Chapter Summaries

Cheng Buzheng studied the [Purgatory World-Extinguishing Divine Mill] and [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword] blueprints, named the mill’s core Spirit Restriction the [Myriad Phenomena Spirit Restriction], and determined that his deduced sword design surpassed the mill. He began recasting his four [Chaos Dao Tribulation Swords] in the [Dao One Spirit Cauldron], melting them section by section with special formations as the laborious process continued.

• Cheng Buzheng studied the [Demonic Purgatory Battle Spear], [Purgatory Demon Sword], and [Purgatory World-Extinguishing Divine Mill] blueprints and named the mill’s core Spirit Restriction the [Myriad Phenomena Spirit Restriction].
• Cheng Buzheng examined the [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword] blueprint, divided its phantom into four stable sword forms, and concluded his design would surpass the [Purgatory World-Extinguishing Divine Mill].
• Cheng Buzheng heated the [Dao One Spirit Cauldron] with Thunder Dragon Heavenly Fire and placed his four [Chaos Dao Tribulation Swords] inside.
• Cheng Buzheng used a gray formation to melt the tips of the four swords over a month, then used a five-colored formation and further Spirit Materials to melt more of their bodies.
• Cheng Buzheng continued forming and adjusting specialized formations to melt the swords section by section while replenishing his Magic Power with Spirit Pills.

Chu Linger used her position in the Great Zhou Dynasty’s palace to temper herself while secretly cultivating. In the Secret Realm, Cheng Buzheng finished melting the Chaos Dao Tribulation Swords and began a complex process to refine the Chaos Waste Stone, leaving several formations in place around it.

• Chu Linger put the Great Zhou King to sleep with a spell and returned to her underground quiet room to refine a Spirit Pill.
• The chapter explained that Chu Linger had entered the palace as a palace maid after the king’s decree forced women into his harem, and that she had spent more than three years tempering herself there.
• Cheng Buzheng completely melted the Chaos Dao Tribulation Swords after more than three years of work.
• Cheng Buzheng added the Chaos Waste Stone and hundreds of auxiliary Spirit Materials to the Dao One Spirit Cauldron, then used their essences to form a series of temporary formations.
• Cheng Buzheng placed formations around the Chaos Waste Stone from the upper, western, eastern, northern, southern, and lower positions as the refining process continued.

Cheng Buzheng completed the first stage of refining a treasure from the Chaos Waste Stone, recovered his strength, and began shaping the chaos-colored liquid into an ancient longsword. While he endured the draining process, Bai True Person ordered surveillance of the White Cloud Sect, and Cheng Buzheng continued refining without knowing he had drawn attention.

• Cheng Buzheng spent nearly a year melting the Chaos Waste Stone into liquid, then paused the refinement to recover his Magic Power and clear the pill toxins.
• Bai True Person learned that the White Cloud Sect's Ancestor, Cheng Buzheng, had reached Nascent Soul Late Stage and ordered a young cultivator to monitor the sect.
• After several years, Cheng Buzheng recovered to peak condition and resumed refining the treasure in the [Dao One Spirit Cauldron].
• Cheng Buzheng shaped the chaos-colored liquids into an ancient longsword as runes of Chaos Starlight entered it.
• Cheng Buzheng's Magic Power, divine sense, and pills were nearly exhausted, but he gritted his teeth and continued because he could not stop the refinement midway.

Cheng Buzheng recovered from years of refining his [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword] before fusing a medium-sized Spirit Vein into it. The [Dao One Spirit Cauldron] shattered as the sword emerged, while a black heavenly thunder vanished outside the Secret Realm and drew cultivators from across the region.

• Cheng Buzheng completed the sword’s initial refinement, then paused to restore his Magic Power, divine sense, and resistance to pill toxicity while keeping the sword’s temperature stable.
• After resting for three days, Cheng Buzheng released the medium-sized Spirit Vein from the Yuanru Bottle and began fusing it into the [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword].
• The [Dao One Spirit Cauldron] developed spreading cracks as Cheng Buzheng continued the fusion, which completed after another day.
• The cracked cauldron burst apart, and the ancient sword emerged with a terrifying aura and a blood connection to Cheng Buzheng.
• A black heavenly thunderbolt appeared outside the Secret Realm and vanished at once, prompting cultivators across hundreds of millions of miles to investigate.

