Chapter Summaries

Chen Zhixing survived Zhao Chengsheng’s sword attack, defeated him, and offered him a chance to switch sides. He then killed the Brocade Young Master with his life-draining power, leaving the onlookers horrified.

• Zhao Chengsheng unleashed his Bird in a Cage Dharma Idol and drowned Chen Zhixing in nine sword rainbows.
• Chen Zhixing emerged unharmed, shattered Zhao Chengsheng’s sword and defenses, and crippled him before offering him a Communication Talisman to join him.
• Chen Zhixing used the Earth Striding Law Step to reach the flying boat and confronted the Brocade Young Master.
• The Brocade Young Master activated protective talismans, but Chen Zhixing’s Gray White Qi bypassed them and drained his life, leaving him a dried corpse.

Chen Zhixing freed Shan Yang and the others before leaving You Province, where the news of his victory and Zhao Chengsheng’s defeat made Bai Shi famous. He returned to Ziwei Mountain, learned that Chen Tianxiong had vanished after accusing him of involvement in Chen Zhaosheng’s death, and found the clan elders eager to curry favor with him.

• Chen Zhixing cut the Binding Dragon Locks, gave Shan Yang, Xu Li, and Bai Ling Elixirs, and passed Shan Yang the Ancient Sword God's Sword Dao comprehension.
• Chen Zhixing left Tianchuan Mountain, and Shan Yang vowed to become stronger before their next meeting.
• News of Zhao Chengsheng’s defeat and Chen Zhaosheng’s death spread across You Province, making the name Bai Shi famous.
• On his journey to Ziwei Mountain, Chen Zhixing reflected that his fight with Zhao Chengsheng had exposed gaps in his Sword Dao and that he had not yet fully formed his Sword Heart.
• Elder You told Chen Zhixing that Chen Tianxiong had accused him of involvement in Chen Zhaosheng’s death and left the Chen Clan after arguing with Chen Daoyan.
• The clan elders warmly welcomed Chen Zhixing, who recognized their changed attitude as a response to Chen Daoyan’s favor.

Chen Daoyan praised Chen Zhixing, warned him that the Blazing Sun Sword Master was hunting for Bai Shi, and revealed the Chen Clan’s strength before announcing a gathering ahead of the Eastern Xuan Region Tournament. Chen Zhixing realized that the tournament would introduce a Destined Protagonist reputed to be the strongest in history.

• Chen Daoyan urged Chen Zhixing to consider the Ruan Family girl and revealed that he had arranged for her to go to Third Peak.
• Chen Daoyan deduced that Bai Shi was Chen Zhixing’s friend and warned that the Blazing Sun Sword Master was searching for him.
• Chen Daoyan recounted breaking the Blazing Sun Sword Master’s lifebound flying sword, Thousand Nu Peak, in three moves and asserted the Chen Clan’s strength.
• Chen Daoyan told Chen Zhixing that allied forces would gather at the Chen Clan before the Eastern Xuan Region Tournament.
• Chen Zhixing recalled that a powerful Destined Protagonist would rise to fame at the tournament and recognized the story was about to begin.

Chen Zhixing returned to the Third Peak and welcomed Ruan Nanzhu, while far away Ning Changyu realized he had been reborn five hundred years into the past on the day Xu Qingzhou returned. Ning Changyu faced Xu Qinghe and resolved to reclaim what he had lost in his previous life.

• Chen Zhixing left Chen Daoyan and returned to the Third Peak, thinking about the Eastern Xuan Region Tournament.
• Chen Zhixing found Bi Luo talking with Ruan Nanzhu, welcomed Ruan Nanzhu to the Third Peak, and asked Bi Luo to prepare a meal.
• At the Xu family in Yun Province, the family gathered to await Xu Qingzhou's return from Qianyang Academy after three years away.
• Ning Changyu realized he had been reborn five hundred years in the past and that Xu Qingzhou was returning that day.
• Xu Qinghe kicked Ning Changyu and mocked him, while Ning Changyu dismissed Xu Qinghe and vowed to reclaim his past losses and regrets.

