Chapter Summaries

Lan Hong, Lin Dong, and Xiao Yan left the Heavenly Emperor's Mausoleum with Mandala and went to destroy the Sacred Demon Palace for colluding with the Outer Realm Demons. The fight began with Mandala defeating Lu Heng's three elders, leaving Lu Heng as her next opponent.

• Lan Hong fused the Heavenly Emperor Sword with the Bright Sword, and the Heavenly Emperor's Remnant Soul asked him to find a suitable heir for its inheritance.
• Mandala completed her fusion with her original body, reached the perfect Earth Supreme realm, and thanked Lan Hong, Lin Dong, and Xiao Yan for their help.
• Mandala agreed to lead the group to the Sacred Demon Palace, where Lu Heng had forcibly reached the Heavenly Supreme realm using the Outer Realm Demons' Evil Energy.
• Mandala confronted Lu Heng over his betrayal and the release of the Nine Corpse Demon Emperor, then fought the Sacred Demon Palace's three elders.
• Mandala defeated Left, Center, and Right with her Great Luo Dharma Idol, God Binding Whip, and Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring Poison, then challenged Lu Heng.

Qingyan Jing fought Lu Heng in the Sacred Demon Palace and repeatedly countered his demonic techniques with the protection of the Futuo Tower. Lan Hong stopped Lu Heng’s final attempt to activate the Nine Nether Demonic Great Array, leaving him pinned by the Bright Sword.

• Lu Heng overwhelmed Mandala with his Nine Nether Demonic Flame and Sacred Demon Palm, but Qingyan Jing shielded her with a barrier from the Futuo Tower.
• Qingyan Jing attacked Lu Heng with her Void Blade and spiritual array, while Lu Heng defended himself with the Blood Flood Dragon Devouring Heaven Art and Nine Nether Demonic Banner.
• Lu Heng used Blood Sacrifice Soul Seizing to kill the Sacred Demon Palace disciples and turn their corpses into puppets, but Qingyan Jing destroyed the puppet army and struck him with Soul Impact.
• Lu Heng activated the Nine Nether Demonic Great Array using energy from the demonic source mine, but Lan Hong’s Bright Sword pinned him down and suppressed the array.

The Demon Ancestor possessed Lu Heng’s body, warned that the Outer Realm Demons would soon attack the Great Thousand World, and then vanished. Lan Hong and the others prepared the factions for war, while the Demon Ancestor discussed Lan Hong with the Evil Ancestor and Slaughter Ancestor.

• The Demon Ancestor possessed Lu Heng, detonated the Nine Netherworld Demon Array, and warned Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong that the Outer Realm Demons would soon bring an end to the Great Thousand World.
• Lan Hong used the Bright Sword to dispel the surrounding Evil Energy, and he, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong agreed to alert the major factions through the Great Thousand Palace.
• Mandala killed Garuda and Elder Middle, while Qingyan Jing killed Elders Left and Right; Qingyan Jing confirmed that no Sacred Demon Palace disciples survived.
• Lan Hong urged Mandala to prepare the Ancient Heavenly Palace for an Outer Realm Demon assault and offered aid if needed, then he, Qingyan Jing, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong returned to their factions.
• The Demon Ancestor told the Evil Ancestor and Slaughter Ancestor that Lan Hong and the sword he wielded were truly formidable.

The Outer Realm Demons launched repeated attacks across the Great Thousand World, retreating whenever battles reached a stalemate and forcing its defenders into a war of attrition. Lan Hong identified their strategy and warned the various forces, while Evil Energy from the fallen demons secretly flowed toward the Heavenly Evil God's seal; the chapter ended with Xiao Yan proposing an offensive.

• The Western Heaven Battle Emperor repelled an attack and fought the Spirit Charm Demon Emperor, who withdrew along with the demons despite holding the advantage.
• The Outer Realm Demons attacked the Endless Fire Domain, the Martial Realm, and other regions, then repeated their assaults with increasing force and more high-level combatants.
• Lan Hong realized the Outer Realm Demons were using low-level fighters to exhaust the Great Thousand World's defenders and contacted the various forces through the Communication Jade Slip.
• Evil Energy left behind by slain Outer Realm Demons secretly traveled toward the Heavenly Evil God's seal.
• After Lan Hong explained the situation to the assembled forces, Xiao Yan asked whether they could take the initiative and attack.

Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong ventured into the Outer Realm to scout the enemy and weaken its forces. After destroying a demon gathering place, they encountered the Demon Ancestor, who had come alone to intercept them.

• Xiao Yan proposed entering the Outer Realm, and Lan Hong agreed that he and Lin Dong should join him after arranging affairs in their domains.
• Three days later, Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong departed from the Futuo Clan despite Cai Lin and Qingyan Jing's concern.
• Lan Hong used the Evil Energy to guide the group through the Outer Realm, where they found and destroyed a gathering place of Outer Realm Demons.
• The three continued searching for demon gathering places while struggling to replenish their spiritual energy in the hostile Outer Realm.
• The Demon Ancestor discovered the intruders, persuaded the Evil Ancestor and Slaughter Ancestor to stay behind, and went alone to confront them.
• Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong arrived at another demon gathering place and became vigilant when the Demon Ancestor appeared before them.

Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong confronted the Demon Ancestor in the Outer Realm, where Lan Hong’s Bright Sword destroyed the Demon Ancestor’s Dharma form. The Slaughter Ancestor and Evil Ancestor arrived, and Lan Hong sent Xiao Yan and Lin Dong back to carry intelligence to the Great Thousand World while he faced all three alone.

• Lan Hong identified the Demon Ancestor as the being who had possessed Lu Heng and challenged his plan to wear down the Great Thousand World.
• The Demon Ancestor unleashed his full power and attacked Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong with his enormous Dharma form and Evil Energy.
• Lan Hong used the Bright Sword to destroy the Demon Ancestor’s spear and cleave apart his Dharma form, while Xiao Yan and Lin Dong’s attacks failed to break its defense.
• The Slaughter Ancestor and Evil Ancestor appeared and joined the Demon Ancestor, leaving Lan Hong to face three powerful enemies.
• Lan Hong ordered Xiao Yan and Lin Dong to return with intelligence about the Outer Realm, and they departed while he stayed behind to hold off the three Ancestors.

Lan Hong stayed behind to hold off Slaughter Ancestor, Evil Ancestor, and Demon Ancestor, then used the Evil Energy to create a Dark Whirlwind that shattered the surrounding space. Xiao Yan and Lin Dong returned to the Great Thousand World, uncertain whether Lan Hong had survived, while the major powers learned of the Outer Realm Demons’ strength.

• Lan Hong stopped Slaughter Ancestor, Evil Ancestor, and Demon Ancestor so Xiao Yan and Lin Dong could escape, then fought the three attackers alone.
• The three ancestors trapped Lan Hong in the Three Talents Evil Formation, but he absorbed Evil Energy and transformed the Bright Sword into black and gold.
• Lan Hong unleashed Fire Dance Whirlwind as a Dark Whirlwind, drawing in Evil Energy and chasing the three ancestors.
• Slaughter Ancestor, Evil Ancestor, and Demon Ancestor fled in different directions as the Dark Whirlwind tore the space apart and carried it into the void.
• The three ancestors returned to find the space empty and debated whether Lan Hong had survived, while Xiao Yan and Lin Dong returned to the Great Thousand World.
• The major powers of the Great Thousand World learned that the Outer Realm Demons included Slaughter Ancestor and Evil Ancestor, weakening their morale.

Lan Hong survived inside a void-bound egg of compressed Evil Energy, where the Bright Sword began converting the energy to strengthen him. While he secretly warned Cai Lin and Zi Yan through their shared dream that he was alive, the Slaughter Ancestor attacked the Endless Fire Domain and Xiao Yan fought him.

• Cai Lin and Zi Yan learned from Xiao Yan that Lan Hong had stayed behind to face the Demon Ancestor, Evil Ancestor, and Slaughter Ancestor, then drove back an attack on the Endless Fire Domain.
• Lan Hong remained trapped in the compressed Evil Energy, and the Bright Sword began converting it into power while he cooperated with the process.
• The Great Thousand World’s war continued as leftover Evil Energy secretly flowed toward the Heavenly Evil God’s seal.
• Lan Hong reached Cai Lin and Zi Yan through their dreams and told them he was alive and cultivating in the void.
• The Slaughter Ancestor led elite Outer Realm Demons in a devastating assault on the Endless Fire Domain, and Xiao Yan confronted him.
• The Slaughter Ancestor attacked Xiao Yan with a God Slaying Spear, and Xiao Yan fought back with the Primordial Flame Ancient Ruler.

