Chapter Summaries

Qin Ming refused to trade Demon Commander Ao Yu’s Demon Core but hosted Chi Lin Zi and Long Li Zi with Void Heaven Moon Invitation Nectar, exchanging the wine for valuable treasures. After identifying Chi Lin Zi’s black jade as Demonic Devouring Nether Jade, Qin Ming learned it could be used to refine a Demon Refining Bottle and agreed to trade for it.

• Qin Ming declined Chi Lin Zi and Long Li Zi’s offers for Ao Yu’s Demon Core and served them Void Heaven Moon Invitation Nectar.
• Long Li Zi traded five pieces of Upper-Grade Immortal Jade for a gourd of Qin Ming’s wine, while the Devouring Sky Rat impressed the Demon Commanders by breaking his restriction.
• Chi Lin Zi offered Qin Ming a Seventh Rank Cinnabar Fruit, Demonic Devouring Nether Jade, and a Demon Race cultivation technique in exchange for wine.
• Old Demon Qingyang identified the jade as Demonic Devouring Nether Jade and explained that it was the main material for refining a Demon Refining Bottle.
• Old Demon Qingyang told Qin Ming the bottle could capture Demon Race souls and help nourish the Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree, and Qin Ming accepted Chi Lin Zi’s offer for the jade.

Qin Ming traded a gourd of immortal brew for strange black jade while posing as a descendant of the Mountain Giant Ape clan, earning the trust of two Demon Race commanders and learning their secrets. Meanwhile, Golden Turtle arrived at Heavenly Star City and questioned Yun Xi Zi about Qin Ming before leaving with Cold Crow Reverend to search for him.

• Qin Ming accepted Long Li Zi's black jade and gave him a gourd of Void Heaven Moon Invitation Nectar in exchange.
• Qin Ming claimed Mountain Giant Ape ancestry, and Chi Lin Zi and Long Li Zi shared Demon Race secrets with him.
• Golden Turtle and Cold Crow Reverend appeared in Heavenly Star City's Teleportation Great Hall through a powerful spatial disturbance.
• Yun Xi Zi recognized Golden Turtle and saluted him as the Human Race's legendary peak Body Integration cultivator.
• Golden Turtle questioned Yun Xi Zi about Qin Ming, then departed with Cold Crow Reverend toward the Eastern Huang Mountain Range.

Devouring Sky Rat failed to capture the Golden Turtle Clan leaders after they vanished during his campaign, so he sought Mystic Water Crocodile’s help. The fugitives hid with the Night Owl Clan, where One-Eyed Owl killed a Golden Turtle youth who accused them of betraying his clan.

• Qin Ming assigned Devouring Sky Rat to suppress the rebellious Golden Turtle Clan within seven days, and Devouring Sky Rat led the Demon Court army to Golden Ao Water Mansion.
• Devouring Sky Rat’s army slaughtered the Golden Turtle Clan, but several leaders escaped toward the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom and disappeared despite his pursuit and a two-day search.
• Devouring Sky Rat asked Mystic Water Crocodile for help, and the two traveled through a Void Passage to investigate the escapees’ disappearance.
• The Golden Turtle Clan Chief and several clansmen met Saint Son Di Chen and the Night Owl Clan inside a concealed cave abode, where the Golden Turtle youth blamed the Night Owl Clan for their plan’s exposure.
• One-Eyed Owl killed the Golden Turtle youth with a flying feather, seized his Demon Core, and crushed it.

The Mystic Water Crocodile exposed the Night Owl Clan’s hiding place and joined the Devouring Sky Rat in confronting the Golden Turtle Clan traitors, the One-Eyed Owl, and Saint Son Di Chen. After the rival armies clashed and the One-Eyed Owl fought the Mystic Water Crocodile to a draw, the Devouring Sky Rat alerted Qin Ming, who left his artifact refinement to head to the battle.

