Chapter Summaries

Shen Xiu killed a Black Armored Nether Soldier with Old Monk Lishan, then continued south and was ambushed by Yama of the Blood Sea Cult. Though Yama overwhelmed him and poisoned him with the Poison Dragon Sword, Shen Xiu vanished beneath the South River, leaving Yama searching for him.

• Shen Xiu finished off the wounded Black Armored Nether Soldier, then searched the southern wilderness with Old Monk Lishan and received the monk's token.
• After parting with Old Monk Lishan, Shen Xiu traveled toward Danshan Commandery and sensed danger in the woods beside the road.
• Yama emerged from the forest and attacked Shen Xiu with pine needles and the Poison Dragon Sword, destroying Shen Xiu's Eighth Realm Wraith and overpowering his saber strike.
• Yama offered to spare Shen Xiu if he joined the Blood Sea Cult, while Shen Xiu feigned interest and secretly prepared his black sword.
• Shen Xiu attempted to escape on the black sword, but Yama knocked it away and Shen Xiu plunged into the South River.
• Yama's bone sword struck the river, but Shen Xiu disappeared from his perception; Yama searched downstream, believing Shen Xiu was fleeing along the riverbed with a poisoned arm.

Shen Xiu advanced to the Eight Realms Yuan Transformation stage while trapped in Jing'an City by the Blood Sea Cult. When Suspended Sword Division enforcer Yuan Tianfeng tried to seize him on a false charge, Shen Xiu killed him, and reinforcements arrived.

• Shen Xiu evaded the Blood Sea Cult's attempts to catch him and stayed in Jing'an City to cultivate.
• Yama ordered Branch Master Chen to force Shen Xiu out after the Blood Sea Cult had watched him for two months.
• Shen Xiu broke through to the early Eighth Realm and sensed people approaching his residence.
• Yuan Tianfeng and Suspended Sword Division members accused Shen Xiu of involvement in a case and demanded that he surrender.
• Shen Xiu repelled the attackers, killed Yuan Tianfeng, and watched a surviving member fire a signal arrow.
• A powerful figure arrived at the courtyard as the Suspended Sword Division reinforcements rushed in.

Shen Xiu killed Zhao Beicheng after defeating him in battle, then pursued the Blood Sea Cult expert Yama and began overpowering him. The chapter ended with Yama badly wounded and considering retreat while Shen Xiu pressed his attack.

• Shen Xiu defeated Zhao Beicheng in combat, and Zhao swallowed a pill that greatly increased his power.
• Shen Xiu broke Zhao’s legs and killed him, then flew south after noticing the Blood Sea Cult spies.
• Shen Xiu found Yama and clashed with him, forcing Yama to summon a demonic skeleton.
• Shen Xiu destroyed the demon’s attack and wounded Yama with successive sword strikes.
• Yama’s arm was nearly crippled, and he began considering retreat as Shen Xiu continued to dominate the fight.

Shen Xiu defeated Yama, discovered a jade plaque depicting a battle between beings of extraordinary power, and reached Qingyun Giant City to join the Guixu Immortal Alliance. As the alliance’s departure approached, its enormous Flying Shuttle appeared over the city.

• Shen Xiu overwhelmed Yama in battle, pursued him after he used Blood Escape, and killed him when Yama tried to self-destruct.
• Shen Xiu searched Yama’s Storage Ring and saw the Purple Lotus jade plaque reveal a vision of a mighty figure destroying a giant hand with Sword Qi.
• Shen Xiu traveled to Qingyun Giant City, passed a blue-clad man aboard an ancient boat, and registered as a member of the Guixu Immortal Alliance.
• Shen Xiu learned that hundreds of cultivators, including dozens of Eighth Realm experts, would gather to fight underworld creatures at the Ruins Great Wall.
• The Guixu Immortal Alliance rang its bells, and its immense silver-gray Flying Shuttle appeared above Qingyun Giant City.

