Chapter Summaries

Lu Chen obtained and fused saber techniques into a perfected Second-Rate Heartless Saber Technique, awakening saber presence. When Liu Jinglan agreed to share a family martial art in exchange for help rescuing Qingqing, the He Family Four Fiends arrived and recognized Lu Chen as their target.

• Lu Chen forced the captured man to recite his cultivation method and Iron Severing Saber Technique, then killed him and upgraded the saber technique with Merit Points.
• Lu Chen fused the Iron Severing Saber Technique, Layered Wave Saber Technique, and Gale Blade Technique into the perfected Second-Rate Heartless Saber Technique, awakening saber presence.
• Back at the ruined temple, Liu Jinglan offered to reveal the location of Second-Rate martial arts, but Lu Chen challenged him for asking others to risk their lives without paying a fair price.
• Liu Jinglan admitted he had family martial arts to share and agreed to recite a cultivation method, while withholding Qingqing's identity.
• Lu Chen sensed approaching figures, and the He Family Four Fiends arrived, recognized him from the Qilin Rankings, and prepared to attack.

Lu Chen defeated Yan Guilong and his allies after they attacked him, forcing Yan Guilong to apologize. He then resisted Lin Wanhua’s Red Dust Intoxication Art and confronted her about using spiritual seduction.

• Lu Chen overpowered Yan Guilong with his sword intent and smashed him into the ground while Yan Guilong’s companions rushed to help.
• Lu Chen drew his blade and sent seven attackers flying, then agreed to stop when Zhou Song intervened and demanded that Yan Guilong apologize.
• Yan Guilong apologized under Lu Chen’s threat, and Lu Chen left after promising to accept his challenge later.
• Lin Wanhua approached Lu Chen and used the Red Dust Intoxication Art to try to ensnare him, but he walked away unaffected.
• Lu Chen abruptly turned back toward Lin Wanhua and asked if she had used spiritual seduction on him.

Lu Chen used his swordsmanship and rapidly increased cultivation to break through the Chaos World-Destroying Great Array while fleeing with the mysterious woman. After killing several Three-Faced Beings, he escaped a pursuing Chaos King, leaving the remaining enemies to attack others.

• Lu Chen spent Merit Points to rise to the third level of Dominator, then split the Chaos King's black hand with his Golden Divine Sword and fled with the mysterious woman.
• A human supreme expert attacked the descending Three-Faced beings as Lu Chen cut through pursuing Three-Faced Beings and Chaos Beasts.
• After the mysterious woman warned him about the Chaos World-Destroying Great Array, Lu Chen used the Art of Destruction to carve through it and resisted a Soul-Snatching Bell's mental attack.
• Lu Chen and the woman escaped the formation, and Lu Chen killed three fifth-level Dominators with one sword strike.
• When another Chaos King pursued them, Lu Chen burned his body to accelerate and vanished; the Chaos King abandoned the chase and ordered his forces to kill the others.

Lu Chen killed the He Family Four Fiends with his Heartless Saber Technique and learned that Liu Jinglan was trying to rescue Cui Qingqing, the North Protector King’s hidden daughter. After accepting Liu’s cultivation art, Lu Chen used his Merit Points to reach Seventh Rank and improve his swordsmanship, then prepared to lead the rescue.

• Lu Chen killed the He Family Four Fiends in a single strike, leaving Liu Jinglan stunned.
• Liu Jinglan revealed that Cui Qingqing was the posthumous child of North Protector King Cui Zhengxuan, whom court factions sought to use as leverage.
• Liu Jinglan gave Lu Chen the Nine Heavens Art and Heavenly Sun Swordplay, and said Cui Qingqing was held in a village guarded by a Sixth Rank expert.
• Lu Chen converted his internal force to the Nine Heavens Art, advanced to Seventh Rank, and upgraded his Heavenly Sun Swordplay.
• Lu Chen agreed to follow Liu Jinglan to the village and began preparing for the rescue.

