Chapter Summaries

Fang Chen used the Sacred Flames and Yaochi Holy Water to temper his hands and cultivate the Hand of the Heavens. After a month, he mastered its third layer, though he knew the fourth required Emperor’s Original Power and the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

• Fang Chen told Moon Saint he needed Yaochi Holy Water to cultivate and she agreed to stand guard.
• Fang Chen summoned the Heaven Refining Furnace and repeatedly seared his hands with Sacred Flames before plunging them into the Sacred Pool.
• The Floating Immortal Sword Seal sent Spiritual Power through Fang Chen’s body, allowing him to endure the Holy Water and absorb its energy.
• After a month of tempering, silver runes appeared on Fang Chen’s hands and he mastered the third layer of the Hand of the Heavens.
• Fang Chen reflected that the fourth layer required him to perceive Emperor’s Original Power and reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

Fang Chen tested the third level of the Hand of the Heavens and discovered that its attack power could rival that of many Seven-Tribulation Saints. After a seal in Yaochi Holy Land’s Forbidden Grounds developed a problem, Ming Yue Saint left to seek help, and Fang Chen offered to assist.

• Fang Chen stopped practicing the Hand of the Heavens in Yaochi Holy Land’s Forbidden Grounds and agreed to demonstrate the technique to Ming Yue Saint.
• Ming Yue Saint brought Fang Chen to an abandoned Origin World where Yaochi Saints practiced their ultimate moves.
• Fang Chen struck the ground with the Hand of the Heavens, creating a vast silver palm that devastated the landscape across twenty li.
• Ming Yue Saint told Fang Chen that many Seven-Tribulation Saints could not match his attack power, though exceptionally talented ones might.
• Ming Yue Saint received word that a seal in one of Yaochi Holy Land’s Forbidden Grounds needed reinforcement, and Fang Chen offered to help.

Fang Chen witnessed the Seal in Yaochi Holy Land's Forbidden Grounds fail, unleashing Demonic Qi that injured the Elders and overwhelmed the Moon Saint. He began treating the unconscious Moon Saint after promising Saint Lian Yue he could save her.

• Saint Lian Yue told the Moon Saint that the Heavenly Seal Saint was repairing the Forbidden Grounds' Seal, so Fang Chen prepared to leave.
• A surge of energy shook the Square, and the Moon Saint flew to investigate the disturbance at the Forbidden Grounds while Fang Chen stayed behind.
• The Yaochi Jade Butterfly flew toward the Forbidden Grounds as the Seal was breached and Demonic Qi invaded the Moon Saint and wounded the other cultivators.
• Saint Lian Yue returned carrying the unconscious Moon Saint and ordered Fang Chen to leave the Yaochi Holy Land.
• Fang Chen stopped Saint Lian Yue, promised he could save the Moon Saint, and began treating her by placing his palm against her forehead.

Fang Chen absorbed the Demonic Qi inside Moon Saint and awakened her, then agreed to save Heavenly Seal Saint after Moon Saint asked him. He began drawing the even stronger Demonic Qi from Heavenly Seal Saint.

• Fang Chen used his Devouring God Imprints and Floating Immortal Art to absorb the Demonic Qi invading Moon Saint.
• After nearly all the Demonic Qi was removed, Moon Saint awakened and learned that Fang Chen had saved her.
• Heavenly Seal Saint convulsed as stronger Demonic Qi and black blood poured from his body, and Saint Lian Yue asked Fang Chen to help him.
• Moon Saint persuaded Fang Chen to save Heavenly Seal Saint, and Fang Chen agreed, considering the cultivation and favors he might gain.
• Fang Chen began absorbing the Demonic Qi inside Heavenly Seal Saint.

Fang Chen purified the Demonic Qi afflicting the Heavenly Seal Saint and Yaochi Holy Land’s elders, then offered to inspect the damaged Seal in their Forbidden Grounds. Saint Lian Yue remained worried about the danger, but the Moon Saint urged her to let Fang Chen try.

