Chapter Summaries

Bai Ze used heartlessness to strengthen his Seven Emotions Sword Art and defeated Liu Yun in the sect exchange. Liu Yun conceded, gave him the Thunderstone, and invited him to spar again at the Bright Sect.

• Bai Ze unleashed the power of his Prison Suppressing Divine Dragon Body, and flood dragons formed from Sword Qi collided with the descending divine sword.
• Bai Ze changed into a cold, emotionless state and used heartlessness to empower his Seven Emotions Sword Art against Liu Yun.
• Liu Yun fought back with Frost's Words but was overwhelmed by Bai Ze's attacks and wounded.
• Liu Yun accepted her defeat, left the arena, and said she would challenge Bai Ze again.
• Tang Zhou and Elder Li praised the exchange, and Liu Yun handed Bai Ze the Thunderstone and invited him to the Bright Sect for another spar.

Bai Ze entered the Sword Pool and absorbed its immense spiritual energy and Sword Qi, breaking through to the Divine Spirit Realm and nearing its middle stage. The other disciples also advanced, but the Sword Pool’s power was gone, leaving them far behind Bai Ze as Qian Feitian waited for him to leave the sect so he could attack.

• Tang Zhou left the Myriad Sword Sect with his disciples after speaking with Elder Li.
• Chen Tiannan nurtured Bai Ze over several years and secured him a place in the Sword Pool, while Qian Feitian planned to devour him after he left the sect.
• Bai Ze entered the Sword Pool and absorbed its spiritual energy and Sword Qi at a startling rate, alarming the other disciples.
• Bai Ze and the other disciples broke through to the Divine Spirit Realm, but Bai Ze continued cultivating and drew in the remaining power.
• After more than half a month, the Sword Pool was completely depleted, and the disciples saw that Bai Ze had nearly reached the middle stage of the Divine Spirit Realm.

After breaking through to the Divine Spirit Realm, Bai Ze prepared to train outside the sect while remaining wary of Supreme Elder Chen Tiannan’s hidden plan to take his body. As Bai Ze traveled to guard an empire, Qian Feitian followed him, intending to devour him.

• Bai Ze examined his improved cultivation after leaving the Sword Pool, and the elders told the newly promoted inner disciples to train outside for three years.
• Bai Ze asked Supreme Elder Chen Tiannan for permission to travel, and Chen Tiannan gave him a token containing three Divine Monarch Realm attacks while secretly planning to claim Bai Ze’s body.
• Bai Ze suspected Chen Tiannan’s kindness was a façade but decided to use the resources he offered to grow stronger.
• After half a month of training, Bai Ze left the sect, and Qian Feitian followed him, confident he could defeat and devour him.
• Bai Ze traveled toward his mission: guarding an empire for three years, where the strongest figure was only at the Demigod Realm.

Bai Ze learned about the power and bloodline inheritance of the Upper Realm before Qian Feitian ambushed him in the Changhong Mountain Range, seeking to steal his talent. Bai Ze used a token from the Supreme Elder to repel Qian Feitian, then resolved to grow stronger and prepare for his coming confrontation with the Supreme Elder.

• Bai Ze recalled what he had learned about bloodline inheritance and the powerful races of the Moon God Domain from the Myriad Sword Sect’s records.
• Qian Feitian ambushed Bai Ze in the Changhong Mountain Range and demanded his talent, revealing that he intended to take Bai Ze’s body.
• Bai Ze activated the Supreme Elder’s token, whose Divine Monarch Realm sword strike broke Qian Feitian’s pressure and forced him to flee using Blood Escape.
• Qian Feitian escaped into the void with severe injuries, while Bai Ze chose not to pursue him.
• Bai Ze realized that others coveted his talent and resolved to strengthen himself and prepare for his future crisis with the Supreme Elder.

