Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ping drove off Qi Bing and helped Ling Chen’s group slay a Haize Beast, then chose Spirit Pills over a cluster of Half-divine medicine that would take a hundred years to mature. He accepted Ling Chen’s invitation to visit Golden Cloud Island and travel together.

• Jiang Ping wounded Qi Bing’s Primordial Spirit with the Zhan Shen Saber and forced Qi Bing and his companion to retreat.
• Jiang Ping joined Ling Chen and the Ling Family elder in attacking the Haize Beast, and his Withering Marvelous Art helped weaken it until the three men killed it.
• Ling Chen explained that the Haize Beast had swallowed a cluster of Half-divine medicine that could become Divine Medicine after about a hundred years.
• Jiang Ping rejected his share of the Half-divine medicine in favor of Spirit Pills and received two hundred pills and part of the beast’s body.
• Ling Chen invited Jiang Ping to Golden Cloud Island, and Jiang Ping agreed to visit and travel with them.

Jiang Ping arrived at Golden Cloud Island with Ling Chen, witnessed its golden Jinxia, and learned more about the Ling Family and its powerful ancestors. While browsing the Ling Family’s Scripture Pavilion, he studied the Hao Clan’s Sunlight Mysterious Skill and considered how to complete his Thunderbolt Technique as a Heavenly Art.

• Jiang Ping and Ling Chen arrived at Golden Cloud Island at dawn and watched the golden Jinxia blanket the island.
• Ling Chen assured Jiang Ping that the Ling Family would protect him from Qi Bing’s revenge and invited him to stay.
• Ling Chen brought Jiang Ping to his residence, where Jiang Ping gave ten Spirit Pills to Ling Chen’s talented Martial Saint descendant.
• Ling Chen left to visit his Old Ancestor and transplant a Half-divine medicine, while Jiang Ping went to the Scripture Pavilion to read Martial Dao records.
• Jiang Ping studied the Hao Clan ancestor He Ren’s Sunlight Mysterious Skill and realized that his deeper understanding of lightning might let him complete the Thunderbolt Technique into a Heavenly Art.

Jiang Ping read about the Hao Family’s legendary cultivators and examined the Tianluo Region’s Close to the Dao Seed Ranking. He learned that Zhong Shenxiu, a Near-Dao Reincarnation who wielded Life and Death, held the top spot, and an annotation about her surprised him.

• Jiang Ping reflected on the Hao Family’s Old Ancestor, who had possessed Near-Dao Talent but died during the True Saint Tribulation.
• Jiang Ping read about Hao Jun, a Close to the Dao Seed who cultivated Water Fire Wind and Astonishing Brilliance and ranked fifth in the Tianluo Region.
• Jiang Ping learned that the ranking listed ten Near-Dao talents, though a true Close to the Dao Seed needed an Undying Trait at the Eighth Heaven.
• Jiang Ping discovered that Zhong Shenxiu ranked first and had cultivated Life and Death to the pinnacle of Divine Intent, along with a Space-type Heavenly Art.
• Jiang Ping thought he would likely lose if he fought Zhong Shenxiu, then noticed an annotation about her that surprised him.

Jiang Ping read about the era’s extraordinary Close to the Dao Seeds and learned that their abundance might have followed a long period of decline. After finding no information about the children’s constitutions, he asked Ling Chen whether a rare treasure could compensate for an Origin seized at birth.

• Jiang Ping studied the Close to the Dao Seeds and other regions’ geniuses, realizing that many could rival Zhong Shenxiu and that he was among the weakest of the era’s exceptional talents.
• Jiang Ping resolved to prioritize Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao’s problems over seeking resources or rushing his own cultivation.
• After searching records about constitutions without success, Jiang Ping discussed Zhong Shenxiu’s potential children with Ling Chen.
• Ling Chen explained that descendants of those who entered sainthood through Heavenly Arts could not have their constitutional incompleteness repaired, then Jiang Ping asked whether a rare treasure could compensate for an Origin seized at birth.

