Chapter Summaries

Yang Tianyou led the Yang Household through Lanke Temple’s Realm Gate into the World Interstice, where they arrived for the Heavenly Prodigy Assembly. The Qiongqi Realm’s subdued geniuses arrived soon after, and Yang Xuanwu watched them with interest in their Martial Dao.

• Yang Tianyou explained the Western Continent’s dense Earth and Metal-Attribute Spiritual Qi to Yang Xuanwu as their Flying Boat crossed the Boundless Desert.
• Warrior monks inspected the Yang Household’s Flying Boat with a Śarīra and let Yang Tianyou’s group pass through the Realm Gate.
• Yang Tianyou’s group saw the Giant Spirit Tribe’s Dharma Protector Vajras and Lanke Temple’s enormous Heavenly Pass Fortress inside the World Interstice.
• The Qiongqi Realm’s geniuses arrived without the Divine Martial Prince, and Lu Wu Realm cultivators mocked their low spirits and recounted how they had been reprimanded.
• Yan Wugou examined the fortified pass while Yang Xuanwu watched the Qiongqi Realm cultivators’ martial robes and contemplated their Martial Dao.

The Heavenly Prodigy Assembly began as the Three Great Realms gathered to test their young fighters in a deadly contest. Yang Lingjian won the first match shown, killing his Mountain-Weight Turtle opponent and earning one point.

• The leaders of the Lu Wu Realm, Qiongqi Realm, and Nine Phoenix Realm began the Heavenly Prodigy Tournament and displayed its rewards and deadly rules.
• The competitors entered the barrier-filled arena, where battles were divided by cultivation realm.
• Yang Lingjian faced a Mountain-Weight Turtle in a Foundation Establishment match and attacked with his Pure Yang Sword Pellet.
• Yang Lingjian broke through the turtle’s mountain defense, sliced its shell, and killed it with a second sword strike.
• Yang Lingjian took the turtle’s possessions and received one point on the golden screen.

Yang Lingjian reached the top thirty-two of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage and began fighting Wuge, a poison-wielding demonic cultivator from the Qiongqi Realm. Wuge filled their formation barrier with toxic smoke and attacked from behind, leaving Yang Lingjian defending behind his sword-light shield.

• Yang Tianyou and Wuhuang watched Yang Lingjian advance and agreed that Wuhuang would intervene if he was in danger.
• The battles to choose the top sixteen began, and Yang Lingjian was matched against Wuge of the Qiongqi Realm.
• Wuge opened with a roar, but Yang Lingjian’s sword light split the sound waves and his fire dragon forced Wuge to dodge.
• Wuge spread poisonous smoke throughout the formation barrier, and Yang Lingjian burned it away with Pure Yang Flame.
• Wuge attacked Yang Lingjian from behind with black spikes, denting his sword-light shield while the toxic smoke kept him from counterattacking.

Yang Lingjian defeated Wuge with a hidden child flying sword, then overcame a Witch Tribe opponent to reach the top eight and befriended Gong Xu. The chapter ended as he sized up the other top-eight contestants from the three realms.

• Yang Lingjian used a child flying sword to cut through Wuge’s devouring technique and wound him.
• Wuge fled through the Formation barrier, giving Yang Lingjian the victory.
• Yang Lingjian defeated Gong Xu’s water techniques with his Pure Yang sword and advanced to the top eight.
• Yang Lingjian introduced himself to Gong Xu and invited him to visit Purple Moon Mountain.
• Yang Lingjian observed that the top eight included three contestants from each of the Nine Phoenix Realm and Lu Wu Realm, and two from the Qiongqi Realm.

Yang Lingjian studied the Qiongqi Realm’s Martial Dao and faced Tie Cang, a formidable Tianwu Sect fighter, in the battle for the final four. He defeated Tie Cang by baiting him into a fatal opening, while the tournament continued without revealing who would advance next.

