Chapter Summaries

Li Zhexian sacrificed his life to destroy Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa Scythe and Tenth Divine Ring, stripping her of godhood and pinning her to the ground. As his body vanished, his allies mourned him beneath a celestial rain of blood-red petals, while his Sword Niche and Left Arm Spirit Bone were sent north.

• Li Zhexian poured his remaining life essence and sword intent into the Azure Lotus Sword, shattering Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa Divine Kingdom and breaking her Rakshasa Scythe.
• Li Zhexian shattered Bibi Dong’s Tenth Divine Ring, stripped away her divine position, and pierced her shoulder with the sword, pinning her in a crater.
• Li Zhexian bid farewell to his friends before his body burst into blood mist from the backlash of his power.
• The spirits of Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Snow Empress emerged in Li Zhexian’s Spirit Bones, and his blood mist sent the Sword Niche and Left Arm Spirit Bone north.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, and the others rushed toward Li Zhexian, but his blood mist vanished and his Myriad Mirage Floating Life Skull disappeared with the other Spirit Bones.
• Heaven Dou’s soldiers knelt as blood clouds opened above the battlefield and rained glowing crimson petals for Li Zhexian.

Qian Renxue arrived at the battlefield and, believing Li Zhexian dead, nearly killed Bibi Dong before the three Elders stopped her. Zhu Zhuqing told her Li Zhexian promised to return in one year, and Qian Renxue left with Bibi Dong to investigate Qian Daoliu’s whereabouts while the survivors recorded Li Zhexian’s deeds.

• Qian Renxue reached the place where Li Zhexian’s aura vanished, wept over his loss, and charged Bibi Dong with the Angel Divine Sword.
• Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, and Xiong Shi blocked Qian Renxue’s strike, while Golden Crocodile warned that Bibi Dong might know where the Great Enshrined was.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Qian Renxue that Li Zhexian had asked her to say he would return in one year, and Qian Renxue promised to wait with her.
• Qian Renxue bound Bibi Dong with her power, pierced her shoulder and ribs with the Angel Divine Sword, and ordered the others to return to Spirit Hall and investigate Qian Daoliu’s whereabouts.
• A surviving Spirit Master wrote that Li Zhexian had fought to protect Heaven Dou and that events would continue one year later.
• Ji Dong and the Asura God stood silently in the God Realm.

After Li Zhexian was reported dead, Heaven Dou mourned his return and honored him with a golden statue that spread worship across the empires. His companions went their separate ways, hoping he would return in a year.

• Ji Dong wagered that if Li Zhexian passed his mortal trial, God of Destruction and Goddess of Life would not oppose him creating a divine position, and God of Destruction accepted.
• Heaven Dou's victorious army returned without Li Zhexian, and the people bowed in grief to welcome him home.
• Xue Ye rewarded the returning generals and young fighters, then announced a hundred-meter gilded statue of Li Zhexian to receive offerings forever.
• Golden statues of Li Zhexian spread through Heaven Dou and Star Luo as citizens carried fragments from the statue's construction home to worship.
• The companions departed to travel or train, while Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling settled near Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong in Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Bo voiced his hope that Li Zhexian would return as promised in a year.

Li Zhexian awoke with no memory in Li Family Village, where the Zhang family took him in and taught him about Lord Sword Wine, a hero who had defeated the Spirit Hall Empire. His swordsmanship surfaced unexpectedly, and the chapter left him unsettled by a sense of something suppressed as news arrived that a storyteller was coming to town to tell tales of Lord Sword Wine.

• Li Zhexian awoke in the Zhang family's home with no memory, and the family gave him food and shelter.
• Little Tiger told Li Zhexian that Lord Sword Wine had defeated the Spirit Hall Empire and was worshipped throughout Heaven Dou.
• While watching the woman chop firewood, Li Zhexian noticed her technique was flawed and used Little Tiger's wooden sword to split a log with a precise strike.
• Li Zhexian began sharing the household work but felt a heavy, inexplicable force stirring within him.
• The man returned with news that a storyteller had come to town to tell stories about Lord Sword Wine.

