Chapter Summaries

The Lingxiao Palace Puppet dominated the Evil Sword Realm, impressing the watching cultivators with the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom’s mass-produced puppet forces. Su Qing then sent the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole and his strike and bombardment squads toward the Evil Sword Demon’s true body.

• The cultivators watching the battle praised the Lingxiao Palace Puppet’s firepower and debated how the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom’s Puppet Industry enabled its strength.
• The Lingxiao Palace Puppet broke the Evil Sword Demon’s Demonic Sword Array and left the demon dazed and unable to respond.
• The Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole appeared with Su Qing’s assembled Deity Squad, whose members wore costly armor and carried high-quality Divine Artifacts.
• Flowing Silver and the Two-Headed Dragon God prepared to lead the Strike Team, while the Nostalgia Series Transformers Puppets readied the Bombardment Squad.
• The Great Emperor Ziwei ordered the army to attack the Immortal Trapping Sword True Body, and both squads prepared to clear the Evil Sword Realm with maximum firepower.

The Lingxiao Palace Puppet overwhelmed the Evil Sword Realm with indiscriminate firepower while allied cultivators watched, and Zhuo Peiyu decided the Spirit Treasure Sect had to confront the Evil Sword Demon itself. As Zhuo Peiyu and his disciples reached the battle, they learned that the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole was only a remnant true spirit, not the original emperor.

• Under the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole's command, the Lingxiao Palace Puppet bombarded the Evil Sword Realm and devastated its demon lairs and sword arrays.
• Allied cultivators praised the effortless assault and felt reassured that supporting Su Qing and Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom had been the right choice.
• Zhuo Peiyu worried that the Spirit Treasure Sect would lose its chance for glory and might not recover the Immortal Trapping Sword if Su Qing defeated the Evil Sword Demon.
• Zhuo Peiyu led Spirit Treasure Sect disciples toward the Evil Sword Demon while the other sects stayed behind.
• The Evil Sword Demon mocked the Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole, and Zhuo Peiyu realized the emperor was only a surviving wisp of true spirit.

She Buqun betrayed Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole, but Su Qing revealed he had taken control of the Great Emperor’s Dharma Body and turned She Buqun against the Evil Sword Demon. With the Evil Sword Demon stabbed and the battle still underway, Zhuo Peiyu and the Lingbao Sword Cultivators welcomed Su Qing’s intervention.

• She Buqun stabbed Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole and praised Demonic Buddha and the Evil Sword Demon for giving him a chance to serve the Evil Demons.
• The Evil Sword Demon explained that it planned to abandon the Evil Sword Realm and escape with the Immortal Trapping Sword True Body.
• She Buqun unexpectedly stabbed the Evil Sword Demon repeatedly, then insisted he could not control his actions.
• Su Qing revealed that he had taken over Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole’s Dharma Body and was making She Buqun attack the Evil Sword Demon.
• Zhuo Peiyu and the Lingbao Sword Cultivators said they trusted Su Qing to handle the battle.

Su Qing explained that he had controlled She Buqun with the Soul-Tether Thread only after detecting suspicious movements, reassuring the Deity Squad that he had not secretly compromised their freedom. As his forces prepared to attack the Evil Sword Realm, he described the puppetry arts he had developed to help Puppet Masters defend themselves.

• She Buqun accused Su Qing of controlling it and warned the Deity Squad that their freedom might be at risk.
• Su Qing reassured the gods that he had used the Soul-Tether Thread on She Buqun only after noticing suspicious behavior.
• Su Qing explained how Puppet Masters had developed divine-sense attacks, rune techniques, and puppetry arts to protect themselves and fight without puppets.
• Su Qing revealed that his Tier 7 mastery made even a basic puppetry technique overwhelmingly powerful in his hands.
• Su Qing continued buying time while the Strike Team and Bombardment Squad prepared their blockade and Zhuo Peiyu's group arranged a sword formation against the Evil Sword Demon.

Su Qing unleashed the Lingxiao Palace Puppet’s powerful arsenal against the Evil Sword Demon, using the Zeroer to break the Immortal Punishing Sword Diagram and Fate Echo to turn the demon’s escape attempt against it. With Zhuo Peiyu, Flowing Silver, and the Great Emperor Ziwei joining the attack, they killed the ancient Heavenly Demon General and suppressed it beneath the Tathagata’s Palm Puppets.

