Chapter Summaries

The Qingyun Sect and the allied forces arrived to trap the Demon Emperor's Remnant Soul, and Shen Hao urged them to end the threat. The Remnant Soul was destroyed, the demonic qi dissipated, and Shen Hao looked ahead to the continued defense of the Nine Provinces.

• The Qingyun Sect Master, Daoist Qingfeng, and the allied forces arrived, prompting the Demon Emperor's Remnant Soul to flee.
• Daoist Qingfeng and Qingyun Sect disciples trapped the Remnant Soul in the Qingyun Sword Array and suppressed his attempt to self-destruct.
• Bei Mingxue helped Shen Hao sit up and gave him a medicinal pill to recover.
• Shen Hao urged the Qingyun Sect Master to kill the Remnant Soul before it could escape or cause further trouble.
• The Qingyun Sect Master, Daoist Qingfeng, and Elder Xuanfeng struck the Remnant Soul, and the sword array destroyed his soul.
• The demonic qi in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains dissipated, and Shen Hao and Bei Mingxue acknowledged the allied forces' victory.

After the Demon Emperor's Remnant Soul perished, Shen Hao and Bei Mingxue led the allied forces to annihilate the Black Lotus Cult remnants hidden in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains. With the calamity over, they prepared to return together.

• The commander of the Demon Suppression Division told Shen Hao and Bei Mingxue that the Black Lotus Cult remnants had been surrounded in a mountain cave.
• Shen Hao and Bei Mingxue joined the allied forces in attacking the cave, where hundreds of Black Lotus Cult remnants tried to flee.
• Shen Hao slew the remnants who had destroyed his sect, while Bei Mingxue froze those attempting to escape.
• The allied forces killed all the Black Lotus Cult remnants in less than half an hour.
• Shen Hao thanked the commander and agreed with Bei Mingxue to return together.

After receiving the Guardian of the Nine Provinces medal for his role in defeating the Demon Emperor's Remnant Soul, Shen Hao returned to Qingyun Sect and continued cultivating. Just as he neared the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, an ancient rune from the Immortal Realm appeared before him, suggesting his tribulation and ascension might be near.

• The Qingyun Sect Master awarded Shen Hao the Guardian of the Nine Provinces medal, and Shen Hao credited the allied forces for their victory.
• The Qingyun Sect Master announced that Qingyun Sect would give half its sect resources to reward the cultivators who fought in the battle.
• Shen Hao returned to Qingyun Sect with Daoist Qingfeng, where he saw the new plaque naming it the Number One Sect of the Nine Provinces.
• Shen Hao cultivated and guided his junior brothers and sisters, while Bei Mingxue often visited him and grew closer to him.
• While Shen Hao cultivated in the bamboo forest on Lingyun Peak, a golden light descended and revealed an ancient rune from the Immortal Realm.

Shen Hao’s cultivation reached the threshold of Tribulation Transcendence, and he prepared for the Heavenly Tribulation with help from his master and Bei Mingxue. As the tribulation began, Shen Hao flew into the clouds and met its first strike with his sword.

• Golden Tribulation Runes appeared before Shen Hao, signaling that his Heavenly Tribulation would descend in three days.
• Daoist Qingfeng told Shen Hao to stabilize his cultivation and explained that Qingyun Sect’s Mountain Protection Grand Array could shield him from part of the tribulation.
• Shen Hao cultivated in seclusion and prepared his Dragon Scale and Ice Soul Pearl, while Bei Mingxue brought him medicinal pills and promised to wait for him.
• Dark clouds gathered over Qingyun Sect, and the Qingyun Sect Master, Daoist Qingfeng, and Elder Xuanfeng activated the Mountain Protection Grand Array.
• Shen Hao flew toward the clouds as purple lightning struck, and he swung the Lingyun Sword at it with his sword intent.

Shen Hao endured the three Divine Lightnings of Heavenly Tribulation, overcame the trial, and opened the Gate of Ascension. He left Qingyun Mountain for the Immortal Realm after asking Bei Mingxue to wait for his return.

