Chapter Summaries

Shen Hao and Fairy Zixia secured North Nether Pavilion’s support for an alliance against the demonic cultivators, but a Western Regions Demonic Sect envoy delivered the Demon Emperor’s demand for submission. Shen Hao refused the offer and clashed with the envoy.

• Bei Mingxue agreed that North Nether Pavilion would help form an alliance against the demonic cultivators.
• A disciple announced that envoys from the Western Regions Demonic Sect had arrived with a letter from their sect master.
• Bei Mingxue read the Demon Emperor’s threat that the Nine Heavens must submit and tore up the letter.
• The envoy offered Shen Hao the position of Demon General if he submitted, but Shen Hao refused.
• The envoy released demonic qi and attacked Shen Hao, who drew the Lingyun Sword and charged forward.

Shen Hao and Fairy Zixia killed two envoys from the Western Regions Demonic Sect, prompting Bei Mingxue to organize an alliance against the Demonic Emperor. After Shen Hao deepened his sword comprehension, Qin Bing reported that demonic cultivators had ambushed her and stolen the alliance letters.

• Shen Hao killed one envoy by turning the Netherworld Sword Art's power against him, while Fairy Zixia killed the other as he tried to flee.
• Bei Mingxue concluded that the Western Regions Demonic Sect had submitted to the Demonic Emperor and wrote letters inviting the major sects to discuss an alliance.
• Bei Mingxue gave the letters to Qin Bing to deliver, then arranged for Shen Hao and Fairy Zixia to stay at North Sea Pavilion.
• Shen Hao cultivated in his guest room and advanced his sword comprehension.
• Qin Bing told Shen Hao that demonic cultivators had ambushed her and stolen the letters.

After Qin Bing lost the intercepted letter, Shen Hao devised a false alliance-conference announcement to lure the demonic cultivators into an ambush at Ten Thousand Ren Ice Peak. The Demon General arrived with one hundred thousand Demon Soldiers, and Shen Hao charged to face him as the battle began.

• Qin Bing confessed to Bei Mingxue that demonic cultivators had taken the letter, revealing that the Devil Emperor could learn of the alliance plan.
• Shen Hao proposed spreading false news that the sects would meet at Ten Thousand Ren Ice Peak, and Bei Mingxue ordered North Nether Pavilion disciples to circulate it.
• The Devil Emperor believed the announcement and sent the Demon General with one hundred thousand Demon Soldiers to attack the peak three days later.
• At Ten Thousand Ren Ice Peak, the Demon General ordered his troops to charge, and Shen Hao flew toward him with Lingyun Sword.

Shen Hao, Fairy Zixia, and Bei Mingxue defeated the Demon General and his army at Ten Thousand Ren Ice Peak. After the battle, the major sect leaders arrived, beginning the effort to unite the sects against the demonic cultivators.

• Shen Hao fought the Demon General with Myriad Swords Return to Origin and drove him back.
• The Demon General used a Demon Pearl to form a giant black sphere, but Fairy Zixia and Bei Mingxue joined Shen Hao to destroy it.
• Shen Hao pierced the Demon General's chest, killing him and causing the hundred thousand Demon Soldiers to flee.
• Shen Hao, Fairy Zixia, and Bei Mingxue pursued and slew the remaining Demon Soldiers in a battle that lasted until dusk.
• The major sect leaders arrived at Ten Thousand Ren Ice Peak, and Bei Mingxue invited them to the Council Hall to explain what had happened.

Bei Mingxue, Shen Hao, and Fairy Zixia persuaded the sect masters to unite against the Demon Emperor and swear a blood oath. The alliance planned a three-route attack on the Demon Abyss, and Shen Hao prepared himself for the decisive battle.

• Bei Mingxue recounted the Demon Emperor’s rise and the ambush that killed the enemy, prompting sect masters to blame demonic cultivators for their missing disciples.
• Shen Hao urged the sect masters to set aside disputes and fight together, and Fairy Zixia and Bei Mingxue pledged their sects’ support.
• The sect masters, including leaders of Blazing Flame Sect, Wind Thunder Valley, and Xuantian Sect, swore a blood oath to form an alliance against demons.
• Shen Hao proposed attacking the Demon Abyss, and the alliance agreed to divide its forces into a frontal feint, a flanking force, and an elite strike team aimed at the Demon Emperor.
• After the meeting, Shen Hao and Fairy Zixia spoke by the icy cliff, and Shen Hao resolved to defeat the Demon Emperor.

