Chapter Summaries

Jiang Fan faced Su Wanqing after she challenged him on behalf of Canglan Holy Land, while the three Holy Lands’ leaders and disciples watched with hostility. He effortlessly evaded her attacks, challenged the other two Holy Lands’ champions to fight him together, and then sent Su Wanqing flying with a single push.

• Jiang Fan recognized that the three Holy Lands had come partly to confront him over the deaths in Yunmeng Great Swamp.
• Su Wanqing challenged Jiang Fan, and he questioned her confidence by comparing her to Song Jue.
• Su Wanqing attacked with her Mystic Ice Domain and Ice Crystals sword, while Canglan Holy Master Guan let the violent exchange continue.
• Jiang Fan evaded dozens of Su Wanqing’s attacks without being touched, then called her too weak and challenged Yuanchu Holy Land and Tianqing Holy Land to attack him together.
• Su Wanqing charged again, but Jiang Fan’s casual push shattered her attack and sent her crashing to the ground, bleeding.

Jiang Fan stunned the three great holy lands by defeating Su Wanqing with a single palm, then challenged their disciples to attack him together. Li Hanfeng and Luo Qingyang stepped onto the arena, but Jiang Fan called on all the disciples from both sides to join the fight.

• Jiang Fan's palm left Su Wanqing severely injured, and the crowd realized he had concealed formidable strength.
• The Hall Masters and rival Holy Masters recognized Jiang Fan's mastery of laws and reconsidered their assessment of him.
• Yuanchu Holy Master sent Li Hanfeng to fight Jiang Fan, while Holy Master Tianqing sent Luo Qingyang as well.
• Li Hanfeng and Luo Qingyang entered the arena, but Jiang Fan insisted that every disciple from the three great holy lands attack him together.
• Jiang Fan also invited disciples from Mystic Heaven Holy Land to join, provoking an uproar across the venue.

Jiang Fan defeated more than twenty prodigies from the three great holy lands, including Li Hanfeng and Luo Qingyang, after they attacked him together. Xuan Wuji celebrated the victory over the rival Holy Lands, but a mysterious little girl appeared and called Jiang Fan “Brother.”

• Jiang Fan invited the disciples of the three great holy lands to attack him together, and more than twenty prodigies entered the arena.
• Li Hanfeng, Luo Qingyang, and the other disciples unleashed a coordinated assault, but Jiang Fan disrupted their attacks with three steps and defeated them with a finger strike and a wave of his hand.
• Jiang Fan declared that the younger generation of the three great holy lands was unimpressive, leaving the gathered crowd in stunned silence.
• Xuan Wuji praised Jiang Fan and taunted the three Holy Masters, who could not answer after their disciples had all been defeated.
• A little girl appeared at the edge of the square and called Jiang Fan “Brother.”

Jiang Ming appeared at the investiture ceremony, where Canglan Holy Master Guan Du identified her as a demonic beast in human form. Jiang Fan defended her and challenged Guan Du to prove his claim, but Guan Du appealed to the other Holy Masters, leaving the threat of their intervention hanging over them.

• Jiang Fan found Jiang Ming at the ceremony and learned she had come because she missed him and wanted to eat the food there.
• Fan Chuan arrived and apologized for failing to stop Jiang Ming, while Jiang Fan tried to persuade her to return with him.
• Guan Du shouted that Jiang Ming was a monster and declared that she was a demonic beast in human form.
• Jiang Fan shielded Jiang Ming and challenged Guan Du to identify her kind, accusing him of slander after Guan Du failed to do so.
• Guan Du urged Yuanchu Holy Master and Holy Master Tianqing to recognize the danger, and their expressions turned grave.

Xuan Wuji ordered Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming seized after the other Holy Masters accused Jiang Fan of sheltering a demon. Zixiao Zhenren intervened to protect his disciple, leaving him in open confrontation with Xuan Wuji.

