Chapter Summaries

Ning Chen fought Shenji on the Star Domain Ancient Path and proved himself despite Shenji’s overwhelming strength. After learning that Ning Chen was nearing his limit while A'man’s potential was boundless, A'man chose to leave with Shenji for a hundred years, leaving Ning Chen to continue onward with Yin'er.

• Ning Chen and Shenji clashed across the floating islands, and Ning Chen unleashed Nirvana against Shenji’s Purple Heavens.
• Shenji praised Ning Chen but said he could not teach him, then urged A'man to follow him and offered to take her as his adopted daughter.
• The Moonlit Tower Master told Red Luan that Ning Chen had likely reached his limit, while A'man had the potential to reach the Fourth Realm.
• Ning Chen told A'man that he had lost, and Shenji explained that their different paths would hold them both back if they stayed together.
• A'man asked Ning Chen to wait a hundred years, then left with Shenji after he could not answer her.
• Ning Chen departed with Yin'er, hiding his grief as he continued onward.

While Ning Chen and Yin'er entered the Immortal Burial Forbidden Land, the Ancient Starry Road’s contest intensified and powerful figures discussed the rising contenders and the four immortal swords. Mu Qianshang and Luo Xingchen ambushed Yan Yuntian, wounded him, and forced him to flee as they continued their search for Ning Chen.

• Ning Chen and Yin'er entered the Immortal Burial Forbidden Land while Xiyan and Luoyang displayed their strength in the contest on the Ancient Starry Road.
• The starfield leaders discussed Yan Yuntian, three newly emerged young experts, the missing Ninth Son of Ink Sect, and the three surfaced immortal swords; the Moonlit Tower Master warned Divine Strategist to protect A'man.
• Six months later, Qingyuan and Xiyan learned that Yan Yuntian and the Red Luan Princess were searching for Ning Chen, and Qingyuan continued along the road.
• Xia Ziyi and Consort Luo set out to find Yan Yuntian and repay Ning Chen for saving Consort Luo.
• Mu Qianshang confronted Yan Yuntian and shattered his Landscape Sword Domain, then Luo Xingchen struck Yan Yuntian with an arrow and drove him away in his Heavenly God Chariot.

Ning Chen and Yin'er ventured deeper into the Immortal Burial Forbidden Land, where they encountered poisonous fruit, strange beasts, and a mysterious force in the valley. Elsewhere on the Ancient Starry Road, Sword Two fought the Red Luan Princess and left her badly wounded before she escaped.

• Ning Chen and Yin'er avoided a passing army of Underworld Soldiers as they continued through the forbidden land.
• Ning Chen stopped Yin'er from eating yin-corrupted Vermillion Fruits, then gathered the poisonous fruit to give away.
• Ning Chen found a strange monster's corpse and fought off a giant bird that healed from its wounds before an unseen roar destroyed it.
• Sword Two attacked the Red Luan Princess on the Ancient Starry Road and wounded her with his sword.
• The Red Luan Princess escaped using a secret art, while Sword Two departed.

Ning Chen fought through the Immortal Burial Forbidden Land while Aizen Myōō defeated Qin Bai on the Ancient Starry Road. A meeting of starfield overseers linked the arrival of unfamiliar powerhouses to the Ninth Son of Ink Sect and a vanished Great Life Star, but their origin remained uncertain.

• Ning Chen protected Yin'er from ghost spirits and shattered a hell ghost general with Star Soul and Azure Cicada before reaching a world of light.
• Aizen Myōō confronted Qin Bai at the seventh Heavenly Pillar, revealed her demonic power, and defeated him after his strongest sword attack failed.
• Qi Yanxia repelled two young powerhouses before the ninth Heavenly Pillar, while the Fourth Crown Prince of the Kaiyang Dynasty departed after another battle.
• The overseers debated where the unfamiliar powerhouses came from, and the Moonlit Tower Master observed that they had targeted people bearing grudges against the Ninth Son of Ink Sect.
• The overseer of the Purple Star Starfield reported that a Great Life Star had vanished near Tianfu, suggesting it and the newcomers might be connected to the Ninth Son of Ink Sect.

