Recaps

Tieguai Li brought Han Zhongli through a portal to a dangerous desert, where he promised not to harm the person they sought. As Tieguai Li crossed a stone bridge alone, a green-robed elder recognized his cultivation but then froze in disbelief at something ahead.

• Tieguai Li opened a portal with the Blood Spirit Pearl, and Han Zhongli reluctantly followed him through.
• Tieguai Li and Han Zhongli arrived in a desert filled with powerful Demon Beasts and Yao Qi.
• Tieguai Li assured Han Zhongli that he would not harm the person they sought and promised to spare Han Zhongli’s life.
• Tieguai Li formed a stone bridge across a cliff and told Han Zhongli to wait while he went ahead alone.
• A green-robed elder saw Tieguai Li crossing the bridge, disparaged his strength, and pursued him before freezing in shock.

He Xiangu killed a green-robed Demon Race elder who was overseeing the Demon Race’s plans, revealing that he possessed the legendary Three Lives Pearl. The Azure Lotus Immortal Emperor and his junior brother then appeared to oppose the elder, who challenged them over making an enemy of their sect.

• He Xiangu seized and crushed the green-robed elder, identifying herself as the Human Race’s Holy Maiden and Tieguai Li’s wife.
• The elder’s body became a giant skeleton bearing the Three Lives Pearl, startling the onlookers.
• A gigantic fist struck the Three Lives Pearl as the Azure Lotus Immortal Emperor emerged from the void.
• The Azure Lotus Immortal Emperor’s junior brother appeared beside her, and the green-robed elder demanded to know whether they meant to antagonize his sect.

The blue-robed elder and Patriarch Azure Cloud confronted the Azure Lotus Immortal Emperor and He Xiangu, while cultivators fled the escalating battle. He Xiangu fought back against the Azure Lotus Immortal Ancestor cultivators and prepared to counter Patriarch Azure Lotus’s sword strike with a ball of lightning.

• The blue-robed elder warned the Azure Lotus Immortal Emperor not to interfere, then unleashed devouring power from the Azure Lotus Immortal Emperor Seal.
• Patriarch Azure Cloud confronted He Xiangu and ordered the Azure Lotus Immortal Ancestor cultivators to attack her.
• He Xiangu summoned a purple spear and killed many of the attackers with its destructive power.
• Patriarch Azure Lotus formed a gigantic Azure Lotus Sword and slashed at He Xiangu.
• He Xiangu gathered purple divine lightning into a ball and sent it toward the incoming sword.

He Xiangu blocked Patriarch Azure Lotus’s opening attack, but he pressed her with a powerful storm of sword strikes while Lü Dongbin realized the patriarch had reached the Saint Emperor Realm. He Xiangu remained calm and taunted him, hoping to hold out until Lü Dongbin emerged from seclusion.

• He Xiangu shattered Patriarch Azure Lotus’s attack, while his subordinates were injured by the clash.
• Patriarch Azure Lotus praised He Xiangu’s strength, but she and others condemned his ambush and called him shameless.
• Patriarch Azure Lotus grew enraged and attacked He Xiangu with a series of powerful Azure Lotus sword strikes.
• Lü Dongbin and the others saw the attack from a distant valley and realized Patriarch Azure Lotus had broken through to the Saint Emperor Realm.
• He Xiangu stayed composed before the incoming sword-rays and told Patriarch Azure Lotus he overestimated his strength.

He Xiangu effortlessly swallowed Patriarch Azure Lotus's Sword-Ray with a purple lightning technique, stunning him and revealing that she had an even stronger move. Patriarch Azure Lotus refused to back down and prepared to unleash the Ninth Level of the Azure Lotus Sword Technique to kill her and avenge his disciple.

• He Xiangu's fiery True Essence Phoenix collided with Patriarch Azure Lotus's Sword-Ray, and the violent aftershocks sent Lü Dongbin and the others flying and injured them.
• He Xiangu formed a purple sphere of lightning around herself and pointed at the incoming Sword-Ray, causing it to vanish into her purple light.
• Patriarch Azure Lotus reacted with disbelief as He Xiangu dismissed his attack and warned that her strongest move could defeat him.
• Patriarch Azure Lotus grew furious and resolved to unleash the Ninth Level of the Azure Lotus Sword Technique to kill He Xiangu and avenge his disciple.

