Chapter Summaries

Dai Changsheng deliberately arranged to face Qi Hao in the tournament’s first round and defeated him with overwhelming sword energy. Daoist Cangsong accused Dai Changsheng of being a Demonic Cult spy, and Dao Xuan Zhenren examined him, confirming that his cultivation had only recently reached the Jade Purity Fourth Layer.

• Dai Changsheng met Lu Xueqi at Jade Purity Hall, then deliberately drew the lot paired with Qi Hao’s number so he could face him in the first round.
• Daoist Cangsong announced the tournament’s bracket, and Dai Changsheng’s fellow Great Bamboo Peak disciples worried when they saw he would fight Qi Hao.
• Dai Changsheng overwhelmed Qi Hao on the Kun arena, pierced his defenses with sword energy, and knocked him unconscious and off the arena.
• Daoist Cangsong accused Dai Changsheng of being a Demonic Cult spy and suggested he was connected to the massacre at Caomiao Village.
• Tian Buyi and Su Ru defended Dai Changsheng, while Dao Xuan Zhenren called him to answer the accusations.
• Dai Changsheng told Dao Xuan Zhenren he had reached the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao’s fourth layer, and Dao Xuan Zhenren confirmed his cultivation had only recently reached the Jade Purity Fourth Layer.

Dai Changsheng cleared suspicion by explaining how his Black Bamboo Sword Casket had defeated Qi Hao, then surrendered to Lu Xueqi in the Seven Meridians Martial Arts Tournament final. After Lu Xueqi received the championship prize, she and Dai Changsheng traveled with Tian Ling'er and Zeng Shushu toward Kongsang Mountain, and the chapter ended as a young woman challenged the inn's claim about its signature fish.

• Dao Xuan Zhenren confirmed that Dai Changsheng's Black Bamboo Sword Casket could store spiritual power and accepted his explanation for defeating Qi Hao, frustrating Daoist Cangsong.
• Dai Changsheng surrendered to Lu Xueqi in the tournament final because he had used up the sword qi stored in his treasure, making her the champion.
• Dao Xuan Zhenren awarded Lu Xueqi the Six Harmonies Mirror and assigned her, Dai Changsheng, Tian Ling'er, and Zeng Shushu to investigate Demonic Cult activity at Kongsang Mountain.
• Dai Changsheng and his companions traveled to Heyang City, where Tian Ling'er explored with Lu Xueqi before the group settled into Shanhaiyuan Inn.
• At dinner, a young woman's voice interrupted the waiter and disputed that the inn's clear-braised Mei Fish could be fresh, since the fish came from Zhugou Mountain far to the south.

Dai Changsheng and the Qingyun Sect disciples survived a night surrounded by Bloodthirsty Bats on Kongsang Mountain, then met disciples from Tianyin Temple and Incense Valley. After learning that the Myriad Bat Grotto was likely the bats’ nest, they agreed to investigate it during daylight.

• At Heyang City, Biyao and You Ji recognized Dai Changsheng’s group as Qingyun Sect disciples bound for Kongsang Mountain and decided not to attack them unless they interfered with their plans.
• Dai Changsheng, Lu Xueqi, Tian Ling’er, and Zeng Shushu reached Kongsang Mountain and endured a night of Bloodthirsty Bat attacks behind Lu Xueqi’s Six Harmonies Mirror.
• At sunrise, the bats departed, and Dai Changsheng pulled Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling’er clear of the collapsing bat corpses while Zeng Shushu was briefly buried beneath them.
• Faxiang and Fashan of Tianyin Temple arrived with Li Xun and Yan Hong of Incense Valley, and Dai Changsheng told them about the bat attack.
• Faxiang explained that Kongsang Mountain had once housed the Blood Refining Hall’s Bloodthirsty Bats, and Dai Changsheng proposed investigating their nest in daylight; the group agreed.

Dai Changsheng and the Qingyun Sect disciples entered the Myriad Bat Grotto, where Demonic Cult fiends ambushed them and were forced to flee. The chase led them to the Abyss of the Dead, where Boss Nian and two other powerful figures prepared to capture the disciples.

• Dai Changsheng led the group into the Myriad Bat Grotto after they rested, and they crossed a passage filled with Bloodthirsty Bat droppings.
• At a stone stele, Faxiang confirmed that both paths led toward the Demonic Cult’s lair, so Dai Changsheng split the disciples into two groups.
• Demonic Cult fiends ambushed the Qingyun Sect group, but Dai Changsheng killed three attackers and helped Tian Ling'er and Lu Xueqi defeat their assailants.
• Daoist Wild Dog and the surviving fiends fled through the cave, with the Qingyun Sect disciples pursuing them to the Abyss of the Dead.
• Boss Nian learned that Dai Changsheng had killed Jiang Laosan and decided to capture the disciples for Senior Blood-Sucking.

