Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xuance slaughtered twenty-seven Golden Core cultivators who attacked him at Bare Rock Sword Ridge. A Nascent Soul cultivator named Crimson Flame True Lord then appeared, seeking Zhang Xuance’s inheritance.

• Zhang Xuance cut down the attacking Golden Core cultivators with the Heaven-Burying Sword, destroying their formation and killing those who tried to flee.
• Zhang Xuance formed the Heaven-Burying Sword Prison and killed the five remaining Golden Core Peak cultivators, completing the slaughter of all twenty-seven attackers.
• Zhang Xuance took two Spirit Pills to recover from his wounds as an old man in a crimson robe applauded from among the rocks.
• Crimson Flame True Lord identified Zhang Xuance as a member of the Xuanxiao Zhang Clan and revealed his desire to seize Zhang Xuance’s inheritance.
• Zhang Xuance challenged Crimson Flame True Lord, warning him about the manifestation his Ancestor had left behind.

Zhang Xuance used the Heaven-Burying Sword Emperor’s imperial origin to defeat Crimson Flame True Lord and destroy his remnant soul. Badly wounded but determined to rescue his Fourth Brother, he left Sky Scar Sword Mountain and headed back to the Zhang Family.

• Crimson Flame True Lord attacked the wounded Zhang Xuance, whose sword strike failed to overcome the Nascent Soul cultivator’s pressure.
• Zhang Xuance awakened the imperial origin within him and used the Four Burials Sword Instruction’s second form to wound Crimson Flame True Lord and break his shield.
• Crimson Flame True Lord unleashed his flame Nascent Soul and a sea of fire, but Zhang Xuance summoned an imperial figure and used the No Delusion Sword Technique to destroy the Nascent Soul and split his body.
• Zhang Xuance seized Crimson Flame True Lord’s remnant soul and destroyed it after rejecting his offer to submit his sect to the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Xuance took a healing medicine, vowed to rescue his Fourth Brother, and set off from Sky Scar Sword Mountain to return to the Lineage.

Zhang Detian ordered his father and Senior Sleeping Turtle to suppress the Tianyang Sect and the other forces resisting the Zhang Clan’s rule, while the elders reported that Zhang Xuntong was near death and Zhang Xuan Ce remained stable. Far across the Endless Sea, Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang continued toward the Central Lands after five years of travel.

• Zhang Guangyao told Zhang Detian that most Heavenly Dragon Sea Domain forces had submitted to the Zhang Clan, but the Tianyang Sect and others had not.
• Zhang Detian ordered Zhang Guangyao to ask his father and Senior Sleeping Turtle to wipe out the resisting forces, including the Tianyang Sect.
• Zhang Guanghan reported that Zhang Xuan Ce’s Soul Fire was stable but Zhang Xuntong’s Life Tablet was nearly shattered and his Soul Fire close to going out.
• Zhang Detian honored Zhang Xuntong’s struggles and accomplishments, then repeated his order to Zhang Guangyao.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang traveled aboard the Wavebreaker through the depths of the Endless Sea toward the Central Lands.
• Luo Lingshuang said she had reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage, while Zhang Xuanchen revealed he had advanced to the Nascent Soul Peak.

Great Sage and Abyss Ao sparred at sea, while the Wavebreaker’s crew discussed their strength and their decade-long voyage toward the Central Land Immortal Continent. The fighters returned to the ship, where Great Sage challenged Zhang Xuanchen to a match in three months as the crew worried about where they would make landfall.

• Great Sage and Abyss Ao fought above the sea, with Great Sage’s explosive strength facing Abyss Ao’s water domain and control of the Endless Sea.
• Luo Lingshuang and Little Peach watched the battle as Zhang Xuanchen explained the fighters’ strengths and the danger of Spirit Transformation cultivators.
• Great Sage and Abyss Ao ended their sparring match, praised the fight, and returned to the Wavebreaker after years of practicing together.
• Great Sage challenged Zhang Xuanchen to fight him at full strength in three months, and Zhang Xuanchen agreed.
• Zhang Xuanchen wondered where the ship would land after ten years at sea, while Little Peach warned that a region ruled by Demonized Creatures could be dangerous.