He Xiangu wielded the Ten Thousand Demons Sword and wounded Patriarch Azure Lotus, but he overpowered her and sent her flying. Old Daoist White Brow helped her escape with him toward the South Sea, while Patriarch Azure Lotus pursued them and attacked with azure needles.

• He Xiangu revealed the Ten Thousand Demons Sword and fought Patriarch Azure Lotus, whose defenses initially withstood her attacks.
• He Xiangu unleashed a barrage of sword light that broke Patriarch Azure Lotus's spells and cut him with several bloody gashes.
• Patriarch Azure Lotus struck He Xiangu with a gale and sent her flying, leaving her badly injured.
• Old Daoist White Brow used a cloud of white smoke to trick Patriarch Azure Lotus, then fled with He Xiangu as he pursued them toward the South Sea.
• Patriarch Azure Lotus threatened He Xiangu and fired countless azure needles from his horsetail whisk as she dodged.

He Xiangu and Old Daoist White Brow escaped Patriarch Azure Lotus and set out for the Nine Provinces to rescue her master. On the way, they found a badly wounded old man who appeared to have deliberately waited for them to discover him.

• He Xiangu repelled Patriarch Azure Lotus’s azure needles, and Old Daoist White Brow helped her drive him away.
• He Xiangu and Old Daoist White Brow agreed to hurry to the Nine Provinces, rescue her master, and destroy Azure Lotus Island.
• A black-clad woman aboard a ship absorbed black mist and advanced to the peak of the Yin-Yang Realm while a sleazy young master plotted to capture her and exploit her body.
• He Xiangu, Old Daoist White Brow, and a girl traveled through a jungle toward the Southern Wilderness.
• The group found a dying old man beneath a willow tree, and He Xiangu realized he had intentionally stopped resisting so they would bring him back.

He Xiangu and Old Daoist White Brow reached the Southern Wilderness after she burned the injured old man and recovered her damaged Black Sha Demonic Pill. They found the aftermath of a battle and discovered fragments of Old Monster Black Sha's pill, which He Xiangu hoped to devour to advance her cultivation.

• He Xiangu used black flames to burn the injured old man, then formed her remaining Black Sha Qi into a diminished Black Sha Demonic Pill.
• Old Daoist White Brow praised He Xiangu for defeating Patriarch Azure Lotus, and they traveled for six days and nights to reach the Southern Wilderness.
• He Xiangu and Old Daoist White Brow continued across the Southern Wilderness and found a vast plain scarred by a recent battle.
• He Xiangu identified scattered bone fragments as pieces of the Black Sha Demonic Pill and suspected someone had seized Old Monster Black Sha's corpse.
• He Xiangu grew eager to devour the pill fragments, believing they could greatly improve her cultivation and perhaps let her reach the Golden Immortal Realm.

Han Xiangzi stole the Black Sha Demonic Pill and attacked He Xiangu, but an azure-robed man intervened to protect her. After the two men clashed, Han Xiangzi recovered and challenged his opponent as the confrontation continued.

• He Xiangu reached for the Black Sha Demonic Pill, but Han Xiangzi appeared and stole it from her.
• Han Xiangzi overwhelmed He Xiangu with his killing pressure and moved to seize her, but an elderly woman hurled a boulder at him.
• Han Xiangzi revealed that he was Old Monster Black Sha's disciple and demanded the pill; He Xiangu claimed protection as the He Immortal Sect master's daughter.
• Han Xiangzi kicked He Xiangu into the forest, prompting an azure-robed man to attack him with Sword Qi.
• Han Xiangzi blocked the azure-robed man's sword strike with a punch, was forced back, then sneered at the man's threat to destroy him.

Daoist Zhunti trapped Han Xiangzi and his companions beneath earth and stone before leaving, and the Western Sage let them go. After evading the Western Sect’s search, Han Xiangzi and the others followed Zhunti’s group into a city, where the group was admitted through the gates.

