Chapter Summaries

Zhang Yang defeated Ming Huo by striking him with the Immortal-Refining Cauldron and forcing Youfeng to end the battle before Ming Huo could use the Netherworld Ghostfire. After settling his reward with the Sage Master, Zhang Yang suggested that creating a calendar could advance the Sage Master’s Sage Dao.

• Diao Buer started the match, and Ming Huo spread his Three Thousand Bone Realms across the arena as Zhang Yang charged in with several Spirit Artifacts.
• Zhang Yang shattered Ming Huo’s hand with the Immortal-Refining Cauldron, gathered the bone dust, and chased him as Ming Huo tried to ignite the Netherworld Ghostfire.
• Zhang Yang waved the Soul-Suppressing Banner, so Youfeng removed Ming Huo from the arena, extinguished the ghostfire, and declared Zhang Yang the winner.
• Youfeng left Azure Cloud City with the ten little ghosts, while Leng Qingfeng, Ling Xu, and the other agreed sparring partners remained to await Zhang Yang’s arrangements.
• Zhang Yang negotiated with the Sage Master and received two drops of Soul-Condensing Liquid, then proposed that a calendar could greatly improve the Sage Master’s Sage Dao.

Zhang Yang proposed that the Sage Master establish a unified calendar, and the Sage Master began compiling it as the Yang Calendar while dispatching Langya Sacred Land experts to gather records across the continents. As the calendar’s rules took shape, Zhang Yang and Li Yao gained unexpected benefits, while Zhang Yang postponed training the visiting prodigies so Azure Cloud Sect’s disciples could comprehend the Dao.

• Zhang Yang explained to the Sage Master that a unified calendar could become a powerful Rule, and the Sage Master vowed to create it and name it the Yang Calendar.
• The Sage Master ordered Langya Sacred Land cultivators to collect timekeeping methods and local customs across every continent, then began recording events in the new calendar.
• As the Sage Master wrote the calendar’s chronicle, Zhang Yang’s comprehension of the Dao improved, and Li Yao’s soul injury healed faster as he glimpsed the path to the Primordial Spirit Realm.
• Zhang Yang gave Leng Qingfeng, Ling Xu, and the other prodigies half a month to rest before sparring, despite Kong Xiuping’s wish to return to Langya Sacred Land.
• Zhang Yang told Kong Xiuping that Azure Cloud Sect’s disciples were comprehending the Dao, as more than five hundred disciples worked to turn the arena battles they had witnessed into strength.

Zhang Yang’s rivals planned to reclaim the spies they had planted in Azure Cloud Sect, but Wu Fa warned that Azure Cloud City had already changed them. Jing Fang then broke through to the Tribulation Realm through Buddhist Dharma, leaving Return to Origin Temple’s abbot wary of the threat to his position.

• Yun Song instructed Ling Xu, Zixu, and Kong Xu to identify and contact One-Guard Monastery’s seven spies within Azure Cloud Sect.
• Leng Qingfeng and Zhou Lin received lists of spies planted by Great Snow Mountain and Myriad Spirits Sect, while Jing Xian gave Wu Fa Return to Origin Temple’s six names.
• Wu Fa told Jing Xian that Return to Origin Temple’s spies were already devoted to Azure Cloud Sect and sensed that someone had broken through.
• Jing Xian hurried back to Return to Origin Temple and saw Buddhist light illuminating its territory as Jing Fang advanced into the Tribulation Realm through Mind Power.
• Jing Fang’s illusory Buddha-land captivated monks across Return to Origin Temple, while the abbot let the tribulation proceed and resolved to address Jing Fang’s influence later.

Zhang Yang welcomed several prodigies to the Azure Cloud Sect and negotiated sparring matches in exchange for their ultimate arts. He began fighting Leng Qingfeng in the Martial Practice Arena, while hundreds of disciples watched and Azure Cloud Master ensured the battle would remain safe.

