Chapter Summaries

Lu Changsheng stalled the Primordial Evil Spirit until Qi Pojun arrived and attacked him. The Primordial Evil Spirit raised a Bronze Immortal Hall from the Cold Pool to withstand Qi Pojun's sword strikes, and the battle continued as the underground space began to collapse.

• Lu Changsheng guessed that the Primordial Evil Spirit had hidden a cache in the Primordial Ancient Mine, and the spirit revealed that he had already retrieved what he came for.
• Lu Changsheng kept questioning the Primordial Evil Spirit until the spirit realized he was stalling for Qi Pojun.
• Qi Pojun arrived and attacked the Primordial Evil Spirit with the Eighth Form of the Nine Taichu Forms.
• The Primordial Evil Spirit raised the Bronze Immortal Hall from the Cold Pool, and it devoured Qi Pojun's Sword Qi.
• Lu Changsheng warned Qi Pojun that the Primordial Evil Spirit could not sustain the Bronze Immortal Hall, and Qi Pojun struck it three more times, destroying much of the Cold Pool and collapsing the underground space.

After Qi Pojun failed to destroy the escaped Primordial Evil Spirit, Lu Changsheng found valuable ores exposed in the ruined cavern and arranged to trade for them. He collected the Primordial Crystal and gave the Eternal Cold Stone to Xia Ningxue, while planning to obtain more ores at Taichu Mountain.

• Qi Pojun explained that the Primordial Evil Spirit had escaped through space with the Bronze Immortal Hall, and the group decided to address the invasion of the Demon Realm and Yao Realm first.
• The collapsed cavern revealed hundreds of pieces of Primordial Crystal, and an ancestor of the Guanghan Holy Land discovered an Eternal Cold Stone that Zhao Yu suspected had hidden the Bronze Immortal Hall.
• Lu Changsheng asked Qi Pojun to trade him the Primordial Crystal, Eternal Cold Stone, and other ores from the Primordial Ancient Mine.
• Lu Changsheng offered a Space Ring full of valuable treasures, and Qi Pojun agreed that the trade was fair.
• Lu Changsheng collected the Primordial Crystal into his Inner World and gave the Eternal Cold Stone to Xia Ningxue, planning to request the other ores at Taichu Mountain.

Lu Changsheng entered Taichu Sacred Land’s treasure vault and selected several hundred ancient ores in exchange for treasures. He left planning to reward his disciples with the ores and hoping the system would return valuable rewards, while eyeing the vault’s most precious stones for a future trade.

• The Taichu Sacred Land Elder brought Lu Changsheng to the treasure vault, where Li Gong and Wan Po allowed him to enter.
• Lu Changsheng surveyed the vault’s rare ores and learned he could choose anything below the topmost levels up to the value of the treasures he had offered.
• Lu Changsheng selected several hundred ancient ores, including Dragon Tooth Stone, an Azure Sea Condensing Pearl, and other rare materials.
• When the Taichu Sacred Land Elder asked what he would do with the ores, Lu Changsheng admitted he did not know and planned to give them to his disciples to trigger system rewards.
• Lu Changsheng left the vault while thinking about finding a way to trade for the precious ores on its topmost level.

Lu Changsheng used Primordial Crystals to strengthen his cultivation and repeatedly bestowed them on his disciples, but the system returned no rewards. As the conflict spread across the Immortal Realm and demonic sects threatened Taihua Sacred Ground, he continued bestowing crystals on his disciples fifteen days later.

• Lu Changsheng refined a Primordial Crystal and strengthened his foundation, but decided to save most of his crystals while testing whether bestowing them would earn system rewards.
• Lu Changsheng gave his disciples Primordial Crystals, and although the system repeatedly returned no rewards, Xu Jing and Yun Qianyue each advanced a minor realm.
• Lu Changsheng gave Xia Ningxue thirty-six of the forty-nine Eternal Cold Stones he had obtained, and she began refining their Extreme Yin Cold Qi.
• Shen Xiaoyao shared his Primordial Crystal between Tang Ling'er and Wu Wan'er, while Xiao Fan gave one to Zhangsun Limo.
• Lin Xuanshuang told Lin Qinghan that the Blood Sea Hall and Evil Extremity Sect were spreading violence across the Immortal Realm, and Lin Qinghan ordered increased patrols and readiness to activate the Mountain-Guarding Formations.
• Fifteen days later, Lu Changsheng summoned his disciples and bestowed a Primordial Crystal on each of them.

