Chapter Summaries

Ji Minghao and Shen Mengyun arrived at Lishui Imperial Palace as Jiang Ning finished refining an Immortal Pill amid celestial phenomena. Jiang Ning revealed that the pill had greatly increased his strength but had not made him a Martial Saint, and he explained that the step depended on discovering the Great Secret of the Human Body for oneself.

• Ji Minghao and Shen Mengyun saw the celestial spectacle above Lishui Imperial Palace, and Chen An told them Jiang Ning was refining an Immortal Pill on Lake Heart Island.
• Ji Minghao and Shen Mengyun waited at the lakeshore while the Immortal Pill’s visions continued, and Ji Minghao learned that Miaoguan was an imperial daughter of the Nine Heavens and Wang Yu had served as her attendant.
• Jiang Ning finished refining the pill, gained over two thousand Origin Points, and sensed that his strength had surged.
• Jiang Ning formed a causeway across the lake and welcomed Ji Minghao, who explained that he had come after seeing the visions above the island.
• Jiang Ning told Ji Minghao that Miaoguan was his prisoner and would be released when her elders paid an Immortal Pill as ransom.
• Jiang Ning denied reaching the Martial Saint realm and told Ji Minghao that the Great Secret of the Human Body had to be discovered personally.

Jiang Ning cultivated the Indestructible Vajra Body for several days while Miaoguan recovered nearby, and he hoped Yu Jiuxiao would bring another Immortal Pill to ransom her. In the Nine Heavens, the Purple Heaven Immortal Lord gathered Qing He and other powerful immortals, then summoned the Calamity-Crossing Immortal Lord to discuss how to deal with Jiang Ning.

• Jiang Ning told Miaoguan that he lived by the principle of acting without regret, then resumed cultivating and gained Indestructible Vajra Body experience.
• Miaoguan cultivated beside Jiang Ning, and the cracks across her body began to heal as she radiated Immortal Light.
• After several days, Jiang Ning had advanced the Indestructible Vajra Body beyond one quarter of its tenth limit break and rested in the lake.
• Yu Jiuxiao told the Purple Heaven Immortal Lord that Jiang Ning had detained Miaoguan and demanded an Immortal Pill for her release.
• Qing He refused to pay a ransom, and the Purple Heaven Immortal Lord said the immortals needed to decide when and how to act against Jiang Ning.
• The Calamity-Crossing Immortal Lord arrived, heard Yu Jiuxiao recount the affair, and declared that Jiang Ning had a death wish.

Immortal Lord Xuan'e and the allied grotto-heavens arranged to trap and kill Jiang Ning in the Royal Capital, using the Four-Sided Heaven-Locking Diagram and an Immortal Pill, with Nine Swords ready to confront Mo Chen if the Martial Saint appeared. Miaoguan warned Jiang Ning that his demand for another pill had made the Upper Three Heavens see him as greedy and urged him to stop.

• Immortal Lord Xuan'e persuaded the Purple Heaven Immortal Lord and the Nine Heavens to provide the Four-Sided Heaven-Locking Diagram for an attack on Jiang Ning.
• Immortal Lord Xuan'e summoned the allied grotto-heavens above the Long River, and they agreed to send Immortals or Half-Step Immortals to the Royal Capital.
• Immortal Lord Xuan'e assigned Nine Swords to stand ready to face Mo Chen, and Nine Swords claimed he could defeat the Martial Saint even at seventy percent strength.
• The allies agreed to act the next day, with the Four-Sided Heaven-Locking Diagram and an Immortal Pill serving as the signal for the attack.
• Miaoguan told Jiang Ning that his demand for a second Immortal Pill had made his enemies view him as insatiably greedy, then urged him to stop and said she would like to be his friend.

Jiang Ning prepared for the arrival of visitors from the grotto-heaven while questioning Miaoguan about the Immortal Path and the ancient world. Miaoguan began explaining that powerful ancient beings sought to escape a confined and imperfect heaven and earth.

