Chapter Summaries

Ding Ling learned that the Celestial Venerables planned to repair their web by blood-sacrificing Ascenders and players, then traveled with Profound Moon Celestial Venerable to Sacrifice City. There he encountered North Dipper Celestial Venerable, who had possessed Hua Wuque and cultivated his body to the Perfection Realm of the Celestial Venerables.

• Ding Ling questioned Profound Moon Celestial Venerable about the Celestial Venerables and learned that blood sacrifices would let the Heavenly Dao target Ascenders and players with endless heavenly tribulation.
• Ding Ling told Profound Moon Celestial Venerable to take him to Sacrifice City, and they flew west with Ruo Lan and Fu Yuechi.
• Ding Ling restored Fu Yuechi's severed arm, and she confirmed that she had fully recovered.
• Ding Ling and his companions entered the Cave Outside the Sky and saw the newly built, blood-red Sacrifice City surrounded by a great formation.
• North Dipper Celestial Venerable appeared in Hua Wuque's body and revealed that he had possessed the young man and reached the Perfection Realm of the Celestial Venerables.

Profound Moon Celestial Venerable confronted North Dipper and the newly descended Celestial Venerables, including South Dipper Zhou Botong and Yuheng Xiang Wentian, over her alliance with Ding Ling. As the Celestial Venerables stalled for the blood sacrifice to finish, South Dipper realized Ding Ling’s Primordial Spirit was acting inside Sacrifice City.

• North Dipper accused Profound Moon Celestial Venerable of defecting, but she defended her choice to follow Ding Ling and seek freedom from Destiny.
• Greedy Wolf, South Dipper, Yuheng, Celestial Authority, Celestial Pivot, and Celestial Jade appeared beside North Dipper, and South Dipper urged Profound Moon to return to their side before the Heavenly Dao targeted her.
• Ding Ling secretly told Profound Moon that his Primordial Spirit had entered Sacrifice City to rescue the trapped Ascenders, and she agreed to hold off the others.
• Profound Moon warned the Celestial Venerables that Ding Ling had killed Great Sun Celestial Venerable in two moves, causing them to fear him and decide to stall until the blood sacrifice was complete.
• South Dipper sent a probing Sword Qi at Ding Ling, but Profound Moon blocked it; South Dipper then noticed Ancient Fiend City had become much lighter.

Ding Ling revealed that he had killed Tian Shu and attacked the Celestial Venerables, displaying overwhelming power. Southern Dipper escaped to the Human Realm, but three Celestial Venerables were killed, leaving the survivors and Profound Moon Celestial Venerable terrified of Ding Ling.

• North Dipper and the other Celestial Venerables returned to Sacrifice City and found Tian Shu dead, with his Primordial Spirit gone.
• Southern Dipper calculated that Tian Shu had been killed by a Formless Sword and suspected Ding Ling was responsible.
• Ding Ling confirmed that he had killed Tian Shu, then attacked Southern Dipper with the Heaven and Earth Unification Sword.
• Southern Dipper used his Mountain and River Shift Secret Technique to escape to Hengshan, which took the sword strike and shattered.
• Ding Ling sent the shattered stones against the Celestial Venerables, then killed Celestial Authority, Celestial Pivot, and Celestial Jade with the Mandarin Duck Thunderbolt Sword.
• Profound Moon Celestial Venerable was overwhelmed by fear, while Ruo Lan and Fu Yuechi admired Ding Ling's strength.

Ding Ling annihilated Celestial Jade, Celestial Pivot, and Celestial Authority, then rescued the captives in Sacrifice City before the Heavenly Dao could use them to create an incarnation. He learned the Star Shift Great Art and left the Ascenders and players safely collected in the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram.

• Li Yiqi struggled to accept that three Celestial Venerables had been killed, while Guan Yu celebrated Ding Ling’s victory.
• Ding Ling’s sword and palm shattered Sacrifice City after he killed the three Celestial Venerables.
• Ding Ling used the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram to rescue the Ascenders and players, including Zhuge Liang, You Ruo, and Xiang Yu.
• Ding Ling stripped memories from the Celestial Venerables and acquired the Star Shift Great Art.

