Chapter Summaries

Ruan Pingcui told Su Yuan that Nan Cang planned to devour the Cold Plum World after reaching Nascent Soul Peak, which he could do within three days. Su Yuan proposed repairing the Crown of Corruption by gathering two more Nascent Soul Cultivators’ remains, then using it to fight Nan Cang.

• Ruan Pingcui revealed that Kong Yue was her Dao Companion and that they tried to kill Nan Cang to avoid being devoured by his demonic technique.
• Ruan Pingcui explained that Nan Cang intended to consume all life in the Cold Plum World and escape to the otherworldly realm Yan He knew about.
• Ruan Pingcui said Nan Cang could reach Nascent Soul Peak within three days by devouring Kong Yue, alarming Su Yuan.
• Su Yuan proposed killing two Nascent Soul Cultivators and collecting their flesh, blood, and Dao Embryos to repair the Crown of Corruption for Taihua Tianji.
• Ruan Pingcui agreed to recover for one day before identifying targets, while Su Yuan promised to find more helpers.

Su Yuan condensed his Primordial Golden Core, forming Dual Golden Cores and greatly increasing his strength. He and Ruan Pingcui then set a trap for the Jia Family’s Nascent Soul ancestor, and Ye Muyu confronted him at the family estate.

• Ye Muyu agreed to help Su Yuan kill two Nascent Soul Cultivators within three days and supported his plan to recruit Yan Sha Sect members into the Yuan Sect.
• Su Yuan refined Primordial Essence and successfully broke through to the Golden Core Realm, forming a Primordial Golden Core alongside his Corrupt Golden Core.
• Su Yuan assessed his new strength, then Ruan Pingcui proposed targeting the Jia Family of Ronghan Prefecture because its ancestor was weak and the region was remote from Nan Cang’s attention.
• Su Yuan and Ye Muyu arranged for Yan Sha Sect disciples to provoke the Jia Family until Jia Fugui and Ye Muyu faced each other at the family estate.
• Jia Fugui demanded that Ye Muyu apologize and leave, but Ye Muyu warned that the Jia Family was asking for death.

Ye Muyu, Ruan Pingcui, and Su Yuan lured Jia Fugui into a trap and defeated him, taking his body, Nascent Soul, treasures, and soul. Su Yuan disguised himself as Jia Fugui and left with Ye Muyu without raising suspicion.

• Jia Fugui agreed to meet Ye Muyu privately after she said the Yan Sha Sect wanted to borrow something from him.
• Ye Muyu showed Jia Fugui a vision of his death, and Ruan Pingcui used Lust Poison and a Poison Blade to wound him.
• Jia Fugui activated his Bronze Sword Sheath to heal himself, but a blue-haired girl used the Dragon Emperor Coin to steal the sheath and another treasure.
• Su Yuan took Jia Fugui's soul into the Myriad Soul Banner and stored his body and Nascent Soul.
• Su Yuan used the Immortal Skin Mask to impersonate Jia Fugui, then left with Ye Muyu after telling the servants they would return in a few days.

Nan Cang found Su Yuan and his companions and revealed that he planned to consume Cold Plum World’s Nascent Soul Cultivators along with its inhabitants. Taihua Tianji arrived in time to stop him, and as the swords of the world gathered to his side, Nan Cang sealed Cold Plum World’s connection to the Tianlü World.

• Nan Cang tracked down Su Yuan, Ruan Pingcui, Ye Muyu, and Chen Nuoyi after noticing Jia Fugui had left unexpectedly.
• Nan Cang admitted that he planned to devour the world’s Nascent Soul Cultivators as well as its billions of inhabitants, then tried to pull Su Yuan’s group into his sleeve.
• Taihua Tianji arrived and cut Nan Cang’s sleeve, then transformed into a sword and pierced through him, but Nan Cang rapidly healed.
• Ye Muyu recognized Taihua Tianji’s technique as Myriad Swords Return to Origin and revealed that Yu Xi’s mother had taught it to him.
• Crimson Origin, Chen Nuoyi’s Thousand Gold Sword, and hundreds of thousands of other swords joined Taihua Tianji’s assault on Nan Cang.
• Su Yuan sensed that Nan Cang had sealed Cold Plum World’s connection to the Tianlü World, preventing the battle from reaching the Main World.

Su Yuan began repairing the Crown of Corruption while Taihua Tianji held Nan Cang at bay. As Nan Cang devoured Devilish Sect disciples to strengthen himself and closed in on Su Yuan, Su Yuan threw the Bronze Sword Sheath to Taihua Tianji.

