Chapter Summaries

Shen Hao rescued Third Princess Liuli from General Black Eel and learned that General Shark had overthrown the East Sea Dragon King. Shen Hao promised to escort Liuli to the North Sea, but Black Eel returned with hundreds of soldiers.

• Shen Hao knocked General Black Eel unconscious and found Princess Liuli hiding behind a reef.
• Liuli told Shen Hao that General Shark had staged a coup, imprisoned the Dragon King, and was pursuing her.
• Shen Hao promised to escort Liuli to the North Sea to seek the North Sea Dragon King's help and defeat Shark.
• General Black Eel returned with hundreds of Sea Tribe soldiers, and Shen Hao prepared to confront them.

Shen Hao fought General Black Eel and the Sea Tribe soldiers on a deserted island to protect Princess Liuli. After learning that the Dragon King was held in Dragon Locking Cave, he left with Princess Liuli for the North Sea.

• Shen Hao hid Princess Liuli in a cave and faced General Black Eel and several hundred Sea Tribe soldiers at the valley entrance.
• Shen Hao defeated the attacking soldiers with Lingyun Sword, then cut General Black Eel’s Wolf Tooth Club in two and knocked him down.
• Shen Hao forced General Black Eel to reveal that General Shark was in the Dragon Palace’s main hall and the Dragon King was imprisoned in Dragon Locking Cave, then killed him.
• Shen Hao spared the remaining soldiers after warning them not to hunt Princess Liuli again, and they fled.
• Shen Hao reunited with Princess Liuli and set off with her for the North Sea.

Shen Hao and Princess Liuli crossed the Ice Sea toward the North Sea, where they hoped to find reinforcements to defeat Shark Bandit and rescue the Dragon King. After Shen Hao killed an Ice Shark King, they encountered Bei Mingxue approaching across the sea.

• Shen Hao and Princess Liuli traveled into the Ice Sea aboard a Green Small Boat, with Shen Hao shielding them from the cold.
• Shen Hao sensed a school of Ice Sharks approaching, including an early Mahayana Stage Ice Shark King, and told Princess Liuli to stay aboard.
• Shen Hao killed the Ice Shark King with the Lingyun Sword, causing the remaining Ice Sharks to flee.
• Shen Hao returned to the boat, and he and Princess Liuli continued toward the North Sea to seek reinforcements and rescue the Dragon King.
• Bei Mingxue appeared across the sea, and Princess Liuli recognized her as the Northern Nether Pavilion Master.

Bei Mingxue joined Shen Hao and Princess Liuli on their journey to ask the North Sea Dragon King for help against General Shark. Ao Qin pledged thirty thousand troops to rescue the East Sea Dragon King, and the allied force sailed for the East Sea.

• Bei Mingxue met Shen Hao and Princess Liuli, agreed to help them, and accompanied them to the North Sea Dragon Palace.
• Princess Liuli asked Ao Qin for aid after explaining that Shark Bandit had imprisoned her father and seized the East Sea Dragon Palace.
• Ao Qin welcomed the group and vowed to muster thirty thousand naval troops to defeat Shark Bandit and rescue the East Sea Dragon King.
• At dawn, Ao Qin led Shen Hao, Bei Mingxue, Princess Liuli, and the thirty thousand troops toward the East Sea.

Shen Hao led the North Sea fleet toward the East Sea Dragon Palace and devised a way to bypass General Shark’s defenses. He prepared to infiltrate the Prohibition Arrays and open a route for a coordinated assault.

• Princess Liuli worried that General Shark’s forces and the Dragon Locking Cave arrays would make victory impossible, and Shen Hao reassured her that the people supported their cause.
• Ao Qin and Bei Mingxue warned Shen Hao that attacking the three defensive arrays directly would cost the fleet heavily.
• Shen Hao discovered a gate of life between the second and third array layers and proposed entering through it to strike at the Dragon Palace’s core.
• Bei Mingxue volunteered to destroy the array nodes, but Shen Hao insisted that he was better able to withstand the arrays’ soul-damaging backlash.
• Shen Hao assigned Ao Qin to lead the naval forces through the opened gate and Princess Liuli to rally the former retainers inside the palace.
• Ao Qin and Princess Liuli agreed to prepare their forces as Shen Hao readied himself for the coming battle.

