Chapter Summaries

The Godly Sword Pavilion Old Ancestor dismissed warnings about Ning Wangshu and vowed to kill him in Jiangnan City, convinced his newly forged Supreme Sword Body made him invincible beneath the immortals. Duan Chenyuan celebrated the sect’s chance to emerge from hiding and rule the Cultivation World, while Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai grew confident that the Old Ancestor would avenge their humiliation.

• Zhou Zhaohai told the Godly Sword Pavilion Old Ancestor how Ning Wangshu had injured him and threatened to destroy the sect if it harmed Shen Chuxia.
• Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai warned the Old Ancestor that Ning Xian Zun had defeated powerful opponents, but he dismissed their concerns and vowed to kill Ning Wangshu in Jiangnan City.
• Duan Chenyuan claimed the Old Ancestor was invincible beneath the immortals, and Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai agreed to follow the Old Ancestor’s orders.
• The Old Ancestor sent the others away so he could familiarize himself with his sword body, and Duan Chenyuan celebrated the sect’s plans to emerge and unite the Cultivation World.
• Duan Chenyuan explained the Old Ancestor’s power to Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai, who became confident that Ning Wangshu would pay for injuring and humiliating Zhou Zhaohai.

Ning Wangshu learned that a secret realm had appeared above Mount Tai, while Xuan Yuan Jingxiu and the central elder chose to awaken Xuanyuan Cave ancestors rather than use Ning’s promise. A group from Shangqing Palace emerged from the passage and planned to establish their mountain gate on Mount Tai, though several expected juniors were missing.

• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu told Ning Wangshu that a passage to a suspected secret realm had appeared above Mount Tai, and Ning agreed to help if needed.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu and the central elder decided to awaken ancestors in Xuanyuan Cave and save Ning Wangshu’s promise for an emergency.
• People watching Mount Tai saw a group fly out of the passage into the Outside World.
• The Shangqing Palace Grand Elder noticed that Junior Brother Chen, Junior Brother Deng, and Junior Brother Lu were absent, then ordered the group to establish their mountain gate on Mount Tai and prepare to expand the sect.
• The Shangqing Palace group transformed into streaks of Rainbow light and descended toward Mount Tai.

Hidden Dragon Director Zhang Rui watched the people from Shangqing Palace establish themselves on Mount Tai and reported their arrival to his superiors. At school, Ning Wangshu found his classmates discussing the news and speculating that cultivation would soon become possible for everyone.

• Zhang Rui refused to approach the mysterious cultivators on Mount Tai and ordered his subordinates to report their arrival while they waited for instructions.
• The cultivators shaped stone bricks and logs, then erected a jade gate inscribed with “Shangqing Palace.”
• Zhang Rui recognized the gate and concluded that the Shangqing Secret Realm had emerged, then reported the situation and avoided interfering with the newcomers.
• Ning Wangshu went to school, where Ma Junfan and Liu Qi asked him about the Mount Tai phenomena and worried about a disaster like the one in Japan.
• A classmate reported that dozens of people had flown from the passage above Mount Tai and identified the gate as Shangqing Palace, prompting the class to speculate about cultivation sects and a coming age of cultivation.

Ning Wangshu learned that the Mount Tai secret realm was Shangqing Palace and continued cultivating while its people built a sect headquarters. Meanwhile, Xuan Yuan Jingxiu and the old man returned with two Ancestors of the Xuanyuan Lineage and decided to watch Shangqing Palace before intervening.

• Ning Wangshu learned that Shangqing Palace had emerged at Mount Tai and resolved to enter its secret realm if he chose, while remaining ready to destroy anyone who threatened him.
• Ma Junfan asked Ning Wangshu whether ordinary people would be able to cultivate, and Ning Wangshu warned that the world might soon become unsettled and only a few might encounter cultivation.
• Shangqing Palace built its palaces on Mount Tai and began constructing formations, while Ning Wangshu reached Minor Accomplishment in the Zhe Technique and started cultivating the Lie Technique.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu and the old man returned with two Ancestors of the Xuanyuan Lineage and discussed the Shangqing Secret Realm and the fate of Shangqing Palace's earlier envoys.
• The old man and Xuan Yuan Jingxiu chose to leave Shangqing Palace alone for now and send the two Ancestors to punish it only if it overstepped.

