Chapter Summaries

Jiang Che led the disciples to attack a supposedly lightly guarded True Mother Cult stronghold, only to discover it was an ambush set by three War Gods. The chapter ended with the group trapped underground as the enemies transformed into giants, including a Third-Rank War God.

• Wan Tongnian explained that the True Mother Cult was aiding Great Yan Kingdom's spies and assigned Jiang Che to lead the attack on a weaker hidden stronghold.
• Wan Tongnian secretly sent a message by Void Shadow Sparrow, saying the fish had arrived and it was time to draw in the net.
• Jiang Che led the disciples to an Abandoned Mine, where they easily routed the cultists at the entrance but grew suspicious of the weak resistance.
• Inside the underground cavern, Jiang Che recognized the danger of a High-Tier War God as two more powerful enemies sealed the group's retreat.
• The leader revealed that Jiang Che had killed his subordinates, and Jiang Che realized Wan Tongnian had betrayed them.
• The three enemies transformed into giants, revealing one Third-Rank War God and two First-Rank War Gods, while panic spread among the trapped disciples.

Suying confronted a Third-Rank War God and drew him away, leaving Jiang Che to face two First-Rank War Gods in the cavern. Jiang Che unleashed his stacked techniques and used Shadow Evasion to appear behind one giant, pressing his upgraded Star-Burial against the giant’s head.

• Suying emerged from hiding and attacked, but the Third-Rank War God struck her and pursued her out of the cavern.
• Suying told Jiang Che to hold on and escape if necessary, while the two First-Rank War Gods advanced on the others.
• Jiang Che activated Ten-Percent Star-Crushing and his Prison-Suppressing Force Field, trapping the giants under 320 times gravity while shielding the group.
• Jiang Che summoned the Thunder God Dharma Image and activated Black Armor and Titan Strength before charging at the giants.
• Jiang Che used Shadow Evasion to dodge a giant’s punch and reappear behind him, then pressed his Reality Realm-enhanced Star-Burial against the giant’s head.

Jiang Che killed both First-Rank War Gods after using [Thunder Escape] and the Prison-Suppressing Force Field to catch the fleeing survivor. He found Suying badly injured after she killed the Third-Rank War God, and she awoke in shock when he told her he had killed the other two.

• Jiang Che instantly killed one Giant Spirit War God with [Star-Burial], while the other fled through the mine tunnel.
• Jiang Che used [Thunder Escape] to overtake the fleeing giant and trapped him with the Prison-Suppressing Force Field before killing him with [Star-Burial].
• Jiang Che canceled Weapon Dissolution, then hurried toward the tunnel exit to find Suying.
• Suying staggered toward Jiang Che, told him she had killed the Third-Rank War God, and passed out from her injuries.
• Jiang Che gave Suying a Heaven-Returning Pill and helped her recover until she awoke.
• Suying asked where the two First-Rank War Gods were, and Jiang Che told her he had killed them both.

Suying led Jiang Che and the surviving Heavenly Strategy Guard members out of the stronghold after the battle, while the Fourth-Rank War God Zhamuhe learned that Jiang Che had killed his younger brother and set off in pursuit. At the main battlefield, Ye Wuchen effortlessly killed a Third-Rank Giant Spirit War God and stunned two others.

• Suying ordered Jiang Che and the Heavenly Strategy Guard members to abandon their mission and leave the stronghold, saying she had activated the sect's emergency rescue talisman.
• Jiang Che escorted the injured Suying and the others out of the mine, where they saw the Third-Rank War God's corpse and recognized the price Suying had paid to defeat him.
• Zhamuhe and the disguised Wan Tongnian confronted Liu Guannan, Master Kumu, and Elder Li Qing; Zhamuhe killed all three elders with one blow each.
• Zhamuhe sensed that his younger brother had died at the stronghold, vowed to avenge him, and raced after Jiang Che and the others.
• On the Xiling Prefecture battlefield, Ye Wuchen killed a Third-Rank Giant Spirit War God with a single gesture, terrifying the two others who had planned to attack him.

