Chapter Summaries

After completing his Great Luo Golden Body, Lu Changsheng became Jingyun Peak’s Deputy Peak Master and attended Sage-Proving Mountain’s Apprentice-Selection Ceremony, where candidates flocked to join his peak. The ceremony ended with Lu Changsheng recognizing a candidate who claimed to be his senior brother: Zhao Wuyan, his former senior brother from Mount Shu who had also ascended.

• Lu Changsheng emerged from the Eighteenfold Heavenly Tribulation as a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and Qingyangzi approved Daoist Yuxuan’s request to appoint him Deputy Peak Master of Jingyun Peak.
• Lu Changsheng returned to Changqing Cave to consolidate his cultivation while Sage-Proving Mountain prepared for its five-hundred-year Apprentice-Selection Ceremony.
• Candidates discussed Lu Changsheng’s reputation, and many decided to seek admission to Jingyun Peak in hopes of becoming his disciples.
• At the ceremony, Lu Changsheng found no candidate who met the Apprentice-Teaching Simulator’s standards, while the other Peak Masters noted that his fame had drawn applicants to Jingyun Peak.
• A candidate pointed at Lu Changsheng and announced that the peerless expert was his junior brother; Lu Changsheng recognized him as Zhao Wuyan, his former senior brother from Mount Shu.

Lu Changsheng reunited with Zhao Wuyan at Sage-Proving Mountain and welcomed him to cultivate on Jingyun Peak. While bestowing treasures on his disciples, Lu Changsheng received a ten-billionfold return: the Spirit-Gathering Rainbow Lotus, a rare treasure that gathered Primordial Purple Qi and could transform Changqing Cave into a superior cultivation sanctuary.

• Zhao Wuyan told Lu Changsheng that Mount Shu’s elders and disciples had ascended, and explained that he had fled to Sage-Proving Mountain after offending Great King Golden Feather.
• Lu Changsheng and Daoist Yuxuan welcomed Zhao Wuyan to Jingyun Peak, and Lu Changsheng later gave him cultivation methods, treasures, Immortal Pills, and Talismans.
• Lu Changsheng exchanged treasures at the Treasure Pavilion, then bestowed the Ice Kui and Worry-Forgetting Grass on Dugu Aotian, receiving Frost-Sky Kui and Illusion Immortal Grass in return.
• Lu Changsheng bestowed a Spirit-Gathering Lotus on Lu Qinglian and received the Eighteenth-Grade Spirit-Gathering Rainbow Lotus through a ten-billionfold return.
• Lu Changsheng used the Spirit-Gathering Rainbow Lotus at Changqing Cave, where it gathered spiritual energy and drew Primordial Purple Qi from the void; he kept its existence secret and considered using it to strengthen his cultivation or rebuild Mount Shu.

Lu Changsheng cultivated with the Spirit-Gathering Rainbow Lotus for several thousand years while preparing to face the World-Overturning King. His tenth disciple, Su Xiaoqi, returned after her Lineage fell into trouble, and Lu Changsheng used Transmission Empowerment on her, triggering a massive reward from the system.

• Lu Changsheng refined Primordial Purple Qi drawn by the Spirit-Gathering Rainbow Lotus and absorbed its Great Dao Principle Fragments.
• Lu Changsheng weighed ways to defeat the World-Overturning King and resolved to grow strong enough to face him himself.
• Su Xiaoqi returned to Changqing Cave, explained that she had nowhere else to go, and asked Lu Changsheng to take her in.
• Lu Changsheng agreed to let Su Xiaoqi stay and began Transmission Empowerment despite her concern for his cultivation.
• Su Xiaoqi absorbed Lu Changsheng's cultivation and a trace of Primordial Purple Qi, while the system rewarded him with eight million days of cultivation and eight wisps of Primordial Purple Qi.

Lu Changsheng gave Su Xiaoqi the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram, receiving only Sacred Artifact Fragments in return. He synthesized the fragments into the Middle-Grade Sacred Artifact Purple Heaven Immortal Sword, tested its power, and began considering how to complete the Nine Heavens Sword Formation.