• Fang Chen absorbed the Demonic Qi from the Heavenly Seal Saint, who woke, thanked him, and promised to repay the favor.
• Fang Chen drew the Demonic Qi from the Yaochi Holy Land’s elders, and his strength grew as he absorbed it.
• Saint Lian Yue explained that the ancient Seal held something connected to the Devil Race and was being temporarily supported by a Supreme Emperor Weapon.
• Fang Chen asked to inspect the Seal and see whether he could repair it, despite the Heavenly Seal Saint’s warning about the difficulty.
• Saint Lian Yue hesitated over the danger, while the Moon Saint urged her to let Fang Chen enter the Forbidden Grounds.

Fang Chen and the Heavenly Seal Saint entered the Forbidden Grounds to investigate its barrier, protected at the entrance by the Yaochi Holy Land’s Supreme Emperor Weapon. Inside, Fang Chen absorbed the Demonic Qi while the Heavenly Seal Saint resisted it with a golden shield, and they headed deeper into the valley.

• The Heavenly Seal Saint asked to accompany Fang Chen into the Forbidden Grounds, and Fang Chen agreed despite warning him about the Demonic Qi.
• Saint Lian Yue and the other Elders activated the Yaochi Jade Butterfly to open a way through the Light Screen.
• Fang Chen and the Heavenly Seal Saint crossed into the Forbidden Grounds, where Demonic Qi immediately rushed at them.
• Fang Chen let the Demonic Qi enter his body and explained that he could absorb and refine it, while the Heavenly Seal Saint protected himself with a golden Light Screen.
• The Heavenly Seal Saint led Fang Chen deeper into the valley toward the Barrier.

Fang Chen, the Heavenly Seal Saint, and Saint Lian Yue entered Yaochi Holy Land’s Forbidden Grounds to investigate its shattered Sealing Barriers. After crossing eight Barriers and enduring increasingly pure Demonic Qi, they reached the ninth, whose pressure threatened to tear apart even the Saints’ souls.

• Fang Chen and the Heavenly Seal Saint asked permission to enter the Forbidden Grounds, and Saint Lian Yue agreed to accompany them.
• Fang Chen led the group inside with the Floating Immortal Sword, which absorbed Demonic Qi alongside the Demon Arrows bound to it.
• Fang Chen explained that he had seized the Demon Arrows from the Devil Race and told Saint Lian Yue and the Heavenly Seal Saint about the Heavenly Demon Remnant sealed by the Dragon Race.
• The group passed through a cracked Barrier where Fang Chen refined the purer Demonic Qi while the two Saints struggled to withstand it.
• Fang Chen, Saint Lian Yue, and the Heavenly Seal Saint crossed eight Barriers and arrived before the ninth, whose immense pressure made their souls feel as if they were being torn apart.

Fang Chen entered the Ninth Barrier to investigate the Demonic Qi and found a Great Emperor Formation Rune Barrier pierced by a powerful feather. He reached the feather with Paper Crane’s help, and Myna bird urged him to claim what might be a Supreme Emperor Weapon.

• Fang Chen persuaded Saint Lian Yue and the Heavenly Seal Saint to wait outside while he entered the Ninth Barrier with Myna bird.
• Inside, the Floating Immortal Sword absorbed Demonic Qi, and Fang Chen sent Myna bird to gather demonized plants as he explored.
• Fang Chen found a Five-Colored Barrier pierced by a sharp object and realized it was the source of the Demonic Qi cracking the outer barriers.
• Fang Chen used Paper Crane’s passage through the warped space to reach the Barrier and discovered the sharp object was a feather.
• Myna bird recognized the feather as a possible Supreme Emperor Weapon and told Fang Chen to try to take it.

Little Crane pulled a black feather from the Great Emperor formation, and Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Sword to absorb its Demonic Qi while enduring repeated bodily destruction and recovery. After storing the feather and gathering the remaining Demonic Qi, Fang Chen left the ninth Barrier, where Saint Lian Yue and the Heavenly Seal Saint welcomed his return.

