Chapter Summaries

Yang Lingrui destroyed Bai Di’s Spirit Eye manifestation after learning the Demon Sect’s young master was behind it. Back in the Demon Emperor's Burial Mound, Bai Di kept the plan to invade the Northwest on schedule while privately weighing whether Wu Chang had betrayed his trust.

• Yang Lingrui recognized the Spirit Eye’s connection to the Demon Sect’s young master and attacked it with four decrees.
• Yang Lingrui used spatial traversal to reach the Spirit Eye and split it apart with Spirit Severing.
• Bai Di closed his third eye and told Wu Chang to begin sending Path Enlightenment Realm Demonic Dao cultivators into the Northwest in eight hours.
• Wu Chang noticed Bai Di had spent profound power and left a portion of his fortune in the Northwest, but stayed silent.
• Bai Di remained willing to trust Wu Chang if the Demonic Dao forces captured the Northwest, but feared Wu Chang might have secretly aided the righteous faction.

Yang Lingrui welcomed the immense lightning tribulation that Bai Di’s fortune had strengthened, believing it could help him prove the Clear-Sighted Slaughter Intent Body. As the tribulation formed, the demonic sect’s True Intent Cultivators realized the danger of his breakthrough but remained locked in battle with the eight Northwest cultivators.

• Yang Lingrui recognized that Bai Di had added his fortune to the tribulation and saw it as the opportunity he needed for his Dao-proving.
• The chapter explained how cultivators borrowed accumulated fortune to strengthen their tribulations and noted that Yang Lingrui had gained fortune from three Demon Children and Bai Di.
• Bai Di’s contribution caused the lightning tribulation to swell until its spatial disturbances reached the distant battle.
• The demonic sect’s True Intent Cultivators questioned how Yang Lingrui had triggered such a powerful tribulation and feared what his success would mean for the Northwest.
• The eight Northwest True Intent Cultivators kept the demonic sect fighters occupied, leaving them unable to interfere without paying a heavy price.

Yang Lingrui endured the pitch-black tribulation lightning as it shattered his skeletal body, then used the True Intent Formless Manifestation to rebuild and reforge his bones. As he rose toward the heavens, the enraged lightning dragged the tribulation clouds down onto him, leaving Two Cats worried about whether he could withstand their combined force.

• Yang Lingrui's skeletal body cracked and shattered under the tribulation lightning, and Two Cats cried out in despair.
• A white, translucent substance transformed from Yang Lingrui's True Intent Formless Manifestation reassembled his bones and restored his life force.
• Yang Lingrui rose toward the heavens and endured twelve cycles of his bones turning dark and shedding away until they became lustrous like jade and emerald.
• The pitch-black tribulation lightning dragged the tribulation clouds down and pressed them against Yang Lingrui, while Two Cats grew worried about the intensified tribulation.

Two Cats recognized a True Intent demonic cultivator who had been sent to Northwest, as the account revealed how the invasion had been thwarted by the local experts and the Yang Clan. Bai Di and Wu Chang's plan was in utter defeat, and Bai Di could only pin his hopes on reinforcements expected hours later.

• Two Cats recognized the blood-arts cultivator as one of the True Intent experts Bai Di had dispatched to Northwest.
• Dong Ruoyin and the Beast King Shrine's ancestor resisted the two demonic cultivators until six more Northwest True Intent Cultivators arrived and encircled them.
• Bai Di learned that Yang Lingrui had slain the demonic forces in Northwest and that two of his personal-guard Demon Children were dead.
• Bai Di realized the invasion had failed and hoped the divine soldiers arriving hours later would crush Northwest's resistance.
• The besieged True Intent demonic cultivator cried for help, but Bai Di could not answer.

Yang Lingrui and the Northwest True Intent Cultivators cornered and killed a blood arts demon cultivator who tried to escape by disintegrating into bloody mist. His dying threat reminded Yang Lingrui of the night he and his siblings subdued Wang Lie.

• Yang Lingrui wounded the blood arts demon cultivator, and Huo Yuan and the Northwest cultivators attacked while he was vulnerable.
• The demon cultivator crushed his own heart and dispersed into bloody mist, but Huo Yuan and the others sealed the surrounding space as Yang Lingrui used Blood Condensation to block part of his escape.
• The demon cultivator tried to seep through the spatial walls, while Huo Yuan struggled to damage the mist.
• Yang Lingrui suppressed the demon cultivator's life souls with Blood Condensation and Soul Seizure, then killed him with Fate-Severing Slash.
• The dying demon cultivator threatened the Northwest and proclaimed that his sect's young lord would rule over Azure Waves, reminding Yang Lingrui of the night he and his siblings subdued Wang Lie.

