Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning entered the Shangyang Immortal Sect’s Inner Scenery, where Senior Sister Shen Yue Ru explained its spiritual nature and offered to guide him toward the Crimson Radiance Sect. Their conversation revealed that she came from a different domain, where the Martial Path was far weaker than in Jiang Ning’s world.

• Jiang Ning used his True Disciple Token to enter the Shangyang Inner Scenery and discovered that its peaceful landscape sometimes shifted into ruins.
• Jiang Ning met Shen Yue Ru, who explained that the Inner Scenery was a spiritual world inhabited by forms transformed from their Spirit Souls.
• Shen Yue Ru learned that Jiang Ning was an unaffiliated cultivator and invited him to find her in the Crimson Radiance Grotto-Heaven so she could help him join her sect.
• Shen Yue Ru urged Jiang Ning to abandon the Martial Path, but Jiang Ning pointed out that her claims about its strength contradicted what he knew.
• Jiang Ning realized that Shen Yue Ru belonged to a different domain, where the Martial Path was weaker than in his world.

Shen Yue Ru showed Jiang Ning the Yang Pool in the Shangyang Inner Scene and explained how it could strengthen Spiritual Bodies and nourish Spirit Souls. Jiang Ning’s Trait caused him to absorb Yang currents at an extraordinary rate, and Shen Yue Ru realized his Spiritual Body had already reached Pure Yang, the Yang Spirit realm.

• Shen Yue Ru told Jiang Ning that the Ten Domains had vanished and described a powerful Nine-tailed Celestial Fox who had become a True Disciple of the Shangyang Immortal Sect.
• Shen Yue Ru led Jiang Ning through the shifting ruins and explained that the Yang Pool could strengthen Spiritual Bodies and help Spirit Souls advance toward Yang Spirit.
• Jiang Ning entered the pool and used his Trait, drawing Yang currents into himself so forcefully that Shen Yue Ru’s own absorption weakened.
• After two hours, Jiang Ning’s Spiritual Body stopped absorbing Yang currents, and Shen Yue Ru noticed the Golden Light radiating from him.
• Shen Yue Ru sensed that Jiang Ning’s Yang aura could transform her Spiritual Body and concluded that Jiang Ning’s Spiritual Body had already become Pure Yang, the Yang Spirit realm.

Jiang Ning gained the incomplete Yang Character Scripture at the Sermon Platform, and Shen Yue Ru benefited from its Pure Yang radiance. In the Yang Pool, they merged their Spirit Souls, exchanged the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword and Jiang Ning’s inheritance, and began sharing their sword-path insights.

• Shen Yue Ru brought Jiang Ning to the Sermon Platform, where he heard a sermon on the Yang Word Sutra and received the incomplete Yang Character Scripture.
• Jiang Ning’s Great Sun radiance helped Shen Yue Ru’s Spiritual Body transform toward Pure Yang, and he later tested the scripture’s power.
• Shen Yue Ru invited Jiang Ning to merge their Spirit Souls in the Yang Pool and offered to teach him her supreme sword art.
• Shen Yue Ru transmitted the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword to Jiang Ning, while Jiang Ning’s attempt to share the Yang Character Scripture overwhelmed her with fear.
• Jiang Ning and Shen Yue Ru let their auras circulate and merge, and Shen Yue Ru began sharing her sword-path comprehension and understanding of the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword.

After Shen Yue Ru and Jiang Ning fused their Spirit Souls in the Shangyang Inner Scene, both returned to their own worlds, with Shen Yue Ru’s Spiritual Body reaching Pure Yang and Jiang Ning gaining her Sword Dao insights. Back in Guangning Prefecture, Jiang Ning advanced his Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword and found his Spirit Soul nearing the Yang Spirit realm.

• Shen Yue Ru thanked Jiang Ning for helping her Spiritual Body reach Pure Yang and resolved to contend for the Crimson Radiance Sect’s leadership.
• Jiang Ning and Shen Yue Ru were sent from the Shangyang Inner Scene, each returning to their own world.
• Shen Yue Ru’s Pure Yang Spiritual Body merged with her body, completing her Spirit Soul’s transformation, and she set out to compete for the sect leadership.
• Jiang Ning tested the Sword Dao insights he had gained from Shen Yue Ru and raised his Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword skill from 3341 to 5143 Experience Points.
• Jiang Ning reflected on the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword, the incomplete Yang Character Scripture, and the differences between the Immortal Path and Martial Path.
• Jiang Ning discovered his Spirit Soul had gained more golden color and anticipated reaching the Yang Spirit after another visit or two to the Yang Pool.