Xiao Yan fought Slaughter Ancestor to protect the Endless Fire Domain, but struggled against the demon’s overwhelming power. Lin Dong arrived to help, and the two coordinated an attack that ended with Xiao Yan detonating a Destruction Fire Lotus against Slaughter Ancestor.

• Xiao Yan and Slaughter Ancestor clashed, then both revealed their powerful Dharma forms and continued fighting.
• Xiao Yan ordered the people of the Endless Fire Domain to retreat behind the sect-protecting grand formation as he struggled to withstand Slaughter Ancestor.
• Slaughter Ancestor unleashed Wild Slaughter and pressed Xiao Yan toward defeat, but Lin Dong arrived and struck him from behind.
• Lin Dong restrained Slaughter Ancestor with the Ancestral Talismans while Xiao Yan fused his flames into a Destruction Fire Lotus.
• Xiao Yan charged Slaughter Ancestor with the Destruction Fire Lotus and detonated it, annihilating many Outer Realm Demons and shaking the Endless Fire Domain’s formation.

Lan Hong returned after absorbing the transformed Evil Energy and rescued Lin Dong and Xiao Yan from Slaughter Ancestor. His sudden increase in strength overwhelmed Slaughter Ancestor, whom Lan Hong trapped in the Seven Star Sword Array as a giant sword of sword intent formed above him.

• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong fought Slaughter Ancestor together, refusing to abandon the battle despite their worsening injuries.
• Slaughter Ancestor prepared a killing-energy sphere to annihilate Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, but Lan Hong arrived and split it with the Bright Sword.
• Lan Hong explained that he had survived and gained power after absorbing the transformed Evil Energy, then challenged Slaughter Ancestor.
• Lan Hong shattered Slaughter Ancestor's dharma form with a combined sword strike, leaving him wounded and stunned.
• Lan Hong formed the Seven Star Sword Array around Slaughter Ancestor, and a giant sword of sword intent appeared above him as fear of death overtook him.

Lan Hong returned in time to kill the Slaughter Ancestor and drive off most of the Outer Realm Demons, then reunited with his allies and family. Beyond the realm, the Demon Ancestor and Evil Ancestor learned of the Slaughter Ancestor’s death and began to suspect Lan Hong had survived.

• Lan Hong used the sword formation and the Mirror of Light’s Purifying Power to slay the Slaughter Ancestor, then killed most of his Outer Realm Demons while the rest escaped.
• Lan Hong checked on Xiao Yan and Lin Dong, who returned to the Endless Fire Domain, where Xiao Yan reunited with Gu Xun'er and explained that Lan Hong had saved them.
• Lan Hong returned to the Endless Fire Domain and assured Xiao Yan and Lin Dong that the Outer Realm Demons would not soon attack again, then left to reassure Zi Yan and the others.
• Lan Hong reunited with Qingyan Jing, Cai Lin, Zi Yan, and Little Doctor Immortal, apologized for worrying them, and recounted what had happened beyond the realm.
• The Demon Ancestor and Evil Ancestor learned that the Slaughter Ancestor had died, considered whether Lan Hong was responsible, and decided to investigate while regrouping.

Lan Hong discovered that Evil Energy had accumulated inside Heavenly Evil God's seal and warned the Demon Punishing King that the seal could soon break. Seeking a way to face the crisis, Lan Hong reached the Great Thousand World's origin through the Maha Divine Tree and received authority from the Azure Vault Ranking.

• Lan Hong told the Demon Punishing King that Evil Energy from the slain Outer Realm Demons had gathered inside Heavenly Evil God's seal and that Heavenly Evil God might break free soon.
• The Demon Punishing King arranged for Formation Masters to place additional seals around the existing one.
• While practicing with Radiance, Lan Hong thought of the Azure Vault Ranking and decided to seek the Maha Divine Tree's help.
• Maha Tian activated the ancient teleportation array, and the Maha Divine Tree responded to Lan Hong.
• Lan Hong reached the Great Thousand World's origin, met the Azure Vault Ranking, and received an authority before returning to Qingyan Jing.

