Chapter Summaries

Zhang Tiansheng hid how gravely injured he was from the Dao Sect, then revealed the truth to Zhang Chengdao and planned to sacrifice half his remaining lifespan to restore his strength against the Xuan Clan. Zhang Chengdao warned that the sacrifice could prevent Fang Xiao's incarnation from restoring the Dao Sect, but Zhang Tiansheng had not changed his resolve.

• Zhang Tiansheng reassured the Dao Sect disciples that he would recover, then dismissed everyone except Zhang Chengdao.
• After the others left, Zhang Tiansheng's appearance collapsed, revealing that his injuries were still severe.
• Zhang Tiansheng warned Zhang Chengdao that Xuan Old Ghost would probe the Dao Sect's defenses and that he could not show weakness.
• Zhang Tiansheng said he would use the Yin-Yang Transference Method to regain his peak condition, sacrificing half his remaining lifespan.
• Zhang Chengdao objected that the sacrifice could leave Fang Xiao's incarnation unable to reach the Integrated Body Peak Stage in time to save the Dao Sect.

Fang Xiao helped Wuji discover that his Wuji Dao Body and Dharma Form depended on balancing “something” and “nothing,” resolving the cause of his etherealization. Wuji left the minor world for the Dao Sect, while Fang Xiao told him not to return until summoned.

• Wuji thanked Fang Xiao for helping him uncover the root of his problem.
• Fang Xiao and Wuji determined that using the Wuji Dao Body consumed “something,” while using the Wuji Dharma Form increased it, and that imbalance could destroy Wuji.
• Wuji realized that advancing the Wuji Dao might eventually provoke heaven and earth’s backlash, though he decided to continue along the path.
• Fang Xiao told Wuji to return to the Dao Sect, keep the minor world secret, and wait for Fang Xiao to summon him before entering again.
• Wuji nodded and left the minor world.

Wuji learned of the Yin-Yang Great Dao Sect’s crisis and chose to support Zhang Tiansheng’s plan to sacrifice half his remaining lifespan to recover and stabilize the sect. He said he could reach the Integrated Body Peak Stage if the Dao Sect supplied enough cultivation resources and no further complications arose.

• Wuji emerged from seclusion and learned from Zhang Tiansheng and Zhang Chengdao about the Xuan Clan’s scheme and Zhang Tiansheng’s severe injuries.
• Zhang Chengdao explained that he opposed his uncle’s plan to sacrifice half his remaining lifespan, while Zhang Tiansheng favored stabilizing the situation first.
• Wuji considered the crisis and told them that a way out still existed.
• Wuji chose Zhang Tiansheng’s Yin-Yang Transference Method plan, despite Zhang Chengdao’s objections.
• Wuji said he was confident he could reach the Integrated Body Peak Stage if the Dao Sect provided sufficient cultivation resources and no further unforeseen changes occurred.

Zhang Chengdao worried that Wuji might not reach the Integrated Body Peak Stage in time to save Zhang Tiansheng. Deep within the Primordial Chaos Sword Dao, Fang Xiao separated and arranged his Dao tracks to form the Great Heavenly Dao Vein, then sensed a strange power emerging around him.

• Zhang Chengdao returned to his cave abode and wondered whether Wuji could reach the Integrated Body Peak Stage before Zhang Tiansheng's lifespan ran out.
• Fang Xiao endured the Primordial Chaos Sword Dao's crushing pull while using his will and the Indestructible Body to withstand the pressure.
• Fang Xiao suppressed his Dharma Aspect's instinct to pursue Dao and guided his Dao tracks into their proper positions.
• Fang Xiao used the Circulatory Star Dou to align all three hundred and sixty Dao tracks, joining them into a complete network and forming the Great Heavenly Dao Vein.
• Fang Xiao sensed a strange power arising from the Primordial Chaos Sword Dao around him.

Zhang Tiansheng ambushed the Xuan Family’s Mahayana allies outside the Dao Sect’s Mountain Protection Array and captured one of them. After crushing the captive’s Nascent Soul to establish the Dao Sect’s might, he faced Old Ghost Xuan’s threat as the survivors withdrew.

• The Xuan Family’s group of six entered the array, where Zhang Tiansheng ambushed them despite their belief that he was still severely injured.
• The ambush badly wounded all six, and the others escaped while the early Mahayana array grandmaster was left behind.
• Zhang Tiansheng destroyed the grandmaster’s body and captured his Nascent Soul.
• Zhang Tiansheng crushed the Nascent Soul before the five survivors, killing the cultivator beyond reincarnation.
• Old Ghost Xuan threatened to destroy Zhang Tiansheng’s lineage and slaughter his clan, then led the survivors away.

