Chapter Summaries

Fu Yuan Saint Monarch attacked the Martial Saint Manor to draw out its master, while the Royal Capital’s powerful figures watched. The Martial Saint appeared as a Spirit Body, defeated Fu Yuan in two punches, and left Xiao Wuque in charge before returning to attend to other matters.

• Fu Yuan Saint Monarch knocked the Imperial Advisor’s sword aside, struck Martial King Xiang Yuan into the ground, and moved to trample the Martial Saint Manor.
• Xiao Wuque appeared and shattered Fu Yuan Saint Monarch’s descending leg, but the Clay Figurine Body quickly regenerated.
• A white-lit figure revealed himself as the Martial Saint and destroyed Fu Yuan Saint Monarch’s body and Dark Golden Mist with two punches.
• The Martial Saint told Xiao Wuque that he had only sent a Spirit Body and instructed him to manage the situation without losing his footing.
• The Martial Saint departed, and Xiao Wuque hoped his Teacher would succeed in overcoming the Grotto-heaven’s restraints.

After Fu Yuan Saint Monarch’s attack forced the Martial Saint to reveal himself, Jiang Ning sensed that the Royal Capital’s crisis was far from over and focused on growing stronger. The Martial Examination was postponed, and Jiang Ning agreed to meet the injured Imperial Advisor, Su Qingying.

• The white-radiant figure departed after Fu Yuan Saint Monarch turned to dust, and Jiang Ning realized the figure had detected his Heavenly Eye probing.
• The Black Lotus Saintess entered a ruined temple, consumed the stone statue’s consciousness, and left its body broken.
• Jiang Ning judged that Fu Yuan Saint Monarch’s attack exposed the Martial Saint’s weakened condition and hurried to build his strength.
• Jiang Ning’s Source Energy reached 170,113, and Ji Minghao told him the Martial Examination Metropolitan Examination had been postponed to the first day of the twelfth month.
• Su Qingying’s attendant invited Jiang Ning to meet the injured Imperial Advisor, and he agreed to go with her.

Jiang Ning entered the Imperial Advisor's Residence and used his Fire Eye to see through Su Qingying's Illusion Array. Su Qingying sought his help severing her Divinity, while Jiang Ning began absorbing the energy of her Green Jade Bamboo bed as she recovered from her injuries.

• The girl led Jiang Ning through the Imperial Advisor's Illusion Array, but he stopped following her and used his Fire Eye to reveal the forest's true layout.
• Jiang Ning and the girl crossed the Bamboo Forest and reached the Bamboo House, where Su Qingying spoke to him from a tub of Eight Treasures Green Jade Marrow.
• Su Qingying asked Jiang Ning how he had severed his Divinity and retained his humanity, and he offered to try a method on her while warning he could not guarantee success.
• Su Qingying invited Jiang Ning to cultivate on her Green Jade Bed, and he moved her garments aside before sitting down to absorb its powerful energy.

Jiang Ning discovered that he could draw Divinity Points from Su Qingying, easing the Shackles that bound her as she tried to become fully human. After helping her again, he focused on the Source Energy needed for his next martial breakthrough.

• Su Qingying told Jiang Ning that her injuries had stabilized and asked him to help remove the Shackles left by her Divinity.
• Jiang Ning plundered part of Su Qingying's Divinity, and she felt the Shackles on her body grow lighter.
• Su Qingying brought Jiang Ning Eight Treasures Green Jade Marrow before returning to heal, and he drank it.
• The next morning, Su Qingying explained that her past life had been an existence born from an Immortal Slaying Sword forged with the power of all the gods, though her memories were vague.
• Jiang Ning plundered more of Su Qingying's Divinity and invested it in the Authority of Flesh Regeneration.
• Jiang Ning saw that he had 195,677 Source Energy Points and realized he needed fewer than 5,000 more to meet the requirement for his next Indestructible Vajra Body breakthrough.

Jiang Ning rejected a prince’s attempt to recruit him into the throne succession dispute and chose to recover by sleeping at Su Qingying’s residence. After sleeping for two days and taking Divinity Points from Su Qingying, he left as a spy watched them and prepared to report their meeting.

