Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning received the Emperor’s rewards and went to the Imperial Clan’s Inner Treasury to choose one of the remaining Treasury-Guarding Treasures. He selected the ancient crimson sword red cloud, whose power briefly stirred when he grasped it.

• Jiang Ning accepted three Imperial Clan Gold Notes and ordered the chests of materials, treasures, and pills sent to Lishui Imperial Palace.
• Jiang Ning declined the Victory Banquet invitation and told Zhou Wenyuan to pass his refusal to the Emperor.
• Xie Xun and Zhou Wenyuan escorted Jiang Ning to the Inner Treasury, where he reunited with White Granny.
• White Granny revealed five remaining Treasury-Guarding Treasures and explained their known origins and powers.
• Jiang Ning chose the crimson immortal sword red cloud, and it flared with heat and trembled when he took hold of it.

Jiang Ning chose two treasures from the Imperial Clan Inner Treasury, then refined the rewards and cultivation items delivered to Central Island to raise his Origin Points above a thousand. He shattered five shackles in his left arm and advanced the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill, awakening the Kunpeng transformation.

• Jiang Ning chose a crimson ore and pitch-black deadwood from the treasury before leaving with Xie Xun and Zhou Wenyuan.
• Chen An told Jiang Ning that Ji Minghao's rewards had been secured on Central Island, where Jiang Ning ordered the island cleared and began refining the supplies.
• Jiang Ning sent Chen An to buy more body-tempering resources with three Gold Notes, then refined the contents of more than twenty chests until his Origin Points reached 1287.9.
• Jiang Ning shattered five of the nine shackles in his left arm through physical strength, then spent a thousand Origin Points to advance the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill.
• Jiang Ning witnessed a giant fish transform into a sky-spanning roc and found fish and roc patterns on his palms, recognizing the Kunpeng transformation.

Jiang Ning gained the Kunpeng Transformation, shattered all nine Shackles in his left arm, and began breaking the Shackles in his legs. At the Imperial Palace, Wang Yu arrived from the Nine Heavens to offer an alliance, and his attendant demonstrated overwhelming power by temporarily stripping Xiang Yuan of his strength.

• Jiang Ning tested the Kunpeng Transformation and sensed that it had greatly strengthened his body and affinity with space.
• Jiang Ning shattered the remaining four Shackles in his left arm, completing all nine, then began directing his Blood Qi toward his right leg.
• At the Victory Banquet, Wang Yu arrived with two attendants and announced that the Nine Heavens wished to ally with Great Xia.
• Li Xiang questioned Wang Yu's intentions, and Wang Yu said the Nine Heavens had come to help the Human Emperor secure his realm.
• Xiang Yuan challenged Wang Yu's claim, but an attendant struck him and left him coughing blood as his strength vanished.
• Xiao Wuque discovered that Xiang Yuan's power was gradually returning.

At the Victory Banquet, Wang Yu returned the Human Emperor Sword to Ji Minghao and revealed his standing as a bearer of the Yu Emperor Bloodline. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning tested his newly shattered limb shackles and consumed two treasures, gaining Origin Points and awakening a powerful vitality within himself.

• Wang Yu defended his treatment of Xiao Wuque and persuaded Ji Minghao to trust the Nine Heavens.
• Wang Yu presented the Human Emperor Sword to Ji Minghao, who recognized its resonance with his bloodline and accepted it.
• An attendant revealed that Wang Yu bore the Yu Emperor Bloodline, and Wang Yu praised the absent Prince of Luoshui at the banquet.
• Jiang Ning discovered that he could float across the lake after shattering all thirty-six shackles in his arms and legs.
• Jiang Ning swallowed crimson ore from the Imperial Clan's Inner Treasury and gained 7.8 Origin Points.
• Jiang Ning consumed the charred wood, awakening a vigorous life force within his body.

Jiang Ning refined an ebony treasure and the Sun Essence Gold in an immortal sword, dramatically advancing his Immortal Tree, Origin Points, and Sun Scripture. After arriving late at the Vermilion Bird Gate, he followed Ji Mingyue’s maid to Moonview Pavilion, where Ji Mingyue waited alone by the window.

