Chapter Summaries

Su Fei sent Imperial Guards to destroy the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s outlying strongholds in Cool Prefecture City, winning the people’s support. After the purge succeeded, urgent reports reached Helian Haotong at the alliance headquarters, where the Third Alliance Leader’s failure to return suggested he was in danger.

• Su Fei ordered Imperial Guards to raid the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s outlying strongholds across Cool Prefecture City.
• Wang’s squad stormed the Fierce Tiger Gang headquarters, defeated its members, and arrested its leader.
• Li Si helped suppress the Black Mountain Gang’s leader, while Zhang San and Li Si subdued other resisting martial artists.
• The Imperial Guards captured more than eight hundred gang members, and grateful residents cheered for Marquis Su as the prisoners were escorted away.
• Zhang Jing reported the successful purge to Su Fei, who listened to the people’s cheers and prepared to advance his next plan.
• At the Heavenly Dao Alliance headquarters, Helian Haotong received two urgent reports and feared that the missing Third Alliance Leader had met with disaster.

After Su Fei captured the third alliance leader and the Imperial Guard destroyed the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s bases in Cool Prefecture City, Helian Haotong decided to strike back. He authorized Zhao Yunlan and Feng Leiting to lead an early assault on the city and kill Su Fei.

• A scout reported that Su Fei had captured the third alliance leader and crippled both his arms.
• Another messenger told Helian Haotong that the Imperial Guard had wiped out the alliance’s peripheral forces and intelligence network in Cool Prefecture City.
• Helian Haotong vowed to challenge Su Fei, but Zhao Yunlan urged him to stay back and launch the alliance’s planned attack early.
• Zhao Yunlan proposed that he and Feng Leiting use their combined strength and his poison arts to kill Su Fei before Chu Kingdom’s border army joined them.
• Feng Leiting agreed to accompany Zhao Yunlan, and Helian Haotong authorized the two men to lead the attack on Cool Prefecture City.

Helian Haotong sent Zhao Yunlan and Feng Leiting to capture Cool Prefecture City and kill Su Fei, promising them honors and restored status. The Heavenly Dao Alliance assembled its elite warriors and siege equipment and marched toward the city, confident in victory.

• Helian Haotong promised Zhao Yunlan a noble title and Feng Leiting reinstatement as General Who Pacifies the North if they captured Cool Prefecture City and killed Su Fei.
• Feng Leiting ordered the Heavenly Dao Alliance's elite warriors to assemble while Zhao Yunlan supervised the loading of siege equipment.
• Feng Leiting rallied more than five thousand warriors by promising spoils and rewards, and Zhao Yunlan threatened deserters with his poison.
• Feng Leiting and Zhao Yunlan led the Heavenly Dao Alliance out of Fallen Soul Valley toward Cool Prefecture City with siege engines in tow.
• Feng Leiting and Zhao Yunlan privately voiced confidence that their force would defeat Su Fei and take the city.

The Heavenly Dao Alliance marched on Cool Prefecture City, demanding its surrender and the return of Su Fei and three alliance leaders. When Zhang Yundao refused, Feng Leiting ordered an assault, and both sides began attacking.

• The Heavenly Dao Alliance arrived outside Cool Prefecture City, and the city guards shut the gates and sounded the alarm.
• Zhang Yundao ordered his fifteen thousand soldiers to man the walls and prepare the city's defenses.
• Feng Leiting and Zhao Yunlan demanded surrender and the return of Su Fei and the three alliance leaders, while Zhang Yundao refused.
• Zhao Yunlan revealed that the alliance's first leaders were people of Chu, and Feng Leiting ordered the attack.
• The Heavenly Dao Alliance launched fire bombs at the walls, and Zhang Yundao's archers and catapults returned fire.

The Heavenly Dao Alliance attacked Cool Prefecture City with five thousand martial artists, and Governor Zhou Lixuan rushed to ask Su Fei for help. Su Fei learned the assault was underway, but the chapter ended before he acted.

• Feng Leiting ordered the Heavenly Dao Alliance to advance scaling ladders while Zhang Yundao's defenders hurled stones and hot oil at them.
• Zhou Lixuan learned that Zhao Yunlan and Feng Leiting were attacking Cool Prefecture City with five thousand martial artists and siege equipment.
• Zhou Lixuan's adviser urged him to seek help from Su Fei, citing Su Fei's capture of three Martial Saint Realm alliance leaders.
• Zhou Lixuan hurried to the Cool Prefecture Thousand Households Office and begged Su Fei to save the city.
• Zhou Lixuan told Su Fei that the Heavenly Dao Alliance's assault was fierce and that General Zhang was defending the gates with fifteen thousand soldiers.

