Chapter Summaries

Ren Xiaoyao comprehended the Chang Sheng Dao Seed, which could prevent his body from aging but would draw the Heavenly Dao’s tribulations once his lifespan ended. He punished Li Baishou for planning to betray him, while Dongfang Changkong sought Tan Qingxuan’s protection and was found by an enemy.

• Ren Xiaoyao inherited the Chang Sheng Dao Seed and learned that avoiding bodily decline would invite Heavenly Tribulations when his lifespan ran out.
• Ren Xiaoyao ordered Li Baishou to secretly protect Dongfang Changkong, and Li Baishou planned to flee Great Gan instead.
• Ren Xiaoyao used the Life and Death Mark to torment Li Baishou until he abandoned his betrayal and resumed following Dongfang Changkong.
• Dongfang Changkong and Wei Jinsong traveled to Zhuozhou and asked Tan Qingxuan, the Water Moon Valley Master, for protection from Sima Chengfeng.
• A sinister voice announced that it had been waiting for Dongfang Changkong and had finally found him.

Ren Xiaoyao chose to intervene after learning Dongfang Changkong and Tan Qingxuan faced a deadly threat from Sima Chengfeng. Just as Sima Chengfeng’s Azure Cloud Sword was about to kill Tan Qingxuan, an unknown golden sword Qi shattered it.

• Sima Chengfeng ambushed Dongfang Changkong and Tan Qingxuan at Water Moon Valley, displaying power that Tan Qingxuan could not match.
• Ren Xiaoyao received a choice to help Dongfang Changkong and Tan Qingxuan or let them die, then chose to help and headed toward them.
• Sima Chengfeng demanded the Ageless Spring Technique and struck Tan Qingxuan down with one sword, then blasted Wei Jinsong into a cliff.
• Dongfang Changkong agreed to surrender the Ageless Spring Technique if Sima Chengfeng spared the others, but Sima Chengfeng prepared to kill Tan Qingxuan anyway.
• A golden sword Qi struck the Azure Cloud Sword just before it hit Tan Qingxuan, snapping the sword in two and shocking Sima Chengfeng.

Ren Xiaoyao confronted Sima Chengfeng over his betrayal of the former master of Star Picking Tower and overwhelmed him in battle. After burning his vital energy and blood to reach half-step Human Immortal strength, Sima Chengfeng faced Ren Xiaoyao’s question about the realm above Human Immortal.

• Ren Xiaoyao appeared after severing Sima Chengfeng’s Green Mang Sword with a Sword Qi, saving Tan Qingxuan.
• Sima Chengfeng identified himself as the master of Star Picking Tower and offered to share the Ageless Spring Technique with Ren Xiaoyao.
• Ren Xiaoyao revealed that he sought revenge for the former master of Star Picking Tower, whom Sima Chengfeng had betrayed.
• Sima Chengfeng attacked Ren Xiaoyao, but Ren Xiaoyao blocked every strike without moving and kept him from coming within ten meters.
• Sima Chengfeng burned his vital energy and blood to reach half-step Human Immortal strength, and Ren Xiaoyao asked what realm lay above the Human Immortal Realm.

Ren Xiaoyao effortlessly killed Sima Chengfeng and flattened Water Moon Valley, then asked Dongfang Changkong why Luo Mengshen had left Qianqiu Pavilion. Dongfang Changkong revealed she had become a Chosen of Destiny, leaving Ren Xiaoyao to learn how the Mandate of Heaven worked and why it had made her a target.

• Sima Chengfeng burned his qi and blood and charged Ren Xiaoyao, but Ren Xiaoyao bound him with Spiritual Power and declared himself to be in the Creation Realm.
• Ren Xiaoyao struck Sima Chengfeng with a palm, killing him and flattening Water Moon Valley.
• Dongfang Changkong and Tan Qingxuan thanked Ren Xiaoyao, who explained that he had a grudge against Sima Chengfeng and karmic connections to Luo Mengshen and Ren Buhui.
• Ren Xiaoyao asked why Luo Mengshen had left Qianqiu Pavilion, and Dongfang Changkong revealed that she had gained the Mandate of Heaven and become a Chosen of Destiny.
• Dongfang Changkong explained that a Qilin bestowed the transferable Mandate of Heaven and that Luo Mengshen had left to protect Qianqiu Pavilion from those seeking to kill her.

