Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Jiuyou True Immortal expands his ghost domain across roughly a hundred miles and builds up a devastating sword attack. Fang Wang calmly advances, protected by the Heavenly Dao Dragon-Ruling Crown, whose barrier withstands a barrage of strikes.
• Jiuyou unleashes a vast wave of evil spirits. Fang Wang answers with the Zhuxian Ghost God Sword: a single slash splits the ghost domain, destroys hundreds of thousands of spirits, and defeats Jiuyou.
• Fang Wang’s second slash wipes out the remaining ghosts and absorbs their power. He retrieves Jiuyou’s Storage Bag.
• Yang Du witnesses the fight from a distance and flees, resolving to avoid Fang Wang.
• Back at the ruined courtyard, Fang Wang hears a voice calling from the old well. Concluding it may contain the Jiuyou Inheritance, he enters—armed with several powerful treasures and protected by his Golden Scale White Feather Garment.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang reveals the full force of his swordsmanship, killing a Mahayana-level opponent in one strike. Afterward, he privately reflects that he has avenged someone who cannot witness his victory, then turns his attention to the inheritance.
• Jiuyou True Immortal shifts from confidence to disbelief and despair when Fang Wang’s sword destroys his domain and prevents his soul from escaping. He dies asking the name of the technique.
• Yang Du is shaken by Fang Wang’s power and abandons any thought of confronting him.
• Fang Wang’s companions—Little Purple, Zhu Yan, Chu Yin, and Zhao Zhen—are astonished; Little Purple celebrates, while the others gain a deeper appreciation of Fang Wang’s strength.
• Spectators in Changsheng Pavilion, including Xuanyuan Xin and Linya Zhenren, recognize Fang Wang as an unmatched swordsman. Xuanyuan admits he is no match, and the crowd debates how far Fang Wang’s cultivation extends.

Significant themes

• Overwhelming power and reputation: Fang Wang’s victory transforms how others judge him, establishing him as a leading force in the Nanqiong Sea.
• Preparation versus confidence: Jiuyou’s elaborate buildup cannot overcome Fang Wang’s defensive treasure and decisive counterattack.
• Vengeance and remembrance: Fang Wang’s private thought frames the victory as revenge for someone absent.
• The lure of hidden power: The unexplained call from the well draws Fang Wang toward the mysterious Jiuyou Inheritance.

Plot points and events

• Fang Wang falls through an old well and arrives in a dark-red version of the Qitian Secret Realm, which he identifies as Yinjie. He suspects the well connects the Human World and Yinjie.
• Guided by a faint, beckoning voice, he travels through Yinjie. Its free-roaming soul entities differ from the trapped or vengeful dead of the Human World.
• A vast host of souls attacks him. Fang Wang fights them with the Zhuxian Ghost God Sword, whose power grows as it devours them. After half an hour of combat, he clears the area, rests for two days, and resumes his journey.
• He crosses a strange sandstorm and reaches the Da'an Grievance Temple, where the mysterious voice urges him inside. His spiritual sense is blocked, so he throws his Celestial Palace Halberd through the gates.
• Voices from the darkness reveal that a living person has entered and discuss consuming or tormenting him. When Fang Wang recalls his halberd, a black, clawed hand catches it.

Character developments

• Fang Wang remains cautious despite his confidence: he considers that the voice and the Jiuyou Inheritance may be traps, saves his stored energy for emergencies, and avoids rushing blindly.
• His battle in Yinjie strengthens his Zhuxian Ghost God Sword and prompts him to think more deeply about the nature of Great Sages.

Themes and interactions

• Caution amid ambition: Fang Wang pursues the inheritance while weighing risks and preserving resources.
• Boundaries between life and death: Yinjie has its own inhabitants and rules, and Fang Wang’s Heavenly Dao True Scripture helps him endure there.
• Power and spiritual insight: Combat becomes both a test of strength and an occasion for reflection on Great Sage status and the Yin–Human Worlds.
• The interactions are mainly confrontational: the hostile souls attack Fang Wang, while the unseen temple voices lure and threaten him. The chapter ends as one of the temple’s inhabitants physically intervenes by seizing his halberd.

Key plot points and events

• Fang Wang confronts the Seven Grievances of Da’an outside the Da’an Grievance Temple. After easily overpowering their horned leader, he learns they guard people who offended the Da’an Divine Might.
• Fang Wang says he is seeking the Jiuyou Inheritance and was lured there by a voice claiming to be near death. The Seven Grievances deny knowing the inheritance and urge him to leave.
• A voice identifies itself as the imprisoned Qitian Demon Sovereign and says the inheritance is inside the temple. It explains that the Jiuyou Inheritance can grant freedom to travel between the mortal and Upper Realms, and that the Da’an Ghost Emperor will be away for at least fifty years.
• The Demon Sovereign reveals that the Jiuyou True Immortal was his disciple and had inherited his teachings through a jade slip. Fang Wang confirms this by finding the slip in the True Immortal’s Storage Bag, where a remnant of the Demon Sovereign appears.
• Though initially reluctant, Fang Wang decides to enter. He breaks through the Seven Grievances and the ghosts in the darkness using the Nine Dragon Divine Transformation Art, then reaches a glittering hall with a massive golden Buddha.
• The Demon Sovereign warns that a Buddha spirit inhabits the statue and that the inheritance lies behind it. Fang Wang notices scriptures on the hall’s pillars and chooses to study them rather than rush ahead. After memorizing and reorganizing the text, he suddenly feels dizzy.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang is cautious about risking himself for an uncertain reward, but the inheritance’s extraordinary promise and the Demon Sovereign’s explanation persuade him to act. His confidence and strength intimidate the Seven Grievances, and his curiosity leads him to investigate the hall’s scriptures.
• The Qitian Demon Sovereign shifts from pleading for rescue to flattering Fang Wang, even claiming they are fellow disciples through the Nine Dragon Divine Transformation Art. His connection to the Jiuyou True Immortal is shown to have been deep, but his advice is incomplete: he reveals the Buddha spirit only after Fang Wang reaches the statue.
• The Seven Grievances of Da’an begin as threatening guards but become visibly anxious once they realize Fang Wang may enter the temple. They do not dare follow him into the golden hall.
• Fang Wang’s interactions with the Demon Sovereign remain wary; he questions the story, verifies it through the jade slip, and privately resents the Demon Sovereign for withholding danger.

