Recaps

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 cultivated the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method and advanced the Five Animal Frolics Fist through successive limit breaks. He left the chapter poised to grasp a new level of understanding in the fist art.

• Jiang Ning entered the River of Time, drew True Spirit Light into himself, and greatly increased his cultivation progress.
• Wang Yu reported to his purple-robed master that the Prince of Luoshui refused to back down, and the master ordered him to wait and leave the matter to others.
• Jiang Ning finished cultivating for the night with the method at the Ninth Limit Break, 7.11%, and planned to continue until he reached the Tenth Limit Break.
• Jiang Ning practiced the Five Animal Frolics Fist, spent Origin Points to advance it through multiple limit breaks, and raised Five Viscera Storing Essence to deep blue.
• Jiang Ning reached the Thirteenth Limit Break in the fist art and sank into a state of insight as the Five Forms and Five Elements principles intertwined in his mind.

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.

Jiang Ning used his breakthrough in the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method to climb the Shangyang Inner Scenery Ground’s Heavenly Ladder and stand firmly on the three hundredth floor. The Inner Scenery rewarded him with an Immortal Flower whose golden dust dramatically increased his cultivation experience, leaving him to assess the growth of his skills.

• Jiang Ning reached the Eleventh Limit Break of the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method, raising his spiritual strength to the level of a Celestial Immortal.
• Jiang Ning entered the Shangyang Inner Scenery Ground and climbed the Heavenly Ladder with far less difficulty than during his previous attempt.
• Jiang Ning endured the pressure on the final steps and stood firmly on the three hundredth floor, where he heard the lingering declarations of hundreds of Shangyang Immortal Sect Celestial Immortals.
• Jiang Ning proclaimed that he would attain the Celestial Immortal Realm and achieve the Perfected Realm, prompting the Inner Scenery’s will to grant him an Immortal Flower.
• The Immortal Flower released golden dust that nourished Jiang Ning’s Primordial Spirit and Immortal Tree, greatly increasing experience across his cultivation methods and skills.

After Jiang Ning reached the three-hundredth step of the Heavenly Ladder, the Immortal Flower transformed his Immortal Tree and greatly advanced his cultivation skills and Origin Points. He left the ladder and began cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Body in the Wilderness, aiming to move closer to the Martial Saint Realm.

• Jiang Ning absorbed the Immortal Flower, strengthening his Primordial Spirit and causing his Immortal Tree to grow to one hundred and ten feet tall.
• The Immortal Flower boosted Jiang Ning’s cultivation progress and raised his Origin Points to 2471.3, though he remained far from blooming his first Dao Flower.
• Jiang Ning descended from the Heavenly Ladder, checked the Sermon Platform for an opportunity, and found none.
• Jiang Ning returned to the Wilderness, chose a secluded place to cultivate, and began advancing the Indestructible Vajra Body.

Immortal Lord Xuan'e and several Celestial Immortals discussed how to deal with the Prince of Luoshui and chose to use newly awakened deities to force the Martial Saint to reveal himself. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning advanced his Indestructible Vajra Body to nearly completion, and a mysterious veiled woman appeared over Luo River Lake.

• Immortal Lord Xuan'e told Qingshan and the other figures that the Prince of Luoshui posed a greater threat than whether the Martial Saint had died.
• Qingshan proposed using awakened deities, the Four-Sided Heaven-Locking Diagram, or heavenly generals to defeat the Prince of Luoshui.
• Immortal Lord Xuan'e ordered them to contact the awakened deities and stir up turmoil to draw out the Martial Saint.
• Jiang Ning continued cultivating for several days, raising his Indestructible Vajra Body progress to 95.87% and anticipating a breakthrough.
• A veiled woman walked across the misty surface of Luo River Lake under the moonlight.

Black Lotus arrived in Luoshui County under orders from an existence above Immortals to destroy Jiang Ning’s hometown, but Jiang Ning subdued her and questioned her. After learning the enemy wielded Water Element power and had targeted his home, he asked Black Lotus to assess his strength, and she said he was over a hundred times stronger than a year ago.

• Black Lotus approached Luoshui County but hesitated to attack the hometown of the God Lord she remembered.
• Jiang Ning sensed a powerful aura near Luoshui County, rushed there, and found Wang Jin safe at Canglang Martial Hall.
• Jiang Ning caught Black Lotus by the throat at his former home, recognized her, and demanded to know why she had come.
• Black Lotus revealed that someone above Immortals had ordered her to slaughter Jiang Ning’s homeland and, if possible, kill him.
• Black Lotus described the commander as an azure-lit being who had mastered the Water Element and appeared beside a gigantic Immortal Tree.
• Jiang Ning asked how he measured up, and Black Lotus said he was more than a hundred times stronger than a year ago and beyond her ability to resist.