• Leng Qingfeng offered Zhang Yang ten jin of Ice Soul for a match without magical artifacts, and Kong Xiuping and the other prodigies offered extra sparring time to watch or fight him.
• Zhang Yang proposed that any prodigy who lost leave behind a copy of an ultimate technique, while he would reveal different ultimate techniques in each match; the prodigies agreed.
• Zhang Yang led the prodigies to the Martial Practice Arena, where more than five hundred Azure Cloud Sect disciples had gathered to watch.
• Azure Cloud Master promised to separate the combatants before either was in danger, allowing them to fight without holding back.
• Leng Qingfeng opened with his Ice World and attacked Zhang Yang with a collapsing ice mountain and a swordlike icy peak.
• Zhang Yang punched the icy peak and sent tremors through Leng Qingfeng's Ice World, destabilizing the artistic conception of solitude.

Zhang Yang shattered Leng Qingfeng’s Ice World by striking the frequency of his Primordial Spirit Artistic Conception, winning their battle. Sheng Jingcheng then challenged Zhang Yang with a Sword Domain, and Zhang Yang began his next demonstration by telling Xu Qing to watch his sword strike.

• Zhang Yang used his Primordial Spirit and the Chaotic Soul Art’s core secret to shatter Leng Qingfeng’s Primordial Spirit Artistic Conception, collapsing the Ice World and ending the battle.
• Leng Qingfeng admitted defeat and gave Zhang Yang a jade slip containing his comprehension of the Solitude Artistic Conception.
• Sheng Jingcheng stepped forward and formed a Sword Domain by merging his Morning Dew Sword Intent and Evening Glow Sword Intent.
• Zhang Yang told Xu Qing to watch closely, then sent a streak of Sword Qi toward Sheng Jingcheng’s domain.

Zhang Yang defeated Sheng Jingcheng with a swift Sword Qi strike and received Sheng Jingcheng’s two Sword Intents. He arranged a month of sparring between the visiting heavenly geniuses and Azure Cloud Sect disciples, while Xu Qing began pursuing the sword’s underlying trajectory.

• Zhang Yang’s Sword Qi followed Sheng Jingcheng’s yin-yang Sword Intent through his Sword Domain, and Azure Cloud Master intercepted it just before it struck Sheng Jingcheng.
• Xu Qing realized Zhang Yang had followed the trajectory of Sheng Jingcheng’s Sword Intent, and resolved to become fast enough to strike before such a trajectory appeared.
• Sheng Jingcheng admitted defeat, praised Zhang Yang’s sword, and gave him a jade slip containing his Morning Dew and Evening Glow Sword Intents.
• The visiting heavenly geniuses declined to fight Zhang Yang again that day, and Zhang Yang arranged for them to spar with groups of Azure Cloud Sect disciples for one shichen daily over the next month.
• The heavenly geniuses recognized disciples from their own factions among the groups and planned to approach them after demonstrating their strength.
• Zhang Yang returned to Azure Cloud Peak and placed the two labeled jade slips in the Scripture Repository.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Ghost Clan returns to the Firmament Continent, with Youfeng expressing confidence in their upcoming Prodigy Battlefield dominance.
• Ming Ye acknowledges Youfeng's analysis and plans for the Prodigy Battlefield.
• The Demon Race and Sacred Spirit Church maintain their silence, while the Return to Origin Temple gains prominence with Jing Fang's tribulation transcendence.
• After twenty days of training, Azure Cloud Sect prodigies reveal their combat power and prepare to contact undercover agents.
• Undercover agents from various sects reveal their identities to the Azure Cloud disciples, leading to a revelation that nearly 80 out of 87 geniuses are undercover agents.

Character Developments

• Youfeng: Confident in Ghost Realm's strength and plans for the Prodigy Battlefield.
• Ming Ye: Acknowledges Youfeng's analysis and plans for the Prodigy Battlefield.
• Jing Fang: Successfully transcends tribulation, improving the Return to Origin Temple's cohesion and influence.
• Wang Baole: Becomes fellow disciples with undercover agents from various sects, expressing a complicated expression.
• Li Er: Also becomes fellow disciples with undercover agents, finding the situation amusing.

Significant Themes

• The upcoming Prodigy Battlefield conflict and the Ghost Realm's confidence.
• The revelation of undercover agents and their identities.
• The improvement of the Return to Origin Temple's influence and cohesion.

