Chapter Summaries

Ning Qi prepared True Martial Sect for the Spirituality Revival as the world’s transformation drew near. When it began, nine Dao Sounds rang out, Spirituality and Spiritual Qi returned, and a great transformation of heaven and earth started.

• North Suppressing King granted Ning Qi a larger territory, and Ning Qi told Luo Wentian to prepare for the Spirituality Revival.
• News of the coming transformation and fragments of Martial Saint Inheritances spread, throwing the Martial World into turmoil.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist reached Heaven-Human Completion, while Qin Yun began refining the Heaven Piercing Pill and Ning Qi prepared secret methods for his disciples.
• Old Daoist Baishan sent word that the Spirituality Revival would begin in two months, and True Martial Sect closed its mountain as Great Flame moved people into fortified cities.
• Ning Qi gathered his fellow disciples at the Seeking Dao Institute, and nine Dao Sounds shook the world as Spirituality and Spiritual Qi surged back into heaven and earth.

As Spirituality Revival transformed the world, Ning Qi guided his allies through their awakenings and discovered that the falling Power Origins could nurture treasures. With the Enlightenment Tea Tree’s growth giving him a path toward condensing Wood Qi, Ning Qi seized the moment to break through into the Martial Saint Realm.

• Spiritual Qi flooded the world, expanding the land and mountains while the Life Poison killed many humans and Exotic Beasts awakening special constitutions.
• Ning Qi helped Zhuang Chen and the White Ape control their awakenings, then watched two Power Origins fall onto True Martial Mountain and the Enlightenment Tea Tree.
• The Enlightenment Tea Tree grew to ninety-nine Zhang, and Ning Qi realized its Wood attribute might help him pursue the Fourth Realm Martial Saint.
• Ning Qi called the True Martial Mountain disciples to cultivate as Spiritual Qi stabilized, while Blade Demon, Dragon Mountain Daoist, and Qin Yun attempted to break through to the Martial Saint Realm.
• Ning Qi absorbed Spiritual Qi, condensed Metal Qi in his lungs, and successfully entered the Martial Saint Realm.

During the Spirituality Revival, Ning Qi used the Five Elements Yuan Plundering Art and treasured objects to break through to the Fourth Realm Martial Saint, while the True Martial Sect gained three new Martial Saints and its disciples advanced. As the revival ended, a Sword Embryo nurtured inside True Martial Mountain took shape and released a dazzling radiance.

• Ning Qi absorbed the Metal Qi, Fire Qi, and Water Qi from the Geng Metal Spirit Skeleton, Great Sun Compass, and Yu King Pearl, successively reaching the Second and Third Realm Martial Saint levels.
• Ning Qi carefully drew Wood Qi from the Enlightenment Tea Tree, broke through to the Fourth Realm Martial Saint, and used his Golden Pupils to guide Yuan Tiansheng through his bloodline awakening.
• Ning Qi discovered that Power Origin within True Martial Mountain was nurturing a Sword Embryo, then stayed to cultivate while it formed.
• Blade Demon, Dragon Mountain Daoist, and Qin Yun each completed their breakthroughs and became First Realm Martial Saints.
• Zhuang Chen and White Ape safely awakened their bloodlines as the Spirituality Revival waned, and the four Martial Saints celebrated the True Martial Sect's growth.
• The Sword Embryo finished taking shape inside True Martial Mountain and sent dazzling radiance into the sky.

As the Sword Embryo formed at True Martial Mountain, several Ancient Saints arrived to claim it, but Ning Qi asserted that it belonged to the True Martial Sect. Crimson Sun Martial Saint attacked Ning Qi for revenge, and Ning Qi crushed him with a single strike, leaving Purple Moon Martial Saint facing him.

• Ning Qi explained that the heavenly energy had created a Sword Embryo, which lightning then tempered as it took shape.
• White Cloud Martial Saint, Black Marsh Martial Saint, and Thunderous Martial Sage arrived, but Ning Qi revealed his Fourth Realm strength and ordered them to leave the Sword Embryo to the True Martial Sect.
• Crimson Sun Martial Saint and Purple Moon Martial Saint arrived, and Crimson Sun accused Ning Qi of stealing his Secret Treasure and challenged him to battle.
• Crimson Sun Martial Saint unleashed Crimson Sun Burning Heaven, but Ning Qi's Five Elements Spiritual Power palm crushed the attack and seized him.
• Ning Qi clenched his palm and exploded Crimson Sun Martial Saint's body, declaring that Fourth Realm Martial Saints still differed in strength.

