Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen attended the Nanzheng Prefecture Duobao Business Firm auction, where he waited for the Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal he had come to obtain. The crystal appeared as a rare, highly sought-after item, and the chapter ended before bidding began.

• Jiang Chen used the manager's token to enter a VIP room and told the two maids not to disturb him or touch him.
• The auctioneer announced the rules and began the auction with a Gale Spear, which a Heaven-grade VIP room bidder bought for five million five hundred thousand spirit stones.
• The Moon Slaying Sect won the Blazing Sun Pill formula for six million two hundred thousand spirit stones after competing with other major forces.
• Jiang Chen bid on spirit medicines and materials he needed during the following auctions.
• The auctioneer unveiled the Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal, and Jiang Chen focused on the rare item he had come to buy.

Jiang Chen won the Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal for thirty-five million spirit stones, then continued buying useful auction items. When the final item, the sixth-tier Zhan Yue Saber, appeared, he became interested in bidding for a weapon stronger than his Cangyue Saber.

• Jiang Chen entered the bidding for the Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal and drove the price above twenty million spirit stones.
• The Luo family, Crimson Shadow Sect, Moon Slaying Sect, and other forces competed for the crystal, but Jiang Chen eventually won it for thirty-five million spirit stones.
• Jiang Chen paid for the crystal and sensed its dense fire-attributed energy.
• Jiang Chen continued bidding on useful items, while the pills he had consigned sold for excellent prices.
• The auction's final item was the sixth-tier Zhan Yue Saber, and Jiang Chen considered bidding because it surpassed his Cangyue Saber.

Jiang Chen outbid the Soul Burning Sect and bought the Zhan Yue Saber for 150 million spirit stones. After leaving the auction, he collected the proceeds from his consigned pills, and the Duobao Business Firm's shopkeeper asked to speak with him privately.

• The great powers drove the Zhan Yue Saber’s price up to 120 million spirit stones, and the Moon Slaying Sect dropped out when it could not afford more.
• Jiang Chen bid 130 million spirit stones, then raised his offer to 150 million and forced the Soul Burning Sect to give up.
• The auctioneer sold the Zhan Yue Saber to Jiang Chen, who paid for it and stored it away.
• Jiang Chen left Heaven-tier Box No. 5 as a masked man while other guests watched him with interest in his wealth.
• The shopkeeper gave Jiang Chen 94.37 million spirit stones from his consigned pills and called him aside for a private conversation.

Jiang Chen cultivated in his rented courtyard until he reached the Martial King Realm, Second Level, then left the city and led his pursuers to a remote place. There, he faced experts from six forces and declared that he would kill them all, as Li Changyun stepped forward to fight him.

• The shopkeeper warned Jiang Chen that powerful experts were watching him and offered a Martial Emperor Realm, Second Level escort, but Jiang Chen refused.
• Jiang Chen returned to his courtyard, cultivated with pills and spirit stones, and advanced to the Martial King Realm, Second Level.
• Jiang Chen left the inn and headed through the southern gate as spies from six forces followed him.
• Jiang Chen accelerated away from the city, stopped more than twenty miles out, and waited for his pursuers to catch up.
• Jiang Chen told the gathered experts he had chosen the quiet spot to kill them, and Li Changyun volunteered to fight him while claiming Crimson Shadow Sect should choose the treasures first.

Jiang Chen killed Li Changyun and faced the forces that had gathered to divide his belongings. After activating Magic Dragon Possession, he slew a Martial Emperor expert and unleashed Flame Dragon Break—Nine Dragons Soaring against the remaining enemies.

• The gathered experts argued over how to divide Jiang Chen's wealth, and Li Changyun attacked him with the Purple Rainbow Seal.
• Jiang Chen shattered the seal with Void Breaking Finger and killed Li Changyun with Annihilation Fist.
• The experts attacked together, but Jiang Chen dodged their techniques with Ghost Shadow Steps and cut down several Martial King experts with his Zhan Yue Saber.
• Jiang Chen activated Magic Dragon Possession, boosting his strength, speed, and defense with Demonic Energy and Dragon Scales.
• Jiang Chen killed a Martial Emperor Realm, First Level expert with his saber and then began Flame Dragon Break—Nine Dragons Soaring, forming nine enormous black flaming dragons.

Jiang Chen slaughtered the six great forces’ pursuing experts, then absorbed the corpses’ blood qi to recover and advance to the Martial King Realm, Third Level. After the survivors of the six forces discovered the massacre, Jiang Chen left for the inner sea to seek Taiyin Profound Iron.

