Chapter Summaries

Xiang Yu defeated Zhu Lunbin, but Zhu Lunbin summoned the Eye of Heavenly Punishment and trapped everyone in the area. Xiang Yu charged into the sky and thrust his sword at the Eye.

• Xiang Yu hurled his War Halberd through Zhu Lunbin’s True Immortal Dharma Form and pinned him to the ground.
• Zhu Lunbin called upon Lord Zilu after recognizing Xiang Yu as an ancient survivor, and the Eye of Heavenly Punishment appeared overhead.
• Zhang Lingyun urged Zhang Yu to flee, while the system warned him that the Eye had sealed the area and explained that Zilu sought control of the Heavenly Dao.
• Xiang Yu transformed into a towering Dharma Body, withstood the Eye’s lightning, and drove his sword toward it.

Qin Xuehua revealed her overwhelming power and joined Donghua and Maitreya to complete the Heavenly Dao Law and seal the world. She warned Zhang Yu that he must master the Rebellious Dao Seed to undo the seal and kill the Three Realms traitor, then began merging their power into Dao Ancestor Li’s corpse.

• The system identified the red cord as the cause of Dao Ancestor Li becoming a Love Brain and said his corpse and the Eight Divine Weapons held most of a Heavenly Dao Law.
• Qin Xuehua appeared with Donghua and Maitreya, and Zhang Yu and Zhang Lingyun were shocked by her identity and presence.
• Qin Xuehua confirmed she was connected to Zhang Yu’s body and said she would help complete the law to keep Zilu trapped in this world and hide the threat from other realms.
• Qin Xuehua told Zhang Yu to cultivate the Rebellious Dao Seed to its fullest and reach the supreme realm so he could break the seal and kill the Three Realms traitor.
• Qin Xuehua, Donghua, Maitreya, the red cord, and the Eight Divine Weapons poured their power into Dao Ancestor Li’s corpse.

The Eye of Heavenly Punishment unleashed world-ending thunder across the Eastern Sheng Kingdom and the five-nation coalition, while Xiang Yu and the Western Chu War Souls fought on beneath the relentless assault. Zhu Lunbin celebrated the destruction as a chance to gain merit, but Zhu Wuyin was shaken by the deaths surrounding her.

• The Eye of Heavenly Punishment struck villages, demon caves, and the five-nation coalition, killing civilians and soldiers across the Eastern Sheng Kingdom.
• Survivors blamed themselves for driving out the Sheng Family and forcing Sheng Yu to reclaim the military fortune.
• Xiang Yu and the Western Chu War Souls battled the thunder, and Xiang Yu, Longqie, and the millions of War Souls accepted the possibility of dying together.
• Zhu Lunbin pulled the War Halberd from his chest and celebrated the chance to earn merit from the Confucian Saint's Legacy.
• Zhu Wuyin felt distressed by the deaths, but Zhu Lunbin and Meng Hai told her not to let mortal suffering affect her Dao heart.

Zhang Yu used the complete Heavenly Dao Law to destroy the Eye of Heavenly Punishment and save the survivors, then fell to the ground when his borrowed immortal power ran out. Xiang Yu called him the unusual vessel chosen for the Rebellious Dao Seed.

• Zhang Yu appeared above Xiang Yu and the battle souls and blocked the world-destroying thunderbolts with the complete Heavenly Dao Law.
• Zhu Lunbin sensed the perfected law but fled with Zhu Wuyin, Meng Hai, and Zhang Qingyue rather than risk fighting while gravely wounded.
• Zhang Yu attacked the Eye of Heavenly Punishment with the chain of order, causing the eye to vanish and the thunderbolts to cease.
• Zhang Yu lost his immortal power and crashed face-first into the scorched earth, then complained that Xiang Yu and Longqie had not caught him.
• Xiang Yu told Zhang Yu that the Holy Emperor had chosen an unusual vessel for the Rebellious Dao Seed.

