Chapter Summaries

Luo Heng entered the Azure Dragon Trial and found himself on a stone in a vast Thunder Sea, where he used its lightning to cultivate his body and advance his strength. As he approached Half-Step Four Yuan Nirvana, a massive Purple-Gold Thunder bolt descended, and Luo Heng stepped forward to meet it.

• Luo Heng passed through the Azure Dragon Hall gate despite its warning that the trial offered nine deaths and one chance at life.
• Luo Heng arrived in a Thunder Sea, sensed that his Spiritual Power was suppressed, and began cultivating on a floating azure stone.
• Luo Heng used the Thunder Unfading Body and Great Devouring Art to absorb the lightning, nearing Half-Step Four Yuan Nirvana and strengthening his body toward Eight Yuan Nirvana.
• A powerful Purple-Gold Thunder bolt gathered in the clouds, and Luo Heng faced it without retreating, driving both cultivation arts to their limits.

Luo Heng endured the Fourth Nirvana Tribulation and advanced to the Four Yuan Nirvana Stage before the Azure Dragon King Qing Zhi appeared and strengthened his body with Origin Thunder. Qing Zhi then told him that the true inheritance was next.

• Luo Heng used half a Nirvana Pill River to undergo the Fourth Nirvana Tribulation, devouring its three types of Nirvana Flame and reaching the Initial Four Yuan Nirvana Stage with a peak Eight Yuan Nirvana physical body.
• Qing Zhi appeared as an afterimage, recognized Luo Heng's strength and unusual devouring technique, and offered him more thunder after Luo Heng said the tribulation had been too weak.
• Qing Zhi struck Luo Heng with five bolts of Origin Thunder, tempering his body until it reached the Early Nine Yuan Nirvana Stage.
• Luo Heng thanked Qing Zhi, who told him that the true inheritance was next and asked if he was ready.

Qing Zhi offered Luo Heng a choice between the Azure Dragon Hall’s martial arts and his own inheritance, then tested Luo Heng by attacking him with an Azure Dragon phantom. Luo Heng countered with the first move of the Di Wu Demon Slaying Technique, astonishing Qing Zhi with how quickly he had learned it.

• Qing Zhi showed Luo Heng two high-grade Spirit Martial Arts and offered him the choice of the Azure Dragon Hall’s inheritance or Qing Zhi’s own inheritance.
• Luo Heng chose Qing Zhi’s inheritance and said he might reach Qing Zhi’s current realm by their next meeting.
• Qing Zhi warned Luo Heng that he would take back the inheritance if Luo Heng failed to meet his standards, then formed an Azure Dragon phantom to test him.
• The Azure Dragon phantom attacked Luo Heng with power tailored to his strength, forcing him to withstand the blow to qualify for Qing Zhi’s inheritance.
• Luo Heng used the first move of the Di Wu Demon Slaying Technique to summon a stone stele phantom and collide with the Azure Dragon.
• Qing Zhi recognized the technique and marveled that Luo Heng had learned its incomplete first move less than half a day after receiving it.

Luo Heng received Qing Zhi’s Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique and endured the painful infusion of Heavenly Dragon Qi, quickly forming Azure Dragon Skin. Before vanishing, Qing Zhi also gave Luo Heng his Reincarnation Stage insights, and Luo Heng headed toward the Nirvana Pill River left in the Azure Dragon Hall.

• Qing Zhi passed the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique to Luo Heng and explained that it required Heavenly Dragon Qi.
• Luo Heng refined the Heavenly Dragon Qi, formed Azure Dragon Skin, and raised his physical strength to the Nine Yuan Nirvana Mid-Stage.
• Qing Zhi announced that his remnant image and the Thunder Sea would disappear, leaving a Nirvana Pill River as his final gift.
• Luo Heng asked Qing Zhi for Reincarnation Stage insights to help Bo Xuan break through.
• Qing Zhi gave Luo Heng his insights into reaching the Reincarnation Stage and surviving the First Samsara Tribulation, then vanished.
• Luo Heng vowed not to disappoint Qing Zhi and flew toward the Nirvana Pill River.

