Chapter Summaries

After leaving the Limitless Sword Domain, Wang Ming completed the Sun Moon Heaven Art but failed to transform his true qi into its next form. As Xiao Aoshi plotted to hasten the millennium catastrophe and Xiao Sanxiao identified Wang Ming as its key, Wind and Cloud headed for the Underworld Society, unaware the Hidden Sword School was hunting them.

• Wang Ming spent half a month cultivating and completed the Sun Moon Heaven Art, but his attempt to transform his vast true qi into a Kun and Peng failed.
• Wang Ming discovered that his three-thousand-year cultivation base had rendered the Indestructible Vajra Body's combat-boosting effect useless, then demonstrated his mastery of the Dragon God Skill's true intent.
• Xiao Aoshi killed Jian Chen after questioning him about Lord Conqueror and planned to use the Dragon Essence, Lord Conqueror, and the Underworld Society to advance the millennium catastrophe.
• Wind and Cloud decided to return to the Underworld Society to wait for Wang Ming, while the Hidden Sword School tracked them across Japan.
• Xiao Sanxiao concluded that Lord Conqueror was key to resolving the great catastrophe and recognized that Wang Ming, as an outsider, could kill beings without adding to the calamity.

Wang Ming arrived to find Wind and Cloud fighting Xiao Aoshi’s forces, then killed Xiao Aoshi and his subordinates with a single strike. As Wind and Cloud stalled Xu Fu, who planned to refine them into an immortality pill, Wang Ming absorbed Xiao Aoshi’s cultivation and watched the fight continue.

• Wang Ming investigated the mountain tremors and found Wind and Cloud battling Dongying martial artists led by Xiao Aoshi.
• Wang Ming ambushed Xiao Aoshi and his subordinates, destroying them in one strike and catching Wind and Cloud in the attack’s aftermath.
• Wang Ming called out Xu Fu and told Wind and Cloud to stall him while he absorbed Xiao Aoshi’s cultivation.
• Xu Fu revealed that he intended to capture Wind and Cloud and refine their flesh and blood into an immortality pill.
• Wind and Cloud fought Xu Fu, with Wind drawing the Great Evil King blade and Cloud pressing the attack with Cloud Ten Swords: Sword Mark.
• Wang Ming watched Xu Fu rely on Emperor Heaven Mad Lightning and reflected that such oddities were normal in this world.

Wang Ming, Wind, and Cloud fought Xu Fu until Great Fiendgod Xiao Jingtian arrived and avenged his brother Xiao Aoshi with overwhelming force. Wind and Cloud were badly injured, and Xiao Jingtian then charged at Wang Ming.

• Wang Ming killed Great Chief Xiao Aoshi by draining his vitality.
• Wind and Cloud battled Xu Fu together, using their enhanced strength and close coordination to withstand his attacks.
• Xiao Jingtian arrived, struck Wang Ming, and identified himself through his grief over his dead younger brother.
• Xiao Jingtian rejected Xu Fu's offer of an alliance, then killed him with a blazing stone and devastated the surrounding area with a fiery attack.
• Wang Ming rescued the badly injured Wind and Cloud and sent them away as Xiao Jingtian pounced toward him.

Wang Ming, Xu Fu, and Great Fiendgod fought a night-long battle that devastated Japan. When dawn weakened Great Fiendgod’s power, Wang Ming seized the chance to drain his True Qi and kill him.

• Xu Fu and Wang Ming fought Great Fiendgod as their attacks shattered mountains and set the surrounding land ablaze.
• Wang Ming used Heaven and Earth Great Shift to drop mountains on the fighters, but Great Fiendgod smashed them apart and continued attacking with the Chaotic Sky Four Absolutes.
• Great Fiendgod’s attacks battered Xu Fu and Wang Ming, while Cloud and Wind watched from a distant mountain as the battle devastated Japan.
• At dawn, Great Fiendgod’s power weakened, and Xu Fu cut off one of his arms; Great Fiendgod begged for mercy before trying to retreat.
• Wang Ming transformed into a giant Kun, swallowed Great Fiendgod, and drained his True Qi, killing him.

