Chapter Summaries

Wu Pokong attacked Gao Xian to seize him, but Gao Xian escaped the blow and Wu Pokong fled. White Sun True Lord then tried to restrain Gao Xian, until Yue Shenxiu testified that Gao Xian could not have killed Yue Huafeng, and Golden Sun True Lord ended the matter.

• Green Sun True Lord persuaded White Sun True Lord to seize Gao Xian and claim the Heavenly Ultimate Golden Dragon Battle Armor for himself.
• White Sun True Lord accused Gao Xian of murdering Yue Huafeng and tried to suppress him with divine sense, but Gao Xian resisted and agreed to return for questioning.
• Wu Pokong attacked Gao Xian, shattered the three Nascent Soul True Lords’ Gang Qi, and failed to capture him when Gao Xian countered with his Five Elements palm and retreated behind Golden Sun True Lord.
• Wu Pokong fled after his attack failed, and White Sun True Lord tried to bind Gao Xian with the Spirit-Ban Ring, which Gao Xian cut apart.
• Yue Shenxiu testified that she had been with Gao Xian for months after he saved her, and Golden Sun True Lord declared that Yue Huafeng’s death had nothing to do with Gao Xian.

After settling the dispute with Wu Pokong through Yue Shenxiu, Gao Xian returned to Azure Cloud Sect with Yun Qingxuan and learned that Founder Yun Zaitian could not defeat Wu Pokong or force him to return the Heavenly Ultimate Golden Dragon Battle Armor. Gao Xian resolved to strengthen himself by helping the Taixuan Divine Image form its Golden Core.

• Golden Sun True Lord supported Yue Shenxiu, and she took Gao Xian back to her cabin to discuss Wu Pokong and the sects’ loose alliances.
• Yue Shenxiu offered Gao Xian a future refuge in Wanfeng City and gave him three Great Universe Displacement Talismans in exchange for the Lunar Nether Cold Wheel.
• Gao Xian gave Ma Qianjun ten Purple Cloud Flowers, then used a talisman with Yun Qingxuan to teleport back to Golden Firmament Peak.
• Gao Xian and Yun Qingxuan presented their Purple Cloud Flowers to Yun Zaitian, who asked about the trouble with Wu Pokong.
• Gao Xian refused to return the Heavenly Ultimate Golden Dragon Battle Armor, and Yun Zaitian admitted he could not defeat Wu Pokong but promised to protect Gao Xian within Azure Cloud Sect territory.
• Gao Xian decided that the Taixuan Divine Image needed to form its Golden Core so he could better face a Nascent Soul True Lord.

Gao Xian reunited with Zhou Yuling, brought her to Xuandu Courtyard, and used two Pure Yang Jade Clear Flowers to strengthen her and Qiniang. He then traveled to Sulfur Mountain, where he found the fourth-rank Iron Bear King and considered its blood and territory ideal for forming his core.

• Gao Xian found Zhou Yuling at Water Moon Palace and told her that True Person Xuanyue had died in Purple Cloud Valley.
• Zhou Yuling mourned her master, gathered her belongings, and followed Gao Xian to Xuandu Courtyard.
• Gao Xian gave Zhou Yuling and Qiniang Pure Yang Jade Clear Flowers, then used the Yin Yang Wheel to help them absorb the treasures and control their abundant vitality.
• Gao Xian sent the Taixuan Divine Image east through the Eastern Wasteland, where it killed groups of Demonic Cultivators and Demon Race members that threatened it.
• The Taixuan Divine Image reached Sulfur Mountain and found the Iron Bear King, whose essence blood and territory Gao Xian considered suitable for forming his core.

Gao Xian killed the Iron Bear King with a high-speed whip strike followed by a sword attack, then used its essence blood to help the Taixuan Divine Image condense a Blood God Relic. The relic completed its final refinement, and the Taixuan Divine Image began forming its Golden Core as a divine rainbow rose into the sky.

• Gao Xian watched the Iron Bear King for more than ten days and decided his White Emperor Universe Transformation Sword could pierce its body.
• Gao Xian charged the Iron Bear King with the Demon-Subduing Golden Whip, blasted through its paw, and shattered one eye, but the bear crushed his body into dust.
• Gao Xian used the White Emperor Universe Transformation Sword to sever the Iron Bear King's neck and destroy its yin spirit.
• The Taixuan Divine Image collected the Iron Bear King's corpse and yin-spirit fragments with the Blood God Banner, then went to its cave to cultivate.
• The Taixuan Divine Image refined the Iron Bear King's essence blood through nine cycles of condensing the Blood God Relic.
• The Taixuan Divine Image completed the relic's refinement and began forming its Golden Core as a divine rainbow connected heaven and earth.