Bai Ze arrived in the Yan Empire, accepted Emperor Yan’s offerings and Shangguan Xi’s assistance, then secluded himself to cultivate the Myriad Laws Return to One Art. After a year of strengthening his divine soul without finding the hidden Sword Gu Worm, he sensed Qian Ping threatening Shangguan Xi and reacted with icy anger.

• Bai Ze reached the Yan Empire, where its stationed Inner Disciples welcomed him and Emperor Yan presented him with more than ten thousand Low-grade Divine Stones and his daughter, Shangguan Xi, as an aide.
• Bai Ze began secluded cultivation, using the Myriad Laws Return to One Art to simulate attribute powers and temper his divine soul, while his escaping power brought new life to the surrounding land.
• Shangguan Xi witnessed the effects of Bai Ze’s cultivation and grew more convinced that connecting with him could help her join the Myriad Sword Sect and advance her cultivation.
• After a year, Bai Ze’s divine soul reached the mid Divine Spirit Realm, but he still could not detect the Sword Gu Worm hidden within him.
• Qian Ping and the other Inner Disciples confronted Shangguan Xi, dismissed her claim that she belonged to Bai Ze, and threatened to take her by force, boasting that Qian Feitian would protect them.
• Bai Ze sensed the threat from his secluded courtyard and answered Qian Ping’s taunt with an icy question.

Bai Ze fought Qian Ping and his two companions after they tried to take Shangguan Xi, then killed all three despite Qian Ping using a pill to raise his cultivation. He left Shangguan Xi to bury the bodies beneath a tree and disappeared, while she resolved to keep seeking a connection with him.

• Bai Ze refused Qian Ping's demand to hand over Shangguan Xi and warned the three men to leave.
• Qian Ping and his companions attacked Bai Ze, but he overwhelmed them with his Seven Emotions Sword Art and killed the two lackeys.
• Qian Ping swallowed an Explosive Realm-Breaking Pill, raising his cultivation to the late Divine Spirit Realm, and renewed his attack.
• Bai Ze countered Qian Ping's sword assault and killed him with Seven Emotions Sword Art: Seven Emotions Ask Heaven.
• Bai Ze told Shangguan Xi to bury the three corpses beneath a tree, then disappeared; Shangguan Xi buried them and resolved not to give up on getting closer to him.

Bai Ze received the Soul Divine Stone from Emperor Yan in exchange for taking Shangguan Xi to the Myriad Sword Sect as his Sword Servant. He entered seclusion to absorb the stone’s vast soul power, rapidly strengthening his divine soul.

• Bai Ze’s divine soul reached the mid-stage Divine Spirit Realm as he cultivated, and he continued guiding Shangguan Xi.
• Emperor Yan presented Bai Ze with a Soul Divine Stone and asked him to take Shangguan Xi to the Myriad Sword Sect as a Sword Servant.
• Bai Ze accepted the request, and Emperor Yan and Shangguan Xi promised their loyalty and gave him more divine stones.
• Bai Ze sensed the Soul Divine Stone’s immense soul power and entered seclusion to absorb it.
• Bai Ze drew the power from the Soul Divine Stone into his divine soul, which began strengthening rapidly.

After absorbing the Soul Divine Stone for five years, Bai Ze raised his divine soul to the Peak Divine Spirit Realm and developed a plan to hide its strength before returning to the Myriad Sword Sect. He spent three more years perfecting the divine-soul-concealing part of Stealing Heaven and Changing Sun, leaving him ready to conceal his true power from Supreme Elder Chen Tiannan.

• Bai Ze absorbed the Soul Divine Stone over five years and advanced his divine soul to the Peak Divine Spirit Realm.
• Bai Ze realized his stronger divine soul could alert the person who might devour it, but decided he had to return to the Myriad Sword Sect because the Sword Gu Worm could reveal his location.
• Bai Ze used Talent Points to deduce Hidden Breath Art into the Absolute God-grade Stealing Heaven and Changing Sun, which could conceal both divine soul power and cultivation.
• Bai Ze cultivated the divine-soul-concealing portion of the technique for three years and reached its Perfection Realm.
• Bai Ze suppressed his divine soul power to the middle Divine Spirit Realm and concluded that even Supreme Elder Chen Tiannan could not see its true strength.

