Chapter Summaries

After the Sword Saint’s death, Hao Shuai explained Sword Twenty-Three to his companions and studied the Sword Saint’s manual. He later returned alone to Heaven Mountain while his companions set out to meet experts and seek weapons and manuals.

• Hao Shuai sensed Bu Jingyun strike the dying Sword Saint, then led Song Que and the others down the mountain.
• At an inn, Hao Shuai explained how the Sword Saint had used Sword Twenty-Three and why his frail body left him vulnerable.
• Hao Shuai revealed that he had buried the Sword Saint and taken a copy of Sacred Spirit Swordplay Twenty-Two Forms from his body.
• Song Que and the others declined to study the manual, and Hao Shuai began learning its sword forms.
• Hao Shuai returned alone to the Tianxia Society after sending his companions to meet experts and search for divine weapons and secret manuals.

Hao Shuai visited the wounded Xiong Ba in his secret chamber and asked to see his martial arts. After Xiong Ba attacked him twice and was defeated, Hao Shuai declared him his prisoner.

• Hao Shuai appeared in Xiong Ba's secret chamber and said he had come to visit after the duel with Sword Saint.
• Xiong Ba attacked Hao Shuai with Three Points Return to One Qi, but the blow rebounded and injured Xiong Ba.
• Hao Shuai offered Xiong Ba a Blood Bodhi, which healed his injuries and increased his true qi.
• Xiong Ba attacked Hao Shuai again with the Heavenly Frost Fist, Cloud Dispelling Palm, and Wind God's Leg.
• Hao Shuai broke Xiong Ba's techniques and struck him down with a giant palm, gravely injuring him.
• Hao Shuai declared that Xiong Ba was his prisoner.

Hao Shuai forced Xiong Ba to hand over the Tianxia Society and drained most of his true qi, leaving him powerless and aged. Xiong Ba announced Hao Shuai as the new leader and said he would retire to Lake Heart Villa.

• Hao Shuai demanded the Tianxia Society from Xiong Ba and cited powerful figures who could defeat him, breaking Xiong Ba's confidence.
• Xiong Ba gave Hao Shuai an iron box containing martial arts manuals and yielded the leadership of the Tianxia Society.
• Hao Shuai absorbed Xiong Ba's true qi until Xiong Ba aged rapidly, then warned him to behave and spend time with You Ruo at Lake Heart Villa.
• Qin Shuang reported that the Tianxia Society's headquarters members had assembled, and Xiong Ba announced Hao Shuai as the new leader.
• Qin Shuang objected to Xiong Ba's decision, but Xiong Ba stopped him and declared that he would retire to Lake Heart Villa.

Hao Shuai took control of Tianxia Society, demonstrated overwhelming power to secure the members’ obedience, and began reorganizing the leadership. He learned that Xiong Ba had sent the Twelve Fiends of Heavenly Pool after Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng and ordered them recalled.

• Qin Shuang agreed to accompany Xiong Ba into seclusion, while Hao Shuai assigned Wen Chou Chou to keep managing Tianxia Society.
• Hao Shuai destroyed a mountain peak with a powerful energy attack, silencing objections to his leadership.
• Hao Shuai took the leader’s seat, received the society members’ submission, and raised their allowances and mission bonuses.
• Hao Shuai asked Xiong Ba about the Twelve Fiends of Heavenly Pool and learned they had been sent to hunt Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng.
• Hao Shuai ordered Xiong Ba to send a carrier pigeon and recall the Twelve Fiends.

Hao Shuai confronted the Twelve Fiends of Heavenly Pool after taking over the Tianxia Society, then killed them and drained their martial arts. News of his rise spread through the martial world, drawing the attention of Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, and a masked man in the far north.

• Hao Shuai examined the Twelve Fiends of Heavenly Pool and became interested in Child Emperor's dream-weaving Child's Heart True Scripture.
• The Twelve Fiends rejected Hao Shuai's demand that they disable their martial arts, so he unleashed his aura and injured them.
• Hao Shuai used the Northern Darkness Sky Absorption Skill and killed the Twelve Fiends of Heavenly Pool, then looted their bodies.
• Nie Feng heard that Xiong Ba had stepped down and considered returning to the Tianxia Society, while Bu Jingyun dismissed the news and focused on his feud over Huo Family Manor.
• A masked man in the far north heard about Hao Shuai and decided to investigate, as martial artists began gathering at the Tianxia Society.

Hao Shuai studied Xiong Ba’s Three Points Return to One Qi and began combining the Three Great Arts to create a cultivation technique of his own. When Nie Feng secretly entered Number One Under Heaven Tower, Hao Shuai decided he could use him to bring Nie Feng and You Ruo together.

