Chapter Summaries

Chen Fei refused to surrender the Status Rank Source and swallowed it, rapidly recovering and growing stronger as he fought Ji Jiuqian, Long Zhengling, and Lu Yilin. He killed Long Zhengling while Zhu Shiyu held Ji Jiuqian back and the Night Demon War Soldier suppressed Lu Yilin.

• Chen Fei summoned Zhu Shiyu, whose newly advanced Realm Lord Realm Middle Stage cultivation surprised Ji Jiuqian, Long Zhengling, and Lu Yilin.
• Chen Fei revealed the Status Rank Source, challenged the three to take it, and swallowed it as Ji Jiuqian attacked.
• Zhu Shiyu blocked Ji Jiuqian while Chen Fei struck Long Zhengling with overwhelming speed and strength, gravely wounding him.
• The Night Demon War Soldier appeared and suppressed Lu Yilin, while Zhu Shiyu continued preventing Ji Jiuqian from reaching Chen Fei.
• Chen Fei pursued Long Zhengling, repeated Lu Yilin's warning about strength in the Secret Realm, and killed him with the Qian Yuan Sword.

Chen Fei broke through to Realm Lord Realm Middle Stage and pursued Ji Jiuqian and Lu Yilin after they fled. He killed both of them, leaving the conflict with Lu Yilin’s powerful father unresolved.

• Ji Jiuqian fled with Lu Yilin while Chen Fei completed his breakthrough to Realm Lord Realm Middle Stage.
• Chen Fei used Wind God Guard to catch up with Ji Jiuqian and Lu Yilin and block their escape.
• Lu Yilin gave Ji Jiuqian the Devil Transformation Feather, which burned his Heaven and Earth Status Rank and temporarily increased his combat power.
• Chen Fei overpowered Ji Jiuqian and killed him with the Qian Yuan Sword.
• The Night Demon War Soldier stopped Lu Yilin, and Chen Fei killed her before she could finish pleading for her life.

After taking the vine’s Status Rank Source and defeating Lu Yilin’s group, Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu escaped the abyss and gathered the spoils. Chen Fei entered the Ruin Realm to refine his gains and completed the Wind Void Sword Canon, beginning to receive its new innate Trait.

• Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu left the abyss, broke through the fiend horde, and emerged while Teng Daowu and the other Realm Lord Middle Stage cultivators still fought over the vine.
• Teng Daowu recognized that Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu had used the vine’s Status Rank Source to break through, but the gathered cultivators let them leave without a fight.
• Chen Fei examined Lu Yilin’s memories, learned the Grand Void Divine Canon, and merged it with his sword technique to create the Wind Void Sword Canon.
• Chen Fei tallied more than 1,400 Great Dao Stones from the Realm Treasures, spirit materials, and spiritual essences, then entered the Ruin Realm to strengthen himself.
• Chen Fei cultivated the Wind Void Sword Canon to Great Perfection, and a new innate Trait began to form.

Chen Fei used Great Dao Stones to strengthen his soul and physique, then broke through to the Realm Lord Late Stage in physique by absorbing Heaven and Earth Status Rank imprints from Realm Treasures. He left the Ruin Realm with his new strength, while Zhu Shiyu noticed that something about him had changed.

• Chen Fei used the Wind Void Sword Canon to strengthen his soul and gain a barrier that resisted soul attacks and the Mystic Feather World's distortion.
• Chen Fei refined 1,296 Great Dao Stones into his physique and decided to seek a body-refining Restrictive Technique in the Cold Mountain Domain.
• Chen Fei began breaking through to a Realm Lord Late Stage physique, consuming his essence power, Low-Grade Immortal Crystals, and the Night Demon War Soldier's power.
• When the breakthrough stalled, Chen Fei absorbed the spiritual essence and Heaven and Earth Status Rank imprints from four Middle-Grade Realm Treasures.
• Chen Fei completed the breakthrough, shook the Ruin Realm Void, and left for the Secret Realm, where Zhu Shiyu sensed his increased strength.

Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu fled a strange Ancient City, but its influence followed them and distorted their encounter with Sun Shijing and the Red Lotus Valley cultivators. The chapter ended with the Ancient City appearing behind them again as its voices called them to pray.

• Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu found a bizarre Ancient City and tried to avoid it, but identical cities surrounded them as the desiccated figures began moving and calling for them to pray.
• Chen Fei used Wind God Guard to escape with Zhu Shiyu, yet his Divine Soul Barrier continued trembling even after they had traveled tens of millions of miles.
• Sun Shijing and the Red Lotus Valley cultivators approached and congratulated Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu on breaking through, but Chen Fei sensed something wrong and fled with Zhu Shiyu.
• Sun Shijing's voice echoed beside Zhu Shiyu as the bone-grinding sound returned, and Chen Fei broke Zhu Shiyu free from the resulting confusion.
• Chen Fei realized the Ancient City's influence had not ended, and Zhu Shiyu saw the city behind them again as its voices urged them to stay and pray.

