Chapter Summaries

He Buxian led the Fallen Black Phoenix and Feng Changge against a seemingly endless wave of Hao Dog Demonic Beasts, showing them how to expose the parasites and warning them to avoid the fissures. As his spiritual power rapidly drained in the Water Droplet Man’s strengthened trap, the Fallen Black Phoenix saved him from a beast after he faltered.

• The ground split open, and Hao Dog Demonic Beasts poured from the fissures as He Buxian, the Fallen Black Phoenix, and Feng Changge faced them.
• He Buxian demonstrated how to smash the beasts apart and warned the others not to fall into the fissures, where the parasites lived.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix and Feng Changge joined the fight, but the beasts kept emerging while He Buxian’s spiritual power dwindled.
• He Buxian realized the Water Droplet Man had strengthened the trap and accelerated the drain on their power.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix struck down a beast attacking He Buxian and demanded to know why he had suddenly slowed down.

He Buxian, the Fallen Black Phoenix, and Feng Changge fought Hao Dog Demonic Beasts while their power drained rapidly. He Buxian realized the beasts might be controlled by dark-green insects linked to the Heaven-Mending Fragment, then urged the Fallen Black Phoenix to use his source flame against them.

• The Fallen Black Phoenix rescued He Buxian from a Hao Dog Demonic Beast and angrily warned him not to lose focus.
• He Buxian explained that his Origin Technique power was draining faster than before, especially when he used it repeatedly.
• He Buxian observed that the Hao Dog Demonic Beasts were much bulkier and suspected the Heaven-Mending Fragment acted like a mother insect to the dark-green insects inside them.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix warned that continued fighting could leave them seriously injured as his own strength also dwindled.
• He Buxian asked the Fallen Black Phoenix to use his source flame on the beasts, but the Fallen Black Phoenix questioned whether it was too early to start a fire.

He Buxian urged the Fallen Black Phoenix to use his true form and Origin Fire against the endless Hao Dog Demonic Beasts. The Fallen Black Phoenix unleashed overwhelming black flames that sent the beasts fleeing, while He Buxian and Feng Changge witnessed the extent of his power.

• He Buxian told the Fallen Black Phoenix they had to risk using fire because their strength was nearly spent.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix transformed into his enormous original form and tore through the Hao Dog Demonic Beasts with his wings.
• He Buxian realized the Water Droplet Man had altered the area so their strength dwindled with every attack.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix gathered strength to use Phoenix True Fire, and the surrounding space began to shatter.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix unleashed blood-tinged black flames, causing the Hao Dog Demonic Beasts to flee.

The Fallen Black Phoenix used his Phoenix True Fire to drive the Hao Dog Demonic Beasts into underground fissures and burn the dark-green insects controlling them. As his strength dwindled, he urged He Buxian and Feng Changge to find a way through the Water Droplet Man’s barrier so they could reach Lin Yu.

• The Fallen Black Phoenix’s powerful Phoenix True Fire forced the Hao Dog Demonic Beasts to retreat into the fissures, astonishing Feng Changge and giving He Buxian hope.
• He Buxian told the Fallen Black Phoenix to direct his flames into the fissures and destroy the insects controlling the beasts.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix poured fire into the fissures, killing many of the insects and causing bluish smoke to rise from underground.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix urged He Buxian and Feng Changge to find a way to break the Water Droplet Man’s barrier while the beasts remained underground.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix’s strength rapidly declined as he continued releasing flames, and he concealed that exhausting his remaining spiritual power could irreparably damage his body.

The Fallen Black Phoenix’s dwindling Phoenix True Fire left He Buxian and Feng Changge racing to find a way out of the Water Droplet Man’s barrier, which they discovered they could not break with their remaining strength. He Buxian urged Feng Changge to use his own phoenix fire as the Hao Dog Demonic Beasts waited to emerge.

• The Fallen Black Phoenix warned He Buxian and Feng Changge that his power was declining and his Phoenix True Fire would soon fail.
• He Buxian searched the barrier and discovered it grew stronger toward the inside and had absorbed most of their power, making escape impossible by force.
• He Buxian reflected that the Water Droplet Man’s growing intelligence could make him a future threat and accidentally mentioned the Dao Awakening Era, confusing Feng Changge.
• He Buxian scolded Feng Changge for standing idle and urged him to use his phoenix fire before the Fallen Black Phoenix ran out of strength.

