Chapter Summaries

Su Yi and Qiu Hengkong continued their sword duel, with Su Yi’s escalating techniques pushing the renowned sword cultivator to his limits. After Su Yi’s swift strike drew blood, Qiu Hengkong summoned his third sword, Purple Dominion, as the battle continued.

• Su Yi’s fourth sword clashed with Qiu Hengkong’s twin swords, and Qiu Hengkong revealed that he had spent fifty years mastering three swords from Golden Rainbow Demon Mountain.
• Su Yi’s fifth sword was barely blocked by Qiu Hengkong’s ultimate technique, but his sixth sword overwhelmed Qiu Hengkong and drove him nearly to the ground.
• Su Yi praised Qiu Hengkong’s sword attainments, and Qiu Hengkong declared that he still had a chance to win.
• Su Yi’s next, blindingly fast strike was nearly stopped by Qiu Hengkong’s layered sword waves, but it left a cut across Qiu Hengkong’s brow.
• When Su Yi asked whether the strike could make him draw his third sword, Qiu Hengkong agreed and summoned Purple Dominion.

Su Yi defeated Qiu Hengkong’s combined sword strike and left him helpless with a blade at his throat. Qiu Hengkong asked why Su Yi had spared him.

• Qiu Hengkong used the Purple Imperial Sword to launch a surprise attack, but Su Yi blocked it with the One Qi God Slaying Art.
• Qiu Hengkong combined the Green Grain Sword, Red Feather Sword, and Purple Imperial Sword into his strongest strike.
• Su Yi answered with a Three-Foot Sword Qi that broke through Qiu Hengkong’s sword formation and destroyed his attack.
• When the destruction cleared, Su Yi’s sword rested at Qiu Hengkong’s throat, leaving him unable to resist.
• Qiu Hengkong asked Su Yi why he had not killed him.

Su Yi defeated Qiu Hengkong and spared the Moon Wheel Sect after testing Qiu Hengkong and Chu Yunkou with a single sword. The news reached Heavenly Capital City, where the Shen Family erupted into chaos over its earlier treatment of Cha Jin.

• Su Yi defeated Qiu Hengkong in nine swords, spared him, and challenged Chu Yunkou to take one sword strike in exchange for sparing the Moon Wheel Sect.
• Qiu Hengkong intervened when Su Yi struck at Chu Yunkou, and Su Yi stopped the sword before killing Chu Yunkou, then declared the matter settled.
• Su Yi invited Qiu Hengkong to visit the Profound Evolution Dao Sect for guidance, and Qiu Hengkong realized the sword had helped him break through his bottleneck.
• Qiu Hengkong told Chu Yunkou to end the feud, while Hong Yang and She Ziying watched in fear as Su Yi departed with Cha Jin.
• News of Su Yi's victory shook Great Wei and reached the Shen Family, where Shen Changkong blamed Shen Shanzhong for proposing that they hand over Cha Jin, and the two men fought.

After defeating Qiu Hengkong and the Moon Wheel Sect, Su Yi returned to Great Zhou as news of his victory stirred the realm. At Heavenly Origin Academy, Ning Sihua told him that an upheaval in Great Qin’s Chaotic Spirit Sea might have revealed an ancient ruin connected to the Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower, and a sealed letter arrived as he considered the invitation.

• Su Yi and Cha Jin spent the night on Thousand Snows Lake, and Cha Jin vowed to follow him wherever he went.
• Su Yi and Cha Jin returned to Great Zhou, where news of his victory over Qiu Hengkong and the Moon Wheel Sect spread through both realms.
• Zhou Zhili celebrated Su Yi’s victory and ordered rare treasures from the Imperial Palace treasury prepared as a reward.
• Ning Sihua told Su Yi that a strange upheaval in the Chaotic Spirit Sea had produced visions of a heavenly palace and might be linked to the Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower.
• A Swift Light Sparrow arrived at Singing Spring Pavilion carrying a sealed letter.

Monk Hong Ji invited Su Yi to explore the Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower ruins in the Chaotic Spirit Sea, where many powerful factions were converging. Su Yi agreed to leave in three days, while Ning Sihua stayed behind to protect their allies, and the chapter ended as the Ten Directions Pavilion's Scarlet Light Eagle arrived.

