Chapter Summaries

A Nascent Soul Realm expert activated a powerful artifact and unleashed overwhelming pressure and flames, trapping and killing disciples as the mountain range and Tianyang Sect vanished. Xiao Yifeng and Tianyangzi arrived with others, recognized the range as Tianyangzi’s former cultivation cave, and realized danger had arisen there during his seclusion.

• The Nascent Soul Realm expert merged his true soul with a low-grade immortal artifact, spread blue light through the cave, and activated it while vowing to defeat Shen Xiu.
• A storm and immense pressure erupted around Shen Xiu’s cave, astonishing the disciples and an old woman, who fled as the disciples mistook the power for that of Shen Xiu’s Immortal Emperor master.
• An Immortal Emperor expert sent walls of fire after the fleeing disciples, forced them into the shrinking mountain range, and left as the range and Tianyang Sect disappeared.
• The disciples were crushed by the pressure and began turning to ash before Xiao Yifeng, Tianyangzi, and others appeared above the mountain range.
• Xiao Yifeng asked whether the mountain range was Tianyangzi’s old secluded cultivation peak, and Tianyangzi confirmed it and wondered at the danger that had appeared during his seclusion.

Xiao Yifeng encountered Tian Yue, defeated Tianyangzi, and captured Tian Yue after she offered to help him obtain the Nine Nether Sacred Fire. Three days later, while searching for Shen Xiu, Xiao Yifeng learned that Shen Xiu was one of the remaining elders of the Nine Heavens Palace and reacted strongly to the name Shen Xing.

• Tian Yue recognized Xiao Yifeng as her master and explained that she had come with her senior brother because she had been told he would appear there.
• Tianyangzi attacked Xiao Yifeng, but Xiao Yifeng blocked him and struck him down with a devastating punch.
• Tian Yue offered to help Xiao Yifeng reach the Nine Heavens Palace and obtain the Nine Nether Sacred Fire, but she said she lacked its refining formula and that her master Shen Xiu might know how to refine it.
• When Tian Yue said Shen Xiu had disappeared, Xiao Yifeng angrily demanded his whereabouts and knocked Tian Yue unconscious after she refused to provide them.
• Three days later, Li Ming approached Shen Xiu in a restaurant, and Shen Xiu asked him and the others to find the two strongest elders of the Nine Heavens Palace.
• Li Ming said the remaining elders were Shen Xiu and Shen Xing, prompting Shen Xiu to turn pale and react with agitation.

Shen Xiu confronted Shen Xing and Shen Qingge, then slaughtered people in a tavern before Xiao Yifeng appeared. Three days later, Xiao Yifeng sought information about Nine Heavens Palace’s elders, and Li Ming revealed that the Nine Heavens Godly Emperor had founded the palace and vanished.

• Shen Xing accused Shen Xiu of deceiving the Shen Family and demanded the Nine Heavens Godly Emperor’s blood, while Shen Qingge gave him three days to decide his fate.
• Shen Xiu blamed Shen Qingge for framing him, poisoned the tavern crowd, and killed its innkeepers and attendants, sparing a young man only after demanding he stop bullying Shen Yue.
• Xiao Yifeng encountered Shen Xiu, while Tian Yue offered to help refine the Nine Nether Sacred Fire and said her master Shen Xiu had disappeared; Xiao Yifeng knocked her unconscious and left.
• Three days later, Xiao Yifeng asked Li Ming and the assembled men to find the two strongest elders of Nine Heavens Palace.
• Li Ming said the Nine Heavens Godly Emperor had founded Nine Heavens Palace, had vanished more than a year earlier, and had left only two elders.

Shen Xiu confronted Shen Xing and Shen Qingge over the Nine Heavens Godly Emperor’s blood, then lashed out violently at Drunken Immortal Tower. After an unknown young man challenged him and Shen Tiannan intervened, Shen Xiu and Shen Tiannan began a fierce battle in the street.

