Chapter Summaries

Feng Riyue killed Emperor Yan and he and Feng Xingkong took over the palace, plunging the Yan Kingdom into chaos. Su Fei learned of the killing in Great Xuan and mourned Emperor Yan while Ji Yuyan held his hand.

• Feng Riyue killed Emperor Yan after rejecting his offer of hospitality, while Feng Xingkong said they would stay for five days before going to Great Xuan to kill Su Fei.
• Feng Riyue ordered the palace guards to lead them to the finest palace and summon the most beautiful women.
• News of Emperor Yan’s death spread, and the Yan Kingdom’s generals claimed power or sealed their cities as bandits and robbers emerged.
• An Imperial Guard told Su Fei and Ji Yuyan that two mysterious experts had occupied the Yan Kingdom Imperial Palace and the kingdom had fallen into chaos.
• Su Fei remembered Emperor Yan’s request to protect the Yan Kingdom and lamented that he had died only days after their meeting.

After Emperor Yan's death, Su Fei reflected on the importance of strength and ordered an investigation into the two mysterious killers while guarding Great Xuan's borders. Five days later, Feng Xingkong and Feng Riyue were still indulging in the Yan Kingdom palace instead of pursuing their mission to kill Su Fei, and Feng Xingkong stopped Feng Riyue from killing a frightened palace maid.

• Su Fei told Ji Yuyan that strength was necessary to control one's fate and protect others after failing to save Emperor Yan.
• Su Fei ordered an investigation into the two mysterious experts and told Great Xuan's border garrisons to remain vigilant.
• Over the next five days, Feng Xingkong and Feng Riyue plundered the Yan Kingdom palace and indulged in its food, wine, and palace maids.
• Feng Riyue tried to kill a palace maid who nearly spilled wine, but Feng Xingkong stopped him.

Feng Xingkong and Feng Riyue left Yan Kingdom for Great Xuan to kill Su Fei and claim their mission reward. They arrived over Great Xuan Imperial City, where their overwhelming pressure alarmed the city, and Feng Riyue publicly summoned Su Fei to meet his death.

• Feng Xingkong and Feng Riyue departed Yan Kingdom aboard their crimson spirit boat after deciding their five-day stay was over.
• The brothers flew into Great Xuan Imperial City and released their nirvana realm pressure, bringing the market district to a halt.
• Emperor Xuan and his officials sensed the intruders' terrifying presence and feared they had come with hostile intentions.
• Su Fei recognized that the two figures were at the nirvana realm first and third levels, reassured Ji Yuyan, and vowed to stop them if they threatened Great Xuan.
• Feng Riyue called out across the city, demanding that Su Fei come out and meet his death.

Feng Xingkong and Feng Riyue came to Great Xuan Imperial City to avenge Dugu Fengming, forcing Su Fei to confront them. Su Fei revealed his Nirvana Realm strength and faced the brothers in the sky as the city watched anxiously.

• Feng Riyue threatened to kill the people of Great Xuan Imperial City unless Su Fei surrendered, spreading panic through the city and alarming Emperor Xuan.
• Su Fei learned that the attackers were Feng Xingkong and Feng Riyue, accepted a system mission to kill them or escape, and chose to fight.
• Su Fei reassured Ji Yuyan before flying out to confront the brothers as Feng Riyue prepared to attack the crowd.
• Feng Xingkong and Feng Riyue were surprised that Su Fei had reached the Nirvana Realm, but insisted they would avenge Dugu Fengming.
• Su Fei accused the brothers of arrogance, unleashed his Nirvana Realm pressure, and met their combined force above the city as its people watched.

Su Fei faced Feng Riyue and Feng Xingkong above Great Xuan Imperial City, where Feng Riyue challenged him to a fight. Su Fei easily destroyed Feng Riyue’s saber attack, leaving Feng Xingkong wary and the people of Great Xuan cheering.

• Feng Riyue asked Feng Xingkong for permission to test Su Fei, and Feng Xingkong agreed while promising to intervene if needed.
• Feng Riyue attacked Su Fei with three crescents of black saber energy and demanded that he beg for mercy.
• Su Fei summoned azure Sword Qi that overwhelmed and shattered Feng Riyue’s attack.
• Feng Riyue retreated in shock, while Su Fei warned the brothers to leave or face his blade.
• Feng Xingkong prepared to help Feng Riyue as the people and officials of Great Xuan cheered for Su Fei.