• Yang Lingjian recalled how Martial Ancestor Yue Mu organized the Qiongqi Realm’s Martial Dao and established its seven realms, which reached a level comparable to Void Refinement.
• The draw paired Yang Lingjian with Tie Cang, and the two met in the barrier for their battle.
• Yang Lingjian opened with two Pure Yang Swords, but Tie Cang used his White Jade Body and precise strikes to repel them before attacking with his Shadowless Body.
• Yang Lingjian detected Tie Cang’s movements and kept him at a distance with a web of sword-rays, then deliberately left an opening to lure him in.
• Tie Cang took the bait and Yang Lingjian’s sword sliced away most of his shoulder and half his neck, leaving Tie Cang to die with no hatred or resentment.

After defeating Tie Cang, Yang Lingjian recovered and strengthened his Pure Yang Sword Intent, while the four semifinalists were confirmed. Marquis Huochang proposed an all-at-once fight, a maneuver designed to exploit tensions among the realms and factions.

• Yang Lingjian recovered his Spiritual Power after defeating Tie Cang and found that the battle had refined his Sword Intent and condensed his Law Power.
• The semifinalists were named: Yang Lingjian, Monk Qingding, Lei Yuan, and Chu Fei.
• Marquis Huochang proposed that all four semifinalists fight simultaneously, with their rankings determined by elimination order.
• Yang Tianyou recognized that the proposal could make the Lu Wu Realm and the Nine-Phoenix Clan benefit whichever alliances formed, while provoking conflict between their rivals.

The realms’ leaders agreed to have the Lu Wu Realm and Qiongqi Realm join forces against the Nine Phoenix Realm in the top-four melee. Yang Lingjian defeated Monk Qing Ding by a narrow margin to win first place, while Lei Yuan was killed and Chu Fei withdrew in third place.

• Wuhuang, the Lu Wu Realm and Nine-Phoenix Clan representatives, and True Lord Yudan agreed to Marquis Huochang’s plan to target the Nine Phoenix Realm.
• Venerable Di Fan announced the melee rules, while Yang Lingjian realized that the Lu Wu Realm and Qiongqi Realm had joined forces against him and Lei Yuan.
• At the start of the contest, Yang Lingjian and Monk Qing Ding attacked from a distance as Chu Fei moved in on Lei Yuan.
• Lei Yuan burned his Essence Blood in a desperate counterattack, but Chu Fei killed him and left the barrier to claim third place.
• Yang Lingjian and Monk Qing Ding fought without killing intent, and Yang Lingjian narrowly won first place.

Yang Huangge fought through the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage competition with his Heartforce techniques and reached the final eight. In his battle for a place in the final four, his arrows failed to stop Mo Kui, but his Heartforce Barrier withstood Mo Kui’s powerful spear strike.

• Yang Huangge killed a Mountain Python with a Black Iron Arrow, then chatted with Yang Lingjian while waiting between fights.
• Yang Huangge defeated opponent after opponent and advanced to the final eight, impressing the Longchang Academy Master and Yang Tianyou.
• Yang Huangge faced Mo Kui of the War Demon Sect in the battle for a place in the final four.
• Yang Huangge pierced Mo Kui’s skull and heart with Black Iron Arrows, but Mo Kui continued fighting without injury.
• Mo Kui struck Yang Huangge with his spear, and Yang Huangge’s Heartforce Barrier blocked the blow intact.

Yang Huangge fought Mo Kui in the final ongoing battle, discovered an opening near his opponent’s right kidney, and killed him with a decisive arrow. The Longchang Academy Master prevented the War Demon Sect from intervening, and the Sage Manifestation cultivators returned to peace after a brief confrontation.

• Mo Kui repeatedly attacked Yang Huangge, who dodged while conserving his Heartforce and searching for a weakness.
• Yang Tianyou used his Great White Gold Eyes to discover that Mo Kui’s right kidney was the source of his strength, but he could not warn Yang Huangge.
• Yang Huangge noticed Mo Kui was guarding his right kidney, then gambled his remaining Heartforce on a final arrow.
• Yang Huangge’s arrow pierced Mo Kui’s right kidney, and Mo Kui died.
• The Longchang Academy Master confronted the War Demon Sect Sage Manifestation cultivator, then both put away their weapons after the Mountain-Weight Tortoise Clan cultivator urged them to stop.