Ren Xiaoyao learned why Dongfang Changkong had kept his distance: Luo Mengshen had passed Heaven's mandate to her son and sacrificed her own future to protect him. After gaining the World-Slaying Dragon Sword, Ren Xiaoyao learned that the Empress had lost her Fortune and that killing her would no longer draw the Heavenly Dao's hatred.

• Dongfang Changkong explained that Luo Mengshen had transferred Heaven's mandate to Ren Xiaoyao when she gave birth, and that he had kept Ren Xiaoyao away from Qianqiu Pavilion to protect him.
• Ren Xiaoyao spared Sima Chengfeng and offered him to Dongfang Changkong so Dongfang could absorb his True Essence and regain his peak strength; Dongfang gave Ren Xiaoyao the Qianqiu Token in gratitude.
• Ren Xiaoyao returned to the Imperial Observatory, where Li Chunfeng reacted with shock to his claim that he had suppressed the master of Star Picking Tower with one hand.
• The system rewarded Ren Xiaoyao with the supreme-grade World-Slaying Dragon Sword, which required Spiritual Power to wield.
• Ren Xiaoyao considered cultivating the Martial Dao alongside immortality to conceal his true strength, then learned that the Empress had lost all her Fortune and could now be killed without incurring the Heavenly Dao's loathing.

The Empress used millions of lives to rise to the Transcendent Realm and planned to destroy those who opposed her, while Ren Xiaoyao chose to enter the Capital City and kill her. As he arrived at the palace, Ying Huai confronted the Empress and revealed that he had made preparations to bring her down.

• The Empress and Phoenix celebrated their new power, discussed killing Li Chunfeng and Ying Huai, and plotted to advance the Empress’s ambition.
• Ren Xiaoyao learned that the Heavenly Mandate loathed the Empress and chose to kill her to prevent a disaster in Great Gan.
• Phoenix summoned Ren Xiaoyao to the palace, and he told Li Chunfeng that Great Gan would have a new Emperor by dawn.
• Ren Xiaoyao entered the palace and sensed powerful martial artists lying in wait, including two Celestial Phenomenon Realm figures.
• Ying Huai accused the Empress of spreading plagues and killing ten million people to make Blood Pills, then declared that he had prepared someone to stop her.

Ying Huai brought Ke Zhen'e to confront the Empress, but the Blood Ancestor and his powerful Blood Sect followers overwhelmed them. Phoenix betrayed the Empress and delivered Ren Xiaoyao to the Blood Ancestor, who believed he could seize destiny and reach the Human Immortal Realm.

• Ying Huai called on Ke Zhen'e, Sect Master of the Dao Seeking Sect, to kill the Empress for her slaughter of Great Gan's people.
• Ke Zhen'e fought Blood Demon, but their clash revealed that the Blood Sect's Blood-Pill-enhanced followers were far stronger than expected.
• Ke Zhen'e charged at the Empress, but the Blood Ancestor sent him flying and declared that most Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts were weak pseudo-experts.
• The Blood Ancestor revealed that the Empress's slaughter had given him hope of reaching the Human Immortal Realm by inheriting the Chosen of Destiny's destiny.
• Phoenix betrayed the Empress, brought Ren Xiaoyao before the Blood Ancestor, and watched as he claimed destiny was within his grasp.

The Blood Ancestor confirmed Ren Xiaoyao was the Chosen of Destiny and tried to seize his power, but Ren Xiaoyao revealed overwhelming strength and annihilated the Blood Sect in the Imperial Palace. He then turned his sword toward the Empress, who fell to her knees in terror.

• The Empress told the Blood Ancestor that Luo Mengshen had identified her son Ren Xiaoyao as the Chosen of Destiny and asked her to protect him.
• Ke Zhen'e stood between Ren Xiaoyao and the Blood Sect, but Ren Xiaoyao killed the charging Blood Demon with one sword strike.
• The Blood Ancestor sent seven Transcendent Realm martial artists against Ren Xiaoyao, and Ren Xiaoyao wounded one with a single slash before the Blood Ancestor called in more fighters.
• Ren Xiaoyao unleashed the World-Slaying Dragon Sword's power, destroying the Imperial Palace and killing the Blood Ancestor and the Blood Sect forces gathered there.
• Ren Xiaoyao raised his sword toward the Empress, who dropped to her knees in terror.