Dai Changsheng, Lu Xueqi, and Tian Ling'er escaped Boss Nian and Lin Feng by plunging into the Abyss of the Dead. After surviving the fall and a swarm of yin spirits, they began recovering their spiritual power in the darkness below.

• Boss Nian’s Crimson Demon Eye damaged Lu Xueqi’s Six Harmonies Mirror, but her Heavenly Scripture Divine Sword resisted its beams while Dai Changsheng drove back the attackers with sword aura.
• Lin Feng used the Mountain River Fan to seal the cave exit and overwhelm the group, so Tian Ling'er carried Dai Changsheng and Lu Xueqi into the Abyss of the Dead.
• Tian Ling'er pulled Dai Changsheng and Lu Xueqi from the icy water to shore, where the soaked women told Dai Changsheng to turn away as they dried their clothes.
• A swarm of yin spirits attacked the exhausted trio, but Dai Changsheng secretly used Mental Power and Feng Hou Qi Men to make the Heavenly Scripture Divine Sword shine and erase them.
• Dai Changsheng convinced Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er that the divine weapon had protected its master, and the three sat down to recover their spiritual power.

Dai Changsheng used his mental power to hide himself, Lu Xueqi, and Tian Ling'er from the Blackwater Mysterious Snake, then led them into the Blood Dripping Cave. Biyao and the injured You Ji also took refuge there after fleeing the beast, but the cave entrance was sealed, leaving the two groups trapped together.

• Biyao and You Ji arrived and confronted Dai Changsheng, Lu Xueqi, and Tian Ling'er, but the Blackwater Mysterious Snake surfaced before they could fight.
• The Blackwater Mysterious Snake killed Biyao's eight yellow-clothed men, while Dai Changsheng used mental power to keep the beast from noticing him and the two women.
• Dai Changsheng led Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er through the sea to the Blood Dripping Cave and secretly guided them deeper inside.
• Biyao and the badly injured You Ji fled into the cave and warned that the Blackwater Mysterious Snake had collapsed the entrance.
• Dai Changsheng confirmed the entrance was blocked, and Biyao argued with Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er about whether the trapped group might resort to eating human flesh.

Biyao recounted the childhood trauma of being trapped underground with her mother, then the group found a hidden passage out of their flooded cavern. They explored an ancient underground complex, where Biyao discovered the Joyful Union Bell, and Dai Changsheng asked Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er whether they wanted it.

• Biyao told Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er how she had been buried alive with her mother as a child and left alone beside her mother's corpse, and You Ji comforted her.
• Dai Changsheng noticed that the passage walls had been carved and found a hollow stone wall that Lu Xueqi opened into a hidden passage.
• You Ji and Biyao scouted the passage before the group followed it through stone chambers and a natural cavern containing a skeleton and branching tunnels.
• Biyao opened an iron box, trapped its Ancient Corpse Poison with the Heartbreak Flower, and damaged the magical treasure in the process.
• Biyao found the Joyful Union Bell, and Dai Changsheng asked Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er whether they wanted it.

Dai Changsheng studied the first volume of the Heavenly Tome in the Blood Dripping Cave and secretly sabotaged the hidden exit while pretending to be in a prolonged enlightenment. When the trapped women weakened from hunger, he claimed to have comprehended a dual cultivation technique and used it to restore them, leaving the group embarrassed and laughing together.

• Biyao led the group to a stone chamber where the Heavenly Tome was carved into the walls, and Lu Xueqi tried to destroy it before Dai Changsheng stopped her.
• Dai Changsheng pretended to enter enlightenment, concealed his true cultivation, and studied the first volume of the Heavenly Tome while the others searched unsuccessfully for an exit.
• After five days without food, Dai Changsheng claimed he had comprehended the Dragon Phoenix Harmony Technique and offered to use it to restore the women.
• You Ji agreed first, and Dai Changsheng carried her into the neighboring chamber and returned with her injuries and strength improved.
• Dai Changsheng then took Tian Ling'er, Lu Xueqi, and Biyao in turn, leaving each of them too weak and embarrassed to resist his teasing.
• Biyao struck Dai Changsheng as Lu Xueqi, Tian Ling'er, and You Ji laughed at her.

