Chapter Summaries

Yang Shan outmaneuvered the Blood Fiend Old Demon, endured his deadly trump cards, and killed him with a combined soul attack and blade strike. The demon’s body vanished into glowing energy after death, prompting Yang Shan to hurry Gu Xing and Gu Yao through a Space Channel and escape.

• The Thunder Phantom Body struck the Blood Fiend Old Demon with a soul attack, and Yang Shan’s array and lightning chain restrained him while blade force cut through his defenses.
• The Blood Fiend Old Demon awakened, unleashed his Blood Fiend Body, and used powerful blood-based attacks against Yang Shan, who survived by hiding and relying on his preparations.
• Yang Shan revealed a host of demon spirits, including several ancient Ancient Beasts, and used their soul howls to disorder and knock back the exhausted Blood Fiend Old Demon.
• Yang Shan struck the Blood Fiend Old Demon’s throat with Yama as the demon tried to escape through a spatial rift, killing him and taking his Dropped Naring.
• When the Blood Fiend Old Demon’s body dissolved into glowing specks, Yang Shan sent Gu Xing and Gu Yao through a Space Channel and followed, leaving the Thunder Phantom Body disguised as a stone.

After killing Blood Fiend Old Demon, Yang Shan reached Advanced Half-Saint and discovered that the Profound Yin Old Hag served the mysterious Blood Eyes. He shared warnings with the other players, then asked Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint to identify the strange white energy, but they could not connect it to the Tunling Clan.

• Yang Shan broke through to Advanced Half-Saint after killing Blood Fiend Old Demon, astonishing Gu Xing and Gu Yao.
• Yang Shan watched the Profound Yin Old Hag collect Blood Fiend Old Demon's white energy and realized she and Blood Eyes were allies.
• Yang Shan sent his findings to the Big Shot Gathering Camp, warned players about Advanced Half-Saint seniors, and offered Space Jade Slips for emergencies.
• Yang Shan summoned Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint in an illusion realm and showed them footage of the strange white energy.
• Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint said the energy did not resemble the Tunling Clan's devouring power and asked Yang Shan to summon them if it appeared again.

Yang Shan rescued Feng Qing'er from eight Ancient Beasts and treated her wounds in a mountain cave. Feng Qing'er gave him the Soul Gallstone he needed for his final Dao Traces, then drugged herself and charged at him while he stubbornly resisted.

• Yang Shan entered Feng Qing'er's Space Channel and found her surrounded by eight Advanced Half-Saint Ancient Beasts.
• Yang Shan used Ten Thousand Demons Howling to the Heavens to stall the beasts, then escaped with Feng Qing'er.
• Yang Shan treated Feng Qing'er's claw wounds in a cave, and she gave him a Soul Gallstone to carry his soul Dao Traces.
• Feng Qing'er swallowed a Mysterious Phoenix Rejuvenation Pill and revealed that she had drugged herself.
• Feng Qing'er charged at Yang Shan as he resisted her advances.

Yang Shan reached the Ancient Domain Stage after learning that the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s third phenomenon, Emerald Spirit Like Rain, had appeared. He reunited with the gathered cultivators, where tensions rose among several women competing for his attention.

• Feng Qing’er pretended she had not recovered, but Yang Shan took back the remaining Mysterious Phoenix Rejuvenation Pills when Lei Ting reported the phenomenon.
• Yang Shan carried the exhausted Feng Qing’er to the Ancient Domain Stage, a safe gathering place where cultivators could observe Emerald Spirit Like Rain from afar.
• Members of the Ancient Eight Clans, the Big Shot Gathering Camp, and other factions assembled, while several powerful Players had advanced to Mid-Level Half-Saint.
• Yang Shan greeted Su Yitang, Murong Yan, and the other Players before bringing Feng Qing’er to Lei Ting and the other young women.
• Huo Zhi approached Yang Shan, prompting Lei Ting to confront her while Feng Qing’er moved protectively in front of him; Xiao Aotian watched enviously as Su Yitang calmly enjoyed the scene.

Yang Shan raced through the Bodhi Wood Beasts’ defenses toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree while the elders held off its strongest guardians. He reached the tree and learned that it was sick, then heard that sentient Withered Ironwood with Dou Di-level origin energy had once ranked first on the Strange Wood List.

