Chapter Summaries

After Zhao Feng died at Ren Xiaoyao’s hands, the Zhao Clan hired the Evil Sword Immortal to avenge him. The Evil Sword Immortal attacked Ren Xiaoyao at Carefree Peak, but Ren Xiaoyao’s Carefree Sword Intent shattered his strongest attack, leaving the Evil Sword Immortal wounded and his fate unresolved.

• Zhao Lie swore revenge for Zhao Feng and ordered the Third Elder to hire the Evil Sword Immortal with the Zhao Clan’s treasures.
• The Evil Sword Immortal went to Ren Xiaoyao’s bamboo dwelling and demanded that he come out to die.
• Ren Xiaoyao defended himself with the Carefree Sword as the Evil Sword Immortal attacked with purple sword qi and corrosive chains.
• Ren Xiaoyao’s sword energy cracked the Evil Sword Immortal’s giant sword, but the Evil Sword Immortal restored it with his vital blood and sent it crashing down.
• Ren Xiaoyao gathered the spiritual energy of the valley and struck with the Carefree Sword, destroying the giant sword and chains and wounding the Evil Sword Immortal.

Ren Xiaoyao arrived at the Zhao Family Ancestral Land after defeating the Evil Sword Immortal and fought Zhao Lie and the Zhao Clan’s elders and disciples. He destroyed the Dragon Locking Array and severed Zhao Lie’s hand, leaving the clan’s forces in disarray.

• Ren Xiaoyao killed the Evil Sword Immortal, purified the last traces of evil qi, and flew toward the Zhao Family Ancestral Land.
• Zhao Lie ordered the Zhao Clan disciples and elders to activate the Dragon Locking Array and attacked Ren Xiaoyao to avenge Zhao Feng.
• Ren Xiaoyao wounded the golden dragon and broke the array’s flagpole, causing the formation and dragon to collapse.
• The Great Elder blocked Ren Xiaoyao’s strike as the other elders bound him with poisonous chains, and Zhao Lie activated the Clan Suppressing Grand Array at full power.
• Ren Xiaoyao broke free with his Carefree Sword Intent, pierced the golden dragon’s eye, and destroyed the flagpole, disabling the formation.
• Ren Xiaoyao severed Zhao Lie’s right hand, and the injured Zhao Clan disciples fell into chaos.

Ren Xiaoyao escaped the Zhao Clan after destroying its grand array and defeating its defenders, choosing not to fight the three Human Immortal Realm Venerables. He evaded Mo Chenzi’s pursuit and resumed his urgent journey to the Myriad Evil Cave to contain the spreading Evil Qi.

• The First Elder sent a distress signal and the other Clan Elders summoned the Zhao Clan’s three Venerables after Ren Xiaoyao shattered the grand array.
• Ren Xiaoyao spared the wounded Zhao Clan members, but Zhao Lie and the survivors attacked him as he tried to leave.
• Ren Xiaoyao purified their poison attacks, broke through the gate’s defenses, and escaped the ancestral land.
• Mo Chenzi arrived, pursued Ren Xiaoyao to Qingfeng Valley, and failed to track him through his Carefree Sword Intent.
• Ren Xiaoyao waited at Wangyun Peak until Mo Chenzi gave up the pursuit, then flew west toward the Myriad Evil Cave to clear its Evil Qi.

Ren Xiaoyao defeated and killed Mo Chenzi in Qingfeng Valley after luring him into a series of sword-intent attacks. He then hurried west toward Myriad Evil Cave as the Evil Crystal neared collapse and threatened the people below the mountains.

• Mo Chenzi entered Qingfeng Valley and attacked Ren Xiaoyao with his Heaven Burning Art, but Ren Xiaoyao’s leaves and wind blades wore down his defenses.
• Ren Xiaoyao struck Mo Chenzi’s dantian with a concealed sword attack, then trapped him with stone spikes and a massive sword phantom formed from the clouds.
• The sword phantom shattered Mo Chenzi’s shield and grievously injured him, leaving him unable to fight back.
• Ren Xiaoyao told Mo Chenzi he would kill him to prevent trouble over Myriad Evil Cave, then cut his throat and left him dead.
• Ren Xiaoyao flew west toward Myriad Evil Cave as the Evil Crystal’s power weakened, resolved to prevent an eruption that would turn villagers into Evil Puppets.