Zhang Xuanchen and his companions encountered cultivators from the Central Land Immortal Continent while traveling across the sea. He concealed what he knew about the Sunken Tide Ancient Continent and learned they were still three or four years from their destination.

• Xuanjing warned Zhang Xuanchen that a Fifth-grade Flying Boat carrying a Mid-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator and ten Nascent Soul cultivators was approaching.
• Zhang Xuanchen told his companions to stay quiet and let him handle the visitors.
• An old man in a blue-gray robe approached from the Flying Boat and asked whether Zhang Xuanchen's group had come from the Sunken Tide Ancient Continent or the South Sea Immortal Continent.
• Zhang Xuanchen claimed they had come from the South Sea Immortal Continent and pretended he had never heard of the Sunken Tide Ancient Continent.
• The old man said he was from the Central Land Immortal Continent and told Zhang Xuanchen that the journey there would take another three or four years.

Zhang Xuanchen offered Lin Changkong a rare spirit vine in exchange for news about the Central Land Immortal Continent. Lin explained that the continent was caught between a cultivation boom and escalating conflict, and Zhang learned about its major powers and the two Void Refinement Demon Lords who ruled the Blood Demon Empire.

• Zhang Xuanchen offered Lin Changkong a Purple Flood Dragon Blood Vine for information, and Lin introduced himself as an Ancestor of the Mount Wang Lin Clan.
• Lin Changkong told Zhang Xuanchen that merging Secret Realms had increased the world’s spiritual energy and treasures, intensifying conflict among the factions.
• Lin revealed that seven Void Refinement Saint Lords were publicly known, including two Demon Lords who ruled the Blood Demon Empire.
• Lin explained that mutual suspicion among the major powers and the Blood Demon Empire’s defenses had prevented them from defeating the Demon Lords.
• Lin described the Secret Realm powers, the five great superpowers, and the Horizon Pavilion, then warned Zhang to avoid the Blood Demon Empire’s northern territory.

Lin Changkong warned Zhang Xuanchen and his companions about the Central Lands’ dangers and told them that Xiao Yan and Han Li had both reached Nascent Soul and ranked among the top five Heavenly Talents. After Lin Changkong departed, the group discussed the Demonized Creatures and continued toward the Luo Clan’s territory, where Luo Lingshuang promised to protect Zhang Xuanchen.

• Lin Changkong advised Zhang Xuanchen’s group to travel east toward the Luo Clan’s territory to avoid the Demonized Creatures.
• Lin Changkong told Zhang Xuanchen that Xiao Yan and Han Li had reached Nascent Soul before turning a hundred and ranked among the Central Lands’ top five Heavenly Talents.
• Zhang Xuanchen exchanged a Purple Flood Dragon Blood Vine for Lin Changkong’s information, and Lin Changkong departed to meet his clan.
• The Great Sage worried about the two Void Refinement Realm Demonized Creatures, while Zhang Xuanchen reassured him that the group would reach the Luo Clan’s territory.
• Luo Lingshuang praised Xiao Yan and Han Li’s achievements, and the Great Sage said he wanted to challenge them when they arrived in the Central Lands.
• Luo Lingshuang promised to defend Zhang Xuanchen from anyone who slighted him, and Zhang Xuanchen playfully spun her around as the Great Sage pretended not to watch.

As the Wavebreaker crossed a violent storm, Zhang Xuanchen stayed alert while Luo Lingshuang anticipated returning home. Below the boat, Mo Ming’s danger sense warned him and Li Cang that Zhang Xuanchen, Little Peach, and even the old ao were more dangerous than they appeared, so the brothers held off on attacking.

• A sudden storm darkened the sea, and the Wavebreaker’s defensive formation shielded the boat from the downpour and towering waves.
• Zhang Xuanchen watched the waters below while Great Sage teased him, and Luo Lingshuang thought of her family and their approaching reunion.
• Li Cang urged Mo Ming to attack the Wavebreaker before it left their territory, hoping to devour its rare bloodlines and advance beyond Fifth-grade.
• Mo Ming opened his Heavenly Secrets Eye and sensed a powerful warning of danger from Zhang Xuanchen and Little Peach, concluding that they were hiding their strength.
• Mo Ming also sensed that the old ao threatened him despite appearing to be only Late-stage Fifth-grade, and refused to let Li Cang attack.

