Chapter Summaries

Lu Changsheng plucked the Qilin Saint Medicine from the White Jade Altar, triggering the collapse of the Yin-Yang Two-Forms Great Array and freeing Jian Gu. Lin Qingxuan protected Lu Changsheng, but Elder Mu trapped her in an array as Jian Gu advanced on him.

• Jian Gu raged from the yang path while Shi Jingtian and Tu Jiao taunted him for failing to reach the Qilin Saint Medicine.
• Lu Changsheng and his companions reached the White Jade Altar, where the Qilin Saint Medicine’s fragrance stirred their cultivation.
• Lu Changsheng plucked the Qilin Saint Medicine, causing the great array to collapse and freeing Jian Gu, Elder Mu, and the others.
• Jian Gu demanded that Lu Changsheng hand over the medicine, but Lin Qingxuan stood between them and revealed that Lu Changsheng was her brother.
• Elder Mu agreed to Jian Gu’s request for an increased reward and trapped Lin Qingxuan in the Heavenly Net Immortal-Locking Array.
• Jian Gu walked toward Lu Changsheng with his bone-white longsword, confident that no one could save him.

Lu Changsheng fought Jian Gu after Jian Gu demanded the Qilin Saint Medicine, overwhelming him despite Jian Gu’s superior cultivation and sword skills. Jian Gu revealed his Eighth-Rank Martial King strength and unleashed the Nine Solitary Swords, but Lu Changsheng’s Thunder Tribulation Armor and Five Absolute Slashes of the Thunder Emperor sent him crashing into a pit, where Jian Gu lay badly injured.

• Jian Gu threatened Lu Changsheng for the Qilin Saint Medicine, but Lu Changsheng stopped Murong Taxue from fighting in his place and faced Jian Gu himself.
• Jian Gu opened with Great Star Slash, but Lu Changsheng’s Dragon Elephant Golden Body and five Strange Thunders shielded him from the attack.
• Lu Changsheng counterattacked with his Sea God Halberd, Mount Sumeru Palm, and Thunder Roc Wings, then struck Jian Gu with Three-Colored Thunder Palm and hurled him into a mountain wall.
• Jian Gu revealed his Eighth-Rank Martial King cultivation and used the Nine Solitary Swords against Lu Changsheng, who blocked and countered his attacks.
• Lu Changsheng summoned the Thunder Tribulation Armor, raised his cultivation to Eighth-Rank Martial King, and defeated Jian Gu’s Qi Breaking Form with Thunder Shatters the Firmament, leaving Jian Gu badly injured in a pit.

After Jian Gu lost to Lu Changsheng, he accepted Tianyou Old Devil’s offer to merge their souls and rose to the Martial Venerable Realm. As Jian Gu moved to kill Lu Changsheng, Lu revealed a seventh-grade Five Thunders God-Slaying Array Diagram that could bridge the gap in their strength.

• Jian Gu, crushed by Lu Changsheng and humiliated before Murong Taxue, agreed to merge with Tianyou Old Devil despite the risk of losing himself.
• Jian Gu’s demonic transformation drove his cultivation to Martial Venerable, and he struck Lu Changsheng with the Tianyou Demon Claw, breaking his six-colored thunder shield and injuring him.
• Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, and Murong Taxue attacked Jian Gu but were blasted back by his demonic qi, while Elder Mu strengthened the array trapping Lin Qingxuan.
• Jian Gu overwhelmed Lu Changsheng again and prepared a killing blow as Lu assessed the injured allies and his dwindling strength.
• Lu Changsheng summoned the Five Thunders God-Slaying Array Diagram, and its five-colored lightning forced back Jian Gu’s demonic qi.

Lu Changsheng activated the Five Thunders God-Slaying Array and defeated Jian Gu, who self-destructed in a final attempt to kill him. Lu Changsheng survived with superficial injuries, while Elder Mu secretly escaped the valley.

• Lu Changsheng activated the Five Thunders God-Slaying Array and struck Jian Gu through his Myriad Sword Body Protection, leaving him gravely wounded.
• Jian Gu self-destructed and sent a devastating shock wave across the valley, but Lu Changsheng used the Five Thunders God-Slaying Shield and survived with superficial injuries.
• Shi Jingtian, Murong Taxue, Tu Jiao, Rui'er, and Lin Qingxuan gathered around Lu Changsheng after the array dome shattered.
• Lu Changsheng saw that Jian Gu was dead and the Qilin Saint Medicine remained intact inside his Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron.
• Elder Mu, deterred by Lu Changsheng's array and the gathered group, slipped away through the golden spiritual mist.