Significant themes

• Risk versus restraint: Fang Wang weighs a potentially life-changing opportunity against the danger of an unknown enemy.
• Inheritance and spiritual bonds: The jade slip links the Demon Sovereign to the Jiuyou True Immortal, suggesting their relationship endured beyond physical separation.
• Knowledge as power: Fang Wang pauses before the apparent prize to study the hall’s scriptures, showing that patience and understanding can matter as much as force.
• The limits of trust: Fang Wang accepts the Demon Sovereign’s help only after seeking evidence, while the Demon Sovereign’s selective disclosures leave him cautious.

Key plot points and events

• Fang Wang enters the Heavenly Palace within the golden hall and spends 120 years mastering the Great Vajra Mantra, a soul-suppressing Buddhist incantation that he can eventually cast with a thought.
• Ignoring Qitian Demon Sovereign’s warnings, he studies a pillar bearing the Vajra Supreme Yang Sacred Body. He spends about 1,700 years bringing it to Great Completion. The method promises an exceptionally tough body and powerful yang energy that repels and suppresses spirits.
• Curious about the Da’an Divine Dynasty’s past, Fang asks Qitian about it. Qitian explains that it was an ancient dynasty that held humanity’s fortune; its disappearance ended a brilliant era in which people revered emperors rather than gods, and no later divine dynasty arose.
• Fang proceeds to the pillar beside the golden Buddha and learns the Great Sun Boundless Scripture, spending roughly 1,100 years mastering it. It expands his spiritual-power capacity dramatically—eventually to a thousand times its previous level—and greatly improves his ability to sustain combat.
• After nearly 3,000 years of cultivation in the hall, Fang notices that the golden Buddha has a sinister face, a vertical eye, and a predatory smile. He addresses the Buddha Spirit directly, asking why it has not manifested. The spirit responds by asking whether a person of the Human World could understand the Buddhist Dharma on the pillars.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang proves extraordinarily patient and determined, accepting immense periods of secluded cultivation for the chance to gain powerful techniques. He also shows restraint: despite his new strength, he avoids absorbing spiritual energy in the temple to prevent attracting danger.
• Qitian Demon Sovereign repeatedly urges Fang to stop studying the pillars, fearing the Seven Grievances of Da’an or the Buddha Spirit may trap or corrupt him. Fang ignores the warnings, though he later asks Qitian about the dynasty’s history.
• Fang’s final exchange with the Buddha Spirit marks a shift from silent observation to direct confrontation. The spirit’s hostile appearance and challenging question suggest that the encounter is about to become more dangerous.

Significant themes

• Ambition and self-discipline: Fang willingly endures thousands of years of monotonous cultivation to strengthen himself.
• Risk versus opportunity: He recognizes the danger of pursuing more techniques but considers the chance too valuable to abandon.
• Ancient history and lost civilizations: The Da’an Dynasty’s vanished golden age hints at a major break in human history.
• Power and spiritual conflict: The new techniques reinforce Fang’s ability to resist and suppress spirits, foreshadowing a possible clash with the temple’s supernatural forces.

Key plot points and events

• Fang Wang ignores the Buddha Spirit’s offer and Qitian Demon Sovereign’s pleas, going behind the golden Buddha to inspect the Jiuyou Inheritance himself.
• He finds the Jiuyou Free Art, verifies that it is genuine in the Heavenly Palace, and recognizes the danger of trusting the apparently harmless hall.
• Fang Wang spends more than 5,400 years in Heavenly Palace seclusion mastering it. At Great Perfection, the art lets him move freely between the Human World and the Yinjie, pass through objects and magical treasures, and evade nearly any attack—though it consumes spiritual energy.
• Returning to the hall, Fang Wang uses the art to let the Buddha Spirit’s strike pass through him. He then pushes the golden Buddha aside, exposing the cave entrance that contains Qitian Demon Sovereign.
• The temple shakes, the Seven Grievances react in alarm, and black demonic energy pours from the cave as a figure begins to take shape.

Character developments

• Fang Wang shows caution and independence: he trusts neither speaker blindly, checks the inheritance for himself, and commits to mastering it despite the extraordinary time required. His new escape ability gives him confidence that he can now evade almost any confinement.
• Qitian Demon Sovereign shifts from urgent persuasion to despair, then to delighted laughter when Fang Wang finally frees him.
• The Buddha Spirit moves from mockery and tempting promises to anger and fear after Fang Wang resists its attack and displaces the statue.

Character interactions

• The Buddha Spirit offers Fang Wang the inheritance and a treasure if he demonstrates understanding of Buddhist law, while warning him against trusting Qitian.
• Qitian counters that the Buddha Spirit is treacherous and urges Fang Wang to reach the space behind the statue. Fang Wang withholds trust from both, investigating the inheritance before acting.
• After freeing Qitian, Fang Wang refuses to explain himself to the Buddha Spirit, remaining silent and watchful as the temple’s occupants react.

Significant themes

• Discernment over blind trust: Fang Wang tests claims instead of choosing sides based on persuasion.
• Patience and self-discipline: Mastery requires millennia of effort, and Fang Wang perseveres by focusing on his own progress.
• Freedom and escape: The Jiuyou Free Art represents liberation from physical barriers, restraints, and the limits of the Human World.
• Power shifts: The Buddha Spirit’s apparent control collapses once Fang Wang gains the means to overcome it.

