Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning discovered that purifying his Blood Qi had increased the efficiency of his Indestructible Vajra Body training, while powerful figures discussed avenging the Blood God and drawing out his killer. In Nine Heavens, Purple Heaven Immortal Lord agreed to trade an Immortal Pill for Yu Jiuxiao after Wang Yu described how easily Prince of Luoshui had defeated them.

• Jiang Ning tested his Indestructible Vajra Body and gained 1,137 experience points as he confirmed Blood Qi purification had improved his cultivation efficiency.
• Immortal Lord Xuan'e gathered four divine figures, who concluded the Blood God had perished completely and suspected his death was connected to the Celestial Star-Dome Disc and Martial Saint.
• Immortal Lord Xuan'e proposed using White Lotus to lure the Blood God's killer out, and the others agreed to help persuade her to leave Qingyang Grotto-heaven.
• Wang Yu reported to Purple Heaven Immortal Lord that Prince of Luoshui had captured Yu Jiuxiao and demanded an Immortal Pill in exchange for his life.
• Wang Yu said Prince of Luoshui had crushed him effortlessly and captured Yu Jiuxiao in a few breaths, convincing the assembly that the prince might match Martial Saint's former strength.
• Purple Heaven Immortal Lord agreed to give Prince of Luoshui an Immortal Pill to save Yu Jiuxiao, explaining that Nine Heavens could not risk losing the Yu Emperor's heir.

Purple Heaven Immortal Lord sent Miaoguan and Wang Yu to the Human Realm with an Immortal Pill to ransom Yu Jiuxiao and determine whether Jiang Ning had reached the Martial Saint Realm. At the Lishui Imperial Palace, Miaoguan judged Jiang Ning had not taken that step, and Yu Jiuxiao identified her as the second-strongest of their generation.

• Purple Heaven Immortal Lord ordered Miaoguan to take an Immortal Pill to the Human Realm, assess Jiang Ning, and hand over the pill if he had reached the Martial Saint Realm.
• Two days later, Miaoguan and Wang Yu entered the Royal Capital and made their way to the Lishui Imperial Palace, where Jiang Ning awaited them with Yu Jiuxiao.
• Miaoguan sensed Jiang Ning's strength on the island and concluded that his state was unlike the Martial Saint's, easing her concern that he had crossed the threshold.
• Jiang Ning introduced himself to Miaoguan, who identified herself as a third-generation direct descendant of the Green Emperor Bloodline.
• Jiang Ning asked Yu Jiuxiao whether he knew Miaoguan, and Yu Jiuxiao said she ranked second among their generation and was much stronger than him.

Jiang Ning defeated Miaoguan in a clash of spiritual strength and took the Immortal Pill she brought, a Nine-Leaf Clear Lotus. He released Yu Jiuxiao but kept Miaoguan, demanding another Immortal Pill from the Green Emperor Lineage for her release.

• Miaoguan challenged Jiang Ning to prove he was worthy of the Immortal Pill, then attacked him with the Secret Art of the Spirit Soul.
• Jiang Ning overwhelmed Miaoguan in their Spirit World clash, shattering her confidence with his vastly superior Primordial Spirit strength.
• Jiang Ning took the Nine-Leaf Clear Lotus from Miaoguan’s treasure ring and stored it away.
• Jiang Ning withdrew the Jin Force from Yu Jiuxiao and allowed him to leave, while Miaoguan thanked him for sparing them.
• Jiang Ning stopped Miaoguan from leaving and told Yu Jiuxiao to inform the Green Emperor Lineage that they must send another Immortal Pill to secure her release.

Jiang Ning confronted Miaoguan after she attacked the Lishui Imperial Palace, and defeated her Immortal Tree-powered False Immortal Body with a single punch. He demanded an Immortal Pill from the Nine Heavens in exchange for releasing her, while Ji Minghao and Shen Mengyun reflected on Jiang Ning’s power and the peace he might bring.

• Jiang Ning refused to let Miaoguan and Yu Jiuxiao leave after Miaoguan’s group attacked his palace, and Miaoguan revealed an Immortal Tree and what Yu Jiuxiao called a False Immortal Body.
• Miaoguan attacked Jiang Ning with Immortal Light and summoned an array of weapons, but Jiang Ning transformed into a Ten-Foot Golden Body and knocked her unconscious with one punch.
• Jiang Ning told Yu Jiuxiao that Miaoguan was alive but unconscious, then demanded that the Nine Heavens bring him an Immortal Pill in exchange for her release and forgiveness.
• Yu Jiuxiao explained that Miaoguan’s state came from research into surpassing the limits of mortal flesh, while Old Blind Man told Ning Caier that Miaoguan was not a true Immortal.
• Ji Minghao worried that an Immortal had interfered in the Human Realm, then took comfort in Jiang Ning’s strength; Shen Mengyun said Jiang Ning could stabilize the world for a thousand years.