Feng Changge joined the Fallen Black Phoenix’s fight against the Hao Dog Demonic Beasts and dark green bugs, using his Phoenix True Fire to keep them from emerging through the fissures. His flames helped hold the creatures back while the Fallen Black Phoenix’s strength was at risk of running out.

• He Buxian urged Feng Changge to help the Fallen Black Phoenix and reminded him that he had come to protect Feng Nianzhi.
• Feng Changge transformed into his phoenix form and flew toward the ninth heaven.
• Feng Changge sprayed his red Phoenix True Fire into the fissures, where it spread and burned more fiercely.
• The flames deterred the Hao Dog Demonic Beasts and dark green bugs from crawling out, and He Buxian felt relieved.

Feng Changge combined his Phoenix True Fire with the Fallen Black Phoenix’s flames to drive back the Hao Dog Demonic Beasts and tiny dark green insects. After the exhausted trio traded barbs, He Buxian urged them to focus on escaping the powerful barriers surrounding them.

• Feng Changge’s flames merged with the Fallen Black Phoenix’s, burning through the fissures and keeping the insects from emerging as the Hao Dog Demonic Beasts howled.
• He Buxian praised Feng Changge’s power and realized the hall master may have chosen his Phoenix True Fire to purify the Heaven-Mending Fragment.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix approached the exhausted He Buxian, and Feng Changge teased him about running out of strength.
• He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix both told Feng Changge that He Buxian had helped him, prompting Feng Changge to challenge the Fallen Black Phoenix to a future contest.
• He Buxian stopped their bickering and reminded Feng Changge and the Fallen Black Phoenix that they still needed to find a way out through the powerful barriers.

He Buxian, the Fallen Black Phoenix, and Feng Changge remained trapped inside the Water Droplet Man’s four-seal barrier, with their powers nearly exhausted. Feng Changge urged the Fallen Black Phoenix to break the seals, but he could not, and He Buxian warned that the barrier was draining even his life energy.

• He Buxian explained that the four seals were linked and that the three of them lacked the strength to break them.
• Feng Changge recalled the Fallen Black Phoenix’s past ability to break seals and pressed him to free them.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix said he had used nearly all his power releasing Origin Fire and could not break the barrier.
• He Buxian warned Feng Changge that the barrier suppressed cultivators and was draining their remaining power and life energy.

He Buxian, the Fallen Black Phoenix, and Feng Changge remained trapped behind a strange barrier after fighting off the insects and Hao Dog Demonic Beasts. Feng Changge still had strength to use his Phoenix True Fire, so he tried burning through the barrier, but it began to ripple instead of breaking.

• The flames on the ground burned most of the little dark green insects and Hao Dog Demonic Beasts to ash while He Buxian weakened from his injuries.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix found no way to break the barrier, and he and Feng Changge feared they had run out of options.
• Feng Changge proposed using his Origin Fire to burn through the seals, prompting the Fallen Black Phoenix to realize he still had strength to spare.
• Feng Changge unleashed his Phoenix True Fire against the barrier as He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix watched hopefully.
• The barrier rippled under the flames, and the outcome of Feng Changge's attempt remained unknown.

Feng Changge's Phoenix True Fire failed to break the barrier, and the Fallen Black Phoenix concluded that its water-attribute power counteracted the flames. As He Buxian warned that the space was draining their life force as well as their spiritual power, the Fallen Black Phoenix approached the barrier to examine it.

• Feng Changge's Phoenix True Fire struck the barrier repeatedly, but the barrier remained unchanged and neutralized its power.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix explained that the barrier likely contained special water-attribute spells connected to the Heaven-Mending Fragment, which counteracted Phoenix True Fire.
• He Buxian regretted wasting his Origin Technique power and struggled as the strange space drained his fundamental spiritual power.
• He Buxian warned Feng Changge and the Fallen Black Phoenix that the space would eventually absorb their life force too.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix pressed his palm against the barrier and carefully felt its patterns.

