Chapter Summaries

Jiang Mushan and his companions weighed whether to enlist Chu Hongliang against Chen Fei, while Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu left their completed trial and confessed their feelings. A cataclysm spread through the Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins, forcing them to flee as a vast Black Sun formed over its core.

• Jiang Mushan, Zhu Xingyan, and Wu Jianghan considered asking Chu Hongliang for help but postponed the decision while searching for another Great Hall.
• Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu found the trial platform empty, confirmed the trial could not be repeated, and acknowledged their mutual feelings before opening a portal.
• A destructive black and golden-red energy wave struck the Great Hall, shattered the portal, and revealed a catastrophic clash spreading across the ruins.
• Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu fled toward the outer ruins as yin-yang energies, space, and other fundamental rules fell into chaos.
• A deep hum shook the ruins, and pure darkness gathered above the core to form an enormous Black Sun.

Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu fled as nine black suns transformed the Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins into a deadly chaos, empowering the rampaging Vengeful Demons. They turned aside to rescue the badly wounded Wei Zhongqian, and Cao Feiyu struck down one demon’s attack before Wei escaped; Wei then saw that both Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu had reached the Great Cang Realm Late Stage.

• Nine black suns appeared over the ruins, driving cultivators to flee and causing Vengeful Demons to grow stronger and attack indiscriminately.
• Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu evaded pursuing demons as Chen Fei sensed Wei Zhongqian fighting two Great Cang Realm Late Stage Vengeful Demons.
• Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu found Wei Zhongqian near death beside the corpse of Junior Brother Zhou, and Wei tried to break through the demons’ encirclement.
• Cao Feiyu unleashed the Eighth Heavenly Descent Sword Art, cutting through one demon’s palm and shielding Wei Zhongqian as he escaped.
• Wei Zhongqian warned Cao Feiyu to retreat, then saw her and Chen Fei arrive with cultivation at the Great Cang Realm Late Stage.

Chen Fei, Cao Feiyu, and Wei Zhongqian killed two Black Sun-empowered Great Cang Realm Late Stage vengeful demons, then fled deeper danger in the Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins. A clash between Heavenly Lord Realm experts and the nine Black Suns struck them with a devastating shockwave, which Chen Fei shielded Cao Feiyu and Wei Zhongqian from as they continued their escape.

• Chen Fei trapped the two vengeful demons in a formation, and Cao Feiyu and Wei Zhongqian joined forces to kill the Shadow Vengeful Demon while Chen Fei destroyed its body with one punch.
• Cao Feiyu and Wei Zhongqian suppressed the Rock-Armored Vengeful Demon's attempted self-destruction, and Chen Fei shattered it before Cao Feiyu purified its remains.
• Cao Feiyu divided the Vengeful Demon Origin between Wei Zhongqian and Chen Fei, but Wei Zhongqian refused his share and gathered Junior Brother Zhou's remains and weapon fragments.
• Chen Fei gave Wei Zhongqian's rejected share to Cao Feiyu to pass on later, and the three disciples hurried toward the ruins' outer perimeter.
• Several Heavenly Lord Realm attacks struck the nine Black Suns, and the resulting shockwave injured Wei Zhongqian and shook Cao Feiyu while Chen Fei shielded them with his aura.

Chen Fei, Cao Feiyu, and Wei Zhongqian escaped the Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins by disguising themselves with vengeful demon qi and crossing its corrupted barrier. After they emerged into Kun Abyss, a mysterious man whose power surpassed that of a Heavenly Lord appeared, and Chen Fei recognized his realm as the Primordial Dao Origin Realm.

• Chen Fei used vengeful demon qi to conceal the trio from the corrupted barrier, then sent an Array Puppet through to test the crossing.
• Chen Fei, Cao Feiyu, and Wei Zhongqian crossed the barrier, fled through the outer ruins, and escaped into Kun Abyss as its demonic qi grew violent.
• The trio left Kun Abyss and warned Ge Yun and the other cultivators that the ruins were unsafe, prompting Ge Yun to lead his disciples away.
• An invisible power froze everyone in the area until a moon-white-robed man stepped through a spatial rift and declared that the thing inside the ruins had been lured out.
• Wei Zhongqian urged them to flee, and Chen Fei identified the man's realm as the Primordial Dao Origin Realm.

