Chapter Summaries

Dao Lord Taichu attacked Crown Prince Qingming after Qingming’s cavalrymen obstructed him, then demanded an apology and challenged the Golden Dragon Dynasty’s Imperial Advisor. Yao Saint Hongyue arrived at the restaurant, leaving the confrontation poised to continue.

• Dao Lord Taichu killed nearly all the cavalrymen and forced the lone survivor to lead him to Crown Prince Qingming.
• Dao Lord Taichu confronted Qingming at a restaurant and defeated the men who rushed to defend the Crown Prince.
• Dao Lord Taichu demanded that Qingming kneel, kowtow, and beg for mercy, but Qingming refused.
• Dao Lord Taichu wounded Qingming with a sword and gave him an hour to find someone who could save him.
• Qingming sent a guard to summon Imperial Advisor Yao Saint Hongyue, who arrived at the private room.

Yao Saint Hongyue confronted Dao Lord Taichu after Qingming asked him to help kill their opponent, but Dao Lord Taichu proved powerful enough to injure him. After a prepared Restriction trapped Hongyue’s spear, Hongyue swallowed a Yao Saint Inner Core and surged to full strength, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Yao Saint Hongyue arrived to aid Qingming and attacked Dao Lord Taichu with a Great Axe, but Dao Lord Taichu blocked it with a beast phantom.
• Dao Lord Taichu attacked Hongyue with his fist techniques, shattered his palm strike, and injured his right arm in their clash.
• Yao Saint Hongyue transformed a rune-covered staff into a spear and struck Dao Lord Taichu, sending him flying and making him cough blood.
• A Flowing Light trapped Hongyue’s spear in a Restriction, and Dao Lord Taichu revealed that he had prepared for Hongyue’s strength.
• Yao Saint Hongyue swallowed a Yao Saint Inner Core, causing his aura to surge as he claimed that no one could kill him at his peak.

Dao Lord Taichu battled Yao Saint Hongyue, whose Yao Saint inner core fueled his strength and bloodthirsty rage. As Hongyue’s power surged and the fight turned against Taichu, Taichu revealed a Cross Star Seal rune, leaving the spectators stunned.

• Dao Lord Taichu used Myriad Swords Return to Origin and drove Yao Saint Hongyue back, then cut open his chest in their fierce battle.
• Yao Saint Hongyue vowed that his inner core-enhanced strength would let him contend with a Yao Saint and attacked again.
• Yao Saint Hongyue used a feint and a thrown spear, while Dao Lord Taichu shattered the weapon and pressed his attack; Taichu then spat blood from exhaustion.
• Yao Saint Hongyue’s power rose as bloody flames erupted from his body, alarming the distant spectators, who feared for Dao Lord Taichu.
• Dao Lord Taichu released a golden rune between his brows, and an Old Man identified it as the legendary Cross Star Seal.

Dao Lord Taichu fought Yao Saint Hongyue and overwhelmed him despite Hongyue’s pill-enhanced strength and desperate attacks. The chapter ended with Dao Lord Taichu capturing Yao Saint Hongyue alive and demanding that he submit.

• The crowd debated whether Dao Lord Taichu possessed the legendary Cross Star Seal, which they associated with the Taichu Scripture.
• Yao Saint Hongyue attacked with a blood-red giant sword and purplish-black flames, but Dao Lord Taichu endured the blows and burned him with the Death Lotus.
• After Dao Lord Taichu mocked his strength, Yao Saint Hongyue burned his origin and unleashed explosive blood lotuses that devoured life force.
• Dao Lord Taichu dodged the explosions by hiding inside the Storage Ring, then reappeared and severely wounded Yao Saint Hongyue in their renewed clash.
• Yao Saint Hongyue enveloped himself in strange blood-red light and tried to flee, but Dao Lord Taichu shattered the light, caught him, and ordered him to submit.

Dao Lord Taichu killed Yao Saint Hongyue, spared Crown Prince Qingming after taking his treasures, and found a scroll leading to Lingyun Cave. He broke through the cave’s protective Formation and entered its dark palace, where he found many corpses.

• Dao Lord Taichu killed Yao Saint Hongyue and rejected Crown Prince Qingming’s offer to serve him.
• Crown Prince Qingming gave Dao Lord Taichu his Storage Bag, and Dao Lord Taichu let him flee.
• Dao Lord Taichu absorbed Yao Saint Hongyue’s primordial spirit and discovered a sheepskin scroll pointing to Lingyun Cave.
• Dao Lord Taichu traveled to Lingyun Cave and found its entrance guarded by a powerful Formation.
• Dao Lord Taichu used his Silver Spear to break open the entrance and entered the palace, where many corpses lay.