Jiang Ning practiced the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword, using Shen Yue Ru’s insights to rapidly raise its Experience Points before that boost faded. He resolved to cultivate other sword arts to improve his Sword Dao Talent and prepare for the Seventh Blood Exchange.

• Jiang Ning used the golden mist in his Dantian to activate the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword and practiced until the mist ran out, then replenished it by combining his Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
• Jiang Ning continued practicing the sword sequence, but his Experience Points gains slowed from a rapid increase to only five points in a later session, leaving the skill at Initiation 5236/10000.
• Jiang Ning decided to prioritize swordsmanship because the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword was his finest Dharma Gate and could become one of his strongest weapons.
• Jiang Ning calculated that his current training rate would require nearly thirty years to bring the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword to the Perfected Realm, so he planned to cultivate other sword arts to raise his Sword Dao Talent.
• Jiang Ning noted that his body had recovered from the Sixth Blood Exchange thanks to stored medicinal power and believed the Divine Tree Heart could support his Seventh Blood Exchange.

Jiang Ning returned to Dongling City and learned that Linglong had awakened her True Dragon bloodline, gained the Water God Authority, and transformed into a thousand-year Great Demon. After rewarding Linglong and Old Turtle with his blood, he left Linglong responsible for protecting Xiao Doubao and the others.

• Linglong sensed Jiang Ning near the Raging River, and Luyi hurried to the gate to welcome him.
• Jiang Ning returned home, found Zhong Ling staying there under Liu Wanwan's care, and asked about the date of the Martial Examination Metropolitan Examination.
• Linglong revealed that she had transformed into a maiden, possessed 1,008 years of Cultivation, and controlled three hundred li of waterways as the Water God of the Raging River.
• Jiang Ning realized Linglong had gained a Heaven and Earth Authority through her True Dragon bloodline and wondered whether the changing world was allowing gods and other powers to reappear.
• Jiang Ning fed Linglong and Old Turtle drops of his blood, then told Linglong to protect Xiao Doubao and the others.

Jiang Ning learned that Linglong was a Transformed Great Demon and asked about the Great Demon White Dragon, while Wang Xuan arrived to exchange a sword technique for her life-bound Flying Sword. He declined her offer for now because he needed a sword art that could quickly improve his Traits.

• Zhao Yulong and Bai Luoyu visited Jiang Ning, learned Linglong was a Transformed Great Demon, and told him that the Great Demon White Dragon had injured people and gained statues in nearby fishing villages.
• Wang Xuan, Wang Yuan, and Ge Xian'er went to Jiang Ning's residence after hearing he had returned.
• Ge Xian'er demanded the Divine Wind Fan, but Jiang Ning demonstrated that he had refined all seventeen Restrictions, and Wang Xuan told Ge Xian'er to accept the loss.
• Wang Xuan offered her life-bound Flying Sword as ransom and proposed exchanging a Jade Tablet containing a Peerless Art sword technique for it.
• Jiang Ning considered the offer but realized he needed a sword technique that could quickly bring a Breakthrough and increase his Traits.

Jiang Ning accepted two Upper Grade Sword Technique inheritances from Wang Xuan, then fought her and demonstrated how much his strength had grown. Back at the lakeside, he learned the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword and quickly advanced beyond its initial level through practice.

• Wang Xuan gave Jiang Ning two Jade Tablets containing Upper Grade Sword Technique inheritances and deployed a Minor Five Elements Mountain Suppression Array so they could spar safely.
• Jiang Ning effortlessly defended against Wang Xuan's attacks, then struck her abdomen and sent her flying; Wang Yuan also asked to fight him.
• Wang Xuan and Wang Yuan speculated that Jiang Ning cultivated the Immortal Path and had encountered an extraordinary opportunity.
• Jiang Ning asked Linglong to keep watch, activated one Jade Tablet, and received the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword inheritance, reaching Initiation.
• Jiang Ning practiced the sword technique by the lake and gained rapid experience, transforming his understanding after his first round of moves.

