Chapter Summaries

Ning Wangshu searched for Lin Qingzhu and the others by sensing the Soul Control Talisman inside Wuxiang Zhenren. He found their mountain hideout and reunited with them after three months apart.

• Ning Wangshu set out to find Lin Qingzhu and the others, using the Soul Control Talisman inside Wuxiang Zhenren to guide his search.
• Ning Wangshu traveled in the wrong direction at first, then returned to Jiangnan City and sensed Wuxiang Zhenren just beyond Jiangnan Province.
• Ning Wangshu used his Divine Sense to locate Wuxiang Zhenren, Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, Zhu Xiyan, Laifu, and Little Dot hiding in the mountains.
• Laifu recognized Ning Wangshu outside the cave and told Wuxiang Zhenren that its master had arrived.
• Ning Wangshu entered the cave, and Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, and Zhu Xiyan joyfully reunited with him.

Ning Wangshu reunited with Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, and the others, then explained why he had been delayed and learned that the Xiao family had been forced out of government. He vowed to help his uncle and the Xiao family reclaim what they had lost and punish those responsible.

• Ning Wangshu reunited with Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, Zhu Xiyan, Wuxiang Zhenren, Laifu, and Little Dot, thanking them for protecting one another.
• Ning Wangshu heard how Lin Qingzhu and the others had survived an attack with help from Laifu, Wuxiang Zhenren, and the Sword Qi sealed in his rings.
• Ning Wangshu explained that he had chosen to remain trapped by people from the Supreme Immortal Gate and Shangqing Palace to seize a rare opportunity to refine Immortal Force.
• Ning Wangshu said he had obtained the Supreme Immortal Gate's immortal artifact and could use it to gather source Immortal Force as he pursued becoming an immortal.
• Ning Wangshu told Ning Ruoxuan that the Xiao family had been driven out of government, then vowed to help his uncle and punish the Zhong, Wang, and Li families, Bureau 95, and Hidden Dragon.

Ning Wangshu left Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, and Zhu Xiyan under a seal before heading to Kyoto to settle matters with his enemies. In Kyoto, Elder Dou prepared to expand the Supreme Immortal Gate’s influence, while the disgraced Xiao family faced taunts from Wei Yifan and his companions.

• Ning Wangshu sealed the area around the cave, told Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, and Zhu Xiyan to wait for him, and departed for Kyoto.
• A Hidden Dragon Great Grandmaster reported to Elder Dou that most major cultivation factions in Huaxia’s Outside World had submitted to the Supreme Immortal Gate, and Elder Dou promised rewards.
• Elder Dou planned to subdue overseas cultivation forces and wondered why Senior Brother Xu and the Shangqing Palace group had not returned from Mount Qi.
• Xiao Wenyan and Xiao Lan lost interest in golf and lamented that the Xiao family had no hope of recovering after its members were expelled from government.
• Wei Yifan and Zhong Tianci confronted the Xiao family at the leisure club, mocked their downfall, and provoked Xiao Wenyan and the others.

Zhong Tianci and Wei Yifan drove the Xiao family out of a venue they had claimed, then demanded that Xiao Wenyan and his relatives crawl between their legs before leaving. When the Xiao family refused and fought back, Zhong’s bodyguards overpowered them and held them down.

• Zhong Tianci dismissed the Xiao family as unworthy, and Wei Yifan ordered Xiao Wenyan and his relatives to leave the venue.
• Xiao Lan and the other Xiao family members protested, but Xiao Wenyan chose to leave to avoid a confrontation.
• After the Xiao family had taken only a few steps, Zhong Tianci stopped them and mocked them for merely leaving instead of rolling out.
• Zhong Tianci demanded that the Xiao family crawl between his legs, and Xiao Wenyan refused to accept the humiliation.
• Zhong Tianci ordered his bodyguards to force the Xiao family to crawl, and the family fought back but was beaten and restrained.

