Chapter Summaries

Xu Yunfan and Yu Congling fought Jiang Xu, a cultivator of the Primal Beginning Sect who tried to seize Xu Yunfan’s body. They killed him, and the chapter ended with Yu Congling staring at Xu Yunfan as his sword arts advanced dramatically.

• Xu Yunfan activated the Lin Character Secret and attacked Jiang Xu, but Jiang Xu trapped him with demonic chains until Yu Congling severed them with her sword art.
• Yu Congling revealed Jiang Xu’s Essence Soul Artifact and distracted him, giving Xu Yunfan the chance to pierce his shoulder with the Crimson Fire Dragon Devouring Mace.
• Jiang Xu unleashed his Asura Dharma Idol and struck Xu Yunfan, while Yu Congling restrained the demon god and prepared her Heaven Sword, Demon Slayer technique.
• Jiang Xu tried to escape, but Xu Yunfan trapped him with golden strands, pierced him from behind, and unleashed a fire dragon through his chest.
• Yu Congling destroyed Jiang Xu’s essence soul, and Xu Yunfan’s sword arts advanced as he received notifications for killing an Immortal Dao cultivator.

Xu Yunfan found glowing Jade Slips after Jiang Xu’s body collapsed, then destroyed the Blood Sacrifice Jade and left the White Jade Palace. Outside, he met Teng Lingchuan, who asked whether Xu had seen members of the Nine Luminaries Sect.

• Yu Congling told Xu Yunfan to raise his strength quickly and promised him a path to immortality if he escaped the world’s cage.
• Xu Yunfan found several Jade Slips among Jiang Xu’s remains but could not activate or read them.
• Xu Yunfan smashed the Blood Sacrifice Jade with the Crimson Fire Dragon Devouring Mace, releasing its trapped blood essence and baleful aura.
• Xu Yunfan’s Dragon Scale Armor absorbed the escaping blood energy as he left the White Jade Palace.
• Xu Yunfan encountered Teng Lingchuan outside the palace and confirmed that Zhou Tianyan and the others were inside.

Xu Yunfan captured Teng Lingchuan and tortured him for the secrets of the Nine Luminaries Qi Devouring Art. After learning about the sect’s cultivation methods, Xu Yunfan attacked Teng Lingchuan, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Xu Yunfan seized Teng Lingchuan and revealed that Zhou Tianyan had become nourishment for the Blood Sacrifice Jade.
• Xu Yunfan threatened Teng Lingchuan into reciting the Nine Luminaries Qi Devouring Art’s core mantra, then forced him to reveal more of the technique.
• Xu Yunfan gained an initial insight into the Nine Luminaries Qi Devouring Art through his Attribute Panel.
• Teng Lingchuan offered to disclose the Nine Luminaries Ten Capitals True Force, but Xu Yunfan pointed out that Teng Lingchuan had not lit three luminaries.
• Xu Yunfan struck Teng Lingchuan with the Crimson Fire Dragon Devouring Mace, crushing his chest.

Xu Yunfan learned the Nine Luminaries Ten Capitals True Force from Teng Lingchuan, then turned away from worldly martial glory to focus on immortal cultivation. When a horde of demons attacked, he used his hammer and sword force to slaughter most of them.

• Xu Yunfan learned the Nine Luminaries Ten Capitals True Force from Teng Lingchuan, who collapsed after he seized his head.
• Xu Yunfan considered the White Jade Palace and the Blood Sacrifice Jade, but decided that reaching the Viscera Training Realm and pursuing immortal cultivation mattered more than mastering the six sects' arts.
• A horde of demons charged from a Mountain Hollow, led by a three-headed demonic ape, and Xu Yunfan drew the Thunder Fire Qilin Hammer to meet them.
• Xu Yunfan combined his hammer techniques with the Three Viscera Sword Nurturing Art to defeat the demonic ape and kill the demons attacking him.
• Xu Yunfan unleashed a final hammer blow that destroyed most of the remaining horde, leaving fewer than ten percent alive.

Xu Yunfan cultivated the Classic of Change Marrow Cleansing Skill in a cave, using a ginseng whisker and demon essence qi to temper his marrow, tendons, and bones. He reached the skill’s beginner level and discovered his strength, blood, and healing had improved dramatically.