• Hao Shuai reflected on how Xiong Ba created Three Points Return to One Qi and how the art might evolve into the immortal-level Three Yuan Union.
• Hao Shuai discovered that Xiong Ba had withheld moves from the Heavenly Frost Fist, Wind God's Leg, and Cloud Dispelling Palm manuals, so he beat Xiong Ba until he handed them over.
• Hao Shuai met You Ruo and decided to help her and Nie Feng get together, since he believed You Ruo had fallen for Nie Feng.
• Hao Shuai mastered the Three Great Arts and began merging their forces while cultivating in Number One Under Heaven Tower.
• Hao Shuai sensed Nie Feng sneaking into the Tianxia Society and resolved to use him to help You Ruo and Nie Feng become a couple.

Hao Shuai brought Nie Feng to see Xiong Ba and You Ruo, whose feelings for Nie Feng became clear. He then offered to act as matchmaker for Nie Feng and You Ruo, delighting her and upsetting Xiong Ba.

• Nie Feng sneaked into Number One Under Heaven Tower, where Hao Shuai caught him and agreed to take him to see Xiong Ba.
• Hao Shuai led Nie Feng to Lake Heart Villa, where they found Xiong Ba and You Ruo playing weiqi.
• Nie Feng recognized You Ruo dressed like him, and Hao Shuai bluntly told them she had a crush on him.
• Nie Feng considered his feelings for You Ruo and his first love, Ming Yue, while Xiong Ba struggled to hide his displeasure.
• When Nie Feng tried to leave, Hao Shuai stopped him and offered to arrange a match between him and You Ruo, making her happy and Xiong Ba dejected.

Hao Shuai forced Nie Feng and You Ruo into a marriage, which Tianxia Society celebrated five days later. Over the next half year, Hao Shuai secretly plundered power and treasures while cultivating until he reached the peak of the Golden Core stage.

• Hao Shuai arranged Nie Feng and You Ruo's marriage, gave them wedding gifts, and prevented Nie Feng from refusing.
• Hao Shuai ordered Qin Shuang to tell Wen Chou Chou to prepare for the wedding in five days, and Qin Shuang congratulated Nie Feng.
• Nie Feng and You Ruo held a grand wedding at Tianxia Society, where Xiong Ba tearfully celebrated their marriage.
• Nie Feng settled into life with You Ruo and Xiong Ba at Lake Heart Villa.
• Hao Shuai spent six months cultivating in Number One Under Heaven Tower and secretly stealing power, martial arts manuals, medicinal materials, and treasures, reaching the peak of the Golden Core stage.

Hao Shuai recognized Xu Fu as the immortal Di Shitian and confronted him at Tianxia Society. Their battle destroyed Number One Under Heaven Tower, and Di Shitian ended the chapter by unleashing the Heavenly Heart Tribulation.

• Wen Chou Chou told Hao Shuai that Xu Fu had come to offer an ancestral martial arts manual and join Tianxia Society.
• Hao Shuai struck Xu Fu, then identified him as Di Shitian, whose real name was Xu Fu and who had gained Phoenix Blood after seeking immortality for Qin Shi Huang.
• Hao Shuai revealed Di Shitian's past and mocked him until Di Shitian attacked with his thousand years of cultivation.
• Hao Shuai overpowered Di Shitian in their first palm clash, and they fought through Number One Under Heaven Tower until it collapsed.
• Di Shitian faced Hao Shuai in midair and unleashed the Heavenly Heart Tribulation.

Hao Shuai countered Di Shitian’s attacks, blinded him with a Solar Flare, and broke through his Seven No Absolute State. Di Shitian lost his will to fight as Hao Shuai brought out a rune-covered rice cooker.

• Di Shitian used the Heavenly Heart Tribulation and Emperor Heaven Mad Thunder against Hao Shuai, but Hao Shuai steadied his heartbeat and emerged unharmed from the lightning.
• Xiong Ba, Nie Feng, and the Tianxia Society members arrived and watched the battle in shock.
• Di Shitian attacked with the Shocking Eye Tribulation, but Hao Shuai blinded him with a Solar Flare and pursued him with a homing energy ball.
• Di Shitian escaped the energy ball by using the Seven No Absolute State, but Hao Shuai dispersed his qi with an invisible force and sent him flying.
• Di Shitian lost the courage to continue fighting, and Hao Shuai set a rune-covered rice cooker on the ground.