After escaping Kongsang Mountain, Dai Changsheng made a three-year pact with Biyao and went to Little Pond Town to seek the Mysterious Fire Mirror, where he subdued the Six-tailed White Fox and a Three-tailed Demon Fox. He was then drawn into the Shared Space, where the fifteenth newcomer’s memories revealed his life as Dai Changsheng in the world of Battle Through the Heavens and his plans to pursue Xiao Yan’s opportunities.

• Dai Changsheng, Lu Xueqi, Tian Ling'er, Biyao, and You Ji escaped from underground, and their cultivations improved during their time in the Blood Dripping Cave.
• Dai Changsheng promised Biyao he would marry them openly after reaching the Great Purity Realm, and they agreed to reunite in three years if he had not reached it.
• Dai Changsheng took Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er to Little Pond Town, then went alone to the Black Stone Cave to search for the Mysterious Fire Mirror.
• Dai Changsheng forced the Six-tailed White Fox and the white-robed woman, a Three-tailed Demon Fox, to submit, removed the foxes’ cold poison, and took the Mysterious Fire Mirror.
• Dai Changsheng was transported to the Shared Space, where he and the others learned that the newcomer had transmigrated into Battle Through the Heavens as Dai Changsheng.
• The newcomer had learned Xiao Yan was fourteen and planned to seek opportunities near Wutan City, including the Little Doctor Immortal and a Dou Wang Cave Mansion.

After the Shared Space empowered Dai Changsheng, he left the Iron Mercenary Group with Qing Lin and brought her to a magma cavern beneath the desert. Qing Lin awakened her Three-Flower Jade Snake Pupils and enslaved the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, while Dai Changsheng reached the Green Lotus Core Fire’s hiding place and cut its lotus in two.

• Dai Changsheng returned from the Shared Space with greatly increased strength and left the Iron Mercenary Group with Qing Lin.
• Dai Changsheng crafted storage rings and defensive magical artifacts, then took Qing Lin into an underground cavern beneath the desert.
• Dai Changsheng used his Mental Power to restrain the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and asked Qing Lin to subdue it.
• Qing Lin awakened her Three-Flower Jade Snake Pupils and enslaved the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, naming it Da Hong.
• Dai Changsheng sent a jade blade through the magma and severed the lotus that had birthed the Green Lotus Core Fire.

Dai Changsheng collected the Green Lotus Core Fire and Pure Lotus Demon Flame maps, restored Hai Bodong’s strength, and stole the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade fragment and Bone Flame Ring from the Xiao Clan. After learning Fen Jue from Old Yao, he absorbed the Green Lotus Core Fire and evolved the cultivation method, then continued refining Earth Fire Lotus Seeds.

• Dai Changsheng explained the Green Lotus Core Fire and its jade lotus treasures to Qing Lin, then took her to Desert City to claim Hai Bodong’s fragmented maps.
• Dai Changsheng gave Hai Bodong back his Dou Huang strength in exchange for the maps, accepted a Mittel Family guest token, and then left for Wutan City with Qing Lin.
• Dai Changsheng secretly stole the Tushe Ancient Emperor Jade fragment from Xiao Zhan and the Bone Flame Ring from Xiao Yan, enslaving Old Yao’s soul to silence him.
• Dai Changsheng learned Fen Jue from Old Yao, swallowed an Earth Fire Lotus Seed, and raised his cultivation to seven-star Dou Shi.
• Dai Changsheng devoured the Green Lotus Core Fire, advanced to one-star Great Dou Master, and evolved Fen Jue from low-grade Yellow Tier to Mid-grade Profound Tier.
• Dai Changsheng decided he was not strong enough to devour the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and swallowed another Earth Fire Lotus Seed to continue cultivating.

After reaching three-star Dou King, Dai Changsheng visited Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House, sold Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and left Qing Lin in her care. He then went to Qingshan Town, found Little Doctor Immortal with a herb-gathering party, and sent an enhanced Mating Ape to abduct her.

• Dai Changsheng refined all eleven Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and raised his cultivation to three-star Dou King, while Xiao Yan discovered his cultivation talent had returned after the Bone Flame Ring disappeared.
• Ya Fei was shocked by Dai Changsheng's highest-grade Mittel Family VIP token, and Gu Ni watched him use the Green Lotus Core Fire to create Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.
• Dai Changsheng arranged for Ya Fei to care for Qing Lin and left Wutan City; Ya Fei learned from Qing Lin that he had helped Hai Bodong regain his Dou Emperor cultivation.
• Dai Changsheng reached Qingshan Town, looted a nameless Dou King's cave ruins, and located Little Doctor Immortal gathering herbs with a mercenary escort.
• Dai Changsheng captured and strengthened a Mating Ape, then sent it toward Little Doctor Immortal; it burst from the forest and knocked two mercenaries aside.

