Chapter Summaries

Shi Lan joined Guan Yinping’s campaign to capture Zhang Jiao, hoping to earn lasting reputation and cultivation resources. In Yu Province, they routed a Yellow Turban force before encountering a powerful sorcerer attacking Han troops and a charging Cao-bannered cavalry force.

• Guan Yinping told Shi Lan that Liu Bei had given her one hundred thousand light cavalry to pursue Zhang Jiao, and Shi Lan agreed to join her.
• Shi Lan and Guan Yinping rode into Yu Province, where war had devastated the land and displaced civilians fled in droves.
• Shi Lan’s force defeated a Yellow Turban detachment, killed its three commanders, and left five hundred cavalry to take in the surrendered soldiers.
• The women encountered a sorcerer whose thunder spell devastated a retreating Han army, and Shi Lan began redirecting her troops after hearing the Governor of Hedong call for help.
• Heavy cavalry bearing Cao banners charged onto the battlefield as a burly, iron-masked warrior leaped into the yellow sand.

Cao Cao arrived in the battle and helped crush the Yellow Turban Army, while Shi Lan met him and his formidable generals. After Cao Cao’s forces departed, he dismissed his interest in Shi Lan and mocked Dong Zhuo as the greater lecher.

• A heavily armored warrior broke through the Yellow Turban formations and killed the golden Dharma form, forcing the rebel army to retreat amid Yin Death Killing Intent.
• Cao Cao arrived in a chariot guarded by the general he called Zhongkang and introduced himself to Shi Lan, who said she served Liu Xuande.
• Cao Cao asked whether Shi Lan was married, then criticized her for remaining unmarried; Shi Lan snapped her dragon-sinew reins without showing anger.
• The armored warrior brought Zhang Liang’s head to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao celebrated the victory as the Han army regrouped.
• Dong Zhuo introduced himself to Cao Cao and thanked him for coming to the army’s aid before Cao Cao’s cavalry departed.
• The armored warrior offered to seize Shi Lan for Cao Cao, who refused and called Dong Zhuo the real lecher.

Shi Lan stayed behind after Dong Zhuo blocked her departure and tried to force her into his service. With overwhelming power holding his army in place, she killed Hua Xiong and beheaded Dong Zhuo.

• Dong Zhuo blocked Shi Lan and offered her a post in his army, prompting Guan Yinping to curse him and demand passage.
• Shi Lan ordered Guan Yinping and the light cavalry to leave, then faced Dong Zhuo and his soldiers alone.
• Dong Zhuo had four generals bring divine-marked chains to shackle Shi Lan, but she killed them with a strike of her halberd.
• Dong Zhuo summoned Hua Xiong and two eighth-rank generals to attack Shi Lan, while a colossal white paw pinned the army to the ground.
• Shi Lan killed Hua Xiong and then beheaded Dong Zhuo.

After killing Dong Zhuo, Shi Lan became a wanted fugitive and left to make her way overseas. As Cao Cao and Liu Bei reacted to her situation and Zhang Jiao prepared his final ritual, Shi Lan recognized the stars above Yuzhou as strikingly similar to those from her remembered world.

• Shi Lan killed Dong Zhuo and two eighth-rank generals, then left without pursuing the fleeing Han troops.
• Cao Cao received a warrant bearing Shi Lan's image, then ordered Xu Chu to hurry toward Zhang Jiao's ritual site.
• Liu Bei told Guan Yu that Shi Lan was safe for now and asked Zhao Yun to help her escape.
• Zhang Jiao prepared a towering ritual platform by the seashore as Han forces closed in and arrows flew toward him.
• Shi Lan hid near the battlefield on her route overseas, then froze when the stars overhead resembled those from her remembered world.

Zhang Jiao sacrificed himself to unleash a catastrophic flood, but a heavenly blade severed the Han’s Crimson Dragon and shattered its national fortune. As Lü Bu led Lü Lingqi toward the Luo River, Lingdi ordered the Crown Prince summoned and the empire’s forces recalled, knowing the Han was doomed.

• Zhang Jiao died after ordering the formation to begin, unleashing a flood that devastated the armies in Yu Province while sparing the Yellow Turban Strongmen.
• A heavenly blade severed the Crimson Dragon, causing the Han’s national fortune to burst apart.
• Lü Lingqi halted her cavalry after seeing the Crimson Dragon fall, and Lü Bu ordered her to summon their wolf riders and accompany him to the Luo River.
• Lingdi learned that the First Prince, Second Prince, Third Princess, and Fourth Prince had died, while the Crown Prince survived the backlash with the Sword Saint badly diminished.
• Lingdi ordered the Crown Prince summoned, the armies recalled, He Jin given sole command, and all feudal lords returned to their fiefs.

