Chapter Summaries

While recovering in Crane Valley, Shen Hao used the Heart Nurturing Pendant to restore his Sword Heart and broke through from Grandmaster of the Sword Dao to Sword Venerable. He planned to return to Ziyang Sect and bring his master to Xuanling Sect once he had fully recovered.

• Shen Hao cultivated daily as Su Qingyue cared for him, and his Spiritual Power and Sword Heart steadily recovered.
• Lingyun Sword’s runes shone in Shen Hao’s sea of consciousness, and he guided the pendant’s energy into his Sword Heart to break through to Sword Venerable.
• Su Qingyue congratulated Shen Hao and told him his breakthrough sword intent had been felt throughout Crane Valley.
• Shen Hao told Su Qingyue he wanted to return to Ziyang Sect and bring his master to Xuanling Sect after he fully recovered.

Shen Hao returned to Ziyang Sect and reunited with his master, Daoist Qingfeng, recounting his rise and asking him to move to Xuanling Sect. Daoist Qingfeng chose to stay but gave Shen Hao a protective jade pendant, and Shen Hao departed determined to protect his master and bring honor to Ziyang Sect.

• Shen Hao left Su Qingyue in charge of the Sword Cultivator Camp and traveled to Ziyang Sect.
• Daoist Qingxu welcomed Shen Hao and led him to Daoist Qingfeng, who joyfully reunited with his disciple.
• Shen Hao told Daoist Qingfeng about his battles and accomplishments, including becoming a Sword Venerable and Vice Alliance Leader of the Righteous Path Alliance.
• Shen Hao asked Daoist Qingfeng to move to Xuanling Sect, but Daoist Qingfeng refused to leave Ziyang Sect.
• Daoist Qingfeng gave Shen Hao a jade pendant that could withstand three attacks from Spirit Transformation Stage cultivators.
• Shen Hao left for Xuanling Sect, determined to protect the jade pendant, the Cultivation World, and Ziyang Sect's reputation.

Shen Hao returned to Xuanling Sect and celebrated the Sword Cultivator Camp’s victory at Myriad Demon Cave with a banquet. He demonstrated the final form of the Qingyun Sword Art, then reaffirmed his resolve to lead the disciples and protect the Cultivation World.

• Shen Hao returned to Sword Heart Valley, where Su Qingyue and the Sword Cultivator Camp disciples welcomed him.
• Shen Hao praised the disciples for defeating the Youming Sect’s main force and holding the Demon Locking Array, then hosted a victory banquet.
• A Nascent Soul Realm elder asked Shen Hao to demonstrate the Qingyun Sword Art, and Shen Hao performed its final form, Sword Breaks Nine Heavens, on the Sword Discussion Platform.
• Shen Hao reflected that his sword path remained long but that Su Qingyue and the Sword Cultivator Camp disciples stood with him.
• The disciples drank late into the night, their victory banquet strengthening their unity.

Daoist Xuanling invited Shen Hao to represent the Righteous Path Alliance in the Nine Heavens Divine Realm, where he could grow stronger and build ties for the Cultivation World. Shen Hao accepted and planned to depart in three days, while Su Qingyue promised to wait for his return.

• Shen Hao cultivated on the sword practice grounds until Daoist Xuanling praised his swordsmanship and spoke with him.
• Daoist Xuanling told Shen Hao about the Nine Heavens Divine Realm and asked him to travel there on behalf of the Righteous Path Alliance.
• Shen Hao hesitated to leave his disciples, Su Qingyue, and the Xuanling Sect, but Daoist Xuanling assured him they would be fine.
• Shen Hao accepted the journey and set his departure for three days later.
• Daoist Xuanling gave Shen Hao a Jade Slip with the route and information about the Nine Heavens Divine Realm.
• Su Qingyue promised to wait for Shen Hao, and he vowed to return after making his mark in the Divine Realm.

Shen Hao formally departed for the Nine Heavens Divine Realm after appointing Su Qingyue commander of the Sword Cultivator Camp and entrusting its command token and responsibilities to her. He left Sword Heart Valley on the Lingyun Sword, while Su Qingyue and the disciples remained committed to guarding the Cultivation World until his return.