• Jiang Ning reaffirmed his resolve to gather resources and pursue a breakthrough, while Miaoguan asked whether he still intended to persist.
• Chang Xi and Zhou Yun arrived in the Human Realm, discussed meeting Jiang Ning, and traveled from Luoshui County to the royal capital.
• Jiang Ning learned from the Old Blind Man that the two visitors had entered the royal capital and ordered Chen An and the palace staff to evacuate.
• Miaoguan described her three past lives and explained the strength differences among the Immortal Path realms, including the titles Immortal Lord and Immortal Venerable.
• Jiang Ning asked Miaoguan why the ancient world’s environment had changed and the Heavenly Court had vanished; she said the former heaven and earth had been complete, while the current one was fragmented and confining.
• Miaoguan explained that powerful beings grew bored within the bounded world and that someone had wanted to leap out of it.

Jiang Ning learned why the ancient Immortals had vanished and met Chang Xi and Zhou Yun, who arrived with an Immortal Pill as bait in a plot to kill him. When they stepped onto Lake Heart Island, Jiang Ning struck first with overwhelming force and the power of time.

• Miaoguan told Jiang Ning that the Co-ruler of Heaven and Earth may have escaped upstream through the River of Time, leaving the world incomplete.
• Chang Xi and Zhou Yun arrived at Lishui Imperial Palace, and Jiang Ning recognized Zhou Yun from their meeting in Yang Lake Grotto-heaven.
• Chang Xi presented a Peach of Immortality as the Immortal Pill Jiang Ning had demanded in exchange for his captive.
• As Chang Xi and Zhou Yun crossed the lake, Zhou Yun secretly warned Jiang Ning that the Nine Heavens intended to kill him with several Immortals involved.
• When Chang Xi and Zhou Yun stepped onto Lake Heart Island, Jiang Ning unleashed a time-powered attack that left Chang Xi unable to move.

Jiang Ning killed Chang Xi and took the Peach of Immortality, prompting four Immortals to trap him inside the Four-Sided Heaven-Locking Diagram and attack. As he prepared to face Liu Zhou’s strike, a Martial Saint appeared and turned the Four Immortals’ assault into a desperate attempt to flee.

• Jiang Ning killed Chang Xi with a streak of Golden Light and took the Peach of Immortality while Zhou Yun watched in terror.
• The Four-Sided Heaven-Locking Diagram sealed Lishui Imperial Palace, allowing the Four Immortals to cast off the laws of heaven and earth.
• Miaoguan warned Jiang Ning that escape would be difficult, and Jiang Ning summoned his Nascent Soul and prepared to fight.
• The Four Immortals identified themselves as Shuiyun, Liu Zhou, Xuanzhen, and Xia Zhibai, and Liu Zhou brought down an Immortal strike on Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning activated the Sun Scripture and his Dharma Form, but a Martial Saint’s voice stopped the scene and a jade-like fist appeared as Xia Zhibai tried to flee.

Martial Saint Mo Chen revealed that he was alive and defeated Immortal Lord Nine Swords’ eight-hundred-year sword strike with a single punch, forcing the Immortals to retreat. He took Jiang Ning to his thatched hut, where he admitted he was near death and explained the new perspective and power gained by breaking every bodily shackle.

• Mo Chen appeared as Shuiyun attacked, killed Shuiyun with a punch, and faced Nine Swords and the other Immortals.
• Nine Swords unleashed his long-awaited sword strike, but Mo Chen shattered the blade with one punch and sent Nine Swords retreating with the other Immortals.
• Mo Chen took Jiang Ning to his grotto-heaven, where Xiao Wuque and Ji Minghao greeted him and learned that he had kept his survival secret.
• Mo Chen revealed to Jiang Ning that his youthful appearance had been a show of strength and that he had reached the end of his life.
• Mo Chen explained that breaking all the bodily shackles granted a new perspective on heaven and earth and the ability to control the particles of one’s body.

The Martial Saint told Jiang Ning that he had reached the Martial Saint Realm through an otherworldly inheritance and passed on the knowledge of the realms beyond it before revealing that he had only half a day left to live. He appointed Xiao Wuque as the new Prefecture Lord and warned him to watch his Senior Brother as Ji Minghao arrived at the thatched hut.

