Chapter Summaries

After Luo Heng wiped out the Demon Seal Crowd and their allies, he absorbed Yao Ling’s energy and broke through to the Eight Yuan Nirvana Stage. He left the Mine Vein safer and shared most of the spoils with its disciples.

• Luo Heng killed every Demon Seal Crowd member and rogue cultivator within a hundred miles, while Ying Huanhuan watched and felt both unsettled and secure beside him.
• Yuan Fang thanked Luo Heng and arranged to strengthen the Mine Vein’s defenses; Luo Heng told Ying Huanhuan he was about to break through and sat down to refine Yao Ling’s energy.
• Luo Heng swallowed a high-grade ancient pill and two Immortal Yuan Ancient Fruits, then broke through to the Eight Yuan Nirvana Stage and passed his eighth Nirvana Tribulation in half a minute.
• Jiang Kun and Yuan Ling brought back the collected Spatial Pouches, and Luo Heng kept Yao Ling’s and Su Lei’s before giving the rest to the Mine Vein disciples to divide.

Luo Heng returned to the Dao Sect with Ying Huanhuan after wiping out the Demon Seal Crowd and reported to the Sect Master. At Dao Peak, he reunited Ying Huanhuan with her sister Ying Xiaoxiao and met Qing Ye, who called himself Huanhuan’s childhood sweetheart; Luo Heng answered by mentioning the song Huanhuan had played especially for him.

• Yuan Fang called Luo Heng the Desolate Hall Chief and the Dao Sect’s hope for the future as he departed with Ying Huanhuan and the others.
• After five days of travel, Luo Heng and Ying Huanhuan reached the Dao Sect, while Jiang Kun and Yuan Ling left to report to their halls.
• Luo Heng and Ying Huanhuan headed to Dao Peak to report their mission and passed two powerful gray-robed sect elders on the way.
• At the summit, Ying Huanhuan reunited with her older sister Ying Xiaoxiao, who thanked Luo Heng for his work on the mission.
• Qing Ye introduced himself to Luo Heng as Huanhuan’s childhood sweetheart, and Luo Heng replied by asking whether Qing Ye had heard the song Huanhuan played especially for him.

Luo Heng met with Ying Xuanzi, who praised his service to the Dao Sect and thanked him for saving Ying Huanhuan. After rewarding Luo Heng and receiving the Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree seed and sapling, Ying Xuanzi told him to prepare for the Great Desolation Monument’s opening in one month.

• Luo Heng said Ying Huanhuan had played several pieces for him, surprising Qing Ye and Ying Xiaoxiao and leaving Qing Ye troubled by her closeness to Luo Heng.
• Ying Xiaoxiao redirected the conversation to the Great Desolation Monument, which would open in a month, and Ying Huanhuan told Luo Heng she believed in him.
• Ying Xiaoxiao sent Luo Heng and Ying Huanhuan into the hall to meet Ying Xuanzi, then told Qing Ye that Luo Heng was stronger than anyone in the Dao Sect.
• Ying Xuanzi praised Luo Heng for bringing the Immortal Yuan Ancient Tree seed and sapling to the sect, destroying the Demon Seal Crowd, and saving Ying Huanhuan.
• Ying Xuanzi told Luo Heng that his dynasty had become a High-rank Dynasty and that the Luo Family had received resources and secret protection.
• Luo Heng handed Ying Xuanzi the tree seed and sapling, and Ying Xuanzi urged him to prepare for the Great Desolation Monument before he and Ying Huanhuan left.

Luo Heng openly told Ying Xiaoxiao that Ling Qingzhu was one of his lovers, while Ying Huanhuan admitted she already knew and continued to question his feelings. As Luo Heng reassured her that his feelings for all his lovers would not change, Ying Huanhuan grew more comfortable with her affection for him, and they descended Dao Peak together.

