Chapter Summaries

Xu Xiaoshou tested his newly awakened Thought Deprivation and discovered that Dao Qiongchang had tampered with Feng Yujin’s memories about Mo Mo. Furious, Xu Xiaoshou used the technique against Dao Qiongchang from afar, and the chapter ended with Dao Qiongchang being forced to kneel and cry out Master Shou’s Descent Technique.

• Xu Xiaoshou gave the Dragon Apricot Spirit dragon treasures and sacred medicines to cultivate in the Shennong Medicine Garden.
• Xu Xiaoshou tested Thought Deprivation on Water Ghost, Elder Sang, Feng Yujin, and a blade of White Night Return, discovering that it could drain intelligence and kill spirit plants.
• Xu Xiaoshou read Feng Yujin’s thoughts and learned that Dao Qiongchang had interfered with his memories about Mo Mo’s missing soul fragments.
• Xu Xiaoshou became enraged when he realized Dao Qiongchang had concealed the truth from Feng Yujin through the Way of Memory.
• Dao Qiongchang, Gou Wuyue, and Wei Feng were confronted by an unseen force that brutally controlled Dao Qiongchang, who ended up kneeling and shouting Master Shou’s Descent Technique.

Xu Xiaoshou emerged from Dao Qiongchang and confronted Gou Wuyue and Wei Feng at the Grey Palace of the Xu Moon, revealing power that threatened the Ten Seat Holders. As Xu Xiaoshou fought Gou Wuyue, Feng Tiantian survived the battle’s shockwaves and began broadcasting it while Feng Zhongzui was already transmitting Xu Xiaoshou’s battle against Great Emperor Cangsheng.

• Xu Xiaoshou used the imprint on the Will Dao Disk to invade Dao Qiongchang’s consciousness, then emerged from his chest and revealed himself to Gou Wuyue and Wei Feng.
• Dao Qiongchang urged Gou Wuyue and Wei Feng to kill Xu Xiaoshou, while Xu Xiaoshou stood ready to face them.
• Feng Tiantian followed powerful sword intent to a formation around the Grey Palace of the Xu Moon, where Xu Xiaoshou’s battle shattered the barrier and blasted her away.
• Gou Wuyue saved the injured Feng Tiantian, gave her a pill, and told her that the giant fighting in the distance was Xu Xiaoshou before charging into battle.
• Feng Tiantian contacted Feng Zhongzui and told him that Xu Xiaoshou was also fighting Gou Wuyue at the Grey Palace of the Xu Moon.
• Feng Zhongzui instructed Feng Tiantian to activate her Dao Transmission Mirror so he could broadcast the battle to the Five Domains.

Feng Tiantian broadcast Xu Xiaoshou’s battle in the Southern Domain, where he faced Gou Wuyue, Wei Feng, and Dao Qiongchang near the Grey Palace of the Xu Moon. Xu Xiaoshou unveiled the Blade of the Fallen Kingdom, trapping Wei Feng in a repeating, seven-breath present whenever he moved.

• Feng Tiantian hijacked half the Dao Transmission Mirror broadcast, introduced the Grey Palace of the Xu Moon, and revealed that Master Shou was battling Gou Wuyue there while another body faced Ai Cangsheng at the Holy Mountain.
• Wei Feng recovered from Xu Xiaoshou’s Rising Dragon Fist and attacked the Limit Giant with Yama’s Feast, but the blade barely cut into Xu Xiaoshou’s thigh before the backlash blasted Wei Feng away.
• Xu Xiaoshou used the Blade of the Fallen Kingdom, and Wei Feng floated helplessly as his past and future were severed from the present.
• After seven breaths, Wei Feng regained his senses, raised a hand to summon Yama’s Feast, and immediately became trapped in the same seven-breath effect again.
• Gou Wuyue recognized that movement triggered the rule, but when he turned toward Dao Qiongchang for guidance, he too began floating up.

Xu Xiaoshou killed Wei Feng with Ghost Gate and Prajna-Nothingness, then turned his attention to Dao Qiongchang at the Grey Palace of the Xu Moon. The chapter ended with Dao Qiongchang appearing bloodied before Yama's Feast as Xu Xiaoshou confronted him.

