Chapter Summaries

Yang Jiao escaped a collapsing cave when his Companion Treasure broke the rope binding him, then watched Yang Jian and the Heavenly forces battle the six Monsters. After the fighters left, the local Earth God told Yang Jiao that his talent and strength were extraordinary, leaving Yang Jiao stunned and pondering what he had learned.

• Yang Jiao's Companion Treasure appeared as a lamp, burned away his rope, and let him escape the collapsing cave.
• Yang Jiao saw Yang Jian lead the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals against the six Monsters, who fled in different directions.
• Yang Jian sent the Howling Celestial Dog, the Sky-Swooping Eagle, and groups of Heavenly Soldiers and Generals after the fleeing Monsters.
• After the battle moved away, Yang Jiao met the local Earth God, who explained that he had been hiding from the fighting.
• The Earth God praised Yang Jiao's exceptional talent and strength and told him how Yang Jian had risen from being a mortal after a cultivator took him as a disciple.
• Yang Jiao recalled his encounter with the White-Forehead Tiger, then fell silent until the Earth God called his attention back.

Yang Jiao learned that a possible place to find a powerful master lay near Mount Buzhou and traveled there. The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian followed him, and the chapter ended as Yang Jiao reached Hermitage Village.

• Yang Jiao asked the Earth God about powerful Immortal Gods and learned the region near Mount Buzhou had once been a blessed land before its destruction.
• The Earth God told Yang Jiao about a small valley village with only a little over ten residents, where he suspected Rogue Immortals might live, and warned him to be careful.
• After Yang Jiao left, the Earth God revealed himself as the Jade Emperor, who praised Yang Jiao’s talent to Yang Jian.
• The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian decided to disguise themselves and follow Yang Jiao to see how the village’s residents would teach him.
• A few days later, Yang Jiao found Hermitage Village, and two figures appeared above the valley.

Yang Jiao reached Hermitage Village seeking a master and learned that he had to pass a series of trials to reach Brother Jiang. He began the first trial against the fourteen-year-old Xiao Huo, whose strength overwhelmed him before Yang Jiao launched a stronger attack.

• Yang Jian and the Jade Emperor watched from a nearby mountain as Yang Jiao arrived at Hermitage Village.
• Xiao Huo told Yang Jiao that he had to overcome the village's trials to reach Brother Jiang and possibly earn the right to leave after becoming his disciple.
• Xiao Huo offered Yang Jiao an eight-hundred-jin Great Halberd, which Yang Jiao found easy to wield.
• Yang Jiao's first strike was casually blocked by Xiao Huo, who sent him crashing into the ground and criticized his weak foundation and hesitation.
• Yang Jiao attacked again with all his strength, forcing Xiao Huo's calves into the ground before swinging the Great Halberd at him once more.

Yang Jiao passed Xiao Huo’s trial and entered the valley, where Su Wuming and Cherry challenged him to cross a hundred meters of violent wind and rain. He struggled against the force and blinding rain as the trial began.

• Yang Jiao feinted past Xiao Huo while his Great Halberd shattered, earning passage through Xiao Huo’s trial.
• Xiao Huo told Yang Jiao that he had cultivated for only about half a year, and Yang Jiao reacted with disbelief.
• Sword God Li and Jiang Zhen discussed Xiao Huo’s restraint and Yang Jiao’s innate strength after Xiao Huo returned to the valley.
• Su Wuming and Cherry set a trial requiring Yang Jiao to reach a pavilion a little over a hundred meters away through their wind and rain.
• Yang Jiao charged into the storm but was pushed backward by the wind and blinded by the torrential rain.

Yang Jian and the Jade Emperor watched Yang Jiao struggle through Su Wuming and Cherry’s storm trial, and Su Wuming explained that it was meant to draw out Yang Jiao’s strength. He warned that the Chu Lan Trio’s next test would be far more dangerous, prompting Yang Jian and the Jade Emperor to go see them.

• Yang Jian greeted Su Wuming and Cherry, then introduced the Jade Emperor as his uncle without revealing his title.
• Su Wuming explained that Yang Jiao could overcome the ordinary storm because he carried an innate Jiaolong, and the Jade Emperor agreed the trial would help him improve.
• Su Wuming described Chu Lan, the Old Celestial Master, and Bao’er as formidable inheritors whose lightning, Heavenly Punishment, and sword arts would challenge Yang Jiao.
• Yang Jian worried about his brother and decided to go watch the next trial, while the Jade Emperor joined him to meet the Longhu Mountain inheritors.

Yang Jian checked on the trials prepared for Yang Jiao and learned who would test him next. He went to ask Hong Hong of Tushan to hold back, then hurried off after hearing that Daoist Lin Jiu planned to use a Formation.