Yang Huangge reached the final four of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage competition, then surrendered after one arrow against Yangju to conserve his Heartforce. Later, powerful bloodline clans dominated the Golden Core competitions, while Yang Taishan failed to reach the top hundred but remained determined to improve.

• Yang Huangge faced the horned Demon Yangju in the semifinals and shot a Black Iron Arrow into his forehead.
• Yang Huangge fled beyond the Formation barrier and surrendered, and Yangju returned the arrow while congratulating him on reaching the final two.
• Yang Tianyou approved of Yang Huangge’s decision, while Wuhuang praised his ability to judge when to retreat.
• Yang Huangge’s fellow Four Symbols Alliance cultivators achieved results as the Heavenly Prodigy Assembly advanced through the remaining Foundation Establishment stages.
• Yang Taishan failed to reach the top hundred in the Golden Core Great Perfection competition as powerful bloodline races claimed the championships.
• Yang Taishan accepted his poor result without losing heart and resolved to keep improving.

Yang Xuanyang faced Nine-Phoenix Lishang in the contest to reduce sixteen contestants to eight, revealing the ruthless power of his Slaughtering Blade. He struck Lishang down by cutting off one of his heads, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Yang Tianyou and Wuhuang discussed how Yang Xuanyang’s Slaughtering Blade Force carried the meaning of the Cutting Heavenly Dao, and Yang Tianyou recalled his long, diligent rise to strength.
• Yang Xuanyang entered the barrier to fight Nine-Phoenix Lishang, a three-headed Phoenix Divine Bird.
• Nine-Phoenix Lishang flooded the battlefield with Phoenix True Fire, but Yang Xuanyang’s Blade Intent extinguished the flames.
• Yang Xuanyang and Nine-Phoenix Lishang clashed their attacks, and neither initially overcame the other.
• Yang Xuanyang unleashed Ruthless Edge and severed one of Nine-Phoenix Lishang’s heads, making Lishang cry out in agony.

Yang Xuanyang killed one of Nine-Phoenix Lishang’s lives in close combat, but a Nine-Phoenix Clan Sage Manifestation expert secretly injured him while intervening. After the assembly’s next round began, Yang Xuanyang drew Xuan Lingzi of the Seven Stars Sacred Land, and both men expected an easier match against someone from their own realm.

• Yang Xuanyang exploited Nine-Phoenix Lishang’s mistaken belief that he was weak at close combat and cut out his Phoenix heart, costing Lishang another life.
• Marquis Huoxu intervened to save Nine-Phoenix Lishang and secretly wounded Yang Xuanyang with Phoenix True Fire, prompting Wuhuang to confront the Nine-Phoenix Clan.
• Yang Tianyou pulled Wuhuang back and told her and Yang Xuanyang to endure the insult, warning Yang Xuanyang to leave after lasting ten breaths in his next match.
• Yang Xuanyang healed and rested while the assembly continued, then entered the contest to narrow eight contestants down to four.
• Yang Xuanyang and Xuan Lingzi recognized each other as opponents and both felt relieved to face someone from their own realm.

Yang Xuanwu entered the Nascent Soul Middle Stage battles of the Heavenly Prodigy Assembly as the spectators and leaders watched closely. He began fighting the Qing Ao Lion, ending the chapter with a massive spear strike bearing down on his opponent.

