Chapter Summaries

Zhang Qingyuan reached the Wordless Heavenly Tablet, absorbed the vision it contained, and escaped as its collapsing space fell apart. Outside, Little Fire told him he had been gone for nearly a month, despite the journey seeming to take only a moment.

• Zhang Qingyuan realized the Wordless Heavenly Tablet had drawn him to the mountaintop and recalled its legendary connection to an Immortal Venerable.
• The Wordless Heavenly Tablet cracked apart and turned to powder before Zhang Qingyuan could approach it.
• Zhang Qingyuan recognized that the vision of stars and rushing currents had been imprinted in his mind as the tablet’s gift.
• The surrounding pocket space collapsed, and Zhang Qingyuan flew through the passage to escape.
• Little Fire greeted Zhang Qingyuan and told him he had been inside for almost a month.

Zhang Qingyuan reflected on the month he had lost in the Wordless Heavenly Tablet and the insight he had gained into the convergence of the myriad Daos, while deciding to investigate the ancient Immortal Dao before approaching immortal arts further. As rumors spread about three Cave True cultivators he had killed, he quietly left the Demon City Secret Realm with Little Fire.

• Zhang Qingyuan suppressed his fear over losing a month and considered the limits of what he could understand about immortals.
• Zhang Qingyuan gained insight from the vision of ten thousand Daos converging and suspected that immortal arts could assimilate a cultivator's own Dao.
• Zhang Qingyuan decided to research ancient history and avoid casually approaching immortal arts before Achieving Dao.
• Zhang Qingyuan left the Demon City Secret Realm with Little Fire as rumors spread about the deaths of Daoist Lie Feng, Lei Tianhao, and Lei Wanhong at the hands of a mysterious young cultivator.

After escaping the Demon City Secret Realm, Zhang Qingyuan brought Little Fire to the Wei Kingdom and met Old Ancestor Murong, who had evacuated part of the Murong Family there. Zhang Qingyuan asked Murong about the thirteen Immortal Venerables, the First Immortal, and the Wordless Heavenly Tablet, but Murong appeared troubled.

• Zhang Qingyuan left the Demon City ruins with Little Fire and secretly traveled to the Wei Kingdom.
• Old Ancestor Murong welcomed Zhang Qingyuan at a secluded Murong Family estate and explained how he had evacuated the family's elite from Immortal City.
• Zhang Qingyuan and Old Ancestor Murong discussed the devastation of Immortal City and the threat of a coming battle between Dao Venerable Liuyun and Left Heavenly Venerate.
• Zhang Qingyuan gave Old Ancestor Murong a copy of his recorded fragments from the Wordless Heavenly Tablet.
• Zhang Qingyuan asked Old Ancestor Murong about the thirteen Immortal Venerables, the First Immortal, and who had left the tablet, and Murong looked troubled.

The Old Ancestor Murong explained the origins and history of the Immortal Dao, from the Primordial Immortal Venerable’s founding of the path to the twelve later immortals. He said a new era of competition for immortality was approaching and believed Zhang Qingyuan could become one of its leading contenders.

• The narration described how the Primordial Immortal Venerable founded the Immortal Dao 130,000 years ago and led the Human Race to become the world's dominant race.
• The Old Ancestor Murong recounted that thirteen Immortal Venerables had attained the ultimate realm and left behind thirteen Immortal Scriptures.
• The Old Ancestor Murong explained that the Murong Family's records preserved little about ancient immortals beyond the Primordial Immortal Venerable, the Profound Heaven Immortal Venerable, and the Nine Absolute Immortal Venerable.
• The Old Ancestor Murong identified the Profound Heaven Immortal Venerable as the one followed by the Crimson Flame Sky-Scale Serpent and credited with leaving the Wordless Heavenly Tablet.
• The Old Ancestor Murong said the next great era of fighting for immortality was drawing near and judged Zhang Qingyuan capable of becoming a contender.

