Chapter Summaries

Yang Zhen realized the Devil Cultivators guarding the Devil Emperor's imperial tomb were hidden beneath them and staged a fake fight with Nine Dragons Saint Venerable to draw them out. The Devil Cultivators discovered the ruse only after Yang Zhen obscured the area and disappeared.

• Yang Zhen guessed that the Devil Cultivators who had not followed Devil Venerable Shuya and Venerable Lord Chen Xiaotian were guarding the imperial tomb, then searched Slug Bank Mountain and found them.
• Yang Zhen, Nine Dragons Saint Venerable, Shameless Cat, and Flirtatious Chicken set off toward the hidden Devil Cultivators, and Yang Zhen caught Shameless Cat when he fell through the air.
• Yang Zhen told Nine Dragons Saint Venerable to play along, then pretended to flee with his Heavenly Scorpion while Nine Dragons Saint Venerable chased him.
• The hidden Devil Cultivators saw the pair fighting and chose to stay concealed rather than interfere.
• Yang Zhen smashed a mountaintop, scattered formation plates to block Divine Sense, and vanished with Nine Dragons Saint Venerable.
• The Devil Cultivators realized they had been tricked and rushed out, but could not find Yang Zhen and the others.

Yang Zhen hid with Nine Dragons Saint Venerable and Shameless Cat after sneaking into the guarded area, then used his psychological trick to predict where the Devil Cultivators would go. He led the others after two scouts, leaving Shameless Cat realizing Yang Zhen had tricked him into betting a cultivation method.

• Yang Zhen explained that the group’s confusion after the mountain explosion had let them slip past the Devil Cultivators’ guard.
• Yang Zhen said the guards would lead them toward something important once they realized Yang Chen was missing, and bet Shameless Cat a cultivation method that they would.
• Yang Zhen sensed two Devil Cultivators leave the group and circle toward the mountain’s western side.
• Yang Zhen led Nine Dragons Saint Venerable and Shameless Cat in pursuit, while the surrounding rocks vanished behind them.
• Shameless Cat accused Yang Zhen of swindling his own companions, and Yang Zhen demanded a cultivation method from him.

Yang Zhen and his companions discovered that the Devil Emperor’s tomb lay in the Land of Heavenly Burial, a forbidden place tied to the mysterious man who cut down three hundred and sixty Heavenly Tribulations. After two Devil Cultivators self-destructed, a blood moon rose over the canyon.

• Two Devil Cultivators complained about guarding the valley and revealed that the Emperor’s Tomb was ahead.
• A ghostly wail chilled Yang Zhen, Nine Dragons Saint Venerable, and Shameless Cat, while the Devil Cultivators identified the place as the Land of Heavenly Burial.
• Nine Dragons Saint Venerable warned Yang Zhen that the Land of Heavenly Burial was where the man who cut down three hundred and sixty Heavenly Tribulations had died.
• Yang Zhen trapped the two Devil Cultivators in a dome and questioned them about the place and the tomb’s eruption.
• The Devil Cultivators self-destructed, shaking the valley, and a blood moon rose over the canyon as Yang Zhen warned his companions not to approach.

Yang Zhen struggled against invisible blood-red threads as a blood moon rose over the Emperor’s Tomb, while cultivators gathered to watch. Devil Venerable Shuya and Venerable Lord Chen Xiaotian arrived with their forces and recognized Yang Zhen, who taunted them from within the danger.

• Yang Zhen used Netherworld Karmic Fire to fight the blood-red threads cutting at his organs as the blood moon spread across the mountain.
• The mountain rose from the canyon, drawing cultivators who watched Yang Zhen trapped beneath the blood moon without daring to approach.
• Shuya and Chen Xiaotian arrived with a horde of Devil Cultivators and a giant scorpion phantom as Dao cultivators gathered to oppose them.
• The Su Emperor Palace old woman, Shuya, and Chen Xiaotian recognized Yang Zhen, who mocked the two men and called their scorpion a mantis shrimp.
• Chen Xiaotian ordered his followers to kill Yang Zhen, but no one moved.

