Chapter Summaries

Li Xuan and Shen Xiu fought fiercely, with Li Xuan gaining the upper hand through powerful sword formations and green attacks. After the fight carried them away from the cave, Li Xuan encountered the sleeping giant python and was confronted by a mysterious man who identified himself as the Guardian Beast.

• Shen Xiu used Earth Evasion and earth-element Magic Beasts against Li Xuan, but Li Xuan countered with sword formations and green bird attacks.
• Shen Xiu charged Li Xuan with a Fire Phoenix Stone, but Li Xuan's green spheres blasted him and devastated the surrounding area.
• Shen Xiu and Li Xuan exchanged powerful punches, shaking the cave and opening a fissure that sent Li Xuan away from the mountain peak.
• Li Xuan reappeared beside the sleeping giant python, but its poisonous green mist wounded his arm when he approached it.
• A burly middle-aged man appeared before Li Xuan, called himself the Guardian Beast, and addressed him by name.

Li Xuan fought the middle-aged Guardian Beast, who wielded a spear and claimed to be a powerful Innate expert, and revealed that his strength far exceeded appearances. The middle-aged man’s spear attack failed to seriously injure Shen Xiu, but he then began chanting with powerful Soul Power, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• The middle-aged Guardian Beast attacked Li Xuan with a gale and spear, forcing him back and injuring him badly.
• As Li Xuan faced death, a mysterious fluctuation emerged from him, and he rallied to fight the middle-aged man again.
• Li Xuan manifested huge draconic arms and grabbed the spear, but the middle-aged man snapped his arms off before Li Xuan struck the weapon back with his fist.
• The middle-aged man sent a black spear shadow through Shen Xiu’s chest, but the attack failed to harm him, shocking the attacker.
• The middle-aged man recalled his spear and began chanting an obscure incantation as his pure Soul Power spread outward.

Shen Xiu fought a middle-aged Black Demon Race expert who wielded the Dark Devouring Art and a black spear. Shen Xiu defeated him, drained his blood essence, and escaped with his body, then reflected on the man's dangerous power.

• The middle-aged man unleashed the Dark Devouring Art, but Shen Xiu shattered his spear attack and blocked another strike with his body.
• Shen Xiu charged the man, trapped him when he tried to teleport away, and battered him until he was badly wounded.
• The middle-aged man invoked a demonic art of the Black Demon Race, but Shen Xiu stabbed him with daggers and sliced his neck with a long blade.
• Shen Xiu's blade absorbed the middle-aged man's blood essence, and Shen Xiu declared that the man had no choice but to submit.
• Shen Xiu grabbed the man's corpse and fled into the night, later admitting that the opponent's life-devouring power had made him difficult to defeat.

Shen Xiu fought a black-robed Heavenly Rank expert in the ruins and defeated him with the aid of his puppet. He and the black-clothed girl entered a hidden teleportation passage, where two Black-Robed Men gave Shen Xiu a golden key and told him to carry out a mission.

• Shen Xiu detected a Black-clad Figure in the forest and fought off his daggers and black mist.
• Shen Xiu summoned a puppet, which overpowered the Black-clad Figure and helped Shen Xiu strike him down.
• Shen Xiu and the black-clothed girl followed the black-clad figures' traces to a concealed cave entrance and entered a winding teleportation passage.
• Shen Xiu and the black-clothed girl reached the passage's end, where two Black-Robed Men handed Shen Xiu a golden key and said he would need to carry out a mission.

Shen Xiu and the black-clad girl encountered a powerful giant python while pursuing a suspected Spiritual Vein, and Shen Xiu was wounded in the fight. Later, Shen Xiu and Shen Yun fled another monster, defeated it, and found a jade pendant that absorbed Shen Xiu’s Soul Power while healing his injuries; they headed for secluded shelter.

• Shen Xiu escaped a collapsing cave with the black-clad girl after sensing a powerful Spiritual Vein nearby.
• A giant python challenged Shen Xiu, wounded him, and swallowed his blood as he tried to evade its attacks.
• Shen Xiu and Shen Yun, both seriously injured, fled pursuing monsters and searched for a place to recover.
• A black figure attacked Shen Yun, and Shen Xiu burned the giant python to ashes with his flames.
• Shen Xiu took a jade pendant that absorbed his Soul Power and rapidly healed his injuries, then led Shen Yun toward a secluded mountain range.

Shen Xiu and Shen Yun escaped a pursuing monster but were confronted by a white-robed youth who overwhelmed them in battle. A second Shen Xiu appeared and injured the youth with a single strike, but the fight continued as the youth summoned three black pythons of demonic energy.