• Taihua Tianji struggled to stop Nan Cang, and Ruan Pingcui offered her Physical Body and Nascent Soul as repair materials for the Crown of Corruption.
• Ruan Pingcui separated her soul from her body, and Su Yuan placed her soul in the Myriad Soul Banner before preparing her body alongside Jia Fugui and Blood Soul True Monarch.
• Su Yuan used the three Nascent Soul Cultivators’ flesh and vital essence to repair the Crown of Corruption, while Chen Nuoyi merged the Dragon Emperor Coin with Su Yuan’s Outer Core.
• Nan Cang tried to reach Su Yuan, but Taihua Tianji blocked him as the Crown of Corruption neared completion.
• Nan Cang activated the World Devouring Method, draining Devilish Sect disciples to grow stronger and forcing Taihua Tianji onto the defensive.
• As Nan Cang prepared to attack the weakened Taihua Tianji, Su Yuan shouted for his teacher to catch the Bronze Sword Sheath.

Su Yuan restored the Crown of Corruption, persuaded its newly born Spirit of the Artifact to accept him as its master, and placed the crown on Taihua Tianji to turn the tide against Nan Cang. Taihua Tianji advanced to Nascent Soul Second Layer and overwhelmed Nan Cang, then linked him to the crown’s power.

• Su Yuan used the Bronze Sword Sheath to strengthen Taihua Tianji, who wounded Nan Cang with Blood Corrupting Sword Qi.
• Nan Cang devoured the life force of cultivators throughout Cold Plum World, healing his wounds and growing stronger as Taihua Tianji endured his attacks.
• The Crown of Corruption regained its Immortal Treasure rank, and Su Yuan convinced its newly born Spirit of the Artifact, Xiao Fu, to accept him as its master.
• Su Yuan refined the restored crown, then dodged Nan Cang’s attack and placed it on Taihua Tianji’s head.
• Taihua Tianji used the crown to drain Demonic Cultivators, replenish his power, and rise to Nascent Soul Second Layer before unleashing Blood Corrupting Sword Qi and Corrupting Divine Kingdom against Nan Cang.
• Taihua Tianji’s crown connected to Nan Cang, making him share the Immortal Treasure’s power to drain living beings.

Taihua Tianji killed Nan Cang and planned to impersonate him, while True Lord Wuluo arrived with reinforcements to help cover up the battle. She introduced the Thousand Faces Heavenly Monarch, who appeared as a high school girl and greeted Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi.

• Taihua Tianji drained Nan Cang's cultivation with the Crown of Corruption, trapped him in the Black Mud, and killed him after rejecting his surrender.
• Taihua Tianji explained that he would pose as Nan Cang and blame Nan Cang's actions on the traitorous Yan He, and promised to repay the undamaged and damaged flying swords.
• Taihua Tianji returned the Crown of Corruption to Su Yuan, explaining that he could not safely absorb more cultivation before digesting what he had gained.
• Su Yuan worried that Nan Cang's wounds would make the impersonation unconvincing, and Ye Muyu and Chen Nuoyi shared his concern about the coming investigation.
• True Lord Wuluo arrived with reinforcements who had infiltrated during the Cold Plum World's closure and announced that a professional had come to meet Su Yuan.
• True Lord Wuluo introduced the Thousand Faces Heavenly Monarch, who appeared as a black-haired high school girl and greeted Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi.

Su Yuan confirmed that An Xingran was a genuine Spirit Transformation Heavenly Lord and helped her and Taihua Tianji secure control of the Cold Plum World. An Xingran then agreed to accompany Su Yuan as he ascended to face the Holy Law Executive Council, and Su Yuan decided to claim the Cold Plum World’s deputy Governor post.

• An Xingran introduced herself as an eighteen-year-old high school student and offered to work for Su Yuan after finishing her current job for True Lord Wuluo.
• Su Yuan used his Heavenly Dao Eye to confirm An Xingran had not been replaced, then secretly signaled True Lord Wuluo that she was genuine.
• An Xingran transformed Nan Cang’s corpse into Yan He’s likeness and altered its fate so the disguise could withstand investigation.
• An Xingran erased the Official Seal’s distress signal while Taihua Tianji impersonated Nan Cang and lifted the Cold Plum World’s blockade.
• An Xingran revealed she would accompany Su Yuan to the Immortal World to face the Holy Law Executive Council and protect him.
• Su Yuan prepared to ascend and decided to seek the deputy Governor position in the Cold Plum World.

