Chapter Summaries

Zuo Yaoxuan completed the first half of the Dengling Great Law and declared his contempt for the local Zuo Family, then vowed to kill Jiang Bei. Jiang Bei arrived at Yangjiao Ridge and saw Huang Su, Huang Tiankuo, Long Cheng, and thousands of allies tortured and bound.

• Zuo Huaigu warned Guo Yunting and the others not to disturb Zuo Yaoxuan while they discussed Huang Su and their plan to lure Jiang Bei to Yangjiao Ridge.
• Zuo Yaoxuan emerged from his cultivation after completing the first half of the Dengling Great Law and rejected the local Zuo Family as his home.
• Zuo Yaoxuan learned that Jiang Bei had crippled his brothers and vowed to kill him when he arrived.
• Wang Kuo kicked Huang Su, while Qin Lu and Guo Yunting taunted him and threatened Jiang Bei.
• Zuo Yaoxuan sensed Jiang Bei approaching, and the captives recognized that he had come to Yangjiao Ridge.
• Jiang Bei arrived, saw the tortured captives and the bloodied Huang Su, Huang Tiankuo, and Long Cheng, and clenched his fists until his palms bled.

Jiang Bei confronted the Zuo Family, Wang Kuo, and the demonic cultivators at Yangjiao Ridge after they had captured his allies. He tore off Wang Kuo’s arm and hurled him away, then charged into battle against four Peak God Kings and their forces.

• Jiang Bei threatened to destroy the Zuo Family and told Wang Kuo he would offer his head as payment for past grievances.
• Wang Kuo attacked Jiang Bei, but Jiang Bei caught his punch, ripped off his arm, and flung him more than a thousand meters away.
• Zuo Huaigu and the demonic overlords realized Jiang Bei’s strength had surged after entering the Cangtian Waterfall.
• Qin Lu, Guo Yunting, Yue Tunhai, Zuo Huaigu, and two or three dozen Demonic Cultivators rushed Jiang Bei together.
• Huang Su, Huang Tiankuo, and Long Cheng feared for Jiang Bei, but he roared and charged at his attackers without hesitation.

Sacred Hall Elders raced toward Yangjiao Ridge after learning that Huang Su and Jiang Bei were in danger, while Jiang Bei fought the Zuo Family’s allies alone. Jiang Bei crushed the attacks of two Peak God Kings and killed Guo Yunting, as the Elders hurried closer.

• Chen Xu told Qi Jun and the other Elders that Huang Su had likely been killed and Jiang Bei had gone to Yangjiao Ridge.
• Huo An revealed that Wang Kuo had secretly helped the Zuo Family and that Zuo Yaoxuan had gone to Yangjiao Ridge, possibly to use the Dengling Great Law.
• The Elders rushed toward Yangjiao Ridge, fearing that Huang Su and Jiang Bei would be used as sacrifices.
• Jiang Bei fought through dozens of enemies and blocked simultaneous attacks from Qin Lu and Yue Tunhai, two Peak God Kings.
• Jiang Bei blasted apart Qin Lu’s palm and Yue Tunhai’s arm, crushed Guo Yunting’s blade, and exploded Guo Yunting’s head.

Jiang Bei killed Guo Yunting and overwhelmed Zuo Huaigu, revealing how much his strength had grown after Cangtian Waterfall. Zuo Yaoxuan entered the battle and unleashed his Peak God King pressure, and Jiang Bei charged at him to begin their fight.

• Jiang Bei crushed Peak God King Guo Yunting’s head, shocking Zuo Huaigu, Qin Lu, Yue Tunhai, and the captive Huang Su, Huang Tiankuo, and Long Cheng.
• Zuo Huaigu attacked Jiang Bei with his Yin-Yang Twin Dragon Break, but Jiang Bei destroyed both dragons and wounded him with the backlash.
• Zuo Yaoxuan stepped into the battlefield and declared that Jiang Bei had barely earned the right to die by his hand.
• Jiang Bei challenged Zuo Yaoxuan after learning he was a Peak God King far stronger than his brothers.
• Zuo Yaoxuan released his overwhelming pressure, and Jiang Bei surged toward him in a golden streak.