Su Fei led the Imperial Guard to reinforce Cool Prefecture City as the Heavenly Dao Alliance launched a fierce assault. After seeing the defenders’ casualties, he ordered Zhang Jing and the Imperial Guard to join the battle and hold the walls.

• Su Fei promised Zhou Lixuan that he would defend Cool Prefecture City and ordered Zhang Jing, Zhang San, and Li Si to prepare for battle.
• Zhang Jing assembled several hundred Imperial Guards, and Su Fei rode with them and Zhou Lixuan to the city walls.
• Zhao Yunlan and Feng Leiting directed the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s assault while Zhang Yundao struggled to defend the walls.
• Su Fei met Zhang Yundao, promised to punish the attackers, and ordered Zhang Jing to reinforce the defenses.
• Zhang Jing led the Imperial Guard into the fighting, where they attacked Heavenly Dao Alliance members climbing the scaling ladders.

The Cool Prefecture Imperial Guard turned back the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s assault, and Su Fei agreed to duel its Fourth Alliance Leader, Feng Leiting, on terms that could decide the siege. The chapter ended as Feng Leiting faced Su Fei on the battlefield, ready to fight.

• The Cool Prefecture Imperial Guard reinforced the defenders, who drove the Heavenly Dao Alliance attackers from the walls and killed hundreds.
• Zhao Yunlan and Feng Leiting realized the Imperial Guard had arrived, and Feng Leiting challenged Su Fei to a one-on-one duel.
• Su Fei offered to surrender if he lost, while demanding that Zhao Yunlan and Feng Leiting surrender and hand over evidence if he won; Feng Leiting accepted, eager to free his captured brothers.
• Su Fei left Zhang Jing, Zhang Yundao, Zhang San, and Li Si to defend the city, then leapt from the wall to meet Feng Leiting.
• Feng Leiting dismounted and leveled his spear at Su Fei as the duel began.

Su Fei defeated Feng Leiting with the Three Origins Unify technique, leaving the Heavenly Dao Alliance leaderless and its troops shaken. When Zhao Yunlan refused to honor the alliance’s promise and attacked Su Fei with poisoned needles, Su Fei detected and deflected them, killing several alliance members with the rebounding needles.

• Feng Leiting attacked Su Fei with Heavenly Fire Sets the Plains Ablaze, but Su Fei’s Threefold Origin-Returning Energy shield blocked the spear technique.
• Su Fei merged three energy spheres into Three Origins Unify, shattered Feng Leiting’s volcanic manifestation, and left him badly injured.
• Cool Prefecture’s soldiers and Imperial Guards cheered as the Heavenly Dao Alliance disciples lost morale, while Zhao Yunlan refused to honor the alliance’s promise.
• Zhao Yunlan secretly launched poisoned needles at Su Fei, but Su Fei detected the attack and swept the needles back with his palm force.
• Several Heavenly Dao Alliance members were struck by the rebounding needles and died.

Su Fei survived Zhao Yunlan’s poison attack and turned the battle against the Heavenly Dao Alliance at Cool Prefecture. He unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source, and the alliance’s forces were left helpless beneath his Sword Qi.

• Zhao Yunlan attacked Su Fei with poisoned needles, then unleashed Heartless Nine-Flower Poison when the needles failed.
• Zhang Jing stopped Zhang San and Li Si from rushing down, while the defenders on the gate tower held their ground and trusted Su Fei.
• Su Fei emerged unharmed after shielding himself from the poison with Threefold Origin-Returning Energy, shocking Zhao Yunlan and reassuring the defenders.
• Su Fei accused Zhao Yunlan of breaking his promise, revealed his Martial Saint Realm Eighth Level aura, and rose into the air to attack.
• Su Fei summoned ten thousand azure Sword Qi with perfected Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source, cutting through the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s ranks as its martial artists failed to resist.

Su Fei annihilated the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s army outside Cool Prefecture City, then traveled to Fallen Soul Valley to confront its chief alliance leader, Helian Haotong. The chapter ended with Helian Haotong acknowledging Su Fei as the force that had doomed his alliance, while Su Fei waited to hear what he would say.

• Su Fei unleashed ten thousand strands of azure Sword Qi, killing Feng Leiting, Zhao Yunlan, and the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s several thousand martial artists.
• The soldiers on Cool Prefecture City’s gate tower celebrated their victory and praised Su Fei for saving them.
• Su Fei asked Zhang Jing, Zhang Yundao, and Zhou Lixuan to handle the aftermath, then decided to eliminate the remaining threat at Fallen Soul Valley.
• Su Fei reached the deserted Fallen Soul Valley and walked toward the Hall of Gathered Righteousness.
• Helian Haotong recognized Su Fei, accepted that Zhao Yunlan and Feng Leiting had failed, and called Su Fei the bane of the Heavenly Dao Alliance.