Wang Yue told Liu Bian that the Heavenly Dao had struck down every pinnacle expert, leaving the Han dynasty and the realm vulnerable to upheaval. Shilan and Zhao Yun went to Penglai, where Tong Yuan revealed that his lifespan was nearly spent.

• Wang Yue explained that the Heavenly Dao had wounded him and every other pinnacle expert, then urged Liu Bian to plan an escape from Luoyang.
• Liu Bian said Emperor Ling would not survive long after the fortune dragon's death and asked for time to consider what to do.
• After the dragon fell, the lords halted their campaign against the Yellow Turbans, and the surviving Yellow Turban troops escaped.
• Zhao Yun found Shilan in Yuzhou and invited her to accompany him to Penglai to consult Tong Yuan.
• Shilan and Zhao Yun reached Penglai, where Tong Yuan appeared aged and said his lifespan was nearly spent.

Shi Lan witnessed Tong Yuan protect Zhao Yun from a dangerous quest as the Nine Provinces faced impending chaos. Xiang Yu offered Shi Lan Heaven-born Sage Eyes in exchange for shattering the realm’s Heavenly Dao, but she refused, and he tried to convince her of their value.

• Shi Lan offered Tong Yuan immortal medicines, but Tong Yuan refused them, saying he had accepted his fate.
• Zhao Yun set out to find a western treasure that could restore Tong Yuan’s lifespan, and Tong Yuan knocked him unconscious to stop him.
• Xiang Yu appeared and judged Zhao Yun’s talent insufficient, then recognized Shi Lan as a suitable heir because her soul belonged to Yan and Huang.
• Xiang Yu revealed that he was the former Overlord of Western Chu and offered Shi Lan Heaven-born Sage Eyes if she would one day shatter the Heavenly Dao.
• Shi Lan refused the offer, wary of its immense karmic burden, and Xiang Yu urged her to understand that the eyes could lead to Sainthood and the supreme realm.

Xiang Yu forced Shi Lan to receive his double pupils, which merged with her Dragon Torch Demon Eyes and gave her a glimpse of their memories. As Xiang Yu died after reflecting on the Han Dynasty and Yu Ji, Shi Lan sensed an unseen vortex above her.

• Shi Lan refused Xiang Yu's offer of the double pupils, but he declared that he would give them to her regardless.
• Xiang Yu sealed off the area and transferred the double pupils to Shi Lan, who experienced their memories of military knowledge, battlefields, and a mysterious woman.
• Shi Lan regained her senses and found that the double pupils had merged with her Dragon Torch Demon Eyes, granting her new perception and power she could not yet fully use.
• Xiang Yu told Shi Lan he had no wish to destroy the world and said he had lived to see how long Liu Ji's Han Dynasty would last.
• Xiang Yu spoke fragments about Yu Ji and his rule as the Overlord of Western Chu before dying.
• Shi Lan sensed an unfamiliar killing intent, opened her double pupils, and saw an invisible vortex above her.

Shi Lan watched Xiang Yu’s soul depart for the Yellow Springs, then agreed to defend Penglai while Tong Yuan prepared to pass his remaining power to Zhao Yun. Meanwhile, Cao Cao’s army debated exploiting the Han dynasty’s decline as Fengxiao studied a Heavenly Book whose power could rival the age’s greatest heroes.

• Shi Lan saw a gray being carry Xiang Yu’s soul into the Yellow Springs and stored his body in the Qiong Luo Realm after a cold-jade coffin crumbled.
• Shi Lan met Tong Yuan at Penglai and learned that two months had passed and word of Xiang Yu’s death had drawn attackers to the mountain.
• Tong Yuan asked Shi Lan to hold off intruders for three days while he left to pass his remaining power to Zhao Yun, and she agreed.
• Shi Lan opened a portal to the Qiong Luo Realm and put its four eighth-tier beings on standby to defend Penglai.
• In Yuzhou, Cao Cao’s officers urged him to attack rival lords, while Fengxiao told Cao Cao that the Heavenly Book could command celestial power and rival great heroes.

Cao Cao and other lords marched toward Luoyang after Lü Bu attacked the Divine Capital, while Sun Ce and Zhou Yu discussed their ambitions amid the coming chaos. At Luoyang, Lü Bu fought Wang Yue, and a fiery steed arrived as the wounded Sword Saint faced Lü Bu’s crushing counterattack.

• Cao Cao ordered his army to break camp and march to Luoyang after receiving news that Lü Bu had reached the Luo River.
• Sun Ce declared that he would make the people submit and become the Son of Heaven, while Zhou Yu urged patience.
• Lü Bu confronted Wang Yue outside Luoyang, and Wang Yue warned that Lü Bu would have to kill him to enter the city.
• Wang Yue wounded Lü Bu with a sword strike, but Lü Bu mocked his weakened state and attacked again.
• Lü Bu let Wang Yue’s sword pierce his waist and abdomen, then struck at him with both fists as a crimson-maned steed charged in.