• Jiang Ning refined the ebony treasure, grew his Immortal Tree into a small tree, and gained nearly a hundred Origin Points.
• Jiang Ning devoured the immortal sword forged from Sun Essence Gold, whose fierce heat set the island ablaze as his Sun Scripture experience surged.
• Wang Yu noticed the golden radiance over Lishui Lake and identified Jiang Ning as the cultivator manifesting a Great Sun.
• Jiang Ning completed his refinement with Sun Scripture at Initiation 27.1% and 1311.3 Origin Points, then set out to meet Ji Mingyue.
• A palace maid escorted Jiang Ning through the Vermilion Bird Gate to Moonview Pavilion, where he found Ji Mingyue standing alone by the window.

Jiang Ning visited Ji Mingyue, then killed Ji Xuan and sixty-eight others in the Shoulder-to-Shoulder King's Manor to remove a perceived threat. Ji Minghao learned of the massacre and set out for the manor, while Xie Xun tried to temper his response.

• Ji Mingyue invited Jiang Ning to drink, and after he woke beside her the next day, she wondered whether their unborn child could persuade her elder brother to reconcile with her.
• Jiang Ning left the Imperial Palace and went to the Shoulder-to-Shoulder King's Manor, where he killed Ji Xuan and shattered the Spirit Souls of everyone else in the residence.
• Jiang Ning departed for Yang Lake Grotto-heaven to cultivate the Sun Scripture.
• An Imperial Guard told Ji Minghao that Ji Xuan and sixty-eight others had been killed, and Ji Minghao ordered a carriage and took up the Human Emperor Sword.
• At the Vermilion Bird Gate, Xie Xun urged Ji Minghao to think carefully, but Ji Minghao identified Jiang Ning as the likely killer and continued toward the manor.

After Prince Ji Xuan’s death, Wang Yu used his attendants’ ritual to summon the Shoulder-to-Shoulder King’s True Spirit, but the spirit vanished without naming its killer. Ji Minghao was left wondering whether the culprit came from the Upper Three Heavens, while Jiang Ning cultivated the Sun Scripture beneath the rising suns at Yang Lake Grotto-heaven.

• Xie Xun warned Ji Minghao that someone might be trying to turn him against the Prince of Luoshui, but Ji Minghao went to inspect the Shoulder-to-Shoulder King’s Manor anyway.
• Wang Yu told Ji Minghao that his attendants were gathering Prince Ji Xuan’s scattered True Spirit so the dead prince could reveal what happened.
• Wang Yu’s attendant warned that the gathered True Spirit was insufficient and suggested the killer had invoked the power of the River of Time.
• Wang Yu’s attendants briefly summoned Prince Ji Xuan’s phantom, but it refused to identify the killer before disappearing.
• Ji Minghao and Xie Xun concluded that Wang Yu was likely innocent, while Ji Minghao wondered whether the killer came from the Upper Three Heavens.
• At Yang Lake Grotto-heaven, Jiang Ning cultivated the Sun Scripture as the suns rose and golden radiance flowed into his Spiritual Platform.

Jiang Ning cultivated the Sun Scripture until it reached Mastery, then used the changing light at twilight to draw Sun Origin into his Primordial Spirit. He began drawing in Taiyin Origin as well, as the moon rose over Yang Lake.

• Jiang Ning cultivated beneath Ten Suns Over Heaven, gathered nearly two thousand Origin Points, and continued practicing above the clouds outside Yang Lake Grotto-heaven.
• After two more days of cultivation, Jiang Ning advanced the Sun Scripture to Mastery and confirmed that the Moon Scripture had also reached Mastery.
• Jiang Ning waited for twilight over Yang Lake and used the Sun Scripture to make the setting sun rise again, astonishing Morning Glory, the old man, and the villagers.
• Molten-gold Sun Origin descended into Jiang Ning and made his Primordial Spirit solid and golden.
• Jiang Ning activated the Moon Scripture, and the sun rapidly set as the moon rose and poured silver light over him.

Jiang Ning transformed his Primordial Spirit by harmonizing the Taiyin and sun origins, forming a Chaos Seed that unified his power and brought him to the pinnacle of the Human Immortal Realm. After returning to the Shangyang Inner Scenery Ground, he realized that six more Sun Lords had resumed their positions, bringing the coming contest for the Lord of the Great Sun closer.

