Chapter Summaries

At Lishui Palace, Blind Elder explained to Ning Caier that the step beyond the heavenly chasm was nearly impossible and speculated about its connection to the Primordial Cataclysm. After reflecting on the power of the Upper Three Heavens and the shackles remaining in his head, Jiang Ning resolved to strengthen his Indestructible Vajra Body and began cultivating.

• Jiang Ning brought Blind Elder, Xiao Wuque, and Ning Caier to guest rooms by Lishui Lake, where Blind Elder said the Zhou Tian Star-Dipper Disc would be well placed.
• After Jiang Ning left, Blind Elder told Ning Caier that he had lived nearly five hundred years and had witnessed only one person cross the heavenly chasm, though he could not tell whether Jiang Ning had done so.
• Blind Elder explained that crossing the step meant discovering the body's hidden secrets and escaping the cage of heaven and earth, and he linked such departures to the Primordial Cataclysm.
• Jiang Ning considered Yu Jiuxiao's strength and the threats posed by the Upper Three Heavens, concluding that he needed more power and considering whether Yu Jiuxiao could be exchanged for Immortal Medicine.
• Jiang Ning examined the nine shackles in his head, recognized that he did not know how to break them, and decided to keep raising his Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Jiang Ning assumed a stance and began cultivating as his blood qi surged and the divine patterns of the Great Sun Divine Physique appeared beneath his skin.

Jiang Ning discovered that purifying his qi and blood improved his Indestructible Vajra Body cultivation, while Immortal Lord Xuan'e’s allies planned to draw out Blood God’s killer. In the Nine Heavens, Immortal Lord Zixiao agreed to exchange an Immortal Medicine for Yu Jiuxiao after Wang Yu reported Jiang Ning’s overwhelming strength.

• Jiang Ning tested the Indestructible Vajra Body and gained 1,137 experience, confirming that purified qi and blood improved its tempering efficiency.
• Xuanming told Immortal Lord Xuan'e and the other figures that Blood God had perished physically and his divine spirit had scattered.
• Shuiyun linked Blood God’s death to the Zhou Tian Star-Dipper Disc and said White Lotus could be used to lure out the culprit from Qingyang Grotto-Heaven.
• Wang Yu told Immortal Lord Zixiao’s court that Jiang Ning had easily defeated him and captured Yu Jiuxiao, and might already match Martial Saint Mo Chen’s former level.
• Immortal Lord Zixiao decided to give Jiang Ning an Immortal Medicine in exchange for Yu Jiuxiao’s life.

Immortal Lord Zixiao sent Miaoguan and Wang Yu to the mortal world with an Immortal Medicine to assess Jiang Ning and negotiate Yu Jiuxiao’s release. Miaoguan judged that Jiang Ning had not reached the Martial Saint’s realm, then introduced herself at Lishui Palace, where Yu Jiuxiao revealed she ranked second among their generation.

• Immortal Lord Zixiao overruled objections and gave Miaoguan an Immortal Medicine, instructing her to assess Jiang Ning before deciding whether to hand it over.
• Miaoguan and Wang Yu reached the Royal Capital, while Jiang Ning learned they were coming and told Yu Jiuxiao he would release him for the medicine.
• Chen An escorted Miaoguan and Wang Yu across Lishui Palace to the island where Jiang Ning and Yu Jiuxiao waited.
• Miaoguan sensed Jiang Ning’s presence and concluded he had not reached the Martial Saint’s realm.
• Miaoguan introduced herself as a direct descendant of the Azure Emperor Bloodline, and Yu Jiuxiao said she ranked second among their generation.

Miaoguan brought an Immortal Medicine to Jiang Ning but demanded to test whether he was worthy of receiving it. She attacked his mind with a Primordial Spirit Secret Art, and Jiang Ning turned her illusion against her, leaving her facing his overwhelming will.

• Miaoguan revealed the Immortal Medicine in her Treasure Ring and said Jiang Ning would have to prove himself before she handed it over.
• Miaoguan used a Primordial Spirit Secret Art to trap Jiang Ning in a vision of a Heavenly Maiden striking him down.
• Jiang Ning recognized the attack as a test of Primordial Spirit and will, then grew to gigantic proportions within the mindscape.
• Jiang Ning summoned an enormous hand over Miaoguan and declared that her will was too weak as the illusion began to shatter.

