Chapter Summaries

Chen Zhixing and Elder You stayed in Hong'an City, where Elder You left to seek entertainment while Chen Zhixing prepared to advance. Chen Zhixing reached the pseudo True Self Realm and resolved to continue cultivating toward its true power.

• Chen Zhixing and Elder You arrived at Lai Fu Inn, where Elder You paid for their rooms with a Spirit Stone and astonished the innkeeper.
• Elder You invited Chen Zhixing to visit a brothel, but Chen Zhixing refused, so Elder You went alone.
• Chen Zhixing left the inn and swallowed a True Self Pill on a barren hill outside Hong'an City.
• Chen Zhixing answered his Yin Spirit phantom, which then merged into him as he broke through into the pseudo True Self Realm.
• Chen Zhixing tested his new strength and decided to condense a Great Dao Seed and form a Heaven and Earth Dharma Image to attain the true True Self Realm.

Chen Zhixing clarified that he would cultivate the purest power of destruction and ruin, then condensed his Heaven and Earth Dharma Image and stepped into the True Self Realm. His display astonished the cultivators of Hong'an City, and they rushed toward the mountain to find him.

• Chen Zhixing reflected on the meaning of power and decided his Dao would be the overwhelming power of destruction and ruin.
• Chen Zhixing traced lines in the air as a tremendous aura swept across the mountains and Hong'an City.
• Elder You sensed the breakthrough and watched a starry-sky Dharma Image form above the mountain.
• Chen Zhixing's Dharma Image revealed five hundred Ox Demons of Power, stunning Elder You and the cultivators who witnessed it.
• The Dharma Image vanished, and cultivators across Hong'an City set off toward Chen Zhixing's mountain.

Chen Zhixing reached the True Self Realm, slipped away from admirers who gathered beneath the mountain, and returned to Lai Fu Inn. The next morning, he and Elder You left Hong'an City by flying boat and arrived at Wu Xuan City, where the Ruan Family was based.

• Chen Zhixing sensed the Great Dao Seed in his Dantian Divine Sea after breaking through to the True Self Realm, then vanished before the crowd below could find him.
• Chen Zhixing returned to his room at Lai Fu Inn and went to sleep.
• Elder You teased Chen Zhixing about his night aboard a painted boat, but Chen Zhixing revealed he had recorded Elder You's comments with a Profound Light Mirror.
• Chen Zhixing and Elder You left the inn and discussed the powerful cultivator who had broken through to the True Self Realm the previous night.
• Elder You summoned a flying boat, and he and Chen Zhixing traveled to Wu Xuan City, arriving at the Ruan Family.

Ruan Zhenlong and the Ruan family waited outside Wu Xuan City to welcome Chen Zhixing, the Third Young Master of Ziwei's Chen Clan. After Chen Zhixing arrived and greeted them, he asked where Ruan Nanzhu was, leaving the family stunned.

• Ruan Zhenlong learned from Ruan Nantian that Ruan Nanzhu had gone out with Lin Feng and had not returned.
• A massive Chen Clan Giant Ship arrived, carrying Chen Zhixing and Elder You to the city gates.
• Ruan Zhenlong and the gathered Ruan family bowed to Chen Zhixing, who made them wait before allowing them to rise.
• Chen Zhixing greeted Ruan Zhenlong, Madam Ruan, and Ruan Nantian warmly, easing their fears about the Chen Clan's attitude.
• Chen Zhixing asked Ruan Zhenlong where Ruan Nanzhu was, and the Ruan family froze.

Chen Zhixing arrived at the Ruan Residence while Ruan Nanzhu was away with Lin Feng, who urged her to reject the Chen family and promised to protect her. Ruan Nanzhu returned to greet the Third Young Master, still anxious about what kind of man he would be, and saw him arrive.

• Chen Zhixing noticed the Ruan family’s unease about Ruan Nanzhu and followed Ruan Nantian toward the residence.
• Ruan Zhenlong ordered the family Elders to bring Ruan Nanzhu to the gate before Chen Zhixing arrived.
• Lin Feng told Ruan Nanzhu that her family meant to use her to win favor with the Chen Clan and vowed he would stop her from being given to Chen Zhixing.
• Ruan Nanzhu refused Lin Feng’s offer to defy her family and left, saying she could not refuse their wishes after all they had done for her.
• A family Elder found Ruan Nanzhu and brought her to the entrance to welcome Chen Zhixing, whose arrival she met with a forced smile.

At the Ruan Family banquet, Lin Feng burst in to denounce the family for using Ruan Nanzhu to secure an alliance, then defeated eight elders and challenged Chen Zhixing. Chen Zhixing recognized Lin Feng as a likely Destined Protagonist as Lin Feng turned his attention to him.

