Chapter Summaries

Tang Xuejian and Zhao Ling'er’s families reflected on their feelings for Ding Ling and the hope he offered the descendants of Nuwa, while Little Fish recounted how Ding Ling saved her from Zhou Aotian. By the end, stories of Ding Ling’s heroics had spread across Mount Tai, intensifying Lin Qing'er and Xu Changqing’s worries about how many women admired him.

• Tang Xuejian hoped Li Xiaoyao might regain his past-life memories and privately resolved to devote herself to Ding Ling if he could bring Jingtian back.
• Zhao Ling'er treasured Ding Ling’s Flying Sword Letter, while Lin Qing'er and Xu Changqing discussed whether Ling'er might marry Ding Ling to escape the descendants of Nuwa’s tragic fate.
• Xu Changqing and Lin Qing'er concluded that Ding Ling was an unusually promising match for Ling'er, though they worried that he might reject her.
• Little Fish told Caiyi and the other women that Zhou Aotian had lured her out, pursued her into the Upper Realm, and nearly killed her before Ding Ling saved her and continued chasing the Evil Sword Immortal.
• Duan Lang overheard the women praising Ding Ling and spread Little Fish’s rescue as one of Ding Ling’s legendary stories; the women warned him but did not correct the rumors.
• Lin Qing'er and Xu Changqing heard the story and grew more anxious about how many women admired Ding Ling.

Ding Ling searched for the Evil Sword Immortal after discovering that Shushan had been destroyed, then encountered A Fei, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Wen Yang under attack by a powerful Fox Spirit. He effortlessly turned the Fox Spirit’s attacks back on her and struck as she tried to flee.

• Ding Ling learned from a surviving Shushan disciple that the Evil Sword Immortal had slaughtered the disciples and headed north, then set out to find him.
• Ding Ling rested near Chang'an and met A Fei, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Wen Yang, who were fleeing a Fox Spirit that had killed their companions.
• The Fox Spirit caught up with the group and severely wounded A Fei while breaking Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Wen Yang’s weapons and defenses.
• Ding Ling caught the Fox Spirit’s sword between two fingers and repeatedly reflected her attacks back at her, leaving her badly wounded.
• The Fox Spirit fled into the sky, and Ding Ling pointed after her as sword energy swept across hundreds of li.

Ding Ling saved Qin Qiong, Wen Yang, A Fei, and Cheng Yaojin from Xiao Wei, a powerful fox immortal seeking revenge for Wang Sheng. After killing Xiao Wei and absorbing her abilities and memories, Ding Ling discovered that Fuxi and the Evil Sword Immortal were involved in her rise and operations around Luoyang and Chang'an.

• Ding Ling struck Xiao Wei down with a sword, saving Qin Qiong, Wen Yang, A Fei, and Cheng Yaojin from her pursuit.
• Ding Ling questioned Xiao Wei and learned that she was from the Painted Skin world and wanted revenge because Ding Ling had killed Wang Sheng.
• Ding Ling revealed his identity and killed Xiao Wei when she tried to flee, then absorbed her divine power and gained thirty strands of Immortal Qi.
• Ding Ling extracted part of Xiao Wei's memories and discovered that Fuxi had planted a God Seed in her and that the Evil Sword Immortal had commanded her.
• Ding Ling gained Xiao Wei's Bewitching Divine Power and other techniques, briefly captivating Qin Qiong and the others with his gaze before dispersing its effect.
• Ding Ling learned that Xiao Wei had been a fox immortal serving the Evil Sword Immortal near Luoyang and Chang'an.

After killing Xiao Wei, Ding Ling accepted Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, A Fei, and Wen Yang into the Nine Provinces Divine Sect and learned how the Three Kingdoms World had developed. He then searched Luoyang for the elusive Evil Sword Immortal, whose whereabouts remained unknown as the courtesan Yin Rui Ji chose Xu Lai as her guest.

• Cheng Yaojin and the others pledged themselves to Ding Ling, who accepted them into the Nine Provinces Divine Sect and gave them the Ice Soul Cold Light Sword techniques.
• Wen Yang told Ding Ling about his upbringing in the Three Kingdoms Immortal Realm and described how Diao Chan and the others governed and cultivated there.
• Ding Ling learned that Diao Chan and the others were living safely and had not climbed the Sky Ladder, then traveled to Luoyang to find Evil Sword Immortal.
• Ding Ling entered the Famous Smoke Pavilion in disguise and used his Divine Meditation Technique to search the Earth Realm for Evil Sword Immortal.
• Yin Rui Ji selected Xu Lai after he presented a love poem, and Ding Ling watched to see whether the young nobleman was connected to Evil Sword Immortal.