• Jiang Ning stopped reading after days without rest, rejected Xie Feiyan’s invitation to meet an influential figure, and left the Library.
• Xie Feiyan reported to a prince, who assumed Jiang Ning was aligned with the Eighth Prince and ordered that he be left alone for now.
• Jiang Ning used Divine Sense to confirm the prince’s suspicions, then went to Su Qingying’s residence to sleep on her Bamboo Bed.
• Su Qingying covered Jiang Ning with a blanket and kept watch while he slept for two days, then told him how long he had been unconscious.
• Jiang Ning took Divinity Points from Su Qingying, told her she no longer needed to kneel to him, and left with his Source Energy at 198668.
• A spy at the Imperial Advisor’s Residence saw Su Qingying escort Jiang Ning and decided to report the encounter to His Highness.

Jiang Ning finished reading the second floor of the Library of Collection and learned how the Inner Scene could strengthen Spiritual Power and aid the Immortal Path. He entered the Shangyang Inner Scenery Ground to study how to open his own Inner Scene and encountered Shen Yue Ru, who had timed her visit to meet him.

• Jiang Ning read the second-floor books, gaining deeper knowledge of the Martial Path, the body's Dantians and meridians, and the Inner Scene.
• Jiang Ning learned that opening an Inner Scene could provide energy to cultivate the Immortal Path and rapidly increase Spiritual Power, which could help him advance in the Martial Path.
• Jiang Ning returned to the Nine Heavens Pavilion and used his Shangyang Immortal Sect's Direct Disciple Token to enter the Shangyang Inner Scenery Ground again, carefully sensing the transition.
• Jiang Ning arrived beneath the Ten Great Suns and met Shen Yue Ru, who said she had asked Old Man of Heavenly Secrets to divine when she could enter and find him.

Jiang Ning and Shen Yue Ru exchanged Immortal Path knowledge and Sword Dao insights in the Yang Pool, strengthening Jiang Ning’s Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword. When Jiang Ning shared his vision of a mysterious woman and an immense Osmanthus Tree, Shen Yue Ru identified her as possibly a Dao Ancestor and warned him not to offend such an existence.

• Shen Yue Ru told Jiang Ning that she had become the leader of the Crimson Radiance Grotto-Heaven, reached the Yang Spirit realm, and refined an ancient Sword Seed that made her claim the title of number one in Sword Dao Talent.
• Jiang Ning and Shen Yue Ru joined their minds in the Yang Pool, where she shared Immortal Path cultivation knowledge and her Sword Dao insights, rapidly increasing his Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword experience.
• Jiang Ning transmitted his own insights from the Sermon Platform, leaving Shen Yue Ru stunned by the inheritance of a giant who had condensed a Dao Fruit.
• Jiang Ning showed Shen Yue Ru his vision of a woman standing before an Osmanthus Tree laden with fruit, and the overwhelming scene broke their mental connection.
• Shen Yue Ru said the woman might be a Dao Ancestor beyond the giant realm, explained that such beings could return through remembrance and could not be truly recalled, and warned Jiang Ning not to provoke one.
• Jiang Ning checked his Panel and saw that his Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword had reached Refined 7373/20000, then wondered how much stronger Shen Yue Ru was than him.

Jiang Ning learned from Shen Yue Ru how to open an Inner Scenery and successfully opened his own, where the Great Sun expanded his domain and strengthened his Spiritual Power. He discovered that sacrificing a strange bone tooth to the Great Sun produced sweet dew that raised his spiritual strength by a whole level.

• Shen Yue Ru explained how she opened her Inner Scenery and warned Jiang Ning not to cross the boundaries of his own Domain in the Spirit World.
• Jiang Ning returned to Nine Heavens Pavilion, recalled Shen Yue Ru's guidance, and opened his Inner Scenery through focused mental compression.
• Jiang Ning found that drifting lights strengthened his Spiritual Power, while practicing swordsmanship and the Indestructible Vajra Body brought no clear improvement.
• Jiang Ning visualized the Great Sun, which dispersed the mist and doubled his Inner Scenery from ten zhang to twenty zhang.
• Jiang Ning picked up a hard bone tooth at the edge of his Inner Scenery and tossed it into the Great Sun, which released sweet dew that raised his spiritual strength by a whole level.

Jiang Ning explored his Inner Scenery Ground and discovered that practicing sword techniques there sharpened his skills, while his attempt to strengthen his Great Sun Ascending Artistic Conception failed. After spending an uncertain stretch of time cultivating, he emerged to find Fifth Prince Ji Mingyuan waiting and asking for his support in the struggle to inherit the throne.

