Chapter Summaries

Xu Xiaoshou tried to kill Rao Yaoyao with the Form and Spirit Annihilation Finger, but Star-Moon Songstress sacrificed itself to carry her away in Heaven’s Liberation. Refusing to let her escape, Xu Xiaoshou chased her through the spatial torrent and reached for a new level of swordsmanship.

• The Form and Spirit Annihilation Finger erupted above the First Hall of Sin, killing countless people and overwhelming Rao Yaoyao despite her Mountain-Sea Reliance.
• As she faced death, Rao Yaoyao realized she had neglected Star-Moon Songstress, which voluntarily entered Heaven’s Liberation and carried her remnant soul out of Void Island.
• Xu Xiaoshou tried to stop Rao Yaoyao but found himself too depleted to use the Four Divine Pillars, while Water Ghost urged him to focus on Void Island.
• Xu Xiaoshou rode Hidden Pain after Rao Yaoyao and spent a skill point to advance Sword Mastery to Saint Emperor Lv.0, then called for Water Ghost to cut off the Saint Tribulation.
• Following Rao Yaoyao’s sword marks through the spatial torrent, Xu Xiaoshou recalled Mr. Siren’s sword strike and declared that he would cut her down, as a broken Saint’s voice spoke of swordsmanship’s name being heart.

Rao Yaoyao escaped Void Island with only a remnant of her will, but Xu Xiaoshou pursued her into the Yunlun Mountain Range. He killed her with the Heart Sword Technique, leaving behind her Half-Saint Godhood as Hidden Pain advanced to a fourth-grade spirit sword.

• Rao Yaoyao emerged in the Yunlun Mountain Range and used the Star-Moon Songstress's final power to announce her return.
• Fish Elder recognized the Star-Moon Songstress's sword cry, while Yu Zhiwen located Rao Yaoyao and hoped to return authority to her.
• Xu Xiaoshou's Sword Profundity Formation Diagram appeared over the mountain range, and Yu Zhiwen recognized his voice as he pursued Rao Yaoyao.
• Xu Xiaoshou exposed Rao Yaoyao's remnant will, and she shouted for Fish Elder to save her.
• Fish Elder rescued Yu Zhiwen and confronted Xu Xiaoshou, but Xu Xiaoshou invoked Ba Zunan's image and killed Rao Yaoyao with Hidden Pain.
• Rao Yaoyao's Half-Saint Godhood remained, Hidden Pain advanced to a fourth-grade spirit sword, and Xu Xiaoshou said farewell without seeing her off.

Yue Gongli learned that Rao Yaoyao had died and suspected Saint Emperor Wangze was injured, then set his sights on the vacant Red Robes' Dao Executive Sovereign position. Across the Holy Spirit Continent, witnesses argued over who had slain Rao Yaoyao as Xu Xiaoshou's name spread, while Yu Zhiwen's reaction left Fish Elder wondering about her relationship with him.

• A mournful cry in the Wurao Emperor Realm announced the death of a Rao Clan Half-Saint, and Yue Gongli probed Rao Buku about Rao Yaoyao and Saint Emperor Wangze.
• Yue Gongli intercepted a message ordering the realm sealed and its leaders summoned, then concluded Wangze had been injured and announced he would compete for Rao Yaoyao's vacant position.
• Yue Gongli left to find his elder sister and promised not to reveal Wangze's condition, while Rao Buku hurried to Bafang Divine Court, furious and worried about the Rao Clan's losses.
• At the Yunlun Mountain Range, witnesses confirmed Rao Yaoyao's death and spread competing accounts of who had killed her, while Xu Xiaoshou's name and the sword Hidden Pain became the subject of rumors.
• Yu Zhiwen wondered whether Xu Xiaoshou had been the one who slew Rao Yaoyao, and Fish Elder noticed her unusual reaction and questioned what was going on between them.

