Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Lu Li’s group storms the Lou Family estate after the Scarred Elder breaks its gates. Fighting erupts, and Lou Family members are thrown out dead and mutilated.
• Lou Sheng, newly a saint, rises in a Qilin-backed vision and confronts the intruders. He stops the Scarred Elder’s mighty sword strike with one finger, shattering the elder’s blade and leaving him with a severe chest wound.
• The wounded elder acknowledges the gap between them and says he is finished fighting. Lou Sheng rejects this and seals the estate, intending to kill everyone involved, including Lu Li, Ye Qiu, and their companions.
• Before Lou Sheng can strike, a short, ugly, one-footed elder bursts through the barrier. His aura overwhelms Lou Sheng: he is a Great Saint, far stronger than an ordinary saint.
• Lou Sheng calls on three other Saint Realm experts from the Great Dao Academy, making four saints in total. The newcomer ignores his challenge and shifts aside; Lou Sheng and the other three suddenly turn pale with terror at what they see.

Character developments and interactions

• Lou Sheng displays the overwhelming power—and pride—of a newly elevated saint. He considers the intruders’ attack an affront to his status and intends to punish them all, but the Great Saint’s arrival exposes how outmatched he is.
• The Scarred Elder tests Lou Sheng, is badly injured, then calmly concedes the fight and withdraws. His composure contrasts with the panic around him.
• Lu Li remains composed despite the Scarred Elder’s defeat and Lou Sheng’s threat. Ye Qiu is shaken but stays because Lu Li does; their exchange with Wu Xiaokai, who urges them to flee, highlights their loyalty and his nervousness.
• Li Xingchen quietly edges toward the back of the crowd, ready to escape.
• The newcomers’ apparent numerical advantage—Lou Sheng backed by three Great Dao Academy saints—fails to reassure them once the Great Saint appears to be making way for someone or something still more alarming.

Significant themes

• Power and hierarchy: The difference between saints and Great Saints is shown as a vast gulf, just as Lou Sheng’s single-finger defeat of the Scarred Elder demonstrates the gap between ordinary cultivators and saints.
• Pride and consequences: Lou Sheng’s insistence on defending his reputation escalates the confrontation after the elder has already withdrawn.
• Courage, loyalty, and fear: Lu Li and Ye Qiu stand firm, while Wu Xiaokai and Li Xingchen react with understandable fear.
• Suspense and escalation: The chapter repeatedly overturns expectations, ending on the revelation that even four saints are terrified by what the Great Saint’s arrival signals.

Key plot points and events

• As the four Saints threaten Ye Qiu and Lu Li, a host of powerful figures arrives through the Void: twenty-one Great Saints and one Saint King.
• The newcomers bow to Lu Li as their “Miss,” then bow to Ye Qiu after she identifies him as her son-in-law. Lu Li orders them to destroy the Lou Family and its allies.
• Lou Sheng begs to know what he did wrong. Lu Li gives him no explanation, saying only that he should not be born into the Lou Family in his next life, then leaves with Ye Qiu.
• Lu Li, Ye Qiu, and their companions emerge alive. The onlookers, who had assumed they were dead, soon learn the battle’s outcome when heads are thrown from the estate: Lou Sheng and three Great Dao Academy Saints have been killed, along with many others.
• The Lou Family estate collapses, leaving a wasteland. The sky darkens, the sun vanishes, and a blood-red haze spreads across the heavens.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li reveals the extraordinary force behind her and acts with cold authority, ordering the destruction without hesitation.
• Ye Qiu is unexpectedly acknowledged as Lu Li’s son-in-law. He is uncomfortable with the powerful newcomers’ deference, but stands at Lu Li’s side.
• Wu Xiaokai and Li Xingchen swing from fear to fervent loyalty when the reinforcements arrive; Li Xingchen even rushes to defend Ye Qiu and Lu Li.
• Lou Sheng shifts from arrogant confidence to terror and desperation, but receives no reprieve.
• The onlookers and the Lou Family’s guests are left stunned as presumed victims return alive and the once-powerful family is wiped out.

Significant themes

• Hidden power and reversals: The apparent imbalance of power is overturned by Lu Li’s overwhelming backing.
• Pride and consequences: Lou Sheng’s certainty in his status proves useless when faced with superior power.
• Loyalty and protection: Wu Xiaokai and Li Xingchen declare their support for Ye Qiu and Lu Li when danger peaks.
• Massive, unsettling consequences: The destruction is followed by a supernatural change in the sky, suggesting the massacre has repercussions beyond the estate.

Key events

• At the height of the Lou Family’s prestige, Lu Li’s group destroys the clan and kills its newly risen Saint, Lou Sheng, along with three Ancient Saints of the Great Dao Academy.
• Lu Li openly claims responsibility, tells the Academy it may come for her, then leaves with Ye Qiu and the others. Powerful figures accompanying them remain hidden.
• The killing triggers a supernatural sign: the sky turns blood-red, thunder roars, and blood-colored rain spreads across the region. Witnesses recognize it as “Heaven’s Cry,” the omen that a saint has fallen.
• The Great Dao Academy, which had assumed its four saints were safe, rushes to the scene. Its leaders discover the slaughter and learn Lu Li’s name. They order their forces to pursue her, while wondering whether major events in the Mortal World explain her arrival.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li is revealed as the group’s bold, decisive leader: she takes responsibility for the killings without hesitation and departs calmly, hand in hand with Ye Qiu.
• The Great Dao Academy’s leaders shift from confidence in their authority to fury and alarm. They regard the deaths as both a devastating loss and a direct challenge to the Academy’s power.
• The onlookers move from stunned disbelief to terror as the blood rain confirms that the saints are truly dead.
• Lu Li’s group is followed by formidable but unseen allies, whose auras alone frighten those nearby.