Shen Hao, Bei Mingxue, and Fairy Zixia prepared the allied forces for their campaign against the demonic cultivators by training the disciples and distributing supplies. With the march on the Demon Abyss set for the next day, Shen Hao meditated and steeled himself for the final battle.

• Shen Hao trained the allied disciples in sword arts and taught them how to counter demonic techniques.
• Bei Mingxue and Fairy Zixia joined Shen Hao as supplies from the major sects arrived at the camp.
• Shen Hao, Bei Mingxue, and Fairy Zixia inspected the magic treasures and provisions, then distributed them according to the disciples' strength.
• Shen Hao and Fairy Zixia confirmed that the allied army would march on the Demon Abyss the next day to slay the Demon Emperor.
• Shen Hao meditated in his tent, reviewed the sword arts in his sea of consciousness, and resolved to win the coming battle.

Shen Hao led the allied disciples from Ten Thousand Ren Ice Peak toward Demon Abyss, where they were attacked by sandworms in the Death Desert. After Shen Hao, Fairy Zixia, and Bei Mingxue killed the Sandworm King, the army resumed its march.

• Bei Mingxue rallied the allied disciples, and Shen Hao led them out toward Demon Abyss.
• The allied army entered the Death Desert, where countless sandworms erupted from the dunes and attacked.
• Shen Hao spotted the sandworms' nest and led Fairy Zixia and Bei Mingxue through the swarm to strike it.
• Shen Hao, Fairy Zixia, and Bei Mingxue exposed the Sandworm King, and Shen Hao killed it, causing the other sandworms to retreat.
• Shen Hao ordered the allied disciples to continue marching toward Demon Abyss.

Shen Hao and the allied forces reached the Demon Abyss and began their assault on the Devil Palace, where the Demon Emperor confronted them. Shen Hao was badly injured in their first clash but rose and charged at the Demon Emperor again.

• Shen Hao rallied the allied disciples outside the Devil Palace and vowed to kill the Demon Emperor.
• The Demon Emperor emerged with his demonic cultivators, offered Shen Hao a position as a Demon General, and attacked after Shen Hao refused.
• Shen Hao, Fairy Zixia, Bei Mingxue, and the allied disciples charged into battle against the demonic cultivators.
• The Demon Emperor appeared before Shen Hao and struck at him with a black longsword.
• Shen Hao met the blow with the Lingyun Sword, was thrown back and gravely injured, while the Demon Emperor staggered three steps.
• Shen Hao stood up, vowed to slay the Demon Emperor, and charged at him again.

Shen Hao broke through to the early Mahayana Stage and killed the Demon Emperor, ending the battle above the Demon Abyss. He collapsed from the backlash and exhaustion as Fairy Zixia, Bei Mingxue, and the allied disciples gathered around him.

• Shen Hao pushed past his limits and surged from the mid Body Integration Realm to the early Mahayana Stage.
• Shen Hao countered the Demon Emperor's black flames with the Myriad Wood Returns to Spring Sword and struck with Sword Breaks The Firmament.
• Shen Hao's sword pierced the Demon Emperor's head, destroying him and dispersing the demonic energy.
• The demonic cultivators fled after seeing their emperor die, and the allied disciples pursued and defeated them.
• Fairy Zixia and Bei Mingxue supported the exhausted Shen Hao, who declared their victory before fainting.

After Shen Hao fell unconscious from the backlash of his forced breakthrough, his Sword Heart lay dormant and his cultivation was in danger of collapsing. Fire Spirit and Bei Mingxue set out to retrieve a Crimson Flame Sacred Lotus from Fire Cloud Cave, while Fairy Zixia stayed behind to care for him.

• Bei Mingxue fed Shen Hao a Healing Pill made with Ice Heart Grass as Fairy Zixia tried to stabilize his meridians.
• Bei Mingxue explained that a Crimson Flame Sacred Lotus in Fire Cloud Cave could restore Shen Hao's Sword Heart, but warned that reaching it was extremely dangerous.
• Fire Spirit offered to retrieve the sacred lotus, saying her Fire Spirit Physique could withstand the magma and connect with the lotus.
• Bei Mingxue left with Fire Spirit for Fire Cloud Cave, while Fairy Zixia remained with Shen Hao and the alliance.
• Shen Hao's fingers twitched, and a faint glimmer returned to his Sword Heart as the alliance disciples cleared the battlefield.

Bei Mingxue and Fire Spirit entered Fire Cloud Cave to retrieve the Crimson Flame Sacred Lotus and save Shen Hao. Fire Spirit sacrificed half her Origin Power to stabilize the cave’s spiritual energy, then left with Bei Mingxue to return to the Demon Abyss.