Wang Ming and Xu Fu fought over the Dragon Essence, each pretending to accept a truce before attacking the other. As Xu Fu risked his life to preserve his immortality, Wang Ming struck him down, but Xu Fu reassembled and revealed that he had anticipated another scheme.

• Xu Fu proposed joining forces and calling a truce, but Wang Ming and Xu Fu both turned and attacked each other.
• Wang Ming refused to give Xu Fu Dragon Essence, explaining that immortality without security was torment, and the two resumed their fight.
• Xu Fu unleashed his ice sword techniques while Wang Ming defended himself with the phantom Kun.
• Wang Ming transformed into a light-and-shadow Kun and sent Xu Fu flying into a collapsed mountain, where Xu Fu’s body exploded and reassembled.
• Xu Fu appeared to argue with himself, then mocked his other self for failing to anticipate the scheme.

Wang Ming and Xu Fu fought across the Limitless Sword Domain and the Nine Skies Without Boundary, where Demigod joined the battle with nuclear missiles. Wang Ming killed Demigod with a Million Faith Strike and took the Time Gear, but the attack left him severely weakened and in danger if Xu Fu found him.

• Xu Fu revealed that he had assimilated Red Absolute and gained his martial arts, then attacked Wang Ming with the Fiendish Blood Calamity while Wang Ming countered with Lifeshort.
• Wang Ming and Xu Fu transformed into ice blades, tore open the Limitless Sword Domain, and fought their way into the Nine Skies Without Boundary.
• Sword Saint Dugu, Bodhidharma, and Guan Yu attacked them there, while Demigod appeared with nuclear missiles; Wang Ming and Xu Fu escaped back to Dongying.
• Demigod pursued Wang Ming with nuclear-energy missiles, but Wang Ming used the Heshibi Jade’s faith power to kill him and seize the Time Gear.
• The faith power battered Wang Ming’s body and mind, and Wind and Cloud helped him onto a reef as he asked them to hide him from Xu Fu.

Wang Ming fought Xu Fu while recovering from his battle with Demigod, and Xu Fu tried to exploit his injuries and claim his longevity. Xu Fu’s Red Fire Divine Skill eventually backfired, but the Phoenix Blood transformed him into a fire phoenix, leaving Wang Ming to face his rebirth.

• Xu Fu attacked Wang Ming as he recovered, but the Underworld Society throne’s barrier blocked Xu Fu’s strikes until Wang Ming joined the fight.
• Wang Ming and Xu Fu traded martial arts and weapons, then battled in the sky and sea as Wang Ming took the form of an energy Kun.
• Cloud warned Wang Ming that Xu Fu’s Red Fire Divine Skill was invading his energy form, while Xu Fu pressed his attack to force Wang Ming back into human form.
• Xu Fu’s Red Fire Divine Skill burned him from within, allowing Wang Ming to return to human form and counter the blazing true Qi.
• Xu Fu used God Smiting Calamity, but Wang Ming destroyed his invading primordial spirit with his greater spirit power.
• Xu Fu was consumed by flames, and the Phoenix Blood within him transformed him into a fire phoenix that emerged from the blaze.

After recovering from his battle, Wang Ming built the Underworld Society into a global power, cultivated renewable sources of divine-beast materials, and ruled for centuries. Feeling watched, he said farewell to his loved ones and shattered the void to leave, while the world’s martial artists discovered a path beyond their former limits.

• Xiao Sanxiao carried away the bodies of Xiao Jingtian and Xiao Aoshi without seeking revenge on Wang Ming.
• After Wang Ming recovered, he gave the Invincible Warrior a Dragon Essence, and the Invincible Warrior joined the Underworld Society as its Grand Instructor.
• Thirty years later, Wang Ming became ruler of the Central Plains and sent the Five Great Marshals to expand his realm until they unified the world.
• Wang Ming studied Xu Fu’s writings to make pills of eternal youth, then used a spirit-gathering array to harvest divine-beast materials without killing the beasts.
• After ruling for three hundred years, Wang Ming stepped down and arranged for Qin Shuang, Cloud, Wind, and You Ruo to rotate as world ruler every five years.
• Five hundred years later, Wang Ming sensed he was being watched, bade farewell to his loved ones, and shattered the void to leave; martial artists then learned of a path beyond their limits.