• Jiang Ning learned that his Inner Scenery Ground accelerated cultivation and Spiritual Power growth, sensed Shen Yue Ru through their merged Spirit Souls, and glimpsed a vast shadow moving through the mist.
• Jiang Ning practiced the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword in his Inner Scenery Ground and confirmed that it improved his swordsmanship, though the Indestructible Vajra Body gained no benefit there.
• Jiang Ning tried to use the Great Sun Ascending Artistic Conception to resonate with the true sun but failed, then continued practicing his sword for an uncertain length of time.
• Fifth Prince Ji Mingyuan arrived at the Nine Heavens Pavilion and told Lu Qi that he believed Jiang Ning's connection to the Imperial Advisor could help him gain her support.
• Ji Mingyuan asked Jiang Ning to back his bid for the throne, offering him future honors, but Jiang Ning refused and said he wanted to remain neutral.
• Ji Mingyuan left Jiang Ning a meeting gift and departed, telling Lu Qi that pressing Jiang Ning further would only earn his resentment.

Jiang Ning accepted Ji Mingyuan’s Bodhi Mingxin Pill, perfected the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword, and continued training at the Imperial Advisor's Residence while focusing on advancing his Indestructible Vajra Body. News then reached Shangjing City that the Yellow Sky Sect had rebelled after Yellow Sky Daoist found the Human Emperor Sword in White Chi’s belly and claimed Heaven’s Mandate, leaving the capital in panic.

• Jiang Ning recognized Ji Mingyuan’s connection to Xie Feiyan and the vendors, accepted the Bodhi Mingxin Pill, and moved into the Imperial Advisor's Residence to practice.
• Jiang Ning entered a profound state while practicing the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword and raised it to the Perfected Realm, but chose to save his Source Energy Points for advancing the Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Jiang Ning stayed at the residence for several days, training his Indestructible Vajra Body and hearing that Wan Jianyi had become a prominent figure ahead of the Martial Examination.
• Su Qingying told Jiang Ning that the Heavenly Surveillance Bureau had reported an incident in Luoshui, prompting him to worry about the Yellow Sky Sect and White Chi.
• News reached Shangjing City that the Yellow Sky Sect had rebelled, Yellow Sky Daoist had slain White Chi and found the Human Emperor Sword, and the capital’s people panicked as he claimed Heaven’s Mandate.

Jiang Ning learned that the Yellow Sky Daoist had slain the Sinful Dragon at Luoshui, found the Human Emperor Sword inside it, and launched a rebellion with the Yellow Sky Sect. Realizing the rebellion threatened Dongling County and Great Xia, Jiang Ning returned to protect his family and prepare to defend his post.

• A maid told Jiang Ning that the Yellow Sky Sect had slain the Great Demon White Dragon, found the Human Emperor Sword, and raised a rebellion.
• The Blind Old Man gave Xiao Wuque a trial Heaven Mending Pill, which restored most of Xiao Wuque’s injuries; Xiao Wuque said Huangtian had nearly surpassed him on the Martial Path.
• Xiao Wuque and the Blind Old Man discussed Huangtian’s strength and agreed to report the rebellion to His Majesty because Xiao Wuque’s Teacher could not intervene.
• Jiang Ning returned to Dongling City that night and told Zhao Yulong he would stay to defend the county and move his family to safety.
• Zhao Yulong explained how the Yellow Sky Daoist had killed the Sinful Dragon and revealed the Human Emperor Sword, and Jiang Ning realized the sword’s discovery had been part of the Yellow Sky Daoist’s long-standing plan.

Jiang Ning returned to Dongling City as the Yellow Sky Sect rebelled and winter arrived, then urged Jiang Li to take his family to the Royal Capital for safety. He planned to remain as Dongling County Patrol Envoy, but Xiao Doubao’s joyful reunion ended with Jiang Ning telling her she had to leave for the Royal Capital that day.

• Jiang Ning arrived home late at night, spoke with Luyi and Zhong Ling, and predicted snow as the skies darkened.
• The next morning, ice crystals fell, and Jiang Ning lent Zhong Ling a Fox Fur Coat and told her to get warm clothes.
• Jiang Ning told Jiang Li that the Yellow Sky Sect had rebelled and said he had returned to send Jiang Li and his family to the Royal Capital.
• Jiang Li agreed to speak with Liu Wanwan, while Jiang Ning said he would stay in Dongling County and protect it as best he could.
• Xiao Doubao rushed to Jiang Ning and said she had missed him, but he told her she had to set out for the Royal Capital that day.

Jiang Ning sent Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan to the Royal Capital with Linglong to keep them safe from the Yellow Sky Sect’s rebellion, while he stayed in Dongling County. After seeing them off, he trained through the snowfall and resolved to focus on completing his Ninth Blood Exchange so he could face the coming danger.