Chen Fei, Cao Feiyu, and the badly injured Wei Zhongqian escaped Kun Abyss as dozens of Primordial Dao Origin Realm experts converged on the Ancient Heavenly Court Ruins. They reached the Dan Chen Sect safely, where news of the ruins’ destruction and Chen Fei’s rapid breakthrough began to spread.

• Chen Fei recognized the moon-white-robed man as a Primordial Dao Origin Realm expert and fled Kun Abyss with Cao Feiyu and Wei Zhongqian.
• A Primordial expert’s power distorted time across the region, then dozens of Primordial Dao Origin Realm experts appeared at the ruins’ entrance.
• As the trio traveled toward the Dan Chen Sect, a vast heavenly palace appeared and was swallowed by a spreading darkness before vanishing.
• Chen Fei, Cao Feiyu, and Wei Zhongqian reached the Dan Chen Sect, and the elders at Spirit Nourishing Valley began treating Wei Zhongqian’s injuries.
• News spread through the sect that dozens of Primordial experts had shattered the Ancient Heavenly Court Fragment, while word of Chen Fei’s advancement from the Great Cang Realm Early Stage to the Late Stage also circulated.

After Chen Fei’s rapid breakthrough drew attention, Cao Feiyu’s report offered an explanation, and the Dan Chen Sect announced a contest for three top-grade Sixteenth Order Status Spiritual Materials. Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu planned to compete, while Chen Fei weighed that contest against the upcoming Myriad Sect Grand Competition in Blazing Sun City.

• Disciples discussed Chen Fei’s rise from the Great Cang Realm Early Stage to Late Stage, and Cao Feiyu’s report attributed their gains to insights from a dangerous illusion in the ruins.
• Elder Zhou questioned Chen Fei about the Kun Abyss expedition as the sect began recording survivors’ experiences and assessing their gains and losses.
• The Dan Chen Sect announced that three portions of Sixteenth Order top-grade Status Spiritual Material would go to the winners of Training Ground duels.
• Cao Feiyu told Wei Zhongqian she would compete for a material to advance her cultivation, and Chen Fei said he would enter as well.
• Chen Fei told Wei Zhongqian about the Myriad Sect Grand Competition in Blazing Sun City, where the top five would each receive a portion of Seventeenth Order low-grade Status Spiritual Material.

Chen Fei visited Le Boyang and Kuang Lingyun and offered them Status Spiritual Materials he had brought back from the ruins, but they worried the gift would hinder his cultivation. After Chen Fei said he would compete for the sect’s Sixteenth Order top-grade materials, they agreed to leave his offer untouched for now; he then summoned Venerable Tianxuan to Emerald Screen Peak.

• Cao Feiyu and Chen Fei told Wei Zhongqian they intended to compete in the Myriad Sect Grand Competition despite the daunting odds.
• Chen Fei visited Le Boyang and Kuang Lingyun, who marveled at his Great Cang Realm Late Stage cultivation and urged him to stay cautious.
• Chen Fei offered Le Boyang and Kuang Lingyun Status Spiritual Materials to help them advance, but both refused to accept the full gift because they feared wasting his resources.
• Chen Fei explained that his gains from the ruins exceeded the materials he had prepared and revealed he would compete for the sect’s Sixteenth Order top-grade Status Spiritual Materials.
• Le Boyang and Kuang Lingyun agreed the materials could remain set aside until Chen Fei needed them.
• Chen Fei went to Emerald Screen Peak’s Great Hall and met Venerable Tianxuan, reassuring him that their past relationship still mattered.

Chen Fei gave Venerable Tianxuan a Low-grade Sixteenth Order Status Spiritual Material, allowing him to break through to the Great Cang Realm. A month later, as the Dan Chen Sect grand competition began, the cultivators gathered at the Nine Martial Forging Peaks.

