Chapter Summaries

Chen Wen met the Supreme Heavenly Prodigies gathered for the Sacred Ancient Battlefield and realized how far his strength lagged behind Xuanyuan Beiqiong and Long Tianzi. After reuniting with Chen Wudi and meeting his future sister-in-law Beichen Zhaojun, Chen Wen and the others were interrupted by the arrival of a powerful white-haired man whose identity remained unclear.

• Chen Hongmian identified Xuanyuan Beiqiong and Long Tianzi among the fifteen Supreme Heavenly Prodigies, and Long Tianzi's spirit eyes struck Chen Wen with a powerful Soul Power impact.
• Chen Wen acknowledged his weakness and worried that he might not survive the Holy War without greater strength.
• Chen Wudi praised Chen Wen for what he had done in the Ye Clan, then introduced Beichen Zhaojun, whom Chen Wen recognized as his future sister-in-law.
• A white-haired man in black arrived with a haughty air, causing Chen Hongmian's smile to vanish as Chen Wen wondered whether the stranger was connected to the Earth Spirit Master lineage.

Qi Taiyi threatened Chen Hongmian and Chen Wen over the arranged marriage, while Zhou Yunru explained the Sacred War’s rules and the disciples prepared to enter the Sacred Ancient Battlefield. Before entry, Gu Lingyuan provoked the Chen Clan against Chen Wen, who stood his ground against Chen Wushuang and repeated his challenge.

• Qi Taiyi confronted Chen Hongmian, claimed their marriage was unchangeable, and warned Chen Wen that they would meet again.
• Chen Wudi told Chen Wen and Chen Hongmian to rendezvous with him in the Sacred Ancient Battlefield, while Chen Wen considered tempering himself alone.
• Zhou Yunru explained that contestants needed Sacred Souls to qualify for the Final Land and that Sacred Souls vanished when their owners died.
• The disciples marked themselves at the Light Screen and prepared to enter the battlefield through the vortex.
• Gu Lingyuan told the Chen Clan disciples that Chen Wen had vowed to trample them, and Chen Wushuang demanded that Chen Wen take back his words.
• Chen Wen resisted Chen Wushuang’s aura and declared that he would trample them.

Chen Hongmian attacked Chen Wushuang after he threatened Chen Wen, and Zhou Yunru stopped her before she could kill him. After Chen Hongmian warned Chen Wushuang to leave her brother alone, Chen Wen discussed whether to travel with his family after entering the next area, and Zhou Yunru prepared the disciples to enter.

• Chen Hongmian pierced Chen Wushuang with her spear and moved to strike him again, but Zhou Yunru halted her while Ye Kuang stopped Gu Lingyuan from intervening.
• Chen Hongmian told Gu Lingyuan she would leave the Chen Clan rather than let it control her, then threatened to kill Chen Wushuang if anything happened to Chen Wen.
• Chen Wushuang accepted a Spirit Pill from Gu Lingyuan and recovered while Chen Hongmian returned to Chen Wen and joked with him.
• Chen Wen said he would travel with Chen Hongmian and Chen Wudi if they remained together after entering, but would go alone if they were separated.
• Chen Wushuang thanked Zhou Yunru for saving him, and Zhou Yunru told the disciples to prepare to enter.

Ye Changge rejected Chen Wen from the Ye Clan group, prompting Ye Binghuang to defend Chen Wen and sever her group’s ties with Ye Changge. After Chen Wen entered the Sacred Ancient Battlefield, Gu Lingyuan prepared Chen Wushuang and Chen Honglian to attack him, and Chen Wen sensed someone nearby.

• Ye Binghuang offered Chen Wen a directional Teleportation Talisman, but Ye Changge took it and argued that Chen Wen would endanger the Ye Clan descendants.
• Ye Binghuang collected the Dragon Suppressing Palace disciples’ Teleportation Talismans, threw them at Ye Changge, and led the disciples into the entrance without Chen Wen.
• Chen Wen entered the Sacred Ancient Battlefield with Chen Wudi and the others while the Chen Clan descendants waited for Chen Wushuang to recover.
• Gu Lingyuan told Chen Wushuang and Chen Honglian to kill Chen Wen and said the Gu Clan and Ancient Kingdom of Loulan would assist them.
• Chen Wen surveyed the ancient, blood-scented battlefield and called for someone nearby to come out.

Chen Wen killed Loulan Yunliu and Ji Chongfeng after they attacked him in the Sacred Ancient Battlefield, then used the Earth Spirit Technique to locate a target. Outside the battlefield, Ji Qingying and Ji Muxue learned of the deaths and suspected Chen Hongmian or Chen Wudi might be responsible.

