Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue and Meng Qi left Xingyun Manor as their enemies gathered reinforcements, but six Outer Scenery experts ambushed them on the road. As Meng Qi was overwhelmed by their coordinated attacks, Life-Taking Yaksha arrived and confronted Ze Luoju.

• Buren Tower and Myth gathered powerful reinforcements to kill Xu Yue and Meng Qi.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi thanked He Jiu and left Xingyun Manor before the reinforcements arrived.
• Meng Qi sensed danger, but the six attackers ambushed them with coordinated strikes aimed at killing him first.
• Meng Qi broke through Ze Luoju's defense, but the other attackers battered him until his Hardening Kung Fu failed.
• Life-Taking Yaksha charged in and challenged Ze Luoju, startling the injured attacker.

Xu Yue’s attackers struggled to contain him as Life-Taking Yaksha and Buren Tower’s assassins intervened, but a Grandmaster appeared just as Xu Yue faced two deadly attacks. Sun God Lord’s primary divine weapon material vanished into the stranger’s hand, revealing that he was a Dharmakaya.

• Life-Taking Yaksha struck Nine Heavens Thunder God down, then escaped Life-Taking Yaksha’s ambush by splitting into blood shadows and fleeing.
• An Azure Tier Assassin from Buren Tower attacked Life-Taking Yaksha, while Xu Yue wounded Woqu Star Lord and the Yellow Tier Assassin and dashed toward the city.
• Lord of the Big Dipper and Mountain Yue True God intercepted Xu Yue’s sword-light decoy, but Xu Yue appeared behind them and rushed toward the city again.
• Sun God Lord and a Blue Tier Assassin launched fatal attacks at Xu Yue, but a scruffy man appeared and blocked them.
• Sun God Lord activated his primary divine weapon material, but the scruffy man took it effortlessly, revealing himself as a Dharmakaya.

Gao Lan rescued Xu Yue and Meng Qi, then borrowed the True Imperial Seal to take them to the hidden Dragon Platform in search of the Human Emperor Sword. The sword unexpectedly chose Xu Yue, while Gao Lan’s own search was left behind.

• Gao Lan revealed himself as a Dharmakaya master, took Sun God Lord’s divine weapon material, and drove the attackers away before transporting Xu Yue and Meng Qi to safety.
• Xu Yue lent Gao Lan the True Imperial Seal, and Gao Lan brought them to the hidden Dragon Platform beneath a lake.
• Gao Lan explained the Ancient Human Emperor Path and led Xu Yue and the injured Meng Qi past the imprints of legendary figures, including Overlord and Ananda.
• Gao Lan tried to use the True Imperial Seal to summon the Human Emperor Sword, but the sword flew to Xu Yue and revealed itself in his hand.

Xu Yue analyzed the Human Emperor Sword and concluded that the Human Sovereign could potentially be revived with help from another Other Shore, making Him a promising ally. After the sword acknowledged Xu Yue, he offered to lend it to Gao Lan so Gao Lan could pursue the Human Dao Supreme.

• Xu Yue reasoned that Other Shore remnants could support a return from death and that the Human Sovereign had a stronger chance of revival than the Demon Lord.
• Xu Yue considered potential allies for the coming struggle, favoring the Human Sovereign and keeping Eastern Emperor Taiyi as a backup option.
• Gao Lan realized the Human Emperor Sword had chosen Xu Yue and greeted him as the Human Sovereign, despite his disappointment.
• Xu Yue refused the title, explained that the sword had acknowledged him for other reasons, and offered to lend it to Gao Lan for a year.
• Xu Yue hoped Gao Lan would become the Human Dao Supreme, while choosing not to use the sword's remains and Human Dao world for his own advancement.

Xu Yue and Meng Qi cultivated for half a year with Gao Lan’s guidance, reaching the Outer Scenery Second Heaven, while the martial world searched for them after the Xingyun Banquet. A new reincarnation mission separated Xu Yue from his companions and tasked him with guiding newcomers, while Gao Lan noticed something amiss as the Six Paths took them.