• The other Holy Masters pressured Xuan Wuji to investigate Jiang Ming, and he questioned Jiang Fan about her identity.
• Jiang Fan insisted Jiang Ming was his adopted younger sister and not a demonic beast, but Xuan Wuji ordered the Hall Masters to seize them.
• Zixiao Zhenren stepped in and argued that there was no evidence Jiang Ming was dangerous, asking to handle the matter within Zixiao Hall.
• Xuan Wuji asserted his authority and ordered everyone to stand down, threatening to punish anyone who disobeyed.
• Zixiao Zhenren stood between Jiang Fan and the Hall Masters, refusing to let anyone take his disciple, and the arena fell silent.

After Xuan Wuji ordered Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming seized, Zixiao Zhenren effortlessly defeated the Hall Masters sent against them and announced that his group would leave the ceremony. Xuan Wuji sent more powerful sect elders to surround them, and Zixiao Zhenren began another attack.

• Jiang Fan apologized to Zixiao Zhenren for letting Jiang Ming enter the Enthronement Ceremony, but Zixiao Zhenren said she had only been used as a pretext in the conflict.
• Xuan Wuji ordered his men to seize Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming, and several Hall Masters attacked them.
• Zixiao Zhenren swept his hand and sent the attacking Hall Masters flying, stunning the onlookers with his strength.
• Zixiao Zhenren said he and his disciples would leave the ceremony, then started walking away with Jiang Fan and the others.
• Xuan Wuji declared that leaving would constitute betrayal and sent more than a dozen Hall Masters and Peak Masters to surround them.
• Zixiao Zhenren turned to face the group and swept his sleeve as the laws of heaven and earth erupted into chaos.

Zixiao Zhenren overwhelmed the Mystic Heaven Holy Land’s leaders and fought Xuan Wuji to a standstill, revealing combat power near the peak Emperor Realm. When three other holy masters moved to join the fight under the pretext of punishing Zixiao, Xuan Wuji backed away from his plan to eliminate him and insisted the conflict remained an internal matter.

• Zixiao Zhenren sent more than a dozen Hall Masters and peak masters flying with a single move.
• Xuan Wuji challenged Zixiao Zhenren, and their fierce battle ended in a temporary stalemate.
• Canglan Holy Master Guan Du offered to help Xuan Wuji, and Yuanchu Holy Master and Holy Master Tianqing joined him in targeting Zixiao Zhenren.
• Guan Du accused Zixiao Zhenren of sheltering a demonic beast and attacking fellow disciples, claiming the other holy lands had to intervene.
• Xuan Wuji refused outside interference, recognizing that losing Zixiao Zhenren would threaten the Mystic Heaven Holy Land’s strength.

Canglan Holy Master Guan Du and two other Holy Masters surrounded Jiang Fan and demanded that he surrender Jiang Ming as a suspected great demon. Jiang Fan refused, and as Guan Du attacked, Jiang Fan used the Law of Water to evade his first strike before Guan Du lunged at him again.

• Canglan Holy Master flew toward Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming, while Xuan Wuji chose not to stop him.
• Canglan Holy Master, Yuanchu Holy Master, and Holy Master Tianqing surrounded Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming with their Emperor Realm pressure.
• Jiang Fan rejected the accusation against his sister and vowed to protect her, while spectators admired him and Lin Qingxue was restrained from intervening.
• Zixiao Zhenren tried to aid Jiang Fan, but Xuan Wuji blocked him and the two clashed again.
• Guan Du attacked Jiang Fan, but Jiang Fan slowed the claw with a ripple of the Law of Water and dodged it.
• Guan Du unleashed his full cultivation and lunged at Jiang Fan again at much greater speed.

Jiang Fan fought Canglan Holy Master Guan Du, who trapped him in an Emperor Realm domain and attacked him despite his resistance. Lin Qingxue intervened to protect Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming, but Guan Du incapacitated her and raised his hand to strike Jiang Ming as Jiang Fan lay helpless.