Significant themes

• The fallibility of the powerful: Saints, ordinarily treated as near-immortal pillars of society, can be slain.
• The cost and scale of upheaval: One act of violence reverberates across the heavens and prompts a major political response.
• Pride and authority challenged: The Academy’s belief that its prestige and founding legacy make it untouchable is shaken by Lu Li’s defiance.
• Heavenly order and grief: Blood Rain and thunder give cosmic force to the deaths, presenting a saint’s fall as a disruption of the Great Dao itself.

Key plot points and events

• The Great Dao Academy responds to the killing of four Saints with a massive mobilization: it sends forces led by a Saint King and a Saint Emperor, enters its highest state of readiness, and prepares to summon its Ancestors.
• The Sword Sect and Pill Tower also monitor events closely. The Star Pavilion allows Lu Li and Ye Qiu to use its teleportation array but refuses to take sides.
• Lu Li, Ye Qiu, and their companions travel to the Martial Domain, home of the Martial Tower.
• At the domain’s boundary, Lu Li orders the entrance opened. A crimson-bearded elder with a wolf-tooth club breaks the barrier and destroys the Boundary Stele bearing the Martial Ancestor’s name, suffering backlash from its residual intent.
• The group proceeds into the domain and defeats another Great Saint who tries to stop them. When he identifies himself as Zhao Tianyang of the Zhao Family, Lu Li connects the family to Zhao Junlin and orders: “Bring him home and bury him.”

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li remains composed and commanding, directing the group’s actions without pausing to negotiate. Her recognition of Zhao Tianyang’s family suggests a personal connection or grievance involving Zhao Junlin.
• Ye Qiu travels beside Lu Li, who holds his hand; she also notices that his aura is growing stronger, implying that something significant may be approaching for him.
• The crimson-bearded elder and his companions act as Lu Li’s enforcers. They carry out her orders despite the dangerous backlash from destroying the Martial Ancestor’s stele.
• The Martial Tower’s defenders shift from stern resistance to fear and shock as their barriers are breached and their Great Saint is defeated.

Significant themes

• Escalating conflict and institutional pride: Major powers mobilize not only over casualties but to defend their standing and legacy.
• Power backed by action: Lu Li’s group makes its intentions clear through force rather than argument.
• Caution and neutrality: The Star Pavilion chooses observation over intervention, reflecting the risks of taking sides amid a wider upheaval.
• The weight of legacy: Even a remnant of the Martial Ancestor’s power exacts a cost, showing how the past continues to shape present conflicts.

Plot points and events

• Six Great Saints appear, eliminating any chance for the captured enemies to escape. They are subdued and taken toward the Zhao Family.
• Wu Xiaokai and Li Xingchen eagerly lead the advance, with Ye Qiu in tow. When opponents block the way, Li Xingchen defers to Lu Li; she effortlessly destroys them, and the group presses on.
• They reach the Martial Tower’s imposing grounds. Its immense size and pressure silence even the usually boastful Wu Xiaokai and Li Xingchen, while Ye Qiu is awed by its grandeur.
• Inside the tower, Zhao Junlin reports that the Martial Ancestor’s Statue was shattered, Heaven’s Gate taken, and numerous Martial Tower fighters killed. The Great Martial Commissioner dismisses the threat, assuming people from the Mortal World pose little danger.
• An elder arrives with a fuller report: the attackers have also destroyed the Lou Family, killed four Great Saints of the Great Dao Academy and three Great Saints of the Martial Tower, and breached the Martial Domain’s defenses. The commissioner’s composure collapses; he strikes the messenger in anger and rushes out to confront the attackers.
• Zhao Junlin follows, delighted that Lu Li and her allies have come directly to the Martial Tower, confident they will now suffer.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li remains confident and decisive; she responds to Li Xingchen’s “sister-in-law” address with amusement and dispatches the obstruction without effort.
• Li Xingchen is brash and eager to fight, but knows when to defer to Lu Li, then resumes leading the charge.
• Wu Xiaokai begins in high spirits but is visibly humbled by the Martial Tower’s scale and pressure.
• Ye Qiu is impressed by the tower, while accompanying the group’s advance.
• Zhao Junlin shifts from terror at Lu Li’s power to renewed confidence when the Martial Tower appears ready to retaliate.
• The Great Martial Commissioner moves from arrogant dismissal to panic once he learns the true scale of the losses. His fury at the elder reflects his shock and fear.

Significant themes

• Arrogance and misjudgment: The Martial Tower underestimates the attackers because they come from the Mortal World, then discovers the danger too late.
• Power and intimidation: Lu Li’s effortless strength contrasts with the Martial Tower’s imposing reputation and the commissioner’s confidence.
• Reversal of expectations: The group does not merely approach the tower cautiously; they bring the fight to its gates.
• Loyalty and hierarchy: Li Xingchen’s deference to Lu Li shows that, beneath his bravado, he recognizes and trusts her superior power.

Key events

• Lu Li confronts the Martial Tower over Zhao Junlin’s threats. When the Grand Martial Director arrives, she refuses to acknowledge him.
• Twenty-one Great Saints appear behind Lu Li, forcing the Director to abandon his hostility and ask what she wants.
• Lu Li accuses Zhao Junlin of threatening her and her clan. The Director orders him to apologize, then offers Zhao Junlin—and even the whole Zhao Family—to Lu Li to avoid a fight.
• Lu Li reveals that her forces have already destroyed the Zhao Family, displaying its severed heads in the plaza. She clarifies that her real target is the Martial Tower.
• When the Director continues trying to contain the conflict, Lu Li deliberately insults him and the Tower, boasting of her previous attacks on its allies and leaders.
• The provocation succeeds: the Martial Tower summons its forces, including three Saint Kings. Lu Li remains unimpressed and prepares to show them “something truly ruthless.”