• Xu Yue promised Gao Lan the Human Emperor Sword for one year so Gao Lan could become a Human Dao Supreme, and the group left to cultivate in seclusion.
• The Six Doors publicized the Xingyun Banquet’s events, including Xu Yue’s tribulation, the ambush by demonic forces, and Gao Lan’s arrival as a Dharmakaya.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi cultivated under Gao Lan’s guidance, swore brotherhood, and advanced to the Outer Scenery Second Heaven over half a year.
• A new reincarnation mission arrived, offering rewards for guiding newcomers and allowing survivors of later Death Missions to join the guide’s team.
• The Six Paths transported Xu Yue into Reincarnation Plaza alone to guide newcomers, and Gao Lan noticed something was wrong as they were taken.

Xu Yue welcomed three Reincarnators from the Altered Three Kingdoms World and explained how the Six Paths system worked. After discovering they could trade knowledge for virtuous merit and powerful rewards, they spent most of their earnings on immediate enhancements.

• Three Reincarnators from Hoover's struggling faction appeared in Reincarnation Plaza and recognized one another.
• Xu Yue explained the Six Paths system and the rewards available in this world.
• The three newcomers exchanged their knowledge and spare goods for virtuous merit through the exchange pillars.
• The newcomers spent most of their merit strengthening their realms, power, and ultimate moves, while Xu Yue disapproved of their disregard for mastery.

Xu Yue guided three Reincarnators through a Demon Realm fragment while concealing his motives from a hidden tester, then reunited with Meng Qi’s group in Six Paths Plaza. Jiang Zhiwei resolved to stake everything on the sword and face death to live.

• The three Reincarnators used their resources for instant infusion, then learned that their guide was Xu Yue, the Tiger of the Far East.
• Xu Yue reassured them that he could not interfere in their mission and shared information about Six Paths and the Real World.
• Xu Yue guided the three through a Demon Realm fragment, and the Human Emperor Sword destroyed a hidden Outer Scenery Seventh Heaven tester that attacked him.
• The three returned to Six Paths Plaza and discussed whether they could bring other Reincarnators into Six Paths.
• Meng Qi and his companions appeared, and Xu Yue asked what they had gained from their mission.
• Jiang Zhiwei resolved to devote herself to the sword, stake everything on a single throw, and face death to live.

Jiang Zhiwei left the squad to pursue a life-or-death breakthrough, and the Six Paths assigned the group a mission in the Real World. After revealing the Human Emperor Sword, Xu Yue traveled with Gao Lan and Meng Qi to Sword Washing Pavilion, where Meng Qi called out to Jiang Zhiwei.

• Jiang Zhiwei said goodbye and left the squad, postponing missions until she completed her breakthrough.
• The Six Paths announced that the next mission would take place in the Real World one year later, and Zhao Heng noticed Xu Yue's Emperor's Aura and asked about his sword.
• Xu Yue revealed that he wielded the actual Human Emperor Sword, shocking Zhao Heng, Qi Zhengyan, Luo Shengyi, and Qing Ying.
• Gao Lan noticed Xu Yue's increased strength and asked Meng Qi why he seemed unhappy; Meng Qi explained that Jiang Zhiwei had entered closed-door cultivation unto death.
• Meng Qi asked Gao Lan to take him to Sword Washing Pavilion, and Gao Lan brought him and Xu Yue to its mountain gate.
• Meng Qi called out, "Chicken Butcher Sword God, I've come to see you!" and stirred the Outer Scenery auras within Sword Washing Pavilion.

After Meng Qi's confession to Jiang Zhiwei failed, he and Xu Yue left Gao Lan and returned to Shaolin, where Xu Yue was permitted to study the third form of Buddha's Palm. Their return drew the attention of Han Guang, who saw a chance to attack them.

