Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan forced Sword Seventeen to buy back the Cloud Piercing Sword for 1.37 billion Spirit Stones, while Qiu Mobai left the Heaven's Chosen Assembly in humiliation. The next morning, Qi Zixiao formed her Nascent Soul and Lin Fan offered to help her break through before her next match.

• Lin Fan and Sword Seventeen haggled over the Cloud Piercing Sword and agreed on sixty-five percent of the latest Top-Grade Dao Weapon auction price.
• Sword Seventeen paid Lin Fan 1.37 billion Spirit Stones, reclaimed the Cloud Piercing Sword, and gave it back to Qiu Mobai.
• Sword Seventeen considered recruiting Lin Fan, while Qiu Mobai left the Heaven's Chosen Assembly vowing to surpass him and repay the humiliation.
• Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao met that night, joked about their earnings, and declined to drink Immortal's Intoxication.
• Qi Zixiao formed her Nascent Soul at dawn, and Lin Fan offered to send True Essence into her to help her break through before her next battle.

Lin Fan sent Qi Zixiao his True Essence, bringing her cultivation to Spirit Severance Late Stage before the tournament round. Qi Zixiao faced Ning Nan, whose family secret technique filled the arena with Black Mist that blocked sight and Divine Sense, leaving her under attack in the darkness.

• Lin Fan transferred his True Essence to Qi Zixiao, allowing her to reach Spirit Severance Late Stage.
• Lu Ming forfeited his match against Lu Yao, leaving her upset, while the other competitors discussed their difficult upcoming battles.
• Qi Zixiao arrived to fight Ning Nan, the foremost of the Supreme Unity Holy Land's Ten Disciples.
• Ning Nan immediately used his family secret technique, Boundless Darkness, shrouding the arena in Black Mist that blocked sight and Divine Sense.
• An attack descended on Qi Zixiao inside the Black Mist as she could neither see nor sense her opponent.

Qi Zixiao defeated Ning Nan by using the Ten Thousand Stars Bow to track his Black Mist, while Fan Jianqiang forfeited his match against Zou Hu rather than reveal his hidden abilities. The chapter ended with Jie Se trying to recruit the bald Divine Calculator into the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect, and Divine Calculator answering with a taunt.

• Qi Zixiao protected herself from Ning Nan's secret art with Purple-Gold Battle Armor, then shot a tracking arrow that pursued and blasted him off the arena.
• Huo Yuan noticed the Starlight Power fading from Ning Nan's flying sword, while Lin Fan and the others praised Qi Zixiao's victory.
• Fan Jianqiang forfeited against Zou Hu after one exchange, leaving the spectators baffled and privately deciding he had no reason to reveal his hidden abilities.
• Fan Jianqiang left the arena pleased that his performance would satisfy his Master and Mistress without requiring him to fight seriously.
• Jie Se invited Divine Calculator to join the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect as a novice monk, and Divine Calculator mocked his attempt to recruit him.

Divine Calculator shocked the crowd by using Buddhist arts to overpower Jie Se, while Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao realized that techniques learned from Earth’s movies and stories could become real. Lin Fan began considering compiling a collection of such methods into the General Principles of Daoist Arts Under Heaven, potentially drawing powerful enemies into a fight over it.

• Divine Calculator manifested a Buddha image and launched the Great Might Heavenly Dragon at Jie Se, astonishing the spectators with his Buddhist techniques.
• Jie Se countered with the Sixteen Foot Golden Body, and the crowd questioned which of the two was truly the stronger Buddhist practitioner.
• Lin Fan learned that Qi Zixiao had taught Divine Calculator the Great Might Heavenly Dragon as it appeared in a movie, just as she had learned the Divine Sword Control Thunder True Technique from television.
• Lin Fan reconsidered why Earth-inspired techniques could work and wondered whether he could turn ideas from stories and mythology into powerful cultivation methods.
• Lin Fan decided that creating the General Principles of Daoist Arts Under Heaven might be worthwhile, despite anticipating that its exposure could trigger a struggle among powerful experts.