After the Thunder Sea vanished, Luo Heng discovered a vast, high-quality Pill River and met Wu Dao, who offered him a place in the Dao Sect. Luo Heng chose to compete in the Hundred Dynasties War, then plunged into the Pill River to refine its energy.

• The Thunder Sea collapsed, revealing a crimson Pill River rich in Nirvana Qi and Nirvana Flames.
• Wu Dao, Vice Hall Master of the Desolate Hall, emerged from hiding and invited Luo Heng to join the Dao Sect as a Direct Disciple.
• Luo Heng declined to join immediately, declaring that he intended to win first place in the Hundred Dynasties War.
• Wu Dao offered Luo Heng a Personal Disciple position in the Desolate Hall and promised him a Heaven Tier Spirit Treasure if he became champion and joined the Dao Sect.
• After Wu Dao left, Luo Heng looked forward to meeting Ying Huanhuan and dove into the Pill River to refine it.

Luo Heng finished cultivating in the Azure Dragon Hall, reaching mid-stage Five Yuan Nirvana Stage and minor mastery of Azure Dragon Scales before leaving through a spatial vortex. Little Yan and Lin Dong also completed their cultivation in separate spaces and set out after sensing Luo Heng had emerged.

• Luo Heng refined most of the Pill River's energy, advanced his cultivation and Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Technique, and gathered about 3.7 billion Nirvana Pills.
• Luo Heng used the Ancient Key of the Azure Dragon Hall to open a spatial vortex and leave his cultivation space.
• Little Yan swallowed a blood-colored tiger formed from his blood aura, reached late-stage Three Yuan Nirvana Stage, and left his battlefield space.
• Lin Dong reached Three Yuan Nirvana Stage while Xiao Diao regained a physical body in the Vermilion Bird Hall space.
• After sensing Luo Heng had emerged, Lin Dong and Xiao Diao used the Ancient Key of the Vermilion Bird Hall to leave.

Luo Heng, Lin Dong, and Little Yan faced the Great Gan Dynasty’s challenge after returning to the Ancient Battlefield with three inheritances. Lin Dong and Little Yan killed the Great Gan generals, and Luo Heng warned the watching crowd against trying to seize their inheritance.

• Luo Heng, Lin Dong, and Little Yan emerged above the Ancient Battlefield and drew the attention of the gathered experts.
• Zhu Tianhuo and Mu Huang approached from the golden palace, and Luo Heng ordered Lin Dong and Little Yan to fight them.
• Lin Dong battled Zhu Tianhuo with the Great Wilderness Prison Heaven Finger and Vermilion Bird Hall inheritance techniques, while Little Yan overwhelmed Mu Huang with the White Tiger Hall inheritance.
• Luo Heng ordered Lin Dong and Little Yan to kill the generals; Little Yan stomped Mu Huang to death, and Lin Dong killed Zhu Tianhuo.
• Luo Heng challenged anyone else who wanted the inheritances, but the crowd stayed silent, so he told his companions to leave.

Luo Heng and his companions continued toward the Ancient Battlefield’s Core Zone, where they confronted two spies from the Xixuan Domain. After defeating them and learning their plan to disrupt the Hundred Dynasties War, Luo Heng let the group move on, confident the crisis would be handled.

• Lin Dong explained that they would have to pass through Yongzhen City on their way to the Core Zone.
• Xiao Diao exposed two mysterious followers, whom Lin Dong recognized from the Nirvana Burning Heaven Array.
• Luo Heng defeated the two men with his martial arts and identified them as spies from the Xixuan Domain.
• Luo Heng searched one spy’s soul and learned that the Xixuan Domain planned to seal and shift part of the Ancient Battlefield to seize Eastern Xuan Region’s geniuses.
• Luo Heng devoured the surviving spy’s energy and life force, then told Lin Dong and the others that someone else would deal with the Xixuan Domain’s plan.
• The four resumed their journey, and Luo Heng wondered whether Ling Qingzhu would come.