• Daoist Zhunti attacked Han Xiangzi and his companions with golden chains and a giant sword, enclosing them in earth and stone when Han Xiangzi’s flames destroyed the chains.
• Mister Xiyou arrived, and the Western Sage chose not to interfere after Han Xiangzi explained that they were cultivators seeking immortality.
• He Xiangu and the others escaped the cave abode, hid in a valley, and avoided the Western Sect’s search party.
• Han Xiangzi and his companions followed Zhunti and his group to a city, where the guards opened the gates and let them enter.

Zhunti taunted Mahāvairocana Tathagata at a tavern near the Heavenly Court until their quarrel turned into a fight. The onlookers mocked Zhunti after Mahāvairocana Tathagata revealed that his apparent praise had actually been an insult.

• Zhunti asked Mahāvairocana Tathagata about the tavern’s distance from the Heavenly Court and insisted they would visit the Western Queen Mother together.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata grew angry, but an old monk stopped him from drawing his sword against Zhunti.
• Zhunti offered Mahāvairocana Tathagata three million taels in silver notes for the wine, then mocked him for thinking himself important.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata attacked Zhunti with his monk’s staff, and the two fought as the tavern’s patrons watched.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata praised Zhunti, then revealed that he had been calling Zhunti a buffoon, prompting the onlookers to laugh at him.

Mahāvairocana Tathagata challenged Zhunti to a fight while the surrounding Buddhist figures condemned him and questioned his loyalty. Mahāvairocana Tathagata defended his actions by revealing that he had risked his life to bring his master back to Buddhism, leaving the crowd astonished.

• Mahāvairocana Tathagata and Zhunti exchanged taunts and fought evenly, blocking each other's attacks with a staff and pagoda.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata attacked Zhunti again, while Zhunti mocked him and the surrounding people berated Mahāvairocana Tathagata for his conduct.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata agreed to prove himself against Zhunti and promised to accept the consequences if he lost, as long as Zhunti spared his friends.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata erupted at his critics and said he had risked his life to bring his master back to Buddhism.
• The crowd reacted with disbelief when Mahāvairocana Tathagata said he had come to the Heavenly Emperor's birthday banquet to return to Buddhism.

Mahāvairocana Tathagata attacked the Buddhist Order after its members rejected him and condemned his claim to return as their master. He faced their taunts and accusations with fury, and the chapter left the confrontation unresolved.

• The Buddhist Order members insulted Mahāvairocana Tathagata, who threatened to kill them and struck with a powerful palm attack.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata's attack destroyed nearby houses, and the members reacted with alarm at his strength and cultivation.
• The members rejected his claim to Buddhism's legacy and accused him of stealing it, provoking his anger.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata told them not to insult his master and demanded an explanation, while they mocked his current cultivation and refused to accept him as their master.

Mahāvairocana Tathagata, consumed by anger and inner demons, attacked the crowd after they mocked him and rejected his offer to become their master. He dismissed their threats and believed his power and secret technique would let him defeat them.

• The crowd mocked Mahāvairocana Tathagata and refused to become his disciples, provoking him to attack.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata struck at the crowd, whose members dodged and used spiritual power to defend themselves.
• Han Xiangzi warned Mahāvairocana Tathagata that inner demons had taken hold of him, but Mahāvairocana Tathagata rejected the warning and attacked again.
• The crowd cursed Mahāvairocana Tathagata and threatened to join forces against him, while he insisted they could not defeat him.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata looked down on the crowd, confident in his status as a Devil Race prodigy and his powerful secret technique.

Mahāvairocana Tathagata fought off the cultivators who tried to join forces against him, overpowering Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu. He left the pair badly wounded as the battle continued.

• The cultivators agreed to attack Mahāvairocana Tathagata together, hoping to claim his treasures and cultivation method.
• Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu attacked Mahāvairocana Tathagata, but he neutralized Han Xiangzi’s divine sword with a punch.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata charged at Han Xiangzi and swung his fists at him.
• He Xiangu and Han Xiangzi blocked Mahāvairocana Tathagata with their divine artifacts, but his golden energy sphere struck them and left both spitting blood.

Han Xiangzi and the other cultivators attacked Mahāvairocana Tathagata, but he overwhelmed Han Xiangzi and left him severely injured. Ao Changsheng revealed the threat’s origins and gave He Xiangu a fly-whisk before they returned to the Southern Wilderness to save the cultivators.

