Chapter Summaries

Ji Wushuang, Ye Qingyun, and Jiang Ping visited Zhong Shenxiu at Qingling Palace, where they learned about the Supreme Dao System’s cultivation benefits and heard about the deadly Demon Purge. Zhong Shenxiu assessed their prospects and warned Ji Wushuang that his three simultaneous cultivation paths could make his future tribulations uncertain, then turned her attention to Jiang Ping.

• Ji Wushuang and Ye Qingyun discovered that the Supreme Dao System’s influence had improved their innate gifts, and Zhong Shenxiu explained how its cultivation environment attracted talented disciples.
• Zhong Shenxiu hosted the visitors in the Jade Palace, where Ye Qingyun and Ji Wushuang found that eating the demon flood dragon meat strengthened their bodies.
• Jiang Ping asked whether Demon Purge was dangerous, and Lin Zhizhen revealed that two Guest Elders had died and a True Disciple had been injured while Qingling Palace eradicated a Demon Sect and killed its True Saint.
• Zhong Shenxiu discussed the Elder selection with the three visitors and encouraged Ye Qingyun by praising his comprehension of the Dao of Karma.
• Zhong Shenxiu recognized Ji Wushuang’s three completed cultivation paths and warned that forcing Yin and Yang together could bring greater uncertainty in his future tribulations, then looked toward Jiang Ping.

Jiang Ping received the Human Emperor Scripture from Zhong Shenxiu and rapidly cultivated its First Refining, which drew on principles from the Five Thunder Hall’s Thunder Fire Body Refining Scripture. He asked whether Thunder Tribulation Liquid could speed his progress, and the chapter ended as he opened a jade bottle before Zhong Shenxiu could finish advising him to ask Li Wanjuan for some.

• After learning Jiang Ping had seen the Dao three times, Ye Qingyun and the others discussed his strong chances in the elder selection, though Zhong Shenxiu cautioned them not to underestimate the other contestants.
• Zhong Shenxiu gave Jiang Ping the Human Emperor Scripture and warned him that its later chapters were incomplete, while completing its Foundation Establishment chapter could make him a Dao Monarch.
• Jiang Ping began the First Refining and awakened thunder fire within his body as he cultivated.
• After five days, Zhong Shenxiu saw that Jiang Ping had progressed more than halfway through the First Refining, far faster than Li Wanjuan had.
• Jiang Ping asked whether Thunder Tribulation Liquid could accelerate his cultivation, and Zhong Shenxiu began explaining that she had given her remaining supply to Li Wanjuan before Jiang Ping opened a jade bottle.

Jiang Ping used Thunder Tribulation Liquid to cultivate the Human Emperor Scripture and completed the First Refining in less than ten days. As he assessed the gap between himself and Zhong Shenxiu, Liu Ruhai’s arrival hinted at trouble ahead.

• Jiang Ping circulated the Human Emperor Scripture and used Thunder Tribulation Liquid to accelerate the opening of his acupoints.
• Zhong Shenxiu left Jiang Ping to cultivate and joined Ye Qingyun, Lin Zhizhen, and Ji Wushuang in a pavilion.
• Liu Ruhai summoned Zhong Shenxiu to a meeting, and Lin Zhizhen revealed that he was a powerful Guest Elder who had feelings for her.
• Ye Qingyun wondered whether Liu Ruhai would cause trouble for Jiang Ping, and Lin Zhizhen warned him to watch his words.
• After two days of cultivation, Jiang Ping connected his acupoints and completed the First Refining, then reflected that Zhong Shenxiu was still far ahead of him in other areas.

Jiang Ping began refining True Saint-level Azure Dragon heart blood for his Second Refining before joining Ji Wushuang and Ye Qingyun on the trip to Qingdi City for the accelerated elder selection. There, they heard Zhou Taohong had been injured by a Five Thunder Hall True Disciple, while rumors suggested a True Disciple would oppose her at the selection.