• Lu Changsheng arranged for Su Xiaoqi to cultivate in Changqing Cave and agreed to oversee Jingyun Peak while Daoist Yuxuan was away.
• Lu Changsheng bestowed the Four Swords of Zhu Xian and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram on Su Xiaoqi, receiving only a few Sacred Artifact Fragments each time.
• Lu Changsheng collected 360 Sacred Artifact Fragments and synthesized the Middle-Grade Sacred Artifact Purple Heaven Immortal Sword.
• Lu Changsheng refined the Purple Heaven Immortal Sword and tested it in a battle simulation, defeating a powerful enemy but struggling to supply the sword with enough True Qi.
• Lu Changsheng considered completing the Nine Heavens Sword Formation before facing the World-Overturning King.

Lu Changsheng agreed to join a Taihua Sacred Ground rescue mission after learning that Daoist Yuxuan was trapped on Ancient Mulberry Island in the Netherworld Sea. He set out with Su Xiaoqi and a large squad led by the Taihua Saintess, gaining powerful talismans along the way as they traveled toward the forbidden sea.

• Qingyangzi told Lu Changsheng that Daoist Yuxuan and other cultivators were trapped in the Netherworld Sea, and Lu Changsheng agreed to join the rescue squad with Su Xiaoqi.
• Lu Changsheng and Su Xiaoqi met Daoist Luoyu, Daoist Xuancheng, Daoist Xingjian, and more than thirty other Great Luo Golden Immortals at Qiyun Ridge.
• The Taihua Saintess arrived with a formidable old swordsman and two Half-Step Great Luo Golden Immortals, then promised rewards for completing the mission.
• The Taihua Saintess led the assembled experts toward the Netherworld Sea, while Lu Changsheng bestowed talismans on Su Xiaoqi and received a Sixteenth-Rank Chaotic Divine Thunder Talisman in return.

Lu Changsheng and the reinforcements reached Ancient Mulberry Island and discovered that the trapped cultivators were caught in the Torch Dragon Clan’s Eternal Slumber Formation. Blood Sea Hall and a Torch Dragon expert ambushed them, sealing the island and targeting Lin Qinghan; the chapter ended as Daoist Yuxuan recognized Blood Sea Hall’s leader as the Blood Demon Ancestor, an old enemy of Mount Shu.

• Lu Changsheng and his companions arrived at Ancient Mulberry Island and found Daoist Yuxuan and the others trapped inside a formation that cut off their spiritual energy.
• The Taihua Saintess identified the formation as the Torch Dragon Clan’s Eternal Slumber Formation, and Lu Changsheng and Su Xiaoqi sensed an ambush nearby.
• Blood Sea Hall’s forces and a white-haired Torch Dragon expert appeared, while the dark-red-cloaked elder sealed the island with a Blood Realm and declared Lin Qinghan would die there.
• Lin Qinghan’s elderly guard blocked the Torch Dragon expert’s attack, and Lu Changsheng prepared to fight Blood Sea Hall’s elders.
• Daoist Yuxuan recognized Blood Sea Hall’s leader as the Blood Demon Ancestor, founder of Reincarnation Hall and an old adversary of Mount Shu.

Lu Changsheng fought off Blood Sea Hall’s ambush and helped Lin Qinghan escape after the Blood Realm trapped Taihua Sacred Ground’s forces. He detonated the Qiankun Ruler to wound the Blood Demon Ancestor, and the two fled through the Netherworld Sea while Blood Sea Hall pursued them.

• The Blood Demon Ancestor and Blood Sea Hall attacked Lin Qinghan and her allies while the old Taihua guard battled the Torch Dragon Clan’s White-Haired Man.
• Lu Changsheng and Su Xiaoqi trapped a Blood Sea Hall Elder with their treasures and sword formation, then killed him after Lu Changsheng used a Nine-Yang Sacred Transformation Pill.
• Blood Sea Hall’s second peak Great Luo Golden Immortal joined the attack, and Lin Qinghan broke open the Blood Realm with the Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella so the others could flee.
• The Blood Demon Ancestor struck Lin Qinghan as she tried to escape, and Lu Changsheng killed his opponent before sending Su Xiaoqi to safety.
• Lu Changsheng detonated the Qiankun Ruler’s shattered small world to create an opening, then escaped with Lin Qinghan as the blast wounded the Blood Demon Ancestor.
• Lu Changsheng and Lin Qinghan used Spatial Talismans to flee through the Netherworld Sea while Blood Sea Hall pursued them.

