Chapter Summaries

Su Yi fought Huan Shaoyou, Mo Xingzhe, and seven other Spirit Transformation Realm prodigies on the Ascension Platform, breaking their attacks while enduring their combined assault. As the nine attacked again, Su Yi grew more exhilarated by the danger and continued fighting alone, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Mo Xingzhe attacked with the Heaven Nether God Spear, but Su Yi stopped it with one finger and shattered it, sending Mo Xingzhe staggering back.
• Huan Shaoyou and the other prodigies launched their treasures and secret arts together, and Su Yi broke through their attacks and crushed a flying sword with his hands.
• Mo Xingzhe struck Su Yi's shoulder with a blood-red halberd, leaving a wound that encouraged the nine prodigies to press their advantage.
• The nine ancient prodigies renewed their combined assault, flooding the Ascension Platform with Spirit Transformation Realm power.
• Su Yi fought back with his Dao arts and three Supreme Grade Dao Rhythms, repeatedly escaping lethal attacks as the distant spectators watched in shock.

Su Yi revealed his true swordsmanship while fighting nine ancient Spirit Transformation Realm prodigies, overwhelming their combined attack and killing the Fire Robe Man. The battle continued with the remaining eight prodigies facing Su Yi’s devastating power.

• Spectators recognized Su Yi’s strength, while Wen Xinzhao, Yue Shichan, and Ge Qian worried as his wounds mounted.
• Su Yi drew the Xuanwu Sword and unleashed a sword strike that shattered the nine prodigies’ combined attack and forced them back.
• Su Yi struck the Fire Robe Man’s Dao Bell, damaging the treasure and leaving its wielder severely wounded.
• Su Yi evaded the remaining prodigies’ attacks with the Royal Flowing Escape Technique and appeared before the Fire Robe Man.
• Su Yi split the Fire Robe Man’s body and soul with one sword strike, making him the first ancient prodigy to fall.

Su Yi used the Nine Hells Sword’s aura to empower the Xuanwu Sword and destroyed the ancient prodigies’ trump cards, killing several Spirit Transformation Realm opponents. With only Huan Shaoyou, Mo Xingzhe, and two others left, Su Yi faced them with calm disdain.

• Su Yi killed the man in battle robes after using the Godslayer Little Sword to disrupt his defenses and the Spirit Binding Cord to seize his Spirit Firmament Pearls.
• Huan Shaoyou urged the remaining ancient prodigies to use their trump cards, and they unleashed an array of powerful treasures and summoned beings against Su Yi.
• Su Yi imbued the Xuanwu Sword with the Nine Hells Sword’s aura and destroyed the Fiery Red Cauldron, its Spirit Appearance Realm Primordial Spirit, and several other trump cards.
• Su Yi killed the Black Skirt Woman, the White Robe Youth, and the Brawny Man, then shattered the Golden Armor God.
• With five ancient prodigies dead and four remaining, Su Yi confronted Huan Shaoyou and Mo Xingzhe and said they lacked both strength and trump cards.

Su Yi slaughtered the ancient prodigies who had joined forces against him on the Heaven Ascending Dao Platform, leaving Huan Shaoyou as the last survivor. As Su Yi prepared to fulfill his promise to kill Huan Shaoyou, the demon prodigy answered with a desperate threat.

• Su Yi killed Qi Xiao after Qi Xiao tried to escape with a Golden Cicada Shedding Shell Talisman.
• Huan Shaoyou and Kong Yu attacked Su Yi with their trump cards while Mo Xingzhe attempted to flee using a forbidden escape technique.
• Su Yi shattered Huan Shaoyou's talismans and Kong Yu's Jade Ruyi, broke Mo Xingzhe's escape technique, and killed Mo Xingzhe after the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse destroyed his Primordial Spirit.
• Kong Yu knelt and begged Su Yi for mercy, then charged him in desperation and was beheaded by a distant sword strike.
• Su Yi faced the despairing Huan Shaoyou, who laughed and declared that Su Yi had brought death upon himself.

