Chapter Summaries

Dugu Qingming’s attempt to take the scroll awakened the ten Dharma Idols and brought the Jiuli Tribe rushing to the sacrificial hall. The scroll protected her, destroyed the idols, and left her facing Li Tian and the tribe’s elders.

• Dugu Qingming grabbed the scroll, triggering a terrifying eruption from the ten Dharma Idols and causing phantoms of the Ancient Demon Gods to appear above the Savage Ancient Land.
• Li Tian sensed an unfamiliar presence in the sacrificial hall and led the elders toward it.
• The Dharma Idols’ pressure immobilized Dugu Qingming as the scroll devoured her spiritual power, and their gazes wounded her.
• After Dugu Qingming’s blood fell on the scroll, a voice from within it rebuked the Dharma Idols and sent power surging into her.
• Dugu Qingming’s fists destroyed the ten Dharma Idols, while the scroll devoured the Demon God phantoms.
• Li Tian and the elders arrived at the hall and stared in shock at Dugu Qingming holding the Chaos Diagram.

Dugu Qingming’s punches, empowered by the scroll, destroyed the Jiuli Tribe’s ten Ancient Demon God manifestations, leaving the chief and elders terrified. The Chaos Diagram then emerged as a supreme treasure, absorbed Chaos Divine Thunder, and displayed nine lines of characters in the sky.

• Dugu Qingming’s involuntary punches obliterated the Jiuli Tribe’s ten Ancient Demon God manifestations, shocking Li Tian, the chief, and the elders.
• Dugu Qingming realized the scroll had shielded her from the Jiuli Tribe’s Spiritual Sense probes as both sides froze in an uneasy standoff.
• The scroll stopped devouring, led Dugu Qingming out of the sacrificial hall, then flew into the sky and expanded across the heavens.
• Chaos Divine Thunder descended and entered the Chaos Diagram, making the Jiuli Tribe’s chief fear provoking Dugu Qingming.
• The Chaos Diagram revealed Great Dao and Heavenly Dao laws across the Savage Ancient Land as its Great Dao Prophecy and Heavenly Dao Talisman formed nine lines of characters in the sky.

Dugu Qingming crossed a White Jade Golden Bridge amid overwhelming heavenly signs and vanished, leaving the Jiuli Tribe in awe. Li Tian declared her the tribe’s master and argued that the signs proved she would reassemble the Chaos Divine Axe and become the True Lord of Jiuli.

• Dugu Qingming stepped onto the White Jade Golden Bridge, absorbed its power and the laws of heaven and earth, then disappeared as the heavenly phenomenon faded.
• Li Tian ordered the Jiuli Tribe to recognize Dugu Qingming as their master, barred others from the forbidden ground, and kept eighty-one powerful members to await her return.
• When an elder questioned the decision, Li Tian explained that the Jiuli Tribe’s ancestral command named whoever obtained the Chaos Divine Axe its True Lord.
• Li Tian pointed to the Chaos Divine Thunder, Great Dao Prophecy, Heavenly Dao Talisman, and White Jade Golden Bridge as signs that Dugu Qingming would reassemble the axe and become the True Lord of Jiuli.

Dugu Qingming entered the Qiankun Divine Palace and discovered a mysterious tower and three treasures that stirred her bloodline and cultivation. When an invisible force stopped her from taking the cracked axe, a woman’s voice welcomed her.

• The Jiuli Tribe elders vowed to protect the forbidden ground after the Woman in Black proved the Jiuli True Words and transformed the Chaos Diagram into the White Jade Golden Bridge.
• Dugu Qingming crossed the bridge and arrived in a starry cosmos before a fourteen-story tower, sensing a connection between herself and its giant axe.
• Dugu Qingming recognized the tower as the Qiankun Divine Palace and believed the Esteemed Sect Master had arranged the opportunity for her.
• The tower swept Dugu Qingming into its second level, where she found a cracked short-handled axe and two scrolls depicting a black-robed woman, a giant axe, and an Ancient Bell.
• Dugu Qingming’s bloodline surged and her cultivation advanced, but an invisible force blocked her from taking the axe, and a woman’s voice said she had finally come.