Lan Hong summoned the Great Thousand World's strongest cultivators to prepare them for the Outer Realm Demons and explain that the Azure Vault Ranking could grant them power. As the ranking began to appear, its overwhelming pressure forced many to their knees before anyone had a chance to leave a name.

• Lan Hong warned Maha Tian that the Heavenly Evil God could soon break his seal and ordered the Maha Clan to gather Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme experts.
• Lan Hong told Xiao Yan and Lin Dong that leaving names on the Azure Vault Ranking could strengthen the Great Thousand World's defenders, and he expected them to reach the half-step Dominator Realm.
• Lan Hong addressed the gathered cultivators, explained the threat from the Outer Realm Demons, and announced that the Azure Vault Ranking offered a chance to gain power or attain the Dominator Realm.
• The gathered cultivators spent an hour preparing while Lan Hong rested.
• Lan Hong summoned the Azure Vault Ranking, whose growing pressure forced many cultivators to their knees and cost them their chance to leave their names.

Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and the other powerful figures struggled to leave their names on the Azure Vault Ranking as its pressure intensified. Xiao Yan and Lin Dong completed their surnames but could not begin their given names, while Lan Hong neared the end of his own name before the ranking began to depart.

• The Azure Vault Ranking fully manifested, and its overwhelming pressure caused many people to collapse as Lan Hong began writing his name.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong reached the ranking and completed the characters for their surnames, while others, including Futuo Xuan, failed to place their first strokes.
• Lan Hong warned the gathered figures to hurry, and Futuo Xuan was crushed by the pressure and thrown unconscious after attempting to write.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong tried to write their given names but could not place their first strokes, while Lan Hong advanced to the final two strokes of his name.
• The Azure Vault Ranking trembled and blasted everyone away except Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong, and Lan Hong realized it would leave in a quarter of an hour.

Lan Hong carved his full name onto the Azure Vault Ranking, entering the Dominator Realm, while Xiao Yan and Lin Dong left only their surnames. After the Heavenly Evil God contacted the Outer Realm Demons and ordered them to help break his seal, Lan Hong rallied the Great Thousand World to prepare an interception at the seal.

• Lan Hong overcame the final stroke and inscribed his full name on the Azure Vault Ranking, while Xiao Yan and Lin Dong managed to leave only their surnames.
• The Demon Punishing King congratulated them, and the group agreed to unite against the Outer Realm Demons; Lan Hong and Xiao Yan pledged to deal with the remaining Demon Ancestor and Evil Ancestor.
• At the Futuo Clan, the leaders rejected an attack into enemy territory and agreed to guard the Heavenly Evil God's seal to intercept the Outer Realm Demons.
• Beyond the realm, the Demon Ancestor and Evil Ancestor received the Heavenly Evil God's message and gathered the Outer Realm Demons to help break his seal.
• Lan Hong told the assembled leaders that the Heavenly Evil God had ordered the demons to assist him, and they prepared for a brutal battle around the seal.

Lan Hong prepared the Great Thousand World’s forces and defenses for the battle to destroy the Heavenly Evil God as the seal neared its limit. The Outer Realm Demons attacked, and the Demon Ancestor and Evil Ancestor appeared, facing Xiao Yan and Lin Dong while Lan Hong’s forces fought to hold the battlefield.

• Lan Hong determined that the Immortal Great Emperor’s seal was close to collapsing and could not be strengthened enough to contain the Heavenly Evil God indefinitely.
• Qingyan Jing sought reassurance from Lan Hong, rested in his arms, and later returned to organize the Futuo Clan’s defenses.
• Outer Realm Demons poured through shattered space, and the major factions formed a defensive perimeter around the seal while Lan Hong, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong waited for their opponents.
• Lan Hong deployed spiritual-power weapons and mechas to attack the demons and counter hidden Demon King-level attackers.
• The Demon Ancestor and Evil Ancestor launched an assault, but Lan Hong’s destroyed mechas self-destructed and left them disheveled.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Dong confronted the Demon Ancestor and Evil Ancestor as the two sides prepared to fight.

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong battled the Evil Ancestor and Demon Ancestor, who used law-based techniques to try to stop them from interfering with the Heavenly Evil God's imminent release. Xiao Yan escaped the Evil Ancestor's constructed space and resumed his attack, while Lin Dong trapped the Demon Ancestor inside a battle formation.

