Chapter Summaries

Yun Shu bought Spirit Medicine from Rogue Cultivators and learned that the nearby Dao Lord Realm belonged to the Demonic Cultivator Xuan Yue, a powerful figure who had once clashed with the Myriad Sword Pavilion. He left the city and approached the sealed Secret Realm, preparing to enter when it opened.

• Yun Shu stayed outside an inn, cultivated overnight, and bought cheap Spirit Medicine from Rogue Cultivators at the Trading Market.
• Yun Shu considered recruiting Rogue Cultivators into his organization but kept his distance from them and bargained down their prices.
• Yun Shu and the Patriarch discussed Dao Lord Xuan Yue, whose strength had reached at least the Spirit Transformation level and who had once lost an arm to a Myriad Sword Pavilion disciple.
• Yun Shu left the city and headed toward the Dao Lord Realm, sensing its powerful presence and Formation Arrays.
• The Patriarch explained that Xuan Yue's Formation Arrays showed his deep knowledge, while Yun Shu prepared to wait for the Secret Realm to open.

Yun Shu waited with a crowd of cultivators for the Secret Realm to open, observing the powerful forces and the Rogue Cultivators gathering outside. When the Chu Family Prodigy led an assault on the Formation Array, Yun Shu stayed back after noticing they were attacking the wrong weak point.

• Yun Shu watched Rogue Cultivators gather early, hoping to seize resources before disciples of Major Sects could enter the Secret Realm.
• As more people arrived, Yun Shu sensed that the Chu Family Prodigy was likely in the early Nascent Soul Realm and had strength close to the middle stage.
• Master Kong Xing greeted Yun Shu, and Rogue Cultivators gathered around the novice monk and escorted him toward the front.
• The Secret Realm fully opened, and the Chu Family Prodigy urged everyone to attack a weak point in the Formation Array.
• The Formation Array swallowed several Rogue Cultivators, but the crowd continued attacking after someone shouted that it had shifted.
• Yun Shu feigned participation with a few Long Swords, retreated to the rear, and kept quiet because he knew they were striking the wrong spot.

Yun Shu entered a thousand-year-old Dojo after its grand formation collapsed and gathered Spirit Medicines while others broke into the central palace. When the inner formation fell, a Black Eagle guardian killed a Nascent Soul cultivator, and Yun Shu learned its mind was being controlled.

• The crowd shattered the outer formation, and Rogue Cultivators who rushed through its White Mist dissolved into pools of blood.
• Yun Shu entered cautiously, searched the outskirts for Spirit Medicines, and collected more than a hundred Third-Tier medicines and several Fourth-Tier ones.
• The Patriarch warned Yun Shu that a guardian spirit beast was near the center, so he avoided joining the others' assault on the inner formation.
• Several young powerhouses broke the central formation, and a Black Eagle seized and swallowed a Nascent Soul cultivator.
• The Chu Family Prodigy ordered everyone to unite against the Black Eagle and killed Rogue Cultivators who tried to slip past the fight.
• The Patriarch told Yun Shu the Black Eagle's thoughts were controlled and that freeing it could make it a powerful ally, but Yun Shu shook his head.

Yun Shu secretly killed the Black Eagle and returned to the crowd, then spotted a valuable Profound Origin Treasure Tree that Old Freak Sun also wanted. The other cultivators moved on rather than challenge Old Freak Sun, but Yun Shu stepped forward to claim the tree.

• The crowd attacked the Black Eagle together, wounding it and forcing it back into the sky.
• When the Black Eagle targeted Old Freak Sun, Yun Shu struck it down with a silver-white Long Sword, collected its body, and fled in disguise.
• The Chu Family Prodigy, Gu Yuan, and Old Freak Sun debated the Black-Robed Man’s strength and identity while the group continued exploring the palace complex.
• Yun Shu rejoined the crowd and passed over several Golden Core inheritances as he searched for greater treasures.
• Yun Shu and Old Freak Sun both spotted a Profound Origin Treasure Tree, and Yun Shu jumped forward to claim it despite the others avoiding a confrontation.

Yun Shu defeated Old Freak Sun to claim the ancient treasure tree, then hurried toward the Secret Realm’s innermost area. He arrived as the group there broke through the central Formation Array.

• Yun Shu challenged Old Freak Sun for the ancient tree, and Old Freak Sun refused to surrender it.
• Yun Shu unleashed his Golden Core Peak Demonic Path aura and defeated Old Freak Sun with a single strike, badly injuring him.
• Old Freak Sun fled, and Yun Shu uprooted the treasure tree, stored it, and continued inward.
• The Rogue Cultivators discussed Yun Shu’s strength and Old Freak Sun’s fate while Yun Shu avoided lingering among them.
• Yun Shu reached the innermost area as the group inside broke through the central Formation Array, with the Chu Family Prodigy showing skill in the Array Dao.

