Chapter Summaries

Gao Xian fought Red Sun True Lord to avenge his sect's elders and Yun Qiushui, defeating the Nascent Soul cultivator before the gathered spectators. After Gao Xian toasted their swift vengeance, Yun Qiushui's life faded away.

• Nascent Soul True Lords and other cultivators gathered at the Sword Trial Platform as Gao Xian faced Red Sun True Lord, and Gao Xian publicly accused him of conspiring against the sect's elders and injuring Yun Qiushui.
• Red Sun True Lord attacked with Blazing Sun Arrows and the Red Sun Illuminates Heaven Seal, but Gao Xian evaded the arrows and split the enormous hand seal with his sword.
• Red Sun True Lord unleashed seven increasingly powerful seals, and Gao Xian shattered every one before advancing on him.
• Red Sun True Lord sent the Vast Heaven Blazing Sun Pearl at Gao Xian, who swallowed it with his sword's spatial power and returned its force against Red Sun True Lord before cutting him apart.
• Gao Xian destroyed Red Sun True Lord's yin spirit and body with the Purple Firmament Tianshu Demon-Subduing Golden Whip, then toasted Yun Qiushui to celebrate their vengeance.
• Yun Qiushui praised Gao Xian's swift vengeance, then his voice faded and the light in his eyes went out.

After Yun Qiushui died, Gao Xian vowed to avenge him and shocked the Wanfeng Sect by killing Red Sun True Lord. He buried Yun Qiushui’s ashes at the Ming River, then reached the Azure Cloud Sect to pursue the rest of his enemies.

• Gao Xian mourned Yun Qiushui and swore to slaughter their enemies, while the witnesses reckoned with his strength and the danger his victory posed.
• The Hall Master of Celestial Axis Hall explained that Gao Xian’s fourth-rank body-refinement art gave him power comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, and Yue Wanfeng approved of his actions and ordered that he be sent to the Longevity Sword Grotto in a few years.
• Gao Xian arranged Yun Qiushui’s funeral at Army-Breaking Hall, then told Yue Shenxiu and Qiniang he would seek revenge on Cold Moon True Lord, the Shui Family, and Wu Pokong.
• Gao Xian traveled to Dajiang Market and scattered Yun Qiushui’s ashes in the Ming River while Qingqing performed a memorial rite; he killed the Demonic Cultivators who approached.
• Gao Xian arrived outside the Azure Cloud Sect and looked down at its thirty-six peaks with a cold smile.

Gao Xian returned to the Azure Cloud Sect and confronted Shui Yujun, Tong Wenjun, and Yue Qingwei in Xuanxiao Palace. After killing Tong Wenjun and secretly marking Yue Qingwei with lethal sword qi, he waited for True Lord Cold Moon, who rushed to face him.

• Shui Yujun monitored the sect and struggled with the Moon Wheel Sect’s occupation and Yue Qingwei’s dispute with Tong Wenjun over Bright Firmament Peak.
• Gao Xian appeared in Xuanxiao Palace and overwhelmed Shui Yujun, Tong Wenjun, and Yue Qingwei with his sword intent.
• Gao Xian sent Yue Qingwei away to summon True Lord Cold Moon and forced Shui Yujun and Tong Wenjun to kneel.
• Tong Wenjun denied betraying the sect, but Gao Xian killed her with the Mysterious Underworld Divine Light.
• Yue Qingwei reached True Lord Cold Moon before the sword qi Gao Xian had planted in her killed her, prompting True Lord Cold Moon to rush toward Xuanxiao Palace.

Gao Xian confronted Cold Moon True Lord after seizing the Heaven-Mirroring Mirror and cutting her off from the Azure Cloud Sect’s grand array. Their battle ranged into the Ninth Heavens, where Gao Xian turned aside her Grand Yin Mystic Essence Wheel and left her with a deep wound across her neck.

• Gao Xian seized the Heaven-Mirroring Mirror from Shui Yujun, preventing him from controlling the Azure Cloud Thirty-Six Firmaments Grand Array.
• Cold Moon True Lord arrived at Xuanxiao Palace, and Gao Xian declared that he had come to avenge Yun Qiushui and Founder Yun Zaitian before attacking her.
• Gao Xian’s swordsmanship overpowered Cold Moon True Lord’s Cold Moon Sword, and their clash destroyed the great hall.
• Cold Moon True Lord retreated into the Ninth Heavens as Gao Xian pursued her with the Wind-Thunder Agitation sword technique, while cultivators below watched in alarm.
• Cold Moon True Lord unleashed the Grand Yin Mystic Essence Wheel to freeze Gao Xian, but a phantom figure’s azure sword rainbow deflected the wheel and cut her neck.