Ren Xiaoyao entered Myriad Evil Cave and fought Tian Xiezi and the Evil Sword Immortal, using the Carefree Sword Intent to purify their evil power. After defeating them and destroying the Evil Crystal, he began restoring the cave and tending to the traces of those who had died there.

• Ren Xiaoyao entered Myriad Evil Cave and found Tian Xiezi draining captive souls to stabilize the Evil Crystal and free the Evil Sword Immortal.
• Ren Xiaoyao attacked Tian Xiezi, but White Bone Puppets blocked his strike as the Evil Sword Immortal formed from the cracked Evil Crystal.
• Ren Xiaoyao fought the Evil Sword Immortal with Mountain and River Slash, then used his insight into Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy to purify the evil power trapping him.
• Ren Xiaoyao used Return All Things to Origin to restrain Tian Xiezi, pierce his heart, and purify the Evil Sword Immortal until it collapsed.
• Ren Xiaoyao destroyed Tian Xiezi's remaining Evil Core as the Evil Crystal shattered and the cave's evil mist dispersed.
• Ren Xiaoyao sent green spiritual light into the wall's empty holes to soothe the traces of the lives lost there.

Ren Xiaoyao fought three Evil God fragments that emerged after the Evil Crystal shattered, purifying them with his sword intent. The last fragment became a map to the Pure Firmament Immortal Land, revealing a dangerous route to ancient treasures in the Sea of Clouds Secret Realm.

• Ren Xiaoyao sensed an ancient chill and saw three Evil God fragments rise from a crack where the Evil Crystal had shattered.
• Ren Xiaoyao recognized the fragments from Qingfeng Valley's ancient texts and used Return All Things to Origin Sword Intent to bind and purify them.
• Ren Xiaoyao destroyed the first two fragments, then withstood the third fragment's explosive attack using the Carefree Sword and Mountain and River Phantoms.
• The final fragment lost its evil power and transformed into a white crystal bearing a blurred map.
• Ren Xiaoyao picked up the crystal and learned it showed the Pure Firmament Immortal Land hidden in the Sea of Clouds Secret Realm, guarded by the Nine Heavens Pure Firmament Formation and perilous trials.

Ren Xiaoyao followed the Pure Firmament Fragment Map to the Sea of Clouds Secret Realm and overcame its first three trials by steadying his Dao heart and turning their dangers to his advantage. He reached the revealed Pure Firmament Palace, where the secret realm’s deeper mysteries awaited.

• Ren Xiaoyao recovered from his battle with the Evil God fragment, resolved to find the Pure Firmament Jade Tablet, and set out for the Kunlun Mountains.
• Ren Xiaoyao used the crystal’s map to find the Sea of Clouds Secret Realm entrance and entered the Nine Heavens Pure Firmament Formation.
• Ren Xiaoyao saw an illusion of Qingfeng Valley in ruins but broke it with the Calm Heart Art and his firm Dao heart.
• Ren Xiaoyao crossed the Lightning Fire Tribulation, absorbing the lightning and fire to restore his spiritual power and strengthen his sword intent.
• Ren Xiaoyao used the crystal to reveal a safe route through Ice Wind Purgatory and reached the ancient palace bearing the name Pure Firmament Palace.

Ren Xiaoyao entered the Pure Firmament Palace seeking the Pure Firmament Jade Tablet to stop the evil god Xuan Ye, but the Ancient Emperor’s remnant soul challenged him to prove his intentions in battle. After enduring the Emperor’s attacks, Ren Xiaoyao used Return All Things to Origin to absorb and transform emperor power, then prepared to counterattack with a newly strengthened sword.

• Ren Xiaoyao entered the Pure Firmament Palace and encountered the remnant soul of the Ancient Emperor guarding the Pure Firmament Jade Tablet.
• Ren Xiaoyao explained that he sought the tablet to purify Xuan Ye’s returning evil power, and the Great Emperor challenged him to prove his resolve by defeating the shadow.
• The Great Emperor attacked with a golden palm imprint, and Ren Xiaoyao split it with the Carefree Sword before blocking the scattered emperor-power rays.
• The Great Emperor launched jade fragments and a golden spear, and Ren Xiaoyao was badly injured while defending himself.
• Remembering the lives he wanted to protect, Ren Xiaoyao used Return All Things to Origin to purify the emperor power entering his body and strengthen his spiritual power.
• Ren Xiaoyao circled behind the Great Emperor and infused the Carefree Sword with spiritual power fused with emperor power, preparing a counterattack.