• Chen Fei offered Venerable Tianxuan a Low-grade Sixteenth Order Status Spiritual Material in gratitude for his past support in the Xuan Yu Realm.
• Venerable Tianxuan accepted the gift and entered a core quiet room while Chen Fei stayed behind to protect him.
• Venerable Tianxuan broke through to the Great Cang Realm, and cultivators on Emerald Screen Peak gathered to congratulate him.
• Over the following month, Chen Fei guided Cao Feiyu until he perfected the Ninth Heaven Descending Sword Art.
• On the morning the grand competition began, disciples and elders gathered at the Nine Martial Forging Peaks to watch the matches.

Chen Fei faced Wu Nianjiao in the first round of the Dan Chen Sect grand competition, where she challenged the strength behind his rapid cultivation. He countered her opening attack with the Dao Ruins True Return Body, leaving the spectators stunned by his formidable aura.

• True Lord Leiji announced the competition rules, including a two-loss elimination format, and sent the competitors to their assigned Training Grounds.
• Chen Fei arrived at the third peak Training Ground and drew Wu Nianjiao, a renowned Hundred Flowers Peak disciple who was a favorite to reach the top sixteen.
• Wu Nianjiao questioned whether Chen Fei's empowerment-derived cultivation gave him real strength, and Chen Fei calmly invited her to test him.
• Wu Nianjiao unleashed her Seven Emotions Heavenly Sound Art, forming a barrage of sound-based attacks that swept toward Chen Fei.
• Chen Fei's Dao Ruins True Return Body formed a golden Dao domain that dissolved and absorbed Wu Nianjiao's attacks, then surged into him and released a terrifying aura.
• Spectators recognized the signs of the Dao Ruins True Body and marveled that Chen Fei had apparently cultivated the technique to a profound level.

Chen Fei revealed his mastery of the Dao Ruins True Return Body and defeated Wu Nianjiao in a brief, overwhelming fight. Wu Nianjiao fled the training ground injured and humiliated, while Chen Fei remained calm after the victory.

• The spectators and adjudicating elder recognized Chen Fei's Dao Ruins True Return Body, and Wu Nianjiao realized he had to use his full strength.
• Wu Nianjiao unleashed the Seven Emotions Heavenly Sound Art, surrounding Chen Fei with layered melody arrays and charging puppets.
• Chen Fei identified the array's weakness with a single finger and shattered the arrays and puppets with one punch.
• Chen Fei closed in and smashed Wu Nianjiao's Seven Emotions Zither, then broke his left arm and sent him crashing into the training ground's array wall.
• Chen Fei refrained from pursuing Wu Nianjiao, who glared at him and hurriedly left the training ground.

Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu established themselves as leading contenders in the sect competition with decisive victories, while Chen Fei’s next opponent conceded before their match. Chen Fei then faced the array genius Zhongming, who unleashed a powerful formation attack, and the chapter ended as Chen Fei prepared to respond.

• Chen Fei defeated Wu Nianjiao with two punches, while Cao Feiyu defeated a Qingming Peak swordsman with one strike of Heavenly Descent.
• Chen Fei’s Iron Wall Peak opponent conceded their match, and both Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu continued winning through the competition.
• Chen Fei was matched against Zhongming of Heaven Array Peak, who brought out his Golden Armor puppet and discovered that Chen Fei also possessed a superior-grade Array Puppet.
• Zhongming began the match by deploying the Eternal Void Time Array Canon and activating the Indestructible True Nature Spirit Light Mirror.
• Chen Fei smiled faintly as Zhongming’s formation attack spread across the arena.

Chen Fei used the Eternal Void Time Array Canon and the Indestructible True Nature Spirit Light Mirror to outclass and suppress Bell Chime in Array Dao, then won their duel. As Chen Fei’s reputation rose, another seeded match between Cao Feiyu and Ma Chi was underway at the Sword Discussion Platform.

• Chen Fei revealed that he had cultivated the same array and insight methods as Bell Chime, then dismantled Bell Chime’s formation and trapped him with a silver suppression array.
• Chen Fei formed three linked ancient silver bells that sealed Bell Chime’s body, power, and senses, forcing Bell Chime to admit defeat.
• Chen Fei released Bell Chime, and Bell Chime conceded the match, praised Chen Fei’s Array Dao, and invited him to visit Heaven Array Peak.
• The presiding elder declared Chen Fei the winner, and the spectators reacted to his victory and growing reputation.
• At the Sword Discussion Platform, Cao Feiyu fought Ma Chi of Divine Archery Peak in a fierce duel.