Su Fei froze Feng Riyue’s attack and killed him with a saber strike despite Feng Xingkong’s attempt to intervene. Feng Xingkong confronted Su Fei in a rage, and the two prepared to fight.

• Feng Riyue unleashed a massive saber strike, but Su Fei froze it with Three Feet of Frozen Ice.
• Su Fei exploited Feng Riyue’s shock and attacked with Peach Blossoms in Full Bloom.
• Feng Xingkong shouted for Su Fei to spare Feng Riyue and rushed to save him.
• Su Fei’s saber energy shattered Feng Riyue’s shield and killed him.
• Feng Xingkong saw his brother die and turned his killing intent toward Su Fei.

After Su Fei defended his killing of Feng Riyue, Feng Xingkong unleashed the Celestial Circuit Northern Dipper Sword Formation to avenge his brother. Su Fei identified the formation’s seven cores as its weakness, but its Sword Qi began closing in on him.

• Su Fei told Feng Xingkong that Feng Riyue had brought his death upon himself by threatening him and Great Xuan Imperial City.
• Feng Xingkong swore to avenge Feng Riyue and summoned the Celestial Circuit Northern Dipper Sword Formation with seven stellar cores.
• Su Fei assessed the formation and realized he needed to destroy one core to weaken it.
• Feng Xingkong activated the formation, sending countless streaks of stellar Sword Qi toward Su Fei and sealing his escape routes.

Su Fei analyzed Feng Xingkong’s Celestial Circuit Northern Dipper Sword Formation and discovered that the Heavenly Authority Formation Nexus was its weakest point. Protected by his Indestructible Golden Body, he withstood the formation’s strongest attack and pressed toward that nexus.

• Su Fei fought off streams of stellar Sword Qi while searching for a way to escape Feng Xingkong’s formation.
• Using the God-tier Insight Technique, Su Fei identified the Heavenly Authority Formation Nexus as the formation’s weakest link.
• Su Fei activated his Indestructible Golden Body and charged into the formation through the incoming Sword Qi.
• Feng Xingkong drove the formation at full power, but Su Fei’s golden protective qi blocked all seven pillars of starlight.
• Su Fei taunted Feng Xingkong and advanced step by step toward the Heavenly Authority Formation Nexus.

Su Fei shattered the Celestial Circuit Northern Dipper Sword Formation’s Heavenly Authority Formation Nexus with Descent of a Thousand Buddhas, then began destroying the remaining nexuses as Feng Xingkong struggled to stop him. By the end, the formation had lost most of its power, and Su Fei continued his assault.

• Su Fei forced his way through the sword formation’s Sword Qi and struck the Heavenly Authority Formation Nexus with Descent of a Thousand Buddhas, shattering it.
• The destruction of the Heavenly Authority Formation Nexus disrupted the formation’s stellar power and weakened its remaining nexuses and Sword Qi.
• Su Fei dismissed Feng Xingkong’s formation and struck the Heavenly Mechanism Formation Nexus with a Buddhist palm imprint, destroying it.
• Su Fei advanced through the weakened formation and destroyed its other nexuses with precise palm strikes and saber attacks.
• Feng Xingkong desperately tried to mobilize the remaining stellar power, but he could not stop Su Fei from breaking the formation down further.

Su Fei destroyed Feng Xingkong’s Celestial Circuit Northern Dipper Sword Formation and killed him with the Crimson Firmament Sword. The people of the Great Xuan Imperial City celebrated Su Fei for saving them from danger.

• Su Fei shattered the final Heavenly Pivot Formation Nexus, causing the Celestial Circuit Northern Dipper Sword Formation to collapse and leaving Feng Xingkong powerless.
• Su Fei unleashed the Heaven-Slaying Sword-Drawing Art and severed Feng Xingkong in two, destroying his soul.
• Feng Xingkong’s corpse and sword fell onto a street in the Great Xuan Imperial City.
• The city’s people cheered, thanked Su Fei, and knelt to praise him for protecting them.

After saving Great Xuan Imperial City, Su Fei claimed his rewards and used them to master the Three Saber Strikes of the Avici Path and advance to the fourth level of the Nirvana Realm. He then examined the spoils taken from Feng Xingkong and Feng Riyue, finding an unfamiliar scarlet talisman.