Su Yuan and An Xingran investigated the Bronze Sword Sheath and discovered that its removal had awakened the being buried in a secret realm. They found the abandoned coffin and a broken sword marked with the character “Law,” leaving the identity of the escaped being uncertain.

• Taihua Tianji explained Yan He's conspiracy to the freed Nascent Soul Cultivators and began investigating possible confidants.
• An Xingran examined the Crown of Corruption and Bronze Sword Sheath, raising the possibility that the sheath had sealed another dangerous being.
• An Xingran searched Jia Fugui's memories and showed Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi how he had taken the sheath from a grave mound that immediately began to crack.
• Su Yuan and An Xingran traveled to the secret realm, where they found the mound split open and footprints leading away from it.
• Su Yuan looked into the empty coffin and found a broken sword bearing the character “Law.”

Su Yuan concealed the truth about the Cold Plum World crisis while building his reputation, then accepted a promotion to Deputy Governor and arranged to Ascend to the Immortal World. Before leaving, he prepared to investigate Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch and meet the Immortal Gods.

• Su Yuan found a broken sword inscribed with Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch’s title, considered whether the sealed figure had been the Heavenly Monarch or a stand-in, and left the secret realm with the Primordial Tribulation Qi.
• Su Yuan stirred up Xianghan Prefecture by investigating officials and Demonic Cults, while Ye Muyu was assigned to search secretly for information about Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch.
• Mei Qingquan told Su Yuan that Nan Cang might have fabricated the Outer Realm Heavenly Devil Yan He as a scapegoat and asked Su Yuan to report his suspicions to the Central Administration.
• Central Administration officials promoted Su Yuan to Cold Plum World Deputy Governor, and Su Yuan warned Mei Qingquan not to spread accusations against Nan Cang.
• Su Yuan asked to use his fourth-rank opportunity to Ascend, arranged to leave the next day, and told Chen Nuoyi, Qi Hanyua, An Xingran, and the others about his promotion and plans.

Su Yuan left Tianluo World for the Immortal Realm after using the Crown of Corruption to strengthen his companions and himself. At the Holy Law Executive Council’s meeting, he discovered that one of the four ancient Heavenly Monarchs was a False God.

• Su Yuan gave Chen Nuoyi the Dragon Emperor Coin and lent Qi Hanyua the Bronze Sword Sheath before departing with An Xingran.
• Su Yuan led Chen Nuoyi, Qi Hanyua, and Motis in wiping out a Demonic Cult, using its followers as sacrifices to raise their cultivation and his own.
• Su Yuan ascended from Tianluo World and reached the Immortal Realm, while An Xingran recorded its coordinates.
• Su Yuan met Corrupting Heavenly Monarch, Eternal Heavenly Monarch, Reincarnation Heavenly Monarch, and Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch at the Holy Law Executive Council.
• Su Yuan used Demonic Firmament Divine Lightning to inspect the four Heavenly Monarchs and discovered that one of them was a False God.

Su Yuan tried to accept a Golden Core manual from the Holy Law Executive Council, only to learn that its four Heavenly Monarchs demanded unjust payments in return. An Xingran struck first by taking down Reincarnation Heavenly Monarch, then fled with Su Yuan as the others sealed the Immortal World's exit and pursued them.

• Su Yuan requested and received the Saintly Law Fairness Sutra from Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch.
• The four Heavenly Monarchs demanded Spirit Coins, flesh and blood, lifespan, and soul from Su Yuan, and Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch said his memories of the exchange would be erased.
• Su Yuan realized the council intended to exploit him, while An Xingran urged him to attack the weakest Heavenly Monarch and escape.
• An Xingran emerged from the Immortal Skin Mask, stole Reincarnation Heavenly Monarch's face and ability, and left him apparently dead.
• An Xingran grabbed Su Yuan and fled as Eternal Heavenly Monarch filled the Immortal World with Man-Eating Demon Trees and Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch sealed its exit for a day and a night.

Su Yuan spent the Yuan Sect’s fortune to help An Xingran survive against the Holy Law Executive Council’s three Spirit Transformation cultivators, then claimed a mission reward and copied Immeasurable Tribulation Venerable’s Abyssal Shadow ability. As their fortune began to fade and the Immortal Realm’s exit remained sealed, an identical voice from outside voided Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch’s laws.

• Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch sealed the passage out of the Immortal Realm, while Corrupting Heavenly Monarch’s rainbow Black Mud and the Man-Eating Demon Trees threatened Su Yuan and An Xingran.
• Su Yuan spent the Yuan Sect’s fortune to empower An Xingran, then had her join the sect and raise its fortune to 100,000 points; he invested 90,000 of them to help her fight back.
• Su Yuan claimed the completed mission’s reward and copied Abyssal Shadow, learning that his rule-level ability was only a temporary shadow lasting twenty years.
• Su Yuan realized Corrupting Heavenly Monarch’s substitute was false upon false, but concluded he lacked the cultivation to use Abyssal Shadow against the Spirit Transformation cultivators.
• The System updated the mission to require Su Yuan to kill four traitors, and the fortune protecting the group began to fade.
• A voice identical to Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch’s announced from outside the Immortal Realm that all his laws issued in the past hour were void.

An Xingran and Su Yuan escaped the Immortal Realm with Guiyuan, only to be confronted by Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch and three other Spirit Transformation cultivators. An Xingran summoned distant allies for support, and Star River Dao Master's star barrage disrupted the enemy's attack, though the battle remained unresolved.

• An Xingran recovered her legs and face after the laws imposed by Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch were broken, then fled the Immortal Realm with Su Yuan as Guiyuan arrived.
• Guiyuan revealed that her strength had not fully recovered and that two more Holy Law Executive Council cultivators had awakened; Reincarnation Heavenly Monarch also revived as the stolen skin crumbled away.
• Guiyuan, An Xingran, and Su Yuan withdrew into space, where Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch, Corrupting Heavenly Monarch, and two other pursuers confronted them.
• An Xingran sent out a golden signal to summon help, while Guiyuan and Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch canceled each other's laws governing communication.
• Three enemy cultivators unleashed the Corrupting Divine Kingdom, the Myriad Longevity Peach Garden, and the River of Oblivion, but stars summoned through An Xingran's formation smashed apart their attacks.
• A vast eye appeared in the formation, looked meaningfully at Su Yuan, and withdrew after the star barrage formed a small galaxy.

An Xingran and the allied Spirit Transformation cultivators attacked the Holy Law Executive Council, but the battle revealed that Corrupting Heavenly Monarch was secretly an Avatar of the Immeasurable Tribulation Venerable. The Venerable offered surrender as protection from the coming Heavenly Lament Great Calamity, and Guiyuan rejected his claim.

• An Xingran welcomed the Star River Dao Master and Evil Slaying Sword Master, whose attacks injured the four Holy Law Executive Council Heavenly Lords.
• Tai Xu’s projections engaged the enemy while An Xingran explained that the allies could not kill the resilient Avatars and planned to teleport everyone and the Tianluo World away.
• Corrupting Heavenly Monarch erased the projections and revealed himself as the Immeasurable Tribulation Venerable, whose aura froze the fighters.
• The Immeasurable Tribulation Venerable said he had once targeted Blue Star, praised its rapid rise, and offered surrender before the Heavenly Lament Great Calamity.
• Guiyuan accused the Venerable of using surrender to devour Spirit Transformation cultivators and vowed that the new generation would not be deceived.

The Faceless Person released a million Abyssal Shadows into the Tianluo World and its affiliated Small Worlds, then escaped while challenging Guiyuan and the Blue Star Federation to find them. Su Yuan realized he could counter the shadows, recruited Guiyuan into the Yuan Sect, and triggered a new Demon Lord Mission.

• The Faceless Person released a million Abyssal Shadows to replace people across the Tianluo World and threatened to profit from any cultivators killed while they searched.
• The Faceless Person and his shadows withdrew into the Immortal Realm, and An Xingran explained that the Blue Star Federation's Star Destroyer Fleet could have fought his avatar.
• Guiyuan said Immeasurable Tribulation Venerable avoided direct battles because he hoarded Immortal Power and relied on schemes to conquer powerful civilizations.
• Su Yuan realized he could use his Abyssal Shadow ability to protect people from replacement and destroy the shadows while strengthening himself.
• Su Yuan asked Guiyuan and An Xingran to join the Yuan Sect; Guiyuan signed the application, increasing the sect's fortune.
• A new Demon Lord Mission triggered for Su Yuan.

Su Yuan returned from the Immortal Realm with An Xingran and Guiyuan, while an Abyssal Shadow impersonating him tried to kill Chen Nuoyi and Qi Hanyua. After the shadow was destroyed, Su Yuan confirmed the residence was safe and introduced Guiyuan as a new Yuan Sect member.