Ning Qi killed Crimson Sun Martial Saint and Purple Moon Martial Saint, then used their blood to strengthen the Sword Embryo. Old Daoist Baishan arrived at True Martial Mountain and discovered that Ning Qi had already defeated both foes.

• Ning Qi crushed Crimson Sun Martial Saint with one hand and gathered his blood rain into the Sword Embryo.
• Purple Moon Martial Saint attacked to avenge her sworn brother, but Ning Qi overwhelmed her with the Black Tortoise Seal and his other techniques.
• Ning Qi trapped Purple Moon Martial Saint with the Water-Fire Twin Dragons and killed her with Innate Divine Sword Qi.
• Old Daoist Baishan arrived at True Martial Mountain, saw Ning Qi using Purple Moon Martial Saint's blood to strengthen the Sword Embryo, and learned that Crimson Sun Martial Saint had also been killed.

Ning Qi completed the True Martial Sword, forgave the three Thunderous Martial Sages, and learned that the Divine Power Realm lay beyond the Martial Saint Realm. After hiding the Enlightenment Tea Tree and entering seclusion, he examined his new powers and focused on nurturing Earth Qi in his spleen.

• Ning Qi tempered the spirit sword with heavenly thunder until it became an Innate Five Elements Perfection treasure, then named it the True Martial Sword.
• The three Thunderous Martial Sages apologized, and Ning Qi let them leave after Old Daoist Baishan confirmed that the Crimson Sun Martial Saint and Purple Moon Martial Saint had brought their deaths upon themselves.
• Old Daoist Baishan told Ning Qi that the Divine Power Realm surpassed the Martial Saint Realm, named several powerful figures, and mentioned an upcoming Martial Saint Dao Discourse.
• Ning Qi concealed the Enlightenment Tea Tree with a White Mist Maze formation and began meditating beneath it.
• Ning Qi examined how Spiritual Power had transformed his body, Yuan Pill, and divine intent into Spiritual Sense, then resolved to nurture Earth Qi in his spleen.

Ning Qi advanced his Five Elements God Sword Qi and continued planning how to reach the Fifth Realm Martial Saint level. As news of his victories spread, Heaven Chopping Martial Saint arrived at True Martial Mountain before Thunderous Martial Sage and the others had apologized.

• Ning Qi studied True Martial Sword and devised a way to evolve Innate Divine Sword Qi into Five Elements God Sword Qi.
• Ning Qi created Geng Metal, Jia Wood, Ren Water, and Bing Fire Divine Sword Qi, but could not form Wu Earth Divine Sword Qi without reaching the Fifth Realm.
• Ning Qi began deducing a method to temper Spiritual Power with thunder and planned to visit Mysterious Turtle afterward.
• News that Ning Qi had slain Crimson Sun Martial Saint and Purple Moon Martial Saint spread, terrifying Martial Saints across the world.
• Thunderous Martial Sage, White Cloud, and Heize refused visitors, while worrying about how to apologize to Ning Qi.
• Ning Qi emerged above True Martial Mountain and saw Heaven Chopping Martial Saint approaching with a cane.

The Heaven Chopping Martial Saint confronted Ning Qi over the deaths of the Crimson Sun Martial Saint and Purple Moon Martial Saint, then tested his strength and judged him worthy of succeeding them. He began explaining The Saints' Covenant by recounting how Life Poison weakened the world and let invaders find it, leaving the story with the ancient invasion's slaughter.

• The Heaven Chopping Martial Saint arrived at True Martial Mountain and asked Ning Qi whether he had killed the Crimson Sun Martial Saint and Purple Moon Martial Saint.
• Ning Qi admitted the killings and challenged the Heaven Chopping Martial Saint, who attacked with his Heaven Chopping saber.
• Ning Qi countered the saber strike with Jia Wood God Sword Qi, and the two attacks met in a draw before the Heaven Chopping Martial Saint withdrew his weapon.
• The Heaven Chopping Martial Saint told Ning Qi that he must take over the dead Martial Saints' responsibility and agreed to explain The Saints' Covenant.
• Over tea at the Seeking Dao Institute, the Heaven Chopping Martial Saint described the Calamity of Life Poison and revealed that it served as a beacon for invaders who slaughtered the world's inhabitants.