Jiang Bei fought Zuo Yaoxuan, a Peak God King of the Zuo Clan Ancestral Hall, and shattered his Dyeing Sky Divine Thunder Sword, injuring him. Zuo Yaoxuan attacked in fury, but Jiang Bei continued to hold his own as their battle tore apart Yangjiao Ridge.

• Jiang Bei and Zuo Yaoxuan clashed fists, and their blows devastated Yangjiao Ridge while revealing that both could fight beyond their realms.
• Zuo Yaoxuan summoned the Dyeing Sky Divine Thunder Sword and struck at Jiang Bei, who met it with the Vast Void Heavenly Blade.
• Jiang Bei shattered the giant sword, and its backlash injured Zuo Yaoxuan, astonishing Zuo Huaigu, Qin Lu, Yue Tunhai, and Huang Su.
• Enraged, Zuo Yaoxuan charged Jiang Bei, and the two resumed their fight at full speed.
• Jiang Bei and Zuo Yaoxuan exchanged dozens of blows without either gaining the upper hand, further wrecking Yangjiao Ridge.

Jiang Bei fought Zuo Yaoxuan to a standstill until Sacred Hall Elders arrived, forcing Zuo Yaoxuan to flee through a spatial rift. Jiang Bei killed the remaining leaders and Demonic Cultivators at Yangjiao Ridge, leaving the summit silent.

• Jiang Bei and Zuo Yaoxuan fought evenly as Zuo Yaoxuan complained that his strength was limited after completing the Dengling Great Law.
• Chen Xu, Qi Jun, Huo An, and other Sacred Hall Elders arrived, and Zuo Yaoxuan fled through a spatial rift rather than risk being surrounded.
• Zuo Huaigu, Qin Lu, and Yue Tunhai tried to escape, but Jiang Bei killed Zuo Huaigu and Yue Tunhai and pierced Qin Lu with the Vast Void Heavenly Blade.
• Jiang Bei slaughtered the fleeing Demonic Cultivators, leaving no enemies alive on Yangjiao Ridge.

Jiang Bei rescued Huang Su and the others after killing the attackers, leaving the Sacred Hall Elders stunned by his strength. The Elders vowed to confront the Zuo Family, then learned Huang Su had lost all his spiritual power and endured the Dengling Great Law as a mortal; Huo An suspected he had been afflicted with the Red Demon Seal.

• Jiang Bei freed Huang Su, Huang Tiankuo, and Long Cheng from their chains and supported the badly injured Huang Su.
• Chen Xu, Qi Jun, Lin Yongnian, and Huo An arrived and were shocked to find the enemies dead and Zuo Yaoxuan gone; they realized Jiang Bei had fought him to a standstill and credited his strength to Cangtian Waterfall.
• Huo An and Lin Yongnian declared that the Sacred Hall would investigate the Zuo Family's attack, and Jiang Bei vowed to kill anyone who harmed his people.
• Chen Xu asked about the Dengling Great Law, and Jiang Bei discovered that Huang Su had no spiritual power left.
• Huang Tiankuo revealed that the enemy's mark had drained Huang Su's cultivation, forcing him to endure the Dengling Great Law in a mortal body.
• Huo An suspected that Huang Su had been afflicted with the Red Demon Seal.

Jiang Bei vowed to seek a way to remove Huang Su’s incurable Red Demon Seal and grew stronger while waiting for the Sacred Hall’s response to the Zuo Family’s crimes. The Elder Council began its meeting, with Great Elder He Daoxuan calling for judgment on Wang Kuo and discussion of the Zuo Family.

• Huang Tiankuo revealed that Zuo Huaigu had placed the Red Demon Seal on Huang Su, and Huo An said Chiyang Valley might know how to remove it.
• Jiang Bei vowed to travel to Chiyang Valley if needed, citing his debts to Huang Su, and Huang Su agreed to trust him.
• The rescued members of the Dusk Ancient Clan, Vast Void Dragon Clan, and Tianyao Alliance returned to the Sacred Hall and were allowed to stay there.
• Jiang Bei spent Merit Points to improve the Great Evolution Canon, broke through to Divine Venerable Great Training, and advanced the Six Paths Samsara Fist.
• The Elders convened under He Daoxuan, who condemned Wang Kuo’s betrayal and asked the council to discuss the Zuo Family’s actions.