• Ruan Nanzhu realized Chen Zhixing had barely noticed her, and Madam Ruan told her to apologize to her father for missing his arrival.
• At the banquet, Chen Zhixing considered how to form a second Great Dao Seed while Ruan Zhenlong hoped to secure the Chen Clan's support.
• Lin Feng entered the great hall and condemned the Ruan family for treating Ruan Nanzhu as a bargaining tool.
• Ruan Zhenlong ordered the elders to seize Lin Feng, but Lin Feng revealed his Profound Clarity Realm cultivation and used Limitless Desolate Eye to defeat all eight elders.
• Lin Feng turned toward Chen Zhixing and asked if he was the Third Young Master of Ziwei's Chen Clan.

Chen Zhixing humiliated Lin Feng by having Ruan Nanzhu sit on his lap, triggering a reward for suppressing a Destined Protagonist. He then provoked Lin Feng further, leaving him enraged and vowing to kill Chen Zhixing.

• Ruan Zhenlong attacked Lin Feng, but a Talisman in Lin Feng's hand protected him with a golden barrier.
• Lin Feng declared he would take Ruan Nanzhu away, but Chen Zhixing told her to sit on his thigh, and she obeyed.
• Chen Zhixing gained Fortune and the Desolate Eye after suppressing Lin Feng, and realized suppression could earn rewards.
• Chen Zhixing held Ruan Nanzhu close and invited her to his boudoir that night to discuss cultivation.
• Lin Feng spat blood and screamed that he would kill Chen Zhixing.

Chen Zhixing used Ruan Nanzhu to provoke Lin Feng, whose master, Profound Yin True Person, arrived and threatened the Ruan Family. Elder You killed the True Self Realm elder with one slap, and Chen Zhixing ordered Lin Feng killed before heading for the Sword God Inheritance.

• Ruan Nanzhu realized Chen Zhixing had used her to target Lin Feng, while Lin Feng's master, Profound Yin True Person, arrived at the Ruan Family hall.
• Lin Feng revealed his alliance with the Profound Yin Sect and ordered his master to kill the Ruan Family and Chen Zhixing.
• Profound Yin True Person threatened Chen Zhixing, who called on Elder You to act.
• Elder You killed Profound Yin True Person with a single slap, and Chen Zhixing gained Fortune and the Thunder Palm Hell divine ability.
• Chen Zhixing ordered Elder You to kill Lin Feng, who was left trembling in his grasp.

Chen Zhixing had Elder You take Lin Feng away, then gained Lin Feng’s Fortune, the Earth Striding Law Step, and a sealed Nine-Layered Exquisite Pagoda. The Ruan Family pledged loyalty to the Ziwei Chen clan, and Chen Zhixing left to study the abilities he had acquired.

• Elder You carried Lin Feng out of the Ruan Family Great Hall after Chen Zhixing ordered him to deal with him.
• After Lin Feng’s screams stopped, Chen Zhixing received Fortune, the Earth Striding Law Step, and a sealed Nine-Layered Exquisite Pagoda.
• Elder You returned, and the Ruan Family realized his strength and pledged loyalty to the Ziwei Chen clan.
• Ruan Nanzhu lost her last admiration for Lin Feng and felt curious about Chen Zhixing.
• Chen Zhixing left for his side room, eager to examine the divine abilities he had taken from Lin Feng.

Chen Zhixing tested his newly acquired divine abilities at the Ruan Family and decided to leave for Tianchuan Mountain to seek the Ancient Sword God inheritance. Ruan Nanzhu spent the night wondering whether he would visit her, then learned he was leaving that morning.

• Chen Zhixing used Desolate Eye and saw it drain the vitality from trees and grass, then tested Thunder Palm Hell and recognized its immense destructive power.
• Chen Zhixing concluded that his abilities were fully developed and planned to travel to Tianchuan Mountain to obtain the Sword God's inheritance and cultivate a Sword Dao Seed.
• Ruan Nanzhu waited anxiously through the night for Chen Zhixing, then felt unsettled when he did not come.
• Madam Ruan guessed that Ruan Nanzhu was thinking about Chen Zhixing and advised her to decide whether to pursue her feelings.
• Ruan Nanzhu learned that Chen Zhixing and the others were preparing to leave and reacted with surprise.

Chen Zhixing sent Ruan Nanzhu to Ziwei's Chen Clan while choosing to travel alone toward Tianchuan Mountain, where the Sword God's inheritance had appeared. On the abandoned road, a masked figure confronted him as a pale hand crept up behind him and attacked.

