Chapter Summaries

Meng Qi confronted the Su Family over his inheritance, then decided to compete for the Martial Champion title and claim the right to inherit the marquisate. After he and Xu Yue accepted an invitation to the Ke Family, Fan Changmiao agreed to target Meng Qi and Ke Changji in the Palace Examination.

• Meng Qi dismissed the Su Family’s title as unimportant, provoking Ke Weilan and leaving the manor after declaring that he would win the Martial Champion title and petition for inheritance rights.
• Xu Yue supported Meng Qi’s decision and explained that his clean background and Six Doors position could help him gain imperial favor without becoming tied to the Zhao Clan.
• Xu Yue presented Ke Changji’s invitation to the Ke Family, and Meng Qi agreed to attend so they would not alienate another potential ally.
• Su Dingyu met Fan Changmiao, who revealed that he intended to win the Palace Examination and hoped to face Meng Qi or Ke Changji before the final rounds.

Ke Weilan returned to the Ke Family estate, where she and Constable Ke each mistook the other’s intentions regarding the planned banquet for Reckless Vajra. The chapter ended with father and daughter preparing to welcome their guests, both convinced that Ke Weilan’s proposed brutal punishment would help win Reckless Vajra’s favor.

• Ke Weilan arrived at the decorated Ke Family estate, and Uncle Huang assumed she had come to apologize to Reckless Vajra at the banquet.
• Constable Ke told Ke Weilan that he would preside over an apology, believing she understood the need to reconcile with Reckless Vajra.
• Ke Weilan mistook her father’s plan for a scheme to subdue Reckless Vajra and demanded that he be crippled and brutally whipped.
• Constable Ke agreed to her demand, believing the punishment would establish a valuable favor with Reckless Vajra.
• Constable Ke and Ke Weilan went to meet the arriving guests, each misunderstanding what the other intended.

At a banquet hosted by the Ke Family, Constable Ke publicly punished Ke Weilan for her treatment of Meng Qi and the late Tang Clan. Meng Qi stopped him before the punishment went further, while Ke Weilan learned that she had requested the harsh treatment herself and realized she had misjudged the situation.

• Ke Changji welcomed Meng Qi and Xu Yue at the Ke residence and asked them to look after his family in the future.
• Constable Ke sealed Ke Weilan’s acupoints and ordered her to kneel as Meng Qi and Xu Yue arrived.
• Constable Ke explained Ke Weilan’s role in Tang Clan’s death and her exclusion of Meng Qi, then whipped her as punishment.
• Meng Qi accepted Constable Ke’s explanation and stopped him from continuing to whip Ke Weilan.
• Uncle Huang told Ke Weilan that her father had acted on her own request, and she realized she had brought the punishment upon herself.

Su Yue hired Buren Tower to assassinate Su Ziyuan, whom he viewed as an obstacle to securing the top scholar title. Buren Tower recognized the commission as a likely trap and sent a stronger assassin, while Su Yue arranged an outing to lure Su Ziyuan beyond the Divine Capital.

• Su Yue learned that the Ke Family had sided with Su Ziyuan and that Liu Mingsheng might also support him, then struck Su Dingyu for proposing to arrange a meeting with Ke Changji.
• Su Yue secretly commissioned Buren Tower to send an Orange Tier Assassin after Su Ziyuan, hoping to exploit the assassin's strength against an Aperture Opening opponent.
• Buren Tower traced the commission to Su Yue and recognized it as a possible entrapment sting, then decided to send the Blue Tier Assassin Sword of Slaughter instead.
• Buren Tower asked Su Yue to lure Su Ziyuan out of the Divine Capital, offering to halve the fee, and Su Yue agreed to organize an outing for young experts.

Meng Qi attended Su Yue’s Talent Banquet, where the Blue Tier Assassin Sword of Slaughter launched a concealed attack. Meng Qi survived the strike that killed Su Yue, but was left gravely wounded as the assassin escaped.