He Daoxuan and the Elders debated how severely the Sacred Hall should punish the Zuo Family without provoking the powerful Zuo Clan Ancestral Hall. He revealed that Zuo Dai was once the ancestral hall Clan Leader’s seventh son, then explained the two paths his father had given him to earn his return.

• Chen Xu, Qi Jun, and Huo An demanded harsh punishment for the Zuo Family and sought the method to remove Huang Su’s Red Demon Seal.
• Elder Li warned that retaliation could provoke the Zuo Clan Ancestral Hall and argued that demanding its Red Demon Seal method was futile.
• He Daoxuan agreed that the Sacred Hall must punish the Zuo Family but urged restraint to avoid provoking the ancestral hall.
• Chen Xu and Huo An argued that the Zuo Family had been abandoned by the ancestral hall and should still be made to pay for its crimes.
• He Daoxuan revealed that Zuo Dai had once been the ancestral hall Clan Leader’s seventh biological son, shocking the Elders.
• He Daoxuan explained that Zuo Dai had been expelled after disappointing his father, who gave him two possible paths to return: cultivate a Peerless Genius or lead the branch into the Heaven and Earth Wind and Cloud Ranking.

After learning that Zuo Dai was the Zuo Clan Leader’s son, Jiang Bei accepted that the Sacred Hall could not force him to reveal a cure for the Red Demon Seal. Determined to save Senior Huang by seeking the cure in Chiyang Valley, Jiang Bei acquired Burning Flames Divine Power and learned that Old Man Han wanted to see him.

• He Daoxuan warned the elders that Zuo Dai’s father secretly supported him and that severe retaliation against Zuo Dai could provoke the Zuo Clan Leader; the Sacred Hall decided to demand an explanation and compensation but not punish him harshly.
• Huo An told Jiang Bei that the Sacred Hall could not make Zuo Dai hand over a way to remove the Red Demon Seal, and Jiang Bei resolved to seek the cure in Chiyang Valley.
• Jiang Bei went to the Treasure Pavilion and chose a Thousand Flames Beast Core that granted Burning Flames Divine Power, which grew stronger in high temperatures and nearby Fire Attribute elements.
• Jiang Bei refined the core using 2,800 Merit Points and gained Burning Flames Divine Power.
• Qi Jun visited Jiang Bei, confirmed that he planned to go to Chiyang Valley, and told him that Old Man Han wanted to see him.

Jiang Bei accepted Han Cangshi’s Heavenly Mandate Pill and set out for Chiyang Valley to obtain the method of removing Huang Su’s Red Demon Seal. Meanwhile, Zuo Yaoxuan brooded over his defeat, and his master Zuo Long questioned him about Jiang Bei’s strength.

• Jiang Bei met Han Cangshi, who praised his victory at Yangjiao Ridge and urged him to kill Zuo Rongyu if he had the chance.
• Han Cangshi gave Jiang Bei the Heavenly Mandate Pill and warned him that it would leave him utterly weakened after its effects wore off.
• Jiang Bei promised Huang Su that he would bring back the method to remove the Red Demon Seal, then flew from the Sacred Hall toward Chiyang Valley.
• Zuo Yaoxuan raged over his defeat by Jiang Bei until Zuo Long arrived and rebuked him for dwelling on the setback.
• Zuo Long asked Zuo Yaoxuan how Jiang Bei could kill Peak God Kings while only in the God Vener Realm.

Zuo Rongyu took Zuo Yaoxuan to Chiyang Valley’s Nine Yang Heavenly Pool so he could temper his body and soul, while Jiang Bei secretly approached the valley to find a way to remove Huang Su’s Red Demon Seal. Jiang Bei remained concealed outside as a group of Chiyang Valley disciples arrived.