Lu Chen’s latest rise on the Qilin Rankings alarmed the Pacification Bureau and the people pursuing Cui Qingqing, while a young man aboard a tower ship decided to confront him. The chapter left Lu Chen’s pursuers closing in and the Seventh Rank youth preparing to show him his strength.

• News spread that Lu Chen had killed the Yin Mountain Duo and reached sixty-fourth place on the Qilin Rankings.
• Gongsun Ming ordered He Qianxing to keep pursuing Lu Chen and sent Eagle Seven and Tiger Cloud to assist him.
• He Qianxing continued the pursuit but told his squad to observe Lu Chen from the shadows and flee if he reached Eighth Rank.
• A middle-aged man ordered his subordinates to deal with Lu Chen and seize Cui Qingqing before other groups could reach her.
• A young man and woman aboard a tower ship read the rankings, and the young man declared he would confront Lu Chen while bringing Cui Qingqing back.

Lu Chen slaughtered the Jianghu men who had abducted Cui Qingqing, including the Seventh Rank Yin Mountain Duo, as he escaped with Liu Jinglan and Cui Qingqing. The Heaven's Secret Pavilion updated the Qilin Rankings, placing Lu Chen sixty-fourth and spreading news of his rise.

• Lu Chen threatened the assembled Jianghu men and killed the Yin Mountain Duo with a single slash when they challenged him.
• Lu Chen killed the remaining men to prevent them from exposing the group’s tracks, despite Liu Jinglan’s objection.
• Lu Chen searched the bodies, then left the village with Liu Jinglan and Cui Qingqing under cover of night.
• The Heaven's Secret Pavilion’s ancient mirror announced that Lu Chen had killed dozens of renowned experts and ranked him sixty-fourth on the Qilin Rankings.
• The Pavilion elders marveled that Lu Chen had slain Seventh Rank cultivators without using lightning and ordered the news distributed across the land.

Lu Chen defeated the Luo siblings and a Black List expert while escorting Cui Qingqing toward Prince Zhenbei’s territory. As they approached a mountain pass where danger awaited, he perfected Heavenly Sun Swordplay and gained the secret technique Heavenly Sun Radiance.

• Lu Chen sent Luo Changqing flying with one slash, then struck down Luo Changqing’s sister when she threatened him.
• Lu Chen killed the black-robed Black List expert with a lightning-filled slash, destroying the man and his tower ship.
• Liu Jinglan realized Lu Chen had reached the Eighth Rank and took Lu Chen and Cui Qingqing ashore to continue toward Prince Zhenbei’s territory.
• A Luo Family elder arrived and learned that Heartless Blade Lu Chen had injured Luo Changqing and his sister.
• Lu Chen warned that the mountain pass ahead might be dangerous, then spent 275 Merit Points to perfect Heavenly Sun Swordplay and acquire Heavenly Sun Radiance.

Lu Chen escorted Cui Qingqing through the forest, killing several ambushers before the Greenwood of Three Mountains Four Rivers surrounded them and demanded she be handed over. Liu Jinglan appealed to the gathered Jianghu figures to resist the Northern Barbarians, while Lu Chen listened in surprise.

• Luo Changqing and his family argued over his defeat by Lu Chen and their mission to escort Cui Qingqing back to King Cui.
• Lu Chen, Liu Jinglan, and Cui Qingqing continued through the dark forest, ignoring a mountain god temple's invitation to take shelter.
• Ghost Shadow Twin Swords and several other attackers ambushed Lu Chen, but he killed them as they approached.
• The Greenwood of Three Mountains Four Rivers surrounded the group and demanded that Lu Chen surrender Cui Qingqing.
• Liu Jinglan urged the assembled Jianghu figures to remember King Cui's resistance to the Hu invaders and warned that the Northern Barbarians threatened everyone.

Lu Chen rejected the Space-Time Divine Clan’s offer, defeated its Divine King, and killed Miao Xuantian and the fleeing elder. The foreign Descenders’ terror earned Lu Chen enough merit to exceed the requirement for his next breakthrough.