• Xu Yunfan left the demon corpses with several rich in blood qi and settled in a cave to cultivate.
• Xu Yunfan considered Yu Congling’s account of the secret realm and put away the Primal Beginning Token.
• Xu Yunfan ate roasted demon meat and a ginseng whisker before beginning the Classic of Change Marrow Cleansing Skill.
• Xu Yunfan endured intense pain as he circulated inner breath and blood qi to cleanse his marrow and temper his tendons and bones.
• Xu Yunfan reached the beginner level of the skill, gaining Golden Marrow Mercury Paste, Jade Bones Ringing, and Dragon-Coiling Tendons.
• Xu Yunfan tested his increased strength and watched a cut on his arm heal within three breaths.

Xu Yunfan cultivated several powerful arts in the Small World Secret Realm and fought increasingly frequent, frenzied demon beasts as the realm seemed to reject him. After three months of growth, he began searching for an exit, finding the altar that had brought him there was now inert.

• Xu Yunfan cultivated the Nine Luminaries Qi Devouring Art, the Three Viscera Sword Nurturing Art, and the Classic of Change Marrow Cleansing Skill, greatly strengthening his abilities.
• Xu Yunfan killed a giant bear demon beast, but its final blow nearly ruined his Thunder Fire Qilin Hammer.
• Xu Yunfan observed that demon beast attacks were growing more frequent and the secret realm’s boundaries were shrinking, while Yu Congling remained silent.
• Xu Yunfan advanced the Classic of Change Marrow Cleansing Skill to minor attainment over three months and decided to seek a way out before stronger demon beasts appeared.
• Xu Yunfan examined the ruined altar where he had entered the secret realm and found its array core inactive.

Xu Yunfan escaped the collapsing secret realm through a passage that carried him to Qingwei Mountain, three provinces away. There, Lin Qingxuan and Dao Sect Bi Sheng recognized that he had emerged from the Profound Heaven Mirror, and Bi Sheng identified him as the Xu Yunfan from the Eight Hundred Li Barren River.

• Xu Yunfan saw the secret realm collapse around a newly opened exit and rushed toward it as the Evil Dragon struggled to hold the land together.
• An Eight-Armed Demon Ape attacked Xu Yunfan, but he shattered its weapons and blew apart half its body with the Crimson Fire Dragon Devouring Mace.
• Xu Yunfan escaped through the passage and glimpsed demons and monsters rushing toward the White Jade Palace as the secret realm broke apart.
• Lin Qingxuan found Xu Yunfan on Qingwei Mountain's Five Elements Altar and asked how he had come out of the Profound Heaven Mirror.
• Bi Sheng arrived, recognized Xu Yunfan as the man from the Eight Hundred Li Barren River, and sensed that Xu Yunfan had reached the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

Xu Yunfan emerged from the collapsing secret realm, and Bi Sheng was stunned by his Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivation and powerful martial foundation. As Xu Yunfan concealed the White Jade Palace blood sacrifice, another old daoist appeared and remarked that the palace could only delay the secret realm's collapse.

• Bi Sheng recognized Xu Yunfan's advanced physique and Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivation, while Xu Yunfan prepared to flee if necessary.
• Bi Sheng asked about the secret realm, and Xu Yunfan described its collapse while hiding the White Jade Palace blood sacrifice.
• Lin Qingxuan told Bi Sheng that the Profound Heaven Mirror showed most of the secret realm collapsing, with its center temporarily stabilized.
• Lin Qingxuan revealed that Xu Yunfan had interrupted her attempt to inspect the secret realm more closely with the mirror.
• A second old daoist appeared beside Xu Yunfan and said the White Jade Palace could hold the shattered Small World together only briefly.

After the Small World Secret Realm collapsed, Bi Yuan and Bi Sheng discussed the danger it had contained, while Bi Sheng discovered how far Xu Yunfan had advanced. Bi Sheng regretted having dismissed Xu Yunfan and tried to recruit him, but Xu Yunfan reaffirmed his loyalty to his master and sect.