Heaven Chopping Martial Saint explained that the Mountain and Sea Realm planned to invade the Martial World and revealed The Saints' Covenant, a plan to restore the World Will through the Spirituality Revival. With the next invasion approaching, Ning Qi accepted responsibility for his actions and received an Earth Vein Essence Stone to aid his cultivation.

• Heaven Chopping Martial Saint told Ning Qi how the awakened World Will had defeated the previous invasion, though the invaders from the Mountain and Sea Realm had been overwhelmingly powerful.
• Heaven Chopping Martial Saint explained that Life Poison created Martial Saint Beacons and that the Martial Saints had restricted the Martial Saint Method to delay the invaders.
• Heaven Chopping Martial Saint revealed that The Saints' Covenant hid the world's Spirituality so its eventual release would awaken and strengthen the World Will.
• Heaven Chopping Martial Saint said the World Passage would reconnect unpredictably and that newly advanced Heaven-Human Completion warriors had received the Martial Saint Method.
• Ning Qi agreed to shoulder the responsibilities of Crimson Sun Martial Saint and Purple Moon Martial Saint, and Heaven Chopping Martial Saint gave him an Earth Vein Essence Stone.
• Ning Qi resolved to advance his cultivation quickly and considered visiting the True Martial Hall to question Old Profound Tortoise.

After matching Heaven Chopping Martial Saint and receiving apology gifts from three other Saints, Ning Qi strengthened his cultivation and visited the Old Profound Tortoise to ask about the Mountain and Sea Realm. The Old Profound Tortoise revealed that the method for concealing Spirituality and awakening the World Will came from the True Martial Hall.

• Heaven Chopping Martial Saint’s clash with Ning Qi spread across the world, and Thunderous Martial Sage, White Cloud Martial Saint, and Black Marsh Martial Saint worried over the apology gifts they needed to offer.
• The three Saints brought Ning Qi Earth-attributed Spiritual Treasures, became sworn brothers, and received his forgiveness and cups of Enlightenment Tea.
• Ning Qi used the Earth-attributed treasures to cultivate in High Heaven’s Thunder Forbidden Zone, hoping to reach the Fifth Realm Martial Saint Realm before the Martial Saint Convention.
• Ning Qi traveled to the Black Sand Sea and met the Old Profound Tortoise in the True Martial Hall, where he asked about the Mountain and Sea Realm.
• The Old Profound Tortoise confirmed Heaven Chopping Martial Saint’s account and revealed that the method for concealing Spirituality and awakening the World Will came from the True Martial Hall.

Ning Qi learned from the Old Profound Tortoise that the Mountain and Sea Realm was invading the Martial World to devour its Origin, and that the Immortal World had been lost. He discovered the Four Steps to Immortality and learned that the True Martial Hall’s final test might offer hope against the crisis.

• The Old Profound Tortoise revealed that he came from the True Martial World and carried the True Martial Immortal Sect’s fire-seed inheritance.
• The Old Profound Tortoise explained that Spirit Realms invaded Lesser Worlds to devour their Origins, and that the Mountain and Sea Realm had destroyed the True Martial World and now threatened the Martial World.
• The Old Profound Tortoise described the Four Steps to Immortality and their Eight Stages, giving Ning Qi a clearer path toward becoming a True Immortal.
• The Old Profound Tortoise told Ning Qi that the True Martial Hall had selected many talented martial artists, but none had passed its true test.
• The Hunchbacked Elder urged Ning Qi to attempt the True Martial Hall’s final test, hoping he could obtain the True Martial Immortal Sect’s inheritance and find a way to break the deadlock.

Ning Qi entered the True Martial Hall’s inheritance trial and learned that the hall was a damaged Immortal Artifact whose authority depended on his performance. He passed the first stage with an ungradable evaluation after overwhelming the trial’s opponent in a star-powered contest of insight.

• Old Profound Tortoise told Ning Qi that the True Martial Hall was the True Martial Immortal Sect’s inheritance Immortal Artifact and urged him to earn the greatest authority through the trial.
• Ning Qi entered the trial and witnessed a memory of the Mountain and Sea Realm’s invasion of the True Martial World, then chose to proceed despite seeing the enemy’s terrifying strength.
• Ning Qi began the first stage, where stars became pieces that unleashed Immortal Dao Spells and Supernatural Powers, and realized he had to comprehend them to fight back.
• Ning Qi rapidly comprehended multiple Spells at once, destroyed the opponent’s stars, and crushed the blurred figure with his remaining Star River.
• The grand voice declared the first stage passed and gave Ning Qi an evaluation beyond grade A+ that it could not measure.