• Su Yuan received a mission to conquer a Great World and checked the loyalty of Yuan Sect’s new Spirit Transformation members, An Xingran and Guiyuan.
• Su Yuan returned to Cold Plum World and claimed he had escaped a clash with the Holy Law Executive Council, but Chen Nuoyi discovered he could not produce his Corrupt Golden Core or Xuan Ji Sword.
• Su Yuan Shadow revealed its mission to kill Chen Nuoyi and attacked her and Qi Hanyua with Black Mud and a Nascent Soul-level spirit sword.
• The shadow abruptly burst apart, and Su Yuan arrived with An Xingran and Guiyuan; Qi Hanyua cautiously checked that he was not another impostor.
• Su Yuan secured the residence against further shadows and introduced Guiyuan as the Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch and a new member of Yuan Sect.

Su Yuan brought Guiyuan to Tianluo World, where she exposed the Abyssal Shadow plague and declared the Yuan Sect its sole officially recognized orthodox religion. After Guiyuan demonstrated the threat, the Immortal Officials agreed to join the sect and get vaccinated, leaving Su Yuan poised to use his new authority to expand the Yuan Sect.

• Su Yuan told Chen Nuoyi and the others that Old Man Wuliang had sent a million Abyssal Shadows into the world and said he had a plan to hide his special nature from the enemy.
• Su Yuan and Guiyuan descended to the Ascension Platform, where the Immortal Officials recognized Guiyuan as the Saintly Law Heavenly Monarch.
• Guiyuan announced that the Yuan Sect would be Tianluo World's officially recognized orthodox religion and that its followers could receive protection from the plague.
• Su Yuan revealed his true identity and cultivation, while Guiyuan's Spirit Transmutation pressure persuaded the skeptical officials to obey.
• Su Yuan identified five officials already replaced by Abyssal Shadows, and Guiyuan exposed and killed them, convincing the others of the danger.
• The Immortal Officials rushed to join the Yuan Sect and seek vaccination, while Su Yuan anticipated completing his sect-leader quest and expanding the sect's influence.

Su Yuan established the Yuan Sect General Altar and began vaccinating Tianluo World's cultivators by creating and destroying their Abyssal Shadows. After vaccinating the Nascent Soul cultivators, he turned to batches of Golden Core cultivators, harvesting Primordial Essence and cultivation as he worked.

• Su Yuan recovered Primordial Essence from the five Abyssal Shadows and decided to build a Yuan Sect General Altar to organize a world-wide vaccination campaign.
• With Guiyuan's protection, Su Yuan searched Central Continent's major cities, captured more than ten thousand Abyssal Shadows, and vaccinated Yuan Sect officials.
• After Chief Minister Zhang joined the Yuan Sect, Su Yuan created a temporary shadow from his cultivation, and Guiyuan destroyed it to complete the vaccination.
• Su Yuan explained to Guiyuan that the shadows could not share information and that Junior Student An had sealed Tianluo World and its Affiliated Worlds; over half a month, Su Yuan vaccinated every Nascent Soul Cultivator across the Five Continents.
• Su Yuan advanced his Inner Core Cultivation to Golden Core Tier Three and his Outer Core Cultivation to Golden Core Tier Five, then used Tribulation Lightning to kill thirteen shadows among more than a thousand Golden Core Cultivators and vaccinated the rest.

Su Yuan purged Abyssal Shadows across the Tianluo World, reaching Golden Core Peak in less than three months while touring Yuan Sect branches. He shared the Crown of Corruption’s power with the sect’s cadres, though Qi Hanyua complained that Chen Nuoyi had received the greatest benefit.

• After the Golden Core Cultivators were vaccinated, Su Yuan advanced to the fourth layer of the Golden Core Realm and learned that Yuan Sect branches had been established across all five continents.
• Su Yuan ordered Chief Minister Zhang to gather Foundation Establishment Cultivators at the branches for his inspection tour, then began traveling with Chen Nuoyi, Qi Hanyua, and Motis.
• Su Yuan purged thousands of Abyssal Shadows in each prefecture, and rumors portraying him and the Yuan Sect as wicked spread among ordinary people.
• Su Yuan finished the tour in twenty days after killing more than five hundred thousand Abyssal Shadows, reaching Golden Core Peak and the eighth layer of external-core cultivation.
• Su Yuan shared the Crown of Corruption’s power with the Yuan Sect Cadres, raising Chen Nuoyi’s inner-core cultivation to the fifth layer and external-core cultivation to the sixth, while Qi Hanyua accused him of favoritism.