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li is shown as supremely confident and deliberately provocative. She does not merely seek an apology or compensation; she wants the Martial Tower to fight, and she pushes its leadership until it does.
• The Grand Martial Director begins with authority and killing intent but quickly shifts to caution and conciliation when faced with Lu Li’s overwhelming backing. His restraint finally gives way to anger under her insults.
• Zhao Junlin goes from boastful confidence to terror and humiliation. He denies making the threat, is forced to kneel and apologize, then collapses when he learns his family has been wiped out.
• Wu Xiaokai and Li Xingchen support Lu Li’s accusation as witnesses.
• The exchange between Lu Li and the Director becomes a contest of nerve: he offers concessions to avert war, while she rejects them and openly tries to provoke him.

Significant themes

• Power and deterrence: The Martial Tower’s authority falters once it realizes Lu Li has twenty-one Great Saints behind her.
• Pride versus pragmatism: The Director tries to weigh the costs of conflict, but Lu Li attacks his restraint as cowardice until pride overrides caution.
• Escalation and provocation: Lu Li turns a dispute over Zhao Junlin into a direct challenge to the Martial Tower, intentionally driving the confrontation toward war.
• Reversal of expectations: The Tower’s vast assembled force—including three Saint Kings—appears formidable, yet Lu Li treats it as insufficient, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Plot points and events

• Lu Li summons the Dao Guardian Alliance against the Martial Tower. First, six Saint Kings appear; then banner-bearing forces arrive from across the Martial Domain, each led by a Saint King and backed by hundreds of Saint cultivators and God King troops.
• Lu Li continues summoning, revealing even more Saint Kings and several Saint Emperors. The Martial Tower’s confidence collapses as it realizes the Alliance far exceeds its intelligence and expectations.
• The Martial Tower Master activates the Tower Guardian Formation and summons five Supreme Elders from a secret realm. Their Saint Weapons combine with the formation to create a colossal sword.
• Before the Tower can retaliate, a massive stone statue crashes down and shatters the formation in one blow, injuring the Supreme Elders.
• The Alliance members hail the statue as their Alliance Leader. A young-looking man steps out, damages the Martial Tower with a single step, and then bows respectfully to Lu Li, addressing her as “My lady.”

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li displays commanding authority: her repeated calls bring forth an immense force, while the Alliance Leader’s deference to her reveals her exceptional status within the organization.
• The Martial Tower’s leaders shift from arrogance to fear and desperation. The Tower Master’s formidable preparations prove useless against the Alliance Leader.
• The Alliance Leader is introduced as both overwhelmingly powerful and deeply respectful toward Lu Li.
• The Alliance forces show unified loyalty, greeting their leader in unison.

Significant themes

• Power and surprise: The Alliance’s strength overwhelms the Tower’s assumptions and intelligence network.
• Unity and hierarchy: The Alliance combines forces under powerful leaders, yet its mightiest figure openly submits to Lu Li’s authority.
• Appearance versus reality: The Alliance Leader looks young and the arriving forces seem almost unbelievable, but their power is decisive.

Key plot points and events

• A young white-robed man arrives, revered by the Dao Guardian Alliance’s powerful figures. Lu Li reproaches him for being late and orders him to deal with the Martial Tower.
• The man’s single kick overwhelms the Tower’s defenses and its five Supreme Elders. Lu Li explains that he took the Martial Ancestor’s Fortune and doubts the Martial Ancestor will let the Tower remain neutral.
• Lu Li declares that the Martial Tower must be destroyed wherever he goes. The Alliance’s forces advance, while the Tower’s leaders insist they have no personal hostility toward him.
• The Martial Tower tries to summon its ancestors by sacrificing its members’ power, but the attempt fails: the Myriad Heavens War has cut off their aid. A second attempt to contact the Martial Ancestor also fails because battle rages beyond the Myriad Heavens.
• The five Supreme Elders escalate their sacrifice. Three destroy themselves to create a pillar of light, but the white-robed man crushes it and then kills the remaining two, annihilating all five.
• Just as his enormous hand descends on the Tower, an even stronger presence crushes it. The white-robed man recognizes that this presence has sensed him.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li remains cold and decisive. He prioritizes Ye Qiu by holding his hand and seating him with Nan Qingyue, then orders the Tower’s destruction rather than accepting its assurances.
• The white-robed man shows complete deference to Lu Li, despite his immense strength. He is otherwise calm and overwhelmingly powerful, though the force that breaks his attack may pose a genuine challenge.
• Ye Qiu is treated by Lu Li as someone exceptionally important. The white-robed man appears to have watched and assessed him since before he emerged from the stone statue.
• The Martial Tower’s five Supreme Elders move from respectful appeals to desperate self-sacrifice. Their devotion to preserving the Tower is emphasized, but their efforts cannot overcome the attackers or summon outside help.
• The Tower’s leaders and Lu Li directly confront the consequences of his taking the Martial Ancestor’s Fortune: the Tower cannot promise neutrality if its ancestor demands action.

Significant themes

• Power and helplessness: The Tower’s grand defenses and sacrifices are insignificant against vastly superior forces.
• Loyalty and sacrifice: The Supreme Elders willingly risk death to save their orthodoxy.
• War on an immense scale: Conflicts extend from the Upper Realm to the Myriad Heavens and beyond, leaving even legendary powers occupied.
• Uncertainty and escalation: The mysterious aura that destroys the white-robed man’s attack hints that a still greater power has entered the conflict.