The fallen black phoenix, He Buxian, and Feng Changge were trapped in the Heaven-Mending Fragment’s barrier, which drained their strength and life force. Feng Changge kept burning it with Phoenix True Fire, convinced it was weakening, while He Buxian realized the barrier recovered after each clash.

• The Heaven-Mending Fragment’s barrier continued draining the trio, leaving them too weak to escape.
• Feng Changge regretted accepting Lin Yu’s request to capture the fragment and feared he could no longer protect the Phoenix Lord.
• The fallen black phoenix reminded Feng Changge that the current Phoenix Lord was reborn from the previous one, then recalled how his own wish to see the outside world had led him to become fallen.
• He Buxian told Feng Changge that his flames would not break the barrier, but Feng Changge insisted they were weakening it.
• He Buxian recognized that the barrier briefly weakened when struck by Phoenix True Fire, then recovered, though Feng Changge had not noticed.

Feng Changge repeatedly tried to break the barrier trapping him, He Buxian, and the fallen black phoenix, but learned that his Phoenix True Fire only weakened it temporarily. The three waited for Lin Yu to rescue them, until Feng Changge heard movement in the fissure.

• He Buxian explained that the barrier restored its strength after absorbing Feng Changge's Phoenix True Fire and advised him to conserve his strength.
• Feng Changge urged the fallen black phoenix to find a way out, but the fallen black phoenix believed Lin Yu would come after dealing with the Water Droplet Man.
• He Buxian trusted the Primordial Token Lin Yu had given him, which had not activated and therefore had not detected a threat to his life.
• Feng Changge tried attacking the barrier several more times and confirmed that its weakening was only temporary.
• Feng Changge heard something moving in the fissure.

He Buxian urged Feng Changge to burn the fissures again after they heard dark-green bugs crawling underground, trusting Lin Yu to rescue them. Feng Changge noticed something was draining his Phoenix True Fire, and the Fallen Black Phoenix announced that it had arrived.

• He Buxian told Feng Changge that surviving bugs in the fissures threatened them and that Lin Yu could handle the Heaven-Mending Fragment without Feng Changge’s flames.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix confirmed that dark-green bugs had survived the earlier fires and were crawling beneath them.
• Feng Changge obeyed He Buxian and sent Phoenix True Fire into every fissure, watching how quickly the flames went out.
• Feng Changge suspected that something was secretly draining his flames, and He Buxian shared that the desert also absorbed the power of their Origin Techniques.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix opened his eyes and said that the thing they had been waiting for was there.

Lin Yu rescued He Buxian and the fallen black phoenix from the strange barrier, then explained that he had captured Water Droplet Man. He left them to discuss the barrier’s unusual power-draining effects and clarified that he needed Feng Changge’s Phoenix True Fire to erase Water Droplet Man’s consciousness without harming the Heaven-Mending Fragment.

• Lin Yu appeared as the barrier vanished, freeing He Buxian, the fallen black phoenix, and Feng Changge.
• Lin Yu teased He Buxian and the fallen black phoenix for ending up exhausted, and He Buxian explained that the barrier had drained their spiritual power.
• He Buxian described how the barrier absorbed their strength even above ground and seemed more dangerous than it had been before.
• The fallen black phoenix asked what had happened to Water Droplet Man, and Lin Yu said he had captured him.
• Lin Yu explained that Feng Changge’s Phoenix True Fire was needed to erase Water Droplet Man’s consciousness without damaging the Heaven-Mending Fragment, not to capture him.

Lin Yu restored the Fallen Black Phoenix, He Buxian, and Feng Changge after the barrier drained their strength, then decided to investigate the strange desert’s effects by descending underground. He sent the others back to recover, but Feng Changge asked to accompany him.

• Lin Yu reassured the Fallen Black Phoenix that the barrier remained intact and restored the strength of the Fallen Black Phoenix, He Buxian, and Feng Changge.
• Lin Yu discovered that He Buxian had nearly exhausted his life force, while He Buxian suggested the desert’s changing magnetic field had caused their power to drain faster.
• He Buxian proposed exploring deeper underground, but Lin Yu decided to investigate alone and ordered the others to leave and recover.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix urged Lin Yu to postpone the descent, but Lin Yu insisted on discovering the cause of the desert’s strange effects that day.
• Feng Changge asked to join Lin Yu underground because he wanted to broaden his horizons.

