Chapter Summaries

Yi Xiaofeng learned about a rumored calamity tied to the Demonic Altar’s golden coffin but refused to give up the Supreme Soul Stone. At the Shadow Pavilion, he found Shadow Wood containing a comprehensible archery technique, mastered it, and accidentally fired a spiritual arrow through his inn window.

• Lu Junxian told Yi Xiaofeng that the golden coffin at the Demonic Altar Assembly was predicted to bring a monstrous calamity, then left to pursue his destined love.
• Yi Xiaofeng watched a Red Demon Hall prodigy break through to the Golden Core Realm under the Demonic Altar’s protection.
• Yi Xiaofeng found one Shadow Wood with an archery technique he could comprehend and bought it along with five other comprehensible pieces.
• Yi Xiaofeng entered the Shadow Wood’s memory and practiced archery through an immense sequence of increasingly difficult shots.
• Yi Xiaofeng tested his new skill by drawing a bow without an arrow, and his spiritual power formed an arrow that shot out the window.

Yi Xiaofeng’s newly learned arrow technique drew attention to the Overlord Bow and sparked suspicions of a hidden plot. As the Demonic Altar Assembly approached, rumors exposed Xiao Queming’s presence in Demonic Altar City, and Yi Xiaofeng recognized him at a stall.

• Yi Xiaofeng tested Shadow Wood’s arrow technique, then admitted to Qin Jiumu that he had learned it; Qin Jiumu urged him to compete for the Overlord Bow.
• Qin Qinxue explained that the Overlord Bow ranked fifth among magical items, while Nan Qin Honored One and Qin Qinxue warned that the technique’s appearance might be part of a scheme.
• Yi Xiaofeng shared his remaining Shadow Wood with several companions, then learned that news of his arrow technique had spread and moved to another inn.
• Rumors spread that Xiao Queming had infiltrated the Demonic Altar, and Yi Xiaofeng identified him by the Purple Wood Sword Sheath at his stall.

At the Demonic Altar Assembly, Yi Xiaofeng recognized Xiao Queming but chose not to expose him, while Jian Zhen joined the Demonic Altar Envoys after winning a duel. The next day began with the Overlord Bow as the grand prize, which could make its winner a candidate for Demonic Altar Master and offer a chance at the Master's legacy.

• Yi Xiaofeng recognized Xiao Queming at a stall but left without exposing him or buying anything.
• Luo Yutian suspected Xiao Queming was a hidden Nascent Soul expert, and Yi Xiaofeng wondered if he planned to destroy the Demonic Altar.
• At the assembly, Nine Demon Offering introduced the Like Dragon Halberd, and Demonic Cultivators bid and fought over treasures.
• Jian Zhen won a duel for magical clothing and accepted Nine Demon Offering's offer to become a Demonic Altar Envoy.
• Several players declared themselves Demonic Cultivators onstage, prompting Nine Demon Offering to threaten anyone who caused trouble.
• On the second day, Nine Demon Offering announced the Overlord Bow as the grand prize and said its winner could become a candidate for Demonic Altar Master.

The Demonic Altar Assembly put the Overlord Bow up for auction, and the bidding climbed to one billion Qi Gathering Pills before Hua Tutian challenged anyone to duel for it. Luo Yutian stepped forward to face him.

• Nan Qin Honored One revealed that the Supreme Valley Master had once publicly knelt to worship the Demonic Altar Master after dismissing the Demonic Altar.
• Qin Qinxue told Yi Xiaofeng she planned to give up her Heavenly Dao Points ranking to stay alive, and Yi Xiaofeng joked that she had confessed her love to him.
• Nine Demon Offering introduced the Overlord Bow and explained that the Overlord Arrow Technique had circulated through the Demonic Altar Assembly.
• The Overlord Bow's price rose to five hundred million Qi Gathering Pills as Yi Xiaofeng spotted Xiao Queming among the bidders.
• Hua Tutian offered one billion Qi Gathering Pills and challenged anyone who wanted the bow to duel him.
• Luo Yutian appeared onstage and accepted Hua Tutian's challenge.