• Jiang Ping began refining the Azure Dragon heart blood Zhong Shenxiu had given him, but found that even one drop would take ten days to half a month to refine.
• Zhong Shenxiu told Lin Zhizhen, Ji Wushuang, and Ye Qingyun that Qingling Palace had moved the elder selection up to five days away and would hold it in Qingdi City.
• Jiang Ping left seclusion and traveled with Ji Wushuang, Ye Qingyun, and Lin Zhizhen to Qingdi City.
• At a restaurant, Jiang Ping and the others heard that Zhou Taohong had been injured in an ambush by a Five Thunder Hall True Disciple, allegedly at the instigation of her East Sea mortal enemy, a True Saint.
• The crowd reported that a Qingling True Disciple would try to stop Zhou Taohong at the selection, and Jiang Ping reflected that his own lack of strength left him apprehensive.

Jiang Ping and his companions attended Qingling Palace’s elder selection, where Ye Qingyun won a drawn-out opening bout and Zhou Taohong fought a powerful Qingling disciple despite her old injuries. The chapter left Zhou Taohong and her opponent battling fiercely as Jiang Ping was called to take the stage.

• Jiang Ping, Ji Wushuang, and Ye Qingyun arrived at the arenas, where more than two hundred contestants prepared for the elder selection.
• Ye Qingyun defeated his first opponent after a long, cautious fight, but the spectators found the bout dull.
• Zhou Taohong took the No. 2 Sword Fighting Platform and faced a blue-robed Qingling Palace disciple known for his strength and talent.
• Zhou Taohong and the blue-robed man exchanged over a thousand blows, and her old injuries reopened as the battle intensified.
• The Chief Clerk called for sequence six and sequence sixty-six, and Jiang Ping said it was his turn.

Jiang Ping faced Qingling True Disciple Pei Kong in his first selection battle and tried to concede to preserve his strength for later matches. Pei Kong attacked before he could finish, leaving Jiang Ping forced to fight.

• Pei Kong’s arrival on the Sword Fighting Platform drew the crowd’s attention away from Zhou Taohong’s battle.
• Ye Qingyun and Ji Wushuang warned that Pei Kong was ruthless and advised Jiang Ping to concede.
• Jiang Ping considered hiding his abilities, then cupped his hands to surrender.
• Pei Kong interrupted Jiang Ping with lightning attacks, and Jiang Ping dodged while resisting the destructive force with his physical strength.
• Jiang Ping tried to concede again, but Pei Kong’s continued assault left him standing at the edge of the platform, preparing to fight.

Jiang Ping revealed that he wielded thirty percent of the Samsara Authority while fighting Pei Kong, alarming the Qingling disciples. Lin Zhizhen confronted Li Wanjuan for leaking Jiang Ping's strength, and learned that Wendaomeng had blacklisted Jiang Ping and that Li Buyu had issued a kill order.

• Pei Kong attacked Jiang Ping with Water Thunder and Cloud Thunder, forcing Jiang Ping to defend instead of conceding.
• Pei Kong revealed that he knew Jiang Ping wielded thirty percent of the Samsara Authority, and Jiang Ping unleashed his full strength to break through the storm.
• The Qingling observers recognized Jiang Ping as a formidable threat, while Ye Qingyun and Ji Wushuang suspected someone had leaked his abilities.
• Lin Zhizhen realized Li Wanjuan had likely revealed Jiang Ping's strength and confronted him about it.
• Li Wanjuan admitted that Jiang Ping was on Wendaomeng's blacklist and that Li Buyu had personally issued a kill order.

Jiang Ping faced Qingling True Disciple Pei Kong in a battle on the Sword Fighting Platform after learning that Wendaomeng had blacklisted him. The fight escalated as both used supreme techniques, and it ended with Jiang Ping meeting Pei Kong’s thunder attacks with The End.

• Lin Zhizhen learned that Jiang Ping had been placed on Wendaomeng’s blacklist, while Li Wanjuan revealed that Pei Kong had entered the selection to keep Jiang Ping out of Qingling Palace.
• Li Wanjuan told Lin Zhizhen that he had agreed to join Pei Kong’s command, despite the Heavenly Maiden’s likely disapproval of his actions against Jiang Ping.
• Jiang Ping attacked Pei Kong with the Reincarnation Heavenly Saber after Pei Kong repeatedly prevented him from conceding.
• Pei Kong used the Void Method, but Jiang Ping disrupted his void realm and struck with The End, cutting away part of Pei Kong’s clothing.
• Pei Kong unleashed the Heavenly Thunder Art and Demon Thunder Art, and Jiang Ping raised his Heavenly Saber to meet the attacks with The End.