Lu Changsheng received a Five-Colored Divine Stone as a return reward and used the Purple Crystal Illusion Flame and Azure Emperor Cauldron to begin refining it, but its Primordial One Qi nearly overwhelmed him. Meanwhile, Daoist Xingjian saw Blood Sea Hall forces driving tens of thousands of commoners into occupied Sage-Proving Mountain.

• Lu Changsheng received a Five-Colored Divine Stone after rewarding Shen Xiaoyao with Primordial Crystal and realized it held vast Primordial Spiritual Qi and Five-Colored Radiance.
• Lu Changsheng failed to refine the stone with the Azure Emperor Cauldron alone, so he subdued the Purple Crystal Illusion Flame and used it to break down the stone.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed a small amount of Primordial One Qi, nearly burst from its purity, and let the Azure Emperor Cauldron and his other treasures absorb some of the excess.
• Lu Changsheng refined the remaining energy over several days without reaching the Immortality Realm, then continued working on the stone and rewarding his disciples with Primordial Crystal.
• Blood Sea Hall occupied Sage-Proving Mountain after Qingyangzi, Daoist Xingjian, Daoist Luoyu, Daoist Xuancheng, and the others fled to Taihua Sacred Ground.
• Daoist Xingjian flew over Sage-Proving Mountain on an intelligence mission and saw Blood Sea Hall disciples driving tens of thousands of commoners toward the mountain.

Daoist Xingjian discovered Blood Sea Hall had captured mortals and taken a hundred thousand young children to Sage-Proving Mountain, so he attacked the stronghold but was struck down by its powerful Demon. At Taihua Sacred Ground, Qingyangzi sought help for his missing disciple, and Lin Xuanshuang volunteered to investigate.

• Blood Sea Hall captured mortals, killed those who resisted, and took a hundred thousand virgin boys and girls to Sage-Proving Mountain while guarding the remaining captives.
• Daoist Xingjian realized Blood Sea Hall was keeping mortals captive to maintain a supply of children for its schemes, then attacked the stronghold with his sword.
• A Demon inside Sage-Proving Mountain's main hall blocked Daoist Xingjian's attack, pursued him as he fled, and stabbed him after a blood bell disrupted his mind.
• Qingyangzi told Lin Qinghan that Daoist Xingjian had not returned from investigating Blood Sea Hall and asked the Sacred Ground to send rescuers.
• Lin Xuanshuang volunteered to lead a group to investigate Sage-Proving Mountain.

Lu Changsheng refined Five-Colored Radiance, then received a huge Five-Colored Divine Stone as a nine billionfold return, only for the Taiyin Goddess Talisman to swallow it. He sought to trade with the Taichu Sacred Land for Primordial Crystals and left the Primordial Beginning Holy Lord stunned by asking for five thousand.

• Lu Changsheng refined a small Five-Colored Divine Stone and continued giving Primordial Crystals to his disciples, receiving a nine billionfold return from Mo Huazhi.
• The Taiyin Goddess Talisman swallowed the enormous Five-Colored Divine Stone almost instantly, leaving Lu Changsheng unable to determine what had happened to it.
• Lu Changsheng decided to seek more Primordial Crystals from the Taichu Sacred Land after using up most of his supply.
• Lu Changsheng told the Primordial Beginning Holy Lord he wanted Primordial Crystals to nurture his disciples and asked to trade for five thousand.
• The Primordial Beginning Holy Lord was shocked when Lu Changsheng said he had originally intended to request thirty thousand.

Lu Changsheng traded treasures with Taichu Sacred Land for 5,000 Primordial Crystals and used the system to seek valuable rewards from disciple awards. After gaining and consuming a Blazing Sun Fruit, he triggered a major return from Red Lotus Coral and obtained Enlightenment Red Coral.

• Lu Changsheng exchanged treasures with the Primordial Beginning Holy Lord and received 5,000 Primordial Crystals from Taichu Sacred Land.
• Lu Changsheng awarded Flame-Dao True Gold to Xiao Fan and received Fire Phoenix Emperor Gold as a return reward.
• Lu Changsheng awarded Crimson Flame Fruits to his disciples, received a Blazing Sun Fruit after several failures, and consumed it to strengthen his body and resist cold, Devil Qi, and Evil Sha.
• Lu Changsheng awarded Red Lotus Coral to Lu Qinglian, and the third coral triggered a 9,990,000-fold return that granted him Enlightenment Red Coral.

Lu Changsheng returned to Taihua Divine Mountain after learning that the Blood Sea Hall had trapped Lin Xuanshuang in a Treasure Bottle on Sage-Proving Mountain. He led a group to rescue her, where Lu Qinglian attacked the Blood Sea Hall disciples and drew out the Blood Infant Ancestor.