• Xu Yue and Gao Lan reaffirmed their agreement, and Gao Lan left after noticing Meng Qi's wariness of his cold personality.
• Xu Yue suggested returning to Shaolin, and he and Meng Qi used the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts and Immortal Traces' Anywhere Door to travel there discreetly.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi visited Shaolin, where Abbot Kong Wen and the senior monks welcomed them and congratulated them on their achievements.
• Kong Wen allowed Xu Yue to comprehend the true intent of the third form of Buddha's Palm, leaving him free to decide whether to become a monk again.
• Xu Yue sensed Han Guang's killing intent as the Zhu Xian Alliance's plan to eliminate him and Meng Qi brought danger to Shaolin.

Xu Yue visited Shaolin, comprehended the third stance of Buddha’s Palm, and explored the back mountain while Han Guang secretly watched him. Guided by the Human Emperor Sword, Xu Yue found an unusual spot that might reveal the Time-Space Fragment where Kong Wen was trapped.

• Meng Qi told Xuan Bei that the surviving Tang Family baby girl, Su Ziyue, had been adopted by the Su Family, easing Xuan Bei’s worries.
• Xu Yue went to the Shedi Pagoda and quickly comprehended the true intent of Buddha’s Palm’s third stance, Flower-Picking Smile.
• Kong Hui drove Xu Yue from the pagoda after Xu Yue joked about Shaolin becoming like Joyful Temple, then considered how Shaolin could protect him.
• Han Guang secretly tracked Xu Yue and wondered why he had gone to the back mountain, unaware that Xu Yue carried the concealed Human Emperor Sword.
• Xu Yue followed the Human Emperor Sword’s reminder to investigate a strange spot in the back mountain, where a subtle flaw could lead to the Time-Space Fragment holding Kong Wen.

Xu Yue discovered Kong Wen imprisoned in Shaolin’s rear mountain and helped him escape by awakening the Human Emperor Sword and summoning the Ananda Saber. The chapter ended with Han Guang surrounded by Kong Wen, Shaolin’s mountain-protecting formation, and both divine weapons.

• Xu Yue entered the crack in the Time-Space Fragment and met Kong Wen, who was meditating in the rear mountain.
• Xu Yue revealed that he was a lay disciple of Shaolin, and Kong Wen explained how he had been imprisoned and asked Xu Yue to seek help elsewhere.
• Xu Yue insisted on rescuing Kong Wen himself and told him he could summon the Ananda Saber.
• Xu Yue awakened the Human Emperor Sword to break the seal, alerting Han Guang, who recognized the weapon and tried to kill Xu Yue.
• The Ananda Saber struck at Han Guang, forcing him to retreat while Kong Wen broke free of the seal.
• Xu Yue’s formation contained the clash’s aftershocks, and Han Guang found himself surrounded by Kong Wen, the formation, the Ananda Saber, and the Human Emperor Sword.

After Xu Yue and Meng Qi helped expose Han Guang’s years-long impersonation of Kong Wen, they left Shaolin and attended Immortal Traces’ annual meetup. At Biyou Palace, Lingbao Heavenly Venerate called on members to reveal their identities now that Xu Yue and Meng Qi had become powerful Exterior Scenery experts.

• Kong Wen revealed that Han Guang had imprisoned and impersonated him, and ordered Shaolin to warn the other righteous sects and Six Doors.
• Kong Wen offered Xu Yue the Ananda Saber for protection, but Xu Yue declined and said he had promised Gao Lan the chance to borrow the Human Emperor Sword.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi fulfilled their promise to the Thief King's family, and Meng Qi obtained a secret karma art that perfected his Touching Karma.
• Six Doors publicized Han Guang’s impersonation of Kong Wen, shocking the martial world with news of another powerful demonic Dharmakaya.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi entered Biyou Palace for the Immortal Traces meetup, where Lingbao Heavenly Venerate asked members to reveal their identities to prevent dangerous misunderstandings.