Lin Yu decided to descend underground to investigate the force suppressing his companions, despite their warnings about the danger. Feng Changge insisted on joining him, while the others remained divided over whether to go.

• Lin Yu urged the injured He Buxian and Fallen Black Phoenix to return to Daoist Shouyang's residence while he investigated underground.
• Fallen Black Phoenix decided to stay with Lin Yu, and Feng Changge also wanted to explore below.
• He Buxian warned them that the underground magnetic field could drain their spiritual power and leave them unable to escape.
• Lin Yu stood over a fissure and said he was confident he could return even if some of his strength was suppressed.
• Feng Changge grabbed Lin Yu and asked to accompany him, saying his Origin Fire could destroy the dark-green bugs and Hao Dog Demonic Beasts.

Lin Yu entered the underground fissure alone to investigate the changes below, while Feng Changge, He Buxian, and the Fallen Black Phoenix stayed behind to recover their Origin Technique power. As Lin Yu descended, he sensed that the underground world had changed since his previous visit.

• Feng Changge asked to accompany Lin Yu underground, but Lin Yu refused and told him to stay with He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix.
• Lin Yu jumped into the fissure, and the Fallen Black Phoenix watched his origin power recover as he prepared to help if Lin Yu needed rescuing.
• He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix urged Feng Changge to recover his Origin Technique power, and all three began cultivating aboveground.
• Lin Yu descended through the underground world protected by flames and lightning, noticing that the dark green bugs and rocks seemed familiar but that something had changed.

Lin Yu descended into the subterranean fissure, but found no bottom, few dark-green bugs, and no sign of the strange power He Buxian had experienced. Aboveground, He Buxian, the Fallen Black Phoenix, and Feng Changge waited anxiously as Lin Yu’s flames disappeared into the depths.

• Lin Yu descended through the fissure surrounded by lightning flames, which kept the dark-green bugs away.
• As he fell deeper, Lin Yu found the walls growing smoother and the bugs disappearing, while no ground appeared below him.
• Lin Yu realized the subterranean world seemed vast and separate, but he felt no loss of power or suppression like He Buxian had described.
• Aboveground, Feng Changge worried that Lin Yu had not made a sound since jumping in, and He Buxian noted that the fissure looked different from the one he had fallen into before.
• The Fallen Black Phoenix admitted they did not know what lay below and asked He Buxian to share what he knew.

Lin Yu continued falling through the underground passage while the others worried about him and debated whether to follow. The Hongmeng System’s deductions led him to believe the apparent pit was an exceptionally deep tunnel, where crushing pressure was growing stronger.

• The fallen black phoenix, Feng Changge, and He Buxian waited for Lin Yu but heard no reply after calling to him.
• Feng Changge offered to jump down and search for Lin Yu, but He Buxian warned him not to take the risk.
• He Buxian also cautioned the fallen black phoenix against following Lin Yu before he returned.
• Lin Yu used the Hongmeng System’s deductions to conclude that he was falling through an exceptionally deep tunnel rather than a bottomless pit.
• The pressure around Lin Yu increased until he had to use his Origin Technique power to withstand it.

Lin Yu fell through the tunnel beneath the mountain walls while resisting pressure that grew stronger with every inch of descent. The Hongmeng System could not explain the tunnel or the walls, leaving Lin Yu to continue toward the bottom with questions about the magnetic field and Water Droplet Man.

• Lin Yu searched his knowledge of the Youming Immortal Realm but found no records or rumors that explained the hidden underground space.
• Lin Yu realized the pressure had begun when he touched the smooth mountain walls, perhaps triggering an emergency measure.
• Lin Yu asked the Hongmeng System to estimate his remaining descent and identify the mountain walls, but both deductions returned errors.
• Lin Yu continued falling, relying on the System's assurance that the tunnel had a bottom while wondering who created the magnetic field and what connected the dark green insects to Water Droplet Man.