Huan Shaoyou summoned the damaged will of the Heavenly Desire Demon Emperor to kill Su Yi, but Su Yi dismissed the apparition and destroyed it with the Xuanwu Sword. The onlookers were left speechless as the Emperor’s will vanished.

• Huan Shaoyou used a secret talisman to summon the Heavenly Desire Demon Emperor’s will and asked it to erase Su Yi.
• The Heavenly Desire Demon Emperor rebuked Huan Shaoyou for kneeling, then noticed that Su Yi showed no fear of him.
• Su Yi revealed that the apparition was only a severely damaged strand of willpower and claimed the Xuanwu Sword could kill it.
• The Heavenly Desire Demon Emperor attacked Su Yi with a finger strike, but Su Yi cut the Finger Force apart with the Xuanwu Sword.
• The Heavenly Desire Demon Emperor sent black demonic-flame chains at Su Yi, and Su Yi shattered them with a sword strike.
• Su Yi’s sword split the Heavenly Desire Demon Emperor’s will in two, making it vanish as the spectators stood stunned.

Su Yi defeated the nine ancient prodigies, including Huan Shaoyou, on the Heaven Ascending Dao Platform, but his injuries and depleted strength led him to postpone entering Xumi Mountain. Huan Shaoyou’s death threatened to make Su Yi an enemy of the ancient factions, while Su Yi rested in a valley with Yue Shichan and his companions.

• Su Yi killed the willpower fragment of the Heavenly Desire Demon Emperor, leaving Huan Shaoyou devastated and all nine ancient prodigies dead.
• Huan Shaoyou set himself ablaze and warned that Su Yi would become the enemy of the whole world before he turned to ashes.
• Ge Qian collected the spoils, and Su Yi led Wen Xinzhao and Yue Shichan away to rest until the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse vanished.
• The surviving spectators realized Su Yi’s victory would provoke the ancient factions and spread his name across Great Xia.
• That night, Su Yi rested in a valley while Yue Shichan tended his wounds and Wen Xinzhao helped Ge Qian sort the spoils.

Su Yi led Wen Xinzhao and the others through the weakened formations at Xumi Mountain’s entrance, where they encountered Mei Yanbai’s trapped group and learned that Dou Kou had vanished. When an eerie voice returned, Su Yi struck at something hidden in the mist and captured a streak of golden blood, leaving its nature unknown.

• Su Yi explained the mountain path’s illusion formations and guided Wen Xinzhao and the others through them toward the mountainside.
• Su Yi’s group found Mei Yanbai, Feng Zidu, Qian Yun, and Nie Li trapped in the mist after Dou Kou had disappeared.
• Su Yi suspected a living creature might remain on Xumi Mountain when Mei Yanbai’s group described hearing a strange sound.
• An eerie whisper sounded again, and Su Yi thrust the Xuanwu Sword behind Ge Qian, striking an unseen presence and stopping the voice.
• Su Yi caught the fresh blood that splattered through the mist and noticed that it was golden and translucent like amber.

Su Yi discovered a living wisp of golden blood that might have come from an Innate Divine Object and guided Mei Yanbai and the others out of Xumi Mountain. He and his companions reached the Trial Stone Steps, where they began testing the ancient training ground, while Su Yi set his sights on the mountaintop.

• Su Yi suppressed and stored the golden blood, then gave Mei Yanbai and his companions a route out of Xumi Mountain and promised Qian Yun he would help Dou Kou if he encountered her.
• Su Yi and his party reached the ruins midway up Xumi Mountain and found Buddha Son Chen Lu, Li Handeng, Jiang Li, Yuwen Shu, and other prodigies fighting invisible opponents on the Trial Stone Steps.
• Su Yi explained how the steps tested cultivators with Great Dao battle realms, and Wen Xinzhao, Yue Shichan, and Ge Qian agreed to try them.
• Su Yi warned the golden blood against causing trouble, then entered the first battle realm and faced a gatekeeper at the early Star Gathering Realm.
• Su Yi struck once and destroyed the gatekeeper before it could attack.