Shen Xiu boarded the Guixu Immortal Alliance’s Flying Shuttle with other Martial Cultivators bound for the Ruins Great Wall, but the vessel was ambushed and destroyed in midair. After the passengers fell and many were injured, Li Yanxiong confronted the black-armored attacker who had caused the disaster.

• Shen Xiu gathered in Qingyun Giant City with nearly a thousand Martial Cultivators and sensed the formidable strength of Li Yanxiong, a Ninth Realm Skyward expert.
• Li Yanxiong ordered the Martial Cultivators aboard the Flying Shuttle, and a local young man explained that they could earn resources by killing Underworld creatures.
• A white fox-masked Heavenly Venerable ordered a black-armored young man to have the Ghost Envoys intercept and destroy the Flying Shuttle.
• About an hour into the journey, the Flying Shuttle struck an invisible obstacle, began to break apart, and exploded, throwing its passengers into the air.
• Shen Xiu survived by reaching the distant sky as the passengers crashed to the ground and the Flying Shuttle burned in fragments.
• Li Yanxiong attacked the black-armored man responsible for the destruction, striking at him with Saber Aura.

Shen Xiu survived a devastating attack on a Flying Shuttle and arrived with other newly advanced Martial Cultivators at the Ruins Great Wall, where the Black and White Sky Dome collided overhead. The Guixu Immortal Alliance introduced its rules and facilities, then assigned the newcomers basic residences in Asahi City.

• The Black Armored Man defeated Li Yanxiong and tried to escape, but a powerful flying sword wounded him before he fled using Blood Escape.
• Guixu Immortal Alliance members reached the wreckage, and Shen Xiu and the other survivors boarded a smaller Flying Shuttle toward the Ruins Great Wall.
• Shen Xiu arrived at the Ruins Great Wall and witnessed the Black and White Sky Dome collide, sensing a strange, destructive power in the resulting spatial ripples.
• Li Yanxiong told the newcomers they would need sufficient strength or merit to join the Immortal Alliance, and Shen Xiu's group learned about the Law Transmission Stele and merit-based Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
• An Immortal Alliance steward led Shen Xiu's group to their assigned courtyards in Asahi City and directed them to receive necessities for new personnel.

Shen Xiu received and refined his Immortal Alliance Token, then ventured beyond the Ruins Great Wall to hunt Nether Beasts at Youming Mountain. He defeated a powerful Six-winged Nether Snake and obtained its Netherworld Pearl.

• Shen Xiu collected his Immortal Alliance Token and booklet, then refined the token at the Guixu Immortal Alliance headquarters.
• Shen Xiu studied the booklet’s map of nearby Nether Beast regions and traveled alone beyond the Ruins Great Wall toward Youming Mountain.
• Shen Xiu killed a Netherworld Wolf and several other Nether Beasts, discovering that his token recorded merit points automatically.
• Shen Xiu encountered an Eighth Realm Six-winged Nether Snake and battled it as it grew to a massive size and attacked with foul black smoke.
• Shen Xiu cleaved the Six-winged Nether Snake’s head with a powerful Saber Aura and caught its Netherworld Pearl.

Shen Xiu ventured deeper into Youming Mountain to gather Netherworld Pearls, then intervened when a Nether Beast Tide attacked Immortal Alliance newcomers and killed the Black Fiend Demonic Ox. He returned to Asahi City with a large haul of pearls, bringing the Nine Transformations Golden Cicada closer to its sixth metamorphosis.

• Shen Xiu continued into Youming Mountain, seeking stronger Nether Beasts and higher-quality Netherworld Pearls.
• The Black Fiend Demonic Ox rallied the Nether Beasts and led them toward the newcomers on the back side of Youming Mountain.
• A Nether Beast Tide trapped a group of Immortal Alliance martial cultivators, and the Black Fiend Demonic Ox attacked and killed several of them.
• Shen Xiu arrived and fought the Black Fiend Demonic Ox, overpowering it and killing it after it tried to flee.
• Shen Xiu slaughtered the nearby Nether Beasts, collected their Netherworld Pearls, and returned to Asahi City.
• Shen Xiu counted two eighth-rank pearls, three seventh-rank pearls, and many fifth- and sixth-rank pearls, which he expected would help fund the Golden Cicada’s sixth metamorphosis after a few more trips.