Plot and events

• The White Robe Alliance Leader senses a terrifying presence approaching and orders the Dao Guardian Alliance to protect Lu Li. He tries to hold back the force descending from above, but his hands are blown apart and he is driven into the ground.
• The pressure spreads across the Martial Domain. Even Saint Kings are injured, while weaker cultivators are forced to their knees or crushed to the ground. Lu Li and his companions remain safe beneath the Alliance’s protection.
• Brother Snake identifies the presence as that of a Great Emperor—not the Martial Ancestor, whose power would be vastly greater. The Martial Tower’s people mistake the arrival for their salvation and cheer, believing the Great Emperor will punish their enemies.
• As the sky breaks open and the presence floods into the realm, Lu Li takes Ye Qiu’s hand and steps forward. The Alliance’s defenders immediately regain their composure, and the White Robe Alliance Leader realizes Lu Li is unharmed and relaxes.
• The Martial Tower’s celebration abruptly falters. Zhao Junlin and the others stare ahead in shock; even a man who had been mocking Zhao Junlin loses his composure when he sees what has arrived. The chapter ends before revealing the cause of their reaction.

Character developments and interactions

• The White Robe Alliance Leader shows his resolve by confronting the descending force to protect Lu Li, but is badly wounded. His relief at seeing Lu Li safe suggests he understands that Lu Li’s presence changes the situation.
• Lu Li remains calm under immense pressure and takes Ye Qiu’s hand before stepping forward, prompting the Alliance’s forces to steady themselves.
• Ye Qiu calls on Brother Snake anxiously. Brother Snake first jokes that he is asleep, then gives a serious assessment of the threat.
• Zhao Junlin remains silent and motionless while others tease him, foreshadowing the shock that overtakes the Martial Tower.
• The Martial Tower’s people swing from despair to triumphant confidence, then freeze when confronted with an unexpected sight.

Significant themes

• Power and scale: Even a few “threads” of a Great Emperor’s presence can overwhelm powerful cultivators, while the Martial Ancestor is described as far beyond that.
• False confidence and dramatic reversal: The Martial Tower assumes the arrival will save it, but its celebration ends in terror.
• Protection and leadership: The Alliance’s defenders shield Lu Li’s group despite their own injuries, and Lu Li’s calm presence appears to restore their strength.
• Suspense: The unseen arrival’s power is established through its effects, while the chapter withholds its identity or appearance.

Plot points and events

• The Martial Tower’s boastful leader expects the Great Emperor’s power to protect the faction, but learns the Emperor is dead.
• The Dao Guardian Alliance arrives in force. Its superior elite fighters overwhelm the Martial Tower, which is wiped out; its ruined grounds become a warning to the Upper Realm’s other powers.
• A pink-clad woman, Luo Yue, and a cold, commanding man, Luo Feng, approach Lu Li and tell her to leave with them because the conflict above has become dangerous.
• Lu Li refuses their orders at first, trades barbed remarks with both, then takes Ye Qiu aside. Looking up at the Firmament, she says she will try to hold on one more time.
• As Ye Qiu’s Second Step of Bloodline awakens, the aura targeting him grows rapidly stronger.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li remains defiant and self-possessed, but her private promise reveals uncertainty and emotional strain beneath her confidence. Her closeness to Ye Qiu is apparent in her holding his hand and glancing at him while teasing Luo Yue.
• Luo Feng projects authority and expects obedience. Lu Li’s refusal unsettles him, while her recognition of him as “Seventeen” hints at a prior connection; he insists she call him Luo Feng.
• Luo Yue is warm and curious, and tries to persuade Lu Li gently before becoming firm. Lu Li needles her by comparing their beauty, then threatens her for pressing the issue.
• Ye Qiu stays mostly silent, but his awakened bloodline draws a dangerous force’s attention.

Significant themes

• Power and consequences: The destruction of the Martial Tower demonstrates how little status matters against overwhelming strength.
• Defiance versus authority: Lu Li challenges both Luo Feng’s commands and Luo Yue’s insistence.
• Uncertain endurance: Lu Li’s promise to “try” rather than guarantee she can hold on underscores the personal cost and looming danger of protecting or staying with Ye Qiu.
• Escalating conflict: The fight over Dao fortune has reopened, and Ye Qiu’s awakening threatens to intensify an already vast struggle.

Key plot points and events

• As a dangerous aura locks onto Ye Qiu’s Bloodline again, Lu Li warns that she will try to withstand it “just one more time.” Ye Qiu realizes she may be near her limit: she has already taken on much of the backlash from seizing Heaven’s Gate and even severed her Dao to help him.
• Lu Li ignores Ye Qiu’s attempt to retreat and carries him to the highest point of the Upper Realm’s sky, confronting the aura directly.
• A gigantic Blood Heaven Blade tears through the heavens and descends toward them. Its force shakes the entire Upper Realm and terrifies even powerful figures such as Luo Yue and Luo Feng.
• Luo Feng orders Lu Li down, but she defies him. He then tries to stop the Dao Guardian Alliance from intervening, apparently willing to let Lu Li die.
• The Alliance’s White-Robed Leader chooses to protect Lu Li, declaring that their duty is to guard the Dao. The Alliance attacks the first blade’s pressure together, suffering devastating casualties before the blade breaks apart.
• A second, stronger wave follows. Lu Li refuses to retreat, saying that those above must bear it; if they fail, everyone will die.
• The threat is revealed to extend beyond the Upper Realm: the Blood Heaven Blade has descended from beyond the Myriad Heavens. Across the star domains, people meet it head-on, and the resulting bloodshed and destruction shock even those fighting in the renewed war.
• The chapter ends with the blade’s remaining edge breaking into the Upper Realm despite the resistance, killing three Saint Kings at once.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li shows both determination and vulnerability. Her calm resolve conceals severe strain, and her promise to “try” suggests she may not survive another confrontation. She chooses to protect Ye Qiu and confront the danger rather than withdraw.
• Ye Qiu understands how badly Lu Li has been hurt and tries to escape the threat, but she keeps hold of him and carries him upward.
• Luo Feng asserts his authority and orders Lu Li to stop, then attempts to prevent the Alliance from helping her. His cold attitude contrasts sharply with the Alliance’s willingness to sacrifice itself.
• The White-Robed Alliance Leader defies Luo Feng, judging that protecting Lu Li and the Dao is more important than avoiding the Alliance’s casualties. The Alliance follows his lead and acts collectively.

