Chapter Summaries

Trapped by a Buddha Remains that could imprint itself into anyone who watched it, Meng Qi's team fought back and suffered severe injuries. Just as the Buddha turned to face them, Xu Yue appeared and used Buddha's Palm to subdue it.

• After cleansing their mortal bodies and recovering their strength, Meng Qi's team hid in a cave to wait out the mission.
• Ke Changji spotted a Buddha Remains blocking the cave entrance, and the team deduced that it moved whenever they looked away.
• The Buddha Remains began imprinting its reflection into their eyes, so Ruan Yushu tore out her eyes and Meng Qi cut off her corroding hand.
• Meng Qi, Ke Changji, Luo Shengyi, Qing Ying, and Ruan Yushu attacked the Buddha Remains, while Jiang Zhiwei landed a deep strike with her sword.
• The Buddha Remains turned its savage face toward them, but Xu Yue appeared and struck it with the seventh form of Buddha's Palm, Saving All Beings.

Xu Yue rescued Meng Qi’s group from a Buddha corpse by delivering it with Buddhist scriptures, then guided them through Spirit Mountain until they found the Buddha’s Lamp and completed the mission. Back in the Reincarnation Plaza, the group reunited with Qi Zhengyan and mourned Zhang Yuanshan and Fu Zhenzhen while vowing to grow strong enough to revive the dead.

• Xu Yue used Buddhist scriptures and the Sound Transmission Soul Searching Great Law to stir the Buddha’s lingering compassion, causing it to shed bloody tears and crumble to dust.
• Xu Yue reunited with Meng Qi’s group, gave them healing pills, and explained how to survive Spirit Mountain; Qing Ying revealed that he had left marks for Xu Yue to follow.
• Xu Yue led the group onward, and on the final day Meng Qi delivered an Arhat Corpse and found the damaged Buddha’s Lamp before the seventh day ended.
• After returning, the group was surprised to find Qi Zhengyan alive; he explained that he had escaped by provoking two demons to fight each other.
• Luo Shengyi urged the survivors to carry on and pursue the power to revive the dead, and Meng Qi renewed his resolve while reflecting on his Buddhist affinity.

After the team completed the first step of the True Martial Mystery Chain Mission, Meng Qi perfected the Dharmakaya-level killing move Heaven Smiting Five Thunders and used it to kill a Half-step Outer Scenery living corpse. Back at Reincarnation Plaza, he challenged Xu Yue to a spar and discovered that Xu Yue’s superior movement technique left him unable to land a hit.

• The team activated the first step of the True Martial Mystery Chain Mission using their Reincarnation Talismans.
• The team safely gathered medicinal ingredients and Outer Scenery-level cultivation arts, while the mission’s aura-bearing vessel helped Meng Qi supplement his understanding of Heaven Smiting Five Thunders.
• Xu Yue unleashed sword radiance infused with Heaven Smiting Five Thunders, allowing Meng Qi to perfect the move and kill a Half-step Outer Scenery living corpse with Heaven’s Wound.
• Luo Shengyi reevaluated Meng Qi’s strength after witnessing his Dharmakaya-level strike and powerful ordinary saber techniques.
• Xu Yue explained that he had adapted Heaven Smiting Five Thunders through the artistic conception of Heaven Severing Seven Swords.
• Meng Qi challenged Xu Yue to a spar, but Xu Yue’s movement technique kept him out of reach, leaving Meng Qi convinced he had been set up.

After gaining new insights from the sealed Demon Buddha, Xu Yue let his discoveries sink in while Myth prepared its Dongyang Estate assessment and Jiang Hengchuan devised a plan against the Wang Family. Xu Yue then entered Maoling and went to Hero Tower to visit its owner, Ren Pingsheng.

