Chapter Summaries

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.

Han Xiangzi slaughtered the Devil Race disciples and sensed a sinister figure in the valley, while Nüwa visited Ao Changsheng to question his plans for Han Xiangzi and negotiate her help in killing him. The chapter left Ao Changsheng facing Nüwa’s demand to become his disciple and learn his cultivation methods.

• Han Xiangzi killed the Devil Race leader and his followers after they begged for mercy and tried to flee.
• Han Xiangzi heard a faint sound from the valley and spotted a short, gaunt figure with sinister blue eyes standing in a tree.
• Nüwa asked Ao Changsheng about Han Xiangzi’s disturbance at the Western Queen Mother’s hall, and Ao Changsheng concealed that he had prompted it.
• Nüwa offered to help kill Han Xiangzi if Ao Changsheng answered her questions and met her conditions.
• Ao Changsheng admitted Han Xiangzi had a connection to him and said Han had acted on orders from the Jade Emperor.
• Nüwa asked Ao Changsheng to take her as his disciple and teach her Daoist Cultivation Methods, and he reluctantly agreed to consider it.

Nüwa persuaded Ao Changsheng to show her the Yin-Yang Mirror and learned about the powerful Yin-Yang Millstone within it. Ao Changsheng gave her the treasure, and Nüwa left for the Daoist great hall with it.

• Nüwa asked Ao Changsheng to show her a Dao artifact, and he revealed the Heavenly Gang Yin-Yang Mirror.
• Nüwa recognized the mirror and described how its Yin-Yang Millstone gathered yin and yang energies into a powerful force.
• Ao Changsheng warned Nüwa that the mirror could devour cultivation, but she examined it with her divine sense anyway.
• Nüwa praised the millstone and asked Ao Changsheng to give it to her, while secretly planning to claim it after reaching the Innate Daluo realm.
• Ao Changsheng tossed Nüwa the Yin-Yang Mirror, and she left his residence for the Daoist great hall.

Nüwa told Heavenly Venerable Daode that she had made progress refining the Yin-Yang Millstone, while Ao Changsheng and the Daoist Sages plotted against her. After hearing their plans, Yang Jian decided to target Heavenly Venerable Daode and seize the Dao Ancestor’s inheritance.

• Nüwa told Heavenly Venerable Daode that she had healed and refined a third of the Yin-Yang Millstone’s Divine Sense.
• Ao Changsheng called Nüwa ungrateful and offered to capture her, then vanished to make his move.
• Heavenly Venerable Daode and Heavenly Lord Daode discussed Nüwa’s possession of the Daoist treasure and expected the Dao Ancestor to support the Dao Clan.
• Yang Jian overheard the conversations and resolved to kill Heavenly Venerable Daode to claim the Dao Ancestor’s inheritance.

Yang Jian confronted Ao Changsheng, who coveted the Yin-Yang Mirror and believed he could claim the Dao Ancestor’s inheritance. Yang Jian unleashed a terrifying presence that shocked Ao Changsheng, who summoned a black spear as their battle began.

• Heavenly Venerable Daode saw Yang Jian growing tempted by the prospect of advancing through the Dao Ancestor’s favor and decided to show him no mercy.
• Yang Jian challenged Ao Changsheng, who threatened to kill him and refine him into the Yin-Yang Mirror’s power.
• Ao Changsheng boasted that he would claim the Dao Ancestor’s inheritance and become a Quasi-Sage, while Yang Jian mocked his ambition.
• Ao Changsheng released his Quasi-Sage presence, but Yang Jian answered that Ao Changsheng could not kill him and unleashed a presence that darkened heaven and earth.
• Ao Changsheng was shocked by Yang Jian’s power, then summoned a black spear marked with eerie runes.

Yang Jian unleashed his power against Ao Changsheng, smashing the Black Sha Spear with a punch before enduring its devastating counterattack. He continued fighting with the Black Dragon Saber and Primordial purple Qi as Ao Changsheng pressed him, while the onlookers watched for a chance to escape.