• Ying Xiaoxiao asked Luo Heng about his time alone with Ling Qingzhu, and he confirmed that she was one of his lovers.
• Ying Xiaoxiao warned Luo Heng that Ling Qingzhu's admirers might challenge him, but he said they would need the strength to do so.
• Ying Huanhuan told Luo Heng she worried he might fall for someone else, and he promised his feelings for all of them would not change.
• Ying Huanhuan accepted her feelings for Luo Heng and threatened to have her father expel him if he ever lied to her.
• Luo Heng noticed Ying Huanhuan blushing as they walked down Dao Peak and decided he was willing to wait for her.

Luo Heng returned to the Desolate Hall, received Gu Mo’s cultivation insights, and used a new spiritual cultivation art to improve his strength before the Great Desolation Monument opened. He shared several powerful arts with Ying Huanhuan, who hugged and kissed him before running off.

• Luo Heng visited Chen Zhen and Wu Dao, who praised him for destroying the Demon Seal Crowd, and Chen Zhen reminded him that the Great Desolation Monument would open soon.
• Luo Heng visited Gu Mo, whose eyes had recovered, and received a Jade Slip containing Gu Mo’s insights on the Barren Demonic Eye.
• Luo Heng used his Daily and Monthly Check-ins, obtaining 50000 Nirvana Pills and the Heavenly Origin Soul Refining Art, then began cultivating it to strengthen his Spiritual Power.
• Luo Heng trained in the following weeks, checked on Lin Dong’s progress, and gave Ying Huanhuan the Great Teleportation Technique, the Five Elements Creation Palm, and the Heavenly Origin Soul Refining Art.
• Ying Huanhuan promised not to share the arts without Luo Heng’s permission, hugged him, and kissed his cheek before running away.

Luo Heng advanced his cultivation and shared insights that helped Ying Xiaoxiao understand what was holding back her Sword Intent. After Ying Huanhuan confronted him jealously, Luo Heng asked if they were together and kissed her.

• Luo Heng became an Eight-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master and blocked his Wind Lightning Tribulation with his Spiritual Power.
• Ying Huanhuan broke through to become a Two-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master after training in Luo Heng's techniques.
• Luo Heng demonstrated the Void-Breaking sword move and explained the sword path to Ying Xiaoxiao, pointing out that her burdens restrained her Sword Intent.
• Ying Huanhuan accused Luo Heng of stealing her sister's heart, and he asked whether the two of them were together.
• Luo Heng told Ying Huanhuan he wanted to kiss her, and she closed her eyes as he kissed her.

Ying Huanhuan and Luo Heng shared their first kiss and acknowledged their feelings, then discussed whether her sister might like him too. The chapter ended with Ying Huanhuan playing the Jadeite Guzheng for Luo Heng and promising to play for him every day.

• Ying Huanhuan accepted Luo Heng's kiss and began calling him "Brother Heng."
• Ying Huanhuan suggested that her sister might like Luo Heng and offered to bring them together, explaining that she wanted her sister to find happiness.
• Luo Heng and Ying Huanhuan affirmed their relationship, with Ying Huanhuan calling herself his lover.
• Ying Huanhuan played the Jadeite Guzheng for Luo Heng, who praised her music.
• Ying Huanhuan promised to play for Luo Heng every day.

Ying Huanhuan openly arrived with Luo Heng as the Dao Sect gathered for the Great Desolation Monument’s opening. As Luo Heng and Lin Dong began attempting to contact the Monument Spirit, Luo Heng detected signs that a Yimo King was sealed beneath the monument and silently warned Lin Dong not to reveal it.

• Ying Huanhuan grew closer to Luo Heng and learned new techniques, while Ying Xiaoxiao became more relaxed around him.
• Luo Heng and Ying Huanhuan arrived at the Great Desolation Monument holding hands, drawing shocked reactions from the disciples and their fellow hall leaders.
• The Great Desolation Monument emerged from the mountain, and Chen Zhen reminded the Desolate Hall disciples not to force their comprehension of the Great Desolation Scripture.
• Luo Heng, Lin Dong, Pang Tong, Jiang Hao, Fang Yun, and Song Zhou took their places on the blue rocks before the monument.
• Luo Heng detected Yimo auras on the monument and realized a Yimo King was sealed beneath it; he silently signaled Lin Dong not to reveal the discovery.
• Luo Heng and Lin Dong began contacting the Monument Spirit as Chen Zhen sent Desolate Force toward the monument.