• Lu Chen refused to join the Space-Time Divine Clan, and its Divine King ambushed him with the Demon Cloud Banner.
• Lu Chen broke the banner, destroyed the Divine King’s Space-Time Chaos Destruction Array, and grievously wounded him with Supreme Forgetfulness.
• The Divine King threw Miao Xuantian at Lu Chen and fled, but Lu Chen killed Miao Xuantian and pursued him through distorted space and time.
• Lu Chen struck the Divine King out of the Space-Time River and killed him despite his pleas for mercy, earning 700,000 Merit Points.
• The foreign Descenders’ minds and Dao hearts collapsed in fear, granting Lu Chen another 1.8 million Merit Points and bringing his total to 8.29 million.

Lu Chen forced the Ye Family Dao Protectors to leave Ye Gubai’s corpse behind, then killed dozens of women who tried to morally blackmail him as he carried the body toward Azure Wave Martial Hall. The crowd fell silent, while Breeze Swordmaster worried that Lu Chen’s actions would ruin the Sky Sword Sect’s reputation.

• Lu Chen ordered Breeze Swordmaster to stop the Ye Family Dao Protectors from taking Ye Gubai’s corpse, and they left it behind under threat of his sword domain.
• Lu Chen lifted Ye Gubai’s body and headed toward Azure Wave Martial Hall as women in the crowd demanded that he release the corpse.
• Lu Chen killed forty-two women who swarmed toward him, earning 2,800 Merit Points and terrifying the remaining onlookers.
• A middle-aged man dragged away a female martial artist and beat her for nearly provoking Lu Chen and endangering their family.
• Breeze Swordmaster worried that the Sky Sword Sect would be accused of bullying the weak, while Huangfu Yun excitedly followed Lu Chen.

Lu Chen left the fleeing procession to confront the Blood Offering Sect pursuers after they trapped Han Wu-bing in the Seven Killings Life-Snatching Formation. He killed three of the seven formation fighters with one slash, then attacked the remaining four as they used a blood-burning technique.

• Lu Chen decided to postpone completing the Profound Ice Hell Sutra and focus on perfecting the Nine Heavens Art.
• Seven Ninth Rank Blood Offering Sect fighters caught up and used the Seven Killings Life-Snatching Formation to overwhelm Han Wu-bing.
• Lu Chen stopped Shangguan Xue'er from rushing into the fight and killed three formation fighters with a single slash, breaking the formation.
• Lu Chen sent Han Wu-bing to guard the flank and faced the four surviving pursuers alone.
• The four survivors used the Blood Burning Secret Technique, but Lu Chen struck with the Seven Styles of Divine Extinction: Heart Shatter.

Lu Chen wielded the Star Tear to challenge the Ancient Clan experts, defeating several attackers and killing a master of the Soul Shifting Spell. After Ye Wushe finally stepped forward, his Thunder Tablet aura filled the crowd with pressure, setting up a confrontation with Lu Chen.

• Lu Chen repelled a first-level Golden Body Realm expert and challenged the Ancient Clan experts to fight for the Star Tear.
• Three notorious Ancient Clan experts attacked Lu Chen, but his No Life slash crippled all three with a backlash from their killing intent.
• Lu Chen taunted the gathered experts as Dugu Wudi, Huangfu Qi, and the Huangfu siblings arrived and witnessed his challenge.
• A burly man tried to seize the Star Tear with the Soul Shifting Spell, but Lu Chen reflected the spiritual attack and killed him with one sword strike.
• Lie Wujin accused Lu Chen of possessing a powerful secret treasure and threatened to claim it for the Lie Family.
• Ye Wushe stepped forward, releasing lightning and the imposing aura of his Thunder Tablet.

