Chapter Summaries

Ding Ling resisted Xiao Aoshi’s attempt to control him and clashed with him using overwhelming sword intent. After Xiao Aoshi retreated and Ding Ling’s attack incapacitated his followers, Bai Suzhen recognized the sword Xiao Aoshi had obtained from the Sword Sect, leaving the two sides poised for a confrontation.

• Xiao Aoshi tried to ensnare Ding Ling with illusions and promises, but Ding Ling broke free and struck with powerful sword intent.
• Ding Ling and Xiao Aoshi’s sword intents collided, creating spiritual storms that frightened the onlookers.
• Bai Suzhen arrived and identified the Big Boss as Xiao Aoshi, while Ding Ling recognized him as the force behind the Millennial Calamity.
• Xiao Aoshi retreated from Ding Ling’s surging sword intent, which destroyed the consciousnesses of his dozen-plus Great Grandmaster followers.
• Bai Suzhen condemned Xiao Aoshi and warned Ding Ling that the sword behind him felt familiar and seemed to come from the Sword Sect.
• Xiao Aoshi drew an emerald crystal sword and revealed that he had searched the Sword Sect to obtain it.

Ding Ling and Xiao Aoshi fought a devastating battle, with Xiao Aoshi using the Shi Huang Sword to amplify his power. Their clash tore open a rift that sucked them and several others inside, leaving the rest unsure what to do.

• Xiao Aoshi revealed that he had made the Sword Sect Master and the others' bodies disappear, then attacked Ding Ling with the Shi Huang Sword.
• Ding Ling countered with the Xuanyuan Sword and Heaven's Mandate Swordplay, and the two battled across the sky and ground, destroying much of the palace.
• Nameless and the others emerged carrying treasures and secret manuals, while Bai Suzhen and the High Priest discussed the battle and Xiao Aoshi's dependence on the Shi Huang Sword.
• Ding Ling and Xiao Aoshi's final sword clash tore open the void, and the resulting rift sucked both fighters and Bai Suzhen inside.
• Xiao Zhao was pulled into the rift, so Nameless followed her in; the High Priest and Divine Calculator were left at a loss.

After the void opening swallowed Xiao Zhao and the others, the High Priest recognized it as a Grotto-heaven World and recalled finding a similar space near the Loulan Ancient Kingdom ruins. Ding Ling explored another strange realm, where Jian Yue revealed it was the Sword World and tried to recruit him.

• The High Priest and Divine Calculator rescued Mingyue after Xiao Zhao disappeared into the closing void opening.
• The High Priest told Mingyue that Di Shitian had once obtained a treasure from a Grotto-heaven World and described his own discovery of a similar space near the Loulan Ancient Kingdom ruins.
• Ding Ling explored a shifting landscape of mountains and empty pavilions, concluding that it was formed from countless swords.
• Jian Yue appeared and attacked Ding Ling, but Ding Ling countered with the Xuanyuan Sword and his Mental Killing Swords.
• Jian Yue introduced himself and confirmed that Ding Ling was in the Sword World, a realm formed from sword intent and spirit.

Ding Ling was trapped in the Sword World and confronted Jian Yue, a powerful Sword Spirit who wanted to possess his body and escape. Jian Yue broke through Ding Ling’s defenses and entered his body, then mistook him for an old monster who had stolen a young man’s body.

• Ding Ling demanded to know why Jian Yue had attacked him, and Jian Yue explained that he wanted to escape the Sword World after centuries of confinement.
• Ding Ling recognized Jian Yue as a bodiless Sword Spirit and refused to cooperate with him.
• Jian Yue trapped Ding Ling in a cage of sword intent and attacked, while Ding Ling shattered the surrounding structures with his sound techniques.
• Ding Ling formed a defense with the Supreme Sword Dao and the Emotionless Path, but Jian Yue passed through the Mental Killing Swords and entered his body.
• Jian Yue inspected Ding Ling’s powers, marveled at his cultivation, and concluded that Ding Ling was an old monster who had seized a young man’s body.

Jian Yue invaded Ding Ling’s Sea of Consciousness to seize his body, but the Library’s power shattered most of his Spirit Body and suppressed him. After surviving the attack, Ding Ling gained new strength as the Martial Furnace produced manuals that brought two sword arts to full level.

• Jian Yue broke through Ding Ling’s Mental Killing Swords and Ji God Tribulation and charged into the Sea of Consciousness.
• Jian Yue reached the Library at the core of Ding Ling’s Sea of Consciousness, where its power shattered most of his Spirit Body and pinned him down.
• Jian Yue mistook Ding Ling for a reincarnated true deity, surrendered, and begged to be released.
• Ding Ling learned the Library and Martial Furnace had spent both of their remaining attacks defeating Jian Yue and could no longer defend him automatically.
• The Martial Furnace produced manuals that brought Qiankun Unification Sword and Sword Mind Tempering Art to full level, making Ding Ling’s sword mind visible and solid.

