Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ping broke through to the Spirit Wander Seventh Heaven by enduring the Seven-Nine Tribulation, and his Primordial Spirit entered the Daoguang Realm. The chapter left him sensing the power of authority within reach.

• Jiang Ping's overflowing Primordial Spirit power attracted a Late Spirit Wander giant beast, which he killed with the Zhan Shen Saber.
• Jiang Ping released the Mud Pill True God to absorb the Primordial Spirit ocean and unify his gods as he prepared to cross into the Seventh Heaven.
• Jiang Ping endured the Seven-Nine Tribulation, using his techniques and the Sword That Sees the Past as his body and True Self Body transformed amid destruction and rebirth.
• Jiang Ping completed his transformation and reached the Spirit Wander Seventh Heaven.
• Jiang Ping's Primordial Spirit entered the Daoguang Realm, bringing the power of authority within reach.

After passing the Seven-Nine Tribulation, Jiang Ping hesitated to attempt Primordial Spirit Sees Dao, but eventually chose to face the trial before departing for the Island of Ten Thousand Saints. His attempt triggered a Great Tribulation marked by Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, leaving him engulfed by catastrophic lightning.

• Jiang Ping withdrew from the Daoguang Realm after sensing that seeing Dao would bring an unimaginable tribulation, then returned to Lingchuan Island and confirmed his breakthrough to the Three Seniors.
• Chen Qingyan recognized Jiang Ping's desire to see Dao and urged him to wait until the Eighth Heaven, while also telling him that the Island of Ten Thousand Saints contest would begin soon.
• Jiang Ping repeatedly practiced raising his head in the Daoguang Realm, gradually looking farther toward the sky despite his palpitations.
• After learning the contest would begin in three days, Jiang Ping chose to attempt seeing Dao first and left for an uninhabited stretch of sea.
• Jiang Ping raised his head and faced a massive tribulation; Purple Heaven Divine Thunder descended and engulfed him.

Jiang Ping endured a devastating Jian Dao Tribulation that escalated from purple and gold lightning to three-colored Thunder Fire, but he gained no Samsara Order. When black thunder carrying the power of Order appeared, his body was blasted to dust, leaving his passage to the Peak uncertain.

• Jiang Ping’s True Self Body revived during the purple lightning and he hid in his Inner Realm to recover, temporarily severing its connection to reality.
• When purple and gold lightning pursued him, Jiang Ping entered the Void Domain and used Void Daoguang to evade the tribulation without triggering a Void Dao Tribulation.
• The tribulation intensified into three-colored lightning and Earth Fire, forcing Jiang Ping to use the Reincarnation Heavenly Saber and One Sword of the Present to survive until dawn.
• After the lightning briefly dispersed, black thunder descended, and Jiang Ping realized the true Jian Dao Tribulation had begun and that its power of Order could lead him to the Peak.
• Black lightning struck Jiang Ping and shattered his physical body into dust.

Jiang Ping endured a devastating Order Black Thunder tribulation and awakened Order, an Undying Primordial Spirit, and Form and Spirit Unite. He reached the Peak realm and ended the tribulation with a punch that shattered the lightning and scattered the black clouds.

• Black lightning destroyed Jiang Ping's body and repeatedly shattered his Primordial Spirit, leaving him unable to resist or escape.
• As his consciousness faded, Jiang Ping's True Self Body withstood another strike and awakened to Order.
• Jiang Ping wielded the Reincarnation Heavenly Saber and endured the Order Black Thunder, strengthening his Primordial Spirit until it gained an Undying characteristic.
• The tribulation reforged Jiang Ping's body, and the True God between his brows shattered as his physical body and Primordial Spirit began to unite.
• Jiang Ping combined his blood vitality, Undying Primordial Spirit, and Order into an Unrivaled fist that destroyed the remaining lightning and scattered the clouds, marking his arrival at the Peak realm.