Jiang Ping learned that his Great Saint Descendant’s stolen Origin could be restored with rare medicine from the Island of Ten Thousand Saints, and decided to seek it. After leaving Ling Chen, he was ambushed by Qi Xin, who demanded his Heavenly Art.

• Jiang Ping told Ling Chen how his children had cultivated a damaged Heavenly Art and lost a descendant’s Origin, and Ling Chen agreed to ask his cousin for information.
• Ling Chen told Jiang Ping that the Island of Ten Thousand Saints held medicine that could restore the Origin, while self-healing was an exceptionally unlikely alternative.
• Jiang Ping chose to seek the medicine, planned to prepare after passing the Four-Nine Tribulation, and left to return to Xuanxin Island.
• Ling Chen accompanied Jiang Ping for ten thousand miles and realized only after they parted that Jiang Ping had been traveling in a Primordial Spirit body.
• Qi Xin attacked Jiang Ping with a sudden killing move, but Jiang Ping dodged it, and Qi Xin demanded that he hand over the Heavenly Art.

Jiang Ping fought Qi Xin, who ambushed him for the Heavenly Art and other treasures, and overwhelmed the Golden Cloud Island prodigy with his Primordial Spirit Golden Saber and combat-strength Secret Technique. The chapter ended with Qi Xin badly shattered and helpless in Jiang Ping’s grasp.

• Jiang Ping suspected that Ling Chen or Zhen Long had revealed his circumstances after Qi Xin confronted him over his younger brother and the Heavenly Art.
• Qi Xin unleashed the Hao Family’s Rizhao Scripture, but Jiang Ping split its summoned sun with his saber and revealed strength beyond the Four-Nine Tribulation.
• Qi Xin attacked with the Great Sun God Chain and spear, but Jiang Ping’s strength-stacking Secret Technique broke through his defenses and wounded him.
• Qi Xin grew greedy after realizing Jiang Ping’s Secret Technique could double combat strength, crushed a talisman, and charged again.
• Jiang Ping struck Qi Xin repeatedly with his Primordial Spirit Golden Saber until Qi Xin could no longer resist, then seized him by the throat.

Jiang Ping discovered that Zhen Long, not Ling Chen, had informed on him, then confronted Hao Jun while trying to take Qi Xin home. Hao Jun attacked to search Jiang Ping’s memories, and Jiang Ping calmly challenged him to discover why he had chosen to stay.

• Jiang Ping searched Qi Xin’s memories and learned that Zhen Long had informed on him, then spared Qi Xin for now.
• Jiang Ping seized Qi Xin and headed home, but Hao Jun caught up and demanded to know what had happened.
• Qi Xin falsely claimed Jiang Ping had sought the Hao clan’s Sunlight Mysterious Skill, prompting Hao Jun to attack and demand a search of Jiang Ping’s memories.
• Jiang Ping faced Hao Jun’s Water Fire Wind technique and said that even Zhong Shenxiu could not stop him from leaving, then asked Hao Jun why he had chosen to stay.

Jiang Ping revealed his power to Hao Jun, who recognized him as a Close to the Dao Seed with a Space-type Heavenly Art and agreed to let him leave. Jiang Ping refused and claimed Hao Jun had stolen his clan’s Heavenly Art, then launched a surprise attack.

• Hao Jun attacked Jiang Ping and Qi Xin with the Imprisoning Heaven Handprint, but Jiang Ping remained unharmed while protecting Qi Xin.
• Hao Jun recognized Jiang Ping’s Space-type Heavenly Art and admitted he could not stop him from leaving.
• Qi Xin realized Jiang Ping was a Close to the Dao Seed and understood the danger of having tried to extort him.
• Jiang Ping refused Hao Jun’s offer to let him leave and demanded to inspect Hao Jun’s memories over an alleged theft of his clan’s Heavenly Art.
• Jiang Ping attacked Hao Jun, causing the ground beneath Hao Jun to erupt and shatter everything within a hundred miles into the Void.