Chen Fei escaped the Ancient City by drawing its attention to the Night Demon War Soldier, but the city's mark on his Divine Soul continued to pursue him. He cut away part of his Divine Soul to break free at the last moment, only to find the Withered Shadow still watching him.

• Chen Fei noticed a Black Spot contaminating his Divine Soul Barrier as the Ancient City produced figures resembling him and Zhu Shiyu, then sent Zhu Shiyu into his plane.
• When the Ancient City surrounded Chen Fei and began draining his origin, he sent the Night Demon War Soldier toward the Withered Shadow, drawing the city's attention and escaping as its projections shattered.
• Chen Fei sensed danger near a tall mountain and encountered Sun Shijing and other cultivators from Red Lotus Valley, but realized the scene was another illusion caused by the Ancient City's mark.
• Chen Fei used the Wind Void Sword Canon to cut away the contaminated part of his Divine Soul, breaking the illusion and stopping himself just short of entering the Ancient City.
• Chen Fei saw that the Withered Shadow had swallowed the Night Demon War Soldier and was still staring at him from within the Ancient City.

Chen Fei escaped the Ancient City's pollution by using the Night Demon War Soldier as a substitute, then carried the sealed pollution as a weapon while he and Zhu Shiyu explored the Secret Realm. After an Earth God Realm Primordial Demon defeated and apparently devoured Earth God Realm cultivators, Chen Fei decided to risk searching for their Status Rank Fragments.

• Chen Fei used the Night Demon War Soldier to draw the Ancient City's suppression away from him, escaped, and confirmed that his divine soul was recovering.
• Chen Fei kept the severed Ancient City pollution sealed in a Space Grid so he could summon the Ancient City as a weapon, while Zhu Shiyu removed the pollution from his own divine soul.
• Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu found a lake inhabited by a Realm Lord Initial Stage Demonic Beast, but fled when an Earth God Realm Primordial Demon fought Earth God Realm cultivators in the distance.
• Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu watched the Primordial Demon win and grow stronger, then discussed the Status Rank Fragments left by the fallen cultivators.
• Chen Fei decided to approach and search for the fragments, and he and Zhu Shiyu flew forward cautiously.

Chen Fei sent the Night Demon War Soldier to investigate an Earth God Realm battlefield and seize its Status Rank Fragments. As the War Soldier reached the core and claimed a fragment, rival Realm Lords gathered around him, and a Realm Lord Peak arrived.

• Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu waited at a distance while the Night Demon War Soldier scouted the battlefield and found thirty-six portions of Status Rank Fragments amid lingering saber intent and Primordial Demon power.
• The Night Demon War Soldier used his Earth God Skill to read the battlefield’s dangerous patterns and advanced toward the fragments faster than the other Realm Lords.
• Ji Mingtian and another Realm Lord Late Stage entered the hazardous area and threatened the War Soldier, but he continued toward the core.
• The Night Demon War Soldier reached the core and took a portion of Status Rank Fragments as the other Realm Lords felt their greed intensify.
• A Realm Lord Peak arrived and saw the Night Demon War Soldier holding a fragment.

Yu Yijing arrived at the core area seeking Status Rank Fragments that could help him break through to the Earth God Realm, while the Night Demon War Soldier gathered all thirty-six fragments despite the danger. Yu Yijing demanded the fragments, but the Night Demon War Soldier refused, and Yu Yijing threatened to kill him.

• Yu Yijing entered the area and moved toward the Status Rank Fragments, hoping to claim them for a possible Forcible Breakthrough to the Earth God Realm.
• Ji Mingtian and another Realm Lord Late Stage followed into the dangerous core area as the Night Demon War Soldier collected fragments and refused to stop.
• The Night Demon War Soldier gathered the remaining fragments until all thirty-six were in his possession, while Ji Mingtian and the other Realm Lord Late Stage retreated.
• Yu Yijing offered the Night Demon War Soldier a Status Rank Spirit Material in exchange for the fragments, but the Night Demon War Soldier refused.
• Yu Yijing laughed and declared that he would grant the Night Demon War Soldier’s wish to die.

The Night Demon War Soldier unleashed the Earth God Realm’s saber intents and Black Lights to trap Yu Yijing, then fled toward Chen Fei while Ji Mingtian and Kou Yonghou pursued him for the Status Rank Shard. Chen Fei left with Zhu Shiyu as Ji Mingtian used a speed-enhancing secret technique to close in and Kou Yonghou broke away.