Lu Changsheng and Lin Qinghan fought off the Blood Demon Ancestor’s forces and escaped, while Taihua Sacred Ground’s reinforcements gathered on Qifeng Island. When they reunited, Lin Qinghan revealed that the stern middle-aged leader was her father.

• Lin Qinghan told Lu Changsheng that Taihua Sacred Ground had sent people to search for a missing Grand Supreme Elder, and that the Blood Sea Hall had likely lured her into a trap.
• After nearly a month in hiding, Lu Changsheng and Lin Qinghan were found by the Blood Demon Ancestor and attacked by him and twelve Blood Sea Hall Elders.
• Lin Qinghan used her Thousand Mechanisms Umbrella to unleash Taiyi Divine Fire, while Lu Changsheng ambushed the Blood Demon Ancestor with the Purple Heaven Immortal Sword and grievously wounded him.
• Lu Changsheng used a Chaotic Divine Thunder Talisman to disrupt the attackers, caught the exhausted Lin Qinghan, and broke through the Blood Realm with his sword to escape with her.
• On Qifeng Island, Taihua Sacred Ground’s reinforcements arrived, and Lu Changsheng returned carrying Lin Qinghan.
• Lin Qinghan told Lu Changsheng that the middle-aged leader was her father and said Lu Changsheng had saved her twice.

After rescuing Lin Qinghan, Lu Changsheng received rewards and an invitation from the Taihua Sacred Ground, then discovered a possible connection between the Guanghan Holy Land and Xia Ningxue. He returned to Sage-Proving Mountain to cultivate, where seven hundred years later Su Xiaoqi neared the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm.

• Lin Qinghan warned that someone in the Taihua Sacred Ground might be colluding with the Blood Sea Hall, and Lu Changsheng suggested investigating who stood to gain most.
• Lin Qinghan's father gave Lu Changsheng a token inviting him to join the Taihua Sacred Ground, then broke the Eternal Slumber Formation and awarded Lu Changsheng thirty-nine Enlightenment Tea Leaves in total.
• A group from the Guanghan Holy Land arrived, and Lu Changsheng sensed a faint trace of Xia Ningxue in its leading disciple, who was the Moon Palace Master's second personal disciple.
• Lin Qinghan told Lu Changsheng they could be friends, while he resolved to seek Xia Ningxue at the Guanghan Holy Land after dealing with the Seven Great Demon Kings and growing stronger.
• Lu Changsheng and his companions returned to Sage-Proving Mountain, where Qingyangzi told them to cultivate and leave the conflict to the Sacred Ground.
• Seven hundred years later, Su Xiaoqi used Enlightenment Tea to advance rapidly, and the barrier to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm began to loosen.

Su Xiaoqi passed her tribulation and became Lu Changsheng’s first Great Luo Golden Immortal disciple, earning a Sacred Artifact and further instruction. Lu Changsheng’s teaching returns granted him valuable treasures and a complete Emperor-Grade sword scripture, which he invited Daoist Yuxuan to study with him; Daoist Yuxuan was stunned to learn its grade.

• Lu Changsheng protected Su Xiaoqi as she endured the Heavenly Tribulation and advanced to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm.
• Lu Changsheng awarded Su Xiaoqi the Life-and-Death Yin-Yang Mirror and received the Middle-Grade Sacred Artifact Void Mirror in return.
• Lu Changsheng tested teaching returns with solarflame essence gold and received taiyi fire gold and flame-dao true gold.
• Lu Changsheng taught Su Xiaoqi the Scattered Manuscript of the Divine King Sword Scripture and received its complete Emperor-Grade version in return.
• Lu Changsheng asked Daoist Yuxuan to study the Emperor-Grade sword scripture with him, and Daoist Yuxuan reacted in disbelief.