• Li Ming told Shen Xiu that the two elders linked to Nine Heavens Palace were powerful siblings, and Shen Xiu reacted with alarm.
• Shen Xing arrived with Shen Qingge, accused Shen Xiu of betraying the Shen Family, and demanded the drop of blood left by the Nine Heavens Godly Emperor.
• Shen Xing presented evidence against Shen Xiu, and Shen Qingge gave him three days to settle the matter himself before leaving with Shen Xing.
• Shen Xiu poisoned the wine and unleashed a black mist that killed guests and staff at Drunken Immortal Tower, then spared a young man only after warning him to stop bullying Shen Yue.
• An unidentified young man confronted Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu struck him down before Shen Tiannan appeared and knocked Shen Xiu into a wall.
• Shen Xiu attacked Shen Tiannan, and their clash filled the street with a dazzling golden light.

Shen Xiu fought Shen Tiannan and the Shen Family, defeating their attacks and killing Shen Tiannan and Shen Wantian. After overpowering the remaining elders, Shen Xiu began executing them, leaving the Shen Family at his mercy.

• Shen Xiu and Shen Tiannan traded devastating attacks, each being blasted into buildings and badly wounded.
• Shen Xiu transformed with the Nine Revolutions Dragon Elephant Technique and kicked Shen Tiannan through a building, but Shen Tiannan emerged and threatened him again.
• The Shen Family elders charged Shen Xiu, and he wounded Shen Wantian before crushing his throat.
• Shen Xiu ignored Shen Tiannan's pleas, snapped his neck, and killed him.
• The Shen Family elders attacked together, but Shen Xiu repelled them with one sword strike and then pierced an elder through the chest.

Shen Xiu fought the Shen Family elders and overwhelmed them with his speed and strength while Lin Feng was left to deal with the remaining Shen Family members. After killing several elders, Shen Xiu moved to finish a wounded elder who claimed he had a life-saving treasure and promised to help him.

• Shen Xiu killed several Shen Family elders and told Lin Feng to handle the remaining Shen Family members.
• Shen Xiu evaded the elders’ attacks and crushed one elder’s enormous fist with his bare hand.
• Shen Xiu fought through the elders’ assault, struck them down, and caused several to explode into Blood Mist.
• A wounded Shen Family elder admitted defeat, claimed he had a treasure to preserve his life, and promised to help Shen Xiu.
• Shen Xiu refused to save the elder and kicked toward him, declaring he would send him to join the others.

Shen Xiu slaughtered the Shen Family elders and defeated a black-robed man who warned him against pursuing revenge. After Bai Qingfeng and the Black Tiger Gang master secretly resolved to oppose him, Shen Xiu arrived at the Black Tiger Gang headquarters and considered how to get inside.

• Shen Xiu killed the Shen Family elders despite their pleas, while the surrounding disciples watched in fear.
• A black-robed man warned Shen Xiu about the Shen Family Patriarch, but Shen Xiu attacked him after learning he was an enemy of the Shen Family.
• The black-robed man used a black mist array against Shen Xiu, who overpowered and killed him.
• Bai Qingfeng and the Black Tiger Gang master watched Shen Xiu leave and concluded that he had reached the Qi Transformation stage; they discussed opposing him and guarding the Shen Family.
• Shen Xiu reached the Black Tiger Gang headquarters and saw that its Core Formation guards made entering difficult.

Shen Xiu attacked the Shen Family, but Shen Yunfeng overwhelmed him and threatened to kill him and his parents. As Shen Xiu prepared to fight back, he revealed a Nine Revolutions Core Returning Pill, leaving the Shen Family stunned and enraged.

• Shen Xiu stormed the Shen Family residence, killed its guards, and defeated dozens of its fighters before Shen Yunfeng appeared.
• Shen Yunfeng attacked Shen Xiu, revealed that the family knew his identity, and said he would avenge his son by killing Shen Xiu and his parents.
• Shen Yunfeng struck Shen Xiu through a wall, then introduced Shen Fei as a prominent direct-line member of the Shen Family.
• Shen Xiu tried to escape Shen Yunfeng, then turned to fight and summoned a Nine Revolutions Core Returning Pill given to him by Ye Feng.
• The Shen Family recognized the pill as its supreme treasure and remembered that Ye Feng had forced them to surrender it.