With Zilu trapped and Heavenly Dao sealed, dormant powers across the world emerged and the balance that had kept the Three Thousand Great Provinces at peace collapsed. Zhang Yu traveled with Zhang Lingyun and the Twelve Immortals toward the Soul Refining Sect, leaving his future uncertain.

• The Sword Sect leader sensed an opportunity to rise, while a gravely wounded one-armed man returned to the Jiang Family's sword peak.
• Ji Wuxiang ordered the Sacred Dragon Divine Dynasty to begin conquering the world, and the Primal Origin Divine Dynasty's emperor welcomed the prospect of changing the world's rules.
• A golden dragon at the Glazed Palace declared that the dragon race's return had come, as powerful figures across the Northern Plains, southern frontier, and Western Desert emerged from seclusion.
• Zhu Wuya left Jixia Academy's forbidden ground and summoned the deans of the four great western academies to meet, warning that Confucianism was in peril without Zilu.
• Zhang Yu traveled with Zhang Lingyun and the Twelve Immortals toward the Soul Refining Sect aboard a battered flying boat, then sighed when Zhang Lingyun asked him to stop pacing.

Hong Yue revealed that the system was only one fragment of a Rebellious Dao Seed and that Zhang Yu had two rival inheritances who could devour him. Facing the threat, Zhang Yu considered Hong Yue’s offer to gain cultivation by winning women’s affection.

• Hong Yue mocked the system’s restrictions and claimed she could control her missions to guide Zhang Yu’s cultivation.
• Hong Yue revealed that the system was not Emperor Xuanyuan’s remnant soul, but a spirit formed from his memories and a Rebellious Dao Seed.
• Hong Yue explained that more than a dozen Rebellious Dao Seeds had been split into three inheritances, which were meant to devour one another until only one survived.
• Zhang Yu realized the other two inheritances could be far stronger than him and feared they would devour him.
• Hong Yue offered Zhang Yu ten years of cultivation for every woman he won over and promised the Path of Many Loves would make women fall for him; Zhang Yu hesitated.

Zhang Lingyun brought Zhang Yu to the Soul Refining Sect, while the twelve Land Immortals agreed to remain nearby for ten years in case she needed them. At the sect gate, Zhang Yu learned that its once-in-a-decade disciple selection was underway and met a slick man in a tattered black robe.

• Zhang Lingyun refused to bring Ye Liushang and the other Land Immortals into the Soul Refining Sect, and arranged for them to stay within a thousand li for ten years.
• Ye Liushang and the others left the flying ship and dispersed to nearby locations, while Zhang Yu and Zhang Lingyun continued toward the sect on foot.
• Zhang Yu learned from a passing cultivator that the Soul Refining Sect was holding its disciple selection ceremony, which took place once every ten years.
• Zhang Yu and Zhang Lingyun reached the crowded sect gate, where Zhang Yu learned that the sect selected only five hundred disciples from tens of thousands of applicants.
• A man in a tattered black robe approached Zhang Yu and Zhang Lingyun and began speaking after confirming that the sect accepted about one person in a hundred.

Liu Bufan challenged Zhang Lingyun for claiming she could make Zhang Yu an inner sect disciple, and the dispute drew a crowd at the Soul Refining Sect’s selection ceremony. Zhang Lingyun refused to back down as Liu Bufan demanded that she reveal her connections.

• Liu Bufan mocked Zhang Lingyun’s claim and said the Soul Refining Sect required strength and service, not connections.
• Liu Bufan prepared to drive Zhang Lingyun and Zhang Yu away, but Wu Siyuan stepped between them and urged them to apologize.
• Liu Bufan insulted Wu Siyuan and brought up his old flame, while Wu Siyuan continued signaling for Zhang Lingyun and Zhang Yu to yield.
• Zhang Lingyun stepped forward and insisted that Zhang Yu could become an inner sect disciple because she said so.
• Liu Bufan drew the crowd’s attention to Zhang Lingyun’s claim, and the onlookers mocked her before he demanded she name her backing.