Yang Zhen taunted Chen Xiaotian from inside the blood-moon-shrouded Land of Heavenly Burial, where he could move freely while Chen Xiaotian became trapped. After Yang Zhen mentioned the Emperor's Tomb, cultivators rushed toward the area, only for the first entrant to flee back out.

• Chen Xiaotian refused to send Devil Cultivators into the dangerous Land of Heavenly Burial and challenged Yang Zhen from outside.
• Yang Zhen used Heavenly Scorpion to absorb Chen Xiaotian's scorpion-shaped Devil Qi, enraging Chen Xiaotian.
• Chen Xiaotian charged into the blood-moon area, where invisible red threads shredded his Devil Qi and trapped him in midair.
• Yang Zhen walked around freely inside the area and told Shuya he intended to look for the Emperor's Tomb.
• A black figure rushed toward the mountain peak, dashed back out, and warned that he would return after the blood moon was gone as others followed.

Chen Xiaotian unleashed a blood-refining technique that slaughtered cultivators, but Yang Zhen tricked him with a shadow clone and escaped. The mountain then shattered, and a Great Emperor’s presence erupted as the remaining cultivators were drawn toward it.

• Chen Xiaotian connected blood threads to Devil Cultivators and drained their strength, then engulfed and killed numerous Dao cultivators with waves of blood.
• Shameless Cat and Nine Dragons Saint Venerable worried that Yang Zhen could not escape Chen Xiaotian’s blood technique, while Shuya watched in fear.
• Chen Xiaotian offered to teach Yang Zhen his technique in exchange for learning how Yang Zhen escaped the blood moon, but Yang Zhen stalled him and vanished using a Shadow Clone.
• Chen Xiaotian threatened to tear out Yang Zhen’s soul, then the mountain exploded and the blood moon scattered into deadly starlight.
• A heartbeat-like sound drew the cultivators’ rhythms into sync, and a Great Emperor’s presence erupted as people rushed toward the shattered mountain.

The Devil Emperor's Tomb erupted with a heartbeat that burst many cultivators' hearts, but Yang Zhen and Chen Xiaotian survived and advanced toward the summit. As Shuya warned Yang Zhen away and unleashed black lightning, the summit split open and engulfed Yang Zhen in gold-edged Devil Qi threaded with hidden golden strands.

• The Heaven and Earth Embryonic Breathing struck like a heartbeat, killing or injuring many cultivators before it stopped.
• Yang Zhen and Chen Xiaotian recovered and headed toward the summit, while Nine Dragons Saint Venerable chose to follow Yang Zhen.
• Shuya and Nine Dragons Saint Venerable confronted one another over their old grudges, and Shuya then warned Yang Zhen to abandon the inheritance.
• Shuya's black lightning struck the summit, splitting it open and releasing vast gold-edged Devil Qi.
• The Devil Qi engulfed Yang Zhen, who recognized hidden golden threads within it as Chen Xiaotian and Shuya laughed.

Yang Zhen endured the deadly golden Devil Qi while Chen Xiaotian and Shuya explained that it came from a dead Devil Emperor and mocked him for being trapped inside it. As Chen Xiaotian and Shuya began refining the Devil Qi, Yang Zhen sat down in an apparent collapse, and Shameless Cat suspected he was acting.

• Shuya taunted Yang Zhen by saying few people who tried to cultivate both devil and Dao powers had survived.
• Chen Xiaotian revealed that the golden Devil Qi was power released after a Devil Emperor's death and could refine even a Devil Cultivator Venerable into nothingness.
• Yang Zhen resisted the golden threads attacking his organs and meridians while Shameless Cat and Nine Dragons Saint Venerable worried outside.
• Chen Xiaotian and Shuya mocked Yang Zhen and began refining the golden Devil Qi themselves.
• Yang Zhen sat down among the sharp stones, and Shameless Cat realized he was likely pretending to collapse before crying out that Yang Zhen could not die.