Miaoguan revealed a False Immortal Body and attacked Jiang Ning, but he defeated her with a single powerful blow. After Yu Jiuxiao explained her condition, Jiang Ning demanded another stalk of Immortal Medicine in exchange for releasing her.

• Miaoguan summoned an Immortal Tree and challenged Jiang Ning with the power of her False Immortal Body.
• Miaoguan unleashed immortal light and summoned divine weapons, while Jiang Ning transformed into a Ten-Zhang Golden Body and struck her unconscious.
• Jiang Ning caught Miaoguan as she fell and confirmed that she was unconscious rather than dead.
• Yu Jiuxiao explained that Miaoguan's False Immortal Body was a result of research into overcoming the limits of mortal flesh and the broken path to immortality.
• Jiang Ning told Yu Jiuxiao and Wang Yu to bring him one stalk of Immortal Medicine in exchange for releasing Miaoguan and forgiving her attack on his palace.

Jiang Ning questioned Miaoguan about her False Immortal Body and rejected her offer to join Nine Heavens, then learned the Azure Lotus was a Nine-Colored Immortal Lotus. He consumed its Lotus Seeds, gaining a surge of power as Miaoguan confirmed he had not yet taken the step toward immortality.

• Miaoguan explained that her False Immortal Body let her Primordial Spirit function beyond mortal limits and invited Jiang Ning to join Nine Heavens, but he refused.
• Jiang Ning admitted he had not taken the step toward immortality and ordered Miaoguan to remain on Heart-of-the-Lake Island.
• Miaoguan identified the Azure Lotus as a ten-thousand-year Nine-Colored Immortal Lotus with seeds that affected different aspects of the body and spirit.
• Jiang Ning consumed a scarlet Lotus Seed, unleashing immense qi and blood that tempered his body and activated his Great Sun Divine Physique.
• Miaoguan sensed Jiang Ning's overwhelming strength and concluded he had told the truth about not taking the step; Jiang Ning then ate another Lotus Seed and felt its energy rush toward his Spirit Platform.

Ji Minghao visited Jiang Ning after witnessing the celestial spectacle caused by Jiang Ning refining Immortal Medicine. Jiang Ning revealed that he had grown stronger but had not reached the Martial Saint realm, and he explained that the path depended on discovering the Body's Great Secret.

• Ji Minghao arrived at Lishui Palace and learned from Chen An that Jiang Ning was refining Immortal Medicine on Heart-of-the-Lake Island with Miaoguan, an Imperial Princess of the Azure Emperor Lineage.
• Ji Minghao and Shen Mengyun watched from the lakeshore as the spectacle faded, and Jiang Ning emerged with a surge of new strength and more than two thousand Source Points.
• Jiang Ning formed a waterway across the lake and welcomed Ji Minghao, who explained that he had come after seeing the immortal signs in the sky.
• Miaoguan introduced herself to Ji Minghao as a prisoner Jiang Ning was holding until her elders paid Immortal Medicine as ransom.
• Ji Minghao asked whether Jiang Ning had reached the Martial Saint realm, and Jiang Ning said he had not and explained that the breakthrough required discovering the Body's Great Secret for oneself.

Jiang Ning cultivated the Indestructible Vajra Body while Miaoguan recovered, as the Nine Heavens gathered to decide how to respond to his detention of Miaoguan. Immortal Lord Duer joined Immortal Lord Zixiao and the others, and after hearing Yu Jiuxiao's account, condemned Jiang Ning.

• Jiang Ning trained for several days, advancing the Indestructible Vajra Body to 25.13% of its tenth limit-breaking stage.
• Miaoguan cultivated beside Jiang Ning, and the cracks in her body began to heal.
• Yu Jiuxiao told Immortal Lord Zixiao and the Nine Heavens assembly that the Luo River King had detained Miaoguan and recounted the events at Lishui Palace.
• Immortal Qinghe and others rejected sending another Immortal Medicine and discussed the danger of confronting Jiang Ning while Miaoguan remained in his custody.
• Immortal Lord Zixiao summoned Immortal Lord Duer, who arrived and joined Zixiao, Qinghe, and the Vastblue Emperor's line to discuss Jiang Ning.
• After Yu Jiuxiao repeated his account, Immortal Lord Duer said Jiang Ning had a death wish.

