Chapter Summaries

Lu Bei defeated Dragon King Ao Yi and Creation Old Lord, spared them, and received the Yin-Yang Two Qi Diagram after Creation Old Lord’s death. Ao Yi revealed her tragic history with Gu Tianyin and Reincarnation Heart Venerable, leaving Lu Bei determined to kill the Heavenly Demon and take on Gu Tianyin’s karma.

• Lu Bei spared Ao Yi and Creation Old Lord, then watched Creation Old Lord die after the old man forced him to inherit the title of Creation Old Lord.
• Lu Bei refined the Yin-Yang Two Qi Diagram and demanded Ao Yi’s dragon pearl, but she refused to die and instead compared him to Gu Tianyin.
• Ao Yi recounted how she and Gu Tianyin fell in love before Longevity Gate’s curse and the Heavenly Demon’s influence tore their lives apart.
• Ao Yi explained that Reincarnation Heart Venerable made her kill Gu Tianyin’s disciples and three husbands, then lost interest when Ao Yi gave up on love.
• Lu Bei abandoned his demand for the dragon pearl, promised to take on Gu Tianyin’s karma and kill the Heavenly Demon, and criticized Gu Tianyin’s character.

Lu Bei went to Concentric Island with Ao Yi, claimed the Yin Yang Dao as its new Creation Old Lord, and subdued its demon-infected cultivators. He entered the armory to claim its treasures and invited the Grand Tutor to speak privately that night.

• Lu Bei learned that the Reincarnation Heart Venerable's influence could make his teammates betray him, and he eagerly set off with Ao Yi for Concentric Island.
• Zhai Xingzi and Mo Xuan mistook Lu Bei and Ao Yi for enemies and demanded to know what had happened to the Creation Old Lord.
• Lu Bei defeated Mo Xuan, stripped away the cultivators' demonic qi, then swallowed the island's defenders with Swallow the Heavens.
• Lu Bei told Wing and the others that he had inherited the Creation Old Lord's position and brought She Xuan, Han Miaojun, the Grand Tutor, and Lord Xinli to the armory.
• Lu Bei entered the armory with the Yin-Yang Two Qi Diagram, let She Xuan begin collecting treasures, and privately asked the Grand Tutor to meet him in his room that night.

Lu Bei took control of the Yin Yang Dao’s treasures and learned the Primordial Divine Way Scripture while the Grand Tutor failed to claim the Yin-Yang Two Qi Diagram for herself. After learning the Outer-Realm Sky Demon’s remaining hiding places, Lu Bei headed to Cold Sky Valley but encountered King Yuanji and Gu Zongchen first, who confronted him about killing Creation Old Lord.

• The Grand Tutor searched the armory for an opportunity, while Han Miaojun reminded Lu Bei to meet her that evening and bring the Yin-Yang Two Qi Diagram.
• Shiyu emptied the armory’s pill and artifact vaults, and Lu Bei touched the study’s books and swallowed the Primordial Divine Way Scripture.
• The Grand Tutor realized the Yin-Yang Two Qi Diagram could help her perfect her cultivation arts, but Lu Bei had already taken it, leaving her indignant.
• Dragon King Ao Yi told Lu Bei that the Outer-Realm Sky Demon’s five remaining lairs included Cold Sky Valley, so Lu Bei decided to attack the Water Cloud Wonderful Unity Sect.
• Lu Bei met King Yuanji, Gu Yuanping, and Gu Zongchen in the sky and claimed he was the new Creation Old Lord after killing the previous one.
• Lord Xinli explained that Creation Old Lord had sought death, and Lu Bei argued with Gu Zongchen over whether killing him had been justified.

Lu Bei learned that Reincarnation Heart Venerable might be hiding at Six Rens Mountain, where thousands of cultivators had gathered under the Sky Demon’s influence. He chose to attack despite the overwhelming numbers, and the group prepared to set out with Han Miaojun reminding him not to forget his endurance.

• King Yuanji warned Gu Zongchen not to take Lu Bei’s provocations seriously, and the group descended onto the island.
• Lu Bei drew demonic energy from a black sphere, easing Ao Yi’s condition, then removed the demonic thoughts afflicting Madam Shi Yin and Du'e Lingwang.
• The group discussed Reincarnation Heart Venerable’s possible hiding places, and Ao Yi urged them to attack Six Rens Mountain.
• Du'e Lingwang revealed that he and Madam Shi Yin had ordered their followers to gather at Six Rens Mountain while under demonic influence.
• Lu Bei decided to attack Six Rens Mountain and asked Gu Zongchen and the others to join him.
• As Lu Bei boasted about cutting through tens of thousands of cultivators, Han Miaojun reminded him to conserve his endurance.