After escaping the Immortal Burial Forbidden Land, Ning Chen found a chained prisoner who began to reveal the Scroll of God’s location before a roar forced Ning Chen and Yin'er to flee. As Ning Chen set out to seize what he had discovered, the Underworld King Barrier’s fall stirred the Five Domains and sent new figures toward the Ancient Starry Road, while Xi Piaoxu continued forging a divine weapon for the still-sleeping Qing Ling.

• After three years trapped beneath the valley, Ning Chen and Yin'er escaped the Yellow Springs Divine Restriction and found a bloodied man imprisoned in chains inside a cliff.
• Ning Chen refused to free the prisoner, who warned him to leave; when the prisoner began naming the Scroll of God’s location, a roar collapsed the mountain and injured Ning Chen.
• Ning Chen promised to return if he reached the Fourth Realm, then told Yin'er they had found the Scroll of God’s location and needed to seize it.
• With the Underworld King Barrier broken, the Heavenly Sound Pavilion Master sent Wu Qingying to the Ancient Starry Road, and Venerable Radiance sent the Buddhist Disciple as well.
• Xi Piaoxu continued forging a divine spear for the sleeping Qing Ling, while Bai Lingling said Qing Ling might awaken within days.

Ning Chen and Yin'er encountered War King Ren Zhengfei on the Ancient Starry Road, then traveled with him to the Tenth City and left their names on the Heavenly Pillar. Their return revealed Ning Chen to powerful overseers, who feared the conflicts his presence could trigger.

• Ren Zhengfei fought eight experts, and Ning Chen refused to help them after recognizing that their plea for justice was a lie.
• One of the injured men attacked Ren Zhengfei with hidden weapons, but Ning Chen protected Yin'er and killed the attackers with Star Soul.
• Ning Chen told Yin'er the man had been lying, and Ren Zhengfei caught up with them and joined their journey toward the Tenth City.
• Ning Chen, Ren Zhengfei, and Yin'er carved their names on the tenth Heavenly Pillar, revealing Ning Chen’s return to the overseers.
• The overseers discussed the danger of Ning Chen’s return and the grudges of those searching for him, while the Moonlit Tower Master told Red Luan that he had returned quietly.

Ning Chen and Yin'er encountered a newly born god at the Divine Ruins and fled as it devoured nearby cultivators, while the Starfield leaders sought help to contain it. Elsewhere, Xia Ziyi battled Yan Yuntian at Heavenly Peak and unleashed the Twelve Wings of Sin.

• Ning Chen and Yin'er traveled toward the Divine Ruins after noticing crowds rushing along the Ancient Starry Road.
• A god emerged from the Divine Ruins, forcing Ning Chen to retreat with Yin'er as it killed and devoured cultivators.
• The Starfield leaders learned the god was near the twelfth Heavenly Pillar and asked the Moonlit Tower Master to persuade the Ninth Son of Ink Sect to hold it back.
• Xia Ziyi and Consort Luo confronted Yan Yuntian and his thirteen followers at Heavenly Peak, with Consort Luo holding off the followers.
• Xia Ziyi wounded Yan Yuntian and then revealed the Twelve Wings of Sin.

Ning Chen agreed to hold back a True Realm divine spirit for three hours in exchange for its Divine Spirit Origin, while Xia Ziyi fought Yan Yuntian at Heavenly Peak. After Yan Yuntian escaped the first battle, an azure-clad woman caught up with him and killed him.

• The Moonlit Tower Master asked Ning Chen to restrain the divine spirit until the Starfield Overseers arrived, promising him its Divine Spirit Origin, and Ning Chen accepted.
• Ning Chen joined three Ancient Starry Road enforcers to fight the divine spirit, then unleashed Phoenix Ancestral Return as the battle turned against them.
• Xia Ziyi shattered Yan Yuntian's Seven-Colored Battle Armor during their battle at Heavenly Peak, but a green-clad woman rescued Yan Yuntian before Xia Ziyi could finish him.
• Le Chengyi and the Seven Kill Palace Master appeared, and Le Chengyi left after briefly addressing Yan Yuntian.
• An azure-clad woman ambushed the wounded Yan Yuntian and killed him with her divine spear technique, Sky Dragon Shatters City.

