Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan awakened in the body of a fallen outer disciple on a transformed Earth where cultivators and Monster Beasts were common. After Yang Mo and his attendants mocked him and pressured Chen Jingjing, Chen Fan confronted them and broke Yang Mo’s fist.

• Chen Fan recovered memories of his new life on Earth and learned that his younger sister was Chen Jingjing and that the former owner had been lured into Demon King Valley by Nalan Yun.
• Yang Mo arrived with attendants and demanded that Chen Jingjing become his Dao Companion, then mocked Chen Fan for his injury and failed trip to find a Demon Core.
• Chen Jingjing tried to defend Chen Fan and challenge Yang Mo, but Chen Fan stopped her and ordered the visitors to leave.
• Yang Mo attacked Chen Fan with a punch, but Chen Fan caught it and crushed Yang Mo’s fist.

After breaking Yang Mo’s hand, Chen Fan learned that Yang Mo planned to challenge him in the Heavenly Court rankings. Chen Fan healed his injuries with the Blazing Heaven Sword Art and decided to enter the Heavenly Court before seeking a Demon Core in Demon King Valley.

• Chen Fan defeated Yang Mo in one exchange, and Yang Mo threatened to make him pay at the Heavenly Court rankings.
• Chen Jingjing warned Chen Fan to stay in Heavy Sword City because Yang Mo’s older brother was stronger.
• Chen Fan cultivated the Blazing Heaven Sword Art and rapidly healed his dantian and other injuries.
• Ye Xiaotian and Zhang Rumeng visited Chen Fan, and he focused on their mention of Demon King Valley and a Demon Core.
• Zhang Rumeng said she and Chen Jingjing planned to watch Xiao Munan and Liu Xun duel in the Heavenly Court, and Chen Fan decided to enter it too.

Chen Fan recovered from his injuries, advanced to the second layer of Qi Refining, and returned to Heavy Sword Peak intending to obtain a Heavenly Court Token. He ignored the Outer Court disciples’ taunts and stopped before a door marked “Heavenly Court Token.”

• Chen Fan learned he needed a new Heavenly Court Token because his former host’s token had been lost in Demon King Valley and was bound to the original Divine Soul.
• After two days of treatment, Chen Fan’s dantian recovered and his cultivation reached the second layer of Qi Refining; he refined his True Qi into Sword Qi and decided to seek a token.
• Chen Jingjing brought Chen Fan food, then accompanied him toward Heavy Sword Peak after he insisted he was ready to resume cultivation.
• Chen Jingjing reminded Chen Fan to reach Qi Refining Layer 6 to retrieve the Chen Clan Treasure from Elder Li and warned him against causing trouble or pursuing Nalan Yun.
• Chen Fan recognized the sect grounds as the mountain where he had died in his previous life, then entered the Outer Court and ignored the disciples mocking him.
• Chen Fan found a door labeled “Heavenly Court Token” and stopped in front of it.

Chen Fan stole a replacement Heavenly Court Token, killed Yang Mo and Yang Ning after they attacked him outside the city, and entered the Heavenly Court through the token. He arrived in the unfamiliar realm with a body formed from Pseudo Immortal Qi.

• Chen Fan deceived the old token keeper and stole a Heavenly Court Token despite being refused a replacement.
• Chen Fan went to the Marketplace, where Yang Mo recognized him and confronted him alongside his elder brother, Yang Ning.
• Chen Fan led the Yang brothers outside the city, where Yang Ning attacked him with Sky Fire Talismans that failed to harm him.
• Chen Fan combined Yang Ning's Talismans into a powerful fireball and burned both Yang brothers to ashes.
• Chen Fan used the Heavenly Court Token, entered an unfamiliar realm, and realized that its dense energy was Pseudo Immortal Qi.

Chen Fan visited the Heavenly Court and watched Wang Feng challenge its First Layer using talismans. After Wang Yunlan praised Wang Feng’s victory, Chen Fan said that Wang Feng had used the Five Elements Strange Sword Talisman incorrectly, and Wang Yunlan demanded an explanation.

• Chen Fan entered the Heavenly Court, where he received a body at Qi Refining Layer 2 and followed Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng through a Teleportation Array to watch Wang Feng’s challenge.
• Wang Feng used talismans to fight the sword cultivator and eventually drove her from the arena, earning a Grade C and breaking through the First Layer.
• Wang Yunlan explained Wang Feng’s tactics and advised Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng to keep training in talismans.
• Chen Fan calmly said Wang Feng had used the Five Elements Strange Sword Talisman incorrectly, prompting Wang Yunlan to ask him to explain.

Chen Fan left Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng after his explanation of the Five Elements Strange Sword Talisman angered Chen Jingjing, then drew two sets of the talismans and entered the Heavenly Court to challenge its First Layer. He faced a Red-robed Woman who expected an easy victory and opened the fight with three fire talismans.

