Chapter Summaries

Shen Fei took Xiao Meng to the Penglai Sect in another world, then traveled onward and arrived at a deserted village where rival groups staged a confrontation involving Zhai Rang. After the groups departed, Shen Fei met two hidden youths, Fu Zhong and Fu Ling, and the old man Lu Miaozhi.

• Xiao Meng eagerly agreed to travel with Shen Fei to the Chinese Paladin world, and she chose to seek entry into the Penglai Sect.
• Shen Fei left Xiao Meng at the Penglai Sect, visited Yun Tianhe and Han Lingsha, checked on other worlds, and then set out for a new one.
• Shen Fei reached a deserted village and watched Zu Junyan negotiate with Yan Lihui over a treasure and a captive young lady.
• A black-clad figure attacked the guards and fought a tall man concealed in a chest, then fled wounded as Zu Junyan, Yan Lihui, and the tall man carried out their plan.
• After the groups left, Shen Fei revealed himself and called out Fu Zhong, Fu Ling, and Lu Miaozhi, who had been hiding nearby.

Shen Fei identified Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, learned about the Four Great Strange Books, and revealed that Yang Gong's Treasure was designed by Lu Miaozhi. After the twins fled, Shen Fei turned his attention toward the Grandmasters and Cihang Monastery, especially Ning Daoqi.

• Shen Fei learned from Lu Miaozhi that the realm was in turmoil and that Ning Daoqi, Fu Cailin, Bi Xuan, and Song Que were its leading experts.
• Shen Fei guessed that Fu Zhong and Fu Ling were Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, then shattered their sabers when they tried to flee.
• Shen Fei explained the Four Great Strange Books and asked to borrow the Longevity Scroll, but Kou Zhong said they did not have it with them.
• Shen Fei revealed that Lu Miaozhi had designed Yang Gong's Treasure and offered Kou Zhong half its wealth, prompting the twins to leave.
• Shen Fei resolved to kill the Grandmasters and condemn Cihang Monastery's influence, and his killing aura terrified Lu Miaozhi.

Shen Fei revealed himself as a sword immortal, healed Lu Miaozhi, and offered him a place in his plan to unify the realm. After leaving Flying Horse Ranch, Shen Fei decided to seek out Yang Guang and guide Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling before they could be manipulated by others.

• Shen Fei introduced himself to Lu Miaozhi as a member of the reclusive Taoist Heavenly Clan and proposed that Lu Miaozhi serve him in unifying the realm.
• Shen Fei flew Lu Miaozhi to Flying Horse Ranch, healed the Demonic Art true qi that had been killing him, and left him to consider the offer.
• Shang Xiuxun saw Shen Fei standing on a flying sword, and Lu Miaozhi told her that Shen Fei would bring tremendous change to the world.
• Shen Fei decided to meet Yang Guang before his death and find Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling to guide them before Shi Feixuan could influence them.
• Shen Fei found Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and Qin Shubao trapped in Shen Luoyan's Immortal Capture Net.

Shen Fei met Shen Luoyan after Qin Shubao, Kou Zhong, and Xu Ziling escaped, and tried to recruit her away from Li Mi. He revealed that Li Mi had secretly helped arrange Zhai Rang’s ambush, leaving Shen Luoyan troubled and Shen Fei heading after the fugitives.

• Shen Luoyan agreed to let Qin Shubao, Kou Zhong, and Xu Ziling flee for six hours, promising to capture them twice more and recruit them if they lost.
• Shen Fei watched the three escape and reflected that Qin Shubao and other prominent figures had already chosen their allegiances.
• Shen Fei introduced himself to Shen Luoyan and asked her to serve him, but she refused because she served Li Mi.
• Shen Luoyan attacked Shen Fei after he insulted Li Mi, but he erased her sword strikes and shattered her weapon with a single finger.
• Shen Fei told Shen Luoyan that Li Mi had helped Zu Junyan and the Turks ambush Zhai Rang, then offered her a place in his service if she ever left Li Mi.
• After Shen Fei departed, Shen Luoyan wondered how Li Mi could have made such a disastrous decision.