• Chen Zhixing arranged for Elder You to escort Ruan Nanzhu to Ziwei's Chen Clan, then used a Profound Light Mirror to persuade Elder You to let him travel alone.
• Ruan Zhenlong told Chen Zhixing that sword Dao experts were heading to Tianchuan Mountain after the suspected Land of Inheritance of an Ancient Sword God appeared.
• Qing Zhi told Chen Zhixing she was recovering by absorbing Soldier Qi and asked him to call her when they reached Tianchuan Mountain.
• Chen Zhixing left the Ruan Residence and traveled toward Tianchuan Mountain on foot, leading a gaunt Old Horse along an abandoned official road.
• A black-robed figure wearing a golden spider mask identified Chen Zhixing and said it had waited for him, while a pale hand emerged from the fog behind him and clawed toward his skull.

Yuan Bufui, whose original name was Chen Chou'er, stayed behind so Meng Hedong could claim the Fire Dao Divine Weapon, then fought the Bald-headed Taoist. After surviving the Taoist’s flames and killing him, Chen Chou'er cast his corpse into the Poisonous Pool and reflected on his painful past.

• Yuan Bufui urged Meng Hedong to escape and take the Fire Dao Divine Weapon, then turned back to face the pursuing Bald-headed Taoist.
• The Bald-headed Taoist defeated Chen Chou'er with fire and tried to refine him into medicine.
• Chen Chou'er pretended to be dying, revealed his Spirit Wandering Realm aura, and killed the Bald-headed Taoist.
• Chen Chou'er threw the Taoist’s corpse into the Poisonous Pool, where strange fish devoured it.
• Chen Chou'er recalled his abandonment, his mother's death, and the hardships of his life before smiling faintly.

Chen Zhixing captured Han Zong, an outer member of Spider Web, and learned that a mysterious organization called Embers had ordered him to attack. After killing Han Zong, Chen Zhixing hurried toward Tianchuan Mountain, determined to condense his second Great Dao Seed.

• Chen Zhixing dodged and shattered the Spider-Masked Black Robed Figure’s attack, then swiftly defeated and captured him.
• Chen Zhixing questioned Han Zong, who said Spider Web had recruited him and ordered him to intercept Chen Zhixing in exchange for help reaching the Spirit Wandering Realm.
• Han Zong revealed that the recruiters belonged to Embers, not the original Spider Web, and that other agents had been sent to attack Chen Zhixing on different official roads.
• Chen Zhixing concluded that Embers had targeted him but did not yet know his movements precisely, then killed Han Zong despite promising to let him go.
• Chen Zhixing put on a White Cross Mask and sped toward Tianchuan Mountain to condense his second Great Dao Seed.

Chen Zhixing arrived at Tianchuan Mountain disguised as Bai Shi and joined Shan Yang and three other masked cultivators. After demonstrating his crude, strength-based “Great Strength Sword Dao,” he saw a powerful swordsman arrive in the sky, shocking the group.

• Chen Zhixing reached Tianchuan Mountain and met Shan Yang, who explained why cultivators concealed their identities and invited him to join a group.
• Shan Yang introduced Chen Zhixing to Xu Li, Bai Ling, and the silent Ah Liang, who each demonstrated their sword skills.
• When asked to show his Sword Dao, Chen Zhixing smashed a cliff face with brute force and called the technique the Great Strength Sword Dao.
• A figure riding a sword split the sky with a mighty strike, and Shan Yang and the others reacted in shock.

Sword Cultivators gathered at Tianchuan Mountain as Chen Zhixing planned to slip into the Sword God's Land of Inheritance while Qing Zhi drew attention elsewhere. After Qing Zhi triggered a blaze of sword-light, the gathered cultivators rushed toward the apparent opening.

• Chai Qingchi, the Blazing Sun Sword Sect's Young Sect Master, and other powerful figures arrived at Tianchuan Mountain to seek the inheritance.
• Shan Yang and Xu Li discussed how talent and family background shaped a cultivator's prospects, while Chen Zhixing quietly assessed the rivals around him.
• Bai Ling focused her attention on Swordsman Ah Liang, hoping to find a Dao Companion who could improve her standing.
• Qing Zhi told Chen Zhixing the hidden route to the inheritance and proposed drawing the other cultivators away from it.
• Chen Zhixing sent the Qing Zhi Sword toward the mountain's northwest and headed southeast toward the hidden cave.
• A burst of sword-light erupted in the northwest, and the gathered Sword Cultivators rushed toward it, believing the inheritance had opened.

Chen Zhixing found the entrance to the inheritance land, but the Qingzhi Divine Sword was needed to open it. When the sword led the assembled Sword Cultivators to him, Shan Yang, Xu Li, Bai Ling, and the others recognized the white-robed figure as Bai Shi.