After reaching the Peak, Jiang Ping left Lingchuan Island to seek the Change Fate Medicine at the Island of Ten Thousand Saints. On the way, he encountered the giant bird that had once nearly captured him and overwhelmed it, leaving it to suspect he was a Peak expert.

• Jiang Ping returned to Lingchuan Island after breaking through to the Peak, and Chen Qingyan urged him to seek the Change Fate Medicine carefully because True Saints still stood above him.
• Jiang Ping set off in his True Body and crossed much of the Tianluo Sea Region at extraordinary speed.
• Jiang Ping recognized the giant bird he had encountered years earlier, now an Ultimate Being close to the Peak.
• The giant bird attacked Jiang Ping, but he pierced its claw with a single strike and forced it to flee.
• Jiang Ping caught the giant bird, grew to its size, and rode atop it; the bird's strongest attacks failed to harm him, making it wonder whether he was a Peak giant.

Jiang Ping subdued Yuan Teng’s flying bird with Law Chains, then left before Yuan Teng arrived. After Yuan Teng struggled to break the chains, Jiang Ping reached the domain of the Island of Ten Thousand Saints and headed for its guest island.

• Jiang Ping forced the flying bird to obey him with Law Chains, then fled when he sensed its master approaching.
• Yuan Teng arrived, learned that someone had humiliated his companion, and discovered the Law Chains contained the Life and Death Rules.
• Yuan Teng struggled to sever the chains and injured his hands before finally freeing the flying bird.
• Yuan Teng wondered who had left the chains, while the flying bird realized Jiang Ping’s strength rivaled its master’s.
• A day later, Jiang Ping reached the domain of the Island of Ten Thousand Saints and flew toward Thousand Saints Island to receive guests.

Jiang Ping arrived at Giant City on Thousand Saints Island to seek Change Fate Medicine for his children and learned that the Di Family's Three Dragons were offering it to Near Dao Seeds who joined their succession struggle. After weighing the brothers' strengths and resources, he ruled out the Second Dragon and was approached by a young man.

• Jiang Ping entered Giant City, where martial artists discussed how Change Fate Medicine could restore Saint Body Origin and improve bone constitution.
• Jiang Ping heard that Near Dao Seeds had gathered to support the Di Family's Three Dragons, despite the danger of signing Life-and-Death Contracts.
• Jiang Ping investigated the Three Dragons and learned that Di Da Long was nearing a breakthrough, the Second Dragon had exceptional talent, and Xiao Long offered the largest share of Change Fate Medicine.
• Jiang Ping ruled out the Second Dragon and considered Di Da Long and Xiao Long as possible partners.
• A young man asked Jiang Ping whether he had come as a Near Dao Seed, and Jiang Ping introduced himself as Fang Yong.

Jiang Ping chose a side in the Di Family succession struggle but kept his choice secret after sensing malice from Ding Peng. Before dawn, First Dragon supporters attacked him over a Close to the Dao Seed’s death, and Jiang Ping realized Ding Peng had framed him.

• Jiang Ping met Ding Peng and Lin Yao, and they discussed the Three Dragons’ offers and chances of winning.
• Jiang Ping concealed which Dragon he had chosen to support, then left the tavern and stayed at an inn.
• Before dawn, five experts tore through the inn roof and demanded that Jiang Ping come with them over a Close to the Dao Seed’s death.
• The attackers said Ding Peng had confessed that Jiang Ping lured the victim to his death, but Jiang Ping learned Ding Peng’s group had targeted recruits who did not support the Second Dragon.
• Jiang Ping discovered the attackers belonged to the First Dragon’s faction and turned his anger toward Ding Peng and his accusers.

Jiang Ping denied involvement in the death of a Close to the Dao Seed, but the five pursuers attacked him anyway. He badly wounded Purple Robe with a single strike and turned his saber toward the remaining challengers.