• Master Shou's Limit Giant seized Wei Feng and crushed his body, leaving Yama's Feast embedded in its palm.
• The giant summoned Ghost Gate and a Fengdu Sword, pinning Wei Feng's struggling soul against Huitian Peak.
• Xu Xiaoshou transformed back into human form and used Spirit Nation Blessing, Prajna-Nothingness to destroy Wei Feng's fleeing remnant consciousness.
• Feng Tiantian repeatedly suggested Wei Feng might survive, prompting Xu Xiaoshou to glance toward the Dao Transmission Mirror while spectators joked about her commentary.
• Xu Xiaoshou deactivated Blade of the Fallen Kingdom, sent Yama's Feast into the Grey Palace of the Xu Moon, and confronted the bloodied Dao Qiongchang.

Xu Xiaoshou confronted Dao Qiongchang while the Dao Transmission Mirror broadcast their encounter across the Five Domains. After Xu exposed Dao Qiongchang’s secret plea for discretion, he publicly asked why the former Hall Master was cowering, leaving Dao Qiongchang’s carefully maintained image in danger.

• The Dao Transmission Mirror revealed that the wounded man kneeling before Xu Xiaoshou was Dao Qiongchang, while the Five Domains watched in shock.
• Dao Qiongchang emerged in a grand display, identified Xu Xiaoshou’s domain technique, and discussed their past as they faced each other.
• Xu Xiaoshou told Dao Qiongchang that he had his nude photos, making Dao Qiongchang’s hand shake as he tried to shield the broadcast.
• Dao Qiongchang secretly used the Telepathic Link Technique to ask Xu Xiaoshou to save him some face.
• Xu Xiaoshou publicly asked whether Dao Qiongchang was Ba Zunan, then exposed the secret plea and showed a recording pearl.

Xu Xiaoshou used an Image-Recording Pearl to unsettle Dao Qiongchang, who fought to stop him from revealing what it contained. After the pearl revealed harmless fireworks instead of compromising images, Xu Xiaoshou offered Dao Qiongchang another chance to confess, and Dao Qiongchang handed over a fragment of soul called Mo Mo.

• Dao Qiongchang attacked Feng Tiantian and the Dao Transmission Mirror to stop Xu Xiaoshou from showing the Image-Recording Pearl, but Xu Xiaoshou countered his techniques and kept the pearl out of reach.
• Dao Qiongchang and Xu Xiaoshou traded dozens of moves without either gaining an advantage, while Xu Xiaoshou held onto the pearl.
• Xu Xiaoshou activated the pearl, which produced friendly fireworks and a handshake rune instead of revealing nude photos, leaving Dao Qiongchang embarrassed and confused.
• Xu Xiaoshou confronted Dao Qiongchang with a second Image-Recording Pearl and demanded that he confess voluntarily.
• Dao Qiongchang asked whether Xu Xiaoshou wanted Mo Mo and took out a fragment of soul.

Xu Xiaoshou outmaneuvered Dao Qiongchang long enough to secure Mo Mo’s soul fragment, while their cryptic exchanges on the Dao Transmission Mirror sparked wildly mistaken romantic rumors across the Five Domains. The chapter ended with Xu Xiaoshou revealing Dao Qiongchang’s promise to come to his aid in a desperate situation.

• Xu Xiaoshou used Thought Deprivation to uncover Dao Qiongchang’s self-made Heavenly Secrets system, but Dao Qiongchang activated his Second Brain and blocked further probing.
• Dao Qiongchang handed Xu Xiaoshou Mo Mo’s soul fragment after their cryptic conversation bewildered the Five Domains and led viewers to mistake their history for romance.
• Feng Tiantian exposed her portraits of women connected to Xu Xiaoshou, including Mo Mo, then became distraught over his choice and the rumors surrounding Dao Qiongchang.
• Xu Xiaoshou tried to draw Dao Qiongchang into helping him, while Feng Tiantian narrated their awkward exchange and Gou Wuyue left the scene.
• Xu Xiaoshou appeared beside Feng Tiantian and told the Five Domains that Dao Qiongchang had promised to aid him if he faced a desperate situation after leaving the Relics of the Gods.