Lu Chen and Liu Jinglan reached the stronghold where Cui Qingqing was held, and Lu Chen killed Blood General Xue Lie with one slash. After Liu Jinglan rescued Cui Qingqing, Lu Chen struck down the men who rushed at him, leaving the remaining attackers terrified.

• Liu Jinglan led Lu Chen to the fortified village where Cui Qingqing had been abducted and imprisoned.
• Xue Lie brought Cui Qingqing food, refused to release her, and said Liu Jinglan might be dead.
• Lu Chen confronted Xue Lie and killed him with a single slash before his opponent could finish drawing his saber.
• Lu Chen told Liu Jinglan to rescue Cui Qingqing while he held off the other men, and Liu Jinglan led her out of the courtyard.
• The Jianghu wanderers charged Lu Chen, but his single slash killed the first seven or eight and sent the survivors fleeing in terror.

Lu Chen killed Zhao Yuesheng after learning and perfecting two martial arts, then escaped as constables and Great Shark Gang members searched Wu's Porcelain Shop. News of his deeds spread across Boulderstone City, while Zhao Shan waited anxiously outside the closed city gates.

• Lu Chen used Merit Points to perfect Black Tiger Fist and Gale Blade Technique, raising his cultivation to Second Rank.
• Lu Chen killed Zhao Yuesheng, gained five Merit Points, searched his body for money, and fled the porcelain shop.
• Guo Feng and Chen Baisha raided Wu's Porcelain Shop but found Lu Chen gone and Zhao Yuesheng dead; Zhao Hu arrived and erupted in rage.
• Rumors of Lu Chen killing Wu the Skinner and destroying the beggars' den spread through Boulderstone City, where many people celebrated him.
• Zhao Shan waited outside the closed city gates, praying for Lu Chen's safety but unable to enter because he was blind and crippled.

Lu Chen slaughtered his hidden observers, broke through to True God Level Eight, and returned to the Sky Sword Sect with the Heaven Swallowing Hound as a house guard. After killing two Space-Time Divine Clan scouts, he learned the sect stood on the legendary Blessed Land of Sacred Prosperity and that a Divine King-led clan force was searching the region.

• Lu Chen used Soul Burial to kill the distant observers, gained enough Merit Points, and broke through to True God Level Eight.
• Lu Chen rode the Heaven Swallowing Hound back to the Sky Sword Sect and ordered it to guard the courtyard, prompting Li Wangshu and the others to leave for seclusion.
• Lu Chen sensed two Space-Time Divine Clan members spying outside the sect and killed them when they challenged him.
• Lu Chen revived one scout and learned the region was the Blessed Land of Sacred Prosperity, with possible ancient ruins and major cultivation benefits.
• The scout revealed that nine members of the Space-Time Divine Clan, led by a Divine King Old Ancestor, were searching the region for opportunities.

The third gatekeeper dragged the Sky Devouring Sparrow into the third level of hell, terrifying the Descenders and survivors as Lu Chen resolved to grow stronger. Before he could refine the divine liquid in the divine hall, four Divine King Old Ancestors arrived and moved to rescue the Sky Devouring Sparrow and break the world's seal.

• The third gatekeeper burned the mountain of heads and pierced the Sky Devouring Sparrow with radiant chains, dragging it into the third level of hell despite its resistance.
• The third gatekeeper warned Lu Chen that other enemies might arrive and urged him to return to the Yang Realm while its unsealing was delayed.
• Lu Chen entered the divine hall, determined to become stronger, and used Merit Points to purify the divine liquid and refine it into a divine pill.
• Four Divine King Old Ancestors appeared, declared that the Sky Devouring Sparrow had to be rescued, and extended their palms toward the Netherworld.

Lu Chen used the Great Sun Qiankun Sword to slaughter Descenders in the Netherworld, killing Black Mountain Venerable and driving the survivors into a panic. The fleeing Descenders sought help from the Sword Marquis, who appeared and crushed Lu Chen’s Sword Qi, setting the two against each other.