Ding Ling watched Xu Lai reveal himself as the Evil Sword Immortal while tormenting Yin Rui Ji, then pursued him after rescuing her. Xu Lai escaped in a strange self-detonation, and Ding Ling followed his trail south, determined to eliminate him.

• Ding Ling watched Xu Lai enter Yin Rui Ji’s room and marked him with the All-Heaven Rakshasa Soul Capture Method, suspecting he was a dangerous demon.
• Xu Lai’s charming manner turned violent when Yin Rui Ji refused him, and he immobilized her and threatened to eat her.
• Ding Ling confronted Xu Lai and neutralized his attack, allowing Yin Rui Ji to recover; he told her to seek the Nine Provinces Divine Sect on Mount Tai.
• Ding Ling and Xu Lai fought through the window, and Ding Ling identified Xu Lai as the Evil Sword Immortal when Xu Lai recognized his Heaven Flipping Palm.
• Xu Lai used a self-detonation technique to escape as a hidden radiance, and Ding Ling pursued him south using the mark he had placed on him.

Ding Ling pursued Xu Lai through the Demon Realm, learning more about his identity and defeating Zhou Aotian while protecting Xiaoyu. At the Well of Gods and Devils, Chonglou appeared and offered to help hunt the Evil Sword Immortal if Ding Ling fought him first.

• Ding Ling repeatedly attacked Xu Lai, whose clone revealed that he had cultivated Fuxi's Soul Separation Creation Art and tried to flee.
• Ding Ling rescued Xiaoyu from Zhou Aotian, killed Zhou Aotian, and gained his memories, secret arts, and Immortal Qi.
• Ding Ling caught up with Xu Lai and drove him into the Demon Realm, where he cut down demons while following his trail.
• At the Well of Gods and Devils, Ding Ling decided not to enter the God Realm and confront Fuxi yet.
• Chonglou confronted Ding Ling and agreed to help find the Evil Sword Immortal if Ding Ling fought him first; he dismissed Jingtian as no match for Feipeng.

Ding Ling defeated Chonglou in a series of sparring matches while absorbing demonic energy, then won Chonglou over as an ally against Fuxi and the Heavenly Dao. The chapter left Ding Ling refining the Demon Realm’s chaotic Spirit Vein, astonishing Chonglou with how much energy he could safely absorb.

• Ding Ling used the Heavenly Demon Blade to overwhelm Chonglou, who conceded after failing to harm him.
• Ding Ling fought Chonglou again with other techniques and harvested hundreds more strands of Immortal Qi from demonic creatures.
• Chonglou explained that he had followed the Heavenly Dao’s script after failing to resist his fate, and said Ding Ling’s arrival had disrupted the threads of Cause and Effect and Destiny.
• Chonglou pledged to follow Ding Ling and joined the Nine Provinces Divine Sect as its grand elder.
• Chonglou led Ding Ling to the Demon Realm’s Spirit Vein, where Ding Ling began absorbing its chaotic Demonic Essence while Chonglou watched in disbelief.

Ding Ling survived the Heavenly Dao’s ambush by using Nuwa’s talisman to escape through time, arriving in the Chinese Paladin 3 world. Nuwa warned him to avoid disrupting key events while secretly growing stronger, and Ding Ling questioned her about Fuxi’s plans.

• Chonglou watched Ding Ling refine the Chaos Demonic Essence and break through to the Perfection Realm of the Earth Immortal Realm.
• The Eye of Heavenly Punishment attacked Ding Ling by detonating the Demon Realm’s Spirit Vein, while Chonglou was struck by lightning and swept into the Demonic River.
• Ding Ling used Nuwa’s Space-Time Vortex talisman to escape a lethal Rule Lightning strike and recovered his body as he traveled upstream through the Time Corridor.
• Ding Ling passed through closed-loop worlds, saw Zi Xuan and Lin Qing’er, and arrived in Yu Zhou City in the world of Chinese Paladin 3.
• Nuwa concealed Ding Ling’s aura and advised him to avoid changing Jingtian, Long Kui, and Tang Xuejian’s trajectories while gathering spiritual power to strengthen himself.
• Ding Ling asked Nuwa whether he could defeat Fuxi and how Water God Ji Shui and Earth God Tuoba Feng had caused trouble in the Lower Realm.

Ding Ling learned about Fuxi’s Amnesty Edict and Nuwa’s Resurrection Technique, then traveled to Yu Zhou City to obtain Jingtian’s Human-Faced Pendant. He secretly absorbed its spiritual power and later stole Tang Xuejian’s pendant, leaving a convincing fake as he prepared to wait for the coming calamity.

