Vol. 1Reincarnation and the Underworld

Li Yi cultivated his sword and reincarnation arts through the Primordial World’s wars and upheavals, while his Main Body forged a sanctuary and challenged the Heavenly Dao. He created the Underworld and left its administration to his followers as Di Jun pursued a marriage alliance with Xi He.

  • Li Yi survived the Chaos Demon Gods’ destruction, established a sanctuary, and sent his Green Lotus Clone to cultivate swordsmanship while his Main Body pursued laws and bodily strength.
  • After reaching the Golden Immortal realm and defeating hunters, Li Yi returned to Penglai Island as calamity approached, while his Main Body gathered followers and built a fortified city.
  • During the great tribulation, Li Yi created the Nirvana Sword Dao, pursued reincarnation, and attained the Great Luo Merit Position through the Power of Samsara.
  • After rejecting the Dragon Clan, Li Yi fled Penglai Island when Ao Xuan attacked and later met Kunpeng and Old Ancestor Cang Qiong in the Northern Netherworld.
  • Luo Hou manipulated the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin clans into war, while Li Yi advanced his Reincarnation Intent and discussed the Dao with the Three Pure Ones.
  • After Hongjun’s first sermon, Li Yi fought Taiyi at Buzhou Mountain, absorbed his True Sun Fire, and faced Di Jun as he prepared to join the battle.
  • Li Yi defeated Di Jun and Taiyi, created the Underworld with its six paths and Eighteen Hells, and rejected Sainthood to rule it.
  • Li Yi entered seclusion as his followers invited the Black Dragon Tribe into the Underworld, while Di Jun asked Nuwa to propose marriage to Xi He.
Chapters 1–101 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1The Black Lotus Sword

Li Yi split into a Main Body and a Green Lotus Clone, whose swordsmanship grew through wars, hunts, and a breakthrough to the Golden Immortal realm. After the Main Body’s overwhelming power froze three enemies, Li Yi returned to Penglai Island as a new calamity approached, while the Main Body gathered followers and built a fortified city.

  • Li Yi survived the Chaos Demon Gods’ destruction, took Pangu’s severed arm, and established a sanctuary in the Primordial World.
  • Li Yi found Penglai Island, placed his other self’s soul in a Twelve-Petal Azure Lotus, and sent the Green Lotus Clone to cultivate the sword while the Main Body pursued laws and bodily strength.
  • The Green Lotus Clone tempered his swordsmanship through the Primordial World’s wars, developed Green Lotus One World, and killed many challengers who sought his sword.
  • After surviving Golden Eagle King’s pursuit, the Green Lotus Clone spent fifteen hundred years studying the Way of Slaughter, reached the Golden Immortal realm, and claimed the Fire Lin Armor from three Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
  • Thousands of Golden Immortals hunted Li Yi for the bounty, but he killed them with the Nine-Colored Pagoda and the Black Lotus World.
  • When Venerable Blazing Fire, Venerable Green Mountain, and Venerable Great Mountain Sword cornered Li Yi, the Main Body took control and froze all three for a hundred thousand years.
  • Li Yi returned to Penglai Island and deepened his Sword Dao as signs of calamity appeared, while the Main Body sealed twelve Blood Cocoons and began forging a fortified city with subdued Grand Unity Golden Immortals and their followers.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2War, Rebirth, and Penglai

As the great tribulation engulfed the Primordial World, Li Yi mastered the Nirvana Sword Dao and pursued reincarnation while the Blood Prison forces and the rival powers reshaped the battlefield. After refusing the Dragon Clan and losing Penglai Island, Li Yi attained the Great Luo Merit Position through the Power of Samsara.