Lu Bei and Gu Zongchen attacked Six Rens Mountain as the forces of the Immortal Mansion Continent gathered to resist the Heavenly Demon. Lu Bei broke through Yin Yang Dao’s Fire Diagram and reached the central Earth Diagram, where Righteous Qi Dao answered with the Twelve Peaks of Liuren.

• Yin Yang Dao’s elders learned that Creation Old Lord had been defeated and expelled Black Feather Yin Shou from their ranks.
• Lu Bei charged into the Fire Diagram, smashed through its formations with his physical strength, and forced the Five Directions Formation to reinforce it.
• Gu Zongchen struck Seven Senses Temple’s Metal Diagram with a Buddha Palm, weakening the formation and relieving pressure on Lu Bei.
• Lu Bei broke into the Fire Diagram’s center and overwhelmed Yin Yang Dao’s elders and disciples, including the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove.
• Lu Bei leveled the Fire Diagram and entered the central Earth Diagram, where Righteous Qi Dao’s Twelve Peaks of Liuren rose to stop him.

Lu Bei and Gu Zongchen led an assault on Six Rens Mountain, where Dao Venerable Guangfa and his allies resisted with the Twelve Divine Generals formation. Lu Bei killed Madam Shi Yin, but a second Heavenly Tribulation appeared, leaving him to face the danger of escaping in time.

• Dao Venerable Guangfa trapped Lu Bei in a Heaven-and-Earth furnace, but Han Miaojun helped him find the life gate and escape the formation.
• Gu Zongchen, Du'e Lingwang, and Madam Shi Yin joined the assault after the Five Directions Diagram of Heaven and Earth was breached.
• Du'e Lingwang and Madam Shi Yin fell under demonic influence and aided Dao Venerable Guangfa, but Lu Bei suppressed the spreading Dark Domain.
• Lu Bei broke through the defenders' formations and killed Madam Shi Yin with a series of attacks powered by his Innate Golden Essence.
• Lu Bei turned toward Du'e Lingwang as a second Heavenly Tribulation appeared after he exceeded Heaven's tolerated strength.

Lu Bei fought his way through Du'e Lingwang, then exploited the collapse of Six Rens Mountain’s demonic energy to subdue Dao Venerable Guangfa before his heavenly tribulation arrived. After learning that Reincarnation Heart Venerable might still threaten the incapacitated cultivators, Lu Bei set out to track him down with Gu Zongchen.

• Lu Bei attacked Du'e Lingwang with the Life and Death Wheel Seal, the Demonic Sarira, and a barrage of techniques and artifacts until the Hell Red Lotus world vanished.
• Lu Bei revealed the Mighty Chu's Three Divine Artifacts to Gu Zongchen, then used the Longevity Seal and the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Thunderous Great Formation to strike Dao Venerable Guangfa with lightning.
• The demonic energy over Six Rens Mountain collapsed, freeing Dao Venerable Guangfa and other cultivators from their delusions; Lu Bei beat Dao Venerable Guangfa after he dismissed his defenses and formation.
• Lu Bei defeated Dao Venerable Guangfa, earned experience, shrank to his small form, and demanded to know where Reincarnation Heart Venerable was.
• Dao Venerable Guangfa's wooden sword pointed the way, and Gu Zongchen joined Lu Bei in pursuit after rescuing Du'e Lingwang from the ruins.
• Lu Bei realized Reincarnation Heart Venerable could still endanger the incapacitated Mahayana cultivators, so he dug Madam Shi Yin out of the ruins and swallowed her before setting off.

Lu Bei and Gu Zongchen entered the dark forest to confront the Reincarnation Heart Venerable, whose demonic art had turned cultivators’ Primordial Spirits into trees. The Heart Venerable opened a passage toward the Demon Realm, where the Ten-Eyed Great Demon began watching through the void.

• Lu Bei and Gu Zongchen broke through the forest’s illusion and found the Primordial Spirit phantoms of many cultivators trapped as twisted trees.
• The group sealed the area with four formations and Demon Suppressing Steles, while Gu Zongchen used Buddha light to burn the forest and sever the Heart Venerable’s control over the trapped cultivators.
• The Reincarnation Heart Venerable emerged as a Demonic Embryo and claimed the Demon Realm passage was opening; Lu Bei mocked him while Gu Zongchen asked where Lu Dong was.
• The Heart Venerable turned into mist and invoked the Demon Realm passage as Lu Bei and Gu Zongchen attacked.
• In the Demon Realm, the Ten-Eyed Great Demon opened its eyes and gazed through the darkness.