Character Interactions

• Youfeng and Ming Ye discuss the Ghost Realm's plans for the Prodigy Battlefield.
• Jing Fang improves the Return to Origin Temple's cohesion through Buddhist Dharma preaching.
• Wang Baole and Li Er react to the revelation of undercover agents among their fellow disciples.
• Undercover agents from various sects reveal their identities to the Azure Cloud disciples, leading to a humorous situation.

Zhang Yang used Mind Power to break Kong Xu’s Spatial Stasis, won their spar, and received a minor spatial secret art. As the Azure Cloud Sect’s sparring arrangement neared its end, a radiant heavenly phenomenon appeared over the Myriad Spirits Sect and drew the attention of Tribulation Realm experts.

• Kong Xu trapped Zhang Yang in Spatial Stasis, but Zhang Yang tested the spatial suppression with his physique and found he could resist it to a degree.
• Zhang Yang sent his Primordial Spirit toward Kong Xu’s sea of consciousness, forcing Kong Xu to divert his Primordial Spirit’s power and let Spatial Stasis collapse.
• Zhang Yang used Mind Power to reveal that the apparent Primordial Spirit attack had been an illusion, and Kong Xu conceded defeat.
• Kong Xu gave Zhang Yang a jade slip containing a minor spatial secret art, which Zhang Yang learned to use spatial fluctuations to observe his surroundings.
• Zhang Yang told the gathered prodigies that five days remained in their sparring arrangement, and they reflected on what they had gained.
• A heavenly phenomenon of harmonious light appeared from the Myriad Spirits Sect, alarming Tribulation Realm experts across the region.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhou Xuansheng attains Great Dao Perfection and becomes a True Immortal, causing envy in the Sage Master.
• The Sage Master decides to establish Academies on other continents or in Langya Sacred Land for those interested in cultivating the Sage Dao.
• The master of Sea-Heaven Pavilion visits the Sage Master, seeking advice on how to handle the situation with Zhou Xuansheng's ascension.
• The Sage Master reveals that True Immortals are equivalent to Tribulation Realm experts, shocking the master of Sea-Heaven Pavilion.
• The monastery master of One-Guard Monastery and the Snow Mountain Old Man discuss their response to Zhou Xuansheng's ascension, deciding to send representatives to Myriad Spirits Sect to offer congratulations and probe Zhou Xuansheng's intentions.

Character Developments

• Zhou Xuansheng: Ascends to the True Immortal Realm, causing concern and envy among other sect leaders.
• Sage Master: Continues refining the calendar, revealing his plans to establish Academies for his Sage Dao followers. He also shares crucial information about True Immortals with the master of Sea-Heaven Pavilion.
• Master of Sea-Heaven Pavilion: Initially anxious about Zhou Xuansheng's ascension, he gains confidence after learning the true nature of True Immortals from the Sage Master.
• Monastery Master of One-Guard Monastery: Maintains a firm stance against Myriad Spirits Sect's potential bullying, expressing willingness to form an alliance but not tolerate harm to their interests.
• Snow Mountain Old Man: Cautious about Zhou Xuansheng's ascension, he seeks the monastery master's support and agrees to send representatives to Myriad Spirits Sect.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and hierarchies within the Immortal Cultivation Realm, particularly the revelation that True Immortals are equivalent to Tribulation Realm experts.
• The Sage Master's pursuit of refining the calendar and spreading his Sage Dao through Academies.
• The cautious and strategic responses of sect leaders to Zhou Xuansheng's ascension, highlighting the political maneuvering and alliances within the cultivation world.

Character Interactions

• The Sage Master and Jia Yuan discuss the progress of refining the calendar and the arrangements for visitors from other sects.
• The Sage Master and the master of Sea-Heaven Pavilion discuss the implications of Zhou Xuansheng's ascension, leading to the revelation of True Immortals' true nature.
• The monastery master of One-Guard Monastery and the Snow Mountain Old Man discuss their response to Zhou Xuansheng's ascension, deciding to send representatives to Myriad Spirits Sect to offer congratulations and probe Zhou Xuansheng's intentions.

After Zhou Xuansheng became a True Immortal, Azure Cloud Sect prepared for possible conflict with Myriad Spirits Sect while the visiting prodigies decided whether to remain as sparring partners. Zhang Yang then agreed to let the demons restore their cultivation and bring back Gu Yan to face Zhou Xuansheng.