After returning five hundred years to the past with the Book of Fate, Ning Changyu planned to seize the Xu Family and use Xu Qingzhou's rare physique to accelerate his cultivation. As the Xu Family traveled to Ziwei's Chen Clan, he plotted to kill Chen Zhixing and take the Chaos Origin True Scripture, intending to begin his rise ten years earlier than in his past life.

• Ning Changyu confirmed that the Book of Fate had returned with him and decided to take control of the Xu Family.
• Xu Qingzhou returned to the Xu Residence carrying Tong Guansheng's head and criticized Ning Changyu for failing to advance beyond the Void Transformation Realm.
• Ning Changyu claimed he could reach Profound Clarity in three days, then used the Book of Fate to discover Xu Qingzhou's Blazing Gold Fate and Profound Yin Divine Body.
• Xu Qingzhou told Old Madam Xu she wanted to visit Ziwei's Chen Clan before the Eastern Xuan Region Tournament.
• The Xu Family's flying boat departed for Ziwei's Chen Clan, and Ning Changyu planned to kill Chen Zhixing and take the Chaos Origin True Scripture.

After three days studying Sword Dao, Chen Zhixing resolved to forge a path combining strength and swordsmanship and was summoned to receive visiting factions. As the Xu Family arrived for a Dao Discussion Event, Ning Changyu learned that Ziwei's Chen Clan's Third Young Master would represent the family, prompting him to demand which Third Young Master they meant.

• Chen Zhixing finished studying hundreds of Sword Dao texts and concluded that he needed a battle to reach the Grandmaster Realm and advance in the True Self Realm.
• Chen Zhixing rejected following the Ancient Sword God's Flying Flower Sword Dao and decided to develop his own Sword Dao of Strength.
• Bi Luo told Chen Zhixing that the Family Head had summoned him to the Main Peak Great Hall to meet visitors from another faction.
• Xu Qingzhou, Xu Qinghe, Ning Changyu, and Xu Family Elders arrived at Ziwei Mountain and were escorted toward a banquet hosted by the Chen Clan.
• Ning Changyu secretly used his Book of Fate to assess Chen Clan disciples and judged their strongest young member to have only Sky-Blue Fate.
• A Chen Clan Elder said the Third Young Master would handle the Dao Discussion Event, and Ning Changyu stepped forward to ask which Third Young Master they meant.

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Ning Changyu found that Ziwei's Chen Clan and Chen Zhixing differed sharply from his memories as the Xu Family party arrived for the Dao Discussion Event. When Chen Zhixing entered the hall, Ning Changyu prepared to use the Book of Fate to discover whether his calm confidence was genuine.

• The Clan Elder said Chen Zhixing would oversee the Dao Discussion Event, and Ning Changyu reacted with disbelief before concealing his objection.
• Ning Changyu recognized Chen Tianchen, whom he remembered as having died, and grew unsettled by the discrepancies in his memories.
• Xu Qinghe cautioned Ning Changyu to mind his conduct, and he decided the differences might be errors in his recollection of the timeline.
• Chen Zhixing entered the Main Peak Great Hall, and Ning Changyu saw that his calm, confident bearing differed completely from the wastrel he remembered.
• Ning Changyu silently commanded the Book of Fate to open so he could judge whether Chen Zhixing was pretending.

Ning Changyu used his Book of Fate to discover that Chen Zhixing possessed seven powerful fates, including the Imperial Purple Innate Longevity Posture, and became intent on stealing them. Chen Zhixing recognized Ning Changyu as the protagonist of a rebirth storyline and considered telling him that his former life and powers were only a fantasy.

• Ning Changyu examined Chen Zhixing with the Book of Fate and found seven fates, including six Blazing Gold fates and the Imperial Purple Innate Longevity Posture.
• Ning Changyu lost his composure before the Xu Family, then resolved to strip Chen Zhixing of all eight fates and claim the Great Longevity for himself.
• Chen Zhixing considered Xu Qingzhou and recalled that she would die in a Demon Party attack after the Eastern Xuan Region Tournament.
• Chen Zhixing identified Ning Changyu as the Destined Protagonist of the Rebirth Arc and wondered whether revealing that Ning's past was a fantasy would shatter his Dao heart.