• Bi Yuan arrived at the Five Elements Sacrificial Earth, and Bi Sheng shielded Xu Yunfan as the senior priest asked about the secret realm.
• Bi Yuan noted that the Small World’s destruction would delay the descent of the “things,” and Bi Sheng worried that the Heaven and Earth Primal Spirit had introduced more uncertainties.
• Bi Sheng learned that Xu Yunfan was a disciple of the Casting Hall and marveled that he had already cleansed his marrow and formed astral qi.
• Remembering how he had once disparaged Xu Yunfan’s talent, Bi Sheng regretted his judgment and asked whether Xu Yunfan would change sects.
• Xu Yunfan refused, saying he was Zhan Yan’s disciple and a True Inheritance Disciple of Heavenly Crafting Cave.

Bi Sheng tried to recruit Xu Yunfan into the Dao Sect, then tested his abilities and found him difficult to restrain. He abandoned the confrontation and invited Xu Yunfan to stay at the Dao Sect for a few days.

• Bi Sheng urged Xu Yunfan to learn the Dao Sect's Golden Barrier Jade Lock Twelve Secret, but Xu Yunfan refused to become his disciple.
• Bi Sheng tried to probe Xu Yunfan's aptitude and seize him, but Xu Yunfan broke free using his Dragon Scale Armor and Fleet Foot.
• Bi Sheng recognized Xu Yunfan's exceptional combat ability and weighed whether to press him further while Lin Qingxuan watched tensely.
• Bi Sheng dispersed his gathered true qi and invited Xu Yunfan to stay at the Dao Sect, mentioning Hao Miao and Mu Shan.
• Xu Yunfan relaxed after realizing Bi Sheng had chosen not to attack, though he had prepared to use the Lin Character Secret, detonate his Crimson Fire Dragon Devouring Mace, and escape over the cliff.

Xu Yunfan arrived at Divine Firmament Peak and reunited with Li Haomiao and Fang Mushan, who had been struggling with grief over Great Zhou’s ruin and their cultivation. The reunion left the three friends together again on the peak.

• Xu Yunfan reflected on the limits of Marrow Cleansing and resolved that reaching Ninth Realm Qi Refining was necessary to control his future.
• Li Haomiao failed another attempt to break through the Flesh Refining bottleneck and brooded over Great Zhou’s destruction and the Empress’s massacre.
• Fang Mushan shared medicinal wine with Li Haomiao to suppress the backlash of the Blood Flood Dragon Force and support his bloodline.
• Xu Yunfan arrived on Divine Firmament Peak, startling Li Haomiao and Fang Mushan with his powerful presence.
• Xu Yunfan revealed himself, and Li Haomiao and Fang Mushan laughed and teased him before Fang Mushan warmly slapped his shoulder armor.

Xu Yunfan reunited with Fang Mushan and Li Haomiao, who urged him to join the Dao Sect after learning he was a Heavenly Crafting Cave disciple. He revealed his exceptional resources, weapon-forging skill, and Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivation, leaving both friends stunned.

• Fang Mushan mistook Xu Yunfan's visit as a request to join the Dao Sect and promised to help him enter.
• Xu Yunfan explained that he already belonged to Heavenly Crafting Cave, and Li Haomiao described the sect as a capable second-rate forge specializing in weapons and artifacts.
• Fang Mushan urged Xu Yunfan to leave Heavenly Crafting Cave for the Dao Sect, but Xu Yunfan revealed that he was its top True Inheritance Disciple and had received a divine weapon and abundant resources.
• Fang Mushan offered Xu Yunfan his Dao Gate Token and promised to use his influence to secure his entry into the Dao Sect.
• Xu Yunfan returned the token, demonstrated his martial technique, and revealed that he had reached the Marrow Cleansing Realm, shocking Fang Mushan and Li Haomiao.

Xu Yunfan revealed that he had reached the Marrow Cleansing Realm, astonishing Fang Mushan and Li Haomiao with his strength as they descended Divine Firmament Peak. The three celebrated at Drunken Immortal Tavern, where dawn found Fang Mushan and Li Haomiao passed out from drinking.