Li Zhexian took Little Tiger to hear a storyteller recount Lord Sword Wine’s legendary battle and death, and he felt strangely familiar with the tales. After tossing a copper coin onto the storyteller’s desk, Li Zhexian vanished from the rooftop, leaving the storyteller and his companion stunned by his familiar presence.

• Li Zhexian carried Little Tiger onto a tavern roof so they could hear the storyteller over the crowd.
• The storyteller recounted Lord Sword Wine defeating Bibi Dong and dying after unleashing his power, moving the townspeople to tears.
• The townspeople showered the storyteller with coins, produce, and eggs in gratitude for the tale.
• Li Zhexian flicked a copper coin onto the storyteller’s desk and felt that he had made the gesture many times before.
• The storyteller and the accompanying Spirit Master glimpsed Li Zhexian on the eaves, but he vanished like a mirage.

Li Zhexian, now calling himself Li Chen and unable to remember his past, left Li Family Village to travel with the Storyteller and Spirit Master. After years of wandering wore away his former identity, a reflection in a puddle showed him a glimpse of the carefree youth he once was.

• Li Zhexian accepted the Storyteller’s invitation to travel the continent and tell Lord Sword Wine’s legend, then said farewell to the Li Family and received Little Tiger’s Wooden Sword and the woman’s savings.
• In the God Realm, Ji Dong and the gods discussed how Li Zhexian’s reincarnation could help him break through the Mirage Mist, while the God of Destruction doubted that he could regain his former state of mind.
• Li Zhexian traveled with the Storyteller and Spirit Master through the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, gradually becoming the worldly drifter Li Chen.
• At an abandoned post station, Li Chen studied his unfamiliar reflection in a puddle as the Wooden Sword fell into the water.
• The rippling reflection seemed to reveal a carefree youth in white looking back at Li Chen.

Li Zhexian awakened a new sword intent by fusing starlight with dawn and left the Storyteller to travel the mortal world. After losing himself in watching others’ joys and sorrows, he rediscovered his human heart through acts of kindness and steadily regained his power, while the gods debated whether Ji Dong had interfered in mortal affairs.

• Li Zhexian caught the dawn’s light on his wooden sword and fused it with starlight to form a new sword intent.
• Li Zhexian bade farewell to the Storyteller and Spirit Master, then set out alone into the mortal world.
• Li Zhexian first helped people he encountered, but later became a detached spectator as he witnessed the world’s suffering.
• After a child grieved over a frozen sparrow, Li Zhexian realized he had nearly lost his humanity and began helping people again, causing his Soul Power to return.
• At God Realm Plaza, God of Destruction accused Ji Dong of arranging mortal trials for Li Zhexian, while Ji Dong denied overstepping and pointed to Sea God’s interference.

Eight months after Li Zhexian’s fall, the Clear Sky Sect renewed its challenge to Heaven Dou while Dai Mubai returned with a mysterious Sea Spirit Master, stirring fears of forces from the deep sea. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Da Ming and Er Ming learned of Li Zhexian’s supposed death, but an abyss suddenly swallowed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

• The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud vanished from Li Zhexian’s Golden Statue, and later the Clear Sky Sect fought Heaven Dou over the statue before Tang Hao forced a draw with Chen Xin and Dugu Bo.
• Dai Mubai returned from the great sea, fought Yu Tianheng to a draw, and escaped capture with help from a mysterious Title Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi warned that Dai Mubai’s companion was likely a Sea Spirit Master and that the forces beneath the ocean could not be underestimated.
• After a guard announced the Clear Sky Sect had come again, Xue Ye and the Title Douluo left the palace to confront them.
• Da Ming and Er Ming subdued the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and demanded to know what had happened to Li Zhexian; the tiger said Li Zhexian had fallen after fighting peerless experts and defeating a god.
• A sudden rift opened beneath the forest and dragged the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger underground before closing, leaving Da Ming and Er Ming wary.

Li Zhexian refined his sword arts and Treasure Body at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, Thunder Valley, and the Wind Eye, leaving signs of his passage at each secret place. Dugu Bo and Yu Yuanzhen reported the changes to Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Feng Bailong, who suspected Li Zhexian was behind them.

• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was brought into the Earth Palace, where it recognized the Imperial Auspicious Beast and was confronted by the enormous Dark Gold Dragon.
• Li Zhexian cultivated at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, perfected Blazing Frost, and reforged his Treasure Body with the valley’s two dragon auras.
• Dugu Bo found signs that someone had visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and suspected an impossible intruder.
• Li Zhexian cultivated in Thunder Valley’s Gold Thunder, awakened the Nirvana Thunder Lotus across the deadland, and formed a Thunder Dao Mark.
• Yu Yuanzhen discovered the flowers in the family’s forbidden ground and flew toward Heaven Dou City after recognizing their significance.
• Li Zhexian cultivated at the Wind Eye and gained a Wind Mark; afterward, Dugu Bo and Yu Yuanzhen told Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Feng Bailong about the secret-place changes, and Feng Bailong recalled Li Zhexian’s earlier visit to the Wind Sword Sect.

Li Zhexian recovered his Innocent Sword Heart by comprehending his past sword mark, proving to the Spirit Beasts that he was alive. He then traveled toward the Extreme North Land, where a sword sheath waited outside the Ice Crystal Palace.

• Li Zhexian entered an abandoned nest and traced the carefree sword mark, awakening his buried Innocent Sword Heart and declaring his name.
• Da Ming and Er Ming sensed Li Zhexian’s aura and found a fresh third sword mark in the nest, confirming he had survived.
• Di Tian heard the Divine Butterfly recognize Li Zhexian’s aura and punished the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger for claiming he had died.
• At the God Realm Plaza, the Asura God and Ji Dong discussed Li Zhexian’s shattered Spirit Rings and a dangerous opportunity hidden within him.
• Li Zhexian journeyed through the snow toward the Extreme North Land, drawn by memories and the promise of answers.
• At the Ice Crystal Palace, a sword sheath called for the Ice Empress to open the door.

Ice Empress feared Li Zhexian had died, but Sky Dream Ice Silkworm argued that his surviving Soul Spirit and Wisdom Soul Ring meant he was still alive. Li Zhexian returned to the Far North, where his power sent the Snow Demon King back through time and brought his past self into view.

• Ice Empress told Snow Empress that Li Zhexian had fallen, while Snow Empress insisted she had no regrets about becoming his Soul Spirit.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm persuaded Ice Empress that Li Zhexian was alive because it and Snow Empress remained safe, and suggested he might be coming for the One Year Appointment.
• Li Zhexian stood unharmed as the Snow Demon King’s attacks passed through him, then asked why it was attacking him.
• The Snow Demon King recognized Li Zhexian and grabbed him, intending to tell Snow Empress and Ice Empress that he had returned.
• Li Zhexian used his sword to retrace time by eight months, restoring the collapsed landscape and revealing his past self as his body began to collapse.
• Li Zhexian asked the Snow Demon King to tell him of his past.

Li Zhexian nearly dissolved himself while ascending to godhood, but Ice Empress’s Sky Dream Sword Niche pulled him back to the present. Though the return left him with amnesia and Mirage Mist obscured his identity, tapping swords with Little Ya Zi restored his Azure Lotus Sword and memories, and he greeted his companions after a long separation.

• Li Zhexian’s divine aura and power threatened to unravel him until Ice Empress used the Sky Dream Sword Niche to pull time back and undo his injuries.
• Li Zhexian failed to recognize Tian Meng, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and the Snow Demon King, though he felt he had known them before.
• Little Ya Zi invited Li Zhexian to tap swords, and their repeated clashes transformed his Wooden Sword back into the Azure Lotus Sword.
• The Azure Lotus Sword’s resonance dispelled the Mirage Mist and restored Li Zhexian’s sealed memories.
• Li Zhexian recognized Tian Meng, Little Ya Zi, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and the Snow Demon King, then greeted them with “Long time no see.”

Li Zhexian reunited with Tian Meng, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress in the Far North, then recovered the nine Sword Intents hidden within him and reached Sword Dao God-Reaching. His Heaven-Reaching Sword Bone and Pure Glazed Body also returned, restoring his power in more fundamental forms.