Ye Wuchen abandoned his assassination mission to answer a distress signal in Lan Prefecture, where he rescued Jiang Che, Suying, and the Heavenly Strategy Guard from Zhamuhe. After killing the Fourth-Rank War God with two sword strikes, he ordered the survivors to leave the region and departed.

• Ye Wuchen killed two Third-Rank War Gods with a single sword strike, then diverted toward Lan Prefecture after receiving a distress signal.
• Jiang Che warned the fleeing group of an approaching threat, but Zhamuhe arrived and demanded to know who had killed his younger brother.
• Suying admitted that she had killed Zhamuhe's younger brother and prepared to sacrifice herself to give Jiang Che a chance to escape.
• Ye Wuchen arrived, stopped Zhamuhe's attack, and killed him with two sword strikes.
• Ye Wuchen told Suying and the others to leave Lan Prefecture, then departed while Jiang Che and the Heavenly Strategy Guard continued toward the border.

Jiang Che returned safely to Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect, reflected on the danger and rewards of his mission, and resolved to grow stronger. Meanwhile, the sect’s leaders discussed Great Yan Kingdom’s overwhelming War God forces, enemy spies, and Great Chu’s uncertain future.

• Jiang Che reunited with Jiang Dawu, Madam Zhou, and Jiang Ling, then entered seclusion to assess his rewards and plan his next cultivation steps.
• Jiang Che decided against returning to the front lines recklessly and resolved to use his points and Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land opportunities to advance toward the Complete Truth Realm.
• At Taixu Hall, the four Vein Masters discussed Great Yan Kingdom’s unexpectedly numerous War Gods and the threat posed by Helian Zong nearing the Great Grandmaster realm.
• The Vein Masters condemned Great Chu’s divided factions and agreed to investigate enemy infiltration after learning that spies had compromised operations and killed three elders.
• Gu Shan proposed that the sect consider relocating overseas, but Daoist Wuwei argued that the Great Chu imperial clan would have to fight to defend its realm.

Jiang Che received forty thousand points and two chances to enter a Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land for killing two First-Rank Giant Spirit War Gods, then resumed cultivating toward the Complete Truth Realm. Meanwhile, Second Prince Chu Tiankuo proposed the Divine Strategy Alliance, but the Vein Masters refused Daoist Wuwei’s request to include Jiang Che before he reached the Complete Truth Realm.

• Rumors spread that Senior Sister Suying had secured Jiang Che’s battle achievements for him, but Bao Da, Liu Yunfei, and the others testified that Jiang Che had killed the War Gods himself.
• Han Tong awarded Jiang Che forty thousand points and two chances to enter a Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land; Jiang Che then spent thirty thousand points on pills and returned to cultivation.
• Chu Tiankuo arrived at the Myriad Phenomena Dao Sect and proposed the Divine Strategy Alliance, offering Imperial Treasury resources to recruit Great Chu’s Complete Truth Realm experts and above.
• The four Vein Masters agreed to join the alliance and began compiling a list of candidates for its seats.
• Daoist Wuwei argued that Jiang Che should be exceptionally included in the Azure Cloud Seat for killing two First-Rank Giant Spirit War Gods, but Lei Wanjun, Gu Shan, and Yue Ying rejected the request until Jiang Che reached the Complete Truth Realm.

Fang Zhenge told Jiang Che that he had been excluded from the Divine Strategy Alliance because he had not reached the Complete Truth Realm, despite his record of killing two First-Rank War Gods. As the alliance launched and disciples rushed to break through for its rewards, Shen Yanjun gave Cao Ge a precious pill and urged him to seize the chance to surpass Jiang Che.

• Fang Zhenge explained the Divine Strategy Alliance’s rewards and said Pulse Master Lei had opposed Jiang Che’s proposed admission because Jiang Che had not reached the Complete Truth Realm.
• Fang Zhenge warned Jiang Che that other disciples could gain an advantage by joining the alliance first and gave him a booklet about breaking through to the Complete Truth Realm.
• The Divine Strategy Alliance began operating, and the imperial family declared war on Great Yan Kingdom, prompting disciples including Chu Yun, Fu Yue, and Xing Lie to pursue breakthroughs.
• Shen Yanjun told Cao Ge that Jiang Che had been excluded from the alliance and presented him with a Taiyi Soul-Nourishing Pill from Heaven-Slaying Peak’s treasury.
• Cao Ge swallowed the pill and began refining its medicinal power in seclusion, vowing not to emerge until he reached the Complete Truth Realm.