Ren Xiaoyao defeated the Great Emperor phantom, received his inheritance, reached the Earth Immortal Realm, and obtained the Pure Firmament Jade Tablet. He headed toward the Nether Abyss to face Xuan Ye as the Evil God’s revival approached.

• Ren Xiaoyao used the Great Emperor’s Emperor Power to strengthen his sword strike, break the phantom’s barriers, and defeat him.
• The Great Emperor phantom recognized Ren Xiaoyao as a worthy successor and passed on his will, memories, and cultivation insights.
• Ren Xiaoyao’s cultivation advanced to the Earth Immortal Realm as his sword intent merged with Emperor’s Will.
• Ren Xiaoyao took the Pure Firmament Jade Tablet and vowed to use it to purify Xuan Ye’s evil power and protect the Three Realms.
• Ren Xiaoyao left the Pure Firmament Palace, used the jade tablet to free villagers from evil influence, and continued toward the Nether Abyss as Xuan Ye’s revival neared.

Ren Xiaoyao reached the Black Miasma Mountain Range as an Earth Immortal and used the Pure Firmament Jade Tablet to purify its corruption. The Ninth Ancestor of the Demon Realm sent a Black Incarnation to kill him, but Ren Xiaoyao overwhelmed it and prepared a decisive strike.

• Ren Xiaoyao's pure Earth Immortal aura purified the Black Miasma Mountain Range and alerted the Ninth Ancestor of the Demon Realm.
• The Ninth Ancestor recalled Ren Xiaoyao's past escapes and sent a Black Incarnation through the Three Realms to kill him and seize the Pure Firmament Jade Tablet.
• Ren Xiaoyao purified the markings at the mountain's foot, then blocked the Incarnation's surprise attack with an Earth Immortal shield.
• Ren Xiaoyao identified the Incarnation as the Ninth Ancestor's and fought back with the Carefree Sword, overpowering it with Emperor Power and Purifying Power.
• The Black Incarnation tried to flee toward the Nether Abyss, but Ren Xiaoyao's sword intent trapped it as his cyan-gold sword light closed in.

After the Ninth Ancestor’s incarnation was destroyed, he used the Soul Devouring Curse Killing Technique to attack Ren Xiaoyao’s soul. Ren Xiaoyao’s Emperor Power triggered his long-delayed Heavenly Tribulation, which destroyed the curse and began restoring his body and cultivation.

• The Ninth Ancestor gathered lingering souls and cast the Soul Devouring Curse Killing Technique on Ren Xiaoyao.
• Ren Xiaoyao’s Sea of Consciousness was invaded, and his soul and spiritual power began to collapse despite his efforts to repel the curse with Emperor Power and the Pure Firmament Jade Tablet.
• Ren Xiaoyao detonated his remaining Emperor Power to hold back the curse and protect his dantian.
• The clash between Emperor Power and Curse Power triggered Ren Xiaoyao’s belated Heavenly Tribulation, and its lightning shattered the black pillar and burned away the lingering soul imprints.
• Ren Xiaoyao opened his Sea of Consciousness to the lightning, which healed his soul and then entered his dantian to restore his Nascent Soul and meridians.

Ren Xiaoyao searched the Blessed Land for a place to recover from his injuries and discovered an ancient Great Emperor formation. He began joining his Emperor Power with the formation’s power, enduring its test as it assessed whether he could bear the Great Emperor’s will of protection.

• Ren Xiaoyao traveled deeper into the mountain range, using the Pure Firmament Jade Tablet to shield himself from lingering evil aura while seeking a safe place to recover.
• Ren Xiaoyao found a secluded Blessed Land with a pure Spirit Vein and Soul Condensing Grass, which could help heal his soul and meridians.
• Ren Xiaoyao sensed a resonance with Emperor Power and followed it to a mountain hollow containing a fragment of an ancient Great Emperor formation and three Emperor Mark Jade pieces.
• Ren Xiaoyao consulted the Imperial Dao Record and learned that only someone with pure Ancient Emperor Power and a resilient soul could safely subdue the formation.
• Ren Xiaoyao connected his Emperor Power to the formation, dispelling the curse-killing chill as the formation tested his soul with waves of Emperor’s Might.
• Ren Xiaoyao accepted the Great Emperor’s will of protection and merged his Emperor Power with the formation, gaining a clearer understanding of its patterns and purpose.

Ren Xiaoyao mastered part of the Emperor Formation and used it to repel the Ninth Ancestor of the Demon Realm, wounding him and forcing him to retreat. Afterward, Ren Xiaoyao began recovering his strength at the Spirit Spring and resolved to gather the remaining Emperor Formation fragments.