Ren Xiaoyao killed the Empress and Phoenix, then gained the Water Control Technique and comprehended the Water Dao Heaven-Smiting Sword Art. As Great Gan welcomed a new Emperor and Qianqiu Pavilion descended into factional conflict, Ren Xiaoyao learned that a newly born Qilin had been captured and faced a choice about rescuing it.

• Ren Xiaoyao killed the Empress and Phoenix, then asked Ying Huai and Ke Zhen'e to handle the aftermath and protect Ying Huai.
• Ren Xiaoyao inherited the Water Control Technique and comprehended the Water Dao Heaven-Smiting Sword Art.
• Li Chengyin took the Son of Heaven Position with Qianqiu Pavilion's backing, and Ren Xiaoyao warned Ying Huai that he would execute the new Emperor if he proved tyrannical.
• Wine Daoist told Ren Xiaoyao that Dongfang Changkong had returned young, disrupting the struggle between the Huangfu Family and the Luo Family; Ren Xiaoyao planned to confront the Huangfu Family after advancing.
• The Silver-Winged Great Roc Egg resonated with the birth of a Qilin, and Ren Xiaoyao received a choice to ignore the captured beast or rescue it for a reward.

Ren Xiaoyao chose a reward of one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones and traveled to Boundless Mountain to rescue the newly born qilin. On the way up, he met Qin Yushang and Duan Yichen, and the chapter ended as Qin Yushang’s cousin confronted them.

• Ren Xiaoyao chose one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, learned about the qilin’s destiny from Li Baishou, and took him to search for the beast.
• Ren Xiaoyao discovered that powerful experts had gathered atop Boundless Mountain for the qilin and met Qin Yushang and Duan Yichen on the way up.
• Duan Yichen explained that Great Zhou’s Imperial Preceptor had predicted the qilin’s arrival and that the Kirin Grand Gathering would award it to the victor.
• Ren Xiaoyao agreed to climb the mountain with Qin Yushang and Duan Yichen, while Qin Yushang showed growing interest in him.
• At the mountainside, Dugu Chong reprimanded Qin Yushang for associating with shady men.

Ren Xiaoyao confronted Dugu Chong after the latter grew jealous of Qin Yushang’s attention and mocked him as an ordinary person. The conflict ended with Li Baishou revealing that Ren Xiaoyao was his Master and asking whether he should kill Dugu Chong.

• Dugu Chong arrived and confronted Ren Xiaoyao, while Qin Yushang tried to explain that Ren was only a new friend.
• Ren Xiaoyao dismissed Dugu Chong’s Heavenly Human Realm strength, and Dugu Chong accused Qin Yushang of favoring him.
• Dugu Chong discovered that Ren Xiaoyao showed no signs of cultivating and mocked him, but Duan Yichen defended his friend.
• Dugu Chong ordered his two Martial Saint Realm attendants to teach Ren Xiaoyao a lesson, and Qin Yushang stepped in front of him.
• Li Baishou appeared and suppressed Dugu Chong and his attendants, declaring that Dugu Chong had chosen death by humiliating his Master.
• Li Baishou stood behind Ren Xiaoyao and asked whether he should kill Dugu Chong, leaving Dugu Chong horrified.

Ren Xiaoyao spared Dugu Chong after forcing him to kneel and kowtow, then prepared to attend the Kirin Grand Gathering. An elder from the Thousand Beasts Sect arrived to confront Li Baishou, and Dugu Chong urged him to kill Ren Xiaoyao and Li Baishou.

• Ren Xiaoyao offered Dugu Chong a choice between death and three kneelings with nine kowtows, and Dugu Chong performed the apology to survive.
• Dugu Chong secretly vowed revenge, but Ren Xiaoyao sensed his resentment and warned him not to offend him again.
• Duan Yichen suggested they move on to the Kirin Grand Gathering, while Li Baishou told Ren Xiaoyao that several Celestial Phenomenon Realm martial artists guarded the trapped Qilin.
• Elder Crane arrived and accused Li Baishou of nearly emptying the Thousand Beasts Sect's beast grounds, saying he had come for the Qilin but would settle their grudge too.
• Dugu Chong learned that Elder Crane was a top Celestial Phenomenon Realm martial artist and urged him to kill Ren Xiaoyao and Li Baishou.