• Zuo Long warned Zuo Yaoxuan not to let his defeat by Jiang Bei become a Heart Demon, and Zuo Yaoxuan spoke bitterly of Jiang Bei and his father’s branch of the clan.
• Zuo Rongyu arrived, promised to avenge Zuo Yaoxuan against Jiang Bei, and revealed that he had brought the Chiyang Demon Breaking Pills needed to remove the Red Demon Seal.
• Zuo Rongyu took Zuo Yaoxuan to Chiyang Valley’s Nine Yang Heavenly Pool, where Zuo Yaoxuan entered the blazing pool to cultivate.
• Jiang Bei reached Chiyang Valley, used the Divine Concealment Pearl to hide, and waited outside rather than charging in.
• After about two hours, Jiang Bei sensed eight or nine Chiyang Valley disciples approaching the valley.

Jiang Bei infiltrated Chiyang Valley disguised as Elder Zuo Zhan to find the Chiyang Demon Breaking Pills, then attacked Valley Master Zuo Rongyu to seize his Cosmic Bag. The Nine Yang Hall collapsed as Jiang Bei fought eight elders and began gaining the upper hand.

• Jiang Bei seized Zuo Zhan, killed the other disciples, and learned that the Valley Master kept the Chiyang Demon Breaking Pills in his Cosmic Bag.
• Jiang Bei killed Zuo Zhan, took his appearance and clothes, and entered Chiyang Valley disguised as the elder.
• Jiang Bei reached the Nine Yang Hall and learned that Zuo Rongyu had ordered Zuo Zhan to watch Jiang Bei.
• Jiang Bei offered Zuo Rongyu a Cosmic Bag, then attacked him and sent him crashing through a wall.
• Eight elders attacked Jiang Bei as the Nine Yang Hall collapsed, but he fought back and gained the upper hand.

Jiang Bei fought Zuo Rongyu, Zuo Feng, and Chiyang Valley’s Elders, revealing his identity as the Sacred Hall’s Jiang Bei and overpowering the injured Valley Master. When two more Major God Emperors arrived to join the battle, Jiang Bei faced the growing force without showing fear.

• Jiang Bei wounded and killed Chiyang Valley Elders until Zuo Feng arrived and joined Zuo Rongyu in attacking him.
• Jiang Bei’s mask fell during the battle, and Zuo Rongyu and the Elders recognized him as Jiang Bei, who had come for the Chiyang Demon Breaking Pill.
• Jiang Bei held off the combined attacks and struck Zuo Rongyu hard enough to send him flying more than a hundred zhang.
• Zuo Rongyu called for Zuo Ya and Zuo Dingchen, two Major God Emperor deacons, who arrived and joined the fight.
• Jiang Bei retreated to open distance from the newcomers, then declared that the assembled Zuo Clan forces still could not take his life.

Jiang Bei absorbed the lava from Chiyang Valley’s volcanoes and the water of the Nine Yang Heavenly Pool, then overwhelmed the valley’s defenders. After killing Zuo Rongyu and claiming the Chiyang Demon Breaking Pill, he fled before his borrowed power faded or stronger enemies arrived.

• Jiang Bei drew the volcanoes’ lava and the Nine Yang Heavenly Pool’s water into himself, leaving Zuo Yaoxuan injured and unconscious when the pool was drained.
• Zuo Dingchen attacked Jiang Bei and was killed with one punch, then Jiang Bei killed Zuo Ya in the same way.
• Jiang Bei defeated Zuo Rongyu, crushed his head, and killed Zuo Feng and the fleeing Elders with the Vast Void Heavenly Blade.
• Jiang Bei took the Chiyang Demon Breaking Pill from Zuo Rongyu’s Cosmic Bag and fled Chiyang Valley as his power began to fade.

Zuo Long and Zuo Wen discovered that Jiang Bei had massacred Chiyang Valley and used the Returning Shadow Pearl to track him, while Zuo Yaoxuan lay gravely injured after the Nine Yang Heavenly Pool was drained. As Jiang Bei flew toward the Sacred Hall, Li Chongfeng and Tian Que Sect forces ambushed him, and Jiang Bei prepared to fight.