After the Demon City ruins collapsed, Zhang Qingyuan learned that Dao Venerable Liuyun had likely defeated Left Heavenly Venerate and quietly set out to digest the immense gains he had taken from the ruins. As he and Little Fire traveled back to Chuyun Kingdom, a vast blood-red hand suddenly attacked him.

• The Demon City ruins collapsed after Dao Venerable Liuyun and Left Heavenly Venerate fought, and the Five Elements Holy Sect established a stronghold in the devastated Immortal City.
• Zhang Qingyuan learned that the battle had ended and realized the Lei Family Old Ancestor’s scheme had left him with the greatest share of the Demon City’s treasures.
• A month later, Zhang Qingyuan and Little Fire traveled toward Chuyun Kingdom while he considered lying low to digest his gains and seeking trouble with the Blood Demon Sect in the future.
• A vast blood-red hand appeared ahead and grabbed toward Zhang Qingyuan.

Zhang Qingyuan was ambushed by the wounded Left Heavenly Venerate, whose blood-colored hand threatened to crush him. Zhang Qingyuan countered with a Five Elements punch, unleashing a catastrophic collision that devastated the surrounding land and shook the cultivation world.

• Left Heavenly Venerate attacked Zhang Qingyuan with a blood-colored Sky-Covering Hand.
• Zhang Qingyuan sensed the attack and struck the hand with a punch infused with the fused Five Elements Power.
• The collision destroyed the surrounding landscape, leaving a vast abyss and sending destructive shockwaves across the region.
• Villagers and cultivators nearby witnessed the devastation and were overwhelmed by fear; the young talents gathered for a contest saw their ambitions dwarfed by the display.
• Left Heavenly Venerate was surprised that his ambush had failed; he had been hiding to recover from severe injuries sustained fighting Dao Venerable Liuyun.

Left Heavenly Venerate, badly injured and hiding in a remote ravine, attacked Zhang Qingyuan to replenish his strength. Zhang Qingyuan struck first with Buddha Kingdom in Palm, but Left Heavenly Venerate unleashed his Blood Sea against him.

• Left Heavenly Venerate fled Immortal City and hid in a remote mountain ravine to recuperate.
• Left Heavenly Venerate sensed Zhang Qingyuan approaching and decided to capture him to restore his Blood Sea.
• Left Heavenly Venerate transformed into blood plasma and raised a vast Blood Sea that contaminated the surrounding space.
• Zhang Qingyuan used Mayfly Between Heaven and Earth to appear before Left Heavenly Venerate and attack with Buddha Kingdom in Palm.
• Left Heavenly Venerate roared and surged his Blood Sea toward Zhang Qingyuan, threatening to engulf him and the world.

Left Heavenly Venerate swallowed Zhang Qingyuan into his Blood Sea, but Zhang Qingyuan’s Five Elements Dao Law resisted being digested. Zhang Qingyuan broke free with a devastating sword strike and realized Left Heavenly Venerate was badly weakened, leaving open the possibility of killing him.

• Left Heavenly Venerate engulfed Zhang Qingyuan and the Buddha Kingdom in Palm with his Blood Sea, intending to digest Zhang Qingyuan and replenish his strength.
• Zhang Qingyuan’s Five Elements Dao Law formed a self-sustaining domain that resisted the Blood Sea’s corrosion.
• Left Heavenly Venerate struggled to understand why Zhang Qingyuan’s defenses held when he had previously overcome powerful Five Elements Sect cultivators.
• Zhang Qingyuan unleashed a sharp Sword Momentum that split the Blood Sea and emerged surrounded by profound light.
• Zhang Qingyuan mocked Left Heavenly Venerate and recognized that his injuries had left him too weak to suppress them, considering that he might kill him.