• Meng Qi accepted Su Yue’s invitation to the Talent Banquet outside the city, though he remained wary of his uncle and the threat from Buren Tower.
• At the hunting ground, Su Yue spoke with Fan Changmiao and sent him to mingle with Meng Qi’s group.
• Sword of Slaughter’s killing intent overwhelmed Fan Changmiao and the other young martial artists as he targeted Su Yue.
• Meng Qi resisted the lethal pressure and countered with Heaven Smiting Five Thunders, striking at Sword of Slaughter despite believing he might die.
• Sword of Slaughter deflected Meng Qi’s attack, used its force to reach Su Yue, and killed him with a strike between the brows before escaping.
• Meng Qi was badly injured and his Treasure Soldier shattered, but the Great Returning Pill and his Hardening Kung Fu kept him alive.

Meng Qi survived Buren Tower’s assassination attempt, but Su Yue died protecting him, leaving the Su Family to reckon with the loss. After Xu Yue brought Meng Qi back to the Su residence, a new Reincarnation Mission began and Six Paths summoned them to the plaza, where it announced changes to missions and rewards.

• Six Doors investigators identified Buren Tower’s Blue Tier Assassin, Sword of Slaughter, as Su Yue’s killer, while Su Li arrived and considered how to manage the Su Family’s succession.
• Martial examination candidates mocked Fan Changmiao for losing control of his body during the assassin’s killing intent, and Fan convinced himself that his humiliation could be part of his disguise.
• Xu Yue fed the badly injured Meng Qi medicine and brought him to the Su Family, where the Six Paths Lords pulled them into Six Paths Plaza as a new Reincarnation Mission began.
• Meng Qi asked Six Paths to heal him, and Xu Yue explained that Buren Tower had tried to assassinate him.
• Six Paths announced that the team had passed a Death Mission and introduced changes to mission inquiries, encounters with other teams, and the exchange value of items.

The team received a mission to seal a passage to the Demon Realm by eliminating at least six of the Eight Demons and collecting their Demonic Energy Crystals. Zhao Heng, the Fifth Prince of Great Jin, joined them and warned that the Extreme Heaven True Demon was at least Outer Scenery Second Heaven, leaving the group aware of the mission’s lethal difficulty.

• The team learned that the Extreme Heaven True Demon and seven envoys had become demons, and that they had one month to seal the Demon Realm passage.
• A new beam brought Zhao Heng into the team, and Meng Qi questioned him about his past teammates and strength.
• Zhao Heng introduced himself as a nine-aperture martial artist, then learned that his new teammates included several powerful Human Ranking experts.
• Zhao Heng revealed that the Extreme Heaven True Demon was at least Outer Scenery Second Heaven and that two other demons were at least Half-step Outer Scenery.
• The team considered the danger of facing powerful demons, being ambushed, and encountering other Reincarnators.

Xu Yue, Meng Qi, Zhao Heng, and Ruan Yushu entered a world ravaged by the Eight Demons after the team was split up. They joined a gathering of Righteous Path experts searching for a destiny-suppressing Treasure Cauldron before Iron Demon and three other demon lords could destroy it.

• Xu Yue reassured the team that they could defeat the Extreme Heaven True Demon but warned that rival reincarnator squads and the one-month deadline posed greater risks.
• Zhao Heng agreed to guide the group by tracking the Eight Demons, but the Six Paths split the team as they entered the mission world.
• Meng Qi, Xu Yue, Zhao Heng, and Ruan Yushu found themselves together, and Xu Yue suspected that their assignments had been deliberately arranged to observe or influence him.
• Zhao Heng led the group toward a nearby hall, where three Righteous Path leaders were gathering forces to locate the Treasure Cauldron before Iron Demon and three other demon lords arrived.
• Zhao Heng's reputation as a young Righteous Path hero earned the group recognition, and he introduced Xu Yue, Meng Qi, and Ruan Yushu as peerless experts from overseas.

Zhao Heng introduced Xu Yue, Meng Qi, and Ruan Yushu to the righteous experts and helped establish their formidable reputations. As the group prepared to search for the Calamity Suppressing Cauldron and patrol against the Four Demons, Meng Qi found Xu Yue’s proposed team assignments suspiciously upright.