Cao Feiyu defeated Ma Chi with the Heavenly Descent Sword Art, while Wei Zhongqian accepted his elimination after suffering his second loss. The grand competition’s top twenty were announced, and the final single-elimination round for the spiritual materials was set to begin the next morning.

• Ma Chi fired waves of arrows at Cao Feiyu, but she cut them down and blocked his Star-Breaking Arrow with the Heavenly Wall Sword Barrier.
• Cao Feiyu trapped Ma Chi in a sword formation and struck him down with Heavenly Descent, winning their match.
• Wei Zhongqian spoke with Cao Feiyu after his second defeat eliminated him from the competition, and he urged her and Chen Fei to win the spiritual materials for Emerald Screen Peak.
• The elders announced the twenty remaining competitors and set the final single-elimination round to begin at the hour of Chen the following day.

After Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu impressed the sect in the competition, Ji Siqi and Ouyang Rui visited Feng Butong to discuss their chances against Chen Fei. Feng Butong judged that Chen Fei had reached the ninth level of the Dao Ruins True Return Art and predicted he would win one of the spiritual materials and could join the Myriad Sect Grand Competition.

• Disciples across the Dan Chen Sect discussed Chen Fei's victories over Wu Nianjiao and Zhong Ming and Cao Feiyu's swordsmanship, anticipating the next day's duels.
• Ji Siqi and Ouyang Rui visited Feng Butong late at night because they feared facing the competition's strongest contenders.
• Ouyang Rui showed Feng Butong an Imprint Stone recording Chen Fei's battle with Wu Nianjiao, and Feng Butong watched Chen Fei defeat her in two punches.
• Feng Butong assessed that Chen Fei had reached the ninth level of the Dao Ruins True Return Art, though he had only used the eighth-level power in the match.
• Feng Butong predicted that Chen Fei would claim one of the three portions of Sixteenth Order top-grade status spiritual material and, after refining it, could compete in the Myriad Sect Grand Competition.

Feng Butong assessed Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu as formidable contenders, explaining how harsh the Myriad Sect Grand Competition would be. On the eve of the final showdown, Xu Ziqian prepared to test himself against them and revealed his confidence in the Divine General Art and the ancient weapon Po Jun.

• Feng Butong reviewed Chen Fei’s battle imprint and concluded that his ninth-level body refinement, Array Dao, and auxiliary cultivation gave him a chance at the top two hundred of the Myriad Sect Grand Competition if he reached Great Cang Realm Peak.
• Feng Butong watched Cao Feiyu defeat Ma Chi and judged that Ji Siqi and Ouyang Rui together could only draw against her.
• Talk of Chen Fei and Cao Feiyu spread through the Dan Chen Sect, stirring fear, analysis, and renewed fighting spirit among its disciples.
• On Yellow Fir Peak, Xu Ziqian told Liu Ruxu that he wanted to test his Divine General Battle Body against Chen Fei and believed Cao Feiyu’s sword intent could not break it.
• Liu Ruxu praised Xu Ziqian’s inheritance and the ancient divine weapon Po Jun, while Xu Ziqian’s eyes briefly stirred at the weapon’s name.

Xu Ziqian resolved to rely on his own cultivation in the next battle while looking ahead to the Myriad Sect Grand Competition, and Dan Chen Sect’s final round began at Asking Dao Peak. Cao Feiyu defeated Yan Jin’s opening attacks, but he unleashed a dangerous dark form of the Burning Heaven Glazed Flame.

• Xu Ziqian told Liu Ruxu he would avoid using Po Jun unless necessary and vowed to prove himself at the Myriad Sect Grand Competition.
• Zhongming, Cao Feiyu, Li Jue, Yan Jin, Qing He, and other contenders prepared for the final round as Dan Chen Sect awaited daybreak.
• Elder Qing Xu announced the final-round rules and drew matches for the twenty contenders at Asking Dao Peak.
• Zhou Zhi defeated Ma Chi with her sonic attack, and Elder Qing Xu then matched Cao Feiyu against Yan Jin.
• Cao Feiyu countered Yan Jin’s Burning Heaven Fist and successive flame attacks with precise sword strikes, suppressing his offense.
• Yan Jin changed his flames to a dark, destructive form and launched a fireball that sealed off Cao Feiyu’s possible escape routes.

