Chapter Summaries

Luo Chuan and his companions explored a Savage Demon Quasi-Emperor’s tomb, while the Great Xia princes invited him to visit their Ancient Realm and tried to arrange imperial marriages. The group left with modest treasures and invitations to attend Great Xia’s upcoming gathering.

• The Sword Child teased Ji Yaoyue about exchanging knowledge with Luo Chuan, and Luo Chuan changed the subject by asking about Great Xia’s secret realm.
• Xia Longhua gave Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing tokens to enter the Great Xia Ancient Realm, and Qin WuDao explained its rules for keeping some of its rewards in Great Xia.
• Qin WuDao and Xia Longhua proposed imperial marriages for Luo Chuan, but he said marriage should happen naturally; Zhu Zhuqing agreed to his choice.
• Luo Chuan and the others searched the tomb, took more than half of its available opportunities, and found Little Medicine Kings and divine materials, while Yan Ting had apparently claimed its greatest prize.
• Bibi Dong teased Ji Yaoyue about her curiosity over Luo Chuan, and Xia Longhua invited Luo Chuan and Ji Yaoyue to the Great Xia Gathering, giving Luo Chuan a jade pendant for palace entry.

After the Million Demons Mountain Range journey ended, Luo Chuan and the others prepared to part ways, with several powerful figures and imperial dynasties now tied to his future. Luo Chuan left with Zhu Zhuqing for Great Xia, planning to travel at leisure and cultivate along the way.

• Ji Yaoyue announced that she would bring her Second Brother and Third Brother to the Great Xia Secret Realm, alarming Qin WuDao and the others with their formidable strength.
• Luo Chuan directed Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin toward a mountain range where they could find something useful, while the Ten Thousand Army God Monarch thanked him and followed the brothers.
• Xia Longhua left to report the events to his imperial father, while Bibi Dong and Hu Liena returned to the Heavenly Demon Domain with their Little Medicine Kings.
• Luo Chuan took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and prepared to leave for Great Xia; Zhu Huaining invited them to visit the Wang Da Ming Dynasty, and Luo Chuan said he would visit when he had the chance.
• Luo Chuan planned to travel leisurely with Zhu Zhuqing and cultivate with the resources he had, which he believed could carry him to Immortal Three - Severing the Dao.

Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing traveled to Great Xia's imperial city as their cultivation advanced, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed Bibi Dong's suggestion that Luo Chuan take two princesses as concubines. Meanwhile, Luo Xiaoyao decided to unite the living planes under Douluo Continent, provoking the God Realm's rulers.

• Luo Chuan reassured Zhu Zhuqing about her wish to have a child, and the pair continued traveling together as their cultivation rapidly advanced.
• On the way to Great Xia's imperial city, Luo Chuan asked Zhu Zhuqing what Bibi Dong had told her, and Zhu Zhuqing admitted that Bibi Dong had suggested finding two favored princesses for him as concubines.
• Bibi Dong missed Luo Xiaoyao, who sensed her longing while spending time with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and decided to visit his parents despite not reaching the Four Extremes Realm.
• Luo Xiaoyao proposed collecting the Plane Spirits of nearby life planets and chose to fuse the living planes, including the God Realm, using Douluo Continent as the foundation.
• The Shura God and the other God Realm rulers objected to Luo Xiaoyao's plan, while the God of Destruction remained drunk over Xiao Lu's betrayal.

Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing toured the Great Xia Imperial City before Xia Longxia, a troublemaking prince known as Blind Lobster, harassed Zhu Zhuqing. Luo Chuan restrained him and showed Xia Longhua’s jade pendant, but Blind Lobster accused him of stealing it and ordered the city guards to arrest him.

• The gods acknowledged that Luo Xiaoyao ruled the world and that they had no power to oppose him.
• Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing entered the Great Xia Imperial City and explored its streets while waiting to seek out Xia Longhua.
• Xia Longxia approached Zhu Zhuqing and offered to guide her, ignoring Luo Chuan.
• Luo Chuan grabbed Xia Longxia by the shoulder and showed him Xia Longhua’s jade pendant.
• Xia Longxia recognized the pendant but accused Luo Chuan of stealing it and called for the city guards to arrest him.
• The city guards arrived and refused to touch Luo Chuan because he carried Xia Longhua’s personal jade pendant, but Xia Longxia insisted they obey his order.

