Chapter Summaries

Su Chen returned to the Haoran Sect with the Bloodthirsty Divine Sect elder and twelve Profound Immortals he had captured, exposing the danger behind the Chaos Stone City mission. He then created Heavenly Escape Ghost Shadow, a disguise technique preserved in a jade token for future generations to develop.

• Su Chen escorted the Bloodthirsty Divine Sect captives back to the Haoran Sect, astonishing Qin Ran and the disciples who had issued the mission.
• Su Chen explained the cult’s conspiracy, prompting the Haoran Sect elders to remove existing missions and issue new ones after stricter investigations.
• Su Chen returned to cultivation research and devised a jade token that could store a technique and be replenished with later cultivators’ insights.
• Su Chen created Heavenly Escape Ghost Shadow and named the technique, leaving its framework open for future generations to expand.

After creating a powerful cultivation method, Su Chen became Qiudao Peak’s Second Elder and passed the method on to its core disciples. More than a hundred years later, Feng Jiuyin suspected the Haoran Sect had taken Feng Yun and vowed to destroy it.

• Su Chen concealed the Heavenly Dao’s blessing after creating a cultivation method that astonished the Haoran Sect.
• The Great Elder appointed Su Chen as Qiudao Peak’s Second Elder, and Su Chen accepted the position.
• Su Chen taught the first level of Heavenly Escape Ghost Shadow to core disciples including Mo Yan and Li Yaoguang.
• More than a hundred years passed as Tongtian left to comprehend his Sword Intent and Haoran Sect disciples adopted Qiudao Peak’s low-profile ways.
• A subordinate told Feng Jiuyin that Feng Yun and nearby Branch Masters had vanished, and that Feng Yun had planned to sacrifice Chaos Stone City and capture Su Chen.
• Feng Jiuyin suspected the Haoran Sect had taken Feng Yun and declared he would destroy the sect.

Feng Jiuyin learned Feng Yun was in Haoran Sect and set out to destroy the sect, while Su Chen agreed to attend its upcoming disciple recruitment assembly. Three days later, Feng Jiuyin and two others arrived at Haoran Sect, where Yun Mo recognized Guo Chuan among them.

• Feng Jiuyin resolved to use Haoran Sect as a test for his impending breakthrough to the Immortal King realm.
• Haoran Sect made Su Chen's cultivation technique a guardian technique and required cultivation of it at Qiudao Peak.
• Su Chen agreed to attend the disciple recruitment assembly in ten days.
• Yun Mo sensed someone spying on Haoran Sect and confronted three arriving figures, including Feng Jiuyin and Guo Chuan.
• The elders identified Feng Jiuyin as a half-step Immortal King, and Yun Mo recognized Guo Chuan of the Bloodthirsty Divine Cult.

Feng Jiuyin led the Bloodthirsty Divine Cult to Haoran Sect to retrieve its captured elder, and the sect’s formation and Yun Mo could not hold him back for long. Yun Mo rose to fight again after suffering severe injuries, while Haoran Sect remained isolated from outside help.

• Feng Jiuyin demanded that Haoran Sect release the captured Bloodthirsty Divine Cult elder or face destruction, then ordered his two companions to attack the sect’s protective formation.
• Yun Mo refused to hand over the elder and confronted Feng Jiuyin while elders tried unsuccessfully to send a message for help.
• Feng Jiuyin’s formation blocked communications, and his icy attack froze Yun Mo before Yun Mo revived his strength with his Pure Yang Immortal Body.
• Feng Jiuyin attacked Yun Mo with nine skulls, wounded him badly, and declared his intention to refine Yun Mo’s body to aid his breakthrough.
• Yun Mo struggled back to his feet, and Feng Jiuyin reached out to kill him.

The Great Elder appeared just as Feng Jiuyin was about to defeat Yun Mo and killed Feng Jiuyin and the other two Bloodthirsty Divine Sect elders. He revealed that Su Chen had secretly dealt with the other two attackers, leaving Yun Mo stunned by Su Chen’s strength.

• Yun Mo used a secret technique to raise his cultivation, but Feng Jiuyin rushed to seize his blood essence.
• The Great Elder intervened and sent Feng Jiuyin flying, then killed him with a sudden sword strike.
• Space Slashes appeared and killed the other two Bloodthirsty Divine Sect elders as they tried to flee.
• The Haoran Sect disciples celebrated their survival and praised the Great Elder’s hidden strength.
• Yun Mo asked who had killed the other two elders, and the Great Elder said Elder Su Chen had done it.
• Yun Mo was shocked that Su Chen, who had joined the sect recently, possessed such formidable strength.

