Chapter Summaries

Ning Wangshu spared Yao Shengxue, who warned him that the Youquan Demon Sect and the Wang family would seek revenge. He collected the ripened Enlightenment Fruits and revisited his former Daoist temple with Han Ying as onlookers feared the powerful enemies gathering against him.

• Yao Shengxue apologized to Ning Wangshu and offered to surrender an arm, but he let her leave because she had shown some deference.
• Before departing with the old woman, Yao Shengxue warned Ning Wangshu about the Tribulation Stage elders of the Youquan Demon Sect and the Wang family; he dismissed them as paper tigers.
• Ning Wangshu reflected on his return to the place where he had once practiced and gathered all twelve ripened Enlightenment Fruits for Lin Qingzhu and Ning Ruoxuan.
• Ning Wangshu invited Han Ying to explore his former Daoist temple with him.
• The people who had fled speculated that Ming Juetian and the Youquan Demon Sect's elders would come after Ning Wangshu, and wondered what had happened to Wang Lingxiao, Hua Juechen, and Yao Shengxue.

After Ning Wangshu severed Hua Juechen’s arm, Hua planned to rally allies and force him to surrender the Enlightenment Fruits. Yao Shengxue and Grandma Sun left safely, speculating that Ning Wangshu might be a Mahayana Earth Immortal and deciding to watch what happened when Youquan Demon Sect confronted him.

• Hua Juechen told his attendant that Yan Wuji and their Shishuzu would come to seek justice and bring a pill to restore his arm.
• Hua said he would wait in Thousand Absolute Ridge, gather the Enlightenment Fruits, and make Ning Wangshu pay, relying on Youquan Demon Sect, Wuji Xuan Sect, and the Wang family to attack him.
• Hua warned his fellow disciple to keep silent about his earlier humiliation, then found a quiet place to wait for Yan Wuji.
• Yao Shengxue and Grandma Sun reflected that they had escaped without offending Ning Wangshu, unlike Hua Juechen.
• Yao wondered whether Ning Wangshu was a Mahayana Earth Immortal, and she and Grandma Sun decided to wait for Youquan Demon Sect’s arrival to learn the truth.

After Wang Lingxiao’s Soul tablet shattered, Wang Lixing struggled to identify who could have killed his powerful son. Yan Wuji and Feng Yihang arrived, and Wang Lixing learned that Yan knew the circumstances of Lingxiao’s death.

• A Wang Family elder told Wang Lixing that Wang Lingxiao’s Soul tablet had shattered, and Wang Lixing ordered an investigation while vowing revenge.
• Wang Lixing considered whether one of the Three Great Sects had killed Lingxiao but could not determine the culprit.
• A servant announced that Yan Wuji had arrived with Feng Yihang, and Wang Lixing suspected the Wuji Xuan Sect was responsible.
• Yan Wuji said he knew Wang Lingxiao had been killed and anticipated that Wang Lixing would suspect the Wuji Xuan Sect.
• Wang Lixing set aside his hostility and asked Yan Wuji to tell him who had killed his son.

Yan Wuji and Wang Lixing joined forces to hunt Ning Wangshu at Thousand Absolute Ridge after learning he had killed Wang Lingxiao and severed Hua Juechen’s arm. They reached Hua Juechen, but the force Ning Wangshu had left in the wound blocked a healing pill from regrowing the arm, and Yan Wuji was shocked when he tried to remove it.

• Yan Wuji told Wang Lixing that Hua Juechen had reported Ning Wangshu’s actions at Thousand Absolute Ridge, and Wang Lixing agreed to join the hunt and split the Enlightenment Fruit among the four great forces.
• Wang Lixing summoned another Wang family Tribulation True Monarch and traveled to Thousand Absolute Ridge with Yan Wuji and Feng Yihang.
• Yan Wuji contacted Hua Juechen, then arrived with the others and gave him a Three Yuan Creation Pill to regrow his severed arm.
• The pill’s healing power vanished when Ning Wangshu’s lingering force stopped Hua Juechen’s flesh and bone from growing back.
• Yan Wuji began trying to remove the force from Hua Juechen’s wound, but his expression changed in shock.