After claiming the Qilin Saint Medicine, Lu Changsheng and his companions met the white-clad master of the Ancient Ruins Forbidden Land, who revealed that she knew his father, Lu Tianxuan. She agreed to let Lu Changsheng keep the medicine if he gathered the four great domain artifacts, while her unresolved feelings for his father remained hidden as the group departed.

• Shi Jingtian mourned the spirit herbs destroyed by Jian Gu's self-detonation while Lu Changsheng revealed that the Qilin Saint Medicine had survived.
• Rui'er spotted a mysterious woman in white, who claimed the Qilin Saint Medicine and the entire Ancient Ruins Forbidden Land belonged to her.
• The woman identified herself as the forbidden land's master and recognized Lu Changsheng as Lu Tianxuan's son, revealing that she came from the upper world's Immortal Realm.
• The woman asked Lu Changsheng to gather the four great domain artifacts to reopen the sealed passage between the upper and lower worlds, and he agreed.
• The woman withheld her second condition until Lu Changsheng returned, and the group left the valley with the Qilin Saint Medicine.
• After they departed, the woman held a jade pendant engraved with Lu and reflected on her love and resentment toward Lu Tianxuan.

Lu Changsheng and his companions escaped the Ancient Ruins Forbidden Land with the Qilin Saint Medicine just as its deadly miasma sealed Dragon Fall Gorge. Outside, two Martial Venerables accused Lu Changsheng of killing their relatives and surrounded the six, leaving them trapped between the enemies and the miasma.

• Lu Changsheng and his companions discussed the mysterious woman in white and her connection to Lu Changsheng's father as they left the valley with the Qilin Saint Medicine.
• Lin Qingxuan spotted the miasma gathering, and Lu Changsheng led the group at full speed toward Dragon Fall Gorge's exit.
• The six escaped moments before the miasma closed the gorge, while other cultivators were killed by the toxic fog.
• Lei Tongtian accused Lu Changsheng of killing Lei Qingtian and Lightning Law Palace's disciples, while Nangong Rou accused him of killing Nangong Sha.
• Lei Tongtian and Nangong Rou joined forces and surrounded Lu Changsheng and his companions with their disciples and guards.

Lei Tongtian and Nangong Rou confronted Lu Changsheng over the deaths of their relatives, but Elder Lin and then Elder Qingyue intervened on his behalf. Lei Huang arrived after Lei Tongtian shattered the Lei Huang Token and attacked Lu Changsheng, only for an unknown voice to challenge him.

• Lei Tongtian and Nangong Rou demanded that the Azure Sun Sacred Sect hand over Lu Changsheng, and Elder Lin stood between them and the group.
• Lu Changsheng explained that Lei Qingtian and Nangong Sha had ambushed him and died in combat, provoking Lei Tongtian’s fury.
• Lin Qingxuan revealed that Lu Changsheng was her brother, and Elder Qingyue led Taiqing Sacred Palace to support the Azure Sun Sacred Sect.
• Lei Tongtian shattered the Lei Huang Token, summoning Lightning Law Palace Master Lei Huang, a Half-Step Saint Lord Realm powerhouse.
• Lei Huang formed a lightning palm to seize Lu Changsheng and overwhelmed his companions and the two elders’ attack.
• An aged, commanding voice condemned Lei Huang for attacking a junior.

Qingxuanzi arrived at Shattered Stone Beach and stopped Lei Huang from killing Lu Changsheng, forcing the Lightning Law Palace and Nangong Rou’s party to retreat. He took Lu Changsheng back to the Azure Sun Sacred Sect, while Lu Changsheng promised Lin Qingxuan he would reunite with her after repairing the Eastern Mausoleum Domain Seal.

• Qingxuanzi emerged from a spatial rift and crushed Lei Huang’s thunder palm before it could strike Lu Changsheng.
• Qingxuanzi rebuked Lei Huang for demanding vengeance over Lei Qingtian and the Lightning Law Palace disciples Lu Changsheng had killed.
• When Lei Huang demanded that Qingxuanzi surrender Lu Changsheng, Qingxuanzi threatened him with a peak Saint Lord’s power, and Lei Huang withdrew with Lei Tongtian and the remaining disciples.
• With the Lightning Law Palace gone, Nangong Rou led the surviving Nangong Family guards away from Shattered Stone Beach.
• Qingxuanzi warned Lu Changsheng that the Lightning Law Palace would retaliate, and Lu Changsheng agreed he would not rely on the sect’s protection forever.
• Lu Changsheng reassured Lin Qingxuan that he would win the Sky-Mending Divine Cauldron, repair the Eastern Mausoleum Domain Seal, and reunite with her before Qingxuanzi took him back to the Azure Sun Sacred Sect.