• The One-Eyed Owl killed Golden Turtle Clan members and planned to use the survivors as bait to lure the Demon Court army into his trap.
• The Mystic Water Crocodile found the Mountain Sea Pearl with a lightning strike, shattering it and exposing the Golden Turtle Clan Chief and his surviving clansmen.
• The One-Eyed Owl and Saint Son Di Chen emerged, and a large Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom army arrived to confront the Longevity Army.
• The Mystic Water Crocodile and the One-Eyed Owl fought to a draw, while the Devouring Sky Rat battled Saint Son Di Chen.
• The Devouring Sky Rat sent Qin Ming a warning, and Qin Ming stopped refining the Demon Refining Bottle and set out for the battle.

Qin Ming crushed the Golden Turtle Clan rebellion, uncovered the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom’s plan to invade, and learned that the conflict was tied to a struggle over command in the Spirit Realm. The White Marsh Demon Emperor ordered him to defend the western border, while Qin Ming saw the assignment as a chance to earn a return to the Spirit Realm; within half a year, war began.

• Qin Ming arrived at the Golden Turtle Water Mansion battlefield, causing Saint Son Di Chen and One-Eyed Owl to flee, then ordered the Devouring Sky Rat to capture and interrogate the rebels.
• The Devouring Sky Rat learned that the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom planned to use the Golden Turtle Water Mansion to invade the Myriad Marsh Demon Kingdom and seize its water mansions.
• Qin Ming traveled to the Imperial Capital, where the Crimson Scale Demon Commander told him that Demon Emperor Di Hao was resisting a transfer of power and that three Demon Commander slots to the Spirit Realm would be awarded for merit and strength.
• Qin Ming reported the invasion plan to the White Marsh Demon Emperor, who ordered him to defend the western border and promised to grant him one condition if he succeeded.
• Qin Ming returned to White Ape Island, mobilized his forces, and continued refining the Demon Refining Bottle; half a year later, the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom launched its war.

Qin Ming refined a Seventh Rank Demon Refining Bottle, sacrificed demonic souls to the Candle Flame Dao for Incense and Fire Prayer Power, and used it to accelerate the Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree’s growth. He gave the bottle to the Devouring Sky Rat for use against the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom, leaving its battlefield role about to begin.

• Qin Ming completed the Seventh Rank Demon Refining Bottle, which could draw out and refine demonic souls.
• Qin Ming collected lingering souls at Ox Demon Mountain and sacrificed them to the Candle Flame Dao, receiving three spirit incense sticks in exchange.
• Qin Ming burned the incense before the Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree, enlarging its fruits and increasing its height.
• Old Demon Qingyang explained that Emperor Qing had mastered the sacrificial method and could travel through time using the power of the Time Law.
• Qin Ming summoned the Devouring Sky Rat from the fierce border war and handed it the Demon Refining Bottle to use against the Demon Race.

The Devouring Sky Rat used Qin Ming’s Demon Refining Bottle to devastate the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom’s forces, though One-Eyed Owl and Saint Son Di Chen escaped. After returning the captured souls to Qin Ming, the exhausted rat collapsed, and Qin Ming went to sacrifice the souls to the Sage Ancestor of the Six Paths.

• Qin Ming taught the Devouring Sky Rat how to activate the Demon Refining Bottle and gave it supplies to restore its demonic power.
• At the Golden Turtle Water Mansion border, the Devouring Sky Rat revealed the bottle and used its gray light to capture tens of thousands of demon souls, while One-Eyed Owl and Saint Son Di Chen escaped.
• The Devouring Sky Rat returned to White Ape Island and handed Qin Ming the more than half-full bottle before collapsing from exhaustion.
• At the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom’s Imperial Capital, Saint Son Di Chen, One-Eyed Owl, and the Gray-robed old man discussed the bottle and feared the threat it posed to their forces.
• Qin Ming had Lan Bing Fairy take the Devouring Sky Rat to recover, then entered the Lesser Spirit Realm and began a ritual sacrifice with the captured souls.

Qin Ming traded demon souls for spirit incense, strengthened the Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree, and agreed to join the Fire Qilin Demon Commander and Dragon Fish Demon Commander on a dangerous expedition to a Phoenix Perching Wutong in the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom. As the group secretly crossed the border, the story also returned to the Spirit Realm, where Golden Turtle was guiding Yue Lingyan’s cultivation after the Myriad Flower Holy Lord had stopped him from taking her away.

