Chapter Summaries

Luo Zheng discovered how to use the Severing Emotion Divine Dao to counter the Heartflow Tower’s heart’s flame and began surging upward through its floors. Mo Yijian and the onlookers watched in astonishment as Luo Zheng reached the sixth floor, one step from the seventh.

• Mo Yijian arrived with Han Er and stopped to watch Luo Zheng struggle inside the Heartflow Tower.
• Luo Zheng realized he could concentrate his Dao essence to sever emotions stirred up by the heart’s flame.
• Luo Zheng used this method to reach the second floor, then quickly leaped to the third.
• Xiao Yin, Xiao Xin, Mo Yijian, and the others watched as Luo Zheng rose through the fourth and fifth floors.
• Luo Zheng’s golden dot reached the sixth floor, leaving him one step from the seventh.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Zheng, a new disciple, enters the Heartflow Tower and challenges the layers, astonishing everyone with his rapid progress.
• He reaches the Eighth Layer, tying Mo Yijian's record for a first-time entry.
• Luo Zheng continues to the Ninth Layer, setting a new record.
• He struggles with illusions on the Tenth Layer but ultimately breaks through and exits the tower.

Character Developments

• Luo Zheng demonstrates exceptional willpower and control over his emotions, pushing through the Heart's Flame's challenges.
• Mo Yijian shows interest and surprise at Luo Zheng's performance, hinting at potential rivalry.
• Han'er recognizes Luo Zheng as the person who defeated Situ Xiu, expressing disbelief at his rapid growth.

Significant Themes

• Obsession and Emotional Control: Luo Zheng's deep obsession is both a strength and a weakness, driving him but also nearly overwhelming him.
• Records and Rivalry: Mo Yijian's record is challenged and broken, setting the stage for potential competition between him and Luo Zheng.

Character Interactions

• Mo Yijian and Han'er discuss Luo Zheng's progress, with Mo Yijian showing respect for Luo Zheng's abilities.
• Luo Zheng's performance draws the attention and awe of the Heartflow Sword School disciples.
• Han'er recognizes Luo Zheng, bridging his past actions to his current achievements.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Zheng encounters Mo Yijian again, who acknowledges Luo Zheng's potential and hints at a future duel.
• Luo Zheng is informed he must move to an independent courtyard due to surpassing the Seventh Layer of the Heartflow Tower.
• Luo Zheng decides to invite his family members (Ning Yu Die, Xi Youqin, etc.) to stay in the new courtyard.

Character Developments

• Luo Zheng: Shows confidence and calmness in his interactions with Mo Yijian, demonstrating his growing prowess and maturity. He also displays consideration for his family members.
• Mo Yijian: Recognizes Luo Zheng as a formidable opponent and expresses willingness to duel him in the future.
• Xiao Yin and Xiao Xin: Realize their initial underestimation of Luo Zheng and express admiration for him. They also show understanding and support when Luo Zheng decides to invite his family members.

Significant Themes

• Potential and Recognition: Luo Zheng's potential is recognized by Mo Yijian and the Heartflow Sword School, leading to changes in their attitudes towards him.
• Family and Belonging: Luo Zheng's decision to invite his family members to stay with him highlights the importance of family and belonging in his life.

Character Interactions

• Luo Zheng and Mo Yijian: Their interaction is filled with tension and mutual respect, hinting at a future rivalry or partnership.
• Luo Zheng and Xiao Yin/Xiao Xin: Their relationship evolves from one of employer and servants to one of mutual respect and admiration, with the two girls showing understanding and support for Luo Zheng's decisions.
• Luo Zheng and his family members (off-screen): Their relationship is implied to be close and important to Luo Zheng, as he decides to invite them to stay with him.

Luo Zheng brought the women from his immortal estate into the Mother World, where Xi Youqin clashed with Xiao Yin over who could attend to him. A few days later, Qiu Yinhe delivered the Heartflow Sword Canon to Luo Zheng and began a conversation with him.