The Xuanyuan ancestors discussed the deaths caused by awakening from their long sealing, while Heavenly Sword Elder dismissed the newly emerged Shangqing Secret Realm as no threat to his plans. On Mount Tai, Kong Yanhua learned that Chen Zongru and the others had not returned and began to suspect they had met with misfortune.

• A Xuanyuan ancestor explained that only two of the four awakened ancestors survived, and Xuan Yuan Jingxiu and the old man chose not to awaken more clansmen unless necessary.
• Duan Chenyuan told Heavenly Sword Elder that the Shangqing Secret Realm had appeared on Mount Tai and asked whether it would disrupt his plans to unify the Cultivation World.
• Heavenly Sword Elder said he would use an escaped Sword Cultivator as a blood sacrifice, kill the man surnamed Ning, and then force the Shangqing Secret Realm to submit.
• Heavenly Sword Elder ordered Duan Chenyuan to bring two disciples to Jiangnan City after he had spent a few more days mastering his Sword Body.
• Lin Xiangzhuang told Kong Yanhua that Chen Zongru and the others had not arrived, and Kong Yanhua wondered who in the Outside World could have harmed them.

Kong Yanhua ordered Shangqing Palace disciples to search for Chen Zongru and spread news of the palace’s open recruitment, while worrying that Chen and his companions might have lost Locking Demon Tower. The disciples left Mount Tai to recruit talent, and Zhao Qinghe announced Shangqing Palace’s recruitment in Jiangnan City and placed a Spiritual Tablet there to test aptitude.

• Kong Yanhua approved Lin Xiangzhuang’s plan to search for Chen Zongru and recruit talented people using Tianyuan Spiritual Tablets, while fearing for Locking Demon Tower.
• Lin Xiangzhuang sent more than twenty Shangqing Palace disciples across Huaxia Land to search for Chen Zongru and publicize the recruitment.
• Zhang Rui reported their departure, and the old man and Xuan Yuan Jingxiu arranged for the Xuanyuan Clan ancestors and regional authorities to monitor them.
• Zhao Qinghe arrived above Jiangnan City and announced Shangqing Palace’s open recruitment and its aptitude test.
• Zhao Qinghe placed a Spiritual Tablet in Jiangnan City’s East Suburbs, where it would test candidates for half a month.

Zhao Qinghe announced that Shangqing Palace would publicly recruit disciples, sending Jiangnan City into a frenzy over the chance to become immortal cultivators. The age limit frustrated older residents, who rushed toward the East Suburbs spirit stele in hopes of being recognized and admitted directly.

• Zhao Qinghe appeared over Jiangnan City as a towering phantom, alarming residents who feared a disaster like the one in Japan.
• Zhao Qinghe announced that people over six and under thirty could travel to Mount Tai to take Shangqing Palace's entrance exam, and that the East Suburbs spirit stele could recognize people for direct admission.
• Jiangnan residents celebrated the chance to cultivate, while those over thirty complained that the age limit barred them from the exam.
• Some older residents argued that the spirit stele might admit them directly because Zhao Qinghe had not stated that its recognition was limited by age.
• Many residents hurried toward the East Suburbs, while Jiangnan University students excitedly imagined joining Shangqing Palace and becoming powerful cultivators.

After Shangqing Palace announced it was accepting disciples, Ning Wangshu ignored the recruitment while his classmates argued over their chances of joining. He left the confrontation calmly, telling Jiang Shengjie and Xu Wenyou he would wait for them to prove him wrong.