• Jiang Fan used Space Law to evade Guan Du's attack, but Guan Du deployed the Canglan Formation Map and trapped him in a true domain.
• Jiang Fan combined several laws to withstand Guan Du's first strike, but Guan Du then broke his shield and wounded him severely.
• Jiang Ming rushed to her injured brother, and Guan Du prepared to kill them both.
• Lin Qingxue broke free of the Star Essence Hall Master's control and blocked Guan Du's attack, declaring she would protect Jiang Fan.
• Guan Du struck Lin Qingxue down and turned on Jiang Ming, while the injured Jiang Fan shouted at him to stop.

Su Xin intervened when Canglan Holy Master Guan Du attacked Jiang Ming, revealing a mysterious power despite her crippled legs. She stalled Guan Du’s assault but was wounded when he broke through her technique, leaving her facing a peak Emperor Realm opponent while still weakened.

• Su Xin arrived in her wheelchair and challenged Guan Du for attacking Jiang Ming, then ordered Jiang Fan to bring Jiang Ming to her.
• Guan Du attacked Jiang Fan and Jiang Ming, but Su Xin shattered his golden palm strike with a single finger.
• Jiang Fan brought Jiang Ming to Su Xin, who identified herself as a disciple of Zixiao Hall and asked Guan Du whether he still wished to fight.
• Guan Du charged Su Xin, but her invisible ripples slowed him and disrupted his connection to the laws of heaven and earth.
• Guan Du forced his way through Su Xin’s ripples with overwhelming spiritual energy, causing blood to seep from her mouth as she acknowledged the gap between their realms.

Su Xin used a crystal to unleash an Ice Moon Star Domain and fought Canglan Holy Master Guan Du evenly, but Yuanchu Holy Master and Holy Master Tianqing joined him. The three Holy Masters shattered her defenses, leaving her unconscious in Jiang Fan’s arms.

• Su Xin revealed an ice-blue crystal that amplified her power, allowing her to clash with Guan Du across dozens of exchanges.
• Guan Du called on Yuanchu Holy Master and Holy Master Tianqing to help capture Su Xin, and both agreed.
• Yuanchu Holy Master and Holy Master Tianqing attacked Su Xin while Guan Du struck her star domain with a summoned greatsword.
• Su Xin’s star domain shattered, and she fell onto her wheelchair with her strength nearly spent.
• Jiang Fan rushed to Su Xin and caught her; she told him she had done her best, then passed out as his eyes turned blood-red.

Jiang Ming transformed into a colossal, terrifying beast to protect Jiang Fan and overwhelmed the peak Emperor Realm experts attacking them. She left Guan Du, Yuanchu Holy Master, and Holy Master Tianqing gravely wounded, while the crowd stared in fear and disbelief.

• Jiang Ming stepped in front of Jiang Fan to shield him from Guan Du's golden palm strike.
• Jiang Ming transformed into a hundred-zhang beast with dark scales and immense wings, and Guan Du's palm attack failed to harm her.
• Guan Du summoned the Canglan Heaven-Slaying Sword, but Jiang Ming shattered it with a roar and blasted him into a distant mountain wall.
• Yuanchu Holy Master and Holy Master Tianqing tried to defend themselves, but Jiang Ming broke their defenses and knocked them into a deep pit.
• The gathered disciples and guests watched in terror as the three peak Emperor Realm experts lay gravely wounded.

Jiang Ming transformed into a colossal beast and defeated Xuan Wuji before reverting to her child form and falling asleep. Jiang Fan then declared that he was leaving Mystic Heaven Holy Land, prompting Xuan Wuji to accuse him of betrayal.

