Chapter Summaries

Immortal Xuanxiao investigated Bi Changsheng and discovered that he possessed the Heavenly Jealous Physique, which the Heavenly Dao prevented from cultivating normally. He explained the physique’s nature, while Bi Changsheng resolved to grow stronger and remain cautious.

• Immortal Xuanxiao used the Calculations Sutra to examine Bi Changsheng and realized a force was blocking his insight.
• Bi Changsheng feared Immortal Xuanxiao would discover the Longevity Dao Fruit, then resolved to strengthen himself and cultivate more cautiously.
• Immortal Xuanxiao confirmed that Bi Changsheng possessed a legendary physique and told him it was called the Heavenly Jealous Physique.
• Immortal Xuanxiao explained that the Heavenly Dao restricted Bi Changsheng’s exceptional talent and obstructed his normal cultivation.

Immortal Xuanxiao explained that Bi Changsheng’s Heavenly Jealous Physique could be overcome either through power rivaling the Heavenly Dao or by gathering vast amounts of Heavenly Dao Merit. Bi Changsheng realized his pioneering of the martial path in Great Gan may have earned him merit, then asked about the Calculations Sutra, the Dao Seeking Art, and the Divine Firmament Sect.

• Immortal Xuanxiao told Bi Changsheng that overwhelming power could break the restriction imposed by his physique, though he considered that approach nearly impossible.
• Immortal Xuanxiao revealed the Heavenly Dao Merit within Bi Changsheng and explained that merit could dissolve the restriction, but that Bi Changsheng possessed far too little.
• Bi Changsheng suspected that pioneering the martial path in Great Gan had earned him Heavenly Dao Merit and resolved to seek more while still pursuing overwhelming strength.
• Immortal Xuanxiao offered to answer Bi Changsheng’s remaining questions, and Bi Changsheng asked about the Calculations Sutra, the Dao Seeking Art, the Divine Firmament Sect, and the sect’s destruction.

Immortal Xuanxiao explained the origins of the Calculations Sutra and Dao Seeking Art, the limits imposed by the declining Spiritual Qi Tide, and Bi Changsheng’s difficult path to higher cultivation. After guiding Bi Changsheng, he saw the Divine Firmament Grotto-Heaven Fragment’s collapse become inevitable.

• Immortal Xuanxiao told Bi Changsheng that the Calculations Sutra and Dao Seeking Art had reached the Divine Firmament Sect by chance, but withheld details about their creator and the sect’s destruction because of the dangers involved.
• Immortal Xuanxiao explained that complete blessed lands and grotto-heavens could resist the Spiritual Qi Tide, but their owners had sealed them until the next tide peaked.
• Immortal Xuanxiao judged Bi Changsheng’s cultivation path exceptionally difficult, while Bi Changsheng relied on the Longevity Dao Fruit and hoped to turn his Natal Spirit Realm into a blessed land.
• Immortal Xuanxiao guided Bi Changsheng’s cultivation, greatly expanding his understanding.
• Immortal Xuanxiao and Bi Changsheng witnessed more world power enter the grotto-heaven fragment, and Immortal Xuanxiao concluded that its collapse could no longer be stopped.

Immortal Xuanxiao extracted part of the Divine Firmament Grotto-Heaven fragment’s origin and gave it to Bi Changsheng, while allowing the world’s power to slowly reclaim the rest. Bi Changsheng received the precious gift and learned that Xuanxiao intended to keep the grotto-heaven fragment from being claimed entirely by the Heavenly Dao.

• Immortal Xuanxiao cut one-third of the grotto-heaven fragment’s origin away and held it as a mass of energy.
• Immortal Xuanxiao let the force of world power slowly plunder the remaining origin while explaining the karma between the Divine Firmament Sect and the grotto-heaven.
• Immortal Xuanxiao sealed the separated origin inside Bi Changsheng, whose Natal Spirit Realm reacted strongly to it.
• Bi Changsheng thanked Immortal Xuanxiao and realized the origin could greatly benefit his Natal Spirit Realm.
• Immortal Xuanxiao explained that his divine sense was about to dissipate and revealed that he wanted the grotto-heaven fragment’s origin kept from the Heavenly Dao.