• Yang Jian arrived at Zhang Chulan and the others, who explained that Bao'er would test Yang Jiao's reaction speed while Zhang Chulan and the Old Celestial Master would use the Golden Light Spell without attacking.
• The Jade Emperor revealed himself, asked Zhang Chulan and the Old Celestial Master to visit the Heavenly Court after Yang Jiao ascended, and said he wanted to see Zhang Tianshi meet them.
• Zhang Chulan told Yang Jian that Hong Hong of Tushan would test Yang Jiao next and warned that her strength had greatly increased.
• Yang Jian asked Hong Hong of Tushan to go easy on Yang Jiao, and she agreed to test him without using her full strength.
• Hong Hong of Tushan told Yang Jian that Daoist Lin Jiu would set up a Formation after her, prompting Yang Jian to hurry off and investigate.

Yang Jian checked on the trials prepared for Yang Jiao and learned that Jiang Zhen was struggling to suppress a power within himself. Jiang Zhen said he would still pass on cultivation Arts before likely falling into a deep sleep, leaving the others to teach Yang Jiao.

• Yang Jian found Lin Jiu preparing a Talisman-based Heart-Questioning Array, and Lin Jiu said Yang Jiao should be able to pass it easily.
• Yang Jian visited Li Lianhua and Sword God Li, who explained that Yang Jiao would only need to cross a valley filled with the weakened remnants of their Sword Intent.
• Li Lianhua told Yang Jian that Jiang Zhen seemed occupied and suggested he ask whether Jiang Zhen still intended to teach Yang Jiao.
• Yang Jian asked Jiang Zhen if he wanted to stop teaching, and Jiang Zhen explained that he was using all his energy to suppress a dangerous power.
• Jiang Zhen said he would give Yang Jiao enough Arts to cultivate before likely falling into a deep sleep, and Yang Jian thanked him.

Jiang Zhen agreed to teach Yang Jiao martial arts after discovering that Yang Jiao’s mysterious origins and unusual body made him suited to powerful body cultivation. Yang Jiao began studying Jiang Zhen’s upgraded Indestructible Scripture, while Jiang Zhen arranged for Xiao Huo to make him a suitable halberd.

• Yang Jian left before his elder brother arrived and asked Jiang Zhen to handle the remaining matter.
• Yang Jiao knelt before Jiang Zhen and asked to become his disciple, explaining that he wanted the strength to control his own Fate.
• Jiang Zhen examined Yang Jiao and agreed to teach him martial arts, though he refused to accept him as a disciple.
• Jiang Zhen told Yang Jiao that an Innate Flood Dragon Spirit had been suppressed within him and gave him the True Indestructible Scripture to study.
• Jiang Zhen asked Xiao Huo to forge Yang Jiao a sturdy, heavy halberd and said the others could study the Scripture after Yang Jiao made progress.

Yang Jiao received the Kun Peng Escape Technique and foundational Halberd Technique from Jiang Zhen, with the promise of learning the Heavenly Desolation Overturning Sea Halberd after mastering the basics. Xiao Huo planned to search alone for spiritual flames while the others prepared for separate journeys around the world.

• Yang Jiao asked Jiang Zhen to teach him a Divine Ability, and Jiang Zhen instead assigned him to develop his innate Five Elements abilities and gave him two jade slips.
• Jiang Zhen told Yang Jiao to master the foundational Halberd Technique within a year before he would teach him the Heavenly Desolation Overturning Sea Halberd.
• Xiao Huo explained that Yang Jiao would receive the powerful halberd technique after a year, then invited the others to venture out with him.
• Su Wuming and Cherry planned to explore the world, while Li Lianhua and Sword God Li planned to seek out Sword Cultivators.
• Esdeath, Hong Hong of Tushan, and Zhang Chulan each described their own plans, leaving Xiao Huo to travel alone.
• Xiao Huo said he would search a location the Jade Emperor had revealed, where a body had been left after Yang Jian killed one of his cousins.

After leaving Jiang Zhen, Xiao Huo traveled through Great Song territory but got lost and ended up on Tai Lake instead of West Lake. There, he noticed a powerful martial artist heading toward a manor and struck up a conversation with a curious Scholar about his Profound Heavy Ruler.

• Xiao Huo set out for West Lake but lost his way and reached Tai Lake a month later.
• Xiao Huo boarded a merchant ship, where guards confronted people demanding a toll.
• Xiao Huo reflected that his cultivation had advanced rapidly in this world and that his strength could rival Level Two.
• Xiao Huo spotted a powerful figure walking across the lake toward a manor.
• A Scholar asked Xiao Huo about the Profound Heavy Ruler, and Xiao Huo hinted that its weight was beyond the Scholar's guess.

Xiao Huo investigated Guiyun Manor, then continued toward West Lake and encountered a young Maiden fleeing a Wolf Spirit. He killed the spirit with one strike and explained that it was only a minor spirit creature, while the Maiden remained amazed by his strength.