Lu Changsheng reported the Ancient Ruins Forbidden Land expedition to Old Ancestor Qingyang, who decided to open the Azure Sun Sacred Sect’s Spirit Domain to prepare him for the Domain Artifact Conference. Lu Changsheng then accompanied Murong Taxue to Proud Snow Peak to meet her master, Abbess Fahua, who immediately asked whether they had obtained the Qilin Saint Medicine.

• Lu Changsheng recounted the expedition’s major battles and discoveries, including killing Lei Qingtian and Jian Gu and obtaining the Qilin Saint Medicine.
• Old Ancestor Qingyang warned that Lu Changsheng still faced formidable opponents Jian Jiuxiao and Ao Lie at the approaching Domain Artifact Conference.
• Old Ancestor Qingyang overruled the elders’ objections and ordered the Spirit Domain opened for Lu Changsheng and the others in three days.
• Murong Taxue asked Lu Changsheng to accompany her to Proud Snow Peak to meet her master, and he agreed.
• Lu Changsheng and Murong Taxue arrived at Proud Snow Nunnery, where Abbess Fahua asked whether they had obtained the Qilin Saint Medicine.

Lu Changsheng presented the Qilin Saint Medicine to Abbess Fahua, who still refused to approve his relationship with Murong Taxue and challenged him to defeat two newly advanced Martial Venerables at the Domain Artifact Conference. Back at the Azure Sun Sacred Sect, Lu Changsheng fought Ji Tianyou over his right to enter the Spirit Domain and left him defeated after Elder Chiyang intervened.

• Lu Changsheng gave Abbess Fahua the genuine Qilin Saint Medicine, but she dismissed his achievement and insisted he still had to fulfill her other conditions.
• Abbess Fahua revealed that Jian Jiuxiao and Ao Lie had both advanced to the Martial Venerable Realm, and Lu Changsheng said he would still face them at the Domain Artifact Conference.
• Lu Changsheng heard sect disciples complain that the ancestor had granted him and his companions access to the Spirit Domain, which would open in three days.
• Ji Tianyou confronted Lu Changsheng and demanded that he surrender his Spirit Domain qualification, then attacked him when Lu Changsheng refused.
• Lu Changsheng overwhelmed Ji Tianyou with his thunder techniques, Sea God Halberd, and a final punch, leaving the inner disciples stunned.
• Elder Chiyang ordered Ji Tianyou to apologize to Lu Changsheng, and Lu Changsheng continued toward his cave residence.

Lu Changsheng took Rui'er to the Azure Sun Sacred Sect trade fair, where he exchanged treasures for a Soul Infant Fruit and an ancient Mud Pottery Doll. After cleaning the doll, he discovered it bore Formation Emperor Li Tian’s name and concealed a spirit seal of astonishing power.

• Lu Changsheng agreed to take Rui'er to the trade fair after Shi Jingtian and Tu Jiao had refused to let her go.
• Lu Changsheng traded a complete Heaven-tier high-grade Mount Sumeru Palm for a Soul Infant Fruit and gave it to Rui'er.
• Lu Changsheng traded a five-thousand-year-old Dragon Blood Ginseng for an obscure Mud Pottery Doll from a white clothes woman.
• Back in his stone chamber, Lu Changsheng used Geng Metal Tribulation Lightning to remove the doll’s dust and reveal the inscription Formation Emperor Li Tian.
• Lu Changsheng discovered a tiny, multiply sealed spirit seal on the doll that emanated an aura beyond the sixth and seventh grades.

Lu Changsheng received Formation Emperor Li Tian’s True Explanation of Array Dao and advanced to sixth-grade high-level Spirit Array Master before Old Ancestor Qingyang opened the Spirit Domain. Lu Changsheng and his companions entered the sect’s cultivation sanctuary and began a half-month of cultivation ahead of the Domain Artifact Conference.

• Lu Changsheng unlocked the Mud Pottery Doll’s spirit seal and absorbed Formation Emperor Li Tian’s eighth-grade Spirit Array inheritance, including the True Explanation of Array Dao.
• After two days of study, Lu Changsheng advanced from sixth-grade beginner to sixth-grade high-level Spirit Array Master and reached the threshold of seventh grade.
• Shi Jingtian, Murong Taxue, Tu Jiao, and Rui'er gathered Lu Changsheng and accompanied him to the main peak when Old Ancestor Qingyang summoned them.
• Old Ancestor Qingyang opened the entrance to the Spirit Domain and told the five they could cultivate there for fifteen days before the Domain Artifact Conference.
• Lu Changsheng and his companions entered the Spirit Domain, chose golden lotuses, and began cultivating.