• Nuwa explained that Fuxi’s Amnesty Edict repaired damage only within Closed-Loop Worlds, taught Ding Ling the Resurrection Technique, and tasked him with helping Jingtian’s story unfold before the Evil Sword Immortal’s attack in three hundred days.
• Ding Ling met Jingtian in an alley and bought his Human-Faced Pendant for three ingots of gold, while Jingtian eagerly accepted the payment without learning Ding Ling’s name.
• Ding Ling secretly absorbed the pendant’s surface spiritual power as Jingtian and Tang Xuejian’s relationship advanced and they repeatedly survived danger.
• When Wenxuan and her son were due to reunite, Ding Ling stole Tang Xuejian’s jade pendant and replaced it with a flawless fake.

Ding Ling secretly gathered power and artifacts while following the events around Jingtian, then traveled to Fengdu to enter the World of Bliss. The chapter left him inside the ghost realm, having slipped past its constables unnoticed.

• Ding Ling absorbed the surface spiritual energy of both Human-Faced Pendants, raising his Lower Dantian Immortal Qi to 4,300 strands, and watched Long Kui reunite with Jingtian through the Demon Sword.
• Ding Ling watched Qing Wei explain the Evil Sword Immortal crisis to Jingtian, then secretly collected Tang Kun's essence from his corpse so he could revive him later.
• Ding Ling found Wan Yuzhi in Anning Village, obtained her Earth Concealment immortal art, and left her with a mysterious opportunity before traveling to the Ancient Vine Forest.
• Ding Ling persuaded the Ancient Vine Demon to hand over the Earth Spirit Orb, refined its surface power for 100 strands of Immortal Qi, and returned it before heading to Fengdu.
• Ding Ling replaced Zhao Wuyan's constable token with a fake, entered the World of Bliss without alerting the ghost constables, and found a thriving realm of gambling houses and theaters.

Ding Ling collected spiritual power from the Fire, Thunder, and Water Spirit Pearls while avoiding disrupting the main storyline. After meeting the Holy Maiden and helping her improve her Phoenix Manual, he left the Wind Spirit Orb and Holy Spirit Pearl for later, wary of alerting Fuxi.

• Ding Ling secretly drained some spiritual power from the Fire Spirit Pearl, returned it to the Fire Ghost King, and left Fengdu for Leizhou.
• Ding Ling found Yun Ting and absorbed some of the Thunder Spirit Pearl’s power, leaving Yun Ting to discover that his lightning had weakened and that someone had touched him.
• Ding Ling reached the Nuwa Temple, where the Holy Maiden said Nuwa had told her to expect him, and he borrowed the Water Spirit Pearl’s power from the infant Lin Qing'er.
• Ding Ling taught the Holy Maiden his Great Perfection understanding of the Phoenix Manual, enabling her to advance her own cultivation to Perfection Realm.
• Nuwa told the Holy Maiden to cultivate in seclusion, while Ding Ling left without searching for the Wind Spirit Orb or the Holy Spirit Pearl so he would not alert Fuxi.

Ding Ling reached the cultivation limits of the Sword and Fairy 3 world, gave Jingtian the Human-Faced Pendants to help defeat the Evil Sword Immortal, and collected the souls of Long Kui and Xu Maoshan before leaving. He arrived in the Chinese Paladin 1 era, where Fuxi’s Heavenly Punishment attacked him as Fuxi realized he had survived.

• Ding Ling absorbed spiritual energy from Spirit Veins across the land until his Middle and Upper Dantians reached 5,000 strands, then left Kunlun Mountain at Nuwa’s request.
• Ding Ling gave Jingtian the Human-Faced Pendants and explained that Jingtian and Tang Xuejian could use them to wish for the Evil Sword Immortal’s defeat.
• Jingtian and Tang Xuejian made their wish, then the group split up to rescue their allies; Long Kui later sacrificed herself to forge a new sword.
• Ding Ling collected the soul essences of Long Kui and Xu Maoshan, then traveled through the River of Time to the Chinese Paladin 1 era.
• Fuxi’s Eye of Heavenly Punishment sent enormous Thunder Dragons after Ding Ling, while Fuxi reacted with fury and shock at discovering he had survived.

Ding Ling destroyed Fuxi’s Eye of Heavenly Punishment, forcing Fuxi to prepare the God Realm for war while Chonglou gathered demon spirits to follow Ding Ling into the Human Realm. The gods guarding the South Heaven Gate feared Ding Ling’s growing power and resolved to surrender if Fuxi fell.