• Xu Yue reflected on how the Demon Buddha’s sealed aura overturned his understanding of Beyond the Shore and began digesting the knowledge he had gained.
• Myth obtained one key to the Dongyang Estate and assigned its reserve members an assessment, with the Ziwei Star Lord serving as examiner.
• Jiang Hengchuan proposed using Wang Siyuan as a chess piece to distract the Wang Family while Myth pursued the estate, then left Maoling for Daxing.
• Xu Yue, restless at the estate, entered Maoling alone and visited Hero Tower, whose owner was Ren Pingsheng, an Immortal Traces member codenamed Bao Puzi.

Xu Yue arrived at Hero Tower and easily defeated Aurora Electric Sword, then warned Ren Pingsheng that the swordsman was a Reincarnator and shared intelligence about a dangerous Myth operation. The chapter left Ren Pingsheng aware that Myth might be targeting him, though Xu Yue believed the group was unlikely to act against him soon.

• Xu Yue arrived at Hero Tower, where a crowd gathered to watch him, and Aurora Electric Sword blocked his way upstairs.
• Aurora Electric Sword attacked Xu Yue twice, but Xu Yue snapped his sword with one casual strike and passed him unharmed.
• Xu Yue met Ren Pingsheng privately and explained that Ninth Lady had suggested he seek help from Hero Tower, while hinting that he had recognized Ren's identity.
• Xu Yue identified Aurora Electric Sword's side-path cultivation art as one from Six Paths, prompting Ren Pingsheng to realize the swordsman might be a Reincarnator testing him.
• Xu Yue told Ren Pingsheng about the deaths of Six Doors officers in Yangxia and the Shengsi Wuchang Sect's role, warning him of nearby Myth activity.

Jiang Tapo sold partial intelligence about the Dongyang Villa to Ren Pingsheng to escape his gambling debts, prompting Ren to suspect Myth was preparing a move and summon powerful allies. Meanwhile, Jiang Hengchuan reached Daxing and began a plan that he believed only Wang could match.

• A Heavenly Number One Casino manager demanded that Jiang Tapo repay his gambling debts or persuade Jiang Hengchuan to serve the casino for ten years, then directed him to sell valuable intelligence to Ren Pingsheng.
• Jiang Tapo sold Ren Pingsheng part of his intelligence about the Dongyang Villa and accepted Ren's offer to settle sixty percent of his debt, while withholding the crucial details.
• Ren Pingsheng connected the intelligence to Myth's suspected plans and Xu Yue's warning about a Spy, then decided to call on Doumu Yuanjun and Lingbao Heavenly Venerate.
• Jiang Hengchuan arrived in Daxing, revealed his whereabouts, and watched the great river from his thatched hut as he prepared to stabilize his state of Unity of Heaven and Man.

Xu Yue told Meng Qi that Lu Zhiping, the reclusive One Heart Sword, was in Maoling, prompting Meng Qi to consider visiting him. Meanwhile, Wang Siyuan arrived in the city and found its aura impossible to read, deciding that he had found a worthy opponent.

• After sparring with Qing Ying, Meng Qi asked Xu Yue where he had gone, and Xu Yue said he had visited an Immortal Traces senior and spotted a Heaven Ranking expert in Maoling.
• Xu Yue identified the expert as Lu Zhiping, the One Heart Sword, explaining that his own Sword Intent had scattered when he saw Lu carving a sculpture.
• Meng Qi decided to visit Lu Zhiping, while Xu Yue went to comfort Liu Luo and Qing Ying received a message from Qing Yu asking him to meet at a Daoist temple outside the city.
• Wang Siyuan arrived in Maoling from Guangling and found its aura too chaotic to reveal anything through deduction.
• Wang Siyuan concluded that the unreadable aura itself gave him useful information and eagerly resolved to discover who was behind it.

Meng Qi met Lu Zhiping, who recognized that an Other Shore had deliberately arranged his abnormal fortune and offered to assess Xu Yue as well. While investigating a child-trafficking case in Maoling, Meng Qi found the Snake King’s hall full of corpses and encountered the Wolf King Tie Sheng.