After the Haoran Sect's victory over the Bloodthirsty Divine Sect spread, its reputation and the turnout at its disciple recruitment assembly surged. Su Chen oversaw the unusual selection process, and the chapter ended with Yun Mo and the elders realizing that nearly everyone Su Chen chose passed the other trials.

• The news that the Haoran Sect had slain three Bloodthirsty Divine Sect members spread, boosting the sect's reputation and drawing nearly ten times as many applicants to its recruitment assembly.
• Su Chen helped adjust the entry trials and questioned applicants, dismissing candidates whose answers or character did not meet his standards.
• Jiang Xiaowan offered herself to Su Chen in desperation after he rejected her, but his cold stare made her leave.
• After nearly three hours, Su Chen selected only eleven applicants from nearly three thousand and rejected others for reasons as casual as their names or occupations.
• The Third Elder questioned Su Chen's recruitment methods, but Yun Mo warned him not to interfere and noted that Su Chen's chosen candidates had passed the other trials.

After the Haoran Sect accepted more than two hundred disciples, its elders began choosing students, and Yun Mo revealed why Su Chen was qualified to teach despite his young age. Su Chen noticed the unassuming Ye Lingtian and considered taking him as a disciple.

• Su Chen and the other assessors finished reviewing the applicants, and more than two hundred people joined the Haoran Sect.
• Yun Mo announced that the elders would choose disciples and explained that Qiudao Peak had two elders, including Su Chen.
• Yun Mo told the new disciples that Su Chen had slain two Late Primordial Golden Immortal elders from the Bloodthirsty Divine Sect, making the disciples eager to join Qiudao Peak.
• The elders began selecting disciples, and the Fifth Elder chose Wang Hao.
• Su Chen noticed Ye Lingtian, a poor young man without a special physique but with excellent aptitude, sinews, and bones.

Su Chen chose Ye Lingtian, He Yao, and Li Meng'er as his three direct disciples during the Haoran Sect's selection ceremony. After the ceremony, he brought them to Qiudao Peak, where they learned how powerful their new master was.

• Su Chen accepted Ye Lingtian as his first disciple despite his ordinary aptitude, recognizing his extraordinary fortune.
• Su Chen chose He Yao, whose Immortal Body ranked twenty-third, and He Yao readily agreed to become his disciple.
• Su Chen accepted Li Meng'er, a member of the Nine Stars Empire's imperial family, then stopped selecting disciples.
• Yun Mo selected nearly thirty disciples, apparently hoping to delegate some of his sect duties to them.
• Su Chen sent his three disciples to their residences, and Mo Yan reassured Li Meng'er that their master was kind beneath his cold demeanor.
• Mo Yan told the disciples that Su Chen had instantly killed two peak Late Primordial Origin Golden Immortals, leaving them amazed by his strength.

Su Chen welcomed his three new disciples and gave each cultivation guidance suited to their abilities. The chapter ended with Li Meng'er waiting hopefully to learn what he would teach her.

• Mo Yan arranged a residence for He Yao, Ye Lingtian, and Li Meng'er, and the three visited Su Chen to pay their respects.
• Su Chen asked He Yao what path he wanted to cultivate, and He Yao chose swordsmanship.
• Su Chen revealed his immense sword mastery and imparted the Immortal Grade Rank 9 Myriad Dao Sword Art to He Yao.
• Su Chen gave Ye Lingtian three Immortal Grade Rank 7 arts for body tempering, unorthodox cultivation, and fist techniques.
• Su Chen turned to Li Meng'er, who watched expectantly as she awaited her cultivation guidance.

Su Chen gave Li Meng'er an inheritance of the Karma Great Dao, then guided his three disciples through cultivation over the next half year. After teaching them about cultivation and preserving their lives, he was summoned by the sect master to Tianran Peak.

• Su Chen used his knowledge of Li Meng'er's future to give her an inheritance suited to the Karma Great Dao, which he said was more precious than an Immortal Grade Rank 9 technique.
• Su Chen told He Yao, Ye Lingtian, and Li Meng'er to explore Qiudao Peak and seek his guidance, and He Yao hurried off to cultivate.
• Over the next half year, Su Chen instructed his three disciples as their cultivation advanced: Ye Lingtian reached the Immortal Stage, Li Meng'er reached late Human Immortal, and He Yao reached half-step Heavenly Immortal.
• Su Chen taught the disciples to compete without risking their lives and explained the divisions of cultivation realms and their powers.
• A messenger told Su Chen that the sect master had summoned him to Tianran Peak, and Su Chen agreed to go.