• Bei Mingxue and Fire Spirit entered Fire Cloud Cave, and Fire Spirit went alone to the magma pool where the Crimson Flame Sacred Lotus grew.
• Fire Spirit tried to pluck the lotus, but the peak Mahayana Stage Fire Qilin confronted her and demanded she sacrifice half her Origin Power to stabilize the cave’s spiritual energy.
• Fire Spirit agreed, sacrificed half her Origin Power, and plucked the Crimson Flame Sacred Lotus.
• Fire Spirit returned to Bei Mingxue weakened, and Bei Mingxue gave her a Healing Pill.
• Bei Mingxue and Fire Spirit flew toward the Demon Abyss with the sacred lotus to save Shen Hao.

Shen Hao awoke after three days unconscious, restored by the Crimson Flame Sacred Lotus and Fire Spirit’s Origin Power. Though he still needed time to recover and stabilize his cultivation, the Demon Emperor was dead and his path of the sword continued.

• Bei Mingxue placed the Crimson Flame Sacred Lotus on Shen Hao, and its vitality began repairing his meridians.
• Fire Spirit sent her remaining Origin Power into Shen Hao’s sea of consciousness, rekindling his Sword Heart and calming his Spiritual Power.
• After three days and nights, Shen Hao woke and asked for water as Fairy Zixia, Bei Mingxue, and Fire Spirit gathered at his bedside.
• Shen Hao discovered that Fire Spirit had spent half her Origin Power to save him and apologized, but she said she was glad she could help him.
• Bei Mingxue told Shen Hao that he would recover but needed time to stabilize his forcibly advanced cultivation, and Shen Hao thanked the three of them.
• The disciples outside cheered when they learned Shen Hao had awakened, while he looked toward the sunlight and reflected on the peaceful realm and his continuing sword path.

After recovering from the war in the Demon Abyss, Shen Hao returned to Qingyun Sect to recuperate and study his Sword Dao. He fused three sword intents into a new level of swordsmanship, leaving Lingyun Peak with his cultivation stabilized and his sword following his heart.

• Shen Hao said farewell to Fairy Zixia and Bei Mingxue, then flew back toward Qingyun Sect while Fire Spirit stayed in the Demon Abyss to recover.
• Shen Hao returned to Lingyun Peak, reunited with Daoist Qingfeng, and told him how he had defeated the Demon Emperor and how Fire Spirit had helped him.
• Shen Hao recuperated while studying the Sword Dao manuals from Fire Cloud Cave and recognized that his swordsmanship lacked harmony and completeness.
• Shen Hao worked to unite the Heaven and Earth Sword Intent, the unity mystery of Myriad Swords Return to Origin, and the Vitality Power of Myriad Wood Returns to Spring.
• Shen Hao successfully fused the three sword intents and demonstrated his transformed Sword Dao by slicing through clouds that quickly gathered again.

After recovering for half a year, Shen Hao attended Qingyun Sect’s grand assembly and demonstrated his refined Sword Dao before the gathered sects. He left the assembly acclaimed as a hero, resolved to face whatever challenges came next.

• Shen Hao stabilized his initial Mahayana Stage cultivation and advanced his Sword Dao while recuperating on Lingyun Peak for half a year.
• Qingyun Sect held a grand assembly for the major sects of the Nine Heavens Divine Realm to celebrate peace and display its strength.
• The Fire Spirit reunited with Shen Hao, and masters from the various sects respectfully greeted him.
• After the Qingyun Sect Master praised Shen Hao and sect disciples sparred, the master of Blazing Flame Sect asked Shen Hao to demonstrate his Sword Dao.
• Shen Hao swept the Lingyun Sword, sending gentle azure Sword Light through the sky that split the clouds and nourished the bamboo.
• The assembled cultivators applauded Shen Hao, who remained calm and looked ahead to the challenges facing the Nine Heavens Divine Realm.

Shen Hao studied an ancient scroll fragment that pointed to a sword tomb beneath an East Sea whirlpool, believing it might help him overcome his early Mahayana Sword Dao bottleneck. After Daoist Qingfeng warned him of the dangers and gave him a protective jade pendant, Shen Hao resolved to travel east.

