Chapter Summaries

Ding Ling left Li Xiaoyao and the others after teaching him the Heaven and Earth Unification Sword, then went to Fairy Spirit Island and met Zhao Ling'er. Her joy at seeing him confirmed that he had traveled through time and met her ten years earlier.

• Ding Ling guided Li Xiaoyao in cultivating the Heaven and Earth Unification Sword and was astonished by his sword comprehension.
• Ding Ling flew away, leaving Li Xiaoyao to reassure Ding Xianglan and Ding Xiulan that he would teach them.
• Three men wearing bamboo hats and crescent moons on their foreheads arrived at the inn and paid Li Xiaoyao for lodging and a meal.
• Ding Ling reached Fairy Spirit Island and passed through its protective formation, which he recognized from the Shu Mountain World.
• Zhao Ling'er emerged from a secluded path, recognized Ding Ling, and ran to embrace him, saying she had waited ten years for him.

Ding Ling reunited with Zhao Ling'er and learned that Lin Qing'er had died a year earlier. At Lin Qing'er's grave, he recovered her scattered soul fragments and brought her body out of the coffin to attempt to revive her.

• Zhao Ling'er told Ding Ling that he had rescued her, Jiang Shi, and Lin Qing'er during the flood ten years earlier.
• Zhao Ling'er revealed that Lin Qing'er had died a year ago, and Ding Ling asked to see her grave.
• Ding Ling and Zhao Ling'er met Jiang Shi at Water Moon Palace, and she recognized him as her long-awaited benefactor.
• At Lin Qing'er's grave, Ding Ling used the Three Creation Methods to gather her soul fragments and retrieve her corpse.
• Ding Ling told the astonished Jiang Shi and overjoyed Zhao Ling'er that he would try to revive Lin Qing'er.

Ding Ling revived Lin Qing'er, restoring her body, life, and Earth Divine Power. Lin Qing'er reunited with Zhao Ling'er and began reciting the Nuwa Clan’s secret arts for Ding Ling.

• Ding Ling used his three combined methods and Immortal Qi to revive Lin Qing'er and restore her divine power.
• Zhao Ling'er and Jiang Shi watched in astonishment as Lin Qing'er opened her eyes and recognized Ding Ling.
• Jiang Shi explained what had happened, and Lin Qing'er thanked Ding Ling for saving her again.
• Lin Qing'er discovered that her strength had returned and that she had advanced further, then asked Ding Ling how he had overturned the Nuwa Clan’s fate.
• Ding Ling asked to see the Nuwa Clan’s spells, and Lin Qing'er agreed to recite the secret arts.

Lin Qing'er taught Ding Ling more than a hundred Descendants of Nuwa spells, and he mastered each one at Great Perfection as soon as he heard it. She then taught him the Nuwa Heart Sutra, which he also mastered instantly, leaving her stunned.

• Lin Qing'er explained the Wind Spell, and Ding Ling immediately reached Great Perfection and manifested wind-element Dao Rhyme.
• Lin Qing'er recited over a hundred basic and advanced spells while Ding Ling mastered each one instantly, astonishing Zhao Ling'er and Jiang Shi.
• Ding Ling's mastered spells improved his physical attributes and strengthened his Three Dantians, allowing him to cast the spells instantly through seals in his body.
• Lin Qing'er warned Ding Ling that ordinary people who cultivated the Nuwa Heart Sutra would die, but she taught it to him after he reassured her.
• Ding Ling mastered the Nuwa Heart Sutra and absorbed the spiritual energy it released, leaving Lin Qing'er rooted in shock.

Ding Ling reached the Great Perfection Realm in the Nuwa Heart Sutra, left Zhao Ling'er and Lin Qing'er instructions to advance their cultivation, and departed Fairy Spirit Island to seek the Five Spirit Orbs. He arrived in Suzhou City to find a map, intending to continue toward the orbs before players entered the world.

• Ding Ling amazed Lin Qing'er by reaching the Nuwa Heart Sutra's Great Perfection Realm without Nuwa Bloodline, while Zhao Ling'er celebrated his achievement.
• Ding Ling carved a wooden book of annotations for Zhao Ling'er and urged her to cultivate diligently before he left Fairy Spirit Island.
• Lin Qing'er told Zhao Ling'er to study Ding Ling's explanations and become strong enough to help him before leaving the island.
• Ding Ling flew to Suzhou City, learned that Lin Tian-nan led the Lin Family there, and decided not to visit Lin Yue-ru.
• Ding Ling set out to find a map, knowing the Spider Demon held the Thunder Spirit Orb in Chang'an and the Red Ghost King held the Earth Spirit Orb near Blackwater Town.