• Zuo Long and Zuo Wen arrived at Chiyang Valley and used the Returning Shadow Pearl to replay Jiang Bei's slaughter of its defenders.
• Zuo Long recognized Jiang Bei as a Heavenly Saint Disciple, while Zuo Wen tracked his aura toward Tian Que Sect territory and ordered an interception.
• Zuo Long found Zuo Yaoxuan near the drained Nine Yang Heavenly Pool and learned that his injuries had destroyed his foundation.
• Jiang Bei reflected that his strength had fallen without Chiyang Valley's fire elements as he flew toward the Sacred Hall.
• Li Chongfeng and more than a hundred Tian Que Sect disciples surrounded Jiang Bei, and Li Chongfeng ordered them to kill him.
• Jiang Bei declared that he could still kill them without fire elements and prepared to fight.

Jiang Bei escaped Li Chongfeng’s encirclement, but Zuo Wen intercepted him and badly injured him with two punches. He fled into the mountains while the pursuers searched for him, then hid in a concealed cave.

• Jiang Bei fought Li Chongfeng and Tian Que Sect disciples, then escaped by striking Li Chongfeng with a powerful blade aura.
• Zuo Wen appeared and overwhelmed Jiang Bei with two punches, sending him crashing into the mountains.
• Zuo Wen realized Jiang Bei had survived and ordered Li Chongfeng and the Tian Que Sect disciples to search the mountain range.
• Jiang Bei fled through the forest while injured, hoping to hide and break through his realm before the pursuers found him.
• Jiang Bei discovered a cave concealed behind ancient trees and rushed inside.

After using his Merit Points to upgrade the Great Evolution Canon, Jiang Bei broke through to Minor God King and fought his way out of hiding. He tried to flee from Zuo Wen and Li Chongfeng, but more powerful figures arrived and surrounded him.

• Jiang Bei upgraded the Great Evolution Canon and broke through from Divine Venerable Great Training to Minor God King.
• Jiang Bei killed the Tian Que Sect disciples who found his cave, then cut down dozens more in the mountain forest.
• Jiang Bei struck Li Chongfeng with the Vast Void Heavenly Blade, sending him flying and leaving him badly injured.
• Jiang Bei clashed with Zuo Wen and Li Chongfeng, forcing them to realize he had become a Minor God King.
• Jiang Bei seized an opening to escape, but more than a dozen powerful figures arrived and surrounded him.

Jiang Bei was overwhelmed by four Peak God Emperors from the Zuo Clan Ancestral Hall, who sought revenge and coveted the secret behind his rapid breakthrough. Badly wounded and near death, he swallowed Han Cangshi’s Heavenly Mandate Pill to force his strength to rise.

• Zuo Long and two other Peak God Emperor Elders joined Zuo Wen and surrounded Jiang Bei, while Zuo Long vowed revenge for Xuan Er and the destruction at Chiyang Valley.
• Zuo Wen revealed that Jiang Bei had advanced from Divine Venerable Great Training to Minor God King in half an hour, prompting the Elders to suspect he possessed a supreme treasure or inheritance.
• Zuo Long, Zuo Wen, and the other Elders attacked Jiang Bei from all sides, badly injuring him as he fought back with the Vast Void Heavenly Blade.
• Jiang Bei kept rising and fighting despite his severe wounds, but Zuo Long’s punch caved in his chest and sent him crashing into a mountain.
• Remembering the Heavenly Mandate Pill Han Cangshi had given him, Jiang Bei swallowed it to stimulate his potential.

After taking the Heavenly Mandate Pill, Jiang Bei turned the battle against the Zuo Clan’s Peak God Emperors and slaughtered their remaining forces, including Li Chongfeng. As the pill’s power faded, he used the Divine Concealment Pearl to escape toward a mountain valley, where he lost consciousness and crashed to the ground.

• Jiang Bei took the Heavenly Mandate Pill and used its power to fight Zuo Long, Zuo Wen, and three elders on equal terms.
• Jiang Bei wounded Zuo Long and Zuo Wen, killed Lao Teng, and forced Zuo Wen, Zuo Long, and one elder to flee.
• Jiang Bei killed the remaining Zuo Clan Ancestral Hall members, Tian Que Sect master Li Chongfeng, and their surviving subordinates.
• Jiang Bei flew toward the Sacred Hall, but as the pill wore off, he hid himself with the Divine Concealment Pearl and continued onward.
• Jiang Bei lost consciousness while descending into a mountain valley and crashed to the ground.