Ding Ling formed a Sword Spirit that rapidly absorbed the Sword World's Spiritual Light, then consumed Great Medicine to strengthen his body. His strength, physique, and defense reached the world's limits, while the God of War Art remained only about half complete; he turned to the secret manuals for a way to deal with Jian Yue.

• Ding Ling summoned his newly formed Sword Spirit and used it to empower the Mental Killing Sword as the spirit absorbed the Sword World's Spiritual Light.
• Jian Yue sensed Ding Ling's Sword Spirit and grew increasingly fearful, wondering whether Ding Ling was a powerful Sword World figure reborn.
• Ding Ling ate several-thousand-year-old Great Medicine, raising his strength, physique, and defense until each reached 160, the world's limit.
• Ding Ling consumed the remaining Great Medicine, filling roughly fifty to sixty percent of the God of War Art's energy requirements without further increasing his attributes.
• Ding Ling ignored Jian Yue's demands and began examining the secret manuals from the Void Saint Realm, hoping to find a way to kill him.

Ding Ling mastered several secret techniques, including Five Thunder Palm, and sensed that the Sword World was dangerously short of Spiritual Light and vital energy. He opened a mysterious Millennium Cold Jade box and triggered a powerful burst of Fire Qi.

• Ding Ling mastered Snow Blood Claw and absorbed enough Spiritual Light and vital energy to increase his True Force Value to 78 points.
• Ding Ling sensed that the Sword World had scarce Spiritual Light and vital energy, which could trap and kill those who exhausted their true qi.
• Ding Ling mastered Severing Snow Opening Sky, Upright Qi Zither Sound, and Five Thunder Palm, gaining further agility and a technique capable of melting most Divine Weapons.
• Ding Ling read more secret manuals but did not find the Saintly Heart Manual.
• Ding Ling examined a warm, blood-red box made from high-quality Millennium Cold Jade and opened it from a distance after preparing his defenses.
• Fire Qi burst out from the box and surged in all directions.

Ding Ling seized a powerful flame-wreathed finger and realized its fire could destroy sword intent. He used it to bargain with Sword Mount, who agreed to become the spirit of Ding Ling’s Ju Que Sword.

• The finger’s fire erupted and destroyed everything nearby, but Ding Ling used Iron Hand Forging to seize it after the flames weakened.
• Ding Ling deduced that Di Shitian had practiced Iron Hand Forging to handle the finger and wondered whether it belonged to a god or demon.
• Ding Ling tested the flame and found that it burned away his Mental Killing Sword, leading him to consider using it against Sword Mount.
• Ding Ling offered Sword Mount a choice between remaining suppressed until death and becoming the Ju Que Sword’s spirit, and Sword Mount agreed.
• Ding Ling used Max-Level Acting to tell Sword Mount to enter the Ju Que Sword when released, before the Library and Martial Furnace’s suppression faded.

Ding Ling pursued Jian Yue after the sword spirit fled, then destroyed him with the Fire Finger. Jian Yue left behind a Domain Crystal that Ding Ling began refining to empower his sword spirit across a thousand-li territory.

• Jian Yue escaped Ding Ling's Sea of Consciousness after Ding Ling dispersed the Library and Martial Furnace's suppressive power.
• Ding Ling chased Jian Yue, but Jian Yue turned to scattered lights and claimed he would not become anyone's lackey.
• Ding Ling used the Fire Finger and Moke Immeasurable to burn Jian Yue until he could no longer maintain his form.
• Jian Yue offered to become the sword spirit of Ding Ling's treasured sword, but Ding Ling continued the attack and annihilated him.
• Ding Ling identified the crystal left behind as the Domain Crystal of the thousand-li territory and began refining it with his sword spirit.

Ding Ling learned how the Domain Crystal empowered Jian Yue and wondered whether collecting more crystals would bring further changes. After defeating two Sword Spirits who tried to steal the crystal, he gained the Wings of the Azure Sea Swordplay and absorbed the second Spirit’s Spiritual Light.

• Ding Ling recalled that Jian Yue had made the Domain Crystal by refining Dawn Light and that it let him move freely within a thousand li.
• A Sword Spirit attacked Ding Ling to seize the Domain Crystal, but Ding Ling killed it with his Mental Killing Swords and absorbed its Spiritual Light, mastering the Wings of the Azure Sea Swordplay.
• Ding Ling activated the swordplay and formed sword-qi wings that could attack, defend, and carry him through the air.
• A female Sword Spirit appeared and tried to take the Domain Crystal, but Ding Ling evaded her counterattack and overwhelmed her with the Mental Killing Swords.
• Ding Ling destroyed the female Sword Spirit and caught the Spiritual Light left behind, which fled into his body.