Gao Xian condensed a First Grade Blood God Relic and met Yuan Wuxian, who ordered him to slaughter the demons at Deer Antler Mountain if he wanted to join the Origin Demon Sect. After evading any immediate pursuit, he began absorbing the artifact spirit of the Heavenly Baleful Blood-Dissolving Divine Blade and discovered Wu Sanshan’s inheritance.

• Gao Xian mastered the seven divine abilities of his Blood God Relic, including Blood God Immortality and Blood Sun Divine Light.
• Yuan Wuxian appeared before Gao Xian, recognized his First Grade Blood God Relic, and revealed that he had killed her Iron Bear.
• Yuan Wuxian marked Gao Xian with her divine sense and ordered him to kill the deer demons at Deer Antler Mountain within a year to earn entry into the Origin Demon Sect.
• Gao Xian considered the risks and benefits of Yuan Wuxian’s offer, then flew deep into the Eastern Wasteland and sealed himself inside a mountain cave.
• Gao Xian assimilated the artifact spirit of the Heavenly Baleful Blood-Dissolving Divine Blade and found the inheritance Wu Sanshan had left behind.

Gao Xian survived a heavenly demon’s illusion while condensing his First Grade Blood God Relic, gaining the Formless Heavenly Demon ability. He returned to Xuandu Courtyard, refined Wu Sanshan’s Divine Artifact, and brought his three Golden Cores together in his sea of consciousness.

• Gao Xian examined the wealth and artifacts he believed he had taken from Wu Sanshan, then traveled to Deer Antler Mountain and hesitated to kill its peaceful deer demon tribe.
• Gao Xian suspected Yuan Wuxian’s imprint was testing him and severed its connection to his Blood God Relic, but Yuan Wuxian’s voice threatened to crush his soul.
• Gao Xian noticed inconsistencies in the scene and realized a heavenly demon had created the illusion; he destroyed it and completed his First Grade Blood God Relic.
• Gao Xian gained the Formless Heavenly Demon divine ability, which let him change form and dharma power and imitate secret arts and divine abilities of the same tier.
• Gao Xian returned to Xuandu Courtyard, refined the Heavenly Baleful Blood-Dissolving Divine Blade, and assembled his Blood God Relic, First Grade Golden Core, and First Grade Sword Core in a triangular formation.

Gao Xian fused the power of his three Golden Cores and considered how to defend himself against Wu Pokong. After spending the New Year visiting loved ones and attending the Divine Firmament Palace ceremony, he returned to seclusion to upgrade the Great Vajra Pestle as war drew closer.

• Gao Xian combined the mana and twenty-one divine abilities of his three Golden Cores, giving him enough power to challenge Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Gao Xian visited Yun Qingxuan, Yun Changfeng, and Lu Jingxu, then returned the Clear Wind Sword to Li Ye's family and disciples.
• Gao Xian celebrated the New Year with Yun Qiushui, Lu Jingxu, Wei Shuangshuang, Li Feihuang, Qingqing, Zhou Yuling, and Qiniang, giving Li Feihuang spiritual items and medicinal pills.
• Gao Xian took Zhou Yuling and Qiniang to the Divine Firmament Palace ceremony, where Yun Zaitian warned that the Lianyun Sect and neighboring sects faced a dire situation.
• Gao Xian returned to seclusion to try to upgrade the Great Vajra Pestle and strengthen himself against Wu Pokong and the approaching war.

As the Demonic Cultivators and Demon Race launched a massive attack on Lianyun City, Yun Taihao entrusted Nan Tianshou with the Lianyun Sect's inheritance and sent him to seek Gao Xian. Nan Tianshou teleported away as the enemy's cannons began bombarding Golden Glow Peak, leaving Yun Taihao to face the assault.