After ten years away, Bai Ze left for the Myriad Sword Sect with Shangguan Xi and broke through to the middle stage of the Divine Spirit Realm during the journey. A Blazing Fire Sparrow attacked their flying ship, and Bai Ze confronted it as Shangguan Xi continued toward the sect.

• Bai Ze ended his seclusion, told Shangguan Xi they would return to the Myriad Sword Sect, and accepted divine stones from Emperor Yan.
• Bai Ze and Shangguan Xi departed aboard his flying ship, and Bai Ze cultivated while Shangguan Xi worked to strengthen herself.
• Bai Ze broke through to the middle stage of the Divine Spirit Realm after several months of cultivation.
• A Blazing Fire Sparrow smashed the ship's formations and demanded their treasures, threatening Bai Ze and Shangguan Xi.
• Bai Ze ordered Shangguan Xi to continue to the Myriad Sword Sect and fought the Blazing Fire Sparrow with his Sword Law against its Fire Law.
• Bai Ze pierced the Sparrow's sea of flames and summoned the Pseudo Divine Ability: Sky-Supporting Sword.

Bai Ze defeated a Peak Divine Spirit Realm Blazing Fire Sparrow who tried to rob him and forced him to pay compensation before returning with Shangguan Xi to the Myriad Sword Sect. There, Qian Feitian learned of Bai Ze’s arrival and plotted to exhaust his life-saving means before attacking him.

• Bai Ze fought the Blazing Fire Sparrow for several hundred exchanges, wounded him, and refused to let him leave without compensation.
• The Blazing Fire Sparrow gave Bai Ze three Spirit Gathering Treasure Pills, a bottle of Five Elements Creation Pills, and a Purple Qi Coming from the East Divine Herb.
• Bai Ze returned to the flying ship, reassuring Shangguan Xi, and took her back to the Myriad Sword Sect more than a month later.
• Qian Feitian learned that Bai Ze had returned to the sect and vowed revenge for his previous defeat.
• Qian Feitian planned to use stronger opponents to exhaust Bai Ze’s life-saving means before confronting him himself.

Bai Ze concealed his concern about the Sword Gu Worm while directing Shangguan Xi to research Gu worms and cultivating under Chen Tiannan’s schemes. After the Myriad Sword Sect announced the Tongyuan Secret Realm would open, Shangguan Xi told Bai Ze that Guǐyāo Worms could imitate Gu worms and control their hosts.

• Chen Tiannan inspected the Sword Gu Worm within Bai Ze, gave him cultivation resources, and urged him to advance quickly.
• Bai Ze sent Shangguan Xi to research Moon God Domain books, hoping she would find information to help remove the Sword Gu Worm.
• Bai Ze cultivated in seclusion for more than a year, working to master Stealing Heaven and Changing Sun and conceal his realm.
• The sect master announced that the Tongyuan Secret Realm would open in one month and that Inner Disciples could enter.
• Bai Ze asked Shangguan Xi what she had learned about Gu worms, and she described the rare Guǐyāo Worms and rumors of a related cultivation technique.

Bai Ze memorized martial techniques in the Myriad Sword Sect’s Scripture Pavilion and cultivated the mid-grade Divine Ability Unity Divine Finger before heading to the Tongyuan Secret Realm. The realm’s entrance began opening as the gathered disciples prepared to enter.

• Bai Ze told Shangguan Xi to remain in his courtyard and cultivate while he was away at the Tongyuan Secret Realm.
• Bai Ze used the Supreme Elder’s token to study the Scripture Pavilion’s manuals, memorized its low-grade Divine-tier techniques, and selected Unity Divine Finger.
• Bai Ze entered secluded cultivation and mastered the first form of Unity Divine Finger after just over twenty days, gaining the power to suppress an ordinary Peak Divine Spirit Realm expert.
• Bai Ze joined Divine Spirit Realm disciples from several sects outside the Tongyuan Secret Realm as its entrance formed into a vast vortex and began opening.