Jiang Che broke through to the late stage of the True Person Realm thirteenth stage after a month of pill-fueled cultivation, then learned that Dao Child Ye Wuchen had been seriously wounded in a draw with Helian Ba. Jiang Che headed to Taixu Peak to use his accumulated entry opportunities at the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land.

• Bao Da warned Jiang Che that Divine Strategy Alliance candidates were stockpiling resources, and that Cao Ge planned to challenge him after reaching the Complete Truth Realm.
• Jiang Che swallowed large quantities of cultivation pills for a month and broke through to the late stage of the True Person Realm thirteenth stage.
• Jiang Che realized he needed more resources for the final step and planned to combine more pills with three visits to the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land.
• Disciples told Jiang Che that Ye Wuchen had been seriously wounded while fighting Helian Ba, a Half-Step Heavenly King, and that Helian Ba had lost an arm.
• Jiang Che went to Taixu Peak and asked the guards to let him enter the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land.

Jiang Che entered the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land for three days of cultivation and used the Ice Marrow Bone-Forging Pill and a huge stockpile of pills to strengthen his body and break through. He reached Great Perfection in the True Person Realm Thirteenth Stage, with time still remaining in his seclusion.

• Jiang Che gave Daoist Yunhe three Identity Jade Talismans and secured permission to stay in the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land for three days and three nights.
• Jiang Che found a hidden cave, set warning restrictions, and swallowed the Ice Marrow Bone-Forging Pill.
• Jiang Che endured the pill's marrow-cleansing effects as the blessed land's spiritual mechanism transformed and strengthened his body.
• Jiang Che swallowed ten bottles of Return to Truth Pills and used the Myriad Phenomena Infinite Dao: Spirit Void Art to refine their overwhelming medicinal power.
• After two days of intense cultivation, Jiang Che broke through to Great Perfection in the True Person Realm Thirteenth Stage.

Jiang Che reached Perfection Realm in two and a half days, then harvested Law Power from True Spirits beyond the World Barrier by tricking them with false promises and dramatic stories. With his Sea of Consciousness filled to its limit, he prepared to condense a Law Seed and enter Complete Truth Realm.

• Jiang Che completed his True Essence cultivation and realized he had reached Perfection Realm after only two and a half days.
• Jiang Che deceived a True Spirit into giving him a thread of Law Power, then severed their connection before offering his soul.
• Jiang Che failed to trick several cautious True Spirits, but successfully won over another by telling a melodramatic revenge story and receiving a large mass of Law Power.
• Jiang Che continued entertaining True Spirits with stories and gathered Law Power until his Sea of Consciousness reached its limit.
• Jiang Che steadied himself and prepared to condense a Law Seed.

Jiang Che compressed his vast Law Power and fused it with his true essence, forming a golden Law Seed and breaking through to the Complete Truth Realm. After escaping the spiritual energy storm that drew the elders’ attention, he encountered Daoist Yunhe, who realized Jiang Che might have caused the phenomenon.

• Jiang Che used [True Myriad Phenomena Eye] and his experience with [Star-Burial] and [Star-Crushing] to compress his Law Power thirty-twofold.
• Jiang Che fused the compressed Law Power with his true essence and formed an enormous golden Law Seed, breaking the World Barrier into the Complete Truth Realm.
• Jiang Che absorbed the violent spiritual energy drawn to his breakthrough, gained a new sense of unity with the world, and discovered his strength had leaped in quality.
• Jiang Che sensed approaching elders, used his newly comprehended law application to leave the cave unseen, and headed for the exit.
• Daoist Yunhe entered as Jiang Che reached the stone door and was shocked to learn he had reached the Complete Truth Realm in only three days.
• Daoist Yunhe recalled the massive spiritual energy storm and suspected Jiang Che had caused it.

After reaching the Complete Truth Realm and refining his law-based techniques, Jiang Che accepted Cao Ge’s challenge for his Ninth True Disciple seat. The sect expected Cao Ge to win, unaware that Jiang Che had also secretly reached the Complete Truth Realm.