• Madam Hongyun and the others recognized Lu Chen, and he attacked them with the Great Sun Qiankun Sword.
• Lu Chen killed Black Mountain Venerable, destroyed the group’s Forbidden Treasures, and drove the surviving experts to flee.
• Lu Chen continued hunting Descenders who abused souls, earning Merit Points as the Netherworld descended into chaos.
• The survivors fled to Sword Marquis Xiao Yun’s Divine Mountain and pleaded for him to stop Lu Chen, revealing that Lu Chen had obtained the Myriad Sword Dao Seed.
• The Sword Marquis manifested an avatar, traveled to Lu Chen, and overwhelmed his Great Sun Sword Qi with his aura.
• Lu Chen faced the Sword Marquis and asked if he was the Sword Marquis.

Lu Chen reached the Myriad Sword Dao Seed, slaughtered the souls guarding it, and used the Merit Points he gained to break through to the fourth level of the True God realm. As he began analyzing the Dao Seed, Zhao Qingxue, Xie Beichen, Zhao Wuwo, and Xiao Lie arrived, but Lu Chen blocked Xiao Lie’s and Zhao Wuwo’s attacks without revealing his identity.

• Lu Chen killed the experts who tried to stop him on his way to the Myriad Sword Dao Seed, earning Merit Points with each kill.
• Lu Chen destroyed the Forbidden Treasures sent against him and used the Chaos Returns to Origin Sword Array to kill dozens of powerhouses.
• Lu Chen spent 4.5 million Merit Points to advance from the third to the fourth level of the True God realm.
• Lu Chen spent 500,000 Merit Points to begin analyzing the Myriad Sword Dao Seed as powerful auras approached.
• Xiao Lie attacked Lu Chen, but Lu Chen absorbed and returned his Great Sun sword light with a dark prison.
• Zhao Wuwo aimed his moonlight at Lu Chen, but Lu Chen blocked it with a mysterious sword-domain.

Lu Chen endured the four experts’ attacks while analyzing the Myriad Sword Dao Seed, then claimed it and revealed his overwhelming power. He killed Xie Beichen, Zhao Qingxue, and Xiao Lie, while Zhao Wuwo remained the last of the four fleeing enemies.

• Zhao Qingxue attacked Lu Chen, but his Level 2 Sacred Domain withstood her strike, and the four experts decided to attack him together.
• Lu Chen completed his analysis, claimed the Myriad Sword Dao Seed, trapped the four in a sword formation, and unleashed Tenfold Combat Power.
• Lu Chen revealed himself as Lu Chen and killed Xie Beichen with the Sword Draw Slay Heavens Art, prompting the other three to flee.
• Lu Chen recaptured the three fugitives with his sword formation and killed Zhao Qingxue with a full-force slash.
• Xiao Lie fought back with the Great Sun Qiankun Sword Art, but Lu Chen’s Years Sword Song turned him into a child and shattered his body.

Lu Chen killed Zhao Wuwo, revived Xiao Lie, and mastered the Great Sun Qiankun Sword Art without possessing the Solar Sword Body. When seven or eight True God experts arrived seeking the Myriad Sword Dao Seed, Lu Chen repelled their attacks, leaving them shocked and wary.

• Zhao Wuwo escaped Lu Chen’s sword formation with a Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talisman, but Lu Chen pursued him and killed him with Space-Time Power.
• Lu Chen revived Xiao Lie and ordered him to recite the Great Sun Qiankun Sword Art, then used 30,000 Merit Points to master it.
• Xiao Lie was astonished by Lu Chen’s Solar True Fire aura, while Lu Chen insisted that the sword art did not require the Solar Sword Body.
• Seven or eight True God experts arrived, questioned Lu Chen about the Myriad Sword Dao Seed, and Xiao Lie demanded that they submit to his lord.
• Lu Chen revealed the Myriad Sword Dao Seed, and the experts attacked to seize it.
• Lu Chen drew the Golden Soft Sword and shattered their attacks with a powerful strike, forcing them to dodge.