• Shen Hao met the first Divine Lightning head-on with his fused sword intent and was wounded, while the lightning tempered his body and sword intent.
• Bei Mingxue worried for Shen Hao, but Daoist Qingfeng stopped her from interfering with his Heavenly Tribulation.
• Shen Hao used the Dragon Scale, Ice Soul Pearl, and Myriad Swords Return to Origin to withstand the second Divine Lightning.
• Shen Hao fused his soul with his sword intent and struck the final Divine Lightning, destroying the Mountain Protection Grand Array and damaging Qingyun Sect's buildings.
• Daoist Qingfeng and the others congratulated Shen Hao after the tribulation ended, and the Gate of Ascension appeared in the sky.
• Shen Hao told Bei Mingxue to wait for his return, then flew through the Gate of Ascension as she watched him go.

Shen Hao arrived in the Immortal Realm at Yunmiao Immortal Sect’s Reception Plaza, where an arrogant inner disciple attacked him for trespassing. After Shen Hao repelled the first strike, the disciple and his companions surrounded him, leaving Shen ready to fight them.

• Shen Hao emerged from the Gate of Ascension and found himself on Yunmiao Immortal Sect’s Reception Plaza.
• An inner disciple mocked Shen Hao for ascending from the mortal realm and ordered him to leave.
• The leading disciple attacked Shen Hao, but Shen Hao cut apart the palm wind with his Lingyun Sword and forced the disciple back.
• The enraged disciple drew a Low-grade Immortal Artifact while two companions surrounded Shen Hao with weapons.
• Shen Hao gathered his sword intent and declared that he would fight them.

Shen Hao defeated a Yunmiao Immortal Sect Inner Sect Disciple who attacked him, then made the two other disciples surrender. After they fled, he anticipated the sect would bring further trouble and remained determined to face it.

• The leading Inner Sect Disciple attacked Shen Hao, but Shen Hao deflected his sword and wounded his arm.
• The disciple unleashed the Flowing Cloud Sword Art, and Shen Hao countered with the Void Breaking Sword Art, defeating him and leaving him coughing blood.
• Shen Hao asked the two Late Earth Immortal disciples whether they still wanted to fight, and they knelt to beg for mercy.
• Shen Hao warned the two disciples not to bully the weak again, and they helped their leader flee the Reception Plaza.
• Shen Hao put away the Lingyun Sword, anticipated Yunmiao Immortal Sect would retaliate, and resolved to face whatever came.

Shen Hao faced Yunmiao Immortal Sect's Law Enforcement Steward after Junior Brother Li falsely accused him of causing trouble. When the steward ordered the guards to seize him, Shen Hao defeated all four, leaving the steward to confront him himself.

• Steward Wang arrived at Reception Plaza and questioned Shen Hao about the fight.
• Junior Brother Li accused Shen Hao of trespassing and attacking him, and Steward Wang accepted his account without hearing Shen Hao out.
• Steward Wang ordered four guards to capture Shen Hao and offered them one hundred Low-grade Immortal Stones.
• Shen Hao fought off the four guards with the Lingyun Sword, wounding them and leaving them unable to fight.
• Steward Wang became enraged and gathered his Immortal Power to face Shen Hao.

Shen Hao resisted the Law Enforcement Steward’s Late Heavenly Immortal pressure and survived a powerful saber strike, though he was injured. The Steward prepared to unleash his ultimate move while Shen Hao stood ready to fight on.

• The Law Enforcement Steward’s pressure crushed the plaza stones, but Shen Hao’s sword intent formed a barrier and held it off.
• Shen Hao mocked the Steward, who summoned a Mid-grade Immortal Artifact saber and attacked.
• Shen Hao met the saber with the Lingyun Sword, and their clash shattered the plaza tiles and sent both fighters back.
• The Steward was shocked that Shen Hao survived his strike with only light injuries, then raised his saber to unleash his ultimate trump card.
• Shen Hao wiped away his blood, stood up, and challenged the Steward to show his full strength.

Shen Hao survived the Law Enforcement Steward’s Black Cloud Saber Technique by awakening a new Sword Intent and advancing to the Mid-stage Earth Immortal stage. He rose with renewed power and prepared to counterattack the frightened Law Enforcement Steward.

• The Law Enforcement Steward attacked Shen Hao with the Black Cloud Saber Technique’s full power.
• Shen Hao burned his Sword Intent and met the saber phantom with a strike from the Lingyun Sword, leaving both fighters badly wounded.
• As Shen Hao neared death, his Sword Heart repaired his meridians and divine soul while his Sword Intent broke through its limit.
• Shen Hao advanced to the Mid-stage Earth Immortal stage and fused his three Sword Intents into the Dao Breaking Sword Intent.
• The Law Enforcement Steward recoiled in fear as Shen Hao rose and declared it was his turn.