Key plot points

• Qitian Demon Sovereign emerges from the demonic wind as a soul, newly freed after three thousand years of suppression. He thanks Fang Wang for his help, then threatens Buddha Spirit.
• Buddha Spirit kneels to Fang Wang and declares him the reincarnation of the last emperor of the Da’an Divine Dynasty. He believes Fang’s mastery of the Jiuyou Free Art proves his identity, but Fang denies it, insisting he is simply gifted.
• Buddha Spirit explains that the palace holds the complete Jiuyou Inheritance. Its greatest arts are the Jiuyou Free Art, the Vajra Supreme Yang Sacred Body, and the Great Sun Boundless Scripture.
• Qitian advises Fang Wang to prioritize ascension over the dynasty’s techniques; Buddha Spirit argues that the emperor’s arts surpass those of the Upper Realm. Their dispute turns hostile, but Fang Wang prevents Qitian from attacking Buddha Spirit.
• Fang Wang asks about the Vajra Supreme Yang Sacred Body and learns it was considered the strongest physique of its era, with the potential to grow stronger over time. He leaves the palace without accepting Buddha Spirit’s claim or promise to rebuild the dynasty.
• Outside the temple, Qitian confronts Fang Wang over his mastery of two powerful arts. He ultimately backs down, unsettled by Fang Wang’s presence and suspecting he may know more than he reveals.
• Fang Wang returns to the Human World, where the temple is now ruined. He appears in the Changsheng Building’s viewing display, then flies to the summit and begins cultivating the Vajra Supreme Yang Sacred Body.
• His cultivation draws spiritual energy from across the Qitian Secret Realm, igniting visible yang energy and triggering storms, tremors, and cracks in the earth.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang remains calm and self-assured. He rejects the emperor-reincarnation theory, avoids needless conflict, and chooses to test the Sacred Body for himself.
• Qitian Demon Sovereign shifts from gratitude to menace toward Buddha Spirit, but restrains himself at Fang Wang’s urging. Fang’s abilities and composure leave him envious, wary, and increasingly suspicious.
• Buddha Spirit is fervently devoted to the Da’an emperor and sees Fang Wang as his returned sovereign. His reverence persists despite Fang Wang’s denials.
• The observers—Little Purple, Zhao Zhen, Zhu Yan, and Chu Yin—notice Fang Wang’s sudden reappearance; Zhao Zhen senses that he seems changed.

Significant themes

• Identity and destiny: Fang Wang’s resemblance to a prophesied or reincarnated emperor is repeatedly suggested, but he refuses to define himself by that legacy.
• Power and ambition: The characters disagree over whether strength comes from ancient techniques, the Upper Realm, or an exceptional physique.
• Restraint and political consequences: Fang Wang prevents violence, recognizing that killing Buddha Spirit could provoke the Ghost Emperor and create further trouble.
• Potential and transformation: Fang Wang’s decision to cultivate the Sacred Body—and the realm-wide upheaval it causes—signals a dramatic escalation in his power.

• Fang Wang completes his transformation: While cultivating the Vajra Supreme Yang Sacred Body, Fang Wang draws in enormous amounts of spiritual energy. His yang qi burns like a sun, and the technique strengthens his flesh, blood, tendons, and bones without conflicting with his Tiangang Sacred Body. He remains calm throughout, focused on finishing the cultivation.
• Fang Wang’s reputation grows: Testers gather, but news that Fang Wang killed Jiuyou True Immortal in a single sword strike discourages anyone from challenging him. Fang Wang, confident that no one in the Qitian Secret Realm can kill him, ignores the crowd.
• True Immortal Kumu attacks: Kumu approaches and, after Fang Wang gives no response, attacks with a giant tree vine. Without opening his eyes or leaving his seat, Fang Wang answers with a punch using the Nine Dragon Heaven-Suppressing Fist. Its black dragon destroys the vine, obliterates Kumu’s physical body, and carves a vast ravine through the landscape. Fang Wang lets Kumu’s Primordial Spirit escape, partly to spread word of his strength and partly because he does not want to interrupt his cultivation.
• Observers reassess Fang Wang: Testers are stunned by the scale of his attack. Yang Du, who previously fought Fang Wang and was once saved by him, recognizes how much stronger Fang Wang has become and considers seeking his friendship. Others likewise see befriending Fang Wang as advantageous. Kumu’s defeat quickly becomes widely known.
• A possible alliance emerges: Three months before the trial ends, Changsheng Pavilion disciple Qu Lingcang discusses Fang Wang with his companions. He considers recruiting him or recommending him for the Pavilion’s inner court, but his fellow disciples warn that Fang Wang’s identity and motives are uncertain. Qu Lingcang questions why Fang Wang would seek entry if he wanted only power or intelligence. As the chapter ends, the spiritual-energy disturbance subsides, suggesting Fang Wang has completed his cultivation.
  Character and thematic developments: Fang Wang’s immense power is now publicly demonstrated, but his restraint—remaining seated, sparing Kumu’s Primordial Spirit, and avoiding unnecessary effort—also defines him. Yang Du begins reconsidering Fang Wang as a potential friend, while Qu Lingcang sees him as a valuable but mysterious recruit. The chapter emphasizes overwhelming strength, reputation as a form of protection, the value of alliances, and the tension between institutional suspicion and individual judgment.

