Chapter Summaries

Lu Qingfeng seized Cloud-Hook Mountain, renamed it Vulture Mountain, and established himself as Lin Feng, the Vulture Daoist. A century later, the former Cloud-Hook King arrived at Heavenly Lion Peak to join Fengyinzi’s faction.

• Lu Qingfeng recognized the youth’s past in the Demon Abyss and resolved to confront the forces that had persecuted him.
• Lu Qingfeng ambushed the Cloud-Hook King, drove him from Cloud-Hook Mountain, and claimed the mountain as Vulture Mountain.
• Lu Qingfeng captured the wounded Cloud-Hook King with five-colored radiance and developed Vulture Mountain into a fortified domain.
• News of Lin Feng and his Fire Crow Dao Soldiers spread, earning the Vulture Daoist a formidable reputation.
• A hundred years later, Leiyunzi escorted the Cloud-Hook King to Heavenly Lion Peak, expecting Fengyinzi to welcome him as a disciple and ally.

The Cloudhook King joined Lionheaven Peak and learned more about the fiendish demon’s history, while the Saha Divine Religion’s Killing Division discussed its weakening forces and the rise of a sword-wielding cultivator named Lin Ye. The chapter left the Divine Lords suspecting that Lin Ye was the reincarnated Killing Rain Divine Lord Lin Yun.

• Thundercloud Child welcomed the Cloudhook King to Lionheaven Peak and explained how the fiendish demon had devastated the mountain’s lineages.
• The Cloudhook King concealed his fury after learning that Lionheaven Peak’s Fourth Martial Uncle had lured the demon to Myriad Spirits Cave in an attempt to enslave it.
• A century later, Killing Self Divine Lord proposed that Cloudsky True Lord take charge of the leaderless Killing Rain Hall while its True Lord remained captive.
• Good-and-Evil Divine Lord reported that Lin Ye had conquered Tianhong Mountain and surrounding peaks with the Raindrop Divine Sword.
• The Divine Lords recognized Lin Ye as likely being the reincarnated Lin Yun, whose body, blessed land, and soul had been badly damaged by the fiendish demon.

Lu Qingfeng established four identities across the Southern Borderlands to draw his long-missing disciple Six Wings out of the Demon Abyss, then focused on strengthening his cultivation. After 9,800 years, he reached the Everlasting-Life Mist with forty-eight Epochs of magic power, leaving the path to Earth Immortality ahead of him.

• Lu Qingfeng sent Cloud-Hook King, Lin Ye, and Wen Guang into factions across the Southern Borderlands and established himself as Lin Feng on Vulture Mountain, hoping Six Wings would hear of them and seek him out.
• Lu Qingfeng recalled that Six Wings had vanished for forty-eight thousand years and worried that his disciple might have fallen into the demonic path, but vowed to help him if he had.
• Lu Qingfeng swallowed three Undying Fruits and used abundant resources to advance his magic power, Dao comprehension, and Immortal Body.
• Lu Qingfeng passed through the True Profundity and Dao Comprehension realms, reaching the Everlasting-Life Mist, where countless True Immortals were stuck before the Earth Immortal gate.
• After 9,800 years in the Nine Netherworlds, Lu Qingfeng cultivated forty-eight Epochs of magic power to perfection.

After reaching the peak of the Dao Comprehension Realm with forty-eight kalpas of magic power, Lu Qingfeng returned to the Earth Immortal Realm and used the Yellow Court Great Method to help Daoist Ironfeather part the Everlasting-Life Mist. Daoist Ironfeather began his final breakthrough toward becoming an Earth Immortal, while Lu Qingfeng summoned Daoist Chicheng to guard him.

• Lu Qingfeng reached the Dao Comprehension Realm’s peak and glimpsed the Gate of Everlasting Life, but resolved to focus on comprehending the Great Dao rather than simply accumulating more magic power.
• Lu Qingfeng returned from the Nine Netherworlds to Dragon-Tiger Peak, where Daoist Ironfeather showed him the Daoist Domain he had managed for ten thousand years.
• Lu Qingfeng offered Daoist Ironfeather a Supreme secret method to help him comprehend the Dao, and Daoist Ironfeather accepted.
• Lu Qingfeng used the Yellow Court Great Method to grant Daoist Ironfeather Enlightenment, helping him part the Everlasting-Life Mist and glimpse the Earth Immortal realm.
• Lu Qingfeng summoned Daoist Chicheng to protect Daoist Ironfeather as Dragon-Tiger Peak began transforming into a Blessed-Land Prototype and Ironfeather prepared for his final breakthrough.