Shen Fei watched the Twin Dragons become entangled with Shen Luoyan and Xiang Yushan while preparing to shape the end of the Sui era. The chapter ended as Du Fuwei confronted Shen Luoyan and questioned whether Zhai Rang had been murdered by Li Mi.

• Shen Luoyan decided to continue recruiting Qin Shubao and sent word to Li Mi about the situation.
• Shen Fei studied the era’s history, then sent a Shadow Clone armed with the Fire Scale Sword to act under an assumed identity.
• Shen Fei secretly followed Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling as they escaped pursuit, met Li Shimin, and discussed the Dongming Sect’s weapons trade.
• Shen Luoyan tried to kill Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling after they refused her recruitment, but they escaped and encountered Xiang Yushan.
• Xiang Yushan led Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling to a gambling house, where Shen Luoyan arrived with reinforcements and Du Fuwei appeared.
• Du Fuwei confronted Shen Luoyan and asked whether Zhai Rang had been murdered by Li Mi.

Shen Fei intervened when Shen Luoyan’s forces cornered Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, exposed Li Mi’s secret alliance with the Turks, and tried to recruit Shen Luoyan. After revealing his connection to the Taoist Heavenly Clan, he attacked Xiang Yushan and killed nearly twenty Baling Gang members, leaving the gambling hall in shock.

• Shen Fei descended into the gambling hall and persuaded Shen Luoyan to let Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling leave.
• Shen Fei revealed that Li Mi had ambushed Zhai Rang and allied with the Turks, then urged Shen Luoyan to join him.
• Du Fuwei mocked Li Mi, and Shen Luoyan questioned Shen Fei’s qualifications before he introduced himself as a member of the Taoist Heavenly Clan.
• Xiang Yushan challenged Shen Fei, who embedded a domino tile in Xiang Yushan’s right eye.
• Xiang Gui ordered his men to attack, but Shen Fei killed nearly twenty Baling Gang members with a single strike.

Shen Fei defeated Xiang Gui’s guards, rebuffed Du Fuwei’s challenge, and claimed his Taoist Heavenly Clan would recognize Cihang Monastery only if it produced an expert capable of Shattering the Void. The Dongming Lady and Shan Wanjing arrived as Shen Fei explained that realm to the others, leaving Xu Ziling with a warning not to mistake powerful people for immortals or Buddhas.

• Shen Fei killed Xiang Gui’s four personal guards in an instant, making Xiang Gui and Xiang Yushan submit.
• Shen Fei invited Du Fuwei to join him, but rejected the idea of taking over the Jianghuai Army, and Du Fuwei sat down instead of attacking.
• Shen Fei welcomed the newcomers and promised not to harm anyone except the Baling Gang human traffickers.
• Shan Meixian, Shan Wanjing, and the Dongming Sect’s Four Guardian Fairies entered, and Shen Fei mocked Cihang Monastery and Jingnian Chan Temple.
• Shen Fei said Cihang Monastery needed an expert capable of Shattering the Void to earn his Taoist Heavenly Clan’s respect, then explained the realm to Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and the others.
• Shen Fei told Xu Ziling that so-called immortals and Buddhas were simply people with greater strength.

Shen Fei explained the Taoist Heavenly Clan’s hidden history and challenged the Twin Dragons to judge sects by their actions rather than their reputations. He revealed that he had come to witness Xiang Yutian Shatter the Void and to end the era of chaos.

• Kou Zhong asked Shen Fei whether he had seen an immortal and reached the Grandmaster realm, but Shen Fei left both questions unanswered.
• Shen Fei explained that he had revealed the Taoist Heavenly Clan to build ties with Daoists and described how Buddhism and the Demon Sect held power in the world.
• Shen Fei told Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling not to judge people solely by whether their sect was called righteous or demonic.
• Shen Fei claimed the Demon Sect had originated as the Sacred Sect, formed by suppressed schools, and that the Taoist Heavenly Clan had preserved the complete inheritances of the Hundred Schools.
• Shen Fei said his reason for leaving seclusion was to witness Xiang Yutian Shatter the Void and to end the era of chaos.

Shen Fei revealed the Taoist Heavenly Clan’s power to the realm’s leaders, then began destroying the Xiang Family and Baling Gang while expanding his influence. He gave Shen Luoyan protective talismans and left her wondering why he valued her so highly.