• Ji Chongfeng and Loulan Yunliu confronted Chen Wen, identifying themselves as members of the Great Zhou Ancient Kingdom and the Loulan Ancient Kingdom and threatening to kill him.
• Chen Wen killed Loulan Yunliu instantly with a strike of Soul Power and Sword Qi.
• Chen Wen overpowered Ji Chongfeng with his blood and qi and Heavy Prison Domain, crushed his head, and took the Spatial Rings from both men.
• Chen Wen used the Earth Spirit Technique to find a target and hurried deeper into the battlefield.
• Ji Qingying and Ji Muxue learned that Loulan Yunliu and Ji Chongfeng had died, then considered whether Chen Hongmian or Chen Wudi had killed them.

Chen Wen defeated fifteen Undying Sacred Souls guarding a Secret Treasure Land and absorbed their sacred souls. When a group of three arrived to claim the newly revealed entrance, Chen Wen ordered them to leave.

• Chen Wen found a Soul Gathering Formation in a barren valley and faced fifteen Undying Sacred Souls guarding the Secret Treasure Land.
• Chen Wen used the World-Shattering Heavy Thunder Pearl and Chaos Heaven-Modeling Hand to destroy the formation and kill the Undying Sacred Souls.
• Chen Wen absorbed the 135 sacred souls and discovered a golden skull mark on his palm bearing the number 135.
• A spatial entrance appeared after the formation broke, and three cultivators approached, focused on entering the Secret Treasure Land.
• Chen Wen told the three cultivators to get lost as they prepared to rush toward the entrance.

Chen Wen killed three members of the Great Feng Heavenly Dynasty who tried to stop him from entering a private cave abode. Inside, he discovered a powerful spiritual-energy formation and a top-grade Dao Artifact pill furnace, then found something unexpected within it.

• Chen Wen released the first Sequence Shackles and defeated Great Feng Lingyun, shattering his Imperial Sword and killing him with the Heaven Slaying Sword Strike.
• Chen Wen suppressed Great Feng Lingtian and Great Feng Zixuan, killing them both despite Lingtian's plea to leave.
• Chen Wen looted the three bodies, burned the remains with Void Heavenly Flames, and entered the private cave abode.
• Chen Wen examined the cave abode's pill room and learned from Xian Hongshao that its pill furnace was a top-grade Dao Artifact.
• Chen Wen opened the pill furnace and reacted with shock at what he found inside.

Chen Wen explored an alchemy cave’s pill chamber and collected unfinished True Dragon Transformation Pills and several valuable Dao Pills. He then gathered a high-grade Emperor herb before reaching a sealed third chamber that Xian Hongshao identified as containing something extraordinary.

• Chen Wen recognized three unfinished True Dragon Transformation Pills, stored them with their furnace, and collected the pill chamber’s Spirit Pills.
• Chen Wen found Nine Heavens Immaculate Pills, Supreme Divine Roaming Pills, and a Nine Revolutions Life Returning Pill among the Dao Pills, then gathered all the remaining pills.
• Chen Wen entered the second inner chamber and identified the Blood Sun Purgatory Flower as a high-quality Emperor herb that could grant yang prison power.
• Chen Wen stored the spiritual materials and reached the third inner chamber, where he found a Nine Extremes Lock God Formation sealing the door.
• Xian Hongshao told Chen Wen to follow her instructions to try opening the sealed chamber.

Chen Wen broke the formation sealing the inner space and found a complete Earth Core Fire Lotus, which the Void Heavenly Flames began devouring. While Xian Hongshao prepared to set up an array, Chen Wen consumed the Blood Sun Purgatory Flower to cultivate.

• Chen Wen used Xian Hongshao's formation-breaking seals to destroy the Formation Diagram and shatter the Stone Gate.
• Chen Wen entered the inner space and discovered a complete Earth Core Fire Lotus amid a sea of flames.
• Xian Hongshao told Chen Wen he could not subdue the Earth Core Fire Lotus himself but could let the Void Heavenly Flames devour it.
• Chen Wen released the Void Heavenly Flames, which clashed with the Earth Core Fire Lotus as they began to consume it.
• Chen Wen sat down to cultivate and swallowed the Blood Sun Purgatory Flower.

Chen Wen endured the Blood Sun Purgatory Flower’s torment, broke through to the Fifth Level Heavenly King Realm, and acquired Yang Prison Power. After Xian Hongshao helped him integrate the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array, he returned to cultivation, planning to absorb the remaining Soul Power of the Saint souls.

• Chen Wen resisted the purgatory illusion and endured the Emperor medicine’s power as it cleansed and tempered his body and soul.
• Xian Hongshao began constructing the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array while Chen Wen underwent five days of transformation.
• Chen Wen broke through four minor realms, reaching the Fifth Level Heavenly King Realm, and obtained a wisp of Yang Prison Power from the Blood Sun Purgatory Flower.
• Xian Hongshao helped Chen Wen integrate the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array, which he controlled and used to enter its vast Inner Space Array.
• Chen Wen left the array space and resumed cultivation, intending to absorb the remaining Soul Power of the Saint souls.