• Shen Xiu and Shen Yun used a jade pendant to escape the monster, then encountered the white-robed youth, who threatened to kill them.
• The white-robed youth attacked Shen Yun with threads, but Shen Yun blocked the first strike with black light before the youth overwhelmed both brothers.
• Shen Xiu and Shen Yun tried to flee, but the youth caught up with them and crushed Shen Xiu’s punch, sending him flying.
• A second Shen Xiu emerged from the woods and struck the white-robed youth, making him spit blood.
• The white-robed youth dismissed Shen Xiu’s strength and sent three enormous black pythons of demonic energy toward him.

Feng Hui revealed herself as the Phoenix Clan's Saintess and fought the white-robed youth and the Phoenix Cry Sect elders in Tianfeng City. She defeated their forces, but the youth threatened that his powerful Senior Brother would come for her.

• The white-robed youth and Shen Xiu attacked Feng Hui, but she defended herself with a golden barrier and challenged them to continue.
• The white-robed youth unleashed Sky Burning Flame and summoned a giant axe, yet Feng Hui's flames shattered the axe and severed his left arm.
• The seven Phoenix Cry Sect elders charged Feng Hui, but she redirected their Sword Qis and defeated them with their own attack.
• Feng Hui identified herself as the Phoenix Clan's Saintess, shocking the white-robed youth, Shen Yun, and the watching Martial Artists.
• The white-robed youth threatened Feng Hui with his Senior Brother, whom he claimed was a first-stage Saint, while Feng Hui remained unafraid.

Shen Xiu and Feng'er fought the Black Jade Pendant elders and their allies, with Feng'er overwhelming the elder who wielded the White Jade Pendant. After Feng'er killed the elder and the surrounding disciples, the Phoenix Clan recognized Shen Xiu as their saintess and followed her onward.

• Shen Xiu struck down a Phoenix Cry Sect disciple and ordered the others to leave, while the Phoenix Cry Sect elders attacked the surrounding disciples.
• Feng'er confronted the Black Jade Pendant elder, evaded his attacks, and repeatedly wounded him with her spear.
• The Black Jade Pendant elder activated the Four Dragon Lock Jade Bracelet, summoning a dragon soul, but Feng'er destroyed it with a palm strike.
• Feng'er pierced the elder's heart and took the White Jade Pendant, then killed the Phoenix Clan disciples who attacked her.
• Shen Xiu transformed a Phoenix Clan girl into her true appearance, and the girl bowed to Shen Xiu as her master.

Rune battled the Phoenix Cry Sect elder, who used secret techniques and powerful weapons against him, while Cheng Xue attacked the elder from behind. The elder was left gravely injured, and the chapter ended with his remaining Soul Fire preserving a chance of revival at a steep cost.

• Shen Xiu sped deeper into the valley, warning the Phoenix Cry Sect elder and the others to follow him or risk being trapped.
• Rune fought the Phoenix Cry Sect elder, who sealed Rune’s Four Yang Divine Art and attacked with the Phoenix Soaring Technique, a black spear, and a deadly sword technique.
• Rune withstood the elder’s attacks and struck back with the Mad Dragon Fist, forcing the Battle Emperor to repeatedly retreat and vomit blood.
• Cheng Xue pierced the elder from behind with a longsword, then kicked him in the chest and destroyed his heart.
• The elder fell, but part of his Soul Fire remained, giving him a chance to revive at a severe cost to his strength and life.

Ling Li entered Xiang Ya Garden and confronted a Phoenix Cry Mountain elder who tried to bar him from its treasures. After revealing his strength and defeating the elder with two blood-red artifacts, Ling Li continued toward the garden’s forbidden grounds.

• Shen Xiu defeated the Phoenix Cry Sect elder with the Phoenix Nirvana Art and encountered an aged man as he prepared to leave.
• Ling Li reached Xiang Ya Garden, where a Phoenix Cry Mountain elder demanded that he leave unless he could prove his qualifications.
• Ling Li claimed to have obtained a Phoenix Cry Token in the Myriad Demon Mountain Range, but the elder attacked him anyway.
• Ling Li countered the elder’s attacks, used his powerful Spiritual Sense and golden divine radiance, and unleashed two blood-red arrows that pierced the elder.
• Ling Li entered the Phoenix Cry Token and continued toward a barren mountain range marked by an ancient stone stele.

Ling Li fought off the alchemists sent against him, revealing extraordinary spirit fire and a powerful soul attack despite his apparent cultivation level. After killing a Shen Xiu Manor elder, he faced the remaining enemies as a white-robed youth and his companions recognized his identity and abilities.