• Jiang Ping rejected the accusation and refused to submit to a Soul Search demanded by Purple Robe and the white-robed man.
• Purple Robe attacked Jiang Ping with Heavenly Fiend Killing Intent and Azure Dragon strikes.
• Jiang Ping summoned the Murong Family's Primordial Spirit Golden Saber and shattered Purple Robe's attack with one slash.
• The saber strike severely wounded Purple Robe and left him screaming in agony from damage to his Primordial Spirit.
• The Black-Robed Woman recognized that Jiang Ping had passed the Seven-Nine Tribulation, while the white-robed man accused him of vicious methods.
• Jiang Ping ignored the white-robed man's rebuke and raised his saber toward the remaining pursuers.

Jiang Ping effortlessly killed the white-robed man, two other Close to the Dao Seeds, and the Black-Robed Woman in Giant City, then flew to Yun Province on Thousand Saints Island. He arrived in the Southern Region, where the Di Family’s Three Dragons were competing to become the family’s head.

• The white-robed man formed a four-Heavenly-Art array and joined two Close to the Dao Seeds in attacking Jiang Ping, but Jiang Ping’s golden saber shattered their defenses.
• The white-robed man fused his Primordial Spirit with his true body and used an array disk, yet Jiang Ping’s saber destroyed his methods and pierced through him.
• Jiang Ping swept his saber at the two other attackers, blasting apart their Primordial Spirits, then killed the fleeing Black-Robed Woman with another strike.
• After Jiang Ping left, Spirit Roamers challenged the Di Family over the violence in Giant City, and the Deputy City Lord and a middle-aged man mocked them for speaking up only afterward.
• Jiang Ping arrived in the Southern Region of Yun Province, where the Di Family’s Three Dragons had divided the province into rival camps for their competition.

Jiang Ping joined Di San Long’s camp in Yun Province, hoping to secure two portions of Miraculous Fate-Changing Medicine and confront Ding Peng for framing him. After learning Di San was meeting an Ultimate Being, Jiang Ping grew impatient and insisted on meeting him so he could go after Ding Peng before he escaped.

• Jiang Ping arrived in Yun Province and was stopped by cultivators serving Di San Long, who welcomed him after Lin Yao identified him as another victim of Ding Peng’s framing.
• Jiang Ping entered Di San Long’s lair and received a grand residence, but learned that Di San was occupied with an honored guest.
• Lin Yao explained that Di San’s guest was an Ultimate Being and described the threat posed by White Robe Peerless, whom Jiang Ping said he had defeated with one slash.
• Jiang Ping, eager to pursue Ding Peng before news reached him and he fled, demanded to meet Di San after waiting a quarter of an hour.

Jiang Ping forced his way into Di San’s residence to speak with him, where a black-robed Ultimate Being tried to stop him. Jiang Ping killed the powerful guest with one strike and challenged Di San’s judgment.

• Jiang Ping ignored Lin Yao’s warning and went to Di San’s residence, while Lin Yao decided to notify the Blue Robe Chief Clerk.
• Jiang Ping interrupted the music and dancing at the residence, and Di San’s guards confronted him.
• A guard tried to provoke Jiang Ping into disrupting Di San’s affairs, but Di San stepped in and told Jiang Ping to leave.
• When Jiang Ping approached Di San, the black-robed Ultimate Being threatened to kill him if he took another step.
• Jiang Ping killed the Ultimate Being with a golden saber strike and asked Di San how he could regard such trash as an honored guest.

Jiang Ping defeated Mu Ying with one slash, then agreed to help Di San win the contest in exchange for two portions of the Miraculous Fate-Changing Medicine. After Jiang Ping left to chop down more opponents, Lin Yao and Blue Robe arrived and learned that Ding Peng was in danger.