Wang Ming entered the Chronicles of Mount Shu in Dan Chenzi’s body after Youquan Blood Demon threatened the world and the Twin Thunder Swords’ first merge failed. He chose to avoid fighting Youquan and planned to seek out Mount Emei’s cultivation techniques while waiting for the protagonists to resolve the crisis.

• Wang Ming arrived in the Chronicles of Mount Shu and took over Dan Chenzi’s body, learning that Youquan had entered the Blood Cave and Chang Kongwuji had died when the Twin Thunder Swords failed to merge.
• Wang Ming worried that Youquan might emerge from the Blood Cave and kill him, but decided he would not risk his life fighting the demon.
• Wang Ming considered the Southern Bright Fire as a way to forge a body of his own and thought about sneaking into Mount Emei’s Scripture Library to study cultivation techniques.
• Wang Ming decided to stay out of the conflict, let the protagonist group defeat Youquan, and use his seniority as Dan Chenzi to inspect Mount Shu’s techniques.

Wang Ming used Dan Chenzi’s memories to advance his cultivation from Qi Refining through the Incarnation Stage. When Red Corpse tried to possess him and turn him toward Youquan, Wang Ming caught and killed her.

• Wang Ming reviewed Dan Chenzi’s memories and learned the cultivation realms and their breakthrough methods.
• Wang Ming converted his spiritual power into true qi and advanced through Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Incarnation.
• Red Corpse entered Wang Ming’s sea of consciousness intending to control him and lead him to Youquan.
• Wang Ming trapped Red Corpse in his sea of consciousness and cast her out.
• Wang Ming recognized Red Corpse as the one who had led Dan Chenzi astray, then killed her with rays from his eyes.

Wang Ming completed his transformation toward the Spirit Transformation Stage and assessed the cultivators and their magical treasures as Xuan Tianzong flew away after failing to let go of his memories. At Mount Emei, the disciples discovered that both Xuan Tianzong and White Brows Ancestor were missing, and Duan Lei rallied them to defend the sect.

• Wang Ming ranked the cultivators by cultivation and combat power, concluding that Netherworld Blood Demon's near-immortality made him difficult to kill despite his lower combat ranking.
• Wang Ming saw Xuan Tianzong flying away and reflected on his obsession with his master, Lonely Moon, and his failure to qualify for the Thunderflame Sword.
• Emei disciples gathered at the Three Primes Palace as Mount Emei's spiritual Qi diminished and they realized Xuan Tianzong was missing.
• The disciples found White Brows Ancestor gone, with only embers of Southern Bright Fire remaining in his seclusion site.
• Duan Lei urged the disciples to reorganize Emei and promised to bring back Dan Chenzi and Li Yingqi so they could defend the sect together.

Wang Ming returned to Mount Shu as the disciples sought a new leader, but he refused the position and offered to resurrect Xuan Tianzong. He arranged for Li Yingqi to use the Southern Bright Fire to revive Xuan Tianzong, while keeping his own plan to avoid fighting Netherworld Blood Demon and continue cultivating.

• Duan Lei summoned Wang Ming back to Mount Shu because Xuan Tianzong was missing and White Brows had ascended.
• Duan Lei and the disciples urged Wang Ming to become Emei's sect leader, but Wang Ming refused; Li Yingqi also declined the position.
• Li Yingqi revealed that Xuan Tianzong had died, and Wang Ming said he could resurrect him.
• Li Yingqi brought Xuan Tianzong's body to the Three Primes Palace, where Wang Ming told her to place the Southern Bright Fire on him.
• Li Yingqi placed the Southern Bright Fire on Xuan Tianzong, while Wang Ming watched without taking the flame.

Xuan Tianzong resurrected after the Southern Bright Fire struck him, then pursued the weapon White Brows had sent from the immortal world. He claimed the Southern Bright Fire Sword, while the Mount Shu and Wutai leaders prepared for Netherworld’s imminent attack as spiritual Qi drained away.