The Heavenly Alliance learned that Xu Xiaoshou had killed the newly ascended Saint Rao Yaoyao, while the Grey Palace of the Xu Moon and Abbot Youxi reacted to the news. The chapter ended with Abbot Youxi telling Xiao Bubei that tomorrow’s changes would come, as he waited for the absent Grudge to return.

• A Heavenly Alliance gathering learned that Xu Xiaoshou had killed Rao Yaoyao and Jiang Buyi, prompting members to discuss the instability and the Puxuan Jiang Clan.
• Palace Master Bai Zhou erupted in anger when many Grey Palace of the Xu Moon members failed to attend, then ordered Old Turtle to investigate the absentees.
• Palace Master Bai Zhou discussed Xu Xiaoshou, Feng Xiaose, and Wuxia’s lost chance to avenge herself, before drunkenly vomiting on Old Turtle.
• Xiao Bubei asked Abbot Youxi about Rao Yaoyao’s death and learned that Grudge was still away suppressing a great demon.
• Abbot Youxi told Xiao Bubei that the heavens would change after sunset and reassured him that Grudge would return.

Xu Xiaoshou returned after killing Rao Yaoyao, exhausted and gravely weakened, while Water Ghost and Dao Qiongchang assessed the consequences of the battle. As Ba Zunan arrived to face Dao Qiongchang, he rejected his old rival’s taunts and declared that he was free to roam.

• Xu Xiaoshou returned from the spatial rift after slaying Rao Yaoyao with Prajna-Nothingness, stunning the survivors and confirming the Saint’s death.
• Water Ghost reflected that he had allowed Xu Xiaoshou to pursue Rao Yaoyao so he could gain renown, while Dao Qiongchang accepted the defeat and considered how Xu Xiaoshou’s fame might expose him to danger.
• Lei Xier caught the exhausted Xu Xiaoshou, carried him in her arms, and absorbed the demonic energy from his body as Xiao Kongtong tried to approach.
• Xiao Kongtong and Zhu Yike watched Lei Xier hold Xu Xiaoshou, while the onlookers admired the pair and recognized Lei Xier’s Lei Clan Eye.
• Mei Suren proudly praised Xu Xiaoshou as a worthy student, and Ba Zunan arrived on the battlefield to confront Dao Qiongchang.
• Dao Qiongchang mocked Ba Zunan for growing old and resorting to schemes, but Ba Zunan laughed, recited a verse about roaming free, and asked whether Dao Qiongchang still lived in the past.

Ba Zunan revealed that he had sealed his divinity to pursue a path beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators, while Xu Xiaoshou woke with a damaged Dao foundation. Dao Qiongchang escaped Ba Zunan’s attack, and Ba Zunan addressed the people on Void Island with a final warning about madness.

• Ba Zunan dismissed Dao Qiongchang’s doubts, explaining that summer insects could not understand ice and revealing his ambition to seal divinity and reach beyond the existing realms.
• Lei Xier recalled Ba Zunan’s earlier words about sealing away his divinity, while Xu Xiaoshou woke and discovered that his sea of energy and Dao foundation were damaged.
• Xu Xiaoshou absorbed the Saint Emperor power flaring around Lei Xier and used the energy to heal himself as Ba Zunan and Dao Qiongchang argued.
• Dao Qiongchang self-destructed under the cover of Heavenly Secrets Art and escaped, erasing his traces from Void Island.
• Ba Zunan concealed his trembling as he used a sound-transmission stone to tell the people on Void Island that foolish dreams could come true and that they must enter madness to become carefree and unbound.

Water Ghost revealed himself to Yu Lingdi as his father, killed the remaining Holy Spirit Hall survivor Situ Yongen, and sent Yu Lingdi away with the Sea-Taming Divine Trident. After Void Island emptied, Water Ghost announced that he was leaving Saint Slave, and Xu Xiaoshou eagerly seized the chance to speak with him.

