Chapter Summaries

Yang Jian fought Yuding True Person, who sought to test his strength, then entered the Primordial purple qi Space to refine its qi. Yuding True Person tried to stop him from breaking free, but his spear attack failed to pierce the barrier.

• Yuding True Person wounded Yang Jian, then challenged him to a sparring match to temper his cultivation.
• Yang Jian and Yuding True Person exchanged powerful attacks, and both were forced back by their clash.
• Yang Jian entered the Primordial purple qi Space and continued refining the qi inside him.
• Yuding True Person realized Yang Jian was inside the space and feared he would escape and seek revenge.
• Yuding True Person thrust his spear at the Primordial purple qi barrier, but the attack failed to break through.

Yang Jian and Yuding True Person fought as Yuding tried to kill him and escape the formation. Yang Jian wounded Yuding with the Soul-Slaying Slash, leaving Yuding stunned by his strength.

• Yang Jian attacked Yuding True Person with his twin swords, and their weapons clashed.
• Yang Jian unleashed the Chaos Divine Art, manifesting a golden divine dragon and shocking Yuding with his power.
• Yuding True Person summoned his pagoda and used its suction force to press down on Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian used the Soul-Slaying Slash, shattering the surrounding space and striking Yuding's black light.
• The attack sent Yuding flying and left him vomiting blood as he stared at Yang Jian in disbelief.

Yang Jian fought Yuding True Person in the valley, repeatedly overpowering his attacks with the Purple Extremity Devil Sword. After a clash unleashed a devastating shock wave, Yuding True Person threatened to kill Yang Jian and Great Emperor Yuyao.

• Yuding True Person attacked Yang Jian with his pagoda, but Yang Jian blocked it and mocked him.
• Yang Jian struck Yuding True Person with the Purple Extremity Devil Sword, sending him flying and making him spit blood.
• Yuding True Person released a black spider from a pill, but Yang Jian shattered it with a sword strike.
• Yuding True Person raised the pagoda’s power as Yang Jian slashed at him, and their clash triggered an explosion that engulfed the valley.
• Yuding True Person threatened Yang Jian and Great Emperor Yuyao, then renewed his attack.

Yang Jian overpowered Yuding True Person’s pagoda and revealed that he possessed Heaven Grade and God Grade Spirit Artifacts. Yuding True Person then unleashed a powerful ring and another attack, which Yang Jian failed to neutralize with his fists.

• Yuding True Person’s azure attack struck Yang Jian, but left him unharmed.
• Yang Jian cut Yuding True Person’s pagoda in two with the Purple Extremity Devil Sword and explained that he possessed a Heaven Grade Spirit Artifact and a God Grade Spirit Artifact.
• Yuding True Person attacked with the pagoda again, but Yang Jian shattered his power with a punch and charged at him.
• Yuding True Person used a ring to project a beam of pressure over Yang Jian, then launched another attack.
• Yang Jian put the Purple Extremity Devil Sword into the Chaos Bell and punched at Yuding True Person’s attack, but his force was neutralized.

Yang Jian fought Yuding True Person, whose strength and Jade Void Sect reinforcements forced Yang Jian to rely on the Chaos Bell. After Yang Jian badly injured him, Yuding True Person unleashed another powerful treasure, leaving Yang Jian facing a new attack.

• Yang Jian endured Yuding True Person's energy attack and revealed his intention to kill him.
• Yuding True Person summoned disciples of the Jade Void Sect to surround and exterminate Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian summoned the Chaos Bell and activated its defensive formation as he prepared to escape.
• Yuding True Person attacked with the Seven-Colored Poison Blade, but Yang Jian struck him with the Chaos Bell and gravely injured him.
• Yuding True Person used a token to summon a long dragon of terrifying energy that locked onto Yang Jian.

Yang Jian escaped Yuding True Person after their clash, while Dijun visited Ao Changsheng’s Dao field to discuss their conflict and the Three Realms. Dijun headed to the Heavenly Court, and Ao Changsheng hinted that he might not leave easily.