Chen Zhixing and Ning Changyu each plotted to kill the other while hiding their intentions at the Chen Family banquet. Ning tried to draw close to Chen by acting drunk, then asked what Chen thought of his wife, Xu Qingzhou.

• Chen Zhixing considered Ning Changyu's Book of Fate and hidden Apex Power, then devised a plan to kill him without triggering it.
• Ning Changyu decided to conceal his hostility, win Chen Zhixing's trust, and use Xu Qingzhou as a bargaining chip.
• At the banquet, Xu Qingzhou praised Chen Zhaosheng and discussed cultivation with Chen Zhixing, growing eager to continue their conversation somewhere quiet.
• Ning Changyu interrupted them, pretended to be drunk, and insisted that Chen Zhixing drink with him.
• After Xu Qingzhou rebuked him, Ning Changyu asked Chen Zhixing whether he found Xu Qingzhou pleasing to the eye.

Ning Changyu tried to win Chen Zhixing’s favor by complaining about the Xu Family and offering to give Xu Qingzhou to him. Chen Zhixing agreed to keep Ning Changyu nearby, while privately deciding to manipulate and destroy him step by step.

• Ning Changyu asked Chen Zhixing what he thought of Xu Qingzhou and complained that the Xu Family looked down on him.
• Xu Qingzhou rebuked Ning Changyu, and Chen Zhixing told him to earn others’ respect through his own strength.
• Ning Changyu claimed he was unworthy of Xu Qingzhou and offered her to Chen Zhixing in exchange for staying by his side and learning the Chen clan’s cultivation methods.
• Xu Qingzhou slapped Ning Changyu and left in shame and anger.
• Chen Zhixing agreed to Ning Changyu’s proposal, and Ning Changyu hurried off to resolve the matter with Xu Qingzhou.
• Chen Zhixing privately resolved to manipulate Ning Changyu and destroy him step by step.

Chen Zhixing completed his five hundred tenth Star Transformation Acupoint and realized that he needed more body-tempering and Great Dao of Power techniques to keep advancing. When Tai Chu Holy Land and Qianyang Academy arrived, he welcomed them, eager for the arrival of a blade he intended to use against Ning Changyu.

• Chen Zhixing spent three days cultivating the Ox Demon Star Transformation Scripture and completed his five hundred tenth acupoint.
• Chen Zhixing concluded that his physical body would soon reach its limit and that he needed additional techniques to strengthen it and expand his command of the Great Dao of Power.
• Bi Luo informed Chen Zhixing that Tai Chu Holy Land and Qianyang Academy had arrived, and he went to the gate of Ziwei Mountain to greet them.
• Chen Tianchen told Chen Zhixing that Tai Chu Holy Land had three Apex Realm Ancestors and that its Holy Son, Tian Hui, was a powerful contender in the Prodigy Grand Competition.
• Three Thunder Beasts pulled a golden carriage toward Ziwei Mountain, stunning the Xu Family members watching from the gate.
• Inside the carriage, a purple-haired young man opened his eyes, revealing dense black Divine Patterns in them.

The Tai Chu Holy Son arrived at Ziwei's Chen Clan for the Dao discussion, while Chen Zhixing prepared to use the gathering to kill Ning Changyu and take his Fortune and Book of Fate. The arrival of blind Qianyang Academy student Lu Bing revealed a legendary future figure, and Chen Zhixing recognized him immediately.