Significant themes

• Duty and sacrifice: The Alliance accepts enormous losses to fulfill its obligation to protect the Dao and prevent a wider catastrophe.
• Power and defiance: Lu Li and the White-Robed Leader resist Luo Feng’s authority, while the heavenly blade demonstrates a force that overwhelms even the Upper Realm’s strongest defenders.
• The cost of protection: Lu Li’s efforts to help Ye Qiu have already damaged her, and the defenders’ resistance exacts a terrible price.
• Cosmic upheaval: The blade’s appearance and the renewed struggle for Great Dao Fortune disrupt expectations across the Myriad Heavens, suggesting that the established order has been overturned.

Key plot points and events

• A third, more powerful Blood Heaven Blade descends, shaking the entire Universe. Great Powers beyond the Myriad Heavens and then the Dao Guardian Alliance struggle to blunt it, but its remaining force reaches the Upper Realm.
• The attack kills more Saint Kings and badly wounds the White-Robed Alliance Leader. Ye Qiu realizes the assault is far beyond the first Lightning Tribulation, though he does not know that distant realms have absorbed most of its power.
• Lu Li releases Ye Qiu’s hand and confronts the blade. The mysterious Sword Maiden within her silences Ye Qiu, then joins Lu Li in summoning an Ancient Sword.
• The sword clashes with the Blood Heaven Blade in a battle that devastates the Martial Domain and sends everyone flying. The Blood Heaven Blade finally shatters, but the Ancient Sword is left badly cracked.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu is horrified and baffled by the seemingly relentless attack. He is injured in the clash and wants to return to help Lu Li when he sees the sword’s damage.
• Lu Li reveals a power far beyond anything previously seen from her, acting decisively to protect Ye Qiu and everyone else.
• The Sword Maiden emerges as a powerful, independent presence within Lu Li. She warns Ye Qiu to stay out of the fight and fights alongside Lu Li.
• The White-Robed Alliance Leader and the Dao Guardian Alliance continue resisting despite knowing the blade may overwhelm them; they take heavy casualties and shield those behind them.
• Luo Yue and Luo Feng witness Lu Li’s power. Luo Feng’s earlier prejudice gives way to fear, while Luo Yue’s curiosity turns to shock and grave concern.
• Ye Qiu’s companions—including Wu Xiaokai, Yuan Gang, Li Zhenzhen, and Chen Luolan—are swept away unconscious and scattered beyond the Martial Domain.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and collective protection: Powerful figures endure terrible losses to shield others and the Universe.
• Power and mystery: Lu Li and the Sword Maiden reveal abilities that surpass the established limits of the world.
• Relentless fate versus survival: The repeated blades seem determined to kill Ye Qiu, leaving him and everyone else bewildered by the apparent lack of any chance to escape.
• Victory at a cost: The threat is destroyed, but the Ancient Sword is gravely damaged and the battlefield is left in ruins.

Key plot points and events

• Lu Li’s damaged sword form dissolves, leaving her barely tangible and fading. She briefly threatens the unseen force that has been targeting Ye Qiu.
• Lu Li’s two competing wills struggle for control: her familiar, affectionate self and the cold, sinister Sword Maiden. When Luo Feng interrupts her attempt to reach Ye Qiu, the Sword Maiden brutally beats him and nearly kills him. Luo Yue and the White-Robed Alliance Leader cannot stop her.
• Lu Li regains herself long enough to say goodbye. She explains that she must leave to confront the force behind the attacks on Ye Qiu. She asks him to wait for her, promising that if she dies or forgets him, she will return to the Maple Forest outside Nanshan City.
• Ye Qiu tries to follow and hold her, but her body has become intangible. The Alliance Leader and others carry her through the Azure Summit into the Myriad Heavens. Her final glance back is not Lu Li’s affectionate expression but the Sword Maiden’s mocking one.
• Luo Yue carries the injured Luo Feng after them with the Dao Guardian Alliance. Ye Qiu cannot reach the distant passage. Nan Qingyue also leaves, refusing to take him because his presence would make things harder for Lu Li.
• As the passage closes, Nan Qingyue drops Ye Qiu a Storage Ring and warns that Lu Li may be saved, sealed away, or destroyed.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Li: Her fading body reflects her unstable identity and divided wills. Her love for Ye Qiu remains clear, but she chooses to leave to protect him and pursue their enemy. Her farewell mixes devotion, grief, and uncertainty.
• Ye Qiu: Desperate to keep Lu Li with him, he pursues her despite being unable to touch or reach her. He is left with her promise and Nan Qingyue’s grim warning.
• The Sword Maiden: Takes control when Lu Li is provoked, showing overwhelming power and cruelty through her attack on Luo Feng. Her contemptuous final look suggests she remains a threat to Lu Li’s bond with Ye Qiu.
• Nan Qingyue: She chooses to leave Lu Li’s fate uncertain rather than let Ye Qiu follow, believing he would endanger or hinder her. Her final message is unusually grave.
• Luo Feng and Luo Yue: Luo Feng’s interruption triggers the Sword Maiden’s violence; he is left critically injured. Luo Yue attempts to intervene but is completely overpowered by Lu Li’s presence.