• Shen Hao told the Sword Cultivator Camp that he would leave for the Nine Heavens Divine Realm and promised to return within a few years or a decade.
• Shen Hao named Su Qingyue the new commander, and she vowed to protect the Cultivation World and uphold the alliance's trust.
• Shen Hao handed Su Qingyue the camp's command token and instructed her to prioritize the disciples' lives, maintain their training, and protect the righteous path and common people.
• Shen Hao urged the disciples to obey Su Qingyue, cultivate diligently, and stay united while he strengthened himself in the Nine Heavens Divine Realm.
• Daoist Xuanling gave Shen Hao a Storage Pouch with pills and protective Magic Treasures and reminded him of his responsibility to the Righteous Path Alliance.
• Shen Hao bid farewell to Sword Heart Valley and departed on the Lingyun Sword as Su Qingyue and the disciples watched him disappear.

Shen Hao crossed the World Crossing Gate from Xuanling Sect and arrived in the Nine Heavens Divine Realm. He learned he had landed in Misty Forest on Qingming Continent, with Qingyun Sect to the east, and set off toward it as Demon Beasts lurked nearby.

• Shen Hao flew to Xuanling Sect’s World Crossing Gate, where two elders warned him about the spatial turbulence during transmission.
• Shen Hao entered the gate and endured violent spatial turbulence while protecting himself with Spiritual Power and the Lingyun Sword.
• Shen Hao arrived in the Nine Heavens Divine Realm and sensed its dense spiritual energy and the Demon Beasts hidden in the forest.
• Shen Hao read Daoist Xuanling’s Jade Slip and learned he had landed in Misty Forest on Qingming Continent, one hundred li west of Qingyun Sect.
• Shen Hao headed east toward Qingyun Sect as a beastly roar echoed through Misty Forest.

Shen Hao fought his way through the Misty Forest, killing a peak Nascent Soul black bear before confronting a Spirit Transformation python. He unleashed a hundred-zhang sword shadow against the python, and the chapter ended as it descended toward the beast.

• Shen Hao encountered a peak Nascent Soul black bear and wounded it with the Lingyun Sword.
• Shen Hao used the Eternal Sword Art's eleventh form to behead the black bear.
• A Spirit Transformation cyan python appeared and vowed to avenge the creatures Shen Hao had killed.
• Shen Hao dodged the python's corrosive venom and charged at it with the Lingyun Sword.
• Shen Hao manifested a hundred-zhang sword shadow and directed it to slash down at the python.

Shen Hao killed a Spirit Transformation Stage python in Misty Forest and met Yun Yao, an Inner Sect Disciple of Qingyun Sect, who offered to take him to the sect. He entered Qingyun Sect with Yun Yao and Qing Zhu, where he expected to begin his life in the Nine Heavens Divine Realm.

• Shen Hao killed the python with his sword intent, then met Yun Yao and Qing Zhu in Misty Forest.
• Shen Hao told Yun Yao that he had come from a remote small world, and she invited him to Qingyun Sect.
• Yun Yao explained the Nine Heavens Divine Realm's continents, sects, and cultivation realms as they traveled east.
• Yun Yao brought Shen Hao to Qingyun Sect and said she would take him to meet the Sect Master.
• Shen Hao entered Qingyun Sect with Yun Yao and Qing Zhu and followed the path toward the summit.

Shen Hao met the Qingyun Sect Master, who recognized his cultivation and sword talent and invited him to join the Qingyun Sect. After Shen Hao accepted, Elder Xuanfeng took him to see the mountain peak assigned to him as he began his new life in the Nine Heavens Divine Realm.

• Yun Yao introduced Shen Hao to the Qingyun Sect Master in Qingyun Grand Hall.
• The Qingyun Sect Master praised Shen Hao’s cultivation and sword intent, then offered him Inner Sect Disciple status and access to the sect’s resources.
• Shen Hao accepted the invitation and pledged to serve the Qingyun Sect amid its rivalry with the Xuantian Sect and Zixia Sect.
• The Qingyun Sect Master gave Shen Hao the Qingyun Divine Sword Art on a Jade Slip and assigned Elder Xuanfeng to arrange his mountain peak and resources.
• Shen Hao left Qingyun Grand Hall with Elder Xuanfeng, determined to advance his swordsmanship in the Nine Heavens Divine Realm.

Elder Xuanfeng brought Shen Hao to Lingyun Peak, where Shen Hao studied the Qingyun Divine Sword Art and merged its graceful sword intent with his domineering Eternal Sword Art. He began cultivating the art’s first level as a new Inner Sect Disciple of the Qingyun Sect.

• Elder Xuanfeng showed Shen Hao Lingyun Peak and gave him identity and Inner Sect Disciple tokens.
• Shen Hao explored the sword cottage and found the Qingyun Divine Sword Art among its sword dao texts.
• Shen Hao compared the Qingyun Divine Sword Art with the Eternal Sword Art and realized that the sword dao united hardness and softness.
• Shen Hao tested the Qingyun sword intent by severing a bamboo stalk with the Lingyun Sword.
• Shen Hao cultivated on the summit and practiced the first level, Sword Emerges from Qingyun.