Yun Shu claimed a ray of Spiritual Light from the shattered Formation Array, then fought Gu Yuan after Gu Yuan ambushed him. His powerful Demonic Cultivation techniques left the gathered prodigies astonished, and he continued to overwhelm Gu Yuan while concealing his identity.

• The Patriarch told Yun Shu to take the leftmost ray of Spiritual Light, and Yun Shu grabbed it as the Formation Array broke.
• Gu Yuan attacked Yun Shu while trying to claim the Spiritual Light, and Yun Shu dodged before striking back with a Black Giant Python formed from his Long Sword.
• Gu Yuan recognized the Wuji Demonic Cultivation Technique but could not identify Yun Shu, while the other prodigies speculated about his origins and strength.
• Yun Shu suppressed the ray of Spiritual Light with Talismans and pressed his attack, shaping his Long Sword into demonic beasts as he fought.
• Gu Yuan realized Yun Shu was only at Golden Core Peak but fought with Mid-to-Late Nascent Soul strength, and he grew increasingly frustrated as Yun Shu kept him at a disadvantage.

Yun Shu defeated Gu Yuan and took his trident after using Devouring Sword Intent to drain his Demonic Energy. He demanded Gu Yuan’s Storage Bag as further compensation, leaving the gathered geniuses watching as Gu Yuan faced Yun Shu’s threat.

• The young monk and other geniuses recognized Yun Shu’s strength but stayed out of his fight with Gu Yuan.
• Yun Shu overwhelmed Gu Yuan, drained his Demonic Energy with Devouring Sword Intent, and took his halberd.
• The Chu Family Prodigy identified Yun Shu’s technique as Devouring Sword Intent and suggested they return to dividing the spoils.
• Yun Shu demanded Gu Yuan’s Storage Bag, while the surrounding geniuses declined to intervene.
• When Gu Yuan hesitated, Yun Shu raised his Long Sword and warned that Gu Yuan would lose his life if he refused.

Yun Shu killed Gu Yuan before he could use a power-sealing Talisman, then continued deeper into the tomb while the other cultivators debated his identity and strength. A thunderous battle beyond the Nascent Soul Realm began inside, and the group entered to investigate.

• Yun Shu pierced Gu Yuan with his Long Sword and bound Gu Yuan’s escaping Nascent Soul with white light.
• Yun Shu examined Gu Yuan’s Talisman, collected his Storage Bag and body, and continued farther into the tomb.
• The other cultivators discussed Yun Shu’s Third Tier Devouring Sword Intent, his apparent strength, and the danger of provoking him.
• The group entered the tomb and heard a fierce battle that seemed to involve power beyond the Nascent Soul Realm.
• The cultivators saw several figures of immense power amid the fighting.

Yun Shu fought three Nascent Soul Stage Guardian Demonic Corpses after taking the Demonic Blade and its scabbard from the Main Tomb. The onlookers mistook him for an ancient powerhouse, while Yun Shu continued battling the guardians and considered the danger worth the treasure.

• Three Nascent Soul Stage Demonic Corpses attacked Yun Shu, who fought all three at once and began overpowering them.
• The onlookers marveled at Yun Shu's strength and decided he must be a centuries- or millennia-old powerhouse rather than a teenager.
• The little novice monk and the Chu Family Prodigy recognized Yun Shu's overwhelming power and resolved not to interfere with him in the Secret Realm.
• The Patriarch reminded Yun Shu that she had warned him not to touch the scabbard, and Yun Shu explained that taking it had awakened the Three Guardian Demonic Corpses.
• Yun Shu defended his choice to take the scabbard with the Demonic Blade, a spirit-bearing life-bound Magic Treasure that surpassed Nascent Soul Stage.

Yun Shu destroyed the three Demonic Corpses in the Secret Realm and collected their Crystal Cores. After declining the Little Monk’s invitation to join Wankong Temple and leaving the remaining exploration to others, he returned to the Snow Mountain to sort through his gains.

• Yun Shu defeated the three Demonic Corpses with overwhelming speed and gathered their remains and Crystal Cores.
• The Little Monk recognized Yun Shu’s Buddhist technique and invited him to become a Wankong Temple Protector, but Yun Shu declined.
• Chu Tianfeng introduced himself, and Yun Shu refused to reveal more about his background.
• Yun Shu left the Secret Realm, returned to the Snow Mountain, and began sorting through what he had acquired.

Yun Shu assessed the Demonic Blade and converted his spoils into Cultivation Points before responding to a Talisman from Myriad Sword Pavilion. The pavilion faced an assault by three powerful Wuji Immortal Sect experts, and its defenders prepared to fight while Yun Shu remained absent.

