Chapter Summaries

Su Bai exchanged three bundles of Sword Dao Law Treasures with Xuanyuan Zhishui for a blue jade pendant and Xuanyuan Zhishui’s promise to help Su Bai enter the Demon Suppression Division. After the VIP exchange meeting ended, the Black Ape Old Ancestor dismissed the gathering.

• Xuanyuan Zhishui offered four bundles for Su Bai’s three bundles of Sword Dao Law Treasures and promised to use his Junior Brother Xuanyuan Ningxin’s influence to help Su Bai enter the Demon Suppression Division.
• Su Bai considered the benefits of joining the Demon Suppression Division and agreed to the exchange, asking Xuanyuan Zhishui to guide Su Bai.
• Xuanyuan Zhishui gave Su Bai a blue jade pendant, and Su Bai handed over the Sword Dao Law Crystals after checking the pendant.
• The Peak Deity Transformation cultivators finished their exchanges, and the Black Ape Old Ancestor ended the VIP meeting and invited them to join the public exchange or leave.

After the exchange meeting, Black Ape Old Ancestor asked Lu Jiu to help subdue the Great Fish, but Su Bai secretly planned to stop him because the Void Kun knew Su Bai’s origins and possessed the Law of Space. At the public exchange, Su Bai spotted a Water Attribute Spirit Treasure Longsword and asked its owner about trading for it.

• The internal exchange meeting ended, and Xuanyuan Zhishui exchanged Message Transmission Artifacts with Su Bai before leaving.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor invited Su Bai to drink Golden Ape Wine, but Su Bai tactfully refused.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor said he was close to finding the Great Fish and asked Su Bai to help subdue it; Su Bai agreed outwardly while planning to prevent it.
• Su Bai left the VIP hall and entered the crowded public exchange meeting, where he noticed a Water Attribute Houtian Spirit Treasure Longsword.
• The sword’s Demon Cultivator owner recognized Su Bai as Lu Jiu and offered to trade it for anything that moved him.

Su Bai, posing as Lu Jiu the Sword Cultivator, exchanged three Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pills for a Water Attribute Houtian Spirit Treasure Longsword and promised to aid the White Crane Clan once. Other Cultivators then offered more Spirit Treasure Longswords, leaving Su Bai pleased with his prospects of collecting them.

• The stall owner offered Su Bai a Houtian Spirit Treasure if he would help the White Crane Clan once in the future, and Su Bai offered three Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pills in exchange.
• The stall owner recognized Su Bai as Lu Jiu the Sword Cultivator and gave him the Water Attribute Houtian Spirit Treasure Longsword, asking for his future aid.
• Su Bai gave the stall owner a message-transmitting jade pendant as a token for the White Crane Clan to summon his help.
• Two Cultivators approached Su Bai and offered Earth Attribute and Metal Attribute Spirit Treasure Longswords for his Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pills.
• Su Bai welcomed the new offers and recalled how long it had taken him to gather five elemental Houtian Spirit Treasure Longswords in the Qingxuan Realm.

At the public exchange meet, Su Bai traded Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pills for precious swords and established himself as the alchemist Lu Jiu. He left with future commissions for Deity Transformation Breakthrough Pills, though their refinement would have to wait until he had time to develop the formula.

• Su Bai exchanged two Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pills apiece for the swords of two Demon Cultivators, adding the blades to his collection for the Grand Five Elements Sword Array.
• He invited cultivators to trade Five Elements swords for pills at future exchange meets, prompting them to seek out Lu Jiu.
• A Flood Dragon Tribe Demon Cultivator asked whether Su Bai could refine Deity Transformation Breakthrough Pills, and Su Bai said he could but required rare materials and time.
• Two Demon Cultivators offered to turn their compensation into deposits for future pills, and Su Bai gave them tokens granting priority when requesting them.
• Su Bai concluded the exchange meet with three precious swords and departed from the valley on his sword.

Su Bai, disguised as Lu Jiu, joined Black Ape Old Ancestor at Blue Origin Mountain to locate the Void Kun. Using the Eye of Void Peeping, Su Bai found the sleeping Great Fish in a mountain cave, leaving them poised to attack.