• Zhao Wuyan told Lu Changsheng that Lin Xuanshuang had been trapped by the Blood Sea Hall while trying to clear its fiends from Sage-Proving Mountain.
• Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue split up to answer the crises facing Taihua Sacred Ground and the Moon Palace.
• Lin Xuanshuang told Lin Qinghan by Talisman that the Blood Sea Hall might be using her as bait, while her Dark Bird Jade Pendant and dwindling True Qi kept her alive inside the Treasure Bottle.
• Lu Changsheng returned to Taihua Divine Mountain with his companions, and Lin Qinghan joined him on the mission to rescue Lin Xuanshuang.
• Lu Changsheng sent Lu Qinglian to attack Sage-Proving Mountain, where her five lotuses' Karmic Fire burned the Blood Sea Hall disciples.
• The Blood Infant Ancestor emerged from the main hall in a surge of Blood Qi and challenged the attackers.

Lu Changsheng and his allies confronted Blood Infant Ancestor, a notorious Demon who had captured Lin Xuanshuang and the Taihua Sacred Ground group. As Shi Niandao and Zhu Xinguang fought him and the others battled the Blood Sea Hall, Lu Changsheng rescued the captive mortals, provoking Blood Infant Ancestor.

• Blood Infant Ancestor appeared with Lin Xuanshuang and the Taihua Sacred Ground Elders and disciples trapped in his devil bottle, while Shi Niandao and Zhu Xinguang recognized him as a fearsome Demon from three hundred million years ago.
• Shi Niandao and Zhu Xinguang attacked Blood Infant Ancestor together, but he used the Blood Transformation Divine Art to break their sword and fire attacks with a blood dragon.
• Lu Changsheng ordered his disciples to fight the Blood Sea Hall forces, and Lin Qingzhi, Shen Xiaoyao, Tang Ling'er, and Wu Wan'er fought the Elders, disciples, and a Guardian.
• Lu Changsheng used the Mountains and Rivers Diagram to rescue the mortals held captive on Sage-Proving Mountain.
• Blood Infant Ancestor spotted Lu Changsheng rescuing his captives and angrily confronted him.

Lu Changsheng fought and destroyed Blood Infant Ancestor’s Great Mighty One puppet, then joined Shi Niandao and Zhu Xinguang against Blood Infant Ancestor. After Lu Changsheng’s sword formation pierced the ancestor, Blood Infant Ancestor reappeared—and was struck again by the God-Extinguishing Arrow.

• Blood Infant Ancestor summoned a puppet made from a fallen Great Mighty One of Lieshan Holy Land and ordered it to kill Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng fought the puppet with his swordsmanship and, after damaging it with his fist and the Nine Taichu Forms, destroyed it with a final sword strike.
• Shi Niandao and Zhu Xinguang attacked Blood Infant Ancestor with the Seven Killing Sword Formation while Lu Changsheng fought the puppet.
• Lu Changsheng sent the Forty-Nine Battle Swords at Blood Infant Ancestor, piercing him while he was battling Shi Niandao and Zhu Xinguang.
• Blood Infant Ancestor reappeared from the sea of blood, but the God-Extinguishing Arrow shot at him and pierced him again.

Blood Infant Patriarch used a Blood Infant Pill to rise to the peak of the Sixth-Grade Mighty Expert realm and overwhelm Lu Changsheng, Shi Niandao, and Zhu Xinguang. Lu Changsheng survived a fatal strike with a Substitute Death Doll, while Shi Niandao and Zhu Xinguang were buried beneath Blood Infant Patriarch’s demonic palm.

• Shi Niandao, Zhu Xinguang, and Lu Changsheng joined forces to wound Blood Infant Patriarch, but he escaped their attacks and recovered his body.
• Blood Infant Patriarch swallowed the Blood Infant Pill, temporarily rising from the Seventh-Grade to the peak of the Sixth-Grade Mighty Expert realm.
• Lu Changsheng, Shi Niandao, and Zhu Xinguang used their formations to defend against Blood Infant Patriarch’s million blood spears, but the assault battered their defenses.
• Blood Infant Patriarch pierced Lu Changsheng with a blood spear, but Lu Changsheng escaped death by using a Substitute Death Doll.
• Blood Infant Patriarch became a giant demonic hand and slammed Shi Niandao and Zhu Xinguang underground, collapsing nine main peaks.