Significant themes

• Love and separation: Lu Li and Ye Qiu’s bond is tested by a parting neither can prevent.
• Identity and inner conflict: Lu Li’s shifting expressions and voice reveal the struggle between her own personality and the Sword Maiden.
• Power and helplessness: Even Ye Qiu’s determination cannot overcome the forces and realms separating him from Lu Li.
• Uncertainty and sacrifice: Lu Li leaves to confront a danger aimed at Ye Qiu, while those around them cannot promise she will survive or remain herself.

Key plot points and events

• After Lu Li departs, Ye Qiu fixates on Nan Qingyue’s warning that Lu Li may have been “destroyed.” He resolves to reach the place above the Azure Summit and become strong enough to find out what happened.
• Ye Qiu retrieves Nan Qingyue’s Storage Ring. Inside are enormous stores of Eight-Color Pills, Divine Crystals, divine materials, and medicines from the Southern State—resources prepared to support him whether he failed or advanced to higher realms.
• The ring also contains foods Ye Qiu enjoys and clothes Lu Li made for him. The clothing shows how she gradually learned to sew despite previously claiming she disliked such pursuits.
• As Ye Qiu mourns Lu Li’s care and sacrifice, his determination to grow stronger intensifies. He vows to break through the Azure Summit; Brother Snake encourages him.
• The Great Dao Academy arrives at the Martial Domain, expecting to find the Martial Tower triumphant. Instead, they discover that the Tower and the entire Domain have been annihilated, leaving only ruins and corpses.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu shifts from shock and grief toward a fierce, solitary resolve. Learning the extent of Lu Li’s preparations deepens his sense of her devotion and gives his ambition a personal purpose.
• Lu Li, though absent, is revealed through her belongings as meticulous and loving: she planned for Ye Qiu’s survival and future at every possible stage, and quietly worked to meet his needs.
• Brother Snake confirms Ye Qiu can reach the realm above the Azure Summit and supports his vow to do so.
• The Great Dao Academy members arrive confident in the Martial Tower’s power, then are stunned to find its destruction. Their reaction underscores how overwhelming the force behind the devastation must have been.

Significant themes

• Love expressed through preparation and sacrifice: Lu Li’s supplies, favorite foods, and handmade clothes show affection through practical care.
• Grief as motivation: Fear of losing Lu Li drives Ye Qiu’s determination to pursue strength.
• Independence and perseverance: With Lu Li gone, Ye Qiu must rely on himself.
• The fragility of power: Even a seemingly dominant, transcendent sect can be erased, leaving its former rivals to confront the scale of the unknown threat.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• In the aftermath of the Martial Tower’s disappearance and the devastation of the Martial Domain, the Great Dao Academy and other powers hesitate to confront Ye Qiu. His calm, confident demeanor makes them suspect he may be responsible—or backed by someone powerful enough to suppress the Upper Realm’s laws.
• Ye Qiu walks past the assembled forces without challenge. The factions withdraw, and news of the destroyed Martial Tower spreads rapidly, turning the ruined Martial Domain into a major destination for the curious and alarmed.
• Although Ye Qiu has gained notoriety, he knows he is bluffing. He leaves quickly, aware that the powerful lineages may contact the Myriad Heavens and discover the truth, leaving him exposed.
• He searches unsuccessfully for Wu Xiaokai and the others, who were scattered by the final shockwave.
• The next day, Li Xingchen finds him. Li asks after Lu Li, whom he now admires enormously after witnessing her power. Ye Qiu says she has gone “traveling,” indicating she was taken beyond the Myriad Heavens.
• Ye Qiu plans to go to Li Xingchen’s family, reminding him of his promise to provide for him. Li’s only concern is whether Lu Li has left Ye Qiu.

Character development and interactions

• Ye Qiu uses others’ fear and uncertainty to bluff his way past the powerful factions, but privately recognizes that his apparent authority is a fragile disguise. With the Dao Guardian Alliance unreliable and his companions missing, he knows he must depend on himself.
• Li Xingchen has become more ambitious and opportunistic after seeing Lu Li’s overwhelming strength; he hopes to benefit from his connection to her. His excited reunion with Ye Qiu quickly turns comic as he asks whether Ye Qiu was dumped.
• Ye Qiu and Li Xingchen exchange familiar, teasing banter. Ye Qiu invokes their shared hardships and Li’s earlier promise, while Li’s fixation on Lu Li’s relationship with Ye Qiu leaves him speechless.

Significant themes

• Fear and uncertainty: The factions’ inaction shows how the unknown can be more intimidating than a visible threat.
• Bluffing and survival: Ye Qiu’s apparent confidence conceals his vulnerability, and his performance buys him time.
• Power and reputation: Lu Li’s strength reshapes Li Xingchen’s ambitions, while Ye Qiu’s association with the disaster makes his name famous despite his limited control over events.
• Loyalty and dependence: Ye Qiu’s search for his missing companions and his appeal to Li’s promise contrast with his growing isolation.

Key plot points and events

• After the Martial Tower’s destruction, Ye Qiu and Li Xingchen flee toward the Sword Sect, knowing Ye Qiu’s connection to the disaster makes them dangerous to shelter.
• As they travel, a Star Pavilion manager recognizes Ye Qiu despite his disguise but lets him pass, then alerts the Star Pavilion near the Sword Sect.
• Li Xingchen expects his family’s influence to secure their welcome. At the family’s former estate, however, he discovers it now belongs to the Liu Family. He assumes his clan must have been elevated to the Sword Sect’s inner territory as a Meritorious Family.
• Ye Qiu suggests the Li Family may instead have fallen on hard times. Li Xingchen dismisses the idea and rushes to the Sword Sect to investigate.
• He returns with the truth: the Li Family went bankrupt, and his parents have disappeared. His confidence collapses, and he tearfully asks Ye Qiu to have his wife help find them.