Jiang Ning ordered Black Lotus Old Mother to guard Luoshui County and secretly watched her settle into his former home, where she cleaned and slept without revealing anything suspicious. The next morning in the Royal Capital, Luyi told him Prefect Xiao Wuque had arrived with news of a major event.

• Jiang Ning told Black Lotus to live in Luoshui County and guard his hometown, promising her a favor in return.
• Black Lotus chose Jiang Ning's former home, and Jiang Ning secretly watched her clean it, wash the bedding, bathe, and go to sleep.
• Jiang Ning left Luoshui County after observing Black Lotus through the night, still uncertain because she reminded him of someone.
• The next morning, Luyi told Jiang Ning that Prefect Xiao Wuque had come to report that something major had happened.

Xiao Wuque told Jiang Ning that Sunan Prefecture City and the Sword Washing Pool had been wiped out, prompting Jiang Ning to investigate the massacres with his Heavenly Eye. He traced the slaughter of Sunan Prefecture City to a woman in a Blessed Grotto-heaven, then examined the Sword Washing Pool and began searching for its culprit.

• Xiao Wuque reported that several hundred thousand people in Sunan Prefecture City and more than three thousand people at the Sword Washing Pool had died overnight.
• Jiang Ning manifested his Nascent Soul, left Xiao Wuque to watch his physical body, and ascended into the sky to investigate.
• Jiang Ning used his Heavenly Eye and causal threads to determine that a holy-looking woman in a Blessed Grotto-heaven was responsible for the slaughter in Sunan Prefecture City.
• Jiang Ning decided not to enter the Blessed Grotto-heaven and instead turned his attention to the Sword Washing Pool.
• Jiang Ning saw that the Sword Washing Pool's victims had been decapitated without spilling blood, concluded that a different culprit had attacked it, and began searching for that person.

Jiang Ning tracked down the Blood God who had massacred the Sword Washing Pool and destroyed its body, then pursued the Evil God’s footholds across the Eastern Sea. He left for Yingzhou after destroying or exposing several nests, with one final target remaining.

• Jiang Ning located the Blood God in a cave by the Eastern Sea and traveled there after telling Xiao Wuque he had found the culprits.
• Jiang Ning broke the cave’s formation and killed the Blood God’s body with a Five-Colored Radiance punch, then sensed its other hiding places.
• Jiang Ning flew to the Eastern Sea and destroyed the Blood God’s nest beneath the Raging Waves Sect’s main hall.
• Jiang Ning destroyed another Divine Statue and killed a woman whose body had been possessed by an Evil God.
• Jiang Ning told two figures that their Sect Master’s body had been possessed and that a Blood Pool lay underground, then headed toward Yingzhou for the final nest.

Jiang Ning destroyed the Blood God’s Divine Statue on Yingzhou, but an Immortal named Xuanqing attacked him with a Cross-Realm Finger. Jiang Ning survived and escaped, while Xuanqing and Shuiyun considered the threat he posed and discussed involving other Immortals; Jiang Ning left wary of the coming Ten Domains Return to One.

• Jiang Ning reached Yingzhou and destroyed the Divine Statue, forcing the Blood God’s lingering presence to emerge before he struck it down.
• Xuanqing appeared within a scroll-like world and attacked Jiang Ning with a Cross-Realm Finger that distorted time and space.
• Jiang Ning unleashed his Great Sun Divine Body and Five Animal Frolics Fist to meet the attack, then fled across the sea with injuries that quickly healed.
• Xuanqing told Shuiyun that Jiang Ning had withstood his full-strength attack and might eventually reach the Martial Saint realm.
• Shuiyun said she would sound out other Daoists, including the Calamity-Crossing Immortal Lord of the Nine Heavens, about what to do next.
• Jiang Ning reflected that the Immortals’ power was restricted in the outer world and resolved not to relax before the Ten Domains Return to One.

Jiang Ning rescued two children from a sacrifice, destroyed the Blood God’s statue in Cangzhou, and continued hunting its remaining strongholds. He reached the Blood God’s last refuge in the Western Wasteland, where it tried to rebuild its body as Jiang Ning confronted it.

• Jiang Ning assessed his strength after battling an Immortal elder and resolved to break his remaining Shackles to approach the Martial Saint’s power.
• Jiang Ning interrupted a fishing village’s sacrifice, destroyed the Blood God statue beneath the Cangshui River, and identified himself as Patrol Office, Jiang Ning.
• The village chief admitted responsibility for the village’s past sacrifices, then killed himself; Jiang Ning healed the two rescued children and warned the villagers to report future threats.
• Jiang Ning destroyed another Blood God statue in a mountain valley and sensed one last stronghold to the northwest.
• In the Western Wasteland, the Blood God began rebuilding its body around an amber Divine Statue, but Jiang Ning arrived and declared that its reign was ending.