Zhang Qingyuan nearly acted on his chance to kill the wounded Left Heavenly Venerate, but Left Heavenly Venerate revealed that he had lured Zhang into a trap and used the Great Blood Transformation Technique to seize control of his blood. Zhang suppressed the technique with his Golden Muscles Jade Bones and Essence, Qi, and Spirit Three Flowers, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Zhang Qingyuan considered killing Left Heavenly Venerate and taking his memories and treasures.
• Left Heavenly Venerate activated the Great Blood Transformation Technique, causing Zhang Qingyuan's blood to churn and slip from his control.
• Left Heavenly Venerate explained that he had feigned weakness and used the Blood Sea to conceal his secret technique.
• Zhang Qingyuan formed a Five Elements Round Wheel, but Left Heavenly Venerate's technique bypassed his Magic Power and pulled at his heart.
• Zhang Qingyuan's Golden Muscles Jade Bones and Essence, Qi, and Spirit Three Flowers suppressed the blood within him and stopped Left Heavenly Venerate's technique.

Zhang Qingyuan resisted Left Heavenly Venerate’s Great Blood Transformation Technique with his Golden Muscles Jade Bones and counterattacked with the Great Zhou Heavenly Five Elements Samsara. Left Heavenly Venerate revealed a vast Blood Sea to absorb attacks and trap his enemies as the divine ability descended.

• Left Heavenly Venerate’s Great Blood Transformation Technique failed to control Zhang Qingyuan’s blood because of his Golden Muscles Jade Bones.
• Zhang Qingyuan recognized how dangerous the secret technique was and seized the opening to attack.
• Zhang Qingyuan unleashed the Great Zhou Heavenly Five Elements Samsara, shocking Left Heavenly Venerate with his Five Elements divine ability.
• Left Heavenly Venerate expanded his Blood Sea to absorb attacks and ensnare opponents, then faced Zhang Qingyuan’s descending divine ability.

Zhang Qingyuan overwhelmed Left Heavenly Venerate with the Great Heavenly Cycle Five Elements and his restored Sword Pellet, then pursued and grievously wounded him. As Left Heavenly Venerate tried to self-destruct, a streak of Golden Light silently cut off his head.

• Zhang Qingyuan's Five Elements divine ability struck the Blood River, leaving Left Heavenly Venerate unable to escape and forcing him to endure the blast.
• Zhang Qingyuan advanced through the energy storm and sent the Sword Pellet's River of Sword Qi tearing through Left Heavenly Venerate's hiding place.
• Left Heavenly Venerate's blood-colored Spirit Artifact blocked the Sword Pellet but was badly damaged, and he fled as a streak of blood-colored light.
• Zhang Qingyuan intercepted Left Heavenly Venerate and struck his head and chest, shattering his heart and Dantian Meridians.
• Left Heavenly Venerate struck Zhang Qingyuan and began to swell, intending to self-destruct, but a streak of Golden Light cut off his head.

Zhang Qingyuan killed Left Heavenly Venerate by beheading him with the concealed Sword Pellet, then devoured his fleeing Divine Soul with the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique. After taking the corpse’s belongings and burning the remains, Zhang Qingyuan left to avoid attracting other cultivators, intending to digest his gains in seclusion.

• Zhang Qingyuan remotely controlled his concealed Sword Pellet to behead the badly wounded Left Heavenly Venerate.
• Left Heavenly Venerate’s Divine Soul escaped from his corpse and tried to flee while vowing revenge.
• Zhang Qingyuan caught up to Left Heavenly Venerate’s Divine Soul and devoured it with the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique.
• Zhang Qingyuan reflected on the gap between the Law Domain Realm and the Myriad Transformations Realm, then decided to leave before other cultivators arrived.
• Zhang Qingyuan took the items from Left Heavenly Venerate’s corpse, burned the remains, and disappeared into the void.
• Several streaks of light arrived after Zhang Qingyuan left and began investigating the battlefield.

Zhang Qingyuan assessed the spoils from killing Left Heavenly Venerate and planned to return to Chuyun Kingdom to cultivate and digest his gains. Meanwhile, investigators confirmed Left Heavenly Venerate’s death, and the news sent shockwaves through Yunzhou’s Cultivation World.