• Jiang Ning absorbed the moon’s Silver Paste above Yang Lake, where the Taiyin and sun origins refined his Primordial Spirit and formed a Chaos Seed.
• Jiang Ning left Yang Lake and returned to the Royal Capital, where he anticipated further probing by the Immortal Sects and thought he might become the key if the Martial Saint had died.
• Wang Yu learned that the Prince of Luoshui had returned to the Royal Capital and decided to visit him the next day.
• Jiang Ning entered the Shangyang Inner Scenery Ground and tested how the Chaos Seed had unified and strengthened his Primordial Spirit.
• Jiang Ning sensed that eight of the ten Great Suns now bore unusual auras and suspected Xuanyang was behind the other Sun Lords’ return.

Jiang Ning encountered Feng Qingyin on the Sermon Platform and learned that she came from a different time and space and had reached the Supreme Perfected Celestial Immortal realm. The Shangyang Immortal Sect’s long-dead Sect Master manifested across time to praise Jiang Ning’s Chaos Seed and teach the Sun Scripture, after which Jiang Ning resolved to climb the Heavenly Ladder.

• Jiang Ning entered the Sermon Platform’s domain and met Feng Qingyin, who recognized him as a Sequence True Disciple from a later age.
• Feng Qingyin revealed that she had condensed five Flowers of the Great Dao and stood one step from the Eternal Undying True Immortal realm.
• The Shangyang Immortal Sect’s Sect Master appeared and praised Jiang Ning’s supreme foundation, then secluded him from Feng Qingyin to speak with him across time and space.
• The Sect Master delivered a sermon on the Dao of the Great Sun, immersing Jiang Ning in the Sun Scripture and greatly increasing his mastery.
• After the sermon ended, Jiang Ning saw that his Sun Scripture had reached 51.31% mastery and decided to climb the Heavenly Ladder.

Jiang Ning climbed the Ascending Heaven Stair to the three hundredth step, confirming that his Primordial Spirit was nearing the Celestial Immortal Realm, then considered how Dao Flowers and the higher Immortal Path realms worked. He went to the Crimson Radiance Grotto-Heaven to visit Shen Yue Ru and seek information from her.

• Jiang Ning climbed past his former limit on the Ascending Heaven Stair and struggled through the immense pressure to reach the three hundredth step.
• The Grotto-heaven Will descended, and Jiang Ning sensed that he had earned the reward for reaching the Celestial Immortal threshold, though he could not remain firmly on the step.
• Jiang Ning examined his Immortal Tree and reasoned that the Moon Scripture and Sun Scripture could form Dao Flowers, while full blooms marked the Perfected Celestial Immortal Realm.
• Jiang Ning reflected on the four Immortal Path realms and resolved to visit Shen Yue Ru for information from the gatherings Xuanyang had held.
• Jiang Ning arrived beside Shen Yue Ru as she cultivated Purple Qi, reassured her, and waited while she completed her breathing cycle.

Jiang Ning learned that the Ten Domains’ merger would bring a great opportunity and upheaval, while Shen Yue Ru warned him about Xuanyang Sun Lord. The Crimson Radiance Patriarch recognized Jiang Ning’s rapid progress and met with him, leaving Cang Yue wondering whether he was the protagonist of the era.

• Shen Yue Ru told Jiang Ning that Xuanyang expected the Ten Domains to merge when the world’s environment revived, potentially bringing ancient powerhouses back and revealing the laws of heaven and earth.
• Shen Yue Ru warned Jiang Ning that Xuanyang Sun Lord appeared connected to the six Sun Lords who had recently risen rapidly.
• Jiang Ning said he had progressed further, and Shen Yue Ru called him a monster before urging him to focus on the Immortal Path; he replied that he knew of two Undying Rank existences beyond Celestial Immortals.
• The White-Haired Cold Woman sent Cang Yue to invite Jiang Ning to meet her, and Cang Yue brought Shen Yue Ru along.
• The White-Haired Cold Woman said Jiang Ning was nearing the formation of his first Dao Flower, while Cang Yue realized he had reached Peak Human Immortal and wondered if he was the protagonist of the era.