Jiang Ping unleashed his Life-and-Death Saber against Hao Jun, revealing a Samsara foundation that shocked his opponent. As the Qi Family's Old Ancestor approached, Jiang Ping began using his Sword Intent of Time, leaving Hao Jun terrified by the growing threat.

• Jiang Ping's Void Palm failed to overwhelm Hao Jun, who manifested Astonishing Radiance through Water Fire Wind and proposed they stop fighting.
• Jiang Ping attacked Qi Xin with his Black and White Saber, driving Qi Xin toward destruction and forcing Hao Jun to flee.
• Jiang Ping intercepted Hao Jun and battered him with the Black and White Heavenly Saber, revealing his Life and Death into Samsara foundation.
• Hao Jun realized Jiang Ping was still a Low Realm Spirit Wander, yet the Black and White Saber wounded him despite his Four-Nine Tribulation realm.
• Jiang Ping unleashed his Sword Intent of Time and began to display the Present Sword, terrifying Hao Jun.

Jiang Ping used the Present Sword to overwhelm and wound Hao Jun, a Close to the Dao Seed, despite suffering backlash from his incomplete mastery. After Jiang Ping left, Qi Xin's Old Ancestor arrived and learned that Hao Jun had been defeated by a cultivator who had not even undergone the Four-Nine Tribulation.

• Hao Jun realized Jiang Ping was stronger and fled from their fight.
• Jiang Ping reflected on how the Present Sword severed the past, then suffered backlash from forcing its power.
• Jiang Ping's World-Dwelling Sword shattered Hao Jun's attacks and left him covered in sword wounds.
• Jiang Ping threatened to Soul Search Hao Jun, then abruptly departed as Hao Jun's body began to crack under the sword's pressure.
• Qi Xin's Old Ancestor arrived, and Hao Jun revealed that his opponent was a lower-realm cultivator who had not undergone the Four-Nine Tribulation.

Jiang Ping left Golden Cloud Island with a way to resolve his children's problem, then returned home to recover from the backlash of his Years Sword. He planned to seek medicine from the Island of Ten Thousand Saints, while Chen Qingyan decided to pursue sainthood herself.

• Qi Family's Old Ancestor learned that Qi Xin had provoked Jiang Ping and feared the consequences, while Hao Jun reassured him that Jiang Ping would not implicate the clan without cause.
• Jiang Ping offered Jiang Siqi, Martial Saint Murong, and Shangguan Chun Spirit Pills before leaving Haiyue Island, and admitted that his injury would take about half a year to heal.
• Jiang Ping returned to Xuanxin Island and told Chen Qingyan how his fight with Hao Jun had left him injured after he used the Years Sword.
• Jiang Ping told Chen Qingyan that the Island of Ten Thousand Saints might have medicine for their children, and she warned him that the clan there was dangerous.
• Chen Qingyan put the children in Jiang Ping's care and said she would become a Saint while he recovered.

Jiang Ping tried to help Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao adapt to their incomplete Life and Death Dao Patterns, while Jiang Yirou learned that the painful process might give them Near-Dao Talent. Chen Qingyan emerged from seclusion, survived her Saint Tribulation, and became a Great Saint.

• Jiang Ping repeatedly removed and restored Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao’s Life and Death True Meaning to help them adapt, despite their distress.
• Jiang Yirou asked Jiang Ping to change her talent too, but he joked that she would have to reincarnate.
• Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao reached one month old, and Jiang Ping kept their existence and the family’s ability to leave the island private.
• Chen Qingyan emerged from seclusion and began her Saint Tribulation at the Jiang Family Dojo, drawing attention across the Imperial City.
• Chen Qingyan refused Jiang Ping’s help and endured the tribulation until she completed her Baptism and became a Great Saint.

After Chen Qingyan became a Great Saint, Jiang Ping continued treating Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao's Innate Deficiency while preparing to seek medicine for them. The Heavenly Tide blocked his route from the island, delaying the journey for several years as the children endured their daily treatment.