Shen Hao infiltrated the Prohibition Array’s life gate, incapacitated its two Sea Tribe guards, and destroyed the coral node powering the array. After opening the gate, he signaled the warships and headed toward the Dragon Palace as Ao Qin sent the attack signal.

• Shen Hao used a Water Repelling Pill to swim toward the Prohibition Array’s life gate.
• Shen Hao silently knocked out the two Body Integration Realm Sea Tribe cultivators guarding the gate.
• Shen Hao drove his sword intent into the coral node and endured its backlash as he destroyed the runes.
• Shen Hao opened the life gate and signaled the warships.
• Ao Qin sent a golden attack signal, and Shen Hao swam toward the Dragon Palace.

The North Sea Navy breached the East Sea Dragon Palace’s outer defenses as former officers rebelled against General Shark. Shen Hao arrived and confronted the wounded General Shark, declaring that he had come to kill him.

• A soldier reported that the North Sea Navy had entered through the Gate of Life after the guards at the array nodes were knocked unconscious.
• General Shark ordered his forces to assemble, but former East Sea Dragon Palace officers and their soldiers stormed the hall to rescue the Dragon King and overthrow him.
• Princess Liuli had secretly contacted the former officers, who rose up when the North Sea Navy attacked, sparking a battle inside the Dragon Palace.
• General Shark killed the leading rebel general with his trident and rampaged through the soldiers.
• Shen Hao struck General Shark with the Lingyun Sword, forcing him back and making him spit blood.
• General Shark asked Shen Hao who he was, and Shen Hao said he had come to take his life.

Shen Hao defeated and killed General Shark in the Dragon Palace’s main hall, ending the rebellion and restoring Princess Liuli’s claim. With the East Sea beginning to recover, the group set off to rescue the Elder Dragon King from the Dragon Locking Cave.

• General Shark attacked Shen Hao, but Shen Hao’s fused sword intent overwhelmed him and shattered the Dragon King’s throne.
• General Shark tried to detonate an evil black bead, but Shen Hao cut it in two and protected himself from the released black mist.
• Shen Hao killed General Shark after refusing his plea for mercy, and the bandit’s confidants surrendered as the old guard cheered.
• Ao Qin, Bei Mingxue, and Princess Liuli arrived, and Princess Liuli thanked Shen Hao for ending the threat to the East Sea Dragon Palace.
• Shen Hao and the others agreed to rescue the Elder Dragon King and headed for the Dragon Locking Cave.

Shen Hao broke the seal on Dragon Locking Cave and rescued the Old Dragon King, restoring him to the East Sea throne. After the Four Seas celebrated the rebellion’s suppression, Shen Hao received an East Sea Palace Token and departed for the Qingyun Sect.

• Shen Hao found the core of the Dragon Locking Cave’s runes and broke the seal with his sword intent.
• Shen Hao, Princess Liuli, and Ao Qin entered the cave and found the wounded Old Dragon King.
• Princess Liuli told the Old Dragon King that Shen Hao and Ao Qin had rescued her and defeated the Shark Bandit.
• Shen Hao gave the Old Dragon King a Healing Pill, and the Old Dragon King thanked Shen Hao and Ao Qin for saving him.
• The Old Dragon King gave Shen Hao an East Sea Palace Token at a celebration attended by envoys from the Four Seas.
• Shen Hao said farewell to Bei Mingxue and Princess Liuli, then flew toward the Qingyun Sect.

After leaving the Eastern Sea, Shen Hao traveled toward the Qingyun Sect and was ambushed on the Soul Severing Ancient Path by three assassins. He killed them, discovered a token marked with a Black Mandara flower, and hurried toward the sect, fearing it was in danger.

• Shen Hao left the Eastern Sea and took a detour through the Soul Severing Ancient Path.
• Shen Hao sensed hidden killers and drew out three black-clad assassins with a sword strike.
• The assassins attacked Shen Hao with poisoned weapons, but his Sword Intent barrier stopped them.
• Shen Hao killed all three assassins and found a token engraved with a Black Mandara flower on their leader.
• Shen Hao hurried toward the Qingyun Sect, worried that the ambush meant something had happened there.

Shen Hao returned to Qingyun Sect and found its gates sealed and its grounds devastated after a brutal attack. Elder Xuanfeng revealed that the Black Lotus Cult had besieged the sect, leaving its leaders wounded, and Shen Hao suspected the cult might also have ambushed him on the Soul Severing Ancient Path.