Lu Bei summoned the Ten-Eyed Great Demon and overwhelmed the Reincarnation Heart Venerable, who escaped into his restored body when the passage to the Demon Realm opened. As Lu Bei sensed a gaze from beyond the passage, Lu Nan appeared in the sky in a form identical to Lu Bei.

• Gu Zongchen suppressed and destroyed the demonic qi, but the Ten-Eyed Great Demon rose as Lu Bei prepared to kill the Reincarnation Heart Venerable.
• The Reincarnation Heart Venerable transformed through the Six Hells Demonic Weapon and attacked the Ten-Eyed Great Demon, while Gu Zongchen sealed the battlefield with thirty-six Mahayana Stage Magic Treasures.
• The Ten-Eyed Great Demon shattered the Reincarnation Heart Venerable's Demonic Blade and overwhelmed him, reducing his body to black mist.
• The passage to the Demon Realm opened, and the Reincarnation Heart Venerable merged with his exiled body and tried to flee toward the sky.
• Lu Bei sensed someone watching from beyond the passage as the Reincarnation Heart Venerable halted before a Great Demon that transformed into a figure identical to Lu Bei, revealed as Lu Nan.

Lu Bei confronted Lu Nan, the Demon Realm’s Great Demon God and his lookalike, as their clash stripped the Reincarnation Heart Venerable of his power and True Name. After Lu Nan withdrew, Lu Bei killed the ruined Heart Venerable before Dragon King Ao Yi, then captured Lu Dong and learned there was still a Lu Xi.

• Lu Bei and Lu Nan recognized each other across worlds, and Lu Nan vowed to kill Lu Bei when the Mandate of Heaven overlapped.
• Lu Bei used the Ten-Eyed Great Demon’s power to destroy Lu Nan’s attack, but Lu Nan seized the Six Hells Demonic Weapon from the Reincarnation Heart Venerable and stripped away his True Name.
• Lu Nan rejected the Reincarnation Heart Venerable’s plea for submission and crippled him before sealing the passage to the Demon Realm.
• Lu Bei let his transformation expire, brought out Dragon King Ao Yi, and killed the Reincarnation Heart Venerable in fulfillment of his promise.
• Lu Bei refused Gu Zongchen’s request to guide Lu Dong to Buddhahood and captured Lu Dong, who revealed that Lu Xi still existed.

Lu Bei learned that Lu Nan had gained power through a powerful True Name in the Demon Realm and agreed to work with Lu Dong against him. After breaking the Gu family’s curse and earning a vast reward, Lu Bei negotiated payment with King Yuanji, who tried to offer him a princess.

• Lu Dong explained that Lu Nan had surpassed him by obtaining a powerful True Name in the Demon Realm, and Lu Bei agreed to keep Lu Dong alive and join forces against Lu Nan.
• Lu Bei ordered Lu Dong to find Lu Xi and help Gu Zongchen cultivate, while Lu Dong secretly resolved to rely on Gu Zongchen’s Buddhist potential.
• Lu Bei checked his Personal Panel and saw that breaking the Bloodline Curse and completing quests had brought his aptitude reserves to 28.6 billion.
• Lu Bei collected the Four Directions Formation Diagram and spoke with King Yuanji, who confirmed the curse was broken and promised the Gu family would pay him.
• King Yuanji offered to have the other witnesses swear oaths, then tried to interest Lu Bei in a Gu family princess; Lu Bei asked whether she cost ten taels once and thirty for five times.

The narrator returned to Nanjing but had not recovered from the previous day's drinking, so they took the day off.

• The narrator returned to Nanjing.
• The narrator was still recovering from the previous day's drinking feast.
• The narrator took the day off.

Lu Bei raided cultivation armories with King Yuanji, took charge as the new Creation Old Lord of the Yin Yang Dao, and faced anxiety over his approaching Heavenly Tribulation. He ended by asking the Grand Tutor for help, warning that his death could destroy the cauldron she had cultivated.