Zhang Lingyun revealed the Soul Token proving she was Jiang Ling, the long-missing Peak Master of Crimson Flame Peak, and punished Liu Bufan for mocking her. Her return alarmed Zhu Wuwang, who worried about what she might discover at Crimson Flame Peak.

• Liu Bufan and the Outer Disciples mocked Zhang Lingyun when she claimed to be a Peak Master.
• Zhang Lingyun revealed Jiang Ling’s blood-red Soul Token, proving her identity to the crowd.
• Liu Bufan knelt and begged for mercy, while Wu Siyuan realized he had urged the Peak Master to bow her head.
• Zhang Lingyun severed Liu Bufan’s left arm and warned him not to act so high and mighty.
• Zhu Wuwang recognized Jiang Ling’s return and worried about what she would learn of their past actions at Crimson Flame Peak.

Zhang Yu accepted Wu Siyuan’s Universe Bag to advance his “Greedy for Money” task, then heard Wu Siyuan’s request to become an Outer Disciple. Zhang Lingyun watched in anger as Zhang Yu’s public acceptance of the bribe embarrassed her.

• Hong Yue tried to tempt Zhang Yu into following her path, but he ignored her and accepted the “Greedy for Money” task.
• After Outer Disciples mocked Wu Siyuan for offering a bribe, Zhang Yu took Wu Siyuan’s Universe Bag.
• The system announced that Zhang Yu had completed 0.1% of the Greedy for Money persona, while Hong Yue and the system argued over the Rebellious Dao Seed.
• Wu Siyuan explained that he wanted Zhang Yu’s help becoming an Outer Disciple before his final year at the Soul Refining Sect ended.
• Zhang Lingyun glared at Zhang Yu as Wu Siyuan’s public request left the onlookers stunned.

Zhang Yu learned about Crimson Flame Peak’s wealth and eagerly planned to manage its businesses for his own benefit. After Zhang Lingyun brought him to the peak, a Black-Clad Youth challenged them, and Zhang Lingyun introduced herself as Jiang Ling and asked to see Qing Mu.

• Zhang Yu asked Zhang Lingyun to arrange for Wu Siyuan to enter the outer sect, and she agreed to have someone handle it.
• Zhang Yu asked about Crimson Flame Peak’s income, and Zhang Lingyun described its tribute from more than a dozen mortal kingdoms, markets, and spirit stone veins.
• Zhang Lingyun told Zhang Yu to help manage the Spirit Herb Garden and Alchemy Room, while he privately plotted to profit from them.
• Zhang Lingyun carried Zhang Yu to Crimson Flame Peak, where they saw well-kept medicinal fields staffed by Servant Disciples.
• A Black-Clad Youth confronted them at the mountain gate, and Zhang Lingyun identified herself as Jiang Ling and ordered him to summon Qing Mu.

Zhang Yu watched Zhu Wuwang confront Zhang Lingyun over control of Crimson Flame Peak and realized he needed a way to protect himself. With the system’s advice, he devised a plan to use smaller formations as nodes to gradually control Soul Refining Sect’s protective formation.

• Zhu Wuwang arrived with Hao Buren and challenged Zhang Lingyun, claiming his people had managed Crimson Flame Peak for her.
• Zhang Yu accused Zhu Wuwang and Hao Buren of seizing the peak, and Zhang Lingyun attacked Hao Buren with a blood-red sword strike.
• Zhu Wuwang blocked Zhang Lingyun’s strike and unleashed his Fifth Rank Land Immortal pressure as she prepared to fight him.
• Zhang Yu considered taking control of Soul Refining Sect’s earth veins and protective formation but doubted he had the power to manage it directly.
• The system explained that Zhang Yu could use formations he controlled as nodes to gradually command larger formations, and he resolved to begin setting this up after the confrontation.