Jiang Ping pushed Pei Kong with his mastery of reincarnation, cycling between destruction and new birth, but Pei Kong revealed his perfected Form and Spirit and overwhelmed him with superior power. Jiang Ping still chose to charge at Pei Kong, determined to test himself against the Qingling True Disciple.

• Jiang Ping’s saber nearly struck Pei Kong, who escaped with Void Daoguang as onlookers marveled at the close contest.
• Ye Qingyun mocked Pei Kong for choosing the Thunder Method General Outline, and Pei Kong unleashed several kinds of thunder that destroyed two Sword Fighting Platforms.
• Jiang Ping revealed reincarnation’s power of new birth and used Reappearance of the Past to restore the platforms and turn Pei Kong’s thunder back against him.
• Pei Kong destroyed Jiang Ping’s attacks with a punch and revealed his perfected Form and Spirit, showing the gap between them.
• Pei Kong shattered the remaining Sword Fighting Platform as Jiang Ping raised the Heavenly Saber and charged at him.

Jiang Ping fought Pei Kong, whose Perfected Form and Spirit gave him overwhelming strength and rapid regeneration. Pei Kong repeatedly battered Jiang Ping, but Jiang Ping used the Karmic Wonderful Method to reappear and cut him from behind, leaving Pei Kong furious at being deceived twice.

• Pei Kong overpowered Jiang Ping in their opening clash, shattering his Heavenly Saber and sending him flying.
• Jiang Ping vanished with the Void Method, but Pei Kong recognized the Karmic Wonderful Method and forced him to appear.
• Pei Kong struck Jiang Ping, only for Jiang Ping to reappear behind him and slash his back, briefly disrupting his vitality.
• Pei Kong healed the wound almost instantly and continued battering Jiang Ping, breaking his saber and turning him into blood mist.
• Jiang Ping appeared behind Pei Kong again and slashed his back, making Pei Kong stagger and realize he had been tricked twice.

Jiang Ping used the Sword of Time against Pei Kong, overwhelming the Qingling True Disciple despite the technique's severe strain on his body. After both fighters repeatedly pushed through devastating injuries, Jiang Ping restored himself with Bone Technique, Rebirth, leaving Pei Kong stunned.

• Pei Kong charged Jiang Ping, who answered with the Sword of Time and wounded him repeatedly.
• Jiang Ping pursued Pei Kong into the Inner Realm of the void and cleaved him in half, but Pei Kong regenerated.
• Jiang Ping repeatedly pulverized Pei Kong and hacked apart his blood mist, weakening him as he regenerated.
• Jiang Ping staggered and vomited blood as cracks spread across his body, and Pei Kong sensed he could still win.
• Jiang Ping used Bone Technique, Rebirth to repair his body and restore his qi, stopping Pei Kong in his tracks.

Jiang Ping healed himself with Rebirth and defeated Pei Kong, who was rescued by Qingling elders before Jiang Ping could kill him. The elders granted Jiang Ping a Guest Elder quota, while True Saint Bai Ling warned that his many cultivation paths could hinder his future progress.

• Jiang Ping used Rebirth to repair his body, then struck Pei Kong down repeatedly with the Sword of Ten Thousand Laws.
• Ye Qingyun, Zhou Taohong, and the other spectators watched in awe as Jiang Ping overwhelmed the Qingling True Disciple.
• Qingling elders pulled Pei Kong from the arena, and True Saint Bai Ling punished him by barring him from Heavenly Heart Cave for ten years.
• A white-haired elder and a Daoist-robed elder discussed Jiang Ping's strength, and True Saint Bai Ling awarded him an elder's quota.
• True Saint Bai Ling cautioned that Jiang Ping's cultivation of Samsara, the Sword of Ten Thousand Laws, and other arts could scatter his focus and impede his path toward the Dao.