Dugu Qingming was drawn into the fusion of the Chaos Banner, Chaos Bell, and Chaos Diagram, merging with two women identical to her and awakening the restored Chaos Divine Axe. As she remained suspended in the hall, a black-armored man emerged from the axe’s final crack and addressed her as the Chaos Divine Axe Spirit.

• Two voices from the paintings revealed that the Chaos Banner, Chaos Bell, and Chaos Diagram were parts of the Chaos Divine Axe and declared that they would reunite.
• The Chaos Banner and Chaos Bell entered the axe, while the Chaos Diagram left Dugu Qingming and joined the axe head, causing the weapon to awaken.
• Two women identical to Dugu Qingming emerged from the paintings, sent hand seals into her, and began merging with her as the axe’s cracks slowly healed.
• Dugu Qingming and the two women formed a glowing cocoon that absorbed the hall’s Dao Rhyme and laws; afterward, the women vanished, leaving Dugu Qingming transformed and far more powerful.
• A black-armored man emerged from the Chaos Divine Axe’s last crack, froze the hall’s space and time, and called Dugu Qingming the Chaos Divine Axe Spirit.

Chiyou revealed how the Chaos Divine Axe had betrayed him in his ancient war against Ji Xuanyuan and explained the mysterious woman’s plan to reunite her three divine souls with her reincarnated body. He tried to seize Dugu Qingming’s soul during her vulnerable fusion, while Lin Feng cultivated elsewhere at the Divine Sword Sect.

• Chiyou recalled that the Chaos Divine Axe lost its power at the decisive moment, allowing Ji Xuanyuan to kill him and most of his Demon Gods.
• Chiyou explained that the axe’s mysterious woman had split into three divine souls within the Chaos Banner, Chaos Diagram, and Chaos Bell, and that her reincarnation sought a vital person to help her break free of the Heavenly Dao.
• Chiyou said Dugu Qingming’s three souls had fused with her reincarnated body and that he intended to refine her into the Chaos Divine Axe’s axe spirit.
• Chiyou unleashed a black vortex to devour Dugu Qingming’s soul, and she trembled in pain as she struggled to resist.
• At Heaven-Defying Peak, Lin Feng cultivated in his chamber amid swirling, scorching energy.

After refining the Golden Crow Divine Tree Seed, Lin Feng advanced to the Extreme Dao Saint Realm and was transported to the Qiankun Divine Palace. He rescued Dugu Qingming from Chiyou’s attack but was left gravely injured and unconscious after they exchanged blows.

• Lin Feng refined the Golden Crow Divine Tree Seed, which took root in his qi sea, and his cultivation advanced to the Extreme Dao Saint Realm.
• The system transported Lin Feng to the Qiankun Divine Palace’s second level, the Chaos Tomb, to obtain the Chaos Divine Axe.
• Lin Feng saw Chiyou attacking Dugu Qingming and used the Xuanyuan Divine Sword to destroy the black energy vortex.
• Chiyou tried to imprison Lin Feng with his time and space laws, but a wisp of Chaos aura broke the restraint.
• Lin Feng slashed Chiyou’s shoulder while Chiyou struck him in the chest, sending Lin Feng crashing into Dugu Qingming and leaving him unconscious in her arms.

Dugu Qingming awakened after absorbing Lin Feng’s heart blood and killed Chi You, then used the Heart of Pangu to save Lin Feng. She prepared to unite their fates, knowing that doing so was necessary to stabilize her divine soul and keep Lin Feng from being destroyed by the heart’s energy.

• Chi You attacked the unconscious Lin Feng and Dugu Qingming, but Dugu Qingming awakened and erased his strike.
• Dugu Qingming seized Chi You and crushed him, scattering his soul and claiming the Heart of Pangu.
• Dugu Qingming compressed the Heart of Pangu and placed it in Lin Feng’s mouth to save him.
• Dugu Qingming declared Lin Feng was fated to be her man and that she would not leave him to Xuanyuan Qingtian.
• Dugu Qingming prepared to take the next step with Lin Feng, realizing it was necessary to stabilize herself and prevent the Heart of Pangu from bursting him apart.