• Little Crane pulled the black feather from the Barrier, sealing the leak in the Great Emperor formation as the gap repaired itself.
• Fang Chen touched the feather with the Floating Immortal Sword, and its force repeatedly shattered his body while the sword restored him and absorbed the Demonic Qi.
• Over ten days, Fang Chen grew strong enough to withstand the feather's force, while his Saint Force reached its limit.
• Paper Crane swallowed the feather and stored it in the Spirit Crane Space after the Heaven Refining Furnace failed to contain it.
• Fang Chen used the Heaven Refining Furnace to absorb the remaining Demonic Qi, then left through the crack in the ninth Barrier with the Myna bird.
• Saint Lian Yue and the Heavenly Seal Saint saw Fang Chen emerge and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Chen absorbed the Demonic Qi in the tenth Barrier layer and helped Heavenly Seal Saint repair its tear. While mending the Barrier, Fang Chen awakened the Heaven Mending Technique and wondered whether it could restore the Glazed Sword.

• Fang Chen explained that he had stopped the Demonic Qi from leaking through the tenth Barrier, and Saint Lian Yue thanked him for helping Yaochi Holy Land.
• Fang Chen used the Heaven Refining Furnace to absorb all the Demonic Qi in the layer.
• Heavenly Seal Saint examined the Barrier’s 108 layers of Formation Runes and began repairing its tear, but managed only one percent before needing to rest.
• Fang Chen formed Dao Patterns, awakened a Manifestation of a serpent-tailed deity, and repaired the entire crack in one incense stick.
• Fang Chen realized an Innate Dao Diagram had revealed the Heaven Mending Technique and wondered if he could use it to restore the Glazed Sword.

Fang Chen restored the remaining Barriers in the Seal and kept his formation skills and resistance to Demonic Qi secret. After the outermost Barrier was repaired, Saint Lian Yue invited Fang Chen and Heavenly Seal Saint to dine at Jade Pool Holy Land, and Fang Chen agreed to stay for a drink.

• Heavenly Seal Saint and Saint Lian Yue praised Fang Chen for repairing the Barrier, and he used the Heaven Refining Furnace and Heaven Mending Technique to restore the Barriers in the preceding layers.
• Fang Chen asked Saint Lian Yue and Heavenly Seal Saint to keep his formation abilities secret, and they warned him to conceal his resistance to Demonic Qi as well.
• Fang Chen and the others emerged from the Seal, and Saint Lian Yue told the waiting Yaochi Holy Land elders that Fang Chen and Heavenly Seal Saint had repaired the Barriers inside.
• Fang Chen helped Heavenly Seal Saint repair the outermost Barrier, and they completed the work after three days.
• Saint Lian Yue invited Fang Chen and Heavenly Seal Saint to dinner, and Fang Chen accepted before following her out of the Forbidden Grounds.

After returning to the Glazed Sword Sect, Fang Chen chose a secluded space for his second Heavenly Tribulation and began to draw its power. The chapter ended as the first bolt of Heavenly Thunder struck him.

• Fang Chen and the myna bird bid farewell to Saint Lian Yue, the Heavenly Seal Saint, and the others at Yaochi Holy Land.
• Saint Lian Yue thanked the Moon Saint and asked everyone to keep Fang Chen's immunity to Demonic Qi secret from the Devil Race.
• Little Crane carried Fang Chen and the myna bird back to the Glazed Sword Sect in two days.
• Fang Chen asked Little Crane to take them to the mysterious space so he could undergo his second Heavenly Tribulation.
• Fang Chen compressed and ignited his Saint Force, summoning Tribulation Clouds over the desolate mountains.
• A colossal bolt of Heavenly Thunder struck Fang Chen and engulfed him in lightning.

Fang Chen challenged the Heavenly Tribulation, whose increasingly powerful waves injured him and damaged his Life-Bound Saint Weapons. The Floating Immortal Sword absorbed the lightning and divine swords, restoring Fang Chen, as the sixth wave descended before he could finish devouring the fifth.