• Xu Yunfan demonstrated the Jade Bone Golden Sound phenomenon and confirmed that he had entered the Marrow Cleansing Realm, leaving Fang Mushan and Li Haomiao stunned.
• Fang Mushan and Li Haomiao raced down Divine Firmament Peak to test Xu Yunfan, but he effortlessly kept pace and overtook them with a Force Thread technique.
• Xu Yunfan's marrow strength was revealed to have reached the major completion of Crimson Dragon Coiling Mountain Strength, though he had exhausted the Thousand Jun Mountain Shaking Hammer Technique's potential.
• Li Haomiao led Xu Yunfan and Fang Mushan to Drunken Immortal Tavern, where they ordered food and wine and drank through the night.
• At dawn, Fang Mushan and Li Haomiao slept amid the empty wine jars while Xu Yunfan gazed out at the brightening sky.

Xu Yunfan was summoned to meet Qingwei Mountain’s Sect Master Bi Yuan after his Marrow Cleansing Realm strength unnerved his companions. On the way, he repelled a probing formation and defeated Zhou Daoren’s challenge before Bi Yuan received him in the Bronze Hall and served him rare Jade Nectar tea.

• A young acolyte invited Xu Yunfan to meet Sect Master Bi Yuan and arranged for Fang Mushan and Li Haomiao to rest under the care of outer sect stewards.
• As Xu Yunfan followed the acolyte up Qingwei Mountain, his Dragon Scale Armor shattered the Nine Locks Heart Questioning Array’s probing aura.
• Zhou Daoren challenged Xu Yunfan with a sword strike, but Xu Yunfan knocked him back, shattered his sword, and carved a trench into the plaza.
• Bi Yuan welcomed Xu Yunfan into the Bronze Hall, where he displayed his mastery of spiritual qi and offered him rare Jade Nectar tea.

Bi Yuan praised Xu Yunfan’s extraordinary potential and used Star Marrow tea to strengthen his cultivation. He revealed that Zhan Yan was on his way to the Dao Sect, where Bi Yuan intended to invite Xu Yunfan to cultivate.

• Zhou Daoren and his disciples prostrated themselves before Bi Yuan, who sent them out of the hall with a casual wave.
• Xu Yunfan drank Bi Yuan’s Star Marrow tea, which strengthened his body, increased his inner breath, and stirred his sword force.
• Bi Yuan compared Xu Yunfan to legendary figures from history and praised his remarkable comprehension despite his poor Root Bone.
• When Bi Yuan said he had invited Zhan Yan to the Dao Sect, Xu Yunfan became alarmed, but Bi Yuan suppressed his power and explained that Zhan Yan had come to discuss an order.
• Bi Yuan told Xu Yunfan that the Dao Sect wanted him to come cultivate there, and Xu Yunfan realized the meeting was ultimately about recruiting him.

Xu Yunfan met Bi Yuan, who revealed that the Heavenly Demons had erased or taken away past Dao Sect masters and warned that the Empress had prematurely opened the coming calamity. Three days later, Xu Yunfan trained with his Crimson Fire Dragon Devouring Mace on Divine Firmament Peak.

• Bi Yuan tested Xu Yunfan with his presence and praised his courage, while Xu Yunfan used the Lin Character Secret and his Self-God to resist the pressure.
• Xu Yunfan condemned the Empress of Great Zhou and the Great Qian true-blood nobles for their atrocities, then praised the Nine Luminaries Sect for holding back Great Qian.
• Bi Yuan told Xu Yunfan that Great Qian had broken the Nine Luminaries Heaven Burning Array, collapsed Tianquan Peak, and killed the Heaven Burning Old Ancestor.
• Bi Yuan revealed that secret realms were Heavenly Demon anchors and that Dao Sect masters who reached the pinnacle of Ninth Realm Qi Refining had been erased or taken away by Heavenly Demons.
• Bi Yuan warned that the Empress had brought the calamity forward and declared that the Heavenly Demons were coming.
• Three days later, Xu Yunfan practiced the opening stance of the Nine Profound Dragon Subduing Mace on Divine Firmament Peak.

