Chapter Summaries

Su Bai met with Yan Yun and Xiao Xiao in a pavilion, where Yan Yun explained how Su Bai’s master could make him a target of Great Qian’s three factions and outlined their political divisions. Su Bai learned Yan Yun was the Qian Emperor’s youngest brother, and the three parted after agreeing to keep in touch, returning toward Tribute City.

• Yan Yun warned Su Bai that his master Lu Jiu’s power could draw the three factions’ attention when Su Bai entered the Central, and Su Bai said he had little to fear as an orphan with a hard-to-find master.
• Yan Yun described the three major factions over wine, giving Su Bai a clearer understanding of Great Qian’s Central and his future prospects there.
• Su Bai learned that Yan Yun was the Qian Emperor’s youngest brother and served as Chief Steward at the Northern Province border despite his royal status.
• Su Bai, Yan Yun, and Xiao Xiao exchanged Communication Artifacts, said farewell, and flew back toward Tribute City.

Su Bai returned to Copper City and learned that Starry Night Demon Cultivators had massacred three farmsteads, so he tracked the culprits to Tianshuang City. He attacked them at Jade Garden Tower, but Yan Yun appeared and pleaded with him not to fight in the city.

• Su Bai returned to Copper City and found that Starry Night Demon Cultivators had attacked three farmsteads, killing thousands of farmers and Li Liang and Huang Tian.
• Su Bai ordered the dead civilians’ families compensated and relocated, then told Blood Rabbit to protect Copper City while he pursued the attackers.
• Su Bai used his Primordial Spirit to track the three Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators to Tianshuang City, where they were feasting and boasting about their attack.
• Su Bai destroyed Jade Garden Tower with a sword strike as the three demons fled.
• Yan Yun appeared and begged Su Bai to stop fighting in Tianshuang City.

Su Bai confronted three noble Demon Cultivators in Tianshuang City after learning they had devoured three thousand people from Copper City. Yan Yun tried to prevent the fight, but Su Bai insisted on killing them, and Hei Er mocked him by comparing their crimes to Su Bai’s master killing a demon emperor.

• Su Bai entered Tianshuang City openly, drawing the attention of its Human and Demon Cultivators.
• Yan Yun sensed Su Bai’s aura and rushed to Jade Garden Tower after a powerful sword aura erupted there.
• Night Watchers cleared the surrounding streets and sealed them with Magic Arrays as Su Bai faced Qing Lin, Hei Er, and Zhu Biao.
• Yan Yun tried to stop Su Bai and learned that the three demons had eaten three thousand people from Copper City.
• Hei Er remained defiant and compared the demons’ actions to Su Bai’s master killing a Late Deity Transformation demon emperor Cultivator.

Su Bai killed Hei Er and Qing Lin with overwhelming Five-colored Sword Light, demonstrating that he could handle the demon cultivators without relying on his master. Yan Yun watched as Su Bai ignored Qing Lin’s clan threat and ended the remaining danger.

• Su Bai killed Hei Er with a Five-colored sword strike, then destroyed Hei Er’s fleeing Nascent Soul with concealed sword qi.
• Yan Yun was stunned by Su Bai’s Sword Dao and realized his standing in Tianshuang City had been ruined.
• Zhu Biao begged Su Bai for mercy, while Qing Lin threatened him with the power of her Green Snake Clan.
• Su Bai attacked Qing Lin, shattered her defensive spirit pearl, and left her gravely injured in her snake form.
• Yan Yun pleaded for Qing Lin’s life, but Su Bai destroyed her body and Nascent Soul with sword qi.

After Su Bai’s actions in Tianshuang City sparked a crisis, Yan Yun learned that he would be removed from his post and ordered to help prepare tributes for the Demon Kingdoms. The Green Snake Clan’s demand threatened both Great Qian’s people and Yan Yun’s position as prince, while Ghost Cry warned that the incident could later trouble Su Bai in Great Gan Central.