• Su Fei reassured the people of Great Xuan Imperial City and received a system notification for killing Feng Xingkong and Feng Riyue.
• Su Fei took the brothers’ storage rings and spirit boat, returned to Su Manor, and claimed the Three Saber Strikes of the Avici Path and two hundred years of cultivation.
• Su Fei spent cultivation to perfect the Three Saber Strikes of the Avici Path and raise his realm to the fourth level of the Nirvana Realm.
• Su Fei opened Feng Riyue’s storage ring and collected its spirit stones, pills, manuals, and weapons.
• Su Fei opened Feng Xingkong’s storage ring and found a scarlet talisman covered in runes.

Su Fei tested the crimson talisman, discovered it controlled a spirit boat, and raced above Great Xuan Imperial City as its people praised him. In the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty, Chen Tianjun learned that Feng Riyue and Feng Xingkong had died in the Southwestern Lesser Continent and erupted in fury.

• Su Fei activated the crimson talisman and summoned the spirit boat it controlled.
• Su Fei flew the spirit boat over Great Xuan Imperial City, where people recognized him and cheered.
• Chen Tianjun received a report that the soul lamps of Feng Riyue and Feng Xingkong had gone out.
• Chen Tianjun learned the two White Lotus Sect guardians had likely perished while seeking revenge for Dugu Fengming and angrily smashed a jade table.

Chen Tianjun devised a plan to use the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty’s laws and envoys to eliminate Su Fei without confronting him personally. The chapter then followed Xuan Ling, whose fortunes had declined since Su Fei killed his former master, as he headed to the External Affairs Hall to seek resources.

• Chen Tianjun reflected on the deaths of Feng Riyue and Feng Xingkong and wondered whether Su Fei was a reincarnated expert.
• Chen Tianjun decided not to leave his secluded cultivation or risk acting personally against Su Fei.
• Chen Tianjun planned to report the humans in the Southwestern Lesser Continent to the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty so its envoys would demand their submission and provoke Su Fei.
• Chen Tianjun summoned a White Lotus Sect elder and ordered him to report the matter to the dynasty and urge it to send envoys.
• Xuan Ling hurried to the External Affairs Hall to take missions for cultivation resources after losing the benefits he had received as Dugu Fengming’s attendant.

After hearing that two White Lotus Sect protectors had died in the Southwestern Lesser Continent, Xuan Ling realized Su Fei was responsible and became terrified of him. The story then shifted to the magnificent central imperial city of the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty.

• Xuan Ling blamed Su Fei for Dugu Fengming’s death and hoped the sect’s protectors would kill him.
• Three nirvana realm White Lotus Sect martial artists hurried past Xuan Ling, discussing two Law Enforcement Hall protectors who had died in the Southwestern Lesser Continent.
• Xuan Ling concluded that Su Fei had killed the protectors and grew terrified, abandoning his plans to accept a mission and returning to his residence.
• The scene shifted to the central imperial city of the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty, described as a vast city of immense wealth and power.

The Human Division received Chen Tianjun’s warning about Su Fei and dispatched Xu Longxuan to bring the Southwestern Lesser Continent under the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty’s control. Meanwhile, Great Xuan exploited the Yan Kingdom’s succession crisis to seize more territory, and Xu Longxuan prepared to investigate Su Fei cautiously.

• A White Lotus Sect elder delivered Chen Tianjun’s sealed letter to the Human Division steward, who grew solemn as he read it.
• After Su Fei resolved Great Xuan’s crisis, Emperor Xuan sent 150,000 troops to invade the disordered Yan Kingdom.
• Great Xuan’s army captured several Yan Kingdom cities, and its territory expanded as border troops surrendered.
• The Human Division appointed Xu Longxuan, a fifth-level nirvana realm expert, as envoy to the Southwestern Lesser Continent.
• The Human Division steward told Xu Longxuan to bring local people and experts under the dynasty’s control and warned him about Su Fei, who was suspected of killing Feng Riyue and Feng Xingkong.

Xu Longxuan departed for the Southwestern Lesser Continent with the Dharma Manifestation Realm expert Xu Sanxing to oversee the region and deal with Su Fei. As Xu Fei continued cultivating in Great Xuan, Xu Longxuan became curious about how he had killed two Nirvana Realm martial artists.

• The Human Division deacon warned Xu Longxuan not to underestimate Su Fei, but Xu Longxuan confidently dismissed the threat and introduced his escort, Xu Sanxing.
• Xu Sanxing revealed his Dharma Manifestation Realm aura, impressing the deacon, who approved the expedition and offered support through a messaging jade talisman if needed.
• Xu Longxuan boarded his spirit boat with Xu Sanxing and a retinue of attendants, then departed for the Southwestern Lesser Continent.
• The deacon privately expected Xu Longxuan and Xu Sanxing to enforce the dynasty's laws and dispose of Su Fei on behalf of the White Lotus Sect.
• While Great Xuan's army continued conquering Yan Kingdom cities, Su Fei cultivated at Su Manor and spent his free time with Ji Yuyan.
• Aboard the spirit boat, Xu Longxuan questioned Xu Sanxing about the Southwestern Lesser Continent and studied how Su Fei had defeated Feng Riyue and Feng Xingkong.