Divine Calculator fought Jie Se fiercely but lost, while Snow Maiden won her match and began preparing to break through. Her breakthrough might test the Supreme Void Refining Pill, and the chapter ended as a profound aura spread from her.

• Divine Calculator used close-combat techniques and predictive skill to fight Jie Se, but lost after their Reincarnation Fist clash and left the arena.
• Zou Hu remarked that Divine Calculator’s body could make a decent sandbag, while female cultivators discussed his merits as a Dao companion.
• Snow Maiden defeated a dark horse from the Nine Dragons Holy Land, prompting Qi Zixiao, Lin Fan, and Dan the Fatty to wonder whether her Supreme Void Refining Pill would help her break through.
• Qi Zixiao questioned whether powerful figures might uncover the pill’s secret, and Dan the Fatty insisted they could not expose it or force him to reveal its recipe.
• After recovering and setting up guards, Snow Maiden circulated her True Essence, and a profound feeling spread as other cultivators sensed she was about to break through.

Snow Maiden swallowed Dan the Fatty’s Supreme Void Refining Pill and swiftly broke through to the Void Refining Initial Stage, publicly crediting him and sending cultivators flocking to buy the pill. As the next tournament round began, Lin Fan drew another bye, prompting Huo Yuan to order his subordinate to arrange things so Lin Fan could not keep advancing without fighting.

• Snow Maiden took Dan the Fatty’s Supreme Void Refining Pill during her breakthrough and reached the Void Refining Initial Stage in less than half an hour.
• Snow Maiden praised Dan the Fatty’s pill in the Sect Channel, and Dan explained to Lu Ming how her public thanks could benefit them both.
• Lu Ming admitted he wanted a future Supreme Tribulation Transcendence Pill for someone he loved, embarrassing him in front of Qi Zixiao and the others.
• Snow Maiden explained the pill’s origin to curious cultivators, and Dan the Fatty sold his scarce supply to a growing crowd of buyers at high prices.
• The next tournament round began, but Lin Fan drew another bye, so Huo Yuan ordered his subordinate to arrange matters if Lin Fan kept avoiding fights.

Xu Huang withdrew from the Heaven's Chosen Assembly because of his injuries, and Huo Yuan arranged the next round so Lin Fan would no longer get a bye. The matchups were announced, leaving Qi Zixiao to face Tang Xiaoxiao and Lin Fan to face Cang Chu.

• Zhou Zhengnan told Xu Huang to withdraw because his injuries left him unlikely to advance, offering him entry to the Three Saints Secret Realm instead.
• Xu Huang voluntarily conceded, shocking the spectators and changing the number of contestants to an even total.
• Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao joked through Divine Sense about their next fights and Lin Fan helping her advance her cultivation.
• Huo Yuan ordered Zhou Zhengnan to arrange the matches normally, saying Lin Fan should not keep receiving byes.
• The next-round matchups were announced: Qi Zixiao would face Tang Xiaoxiao, Lin Fan would face Cang Chu, and Snow Maiden would face Lu Yao.

Cang Chu’s forced breakthrough failed, leaving him too injured to fight Lin Fan, who won without taking the stage again. Qi Zixiao defeated Tang Xiaoxiao and later fought on, while Lin Fan’s improbable run of easy victories left Huo Yuan convinced Heaven’s Will favored him.

• Qi Zixiao expected Cang Chu to make Lin Fan work for a victory, while Huo Yuan also hoped Lin Fan would face a challenge.
• Cang Chu began a premature breakthrough, but it failed and badly injured him shortly before the matches.
• Zou Hu restrained Cang Chu and announced his withdrawal, giving Lin Fan another victory without a fight.
• Qi Zixiao defeated Tang Xiaoxiao after 84 Disinfectant countered his Divine Soul Poison, but Lin Fan’s smug teasing left her furious.
• Lin Fan won later rounds against a late-stage Spirit Severance opponent and an injured opponent, and Huo Yuan concluded that Heaven’s Will favored him.

Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao advanced through the Heaven's Chosen Assembly to the final four, where they were matched against the formidable rivals Du Chuan and Zou Hu. As the next round approached, Lin Fan asked Dan the Fatty to produce the good items he had collected.

• The sixteen finalists competed until Lin Fan, Qi Zixiao, Qi Lin, and Gu Lian joined the other four quarterfinalists, while Lin Fan noticed Qi Lin seemed surprisingly mediocre and grew more suspicious of the Big Dipper Holy Land.
• Lin Fan defeated Qi Lin, Qi Zixiao beat Gu Lian, Du Chuan defeated Jie Se despite suffering injuries, and Zou Hu overcame Lu Yao with little harm.
• Lin Fan, Qi Zixiao, Du Chuan, and Zou Hu became the final four, and Zhou Zhengnan announced that Lin Fan would face Du Chuan while Qi Zixiao would face Zou Hu.
• Spectators argued over whether Du Chuan and Zou Hu were destined to decide the tournament, while Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao acknowledged their opponents would be difficult to beat without their restricted methods.
• Lin Fan turned to Dan the Fatty and asked him to contribute some of the good items he had collected before the next round.

As Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao prepared to face the powerful Holy Sons Du Chuan and Zou Hu, their allies offered pills, Talismans, intelligence, and Fan Jianqiang's mysterious wine. The semifinals approached as sect leaders eyed Lin Fan and Jiu Wu hinted that Qi Zixiao’s chances might be better than Xiao Zhan expected.

• Dan the Fatty gave Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao pills and Talismans, while Divine Calculator said Zou Hu’s weakness was Qi Zixiao and Du Chuan’s was his conviction of invincibility.
• Lin Fan reasoned that Du Chuan’s confidence might be exploitable, and Fan Jianqiang handed over two gourds of wine with unpredictable effects.
• Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao accepted the preparations as they weighed their disadvantages against the two Central Province Holy Sons.
• Jiu Wu and Xiao Zhan discussed recruiting Lin Fan, preparing an escape route, and seeking the Three Lifetimes Method, while Jiu Wu hinted that Qi Zixiao might still prevail.
• Huo Yuan wondered whether Du Chuan would continue winning, even if he broke through and suffered a serious backlash.

The Fighting Arena’s final matches began with Lin Fan facing Du Chuan and Qi Zixiao facing Zou Hu. Lin Fan revealed a dazzling golden-light phenomenon and raised his cultivation from the Void Refining Initial Stage, while Qi Zixiao fought Zou Hu at a disadvantage and searched for an opening.

• Zhou Zhengnan divided the Fighting Arena and assigned Du Chuan to fight Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao to fight Zou Hu.
• Du Chuan displayed his divine radiance and was said to possess the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram, then told Lin Fan to concede.
• Lin Fan unleashed the Golden Light Spell, filling his half of the arena with blinding light.
• Qi Zixiao used Purple Qi Comes From The East, and Zou Hu summoned a white tiger phantom before they began fighting.
• Qi Zixiao fought Zou Hu despite her avatar’s lower cultivation, while Zou Hu urged her to stop.
• Du Chuan attacked Lin Fan, who blocked his strike and revealed cultivation close to Du Chuan’s Void Refining Peak.

Lin Fan baited Du Chuan into wagering that he would admit defeat if Lin Fan endured a hundred moves, while Qi Zixiao confronted Zou Hu’s reluctance to fight her and temporarily matched his strength with a secret medicine. The duel between Qi Zixiao and Zou Hu continued as spectators predicted her boosted state would not last.