• Yang Xuanyang and Xuan Lingzi exchanged salutes after their match, securing Xuan Lingzi a place in the top four.
• The Nascent Soul Early Stage battles ended with an Eastern King Sect prodigy defeating a Jiufeng Imperial Clan prodigy to claim the Champion title.
• The Nascent Soul Middle Stage battles began, and Yang Xuanwu took the stage with the Yang Household's final genius competing.
• Yang Xuanwu summoned the Four Symbols with his sacred spear and used Chaotic Spear Slaughter to tear apart the Qing Ao Lion's abyssal maw.
• Yang Xuanwu grew into a hundred-zhang giant and swept his spear at the Qing Ao Lion, who sensed a mortal threat.

Yang Xuanwu defeated the Qing Ao Lion and advanced to the Top Thirty-Two before crushing Nine-Phoenix Qi to enter the Top Sixteen. The Yang Household’s remarkable Assembly results drew attention from the major forces, especially the Nine Phoenix Realm.

• Yang Xuanwu shattered the Qing Ao Lion’s defense and badly injured him, but a Sage Manifestation powerhouse intervened to save the Qing Ao Lion.
• Yang Xuanwu advanced into the Top Thirty-Two, while the Yang Household’s other contestants’ strong results drew envious and hostile attention from the major forces.
• Yang Tianyou recognized that the Nine Phoenix Realm had taken notice of the Yang Household and resolved to break through to Spirit Transformation and conceal the Lineage’s Fortune.
• Yang Xuanwu unleashed his full strength against Nine-Phoenix Qi, pierced through the Phoenix True Fire, and repeatedly wounded him.
• Nine-Phoenix Qi lost two lives and fled the Formation barrier to admit defeat, allowing Yang Xuanwu to advance into the Top Sixteen.

Yang Xuanwu reflected on combining the Immortal and Martial Daos as he prepared to face Tianwu Sect cultivator Xiao Lang in the Heavenly Prodigy Assembly. Their battle began with Yang breaking through Xiao’s Eight Blades Against Fate, and they continued trading refined spear and saber techniques.

• Yang Xuanwu watched the Tianwu Sect’s Martial Dao cultivators and considered how Martial Dao principles could strengthen his Four Symbols Sacred Scripture.
• Yang Xuanwu resolved to unite the Immortal and Martial Daos and planned to lay both foundations when he broke through to Spirit Transformation.
• The assembly began its round to reduce sixteen contestants to eight, pairing Yang Xuanwu against Xiao Lang.
• Yang Xuanwu opened with a powerful spear thrust, while Xiao Lang answered with his Martial Dao Divine Ability, Eight Blades Against Fate.
• Yang Xuanwu found a weakness in Xiao Lang’s saber technique and broke through it, after which the two continued their battle with spear and saber.

After defeating Xiao Lang, Yang Xuanwu reflected on Martial Dao Apertures and the importance of opening as many as possible before advancing. In the Heavenly Prodigy Assembly quarterfinals, he faced Feng Lin of the Divine Wind Clan and endured Feng Lin’s opening assault, which left Feng Lin sensing danger.

• Yang Xuanwu defeated Xiao Lang and considered how the Power of Creation could help him open more Martial Dao Apertures.
• Yang Xuanwu reflected on the Aperture Opening Realm’s stages and how a larger number of Apertures could strengthen a cultivator after unification.
• As the Assembly reached the round of eight, Yang Xuanwu faced Feng Lin, a Pure-Blood Royal Clan member of the Divine Wind Clan.
• Feng Lin attacked with lightning and wind, but Yang Xuanwu defended himself beneath the Xuanwu Divine Beast’s protection.
• Feng Lin unleashed the Divine Wind World-Breaking Spear, and after it struck, he felt a sudden, overwhelming sense of danger.

Yang Xuanwu defeated Feng Lin and the wounded Tree Demon to advance to the final battle, while the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan prodigy Bai Rui won the other semifinal. The chapter ended with Bai Rui attempting to unsettle Yang Xuanwu, only for his Battle Soul Heavenly Sound to break her enchantment.