Ding Ling went to Suzhou City to buy a detailed map so he could search for Blackwater Town, where he unexpectedly met Lin Yue-ru. After he left without acknowledging her, Lin Yue-ru spent the afternoon hoping he would appear at her martial arts contest.

• Ding Ling bought a map in Suzhou City, learned it lacked Blackwater Town, and went to the Treasure Pavilion for a more detailed one.
• At the Treasure Pavilion, Lin Yue-ru argued with Chen Xu when he served Ding Ling first.
• Ding Ling recognized Lin Yue-ru, chose to avoid her, took a map, paid Chen Xu, and disappeared into the crowd.
• Lin Yue-ru realized she was attracted to Ding Ling and wondered whether he would attend her martial arts contest.
• Lin Yue-ru waited for Ding Ling at the contest until evening, and Lin Tian-nan noticed her disappointment.

Lin Yue-ru searched for Ding Ling after Lin Tian-nan challenged her to find a husband he would approve of, while Lin Tian-nan secretly followed her and investigated the man in her portrait. He learned Ding Ling had already left Suzhou City and set out to discover his identity, unaware that Ding Ling had no interest in Lin Yue-ru.

• Lin Yue-ru asked Lin Tian-nan to cancel her tournament to find a husband, and he challenged her to find someone he approved of.
• Lin Yue-ru had a painter draw Ding Ling's portrait and searched around the Treasure Pavilion for him while Lin Tian-nan followed from a distance.
• After Lin Yue-ru checked into an inn, Lin Tian-nan had the painter draw another portrait and learned Ding Ling had been seen buying maps before leaving Suzhou City.
• Lin Tian-nan took Ding Ling's portrait and vowed to use his connections across the martial world to uncover Ding Ling's identity.
• Ding Ling remained unaware of Lin Yue-ru's feelings and concluded that he would not pursue a relationship with her.

Ding Ling met Su Mei, a young fox demon, near Baihe Village and befriended her after assuring her he would not harm her. He left to continue his journey, while Su Mei hurried home to tell her parents about her new friend.

• Ding Ling used his Heavenly Eye to recognize that the little girl warning him about zombies was the fox demon Su Mei.
• Ding Ling explained his view of good and evil, and Su Mei learned he considered her a good demon who deserved no harm.
• Su Mei invited Ding Ling to her home, but he declined and promised to visit her when he returned.
• Su Mei and Ding Ling hooked pinkies and pledged to meet again before Ding Ling flew away on the Ice Soul Sword.
• Su Mei rushed back to Hidden Dragon Cave and told Hu Yin and Su Long that she had made a good friend.

Su Mei told Su Long and Hu Yin about meeting Ding Ling, a Sword Immortal who had promised to visit her again, and they began to look forward to his arrival while remaining cautious. Ding Ling continued along his route and rescued Baihe Village from its zombies, leaving Han Yixian, Han Mengci, and the villagers to wonder who had saved them.

• Su Mei insisted that her human friend Ding Ling was a good Sword Immortal who would return to visit her.
• Su Mei recounted how she met Ding Ling, and Hu Yin and Su Long considered befriending him while preparing to flee if necessary.
• Ding Ling passed over Baihe Village and used his Martial Dao Immortal Qi to cure the zombies and absorb their malice and toxins.
• The rescued villagers praised the young Sword Immortal, while Han Yixian, Han Mengci, and the others proposed erecting monuments and memorial tablets in his honor.

Ding Ling destroyed the demons in General's Tomb, absorbed the Earth Spirit Orb and the surrounding corruption, and ended the zombie outbreak in Blackwater Town. Han Yixian, Han Mengci, and Master Zhixiu investigated the aftermath and concluded that the Sword Immortal from Baihe Village had done it.

• Ding Ling traveled to General's Tomb and broke into it with the Mandarin Duck Thunderbolt Sword.
• Ding Ling killed the skeleton demon in an Iron Coffin and followed a powerful suction force to a Blood Pool.
• Ding Ling killed the Red Ghost King with the Heaven Flipping Palm and obtained the Earth Spirit Orb, absorbing its spiritual energy and the Blood Pool's corrupt energies.
• Ding Ling absorbed the Malevolent Qi and poisonous energy over Blackwater Town, then flew toward Chang'an as the zombies began to recover.
• Han Yixian, Han Mengci, and Master Zhixiu investigated the destroyed General's Tomb and identified the Sword Immortal from Baihe Village as the likely culprit.
• Master Zhixiu admired the Sword Immortal's cultivation and righteousness and hoped to meet and follow him.