• Zhao Heng introduced Hundred Zhang Daoist, Xu Yue the Sword God, Meng Qi the Blade Maniac, and Ruan Yushu the Skilled Hand Zither Immortal to the gathered experts.
• Xu Yue revealed a piercing Sword Intent that convinced Hundred Zhang Daoist he deserved Zhao Heng’s praise.
• Meng Qi cut a massive boulder from afar with one blade strike, stunning Tong Yao and Zu Wenzhong and winning the others’ respect.
• Hundred Zhang Daoist explained that the disciples would search for the Calamity Suppressing Cauldron while the experts patrolled for the Four Demons.
• Xu Yue proposed four teams, including one for Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu, and Meng Qi wondered why Xu Yue seemed unusually upright.

Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu fought the Fire Demon and Soldier Demon until Xu Yue intervened, broke through to Return to Truth, Return to Simplicity, and revealed Ananda’s Precept-Breaking Saber Art to drive Little Fox away. Lord of the Big Dipper then struck Xu Yue, who turned the attack back on him before Qu Jiuniang joined the fight, leaving Xu Yue injured and the battle unresolved.

• Meng Qi and Ruan Yushu endured the Fire Demon’s assault and killed the Soldier Demon, but Meng Qi remained badly wounded and suppressed.
• Little Fox ambushed Meng Qi while Xu Yue attacked the Fire Demon; Ruan Yushu slowed Little Fox, giving Meng Qi time to use Heaven Smiting Five Thunders.
• Xu Yue absorbed the Fire Demon’s demonic qi, opened all Nine Apertures, and advanced directly to Return to Truth, Return to Simplicity.
• Xu Yue displayed Sticky Karma, frightening Little Fox into retreating without pursuing her.
• Lord of the Big Dipper attacked Xu Yue, who redirected the killing move and wounded him; Qu Jiuniang then unleashed her attacks on Lord of the Big Dipper.
• Xu Yue drifted back with blood seeping from his body as the fight remained unresolved.

Xu Yue and Qu Jiuniang drove off Lord of the Big Dipper, then Qu Jiuniang explained the conflict between Immortal Traces and Myth and asked for help. She proposed blowing up the passage to the Demon Realm rather than risking a fight over the Calamity Suppressing Cauldron, leaving the group to decide how to stop Myth’s plan.

• Qu Jiuniang attacked the injured Lord of the Big Dipper with her hidden strength and treasures, forcing him to flee, while Little Fox also escaped.
• Xu Yue complained that Qu Jiuniang had waited to intervene, and she explained she had only acted once he proved he could threaten Lord of the Big Dipper.
• Zhao Heng learned that Xu Yue and Meng Qi were reserve members of Immortal Traces, and Qu Jiuniang explained that Immortal Traces and Myth were competing over the Calamity Suppressing Three Treasures.
• Qu Jiuniang sent Hundred Zhang Daoist to support Zen Master Jiuzhen’s Forgetful Heart Hut while she and the others headed for the Extreme Heaven Demon Hall.
• Qu Jiuniang proposed destroying the passage to the Demon Realm because their group could not defeat the Primordial Demon or overcome Myth’s stronger fighters.

Qu Jiuniang led Xu Yue’s group toward the Extreme True Demon Palace to cut off the Demon Realm passage, but the Extreme True Sky Demon stayed near the passage instead of attacking. Xu Yue suspected the Demon Lord had altered events to use Qi Zhengyan in a plan involving Buddha’s Palm, while the group waited for their allies to arrive.

• Qu Jiuniang explained that her companions would hold back the Sun God Lord and Woqu Star Lord while her group raced to the Extreme True Demon Palace.
• Xu Yue considered Little Fox’s potential threat and suspected the Demon Lord had influenced the Extreme True Sky Demon’s decision to wait.
• Xu Yue concluded that the Demon Lord might use Qi Zhengyan to study Buddha’s Palm and perfect his Supreme Demonic Body, though he believed the Demon Lord could never attain Other Shore.
• Qu Jiuniang agreed to wait until her injuries recovered before fighting the Extreme True Sky Demon with Xu Yue’s help.
• Qi Zhengyan’s group arrived near the mountain, alerting the Extreme True Sky Demon, who remained at the Demon Realm passage and cautiously held his position.