Ding Ling defended the Domain Crystal as waves of sword spirits converged on it, killing them and absorbing their sword arts. After learning thirteen more top-tier sword arts, he remained surrounded by the threat of further arrivals.

• Ding Ling sensed the Shadow Stream Sword Art forming within him and mastered it at max level.
• Six indistinct sword spirits attacked Ding Ling in a formation, but he destroyed them with a fortyfold-amplified Mental Killing Sword.
• Ding Ling absorbed the six spirits and mastered the Azure Dragon Subduing Demon Sword Art and Six Harmonies Sword Formation.
• More than a dozen dim sword spirits rushed toward the Domain Crystal, and Ding Ling killed them and collected their Spiritual Light.
• Ding Ling mastered thirteen additional top-tier sword arts, including Falling Dust Sword Art, Bellows Wind Sword Art, and Soul Chasing Sword Art.

Ding Ling fought waves of sword spirits and Lingering Wills in the Sword World, capturing their Spiritual Lights and gaining hundreds of sword arts. He suspected some of the spirits came from recently ascended Wudang Sect disciples, while his swordsmanship and sword intent continued to grow.

• Ding Ling killed more than a hundred attacking sword spirits, remnant spirits, and sword wills with his Mental Killing Sword.
• He absorbed their Spiritual Lights and mastered around fifty sword arts, including Finger Entangling Swordplay, Two Forms Swordplay, and Tai Chi Swordplay.
• Ding Ling recognized the Wudang Sect sword arts and suspected the Lingering Wills belonged to Wudang Sect disciples who had recently ascended and died in the Wind and Cloud World.
• Ding Ling destroyed hundreds and then thousands of nearly imperceptible remnant spirits, capturing their faint Spiritual Lights before they dissipated into the Sword World.
• He mastered more than three hundred additional sword arts, greatly strengthening his swordsmanship foundation, attributes, and sword intent.

Ding Ling grew stronger while his Sword Spirit refined the Domain Crystal, and he discovered that the Sword World was made of absorbed sword intent and spirits. As the crystal neared completion, Zhang Sanfeng appeared and introduced himself to Ding Ling.

• Ding Ling absorbed hundreds of Sword Intents into the Supreme Sword Dao and killed thousands of Lingering Spirits, raising his agility to 135.1.
• Ding Ling waited while his Sword Spirit refined the Domain Crystal and noted that the Martial Furnace's body had reached 100% manifestation while its legs had reached 5%.
• Ding Ling observed through his Sword Spirit that the Sword World's apparent scenery was made of Sword Intent, Sword Mind, and the remnants of dead swordsmen.
• When the Domain Crystal's refinement reached 97%, Zhang Sanfeng approached and greeted Ding Ling, who was astonished to meet him.

Ding Ling met Zhang Sanfeng in the Sword World and learned how he and his Wudang disciples had arrived there. Zhang Sanfeng left to search for his disciples, but Xiao Aoshi attacked him and confronted Ding Ling.

• Ding Ling and Zhang Sanfeng compared how they had entered the Sword World, and Zhang Sanfeng described the hostile spirits he had encountered.
• Zhang Sanfeng learned that Ding Ling had destroyed the spirits of several Wudang disciples and mourned their deaths before departing to search for his remaining disciples.
• Zhang Sanfeng returned after a powerful sword aura sent him flying, warning Ding Ling that a demonic expert was approaching.
• Xiao Aoshi arrived with the Shi Huang Sword, recognized Ding Ling, and launched an attack.

Ding Ling and Xiao Aoshi fought a devastating battle across the Sword World while Zhang Sanfeng watched and marveled at their power. As Ding Ling’s refinement of the Domain Crystal neared completion, Xiao Aoshi unleashed the Sword Scorpion’s full power for a final attack.

• Xiao Aoshi attacked Ding Ling after hearing the Sword Scorpion mention the Domain Crystal, and Ding Ling met his strike with the Xuanyuan Sword and Sword River Snow Surge.
• Ding Ling and Xiao Aoshi exchanged a rapid series of sword strikes that devastated the surrounding mountains, rivers, towers, and palaces, while Zhang Sanfeng watched in amazement.
• Zhang Sanfeng realized that the battle revealed a martial realm far beyond the Great Grandmaster realm and resolved to observe it despite his injuries.
• Ding Ling guided Xiao Aoshi away from Zhang Sanfeng and continued fighting for an hour as the Domain Crystal’s refinement reached 99%.
• Xiao Aoshi recognized Ding Ling’s immunity to myriad poisons, then summoned the Sword Scorpion from his body and drew countless sword-and-scorpion-like creatures toward them.