• Water Ghost opened the seal beneath the First Hall of Sin, and Yu Lingdi emerged to find the nine great forbidden lands devastated and the Holy Spirit Hall defeated.
• Yu Lingdi recognized Water Ghost as his father, Yu Mo, and confronted him over the deception and destruction of the Holy Spirit Hall.
• Water Ghost killed Situ Yongen, then pierced Yu Lingdi with the Sea-Taming Divine Trident and used the weapon to pass a spirit to him.
• Water Ghost activated the gates and sent Yu Lingdi and the other survivors away, then told Ba Zunan that he wanted Yu Lingdi to find his own path.
• Water Ghost explained that he was leaving Saint Slave and handed the Subdimensional Door to Ba Zunan.
• Xu Xiaoshou took Water Ghost's hand and began to say that he had something to tell him.

Xu Xiaoshou pushed to establish First Pavilion Under Heaven as an independent force and persuaded several powerful figures to join or cooperate with it. Ba Zunan accepted the separation and gave Xu Xiaoshou a token that qualified him to receive his master's legacy.

• Xu Xiaoshou offered Water Ghost a place in First Pavilion Under Heaven and cited his alliances with Grey Palace of the Xu Moon and his teacher Mei Suren as reasons to join.
• Xu Xiaoshou persuaded Mei Suren to stay with First Pavilion Under Heaven, then presented Frost Lord, the Corner of Divine Prison, Five Declines of Heaven and Man, Seven Trees Emperor, and the Demon Emperor Black Dragon as allies or resources.
• Xu Xiaoshou declared that First Pavilion Under Heaven would rise, but Water Ghost turned to leave when Xu Xiaoshou threatened to impersonate him and embarrass him in front of Yu Lingdi.
• Xu Xiaoshou's taunts drove Water Ghost to agree to cooperate with First Pavilion Under Heaven, though Water Ghost said he would only lend it his name for now.
• Ba Zunan agreed that First Pavilion Under Heaven could become independent and gave Xu Xiaoshou a token that qualified him to receive his master's legacy.

Ba Zunan explained why he had founded Saint Slave and persuaded Xu Xiaoshou that its struggle against the ruling powers was necessary, while warning him about the dangers awaiting him after Void Island. He returned Elder Sang's Token and invited Xu Xiaoshou to join Saint Slave as its new leader alongside Ba Zunan.

• Ba Zunan explained that Elder Sang had left Saint Slave because he opposed Ba Zunan's readiness to act before the organization was fully prepared.
• Ba Zunan warned Xu Xiaoshou that Holy Spirit Hall and the Holy Emperor Rao Clan would pursue him after Void Island, then argued that Saint Slave could not wait decades to challenge the ruling powers.
• Xu Xiaoshou asked what would happen if Ba Zunan fell and whether the world would be more peaceful without Saint Slave; Ba Zunan described how the organization had changed the lives of its members and enabled geniuses to rise.
• Ba Zunan told Xu Xiaoshou not to pity those who died in the struggle, and Xu Xiaoshou accepted that they had made their own choices and faced their own consequences.
• Ba Zunan returned Elder Sang's Token to Xu Xiaoshou and presented him with a new Saint Slave token bearing the character “Shou,” formally inviting him to join and take the vacant position left by Wuxiu.

Ba Zunan persuaded Xu Xiaoshou to accept the position of Saint Slave’s second-in-command and gave him a Receiving-Character Token. Their partnership announcement descended into chaos when Xu Xiaoshou accidentally tore off Ba Zunan’s remaining fingers and wrist, ending with Ba Zunan wounded by Mei Suren’s fan.

• Ba Zunan repeatedly called Xu Xiaoshou “Master Shou” and offered him the position of Saint Slave’s second-in-command.
• Xu Xiaoshou accepted the Receiving-Character Token and agreed to partner with Ba Zunan as an equal.
• Xu Xiaoshou accidentally tore off Ba Zunan’s four remaining fingers while shaking his hand, then pulled off part of his wrist while trying to help.
• Xu Xiaoshou escaped through a spatial rift, while Lei Xier’s attempt to escape also failed and left her caught between forms.
• Xu Xiaoshou’s spatial rift quietly returned Ba Zunan’s fingers and wrist to his Second True Body, prompting Ba Zunan to attack before restraining himself.
• Mei Suren’s fan opened to reveal mocking messages, and Ba Zunan groaned as blood spilled from his mouth.