• Nan Tianshou urged Yun Taihao to prepare an escape for the Lianyun Sect, but Yun Taihao said he would never abandon the place where he belonged.
• Yun Taihao and Nan Tianshou spotted hundreds of enemy airships carrying at least a hundred thousand Demonic Cultivators and Demon Race warriors toward Lianyun City.
• Yun Taihao gave Nan Tianshou a Buddhist treasure containing the sect's inheritance and ordered him to find Gao Xian at the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Yun Taihao activated a Universe Displacement Talisman and sent Nan Tianshou away as the enemy airships reached Golden Glow Peak.
• The airships fired their Chaos Mountain-Breaking Cannons at the peak while a voice demanded Yun Taihao surrender.

Nan Tianshou arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect to seek Gao Xian’s help as the Lianyun Sect faced imminent destruction. Gao Xian emerged from seclusion after learning of the crisis, newly strengthened by the Dragon Elephant Bright King Vajra Pestle, and decided to assess the threat himself.

• Nan Tianshou used a teleportation array to reach the Azure Cloud Sect and identified himself as Gao Xian’s nephew.
• Zhu Qiniang welcomed Nan Tianshou, and he explained that the Lianyun Sect was in dire straits.
• Gao Xian refined Master Ziyuan’s Vajra Sarira and advanced the Great Vajra Pestle into the Dragon Elephant Bright King Vajra Pestle, at the cost of three hundred years of lifespan.
• Gao Xian learned of Nan Tianshou’s arrival and the Lianyun Sect’s crisis while in secluded cultivation.
• Gao Xian decided to investigate the Demonic Cultivators and considered rescuing Yun Taihao if he could.

Gao Xian learned that Demonic Cultivators had launched a major assault on the Lianyun Sect and traveled there to assess the danger. He found Lianyun City burning, strengthened his combat arts, and prepared to fight unless a Nascent Soul True Lord was present.

• Nan Tianshou told Gao Xian that Li Wuhen and the Demonic Cultivators had attacked the Lianyun Sect with airships and Chaos Mountain-Breaking Cannons.
• Gao Xian decided to investigate Lianyun City, left Nan Tianshou at Xuandu Courtyard, and informed Yun Changfeng of the attack.
• Yun Changfeng warned Gao Xian that a Nascent Soul True Lord might be present, but Gao Xian set out alone to scout the situation.
• Gao Xian saw Lianyun City burning and cultivators resisting on Golden Glow Peak, then spent fifteen million Humanity Aura to improve Ice-Fire Formless, Mysterious Underworld Arrow, and Crimson Sun Bullet.
• Gao Xian prepared to slaughter the invading Demonic Cultivators if no Nascent Soul True Lord was stationed there.

Gao Xian arrived at Golden Glow Peak as Li Wuhen pressured Yun Taihao to surrender the Lianyun Sect’s treasures and threatened its people. After killing Wolf Red Claw and Wolf Red Flower with two sword strikes, Gao Xian faced the assembled Golden Cores and declared that he alone was enough.

• Li Wuhen tried to make Yun Taihao surrender by threatening his Yun Family descendants and letting wolf demons devour them.
• Yun Taihao asked for half an hour to hand over the Lianyun Sect’s treasures, and Li Wuhen agreed to wait.
• As the deadline passed, wolf howls sounded outside the Scripture Repository Hall, and Wolf Iron Claw sent Wolf Red Claw and Wolf Red Flower to investigate.
• Gao Xian ambushed and killed Wolf Red Claw, then killed Wolf Red Flower when she attacked him.
• Gao Xian entered the hall, introduced himself as a member of the Azure Cloud Sect, and told the Golden Cores that he alone was enough.

Gao Xian arrived alone at the besieged Lianyun Sect and, after the Yin Demon Sect confirmed Yun Zaitian was absent, killed all five opposing Golden Core cultivators in moments. He apologized to Yun Taihao for arriving late, while Jing Yuan and Yin Qingxia realized the danger and tried to flee.

• Li Wuhen and the other Golden Cores suspected Gao Xian had hidden support, while Jing Yuan and Yin Qingxia used the Spirit-Searching Mirror to confirm Yun Zaitian was not nearby.
• Jing Yuan urged the five Golden Cores to attack Gao Xian together, and Gao Xian unleashed blinding White Gold divine light that disrupted their sight and divine senses.
• Gao Xian killed Li Wuhen with the Azure Lotus Sword and beheaded Wolf Iron Claw with a second sword strike.
• Yan Futong fled underground, but Gao Xian broke his Earth Escape and crushed him; Gao Xian then smashed Wu Yuanliang and his Yin Demon Banner with the Demon-Subduing Golden Whip.
• Gao Xian defeated Yin Changhe in a sword clash, leaving all five Golden Cores dead, then apologized to Yun Taihao for arriving late.
• Yin Qingxia urged Jing Yuan to leave immediately after they witnessed Gao Xian's strength.