• Ren Xiaoyao absorbed the final Emperor Mark, purged the lingering Curse Killing traces, and gained the power to wield thirty percent of the Emperor Formation.
• The Ninth Ancestor crossed into the Blessed Land and attacked its barrier with a Soul Devouring Demonic Orb, but Ren Xiaoyao reinforced the defense with the Emperor Formation.
• The Ninth Ancestor launched three Curse Killing pillars at the barrier, and Ren Xiaoyao answered with the Emperor Formation: Demon Slaying Sword.
• Ren Xiaoyao's sword shattered the pillars and the Ninth Ancestor's shield, wounded his left shoulder, and forced him to flee through a Space Crack.
• Ren Xiaoyao placed a defensive ward around the Spirit Spring, then used the Soul Condensing Grass and Flowing Cloud Art to restore his soul and replenish his Emperor Power.

Ren Xiaoyao recovered beside the Spirit Spring before Zhao Lie and two Lingxiao Pavilion cultivators tried to take the Emperor Formation Fragment by force. Ren Xiaoyao defeated them and sent them away, but he knew more enemies would come and resolved to gather the remaining fragments and grow stronger.

• Ren Xiaoyao recovered some of his Emperor's Might and sensed three hostile late-stage Earth Immortal cultivators approaching the Blessed Land.
• Zhao Lie offered a Spirit Gathering Immortal Jade in exchange for the Emperor Formation Fragment and its control method, but Ren Xiaoyao refused.
• Zhao Lie's two men attacked the barrier, and Ren Xiaoyao activated the Emperor Formation to repel them.
• Ren Xiaoyao fought Zhao Lie, wounded his wrist, then defeated him with Emperor Formation: Immortal Suppressing Seal when Zhao Lie began using a forbidden technique.
• Ren Xiaoyao bound Zhao Lie's fleeing men and warned them to tell Lingxiao Pavilion not to covet the Emperor Formation before they carried Zhao Lie away.
• Exhausted, Ren Xiaoyao returned to the Spirit Spring and resolved to gather the fragments and break through to the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm.

Ren Xiaoyao recovered in a hidden valley, broke through to the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm, and defeated a Lingxiao Pavilion force led by Li Xuan. After demanding that the sect apologize and return plundered resources within three days, he set out for the Demon Abyss to seek an Emperor Formation Fragment, while a hidden observer flew to Lingxiao Pavilion to report his departure.

• Ren Xiaoyao found a secluded valley with an ancient Spirit Gathering Array, awakened its protective barrier, and used the Gemstone Saber’s power to break through to the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm.
• Li Xuan led nine inner sect elders to attack Ren Xiaoyao, but Ren repelled their assault with Emperor Formation: Guard Against Foreign Enemies! and defeated Li Xuan with his sword techniques.
• Ren Xiaoyao restrained the nine elders and ordered Lingxiao Pavilion to apologize and return a century of plundered Rogue Cultivator resources within three days, or he would come to its Main Altar.
• Ren Xiaoyao healed and cultivated in the valley, then used the Emperor Mark Jade’s signal to confirm that an Emperor Formation Fragment lay in the Demon Abyss.
• Ren Xiaoyao gathered herbs and left for the Demon Abyss, while a hidden black shadow watched him depart and flew toward the Lingxiao Pavilion Main Altar.

Ren Xiaoyao found the Emperor Formation: Boundary Sealing Gate fragment in the Demon Abyss, defeated three Demon Generals, and learned it could help seal the passage to the Demon Realm. He discovered the passage had reopened and faced a far stronger Demon Realm creature that sensed his fragments.

• Ren Xiaoyao reached the bottom of the Demon Abyss, where the Emperor Mark Jade guided him to the Boundary Sealing Gate fragment.
• Ren Xiaoyao defeated three Demon Generals guarding the fragment and absorbed it into his dantian, gaining its control method and strengthening his Emperor's Might.
• Ren Xiaoyao found a rift leading to the Demon Realm and learned that the weakened formation had allowed Demon Realm creatures to enter the Mortal World.
• Ren Xiaoyao tried to reinforce the rift with the incomplete fragment but could only slow the flow of demonic qi, so he resolved to gather the remaining fragments.
• A powerful Demon Realm creature appeared at the rift, sensed Ren Xiaoyao's Emperor Formation Fragments, and addressed him as its potential prey.