Ning Wangshu returned to Kyoto and rescued Xiao Wenyan, Xiao Lan, and the Xiao family from Zhong Tianci and the others. His survival stunned his enemies, who feared what his return meant.

• Zhong Tianci ordered a bodyguard to force Xiao Wenyan to crawl beneath his crotch while the Xiao family watched helplessly.
• Ning Wangshu spotted the humiliation from the sky and blasted away the bodyguards with his voice.
• Ning Wangshu landed beside Xiao Wenyan and the others, and the Xiao family joyfully recognized him as alive.
• Wei Yifan and the others panicked at Ning Wangshu's return, while Zhong Tianci struggled to believe he had survived being suppressed with immortal weapons.

Ning Wangshu reunited with the Xiao family and confronted the people who had helped persecute them. He revealed that he had killed the three Grandmasters and Xu Younian, then attacked Zhong Tianci and the others as the chapter ended.

• Ning Wangshu reassured Xiao Lan, Xiao Wenyan, and the Xiao family that he would help them reclaim what they had lost and punish those who wronged them.
• Wei Yifan and the others knelt and begged Ning Wangshu for mercy, but Xiao Wenyan, Xiao Lan, and the others refused to intercede.
• Zhong Tianci asked how Ning Wangshu had survived the immortal artifact’s suppression, and Ning Wangshu said he had used it to help break through and had killed the three Grandmasters and Xu Younian.
• Ning Wangshu declared that Zhong Tianci and the others would die and that their families and Dou Jingchen would soon follow.
• Ning Wangshu flicked his hand, sending bolts of energy toward Zhong Tianci and the others.

Ning Wangshu killed Zhong Tianci, Wei Yifan, and their allies, then set out to eliminate everyone who threatened his family. At the Zhong family, Dou Jingchen assured its leaders that Ning Wangshu remained trapped at Mount Qi, just as a figure burst through their gate.

• Ning Wangshu killed Zhong Tianci, Wei Yifan, and the others, declaring that he would make everyone fear plotting against him and his family.
• Ning Wangshu killed the fallen bodyguards, burned the corpses to ashes, and left to deal with the others.
• Xiao Wenyan told the Xiao family to return home and warn the family without using phones that might be monitored.
• Zhong Sheng told Dou Jingchen that the Zhong family controlled the central government, Bureau 95, and Hidden Dragon, while Dou Jingchen demanded reports of unusual discoveries.
• Dou Jingchen assured the Zhong family that Ning Wangshu was still sealed at Mount Qi, and the group grew less uneasy.
• A tremendous force smashed through the Zhong family's gate, and a figure strode into the courtyard.

Ning Wangshu arrived at the Zhong family home and struck back when Dou Jingchen tried to probe him with Divine Sense. After revealing that he had survived the Shangqing Palace’s suppression, Ning killed Zhong Lei and Zhong Sheng and began slaughtering the remaining family members.

• Dou Jingchen released his Divine Sense to investigate the disturbance, but Ning Wangshu injured it with a flick of his finger.
• Dou Jingchen led Zhong Sheng and the others outside, where they recognized Ning Wangshu and were shocked that he had survived.
• Ning Wangshu mocked Zhong Lei and killed him with a streak of sword light when Zhong Lei asked what had happened to the Immortal Masters.
• Ning Wangshu killed Zhong Sheng with another streak of sword light after Zhong Sheng vowed revenge for his son.
• A Zhong family member charged at Ning Wangshu, who froze him with a snort and killed him as blood ran from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

Ning Wangshu killed Dou Jingchen and the remaining Zhong family members after they plotted against him, then attacked the Wei, Li, and Wang families in Kyoto. By night’s end, he had slaughtered all four great houses and disappeared into the distance.

• Ning Wangshu dragged Dou Jingchen back as he tried to escape and snapped his neck, destroying his Nascent Soul.
• Ning Wangshu killed the remaining Zhong family members, including one who threatened him with government retaliation.
• Ning Wangshu left the Zhong family corpses on display and headed for the Wei, Wang, and Li families.
• Ning Wangshu slaughtered the Wei, Li, and Wang families in Kyoto, making each one face him before he killed them.