Murong Taxue, Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, Rui'er, and Lu Changsheng advanced their cultivation and abilities during seven days in the Spirit Domain as the Domain Artifact Conference approached. With leading rivals reaching for the Martial Venerable Realm, Lin Qingxuan entered the Taiqing Sacred Pool to strengthen herself so she could stand beside and protect her brother.

• Murong Taxue healed her old injuries, Shi Jingtian advanced toward Fourth-Grade Martial King, Tu Jiao reached Fourth-Grade Martial King, and Rui'er improved her Spirit Array Master realm and studied sixth-grade Array Diagrams.
• Lu Changsheng broke through to Sixth Grade Martial King, tempered his body with the Spirit Domain's laws, and continued deducing seventh-grade spirit arrays.
• Ao Lie and Jian Jiuxiao stabilized their new Martial Venerable Realm cultivation as factions across the North Divine Domain prepared for the Domain Artifact Conference.
• Lei Huang used the ninth layer of the Nine Heavens Lightning Attraction Method on Lei Yan, whose cultivation surged toward the Martial Venerable Realm as he endured the divine thunder.
• Lin Qingxuan rejected cultivation for the Taiqing Sacred Palace's sake and entered the Taiqing Sacred Pool, determined to grow strong enough to support her brother at the conference.

After half a month in the Spirit Domain, Lu Changsheng and his companions emerged with greatly increased strength, including Murong Taxue’s breakthrough to Martial Venerable and Lu Changsheng’s advancement to a seventh-grade Spirit Array Master. They left with Qingxuanzi for the Taiqing Sacred Palace to represent the Azure Sun Sacred Sect at the Domain Artifact Conference.

• News spread that Lei Yan and Lin Qingxuan had both broken through to the Martial Venerable Realm, intensifying anticipation for the Domain Artifact Conference.
• Shi Jingtian and Tu Jiao reached Eighth-Rank Martial King, Rui'er reached Fifth-Grade Martial King, and Murong Taxue broke through to First-Rank Martial Venerable in the Spirit Domain.
• Lu Changsheng reached Eighth-Rank Martial King, advanced his Dragon Elephant Golden Body to the eleventh level, and became a seventh-grade beginner Spirit Array Master.
• Lu Changsheng and his companions exited the Spirit Domain, where Azure Sun Sacred Sect disciples witnessed their advances and Qingxuanzi warned them about the powerful Martial Venerable opponents at the conference.
• Old Ancestor Qingyang opened a spatial passage, and Qingxuanzi led Lu Changsheng, Murong Taxue, Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, and Rui'er toward the Taiqing Sacred Palace.

The Domain Artifact Conference began at the Taiqing Sacred Palace, where Lu Changsheng and the other contenders gathered to compete for control of the Sky-Mending Divine Cauldron. The arrival of two third-grade Martial Venerables made them the greatest obstacles to Lu Changsheng’s bid for the championship.

• Forces from across the North Divine Domain gathered at the Taiqing Sacred Palace for the Domain Artifact Conference, whose victor would control the Sky-Mending Divine Cauldron for ten years.
• Lei Huang led the Lightning Law Palace delegation, and Lei Yan arrived as a First-Rank Martial Venerable before fixing Lu Changsheng with killing intent.
• Qingxuanzi brought the Azure Sun Sacred Sect team, where Murong Taxue appeared as a First-Rank Martial Venerable and Lu Changsheng drew attention for killing Lei Qingtian and Jian Gu.
• Lin Qingxuan welcomed Lu Changsheng and Murong Taxue, while Shi Jingtian, Tu Jiao, Rui'er, and Qingxuanzi joined their reunion.
• Ao Lie of the Dragon God Sacred Sect and Jian Jiuxiao of the Myriad Sword Sacred Sect arrived as third-grade Martial Venerables, and Lu Changsheng recognized them as the main obstacles to winning the championship.

Lu Changsheng entered the Domain Artifact Conference’s preliminary round, determined to win the Sky-Mending Divine Cauldron to repair the Eastern Mausoleum Domain’s shattered seal. The chapter left him and five Azure Sun Sacred Sect companions inside the perilous Fire Domain Space, where they began searching for a Passage Token.