• Xiang Gui tried to flee, but Shen Fei bound him and Xiang Yushan with vines, demonstrated his five-element arts, and took them away.
• Du Fuwei and Shen Luoyan left the gambling hall to inform their allies about the Taoist Heavenly Clan, while Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling departed with the Dongming Sect.
• Shen Fei rejected Xiang Yushan’s offer to cooperate, killed him and Xiang Gui, and vowed to eliminate the Xiang Family.
• Shen Fei sent four Wood Style Shadow Clones to destroy the Baling Gang, rescue its captives, and take control of its territory.
• Shen Fei gave Shen Luoyan a King Kong Talisman and a Swift Travel Talisman to protect her from Li Mi and other threats.

Shen Fei offered Shen Luoyan a chance to escape a future confined to domestic life and then witnessed the Twin Dragons steal the Dongming Sect’s account ledger amid an attack on Weishan Lake. He urged Shan Meixian to submit the Dongming Sect by promising help against Bian BuFu, then revealed a black Dragon God as proof of his ambition to rule the world.

• Shen Fei told Shen Luoyan that her ability to lead troops set her apart and offered her a stage to use her talents if she rejected the life others expected of her.
• Shen Fei watched Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling steal the Dongming Sect’s account ledger during the Haisha Gang and Yuwen Clan’s attack, then escape aboard a Li Clan ship with Li Shimin and Li Xiuning.
• Shan Wanjing vowed to pursue Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, but changed course when she heard Shen Fei had requested an audience.
• Shen Fei asked Shan Meixian to submit the Dongming Sect and offered to help her kill Bian BuFu, but she refused because she had to protect her sect and daughter.
• Shen Fei declared that he intended to unify the world, and a black Dragon God erupted from his body, filling the space above the cabin.

Shen Fei revealed his power to Shan Meixian, secured the Dongming Sect’s loyalty, and arranged for it to gather overseas intelligence while he pursued his larger plans. He then found Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling and asked Kou Zhong whether he would destroy Goguryeo if he became emperor.

• Shen Fei showed Shan Meixian the black Dragon God and told her he came from another world, then asked her to pledge the Dongming Sect’s loyalty.
• Shan Meixian agreed to serve Shen Fei and gather information about overseas nations and sea routes, and Shen Fei subdued the Shang family members aboard the Piaoxiang.
• Shen Fei discussed women’s clothing businesses with Shan Meixian, gave her pills for herself and Shan Wanjing, and promised to deal with Bian BuFu and bring the Demon Sect under his command.
• Shen Fei found Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling on a lakeside beach and told them the Dongming Sect would no longer pursue them.
• Shen Fei offered to support Kou Zhong’s claim to the throne if Kou Zhong answered whether he would send troops to destroy Goguryeo.

Shen Fei explained to Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling why Yang Guang attacked Goryeo and how aristocratic clans, taxes, and Buddhist factions fueled the realm’s disorder. He revealed that Ning Daoqi and Buddhist leaders had helped arrange the chaos to choose Li Shimin as emperor, leaving the Twin Dragons wary of Shi Feixuan and her allies.

• Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling questioned why wars were necessary, and Shen Fei challenged them to consider how they would respond to attacks and whether Yang Guang was truly a tyrant.
• Shen Fei taught the Twin Dragons that Yang Guang’s campaigns against Goryeo had strategic reasons, while his Grand Canal and imperial examinations benefited the realm and threatened aristocratic clans.
• Shen Fei explained that aristocratic clans resisted Yang Guang, contributed to his military defeats, and controlled resources, driving dynasties into cycles of rebellion and renewal.
• Xu Ziling asked how the cycle could end, and Shen Fei said taxing aristocratic clans and Buddhist institutions was key, though doing so would make a ruler their enemy.
• Shen Fei claimed Ning Daoqi had read Li Shimin’s features and revealed that Cihang Monastery, Jingnian Zen Sect, and their allies had engineered the realm’s chaos to install their chosen emperor.
• Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling reacted angrily to the plan, and Shen Fei warned them not to be deceived by Shi Feixuan or the Buddhist factions behind her.