• Xiao Huo learned from Scholar that Guiyun Manor was mysterious and its master was said to be a Martial Path expert, then gave Scholar a pill and left to investigate.
• Xiao Huo followed a masked Grandmaster into Guiyun Manor, saw a scene that reminded him of Legend of the Condor Heroes, and departed without interfering.
• A day later, Xiao Huo camped by the road, where a young Maiden in emerald-green clothes rushed out of the woods to borrow his fire.
• A Wolf Spirit appeared, and Xiao Huo questioned how it had gained Spiritual Intelligence before it admitted that it had swallowed a five-hundred-year-old Wild Ginseng.
• The Wolf Spirit attacked Xiao Huo, who struck it with the Profound Heavy Ruler and reduced it to charred ashes.
• The Maiden asked whether Xiao Huo was an Immortal and whether the creature had been a Wolf Demon, and Xiao Huo explained that it had only been a minor spirit creature.

Xiao Huo left Huang Rong and Guo Jing behind, traveled to West Lake, and encountered Fahai, who had approached him because he could not identify Xiao Huo’s nature. The chapter ended with Fahai saying Xiao Huo did not seem to be a demon.

• Xiao Huo recognized Huang Rong as the daughter of the Island Master of Peach Blossom Island, rejected her request for cultivation manuals, and sent her away.
• Huang Rong prepared food with Guo Jing the next morning to draw Xiao Huo’s attention, but he left before their plan worked.
• Xiao Huo traveled a thousand miles to West Lake, sensed abundant Spiritual Qi, and spotted a green figure moving through the water.
• After spending three days sightseeing, Xiao Huo met Fahai, who explained that he had approached because Xiao Huo’s aura was difficult to identify.
• Xiao Huo realized Fahai had suspected him of being a monster, and Fahai replied that Xiao Huo did not seem to be a demon.

Xiao Huo encountered Fahai and avoided getting involved in his confrontation with Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian before reaching Zhuo Gou Spring. The Jade Emperor asked him to retrieve the Golden Crows’ souls in exchange for flames, and after succeeding, Xiao Huo set out with him for the other springs while asking about Bai Suzhen’s origins.

• Xiao Huo transformed into a Vermilion Bird and flew away, leaving Fahai to turn his attention to Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian.
• Xiao Huo reached Zhuo Gou Spring, where the Jade Emperor offered him Solar True Fire and three other flames in exchange for retrieving one soul and one spirit from the Golden Crows.
• The Jade Emperor gave Xiao Huo a small tower forged by Lord Jiang Zhen to contain the Golden Crow souls, and Xiao Huo agreed to the mission.
• Xiao Huo entered Zhuo Gou Spring and, two hours later, emerged with the Golden Crow souls contained in the tower.
• The Jade Emperor agreed to lead Xiao Huo to the other Eight Springs, and Xiao Huo asked about Bai Suzhen’s origins.

The Jade Emperor told Xiao Huo that Bai Suzhen descended from Nuwa’s divine beasts Bai Xi and Teng She, making her Fortune valuable to others. Meanwhile, Zhang Tianshi welcomed Zhang Zhiwei and Zhang Chulan as disciples of his lineage, and Esdeath delivered Yang Jian’s letter to the West Sea Dragon King, who was stunned by the Jade Emperor’s Seal.

• The Jade Emperor explained that Bai Suzhen carried the bloodline of Bai Xi and Teng She, Nuwa’s guardian divine beasts, and that people coveted her Fortune.
• The Jade Emperor and Xiao Huo prepared to retrieve the Golden Crow’s soul as Zhang Tianshi met Zhang Zhiwei and Zhang Chulan at the South Heaven Gate.
• Zhang Zhiwei and Zhang Chulan introduced themselves as descendants of Zhang Tianshi’s lineage, and he led them to the Heavenly Court residence while asking about their world and sharing Arts.
• Esdeath arrived at the West Sea Dragon Palace and presented Yang Jian’s letter to the West Sea Dragon King.
• The West Sea Dragon King complained that Yang Jian had made his daughter return in tears, then read the letter and reacted with shock to the Jade Emperor’s Seal.

Esdeath asked Ao Run for access to the Dragon Clan’s Dragon Transformation Pool to strengthen her bloodline, but Ao Run demanded that she bring Yang Jian to visit his estranged daughter, Cun Xin. Esdeath refused, and Ao Run rejected her request and had the Turtle Prime Minister escort her out.

• Esdeath refused to reveal her origins, and Ao Run said he could only ask the Dragon Clan about opening the Dragon Gate.
• Ao Run explained how the Dragon Gate worked and told Esdeath that she could use the Dragon Clan’s Dragon Transformation Pool if the other three Dragon Kings approved.
• Ao Run asked Esdeath to bring Yang Jian to visit Cun Xin, whose misery and isolation had continued since their separation.
• Esdeath refused, criticizing Cun Xin’s controlling behavior and saying she could not help with the matter.
• Ao Run angrily rejected Esdeath’s request, said the other Dragon Kings would also refuse, and ordered the Turtle Prime Minister to see her out.