• Huo Zhi, Lei Ting, and Feng Qing'er clashed over Yang Shan until Advanced Half-Saints departed to attack the Bodhi Wood Beasts.
• Yang Shan assembled a powerful team that fought through the beasts while keeping pace with the Advanced Half-Saints.
• More than a hundred Initial Half-Saint Bodhi Wood Beasts blocked the elders, and Thousand Azure Saint urged Yang Shan to rush ahead before another wave appeared.
• Yang Shan sped past the elders and crossed the Bodhi Wood Beasts’ interception zone while Feng Qing'er and the others covered his flank.
• Yang Shan reached the Bodhi Ancient Tree and saw emerald rain rapidly nourish a sapling before it shed its leaves.
• Thousand Azure Saint told Yang Shan the Bodhi Ancient Tree was sick and revealed that Withered Ironwood could rank first if it gained sentience and Dou Di-level origin energy.

Thousand Azure Saint explained the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s origins and brought Yang Shan to help cleanse the negative emotions that had made it violent. After Yang Shan refined five Bodhi Seeds and the tree began recovering, another seed appeared before him, leaving everyone astonished that he still had Dao Traces to use.

• Thousand Azure Saint told Yang Shan that a fallen Dou Di’s soul had left negative emotions in the Bodhi Ancient Tree, causing its violence.
• Thousand Azure Saint communicated with the Bodhi Ancient Tree and had Yang Shan refine Bodhi Seeds with powers matching his Dao Traces while Severing Heaven Blade Saint guarded him.
• Profound Yin Old Hag arrived and began refining her own Bodhi Seed, followed by other senior experts, Ancient Eight Clans, and Players.
• Yang Shan refined five Bodhi Seeds using the Sea Heart Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flame, Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder, and Star Mark Undying Body.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree’s trunk changed from black to deep green, and Yang Shan discovered nearly a hundred people watching him after they had finished refining their own seeds.
• Another Bodhi Seed appeared before Yang Shan, and Su Yitang explained that everyone else had only one Dao Trace to use, prompting the crowd to marvel that Yang Shan still had more.

Yang Shan received Saint Bodhi and learned that the nine Black Holes held a chance to reach Dou Saint, along with spiritual items formed from a Dou Emperor’s negative emotions. As his companions entered the Black Holes, he refined two more Bodhi Seeds and watched their progress, spotting Profound Yin Old Hag threatening his allies.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree gave everyone Bodhi Seeds, and Yang Shan discovered his was the rare treasure Saint Bodhi, which could greatly enhance Soul Strength.
• The tree produced Bodhi Source, which split into nine Black Holes; Thousand Azure Saint warned that those who stayed would have to fight for the chance to reach Saint.
• Yang Shan told Gu Xing and Gu Yao to leave, while about seventy Half-Saints remained to enter the Black Holes.
• Thousand Azure Saint explained that the Black Holes contained a Dou Emperor’s negative emotions and gave Yang Shan two Bodhi Seeds so he could enter one after guiding energy from the tree’s trunk.
• Yang Shan refined the two seeds while using a mirror to watch his companions, then spotted Profound Yin Old Hag attacking someone through Feng Qing'er's perspective.

Yang Shan monitored the black holes while Feng Qing'er and other young clan heirs faced powerful opponents, and he learned that AI Nüwa had independently arranged the Bodhi Ancient Tree trial. As Profound Yin Old Hag unleashed white energy against six allied Mid-Half-Saints in Black Hole No. 8, Yang Shan hurried to finish refining his second Bodhi Seed so he could intervene where the danger was greatest.

• Feng Qing'er escaped Profound Yin Old Hag by deploying the Demon Phoenix Bell, and Yang Shan watched her from outside the black hole because Transmission Tokens did not work.
• Yang Shan discovered Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Hun Ya, and Hun Li in Black Hole No. 8, where they clashed with Huo Zhi over a spirit plant and then retreated.
• Yang Shan told Xiao Yan that AI Nüwa had grouped the Ancient Eight Clans’ younger generation in one black hole, and Xiao Yan revealed that the Bodhi Ancient Tree event was an experiment to study AI Nüwa’s calculations.
• Yang Shan saw six Ninth Grade Bloodline heirs join forces in Black Hole No. 8, while other players fought over the Bodhi Source in separate black holes.
• Yang Shan reached his experience limit and learned that players needed a special spirit item to unlock the Dou Sheng-Level Heart Demon Trial.
• The six young women killed Mad Corpse Old Ancestor and battled Profound Yin Old Hag, who enveloped herself in white energy as Yang Shan accelerated his second Bodhi Seed’s refinement.

Profound Yin Old Hag broke through to Dou Sheng and overwhelmed the gathered women, badly injuring Feng Qing'er. Yang Shan arrived and challenged her, leaving the fight poised to begin as he unleashed his blade intent.