• Yan Yun returned to Tianshuang City, prepared prisoners as blood food for Ao Yu, and found that Ao Yu had already left to report the incident.
• Ghost Cry reprimanded Yan Yun and told him the higher-ups had ordered his temporary removal and transfer to the stronghold, with another Night Watcher set to take over.
• Ghost Cry reported that the birdmen would accept three thousand tributes, the pig demons had not yet stated their position, and the Green Snake Clan demanded one hundred thousand.
• Ghost Cry revealed that Great Qian’s higher-ups had ordered ten thousand tributes gathered from the Tribute Cities within ten days, and warned that Su Bai’s actions could harm his future prospects in Great Gan Central.
• Yan Yun realized he should warn Su Bai and learned that his position as prince depended on settling matters with the Green Snake Clan.

Su Bai learned that Yan Yun’s position was at risk because of the Green Snake Clan’s demands and decided to intervene as Lu Jiu. He headed for the Heavenly Demon Sacred Dynasty to confront the Green Snake Old Ancestor, a Peak Deity Transformation cultivator.

• Yan Yun completed his handover in Tianshuang City and warned Su Bai that the court had not yet decided how to handle his case.
• Su Bai resolved to use Lu Jiu’s identity to stop the Green Snake Clan’s demand for one hundred thousand tributes and help Yan Yun.
• Su Bai ordered Zhu Biao to report to Copper City and serve under Blood Rabbit, warning him not to flee or cause trouble.
• After Zhu Biao left, Su Bai transformed into Old Daoist Lu Jiu and opened the Void Space toward the Heavenly Demon Sacred Dynasty.

Su Bai entered the Heavenly Demon Sacred Dynasty’s Imperial Palace and demanded an audience with the Heavenly Demon Emperor, drawing the attention of its powerful Demon Cultivators. He asked the Golden Ape Emperor to introduce him to the Green Snake Old Ancestor so he could stop the Green Snake Clan from endangering his disciple Su Bai, and the Emperor agreed to summon the ancestor.

• Su Bai failed to locate the Green Snake Old Ancestor, so he tore open a spatial rift and appeared above the Heavenly Demon Imperial Palace.
• Su Bai demanded an audience with the Heavenly Demon Emperor and challenged the officials who accused him of trespassing.
• The Golden Ape Heavenly Demon Emperor appeared, and Su Bai greeted him respectfully and asked to meet the Green Snake Old Ancestor.
• Su Bai explained that he wanted the Green Snake Old Ancestor to order his clan to stop threatening his disciple Su Bai.
• After an official secretly explained the dispute, the Golden Ape Heavenly Demon Emperor agreed to summon the Green Snake Old Ancestor.

The Golden Ape Demon Emperor summoned the Ape Demon Old Ancestor to confront Su Bai, whom the Heavenly Demon Sacred Dynasty recognized as Lu Jiu. Su Bai inspected Demon Ape and discovered that the Peak Deity Transformation expert had comprehended 88 percent of the Law of Earth.

• The Ape Demon Old Ancestor arrived at the Heavenly Demon Imperial Palace and locked his aura onto Su Bai.
• The Golden Ape Demon Emperor greeted Demon Ape, who approached Su Bai and asked whether he had killed Shan Yan.
• Su Bai recognized Demon Ape as one of the Sacred Dynasty’s four Peak Deity Transformation experts and recalled his history as its third Demon Emperor.
• Su Bai secretly inspected Demon Ape and learned that his Earth-law talent had reached 88 percent.

Su Bai sparred with Black Ape Old Ancestor, revealing the power of his Four-turn Grand Five Elements Sword Array and his mastery of spatial abilities. Black Ape Old Ancestor realized he could not kill Su Bai and understood that the Heavenly Demon Sacred Dynasty would need to avoid making him an enemy.