• Qin Ming exchanged a large haul of demon souls for six sticks of spirit incense and used them to nourish the Seven Emotions Six Desires Tree.
• The White Marsh Demon Emperor rewarded Qin Ming for defending the western border, and the Fire Qilin Demon Commander and Dragon Fish Demon Commander invited him to seek a withered Phoenix Perching Wutong in enemy territory.
• Qin Ming checked his spirit plant inheritance, learned the wutong might hold True Phoenix blood or Natal Feathers, and agreed to join the expedition after hearing Lan Bing Fairy’s inherited knowledge.
• The Devouring Sky Rat reported that the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom had begun avoiding battle, leaving Qin Ming with fewer souls to gather; Qin Ming then secretly crossed the border with the two Demon Commanders in disguise.
• In the Spirit Realm, Golden Turtle guided Yue Lingyan’s cultivation, recalling that the Myriad Flower Holy Lord had stopped him from taking her away.

Golden Turtle discovered that his missing External Incarnation and Mystic Turtle Spirit Pet were in the Ancient Demon Realm, and prepared to send another incarnation to retrieve them. Meanwhile, Qin Ming and the two Demon Commanders reached the Burning Heaven Mountain Range to investigate a Void Rift before the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom could respond.

• The Myriad Flower Holy Lord reunited with Golden Turtle, learned why he sought his missing incarnation and Mystic Turtle, and left after sharing what she knew.
• After waiting decades for Qin Ming to return, Golden Turtle summoned Yin Yang Zi, who divined that the incarnation and Mystic Turtle were in the Ancient Demon Realm and had merged into one.
• Yin Yang Zi found that Qin Ming was alive and with the Spirit Pet, but could not divine his exact circumstances; he gave Golden Turtle a Spirit Reversal Pearl that could protect an incarnation for up to three months.
• Golden Turtle decided to send another incarnation to retrieve them, offered Yue Lingyan a place at his side, and left her cultivation art and pills when she declined.
• Yin Yang Zi privately suspected that Qin Ming was a Lower Realm Ascended Cultivator wanted by two Great Holy Ancestors and chose not to involve himself further.
• In the Ancient Demon Realm, Qin Ming, Fire God Child, and Dragon Fish Son met their agents in the Burning Heaven Mountain Range and learned that Void Yuan Beasts and Spatial Turbulence had drawn the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom's attention.

Qin Ming, Huo Linzi, and Dragon Fish Son found the Phoenix Perching Wutong Divine Wood beneath Phoenix Flame Mountain, but a True Phoenix feather turned black and unleashed an Evil Phoenix Phantom. As the group faced the sealed, deadly threat, Golden Turtle arrived in the Ancient Demon Realm.

• Huo Linzi led Qin Ming and the others to the Void Rift, where they fought off the guarding Void Yuan Beasts and entered the space beneath Phoenix Flame Mountain.
• The three discovered the towering Wutong Divine Wood and its sealed nest, then encountered Saint Son Di Chen, the One-Eyed Owl, and the Gray-robed old man with a Night Owl Clan army.
• Lan Bing Fairy sensed an evil presence in the nest, and Qin Ming warned Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son to prepare for danger.
• Night Owl Clan cultivators found a True Phoenix Natal Feather in the nest, but greed and violence broke out among them as the feather absorbed their Demon Core essence.
• The feather turned black and released black flames; an enormous Evil Phoenix Phantom appeared, killed many Night Owl Clan cultivators, and sealed the area with Power of Space.
• Golden Turtle gathered from starlight and arrived in the Ancient Demon Realm after suffering heavy losses.

Golden Turtle’s incarnation revealed his identity to Qin Ming and headed toward the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom, while Qin Ming’s group faced an awakened, demon-corrupted True Phoenix soul. The Evil Phoenix targeted Qin Ming because it sensed Lan Bing Fairy, and the ensuing battle left Qin Ming moving to stop the Night Owl Clan from seizing the True Phoenix feather.

