Chapter Summaries

Fang Chen learned that the North Nether Sect would set sail for the Sacred Land in ten days, so he prepared to leave Ye Qingci cultivating safely at the Glazed Sword Sect. Before departing, he took Ye Qingci to share a meal with Ye Kong and told him he could travel with them.

• Fang Chen and Ye Qingci spent time fishing together in the Qingyang Realm, and Ye Qingci said she would enter seclusion after Fang Chen left for the Sacred Land.
• A month later, the Fire Glazed Saint told Fang Chen that the North Nether Sect would set sail in ten days, and Ye Qingci urged Fang Chen to go and take Ye Kong with him.
• Fang Chen reinforced the Formations around Ye Qingci's house and gave her Meteor Tears, Primordial Limitless Pearls, and Ethereal Trace Talismans that he had crafted.
• Ye Qingci asked to see Ye Kong before entering seclusion, so Fang Chen arranged a dinner at Dog Head Ridge and invited him and Chen Xiaofei.
• Fang Chen told Ye Kong that the North Nether Sect's Azure Sea Divine Boat would take them to the Sacred Land, while Ye Qingci would stay at the Glazed Sword Sect.

Fang Chen and Ye Kong left the Glazed Sword Sect for the Sacred Land with a large group of companions. They arrived at North Nether City, where the North Nether Sect welcomed Fang Chen and the Fire Glazed Saint warmly.

• Fang Chen agreed to take Ye Kong to the Sacred Land, and Ye Kong vowed to return stronger and kill Ye Mian and his allies.
• Fang Chen and Ye Kong said goodbye to Ye Qingci as she entered seclusion, then met the Fire Glazed Saint and set out with more than thirty companions.
• Fang Chen, Ye Kong, and the first group of Glazed Sword Sect cultivators teleported to North Nether City, and the rest of their party soon followed.
• Saint Qingyi welcomed Fang Chen and the Fire Glazed Saint on behalf of the North Nether Sect and invited them to a banquet.
• The onlookers expressed surprise at the North Nether Sect's respectful treatment of the Glazed Sword Sect.

The North Nether Sect welcomed the Glazed Sword Sect with a banquet and comfortable lodging, largely out of respect for Fang Chen. After settling in, Fang Chen privately raised his three-year sleep with the Fire Glazed Saint, leaving him poised to explain something further.

• Saint Qingyi led Fang Chen and the Glazed Sword Sect to meet the North Nether Saint, who warmly welcomed them and hosted a feast.
• Fang Chen and the others ate with the North Nether Sect, then received accommodations while they waited four days for the Azure Sea Divine Boat to depart.
• The Fire Glazed Saint told the Glazed Sword Sect members that the North Nether Sect's hospitality was mainly due to Fang Chen, who said he had once helped the sect solve a problem.
• The Black Flame Saint assigned rooms, pairing Fang Chen with the Fire Glazed Saint and Ye Kong with Chen Xiaofei.
• Fang Chen privately reminded the Fire Glazed Saint that he had slept for three years, and the Fire Glazed Saint confirmed that he knew about it.

Fang Chen told the Fire Glazed Saint that he had mastered the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex and was absorbing White Light Points to try to restore his Life Wheel. After four days of cultivation, Fang Chen left with the others for the Wharf, where the Azure Sea Divine Boat awaited them.

• Fang Chen told the Fire Glazed Saint that he had learned the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex in a dream and could absorb White Light Points into his Life Wheel.
• Fang Chen cultivated for four days, found White Light Points denser at the North Nether Sect than in the Demon Cave, and saw no noticeable change in his Life Wheel.
• The Fire Glazed Saint called Fang Chen to leave, and Fang Chen joined the others gathered outside.
• Saint Qingyi met the group at the estate entrance, summoned a Spirit Boat, and guided them to the Wharf.
• The group arrived at the Wharf and saw the Azure Sea Divine Boat moored there.

Fang Chen and the Glazed Sword Sect boarded the Azure Sea Divine Boat, where the North Nether Sect welcomed them and granted their sect free passage. As the group settled into their cabins, Fang Chen began cultivating while they waited for the boat to depart on its long journey to the Sacred Land.

• Saint Qingyi brought the Fire Glazed Saint and Fang Chen aboard the Azure Sea Divine Boat, where the North Nether Saint greeted them.
• Saint Qingyi led the Glazed Sword Sect to spacious guest cabins, and Fang Chen told them that anyone from their sect could ride the boat without a ticket after notifying the North Nether Sect.
• The Fire Glazed Saint urged everyone to choose cabins and cultivate during the journey, which would take at least seventy years.
• The Fire Glazed Saint assigned Fang Chen a cabin across from his, and Fang Chen inspected it before settling in.
• Fang Chen sat on the Meditation Cushion and cultivated the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex, pleased to find the cabin filled with dense white motes of light.