Jiang Ning destroyed the Blood God’s last manifestation and tracked him into the Land of Return to Emptiness, where he learned that a Celestial Immortal surrounded by Xuanhuang Light had ordered the Blood God’s past actions. The Blood God refused to reveal more, so Jiang Ning stripped away his Authority and killed him, then set his sights on another target.

• Jiang Ning used the Sun Sutra’s Great Sun Divine Body to burn the Blood God’s manifestation and absorb the Divine Statue’s Authority.
• Jiang Ning entered the Land of Return to Emptiness and confronted the Blood God, whose demonic form feared Jiang Ning’s Celestial Immortal-level Spiritual Pressure.
• The Blood God said an Immortal surrounded by Xuanhuang Light had ordered him, and Jiang Ning suspected the figure was a Celestial Immortal from the Profound Yellow Great Cave Heaven.
• The Blood God demanded that Jiang Ning swear an oath before revealing more, but Jiang Ning instead stripped away his Authority and erased him.
• Jiang Ning returned to the desert, saw the Divine Statue crumble to powder, and turned his gaze toward another target.

Jiang Ning witnessed the mass deaths in Sunan City and watched the corpses burned before returning to the imperial palace to cultivate. He perfected the Indestructible Vajra Body and unlocked the Golden Body Dharma Form, a more powerful Divine Ability.

• Jiang Ning surveyed Sunan City, where soldiers removed the residents' bodies for burial and burning.
• Jiang Ning told the commander to handle the corpses carefully because Sunan City was the Martial Saint's hometown, then flew back to the imperial palace.
• Jiang Ning suppressed his anger over the slaughter and cultivated the Indestructible Vajra Body throughout the day and night.
• Jiang Ning used Origin Points to break through the perfected Indestructible Vajra Body, advancing it to the Tenth Limit Break.
• Jiang Ning saw that the Ten-Foot Golden Body trait had become Golden Body Dharma Form and realized it could manifest as Dharma Form Heaven and Earth.

Jiang Ning broke all the Shackles in his five viscera, greatly strengthening and transforming his body, but stopped before attacking the nine dangerous Shackles in his skull. He then visited Xiao Wuque at the Patrol Office to report that the Sword Washing Pool murderer was dealt with and ask about the Heavenly Surveillance Bureau’s monitoring item.

• Jiang Ning sensed his newly mastered Dharma form and considered upgrading Traits, but decided to conserve his Origin Points.
• Jiang Ning used the force of his heartbeat to break all nine Shackles in his heart, purifying his blood and increasing his vitality.
• Jiang Ning discovered that Water Element qi could break the Shackles in his kidneys, then continued breaking Shackles in his other viscera.
• Jiang Ning broke all forty-five Shackles in his five viscera, causing their Five Elements Qi to merge and his body to undergo a comprehensive transformation.
• Jiang Ning assessed the nine remaining Shackles in his skull and chose not to attack them yet.
• Jiang Ning visited Xiao Wuque, reported that the Sword Washing Pool murderer had been dealt with, and asked whether the Heavenly Surveillance Bureau had once monitored all under heaven with an item in its possession.

Jiang Ning visited the Heavenly Surveillance Bureau with Xiao Wuque to learn how it monitored the realm, revealing his intention to command the realm. The Blind Old Man and Xiao Wuque suspected Jiang Ning might have reached the Martial Saint’s legendary realm after the Celestial Star-Dome Disc failed to detect him.

• Jiang Ning asked Xiao Wuque to take him to the Heavenly Surveillance Bureau so he could examine its means of monitoring the realm.
• The Blind Old Man welcomed Jiang Ning and recognized that an item, later recalled as the Ice Coffin, had concealed the Heavenly Mechanism around him.
• Jiang Ning declared that he intended to command the realm, shocking the Blind Old Man and Xiao Wuque with the implication that he might be following in the Martial Saint’s footsteps.
• The Blind Old Man showed Jiang Ning the Celestial Star-Dome Disc and explained that it displayed living beings as stars, but Jiang Ning’s star had broken free of its detection.
• The Blind Old Man revealed that only the Immortal Gods, Jiang Ning, and the Martial Saint had escaped the disc’s detection, and Xiao Wuque realized Jiang Ning might have reached the same realm as his master.

Jiang Ning agreed to move the Celestial Star-Dome Disc to Lishui Imperial Palace so he could use it to monitor the world and prevent another massacre. When the Blind Old Man carried it outside, its power transformed the sky and revealed the treasure’s presence, prompting a Nine Heavens master to consider seizing it.