• Chen Fan explained how the Five Elements Strange Sword Talisman could use the Five Elements’ generating and overcoming relationships, but Chen Jingjing rebuked him and left with Zhang Rumeng.
• Chen Fan entered the High Heaven Treasure Hall, borrowed talisman-making materials from an old man, and quickly drew ten Five Elements Strange Sword Talismans, giving the old man five.
• After recovering from the effort, Chen Fan registered a private challenge to the First Layer of the Heavenly Court and received a Recording Stone.
• Chen Fan entered the arena and was matched against a Red-robed Woman at Qi Refining Layer 6, who launched three fire talismans at him.

Chen Fan defeated the Red-robed Woman with the Five Elements Strange Sword Talisman, earned a Grade A rating in the Heavenly Court, and entered his superior Immortal Cave to cultivate. The Red-robed Woman reported her defeat to her father, who decided to investigate Chen Fan himself.

• Chen Fan formed a Five Elements Array with his talismans and defeated the Red-robed Woman, earning a Grade A rating and a One-Star Heavenly Soldier token.
• The token revealed itself as an Artifact Spirit called the Green-feathered Bird, which told Chen Fan he had earned 50 points of Immortal Qi and a superior Immortal Cave.
• The Green-feathered Bird brought Chen Fan to his Immortal Cave, where he found Seven-Star Grass and began cultivating the Blazing Heaven Sword Art.
• The Red-robed Woman awoke in the outside world with a damaged Divine Soul and told her father that Chen Fan had defeated her despite being at the second layer of Qi Refining.
• The Red-robed Woman's father told her to recover and said he would enter the Heavenly Court to investigate Chen Fan.

Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng learned that an unknown Qi Refining Layer 2 cultivator had earned the first Grade A rating for clearing the Heavenly Court’s First Layer. Chen Fan discovered he could draw Pseudo Immortal Qi from the Heavenly Court into his physical body and ended the chapter at Qi Refining Layer 4.

• Chen Jingjing confided to Zhang Rumeng that she had lost hope in Chen Fan restoring the Chen Clan, and Zhang Rumeng tried to reassure her.
• Huang Cheng told Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng that a mysterious Qi Refining Layer 2 cultivator had earned the first Grade A rating for the Heavenly Court’s First Layer.
• Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng set out to check the Heavenly Court for themselves.
• Chen Fan absorbed spiritual energy in the Heavenly Court, advanced his avatar from Qi Refining Layer 2 to Layer 4, and realized his physical body remained at Layer 2.
• Chen Fan discovered he could draw Pseudo Immortal Qi from the Heavenly Court into his physical body and cultivated until he reached Qi Refining Layer 4.

Chen Fan’s anonymous Grade A Heavenly Soldier ranking at the second layer of Qi Refining caused a stir, while Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng speculated about the unknown genius. After advancing to the fourth layer, Chen Fan waited for them at the Inner Court boundary and confronted Nalan Yun’s group, where an attack began just as someone warned him.

• Cultivators gathered at the Heavenly Court Hall to see the anonymous One-Star Heavenly Soldier’s Grade A ranking at the second layer of Qi Refining.
• Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng discussed the ranking and considered taking the Heavenly Court challenge in hopes of attracting a Foundation Establishment powerhouse’s attention.
• Chen Fan advanced to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, then waited near the Inner Court boundary for Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng.
• A richly dressed young man mocked Chen Fan, while Nalan Yun questioned him about his return from Demon King Valley and Senior Brother Mo Bai.
• Chen Fan said he was waiting for his younger sister and warned the woman in yellow to lower her pointing finger.
• The young man thrust his paper fan at Chen Fan, and a woman’s voice called out a warning from the Inner Court.

Chen Fan effortlessly dodged Zhang Lin’s ambush, revealed that he had reached Qi Refining Layer 4, and beat Zhang Lin and the Yellow-Robed Woman with the paper fan. He left with Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng, whose relief at his transformation turned to a dispute over who would cook dinner.

• Chen Fan dodged Zhang Lin’s attack, took his paper fan, and pointed it at Zhang Lin’s throat.
• Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng discovered that Chen Fan had advanced to Qi Refining Layer 4, while Nalan Yun tried to lure him into a private conversation.
• Chen Fan refused Nalan Yun, asked whether he could beat people in self-defense, and struck Zhang Lin and the Yellow-Robed Woman with the fan.
• Chen Fan left with Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng as Nalan Yun vowed to make him pay.
• Zhang Rumeng asked how Chen Fan had advanced so quickly, and Chen Jingjing wept with joy before the two women argued over who would cook dinner.