Jiang Ning questioned Miaoguan about her False Immortal Body and refused her offer to join the Nine-Layered Heavenly Palace. He began consuming the Nine-Colored Immortal Lotus, gaining a surge of Blood Qi before taking another seed aimed at his spirit.

• Miaoguan explained that her False Immortal Body let her Nascent Soul inhabit an Immortal body, then tried to recruit Jiang Ning to the Nine-Layered Heavenly Palace.
• Jiang Ning rejected Miaoguan’s offer, answered that he had not taken the step to Immortality, and ordered her to remain on the island.
• Jiang Ning examined the Nine-Colored Immortal Lotus and learned that its seeds could improve comprehension, Blood Qi, the body, spirit, lifespan, and internal organs.
• Jiang Ning ate a red lotus seed, unleashing a powerful surge of Blood Qi that strengthened and renewed his body.
• Jiang Ning took another lotus seed, which released Pure Spirit Qi toward his Spiritual Platform.

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.

Jiang Ning killed the White-Robed Woman, absorbed her divinity and two authorities, and learned that she had been the fallen deity White Lotus. He spent his accumulated divinity points to perfect World-Cleansing and strengthen Manifestation, then repeatedly used World-Cleansing to purify himself.

• Jiang Ning froze the White-Robed Woman in time and shattered her with a punch empowered by the River of Time and the sun.
• Jiang Ning burned away the White-Robed Woman’s remains with the Great Sun Scripture and absorbed her divinity and authorities.
• Jiang Ning recognized the authorities as World-Cleansing and Manifestation and learned how White Lotus had become an evil god.
• Jiang Ning used World-Cleansing to purify his body and soul, then examined how the authority could support his cultivation.
• Jiang Ning spent all 1,037 divinity points to make World-Cleansing flawless and improve Manifestation to 68.77% completion.
• Jiang Ning invoked World-Cleansing dozens of times until he no longer felt any further effect.

Jiang Ning’s victory over White Lotus was witnessed across the Ten Domains, where powerful factions debated the threat he posed and hoped an ambush would succeed. As Jiang Ning prepared to leave, a gateway opened and eleven figures began forming a Heavenly Net formation against him.

• Immortal Lords Xuan'e and Zixiao confirmed that White Lotus had been erased beyond resurrection, while observers across the Ten Domains watched Jiang Ning through ancient mirrors.
• Xia Zhibai judged Jiang Ning too dangerous to let live and said the Heavenly Net Minor Formation was expected to kill him unless he had already taken the next step.
• Liu Zhou ordered the Qingyang Sect observers to keep watching, while Xuanzhen and the silver-haired woman agreed that Jiang Ning’s growing strength made striking now necessary.
• Jiang Ning cleansed himself with world-cleansing authority, sensed danger near the place where White Lotus had perished, and transformed into his Ten-Foot Golden Body.
• A gateway opened before Jiang Ning, revealing eleven towering figures as a voice commanded, “Heavenly Net, rise!”

Jiang Ning escaped the Heavenly Net by freezing time, while the Nine Heavens’ Immortal Lords chose to threaten Luoshui County and other places to force him out. The chapter ended as a Golden Armor Divine General and ranks of Silver-Armored Heavenly Soldiers emerged from the gate onto the battlefield.

• The Golden Armor Divine General cast the Heavenly Net around Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning used the power of time to freeze it and escape into the Third Spatial Layer.
• Immortal Lord Xuan'e ordered Luoshui County, Dongling City, and the Royal Capital razed if Jiang Ning continued to hide, while Miaoguan feared the slaughter he planned.
• The silver-haired woman and Xuanzhen discussed Jiang Ning’s escape and left the next move to the Nine Heavens’ Immortal Lords.
• Immortal Lord Nine Swords said Biyou Heaven would not make an enemy of Jiang Ning, and revealed that he had heard Zhou Yun secretly warn him.
• A Golden Armor Divine General stepped through the gate onto the battlefield, followed by ranks of Silver-Armored Heavenly Soldiers.