• Fuxi attacked Ding Ling with the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, but Ding Ling’s Six Paths of Silent Extinction devoured the Thunder Dragon and shattered the Eye, destroying part of Fuxi’s consciousness.
• Fuxi ordered the gods to prepare for a fight against Ding Ling, while the silent gods feared the fate of Ji Shui and Tuoba Feng, whom Ding Ling had killed.
• Chonglou learned that Ding Ling had defeated the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, then agreed to gather his loyal subordinates and elite demon spirits to leave the Demon Realm with him.
• Chonglou announced that Ding Ling would be the demons’ future superior, and the demon spirits and creatures cheered as his army departed for the Human Realm.
• The Wind God, Thunder God, Wood God, and other gods watched the demon army move through a round mirror and debated whether to act, but remained at the South Heaven Gate under Fuxi’s orders.
• The gods concluded that they would surrender to Ding Ling if Fuxi lost, but continued guarding the South Heaven Gate while they awaited the coming conflict.

Lin Yue-ru and Lin Tian-nan watched the crowds gather around the abyss outside Luoyang, where Lin Yue-ru saw Ding Ling again and resolved to join the Nine Provinces Divine Sect to get closer to him. Meanwhile, Ding Ling’s sword energy destroyed the demonic creatures threatening the Great Tang, leaving Di Renjie eager to pursue the path of becoming a Sword Immortal.

• Lin Yue-ru and Lin Tian-nan discussed the gathered Ascenders and learned that Dan Chenzi, Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and the others belonged to the Nine Provinces Divine Sect.
• Lin Yue-ru recalled how she had come to admire Ding Ling and hoped to meet him again, despite Lin Tian-nan warning her that he was out of reach.
• Lin Yue-ru saw Ding Ling arrive and was overwhelmed by her feelings for him; Lin Tian-nan advised her to cultivate at the Nine Provinces Divine Sect so she could enter Ding Ling’s orbit.
• Ding Ling spread the Divine Meditation Technique and used the Myriad Swords Technique to wipe out demonic creatures across the Human Realm.
• A sword from the heavens killed a powerful demon attacking Di Renjie’s forces in Chang’an, prompting Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang to consider seeking immortal cultivation at Mount Tai.

Ding Ling revived Tang Kun, Xu Maoshan, and Long Kui, who reunited with Tang Xuejian and learned that Jingtian had reincarnated as Li Xiaoyao. The chapter ended with Long Kui and Xu Maoshan waiting to speak with Li Xiaoyao after Duan Lang’s storytelling.

• Ding Ling revived Tang Kun, Xu Maoshan, and Long Kui with the Three Creation Methods and welcomed them as disciples of the Nine Provinces Divine Sect.
• Chonglou explained Jingtian’s battle against the Evil Sword Immortal, his reincarnation, and his life with Tang Xuejian, while Tang Kun learned his granddaughter was safe.
• Bu Jingyun led Tang Kun, Xu Maoshan, and Long Kui to Tang Xuejian, who reunited tearfully with her grandfather.
• Bu Jingyun resolved to ask Ding Ling to revive Kong Ci and Senior Brother, while Tang Xuejian took Long Kui and Xu Maoshan to see Li Xiaoyao.
• Long Kui recognized Li Xiaoyao as Jingtian, but Tang Xuejian suggested they wait until Duan Lang finished telling his story before approaching him.

Long Kui reunited with Li Xiaoyao, who did not remember his past lives, and learned that he would need to cultivate further to recover his memories as Long Yang. Meanwhile, Ding Ling revived Li Jing and Jinghong Fairy and sent them to persuade the Great Tang emperor to submit to the Nine Provinces Divine Sect.

• Duan Lang left after noticing a girl gazing at Li Xiaoyao, and Long Kui told Li Xiaoyao that he was her brother.
• Tang Xuejian explained that Li Xiaoyao would recover his memories of Jingtian and Long Yang only after his cultivation advanced, and Li Xiaoyao resolved to cultivate harder.
• Zhao Min urged Zhang Wuji to pursue immortality as the Nine Provinces Divine Sect gained more disciples through its recruitment rewards.
• Ding Ling told Bu Jingyun he would revive Kong Ci and Qin Shuang if he found their remains and soul fragments in the Lower Realm.
• Ding Ling revived Li Jing and Jinghong Fairy, who pledged themselves to the Nine Provinces Divine Sect.
• Ding Ling assigned Li Jing, Jinghong Fairy, Wen Yang, and the others to persuade the Great Tang emperor to submit to the sect.