Dao Lord Taichu explored a dangerous cave and found a deceased figure in a meditation chamber, where Heavenly Venerate Jingyi confronted him over his connection to his master. Their battle continued as Taichu survived Jingyi’s powerful attacks and countered with his silver spear.

• Dao Lord Taichu fought a Vermilion Bird among the preserved corpses, severed its wing, and pressed deeper through the cave’s Restrictions.
• Dao Lord Taichu entered a chamber containing a seated corpse, where Heavenly Venerate Jingyi appeared and recognized him as his enemy’s disciple.
• Heavenly Venerate Jingyi attacked Dao Lord Taichu with a crystal sword, then used blade qi and a false red shadow to ambush him.
• Dao Lord Taichu survived Jingyi’s strikes and attacked with a silver spear, beginning a clash in which Jingyi blocked with an iron chain.

Dao Lord Taichu fought Heavenly Venerate Jingyi, who overpowered him with his formidable body and chain. After burning his lifespan to boost his strength, Dao Lord Taichu landed a powerful sword strike that shattered Heavenly Venerate Jingyi’s protective true essence and badly wounded him.

• Heavenly Venerate Jingyi gained the upper hand over Dao Lord Taichu and battered him with a brilliant chain, leaving him coughing blood.
• Dao Lord Taichu used a taboo secret art that traded lifespan for power, but Heavenly Venerate Jingyi’s vertical eye blasted a bloody hole in his leg.
• Heavenly Venerate Jingyi continued attacking while Dao Lord Taichu dodged and countered, but the prolonged fight left Dao Lord Taichu badly wounded and nearly unable to fight.
• Dao Lord Taichu refused to submit and burned more of his lifespan, releasing purple lightning that forced Heavenly Venerate Jingyi to defend himself.
• Dao Lord Taichu seized the opening to strike Heavenly Venerate Jingyi with his sword, breaking his protective true essence and sending him flying as he spat blood.

Dao Lord Taichu battled Heavenly Venerate Jingyi, who used a black barrier and poisonous mist to gain the advantage, but Taichu broke Jingyi’s divine spear and wounded him. Taichu then used his Sword Dao Domain and took a Heavenly Fire Burning Immortal Pill to withstand the poison, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Heavenly Venerate Jingyi trapped Dao Lord Taichu in a barrier made by an exploding black stone and attacked him with chains coated in spiritual-sense-eroding black qi.
• Dao Lord Taichu blocked the black qi with a defensive Treasure Tool, but Jingyi kicked him into a mountain and buried him under rubble.
• Jingyi attacked with a divine spear, but Taichu severed it and slashed Jingyi’s throat.
• Heavenly Venerate Jingyi released poisonous black mist that drained Taichu’s true essence, so Taichu formed his River of Sword Qi, Sword Dao Domain to hold it back.
• Dao Lord Taichu took a Heavenly Fire Burning Immortal Pill, restoring much of his strength and prompting Jingyi to recognize the pill.

Dao Lord Taichu fought Heavenly Venerate Jingyi, revealing hidden strength and using powerful techniques to overcome him. He killed Heavenly Venerate Jingyi with eight arrows from a Silver-white Longbow.

• Heavenly Venerate Jingyi pressed Dao Lord Taichu with the Black Spear, so Dao Lord Taichu fled and lured him into an ambush of ghostly shadows.
• Dao Lord Taichu wounded Heavenly Venerate Jingyi with the ghostly shadows and a Sea of Thunder, but Heavenly Venerate Jingyi struck back with the Death Scythe and nearly severed him at the waist.
• Dao Lord Taichu used the Heavenly Dragon Corpse Subduing Technique to overwhelm Heavenly Venerate Jingyi with corpses and leave him badly wounded.
• Heavenly Venerate Jingyi used a talisman to break free and charge at Dao Lord Taichu, but Dao Lord Taichu shot eight arrows through the talisman's curtain of light and killed him.

Dao Lord Taichu found an abandoned cultivation chamber and encountered the escaped fiend Ghost Sage, who tried to kill him and seize his body. Taichu overpowered Ghost Sage in their battle, leaving the fiend badly wounded but still fighting.

• Dao Lord Taichu entered the secret chamber and found it abandoned and apparently without treasures.
• Ghost Sage revealed himself and said he had escaped the Heavenly Prison and intended to kill Taichu and devour his body and memories.
• Ghost Sage transformed into a monstrous wolf and attacked Taichu with decay poison, but Taichu's golden radiance vaporized the poison.
• Dao Lord Taichu blocked Ghost Sage's attacks and gained the upper hand after they exchanged a thousand moves.
• Ghost Sage unleashed Netherworld Venom and transformed into a giant evil ghost, but Taichu shattered its claw and kicked it so hard that its chest split open.