Character developments

• Li Xingchen shifts from boastful optimism to shock and grief when he learns his family’s fortune and home are gone. His jokes give way to a vulnerable plea for help.
• Ye Qiu remains cautious and practical, questioning Li Xingchen’s assumptions. Meanwhile, he continues strengthening his body and improving his abilities as the journey progresses.

Character interactions

• Li Xingchen tries to reassure Ye Qiu with humor and promises of family influence; Ye Qiu repeatedly challenges his overconfidence.
• At the end, Li Xingchen turns to Ye Qiu as his only support, asking him to seek help from Ye Qiu’s wife.

Significant themes

• False confidence and sudden reversal: Li Xingchen’s expectations of inherited status are overturned by bankruptcy and family disappearance.
• Uncertainty and danger: The aftermath of the Martial Tower’s destruction leaves the wider world unsettled, while Ye Qiu’s identity makes every move risky.
• Loyalty and dependence: Despite the comic exchanges, the brothers rely on one another as their circumstances worsen.

Key plot points and events

• Li Xingchen breaks down over his family’s ruin: the Li Family has gone bankrupt, his parents and elder sister have disappeared, and the Sword Sect has branded the family sinners.
• Ye Qiu urges him to stop crying and leave the Wine House with him.
• They encounter the Liu Family head, a Sword Sect Elder who was once connected to the Li household as a servant. Li Xingchen suspects him of helping cause the family’s downfall.
• At Ye Qiu’s urging, Li Xingchen attacks. His powerful sword technique fails to hurt the man, who defeats him effortlessly while keeping his arms folded.
• When the Liu head attacks again, Ye Qiu pulls Li Xingchen out of danger just before Sword Qi erupts beneath him.
• Ye Qiu tries to negotiate their departure, but the Liu head refuses. Instead, he spares Ye Qiu because he finds him handsome, leaving both Ye Qiu and Li Xingchen stunned.

Character developments

• Li Xingchen shifts from grief to anger when confronted by someone tied to his family’s apparent betrayal. His defeat exposes how far he has fallen behind and leaves him shaken.
• Ye Qiu remains blunt and practical, pushing Li Xingchen to confront the Liu head, then rescuing him when the fight turns dangerous. His attempt to defuse the situation is undercut by the Liu head’s bizarre interest in him.
• The Liu Family head is revealed as immensely powerful, smug, and cruel. His taunts suggest resentment toward the former young master, while his attraction to Ye Qiu adds an unexpected comic turn.

Significant themes

• Loss and injustice: Li Xingchen mourns his family, wealth, status, and security.
• Reversal of power: A former servant now dominates the heir he once served.
• Pride and helplessness: Li Xingchen’s determination cannot overcome the enormous gap in strength.
• Abrupt comedy: The chapter pivots from grief and violence to the Liu head’s unsettling compliment.

Character interactions

• Ye Qiu dismisses Li Xingchen’s tears, though Li Xingchen silently resents his lack of understanding.
• Ye Qiu encourages Li Xingchen to attack the Liu head, intensifying his pent-up anger.
• The Liu head humiliates Li Xingchen by defeating him without apparent effort; Ye Qiu intervenes to save him from a potentially devastating strike.
• Ye Qiu offers to leave peacefully, but the Liu head rejects the proposal and singles him out as “really quite handsome,” baffling both companions.

Key plot points and events

• Big Fool becomes fixated on Ye Qiu and orders his Sword Sect disciples to surround him and Li Xingchen, intending to carry Ye Qiu off.
• Li Xingchen warns that Big Fool is far stronger than either of them: his Sword Blood combines the Sword Cultivator’s attack power with a Body Cultivator’s durability, while the Upper Realm’s laws still restrict the newcomers.
• Ye Qiu attacks anyway, unleashing his full strength with the Broken Saber. To his own astonishment, his first blows badly wound Big Fool and shatter his defenses.
• Ye Qiu presses the advantage with a relentless series of slashes, overcoming Big Fool’s Sword Blood and Secret Art. Big Fool loses an arm and is repeatedly knocked down.
• When a group of powerful newcomers arrives and orders Ye Qiu to stop, he ignores them. He cripples Big Fool and kills him with a final blow to the throat.

Character developments

• Ye Qiu discovers that his strength in the Upper Realm may be far greater than he expected. Though warned that he was outmatched, fear and fury drive him to fight without restraint. His confidence is shaken by his own power even as he commits fully to the attack.
• Li Xingchen shifts from warning Ye Qiu against fighting to openly celebrating his astonishing victory.
• Big Fool goes from smugly confident and predatory to overwhelmed, desperate, and ultimately killed.
• Brother Snake offers a joking explanation for Ye Qiu’s sudden strength: the fear of losing his “virtue.”

Significant themes

• Underestimated strength: Ye Qiu’s performance defies the limits others assign him and challenges his own assumptions.
• Power under unfamiliar rules: The Upper Realm’s laws restrict the newcomers, making their abilities difficult to judge—and Ye Qiu’s success all the more surprising.
• Violence and retaliation: Big Fool’s coercive behavior provokes a brutal response, while Ye Qiu’s decision to continue despite calls to stop shows his refusal to spare an aggressor.