A-Si arrived at Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain to deliver Young Master Li’s warning while Ai Cangsheng discovered that the Xu Xiaoshou he had been fighting was an incarnation. After Xu Xiaoshou taunted him across the Five Domains, Ai Cangsheng destroyed the incarnation with Wing-Breaking Arrow and prepared to go to Sin Land to kill the real Xu Xiaoshou.

• A-Si emerged from Young Master Li’s hidden passage and learned from retreating cultivators that more than ten Demi-Saints remained on Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain.
• Xi reported that Xu Xiaoshou’s figures had appeared across the Five Domains and relayed news of the battle at Grey Palace of the Xu Moon, prompting Ai Cangsheng to realize that the Xu Xiaoshou before him was an incarnation.
• Ai Cangsheng used the Eye of the Great Dao to observe Grey Palace of the Xu Moon and heard Xu Xiaoshou claim that Dao Qiongchang had promised him Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain as a gift.
• Xu Xiaoshou challenged Ai Cangsheng to fire his arrow and taunted him about Dao Qiongchang, so Ai Cangsheng shot the named Wing-Breaking Arrow.
• Wing-Breaking Arrow struck Jinren’s Limit Giant, shattered half the Holy Mountain, and revealed the incarnation to the Five Domains.
• Ai Cangsheng ordered the Nine Sacrificial Divine Envoy to sever the Five Domains’ Dao law connection and exile the Southern Domain as he set out for Sin Land.

Xu Xiaoshou assessed how Ai Cangsheng killed Jinren, then challenged him with thousands of copies while Ai Cangsheng prepared to go to the Southern Domain. Feng Zhongzui explained that Ai Cangsheng feared Dao Qiongchang might be aiding Xu Xiaoshou, and Bei Bei confronted Ai Cangsheng on Feng Zhongzui’s behalf.

• Ai Cangsheng killed Jinren with a Wing-Breaking Arrow, and Xu Xiaoshou realized Ai Cangsheng had studied Jinren’s habits and could exploit them.
• Xu Xiaoshou summoned tens of thousands of copies with the Art of Three Thousand and dared Ai Cangsheng to find and kill them all.
• Ai Cangsheng ordered the Five Domains’ Dao law connection severed and insisted on going to the Southern Domain despite the Half-Saints’ warnings.
• The Nine Sacrificial Divine Envoy asked Ai Cangsheng why he would go south, and he answered that it was because of Dao Qiongchang.
• Feng Zhongzui reasoned that Ai Cangsheng feared Xu Xiaoshou might have allied with Dao Qiongchang and wanted to seize the initiative rather than let the Xu Dao Alliance control the pace.
• Ai Cangsheng recognized Feng Zhongzui’s analysis as unusually insightful, and Bei Bei stepped in to challenge him to kill her if he dared.

Bei Bei publicly denounced Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain and the Five Domains, exposing how cultivation ended in submission or failure, before Xu Xiaoshou revealed that he had controlled her with Puppet Thread Control. Xu Xiaoshou then explained what Saint Slave sought and questioned whether its demand for absolute freedom could still matter to people who chose the relative freedom offered by Holy Spirit Hall.

• Bei Bei insulted Great Emperor Cangsheng, Qin Duan, Qiu Gu, and the other saints, accusing Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain of having lost its backbone and confidence.
• Bei Bei condemned the cultivation system as a path to becoming polished or failed trash, then sang and danced before the Dao Transmission Mirror as spectators questioned their own purpose.
• Xu Xiaoshou split the Dao Transmission Mirrors and revealed that he had used Puppet Thread Control to make Bei Bei speak and dance from across the domains.
• Xu Xiaoshou explained that Dao Qiongchang had taught him the Heavenly Secrets Art and Puppet Thread Control, and that Dao Qiongchang had revealed the world's truth to him.
• Xu Xiaoshou described how Sang Qiye and Ba Zunan had drawn him into Saint Slave, then said Ba Zunan had told him Saint Slave sought freedom.
• Xu Xiaoshou asked whether Saint Slave's pursuit of absolute freedom had meaning when most people could instead accept relative freedom under Holy Spirit Hall's protection.