Su Yi swept through all 108 levels of the Trial Stone Steps without slowing, surpassing the leading Spirit Transformation Realm geniuses and reaching Xumi Mountain’s summit. As the others reeled at the gap between them, Su Yi sensed something from the imprisoned golden blood in his palm.

• Su Yi, Yue Shichan, Wen Xinzhao, and Ge Qian advanced through the early trials, each displaying a different fighting style.
• Su Yi passed the forty-ninth level without losing speed, then overtook Chen Xing, Jiang Li, Yuwen Shu, and Li Handeng as he climbed.
• Su Yi surpassed Chen Lu, Chi Jiansu, and Zeng Pu, leaving Chen Xing and Li Handeng stunned by his strength.
• Su Yi cleared all 108 levels with one sword strike per gatekeeper and reached the summit without showing fatigue.
• Su Yi felt a faint sensation and brought the imprisoned golden blood out of his palm.

Su Yi identified the carved figure at the ruined Xumi Sacred Pavilion as its founder, Yuan Motian, and entered a perilous underground cave after asking Zeng Pu to protect Wen Xinzhao and the others. Zeng Pu agreed and stayed behind to recover, while Chi Jiansu mistakenly celebrated coming first in the trial.

• Su Yi examined the ruined altar, recognized Yuan Motian from its carving, and decided to wait before entering the cave.
• Zeng Pu emerged from the 108th Trial Stone Step, unaware that Su Yi had finished fifteen minutes before him.
• Su Yi asked Zeng Pu to look after Wen Xinzhao and the others while he explored a dangerous place, then warned him not to enter the cave and went inside.
• Zeng Pu felt the cave's bone-chilling aura, heeded Su Yi's warning, and went to meditate while waiting for the others.
• Chi Jiansu assumed Zeng Pu had failed the final trial and celebrated being first, while Zeng Pu recognized the irony and stopped himself from laughing.

After reaching the mountaintop, Zeng Pu told Chi Jiansu and the others that Su Yi had entered the Underground Cave alone and warned them of the danger within. Most chose to trust Su Yi and wait, while Li Handeng considered using Wen Xinzhao and the others as hostages, only to be warned that Zeng Pu would stop him.

• Zeng Pu told Chi Jiansu that Su Yi had asked him to look after Wen Xinzhao and had warned him about danger in the Underground Cave.
• Chen Lu, then Li Handeng, Yuwen Shu, Jiang Li, Wen Xinzhao, Yue Shichan, and the others reached the mountaintop and heard Su Yi's warning.
• Wen Xinzhao and Yue Shichan chose to wait for Su Yi, and Chen Lu, Jiang Li, and Yuwen Shu also refused Li Handeng's suggestion to enter the cave.
• Li Handeng argued that the group should search the cave for opportunities, but Zeng Pu and Chi Jiansu mocked him and the others rejected his proposal.
• Li Handeng privately suggested to Chen Lu that they could use Wen Xinzhao and the others as hostages to restrain Su Yi, and Chen Lu warned him that Zeng Pu would show him no mercy.
• Li Handeng saw Zeng Pu watching him with a teasing smile and shuddered in fear.

Su Yi descended beneath Xumi Mountain and discovered a vast graveyard leading to a sealed spatial gateway, where ancient spirits fought over a damaged spirit sword. He encountered Jing Lingzhen and Yan Jingyun near the gate, while the identity of the Innate Divine Object remained unknown.

• Su Yi descended through the dense Ice Soul Yin Qi and emerged in an underground world filled with graves and a distant black spatial gateway.
• Su Yi examined the gravestones and suspected the buried Xumi Sacred Pavilion disciples had died together during the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse.
• Su Yi followed the sounds of battle and saw a bronze Sealed Door beneath the spatial gateway and a spirit sword fighting two powerful Primordial Spirits.
• Jing Lingzhen warned Su Yi not to cross the line around the Daoist arena, and Su Yi calmly assessed the ancient prodigy.
• Yan Jingyun appeared and greeted Su Yi, revealing that he and Jing Lingzhen had arrived before him.