• Jian Jiuxiao and Ao Lie arrived as Third-Rank Martial Venerables, drawing attention as the leading contenders for the conference championship.
• Lu Changsheng told Lin Qingxuan and his companions that he had to win the Sky-Mending Divine Cauldron to save the Eastern Mausoleum Domain, and they pledged their support.
• The Taiqing Palace Master opened the Fire Domain Space and announced that participants had three hours to find a Passage Token, with a special method involving three fire-attribute rarities.
• Ao Lie, Jian Jiuxiao, Lei Yan, and other participants entered the Fire Domain Space as the preliminary round began.
• Lu Changsheng and five Azure Sun Sacred Sect companions entered the scorching, dangerous realm and found themselves on a rock surrounded by magma and approaching fire serpents.

Lu Changsheng and his companions entered the Fire Domain Space, split up to search for Passage Tokens and fire-attribute wonders, and tried to conserve their strength. Lu Changsheng defeated a Heaven-Swallowing Flame Python guarding a basalt platform, where he sensed an unusual fluctuation.

• Lu Changsheng's group landed in the scorching Fire Domain Space, and Murong Taxue gave Rui'er an Ice Soul Bead to help her withstand the heat.
• Lu Changsheng and Lin Qingxuan assigned the six companions separate search areas, with Murong Taxue taking Rui'er and Shi Jingtian pairing with Tu Jiao.
• Lu Changsheng flew east across a lava river and found a lava lake with an ancient basalt platform at its center.
• A Heaven-Swallowing Flame Python ambushed Lu Changsheng, but he evaded its attack and recognized that it was guarding the platform.
• Lu Changsheng used the Sea God Halberd and Thunder Roc Wings to pierce the python's neck and kill it.
• Lu Changsheng landed on the basalt platform, cleared away magma residue, and sensed a fluctuation within it.

Lu Changsheng found and sealed a Crimson Flame Marrow, then entered the Sky Flame Forest in search of Jade Flame Fruit and discovered a Fire Bodhi shrub. Xue Ling and the Jade Blood Cult surrounded him to claim the fruits, and Lu Changsheng ordered them to leave.

• Lu Changsheng broke open the basalt platform and retrieved the Crimson Flame Marrow, one of the three fire-attribute wonders needed to find a Passage Token.
• Lu Changsheng flew east, using the Sea God Halberd's water-element barrier to withstand the rising heat, and learned that competitors had found Jade Flame Fruit in a forest.
• Lu Changsheng entered the Sky Flame Forest and found a Fire Bodhi shrub bearing seven or eight fruits beneath an old Sky Flame Tree.
• Xue Ling and several Jade Blood Cult disciples surrounded Lu Changsheng and proposed splitting the Fire Bodhi.
• Lu Changsheng refused their demand and told the Jade Blood Cult to scram.

Lu Changsheng drove off Xue Ling and collected eight Fire Bodhi before racing toward the Jade Flame Fruits. He arrived at the tree as Nangong Leng, Feng Wushang, and Yan Batian prepared to divide its three fruits.

• Xue Ling attacked Lu Changsheng over the Fire Bodhi, but Lu Changsheng defeated him with one punch and forced the Jade Blood Cult disciples to flee.
• Lu Changsheng collected all eight Fire Bodhi and stored them in the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron.
• After sensing the Jade Flame Fruits, Lu Changsheng flew toward the depths of Sky Flame Forest as other factions converged on the area.
• Nangong Leng, Feng Wushang, and Yan Batian agreed to take one Jade Flame Fruit each.
• Lu Changsheng arrived above the Stone Platform, and Nangong Leng recognized him with shock and killing intent.

Lu Changsheng confronted Nangong Leng, Feng Wushang, and Yan Batian over the Jade Flame Fruits, then fought Nangong Leng after Yan Batian sided with him in exchange for Fire Bodhi. Lu Changsheng overwhelmed Nangong Leng and left him badly injured beneath a boulder.

• Nangong Leng urged Feng Wushang and Yan Batian to join forces against Lu Changsheng and offered them his share of Lu Changsheng’s treasures.
• Lu Changsheng offered Yan Batian two Fire Bodhi to hold back the Wind God Palace, and Yan Batian accepted and stood with Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng challenged Nangong Leng, who drew the Nangong Sacred Sword and attacked with Great Star Slash.
• Lu Changsheng blocked Nangong Leng’s sword and used his Thunder Roc Wings and Sea God Halberd to drive him into a Sky Flame Tree.
• Nangong Leng unleashed Star Burning Heaven Slash, but Lu Changsheng shattered it with Six-Colored Thunder Fist and sent him crashing into a boulder.