• Daoist Yunhe praised Jiang Che, offered to help him with future troubles, and watched him leave the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land.
• Jiang Che studied his Law Seed, chose Gravity Law as his foundation, and began reforging Star-Burial and the Prison-Suppressing Force Field.
• Cao Ge condensed a Law Seed, entered the Complete Truth Realm, and gained a place in the Divine Strategy Alliance’s Azure Cloud Seat.
• Cao Ge submitted a letter challenging Jiang Che for his True Disciple seat, and the sect expected Jiang Che to lose.
• Jiang Che accepted the challenge and set the fight for three days later, intending to test his newly refined techniques.

Fang Zhenge discovered that Jiang Che had also reached the Complete Truth Realm, reassuring him about the upcoming duel with Cao Ge. As the challenge approached, Jiang Che finished upgrading Star-Burial and the Prison-Suppressing Force Field, tested their new abilities, and headed to the Myriad Laws Tower to continue his cultivation.

• Fang Zhenge visited Jiang Che and learned that he had broken through to the Complete Truth Realm, then told him to claim the Complete Truth section of the Myriad Phenomena Infinite Dao: Spirit Void Art at the Myriad Laws Tower.
• Fang Zhenge told Luo Qinghan that Jiang Che had reached the Complete Truth Realm too, and she looked forward to seeing the duel with Cao Ge.
• Jiang Che completed his upgrades to Star-Burial, whose three spheres could pursue targets along controlled paths, and the Prison-Suppressing Force Field, which reached 640-times gravity with precise control.
• Jiang Che tested using the force field to lift and crush stones, repel or pull opponents, and disrupt their attacks, while noting that stronger Complete Truth Realm cultivators could resist it with Law Power.
• After assessing his strength and stabilizing his realm, Jiang Che left Crimson Firmament Peak for the Myriad Laws Tower to complete the rest of his cultivation techniques.

Jiang Che revealed to Elder Xu that he had reached the Complete Truth Realm and received the realm’s cultivation art from the Myriad Laws Tower. He discovered a possible way to escape the Black Abyss’s influence, but the method required a treasure vase no one had ever found, and he began cultivating while planning his next steps.

• Jiang Che revealed his Complete Truth Realm aura to Elder Xu and received the Complete Truth chapter of the Myriad Phenomena Infinite Dao: Spirit Void Art.
• Jiang Che found the Mysterious Female Spirit Infant Reincarnation Technique and considered using it to transfer his soul and cultivation into a new body, severing his connection to the Heart of the Black Abyss.
• Elder Xu explained that the technique required the Mysterious Female Treasure Vase, which the sect had never found, and told Jiang Che that Grandmaster Realm arts could be obtained by defeating the guardian beast soul on the Demon-Suppressing Tower’s eightieth floor.
• Jiang Che studied the Complete Truth cultivation method and concluded that strengthening his Divine Soul with Taiyi Soul-Nourishing Pills would be crucial to advancing.
• Jiang Che decided to keep the Earth-Shattering Violent Bear beast soul for its valuable abilities and began cultivating the Complete Truth chapter in his cultivation room.

Jiang Che faced Cao Ge in the Ninth True Disciple Seat Challenge Match after Cao Ge challenged him for revenge. Jiang Che crushed Cao Ge with his Gravity Field and revealed that he had also reached the Complete Truth Realm, with an aura far stronger than Cao Ge’s.

• Elder Xiao Tieshan announced Cao Ge as the challenger and Jiang Che as the defender in the True Disciple Seat Challenge Match.
• Cao Ge displayed his Complete Truth Realm aura and attacked Jiang Che with a strike infused with the Tearing Law.
• Jiang Che remained still as Cao Ge charged, then commanded him to kneel and activated six hundred and forty times gravity.
• Cao Ge was driven into the arena floor, leaving him trapped in a crater as the crowd watched in shock.
• Jiang Che released his concealed Complete Truth Realm aura, which overwhelmed Cao Ge’s presence.