Yang Lingrui attained True Intent during battle, turning the fight against the Demon Sect and confirming Yang Lingqing’s fears that a far greater assault was coming. Yang Lingqing led the Northwestern cultivators east, leaving room for the coming clash between True Intent Cultivators.

• A tiny blood crystal fell into the hardened ground, and the soil soon returned to normal without the battling cultivators noticing.
• Yang Lingrui and eight Northwestern True Intent Cultivators fought the Demon Sect’s last True Intent Cultivator while Yang Lingrui assessed Bai Di’s plan to trap him until reinforcements arrived.
• Yang Lingrui’s attainment of True Intent had killed two Demon Children and one Demon Sect True Intent Cultivator, leaving the last opponent in mortal danger.
• Yang Lingrui told Yang Lingqing that powerful reinforcements from the Demon Soil might reach the Northwest the following day.
• Yang Lingqing recognized that the Demonic Path Young Master’s blood descendants and the lack of further support signaled an impending all-out assault.
• Yang Lingqing had already ordered the Northwestern forces to retreat east toward the Barbarian Lands so they could escape the coming battle between True Intent Cultivators.

Yang Lingrui and the other cultivators rescued Dong Ruoyin and eliminated the last demonic cultivator in the first wave, then hurried east as the Demon Soil prepared a larger invasion. Meanwhile, Bai Di tested the spatial passage, and the Blackwater Demon Lord prepared to enter the Northwest with a crushing debt to the Myriad Corpses Demon Lord.

• Yang Lingrui and eight allies separated the Soul Dao demonic cultivator’s soul from Dong Ruoyin’s, using the Bright Mirror’s power to expose the boundary between them.
• Huo Yuan severed the souls with the Dragon-Slaying Method, and the other six True Intent Cultivators killed the Soul Dao demonic cultivator.
• Yang Lingrui, Huo Yuan, and the others took the Demon Child and moved east, leaving only Two Cats alive among the Demonic Dao’s first-wave raiders.
• Bai Di sent five True Intent Cultivators through the spatial passage to scout, but only one survived and reached the Northwest.
• Bai Di identified the passage’s dangers with the Spirit Eye Method, and Wu Chang reinforced its weak points.
• The Blackwater Demon Lord was identified as the Profound Insight Demon Lord bound for the Northwest, still indebted to the Myriad Corpses Demon Lord for saving his life.

Bai Di questioned Wu Chang about the Demonic Path’s failed surprise attack on the Northwest and the many events that had defied their expectations. Wu Chang realized Bai Di suspected him, leaving their alliance strained as the expedition through the spatial passage continued.

• Wu Chang reassured Bai Di that Blackwater Demon Lord and the others would cross the spatial passage safely.
• Bai Di clarified that he was worried about whether they could conquer the Northwest, but Wu Chang insisted their forces would succeed.
• Bai Di pointed out that the Northwest campaign had stalled and that several forces, including his descendants, had been nearly wiped out.
• Bai Di asked Wu Chang to explain the Northwest cultivators’ rapid response, the assembly of eight native True Intent Cultivators, and Yang Lingrui’s swift return from the Southwest.
• Wu Chang realized Bai Di suspected him and recalled that, despite witnessing the Northwest battlefield, he had not taken part in its unexpected developments.

Bai Di suspected Wu Chang was secretly betting on both sides of the Northwest battle and resolved to alter its course using the power he had accumulated. As the Blackwater Demon Lord arrived, his demon clouds caught up with Yang Lingrui and the others as they headed toward the Eastern Region.

• Bai Di dismissed Wu Chang’s explanation about the Northwest Yang Clan and grew suspicious of his motives.
• Bai Di silently concluded Wu Chang had placed wagers on both sides and began drawing on his accumulated power to change the battle.
• Wu Chang withdrew his spirit body without realizing Bai Di’s suspicions had changed his plans.
• The Blackwater Demon Lord’s arrival caused a spatial tremor that Yang Lingrui and the Northwest cultivators sensed.
• Purple-black demon clouds caught up with Yang Lingrui and the others, and the Blackwater Demon Lord threatened them for killing Demon Soil elites.

Venerable Shuying confronted the Blackwater Demon Lord as he attacked the Northwest, and she used a Fuyao Sect treasure to push back his demonic power. Though Blackwater had fallen from the eighth level to the fourth, he believed the jade Bai Di had given him would ensure the conquest.

• The Blackwater Demon Lord recognized Venerable Shuying as Chu Qingying and taunted her about facing him without Daoist Mingxiao.
• Venerable Shuying drove back Blackwater’s Zhen Xuan power with a crimson Divine Wind and showed that she could wield the Fuyao Sect’s treasure of Dao enlightenment.
• Venerable Shuying challenged Blackwater, saying his current fourth-level cultivation would not make her retreat.
• Blackwater realized the Righteous Path had likely stationed Venerable Shuying in the Northwest as a precaution against a demonic incursion.
• Blackwater gripped the jade Bai Di had given him and trusted that it would secure the conquest of the Northwest.