After the battle on Void Island, Kong Yuhen appeared and recognized Xiao Kongtong’s anxiety about Moon-Joining Immortal City, prompting him to leave for home. Ba Zunan and Kong Yuhen discussed a possible answer hidden in the ruins, while Xu Xiaoshou learned that several people had obtained the Heavenly Ancestor’s Inheritance and that more than one of the Ten Seat Holders was a Holy Emperor.

• Kong Yuhen appeared among the group and told Xiao Kongtong that his heart was elsewhere and he should return promptly.
• Xiao Kongtong decided to leave Void Island to protect Moon-Joining Immortal City, and Xu Xiaoshou offered to help if trouble arose.
• Xu Xiaoshou confronted Kong Yuhen about the Time Ancestor Shadow Staff, and Kong Yuhen explained that its spirit liked watching dramas.
• Ba Zunan suggested that Kong Yuhen investigate the ruins of the Giant Kingdom to seek an answer, though Kong Yuhen admitted he did not know what he was seeking.
• Ba Zunan revealed that he, Xu Xiaoshou, and a person surnamed Bei had obtained the Heavenly Ancestor’s Inheritance.
• Ba Zunan confirmed that a Holy Emperor was among the Ten Seat Holders and added that there was more than one.

Xu Xiaoshou and Ba Zunan discussed potential Holy Emperors and the Heavenly Ancestor's Inheritance, then devised a plan to restore Void Island by threatening its Spirit. Kong Yuhen agreed to attempt contact with the Spirit using the Time Ancestor Shadow Staff, while Xu Xiaoshou prepared to help.

• Ba Zunan explained that Resentful Buddha and Bei Huai might be among the Ten Seat Holders capable of becoming Holy Emperors, while Hua Changdeng remained secluded and Feng Tingchen was trapped by worldly concerns.
• Ba Zunan told Xu Xiaoshou that he intended to help him pursue the Heavenly Ancestor's Inheritance by restoring Void Island and confronting its Spirit.
• Ba Zunan proposed breaking Void Island and rebuilding it through time reversal, while he used the Subdimensional Door and Sword Thought to resist the five Holy Emperor aristocratic families' influence over the Inner Island.
• Kong Yuhen agreed to attempt contact with the Spirit of the Heavenly Ancestor, and Xu Xiaoshou lent him the Time Ancestor Shadow Staff.
• Ba Zunan asked whether Xu Xiaoshou was afraid of angering a god, and Xu Xiaoshou said he was excited.

Kong Yuhen used the Time Ancestor Shadow Staff and a Ghost Hyacinth to restore most of Void Island, while Ba Zunan opened the passage to Inner Island and was welcomed by its Ghost Beasts. After Ba Zunan disappeared through the Subdimensional Door, a thunderous command struck Xu Xiaoshou and sent his soul reeling.

• Kong Yuhen began restoring Void Island with the power of time and space, reviving the Ghost Hyacinth and sending its petals across the ruined forbidden regions.
• Kong Yuhen restored seven or eight tenths of the nine great forbidden regions, even reversing damage caused by Saint Emperor's Power.
• Ba Zunan used the Subdimensional Door to open the Inner Island passage, and the Ghost Beasts greeted him with reverence.
• Ba Zunan called the Demon Emperor Black Dragon, which carried him through the gate into Inner Island before the passage vanished.
• A voice cried “Break!” after Ba Zunan disappeared, and Xu Xiaoshou's vision went black as his soul seemed to leave his body.