After the Yin-Yang Great Dao Sect restored the battle-scarred Yin Yang Domain, Fang Xiao investigated the mysterious force drawn into him when he formed the Great Heavenly Dao Vein and identified it as Primordial Essence. It strengthened his sword body, soul body, and Nascent Soul, leaving him close to the Integrated Body Peak Stage, though his True Spirit Uniqueness prevented him from cultivating more than one path.

• Zhang Tiansheng hoped Wuji would reach the Integrated Body Peak Stage soon, then faded away as he waited for his next prey.
• The Yin-Yang Great Dao Sect used its Mountain Protection Array to repair the spatial damage across the Yin Yang Domain, though its living creatures and vegetation remained gone.
• Fang Xiao examined his body and concluded that the unknown force drawn in when he formed the Great Heavenly Dao Vein was Primordial Essence.
• Fang Xiao found that Primordial Essence had strengthened his sword body, soul body, and Nascent Soul, making his Nascent Soul more compatible with the Primordial Chaos Sword Venerate.
• Fang Xiao realized he needed only to condense his Dao Body and gather enough mana to reach the Integrated Body Peak Stage, but True Spirit Uniqueness left him unable to cultivate multiple paths.

Fang Xiao entered the True Demon Realm to prepare for his tribulation and arrange for Six Desires to retrieve an Immortal Mansion Jade Talisman. After learning that the realm war was nearing its end, he sent Six Desires toward a dangerous location while he left to handle other matters.

• Fang Xiao emerged from the pocket world in the True Demon Realm and explained that he needed another Immortal Mansion Jade Talisman so Wuji could accompany him to the True Immortal's Legacy Mansion.
• Six Desires greeted Fang Xiao in the Heavenly Baleful Domain and confirmed that they were in the True Demon Realm.
• Fang Xiao realized that Six Desires's return meant the war between the Spirit Realm, Tianhuang Realm, and True Demon Realm was close to ending.
• Fang Xiao recalled that the Heavenly Baleful Sacred Ancestor controlled the domain and told Six Desires to avoid lingering there.
• Six Desires questioned the destination, but Fang Xiao ordered him to reach only its outskirts and rely on the Dao soldiers if trouble arose.

Fang Xiao understood how Reverse Effect into Cause worked and used it to grasp the opportunities it offered. As his advancement triggered a heavenly tribulation infused with Forbidden Dao Power, he realized the force could suppress his Great Heavenly Dao Vein but not his vast reserve of power in his 206 Dao Bones.

• Fang Xiao considered how knowing more details about a cause and effect reduced the Heart Dao power required to reverse it.
• Thunder signaled the heavenly tribulation as Fang Xiao entered the void and broke through the bottlenecks blocking his advancement.
• Fang Xiao sensed a sluggish obstruction in the Great Heavenly Dao Vein within his Nascent Soul and identified Forbidden Dao Power in the tribulation lightning.
• Fang Xiao determined that Forbidden Dao Power could hinder his Dao Vein but could not interfere with his Dao Bones, which held power accumulated across 8,951 Dao tracks.

After Fang Xiao entered the Body Integration Realm, his advancement triggered sweeping changes across heaven and earth and strengthened his Primordial Chaos Sword Dao. He considered his next cultivation goals, then remembered that reaching the Integrated Body Peak Stage would mark a new beginning focused solely on comprehending the Dao.

• Fang Xiao steadied his thoughts after advancing to the Body Integration Realm and reminded himself not to become complacent.
• The Earth Immortal Realm and the wider heaven and earth expanded, while many cultivators gained insight and found it easier to advance to the Void Refining Stage.
• Fang Xiao sensed the Primordial Chaos Sword Dao producing many new Great Daos and wondered why no intelligent race had been born in his small world.
• Fang Xiao discovered that his small world domain could extend time acceleration beyond the small world, his Myriad Origin Qi had increased, and his Primordial Chaos Sword Dao had grown stronger.
• Fang Xiao considered returning to secluded cultivation to condense his Dao body and merge his Dharma form with his Nascent Soul, but recalled that cultivation after the Integrated Body Peak Stage depended solely on growing one's Dao Seed through Dao practice.

Fang Xiao and Wuji agreed to set aside magical power and focus on refining Dao Tracks, while hiding their plan by having Wuji announce complete closed-door cultivation. Zhang Tiansheng reassured Zhang Chengdao that Wuji’s seclusion was sensible, though the chapter leaves Zhang Chengdao curious about their secrets.