• Ning Wangshu’s classmates rushed outside to see Zhao Qinghe’s announcement that Shangqing Palace was accepting disciples publicly.
• Jiang Shengjie and Xu Wenyou declared they would earn the East Suburbs spirit stele’s recognition and join Shangqing Palace, while Ma Junfan mocked their confidence.
• Jiang Shengjie and Xu Wenyou insulted Ma Junfan and Ning Wangshu, prompting Ma Junfan and Liu Qi to argue back.
• Ning Wangshu stopped his friends from escalating the quarrel and wished Jiang Shengjie and Xu Wenyou luck in earning the stele’s recognition.
• Jiang Shengjie vowed that he and Xu Wenyou would slap Ning Wangshu in the face by succeeding, and Ning Wangshu calmly said he would be waiting before leaving with Ma Junfan and Liu Qi.

Shangqing Palace publicly recruited disciples across Huaxia, sparking a nationwide rush to test the Tianyuan Spiritual Tablets. As Ma Junfan and Liu Qi waited at Jiangnan City’s tablet, it recognized someone in the crowd, leaving their identity unknown.

• Ma Junfan and Liu Qi discussed whether to try joining Shangqing Palace, while Ning Wangshu declined to test the spiritual tablet.
• Shangqing Palace disciples appeared in cities across Huaxia, demonstrated immortal techniques, and announced open recruitment, prompting a nationwide frenzy.
• The central government chose to wait and observe, while authorities deployed police to manage crowds at the spiritual tablets.
• Ma Junfan and Liu Qi joined the line in Jiangnan City and heard that a young girl in Zhonghai City had already been recognized by a tablet.
• The Jiangnan City spiritual tablet blazed and sent a radiant mark into someone in the testing crowd, triggering gasps and confusion.

Jiang Shengjie earned the spirit stele’s recognition, while Ma Junfan and Liu Qi failed and told Ning Wangshu about it. Meanwhile, Heavenly Sword Elder emerged from seclusion and planned to find Ning Wangshu in Jiangnan City before forcing the world’s powers to submit to the Godly Sword Pavilion.

• Jiang Shengjie became the second person from Jiangnan City to earn the spirit stele’s recognition, leaving Ma Junfan and Liu Qi envious.
• Ma Junfan and Liu Qi failed the spirit stele test, then told Ning Wangshu that Jiang Shengjie had been taken away by the Authorities.
• Ning Wangshu dismissed their worries, left school to cultivate the Lie Technique, and resolved to teach Ma Junfan and Liu Qi a cultivation method after graduation.
• Heavenly Sword Elder emerged from seclusion and ordered Duan Chenyuan to summon Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai to help him find the escaped Sword Cultivator in Jiangnan City.
• Heavenly Sword Elder declared that he would defeat the arrogant man, go to Mount Tai, and make Shangqing Palace and the rest of the world submit to the Godly Sword Pavilion.

Heavenly Sword Elder left Godly Sword Pavilion with Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai to seek the Sword Cultivator and the man who insulted their sect. At Jiangnan University, Jiang Shengjie returned after being recognized by a Shangqing Palace spirit stele and was greeted with envy and flattery from his classmates.

• Heavenly Sword Elder ordered Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai to take him to Jiangnan City to find the Sword Cultivator and the man who had insulted Godly Sword Pavilion.
• Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai eagerly agreed, and Heavenly Sword Elder flew away with them on his sword.
• Ning Wangshu, Ma Junfan, and Liu Qi discussed the spirit stele tests and Shangqing Palace's growing advantage in recruiting talented cultivators.
• Ning Wangshu privately considered the threat posed by the surviving Extraterrestrial Demons and their plans to weaken the All Heavens Seal.
• Jiang Shengjie returned to class after the Authorities had taken him away for two days, and his classmates crowded around to praise and flatter him.
• Jiang Shengjie modestly claimed he had been lucky and promised to help his classmates, prompting them to praise him even more.

Jiang Shengjie returned to Jiangnan University to bask in his Spirit Stele recognition and boast to his classmates, while Shen Chuxia arranged to speak privately with Ning Wangshu. As class ended, Heavenly Sword Elder arrived on campus to find Ning Wangshu and the Sword Cultivator, and Jiang Shengjie hurried after Ning Wangshu to settle their score.

