Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xuanchen gave Zhang Wanjun a new purpose by telling him that becoming one of the strongest in the Upper Realm might let him resurrect his mother and sister. As Zhang Xuanchen prepared to destroy the Bihai Immortal Sect, Jun Xiaoyao worried about looming threats and the Luo Clan’s search for Luo Lingshuang.

• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Wanjun that his mother and elder sister might be resurrected if he became powerful enough, and Zhang Wanjun vowed to pursue the Great Dao.
• Xuanjing agreed that Zhang Wanjun needed a clear goal, while Zhang Xuanchen headed to discuss preparations with the Su Family for destroying the Bihai Immortal Sect.
• Jun Xiaoyao reflected that the Xuanqiong Cultivation World was ascending and feared that world-destroying monsters had already reached the Upper Realm.
• Jun Xiaoyao learned that three people from the Luo Clan were traveling to find Luo Lingshuang and warned them not to harm his benefactor.
• Zhang Xuanchen read records of events during his seclusion and remained determined to destroy the Bihai Immortal Sect.

The Luo Clan Young Master, Luo Yichen, joined a search for his missing younger sister, Luo Ling Shuang, while their clan’s boat crossed the Endless Sea toward the South Sea Immortal Continent. At the same time, a young man in black returned to the Zhang Family, eager to see his father and Brother Chen.

• The Zhang Family secretly ordered its affiliated forces to provide troops and sent the Dark Hall to watch for leaks about its planned attack on the Bihai Immortal Sect.
• Luo Yuanhui and Luo Qinghe searched the South Sea Immortal Continent for Luo Ling Shuang after finding no trace of her in three other regions.
• Luo Yichen vowed to find his sister and punish those responsible for her disappearance, revealing that he had imprisoned her former Dao guardian.
• Yao Kings followed the Luo Clan’s Mysterious Boat through the Endless Sea but retreated after a mysterious voice warned them to leave something behind.
• A young man in black martial attire arrived in the Penglai Islands and flew toward the Zhang Family, eager to see his father and Brother Chen.

Xiao Yan returned from the ruin with a stronger cultivation and resolved to give Zhang Xuanchen the Trial Tower in gratitude for his help. At the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan prepared to send the clan’s strongest fighters to support the Zhang Family, but Second Elder Xiao Jing opposed him and provoked his anger.

• Xiao Yan told Elder Dan that he would give Zhang Xuanchen the Trial Tower and recounted how Zhang Xuanchen had saved him and helped him obtain the Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage and headed home to see his father.
• Xiao Zhan told the Seven Elders that he wanted the Xiao Clan’s high-level fighters to join the Zhang Family, but Xiao Jing argued that the clan should avoid the war and send disguised Rogue Cultivators instead.
• Xiao Jing claimed the Zhang Family owed protection to the Xiao Clan and blamed Xiao Yan for the clan’s past danger.
• Xiao Zhan erupted in anger, accused Xiao Jing of hypocrisy and cowardice, and confronted him over secretly misusing resources Xiao Yan had brought home.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan and killed Second Elder Xiao Jing after exposing his betrayal and killing Elder Yuan and Xiao Jing’s grandson. He then urged Xiao Zhan to send the clan’s high-level members to support the Zhang Family and hurried back after discovering two scouts nearby.

• Xiao Jing urged the Xiao Clan to betray the Zhang Family and join the Bihai Immortal Sect, while Great Elder Xiao Chengming and the other elders rejected his proposal.
• Xiao Jing summoned Elder Yuan for help, but two bloody heads were thrown into the hall, and Xiao Yan arrived.
• Xiao Yan used his Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation to restrain Xiao Jing and crushed his head, killing him.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan that the Xiao Clan’s high-level members should support the Zhang Family, then left to handle matters there.
• Xiao Yan reflected on Brother Chen’s skill after discovering two Black Robed Figures monitoring the Xiao Clan from the nearby forest.

Zhang Xuanchen learned that the Bihai Immortal Sect was colluding with Evil Cultivators, but he resolved to attack it rather than lose the initiative. As Xiao Yan approached, Jun Xiaoyao recognized him as the reincarnated Nanhai Hidden Dragon and suspected the Upper Realm had suffered a catastrophe.