After Daoist Ironfeather began ascending to Earth Immortal, Lu Qingfeng returned to the Nine Netherworlds, where Yao Sihai sent two of his strongest True Immortals to seize Spirit-Nourishing True Liquid in Shaohe Abyss. Wen Guang and Gu Yang prepared to enter the perilous abyss, where Earth Immortals could not go without awakening an ancient ferocious beast.

• Daoist Chicheng congratulated Lu Qingfeng on Daoist Ironfeather's ascension, while Daoist Longevity arrived and presented Lu Qingfeng with seventeen Immortal Bodhi Fruits.
• Daoist Longevity assessed Daoist Ironfeather's weak Immortal foundation and warned that he would likely remain in the Dust-Cleansing stage for a long time.
• Lu Qingfeng separated an avatar to observe Daoist Ironfeather's ascension and returned his true body to the Nine Netherworlds.
• At Rotten Peach Mountain, Yao Sihai told Wen Guang and Gu Yang that Spirit-Nourishing True Liquid had been found in Shaohe Abyss and ordered them to seize it with two helpers each.
• Yao Sihai explained that an ancient ferocious beast prevented Earth Immortals from entering Shaohe Abyss and instructed Wen Guang and Gu Yang to claim the stream quickly and block its passages.

Lu Qingfeng followed Gu Yang and Wen Guang into Shaohe Abyss to obtain Spirit-Nourishing True Liquid, then ambushed them at Spirit-Infiltrating Mountain with Lin Ye. After Gu Yang and three other True Immortals died and Wen Guang fled for reinforcements, Lu Qingfeng found Spirit-Infiltrating Ravine and prepared to inspect its spring.

• Lu Qingfeng entered Shaohe Abyss and headed for Spirit-Infiltrating Mountain to search for Spirit-Nourishing True Liquid.
• Lu Qingfeng and Lin Ye ambushed Gu Yang, Wen Guang, and their companions, killing Gu Yang and three other True Immortals.
• Wen Guang escaped with Zhang Ran, then sent Zhang Ran to Rotten Peach Mountain to request reinforcements.
• Lu Qingfeng and Lin Ye defeated the three ferocious beasts guarding Spirit-Infiltrating Ravine.
• Lu Qingfeng examined the clear spring with Grand Luo Insight and showed joy at what he discovered.

Lu Qingfeng discovered three thousand drops of Heart-Nourishing True Liquid in Heart-Nourishing Ravine, then vanished after locating its source. Meanwhile, Wenguang’s forces attacked Heart-Nourishing Mountain but were routed by Lin Ye and the Rain-Killing Hall; Wenguang escaped with Zhang Ran using a powerful ring.

• Lu Qingfeng collected three thousand drops of Heart-Nourishing True Liquid and estimated that ten more drops would condense each year.
• Lu Qingfeng searched Heart-Nourishing Ravine, found a clear spring in a strange place, and vanished, leaving his Forest Leaf clone to guard the ravine.
• Yao Four Seas sent Zhang Ran to Wenguang with the Taibai Spike and thirty-six Peach Blossom Demon Generals to seize Heart-Nourishing Mountain.
• Wenguang led the attack, but Lin Ye’s Rain-Killing Demon Generals and the Good-and-Evil Envoys ambushed his forces and shattered the Peach Blossom Miasma Formation.
• Lin Ye blocked and seized the Taibai Spike, while six Peach Blossom Demon Generals died and the rest were gravely wounded.
• Wenguang used a powerful ring to smash through two Good-and-Evil Envoys and escaped with Zhang Ran in a blazing solar disc.

Wen Guang reported the losses at Spirit-Infiltrating Mountain to Yao Sihai, who sent his disciple Saint Scorpion with the Five Aggregates Peach-Blossom Miasma to confront Lin Ye. The forces returned to the mountain, where Saint Scorpion attacked Lin Ye and the battle began.

• Thirteen Peach-Blossom Demon Generals escaped while Lin Ye and her allies trapped and attacked the seventeen left behind.
• Wen Guang told Yao Sihai that Gu Yang was dead, the Tai Bai Thorn had been seized, and only thirteen Peach-Blossom Demon Generals had escaped.
• Yao Sihai summoned Saint Scorpion and gave Wen Guang the Five Aggregates Peach-Blossom Miasma to aid him against Lin Ye.
• Wen Guang and Saint Scorpion returned to Spirit-Infiltrating Mountain, where Lin Ye recognized Saint Scorpion as Yao Sihai's Immortal Destiny.
• Saint Scorpion charged Lin Ye with his horsetail whisk as Wen Guang and the remaining generals prepared to support him.