Yan Wuji and Feng Yihang could not dispel the strange power on Hua Juechen’s severed arm, so they set out with Wang Lixing to find Ning Wangshu. Ning Wangshu revealed himself to the search party, and Wang Lixing confronted him over his son’s death.

• Yan Wuji and Feng Yihang failed to remove the power from Hua Juechen’s severed arm and promised to make Ning Wangshu reveal how to dispel it.
• Yan Wuji and Wang Lixing agreed to search Thousand Absolute Ridge for Ning Wangshu, with Wang Lixing vowing revenge for his son.
• Ning Wangshu sensed the search party and told Han Ying they would deal with the Youquan Demon Sect, Wang family, and Wuji Xuan Sect before leaving.
• Yan Wuji and the others searched the ridge with their Divine Senses but could not locate Ning Wangshu.
• Ning Wangshu appeared with Han Ying, and Hua Juechen identified him as the culprit.
• Wang Lixing accused Ning Wangshu of killing his son and unleashed his killing aura.

Ning Wangshu faced Wang Lixing, Yan Wuji, and the newly arrived Ming Juetian, who joined forces to avenge their losses and claim the Enlightenment Fruits. After Ning Wangshu vowed not to spare Hua Juechen again, the assembled enemies launched a combined attack against him.

• Wang Lixing, Yan Wuji, and Feng Yihang confronted Ning Wangshu and demanded he undo Hua Juechen’s arm-sealing technique and surrender the Enlightenment Fruit.
• Ming Juetian arrived with two Youquan Demon Sect Grand Elders, seeking revenge for Ning Wangshu destroying his Dharma Body and killing his disciple.
• Hua Juechen urged the gathered leaders to kill Ning Wangshu, while Wang Lixing and Ming Juetian agreed to divide the Enlightenment Fruits among their three factions.
• Ning Wangshu warned Hua Juechen that he would show him no further mercy.
• Yan Wuji attacked Ning Wangshu with a seven-colored Lapis Lazuli Palm Print, and Wang Lixing, Ming Juetian, Feng Yihang, and the others joined the assault.

As Yan Wuji, Wang Lixing, Ming Juetian, and four other Tribulation True Monarchs attacked Ning Wangshu together, he shattered their arts and artifacts with a single gesture. Yao Shengxue realized Ning Wangshu was a Mahayana Earth Immortal and anticipated that the three rival powers would be ruined, leaving the Miaoyu Sect poised to dominate Cloud Province.

• Cultivators gathered to watch as Yan Wuji, Wang Lixing, Ming Juetian, and the other Tribulation True Monarchs confronted Ning Wangshu.
• Yan Wuji launched the Aurora Colored Glaze Seal, and Wang Lixing, Ming Juetian, and the others joined the attack.
• Hua Juechen sneered at Ning Wangshu, confident that seven Tribulation True Monarchs would defeat him.
• Ning Wangshu clenched his hand and shattered the combined attacks and two top-grade spirit artifacts.
• Yao Shengxue recognized Ning Wangshu as a Mahayana Earth Immortal and rejoiced that the Youquan Demon Sect, Wang family, and Wuji Xuan Sect had doomed themselves.

Ning Wangshu effortlessly crushed the combined attack of the Wuji Xuan Sect, the Youquan Demon Sect, and the Wang Family, then revealed that he was the Mahayana Earth Immortal who had owned Thousand Absolute Ridge thousands of years ago. His enemies realized they had offended an overwhelmingly powerful opponent and faced likely ruin.