Ning Qi faced the nine strongest Dao Children of the True Martial Immortal Sect in the second trial, learning from each battle as he advanced. He defeated the final Dao Child with his incomplete Five Elements Sword Formation and received an A+ evaluation.

• Ning Qi entered a Dao Field where the imprints of nine Dao Children challenged cultivators at their own level.
• Ning Qi defeated the first Dao Child, a woman whose special physique let her travel through space, and learned the Mysteries of Spatial Ripples.
• Ning Qi defeated the red-haired second Dao Child with Ren Water Divine Sword Qi, then fought through the remaining platforms and improved his techniques along the way.
• Ning Qi reached the final platform and learned that the child-faced Dao Child had been a Dao Harmonization Realm expert with an Immortal Essence Body and vastly superior Dharma Power.
• Ning Qi trapped the final Dao Child in his Five Elements Sword Formation and outlasted her, passing the second trial with an A+ evaluation.

Ning Qi endured nine lifetimes in the True Martial Hall’s third gate, which tested his will by making him believe he had reincarnated. After recovering his memories and breaking free of the illusion, he passed the gate with an evaluation beyond grade A+; the trial’s voice could not assign him a rating.

• Ning Qi found himself reborn as He Yaozu, a peasant child, and gradually accepted his life in the feudal world while trying to improve his family’s circumstances.
• He Yaozu studied under Teacher Liu, became the village schoolteacher, and eventually used money from his father and sisters to join the Black Tiger Martial Hall.
• He Yaozu became the martial hall’s hidden enforcer to afford training, but senior brother Li later murdered his family and demanded that he kill himself.
• As He Yaozu prepared to stab himself, Ning Qi’s memories returned and he recognized the life as the third gate’s trial; he erased senior brother Li and bid farewell to the illusion of He Daniu.
• Ning Qi watched eight more reincarnated lives with detachment, then passed the third gate with an evaluation beyond grade A+ that the trial could not measure.

After passing the True Martial Hall’s trials, Ning Qi met its dying Artifact Spirit and learned the Hall’s history, dangers, and a possible way to resist the Mountain and Sea Realm. The old Artifact Spirit passed on its inheritance and vanished, and Ning Qi created a new Artifact Spirit named Ning Xuan to help him master the True Martial Hall.

• Ning Qi pondered how reincarnation had awakened his Heaven-Defying Comprehension before meeting the True Martial Hall’s Artifact Spirit, the remnant thought of the True Martial Old Ancestor.
• The Artifact Spirit offered Ning Qi the True Martial Inheritance and asked him to rebuild the True Martial Immortal Sect, while explaining that revealing the damaged Immortal Treasure could draw the attention of powerful enemies.
• Ning Qi learned that the Martial World’s awakened World Will might let him practice the Old Ancestor’s unfinished method, Body Merging with World, World is Me, to resist the Mountain and Sea Realm’s invasion.
• The old Artifact Spirit passed information about the True Martial Hall to Ning Qi, then dissipated after wishing him success.
• Ning Qi severed a strand of his Spiritual Sense to create a new Artifact Spirit, named him Ning Xuan, and asked him to explain the True Martial Hall’s functions.

Ning Qi explored the damaged True Martial Hall, learned its remaining functions, and discovered the True Martial Immortal Sect’s inheritance, including the World is Me method. He emerged from the trial to find the Spirit Beasts greeting him as the True Martial Hall Master.

• Ning Xuan explained that the damaged True Martial Hall could still store a vast world and accelerate time, but could not traverse the Boundary Sea or swallow Heaven and Earth.
• Ning Qi tested the Inner Hall’s tenfold time acceleration and found that it sped up cultivation but did not improve his comprehension.
• Ning Xuan showed Ning Qi the reborn small world inside the True Martial Hall, where the former inhabitants had perished and the new world’s Spiritual Qi contained Life Poison.
• Ning Qi studied the True Martial Immortal Sect’s inheritance and saw a path to merge with the Martial World, while considering the method’s risks and how to address them.
• Ning Qi left the trial and found Old Mysterious Turtle waiting with several powerful Spirit Beasts.
• The Spirit Beasts bowed to Ning Qi and paid their respects to him as the True Martial Hall Master.