• Return to Origin Temple and Sacred Spirit Church congratulated Myriad Spirits Sect, while Azure Cloud Master warned his disciples and entered seclusion to study tribulation.
• Zhou Lin left Azure Cloud Sect early to return to Myriad Spirits Sect, while Leng Qingfeng, Qi Lang, Sheng Jingcheng, Ling Xu, and the others agreed to stay for five more days of training.
• Zhang Yang ordered Jiang Zhiqiu to raise Azure Cloud City's alert and assigned elders to guard the peaks and keep the grand formation ready.
• Zhang Yang told Gu Xue and Gudoer that Zhou Xuansheng had reached Dao Realm Perfection, and Gudoer proposed bringing Gu Yan back to fight him.
• Zhang Yang agreed to let the demons restore their cultivation, asking them to return quickly afterward.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gudoer and other weakened Demon Lords leave the Azure Cloud Sect to recover, with Gu Xue and Gu Yin remaining behind.
• Gudoer reunites with other Demon Lords in the Overseas Demon Domain and sends three Demon Lords to monitor Zhou Xuansheng.
• Gudoer tasks lesser Demon Lords to provoke Lin Ming in the Prodigy Battlefield and make him demonic.
• Gudoer visits Heavenly Heart Island, demands the Years Shuttle Immortal Artifact, and offers Heavenly Heart Island three choices for compensation.

Character Developments

• Gudoer demonstrates his cunning and manipulative nature, using politeness as a facade to achieve his goals.
• Lady Heavenly Heart shows her helplessness and frustration in the face of Gudoer's demands, highlighting her vulnerability.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and the weak being bullied by the strong.
• Manipulation and deception in achieving goals.
• The consequences of one's actions and the struggle between morality and necessity.

Character Interactions

• Gudoer and Zhang Yang: Gudoer's cunning and Zhang Yang's uneasiness about his departure.
• Gudoer and Lady Heavenly Heart: Gudoer's polite yet demanding approach and Lady Heavenly Heart's frustration and helplessness.
• Gudoer and the Demon Lords: Gudoer's authority and the Demon Lords' obedience, showcasing their hierarchical structure.

After becoming a True Immortal, Zhou Xuansheng demanded that the sects unite against the Azure Cloud Sect and gave three sects ten days to choose a side. When Jiang Tao entered Azure Cloud Continent without declaring himself, Zhang Yang ordered him killed as a trespasser.

• Diao Buer and Luo Yi asked Zhou Xuansheng to lead the cultivators against the Demon Race and Ghost Realm Envoys, and Zhou agreed while condemning those who betrayed the righteous path.
• Zhou Xuansheng demanded that Tu Shan, Liu Chun, and Wen Qing report their sects’ decisions within ten days or be branded like the Azure Cloud Sect; the three left to consult their Sage Master.
• Zhou Xuansheng sent Jiang Tao to the Azure Cloud Sect, offering it a chance to acknowledge its mistakes, and Jiang Tao entered Azure Cloud Continent without making a declaration.
• Ling Yunzi detected Jiang Tao and informed Zhang Yang, who ordered him killed under the Azure Cloud Sect’s prohibition on undeclared cultivators above the Dao Integration Realm.
• Ling Yunzi announced the prohibition and activated the Azure Sky Ultimate Cloud Formation, trapping Jiang Tao as he protested that he had come as an envoy.

Jiang Tao was killed by the Azure Sky Ultimate Cloud Formation, prompting Zhou Xuansheng to attack Azure Cloud Continent and threaten its people. Gu Yan blocked his assault, but Zhou Xuansheng eventually cut through the formation and entered the continent to move their battle there.

• The Azure Sky Ultimate Cloud Formation killed Jiang Tao after he called to Zhou Xuansheng for help.
• Zhou Xuansheng arrived at Azure Cloud Continent and unleashed a fiery attack across its northwest, but the Azure Sky Ultimate Cloud Formation blocked it as the people offered Vow Power to Azure Cloud Master.
• Gu Yan arrived and intercepted Zhou Xuansheng's next attack, then fought him while enduring his Laws and Starshine Swords.
• Zhou Xuansheng failed to stop Gu Yan and cut a gap in the formation with a Great Dao Blade before entering Azure Cloud Continent to continue the battle.