Xu Xiaoshou used the Five Domains’ Dao Transmission Mirrors to challenge the Holy Emperor Clans’ control and call everyone to fight for freedom. He issued Ai Cangsheng an ultimatum and vowed to retrieve his master from the Dead Sea before facing the Holy Mountain’s challenge.

• Dao Qiongchang realized Xu Xiaoshou was using the Great Dao of Intent to awaken people across the Five Domains and hoped he would prevail.
• Ba Zunan sensed his sword aura pressing against the limits of his body, while Wen Ting, Xiao Kongtong, Kui Leihan, Ye Xiaotian, Yu Zhiwen, and Five Declines of Heaven and Man watched or reacted to Xu Xiaoshou’s broadcast.
• Xu Xiaoshou told the Five Domains that Red Robes and Ghost Beasts were exploited in experiments and declared that everyone trapped in such systems was a Saint Slave.
• Xu Xiaoshou called for people to fight and told Ai Cangsheng to stay in the Southern Domain while he went to the Dead Sea to retrieve his master.
• Xu Xiaoshou challenged Ai Cangsheng and Ming Gong, promising to kill whoever came against him, even a Saint Emperor.

Xu Xiaoshou challenged Ai Cangsheng, and Qin Duan insulted him and demanded a Half-Saint contract. As Ai Cangsheng accepted the fight, Xu Xiaoshou’s tricks threw Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain into chaos, ending with the Nine Sacrificial Divine Envoy apparently striking Qin Duan.

• Ai Cangsheng accepted Xu Xiaoshou’s challenge with a single word, and Qin Duan mocked Xu Xiaoshou and demanded he promise not to evade the fight.
• Xu Xiaoshou attacked Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain with the Dragon-Painting Halberd, and Ai Cangsheng shot it back with the Evil Sin Bow.
• Qin Duan accused Xu Xiaoshou of killing Qin Guan, while Xu Xiaoshou pretended not to know who Qin Guan was.
• Qiu Gu struck Qin Duan under Xu Xiaoshou’s Puppet Thread Control, and Ai Cangsheng severed Qiu Gu’s arm when he tried to attack again.
• The Dragon-Painting Halberd pierced Qin Duan, and the Nine Sacrificial Divine Envoy struck his soul as the plaza erupted in shock.

As Great Emperor Cangsheng prepared to confront Xu Xiaoshou at the Dead Sea, Feng Zhongzui questioned him about Saint Slave’s ideals and his own role in the conflict. Ai Cangsheng declared himself a Guardian of the Dao who had waited on Holy Mountain for over thirty years for someone worthy to defeat him, and said he hoped Xu Xiaoshou would be that person.

• Ai Cangsheng examined Xu Xiaoshou’s Puppet Thread Control and identified traces of Intent, Spatial, Heavenly Secrets, and Life profundities.
• Ai Cangsheng ordered everyone to proceed to the Dead Sea and remain there until Xu Xiaoshou was sighted, setting the stage for a battle after he picked up Wuxiu.
• Feng Zhongzui told the Five Domains that Xu Xiaoshou’s best chance against Ai Cangsheng in the Dead Sea was his Ancient Sword Arts.
• Feng Zhongzui asked Ai Cangsheng whether Xu Xiaoshou’s words were right, and Ai Cangsheng said he had once thought so and now hoped Xu Xiaoshou would succeed.
• Feng Zhongzui asked if Ai Cangsheng might become Xu Xiaoshou’s friend, and Ai Cangsheng said he was neither friend nor enemy but a self-appointed Guardian of the Dao.
• Ai Cangsheng said he had waited more than thirty years for someone worthy to defeat him and hoped Xu Xiaoshou would be that person.