• Elder Dan warned Xiao Yan that Zhang Xuanchen was so powerful he might not be his match, and Xiao Yan insisted they were brothers.
• Zhang Xuanchen learned that thirteen Qi Refinement factions had betrayed the Zhang Family and remarked on Xiao Yan's rapid cultivation breakthrough.
• Zhang Xuanchen received information that True Person Qingxie would arrive at the Bihai Immortal Sect in five days, carrying Crushed Star Stone Marrow.
• Zhang Xuanchen concluded that the Bihai Immortal Sect was colluding with Evil Cultivators and decided to attack immediately, relying on his spirit talismans if needed.
• Jun Xiaoyao sensed Xiao Yan approaching, recognized him as the reincarnated Nanhai Hidden Dragon, and suspected that the Emperor Sovereign and much of the Upper Realm had fallen.

Jun Xiaoyao considered the consequences of independently discovering the Nanhai Hidden Dragon, then arrived at the Zhang Family as Xiao Yan reunited with Zhang Xuanchen. Xiao Yan gave Zhang Xuanchen the Lingxiao Trial Tower before returning to prepare for the battle with the Bihai Immortal Sect in five days.

• Jun Xiaoyao realized he had found the Nanhai Hidden Dragon before the five disciples he had sent and decided Horizon Pavilion would remain stable as long as he survived.
• Xiao Yan met Zhang Xuanchen at the Zhang Family gate and learned that Zhang Xuanchen had reached the Foundation Establishment Peak.
• Elder Dan praised Zhang Xuanchen's cultivation and advised him to prioritize his foundation before forming a Golden Core.
• Xiao Yan told Zhang Xuanchen that the Xiao Clan would face a bloody battle with the Bihai Immortal Sect in five days and asked Elder Dan to conceal their conversation.
• Xiao Yan gave Zhang Xuanchen the Fifth-Rank Spirit Tool Lingxiao Trial Tower, explaining that its fourth and fifth levels remained sealed while its Artifact Spirit slept.

Xiao Yan gave Zhang Xuanchen the Lingxiao Trial Tower, and Zhang repaid him with spirit peaches as the two affirmed their brotherhood. Xiao Yan also supplied the Golden Pattern Profound Condensing Fruit, and Elder Dan agreed to refine Golden Core Pills after the Bihai Immortal Sect was destroyed.

• Xiao Yan gave Zhang Xuanchen the Lingxiao Trial Tower, explaining that the Xiao Clan could not safely keep it, and Zhang accepted it.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave Xiao Yan nineteen spirit peaches, which Xiao Yan took in hopes of advancing his cultivation.
• Xiao Yan and Zhang Xuanchen agreed to address each other as brothers, with Zhang calling Xiao Yan Brother Yan.
• Xiao Yan gave Zhang Xuanchen a Golden Pattern Profound Condensing Fruit, completing the rare ingredients needed for Golden Core Pills.
• Elder Dan proposed refining the pills after the Bihai Immortal Sect was destroyed and offered Zhang six of the eight pills he expected to make.
• Elder Dan agreed to refine the pills in the Zhang Family's Sacred Pill Hall, where its array and Earth Core Fire Crystal could aid the process.

Zhang Xuanchen and Xiao Yan discussed the Zhang Family’s preparations for war with the Bihai Immortal Sect, while Jun Xiaoyao concealed his identity and acted like an ordinary, nervous family general. Five days later, Zhang Xuanchen rallied the Zhang Family’s allies and revealed the force assembled for battle.

• Elder Dan agreed to visit the Zhang Family to refine a Golden Core Pill after the conflict, then returned to the Soul Ring with Xiao Yan and Zhang Xuanchen.
• Jun Xiaoyao pretended to be startled when Xiao Yan and Zhang Xuanchen appeared, then complained that Xiao Yan had insulted him.
• Jun Xiaoyao told Zhang Xuanchen he was nervous about the coming battle and left to patrol, while Zhang Xuanchen decided not to reveal the Trial Tower yet.
• Five days later, reinforcements from the Zhang Family’s subordinate factions arrived, bringing eight Foundation Establishment cultivators and three thousand Qi Refining cultivators.
• Zhang Xuanchen warned the assembled forces that defeat meant annihilation, and the Zhang Family revealed four Golden Core cultivators and twenty-three Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Zhang Xuanchen rallied the Zhang Family’s allies and led their forces toward Xuanling Mountain, while the Bihai Immortal Sect prepared to meet them there. As the two sides approached battle, True Person Qingxie and True Person Yangxie confronted Yang Haoyu and threatened the sect from within.