Luo Heng and his companions encountered Su Kui, Su Rou, and Liu Ya while traveling toward Yongzhen City, and Luo Heng discovered that Su Rou carried a dangerous Spirit Seal. He destroyed the sleeping consciousness inside it and promised to help Su Rou control its power, leaving her cultivation rapidly rising.

• Luo Heng and his companions camped near Yongzhen City and discussed the Super Dynasty experts likely waiting for them there.
• Su Kui introduced his younger sister Su Rou and their companion Liu Ya, and Luo Heng discovered the Spirit Seal hidden within Su Rou.
• Luo Heng explained that the Spirit Seal's sleeping consciousness could seize Su Rou's body, and Su Kui revealed that the Windcloud Dynasty was pursuing them to make Su Rou a Humanoid Weapon.
• Su Rou agreed to try to control the Spirit Seal, and Luo Heng asked her to join the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace and keep Ling Qingzhu company.
• Luo Heng suppressed and devoured the remnant soul inside Su Rou, raising his Spiritual Power to peak Four-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master.
• The Spirit Seal began transferring its power to Su Rou, and her cultivation started rising rapidly.

Su Rou refined the Spirit Seal and broke through to peak Three Yuan Nirvana Stage, then learned that Luo Heng wanted her to find Ling Qingzhu at the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. As the group traveled toward Yongzhen City, Luo Heng killed five Windcloud Dynasty pursuers with one palm strike.

• Su Rou endured the Nirvana Tribulation and refined part of the Spirit Seal’s energy, reaching peak Three Yuan Nirvana Stage.
• Su Rou thanked Luo Heng, who told her to seek out Ling Qingzhu at the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace and said Ling Qingzhu was one of his lovers.
• Luo Heng set out with Su Rou, Su Kui, and Liu Ya for Yongzhen City despite Su Kui’s concern about the Windcloud Dynasty pursuing them.
• Five Windcloud Dynasty experts confronted the group and demanded Su Rou, but Luo Heng killed all five with a single Five Elements Creation Palm strike.
• The group resumed their journey, and Yongzhen City came into view.

Luo Heng and his group tested their Nirvana Seals at Yongzhen City’s Nirvana Tablet, where Lin Dong, Little Yan, Xiao Diao, and Luo Heng displayed extraordinary strength. After claiming the top spot on the Heaven Ranking, Luo Heng led the group to find lodging and wait for the Hundred Dynasties War.

• Luo Heng’s group entered Yongzhen City and went to the Nirvana Tablet, where they reunited with Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan, who had reached the Two Yuan Nirvana Stage and earned Earth Grade Nirvana Seals.
• Su Kui obtained an Earth Grade Nirvana Seal, and Su Rou climbed to second place on the Earth Ranking.
• Lin Dong reached nineteenth place on the Heaven Ranking, and Little Yan took twentieth place.
• Xiao Diao surged to first place on the Heaven Ranking, but Luo Heng then surpassed him and claimed the number-one position.
• Luo Heng told Su Rou that he was in the mid Five Yuan Nirvana Stage and said the group would find lodging and wait for the Hundred Dynasties War to begin.

Luo Heng led his companions to the Windcloud Dynasty's residence to avenge Su Rou and demand Nirvana Pills. After displaying his overwhelming strength, he gave the dynasty's leaders a choice: pay him twenty million pills or be beaten and robbed.

• Luo Heng told Su Rou and her companions he would visit the Windcloud Dynasty and collect interest for their past persecution.
• Luo Heng sent the two guards flying and entered the Windcloud Dynasty's residence, where Luo Tong confronted him.
• Luo Heng immobilized Luo Tong and demanded that the person in charge come out.
• Feng Cang and Meng Lie arrived, and Luo Heng explained that he was seeking justice because the dynasty had hunted Su Rou for her Ancient Spirit Seal.
• Luo Heng knocked Luo Tong unconscious with one wave, then demanded twenty million Nirvana Pills from Meng Lie.
• Meng Lie, unable to challenge Luo Heng, ordered his people to hand over the pills.