Daoist Yuxuan studied Lu Changsheng’s Divine King Sword Scripture and agreed to help him cultivate its first three layers, while Lu Changsheng’s disciples gained Merit by defeating Evil Cultivators and demons. After the Merit Return System activated and the pagoda grew over a thousand years, Dugu Aotian wiped out a Demon Sect and drew the attention of its sect master, who pursued him.

• Daoist Yuxuan studied the Divine King Sword Scripture for three months, then warned Lu Changsheng to keep the Emperor-Grade technique secret and offered to guide him through its first three layers.
• Xiao Fan killed Daoist Xixiang and the other Evil Cultivators who had destroyed the Azure City Sect, rescued two Immortal Maidens, and triggered Lu Changsheng’s first Merit return.
• Lu Changsheng received Merit from his disciples’ deeds, and the Heaven-Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda grew to twenty-one stories over a thousand years.
• Dugu Aotian wiped out a Demon Sect, devoured its sect master’s Blood Qi, and left after receiving Merit for killing 8,000 Evil Cultivators.
• The goateed old man found his son’s destroyed Demon Sect and used a south-pointing chariot to lead several elders in pursuit of Dugu Aotian.

Xiao Fan defeated the Divine Sky Sect elders who tried to capture him to lure out Lu Changsheng and pursue Ning Qianqian, then left after warning them against targeting his junior sister. Lu Changsheng simulated Dugu Aotian’s future and learned he would survive Ancestor Black Goat’s pursuit and later join forces with Liu Yiyi, while Dugu remained on the run.

• Dugu Aotian hid from Ancestor Black Goat’s pursuers and resumed healing, but soon sensed them approaching again and fled as black Qi.
• The Divine Sky Sect elders recognized Xiao Fan and tried to capture him, hoping to draw out Lu Changsheng and obtain information about the Dragon Emperor’s descendant.
• Xiao Fan wounded two Heavenly Immortal elders while fighting six Divine Sky Sect elders, then warned them not to target Ning Qianqian or provoke his master.
• Murong Lan chose not to attack Xiao Fan, and he left while the Divine Sky Sect elders decided to report his strength and threat to their sect master.
• Lu Changsheng received Merit from Mo Huazhi’s lecture and simulated Dugu Aotian’s life, learning that Dugu would still be hunted after three hundred years and would later team up with Liu Yiyi against Ancestor Black Goat.
• Dugu Aotian fled from Ancestor Black Goat and several Demon Sect elders as Lu Changsheng returned to cultivating the Nine Heavens Sword Formation with Su Xiaoqi.

Lu Changsheng rewarded Su Xiaoqi with swords and puppet talismans, eventually obtaining a Golden Immortal Puppet Talisman and the Jade Heaven Immortal Sword for his Nine Heavens Sword Formation. Meanwhile, Dugu Aotian encountered Liu Yiyi while fleeing Ancestor Black Goat, and they joined forces to face him and four Demon Sect Elders.

• Lu Changsheng gave Su Xiaoqi Immortal Swords and puppet talismans, receiving increasingly powerful treasures in return, including a Great Luo Golden Immortal puppet talisman.
• Lu Changsheng gave Su Xiaoqi the Sacred Artifact Dark Dream and received the Jade Heaven Immortal Sword, then tested his ability to control it alongside the Azure Heaven Immortal Sword and Purple Heaven Immortal Sword.
• Dugu Aotian remained pursued by Ancestor Black Goat for two hundred years and accidentally encountered Liu Yiyi in a ruined temple.
• Ancestor Black Goat and four Demon Sect Elders cornered Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi, who stood back to back and agreed to fight them together.

Lu Changsheng advanced his sword comprehension and traded flame-dao true gold with Lin Qinghan for Enlightenment Tea Leaves, while Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi grew stronger during Ancestor Black Goat’s pursuit. After eight hundred years, they confronted him and struck through his Devil Qi, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi escaped Ancestor Black Goat and four Demon Sect elders with a Spatial Talisman, then continued fleeing together despite their injuries.
• Lu Changsheng used Enlightenment Tea Leaves to master the fourth layer of the Divine King Sword Scripture and began studying the fifth.
• Lin Qinghan traded eighteen Enlightenment Tea Leaves for Lu Changsheng’s flame-dao true gold, discussed the Taihua Sacred Ground’s traitor, and invited him to join the sacred ground.
• Xia Ningxue received Sword Dao Comprehension through the Dual Cultivation System and intensified her cultivation.
• After eight hundred years of pursuit, Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi broke through to the sixth layer of the Heavenly Immortal Realm and killed two Demon Sect elders.
• Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi combined their swords and talismans to pierce Ancestor Black Goat’s Devil Qi and strike him.