Luo Yutian and Hua Tutian began their long-awaited duel under the Demonic Altar Honored Lord’s barrier, while Yi Xiaofeng and his allies suspected the Overlord Bow contest was a trap connected to the golden coffin. After the Honored Lord noticed them, Lu Junxian proposed uniting the gathered Demonic Cultivators against him and said they should wait for Wang Qingguo.

• Luo Yutian and Hua Tutian confronted each other on the platform, and the Demonic Altar Honored Lord raised a demonic-qi barrier around their duel.
• Yi Xiaofeng learned from Lu Junxian that the Overlord Bow might be bait and that the Demonic Altar Master could be seeking a body for the being inside the golden coffin.
• Nan Qin Honored One suspected the coffin was the Eight Ghost God Coffin, and the Demonic Altar Honored Lord stared at him after he said so.
• Yi Xiaofeng approached Lu Junxian, who proposed rallying the Demonic Cultivators against the Honored Lord and waiting for Wang Qingguo.

Yi Xiaofeng watched Luo Yutian defeat Hua Tutian and win the Overlord Bow, then discovered the bow was restricted and could possess anyone who claimed it as master. He brought it back to the inn, where Luo Yutian revealed his injuries could take months or years to heal.

• Yi Xiaofeng learned that Wang Qingguo had arrived at the Demonic Altar Assembly and wondered whether Wang Qingguo was connected to Wang Yanran.
• Luo Yutian defeated Hua Tutian in a brutal battle and won the Overlord Bow, while Yi Xiaofeng paid the one billion Qi Gathering Pills required for the prize.
• Yi Xiaofeng examined the Overlord Bow and discovered that forcibly recognizing it as his master would lead to possession, so he stored it away and considered using the Heavenly Dao Cleansing.
• Lu Junxian praised Yi Xiaofeng for obtaining the bow, but Yi Xiaofeng avoided revealing his identity as the group prepared to leave.
• Nan Qin Honored One asked Luo Yutian about his injuries on the way back to the inn, and Luo Yutian said recovering could take months or even years.

Yi Xiaofeng entered the Heavenly Dao Arena, dominated more than a hundred fights, and reached first place on the Win Rate Ranking. After returning to the inn, he and his companions were ambushed during the Demonic Altar Assembly and fought back in the street.

• Yi Xiaofeng discovered that cleansing the Overlord Bow would cost 80,000 Heavenly Dao Points, so he entered the Heavenly Dao Arena to earn rewards.
• Yi Xiaofeng hid his cultivation and won matches with instant kills, breaking the fastest solo arena kill record and drawing attention across the Heavenly Dao Space.
• After more than a hundred matches, Yi Xiaofeng reached the peak of Gold and took first place on the Win Rate Ranking with a 100% win rate.
• Yi Xiaofeng returned to the inn to cultivate, but later sensed danger and gathered his companions as the Demonic Altar Assembly grew unnaturally quiet.
• Black-clad assassins burst into the inn, and Yi Xiaofeng led his companions into the street to fight while Nan Qin Honored One demanded that the Demonic Altar Assembly enforce its rules.

After the cultivators awoke and protested the Demonic Altar Assembly’s actions, Yi Xiaofeng completed his Main Quest while Lu Junxian exposed the Assembly’s possession of the Eight Ghost God Coffin. The Demonic Altar Honored Lord seized Xiao Queming, who fought back, and a battle erupted across the city.

• Yi Xiaofeng rallied the awakened cultivators to demand an explanation from the Demonic Altar Assembly, then completed Main Quest Two by publicly declaring himself a demonic cultivator.
• Yi Xiaofeng heard Yuan Digang claim to be a righteous-path cultivator, and another Demonic Cultivator killed him.
• Nine Demon Offering tried to distract the crowd with news of a treasure from an Ancient Secret Realm, but Lu Junxian revealed that the Demonic Altar possessed the Eight Ghost God Coffin.
• The Demonic Altar Honored Lord confronted Lu Junxian, who claimed to be the Undying Old Man’s disciple and demanded an explanation.
• The Demonic Altar Honored Lord seized Xiao Queming, who escaped by attacking him with sword qi, and the Demonic Cultivators launched an assault on the main building.

Yi Xiaofeng and his companions escaped the Demonic Altar Assembly, where Wang Qingguo hinted that Wang Yanran had a hidden identity beyond being a Su Xin Palace disciple. Outside, a thousand Heaven Sword Saint Sect disciples ambushed them and began surrounding them with a sword array.