Immortal Lord Xuan'e and Immortal Lord Zixiao organized a coalition to trap and kill Jiang Ning, preparing the Four Directions Sky-Locking Diagram and recruiting Nine Swords to counter the Martial Saint if he appeared. In the Royal Capital, Miaoguan warned Jiang Ning that his demand for a second Immortal Medicine had made the Upper Three Heavens see him as insatiable and urged him to stop.

• Immortal Lord Xuan'e told Lingxiao Palace that Jiang Ning had to be eliminated, and the assembled immortals voted to provide the Four Directions Sky-Locking Diagram for the attack.
• Immortal Lord Xuan'e and Immortal Lord Zixiao summoned the Grotto-Heavens along the River of Time and assigned them to send immortals and an Immortal Medicine to Lishui Palace in the Royal Capital.
• Nine Swords agreed to guard the operation and fight the Martial Saint Mo Chen if he appeared, claiming he could defeat him inside the diagram.
• Immortal Lord Zixiao ordered the coalition to make its arrangements and move the next day, with the diagram's deployment serving as the signal to attack Jiang Ning.
• Miaoguan told Jiang Ning that his demand for a second Immortal Medicine would make the others fear he would keep demanding more, and she urged him to stop and offered her friendship.

Jiang Ning prepared for the arrival of two visitors from the Grotto-Heavens while questioning Miaoguan about the Immortal Dao and the Primordial Era. Miaoguan began explaining how powerful beings tried to escape a once-complete world that had become a broken cage.

• Jiang Ning resolved to keep pursuing power and believed another Immortal Medicine might help his Indestructible Vajra Body break through.
• Chang Xi and Zhou Yun traveled from Luoshui County to the Royal Capital, with Chang Xi carrying an Immortal Medicine to earn Jiang Ning's trust.
• Blind Elder told Jiang Ning that the two visitors had entered the city, and Jiang Ning evacuated most of Lishui Palace while Chen An chose to remain.
• Miaoguan described her past lives and explained the Immortal Dao's realms, Dao Flowers, Dao Fruits, and the titles of Immortal Lord and Immortal Venerable.
• Jiang Ning asked what had happened when the Heavenly Court disappeared, and Miaoguan said powerful beings had sought to escape a world that had become a prison.

Jiang Ning learned from Miaoguan about the River of Time and the Heavenly Court sovereign’s escape, then waited for Chang Xi and Zhou Yun to arrive with an Immortal Medicine. As the visitors stepped onto the island, Jiang Ning unleashed a time-wielding attack before they could spring their trap.

• Miaoguan told Jiang Ning that Immortal Venerables could travel upstream along the River of Time and that the Heavenly Court sovereign likely escaped with power stolen from heaven and earth.
• Jiang Ning recognized Zhou Yun as the little princess of Azure Cloud Heaven when she arrived with Chang Xi at Lishui Palace.
• Chang Xi presented a Peach of Immortality, while Zhou Yun secretly warned Jiang Ning that the Nine Heavens planned to kill him with several immortals involved.
• Chang Xi and Zhou Yun stepped onto Heart-of-the-Lake Island, and Jiang Ning attacked them with a surge of power that slowed Chang Xi through the River of Time.

Jiang Ning killed Chang Xi and took the Peach of Immortality, prompting the Nine Heavens to trap Lishui Palace beneath the Four Directions Sky-Locking Diagram and send four full-powered immortals to kill him. As Liu Zhou attacked, the Martial Saint appeared and struck at the immortals, leaving the battle poised to turn.

• Jiang Ning killed Chang Xi, took the Peach of Immortality, and watched the Four Directions Sky-Locking Diagram seal Lishui Palace and suppress the surrounding world.
• Miaoguan warned Jiang Ning that the diagram let immortals unleash their full power, and Jiang Ning prepared to fight rather than flee.
• Four immortals appeared and identified themselves as Shuiyun of Dragon Palace Heaven, Liu Zhou of Azure Sun Heaven, Xuanzhen of Four Directions Heaven, and Xia Zhibai of Mysterious Yellow Heaven.
• Liu Zhou attacked Jiang Ning, who unleashed his full power and activated the Solar Scripture and his Dharma Aspect.
• The Martial Saint appeared, causing Liu Zhou to panic and Xia Zhibai to flee, then sent a jade-like fist toward Liu Zhou as Shuiyun cried out, "Immortal Lord Sword Nine!"