Cheng Buzheng watched the [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword] undergo the [Spirit Treasure Tribulation] and successfully advance into a Spirit Treasure. After testing and beginning to refine it, he paused to rest before working with the [Innate Creation Pearl].

• Cheng Buzheng sensed the gathering [Spirit Treasure Tribulation] and used his essence, qi, spirit, and Chaos Starlight to refine the [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword] before the lightning struck.
• The black heavenly lightning struck the sword, which endured the tribulation and transformed into a genuine Spirit Treasure.
• Cheng Buzheng tested the four swords’ power as they cut open spatial fissures without using his Magic Power or divine sense, then fused them into the complete sword.
• Cheng Buzheng began thoroughly refining the [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword], and a year later he stopped and took out the [Innate Creation Pearl].
• Cheng Buzheng decided to sleep before doing anything with the [Innate Creation Pearl].

After resting for a month, Cheng Buzheng used the Innate Creation Pearl to restore and advance his refinement of the Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword. He then broke down the Dao One Spirit Cauldron fragments and began refining a new dual-purpose treasure cauldron, leaving the work in progress.

• Cheng Buzheng slept in the Teleportation Room for a month, then woke with his mind, divine sense, and Magic Power fully recovered.
• Cheng Buzheng used the Innate Creation Pearl to rapidly restore his refinement of the Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword, but the pearl was consumed before the sword could reach the Unity of Person and Treasure realm.
• Cheng Buzheng retrieved the Dao One Spirit Cauldron fragments from the walls and separated them into distinct Spirit Materials with the Thunder Dragon Heavenly Fire.
• Cheng Buzheng used [Celestial Cycle Divination] to deduce a mid-grade Magic Treasure design for a cauldron usable in both pill refinement and artifact refinement.
• Cheng Buzheng used the Small Plate to improve the design, then began refining the treasure cauldron from precious Spirit Materials.

Myriad Beast True Lord tried to revive a plan to invade the Jin Kingdom by destroying the White Cloud Sect with help from a peak Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator. After Blood Skull Devil Master and Blood Soul Devil Master challenged the proposed payment, the three Devil Lords negotiated their shares of the spoils.

• Myriad Beast True Lord told Blood Skull Devil Master that a benefactor could arrange for a peak Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator to help suppress Old Monster Cheng of the White Cloud Sect.
• Blood Skull Devil Master questioned the plan and warned that offering Spirit Veins and the White Cloud Sect’s divine ability could provoke the Immortal Alliance.
• Blood Skull Devil Master and Blood Soul Devil Master joined Myriad Beast True Lord, and the three agreed to give the honored benefactor twenty percent of the remaining gains.
• Myriad Beast True Lord proposed dividing the remaining Spiritual Item resources so his sect received forty percent and each other sect received twenty percent, but Blood Skull Devil Master and Blood Soul Devil Master objected.
• The three Devil Lords continued bargaining over the Jin Kingdom’s resources and population.

Chu Linger continued her mortal trial as Great Zhou’s Empress, choosing to remain on the throne until her reforms were secure. In the Secret Realm, Cheng Buzheng completed a new cauldron and began purifying third-rank divine blood with his Blood Linglong formation.

• Chu Linger had Zhou Fuchen arrested after he demanded that she return power to the Crown Prince, and the court voiced support for her reforms.
• Chu Linger decided to remain in power for several more years so Great Zhou would not fall into turmoil before her reforms took hold.
• Cheng Buzheng forged the Dao One Spirit Cauldron, a high-grade treasure suited for both alchemy and artifact forging.
• Cheng Buzheng recovered his strength by absorbing Spirit Energy, then prepared the third-rank divine blood he had taken from a half-step Demon Venerable.
• Cheng Buzheng arranged his Blood Linglong treasures and formation flags, placed a drop of divine blood into the formation, and began refining it.

Bai True Person sought Golden Peak True Lord’s help in dealing with Cheng Buzheng of the White Cloud Sect, whose cultivation might have reached Nascent Soul Late Stage. After offering access to a rare private trading gathering and the support of three demonic cultivators, Bai True Person persuaded Golden Peak True Lord to accept.