• Yun Shu drew the Demonic Blade, judged its tainted Demonic Energy unsuitable for his cultivation, and decided he would likely sell it.
• Yun Shu devoured the Demon Crystal Stones from the three Demonic Corpses and gained 160,000 Cultivation Points, bringing his total to 210,000.
• Yun Shu received a Talisman and vanished as a gigantic Crimson Palm struck Myriad Sword Pavilion's Mountain Protecting Array.
• Chen Hong and the other defenders confronted three powerful attackers, while Chen Hong tried to buy time and protect the sect.
• The attackers demanded to know whether Yun Shu was present, and Liu Chuan lamented that he might not escape the coming fight.

With Yun Shu away from the sect, Chen Hong and the elders chose to face the Wuji Immortal Sect attackers rather than keep stalling. The battle left Chen Hong and the Grey-robed Elder fighting evenly while the Sect Master struggled, and the disciples wondered when Yun Shu would return.

• Chen Hong kept Yun Shu’s absence secret as the sect tried to buy time, but the Grey-robed Elder urged the Sect Master to fight.
• The Sect Master agreed to defend the sect, and Chen Hong intercepted the crimson leader’s attack as the three defenders faced their opponents.
• Chen Hong fought the leader to a standstill, while the Grey-robed Elder traded wounds with his opponent and began to gain the upper hand.
• The Sect Master fell behind despite the Mountain Protecting Array, whose poor condition and lack of Spirit Stones limited its support.
• The disciples debated Yun Shu’s absence, with some fearing he would not return and others believing he had a reason or was seeking reinforcements.

As Myriad Sword Pavilion’s Sect Master sacrificed himself to wound and kill one of Wuji Immortal Sect’s elders, Yun Shu finally appeared and restrained the two remaining enemies. He challenged Wuji Immortal Sect’s arrogance, leaving the confrontation poised to continue.

• Chu Huangyue waited for an opening while the Sect Master struggled against the Old Man, and Liu Chuan and the Formation Dao Hall worked to keep the sect’s formation intact.
• The Sect Master burned his essence, energy, and spirit to unleash Myriad Swords Return to Origin, grievously wounding the Old Man before Chu Huangyue’s Azure Phoenix burned him and his Nascent Soul to ash.
• Kong Li caught the falling Sect Master and saluted his sacrifice as the two remaining enemies tried to escape.
• Yun Shu appeared and used his aura to pin the crimson figure and the other Old Man in midair.
• Yun Shu challenged Wuji Immortal Sect’s claim to power and accused its people of trying to destroy Myriad Sword Pavilion for its inheritance.

Yun Shu killed two Wuji Immortal Sect cultivators who attacked Myriad Sword Pavilion, then returned to examine a mysterious Token. The Patriarch identified it as part of a set made from Immortal Gold, but its purpose remained unknown.

• Yun Shu destroyed the two attackers and stopped a gigantic palm from taking their Nascent Souls.
• A Linen-clad Old Man watched from a Snow Mountain and reflected on Yun Shu's growing strength and Myriad Sword Pavilion's resurgence.
• Gu Chen returned to Hundred Treasures Pavilion, pleased by the goods gained from the Wuji Immortal Sect and considering requesting a Spirit Transformation cultivator for protection.
• The Patriarch assessed the enemy's strength and hidden injuries, while Yun Shu noted that devouring the two Nascent Souls had earned him more than thirty thousand Cultivation Points.
• Yun Shu examined the Crimson Spiritual Light's Token, and the Patriarch said it belonged to a set made from precious Immortal Gold.

Yun Shu learned that the mysterious Token might be part of a powerful Formation Array and gave the Sect Master a Blood Ginseng to extend his life. He distributed captured resources to strengthen the sect and continued considering how to deal with Wuji Immortal Sect, while disciples in the Outer Sect eagerly asked Lin Yang to recount his past exploits.

• The Patriarch said the Token was made from precious Immortal Gold and might serve as a hidden-treasury key or a Formation Array foundation.
• The Sect Master visited Yun Shu, revealed that his life force and blood had been burned away, and accepted a Blood Ginseng that could extend his life by at least a hundred years.
• Liu Chuan told Yun Shu that the sect's Spirit Stone reserves were low and that many disciples wanted to become Yun Shu's disciples.
• Yun Shu gave Liu Chuan nearly ten million Spirit Stones and other captured items for the sect, kept the cultivation techniques, and ordered the Demonic Blade auctioned in another Great Domain.
• Lin Yang faced repeated requests from Outer Sect disciples to retell stories about Yun Shu's past missions and accomplishments.

Lin Yang recounted Yun Shu’s early days to the Outer Sect, while Yun Shu reflected on his growing reputation and the resources he needed to strengthen himself and the sect. He then went to Snow Mountain to face the Immortal-Demon Tribulation simultaneously, despite the Patriarch’s warning that it would reach Spirit Transformation Stage power.

