Chapter Summaries

Shen Xiu absorbed the stone stele’s spirit patterns, broke through to the early stage of the Spirit King Realm, and gained a Gold-element Soul and strange golden scales. As his golden core awakened a soul attack and the scales helped repair his soul, he realized he could finally use more of their abilities.

• Shen Xiu absorbed black spirit patterns that strengthened his body, then entered the stone stele’s spirit-pattern space to refine more patterns into his soul.
• Shen Xiu underwent a demonic transformation, recovered with gathered spiritual essence, and discovered a Gold-element Soul that brought his Five Elements attributes to the third level.
• Shen Xiu broke through to the early stage of the Spirit King Realm and found a pearl-like Storage Ring resembling the one worn by the old woman at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion auction.
• Shen Xiu swallowed a drop of golden liquid, which formed dangerous golden scales across his body and strengthened his physical defenses.
• Shen Xiu’s golden core released a torrent of Soul Power that attacked his soul, but he stabilized and healed it, then realized the golden scales could unlock abilities he had been unable to use before.

Shen Xiu consolidated his Soul Power before confronting a group of Shen Family Martial Artists who came seeking revenge. He overwhelmed their attacks, but their elder revealed formidable strength and continued fighting, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Shen Xiu spread his Soul Power through the surrounding space and assessed how his strengthened soul could aid his cultivation and combat.
• Several Shen Family Martial Artists arrived and challenged Shen Xiu, accusing him of causing the family’s troubles.
• The Shen Family fighters attacked with fiery martial arts, but Shen Xiu countered with his own flames and knocked several of them down.
• The Shen Family elder revealed his powerful aura and charged Shen Xiu, while the other family members urged him on.
• Shen Xiu struck the elder with his Flame Gauntlet, but the wounded elder vowed revenge, and Shen Xiu rushed toward him to continue the fight.

Shen Xiu battled the Shen Family Elder, enduring his black-chain weapon and relentless attacks before overpowering him with a fierce counterattack. The Shen Family Elder was badly injured, but Shen Xiu’s final flaming strike engulfed him, leaving his fate unresolved.

• The Shen Family Elder refused the other Shen Family elders’ offer to help and continued fighting Shen Xiu alone.
• The Shen Family Elder used black mist, a chain weapon, and a rapid whip attack, while Shen Xiu evaded and countered with his wings and a flaming fist seal.
• Shen Xiu and the Shen Family Elder exchanged powerful blows, and Shen Xiu’s relentless attacks drove the elder backward.
• Shen Xiu struck the Shen Family Elder in the chest, severely damaging his internal organs and sending him crashing to the ground.
• Shen Xiu unleashed a fire-infused punch that engulfed the injured Shen Family Elder in flames.

Shen Xiu drove the Shen Family Elder to the brink of defeat, but the elder summoned an ancient Fierce Beast and turned the battle against him. As Shen Xiu faced the beast and the wounded elder, a mysterious gray-robed old man appeared and attacked him.

• Shen Xiu pursued the fleeing Shen Family Elder and battered him with hidden weapons and repeated blows.
• The Shen Family Elder fought back, but Shen Xiu wounded him until he could barely stand.
• The Shen Family Elder summoned an ancient Fierce Beast in an attempt to kill Shen Xiu and turn him into a puppet.
• Shen Xiu punched the Fierce Beast's mouth, but its counterattack sent him flying and left him bleeding.
• A mysterious gray-robed old man appeared, recognized Shen Xiu's cultivation, and lunged to seize his head.

Shen Xiu accepted the Shen Family Elder’s invitation and refined a spirit core, rapidly advancing his strength while enduring its dangerous energy. After he gained control of the power, the Shen Family’s Second Elder arrived and looked upon him with cold intent.

• The Shen Family Elder defeated Shen Xiu with one strike, then invited him to join the Shen Family and offered him a Spirit Martial Technique and a spirit core.
• Shen Xiu began refining the spirit core, and his power surged enough to unleash a terrifying attack that the Shen Family Elder dodged.
• The Shen Family Elder advised Shen Xiu to expel the toxins and recover, then left as Shen Xiu continued refining the core.
• Shen Xiu successfully absorbed the spirit core, strengthening his body and gaining the ability to contend with Martial Master-level opponents.
• The Shen Family’s Second Elder arrived, learned Shen Xiu had obtained a spirit core, and regarded him with cold intent while criticizing the crippled Shen Family disciples.