• Su Qing ordered the Strike Team and Bombardment Squad to bombard the Evil Sword Demon with upgraded Puppets, while Flowing Silver waited with two Tathagata's Palm Puppets.
• Optimus Prime detonated the Zeroer above the Evil Sword Realm, blasting a hole through the Immortal Punishing Sword Diagram and destroying the realm’s remaining sword formations and traps.
• The Evil Sword Demon formed Tier 6 sword formations to trap its attackers and flee, but the Two-Headed Dragon God's Fate Echo redirected the sword light toward the watching cultivators instead.
• Zhuo Peiyu attacked with a hundred and eight thousand streams of sword qi, and Flowing Silver fired both Tathagata's Palm Puppets at the Evil Sword Demon.
• The Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole used the Profound Origin Water Control Banner to bind the Evil Sword Demon, which Zhuo Peiyu's swords pierced before the Buddha palms suppressed it and brought about its death.

After the Evil Sword Realm was destroyed, Su Qing and Zhuo Peiyu argued over ownership of the Immortal Punishing Sword Diagram, which the Spirit Treasure Sect considered essential to reclaim. Su Qing’s attempt to ensure it went to a trustworthy custodian raised suspicions of Evil Demon infiltration in the Spirit Treasure Sect and made him question whether the Primordial Beginning Sect was also compromised.

• The cultivators celebrated the Evil Sword Realm’s destruction as the World-Quelling White Fire began cleansing it, while Su Qing calculated the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom’s losses with Zhuo Peiyu.
• Su Qing argued that the Spirit Treasure Sect should give him the Immortal Punishing Sword Diagram as compensation, but Zhuo Peiyu insisted the sect needed it and refused to split or lend it.
• Su Qing agreed to relinquish the diagram if Zhuo Peiyu entrusted it to a suitable person, and Zhuo Peiyu realized the Spirit Treasure Sect might have been infiltrated by Evil Demons.
• Su Qing began to fear that Evil Demon infiltration could extend to the Primordial Beginning Sect and could make its conflict with the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom more dangerous than he had expected.

Su Qing negotiated with Zhuo Peiyu over the Immortal Punishing Sword Diagram, securing the Immortal Trapping Sword and the right for Tiger Egg to manage the diagram under strict conditions. After settling the deal, Su Qing distributed purified Dao Patterns to the allied cultivators who had joined the campaign against the Evil Sword Realm.

• Su Qing argued that he needed compensation for the costs of deploying the Lingxiao Palace Puppet and proposed the Immortal Trapping Sword as a reward for Tiger Egg.
• Zhuo Peiyu agreed to entrust the Immortal Trapping Sword to Tiger Might, and Su Qing then asked for Tiger Egg to manage the Immortal Punishing Sword Diagram as well.
• Su Qing promised that he would never possess or borrow the diagram, and Zhuo Peiyu required him to sign a Spirit Contract bound to his Dao heart and Dao fruit.
• Su Qing swore the contract, abandoning his plans to use the diagram for Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom while securing both sword treasures for Tiger Egg.
• Su Qing had the Merit Wooden Fish purify the captured Corrupt Marks into Dao Patterns and distributed them among the cultivators from various realms as postwar rewards.

After destroying the Evil Sword Realm, Su Qing gained immense prestige that strengthened his claim to the Heavenly Emperor and Human Emperor thrones and could elevate the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. Daoist Clear Wind then declared that Five Villages Monastery would follow Su Qing as its leader.

• Su Qing complained about the treasures he had given away, while the cultivators recognized the immense prestige he had gained by destroying the Evil Sword Realm.
• The chapter explained that Su Qing's growing claim to the Heavenly Emperor and Human Emperor thrones could unite the Celestial Origin Realm and help the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom overcome its rivals.
• The Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom's industries faced growing competition from the Major Sects of the Heavens, making its expansion difficult through ordinary means.
• Daoist Clear Wind warned that destroying the Evil Sword Realm had not ended the threat of demons and called for the realms to unite under a leader.
• Daoist Clear Wind declared that Five Villages Monastery would follow Su Qing and oppose the evil demons.

After the Evil Sword Realm’s destruction, Su Qing learned that most powers still refused to openly align with the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, despite recognizing its strength and his leadership. They insisted that a combat puppet could not replace a living Tier 7 Dao Master, leaving Su Qing to conclude that gaining their trust through cultivation would take far too long.