Yang Zhen emerged from the golden Devil Qi and attempted to refine it in front of Shuya and Chen Xiaotian. He froze the surrounding world, then drew a massive stream of dark golden Qi toward himself, leaving everyone stunned.

• Shameless Cat wailed over Yang Zhen while Shuya and Chen Xiaotian refined the golden Devil Qi, and the crowd wondered how Yang Zhen could survive inside it.
• Yang Zhen announced that he no longer wanted to die, walked out of the golden Devil Qi, and sat down beside Shuya and Chen Xiaotian.
• Shuya and Chen Xiaotian mocked Yang Zhen when he said he would refine the golden Devil Qi, but Yang Zhen claimed he could leave them stunned.
• Yang Zhen seemingly froze the world and the golden Devil Qi, shocking Shuya and Chen Xiaotian.
• A huge vortex gathered the golden Devil Qi, and a tree-trunk-thick stream of dark golden Qi struck Yang Zhen, blasting Shuya and Chen Xiaotian away and astonishing everyone.

Yang Zhen shocked Dao and Devil cultivators alike by absorbing and controlling the golden Devil Qi left by the Devil Emperor. Chen Xiaotian and Shuya joined him to refine it, while Yang Zhen continued draining the supply.

• Yang Zhen absorbed golden Devil Qi at a rate that stunned the watching cultivators, including Shuya and Chen Xiaotian.
• Chen Xiaotian attacked Yang Zhen, but Yang Zhen repelled him with golden Devil Qi and destroyed his scorpion-shaped attack with a golden dragon.
• Yang Zhen refined the scorpion and released it to absorb golden Devil Qi even faster than Chen Xiaotian and Shuya.
• Chen Xiaotian and Shuya abandoned their attacks and sat beside Yang Zhen to absorb the golden Devil Qi themselves.
• Yang Zhen increased his absorption speed as Chen Xiaotian and Shuya urged him to leave some for them.

Yang Zhen absorbed golden Devil Qi at an astonishing rate, but the energy transformed his Divine Sense world and caused him immense pain. As dark golden patterns appeared around him, Chen Xiaotian recognized them as Devil Runes.

• Yang Zhen refined golden Devil Qi far faster than Shuya and Chen Xiaotian, astonishing the cultivators watching.
• A force tore through Yang Zhen’s Divine Sense world, erased the sprout around the soybean, and restored it to a black orb.
• Yang Zhen’s power erupted, blasting Shuya and Chen Xiaotian away as he absorbed the remaining golden Devil Qi.
• A dark golden palace appeared in Yang Zhen’s transformed Divine Sense world, and a beam from it struck him with immense force.
• Dark golden light and intricate patterns appeared around Yang Zhen, and Chen Xiaotian identified the patterns as Devil Runes.

Yang Zhen’s Devil Runes drew a crowd of Devil Cultivators and Dao cultivators, but Chen Xiaotian said they were patterns in the golden Devil Qi rather than the true Devil Pattern Origin. Shuya warned that Yang Zhen’s secret could affect the whole Great Wilderness, and Yang Zhen reacted when asked whether he sensed an unusual presence.

• Devil Cultivators and Dao cultivators charged toward Yang Zhen, hoping to seize the Devil Runes above him.
• Flirtatious Chicken, Nine Dragons Saint Venerable, and Shameless Cat defended Yang Zhen and held the crowd at bay.
• Chen Xiaotian declared that Yang Zhen’s markings were not true Devil Runes, though they could help locate the Devil Pattern Origin on Slug Bank Mountain.
• Chen Xiaotian demanded that Yang Zhen reveal what he knew, while Shuya warned that the secret could bring calamity to the Great Wilderness.
• Yang Zhen dismissed their warning, then changed expression when Shuya asked whether he sensed an unusual presence.