• Ma Junfan scoffed at Jiang Shengjie’s self-satisfied display, while Liu Qi noted that Jiang Shengjie had earned the Spirit Stele’s recognition.
• Shen Chuxia asked Ning Wangshu to talk after class, and he agreed.
• Jiang Shengjie attended class, then gave a self-congratulatory speech after the teacher invited him to address everyone.
• Heavenly Sword Elder arrived at Jiangnan University with Liu Hongtao, Zhou Zhaohai, and Liu Ziguang to look for Ning Wangshu and the Sword Cultivator.
• After class, Jiang Shengjie noticed Ning Wangshu and the others leaving and rushed after them to settle their earlier dispute.

Shen Chuxia worried that cultivators might dominate ordinary people and feared the hidden risks of the Cultivation Method she had learned from Godly Sword Pavilion. Ning Wangshu offered to teach her a different method, but their conversation ended when Jiang Shengjie caught up and mocked them.

• After Ma Junfan and Liu Qi fell behind, Ning Wangshu told Shen Chuxia that other secret-realm immortal sects besides Shangqing Palace might soon appear.
• Shen Chuxia explained that she was considering cultivating again but feared Godly Sword Pavilion could use its method to control her or revive their dispute.
• Ning Wangshu offered to give Shen Chuxia a Cultivation Method of his own, and she gratefully accepted.
• Ning Wangshu promised to write down the method and bring it to Shen Chuxia the next day, while warning that he might be busy cultivating.
• Jiang Shengjie caught up with Ning Wangshu and Ma Junfan's group and mocked them for leaving before he could make them eat their words.

Jiang Shengjie and his classmates taunted Ning Wangshu, Ma Junfan, and Liu Qi over Jiang's recognition by the spirit stele and expected entry into Shangqing Palace. Ning Wangshu refused to explain himself and left with his friends, while Shen Chuxia warned Jiang Shengjie’s group that they had badly underestimated him.

• Jiang Shengjie mocked Ma Junfan and Liu Qi, boasting that his future as an Immortal Gate disciple put him above them.
• Jiang Shengjie’s classmates joined in, urging Ma Junfan and Liu Qi to apologize and belittling Ning Wangshu for his earlier challenge.
• Ning Wangshu stopped Ma Junfan from responding and told Jiang Shengjie and the others they were not worthy of an explanation from him.
• Ning Wangshu left with Ma Junfan and Liu Qi, telling them to stay out of one another’s way for the rest of college.
• Shen Chuxia rebuked Jiang Shengjie’s group, said they were unqualified to meet Ning Wangshu, and left them wondering if they had underestimated him.

Ning Wangshu and Shen Chuxia encountered members of the Godly Sword Pavilion, who had come to confront them. Ning Wangshu recognized the threat but remained calm as Heavenly Sword Elder appeared before them.

• Students debated Shen Chuxia’s claims about Ning Wangshu while Jiang Shengjie’s companions praised him and mocked Ning Wangshu.
• Ning Wangshu stopped when he saw several figures ahead, and Shen Chuxia recognized them with a flash of panic.
• Ning Wangshu sensed that one man had reached the peak of Tribulation Crossing and had an unusual body forged through a technique involving a Half Immortal Artifact-grade Flying Sword.
• Liu Hongtao identified Ning Wangshu and Shen Chuxia to Heavenly Sword Elder, who said he would confront Ning Wangshu.
• Heavenly Sword Elder appeared just meters from Ning Wangshu and his companions, shocking the onlookers, while Ning Wangshu stepped forward to face him calmly.

Heavenly Sword Elder confronted Ning Wangshu for sheltering Shen Chuxia, a fugitive from the Godly Sword Pavilion, and threatened to sacrifice her to strengthen his Supreme Sword Body. Ning Wangshu refused to yield, and Heavenly Sword Elder unleashed his aura to force him to kneel.

• Heavenly Sword Elder accused Ning Wangshu of defying the Godly Sword Pavilion and condemned Shen Chuxia for fleeing its ranks.
• Heavenly Sword Elder declared that he would use Shen Chuxia's flesh and blood as an offering to his sword.
• Ma Junfan told Liu Qi and Jiang Yuhan that Ning Wangshu was revered as Ning Xian Zun and the Number One Person in the Cultivation World.
• Ning Wangshu vowed that Heavenly Sword Elder would not harm Shen Chuxia while he was there.
• Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai threatened Ning Wangshu and urged him to kneel and beg for mercy.
• Heavenly Sword Elder roared for Ning Wangshu to kneel and sent his overwhelming aura crashing down on him.