Gao Xian fought Cold Moon True Lord, overcame her Grand Yin Mystic Essence Wheel, and killed her with a mysterious sword art. Her Yin Spirit was engulfed by violet-gold lightning, ending the battle above the clouds.

• Gao Xian's Taiji Divine Image destroyed Cold Moon True Lord's Spirit Artifact that would have taken a fatal blow for her.
• Cold Moon activated the Grand Yin Mystic Essence Wheel and drew Gao Xian into its domain, where he resisted her collapsing attack with Mystic Yellow Divine Light.
• Gao Xian switched places with his incarnation, struck the Mystic Essence Wheel with his left fist, and lost his arm before Cold Moon retreated as a streak of sword light.
• Gao Xian's white-gold sword art pierced Cold Moon's sword escape and destroyed her body, leaving her Yin Spirit exposed.
• Gao Xian identified his sword art as one made to kill Cold Moon, and violet-gold lightning engulfed her Yin Spirit.

Gao Xian killed True Lord Cold Moon and Shui Yujun, then punished the Azure Cloud Sect traitors and destroyed the Moon Wheel Sect forces occupying its territory. After warning Jin Dabao to leave Azure Cloud City, he headed for the Primordial Unity Sect to kill Wu Pokong.

• Gao Xian collected True Lord Cold Moon's Spirit Artifacts, regenerated his severed arm, and killed Shui Yujun after hearing him plead for the rest of the Shui Family.
• Gao Xian killed Ma Wanchuan and Ma Qianjun at True Firmament Peak, then told the Thunder Department battle cultivators to seek their own paths to survival.
• Gao Xian killed the Moon Wheel Sect's remaining Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators at Golden Firmament Peak and took the resources left in the secret treasury.
• Gao Xian warned Jin Dabao to leave Azure Cloud City and then set out for the Primordial Unity Sect, intent on killing Wu Pokong.

Gao Xian challenged Wu Pokong by writing a threat across the clouds above Primordial Unity Sect, then confronted him in the sky. The chapter ended as Gao Xian attacked first and Wu Pokong countered with his Heaven-Overturning Dragon-Subduing Hand.

• Wu Pokong celebrated the destruction of Azure Cloud Sect with Qingyi, Ji Shuzhen, and his concubines at Jade Purity Pool.
• Dark clouds gathered over One Qi Palace and Hunyuan City, and a thunderclap shook the area.
• Qingyi read Gao Xian's challenge, which appeared as enormous characters in the clouds and threatened Wu Pokong's life.
• Wu Pokong flew into the sky and found Gao Xian, recognizing that he remained a Golden Core cultivator despite mastering fourth-rank body refinement.
• Gao Xian accused Wu Pokong of attacking Azure Cloud Sect and claimed he would avenge its dead, then struck with his White Gold sword.
• Wu Pokong praised Gao Xian's attack and answered with the Heaven-Overturning Dragon-Subduing Hand, suppressing the sword light.

Gao Xian fought Wu Pokong in a brutal close-combat battle, using the White Emperor Universe Transformation Sword and his other abilities to wound him while surviving the Thunder Sound True Mantra. As Wu Pokong resisted a final ambush, Gao Xian’s hidden attacker struck with a fifth-rank Divine Artifact and beheaded him.

• Wu Pokong suppressed Gao Xian with the Heaven-Overturning Dragon-Subduing Hand, but Gao Xian broke through and pierced Wu Pokong’s heart with the White Emperor Universe Transformation Sword.
• Wu Pokong trapped the sword in his body and unleashed the Thunder Sound True Mantra, badly injuring Gao Xian despite Sister Lan helping him withstand the attack.
• Gao Xian met Wu Pokong’s next palm strike with the Dragon Elephant Bright King Vajra Pestle, breaking his own arm and much of his body while exhausting Wu Pokong.
• An illusory figure stabbed Wu Pokong from behind with the Eastern Pole Azure Flower Divine Rainbow Sword, but Wu Pokong destroyed the attacker’s Taiji Divine Image.
• A man in black emerged from the void and beheaded Wu Pokong with a fifth-rank Divine Artifact blood-red saber.