Key events

• Fang Wang completes his cultivation of the Vajra Supreme Yang Sacred Body, releasing enough yang energy to transform the surrounding landscape. He can now fly without a sword or spending spiritual power.
• Observers at the Changsheng Building notice his new strength and begin comparing him with True Immortal Jiyang, one of the legendary Four Heroes of Nanqiong. Most consider the comparison premature, though Zhao Zhen suggests Fang Wang might eventually disrupt the Four Heroes’ long-standing dominance.
• Fang Wang spends the remaining trial period aggressively collecting treasures. In just seven days he gains more than he did in the previous nine months, killing several people who stand in his way. His reputation soon makes him the trial’s most feared participant—even more dangerous, in practice, than Jiyang.
• Fang Wang’s personal envoy, Qu Xunhun, asks him to recover a sarira bead taken by inner court disciples. Fang Wang confronts Qu Lingcang, a powerful Changsheng Pavilion genius, and overwhelms him immediately. Qu Lingcang gives up two sarira beads; Fang Wang takes them and spares his life.
• Fang Wang tells Qu Xunhun he will take a new True Person title after the trial: True Immortal Tiandao, rejecting “Jiuyou” as unworthy of him.
• After Fang Wang leaves, Yang Du approaches the injured Qu Lingcang, mocking him and threatening revenge for having once been sealed away. The chapter ends as Qu Lingcang appears ready to resist despite his injuries.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang has gained immense physical power, but his long cultivation—over five thousand years from his perspective—has left a lingering ferocity. He indulges it by taking treasures by force, though he stops short of indiscriminate slaughter. He also shows a sense of fairness by sparing Qu Lingcang after judging that Qu Xunhun had been wronged.
• Qu Xunhun reveals unusual indignation and loyalty by bringing Fang Wang to the sarira. He is impressed by Fang Wang’s strength and respectfully discusses his future title.
• Qu Lingcang accepts his defeat without resentment, recognizing the vast difference in power. His response to Yang Du’s threat suggests he is not entirely helpless, despite his condition.
• Yang Du emerges as a resentful and dangerous figure, intent on settling an old score with Qu Lingcang.
• The onlookers’ views of Fang Wang are shifting: some remain skeptical of comparisons to established legends, while others anticipate that he may overturn the existing order.

Significant themes

• Power and reputation: Fang Wang’s new strength rapidly changes how others perceive and fear him.
• The limits of established hierarchies: The Four Heroes’ dominance may be challenged by a rising force.
• Restraint amid overwhelming power: Fang Wang acts brutally when opposed but chooses to spare Qu Lingcang.
• Long cultivation and its cost: Thousands of years of practice have strengthened Fang Wang while leaving him with a desire to unleash his ferocity.

Key plot points and events

• While waiting for the Qitian Secret Realm trial to end, Fang Wang rests and declines to examine the two sariras. Qu Xunhun explains their immense value: one helped found a Buddhist sect rivaling the Changsheng Pavilion. Fang Wang is exhausted and wants time to recover from the injuries and strain of his recent battles.
• The trial ends, and Fang Wang is teleported out. His mastery of the Jiuyou Free Art has grown so much that the teleportation force no longer feels difficult to resist.
• Back at the Changsheng Pavilion, Fang Wang reunites with Little Purple, Zhao Zhen, Zhu Yan, and Chu Yin. Trial participants and onlookers crowd around to congratulate him, having heard of his overwhelming victories.
• Yang Du emerges with Qu Lingcang’s Primordial Spirit. When an elder intervenes, Yang Du releases Qu Lingcang, whose silent departure makes clear their feud is now firmly established.
• Asked who was stronger, Yang Du or Qu Lingcang, Fang Wang says he cannot judge because he does not know their true strength—a remark the crowd interprets as evidence that both were far beneath him.
• True Immortal Kumu, now only a Primordial Spirit, kneels and asks for his Zhenren Token back. Fang Wang returns it without asking for anything, then leaves with his companions.
• As the group departs, a vast, ominous heavenly phenomenon begins: thunderclouds gather and the sea surges. It lasts an hour, prompting widespread anxiety and speculation about its cause.
• During the phenomenon, Fang Wang exchanges his Jiuyou True Immortal Token and Huang Character Sword Lord Token for a new Zhenren Token, becoming True Immortal Tiandao.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang remains focused on recovery rather than pursuing more treasures. His restraint and generosity—especially toward Kumu—reinforce his reputation as both powerful and magnanimous.
• Qu Xunhun admires Fang Wang all the more, while privately resenting the possibility that Qu Lingcang may rise to prominence.
• Little Purple greets Fang Wang affectionately and later complains that Kumu was treated too leniently. Zhu Yan sees the same act as a way to avoid making unnecessary enemies and win the Pavilion’s respect.
• True Immortal Kumu shifts from resentment to shame after Fang Wang returns his token without conditions.
• Fang Wang’s companions and the surrounding crowd treat him with awe, while Yang Du and Qu Lingcang’s confrontation establishes a lasting rivalry.

Significant themes

• Power and humility: Fang Wang’s strength is clear, but he avoids boasting and does not exploit Kumu’s vulnerability.
• Reputation and restraint: His actions shape how others perceive him, while his choice to leave the sariras and prioritize healing shows discipline.
• Karma and ominous change: The unexplained heavenly phenomenon suggests that a major turning point—or future calamity—may be approaching.

Key plot points

• After becoming True Immortal Tiandao, Fang Wang leaves the Nanqiong Heavenly Plains with his companions aboard Qu Xunhun’s ship. He sleeps on deck while his followers train, fish, and investigate a sarira bead.
• Yang Du arrives, offering to share the location of the Heavenly Dipper Sacred Body True Scripture. Fang Wang reveals he has already mastered it—and that Yang Du himself was born with the Heavenly Dipper Sacred Body.
• Shocked by the revelation, Yang Du asks Fang Wang about his origins. Fang Wang admits he does not know Yang Du’s lineage, but teaches him the Battle True Scripture, a technique created by Great Sage Xianglong to counter the Heavenly Dipper Sacred Body.
• Yang Du awakens from the instruction deeply moved. Fang Wang criticizes him for relying on his “undying body,” framing it as evidence that he has repeatedly been pushed into mortal danger. Yang Du pledges loyalty, and Fang Wang invites him to return to Biyou Island and train with Zhu Yan.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang displays generosity and confidence, giving Yang Du a powerful technique without asking for payment. He wants Yang Du to fulfill the potential of his sacred physique—and welcomes the possibility of a future rival, whom he expects to surpass.
• Yang Du moves from cautious opportunism to profound gratitude and loyalty. Learning that he possesses a legendary physique also gives him a new understanding of himself and his past.
• Zhu Yan initially treats Yang Du as a threat and resents Fang Wang’s generosity toward him, but ultimately looks forward to comparing notes on the Battle True Scripture.
• Little Purple questions the wisdom of empowering a potential future enemy; Fang Wang dismisses the concern. Qu Xunhun watches enviously, considering whether he might become Fang Wang’s retainer. The group is further unsettled by how much of Fang Wang’s strength remains unknown.