• Meng Qi visited Lu Zhiping, who warned that his unusually strong fortune had been deliberately arranged and said Xu Yue might be in the same situation.
• On his way back, Meng Qi investigated a crippled child beggar’s suspected trafficking case and teamed up with Beggar’s Clan disciple Zhong Buping.
• Meng Qi followed clues to North Street and identified the Snake King as the likely power behind the trafficking operation.
• Meng Qi and Zhong Buping found the Snake King’s subordinates dead and the Snake King held by a wild young man.
• The young man crushed the Snake King’s neck, took an interest in Meng Qi, and fled; Meng Qi recognized him as the Wolf King Tie Sheng.

After Wolf King killed Snake King, Meng Qi and Xu Yue left to consult Lu Zhiping about their bad luck, while a disguised Old Zhong Tou and Fire Virtue Star Lord plotted to manipulate them. The chapter left Wolf King agreeing to cooperate with Wang Siyuan as the conspirators prepared to change their plans.

• Wolf King killed Snake King, and Meng Qi and Zhong Buping suspected the child trafficking case might involve the grasslands before the investigation stalled.
• Meng Qi returned to find Xu Yue had advanced to Eight Apertures, then told him Lu Zhiping wanted to discuss their bad luck.
• Old Zhong Tou revealed that he had impersonated a Beggar's Clan member and that Snake King had been part of their plan to manipulate Meng Qi, Xu Yue, and Wolf King.
• Fire Virtue Star Lord proposed attacking the women at Meng Qi and Xu Yue's residence to provoke Xu Yue, while Old Zhong Tou planned to approach them with information.
• Wolf King, blocked in the city by Wang Siyuan, accepted Wang Siyuan's offer to cooperate.

Jiang Hengchuan killed his cousin Jiang Tapo after learning that he had leaked information, then tried to salvage his plan while searching for Old Zhong Tou. Meanwhile, Old Zhong Tou appeared before Xu Yue, Meng Qi, and Lu Zhiping, whose reaction revealed his disgust for Old Zhong Tou’s demonic cultivation.

• Jiang Hengchuan recalled his and Jiang Tapo’s humble beginnings, then strangled Jiang Tapo and ordered Xiao Zhenhai to plant his body for Old Zhong Tou to discover.
• Xiao Zhenhai told Jiang Hengchuan that Fire Virtue Star Lord had gone to attack the manor where Xu Yue and Reckless Vajra were staying, while Old Zhong Tou had also been away for some time.
• Jiang Hengchuan decided to find Old Zhong Tou and told Xiao Zhenhai to continue with the plan.
• Lu Zhiping remarked that Xu Yue’s fortune seemed ordinary but praised the depth of his Sword Intent, while Xu Yue kept the truth about himself concealed.
• Old Zhong Tou approached Xu Yue, Meng Qi, and Lu Zhiping in disguise, and Lu Zhiping showed clear disgust at his Heavenly Demon Skill.

Xu Yue killed Old Zhong Tou with a devastating lightning strike, while Jiang Hengchuan discovered that his allies had been eliminated one by one. Cornered by Xu Yue and Meng Qi, Jiang Hengchuan abandoned the assessment and summoned Ziwei Star Lord.

• Xu Yue unleashed a lightning sword strike that killed Old Zhong Tou and left him exhausted.
• Jiang Hengchuan learned that Fire Virtue had died, then watched Wolf King kill his last remaining teammate, Xiao Zhenhai.
• Meng Qi and Xu Yue confronted Jiang Hengchuan, whom Meng Qi identified as Wen Qu Star Lord.
• Jiang Hengchuan realized his schemes had failed, declared that he had lost the assessment, and summoned Ziwei Star Lord.

Jiang Hengchuan’s schemes collapsed as Myth’s Ziwei Star Lord confronted a growing force of experts in Maoling. Ziwei Star Lord fled after Lu Zhiping revealed himself, while Jiang Hengchuan escaped with a Reincarnation Talisman; the chapter ended with a masked Daoist intercepting Ziwei Star Lord.