Dugu Aotian fell into demonic deviation after Ancestor Mad Demon nearly killed him and Liu Yiyi, then overwhelmed the Demon Sect attackers. He returned to his senses when Liu Yiyi reached him, collapsed from the strain, and Lu Changsheng received merit through the Apprentice-Teaching Simulator.

• Ancestor Mad Demon trapped Dugu Aotian and Liu Yiyi with a Demon Banner, then battered Dugu Aotian and struck Liu Yiyi down with a Demonic Qi Bomb when she tried to protect him.
• Dugu Aotian emerged from the pit with overwhelming Demonic Qi, crushed Ancestor Mad Demon repeatedly until he died, and tore Ancestor Black Goat apart before annihilating him.
• Dugu Aotian killed the fleeing Demon Sect Elders and devoured their Blood Qi, then rampaged through the surrounding mountains and forests.
• Liu Yiyi approached Dugu Aotian and revealed her face, and he resisted the demonic urge to kill her before losing consciousness from overexerting his Devil Ancestor Dao Body.
• Liu Yiyi fed Dugu Aotian an Immortal Pill and used her True Qi to repair his shattered meridians, while Lu Changsheng received 8 million Merit for Dugu Aotian's kills.

Lu Changsheng hunted down Ancestor Black Mountain and other Demons to earn Merit, then raised the Heaven-Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to twenty-three stories and recalled his disciples. As Qingxia Immortal Maiden’s marriage deadline approached, she waited anxiously to learn whether Tai Xu’s junior could defeat the World-Overturning King.

• Lu Changsheng attacked Black Cloud Cave, killed Ancestor Black Mountain and its Evil Cultivators, and freed the enslaved beings, earning more than a hundred million Merit.
• Lu Changsheng accumulated enough Merit to raise the Heaven-Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to twenty-three stories, then summoned his disciples back to Sage-Proving Mountain with puppets.
• Lu Qinglian, Ning Qianqian, Xiao Fan, and Dugu Aotian returned to Sage-Proving Mountain, and Dugu Aotian parted from Liu Yiyi, who returned to Yaochi Holy Land.
• Lu Changsheng performed Transmission Empowerment for his four disciples before preparing to return to Jinglong Mountain and honor his agreement with Qingxia Immortal Maiden and Tai Xu True Person.
• Qingxia Immortal Maiden’s master reminded her that the thirty-thousand-year deadline had arrived and that the World-Overturning King’s betrothal gifts had come, while Qingxia hoped Tai Xu’s junior could defeat him.

Lu Changsheng gathered Great Luo Golden Immortals to stop the World-Overturning King from marrying Qingxia Immortal Maiden, while Tai Xu True Person set out alone for Accumulated Thunder Mountain. The chapter ended with Lu Changsheng’s group heading there as Qingxia’s wedding procession departed and she wondered why Tai Xu had not come.

• Daoist Yuxuan agreed to help Lu Changsheng and said he would bring Daoist Luoyu and Daoist Xingjian.
• Lu Changsheng rewarded Su Xiaoqi with the Dragonbone Scarlet-Gold Armor and received the Middle-Grade Sacred Artifact Heavenly Dragon Vibrant Gold Armor in return.
• Tai Xu True Person left Mount Shu for Accumulated Thunder Mountain, determined to try to rescue Qingxia Immortal Maiden before the thirty-thousand-year deadline.
• Lu Changsheng reached Mount Shu, learned Tai Xu True Person had already left, and hurried to Jinglong Mountain for help.
• At Plum Blossom Temple, Shangguan Zhao'er urged Lu Changsheng to seek Qingyue Immortal Maiden's aid, and Qingyue agreed to join him against the Seven Great Demon Kings.
• Lu Changsheng led seven Great Luo Golden Immortals toward Accumulated Thunder Mountain as the Flowing Cloud Pavilion's Sect Master escorted Qingxia Immortal Maiden's wedding procession, and Qingxia wept over Tai Xu True Person's absence.