Helian Haotong explained that he and the Emperor of Chu had planned to use war in Cool Prefecture to weaken the Chu Kingdom’s enfeoffed lords and strengthen the emperor’s authority, then challenged Su Fei to a fight. Su Fei shattered Helian Haotong’s Black Dragon Devours Heaven with one strike, and Helian Haotong gathered his strength to form five black dragons for another attack.

• Helian Haotong told Su Fei that he and the Emperor of Chu had planned to invade Cool Prefecture to weaken the enfeoffed lords and expand the Chu Kingdom’s power.
• Helian Haotong declared that he would kill Su Fei and unleashed Black Dragon Devours Heaven with the Black Dragon Tyrant Body Art.
• Su Fei countered with Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms—Dragon Ascending to Heaven and destroyed Helian Haotong’s black dragon phantom.
• Helian Haotong spat blood and struggled to accept that Su Fei had overpowered his supreme art despite being at the martial saint realm eighth level.
• Helian Haotong circulated his true essence recklessly and formed five black dragon phantoms for another attack.

Su Fei defeated Helian Haotong, whose plot against Cool Prefecture collapsed, and received Buddha's Palm and three hundred and thirty years of cultivation from the system. He returned to the Thousand Households Office and cultivated Buddha's Palm to the initiation realm.

• Helian Haotong unleashed Dragon Roams the World, but Su Fei's Dragon Fights in the Wild shattered the five black dragon phantoms.
• Su Fei spared Helian Haotong's life long enough for him to pay respects to the Chu Kingdom and confess his failure to his imperial brother.
• Helian Haotong killed himself, and Su Fei reflected on his loyalty before recognizing that the Chu Kingdom's plot had collapsed and Cool Prefecture was safe.
• The system announced Su Fei had completed his mission and offered him Buddha's Palm and three hundred and thirty years of cultivation.
• Su Fei returned to the Cool Prefecture Thousand Households Office, claimed his rewards, and cultivated Buddha's Palm to the initiation realm.

Su Fei used his remaining cultivation to perfect Buddha's Palm and break through to the second level of the Celestial Person Realm. He tested his new ability to draw on the power of heaven and earth, then checked his status panel.

• Su Fei used 130 years of cultivation to master all nine techniques of Buddha's Palm and reach perfection.
• Su Fei spent another 200 years cultivating the Sacred Heart Formula and breaking through to the fifth layer.
• A surge of vital energy gathered over the Cool Prefecture Thousand Households Office as Su Fei advanced through the Martial Saint Realm and entered the Heaven-Human Unity Realm.
• Su Fei stabilized his first-level cultivation, then broke through to the second level of the Celestial Person Realm.
• Su Fei gathered vital energy into a vortex in his palm, sensed his increased power, and opened his status panel.

After breaking through to the Celestial Person Realm, Su Fei helped Zhang Jing settle the aftermath of the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s defeat, then returned to the imperial city. An urgent memorial reached the Grand Secretariat, where the court learned of Su Fei’s victories and the Chu Kingdom’s role in supporting the alliance.

• Su Fei’s breakthrough increased his Sacred Heart Formula to the fifth layer and extended his lifespan to two thousand years.
• Su Fei spent several more days helping Zhang Jing restore order in Cool Prefecture and Yong Prefecture after the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s defeat.
• Zhang Jing thanked Su Fei and reported his victories in a memorial as Su Fei, Zhang San, and Li Si departed for the imperial city.
• Su Fei returned to the Southern Commandery Investigation Department and kept his Celestial Person Realm breakthrough secret from his colleagues.
• Grand Secretary Li read the urgent memorial and shared the news that Su Fei had defeated the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s leaders and that the Chu Kingdom’s imperial family had supported the alliance.

Grand Secretary Li reported Su Fei’s victory in Cool Prefecture to the emperor, who rewarded him with gold, silver, and jewels. After receiving the decree, Su Fei agreed to take his colleagues out for songs and wine.

• Grand Secretary Li praised Crown Prince Zhao Yan for recommending Su Fei, then hurried to report the victory to the emperor.
• Su Fei read official documents at the Southern Commandery Investigation Department after stabilizing his cultivation at the second level of the Celestial Person Realm.
• A palace envoy delivered an imperial decree praising Su Fei’s achievements and awarding him gold, silver, and jewels.
• Lei Chongxiao and the other thousand households commanders congratulated Su Fei and asked him to treat them.
• Su Fei agreed to take his colleagues to an entertainment house for songs and wine, and Lei Chongxiao and Thousand Households Commander Cheng urged everyone to go.