• Zhang Xuanchen convinced the subordinate forces that the Zhang Family could defeat the Bihai Immortal Sect and promised rewards for their service.
• Zhang Xuanchen mustered one hundred Flying Boats and led the Zhang Family’s forces toward the Bihai Immortal Sect.
• True Person Canghun gathered the sect’s defenders at Xuanling Mountain and ordered them to prepare for the enemy.
• True Person Qingxie appeared with a wounded Bihai Immortal Sect disciple and tortured her before the sect leaders.
• Yang Haoyu tried to rescue the disciple, but True Person Yangxie blocked him and warned him not to provoke them.

Xi Mengyao saved a maiden from True Person Qingxie by offering herself as a distraction, while True Person Canghun planned to use the two Evil Cultivators in the coming battle and kill them afterward. True Person Yangxie warned his brother to flee after the battle rather than trust Xi Mengyao, and they resolved to leave the Soul Devouring Cult once their strength recovered.

• Xi Mengyao coaxed True Person Qingxie into releasing the despairing maiden, then sent her away from the Bihai Immortal Sect.
• True Person Canghun recognized Xi Mengyao's intentions and persuaded True Person Qingxie to wait until after the battle before approaching her.
• True Person Canghun ordered True Person Yangxie and True Person Qingxie to conceal themselves and attack the Zhang and Su Clans when the fighting began.
• True Person Yangxie warned True Person Qingxie that the Bihai Immortal Sect would kill them after the battle and forbade him from seeking out True Person Yun Meng.
• True Person Yangxie and True Person Qingxie agreed to flee after recovering their strength and establish their own evil sect.

The Zhang Family and the Su Family arrived at the Bihai Immortal Sect with more than seven thousand cultivators to begin their assault. Zhang Xuanchen discovered two hidden Golden Core Evil Cultivators and ordered his allies to engage the sect’s forces while he drew the Great Elder toward them.

• Zhang Xuanchen accepted Su Zhengyi’s submission and agreed that the Su Family could keep managing Liuyun Mountain while handing half its annual resources to the Zhang Family.
• The combined Zhang and Su forces reached the Bihai Immortal Sect, where True Person Canghun and several thousand cultivators waited.
• Zhang Chongxian charged True Person Canghun, and the two Golden Core cultivators began a fierce duel above a dense forest.
• Mystic Mirror revealed two hidden Golden Core Evil Cultivators nearby, so Zhang Xuanchen assigned Luo Lingshuang, Old Ancestor Jun, and Ancestor Chu to fight key opponents while the others attacked the sect’s elders.
• Zhang Xuanchen suppressed his cultivation to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and charged the Bihai Immortal Sect’s Great Elder, who thrust his spear at him.

Zhang Xuanchen pretended to be badly wounded by Yuan Zhan, then lured him away from the battlefield and revealed his Foundation Establishment Peak cultivation. With Little Peach’s help, he killed Yuan Zhan and turned his attention to the hidden True Person Yangxie and True Person Qingxie.

• Zhang Xuanchen used his sword shield to fake an injury and flew away from the battlefield as the Zhang Family rushed to his aid.
• Xu Haolong confronted Zhang Xuanbing and attacked him, while Yuan Zhan mocked Zhang Xuanchen and pursued him.
• True Person Yangxie told True Person Qingxie to wait until the Golden Core cultivators were weakened before striking.
• Away from the battlefield, Zhang Xuanchen stopped pretending to be injured and let Yuan Zhan’s spear strike his Dragon Scales, revealing his Foundation Establishment Peak cultivation.
• Little Peach used Magic Sound Storm to shatter Yuan Zhan’s Spiritual Sense and kill him.
• Zhang Xuanchen spotted the hidden True Person Yangxie and True Person Qingxie, and Yangxie urged Qingxie to run.