• Su Bai accepted Ancestor Ape Demon's invitation to spar, and the Heavenly Demon Sacred Dynasty cleared and shielded the arena.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor used his Law of Earth to crush Su Bai with overwhelming pressure, pushing the Three-turn Grand Five Elements Sword Array to its limits.
• Su Bai integrated his Five Elements Law Power into the array, forming the Four-turn Grand Five Elements Sword Array and blocking Black Ape Old Ancestor's attack.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor intensified his pressure until the space around Su Bai collapsed into Void Space, threatening his swords and array.
• Su Bai used Void Concealment to escape the sealed space and reappear a thousand zhang behind Black Ape Old Ancestor, above Demon Emperor Golden Ape.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor recognized Su Bai's mastery of the Law of Space, concluded he could not kill him, and resolved that the dynasty should build a good relationship with him.

Su Bai and Black Ape Old Ancestor ended their sparring match after recognizing that neither could easily defeat the other. Black Ape Old Ancestor made Lu Jiu a distinguished guest of the Heavenly Demon Imperial City and asked the Golden Ape Demon Emperor to announce that their fight had ended in a draw.

• Su Bai warned Black Ape Old Ancestor that Lu Jiu could use his spatial abilities to threaten those around him, and Black Ape Old Ancestor withdrew his killing intent.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor declared himself satisfied with the sparring match, while Su Bai kept his Five Elements Sword Array ready as protection.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor named Lu Jiu a distinguished guest and invited him and the Golden Ape Demon Emperor to a small hall.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor asked the Golden Ape Demon Emperor to proclaim that he and Lu Jiu had fought to a draw, and he dismissed Su Bai's objection that he had been clearly suppressed.

Su Bai met privately with the Black Ape Demon King, who asked him to help capture a Great Fish with mastery of the Law of Space. Su Bai copied the Ape Demon Old Ancestor’s [Earth's Steadfastness] by piercing his Law defense, received a Jade Slip on comprehending Law Treasures, and learned that the Old Ancestor wanted to buy his Earth Law Crystal.

• The Black Ape Demon King asked Su Bai to help restrain a Great Fish that used the Law of Space, and gave him a Message Transmission Artifact.
• Su Bai suspected the Great Fish was Void Kun and offered the Ape Demon Old Ancestor his Earth Law Crystal to examine.
• When the Old Ancestor guided him in using the crystal, Su Bai pierced the Old Ancestor’s Law defense with sword qi and successfully copied [Earth's Steadfastness].
• The Ape Demon Old Ancestor gave Su Bai a Jade Slip explaining how to absorb and comprehend Law Treasures as advance payment for his future help.
• The Ape Demon Old Ancestor offered to trade for Su Bai’s Earth Law Crystal, promising to pay more than it was worth.

Su Bai negotiated with Black Ape Old Ancestor for a Sword Dao Law Treasure in exchange for his Earth Law Treasure, then met Green Snake Old Ancestor at the Heavenly Demon Imperial Palace. The chapter left Green Snake asking Su Bai why he had sought her out.

• Su Bai told Black Ape Old Ancestor that he preferred Sword Dao and would trade his Earth Law Treasure for a Sword Dao Law Treasure.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor admitted he had no Sword Dao Law Treasure on hand but promised to search for one and trade with Su Bai.
• Green Snake Old Ancestor arrived at the side hall and inferred that Su Bai’s strength had earned Black Ape Old Ancestor’s approval.
• Green Snake Old Ancestor took a seat and asked Su Bai whether he had been looking for her.

Su Bai met with the Green Snake Old Ancestor at the Heavenly Demon Imperial Palace and secured her agreement in exchange for a future favor. After she departed, the Black Ape Old Ancestor invited Su Bai to drink, delaying his plan to fuse [Earth's Steadfastness] and advance to Peak Deity Transformation.