Ding Ling fought Xiao Aoshi’s overwhelming Shi Huang Sword with twenty-one perfected supreme sword arts, but was struck down before using the God of War Art to recover and counterattack. As the Domain Crystal’s refinement neared completion, Ding Ling evaded Xiao Aoshi to buy time.

• Xiao Aoshi absorbed the creatures’ energy into the Shi Huang Sword and unleashed a devastating strike at Ding Ling.
• Ding Ling answered with twenty-one supreme sword arts, but Xiao Aoshi’s growing power crushed his sword manifestations and knocked him to the ground.
• Zhang Sanfeng prepared to intervene, fearing Xiao Aoshi would threaten the Sword World and the Nine Provinces if Ding Ling fell.
• Ding Ling recovered with the God of War Art, surprised Xiao Aoshi with a counterattack, and inflicted wounds on him.
• Ding Ling used the Soaring to Immortality Steps to evade Xiao Aoshi while waiting for the Domain Crystal’s refinement to finish.

Ding Ling battled Xiao Aoshi while the Sword Spirit completed his refinement of the Domain Crystal and rapidly evolved. After the Sword Spirit killed and devoured the Sword Scorpion possessing Xiao Aoshi, he learned that it had sought the Domain Crystal to transform itself and Xiao Aoshi.

• Ding Ling used the Sword Spirit's insight into the Domain to evade Xiao Aoshi's Shi Huang Sword Qi, then fought him again when Xiao Aoshi threatened Zhang Sanfeng and the Sword Spirit.
• The Sword Spirit completed refining the Domain Crystal, absorbed the surrounding Spiritual Light, and evolved from his initial form to his mid-level form.
• Ding Ling merged his mind with the Sword Spirit, who entered Xiao Aoshi's Sea of Consciousness and destroyed the Sword Scorpion with Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
• The Sword Spirit devoured the Sword Scorpion's Spiritual Light, reached his high-level form, and learned that it had possessed Xiao Aoshi to help them transform by finding the Domain Crystal.

Ding Ling used the Sword Spirit and its Domain Crystal power to destroy Xiao Aoshi’s Sea of Consciousness and annihilate his soul. The Sword Spirit then entered Ding Ling and released a mighty sword intent that reached the Nine Provinces, where Xiong Ba and Child Emperor sensed it.

• Ding Ling directed the Sword Spirit to shatter Xiao Aoshi’s defenses and destroy his Sea of Consciousness.
• Ding Ling ensured Xiao Aoshi’s soul and thoughts were completely annihilated so he could not survive as a Sword Spirit.
• The Sword Spirit left Xiao Aoshi’s body, entered Ding Ling, and empowered him with a world-shaking sword intent.
• Xiong Ba and Child Emperor saw the sword qi flash across the sky in the Western Regions and wondered whether it was connected to the growing tremors.

After the Sword Spirit possessed Ding Ling, he absorbed Xiao Aoshi’s memories and mastered Myriad Paths of the Forest, which stabilized his many cultivation methods and revealed several new martial paths. He discovered that the Fire Finger was recovering by absorbing the spirit within the Millennium Cold Jade, while Xiong Ba set out to investigate the trembling underground.

• Xiong Ba decided to seek an opportunity underground and headed toward the source of the Western Regions’ trembling.
• The Sword Spirit’s possession sent the devoured memories of Sword Scorpion and parts of Xiao Aoshi into Ding Ling’s Sea of Consciousness, allowing Myriad Paths of the Forest to reach full level.
• Ding Ling mastered five martial paths from Xiao Aoshi’s memories and fully mastered the Chaotic Sky Devil Path, then used Myriad Paths of the Forest to harmonize his cultivation methods and stabilize his dantian.
• Ding Ling inspected the Fire Finger and found that it was absorbing the spirit within the Millennium Cold Jade to recover its power.

Ding Ling mastered Xiao Aoshi’s martial arts, learned secrets of the Sword World from the Sword Scorpion’s memories, and absorbed Xiao Aoshi’s Inner Force. His breakthrough left him far stronger, while Zhang Sanfeng watched in awe.

• Ding Ling sealed away the depleted Fire Finger, then demonstrated the wind, thunder, fire, and rain arts of Xiao Aoshi’s Chaotic Sky Devil Path.
• Ding Ling learned from the Sword Scorpion’s memories about the Sword Pool, its Twelve Sword Hosts, and the forces that inhabited the Sword World.
• Ding Ling absorbed Xiao Aoshi’s Inner Force through the Myriad Paths of the Forest and broke through to the High-Level Shattered Realm.
• Zhang Sanfeng witnessed Ding Ling’s power and felt inspired by the path ahead.
• Ding Ling took the Shi Huang Sword from Xiao Aoshi.