Esdeath asked the Chat Group for help after Ao Run tried to force her to give up her plans, and the group rallied to join her in the West Sea. Allies from several worlds set out to assist, while Long Kui also departed for an undisclosed task.

• Esdeath refused Ao Run and announced she would force her way into the Dragon Transformation Pool, then sent the Chat Group a recording and requested help.
• Yang Jian apologized to Esdeath, who reassured him that the group was family, and he went to the Jade Emperor before heading for the West Sea.
• The Jade Emperor warned Yang Jian about the Dragon Clan, while several allies across different worlds set out toward the West Sea.
• Daegu left Lina in the Land of Light to adjust to her new human form and traveled to help his friends.
• Natsu left Happy behind and departed to help Esdeath, while Madara and Hashirama abandoned their rest after defeating a star-faring civilization and went to join the fight.
• Long Kui told Jing Tian she had to leave for a while, gave him further instructions, and hurried away.

Ace prepared to leave the Pirate World to help Esdeath, while Whitebeard and Marco stayed behind to watch over Luffy and cultivate. Little Stone gathered resources and returned to Sin State, where a red-clad Maiden was waiting for him to take charge.

• Ace told Marco that he planned to help Esdeath and asked him to watch over Luffy and the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Ace told Whitebeard about his suspicions regarding Pangu City and then left in a flash of white light.
• Whitebeard explained to Marco that Ace had not taken them because they might hinder him, and ordered everyone to cultivate harder.
• Little Stone devoured the treasures in a great sect's Legacy vault, then took the remaining resources and vanished.
• Little Stone arrived in Sin State, where a red-clad Maiden scolded him for leaving her to organize the gathered people.

Little Stone used Jiang Zhen’s Talisman to move Sin State into the Lower Realm and entrusted the Maiden with leading the Glorious Bloodline there. In the Lotus Lantern world, Esdeath faced the West Sea army until Natsu arrived to help and revealed that their allies were coming.

• Little Stone explained to the Maiden that Jiang Zhen’s Talisman could transport Sin State to the Lower Realm, protect it, and help its people cultivate and rebuild their strength.
• Little Stone used the Talisman to move Sin State and its surrounding spacetime into the Lower Realm, while those who were not of Sin Blood became blood mist and their Law Force merged into Sin State.
• Little Stone returned to the Lower Realm, left the Maiden instructions and supplies, then disappeared; the Maiden vowed to help him and led the Glorious Bloodline into action.
• Above the West Sea, Ao Run ordered the Water Tribe army to attack Esdeath, who had frozen the sea for thousands of miles.
• Natsu arrived and struck the Water Tribe with the Roar of the Fire Dragon King, then told Esdeath that their allies had arrived.

Natsu and Esdeath faced the West Sea Dragon Clan’s Sea Monster until Madara and Hashirama arrived and destroyed it. Ao Run summoned the Dragon Whale General, but Daegu joined the fight and transformed into a giant nearly its size.

• Natsu declared that he would protect Esdeath, and Ao Run ordered the Sea Monster to attack them.
• Madara arrived and split the Sea Monster in two, but Hashirama impaled both monsters with branches and drained their life force.
• Ao Run ordered the Turtle Prime Minister to summon the Dragon Whale General, who rose from the sea with True Immortal cultivation.
• Madara and Hashirama recognized the Dragon Whale as a dangerous opponent, and Daegu arrived to help.
• Daegu transformed into a giant nearly as large as the Dragon Whale.

Ao Run ordered the Sea Clan army to attack Esdeath and her allies while Dragon Whale drew Daegu away. Esdeath’s group fought back as Long Kui, Little Stone, Ace, and Potian arrived, and Little Stone revealed that Ao Run wanted to capture Esdeath to lure Yang Jian.

• Ao Run sent Dragon Whale to move Daegu’s fight elsewhere, then ordered the Sea Clan army to attack Esdeath and her allies.
• Esdeath, Natsu, Hashirama, and Madara fought through the Sea Clan forces as Long Kui arrived and joined the battle.
• Esdeath explained Ao Run’s earlier behavior, and Little Stone suggested Ao Run wanted to capture her because of her Dragon Clan bloodline and use her to draw Yang Jian out.
• Little Stone used the Kun Peng Divine Art and Thunder Emperor Finger to attack the Sea Clan army.
• Ace arrived and unleashed Great Flame Ring: Flame Emperor, boiling the sea and killing countless Sea Clan warriors.
• Potian joined the battle, cutting down Sea Clan troops with his blade, kicks, and palm strikes.