• Golden Peak True Lord arrived at Return to Origin Immortal City and met Bai True Person at the Prime Elegance Tea Pavilion.
• Bai True Person asked Golden Peak True Lord to deal with Cheng Buzheng, revealing that Cheng Buzheng was the White Cloud Sect’s only Nascent Soul cultivator and might have reached Nascent Soul Late Stage.
• Golden Peak True Lord objected to the risk and mocked Bai True Person’s initial offer of Spirit Veins, a divine ability, and help handling the aftermath.
• Bai True Person offered Golden Peak True Lord a quota at a private trading gathering where Innate Gang Sha and other rare items might be traded.
• Bai True Person added that three Nascent Soul Middle Stage demonic cultivators would assist and that Golden Peak True Lord could withdraw if the plan proved impossible.
• Golden Peak True Lord agreed to act against Cheng Buzheng.

Bai True Person persuaded Golden Peak True Lord to act against the White Cloud Sect, while Cheng Buzheng purified third-tier divine blood and discovered its benefits and dangers. Half a year later, Golden Peak True Lord and the three demonic sects’ Ancestors arrived at the White Cloud Mountain Range and prepared to attack.

• Bai True Person told Golden Peak True Lord about the Jin Kingdom’s cultivation forces and the three demonic sects’ demands, and Golden Peak True Lord agreed to intervene.
• Bai True Person assured his junior that he would not be held responsible for what happened after he arranged the meeting between Golden Peak True Lord and the three Old Devils.
• Cheng Buzheng tested purified third-tier divine blood, found it could rapidly restore Nascent Soul Perfection cultivators’ cultivation but was too violent for most Nascent Soul cultivators, and stored the drop.
• Cheng Buzheng continued purifying third-tier divine blood for Murong Wanwan, while reflecting that it could only marginally strengthen his own body.
• Half a year later, Golden Peak True Lord arrived at the White Cloud Mountain Range with the Ancestors of the three demonic sects and confirmed the White Cloud Sect’s situation.
• Golden Peak True Lord and the three Ancestors ordered their disciples to watch the White Cloud Sect’s branches and prepared to attack after Cheng Buzheng was dealt with.

Golden Peak True Lord and three allied sect ancestors prepared to lure White Cloud Sect’s Old Monster Cheng out by sending a disguised Myriad Beast Devil Lord to invite him to Ye Han’s Sword Mountain ceremony. After the ruse, the group waited to see whether Cheng would emerge, with an attack on the sect’s formation as their backup plan.

• Golden Peak True Lord agreed to proceed with the plan to kill Old Monster Cheng and prevent the White Cloud Sect from retaliating.
• The Myriad Beast Devil Lord disguised himself as the Ancient Sword Sect’s ancestor and told the White Cloud Sect Grand Elder that Ye Han’s Sword Mountain ceremony would take place in a month.
• The White Cloud Sect Grand Elder said Cheng had been secluded for over eighteen years and decided to send him a Sound Transmission Talisman rather than interrupt his cultivation directly.
• After leaving the sect, the disguised Myriad Beast Devil Lord returned to the others, who mocked his impersonation and discussed whether the invitation would lure Cheng out.
• The Myriad Beast Devil Lord said they would learn soon whether Cheng came; if he did not, the group planned to stage an attack on the sect’s Great Array.

Cheng Buzheng returned to the White Cloud Sect, learned that the Ancient Sword Sect’s Ancestor had asked him to attend Ye Han’s funeral, and set out to pay his respects. Several sect Ancestors ambushed him far from the White Cloud Mountain Range, and the chapter ended as their attacks converged.

• The White Cloud Sect’s Grand Elder sent a crimson spirit talisman to Cheng Buzheng, who finished purifying some divine blood and returned from the Secret Realm.
• Cheng Buzheng entered the White Cloud Sect unseen, summoned the First Elder, and heard how the Ancient Sword Sect’s Ancestor had personally invited him to Ye Han’s funeral.
• Cheng Buzheng left the sect, unaware that Golden Peak True Lord and three other Ancestors were watching him and planning an ambush.
• The Ancestors followed Cheng Buzheng until he was far from the White Cloud Mountain Range, then revealed themselves and attacked from several directions.
• The Spirit Beast Sect’s Ancestor summoned a flaming drake eagle, Blood Skull Devil Lord unleashed a demonic corpse general, and the Ghost Control Sect’s Ancestor sent a Rakshasa into the attack.

Cheng Buzheng crushed the Flood Dragon Eagle and killed the Spirit Beast Sect Ancestor, then pursued and slew the fleeing Blood Skull Devil Lord and Ghost Control Sect Ancestor. Golden Peak True Lord escaped farther than Cheng Buzheng’s divine sense could reach, but Cheng Buzheng tracked him with a strange vision and killed him with an ancient sword.