Dao Qiongchang impersonated Ai Cangsheng to explain why he would not change sides, then considered what Xu Xiaoshou’s attention-seeking revealed about him. As the Demi-Saints departed for the Dead Sea, Qin Duan regained his senses, killed Feng Zhongzui on live transmission, and turned his fury toward Xu Xiaoshou.

• Dao Qiongchang publicly imitated Ai Cangsheng, arguing that the Saint Slave could not defeat Yue Beihua Rao Dao and that fighting was the only choice.
• Dao Qiongchang ended his performance and reflected on how Xu Xiaoshou drew attention and what that meant for their coming conflict.
• Feng Zhongzui announced that the Demi-Saints were heading into the Dead Sea, then noticed Qin Duan had returned to consciousness.
• Qin Duan cursed Feng Zhongzui for speaking his name and struck him, then became enraged by the humiliation he had suffered.
• Qin Duan seized Feng Zhongzui and killed him before the Five Domains, then vowed that Xu Xiaoshou was not worthy of humiliating him.

Feng Zhongzui fled Qin Duan and encountered a mysterious orange-robed climber as a gray miasma consumed the mountain path and killed the people below. When Qin Duan attacked, the orange-robed figure protected Feng Zhongzui and revealed a Yama Mask, then answered his plea to kill Qin Duan with, “As you wish.”

• Feng Zhongzui escaped Qin Duan after using his Illusion Sword Technique, but stopped when he sensed an ominous figure in orange climbing Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain.
• Feng Zhongzui filmed the orange-robed climber and revealed that gray miasma had devastated the path below, where most of the people sent down the mountain lay dead or dying.
• Feng Zhongzui spotted Lu Ke, Gou Wuyue’s disciple, alive with the famed sword Azure-Scaled Spine, while Xu Xiaoshou recognized him and decided to stop the orange-robed figure.
• The gray miasma chased Feng Zhongzui uphill, and when he called out to the orange-robed senior, Qin Duan swooped down to attack him.
• Feng Zhongzui shouted for Xu Xiaoshou to save him, and the orange-robed figure protected him before catching Qin Duan’s attack.
• After Feng Zhongzui begged the orange senior to kill Qin Duan, the figure revealed a Yama Mask and calmly replied, “As you wish.”

Dao Qiongchang and Ai Cangsheng recognized Five Declines of Heaven and Man as a dangerous, ill-omened threat as he attacked the Saints on Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain. After binding and controlling several demi-saints, Five Declines of Heaven and Man endured an arrow from the Evil Sin Bow and plunged the mountain into darkness.

• Dao Qiongchang reconsidered Five Declines of Heaven and Man's Decaying Body and decided to avoid provoking him, while Ai Cangsheng ordered Xi to gather information about him.
• Five Declines of Heaven and Man caught Qin Duan's attack, drained his Saint Power, controlled him with his eyes, and tore off his arm.
• Qiu Gu rushed to help Qin Duan, but Five Declines of Heaven and Man controlled him too, while Zhong Yuanzi was immobilized by Underworld-Binding Restraint.
• Five Declines of Heaven and Man called Qin Duan and Qiu Gu his incarnations and compelled them to summon their demi-saint incarnations.
• Five Declines of Heaven and Man took the Evil Sin Bow's arrow through his enlarged body, then used Great Night Togetherness to plunge Holy Mountain into darkness.

Xu Xiaoshou arrived at Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain as Five Declines of Heaven and Man’s darkness concealed his fight and allowed him to kill Qin Duan and Qiu Gu, taking their Half-Saint Godhood. After Xi revealed that Five Declines possessed three Great Absolute Bodies and Death God’s Power, Five Declines endured another arrow from Ai Cangsheng and cast a forbidden clan curse toward the Northern Region.