• Shen Hao found Qingyun Sect's gates shut and its Mountain Protection Grand Array fully activated.
• Shen Hao used the Sect Master Token to enter the sect and saw bloodstains and damage throughout the grounds.
• Shen Hao reached Lingyun Peak and found Daoist Qingfeng, the Qingyun Sect Master, Elder Xuanfeng, and other disciples injured.
• Elder Xuanfeng told Shen Hao that the Black Lotus Cult had besieged Qingyun Sect three days earlier and that the sect had barely driven the attackers back.
• Shen Hao wondered whether the Black Lotus Cult had also staged the ambush on the Soul Severing Ancient Path.

Shen Hao learned that the Black Lotus Cult had killed over three hundred Qingyun Sect disciples and planned to attack again in three days. He took charge of the sect’s defense and began restoring its Mountain Protection Grand Array.

• Elder Xuanfeng told Shen Hao that the Black Lotus Cult had breached the outer array, killed over three hundred disciples, and retreated after threatening to return in three days.
• The Qingyun Sect Master explained that he, Daoist Qingfeng, and Elder Xuanfeng had failed to hold the cult leader, leaving them injured and unable to recover quickly.
• Shen Hao vowed to avenge the dead disciples and protect the sect, while urging the Sect Master and Daoist Qingfeng to heal.
• Shen Hao rallied the disciples to reinforce the array and train for the coming battle, and they answered with vows to defend Qingyun Sect.
• Shen Hao sat at the array’s core eye and poured his fused sword intent into the Mountain Protection Grand Array, strengthening its light screen.

Shen Hao helped the Qingyun Sect recover and strengthen its defenses before the Black Lotus Cult attacked. He left Blood Demon injured and reeling at the mountain gate, ready to continue their battle.

• Shen Hao strengthened the Mountain Protection Grand Array, guided the disciples, and left healing pills for Daoist Qingfeng, the Qingyun Sect Master, and Elder Xuanfeng.
• Over two days, the Qingyun Sect repaired its buildings and roads, reinforced the array, and restored its morale.
• Shen Hao sensed the Black Lotus Cult approaching and ordered the disciples to take their positions.
• Blood Demon led several thousand cultists in an attack on the Qingyun Sect and threatened to destroy it.
• Shen Hao killed many attackers with his sword intent, then blocked Blood Demon's bone whip and wounded him.

Shen Hao defeated the Blood Demon and the Black Lotus Cult forces attacking the Qingyun Sect, ending the crisis at the mountain gate. He reunited with Daoist Qingfeng, the Qingyun Sect Master, and Elder Xuanfeng as the disciples celebrated their victory.

• Shen Hao wounded the Blood Demon with the Lingyun Sword, but the Blood Demon swallowed a Blood Demon Pill and surged to the brink of the Tribulation Transcendence Stage.
• Shen Hao summoned several thousand swords and used Myriad Swords Return to Origin to kill the Blood Demon.
• Shen Hao swept away the fleeing Black Lotus Cult disciples with his sword, killing those outside the mountain gate.
• The Qingyun Sect disciples cheered as Shen Hao returned to the mountain gate and declared that the sect had survived the crisis.
• Daoist Qingfeng, the Qingyun Sect Master, and Elder Xuanfeng praised Shen Hao, who credited his fellow disciples for the victory.

After Qingyun Sect survived the attack, Shen Hao discovered that Blood Demon’s Black Lotus token carried traces of the Demon Emperor’s demonic qi, suggesting a link between the Black Lotus Cult and the Demon Emperor Remnants. With Daoist Qingfeng’s support and the Qingyun Token, Shen Hao left the sect to investigate the cult and avenge his fallen fellow disciples.

• Shen Hao examined Blood Demon’s black token and found a blood-red crack releasing demonic qi similar to the Demon Emperor’s.
• Shen Hao told Daoist Qingfeng that the token suggested the Black Lotus Cult was connected to the Demon Emperor Remnants.
• Shen Hao vowed to investigate the Black Lotus Cult and repay those responsible for the Qingyun Sect disciples’ deaths.
• Daoist Qingfeng gave Shen Hao the Qingyun Token, the Ice Soul Pill, and the Spirit Nurturing Pill, and warned him not to act rashly.
• Shen Hao said farewell to Daoist Qingfeng and left the mountain to investigate the Black Lotus Cult.