Significant themes

• Generosity and trust: Fang Wang shares knowledge freely, creating loyalty rather than demanding service.
• Potential and identity: Yang Du’s self-image changes when he learns that his supposed “undying body” is actually a legendary sacred physique.
• Ambition and confidence: Fang Wang is so certain of his strength that he welcomes powerful opponents and hopes the mortal world produces greater challenges.
• Strength beyond survival: Fang Wang urges Yang Du to become renowned for mastery, not merely for surviving repeated dangers.

Key plot points and events

• On the long return voyage from the Nanqiong Heavenly Plains, Zhu Yan and Yang Du deal with attacks by beasts and pirate cultivators while Fang Wang spends the trip in a dream.
• Back on Biyou Island, Fang Wang enjoys a quiet year of fishing, training, and teaching the island’s yao. His companions pursue their own cultivation.
• News of his feats in the Changsheng Pavilion trial spreads across the seas: Fang Wang killed Jiuyou True Immortal, defeated True Immortal Kumu, and reached True Immortal Tiandao. He becomes known as “Heavenly Dao Fang Wang,” provoking condemnation from elders who consider the title improper.
• Fang Xun, Fang Wang’s younger brother, hears the rumors and proudly defends his brother’s reputation. He and his green-robed companion discuss Fang Wang’s extraordinary talent; she suggests joining him, but Fang Xun prefers not to disturb his brother.
• Zhou Xue visits Fang Wang after more than five thousand years apart. They speak privately as he recounts the trial and offers her the Jiuyou inheritance. She declines, saying she already has powerful inheritances, and reveals that she created the earlier heavenly phenomenon by making an immortal spell.
• Fang Wang teaches Zhou Xue the Jiuyou Free Art, a life-preserving technique. She teases him about worrying for her, while he insists he simply hopes she stays safe.
• Zhou Xue explains why she wanted Fang Wang to take in Yang Du: she wanted to see whether Fang Wang could win his loyalty, or use him as a worthy challenge.
• She recounts Yang Du’s former life. After reaching Nirvana, his Tiangang Sacred Body made him the strongest person in the mortal realm. He became a calamity, and a coalition—including Zhou Xue—fought him. Though he spared his old friend Ji Rutian repeatedly, Ji Rutian ultimately betrayed him and killed him in an ancient formation.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang returns to a peaceful life after his public triumphs, but his growing fame contrasts with his preference for privacy. He shows concern for Zhou Xue and remains open to accepting Yang Du.
• Zhou Xue is confident and affectionate in her teasing, but also strategic: she admits to testing Fang Wang’s ability to win Yang Du over. Her account casts Yang Du as a formidable figure undone by loyalty and old attachments.
• Yang Du is reframed as more than a powerful new companion: in his previous life he was a near-unmatched, morally troubling force whose fatal weakness was sparing a friend.
• Fang Xun remains devoted to his older brother and takes pride in his achievements, while choosing not to intrude on Fang Wang’s secluded life.
• Qu Xunhun is accepted by the group, with Little Purple encouraging him to stay. The island’s companions continue their own pursuits.

Significant themes

• Fame versus solitude: Fang Wang’s reputation grows across the seas even as he seeks a quiet life.
• Loyalty and betrayal: Yang Du’s compassion toward Ji Rutian becomes the opening through which he is betrayed.
• Power and character: Strength alone does not determine one’s fate; judgment, relationships, and personal principles matter.
• Affection and concern: Fang Wang and Zhou Xue’s teasing masks genuine care, while both maintain boundaries around what they reveal.

Chapter summary

Key events and plot points

• Fang Wang asks Zhou Xue about Yang Du, Chu Yin, and the limits of the Heaven Origin Treasure Spirit. Zhou explains that cultivators can surpass it in the Nirvana Realm by reshaping their life-bound treasure spirit, and that the future is changing as people from their current lives alter fate.
• Zhou refuses to reveal the identities of other future ascenders, explaining that some people must retain their fates so they can unlock important opportunities later.
• Fang teaches Zhou the Jiuyou Free Art. After two months together, she leaves to pursue her goal of having the Goldenxiao Sect unify the Nanqiong Sea.
• Fang continues to advance despite barely cultivating, reaching the third layer of the Golden Body Realm. A strange celestial phenomenon then occurs, though he initially assumes it may be connected to Zhou.
• In the Zhuitian Secret Realm, Ji Rutian reveals to Great Sage Xianglong that he has adapted the essence of the Tiangang Sacred Body True Scripture into his own technique. He is Zhu Changsheng’s disciple. Xianglong tells him that he and Fang Wang may compete to fuse three great true scriptures; whoever succeeds first will receive a greater fortuitous encounter.
• Eight years pass. Fang reaches the fourth layer of the Golden Body Realm and prepares to cultivate seriously.
• Chu Yin visits after mastering the Mysterious Sun Scripture’s ninth layer and reaching the first layer of the Mysterious Heart Realm. Fang is astonished by his talent and gives him the Great Sun Boundless Scripture to further expand his spiritual energy.
• Fang Hanyu then arrives with grave news: Fang Xun is dead.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang accepts that his past-life knowledge is only a guide, since the world’s future is already shifting. He remains generous toward Zhou Xue and his disciples, though Chu Yin’s rapid progress briefly shakes his pride.
• Zhou Xue shows sincere concern for Fang Wang, urging him to cultivate diligently and to practice the Jiuyou Free Art. She leaves to pursue her political ambition while making clear she no longer wants Fang to feel indebted to her.
• Ji Rutian demonstrates impressive ingenuity and confidence by adapting the Tiangang scripture rather than waiting to master it fully. His exchange with Xianglong establishes him as a potential rival to Fang Wang.
• Great Sage Xianglong recognizes both Fang Wang and Ji Rutian as extraordinary talents and sets them a challenge tied to an even greater opportunity.
• Chu Yin proves remarkably gifted in qi-gathering techniques, prompting Fang Wang to give him a more powerful cultivation method.
• Little Purple comically objects to Fang Wang and Zhou Xue spending two months together, but Fang dismisses its questions.