• Xu Xiaoshou sensed the darkness covering the Holy Mountain and recognized that Five Declines of Heaven and Man wielded Sui Yin evil arts and powerful Death God’s Power.
• Ai Cangsheng’s Dao-Breaking Arrow dispelled the darkness, revealing Five Declines unharmed, with Qin Duan and Qiu Gu gone and their Half-Saint Godhood in his hands.
• Xi announced that Five Declines had the Decaying Body, the Undying Body, and the Devouring Body, prompting Ai Cangsheng to decide he had to kill him.
• Five Declines ignored Ai Cangsheng and bowed before two mounds of bloody mud, saying he intended to uproot the clan curse completely.
• Ai Cangsheng shot Five Declines again, but his Golden Body Sacred Bones and Death God’s Power helped him survive and heal as Three-Legged Black Owls flew north from his shoulder.
• Five Declines cast the Blood-Chain Clan Curse Art using Qin Duan and Qiu Gu’s blood, sending black streaks toward the Northern Region after the Three-Legged Black Owls.

Five Declines of Heaven and Man faced Ai Cangsheng’s full power as the Great Emperor used the Evil Sin Bow to blast him from Holy Mountain to the Western Domain and unleash an arrowstorm. When the arrows still failed to kill him, Ai Cangsheng began casting the Forbidden Art: Seed Imprisonment.

• Five Declines of Heaven and Man recovered from the Blood-Chain Clan Curse Art, while Ai Cangsheng reconsidered his approach and Zhong Yuanzi warned him not to lose sight of the Bloodworld Pearl.
• Ai Cangsheng lifted a corner of the black cloth over his legs, revealing immense Evil God's Power, and Xu Xiaoshou debated whether to intervene before deciding to stay out of the fight.
• Ai Cangsheng fired an Evil God's Arrow that pierced through Holy Mountain and carried Five Declines of Heaven and Man to the Western Domain, where he began devouring its power.
• Ai Cangsheng fired nine arrows at once, then unleashed a relentless arrowstorm that tore Five Declines of Heaven and Man apart across the desert.
• Ai Cangsheng stopped firing, said he could not kill Five Declines of Heaven and Man, and began forming seals for the Forbidden Art: Seed Imprisonment.

Xu Xiaoshou studied Ai Cangsheng’s combat abilities and learned that unsealing his Seed-Spell Confinement could unleash catastrophic power. As Ai Cangsheng prepared a black-iron arrow against Five Declines of Heaven and Man, Xu Xiaoshou appeared on the battlefield to ask him for mercy.

• Xu Xiaoshou read Dao Qiongchang’s briefing and learned that Ai Cangsheng’s Seed-Spell Confinement stored immense power in his body, which he could release in stages.
• Ai Cangsheng began unsealing his power against Five Declines of Heaven and Man, while Zhong Yuanzi tried to stop him and evacuated everyone from Gui-Zhe Holy Mountain.
• Ai Cangsheng’s first-stage unsealing created a vast black-hole region that destroyed much of the Holy Mountain and overwhelmed spectators across the Five Domains.
• Ai Cangsheng drew a plain black-iron arrow from his body and aimed it toward the Western Region.
• Xu Xiaoshou sensed the arrow’s threat, vanished from its path, then returned to the battlefield and asked Ai Cangsheng to give him face.

Xu Xiaoshou used the Shatter-Jun Shield to endure Ai Cangsheng’s arrow, then transformed into a giant and struck back, leaving the Great Emperor badly injured. After saving Five Declines of Heaven and Man, Xu Xiaoshou returned to Holy Mountain and sent Ai Cangsheng flying east, then hurled the Dragon-Painting Halberd after him as a golden dragon formed a bridge across the domains.

• Xu Xiaoshou called Ai Cangsheng a dog and blocked his arrow with the Shatter-Jun Shield, enduring its force as it carried him across the domains.
• Xu Xiaoshou transformed into a giant in the Western Domain Desert and shattered the arrow, causing Ai Cangsheng to vomit blood.
• Xu Xiaoshou’s newly born true body rewove Five Declines of Heaven and Man’s Life Pattern and restored him to life.
• Xu Xiaoshou returned to Holy Mountain, stomped through it, and struck Ai Cangsheng with the Shatter-Jun Shield, sending him flying east toward Sword God Heaven.
• Xu Xiaoshou hurled the Dragon-Painting Halberd after Ai Cangsheng as a golden dragon stretched between two domains, forming a bridge to the heavens.