Lu Changsheng used his imminent breakthrough to summon a Heavenly Tribulation and trap Blood Infant Ancestor and the Blood Sea Hall in its deadly lightning. As the tribulation engulfed them, Lu Changsheng completed his breakthrough while Shi Niandao escaped with the Taihua Sacred Ground group.

• Blood Infant Ancestor used the Blood Infant Pill to overpower Shi Niandao and Zhu Xinguang, then trapped both sides inside his Boundless Blood Realm.
• Lu Changsheng told Shi Niandao he would break through and use the Heavenly Tribulation to attack Blood Infant Ancestor, despite Shi Niandao warning that it could cost him his life.
• Lu Changsheng taunted Blood Infant Ancestor about being weaker than Lin Shiyu, provoking him before dark thunderclouds gathered overhead.
• Shi Niandao used Seven Swords as One to break through the Blood Realm and flee with Lu Changsheng's disciples and the Taihua Sacred Ground elders.
• Lu Changsheng released his restraints, broke through, and summoned a Heavenly Tribulation that engulfed Blood Infant Ancestor and everyone from the Blood Sea Hall.
• Ancient Void Profound Thunder descended in overwhelming numbers, targeting Blood Infant Ancestor most heavily as Lu Changsheng faced the tribulation.

Lu Changsheng endured a three-day Heavenly Tribulation of Ancient Void Profound Thunder while using it to strengthen his body and forge the Alioth Thunder Sword. He survived with immense power, while Blood Infant Ancestor was gravely weakened and his cultivation fell to that of a seventh-grade mighty expert.

• Lu Changsheng summoned the Azure Emperor Cauldron and resisted the Ancient Void Profound Thunder as the tribulation devastated Sage-Proving Mountain and killed Blood Sea Hall disciples and Elders.
• Blood Infant Ancestor endured two thousand strikes of Ancient Void Profound Thunder, while Shi Niandao, Zhu Xinguang, and Lin Qingzhi watched from outside the tribulation.
• Lu Changsheng used the Azure Emperor Cauldron to buy time, then sent the Alioth Thunder Sword to absorb some of the lightning and tempered his body with the rest.
• After three days and nights, fewer than one in ten Blood Sea Hall disciples and Elders had survived, and Blood Infant Ancestor was scorched, exhausted, and reduced to a seventh-grade mighty expert.
• Lu Changsheng felt his powerful physique and vast True Qi after surviving the tribulation, and realized he could use the Third Layer Martial Techniques of the Invincible Divine Art.

After surviving the tribulation and breaking through to the Immortality Realm, Lu Changsheng used his newly strengthened martial arts to overpower the Blood Infant Ancestor and destroy the Blood Sea Hall forces. He took the Treasure Bottle containing Lin Xuanshuang and the others, leaving their fate unresolved.

• Lu Changsheng struck the weakened Blood Infant Ancestor with overwhelming speed and began beating him with techniques from the third layer of the Invincible Divine Art.
• Shi Niandao, Dugu Aotian, Chen Yi, and Yun Qianyue fought the Blood Sea Hall forces, with Yun Qianyue killing a Guardian inside her Peerless Sword Domain.
• Lu Changsheng ignored the Blood Infant Ancestor's threats and finished him with the Alioth Thunder Sword's fifth form, shattering his Dao Seal and reducing him to ashes.
• The other Blood Sea Hall Guardians, Elders, and disciples were annihilated, and Shi Niandao marveled at Lu Changsheng's strength.
• Lu Changsheng revealed that he had seized the Yellow-Rank Supreme Treasure containing Lin Xuanshuang and the others.

The Torch Dragon broke free from the Netherworld Sea seal and planned to confront Lu Changsheng over the Taiyin Goddess’s body. After receiving a warning, Lu Changsheng decided to leave Taihua Mountain, while worrying that Xue’er might be in danger in the Eastern Immortal Realm.

• Yan Feng sent a Crimson-Pupils tribesman to warn Lu Changsheng that the Torch Dragon was about to break free and might target him.
• The Torch Dragon shattered the seal beneath Mount Zhong, rejected the Human Race’s aid, and learned that the Taiyin Goddess’s body remained with Lu Changsheng.
• Yin Hao persuaded the Torch Dragon to seek revenge on Lu Changsheng, and the Torch Dragon planned to go to Taihua Mountain in three days after retrieving his Law Treasure.
• At Taihua Sacred Ground, Lu Changsheng learned of the Torch Dragon’s return and decided to leave to avoid a confrontation.
• Lu Changsheng worried that Xue’er might be in danger after the Demon-Suppressing Pass fell in the east.