• Ling Li used Myriad Ghost Chains and spirit fire against a Shen Xiu Manor elder, but the elder resisted and attacked him.
• Ling Li struck the elder, seized him, and destroyed him with a torrent of spirit fire, leaving the surrounding alchemists stunned.
• A white-robed youth recognized Ling Li, whose past as a crippled third-grade alchemist made his strength and spirit fire seem impossible.
• A burly young man told the white-robed man to leave Ling Li to him and went toward the battlefield.
• Shen Xiu blocked Ling Li's blood-colored arrows, but they formed a powerful beam that forced him to defend himself.

Giant Sword and Ni Li battled the white-robed young man and his allies, overcoming his Dark Domain and powerful weapons. The white-robed man was badly injured, while Shen Xiu remained trapped and the conflict with the group from Eastern Grove Commandery continued.

• The burly young man became trapped when the plaza collapsed beneath him, and Giant Sword blasted his legs apart after he resisted.
• Giant Sword used a lightning sword, a golden hammer, and the Demon Slaying Sword to break the white-robed young man's attacks and knock him to the ground.
• The white-robed young man summoned a Dark Domain and a towering black mountain, but Ni Li broke his attack while Giant Sword resisted the domain's Devouring Power.
• The white-robed young man accused Giant Sword of relying on a one-star spirit crystal and boasted about his powerful bosses in Eastern Grove Commandery.
• Giant Sword warned the burly young man that he and his bosses would die, while Shen Xiu remained restrained and watched the fight.

Black Snake fought the white-robed youth while Li Yi used the Bronze Ancient Mirror to subdue Shen Xiu’s Black Python and seize the white jade pendant. Black Snake defeated his opponent, who escaped vowing to kill him, while Li Yi kept the pendant.

• Shen Xiu sent his Black Python at the newcomer, but Black Snake appeared and struck back.
• Li Yi used golden-red flames and a Bronze Ancient Mirror to bind and weaken Shen Xiu’s White Python, then severed its bond with the jade pendant.
• Black Snake and the white-robed youth clashed with swords, spears, chains, and other attacks, but Black Snake repeatedly evaded him and overpowered him.
• Black Snake punched the white-robed youth into the ground, forcing him to retreat after he swore he would kill Black Snake next time.
• Li Yi took the white jade pendant and watched Shen Xiu and the white-robed youth resist in the sky.

Wang Yang joined Shen Wu and rapidly absorbed treasures from a Spatial Ring, drawing the attention of a Shen Family member who tried to force him to surrender. After Wang Yang defeated him and learned that Shen Xiu was involved, an unknown voice warned Wang Yang that the Wang Family might become his enemy, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Wang Yang reached Shen Wu after flying for three days and met Shen Xiu, who brought him to the main hall to meet the elders.
• Wang Yang formally introduced Bi Yi as a Shen Wu expert who would serve as its Protector, and the Great Elder welcomed him.
• Wang Yang absorbed the contents of a Spatial Ring until a Shen Family member confronted him and demanded that he surrender.
• Wang Yang overpowered the Shen Family member, broke his shoulder, and let him flee after learning that he was connected to Shen Xiu.
• Bi Yi warned Wang Yang that the Wang Family might treat him as an enemy, but Wang Yang said he had promised someone to act and went to face Bi Yi.
• Wang Yang defeated Bi Yi with Bi Yiwei, then heard an unknown voice warn him about the Wang Family.

The Han Family and the Core Formation Realm plotted to use Han Wu as bait to draw Shen Feng into a trap, while Shen Feng continued cultivating and weighed the danger around him. The Han Family arrived to confront Liu Peng, and Shen Feng prepared to see what the gathering would bring.

• Han Lin considered Shen Xiu a useful chess piece, but Shen Family elders warned him not to target their Guest Elder.
• The Core Formation Realm told Liu Peng to kill Shen Feng, devour his Nascent Soul, and impersonate his corpse, promising to resolve the consequences.
• The Han Family middle-aged woman ordered Han Wu to make Shen Feng believe he had been injured because of him, so Han Lin's people would blame Shen Feng after the trap was sprung.
• Han Wu claimed he had already sent people to capture Shen Feng, while Liu Pengcong advised him to avoid provoking his elder brother.
• Shen Feng cultivated until a procession of Han Family members arrived, and he went with Liu Peng and the others to meet them.

Shen Family absorbed spiritual energy and white beads to strengthen his body and advance his Nascent Soul cultivation while Han Wenlong and Shen Xiu faced mounting tensions at Han Mansion. Han Wenlong resolved to hunt Shen Family down, leaving the feud between the families poised to erupt.