Significant themes

• Fate versus change: Past-life knowledge cannot fully predict events because the characters’ actions are reshaping the world.
• Potential and cultivation: Natural gifts, inherited opportunities, and creative adaptation all contribute to reaching the heights of the mortal world.
• Mentorship and repayment: Fang and Zhou exchange teachings and support, while Fang nurtures Chu Yin’s exceptional talent.
• Rivalry and ambition: The challenge between Fang Wang and Ji Rutian sets up a contest over who can master the three true scriptures first.
• Uncertainty and danger: The chapter ends with the abrupt revelation of Fang Xun’s death, shifting the story from cultivation and rivalry toward a new crisis.

Key plot points and events

• Fang Hanyu tells Fang Wang that his younger brother, Fang Xun, was killed a year earlier when cultivators from the Dihai’s Xuan Dynasty attacked his family. Fang Xun’s wife and child were taken; his wife was a runaway princess of the Xuan Dynasty. The attack also devastated nearby Golden Xiao Sect forces and seriously injured a powerful protector.
• Fang Wang learns that Fang Xun’s body was returned to Great Qi, but resurrection is impossible. He orders Qu Xunhun to obtain intelligence on the Xuan Dynasty, then uses the waiting period to study how to forge a new sword art.
• After twenty-three days, Qu returns with information revealing the Xuan Dynasty’s immense power: hundreds of Mahayana cultivators and the ability to rally many more. Despite warnings, Fang Wang decides to go there, taking only Little Purple. He refuses the others’ offers to join, judging them a liability against enemies beyond the Mahayana Realm.
• Fang Hanyu says Zhou Xue has already invited the Devil Lord to attack the Xuan Dynasty, but Fang Wang declines to coordinate and leaves. On the journey, he vows to kill whoever murdered Fang Xun and anyone who obstructs him.
• The chapter ends at the Xuan Dynasty, where young princes and princesses practice swordsmanship while a wounded boy—apparently Fang Xun’s son—is made to endure the training without help from the supervising instructor.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang shifts from controlled composure to open, personal rage. His resolve is driven not only by revenge but by the threat to Fang Xun’s captured wife and child, and by the painful realization that his power has not ensured his family’s safety.
• Fang Hanyu acts as the bearer of grim news and tries to defend Zhou Xue from blame. He shares his own progress in sword cultivation, but ultimately accepts that Fang Wang is set on acting.
• Little Purple remains devoted and insists on accompanying Fang Wang; Fang Wang allows it to serve as his mount.
• Qu Xunhun obtains intelligence and cautions Fang Wang about the dynasty’s strength. Zhao Zhen reads the report and is visibly shaken; Zhu Yan, Chu Yin, and Yang Du offer to help but are left behind.
• The closing scene introduces the Xuan Dynasty’s young royals and a vulnerable boy suffering under their training regime, suggesting the danger facing Fang Xun’s family.

Significant themes

• Family, protection, and loss: Fang Wang’s confidence in his ability to protect his family is shattered by Fang Xun’s death.
• Revenge and restraint: Though advised not to rush into conflict with a vastly stronger power, Fang Wang chooses direct action.
• Power and hierarchy: The Xuan Dynasty’s dominance and rigid social order contrast with Fang Wang’s personal sense of justice.
• Loyalty and responsibility: Fang Wang accepts only Little Purple’s companionship, choosing to shield the others from a perilous confrontation.

Key plot points and events

• During royal sword practice, the young boy Yijing is badly injured by sword energy but refuses to cry. The princes mock him, question his royal blood, and kick him after Lord Liu leaves.
• Once alone, the boy reveals that he calls himself Fang Jing, not Yijing. He tells the palace maid who raised his mother that he wants to cultivate so he can escape and avenge his parents.
• The maid warns him to keep quiet and submit to the emperor’s expectations, knowing Fang Jing is politically vulnerable and may eventually be killed. She comforts him as he grieves his lost family.
• In the present, Fang Wang travels with Little Purple toward Dihai, using a Changsheng Pavilion teleportation array. A Pavilion elder asks whether he is heading to the Xuan Dynasty and offers a request from a Saint Lord: kill its Zhentian General, a ninth-layer Mahayana cultivator.
• Fang Wang accepts the possibility of the mission but makes clear that he will not abandon his journey. After arriving in Dihai, he identifies himself to the cultivators there and continues onward.
• The local cultivators discuss his reputation and speculate about why he has come. Fang Wang tells Little Purple he will skip investigating and head straight into the Xuan Dynasty, intending to make the dynasty understand the consequences of its actions.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Jing is shown as a traumatized but determined child. He endures abuse in silence and holds tightly to his identity and hope for revenge.
• The palace maid acts as his sole source of affection, torn between protecting him and fearing the danger his existence represents.
• Fang Wang is resolute and increasingly open about standing behind the Fang family. The death of Fang Xun has convinced him that his reputation alone cannot protect his relatives.
• Little Purple accompanies Fang Wang and asks whether they should gather intelligence; he rejects caution in favor of direct action.
• The princes treat Fang Jing with cruelty and contempt. The Changsheng Pavilion elder, by contrast, respects Fang Wang but cautions him about the risks. Dugu Wenhun makes a pointed remark about Fang Wang’s standing among powerful cultivators, provoking a tense response from a green-robed man.

Significant themes

• Abuse of power and vulnerability: Fang Jing is mistreated because of his uncertain status and lack of protection.
• Identity and family: His insistence on the name Fang Jing reflects his connection to the family he has lost; Fang Wang’s mission similarly centers on defending the Fang name.
• Revenge and justice: Both timelines are driven by the desire to answer harm with decisive action.
• Courage versus caution: The maid and Pavilion elder urge restraint, while Fang Jing and Fang Wang persist despite the danger.