• Xuan Tianzong emerged unharmed from his charred corpse, then told the assembled cultivators to pursue White Brows’s weapon from the immortal world.
• Li Yingqi and nearly a thousand Mount Shu cultivators followed Xuan Tianzong toward the blue-purple radiance, while Wang Ming stayed behind.
• Xuan Tianzong swallowed the Southern Bright Fire as Li Yingqi tried to protect him, and the sword recognized him as its master.
• Xuan Tianzong realized the Southern Bright Fire completed White Brows’s Three Essences Unification plan to strengthen the Twin Thunder Swords against Netherworld.
• Venerable Xin Master warned that Netherworld was draining spiritual Qi and would soon attack Mount Shu, whose Hanging Mountain was already becoming unstable.

As the Netherworld Blood Demon attacked Mount Shu, Wang Ming left the battle to search its Scripture Library for a way to advance beyond the Spirit Transformation Stage. Xuan Tianzong and Li Yingqi faced Netherworld without the Twin Thunder Swords, leaving them with few attacks and little hope.

• Netherworld raised the Blood Cloud Array and challenged White Brows, while Wang Ming watched Xuan Tianzong and Li Yingqi fly to confront him.
• Wang Ming went to Mount Shu's Scripture Library to look for cultivation methods beyond the Spirit Transformation Stage.
• Li Yingqi attacked Netherworld with Skystrike, and Xuan Tianzong struck with the Southern Bright Fire Sword; Netherworld's Blood Cloud Array resurrected him after the attack killed him.
• Netherworld revealed that his array still held 9,999 primordial spirits, and Xuan Tianzong and Li Yingqi realized they had too little magical power to defeat him that many times.
• Venerable Xin Master learned that Lian Xing could not wield the Thunderflame Sword, then flew to join the battle as Duan Lei blamed Lian Xing's failure to unite the Twin Thunder Swords.
• Wang Ming realized that his actions had disrupted the events that would have helped Lian Xing comprehend the Thunderflame Sword, leaving Xuan Tianzong and Li Yingqi without the weapon needed to break Netherworld's array.

Wang Ming explored Mount Shu’s Dao Inquiry Pagoda, then saw Xuan Tianzong and Li Yingqi struggling against Netherworld beneath the blood clouds. He decided to return to the pagoda, take its texts, and flee rather than get involved.

• Wang Ming entered the Dao Inquiry Pagoda and examined Mount Shu’s books and cultivation jade slips.
• The pagoda shook as Netherworld battled Xuan Tianzong and Li Yingqi outside.
• Duan Lei learned that Lian Xing had not achieved enlightenment with the Thunderflame Sword, and Venerable Xin Master sent him to summon Dan Chenzi.
• Wang Ming left the pagoda and criticized Xuan Tianzong and Li Yingqi for failing to defeat Netherworld.
• Wang Ming decided to stash the pagoda’s texts in his storage space and run rather than interfere with Mount Shu’s conflict.

Wang Ming emerged as Dan Chenzi to protect Mount Shushan from Netherworld after the disciples had lost hope. He easily repelled Netherworld’s attacks, and the battle continued as Netherworld unleashed another devastating sonic wave.

• Duan Lei reported that Dan Chenzi and the Dao Inquiry Pagoda were missing, leaving Xuan Tianzong, Li Yingqi, and the Shushan disciples convinced that Dan Chenzi had fled.
• Venerable Xin Master tried to block Netherworld’s attack but was quickly defeated, so Duan Lei and the Shushan disciples charged Netherworld in a desperate sacrifice.
• Wang Ming appeared before the disciples and shattered Netherworld’s descending blood palm with a single palm strike.
• Wang Ming used Overwhelming Seas and Mountains to disperse Netherworld’s roar above Mount Shushan, astonishing the Shushan disciples.
• Netherworld unleashed another powerful sonic wave, and Wang Ming countered by clearing the air around himself to create a vacuum.