Wang Yue broke Luoyang’s protective formation and fell after killing Lü Bu, but the bloody rain revived Lü Bu enough to rejoin the battle as Lü Lingqi led the assault on the city. At Penglai, Shi Lan saw signs that a supreme master had died, then met the ancient visitor Nanhua the Old Immortal.

• Wang Yue tore open Luoyang’s protective formation with his sword, then collapsed against the city wall as Lü Bu and Red Hare fell from the sky.
• Lü Lingqi caught Lü Bu and rallied the Trapped Camp to storm Luoyang, while the bloody rain began restoring Lü Bu’s life.
• Lü Lingqi fought through the Han troops until Huangfu Song ambushed her, and Lü Bu shot Huangfu Song with a golden arrow before ordering every unit to attack.
• Shi Lan saw the blood cloud marking a supreme master’s death and remained on guard at Penglai as the three-day deadline approached.
• Nanhua the Old Immortal arrived on a crane and introduced himself to Shi Lan, eyeing the silver spear with wariness.

Nanhua Immortal came to Penglai seeking Tong Yuan and tried to force his way inside, but Shi Lan and Chi Junyu fought to stop him. As Nanhua Immortal’s array overwhelmed them and shattered Penglai’s spatial barrier, Tong Yuan’s silver spear unleashed a powerful strike against him.

• Nanhua Immortal questioned Shi Lan about Tong Yuan and tried to enter Penglai, but Shi Lan barred his way and opened the Qiong Luo Realm.
• Chi Junyu destroyed Nanhua Immortal’s crane and apparent body, only for the real Nanhua Immortal to emerge from hiding.
• Nanhua Immortal attacked Shi Lan and Chi Junyu with a thunder array, while the White Tiger countered his blows with Geng Metal blades.
• Nanhua Immortal threatened to turn two of Heaven’s Four Spirits into restorative pills as the battle shattered the spatial barrier shielding Penglai.
• Tong Yuan’s silver spear sprang into the air and transformed into a divine phoenix, unleashing a strike almost as powerful as Tong Yuan at his peak.

Shi Lan abandoned her pursuit of the wounded Nanhua Immortal after Samsara warned that the Heavenly Dao had detected the Qiong Luo Realm’s energy drain and would soon awaken. After Shi Lan left, Tong Yuan died and Zhao Yun vowed to defend Penglai.

• Shi Lan and the White Tiger drove off the gravely wounded Nanhua Immortal, but Samsara warned her to close the passage before Heavenly Punishment fell.
• Shi Lan learned she had at most half a month to leave the realm, and later told Tong Yuan she would depart within days.
• Tong Yuan dismissed Shi Lan, then sat beside Yan Yun’s ice coffin and told Zhao Yun to leave Penglai, protect his mistress’s body, and heed his final counsel.
• Tong Yuan died before finishing his warning about Shi Lan, and Zhao Yun refused to carry out his master’s burial instructions.
• As crimson lightning and rain marked Tong Yuan’s death, Zhao Yun vowed that Penglai would remain and that he would slay anyone who invaded.

After the God of the Spear died, Zhao Yun defended Penglai from invading sea folk while Liu Bei sought Zhuge Liang’s help in Nanyang. Zhuge Liang advised Liu Bei to seize territory rather than join the campaign to Luoyang, and Liu Bei decided to go to Penglai to retrieve Zhao Yun.

• Shi Lan bowed toward Penglai but continued toward the Nine Provinces instead of returning.
• Sea folk attacked Penglai, and Zhao Yun killed them with his silver spear and lightning dragons.
• Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang how to save the people, and Zhuge Liang agreed to help him.
• Zhuge Liang advised Liu Bei to exploit the weakened defenses and seize Ji, Bing, and Qing provinces.
• Zhang Fei told Liu Bei that the God of the Spear had died, Zhao Yun was likely still at Penglai, and Gongsun Zan had not acted.
• Liu Bei decided to go to Penglai and bring Zhao Yun back.

Lü Bu seized Luoyang and ordered a search for three Han treasures as the warlords rushed toward the fallen capital. At Penglai, Zhao Yun fought off invading forces until Zhang Xiu appeared, leaving their allegiance uncertain.

• Liu Bei refused Zhuge Liang's warning and insisted on going overseas, declaring that Zhao Yun was worth a million iron cavalrymen.
• Lü Bu's forces overwhelmed the Han troops in Luoyang, and Lü Bu ordered his generals to surround the imperial palace and search for three treasures before retreating.
• Lü Bu killed the eunuchs guarding the palace gates and ordered a search for the missing Spirit Emperor and the treasures.
• Warlords learned that Luoyang had fallen and raced toward the capital to claim its treasures, while Shi Lan headed there hoping to find Liu Bei and secure reinforcements for Zhao Yun.
• Zhao Yun continued defending Penglai against powerful invaders until Zhang Xiu arrived and killed a flood dragon, leaving Zhao Yun unsure whether his senior brother was friend or foe.