• Yang Jian merged into the void to flee, but Yuding True Person used a token to force him out and pursued him after their exchange of blows.
• Yang Jian taunted Yuding True Person and flew away, while Yuding True Person chased him in a rage despite his own injuries.
• Dijun asked Ao Changsheng whether he would intervene in the Three Realms’ affairs, and Ao Changsheng warned him against going too far.
• Ao Changsheng questioned Dijun about Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s relationship with Yang Jian, then let Dijun leave for the Heavenly Court.
• After Dijun arrived at the Heavenly Court and knocked at its gate, Ao Changsheng privately predicted that he would not leave easily.

Dijun brought Yuding True Person to West Ox Hezhou to hear about Yang Chan, while Yuding summoned the Heavenly Court’s immortals and warned that the court stood on the brink of collapse. The immortals blamed Yang Chan and agreed to unite against the Demon Race, just as Dijun had intended.

• Dijun asked Yuding True Person about Yang Chan’s sacrifice and took him to West Ox Hezhou to bring her to Yaochi.
• As Dijun and Yuding arrived, Heavenly Court residents speculated about their visit and the court’s troubles.
• Yuding gathered the immortals and declared that the Heavenly Court faced imminent collapse.
• The immortals blamed Yang Chan for the crisis and agreed to join forces against the Demon Race.
• Dijun smiled coldly, pleased that the immortals had agreed to support his plans.

Dijun gathered the Heavenly Court immortals and pressured them to unite against the Demon Race, which had begun attacking the Mortal Realm. At the Heavenly Court, Yuding True Person and Sun Wukong steered the discussion toward the invasion, temporarily setting aside the immortals’ plans to surrender authority.

• Dijun convinced the immortals to travel to the Heavenly Court and confront the Demon Race crisis together.
• Dijun left Sun Wukong behind to guard Yang Chan, but Sun Wukong followed him despite his anger.
• Yuding True Person and Dijun went to the Heavenly Court, where Yuding True Person announced that the Demon Race had attacked the Mortal Realm.
• Sun Wukong suggested the attack might be a diversion, while some immortals proposed retiring and handing authority to younger disciples.
• Dijun urged the immortals to focus on stopping the invasion, and Yuding True Person agreed to postpone discussion of the Heavenly Court’s internal affairs.

Sun Wukong and the immortals agreed to organize forces to defend the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and support the Heavenly Court against the Demon Race. Yang Jian then revealed a plan to take the initiative and lead an army into the Demon Race’s heartland, despite concerns about his unrecovered cultivation.

• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi urged the immortals to plan an attack on the Mortal Realm, and Sun Wukong challenged Yuding True Person’s doubts about the Heavenly Court’s ability to defeat the Demon Race.
• Yuding True Person promised to find a weakness in the Demon Race’s attack, then ordered the immortals to gather their elites into a defensive force and send a hundred thousand troops to support the Heavenly Court.
• Yuding True Person left to cultivate, while Sun Wukong and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi departed to deal with the crisis.
• At the Jade Sovereign Palace, Cult Master Tongtian asked Yang Jian what to do after the Heavenly Court’s main forces left, and Yang Jian said they had to take the initiative.
• Yang Jian told Ancestor Hongjun that he would lead troops to camp outside the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains and stop the Demon Race’s invasion.
• Yang Jian said he had asked Sun Wukong to lead ten thousand Demon Race soldiers with him into the Demon Race’s heartland, while Ancestor Hongjun commanded from the rear.

Yang Jian arranged for Sun Wukong and the Great Thunderclap Monastery to help counter the Demon Race and gather intelligence on its strength. Celestial Venerable Yuanshi agreed to establish a Buddhist Order branch in Demon Race territory, while Yang Jian waited for more information before deciding how to proceed.

• Yang Jian asked Cult Master Tongtian to prepare an investigation into the Demon Race and send its findings to the Heavenly Court.
• Ancestor Hongjun found Sun Wukong with Celestial Venerable Yuanshi and relayed Yang Jian's request for the monastery to send forces against the Demon Race.
• Sun Wukong persuaded Celestial Venerable Yuanshi to help, and Ancestor Hongjun explained Yang Jian's plan to them.
• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi agreed to organize the operation and proposed establishing a Buddhist Order branch in Demon Race territory to gather intelligence and resources.
• Yang Jian told Sun Wukong that he needed to learn the Demon Race's exact situation before settling on a response.

Yang Jian and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi planned how to strengthen the Human Race ahead of the Demon Race’s looming attack. After meeting the Demon Emperor and speaking with the Black Tortoise Saint King, Yang Jian asked what the Saint King intended to do about the Demon Race’s operation.

• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi and Yang Jian agreed to summon Human Race disciples and Sage Realm experts to the Great Thunderclap Monastery while avoiding an immediate clash with the Demon Race.
• Yang Jian read a Jade Slip from the Black Tortoise Saint King warning that the Demon Race was preparing to attack the Human Race and Buddhist Order and had sent many experts into the Immortal Realm.
• Yang Jian went to meet the Black Tortoise Saint King and found the Demon Emperor there, whose cultivation had reached the Peak Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
• The Black Tortoise Saint King asked about the Human Race’s Sage Realm experts, and Yang Jian explained his plan to send his disciples to cultivate in the Immortal Realm.
• Yang Jian asked the Black Tortoise Saint King what he had decided about the Demon Race’s operation, and the Saint King frowned.

Yang Jian persuaded Black Tortoise Saint King to send his disciples to the Demon Realm, where they could cultivate without drawing the Demon Race’s attention. After leaving the monastery, Yang Jian told Hongjun that he wanted to send the disciples to the Immortal Realm to gain experience, leaving their destination unresolved.

• Yang Jian assured Black Tortoise Saint King that Hongjun had agreed to support Great Thunderclap Monastery if needed.
• Black Tortoise Saint King agreed to send Yang Jian’s disciples to the Demon Realm and warned Yang Jian not to overwork himself while training them.
• Black Tortoise Saint King returned Yang Jian’s shattered token after Yang Jian explained that it was important to him and his senior brothers.
• Yang Jian told Hongjun he might stay for a few months or as long as three years.
• Yang Jian proposed sending his disciples to the Immortal Realm to gain experience and possibly advance to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Yang Jian gave Hongjun a token and returned to the Heavenly Court, where he considered how to handle the growing crisis and remove his curse. The chapter then showed Yang Jian defeating and brutally pinning an arrogant opponent with his dark spear.

• Yang Jian asked Hongjun to consult the Buddhist Order about his proposal and gave him a token to summon him if Great Thunderclap Monastery faced trouble.
• Hongjun accepted the token, and Yang Jian returned to the Heavenly Court after they spoke.
• Yang Jian reviewed what he had learned, decided the conflict could help his future plans, and worried that he needed to remove his curse before his enemies targeted him.
• An opponent attacked Yang Jian with a huge palm strike, but Yang Jian countered with a black spear and matched his strength.
• Yang Jian used his darkness-type cultivation method to pierce his opponent's chest, then repeatedly struck and pinned him to the void through the shoulder.

Yang Jian killed one of his attackers and faced a renewed assault from the remaining Venerables. Meanwhile, Han Xiangzi persuaded the Western Queen Mother, Lady Nüwa, and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi to pursue an alliance with Yang Jian against the Demon Race, while Tieguai Li waited in Xiqi for the furious Demon Emperor Houtu.

• Yang Jian killed the wounded attacker, and the man's big brother urged their remaining fighters to attack Yang Jian before he recovered.
• Han Xiangzi proposed that the Western Queen Mother join forces with Yang Jian to attack the Demon Race.
• After learning that Yang Jian had defeated Demon Emperor Houtu and taken Lady Nüwa's Primordial purple qi, Lady Nüwa and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi agreed to proceed with the alliance plan.
• Lady Nüwa and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi left Yaochi, while Tieguai Li waited in the mountains of Xiqi for Demon Emperor Houtu.
• Demon Emperor Houtu threatened to kill Tieguai Li, who rejected the threat and challenged him.

Tieguai Li used the Chaos Bell to crush Demon Emperor Houtu, then faced the Azure Emperor, who declared that he would kill him. Houtu reappeared and countered the bell with a golden skull phantom, leaving the Chaos Bell shaking.

• Demon Emperor Houtu attacked Tieguai Li with blood bats and a great axe, gradually gaining the advantage in their fight.
• Tieguai Li summoned the Chaos Bell and smashed Houtu into the ground, discovering strange soul-corroding energy in her blood.
• Tieguai Li told the shocked Azure Emperor that his treasure was the Universe Ring, an Innate Supreme Treasure, and the Azure Emperor recognized his martial arts.
• The Azure Emperor threatened to kill Tieguai Li, while Houtu reappeared and sent a golden skull phantom against the Chaos Bell.
• The Chaos Bell collided with Houtu's skull phantom and trembled violently.