Jiang Ning practiced the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword with Sword Nine and reached the Perfected Realm, gaining the Demon Subduing Sword Intent. After helping Xie Xiaojiu advance her Bone Forging, he considered his next breakthroughs and the hidden power behind the Great Demon in Luoshui.

• Jiang Ning rapidly advanced the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword through its realms by practicing repeatedly in the East Courtyard.
• Xie Xiaojiu arrived at Mysterious Bone, and Jiang Ning gave her pale golden blood and instructed her to practice Bone Forging.
• Jiang Ning borrowed Sword Nine from Xie Xiaojiu and found that its Spiritual Nature nearly doubled his sword practice experience.
• Jiang Ning reached the Perfected Realm after practicing through the night, gaining the ability to draw down starlight and comprehend the Demon Subduing Sword Intent.
• Jiang Ning continued practicing until the sword technique reached 376/1000, while Xie Xiaojiu advanced more than halfway toward Jade Bone.
• Jiang Ning let Xie Xiaojiu stay overnight and planned to help her reach Jade Bone, then reflected on the Great Demon in Luoshui and the likely First-Rank power concealed behind it.

Jiang Ning helped Xie Xiaojiu continue forging her bones while practicing the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword, then used Source Energy to break through it twice. He gained the Clear Sword Heart and Exorcise Evil Traits and resumed training in the rain.

• Jiang Ning told Xie Xiaojiu to forge her Jade Bone before handling his affairs, then waited for her to finish and brought her to breakfast with his family.
• Jiang Ning completed the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword's initial experience requirement and spent 100 Source Energy to gain the Clear Sword Heart Trait.
• Clear Sword Heart increased Jiang Ning's sword-training efficiency, and he made rapid progress before thunder startled him out of a sudden state of Enlightenment.
• Jiang Ning trained through the heavy rain until the sword reached its next breakthrough requirement, then spent 200 Source Energy on another Limit Break.
• Jiang Ning gained the Exorcise Evil Trait, sensed its Haoran Qi and Extreme Yang aura in his sword strike, and continued practicing.

Jiang Ning received Ye Zhengqi’s warning that Prince Huai'an was fighting a Grotto-heaven expert toward Dongling City, then watched the two peak experts clash above the clouds. After Prince Huai'an revealed his Martial Peak strength and overwhelmed Pang Yunhai, Jiang Ning realized his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill had given him power tied to that realm and decided to prioritize its next breakthrough.

• Jiang Ning received Ye Zhengqi’s warning that Prince Huai'an and a Grotto-heaven expert were fighting toward Dongling City, while Bai Luoyu and Zhao Yulong also learned of the danger.
• Jiang Ning used his Heavenly Eye to watch Prince Huai'an Lu Zhan battle the white-haired Pang Yunhai above the clouds as their fight moved toward Dongling City.
• Prince Huai'an revealed that he had fused Essence, Qi, and Spirit and reached the Martial Peak, then struck Pang Yunhai with the Great Luo Heaven Hand and destroyed his right arm.
• Jiang Ning realized the battle’s shockwaves could endanger Dongling City and that the power he had gained through his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill was connected to the Martial Peak.
• Jiang Ning resolved to advance his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill by refining the Spiritual Plants, rare treasures, and Divine Tree Heart he had brought from Shangyang Cave Heaven.

Jiang Ning watched Qingyuan Daoist and Pang Yunhai fail to kill Prince Huai'an, then considered the threat their plot posed to the region and Great Xia. After Prince Huai'an arrived in Dongling City, a messenger summoned Jiang Ning to meet him.

• Jiang Ning watched Qingyuan Daoist emerge from a deeper layer of space and strike Prince Huai'an with a Golden Sword Light, shattering his Embrace Mountain Seal.
• Qingyuan Daoist took the injured Pang Yunhai away, and Jiang Ning learned they had planned to ambush Prince Huai'an but stopped because his strength exceeded their expectations.
• Prince Huai'an flew toward Dongling City in poor condition and went to the Patrol Envoy Office, while Jiang Ning reflected on the consequences of his death and the growing turmoil among the Grotto-heavens.
• A messenger arrived at Jiang Ning's residence and said the Prefecture Lord had summoned him because Prince Huai'an had arrived.
• Jiang Ning left with an umbrella and told Luyi to remain at home, leaving her worried that the meeting might be dangerous.