Hao Shuai sealed Di Shitian in a rice cooker and explained his origins and the immortality granted by divine-beast essence. He warned Xiong Ba that the Fire Kirin’s power could cause a dangerous transformation, then said none of them had a chance to obtain it.

• Hao Shuai used the Evil Containment Wave to trap Di Shitian in a rice cooker, then dismissed the Tianxia Society’s followers after they praised him.
• Hao Shuai told Xiong Ba, Nie Feng, and Qin Shuang that Di Shitian was Xu Fu, a sorcerer who had lived for over a thousand years by consuming Phoenix Blood.
• Hao Shuai revealed that another man had lived for four thousand years by consuming Dragon Turtle essence, and Xiong Ba asked whether divine-beast essence granted immortality.
• Hao Shuai said extracting the Fire Kirin’s essence could grant immortality but warned that its influence could turn someone into a beast.
• Nie Feng recounted how his ancestor Nie Ying developed Blood Madness Syndrome after drinking Kirin Blood, and Hao Shuai declared that none of them had a chance to obtain the Fire Kirin’s essence.

Hao Shuai debated what to do with Di Shitian sealed inside the rice cooker, then decided to use it to stew the Phoenix Blood and martial arts he had accumulated. After discovering Di Shitian could speak inside, Hao Shuai turned up the heat with a Flame Talisman and left him simmering.

• Hao Shuai told Xiong Ba and the others that immortality had driven Di Shitian toward madness, then left Lake Heart Villa with the rice cooker.
• In the Tang Dynasty palace, Hao Shuai considered what to do with Di Shitian and his Phoenix Blood before Dongfang Bai suggested that he cook him.
• Hao Shuai plugged in the rice cooker and set it to run for an hour.
• Di Shitian begged Hao Shuai to release him, and Hao Shuai learned that he could speak while sealed inside the cooker.
• Hao Shuai stuck a Flame Talisman on the rice cooker, then spent two hours with Dongfang Bai while Di Shitian screamed.
• Hao Shuai returned, applied another Flame Talisman to keep the heat high, and left the chamber again.

Hao Shuai subdued Di Shitian’s spirit with lightning, absorbed it, and used its power to break through into the Yin Spirit stage. He left his withered body behind and went through the walls to explore in his new form.

• Di Shitian emerged from the rice cooker as a spirit and attacked Hao Shuai with the Smiting God Tribulation.
• Hao Shuai immobilized Di Shitian with Soul Suppressing Talismans and struck him twice with Lightning Strike Fist.
• Hao Shuai absorbed Di Shitian’s weakened spirit and entered seclusion to refine its power into Mental Power.
• Hao Shuai’s golden core shattered as a vortex drew in his Mental Power, magical power, true essence, and blood and qi.
• Hao Shuai emerged as a Yin Spirit, left his withered body, and passed through the walls to explore.

Hao Shuai returned to his body after reaching the perfected Yin Spirit Realm, restoring his appearance and gaining powerful Divine Thought. He stored Di Shitian’s Phoenix Blood rather than consuming it, and planned to replenish the True Essence he had lost.

• Hao Shuai’s Yin Spirit wandered through walls and teased his wives before returning to the Secret Chamber.
• Hao Shuai re-entered his body, using his powerful Primordial Spirit to restore his withered form and gain control down to the cellular level.
• Hao Shuai pulverized a Golden Silk Nanmu chair with his Divine Thought, whose range had expanded to about five kilometers.
• Hao Shuai lamented his depleted Golden Core and decided he would need to borrow qi.
• Hao Shuai stored the Phoenix Blood in a jade bottle, wary of the divine beast’s will and the dangers of consuming it.

After being beaten by the women for his mischief, Hao Shuai planned to visit Heavenly Gate and claim Di Shitian’s martial arts legacy. He sorted through Di Shitian’s memories, studying the Sacred Heart Art and Nameless’s Myriad Swords Return to Origin.

• Hao Shuai put away the Phoenix Blood, opened the Secret Chamber door, and was surrounded by the women who accused him of touching them while they bathed and eating.
• The women beat Hao Shuai while his true essence was depleted, leaving him bruised and with black eyes.
• Hao Shuai called Wen Chou Chou and ordered him to summon Song Que and the other three as bodyguards for a trip to Heavenly Gate.
• Hao Shuai reviewed Di Shitian’s memories and learned that Di Shitian had kept his martial arts techniques unwritten to prevent them from leaking.
• Hao Shuai examined the Sacred Heart Art’s techniques and considered adapting its Heavenly Palace Phantom illusion.
• Hao Shuai studied Nameless’s Myriad Swords Return to Origin, impressed by its ability to summon and control countless swords.