Fang Chen began crossing the Barbaric Sea aboard the Azure Sea Divine Boat, but cultivating the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex made him fall into a deep sleep. In his dream, he faced the black dog he had killed before and its furious father.

• Fang Chen cultivated in his cabin as the Azure Sea Divine Boat prepared to depart.
• The Azure Sea Divine Boat set off across the Barbaric Sea, and Fang Chen watched its escorting Spirit Boats turn back.
• After cultivating for an hour, Fang Chen became overwhelmingly sleepy and fell asleep, with mysterious Runes appearing around him.
• The myna bird searched the ship for someone to talk to, found everyone cultivating, and returned to watch over Fang Chen.
• Fang Chen dreamed of the little black dog accusing him to Big Black Dog, who confronted Fang Chen for attacking his son.

In a strange dream, Fang Chen fought Big Black Dog after refusing to learn the Longevity Arts from Little Black Dog. Big Black Dog’s attacks grew fiercer, but the Floating Immortal Sword healed Fang Chen and steadily strengthened him as the battle continued.

• Fang Chen summoned the Floating Immortal Sword and attacked Big Black Dog, who knocked him dozens of yards away.
• Big Black Dog urged Fang Chen to accept Little Black Dog’s offer to teach him the Longevity Arts, but Fang Chen demanded that Big Black Dog let him cut him down first.
• Big Black Dog struck Fang Chen again, sending him over a hundred yards, but the Floating Immortal Sword healed his injuries and restored his strength.
• Fang Chen charged Big Black Dog again, and Big Black Dog abandoned restraint and launched a fierce assault.
• Fang Chen blocked the repeated claw strikes and taunted Big Black Dog, while the Floating Immortal Sword’s power steadily increased his strength.

Fang Chen fought the big black dog after the little black dog demanded that his father subdue him for a power transfer. The Floating Immortal Sword began draining the big black dog’s power, and Fang Chen pinned him beneath the Hand of the Heavens.

• The little black dog threatened to complain to his mother, so the big black dog stopped attacking Fang Chen and tried to appease his son.
• The little black dog agreed not to find his mother if his father subdued Fang Chen and made him accept a power transfer.
• The big black dog struck Fang Chen into a hill, but Fang Chen stabbed him in the throat with the Floating Immortal Sword and punched him away.
• The Floating Immortal Sword drained the big black dog’s power, while the little black dog fled from Fang Chen.
• Fang Chen used the Hand of the Heavens and crushed the big black dog beneath a massive red palm.

Fang Chen awakened after sixty years and learned that killing the Big Black Dog in his dream had given him a more complete version of the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex. He tested the technique aboard the Azure Sea Divine Boat and saw an azure rune form on his life wheel, slowing the loss of his life force, before stopping to answer the Myna bird.

• Fang Chen crushed the Big Black Dog in his dream, absorbed the mysterious characters released from its body, and collapsed after retrieving the Floating Immortal Sword.
• Fang Chen awoke after sixty years and told the Myna bird that he had killed the Big Black Dog in another strange dream.
• Fang Chen examined the information in his mind and found a more complete version of the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex.
• Fang Chen practiced the codex and drew white and azure points of light into his body and life wheel.
• Fang Chen noticed an azure rune appear on his life wheel and sensed that his life force was draining more slowly, then stopped practicing as the Myna bird asked how it went.

Fang Chen discovered that the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex slowed the loss of Life Force from his Life Wheel, so he decided to keep practicing despite the risk of falling asleep before the Azure Sea Divine Boat reached the Sacred Land. He arranged for Little Crane to carry him to safety if he remained asleep and began practicing again.

• Fang Chen told Myna Bird that absorbing azure light had formed an azure Dao Pattern on his Life Wheel and slowed its loss of Life Force.
• Myna Bird urged Fang Chen to continue practicing, and Fang Chen agreed that repairing his Life Wheel mattered more than seeking strength at the Sacred Land.
• Fang Chen asked Little Crane to take him into her body and stay with Senior Huo Li and the others if he was asleep when the Azure Sea Divine Boat arrived.
• At Myna Bird's request, Fang Chen had Little Crane release the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm, whom he praised for growing stronger.
• Fang Chen began practicing the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex while Little Crane returned to his robe.

After twenty years aboard the Azure Sea Divine Boat, Fang Chen arrived at the Sacred Land without reentering the Dream Realm, though his cultivation of the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex had slowed the loss of his Life Essence. He and the Glazed Sword Sect prepared to disembark while North Nether Saint readied the boat to return for another group.