Lin Ye fought Saint Scorpion to a standstill until Wen Guang deployed the Five Aggregates Peach-Blossom Miasma, poisoning several of her allies. Lin Ye used the Evil-Repelling Golden Wheel to protect them, but the miasma and Saint Scorpion vanished inside it, leaving Lin Ye and Wen Guang accusing each other of stealing the treasure.

• Lin Ye and Saint Scorpion battled evenly for three days and three nights while the nearby True Immortals watched.
• Yao Sihai ordered Wen Guang to use the Five Aggregates Peach-Blossom Miasma against Lin Ye, who gathered her allies into a defensive formation.
• The miasma pierced the formation and poisoned two Kill-Rain Demon Generals and three Good-Evil Envoys before Lin Ye used the Evil-Repelling Golden Wheel to shield the survivors.
• Lin Ye blew the miasma back toward Wen Guang and Saint Scorpion, and Saint Scorpion entered it to hold it off while Wen Guang tried to recall it.
• Lin Ye threw the golden wheel into the miasma, after which both vanished; Wen Guang accused Lin Ye of stealing the treasure, and Lin Ye accused him of stealing the golden wheel.

Lin Ye and Yao Sihai arranged to borrow powerful treasures after the Evil-Repelling Golden Wheel and Five Aggregates Peach-Blossom Miasma were lost. Lu Qingfeng examined his captured prizes and Daoist Sacred Scorpion, recognizing Sacred Scorpion as an Immortal Destiny False Immortal and explaining how Earth Immortals advanced through the Dust-Cleansing and Immortal Destiny realms.

• Lin Ye told Good-Evil Devil Lord that the Evil-Repelling Golden Wheel had been seized, and he promised to borrow the Red Dust Ruyi Net to protect her.
• Wen Guang reported his retreat and the loss of Daoist Sacred Scorpion and the Five Aggregates Peach-Blossom Miasma to Yao Sihai, who spared him and went to borrow the Blood-Summoning Sack.
• Daoist Sacred Scorpion found himself surrounded by twelve demon gods and saw Lu Qingfeng holding the Evil-Repelling Golden Wheel and Five Aggregates Peach-Blossom Miasma.
• Lu Qingfeng assessed the captured treasures and explained the Dust-Cleansing and Immortal Destiny stages of Earth Immortal cultivation.
• Lu Qingfeng identified Daoist Sacred Scorpion as an Immortal Destiny False Immortal produced by Yao Sihai's cultivation of his Blessed Land.

Lu Qingfeng captured Daoist Sacred Scorpion and suppressed him within his Everlasting Dharma Realm while continuing to cultivate toward the Gate of Everlasting Life. After receiving two more immortal artifacts, he resumed secluded cultivation, unaware that a pair of bloodthirsty eyes had opened beneath the spring.

• Lu Qingfeng trapped Daoist Sacred Scorpion in his Everlasting Dharma Realm and decided to delay refining him until the promised treasures arrived.
• Lu Qingfeng cultivated in the mist, strengthening his magic power and Dao attainment as the Gate of Everlasting Life gradually emerged in the distance.
• Lu Qingfeng obtained the second-tier Red Dust Ruyi Net and Blood-Summoning Sack.
• Lu Qingfeng gathered five immortal artifacts and returned to secluded cultivation.
• A pair of fierce, bloodthirsty eyes opened beneath the spring and watched Lu Qingfeng.

Lu Qingfeng reunited with his long-lost disciple Six Wings in the depths of the spring and used the Iceheart Formula to calm his murderous mind. After Six Wings returned to his Golden Silkworm form, Lu Qingfeng took him into his sleeve and set out to kill.

• A murderous Six Wings emerged from the spring with the cloud pool, and Lu Qingfeng recognized him as his lost disciple.
• Six Wings attacked Lu Qingfeng, destroying the Dutian Dark Nether Grand Formation and the Polarity Cosmic Light Disk before summoning Thunderbolt Purgatory.
• Lu Qingfeng transformed into Pure Law Bamboo and used Daoic sounds to suppress Six Wings's rage, while visions revealed his lonely search for his master and the persecutions he had endured.
• Six Wings echoed the Iceheart Formula, and his murderous nature faded as he remained in a meditative trance.
• Lu Qingfeng approached Six Wings, caught his frozen tear, and told him to accompany his master to kill; Six Wings transformed into a Golden Silkworm and entered Lu Qingfeng's sleeve.