• Profound Yin Old Hag broke through to Dou Sheng, shrugged off the women’s attacks, and defeated Feng Qing'er with a massive black seal.
• Yang Shan arrived beside the injured Feng Qing'er, gave her a cloak and medicine, and told her to watch him fight Profound Yin Old Hag.
• Profound Yin Old Hag released her Dou Sheng pressure and ordered Yang Shan to kneel, while Severing Heaven Blade Saint warned him about her strength.
• Yang Shan sent his Thunder Phantom Body to move Lei Ting and Huo Zhi away, then faced Profound Yin Old Hag as crimson lightning and overwhelming blade intent appeared behind him.

Yang Shan used his system calculations, blade techniques, and rapid recovery to fight Profound Yin Old Hag despite her being a Dou Sheng. After gaining the upper hand through careful dodging and precise counterattacks, he saw her power surge and welcomed the chance that her next move might expose an opening.

• Yang Shan charged Profound Yin Old Hag with Yan Luo and parried her palm strike without either of them losing Qi and Blood.
• Yang Shan calculated that Profound Yin Old Hag’s Attack and Dou Qi Intensity were lower than his boosted values, but she drove him back when he switched to Double Ghosts Reaping Lives.
• Profound Yin Old Hag kept attacking as Yang Shan lost Qi and Blood, while his Star Mark Undying Body rapidly restored it.
• Yang Shan relied on dodging and struck only when he found safe openings, landing four blows over hundreds of exchanges while losing little health.
• Feng Qing'er watched in disbelief as Yang Shan gained the upper hand against the Dou Sheng.
• Profound Yin Old Hag gathered Dou Qi to make the first move, and Yang Shan welcomed the chance to exploit a possible opening.

Yang Shan fought the Profound Yin Old Hag with rapid finger techniques, layered defenses, and a devastating Finger Strength Overload, while her soul ghost blocked his soul attacks. He escaped her spatial cage and endured her poison-and-ice assault, then his returning Thunder Phantom Body struck her throat and forced her Protective Gang Qi to appear.

• Yang Shan used Three Thousand Thunder Movement and Soul Piercing Finger to counter the Profound Yin Old Hag’s Yin Sha Finger, then slowed her with Ghost Entangling Finger.
• The Profound Yin Old Hag’s spectral ghost devoured Yang Shan’s ghost, and the Severing Heaven Blade Saint explained that Yang Shan would need repeated soul attacks to defeat it.
• Yang Shan combined Three Thousand Burning Flame and Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder in a Finger Strength Overload, blasting the Profound Yin Old Hag before she protected herself with Profound Yin Water Barrier.
• The Profound Yin Old Hag trapped Yang Shan in a Space Cage and attacked with Thousand Water Heart-Devouring Wave, but Yang Shan cut through the barrier with Yama and escaped.
• Yang Shan blocked the Profound Yin Old Hag’s Profound Ice Poison Claw with Hundred Twists Chaos Array, but her Ice Whirlwind Myriad Kill nearly broke through his defense.
• Yang Shan’s returning Thunder Phantom Body charged in with Finger Strength Overload and Tyrant Blade - Nine Annihilations, striking the Profound Yin Old Hag’s throat and forcing her to reveal Protective Gang Qi.

Yang Shan fought the Profound Yin Old Hag inside her Dark Tide Surging Cosmos Phenomenon, learning that it enhanced her attacks and restored her Vitality Shield. He continued trading blows and enduring her stronger techniques, leaving the battle unresolved as she raged that he would not die.

• The Profound Yin Old Hag activated Dark Tide Surging, a Cosmos Phenomenon that strengthened her combat abilities and marked Yang Shan's aura.
• Yang Shan rejected the Severing Heaven Blade Saint's offer to intervene and chose to test himself against the Profound Yin Old Hag.
• Yang Shan changed to an aggressive trading-blows strategy, and his damage reduction and Vitality Shield attacks caused the Profound Yin Old Hag's shield to approach collapse.
• The Profound Yin Old Hag restored her Vitality Shield to forty million by riding a wave, then resumed fighting Yang Shan.
• The Profound Yin Old Hag unleashed powerful Dou Skills and broke through Yang Shan's Mystic Dragon Body Protection, but Yang Shan kept fighting and endured her attacks.
• As Yang Shan's wounds accumulated without stopping him, the Profound Yin Old Hag grew furious and demanded to know why he would not die.