Shen Xiu advanced his cultivation while hunting Nether Beasts in Youming Mountain, where he discovered a hidden gorge, a mysterious lotus, and the corpse of a powerful woman. After the lotus vanished into a giant mouth in space, eighth-rank Black Armored Nether Soldiers emerged from a lake, and Shen Xiu fought them.

• Shen Xiu refined a Netherworld Pearl, advanced the Prison Suppressing Dragon Elephant Strength to the fifth layer, and set out for Youming Mountain.
• Shen Xiu hunted through Youming Mountain, met Li Yuande, and refused to join the Kan Division.
• Shen Xiu found a hidden gorge containing a Death Spirit Tree and uncovered a pale lotus beneath its roots.
• A giant mouth opened in the void and swallowed the lotus, revealing the corpse of a mysterious female expert nearby.
• Shen Xiu followed a cave to a lake filled with the remains of Black Armored Nether Soldiers, where eighth-rank soldiers rose to attack him.
• Shen Xiu fought the Black Armored Nether Soldiers and crushed one of them into powder.

Shen Xiu battled and killed a tenth-rank Black Armored Nether General that emerged from the lake after he took a corpse. He collected its Netherworld Pearl, then used his remaining Ninth Realm strength to hunt the surrounding Nether Beasts.

• Shen Xiu noticed poisonous fluid on the dead branches by the lake, then safely collected a corpse after testing it with a Wraith.
• The lake stirred, and a Black Armored Nether General that had surpassed the eighth rank emerged and attacked Shen Xiu.
• Shen Xiu fought the General through its brutal attacks, rapid recovery, and poisonous black mist, then activated Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell to raise his strength.
• Shen Xiu overwhelmed the General and destroyed it, causing it to dissipate into black smoke and leaving behind a valuable Netherworld Pearl.
• Shen Xiu took the pearl and slaughtered nearby Nether Beasts, collecting countless Netherworld Pearls.

Shen Xiu’s Nine Transformations Golden Cicada completed its sixth transformation, granting him Dutian Wuzhu and greatly strengthening his body. He returned to Youming Mountain to test the new ability and hunt stronger Nether Beasts, ending as he met a ninth-rank beast’s attack head-on.

• Shen Xiu fed Netherworld Pearls and a crystal-clear corpse to the Nine Transformations Golden Cicada, which transformed into a Four-Winged Golden Cicada.
• Shen Xiu’s body strengthened, and his attribute panel revealed the Golden Cicada’s new Dutian Wuzhu talent, which let him draw power from the earth and sense auras.
• Shen Xiu returned to Youming Mountain, used Dutian Wuzhu to explore the terrain, and killed an eighth-rank demonic ape for its Netherworld Pearl.
• Shen Xiu found a ninth-rank Nether Beast in a forbidden region and tore through its strength-sealing mist with power drawn from the earth.
• Shen Xiu activated Prison Suppressing Dragon Elephant Strength and punched the charging Nether Beast, meeting its attack head-on.

Shen Xiu killed a ninth-rank Nether Beast and then confronted the Nether Ancient Divine Hall aboard an ancient ship. After destroying the ship and overpowering the Purple Robe Youth, he faced the youth’s transformed Nether Armor Battle Soul, which attacked him with a spear.