• Yi Xiaofeng and his companions fought through the Demonic Altar guards and escaped into the underground tunnel.
• Wang Qingguo passed the group, mocked Luo Yutian, and told Yi Xiaofeng that Wang Yanran's identity and foundations were greater than he understood.
• Yi Xiaofeng and the others left the tunnel and found a thousand Heaven Sword Saint Sect disciples waiting in ambush.
• The sect's leader used a Demon Revealing Mirror to show Yi Xiaofeng claiming to be a Demonic Cultivator, then accused him of cultivating Demonic Art.
• Jian Zhen charged the middle-aged cultivator and broke through his Flying Sword attack as the Heaven Sword Saint Sect disciples formed a sword array around the group.

Yi Xiaofeng and his companions faced Chen Qiujian and the Heaven Sword Saint Sect’s Heaven and Earth Thousand Yuan Formation outside the Demonic Altar Assembly. After Chen Qiujian led his disciples into the cave, Nan Qin Honored One was badly injured, and the group hurried away.

• Nan Qin Honored One raised a barrier as the Heaven Sword Saint Sect activated its formation and destroyed a group of Demonic Cultivators emerging from the cave.
• Jian Zhen, Luo Yutian, Yi Xiaofeng, Han Yuan, and Liu Ruqin lent their spiritual power to Nan Qin Honored One, helping him hold back the formation’s colossal sword.
• Chen Qiujian attacked Nan Qin Honored One, and Luo Yutian fought him before Chen Qiujian identified himself as the Heaven Sword Saint Sect’s strongest genius since their grandmaster.
• Yi Xiaofeng and Luo Yutian accused Chen Qiujian of targeting them instead of the demons below, and Chen Qiujian led his disciples into the cave to confront the Demonic Altar Honored Lord.
• Nan Qin Honored One collapsed after spitting blood, and the group supported him before leaving to avoid another attack.

After escaping the Demonic Altar Assembly, Yi Xiaofeng and his companions were ambushed repeatedly by demonic factions seeking the Overlord Bow. The Assembly ended amid fighting between the Heaven Sword Saint Sect and the Demonic Altar, and Yi Xiaofeng used his quest rewards to begin a Heavenly Dao Cleansing of the bow.

• Yi Xiaofeng and his companions rested after fleeing the Demonic Altar Assembly and postponed their trip to the Luo Fu Underground Palace because of the danger.
• Cold Chamber Mountain cultivators ambushed the group to seize the Overlord Bow, but Yi Xiaofeng and Luo Yutian defeated them and captured one for questioning.
• The captive revealed that the Heaven Sword Saint Sect and the Demonic Altar had begun fighting, and Yi Xiaofeng killed him before the group left.
• Other demonic factions attacked them through the night, and Yi Xiaofeng earned enough points to bring his quest total to 17,500.
• After the Demonic Altar Assembly ended, Yi Xiaofeng's overall points passed 80,000, so he began a Heavenly Dao Cleansing to bind the Overlord Bow to himself.

After cleansing and binding the Overlord Bow, Yi Xiaofeng revealed his Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer cultivation and dominated the arena, reclaiming public attention from Nan Tianxuan. When Chen Qiujian and Demonic Altar Honored Lord began fighting outside the city, Yi Xiaofeng started gathering spiritual energy, preparing to use the bow.

• Yi Xiaofeng paid 80,000 Heavenly Dao Points to cleanse the Overlord Bow, then learned that Nan Tianxuan had become the world's second player to reach Foundation Establishment.
• Yi Xiaofeng displayed his Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer cultivation in the arena and raised his record to 784 wins and no losses, eclipsing Nan Tianxuan in public attention.
• Yi Xiaofeng bound the cleansed Overlord Bow and discovered that it could store spiritual energy gathered with the Spirit Controlling Divine Method.
• Yi Xiaofeng boasted to his companions that he could defeat Chen Qiujian, and an explosion outside the city revealed Chen Qiujian battling Demonic Altar Honored Lord.
• Yi Xiaofeng climbed onto the roof and began accumulating spiritual energy, intending to fire the Overlord Bow at the fighters.