• Su Bai returned to Copper City, refined three Precious Swords, and waited for word from Black Ape Old Ancestor.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor told Lu Jiu that the Void Kun had been located at Blue Origin Mountain and asked him to help subdue it.
• Su Bai agreed while secretly planning to kill the Void Kun before Black Ape Old Ancestor could capture it.
• Su Bai traveled through a Spatial Rift to Blue Origin Mountain, where Black Ape Old Ancestor soon joined him.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor showed Su Bai the Eye of Void Peeping, which he had obtained from Hundred Eyes Old Monster.
• Su Bai used the Eye of Void Peeping to locate the sleeping Void Kun in a deep mountain cave.

Su Bai used the Eye of Void Peeping to locate the Void Kun’s hidden cave and took Black Ape Old Ancestor there through space. Black Ape Old Ancestor captured the Void Kun after Su Bai blocked its escape, and the creature faced a demand to surrender.

• Su Bai confirmed the Void Kun’s location and teleported with Black Ape Old Ancestor into its cave in Blue Origin Mountain.
• The awakened Void Kun recognized Black Ape Old Ancestor and realized Su Bai had found its supposedly secure hiding place.
• The Void Kun tried to escape through the void, but Su Bai disrupted the surrounding space and prevented it from opening a rift.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor used the Law of Earth to crush and compress the Void Kun into a body about one zhang long.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor demanded that the captured Void Kun submit, while the creature recalled how its secret trips to the Water Pavilion Secret Realm had exposed it.

Su Bai pursued Void Kun through Void Space and killed it with the Grand Five Elements Sword Array, then returned to Black Ape Old Ancestor and falsely claimed that the beast had escaped. Black Ape Old Ancestor accepted the explanation and comforted him.

• Void Kun fled toward Qingxuan Realm but encountered Su Bai, who blocked its path in Void Space.
• Su Bai revealed his identity and used the Grand Five Elements Sword Array to annihilate Void Kun.
• Su Bai looked toward Blue Origin Realm, declared that one person mastering the Law of Space there was enough, and returned through a spatial passage.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor asked whether Su Bai had captured Void Kun, and Su Bai claimed the beast had escaped after burning its origin.
• Black Ape Old Ancestor hid his disappointment and told Su Bai not to blame himself.

Su Bai left the Black Ape Old Ancestor unconscious after demonstrating his increased strength, then returned to Copper City to clear the wine’s poison and cultivate. A year later, he attended Ghost Cry’s annual meeting, where Copper City again ranked first and he received praise and resources.

• Su Bai drank with the Black Ape Old Ancestor until the old ape passed out, then departed through a spatial rift.
• Su Bai used Fifth-tier Spirit Pills to remove the Golden Ape Wine’s poison from his Primordial Spirit.
• Su Bai cultivated the Law of Space and sword Dao while researching a Deity Transformation Breakthrough Pill and secretly gathering herbs across the Demon Kingdoms.
• At year’s end, Su Bai traveled to Venerable Ghost Cry’s regional headquarters for the annual meeting.
• Ghost Cry credited Su Bai with Copper City’s success, ranked its jurisdiction first, and awarded Su Bai cultivation resources.

Su Bai arrived in Rainfall City to copy the sword talent of academy prodigy Zhou Lan and planned to cultivate a relationship with her so he could eventually use her as a resource for his own advancement. He disguised himself as a sharp-eyed middle-aged swordsman and prepared to approach her.

• The chapter described Northern Province Third Martial Arts Academy as a leading institution where talented students could advance from martial arts training to immortal cultivation.
• Su Bai identified Zhou Lan as his target after learning that her sword comprehension and talent were exceptionally strong, likely at least Mysterious Tier.
• Su Bai reasoned that copying Zhou Lan’s talent could raise his comprehension of Myriad Transformations Sword Dao by one percent and help him conserve decades of effort.
• Su Bai planned to support Zhou Lan’s growth and ultimately advance her to Deity Transformation so he could use her as a future resource for his sword cultivation.
• Su Bai appeared in a secluded Rainfall City alley, changed his appearance and aura, and became an unremarkable-looking middle-aged man with a faint Sword Intent.

Zhou Lan’s rise from a village prodigy to a Foundation Establishment cultivator had made her admire Su Bai and Senior Lu Jiu for opposing Demon Cultivators and the Tribute City system. As she practiced swordsmanship in her courtyard, Su Bai secretly trapped her in a powerful formation.