Bi Changsheng said farewell to Immortal Xuanxiao as the elder’s divine sense dissipated, then prepared to leave Thunder Valley with the inheritance and treasures he had gained. Outside the valley, Li Mingjiang’s group entered to escape the pursuing Blood God Sect, only to find Shi Gaozhuo’s forces catching up and someone emerging from the depths.

• Immortal Xuanxiao told Bi Changsheng about the grotto-heaven fragment’s remaining time and urged him to search it before his divine sense faded.
• Immortal Xuanxiao’s divine sense dissipated, causing the ancient Stone Tablet to crumble and thunder to flood the area; Bi Changsheng’s Five-Colored Canopy protected him.
• Bi Changsheng recovered from his grief, reflected on the inheritance and other gains he had made, and decided to retrace his route through Thunder Valley.
• Li Mingjiang and the Purple Cloud Sect disciples entered Thunder Valley under the protection of a third-tier formation to escape Shi Gaozhuo’s pursuing Blood God Sect group.
• Shi Gaozhuo’s group caught up as Li Mingjiang’s party entered, and both sides saw a figure walking out from deep within Thunder Valley.

Li Mingjiang and the Purple Cloud Sect group encountered Bi Changsheng in Thunder Valley just as Shi Gaozhuo caught up with them. Shi Gaozhuo struck down Li Mingjiang and sent his blood fiend toward Bi Changsheng.

• Li Mingjiang led the Purple Cloud Sect group deeper into Thunder Valley to escape the pursuing Blood God Sect.
• The group encountered Bi Changsheng, whose presence gave them hope that they could resist Shi Gaozhuo.
• Shi Gaozhuo caught up with the group, recognized Bi Changsheng, and attacked them with a huge blood fiend.
• Li Mingjiang warned Bi Changsheng about Shi Gaozhuo and joined the fight with his violet lightning dragon.
• Shi Gaozhuo knocked Li Mingjiang into a crater, then redirected the blood fiend toward Bi Changsheng.

Bi Changsheng used the Nine Tribulations Thunder Pearl to repel Shi Gaozhuo’s Blood Demon, astonishing both sects with his strength. As Shi Gaozhuo unleashed his full power, Bi Changsheng began preparing the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and burned eight hundred years of his lifespan to secure victory.

• Bi Changsheng summoned a blue thunder dragon with the Nine Tribulations Thunder Pearl, and it drove Shi Gaozhuo and his Blood Demon backward.
• The Purple Cloud Sect fighters gained hope, while the Blood God Sect fighters worried that the battle might turn against them.
• Shi Gaozhuo praised Bi Changsheng, then strengthened his Blood Demon with a blood pearl and prepared to crush him.
• Li Mingjiang recovered and tried to assist Bi Changsheng, but Bi Changsheng told him he could handle Shi Gaozhuo alone.
• Bi Changsheng gathered the thunderclouds into a Tribulation Cloud and began burning eight hundred years of his lifespan to unleash the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.

Bi Changsheng burned eight hundred years of lifespan to strengthen his Tribulation Cloud and overwhelm Shi Gaozhuo with the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. The fifth strike killed Shi Gaozhuo, leaving his charred corpse behind.

• Bi Changsheng burned eight hundred years of lifespan to expand the Tribulation Cloud to a radius of 2,999 meters and intensify its power.
• The Tribulation Cloud struck Shi Gaozhuo with the first bolt, and his Blood Demon sacrificed its right hand to withstand it.
• Shi Gaozhuo used the Blood Demon's left hand to block the second bolt, which destroyed that hand.
• The third bolt shattered the Blood Demon's illusory armor, and the fourth blasted the demon apart, exposing Shi Gaozhuo.
• Shi Gaozhuo raised protective spirit-light against the fifth bolt, but it broke through and killed him, leaving a charred corpse.