Shen Hao used Dao Breaking Sword Intent to kill the Yunmiao Immortal Sect's Law Enforcement Steward with one strike. As the sect's elders arrived, led by an Early-stage Golden Immortal Grand Elder, Shen Hao faced a much greater threat.

• Shen Hao recovered with the power of his Sword Heart and faced the Law Enforcement Steward as his Dao Breaking Sword Intent steadied.
• The Law Enforcement Steward unleashed Black Cloud Obscures the Sun, but Shen Hao cut apart the saber phantom with Dao Breaking Sword Strike.
• Shen Hao's Sword Light pierced the Law Enforcement Steward's chest and killed him, leaving the plaza and the watching Inner Sect Disciple surnamed Li and guards stunned.
• Shen Hao sheathed the Lingyun Sword and anticipated that stronger enemies would come after he killed a Yunmiao Immortal Sect steward.
• The Yunmiao Immortal Sect's elders hurried into the plaza, led by an Early-stage Golden Immortal Grand Elder.

Shen Hao defended himself before the Yunmiao Immortal Sect’s Grand Elder, who acknowledged the sect’s wrongdoing after the guards revealed the truth. Impressed by Shen Hao’s strength, the Grand Elder asked him to join the sect.

• The Grand Elder arrived at Reception Plaza and confronted Shen Hao about killing Steward Wang.
• Shen Hao said Steward Wang had attacked him first and challenged the Inner Sect Disciple surnamed Li to explain what happened.
• The Inner Sect Disciple surnamed Li blamed Shen Hao, but the two guards testified that Li and Steward Wang had provoked him.
• The Grand Elder accepted that the Yunmiao Immortal Sect was at fault and apologized to Shen Hao.
• The Grand Elder praised Shen Hao’s strength and invited him to join the Yunmiao Immortal Sect.

Shen Hao refused the Yunmiao Immortal Sect Grand Elder’s invitation but accepted his apology and a Jade Slip containing information about the Immortal Realm. After learning about its cultivation ranks and competing factions, Shen Hao resolved to grow stronger in the dangerous realm.

• The Grand Elder invited Shen Hao to join the Yunmiao Immortal Sect, but Shen Hao refused because he did not want to be bound by sect rules.
• The Grand Elder accepted Shen Hao’s refusal, apologized for the sect’s wrongdoing, and gave him a Jade Slip with information about the Immortal Realm.
• The Grand Elder left Reception Plaza with the elders and the Li-surnamed disciple, who faced likely punishment.
• Shen Hao learned from the Jade Slip about the Immortal Realm’s cultivation levels, factions, and resources.
• Shen Hao looked toward a mist-covered mountain range filled with Demon Beast auras and resolved to become stronger.

Shen Hao entered the Monster Beast Mountain Range to seek resources and found Jade Marrow Grass guarded by a powerful Giant Python. After killing the beast and claiming its inner core and the herb, he looked toward the mountain range’s more dangerous depths.

• Shen Hao traveled from the Yunmiao Immortal Sect to the Monster Beast Mountain Range and cautiously entered it.
• Shen Hao discovered Jade Marrow Grass growing on a cliff and encountered the Late Earth Immortal Giant Python guarding it.
• Shen Hao fought the Giant Python with his Lingyun Sword and Dao Breaking Sword Intent, severing its tail and wounding it.
• Shen Hao killed the Giant Python and collected its inner core and the Jade Marrow Grass.
• Shen Hao looked toward the deeper mountains, where stronger auras stirred his excitement.

Shen Hao cultivated with Jade Marrow Grass and an Adamant Bear inner core before a battle between the Great Strength Bear and the Unicorn Rhinoceros drew him out of his valley. He killed the surviving Great Strength Bear, claimed both beasts’ inner cores, and continued deeper into the Monster Beast Mountain Range after frightening off nearby beasts.

• Shen Hao swallowed the Jade Marrow Grass and absorbed Spiritual Power from an Adamant Bear inner core while cultivating in a valley.
• Shen Hao sensed the Great Strength Bear and the Unicorn Rhinoceros fighting outside and waited for an opportunity to claim an inner core.
• The Great Strength Bear killed the Unicorn Rhinoceros, then noticed Shen Hao and attacked him.
• Shen Hao wounded the Great Strength Bear with the Lingyun Sword and then decapitated it with a powerful strike.
• Shen Hao took the inner cores from both demon beasts and drove off the surrounding demon beasts with his sword intent and a shout.
• Shen Hao turned toward the depths of the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

Shen Hao followed an ancient array into a hidden valley and discovered the ruins of Myriad Blades Hall. He found two Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples waiting to ambush him and moved to strike first.