Chen Wen found a Secret Treasure Land containing three Enlightenment Fruits, but four factions had arrived before him and claimed the area. Loulan Guchen challenged him on behalf of the Loulan Ancient Kingdom, and the chapter ended as Guchen prepared to attack.

• Chen Wen absorbed the remaining Soul Power in the Sacred Soul, and the Void Heavenly Flames devoured the Earth Core Fire Lotus and advanced to seventh grade.
• Chen Wen used the Earth Spirit Technique to locate another Secret Treasure Land and entered an abyss where sixteen disciples from four factions had gathered.
• Chen Wen recognized the three fruits on a strange tree as Enlightenment Fruits, and Xian Hongshao urged him to obtain them.
• Qi Taiyou ordered Chen Wen to leave, but Loulan Guchen declared that the Loulan Ancient Kingdom wanted him dead.
• Loulan Guchen stepped up to Chen Wen, unleashed his full aura, and said he could kill him in fewer than three moves.

Chen Wen overwhelmed the disciples who had challenged him, killing Loulan Guchen and three other Loulan Ancient Kingdom disciples with ease. After Qi Taiyou reluctantly welcomed him into the group, a disciple spotted something as the Enlightenment Fruit was about to appear.

• Loulan Guchen attacked Chen Wen, but Chen Wen shattered his power and killed him with One Sword Flies Immortal.
• Chen Wen struck down Lou Lan Qingyou and the two other Loulan Ancient Kingdom disciples with a Chaos Heaven-Crossing Hand.
• Chen Wen asked whether he had proved himself, and Qi Taiyou, Long Ruofeng, and Jiang Moyu agreed to join forces rather than fight him.
• Qi Taiyou welcomed Chen Wen and claimed they were relatives by marriage through Qi Taiyi and Chen Wen's elder sister, but Chen Wen rejected the claim and insulted Qi Taiyi.
• A disciple cried out after noticing something as the Enlightenment Fruit approached.

Chen Wen used the Enlightenment Tree’s Heavenly Sound of Preaching the Dao and Universal Light to enter the Dao, forming a Dao Seed in his soul. After awakening, he quickly plucked two Enlightenment Fruits, shocking Qi Taiyou and the others.

• Xian Hongshao explained that the Enlightenment Fruits could be plucked only by spiritually resonating with them during the quarter-hour of Universal Light and Heavenly Sound.
• Chen Wen sat beneath the tree and used the Supreme Contemplation Method and Longevity Freedom Art to immerse himself in the Dao’s mysteries.
• The Great World Divine Tree sapling trembled as Chen Wen entered the Dao, and Xian Hongshao realized he was forming a Dao Seed in his soul.
• Chen Wen awakened with a changed bearing and plucked an Enlightenment Fruit while Qi Taiyou and the others remained in meditation.
• Chen Wen plucked a second Enlightenment Fruit, leaving Qi Taiyou and the others stunned.

Chen Wen plucked all three Enlightenment Fruits and killed Qi Taiyou, Long Ruofeng, Jiang Moyu, and the other disciples when they tried to take them from him. He left Abyss Space with their treasures and a drop of Cyan Destiny Nirvana Liquid, while four groups arrived at the abyss shortly afterward.

• Chen Wen plucked the third Enlightenment Fruit, drawing the hostility of Qi Taiyou, Long Ruofeng, Jiang Moyu, and the other disciples.
• Qi Taiyou demanded that Chen Wen hand over the fruits, and Chen Wen taunted him before the group prepared to attack.
• Chen Wen trapped the twelve disciples in the Heavy Prison Domain and struck them with the Void Heavenly Flames, the World-Shattering Heavy Thunder Pearl, and the World Suppressing Cauldron.
• Chen Wen killed all twelve disciples and obtained one drop of Cyan Destiny Nirvana Liquid.
• Chen Wen collected their Spatial Rings and left Abyss Space, then four groups arrived at the abyss.

Long Xuanyue revealed that Chen Wen had killed the missing cultivators and taken three Enlightenment Fruits, prompting Qi Taichen and the others to plan to lure him out by targeting Chen Wudi and Chen Hongmian. Qi Taiyi agreed to recruit powerful allies for the hunt, eager to claim the fruits and pursue Chen Hongmian.

• Qi Taichen, Long Xuanyue, Jiang Buli, and Lou Lanxingchen found their clansmen missing and the Enlightenment Tree stripped of its fruits.
• Long Xuanyue used her secret technique to replay the battle and reveal Chen Wen killing Qi Taiyou and the others.
• Jiang Buli suggested Chen Wen had concealed his cultivation, and Qi Taichen proposed luring him out by threatening Chen Wudi and Chen Hongmian.
• Qi Taichen contacted Qi Taiyi and told him that Chen Wen possessed three Enlightenment Fruits.
• Qi Taiyi approved the plan and said he would involve Long Tianzi, Jiang Liuli, and Lou Lanxinghe in hunting Chen Wen.