Li Jing and the others secured Wu Zetian’s pledge to have Great Tang submit to the Nine Provinces Divine Sect, while Ding Ling obtained the Holy Spirit Pearl and used it to raise his body-refinement power to a level that alarmed the Eye of Heavenly Punishment. The chapter leaves Ding Ling continuing to cultivate as his strength approaches that of the ancient heavenly power.

• Wen Yang and his companions discussed Ding Ling’s power and agreed to stay cautious and follow his example of keeping a low profile.
• Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, and the others met Wu Zetian in Chang'an, and she agreed to lead Great Tang in submitting to the Nine Provinces Divine Sect.
• Lin Qing'er and Xu Changqing urged Ding Ling to marry Zhao Ling'er, and he agreed to wed her after finishing his urgent affairs.
• Ding Ling took the Holy Spirit Pearl from Zhao Ling'er and drew out its spiritual energy to strengthen his body.
• Ding Ling’s four physical attributes surged into the millions, reaching the Sacred Grade Body Refinement Earth Immortal realm and drawing the shocked attention of the Eye of Heavenly Punishment.

Ding Ling drained most of the Holy Spirit Pearl to perfect his Body Refinement, then traveled to Luoyang and sealed the dangerous abyss. Fuxi feared Ding Ling’s growing power, while Wu Zetian and others gathered to witness Ding Ling’s arrival and the abyss’s resolution.

• Fuxi watched Ding Ling’s power grow and hesitated to attack him, fearing the Five Spirit Orbs could destroy the world and that Ding Ling might soon ascend.
• Ding Ling used most of the Holy Spirit Pearl’s source power to raise his Strength, Agility, Defense, and Physique to five million, reaching Body Refinement perfection and saving the pearl’s remainder for Zhao Ling'er.
• Ding Ling traveled toward Luoyang with the Moon Worship Sect Leader, who asked him about the Moon Worship Secret Art and the Heaven and Earth Unification Sword and gained new insights from his answers.
• Ding Ling arrived outside Luoyang, where Wu Zetian, Di Renjie, Yuchi Zhenjin, Wen Yang, and crowds of players, Ascenders, and Nine Provinces Divine Sect disciples greeted him.
• Ding Ling lifted and shrank mountains to fill the abyss, then returned and announced that its danger had been resolved.

Ding Ling’s fame helped the Nine Provinces Divine Sect unify the Human Realm as his followers handled kingdoms across the world. Wu Xingyun reunited with Ding Ling and delivered his wives’ message, while Xu Changqing’s campaign and Mo Yixi’s reunion with Anu continued in Nan Shao Kingdom.

• Ding Ling left Luoyang after sealing the Earth’s caverns with Immortal Grade formations and sensing Fuxi test one of them with Heavenly Punishment lightning.
• Lin Yue-ru resolved to join the Nine Provinces Divine Sect and become a Sword Immortal, and Lin Tian-nan agreed to accompany her to Mount Tai.
• Ding Ling’s reputation spread through the Human Realm, allowing the Nine Provinces Divine Sect to unify kingdoms through surrender and military victories.
• Xu Changqing and Duan Lang led efforts in Nan Shao Kingdom, where the Witch King welcomed the Nine Provinces Divine Sect’s forces.
• Wu Xingyun reached the Chinese Paladin world, delivered Little Dragon Girl and the other women’s message to Ding Ling, and received the Heaven and Earth Unification Sword scroll.
• Drunken Sword Immortal Mo Yixi spent time with Anu after they confirmed their family connection by finding Min Yuanqing.

Mo Yixi promised Anu that he would help her become Ding Ling's disciple and sought Duan Lang's advice on the sect master's standards. Meanwhile, Liu Jinyuan gave Lin Yue-ru his rare Inner Sect token, and their families traveled with Di Renjie and his companions to Mount Tai for an assessment.

• Anu asked Mo Yixi to help her become Ding Ling's disciple so she could be near the Princess, and he promised despite doubting he could succeed.
• Mo Yixi asked Duan Lang about Ding Ling's standards for accepting disciples, while Tianshan Child Elder sought other ways to learn about Ding Ling.
• Lin Yue-ru asked Minister Liu about the Imperial Court's Inner Sect tokens, and Liu Jinyuan offered her his own reserved token.
• Lin Tian-nan urged them to have Liu Jinyuan's cultivation talent tested first, so the family agreed to travel together to Mount Tai.
• The Liu and Lin families encountered Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang, and Yuchi Zhenjin on the road, then joined the long queue beneath Mount Tai for an assessment.