• Monk Hong Ji told Su Yi and Ning Sihua that the upheaval in the Chaotic Spirit Sea was linked to the Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower, an ancient lineage whose founder may have been a Demon Emperor.
• Monk Hong Ji explained that numerous powers and dangerous figures were pursuing the ruins, and offered Su Yi intelligence and a seventy-percent share of the gains.
• Su Yi agreed to travel to the ruins in three days and asked Ning Sihua to remain behind to watch over their allies; he told her to tell Lan Suo they might meet in the Chaotic Spirit Sea.
• During the following three days, Su Yi cultivated, played chess with Wen Lingxue, and learned that Ning Sihua had organized the Profound Evolution Dao Sect and that Zhou Zhili had sent him valuable gifts.
• At dawn on the third day, the Ten Directions Pavilion's Scarlet Light Eagle arrived with a graceful figure seated on its back.

Su Yi traveled with Flower Bringer Winds toward the Chaotic Spirit Sea, agreeing to disguise their strength and cooperate in gathering opportunities and spoils. After reaching Dongfu Prefecture City, they spotted an enormous treasure ship flying toward the city, revealing the presence of a powerful Origin Dao cultivator.

• Su Yi met Flower Bringer Winds, the Great Elder of Great Zhou's Ten Directions Pavilion, and agreed to travel with her to Great Qin.
• Aboard the Scarlet Light Eagle, Flower Bringer Winds proposed that Su Yi conceal his identity and let opponents underestimate him so they could seize their spoils.
• Su Yi and Flower Bringer Winds agreed to cooperate, dividing opportunities twenty-eighty and battle spoils ten-ninety in Su Yi's favor.
• Two days later, the pair reached Dongfu Prefecture City and headed there to gather information before traveling toward the Chaotic Spirit Sea.
• Near the city gates, Su Yi saw a fifty-zhang treasure ship flying through the sky and realized its commander had reached the Origin Dao path.

Su Yi and Hua Xinfeng arrived in Dongfu Prefecture City as powerful cultivators gathered for the Chaotic Spirit Sea expedition. After witnessing a clash between Lin Yubei and Shang Luoyu that Qin Dongxu stopped, Su Yi looked forward to the coming expedition and wondered whether it could help him reach the Origin Dao.

• Hua Xinfeng warned Su Yi that Profound Moon Temple and the You Clan had powerful reasons to seek revenge for the people he had killed, and Su Yi told her not to use him as a weapon.
• Su Yi and Hua Xinfeng arrived in Dongfu Prefecture City, where Hua Xinfeng arranged a secluded courtyard and went out to gather intelligence.
• Lin Yubei arrived in the city and challenged Shang Luoyu, revealing that she had defeated him three months earlier.
• Qin Dongxu intervened before Lin Yubei and Shang Luoyu could fight, and the two young cultivators departed separately.
• Su Yi watched the confrontation with his Divine Sense and anticipated the Chaotic Spirit Sea expedition as a possible path to the Origin Dao.

Hua Xinfeng brought Su Yi to a banquet at Heavenly Water Villa, where he surveyed Great Qin’s powerful cultivators and learned that many considered him an enemy. He recognized Nie Xingkong as a Body Snatcher, and Hua Xinfeng asked whether he could detect any others at the banquet.

• Hua Xinfeng secured invitations to Qin Dongxu’s banquet and persuaded Su Yi to attend in disguise.
• Su Yi used the Spiritual Embryo Thousand Transformations Art to alter his appearance, aura, and bearing before they entered Heavenly Water Villa.
• Su Yi and Hua Xinfeng arrived at the crowded banquet, where Su Yi spotted Lan Suo, Cloud Ripple Superior, Shang Luoyu, and Lin Yubei.
• Hua Xinfeng identified Cheng Zhen, Gu Qingdu, and You Changkong as potential enemies of Su Yi.
• Nie Xingkong arrived, and Hua Xinfeng revealed that Ten Directions Pavilion suspected he had been possessed after entering Azure Vine Demon Mountain with Make Amorous.
• Su Yi confirmed that Nie Xingkong was a Body Snatcher, and Hua Xinfeng asked whether he could sense any others present.