Ning Chen and three True Realm enforcers failed to stop the awakened god, who slaughtered living beings to restore his strength. After the Starfield Overseers offered him the Trapping Immortal Sword in exchange for holding the god off for three hours, Ning Chen returned to battle with two immortal swords, and their world-shaking clash continued.

• Phoenix and the three enforcers attacked the god, but the god killed all three after Ning Chen destroyed their origins.
• Ning Chen fled with Yin'er while the god pursued them, then watched the god slaughter people near the twelfth Heavenly Pillar to regain his strength.
• Three illusory figures offered Ning Chen the Trapping Immortal Sword for a hundred years if he held the god off for three hours, and Ning Chen accepted.
• Ning Chen returned to fight the god with the Trapping Immortal Sword and the Immortal-Slaying Sword, bringing down the twelfth Heavenly Pillar in their clash.
• Ning Chen used resentment and sword techniques to restrain the god, who revealed his symbiotic weapon and fought back as the Starfield Overseers watched.

Ning Chen held off a god for three hours until the overseers of the All-Heavens and Spirit Void Starfields arrived, then withdrew with Yin'er. The Moonlit Tower Master and Red Luan entered the Five Domains and headed east toward the Marquis of Knowing Fate to investigate the legend.

• Ning Chen fought the god with his immortal swords, wounded him, and endured the god's increasingly powerful attacks while Starfield Venerables watched.
• Shenji speculated that Ning Chen might still be concealing much of his strength, while the Moonlit Tower Master downplayed the claim.
• Ning Chen used Nirvana against the god's Nine Dragons Against the World, then revealed that he had been delaying until the two True Realm overseers arrived.
• The overseers of the All-Heavens and Spirit Void Starfields appeared, and Ning Chen reminded them of their promise before leaving with Yin'er.
• Yin'er bandaged Ning Chen's hands, and the pair departed as the battle's aftermath engulfed the surrounding area.
• The Moonlit Tower Master told Red Luan about the failed attempt to create a pure land, then set out east toward the Marquis of Knowing Fate.

Ning Chen received the Divine Spirit Origin from the Moonlit Tower Master and continued his journey with Yin'er, avoiding a clash with the Twin Kings in Linghui City. That night, he tried and failed to absorb the origin’s power, leaving his attempt to reach immortalhood unresolved.

• Ning Chen and Yin'er carved their names into the sixteenth Heavenly Pillar, where the Moonlit Tower Master appeared and gave Ning Chen the Divine Spirit Origin.
• Ning Chen and Yin'er discussed the newly renowned Red King, then encountered the Twin Kings at an inn in Linghui City.
• The Linghui Enforcer intervened when the Twin Kings threatened Ning Chen, and the Star Lord ordered them not to provoke him again before the Ancient Battlefield opened.
• Yin'er asked Ning Chen to teach her powerful cultivation techniques, but rejected his suggestions and hoped for an easier shortcut.
• That night, Ning Chen tried to absorb the Divine Spirit Origin with his Phoenix Essence, but the conflicting powers caused him pain and he failed to advance toward immortalhood.

Ning Chen and Yin'er searched the Ancient Road while reports spread of young experts being killed by a mysterious force. Ning Chen fought a black-clad attacker but failed to stop him, leaving the Ancient Road facing an unknown and formidable threat.

• Ning Chen and Yin'er continued searching the Heavenly Pillars for someone, and Ning Chen learned that his friends had arrived on the Ancient Road.
• Ning Chen and Yin'er crossed a scorching desert, where Ning Chen sensed a Buddhist novice who recognized him as Marquis of Knowing Fate.
• Ning Chen found several corpses of powerful young experts and concluded that their killer was far stronger than the younger generation.
• Shenji and the Starfield leaders discussed the mysterious attacks, judged the assailants to be at least mid-stage Actual Realm experts, and agreed to act against them.
• Ning Chen pursued a black-clad attacker and fought him with White Rainbow and his Heavenly Book martial arts, but the man escaped using an eerie movement technique.
• Ning Chen told Yin'er that the Ancient Road would no longer be peaceful and suspected the black-clad man had concealed his full strength.

