Vol. 3The Shackles of Longevity

Chen Sheng advanced through Nascent Soul cultivation, died trapped in the Four Seas Grotto-Heaven, and was reborn with powerful demon and human talents. After rising to power in the Demon Court and reconnecting with the Chen Clan, he broke the shackles holding back his Spirit Transformation breakthrough.

  • Chen Xihua and Chen Sheng broke through to Nascent Soul, and Chen Sheng took charge of the Dao Sect before traveling through the Chu Kingdom and heading toward the Great Wilderness with a mysterious Stone Bead.
  • Chen Sheng perfected his Five Elements Heaven-grade Spiritual Root, refined powerful pills, destroyed the Zhou Clan and Peach Blossom Immortal City, and created a Lesser Realm linked to the Three Origins Dao Sect.
  • Chen Sheng reached Nascent Soul Late Stage inside the Four Seas Grotto-Heaven but died after failing to reach Spirit Transformation, then was reborn with powerful talents.
  • Reborn as Miesheng, Chen Sheng became the Emotion Severing Sect’s Young Sovereign and secretly cultivated the Four Seas Void Transformation Manual to evade his master’s scheme.
  • Chen Sheng rose to become the Great Roc Emperor, cultivated his demon and human bodies, and killed Emotion Severing Daoist and other rivals before leaving for the Great Wilderness with the mature Void Thunder Baleful.
  • Chen Sheng advanced toward Spirit Transformation, forged the Miesheng technique, plundered the Three Sects, and claimed the Void Thunder Baleful after killing Chiyang, Ding Xuzi, and Red Sun True Lord’s Nascent Soul.
  • Chen Sheng settled conflicts among the Demon Court’s clans, hunted Demon Path rivals, and forged the sword move Star Delight before realizing his past-life memories blocked his advancement.
  • Chen Sheng reunited with the Chen Clan, received Chen Xihua’s sword inheritance, and broke the Nascent Soul’s invisible shackles after years of study and reflection.
Chapters 201–300 Read from ch. 201

Arc 9The Nascent Soul Journey

Chen Sheng and Chen Xihua broke through to Nascent Soul, while Chen Sheng advanced his crafts and took charge of the Dao Sect. He later traveled through the Chu Kingdom, protected the Tang Clan, discovered a mysterious Stone Bead, and set out for the Great Wilderness.

  • Chen Sheng perfected his cultivation, transformed his Spirit Root into a Five Elements Heaven-grade Spiritual Root, and refined a quasi fourth-grade Heavenly Yang Breakthrough Pill.
  • Chen Xihua became the Dao Sect’s eighth Nascent Soul True Lord, then killed Xu Ming for gravely injuring Chen Xiyu and warned Xu Tianhe against provoking the Yunlan Chen Clan again.
  • Chen Sheng broke through to Nascent Soul with Chen Xihua guarding him, overcame the Inner Demon Tribulation, and used his All-Heaven Lightning Transformation Array to dissolve the Heavenly Lightning Tribulation.
  • Chen Sheng took over the Dao Sect’s rotating True Lord duties, refined a Great Azure Dragon Longevity Pill, and contained a Spirit Treasure Tribulation with his Formation Flags.
  • Chen Sheng left Yunlan Mountain, visited old graves in the Chu Kingdom, destroyed a Demon Sect lair, and created a Lesser Realm with a teleportation formation linking it to the Three Origins Dao Sect.
  • Chen Sheng killed Zhou Chonghu, Zhou Wenlong, Peach Blossom True Person, and the Zhou Clan’s cultivators, then destroyed Peach Blossom Immortal City, leading demonic cultivators across the Chu Kingdom to hide or restrain their abuses.
  • Chen Sheng found a gray Stone Bead in a ruined Secret Abode, failed to break its restriction over ten years, and began sacrificing his Essence Blood to it before traveling toward the Great Wilderness.
Chapters 201–225 Summaries Read

Arc 10The Indigo Pearl and Rebirth

Chen Sheng was trapped inside the Four Seas Grotto-Heaven, where he advanced to Nascent Soul Late Stage but died after failing to reach Spirit Transformation. Reborn as a demon-human child with powerful talents, he became the Emotion Severing True Lord’s Young Sovereign and secretly sought a way to escape his master’s scheme.