Yi Xiaofeng and his companions were caught near a battle over the Overlord Bow while he cultivated the Wu Kingdom’s Spirit Controlling Divine Method. The Eight Ghost God Coffin opened, and Immortal Lord Kong emerged, threatening to destroy the mortal world.

• Nan Qin Honored One warned Yi Xiaofeng that Demonic Altar Honored Lord, Chen Qiujian, and hidden experts were pursuing the Overlord Bow, while Jian Zhen spotted Wang Qingguo among them.
• Yi Xiaofeng cultivated the Spirit Controlling Divine Method, which Nan Qin Honored One recognized as a technique of the Wu Kingdom royal family.
• Chen Qiujian and Demonic Altar Honored Lord fought for hours until Demonic Altar Honored Lord revealed the Eight Ghost God Coffin and said its occupant was awakening.
• Xiao Queming and Wang Qingguo joined the other Nascent Soul experts as Demonic Altar Honored Lord opened the coffin, releasing black qi and a pair of scarlet eyes.
• The being inside identified himself as Immortal Lord Kong and declared that he would destroy the mortal world.

Immortal Lord Kong emerged from the Eight Ghost God Coffin, killed the Demonic Altar Honored Lord, and attacked the cultivators who tried to stop him. As he lifted a city full of mortals into the air, Yi Xiaofeng unleashed the Overlord Bow, whose power blasted his companions away.

• Immortal Lord Kong rejected the Demonic Altar Honored Lord’s offer to honor him and tore him apart, forcing the Honored Lord’s Nascent Soul to flee.
• Immortal Lord Kong emerged from the coffin and attacked Chen Qiujian, then blasted Chen Qiujian, Xiao Queming, Wang Qingguo, and the others away with black mist.
• Immortal Lord Kong raged over the human race’s betrayal and declared that he would turn the Human World into a sea of terror and blood.
• Wang Qingguo attacked Immortal Lord Kong with a giant lotus palm, but he broke it apart and lifted the city where Yi Xiaofeng and the others stood.
• Yi Xiaofeng summoned the Overlord Bow and poured spiritual energy into it, releasing an aura that blasted Han Yuan, Nan Qin Honored One, Jian Zhen, and the others away.

Yi Xiaofeng used the Overlord Bow to wound Immortal Lord Kong, then convinced him that he was a descendant and escaped while Immortal Lord Kong resumed his attack on Chen Qiujian and the others. After the group fled, Luo Yutian questioned Yi Xiaofeng about his background, and Yi Xiaofeng again called himself the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal.

• Yi Xiaofeng fired the Overlord Arrow at Immortal Lord Kong, badly wounding him but failing to kill him.
• Immortal Lord Kong appeared before Yi Xiaofeng, and Yi Xiaofeng showed him the Supreme Soul Stone and claimed to admire him and share his cause.
• Immortal Lord Kong wondered if Yi Xiaofeng was his descendant, then turned to attack Chen Qiujian and the others while letting Yi Xiaofeng leave.
• Yi Xiaofeng gathered his companions, and Jian Zhen carried them away on a Flying Sword.
• Luo Yutian questioned Yi Xiaofeng about his unusual talent, luck, and possible background, and Yi Xiaofeng called himself the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal.

After fleeing Immortal Lord Kong, Yi Xiaofeng hid in a remote valley to cultivate and became the first player to reach the Golden Core Realm. His breakthrough astonished players and deepened the frustration of rivals such as Jiang Jing and Nan Tianxuan.

• Yi Xiaofeng and his companions reached a secluded valley, where he planned to recover and break through while Han Yuan prepared to do the same.
• After logging off, Yi Xiaofeng read online discussions about Immortal Lord Kong’s attacks, the missing Xiao Queming, Chen Qiujian, and Wang Qingguo, and theories that players had brought calamity to the game world.
• Yi Xiaofeng returned to the game and cultivated with the Nine Nether Prajna Skill and Qi Gathering Pills, while the Spirit Devouring Scorpion wandered into the forest.
• Ten days later, Han Yuan reached the Golden Core Realm first, and Yi Xiaofeng followed, triggering a world announcement that he was the first player to achieve the breakthrough.
• Jiang Jing lost heart after hearing the announcement and logged off, while Nan Tianxuan was shocked until his elderly master reminded him of his promise to defeat Yi Xiaofeng.