• Ning Wangshu mocked Yan Wuji and the others after destroying their combined attack, and they recognized that he must be a Mahayana Earth Immortal.
• Yan Wuji offered an apology and the Enlightenment Fruits in exchange for peace, but Ning Wangshu rejected the offer and condemned him for treating the fruits as bargaining chips.
• Ning Wangshu told Hua Juechen that he owned the Enlightenment Fruits, the Enlightenment Fruit Tree, and the Thousand Absolute Ridge Daoist temple.
• Ning Wangshu confirmed that he was the Mahayana Earth Immortal who had undergone Heavenly Tribulation at Thousand Absolute Ridge more than six thousand years earlier.
• Wang Lixing, Yan Wuji, Ming Juetian, and the others realized they could not resist Ning Wangshu, while onlookers expected the Wuji Xuan Sect, the Youquan Demon Sect, and the Wang Family to face destruction.

Ning Wangshu killed Hua Juechen for plotting against him after already receiving mercy once. Yan Wuji, Ming Juetian, and the Youquan Demon Sect’s Grand Elders begged Ning Wangshu to spare them, while Wang Lixing refused to plead.

• Ning Wangshu seized Hua Juechen and rebuked him for mistaking fear of death for remorse.
• Hua Juechen begged for mercy and called on Yan Wuji to save him, but Ning Wangshu killed him in an explosion of blood.
• Yan Wuji pleaded with Ning Wangshu to spare him and offered to meet any conditions.
• Ming Juetian and the two Youquan Demon Sect Grand Elders knelt and begged to serve Ning Wangshu rather than die.
• Wang Lixing refused to beg, and the onlookers discussed how even powerful Tribulation True Monarchs feared death.

Ning Wangshu rejected Yan Wuji and the others’ pleas for mercy and killed Ming Juetian and the two Youquan Demon Sect Grand Elders when they tried to flee. He then offered the remaining captives a chance to escape Thousand Absolute Ridge, leaving them with a faint hope of survival.

• Ning Wangshu told Yan Wuji, Ming Juetian, and the others that they would die for plotting to kill him and divide his Enlightenment Fruit.
• Ming Juetian signaled the two Youquan Demon Sect Grand Elders and used Youquan Shadow Escape to flee as countless demonic shadows.
• Ning Wangshu seized Ming Juetian and the two Grand Elders by their true forms and crushed their bodies and souls.
• Yan Wuji, Wang Lixing, and the other captives lost hope after witnessing Ning Wangshu defeat the escape technique.
• Ning Wangshu challenged the remaining captives to escape Thousand Absolute Ridge, promising not to pursue them if they succeeded.

Ning Wangshu let Yan Wuji, Feng Yihang, Wang Lixing, and another Wang family Tribulation True Monarch flee toward the edge of Thousand Absolute Ridge, then pulled them back before they could escape. He killed all four, leaving Yao Shengxue relieved that Miaoyu Sect could still pursue its ambitions in Cloud Province.

• Yan Wuji and Feng Yihang used their dodge techniques to flee, while Wang Lixing and another Wang family Tribulation True Monarch fled in different directions.
• Ning Wangshu waited as the four reached the edge of Thousand Absolute Ridge, then raised his hand and pulled them back to their original positions.
• The fleeing cultivators realized Ning Wangshu had deliberately let them believe they could escape, and the watching cultivators marveled at his power.
• Yao Shengxue felt relieved that the four had not escaped, since their survival could have prevented Miaoyu Sect from monopolizing Cloud Province.
• Ning Wangshu said the four had failed to seize their chance and struck them down, shattering their bodies and primordial spirits.

After Ning Wangshu killed seven Tribulation True Monarchs, Yao Shengxue tried to build a connection with him, but he declined her invitation and left with Han Ying. They reached Mingzhou, where Ning Wangshu wondered whether Shen Chuxia’s Qinglan Sect in Taiyuan City had survived the thousand years since she left.

• The crowd and Yao Shengxue recognized that Ning Wangshu’s victory had left the Miaoyu Sect as Cloud Province’s dominant power.
• Yao Shengxue approached Ning Wangshu, praised his strength, and invited him to visit the Miaoyu Sect, but he declined because he had other matters to attend to.
• Ning Wangshu left Thousand Absolute Ridge with Han Ying and traveled toward Mingzhou.
• Ning Wangshu recalled that Shen Chuxia’s Qinglan Sect was in Taiyuan City and wondered whether it had survived a thousand years.
• Ning Wangshu considered Taiyuan City’s many tangled sects and clans and remembered that the Qinglan Sect had been growing stronger but was not a major force there.