  • Chen Sheng explored the Great Wilderness, developed his Sword Intent and mastery of Void Power, then seized a forming Void Crystal from Seven Star Daoist and broke through to Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
  • The Indigo Pearl swallowed Chen Sheng and his boat, carrying him to the Xuan Mansion, where he received the inheritance of Four Seas Hermit and spent centuries refining pills and cultivating.
  • Chen Sheng reached Nascent Soul Late Stage and gained control of the Xuan Mansion’s first-floor restrictions, but could not break the Four Seas Grotto-Heaven’s seal.
  • Chen Sheng met Qin Yucheng, learned of Qin Yuan’s life and death, and mourned at his disciple’s tomb before giving Qin Yucheng a Core Transformation inheritance.
  • Chen Sheng failed to attain Spirit Transformation and died in the Quiet Room, after which the Myriad Lives Tome granted him Yin-Yang Divine Soul, Heaven-grade Spiritual Root, and Sword Dao Prodigy.
  • Reborn in two embryos, Chen Sheng strengthened his demon bloodline while still in the womb, then was identified as Heaven-grade at the Emotion Severing Sect’s Spirit Root Testing Ceremony.
  • Daoist Wuchen abducted Chen Sheng, but Emotion Severing True Lord intercepted them, named the child Miesheng, and made him the sect’s Young Sovereign.
  • Chen Sheng recognized that Emotion Severing True Lord planned to plant a demon seed in him through the Heaven-Demon Emotion-Severing Strategy, so he secretly cultivated the Four Seas Void Transformation Manual and concealed his progress.
Chapters 226–250 Summaries Read

Arc 11The Sword Demon’s Ascension

Chen Sheng cultivated both his demon and human bodies, became the Great Roc Emperor, and advanced toward Spirit Transformation while gathering power and resources. After killing Emotion Severing Daoist and other Nascent Soul rivals, he left for the Great Wilderness with a mature Void Thunder Baleful to strengthen his sword.

  • Golden Feather Demon Venerable’s Bloodline Origin Pearl raised Chen Sheng to Half-Saint before birth, and Peng Huan later hatched as a peak third-grade Golden Roc to celebration across the Great Wilderness.
  • Chen Sheng escaped Emotion Severing Daoist, then studied the Yin-Yang Dao under Golden Feather Demon Lord and received the Yin-Yang Jade.
  • After forming his Golden Core, Chen Sheng killed cultivators who targeted him, plundered their resources, and refined his Life-Bound Flying Sword while rising to mid-Golden Core.
  • Chen Sheng took White Crane Mountain for the Hehuan Sect, negotiated with Hundred Eyes True Lord, and received the Diagram of Yin-Yang Energy from Golden Feather Demon Venerable.
  • Chen Sheng broke through to Demon Emperor, was named Great Roc Emperor and future heir, and met human Venerates whose demonstrations deepened his understanding of the Dao.
  • Chen Sheng entered the Yin Yang Grotto-Heaven to cultivate Void Power, while his Yang Soul perfected its sword Dao and formed the Miesheng technique.
  • At Clear Creek Market Town, Chen Sheng killed Emotion Severing Daoist, Mo Wuchang, and Xue Li with one sword, then disguised himself and plundered the Three Sects.
  • Chen Sheng killed Chiyang and Ding Xuzi, destroyed Red Sun True Lord’s fleeing Nascent Soul, claimed the matured Void Thunder Baleful, and disappeared into the Great Wilderness.
Chapters 251–275 Summaries Read

Arc 12The Path to Spirit Transformation

Chen Sheng settled the Demon Court’s conflicts, strengthened his position, and forged a new sword move while confronting the limits of his cultivation. After reconnecting with his past and the Chen Clan, he broke the shackles holding back his breakthrough and opened his path toward Spirit Transformation.

  • Chen Sheng forged the Red Void Furnace, advanced his cultivation, and was tasked by Golden Feather Demon Lord with mediating the turtle and snake clans’ dispute and choosing consorts.
  • Chen Sheng subdued the four Demon Emperors fighting over the Deepsea Spirit Crystal Ore Vein, imposed a binding settlement, and later took consorts as he prepared to lead the Demon Court.
  • Chen Sheng broke through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, then returned to the Four Seas Bead’s guiding light and broke free of its pull into the Four Seas Grotto-Heaven.
  • Chen Sheng hunted down Demon Lords across the Demon Path, killing many and alarming the sects, while Seven Kill Demon Lord sought help from Xihua Heavenly Venerate.
  • Chen Sheng perfected his penetrating Dao principles in the Twin Star Phenomenon and named his new sword move Star Delight, then realized the memories of his past lives formed a shackle against Spirit Transformation.
  • Chen Sheng revisited Yan Capital, Qianji Market, Qinghua Sect, and his old family sites, offering rain to the people and aid to descendants of the Zhang Clan.
  • Chen Sheng met Xihua Heavenly Venerate, swore to protect the Chen Clan, received his sword inheritance, and revealed his bloodline to the clan’s branch assessment.
  • After years of sword study with Chen Xihua, Chen Sheng reflected on the losses and loneliness of longevity, awakened Spiritual Light in his heart, and broke the Nascent Soul’s invisible shackles.
Chapters 276–300 Summaries Read
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