Dugu Qingming fused her three divine souls and used the Heart of Pangu to restore Lin Feng from his near-fatal injuries. She gave nearly all her energy to repair the Chaos Divine Axe, leaving her realm at the Extreme Dao Saint Realm as she prepared to seek revenge on the person who had harmed her.

• Dugu Qingming freed herself from her restraints and joined with the unconscious Lin Feng.
• Dugu Qingming's three divine souls fully merged with her physical body, completing her rebirth.
• The Heart of Pangu restored Lin Feng's chest and revived his vitality.
• Dugu Qingming vowed never to betray Lin Feng and promised revenge on the person who had harmed her.
• Dugu Qingming gave her energy to the Chaos Divine Axe, whose final crack disappeared as her realm fell to the Extreme Dao Saint Realm.

Dugu Qingming and Lin Feng absorbed the hall’s silver runes, gained immense power, and became the Chaos Divine Axe’s new master and wielder. Lin Feng awoke to find himself intimately touching Dugu Qingming, who met his startled gaze with a teasing question.

• The Chaos Divine Axe manifested above Dugu Qingming and Lin Feng after its Heart of Pangu fusion, while the silver runes in the hall began entering their bodies.
• The runes and black mist drove Dugu Qingming and Lin Feng into a frenzied battle as the Qiankun Divine Art circulated on its own.
• Dugu Qingming’s cultivation surged to the Monarch Realm, while Lin Feng’s rose to the Human Venerable Realm, and Lin Feng became the Chaos Divine Axe’s new master.
• Lin Feng awoke and realized he was touching Dugu Qingming’s breasts, then stared at her in embarrassment.
• Dugu Qingming opened her eyes, looked at Lin Feng, and playfully asked whether he liked what he saw.

After Dugu Qingming saved Lin Feng with the Heart of Pangu, the two became intimate, and Lin Feng discovered that his cultivation had surged to the Human Venerable Realm and he had awakened an Innate Yang Dark Spirit Root. Dugu Qingming demanded compensation for saving him, leaving Lin Feng stunned by what he took to be an offer to meet again.

• Dugu Qingming bit and pinned Lin Feng in the hot spring, and their struggle turned intimate.
• Afterward, Lin Feng noticed his cultivation had advanced five realms to the Human Venerable Realm and that he had awakened an Innate Yang Dark Spirit Root.
• Lin Feng sensed that Dugu Qingming had reached the Monarch level and wondered why she seemed so different from the woman he remembered.
• Dugu Qingming explained that she had used the Heart of Pangu to rebuild Lin Feng's shattered heart, reverse yin and yang, and help him awaken his spirit root.
• Dugu Qingming demanded compensation and threatened not to let Lin Feng touch her again, and Lin Feng interpreted her words as an invitation to repeat what happened.

Lin Feng learned that Dugu Qingming had saved him, helped him break through to the Human Venerable Realm, and was the reincarnation of the Chaos Divine Axe Spirit. After they returned to the Divine Sword Sect, Wu Shentong arrived with lavish gifts to seek reconciliation and investigate the sect’s strength.

• Dugu Qingming explained how she had saved Lin Feng and helped him awaken his Innate Yang Dark Spirit Root, while their dual cultivation had brought her to the Monarch Realm.
• Lin Feng gave Dugu Qingming the Chaos Divine Axe and a Three Lives Stone Necklace.
• Dugu Qingming revealed that she was the divine soul who had destroyed the Chaos Soul-Slaying Sword’s evil spirit and told Lin Feng that she was a divine artifact spirit in a complete divine soul state.
• Lin Feng and Dugu Qingming shared intimate words before returning to the Divine Sword Sect.
• Wu Shentong arrived at the Divine Sword Sect with dozens of treasure-laden warships to win over the sect and probe its foundations.