Luo Heng entered the Great Desolation Monument and quickly earned the Monument Spirit’s approval, prompting an unprecedented reaction outside. Inside, he discovered the monument was being corroded by a filthy Yimo aura and faced the emerging Monument Spirit.

• Luo Heng explored the monument’s endless wasteland illusion and provoked the Monument Spirit until the world collapsed around him.
• The Great Desolation Monument enveloped Luo Heng in a brilliant pillar of light after only the time it took an incense stick to burn, astonishing Ying Xuanzi, Gan Zhanglao, and the Dao Sect disciples.
• Chen Zhen and Wu Dao celebrated Luo Heng’s success, while Ying Huanhuan excitedly embraced Ying Xiaoxiao and Qing Ye silently accepted the gap between them.
• Luo Heng appeared in a small rubble-filled space, saw black Yimo patterns corroding the ancient stone monument, and reacted with disgust.
• A blurry pale-yellow figure emerged from the stone monument before Luo Heng.

Luo Heng spoke with the Great Desolation Monument’s spirit about the Yimo King it had suppressed for over ten thousand years and promised to gather powerful allies to destroy it. The spirit passed him the Great Desolation Scripture, and Luo Heng began mastering it at astonishing speed as the monument watched Lin Dong’s test.

• The Great Desolation Monument suppressed the Yimo King’s Black Patterns and showed Luo Heng a vision of the devastating battle in which it had been sealed.
• The Monument Spirit revealed that the Yimo King was too powerful for it to defeat alone, and Luo Heng promised help from Lin Dong, Bo Xuan, and possibly Qing Zhi and Mo Luo.
• Luo Heng assured the spirit that eliminating Yimo was the duty of Tianxuan Continent’s inhabitants, and the monument agreed to pass on the Great Desolation Scripture before its remaining two or three years ran out.
• The Monument Spirit transferred the Great Desolation Scripture to Luo Heng and explained its power to draw vitality from the surrounding world.
• Luo Heng used the monument’s Ancient Yellow Light and his Dao Token to cultivate the scripture rapidly, astonishing the Monument Spirit, which then turned its attention to Lin Dong.

Luo Heng emerged from the Great Desolation Monument after cultivating the Great Desolation Scripture to minor mastery in only three days, stunning the Dao Sect disciples and elders waiting outside. The chapter ended as the crowd realized he had returned far sooner than expected.

• Ying Xuanzi, Gan Zhanglao, Chen Zhen, Wu Dao, Gu Mo, Ying Xiaoxiao, and Ying Huanhuan waited outside the monument while discussing how long Luo Heng might need.
• Ying Huanhuan admitted she wanted to see Luo Heng soon, and Ying Xiaoxiao teased her about missing someone she called a bastard.
• Luo Heng thanked the Monument Spirit, which marveled at his three-day progress and advised him to polish his cultivation rather than rush ahead.
• Luo Heng promised the Monument Spirit he would bring someone back in a few months, then left the monument's inner space.
• The pillar of light faded, and Luo Heng appeared before the gathered crowd, leaving everyone astonished that he had emerged after only three days.

Luo Heng completed the Great Desolation Scripture in three days, astonishing the Dao Sect and earning the Great Desolation Monument’s recognition. After receiving two Desolate Pearls, he celebrated his success with Ying Huanhuan and declared that he had not failed the sect’s expectations.