• Chen Qingyan celebrated her new strength and lifespan, then comforted Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao after their painful treatment.
• News spread that Xuanxin Island had gained a second supreme Great Saint, and people praised the Jiang family's children.
• Jiang Ping increased the duration of the children's daily treatment, but restored Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao's True Intent when their suffering became too severe.
• Jiang Ping told Chen Qingyan he would leave soon to seek medicine, and she promised to continue helping the children adapt to their Incompleteness.
• Jiang Ping set out, but the shifted Heavenly Tide made the South Sea passage too dangerous, forcing him to postpone his journey for several years.
• Jiang Ping stayed on the island and continued the children's daily Baptism; five years passed.

Five years later, Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan continued treating their children in hopes of curing their inability to practice Martial Dao, while Jiang Yirou prepared to leave for another Heroes’ Gathering. Jiang Ping asked whether she was certain she would leave that day.

• Jiang Ping and Chen Qingyan’s five-year-old twins, Jiang Yao and Jiang Hao, endured another painful treatment, but it still showed no effect.
• Chen Qingyan considered giving up the treatment, while Jiang Ping insisted it remained their only option without medicine from the Island of Ten Thousand Saints.
• Jiang Yao said she wanted to practice Martial Dao and become as powerful as Jiang Ping after learning that martial artists could avoid white hair.
• Jiang Yirou returned and told the family she would leave for a Heroes’ Gathering for up to half a year; Jiang Hao asked to go with her, but Chen Qingyan said the twins needed to stay for treatment.
• Jiang Yirou asked Jiang Ping to make Storage rings to use as prizes at her gathering, and Jiang Ping asked whether she was sure she would leave that day.

Jiang Ping left Xuanxin Island to seek Divine Medicine and help his children, then learned that Jiang Siqi and Shangguan Chun were living under the control of a Spirit Wander Clan. He planned to visit them and collect Water Element Divine Medicine from his friend Ling.

• Jiang Ping told his family he would leave the next day, and his wife and children spent their final night with him before he departed in his Primordial Spirit body.
• Jiang Ping reached Haiyue Island and discovered that the Three Seniors had moved; Martial Saint Murong explained that Jiang Siqi had fathered a child with a female Saint and was now living with her Spirit Wander Clan under pressure from her father.
• Martial Saint Murong told Jiang Ping that Jiang Siqi was being sent to the battlefield, though his Eighth Heaven Martial Saint cultivation kept him safe from ordinary opponents.
• Martial Saint Murong praised Jiang Ping for defeating Hao Jun, then revealed that the Water Element Divine Medicine from the settlement was with Jiang Ping's friend Ling.
• Jiang Ping decided to visit Jiang Siqi and the others, then make another trip to Golden Cloud Island to collect the Water Element Divine Medicine.

Jiang Ping reunited with Jiang Siqi and met his new wife, Yin Yue, and their infant son on Lingchuan Island. He gave the child a blade art as a gift, then witnessed tension between Jiang Siqi's stepson Yin Yuan and the family.

• Martial Saint Murong led Jiang Ping to Lingchuan Island, where Jiang Siqi lived with Yin Yue, a noblewoman of the Yin Clan.
• Jiang Ping reunited with Jiang Siqi and Shangguan Chun at Yin Mansion, and Shangguan Chun asked about Jiang Ping's battle with Hao Jun.
• Jiang Ping met Yin Yue and gave her the Shocking Blade art, which he said contained his insights into water and fire.
• Yin Yue summoned her older son Yin Yuan and asked him to show Jiang Ping around, but Yin Yuan refused and glared at Jiang Ping.
• Yin Yue tried to suppress Yin Yuan with her aura, and Shangguan Chun urged her to calm down to prevent Yin Yuan from provoking Jiang Ping.

Jiang Ping visited Yin Yue’s household, where Jiang Siqi defended him from Yin Yuan’s insults and planned to leave the Yin Clan with his family. At the clan banquet, Jiang Ping met Lingchuan Island’s young talents and heard them discuss his anonymous victory over Hao Jun.