Gao Xian killed Wu Pokong, escaped the ensuing chaos at the Primordial Unity Sect with its treasures, and returned to the Wanfeng Sect after recovering from his injuries. Yue Shenxiu told him that people were praising his vengeance while others accused him of slaughtering fellow cultivators.

• Gao Xian used the Heavenly Baleful Blood-Dissolving Divine Blade to kill Wu Pokong and conceal the evidence before announcing the death and leaving One Qi Palace.
• Qingyi and Ji Shuzhen raided Wu Pokong's secret vault, but Wu Sanyuan and his followers attacked them as the Primordial Unity Sect descended into chaos.
• Gao Xian hid in One Qi Palace, treated his injuries, and studied the Primal Unity qi treasure pearl he had taken from Wu Pokong.
• After two days, Gao Xian entered the sect's true treasury during the fighting, took its contents, and quietly left.
• Gao Xian returned to Azure Cloud Cottage in mid-August, where Yue Shenxiu told him that Wanfeng City was celebrating his vengeance and that someone had called for his execution.

After several Nascent Soul True Lords complained about Gao Xian’s destruction of the Primordial Unity Sect, Yue Wanfeng ordered him to cultivate in the Longevity Sword Grotto for three sixty-year cycles and gave him a Five Elements Origin Pearl. Gao Xian accepted the punishment and began preparing supplies for his long stay.

• Yue Shenxiu explained that Baiyang and other Nascent Soul True Lords had complained about Gao Xian, fearing the power he might gain after forming a Nascent Soul.
• Gao Xian recovered from his injuries through dual cultivation with Yue Shenxiu, then arranged to meet Yue Wanfeng at Celestial Pivot Hall.
• Gao Xian admitted his responsibility for killing Wu Pokong, but insisted that he had no regrets about avenging his friends and elders.
• Yue Wanfeng ordered Gao Xian to guard the Longevity Sword Grotto for three sixty-year cycles and gave him a Five Elements Origin Pearl to protect and refine his soul.
• Gao Xian returned to Azure Cloud Cottage and summoned Qiniang to help inventory the supplies he would need in the grotto.

Gao Xian sold a large haul of Primordial Unity Sect treasures and sought the rare materials needed to form a Nascent Soul, but the materials were tightly controlled. He learned they would be auctioned in Heavenly Vast City and began considering the journey, while Qingqing prepared to risk condensing her Sword Core with the Divine Firmament Heavenly Blade.

• Gao Xian and Qiniang sorted the treasures, kept useful pills and materials, and sold the remaining goods to Jin Dayuan for sixty Top-grade Spirit Stones.
• Gao Xian asked Jin Dayuan to find Jade Spirit Paste and Earth-Origin Spirit Fluid, then returned to Azure Cloud Cottage disappointed that the materials were not readily available.
• Gao Xian checked on Qingqing, who was preparing to condense her Sword Core with the fifth-rank Divine Firmament Heavenly Blade despite the danger.
• Gao Xian helped Qiniang digest the Dragon Marrow and studied the Primal Unity One-Qi Pearl with her for more than ten days.
• Jin Dayuan delivered the sixty Top-grade Spirit Stones and told Gao Xian that Jade Spirit Paste and Earth-Origin Spirit Fluid would be auctioned in Heavenly Vast City, one of the Nine Cities of Xuaming, on the third day of the third month next year.

Gao Xian traveled to Heavenly Vast City to seek spiritual treasures needed for his cultivation and explored the immense city before deciding to promote his novels there. The chapter ended with him disguised as Jin Dabao and entering Golden Jade Hall to begin his sales pitch.

• Yue Shenxiu explained the Heavenly Vast City auction and urged Gao Xian to obtain Jade Spirit Paste and Earth-Origin Spirit Fluid from the sect, but he chose to travel there.
• Gao Xian disguised himself and journeyed for more than three months, arriving safely in Heavenly Vast City.
• Gao Xian marveled at Heavenly Goose Peak and explored the city's streets, transport system, and prosperous districts.
• Gao Xian spent more than a month learning about Heavenly Vast City and decided to promote his novels there.
• Gao Xian transformed into Jin Dabao's appearance and entered Golden Jade Hall.