Xu Yue and his allies reunited and attacked the Extreme True Sky Demon, who was empowered by the Demon Realm passage. Xu Yue turned that power against him and killed him, leaving the team poised to destroy the passage.

• Luo Shengyi reunited with Xu Yue and explained how Guangcheng Tianzun had rescued them from the Sun God Lord.
• Xu Yue led Jade Cloud Yuanjun, Meng Qi, Jiang Zhiwei, Zhao Heng, Luo Shengyi, and Ke Changji to attack the Extreme True Sky Demon’s palace.
• Jade Cloud Yuanjun used the Calamity Suppressing Cauldron to suppress the Extreme True Sky Demon, then followed with a killing move.
• Xu Yue reversed his fused Heaven Severing Seven Swords intent, drawing power from the Demon Realm passage and cutting the Extreme True Sky Demon in two.
• The Extreme True Sky Demon’s body was destroyed, and he realized that Xu Yue’s demonic power had surpassed his own.

Xu Yue and his companions entered the Demon Realm to gather the crystals needed to destroy its passage, but the sealed Primordial Demon attacked their minds as soon as they arrived. Xu Yue freed the possessed Ruan Yushu with a jar of food, recognizing the incident as another providential scheme by Amitabha.

• Xu Yue killed the Extreme True Sky Demon, and the group decided to enter the Demon Realm to hunt four more evil demons for their crystals.
• The Primordial Demon attacked the group’s consciousness when they entered, but Jade Cloud Yuanjun and their various protections helped most of them resist possession.
• The Primordial Demon possessed Ruan Yushu and used her to tempt Xu Yue, forcing him to choose between exposing his true body and accepting the arrangement.
• Xu Yue opened a sealed jar whose fragrance broke the possession, and he concluded that Amitabha had arranged the encounter.

Xu Yue and his companions entered the Demon Realm, where Jiang Zhiwei used Sword Twenty-Three against Zen Master Jiuzhen’s Dharma Body Remnant and helped turn the fight against the Primordial Demon. After the Demon Realm collapsed, Buddha’s Palm was passed to four people, and the group returned with Jade Cloud Yuanjun furious that she had received nothing.

• Ruan Yushu revealed that she recognized Xu Yue’s stored food as the Guanghan Fairy’s cooking, prompting Xu Yue to realize she had used Meng Qi to conceal how she knew it.
• Jade Cloud Yuanjun warned that the Primordial Demon had targeted them, and Zen Master Jiuzhen’s powerful Dharma Body Remnant appeared before the group.
• Jade Cloud Yuanjun fought, and Jiang Zhiwei risked her life to unleash Sword Twenty-Three, wounding the Primordial Demon and advancing to the Nine Apertures.
• Zen Master Jiuzhen regained control and stabilized Jiang Zhiwei’s primordial spirit, while Buddha’s Lamp helped destroy the Primordial Demon and the Demon Realm fragment.
• The Bodhi Seed passed the true intent of Buddha’s Palm to Meng Qi, Qi Zhengyan, Qing Ying, and Xu Yue, leaving Jade Cloud Yuanjun to curse over being excluded.
• The Demon Realm’s collapse ruptured the passage, and the group returned after completing their mission.

After the mission, Meng Qi hid his healed injuries while preparing for the Palace Examination, and Fan Changmiao gained confidence after reaching Perfect Unity of Heaven and Man. Blood Fang Divine Constable Yuan Lihuo then visited Xu Yue and Zhao Heng, seeking to meet the two Immortal Traces members who had inherited Buddha's Palm's true intent.