Dao Lord Taichu fought Ghost Sage, overcoming his Netherworld techniques with his strength and Primordial True Fire. The battle remained unresolved as both were worn down, but Dao Lord Taichu charged at Ghost Sage again.

• Ghost Sage attacked Dao Lord Taichu with corrosive black lotuses, but Taichu countered with a lightning ocean and shattered Ghost Sage’s arm before escaping.
• Dao Lord Taichu reappeared beside Ghost Sage and destroyed his iron chain with a punch, forcing Ghost Sage to unleash the Netherworld Ghost Realm and Netherworld Fire.
• Dao Lord Taichu revealed Primordial True Fire, trapped Ghost Sage, and blasted his body apart.
• Ghost Sage re-formed and attacked with the Netherworld Ghost Realm, but Dao Lord Taichu destroyed its void mouth and crushed Ghost Sage’s black mist.
• Dao Lord Taichu and Ghost Sage collided, both were consumed by the fight, and Taichu charged at Ghost Sage again, wrapped in Chaos and golden light.

Dao Lord Taichu overwhelmed Ghost Sage, breaking his defenses and countering his strongest attacks. Ghost Sage was left badly wounded and transformed into a Nether Demonic Dragon for one last assault, which Dao Lord Taichu blasted apart.

• Dao Lord Taichu drove Ghost Sage back, then shattered the Nether Absolute Domain and destroyed the illusory Nether Ghost Clan within it.
• Ghost Sage used the Nether God Hall to shield himself, but Dao Lord Taichu broke it with a Jade Slip and struck him down.
• Ghost Sage pierced Dao Lord Taichu with a dagger, but heavenly punishment lightning struck Dao Lord Taichu as Ghost Sage tried to escape and attack again.
• Dao Lord Taichu revealed an array diagram that shattered Ghost Sage's Nether Gate and sent him flying.
• Dao Lord Taichu overpowered Ghost Sage's sword attack and knocked him back with a stomp.
• Ghost Sage transformed into a Nether Demonic Dragon, but Dao Lord Taichu blasted it apart with a wave of energy.

Dao Lord Taichu reached Lingyun Cave’s lowest level and discovered a powerful skeleton beneath a crow-shaped tombstone. Trapped and gravely wounded, he learned the skeleton was Yang Invincible, an ancient human supreme who intended to devour him and take his body.

• Ghost Sage was blasted into the Void, and Dao Lord Taichu continued deeper into Lingyun Cave.
• Dao Lord Taichu found a crow-shaped tombstone bearing the words “The end of reincarnation, all returns to zero,” and it rose to reveal an inscribed skeleton.
• The skeleton awakened, imprisoned Dao Lord Taichu with its power, and attacked him as he tried to escape through the Stone Gate.
• The Stone Gate sealed shut behind Dao Lord Taichu, and the skeleton appeared before him and began burning his soul.
• The skeleton said it planned to devour Dao Lord Taichu to recover and be reborn, then identified itself as Yang Invincible, an ancient human supreme.

Yang Invincible trapped Dao Lord Taichu and tried to devour him, forcing Taichu to fight back with the Slaughter Divine Spear. Yang Invincible overpowered him inside his Formation and prepared to finish the wounded Taichu.

• Dao Lord Taichu recognized Yang Invincible and refused to surrender his body, then tried to escape through a passage filled with deadly black fog.
• Dao Lord Taichu reached the passage’s end, where Yang Invincible blocked him and rejected his plea for mercy.
• Dao Lord Taichu revealed the Slaughter Divine Spear and thrust it at Yang Invincible, but Yang Invincible caught the weapon.
• Yang Invincible flung Dao Lord Taichu away and wounded him with a barrage of gray sword lights.
• Yang Invincible declared that his Formation made him unbeatable, then struck again as Dao Lord Taichu tried to defend himself with the spear.

Dao Lord Taichu fought Yang Invincible while a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation descended and struck Yang Invincible. Taichu used the Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Attraction and the Slaughter Divine Spear to continue the battle, which ended with the two evenly matched.

• Yang Invincible overwhelmed Dao Lord Taichu and taunted him as Taichu struggled to keep fighting.
• Dark tribulation clouds gathered, and lightning struck Yang Invincible, scorching him and leaving him badly wounded.
• Yang Invincible accused Dao Lord Taichu of causing the Heavenly Tribulation, then attacked him with his longsword.
• Dao Lord Taichu countered with the Taichu Killing God Technique and revealed the Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Attraction to amplify his power.
• Yang Invincible and Dao Lord Taichu exchanged fierce attacks with their weapons, neither managing to defeat the other.