• Lu Bei recruited King Yuanji to guard Six Rens Mountain while he raided it, then led three raids that robbed major cultivation forces and the Dragon Palace’s armory.
• Lu Bei went to Concentric Island and left the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove waiting while he contemplated his second Heavenly Tribulation.
• Lu Bei ordered his attendants to drag King Bai Yin away and cut off his balls, then assigned Zhai Xingzi to act as Dao Master and announced he would enter death seclusion.
• Lu Bei dismissed the elders’ advice, and Mo Xuan and Bai Yin left without punishment.
• Lu Bei found the Grand Tutor in the armory and asked for her help with his dangerous Heavenly Tribulation, warning that his death could destroy her cauldron.

Lu Bei persuaded Grand Tutor to use the Primordial Divine Way Scripture’s principles to help him cultivate Dao resonance, then she formed a Yin-Yang formation and revealed the method to him. Lu Bei spent Skill Points to learn “Embracing Yin and Holding Yang,” and the formation began to merge its participants and treasures.

• Lu Bei warned Grand Tutor that cultivating the divine path could leave her owing a debt, but she insisted on borrowing the Primordial Divine Way Scripture’s underlying intent.
• Grand Tutor read the scripture in the Solitary Confinement and found a way to cultivate Dao resonance with the Yin-Yang Two Qi Diagram and a formation.
• When Grand Tutor asked Lu Bei to bring in two women who cultivated the Immortal Sword Canon, he said they were in Yue Province and rejected Han Miaojun, Madam Shi Yin, and Dragon King Ao Yi as alternatives.
• Grand Tutor entered the formation and used the Heavenly Eye Seeking Method and Guest Eye Seeking Method to manifest Dao resonance for Lu Bei.
• Lu Bei learned “Embracing Yin and Holding Yang” for 5000 Skill Points as the Yin-Yang Two Qi Diagram, Twin Profound Treasure Map, formation, and Grand Tutor began to merge.

Lu Bei received the yin-yang Dao rhyme, fused the Yin-Yang Two Qi Diagram with the Twin Profound Treasure Map into a Houtian Spiritual Treasure he named the Yin-Yang Creation Diagram, and strengthened himself by spending aptitude. Three days later, he appeared in his true form at the Dragon Palace forbidden zone and triggered a devastating heavenly tribulation as Han Miaojun suspected he was a Heavenly Abandoned Person.

• The Grand Tutor imparted the yin-yang Dao rhyme to Lu Bei, who applied its principles to his Life and Death Wheel Seal and entrusted further comprehension to his wings.
• The Yin-Yang Two Qi Diagram and Twin Profound Treasure Map fused; Lu Bei tested the new treasure’s forms, confirmed it retained its dual-cultivation function, and named it the Yin-Yang Creation Diagram.
• The Grand Tutor took a sub-diagram into Solitary Confinement to study the Principles of Heaven and Earth, while Lu Bei spent aptitude to cultivate his skills and gained Immeasurable Demonic Heart and Great Buddha as Demon.
• Lu Bei considered how the Principles of Heaven and Earth were strengthening his Earth Element Bead and Sixth Grade Lotus Platform as he continued cultivating for three days.
• At the Dragon Palace forbidden zone near the Sea of Mist, Lu Bei dispelled the Nine Years Qi Circulation Method and returned to his original appearance, summoning a massive heavenly tribulation.
• Han Miaojun used the God-Illuminating Mirror to study the tribulation and suspected Lu Bei was a Heavenly Abandoned Person.

Lu Bei endured an extraordinary Heavenly Tribulation, breaking its opening lightning strikes before the Giant Eye of Lightning overwhelmed him and the Rumble Character absorbed the storm. Afterward, he discovered new powers tied to thunder and wondered whether the Heavenly Tome contained Dao Rhyme.

• The Heavenly Tribulation began with a Five Thunders Strike the Top attack, and Lu Bei redirected Yinglong's lightning before piercing it with sword light and defeating the Four Spirits.
• The next round summoned nine lightning figures with Dao Rhyme, forcing Lu Bei to retreat into the Sea of Mist until he wore them down.
• The Giant Eye of Lightning unleashed a purple torrent that silenced the Candle Dragon's Eye and swept across the Small World before the Sky-Shading Lotus Stem blocked it.
• The Rumble Character absorbed the lightning, accelerating the Small World's evolution, while Lu Bei survived with injuries and tested his newfound control over lightning and sound.
• Lu Bei wondered whether the Heavenly Tome contained Dao Rhyme and concluded that he had to believe in a principle before he could draw it out.