• Fang Chen cultivated the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex for twenty years without becoming sleepy or returning to the Dream Realm, while Azure Lightning Runes accumulated on his Life Wheel and slowed his loss of Life Essence.
• The Azure Sea Divine Boat arrived at the Sacred Land, and Fang Chen eagerly left his cabin with Myna bird and the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm.
• Fang Chen met Fire Glazed Saint and explained his Dream Realm experiences and progress with the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex.
• Fang Chen and the Glazed Sword Sect gathered in the hall, where Black Flame Saint confirmed that everyone was accounted for.
• Fire Glazed Saint thanked North Nether Saint for bringing them safely to the Sacred Land, and the group prepared to disembark as North Nether Saint planned to return for another group.

The Fire Glazed Saint led Fang Chen and the Glazed Sword Sect’s Saints off the Azure Sea Divine Boat and into the Sacred Land, where they began flying inland in search of treasures and a place to cultivate. Other Saints marveled at the sect’s strength and believed the White-robed Saint would keep it safe while its members were away, while Fang Chen found that the Sacred Land’s Saint Force was especially dense.

• The Fire Glazed Saint and Fang Chen bid farewell to the North Nether Saint, then led their group through a vortex in the Azure Sea Divine Boat’s Barrier.
• Fang Chen and the others emerged into a storm over the Sacred Land and felt its intense Spatial Pressure and dense Saint Force.
• Other Saints noticed the Glazed Sword Sect’s large group and speculated that the White-robed Saint would protect the sect from attacks while the Fire Glazed Saint was away.
• The Fire Glazed Saint led Fang Chen and the others deeper into the Sacred Land, where they hoped to reach treasures before other groups.
• Fang Chen circulated the Heavenly Wheel Secret Codex and found the azure points of light denser than they had been aboard the Azure Sea Divine Boat.

Fang Chen entered a protected valley on the Sacred Land and discovered it held abundant Spirit Medicine guarded by two Azure Water Qilin Beasts. He left the beasts asleep and undetected, while the Glazed Sword Sect and other factions waited outside.

• Fang Chen and the other factions followed the Glazed Sword Sect deeper into the dangerous Sacred Land.
• Fire Glazed Saint led the group to a strange valley and stayed behind with the others while Fang Chen went to investigate.
• Fang Chen used the Reincarnation Eye Secret Technique to spot the valley’s powerful Formation Runes and led Myna bird and the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm through the barrier.
• Fang Chen sent Myna bird ahead to scout the valley, and Myna bird found abundant Spirit Medicine and two sleeping guardian beasts.
• Myna bird identified the guardians as Azure Water Qilin Beasts, which Fang Chen knew could be stronger than many Peak Saints.

Fang Chen and the Fire Glazed Saint led the Glazed Sword Sect into a hidden valley filled with ancient Spirit Medicine and guarded by two Azure Water Qilin Beasts. Fang Chen badly wounded one beast with the Floating Immortal Sword while the Fire Glazed Saint fought the other, and the sect members began digging up the medicine.

• Fang Chen and the Fire Glazed Saint agreed to break the valley's Formation, hold off the Azure Water Qilin Beasts, and have the Glazed Sword Sect gather the Spirit Medicine.
• Fang Chen, Huahua, and Chi You attacked the Formation, causing its Barrier to collapse and waking the two beasts.
• The Fire Glazed Saint and the Glazed Sword Sect charged into the valley as the beasts rushed to meet them.
• Fang Chen used his Floating Immortal Sword to pierce one Azure Water Qilin Beast's head, and the sword began devouring its power.
• The Fire Glazed Saint blasted the second beast into the sky and pursued it while the Glazed Sword Sect members began carefully digging up the Spirit Medicine.

The Glazed Sword Sect harvested the Spirit Medicines in the valley while Fire Glazed Saint and Fang Chen dealt with the Azure Water Qilin Beasts. After three hours, the valley was stripped bare, and Fang Chen was still draining power from the beast he had subdued.

• The Glazed Sword Sect began digging up the valley's Spirit Medicines as the other forces watched from the entrance, too afraid to challenge Fire Glazed Saint.
• Fire Glazed Saint killed one Azure Water Qilin Beast with the Sword of Nirvana and took its corpse with Sleeve Universe.
• Fang Chen refused Fire Glazed Saint's offer of help and continued draining power from the other beast to raise his cultivation.
• Fire Glazed Saint joined the harvest while Myna bird, the Chaos Heart-Devouring Worm, and the others gathered Spirit Medicines throughout the valley.
• The Glazed Sword Sect collected every Spirit Medicine in the valley within three hours, leaving the land bare.

The Glazed Sword Sect crossed a ruined valley and a vast desert, gathering resources and scouting the way through the Sacred Land. They reached territory occupied by herds of powerful Sacred Beasts, and the Fire Glazed Saint decided to fight through.