Yang Invincible and Dao Lord Taichu fought fiercely, with each revealing hidden strength and powerful weapons. After Dao Lord Taichu shattered Yang Invincible’s defenses and left him badly injured, Yang Invincible opened his Heavenly Eye and vanished, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Dao Lord Taichu wounded Yang Invincible with the Slaughter Divine Spear, but Yang Invincible revealed a scroll that repelled the attack and injured Dao Lord Taichu.
• Yang Invincible and Dao Lord Taichu exchanged hundreds of blows, with Yang Invincible sensing that Dao Lord Taichu had not yet used his full strength.
• Dao Lord Taichu unleashed a powerful spear attack, breaking Yang Invincible’s Innate True Essence sword and forcing him to defend with a Golden Great Mace.
• Yang Invincible transformed into a colossal armored form and attacked with a rune-lit Great Axe, but Dao Lord Taichu’s punch broke his left arm and knocked him down.
• Yang Invincible refused to surrender, formed hand seals, opened a Heavenly Eye on his forehead, and vanished.

Dao Lord Taichu defeated and killed Yang Invincible, then found a cultivation technique in his Universe Ring that raised him to the peak of the Yao Saint realm. After returning to Qingshan City, he was confronted by Yin Yue Ming Huang just as a lightning tribulation struck him and left him badly injured.

• Dao Lord Taichu pierced Yang Invincible with the Slaughter Divine Spear, but Yang Invincible transformed using the Lightning Divine Body and attacked again.
• Dao Lord Taichu killed Yang Invincible by piercing his throat with the spear, then found a Universe Ring containing spirit herbs and a Jade Slip.
• Dao Lord Taichu learned a lightning-element cultivation technique from the Jade Slip, broke through to the peak of the Yao Saint realm, and left Lingyun Cave.
• Dao Lord Taichu returned to Qingshan City and discovered Yin Yue Ming Huang hiding in the shadows at an inn.
• Yin Yue Ming Huang announced that he had come to avenge his subordinate Yan Mingtian, while a lightning tribulation struck Dao Lord Taichu and blasted away half his left arm.

Dao Lord Taichu fought the Nether Emperor and his forces, but was nearly killed by their attacks. A gray mark empowered him to break through to the Saint Emperor realm, forcing the Nether Emperor and the surviving ghosts to flee.

• The Nether Emperor overwhelmed Dao Lord Taichu with his spear and Yin Energy, leaving him wounded and surrounded by vengeful souls.
• The Nether Emperor summoned the Nether God Scythe Army, whose combined Dark Power tore apart Dao Lord Taichu and threatened his soul.
• A gray mark on Dao Lord Taichu's forehead lit up and poured power into him, allowing him to slay three evil ghost yin gods.
• Dao Lord Taichu's strength surged with Chaos Power, and he broke through to the Saint Emperor realm as his body transformed.
• The Nether Emperor and the other ghosts fled while Dao Lord Taichu's flames burned the ghostly creatures and swept across the battlefield.

Dao Lord Taichu broke through to the half-step Saint Emperor realm and battled the Nether Emperor, who revealed his ancient Demon God power. The Netherworld Death God joined the fight and trapped Dao Lord Taichu in surging death energy.

• Dao Lord Taichu’s primordial spirit broke through, and he destroyed the Origin Eye with a slash of his saber.
• Dao Lord Taichu absorbed resentful souls and ghosts, grew stronger, and wounded the Nether Emperor in their clash.
• The Nether Emperor revealed his demonic armor and overwhelmed Dao Lord Taichu, piercing his chest with a demonic spear.
• The Nether Emperor summoned the Netherworld Death God, who released death energy and enveloped Dao Lord Taichu.

Dao Lord Taichu unlocked Saint Power and fought his way through the Netherworld Army to confront the Nether Emperor. He met the Emperor’s forbidden Divine Ability with Sun Saint Fist, and their clash left the battle unresolved.

• The Nether Emperor and the Netherworld Death God badly wounded Dao Lord Taichu, who unleashed the Eight Extremes of Chaos, Great Luo Supreme Spiritual Power and revealed his Saint Power.
• Dao Lord Taichu broke the Nether Emperor’s battle halberd and forced him back, but the Emperor’s nether energy shattered Taichu’s sword and their punches collided evenly.
• Dao Lord Taichu survived the Nether dragon’s explosion and killed the Netherworld Death God with a divine sword.
• The Nether Emperor summoned millions of ghosts and monsters, but Dao Lord Taichu burned and cut through them until he reached the Emperor.
• The Nether Emperor used his forbidden Divine Ability, and Dao Lord Taichu answered with Sun Saint Fist as their attacks collided.