• Jiang Fan mocked Xuan Wuji for trying to seize him and his sister, and said Jiang Ming was only targeting those who deserved it.
• Jiang Ming struck Xuan Wuji through his Emperor Realm domain, then opened a vortex that began pulling people and debris toward her mouth.
• Zixiao Zhenren tried to stop Jiang Ming, but she only halted when Jiang Fan reminded her that Zixiao Zhenren was her master.
• Jiang Ming returned to her seven- or eight-year-old form, collapsed, and fell asleep in Jiang Fan's arms after he told her she had beaten the bad guys.
• Jiang Fan handed Jiang Ming to Fan Chuan, vowed to remember how the three Holy Masters had treated him, and announced that he was leaving Mystic Heaven Holy Land.
• Xuan Wuji accused Jiang Fan of betraying the Holy Land as the crowd reacted to his announcement.

Jiang Fan announced that he was leaving Mystic Heaven Holy Land, condemning Xuan Wuji and the sect’s leaders for abandoning him after his service and allowing the three Holy Masters to attack him. Zixiao Zhenren then declared that he would withdraw as well, leaving Xuan Wuji furious and warning that they would become enemies of the Holy Land.

• Jiang Fan recounted his contributions to Mystic Heaven Holy Land and accused Xuan Wuji and the sect’s leaders of failing to protect him from the three Holy Masters.
• Guests criticized Mystic Heaven Holy Land as Xuan Wuji heard their remarks and could not deny Jiang Fan’s accusations.
• Jiang Fan knelt before Zixiao Zhenren, thanked his master, and said he could no longer remain in the sect.
• Zixiao Zhenren announced that he was also withdrawing from Mystic Heaven Holy Land, citing his duty to protect Jiang Fan and Su Xin.
• Xuan Wuji called Zixiao Zhenren’s withdrawal a betrayal and threatened that the Holy Land would make him its enemy, but Zixiao mocked the threat and recalled his old promise to preserve the sect’s harmony.

After leaving the Mystic Heaven Holy Land, Zixiao Zhenren and Jiang Fan prepared to take Su Xin and Jiang Ming to the Zixiao Sect in the northern region. As they were about to depart, Lin Qingxue ran after them and asked them to wait.

• Zixiao Zhenren reassured Jiang Fan that the conflict with Xuan Wuji had been inevitable and ordered him to prepare to leave the Holy Land.
• Zixiao Zhenren chose the remote Zixiao Sect in the Cangmang Mountain Range as their destination.
• Jiang Fan and Su Xin gathered their belongings, and Jiang Fan gave Fan Chuan resources before bidding farewell to the Servant Disciples.
• At the mountain gate, Jiang Fan told Zixiao Zhenren he was unafraid of becoming an enemy of the Mystic Heaven Realm, and Zixiao Zhenren summoned a flying sword.
• As Zixiao Zhenren, Jiang Fan, Su Xin, and Jiang Ming prepared to depart, Lin Qingxue ran up behind them and called for them to wait.

Lin Qingxue chose to leave Mystic Heaven Holy Land with Jiang Fan, Su Xin, and Zixiao Zhenren after her master secretly gave her permission. They arrived at the remote Zixiao Sect, where the sect faced an imminent threat from the Skyfire Sect over a spirit spring and its territory.

• Lin Qingxue asked to leave with Jiang Fan and the others, and Zixiao Zhenren agreed after revealing that the Star Essence Hall Master had asked him to care for her.
• Lin Qingxue bowed toward the mountain gate and departed with the group aboard Zixiao Zhenren's flying greatsword.
• Jiang Fan looked back at Mystic Heaven Holy Land as they traveled north and resolved to grow stronger.
• Zixiao Zhenren brought the group to the Cangmang Mountain Range and identified the mountain where the Zixiao Sect stood.
• Mao Gong warned that the Skyfire Sect's three-day deadline was nearly over, and Yuan Pu vowed to fight over the spirit spring and their sect.