Shen Xiu endured Second Elder Shen’s threats while secretly preparing to destroy the Shen Family, then ordered Shen Family clansmen to cooperate with his father. Meanwhile, Shen Wannian received a threatening note and vowed to hunt Shen Xiu down, unaware that a man in white was watching nearby.

• Second Elder Shen threatened to throw the crippled disciples into an abyss, and Shen Xiu promised to grow stronger and kill a spirit beast for him.
• After returning to his cave, Shen Xiu read a note, broke through a wall into a hidden passage, and took a low-grade third-tier spear down to the ancient city.
• Shen Xiu ordered Shen Family guards and clansmen to await his father’s instructions and help eliminate the Shen Family, threatening to destroy them if they refused.
• Shen Wannian and the Shen Family Great Elder discussed their inability to find Shen Xiu, then Shen Wannian received a note warning that the family would be annihilated unless it followed instructions.
• Shen Wannian vowed to uproot Shen Xiu, while a man in white passed the window and searched for Shen Xiu’s hiding place.

Shen Xiu pursued the Eldest Miss of the Shen Family, seeking the Heavenly Mystery Mirror and information about several factions, then attacked her allies when she fled. The chapter ended as he struck at her while she tried to escape the Shen Family compound.

• Shen Xiu persuaded the Eldest Miss of the Shen Family to follow him by promising her the Shen Family’s power, then killed the Shen Family Head.
• Shen Xiu told the Eldest Miss of the Shen Family he wanted the Heavenly Mystery Mirror and ordered her to investigate which forces were connected to several factions.
• When she could not promise to investigate, Shen Xiu threatened to seize the mirror; she fled, and he chased her back to the Shen Family compound.
• Shen Xiu killed the Eldest Miss of the Shen Family’s allied elders and fought her inside the compound.
• The Eldest Miss of the Shen Family tried to escape, but Shen Xiu attacked her with a golden claw that shattered her defensive barrier.

Shen Xiu overwhelmed the Shen Family, killing Shen Gan and many of its members before confronting Shen Haoxuan. The chapter ended as Shen Xiu struck at Shen Haoxuan with a fierce punch.

• Shen Xiu defeated Eldest Miss of the Shen Family and killed several elders who attacked him.
• Shen Gan arrived with Supreme Elders, and Shen Xiu spoke with him before turning on him and cutting him and the others to pieces with Saber Auras.
• Shen Haoxuan appeared and attacked Shen Xiu with a fire dragon, but Shen Xiu's sword phantoms pierced it.
• Shen Haoxuan and the Shen Family members attacked Shen Xiu together, but Shen Xiu dispersed their spears with black mist.
• Shen Xiu rushed toward Shen Haoxuan and swung a powerful punch at his chest.

Shen Haoxuan battled Shen Xiu and killed him with a Black Flame attack, then headed toward the other three families. A mysterious black figure descended over the Shen Family and announced an attack on the three great families.

• Shen Haoxuan and Shen Xiu traded attacks, with Shen Haoxuan using Sword Rain while Shen Xiu relied on his strength and rapid movement.
• Shen Haoxuan summoned a bronze spear and struck Shen Xiu, who was badly injured and doubted his ability to match Shen Haoxuan physically.
• Shen Haoxuan unleashed Black Flame Burst, killing Shen Xiu and shocking the Shen Family disciples.
• Shen Haoxuan mocked Shen Xiu and left to seek out the other three families.
• A black figure descended above the Shen Family with the phantom of a lightning-wreathed sword and declared that he would attack the three great families.

Shen Ling and the Shen Family’s old fossils moved against Shen Xiu, seeking the treasures on him and claiming he had violated clan rules. Shen Xiu fought back with a crimson dagger but was wounded by Shen Ling’s golden sword, and the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Shen Wanfeng and the Shen Family’s ancestors learned of Shen Xiu’s actions and set out toward him, while the clan elders speculated about the treasure he carried.
• Shen Ling and Shen Wanxiong rejoiced at the prospect of Shen Xiu’s death and planned to profit from the conflict among the great clans.
• Shen Ling accused Shen Xiu of breaking clan rules and killing an elder, then summoned the Shen Family clan emblem and attacked him with a golden sword.
• Shen Xiu tried to escape and used a crimson dagger from his ring to meet Shen Ling’s blows.
• Shen Ling’s sword struck Shen Xiu’s arm, leaving it badly wounded, and Shen Xiu faced him with rising killing intent.