Bai Ze entered the Tongyuan Secret Realm and was ambushed by assassins sent by Qian Feitian. He killed all four attackers after revealing his full strength and advancing his Unity Divine Finger in battle.

• Qian Feitian's Peak Divine Spirit Realm assassins followed Bai Ze into the Tongyuan Secret Realm, intending to kill him and take his corpse.
• Bai Ze found a True Spirit Divine Tree but sensed the assassins approaching before he could take its fruit.
• Bai Ze killed Second Brother with One Finger Breaks Mountains and Rivers, surprising the remaining assassins.
• The other three assassins attacked together, but Bai Ze used his Sword Law to withstand their combined assault.
• Bai Ze unleashed his divine soul power and Prison Suppressing Divine Dragon Body, advanced Unity Divine Finger to Lesser Accomplishment, and killed the three remaining assassins with its first and second forms.

Bai Ze identified Qian Feitian as the likely mastermind behind an attempt on his life, then gathered treasures and cultivated in the Tongyuan Secret Realm. He broke through to the late Divine Spirit Realm and Lesser Accomplishment Prison Suppressing Divine Dragon Body, and prepared to pursue the realm’s opportunities.

• Bai Ze concluded that Qian Feitian had sent the attackers and vowed to settle the score after becoming stronger.
• Bai Ze traveled through the small world, collected treasures, and reached a city where he learned that native powerhouses could leave when the two suns fused.
• A native True God Realm powerhouse halted a battle between outsiders and local factions by forbidding fighting in the city.
• Bai Ze secluded himself and cultivated with his collected treasures, advancing his physique and cultivation over several years.
• Bai Ze completed his Prison Suppressing Divine Dragon Body breakthrough to Lesser Accomplishment and advanced to the late Divine Spirit Realm.
• Bai Ze stabilized his strength and decided to seek the opportunities hidden in the small world.

Bai Ze reached an ancient ruin and fought Zhuge Xiu for an untouched Cave Mansion, forcing him to flee after a fierce battle. Inside, Bai Ze discovered and collected a garden of ancient divine herbs that could greatly accelerate his cultivation.

• Bai Ze traveled to the ancient ruins after killing several Divine Spirit Realm experts and taking their treasures.
• Bai Ze broke the Black Tortoise restriction protecting an unlooted Cave Mansion, but Zhuge Xiu arrived and claimed it for himself.
• Bai Ze fought Zhuge Xiu, overcame his attacks, and wounded him severely with One Sword Breaks the Firmament, causing Zhuge Xiu to flee.
• Bai Ze entered the Cave Mansion and found signs that its former owner had been an alchemist, though no pills remained.
• Bai Ze discovered a garden of ancient divine herbs and collected them to speed up his future cultivation.

Bai Ze seized opportunities throughout the ancient ruins, then entered the core secret realm and took six precious manuals from the Scripture Pavilion. He faced an early True God Realm expert who demanded his Storage Bag, and their battle continued as the expert unleashed a stronger attack.

• Bai Ze killed more than ten Divine Spirit Realm cultivators with one sword strike, then spent three years absorbing the Tongjian Spirit Stone and raised his Sword Law to over seventy percent of the second layer.
• Bai Ze traveled deeper into the ruins, overcame spatial storms and Demonic Beasts, and reached a secret realm where experts were gathering before a powerful formation.
• Bai Ze joined the others in attacking the formation, then raced to the Scripture Pavilion and seized its six top-floor manuals while splitting the pavilion with a sword strike.
• An early True God Realm expert blocked Bai Ze and demanded his Storage Bag, but Bai Ze refused and fought back, surprising the pursuing cultivators by holding his own.
• The True God Realm expert grew angry that Bai Ze could withstand his attacks and unleashed Heaven-Defying Slash.