Shen Xiu fought Shen Yunfeng and killed him, but Shen Yunfeng’s father and a group of Shen Family experts cornered him. Just as Shen Xiu faced death, a powerful figure intervened, though the old woman attacked Shen Xiu again and left him badly wounded.

• Shen Xiu activated Blood Demon Nine Swords and battled Shen Yunfeng, eventually tearing him apart with Sword Qi.
• Shen Yunfeng’s father arrived, shattered Shen Xiu’s spirit artifact, and demanded his sword and one arm in exchange for sparing him.
• The old woman and armored guards surrounded Shen Xiu, and the young man pierced Shen Xiu’s chest after revealing his mid Heaven Rank strength.
• The young man sent dozens of guards rushing at Shen Xiu, but an unknown figure appeared and blasted them away while freezing the old woman.
• The old woman transformed into a black Flood Dragon and struck Shen Xiu into a city wall, and Shen Xiu warned her to leave.

Shen Xiu survived a clash with an old woman seeking a divine artifact, then agreed to accompany his father to Cloud City for the City Lord election while suspecting his father’s plans. As the Shen Family set out, Golden Dragon Pavilion surrounded them and threatened to stop their bid for the position.

• Shen Xiu transformed and drove the old woman back, then offered her treasures and a chance to break through in exchange for his life; she spared him temporarily and left to pursue another divine artifact.
• The Patriarch of the Shen Family ordered Shen Xiu to compete for Cloud City’s City Lord position, and Shen Xiu agreed while privately mocking his father’s intentions.
• The Patriarch asked Shen Xinyu to help investigate a fallen Martial Ancestor, and she agreed after suspecting the matter involved Shen Xiu.
• Three days later, the Shen Family departed for Cloud City with Shen Xiu, its elders, and thousands of elite disciples.
• The deputy pavilion master of Golden Dragon Pavilion confronted the procession and threatened the Shen Family, while Shen Xinyu stepped forward to challenge him.

Shen Xinyu and Shen Xiu fought a giant python near Cloud City and discussed the threat of a powerful enemy pursuing Shen Xiu. They planned to flee using Shen Xinyu’s teleportation jade token, with Shen Xinyu prepared to hold off the pursuer so Shen Xiu could escape.

• Golden Dragon Pavilion members attacked the Shen Family, while Shen Xinyu confronted Shen Xiu with a slip detailing his past crimes.
• Shen Xinyu and Shen Xiu encountered a giant python in a valley, and Shen Xiu joined a green-robed man in fighting it.
• Shen Xinyu arrived, wounded the python, and then discussed escaping with Shen Xiu after the green-robed man left.
• Shen Xinyu revealed her teleportation jade token as the two considered how to evade a ninth-stage Martial Emperor pursuing Shen Xiu.
• Shen Xinyu proposed holding off the pursuer while Shen Xiu used the chance to escape.

Shen Xiu and Shen Xinyu fled toward a mountain, but a powerful giant snake caught up and wounded Shen Xiu. Shen Xiu unleashed the Six Yang Sword Art, then killed a fourth-stage demonic beast with Blood Blade and advanced to an Eight-star Warrior.

• Shen Xiu and Shen Xinyu attacked a giant snake to draw it away, then used a teleportation talisman to reach the mountain’s vicinity.
• A stronger giant snake caught up with them and struck Shen Xiu, leaving him badly wounded.
• Shen Xinyu deduced that Shen Xiu had used the Six Yang Sword Art, and Shen Xiu demonstrated its power by blasting the fourth-stage demonic beast into a distant valley.
• Shen Xiu rushed after the beast and killed it with Blood Blade, gaining fifty million experience points and advancing from a peak Seven-star Warrior to an Eight-star Warrior.