Ning Wangshu resolved to punish everyone who had opposed him or threatened his loved ones. Ye Zhentian and Peng Jizu learned that Ning Wangshu had returned and massacred the Zhong family, Elder Dou, and Hidden Dragon’s Great Grandmasters, leaving them to fear that they were next.

• Ning Wangshu vowed to kill the remaining Great Grandmasters from Hidden Dragon, Ye Zhentian, and Peng Jizu for helping target the Xiao family and his relatives.
• Ye Zhentian and Peng Jizu discussed their confusion about the Supreme Immortal Gate’s plans and praised the cultivation method Elder Dou had given them.
• Ye Zhentian received a call reporting that Ning Wangshu was alive and had killed his way back.
• Ye Zhentian told Peng Jizu that Ning Wangshu had wiped out the Wei, Li, and Wang families, slaughtered the Zhong family, and killed every Great Grandmaster at Hidden Dragon’s headquarters.
• Peng Jizu protested that the Wei, Li, and Wang families and Hidden Dragon’s Great Grandmasters had not tried to destroy the Xiao family, while Ye Zhentian reminded him that they had joined the effort against it.

Ning Wangshu killed Ye Zhentian and Peng Jizu for conspiring against him, then vanished to visit his uncle and reunite with Qingzhu, Ruoxuan, and the others. At the Central Command, the elder learned that Ning had destroyed his enemies and questioned whether even the Xuanyuan ancestor could match him.

• Ye Zhentian and Peng Jizu regretted helping the Zhong family, but Ning Wangshu appeared and ordered them to take their own lives.
• Ye Zhentian killed himself, and Peng Jizu accepted his fate; Ning Wangshu reflected that he had to punish anyone who threatened him or those close to him.
• Ning Wangshu decided to visit his uncle before collecting Qingzhu, Ruoxuan, and the others, then disappeared in a flash of golden light.
• A secretary reported to the elder that Ning Wangshu had destroyed the Zhong, Wei, Li, and Wang families, killed Dou Jingchen, slaughtered the Hidden Dragon Great Grandmasters, and slain Ye Zhentian and Peng Jizu.
• The elder told Xuanyuan to remain in Kyoto and asked whether the Xuanyuan ancestor could deal with Ning Wangshu, whose strength had overcome opponents wielding Dividing Soul Stage power and an immortal artifact.

Xuanyuan and an old man discussed the Authorities’ response to Ning Wangshu’s return and the loss of their Golden Core cultivators. At the Xiao family residence, the family celebrated Ning Wangshu’s destruction of their enemies and waited for him to arrive.

• Xuanyuan warned that his family’s ancestors might not be able to suppress Ning Wangshu while their cultivation was restricted by the seal.
• The old man decided to bring Xu Jianfeng back to lead Bureau 95 and restore the Xiao family to public service as gestures toward Ning Wangshu.
• The old man planned to recruit remaining Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators for the Authorities, with Xuanyuan ready to step in if they refused.
• Xiao Jianjun told the gathered Xiao family that Ning Wangshu had wiped out the Zhong, Wei, Li, and Wang families and killed the Supreme Immortal Gate man and Great Grandmasters from Hidden Dragon and Bureau 95.
• Xiao Jianguo and other Xiao family members approved of Ning Wangshu’s retaliation, and a figure appeared silently at the doorway.

Ning Wangshu visited the Xiao family after returning to Kyoto and explained that he had used his enemies’ trap to advance his cultivation. News of his massacre of four powerful families and their allies spread through Kyoto, while the Guo and Zhao families realized they had avoided becoming targets by staying out of the conflict.