Su Yi identified Qin Fu as a likely Body Snatcher and Shang Luoyu as host to a soul fragment from the Sky Xie Ancient Sword. At Qin Dongxu’s banquet, he revealed a Secret Map and recruited allies to kill Su Yi, while Eastern Flower Sword Sect’s leaders refused to join and clashed with Shang Luoyu.

• Su Yi told Hua Xinfeng that Qin Fu was likely a Body Snatcher and that a mysterious soul fragment from the Sky Xie Ancient Sword resided within Shang Luoyu.
• Qin Dongxu began the banquet and revealed that he possessed an ancient Secret Map linked to the Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower ruins, inviting cultivators to explore with him.
• Qin Dongxu demanded that anyone who joined his expedition agree to kill Su Yi, and representatives of Profound Moon Temple, Upper Forest Temple, the You Clan, and other powers accepted.
• Qin Dongxu announced that Nie Xingkong would also join the alliance against Su Yi, and more Great Qin cultivators pledged their support.
• Lan Suo refused to join the alliance, but Shang Luoyu offered to join if Qin Dongxu let her examine the Secret Map, prompting an argument between the two women.
• Cloud Ripple Superior declared that he and Lan Suo would stay out of the matter and leave, while Shang Luoyu challenged his decision.

At Qin Dongxu’s banquet, Shang Luoyu challenged Cloud Ripple Superior over his connection to Su Yi, and he left after refusing to abandon his pursuit of the Chaotic Spirit Sea. Hua Xinfeng then invented Great Xia identities for herself and Su Yi to join Qin Dongxu’s alliance, claiming Su Yi was evenly matched with Su Yi’s enemy.

• Shang Luoyu asked Cloud Ripple Superior about his visit to Su Yi, and he admitted that Su Yi had saved Lan Suo’s life.
• Qin Dongxu and Gu Qingdu warned Cloud Ripple Superior not to collude with Su Yi, but he left the banquet with Lan Suo.
• Hua Xinfeng persuaded Su Yi to stay and proposed joining Qin Dongxu’s group so they could exploit the alliance and seize its treasures.
• Hua Xinfeng claimed that she and Su Yi were Zhou Feng and Zhou Yi from Great Xia, acting against Su Yi on Pomegranate Fire True Monarch’s behalf.
• When the gathering demanded proof of their ability, Hua Xinfeng declared that Su Yi could fight in her place and was evenly matched with Su Yi of Great Zhou.

At a banquet in Great Qin, Su Yi accepted Qin Fu’s challenge after dismissing him as no match, then defeated him with a single palm. His victory left the assembled figures stunned and proved Hua Xinfeng’s claim about her brother’s strength.

• Hua Xinfeng claimed her brother, Zhou Yi, could stand alongside Su Yi, but the banquet guests dismissed her claim.
• Shang Luoyu offered to spar with Zhou Yi, but Gu Qingdu suggested that Qin Fu fight him instead.
• Su Yi agreed to fight Qin Fu and told him to make the first move.
• Qin Fu unleashed his strongest techniques, but Su Yi shattered them and pressed Qin Fu to his knees with one palm.
• Qin Fu failed to break free and was driven into the platform, leaving the guests shocked by Zhou Yi’s overwhelming strength.

After Su Yi dominated a banquet spar and secured approval for his and Hua Xinfeng’s participation in the Chaotic Spirit Sea expedition, he reflected on the foundation he had built for his upcoming breakthrough. The chapter ended with him aspiring to forge a true Supreme Dao Seed when he entered the Grain Avoidance Realm.

• Hua Xinfeng mocked Qin Fu after Su Yi forced him to kneel, and Su Yi challenged Shang Luoyu before Qin Dongxu stopped the spar and approved their participation.
• On their way back, Su Yi told Hua Xinfeng that deception did not bother him as long as she never betrayed him, and she promised to remain loyal.
• Hua Xinfeng privately reflected on Su Yi’s many secrets and warned herself not to let her growing curiosity make her fall for him.
• Su Yi cultivated with five Dual Polarity Nine Purities Pills remaining and planned to temper his Innate Martial Grandmaster realm before attempting the Grain Avoidance Realm.
• Su Yi considered the different kinds of Essence Power Seeds and resolved to pursue a true Supreme Dao Seed.

