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Ch. 61Jiang Xuan Becomes Dao Child; Zifu Sacred Land Is Destroyed

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • After the departure of the major forces, the elders and disciples of Heavenly Evolution Sacred Land collectively chant the name of the Heavenly Evolution Divine Lord, celebrating her authority and achievements.
  • The Divine Lord formally appoints Jiang Xuan as the Sacred Land’s new Dao Child, the first in ten thousand years. She gives him the Heavenly Evolution Armor, a hidden protective treasure capable of blocking a fatal attack from any expert below the Supreme Realm.
  • The armor recognizes Jiang Xuan as its master and conceals itself on his body.
  • Jiang Xuan publicly accepts the position, promising to serve the Sacred Land, preserve its glory, and become an example for its disciples. He swears an oath before heaven and earth, prompting a grand ceremony with music, fireworks, and the cheers of the entire Sacred Land.
  • News of Jiang Xuan’s appointment and the Divine Lord’s survival and breakthrough to the Emperor Realm spreads throughout the Eastern Wilderness.
  • Heavenly Evolution Sacred Land becomes recognized as the strongest and only truly transcendent force in the region.
  • Zifu Sacred Land, one of the Eastern Wilderness’s three great Sacred Lands, is destroyed by the Heavenly Evolution Divine Lord. Terrified, other major forces retreat into seclusion and stop openly competing for dominance.
  • Jiang Xuan enters seclusion to cultivate, aiming to fulfill the Divine Lord’s prediction that he is the “one” destined to master the Heavenly Evolution Divine Sword.
  • Inspired by his diligence, the Sacred Land’s disciples also intensify their cultivation.
  • With Chu Wuhen no longer suppressing him, You Yun becomes the Sacred Land’s Son of Heaven. However, he remains dissatisfied and secretly covets the even higher position of Dao Child.

Character Developments

  • Jiang Xuan: Officially rises to Dao Child, gaining both immense status and the Heavenly Evolution Armor. He demonstrates humility, responsibility, ambition, and loyalty through his oath and immediately resumes secluded cultivation rather than becoming complacent.
  • Heavenly Evolution Divine Lord: Consolidates her authority by appointing Jiang Xuan and destroying Zifu Sacred Land. Her breakthrough to the Emperor Realm establishes her as an overwhelming power and makes her Sacred Land dominant across the Eastern Wilderness.
  • You Yun: Advances to Son of Heaven after Chu Wuhen’s disappearance but reveals greater ambition by looking toward Jiang Xuan’s position.
  • Heavenly Evolution Sacred Land’s disciples and elders: Become deeply devoted to Jiang Xuan and filled with renewed confidence in the Sacred Land’s future. His diligence motivates them to work harder.

Significant Themes

  • Responsibility accompanying power: Jiang Xuan views becoming Dao Child not merely as an honor but as a duty to protect and glorify the Sacred Land.
  • Legitimacy and destiny: His oath, ceremonial appointment, and possession of the traditional Dao Child armor publicly confirm his new status.
  • Overwhelming power and political change: The Divine Lord’s Emperor Realm strength and destruction of Zifu Sacred Land radically alter the balance of power, forcing other factions into hiding.
  • Diligence and inspiration: Jiang Xuan’s continued cultivation despite his extraordinary talent encourages the entire Sacred Land to pursue greater discipline.
  • Ambition and rivalry: You Yun’s dissatisfaction hints at future tension, as he begins to desire the Dao Child position rather than remaining content as Son of Heaven.

Character Interactions

  • The Heavenly Evolution Divine Lord personally bestows the Dao Child armor on Jiang Xuan and lifts him to his feet when he kneels to receive it, showing both authority and affection toward her disciple.
  • Jiang Xuan addresses the Sacred Land’s elders and disciples directly, pledging loyalty and inspiring their enthusiastic support.
  • The disciples and elders respond with collective cheers and emotional devotion, viewing Jiang Xuan as the embodiment of the Sacred Land’s future.
  • You Yun’s silent observation of the Dao Child Hall establishes an indirect rivalry with Jiang Xuan and suggests that his promotion will not satisfy his ambitions.
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Ch. 62The One Who Escaped, Azure Emperor's Father

Chapter Summary: The One Who Escaped, Azure Emperor’s Father

Key Plot Points and Events

  • After three days of cultivation, Jiang Xuan successfully comprehends the Heavenly Evolution Divine Sword and becomes the “One Who Escaped.”
  • He develops a complete Sword Dao foundation: a sword heart, sword soul, and sword bones, effectively making his body itself a sword. Although only at the third level of the Mighty Realm, he believes he is invincible beneath the Saint Realm.
  • Jiang Xuan checks his system status and discovers that he has one remaining Background Edit Attempt, along with 55,000 Emotion Points.
  • The system offers three possible identities:
    1. Son of the Sun God Mountain’s Heavenly Son
    2. Azure Emperor’s father
    3. Heir to Divine Spirit Valley
  • Jiang Xuan rejects the two Central Province options since he has no immediate plans to go there. He initially finds the idea of becoming someone’s father absurd, but the system explains the benefits.
  • The Azure Emperor is revealed to be a living Great Emperor whose true form is a Chaotic Green Lotus. He secretly became a Great Emperor, sealed himself in Divine Source, and is awaiting the opening of the Path to Immortality.
  • His inheritance ground in Kunlun Mountain will open in five days. Although it appears to be an inheritance opportunity for young prodigies, it is actually a trap designed to absorb their life force and help the aging Azure Emperor extend his lifespan and advance further.
  • The system explains that Jiang Xuan can become Azure Emperor’s “father” by editing his background so that he was the one who saved and raised the dying lotus in the past.
  • Jiang Xuan decides to use the background edit, hoping to claim the inheritance’s opportunities and gain a powerful Great Emperor as a protector.
  • The system alters karma and fate, officially making Jiang Xuan the Azure Emperor’s father.

