Chapter Summaries

Shen Xiu entered a wasteland through a jade tablet and fought the undead guardians inside a bronze palace. After being dragged into the ruins, he was trapped by eerie threads and confronted by an Evil Soul Clan elder, whose fight with him left Shen Xiu's right hand shattered.

• Shen Xiu collected the Thundercloud Flood Dragon's core and corpse, then found a jade tablet in its cave.
• The jade tablet transported Shen Xiu to a wasteland, where he entered a bronze palace filled with Skeleton Soldiers.
• Shen Xiu battled a giant Skeleton Soldier, a black-flamed demonic wolf, and a skeletal creature with chains, but was injured and dragged into the palace ruins.
• Eerie threads bound Shen Xiu and weakened his Immortal Divine Body as an old man revealed himself and attacked.
• Shen Xiu recognized the old man as a member of the Evil Soul Clan and exchanged blows with him, but the elder shattered the bones in Shen Xiu's right hand.

Shen Xiu battled the old man of the Evil Soul Clan, whose soul-based abilities, regeneration, and Nether River Water repeatedly injured him. Shen Xiu transformed into a towering giant and gained the upper hand, leaving the old man badly battered but still alive.

• The old man recovered from Shen Xiu’s opening attack and fought him with overwhelming strength, regeneration, and attacks that had little effect on him.
• Shen Xiu unleashed a secret technique, but the old man struck him with Nether River Water and corroded his body.
• Shen Xiu endured the poison and counterattacked with renewed power, but the old man pierced his shoulder and drove him into the distant mountains.
• Shen Xiu transformed into a giant and struck the old man hard enough to cave in his chest and shatter his ribs.
• The old man unleashed more energy and fought back, but Shen Xiu kicked his face, broke several teeth, and smashed him into the ground with another blow.

Shen Xiu defeated the old man and a lean man who intervened, took their resources, and killed the lean man despite his surrender. The death alerted another powerful man, who rose with an Innate Spiritual Treasure and turned toward the distant mountain peak.

• Shen Xiu overwhelmed the old man with his strength and black sword, leaving him badly wounded.
• A lean man ambushed Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu countered with a yellow talisman and defeated him in combat.
• The lean man conceded and handed Shen Xiu a Storage Ring, but Shen Xiu refused to spare him when he tried to flee and killed him.
• After the lean man's death, another man opened his eyes, rose with a battle spear, and looked toward a distant mountain peak.

After recovering and reaching the middle stage of the Tenth Realm, Shen Xiu encountered a protector of the Blood Moon Demonic Cult in a hidden valley. Their fierce battle escalated as both unleashed powerful techniques and treasures, and they charged at each other again at the chapter’s end.

• Shen Xiu killed the old man, collected the spoils, and returned to Thunder Pool Mountain Peak to heal.
• At dawn, Shen Xiu broke through to the middle stage of the Tenth Realm as a terrifying figure briefly emerged from the distant void.
• While exploring the Immortal's Relic, Shen Xiu entered a hidden valley and was attacked by a burly man in white.
• The man in white identified himself as a protector of the Blood Moon Demonic Cult and overpowered Shen Xiu in their opening exchanges.
• Shen Xiu fought back with his armor and Wood Emperor Bead, while the man in white summoned a demonic phantom and prepared a final assault.
• Shen Xiu and the man in white lunged at each other with their weapons as the battle continued.

Shen Xiu fought the white-robed man, surviving attacks that seemed to destroy his body and overpowering him with renewed strength. The battle remained unresolved as Shen Xiu gathered the True Yuan of the Prison Suppressing Dragon Elephant Strength into a blazing golden flame.

• Shen Xiu broke the white-robed man's longsword and drove him back, but the man unleashed a demonic shadow and fled.
• The white-robed man pierced Shen Xiu with a black arrow, and demonic energy caused Shen Xiu's body to burst apart; Shen Xiu then re-formed beneath the sky's vortices in golden armor.
• Shen Xiu pierced the white-robed man's chest with his golden spear and attacked again after the man transformed with the Demon King's Aura.
• The white-robed man invoked Demonization and launched a black needle at Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu swallowed and dissolved it before striking him with a golden-dragon-wreathed fist.
• Shen Xiu overwhelmed the wounded white-robed man, then surrounded himself with golden flames formed from the True Yuan of the Prison Suppressing Dragon Elephant Strength.