Lu Bei recovered from his injuries after freeing the Gu family from its Bloodline Curse, then returned from Immortal Mansion Continent to Kyushu Continent. He reunited with Zhu Qilan at Changming Manor, shared what had happened, and gave her a Wind Character to study as she prepared to refine her White Tiger avatar.

• Lu Bei admitted that the Rumble Character signified thunder and the Wind Character signified wind, while retaining his unusual power of vibration.
• After recovering, Lu Bei led Dragon King Ao Yi, King Yuanji, and the others through the Sea of Mist back toward Kyushu Continent.
• Lu Bei returned to Changming Manor and reunited with Zhu Qilan, who questioned him about freeing the Gu family and the gifts they offered.
• Lu Bei and Zhu Qilan cultivated together, and Zhu Qilan revealed that she had refined a White Tiger avatar using White Tiger blood Lu Bei had given her.
• Lu Bei wrote a Wind Character on Zhu Qilan's White Tiger avatar, prompting her to recognize its meaning anew.

Zhu Qilan entered seclusion after studying the Xun Character, while Lu Bei visited Sister She and learned that rumors about his possession of Mighty Chu’s Three Divine Artifacts had spread. He told Zhao Wuyou that Mighty Chu would clear his name and proposed that Xuanlong join him and Mighty Chu in punishing the person who started the rumor.

• Zhu Qilan returned to her quiet chamber to enter seclusion and comprehend the Dao, so Lu Bei summoned Steward Yu and later went to Sanqing Peak to see Sister She.
• Sister She brought Hui Shan out of her body, and Lu Bei stopped her from killing the snake demon, suggesting he might keep her as a snack with his wine.
• Lu Bei invited Sister She to join him at Cangqian Mountain, but she refused to go because Bai Jin was in Yue Province.
• A messenger from the Xuanlong Diplomatic Residence brought Lu Bei to meet Zhao Wuyou, who asked whether he possessed Mighty Chu’s Three Divine Artifacts.
• Lu Bei confirmed that he had the Purple Firmament Tower, the Longevity Seal, and the Xuan Zhu Bow, and said King Yuanji and the others were alive and had willingly given them to him.
• Zhao Wuyou offered Xuanlong’s secret aid if Mighty Chu attacked, but Lu Bei said Mighty Chu would clear his name and asked whether Xuanlong would join the effort to punish the rumor’s source.

Lu Bei told Zhao Wuyou that Mighty Chu's Bloodline Curse had been lifted, then revealed the same news to Zhu Xiushi and explained his plan to turn Wu Zhou and Xuanlong against Qi Yan. Zhu Xiushi was left stunned by his disclosures and his admission that he had lied about who knew the secret.

• Lu Bei shared the news that Mighty Chu's Bloodline Curse had been lifted with Zhao Wuyou, who reported it to Xuanlong and was instructed to visit the Heavenly Sword Sect more often.
• Lu Bei returned to his backyard and found Zhu Xiushi waiting for him, worried that the Longevity Seal would draw Mighty Chu into war with Wu Zhou.
• Lu Bei told Zhu Xiushi that the Gu Family knew he held the Three Divine Artifacts and that he had lifted Mighty Chu's Bloodline Curse.
• Zhu Xiushi was devastated by the news, but Lu Bei reassured her that Xuanlong was the nation most at risk and that he planned to involve Wu Zhou and Xuanlong against Qi Yan.
• Lu Bei said Ji Han had given him the Longevity Seal and accused Qi Yan of spreading the false information, then admitted he had lied when he said Zhu Xiushi was the only person who knew.

Lu Bei brought Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu to his Small World so their sword cultivation could help him comprehend Dao Rhyme, with the Grand Tutor’s formation aiding them. After the Senior Sisters left, he offered to teach the Grand Tutor the Immortal Sword Canon and began instructing her through his own intimate methods.

• Zhu Xiushi confirmed the Gu Family’s curse had vanished, then hurried to the Capital City to discuss Wu Zhou’s relations with Mighty Chu.
• Lu Bei summoned Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu to the Small World, where they joined the Grand Tutor’s formation to help him draw out Dao Rhyme from his Immortal Sword Intent.
• Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu took turns cultivating with Lu Bei while the Grand Tutor guided them, though both Senior Sisters praised Lu Bei to the Grand Tutor.
• After sending the Senior Sisters away, Lu Bei offered to teach the Grand Tutor two Dao Rhyme techniques, but she could not learn them without first studying the Immortal Sword Canon.
• Lu Bei claimed the Grand Tutor needed to cultivate with him to master Immortal Sword Intent, then began removing her clothes as she protested.