After resolving the zombie calamity, Ding Ling refined the Earth Spirit Orb to Chang'an and considered the danger of absorbing its deeper power. He reached the Black Forest in search of his next objective, while Master Zhixiu and Su Mei's family learned of the Sword Immortal and grew curious about him.

• Master Zhixiu regretted missing the Sword Immortal and hoped to meet him for guidance.
• Su Mei, Hu Yin, and Su Long learned that the zombie calamity had been resolved and suspected Ding Ling was responsible; Hu Yin and Su Long concluded that he posed them no threat.
• Ding Ling refined the Earth Spirit Orb until his Immortal Qi Value reached 600 wisps, then stopped when he realized its deeper power might sustain the Human Realm.
• Ding Ling arrived in Chang'an, saw Liu Jinyuan celebrating his success as the Number One Scholar, and declined the steward's invitation to the banquet.
• Ding Ling learned the location of the Black Forest; after ruffians followed him into an alley to rob him, he concealed himself and flew out of the city toward the forest.

Ding Ling entered the Black Forest in search of the Thunder Spirit Orb and found it on a Spider Demon, which he froze with the Mystic Ice Spell. Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang followed him, hoping to learn who he was and recruit him, but they had not yet caught up.

• Ding Ling ignored a hunter's warning and used Ground Shrinking Step to vanish deep into the Black Forest.
• Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang realized Ding Ling was a martial arts expert and followed him, hoping to befriend or recruit him.
• Ding Ling used his Divine Meditation Technique and Heavenly Eye to locate a powerful thunder spirit force in the forest.
• Ding Ling spotted a Spider Demon trapping a butterfly and recognized the Thunder Spirit Orb on it.
• Ding Ling cast the Mystic Ice Spell and froze the Spider Demon on its web.

Ding Ling killed the Spider Demon, rescued Caiyi and her three sisters, and agreed to let the Butterfly Demons follow him. After Ding Ling departed, Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang recognized him as a Sword Immortal.

• Ding Ling killed the Spider Demon and took the Thunder Spirit Orb from its body.
• Caiyi introduced herself, and Ding Ling rescued her from the poisoned web.
• Caiyi and the other three Butterfly Demons transformed into human form, thanked Ding Ling, and asked to follow him.
• Ding Ling agreed to take the four Butterfly Demons with him, and they transformed into butterflies and settled on his shoulders.
• Ding Ling flew away on the Ice Soul Sword while Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang arrived and marveled at the Sword Immortal they had witnessed.

Ding Ling refined the Thunder Spirit Orb while Caiyi and the other Butterfly Demons watched, then continued toward Nanzhao to seek the remaining three spirit orbs. At the border, a white-haired swordsman blocked his way and accused him of violating a grave taboo.

• Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang examined the dead Ghost-faced Spider, and Li Yuanfang wondered whether the Sword Immortal would have accepted them as followers.
• Ding Ling secretly cultivated above the clouds, refining the Thunder Spirit Orb until his Lower Dantian held seven hundred strands of Immortal Qi.
• Caiyi and the other three women watched Ding Ling cultivate and became even more devoted to him.
• Ding Ling put away the Thunder Spirit Orb and headed south toward Nanzhao, where the Golden Winged Phoenix, the qilin, and seven-year-old Li Xiaoyao held the remaining three orbs.
• A white-haired man wielding a divine sword stopped Ding Ling at the Great Tang border and warned that he had violated a grave taboo.

Ding Ling confronted Yin Ruozhuo, the Shu Mountain Sword Saint, who tried to stop him based on visions that Ding Ling threatened the world. After Ding Ling easily subdued him, he suggested the Dao had misled Yin Ruozhuo and left to seek the Five Spirit Orbs.

• Caiyi defended Ding Ling when Yin Ruozhuo accused him of associating with demons and threatened to seal him in the Demon Imprisoning Pagoda.
• Ding Ling recognized Yin Ruozhuo as Shushan's Sect Master, and Yin Ruozhuo claimed the Heavenly Dao made him invincible in the Human Realm.
• Ding Ling used the Stasis Spell to send Yin Ruozhuo falling, then rescued him with a gust of wind and released the spell.
• Yin Ruozhuo explained that visions of the past and future had led him to believe Ding Ling might destroy the world.
• Ding Ling suggested the Dao had deliberately misled Yin Ruozhuo, warned that his path to immortality was hopeless, and departed on the Ice Soul Sword to pursue the Five Spirit Orbs.

Ding Ling traveled to the Nan Shao capital, restored the decaying Nuwa Shrine, and asked Nuwa to help him find all five Spirit Pearls and change the world. Nuwa appeared through her statue, warned that Fuxi had sent experts to kill him, and sent him ten years into the past to seek two more pearls while giving him the Fire Spirit Pearl.