Xu Yunfan perfected the Nine Profound Dragon Subduing Mace Art and received a Profound Understanding Token that gave him access to the Dao Sect’s vast library. He reunited with his master Zhan Yan at the Reception Hall, where Bi Yuan revealed Xu Yunfan had reached the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

• Xu Yunfan’s Nine Profound Dragon Subduing Mace Art reached perfection, and he recalled Bi Yuan’s warning about the Heavenly Demon and Yu Congling’s silence.
• Xu Yunfan considered using his Profound Understanding Token to visit Langhuan Library, but a Taoist boy summoned him to meet Zhan Yan at the Reception Hall.
• On the way, Xu Yunfan saw a sword ray rise from the Sword Burial Abyss, and the Taoist boy explained that another Dao Sect senior had died.
• Xu Yunfan arrived to find Zhan Yan drinking tea with Bi Yuan, and the two warmly reunited.
• Bi Yuan told Zhan Yan that Xu Yunfan had reached the Marrow Cleansing Realm, shocking Zhan Yan.

Xu Yunfan proved he had reached the Marrow Cleansing Realm and perfected the Thousand Jun Mountain Shaking Hammer Technique, prompting Bi Yuan to offer him a place in the Dao Sect while he kept his ties to Zhan Yan. Zhan Yan agreed, and Xu Yunfan became Bi Yuan’s disciple before honoring Zhan Yan with tea.

• Xu Yunfan showed Zhan Yan the signs of his breakthrough and explained that opportunities in the Small World Secret Realm had helped him advance.
• Zhan Yan recognized Xu Yunfan’s perfected hammer technique and rejoiced that Heavenly Crafting Cave had gained an heir capable of carrying on its legacy.
• Bi Yuan offered Xu Yunfan a second seat in the Profound Heaven Pavilion and presented the Golden Gate Jade Lock Twelve Secret Techniques.
• Xu Yunfan assured Zhan Yan he would accept his decision, and Zhan Yan agreed to let him join the Dao Sect while retaining his original lineage.
• Xu Yunfan knelt and became Bi Yuan’s disciple, receiving the first nine volumes of the secret techniques.
• Xu Yunfan heated tea with his blood qi and offered a cup to Zhan Yan.

Bi Yuan questioned Xu Yunfan about his cultivation and the martial arts he had acquired, then explained the urgency of training before the Heavenly Demon arrived and the world entered spiritual decline. The chapter left Bi Yuan stunned by Xu Yunfan’s dangerous methods and astonishing collection of techniques.

• Zhan Yan declined Bi Yuan’s offer to affiliate Heavenly Crafting Cave with the Dao Sect, and the two parties enjoyed a warm banquet.
• Bi Yuan told Xu Yunfan that he would test his martial arts and train him toward Ninth Realm Qi Refining, the level needed to survive the Heavenly Demon’s Myriad Tribulations Furnace.
• Bi Yuan admitted that the Dao Sect had watched the Empress’s actions without stopping them and warned that the current chance to seek immortality would end with a coming period of spiritual decline.
• Xu Yunfan told Bi Yuan he had learned the Classic of Change Marrow Cleansing Skill from Jing Ming after torturing her, and that she had died in the Small World Secret Realm’s earthly fire.
• Xu Yunfan revealed that he had obtained the Empty Clarity Sword Art from Pei Yan, who had also fallen into the earthly fire, and Bi Yuan warned him to keep both deaths and the secret realm’s impending collapse concealed.
• When Xu Yunfan began listing the Nine Luminaries Qi Devouring Art and Nine Luminaries Ten Capitals, Bi Yuan stopped him, overwhelmed by his disciple’s revelations.

Xu Yunfan cultivated the Dragon Tiger Hibernation Art until he could conceal his aura and martial strength, impressing Bi Yuan. The chapter leaves him receiving a daily delivery of rare medicines from the sect, including three Lightning Tribulation Bone Forging Pills.

• Bi Yuan gave Xu Yunfan the Dragon Tiger Hibernation Art and urged him to master it alongside the Classic of Change Marrow Cleansing Skill.
• Xu Yunfan studied the art through the night, then used it to conceal his blood, qi, martial techniques, and the sword force of the Three Viscera Sword Nurturing Art.
• Xu Yunfan combined the hibernation art with the Mercury Blood Marrow Exchange method and concealed the sounds of his Jade Bones Ringing.
• By dawn, Xu Yunfan could hide his aura and the signs of his Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivation, and even Lin Qingxuan failed to detect him outside his courtyard.
• Qing Song arrived with daily Arrayed Medicines ordered by the Sect Master, including rare medicines and three Lightning Tribulation Bone Forging Pills.