After a mysterious intruder devastated the Eastern Divine Continent, Venerable Radiance and the Xiyao Master fought him but were overwhelmed. As the people prayed for the Martial Marquis to return, the Plain-clothed Figure appeared and blocked the intruder’s final attack.

• An Ancient Road Enforcer was killed, and the Starfield Overseers suppressed the news while Ning Chen found Ji Yuqing’s name on the thirty-third Heavenly Pillar.
• The Starfield Venerables discussed the attacks and concluded that the powerful intruders might have gone into hiding on the ancient road.
• A gray-robed figure arrived in the Eastern Divine Continent and destroyed a city, drawing the attention of powerful figures across the land.
• Venerable Radiance and the Xiyao Master confronted the gray-robed figure, but his strength overcame their attacks and devastated the surrounding cities.
• As the people prayed for the Martial Marquis, the Plain-clothed Figure descended and blocked the gray-robed figure’s black flames with Sword Snow Three Thousand Miles.

Ning Chen returned to the Divine Continent and confronted Li Tianqiong, whose assault threatened the realm. After an evenly matched battle, Ning Chen revealed his swordsmanship and wounded Li Tianqiong, leaving the fight at a turning point.

• Ning Chen returned to the mortal realm, and the people of the Divine Continent greeted him as the Martial Marquis.
• Ning Chen sent the wounded Venerable Radiance and Xiyao Master away before meeting Li Tianqiong's attacks head-on.
• Ning Chen used Nianqing and the Heavenly Book to counter Li Tianqiong's Soul Devouring Palm and evil weapon.
• The Moonlit Tower Master and Red Luan watched as Ning Chen and Li Tianqiong continued their fierce battle.
• Ning Chen used his movement art and the Earth Scroll to create an opening, then struck with the Knowing Fate Sword and wounded Li Tianqiong.

Ning Chen defeated Li Tianqiong with the Moonlit Tower Master's help, returned to Great Xia, and reunited with his former student, the Emperor. After hearing the Tower Master's account of his encounters with Ning Chen's other bodies, he asked why the Tower Master had entered this realm.

• Li Tianqiong regained his strength and fought Ning Chen until the Moonlit Tower Master struck him with the Heavenly Soul Silk, prompting Li Tianqiong to self-destruct.
• Ning Chen froze the two dying Buddhas in ice and invited the Moonlit Tower Master and Red Luan to his estate.
• The people and officials of Great Xia welcomed Ning Chen, and he praised Emperor Chi'er for restoring the empire.
• Ning Chen returned to the Martial Marquis Estate and received the Moonlit Tower Master and Red Luan in his study.
• The Moonlit Tower Master recounted his encounters with Ning Chen's other bodies, and Ning Chen asked what purpose had brought him into the realm.

Moonlit Tower Master negotiated with Ning Chen for help finding the Scroll of Light, offering the secret of the Ancient Battlefield in return. As Ning Chen faced a terrifying sovereign tribulation over the imperial city, Moonlit Tower Master identified it as heavenly punishment tied to the lives Ning Chen had sacrificed and the unfinished Tribulation of Sentient Beings.

• Ning Chen and Moonlit Tower Master discussed the Heavenly Tomes and agreed that Ning Chen would help find the Scroll of Light, but not the Scroll of Chaos, in exchange for a secret concerning immortals.
• Moonlit Tower Master told Red Luan that Ning Chen faced the Boundless Tribulation and had incurred karmic debt for millions of lives when he suppressed the Nether King.
• A vast crimson lightning tribulation descended over the imperial city, and Ning Chen asked Moonlit Tower Master to protect the city before rising into the sky.
• Moonlit Tower Master used Heavenly Soul Silk and the First Sound of Yellow Springs to shield the city from stray lightning as its citizens watched in fear.
• Ning Chen fused the four scrolls' power, withstood the lightning, and charged toward the heavens while challenging Xuan Cang.