Wu Shentong witnessed the Brave and Valiant Great Emperor arrive at the Divine Sword Sect seeking a supreme opportunity, strengthening his resolve to win the sect’s favor. Lin Feng sensed the visitors from his cultivation chamber and went to meet them.

• Wu Shentong sensed the Divine Sword Sect’s formidable defenses and resolved that winning over the sect was worth the treasures he had brought.
• The Brave and Valiant Great Emperor arrived inside a Bronze Ancient Coffin, and Wu Shentong recognized the ancient emperor and asked why he had come.
• The Brave and Valiant Great Emperor revealed that he sought a supreme opportunity at the Divine Sword Sect and requested an audience with its Sect Master.
• Lin Feng continued cultivating the Heart of Pangu, stabilized his realm, and sensed the visitors through the sect map.
• Lin Feng recognized the Brave and Valiant Great Emperor and the master of the Sword Forging Pavilion, then vanished from his cultivation chamber.

Wu Shentong arrived at the Divine Sword Sect with the Brave and Valiant Great Emperor, only to discover that the sect’s youthful master and his subordinates possessed overwhelming power. Terrified, Wu Shentong offered gifts to resolve their past grievances.

• Wu Shentong wondered whether the Brave and Valiant Great Emperor had come to the Divine Sword Sect seeking a chance to become a Venerable, then doubted that the sect could possess such an opportunity.
• Lin Feng appeared before Wu Shentong and the Brave and Valiant Great Emperor, whose auras and appearance shocked them.
• Xuanyuan Qingtian, Dugu Qingming, Nangong Mutian, Fire King Lin, and Hu Xian arrived and directed their powerful auras at the visitors.
• Wu Shentong hurriedly introduced himself as the Pavilion Master of the Sword Forging Pavilion and said he had come to settle their past grievances.
• Wu Shentong presented several dozen treasure-filled warships as gifts for Lin Feng.

Lin Feng ended the enmity with Wu Shentong and confronted the Brave and Valiant Great Emperor, who emerged from his coffin seeking a path to the Venerable Realm. Lin Feng promised that joining the Divine Sword Sect could lead to Venerable Realm and even Monarch status, but Yang Zhan asked to see proof before pledging his divine soul.

• Wu Shentong declared that the Sword Forging Pavilion held no grudge over its elders joining the Divine Sword Sect, and Lin Feng formally ended their enmity while collecting the treasures from his warships.
• Lin Feng questioned the Bronze Ancient Coffin, and Yang Zhan, the Brave and Valiant Great Emperor, emerged and restored his appearance and strength.
• Yang Zhan explained that he had sealed himself away after failing to break through to the Venerable Realm and asked Lin Feng for an opportunity to advance.
• Lin Feng promised Yang Zhan and Wu Shentong that joining the Divine Sword Sect could lead to the Venerable Realm and even Monarch status.
• Lin Feng offered Yang Zhan an elder position in exchange for a strand of his divine soul, but Yang Zhan asked to inspect the opportunity before agreeing.

Brave and Valiant Great Emperor and Wu Shentong inspected the Divine Sword Sect’s Ancient Emperor Certification Platform and realized it offered a path to Emperor and Venerable realms. Brave and Valiant Great Emperor rushed to Heaven-Defying Peak to ask to join the sect, while Wu Shentong decided to submit as well.

• Lin Feng told Brave and Valiant Great Emperor to inspect the Ancient Emperor Certification Platform, then returned to Heaven-Defying Peak.
• Xuanyuan Qingtian, Dugu Qingming, Nangong Mutian, misunderstood, and Hu Xian returned to their cave dwellings after displaying their strength.
• Brave and Valiant Great Emperor and Wu Shentong entered the Divine Sword Sect and followed the powerful aura to the Ancient Emperor Certification Platform.
• The two were awed by the platform’s power and recognized it as a rare opportunity to become Emperors or Venerables.
• Brave and Valiant Great Emperor hurried to Heaven-Defying Peak to beg Lin Feng to accept him as an elder, and Wu Shentong decided to submit to the sect.