Ren Xiaoyao and his companions reached the Kirin Grand Gathering, where powerful sect leaders and Great Zhou’s imperial family had gathered to compete for the Qilin. Ren Xiaoyao located the newborn Qilin trapped in a cave and prepared to rescue it.

• Dugu Chong urged Elder Crane to kill Ren Xiaoyao and Li Baishou, but Elder Crane refused to be manipulated and offered Li Baishou a chance to surrender after the gathering.
• Ren Xiaoyao agreed to let Elder Crane take Li Baishou after the gathering, and Li Baishou accepted; Elder Crane then offered to make Ren Xiaoyao his disciple, but Ren Xiaoyao declined.
• Duan Yichen led the group through a checkpoint to the summit of Boundless Mountain, where many Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts had gathered.
• Elder Crane realized Great Zhou’s strength suggested it might be advancing toward becoming an imperial dynasty.
• Duan Yichen told Ren Xiaoyao that Cui Junhui of Star Picking Tower and Duan Qingyu of the Great Zhou Imperial Family were the leading contenders for the Qilin, and explained the Tower’s split had strengthened the imperial family.
• Ren Xiaoyao sensed the newborn Qilin trapped in a cave and rejoiced at finding it.

At the Kirin Grand Gathering on Boundless Mountain, Duan Qingyu defeated Star Picking Tower Master Cui Junhui in a battle for the Mandate of Heaven. Cui Junhui then called for the Sword Master, whose arrival made every sword on the mountain fly into the sky and gather beneath him.

• Ren Xiaoyao, Li Baishou, and Elder Crane questioned why news of the qilin’s appearance had spread throughout Great Zhou, and suspected the imperial family had deliberately made it public.
• Duan Qingyu and Cui Junhui arrived and declared that their contest for the Mandate of Heaven would decide whether Great Zhou’s imperial family or the Star Picking Tower would prevail.
• Duan Qingyu and Cui Junhui fought above Boundless Mountain, and Duan Qingyu gained the upper hand and knocked Cui Junhui onto the mountaintop.
• Cui Junhui rose, praised Duan Qingyu, and called for the Sword Master to take action.
• The swords worn by the gathered swordsmen broke free and formed a vast dragon in the sky as a powerful figure appeared beyond the horizon.

The Great Chu Sword Master arrived at Boundless Mountain to claim the Mandate of Heaven and defeated Duan Qingyu with ease. As everyone fell silent before him, an unnamed speaker challenged him to a fight.

• The Sword Master appeared above Boundless Mountain, announcing that he was a disciple of the First Sword Immortal of Great Chu and had come to hunt the qilin and seize the Mandate of Heaven.
• Elder Crane explained that the Sword Master had inherited the End Sword Immortal’s legacy and could contend with Human Immortal Realm experts, while Duan Yichen and others feared for Duan Qingyu and Great Zhou.
• Duan Qingyu challenged the Sword Master, who unleashed his flying swords and wounded him so severely that he crashed onto the mountain summit.
• Duan Yichen helped the badly injured Duan Qingyu as the Sword Master declared that the Mandate of Heaven belonged to him and invited anyone to challenge him.
• After everyone fell silent, a calm voice challenged the Sword Master to prove his ability.

Ren Xiaoyao revealed his overwhelming power after provoking the Sword Master, and the two prepared to clash over the Mandate of Heaven. As the Sword Master unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin, Ren Xiaoyao invoked the Water Dao Heaven-Smiting Sword Art and called for water to rise and a sword to appear.

• Dugu Chong and Qin Yushang fled from Ren Xiaoyao, while Elder Crane tried to appease the Sword Master and protect him.
• Ren Xiaoyao refused to back down, and Li Baishou stopped Elder Crane from intervening, hinting that Ren Xiaoyao was no ordinary man.
• Ren Xiaoyao released a terrifying aura that overwhelmed the martial artists on Boundless Mountain and rose into the sky to face the Sword Master.
• The Sword Master summoned countless swords and declared his Myriad Swords Return to Origin technique, claiming it would kill Ren Xiaoyao.
• Ren Xiaoyao announced his Water Dao Heaven-Smiting Sword Art and called for the marsh waters to rise and form a sword.