Shen Tianyi fought off the Black Dragon Sect at Shen Family Manor while Shen Xiu and Shen Xinyu returned and joined the conflict. After Shen Xiu revealed his bloodline power and attacked Shen Tianyi, Shen Tianyi countered with the Azure Rainbow Demonic Spear, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Shen Xiu killed a fourth-rank demon beast, advanced to Eight-star Warrior, and left with Shen Xinyu.
• Shen Tianyi confronted the Black Dragon Sect men surrounding Shen Family Manor and injured their leader with his punch and Azure Nether Fire Sword Art.
• Shen Xiu and the Black Dragon Sect men retreated as Shen Tianyi pursued them, while Shen Xiu concealed himself in black mist and followed.
• Shen Tianyi recognized Shen Xiu as Shen Xinyu's brother and attacked him with an azure fire dragon, but Shen Xiu countered with his Fire Flood Dragon technique.
• Shen Xiu crushed a blood-red pill, unleashed his bloodline power, and charged at Shen Tianyi, who summoned the Azure Rainbow Demonic Spear and launched Azure Dragon Emerges from Sea.

Shen Tianyi and Shen Xiu fought fiercely as Shen Xiu unleashed his Blood Poison Eye and Shen Tianyi countered with his artifacts and Spirit Devouring Eye. Shen Tianyi pierced Shen Xiu’s chest with a beam of white light, leaving Shen Xiu screaming in pain and fear.

• Shen Tianyi analyzed Shen Xiu’s weakened aura and incomplete Soaring Dragon Ten Thousand Miles technique as their attacks clashed.
• Shen Xiu unleashed black fire dragons, ice spikes, and his Blood Poison Eye, while Shen Tianyi defended himself with his Sun Spirits, Crimson Sun Divine Fire, and spirit artifact.
• Shen Xiu used Blood Poison Soul Devour to summon a blood-red sigil, but Shen Tianyi’s Universe Cauldron cut off his control of the Blood Poison Eye.
• Shen Tianyi broke through Shen Xiu’s ice crystal formation and countered his renewed assault with the Spirit Devouring Eye.
• Shen Tianyi’s black snake transformed into a white pillar of light that pierced Shen Xiu’s chest.

Shen Xiu brutally battered Shen Tianyi, but Shen Tianyi used his speed and crimson beams to turn the fight around and destroy Shen Xiu’s Azure Nether Sword. Shen Xiu crashed into a crater, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Shen Tianyi drained Shen Xiu’s spiritual power, but Shen Xiu manifested a blood-colored giant palm and struck Shen Tianyi, caving in his head and hurling him into a cliff.
• Shen Xiu continued attacking and left Shen Tianyi badly wounded, while Shen Tianyi taunted him and tried to find a way to escape.
• Shen Tianyi used Wind Thunder Steps to outpace Shen Xiu, frustrating Shen Xiu’s attempts to catch him.
• Shen Xiu drew the Azure Nether Sword and attacked Shen Tianyi, but Shen Tianyi’s crimson beams shattered the sword’s azure radiance.
• Shen Xiu lost his balance and crashed into the ground, forming a huge crater.

Shen Tianyi battled Shen Xiu after destroying his Azure Nether Sword, but Shen Xiu brought out another spirit artifact and attacked with powerful azure sword techniques. Shen Tianyi endured the assault with his armor and recovery, yet his Primordial Spirit Power was running low as Shen Xiu pressed him to surrender.

• Shen Xiu raged over his destroyed Azure Nether Sword as Shen Tianyi cut through the attackers who charged him.
• Shen Xiu revealed three flying swords and fused them into a spirit artifact, then struck Shen Tianyi with Azure Radiance Ten Thousand Zhang.
• Shen Tianyi blocked the sword strike with his Primordial Spirit Power and Nine Nether Dragon Scale Armor, then counterattacked with a claw technique.
• Shen Xiu unleashed stronger, repeated streaks of azure Sword Qi, wounding Shen Tianyi and forcing him to rely on his armor and the Nine Dragons Chasing the Sun Art.
• Shen Tianyi said his Primordial Spirit Power was nearly exhausted, while Shen Xiu taunted him and prepared to widen the gap between them.