• The Tai Chu Holy Son learned that Chen Zhaosheng had disappeared and became interested in Chen Zhixing as Ziwei's hidden dragon.
• The Tai Chu Holy Son arrived at the Chen Clan and challenged Chen Zhixing to begin the Dao discussion once the remaining guests arrived.
• Chen Zhixing assessed the Holy Son's Dao Protector and protective artifact as sufficient to withstand the weakened Apex Power in Ning Changyu, then planned to kill Ning Changyu and seize his Fortune and Book of Fate.
• Blind scholar Lu Bing arrived on behalf of Qianyang Academy, prompting onlookers to question why a student without cultivation had come to debate the Dao.
• Chen Zhixing recognized Lu Bing as the future Confucian Saint, famed for reaching the Apex Realm and sacrificing himself to suppress the Hundred Thousand Demons.

Chen Zhixing met Blind Scholar Lu Bing, a young Confucian who recognized the significance of his name and hoped to discuss the Confucian realm of Sincere Intention and Righteous Heart with him. After learning that Ning Changyu had burned his lifespan to boost his cultivation, Chen Zhixing suspected an attack was imminent and set off to confront him.

• Xu Qingzhou introduced Lu Bing, who explained that his flying boat had been stolen and that he had walked from Qianyang Academy to the Chen Family.
• Lu Bing praised Chen Zhixing's name and discussed Unity of Knowledge and Action, then asked him to share his insights on Sincere Intention and Righteous Heart.
• A Clan Elder reported that the Liu Family would not arrive, so Chen Tianchen announced that the Dao debate would begin the next day.
• Chen Zhixing received a system notification that suppressing a Destined Protagonist had raised his Fortune and granted him the Life Burning Curse.
• Chen Zhixing realized Ning Changyu had likely used the curse to increase his cultivation before moving against him, then headed toward Ning Changyu.

Chen Zhixing arranged to expose ancient ruins near Ziwei Mountain and asked Chen Daoyan to stand by while he targeted a protected foe. Meanwhile, Ning Changyu prepared to lure Chen Zhixing to Lin'an City at midnight, believing he could kill him and steal his Fates.

• Xu Dalong told Chen Zhixing that Meng Hedong had obtained the Fire-Patterned Black Blade, and Chen Zhixing ordered Xu to expose ruins near Ziwei Mountain to draw the clan’s attention.
• Chen Zhixing asked Chen Daoyan to support his plan to kill someone, and Chen Daoyan promised to guard nearby and kill anyone below the Apex who interfered.
• Chen Zhixing left the back mountain determined to test whether fortune could save a Destined Protagonist from death.
• Ning Changyu, having traded sixty years of lifespan for three days in True Self, planned to kill Chen Zhixing and take his eight Fates.
• Ning Changyu left a message claiming he had persuaded Xu Qingzhou to meet Chen Zhixing in Lin'an City at midnight, then planned to flee to Skywave Holy Land and target Elder Fuxiu.

Chen Zhixing prepared a ruined temple outside Lin'an City for Xu Qingzhou while Ning Changyu diverted toward newly revealed Ruins. As a battle erupted near the Poisonous Pool, Chen Zhixing waited for what would happen next.

• Chen Zhixing sent Ning Changyu to leave Xu Qingzhou in a Broken Temple outside Lin'an City and arranged to meet him there.
• A burst of treasure light drew the Tian Hui Holy Son, his Dao Protector, and others toward the Ruins, which Chen Clan members dismissed as already emptied.
• Ning Changyu heard a man claim the Ruins held treasures and medicines, then decided to leave Xu Qingzhou at the temple before searching them for ways to extend his lifespan.
• The Tian Hui Holy Son and his Dao Protector followed Ning Changyu toward the Ruins, while a White-Robed Figure emerged from hiding and disappeared after them.
• Chen Zhixing reached the Broken Temple, deepened Xu Qingzhou's sleep, and planted Formation Flags around the hall.
• As Chen Zhixing waited, a violent battle broke out near the Poisonous Pool, with three figures clashing amid flashes of divine arts and techniques.

Ning Changyu emerged from the Ruins after a costly fight and went to kill Chen Zhixing, but Chen Zhixing struck first and revealed that he knew Ning Changyu’s past identity as Heavenly Sovereign Changyu. Chen Zhixing trapped Ning Changyu in Thunder Palm Hell and overwhelmed him with demonic thunder and divine lightning.