• Luo Zheng brought Ning Yu Die, Xi Youqin, Su Lingyun, and Xun into the courtyard in the Mother World.
• Xi Youqin tried to send Xiao Yin and Xiao Xin away, then drew a line in the courtyard and restricted their access to Luo Zheng.
• Ning Yu Die and Su Lingyun persuaded Xi Youqin to respect the Heartflow Sword School's rules, though Xi Youqin forbade the maids from entering Luo Zheng's room.
• Xiao Yin returned with a brocade box containing a confidential item and argued with Xi Youqin over delivering it to Luo Zheng.
• Qiu Yinhe appeared, took the Heartflow Sword Canon from Xiao Yin, and brought it to Luo Zheng before teasing him for not greeting him.

Luo Zheng received Qiu Yinhe’s Heartflow Sword Canon and learned that the Heartflow Sword would help him prepare for the Other Shore. Meanwhile, a human killing star slaughtered the Bat Clan at Nether Mountain and turned on the chief of the Nineteen Cave Heaven Humans.

• Qiu Yinhe explained that the Heartflow Sword cultivated the mind and urged Luo Zheng to master it before entering the Other Shore.
• Qiu Yinhe said the Heartflow Sword School would arrange support for Luo Zheng in the Other Shore, then left him with the Heartflow Sword Canon.
• At Nether Mountain, the Bat Clan begged the Nineteen Cave Heaven Humans’ chief to stop a human killing star from slaughtering them after they drank the blood of his Mang Lion.
• The chief went to plead with the killer, but the killer’s force struck him and the killer stood on his chest, accusing him of siding with another race.

The Killing Star slaughtered the races of the Thirty-Three Caves on Nether Mountain and forced the surviving humans to submit. A Black Dress Woman descended from a ghost ship and used the battlefield’s blood and remains to form a monstrous creature.

• The Killing Star crushed the Nineteen Cave Heaven Humans patriarch and provoked the other races into attacking him.
• The Killing Star wiped out the Thirty-Three Caves’ top experts and pursued the survivors with crescent-shaped energy.
• A Black Dress Woman aboard a ghost ship sensed Dao Fusion Energy below and leaped toward Nether Mountain despite Bamboo Pole’s warning not to interfere with the captain’s business.
• The Killing Star offered to spare the surviving humans if they submitted to him.
• The Black Dress Woman’s deathly aura made the blood and severed limbs join together into a monster, and she appeared atop it.

The Black Dress Woman tested the Killing Star’s unprecedented Dao Fusion Energy, then revealed that Chaotic Origin Reconstruction made her body impervious to his attacks. After overpowering him, she offered to take him as her disciple, but he refused and challenged her to kill him.

• The Black Dress Woman sent a fused monster to attack the Killing Star while studying his Dao Fusion Energy and noting that he had developed a new method.
• The Killing Star destroyed the monster with twenty-one-layer Dao Fusion Energy, then ambushed the Black Dress Woman and attacked her with a twenty-nine-layer diamond.
• The Black Dress Woman emerged uninjured and explained that Chaotic Origin Reconstruction had strengthened her body beyond the Killing Star’s ability to harm.
• The Black Dress Woman overpowered the Killing Star and offered to make him her disciple.
• The Killing Star refused, declared that no one could be his master or father, and told her to kill him.
• The Black Dress Woman laughed at his confidence and questioned whether his Spirit Hosting Ground could truly keep her from killing him.

Shen Tu spared Evil God and took him aboard the Black Ship, where she proposed recruiting him. A month later, Luo Zheng entered the Other Shore in the flesh to explore the Heavenly Sunflower Temple, but he could not summon the sealing stone fused with his body.

• Shen Tu told Evil God her name, rendered him unconscious, and carried him away from Nether Mountain.
• Fusion monsters reformed in the thirty-two caves and swarmed toward the human patriarch and the nineteen caves.
• Shen Tu told Bamboo Pole she planned to recruit Evil God into the Black Ship, and the ship departed from Nether Mountain.
• Luo Zheng learned that Su Kuan had failed to climb the mountain and continued studying the Heartflow Sword.
• Luo Zheng entered the Other Shore in the flesh, tried unsuccessfully to bring out the sealing stone, and reached the Heavenly Sunflower Temple.

Luo Zheng traded bricks from the Heavenly Sunflower Temple to waiting disciples for soul pills, then arranged a way to hide the payment and enter the temple alone. After returning to the Other Shore in his Yang Soul, he found that Ling Shuang had never left.