Dai Changsheng rescued Little Doctor Immortal from a Variant He Yuan and persuaded her to serve him in exchange for help controlling her Poison Body of Calamity. After killing the Amethyst Winged Lion King and taking its treasures, he reached six-star Dou King; the story left him with Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House in Wutan City.

• Dai Changsheng secretly controlled a Variant He Yuan, which abducted Little Doctor Immortal from the herb-gathering team.
• Dai Changsheng killed the Variant He Yuan, explained Little Doctor Immortal's Poison Body of Calamity, and offered to help her form a poison pill in return for her service.
• Little Doctor Immortal accepted Dai Changsheng's offer, and he took her with him into the Monster Mountain Range.
• Dai Changsheng used Infinite Void to incapacitate the Amethyst Winged Lion King, killed it and its cub, and took the cave's treasures.
• Dai Changsheng consumed the Companion Purple Crystal Source and advanced from three-star to six-star Dou King.
• A few days later, Ya Fei lay in Dai Changsheng's arms in a bedroom at the Mittel Auction House in Wutan City.

Dai Changsheng entered the Tagor Desert, helped Yue Mei transform her snake tail into human legs, and gained her gratitude and aid in meeting Queen Medusa. He demonstrated his transformation ability to the queen and offered to prove it on her trusted subordinates.

• Ya Fei agreed to ask Hai Bodong and the Mittel Family to gather Dai Changsheng’s requested medicinal ingredients, and Dai Changsheng gave her a Purple Spirit Bracelet as a reward.
• Dai Changsheng arrived at the Charming Snake Tribe with Little Doctor Immortal and Qing Lin, where Yue Mei confronted him while bathing in a lake.
• Dai Changsheng used Idle Transfiguration to turn Yue Mei’s snake tail into human legs, and she enthusiastically accepted his offer to meet Queen Medusa.
• Yue Mei guided Dai Changsheng and his companions to the Snake People’s royal city, where they met Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa questioned Yue Mei’s new legs, and Dai Changsheng offered to demonstrate his transformation technique on the queen’s trusted subordinates.

Dai Changsheng demonstrated his transformation technique to Queen Medusa, then used his overwhelming soul power to defeat her attempt to capture him and forced her to negotiate. He persuaded her to become his woman by offering aid to the Snake People and help with her breakthrough to Dou Zong, then began transforming her.

• Dai Changsheng used Idle Transfiguration to turn Hua She'er's snake tail into legs, and she reported feeling well with faster Dou Qi circulation.
• Queen Medusa demanded Dai Changsheng's technique, but he refused to teach it and offered to help Snake People experts transform in exchange for cultivation resources for Qing Lin and Little Doctor Immortal.
• Queen Medusa ordered her guards to surround Dai Changsheng, so he unleashed soul pressure and revealed himself as a Seventh-grade Alchemist.
• Dai Changsheng used Infinite Void · Heavenly Demon Dance to overwhelm Queen Medusa with information, then kissed her before she recovered and retreated.
• Dai Changsheng demanded that Queen Medusa become his woman, promising to help her evolve her bloodline with Green Lotus Core Fire and reach Dou Zong, and she accepted.
• Dai Changsheng pressed his hand to Queen Medusa's abdomen and activated Idle Transfiguration.

Dai Changsheng helped Queen Medusa undergo her Heavenly Flame evolution, and she emerged as a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python whose soul needed time and a rare medicinal ingredient to recover. He then traveled with her to Jia Ma Holy City, where he met Hai Bodong and arranged to meet the factions that had supplied rare ingredients; the chapter ended with Dai Changsheng cultivating after spending the night with Ya Fei.

• Dai Changsheng helped Queen Medusa complete her evolution, and she became a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python after surviving the Magical Beast Lightning Tribulation.
• Dai Changsheng explained that Queen Medusa's soul had entered dormancy and planned to seek the Nalan Family's Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva to repair it.
• Dai Changsheng arrived at the Mittel Family with Queen Medusa and met Ya Fei, Mittel Tengshan, and the family elders.
• Hai Bodong presented the medicinal ingredients and Magical Beast cores he had gathered, and Dai Changsheng asked him to invite the other factions to meet the next day.
• Dai Changsheng spent the night with Ya Fei and then began cultivating.