Yang Shan used Supreme Void Power and a carefully staged exchange to exhaust the Profound Yin Old Hag’s Dao Traces, then unleashed his strongest attacks to defeat the Dou Sheng. The chapter ended with a global announcement celebrating Yang Shan as the first player to solo-kill a Dou Sheng as a Half-Saint.

• The Profound Yin Old Hag’s Nether Spring Engulfing Stream nearly killed Yang Shan, but he activated Starfire Undying Art and traded blows with her while his damage reduction increased.
• The Profound Yin Old Hag replenished her Vitality Shield and spent her remaining Dao Traces on Heaven Yin Decay Print, while Yang Shan vanished into Void Separation to avoid the attack.
• Yang Shan and his Thunder Phantom Body unleashed Double Howl Overload, then Yang Shan used the Seven Star Thunder Kill Array and Hundred Twists Chaos Array to drain the Profound Yin Old Hag’s shield.
• Yang Shan stopped the Profound Yin Old Hag from fleeing and struck her with Judge’s Pen and Nine Annihilations, killing her as she begged him to spare her.
• A global announcement awarded Yang Shan rewards for becoming the first player to achieve a Half-Saint solo kill of a Dou Sheng.

Yang Shan defeated Profound Yin Old Hag, captured her soul, and uncovered signs of a secret organization called Dark Blood. He gained a huge amount of experience and valuable equipment, while the Severing Heaven Blade Saint warned him that Central Plains was more complicated than he realized.

• Players and NPCs reacted to Yang Shan's feat of killing a Dou Sheng while he was still a Half-Saint, and he joked with the Big Shot Gathering Camp about the battle.
• Yang Shan captured Profound Yin Old Hag's tiny escaping soul, slapped her into silence, and demanded information from her.
• Profound Yin Old Hag revealed that she and others had joined Dark Blood, commanded by someone called Blood Eyes, before her soul became witless from tampering.
• The Severing Heaven Blade Saint warned Yang Shan that Dark Blood could have powerful Dou Shengs behind it and urged him to be careful in Central Plains.
• Yang Shan received 385 million experience and collected Half-Saint equipment from Profound Yin Old Hag, including an inner armor he considered auctioning.
• Feng Qing'er saw the inner armor and calmly offered to wear it if Yang Shan wished.

Yang Shan divided the rewards from Profound Yin Old Hag’s defeat and prepared to claim the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s final opportunity. After resting, he accepted Meditation Beneath the Bodhi Tree as the catalyst for his breakthrough to Dou Sheng and began refining the Gall Soul Stone.

• Yang Shan received Dou Sheng Essence Blood and planned shares for his friends, allies, and companions, then gave Feng Qing'er a drop as she set out to seek Bodhi Source.
• Yang Shan returned to the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s canopy, where Thousand Azure Saint explained that Meditation Beneath the Bodhi Tree could grant a thousand years of spiritual experience and enlightenment.
• Yang Shan asked to sleep before beginning the opportunity, and Severing Heaven Blade Saint and Thousand Azure Saint requested wine and food from him.
• After resting for ten hours offline, Yang Shan logged back in and received a system notification that Meditation Beneath the Bodhi Tree would catalyze his breakthrough to Dou Sheng.
• Yang Shan took out the Gall Soul Stone Feng Qing'er had obtained for him and confirmed that he would refine it.

Yang Shan underwent a Dou Saint-level Heart Demon Trial in which AI Nüwa simulated seven lives, each shaped by the Dao Traces he accumulated. In the seventh life, he became a Dou Saint, married his young aunt, and began gathering the women who had loved him.

• Yang Shan experienced a first life in which an eighteen-year-old Dou Zhe sacrificed himself to endure thirty-three bolts of Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning, condensing the corresponding Dao Trace.
• In his second simulated life, Yang Shan became the Sea King, gathered three wives and four concubines, and escaped a Whale Clan magical beast only to encounter blue flames in the darkness.
• Yang Shan's later lives included Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder, Three Thousand Burning Flame, Overload, and Star Mark Undying Body, and he achieved Dou Saint in the sixth life.
• In the seventh life, Yang Shan was born with the Star Mark Undying Body, powerful Heaven and Earth Oddities, and Spirit Realm, then rapidly rose to Dou Saint.
• Yang Shan rescued the Su Clan from disaster and, at thirty-six, made his young aunt his principal wife after she answered his feelings.
• After hundreds of years without children, Yang Shan's young aunt encouraged him to marry Xiao Fei and other women who loved him, and she began arranging his household.