• Zhou Lan’s talent was discovered in childhood, and she advanced through the academies before achieving Foundation Establishment at fifteen.
• The academy head persuaded Zhou Lan to remain at the academy, promising to recommend her for a position in the capital if she formed a Golden Core before fifty.
• Zhou Lan learned of Rainfall City’s hidden Tribute City abuses and vowed to change the unjust system if she gained influence.
• Zhou Lan was inspired by Su Bai’s defiance of Demon Cultivator nobles and Senior Lu Jiu’s challenge to a Demon Kingdom.
• As Zhou Lan practiced with her sword, Su Bai’s formation enclosed her without warning, and she swung at the sound of applause.

Su Bai presented himself to Zhou Lan as the Sword God and displayed a Metal Attribute sword Dao law that appealed to her Heavenly Spirit Root. He claimed to have reached the pinnacle of the realm, leaving Zhou Lan to wonder if he was the legendary Lu Jiu.

• Su Bai called himself the Sword God and summoned golden sword qi around himself.
• Su Bai used his Myriad Transformations Sword Dao and Boundless Dao Source to amplify a Metal Attribute sword Dao aura suited to Zhou Lan.
• Zhou Lan felt drawn to the aura and asked Su Bai what Cultivation Realm he had reached.
• Su Bai said his cultivation had reached the pinnacle this realm could contain.
• Zhou Lan connected Su Bai's claim and sword cultivation to Lu Jiu and asked if he was that legendary cultivator.

Su Bai examined Zhou Lan, secretly copied and fused her Myriad Transformations Sword Dao talent, and gave her three days to decide whether to join the Sword Pavilion. After he left, Zhou Lan tested that the spatial barrier was gone and went to see the headmaster of Northern Province Third Academy.

• Su Bai told Zhou Lan she could remain at the academy if she became his disciple, but required her loyalty to the Sword Pavilion, and gave her three days to decide.
• Su Bai examined Zhou Lan and secretly copied and fused her Myriad Transformations Sword Dao, improving his comprehension by one percent.
• Su Bai praised Zhou Lan's talent and vanished through spatial ripples.
• Zhou Lan found the spatial blockade had disappeared, then accidentally cut a passing teacher's sleeve with her sword qi and apologized.
• Zhou Lan went to meet the headmaster of Northern Province Third Academy, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator.

Zhou Lan investigated the Sword Pavilion’s history, decided to trust Su Bai, and accepted his offer to become his Disciple. Su Bai named her the Sword Pavilion’s Eldest Senior Sister and instructed her to keep her affiliation secret.

• Zhou Lan asked the dean about rumors of the Sword God and Sword Pavilion, then received his guidance on her cultivation difficulties.
• Back in her courtyard, Zhou Lan resolved to accept the mysterious senior’s offer despite the risks, hoping to prepare for the coming struggle for the Great Dao.
• Su Bai observed Zhou Lan’s decision with his Primordial Spirit and waited three days before appearing in her courtyard.
• Zhou Lan performed the grand rite of three kneelings and nine kowtows, declaring herself Su Bai’s Disciple and pledging loyalty to the Sword Pavilion.
• Su Bai told Zhou Lan to conceal her Sword Pavilion identity and named her the Eldest Senior Sister of this generation.

Su Bai left Rainfall City after laying plans to build a hidden Sword Pavilion and traveled to Stone Domain Country as Lu Jiu. He sought Shi Jing and the Jade Stone Demon clan’s secret method for refining sword cultivators into Law Crystals, leaving open the possibility of taking it by force.

• Su Bai planned to recruit gifted Sword Dao disciples over the coming centuries and use their insights to advance his Myriad Transformations Sword Dao.
• Su Bai left Rainfall City, changed his appearance into Lu Jiu, and set out for Stone Domain Country to find Shi Jing.
• Su Bai intended to negotiate for the Jade Stone Demon clan’s Law Crystal refining method, but was prepared to seize it if Shi Jing refused.
• Su Bai opened a spatial rift and traveled into Stone Domain Country, a harsh land of rocky mountains and Gobi wastelands where stone demons predominated.

Su Bai, disguised as Lu Jiu, visited Jade Stone City and was warmly received by Shi Jing. The chapter ended with three powerful Jade Stone Demon Elders joining them to meet the famed Sword Cultivator.

• Su Bai approached Jade Stone City, located Shi Jing with his Primordial Spirit, and sent him a message announcing his visit.
• Su Bai restrained his aura, arrived at the Welcome Pavilion, and greeted Shi Jing as Lu Jiu.
• Shi Jing welcomed Lu Jiu and led him into a private guest chamber.
• Shi Jing introduced three Late Deity Transformation Elders, who greeted Lu Jiu respectfully.

