Chapter Summaries

The Heavenly Soldiers and Generals marched toward Luoshui County to force Jiang Ning out, and he emerged from hiding as a giant golden Dharma Form to protect the city. He faced their attack, but the Golden Armor Divine General’s chain weapon coiled around his arm.

• The Golden Armor Divine General led ten Silver-Armored Heavenly Soldiers toward Luoshui County and declared they would destroy Jiang Ning’s homeland.
• Immortals watched through the Ancient Mirror as Nine Swords predicted that Jiang Ning would act because he cherished his old ties.
• The approaching giants terrified Luoshui County’s residents, while Jiang Ning waited in the void for his Indestructible Vajra Body to break through.
• Jiang Ning stepped out above the Open Wilderness in a towering golden Dharma Form, halting the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals.
• The Golden Armor Divine General ordered an attack, and all eleven figures sent golden chains toward Jiang Ning.
• The Golden Armor Divine General’s chain struck Jiang Ning’s right arm and coiled around it.

Jiang Ning broke free of the Heavenly Net Minor Formation and defeated the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, revealing that his Martial Path Dharma Form could reach the limit of heaven and earth. The Nine Heavens and Four Directions Heaven recognized his growing threat and considered what his strength would mean if he became a Martial Saint.

• Jiang Ning snapped the golden chains and resisted the Immortal-Binding Rope because it could seal his Immortal Path cultivation but not his Martial Path power.
• Jiang Ning expanded his Golden Body Glazed Dharma Form to one hundred and eighty zhang, distorting the surrounding world and drawing the Heavenly Dao's attention.
• The Heavenly Net Minor Formation trapped Jiang Ning, but he tore apart its golden cage and shattered the formation, sending the Heavenly Soldiers and General flying.
• Jiang Ning crushed the Golden-Armored Heavenly General and reduced the Silver-Armored Heavenly Soldiers to their original forms, ending the battle in the wilderness.
• In the Nine Heavens, Purple Heaven Immortal Lord, Xuan E, Zixiao, and Miaoguan discussed Jiang Ning's strength and the limits of heaven and earth.
• In the Four Directions Heaven, Xuanzhen and the Silver-Haired Woman concluded that Jiang Ning could become a threat comparable to an Immortal Lord if he reached the Martial Saint Realm.

Jiang Ning defeated the Heavenly Soldiers and General with his Dharma Form, escaped the Immortals’ watch, and began refining their remains while bound by the Immortal-Binding Rope. In the Nine Heavens, Zixiao set out to obtain the Human Emperor Sword so he could confront Jiang Ning in the Human Realm.

• Immortal Lord Nine Swords recognized Jiang Ning’s Dharma Form as a Martial Path Divine Ability and warned that Jiang Ning could eventually surpass even the Immortals.
• Jiang Ning dismissed the Heavenly Soldiers and General, collected their remains, and escaped into the Third Spatial Layer.
• Zixiao and Xuan E concluded that Jiang Ning had to be stopped, and Zixiao departed to use the Human Emperor Sword to suppress the Heavenly Dao Will.
• Wang Yu realized that Zixiao had previously ordered him to retrieve the Human Emperor Sword in preparation for this plan.
• Jiang Ning escaped the unseen gazes in the Southern Ridge, confirmed that the Immortal-Binding Rope sealed his Nascent Soul but not his Martial Path, and resumed refining Heavenly Soldier fragments for Origin Points.

Jiang Ning perfected the tenth limit break of the Indestructible Vajra Body, gained everlasting blood qi, and broke the Immortal-Binding Rope as his power and control over his body surged. He realized that the nine remaining shackles in his head must be severed with his Nascent Soul rather than Blood Qi.

• Jiang Ning completed the tenth limit break of the Indestructible Vajra Body and gained the Mount Buzhou spine and everlasting blood qi traits.
• Immortal Lord Zixiao sent a thick-browed, large-eyed man toward the Royal Capital to find Ji Minghao and carry out his arrangements.
• Jiang Ning broke through to the eleventh limit break, experienced his body's microscopic world, and discovered that his blood qi recovered almost as soon as it was spent.
• Jiang Ning's Nascent Soul broke the Immortal-Binding Rope, restoring his Immortal Path abilities and spreading his divine sense across a hundred li.
• Jiang Ning found nine shackles remaining in his head and realized that he needed to sever them with his soul, not his Blood Qi.

Jiang Ning severed the first shackle binding his nasal aperture, gaining a vastly heightened sense of smell and a deeper understanding of what the shackles concealed. He refined the remains of the Heavenly Soldiers to amass Origin Points and strengthen his body, leaving him confident he could soon break the remaining shackles and wondering whether his Dharma Form could challenge an Immortal Lord.