Ding Ling killed Li Yiqi and refined her energy and that of the other Celestial Venerables, reaching the peak of the Battle Immortal realm. He then offered to remove Guan Yu’s Divine Dao Celestial Venerable Inheritance, and Guan Yu eagerly accepted.

• Ding Ling used the Star Shift Great Art to learn about Blood Sacrifice and Ziwei Celestial Venerable’s location, then destroyed the formation and ancient city.
• Ding Ling killed Li Yiqi, whose final thoughts acknowledged his power, and took her memories and cultivation.
• Ding Ling refined the energy of Li Yiqi and the other Celestial Venerables, raising his Immortal Qi and physical attributes until he reached the peak of the Battle Immortal realm.
• Guan Yu praised Ding Ling for defeating the Celestial Venerables, and Ding Ling offered to remove the Divine Dao Celestial Venerable Inheritance.
• Guan Yu asked Ding Ling to remove the inheritance because it made him feel watched and uneasy.

Ding Ling removed the Divine Way Inheritance crown from Guan Yu and promised to return it once the Heavenly Dao’s influence was dealt with. After learning how close he had come to a trap set by dozens of Celestial Venerables in the Upper Realm, Ding Ling decided to secure the Lower Realm before considering a counterattack.

• Ding Ling entered Guan Yu’s Sea of Consciousness, removed the inheritance crown, and stored it away while leaving Guan Yu’s cultivation intact.
• Ding Ling promised to return Guan Yu’s crown if they resolved the Heavenly Dao’s control over the Divine Way Inheritance, and Guan Yu eagerly accepted.
• Ding Ling left the Cave Outside the Sky with Guan Yu, Ruo Lan, Fu Yuechi, and the Profound Moon Celestial Venerable, while four Celestial Venerables had escaped using a transposition technique.
• The Profound Moon Celestial Venerable explained that the Time Celestial Venerable created the Sundial and that the Demonic Path Celestial Venerable had used it to try to trap Ding Ling in the Upper Realm among dozens of Celestial Venerables.
• Ding Ling learned more about the powerful Celestial Venerables and resolved to finish arranging matters in the Lower Realm before considering a counterattack against the Upper Realm.

Ding Ling returned to Emei Sect and discussed the threat of the Celestial Venerables and the future of the Nine Provinces Divine Sect with Dan Chenzi. Dan Chenzi agreed to help unify the world, while Xuan Tianzong said he wanted to rebuild Kunlun Sect.

• Ding Ling and his group arrived at the revived Emei Sect, where disciples and fans celebrated his return.
• Dan Chenzi told Ding Ling that Lian Xing had been possessed and killed, then remarked on Profound Moon Celestial Venerable’s resemblance to Li Yingqi.
• Profound Moon Celestial Venerable explained that she had descended using another woman’s body from a different dimensional world controlled by the four great Celestial Venerables.
• Ding Ling explained the Nine Provinces Divine Sect’s development and asked Dan Chenzi to help unify the world with its disciples.
• Dan Chenzi agreed to cooperate and said he would join the Nine Provinces Divine Sect in the Upper Realm; Xuan Tianzong said he wanted to rebuild Kunlun Sect.

Ding Ling returned to the Jade Pool Immortal Fortress after defeating the Celestial Venerables, while players and Ascenders spread news of his victory and celebrated him as their savior. He freed the Ascenders he had rescued and introduced them to Ji Wushuang, Xiao Ru, and the others.

• Dan Chenzi, Xuan Tianzong, and Duan Lei marveled at Ding Ling's defeat of the Celestial Venerables and said they would follow him if they were not rebuilding their sects.
• Players and Ascenders learned from Guan Yu's account that Ding Ling had killed the Celestial Venerables, and players flooded the forums with posts praising him.
• Ding Ling's fame drew attention to the small city where he built a villa, causing local property prices to soar and residents to become wealthy.
• Ding Ling arrived at the Jade Pool Immortal Fortress and brought the Ascenders down from the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram.
• Ding Ling removed the Ascenders' restraints, restored their magical power, and introduced Ji Wushuang, Xiao Ru, and the others to them.

Ding Ling assigned Zhuge Liang and the others to establish the Nine Provinces Divine Sect and unify the Human Realm, then traveled with Ruo Lan to Wu Mountain and killed Cheng Letian. He discovered from her memories that Ziwei Celestial Venerable had guided her into learning a secret method that let her devour souls and prey on Ascenders.