After three months of cultivation at Qingyun Sect, Shen Hao entered the Sect Grand Competition, where the top ten would represent the sect at the Qingming Continent Sect Assembly. He defeated Wang Hu with one sword and left the arena anticipating tougher opponents.

• Shen Hao received notice of the Sect Grand Competition and looked forward to testing his cultivation.
• The Qingyun Sect Master announced that the competition would select Qingyun Sect’s representatives for the Qingming Continent Sect Assembly.
• Yun Yao defeated Lin Hao in the opening match with the second level of the Qingyun Divine Sword Art.
• Shen Hao drew lot five and faced Wang Hu, who mocked him for coming from a small world.
• Shen Hao broke Wang Hu’s axe qi and defeated him with one strike of the Eternal Sword Art, shocking the gathered disciples.

Shen Hao defeated three opponents in the Sect Grand Competition, won first place, and earned a place at the Qingming Continent Sect Assembly. Back at Lingyun Peak, he studied the fifth level of the Qingyun Divine Sword Art and prepared to use the Void Breaking Pill as he approached a breakthrough.

• Shen Hao defeated a late-stage Spirit Transformation Stage disciple in three moves in the second round.
• Shen Hao used the third level of the Qingyun Divine Sword Art to defeat a peak Spirit Transformation Stage disciple and advance to the top ten alongside Yun Yao.
• The Qingyun Sect Master announced that Shen Hao had won first place and awarded him the fifth-level cultivation method and a Void Breaking Pill.
• Yun Yao received second place and congratulated Shen Hao as the competition ended.
• Shen Hao returned to Lingyun Peak, studied the fifth level of the Qingyun Divine Sword Art, and turned his attention to the Void Breaking Pill.

Shen Hao used a Void Breaking Pill to advance into the Void Refining Stage, then strengthened his cultivation and swordsmanship while preparing for the Qingming Continent Sect Assembly. After receiving Yun Yao’s message, he learned that the group would depart for Xuantian Sect in three days.

• Shen Hao combined the pill’s energy with his sword intent and broke through to the initial Void Refining Stage.
• Shen Hao tested his new strength by striking a distant mountain with the Lingyun Sword and resolved to make a name for the Qingyun Sect at the assembly.
• Shen Hao sorted his supplies and practiced the fifth level of the Qingyun Divine Sword Art, advancing to the middle Void Refining Stage and mastering the technique.
• Yun Yao sent Shen Hao a Communication Talisman saying they would leave for Xuantian Sect in three days.

Shen Hao and the Qingyun Sect disciples traveled to the Xuantian Sect for the Qingming Continent Sect Assembly, where Shen Hao confronted the arrogant Xuantian Yi. As the assembly approached, Shen Hao vowed to prove himself and bring honor to the Qingyun Sect.

• The Qingyun Sect Master sent ten disciples to the assembly aboard the Qingyun Boat, with Yun Yao guiding their journey.
• Yun Yao told Shen Hao that Xuantian Yi and Fairy Zixia were the leading contenders, both at the late stage of Void Refining.
• The Qingyun disciples arrived at the Xuantian Sect and were escorted inside by an elder.
• Xuantian Yi insulted the Qingyun Sect and threatened to defeat Shen Hao, who challenged him to settle things at the assembly.
• Yun Yao warned Shen Hao to be careful, but Shen Hao declared he would not lose as his Lingyun Sword rang out.

Shen Hao attended the Qingming Continent Sect Assembly and learned that first place would earn a World Breaking Pill and a Heaven Tier Cultivation Method. Fairy Zixia defeated Xuantian Yi in the opening match, while Xuantian Yi left the arena harboring resentment toward Shen Hao.

• Yun Yao told Shen Hao about the Sect Assembly's elimination format and the rewards for the top three, inspiring him to aim for first place.
• The Xuantian Sect master opened the assembly, and Shen Hao drew the Bamboo Slip marked Nine.
• The first match paired Xuantian Yi with Fairy Zixia, both late-stage Void Refining Stage geniuses.
• Fairy Zixia and Xuantian Yi exchanged powerful sword techniques, and the arena's defensive runes blocked the shockwaves.
• Fairy Zixia struck Xuantian Yi's shoulder with Zixia Sword Art, Fifth Form, Zixia Tears the Sky, forcing him to concede.
• Xuantian Yi left the arena glaring resentfully at Shen Hao, who resolved to prove his strength.