Yang Shan broke through to Early Stage One Star Dou Sheng after a thousand years of spiritual experience beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree, gaining a powerful Cosmos Phenomenon and advancing his soul to the Heaven Realm Late Stage. He claimed the title Blade Saint Sovereign and left his fellow players joking about his breakthrough and prestige.

• Yang Shan’s breakthrough condensed the Dao Traces Supreme Void and Ten Thousand Demons Howling to the Heavens, startling Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint.
• The system rewarded Yang Shan with new abilities, upgraded his Space Iterated Realms to Void Iterated Realms, and granted him the exclusive Cosmos Phenomenon Return of All Laws to the Void—Void Star Manifesting the Saint.
• Yang Shan’s thousand years of experience unlocked ways to improve his Sea Abyss Illusion Arts and Ghoul Stealth Art, while his soul reached the Heaven Realm Late Stage.
• A Global Announcement named Yang Shan the server’s first Dou Sheng player, and he used his naming privilege to become Blade Saint Sovereign.
• Yang Shan’s fellow players teased him for showing off his new title, and he told them that their panels and opportunities should make becoming Dou Sheng easy.
• Xiao Aotian joked that Yang Shan might be afraid he could rival him after becoming a Dou Sheng.

After breaking through to Dou Sheng, Yang Shan rescued Su Yitang from Heavenly Underworld Child with a long-range blade strike. He then brought Gu Yuan to the Bodhi Ancient Tree, where Gu Yuan reunited with Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint.

• Yang Shan reviewed his powerful new Dou Sheng attributes and planned how to use his defenses and recovery in future battles.
• Su Yitang asked Yang Shan for help after taking the Bodhi Source and being pursued by Heavenly Underworld Child, and Yang Shan went to intercept him.
• Yang Shan struck Heavenly Underworld Child with a massive blade aura, badly wounded him, and forced him to flee while Su Yitang escaped.
• Gu Yao contacted Yang Shan on behalf of Gu Yuan, who wanted to meet him, and Yang Shan invited Gu Yuan to the Bodhi Ancient Tree in a Secret Soul Puppet.
• Gu Yuan recognized Yang Shan as a Dou Sheng, then reunited with Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint; Yang Shan offered to host them for drinks.

Gu Yuan explained the Ancient Clan’s need to arrange a marriage for Xiao Xun’er’s God Grade Bloodline and asked Yang Shan to propose at the Eight Clans Gathering. After learning Yang Shan had formed eight Dao Traces and hearing the saints hint at more of his hidden strength, Gu Yuan saw him as an extraordinary son-in-law.

• Gu Yuan told Yang Shan how the Ancient Clan had maintained ties with Xiao Xuan before distancing itself to avoid being caught in the conflict among the ancient clans.
• Gu Yuan explained the God Grade Bloodline’s difficulty producing heirs and asked Yang Shan to propose marriage to Xiao Xun’er at the coming Eight Clans Gathering.
• Severing Heaven Blade Saint and Thousand Azure Saint offered to support Yang Shan and warned Gu Yuan not to underestimate him compared with Xiao Qian Di.
• Yang Shan revealed that he had formed eight Dao Traces when he broke through to Dou Sheng, leaving Gu Yuan stunned.
• Severing Heaven Blade Saint advised Gu Yuan against making Yang Shan a live-in son-in-law, and Gu Yuan began viewing Yang Shan as an exceptional match for Xiao Xun’er.

Gu Yuan learned of Yang Shan’s strength and agreed to keep his whereabouts secret so he could surprise Xiao Xun'er. With the Eight Clans Gathering approaching, Yang Shan chose to prioritize advancing his Heaven and Earth Oddities Origin and headed for Eastern Dragon Island to seek the Thunder Spirit Strange Refining Method.

• Thousand Azure Saint and Severing Heaven Blade Saint told Gu Yuan about Yang Shan’s recent solo kill of a Dou Sheng, and Gu Yuan became eager to build ties with him.
• Gu Yuan offered to provide Yang Shan with resources, but Severing Heaven Blade Saint insisted Yang Shan consolidate his cultivation first, so Gu Yuan postponed the preferential allocation until after the Eight Clans Gathering.
• Gu Yuan agreed to keep Yang Shan’s whereabouts secret so he could surprise Xiao Xun'er.
• Yang Shan waited until Chao Bafang and Zhu Tianpeng had obtained Bodhi Source before leaving the Barren Ancient Domain.
• Yang Shan decided to raise his Heaven and Earth Oddities Origin to improve his combat power for the Eight Clans Gathering, but his experience points were depleted.
• Yang Shan set out for Eastern Dragon Island to use the Thunder Spirit Strange Refining Method on his strange lightning origin.