Su Bai asked Shi Jing to trade the Jade Stone Demon clan’s secret art for refining Law Power into crystals. Shi Jing explained the art’s immense importance and severe bloodline requirements, leaving its exchange unresolved.

• Su Bai requested the Jade Stone Demon clan’s secret art for refining Laws into crystals, prompting the three Elders to rise in anger.
• Shi Jing ordered the Elders to sit and explained that the secret art was a foundation of the clan’s power and inheritance.
• Su Bai offered to provide whatever price Shi Jing and his clan required, within his abilities.
• Shi Jing considered the art’s strict requirements: Jade Stone Demon bloodline, Deity Transformation cultivation, and the sacrifice of bloodline power for each Law Crystal.
• Shi Jing concluded that Lu Jiu, as a Human Race Sword Cultivator, could not learn the art even if he received its formula.

Su Bai agreed to refine breakthrough pills for Shi Jing’s Jade Stone Demon clan in exchange for its secret technique, Jade and Stone Burn Together. After examining the technique, he found that its demanding requirements might not prevent him from using it.

• Shi Jing offered to give Su Bai the Jade Stone Demon clan’s secret technique in exchange for three Deity Transformation Breakthrough Pills and ten Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pills.
• Su Bai agreed on the condition that the clan provide and replenish all spirit medicine ingredients until the required pills were successfully produced.
• Shi Jing handed Su Bai a jade slip containing Jade and Stone Burn Together.
• Su Bai examined the technique and found that it required comprehension of the Law of Earth and the Jade Stone Demon clan’s origin bloodline.
• Shi Jing and the three Elders watched Su Bai closely as he studied the jade slip.

Su Bai and Shi Jing agreed on a ten-year deadline for delivering the promised pills, and Su Bai returned to Copper City to cultivate. More than three months later, a Great Qian imperial envoy arrived at the Copper City Night Watcher Manor with a written transfer order.

• Su Bai promised to deliver the first batch of Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pills by the end of the year and all the promised pills within ten years.
• Shi Jing accepted Su Bai's deadline, and the two sides concluded their transaction before Shi Jing gave Su Bai a jade-ring storage artifact filled with the first batch of ingredients.
• Su Bai departed Jade Stone City and returned to Copper City, where he entered deep secluded cultivation and left administrative affairs to Blood Rabbit and Zhu Biao.
• After more than three months, a Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Qian imperial envoy arrived above the Copper City Night Watcher Manor and called out to its occupants.

Su Bai received Ghost Cry’s approval to transfer from Copper City to the Demon Suppression Division and flew toward the Great Qian Capital with Zhu Biao. After twelve days, they reached the capital, where Su Bai prepared to keep his true cultivation hidden and planned to arrange a breakthrough to Deity Transformation.

• Ghost Cry confirmed Su Bai’s transfer order was genuine and arranged for someone to replace him as Chief Steward of Copper City.
• Ghost Cry wished Su Bai success in the capital, and Su Bai thanked him before leaving with Zhu Biao.
• Su Bai flew toward the Great Qian Capital instead of teleporting, so he could preserve his Nascent Soul Late Stage identity.
• Su Bai planned to conceal his Peak Deity Transformation cultivation and find an opportunity to appear to break through after reaching the capital.
• After twelve days of travel, Su Bai and Zhu Biao neared the capital and saw its immense walls and powerful Human Race aura.

Su Bai and Zhu Biao reached the capital’s Black Tortoise Gate, where Zhao Xuan stopped them over Zhu Biao’s missing demon registry. Su Bai presented an imperial transfer edict and received a temporary registry token, but he still had to register Zhu Biao formally within three days.

• Su Bai and Zhu Biao entered the cultivator passage at Black Tortoise Gate, where a concealed Deity Transformation Spiritual Sense examined them.
• Zhao Xuan confronted Su Bai about bringing an unregistered Demon Cultivator into the capital and ordered guards to take them into custody.
• Su Bai showed Zhao Xuan the imperial edict transferring him from Copper City to the Demon Suppression Division.
• Zhao Xuan recognized Su Bai as Lu Jiu’s disciple and returned the edict after verifying its seal.
• Zhao Xuan gave Su Bai a temporary demon registry token and instructed him to register Zhu Biao at the Inner City Household Registry Office within three days.