• Luo Heng opened his eyes and released pure desolate energy that withered the land around the Great Desolation Monument.
• Ying Xuanzi, the elders, and the Dao Sect disciples reacted with shock as they realized Luo Heng had completed the Great Desolation Scripture in three days.
• Luo Heng bowed to the Great Desolation Monument, which gave him two Desolate Pearls and urged him to help it regain its freedom soon.
• Ying Huanhuan rushed to Luo Heng, celebrated his success, and let him take her hand.
• Luo Heng bowed to Ying Xuanzi and the gathered disciples, declaring that he had not failed the sect’s great expectations, while the crowd cheered.

After comprehending the Great Desolation Scripture, Luo Heng left the monument with Ying Huanhuan and passed her another powerful cultivation art. The chapter ended with her flustered by his teasing about how the Two Forms Yin Yang Technique cultivated faster through yin-yang union.

• Luo Heng left the Great Desolation Monument with Ying Huanhuan while Lin Dong continued his trial and others watched him.
• The disciples dispersed to resume cultivation for the Hall Examination, while Chen Zhen, Wu Dao, Gu Mo, and several elders stayed to observe Lin Dong.
• At Luo Peak, Luo Heng kissed Ying Huanhuan and reassured her after she mentioned that Ying Xuanzi had seen them holding hands.
• Luo Heng taught Ying Huanhuan the Two Forms Yin Yang Technique, whose grade surpassed the Heavenly Emperor Scripture.
• Ying Huanhuan blushed when Luo Heng explained that the technique cultivated faster through yin-yang union, then accused him of teasing her on purpose.

Luo Heng and Ying Huanhuan cultivated together, helping her become a Three Seal Rune Master, while a System check-in gave Luo Heng two powerful Origin Seeds. He absorbed them and rose to the peak of the Half-step Life Xuan Stage, then asked the System for another reward, calling himself greedy and insatiable.

• Luo Heng explained the Two Forms Yin Yang Technique to Ying Huanhuan, and they agreed to cultivate together.
• Ying Huanhuan trained under Luo Heng's guidance and became a Three Seal Rune Master after enduring the Wind Lightning Tribulation.
• Luo Heng checked in with the System and obtained the Jie Kong Yan Origin Seed and Mysterious Nether Water Origin Seed.
• Luo Heng swallowed both Origin Seeds, broke through to the Nine Yuan Nirvana Stage, and reached the peak of the Half-step Life Xuan Stage after passing the Nirvana Tribulation.
• Luo Heng asked the System for more now that he and Ying Huanhuan were together, then described himself as greedy and insatiable.

Luo Heng received the Nine Heavens Ringing Qin, a powerful artifact suited to Ying Huanhuan, and continued guiding her cultivation while his relationship with Ying Xiaoxiao grew closer. He left Ying Xiaoxiao with the first five forms of the Tai Xu Swordplay to study.

• The system gave Luo Heng the Nine Heavens Ringing Qin, whose Bai Ze artifact spirit briefly appeared before returning to the instrument.
• Luo Heng kept the qin in the System Space, planning to give it to Ying Huanhuan on a special occasion.
• Ying Huanhuan cultivated with Luo Heng, advanced in the Heavenly Origin Soul Refining Art, and learned to condense the Two Forms Shield Armor.
• Ying Xiaoxiao visited Luo Peak increasingly often, and her relationship with Luo Heng quietly warmed as he taught her swordsmanship.
• After Ying Xiaoxiao praised his Sword Intent, Luo Heng passed her the first five forms of the Tai Xu Swordplay, and she recognized its extraordinary quality.

Luo Heng prepared to visit Ling Qingzhu at the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace after giving Ying Xuanzi insight into the Reincarnation Stage. He left the Dao Sect with Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xiaoxiao staying behind, and Ying Huanhuan planned to meet Ling Qingzhu at the upcoming Sect Tournament.