• Cheng Buzheng killed the Flood Dragon Eagle with one punch and immediately smashed the Spirit Beast Sect Ancestor’s head.
• Golden Peak True Lord fled, while Blood Skull Devil Lord and the Ghost Control Sect Ancestor escaped in opposite directions.
• Cheng Buzheng destroyed Blood Skull Devil Lord’s Demon Corpse General and killed him with a punch.
• The Ghost Control Sect Ancestor merged with Ghost Lord Yama to disappear, but Cheng Buzheng found him with his golden-rune vision and killed him with a phantom fist.
• Cheng Buzheng spotted Golden Peak True Lord fleeing in the distance and sent an ancient longsword after him.
• The ancient sword pierced Golden Peak True Lord’s brow and killed him.

Cheng Buzheng searched Golden Peak True Lord’s memories and uncovered the plot by Bai True Person and several demonic sects against him and the White Cloud Sect. After explaining how his newly promoted Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword let him kill at a distance, Cheng Buzheng began eliminating the demonic cultivators watching the White Cloud Sect’s branches.

• Cheng Buzheng collected Golden Peak True Lord’s Storage Bags, destroyed his body, and searched his Nascent Soul for the reason behind the ambush.
• Cheng Buzheng learned that Bai True Person had helped arrange the attack, that the Ancient Sword Sect Ancestor’s appearance at the White Cloud Sect had been a deception, and that the demonic sects sought the Jin Kingdom’s resources and Spirit Veins.
• Cheng Buzheng sealed Golden Peak True Lord’s remaining Nascent Soul essence and attributed his victory to the newly promoted Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword, then vanished.
• Spirit Beast Sect disciples in the Green Wood Mountain Range argued about when to attack the White Cloud Sect’s branch, while Corpse Refining Sect cultivators debated who would claim Pan True Person’s body.
• Cheng Buzheng’s sword light struck the Corpse Refining Sect group, killed all its Golden Core cultivators, and swept away their Storage Bags.

Cheng Buzheng wiped out Golden Core cultivators from the Spirit Beast Sect and Ghost Control Sect, then traveled to Ancient Sword Immortal City to learn that Ye Han had entered Sword Mountain and died. He left for the Boundless Sea to deliver Spiritual Items to his wife and handle hidden dangers before pursuing a breakthrough to Spirit Transformation.

• A mysterious longsword killed Golden Core cultivators at several sites, and Zhao Wei collected the remaining Sword Qi and condensed blood aura into a thread of Sword Qi and a drop of second-tier spirit blood.
• Cheng Buzheng killed the Ghost Control Sect elders near White Cloud Immortal City, collected their treasures, and reassembled the four swords of the [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword].
• Cheng Buzheng traveled to Ancient Sword Immortal City and bought information revealing that Ye Han had entered Sword Mountain more than a month earlier.
• Cheng Buzheng learned that Ye Han’s funeral arrangements had been kept secret, then decided to travel to the Boundless Sea and give his wife the Spiritual Items he had prepared.
• Cheng Buzheng left Ancient Sword Immortal City, intending to clear away hidden dangers before seeking a breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation realm.

Murong Wanwan broke through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage in Immortal Alliance City, while Cheng Buzheng continued traveling through the Profound Wind Sea Region and sorting the spoils from the three demon sects. After finding little of interest in the possessions of their Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, he prepared to inspect Golden Peak True Lord’s Storage Bag.

• Murong Wanwan absorbed Heaven and Earth Spirit Energy to stabilize her breakthrough, then worried that Cheng Buzheng had been gone for nearly twenty years and that their baby was still waiting to be born.
• Cheng Buzheng flew away from a desolate island in the Profound Wind Sea Region with the Yuanru Bottle containing the three medium-sized Spirit Veins he had taken from the ruined demon sects.
• Cheng Buzheng sorted through dozens of Golden Core demonic cultivators’ Storage Bags, finding Spirit Stones, supplies, and assorted items but no Spiritual Items worth keeping.
• Cheng Buzheng examined the belongings of the Ancestors of the Spirit Beast Sect and the three great Devil Sects, finding no treasures that interested him and a dead fourth-rank Green Flood Dragon.
• Cheng Buzheng took out Golden Peak True Lord’s Storage Bag and prepared to inspect the possessions of the Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator.