• Shen Family used the Four-Revolutions Heavenly Profound Art to refine his body and absorbed white beads and spiritual energy, advancing his Nascent Soul cultivation toward the Middle Stage.
• Han Wenlong and Shen Xiu arrived at Han Mansion as onlookers discussed the conflict involving Yuan Li and Jiao Shigui.
• Shen Xiu urged Jiao Shigui to cultivate diligently and warned him not to disappoint his teacher.
• Han Wenlong dismissed the dispute with Yuan Li for the moment and said he wanted to find a chance to kill Shen Family.
• The Han Family members warned Han Wenlong that Shen Family was dangerous, but he remained determined to avenge his losses.

Shen Feng condensed a Nascent Soul and gained strength approaching the late stages, while Huo Jiao returned to the Shen Family and discussed the threat posed by the Jianliu Clan. The chapter left Huo Jiao preparing to head to the Heaven Sword Sect as the others considered how to stay safe.

• Shen Feng condensed a Nascent Soul, greatly strengthened his power, and decided to leave further cultivation until he had stabilized his breakthrough.
• Nascent Soul left the cave, found a Shen Feng Peak plaque and stone tablets, and returned to the Shen Family after failing to discover what lay beneath the ground.
• Nascent Soul met the Shen Xiu sisters near Heavenly Wolf City and invited them to travel with him, but they declined and urged him to leave the area.
• Huo Jiao told Liu Ruyan and Shen Feng that the Jianliu Clan ruled Star Continent and was hunting him, then explained that he planned to reach the Heaven Sword Sect and make them pay.
• Liu Ruyan and Shen Feng advised Huo Jiao to avoid provoking powerful sects and agreed to keep the matter private, while Tianwu Kingdom chose to stay for the time being.

Spirit Transformation entered Heaven Sword Sect with the Liu sisters and encountered Shen Yunfeng, who had once been crippled and disgraced because of him. The sisters feared Shen Yunfeng’s revenge, but Spirit Transformation offered to help them take theirs; they gathered at the sect’s immortal artifact auction as Shen Yunfeng confronted them.

• Shen Feng declined to force Liu Ruyan and Liu Jingyue to follow him, then presented his entry token so they could enter Heaven Sword Sect.
• Spirit Transformation met Liu Ruyan and Liu Jingyue at the auction plaza, where they thanked him for saving their relatives and for giving them a sect-protecting magic artifact.
• Shen Yunfeng arrived with other Shen Family members, recognized Spirit Transformation, and questioned why his brothers seemed afraid of him.
• Liu Ruyan and Shen Feng pretended they had only recognized Spirit Transformation from behind, while Liu Jingyue warned them that Shen Yunfeng was Zuo Jiake’s biological son and a dangerous enemy.
• Spirit Transformation told Liu Ruyan and Shen Feng that he would remember their help and offered to assist them in taking revenge.

Shen Yunfeng confronted Shen Haoyu and Shen Xiu over their deception, while Shen Xiu pursued his own plans in Tianlong City and spotted Hell Gate’s Ghostly Charm. The chapter left Shen Xiu watching Ghostly Charm from a pavilion as the Heaven Sword Sect’s group hurried toward the city.

• Shen Yunfeng threatened Shen Haoyu and Shen Xiu until they admitted their deception, then ordered them to stop pursuing the matter.
• Shen Feng and Huo Guanbiao persuaded the Heaven Sword Sect to help them deal with Shen Xiu, and the group set out for Tianlong City.
• The Heaven Sword Sect warned Tianxuan Sect and Shen Feng not to provoke Shen Xiu, explaining that he was a ninth-level Heavenly Soul Realm cultivator and a disciple of his eldest brother.
• Shen Xiu met Bai Aoxue, Gu Qianqiu, and the other disciples, then went to a pavilion in Tianlong City.
• Shen Xiu spotted Ghostly Charm, Hell Gate’s vice gate master, arriving outside and watched him through the window.

Shen Feng and Shen Xiu confronted the giant sword in Tianlong City, believing their combined strength could kill him. The giant sword revealed a huge increase in power and began overwhelming them, leaving their fate uncertain.

• Shen Feng and Shen Xiu arrived in Tianlong City, intent on killing the giant sword and earning Heaven Sword Sect’s favor.
• Shen Xiu blocked the giant sword while Shen Feng, Earth Soul Realm, and their allies prepared to attack.
• The giant sword dodged Shen Feng’s Heaven and Earth Ultimate Palm and unleashed silver lightning spears and overwhelming Soul Power.
• Earth Soul Realm used Myriad Ghosts Return to Sect Fist, while Shen Feng summoned ghosts and a destructive sphere of light against the giant sword.
• The giant sword’s aura surged to the fifth layer of the Heavenly Soul Realm, shocking Shen Feng, Shen Xiu, and their allies as their attacks failed to stop him.