• Tian Meng, Snow Empress, and Ice Empress reunited with Li Zhexian at the Ice Crystal Palace, where he asked whether his Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones had vanished after Reincarnation.
• Tian Meng and Snow Empress explained that Li Zhexian's Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones had become hidden seeds within him, waiting to awaken in stronger forms.
• Li Zhexian meditated beneath the Ice Crystal Giant Tree and recovered the three Sword Intents still missing from his nine Sword Marks.
• Li Zhexian's nine Sword Intents combined into a Nine-Colored Sword Intent Azure Lotus, and Tian Meng recognized his breakthrough as Sword Dao God-Reaching.
• Li Zhexian's Heaven-Reaching Sword Bone returned, and the resulting surge of qi and blood restored his Pure Glazed Body.

The Ice Empress became Li Zhexian’s Soul Spirit to help restore his power, but his unusual third Spirit Ring revealed a Divine Blood drop and a strange flower that drove him to Soul Power Rank Ninety. His Space-Time Sword Intent then shattered the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign’s Spirit Ring and rewound the Evil Emperor’s past to a mysterious beast and Spirit Ring.

• Little Ya Zi produced Ten Thousand Year Ice Marrow, and the Ice Empress chose to become Li Zhexian’s Soul Spirit.
• The Ice Empress merged with Li Zhexian, and his shattered Spirit Rings began to reform as his Soul Power rose.
• At Rank Thirty, Li Zhexian’s twelve-colored third Spirit Ring fragments failed to condense and instead formed a drop of Divine Blood and a strange flower.
• The Divine Blood and strange flower entered Li Zhexian, overpowering the Ice Empress’s energy and raising his Soul Power to Rank Ninety.
• Li Zhexian’s Space-Time Sword Intent shattered the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign’s Spirit Ring and rewound the Evil Emperor’s past to reveal a mysterious beast and Spirit Ring.

Li Zhexian restored Bai Ze’s Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone with Space-Time Sword Intent and the Divine Blood, then completed his breakthrough to Title Douluo as the Divine Blood and Strange Flower further strengthened him. His power surpassed the Ultimate Douluo, drawing the attention of Ji Dong and the Asura God.

• Li Zhexian manifested Bai Ze across the River of Time, and Bai Ze thanked him before its Spirit Ring and right leg Spirit Bone crossed into the present.
• Tian Meng and Snow Empress recognized Bai Ze’s return and reflected on Li Zhexian’s extraordinary fortune and talent.
• Li Zhexian reached Soul Power Rank 90, restored his Spirit Bones, and gained the Bai Ze right leg Spirit Bone, leaving only the torso Spirit Bone missing.
• The Divine Blood reforged Li Zhexian’s Pure Glazed Body, while the Strange Flower’s essence increased the ages of his Spirit Rings.
• Snow Empress admitted she could not tell whether Li Zhexian had become a god, and Tian Meng sensed that he had surpassed the Ultimate Douluo.
• At the God Realm Plaza, Ji Dong asked the Asura God about the origins of the Divine Blood and Strange Flower.

The Asura God revealed to Ji Dong that Li Zhexian had seized the Dragon God's legacy, carrying immense Karma tied to the Dragon God, the Silver Dragon King, and the Spirit Beasts. Meanwhile, Tang Xiao decided that Clear Sky Sect would destroy Li Zhexian's Statue of God on the day of the One Year Appointment.

• The Asura God explained that the Dragon God's divided legacy had become the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King, while his essence blood and Origin Divine Power eventually formed the Dragon Head Sword Falcon and a strange flower.
• The Asura God told Ji Dong that Li Zhexian had taken the Dragon God's blood and power, and Ji Dong felt overwhelmed by the weight of the Karma involved.
• In Star Dou Forest, Da Ming and Er Ming sensed a disturbance, while the five Peerless Fierce Beasts awoke and were ordered to bring the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to their lord.
• Tang Gang, Tang Yuan, and Tang Cang urged Clear Sky Sect to avenge Tang Chen and destroy Li Zhexian's statue before the One Year Appointment.
• Tang Hao deferred to Tang Xiao, who ordered the elders to join them in destroying the statue and said the sect would help Heaven Dou rebuild.