The Martial Saint, Mo Chen, returned at the last moment to save Jiang Ning and defeated Nine Swords’ long-awaited sword strike with a single punch. After taking Jiang Ning to his thatched cottage, Mo Chen revealed that his youthful appearance had been a temporary display before death and explained the perspective gained by breaking every bodily shackle.

• Mo Chen appeared as Shuiyun attacked Jiang Ning, and his presence froze the battlefield before he struck Shuiyun down.
• Nine Swords challenged Mo Chen with the sword strike he had honed for over eight hundred years, but Mo Chen shattered his blade with one punch.
• Nine Swords admitted defeat and withdrew with Miaoguan, Liu Zhou, Xuanzhen, and Xia Zhibai as the sky-locking formation disappeared.
• Mo Chen took Jiang Ning to meet Xiao Wuque and Ji Minghao, then privately revealed that he had been strong on the outside but near the end of his lifespan.
• Mo Chen told Jiang Ning that breaking every bodily shackle granted a new perspective on heaven and earth, including control over the body's smallest particles.

Jiang Ning learned from the Martial Saint about the realm beyond Martial Saint and received guidance that could help him pursue it, while the dying master prepared Xiao Wuque to take over his duties. The chapter ended with Ji Minghao arriving at the thatched cottage as the Martial Saint warned Xiao Wuque to be wary of his eldest senior brother.

• The Martial Saint explained the limits of his cultivation and revealed that Jiang Ning had surpassed his expectations by breaking his bodily shackles without the inherited secret art.
• The Martial Saint described the supreme realm beyond Martial Saint and passed its cultivation principles to Jiang Ning, who vowed to pursue the path and protect the world's peace.
• The Martial Saint sent Xiao Wuque to the cottage and admitted that his final battle had left him with little time to live.
• The Martial Saint appointed Xiao Wuque head of the Inspection Office and Martial Saint Manor, told him to care for his senior brothers, and warned him to watch his eldest senior brother.
• Ji Minghao appeared at the cottage entrance as the Martial Saint finished instructing Xiao Wuque.

After the Martial Saint warned that Great Xia would have to rely on Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning refined the shattered immortal sword fragments from Lishui Lake and gained thousands of Source Points. He then upgraded his Turning Misfortune into Fortune trait, which became a dark-gold ability to avert disasters and calamities.

• The Martial Saint revealed that his strength had declined, entrusted Great Xia's future to Jiang Ning, and said his intervention would keep the immortals at bay for another ten years.
• Ji Minghao and Jiang Ning acknowledged that they would have to prepare for future threats, while the Martial Saint left to walk through the world.
• Jiang Ning returned to Lishui Palace, confirmed Blind Elder and Ning Caier were unharmed, and searched the bottom of Lishui Lake for fragments of the Nine Swords Immortal Lord's shattered sword.
• Jiang Ning swallowed and refined the sword fragments, gaining 2,590.3 Source Points and strengthening his sword understanding and bones.
• Jiang Ning spent 320 Source Points upgrading Turning Misfortune into Fortune until it became a dark-gold trait that could avert disasters and calamities.

Jiang Ning advanced the Seven-Star Demon-Subduing Sword, awakened Stellar Resonance, and consumed the Peach of Immortality, gaining abundant vitality and Source Points. He focused on cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Body, hoping to reach its next breakthrough within days and become strong enough to face danger alone.

• Jiang Ning raised the Seven-Star Demon-Subduing Sword to its current ceiling, unlocked Stellar Resonance, and drew starlight into his body as Ning Caier and the Blind Elder watched.
• Jiang Ning broke the sword art through three more realms, improving several traits, then prepared to cultivate with the Peach of Immortality.
• Jiang Ning ate the Peach of Immortality, absorbed its immense immortal vitality, and gained over two thousand Source Points.
• Jiang Ning saw that his Indestructible Vajra Body had passed halfway to its next limit and resumed cultivating, receiving increased experience from the peach’s effects.
• Jiang Ning set aside thoughts of his family and friends and devoted himself to cultivation, hoping Turning Misfortune into Fortune would help him survive until his next breakthrough.

Ji Minghao secretly allied with the immortal factions against Jiang Ning, believing the Martial Saint had finally died, while the Blind Elder suggested Jiang Ning’s grueling training reflected the same uncertainty. In the River of Time, Immortal Lord Xuan'e urged the surviving immortals to confront the Luo River King, but they refused to risk facing the Martial Saint again.