• Yin Yuan mocked Jiang Siqi’s prospects and Jiang Ping’s talent, so Jiang Siqi dragged him out and forced him to apologize to Jiang Ping.
• Jiang Ping urged Jiang Siqi to discuss moving out with Yin Yue’s father-in-law, and Jiang Siqi agreed to establish his own household.
• At the Yin Clan banquet, Jiang Siqi saw Yin Yue speaking with her ex-husband, while Yin Yuan’s father nearly confronted him before being stopped.
• Yin Yue introduced Jiang Ping to Lingchuan Island’s outstanding young figures, who praised his Martial Bone Talent.
• The gathered Martial Saints discussed how Jiang Ping had defeated Hao Jun across realms, not realizing Jiang Ping was the person they were talking about.

Jiang Ping listened as Lingchuan Island’s cultivators discussed the era’s extraordinary geniuses and a legendary True Saint who reached Near Dao before age one hundred. The gathering then turned to a newly discovered seabed Spiritual Spring, which the Yin Clan planned to contest through a Martial Saint Deathmatch, with Jiang Siqi expected to help secure a share.

• A Returned Traveling Genius described an under-a-hundred-year-old cultivator in another domain who reached the Eighth Heaven, awakened the Undying characteristic, and fought a Ninth Heaven expert to a standstill.
• The gathered cultivators discussed Zhong Shenxiu, Jiang Pingping, Ji Wushuang, and the legend of a True Saint who reached Near Dao before turning one hundred.
• The Peak Female Saint identified Senior Yin, and Jiang learned that the man was Yin Xiang, father of Jiang Siqi’s wife Yin Yue and a Fifth Heaven Spirit Wanderer.
• Yin Xiang and the other clan members discussed an Innate Spiritual Spring discovered two hundred thousand li from Lingchuan Island, which two rival Spirit Wander forces also sought.
• Yin He and Yin Yue’s Ex-husband backed a Martial Saint Deathmatch and urged Jiang Siqi to help win the largest share, hoping Yin Yuan would receive the spring’s benefits.

Jiang Siqi announced that he wanted to leave the Yin Clan, but the banquet turned violent when Jiang Ping killed the men who challenged them. Yin Xiang recognized Jiang Ping as the feared Jiang Pingping and was left stunned.

• Jiang Siqi asked Yin Xiang to let him leave the Yin Clan and establish his own household, drawing objections from the clan members.
• Yin He ordered Jiang Siqi to pour wine, and Yin Yue's ex-husband mocked him as an ungrateful phoenix man.
• Jiang Ping entered the hall after hearing the insults, killed a peak Martial Saint who berated him, then slaughtered eight Great Accomplishment Martial Saints who surrounded him.
• Yin Xiang approached Jiang Ping with courtesy, but Jiang Ping threatened to destroy him and the entire Yin Clan.
• Yin Xiang learned through a voice transmission that Jiang Ping was Jiang Pingping, the formidable figure who had nearly killed Golden Haze Peerless.

Jiang Ping continued punishing the Yin Clan and its allies after they demanded justice for the slain Martial Saints. Yin Xiang submitted to him, while Jiang Ping killed Yin Yue's Ex-husband, spared Yin Yuan under strict conditions, and turned on Yin He; he then stopped Yin Yuan's cousin from leaving as the frightened clansman pleaded for his life.

• Yin Yue urged her father to avoid escalating the conflict, but Yin He blamed Jiang Siqi and the gathered guests demanded that Yin Xiang act against Jiang Ping.
• Yin Xiang stepped aside instead of confronting Jiang Ping, who seized and killed Yin Yue's Ex-husband despite Yin Yuan and Yin Yue's pleas.
• Jiang Ping spared Yin Yuan at Yin Yue's request but warned that he must remain on Lingchuan Island and never seek out his mother.
• Jiang Ping attacked Yin He for calling him Little Jiang, and Yin Xiang stayed silent as his son was beaten.
• Yin Yuan's cousin tried to leave after learning Jiang Ping's identity, but Jiang Ping stopped him and rejected Yin Xiang's attempt to vouch for the clan.