Moyou ignored Xilong’s plea to ambush Zhang Xuanchen’s group, trusting the warning from his Heavenly Secrets Eye and choosing to retreat. After three more years of safe travel, the Wavebreaker neared the Central Lands, where Zhang Xuanchen planned to reunite with Luo Lingshuang’s clan and search the Great Qian Dynasty for the other half of the Samsara Fragmentary Map.

• Xilong urged Moyou to risk attacking the Wavebreaker, but Moyou refused and led him away after sensing mortal danger.
• Zhang Xuanchen learned from Xuanjing that Moyou and Xilong had left, and the Wavebreaker continued its journey.
• Over the next three years, Great Sage and Abyss Ao dealt with the Sea Demons the group encountered as the Wavebreaker crossed the Endless Sea.
• As the ship neared the Central Lands, Xuanjing reminded Zhang Xuanchen about the other half of the Fragmentary Map, which divination placed in the Great Qian Dynasty.
• Zhang Xuanchen explained the map’s connection to the Samsara Rebirth Key and its possible Samsara inheritance and Ancient Ruins.
• Luo Lingshuang offered to ask the Luo Clan’s Ancestor for help, since the Luo Clan had ties to the Great Qian Imperial Clan.

Xuanjing detected Luo Clan cultivators battling Demonized Creatures, and Zhang Xuanchen led Luo Lingshuang and the others toward them. Luo Hanyan and her companions were cornered by Heiyao’s forces while protecting the Great Qian Crown Prince, who offered to stay behind so they could escape.

• Xuanjing sensed a battle northeast involving Spirit Transformation experts and identified one side as Luo Clan cultivators.
• Zhang Xuanchen concealed the Wavebreaker and hurried with Luo Lingshuang and the others toward the battle.
• Luo Hanyan and four companions struggled against nine Demonized Creatures as Heiyao demanded that they surrender the Great Qian Crown Prince.
• Heiyao’s blood-colored saber wheel shattered Luo Hanyan’s Falling Moon Ice Radiance and sent her flying.
• The Demonized Creatures attacked the group, and the Great Qian Crown Prince stepped forward, offering to draw them away so the others could escape.

Zhang Xuanchen and his allies arrived as Luo Hanyan prepared to use the Luo Clan’s life-saving rune, turning the battle against the Devil Creatures. They killed every enemy but Heiyao, who was left terrified and warned that the Blood Demon Empire would retaliate.

• Luo Hanyan refused to surrender and began activating the silver rune bestowed by the Luo Clan’s Void Refinement Ancestor.
• Zhang Xuanchen arrived and struck Heiyao with a Blood-Golden Dragon Fist, destroying three of his bone blades and sending him flying.
• Luo Lingshuang trapped two Nascent Soul Peak Devil Creatures in the Tidal Lotus Lamp and crushed them.
• The Great Sage smashed a Devil Creature with his Golden Cudgel, while Little Peach bound two others for Zhang Xuanchen to kill with Sword Qi.
• Abyss Ao sealed the remaining fleeing Devil Creatures in a cage of water pillars, and the allies killed them all except the wounded Heiyao.
• Heiyao asked who his attackers were and warned them that the Blood Demon Empire would not let them go.

Zhang Xuanchen sealed Heiyao’s cultivation and had Abyss Ao capture him for later use. Luo Lingshuang reunited with Luo Hanyan and Luo Qinghe, whose shock at her and Zhang Xuanchen’s strength gave way to a warm welcome and an apology.

• Zhang Xuanchen sealed Heiyao’s cultivation, then ordered Abyss Ao to store him in his internal space.
• Abyss Ao called Zhang Xuanchen boss and absorbed Heiyao into a vortex of Demon Power, stunning Luo Hanyan, Luo Qinghe, Tang Yuntian, and the other Luo Clan elders.
• Luo Hanyan recognized Luo Lingshuang by the Tidal Lotus Lamp and confirmed that she was the Luo Clan’s young miss.
• Luo Lingshuang greeted Luo Hanyan, Luo Qinghe, and the two elders, and Luo Hanyan welcomed her back while marveling at her Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivation.
• Zhang Xuanchen greeted the elders, and Luo Qinghe acknowledged his rise from Golden Core to Spirit Transformation and apologized for their past encounter.