Ning Wangshu brought Han Ying to Qinglan Sect to deliver Shen Chuxia’s Water Moon Treasure Mirror and tell her disciple Leng Qingshuang that Shen Chuxia was alive but unable to return. The reunion was interrupted by news that the Heavenly Demon Clan’s army was approaching Taiyuan City.

• Ning Wangshu found that Qinglan Sect had grown stronger but sensed tension within the sect before bringing Han Ying to its mountain gate.
• Leng Qingshuang agreed to meet Ning Wangshu and Han Ying after her disciple reported that they did not seem connected to the demon race.
• Ning Wangshu named Shen Chuxia as the person who sent him, and Leng Qingshuang recognized him as her missing master’s acquaintance.
• Ning Wangshu gave Leng Qingshuang the Water Moon Treasure Mirror and explained that Shen Chuxia was well but could not return yet.
• A messenger rushed into the main hall and warned Leng Qingshuang that the Heavenly Demon Clan’s army from the Northern Region was heading toward Taiyuan City.

Leng Qingshuang learned that the Northern Region's Heavenly Demon Clan was advancing on Taiyuan City and ordered the city to prepare for battle. Ning Wangshu refused to leave, promised to protect Qinglan Sect, and heard why the invasion threatened the Eastern Wasteland.

• Leng Qingshuang ordered Elder Qi to activate Taiyuan City's protective formation and prepare the disciples and City Guard to fight.
• Leng Qingshuang apologized to Ning Wangshu and urged him to leave because she doubted she could defend the city, but Ning Wangshu refused, citing his promise to her master.
• Leng Qingshuang explained that a Demon Emperor had unified the Heavenly Demon Clan, expanded its power across the Northern Region, and demanded Qinglan Sect and Taiyuan City submit.
• Leng Qingshuang said she had alerted Wendaozong, which would be threatened if Mingzhou fell, and prepared to oversee the city's defenses.
• Ning Wangshu assured Leng Qingshuang that the Heavenly Demon Clan could not harm Taiyuan City or Qinglan Sect, and she left him and Han Ying as honored guests.

Hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Demons arrived at Taiyuan City and demanded its surrender, but Leng Qingshuang refused and killed two sect masters who urged her to submit. She fought the Tiger Demon commander and split it apart with her sword, while the fate of the invading army remained unresolved.

• The Heavenly Demon Clan army reached Taiyuan City, and the Tiger Demon demanded that Leng Qingshuang submit or die.
• Two sect masters urged Leng Qingshuang to surrender, so she killed them and warned the others against undermining morale.
• Leng Qingshuang flew beyond the City Defense Formation and rejected the Tiger Demon's demand, threatening to slaughter the demons if they did not leave.
• The Tiger Demon attacked Leng Qingshuang, but she shattered its claw strike with her Flying Sword.
• Leng Qingshuang unleashed Myriad Rivers Return to One Sword Sky, destroying the Tiger Demon's phantom and splitting its body in two.

Leng Qingshuang killed the Tiger Demon, then faced the Jiaolong Demon Venerable and was gravely injured when her defenses failed. As the Demon Venerable prepared to strike again, a sword light shot from Taiyuan City in response to Ning Wangshu’s calm challenge.

• Leng Qingshuang killed the Tiger Demon and challenged the Heavenly Demon Clan army to send another opponent.
• The Jiaolong Demon Venerable emerged, and Leng Qingshuang recognized it as a Body Integration expert.
• Leng Qingshuang’s sword art and treasured mirror failed to stop the Demon Venerable’s casual claw, leaving her injured.
• The Jiaolong Demon Venerable launched a stronger second attack, and Leng Qingshuang closed her eyes, resigned to her death.
• Ning Wangshu called the Jiaolong Demon Venerable a black loach, and a sword light shot from Taiyuan City toward it.