Lu Qingfeng killed Yao Sihai and Zhao Muchun, then hurried back toward Shaohe Abyss. Three months later, Red-Haired Ancestor learned that Sage-Welcoming Peak had fallen and all nine Earth Immortals there had died.

• Zhao Muchun confronted Yao Sihai over Sun Zhanxian's death and the loss of the Blood-Summoning Sack.
• Lu Qingfeng appeared before Yao Sihai and Zhao Muchun, suppressed them with divine abilities, and killed them.
• Lu Qingfeng absorbed the Earth Immortals' souls and refined their bodies before heading north toward Shaohe Abyss.
• Red-Haired Ancestor questioned his remaining disciples about who had killed Zhao Muchun and Yao Sihai, and ordered Qian Bugu to investigate Sage-Welcoming Peak.
• A True Immortal general announced that Sage-Welcoming Peak had fallen and all nine Earth Immortals gathered there had perished.

Lu Qingfeng used the Nine Heavens Talisman Inverting Heaven and Earth Method to devastate Heaven Hound Cliff and attack the Red-Haired Ancestor. After a fierce battle and a desperate escape into Shaohe Abyss, Lu Qingfeng was carried deeper into the Black Abyss by Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, while the Red-Haired Ancestor pursued him.

• Lu Qingfeng activated the talismans he had planted around Heaven Hound Cliff, making the earth and spiritual energy convulse and badly injuring its cultivators.
• The upheaval killed Zhang Yangzi and drove Qian Bugu and the other Earth Immortals into an abyss, while the Blood-Summoning Sack seized their treasures.
• The Red-Haired Ancestor brought out the Heavenly Demon Blood-Transforming Divine Saber, but Lu Qingfeng stole it with his Five-Colored Divine Light.
• Lu Qingfeng detonated several demon gods to battle the Red-Haired Ancestor, while Golden Light struck the Ancestor but was left weakened.
• The Red-Haired Ancestor survived Lu Qingfeng's attack, and Lu Qingfeng detonated his remaining seven Dutian Demon Gods to flee into Shaohe Abyss.
• Six-Winged Golden Silkworm carried the bloodied Lu Qingfeng deeper into the Black Abyss as the Red-Haired Ancestor set off after him.

Patriarch Nanshan learned that Lu Qingshan had mastered twelve forms of the Floating Mountain Sect’s secret sword art and went to Biyang Lake to meet him. At Mirror Lake, Lu Qingshan reunited with Lu Qingfeng and Lu Qingyu, and Lu Jing grew closer to her aunt as the family gathered.

• Zhao Pei told Patriarch Nanshan that Lu Qingshan knew twelve forms of the Ancient-Breaking Severing Sword and was Lu Qingfeng’s younger brother.
• Patriarch Nanshan agreed to travel to Biyang Lake and immediately left for Mirror Lake.
• Lu Qingshan welcomed Lu Qingfeng and Lu Qingyu, then offered to let Qingyu take Lu Jing to cultivate with her.
• Lu Qingyu brought out Hundred Blossom Brew, and the siblings drank together while they waited for Xu Mi and the children.
• Lu Jing arrived, greeted her uncle, and drank a cup of Hundred Blossom Brew after her father and uncle allowed it.
• Xu Mi returned with Lu Changsheng as Lu Jing and Lu Qingyu talked together.

Lu Qingyu drove off six Golden Core sword cultivators from the Floating Mountain Sect who had been watching Mirror Lake, then offered to teach Lu Jing her sword arts. As Lu Qingfeng and the others discussed Qingyu’s progress, Guangling Nanshan arrived to pay his respects to Qingfeng True Person.

• Lu Qingfeng identified the watchers around Mirror Lake as six Golden Core sword cultivators from the Floating Mountain Sect, and Lu Qingshan realized they had come because he cultivated the sect’s inherited sword art.
• Lu Qingyu brought Lu Jing outside and defeated the six cultivators without seriously injuring them, demonstrating the Mind Ape Sword Art and Light-Splitting Shadow-Transforming Void Sword Movement.
• Lu Qingyu offered to teach Lu Jing both sword arts and take her to Stormwave Valley, and Lu Jing eagerly accepted.
• Lu Qingshan praised Lu Qingyu’s swordsmanship, and Lu Qingfeng explained that she had reached the Force Control realm and was working toward creating new sword forms.
• Lu Qingfeng looked north as Guangling Nanshan arrived and announced that he had come to pay his respects to Qingfeng True Person.