• Ziwei Star Lord arrived above Maoling, but Shou Zhuo emerged to oppose him after the Xuantian Sect learned of Jiang Hengchuan’s plans.
• Ziwei Star Lord attacked Shou Zhuo, and Ye Yuqi appeared to block his strike and join the fight.
• Lu Zhiping revealed himself as a Dharma Body expert, prompting Ziwei Star Lord to flee and open a Nine Nethers fissure; Lu Zhiping severed it with his sword.
• Jiang Hengchuan blamed his defeat on unfair circumstances and escaped using his Reincarnation Talisman.
• A masked Daoist wearing the Lingbao Heavenly Venerate mask appeared in Ziwei Star Lord’s path and told him to stay.

Jiang Hengchuan returned to Myth after escaping Maoling, only to learn that Ziwei Star Lord had died saving him. Meanwhile, Xu Yue and Meng Qi met Wang Siyuan aboard a pleasure boat, where Xu Yue beat him after he boasted about calculating all beings.

• The Heavenly Emperor and Myth’s leaders confronted Jiang Hengchuan over Ziwei Star Lord’s death, and Jiang Hengchuan insisted that he had seen the Star Lord escape.
• Han Guang accepted Jiang Hengchuan’s account and gave him another chance to prove himself in Myth.
• Wang Siyuan told Meng Qi and Xu Yue that Wen Qu Star Lord had lured him into a wager to distract him while Dongyang’s other residence was raided.
• Wang Siyuan praised Xu Yue’s lightning but predicted that he would rank second on the next Human Ranking.
• Xu Yue knocked Wang Siyuan down and beat him after Wang Siyuan declared himself “All Beings Calculated.”

After leaving the Wang Family’s pleasure boat, Meng Qi agreed to join Immortal Traces and chose the title Primal Heavenly Venerate. Xu Yue then persuaded him to travel to the Divine Capital, where Meng Qi would confront the identity and family ties connected to his body.

• Xu Yue explained the cost of the Wang Family’s divination, and Meng Qi agreed that people ultimately had to rely on themselves.
• Meng Qi signed Immortal Traces’ contract, becoming a reserve member after helping disrupt Myth’s plans and kill Ziwei Star Lord.
• Ren Pingsheng gave Xu Yue a Mustard Bracelet containing rewards, which Xu Yue passed to Meng Qi.
• Meng Qi chose the title Primal Heavenly Venerate and learned that Immortal Traces kept its members’ identities and locations private.
• Xu Yue proposed that they leave Jiangdong for the Divine Capital so Meng Qi could report for duty and face his ties to the body’s family, and Meng Qi agreed.

Xu Yue and Meng Qi traveled toward the Divine Capital, where Liu Shuyu explained the Zhao Family’s struggle to regain power. Near the city, a Buren Tower assassin attacked them, and Xu Yue realized the strike was likely meant to identify the group before stronger assassins arrived.

• Liu Shuyu explained that the Zhao Family lacked a Dharma Body expert and that the other clans were preventing it from gaining one.
• Meng Qi welcomed the chance to access his family’s resources, while Xu Yue and Liu Luo offered him alternatives if returning brought trouble.
• Xu Yue’s group traveled toward the Divine Capital, believing their enemies were unlikely to attack them on the road.
• An unseen attacker burst from beneath the road, destroyed their carriage, and forced the group to scatter as Xu Yue protected Ke Biqun.
• Xu Yue killed the attacker and recognized him as a Red Tier Killer from Buren Tower, concluding the attack was likely meant to confirm their identities before stronger assassins pursued them.

Xu Yue, Meng Qi, Liu Luo, and Ke Biqun fought their way toward the Divine Capital while Buren Tower assassins pursued them. As an Outer Scenery assassin closed in, the group stopped to gamble on a coordinated counterattack.

• Xu Yue explained Buren Tower’s methods and warned that Orange Tier or Yellow Tier assassins might be hunting them near the Divine Capital.
• Liu Luo sensed two Red Tier assassins ahead, and Meng Qi led the group through them while Liu Luo and Xu Yue helped defeat both in one exchange.
• An Outer Scenery assassin rapidly caught up, so Meng Qi and the others stopped rather than waste their strength fleeing.
• Meng Qi charged at the assassin with Heaven Smiting Five Thunders, but the assassin evaded the attack.
• Liu Luo and Ke Biqun launched attacks at the assassin almost simultaneously.