Bi Changsheng used his Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation to kill Shi Gaozhuo and wipe out the Blood God Sect forces. Li Mingjiang realized that Bi Changsheng’s combat power exceeded that of the Purple Cloud Sect Master.

• Bi Changsheng killed Shi Gaozhuo with five bolts of tribulation lightning, shocking Li Mingjiang and the Purple Cloud Sect members.
• The Blood God Sect members fled, but Bi Changsheng killed their two remaining Golden Core cultivators with the seventh and eighth bolts.
• Bi Changsheng unleashed the remaining bolts of the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, killing the Blood God Sect members and testing the full power of the lightning.
• Bi Changsheng collected the Nine Tribulations Thunder Pearl as the tribulation cloud dispersed.
• Li Mingjiang concluded that Bi Changsheng was stronger than the Purple Cloud Sect Master.

After rescuing Li Mingjiang and the Purple Cloud Sect disciples, Bi Changsheng explored the collapsing cave-heaven fragment to deepen his understanding of space. The fragment reached the moment of complete collapse while he was still inside.

• Li Mingjiang thanked Bi Changsheng for saving the Purple Cloud Sect group, and Bi Changsheng urged them to leave Thunder Valley.
• Bi Changsheng's Natal Spirit Realm swallowed the cave-heaven fragment's source and began using it to accelerate its growth.
• After gathering the spoils, Bi Changsheng learned what had happened to Li Mingjiang's group, then left them to deal with the remaining Blood God Sect and Ouyang Family cultivators.
• Li Mingjiang told his disciples that Bi Changsheng was stronger than the Purple Cloud Sect's First Senior Brother and led them back into the fragment to rescue others.
• Bi Changsheng searched for Space Rifts, comprehended at least five of them, and the cave-heaven fragment reached complete collapse.

Bi Changsheng escaped the fragmentary grotto-heaven’s collapse and gained a major breakthrough in his understanding of space before setting out for the Golden Sun Sect. After the survivors dispersed, the Purple Cloud Sect purged the Ouyang Family, and news of the Blood God Sect’s plot spread across the Southern Border.

• Bi Changsheng and the other survivors were expelled from the fragmentary grotto-heaven as it collapsed, and he gained new insight into space while watching it vanish.
• Li Mingjiang ordered the Purple Cloud Sect disciples to capture or kill the surviving Blood God Sect and Ouyang Family members.
• Bi Changsheng declined Li Mingjiang’s invitation and departed for the Golden Sun Sect, while the other cultivators dispersed.
• The Purple Cloud Sect brutally purged the Ouyang Family and forces closely tied to it.
• News spread that the Blood God Sect and Ouyang Family had plotted against Li Mingjiang, drawing attention to Bi Changsheng across the Southern Border.

News spread that Bi Changsheng had defeated and killed Blood God Sect powerhouse Shi Gaozhuo, shocking the Southern Border and elevating Bi’s reputation beyond his status as a Golden Sun Sect True Disciple. The chapter leaves cultivators and sect disciples wondering how powerful Bi might become as his cultivation advances.

• Li Mingjiang and other Purple Cloud Sect disciples publicly credited Bi Changsheng with saving them from Shi Gaozhuo during the cave-heaven fragment opening.
• Cultivators across the Southern Border learned that Bi Changsheng, a Middle Stage of Golden Core cultivator, had killed the Late Stage powerhouse Shi Gaozhuo and added him to their list of people not to provoke.
• Bi Changsheng’s reputation grew until Southern Border cultivators regarded him as a formidable powerhouse in his own right, independent of Golden Sun Sect’s backing.
• Purple Cloud Sect disciples were shaken that Bi Changsheng had surpassed Li Mingjiang in the cave-heaven fragment and felt grateful that he had rescued their fellow disciples.
• Golden Sun Sect disciples marveled at Bi Changsheng’s strength and wondered whether he might eventually rival Nascent Soul cultivators.