Shen Xiu defeated the man in white and reached the Immortal's Relic’s central gorge, where a barrier sealed an ancient palace. Yan Baiyu repeatedly attacked the Vajra Glazed Array and failed to enter, then Dongfang Wuji stepped forward and claimed he could do better.

• Shen Xiu burned the man in white to death, took his possessions, and continued toward the central region of the Immortal's Relic.
• Shen Xiu found a crowd gathered before the barrier around the ancient palace, where the cultivators discussed its dangers and rumored treasure.
• Yan Baiyu tried to activate and destroy the stone stele, then repeatedly attacked the Immortal Mansion’s defensive barrier, but each attempt failed and injured him.
• Dongfang Wuji mocked Yan Baiyu and declared that he would enter the Immortal Mansion himself.
• Yan Baiyu challenged Dongfang Wuji to prove he could break through, and Dongfang Wuji turned toward the barrier.

Yan Baiyu and Dongfang Wuji battered the Central Immortal Abode’s powerful protective barrier, competing to force their way inside. A young man effortlessly opened a person-sized hole and entered the abode, leaving both men shocked and unable to sense him.

• Yan Baiyu attacked the barrier with his sword, but it withstood his strikes and left him injured.
• Dongfang Wuji used a black glove and powerful punches to damage the barrier, while Yan Baiyu joined the assault with a space-cutting treasured sword.
• Yan Baiyu activated the abode’s power as the two men widened cracks in the barrier and raced to break through first.
• A young man appeared and lightly slashed the barrier open with an object in his hand.
• The young man entered the abode, and Yan Baiyu and Dongfang Wuji failed to sense or catch him.

Yan Baiyu and Dongfang Wuji entered the Immortal Mansion and reached its central altar, where its power suppressed their spiritual energy and trapped them. Dongfang Wuji transformed and attacked the altar until its runes began to dim, leaving the altar close to being destroyed.

• Dongfang Wuji failed to widen the barrier gap, so he and Yan Baiyu forced their way into the Immortal Mansion and fought past a demonic beast.
• Yan Baiyu and Dongfang Wuji found the mansion’s golden core building, searched for Shen Xiu, and headed toward a huge altar at its center.
• The altar suppressed their True Yuan and spiritual power, then trapped them in agonizing attacks that left Yan Baiyu near death.
• Dongfang Wuji unleashed his power, grew into a giant, and struck the altar, but its runes formed a giant hand that he destroyed.
• Dongfang Wuji repeatedly punched the altar, causing its rune patterns to flare and dim as he believed they were nearly exhausted.

Dongfang Wuji and Yan Baiyu escaped after Dongfang Wuji destroyed the altar, though the jade stone’s energy nearly ruined him before a healing pill restored him. Elsewhere, Shen Xiu fought Yan Yue in the immortal residence and left the Dongque Sacred Sect disciple badly injured.

• Dongfang Wuji destroyed the altar, seized the jade stone, and suffered severe damage when its strange energy consumed much of his True Yuan and wounded his mind.
• Dongfang Wuji recovered after taking a healing sacred medicine, while Yan Baiyu also took medicine and followed him as he left.
• Shen Xiu encountered Yan Yue, who accused him of taking the treasures from empty chests and demanded that he hand them over.
• Shen Xiu and Yan Yue fought, and Shen Xiu blocked Yan Yue’s sword attacks with his powerful defense and drove him off with a punch.
• Yan Yue turned to fight again, but Shen Xiu’s punch sent him crashing into the woods, where he began considering how to counter Shen Xiu.

Shen Xiu defeated Yan Yue’s relentless attacks, but Yan Yue summoned Senior Brother Qi Shan of the Dongque Sacred Sect to kill him and claim his treasures. Shen Xiu fought Qi Shan through a devastating battle in the valley, which remained unresolved as their attacks continued to collide.

• Shen Xiu battered Yan Yue with his fists, endured Yan Yue’s Natal Weapon and Sword Light Technique, then struck him into a mountain.
• Qi Shan arrived and attacked Shen Xiu with powerful Sword Auras after Yan Yue urged him to claim Shen Xiu’s treasures.
• Shen Xiu dodged Qi Shan’s sword attacks and wounded him with a domineering punch, while Qi Shan continued to press the fight.
• Shen Xiu and Qi Shan exchanged punches and sword strikes, collapsing mountain peaks and shaking the valley.