• Sword Cultivators rushed toward the Qingzhi Divine Sword, while Shan Yang and the others left without waiting for brother Bai.
• Chen Zhixing reached the Pianyu Cave, smashed through the passages to find the hidden bluestone, and opened a Void Vortex that rejected him without the Qing Zhi Sword.
• Chai Qingchi and the Blazing Sun Sword Sect's Dao Protector clashed over who would claim the Qingzhi Divine Sword.
• The Qingzhi Divine Sword flew into the cave, drawing Chai Qingchi, the Dao Protector, and the gathered Sword Cultivators after it.
• A white-robed figure in a White Cross Mask caught the Qingzhi Divine Sword, and Shan Yang, Xu Li, Bai Ling, and the others recognized him as Bai Shi.

Chen Zhixing used the Innate One Qi Hand to repel the Sword Sect Dao Protector, then escaped through the vortex with the Qing Zhi Sword into the Sword God’s Land of Inheritance. The Blazing Sun Sword Sect’s Young Sect Master ordered Zhao Chengsheng to pursue him, while Qing Zhi urgently claimed she knew the answer to the inheritance’s question.

• Chen Zhixing struck the Sword Sect Dao Protector with the Innate One Qi Hand and entered the vortex with the Qing Zhi Sword.
• The Dao Protector recognized Chen Zhixing as a True Self Realm cultivator of the Great Dao of Power, and Shan Yang and the others reacted with shock.
• The Brocade Young Master demanded that Zhao Chengsheng retrieve the sword and Chen Zhixing’s head, so Zhao Chengsheng ordered the Sword Servants to wait with him.
• Chen Zhixing arrived at the Sword God’s Land of Inheritance, where a Bronze Stone Gate asked, “What is the Strongest Sword Dao?”
• Qing Zhi urgently told Chen Zhixing that she knew the answer to the question.

Chen Zhixing opened the inheritance chamber, witnessed visions of the Sword God’s life, and gained the Flying Flower Sword Dao and control of Qingzhi. After three days of meditation, he reached the Reaching Perfection realm by condensing countless Sword Intent Flying Flowers.

• Qingzhi answered the gate’s question with the Sword God’s definition of the Strongest Sword Dao, opening the Bronze Stone Gate.
• Chen Zhixing looked into the statue’s eyes and saw the Sword God rise from humble beginnings to suppress an era with her sword.
• Chen Zhixing received the Flying Flower Sword Dao inheritance and gained control of the inheritance land and Divine Sword Qingzhi.
• Chen Zhixing spent three days comprehending the sword dao while Qingzhi explained its four realms and the requirements for advancing.
• Chen Zhixing condensed countless Sword Intent Flying Flowers and announced that he had heard the sound of flowers blooming.
• Chen Zhixing unleashed a storm of sword intent that tore at the chamber’s space, leaving Qingzhi stunned by his resemblance to the Sword God.

Chen Zhixing entered the Sword Dao Third Realm in three days and left the inheritance chamber, while the Young Sect Master of the Blazing Sun Sword Sect interrogated Shan Yang and his companions. Chen Zhixing emerged above Tianchuan Mountain as the Young Sect Master eagerly awaited him.

• Qing Zhi confirmed that Chen Zhixing had reached the Sword Dao Third Realm, and he decided to return for the second inheritance after condensing a Sword Heart.
• The Young Sect Master of the Blazing Sun Sword Sect held Shan Yang and Xu Li captive and questioned them about the person wearing the White Ten Mask.
• Bai Ling denied knowing the masked man, while Shan Yang claimed that he was his sworn brother, a True Self Realm cultivator backed by an Immortal Dao Lineage.
• The Young Sect Master had a Sword Servant strike Shan Yang, who mocked him and refused to show fear.
• Chai Qingchi worried that the Young Sect Master's conduct would bring disaster upon the Blazing Sun Sword Sect.
• Chen Zhixing emerged from a White Vortex above Tianchuan Mountain, and the Young Sect Master cried out that his treasure had appeared.

Chen Zhixing fought Zhao Chengsheng while using their clash to rapidly improve his swordsmanship. After Chen Zhixing withstood Zhao Chengsheng’s strongest attack and taunted him, Zhao Chengsheng summoned a Dharma Idol.

• The Young Sect Master ordered Zhao Chengsheng and eight peak Spirit Wandering Realm Sword Servants to kill Chen Zhixing and reclaim his treasure.
• Chen Zhixing’s Flying Flower sword qi instantly killed the eight Sword Servants, and he confronted Zhao Chengsheng in close combat.
• Chen Zhixing and Zhao Chengsheng exchanged hundreds of moves, and Chen Zhixing’s swordsmanship improved until he could contend with Zhao Chengsheng.
• Chen Zhixing blocked Zhao Chengsheng’s Great Origin Destruction Slash with a Flower Shield and revealed that he had been using the fight to learn.
• Zhao Chengsheng grew furious at Chen Zhixing’s taunts and summoned his Dharma Idol, Bird in a Cage.