• The Green Snake Old Ancestor arrived at the Heavenly Demon Imperial Palace and learned that Su Bai had come to see her.
• Su Bai explained that he had summoned her because he could not find her, and the Green Snake Old Ancestor agreed to help in exchange for a favor to be named later.
• The Green Snake Old Ancestor gave Su Bai a Message Transmission Artifact and accepted his condition that any future request must be within his abilities.
• The Black Ape Old Ancestor invited everyone to drink Golden Ape Wine, but the Green Snake Old Ancestor left to attend to other matters.
• The Black Ape Old Ancestor asked Su Bai to stay for drinks, and Su Bai agreed before fusing [Earth's Steadfastness] into his body.

Su Bai finished his negotiations with the Green Snake Clan and returned to Copper City, where he confirmed that the Nascent Soul Late Stage Pig Demon Zhu Biao had come to serve him. Zhu Biao learned that his clan would not rescue him from his hundred-year service and resolved to remain in Copper City.

• Su Bai drank three cups of Golden Ape Wine with the Black Ape Old Ancestor, then escaped through a spatial rift and sobered up with spiritual medicines.
• Su Bai concluded that the Green Snake Old Ancestor's agreement would ease pressure on Great Qian and reduce the consequences of his actions in Tianshuang City.
• Su Bai returned to Night Watcher Manor, where Blood Rabbit and the Night Watchers had been confronting Zhu Biao, a Nascent Soul Late Stage Pig Demon claiming to be Su Bai's subordinate.
• Su Bai confirmed that Zhu Biao had followed his order to report to Copper City, and Zhu Biao pledged to serve him for a hundred years.
• Zhu Biao recalled that his clan Elder had urged him to flee, but later reported that Lu Jiu had fought the Black Ape Old Ancestor to a draw and that the Green Snake Old Ancestor had chosen peace talks.
• Zhu Biao read a message from the Elder saying the clan would explain the Demon Traitor matter but would not help him, and he was relieved that he had not fled.

Su Bai left Copper City in Zhu Biao’s hands and secluded himself in a remote valley to fuse Earth’s Steadfastness. After replacing Breathable Soil Creation, he broke through to Peak Deity Transformation, and the chapter ended with his updated status panel.

• Su Bai left Blood Rabbit in charge of Copper City and ordered Zhu Biao to prevent demon-related incidents.
• Zhu Biao pledged to obey Blood Rabbit, who assigned him to search Copper City for demon cultivator auras.
• Su Bai traveled to a remote valley in Blue Origin Realm and made a temporary cave abode for his cultivation breakthrough.
• Su Bai erased Breathable Soil Creation and began fusing Earth’s Steadfastness to avoid conflicting Law of Earth comprehensions.
• Su Bai’s comprehension reached thirty percent, allowing him to break through to Late Deity Transformation as his Primordial Spirit power rose to four hundred thousand.
• Su Bai later advanced to Peak Deity Transformation, reached five hundred thousand Primordial Spirit power, and checked his status panel.

Su Bai recreated Black Ape Old Ancestor’s earth-based divine ability and named it [Grasp of the Earth]. After learning the limits on fusing Spell Talents into laws, he committed to strengthening [Myriad Transformations Sword Dao] and planned his next steps before returning to Copper City.

• Su Bai used his eighty-eight percent comprehension of the Law of Earth to recreate Black Ape Old Ancestor’s crushing divine ability and named it [Grasp of the Earth].
• Su Bai recognized that [Grasp of the Earth] complemented his spatial divine ability, [Heavenly Pull Technique], and considered seeking Void Refining knowledge through his main body’s efforts to enter Great Gan Central.
• Su Bai learned that Yellow Tier and Mysterious Tier Talents could only be fused into laws below ten and thirty percent comprehension, respectively.
• Su Bai chose to keep [Myriad Transformations Sword Dao] as his core law and planned for Nine Tails and Yin Xue to seek sword Dao geniuses while he copied the Five Elements Spell Talent.
• After discovering that half a year had passed, Su Bai tore open space and returned toward Copper City.