• Lin Yang told listeners about Yun Shu’s rise from a Body Refinement Second Layer disciple and explained why he had stayed in the Outer Sect as a Deacon.
• Liu Chuan overheard Lin Yang’s account, remembered arranging Lin Yang’s Outer Sect post, and left after considering Yun Shu’s early talent.
• The sect discussed Yun Shu’s strength and the pressure he had overcome, while Yun Shu accepted that his reputation could no longer be concealed.
• Yun Shu told the Patriarch that he would use his resources to strengthen himself and the sect, then concluded that he needed to venture beyond the sect to keep advancing.
• Yun Shu traveled to a Snow Mountain cave and began preparing to undergo the Immortal-Demon Tribulation simultaneously, while the Patriarch warned that it could reach Spirit Transformation Stage power.

Yun Shu prepared to undergo a Lightning Tribulation on the Snow Mountain to strengthen his Indestructible Body of Heavenly Tribulation and advance toward the Nascent Soul Realm. His tribulation clouds alarmed Canglan Sect and an old man, who wondered how he had progressed so quickly.

• Yun Shu chose to face the Lightning Tribulation alone, and the Patriarch warned him not to use the Illusion Immortal Bead.
• Yun Shu's tribulation clouds covered the Snow Mountain, and Canglan Sect sensed their immense power.
• The Canglan Sect Master decided to visit Myriad Sword Pavilion to sound out its intentions while avoiding a premature alliance against Wuji Immortal Sect.
• The Canglan Sect Master ordered the disciples to stay away from the Snow Mountain.
• An old man emerged from a hut and marveled at Yun Shu's rapid progress, suggesting he might be the Demon God reincarnated.

An elder watched Yun Shu endure tribulation as he pushed toward a higher realm, then Canglan and Danxia’s sect masters visited Myriad Sword Pavilion seeking support. The Sect Master rebuffed their late approach and left their future ties with the pavilion uncertain.

• The Old Man saw Yun Shu temper his body with lightning while attempting to break past Transformation God Peak Stage, and decided to stay after receiving a message.
• Canglan Sect Master Liu Gong and Danxia Sect Master Xie Tianyun arrived at Myriad Sword Pavilion and were received by Liu Chuan.
• Sect Master Long offered to absorb the two sects into Myriad Sword Pavilion, then criticized them for staying away when the Wuji Immortal Sect threatened the pavilion.
• Liu Gong and Xie Tianyun left without accepting the offer, and Sect Master Long told Liu Chuan he had only meant to put them in their place.

Yun Shu endured a powerful Lightning Tribulation, advanced his Body Cultivator strength beyond the Nascent Soul Stage, and decided not to attack the Wuji Immortal Sect recklessly. After the Patriarch told him that the Old Man outside had a technique for him, Yun Shu went to meet him.

• The Sect Master and Liu Chuan discussed rebuilding the Myriad Sword Pavilion before launching an assault on the Wuji Immortal Sect, which had the Demon Sect's backing.
• Yun Shu endured the stacked Lightning Tribulation for two days, raised his Lightning Tribulation Body to the sixth level, and broke through the Nascent Soul Stage in Body Cultivation.
• Yun Shu judged that his new strength still did not justify attacking the Wuji Immortal Sect, whose Devil Ancestor and accumulated power remained dangerous.
• The Patriarch told Yun Shu that an Old Man outside was waiting with a cultivation technique left by the Sword Ancestor.
• After spending three more days cultivating, Yun Shu went with the Patriarch to meet the Old Man.

After Yun Shu’s breakthrough, the Patriarch revealed that the Sword Ancestor had accepted him as a Registered Disciple, and the Old Man gave him the Spirit Sword Art. Yun Shu returned to the Myriad Sword Pavilion intending to strengthen his cultivation across multiple paths, where Liu Chuan told him that the Two Great Immortal Sects had come looking for him.

• The Patriarch showed the Old Man the Ten Provinces Famous Sword and confirmed that Yun Shu was the Sword Ancestor’s Registered Disciple, leading the Old Man to address him as Martial Uncle.
• The Old Man gave Yun Shu a Jade Slip containing the sect’s inherited Spirit Sword Art.
• After the Old Man left, the Patriarch reassured Yun Shu about his standing, then returned to the Illusion Immortal Bead as Yun Shu headed back to the sect.
• Yun Shu resolved to improve his Mental Energy first and later raise his Sword Intent and Artifact Refining, while keeping his strength hidden.
• Liu Chuan told Yun Shu that the Two Great Immortal Sects had visited and that Elder Long had sent them away with a warning.
• Yun Shu said the two sects could join them only after wiping out the Golden Cauldron Sect.