• Golden Turtle sensed his other incarnation’s location and flew toward the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom to retrieve it.
• Gu Chang'an told Qin Ming that his true body was Golden Turtle, one of the Seven Prodigies of the Spirit Realm Human Race, but said he could not take Qin Ming back with him.
• The Evil Phoenix manifested as a Phoenix Crown Woman, and Old Demon Qingyang identified the True Phoenix soul as corrupted by True Demon Qi.
• The Evil Phoenix sensed Lan Bing Fairy inside the Lesser Spirit Realm and shifted its killing intent toward Qin Ming, prompting Qin Ming to summon his spirit pets as Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son fought the Phoenix.
• Saint Son Di Chen and the One-Eyed Owl tried to seize the opportunity atop the canopy, so Qin Ming went after them while the Mystic Water Crocodile blocked the Gray-robed old man’s sneak attack.
• Qin Ming reached the One-Eyed Owl and launched a punch at him.

Qin Ming fought One-Eyed Owl and came under attack from Evil Phoenix, whose Phoenix Flame Mountain threatened everyone in the area. Golden Turtle arrived and broke the spatial barrier, but Qin Ming confronted the falling mountain by summoning the True Spirit Five Peaks Mountain.

• Qin Ming transformed into a Giant White Ape, overcame One-Eyed Owl's attacks, and battered him with the power of Body Comprehending Profound.
• The Gray-robed old man protected Saint Son Di Chen and One-Eyed Owl, while Evil Phoenix severely injured Dragon Fish Son and Huo Linzi.
• Evil Phoenix summoned a ten-thousand-zhang Flame Divine Mountain and sent it crashing down on Qin Ming and the others.
• Golden Turtle arrived and used a Seventh Rank Barrier Breaking Talisman to destroy Evil Phoenix's spatial restriction; Dragon Fish Son and Huo Linzi fled, while the Gray-robed old man was sealed in place.
• Qin Ming sent his spirit pets into the Lesser Spirit Realm and summoned the True Spirit Five Peaks Mountain, which he hurled at Phoenix Flame Mountain.

Qin Ming used the True Spirit Five Peaks Mountain to repel the Evil Phoenix and defeat the Night Owl Clan’s forces while Golden Turtle held the Phoenix Crown Woman back. Devouring Sky Rat and Mystic Water Crocodile captured the gray-robed old man’s Demon Core, and Qin Ming prepared to deal with the defeated Saint Son Di Chen as One-Eyed Owl faced the Crocodile.

• Qin Ming’s True Spirit Five Peaks Mountain overpowered the Phoenix Flame Divine Mountain, while Golden Turtle and the Evil Phoenix began a fierce battle.
• The Phoenix Crown Woman crushed the gray-robed old man’s body and absorbed his blood, but his Demon Core fled as Saint Son Di Chen escaped another fatal blow with a life-saving treasure.
• Golden Turtle told Qin Ming to handle the Night Owl Clan members, and Devouring Sky Rat and Mystic Water Crocodile went after the gray-robed old man’s fleeing Demon Core.
• Devouring Sky Rat used the Demon Refining Bottle to capture the gray-robed old man’s Demon Core and Demonic Soul, then returned with Mystic Water Crocodile to the battlefield.
• Qin Ming smashed Saint Son Di Chen into the ground and forced One-Eyed Owl to retreat; Mystic Water Crocodile blocked One-Eyed Owl while Devouring Sky Rat reported the capture.
• Qin Ming lifted the badly wounded Saint Son Di Chen, who threatened him and then begged for his life.

Qin Ming and his allies fought the Dragon Tree Sage Ancestor’s lingering will, which had possessed the Phoenix Crown Woman and threatened the Golden Turtle. As Qin Ming drew True Demon Qi from the Wutong Divine Wood, its tree spirit entered his body and unexpectedly advanced his Eternal Azure Emperor Art.