After defeating Pei Kong, Jiang Ping accepted an offer to become a Guest Elder of Qingling Palace and began seeking resources. He arrived at the Spirit Treasure Hall, where a living Azure Dragon guarded the treasury.

• Jiang Ping recovered from the strain of using the Years Sword as the Chief Clerk prepared to declare his victory over Pei Kong.
• Lu Cun offered Jiang Ping the position of Guest Elder in Qingling Palace, and Jiang Ping accepted before being taken away from the Sword Fighting Platforms.
• Ye Qingyun and Ji Wushuang were approached by Dao Seeds seeking to connect with Jiang Ping, while they waited for their own battles.
• Lu Cun urged Jiang Ping to abandon the Sword of Ten Thousand Laws, but Jiang Ping insisted on continuing to cultivate it.
• Jiang Ping completed his entry procedures, received an Identity Token with 1,000 contribution points, and learned he would receive 100 points each year.
• Jiang Ping went to the Spirit Treasure Hall and startled a living Azure Dragon guarding its roof.

Jiang Ping explored the Qingling Palace’s resource treasury and studied the costs of its rare artifacts, techniques, and cultivation materials. He realized he needed missions to earn enough contribution points for his cultivation, but feared that Ning Tianhe’s master would ambush him once he left Supreme City.

• Jiang Ping entered the Qingling Palace’s resource realm and marveled at its abundant divine medicines, Dao-patterned plants, and Insight Tea.
• A martial artist gave Jiang Ping a booklet listing the resources available for exchange, and Jiang Ping examined its costly True Saint Artifacts and restricted Supreme Artifacts.
• Jiang Ping found that True Saint grade Azure Dragon heart blood cost one thousand contribution points per drop and heavenly tiger heart blood cost five hundred, leaving him unable to afford enough for his cultivation.
• Jiang Ping decided he would need to take Qingling Palace missions to earn contribution points rather than rely on his yearly allowance.
• Jiang Ping worried that Ning Tianhe’s master would target him on a mission after learning he had joined the Qingling Palace and defeated a True Disciple.

Jiang Ping exchanged a Fire-type Dao Fruit for Qingling Palace contribution points and arranged to hide his family from Wendaomeng. The chapter ended with Ye Qingyun accepting membership in Qingling Palace and assuring Jiang Ping that his family would remain concealed.

• Jiang Ping asked a female guard about trading Dao resources and exchanged a Fire-type Dao Fruit rather than taking missions.
• Jiang Yao rapidly mastered the opening of the Extinction Saber, astonishing Jiang Yirou, Jiang Hao, and Chen Qingyan.
• An elegantly dressed woman appeared in Chen Qingyan's courtyard, checked picture albums against the family, and reached out toward Jiang Siqi and the others.
• Jiang Ping learned about Wendaomeng's blacklist and asked Ye Qingyun to have his master move Jiang Ping's family and friends to a True Saint's Daoist sanctum.
• Ye Qingyun confirmed the family had been taken away and given cover, then accepted an Identity Token and a voucher for the Qingling Body Scripture from Jiang Ping.

Jiang Ping watched the elder selection continue while Ji Wushuang lost another match, but Ji was then chosen as a disciple by the Yin-Yang Venerable. Jiang Ping left Qingdi City with Ye Qingyun and Lin Zhizhen, planning to return to Nine Clouds City and enter death-seclusion.

• Jiang Ping refused Lin Zhizhen's offer of contribution points and joined her, Ye Qingyun, and Ji Wushuang for a meal.
• Ye Qingyun explained that Ji Wushuang had lost to Zhou Taohong, and the group discussed the difficulty of fighting Qingling Palace's powerful inner sect disciples.
• At the next day's selection, Ji Wushuang fought a great-perfection inner sect woman but lost when he could not overcome her rapid recovery.
• The Yin-Yang Venerable appeared, ignored the victorious disciple Ren Xiaoxiao, and took Ji Wushuang away to make him his disciple.
• Jiang Ping left Qingdi City with Ye Qingyun and Lin Zhizhen, then said he would return to Nine Clouds City and enter death-seclusion.