• Clear Wind Daoist pledged the Five Villages Monastery to follow Su Qing, but few other powers committed themselves to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.
• Su Qing sent Heavenly Lord Taoyuan to ask why the assembled powers remained hesitant, and Taoyuan reported their fear of the Primordial Beginning Sect, their cautious politics, and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom’s lack of a Tier 7 Dao Master.
• Su Qing argued that the Lingxiao Palace Puppet had demonstrated Tier 7 combat power, but Taoyuan explained that a puppet could not preach the Dharma, pass on its Dao, or carry the stature and prospects of a true Dao Master.
• Su Qing recognized that the major powers wanted living Tier 7 Dao Masters, not merely a powerful puppet, to lead the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.
• Taoyuan estimated that Su Qing could reach Tier 7 in ten thousand years if he set aside worldly affairs, but Su Qing said he could not wait that long.

After the Primordial Beginning Sect’s expedition returned from the Land of Dao Fall, Su Qing honored its sacrifice while searching for someone in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom who could become a Tier 7 Dao Master. He turned to Qing He and demanded to know whether Qing He could reach that level within a thousand years.

• Su Qing ordered the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom to present puppets and Heavenly Origin treasures to the returning Primordial Beginning Sect expeditionaries.
• Su Qing concluded that recruiting an outside Tier 7 Dao Master was futile and considered Tiger Egg, but Tiger Egg and the Spirit Treasure Sect opposed his plans to upgrade it.
• Su Qing considered Liu Yun'er, who had reached the peak Heavenly Venerate realm, but recognized that she could not become a Tier 7 Dao Master soon.
• Su Qing ruled out the other candidates in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom as too slow or too inexperienced to shoulder responsibility.
• Su Qing asked Qing He whether Qing He could advance to Tier 7 Dao Master within a thousand years, and Qing He admitted that he could not.

Su Qing decided to advance his cultivation by replacing his Meditating Dolls with Enlightenment Dao Dolls, but he lacked the rare materials needed to refine them. He already possessed two Innate Shells, including the Heavenly Dragon King’s remains and Ancestral Witch Houtu’s body, and the chapter ended with him having found the latter in the Underworld.

• Qing He admitted she could not shoulder great responsibility, so Su Qing decided to rely on his own cultivation rather than count on her.
• Su Qing concluded that increasing the number of Meditating Dolls would not be enough and resolved to improve their quality with Enlightenment Dao Dolls.
• Su Qing reviewed the Enlightenment Dao Doll’s requirements and found that he lacked an Enlightenment Flower or Bodhi Fruit, though he had the necessary Puppet Master attainments and several Innate Shells.
• The Azure Dragon King gave Su Qing the Heavenly Dragon King’s remains and revealed Dragon treasures to encourage him to help revive the Dragon Clan.
• After defeating the Samsara Demon and clearing out the Underworld, Su Qing found Ancestral Witch Houtu’s body there.

Su Qing decided to refine the Ancestral Witch Bone and Ancestral Dragon Bone into specialized Dao-comprehending puppets, but he lacked the Bodhi Fruit and Enlightenment Flower needed for an Enlightenment Dao Doll. Bear Two then reported its successful Buddhist scripture tour and sent spiritual gifts, prompting Su Qing to recognize it as a strong candidate for advancing toward Tier 7.

• Su Qing concluded that using the Ancestral Witch Bone and Ancestral Dragon Bone for Witchcraft Path and Dragon Path Dolls would serve the Witch Clan and Dragon Clan, whose futures were tied to the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.
• Su Qing considered finding damaged Innate Broken Treasures for their spiritual essence and learned that Daoist Hongyun's corpse was hidden in the Land of Dao Fall.
• Su Qing lamented that the missing Bodhi Fruit and Enlightenment Flower prevented him from making an Enlightenment Dao Doll, so he resolved to focus on building another Tier 7 Puppet.
• Bear Two sent Su Qing a message describing its lectures at 1,376 Buddhist sects, its ideological campaign, and the spiritual items it had sent as gifts.
• Su Qing remembered Bear Two's influence, fortune, and Tier 6 cultivation, and judged it a promising candidate to reach Tier 7.

Su Qing received three Bodhi Fruits from Bear Two and suspected that Little Confused Temple, which had given them to Bear Two, was connected to his longtime pen pal Little Confused Immortal. He planned to use the fruits to refine Enlightenment Dao Dolls, though the rare materials and high stakes made failure costly.