• Lin Fan taunted Du Chuan, who vowed to admit defeat if Lin Fan survived a hundred moves, and Huo Yuan and Divine Calculator suspected Du Chuan’s confidence would be his weakness.
• Nine Dragons Holy Land elders reprimanded Zou Hu for holding back against Qi Zixiao and urged him to fight seriously for the Three Lifetimes Method.
• Qi Zixiao told Zou Hu to address her as Qi Saintess and fight without wasting words, then swallowed a liquid that sharply increased her aura.
• Zou Hu fought Qi Zixiao with all his strength, but their clashes remained even as she continued to press him.
• Snow Maiden watched Qi Zixiao’s strength with determination, while Central Province spectators expected Qi Zixiao’s temporary boost to fade and Zou Hu to win.

Qi Zixiao feigned serious injury as the secret medicine wore off, prompting Zou Hu to forfeit rather than risk harming her further. After the crowd realized she had tricked him, Zou Hu remained delighted, praising the woman he had longed for.

• As Qi Zixiao’s secret medicine wore off, she was badly hurt by Zou Hu’s attack and insisted on continuing the fight.
• Feeling guilty and worried about Qi Zixiao, Zou Hu admitted defeat, and the referee declared her the winner.
• The crowd and Zou Hu’s disciples realized Qi Zixiao had only pretended to be seriously injured when she quickly appeared healthy again.
• Nine Dragons elders cursed Qi Zixiao and worried that Zou Hu had been deceived, while Zou Hu laughed and praised her as the woman he had longed for.

Qi Zixiao tricked Zou Hu into surrendering, then praised Divine Calculator for correctly predicting his weakness. As Lin Fan continued fighting Du Chuan under pressure, Qi Zixiao urged him to give up rather than risk injuring her true body.

• Zou Hu gladly admitted defeat after realizing Qi Zixiao had pretended to be injured, leaving the Nine Dragons elders exasperated by his infatuation.
• The arena crowd booed Qi Zixiao as she calmly left the stage and told Divine Calculator that his prediction had been accurate.
• Divine Calculator celebrated that his Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art had worked when he calculated Du Chuan and Zou Hu.
• Qi Zixiao used her Divine Sense to watch Lin Fan struggle to defend against Du Chuan while hiding the Merit Golden Ring's powers.
• Qi Zixiao asked Lin Fan whether he could keep fighting and told him to surrender rather than injure her true body; Lin Fan called her dishonest.

Lin Fan faced Du Chuan’s overwhelming Taiyi strike and countered with disguised Biochemical Pills that released a soul-stunning stench. Du Chuan and many spectators were incapacitated, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao exchanged teasing remarks before Lin Fan prepared to fight Du Chuan using her body.
• Du Chuan unleashed his Rivers and Mountains Map and strongest Taiyi technique, shocking the watching cultivators with its immense power.
• Lin Fan used strength-enhancing Talismans, Spiritual Wine, Exploding Pills, and other attacks to weaken Du Chuan’s strike.
• Lin Fan claimed he could receive Du Chuan’s attack, and Du Chuan agreed to count it as Lin Fan’s victory if he succeeded.
• Lin Fan detonated disguised Biochemical Pills, filling the arena with green mist that overwhelmed Du Chuan, Tang Xiaoxiao, and many spectators.

Lin Fan defeated Du Chuan in the Fighting Arena by using a foul-smelling pill and a huge rotating attack, then traded an antidote for Du Chuan’s oath not to pursue the matter. He left the arena as the stench afflicted the spectators and referee, while Dan the Fatty agreed to split the remaining antidotes with him.

• Lin Fan shattered Du Chuan’s attack and slammed him into a crater with his enormous rotating sphere after distracting him with the pill’s stench.
• Du Chuan admitted defeat, and Lin Fan gave him an Air Refreshing Pill after Du Chuan swore a Heavenly Dao Oath not to seek revenge over the match.
• The referee declared Lin Fan the winner, and Lin Fan credited Dan Chengzi, Divine Calculator, Fan Jianqiang, and himself for the victory.
• Du Chuan vowed to challenge Lin Fan again someday, while Lin Fan continued leaving the arena.
• The referee and spectators demanded antidotes, but Lin Fan claimed he was out and warned that those who cursed him would not receive any.
• Lin Fan winked at Dan the Fatty, who agreed to split the antidotes with him fifty-fifty.