True Intent cultivators from the Righteous and Demonic Paths clashed as the Demonic Path advanced into the northwest, while the Cambrian gods waited to hear whether Chen Yang would send them into the war. The chapter left Chen Yang yet to issue a decree about their role in the Cambrian Immortal Contest.

• True Intent demonic cultivators left the Northern Wilderness Forest and met Righteous Dao cultivators at the northwest frontline.
• Yang Lingrui joined the battle while the other eight northwest True Intent Cultivators led their main force east toward the barbarians.
• Righteous Dao reinforcements arrived from the east and gradually turned the battle against the demonic cultivators.
• After a True Intent demonic cultivator's Life Tablet shattered, Wu Chang panicked, and Chen Yang let him leave the divine palace.
• Chen Yang told Blood Sun Venerable God that Bai Di and Wu Chang's cooperation would likely end, while the Cambrian gods awaited his orders.

After the Demonic Dao’s Northwest offensive stalled, Wu Chang tried to recover control by sending Bai Di to gather reinforcements and adjusting the spatial passage. As Wu Chang focused on the passage, a mysterious gaze watched him from atop the Azure Flame with growing greed.

• Wu Chang let Bai Di leave because he saw no way to resolve the Northwest stalemate himself or send Bai Di through the one-way spatial passage.
• Wu Chang reflected on how the Demonic Dao’s attack had failed despite his careful plans, and how Venerable Shuying had intercepted the Blackwater Demon Lord.
• Bai Di showed confidence and decisiveness, while Wu Chang returned to the Demon Emperor's Burial Mound and tried to steady himself.
• Wu Chang decided Bai Di could gather Demonic Dao cultivators at the front and help salvage the Northwest campaign.
• Wu Chang stabilized the spatial passage’s karmic forces and tried to shift its exit closer to the righteous cultivators in the Northwest.
• A gaze from atop the Azure Flame watched Wu Chang and showed growing greed.

Old Devil Lang Xiao concealed a rift in the Void Realm starry river when two Void Stepping cultivators arrived to question him about a trace of Canglan Immortal Intent. He misdirected them with a fragment crystal, and they left without discovering what he was hiding.

• Old Devil Lang Xiao concealed the rift in his starry river as two Void Stepping cultivators appeared and asked what trickery he had hidden there.
• The cultivator skilled in divination revealed that he had sensed Canglan Immortal Intent around Lang Xiao while seeking a chance to descend to the lower realm.
• Lang Xiao claimed he had found a fragment crystal of Canglan Immortal Intent and showed its phantom image to the visitors.
• The three cultivators discussed whether the fragment crystal explained the divination, but the visitors could not confirm a connection and departed.

Lang Xiao and the other Treading Void cultivators feared Zhuang Xuanji because her mastery of spatial Daoist Magic made her a threat despite her lower cultivation realm. Her talent, the backing of Lingxiao Dao Academy, and her promising path left her in a position that powerful figures would not dare challenge.

• Lang Xiao grew wary when Zhuang Xuanji's name was mentioned, recalling how quickly she had become feared by veteran Treading Void cultivators.
• The chapter explained that cultivation realm affected the quantity of spatial Daoist Magic, while insight into it could transform a cultivator's combat strength.
• Zhuang Xuanji's profound understanding of spatial Daoist Magic surpassed that of Lang Xiao and the other cultivators, giving her a decisive advantage despite her lower realm.
• Zhuang Xuanji was expected to advance smoothly toward the Perfected Realm of Treading Void because her understanding had already overcome the usual obstacles.
• Lingxiao Dao Academy's powerful Old Ancestor and Zhuang Xuanji's potential made her status in the Void Realm secure from attack by powerful cultivators.

The Old Devil Lang Xiao let two Treading Void cultivators inspect Wu Chang, and the three agreed to seal the fissure and conceal its spatial divine ability. Meanwhile, Bai Di arrived at a frontier battlefield, killed a righteous True Intent cultivator, and ordered the demonic forces to return to the Demon Emperor's Burial Mound.

• The Old Devil Lang Xiao yielded to the two Treading Void cultivators and let them enter the Nebula Void Domain to inspect the fissure.
• The two cultivators recognized Wu Chang as an intelligent object of Creation whose aura indicated the spatial divine ability they sought.
• The Old Devil Lang Xiao and the two cultivators agreed to seal the Immortal Intent fluctuations so others would not discover the fissure.
• Bai Di reached a frontier battlefield through the Demon Soil's teleportation array and killed an early-stage True Intent righteous cultivator with spatial crushing.
• Bai Di asked a True Intent demonic cultivator about the battlefront and ordered him to lead his men back to the Demon Emperor's Burial Mound, following a magic treasure's guidance.