Shen Fei tested Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, then taught them Tai Chi Fist, while Li Mi’s exposed plot and alleged alliance with the Turks fractured the Wagang Army and cost it the chance to take Xingluo Granary. Song Que considered the changing political landscape, and a reclusive taoist master refused another request from the Li Clan to descend the mountain.

• Shen Fei watched Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling spar, disarmed them with Tai Chi Fist, and began teaching them its soft and hard forces.
• Over two days, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling made rapid progress in Tai Chi Fist, with Xu Ziling learning to guide water in circles and Kou Zhong advancing in hard force.
• Li Mi dismissed Shen Luoyan after her report as the split between Li Mi and Zhai Rang prevented the Wagang Army from taking Xingluo Granary and gave the Sui army time to regroup.
• Song Zhi reported recent events to Song Que, who took interest in the Taoist Heavenly Clan and left Song Zhi to decide how to handle Li Mi.
• A young taoist priest called Chunfeng told his master that the Li Clan had sent people again, but the master ordered him to turn them away and said it was not yet time to descend the mountain.

Shen Fei taught Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling the Tao Te Ching, showed them the abuses of Buddhist temples, and brought them to Wang Tong’s birthday gathering, where they learned Shi Qingxuan was coming. At the gathering, a furious young woman confronted the Twin Dragons over an old grievance.

• Master Yuan heard about the Taoist Heavenly Clan from Lord Li, then decided to visit Senior Sun with Chunfeng to investigate.
• Zhu Yuyan ordered Wan Wan to contact Evil Emperor Xiang Yutian, while Fan Qinghui gave Shi Feixuan the same order.
• Shen Fei turned Xu Ziling’s steel saber into a sword, taught him the Tao Te Ching, and took the Twin Dragons to inspect a temple’s wealth and lending practices.
• Kou Zhong learned that Shi Qingxuan was coming to Wang Tong’s birthday celebration, and Shen Fei decided to attend with the Twin Dragons.
• At Wang Tong’s residence, Shen Fei recognized Wang Shichong and considered taking Luoyang, but a furious young woman arrived and accused Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling of wronging her.

At Wang Tong’s birthday gathering, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling clashed with Shi Qingxuan’s companions before Wang Shichong took an interest in them. Ba Feng Han arrived demanding to meet Shi Qingxuan and faced Ouyang Xiyi, while Shen Fei detected Shi Qingxuan hiding nearby.

• Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling used Tai Chi Fist to repel the willful girl’s group, and Xu Ziling drove back a skilled young man who tried to seize him.
• The elderly man recognized the Twin Dragons and stopped the dispute, then Wang Shichong invited Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling over to speak with him.
• Several servants were thrown into Wang Tong’s courtyard, and Ba Feng Han entered with a beautiful woman before defeating the burly man in blue.
• Ba Feng Han revealed that he had come to meet Shi Qingxuan, prompting Ouyang Xiyi to confront him as their auras clashed.
• Shen Fei used Observation Haki to find Shi Qingxuan concealing herself nearby.

Shen Fei followed Shi Qingxuan after her flute stopped the fight between Ba Feng Han and Ouyang Xiyi, then defeated Ba Feng Han and the woman in white when they pursued her. He caught up with Shi Qingxuan by a stream and asked whether she and Shi Feixuan were the same person, leaving her stunned.

• Ba Feng Han and Ouyang Xiyi fought until Shi Qingxuan's flute music stopped them, and she departed after explaining she had come to fulfill her mother's final instruction.
• Shen Fei took Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling from Wang Tong's residence, left them by the roadside, and sent a Shadow Clone to deal with Wang Shichong.
• Shen Fei blocked Ba Feng Han and the woman in white as they pursued Shi Qingxuan, disarmed both of them, and continued after her.
• Shen Fei found Shi Qingxuan beside a stream and asked whether she was the same person as Shi Feixuan, stunning her.

Shen Fei gained Shi Qingxuan’s trust by revealing Lu Miaozhi’s message and explaining that he had healed him, then offered to help her deal with Xiang Yutian’s four disciples. Four days later, Shen Fei and Shi Qingxuan confronted the four on a mountain, where Shen Fei destroyed a fake Relic of the Evil Emperor and You Niaojuan attacked him.