Su Yi prepared secret talismans for exploring the Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower Ruins while Qin Dongxu’s group discussed threats from evil cultivators and Body Snatchers. Two days later, the Transformation Mountain Treasure Ship reached the chaotic outer fringes of the Chaotic Spirit Sea, where Su Yi sensed signs of an ancient catastrophe.

• Su Yi explained to Hua Xinfeng that a Supreme Dao Seed could be forged by surviving a taboo tribulation, and he intended to pursue one.
• Aboard the Transformation Mountain Treasure Ship, Su Yi refined more than ten kinds of protective and detection talismans for the ruins, but refused Hua Xinfeng’s request for some.
• Qin Dongxu warned Gu Qingdu, You Changkong, Cheng Zhen, and Nie Xingkong about Tong Xinghai’s evil cultivator allies and the possible involvement of Body Snatchers.
• Cheng Zhen and Gu Qingdu questioned the identities of the Great Xia siblings, and Qin Dongxu resolved to test them and eliminate them if necessary.
• Two days later, the ship entered the outer fringes of the Chaotic Spirit Sea, where Su Yi sensed that an ancient catastrophe had damaged the order of heaven and earth.

Su Yi and Hua Xinfeng traveled deeper into the Chaotic Spirit Sea as Hua described its four great forbidden phenomena. When Ghost Face Demon Bees attacked their ship, Su Yi suspected someone was controlling the swarm, leaving the group fighting amid a possible hidden plot.

• Hua Xinfeng told Su Yi about the White Bone Pagoda, No Return Island, Burial Spirit Mountain, and Star Carrying Boat, the Chaotic Spirit Sea’s four great ominous phenomena.
• Qin Dongxu and the others guided the Transformation Mountain Treasure Ship through the dangerous waters until distant cries abruptly fell silent.
• Su Yi spotted a vast expanse of green lotus flowers, and Hua recognized them as Bee Demon ghost Lotuses as Qin ordered the ship to flee.
• Thousands of Ghost Face Demon Bees pursued the ship, and Qin Dongxu, Gu Qingdu, and the other cultivators joined battle against the swarm.
• Su Yi captured and examined a Ghost Face Demon Bee, then told Hua Xinfeng that someone might be secretly controlling the creatures with the Spirit Controlling Art.

After surviving the Ghost Face Demon Bees, Su Yi and the others reached the Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower Ruins, whose gates had already been opened. As the group entered, Ge Qian learned the ruins might conceal a trap, while a mysterious woman and her giant ape departed to visit No Return Island.

• Su Yi caught more than sixty pairs of Demon Bee Tusks during the attack and spotted a cloaked Body Snatcher waving at him from among the lotus flowers.
• The Transformation Mountain Treasure Ship reached the ruins, where Qin Dongxu and the others saw that the gates had already been opened and entered with Su Yi.
• Ge Qian and the aged voice in his soul discussed the possible trap in the ruins and worried that Su Yi might already be nearby.
• The aged voice told Ge Qian to conceal his aura as a powerful Divine Sense swept the seabed, and Ge Qian hid like a reef stone.
• A woman in a jade robe riding on a white giant ape decided to visit No Return Island before returning to the ruins.

Su Yi uncovered a hidden soul secret art in the Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower Ruins, but Lin Yubei and Shang Luoyu tried to claim the discovery. Shang Luoyu offered to let the group study it, leaving the fate of the golden jade slip unsettled.

• After the man and ape left, Ge Qian and the aged voice discussed the danger in the Chaotic Spirit Sea, and Ge Qian reluctantly decided to stay.
• Qin Dongxu led the group through the ruins with Nie Xingkong’s Secret Map, while Su Yi warned Hua Xinfeng that Nie Xingkong might be luring them into a trap.
• Su Yi followed his Spirit-Detecting Secret Talisman to a hall and used thirty-six seemingly ordinary paintings to reveal a golden jade slip containing the Star Essence Tempering Spirit Art.
• Lin Yubei and Shang Luoyu returned and Lin Yubei tried to claim the jade slip, prompting Hua Xinfeng to challenge him.
• Qin Dongxu and the other prominent figures arrived, and Shang Luoyu said she and Lin Yubei would share the opportunity with everyone.