• Meng Qi planned to keep pretending to be injured until the Palace Examination and discussed his cultivation plans with Xu Yue.
• Xu Yue went to Zhao Heng to obtain medicine for Meng Qi and make his recovery seem less suspicious.
• Fan Changmiao revealed that the pressure of the Grandmaster-level assassin had helped him reach Perfect Unity of Heaven and Man, and he expected to win the Palace Examination.
• Yuan Lihuo visited Xu Yue and Zhao Heng under the pretext of recruiting members, hoping to become acquainted with the holders of Buddha's Palm's inheritance.

Xu Yue and Yuan Lihuo formed an alliance of mutual support before the Palace Examination, where Fan Changmiao defeated Ke Changji and Meng Qi later defeated Fan Changmiao to claim the Martial Champion title. The chapter ended with a new Human Ranking listing Xu Yue second and Su Ziyuan fifth.

• Yuan Lihuo revealed that he was Guangcheng Tianzun of Immortal Traces, and Xu Yue asked him to arrange access to the Palace Examination; Xu Yue repaid him by teaching him an insight from Buddha's Palm.
• The Palace Examination began, and Fan Changmiao defeated Ke Changji after both displayed Unity of Heaven and Man.
• Meng Qi and Fan Changmiao fought fiercely, and Meng Qi broke through his final acupoint before using Heaven Smiting Five Thunders.
• Meng Qi endured Fan Changmiao's peak sword move and defeated him, winning the Martial Champion title.
• The latest Human Ranking listed Xu Yue second and Su Ziyuan, formerly known as Su Meng, fifth.

After claiming the Martial Champion title, Meng Qi and Xu Yue used Immortal Traces’ passage to return to Jiangdong and accepted a mission to investigate the disappearance of Jin Li. They arrived in Wen'an, where they began looking into the clues.

• Xu Yue assessed Meng Qi’s progress and said he needed to settle his state of mind before advancing further.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi left the imperial palace through Immortal Traces, where they read He Xiu’s notice about He Jiu’s Xingyun Banquet.
• Meng Qi accepted Yun Zhongzi’s mission to find clues about Jin Li, a missing illegitimate son of the Jin Family.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi altered their appearances and traveled from Immortal Traces’ Jiangdong exit near Maoling to Wen'an.
• The chapter described Wen'an’s hidden dangers, including demons who trafficked people and Destiny Daoist of the Body Inquiry Sect.

Xu Yue and Meng Qi investigated Jin Li’s disappearance by questioning Lu Jian and following two clues to Destiny Temple. The temple master’s reading of Meng Qi’s fate left him so shocked that he collapsed.

• Xu Yue and Meng Qi questioned Lu Jian, who recalled Jin Li’s love-worn poem and identified a Daoist nun at Destiny Temple and the Shen Family’s eldest daughter as possible clues.
• Meng Qi suggested investigating the two women, and Xu Yue agreed to visit Destiny Temple first.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi paid to have their fortunes read by the temple master, whom Meng Qi sensed was an exceptionally powerful expert.
• The Destiny Daoist described fate as fixed and categorized fate patterns, then stared at Meng Qi’s shifting five-colored pattern and collapsed in disbelief.
• Xu Yue asked the fallen Destiny Daoist to read his fate as well.

After Destiny Daoist revealed that Meng Qi’s fate was unusually complicated and glimpsed a trace of the Other Shore in Xu Yue, the two investigated the Shen Family’s suspected role in Jin Li’s disappearance. They found Jin Li and his infant inside the family compound, but their discovery brought a Half-step Outer Scenery expert rushing out to attack them.

• Destiny Daoist examined Meng Qi and Xu Yue, then refused payment and answered Xu Yue’s question about a Daoist nun’s love troubles.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi left Destiny Temple and decided to investigate the Shen Family that night.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi infiltrated the Shen Family and discovered that its strength far exceeded its modest public reputation.
• Meng Qi sensed a Half-step Outer Scenery expert and an infant in Miss Shen’s building, then crushed Yun Zhongzi’s Blood Spirit Orb and saw its red glow inside.
• A Half-step Outer Scenery expert lunged out of the building and attacked Xu Yue and Meng Qi with a killing blow.