• Yin Ruozhuo pondered Ding Ling's strength and teachings, wondering whether Ding Ling's arrival would change the world's fate.
• Caiyi and the other three women realized how extraordinary Ding Ling was and grew excited about following him.
• Ding Ling traveled through the Nan Shao Kingdom, saw Anu reunite with Nanman Mama, and found the ruined Nuwa Shrine in the capital.
• Ding Ling restored the shrine and asked Nuwa for her blessing as he sought the five Spirit Pearls and hoped to usher in an age of the immortal Dao.
• Nuwa warned Ding Ling that Fuxi had sent experts to kill him, then promised to send him ten years into the past and gave him the Fire Spirit Pearl through a Fire Kirin.

Ding Ling arrived near the Nan Shao Kingdom as a catastrophic flood struck and discovered that the Heavenly Court’s Water God, Ji Shui, was behind it. He killed her and halted the flood, learning that Fuxi had sent her back ten years to attack him.

• Ding Ling arrived near the capital of the Nan Shao Kingdom and realized he had crossed over to a time before Li Xiaoyao’s arrival.
• Lin Qing'er tried to save her people from the flood, but Mo Yixi could not stop her from being swept away.
• Ding Ling froze the towering waves and found Ji Shui, the Water God of the Heavenly Court, hidden among them.
• Ding Ling killed Ji Shui with the Mandarin Duck Thunderbolt Sword, and the flood receded.
• Ding Ling learned that Fuxi had sent Ji Shui ten years into the past to kill him.

Ding Ling absorbed the Water God's power and memories, learned the Azure Wave Source Divine Method, and used it to stop the flood in Nan Shao Kingdom. After he flew away with Lin Qing'er and a Phoenix, a witness reconsidered his plans to destroy and reshape the world.

• Ding Ling refined the Water God's power and memories, learned that she was a high-level Human Immortal, and gained the Azure Wave Source Divine Method.
• Ding Ling used the divine technique to draw the floodwaters across Nan Shao Kingdom into a sphere, saving the people from drowning.
• The Witch King and Mo Yixi witnessed Ding Ling's feat and bowed in awe; Mo Yixi later saw Ding Ling leave with a woman resembling Lin Qing'er and a Phoenix.
• Mo Yixi failed to catch up with Ding Ling, confirmed Lin Qing'er was gone, and headed toward Shushan in distress.
• A man who had planned to destroy and reshape the world abandoned his immediate schemes and resolved to find Ding Ling and learn how many powerful beings existed.

After witnessing the True God’s power, Shi Jieren abandoned his plans for the Moon Worship Sect and resolved to cultivate until he could rival a god. Ding Ling rescued Zhao Ling’er, Jiang Shi, and Lin Qing’er from the flood, then restored Lin Qing’er to perfect health.

• Shi Jieren watched the True God’s battle and decided to pursue cultivation rather than rely on the Water Demon Beast or the Five Spirit Orbs.
• Shi Jieren lost interest in the Moon Worship Sect and the Witch King, then left to seek a higher path of cultivation.
• Ding Ling pulled Zhao Ling’er and Jiang Shi out of the flood and explained that he was a Dao cultivator.
• Zhao Ling’er sensed that Lin Qing’er was dying and begged Ding Ling to save her, so he brought Lin Qing’er to them.
• Ding Ling used the Body-Sculpting Method, the Heart-Forging Method, and three strands of Immortal Qi to restore Lin Qing’er’s vitality and human form.

Ding Ling took Zhao Ling'er and Lin Qing'er to Fairy Spirit Island after reviving Lin Qing'er, while Nuwa revealed the danger posed by the space-time vortexes and the need to prevent a hundredth from forming. He arrived at the island and fortified it with a powerful chain of formations.

• Ding Ling summoned the Phoenix and flew east with Zhao Ling'er, Lin Qing'er, and Jiang Shi, protecting them from the force of its flight.
• Lin Qing'er asked where they were going, and Ding Ling told her they were headed to Fairy Spirit Island in the East Sea.
• Nuwa explained that Fuxi had formed ninety-nine space-time vortexes to prevent her and Shennong from returning, and warned that a hundredth would make their destruction permanent.
• Nuwa said Ding Ling's revival of Lin Qing'er had allowed her to scatter Earth Divine Power throughout the world, and urged him to prevent the hundredth vortex from forming.
• Ding Ling reached Fairy Spirit Island in less than half a day and laid out an Ultimate Chain Formation to protect it.