Shen Xiu overwhelmed Qi Shan until the Dongque Sacred Sect disciple used a Forbidden Technique to boost his strength. Qi Shan then struck Shen Xiu hard and formed a pitch-black curved blade, leaving its attack bearing down on him.

• Qi Shan unleashed Sword Qi against Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu's golden fist force broke through and battered him into a rock wall.
• Qi Shan boosted his aura and tried to resist, but Shen Xiu continued striking him and demanded his Storage Ring.
• As Shen Xiu threatened to kill him, Qi Shan activated the Dongque Sacred Sect's Forbidden Technique, reversing his meridians and raising his cultivation to the peak of the Tenth Realm.
• Qi Shan used his enhanced speed to strike Shen Xiu, and the two traded a collision that sent them flying apart with injuries.
• Qi Shan condensed a pitch-black curved blade above his head and slashed it down toward Shen Xiu.

Shen Xiu fought Qi Shan, who used a Forbidden Technique to raise his cultivation and overwhelm him with relentless attacks. Shen Xiu broke through, turned the battle around with his innate skill, and killed Qi Shan after he pleaded for mercy.

• Shen Xiu caught and shattered Qi Shan’s curved saber with his bare hand, but Qi Shan struck him and followed with a barrage of attacks.
• Shen Xiu broke through to the peak of the Tenth Realm and blocked Qi Shan’s full-powered strike, injuring Qi Shan in the clash.
• Qi Shan burned his lifespan with a Forbidden Technique, raised his power to the Eleventh Realm, and battled Shen Xiu until both were wounded and exhausted.
• Shen Xiu used Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell to teleport behind Qi Shan and struck him twice, destroying his physical body.
• Qi Shan begged Shen Xiu to spare him, but Shen Xiu tapped his brow with golden light and killed him.

Shen Xiu killed Yan Yue after dismissing his threats, then encountered Fang Dongyuan and Fang Yu, who accused him of taking treasures from the great hall and demanded he lead them to the immortal medicine. Shen Xiu fought Fang Dongyuan, and their battle escalated as Fang Dongyuan unleashed a powerful saber technique.

• Shen Xiu looted the fallen disciples, and Yan Yue fled when he saw him before Shen Xiu pursued him.
• Yan Yue invoked the Dongque Sacred Sect and his master Dongling Tian, but Shen Xiu killed him with one punch.
• Fang Dongyuan introduced himself and his sick son Fang Yu, then accused Shen Xiu of taking the treasures from the great hall and ordered him to come along.
• Fang Dongyuan's companions attacked Shen Xiu, who recovered from their blows and dodged Fang Dongyuan's saber strike.
• Shen Xiu and Fang Dongyuan clashed with swords and sabers, and Fang Dongyuan increased his strength before launching another fierce attack.

Shen Xiu battled Fang Dongyuan, overpowering the North Sea Sect master despite his Dragon Pattern and Dragon Soul Imprint. Fang Dongyuan was badly injured and left on the ground as Shen Xiu continued attacking him, while Fang Dongyuan hoped to survive long enough for his wounds to heal.

• Shen Xiu blocked Fang Dongyuan's saber and endured the pressure unleashed by Fang Dongyuan's Dragon Pattern jade pendant, healing from the resulting injuries.
• Fang Dongyuan's Dragon Soul Imprint amplified his battle saber, but Shen Xiu broke through his attacks with his physical strength.
• Fang Dongyuan raised his aura with a Blood Moon technique and struck Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu remained standing and knocked him back.
• Fang Dongyuan attacked again and injured Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu dislocated Fang Dongyuan's left arm and smashed him to the ground.
• Shen Xiu taunted Fang Dongyuan and pounced on him again, striking his chest while Fang Dongyuan hoped his injuries would heal.

Shen Xiu battered Fang Dongyuan, whose Body Double Talisman concealed his injuries, until two powerful strangers arrived and demanded their Universe Rings. Shen Xiu defeated one newcomer but suffered severe injuries fighting the purple-gold-robed man, and the duel ended with both combatants down.

• Shen Xiu repeatedly smashed Fang Dongyuan, who used a Body Double Talisman to transfer the damage and waited for Shen Xiu to tire.
• A green-robed old man and a purple-gold-robed man arrived, demanded the Universe Rings, and sent the black-clad man to fight Shen Xiu.
• Shen Xiu knocked the black-clad man unconscious, then clashed with the purple-gold-robed man and was hurled into a building.
• The purple-gold-robed man summoned a massive sword while Shen Xiu used the Demon Subduing Fist, and their attacks sent them both crashing to the ground with serious injuries.