At an Immortal Traces gathering, Meng Qi revealed how Xu Yue helped stop Demon Master Han Guang, and Chong He gave Xu Yue a protective token. Xu Yue and Meng Qi accepted a mission to find Yang Zhenchan in the Vast Desert, where their arrival could draw the attention of Crying Old Man.

• Chong He introduced the newcomers and raised rumors that Demon Master Han Guang might be Myth’s Heavenly Emperor.
• Meng Qi recounted how Xu Yue rescued Abbot Kong Wen and gained recognition from the Human Emperor Sword and the Ananda Saber.
• Chong He gave Xu Yue a token imbued with his power to deter Han Guang and Myth.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi accepted Ye Yuqi’s mission to find Yang Zhenchan, who had fled into Bomi after Qi Deviation and Realm Regression.
• Meng Qi proposed taking out Ze Luoju if they encountered him, and Xu Yue warned that Crying Old Man would likely pursue them if they revealed themselves in the Vast Desert.

Xu Yue and Meng Qi returned to Fishing Sea and learned that Crying Old Man was nearby and that a demonic alliance was hunting them. Crying Old Man sensed something unusual about the two disguised visitors and arrived above Xie Jiugui’s tavern to confront them.

• Xu Yue and Meng Qi met Xie Jiugui in Fishing Sea, where he warned them about Crying Old Man and the dangers of Hale.
• Xie Jiugui told them that Ze Luoju had fled to Hale and that a demonic alliance had formed to hunt them.
• Meng Qi said their enemies could not know they were headed for Wuyou Valley, but Xie Jiugui warned that any move could expose their identities.
• Crying Old Man sensed something strange about the two unfamiliar visitors at Xie Jiugui’s tavern and descended on the building.

Crying Old Man confronted Xie Jiugui, Meng Qi, and Xu Yue after exposing their identities, but Life-Taking Yaksha transformed into a powerful demon and drove him away. Meng Qi suspected that an unseen force was drawing them together and wondered whether Ananda was behind it.

• Crying Old Man demanded that Xie Jiugui identify Meng Qi and Xu Yue, and Xie Jiugui realized their cover had been exposed.
• Life-Taking Yaksha arrived and challenged Crying Old Man, who believed he could defeat all of them.
• Life-Taking Yaksha released a Nine Nethers aura, absorbed Crying Old Man's sinister wind, and transformed into an inhuman demon.
• Life-Taking Yaksha attacked Crying Old Man and pursued him away from Fishing Sea, overpowering his techniques.
• Meng Qi sensed an unnatural pattern of fate around Life-Taking Yaksha and suspected Ananda's plan, vowing not to submit.

Meng Qi and Xu Yue took advantage of Life-Taking Yaksha’s pursuit of Crying Old Man to infiltrate Hale and assassinate Ze Luoju. They escaped without revealing their identities, leaving Hale’s experts to discover the body.

• Xie Jiugui warned Meng Qi that his and Ninth Lady’s identities might be exposed, then fled Fishing Sea to warn her.
• Meng Qi decided to use the time Life-Taking Yaksha bought them to sneak into Bomi and kill Ze Luoju.
• Life-Taking Yaksha pursued Crying Old Man across the Vast Desert while Meng Qi and Xu Yue infiltrated Hale.
• Ze Luoju tried to flee Hale for Bomi, but Meng Qi and Xu Yue ambushed him and killed him without alerting the city’s experts.
• Meng Qi and Xu Yue escaped through an underground river in disguised forms, and Hale’s experts later found Ze Luoju’s corpse.

Xu Yue and Meng Qi entered Bomi to hunt the traitor Yang Zhenchan and began gathering information through Huamei Villa’s informant. At the market, Xu Yue effortlessly defeated Poison Hand Demon Lord, leaving Bomi’s demon leaders wary of the newcomers.