Yu Xiu and the Zixiao Sect chose to defend their Spirit Spring and home rather than surrender to the stronger Skyfire Sect. After the disciples vowed to fight, Chi Lie broke through their Mountain Protection Array and confronted Yu Xiu.

• Yu Xiu, Yuan Pu, and Mao Gong decided to resist the Skyfire Sect instead of contacting their former benefactor or handing over the Spirit Spring.
• Yu Xiu rallied the Zixiao Sect disciples, who overcame their fear and swore to live and die with the sect.
• Chi Lie announced that the Skyfire Sect’s three-day deadline had expired and demanded the Zixiao Sect surrender.
• Yu Xiu ordered the disciples to reinforce the defenses and prepare for battle as the Mountain Protection Array shattered.
• Chi Lie led more than twenty Skyfire Sect disciples into the sect and mocked Yu Xiu’s defenses.

Yu Xiu and Yuan Pu tried to defend the Zixiao Sect’s territory and Spirit Spring from Elder Chi Lie of the Skyfire Sect, but were easily defeated. As Chi Lie prepared to kill the sect members, Mao Gong betrayed his sworn brothers and offered to reveal the sect’s secrets in exchange for his life.

• Yu Xiu pleaded with Elder Chi Lie to leave the Zixiao Sect’s territory and offered compensation, but Chi Lie rejected him and threatened to kill the sect members.
• Yu Xiu rallied the disciples to resist, but Chi Lie’s flaming palm shattered his sword attack and sent him crashing into the Council Hall wall.
• Yuan Pu attacked Chi Lie with his sword, but Chi Lie destroyed the strike with a single touch and left Yuan Pu collapsed and gravely weakened.
• As Chi Lie raised his hand to wipe out the sect, Mao Gong knelt and begged to join the Skyfire Sect, offering the sect’s secrets and the hidden cultivation cave.
• Yuan Pu accused Mao Gong of betrayal and remembered the care he and Yu Xiu had shown their sworn brother.

Mao Gong surrendered to the Skyfire Sect, and nearly half of the Zixiao Sect disciples followed him while Yu Xiu, Yuan Pu, and the rest prepared to die fighting. Jiang Fan arrived in time to stop Elder Chi Lie’s attack and revealed that he had once fought a Skyfire Sect elder in the Yunmeng Great Swamp.

• Mao Gong abandoned Yu Xiu and Yuan Pu and pledged himself to Elder Chi Lie, who spared him.
• Elder Chi Lie offered the Zixiao Sect disciples a chance to join the Skyfire Sect, and nearly half accepted.
• Yu Xiu condemned the defectors, and the remaining Zixiao Sect disciples prepared to die as Elder Chi Lie unleashed a sea of fire.
• A sword light destroyed the sea of fire and pinned Elder Chi Lie in place as he pleaded with the unseen senior for mercy.
• Jiang Fan appeared at the Zixiao Sect gate, and Yu Xiu and Yuan Pu realized he was not their lord.
• Jiang Fan told Chi Lie that he had fought a Skyfire Sect elder in the Yunmeng Great Swamp and defeated him with a single strike.

Jiang Fan confronted Elder Chi Lie over Skyfire Sect’s actions against Zixiao Sect and revealed that the sect stood on his master’s former cave abode. He killed Chi Lie and every Skyfire Sect disciple present, leaving the square strewn with corpses.

• Elder Chi Lie recognized Jiang Fan and denied that Skyfire Sect was responsible for the earlier Yunmeng Great Swamp incident.
• Jiang Fan said he would not pursue the old incident, then attacked Chi Lie after learning that today’s assault on Zixiao Sect was both Chi Lie’s own doing and a sect matter.
• Jiang Fan severely wounded Chi Lie and explained that Zixiao Sect’s blessed land had once been his master’s cave abode.
• Chi Lie tried to flee, but Jiang Fan pierced him with a sword beam and killed him.
• The Skyfire Sect disciples fled in panic, and Jiang Fan killed all of them with sword rays.