Meng Qi, Liu Luo, Xu Yue, and Ke Biqun killed an Orange Tier Assassin during a desperate escape from Buren Tower’s ambush. The group reached the Divine Capital, while the surviving assassins decided to await the Tower Master’s orders.

• Liu Luo and Ke Biqun distracted the Orange Tier Assassin with a flanking attack and the Soul Fixing Nail, giving Xu Yue a chance to strike with the Formless Calamity Finger.
• The assassin resisted Xu Yue’s attack, but Xu Yue’s lightning pierced the back of his skull and killed him.
• Xu Yue took the assassin’s Treasure Soldier flexible sword, and Liu Luo helped him and the wounded Meng Qi flee toward the Divine Capital with Ke Biqun and the two incarnations.
• Buren Tower assassins examined the corpse and concluded that coordinated Dharma Body-level techniques, a spiritual attack, and lightning had overwhelmed the Orange Tier Assassin.
• The surviving assassins learned that Meng Qi’s group had entered the Divine Capital and chose to await the Tower Master’s arrangements.

Meng Qi, Xu Yue, and Liu Luo reached the Divine Capital and settled at Antai Tower to recover before the martial Palace Examination. Ke Changji visited with news of the Human Ranking, while Meng Qi realized Buren Tower had concealed the report of their earlier battle.

• Meng Qi and Xu Yue discussed the dangers of returning to the Divine Capital and chose to find lodging before dealing with the Su Family.
• Meng Qi entered the city in disguise with Xu Yue and Liu Luo, and considered taking part in the upcoming Palace Examination for its rewards.
• The group stayed at Antai Tower, while Liu Shuyu returned home to explain her absence and notify Yagyu Ming that the Mystic Maiden Successor had arrived.
• Ke Changji visited Antai Tower and told them that Xu Yue ranked second, Meng Qi eleventh, and he himself thirteenth on the Human Ranking.
• Meng Qi inferred that Buren Tower had suppressed news of the battle that could have put Xu Yue at the top of the Human Ranking.

Meng Qi returned to the Divine Capital for the Martial Examination and was summoned to the Su Residence, where his status as an illegitimate son and his Human Ranking reputation made him a threat to the family’s succession. He arrived to find Su Ziyu asserting his authority before Meng Qi could meet the Marquis.

• Meng Qi reported for duty at the Six Doors and registered for the Palace Examination, and news of his and Xu Yue’s arrival spread through the Divine Capital.
• Ke Changji warned Meng Qi that Ke Weilan and Su Yue might oppose his return, while Xu Yue discussed preparing support for him with Liu Luo and the others.
• Uncle Zhong escorted Meng Qi to the Su Residence after Meng Qi agreed to return despite his anger over his mother’s treatment.
• Uncle Zhong introduced Su Ziyu, Su Ziyue, and Su Dingyu in the courtyard before Meng Qi could meet the Marquis.
• Su Ziyu praised Meng Qi’s Human Ranking position but warned him to behave properly and not bring shame on the Su Family.

Meng Qi returned to the Su Family and faced relatives who tried to challenge his place in the household, while his father, Su Li, prepared to acknowledge and protect him. The family gathering turned hostile when Ke Weilan attacked Meng Qi’s standing, and he struck back by exposing her personal wound.

• Meng Qi used his victorious momentum to silence Su Ziyu and Su Dingyu, then went with Uncle Zhong to meet Su Li.
• Su Li welcomed Meng Qi despite his cold greeting, while Ke Weilan arrived and sarcastically called him her son.
• Su Dingyu argued that Meng Qi no longer had ties to the Su Family because he had become a monk and returned to secular life without permission.
• Su Yue defended Meng Qi’s place in the family and mocked Ke Weilan by comparing him favorably to Ke Changji.
• Ke Weilan disparaged Meng Qi’s combat ability and praised Ke Changji’s prospects, so Meng Qi retorted that she was not even his mother.