Nangong Moyu and Yi Xuanbai tried to delay Bai Di’s northward advance with layered spatial barriers and two formations. Bai Di broke through their defenses and began absorbing Yi Xuanbai’s soul-targeting killing force, leaving the Formation Cultivator shocked.

• Bai Di’s Spirit-Eye Spell Light shattered Nangong Moyu and Yi Xuanbai’s layered spatial barriers before the Light-Bending Spirit-Concealing Formation stopped it.
• Nangong Moyu and Yi Xuanbai acknowledged Bai Di’s strength and prepared to delay his advance despite expecting they could not defeat him together.
• Bai Di transformed his spell light into a giant axe and cleaved through Yi Xuanbai’s formation.
• Nangong Moyu attacked with Golden Light Subduing Demons as Yi Xuanbai activated his Soul-Devouring Heart-Piercing formation.
• Bai Di stood unharmed within the killing formation and began absorbing and refining its soul-targeting force, shocking Yi Xuanbai.

Nangong Moyu tried to rescue Yi Xuanbai, but Bai Di trapped him with five colored lotus leaves. Nangong Moyu broke free using two powerful family treasures and attacked Bai Di with secret arts.

• Nangong Moyu shattered Bai Di's weapon phantoms and prepared to traverse into the spatial crevice where Yi Xuanbai was in danger.
• Bai Di summoned an emerald lotus leaf against Nangong Moyu, then surrounded him with four more leaves that suppressed his spiritual essence and slowed his mind.
• Nangong Moyu activated a golden cup and golden armor from the Nangong Clan, overcoming the lotus leaves' suppression.
• Nangong Moyu appeared close to Bai Di and used Flowing Light Golden Baleful Shadow and Brilliant Jade Dark-Gold Flame to cut off their space and attack him.
• Nangong Moyu drank all the clear water from the golden cup.

Yi Xuanbai and Nangong Moyu prepared to face Bai Di again after their attacks left him in an abyss, but a strange aura began rising from its depths. They refused to flee because Bai Di could break through to the righteous path’s main battlefield, and a five-colored lotus seat emerged as they braced for what came next.

• Yi Xuanbai used his natal Body Formation to break free from Bai Di’s giant hand and joined Nangong Moyu.
• Yi Xuanbai and Nangong Moyu attacked the abyss, but Bai Di’s aura vanished without convincing them that he was dead.
• A strange aura rose from the abyss as a voice recited, “Five-colored fate, steady the mortal heart. Tread the immortal path, pursue Dao Sheng.”
• Yi Xuanbai and Nangong Moyu chose to stand their ground rather than let Bai Di advance toward the righteous path’s main battlefield.
• A lotus seat surrounded by five-colored divine radiance floated up from the abyss.

Bai Di discovered that the water in Nangong Moyu’s golden cup carried divine power and suspected Nangong Jinghe of breaking the rules by bringing power into the Lower Realm. The chapter revealed that Chen Yang’s invented sensing method had helped Nangong Jinghe refine divine power, and it ended with Bai Di wishing he could confront him and the Dao Academy ancestor.

• Bai Di subdued Nangong Moyu and took his golden armor and cup, then sensed divine power left behind by the water inside.
• Bai Di accused Nangong Jinghe of sending a soul fragment into the Lower Realm and bringing in power from outside Azure Waves.
• Chen Yang’s divine power had originally been left in a spirit ore, and Nangong Jinghe had learned to refine it using Chen Yang’s invented method.
• Nangong Jinghe overcame the method’s contradictions through his exceptional cultivation talent, impressing Chen Yang.
• Nangong Jinghe shared refined divine power with his clan, and Bai Di lamented that he could not test Nangong Jinghe and the Dao Academy ancestor himself.

Bai Di faced the Immortal Estate cultivators and effortlessly absorbed their Metal Dao attack, admiring the Five Elements Dharma Disc. As the cultivators prepared to use all five elements against him, Bai Di welcomed the chance to witness more of Azure Waves’ Dao arts.

• Bai Di examined the Immortal Estate’s Five Elements Dharma Disc and reflected on the scarcity of complete Five Elements inheritances in the Vast Sea Demonic Land.
• Three Metal Dao cultivators attacked Bai Di with the Dharma Disc’s Thousand Blades Break Demons technique.
• Bai Di caught the golden spears with a crimson lotus leaf, shattered the attack, and absorbed its spiritual breath into the lotus.
• The leading Immortal Estate cultivator steadied the others and ordered them to use Five Elements rotation to delay Bai Di.
• Bai Di praised the cultivators as the Dharma Disc gathered the Five Elements spirits, and he eagerly awaited their full power.