Shen Ling repeatedly defeated Shen Xiu in a brutal confrontation, finally impaling him with the Golden Flame Sword. Just as Shen Xiu appeared beaten, a black shadow struck Shen Ling and sent him flying, while Shen Xiu vowed to fight him to the death.

• Shen Ling used his golden sword to injure Shen Xiu, then pretended to spare him before attacking again.
• A white jade spear appeared and shattered Shen Ling's golden spear, but the ensuing attack turned Shen Xiu into Blood Mist; Shen Ling took his rings.
• Shen Xiu launched a surprise attack with golden handprints, but Shen Ling countered with flames and defeated him again.
• Shen Ling shattered Shen Xiu's body with a punch, and Shen Xiu begged for his life before claiming he would help avenge the Shen Family.
• Shen Ling pierced Shen Xiu with the Golden Flame Sword and drove it into his dantian, but a black shadow struck Shen Ling's shoulders and knocked him away.
• Shen Xiu fell with the sword still through him and shouted that he would fight Shen Ling to the death.

Shen Ling killed Shen Xiu, then fled the forest and was trapped by a young man’s Black Fiend Poison Mist. With his teacher suppressing only part of the venom, Shen Ling faced the enormous black sphere at its center and attacked it.

• Shen Ling destroyed Shen Xiu with the golden sword hilt and decided to search for Li Tianba and Liu Yunfeng.
• Three figures emerged from the forest, and a girl attacked Shen Ling with two spears before he fled toward the forest’s edge.
• A young man pursued Shen Ling and used a spirit talisman and black gas to restrain him with Black Fiend Poison Mist.
• Shen Ling’s teacher identified the venom and offered to suppress only a small portion of it, leaving Shen Ling to handle the rest.
• Shen Ling spotted the black sphere at the mist’s center, charged at it, and was hurt when he struck and retreated.

Shen Ling confronted the old man’s Soul Refining Technique and resisted his attacks, while learning that the old man’s purple flames could suppress his strength. After a clash, Liang Xiu discovered the flames’ scorching energy had vanished and drew the flames back, then sent a message through a human-shaped wisp of green smoke.

• Shen Ling blocked the old man’s soul attack and watched him unleash the Soul Refining Technique.
• Shen Ling charged the old man and struck him, forcing him to stagger back.
• The old man surrounded Shen Ling with purple flames that suppressed his strength and claimed they could enhance his Nine Nether Underworld Phoenix constitution.
• The old man attacked with an azure beam, but Liang Xiu collided with it and found the scorching energy in his body had vanished.
• Liang Xiu drew back the purple flames, sent a message through a human-shaped wisp of green smoke, and received a detached ball of purple flame.

Liang Xiu fought an old man who demanded the Soul Refining Technique, using his spiritual power and strange abilities to withstand the old man’s attacks. After the old man badly injured him, Liang Xiu drew power from nearby spirit beast corpses and prepared to face the seventh-level Spirit Martial Realm cultivator’s black mist.

• The old man demanded the Soul Refining Technique’s cultivation method and threatened Liang Xiu, who refused to hand it over.
• The old man attacked with Soul Flame and purple fire serpents, but Liang Xiu defended himself and struck the old man’s shoulder.
• The old man grew to around twenty zhang and overwhelmed Liang Xiu with a fire serpent attack, sending him crashing into a mountain.
• Liang Xiu sat cross-legged as medicinal fragrance spread from his dantian, draining nearby spirit beast corpses and causing plants to grow.
• The old man released black mist, and Liang Xiu raised his aura with a dragon’s roar that made the mist vanish.

Liang Xiu killed an eighth-level peak Spirit Martial Realm expert, then faced a strange old man whose Soul Power and spirit artifact overwhelmed him. After the old man struck him down and threatened to kill him, Liang Xiu remained defiant as the disciples encouraged him.

• Liang Xiu revealed his immense strength, defeated the old man, and severed his head with a blade of light.
• Liang Xiu absorbed a spirit crystal and discovered a white-haired old man with two black eyeballs in each eye socket.
• The old man used Soul Power and a ring to attack Liang Xiu, but Liang Xiu dispelled the black mist with Purple Flame Lightning Arc.
• The man in green appeared to overpower Liang Xiu with a spirit artifact and struck him hard enough to send him flying.
• The old man boasted that Liang Xiu would die, while the disciples encouraged Liang Xiu and he calmly vowed that the old man would be the one to die.