Zhang Lingyun survived Zhu Wuwang’s Myriad Souls Banner by revealing her Golden Body of Merit and counterattacking with her sword. As she pressed Zhu Wuwang back, he forcibly drew out a peak Heavenly Human Realm vengeful soul from his banner.

• Zhu Wuwang unleashed his Myriad Souls Banner and sent ten thousand soul-shadows to devour Zhang Lingyun.
• The souls swallowed Zhang Lingyun, and Zhu Wuwang turned his attention toward Zhang Yu, intending to kill him next.
• Golden light burst from the black mist as Zhang Lingyun revealed her Golden Body of Merit, destroying the soul-shadows and burning the banner.
• Zhang Lingyun challenged Zhu Wuwang and attacked with her sword, forcing him to retreat beneath the power of her merit.
• Zhu Wuwang shook the Myriad Souls Banner and forcibly extracted a peak Heavenly Human Realm vengeful soul to shield himself.

Zhang Yu fought off Hao Buren with Soul Power while Zhang Lingyun tried to rescue him from Zhu Wuwang’s restraint. The chapter left Zhang Yu nearly out of strength as Hao Buren closed in with a Soul Extraction Nail.

• Zhang Yu used a Spirit Soul Sword against Hao Buren, who dodged the attack and countered with a soul-corroding palm strike.
• Zhang Lingyun saved Zhang Yu from Hao Buren’s palm, giving Zhu Wuwang an opening to break free of her suppression.
• Zhu Wuwang ordered Hao Buren to capture Zhang Yu and extract his soul, hoping to exploit Zhang Lingyun’s concern for him.
• Zhu Wuwang bound Zhang Lingyun with the Myriad Souls Banner while Hao Buren attacked Zhang Yu with a Soul Extraction Nail.
• Zhang Yu repeatedly attacked Hao Buren with Spirit Soul Swords, but his Soul Power dwindled as Hao Buren evaded them.
• Zhang Lingyun furiously tried to reach Zhang Yu, but Zhu Wuwang held her back despite his injuries from her Golden Light of Merit.

Zhang Yu recited the Ode to Righteousness and summoned heaven-sent Righteous Qi, turning the battle against Hao Buren and helping Zhang Lingyun pressure Zhu Wuwang. The chapter ended with Zhang Yu’s final surge of Righteous Qi destroying Hao Buren and scattering his soul.

• As Hao Buren attacked, Zhang Yu began chanting the Ode to Righteousness, drawing a torrent of Righteous Qi from the Nine Heavens.
• The Righteous Qi dissolved Hao Buren’s Baleful Intent and hurled him back, while Zhang Lingyun used the opening to damage Zhu Wuwang’s Myriad Souls Banner.
• Zhang Yu formed Righteous Qi into sword strikes that countered Hao Buren’s demonic power and drove him into retreat.
• Zhang Lingyun called Zhang Yu her disciple and warned Pink Skull not to seduce him, then renewed her assault on Zhu Wuwang.
• Zhang Yu completed the Ode to Righteousness, and the resulting pillar of light engulfed Hao Buren, reducing him to ash and scattering his soul.

Zhang Lingyun was forced to surrender Crimson Flame Peak to Zhu Wuwang, while Zhang Yu challenged Elder Xing and was struck down. As Zhang Yu struggled to gather his Righteous Qi again, Xing Tian continued to watch him with cruel interest.

• Xing Tian defended Zhu Wuwang and ordered Zhang Lingyun to compensate him by handing over Crimson Flame Peak.
• Zhu Wuwang demanded that Zhang Yu pay with his life for killing Hao Buren, and Xing Tian backed the demand.
• Zhang Yu accused Xing Tian and Zhu Wuwang of protecting each other, prompting Zhang Lingyun to plead for Xing Tian's forgiveness.
• Xing Tian attacked Zhang Yu with overwhelming Soul Power, scattering his Righteous Qi and smashing him into a mountainside.
• Zhang Yu recited the Ode to Righteousness through his injuries as his Righteous Qi gathered around him again.