• Jiang Ning warned Liu Wanwan and Jiang Li that the Yellow Sky Sect’s uprising threatened Dongling County and urged them to take Yuanyuan and Yiming to the Royal Capital.
• Jiang Ning chose to send them to the Imperial Advisor Su Qingying’s residence rather than involve them with Eighth Prince Ji Minghao, and he told Jiang Li that he had awakened memories of a peaceful past life.
• Jiang Ning visited Bai Luoyu, then returned home as the snow began to accumulate and reflected on the danger of the Yellow Sky Sect’s advance from neighboring Xisha County.
• Jiang Li, Liu Wanwan, Xiao Doubao, Jiang Yiming, and Old Turtle departed for the Royal Capital, with Linglong accompanying them in Xiao Doubao’s fish tank.
• Jiang Ning stayed in Dongling County with Luyi and Zhong Ling, trained his Indestructible Vajra Body in the snow, and decided to prioritize completing his Ninth Blood Exchange.

Jiang Ning advanced his Indestructible Vajra Body and practiced the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword in his Inner Scenery while heavy snow covered Dongling County. Zhao Yulong reported that the Yellow Sky Sect had secured three Prefectures through military strength and popular support, leaving Jiang Ning to recognize that an age of chaos was approaching.

• Jiang Ning practiced the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword in his Inner Scenery, strengthening his comprehension and spirit, then trained his Indestructible Vajra Body in the snow until it melted around him.
• Zhao Yulong visited Jiang Ning and reported that the Yellow Sky Sect had stabilized Xisha County by pacifying refugees, opening granaries, and producing a miraculous harvest.
• Zhao Yulong told Jiang Ning that two other Prefectures had also defected to the Yellow Sky Sect, bringing its known holdings to at least three of the Nine Provinces Thirty-Six Prefectures.
• Jiang Ning and Zhao Yulong discussed how the heavy snow hindered the Yellow Sky Sect's advance but would worsen hardship and encourage surrounding people to support it.
• After Zhao Yulong left, Jiang Ning reflected on the Yellow Sky Daoist's strategy and concluded that an age of chaos was coming.

Jiang Ning perfected the Indestructible Vajra Body, gained a golden Trait, and prepared to travel to the Royal Capital as the Yellow Sky Sect’s expansion and the deaths of two First Grade experts heightened the danger. He ended the chapter training in secret, determined to complete his final Blood Exchange and grow stronger.

• Jiang Ning spent his Source Energy to advance the Indestructible Vajra Body to the Fifth Limit Break and gained the light-gold Indestructible Golden Body Trait.
• Jiang Ning learned that the Golden Body strengthened his defenses and increased his power, giving him more confidence against the Yellow Sky Sect.
• Jiang Ning told Luyi he would attend the Martial Examination Metropolitan Examination and planned to leave for the Royal Capital the next day.
• Zhao Yulong told Jiang Ning that the Inspectors of Nan'an Province and Zeshan Province had died, while the Yellow Sky Sect had taken Dacang City and appeared poised to target Nan'an Province.
• Jiang Ning suspected that the deaths involved the same forces behind the attack on Prince Huai'an Lu Zhan, and he decided to go to the Royal Capital to learn what the authorities would do.
• Jiang Ning secretly tested his power in the Eastern Mausoleum Mountain Range and resolved to complete his final Blood Exchange as soon as possible.

Jiang Ning consumed the Immortal Phoenix Blood, gathered Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, and began the Ninth Blood Exchange. After his vitality nearly failed, he seized his True Spirit Mark and was reborn with golden blood as his body evolved toward a higher life form.

• Jiang Ning swallowed the Immortal Phoenix Blood, which released powerful life force and became dormant throughout his body.
• Jiang Ning summoned the Great Sun and drew Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy into his Inner Alchemy Pellet, nourishing the Immortal Root sapling until it grew a fourth leaf.
• Jiang Ning gathered more Spiritual Opportunity, then merged the Great Sun into his body and released blood mist that formed a growing Crimson Dragon.
• Jiang Ning’s vitality and consciousness faded during the Ninth Blood Exchange, but he reached out and grasped his True Spirit Mark.
• Jiang Ning’s Inner Alchemy Pellet and Immortal Phoenix Blood revived his organs and regenerated golden blood, restoring his body.
• Jiang Ning absorbed more Spiritual Energy as his skin and hair renewed, his Blood Qi surged, and his life dimension began to evolve.