Xu Xiaoshou, Kong Yuhen, and Ba Zunan entered the Heavenly Ancestor’s Divine Court, where Ba Zunan shaped a Second World to protect Xu Xiaoshou and negotiated with the Spirit of the Heavenly Ancestor. The Spirit accepted Ba Zunan’s terms, including considering Xu Xiaoshou for the inheritance.

• Xu Xiaoshou used the Time Ancestor Shadow Staff to endure the Divine Court, while Kong Yuhen helped him adapt to its chaotic nature.
• Ba Zunan created the Second World with a single release of sword intent, giving Xu Xiaoshou a stable world in which to breathe and think.
• Xu Xiaoshou realized the Divine Court could trap souls and that the Spirit of the Heavenly Ancestor might have sustained itself by devouring powerful souls.
• Ba Zunan offered to protect the Void Clan and eventually return the Inner Island to the Spirit in exchange for authority over the Subdimensional Door and help at the Ran Ming Ruins.
• Ba Zunan threatened to slay the Spirit if it refused, then demanded that Xu Xiaoshou be considered for the Heavenly Ancestor’s inheritance.
• Xu Xiaoshou proclaimed his own greatness, and the Spirit accepted the terms.

Xu Xiaoshou learned that the Heavenly Ancestor’s inheritance required him to lift the Shatter-Jun Shield in the Ran Ming Ruins, while Kong Yuhen questioned the Spirit of the Heavenly Ancestor about his identity. Kong Yuhen departed after leaving a trace that Ba Zunan and Xu Xiaoshou could remember, and the chapter ended with Xu Xiaoshou and Ba Zunan preparing for the Four Symbols Secret Realm.

• The Spirit of the Heavenly Ancestor showed Xu Xiaoshou and Ba Zunan the Shatter-Jun Shield and said it was tied to the fate of utmost good, while Ba Zunan asked Xu Xiaoshou to lift it as the Heavenly Ancestor’s inheritor.
• Kong Yuhen asked the Spirit of the Heavenly Ancestor who he was, and it answered with his name before saying he was also trapped.
• Xu Xiaoshou and Kong Yuhen returned to Void Island, where Xu Xiaoshou speculated that the Spirit had been teasing Kong Yuhen.
• The Heavenly Ancestor’s inheritance descended upon Xu Xiaoshou, and Kong Yuhen departed after extending a hand toward him; Ba Zunan said he hoped he could remember his friend.
• Ba Zunan spoke with Xu Xiaoshou’s Second True Body about the Four Symbols Secret Realm, then realized he remembered Kong Yuhen and laughed, telling Xu Xiaoshou he had grown.

Liu Fuyu entered Yujing City to find someone after killing Captain Zhao at the gate, while Xu Xiaoshou slipped into the city disguised as a sickly young master. The chapter left Liu Fuyu in the city as a street hawker announced that the Southern Domain’s new generation of Seven Sword Immortals had been chosen.

• An expensive osmanthus carriage entered Yujing City unnoticed as the guards discussed Xu Xiaoshou and the bounty on him.
• Liu Fuyu arrived at the city gate, introduced herself as a swordswoman from Sword Tower, and killed Captain Zhao with one strike after he harassed her.
• Liu Fuyu told the guards she had come to find someone and walked into Yujing City despite their alarm.
• Xu Xiaoshou rode through the city in the carriage disguised as a sickly young master heading to study at the Holy Palace, then changed course after his information panel showed that someone was pursuing him.
• Liu Fuyu stood lost in the crowded city as a street hawker announced that the Southern Domain’s new generation of Seven Sword Immortals had emerged.

Xu Xiaoshou entered Yujing City under a hidden identity and followed Ba Zunan’s instructions to Quiet Osmanthus Pavilion. After dazzling the patrons and spending freely, he revealed that he had come to meet Aunt Xiang, shocking everyone.