• Shen Xiu defeated the ninth-rank Nether Beast in battle, killed it, and took its Netherworld Pearl.
• An ancient ship attacked Shen Xiu with three Ghost Arrows, but he blocked them and recognized the Purple Robe Youth and his Black Armored Nether Soldiers as members of the Nether Ancient Divine Hall.
• Shen Xiu destroyed the Nether Warriors and the ancient ship, then fought the Purple Robe Youth as he tried to continue north toward Li Shan.
• The Purple Robe Youth swallowed a Nether Pill, transformed, and summoned a black-armored battle soul to attack Shen Xiu.
• Shen Xiu battered the battle soul, which repaired itself and thrust a spear at his neck; the spear struck him with a metallic clang.

Shen Xiu killed a Nether Ancient Divine Hall Apostle and destroyed the Nether Life Pearl seeds he had found. He fought the hall’s powerful warriors, but the battle remained unresolved when the majestic man’s Mental Pressure failed to affect him.

• Shen Xiu shattered the purple robe youth’s Nether Armor Battle Soul, killed him, and uncovered a Nether Life Pearl projection containing Black Armored Nether Soldier seeds.
• Shen Xiu destroyed the seeds, then faced a chariot carrying a majestic armored man, the Short and Stout Man, and several soldiers from the Nether Ancient Divine Hall.
• The majestic man offered Shen Xiu a place as an Apostle, but Shen Xiu attacked the Short and Stout Man instead and traded powerful blows with him.
• The majestic man entered the fight, using Wind Spears and a devastating slash against Shen Xiu, who countered with his Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill and Storm Fist Edge.
• The majestic man trapped Shen Xiu in a Mental Domain, but Shen Xiu saw through it and escaped before enduring a rapid exchange of attacks that left him injured.
• The majestic man unleashed his Mental Pressure, but Shen Xiu resisted it, leaving the man surprised that his spiritual attack had no effect.

Shen Xiu drew on the earth’s aura and unleashed the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill to defeat and kill a Divine Envoy of the Nether Ancient Divine Hall, then caught and killed the fleeing Short and Stout Man. After collecting their treasures, he sensed a distant spiritual attack and realized someone had targeted him.

• The majestic man transformed and attacked Shen Xiu, who replenished his strength through Dutian Wuzhu and revealed his fifth-level Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill.
• Shen Xiu overwhelmed the majestic man with his inexhaustible True Yuan, pierced his chest, and burned him to ash.
• The Short and Stout Man fled with a jade talisman, but Shen Xiu caught up and killed him with two finger strikes.
• Shen Xiu collected the two men’s treasures, including Spirit Beast Demon Cores, and left the area.
• A strange spiritual attack briefly struck Shen Xiu, who resisted it and resolved to grow stronger against whoever had targeted him.

Shen Xiu turned in three Nether Ancient Divine Hall members for merit, advanced to the middle stage of the Eighth Realm, and set out for Abundant Mountain to investigate the treasure the Hall was seeking. After killing a Winged Eagle King near the mountain, he used its Wraith to scout the area.

• Shen Xiu collected the heads of three Nether Ancient Divine Hall members and exchanged them for merit at the Guixu Immortal Alliance's Merit Tower, where Zong Feng welcomed him.
• Shen Xiu bought cultivation pills and advanced to the middle stage of the Eighth Realm.
• After hearing that the Nether Ancient Divine Hall was searching Abundant Mountain for a hidden treasure, Shen Xiu decided to investigate and set out that night.
• At Abundant Mountain, several Eighth Realm cultivators discussed entering the depths to find the treasure.
• Shen Xiu killed a Winged Eagle King and summoned its Wraith to scout the mountain.

Shen Xiu fought a powerful Jet-Black Demon in Abundant Mountain, then clashed with Monk Likong after the monk tried to purify Shen Xiu’s Wraiths and accused him of evil methods. The battle escalated as both revealed formidable Buddhist techniques, and it left off with Likong summoning a Vajra Projection to attack Shen Xiu.