Zhang Yu formed a Literary Path Killing Formation from nine works and their Vast Righteous Qi, turning the battle against Zhu Wuwang. The formation destroyed Zhu Wuwang’s Soul Extraction Nail and left him gravely wounded, while Xing Tian remained the looming threat.

• Xing Tian’s pressure forced Zhang Lingyun to collapse as Zhu Wuwang’s Soul Extraction Nail pierced Zhang Yu’s barrier and closed in on him.
• Zhang Yu used eight formation discs to arrange a Nine Palaces array while continuing to recite the Ode to Righteousness.
• Eight works rang out from the discs, joining Zhang Yu’s recitation to form a Literary Path Killing Formation of nine strands of Vast Righteous Qi.
• The formation’s righteous energy purified Zhu Wuwang’s Soul Extraction Nail and blasted him into a mountainside, leaving him near collapse.

Zhang Yu’s Kunpeng phantom clashed with Xing Tian’s Blood Moon Devouring Souls, forcing the Eighth Rank Land Immortal to burn his life essence to keep fighting. Their powers remained locked in a battle of attrition, with the outcome depending on who ran out of strength first.

• The Peak Masters recognized Zhang Yu’s Kunpeng as a powerful fusion of Righteous Qi and array formations.
• Xing Tian summoned Blood Moon Devouring Souls and sent the blood moon crashing against Zhang Yu’s Kunpeng.
• The Kunpeng’s righteous power suppressed the Soul Refining Sect cultivators and began dissolving Xing Tian’s blood moon.
• Xing Tian burned his life essence to strengthen the blood moon and hold back the Kunpeng.
• Zhang Yu sustained the Kunpeng by reciting the nine peerless texts as Xing Tian’s strength dwindled, leaving their battle locked in attrition.

Vice Sect Master Helian Jue stopped Zhang Yu and Xing Tian’s attacks from destroying the Soul Refining Sect, then judged Zhu Wuwang for seizing Crimson Flame Peak and refining its disciples. After Helian Jue freed the souls trapped in the Myriad Souls Banner, Xing Tian challenged his fairness.

• Helian Jue appeared and used a giant azure palm to extinguish the mighty roc and scarlet blood moon before they collided.
• The Peak Masters, Zhang Lingyun, Xing Tian, and Zhang Yu greeted Helian Jue, while Zhang Yu wondered whether the Vice Sect Master was a friend or foe.
• Helian Jue confirmed that Zhu Wuwang had taken over Crimson Flame Peak and refined its disciples, while also noting that Zhang Lingyun had been absent for a thousand years.
• Helian Jue shattered the Myriad Souls Banner and freed Qing Mu and the other vengeful souls, causing Zhu Wuwang to collapse after his Natal Artifact was destroyed.
• Xing Tian questioned whether Helian Jue was showing Zhang Lingyun too much favoritism.

Zhang Yu and Zhang Lingyun confronted Zhu Wuwang over Crimson Flame Peak’s stolen revenue, and Qing Mu exposed Zhu’s lies by bluffing about the annual income. Helian Jue settled the dispute by ordering Zhu to pay two hundred thousand spirit stones, leaving Zhang Yu calculating how much cultivation he could gain from them.

• Zhang Yu asked Qing Mu how much revenue Crimson Flame Peak received, and Qing Mu reported five thousand spirit stones a year.
• Zhu Wuwang challenged Qing Mu’s figure and revealed that the peak’s revenue had been higher than he claimed.
• Zhu Wuwang argued that expenses left him with less than ten percent of the revenue, and Xing Tian proposed a settlement of one hundred thousand spirit stones.
• Zhang Lingyun accepted Helian Jue’s decision, and Helian Jue ordered Zhu Wuwang to pay two hundred thousand spirit stones.
• Zhang Yu calculated that embezzling the compensation could earn him about 548 years of cultivation.