Shen Tianyi used the ancient jade stone to turn Shen Xiu’s Primordial Spirit technique against him, then revealed that the sea of consciousness was a Saint Grade Divine Artifact. Shen Xiu tried to escape but was struck down by the artifact’s power, leaving him stunned as Shen Tianyi appeared.

• Shen Xiu attacked Shen Tianyi with azure Sword Qi, then activated an ancient jade stone that pulled Shen Tianyi’s Primordial Spirit into a pale blue radiance.
• Shen Tianyi resisted the jade stone’s attraction and redirected its power, causing Shen Xiu’s Primordial Spirit imprint to tear apart Shen Tianyi’s body and destroy his True Yuan and spiritual power.
• Shen Tianyi revealed that he was in his sea of consciousness and warned Shen Xiu that it was a Saint Grade Divine Artifact.
• Shen Xiu refused to believe Shen Tianyi could trap him and tried to flee through the space gates.
• A massive black shadow struck Shen Xiu repeatedly and buried him beneath shattered stone tiles.
• Shen Tianyi appeared and asked Shen Xiu whether he believed the sea of consciousness was a Saint Grade Divine Artifact.

Shen Tianyi tormented Shen Xiu with a Soul Imprint and Soul Pearl, then forced him to agree to cooperate. Shen Xiu fled to a hidden valley and attacked its ancient trees, opening a vast space as his clash with Shen Tianyi continued.

• Shen Tianyi drained Shen Xiu's spiritual power, seized his Primordial Spirit imprint, and used a Soul Pearl to suppress him.
• Shen Xiu pleaded for his life and offered to cooperate, but demanded three days to recover his Primordial Spirit power.
• Shen Xiu fled northeast, and Shen Tianyi followed after locating him with Spiritual Sense.
• Shen Xiu entered a hidden valley that Shen Tianyi recognized as a secret base he had arranged with Ning Qianye.
• Shen Xiu and Shen Tianyi fought in the valley, and Shen Xiu shattered ancient trees to reveal a large opening and taunted Shen Tianyi.

Shen Tianyi and Shen Xiu fought through the valley and into the mountain range after Shen Tianyi revealed the secret stronghold had been destroyed. Shen Tianyi repeatedly injured Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu’s green energy attacks eventually struck him hard and left him bleeding.

• Shen Tianyi confronted Shen Xiu at the cave entrance and shattered Shen Xiu’s dagger with a punch.
• Shen Tianyi and Shen Xiu battled through the cave and valley, tearing apart the surrounding mountain walls.
• Shen Xiu repeatedly unleashed spiritual power to increase his speed, but Shen Tianyi kept evading him and taunting him.
• The two fought for several days as Shen Tianyi wounded Shen Xiu and drew him deeper into the mountain range.
• Shen Xiu formed two green energy storms and blasted Shen Tianyi from behind, causing blood to spill from Shen Tianyi’s mouth.

Shen Tianyi fought Shen Xiu with hidden weapons and formidable defenses, managing to turn the battle around and escape briefly before confronting him again. Shen Xiu unleashed three Blood Soul Wheels, whose impact created sealing patterns that left him shocked by their power.

• Shen Tianyi used four black-and-white swords and crimson-black blood arrows to repel Shen Xiu, then vanished to escape.
• Shen Xiu tried to flee when three gun barrels trained on him, but Shen Tianyi attacked him with a black spirit talisman.
• Shen Xiu shattered the talisman, but Shen Tianyi fought back with his powerful body and used the talisman to batter Shen Xiu and corrode his armor.
• Shen Xiu released three Blood Soul Wheels and sent them crashing into the ground around Shen Tianyi.
• Shen Xiu recognized the spreading patterns as seals that could suppress cultivators' spiritual energy and divine abilities.