• Luo Zheng told the disciples waiting outside the Heavenly Sunflower Temple that he would enter alone, then offered temple bricks as Other Shore Tokens.
• Luo Zheng broke bricks loose and traded them for soul pills, requiring the buyers to guard the entrance while he entered the temple.
• When he had too many soul pills to carry, Luo Zheng hid them inside the temple and resumed trading bricks.
• Luo Zheng entered the temple, left the Other Shore, then returned in his Yang Soul to retrieve the hidden soul pills.
• Ling Shuang's Yang Soul arrived just behind Luo Zheng, revealing that she had remained on the Other Shore.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang reunite; Ling Shuang has advanced to the Fourth Heaven.
• Luo Zheng returns to the Heavenly Sunflower Temple and finds a hidden chamber behind a cracked wall.
• Inside the secret chamber, they discover a unique, energy-less metal flower branch.

Character Developments

• Ling Shuang has grown stronger, entering the Fourth Heaven and cultivating the Supreme One Soul Art.
• Luo Zheng has become more confident and assertive, demonstrating his ability to handle unexpected situations.

Significant Themes

• The theme of growth and progression is highlighted through Ling Shuang's advancement and Luo Zheng's increased confidence.
• The uniqueness of the metal flower branch challenges the norm of Other Shore power within the realm.

Character Interactions

• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang's relationship deepens, with Luo Zheng showing consideration for Ling Shuang's feelings and Ling Shuang assisting Luo Zheng with storing the Soul Pills.
• The interaction between Luo Zheng and the Yang Souls guarding the temple shows his growing influence and recognition among other cultivators.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang discover a rare artifact in the Heavenly Sunflower Temple.
• They allow others to enter the temple after they leave.
• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang traverse through Azure Haze Temple and another temple, deciding not to explore the latter due to its unknown Other Shore Key.
• After a day and a night, they reach the end of the road, where a white star ring connects the First Heaven to the Second Heaven.
• They successfully pass through the star ring, ascending to the Second Heaven, then the Third Heaven, and finally the Fourth Heaven in consecutive attempts.

Character Developments

• Luo Zheng's Yang Soul grows stronger after absorbing Soul Crystals, allowing him to pass through multiple Heavens consecutively.
• Ling Shuang, having previously reached the Fourth Heaven, serves as a guide for Luo Zheng.

Significant Themes

• The strength of one's Yang Soul is crucial for progression through the Other Shore's Heavens.
• The rarity and value of Other Shore Keys determine the accessibility and potential rewards of temples.

Character Interactions

• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang work together, with Ling Shuang guiding Luo Zheng through the Heavens.
• They encounter other Yang Souls at the star rings connecting the Heavens, some of whom attempt to pass through but fail.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Zheng receives the Heavenly Palace's Soul Mark from the Heartflow Sword School's maidservants.
• He visits the Heavenly Palace Temple, where he absorbs a fist-sized Soul Crystal, far more than the average amount.
• He meets a Void Cry Beast that crafts a Sumeru Ring for him.
• Ling Shuang transfers her Soul Pills and the Metal Flower Branch to Luo Zheng's Sumeru Ring.

Character Developments

• Luo Zheng's status and value in the Heartflow Sword School are recognized, allowing him to receive a large amount of Soul Crystals.
• Ling Shuang's status and resources are also significant, as she receives an amount of Soul Crystals similar to Luo Zheng's.

Significant Themes

• The theme of recognition and reward for exceptional performance is evident, with both Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang receiving substantial benefits.
• The theme of unique talents and their value is shown through the Void Cry Beast, which is protected by the Heavenly Palace despite being an exotic race.

Character Interactions

• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang's interaction shows mutual respect and understanding, with Ling Shuang patiently waiting for Luo Zheng and later transferring her resources to him.
• The Heavenly Palace disciples show envy and surprise at Luo Zheng's large Soul Crystal, highlighting the competitive nature of the environment.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang arrive at the Fourth Heaven, where they find four Human Race Temples.
• Luo Zheng learns that the Fourth Heaven is the most lively and that the Human Race Temples belong to the three major Human Race Orthodoxy and, potentially, the Nine Li Clan.
• They discuss the history of the Human Race Temples and the struggle between the Nine Li and Youxiong Clans.
• Luo Zheng sees the statues in front of the Temples, including a damaged one of Chi You and a giant ruler resembling his Immeasurable Ruler.
• At the entrance of the Heavenly Palace, they are stopped and asked to verify their identities.