Yang Zhen and the others discovered that an Emperor Realm Puppet Devil’s Spirit-Devouring Insects had emerged on Slug Bank Mountain. As the swarm devoured everything in its path, Yang Zhen raced for the exit while an enormous figure appeared and recognized someone.

• Yang Zhen sensed a deadly presence, and Shuya identified it as belonging to an Emperor Realm Puppet Devil after demanding to know how Yang Zhen triggered the Devil Runes.
• Shuya warned that the Puppet Devils were more terrifying than Heavenly Devil Disintegration, and Chen Xiaotian demonstrated the danger by killing three Dao cultivators with Devil Blood that dissolved their bodies.
• A swarm of Spirit-Devouring Insects appeared on the mountaintop, prompting Chen Xiaotian and the Devil Cultivators to flee.
• Nine Dragons Saint Venerable recognized the insects, and Yang Zhen ran toward the exit with Nine Dragons, Shameless Cat, and Flirtatious Chicken.
• Spirit-Devouring Insects spread across Slug Bank Mountain, and an enormous figure appeared in midair and roared, “It's you!”

Devil Emperor Quanyang’s Puppet Devil Insects attacked the cultivators as Nine Dragons Saint Venerable and Shameless Cat explained the tragedy behind his sister’s Myriad Calamities Physique. When a Devil Pattern Origin appeared among the insects, Yang Zhen rushed toward it despite Chen Xiaotian’s warning.

• Devil Emperor Quanyang’s Puppet Devil Insects killed cultivators, prompting Chen Xiaotian, Shuya, and the others to flee.
• Nine Dragons Saint Venerable explained that Quanyang had destroyed much of the Devil Domain after its lord used Myriad Insects’ Devouring on his sister.
• Chen Xiaotian revealed that Quanyang’s sister had the Myriad Calamities Physique, which Shuya said could disrupt the order of heaven and earth.
• The insect swarm pursued the fleeing cultivators, and a Devil Pattern Origin appeared among the insects.
• Chen Xiaotian hesitated over the Devil Pattern Origin, but Yang Zhen rushed toward it and dismissed the danger.

Yang Zhen charged through the Puppet Devil Insects toward the Devil Pattern Origin, relying on Netherworld Karmic Fire while those watching doubted he could survive. As the insects nearly overwhelmed him, Devil Emperor Quanyang appeared and roared as if he recognized Yang Zhen, leaving everyone baffled.

• Yang Zhen charged toward the Devil Pattern Origin, and Shameless Cat insisted he would be fine while Chen Xiaotian mocked his chances.
• Chen Xiaotian swore to return to the Devil Domain and never come back to the Main Realm if Yang Zhen obtained the Devil Pattern Origin.
• Chen Xiaotian’s cultivation barrier loosened after making the oath, and Shuya identified the change as a chance to become an emperor.
• Yang Zhen unleashed Netherworld Karmic Fire against the Puppet Devil Insects, which swarmed him and steadily diminished the flames.
• As the insects nearly engulfed Yang Zhen, Devil Emperor Quanyang appeared and roared, “It’s you!” as though he recognized him.

Yang Zhen survived the Puppet Devil Insects and used their distraction to seize the Devil Pattern Origin. He kicked Shameless Cat and fled, shouting for everyone to run.

• Devil Emperor Quanyang sent a swarm of Puppet Devil Insects after Yang Zhen, and the crowd thought the insects had devoured him.
• Yang Zhen appeared as countless divine soul bodies and drew the insects away, opening a path to the Devil Pattern Origin.
• Yang Zhen dodged Devil Emperor Quanyang's attacks by moving through the chaotic spatial currents.
• Chen Xiaotian ordered the Devil Domain cultivators to kill Yang Zhen if he took the Devil Pattern Origin.
• Yang Zhen grabbed the Devil Pattern Origin, stuffed it into his robes, and kicked Shameless Cat as he ran.