• Ning Wangshu visited Xiao Jianguo and the Xiao family, then told them he had deliberately let Shangqing Palace and the Supreme Immortal Gate trap him so he could break through.
• Ning Wangshu left the Xiao family to pick up Lin Qingzhu and the others and take them back to Jiangnan City.
• Guo Yongcheng and the Guo family members thanked Guo Chao for persuading them not to join the Zhong, Wei, Wang, and Li families against the Xiao family.
• Lu Yarong called Zhao Shuyan with news that Ning Wangshu had wiped out the four families and killed Dou Jingchen, Hidden Dragon’s Great Grandmasters, and Bureau 95’s other generals.
• Zhao Shuyan told Lu Yarong that her family had kept her away from Wei Yifan’s group and had stayed out of their attack on the Xiao family.

News that Ning Wangshu had survived an ambush and returned to destroy Kyoto’s four leading wealthy families and kill Dou Jingchen spread through Kyoto and the cultivation world. Ling Daoyi and others who had been coerced by the Supreme Immortal Gate celebrated Dou Jingchen’s death, while those who had willingly served the gate faced uncertainty.

• Zhao Shuyan remained shaken after hearing Lu Yarong’s news as Kyoto learned that Ning Wangshu had wiped out the Zhong, Wei, Wang, and Li families and killed Dou Jingchen and several Golden Core Great Grandmasters.
• Cultivators across the country heard that Ning Wangshu had survived an ambush by experts from the Supreme Immortal Gate and Shangqing Palace, despite their use of immortal artifacts.
• Yu Jing'an told Ling Daoyi that Ning Wangshu had returned and killed Dou Jingchen, the four wealthy families, and the Golden Core Great Grandmasters from Hidden Dragon and Bureau 95.
• Ling Daoyi concluded that Ning Wangshu must have defeated everyone who had ambushed him and welcomed the end of the Supreme Immortal Gate’s coercion.
• Other people who had been forced to submit to the Supreme Immortal Gate rejoiced at Dou Jingchen’s death, while those who had served willingly grew fearful.

After killing Dou Jingchen, Ning Wangshu returned to Jiangnan City with Lin Qingzhu and the others, arranged new villas for them, and planned to make their home safer. The chapter ended with him heading to his room to use the Qiankun Treasure Mirror in an attempt to complete his breakthrough to true immortality.

• Ning Wangshu removed the Seal over the Bai family home and told Bai Jingchuan that he had killed the Supreme Immortal Gate member.
• Ning Wangshu asked Bai Jingchuan to find him a villa near Jiangnan University so he could set up a Defensive Formation to protect Lin Qingzhu and the others.
• Bai Jingchuan gave Ning Wangshu two neighboring villas in Yuxi Yueting, and Song Guowei arrived with Acheng to welcome Ning Wangshu back.
• Ning Wangshu, Lin Qingzhu, and the others moved into one villa while Wuxiang Zhenren took the other, and they shared dinner with Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei.
• Ning Wangshu went to his room to try to absorb the immortal Dao origin in the Qiankun Treasure Mirror and transform the rest of his spiritual energy into Immortal Force.

Ning Wangshu refined the Qiankun Treasure Mirror but found that its Immortal Dao source could not help him convert his remaining spiritual power into Immortal Force. He decided to use fragments of the shattered Locking Demon Tower to make defensive rings for Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, and the others.

• Ning Wangshu refined the masterless Qiankun Treasure Mirror and tried to use its Immortal Dao source with the golden page.
• The golden page repelled the mirror’s Immortal Dao source, and Ning Wangshu suspected it recognized the imperial aura in the power as friendly.
• Ning Wangshu gave up on using the Qiankun Treasure Mirror to complete his transformation into an immortal, though he kept the artifact as a valuable weapon.
• Ning Wangshu decided to forge protective rings from Locking Demon Tower fragments and seal power within them for Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, and the others.
• Ning Wangshu took out the Locking Demon Tower fragments to begin making the defensive rings.

Ning Wangshu forged protective rings and a Jade Pendant containing his Dharma Body, then set up the Four Extremes Locking Heaven Formation around the Villa to protect Lin Qingzhu and the others. He gave them the rings and the pendant before explaining how to summon the Dharma Body and activate the formation.