• Fang Chen and his weapons devoured the second wave of Heavenly Punishment Divine Lightning, and he taunted the Tribulation Clouds to send something stronger.
• The third wave of Lightning Orbs badly injured Fang Chen and tore at his Soul Origin, but the Floating Immortal Sword restored him and strengthened his body.
• The fourth wave’s divine swords pierced Fang Chen and damaged the Heaven Refining Furnace and Life-Bound Flying Swords, but the Floating Immortal Sword shattered and absorbed the swords, healing him.
• Fang Chen recalled the damaged weapons into his body, then sent a Sword Ray into the Tribulation Clouds and enraged the World Will.
• Fang Chen fought the fifth wave of Lightning Orbs and divine swords with the Floating Immortal Sword, absorbing their power as his wounds healed, until the sixth wave descended.

Fang Chen endured successive waves of Heavenly Punishment Divine Lightning, absorbing its power through the Floating Immortal Sword and his own cultivation. After breaking free of five chains and a shrinking Lightning Cage, he remained in the middle of the Heavenly Tribulation.

• The sixth wave bound Fang Chen in a Heavenly Thunder Chain, and he repeatedly struck it with the Floating Immortal Sword while absorbing its power.
• Five chains wrapped around Fang Chen's limbs, neck, and sword, but he activated the Glazed Golden Body and enlarged himself to withstand their pull.
• Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Sword to sever all five chains, while the myna bird and Paper Crane watched and debated which wave of the tribulation it was.
• The Tribulation Clouds formed a shrinking Lightning Cage around Fang Chen, and his first strike with the Floating Immortal Sword only warped it.
• Fang Chen grew to a hundred and twenty zhang and used Flowing Clouds Rolling Moon to cut apart the Lightning Cage, absorbing its lightning.

Fang Chen survived his second Heavenly Tribulation by breaking the Taiji Dao Diagram with the Floating Immortal Sword and became a Two-Tribulation Saint. He left the Mystical Space with Paper Crane and the myna bird and returned to the Glazed Sword Sect.

• Fang Chen merged with the Chaos Giant, combined his Saint Seal with the Floating Immortal Sword, and shattered the Taiji Dao Diagram.
• The Heaven and Earth Origin descended, and Fang Chen condensed his second Saint Seal after surviving the Heavenly Tribulation.
• The myna bird and Paper Crane congratulated Fang Chen, who sensed his strength and perception had increased and found that his Heaven Refining Furnace, Flying Sword, and Four Sacred Flames had recovered.
• Fang Chen asked Paper Crane to take him back to the sect, and Paper Crane carried him and the myna bird out of the Mystical Space.
• Fang Chen flew to the Glazed Sword Sect gates, where the gate guard welcomed him as Peak Master Fang Chen.

Fang Chen learned that a Saint Realm lizard had captured Yun Qianxue and set out to rescue her. Unbeknownst to him, two Devil Race Saints were using the lizard as bait and had prepared a formation to kill him.

• Black Flame Dao Lord told Fang Chen that the lizard had defeated Yun Qianxue, Chen Xiaofei, and Yan Ziyi, then captured Yun Qianxue while she covered the others’ escape.
• Yan Ziyi told Fang Chen that the lizard was a powerful Saint Realm beast that appeared to lack sentience.
• Fang Chen asked Dao Master Honghe to accompany him and broadcast his confrontation with the lizard through the Glazed Mirror.
• Molli Sen and Mo Yi Fei discussed how their enslaved lizard and formation had trapped Yun Qianxue, and waited for Fang Chen to arrive.
• Fang Chen led Dao Master Honghe, Chen Xiaofei, and Yan Ziyi toward the Red Stone Mountain Range, unaware of the Devil Race trap.

Fang Chen entered the Red Stone Mountain Range to rescue Yun Qianxue, only to discover that two Devil Race Saints had lured him into an ambush. He broke the barriers so the Myna bird could carry Yun Qianxue to safety, then attacked Mo Yi Fei as the escape unfolded.