• Ning Changyu escaped the Ruins after using much of his life-saving power to defeat a purple-haired youth and planned to strip away Chen Zhixing’s destiny.
• Ning Changyu entered the Buddhist Hall, where Chen Zhixing’s formations sealed the area, and approached him while pretending to be friendly.
• Chen Zhixing struck Ning Changyu’s Sea of Consciousness and crushed his body, but Ning Changyu used the Heaven Replacement Art to escape into the distant void.
• Chen Zhixing asked whether he should call him Ning Changyu or Heavenly Sovereign Changyu, startling Ning Changyu by exposing his secret.
• Chen Zhixing unleashed Thunder Palm Hell, and Ning Changyu’s attacks failed as demonic thunder and divine lightning swallowed him.

Chen Zhixing battered Ning Changyu in the Buddhist Hall, but Ning Changyu unleashed the Apex Power he had kept in reserve and turned the fight around. Chen Daoyan appeared and crushed Ning Changyu, who recognized him as the story ended with Ning Changyu lamenting that he had nearly succeeded.

• Chen Zhixing struck Ning Changyu with Divine Thunder Lightning, then fought him with Ox Demon techniques after Ning Changyu attacked with the True Dragon Divine Fist.
• Chen Zhixing overwhelmed Ning Changyu, broke his Dao Foundation, and pummeled him into a deep pit.
• Ning Changyu unleashed his remaining Apex Power, healed his wounds, shattered the formations, and blasted Chen Zhixing away.
• Ning Changyu prepared to kill Chen Zhixing, but Chen Daoyan appeared and struck him down with a giant palm.
• Ning Changyu recognized Chen Daoyan and bitterly regretted that he had come so close to succeeding.

Chen Zhixing killed Ning Changyu, gained the Book of Fate and new powers, and accepted Chen Daoyan's offer to prepare for his future as head of the Chen Clan. Chen Daoyan brought him to the clan's Shadow Division, where Chen Zhixing spotted a youth with the Blazing Black Fate of the Dark Night Monarch.

• Chen Zhixing killed Ning Changyu, gaining the Great Fortune Arrives title, the Book of Fate, and the Heaven Replacement Art.
• Chen Zhixing admitted that he had entered the True Self Realm, and Chen Daoyan promised to support him as his grandfather and the head of the Chen Clan.
• Chen Zhixing carried the sleeping Xu Qingzhou to an inn, burned the ancient temple to erase the battle's traces, and returned to Ziwei Mountain to inspect his new rewards.
• Chen Zhixing decided to visit Skywave Holy Land to pursue Elder Fuxiu's Heaven Devouring Demon Body fate and prepare for Meng Hedong's arrival.
• Chen Zhixing agreed to take over the Chen Clan, and Chen Daoyan led him to the Shadow Division's hidden training grounds to choose future Dark Moon retainers.
• Chen Zhixing examined the youths' fates and noticed one prisoner had the Blazing Black Fate of the Dark Night Monarch.

Chen Zhixing recruited a famine survivor who believed his dead sister was still with him, then entered the second level of the Shadow Division prison with Chen Daoyan. There, he discovered that the legendary Sword Demon Dugu Ni had been imprisoned by the Chen Clan for eighty years.

• Chen Zhixing offered the amnesiac boy freedom and food if he cultivated the Dead Man Scripture to its first level within seven days, and the boy agreed after consulting his unseen sister.
• Chen Daoyan told Chen Zhixing that the boy’s father had traded his sister for grain and mutton, and that the boy later recognized human flesh in the meal he was served.
• Chen Zhixing and Chen Daoyan reached the second level, where imprisoned captives roared at them until Chen Daoyan silenced them.
• Chen Daoyan brought Chen Zhixing to the first prison and told Dugu Ni that it was time to repay his favor.
• Chen Zhixing recognized the linen-clad prisoner as Sword Demon Dugu Ni, the famed Sword Dao Grandmaster who had vanished eighty years earlier after killing nine Sikong family elders.