Ning Chen defeated the Four Symbols Divine Beings and shattered the heavenly punishment threatening Great Xia. After returning to the human world, he reunited with Ruoxi and brought her home.

• Ning Chen fought the Four Symbols Divine Beings while the citizens of Great Xia watched and the power of living beings' faith shielded the imperial city.
• Liu Ruoxi left Nu Chang in Changling and hurried east to find Ning Chen.
• Ning Chen used the four scrolls to destroy the White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, and Black Tortoise, then scattered the tribulation clouds with his sword.
• The citizens celebrated Ning Chen's victory, and he thanked the Moonlit Tower Master for protecting the imperial city.
• Ning Chen sensed Ruoxi approaching, went to meet her, and the two embraced before setting off for home.

Ning Chen visited Xia Xinyu after returning to the Zhiming Marquisate, where they reminisced and discussed his search for a way to revive someone. He left the visit with Xia Xinyu still unmarried and Yu Lian and Ruoxi remaining by his side.

• Ning Chen rejected the officials’ calling cards and drank Ruoxi’s tea despite Yu Lian warning him that it contained something.
• Ning Chen asked Ruoxi to prepare pastries for a visit to the Empress Dowager’s grave, then invited Yu Lian to accompany him to see Xia Xinyu.
• Ning Chen and Xia Xinyu planted flowers together and discussed his search for a way to make the Immortal Peach Tree bear fruit sooner.
• Xia Xinyu said she would marry Ning Chen if he found a way to revive her, and Ning Chen agreed; they also discussed the missing girl from the desolate city.
• Xia Xinyu offered to arrange a husband for Yu Lian, who said she did not wish to marry yet, while Ruoxi said she intended to follow Ning Chen wherever he went.

Ning Chen prepared to leave the Divine Continent with the Moonlit Tower Master to search for the Scrolls of Light and Chaos, while confronting the slim chance that he could reach the Immortal Ascension Realm. Before departing, he visited the Changsun Tomb and confided in the Empress Dowager about his burdens, hopes, and plans.

• Ning Chen left the Princess's Residence after Xia Xinyu watched him go, and told the Moonlit Tower Master he would depart the next day after paying his respects to the elders.
• Ning Chen asked whether the Outer Heavens had a Fourth Realm, and the Moonlit Tower Master said the question was beyond his reach for now.
• The Moonlit Tower Master told Red Luan that Ning Chen would give up the Scroll of Light in exchange for the secret of the Ancient Battlefield, but that Heaven would almost certainly prevent him from entering the Immortal Ascension Realm.
• At dawn, Ning Chen and Ruoxi traveled to the imperial mausoleum, where Ning Chen laid pastries before the Changsun Tomb and told the Empress Dowager about his plans, friends, and frustration with his cultivation.
• Ruoxi watched Ning Chen speak at length to the Empress Dowager, the person he had respected most throughout his life.

Ning Chen and the Moonlit Tower Master found the reborn Scrolls of Light and Chaos, still containing the resentment of millions sacrificed to defeat the Underworld King. After the Moonlit Tower Master took the Scroll of Light, the resentment erupted, leaving Ning Chen surrounded by furious spirits who blamed him for their deaths.

• Ning Chen and the Moonlit Tower Master reached the Scrolls of Light and Chaos and found Fan Lingyue’s remnant soul imprint had been suppressing their accumulated resentment for more than twenty years.
• Ning Chen explained that taking either scroll would unleash the resentment of millions, and the Moonlit Tower Master promised to act for him once in return for help.
• Ning Chen used Nianqing to confront the resentment as the Moonlit Tower Master seized the Scroll of Light and retreated.
• The resentment erupted into a horde of evil spirits, and the Moonlit Tower Master carried Ruoxi and Red Luan away while Ning Chen stayed behind.
• The spirits cursed Ning Chen, accusing him of sacrificing them and wishing him a miserable death.