• Qin Ming imprisoned Saint Son Di Chen in the Lesser Spirit Realm while the Mystic Water Crocodile fought the One-Eyed Owl.
• The Dragon Tree Sage Ancestor emerged through the Phoenix Crown Woman, broke the Golden Turtle’s defenses, and drained his blood essence.
• Old Demon Qingyang recognized the Dragon Tree Sage Ancestor’s lingering will and attacked it, buying Qin Ming time to remove the True Demon Qi sustaining it.
• Qin Ming transformed into a Thousand-Hand Demon Form and began drawing True Demon Qi from the dead Phoenix Perching Wutong Divine Wood.
• The Dragon Tree Sage Ancestor awakened the Wutong Divine Wood’s tree spirit, but its cultivation essence and undying divinity flowed into Qin Ming’s Undying Immortal Body.
• Qin Ming’s Spirit Plant phantom grew, his Mayfly Chapter reached major completion, and multicolored mayflies gathered around him.

Qin Ming broke through to Late Void Refinement and used his Nine Transformation Tribulation Pill to survive the Five Elements Heavenly Punishment. After defeating Dragon Tree Sage Ancestor, he turned to claim the ancient true phoenix’s Natal Feather, and the recovered Phoenix Crown Woman confronted him.

• Qin Ming reached Late Void Refinement, triggering a powerful Void Return Tribulation that struck the Phoenix Perching Wutong Divine Wood.
• Dragon Tree Sage Ancestor tried to recruit the One-Eyed Owl, but the Owl refused, while the Mystic Water Crocodile defeated him and returned to the Lesser Spirit Realm to cultivate.
• Qin Ming’s Nine Transformation Tribulation Pill absorbed most of the heavenly punishment, gaining six tribulation scars, and he blocked the final bolts with the True Spirit Five Peaks Mountain.
• Qin Ming survived the tribulation, then destroyed Dragon Tree Sage Ancestor’s lingering will after giving the false name Li Qianjie.
• Qin Ming turned toward the ancient true phoenix’s Natal Feather, and the recovered Phoenix Crown Woman asked whether he wanted it.

Qin Ming acquired the South Bright Phoenix Flame Divine Mountain and escaped Phoenix Flame Mountain after the Phoenix Crown Woman gave Lan Bing Fairy a bloodline inheritance opportunity and passed away. Back in the Myriad Marsh Demon Kingdom, Qin Ming turned over Saint Son Di Chen and earned a slot for a mission in the Spirit Realm.

• The Phoenix Crown Woman spoke privately with Lan Bing Fairy, praised her bloodlines, and offered her the True Phoenix Clan’s inheritance.
• Qin Ming gathered his spoils, received the South Bright Phoenix Flame Divine Mountain and Natal Feather, and left with Lan Bing Fairy as the Phoenix Crown Woman’s soul dissipated.
• Demon Race forces found the devastation at Phoenix Flame Mountain, and news of the Myriad Marsh Demon Kingdom’s involvement spread through the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom.
• Qin Ming returned to White Ape Island and told Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son that an ancient demon had caused the deaths at Phoenix Flame Mountain.
• Qin Ming reported to the White Marsh Demon Emperor and presented the captured Saint Son Di Chen, whose memories he had altered.
• The White Marsh Demon Emperor praised Qin Ming and offered him one of the three Seventh Rank Demon Commander slots for the Spirit Realm.

Qin Ming secured a mission to lead a demon army to the Spirit Realm, bid farewell to Golden Turtle, and unlocked new powers within the Demon-Slaying Gourd. As he continued refining the treasure on White Ape Island, the Mystic Water Crocodile advanced and the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom moved toward withdrawing from the Spirit Realm conflict.

• Qin Ming accepted the White Marsh Demon Emperor's order to lead an army to the Spirit Realm, then asked about the other candidates before leaving for Lei Ze Water Mansion.
• Qin Ming returned the Mystic Turtle to Golden Turtle, who used a talisman and a spatial treasure to depart for the Spirit Realm; Old Demon Qingyang suspected the treasure was the Myriad Worlds Profound Mirror.
• Two years later, Qin Ming used five True Spirit Natal Feathers to unlock the Demon-Slaying Gourd's Annihilation Wind Layer, after which the gourd drained his magical power and revealed a mysterious fourth layer.
• The Demon-Slaying Gourd disappeared from the Spirit Realm's Fortune Gold Scroll rankings, astonishing the great powers who remembered the treasure's past battles and bloodshed.
• The Mystic Water Crocodile broke through to the mid-grade six realm after refining True Dragon Essence Blood through battle, and Qin Ming sent him to lead the Four Great Water Mansions' demon army against the Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom.
• Rumors spread that the weakened Sacred Feather Demon Kingdom would withdraw from its leading role in the Spirit Realm conflict, while Qin Ming continued refining the South Bright Phoenix Flame Divine Mountain on White Ape Island.