• The Evil Ancestor trapped Xiao Yan in a small space and attacked him by changing its laws, but Xiao Yan used his Emperor Flame Body to overwrite them with the Great Dao of Flame.
• Xiao Yan blasted the Evil Ancestor's body apart with Buddha's Wrath Samsara, then destroyed false figures of his friends and family and broke free from the constructed space with Buddha Rage Fire Lotus.
• Xiao Yan found the real Evil Ancestor and attacked him again with the Primordial Flame Ancient Ruler.
• Lin Dong fought the Demon Ancestor with the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols and used Eight Desolations Annihilation, but sensed the Demon Ancestor had survived and dodged his counterattack.
• Lin Dong revealed that he had prepared a battle formation around the Demon Ancestor.

Lin Dong and Hong Mao joined forces to defeat the Demon Ancestor as the Heavenly Evil God's seal weakened and Lan Hong struggled to contain the gathering negative energy. The Demon Ancestor's soul was purified, while Xiao Yan's fight against the Evil Ancestor continued with Blue Cat's help.

• Lin Dong detonated his battle formation, seriously injuring the Demon Ancestor, who then attacked him with Origin Destruction Palm as the Heavenly Evil God's seal rippled.
• Lan Hong sent Hong Mao and Blue Cat to help Lin Dong and Xiao Yan after he could no longer fully block the negative energy flowing toward the Heavenly Evil God.
• Hong Mao and Lin Dong coordinated their attacks, with Lin Dong sealing the Demon Ancestor's movements and Hong Mao battering his demonic manifestation.
• Lin Dong trapped the Demon Ancestor beneath the Eight Ancestor Glazed Bowl, and Hong Mao pierced his revealed true body with sword qi.
• The Demon Ancestor exploded his body to send demonic energy toward the seal and hide his soul, but Hong Mao caught and purified the soul with the Fire Dance Whirlwind Sword Art.
• Blue Cat joined Xiao Yan against the Evil Ancestor, and their battle continued.

Xiao Yan and Blue Cat killed the Evil Ancestor using the Sixth Dragon Rider’s power to neutralize his Evil Energy and destroy his soul. With the Outer Realm Demons launching suicidal attacks that weakened the seal, Lan Hong ordered the Great Thousand World forces to retreat and lure them toward the seal’s center.

• Xiao Yan trapped the Evil Ancestor in a space governed by the Flame Great Dao while Blue Cat charged the Mechanical Divine Dragon’s attack with the Sixth Dragon Rider’s power.
• Xiao Yan’s Buddha Rage Fire Lotuses damaged the Evil Ancestor’s Dharma manifestation, and Blue Cat’s golden-red sphere began converting its Evil Energy.
• Xiao Yan destroyed the Evil Ancestor’s body with a Destruction Fire Lotus, and Blue Cat burned his soul into Void with golden-red flames.
• The Outer Realm Demons continued attacking after the Evil Ancestor and Demon Ancestor died, launching suicidal charges that further weakened the Heavenly Evil God’s seal.
• Lan Hong ordered the Great Thousand World forces to retreat and draw the Outer Realm Demons toward the center of the seal.

Lan Hong sacrificed the seal’s remaining power to destroy the gathered Outer Realm Demon forces, then confronted the newly freed Heavenly Evil God. As Lan Hong and the others attacked, the Heavenly Evil God countered with a devastating meteor, which the Great Thousand World’s strongest fighters barely managed to shatter.

• Lan Hong ordered the Great Thousand World’s forces to retreat while he held back the Outer Realm Demons at the seal.
• Lan Hong destroyed the formation core and detonated the seal, wiping out the gathered demons and negative energy before emerging unharmed.
• Lan Hong called out the Heavenly Evil God, who appeared in his weakened Five-Eye State and declared that the Great Thousand World would fall to him.
• Lan Hong attacked the Heavenly Evil God, and Hong Mao, Blue Cat, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong joined the fight.
• The Heavenly Evil God’s Death Gaze: Dark Meteor threatened the assembled forces, but Hong Mao, Blue Cat, Xiao Yan, and Lin Dong combined their attacks to destroy it.