• Jiang Chen used his flaming dragons and Zhan Yue Saber to kill the Martial King Realm enemies and several Martial Emperor Realm experts.
• The four remaining wounded Martial Emperor Realm experts fled in different directions, but Jiang Chen killed them with arrows and his movement technique.
• Jiang Chen dispelled Magic Dragon Possession after the battle and absorbed blood qi from the corpses to restore his body and true qi.
• Jiang Chen advanced to the Martial King Realm, Third Level, collected the spoils, and left the area.
• The six great forces found their dead, while Duobao Business Firm’s shopkeeper suspected Jiang Chen was responsible.
• Jiang Chen headed toward the inner sea to search for Taiyin Profound Iron.

Jiang Chen paid to join Xu Feng’s merchant ship from the Inner Sea port to Dongwu Island. A day into the voyage, Sharp-winged Sharks gathered around the ship, and Xu Feng warned the passengers to stay safe.

• Jiang Chen reached the Inner Sea port and paid a staff member to arrange passage to Dongwu Island.
• The staff member introduced Jiang Chen to Xu Feng, who offered him a place on the merchant ship for one hundred thousand spirit stones.
• Jiang Chen accepted the fare, received a token, and boarded the ship, which was scheduled to reach Dongwu Island in three days.
• A day after the ship set sail, sea beasts gathered around it, and Xu Feng warned the passengers that an attack might occur.
• Jiang Chen went outside and saw many Sharp-winged Sharks surrounding the ship.

Jiang Chen and the merchant ship’s passengers faced a massive sea-beast attack led by four Blue Moon Sea Serpents. After one serpent targeted Jiang Chen and shrugged off his saber strikes, he decided to stop holding back.

• Hundreds of Sharp-winged Sharks and thousands of other sea beasts surrounded the merchant ship, then four Blue Moon Sea Serpents and more than a hundred fifth-order beasts surfaced.
• Wu Yun ordered the crew to prepare for battle, and the crew and passengers fought back with weapons and martial skills as sea beasts swarmed aboard.
• Jiang Chen fought with his Azure Cloud Bow and Zhan Yue Saber, while Xu Feng led the crew and Sharp-winged Sharks killed several cultivators.
• A Sixth-order, First Layer Blue Moon Sea Serpent attacked Jiang Chen, but he dodged its bites and tail strike before wounding it with the Hegemonic Blade Art, Overlord Saber Strike.
• Jiang Chen realized his saber strikes had only caused superficial wounds and decided to use his full strength to finish the fight quickly.

Jiang Chen used Magic Dragon Possession to kill the four Blue Moon Sea Serpents and help repel the sea beast horde. After absorbing blood essence from the dead, he recovered to the late stage of the Martial King Realm, Fourth Level, and remained short of breaking through to the Fifth Level.

• Jiang Chen used Magic Dragon Possession and killed a Sixth-order, First Layer Blue Moon Sea Serpent, then absorbed blood essence and broke through to the Martial King Realm, Fourth Level.
• Jiang Chen rescued Wu Yun by severely injuring and killing the Sixth-order, Third Layer Blue Moon Sea Serpent attacking them.
• Jiang Chen killed the Sixth-order, Second Layer Blue Moon Sea Serpent while Wu Yun fought the remaining Sixth-order, First Layer one, then Jiang Chen stepped in and killed it as well.
• Jiang Chen and Wu Yun drove off the remaining sea beasts, which fled into the water after the four Blue Moon Sea Serpents were dead.
• Jiang Chen absorbed the remaining blood essence from the corpses and recovered to the late stage of the Martial King Realm, Fourth Level.

After helping Wu Yun’s merchant ship survive a sea beast attack, Jiang Chen reached Dongwu Island and searched for Taiyin Profound Iron using a formation powered by a Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal. The crystal led him into waters claimed by four major forces, where a subordinate was ordered to attack him.

• Jiang Chen accepted fifty million spirit stones from Wu Yun for saving the merchant ship and became friends with him.
• Jiang Chen disembarked at Dongwu Island, where he heard that no one had found Taiyin Profound Iron.
• Jiang Chen bought a small boat and used a formation with the Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal to sense extreme yin.
• After three days of searching, Jiang Chen followed the dimming crystal north and found a group from four major forces exploring unusually cold waters.
• A Martial Emperor Realm, Second Level expert ordered Shi Yuanren to kill Jiang Chen after Jiang Chen ignored their demand to leave.