Ning Wangshu arrived in Taiyuan City and destroyed the Jiaolong Demon Venerable’s first attack, giving Leng Qingshuang and the city’s people hope. He challenged the Heaven Demon Clan army, then split the Demon Venerable’s black lightning and dark clouds with a single sword strike.

• Ning Wangshu appeared before Leng Qingshuang and shattered the Jiaolong Demon Venerable’s dragon-claw attack with one sword strike.
• Leng Qingshuang and the people of Taiyuan City recognized Ning Wangshu’s strength and regained hope for the city’s survival.
• Ning Wangshu insulted the Jiaolong Demon Venerable and gave the Heaven Demon Clan soldiers ten breaths to leave.
• The Jiaolong Demon Venerable attacked Ning Wangshu with black lightning that darkened the sky and shook Taiyuan City’s defense formation.
• Ning Wangshu split the black lightning and dark clouds with a sword strike, restoring the sunlight.

Ning Wangshu overwhelmed the Black Dragon Demon Venerable, destroying its Jiaolong body with one punch and extinguishing its Myriad Poison Demon Fire. He remained unharmed as the Demon Venerable’s forces and the people of Taiyuan City watched in shock.

• Ning Wangshu dismissed the Jiaolong Demon Venerable’s strength, prompting it to reveal its hundreds-of-meters-long true form and unleash its full aura.
• The Black Dragon Demon Venerable charged Ning Wangshu with its claws, but Ning Wangshu struck it with one punch and sent its shattered body flying dozens of miles.
• The people of Taiyuan City celebrated Ning Wangshu’s power, while Leng Qingshuang wondered whether he was truly only a Body Integration expert.
• The injured Black Dragon Demon Venerable unleashed its Myriad Poison Demon Fire at Ning Wangshu.
• Ning Wangshu caught the Myriad Poison Demon Fire in a giant hand and snuffed it out.

Ning Wangshu killed Black Dragon Demon Venerable despite its threat of Qingjiao King’s revenge and Guhe True Monarch’s intervention, exposing Wendaozong’s secret cooperation with the Heavenly Demon Clan. Guhe True Monarch challenged Ning Wangshu and transformed the sky into a vast chessboard.

• Ning Wangshu extinguished Black Dragon Demon Venerable’s Myriad Poison Demon Fire and prepared to stomp it to death.
• Black Dragon Demon Venerable invoked its grandfather, Qingjiao King, but Ning Wangshu dismissed the threat and continued his attack.
• Guhe True Monarch appeared and shielded Black Dragon Demon Venerable, whose words revealed a secret agreement between Wendaozong and the Heavenly Demon Clan.
• Ning Wangshu shattered Guhe True Monarch’s Light Barrier and killed Black Dragon Demon Venerable, whose body burst into fragments.
• Guhe True Monarch accused Ning Wangshu of defying him, then challenged him and turned the sky into a vast chessboard.

Ning Wangshu and Leng Qingshuang confronted Guhe True Monarch over Wendaozong’s surrender to the Heavenly Demon Clan, and Guhe attacked Ning with falling stars. Ning shattered the first star, but Guhe unleashed tens of thousands of stars as Leng Qingshuang feared for Ning’s survival.

• Ning Wangshu condemned Guhe True Monarch for standing aside during the attack on Taiyuan City and then defending the Heavenly Demon Clan’s flood dragon.
• Leng Qingshuang accused Guhe and Wendaozong of abandoning Mingzhou and making peace with the Heavenly Demon Clan by ceding Leizhou.
• Guhe defended the deal, saying it would spare many regions from Demon Emperor Lei Li’s invasion for five hundred years.
• Ning Wangshu challenged Guhe to attack, and Guhe summoned a falling star that Ning shattered with a single gesture.
• Guhe unleashed tens of thousands of stars in his Bury the Heavens technique, leaving Leng Qingshuang uncertain whether Ning Wangshu could withstand it.