Gao Xian killed the Yin Demon Sect Golden Cores Jing Yuan and Yin Qingxia after destroying their Cloudwood Airship near Lianyun City. He reunited with Yun Taihao and offered to help drive the remaining Demonic Cultivators and demons from the city.

• Gao Xian told Yun Taihao he would deal with the two Golden Cores aboard the Cloudwood Airship, then cleaved the airship in half with the Crescent Moon Wheel.
• Yin Qingxia escaped on her Greater Yin Sword while Jing Yuan fled on the Yin Demon Banner, but Gao Xian caught and killed Jing Yuan with the Demon-Subduing Golden Whip.
• Gao Xian pursued Yin Qingxia, shattered her sword defenses, and killed her with the Azure Lotus Sword.
• The Cloudwood Airship crashed near Lianyun City, and Gao Xian used Mysterious Underworld Arrows to kill two Foundation Establishment Demonic Cultivators who tried to flee.
• Yun Taihao thanked Gao Xian and prepared to rally their people, while Gao Xian offered to help clear the remaining Demonic Cultivators and demons from Lianyun City.

Gao Xian helped Yun Taihao regain control of Golden Glow Peak, then saved Huang Ying’s family and learned that she had died. He slaughtered the invaders in Lianyun City, and Yun Taihao rewarded him with the Azure Emperor Seal.

• Gao Xian killed the remaining elite Demonic Cultivators and Demon Race members on Golden Glow Peak while Yun Taihao rallied Lianyun Sect cultivators.
• Gao Xian rescued Huang Rong and her family from Li San and his accomplices, then learned that Huang Ying had died from an old injury.
• Gao Xian gave Huang Ying’s family a storage bag of pills and left them to hide until Lianyun City was safe.
• Gao Xian swept through Lianyun City, killing Demonic Cultivators and Demon Race members who attacked him until the city fell silent.
• Yun Taihao found the city cleared of most invaders, thanked Gao Xian, and gave him the Azure Emperor Seal.

After reporting the Lianyun Sect’s defeat and comforting Qiniang and Yuling, Gao Xian fused the Azure Emperor Seal with the Azure Lotus Sword and inherited the Green Emperor Everlasting Spring Seal. He resolved to use the newly awakened Eastern Pole Azure Flower Divine Rainbow Sword to settle his grievance with Wu Pokong.

• Yun Taihao decided to go to Wanfeng City, urged Gao Xian to beware Evil Spirits attracted by his baleful qi, and asked him to explain why he would not visit the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Gao Xian reported the Lianyun Sect’s situation to Yun Changfeng, who awarded him thirty million merit points, then returned to Xuandu Courtyard and reassured Nan Tianshou that his teacher was safe.
• Gao Xian told Qiniang and Yuling about Huang Ying’s death and the destruction of Lianyun City, and the three comforted one another before turning to other matters.
• Gao Xian resonated the Azure Emperor Seal with the Azure Lotus Sword, inherited the Green Emperor Everlasting Spring Seal, and transformed the sword into the Eastern Pole Azure Flower Divine Rainbow Sword.
• Gao Xian learned that the Azure Flower Divine Light could break barriers and restore vitality, then decided to test it against Wu Pokong.

Gao Xian discovered and destroyed an Evil Spirit that had secretly amplified his killing intent, gaining a cultivation breakthrough and a deeper understanding of the Azure Flower Divine Light. He sent the Taiyuan Divine Image to search for the Proper Flower Underground Palace, but activating the hidden Grotto-Heaven caused a beam of yellow light to shoot into the sky, likely alerting nearby cultivators.

• Gao Xian used the Azure Flower Divine Light to expose the Blood Shadow possessing him, then split it with his sword and absorbed it into the Heavenly Baleful Blood-Dissolving Divine Blade.
• Gao Xian realized the Evil Spirit had fed on his killing intent since his encounter with the Huang Family, and his Great Five Elements Technique advanced to the third level of Golden Core.
• Gao Xian considered gathering the five divine swords and worried that war between the Eastern Wasteland forces and the border sects might soon begin.
• Gao Xian sent the Taiyuan Divine Image into Moon Wheel Sect territory and searched Cloud Dream Mountain for several months before finding the Proper Flower Underground Palace beneath a lake.
• Gao Xian explored the vast underground palace, found a giant statue concealing a Grotto-Heaven, and activated the Azure Flower Divine Rainbow Sword to reveal it.
• A beam of yellow light burst from the statue through the underground palace and into the clouds, potentially alerting the Wind Fire Sect and Moon Wheel City.