Ren Xiaoyao revealed his overwhelming power by turning the great marsh into countless swords and defeating the Sword Master, who had challenged him for the Qilin. The martial artists atop Boundless Mountain knelt before him and hailed him as Immortal Chang Sheng.

• Ren Xiaoyao summoned the waters of the great marsh into the sky and transformed them into a vast net of swords, shocking the Sword Master and everyone on Boundless Mountain.
• The Sword Master attacked Ren Xiaoyao with Myriad Swords Return to Origin while burning his qi and blood, but Ren Xiaoyao countered with water swords.
• Ren Xiaoyao's water swords shattered the Sword Master's blades and devoured him despite his plea for mercy and threat of his master's retaliation.
• Ren Xiaoyao returned the swords to the marsh, restoring it to its calm, original state.
• The martial artists on Boundless Mountain knelt before Ren Xiaoyao, and Elder Crane and the others proclaimed him Immortal Chang Sheng.

Ren Xiaoyao killed Cui Junhui, secured Duan Yichen’s position in Great Zhou, and rescued the newborn Qilin before returning to the Imperial Observatory. A reward of one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones brought him close to reaching Dao Realm Seventh Heaven.

• Ren Xiaoyao killed Cui Junhui and told Duan Qingyu and Great Zhou’s martial artists to protect Duan Yichen, who was promised the Crown Prince position.
• Duan Yichen killed Dugu Chong, and Qin Yushang fainted after witnessing her cousin’s death.
• Ren Xiaoyao freed the newborn Qilin from its cage and left Great Zhou with it and Li Baishou.
• Li Baishou told Li Chunfeng that Ren Xiaoyao had subdued Great Zhou and seized the Qilin, leaving Li Chunfeng astonished by how quickly Ren Xiaoyao had traveled.
• Ren Xiaoyao received one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones for rescuing Qilin and saw that Dao Realm Seventh Heaven was within reach.

Ren Xiaoyao tamed the Fire Qilin by transforming into one, then cultivated with the spirit stones while the Great Chu Sword Immortal sought revenge for his slain disciple. After more than a month of cultivation, Ren Xiaoyao felt he was on the verge of a breakthrough.

• Ren Xiaoyao used the Eight-Nine Profound Heaven Transformation to pose as a Qilin and persuade the Fire Qilin to follow him, then left it in Li Baishou's care.
• Ren Xiaoyao absorbed the spiritual energy from one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones as his reputation spread through the Great Zhou and Great Gan Dynasties.
• Elder Crane urged Linghu Haoxuan to stop targeting Li Baishou because Immortal Chang Sheng stood behind him, and Linghu Haoxuan agreed to spare him.
• The Great Chu Sword Immortal arrived at the Thousand Beasts Sect, blamed Immortal Chang Sheng for killing his disciple, and demanded help locating the Qilin.
• Linghu Haoxuan and Elder Crane agreed to track the Qilin but refused to take part in the conflict, while the Great Chu Sword Immortal vowed to defeat his enemies himself.
• After more than a month, Ren Xiaoyao finished absorbing the spirit stones and felt a breakthrough approaching.

Ren Xiaoyao survived the Lightning Tribulation and broke through to the Dao Realm Seventh Heaven, while Li Chunfeng and Li Baishou also advanced to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. The system then offered Ren Xiaoyao a choice between converting his power to the Martial Shattering Void Realm or remaining on the Immortal Dao and facing even deadlier future tribulations.

• Ren Xiaoyao began his breakthrough on Fulong Mountain and used the fortune of Li Baishou and Tantai Pudu to weaken the Lightning Tribulation.
• The little Qilin’s heavenly destiny emerged and cut the tribulation’s power by more than half, allowing Ren Xiaoyao to endure the lightning and reach the Dao Realm Seventh Heaven.
• Ren Xiaoyao directed the remaining power from the tribulation into Li Chunfeng and Li Baishou, helping both of them break through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.
• The system rewarded Ren Xiaoyao with the Illusion God Pupil spell for passing his third Heavenly Tribulation.
• The system presented Ren Xiaoyao with the choice to convert his Spiritual Power into True Essence and enter the Martial Shattering Void Realm, or remain on the Immortal Dao and face stronger future tribulations.