Yi Xiaofeng’s breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm sparked worldwide accusations of cheating, prompting the game officials to declare that the game was a real world and that Yi Xiaofeng had broken no rules. As he worked to understand the Astonishing God Swordplay, Wang Qingguo arrived and demanded to see his true strength.

• Players worldwide accused Yi Xiaofeng of cheating, and the game’s official announcement stated that he had committed no violation and that the game was a real world.
• Yi Xiaofeng practiced his sword techniques and began sensing the Astonishing God Swordplay after reaching the Golden Core Realm.
• Han Yuan continued dueling Jian Zhen and showed rapid progress, while the others pursued their own training or recovery.
• After three days, Yi Xiaofeng still could not grasp the Astonishing God Swordplay’s essence or bring its moves any killing power.
• Wang Qingguo arrived injured and asked Yi Xiaofeng to contact Bai Hongxiao, warning that Immortal Lord Kong was heading for the Luo Fu Underground Palace to reclaim his divine weapon.
• When Yi Xiaofeng advised Su Xin Palace to evacuate, Wang Qingguo rebuked him and ordered him to shoot his arrow at her so she could judge his true strength.

Yi Xiaofeng refused Wang Qingguo’s attempt to recruit him against Immortal Lord Kong, but Lu Shuan revealed that he had seen a figure draining Immortal Lord Kong’s vitality. Yi Xiaofeng then entered the Prince’s Wanderings Script with Qin Qinxue and received quests centered on the fugitive prince Ji Bu.

• Wang Qingguo urged Yi Xiaofeng and the others to unite against Immortal Lord Kong, but Liu Ruqin criticized the sects for turning to the Sword Saint only when they needed him.
• The Nan Qin Honored One argued that the righteous and demonic paths had to join forces, and Wang Qingguo left to rally the various sects and schools.
• Lu Shuan described seeing a figure inside Immortal Lord Kong absorbing his vitality, essence, and spirit, and Yi Xiaofeng chose to believe him.
• Yi Xiaofeng and Qin Qinxue selected The Prince’s Wanderings Script, which tasked Yi Xiaofeng with either escorting Ji Bu to a teleportation array or killing him before he arrived.
• Qin Qinxue explained that rumors about Ji Bu’s conception had caused the Great Xia Emperor to dislike him.

Yi Xiaofeng and Qin Qinxue found Ji Bu, a fugitive prince destined by his True Dragon Emperor Qi to become a great emperor. Yi Xiaofeng chose to help him and hinted that he was the Sword God's disciple, leaving Ji Guan stunned.

• Yi Xiaofeng and Qin Qinxue left their injured companions behind and disguised themselves to search for Ji Bu.
• Yi Xiaofeng used his Spirit Devouring Scorpion and Fiend Devouring Bees to locate Ji Bu's group on a mountain road.
• Ji Guan questioned Yi Xiaofeng and Qin Qinxue when they asked to join the group, but Ji Bu invited them along.
• Yi Xiaofeng saw Ji Bu's True Dragon Emperor Qi and decided to help him rather than kill him.
• Yi Xiaofeng praised Ji Bu and claimed his master had told him to help someone destined for greatness.
• Ji Guan recognized Yi Xiaofeng's mention of Xuanyuan and exclaimed that he was the Sword God's disciple.

Yi Xiaofeng joined Ji Bu and Ji Guan’s group, claiming to be the Sword God’s successor and offering to teach Ji Bu. After defeating Ji Guan and sparing his life, Yi Xiaofeng gained the group’s trust and accepted Ji Bu as his disciple as they continued their journey.

• Yi Xiaofeng told Ji Bu a fabricated story about discovering the Sword God’s sword technique and offered to teach him.
• Ji Bu agreed to become Yi Xiaofeng’s disciple, but Ji Guan challenged Yi Xiaofeng’s ability and demanded a match.
• Yi Xiaofeng used his sword techniques to overwhelm Ji Guan, then stopped his final attack and spared him.
• Ji Guan thanked Yi Xiaofeng and changed his attitude toward him, while Yi Xiaofeng received 3,000 points for completing the side quest.
• Ji Bu knelt and asked Yi Xiaofeng to accept him as a disciple, and Yi Xiaofeng laid out his sect’s rules before leading the group onward.