• Fang Xiao decided to use Cause and Effect to test his Dao-attainment ideas while also protecting Wuji’s cultivation, and he saw that his perfected Dao Bone could greatly increase the Dao Tracks available.
• Fang Xiao summoned Wuji, explained his conjectures, and the two agreed to focus their cultivation on refining Dao Tracks.
• Wuji told the Dao Sect’s upper ranks that he would enter complete closed-door cultivation and receive no visitors, concealing his new cultivation focus from Zhang Chengdao.
• Zhang Chengdao asked Zhang Tiansheng whether Wuji’s explanation was true, and Zhang Tiansheng said the seclusion reassured him because it would conceal their secrets.
• Zhang Tiansheng warned Zhang Chengdao against prying into Fang Xiao and Wuji’s secrets, which Zhang Chengdao remained eager to discover.

Fang Xiao’s breakthrough into the Integrated Body Peak Stage stalled because he and Wuji had overlooked the heavenly tribulations he had skipped while cultivating outside the world. Once Fang Xiao returned to the void, the tribulation struck him with two trials at once, and Wuji watched from a safe distance as the dangerous lightning engulfed him.

• Fang Xiao told Wuji that his nascent soul and dharma manifestation had merged, but his embryonic Dao Seed had stopped forming despite having sufficient magical power.
• Wuji suggested using the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart to find the problem, but Fang Xiao realized the missing piece and opened a doorway into the void.
• Fang Xiao and Wuji recognized that the heavenly tribulation had not reached Fang Xiao because he had been outside the world.
• Wuji flew away from Fang Xiao just before purple tribulation lightning struck him.
• The heavenly tribulation combined the two trials Fang Xiao had skipped, and Wuji watched excitedly as its destructive power engulfed Fang Xiao.

Fang Xiao decided to meet Zhang Tiansheng to have his strength assessed and to challenge the gap between the Integrated Body Peak Stage and Mahayana Stage. Their meeting in the Dao Sect’s grotto-heaven ended with Zhang Tiansheng warning that Fang Xiao’s current cultivation was not enough to challenge a Mahayana cultivator.

• Fang Xiao refused to rush Wuji’s cultivation and said he wanted to meet Zhang Tiansheng.
• Fang Xiao explained that he wanted Zhang Tiansheng to judge his strength and planned to decide what to do afterward.
• Half a month later, Fang Xiao met Zhang Tiansheng in a Dao Sect grotto-heaven.
• Zhang Tiansheng welcomed Fang Xiao but warned him that challenging the Mahayana Stage with Integrated Body Peak Stage cultivation showed he underestimated the gap between the realms.

Fang Xiao endured Zhang Tiansheng’s blazing trial and revealed the tenth realm of the Sword Dao, Sword Completes Heaven and Earth. He saw the danger as a chance to temper his External Dao toward the ultimate realm of the Sword Dao, and promised to preserve the Dao Sect’s inheritance.

• Zhang Tiansheng surrounded Fang Xiao with overwhelming flames, keeping him on the threshold between life and death.
• Fang Xiao stopped holding back and used Sword Completes Heaven and Earth to draw Primordial Chaos Sword Dao tracks from the small world.
• Zhang Tiansheng was astonished to learn Fang Xiao had attained Sword Completes Heaven and Earth while still at the Integrated Body Peak Stage.
• Fang Xiao thanked Zhang Tiansheng for the opportunity and promised to preserve the Dao Sect’s inheritance, setting Wuji aside.
• Fang Xiao recognized that he had to fuse his External Dao into his forming Dao Seed before it fully took shape, but knew the integration required relentless tempering.

While Fang Xiao continued tempering himself with Zhang Tiansheng’s help, the Mysterious Secrets Pavilion gathered to divine the Spirit Realm’s shifting balance of power. Its leaders sought to assess the Xuan Clan’s rise and decide whether their faction should take a side.

• Fang Xiao focused on honing himself, while Zhang Tiansheng maintained his Dao Domain and assisted his cultivation.
• The chapter described how the Mysterious Secrets Pavilion used many disciples to share divination’s backlash and built a powerful information business.
• The Mysterious Secrets Pavilion’s neutrality kept many Mahayana powers from pledging themselves to the rising Xuan Clan.
• Daoist Xuan Wei led Integrated Body cultivators in the Pavilion’s secret divination ground to assess the Spirit Realm’s factions and hidden variables.