Gao Xian expanded his illustrated bookselling business across Heavenly Vast City and nearby market towns, then learned that Yuan Bin had accused him of being a surviving remnant of the Tianhua Sect. The chapter left True Person Qingle demanding evidence for the grave accusation.

• Gao Xian persuaded Zhang Heyun to buy his illustrated books for a Mid-grade Spirit Stone, then sold books to another shopkeeper under the name Jin Dayuan.
• Gao Xian spent over half a month selling books throughout Heavenly Vast City and surrounding market towns, where his illustrated stories quickly gained popularity.
• Yuan Bin hosted True Person Qingle at Auspicious Cloud Tower and introduced his junior brother Yuan Zi'an, hoping to secure Qingle's support or a connection between them.
• Yuan Bin described Gao Xian's extraordinary feats to Qingle, who expressed admiration and said she hoped to meet him.
• Yuan Bin claimed Gao Xian was a surviving remnant of the Tianhua Sect, and Qingle questioned whether he had evidence.

Yuan Bin tried to recruit Qingle True Person to help kill Gao Xian, but she refused and left after becoming interested in Gao Xian’s illustrated books. At the Tianhong City auction, Gao Xian bought Jade Spirit Paste, spotted Yuan Bin deliberately raising the price of Earth Primordial Spirit Liquid, and recognized him as the source of the trouble.

• Yuan Bin told Qingle True Person that Gao Xian might be tied to the Tianhua Sect and urged her to help eliminate him, but she refused to attack anyone at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion auction.
• Qingle True Person borrowed Gao Xian’s illustrated books and decided that he was a genius worth befriending, while Yuan Bin planned to mark Gao Xian with a talisman at the auction and attack him after he left the city.
• Gao Xian rented a private room at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion auction and waited for the sale of Jade Spirit Paste and Earth Primordial Spirit Liquid.
• Gao Xian bought a bottle of Jade Spirit Paste for two hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones, then noticed someone driving up the price of Earth Primordial Spirit Liquid.
• Gao Xian used the Flower Appraising Treasure Mirror to identify Yuan Bin in a nearby private room and felt killing intent toward him.

Gao Xian outbid Yuan Bin for the Earth-Origin Spirit Fluid and verified it alongside the Jade Spirit Paste, then met Qingle, a Profound Bright Church disciple who admired his books and warned him about Heavenly Vast City's formation. After leaving the city, Gao Xian discovered a hidden tracking restriction on the spirit fluid and decided to see who would follow him.

• Yuan Bin stopped bidding after Gao Xian raised the price to 202 Top-grade Spirit Stones, and Gao Xian secured the Earth-Origin Spirit Fluid and Jade Spirit Paste.
• Two Golden Core alchemists tested both spiritual items in Gao Xian's room, and Gao Xian confirmed their quality and accepted them.
• Qingle visited Gao Xian, praised his books, discussed the Dao with him, and gave him a Seven Stars Trail-Lost Talisman and a Mysterious Bright Token.
• Qingle warned Gao Xian that Heavenly Vast City's enormous formation prevented talismans such as the Universe Displacement Talisman from working within its range.
• After leaving Heavenly Vast City, Gao Xian found a hidden restriction linking the Earth-Origin Spirit Fluid to a distant location and decided to identify whoever was tracking him.

Yuan Bin, Yuan Zi'an, and Lu Chang'an ambushed Gao Xian over the spiritual treasures from the auction, but Gao Xian broke through Lu Chang'an’s Ice Soul Cold Light and escaped. As Yuan Bin and Lu Chang'an pursued him, Gao Xian killed Yuan Zi'an with a surprise attack and vanished beyond their divine senses.

• Yuan Bin used the Heavenly Cycle Primordial Spirit Stabilizing Talisman to bring himself, Yuan Zi'an, and Lu Chang'an to Gao Xian.
• Lu Chang'an trapped Gao Xian in his Ice Soul Cold Light while Yuan Zi'an prepared to attack.
• Gao Xian shattered the ice with his strength and Crimson Sun Divine Light, then rode his sword away as Lu Chang'an pursued him.
• Yuan Bin and Lu Chang'an chased Gao Xian, while Yuan Zi'an fell behind and lost sight of them.
• Gao Xian appeared behind Yuan Zi'an and cut off his head with an azure divine rainbow.
• Yuan Bin and Lu Chang'an sensed Yuan Zi'an's death, but Gao Xian escaped beyond the range of their divine senses.