• Luo Heng gave Ying Xuanzi a sphere containing Qing Zhi’s insight into the Reincarnation Stage, increasing the Sect Master's hope of breaking through.
• Luo Heng asked permission to visit Ling Qingzhu, and Ying Xuanzi approved and suggested he use the sect's Teleportation Array.
• Luo Heng told Ying Huanhuan he was going to the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace; she declined to accompany him and said she would meet Ling Qingzhu at the Sect Tournament.
• Ying Huanhuan kissed Luo Heng goodbye and asked him to return early.
• Luo Heng told Ying Xiaoxiao he was leaving and going to the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace, and she asked him to give Ling Qingzhu her regards.

Luo Heng traveled to Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace and reunited with Ling Qingzhu after half a year apart. Ling Qingzhu left their young daughter Xuan'er waiting in Qingzhu Garden as she welcomed him, while palace disciples recognized their relationship and began to suspect the news would spread.

• Luo Heng used Dao Sect's Teleportation Array and traveled for two days before reaching Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
• Ling Qingzhu waited with the Jade Pendant Luo Heng had given her, and told Xuan'er that her father would soon come to see her.
• Ling Qingzhu sensed Luo Heng approaching and left Xuan'er in Qingzhu Garden while she went to meet him.
• Luo Heng and Ling Qingzhu reunited outside the mountain gate, embraced, and admitted they had missed each other.
• Palace disciples saw Luo Heng and Ling Qingzhu together and speculated that he was her Dao companion as the pair entered the sect.

Luo Heng reunited with Ling Qingzhu and met their daughter, Luo Xuan, for the first time. After father and daughter embraced, he promised to visit often and return to stay with her once he had defeated his enemies.

• Ling Qingzhu led Luo Heng through the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace while the disciples recognized him and watched them hold hands.
• Luo Xuan waited at Qingzhu Garden with Su Rou, who reassured her that her father would love her.
• Luo Heng arrived at the garden and learned from Ling Qingzhu that Luo Xuan was his daughter.
• Luo Xuan called Luo Heng Father, and he held her and wept as she told him she had waited for him.
• Luo Heng promised Luo Xuan he would visit often and return to stay with her after he defeated the bad people, then thanked Ling Qingzhu for raising their daughter.

Luo Heng reunited with Ling Qingzhu and their daughter, Luo Xuan, and learned why Ling Qingzhu had raised their child without telling him. After spending the night cultivating together, Luo Heng advanced his Two Forms Yin Yang Technique to the fifth level as the embryonic Two Forms Domain began to form.

• Luo Heng entered Qingzhu Garden with Ling Qingzhu and Luo Xuan, and the family shared dinner with Su Rou.
• Luo Heng asked Ling Qingzhu why she had not told him about Luo Xuan, and she explained that she had not wanted to disrupt his path and plans.
• Luo Heng comforted Ling Qingzhu for carrying, giving birth to, and raising Luo Xuan alone, while Su Rou quietly left them together.
• Luo Heng put the sleeping Luo Xuan to bed and then went with Ling Qingzhu to cultivate for the night.
• Luo Heng helped Ling Qingzhu improve her Supreme Sensing Technique, while his Two Forms Yin Yang Technique reached its fifth level and the embryonic Two Forms Domain began to condense.

After a night of cultivation, Luo Heng and Ling Qingzhu discussed his strength and Su Rou before tending to their daughter, Luo Xuan. The System then rewarded Luo Xuan with a Spirit Grade Ultimate Saint Artifact, and Luo Heng prepared to give it to her.

• Ling Qingzhu told Luo Heng he should find more women because she could not keep up with his strength, and she suggested Su Rou as a possibility.
• Luo Heng and Ling Qingzhu got dressed when Luo Xuan woke, and Luo Heng promised to take her flying.
• Ling Qingzhu combed Luo Xuan's hair while Luo Heng reflected on the warmth of his family.
• The System evaluated Luo Xuan as Saint Grade and granted her the Nine Profound Heavenly Jade Bracelet, a Spirit Grade Ultimate Saint Artifact bound to her bloodline.
• Luo Heng thanked the System and crouched before Luo Xuan with the bracelet, telling her he had a gift for her.