• The Martial Saint explained the limits of his strength and said Jiang Ning had surpassed his expectations by breaking his bodily shackles on his own.
• The Martial Saint told Jiang Ning about the realm called Taiyi, True Self, or Wushi, then passed its cultivation knowledge to him by touching his brow.
• The Martial Saint revealed that his life was nearly over and urged Jiang Ning to pursue the next realm and preserve peace, while Jiang Ning privately resolved to remain focused on the people and world he cared about.
• The Martial Saint summoned Xiao Wuque, admitted that his earlier display had been his final afterglow, and appointed him Prefecture Lord of the Patrol Office and the Martial Saint Manor.
• The Martial Saint told Xiao Wuque to care for his senior brothers, conceal his condition, and keep a closer eye on his Senior Brother as Ji Minghao appeared at the hut's entrance.

After the Martial Saint saved Great Xia from the Immortals, Jiang Ning collected and refined the shattered sword of Immortal Lord Nine Swords, gaining Origin Points and deepening his sword insights. He upgraded his Turn Misfortune into Blessing trait and discovered it could help avert disasters and calamities.

• The Martial Saint told Ji Minghao that Jiang Ning would become Great Xia’s protector, then left to spend his final half day exploring the world.
• Jiang Ning returned to Lishui Imperial Palace, thanked Old Blind Man for protecting it, and went to search Lishui Lake for fragments of Nine Swords’ shattered immortal sword.
• Jiang Ning swallowed and refined the sword fragments, overcoming their sharp sword intent and gaining more than two thousand Origin Points.
• After finding all the fragments, Jiang Ning reflected on the Immortals’ attack and upgraded his Turn Misfortune into Blessing trait until it granted the ability to avert disasters and calamities.

Jiang Ning advanced his Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword and gained Stellar Sense, then ate the Peach of Immortality and gained a large number of Origin Points. He continued cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Body, hoping to reach its final step within a few days and prepare for another threat.

• Jiang Ning practiced the Seven Stars Demon Subduing Sword, awakened Stellar Sense, and drew starlight into his body.
• Jiang Ning spent Origin Points to raise the sword technique to its twelfth limit break and improve several traits.
• Jiang Ning ate the Peach of Immortality, whose vitality nourished his body and raised his Origin Points to 8173.2.
• Jiang Ning resumed cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Body, which had reached 56.87% of its tenth limit break.
• Jiang Ning focused on cultivation and hoped to advance within a few days, while Chen An sent word to reassure the people worried about him.

Ji Minghao allied with Five Elements Heaven, Mystic Heaven, and Immortal Lord Xuan'e against Jiang Ning after being told the Martial Saint had died. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning kept training, and Xuan'e tried to persuade wary immortals to oppose the Prince of Luoshui.

• Ji Minghao told Hui'er and her aunt that the Martial Saint had died, and his aunt promised Five Elements Heaven would support Great Xia.
• Ji Minghao agreed to cooperate with Yu Shu and Mystic Heaven, warning that the Prince of Luoshui could advance within days.
• Ji Minghao accepted Immortal Lord Xuan'e's offer to help Great Xia control the Human Realm, then privately apologized to Jiang Ning and vowed to raise his unborn child.
• Old Blind Man told Ning Caier that the Martial Saint might have been bluffing, while Jiang Ning rested briefly and resumed his training.
• Immortal Lord Xuan'e told Liu Zhou, Xuanzhen, and Zhibai that the Martial Saint had truly died and urged them to act against the Prince of Luoshui, but they remained afraid of his power.

Immortal Lord Xuan'e gathered support for a Heavenly Net ambush against Jiang Ning, while Jiang Ning refused to follow the Divine Maiden into a suspected trap and focused on completing his Indestructible Vajra Body. When a hostile aura approached Luoshui County, Jiang Ning set out to confront it despite his training being nearly complete.

• Immortal Lord Xuan'e secured Heavenly Soldiers and an Immortal-Binding Rope from several lineages to prepare a Heavenly Net Minor Formation against Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning declined to pursue the Divine Maiden after Old Blind Man spotted her outside the Grotto-heaven, choosing to continue training instead.
• The White-Robed Woman waited for Jiang Ning to appear, then left without acting because she feared the Martial Saint might still be alive.
• Old Blind Man warned Jiang Ning that a starry light had entered Guangning Prefecture and was heading toward Luoshui County, so Jiang Ning stopped training and rushed there through layers of space.
• Jiang Ning reached the sky above Luoshui County with his Indestructible Vajra Body at 98.33% progress, concealed himself in the Third Level of space, and moved to intercept the approaching white light.