Shen Hao faced Fairy Zixia in the tournament and defeated her by combining the sword intents of the Eternal Sword Art and the Qingyun Divine Sword Art. He left the arena knowing greater challenges still awaited him.

• Shen Hao was matched against Fairy Zixia, who had just defeated Xuantian Yi.
• Fairy Zixia attacked with Zixia Fills the Sky, but Shen Hao dispersed her sword lights with Sword Locks Universe.
• Shen Hao saw through Fairy Zixia’s Purple Haze Illusory Dream and struck her true body with Sword Breaks All Laws.
• Shen Hao and Fairy Zixia clashed with their strongest techniques, and both staggered back injured.
• Shen Hao pierced Fairy Zixia’s shoulder with Sword Breaks Qingyun, forcing her to concede.
• The elder declared Shen Hao the winner as the spectators and sect leaders reacted with shock and approval.

Shen Hao defeated a Xuantian Sect disciple who used poisoned sword energy and needles, advancing to the final after killing him with the Eternal Sword Art. He then received a threat from Xuantian Yi claiming Daoist Qingfeng was captive, and left the Training Ground for a midnight meeting at Soul Severing Cliff.

• Shen Hao defeated his second-round opponent in three moves and beat a Xuantian Sect disciple in the third round to reach the Final Four.
• A Xuantian Sect disciple attacked Shen Hao with poisoned sword energy and poison needles during their semifinal match.
• Shen Hao destroyed the needles and killed the disciple with the Fourteenth Form of the Eternal Sword Art, winning the semifinal.
• Xuantian Yi sent Shen Hao a Communication Talisman claiming he had captured Daoist Qingfeng and demanding that Shen Hao come to Soul Severing Cliff at midnight.
• Shen Hao left the Training Ground, while Yun Yao watched with concern and Xuantian Yi anticipated his death.

Shen Hao confronted Xuantian Yi and two Xuantian Sect elders at Soul Severing Cliff to rescue his captured master, Daoist Qingfeng. After Daoist Qingfeng fell into the abyss, Shen Hao turned on his captors and swore to kill them.

• Xuantian Yi demanded that Shen Hao cripple his cultivation and jump from Soul Severing Cliff in exchange for Daoist Qingfeng's release.
• When Xuantian Yi ordered a disciple to strike Daoist Qingfeng, Shen Hao used Sword Breaks The Firmament to sever one elder's palm.
• Xuantian Yi ordered the other elder to attack Shen Hao after his Spiritual Power was nearly exhausted.
• Daoist Qingfeng broke free, shouted for Shen Hao to run, and was struck into the abyss by the elder.
• Shen Hao failed to catch Daoist Qingfeng and vowed to kill Xuantian Yi and the remaining elder.

After Daoist Qingfeng fell from Soul Severing Cliff, Shen Hao's Sword Heart succumbed to demonic corruption and he began a bloody assault on Xuantian Sect. The rampage paused when Fairy Zixia revealed that Daoist Qingfeng was still alive.

• Shen Hao broke through to the initial stage of the Body Integration Realm, killed Xuantian Yi and the Xuantian Sect elder, and vowed vengeance on Xuantian Sect.
• Shen Hao stormed Xuantian Sect, killed its guards and disciples, and confronted the Xuantian Sect Master.
• Shen Hao and the Xuantian Sect Master clashed, and their fight destroyed the sect's mountain gate.
• The Qingyun Sect Master called out to Shen Hao, but the Xuantian Sect Master tried to stab him from behind.
• Shen Hao killed the Xuantian Sect Master, then Fairy Zixia revealed Daoist Qingfeng was alive.

Shen Hao learned that Daoist Qingfeng had survived his fall, and his rage and demonic aura subsided as he reunited with his master. With the other sect leaders promising to seek justice, Shen Hao spared the Xuantian Sect disciples and left with Daoist Qingfeng, resolved to protect those close to him.

• Fairy Zixia and Yun Yao explained that they had rescued Daoist Qingfeng from a hidden pool beneath Soul Severing Cliff.
• Shen Hao confirmed Daoist Qingfeng was alive, broke down in relief, and apologized to his master.
• The Qingyun Sect Master calmed Shen Hao's demonic aura and promised to seek justice against Xuantian Yi and the Xuantian Sect elders.
• Shen Hao declared that he would not punish the innocent Xuantian Sect disciples but warned the sect not to provoke him again.
• Shen Hao helped Daoist Qingfeng leave the mountain gate, his resolve to protect his loved ones renewed.