Cao Feiyu defeated Yan Jin with her Annihilation Slash, then Chen Fei began his duel with Ji Siqi as Feng Butong watched. Chen Fei’s Dao Ruins True Body easily countered Ji Siqi’s opening attack, but Ji Siqi fused his cauldron, flames, and Golden Core puppets into his body and prepared to fight back.

• Cao Feiyu annihilated Yan Jin’s Darkflame fireball and stopped her sword at his throat, forcing him to concede defeat.
• Elder Qingxu announced Chen Fei’s match against Ji Siqi, and the crowd noticed Feng Butong watching from beneath an ancient pine.
• Chen Fei and Ji Siqi exchanged salutes before the duel began, while Ji Siqi resolved to fight despite Feng Butong’s prediction that he would lose.
• Ji Siqi summoned the Universe Medicine King Cauldron, unleashed Earth Vein Origin Fire, and sent nine Golden Core puppets after Chen Fei.
• Chen Fei manifested his Dao Ruins True Body and shattered the puppets’ weapons and formation with one punch, driving the flames back.
• Ji Siqi absorbed the cauldron’s runes, Earth Vein Origin Fire, and damaged puppets into his body, transforming into a powerful red-and-gold form.

Ji Siqi fused his powers into the Universe Battle Body and unleashed a desperate attack, but Chen Fei stopped him and defeated him with one punch. Chen Fei advanced after Wu Nianjiao conceded their rematch, and Cao Feiyu and the bell-ringer began their second-round duel.

• Ji Siqi forged the Universe Battle Body from his body, cauldron, and other powers, then charged Chen Fei with a crushing strike.
• Chen Fei stopped the cauldron with one hand, pulled Ji Siqi toward him, and shattered his attack with a punch that left Ji Siqi gravely injured.
• Ji Siqi admitted defeat, and Elder Qingxu declared Chen Fei the winner of their duel.
• The second-round draw paired Chen Fei with Wu Nianjiao, who conceded without entering the arena.
• Elder Qingxu announced Cao Feiyu versus the bell-ringer, and both stepped into Grade A Training Ground.

Cao Feiyu defeated Zhongming with her Ninth Heaven Heavenly Descent Sword Art, and Xu Ziqian crushed Shi Meng with one punch as the contest narrowed to five. In the first round-robin match, Chen Fei conceded to Cao Feiyu, giving his Dao Companion a victory without a fight.

• Cao Feiyu broke through Zhongming’s space-time formations and Spirit Light Mirror with her sword intent, forcing him to concede.
• Xu Ziqian defeated Shi Meng with one punch, revealing a powerful and unfamiliar body-tempering art.
• Elder Qingxu announced a round-robin final among Chen Fei, Cao Feiyu, Xu Ziqian, Li Jue, and Qing He, then drew the first matchups.
• The draw paired Chen Fei against Cao Feiyu, and both Dao Companions entered the central training ground.
• Chen Fei immediately conceded to Cao Feiyu, and the spectators reacted with astonishment and envy.

Chen Fei conceded his match to Cao Feiyu, then watched Xu Ziqian defeat Li Jue in a fierce clash of defense and offense. The third match began with Chen Fei facing Qing He, whose hidden abilities remained unknown.

• Chen Fei conceded his match to Cao Feiyu, giving her the victory and the lead in points.
• Elder Qingxu upheld Chen Fei's right to concede and ordered the competition to continue.
• Li Jue attacked Xu Ziqian with his Heavenly Blade Art, but Xu Ziqian's Divine General Body withstood the assault.
• Li Jue unleashed his peak strike, but Xu Ziqian countered with a punch, wounded him, and won the match.
• Elder Qingxu announced Chen Fei versus Qing He as the third match, and both entered the field to begin their duel.