Chen Fan chose the Sword Immortal Path and planned to temper his combat skills in Demon King Valley, but agreed to return to Heavy Sword Peak and meet Chen Jingjing’s conditions first. At the mountain gate, he and the two women encountered Nalan Yun’s group, now joined by Zhang Ting.

• Chen Fan decided that actual combat in Demon King Valley would help synchronize his body with his Divine Soul’s battle instincts.
• Chen Fan forged an ordinary iron sword into Refined Iron by infusing each hammer strike with Blazing Heaven Sword Qi.
• Chen Fan rejected Dao cultivation and declared that he would follow the Sword Immortal Path, then told Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng he intended to enter Demon King Valley.
• Chen Jingjing agreed not to stop Chen Fan if he transferred to the Inner Court and defeated her, and Chen Fan accepted both conditions.
• Chen Fan returned to Heavy Sword Peak with Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng, where Nalan Yun’s group blocked their way alongside Zhang Lin, the Yellow-Robed Woman, and Zhang Ting.

Chen Fan accepted Zhang Ting’s challenge to a fight to the death and went to the Martial Arts Arena, despite Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng urging him to surrender. As Zhang Ting unleashed a Soul Hooking Talisman and Chen Fan cast all five of his Five Elements Strange Sword Talismans at once, the watching disciples were stunned by his unconventional move.

• Zhang Ting blocked Chen Fan and the others, then challenged Chen Fan to a fight to the death over Zhang Lin’s injury.
• Chen Fan accepted the fight for that day, while Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng warned him that Zhang Ting was stronger and urged him to surrender.
• Chen Fan showed Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng the five Five Elements Strange Sword Talismans he had made, then headed to the Martial Arts Arena as disciples gathered to watch.
• Little Medicine Boy Ye Xiaotian gave Chen Fan a Virility Pill, and Chen Fan told him to watch the fight closely.
• Chen Fan used Formless Step to reach the arena, where an Elder had him and Zhang Ting sign a Life and Death Order before beginning the match.
• Zhang Ting unleashed a Soul Hooking Talisman, and Chen Fan scattered all five of his talismans into the air, astonishing Wang Yunlan and the crowd.

Chen Fan defeated and killed Zhang Ting with his Five Elements Strange Sword Talisman, then left for Demon King Valley despite Chen Jingjing’s fears. He reached the Marketplace and continued toward the valley alone.

• Chen Fan used the Five Elements Array to destroy Zhang Ting’s Soul Hooking Talisman and strike him down before he could finish conceding.
• The disciples reacted with shock to Zhang Ting’s death, while Zhang Lin cried out and Nalan Yun watched Chen Fan with clenched fists.
• Chen Fan told Chen Jingjing he needed to strengthen his foundation and promised to return in a week; she let him go after asking him to come back alive.
• Chen Fan left Heavy Sword Peak, passed through the Marketplace, refused an offer to join a group, and headed alone toward Demon King Valley.

Chen Fan entered Demon King Valley to gain experience and seek spirit herbs or Demon Cores. After easily killing a Giant Bull Beast, he was ambushed by a man in blue and killed him.

• Chen Fan entered Demon King Valley after hearing an old man and child mistake him for someone intent on suicide.
• Chen Fan killed a Giant Bull Beast with one sword strike and continued deeper into the valley.
• Chen Fan avoided a fight in a grove, but someone attacked him with a throwing knife.
• Chen Fan tracked the attacker to a tree and dodged three talisman-bearing knives while breaking them with his sword.
• Chen Fan used a Talisman to overwhelm the man in blue and killed him with a sword strike.

Chen Fan obtained a map after killing a Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivator, then headed deeper into Demon King Valley to test his swordsmanship on powerful Monster Beasts. He learned that the Earth Ghost Sect had sealed a cave said to contain a precious sword that might be his lost weapon, and the chapter ended as a Foundation Establishment Realm woman emerged to stop an assault on the sect.

• Chen Fan took a map from a middle-aged man and killed the bearded leader of the rival group with one sword strike, allowing the middle-aged man and his allies to defeat the survivors.
• Chen Fan studied the map, reflected on how his recent fight had strengthened his body and sword art, and traveled toward an area inhabited by Qi Refining Seventh Layer Monster Beasts.
• A young man in a Taoist robe told Chen Fan that the Earth Ghost Sect had seized and sealed a cave containing a rumored precious sword after a mountain was blasted open.
• Chen Fan suspected the sword might be the weapon he had lost when he died, sensed a Foundation Establishment Realm expert near the cave, and decided to investigate covertly.
• A Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivator rallied dozens of cultivators to attack the Earth Ghost Sect, but a woman’s voice from the cave struck many down and revealed that a Foundation Establishment Realm expert was present.