• Jiang Ning learned that the Celestial Star-Dome Disc could monitor the world and asked to use it to prevent tragedies like those in Sunan Prefecture City and Sword Washing Pool.
• The Blind Old Man agreed to move the disc to Lishui Imperial Palace with Ning Caier, despite the Astronomical Bureau personnel’s concerns that the treasure might be stolen.
• The Blind Old Man carried the disc out of the Heavenly Surveillance Bureau, and Jiang Ning said he would kill anyone who came to take it.
• The disc’s aura made day turn to night above the Royal Capital and sent its starlight across the sky, alerting powerful figures throughout the Nine Provinces Thirty-Six Prefectures.
• At Ninefold Tower Pavilion, Wang Yu warned his master that Jiang Ning and several other figures in the Royal Capital could threaten an attempt to seize the disc.

Jiang Ning confronted Wang Yu of the Nine Heavens over the Celestial Star-Dome Disc and defeated him and his two attendants with ease while protecting the townspeople. He then left to find and confront the person behind Wang Yu.

• Jiang Ning sensed the Heavenly Dao Will descend over the capital and realized the Celestial Star-Dome Disc had drawn its attention.
• Wang Yu demanded that the Astronomical Bureau return the Celestial Star-Dome Disc to the Nine Heavens, but Jiang Ning refused to let Old Blind Man fight him.
• Jiang Ning swiftly drove Wang Yu into the ground and struck down both of his attendants without harming anyone nearby.
• Old Blind Man, Xiao Wuque, and Ning Caier watched in astonishment as Wang Yu realized he could not resist Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning asked Old Blind Man and Xiao Wuque to guard the scene, then vanished to capture the person behind Wang Yu.

Jiang Ning defeated a third-generation imperial son of the Nine Heavens and took him captive after revealing the gulf between their strength. He left the young man alive and ordered Wang Yu to demand an Immortal Pill from the Nine Heavens in exchange for his release.

• Jiang Ning confronted the young man on the Ninefold Tower Pavilion, and the young man revealed that he was a direct descendant of Yu Emperor and possessed the Nine-Ding Divine Body.
• Jiang Ning overwhelmed the young man's attack, broke his bones, and planted lethal Jin Force within his body before saying he would trade him for supplies.
• Jiang Ning returned with the captive to the Heavenly Surveillance Bureau, where Old Blind Man recognized the Yu Ding and identified the young man as a direct descendant of Yu Emperor.
• Jiang Ning pulled Wang Yu from the pit and ordered him to tell the Nine Heavens to exchange an Immortal Pill for the imperial son's life.

Jiang Ning captured Yu Jiuxiao and questioned him about the Nine Heavens, the Ancient Heavenly Court, and their role in the Martial Saint’s downfall. He brought Yu Jiuxiao to Lishui Imperial Palace as a prisoner, intending to await Wang Yu’s return with a ransom.

• Wang Yu bowed to Jiang Ning, promised to report the matter and seek help, then left with his unconscious attendants.
• Jiang Ning questioned Yu Jiuxiao about his status, the Blessed Grotto-heavens involved in testing Martial Saint Mo Chen, and the Nine Heavens’ heritage and strength.
• Yu Jiuxiao explained that the Nine Heavens inherited the direct bloodlines of three Great Emperors and that True Immortals could leave descendants through Dao Fruit imprints; he said the Upper Three Heavens had Celestial Immortals but no True Immortals.
• Jiang Ning told Yu Jiuxiao that Sunan Prefecture City and Sword Washing Pool had been wiped out, and Yu Jiuxiao inferred that Jiang Ning was using the Celestial Star-Dome Disc to draw out those responsible.
• Jiang Ning arrived at Lishui Imperial Palace with Yu Jiuxiao and ordered Chen An to place him in a guest room as a prisoner awaiting ransom.

After housing the Celestial Star-Dome Disc at Lishui Imperial Palace, Jiang Ning reflected on the threats posed by the Upper Three Heavens and resolved to grow stronger. He upgraded his Qi and Blood Furnace trait, refining his Blood Qi as Ning Caier sensed the heat from across the lake.

• Chen An showed Old Blind Man, Xiao Wuque, and Ning Caier guest rooms by Lishui Lake, where Old Blind Man said the Celestial Star-Dome Disc was well suited to the palace.
• Old Blind Man told Ning Caier that Jiang Ning might have crossed the heavenly chasm, then explained that breaking free of heaven and earth’s constraints could threaten the balance of the world.
• Jiang Ning considered Yu Jiuxiao’s strength and the danger posed by powerful descendants and Immortals, then decided he needed more power and studied the Shackles around his head.
• Jiang Ning chose to keep raising his Indestructible Vajra Body and spent 100 Origin Points to improve Qi and Blood Furnace from Deep Purple to Light Gold.
• Jiang Ning’s Blood Qi burned and refined within his body, sending intense heat across Lake Heart Island; Ning Caier recognized him as its source.
• Jiang Ning emerged from the process with less but purer Blood Qi and saw that his Indestructible Vajra Body had advanced to 0.03% of its Tenth Limit Break.