• Old Li explained that Yujing City’s nobles prized Eastern Region swordsmen as exotic companions, then brought Xu Xiaoshou to Quiet Osmanthus Pavilion.
• Xu Xiaoshou stepped out of his carriage, attracted the attention of the pavilion’s women and guests, and resented Ba Zunan for sending him there in disguise.
• Xu Xiaoshou introduced himself as Xu Gusheng of Burial Sword Tomb, and Sparrow and Yingying recognized him as an Eastern Region ancient swordsman.
• Xu Xiaoshou entered the pavilion, drew the entire crowd’s attention, and offered to pay everyone’s expenses for the day.
• When Sparrow asked whether he had come to see Miss A Yao, Xu Xiaoshou said he was looking for Aunt Xiang, and the pavilion’s patrons reacted with horror.

After waking from the inheritance of the Heaven Ancestor, Xu Xiaoshou went to Quiet Osmanthus Pavilion to meet Aunt Xiang and learned that the new Seven Sword Immortals were being announced. He defeated and broke the sword of Feng Xiao, then heard the first names on the new list.

• Xu Xiaoshou learned that his body was overflowing with Heaven Ancestor Power and agreed to find Aunt Xiang at Quiet Osmanthus Pavilion in exchange for a peerless genius for First Pavilion Under Heaven.
• At Quiet Osmanthus Pavilion, Xu Xiaoshou recognized Aunt Xiang as Xiang Yaoyao and wondered about her connections to Shen Yi and Saint Slave.
• The guests discussed the new Seven Sword Immortals, and Feng Xiao challenged Xu Xiaoshou after boasting that he would challenge the list.
• Xu Xiaoshou ordered his unseen guard to defeat Feng Xiao, then broke Feng Xiao's sword and had him thrown out of the pavilion.
• Xu Xiaoshou asked Young Master Zhou to read the list, and Young Master Zhou began with Liu Fuyu and Hua Lai of Northern Heaven Welcomes Master Shou.

Xu Xiaoshou learned that the new Seven Sword Immortals had an official ranking and discovered that Liu Fuyu guarded the Sword God’s inheritance in the Sword Tower. When Ghost-God Gang deputy Ghost Face arrived to confront him, Xu Xiaoshou challenged him and demanded to meet the gang’s boss, Shen Yi.

• Xu Xiaoshou listened as Young Master Zhou and Old Li explained the identities and backgrounds of the new Seven Sword Immortals.
• Old Li revealed that Liu Fuyu was the Sword Keeper of the Sword Tower, which was said to hold Sword God Gu Louying’s inheritance.
• Old Li said the Seven Sword Immortals were ranked in the order of the Wind Clan’s rhyme, with Master Shou placed last, and warned that the list was preliminary.
• Feng Xiao arrived with Ghost-God Gang deputy Ghost Face, while Yingying and Sparrow urged Xu Xiaoshou to retreat to the rear courtyard.
• Xu Xiaoshou refused to leave, sent Feng Xiao flying again, and told Ghost Face to bring the gang’s boss, Shen Yi, to face him.

Xu Xiaoshou posed as the sickly young master Xu Gusheng while his guard Jinren fought Ghost Face with Ancient Sword Arts and the Ten-Stage Sword Finger. After the battle exposed Feng Xiao’s cowardice as a sword cultivator, Xu Xiaoshou condemned him and left him vomiting blood.

• Xu Xiaoshou took Yingying and Sparrow away from the battlefield, then Ghost Face attacked him and was stopped by Jinren’s sword aura.
• Ghost Face broke through the sword aura with Ancient Martial Arts, but Jinren halted his palm strike with the Ten-Stage Sword Finger, drawing Feng Xiao’s astonished recognition.
• Ghost Face unleashed more of his Ancient Martial Arts and forced Jinren back, while Xu Xiaoshou recognized the strength of Shen Yi’s inheritance.
• Xu Xiaoshou named the silent guard Jinren and rebuffed Ghost Face and Feng Xiao when they urged Jinren to pursue a place among the Seven Sword Immortals.
• Xu Xiaoshou accused Feng Xiao of valuing his life over his sword and declared him unworthy to speak of the Sword Dao, leaving Feng Xiao coughing up blood.