The Haoran Sect elders met to discuss the riot at Nine Demon Mountain, where the Demon Race and Demonic Cult threatened Fengyang County. Yun Mo organized a mission to deal with fleeing demon beasts, and the chapter ended with the Great Elder interrupting when Yun Mo asked Su Chen whether he would go.

• Yun Mo and the elders gathered on Tianran Peak, where Su Chen arrived unnoticed and took a seat beside the Great Elder.
• Yun Mo explained that demon beasts were fleeing Nine Demon Mountain and proposed sending elders and disciples to help the Nine Stars Empire.
• The Sect Master revealed that Myriad Demon Mountain had caused the unrest and that the agreement with the Nine Stars Empire had been torn up.
• The elders agreed to send five elders with ten Heavenly Immortal-level disciples apiece, while staying alert for demon beasts and the Demonic Cult.
• Yun Mo asked Su Chen whether he wanted to join the mission, but the Great Elder demanded to know why Yun Mo had not asked him.

Yun Mo organized Haoran Sect elders and disciples to join the demon extermination near Shuiyue City, while Su Chen selected He Yao and several other disciples for his team. After preparing for three days, Su Chen’s team set off with Xiao Tian, who joined them in a Human Race body as Su Chen’s attendant.

• Yun Mo secured Su Chen and the Great Elder as two of the five elders leading teams to exterminate demons, and the Third, Sixth, and Seventh Elders agreed to go as well.
• Su Chen reviewed the volunteer list, chose He Yao and nine other disciples, and learned that the elusive Li Yaoguang had several hidden identities within the Haoran Sect.
• Yun Mo sent the teams toward the area around Shuiyue City in Fengyang County, where forces including the Jinyang Sect and Yan Yue Sect had gathered.
• Su Chen’s team prepared for three days while the other teams departed ahead of them.
• Su Chen released Xiao Tian as the team left, and Xiao Tian chatted with the disciples under the identity of Su Chen’s attendant.

Su Chen led the Haoran Sect disciples toward Shuiyue City to gain experience while concealing their identities and giving them enhanced escape talismans. He sent Xiao Tian to follow He Yao, then watched over the area from the void as the battle around Shuiyue City worsened over the next half month.

• Su Chen told the disciples to hide their Haoran Sect identities and gave them modified Minor Teleportation Talismans that would return them to him if they faced danger.
• Su Chen sent the disciples out to fight nearby demon beasts after assuring them that no powerful ones were in the area.
• Xiao Tian hesitated to join the others, but Su Chen ordered him to follow He Yao and warned him not to flee or cause trouble.
• Su Chen concealed himself in the void and watched Shuiyue City, where the walls had collapsed and powerful cultivators and mortals remained.
• Half a month later, demon beasts around Shuiyue City had increased, and the Human Race had suffered even greater losses.

He Yao and four Haoran Sect disciples fought and killed a half-step Profound Immortal Azure Fire Tiger. As they celebrated, three sinister figures emerged from the forest.

• He Yao and four Haoran Sect disciples ambushed the Azure Fire Tiger, which they believed had killed more than three hundred people in An Family Village.
• The Azure Fire Tiger wounded He Yao and knocked other disciples aside, but He Yao recovered with his Immortal Body and continued fighting with nine flying swords.
• He Yao and the four disciples battled the Azure Fire Tiger until it was gravely wounded, while the tiger repeatedly targeted He Yao.
• He Yao pressed the attack until the Azure Fire Tiger died, then celebrated the group's victory.
• Three sinister figures came out of the forest and applauded He Yao and the other disciples.

After He Yao and the Haoran Sect disciples defeated the Azure Fire Tiger, Huang Yunhu and his two companions tried to seize the beast and kill them. A mysterious puppet intervened, driving the attackers back and confronting Huang Yunhu.

• Huang Yunhu and his companions arrived and plotted to claim the Azure Fire Tiger and the exhausted disciples' treasures.
• Huang Yunhu demanded that He Yao become his servant, while He Yao weighed using the Teleportation Talisman Su Chen had given him.
• One of Huang Yunhu's companions singled out Li Feiyun, revealing his predatory interest in young men.
• Huang Yunhu ordered his two companions to kill the other Haoran Sect disciples, and He Yao collapsed when he tried to help.
• A mechanical puppet struck the two attackers away and charged Huang Yunhu, who retreated in alarm.