Jiang Chen confronted the Angry Sea Gang after its members attacked him, killing Shi Yuanren and overpowering Vice Leader Xu An. The chapter ended with Jiang Chen pursuing the wounded Xu An through the water despite the gang’s threats.

• Shi Yuanren charged at Jiang Chen, who killed him with a single strike of the Hegemonic Blade Art.
• Xu An attacked Jiang Chen with the Angry Sea Palm, but Jiang Chen countered with Demonic Soul Slash and matched its power.
• Jiang Chen rebuked Xu An for attacking him, and Xu An charged again with the Water Falling Sword Technique.
• Jiang Chen fought Xu An, used Sky Annihilation Strike to land a devastating punch, and sent him into the sea.
• Jiang Chen ignored the Angry Sea Gang’s warning and raced toward the wounded Xu An.

Jiang Chen killed Xu An and wiped out the Angry Sea Gang members who attacked him, then absorbed their blood-qi and recovered to the Fifth Level of the Martial King Realm. He Zhongtian invited him to replace the Angry Sea Gang as an ally of the three remaining forces.

• Jiang Chen beheaded the gravely wounded Xu An after Xu An pleaded for his life.
• The Angry Sea Gang fired Spirit Cannons and battle crossbows at Jiang Chen, but he shielded himself and charged their ship.
• He Zhongtian and the leaders of the Lieyun Sect and Feihu Association refused to help the Angry Sea Gang and disavowed its actions.
• Jiang Chen boarded the ship and slaughtered the Angry Sea Gang members, then shot down those who tried to flee across the water.
• Jiang Chen absorbed the gang members' blood-qi, recovered to the Fifth Level of the Martial King Realm, and collected their storage bags.
• He Zhongtian invited Jiang Chen to take the Angry Sea Gang's place and cooperate with the three remaining forces.

Jiang Chen negotiated for half of the Taiyin Profound Iron by offering to locate it, then used the Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal to find the deposit. The three major forces retrieved the ore and honored the agreement, leaving Jiang Chen with more than thirty-three thousand jin.

• Jiang Chen rejected the proposed four-way split and demanded fifty percent if he could pinpoint the Taiyin Profound Iron within two days.
• He Zhongtian, Li Xian, and Jiang Yuanjie agreed to the fifty-percent share, and the group swore a Heavenly Oath against theft or betrayal.
• Jiang Chen followed the Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal's light to an extremely yin stretch of water and sent Martial King Realm experts to investigate.
• The experts found Taiyin Profound Iron in a sunken area and reported that the deposit was extensive.
• The three forces mined the deposit in shifts for seven days, recovering more than sixty thousand jin of Taiyin Profound Iron.
• Jiang Chen received more than thirty-three thousand jin, while the three forces divided the remainder among themselves.

After obtaining the Taiyin Profound Iron, Jiang Chen returned to Dongwu Island and stopped at an inn before planning to unlock the Demonic Soul Blade’s third seal. When the Angry Sea Gang tried to drive him out, he fought back and sent Kong Feng and the gang members crashing through buildings.

• Jiang Chen parted ways with the other cultivators after they gathered the Taiyin Profound Iron, then burned the Angry Sea Gang’s ship and returned to Dongwu Island.
• Jiang Chen went to Fate’s Inn for a meal, where Kong Feng and five Angry Sea Gang members ordered everyone on the second floor to leave.
• Jiang Chen refused to leave before his food arrived and told Kong Feng to stop disturbing him.
• Kong Feng attacked Jiang Chen, but Jiang Chen caught his wrist and flung him through the inn’s window into a nearby building.
• Kong Feng’s followers charged Jiang Chen, who used a hand of true qi to send them flying into buildings outside.

Jiang Chen killed Kong Feng and the Angry Sea Gang members who attacked him, then hid on Dongwu Island to evade the gang's search. After two days in a cave, he used the Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal and Taiyin Profound Iron to open the Demonic Soul Blade's Third Seal.

• Jiang Chen left the inn to fight Kong Feng in the street and killed him with a single saber strike.
• Jiang Chen pursued and killed Kong Feng's followers, collected their storage bags, devoured their blood-qi power, and fled.
• Lei Yongming arrived to find Kong Feng and the others dead and ordered the Angry Sea Gang to search Dongwu Island and watch its ports.
• Jiang Chen hid in a remote cave and evaded the gang's search for two days.
• Jiang Chen used the Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal and Taiyin Profound Iron to open the Demonic Soul Blade's Third Seal, changing its blade to pale violet and increasing its power.