Tieguai Li defeated Demon Emperor Houtu with the Nine Provinces Seal and killed him with the Chaos Bell. With Xiao Xuan’s help, Tieguai Li extracted the Demon Emperor Houtu Pearl and put it away, eager to claim the powerful artifacts for himself.

• Tieguai Li shattered Demon Emperor Houtu’s phantom skull with the fifth seal of the Nine Provinces Cauldron.
• Tieguai Li pursued Demon Emperor Houtu with the Chaos Bell and pierced his chest, destroying his Nascent Soul.
• Xiao Xuan identified the Chaos Bell as a Sage Artifact of the Nine Provinces Continent, and Tieguai Li decided to keep it secret and kill Demon Emperor Houtu.
• Tieguai Li gave Xiao Xuan the soul imprint, and she extracted the Demon Emperor Houtu Pearl from Demon Emperor Houtu’s body.
• Tieguai Li put the pearl, which contained innate Wu Earth essence, into his Heaven and Earth Ring.

Tieguai Li absorbed Demon Emperor Houtu’s corpse into the Nine Provinces Cauldron, then fought off the Demon Race members who surrounded him. He badly wounded their burly Saint King Realm leader, but the remaining enemies were still present.

• Tieguai Li used the Nine Provinces Cauldron to pull Demon Emperor Houtu’s corpse inside it.
• A burly Demon Race Saint King Realm expert and a group of men in black appeared and attacked Tieguai Li.
• Tieguai Li used the Thunder God Hammer’s purple lightning to blast the burly man into the woods and shatter his scales.
• Tieguai Li clashed with the burly man’s saber, injured him, and drove back the men in black with waves of blade light.
• Tieguai Li struck the burly man across the chest with his saber, leaving him with a deep wound that bled heavily.

Tieguai Li defeated the burly man and escaped the encirclement with Azure Dragon and the others. While recovering in a cave, he absorbed the Fire Essence, advanced to Peak Golden Core, and discovered that a black lotus had formed in his Dantian and begun merging with his body.

• Tieguai Li killed the burly man with his battle saber, and the remaining opponents knelt and begged for mercy.
• Tieguai Li left with Azure Dragon and the others, then sat down in an open stretch of grassland to recover.
• Tieguai Li discovered black mist in his Dantian and recognized it as the Fire Essence obtained from Old Demon of Black Mountain.
• Tieguai Li swallowed the Fire Essence, grew much stronger, and reached Peak Golden Core with his Fire Element Principle power increased.
• Tieguai Li refined the energy in his body and saw the black mist form a lotus that entered his bone marrow and began merging with his internal organs.

Tieguai Li’s cultivation advanced as he refined sacred beast fire essence, and the black lotus in his Dantian showed signs of helping him break through the Fire Element Principle. After confronting the three elders, he led everyone deeper into the valley.

• Tieguai Li reached the peak of the middle Golden Core Stage and believed the fire essence could help him advance further.
• As Tieguai Li continued refining spirit medicine, the black lotus in his Dantian surged with power, suggesting a breakthrough in his understanding of the Fire Element Principle.
• A burst of flame emerged from the black lotus, and fiery red light spread across the area as nearby Demon Beasts bowed in fear.
• Tieguai Li spotted a black bead whose presence matched the fire essence and realized it might be connected to his impending breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Tieguai Li mocked the three elders, dismissed an elder’s threat, and led everyone deeper into the valley.

Tieguai Li and his companions discovered a stone statue and a hidden entrance to the Flame cave abode in the canyon. Inside, they found a seemingly empty refuge enclosed by walls of extraordinary strength.

• Tieguai Li identified the fiery stone statue as an ancient volcanic magma stone treasure and explained that the Flame cave abode was hidden nearby.
• Tieguai Li used the Profound Yin Instruction to absorb a totem on the stone door, opening the passage, and charged inside.
• Tieguai Li, He Xiangu, and Han Xiangzi found the area beyond the door desolate, with no soul in sight.
• Han Xiangzi and the others struck a stone wall but left it unharmed, and Tieguai Li sensed powerful fire energy within it.
• Tieguai Li slashed the wall with his longsword, leaving only a shallow mark, and realized how exceptionally sturdy it was.