Su Yi let Shang Luoyu take the soul-cultivation art while concealing his anger, then followed Qin Dongxu’s group deeper into the ruins. They reached the towering palace at the heart of the ruins, where Su Yi recognized its ancient True Spirit Demon Script and confirmed its name.

• Su Yi handed Shang Luoyu the golden jade slip containing the Star Essence Tempering Spirit Art, while privately resolving to kill her for claiming his reward.
• Su Yi and Hua Xinfeng found the corpses of several renowned Great Qin cultivators and learned they had likely been killed and robbed recently.
• Cheng Zhen warned that the treasure palace ahead might conceal another slaughter, but Qin Dongxu’s group prepared for danger and continued onward.
• Su Yi gave Hua Xinfeng a Substitute Talisman and advised her to wait for a chance to act once they reached the palace.
• The group arrived before the immense palace and its sealed gates, where Su Yi identified the golden writing as True Spirit Demon Script and confirmed the plaque read “Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower.”

Su Yi and Hua Xinfeng reached the sealed palace of the Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower, where Su Yi tried to unravel its restriction. The gates remained closed, and the arrival of Chu Xiu and his powerful demonic followers left the group facing a new threat.

• Su Yi interpreted the couplet at the palace entrance as the work of an Emperor Realm Demon Emperor and told Hua Xinfeng to ready her Substitute Talisman.
• Qin Dongxu, Cheng Zhen, and the others failed to open the palace gates, but Su Yi traced an azure formation onto them before the restriction settled back into place.
• Shang Luoyu mocked Su Yi for failing to open the gates, while Hua Xinfeng grew furious at her taunts.
• Chu Xiu arrived with Tong Xinghai and other notorious demonic figures, and Cheng Zhen learned that Chu Xiu's group had killed cultivators they encountered.
• Chu Xiu introduced himself as an ordinary cultivator while his followers respectfully called him their lord, alarming Qin Dongxu and the others.

Chu Xiu revealed that he had gathered traitors and powerful allies to establish the Transformation Heaven Divine Sect, while Su Yi’s disguise was exposed as he was confronted by his enemies. You Changkong offered to pledge allegiance if Chu Xiu helped them kill Su Yi.

• Chu Xiu and his followers urged Qin Dongxu and the others to pledge allegiance, revealing plans to found the Transformation Heaven Divine Sect at the Assembly of Immortals Sword Tower Ruins.
• Nie Xingkong revealed his allegiance to Chu Xiu, and Qin Fu and Gu Qingdu followed, shocking Qin Dongxu’s group.
• Qin Fu asked Chu Xiu to help him take revenge on Su Yi, and Chu Xiu disclosed that he had recognized Su Yi’s disguise in the Chaotic Spirit Sea.
• Su Yi revealed his true appearance, leaving Qin Dongxu, Nie Xingkong, Qin Fu, Shang Luoyu, and Lin Yubei stunned to learn that he had been among them all along.
• Chu Xiu invited Su Yi to serve him, but Su Yi mocked him, and You Changkong offered to surrender if Chu Xiu helped kill Su Yi.

Qin Dongxu, Cheng Zhen, and the others sided with Chu Xiu and demanded that he kill Su Yi, but Su Yi refused to submit and effortlessly defeated A Lin. After Su Yi’s sword strike forced the purple-robed youth to give ground, Chu Xiu ordered A Lin, Old Yun, and Rong He to test him together, and Su Yi grew impatient.

• Qin Dongxu, Cheng Zhen, You Changkong, Shang Luoyu, and Lin Yubei agreed to submit to Chu Xiu if he killed Su Yi.
• Chu Xiu offered Su Yi the choice to submit or be killed, but Su Yi mocked him and called the assembled fighters stepping stones.
• Chu Xiu sent A Lin to test Su Yi, and Su Yi shattered her frost attack, seized her spear, broke her wrist, and sent her crashing back.
• Su Yi mocked Chu Xiu’s group, then slashed at Chu Xiu with Sword Qi, which the purple-robed youth blocked only after being forced back a step.
• Chu Xiu ordered A Lin, Old Yun, and Rong He to test Su Yi together, and Su Yi grew impatient.