  • The Blood Prison Five Ancestors founded Blood Prison City, repelled Beast Emperor Shen Ni’s assault, and later harvested corpses from the battlefield as the Six Great Sacred Dynasties fought the Eastern and Western Alliances.
  • The Demon Domain and Fierce Beast Domain invaded, and Li Yi fought among the allied armies as Luo Hou overwhelmed their leaders before Hongjun and Yang Mei intervened.
  • Li Yi comprehended the Rebirth Sword Dao, fused it with the Slaughter Sword Dao to create the Nirvana Sword Dao, and survived a costly duel with a burly Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
  • Hongjun and Yang Mei defeated Shen Ni and drove off Luo Hou, while the Heavenly Dao rewarded those who contributed to the calamity and Li Yi recovered before pursuing reincarnation.
  • Li Yi studied the life cycles of plants and approached Self Reincarnation, then joined the Main Body to awaken the Twelve Ancestral Witches and found Pangu’s Heart and the Sea-Calming Divine Beads on Buzhou Mountain.
  • Li Yi discussed the Dao with Fu Xi and Nuwa, then rejected Ao Fang’s offer to join the Dragon Clan and ordered him off Penglai Island.
  • Ao Xuan attacked Penglai Island with six Grand Unity Golden Immortals, forcing Li Yi to wound two elders and flee with Azure Flood Dragon.
  • Li Yi attained the Great Luo Merit Position by transforming his powers into the Power of Samsara, then met Kunpeng and Old Ancestor Cang Qiong in the Northern Netherworld.
Chapters 26–5125 summaries Read

Arc 3The Three Clans’ Fall

Li Yi pursued his Dao while Luo Hou manipulated the three clans into a devastating war, and the Main Body challenged the Heavenly Dao and secured freedom from its restraints. The story leaves Li Yi at Buzhou Mountain, facing Taiyi and Di Jun after Hongjun’s first sermon.

  • Li Yi completed Self Reincarnation, befriended Zhen Yuanzi, and developed his Sun Moon Twin Pupils by cultivating on the Sun Star and Moon Star.
  • Luo Hou’s schemes around the God Slaying Spear pushed the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin clans toward war, while Li Yi continued cultivating and comprehending yin and yang.
  • Ao Kong, Feng Lie, and Mo Yun provoked attacks on Dragon Clan strongholds, and the three clans gathered their armies and fought a devastating battle.
  • Luo Hou revealed his role in the clans’ downfall and unleashed demonic forces, while Hongjun and Yang Mei eventually broke the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and drove him off.
  • Li Yi absorbed Yin-Yang Ancestor’s essence and advanced his Reincarnation Intent, then discussed the Dao with the Three Pure Ones and took the Chaos Spirit Stone as his disciple, naming him Stone in Sword.
  • The Main Body broke free of the Heavenly Dao’s restraints after a clash and negotiation, then removed Blood Prison City from the Primordial World as Li Yi ordered the Witch Clan to gather faith power and Essence Blood.
  • Hongjun became a Sage and delivered his first sermon at Zixiao Palace, where Kunpeng lost his seat to Jieyin after Hong Yun yielded his place to Zhunti.
  • At Buzhou Mountain, Taiyi attacked Li Yi after he insulted him, but Li Yi absorbed Taiyi’s True Sun Fire and sent a fire dragon against him as Di Jun prepared to join the fight.
Chapters 52–7625 summaries Read

Arc 4The Underworld Takes Shape

Li Yi strengthened his World Reincarnation and repelled Di Jun and Taiyi’s attacks while gathering the resources and alliances needed to establish reincarnation. He created the Underworld, rejected Sainthood, and left its administration to his followers as Di Jun pursued a marriage alliance with Xi He.

  • Li Yi defeated Di Jun and Taiyi in battle, then studied World Reincarnation on the Witch God Plane and returned to Penglai Island with a deeper grasp of its power.
  • Li Yi studied cause and effect, exchanged treasures and Dao insights with Burning Lamp, Jieyin, and Zhunti, while Di Jun and Taiyi recruited Kunpeng and established the Heavenly Court.
  • Li Yi seized the Central Wutu Apricot Yellow Banner, survived Di Jun and Taiyi’s Star Array of the Heavens, and escaped their later assault before preparing to create reincarnation.
  • Li Yi gathered the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and Tongtian’s Sea-Calming Divine Beads, then fused the beads with spiritual essence and Chaos fragments.
  • Li Yi claimed part of the Blood Sea and, with his Main Body’s aid, completed World Reincarnation and created the Underworld, its six paths, and the Eighteen Hells.
  • Li Yi rejected Sainthood, declared himself lord of the Underworld, named the Ten Yama Kings, and set a blood-red sun and moon above the realm.
  • Li Yi entered seclusion as his followers invited the Black Dragon Tribe into the Underworld, while Di Jun asked Nuwa to propose marriage to Xi He.
Chapters 77–10125 summaries Read
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