Jiang Ning met Prince Huai'an Lu Zhan at the Patrol Office, where Lu Zhan tested him and Wang Qingtan challenged the prince on Jiang Ning’s behalf. White Granny arrived, explained that Lu Zhan had been ambushed by Qingyuan Daoist and Pang Yunhai, and promised to protect him while she stayed in Dongling; afterward, Jiang Ning escorted Wang Qingtan home and agreed to meet her that night.

• Jiang Ning arrived at the Patrol Office, greeted Prince Huai'an Lu Zhan, and staggered under the pressure of Lu Zhan’s probing test.
• Wang Qingtan confronted Lu Zhan for bullying Jiang Ning, while Jiang Ning prepared to intervene despite Lu Zhan’s remaining strength.
• White Granny arrived and stopped the tense exchange, then learned that Qingyuan Daoist and Pang Yunhai had ambushed Lu Zhan.
• White Granny offered to stay and protect Lu Zhan as he recovered, and she told Jiang Ning she would visit him later to discuss something.
• Jiang Ning left the Patrol Office with Wang Qingtan, escorted her through the rain, and agreed to visit her that night.
• Jiang Ning brought Wang Qingtan to the County Governor’s Mansion, where Wang Shouyi welcomed him and worried that Lu Zhan had taken the matter to heart.

After Prince Huai'an’s threat left Jiang Ning aware of his limits, he trained to improve his swordsmanship and secretly visited Wang Qingtan. White Granny then told him Xiao Wuque wanted to meet him in the Royal Capital and urged him to pursue the Martial Champion title and explore opening an Inner Scene.

• Jiang Ning returned home, reassured Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan, and concluded that Prince Huai'an still far outmatched him despite his weakened state.
• Jiang Ning practiced the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword, deciding to raise his Sword Dao Talent so he could master the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword.
• Jiang Ning climbed into Wang Qingtan’s room at night, spent the night with her, and left the County Governor’s Mansion the next morning.
• White Granny praised Jiang Ning’s sword skill and courage, then said Xiao Wuque wanted to meet him when he visited the Royal Capital next month.
• White Granny encouraged Jiang Ning to contend for the Martial Champion title and told him his Inner Scene aura might help him open his own Inner Scene.

Jiang Ning repeatedly practiced the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword, improving his sword talent and gaining the Turn Misfortune into Blessing trait. After filling the technique’s progress again, he spent a thousand Source Energy Points on a breakthrough that sent his Sword Intent surging toward the level of Connecting Heavenly Human.

• Jiang Ning completed the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword’s third breakthrough, deepening his Clear Sword Heart and increasing his sword-practice experience gains.
• After several more days of practice, Jiang Ning reached the fourth Limit Break and gained the Turn Misfortune into Blessing trait associated with the Seven Yuan Auspicious Star Lord.
• Bai Luoyu visited Jiang Ning, praised his diligence, and learned that Prince Huai'an had secretly warned him; Jiang Ning said he did not want to regret failing to work harder.
• Jiang Ning filled the sword technique’s progress once more and spent a thousand Source Energy Points to break through as his Sword Intent erupted.
• Zhao Yulong sensed Jiang Ning’s powerful Sword Intent, while Bai Luoyu recognized his success and resumed practicing his own sword.

Jiang Ning broke through his sword technique, reached the Connecting Heavenly Human level, and began his Seventh Blood Exchange in the Eastern Mausoleum Mountain Range. After surviving the transformation and consuming the energy stored in his Tree Heart, he devoured his Shangyang Cave Heaven treasures and saw his Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill reach the Perfected Realm.

• Jiang Ning's Sword Intent reached Connecting Heavenly Human, and Bai Luoyu sensed the breakthrough from his residence.
• Jiang Ning inspected the evolved Seven Stars Lamp Trait, then abandoned further sword training after its Experience Point gains proved too slow.
• Jiang Ning began his Seventh Blood Exchange, endured the deathlike transformation, and used the Tree Heart's energy to rebuild his body and refine his organs.
• Jiang Ning awakened memories of his previous life, completed the Blood Exchange, and felt an intense hunger as his body absorbed the Tree Heart.
• Jiang Ning devoured the Spiritual Plant treasures from Shangyang Cave Heaven, raising the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill to the Perfected Realm and checking that he had 64,011 Source Energy Points.