Luo Chuan confronted the unruly prince Blind Lobster, and the city guard captain secretly alerted the Emperor Xia after learning Luo Chuan’s identity. Xia Longcheng arrived and sentenced the prince, revealed as Xia Longxia, to a thousand years of confinement, but Xia Longxia refused to admit guilt.

• Luo Chuan showed the city guard captain his Darkness Holy Land Guest Elder Token and sealed Blind Lobster’s cultivation after the prince demanded his arrest.
• Blind Lobster demanded that Zhu Zhuqing accompany him, while the captain recognized Luo Chuan as the man from the Million Demons Mountain Range and sent word to the Emperor Xia.
• The Emperor Xia and Crown Prince Xia Longcheng discussed using a confrontation with the Palace Guard Captain to test Luo Chuan and win him over.
• Blind Lobster drew the city guard captain’s saber, but the captain knelt and pleaded for his life before Xia Longcheng arrived.
• Xia Longcheng suppressed Blind Lobster, identified him as Xia Longxia, and decreed a thousand years of confinement with his cultivation resources revoked.
• Xia Longxia denied offending the Darkness Saintess or showing contempt for the Darkness Holy Land elder and refused to accept the sentence.

After Xia Longcheng intervened in Xia Longxia’s dispute with Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing, he brought them to the Imperial Palace, where Xia Chang’an joined a banquet arranged in their honor. The chapter left Great Xia’s hoped-for marriage alliance with Luo Chuan unspoken but looming as the guests began to get acquainted.

• Xia Longxia denied offending Zhu Zhuqing or disrespecting the Darkness Holy Land, but Xia Longcheng rebuked him and offered Luo Chuan further punishment as compensation.
• Xia Longcheng escorted Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing to the Imperial Palace, while a city guard captain hurried off to claim credit for the incident.
• Xia Longhua welcomed Luo Chuan and praised him for resolving Great Xia’s problem, then invited him and Zhu Zhuqing to meet the Grand Princess.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to meet Xia Longhua’s imperial sister, and Luo Chuan fretted that the visit might cause trouble in his relationship with her.
• Xia Longhua hosted a quiet banquet attended by Xia Chang’an, who observed Luo Chuan as the Great Xia marriage plan remained in the background.

The Great Xia royals discussed Luo Chuan’s rapid cultivation, his possible marriage to the Chang'an Princess, and how to approach an alliance with him. While Luo Chuan waited at a lavish restaurant, Zhu Zhuqing arrived and insisted she had done nothing wrong.

• The Chang'an Princess questioned Xia Longhua about Luo Chuan and concluded that he was more interesting than she expected, though not enough to pursue further.
• The Emperor Xia and Xia Longcheng discussed the risks of marrying Chang'an to Luo Chuan and agreed that Great Xia could not restrain him if the marriage happened.
• The Emperor Xia ordered Xia Longcheng to spread news of his intention to marry Chang'an to Luo Chuan, then called for a sparring session among his sons the next day.
• Xia Longcheng proposed a martial contest for Chang'an’s hand, but the Emperor Xia dismissed the idea and considered rules for a possible contest.
• The Emperor Xia discovered that half his pot of wine had disappeared and suspected Xia Longcheng had taken it.
• Luo Chuan stayed at the Great Xia Imperial City Restaurant, where he asked Zhu Zhuqing whether she knew her mistake; she denied doing anything wrong and bent down reluctantly.

Luo Chuan reluctantly went with Xia Longhua to meet Great Xia’s young talents, while Zhu Zhuqing secretly hoped to bring him closer to the Chang'an Princess. At Hua Yun Hall, Commander Yu He challenged Luo Chuan, setting up a confrontation whose outcome remained unresolved.

• Xia Longhua persuaded Luo Chuan to attend a gathering of imperial relatives after Zhu Zhuqing said she would go to see the Chang'an Princess.
• Zhu Zhuqing accompanied Luo Chuan and Xia Longhua while secretly planning how to create an opportunity for Luo Chuan and the Chang'an Princess to be alone together.
• Yu He stopped the group on their way into Hua Yun Hall and insisted on visiting the Chang'an Princess.
• Luo Chuan allowed Yu He to join them, then identified himself as an independent cultivator when Yu questioned his origins.
• Yu He made a veiled insult toward Luo Chuan, and Xia Longhua recognized that the commander was deliberately provoking him.