• Zhang Qingyuan found little of immediate value in Left Heavenly Venerate’s Storage Ring, but kept his damaged heart-protecting mirror and planned to have it repaired.
• Zhang Qingyuan resolved to return to Chuyun Kingdom, cultivate in Lu Shan San Ren’s Secret Realm, and study the Supernatural Ability Jade Slip left by the Water Sword Immortal.
• Zhang Qingyuan traveled through remote regions while concealing his tracks and reached his destination without encountering further trouble.
• Cultivators gathered at the battlefield, where some True Essence Realm Cultivators gained insights from its remains.
• A Five Elements Holy Sect investigation team determined that Left Heavenly Venerate had died in the battle, and news of his defeat spread throughout Yunzhou.

News of Zhang Qingyuan’s deeds and the mysterious death of Left Heavenly Venerate shook the Cultivation World, while Zhang Qingyuan remained focused on returning to cultivate. When he reached his stronghold in the Qingyang Monster Beast Mountain Range, he froze at what he saw and was overcome with anger.

• Cultivators across Yunzhou speculated about Zhang Qingyuan’s identity and called him the Immortal-Slaying Demon for killing Daoist Lie Feng and the Lei Family’s two Old Ancestors.
• News spread that Left Heavenly Venerate of the Blood Demon Sect had died, provoking an even greater uproar across the Cultivation World.
• A Cave True Level figure from the Five Elements Holy Sect investigated the battlefield, sealed off the area, and suppressed information about the death.
• Zhang Qingyuan ignored the rumors he heard on his journey and headed back to cultivate in Lu Shan San Ren’s Cave Heaven Secret Realm.
• Zhang Qingyuan returned to his stronghold in the Qingyang Monster Beast Mountain Range, saw its condition, and became furious.

Zhang Qingyuan returned to the Cave Heaven Secret Realm and found Qianyun Mountain had occupied it and destroyed his spiritual gardens. After learning that Qianyun Mountain had also seized the Yue Family and planned to execute them, he resolved to destroy the sect.

• Zhang Qingyuan found Qianyun Mountain cultivators guarding the Cave Heaven Secret Realm and saw that they had ruined his cultivated fields.
• When the cultivators ordered him to leave, Zhang Qingyuan unleashed his aura and injured and subdued them.
• Zhang Qingyuan seized a half-step cave true elder and used the Heavenly Demon Devouring God Technique to absorb his memories.
• From the elder’s memories, Zhang Qingyuan learned that Qianyun Mountain had occupied the realm, destroyed his gardens, and seized the Yue Family for a public execution.
• Furious at Qianyun Mountain’s repeated provocations, Zhang Qingyuan declared that the sect had no need to exist any longer.

At Qianyun Mountain, the gathered powers of North Mountain Domain awaited a public execution while speculating about the sect’s true purpose. The Qianyun Mountain Grand Elder revealed his plan to blame Zhang Qingyuan for Lu Shijie’s death and use the turmoil to bring North Mountain Domain under the sect’s rule.

• Cultivators and envoys from across North Mountain Domain gathered at Qianyun Mountain to witness the execution of a minor family accused of colluding with a demon sect.
• Wu Zunzi questioned the Qianyun Mountain Grand Elder’s plan to confront the unknown Cave True Cultivator who had killed Fan Gongliang.
• The Grand Elder dismissed Zhang Qingyuan as a newly advanced cultivator who had gained power by exploiting the aftermath of a fight between Fan Gongliang and Lu Shijie.
• The Grand Elder explained that he intended to blame Lu Shijie’s death on Zhang Qingyuan and use the surrounding upheaval to publicize his late Law Domain Realm breakthrough.
• The Grand Elder planned to subdue the kingdoms, sects, and families of North Mountain Domain and make Qianyun Mountain its master.

Qianyun Mountain announced that its Supreme Old Ancestor had reached the late Law Domain Realm and used its overwhelming strength to demand a North Mountain Domain alliance under its control. As the Yue Family’s execution began, a powerful voice and a world-shaking attack interrupted it.