Tai Xu True Person’s attempt to assassinate World-Overturning King failed, and World-Overturning King used him to force Qingxia Immortal Maiden to accept a Heart-Binding Gu. Qingyue Immortal Maiden intervened and Lu Changsheng challenged World-Overturning King, leaving the two sides on the verge of a fight.

• The Seven Great Demon Kings brought lavish wedding gifts to Accumulated Thunder Mountain and feasted with World-Overturning King.
• Divine Ape King exposed an ox demon as Tai Xu True Person, whose poisoned dagger failed to kill World-Overturning King; World-Overturning King captured him with the Immortal-Binding Rope.
• World-Overturning King confronted Qingxia Immortal Maiden with Tai Xu True Person and demanded that she accept a Heart-Binding Gu in exchange for Tai Xu’s release.
• Qingxia Immortal Maiden agreed to take the gu, but Qingyue Immortal Maiden burned it to ash with the Limitless True Flame and arrived with twelve people.
• Qingyue Immortal Maiden said her disciple had come to intervene, and Lu Changsheng condemned World-Overturning King for separating Qingxia Immortal Maiden and Tai Xu True Person.

Lu Changsheng arrived at Accumulated Thunder Mountain with powerful allies to rescue Tai Xu True Person and confront the World-Overturning King. After Qingxia Immortal Maiden freed Tai Xu True Person, Lu Changsheng used his many Sacred Artifacts and Golden Immortal Puppets to overwhelm the World-Overturning King, leaving the battle with the demon king savagely wounded.

• Lu Changsheng brought Qingyue Immortal Maiden, Daoist Yuxuan, and other allies to Accumulated Thunder Mountain and demanded that the World-Overturning King release Tai Xu True Person.
• The World-Overturning King attacked Lu Changsheng, but Lu Changsheng shattered his Beast Claw with the Purple Heaven Immortal Sword and fought him with the sword.
• Qingxia Immortal Maiden freed Tai Xu True Person while the World-Overturning King was occupied, and the Flowing Cloud Pavilion's Sect Master tacitly accepted their reunion.
• Lu Changsheng protected himself with the Heaven-Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and Heavenly Dragon Vibrant Gold Armor, then summoned two Golden Immortal Puppets and armed them with Immortal Swords.
• Lu Changsheng and the two puppets joined their attacks, repeatedly wounding the World-Overturning King until Lu Changsheng slashed his forehead and the demon king roared as the mountains collapsed.

Lu Changsheng and his allies battled the Seven Great Demon Kings and Accumulated Thunder Mountain’s demon horde, while Lu Changsheng fought the World-Overturning King through a day and night of stalemate. Just as Lu Changsheng neared exhaustion, Xia Ningxue’s breakthrough returned cultivation and Sword Dao Comprehension to him, helping him grasp the Divine King Sword Scripture’s Seventh Layer sword intent.

• The World-Overturning King revealed his White Ox True Form, destroyed Lu Changsheng’s fourth-layer Golden Immortal Puppet, and clashed with Lu Changsheng’s ten-thousand-zhang True Dragon Dharma Body.
• The Seven Great Demon Kings attacked the Human Race cultivators, while Lu Changsheng’s disciples and allies fought them and the demons of Accumulated Thunder Mountain.
• Lu Changsheng gave Shangguan Zhao'er a Lower-Grade Sacred Artifact spirit brush, strengthening her poetic attacks against the Great King Horned Deer.
• The Divine Ape King overwhelmed Daoist Yuxuan until the Flowing Cloud Pavilion's Sect Master intervened and joined forces with him against the ape.
• Lu Changsheng and the World-Overturning King fought for a day and a night without either gaining the upper hand, and Lu Changsheng began to run low on strength and pills.
• Xia Ningxue broke through, returning cultivation and Sword Dao Comprehension to Lu Changsheng, who gained enlightenment into the Seventh Layer sword intent of the Divine King Sword Scripture.