After emerging from half a year of seclusion, Su Bai returned to Copper City, learned how his master Lu Jiu’s intervention had settled the city’s troubles, and accepted an invitation to the Black Ape Old Ancestor’s exchange meet. He arrived at the meet as Lu Jiu, revealed his Peak Deity Transformation cultivation, and met the Human Race sword cultivator Xuanyuan Zhishui.

• Su Bai returned to Copper City, raised his aura to Nascent Soul Late Stage, and rewarded Zhu Biao and the Night Watchers for keeping the city peaceful.
• Su Bai contacted the Black Ape Old Ancestor, who invited Lu Jiu to an exchange meet where a sword Dao Law Treasure would be available.
• Su Bai caught up with Ghost Cry and learned that Yan Yun had been made a Spirit Transformation seed, then reviewed the sword Dao genius lists gathered by Nine Tails and Yin Xue.
• After refining spirit pills, Su Bai traveled to the exchange meet and entered the VIP hall, where the Black Ape Old Ancestor introduced him to the assembled cultivators.
• Su Bai revealed his Peak Deity Transformation cultivation, met Xuanyuan Zhishui of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, and explained Lu Jiu’s single-disciple lineage.

Su Bai attended Black Ape Old Ancestor’s internal exchange meet, where powerful Cultivators gathered to trade Law Treasures with safeguards. As the exchange began, Su Bai offered his Law of Earth Crystal, which contained three currents of Law Power.

• Su Bai counted thirty-three guests at the exchange meet, most of whom had reached the Late Deity Transformation stage or higher.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor explained the distinction between the protected internal exchange and the less regulated public exchange, where disputes would be his guests’ responsibility.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor placed a Law of Wood leaf and a golden Law of Metal treasure, each containing one current of Law Power, in his tray.
• Su Bai placed his Law of Earth Crystal, containing three currents of Law Power, in the tray before him.

Su Bai spotted three Sword Dao Law Crystals in Shi Jing’s possession and examined them at the exchange meeting. Xuanyuan Zhishui revealed that the Jade Stone Demons had refined them from Human cultivators, and Shi Jing defended the practice as no different from Humans refining Demons.

• Su Bai’s Law Crystal drew the attention of the Deity Transformation Cultivators at the meeting.
• Su Bai noticed that Shi Jing had three crystals containing Sword Dao Law aura and went to ask about them.
• Shi Jing confirmed that the crystals were Sword Dao Law Treasures and let Su Bai examine them.
• Xuanyuan Zhishui explained that Sword Dao Law Crystals could be made by refining Spirit Transformation Sword Cultivators.
• Shi Jing admitted that his Jade Stone Demon race’s secret art refined both Human and Demon cultivators, and said the crystals had come from Humans.

Su Bai traded his Law of Earth Crystal to Shi Jing for Sword Dao laws, with Black Ape Old Ancestor supplying the Law Treasure of Metal to complete the deal. Xuanyuan Zhishui then asked Su Bai to part with a Sword Dao-law treasure, explaining that his age and stagnant cultivation made his next Lightning Tribulation dangerous.

• Su Bai offered Shi Jing the Law of Earth Crystal and demanded a fair exchange of Sword Dao laws.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor provided two Law Treasures to make up the difference, and Su Bai chose the Law Treasure of Metal to complete the trade.
• Xuanyuan Zhishui watched as Su Bai acquired all the Sword Dao-law treasures, leaving Xuanyuan without a chance to trade his Water Law treasure.
• Xuanyuan Zhishui asked Su Bai to sell him a Sword Dao-law treasure because his cultivation had stalled and he feared his next Lightning Tribulation.
• Su Bai learned that Xuanyuan Zhishui was over three thousand four hundred years old and would face his second Deity Transformation Stage Lightning Tribulation in a little over a hundred years.