Jiang Chen faced the Angry Sea Gang at Dongwu Island and revealed the power of the Demonic Soul Blade by killing more than a dozen attackers with one slash. Lei Yongming arrived with three First-Level Martial Emperor experts, and Jiang Chen challenged the gang leader’s strength.

• Jiang Chen left his cave and went to Dongwu Island’s port to find a merchant ship bound for the Great Zhou Dynasty.
• An elder of the Angry Sea Gang surrounded Jiang Chen with gang members and ordered them to attack him.
• Jiang Chen used the Demonic Soul Blade Slash to break the attackers’ techniques and kill more than a dozen gang members.
• Jiang Chen declared that he would erase the Angry Sea Gang, prompting Lei Yongming and three First-Level Martial Emperor experts to arrive.
• Lei Yongming ordered his men aside, and Jiang Chen remarked that the gang leader’s Third-Level Martial Emperor strength was nothing special.

Jiang Chen battled Lei Yongming and the Angry Sea Gang, revealing that he had killed Xu An and the others. After slaughtering many gang members, he used his secret techniques to overpower Lei Yongming and three other Martial Emperor experts, leaving the fight ongoing.

• Jiang Chen shattered Lei Yongming’s Soul Slaying Palm with a single slash of the Demonic Soul Blade.
• Jiang Chen admitted that he had killed Xu An and the others and sunk their ship, prompting Lei Yongming to order hundreds of gang members to attack.
• Jiang Chen dodged their martial techniques and used Blade Qi Across and Sky Annihilation Strike to kill more than a hundred Angry Sea Gang experts.
• Jiang Chen activated Magic Dragon Possession and drove Lei Yongming backward in a clash of blades.
• Three Martial Emperor Realm, First Level experts joined Lei Yongming, but Jiang Chen’s Demonic Soul Slash broke all three of their martial techniques, keeping him in control of the battle.

Jiang Chen killed Lei Yongming and the other Angry Sea Gang powerhouses, then slaughtered most of their followers and left Dongwu Island. He recovered his strength, collected the storage bags, changed his appearance, and boarded a merchant ship bound for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

• Lei Yongming and three other Martial Emperor Realm powerhouses attacked Jiang Chen together, but Jiang Chen shattered their techniques with the Magic Dragon Hand.
• Jiang Chen slowed the four enemies with his Soul Attack and killed them all with a Sky Annihilation Strike-enhanced slash.
• Jiang Chen pursued the fleeing Angry Sea Gang members and killed about seventy percent of those who had come to fight him.
• Jiang Chen withdrew his Magic Dragon Possession state, recovered by circulating his cultivation technique, and absorbed blood-qi power from nearby corpses.
• Jiang Chen collected the storage bags, changed his appearance, and boarded a merchant ship heading to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

After returning to the Great Zhou Dynasty, Jiang Chen met with Mo Qingyan and arranged for her to sell his Taiyin Profound Iron. He then asked her to recommend missions involving evil cultivators or powerful demonic beasts.

• Jiang Chen returned to Beihai Prefecture City after recovering to the Martial King Realm, Fifth Level.
• Jiang Chen met Mo Qingyan at the Mission Hall, and she recognized him by his voice.
• Jiang Chen confirmed that he had obtained both the Ten Thousand Year Fire Crystal and the Taiyin Profound Iron.
• Jiang Chen entrusted Mo Qingyan with selling his Taiyin Profound Iron for a twenty-percent share, and they recorded its weight as thirty-one thousand five hundred and forty-two jin in a written agreement.
• Jiang Chen asked Mo Qingyan to recommend missions involving evil cultivators or powerful demonic beasts.

Jiang Chen learned that the Yin Corpse Sect had seized control of three commanderies and accepted a mission to hunt its members. He received intelligence from Mo Qingyan and headed for Da'an Commandery, where the Sect’s forces had already killed many people entering its territory.

• Mo Qingyan told Jiang Chen that Yin Corpse Sect remnants had occupied or infiltrated Shifeng, Da'an, and Heyun Commanderies, and that an earlier attack by the Four Great Super Sects had suffered heavy losses.
• Mo Qingyan explained that the Great Zhou Dynasty was offering rewards for killing Yin Corpse Sect members and presenting their heads and identity tokens.
• Jiang Chen accepted the mission, and Mo Qingyan registered him and gave him a booklet detailing the Sect’s movements.
• Jiang Chen entrusted Mo Qingyan with the matter of the Taiyin Profound Iron and left for Da'an Commandery.
• Jiang Chen learned that the Yin Corpse Sect was watching those who entered its territory and had killed many mercenaries, leaving few willing to take the mission.