Xu Longxuan decided to recruit Su Fei by first recommending him to the Demon Suppression Bureau, where he could earn merits and prove himself before joining the Xu Family. Meanwhile, Great Xuan continued expanding through its campaign against Yan, and Su Fei completed his cultivation.

• Xu Longxuan told Xu Sanxing that Su Fei might be the chosen son of fortune of the Southwestern Lesser Continent and could become a powerful ally for the Xu Family.
• Xu Longxuan proposed sending Su Fei to the Demon Suppression Bureau first so he could gain experience, earn merits, and establish his reputation before entering the Xu Family.
• Xu Sanxing approved the plan and promised to assess Su Fei's character and strength when they reached the Southwestern Lesser Continent.
• The spirit vessel carried Xu Longxuan and Xu Sanxing toward the Southwestern Lesser Continent while Xu Sanxing secretly guarded their surroundings.
• Great Xuan's army captured several more cities in Yan, and Emperor Xuan rewarded the soldiers as the imperial city celebrated.
• Su Fei finished consolidating his Nirvana Realm Fourth Level cultivation and mastered the Perfection Realm Three Saber Strikes of the Avici Path.

Xu Longxuan and Uncle Xu arrived at the Great Xuan Imperial Palace aboard a black spirit vessel and demanded that Emperor Xuan summon Su Fei. As a messenger rode to Su Manor, Su Fei and Ji Yuyan were peacefully chatting, unaware of the visitors.

• Xu Longxuan guided his black spirit vessel down toward the Great Xuan Imperial Palace, and its arrival alarmed the people and guards of the city.
• A guard reported the vessel to Emperor Xuan, interrupting a meeting about Great Xuan’s campaign against the Yan Kingdom.
• Emperor Xuan led his officials outside and met Xu Longxuan and Uncle Xu as they disembarked.
• Xu Longxuan identified himself as an envoy from the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty and ordered Emperor Xuan to fetch Su Fei.
• Emperor Xuan sent an attendant to Su Manor, where Su Fei was drinking tea and chatting with Ji Yuyan about the campaign.

Su Fei went to the palace to meet Xu Longxuan and Uncle Xu, envoys from the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty, who announced their intention to bring the Southwestern Lesser Continent under their rule. Xu Longxuan proposed testing Su Fei, and Uncle Xu used his Dharma Manifestation Realm aura to pressure him.

• An Imperial Guard summoned Su Fei to the palace after an envoy from the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty arrived, and Ji Yuyan worried that the visitors might cause trouble.
• Su Fei summoned the crimson spirit vessel he had seized from Feng Xingkong and flew to the palace.
• Emperor Xuan and the officials welcomed Su Fei as he faced Xu Longxuan and Uncle Xu, both envoys of the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty.
• Xu Longxuan introduced himself and Uncle Xu as members of the Xu Family and declared that the dynasty intended to incorporate the Southwestern Lesser Continent into its territory.
• Xu Longxuan proposed testing Su Fei, and Uncle Xu released a powerful Dharma Manifestation Realm aura that enveloped him.

Xu Longxuan tested Su Fei after hearing Chen Tianjun's suspicion that he was a reincarnated old monster, then judged his character and invited him to join the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. He began explaining that Su Fei would struggle to advance if he stayed in the resource-poor Southwestern Lesser Continent.

• Uncle Xu used Dharma Manifestation Realm pressure on Su Fei, but Xu Longxuan told him to ease it.
• Xu Longxuan examined Su Fei with a Soul-Testing Jade and confirmed that his soul age matched his physical age.
• Xu Longxuan condemned Chen Tianjun for falsely claiming Su Fei was a reincarnated old monster, while Su Fei silently resolved to settle the grudge later.
• Xu Longxuan questioned Su Fei about his past killings, his conduct if he gained power, and his view of the Profound Origin Divine Dynasty's rule; Su Fei answered steadily.
• Xu Longxuan invited Su Fei to join the Demon Suppression Bureau and later the Xu Family, then explained the bureau's duties and the limits of cultivating in Su Fei's homeland.