Zhang Xiu challenged Zhao Yun for control of Penglai and the Flowing Immortal Spear, forcing them into battle after they paid their respects to Tong Yuan. Zhao Yun struck Zhang Xiu down, but a sorcerer’s substitution technique intervened, and Zhuge Liang identified the sorcerer as Jia Wenhe.

• Zhang Ren and Zhang Xiu paid their respects to Tong Yuan, and Zhang Ren explained that Tong Yuan had passed his power to Zhao Yun before he died.
• Zhang Xiu demanded that Zhao Yun surrender Penglai and the Flowing Immortal Spear, but Zhao Yun refused and vowed to defend the sanctuary.
• Zhang Ren warned Zhao Yun that fighting alone would not save Penglai, while Zhao Yun privately asked him to take Tong Yuan and Mistress to the snowy summit of the far southern Tianshan if he lost.
• Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun fought in the sky, and Zhang Xiu wounded Zhao Yun before Zhao Yun countered with a thunder dragon spear technique.
• A substitution technique made Zhang Xiu explode into grass fragments, and Zhuge Liang recognized the escaping sorcerer as Jia Wenhe.

Zhang Ren healed Zhao Yun with the Immortal Qilin Herb and sank Penglai beneath the sea before Liu Bei returned to the Nine Provinces. There, Shi Lan encountered a fleeing group carrying half of Heaven’s Heart.

• Zhang Ren caught the wounded Zhao Yun, brought him an Immortal Qilin Herb, and used it to heal him.
• Zhang Ren asked Liu Bei to take Zhao Yun back, then carried Tong Yuan’s body toward Mount Heaven and sank Penglai beneath the sea.
• Shi Lan left Luoyang after learning Liu Bei had gone overseas and planned to seek gains before returning to Lingyang.
• A scarlet divine rainbow cut off Shi Lan’s escape route and brought a nearby battle to her.
• Shi Lan noticed the jade ledger held by a child in a fleeing carriage, and Samsara identified it as half of Heaven’s Heart.

Shi Lan was caught between pursuing the Heavenly Heart and avoiding entanglement in an imperial conflict, but she ultimately returned the jade scroll to the young Son of Heaven. After Cao Cao rescued the survivors, Shi Lan refused to claim the Heavenly Heart despite its power and the world’s worsening decline.

• Shi Lan learned that the jade scroll contained half of the Heavenly Heart, which she could take to the Qiong Luo Realm and refine later.
• When black-armored generals attacked, Shi Lan wounded one with her Crimson Crow War Halberd and escaped after the imperial party fled, using exploding Dao weapons to cover her retreat.
• The black-armored pursuers caught up and shot down the carriage, killing the red-armored general who had shielded the boy.
• Cao Cao appeared with a battle standard and slaughtered the black-armored generals, saving Shi Lan, the boy, and the wounded middle-aged man.
• Shi Lan pulled the jade scroll from the boy, considered the consequences of taking the Heavenly Heart, then returned it to him.

Shi Lan left the battlefield and traveled to Tianshan to find a resting place for Xiang Yu. At the summit, she spotted more than ten figures and recognized them, though their identities were not revealed.

• Chixiao awakened to protect the unconscious boy, and Cao Cao recognized the fallen middle-aged man as the Ling Emperor.
• Shi Lan left the battlefield and decided to find a suitable burial site for Xiang Yu.
• Shi Lan learned that Liu Xie had inherited the throne with Cao Cao's support, while warlords and powerful clans clashed across the Nine Provinces.
• Shi Lan reached Tianshan and climbed through its unnatural, folded space and extreme cold.
• Shi Lan reached the summit and recognized more than ten figures there.

Shi Lan reached Tianshan’s summit and learned from a mysterious old man that the frozen dead might be revived through the gates to the Immortal Realm. He sent her by immortal crane to the Lunar Star to inspect the ruins of Guanghan Palace, where she felt powerful blood stirring within her as she hurried toward the palace.

• Shi Lan found Tong Yuan, Yan Yun, and other dead figures preserved in ice beneath the Lunar Star.
• An old man told Shi Lan that the dead were kept there in hopes that the Immortal Realm’s gates might reopen, and identified the star as the Lunar Star, home of Guanghan Palace.
• Shi Lan recognized the names Chang'e and the Heavenly Court, and wondered how this world was connected to her homeland.
• The old man summoned an immortal crane and warned Shi Lan that she could remain on the Lunar Star for only fifteen minutes.
• The crane carried Shi Lan through the star’s cold mist, and she raced across the bloodstained plain toward the palace ruins as her spiritual blood stirred.