Azure Cloud Master comprehended the Divine Dao’s authority, left seclusion, and used the Azure Sky Ultimate Cloud Formation and Immortal Artifacts to drive Zhou Xuansheng away from the Azure Cloud Continent. Zhang Yang sent the four Demon Lords to hunt Zhou Xuansheng down and kill him, while Azure Cloud Master stayed to guard the continent.

• Azure Cloud Master received pure Vow Power, completed his comprehension of the Divine Dao’s authority, and decided he was ready to undergo tribulation.
• Azure Cloud Master opened a Spatial Gate to lure Zhou Xuansheng into the Azure Sky Ultimate Cloud Formation, then attacked him with the Stellar Pearl when he refused to enter.
• Zhou Xuansheng fled into the Void, but Gu Yan pursued him and Azure Cloud Master used the Immortal Artifact Wind Shadow to attack as he escaped.
• Zhang Yang asked Gu Xue and the other Demon Lords to drive Zhou Xuansheng out of the Azure Cloud Continent and find a chance to kill him.
• Azure Cloud Master told Zhang Yang he had comprehended the Divine Dao’s authority, and Zhang Yang left him to guard the continent while the four Demon Lords hunted Zhou Xuansheng.

Zhou Xuansheng was forced by the four Demon Lords to ascend after they drove him from Azure Cloud Continent and pursued him into Myriad Spirits Continent. As he flew toward the Immortal Gate, a gigantic palm emerged from it and struck at the Demon Lords.

• Gu Yan fought Zhou Xuansheng while holding back, and Gu Xue, Gu Yin, and Gu Qiang arrived to help drive him toward Myriad Spirits Continent.
• The other sects’ guests and the Azure Cloud Sect’s young geniuses watched Zhou Xuansheng retreat, while the Sea-Heaven Pavilion Master resolved to strengthen ties with the Azure Cloud Sect.
• The four Demon Lords pursued Zhou Xuansheng across Myriad Spirits Continent, where their battle with him devastated the land and killed countless living beings.
• Gu Yan told the other Demon Lords that Gudoer had forbidden them to kill Zhou Xuansheng, so Gu Yin proposed forcing him to ascend instead.
• Gu Xue threatened Zhou Xuansheng with death and the destruction of the Myriad Spirits Sect unless he ascended; Zhou Xuansheng agreed and opened an Immortal Gate.
• As Zhou Xuansheng flew toward the Immortal Gate, a gigantic palm reached out and struck at the four Demon Lords.

An Immortal King suppressed the four Demon Lords as the Immortal Gate opened, drawing the attention of powers across the Lower Realm. The gate later closed after more than a dozen True Immortals and over a hundred young people descended with a mission from the Imperial Lord, while Zhou Xuansheng reunited with his Martial Uncle.

• An Immortal King struck down the four Demon Lords with one palm, and they fled back to Azure Cloud Continent.
• The Ghost Realm Envoys, Demon Lords, and ancient monsters prepared for conflict over the Creation Spirit Pool as the Immortal Gate remained open.
• A lifespan-exhausted Tribulation Realm cultivator tried to enter the gate but turned to dust, confirming that only True Immortals could pass through.
• More than a dozen True Immortals and over a hundred young people emerged from the Immortal Gate before it closed.
• A True Immortal ordered the descended cultivators to gather their forces and assemble in ten days to carry out the Imperial Lord's mission.
• Zhou Xuansheng recognized his Martial Uncle, who took him and several young people back toward their sect.

True Immortal Ling Yuan told Zhou Xuansheng that the Immortal Realm’s visitors had come to claim the Creation Spirit Hall’s fortune in the Prodigy Battlefield, and that True Immortals were still subordinate to Immortal Kings. At Langya Sacred Land, the Sage Master asserted control over the visitors and ordered them to follow local rules while awaiting the battlefield’s opening.