After extorting twenty million Nirvana Pills from the Windcloud Dynasty, Luo Heng gave Su Rou ten million and promised to take her to Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace. Two days later, the group arrived at Yongzhen City's auction arena, where the crowd recognized Luo Heng as the Heaven Ranking's number one.

• Luo Heng gave Su Rou ten million Nirvana Pills, claiming it was payment for accompanying Qingzhu at Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
• Su Rou felt grateful for Luo Heng's help and spent the night thinking about how important she might be to him.
• Two days later, Su Rou told Luo Heng that practicing with the pills he gave her had improved her cultivation.
• Luo Heng's group walked through Yongzhen City toward the auction, and he promised to show Su Rou around afterward.
• The crowd at the arena recognized Luo Heng and discussed his confrontation with the Windcloud Dynasty, while people parted to let his group pass.

Luo Heng attended the Yongzhen City auction, where the four great Super Dynasties kept their distance from him and Song Tai introduced a collection of rare treasures. When the Balance Spirit Fruit came up, Luo Heng bid one million Nirvana Pills for it, despite Xiao Diao saying it would now help Su Rou only a little.

• Luo Heng and his group took front-row seats, while the leaders of the four great Super Dynasties watched him without challenging him.
• Song Tai warned the crowd that fighting in the auction house would lead to expulsion and could cost repeat offenders their Hundred Dynasties War qualifications.
• Song Tai revealed the auction treasures, including a Heaven Tier Spirit Treasure, and sold several Earth Grade Spirit Treasures to bidders.
• Song Tai presented the Balance Spirit Fruit, and Xiao Diao explained that it offered limited help to Su Rou after Luo Heng had dealt with the consciousness in her Spirit Seal.
• Luo Heng bid one million Nirvana Pills for the Balance Spirit Fruit.

Luo Heng bought the Black Dragon Roaring Heaven Seal at auction after outbidding Feng Cang, who could not afford to keep bidding. He left with Su Rou and the others, planning to return to the inn before departing for the Core Zone early the day after tomorrow.

• Luo Heng bought the Balance Spirit Fruit for Su Rou, then Lin Dong purchased a mid-grade Spirit Martial Art without competition.
• Lin Dong acquired the Heavenly Desolate Divine Ox bones, while Xiao Diao said their ancient essence blood could strengthen the Ancient Sky Crocodile.
• Song Tai revealed the Black Dragon Roaring Heaven Seal as the auction’s final item, and Luo Heng opened the bidding at eight million Nirvana Pills.
• Feng Cang bid against Luo Heng, but Luo Heng raised the price to ten million Nirvana Pills, leaving Feng Cang unable to continue.
• Luo Heng won the seal, stored it in the System Space, and left the auction with Su Rou and the others to return to the inn.

Luo Heng and his companions entered the Core Zone to begin the Hundred Dynasties War, where competitors would fight for Nirvana Seals and the attention of the Super Sects. After entering, Luo Heng revealed he had marked the Windcloud Dynasty and led the group to hunt them down.

• Song Tai warned the contestants that the Core Zone allowed no retreat and that they would need to seize Nirvana Seals to prove their worth.
• Luo Heng and eleven companions flew through the light curtain into the Core Zone alongside the other contestants.
• Lin Dong explained the contest’s month-long duration and the rewards for gathering Nirvana Golden Light and Purple Gold Seals.
• Luo Heng proposed targeting the Windcloud Dynasty for its Heaven Grade Nirvana Seals and Nirvana Pills, citing their past actions and auction rivalry.
• Luo Heng revealed he had placed Mental Marks on the Windcloud Dynasty and led his companions toward them, while Su Rou looked forward to their punishment.

Luo Heng robbed the Windcloud Dynasty of its Nirvana Seals and pills, then confronted the Xixuan Domain’s Death Spirit General and overpowered him. He began draining the general’s Death Qi and Primal Energy as the battle ended.