Jiang Ning completed a dangerous blood exchange, reached the Martial Dao Myth realm, and discovered major gains in his strength and training efficiency. He prepared to travel to the Royal Capital ahead of his family’s arrival and the postponed Martial Examination.

• The Heavenly Surveillance Bureau detected Jiang Ning’s nine-zhang-three-chi Crimson Dragon, and the Blind Old Man ordered everyone to keep the breakthrough secret.
• Jiang Ning sensed his transformed body and fused True Spirit, then returned home and tested his increased speed and strength.
• Jiang Ning practiced the Five Animal Frolics Fist, gaining far more Experience Points by reflecting on its forms, and considered how Source Energy limited further breakthroughs.
• Jiang Ning decided to go to the Royal Capital to meet Su Qingying, arrange for Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan’s family, and pursue the Martial Champion honor.
• Jiang Ning said farewell to Luyi and Zhong Ling, visited Wang Qingtan, and left her residence that night for the Royal Capital.

After reaching the Royal Capital, Jiang Ning visited Su Qingying and promised to help remove the Shackles on her body in the coming days. He learned that the One-Worded Shoulder-to-Shoulder King might be the only person besides Yellow Sky Daoist able to match Xiao Wuque, leaving Jiang Ning wary of the powerful Old King.

• Jiang Ning reached the Royal Capital before dawn, erased the defensive formation’s mark from his Spirit Soul, and slipped into the city unnoticed.
• Jiang Ning reunited with Su Qingying, who recognized that he had reached the Martial Dao Myth after completing his final Blood Exchange.
• Su Qingying agreed to protect Jiang Ning’s arriving elder brother and sister-in-law, and Jiang Ning took Divinity Points from her and promised to cut away her Shackles each day.
• Su Qingying told Jiang Ning that Xiao Wuque had lost to Yellow Sky Daoist and that the One-Worded Shoulder-to-Shoulder King might be the only Imperial Clan member strong enough to match him.
• Jiang Ning learned that the Old King and Yellow Sky Daoist had fought to a draw sixty years earlier and grew wary of the Old King’s strength.

Jiang Ning visited Martial Saint Manor, where Xiao Wuque and the Blind Old Man learned that he had entered the Martial Path Myth realm and measured the extraordinary extent of his Blood Qi. The Martial Saint appeared through his Spirit Body, praised Jiang Ning’s potential, and explained that he could not take him as a disciple because his time was nearly over.

• Old Blind Man told Xiao Wuque that an extraordinary young man would arrive, and revealed he had spotted Jiang Ning at the Inspection Headquarters.
• Jiang Ning arrived at Martial Saint Manor, where the Blind Old Man identified his nine-zhang-and-two-chi Crimson Dragon and explained how the Heavenly Surveillance Bureau’s Compass detected his breakthrough.
• Xiao Wuque told Jiang Ning that he had broken the previous record for entering the Martial Path Myth realm, and they discussed Jiang Ning’s True Spirit and Immortal Phoenix Blood.
• The Martial Saint’s Spirit Body appeared and praised Jiang Ning’s Blood Qi, talent, and potential, while telling Xiao Wuque to prepare to shoulder Martial Saint Manor’s future.
• The Martial Saint said he would have taken Jiang Ning as his disciple decades earlier, but could no longer guide him, and Jiang Ning thanked him for the help he had already received.

After meeting the Martial Saint's Spirit Body, Jiang Ning learned that becoming a Martial Saint required him to break his shackles and see the world for himself. He began cultivating the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method, then was summoned to Moon Lake Inner Scenery, where the mysterious woman asked him to complete Lin Qingyi's final step.

• Jiang Ning left the Martial Saint Manor with guidance on achieving Martial Saint, while Xiao Wuque and the Blind Old Man discussed whether Jiang Ning could follow the Martial Saint's path on his own.
• Jiang Ning cultivated the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method, rapidly raising its Experience Points and deciding that entering the Inner Scenery could further accelerate his progress.
• Jiang Ning went to sleep on Su Qingying's Green Jade Bamboo Bed and awoke beside a moonlit lake, where the mysterious woman said she had brought him there to help Lin Qingyi complete her final step.
• Su Qingying discovered that the Green Jade Bamboo Bed had vanished from her room without leaving any trace.
• At Moon Lake Inner Scenery, the mysterious woman invoked Yin-Yang Union, and Jiang Ning and Lin Qingyi came together beneath the full moon.