Feng Yang alerted Cold Moon True Lord after earth-element power erupted from a lake, and she discovered a Grotto-Heaven beneath it. Black Crane entered the sealed space and confronted Gao Xian, who concealed his identity as Wuji; the chapter ended as Black Crane attacked him.

• Feng Yang reported the eruption of earth-element spiritual power to the Moon Wheel Sect, and Cold Moon True Lord arrived to investigate.
• Cold Moon True Lord identified the Proper Flower Underground Palace and suspected the Earth Emperor Statue concealed a Grotto-Heaven.
• Cold Moon True Lord sent Black Crane through the entrance, then remained outside when the yellow light sealed behind him.
• Black Crane found Gao Xian beside a dark-gold longsword and decided to seize the sword and kill him.
• Gao Xian disguised himself as Wuji and mocked Black Crane as a pet, prompting Black Crane to attack with the Clear Moon Sword.

Gao Xian defeated Black Crane, severed the dark-golden longsword from the Grotto-Heaven, and escaped as Cold Moon True Lord arrived. The Grotto-Heaven collapsed after losing its central nexus.

• Black Crane attacked Gao Xian, but Gao Xian countered his Moonlight Sword Art and killed him with the Azure Lotus Sword.
• Gao Xian absorbed Black Crane’s body into the Heavenly Baleful Blood-Dissolving Divine Blade and kept his spirit core for Qingqing.
• Gao Xian used the Eastern Pole Azure Flower Divine Rainbow Sword to sever the dark-golden longsword’s connections to the Grotto-Heaven.
• Cold Moon True Lord sensed Black Crane’s death and entered the Grotto-Heaven as Gao Xian took the longsword and escaped through his avatar.
• The Grotto-Heaven lost its central nexus and rapidly collapsed while Cold Moon True Lord watched Gao Xian disappear.

Gao Xian watched Li Feihuang form an Upper Three Grade Golden Core, gave her a powerful sword, and later went to mourn Zhou Ye with Zhou Yuling. While keeping vigil beside Zhou Ye’s coffin, he sensed an old man in yellow robes had appeared at the entrance.

• Gao Xian put away the Central Earth Emperor Infinite Sword and emerged from seclusion to find Qingqing practicing in the courtyard.
• Li Feihuang formed an Upper Three Grade Golden Core, and Gao Xian took Qingqing to Purple Cloud Peak to congratulate her.
• Gao Xian began an extended stay with Li Feihuang and gave her the fourth-rank Light-Splitting Sword.
• Gao Xian learned that Zhou Ye had died, went to the family residence, and helped Zhou Yuling receive mourners.
• As Gao Xian kept vigil with Zhou Yuling, an old man in yellow robes appeared at the entrance, putting him on alert.

At Zhou Yuling’s mourning hall, Nascent Soul True Lord Mysterious Splendor revealed himself as the Mysterious Splendor Sect Master and declared Gao Xian the inheritor of the Tianhua Sect. He gave Gao Xian the Earth Emperor Seal and a fuller version of the Great Five Elements Technique, then explained the path to mastering the Great Five Elements Divine Light and the higher ranks beyond Pure Yang.

• Mysterious Splendor visited Gao Xian and Zhou Yuling’s mourning hall, then asked to speak privately with Gao Xian.
• Mysterious Splendor identified himself as the Mysterious Splendor Sect Master and argued that Gao Xian was the Tianhua Sect’s inheritor because he possessed its secret art and two divine swords.
• Mysterious Splendor gave Gao Xian the Earth Emperor Seal and a jade slip containing the Great Five Elements Technique up to Spirit Transformation.
• Mysterious Splendor explained that Gao Xian needed all five elemental divine swords and the White Emperor Universe Transformation Sword to combine their powers and cultivate the Great Five Elements Divine Light.
• Mysterious Splendor described the ranks above Pure Yang and told Gao Xian that the four seas extended far beyond the Nine Provinces.