Gao Xian escaped Yuan Bin and Lu Chang'an, returned to Wanfeng Sect, and settled into a quiet stretch of writing and cultivation after acquiring a powerful pair of boots. The chapter ended as Qingqing began forming a First Grade Sword Core, whose startling manifestation threatened to attract unwanted attention.

• Yuan Bin and Lu Chang'an failed to find Yuan Zi'an and concluded that Gao Xian had killed him.
• Gao Xian escaped his pursuers and used the Great Cosmos Shift Dharma Talisman to return to Wanfeng Sect.
• Gao Xian returned to Azure Cloud Cottage, checked on Qingqing's sword cultivation, and rested after his long journey.
• Gao Xian opened the storage bag of the Golden Core cultivator he had killed and refined the Ground-Leaping Golden Lotus Boots, a fourth-rank Spirit Artifact.
• Gao Xian spent the following months writing books and picture books at home.
• In June, Qingqing's sword qi surged toward the heavens, signaling that she was forming a First Grade Sword Core, and Gao Xian worried that the phenomenon would draw attention.

Qingqing formed a First Grade Sword Core, and Gao Xian concealed its heavenly phenomenon before the Wanfeng Sect could see it. After celebrating with his companions, Gao Xian entered the Longevity Sword Grotto, leaving Qiniang and Yue Shenxiu behind as its black qi sealed the entrance.

• Gao Xian used the Heavenly Ultimate Eight-Character Mantra to suppress Qingqing’s First Grade Sword Core phenomenon while she completed her formation.
• Yue Wanfeng and the Nascent Soul True Lords sensed Qingqing forming a core, though Gao Xian’s concealment hid the full phenomenon.
• Qingqing emerged and celebrated her achievement with Gao Xian, Qiniang, and Yue Shenxiu, promising to carry on the Azure Cloud Sect’s legacy.
• Gao Xian and Yue Shenxiu discussed his coming two-hundred-year stay in the Longevity Sword Grotto and their fear of being separated.
• In October, Gao Xian entered the Longevity Sword Grotto, and Qiniang and Yue Shenxiu watched as black qi sealed its entrance.

Gao Xian settled into the Longevity Sword Grotto with Qingqing and spent decades resting and cultivating, eventually strengthening his divine sense while trying to break through his sword-art bottleneck. Just as he began to gain insight from the Cold Moon Sword, a piercing howl shattered his concentration and forced Sister Lan out.

• Gao Xian released Qingqing in the Longevity Sword Grotto and explained that its sun and sky were projections.
• Gao Xian and Qingqing inspected the enormous formation, chose a mountain home, and set up protective arrays.
• Gao Xian rested while Qingqing explored, then studied his swords and trained during the years that followed.
• Gao Xian raised the Taosu Idol Spirit to the consummate Grandmaster realm, increasing his divine-sense range to three hundred and fifty li.
• Gao Xian contemplated the Cold Moon Sword to break through his sword-art bottleneck, but a piercing howl shattered his insight and forced Sister Lan out.

Gao Xian gained an idea for advancing his sword arts when a fourth-rank tiger-headed demon appeared through a void passage and attacked his camp. Qingqing fought the demon alone and killed it, but a crimson-robed man emerged from the passage and attacked her with a sea of fire.

• Gao Xian realized that his Moon Phase Sword could merge with other Heavenly Image sword arts, giving him a possible path past his cultivation bottleneck.
• A fourth-rank tiger-headed great demon emerged from a crimson void passage and roared at Gao Xian and Qingqing’s camp.
• Qingqing confronted the demon, deflected its attacks with the Divine Firmament Heavenly Blade, and fought while Gao Xian watched without intervening.
• The tiger-headed demon used the Chiyan Spirit Armor to appear behind Qingqing, but she severed its arm and beheaded it with her sword.
• Qingqing destroyed the demon’s tiger-shaped yin spirit despite a voice from within the passage ordering her to stop.
• A handsome man in a crimson robe emerged from the passage and sent a sea of fire sweeping toward Qingqing.