Jiang Ning learned about the True Immortals and the coming merger of the Ten Domains from the Crimson Radiance Patriarch, then returned to the Dongling Marquis Mansion and tested whether moonlight could improve his Moon Scripture. The attempt yielded no lasting increase in its proficiency, while his concerns about enemies and the coming upheaval remained.

• The Crimson Radiance Patriarch told Jiang Ning that True Immortals stood above Celestial Immortals, that she ranked among the Canglan Realm’s top three, and that the Ten Domains’ merger would revive the world.
• Jiang Ning revealed that his Master was a True Immortal and that he had encountered another woman True Immortal who could cross worlds; the Crimson Radiance Patriarch advised Cang Yue to have her disciple build a good karmic bond with him.
• The Crimson Radiance Patriarch told Cang Yue that a destined figure had appeared in the Six Saints Sect and that Jiang Ning’s True Immortal Master gave him a chance to surpass that rival.
• Jiang Ning said farewell to Shen Yue Ru and returned to his body at the Dongling Marquis Mansion, where he reflected that his Primordial Spirit had reached the threshold of the Celestial Immortal Realm and that his enemies remained his immediate concern.
• Jiang Ning practiced the Moon Scripture beneath the moon until dawn, but his Panel showed no change in its proficiency, so he abandoned the idea of gaining progress that way.

Jiang Ning cultivated the Sun Scripture and learned from Wang Yu that the Human Emperor Sword could grant Ji Minghao power through the Heavenly Dao and the dynasty’s fortune. Wang Yu warned that Ji Minghao would likely strike at Jiang Ning over Ji Xuan’s death, but Jiang Ning trusted The Emperor’s character and remained confident as Wang Yu challenged his certainty.

• Jiang Ning’s morning cultivation increased his Sun Scripture proficiency by three ten-thousandths, and he reflected that the lecture in the Shangyang Inner Scenery Ground had saved him years of progress.
• Jiang Ning spent a quiet morning with Qingyi before joining Liu Wanwan and the others for breakfast at the Dongling Marquis Mansion.
• Wang Yu arrived at the mansion with two attendants, and Jiang Ning welcomed him into the courtyard for tea.
• Wang Yu explained that the Human Emperor Sword could commune with the Heavenly Dao and command the dynasty’s fortune, making Ji Minghao unrivaled in the present age.
• Wang Yu warned Jiang Ning that Ji Minghao had likely decided he killed Ji Xuan and would attack him despite his friendship with The Emperor.
• Jiang Ning said he trusted The Emperor’s character and choice, prompting Wang Yu to remark that Jiang Ning was very confident.

Jiang Ning rejected Wang Yu’s demand that he withdraw from the effort to determine whether the Martial Saint had died, learning that the Blessed Grotto-heavens viewed him as their main obstacle. Facing the pressure of their possible united attack, he chose to advance the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method and began cultivating as the River of Time appeared around him.

• Wang Yu warned Jiang Ning that refusing to step aside would bring the forces of the Nine Heavens and the Blessed Grotto-heavens against him, but Jiang Ning refused because he owed the Martial Saint a debt of gratitude.
• Jiang Ning asked whether Wang Yu spoke for himself or for the Nine Heavens and all the Blessed Grotto-heavens, and Wang Yu claimed to represent them before leaving with his attendants.
• Jiang Ning overheard through his spiritual perception that Wang Yu had avoided testing his strength directly, then concluded the Blessed Grotto-heavens feared him and regarded him as their chief obstacle.
• Jiang Ning reviewed his cultivation and considered using his Origin Points on either the Indestructible Vajra Body or the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method.
• Jiang Ning chose the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method, hoping to reach the Celestial Immortal Realm and earn a reward from the Grotto-heaven Will.
• Jiang Ning began cultivating, and the phantom of the River of Time appeared around him.

Jiang Ning transformed the Five Animal Frolics Fist into a new art rooted in the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, and chaos, then used Origin Points to break through and raise it to the level of the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword. He resolved to pass the art on to Jiang Yiming, who arrived to invite him to breakfast.