After You Ruo was mortally wounded in Bu Jingyun and Xiong Ba’s confrontation, Hao Shuai offered to revive her and began using the Sacred Heart Art. The chapter ended with Nie Feng and Xiong Ba watching hopefully as Hao Shuai tried to save her.

• Hao Shuai practiced Myriad Swords Return to Origin while waiting for Song Que and the others to return.
• Wen Chou Chou told Hao Shuai that Bu Jingyun and Xiong Ba were fighting, and Hao Shuai hurried to Lake Heart Villa.
• Hao Shuai found You Ruo dead, Xiong Ba grieving, and Bu Jingyun holding the Peerless Sword after avenging his father.
• Xiong Ba tried to kill himself with the Peerless Sword, but Bu Jingyun pulled it away and cut off two of Xiong Ba’s fingers before leaving.
• Nie Feng and Qin Shuang arrived and mourned You Ruo, and Hao Shuai said he could bring her back to life.
• Hao Shuai activated the Sacred Heart Art over You Ruo while Nie Feng and Xiong Ba watched.

Hao Shuai brought Song Que, Shi Zhixuan, Xiao Feng, and Old Zhang to attack the Heavenly Gate, where they fought their way past its guards and entered its icy stronghold. The five reached the vast central hall, deep inside the Heavenly Gate.

• After returning from separate martial arts challenges, Song Que, Shi Zhixuan, Xiao Feng, and Old Zhang joined Hao Shuai at the Heavenly Gate.
• Hao Shuai and the others entered the Heavenly Gate and killed the Divine Judge guarding its entrance.
• Dozens of masked Heavenly Gate fighters attacked, and Song Que cut them down with his saber.
• The five traveled along a perilous ice slide through clouds, reefs, and glaciers before stopping at an ice cave.
• Hao Shuai and the others passed through the cave and a long waterway into the Heavenly Gate’s enormous ice-carved central hall.

Hao Shuai and his companions defeated Heaven's Gate, and Hao Shuai drained Chi Jue of his power and seized the Crimson Fire Divine Art before killing him. He ordered Luo Xian to lead him to Ice Emperor and Nu Fenglei, then told her that Di Shitian was dead, leaving her stunned and disbelieving.

• Luo Xian and Chi Jue led Heaven's Gate's fighters against Hao Shuai and his companions.
• Song Que and the other three subdued more than a hundred Heaven's Gate fighters, and Hao Shuai absorbed their qi.
• Hao Shuai drained Chi Jue's power, took his martial arts and Crimson Fire Divine Art, then destroyed his body.
• Hao Shuai ordered Luo Xian to take him to Ice Emperor and Nu Fenglei, who were frozen.
• Hao Shuai told Luo Xian that Di Shitian was dead, and she shouted that it was impossible.

Hao Shuai freed Ice Emperor and Nu Fenglei from Di Shitian’s ice cavern, then drained their power and obtained Nu Fenglei’s Five Thunders Ultimate Hand. He learned the two men’s tragic histories, leaving the technique’s full destructive power under discussion.

• Hao Shuai threatened Luo Xian and made her lead him and the others to Di Shitian’s ice cavern.
• Luo Xian identified Ice Emperor and Nu Fenglei, and Hao Shuai reversed the Heaven Returning Ice Art to thaw them.
• Ice Emperor and Nu Fenglei mistook Hao Shuai for Di Shitian, so Hao Shuai absorbed their powers and killed Ice Emperor.
• Hao Shuai invaded Nu Fenglei’s sea of consciousness and obtained the Five Thunders Ultimate Hand.
• Hao Shuai recounted Ice Emperor’s imprisonment over Xiao Mei and Nu Fenglei’s unusual origins and powerful Five Thunders Ultimate Hand.

After defeating Di Shitian, Hao Shuai looted Heaven's Gate and a hidden temple treasury, then learned that the Shenlong would appear on the Day of Jingrui. Unwilling to wait more than ten years, Hao Shuai planned to hunt the dragon early, after a trip to Japan.

• Di Shitian killed Nu Fenglei's son and froze Nu Fenglei and his wife after their revenge scheme went wrong.
• Hao Shuai took Luo Xian to Heaven's Gate's treasury and collected its wealth, books, martial arts manuals, and esoteric texts before letting her go.
• Hao Shuai searched Di Shitian's secret temple chamber and found natural treasures and Xu Fu's Notes on alchemy.
• Hao Shuai learned that the Shenlong appeared on the Day of Jingrui, but decided not to wait more than ten years and planned to visit Japan before hunting it.