Qin Ming received command of the Demon Race expedition to the Spirit Realm and traveled to the Lesser Cang Realm, where he began selecting demon generals for a powerful demon-qi baptism. The selection was underway as Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son prepared to choose their own subordinates.

• Qin Ming learned the war was ending, gathered Ancient Demon Realm resources, and received confirmation that he would lead the expedition to the Spirit Realm alongside Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son.
• Saint Son Di Chen resented Qin Ming's rise but rejected a proposal to secretly provoke a conflict among the Spirit Realm's Demon Race.
• Six months later, Qin Ming left White Ape Island and followed Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son through a Cross-Realm Gate into the Lesser Cang Realm.
• A Formation Master explained that Qin Ming could select five demon generals for the expedition, and each chosen general would receive a baptism from the Commander's Platform.
• The Devouring Sky Rat and Yu Mu Zi were selected and each broke through to mid-grade six; Qin Ming then finished choosing his generals as Huo Linzi and Dragon Fish Son prepared to take their turns.

Qin Ming and the other Demon Commanders prepared to leave the Ancient Demon Realm, and Elder Hu Yan oversaw their dangerous cross-realm transport. Dragon Fish Son and Huo Linzi arrived safely in the Spirit Realm, where they learned the grand welcome was intended for the renowned White Ape Demon Commander, who had not yet arrived.

• The Commander's Platform empowered the selected Demon Cultivators, and the Devouring Sky Rat broke through to mid-grade six.
• Elder Hu Yan appeared and offered to personally oversee the cross-realm transportation as the realm tide fluctuated.
• Dragon Fish Son went through the Cross-Realm Gate first, followed by Huo Linzi, while Qin Ming instructed the Devouring Sky Rat to protect the others before departing himself.
• Qin Ming entered the Cross-Realm Gate and was transported toward the Spirit Realm as the Spatial Attribute Exotic Beasts lost much of their demon essence.
• Dragon Fish Son arrived in the Spirit Realm and mistook the welcoming army's ceremony as a reception for him before Huo Linzi arrived as well.
• Dragon Fish Son learned that the Spirit Realm's Demon Race had gathered to welcome White Ape, and he secretly told Huo Linzi.

Qin Ming arrived in the Spirit Realm and was welcomed as the White Ape Demon Commander, while Elder Hu Yan sabotaged the next cross-realm transmission. Devouring Sky Rat and Yu Mu Zi escaped the collapsing passage, but Lan Bing Fairy was swallowed by a spatial rift, leaving her fate unknown.

• Qin Ming descended into the Spirit Realm, where the Demon Race welcomed him as its leader and awaited the arrival of his generals.
• Devouring Sky Rat, Mystic Water Crocodile, Lan Bing Fairy, and Yu Mu Zi entered the cross-realm formation, but Yu Mu Zi sensed danger before Elder Hu Yan activated it.
• Elder Hu Yan secretly disrupted the formation, trapping the four in an unstable passage, and Lan Bing Fairy used her Ice Phoenix bloodline and spatial power to hold it together.
• Elder Hu Yan sent an Integrated Body Early Stage avatar to attack the group and target Lan Bing Fairy, but Mystic Water Crocodile drove it back with his thunder-charged club.
• Lan Bing Fairy restored the transmission runes and stayed behind to hold off Elder Hu Yan's avatar as Devouring Sky Rat, Mystic Water Crocodile, and Yu Mu Zi fled.
• Elder Hu Yan's avatar struck the transmission pillar, and Devouring Sky Rat and Yu Mu Zi escaped while Lan Bing Fairy was swallowed by a spatial rift.