Key plot points and events

• Fang Wang travels for a month from the Changsheng Pavilion’s stronghold to the Xuan Dynasty, accompanied by Little Purple and guided by Zhao Zhen. He finds the Dihai far more densely populated and orderly than the Nanqiong Sea, thanks to the Xuan Dynasty’s unified rule.
• In the imperial palace, Fang Jing lives under harsh confinement, bearing scars and longing for freedom. A palace maid secretly cares for him, sharing spiritual pastries and shielding him from danger.
• Fang Jing learns that the Golden Xiao Sect has been trying to enter the palace but is being killed. He hopes the sect’s activity might be connected to him, but the palace maid warns him not to expect rescue.
• Fang Wang arrives in eagle form, breaks through the palace’s defensive barrier, and announces that those responsible for Fang Xun’s death will pay.
• Surrounded by palace forces, Fang Wang overwhelms their assault, kills the silver-armored commander, and devastates part of the palace with his power. He also defeats Emperor Chongyuan, a ninth-layer Mahayana cultivator, with a single kick.
• Fang Wang identifies himself as Fang Xun’s elder brother and declares that the emperor must surrender Fang Xun’s wife, child, and murderer—or face the destruction of the Xuan Dynasty’s rule. He makes the accusation public so the people will know why the crisis began.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang appears controlled and purposeful during the journey, but becomes an openly formidable avenger once he reaches the palace. He uses overwhelming force and public denunciation to hold the dynasty accountable.
• Fang Jing is shown as gentle, considerate, and deeply constrained. His excitement at the possibility of rescue clashes with his fear and awareness that the palace maid could be punished for helping him.
• The palace maid is compassionate and protective, risking her own safety to comfort Fang Jing and restrain him when Fang Wang’s arrival gives him hope.
• Emperor Chongyuan shifts from confident aggressor to shocked, injured opponent after discovering Fang Wang’s strength.
• Little Purple remains at Fang Wang’s side but trembles as powerful enemies gather around them.

Significant themes

• Justice and vengeance: Fang Wang frames his assault as punishment for the imperial family’s alleged murder of Fang Xun.
• Power versus oppression: Fang Jing’s helpless confinement contrasts sharply with Fang Wang’s ability to challenge the entire dynasty.
• Hope and restraint: Fang Jing longs for rescue, while the palace maid tries to protect him from acting rashly.
• Public accountability: Fang Wang deliberately makes his accusation before the people, turning a private grievance into a challenge to the dynasty’s legitimacy.

Key events

• Emperor Chongyuan rejects Fang Wang’s claim to act for the Heavenly Dao and calls on Qingshan True Person, a powerful Nirvana Realm cultivator, to kill him.
• Fang Wang searches the palace for his nephew, Fang Jing. A scarred man seizes the boy and knocks out the palace maid protecting him. Fang Jing’s terror triggers a mysterious power within him, but Fang Wang reaches him in time, kills his captor, and takes him into his arms.
• Fang Jing tells Fang Wang that his mother—Fang Wang’s sister-in-law—is dead. Fang Wang binds the child safely to his chest, with Little Purple promising to protect him.
• Qingshan confronts Fang Wang, who refuses to flee. Declaring that he will kill those responsible for his younger brother and sister-in-law’s deaths, Fang Wang attacks. He punches through Qingshan’s three magical projections and sends the True Person flying through the thunderclouds.
• Fang Wang then charges the Xuan Dynasty forces. He tears through more than a thousand cultivators and strikes at Emperor Chongyuan, whose golden umbrella is shattered. Four hidden protectors intervene, but Fang Wang’s single fist begins overpowering all four.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang shifts from controlled determination to cold, focused fury. His concern for Fang Jing is clear: he risks exposing his intentions to save the boy and takes care to keep his powerful yang energy from harming him.
• Fang Jing moves from despair and fear to finding safety with his uncle, though the revelation of his mother’s death leaves him devastated. His unexplained surge of power hints at a dangerous or important ability.
• Little Purple remains loyal and protective, comforting Fang Jing even as her appearance frightens him.
• Emperor Chongyuan is increasingly consumed by rage and panic, losing his royal composure as Fang Wang overwhelms his forces.
• Qingshan True Person begins with contemptuous confidence but is startled by Fang Wang’s speed and strength.

Significant themes

• Vengeance and justice: Fang Wang’s goal is not merely to defeat the emperor, but to uncover and punish everyone behind his family’s deaths.
• Protection amid violence: Fang Wang’s ferocity is tempered by his careful efforts to keep Fang Jing safe.
• Power and arrogance: The imperial court and Qingshan underestimate Fang Wang, and their confidence collapses when his strength proves far beyond their expectations.

Plot points and events

• Fang Wang confronts Emperor Chongyuan over the murder of his younger brother, Fang Xun. The emperor claims he acted under pressure from the Great Heavenly Divine Dynasty, whose Second Prince had expected to marry Fang Xun’s mother, Xiuyang.
• Fang Wang rejects the emperor’s excuses and kills him, despite the emperor threatening Fang Wang and Fang Jing.
• Qingshan True Person and the Xuan Dynasty’s forces attack Fang Wang in overwhelming numbers. Fang Wang reassures the frightened Fang Jing that he will avenge the boy’s parents before taking him to safety.
• Fang Wang reveals his Vajra Supreme Yang Sacred Body and unleashes its immense power. He begins fighting Qingshan True Person and four Nirvana Realm cultivators, shrugging off their attacks.
• Elsewhere, the Golden Xiao Sect learns that Emperor Chongyuan has been killed. Its Devil Lord leads the sect toward the imperial city—not to assist Fang Wang directly, but to clear his escape route.
• The battle devastates the imperial city. Fang Wang relentlessly pursues a badly wounded Qingshan True Person, who is now visibly terrified.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang remains resolute and merciless toward those responsible for Fang Xun’s death, while showing tenderness toward Fang Jing. His concealed physical power astonishes both enemies and allies.
• Emperor Chongyuan shifts from arrogance to fear, blaming outside pressure but ultimately failing to escape judgment.
• Fang Jing calms when Fang Wang promises to protect him and avenge his parents; he responds with a small, affectionate gesture.
• Qingshan True Person goes from issuing threats to struggling in panic as Fang Wang overwhelms him.
• Little Purple is thrilled by the prospect of battle and amazed by Fang Wang’s newly revealed constitution.
• The Devil Lord acts strategically, choosing to secure Fang Wang’s retreat rather than join the fight. Ye Canghai, despite knowing the Xuan Dynasty’s strength, remains confident in Fang Wang.