After becoming the True Martial Hall Master, Ning Qi learned about the Martial World’s plan to awaken its World Will and the possibility of a traitor, then used the Hall to accelerate his cultivation. After a month, he successfully broke through to the Fifth Realm Martial Saint.

• Ning Qi accepted the Spirit Beasts’ recognition as Hall Master and learned from the Old Profound Tortoise about the World Will, the Half-Step Divine Power Realm experts, and their plans for the Martial Saint Convention.
• The Old Profound Tortoise warned Ning Qi that someone might betray the Martial World, and Ning Qi resolved to conceal his growing strength and break through as soon as possible.
• Ning Qi took the Old Profound Tortoise and the True Martial Hall to True Martial Mountain, where he briefed Luo Wentian and Dragon Mountain Daoist on the True Martial Inheritance.
• Ning Qi cultivated in the True Martial Hall, using its tenfold time acceleration and power to temper his Spiritual Power while perfecting the World is Me Method and studying the inheritance.
• After a month of intensive cultivation, Ning Qi gathered Earth Qi and successfully broke through to the Fifth Realm Martial Saint.

Ning Qi reached Five Elements Perfection and began deducing the World Lord Cultivation System while strengthening the True Martial Sect. As rumors of an invasion and a collaborator spread, news arrived that the Martial Saint Convention would be held at Heaven's Peak Mountain in seven days.

• Ning Qi perfected his Five Elements, became an Extreme Martial Saint, and judged himself strong enough to challenge Divine Power Realm experts.
• Ning Qi began creating the World Lord Cultivation System, with the World Lord Realm as its first stage and the World Will as its key.
• As the Spirituality Revival reshaped the Martial World, new dynasties and sects rose, and rumors spread about a powerful enemy beyond the world.
• Ning Qi used the True Martial Inheritance, Spiritual Pills, and the True Martial Hall to rapidly strengthen the True Martial Sect and its disciples.
• Ning Qi learned that a powerful Ancient Saint was acting as a collaborator, but expected to deal with the threat after completing his deductions.
• News reached Ning Qi that the Martial Saint Convention would take place at Heaven's Peak Mountain in seven days.

Ning Qi attended the Martial Saint Convention at Heaven's Peak Mountain, wary that a mole might exploit the gathering to harm the World Will. His arrival established him as an equal among the strongest Martial Saints, and he recognized old enemies among the Black Blood Demon Lord's entourage as the convention began.

• Ning Qi decided to attend the convention to guard the World Will, leaving the Immortal Crane and several Spirit Beasts behind to protect the True Martial Sect.
• Ning Qi arrived at Heaven's Peak Mountain with Blade Demon, Qin Yun, and the others, where Black Marsh Martial Saint, Thunderous Martial Sage, and White Cloud Martial Saint welcomed him.
• Old Profound Tortoise, Heaven Chopping Martial Saint, and the Great Yan Martial Saint greeted Ning Qi as an equal, while Ning Qi noticed that North Suppressing King Li Xuanyang had reached the Second Realm.
• The Black Blood Demon Lord arrived with Wang Quan and the master of the Demonic Sect, and Ning Qi recognized them as figures connected to his past conflicts.
• South Sea Divine Nun arrived, and after the Martial Saints took their seats, Heaven Chopping Martial Saint declared the convention open.

Heaven Chopping Martial Saint revealed the Mountain and Sea Realm’s imminent invasion and proposed awakening the World Will to strengthen the Martial Saints. When the leaders deadlocked over whether Ning Qi should receive a greater share of its blessing, Black Blood Demon Lord challenged his strength, and Ning Qi called him to fight at Heaven's Peak Mountain.

• Heaven Chopping Martial Saint explained the Mountain and Sea Realm threat, the World Will’s recovery, and the plan to awaken it in five days.
• Great Yan Martial Saint proposed distributing the World Will’s blessing by cultivation, and the gathered Martial Saints revealed their auras.
• Heaven Chopping Martial Saint and Old Profound Tortoise supported placing Ning Qi in the Core Land, while Black Blood Demon Lord and South Sea Divine Nun opposed it and Great Yan Martial Saint abstained.
• Black Blood Demon Lord questioned Ning Qi’s claimed strength, so Ning Qi rose into the air and challenged him to come fight.