True Person Yun Chang learned that the Blood God Sect had plotted against Purple Cloud Sect disciples and decided to enlist the Golden Sun Sect’s help in striking back. Meanwhile, True Person Xue He heard that Bi Changsheng had killed Shi Gaozhuo and was stunned by the young disciple’s strength.

• The Purple Cloud Sect’s Sect Master brought Li Mingjiang to True Person Yun Chang and reported the Blood God Sect’s plot in the collapsing grotto-heaven fragment.
• Li Mingjiang described how Bi Changsheng had foiled the scheme and killed Shi Gaozhuo, impressing True Person Yun Chang with his strength.
• True Person Yun Chang decided the Purple Cloud Sect would retaliate and wrote a jade-slip letter for True Person Yu Yang of the Golden Sun Sect.
• True Person Yun Chang arranged for the Golden Sun Sect to receive the letter along with a gift thanking Bi Changsheng for rescuing the Purple Cloud Sect disciples.
• The Blood God Sect’s Sect Master reported the failed plot to True Person Xue He, who berated Shi Gaozhuo and expressed astonishment at Bi Changsheng’s ability.

True Person Xue He ordered the Blood God Sect to eliminate Bi Changsheng and pressed the Blood God Sect Master to complete a secret plan obstructed by the Golden Sun Sect and Purple Cloud Sect. After the Master left, Xue He revealed that the plan was meant to create an opportunity for his own advancement beyond the Nascent Soul Realm.

• True Person Xue He ordered the Blood God Sect Master to treat Bi Changsheng as the highest-priority threat and kill him when an opportunity arose.
• The Blood God Sect Master reported that Xue He's secret task was nearly ninety percent complete, with the remaining work slowed by the other two great sects.
• True Person Xue He demanded that the task be completed quickly and gave the Blood God Sect Master further instructions before dismissing him.
• True Person Xue He reflected that declining spiritual energy had left him stalled in the Nascent Soul Late Stage, and that he had joined a scheme more than thirty years earlier to create a chance to advance.
• True Person Xue He believed that if his plan succeeded, Bi Changsheng's talent would no longer threaten the Blood God Sect, then returned to cultivation.

Bi Changsheng comprehended the incomplete Nine Tribulations Thunder Law and reflected on the Grotto-Heaven fragment’s benefits as he traveled back to the Golden Sun Sect. After he returned to the sect, news of his arrival stirred the mountain gate.

• Bi Changsheng learned that the Nine Tribulations Thunder Law contained complete cultivation methods only through the sixth tribulation, while the seventh was unfinished and the last two were theoretical.
• Bi Changsheng decided that the inheritance was still valuable and believed he could use the Dao Seeking Art to perfect the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation after reaching the Human Immortal Realm.
• Bi Changsheng observed that the Grotto-Heaven fragment’s origin was making the Natal Spirit Realm grow over three times faster than energy converted from lifespan.
• Bi Changsheng returned to the Golden Sun Sect, where members and disciples recognized him and spread word of his arrival.
• Bi Changsheng passed through the sect-protecting array and hurried back to Purple Bamboo Peak while excitement over his return spread across the sect.

After returning to Golden Sun Sect, Bi Changsheng reassured his companions, impressed the sect with his strength, and resumed cultivating Thunderous Momentum. Nearly a month later, True Person Yu Yang summoned him again after a delegation from Purple Cloud Sect arrived.

• Bi Changsheng returned to Golden Sun Sect, eased Uncle Fu, Little Black, and the Ginseng Doll's worries, and focused on cultivating Thunderous Momentum.
• Golden Sun Sect disciples and elders celebrated Bi Changsheng's achievements, while he declined most visitors and met Qian Junyan, Steward Zhou, and the others who had helped him.
• Bi Changsheng reported the cave-heaven fragment events to Golden Sun Son, concealing Immortal Xuanxiao and the Nine Tribulations Thunder Law inheritance; Golden Sun Son promised the sect would protect him from the Blood God Sect.
• After nearly a month, a delegation from Purple Cloud Sect arrived and met True Person Yu Yang, who summoned Bi Changsheng to Golden Sun Main Peak and praised his rapid growth.