Character Developments

• Luo Zheng decides to trust Ling Shuang with his origin, acknowledging that being too cautious can also lose trust.
• Ling Shuang shows her mood changes, teasing Luo Zheng about his promise to reveal his origin.

Significant Themes

• Trust: Luo Zheng's decision to trust Ling Shuang with his origin highlights the importance of trust in their relationship.
• History and Struggle: The discussion about the Human Race Temples and the struggle between the Clans emphasizes the historical context and power dynamics in the Mother World.

Character Interactions

• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang: Their interaction shows a growing bond, with Ling Shuang teasing Luo Zheng and Luo Zheng deciding to trust her.
• Luo Zheng and the Heavenly Palace disciples: The disciples at the entrance of the Heavenly Palace show respect towards Ling Shuang but require verification from Luo Zheng, indicating their strict security measures.

Luo Zheng learned that the Heavenly Palace offered its disciples Other Shore Tokens from all thirteen heavens, and Ling Shuang explained how the tokens and heavens were organized. After the Hidden Door opened, the gathered disciples saw the token-selection chamber, where the first four circles of tokens were revealed.

• Ling Shuang told Luo Zheng that the Heavenly Palace gathered Other Shore Tokens from across the heavens for its disciples.
• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang waited with hundreds of Yang Souls for the Hidden Door to open.
• Three powerful, purple-glowing Yang Souls opened a pit and raised a bronze pillar bearing a tray marked with thirteen circles.
• Ling Shuang explained that the circles represented the thirteen heavens of the Desire Realm, while nearby disciples mocked Luo Zheng for eyeing higher-heaven tokens.
• The attendants revealed tokens from the first four circles, and Ling Shuang advised Luo Zheng to choose carefully because special abilities could matter more than raw power.

Luo Zheng learned that Other Shore Tokens were divided into four types and that their abilities could matter more than their power. After Ling Shuang made the crowd quiet down and secured an explanation for him, he considered whether a living Other Shore creature could grow after being fused as a mysterious type token.

• Luo Zheng agreed with Ling Shuang that an Other Shore Token’s abilities could be more valuable than its divine Jun power.
• When the purple Yang Souls tried to skip the explanation, Ling Shuang displayed her Witch Soul Necklace and forced the crowd to listen.
• The purple Yang Soul explained enhancement type tokens and showed how the support type Revival Leaf could heal injuries to the soul and the World Within.
• The purple Yang Soul described descent type tokens as weapons that could be used directly against enemies.
• The purple Yang Soul introduced mysterious type tokens, and Ling Shuang confirmed that a fused living Other Shore creature that could grow belonged to that type.

At the Hidden Door, Luo Zheng learned how the Earth Sanskrit Tray measured which Other Shore Tokens a Yang Soul could bear. When his turn came, all thirteen rings lit up, allowing him to choose any token and leaving the crowd and temple attendants astonished.

• A purple Yang Soul showed the crowd Tuo Niu's Mirror Fish Scale, a mystery-type Other Shore Token that doubled his strength.
• Ling Shuang and Luo Zheng agreed to wait their turn after the crowd protested that they should not go first.
• Ling Shuang explained that the Earth Sanskrit Tray's green rings revealed the strongest Other Shore Tokens each person could bear.
• One by one, the Heavenly Palace disciples stepped onto the tray and chose tokens according to how many rings lit up.
• When Luo Zheng stepped onto the tray, all thirteen rings turned green, surprising the onlookers and the three purple Yang Souls.

Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang examined the Thirteenth Heaven’s Other Shore Tokens, and Luo Zheng chose the exceptionally powerful Power God Totem despite being warned that his body might not withstand it. The chapter left his choice made, though whether he could safely wield the totem remained uncertain.

• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang stepped onto the Earth Sanskrit Tray, where its purple Yang Soul explained the three available Thirteenth Heaven tokens.
• The purple Yang Soul described the Secluded Mist Stone’s corrosive miasma, the golden wine cup’s intoxicating wine, and the Power God Totem’s twelve hundred Divine Jun of power.
• The purple Yang Soul warned that only someone with a body and World Within strengthened through Chaotic Origin Reconstruction could safely wield the Power God Totem.
• Ling Shuang explained that Chaotic Origin Reconstruction marked the first major bottleneck of the Other Shore Realm and the physical body.
• Luo Zheng chose the Power God Totem, believing his current body and sealing stone could let him use at least part of its power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Luo Zheng chooses the Strength God Totem, an Enhancement type Other Shore Token.
• Ling Shuang selects the Twin Flowers, a Support type Other Shore Token with a unique replication ability.
• Two individuals, including Xu Youwei from Taihao Mountain, block Ling Shuang and Luo Zheng's path.
• Xu Youwei attacks Luo Zheng with his powerful Yang Soul, pressing Luo Zheng against the wall.
• Ling Shuang defends Luo Zheng, threatening to use her Witch Soul Necklace to kill Xu Youwei.
• The three purple Yang Souls in charge intervene, persuading Xu Youwei to back down.
• Ling Shuang's small soul sword suddenly attacks Xu Youwei.

Character Developments

• Luo Zheng demonstrates his determination and resilience under pressure.
• Ling Shuang shows her protective nature towards Luo Zheng, revealing her resolve and power.
• Xu Youwei displays his arrogance and underestimation of Ling Shuang's attachment to Luo Zheng.
• The three purple Yang Souls show their diplomatic skills and desire to maintain peace.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and the consequences of underestimating one's opponent.
• The importance of alliances and mutual protection among allies.
• The threat of external forces (Taihao Mountain) and the need for unity within the Heavenly Palace.

Character Interactions

• Ling Shuang and Luo Zheng: Ling Shuang shows concern and protection towards Luo Zheng, while Luo Zheng remains steadfast despite the threat.
• Xu Youwei and Ling Shuang: Xu Youwei underestimates Ling Shuang's attachment to Luo Zheng, leading to a tense standoff.
• The three purple Yang Souls and Xu Youwei: They attempt to mediate the conflict, showing their diplomatic skills and desire to maintain peace.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Shuang, enraged by Xu Youwei's advances, attacks him with her Witch Soul Necklace, but stops it mid-air.
• Xu Youwei orders his men to investigate and find Luo Zheng, seeking revenge.
• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang fuse their Other Shore Tokens in the Heavenly Palace Temple.

Character Developments

• Ling Shuang shows her determination to protect her autonomy and stands up to Xu Youwei.
• Luo Zheng remains calm and collected even in the face of potential danger from Xu Youwei.
• Xu Youwei reveals his vengeful nature and willingness to use his power to settle personal grudges.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The struggle for power and influence is evident in the interactions between Xu Youwei, Ling Shuang, and Luo Zheng.
• Autonomy vs. Control: Ling Shuang's resistance to Xu Youwei's advances highlights the theme of maintaining one's autonomy against external control.
• Consequences of Actions: Xu Youwei's reckless behavior leads to potential repercussions, showing the consequences of one's actions.

Character Interactions

• Ling Shuang and Xu Youwei: Ling Shuang's disdain and defiance towards Xu Youwei's advances create tension between them.
• Luo Zheng and Ling Shuang: Luo Zheng's calm demeanor and understanding of Ling Shuang's situation strengthen their bond.
• Xu Youwei and his subordinates: Xu Youwei's authoritative nature is evident in his orders to his subordinates to find and deal with Luo Zheng.

Luo Zheng tested the limits of his seal stone-enhanced body and helped Mu Ning, Xun, and Han Liusu prepare to enter Dragon City. Back at his courtyard, he received an invitation to join the Heartflow Sword School’s elite disciples.

• Luo Zheng tested his strength with the Other Shore Power and found that his arm could withstand six hundred divine jun but broke at seven hundred.
• Mu Ning, Xun, and Han Liusu asked to go to Dragon City, and Luo Zheng agreed after warning them about its dangers.
• Luo Zheng helped the three women cultivate the Sword Fortune Eternal True Intent and brought them to Yin Yuehuan in Dragon City.
• Luo Zheng returned to his courtyard and met Li Can, who invited him to a gathering of the Heartflow Sword School’s elites.