Significant themes

• Justice and vengeance: Fang Wang sees the emperor’s death as repayment for Fang Xun’s murder, regardless of political pressure.
• Power and intimidation: Fang Wang’s extraordinary strength overturns the Xuan Dynasty’s numerical advantage and confidence.
• Protection amid violence: His gentleness with Fang Jing contrasts sharply with his brutality toward his enemies.
• Political conflict beyond the immediate battle: The Great Heavenly Divine Dynasty’s influence hints that Fang Xun’s death is part of a larger struggle.

Plot points and events

• Fang Wang continues battling Xuan Dynasty forces, relying mainly on his newly mastered Vajra Supreme Yang Sacred Body. He overwhelms Qingshan True Person and makes clear he intends to make the Xuan Dynasty—and its powerful ally, the Great Heavenly Divine Dynasty—fear the cost of pursuing his family.
• Four badly wounded Nirvana Realm cultivators activate the Heaven-Inviting Evil-Slaying Array, trapping Fang Wang and more than a hundred thousand Xuan Dynasty soldiers beneath a vast golden formation. The array suppresses spiritual power and rains down enormous meteorites, devastating the imperial capital and surrounding region.
• Fang Wang survives the bombardment and bursts out of the meteorite mountain, shattering the formation. The array has killed Qingshan True Person and the Xuan Dynasty troops caught inside. Fang Wang’s Ghost God absorbs the dead souls.
• Though weakened, Fang Wang swiftly hunts down and kills all four Nirvana Realm cultivators who activated the array, taking their storage rings.
• Flying out to sea, Fang Wang encounters a much larger force, including more than twenty Nirvana Realm cultivators. He prepares to face the approaching battle.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang grows increasingly confident in his Sacred Body and its ability to withstand powerful attacks. Despite spending much of his spiritual power surviving the array, he remains composed and protective of Fang Jing.
• Fang Jing witnesses the Ghost God and Fang Wang’s overwhelming power, an image that leaves a lasting impression. When he asks if Fang Wang is all right, Fang Wang reassures him; Fang Jing responds with a rare, carefree smile.
• Qingshan True Person’s resistance ends in death, while the four array casters reveal their desperation: they believe Fang Wang is too dangerous to leave alive, even at the cost of mass destruction.
• Little Purple briefly checks that it is unharmed after the array’s attack.

Significant themes

• Power and endurance: Fang Wang’s physical strength, Sacred Body, and vast spiritual reserves allow him to survive an attack intended to destroy an entire army.
• The cost of desperation: The Xuan cultivators’ choice to unleash the array kills their own troops and devastates the capital, illustrating how fear and revenge can magnify destruction.
• Reputation and deterrence: Fang Wang seeks not merely victory but to make future enemies reconsider harming the Fang Family.
• Protection and tenderness amid violence: Fang Wang’s gentleness toward Fang Jing contrasts with the overwhelming brutality of the battle.

Key plot points and events

• Fang Wang continues battling the Xuan Dynasty’s forces while carrying his young grandnephew, Fang Jing. Millions of cultivators attack him, with more than twenty Nirvana Realm Great Cultivators taking turns to wear him down.
• After fighting through the night, Fang Wang has killed over two million cultivators, including more than a hundred Mahayana and Golden Body experts. The Nirvana elders eventually surrender rather than let their disciples be wiped out.
• When the enemy pauses, Fang Wang feeds the exhausted Fang Jing and explains that the Xuan emperor killed his younger brother and sister-in-law. He demands that the remaining forces kneel or be destroyed; their leaders choose to fight, and Fang Wang prepares to finish the battle.
• News reaches the Golden Xiao Sect, where the Devil Lord and her followers are waiting. They learn that Fang Wang has broken the siege, forced the Xuan Dynasty to kneel, and is heading their way. He sends word that they should not assist him and that he has no intention of leaving Dihai.
• The Devil Lord respects his wishes and leads her sect away to pursue another objective. Meanwhile, Fang Wang rests briefly with Fang Jing asleep beside him, then resolves to confront Dihai’s other factions—not simply to kill, but to make them fear ever targeting the Fang family again.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Wang shows extraordinary endurance and power, but also unrelenting grief and anger. Though he has won, he is dissatisfied that the Nirvana elders survived and intends to use his strength to deter future threats to his family.
• Fang Jing is physically and spiritually worn out by the ordeal. Fang Wang’s gentle care for him contrasts with his brutality toward the enemy.
• The Xuan Dynasty’s cultivators and sect leaders shift from confidence and anger to fear and humiliation, ultimately surrendering to protect their followers.
• The Devil Lord remains composed and honors Fang Wang’s request not to intervene. Her followers, especially Ye Canghai, are shaken by the scale of his victory and resolve not to antagonize the Fang family.

Significant themes

• Family loyalty and vengeance: Fang Wang’s campaign begins as retribution for his brother and sister-in-law and expands into a warning against harming his family.
• Power and deterrence: The Xuan Dynasty’s military might proves unable to stop Fang Wang; his victory reshapes how the region views the Fang family.
• The cost of prolonged conflict: Even an immensely powerful fighter can be drained by sustained battle, while ordinary cultivators suffer catastrophic losses.
• Mercy through fear: The Xuan leaders surrender not from reconciliation, but from fear that continued resistance will bring greater slaughter.

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