Jiang Ping’s fame spread after the elder selection, and he learned that Qingling Palace had summoned its Guest Elders for a compulsory mission connected to Jade Palace Prefecture’s upcoming exchange. At the mission hall, Liu Ruhai’s plan to assign the available posts drew an angry challenge from an elder.

• Portraits of Jiang Pingping and Ji Wushuang spread widely after the selection, while a feather-robed youth recognized Jiang Pingping as the man who had nearly killed him and a middle-aged man sent Buyu a message about finding him.
• Ye Qingyun told Jiang Ping that deacon Liu Ruhai had summoned them to the mission hall for a compulsory assignment.
• Jiang Ping learned that Jade Palace Prefecture would visit Qingling Palace for sparring and secret-realm training, and that Guest Elders would supervise the exchange for over two months.
• Ren Xiaoxiao told Jiang Ping that the mission could earn them at least five hundred contribution points and would take place within Qingling territory.
• Liu Ruhai announced that sixty people were needed and that some had registered in advance, prompting a young elder to accuse him of unfairly favoring his associates.

Jiang Ping drew no mission lot, bought True Saint-level Heavenly Tiger Heart Blood, and entered seclusion, while Qingling Palace’s leaders rejected Li Buyu’s request to meet them. More than two months later, the exchange with Jade Palace Prefecture ended with Qingling Palace winning only one of three battles.

• Liu Ruhai tore up his original name list and made everyone draw lots again, then Zhou Taohong and Jiang Ping drew blank lots.
• Jiang Ping spent 2,500 contribution points on five drops of True Saint-level Heavenly Tiger Heart Blood and read about the Heavenly Heart Cave before returning to seclusion.
• Several Qingling Palace figures refused Li Buyu’s requests for an audience, with Xiao Ran ordering him to leave.
• Ye Qingyun went to the mission hall to seek work and saw Zhou Taohong choosing a mission.
• The exchange between Qingling Palace and Jade Palace Prefecture ended with Qingling Palace’s upper-rank True Disciples winning one battle and losing two, prompting a reprimand from Qingling’s higher-ups.

Ye Qingyun went to collect his mission rewards and discovered that Liu Ruhai had manipulated the Mission Hall records, depriving him and other poorly connected followers of contribution points. He concealed his anger and chose not to challenge Liu Ruhai, leaving the injustice unresolved.

• Ye Qingyun hurried to the Mission Hall after learning that mission rewards had been issued.
• Ye Qingyun saw Zhou Taohong leave after disputing her contribution points with a Qingling distributor.
• Ye Qingyun found his own reward was one hundred points short, but apologized and transferred the distributor one hundred points to inspect his mission record.
• Ye Qingyun discovered that several missions had been removed from his record and learned that Deacon Liu handled the mission listings.
• Ye Qingyun noticed other followers had also been shortchanged and heeded a fellow follower's warning not to provoke Liu Ruhai.

After more than two months in seclusion, Jiang Ping forged his Dragon Aspect and planned to keep cultivating toward an undying body. Li Buyu and a Qingling Palace True Disciple sought to settle their grudge with him, but Jiang Ping refused their first invitation and remained in seclusion until they came to Nine Clouds City.

• Jiang Ping completed the Dragon Aspect, assessed his progress in the Human Emperor Scripture, and resolved to forge the Tiger Aspect and refine the Five Elements Baleful Intent.
• Ye Qingyun told Jiang Ping that Li Buyu wanted to meet at Changqing Pavilion, but Jiang Ping asked them to come to Nine Clouds City instead.
• A woman identified as the Third Seat among Qingling Palace's Twelve True Disciples insisted that Jiang Ping come to Changqing Pavilion, and Jiang Ping refused to go.
• The next day, Li Buyu agreed to come to Nine Clouds City, and Jiang Ping returned to seclusion.
• Li Buyu and the Third Seat arrived in Nine Clouds City, and Jiang Ping asked how they intended to settle the grudge as Li Buyu proposed meeting to talk.