Dan the Fatty sold antidote pills to the cultivators affected by the foul smell, while Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao prepared for their final match. They agreed Qi Zixiao should win the championship to avoid exposing Lin Fan to possible danger, then began planning a staged explanation for the audience.

• Dan the Fatty sold Air Refreshing Pills for one thousand Spirit Stones each, with Fan Jianqiang and the others helping him attract customers.
• Huo Yuan worried about Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao reaching the finals, while Jiu Wu and Xiao Zhan discussed how they might fare against each other.
• Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao found that Fan Jianqiang's wine had caused only minor, temporary side effects and realized its benefits were far greater than they had expected.
• Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao agreed that Qi Zixiao should win the final, since the Three Lifetimes Method might be a trap and Lin Fan could be in danger if he claimed it.
• Lin Fan rejected forfeiting and suggested a plan based on a Chinese animated series, which Qi Zixiao recognized and questioned.

Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao staged a sham final match at the Heaven's Chosen Assembly, with Qi Zixiao winning after barely touching him. Zhou Zhengnan declared the contest over and refused to let Three Saints City intervene as the furious young cultivators charged the pair.

• Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao entered the Fighting Arena and exchanged taunts before the final match began.
• Lin Fan charged at Qi Zixiao slowly and swung without using True Essence, while Qi Zixiao lightly punched him and pulled her strength.
• Lin Fan pretended to spin from the blow, fall, and faint, then secretly gave Qi Zixiao a thumbs-up.
• Qi Zixiao asked Zhou Zhengnan to declare her the winner, and he announced that she had won and the Heaven's Chosen Assembly was over.
• Zhou Zhengnan announced that Three Saints City would not interfere with any private combat after the match, and the enraged young cultivators rushed toward Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao.

Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao fled the furious crowd after sabotaging the Heaven’s Chosen Assembly, then learned Qi Zixiao was summoned to inherit the Three Lifetimes Method. Jiu Wu offered to accompany her and invited Lin Fan to join Purple Mansion, while teasing the pair about their feelings.

• Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao escaped the Fighting Arena as the young cultivators cursed them, and Huo Yuan accepted that the assembly had become a laughingstock.
• The remaining geniuses began leaving Three Saints City, while Du Chuan, Ji Chutong, Zou Hu, and Lu Yao stayed for their own reasons.
• Lin Fan and Qi Zixiao laughed after evading their pursuers, and Qi Zixiao pulled her hand away when she realized he had been holding it.
• Qi Zixiao received a message summoning her to the City Lord’s Mansion the next day to inherit the Three Lifetimes Method, and Lin Fan warned her to be cautious around Huo Yuan.
• Jiu Wu promised to accompany Qi Zixiao and invited Lin Fan to join Purple Mansion, prompting Qi Zixiao to deny that they had developed feelings for each other.

Huo Yuan gave Qi Zixiao the so-called Three Lifetimes Method, which turned out to be a collection of techniques created by Three Saints City's founder across three lifetimes rather than a secret to living a third life. Qi Zixiao and Jiu Wu suspected Huo Yuan had staged the Heaven's Chosen Assembly to divert attention from a threat to the method, leaving Jiu Wu furious at being drawn into his scheme.

• Jiu Wu offered Lin Fan a place in the Purple Mansion Holy Land, but Lin Fan declined and said he would consider it first if he ever joined a sect.
• Qi Zixiao handed her treasures to Lin Fan, then went with Jiu Wu to meet Huo Yuan at the City Lord's Mansion.
• Huo Yuan gave Qi Zixiao a jade talisman containing the Three Lifetimes Method, which she quickly examined.
• Huo Yuan explained that the method contained the techniques the founder of Three Saints City had created during his three lifetimes, leaving Jiu Wu shocked and angry.
• Qi Zixiao suggested that Huo Yuan had staged the assembly to divert attention, and Jiu Wu concluded he was likely trying to protect the method from a threat.