• Ao Changsheng revealed the Black Sha Spear, a top-tier holy weapon, and sent a Dao-transformed body to wear Yang Jian down.
• Yang Jian surged with Primordial purple Qi and smashed the Black Sha Spear in two with a single punch, breaking a knuckle in the process.
• Ao Changsheng attacked again, and the collision sent Yang Jian staggering back with burst blood vessels and blood at his mouth.
• The onlookers discussed Yang Jian's chances and hoped he could hold Ao Changsheng off long enough for them to escape.
• Yang Jian fought back with the Black Dragon Saber and Primordial purple Qi, blocking Ao Changsheng's attack and countering with a punch that tore through the void.

Yang Jian fought through the thirty-fifth stage, surviving the terrifying power of a Saint Venerable projection but finding that his attacks barely affected the barrier protecting the stage. He poured his strength into a pillar of light and emerged with a bizarre black axe, which he praised as a formidable spiritual treasure.

• Yang Jian used Primordial purple Qi and a trace of the Power of Chaos to repel the Saint Venerable projection’s attack, then reflected on how far its strength exceeded his own.
• Yang Jian pushed through the shattered spaces and reached the barrier before the thirty-fifth stage.
• Yang Jian’s strongest strikes cracked the barrier’s defensive light shield but failed to destroy it, leaving his hand aching.
• Yang Jian decided to stake everything on reaching the pillar of light before anyone else and charged into it.
• Yang Jian emerged holding a massive black axe covered in ancient formation patterns and praised its power.

Yang Jian entered another trial space and confronted several people who wanted to claim a spirit treasure and kill him. He defeated two attackers and demanded to know who they were and why they were hunting him.

• Yang Jian tested the spirit treasure’s power, then moved into another space and found several people there.
• The group threatened Yang Jian and demanded answers, but he proposed that they cooperate to overcome the trial.
• When they refused and attacked, Yang Jian struck the young man first and sent him flying.
• The young man swallowed a pill and charged again, but Yang Jian killed him with the Hongjun Sword.
• Yang Jian blocked another attacker’s spear, knocked him back, and asked who the group was and why they were hunting him.

Yang Jian killed a young attacker and learned from his Storage Ring that the man belonged to the Immortal Spirit Clan. He then used the Xuanming Spear against the remaining enemy as the black-robed elder watched in shock.

• Yang Jian struck the young man with the Hongjun Sword, wounding him as he tried to flee.
• Yang Jian unleashed the Nine Provinces Cauldron and crushed the young man into a mist of blood.
• Yang Jian took the young man's Storage Ring and learned that he was from the Immortal Spirit Clan.
• Yang Jian pierced the young man with the Xuanming Spear, astonishing the black-robed elder.
• Yang Jian sent the Xuanming Spear flying toward the remaining enemy, where it multiplied into countless afterimages.

Yang Jian entered the sealed cave and used the Sword-Ray to learn the Heavenly Martial Spear Technique, then discovered an ancient divine-iron stele in the valley. When he touched a groove on the stele, a blood-red mark appeared on his forehead and the stele unleashed a pillar of light that shook the valley.

• Yang Jian pierced the young man through again, pinned him to a rock, and continued deeper into the valley.
• Yang Jian used the Xuanming Instruction to break open the mountain wall and entered the cave.
• Yang Jian saw an image of himself in his mind and learned that the Sword-Ray contained the Heavenly Martial Spear Technique from the Heavenly Martial Divine Domain.
• Yang Jian found a massive divine-iron stele and noticed a groove carved into its surface.
• Yang Jian pressed his palm against the groove, causing a blood-red symbol to appear on his forehead as his true dragon blood flowed into the stele.
• The stele emitted a brilliant light and a blood-red pillar shot into the clouds, shaking the valley and frightening Yang Jian.

Yang Jian discovered that the stone stele marked the heart of the Heavenly Martial Divine Domain, where the mysterious man confronted him. After a fierce battle, Yang Jian summoned the Hongmeng Purple Gold Pagoda and suppressed his opponent beneath it.

• Yang Jian deduced that the stone stele stood at the heart of the Heavenly Martial Divine Domain and the headquarters of the Divine Domain Alliance.
• The mysterious man appeared, recognized Yang Jian, and challenged him to a fight.
• The mysterious man struck Yang Jian with his bronze halberd, sending him into the mountainside and making him cough up blood.
• Yang Jian and the mysterious man fought in midair, but Yang Jian remained at a disadvantage.
• Yang Jian summoned the Hongmeng Purple Gold Pagoda and crushed the mysterious man beneath it.