• Su Qing reflected on Bear Two’s role in the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom and its mission to influence Buddhist cultivators across the Myriad Worlds.
• Bear Two’s offering revealed three Bodhi Fruits, which Su Qing recognized as the key materials needed to begin refining Enlightenment Dao Dolls.
• Su Qing learned that Bear Two had received the fruits from Little Confused Temple after lecturing its Little Monk, who had advanced from a Tier 2 to a Tier 5 Buddhist Cultivator.
• Su Qing suspected the Little Monk was Little Confused Immortal, his longtime pen pal, and decided not to investigate Little Confused Temple’s hidden origins.
• Su Qing weighed the risks of refining a Tier 7 Enlightenment Dao Doll with irreplaceable materials, then resolved to attempt it despite the possibility of failure.

Su Qing planned three Enlightenment Dao Dolls from the Innate Shells left by an Ancestral Witch, Daoist Hongyun, and the Heavenly Dragon King, assigning each a different cultivation path. After checking that the heavens would remain quiet for the next one or two hundred years, he announced that he was entering seclusion to refine puppets.

• Su Qing drove away the Puppet Masters and chose to handle every step of refining the Enlightenment Dao Dolls himself.
• He assigned the Ancestral Witch shell to a Witchcraft Path Doll that would comprehend the difficult Xingtian Dao Pattern and cultivate Witch Clan combat skills.
• He assigned Daoist Hongyun’s shell to an Immortal Path Doll that would cultivate methods from the Primordial Beginning Sect and Spirit Treasure Sect.
• He decided to use the Heavenly Dragon King’s shell for a Human Emperor path doll, which would attempt to comprehend the Azure Dragon Dao Pattern unless the other dolls failed and he needed to purify it into a blank shell.
• Su Qing chose to begin with the Immortal Path Doll, then announced his seclusion after calculating that no major events would occur in the heavens for one or two hundred years.

As Tianyuan's revival brought new ruins and treasures, Liu Gandang disputed ownership of a divine object beneath Penglai with the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom and Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom. The chapter explained how Qing He became one of Kaiyuan's Four Great Marshals and ended with her defeating Red Boy and forcing the Seven Sages Demon Country to cede land and pay reparations for his return.

• Reports described new ruins, revived creatures, and the Seven Sages Demon Country as Tianyuan's revival accelerated and sects competed for opportunities.
• Liu Gandang argued with Dragon Subduing and Tiger Subduing over a divine object beneath Penglai Immortal Island, while Qing He claimed it for Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom.
• The chapter recounted how Qing He rose from chief shopkeeper to marshal after gaining the Great Deity of the Three Altars Sea Assembly's inheritance and earning combat merits against the Seven Sages Demon Country.
• Red Boy repeatedly raided Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, eventually damaging its factories and injuring Two-Headed Dragon God and Flowing Silver.
• Before Liu Yun'er and Hongshang could lead a force against him, Qing He subdued Red Boy and compelled the Seven Sages Demon Country to cede land and pay reparations to ransom him.

Qing He proposed letting a divine artifact choose its own master, but Liu Gandang outfitted his son Liu Feng in Heavenly Court treasures and secured the Five-Colored Stone Inscription for Penglai. Qing He agreed to visit Penglai, then hurried toward the Eastern King Sect’s Flying Immortal Pavilion to demand repayment of an old debt, leaving Liu Gandang scrambling to stop her.

• Qing He persuaded the gathered forces to send representatives beneath the sea and let the divine artifact choose its own master.
• Liu Gandang secretly dressed Liu Feng in five Heavenly Court treasures, and the artifact sent him a guiding light.
• Liu Feng retrieved the Five-Colored Stone Inscription, which Liu Gandang recognized as valuable to Penglai’s Human Heavenly Court plans.
• Qing He protested that Tong Chang had predicted the treasure was fated for her, while Liu Gandang invited her to Penglai to keep her from taking it by force.
• Liu Gandang ordered Liu Feng to seek refuge in the Eastern King Sect’s Flying Immortal Pavilion, and Qing He set off after him to collect Kaiyuan’s overdue puppet payment.
• Liu Gandang chased after Qing He and warned her that the Eastern King Sect’s territory was too dangerous, but she insisted she was not afraid.

Liu Gandang feared that Qing He’s clash with the Eastern King Sect would devastate Penglai Immortal Island, but he could not stop her from confronting the sect’s Flying Immortal Pavilion. Qing He recognized an opportunity in Heavenly Venerable Wu Liang’s lotus throne, while Wu Liang coveted her magic artifacts, leaving both sides ready to fight.