Chen Wen finished hunting hundreds of Undying Sacred Souls before Dongfang Mingyue challenged him and invited him to explore a dangerous Burial Ground. He agreed to join her after three days, using the time to recover and break through a bottleneck in his soul, then returned to meet her.

• Chen Wen used the World-Shattering Heavy Thunder Pearl to hunt several hundred Undying Sacred Souls over five days and gathered their sacred soul power.
• Dongfang Mingyue attacked Chen Wen with a powerful sword strike, then explained that she wanted his help opening a Burial Ground with his lightning abilities and Dao artifact.
• Chen Wen agreed to cooperate with Dongfang Mingyue, negotiated that each would take what they needed, and asked for three days to recover.
• Chen Wen hid in a cave, activated the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array, and absorbed the sacred soul power until his Soul Power broke through its bottleneck.
• Chen Wen returned after three days, and Dongfang Mingyue sensed his breakthrough and realized she had underestimated him.

Chen Wen and Dongfang Mingyue reached the first perilous pass on the way to the Burial Ground, where ancient Sword Intent filled a narrow gorge. Chen Wen entered a profound state and began studying and absorbing traces of the Sword Intent as Dongfang Mingyue watched in astonishment.

• Dongfang Mingyue led Chen Wen through the secluded valley to the first perilous pass, an A Thread of Sky filled with ancient Sword Intent.
• Dongfang Mingyue crossed the gorge by freezing its Sword Intent with Moon Frost and breaking through with a sword strike.
• Xian Hongshao urged Chen Wen to use the ancient Sword Intent as an opportunity to gain insight into the sword.
• Chen Wen entered the state of forgetting both self and surroundings, astonishing Dongfang Mingyue.
• Chen Wen discerned the Sword Intent's killing trajectories, evaded its attacks, and began drawing in tiny wisps of it.

Chen Wen gained an insight into the realm of Heaven and Earth Uniqueness while immersed in a vision of Sword Intent, though he did not fully comprehend Sword Intent. After Dongfang Mingyue acknowledged him, they continued through A Thread of Sky and reached a gorge filled with nearly invincible Bone-Attaching Souls.

• Chen Wen witnessed a lone swordsman wielding a sword that seemed to make all things part of its intent, then realized he had gained a concept of Sword Intent and glimpsed the realm of Heaven and Earth Uniqueness.
• Chen Wen investigated the realm from his vision, and his Dao Seed grew and turned black and white as Xian Hongshao watched.
• Dongfang Mingyue noticed Chen Wen absorbing the Sword Intent around him but determined he had not yet formed a Sword Intent of his own.
• Chen Wen emerged from his meditation, and Dongfang Mingyue chose not to ask about his gains before leading him onward through A Thread of Sky.
• Chen Wen and Dongfang Mingyue reached a gorge shrouded in Bone-Attaching Souls, and Dongfang Mingyue explained that they fed on Spiritual Energy and recovered from attacks.

Chen Wen used the World-Shattering Heavy Thunder Pearl and Yang Prison Power to destroy the Bone-Attaching Souls blocking the second perilous barrier. With the gorge cleared and Sacred Souls appearing, he asked Dongfang Mingyue how they would divide them.

• Chen Wen learned that Dongfang Mingyue had crossed the second barrier by shielding herself with Spiritual Energy and charging through with Sword Qi.
• Chen Wen unleashed the World-Shattering Heavy Thunder Pearl, but the Bone-Attaching Souls absorbed and recovered from his Lightning Attribute attacks.
• Chen Wen added Yang Prison Power to his assault, surpassing the Bone-Attaching Souls' recovery and destroying them.
• Chen Wen and Dongfang Mingyue saw more than a thousand Sacred Souls appear in the gorge, and Chen Wen asked how they would divide them.

Chen Wen and Dongfang Mingyue cleared the third dangerous pass and shared the Holy Souls and Soul Burning Crystals they found. They entered the Burial Ground together, where hidden treasures and dangers awaited.

• Chen Wen and Dongfang Mingyue split the Holy Souls evenly, and Chen Wen cultivated while Dongfang Mingyue faced the third dangerous pass.
• Dongfang Mingyue returned after defeating the Soul Burning Bones and led Chen Wen to the mass grave.
• Dongfang Mingyue gave Chen Wen a Spatial Ring containing five Soul Burning Crystals and warned him that some might contain conscious Soul Bodies.
• Chen Wen and Dongfang Mingyue entered the Burial Ground together.