True Person Yu Yang summoned Bi Changsheng and praised his achievements in the Grotto-Heaven Fragment before explaining that the Purple Cloud Sect had sent him a reward for saving one of its disciples. Bi Changsheng discovered the gift included a rare fourth-grade Purple Profound Thunder Spirit Crystal, while True Person Yu Yang described the generosity and strength of True Person Yun Chang.

• True Person Yu Yang met with Bi Changsheng, praised his calm attitude, and invited him to sit.
• True Person Yu Yang explained that the Purple Cloud Sect's visit was partly connected to Bi Changsheng and presented him with its token of thanks.
• Bi Changsheng inspected the Storage Ring and was astonished to find a fourth-grade Purple Profound Thunder Spirit Crystal inside.
• True Person Yu Yang described True Person Yun Chang as generous, decisive, and a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator.

True Person Yu Yang agreed to True Person Yun Chang’s proposal for the Golden Sun Sect and Purple Cloud Sect to attack the Blood God Sect together, while ordering Bi Changsheng to stay within the sect for his safety. A month later, the Golden Sun Sect’s warship arrived at the Earth Fire Palace, where Daoist Huoyan and the other leaders awaited it.

• Bi Changsheng supported joining forces against the Blood God Sect, and True Person Yu Yang agreed that the two sects should strike first.
• True Person Yu Yang ordered Bi Changsheng to remain inside the Golden Sun Sect while the Blood God Sect sought a chance to attack him.
• True Person Yu Yang sent True Person Yun Chang a letter accepting the alliance, and the Golden Sun Sect and Purple Cloud Sect began preparing to act together.
• A month later, Daoist Huoyan gathered the Earth Fire Palace’s leaders to welcome an arriving Golden Sun Sect envoy.
• Daoist Huoyan recognized the Golden Sun Sect warship as one of its ten Sword of Judgment vessels, armed with powerful Killing Formations.

The Golden Sun Sect assembled a massive force under the Vajra Peak Master and set out to attack the Blood God Sect, first targeting its ally in the Crimson Flame Country. Daoist Huoyan and the Earth Fire Palace joined the expedition, which reached the Flying Snow Sect’s stronghold.

• Daoist Huoyan and the Earth Fire Palace saw the Golden Sun Sect’s Sword of Judgment, its tens of thousands of cultivators, and six powerful Golden Core cultivators led by the Vajra Peak Master.
• Daoist Huoyan reported that the Flying Snow Sect’s Golden Core cultivator was at its mountain gate and that the Earth Fire Palace had prepared a route into Blood God Sect territory.
• The Vajra Peak Master ordered Daoist Huoyan and the Earth Fire Palace aboard the flying vessel to guide the Golden Sun Sect’s forces.
• The Vajra Peak Master led the Golden Sun Sect’s attack force toward the Flying Snow Sect, intending to seize the Crimson Flame Country before advancing against the Blood God Sect.
• The Sword of Judgment reached the Flying Snow Sect’s stronghold.

The master of Vajra Peak led Golden Sun Sect in destroying Flying Snow Sect and taking control of Crimson Flame Country. After arranging for allies to occupy the sect’s territory, the group proceeded toward Tuobi Country, where the Blood God Sect had stationed forces.

• The Sect Master of Flying Snow Sect confronted the approaching Sword of Judgment, but the master of Vajra Peak ordered him killed, and the vessel’s attack destroyed him.
• The master of Vajra Peak ordered Flying Snow Sect’s headquarters destroyed and its survivors hunted down; Golden Sun Sect cultivators eliminated the remaining sect members.
• The master of Vajra Peak arranged for Golden Sun Sect and Earth Fire Palace cultivators to take over Flying Snow Sect’s territory, completing Golden Sun Sect’s control of Crimson Flame Country.
• The group led by the master of Vajra Peak followed Earth Fire Palace’s planned route and entered Tuobi Country, where Soul Extinguishing Sect and a Blood God Sect cultivator guarded the territory.