• Shen Hao traced an ancient array fluctuation to a hidden valley in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Shen Hao used his Dao Breaking Sword Intent to pierce the Illusion Array and reveal a stone stairway.
• Shen Hao descended the stairs and found an ancient palace bearing the plaque of Myriad Blades Hall.
• Shen Hao overheard Senior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Li planning to kill him and seize his Storage Pouch.
• Shen Hao drew the Lingyun Sword and swept toward the palace doors to ambush the two disciples.

Shen Hao killed two Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples who ambushed him at Myriad Blades Hall and looted their Storage Pouches. Hearing more disciples arrive after sealing the valley entrance, he prepared to confront them.

• Junior Brother Li and Senior Brother Zhao hid behind the hall gates and planned to ambush Shen Hao.
• Shen Hao struck through the door and killed Junior Brother Li with the Lingyun Sword.
• Senior Brother Zhao attacked Shen Hao, then tried to flee, but Shen Hao pierced his barrier and killed him.
• Shen Hao took both disciples' Storage Pouches and found a Jade Slip containing Wind Thunder Pavilion's cultivation technique.
• More Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples arrived, and Shen Hao decided to leave them all in the hall.

Shen Hao opened the Treasure Pavilion in Myriad Blades Hall and found the Mysterious Iron Qilin Seal, an ancient high-grade immortal artifact. Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples confronted him, and he unleashed the seal’s earth-element power as they attacked.

• Shen Hao used his Dao Breaking Sword Intent to find a flaw in the Treasure Pavilion’s locking formation and open its doors.
• Shen Hao found the Mysterious Iron Qilin Seal on a jade table and recognized it as an ancient high-grade immortal artifact.
• Seven or eight Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples entered, led by a Peak Earth Immortal who demanded that Shen Hao hand over the seal.
• The Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples attacked Shen Hao, and he raised the Mysterious Iron Qilin Seal and released its earth-element Immortal Power.

Shen Hao used the Mysterious Iron Qilin Seal to defeat the Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples, then found a Dragon Phoenix Nirvana Pill in the Treasure Pavilion. As he stored the pill, an unknown voice demanded both treasures and offered to spare his life.

• Shen Hao unleashed the Mysterious Iron Qilin Seal, killing several Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples and injuring their Peak Earth Immortal leader.
• The leader attacked Shen Hao with the Wind Thunder Sword Art, but Shen Hao shattered the sword net with the seal and left the leader gravely wounded.
• The leader crushed a distress token to summon the Wind Thunder Pavilion, and Shen Hao killed him before collecting the scattered Jade Slips and ancient texts.
• Shen Hao discovered a Dragon Phoenix Nirvana Pill in a hidden compartment and put it in his Storage Pouch.
• An unknown speaker demanded that Shen Hao hand over the Mysterious Iron Qilin Seal and the Dragon Phoenix Nirvana Pill.

Shen Hao faced Mo Tianchou, the Golden Immortal Pavilion Master of the Wind Thunder Pavilion, who demanded his treasures and attacked him. Shen Hao used the Dragon Phoenix Nirvana Pill to advance to Late Earth Immortal and countered Mo Tianchou’s spear with a sword strike.

• Mo Tianchou appeared at the Treasure Pavilion and identified himself as the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s Pavilion Master, demanding Shen Hao hand over the Mysterious Iron Qilin Seal and Dragon Phoenix Nirvana Pill.
• Shen Hao refused, explaining that he had killed the Pavilion’s disciples in self-defense and earned the treasures himself.
• Mo Tianchou unleashed his demonic pressure, but Shen Hao used the Mysterious Iron Qilin Seal to withstand it and blast apart the Treasure Pavilion.
• Mo Tianchou formed a Mid-grade Immortal Artifact black spear from demonic qi and hurled it at Shen Hao.
• Shen Hao swallowed the Dragon Phoenix Nirvana Pill, advanced from Mid-stage Earth Immortal to Late Earth Immortal, and strengthened his Dao Breaking Sword Intent.
• Shen Hao slashed at Mo Tianchou’s black spear with the Lingyun Sword and his Dao Breaking Sword Strike.