• Ding Ling appointed Zhuge Liang to lead Guan Yu, Xiang Yu, and the others in founding the Nine Provinces Divine Sect and unifying the Human Realm.
• Ding Ling and Ruo Lan flew to Wu Mountain, where Ding Ling’s sword pierced the mountainside and drove Cheng Letian out.
• Ding Ling rejected Cheng Letian’s plea for mercy and killed her with the Mandarin Duck Thunderbolt Sword.
• Ding Ling used his Sword Domain to extract Cheng Letian’s memories and learned that Ziwei Celestial Venerable had helped her obtain a divine sword and secret arts.
• Ding Ling discovered that Cheng Letian had mastered the Soul Devouring Sun Eating Secret Method and slaughtered Ascenders to absorb their souls and fortunes.

After learning that Ziwei Celestial Venerable had fled Wu Mountain, Ding Ling used the All-Heaven Ghost City to track down North Dipper Celestial Venerable. North Dipper sought refuge with Profound Moon Celestial Venerable at the Jade Pool Immortal Fortress just as Ding Ling arrived.

• Ding Ling learned from Cheng Letian's memories that Ziwei Celestial Venerable had escaped Wu Mountain, then stored Cheng Letian's sword tip and Sword Spirit.
• Ding Ling and Ruo Lan searched the Earth Realm with the All-Heaven Ghost City and found North Dipper Celestial Venerable near Mount Hua.
• North Dipper fled from Ding Ling, but stopped in Shushan territory and escaped into the Jade Pool Immortal Fortress to ask Profound Moon Celestial Venerable for help.
• Profound Moon reminded North Dipper that he had mocked her for choosing to follow Ding Ling, and North Dipper admitted his fault and begged her to save him.
• Ding Ling and Ruo Lan arrived at the Jade Pool Immortal Fortress, where Zhuge Liang and the others greeted Ding Ling.

Ding Ling enslaved the North Dipper Celestial Venerable and had him and the Profound Moon Celestial Venerable reveal their techniques. After mastering the North Dipper Divine Talisman Method instantly, Ding Ling discovered it led directly to the Heavenly Immortal realm.

• The Profound Moon Celestial Venerable offered the North Dipper Celestial Venerable to Ding Ling as a servant, and he agreed to be enslaved to survive.
• Ding Ling projected his Nascent Soul into the North Dipper Celestial Venerable's Sea of Consciousness, enslaved him, and brought him and the Profound Moon Celestial Venerable into the main hall.
• The two Celestial Venerables revealed their techniques, and Ding Ling mastered the North Dipper Divine Talisman Method after hearing it once.
• Ding Ling demonstrated perfect-grade divine talismans, astonishing the North Dipper Celestial Venerable and confirming the method led directly to the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Ding Ling learned the secrets of North Dipper and Xuanyue, strengthening his cultivation before continuing his search for the remaining Celestial Venerables. Meanwhile, Xia Bing and Cuizhu patrolled the growing city outside the Jade Pool Immortal Fortress, and Ding Ling killed Greedy Wolf and obtained his cultivation art.

• Ding Ling had North Dipper and Xuanyue recount their manuals, mastered them, and instructed them to assist Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, and the others.
• Xia Bing and Cuizhu discussed the Nine Provinces Divine Sect’s growing competition, and Cuizhu promised to teach Xia Bing the Heavenly Evasion Swordplay.
• Ding Ling and Ruo Lan searched across the Earth Realm using All-Heaven Ghost City and located Greedy Wolf in the Deep Sea Abyss.
• Greedy Wolf fled to Heaven’s End, where Ding Ling caught up and killed him after blocking his curse with an Anti-Curse Divine Talisman.
• Ding Ling extracted part of Greedy Wolf’s memories and obtained the max-level Greedy Wolf Moon Devouring Great Art.

Ding Ling killed the Greedy Wolf Celestial Venerable, enslaved Yuheng, and learned that Xiang Wentian’s Three Souls and Seven Spirits had been preserved. Yuheng agreed to return Xiang Wentian’s body after recovering his own and left to help unify the world.