After witnessing Divine Sword Sect’s immense resources, Yang Zhan pledged himself as an elder and Wu Shentong submitted Sword Forging Pavilion as an affiliated force. Lin Feng accepted both, strengthening the sect’s fortune and allowing the pavilion to establish a branch in Divine Sword City.

• Yang Zhan and Wu Shentong were overwhelmed by Divine Sword Sect’s abundant spiritual energy, ancient ruins, divine beasts, and powerful treasures.
• Lin Feng summoned Yang Zhan and Wu Shentong to the Profound Yellow Great Hall, where Yang Zhan offered his divine soul and pledged to serve as an elder.
• Lin Feng accepted Yang Zhan as an elder and granted him the right to command a peak and choose its disciples.
• Wu Shentong submitted Sword Forging Pavilion to Divine Sword Sect and offered its Heavenly Sword Platform, which the Fortune Golden Dragon swallowed to deepen the sect’s fortune.
• Lin Feng accepted Sword Forging Pavilion as an affiliated force and permitted it to establish a branch in Divine Sword City.
• Wu Shentong returned to Jing City, intending to relocate the pavilion’s sword-forging and auction businesses to Divine Sword City.

Brave and Valiant Great Emperor repeatedly endured the Emperor Ascension Platform’s pressure to restore his cultivation, while news of his joining the Divine Sword Sect and the Sword Forging Pavilion’s submission spread through Jing City. The chapter ended with Lin Feng receiving a Super Gift Pack from the system.

• Brave and Valiant Great Emperor tried to climb the Emperor Ascension Platform and was blasted away by its pressure.
• Brave and Valiant Great Emperor repeatedly challenged the platform for an hour, using its pressure to stimulate his life potential and martial limits.
• Lin Feng watched Brave and Valiant Great Emperor’s brutal training through the sect map.
• News spread through Jing City that Brave and Valiant Great Emperor had joined the Divine Sword Sect and the Sword Forging Pavilion had submitted to it.
• Lin Feng sat on the Bodhi Meditation Cushion as the system awarded him a Super Gift Pack.

Lin Feng received the ultimate profundities of the first two Eight Forms of Qiankun techniques, along with several treasures and inheritances. He manifested the Buddhist treasures at the Divine Sword Sect and then examined rewards tied to an ancient Heavenly Demon sect.

• Lin Feng gained mastery of the first two forms of the Eight Forms of Qiankun and the ability to wield two-tenths of the Chaos Divine Axe’s heaven-opening power.
• Lin Feng read that the Vajra Arhat Tree and Ancient Buddhist Sect Nine-Layered Treasure Casket could grant Buddhist insights and help cultivate a powerful body.
• Lin Feng manifested the Vajra Arhat Tree and the ancient stone pagoda above the Divine Sword Sect, astounding its elders and disciples.
• The Buddhist treasures descended onto a mountain peak, and Lin Feng said they would strengthen the sect’s foundation.
• Lin Feng examined the Ancient Heavenly Demon Sect Ruins and Ancient Heavenly Demon Stele, which offered demonic inheritances and cultivation opportunities.

Lin Feng placed the Ancient Heavenly Demon Sect Ruins and Ancient Heavenly Demon Stele in his sect, then refined the Fruit of Destiny to strengthen his body and make himself a Chosen of Destiny. In South City, the newly reborn Di Shitian, who possessed a demon’s body but lacked cultivation, sensed that the Divine Sword Sect held a great opportunity for him.

• Lin Feng brought out the Ancient Heavenly Demon Sect Ruins and Ancient Heavenly Demon Stele, frightening his elders and disciples with their demonic pressure.
• Lin Feng learned that the Fruit of Destiny could make someone a Chosen of Destiny, then swallowed it and began transforming his blood, bones, and flesh.
• Di Shitian sat before the Heavenly Demon Sect’s demons while secretly worrying that he had no cultivation or knowledge of the demon’s techniques.
• Di Shitian sensed that the Divine Sword Sect contained a great opportunity for him.