• Luo Heng found Feng Cang and the Windcloud Dynasty, forced them to surrender their Nirvana Seals and Nirvana Pills, then let them flee.
• Feng Cang led his shaken group toward the core region, hoping the other Super Dynasties would protect them from Luo Heng.
• Luo Heng’s group continued through the Core Zone, where Luo Heng detected and dragged three black-robed Xixuan Domain men out of hiding.
• The Death Spirit General attacked with the Yama Ghost Curtain, but Luo Heng devoured the black mist and shattered the general’s Ten Thousand King Ghost Body with the Azure Dragon Tear Heaven Hand.
• Luo Heng seized the wounded Death Spirit General and used the Great Devouring Art to drain his Death Qi and Primal Energy.

After defeating the Death Spirit General, Luo Heng left Lin Dong and Little Yan to finish their fight and went into seclusion to undergo the Five-Fold Wind Lightning Tribulation. He broke through to Five-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master and rejoined his companions, who set out to find the other Super Dynasties.

• Luo Heng killed the Death Spirit General and absorbed its energy, loosening the bottleneck in his Spiritual Power cultivation.
• Luo Heng left Lin Dong and Little Yan to defeat the two Xixuan Domain disciples while he searched for a quiet place to undergo tribulation.
• Luo Heng endured the Five-Fold Wind Lightning Tribulation, using his Soul Wheel and the Great Devouring Art to withstand the Soul-Extinguishing Divine Thunder and gale.
• Luo Heng condensed his fifth Talisman Rune and became a Five-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master.
• Lin Dong, Little Yan, and Xiao Diao joined Luo Heng, and the group set out to find the other Super Dynasties.

Luo Heng traveled through the Core Zone with Su Rou, Su Kui, and Liu Ya, teaching Su Rou not to pity those who had lost their Nirvana Seals. Their journey ended when Xiao Shan of the Daluo Dynasty arrived with a force of experts and confronted Luo Heng.

• Luo Heng split from Lin Dong, Little Yan, and Xiao Diao, then continued through the Core Zone with Su Rou, Su Kui, and Liu Ya.
• Luo Heng and his companions encountered teams from other dynasties, and he ignored the weaker groups rather than robbing them.
• When Su Rou pitied martial artists who had lost their Nirvana Seals, Luo Heng explained that they had chosen to enter the Hundred Dynasties War and had once robbed others themselves.
• Su Rou accepted Luo Heng's lesson, and he reassured her before they continued onward.
• Luo Heng sensed an approaching Four Yuan Nirvana Stage team and recognized Xiao Shan of the Daluo Dynasty, who arrived with a Zhu Yan phantom and dozens of followers.
• Xiao Shan stared at Luo Heng and asked if he was Luo Heng.

Luo Heng defeated Xiao Shan and stripped him of his cultivation and Zhu Yan Demon Spirit, then gathered two Heaven Grade Nirvana Seals to form a Purple Gold Nirvana Seal. After the Daluo Dynasty members surrendered, he singled out three who had attacked him most viciously and restrained them as they tried to flee.

• Xiao Shan and the Daluo Dynasty experts attacked Luo Heng, while Su Rou, Su Kui, and Liu Ya fought the ordinary members.
• Luo Heng shattered Xiao Shan's Zhu Yan Demon Armor with the Azure Dragon Tear Heaven Hand and left him buried in a collapsed mountain wall.
• Luo Heng used the Great Devouring Art to drain Xiao Shan's cultivation and take his Zhu Yan Demon Spirit, which the Little Azure Dragon Phantom swallowed.
• Luo Heng took a second Heaven Grade Nirvana Seal from a Daluo Dynasty member and combined its energy with Xiao Shan's seal to form a Purple Gold Nirvana Seal.
• The Daluo Dynasty members surrendered and offered their Nirvana Seals, but Luo Heng singled out three who had attacked him hardest.
• The three men tried to escape, and Luo Heng's Spiritual Power seized them before they could get away.