Liang Xiu and Shen Xiu fought the young man, who eventually fled after Shen Xiu revealed overwhelming strength. Shen Xiu then found a valley full of lightning treasures and sent a powerful Lightning Puppet inside, where it was blasted back by the valley’s defenses.

• The young man repeatedly battered Liang Xiu, who endured the attacks and countered with beams of light and a massive black sword.
• Shen Xiu and the young man exchanged powerful lightning techniques, and Shen Xiu’s Lei Long overwhelmed the young man with its strength.
• The young man realized he could not defeat Shen Xiu and fled, while Shen Xiu chose not to pursue him.
• Shen Xiu spotted a valley filled with Lightning Attribute Spirit Crystals, Lightning Cores, and other materials, guarded by a formidable Lightning Puppet.
• Shen Xiu sent the Lightning Puppet into the valley, where enormous Lightning Whips struck it and hurled it backward.

Shen Xiu battled a young Saint-level cultivator over a spirit-vein mountain, first overcoming his weakened opponent and then facing his enormous, saber-wielding transformation. The chapter ended as the young man unleashed a devastating strike at Shen Xiu.

• The Lightning Puppet was destroyed by lightning from the valley's Stone Gate, and the young man challenged Shen Xiu to defeat it alone.
• Shen Xiu headed for the mountain's rich spiritual energy while the young man used the Lightning Puppet to attack him.
• A spear pierced the mountain, prompting the young man to recall his puppet and reveal that he was a Saint-level cultivator whose true strength was restricted.
• Shen Xiu avoided being trapped when the young man uprooted the mountain, then drained the young man's power and beat him in a direct clash.
• The young man transformed into a giant more than three hundred meters tall and swung a great saber at Shen Xiu.

Shen Xiu defeated a Divine Clan Quasi-Emperor who challenged him, then forced the enemy and Shen Hai to retreat. Shen Hai identified the location as a Shen Family secret stronghold, and the Shen Family members returned home, believing Shen Xiu could save the person he had come for.

• Shen Xiu grabbed the young man's saber and struck him, then exchanged blows with him after the young man drew a bronze battle axe.
• The young man revealed that he belonged to the Divine Clan and attacked Shen Xiu, but Shen Xiu destroyed his axe and badly injured him.
• Shen Xiu confronted the defeated young man about coming from the Upper Realm to kill him and let him leave with his subordinates after threatening him.
• Shen Hai identified the location as a Shen Family secret stronghold and agreed to cooperate with Shen Xiu, then fled with his subordinates.
• The Shen Family members praised Shen Xiu and returned to their residence, while the old steward said Shen Xiu could save his lifespan.

Shen Hai persuaded Shen Xiu to protect his wife and help her grow stronger in exchange for the Shen Family’s support. After Shen Xiu left, he collected the magic cores from the beasts he had killed, then entered the cave and killed the Black Bear King as it broke through.

• Shen Hai showed Shen Xiu the Blood Jade Bracelet and asked him to watch over his wife and help her advance; Shen Xiu agreed.
• Shen Xiu left Shen Hai and checked on the recovering members of the Heavenly Wolf Mercenary Group before heading back toward the cave.
• Shen Xiu returned to the battlefield, claimed a magic core from one of the beasts he had killed, and went into the cave after hearing a crash.
• Shen Xiu sensed that the Black Bear King had broken through to the peak of the Saint rank and attacked it.
• Shen Xiu killed the Black Bear King, stored its head in his Storage Ring, and considered refining it into a magic pill.

Shen Xiu defeated and killed the Black Bear King, absorbed its demon core, and advanced to a seventh-grade Immortal Pill Master. As he prepared to leave with his subordinates, another Black Bear King charged toward them.

• Shen Xiu discovered that the Black Bear King’s attacks could not harm him and chased it to a magma pool deep in the forest.
• Shen Xiu absorbed magma from the pool, then attacked the Black Bear King until its body was badly damaged.
• Shen Xiu killed the Black Bear King and refined the green flames that emerged from its head as a demon core.
• The system awarded Shen Xiu 1,080,000 points and 500 upgrade points, advancing him to a seventh-grade Immortal Pill Master.
• Shen Xiu noticed that the nearby Black Bear Demons had died, but another Black Bear King charged at him and his subordinates as they prepared to leave.