• Qianyun Mountain’s Grand Elder descended before the gathered cultivators, and Wu Zunzi announced that the Supreme Old Ancestor had broken through to the late Law Domain Realm.
• Wu Zunzi proposed that Qianyun Mountain unite the North Mountain Domain’s forces to resist the Demonic Sect’s infiltration.
• The Supreme Old Ancestor ordered the Yue Family members executed and the gathered forces to swear an alliance blood oath.
• Qianyun Mountain’s executioners raised their blades against the kneeling Yue Family members.
• A brilliant attack split the void and swept toward the executioners as a thunderous voice condemned Qianyun Mountain’s arrogance.

Zhang Qingyuan arrived at Qianyun Mountain and confronted its Supreme Old Ancestor, whose late Law Domain Realm power had stunned the gathered cultivators. Zhang Qingyuan declared that he would destroy Qianyun Mountain and unleashed his Sword Pellet, beginning a clash that left the battle unresolved.

• Zhang Qingyuan charged toward Qianyun Mountain, while the gathered cultivators recognized that its Supreme Old Ancestor had reached the late Law Domain Realm.
• Qianyun Mountain's Supreme Old Ancestor attacked Zhang Qingyuan with a vast Wind-and-Cloud Hand that overwhelmed the sky.
• Zhang Qingyuan reached the sect gate, dismissed the threat, and declared that he had come to destroy Qianyun Mountain.
• Zhang Qingyuan summoned his Golden Sun Divine Wheel and brought out the Sword Pellet, releasing a surge of golden light and killing intent.

Zhang Qingyuan’s Sword Pellet shattered Qianyun Mountain’s defenses and nearly killed its Supreme Old Ancestor, revealing him as a formidable threat. The Supreme Old Ancestor demanded the artifact and ordered Zhang Qingyuan to surrender as Wu Zunzi and the Sect Protection Great Formation sealed off his escape.

• Zhang Qingyuan’s Sword Pellet split the devastating collision and broke through Qianyun Mountain’s Sect Protection Great Formation.
• Qianyun Mountain’s Supreme Old Ancestor formed a blue-green barrier, but Zhang Qingyuan’s sword strike pierced it and sent him flying.
• Qianyun Mountain’s Supreme Old Ancestor survived by blocking the attack with his finest-grade Half-Spirit Artifact gauntlets and recognized the Sword Pellet as a Spirit Artifact.
• The cultivators in the plaza watched in fear as Zhang Qingyuan and Qianyun Mountain’s Supreme Old Ancestor faced off.
• Qianyun Mountain’s Supreme Old Ancestor demanded that Zhang Qingyuan hand over the Spirit Artifact and kneel, while Wu Zunzi appeared behind him and the Sect Protection Great Formation sealed the area.

Qianyun Mountain’s Supreme Old Ancestor, Wu Zunzi, and the sect’s cultivators attacked Zhang Qingyuan to seize his Spirit Artifact and kill him. Zhang Qingyuan answered with three sword strikes that destroyed the sect’s plaza, overwhelmed Wu Zunzi, and sent a devastating attack toward the Supreme Old Ancestor.

• Qianyun Mountain’s Supreme Old Ancestor ordered the sect’s cultivators to attack Zhang Qingyuan and claim his Spirit Artifact.
• Wu Zunzi and the Supreme Old Ancestor joined the cultivators’ attacks, surrounding Zhang Qingyuan with a three-sided assault.
• Zhang Qingyuan used his first sword strike to erase the cultivators’ attacks and split apart the plaza and Sect Gate mountain peak.
• Zhang Qingyuan’s second sword strike cleaved through Wu Zunzi’s Magic Power and engulfed him in Sword Light.
• Zhang Qingyuan’s third sword strike surged toward Qianyun Mountain’s Supreme Old Ancestor, who realized he was in grave danger.