Jiang Che retained his position as Ninth True Disciple by overwhelming Cao Ge with his Gravity Field and forcing him to concede. Afterward, Jiang Che considered challenging Shen Yanjun but decided the risk of revealing his trump cards was too great, while Shen Yanjun sensed a faint threat in Jiang Che.

• Jiang Che reversed gravity to launch Cao Ge into the air, then sent him hurtling back down before gently stopping his fall.
• Cao Ge conceded and fled the arena in disgrace, and Spirit Void Peak disciples cheered Jiang Che’s victory.
• Elder Xiao declared Jiang Che the winner and confirmed that he remained the Ninth True Disciple.
• Jiang Che assessed Shen Yanjun’s strength and considered challenging him, but held back because his odds were poor and exposing his trump cards was dangerous.
• Shen Yanjun interpreted Jiang Che’s gaze as a possible challenge and felt an unsettling sense of danger before Jiang Che saluted and looked away.

After Jiang Che secured his place as a True Disciple, Daoist Wuwei gave him new benefits and submitted his name to the Divine Strategy Alliance, where he discovered a wealth of treasures and upcoming missions. Meanwhile, Dao Child Ye Wuchen returned from the front lines injured, and Shen Yanjun came to see him.

• Jiang Che met Fang Zhenge and Luo Qinghan after his victory, and they brought him to Dao-Seeking Palace to meet Daoist Wuwei.
• Daoist Wuwei gave Jiang Che an upgraded identity token and Mystic Ice Soul-Nourishing Jade, explained his eligibility for monthly Taiyi Soul-Nourishing Pills, and advised him to train in the Demon-Suppressing Tower.
• Ye Wuchen returned to the sect after fighting Helian Ba, reported his injuries to Lei Wanjun, and was told to recover.
• Jiang Che received his Azure Cloud Token and read the Divine Strategy Alliance exchange list, then resolved to earn merit through missions announced in three days.
• Shen Yanjun visited Ye Wuchen at Cloud-Severing Peak and respectfully waited outside his bamboo lodge until Ye Wuchen invited him in.

Shen Yanjun took Jiang Che’s Taiyi Soul-Nourishing Pill from the Alchemy Hall for Ye Wuchen, claiming Heaven-Slaying Peak would return it next month. Jiang Che arrived to collect his monthly allotment and learned the pill was gone.

• Ye Wuchen ordered Shen Yanjun to gather Taiyi Soul-Nourishing Pills for his seclusion and recovery, while allowing him to handle Jiang Che as he saw fit.
• Shen Yanjun found only one pill in Heaven-Slaying Peak’s treasury and collected three more from Elder Zhang Baishi at Duo Bao Peak’s Alchemy Hall.
• Shen Yanjun pressured Zhang Baishi to hand over Jiang Che’s allotted pill, offered five thousand sect points as interest, and left with it.
• Jiang Che dissolved the Mystic Ice Soul-Nourishing Jade into a Weapon Soul that granted a shield against soul attacks, but restored the Key of Origin to his limited Soul Slots.
• Jiang Che went to Duo Bao Peak to collect his monthly pill, and Zhang Baishi told him it was gone.

Jiang Che lost his allotted Taiyi Soul-Nourishing Pill to Shen Yanjun but received Fang Zhenge’s share and strengthened his soul with it. As Jiang Che attended the Divine Strategy Alliance meeting, assassins killed Tai Prefecture Governor Lin Zhen while searching for a Divine Bone given to his daughter.

• Zhang Baishi told Jiang Che that Shen Yanjun had taken his pill for Ye Wuchen and left five thousand sect points as interest.
• Fang Zhenge gave Jiang Che his own Taiyi Soul-Nourishing Pill and vowed to guard next month’s batch and reclaim the pills owed to them.
• Jiang Che swallowed the pill and increased his soul strength by a tenth, then considered earning merits to obtain more pills.
• Two masked men interrogated Lin Zhen about a Divine Bone given to his daughter, killed him when patrol officers approached, and escaped.
• Jiang Che arrived at the Divine Strategy Alliance meeting, saw the four Vein Masters and Ye Wuchen, and took his seat near Fang Zhenge and Luo Qinghan as Shen Yanjun watched him.