Dai Changsheng used fire-attributed Magic Cores to advance from Six-star Dou Wang to Two-star Dou Huang, then negotiated pill-refining commissions with Jia Ma Empire’s major factions. After more than a month refining their orders with Old Yao’s help, Dai Changsheng also learned to make sixth-grade pills on his own.

• Dai Changsheng refined fifth- and sixth-tier fire-attributed Magic Cores, raising his cultivation to Two-star Dou Huang.
• Dai Changsheng met representatives of the royal family, Cloud Sect, Alchemist Guild, Nalan Family, and Mu Family and agreed to refine pills for their factions in exchange for Magic Cores, pill formulas, and Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva.
• Dai Changsheng revealed his Green Lotus Core Fire and agreed to use it to remove Nalan Jie’s branded venom in exchange for the Seven Illusions Azure Spirit Saliva.
• Dai Changsheng spent over half a month refining the requested pills with Old Yao’s assistance, then used the remaining time to refine the second sets of ingredients.
• Dai Changsheng mastered the methods for refining the sixth-grade pills and became able to refine them without Old Yao’s help.

Dai Changsheng returned to the Snake People's royal city with Cai Lin, distributed pills and gifts to his allies, and prepared to leave for the Black Corner Region. After spending the night with Little Doctor Immortal, he was summoned to the Shared Space, where he and the others encountered a scarred sixteen- or seventeen-year-old newcomer.

• Cai Lin agreed to ally the Snake People with the Jia Ma Empire and attack the Chu Yun Empire in a campaign planned for a year later.
• Dai Changsheng arrived in Jia Ma Holy City, said goodbye to Ya Fei, and took Cai Lin to the Snake People's royal city, prompting Nalan Yanran to resolve to break her engagement to Xiao Yan.
• Dai Changsheng gave the Four Great Elders four Po Zong Pills, then gifted Qing Lin Qi Gathering Powder and Little Doctor Immortal medicinal poison.
• Dai Changsheng told Little Doctor Immortal he had new ideas for treating her Poison Body of Calamity, examined her for several hours, and spent the night with her.
• Dai Changsheng appeared in the Shared Space with the others, where they touched a scarred new boy and learned his memories.

Dai Changsheng used his knowledge of Yuan Tiangang’s plans to begin plotting against him, then killed Li Xingyun and let Uncle Yang die while treating him. Yuan Tiangang discovered the bodies and confronted Dai Changsheng, whose deception left him furious and his plan to restore the Tang Dynasty in ruins.

• Dai Changsheng reviewed the memories shared by his other selves, including the Zhu Xian-Dai Changsheng’s rise as Qingyun Sect Master and his suppression of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox.
• Dai Changsheng returned to Hidden Soldier Valley, hid his restored appearance, and resolved to make Yuan Tiangang hope for the Tang Dynasty’s restoration before destroying that hope.
• Yuan Tiangang sensed an ominous feeling but mistakenly worried about Li Xingyun, so he sent Shangguan Yun Que to find and protect him.
• Shangguan Yun Que brought the wounded Li Xingyun and Ji Ruxue to Hidden Soldier Valley, where Uncle Yang treated Li Xingyun while Yuan Tiangang refused to spare him.
• Dai Changsheng emerged after Li Xingyun’s treatment, and Yuan Tiangang found Uncle Yang dead, Li Xingyun beheaded, and Dai Changsheng alive.
• Yuan Tiangang grabbed Dai Changsheng by the throat and accused him of ruining his plan to restore the nation.

Dai Changsheng revealed that he had deduced he was a descendant of the Li Tang Imperial Family, and Yuan Tiangang accepted him as the heir who would restore the Great Tang. After spending the night with Ji Ruxue, Dai Changsheng left Hidden Soldier Valley with her to begin the next stage of his plans.

• Dai Changsheng tricked Buliang Shuai into confirming his imperial lineage, then claimed succession after Li Xingyun’s death.
• Buliang Shuai, revealed as Yuan Tiangang, knelt before Dai Changsheng and agreed to announce his identity, kill Zhu Wen, and help him become emperor.
• Dai Changsheng ordered Yuan Tiangang to send Ji Ruxue to his room, then persuaded her that Prince Qi would welcome him in Qi Kingdom.
• Dai Changsheng pulled Ji Ruxue into the hot spring, and the two spent the night together.
• The next day, Dai Changsheng left Hidden Soldier Valley with the Dragon Spring Sword and Ji Ruxue.