• Jiang Ping shattered Mu Ying's True Self Body, leaving the Ultimate Being unable to reassemble himself.
• Mu Ying threatened Jiang Ping with trouble from his sworn brother Cui Zhenli, but Jiang Ping dismissed the warning.
• Jiang Ping offered to help Di San defeat anyone who opposed him in exchange for two portions of the medicine, and Di San agreed.
• Jiang Ping refused Di San's invitation to stay, saying he was in a hurry to chop down more people and that a Top-Tier Dao Seed might fall that day.
• Lin Yao and Blue Robe arrived, and Di San told Blue Robe that he had rendered a service by approving Fang Yong's entry.
• After learning what happened, Blue Robe was terrified, and Lin Yao concluded that Ding Peng was about to suffer a great calamity.

Jiang Ping confronted Di Erlong’s faction over Ding Peng’s framing, killed an Ultimate Being with one slash, and executed Ding Peng. Di Erlong and the other Ultimate Beings fled, while the remaining Dao Seeds recognized Jiang Ping as a force capable of defeating them all.

• Ding Peng tried to flee but was captured by an Ultimate Being from Di Erlong’s faction, whose leaders decided to hand him over to Fang Yong.
• Jiang Ping arrived at Di Erlong’s city, damaged it, and demanded an explanation for Ding Peng’s attempt to frame him and have him killed.
• When the Yellow-dressed Woman, the White-haired Man, and a tall Ultimate Being confronted him, Jiang Ping killed the tall man with one slash.
• Di Erlong approached Jiang Ping, but Jiang Ping warned him away because he had already agreed to work for Di San.
• Jiang Ping found Ding Peng and annihilated his Primordial Spirit, then left after Di Erlong and the two remaining Ultimate Beings fled.
• A Dao Seed concluded that Jiang Ping was powerful enough to overturn their entire faction alone.

Di Er decided to seek the Zhouguang Domain’s Dao Seed Ranking chief to counter Fang Yong, while Di San celebrated Jiang Ping’s support and prepared to seize territory. Five days later, Jiang Ping led a four-route assault across Yun Province, overwhelming every opponent in his path.

• Di Er and his allies discussed Fang Yong’s strength and decided to invite the chief of the Zhouguang Domain’s Dao Seed Ranking.
• Jiang Ping returned to Di San’s residence, where Di San and his followers celebrated his victories and welcomed his support.
• Jiang Ping asked when they would begin conquering territory, and Di San said they would wait a few days to recruit more Dao Seeds.
• Over the next five days, Fang Yong’s reputation drew Ultimate Beings and more than twenty Dao Seeds to Di San, whose maternal clan also supplied additional Miraculous Fate-Changing Medicine.
• Jiang Ping led one of four forces north in a coordinated assault, defeating each opponent with a single slash.

Jiang Ping’s forces captured much of Yun Province and the Southern Region, but Di Er’s allies struck back, retaking cities and killing several of Di San’s commanders. After learning that Qian Cheng and another powerful enemy had attacked his people, Jiang Ping went to Moon City and found Lin Yao and Wang’s corpses displayed at the gate.

• Jiang Ping’s army captured a city and secured the Southern Region, but he stopped before pressing farther into Di Er’s territory and returned to protect Di San’s lair.
• Reports arrived that Moon City and other captured cities had fallen, Lin Yao and Wang had been killed, and Mu Ying had suffered grievous injuries.
• Mu Ying identified Qian Cheng as Lin Yao’s killer and said a formidable woman had wounded him, while Di San warned that both enemies were in Moon City.
• Jiang Ping set out for Moon City with Mu Ying, despite Di San’s attempts to stop him.
• Jiang Ping and Mu Ying arrived in the devastated city and saw Lin Yao and Wang’s corpses hanging from the gate, stirring Jiang Ping’s killing intent.

Jiang Ping, posing as Fang Yong, overwhelmed Qian Cheng and the peerless woman after they attacked Mu Ying, forcing them to kneel and kowtow before the dead Lin Yao and Dao Seed Wang. As Jiang Ping prepared to kill them, Zhao Shanhe arrived wielding a massive mountain.