• Ning Wangshu forged three rings containing seals of Immortal Force and split off a Dharma Body, sealing it inside a piece of Supreme-grade Spirit Jade.
• Ning Wangshu forged the formation cores and, by dawn, had set up the Four Extremes Locking Heaven Formation around the Villa.
• Ning Wangshu gave Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, and Zhu Xiyan one protective ring each.
• Ning Wangshu gave Lin Qingzhu the Jade Pendant containing his Dharma Body and said he would teach her to break its seal.
• Ning Wangshu told them to return to the Villa in danger and said Laifu or Wuxiang would have to activate the Defensive Formation.

After returning from the Locking Demon Tower, Ning Wangshu resigned from Bureau 95 and learned that the Tong Family was being crushed by the Han Family and Yun City Xia Family. He discovered the Tong Family had been targeted for supporting him, and the chapter left him asking Wu Yutong about Tong Rui’s situation.

• Ning Wangshu taught Wuxiang Zhenren and Laifu how to activate the Four Extremes Locking Heaven Formation, then rewarded Wuxiang Zhenren for protecting the others.
• Ning Wangshu agreed to visit school with Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, and Zhu Xiyan to explain their absences to their teachers.
• Ning Wangshu called Xu Jianfeng, learned he had been released and reinstated as Bureau 95 director, and resigned as Golden Dragon General.
• Ning Wangshu read messages sent while he was trapped in the Locking Demon Tower and called Tong Rui, but she did not answer.
• Ning Wangshu called Wu Yutong, who explained that the Han Family and Yun City Xia Family were suppressing the Tong Family because Tong Rui and Uncle Tong had supported Ning Wangshu.

Wu Yutong told Ning Wangshu that Tong Rui had agreed to an arranged engagement to save the Tong family, and he set out to stop it and confront the Yun City Xia Family. After learning Tong Rui was at the Xu family’s home in Taikang City, he checked that Lin Qingzhu’s family and his other friends were safe.

• Wu Yutong explained that the Yun City Xia Family and Han family had pressured the Tong family, leading the Tong family to seek help from the Xu family, who demanded Tong Rui marry into a powerful Northwest clan.
• Wu Yutong told Ning Wangshu that Tong Rui’s engagement banquet would take place at the Xu family home in Taikang City at six that evening.
• Ning Wangshu decided to go to Taikang City to stop the engagement if Tong Rui did not want it, then confront the Yun City Xia Family.
• Ning Wangshu messaged Xu Yingying, Shen Anran, and Fan Xuping, then asked Lin Qingzhu about her family and learned they had avoided Hidden Dragon’s search by hiding.
• Lin Qingzhu and Ning Ruoxuan reassured Ning Wangshu that Xu Yingying and Shen Anran were safe.

Ning Wangshu arranged for himself, Lin Qingzhu, and Ning Ruoxuan to return to school, then traveled to Taikang City to find Tong Rui at the Xu family estate. He insisted on entering her engagement banquet despite having no invitation, and the Xu family’s Second Young Master challenged him at the gate.

• Ning Wangshu learned from Xiao Wenyan that Xiao Jianguo and the others had returned to their original posts, then asked them to contact Jiangnan University and Jiangnan University Affiliated Middle School about his group’s return to class.
• Ning Wangshu, Lin Qingzhu, and Ning Ruoxuan met Vice President Wang, who told them to resume classes the next day; Ning Wangshu later arranged Zhu Xiyan’s return to her school.
• Ning Wangshu left for Taikang City and used his spiritual sense to locate Tong Rui at the Xu family estate, where her engagement banquet was about to begin.
• The Xu family’s guards stopped Ning Wangshu at the gate because he had no invitation, and he said he was Tong Rui’s friend.
• The Xu family’s Second Young Master arrived with a woman, dismissed Ning Wangshu’s claim, and told him he could not enter without an invitation.
• Ning Wangshu firmly declared that he would enter the estate to see Tong Rui.