• Zhou Xuansheng introduced Patriarch Ling Yuan to the Myriad Spirits Sect, then asked why he and the Immortal Realm’s young visitors had descended.
• Ling Yuan explained that the Prodigy Battlefield was the Creation Spirit Hall, which held three thousand years of fortune and required the visitors’ cooperation to enter.
• Ling Yuan revealed that True Immortals were only at Dao Realm Perfection and could not control their own fates without reaching the Beyond Immortal King Realm, leaving Zhou Xuansheng shaken.
• The monastery master of One-Guard Monastery declared that he would remain in command despite the arrival of its True Immortal patriarch.
• The Sage Master of Langya Sacred Land told its True Immortal patriarch that the sect would pursue its own plans for the Prodigy Battlefield.
• After a young Immortal Realm visitor insulted the Lower Realm, the Sage Master had him slapped and ordered Tu Shan to arrange accommodations while the visitors followed Langya Sacred Land’s rules.

Summary of "The Ancestor Descends" Chapter

Key Plot Points and Events

• Two True Immortals, including Miao Yun (an ancestor of Azure Cloud Sect), descend from the Immortal Realm with fifteen young cultivators.
• Zhang Yang dramatically recounts Azure Cloud Sect's thousand-year history of suffering, including persecution by nine great sects and near-extinction due to resource scarcity.
• Miao Yun and the other True Immortal, along with the young cultivators, donate Pills and Spirit Stones to Azure Cloud Sect out of sympathy.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yang demonstrates his exceptional storytelling skills and emotional manipulation.
• Miao Yun, initially unaware of Azure Cloud Sect's plight, becomes enraged and determined to seek justice.
• The young cultivators from the Immortal Realm show empathy and generosity.

Significant Themes

• The disparity between Azure Cloud Sect's past glory and present struggles.
• The power dynamics and politics within the cultivation world.
• The theme of wealth and resource disparity among sects.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang's dramatic storytelling captivates Miao Yun and the Immortal Realm cultivators, leading to their sympathy and donations.
• The Azure Cloud Seven Sons are embarrassed by Zhang Yang's actions and the subsequent begging for resources.

Zhang Yang revealed that Azure Cloud Sect had grown wealthy and powerful under his leadership, turning the Immortal Realm visitors’ donations into an awkward gift. He briefed Miao Yun on the factions preparing for the Prodigy Battlefield and laid out terms for the visitors to join Azure Cloud Sect’s plans.

• Miao Yun and the Immortal Realm visitors offered Azure Cloud Sect resources, believing it was still destitute, but Zhang Yang explained that it now had one hundred thousand disciples and over a hundred billion Spirit Stones.
• Azure Cloud Master credited Zhang Yang with transforming the sect, and the visitors awkwardly presented their donations as gifts; Miao Yun also contributed resources.
• Zhang Yang assessed the Immortal Realm youths as inexperienced and considered keeping the obedient ones as allies while trapping the disobedient ones on the Prodigy Battlefield.
• Zhang Yang told Miao Yun that the Ghost Realm had taken Firmament Continent, the Demon Race controlled Sacred Spirit Continent alongside Sacred Spirit Church, and the Devil Race had regained its strength and acquired the Void-Breaking Demonic Spear.
• Zhang Yang said Azure Cloud Sect had allied with the Devil Race and contacted the Demon Race, then offered the Immortal Realm visitors a choice to cooperate on the Prodigy Battlefield or part ways if they sought other alliances or command.

Zhang Yang challenged the Immortal Realm visitors to a contest to decide who would lead their efforts in the Prodigy Battlefield. He remained confident that Azure Cloud Sect would claim the greatest benefits, while Miao Yun warned him about two powerful descendants of Immortal Kings.

• An Immortal Realm man argued that his group’s experience, resources, and strength entitled them to lead, and a woman agreed.
• Zhang Yang proposed a spar under Prodigy Battlefield conditions, with his Nascent Soul Realm juniors facing the visitors’ Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators, and they agreed to compete after a day of preparation.
• Zhang Yang sent the Immortal Realm guests to Azure Cloud City with Ling Yunzi and told Miao Yun that Azure Cloud Sect would take the best opportunities.
• Miao Yun warned Zhang Yang about Qi Zhou and the patriarch’s grandson, both backed by Immortal King Realm families, but Zhang Yang said he would be careful.
• Azure Cloud Master showed Miao Yun the sect’s ruins and explained that the Devil Race had destroyed them, but Azure Cloud Sect could not yet seek revenge.