• Shen Hao examined the fragment Bei Mingxue had given him and felt his Sword Heart respond to its account of the East Sea Sword Tomb.
• Daoist Qingfeng joined Shen Hao, shared a meal with him, and heard why Shen Hao hoped the sword tomb could break his cultivation bottleneck.
• Daoist Qingfeng warned Shen Hao about the East Sea whirlpool and its ancient Prohibition Array, where even peak Mahayana cultivators had perished.
• Shen Hao declared that he would face the danger to advance his Sword Dao and protect the Nine Heavens Divine Realm.
• Daoist Qingfeng gave Shen Hao a jade pendant containing his Qingyun Sword Intent and reminded him to keep his heart upright.
• Shen Hao accepted his master's teachings, gripped the Lingyun Sword, and set his resolve on the journey to the East Sea.

Shen Hao prepared to journey to the East Sea to seek news of the sword tomb, and his friends and allies gave him supplies and advice before he departed. He left Qingyun Sect flying east as those he left behind hoped for his safe return.

• Elder Xuanfeng gave Shen Hao three Spirit Nurturing Pills, and the Qingyun Sect Master gave him a token to call on the sect’s branch forces near the East Sea.
• Fire Spirit gave Shen Hao the core of her Fire Spirit Pearl, Fairy Zixia provided Miasma Breaking Talismans and Water Repelling Pills, and Bei Mingxue gave him Ice Soul Pills and advice about surviving the Guixu Vortex.
• Shen Hao bade farewell to the people gathered at Lingyun Peak and flew toward the East Sea.
• Daoist Qingfeng, Fairy Zixia, Bei Mingxue, and Fire Spirit watched Shen Hao depart, and Bei Mingxue reassured Fire Spirit that he would return safely.

Shen Hao reached the Eastern Sea and descended through its dangerous waters toward the sword tomb. He found the tomb at the center of a powerful whirlpool and struggled to approach it.

• Shen Hao took the Water Repelling Pill and Miasma Breaking Talisman before diving into the Eastern Sea.
• Shen Hao fought off Sawtooth Sharks with gentle sword intent that put them to sleep, then drove away other sea beasts without killing them.
• Shen Hao discovered a massive whirlpool with a golden light at its center, marking the sword tomb.
• Shen Hao took the Ice Soul Pill, activated all three sword intents, and slowly advanced against the whirlpool's powerful suction.

Shen Hao survived the Guixu Vortex by following its movement and fusing his three sword intents, then reached the Ancient Sword Tomb. The Ancient Sword Soul recognized him as a true sword bearer and told him the origin of the sword Dao lay within his own heart.

• As the Guixu Vortex nearly overwhelmed Shen Hao, his sword heart revealed an ancient whisper that reminded him to follow the force rather than resist it.
• Shen Hao relaxed into the vortex’s rotation and fused his three sword intents into a formless sword intent.
• Shen Hao passed through the Prohibition Array and arrived at the Ancient Sword Tomb, where countless ancient swords surrounded a towering stone stele.
• The Ancient Sword Soul appeared before Shen Hao and said it had waited thousands of years for a true sword bearer.
• Shen Hao introduced himself and asked the Ancient Sword Soul for guidance, and it told him the origin of the sword Dao lay within his own heart.

Shen Hao received the ancient sword soul’s inheritance, unified his three Sword Intents, and advanced to peak Mahayana Stage. After the sword soul passed away and Lingyun Sword gained an ancient pattern, Shen Hao left the seafloor plain to continue protecting the Nine Heavens Divine Realm.

• The sword soul explained that the origin of the Sword Dao lay in the unity of heart and sword, and shared its insights with Shen Hao.
• Shen Hao merged Heaven and Earth Sword Intent, Myriad Swords Return to Origin, and Myriad Woods Return to Spring into a new Sword Intent.
• Shen Hao broke through from initial Mahayana Stage to peak Mahayana Stage as the ancient swords hummed around him.
• The sword soul urged Shen Hao to wield his sword with kindness and protect all living beings, then merged into Lingyun Sword and dissipated.
• Shen Hao pledged to honor the sword soul’s trust and left the vortex, with the currents parting before him.

After leaving the Guixu Vortex, Shen Hao fought off Sea Tribe soldiers who tried to stop him and learned that General Shark had seized control of the East Sea Dragon Palace. The chapter left him confronting the news that the Dragon King had been imprisoned.

• Shen Hao emerged from the Guixu Vortex and encountered Sea Tribe soldiers led by a general who accused him of trespassing.
• The soldiers attacked, but Shen Hao disarmed and incapacitated them without killing them.
• Shen Hao defeated the Sea Tribe general and demanded to know why the soldiers were patrolling the area.
• The general revealed that General Shark had ordered the patrols to protect treasures in the Guixu Vortex.
• The general told Shen Hao that General Shark had mutinied, imprisoned the Dragon King, and taken control of the East Sea Dragon Palace.