Luo Hanyan welcomed Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang, then explained that the Blood Demon Empire had nearly destroyed the Great Qian Dynasty and that the Luo Clan had rescued its crown prince, Tang Yuntian. Zhang Xuanchen realized the dynasty’s fall had complicated his search for the other half of the Fragmentary Map and saw that Heiyao might be essential to finding it.

• Luo Qinghe praised Zhang Xuanchen’s cultivation, and he reassured her that he held no grudge over the past.
• Luo Lingshuang introduced Zhang Xuanchen as her husband, and Luo Hanyan welcomed him to the Central Lands and praised his talent.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked about the injured young man, and Luo Hanyan identified him as Great Qian’s crown prince, Tang Yuntian.
• Luo Hanyan explained that the Blood Demon Empire had invaded Great Qian, its capital had fallen, and the Luo Clan had secretly rescued Tang Yuntian.
• Zhang Xuanchen realized the Fragmentary Map was likely inside Blood Demon Empire territory and concluded that Heiyao might help him find it.

After Zhang Xuanchen and his companions rescued Luo Hanyan and Tang Yuntian, they traveled toward the Luo Clan while Luo Hanyan reunited with Luo Lingshuang. Zhang Xuanchen then considered infiltrating the Blood Demon Empire by searching Heiyao’s soul, though Xuanjing warned that the plan and any alliance against the empire would be dangerous and uncertain.

• Tang Yuntian apologized to Luo Hanyan for the danger she faced, and Luo Hanyan encouraged him to focus on rebuilding Great Qian.
• Zhang Xuanchen brought out the Wavebreaker, and Little Peach steered the group toward the Luo Clan’s territory.
• Tang Yuntian thanked Zhang Xuanchen and his companions for saving him, while Luo Hanyan took Luo Lingshuang aside to ask about her life, marriage, cultivation, and children.
• Zhang Xuanchen went to the bow of the Wavebreaker and asked Xuanjing and Shuoxing about soul-searching techniques.
• Zhang Xuanchen revealed that he wanted to search Heiyao’s soul and infiltrate the Blood Demon Empire, but Xuanjing warned him about the empire’s Void Refinement experts and the difficulty of recruiting allies.

Zhang Xuanchen and his allies finalized a plan to infiltrate the Blood Demon Empire by disguising him as Heiyao and searching for the Fragmentary Map. After seven months of travel and preparation, Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang arrived at Fuyao, the Luo Clan’s largest Immortal City on the sea.

• Zhang Xuanchen agreed with Xuanjing’s analysis and planned to seek help from Xiao Yan, Han Li, Brother Jing, and Sister Yan in opposing the Blood Demon Empire.
• Shuoxing and Mystic Mirror supported the infiltration plan, offering to search Heiyao’s soul and help Zhang Xuanchen master his memories and behavior.
• Luo Lingshuang told Zhang Xuanchen that Ancestor Hanyan planned to introduce him to the Luo Clan’s senior members and publicly announce his arrival, and he agreed.
• Zhang Xuanchen spent the journey studying Heiyao’s mannerisms and the Blood Demon Empire’s structure in Xuanjing’s mirror world.
• After seven months, Luo Hanyan brought Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang to Fuyao, the Luo Clan’s vast Immortal City on the sea.

Luo Hanyan brought Luo Lingshuang and Zhang Xuanchen to Fuyao Immortal City, where the Luo Clan recognized the returning eldest young miss and welcomed her husband. The group prepared to travel to Luoshen Mountain while Luo Hanyan ordered the city to strengthen its defenses against Devil Creatures.

• Crowds at the docking point recognized Luo Hanyan as Yanshui Venerable and identified Luo Lingshuang and Zhang Xuanchen as they followed her.
• Luo Hanyan explained Fuyao Immortal City's role as a trade hub while leading the group across the white jade bridge to its gates.
• Luo Xiao and two other Nascent Soul Cultivators, accompanied by the Luo Divine Guard, arrived to welcome Luo Hanyan and her party.
• Luo Hanyan confirmed Luo Lingshuang's identity and introduced Zhang Xuanchen as her husband, and the Luo Clan cultivators respectfully greeted them.
• Luo Hanyan stopped Luo Xiao from sending word ahead and ordered him to strengthen Fuyao Immortal City's defenses against Devil Creatures before she took the group to Luoshen Mountain.