Zhang Xuanchen used a Fourth-tier Low-grade Purple Thunder Mountain Suppressing Talisman to kill True Person Yangxie and True Person Qingxie, exposing the Bihai Immortal Sect’s collusion with Evil Cultivators. After heavy losses, True Person Canghun ordered the sect to retreat and activate its protection array, while Zhang Xuanchen urged his forces to pursue.

• Little Peach struck True Person Yangxie and True Person Qingxie with a Soul Devouring Needle, and Zhang Xuanchen activated the Purple Thunder Mountain Suppressing Talisman.
• True Person Qingxie begged Zhang Xuanchen for mercy and offered to help kill Canghun, but Zhang Xuanchen left an Image Recording Stone and withdrew.
• The purple thunder mountain crushed Yangxie and Qingxie, obliterating their bodies, divine souls, and treasures.
• Xiao Yan and the other fighters resumed battle as the Zhang Family forces inflicted heavy losses on the Bihai Immortal Sect, the Su Clan, and their allies.
• True Person Canghun ordered the Bihai Immortal Sect to retreat and activate its Clan Protection Array, while Zhang Xuanchen declared the sect’s collusion with Evil Cultivators and called for pursuit.

After the Zhang and Su Clans routed the Bihai Immortal Sect’s forces, Zhang Xuanchen secured the Storage Rings of Yangxie and Qingxie and sent Great Sage to prevent the enemy Golden Core cultivators from escaping. True Person Canghun fled toward the Sect Protecting Grand Array as Zhang Xuanchen pursued him.

• True Person Canghun ordered a retreat after Yangxie and Qingxie died, and the Bihai Immortal Sect’s forces fell into disarray.
• Zhang Xuanming and the other Zhang Family cultivators pursued the fleeing enemy while Zhang Xuanchen searched the fallen Evil Cultivators for their Storage Rings.
• Xuanjing gave Zhang Xuanchen the two Storage Rings, which he said contained something the family needed.
• Zhang Xuanchen sent Great Sage into hiding and ordered him to stop any of the three enemy Golden Core cultivators who tried to escape.
• True Person Canghun broke away from Zhang Chongxian and fled toward the Sect Protecting Grand Array when Zhang Xuanchen approached.
• Zhang Chongxian mocked True Person Canghun for fleeing from a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and Canghun defended his caution by pointing out Zhang Xuanchen’s Fourth-grade Spirit Talisman.

Zhang Xuanchen and Zhang Chongxian pressed their attack on True Person Canghun, who tried to bargain and threatened to reveal a supposed Spirit Transformation inheritance. Elder Dan sealed the area so Canghun’s voice could not escape, but Canghun ultimately shouted the claim anyway as he faced defeat.

• True Person Canghun offered Zhang Chongxian spirit stones and a cultivation technique to stop the fighting, then threatened to expose Zhang Xuanchen’s supposed Spirit Transformation inheritance.
• Elder Dan told Zhang Xuanchen that he would seal the area and prevent Canghun’s words from reaching the outside.
• Zhang Xuanchen used two Third-grade Top-tier Spirit Talismans to break through Canghun’s defenses and force him to retreat toward the Bihai Immortal Sect’s protective array.
• Zhang Chongxian intercepted Canghun and struck him with One Sword Severing Heaven and Earth, shattering his lava body and badly wounding him.
• As he faced death, True Person Canghun shouted that Zhang Xuanchen possessed a Spirit Transformation inheritance and urged the major forces to seize it.

True Person Canghun’s plan to turn the Zhang Family’s inheritance into a source of chaos failed as the Bihai Immortal Sect’s cultivators surrendered. With defeat certain, he took his own life, accepting Zhang Xuanchen’s victory and reflecting on the life he had chosen.

• Xi Mengyao realized the Bihai Immortal Sect was losing and secretly considered how to escape while fighting Luo Lingshuang and Zhang Zujun.
• A Bihai Immortal Sect disciple surrendered to Zhang Xuanli, and she sealed his spiritual energy before leaving his fate to Zhang Xuanchen.
• About half of the remaining Bihai Immortal Sect cultivators surrendered, leaving True Person Canghun stunned that his attempt to provoke greed had failed.
• True Person Canghun recognized that Zhang Xuanchen had anticipated his scheme, then entered qi deviation as his aura surged.
• True Person Canghun reflected on his life and the path he had chosen, then stabbed himself in the heart and died.