• Mu Ying tried to retrieve his companions' bodies, but the woman and Qian Cheng attacked him until Jiang Ping used the Void Ultimate to protect him.
• The woman recognized Jiang Ping as Fang Yong, and Jiang Ping struck Qian Cheng with a golden saber that drained nearly all his remaining lifespan.
• Jiang Ping forced Qian Cheng to kneel and kowtow before Lin Yao and Dao Seed Wang, then made the woman kneel beside him.
• Jiang Ping's saber intent signaled he meant to kill them, and Qian Cheng called for Shanhe to save him.
• Zhao Shanhe arrived swinging a gigantic mountain toward the city, terrifying Mu Ying.

Jiang Ping revealed that Zhao Shanhe had murdered Lin Yao and Dao Seed Wang, then killed him with a single Supreme Slash. The witnesses realized that the seemingly young Fang Yong was actually a Peak expert who wielded the Way of Birth and Destruction.

• Zhao Shanhe arrived to save Qian Cheng and challenged Jiang Ping for humiliating the injured woman and Qian Cheng.
• Jiang Ping saw a blood-red thread linking Zhao Shanhe to Lin Yao and Dao Seed Wang, identifying him as their killer.
• Zhao Shanhe dismissed the dead Dao Seeds as ants, and Jiang Ping answered with a Supreme Slash.
• Jiang Ping's slash annihilated Zhao Shanhe's body and soul before he could finish speaking.
• The stunned witnesses recognized that Fang Yong was not even a hundred years old yet had reached the Peak through the Way of Birth and Destruction.

Jiang Ping killed Zhao Shanhe and Qian Cheng after they tried to hunt him, then ended the fighting in the Di Family’s throne competition by ordering everyone to leave. Di San learned that Fang Yong had joined his side and prepared to welcome him, while the deaths threatened to stir up trouble with the Zhao and Qian families.

• Jiang Ping killed Qian Cheng and the woman beside him, then revealed his Peak-level power and challenged anyone who still wanted to compete for the medicine.
• The gathered Dao Seeds and Ultimate Beings recoiled after learning that Zhao Shanhe had also been killed, while Di Da and Di Er worried about the consequences.
• Three blazing suns appeared as the Di Family Ancestors took notice, and Jiang Ping told the remaining competitors to leave rather than cause more deaths.
• Di Er lamented losing the competition, while others warned that Zhao Shanhe’s death could provoke a major upheaval.
• Di San received a scout’s report that Fang Yong had entered the fray on his side, abandoned plans to write his maternal grandfather, and set out to welcome Senior Fang.
• Di San dismissed concerns about the Zhao and Qian families, citing the Life-and-Death Contracts and the Di Family’s protection.

News of Fang Yong killing Zhao Shanhe and Qian Cheng shook the Zhouguang Domain, especially after the Di Family revealed that Fang Yong was a Peak cultivator under a hundred. In Yun Province, Jiang Ping considered a Dao tribulation to grasp void order, then traveled to seek the Heavenly Maiden’s advice, only to find she was away and had left him a letter.

• News spread that Fang Yong had killed Zhao Shanhe and Qian Cheng, stirring outrage and grief across the Zhouguang Domain.
• The Di Family announced that Fang Yong was not yet a hundred, prompting many people to reconsider whether he had bullied a junior.
• People speculated that Fang Yong might be Jiang Pingping because of their similar abilities and unknown pasts, but most dismissed the idea.
• In Yun Province, Di San united nearly ninety percent of the territories under Jiang Ping’s protection, putting the contest close to its end.
• Jiang Ping weighed undergoing a Dao tribulation to grasp void order but withdrew from the daoguang realm, worried that his lack of experience would cause something to go wrong.
• Jiang Ping traveled to the Tianluo Region to consult the Heavenly Maiden, but she was away and Zhong Shenxiu had left him a letter.