Li Zhexian returned to the Far North with newly enhanced powers and prepared to fulfill the One Year Appointment. As the appointment drew near, Heaven Dou City decorated itself for his return while his friends and elders waited anxiously, unsure whether he would appear.

• Li Zhexian discovered that his Clear Spring Wine Gourd had gained spiritual power, and Tian Meng learned that Bai Ze's Spirit Ring had reached the Hundred-Thousand-Year realm.
• Li Zhexian demonstrated the fortune-granting effects of Bai Ze's soul bone and Spirit Ring before returning to the Ice Crystal Palace with Tian Meng and the Ice and Snow Empresses.
• Li Zhexian learned that only one month remained before the One Year Appointment and resolved to go once his realm had stabilized.
• Nearly a month later, Heaven Dou City prepared for the appointment as Zhu Zhuqing and the other women tried on dresses, Li Zhexian's friends reserved a banquet room, and elders gathered at the Dugu residence.
• A storyteller arrived in Heaven Dou City and announced that he would set up a stage and tell stories the next day.

On the anniversary of Li Zhexian’s sacrifice, Heaven Dou’s citizens gathered to honor him, but Clear Sky Sect arrived and challenged the statue and his legacy. A clash was about to erupt when Qian Renxue and the six Elders intervened.

• Heaven Dou’s citizens, Xue Ye, Li Zhexian’s friends, and officials gathered at his statue with flowers, waiting for their unfinished appointment.
• Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, and the others confronted Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Clear Sky Sect as its elders argued that Li Zhexian did not deserve a statue or worship.
• A blond youth and Dai Mubai denounced Li Zhexian, prompting Yu Tianheng, Feng Buyu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian to challenge them.
• Heaven Dou’s citizens cursed Clear Sky Sect, and Tang Cang attacked with his Clear Sky Hammer, bringing both sides to the brink of battle.
• Qian Renxue’s Blood Gold Divine Sword struck between the factions, and she appeared with the six Elders.

Li Zhexian returned to Heaven Dou on the appointed day, ending the standoff between the Martial Soul Empire and the Clear Sky Sect. After reuniting with his friends and loved ones, he confronted Tang Xiao and the others over their threat to destroy his statue.

• Qian Renxue and the six Worshippers joined the defenders as Tang Xiao and Tang Hao prepared to fight them with Explode Ring.
• Just as battle was about to begin, Li Zhexian announced his return from the Statue of God and appeared before the people of Heaven Dou.
• Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, and the others greeted Li Zhexian, while Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing tearfully embraced him.
• The Clear Sky Sect lost its fighting spirit when Li Zhexian returned, and Dai Mubai urged the Sea Horse Douluo to retreat.
• Li Zhexian challenged Tang Xiao and the others to try destroying his statue while he stood before them.

Li Zhexian confronted Tang Xiao and Tang Hao after the Clear Sky Sect came to Heaven Dou, and revealed power strong enough to alarm the God Realm. As Tang Xiao and Tang Hao unleashed their Nine Rings Detonation, Li Zhexian condensed his divine aura onto his Azure Lotus Sword.

• Li Zhexian reversed time to drag Dai Mubai and Sea Horse Douluo back, then killed them with his Reincarnation Sword Pupil.
• Tang Xiao admitted the Clear Sky Sect had acted rashly but warned that he and Tang Hao could join forces against Li Zhexian.
• Qian Renxue, the six Elders, Chen Xin, Dugu Bo, Feng Bailong, and other Titles gathered beside Li Zhexian, while his nine Spirit Rings and divine aura forced the Clear Sky Sect's Three Elders to fall and left Tang Xiao and Tang Hao struggling.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao shattered all nine of their Spirit Rings and channeled their power into enormous Clear Sky Hammers.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao swung their giant hammers at Li Zhexian with the Clear Sky Ultimate Technique, and Li Zhexian drew the attack's pressure away from Heaven Dou City as the light around him condensed onto his Azure Lotus Sword.