• Shen Xiu summoned three Wraiths to defeat the Jet-Black Demon, but a huge golden palm appeared and crushed the beast.
• Monk Likong arrived, recognized the Wraiths as Holy Envoys of the Nether Ancient Divine Hall, and tried to deliver them from suffering with Buddhist chants.
• Shen Xiu used his will to free the Wraiths, and Likong attacked them with Golden Lotus flames before transforming into a massive Golden Arhat and striking at Shen Xiu.
• Shen Xiu fought back, activated Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell, and punched Likong, who endured the blow with the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill.
• Shen Xiu unleashed his golden force Qi, and Likong summoned a Golden Alms Bowl and formed a Golden Buddha before launching a Vajra Subdues Demons attack.

Shen Xiu fought Master Likong, whose Vajra Subduing Demon Fist and Vajra Descends failed to overcome Shen Xiu’s superior strength. The battle continued as Shen Xiu battered Likong’s defenses, leaving him close to defeat.

• Shen Xiu exchanged blows with Master Likong and shattered his Vajra Projection with a powerful punch.
• Master Likong intensified his Vajra Subduing Demon Fist, but Shen Xiu matched and surpassed his attacks.
• Master Likong transformed into a hundred-zhang Vajra Dharma Form and explained that he had reached the technique’s third level.
• Shen Xiu broke through the Vajra Projection’s attack, then struck Likong’s enlarged form and caved in his chest.
• Master Likong raised a golden shield and unleashed a storm of staff strikes, but Shen Xiu’s fists cracked the shield.

Shen Xiu killed Master Likong, took the Sarira, and entered the mountain forest, where he fought and subdued True Man Tieshan. With Tieshan helpless, Shen Xiu demanded to know what the people from the Nether Ancient Divine Hall were seeking.

• Shen Xiu broke Master Likong’s protective astral energy, killed him, and claimed the Sarira from his remains.
• Shen Xiu entered Iron Mountain and encountered True Man Tieshan, who demanded that he leave.
• Shen Xiu fought Tieshan, drove back the nearby Nether Beasts, and used Wraiths and an illusion to weaken his opponent.
• Shen Xiu sealed Tieshan’s acupoints and meridians, then questioned him about what the people from the Nether Ancient Divine Hall were looking for.

Shen Xiu learned that the Nether Ancient Divine Hall was searching Abundant Mountain for ancient jade likely held by Lin Zhenxiong, then followed a map to a gorge and found a Black Robed Man fighting a powerful Flood Dragon. The Flood Dragon revealed its immortal physique, and the Black Robed Man unleashed a flaming sword technique as their battle continued.

• True Man Tieshan told Shen Xiu that the Nether Ancient Divine Hall sought ancient jade that might be in Lin Zhenxiong's hands and gave him a map of Abundant Mountain Range.
• Shen Xiu killed True Man Tieshan after extracting the information, then followed the map to a concealed gorge in Abundant Mountain.
• Shen Xiu found a Black Robed Man fighting a winged Flood Dragon and judged the man's swordsmanship and movement technique to be formidable.
• The Black Robed Man wounded the Flood Dragon repeatedly, but the beast revealed greater hidden power and an immortal physique that healed its injuries.
• The Black Robed Man and the Flood Dragon resumed their fierce battle, and the man summoned flames around his sword before striking again.

Shen Xiu waited as a black-robed man and the Flood Dragon fought a devastating battle, then attacked the exhausted victor to seize the spoils. The chapter ended with Shen Xiu facing the black-robed man after revealing his intent to kill him.

• The Flood Dragon and the black-robed man fought fiercely, with the Flood Dragon using its poison, pearl, and black mist against the man's fire techniques.
• The black-robed man drew his saber and beheaded the badly wounded Flood Dragon, then cut its corpse apart.
• The black-robed man removed the Flood Dragon's inner core and recognized it as a treasure that could help him break through his bottleneck.
• Shen Xiu launched a surprise attack while the black-robed man examined the inner core, but the man sensed the danger and blocked him.
• Shen Xiu told the black-robed man that he had come to kill him.