Cheng Buzheng searched Golden Peak True Lord’s Storage Bags and discovered a fortune of Spirit Stones, treasures, and a second [Innate Creation Pearl]. He finished by testing whether his [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword] could devour a top-tier low-grade Magic Treasure, leaving its power on display.

• Cheng Buzheng found over 130 million low-grade Spirit Stones and numerous Magic Treasures, keeping six top-tier low-grade ones for the clan and considering whether they could strengthen his [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword].
• Cheng Buzheng discovered three [Prime Origin Ancient Mystic Pills] for his wife and a [Phoenix Blood Spirit Gold] piece that could improve her Life-Bound Magic Treasure.
• Cheng Buzheng found a weakened [Teleportation Talisman] and decided to store it in the family treasury.
• Cheng Buzheng discovered a second [Innate Creation Pearl] and realized Golden Peak True Lord had sought the trade fair to exchange it for valuable items.
• Cheng Buzheng tested his [Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword] on a rare-material black hammer, and the sword pierced through it without resistance.

Cheng Buzheng confirmed that the Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword could devour top-tier low-grade magic treasures, but decided to save its further advancement until his cultivation improved. He returned to Immortal Alliance City disguised as Old Monk Fayang, reunited with Murong Wanwan, and celebrated her breakthrough with her.

• Cheng Buzheng tested the Chaos Dao Tribulation Sword on a black hammer, which the sword devoured and reduced to powder.
• Cheng Buzheng decided to reserve top-tier low-grade magic treasures for the sword but hold off on feeding it rare materials and stronger treasures until his cultivation advanced.
• Cheng Buzheng tested the sword's power, then disguised himself as Old Monk Fayang and traveled to Xuanfeng Immortal City and Immortal Alliance City.
• Cheng Buzheng arrived at Murong Wanwan's cave mansion, revealed his true appearance, and learned that she had broken through.
• Cheng Buzheng and Murong Wanwan spent six months celebrating her breakthrough before Cheng Buzheng persuaded her to stop.

Cheng Buzheng told Murong Wanwan that he planned to leave Immortal Alliance City and pursue a breakthrough through a long journey of becoming mortal, then gave her treasures and explained the value and danger of his purified divine blood. The chapter left Murong Wanwan informed of his plans and the blood’s uses, while the couple prepared for their coming separation.

• Cheng Buzheng told Murong Wanwan that his journey to seek a breakthrough could last decades or centuries, and that she could contact him through the Third-order Soul Puppet he would leave behind.
• Cheng Buzheng and Murong Wanwan teased each other before agreeing that she would cultivate in seclusion while he pursued the journey.
• Cheng Buzheng gave Murong Wanwan Teleportation Guiding Jade and Spirit Pills, but she refused the Spirit Resonance Pill so he could keep it for his breakthrough.
• Cheng Buzheng warned Murong Wanwan to keep the Purgatory Clan divine blood secret and explained that purified divine blood could restore Nascent Soul origin and might benefit Spirit Transformation Venerables.

Cheng Buzheng explained to Murong Wanwan the resources and secret techniques needed to reach the Half-Step Supreme Realm, then prepared to improve her cultivation prospects and Life-Bound Magic Treasure. After six months of reforging, he completed the treasure, which had advanced beyond ordinary magic treasures into a precious treasure.

• Cheng Buzheng gave Murong Wanwan a Jade Slip explaining the Nascent Soul origin consumed in the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm and assured her that his divine blood and Heavenly Crystal Jade Walls would support her advancement.
• Cheng Buzheng explained how to refine Yang Fire Gang Sha with Mysterious Underworld Yin Fire Turbid Qi and told Murong Wanwan that he had obtained the secrets and turbid qi from Island-Moving Venerable's Dao companion at a steep price.
• Murong Wanwan thanked Cheng Buzheng, then left to cultivate and handed him her Life-Bound Magic Treasure after he offered to reforge it with Phoenix Blood Spirit Gold and other rare materials.
• Cheng Buzheng disguised himself as Old Monk Fayang and then Master Grand Origin One, returned to Fudao Hall, and began reforging Murong Wanwan's treasure.
• After six months, Cheng Buzheng completed the reforging, advancing Murong Wanwan's Life-Bound Magic Treasure into a precious treasure more powerful than an ordinary magic treasure.