghuang struck True Lord Tengshe with Law Fire, but he escaped by shedding his skin and reappeared ten thousand zhang away.
• True Lord Tengshe revealed that he could sense Jiang Minghuang through the reverse scale and track her using the woman he had swallowed.
• Three more great demons—a bone sculpture, a Mirage Dragon, and a Yin Toad—appeared outside Qingping City, joining True Lord Tengshe.

Ye Li revealed overwhelming power after Jiang Minghuang and he were trapped by True Lord Tengshe. He severely injured Tengshe and True Lord Mirage Dragon, while the other demon lords prepared to join the fight.

• Jiang Minghuang realized she and Ye Li had walked into a trap and believed one of them might escape if they fought with all their strength.
• Ye Li rejected the idea of running and released a terrifying martial pressure that frightened True Lord Tengshe and the demons watching from the clouds.
• Ye Li struck True Lord Tengshe with one punch, shattering its bones and scales and splitting its body despite its attempt to escape with its skin-shedding ability.
• True Lord Tengshe called on the other demon lords to attack Ye Li and warned that the Divine Demon Kingdom could be destroyed if they failed.
• True Lord Mirage Dragon charged at Ye Li, but Ye Li blasted apart its claw and sent it crashing through a mountain range.

Ye Li overwhelmed the True Lord demon beasts in the Land of Ten Thousand Demons, revealing a strength that stunned Jiang Minghuang and forced True Lord Tengshe to abandon thoughts of reconciliation. As the demons combined their divine abilities against him, Ye Li began using Heaven and Earth Manifestation.

• Ye Li grievously wounded the Mirage Dragon and Venomous Yin Toad, leaving Jiang Minghuang to realize that the demon beasts were losing.
• Ye Li asked True Lord Tengshe where the fifth True Lord demon beast was, and Tengshe falsely insisted that the Five Demon Lords remained a threat.
• The Bone Carving True Monarch ambushed Ye Li, but Ye Li shattered its wings and bones with Myriad Strikes in an Instant.
• True Lord Tengshe attacked Ye Li with its sonic divine ability, while the Mirage Dragon and Yin Toad launched their own powers.
• Jiang Minghuang tried to protect Ye Li, but he stopped her and invoked Heaven and Earth Manifestation.

Ye Li unleashed his overwhelming power against the Demon True Lords, killing three of them with brutal force. True Lord Tengshe fled in terror as Ye Li continued the slaughter.

• Ye Li summoned a colossal golden Dharma manifestation that erased the demons' incoming divine abilities and terrified Jiang Minghuang and the Demon True Lords.
• Bone Carving True Lord charged at Ye Li after mistaking the disappearing manifestation for a sign of weakness, but Ye Li killed it with two strikes.
• Ye Li pursued the fleeing demons and blasted Yin Toad True Lord through the abdomen, killing it.
• True Lord Tengshe fled in fear while Ye Li tore apart and killed Mirage Dragon True Lord.

Ye Li killed True Lord Tengshe, completing the slaughter of four Creation Realm demons and ending the demons’ rule over Qingping City. After receiving the city’s thanks, he departed to spend his Malice Points and learn about events beyond Southern Continent.

• Ye Li killed True Lord Tengshe, and his Malice Points surged after the fourth demon’s death.
• Jiang Minghuang thanked Ye Li and watched Tengshe’s corpse burn, finally feeling she had avenged A-Yan as best she could.
• The citizens of Qingping City celebrated their liberation, and City Lord Chu thanked Ye Li on behalf of the Remnants of Tianyuan.
• Ye Li told Chu that Divine Continent’s representatives would handle diplomatic matters and advised Chu Sui'er to refine the medicine in her Qi Sea.
• Ye Li flew away, while Chu Sui'er watched him go and struggled with her feelings for him.