Character interactions

• Li Xingchen tries to protect Ye Qiu by explaining Big Fool’s strength, but their exchange turns comic when he suggests Ye Qiu might appease him.
• Big Fool openly objectifies Ye Qiu and directs his disciples to seize him, prompting Ye Qiu to attack.
• Ye Qiu’s unexpected victory transforms Li Xingchen from anxious companion into an enthusiastic supporter.
• The arriving group’s command to stop creates a final confrontation with authority, but Ye Qiu ignores it and finishes Big Fool.

Plot points and events

• A man called Big Fool attacks Ye Qiu, but Ye Qiu kills him. The violence draws a crowd and cracks the street beneath them.
• Liu Yin, the Liu Family head and a Sword Sect favorite, arrives with his people. He declares Ye Qiu and Li Xingchen criminals and orders them killed, ignoring their warnings about Ye Qiu’s identity.
• Three Sword Sect vice sect masters appear and unexpectedly attack Liu Yin, then seize Liu Fu—the former Li Family steward and Liu Yin’s brother—and destroy both men’s cultivation.
• Mistaking the vice sect masters’ actions as a response to Ye Qiu, the crowd watches as the Sword Sect annihilates the Liu Family estate. The vice sect masters then apologize to Ye Qiu, who says only, “Good,” and leaves with Li Xingchen.
• After they are gone, the Sword Sect’s Great Elder explains that Liu Yin provoked the infamous Ye Qiu, whose name is linked to the destruction of the Martial Tower. The Sword Sect will not risk opposing him for the Liu Family. Liu Fu is executed at his request; Liu Yin is killed afterward.
• Outside the city, Ye Qiu admits he was genuinely frightened, not acting. He knows his connection to the Martial Tower’s fall could either deter enemies or make him a target. When Li Xingchen asks what to do next, Ye Qiu chooses the Eastern Continent.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qiu stays quiet and cautious while others assume he has powerful backing. Though he benefits from that mistaken impression, he is anxious about the danger his reputation may bring.
• Li Xingchen stands beside Ye Qiu against Liu Yin and invokes Ye Qiu’s name—and Lu Li’s—to try to stop the attack. Afterward, he sees through Ye Qiu’s apparent composure and asks what they should do next.
• Liu Yin is arrogant about the Liu Family’s new influence and dismisses Ye Qiu’s warnings, only to be humiliated, stripped of his cultivation, and killed without ever understanding why.
• Liu Fu recognizes the significance of Ye Qiu’s name and accepts his own death, while asking that he and Liu Yin not be killed together so they will not be brothers again in another life.
• The Sword Sect’s leaders act with extreme caution toward Ye Qiu: they punish the Liu family, apologize to him, and eliminate witnesses who were involved.

Significant themes

• Reputation as both shield and threat: Ye Qiu’s name alone influences the Sword Sect, but its connection to the Martial Tower’s destruction could also make him a target.
• Power and political reversal: The Liu Family’s rise cannot protect it once it crosses someone the Sword Sect fears.
• Misunderstanding and uncertainty: The Sword Sect misreads Ye Qiu’s silence as confidence and assumes he has support; in reality, he is frightened and does not know what lies ahead.
• Arrogance and consequences: Liu Yin’s refusal to consider who Ye Qiu is leads to the Liu Family’s destruction.

Plot points and events

• Ye Qiu and Li Xingchen set out for the Eastern Continent and Myriad Laws Academy, one of the few Upper Realm destinations Lu Li had emphasized. Li Xingchen follows because he is broke and wanted by the Sword Sect.
• During their journey, they use several major Teleportation Arrays and continue adapting to the Upper Realm’s Laws. Ye Qiu absorbs Golden Energy Particles, while Li Xingchen can manage only weaker Blue ones.
• Ye Qiu’s training reveals how extraordinary his transformation has been: his cultivation is in the Divine Gate realm, his Lesser Origin Soul is nearly solid, and his Qi and Blood have reached at least seven million. Brother Snake says his refinement is still incomplete and would benefit from special objects.
• On the seventh day, they arrive at the Immortal Gathering Tower, a luxurious establishment offering both treasures and entertainment. Ye Qiu refuses Li Xingchen’s suggestion to indulge, citing his promise to Li’er.
• Li Xingchen borrows one million Divine Crystals from Ye Qiu, signs an IOU, and heads upstairs. Ye Qiu searches the first floor for a Law-imbued object, spending a hundred million Divine Crystals to find a basic one.
• When Li Xingchen returns after only fifteen minutes, Ye Qiu assumes he spent the million unusually quickly and calls him a “bastard.” Li Xingchen is left speechless.

Character development and interactions

• Ye Qiu remains focused on his cultivation and destination, showing both discipline and loyalty to his promise to Li’er. He is generous enough to lend Li Xingchen money, but insists on an IOU and teases him with a warning.
• Li Xingchen is financially reckless and dependent on Ye Qiu, yet stays close despite his regrets and uncertainty about his family. He covets Ye Qiu’s cultivation method, but Ye Qiu refuses to share it.
• Their relationship is marked by banter, rivalry, and physical comedy: Li Xingchen asks for Ye Qiu’s secret art and gets punched; later, Ye Qiu misreads his quick return from upstairs and scolds him.

Significant themes

• Growth through refinement: Ye Qiu’s ongoing transformation shows the difference between his rare potential and ordinary Upper Realm cultivation.
• Ambition and loyalty: Ye Qiu pursues greater strength and the Eastern Continent while honoring his promise to Li’er.
• Trust and dependence: Li Xingchen relies on Ye Qiu for companionship and money, even as he envies his power and seeks access to his methods.
• Comic contrast: Ye Qiu’s austerity and Li Xingchen’s indulgent reputation drive much of the chapter’s humor.