• Ding Ling refined the Greedy Wolf Celestial Venerable’s essence, strengthened his physique, and continued searching with Ruo Lan.
• Yuheng surrendered to Ding Ling, accepted a Puppet Seal, and joined the Nine Provinces Divine Sect.
• Ding Ling asked whether Xiang Wentian was dead, and Yuheng revealed that he had preserved Xiang Wentian’s Three Souls and Seven Spirits.
• Yuheng offered to return Xiang Wentian’s body after recovering his own, and Ding Ling ordered him to assist Zhuge Liang and record his knowledge for the God Sect’s book vault.
• Yuheng left and suspected that Ding Ling would soon find the Ziwei Celestial Venerable, who was hiding in the Nine Heavens Chaotic Wind Stream Layer.

Celestial Venerable Yuheng reached the Nine Provinces Divine Sect and pledged allegiance, helping its forces conquer the Human Realm and bring all three worlds under its control. After the victory, Ding Ling found Ziwei Celestial Venerable living in hiding as a pastry-shop owner near the Jade Pool Immortal Fortress.

• Celestial Venerable Yuheng returned to the Nine Provinces Divine Sect, where Cuizhu questioned him before he explained that he had come to pledge allegiance and asked about the sect master.
• Celestial Venerable Yuheng gave generous gifts to Guan Yu and the others, while four surrendered Celestial Venerables helped the sect win battles across the Human Realm.
• Zhuge Liang coordinated the campaigns as more sects surrendered, submitted copies of their inheritances to the Book Vault, and received points in return.
• The Nine Provinces Divine Sect unified the Human Realm in less than three months, then brought Cave Outside the Sky, the Demon Realm, and the rest under its jurisdiction three months later.
• After the three worlds came under the sect's control, Ding Ling found Ziwei Celestial Venerable hiding near the Jade Pool Immortal Fortress as the owner of a small pastry shop.

Ding Ling accepted Ziwei Celestial Venerable’s surrender and learned that the Heavenly Dao had two entities, with one plotting to lure Ding Ling into the Upper Realm’s Heavenly Abyss. He considered Ziwei’s warning and checked his unfinished tasks, uncertain whether the strongest enemy was a Celestial Venerable or the Heavenly Dao itself.

• Ding Ling questioned Ziwei Celestial Venerable about crippling his cultivation, and Ziwei explained that surrender was his only chance to survive.
• Ding Ling used the Puppet Art to imprison Ziwei’s spirit, prompting Ziwei to reveal the secrets he knew.
• Ziwei told Ding Ling that a second, opposing Heavenly Dao existed in another universe and that the local Heavenly Dao sought to control the pyramid world through the Celestial Venerables.
• Ziwei warned Ding Ling not to enter the Upper Realm’s Heavenly Abyss until he had grown stronger, explaining that the Heavenly Dao had set a trap there.
• Ding Ling considered Ziwei’s advice and saw that Task 1 was at 92 percent, Task 2 was complete, and Tasks 3 and 4 remained unfinished.

Ding Ling lectured the Nine Provinces Divine Sect and read through the Book Vault, mastering its techniques and raising his attributes. After completing the library’s texts, his aura surged, while the Celestial Venerables debated whether he would enter the Upper Realm Heavenly Abyss.

• Ding Ling returned to the Nine Provinces Divine Sect and taught its members techniques inside the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram.
• Ding Ling read the Book Vault’s martial arts and miscellaneous studies, gaining Buddhist energy, Upright Qi, wisdom, and charm.
• Ding Ling mastered Mount Wutai’s Great Arhat Buddha Hand and Dharma Wheel Sutra, demonstrating the Sutra’s golden Buddhist wheels.
• Ziwei Celestial Venerable, Celestial Venerable Yuheng, and others debated whether Ding Ling’s cautious nature or his decisiveness would lead him to the Upper Realm Heavenly Abyss.
• Ding Ling finished reading the Book Vault’s Immortal Classics and secret techniques, and his aura surged.

Ding Ling absorbed the energy of two Void Spirit Veins, raising all four of his attributes to 500,000 points and reaching the limit of the world. He emerged from seclusion ready to investigate the Upper Realm Heavenly Abyss, planning to send his Sword Spirit ahead to scout.