• Shen Fei told Shi Qingxuan that Lu Miaozhi had sent his regards and raised his suspicions that Cihang Monastery might have caused Bi Xiuxin’s death to stop Shi Zhixuan from becoming a Grandmaster.
• Shen Fei explained that Lu Miaozhi had entrusted the real Relic of the Evil Emperor to him and that Xiang Yutian’s four disciples were pursuing Shi Qingxuan.
• Shen Fei introduced himself as a member of the reclusive Heavenly Sect of Daoism and told Shi Qingxuan that he had fully healed Lu Miaozhi’s injuries.
• Four days later, Shen Fei and Shi Qingxuan waited on a mountain peak as Ding Jiuzhong, Zhou Laotan, Jin Huanzhen, and You Niaojuan blocked their way.
• Shen Fei showed the four disciples a golden crystal and crushed it into powder after revealing it was a fake Relic of the Evil Emperor.
• You Niaojuan flew into a rage and swung his One-Legged Bronze Man at Shen Fei.

Shen Fei captured the Xieji Sect’s four masters, obtained the Dao Heart Demon Seed Art, and learned of the Twin Dragons’ clash with the Haisha Gang as he traveled toward Yangzhou. The chapter ended with Wan Wan disguising herself as a helpless woman and Shen Fei killing a bandit who attacked him.

• Shen Fei sliced apart You Niaojuan’s One-Legged Bronze Man and restrained You Niaojuan, Ding Jiuzhong, Zhou Laotan, and Jin Huanzhen with vines while Shi Qingxuan watched.
• Shen Fei traveled beyond the Great Wall, obtained the Dao Heart Demon Seed Art, and later buried the four Xieji Sect masters after disposing of them.
• At an inn, Shen Fei heard that Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling had joined the Jukun Gang in a fierce battle against the Haisha Gang and had nearly defeated Han Gaitian.
• Shen Fei encountered refugees fleeing the armies around Yangzhou and chose a remote route to avoid the main road.
• Wan Wan rushed out of a small forest and clutched Shen Fei’s arm while pretending to flee bandits, but Shen Fei recognized her by her spotless bare feet.
• When a bandit attacked Shen Fei with a demon-headed saber, Shen Fei cut through the weapon and severed the bandit’s neck.

Shen Fei rescued Wan Wan from bandits, saw through her cover story, and took her along while teasing her and making her wear shoes. As they traveled toward Yangzhou, he told Wan Wan he intended to meet Yang Guang and defended the emperor’s record.

• Shen Fei killed the attacking bandits and burned their bodies.
• Wan Wan pretended to be a poor refugee and offered to serve Shen Fei, who accepted her despite knowing she had ulterior motives.
• Shen Fei bought Wan Wan shoes and teased her at the inn, but let her leave before she lost her temper.
• Wan Wan asked why Shen Fei was going to Yangzhou, and he said he planned to meet Yang Guang.
• Shen Fei rejected Wan Wan’s description of Yang Guang as a tyrant and praised the emperor’s contributions, especially establishing the imperial examination system.

Shen Fei traveled to Yangzhou to meet Yang Guang and found that the emperor’s apparent indulgence concealed a deliberate refusal to submit to the aristocratic clans. After Yang Guang accepted his likely death, Shen Fei proposed a larger scheme that could provoke Ning Daoqi to kill him.

• Shen Fei argued with Wan Wan that Yang Guang’s campaigns against Goguryeo had been justified and criticized Cihang Monastery for favoring foreign peoples over the Central Plains.
• Shen Fei and Wan Wan arrived in Yangzhou, and Shen Fei left her at an inn before heading to the Jiangdu Imperial Palace.
• Shen Fei saw Yang Guang playing with beauties, then used the opportunity to isolate himself with the emperor.
• Yang Guang initially panicked, but after Shen Fei questioned him about the Sui Dynasty’s collapse, he revealed that he had chosen not to protect his throne by yielding to the aristocratic clans.
• Yang Guang challenged Shen Fei to kill him, and Shen Fei instead offered to involve him in a larger scheme that would make Ning Daoqi want him dead.