Shen Hao arrived in Qingzhou Prefecture and overheard Black Lotus Cult members discussing a plot to ambush him. He followed them out of the tavern to find the location of their main altar.

• Shen Hao reached Qingzhou Prefecture and went to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion to gather information about the Black Lotus Cult.
• Tavern patrons said the Black Lotus Cult had destroyed several sects and that its leader, Blood Demon, had been a powerful cultivator.
• Shen Hao overheard two black-clad cult members say their Altar Master planned to use Blood Demon's death to lure him out and seize his sword intent.
• The men revealed that Venerable Mo Ying would help ambush Shen Hao at Black Wind Ridge in three days.
• Shen Hao followed the two men as they left the tavern, hoping to discover the Black Lotus Cult's main altar.

Shen Hao followed two Black Lotus Cult members to their lair beneath Black Wind Ridge and discovered their plan to ambush him with help from Venerable Mo Ying. He returned to the Qingyun Sect branch to gather forces and prepare to destroy the cult in three days.

• Shen Hao followed the two men in black from the Drunken Immortal Pavilion through the mist to a cave at Black Wind Ridge.
• Shen Hao sensed the Black Lotus Cult’s altar and learned its Altar Master had reached the late Mahayana Stage.
• The men in black told the Altar Master they had spread word of an ambush for Shen Hao at Black Wind Ridge in three days.
• The Altar Master revealed that Venerable Mo Ying would join the attack, and Shen Hao decided to mobilize the Qingyun Sect branch.
• Shen Hao returned to the Qingyun Sect branch in Qingzhou Prefecture, where the disciples recognized him.

Shen Hao gathered 250 Qingyun Sect disciples at the branch and prepared them for the battle against the Black Lotus Cult and the Demon Emperor Remnants. At Black Wind Ridge, Shen Hao and the disciples hid in a forest and waited for their enemies to reveal themselves.

• Shen Hao told Zhang Qingyun about the Black Lotus Cult's alliance with the Demon Emperor Remnants and the planned ambush at Black Wind Ridge, and Zhang Qingyun agreed to send the branch's elite disciples.
• Zhang Qingyun assembled 50 Body Integration Realm disciples and 200 Nascent Soul Realm disciples, and Shen Hao rallied them with a vow to protect his fellow disciples.
• Shen Hao distributed Spirit Nurturing Pills and Ice Soul Pills, then taught the disciples the Qingyun Sword Array over three days of intensive training.
• Shen Hao led the 250 disciples to Black Wind Ridge and hid them in a dense forest while they waited for the Black Lotus Cult to expose its ambush.

Shen Hao ambushed the Black Lotus Cult at Black Wind Ridge, killing its scouts and leading the Qingyun Sword Array against its disciples. The Altar Master and Venerable Mo Ying emerged, and Mo Ying revealed the cult’s plan to gather the Essence Blood of the Nine Provinces to awaken the Demon Emperor.

• Shen Hao’s two hundred and fifty disciples hid in the Dense Forest while he confronted the two black-clad men and killed them with the Lingyun Sword.
• Dozens of Black Lotus Cult disciples attacked Shen Hao, but he protected himself with an azure barrier and ordered the Qingyun Sword Array to rise.
• The disciples trapped the cultists in the array and cut them down with Sword Light.
• The Altar Master and Venerable Mo Ying emerged from the cave and confronted Shen Hao.
• Venerable Mo Ying declared that the cult would gather the Essence Blood of the Nine Provinces to awaken the Demon Emperor.

Shen Hao fought Venerable Mo Ying at Black Wind Ridge and overcame his demonic saber with Myriad Swords Return to Origin. He stopped Mo Ying from detonating the Demon Soul Pearl and killed him, while Mo Ying’s final words revealed his loyalty to the Demon Emperor.

• Shen Hao clashed swords with Venerable Mo Ying, whose demonic saber corroded his sword intent and forced him to defend himself.
• Shen Hao summoned several hundred swords and unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin, piercing Mo Ying’s defenses and wounding him.
• Venerable Mo Ying pulled out the Demon Soul Pearl and threatened to detonate it, destroying Black Wind Ridge.
• Shen Hao split the Demon Soul Pearl with the Lingyun Sword and shredded the released demonic qi.
• Shen Hao stabbed Venerable Mo Ying through the chest, and Mo Ying died after lamenting that he had failed the Demon Emperor.