• Xu Yue and Meng Qi met Huamei Villa’s chained gatekeeper, who directed them to seek the Seven Luminaries Evil Lord for information about Yang Zhenchan.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi waited at Bomi’s market, where they heard criminals discuss Life-Taking Yaksha’s rise and hunt for Crying Old Man.
• A controlled ghost attacked Meng Qi, but he suppressed it without difficulty.
• Xu Yue challenged Poison Hand Demon Lord to compensate them or fight after the demon tested them with the ghost.
• Xu Yue struck Poison Hand Demon Lord down in a single move and demanded to know what misunderstanding he meant.

Meng Qi and Xu Yue learned that Poison Hand Demon Lord's secret organization was seeking something in Bomi, possibly in Wuyou Valley, and decided to infiltrate it by targeting him. They tracked him to a valley where Yang Zhenchan was also present, while the mysterious Nether Emperor's divided spirit was drawn toward a sealed crack.

• Xu Yue beat Poison Hand Demon Lord in front of Bomi's Outer Scenery outlaws, then Meng Qi intercepted Seven Luminaries Evil God and learned Yang Zhenchan had joined Poison Hand Demon Lord's secret organization.
• Seven Luminaries Evil God told Meng Qi that a peak expert had entered the gatekeeper's cave and never returned, and that the gatekeeper did not know what he guarded.
• Meng Qi and Xu Yue reasoned that the organization was likely searching for Wuyou Valley, so Xu Yue chose Poison Hand Demon Lord as their first target and followed the demonic seed planted in him.
• Poison Hand Demon Lord and Yang Zhenchan had discovered a crack in a seal after an earthquake and sought divination tools to enter it, while the Bomi Imperial Advisor's divided spirit, calling itself Nether Emperor, instinctively longed for what lay inside.
• After tracking Poison Hand Demon Lord through the Red Mist for two days, Xu Yue and Meng Qi found him in a valley with Yang Zhenchan, where Poison Hand Demon Lord cursed Xu Yue and vowed to seek Nether Emperor's help.

Xu Yue and Meng Qi ambushed Poison Hand Demon Lord and Yang Zhenchan, killed them, and used the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts to impersonate them. They joined Nether Emperor’s organization and revealed information about Wuyou Valley, setting up a group expedition into a place that could strip away the powers of anyone below the Dharmakaya realm.

• Xu Yue and Meng Qi confronted Poison Hand Demon Lord and Yang Zhenchan, and Poison Hand suddenly attacked Yang Zhenchan under Xu Yue’s demon-seed control.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi subdued the pair, interrogated them for information, studied their bodies and techniques, and killed them after a day.
• Meng Qi transformed into Poison Hand Demon Lord while Xu Yue became Yang Zhenchan, then they used the pair’s equipment and secret technique to contact the organization.
• Xu Yue and Meng Qi met Nether Emperor’s members, including Five Poisons True Lord, and revealed part of what they knew about Wuyou Valley.
• Nether Emperor’s organization grew excited about Bomi’s treasure, unaware that Wuyou Valley was a deadly realm where anyone below the Dharmakaya realm would lose their powers.

Meng Qi and Xu Yue led the group through Wuyou Valley as the Nether Emperor began recovering memories of the Harima Imperial Advisor and changed their route. The group reached a field of Bomi’s dead, where a powerful Ancestor Spirit resembling the Nether Emperor attacked them, leaving the others suspicious of his intentions.

• Meng Qi warned Xu Yue to guard against True Martial’s malicious thought, but Xu Yue pointed out that his Divine Weapon and Chong He’s token could protect him.
• As the group traveled deeper into Wuyou Valley, the Nether Emperor remembered that he was the Harima Imperial Advisor and needed to reunite with his true self.
• The Nether Emperor contradicted the route chosen by Meng Qi and Xu Yue, exposing that the group’s members had withheld information; they ultimately followed the Nether Emperor’s directions.
• The group reached the corpses of Bomi’s people, where corrupted yin soldiers and maddening whispers filled the area.
• A peak-level Ancestor Spirit with the Nether Emperor’s face attacked the group, and Five Poisons True Lord demanded an explanation after being injured.