The Dongli Dynasty prepared to defend Broken Sword Pass with aid from the Eastern Sea Academy as the Blood Sea Hall threatened to advance. Torch Dragon confronted Lin Shiyu at Taihua Sacred Ground but left after learning Lu Changsheng had gone, while Lu Changsheng and his Disciples approached a Blood Sea Hall-occupied commandery.

• The Dongli Dynasty’s eldest prince welcomed Saint Zou, Shen Li, and Duanmu Shang at Broken Sword Pass, where eight hundred thousand cultivators awaited the Blood Sea Hall’s attack.
• Saint Zou learned that the Blood Sea Hall had destroyed the Xiqi Dynasty and that Emperor Dongli guarded the Imperial City while the eldest prince commanded the pass.
• Lin Shiyu confronted Torch Dragon outside Taihua Sacred Ground and warned her that the Mountain-Guarding Formation and the Taihua Goddess’s second Great Dao could threaten her.
• Torch Dragon swept her Divine Sense across Taihua Sacred Ground, confirmed Lu Changsheng had left, and departed with Yin Hao to pursue him.
• A Confucian Scholar fleeing Blood Sea Hall Demons warned Lu Changsheng and his Disciples to avoid Nan’an Commandery, but they continued toward the pursuing Demons.

Lu Changsheng and his disciples encountered Nangong Ji as he fled the Blood Sea Hall, and Daoist Tuquan effortlessly devoured the Demons pursuing him. After Nangong Ji explained the danger facing the Dongli Dynasty, he asked Lu Changsheng to help defend it.

• Nangong Ji, pursued by the Blood Sea Hall, warned Lu Changsheng and his disciples that the Demons were too powerful to fight.
• Lu Changsheng asked Lian to handle the Demons, but she refused, so Daoist Tuquan volunteered.
• Daoist Tuquan struck down a Great Perfection Immortal Emperor, transformed into a Three-Eyed Divine Hound, and swallowed the remaining Blood Sea Hall experts.
• Nangong Ji learned that the master was Lu Changsheng of Taihua Sacred Ground and explained that the Blood Sea Hall had devastated the Xiqi Dynasty.
• Nangong Ji told Lu Changsheng that the Blood Sea Hall was targeting the Dongli Dynasty and asked him to assist Saint Zou at Broken Sword Pass.

Lu Changsheng agreed to help the Dongli Dynasty defend Broken Sword Pass against the Blood Sea Hall and traveled there with Nangong Ji. After Nangong Ji introduced him to Saint Zou and the defenders, Lu Changsheng’s revelation that he was a Ninth-Grade Great Expert stunned them.

• Lu Changsheng agreed to accompany Nangong Ji to Broken Sword Pass and asked who from the Blood Sea Hall had refined the Xiqi Dynasty.
• At Broken Sword Pass, Saint Zou completed the final line of his Divine Stele Suppress Evil Text, a powerful manuscript he had spent millions of years preparing.
• Nangong Ji returned safely and told Saint Zou that Lu Changsheng and his group had rescued him from the Blood Sea Hall.
• Nangong Ji introduced Lu Changsheng to Saint Zou and the eldest prince, who asked him to help defend the pass; Lu Changsheng agreed.
• Saint Zou asked about Lu Changsheng’s cultivation, and the eldest prince realized that Lu was already a Ninth-Grade Great Expert, leaving the gathered experts shocked.

Lu Changsheng prepared for Evil Sword Ancestor’s attack on the Dongli Dynasty while trying to obtain the final supreme treasure fragments he needed. As the Blood Sea Hall arrived at Broken Sword Pass, Shen Xiaoyao’s Coiling Dragon Sword earned Lu Changsheng five fragments, letting him combine a new supreme treasure.

• Nangong Ji reported that Evil Sword Ancestor, Emperor Dongli’s ancient rival, had destroyed the Xiqi Dynasty, prompting the First Prince to ask his imperial father for help.
• Saint Zou warned that Evil Sword Ancestor was likely a Seventh-Grade Great Expert and urged the First Prince to arrange for a Great Expert to protect the Imperial City.
• At Broken Sword Pass, Lu Changsheng bestowed fruits and Dao Artifacts on his disciples, receiving four supreme treasure fragments from Yun Qianyue’s Star-Moon Sword but failing to obtain another fragment afterward.
• Three days later, the Blood Sea Hall arrived at Broken Sword Pass, and the Dongli Dynasty’s forces prepared to face the enemy.
• Lu Changsheng bestowed the Coiling Dragon Sword on Shen Xiaoyao and received five supreme treasure fragments from the system.