Su Yi confronted Yan Jingyun and Jing Lingzhen over their attempt to claim the Qingdu Dao Sword, then stepped onto the arena to subdue it. As the sword charged at him, he calmly offered it a choice.

• Yan Jingyun mocked Su Yi and warned him not to cross Jing Lingzhen’s line, while Su Yi agreed to let them try the sword first.
• The Qingdu Dao Sword repelled the White Robe Old Man and the Blood-Clad Man, ending their latest attempt to subdue it.
• Yan Jingyun revealed that he and Jing Lingzhen had entered Xumi Mountain five days earlier and had been unable to claim the sword.
• Su Yi dismissed the others’ warnings and walked onto the arena to try subduing the Qingdu Dao Sword.
• The Qingdu Dao Sword shot toward Su Yi, who calmly extended his hand and told it to choose for itself.

Su Yi claimed the Qingdu Dao Sword, which had recognized him and served as the key to the sealed door. When Yan Jingyun and the others tried to seize it, Su Yi left the dojo and demonstrated his strength by suppressing Jing Lingzhen and cutting off his head, while the Blood-Clad Man’s attack failed to stop him.

• Su Yi summoned the Qingdu Dao Sword, and it flew into his hand and submitted to him.
• Yan Jingyun and the others questioned Su Yi and demanded the sword, while Su Yi refused and challenged them to attack.
• Su Yi left the dojo, and Jing Lingzhen attacked him with his War Blade.
• Su Yi used the Grand Five Elements Domain Suppression Sword to crush Jing Lingzhen’s blade qi and pin him to the ground.
• The Blood-Clad Man attacked Su Yi, but Su Yi blocked his palm strike with the Qingdu Dao Sword.
• Su Yi cut off Jing Lingzhen’s head while he remained trapped beneath the sword’s suppression.

Su Yi turned the battle against Ming Zhen, the White Robe Old Man, and Yan Jingyun by unleashing the Nine Hells Sword’s aura, then killed all three. He left the battlefield with his other plans still in mind, having conserved his strength by ending the fight quickly.

• After Jing Lingzhen died, Ming Zhen attacked Su Yi, and Yan Jingyun and the White Robe Old Man joined the fight to stop him from retreating into the Daoist arena.
• Su Yi used a sword strike imbued with the Nine Hells Sword’s aura to shatter the White Robe Old Man’s defenses and kill him.
• Ming Zhen fled, but Su Yi pursued and killed him with a sword strike after the Godslayer Little Sword was destroyed.
• Yan Jingyun stopped fighting and asked if he could admit defeat, but Su Yi told him to end himself and killed him before he could finish speaking.

Su Yi entered the Sealed Door and discovered a colossal tree laden with star remains, matching the image on a secret map tied to the Azure Green Source and the Imperial Decree of the Nine Extremes Secret. As he approached its roots through the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse aura, he found a solitary grave and a collapsed corpse.

• Su Yi recovered his strength, examined the damaged Qingdu Dao Sword, and planned to use it as the vessel for a future natal Spirit Sword.
• Su Yi used the Qingdu Dao Sword to open the Bronze Door after sensing that the golden blood was drawn toward it.
• Su Yi passed through the door into a strange void and found an immense tree whose branches held countless star remains.
• Su Yi recognized the tree from the secret map imprinted in the Netherworld Thunder Punishment Bell and wondered whether it was linked to the Azure Green Source and the Imperial Decree of the Nine Extremes Secret.
• Su Yi flew toward the tree and found its roots stretching through the void amid the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse, then spotted a grave beside a collapsed corpse.

Su Yi discovered Xumi Demon Emperor Yuan Motian’s warning about a great terror deep in the Starry Sky and reached the edge of the landmass, where he found Dou Kou on the Star Remains Ancient Tree. He exposed and drove out the Gray Finch possessing her, then demanded to know why it had attacked him.