Bai Ze escaped a True God Realm expert, recovered, and cultivated new Divine Abilities while preparing for Tongyuan Divine Venerable's inheritance. After decades of training brought him close to the True God Realm, he set out to find a powerful opponent and break through in battle.

• Bai Ze survived the True God Realm expert's attack and escaped the small secret realm, while witnesses marveled at his strength.
• Bai Ze recovered from his injuries and studied six techniques from the ancient ruins, including the incomplete High-grade Divine Ability Act in Heaven's Stead and the spatial ability Shuttle Through Heaven.
• The Tongyuan Secret Realm descended into chaos as cultivators broke through to the True God Realm, and a pillar of light announced the site of Tongyuan Divine Venerable's inheritance.
• Bai Ze entered decades of closed-door cultivation to improve his strength and seek a way to remove the Sword Gu Worm through the inheritance.
• Bai Ze reached Peak Divine Spirit Realm and greatly improved his divine soul, Sword Law, and divine body, then left his Cave Mansion to find a peerless early True God Realm opponent for an all-out battle.

Bai Ze challenged Ye Yunqiang in Feisha City to seek pressure for a breakthrough, but found the True God Realm expert too weak to help him. Ye Yunqiang directed him toward a veteran expert in Darkwood City, while Bai Ze’s strength made Ye Yunqiang resolve to prepare harder for Tongyuan Divine Venerable’s inheritance.

• Bai Ze arrived in Feisha City and provoked Ye Yunqiang into following him to a distant valley.
• Bai Ze and Ye Yunqiang fought fiercely, and Bai Ze matched the initial-stage True God Realm expert despite being at the Peak Divine Spirit Realm.
• Bai Ze stopped fighting because Ye Yunqiang could not pressure him, then asked where he could find a stronger initial-stage True God Realm martial artist.
• Ye Yunqiang directed Bai Ze to a veteran expert in Darkwood City, and Bai Ze immediately departed.
• Ye Yunqiang wondered which force had cultivated Bai Ze and resolved to strengthen himself for the contest over Tongyuan Divine Venerable’s inheritance.

Bai Ze searched for a stronger opponent to force a breakthrough before Tongyuan Divine Venerable’s inheritance opened and challenged Yang Wei, a newly advanced mid-stage True God Realm expert. Yang Wei’s furious attack pushed Bai Ze to unleash his full strength, and Bai Ze welcomed the pressure of their battle.

• Bai Ze investigated and fought several early-stage True God Realm experts, but none gave him enough pressure to break through.
• With less than three years until the inheritance opened, Bai Ze decided to challenge a recently advanced mid-stage True God Realm expert.
• After months of searching, Bai Ze found Yang Wei and mocked his name outside Yang Wei’s cultivation retreat.
• Yang Wei erupted in rage, summoned his Nine Revolutions Moon-Drawing Saber, and attacked Bai Ze with his third-level Blade Law.
• Bai Ze unleashed his full strength and used Two Fingers Split Heaven and Earth to block Yang Wei’s strike, though the impact made him stagger and bleed.

Bai Ze broke through to the early True God Realm while fighting Yang Wei, escaped, and recovered before stabilizing his new cultivation. Years later, Tongyuan Divine Venerable’s inheritance opened in the Tongyuan Secret Realm, drawing hundreds of True God Realm experts into a violent scramble.

• Bai Ze used his late True God Realm divine soul to hinder Yang Wei but was overwhelmed and injured by the mid-stage True God Realm expert.
• Under Yang Wei’s pressure, Bai Ze broke through to the early True God Realm, endured Yang Wei’s full-force attack, and escaped after declaring their fight over.
• Bai Ze reached a newly opened Cave Mansion, recovered over several months, and stabilized his cultivation before training for several years.
• Tongyuan Divine Venerable’s inheritance opened, and experts across the Tongyuan Secret Realm rushed toward the Place of Inheritance.
• Hundreds of True God Realm experts gathered outside the inheritance site, where brutal fighting began before its entrance opened.