Su Chen uncovered Li Yaoguang’s elaborate chain of puppet bodies while monitoring the growing demonic beast threat around Shuiyue City. After concluding that a new Human-Demon War was near, Su Chen headed to the city, while Xiao Tian sensed a powerful demonic rival and anticipated the coming conflict.

• A Profound Immortal puppet killed Huang Yunhu and vanished before He Yao and the others could identify who had helped them.
• Su Chen traced the puppet’s Spiritual Energy through several layers of Li Yaoguang’s clones and Puppet Avatars, but found that the real Li Yaoguang was far away.
• Su Chen noticed demonic beasts increasing in number and three additional Daluo Golden Immortals near Shuiyue City, and he suspected the Human-Demon War in the Cloud Firmament Realm would soon resume.
• Su Chen left a Nine Cloud Puppet behind and headed toward Shuiyue City to help the Human Race.
• Xiao Tian chose not to reveal himself to He Yao, then sensed a powerful demonic enemy and reflected that the Demon Race might overwhelm the Human Race if Su Chen did not intervene.

Su Chen learned that Shuiyue City was close to falling as the Demon Race’s assault worsened, then witnessed the brutality of cultivators toward the city’s people. As he prepared to leave, a familiar yet unfamiliar aura erupted from the injured woman being dragged away.

• The Third Elder told Su Chen that powerful Demon Race reinforcements had turned the battle against Shuiyue City and warned that the Human-Demon War might spread across the Nine Stars Empire and Wushuang Empire.
• The Third Elder urged Su Chen to gather the disciples in Shuiyue City, and Su Chen summoned the ten people he had brought.
• Su Chen saw that mortals and low-level cultivators were trapped in the besieged city while some cultivators preyed on its people.
• A frightened woman ran into Su Chen, apologized, and hurried away.
• After several hours, Su Chen saw the injured woman being dragged away by men who intended to take her to their young master, but he chose not to interfere.
• A familiar yet unfamiliar aura erupted from the woman, and Su Chen turned toward her in alarm.

Su Chen rescued a dying woman and killed two men serving Li Liang, provoking the Royal Family. After the Third Elder of Haoran Sect intervened, Su Chen killed Li Liang anyway and challenged the Royal Family to confront him at Haoran Sect.

• Su Chen sensed the woman's fading life force and declared that he would take her from the men dragging her.
• When the men warned that their master Li Liang belonged to the Royal Family, Su Chen killed them with blasts of astral wind.
• Li Liang arrived with a Half-step Daluo Golden Immortal guard and demanded Su Chen reveal his background, but Su Chen refused to show fear.
• The Third Elder appeared, struck Li Liang and his guard, and identified Su Chen as a member of Haoran Sect.
• As Li Liang tried to leave, Su Chen killed him and told the guard to inform the Royal Family that they could find him at Haoran Sect.

Su Chen killed Li Liang and reassured the Third Elder that he did not fear the imperial family, while Xiao Tian revealed an aura that made the elder realize he was an Immortal Lord. Su Chen investigated Chunlan after sensing a mysterious aura from her, but found nothing unusual and sent her to Crescent Moon City.

• Su Chen killed Li Liang, and Xiao Tian's aura frightened the Third Elder into recognizing him as an Immortal Lord.
• Su Chen healed Chunlan on a mountain near Shuiyue City and searched for the mysterious aura he had sensed from her.
• Chunlan awoke, identified herself, and let Su Chen examine her memories, body, and blood, but he found nothing unusual.
• Chunlan offered to stay by Su Chen's side, but he declined and sent her to Crescent Moon City.
• Chunlan cleaned herself at a nearby stream and entered Crescent Moon City.

After the demon beasts retreated, the Haoran Sect worried about the Imperial Family’s response to Li Liang’s death. Elder Li Bi arrived and demanded Su Chen be handed over, Yun Mo cripple his cultivation, and the sect surrender its earnings for a hundred thousand years, or face destruction.

• Three days after the demon beasts retreated, the Haoran Sect sent its disciples home while Su Chen continued watching Chunlan in Crescent Moon City.
• The Haoran Sect elders debated how to handle the Imperial Family’s likely retaliation, and Great Elder suggested leaving the matter to Su Chen.
• A messenger announced that Imperial Family Elder Li Bi had arrived, and Yun Mo went to receive him.
• Li Bi accused the Haoran Sect of killing a Royal Family member and struck Yun Mo down when he offered compensation.
• Li Bi demanded Su Chen be handed over, Yun Mo cripple his cultivation, and the Haoran Sect surrender its earnings for a hundred thousand years, threatening to destroy the sect otherwise.