• Yu Yijing prepared to attack the Night Demon War Soldier, but the Night Demon War Soldier stirred the surrounding saber intents and Black Lights into a violent eruption that trapped Yu Yijing.
• The Night Demon War Soldier escaped the attacks and rushed toward Chen Fei, while Ji Mingtian and Kou Yonghou pursued him for his Status Rank Shard.
• Ji Mingtian and Kou Yonghou struggled to catch the Night Demon War Soldier, whose speed exceeded what they expected from a Realm Lord Mid Stage cultivator.
• Chen Fei told Zhu Shiyu that two Realm Lord Late Stage cultivators were pursuing them, then carried him away using Wind God Guard.
• Ji Mingtian used a speed-boosting Restrictive Technique to close the gap, while Kou Yonghou changed direction rather than risk competing with him and Yu Yijing.

Ji Mingtian pursued the Night Demon War Soldier and nearly killed him, recognizing that he had mastered an Earth God Skill but overpowering him with his superior cultivation. A sudden Divine Soul Sword interrupted Ji Mingtian’s final attack, letting the Night Demon War Soldier escape by merging with a distant figure.

• Kou Yonghou abandoned Ji Mingtian, who decided to pursue and kill the Night Demon War Soldier for his Status Rank Fragments.
• Ji Mingtian caught up and struck the Night Demon War Soldier, then realized his opponent had mastered an Earth God Skill.
• Ji Mingtian used his Realm Lord Late Stage advantage to batter the Night Demon War Soldier until he was near death and his King Yama Sword was about to shatter.
• As Ji Mingtian moved to deliver the final blow, a Divine Soul Sword struck him and briefly stopped him.
• The Night Demon War Soldier fled into the distance and merged into the back of a figure who appeared there.

Chen Fei killed Ji Mingtian by exploiting his Late Stage physique and Wind God Guard, then took Ji Mingtian’s Status Rank Fragments and Soul Severing Sword. Yu Yijing caught up and attacked Chen Fei with a Heaven Reaching Giant Palm.

• Chen Fei revealed his true body and used the Qian Yuan Sword to match Ji Mingtian’s Soul Severing Sword with his Late Stage physique.
• Chen Fei activated the Jade and Stone Burn Together Secret Technique, overwhelmed Ji Mingtian, and destroyed his body and head.
• Chen Fei collected Ji Mingtian’s spiritual essence, Soul Severing Sword, and thirty-six Status Rank Fragments before fleeing.
• Yu Yijing tracked Chen Fei down and questioned how he had killed Ji Mingtian.
• Yu Yijing attacked Chen Fei with a Heaven Reaching Giant Palm, leaving him with nowhere to evade.

Chen Fei used an Illusion Array and the Strange Ancient City to trap Yu Yijing long enough to escape, but Yu Yijing sacrificed his avatar to break free and caught up with him. As Yu Yijing prepared to attack, the Ancient City descended again.

• Chen Fei activated a hidden Illusion Array, obscuring himself and bringing the Strange Ancient City into view before Yu Yijing.
• Yu Yijing was trapped by the Ancient City’s influence while Chen Fei fled, then sacrificed his Realm Lord Mid Stage avatar to escape its pursuit.
• Yu Yijing followed Chen Fei’s traces and caught up with him after confirming his divine soul was unharmed.
• Yu Yijing mocked Chen Fei and prepared to attack, but a strange fluctuation summoned the Ancient City again.

Chen Fei escaped Yu Yijing by using the Ancient City to trap him, then counted his gains and began gathering enough Great Dao Stones to refine his Status Rank Fragments. The chapter ended as a monster burst from a marsh where Chen Fei had sensed Great Dao Stones inside the creatures.

• Chen Fei sent a Night Demon War Soldier toward the Ancient City, escaped its confinement, and left Yu Yijing trapped to fight the city.
• Chen Fei examined Ji Mingtian's spoils and obtained 659 Great Dao Stones, other resources, and thirty-six Status Rank Fragments.
• Chen Fei determined that he needed more Great Dao Stones before he could refine the fragments, so he began smelting stones to prepare for a breakthrough.
• Chen Fei met Zhu Shiyu near a marsh and explained that Great Dao Stones lay inside the monsters beneath it.
• A Black Shadow burst from the marsh and attacked Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu.

Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu fought through a swarm of regenerating monsters and collected their Great Dao Stones. After seeing multiple Earth God Realm Primordial Demons hunting cultivators inside the Secret Realm, Chen Fei decided they should find the exit and leave.

• Zhu Shiyu killed a Black Shadow monster, but it regenerated and summoned nearly a hundred more.
• Chen Fei destroyed the monsters with Space Folds and palm strikes, leaving their Great Dao Stones behind.
• Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu sensed two Earth God Realm cultivators fighting a powerful Primordial Demon in the distance.
• A second Earth God Realm Primordial Demon arrived, forcing the two cultivators to flee while the demons pursued them.
• Chen Fei decided to search for the Secret Realm's exit and collect any spirit materials they encountered along the way.

Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu found a weak point in the Secret Realm’s space, but powerful groups of Primordial Demons were guarding it. Chen Fei sent Zhu Shiyu into his plane and tried to lure some demons away, drawing Fan Tianzong and five Realm Lord Late Stage Primordial Demons toward him.

• Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu discovered that Primordial Demons were gathering in large numbers and blocking the weak point in space.
• Chen Fei saw that three Realm Lord Peak Primordial Demons and dozens of others guarded the exit, while the three nearby cultivators chose to leave.
• Chen Fei sent Zhu Shiyu into his plane and moved away from the weak point to devise a way past the demons.
• Chen Fei used the Wind Void Sword Canon to resonate with Heaven and Earth Essence Qi, hoping to draw away a Realm Lord Peak enemy.
• Fan Tianzong decided to investigate and led five Realm Lord Late Stage Primordial Demons toward Chen Fei.

Chen Fei escaped the Secret Realm after killing a Tenth-Order Late Stage Primordial Demon and using the Ancient City abnormality to break through the demons’ encirclement. He emerged in the Azure Glow Domain, where Demon Trees marked the destruction of large factions, and he did not know his exact location or the Domain’s condition.

• Fan Tianzong led five Primordial Demons toward Chen Fei, suspecting a trap but charging when Chen Fei remained calm.
• Chen Fei used Wind God Guard to outpace Fan Tianzong, seize a Tenth-Order Late Stage Primordial Demon, and kill it with repeated sword strikes.
• Hu Rusen and the other Primordial Demons attacked Chen Fei as he approached their blockade, but Chen Fei summoned the Ancient City abnormality to ensnare them.
• Chen Fei sent the Night Demon War Soldier into the Ancient City to break its lock on him, then cut through the Secret Realm’s spatial weak point and escaped.
• Chen Fei appeared in the Azure Glow Domain and saw Demon Trees standing where large factions had been destroyed.

After leaving the Secret Realm, Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu discovered that Primordial Demons had devastated the Azure Glow Domain and decided to flee toward the Cold Mountain Domain. Ten days into their journey, they witnessed Primordial Demons ambushing cultivators without revealing their auras, then heard a mocking voice nearby.

• Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu found an abandoned city and a destroyed valley where a Demon Tree bore fruits containing cultivators' souls.
• They met Li Tiesheng, who told them that Primordial Demons had destroyed major forces and that survivors were fleeing toward the Cold Mountain Domain.
• Chen Fei chose to head for the Cold Mountain Domain and gave Li Tiesheng five Great Dao Stones for the information.
• After ten days of travel, Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu saw three Primordial Demons ambush a cultivator team while concealing their auras.
• A mocking voice suddenly spoke beside Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu as they watched the battle.

Chen Fei escaped a Tenth-Order Peak Primordial Demon by unleashing Wind God Guard, then sought a way to disguise his soul and cross the blockade. He bought the Soul Shadow Art and the Azure Heavens Divine Seal, then fused the Soul Shadow Art into the Wind Void Sword Canon, creating the Soul Void Sword Canon.

• Zhang Hanyun failed to catch Chen Fei and Zhu Shiyu as Chen Fei used Wind God Guard to flee at extreme speed, though the technique caused his Aura to collapse.
• Chen Fei recovered with the Status Panel Backup and considered distorting only the outer layer of his Spirit Soul to disguise himself as a Primordial Demon.
• Six days later, Chen Fei approached Feng Yulong and negotiated to buy the Soul Shadow Art, refusing Feng Yulong’s initial demand of one hundred Great Dao Stones.
• Feng Yulong offered the soul-type Earth God Skill Azure Heavens Divine Seal, and Chen Fei bought it along with the Soul Shadow Art for sixty Great Dao Stones.
• Chen Fei withdrew into the Ruin Realm Void and fused the Soul Shadow Art with the Wind Void Sword Canon, producing the Soul Void Sword Canon.

Chen Fei perfected the Soul Void Sword Canon and Azure Heavens Divine Seal, strengthening his divine soul and creating layered Sub-bodies that could protect his core during demonization. He deliberately began demonizing his body and divine soul, and the first Sub-body turned completely black as the corruption reached the second layer.

• Chen Fei simplified and perfected the Soul Void Sword Canon, strengthening his divine soul and forming nine layers of protection.
• Chen Fei perfected the Azure Heavens Divine Seal, merging his divine soul Sub-bodies into fewer, more lifelike defenses against pollution.
• Chen Fei traveled near the place where a Tenth-Order Peak Primordial Demon had found him and deliberately released control over his body to begin mutation.
• Chen Fei let demonization spread until it consumed his body and elemental force, then opened his Divine Soul Barrier to let the corruption enter.
• Chen Fei watched his first divine soul Sub-body turn completely black as it began invading the second layer.