After True Person Canghun died, Xi Mengyao tried to escape but Great Sage ambushed and killed her. Zhang Xuanchen reunited with Luo Lingshuang and learned that True Person Huang Tian's blood oath did not require him to obey the Zhang Family.

• Zhang Xuanchen burned True Person Canghun's corpse and kept his Storage Ring while Zhang Chongxian went after Xi Mengyao.
• Xi Mengyao used her Phantom Demon Shadow-Splitting Step to create eight decoys and flee, but Xuanjing identified her true body for Zhang Xuanchen.
• Great Sage intercepted Xi Mengyao and struck her with Monkey King Fist, then shrank down and snapped her neck before burning her corpse to ashes.
• Zhang Xuanchen scolded Great Sage for sowing discord between him and Luo Lingshuang, then put him in the Myriad Spirits Realm and reassured Luo Lingshuang.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Zujun that True Person Huang Tian's oath did not compel him to follow the Zhang Family's orders, and Zhang Zujun regretted bringing him into the family.

After the Bihai Immortal Sect’s defeat, Zhang Xuanchen explained why he believed True Person Huang Tian would return to the Zhang Family despite the punishment he faced. He then led the others to the sect to inspect its treasure vault.

• Zhang Xuanchen reasoned that True Person Huang Tian had stayed away because he feared death and doubted the Zhang Family could provide the resources he needed to advance.
• Zhang Xuanchen predicted that Huang Tian would return because the Zhang Family’s new strength and resources offered him a chance to break through, though the others expected him to flee.
• Luo Lingshuang asked Zhang Xuanchen to explain his deduction, and he teased her before outlining Huang Tian’s lack of resources and stalled cultivation.
• Zhang Xuanchen said they would decide Huang Tian’s punishment if he returned, then set off with Luo Lingshuang to inspect the Bihai Immortal Sect’s treasure vault.

Zhang Xuanchen and the others arrived at the Bihai Immortal Sect and began breaking its Sect Protecting Grand Array. As the array faltered, Pang Quan stayed behind to buy time for Pang Gu and Xiao Meng to escape through the sect’s secret passage.

• Chu Zhiwei killed Yang Haoyu with a Third-grade Top-tier Spirit Talisman before he could self-destruct, then kissed Zhang Chongxian as Zhang Xuanchen urged everyone to focus on the array.
• Luo Lingshuang watched Chu Zhiwei express her affection and regretted not being bolder with Zhang Xuanchen.
• Zhang Guangyao and the others’ attacks barely affected the array, while Pang Quan told Pang Gu to escape with Xiao Meng and preserve the Pang Family bloodline.
• Pang Gu left with Xiao Meng after Pang Quan kicked him away, while Zhang Xuanchen struck the array with a hundred-zhang golden sword and caused it to crack.
• Pang Quan burned his Foundation Establishment True Essence to reinforce the array and faced the four Golden Core cultivators as the array’s defenders suffered backlash.

Luo Lingshuang used the Vast Sea Overturning Technique to destroy the Bihai Immortal Sect’s grand array and wipe out Pang Gu and Xiao Meng with the others. After the battle, Zhang Xuanchen ordered the battlefield searched and welcomed Xiao Yan, whom he called his brother.

• Chu Zhiwei, Zhang Chongxian, Zhang Zujun, and Luo Lingshuang attacked the Bihai Immortal Sect’s grand array, shattering it with their combined power.
• Luo Lingshuang’s Heavenly River Dao Suspension flooded the battlefield, killing Pang Quan’s group and crushing Pang Gu and Xiao Meng as they fled through the secret passage.
• Luo Lingshuang told Zhang Xuanchen that her technique could threaten Golden Core Peak cultivators but had drained much of her spiritual energy and could only be used once for now.
• Zhang Xuanchen ordered Zhang Guangyao, Zhang Hongzhan, Su Zhengyi, and the others to collect the spoils and investigate the surrendered forces, sparing none who had harmed the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Xuanchen thanked Xiao Yan for his help, offered him first choice of three spiritual treasures, and introduced him to the Zhang Family as his brother.