Ren Xiaoyao escaped the Demon Abyss as demonic forces attacked the Boundary Sealing Gate’s weakening seal. He fused the Boundary Sealing Gate and Immortal Suppressing Seal fragments, reaching the peak of the late-stage Earth Immortal realm, but the Demon General and its forces remained a growing threat.

• Ren Xiaoyao fled the abyss while a Late Heavenly Immortal Demon General widened the rift and summoned reinforcements to attack the Emperor Formation.
• The Demon General’s forces battered the seal for an hour, then retreated, leaving ten Demon Soldiers to erode it while the Boundary Sealing Gate fragment’s resonance barely kept it intact.
• Ren Xiaoyao escaped to a concealed cave on Black Miasma Mountain Range and sensed that the seal was close to failing.
• Ren Xiaoyao slowly fused the Boundary Sealing Gate and Immortal Suppressing Seal fragments, overcoming their barrier with combined Emperor Power and spiritual power.
• The fusion raised Ren Xiaoyao’s cultivation to the peak of the late-stage Earth Immortal realm, strengthened his abilities, and added an Emperor Formation pattern to the Carefree Sword.
• Ren Xiaoyao sensed that the Boundary Sealing Gate fragment had weakened and feared he could not stop the Late Heavenly Immortal Demon General if it led an army through the rift.

Ren Xiaoyao entered the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm to strengthen himself against the Demon Realm threat, reaching Late Earth Immortal perfection and taming a Lightning True Dragon he named Purple Lightning. He left the realm with his new companion and raced back toward the Black Miasma Mountain Range to confront the Demon General and army.

• Ren Xiaoyao sensed the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm and traveled to its entrance in the Black Miasma Mountain Range.
• Ren Xiaoyao cultivated in the Secret Realm, tempered his meridians with Thunder Force, and broke through to Late Earth Immortal perfection.
• Ren Xiaoyao followed a dragon roar to a thunder lake and fought the Lightning True Dragon, eventually striking its vulnerable scale.
• Ren Xiaoyao calmed the Lightning True Dragon with the Emperor Formation Fragment's power, formed a contract with it, and named it Purple Lightning.
• Ren Xiaoyao and Purple Lightning left the Secret Realm and raced toward the Black Miasma Mountain Range to face the Demon Realm army.

Ren Xiaoyao and Purple Lightning fought through the Demon Soldiers and two Heavenly Immortal Demon Generals at the Demon Abyss, then reinforced the weakening Emperor Formation seal. With the seal only temporarily stabilized and a stronger Demon General still behind the rift, they set out to find the next Emperor Formation Fragment.

• Ren Xiaoyao and Purple Lightning descended into the Demon Abyss and killed all ten Demon Soldiers attacking the seal.
• Two early-stage Heavenly Immortal Demon Generals emerged, and Ren Xiaoyao and Purple Lightning fought them in separate battles.
• Ren Xiaoyao defeated the Demon General on the right, then joined Purple Lightning to kill the remaining Demon General with Lightning Sword Fusion.
• Ren Xiaoyao and Purple Lightning combined Emperor Power and Thunder Force to reinforce the Emperor Formation and repel the Late Heavenly Immortal Demon General's assault from behind the rift.
• After resting, Ren Xiaoyao warned that the seal was temporary and resolved to find the remaining Emperor Formation Fragments before leaving the Black Miasma Mountain Range with Purple Lightning.

Ren Xiaoyao traveled to the Great Flame Secret Realm to retrieve the fourth Emperor Formation Fragment and fought the Undying Phoenix, who guarded it. After he endured her Nirvana Flame test and gained her allegiance, he took the fragment and left with the Phoenix and Purple Lightning to seek the final piece.

• Ren Xiaoyao followed the fragment’s resonance to the Great Flame Mountains and entered the Secret Realm while Purple Lightning waited outside.
• Ren Xiaoyao fought through the Fire Lizards and reached the altar, where the Undying Phoenix attacked him for trespassing.
• Ren Xiaoyao revealed the Emperor Formation Fragment’s connection to the Primordial Emperor Formation and persuaded the Undying Phoenix to consider helping defend the two realms.
• The Undying Phoenix tested Ren Xiaoyao with Nirvana Flame, and he endured its tempering, earning her acknowledgment and allegiance.
• Ren Xiaoyao took the fourth Emperor Formation Fragment, joined it with the other three, and left the Secret Realm with the Undying Phoenix and Purple Lightning to seek the final fragment.