Wang Ming confronted Netherworld Blood Demon after White Brows and Dan Chenzi's past actions left Mount Shu vulnerable, and he easily repelled Netherworld's attacks. He offered Netherworld a chance to retreat, but Netherworld refused and threatened to torment and refine him.

• The chapter explained that White Brows had once defeated Netherworld Blood Demon but lost the Haotian Mirror while rescuing Xuan Tianzong and Dan Chenzi, allowing Netherworld to escape into the Blood Cave.
• Wang Ming faced Netherworld, whose power had risen to the Great Vehicle Stage after emerging from the Blood Cave and using the Blood Cloud Array.
• Netherworld attacked Wang Ming with a blood avatar, but Wang Ming destroyed it with golden beams from his eyes and then killed Netherworld with one punch.
• Netherworld resurrected and boasted that he could return 9,996 times, while Wang Ming offered to let him cultivate in peace if he stopped coveting the spiritual Qi of other famous mountains.
• Netherworld rejected the truce and threatened to kill Wang Ming, imprison his soul, and refine him into a magical treasure, alarming Xuan Tianzong.

Wang Ming faced Netherworld Blood Demon above Mount Shu as the demon threatened the realm and attacked the sect. Mount Shu survived the blast through Xuan Tianzong’s protective barrier, while Wang Ming turned his attention to Myriad Swords Peak, where a bald youth wrestled with an earthy-yellow sword.

• Netherworld Blood Demon boasted that he had 9,996 avatars, leaving Xuan Tianzong, Li Yingqi, Duan Lei, and the Mount Shu disciples despairing over the scale of the task.
• Netherworld unleashed a blood-colored beam at Wang Ming, and its residual force shattered several peaks near Mount Shu.
• Xuan Tianzong used the Sun Golden Wheel to shield Mount Emei while Duan Lei, Li Yingqi, and the Mount Shu disciples lent him their power.
• The Sun Golden Wheel withstood Netherworld’s attack, though Xuan Tianzong, Li Yingqi, and many disciples were injured.
• Wang Ming emerged unharmed and directed his spiritual power toward Myriad Swords Peak, where a bald youth struggled with an earthy-yellow sword.

Wang Ming used Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to devastate Netherworld Blood Demon’s forces and force him to flee. Wang Ming pursued him while releasing powerful avatars to defeat the clones trying to stop him.

• Flying swords from Myriad Swords Peak converged on Wang Ming and Netherworld Blood Demon as the injured Mount Shu disciples watched hopefully.
• Wang Ming unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, shattering Netherworld Blood Demon’s Dharma Appearance and destroying thousands of primordial spirits.
• The attack consumed Wang Ming’s magical power and caused the flying swords to detonate, but it reduced Netherworld Blood Demon’s primordial spirits to a few thousand.
• Netherworld Blood Demon fled, and Wang Ming pursued him using a skill akin to shrinking the earth to an inch.
• Netherworld Blood Demon’s clones tried to intercept Wang Ming, who sent out avatars from his acupuncture points to kill them with Heaven’s Mandate Swordplay.

Wang Ming fought Netherworld in the Blood Cloud Array, destroyed most of his primordial spirits, and survived Netherworld’s desperate self-detonation. Netherworld escaped into the Blood Cave, where Wang Ming sealed him behind a Houtu Barrier before returning to Mount Shu.

• Wang Ming used Mount Shu’s flying swords to destroy thousands of Netherworld’s primordial spirits, despite the heavy losses to the swords.
• Netherworld detonated the primordial spirits in the Blood Cloud Array, and everyone believed Wang Ming had died until Wang Ming emerged and annihilated Netherworld’s apparent form.
• Wang Ming discovered Netherworld had escaped to the Blood Cave, and Xuan Tianzong warned the others that entering it was too dangerous.
• Wang Ming used Sword Twenty-Three to strike into the Blood Cave, but Netherworld survived and threatened to destroy Mount Shu once he recovered.
• Wang Ming raised a Houtu Barrier over the Blood Cave to keep Netherworld trapped until he regained his strength, then led the others back to Mount Shu.