• Ji Minghao told Hui'er and her aunt that the Martial Saint had died, then agreed to cooperate with Five Elements Heaven and Xuanhuan Heaven against the Luo River King.
• Ji Minghao told the Immortal Lord that he feared Jiang Ning’s future power and wanted Great Xia free from another ruler’s influence; he concealed the alliance from Jiang Ning and vowed to raise Jiang Ning’s unborn child.
• Ning Caier questioned why Jiang Ning was training so relentlessly, and the Blind Elder implied the Martial Saint might have been bluffing about his death.
• Jiang Ning resumed training his Indestructible Vajra Body, encouraged by his progress toward the next limit-breaking.
• Immortal Lord Xuan'e summoned Liu Zhou, Xuanzhen, and another immortal, blamed himself for Shuiyun’s death, and argued that the Luo River King would become a major threat.
• Liu Zhou and Xuanzhen said they feared the Martial Saint’s power too much to risk entering the mortal world again, and Xuan'e said he had not summoned them to demand another dangerous attempt.

Immortal Lord Xuan'e organized a Heavenly Net Formation to trap and kill Jiang Ning, while a Goddess emerged from hiding and headed toward Luoshui County. Jiang Ning recognized the danger and moved to intercept her, leaving his breakthrough unfinished as he pursued her through deeper layers of space.

• Immortal Lord Xuan'e secured heavenly soldiers from Four Directions Heaven, Mysterious Yellow Heaven, and Azure Sun Heaven, then committed Nine Heavens to complete the formation.
• Jiang Ning declined to enter the apparent trap after the Goddess appeared, choosing to continue cultivating while his Indestructible Vajra Body neared completion.
• The Goddess considered attacking a city linked to the Martial Saint, then vanished from the mountaintop without acting.
• The Blind Elder spotted the Goddess's star moving toward Luoshui County, and Jiang Ning rushed there through layers of space.
• Jiang Ning sensed the Goddess approaching, saw his Indestructible Vajra Body at 98.33% progress, and entered the third spatial layer to pursue her.

Jiang Ning killed White Lotus by burning away her body and absorbing her divinity and authorities, then studied and strengthened the powers he had seized. After spending all his divinity points, he completed the World-Cleansing authority and repeatedly used it to purify himself.

• Jiang Ning froze White Lotus in time and shattered her with a punch backed by the River of Time, Solar Yang, and Lunar Yin.
• Jiang Ning burned away White Lotus’s gathered divinity and authorities inside the Golden Crow sun, then absorbed them and learned he had gained World-Cleansing and Manifestation.
• Jiang Ning discovered that White Lotus had once sought to erase the mortal world to remake it as a pure land, and learned how her two authorities worked.
• Jiang Ning used White Lotus’s World-Cleansing authority to purify his body and mind, then spent all his divinity points to complete it and improve Manifestation.
• Jiang Ning repeatedly invoked the perfected World-Cleansing authority until its successive purifications no longer produced any sensation.

After Jiang Ning erased White Lotus, the Immortal Lords and the three heavenly realms watched through ancient mirrors and discussed the threat he posed. White Lotus’s hidden gateway then opened before Jiang Ning, revealing eleven figures who began deploying the Heavenly Net Formation.

• Xuan'e and Zixiao confirmed that White Lotus had been completely erased and that the ancient mirrors across the heavens could observe Jiang Ning.
• In the Mysterious Yellow Heaven, Xia Zhibai and Xia Xuanyan resolved that Jiang Ning had to die, while Xia Wanqin feared the Xia Family would suffer if he survived.
• In the Azure Sun Heaven, Liu Zhou ordered the others to watch what Xuan'e would do; Han Qiu and Xie Yang watched with him.
• In the Four Directions Heaven, Xuanzhen and the silver-haired woman agreed that Jiang Ning’s growing power made him too dangerous to leave alive.
• After cleansing himself and preparing to leave, Jiang Ning sensed danger at the place where White Lotus had perished as a rice-sized light expanded into a vast gateway.
• Jiang Ning transformed into his Ten-Zhang Golden Body as eleven figures appeared within the gateway, and a commanding voice announced, “Heavenly Net Formation, rise!”