• Ding Ling continued cultivating at a Void Spirit Vein in the Demon Realm after Ding Yin and Ji Jinyu revealed its location.
• Ding Ling absorbed the vein’s Profound Yin Demonic Qi until his attributes reached 300,000 points and his physique reached the late stage of Human Immortal.
• Ding Ling traveled to the Cave Outside the Sky and devoured the positive qi stored in its Void Spirit Vein.
• Ding Ling reached Human Immortal Great Perfection at 400,000 points and continued cultivating until all four attributes reached 500,000 points.
• Ding Ling emerged from seclusion and decided to send his Sword Spirit to scout the Upper Realm Heavenly Abyss.

Ding Ling prepared to enter the Upper Realm Heavenly Abyss after strengthening his allies, while resolving to kill Tai Shuchang for continuing to plot against him. He sent his Sword Spirit and Ruo Lan ahead, with Consort Yu and Xiang Yu following after they successfully combined their swords.

• Ding Ling learned that Mission 1 was nearly complete, questioned Ding Yin and Ji Jinyu about Tai Shuchang, and ordered them to contact Guan Yu and the others if anything unusual happened.
• Ding Ling trained Ruo Lan, Consort Yu, and Xiang Yu until they became Immortals with powerful Martial Dao True Understanding, and praised Consort Yu and Xiang Yu for successfully combining their swords.
• Ding Ling decided it was time to enter the Upper Realm Heavenly Abyss and explained that his Sword Spirit would travel with Ruo Lan while Consort Yu and Xiang Yu followed.
• The Sword Spirit combined swords with Ruo Lan and headed toward the Cave Outside the Sky, followed by Consort Yu and Xiang Yu using Twin Sky Thunder Swords Combined.
• Fu Yuechi regretted failing to combine swords with Guan Yu, while You Ruo urged her to focus on missions and gaining points; Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, Chief Zuo, and others continued cultivating and training disciples.

Ding Ling led Ruo Lan, Xiang Yu, and Consort Yu through the Abyss Black Hole toward the Upper Realm Heavenly Abyss, concealed from detection by North Dipper talismans. They reached the Heavenly Abyss and saw the hidden web and figures guarding it, leaving the coming battle with the Heavenly Dao imminent.

• The Nine Provinces Divine Sect continued to grow, and its disciples advanced through training in the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram as Ding Ling completed his first mission.
• Profound Moon Celestial Venerable, Ziwei Celestial Venerable, North Dipper Celestial Venerable, and Southern Dipper Celestial Venerable discussed Ding Ling’s chances against the Heavenly Dao, while Ziwei Celestial Venerable’s divination could not determine the outcome.
• Ding Ling used North Dipper Concealment Talismans to hide himself, Ruo Lan, Xiang Yu, and Consort Yu as they entered the Cave Outside the Sky.
• Ding Yin and Ji Jinyu sensed that someone had slipped past them and decided to report the intrusion to General Guan.
• Ding Ling found a node in the void, opened a passage with his sword, and led the others through the Abyss Black Hole to the Upper Realm Heavenly Abyss.
• Ding Ling used his Heavenly Eye to see the hidden web above the Heavenly Abyss and recognized figures he believed were the four great Celestial Venerables of time, Destiny, Cause and Effect, and the world.

Ding Ling and Ruo Lan tested the Celestial Venerables’ web over the Heavenly Abyss, then retreated after the Time Celestial Venerable pursued them. With the Sword Spirit back in Ding Ling’s Middle Dantian, they returned to attack the web again, ending as Ding Ling amplified their Twin Swords Combined strike.

• Ding Ling and Ruo Lan struck the web with Twin Swords Combined, but it trembled without breaking, and the Time Celestial Venerable sent his Sundial after them.
• Ding Ling called Xiang Yu and Consort Yu back, judged that his true body could pierce the web, and escaped with the others under the North Dipper Concealment Talisman.
• The Time, World, Fate, and Karma Celestial Venerables discussed Ding Ling and vowed to kill him and his allies if they entered the Upper Realm.
• The Sword Spirit returned to Ding Ling’s Middle Dantian, and Ding Ling, Ruo Lan, Xiang Yu, and Consort Yu set out for the Heavenly Abyss again.
• Ding Ling and Ruo Lan reached the web unseen, and Ding Ling amplified their Twin Swords Combined attack with Martial Dao True Understanding.