• Han Xiangzi led the cultivators in an assault on Mahāvairocana Tathagata, who used teleportation to attack and severed one of Han Xiangzi’s arms.
• Mahāvairocana Tathagata struck Han Xiangzi into a tree and left him badly injured while the other cultivators attacked.
• A flash of white light brought Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu back to the Daoist sanctuary, where they met Ao Changsheng.
• Ao Changsheng explained that Mahāvairocana Tathagata was a demonic-obstruction body split from the Tathagata and that their encounter was a destined tribulation.
• Ao Changsheng gave He Xiangu the Clear Heaven Fly-Whisk, and Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu left to return to the Southern Wilderness and save the cultivators.

Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu found cultivators captured by Demon Cultivators and returned to gather help, while Han Xiangzi used an Essence-Gathering Pill and promised Spirit Stones to organize a rescue. The group prepared to set out the next morning, though their destination and plan remained confused.

• Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu found wounded cultivators and saw Demon Cultivators bind them with Demon-Binding Ropes before throwing them into a valley.
• He Xiangu and Han Xiangzi returned to the Southern Wilderness and told the gathered cultivators what had happened.
• Han Xiangzi revealed an Essence-Gathering Pill that could temporarily increase cultivation and proposed rescuing the captives.
• Han Xiangzi showed the group Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag, and the cultivators agreed to follow his lead.
• He Xiangu suggested that everyone rest and set out in the morning, and the group prepared for the rescue.
• The next morning, Han Xiangzi said they would check on the captives before heading to the Southern Wilderness, while another Demon Cultivator proposed going there first.

Han Xiangzi led the cultivators into the Southern Wilderness, claiming they would conceal their tracks and rescue their injured companions. After he killed a Demon Beast with one spear, He Xiangu discovered tokens pointing to the Demon Cultivator Hall.

• Han Xiangzi used concealment talismans to lead the cultivators toward the Southern Wilderness, where they camped and discussed trapping the Demon Cultivator with a formation and secret technique.
• A gigantic Demon Beast confronted the group, and Han Xiangzi killed it with a single spear thrust.
• A cultivator suggested seizing the Demon Cultivator's Nascent Soul, so Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu made a plan and searched the remains and belongings for useful items.
• He Xiangu found a token marked Demon Cultivator Hall, recorded the location, and collected the other Demon Cultivator tokens.

He Xiangu entered the Demon Cultivator Hall with Han Xiangzi to search for treasures, but they found it empty before Hei Sha appeared and confronted them. Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu fought Hei Sha and the other Demon Cultivators, ending in a hard-fought stalemate.

• He Xiangu joined Han Xiangzi to search the Demon Cultivator Hall, but the great hall appeared empty despite the Nascent Souls she had sensed earlier.
• Hei Sha, a Nascent Soul Realm guard, appeared and accused Han Xiangzi of trespassing and killing tens of thousands of Demon Cultivator Hall disciples.
• Han Xiangzi challenged Hei Sha, while He Xiangu warned that a Peak Spirit Transformation Demon Cultivator guarded the hall.
• Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu fought Hei Sha and the other Demon Cultivators, and the two sides remained evenly matched.

Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu accidentally entered Mo Zhang’s cave abode and discovered that he was a powerful devil. Mo Zhang overwhelmed them in battle, and Han Xiangzi unleashed his Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Forms as the fight continued.

• Mo Zhang emerged from his cave and demanded Han Xiangzi and He Xiangu surrender their Primordial Spirits.
• He Xiangu recognized Mo Zhang as a devil, and Han Xiangzi’s Law Treasure was shattered by Mo Zhang’s saber.
• He Xiangu raised a lotus barrier, but Mo Zhang broke it and wounded her.
• Han Xiangzi tried to fight Mo Zhang alone, but was knocked down and forced to dodge a barrage of saber images.
• Han Xiangzi unleashed the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Forms, gathered Spiritual Qi, and began forming a massive sun in the air.

Han Xiangzi defeated Mo Zhang with a series of attacks and sealed him inside the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Cauldron. Exhausted, Han Xiangzi left the valley and found that the dissipated devil sha Qi had revealed a bloodied swamp strewn with corpses.