• Su Yi found Yuan Motian’s corpse beside a grave and uncovered the final message: “Deep within the Starry Sky, there lies a great terror!”
• Su Yi crossed the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse’s mist with the Nine Hells Sword’s aura and realized the landmass floated in boundless void beside the Star Remains Ancient Tree.
• Su Yi found Dou Kou on a branch of the ancient tree and pulled her to safety after she asked for help.
• Su Yi caught Dou Kou attempting to ambush him with a silver hairpin and resisted the Gray Finch’s soul attack.
• Su Yi expelled the Gray Finch from Dou Kou, caught the unconscious girl, and asked the bird why it had attacked him.
• The Gray Finch mocked Su Yi and refused to answer, boasting that he was no more than an ant.

Su Yi questioned the Gray Finch and learned that the Chaos Path Ancient Well was the Ninth Star Ruins, where the Azure Green Source and the great tree A Cang had protected the Azure Green Continent from a devastating stellar storm. After discovering that the golden blood came from A Cang, Su Yi suspected the tree had deliberately let him wound it.

• Su Yi threatened the Gray Finch into answering questions, and it revealed that it had captured Miss Dou Kou to learn about the outside world.
• The Gray Finch identified their location as the Ninth Star Ruins, known in the Azure Green Continent as the Chaos Path Ancient Well, and said the ancient tree there guarded the Azure Green Source.
• The Gray Finch explained that a stellar storm from the Extraterritorial Starry Sky had brought the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse thirty thousand years earlier, and that the Xumi Demon Emperor had died defending the Azure Green Source.
• The Gray Finch said the Imperial Decree of the Nine Extremes Secret referred to controlling the Azure Green Source to reach the Imperial Zenith Realm.
• Su Yi showed the Gray Finch a wisp of golden blood, and the Gray Finch recognized it as blood from A Cang, prompting Su Yi to suspect the tree had deliberately allowed itself to be wounded.

Su Yi met A Cang, an Innate Spirituality born within the Azure Green Source, and learned that the source was nearing collapse after enduring the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse. A Cang offered him the Azure Green Seed, hoping he would carry a chance for the source’s survival, while Su Yi recognized the immense karma accepting it would entail.

• A Cang revealed that she had deliberately let Su Yi injure her so she could test whether he could reach the Star Remains Ancient Tree and meet him.
• A Cang explained that the Azure Green Source would soon transform into Great Dao aura, ushering in a Brilliant Era but leaving the Azure Green Continent vulnerable to invasion and future stellar storms.
• A Cang said Su Yi’s hidden power could dissolve the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse and called him the sliver of hope the continent needed.
• A Cang drew out a palm-sized stone box containing the Azure Green Seed, a strand of vitality from the Azure Green Source.
• A Cang offered Su Yi the Azure Green Seed and asked him to take it away, while Su Yi considered the opportunity’s value and the karma it would bring.

Su Yi traded for the Azure Green Seed by accepting three drops of A Cang’s blood, then gave her a rare cultivation art for Innate Spiritualities. After leaving the Azure Green Abyss, he rested outside the Sealed Door and considered the dangers and benefits of carrying the seed.

• Su Yi asked A Cang for three drops of fresh blood in exchange for accepting the karma of the Azure Green Seed, and she agreed.
• Su Yi received the Azure Green Seed, offered A Cang refuge if she ever needed it, and buried Yuan Motian’s remains beneath a tombstone bearing his name.
• Su Yi gave A Cang a jade slip containing the Quenching Truth Nurturing Spirit Art, leaving her and Gray Finch astonished by the cultivation path it offered Innate Spiritualities.
• A Cang explained that she had trusted Su Yi because she believed his power could preserve the Azure Green Seed and the Azure Green Source’s last vitality.
• Su Yi returned through the Sealed Door, rested and meditated, and reflected on the seed’s immense cultivation value and the danger of a future starstorm.