• Jiang Ning used his Nascent Soul Sword to strike the shackle binding his nasal aperture until it broke, though the effort left his nose bleeding and his mind battered.
• Jiang Ning discovered that opening his nasal aperture magnified his sense of smell and let him draw mysterious particles into his body with each breath.
• Jiang Ning began chewing and refining Heavenly Soldier remains, gaining Origin Points and finding that his strengthened body processed the immortal materials far more efficiently than before.
• Jiang Ning refined all the Heavenly Soldier remains and raised his Origin Points to 9381.7, while his physical strength continued to grow.
• Jiang Ning judged that his normal combat strength could rival a Celestial Immortal and wondered whether his Dharma Form could fight an Immortal Lord.

Jiang Ning stored the unbreakable Heavenly General's remains and cultivated the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method in his inner scenery, rapidly advancing its progress while suffering severe mental exhaustion. After sleeping through the night in the forest, he woke to morning with the method at 78.33%, still short of its next breakthrough.

• Jiang Ning failed to bite through the Heavenly General's golden remains, stored them, and decided to postpone refining them until he was stronger.
• Jiang Ning entered his inner scenery and cultivated the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method, raising its progress from 0.03% to 41.33%.
• Jiang Ning recovered by breathing in clear energy, then returned to his inner scenery and advanced the method to 78.33%.
• Jiang Ning became mentally exhausted, lay down, and fell asleep as the moon remained high in the sky.
• Jiang Ning slept through the night while dawn broke over the forest.

Jiang Ning completed the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method and broke through to its twelfth limit break, gaining a profound perception of the River of Time. He then severed the shackle on his left eye and gained sight across the entire world.

• A black-feathered eagle demon arrived at the village to investigate the previous day's heavenly phenomenon and flew toward Jiang Ning's location.
• Jiang Ning sensed the demon approaching, completed the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method, and prepared to break through.
• The eagle demon confronted Jiang Ning, who crushed him with a single grasp and killed him.
• Jiang Ning spent five thousand origin points to break through, entered the real River of Time, and strengthened his Nascent Soul and True Spirit.
• Jiang Ning used his Nascent Soul Sword to sever the shackle on his left eye, then saw across the world, from Luoshui County to the Eastern Sea and Great Snow Mountain.

Jiang Ning severed the shackles binding his eyes, ears, mouth, teeth, and throat, gaining extraordinary perception and strength as he advanced his transformation. After refining the golden-armored Heavenly General's ruined body for Origin Points, he struck at the shackle on his crown, but it remained intact.

• Jiang Ning used his Nascent Soul Sword to sever the shackle on his right eye and gained a higher-dimensional view of space, causality, fortune, and time.
• Jiang Ning broke the shackles on both ears and heard sounds from across the world.
• Jiang Ning severed the shackle on his mouth and teeth, then chewed and refined the golden-armored Heavenly General's ruined body, raising his Origin Points to 11987.4.
• Jiang Ning severed the shackle around his throat and began striking the crown shackle, leaving a shallow mark with his first blow.

Jiang Ning shattered the final shackle in his spiritual platform by uniting his body, Nascent Soul, and will in a desperate strike. As his injuries healed and his entire being transformed, he attained the realm of a Martial Saint and perceived the essence of heaven and earth, space, and time.

• Jiang Ning broke the Baihui shackle with repeated strikes from the Nascent Soul Sword, leaving only the spiritual platform shackle unbroken.
• Jiang Ning realized that the final shackle was bound to his Nascent Soul and could only be severed by uniting his spirit, will, and flesh into his complete self.
• Jiang Ning struck the spiritual platform shackle eight times, weakening it while suffering severe backlash and resisting the will of heaven and earth.
• Jiang Ning gathered everything he had into one final charge and shattered the last shackle.
• Jiang Ning's consciousness rose beyond the ordinary world, where he perceived the River of Time and the essence of heaven and earth.
• Jiang Ning began transforming into a Martial Saint as his injuries healed and his Nascent Soul regained its radiance.

Jiang Ning reached the Martial Saint Realm, tested his newfound abilities, and ate the eagle demon he had killed. The Demon Emperor arrived in Southern Ridge and confronted him over the dead subordinate, ending with a threat to kill him.

• Jiang Ning realized he had broken through to the Martial Saint Realm and sensed that his presence drew the Heavenly Dao's attention.
• Jiang Ning glimpsed ancient Demon Race auras sleeping beneath Southern Ridge, then roasted and ate the eagle demon, gaining more than twenty Origin Points.
• Jiang Ning sensed the Demon Emperor approaching and waited for him in the forest.
• The Demon Emperor arrived, recognized Jiang Ning, and grew angry after learning Jiang Ning had eaten his subordinate.
• The Demon Emperor warned Jiang Ning that he had chosen wrongly and would die.