Ning Wangshu shattered Heavenly Sword Elder’s attacks with ease, revealing his cultivation to Jiang Shengjie and their classmates. The onlookers were left stunned, while Jiang Shengjie soothed his jealousy by convincing himself he would surpass Ning Wangshu after joining Shangqing Palace.

• Ning Wangshu broke Heavenly Sword Elder’s aura with a single word and shielded Ma Junfan, Liu Qi, and the others from the resulting force.
• Heavenly Sword Elder summoned a giant hand and sent it crashing down toward Ning Wangshu as Jiang Shengjie and their classmates watched and jeered.
• Ning Wangshu destroyed the giant hand with a flick of his finger, shocking the onlookers into realizing he was an Immortal cultivator.
• Jiang Shengjie’s classmates grew embarrassed about mocking Ning Wangshu and began flattering Jiang Shengjie by claiming Shangqing Palace’s masters were stronger.
• Jiang Shengjie regained his composure and told himself he would surpass Ning Wangshu once he joined Shangqing Palace.

Ning Wangshu killed Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai after they insulted him, then left Heavenly Sword Elder enraged and humiliated. The onlookers feared Ning Wangshu, while his friends learned that cultivators’ conflicts would not draw intervention from the authorities.

• Heavenly Sword Elder raged at Ning Wangshu, while Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai taunted him.
• Ning Wangshu crushed Liu Hongtao and Zhou Zhaohai into blood mist after shattering Heavenly Sword Elder’s attempt to stop him.
• Jiang Shengjie and the other classmates reacted with terror, while Jiang Shengjie reassured himself that he could surpass Ning Wangshu after joining Shangqing Palace.
• Liu Qi worried about Ning Wangshu’s killing, but Shen Chuxia assured him that the authorities would not interfere in conflicts between cultivators.
• Heavenly Sword Elder erupted in rage because Ning Wangshu had killed his disciples in front of him and made him look powerless.

Ning Wangshu easily broke the Heavenly Sword Elder’s attacks and countered with a sword beam that forced the elder to defend himself. Before their fight could continue, Zhao Qinghe of Shangqing Palace arrived and summoned those recognized by its spirit stele to worship the Master and enter the sect.

• Ning Wangshu mocked the Heavenly Sword Elder and shattered the sword he had formed from the air.
• Ning Wangshu fired a sword beam at the Heavenly Sword Elder, whose Sword Qi torrent failed to stop it; he blocked it with his Supreme Sword Body’s phantom sword and staggered back.
• Ning Wangshu’s classmates marveled at his strength, while Jiang Shengjie and his companions praised Shangqing Palace and belittled him.
• The Heavenly Sword Elder vowed to reveal the true power of his Supreme Sword Body and prepared to attack again.
• Zhao Qinghe announced that those recognized by Shangqing Palace’s spirit stele had to kneel and worship the Master or forfeit their chance to join the sect.

Jiang Shengjie celebrated the arrival of Zhao Qinghe, who came to take him to Shangqing Palace after he knelt in reverence. The Heavenly Sword Elder attacked Zhao Qinghe with a gigantic palm, leaving the steward in immediate danger.

• Zhao Qinghe appeared above Jiangnan University to collect the student recognized by the spirit stele.
• Jiang Shengjie told his classmates he would leave with Zhao Qinghe and accepted their congratulations.
• Jiang Shengjie knelt before Zhao Qinghe, while Ma Junfan and Liu Qi compared him unfavorably to Ning Wangshu.
• Zhao Qinghe praised Jiang Shengjie’s obedience and said he would take him to Shangqing Palace to perform the entry ceremony.
• The Heavenly Sword Elder called Zhao Qinghe an ant and sent a gigantic palm crashing toward him.