Yang Zhen escaped Slug Bank Mountain with the Devil Pattern Origin, prompting the Devil Cultivators, Su Emperor Palace, and Dao cultivators to pursue him. As the Heaven-Swallowing Hou carried Yang Zhen and his companions to safety, Yang Zhen revealed a trace of Void Power, leaving them stunned.

• Yang Zhen fled with the Devil Pattern Origin, and Chen Xiaotian, Shuya, the Devil Cultivators, and the Dao cultivators chased after him.
• The empress of Su Emperor Palace ordered her people to join the pursuit, while the Heaven-Splitting Ox raced ahead and Chen Xiaotian remembered Yang Zhen still had his Heavenly Scorpion.
• Devil Emperor Quanyang roared at Slug Bank Mountain and unleashed his puppet devil insects, turning the mountain into a purgatory as nearby cultivators and sects fled.
• Yang Zhen reunited with Nine Dragons Saint Venerable, Shameless Cat, and Flirtatious Chicken, then urged the Heaven-Swallowing Hou to outrun their pursuers.
• Yang Zhen claimed he had not taken the Devil Pattern Origin with his hand and demonstrated Void Power, shocking Shameless Cat and Nine Dragons Saint Venerable.

Yang Zhen’s speculation about Void Power triggered a terrifying heavenly phenomenon that vanished moments later, while his pursuers raced after him. The Empress caught up to Yang Zhen, but he did not recognize her and asked who she was.

• Yang Zhen denied that he could control Void Power, then wondered aloud whether its mastery had caused the previous Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth.
• A terrifying Principle of Heaven and Earth presence surged overhead, frightening the Heaven-Swallowing Hou and the pursuers, before disappearing abruptly.
• The Empress decided Yang Zhen would return to the Three Flowers Holy Land and used the Heavenly Movement Instruction to speed ahead of the others.
• The Empress caught up to Yang Zhen and landed on the Heaven-Swallowing Hou’s back.
• Yang Zhen stood up and asked the Empress who she was, leaving her annoyed that he did not remember her.

Yang Zhen startled the empress of the Su Emperor Palace by acting as if she had come to steal the Devil Pattern Origin, then bargained with her for a rubbing of it. He agreed to let her make the rubbing in exchange for a condition he would decide later, and left her bound to his side by a sham pinky oath.

• Yang Zhen mistook the empress of the Su Emperor Palace’s visit for an attempt to seize the Devil Pattern Origin and jumped up with his sword ready.
• The empress explained that she needed only a rubbing of the Devil Pattern Origin and offered to fulfill any condition Yang Zhen named.
• Yang Zhen joked about asking her to marry him, then said he would let her make the rubbing once she agreed to a future condition.
• The empress accepted Yang Zhen’s proposal to have Granny make the rubbing and take it back to the Su Emperor Palace.
• Yang Zhen hooked his little finger around the empress’s and claimed their pinky swear was an unbreakable oath.

Yang Zhen returned to the Three Flowers Holy Land with the Devil Pattern Origin while the Devil Cultivators pursued him. As Chen Xiaotian demanded that he surrender it, Hua Youyue came out to welcome him.

• The Empress of Su Emperor Palace told Yang Zhen how a mysterious man had fought Devil Emperor Quanyang, angered a Great Wilderness inheritance, and swindled away one of Quanyang’s Heaven and Earth True Runes.
• Yang Zhen and his companions reached the Three Flowers Holy Land, and the Heaven-Swallowing Hou passed through its opened barrier.
• Chen Xiaotian threatened Yang Zhen and demanded that he hand over the Devil Pattern Origin, while Shuya urged him to surrender it.
• Granny Yue requested an audience with the Three Flowers Holy Maiden, and Mei Wuhua introduced her to Hua Youyue as Holy Maiden Hua.
• Hua Youyue went to Yang Zhen’s side and greeted him, saying, “You’re back!”