• Fang Chen gave the Azure Water Qilin Beast he had killed to Saint Qingyuan so its Kirin Bloodline could help Ye Kong awaken his own.
• The Fire Glazed Saint also gave Saint Qingyuan the Azure Water Qilin Beast he had killed, and the group left the stripped valley behind.
• Fang Chen sent the Myna bird to scout an Ancient City in the Ruins, while other factions followed the Glazed Sword Sect at a distance.
• The Fire Glazed Saint told Fang Chen to help Human Race cultivators in danger because they were allies in the Sacred Land.
• After ten days crossing the Gobi Desert, the Myna bird reported that herds of powerful Sacred Beasts occupied the stable areas ahead.
• The Fire Glazed Saint chose to fight through the Sacred Beasts' territory.

Fang Chen led the Saints into a valley filled with Red Rock Blazing Firebirds so the Glazed Sword Sect and Longevity Valley’s younger Saints could train. As they fought, a Purple-Eyed Lightning Flame Flood Dragon emerged from the magma, and Fang Chen eyed the Peerless Saint-level beast with interest.

• Fang Chen told the group that a flock of Red Rock Blazing Firebirds lived in a nearby valley and led them there.
• The Saints from Longevity Valley admired the valuable Flames Pines growing along the cliffs.
• Fang Chen and the Glazed Sword Sect’s Saints attacked the Red Rock Blazing Firebirds while Saint Qingyuan and the younger Saints of Longevity Valley joined the fight.
• The myna bird tried to collect fallen birds, but a Purple-Eyed Lightning Flame Flood Dragon burst from the magma and swallowed their corpses.
• Saint Qingyuan identified the dragon as a rare Peerless Saint-level Sacred Beast, and Fang Chen looked at it with interest.

Fang Chen fought the Purple-Eyed Lightning Flame Flood Dragon in the Sacred Land, revealing that he was only a Seven-Tribulation Saint while overpowering its attacks. The flood dragon regenerated its severed tail and jaw, then coiled around Fang Chen as he sent the Floating Immortal Sword to strike it.

• Fang Chen charged the Purple-Eyed Lightning Flame Flood Dragon with his Glazed True Body and Seven Saint Seals, astonishing the watching Saints with his Seven-Tribulation Saint cultivation.
• Fang Chen struck the flood dragon into the magma, endured its poisonous Flames, and released his Manifestation as his strength grew.
• Fang Chen severed the flood dragon’s tail and lower jaw, storing both in the Floating Immortal Ring, but the dragon regenerated them with a Secret Art.
• The flood dragon spat a golden fireball, coiled around Fang Chen, and crushed and burned him while he sent the Floating Immortal Sword slashing at its body.

Fang Chen fought the Purple-Eyed Lightning Flame Flood Dragon beneath the Magma, where he broke through in his sword control and defeated the beast. He left the dragon unable to escape as he continued striking it and absorbing energy.

• The Purple-Eyed Lightning Flame Flood Dragon dragged Fang Chen into the Magma, but he told the Fire Glazed Saint that he could handle it alone.
• Fang Chen kept attacking with the Floating Immortal Sword, absorbing its energy as his sword insight deepened and a Divine Sword appeared in his mind.
• Fang Chen sliced the Purple-Eyed Lightning Flame Flood Dragon into segments, stored them in the Floating Immortal Ring, and struck its lunging head.
• The Purple-Eyed Lightning Flame Flood Dragon tried to flee, but Fang Chen used the Floating Immortal Absolute Shadow Movement Technique to cut it off.
• Fang Chen repeatedly struck the dragon and absorbed energy while its lightning, flame, and venom failed to harm him.

Fang Chen killed the Purple-Eyed Lightning Flame Flood Dragon, trapped it in the Floating Immortal Ring, and named the sword move he used the Circumvention Art. While the Glazed Sword Sect fought the Red Rock Blazing Firebirds and Saint Qingyuan gathered pine trees, Liu Zhengfeng of the Star Sect approached Fang Chen and the Fire Glazed Saint.

• Fang Chen split the Purple-Eyed Lightning Flame Flood Dragon’s skull, tore apart its soul, and trapped it in the Floating Immortal Ring.
• Fang Chen emerged from the magma, told the Fire Glazed Saint that he had taken care of the dragon, and let the Floating Immortal Sword absorb its power inside the ring.
• Fang Chen named his new sword technique the Circumvention Art.
• The Glazed Sword Sect’s Saints, including the Black Flame Saint, Chen Xiaofei, Yan Ziyi, and Ye Kong, fought the Red Rock Blazing Firebirds while Saint Qingyuan and Longevity Valley Saints dug pine trees from the cliffs.
• Liu Zhengfeng of the Star Sect approached Fang Chen and the Fire Glazed Saint and introduced himself as a Nine-Tribulation Saint.