After completing his seventh blood exchange, Jiang Ning’s body transformed rapidly and his Qi and Blood Power produced a Crimson Dragon omen. He received a letter from Ji Mingyue, replied to her, and began learning the Upper Grade Twofold Yin-Yang Sword, whose power he tested in the Eastern Mausoleum Mountain Range.

• Jiang Ning’s body rapidly renewed itself after the blood exchange, leaving him stronger and producing a thirteen-foot Crimson Dragon omen.
• Luyi delivered a letter from Ji Mingyue, and Jiang Ning wrote a reply to send back the next morning.
• Jiang Ning considered the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword’s slow progress and accepted the Twofold Yin-Yang Sword inheritance from Wang Xuan’s second Jade Tablet.
• Jiang Ning tested the new sword technique in his courtyard, accidentally shattering a stone railing, then moved his practice to the Eastern Mausoleum Mountain Range.
• Jiang Ning practiced the Twofold Yin-Yang Sword and unleashed a strike that tore through thirty zhang of terrain, snapping trees and carving a trench into the ground.

Jiang Ning spent the night mastering and repeatedly breaking through the Twofold Yin-Yang Sword, then used one hundred thousand Source Energy Points to break through the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill. The breakthrough transformed his Dantian, where a tender sprout emerged beneath his golden Inner Alchemy Pellet.

• Jiang Ning perfected the Twofold Yin-Yang Sword and gained the Harmonious Blend of Hardness and Softness Trait, then continued advancing the technique and gained Defense and Graceful as a Startled Swan.
• After practicing through the night, Jiang Ning reached the next breakthrough threshold for both the Twofold Yin-Yang Sword and the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill.
• Jiang Ning spent one thousand Source Energy Points to advance the Twofold Yin-Yang Sword and saw the Defense Trait improve to light blue.
• Jiang Ning spent one hundred thousand Source Energy Points to break through the Inner Alchemy Nourishing Life Skill, causing golden light to radiate from his body.
• Jiang Ning saw a tender sprout emerge in his Dantian beneath his golden Inner Alchemy Pellet, stretching upward toward it.

Jiang Ning discovered that his Immortal Root had sprouted and gained the Great Sun Furnace trait, which improved his body's ability to refine treasures and recover energy. He visited Xiao Emei to investigate Lin Qingyi's disappearance and entered a moonlit Inner Scene, where a mysterious White-Robed Woman recognized his new Immortal Root.

• Jiang Ning watched his Immortal Root grow in his Dantian and found the Great Sun Furnace trait on his Panel, then tested it by refining an Earth Ganoderma almost completely.
• Jiang Ning slept through the day, confirmed the date with Luyi, and traveled to the Water Moon Sword Palace to ask Xiao Emei about Lin Qingyi.
• Xiao Emei told Jiang Ning that Lin Qingyi had vanished inside the Goddess Statue's main hall, and she led him there.
• Jiang Ning used his Heavenly Eye before the Divine Maiden Statue and was drawn into a moonlit realm that felt like an Inner Scene.
• The White-Robed Woman asked Jiang Ning whether his Immortal Root had sprouted and whether he had begun the path to becoming an Immortal.

Jiang Ning met the lakeside woman, learned that Immortal Root Sprouting marked the true beginning of the Immortal Path, and confirmed that Qingyi was receiving her inheritance. After studying Water Moon Sword Palace’s ancient books, he stayed with Xiao Emei to collect resources, while the palace disciples speculated about her rise and her connection to him.

• The lakeside woman showed Jiang Ning the four-fruited Divine Tree formed by a sprouted Immortal Root and explained that she had chosen Qingyi to inherit her power.
• The woman took a trace of Jiang Ning’s Spiritual Body so she could contact him later, asked him to look after Xiao Emei, and sent him back to the Goddess Statue.
• Jiang Ning asked Xiao Emei about the Immortal Path, learned how spiritual energy and the world’s environment affected cultivators, and read four ancient books in the Book Tower.
• Xiao Emei invited Jiang Ning to stay the night and promised to give him the Martial Path resources she had gathered for him.
• Two Water Moon Sword Palace disciples wondered whether Xiao Emei had advanced and gossiped that the former Palace Master had appointed her because of her relationship with Jiang Ning.