• Fang Chen sent the Myna bird to scout the mountains, and the bird found Yun Qianxue trapped in a formation while a Saint Realm lizard seemed controlled.
• Fang Chen left Dao Master Honghe and the others behind and flew into the mountains to rescue Yun Qianxue.
• Fang Chen shattered Yun Qianxue's Barrier, but Mo Yi Fei's grand formation activated and two Six-Tribulation Saints of the Devil Race appeared.
• Fang Chen ordered the Myna bird to carry Yun Qianxue out, and the bird took her onto his back.
• Fang Chen shattered Mo Yi Fei's Barrier with a sword strike, but Mo Yi Fei blocked the Myna bird's escape and attacked as Fang Chen sent his bonded Flying Sword at him.

Fang Chen rescued Yun Qianxue from Mo Yi Fei and fought him while Molli Sen waited nearby. As Yun Qianxue and the others watched through the Glazed Mirror, the Devil Race’s formation completed and crushed Fang Chen with Spatial Pressure.

• Fang Chen activated the Glazed Golden Body Secret Method and attacked Mo Yi Fei, who fused his Six Saint Seals with the Demonic Sword to meet the strike.
• The clash shattered space and sent destructive shockwaves across the Red Stone Mountain Range, scattering beasts and forcing nearby cultivators to flee.
• Myna bird brought Yun Qianxue to Chen Xiaofei, Yan Ziyi, and Dao Master Honghe, then flew back toward Fang Chen as Yun Qianxue explained that two Six-Tribulation Saints had ambushed him.
• Dao Master Honghe used the Glazed Mirror to show the group Fang Chen fighting Mo Yi Fei while Molli Sen held back.
• The Devil Race’s formation completed, increasing the Spatial Pressure around Fang Chen as Mo Yi Fei declared that he would die.

Fang Chen survived Molli Sen’s soul attack, revealed his strength as a Two-Tribulation Saint, and crushed Molli Sen’s body before trapping his remains in the Heaven Refining Furnace. As Mo Yi Fei unleashed his Dark Forest Manifestation, the fight continued.

• Mo Yi Fei restrained Fang Chen with a Demon Vine while Molli Sen struck Fang Chen’s soul with the Heavenly Demon Finger.
• Fang Chen’s Soul Origin recovered, and his Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique devastated Molli Sen’s soul in return.
• Fang Chen broke free, revealed two Saint Seals, and used Glazed Heaven and Earth to restrain Molli Sen’s surrounding space.
• Fang Chen crushed Molli Sen with the Hand of the Heavens and drew his remains and Natal Demon Bead into the Heaven Refining Furnace.
• Mo Yi Fei broke free of the Twelve Flying Swords’ pressure and revealed his Dark Forest Manifestation, where a pair of enormous red eyes gleamed.

Fang Chen battled Mo Yi Fei while Molli Sen remained trapped in the Heaven Refining Furnace, which withstood the attacks of Molli Sen’s demonic artifacts. After Little Crane swallowed the vines Fang Chen severed, Mo Yi Fei used his formation and a streak of black light to threaten Fang Chen.

• Mo Yi Fei unleashed his Manifestation and struck Fang Chen, sending him through shattered space while demanding that Fang Chen release Molli Sen.
• Molli Sen’s Life-Bound Demonic Artifacts battered the Heaven Refining Furnace, but Fang Chen’s strengthened furnace remained intact and continued refining him.
• Fang Chen attacked Mo Yi Fei, but Mo Yi Fei’s Manifestation and formation-enhanced strength wounded him and drove him back.
• Fang Chen activated his Manifestation and used Heaven and Earth Creation to sever Mo Yi Fei’s Demonic Vines, which Little Crane swallowed and sealed in the Spirit Crane Space.
• Mo Yi Fei restrained the surrounding space with his formation and fired a streak of black light at Fang Chen, who swung the Floating Immortal Sword to meet it.