• Liu Gandang reflected on the Eastern King Sect’s profitable acquisition and development of Penglai Immortal Island’s second ring, while refusing its further offers to buy land.
• Liu Gandang worried that Qing He and the Eastern King Sect would fight on Penglai Immortal Island, so he sent for Guangxian Heavenly Venerable and the Primordial Beginning Sect’s help.
• Qing He flew into the Eastern King Sect’s restricted second-ring territory and was confronted by Heavenly Venerable Wu Liang, who threatened her and coveted her Fire-Tipped Spear and Wind Fire Wheels.
• Qing He felt drawn to the Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus beneath Wu Liang and decided that the opportunity Old Daoist Tong had predicted had fallen upon the Eastern King Sect.
• Wu Liang became angry when Qing He looked at his lotus throne, while both of them desired the other’s treasures.

Qing He fought Heavenly Venerable Wu Liang over a debt, while Liu Gandang tried to contain the damage to Penglai Immortal Kingdom. As the battle devastated Eastern King Sect’s territory, Liu Gandang discovered evidence of what the sect had secretly been doing on the Second Ring of Penglai Island.

• Liu Gandang failed to stop Qing He and Heavenly Venerable Wu Liang from fighting, then withdrew Penglai Sect’s forces and used the Heavenly Net, Earthly Web to protect the surrounding territory.
• Qing He overwhelmed Wu Liang with her Three Heads Six Arms, ancient techniques, magic treasures, and combat puppets, while his Twelve-Petal Pure World White Lotus kept him on the defensive.
• Liu Gandang and his team struggled to contain stray fires and destruction from the battle, while Liu Feng tried to fight the flames with the Five-Colored Stone Inscription.
• Liu Gandang noticed that Eastern King Sect’s formations were far weaker than the high-tier materials it had brought to the Second Ring.
• Liu Feng suggested Eastern King Sect might have built powerful Offensive Formations, but Liu Gandang realized the sect had been secretly doing something else and cursed it in fury.

Liu Gandang discovered that the Eastern King Sect had secretly drained Penglai Immortal Island’s spiritual qi, stolen its opportunities, and poisoned its people, so he joined Qing He against them. Qing He killed Heavenly Venerable Wu Liang, and Shao Wufeng realized the exposed formations could bring the Eastern King Sect’s entire presence in Celestial Origin Realm under threat.

• Liu Gandang accused Heavenly Venerable Wu Liang of using formations to exploit Penglai Immortal Kingdom and poison its citizens.
• Heavenly Venerable Wu Liang ordered Liu Gandang to help capture Qing He, but Liu Gandang turned Penglai’s weapons and forces against him.
• Qing He and Penglai Immortal Kingdom’s combined attacks weakened the Twelve-Petal Pure World Lotus Platform, and the treasure refused Wu Liang’s plea for more power.
• Shao Wufeng and Ge Tianfang emerged from the Flying Immortal Pavilion and tried to stop Qing He, but she pierced Wu Liang’s throat with the Fire-Tipped Spear and took his Storage Bag and lotus platform.
• Ge Tianfang attacked Qing He while Shao Wufeng questioned Liu Gandang, then noticed the exposed formations and understood the threat they posed to the Eastern King Sect.

A dispute over the Eastern King Sect’s abuses in Penglai escalated into a war involving Penglai Immortal Kingdom, the Wu family, and the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom, while efforts to mediate failed. As the Eastern King Sect unleashed its Immortal Zombie Legion and began gaining the upper hand, Tong Chang suspected Evil Demons were manipulating events to provoke conflict.

• Shao Wufeng tried to escape blame by provoking Liu Gandang and striking him, prompting Penglai Immortal Kingdom to launch a full assault on Penglai Second Ring.
• The Wu family joined the battle, drove Penglai’s forces back to Penglai First Ring, and sent four Heavenly Venerables with Ge Tianfang to attack Qing He, who fled and called the Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom for aid.
• The Kaiyuan Immortal Kingdom sent its Deep Sea Fleets and reinforcements, while Penglai and Kaiyuan called on the West Sea and Tianyuan to fight the Eastern King Sect.
• Guangxian Heavenly Venerable failed to stop the fighting, rebuked Wu Renxin, and warned that the Primordial Beginning Sect would hold the Eastern King Sect responsible for worsening relations between the Myriad Worlds and Tianyuan.
• Wu Renxin unleashed the Wu family’s Immortal Zombie Legion against Kaiyuan’s Puppet Army, shifting the battle toward the Eastern King Sect.
• Tong Chang suspected Evil Demons were obscuring his heavenly-fate senses and fomenting the conflict between the Major Sects of the Heavens and Tianyuan Local Powers.