Luo Hanyan brought Luo Lingshuang and the others from Fuyao Immortal City to the Luo Clan’s ancestral home at Luoshen Mountain. The Tidal Lotus Lamp announced Luo Lingshuang’s return, and Luo Zelong and her mother reacted with overwhelming emotion.

• Luo Hanyan led the group through Fuyao Immortal City and used the Luo Clan’s teleportation array to travel to Luoshen Mountain.
• The cultivators on duty activated the receiving formation and welcomed Luo Hanyan and her companions.
• Luo Lingshuang’s Tidal Lotus Lamp emerged and resonated with Luoshen Mountain’s spiritual energy, revealing that she had returned.
• Luo Zelong sensed Luo Lingshuang through his Divine Sense, recognized her, and rushed to the teleportation hall.
• Luo Lingshuang’s mother sensed her return, dropped the porcelain bottle she was holding, and cried out joyfully.

Luo Lingshuang returned to the Luo Clan with Zhang Xuanchen, where she reunited emotionally with her parents. After Luo Zelong failed to discern Zhang Xuanchen’s cultivation, he welcomed him as family and asked about the people accompanying him.

• Luo Huangyue and Luo Yueyao sensed Luo Lingshuang’s return and went to observe Zhang Xuanchen.
• Dongfang Rui embraced Luo Lingshuang, and Luo Zelong welcomed his daughter home.
• Luo Lingshuang reassured Dongfang Rui that she had been safe and praised Zhang Xuanchen for protecting her.
• Luo Zelong tried to probe Zhang Xuanchen’s cultivation but could not discern his depths, then thanked him for caring for Luo Lingshuang.
• Zhang Xuanchen said he and Luo Lingshuang had supported each other, and Luo Zelong welcomed him as family before asking about his companions.

Zhang Xuanchen and his companions arrived at the Luo Clan, where Luo Zelong welcomed them and offered refuge to Tang Yuntian. At the welcoming banquet, Luo Lingshuang revealed Zhang Xuanchen’s role in creating popular Spirit Meals, and the conversation turned to her eldest brother’s absence and what he had concealed from the clan.

• Zhang Xuanchen introduced Little Peach, Great Sage, and Abyss Ao as members of his Zhang Family, and Luo Zelong welcomed them as honored guests.
• Luo Zelong offered Tang Yuntian refuge and condolences for Great Qian’s fall, while Tang vowed to avenge his family and offered to serve as bait in a campaign against the devils.
• Dongfang Rui arranged a welcoming banquet and questioned Luo Lingshuang about her life on the South Sea Immortal Continent.
• Great Sage praised the banquet’s Spirit Meals, and Luo Lingshuang revealed that Zhang Xuanchen had created dishes later adapted by Horizon Restaurant.
• Luo Zelong realized Luo Yichen had concealed details about the Horizon Pavilion, and Zhang Xuanchen asked why his brother-in-law was absent.

At the Luo Clan banquet, Zhang Xuanchen revealed his Nascent Soul Peak cultivation and Spirit Transformation body-refinement strength after two young cultivators challenged him. The four superpowers then sent representatives to the mountain gate, saying they wanted to meet with the Luo Clan and assess its Young Master-in-law.

• Luo Zelong explained that Luo Yichen was returning from the Yan Kingdom after helping quell a Demon Calamity, while Luo Lingshuang agreed to wait to see her brother.
• Luo Mingchuan and Luo Chengyue challenged Zhang Xuanchen to a friendly exchange to test his strength, and Luo Zelong said he was curious too.
• The Great Sage dismissed the two challengers as insufficient, prompting Luo Feiyang and Luo Nan to object to his arrogance.
• Zhang Xuanchen revealed his Nascent Soul Peak cultivation, Spirit Transformation body-refinement strength, and Fifth Revolution of the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art, leaving the challengers and elders stunned.
• Luo Zelong apologized for doubting Zhang Xuanchen, who accepted and said he understood the Luo Clan wanted to protect Luo Lingshuang.
• A guard reported that representatives of the Nine Nether Devil Palace, Shangguan Clan, Great Void Immortal Sect, and Sword God Hall had arrived to meet the Luo Clan and see what made Zhang Xuanchen exceptional.