At a gathering in Hua Yun Hall, Xia Chang'an introduced Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing to the Great Xia royals and praised Luo Chuan's talent. The chapter ended with Xia Longhua preparing to introduce Luo Chuan to the other princes, princesses, and Royal Consorts.

• Xia Longhua urged Luo Chuan to consider marrying Xia Chang'an, but Luo Chuan said he had no feelings for her and would not force matters of the heart.
• Xia Chang'an welcomed Zhu Zhuqing and introduced her to the gathered princesses as the Darkness Saintess.
• Yu He objected when Xia Chang'an began introducing Luo Chuan, but Xia Chang'an dismissed him as a palace guard and ordered him to withdraw.
• Xia Chang'an introduced Luo Chuan as Great Xia's most honored guest and praised his unmatched talent, while Xia Longhua confirmed that Luo Chuan could fight a Saint King as a Divine King.
• Xia Longhua began introducing Luo Chuan to his imperial brothers, imperial sisters, and the Royal Consorts.

At Hua Yun Hall, Yu He challenged Luo Chuan to prove his rumored strength, but Luo Chuan initially conceded to avoid disturbing the imperial Dragon Veins. With Xia Chang'an agreeing that Xia Longhua would bear responsibility, Luo Chuan borrowed the Dragon Veins’ power and overwhelmed Yu He with Saint King pressure, leaving the challenge unresolved.

• Yu He mocked the claim that Luo Chuan could defeat a Saint King and challenged him to fight.
• Luo Chuan explained that he could not fight without risking damage to the Imperial Palace, and Xia Longhua refused to let him disturb the Dragon Veins.
• After Xia Chang'an told Luo Chuan that Xia Longhua would take responsibility, Luo Chuan sealed Xia Longhua and went to face Yu He.
• Luo Chuan spread runes across the ground, borrowed the Dragon Veins’ power, and temporarily raised his aura to the Saint King Realm.
• Luo Chuan challenged Yu He to reach within thirty meters before an incense stick burned out, but his pressure left Yu He unable to move.

After defeating Yu He, Luo Chuan faced a challenge from the Third Prince, Xia Longshan, who suppressed his cultivation to the fifth level of the Divine Lord Realm. Luo Chuan agreed to fight without borrowing the Great Xia Dragon Vein and borrowed Zhu Zhuqing’s Nine Tribulations Mirror as the spar began.

• Luo Chuan forced Yu He to half-kneel, then withdrew his pressure as Xia Chang'an watched in awe.
• Xia Longhua begged Luo Chuan to protect him from further trouble, while Xia Longshan eagerly asked for a fight.
• Luo Chuan said he could borrow the Dragon Vein again, but Xia Longhua protested, and Luo promised he could even strengthen Great Xia’s national fortune.
• Xia Chang'an urged Xia Longshan not to use his full Saint King cultivation or let Luo Chuan borrow the Dragon Vein.
• Xia Longshan suppressed his cultivation to the fifth level of the Divine Lord Realm and produced a Coiling Dragon Staff.
• Luo Chuan accepted the challenge and borrowed Zhu Zhuqing’s Nine Tribulations Mirror.

Luo Chuan sparred with Xia Longshan and revealed his overwhelming physical strength and Saint Physique techniques. He broke Xia Longshan’s Nine Dragons Heaven Shaking Skill, leaving the imperial family astonished by how many powerful methods he possessed.

• Zhu Zhuqing lent Luo Chuan the Nine Tribulations Mirror, but Luo Chuan and Xia Longshan put their weapons aside and began fighting with their fists.
• Luo Chuan matched Xia Longshan’s Saint physique with his own strength, then used the Six Paths of Reincarnation to overpower the Great Xia Dragon Fist.
• Xia Longshan trapped Luo Chuan with the Nine Dragons Heaven Shaking Skill, but Luo Chuan summoned Immortal King Descends to the Nine Heavens and shattered all nine dragons.
• Xia Longhua told Xia Chang'an that Luo Chuan had six major phenomena, and Zhu Zhuqing explained that they came from his special physique and could combine with the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Luo Chuan fought Xia Longshan to a disputed draw after Xia Longshan broke his cultivation suppression, then joined the imperial banquet. Zhu Zhuqing arranged to stay with Xia Chang'an, whose curiosity about Luo Chuan deepened as Zhuqing spoke about their past.