Shen Xiu battled the purple-gold-robed man, countering his black-mist techniques, soul attacks, and Purple Gold Flood Dragon Spear with overwhelming strength. The man’s spear broke apart and reformed as a flood dragon phantom, which Shen Xiu charged head-on.

• Shen Xiu wounded the purple-gold-robed man and shattered his black daggers and lightning attacks.
• Shen Xiu evaded the man’s purple-gold soul flame and cut apart his soul daggers with a golden sword.
• The purple-gold-robed man summoned the Purple Gold Flood Dragon Spear, which pierced Shen Xiu’s chest, but Shen Xiu’s body endured the wound and he struck the man into a cliff.
• The man attacked with a White Jade Token’s soul-powered pillar, but Shen Xiu’s Vajra Buddha shattered it.
• Shen Xiu used the Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill to destroy the Purple Gold Flood Dragon Spear, whose fragments formed a flood dragon phantom that he charged to fight.

Shen Xiu fought the Man in the Purple-Gold Robe through a devastating clash, healing from severe wounds and overpowering the opponent’s attacks. When the Man in the Purple-Gold Robe fled, Shen Xiu caught up and drove an azure spear through his chest, leaving his fate unresolved.

• The Man in the Purple-Gold Robe pierced Shen Xiu with his spear and hurled him through trees, but Shen Xiu healed his wounds with life energy.
• Shen Xiu blocked the Man in the Purple-Gold Robe’s next attack with a golden barrier, then fought him again as both unleashed powerful techniques that devastated the valley and collapsed mountains.
• The Man in the Purple-Gold Robe realized his Purple-Gold Battle Skill had failed to injure Shen Xiu and turned to flee.
• Shen Xiu rapidly caught up with the Man in the Purple-Gold Robe and attacked him with an azure spear.
• The Man in the Purple-Gold Robe struck at Shen Xiu’s spear, but Shen Xiu pierced his chest and made him spit blood.

Shen Xiu defeated the Man in the Purple-Gold Robe and reached the Immortal Mansion’s core hall, where he faced a powerful formation and a pressure-filled interior. When he rushed toward the hall’s glowing beads, they unleashed a spiritual energy storm that an invisible barrier blocked.

• Shen Xiu used his Purple-Gold Bow and Arrow to cripple the fleeing Man in the Purple-Gold Robe, then pierced his chest and killed him.
• Shen Xiu burned the corpse, gathered its Soul Power, and teleported to the Immortal Mansion’s core hall.
• Shen Xiu identified a powerful Skyfall Gold trapping formation around the hall and attacked it, briefly breaking its screens before they restored themselves.
• Shen Xiu entered the hall and felt immense pressure as he spotted glowing beads containing dense spiritual energy.
• The beads unleashed a spiritual energy storm when Shen Xiu approached, but an invisible barrier appeared and blocked its sharp energy.

Shen Xiu forced his way through the great hall’s defenses and entered a dangerous realm tied to the Seven Kill Sword Master’s inheritance. He fought off the monsters guarding the realm and continued pushing through them.

• Shen Xiu fought past the hall’s thunderbolt attacks and opened the central Stone Gate, but beams of light tore his body apart.
• Shen Xiu’s body reassembled, and he read the stone stele describing the Seven Kill Sword Master’s Seven Kill Sword Art inheritance.
• Shen Xiu entered the realm beyond the gate and found a vast, monster-filled land that seemed to be ruled by a Great Demon.
• Monsters demanded that Shen Xiu hand over his treasure, so he attacked and smashed through them with his fists.

Shen Xiu fought through endless monsters in Hell Forest, suspecting a powerful hostile presence was drawing them there. He battled a giant Ironback Black Bear that kept growing stronger, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Shen Xiu killed successive swarms of monsters and suspected a terrifying existence was about to descend upon Hell Forest.
• Shen Xiu destroyed an Ironback Black Bear, but more monsters charged at him, and he fought them off despite being injured.
• A larger Ironback Black Bear attacked Shen Xiu with a black whip and taunted him for entering the forest to hunt monsters.
• Shen Xiu kicked the Ironback Black Bear into a tree, but it transformed into a hundred-zhang bear and fought back with powerful claws.
• The Ironback Black Bear expanded further and forced Shen Xiu back, while Shen Xiu used his speed and movement technique to evade its attacks and counter it.