The Black-Veiled Woman trapped cultivators in a formation while the White-Robed Woman confronted her over the Immortal Sect’s tomb. Chen Fan found the array’s eye, infiltrated the cave, and stole a pill bottle and a sword modeled after his own before Earth Ghost Sect disciples tried to stop him.

• The Black-Veiled Woman trapped the cultivators with a formation and ordered the Earth Ghost Sect disciples to kill them.
• The White-Robed Woman arrived and challenged the Black-Veiled Woman, revealing that they were former members of the Immortal Sect.
• The Black-Veiled Woman revealed that the Earth Ghost Sect had dug up the tomb and offered her Senior Sister a Marrow Cleansing Pill to join her.
• Chen Fan found and partly damaged the formation’s eye, then slipped into the cave to investigate the sword and pill bottle.
• Chen Fan recognized the sword as a copy of his own and stole it and the pill bottle from a table.
• A burly Earth Ghost Sect disciple spotted Chen Fan and ordered the others to block the exit, while the Black-Veiled Woman remarked that he had walked into her trap.

Chen Fan escaped the Tomb with a sword and Marrow Cleansing Pill, then hunted a Golden Leopard for its Demon Core. The Black-Veiled Woman caught up with him, but after seeing his skill she playfully claimed him as her disciple and let him keep the stolen treasures.

• Chen Fan broke the Magic Array and fled as the Black-Veiled Woman held the White-Robed Woman back with Talisman swords.
• The Black-Veiled Woman ordered the Burly Man to post Chen Fan's portrait at Demon King Valley and bring him back alive for taking the sword and Marrow Cleansing Pill.
• After four days, Chen Fan ambushed a Golden Leopard in the woods, severed its tail and forepaw, and fought to finish it.
• The Black-Veiled Woman intervened with her Talisman swords, and Chen Fan killed the Golden Leopard and took its Demon Core.
• The Black-Veiled Woman offered to take Chen Fan as her disciple and told him to keep the sword and pill, but Chen Fan walked away as she called after him.

Chen Fan learned that the Immortal Sect was searching for the sword Wuya, which he believed was his, and evaded the people pursuing him. After reaching a hidden cave, he began refining a Marrow Cleansing Pill to strengthen his body and cultivation.

• The Black-Veiled Woman called off the bounty on Chen Fan and ordered the Burly Man to make things difficult for the Immortal Sect.
• Chen Fan confronted bounty hunters, learned the Immortal Sect was digging for a treasured sword, and forced them to reveal its location.
• The Burly Man watched Chen Fan head toward the Immortal Sect’s excavation and said the Black-Veiled Woman was already there.
• The Black-Veiled Woman showed Chen Fan a replica sword; he identified it as not being Wuya and said he would reclaim the real sword from the Immortal Sect.
• Mu Yunshui learned the sword had been stolen, while Chen Fan settled in a hidden Monster Beast cave and began refining a Marrow Cleansing Pill.

After advancing to Qi Refining Layer 6, Chen Fan left Demon King Valley and encountered Immortal Sect disciples searching for him. He killed five attackers and emerged before Qingyue, who was shocked by his unexpected cultivation.

• Chen Fan purged impurities from his body, absorbed the Golden Leopard's Demon Core, and reached Qi Refining Layer 6.
• Mu Yunshui waited outside Demon King Valley for Chen Fan while Qin Xian'er appeared with Earth Ghost Sect disciples and lured Mu Yunshui away using the counterfeit Wuya sword.
• Chen Fan encountered five Immortal Sect disciples who recognized him from a portrait and tried to capture him.
• Chen Fan killed all five disciples in a single exchange, prompting the remaining Immortal Sect disciples to flee to the valley entrance.
• Qingyue learned that Chen Fan had killed five disciples and saw him emerge from Demon King Valley at Qi Refining Layer 6.

Chen Fan emerged from Demon King Valley at Qi Refining Layer 6 and fought through the Immortal Sect forces while Li Tieniu tried to hold them back. Qingyue trapped Chen Fan with the Four Symbols Secret Talisman, but he charged directly toward the four beast illusions.

• Qingyue ordered the Immortal Sect disciples to kill Chen Fan, and Li Tieniu led the Earth Ghost Sect disciples into battle to protect him.
• Chen Fan walked through the battlefield and killed two Qi Refining Layer 6 disciples with a single sword strike.
• An Immortal Sect disciple attacked Chen Fan with a Three Flavors Red Flame Talisman, but Chen Fan pierced his skull with Blazing Heaven Sword Qi and then drove Qingyue back.
• Qingyue used four Talismans to summon illusions of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, trapping Chen Fan in a curtain of light.
• Li Tieniu secretly sent Qin Xian'er a message for help as Chen Fan criticized the formation and charged toward the four phantoms.