• Han Xiangzi used the sun to wound Mo Zhang, who was shocked that Han had recovered from his earlier injuries.
• Mo Zhang attacked with black saber shadows, but Han Xiangzi defended himself and sent a Jiaolong apparition against him; Mo Zhang eventually shattered it.
• Han Xiangzi struck Mo Zhang with pitch-black lightning, then summoned the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Cauldron and sealed him inside it.
• Han Xiangzi, drained by the fight, left the valley as its devil sha Qi dissipated and the surrounding landscape changed into a corpse-filled swamp.
• Han Xiangzi looked up at a hillside covered with withered, cracked corpses.

Han Xiangzi discovered that the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Cauldron was missing and that a horde of Devil Sha Devil Soldiers had overrun his home. He unleashed his Nascent Soul and a devastating sword strike, leaving the swamp in ruins as the Devil Sha Devil Soldiers fled.

• Han Xiangzi used medicinal pills made from Mo Zhang's remains to replenish the Devil Qi sustaining his Devil Incantation.
• Han Xiangzi noticed the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Cauldron was missing and found dense Devil Sha Qi pouring from a pitch-black cave.
• Han Xiangzi released his Nascent Soul, which transformed into a giant bear and attacked the swamp with powerful fists.
• Han Xiangzi summoned a purplish-red sword and unleashed a lightning-infused Sword Qi strike that destroyed the surrounding area.
• The Devil Sha Devil Soldiers spotted Han Xiangzi, cried out, and fled.

Han Xiangzi escaped the Devil Sha Army and the Heavenly Devil Ape, then discovered a spirit crystal stone that suggested someone was refining Spirit Artifacts on Heavenly Demon Sect territory. Several dark figures surrounded him, leaving him facing an unknown group of cultivators.

• Han Xiangzi killed several hundred Devil Sha Devil Soldiers, absorbed their Devil Sha Qi, and advanced to within half a step of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
• The Devil Sha Army ambushed Han Xiangzi with several thousand Devil Sha Devil Soldiers, but he killed them and vanished into the woods.
• The Heavenly Devil Ape appeared, vowed to capture Han Xiangzi, and pursued him across the swamp.
• Han Xiangzi reached a city, stored several thousand newly formed Devil Sha Devil Soldiers, and drank spirit liquid to strengthen his body.
• Han Xiangzi found a spirit crystal stone and realized someone was refining Spirit Artifacts on Heavenly Demon Sect territory.
• Several dark figures surrounded Han Xiangzi, who demanded to know who they were.

Han Xiangzi faced an attack by powerful Devil Race cultivators in Qing Province City and fought back with his giant axe and fist. After destroying the first wave, he confronted dozens more black meteors whose attackers' identities and purpose remained unclear.

• Black-clad cultivators threatened Han Xiangzi, while an eighth-grade devil wolf appeared and attacked the area.
• Thirteen Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators and two Foundation Establishment cultivators descended and killed the devil wolves.
• A black pillar of light destroyed a carriage, and a Qi Refining Twelfth Layer man emerged from the wreckage as the black-robed old man threatened Han Xiangzi.
• Han Xiangzi charged the Devil Race cultivators and cut them down with a series of giant-axe strikes.
• Dozens of black meteors flew toward Han Xiangzi, who smashed them with a punch and wondered who the attackers were and why they had come to Qing Province City.

Han Xiangzi fought the Devil Wolf Sect cultivators who threatened Qing Province City, killing their leader’s companions with overwhelming force. He confronted the wounded leader and declared that he would pay for the attack.

• Seven or eight Devil Wolf Sect cultivators confronted Han Xiangzi and threatened to destroy Qing Province City by dawn.
• Han Xiangzi rejected their demands and struck the leader’s sword aside, wounding him.
• Han Xiangzi refused He Xiangu’s offer to help, then charged the leader and cut a huge hole in his chest.
• The remaining Devil Race disciples attacked Han Xiangzi, who enlarged his axe and killed them with a single blow.
• The wounded leader asked who Han Xiangzi was, and Han Xiangzi said the leader must die for his actions.