• Luo Chuan overwhelmed Xia Longshan with copied divine abilities and the Nine Tribulations Mirror until Xia Longshan restored his Saint King Realm cultivation and declared their spar a draw.
• Royal Consort Chang Qing toasted Luo Chuan, while Xia Chang'an watched him with growing interest.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Xia Chang'an to show her around the imperial city and arranged to stay at the palace, prompting Luo Chuan to let her go.
• At An Yun Hall, Xia Chang'an asked Zhu Zhuqing why she had arrived in the Divine Realm before Luo Chuan, and Zhuqing explained that a Void Rift had swept her there and Luo Chuan had searched for her for ten years.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xia Chang'an that Luo Chuan had protected her and helped make her the Darkness Saintess, deepening Xia Chang'an's curiosity about him.

Zhu Zhuqing and Xia Chang'an considered how to bring Luo Chuan closer to a marriage alliance, while each spent the night thinking about him. The next morning, Xia Chang'an invited them to Sword Emperor Mountain, and her unusual warmth toward Luo Chuan left him uncomfortable.

• Xia Chang'an recognized that Zhu Zhuqing hoped Great Xia would protect Luo Chuan and admitted she was somewhat drawn to him.
• Zhu Zhuqing worried over how to persuade Luo Chuan to accept the marriage alliance, while Xia Chang'an wondered about his powers and what she should tell the Emperor Xia.
• The next morning, Xia Chang'an chose Sword Emperor Mountain as their destination, and Zhu Zhuqing invited Luo Chuan to join them.
• At Hua Yun Hall, Xia Chang'an asked Luo Chuan to call her Chang'an, but he refused on grounds of propriety.
• Zhu Zhuqing teased Luo Chuan for supposedly looking down on Xia Chang'an, leaving him to realize she was deliberately setting him up.

Luo Chuan visited Sword Emperor Mountain with Zhu Zhuqing and Xia Chang'an, where he revealed that he had already comprehended the Ancient Emperor’s sword intent. The visit ended with Xia Chang'an punishing a man who insulted Luo Chuan, while Luo Chuan asked her to spare him.

• Zhu Zhuqing teased Luo Chuan and Xia Chang'an about a marriage, but Luo Chuan changed the subject when Xia Longhua excused himself from joining them.
• Xia Chang'an took Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing to Sword Emperor Mountain, where Zhu Zhuqing sat down to comprehend the sword marks.
• When Xia Chang'an asked why he was not trying to comprehend the sword intent, Luo Chuan claimed he had already understood it and proved it by stirring the sword intent on the cliff with his own sword light.
• A man called Luo Chuan a talented little eunuch, and Xia Chang'an struck him down with her Saint King pressure.
• Luo Chuan asked Xia Chang'an to let the man go, and the man thanked Luo Chuan for his mercy.

Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing quickly comprehended the Ancient Emperor's sword intent, impressing Xia Chang'an. Hoping to find another place to cultivate, Zhu Zhuqing persuaded Luo Chuan to visit the Great Xia royal family's Ancient Emperor Proving Ground, where they were to seek permission from Emperor Xia.

• Luo Chuan told Xia Chang'an that Zhu Zhuqing was close to comprehending the Ancient Emperor's sword intent, and Zhu Zhuqing soon stirred the sword intent around the sword scar.
• Xia Chang'an offered to take them to another cultivation site, and Luo Chuan learned it was the Ancient Emperor Proving Ground, which held a mysterious chessboard.
• Zhu Zhuqing urged Luo Chuan to go, and Xia Chang'an said they could enter if Luo Chuan agreed to leave Great Xia a copy of any mysteries he uncovered.
• Luo Chuan agreed to ask Emperor Xia for permission, and Xia Chang'an led him and Zhu Zhuqing to the Imperial Palace.
• Xia Longhua was playing chess with Emperor Xia and regretting his moves as soon as he made them.

Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing visited the Emperor Xia, where Luo Chuan impressed the imperial family with his chess skill and quick comprehension of Sword Emperor Mountain’s sword intent. The Emperor Xia allowed them to enter the Imperial Mausoleum, where Luo Chuan recognized the terrain-based mystery of its floating stone chessboard.

• Xia Chang'an introduced Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing to the Emperor Xia, who invited Luo Chuan to play chess and lost to his steady strategy.
• Xia Chang'an revealed that Zhu Zhuqing had comprehended Sword Emperor Mountain in two quarters of an hour and Luo Chuan had grasped its sword intent in about the time it took to drink tea.
• The Emperor Xia approved Xia Chang'an’s plan to take Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing to the Imperial Mausoleum.
• Xia Longhua and the Crown Prince joined them as they traveled through the Imperial Mausoleum to a Great Rift Valley filled with floating boulders.
• Luo Chuan recognized that the floating stones and valley formed a terrain-based chessboard, while Zhu Zhuqing sensed a mystery she could not yet identify.

Luo Chuan revealed the terrain-art inheritance in Great Xia’s ancient chessboard and helped Zhu Zhuqing and the imperial family comprehend it. After seven days, Xia Longcheng resumed preparations for the secret realm gathering, but Xia Longhua returned with unexpected visitors, including Ji Yaoyue, who greeted Luo Chuan.

• Luo Chuan used the chessboard’s terrain to activate its inheritance and let Xia Longcheng, Xia Longhua, Xia Chang'an, and Zhu Zhuqing study it.
• Zhu Zhuqing awakened first, while Xia Longcheng, Xia Longhua, and Xia Chang'an awakened seven days later.
• Xia Longcheng invited Luo Chuan to drink at the Eastern Palace and sent Xia Longhua to receive cultivators arriving for the secret realm gathering.
• Xia Longhua returned with a bruised eye and several visitors, then introduced them to Xia Longcheng.
• Ji Yaoyue greeted Luo Chuan and said they had met again.

Ji Yaoyue, Ji Yaoshen, and Ji Yaoxing arrived at the Eastern Palace, where Ji Yaoshen challenged Luo Chuan over his sister’s claim that Luo Chuan had bullied her. Ji Yaoyue’s impulsive confession that Luo Chuan had made her kiss him left Ji Yaoshen enraged and Zhu Zhuqing insisting that Ji Yaoyue take responsibility.

• Ji Yaoxing, Ji Yaoshen, and Ji Yaoyue visited Xia Longcheng and met Luo Chuan in the Eastern Palace.
• Ji Yaoshen confronted Luo Chuan about bullying Ji Yaoyue, while Luo Chuan denied it and refused to spar.
• Ji Yaoyue kissed Luo Chuan’s cheek and claimed he had used divine power to make her kiss him.
• Ji Yaoshen erupted in anger and threatened Luo Chuan, while Ji Yaoyue hid behind Xia Chang'an.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ji Yaoyue to take responsibility for Luo Chuan, leaving Ji Yaoyue stunned.

Ji Yaoyue’s impulsive kiss drew Zhu Zhuqing’s attention, while Ji Yaoshen tried to provoke Luo Chuan into a fight. Luo Chuan refused, and Ji Yaoyue’s teasing offer of more kisses ended with her remembering that Xia Chang'an was her blood-related elder sister.

• Zhu Zhuqing insisted that Ji Yaoyue take responsibility for kissing Luo Chuan, while Xia Chang'an glared resentfully at her.
• Ji Yaoshen challenged Luo Chuan to fight outside, but Luo Chuan refused and casually drank wine as his seventh-level Divine King cultivation surged.
• Ji Yaoyue discovered Luo Chuan and Zhu Zhuqing had advanced rapidly, and Xia Longhua offered Luo Chuan wine while he suppressed his impending breakthrough.
• Ji Yaoyue flirted with Luo Chuan to persuade him to spar with Ji Yaoshen, but Luo Chuan continued to refuse.
• Ji Yaoxing suggested offering Ji Yaoyue in marriage to make Luo Chuan fight, and Ji Yaoyue agreed to offer more kisses before realizing Xia Chang'an was her blood-related elder sister.