• Jiang Ning comprehended a new Five Animal Frolics Fist that brought the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, and chaos together in a single art.
• Jiang Ning spent 100 Origin Points to break through the fist art, which reached a rank comparable to the Tai Xu Yin Yang Sword and gained the Grandmaster trait.
• Jiang Ning reflected that creating the art marked the emergence of his own path, then planned to advance the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method and his Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Jiang Yiming arrived to tell Jiang Ning that breakfast was ready, and Jiang Ning crossed the lake to meet him.
• Jiang Ning promised to pass his newly comprehended fist art to Jiang Yiming and considered using his Primordial Spirit to share his insights.

Jiang Ning passed his newly created Five Animal Frolics Fist and his martial insights to Jiang Yiming, who used them to enter the Inner Strength Realm. Jiang Ning then left for Luoshui County to visit his teacher, while Ji Minghao watched him depart from the Royal Capital.

• Jiang Ning demonstrated his synthesized Five Animal Frolics Fist to Jiang Yiming and transferred his full comprehension into the boy’s mind.
• Jiang Yiming practiced the fist, drew Five Elements Qi into his organs, and broke through into the Inner Strength Realm despite not yet reaching the Sixth Rank.
• Jiang Li and Liu Wanwan thanked Jiang Ning for helping Jiang Yiming, and Jiang Ning said he was going to Luoshui County to see his teacher.
• Jiang Ning flew out of the Royal Capital, and Ji Minghao watched his departure with the Human Emperor Sword in hand.
• Shen Mengyun joined Ji Minghao and promised to remain by his side as he reflected on his burdens.

Jiang Ning returned to Luoshui County and visited Wang Jin at Canglang Martial Hall, where he revealed that he had created a fist art beyond a Peerless Art. He demonstrated his Five Animal Frolics Fist, leaving Wang Jin unable to grasp its mysteries but proud to be Jiang Ning’s master.

• Jiang Ning entered Luoshui County, and a gate soldier recognized him as Prince of Luoshui.
• Jiang Ning walked through the Outer and Inner Cities and found Canglang Martial Hall still closed to disciples.
• Jiang Ning met Wang Jin and said he had created a fist art surpassing a Peerless Art.
• Jiang Ning explained that he had combined Five Animal Frolics Fist with the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, and Chaos, and named the new art Five Animal Frolics Fist.
• Jiang Ning demonstrated the fist art, and Wang Jin realized its principles surpassed his understanding while taking pride in Jiang Ning as his disciple.

Jiang Ning gave Wang Jin the principles of his Five Animal Frolics Fist before demonstrating the Kunpeng Transformation’s astonishing speed, which carried him to Lishui Imperial Palace in a single wingbeat. He then resumed cultivating his spiritual strength, resolved to pursue the Celestial Immortal and Martial Saint realms, and left the story planning his next breakthroughs.

• Jiang Ning demonstrated his Five Animal Frolics Fist to Wang Jin, who praised it but initially refused to learn it.
• Jiang Ning immobilized Wang Jin and passed the fist art’s insights into his mind; Wang Jin practiced it and felt its benefits to his body and internal organs.
• Jiang Ning tested the Kunpeng Transformation and crossed one hundred and eighty thousand miles in a single flap of his wings, arriving at Lishui Imperial Palace.
• Jiang Ning considered the threats posed by the Immortal Sect Grotto-heavens and resolved to rely on greater strength, prioritizing the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method.
• Jiang Ning cultivated in the River of Time until the method advanced to the Ninth Limit Break at 14.87%, then returned to the Dongling Marquis Mansion and went to sleep.

Jiang Ning perfected the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method and gathered enough Origin Points to break through. His consciousness reached the Long River, where touching its waters exposed him to a devastating force and sent him back to his body.

• Jiang Ning completed the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method after ten days of cultivation.
• Jiang Ning collected Ashina's resources from the Zhenbei King and devoured them to raise his Origin Points above two thousand.
• Jiang Ning spent two thousand Origin Points to break through the method and ascend into the Long River.
• Jiang Ning touched the Long River's invisible membrane, endured excruciating pain from its Golden Sand, and returned to his body unharmed.