Su Fei enjoyed several days of banquets and performances in the imperial city while Takeda Tokumasa broke through to the Celestial Person Realm in Fusang. News of his breakthrough and the Fusang Kingdom’s demands reached Great Xuan, putting the court on alert amid the countries’ longstanding tensions.

• Su Fei’s colleagues took turns hosting him at banquets and performances, and he went along with their invitations.
• Takeda Tokumasa successfully broke through to the Celestial Person Realm at the Fusang Kingdom Sacred Mountain.
• Takeda Tokumasa announced his breakthrough and said he would visit the emperor and demand new maidservants.
• News spread that the Fusang Kingdom would hold a ceremony for Takeda Tokumasa and require neighboring countries to send princesses to marry him within three years.
• Great Xuan’s people and court learned of the news, and the dynasty grew wary of the newly strengthened Fusang Kingdom and its ambitions.

Emperor Xuan’s court debated how to respond to Fusang’s demand for a princess and its invitation to a ceremony celebrating Takeda Tokumasa’s rise to the Celestial Person Realm. Grand Secretary Li proposed sending Su Fei, and after the court agreed, Su Fei was summoned to the palace, where the story left him before Emperor Xuan.

• Emperor Xuan asked his ministers how Great Xuan should answer Fusang’s invitation and demand for a princess.
• The ministers split between refusing Fusang firmly and delaying matters to avoid war, while no one volunteered to attend the ceremony.
• Grand Secretary Li recommended Su Fei as a capable envoy who could handle Fusang and assess its strength.
• Emperor Xuan and the officials agreed that Su Fei was the best choice and ordered him summoned to the palace.
• Su Fei left the Thousand Households Office, entered the great hall, and paid his respects to Emperor Xuan.

Emperor Xuan sent Su Fei to Fusang to attend Takeda Tokumasa’s Celestial Person ceremony, handle provocations, and assess the new patriarch’s strength. As Su Fei’s party sailed east, he ordered Zhang San and Li Si to open the state gifts and let the group choose the treasures they wanted.

• Emperor Xuan told Su Fei about Takeda Tokumasa’s breakthrough and appointed him envoy to Fusang, where he was to uphold Great Xuan’s prestige and probe the patriarch’s abilities.
• Su Fei accepted the mission and received a quest promising the Indestructible Golden Body and 350 years of cultivation for completing it.
• Five days later, Su Fei departed for the Eastern Sea aboard Great Xuan’s dragon ship with Zhang San, Li Si, Palace Guard attendants, and state gifts.
• Su Fei ordered Zhang San and Li Si to open the gift chests and let the group take anything they liked, saying the Fusang Kingdom deserved only leftover goods.
• When an attendant leader objected, Su Fei told him that keeping the matter quiet and upholding Great Xuan’s prestige mattered more than following the rules.
• Zhang San and Li Si directed the laborers to open the chests as the attendants watched precious treasures emerge.

Su Fei divided most of Great Xuan's state gifts among Zhang San and Li Si before arriving in the Fusang Kingdom. After seeing the poor port and meeting the arrogant reception envoy Inoue Yuichi, Su Fei followed him toward the capital for the upcoming Celestial Person ceremony.

• Su Fei picked through the gifts intended for Fusang and gave the finest treasures to Zhang San and Li Si, leaving inferior items to be packed as state gifts.
• After a voyage of more than a dozen days, Su Fei and his party reached a shabby Fusang port and mocked the kingdom's boats and harbor.
• Su Fei disembarked with Zhang San, Li Si, and the attendants, while servants unloaded the remaining gifts.
• Inoue Yuichi introduced himself as Fusang's reception envoy and claimed that Takeda Tokumasa's breakthrough made Fusang a foremost power entitled to deal with Great Xuan as an equal.
• Su Fei accepted Inoue Yuichi's offer to lead the delegation to the capital and followed him through the town, where he observed the commoners' meager clothing and gaunt appearance.

Su Fei and his guards settled into the Fusang Kingdom's guest lodge, then toured the capital and inspected its streets, food, and customs with disdain. Their walk was interrupted when several armed Fusang riders galloped recklessly through the crowd.

• Su Fei and Zhang San judged the capital poor and doubted Takeda Tokumasa's strength before Inoue Yuichi showed them to the guest lodge.
• Su Fei ordered Zhang San and Li Si to find cleaner rooms and guard the gifts around the clock.
• After the guards secured the lodge, Su Fei took them out to explore the capital's markets and streets.
• Su Fei sampled a rice cake from an elderly vendor and found it coarse and overly sweet.
• Su Fei and his guards watched a local sacrificial ritual, which Su Fei dismissed as a barbarian rite.
• Several armed Fusang warriors rode through the street, forcing commoners aside and knocking some down.