Lu Qingfeng met Nanshanzi of the Floating Mountain Sect, who withdrew his disciples from watching Mirror Lake and invited Lu Qingshan to join the sect. Lu Qingshan agreed to consider Guangling Mountain, while Lu Qingfeng arranged to take Lu Changsheng to Kongling Gorge and Lu Qingyu planned to take Lu Jing traveling.

• Nanshanzi arrived at Mirror Lake, introduced the six defeated Floating Mountain Sect disciples to Lu Qingfeng, and apologized for their conduct.
• Nanshanzi ordered the disciples to stop monitoring Lu Qingshan and warned the sect against provoking Lu Qingfeng or Kongling Gorge.
• Lu Jing and Lu Changsheng learned from Lu Qingyu that Lu Qingfeng was renowned throughout the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers as a powerful True One and formation master.
• Lu Qingshan said Guangling Mountain appealed to him as a place to cultivate his sword path, and Lu Qingfeng assured him he could enter with Xu Mi while Lu Changsheng came to Kongling Gorge.
• Xu Mi and Lu Qingshan agreed to let Lu Changsheng study under Lu Qingfeng, while Lu Jing planned to travel with Lu Qingyu.
• Lu Qingyu proposed a future contest between Lu Jing and Lu Changsheng after they became True Persons, and Lu Qingfeng agreed.

Lu Qingfeng proposed helping Han Ling'er kill the Star-Sucking Lord so she could remain in the Mountain-Water Realm, while using the upheaval to get his avatar out of the realm. Han Ling'er agreed to help, and Lu Qingfeng waited in Du Tian City for their plan to begin.

• Han Ling'er told Lu Qingfeng that pressure from the Spirit Domain was mounting because she had not defeated the Star-Sucking Lord, and she feared being recalled or losing access to their trade.
• Lu Qingfeng offered to help kill the Star-Sucking Lord, explaining that he wanted to use the opportunity to leave the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers and reach the True Immortal Realm.
• Han Ling'er questioned whether Lu Qingfeng could withstand the two True Immortals guarding the realm, and he admitted he hoped to escape amid the battle's chaos.
• Lu Qingfeng revealed that he was an avatar formed from the Eight Desolations Profound Fire Mirror, not his true body, easing Han Ling'er's concern that he would abandon their partnership.
• Han Ling'er agreed to help Lu Qingfeng after they discussed the plan, then left while Lu Qingfeng remained seated in Du Tian City awaiting his opportunity.

Lu Changsheng settled in Kongling Gorge, advanced to Core Formation, and trained under Lu Qingfeng while Daoist Du Tian ascended to true immortality. Lu Qingfeng’s Battle City emerged beyond the realm and intervened just as the Star-Sucking Lord tried to escape Han Ling’er’s trap.

• Lu Qingfeng brought Lu Changsheng to Yellow Ox Mountain, where the Little Nine welcomed him and Little Nine showed him around Kongling Gorge.
• Lu Qingfeng guided Lu Changsheng and the Little Nine while cultivating; Lu Changsheng broke through to Core Formation after two years.
• A true-immortal ascension phenomenon appeared over the Black Cloud Archipelago as Daoist Du Tian began his breakthrough.
• Lu Qingfeng took Du Tian City and Battle City beyond the Three Mountains and Nine Rivers, arriving near Han Ling City as Han Ling’er and Meng Ba fought the Star-Sucking Lord.
• The Star-Sucking Lord broke through the void’s suppression and fled, but Lu Qingfeng’s Battle City appeared and a giant spider’s web blocked its escape.

Han Ling'er helped Lu Qingfeng escape the Mountain-Water Realm blockade after his Battle City trapped Star-Sucking Lord, while holding off Zheng Tu and Daoist Hu Feng. She chose to remain in the realm and continue developing Han Ling City as Zheng Tu and Hu Feng returned to guard the area.

• Star-Sucking Lord recognized the Void-Trapping Net but could not break free, and Battle City dragged him away.
• Han Ling'er signaled Meng Ba not to pursue Battle City, then used her shields to block Daoist Hu Feng's bell attacks and Zheng Tu's Fire Crow Ring.
• Zheng Tu and Daoist Hu Feng pursued Battle City but returned without capturing Lu Qingfeng, while Battle City remained hidden near the Mountain-Water Realm.
• Zheng Tu threatened Han Ling'er, and Daoist Hu Feng criticized her for helping a demon from the lower realm; Han Ling'er denied any deliberate interference.
• Meng Ba advised Han Ling'er to return to Heaven-Piercing Gorge, but she chose to stay and cultivate, and Meng Ba asked to cultivate in Han Ling City.