• Yang Xuanwu used the Battle Intent Furnace to stun Feng Lin, then overwhelmed him with spear thrusts until a Divine Wind Clan Sage Manifestation powerhouse rescued the gravely wounded prince and Yang Xuanwu was declared the victor.
• Yang Xuanwu recovered from his injuries and faced the badly burned Tree Demon in the next battle, defeating him almost immediately with Chaotic Spear Slaughter.
• Bai Rui used her Illusion Technique to gain the advantage over a Ghost Tribe prodigy, but a Yin Moon Dynasty powerhouse intervened before she could kill him.
• Bai Rui tried to disturb Yang Xuanwu with her power of enchantment, but his Battle Soul Heavenly Sound shattered it and left her wary of facing him.

Yang Xuanwu defeated Bai Rui in the Heavenly Prodigy Assembly, while the Yang Household’s two Champions drew attention to its growing Fortune and the threat of the Nine Phoenix Realm. The assembly ended without a battle, with the Nine Phoenix Realm claiming the most Champions.

• Yang Xuanwu pierced Bai Rui’s Heavenly Charm Illusion Realm and won before a Sage Manifestation powerhouse intervened.
• Bai Rui became frustrated by her defeat and vowed to defeat Yang Xuanwu someday.
• A four-tailed fox woman pointed out that the Yang Household had two Champions, prompting the other powerhouses to recognize its Heaven’s Favor and the Nine Phoenix Realm to show killing intent.
• Yang Tianyou anticipated attacks on the Yang Household after the assembly, while considering possible trade partnerships with Lu Wu Realm forces.
• Marquis Huochang led the Nine Phoenix Realm’s people away without starting a fight, and the assembly ended with four Champions for the Lu Wu Realm, two for the Qiongqi Realm, and six for the Nine Phoenix Realm.

After the Nine Phoenix Realm invaded the Yang Household’s territories, Yang Tianyou and the Purple Moon Army launched a coordinated defense of Purple Moon Commandery. The Yang Household’s forces began killing the invaders with startling speed and precision.

• After other Lu Wu Realm forces stopped most of the invaders, the Yang Household abandoned Luochuan Commandery and concentrated its defenses in Purple Moon Commandery.
• Yang Tianyou deployed the White Tiger Boat and led clansmen to hunt Spirit Transformation Late Stage invaders, while Yang Yusheng and Feng Cang divided the Purple Moon Army into groups to attack the remaining forces.
• In Ten Thousand Blades County, Yang Tianyou’s White Tiger killed a Spirit Transformation black python, and Zhiming directed him toward another target.
• In Ice Pool County, Fire-Bathing Tribe invaders devastated the county and killed millions of mortals, despite the Yang Household having evacuated many residents in advance.
• Two Purple Moon Army teams used Vermilion Bird Divine Beasts to defeat and kill the Fire-Bathing Tribe invaders.
• The Yang Household’s precise, rapid counterattacks astonished other forces, whose experts wondered whether it possessed an Armillary Sphere.

The Yang Household used the White Tiger Boat to eliminate invading Nine Phoenix Realm cultivators and turn the war into a profitable Fishing Operation. After expanding its alliances and influence, Yang Tianyou returned to Purple Moon Mountain as Ziji High Person discussed how Mountain and River Hall would handle the growing household.

• The Yang Household and allied forces lured Nine Phoenix Realm cultivators into Purple Moon Commandery, where the White Tiger Boat and Purple Moon Army killed more than a hundred Spirit Transformation cultivators.
• Zhiming reported the war's losses to Yang Tianyou, who decided to reduce the household's presence in devastated Luochuan Commandery and reward the forces that helped intercept enemies.
• Yang Tianyou visited major forces while Yang Tianjiu established trade deals, rapidly expanding the Yang Household's relationships, commerce, and influence.
• After returning from Ji Province, Yang Tianyou learned that Ziji High Person had deliberately let Nine Phoenix Realm cultivators pass through Lan Province to weaken the Yang Household.
• Ziji High Person told Venerable Ziyuan that Mountain and River Hall would act as though nothing had happened and continue its usual dealings with the Yang Household.