Character Developments

  • Jiang Xuan reaches a major breakthrough in sword cultivation, becoming vastly superior to ordinary Sword Dao prodigies and comparable to powerful Great Emperor-level sword practitioners in attainment.
  • His confidence and ambition increase. He recognizes that his apparent cultivation level conceals overwhelming combat strength.
  • Jiang Xuan also becomes more aware of the world’s hidden depth. He learns that powerful figures may exist secretly even during an era supposedly lacking Great Emperors.
  • His strategic thinking develops as he immediately begins planning to exploit the Azure Emperor’s inheritance and the system’s information.
  • Azure Emperor is introduced as a concealed Great Emperor with immense talent and potential for immortality. However, his prolonged sealing in Divine Source has nearly exhausted his life force, driving him to create a ruthless scheme to survive and grow stronger.
  • The system continues to guide Jiang Xuan by recommending useful identities and revealing hidden truths about major opportunities.

Significant Themes

  • Hidden power and concealed truths: The world’s public understanding of the decline era is incomplete, as powerful beings such as the Azure Emperor remain hidden.
  • Fate and identity manipulation: Jiang Xuan’s background can be rewritten through the system, changing his karmic connections and giving him an entirely new relationship with a Great Emperor.
  • Opportunism and exploitation: Jiang Xuan plans to take advantage of Azure Emperor’s inheritance, while Azure Emperor himself intends to exploit young prodigies as nourishment.
  • Power beyond appearances: Jiang Xuan’s third-level Mighty Realm cultivation vastly understates his true strength and Sword Dao mastery.
  • Immortality and desperation: Azure Emperor’s scheme reflects the lengths a powerful cultivator will go to in order to overcome death and prepare for the Path to Immortality.

Character Interactions

  • Jiang Xuan repeatedly questions the system about the strange recommendation to become Azure Emperor’s father.
  • The system explains Azure Emperor’s origin, hidden cultivation, inheritance trap, and impending lifespan crisis.
  • Jiang Xuan challenges the logical possibility of a human becoming the father of a Chaotic Green Lotus, prompting the system to clarify that he would have saved and raised Azure Emperor in his lotus form.
  • After weighing the benefits, Jiang Xuan instructs the system to edit his background. The system responds by altering karma and officially establishing him as Azure Emperor’s father.
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Ch. 63Kunlun Mountain's Inheritance Emerges, Eastern Wilderness Boils, Heavenly Prodigies Gather Again

Chapter Summary: Kunlun Mountain’s Inheritance Emerges

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Kunlun Mountain in the Eastern Wilderness erupts with extraordinary phenomena: immortal light fills the sky, spiritual energy gathers, Dao rhythms resonate, and divine bells and beasts’ roars spread across the region.
  • Cultivators conclude that, like Everlasting Heaven in the Northern Region, Kunlun Mountain is revealing a supreme inheritance—apparently one left by a mysterious Great Emperor ten thousand years ago.
  • The inheritance is open to cultivators below the Saint Realm, but a further restriction is announced: entrants must also be under one hundred years old.
  • This eliminates older Mighty Realm cultivators who had hoped to use the opportunity to break through, while attracting powerful young prodigies from across the Eastern Wilderness, Northern Region, and Western Desert.
  • Many previous-generation prodigies, including experts at the Ninth Heaven of the Mighty Realm, view themselves as the strongest contenders. The younger generation generally believes it has little chance because most have not yet reached the Mighty Realm.
  • Five days later, prodigies from the three regions begin converging on Kunlun Mountain. Even younger figures, including Azure Cloud Sacred Land’s sword-bearing youth, the Yaochi Saintess, and the Chen Family’s hidden prodigy, travel there to witness the event.
  • Leng Lingshuang leaves the Heavenly Demon Sect first, eager to meet Jiang Xuan.
  • Jiang Xuan departs later after bidding farewell to the Heavenly Evolution Divine Lord and Sacred Master. Once his Sixth Heaven of the Mighty Realm cultivation is revealed, the Sacred Master stops objecting, recognizing that Jiang Xuan is already invincible beneath the Saint Realm.

Character Developments

  • Leng Lingshuang demonstrates strong confidence and determination. Despite warnings that older and stronger prodigies will compete, she immediately decides to pursue the inheritance.
  • Her cultivation is revealed to have reached the Fifth Heaven of the Mighty Realm, shocking Sect Master Lian Nishang.
  • Leng Lingshuang’s anticipation of seeing Jiang Xuan reveals the importance of their relationship and suggests that their reunion is one of her motivations for attending.
  • Jiang Xuan is confirmed to possess cultivation at the Sixth Heaven of the Mighty Realm. His strength, combined with his various techniques, places him among the most formidable candidates for the inheritance.
  • Lian Nishang shifts from concern to support after recognizing Leng Lingshuang’s resolve and hidden strength.
  • The previous generation of heavenly prodigies grows ambitious, believing their superior cultivation gives them an advantage over the younger generation.
  • Younger prodigies such as the Yaochi Saintess and the Chen Family’s hidden genius remain realistic about their chances but still choose to participate and observe.

Significant Themes

  • The competition between generations: The inheritance favors cultivators who are both young and powerful, creating a clash between established prodigies of the previous generation and rising talents.
  • Opportunity and destiny: Kunlun Mountain’s emergence is portrayed as a rare, world-shaking chance that can transform the future of those who seize it.
  • Age versus cultivation: The restrictions prevent veteran cultivators from participating, emphasizing that exceptional youth is itself a form of strength.
  • Confidence in one’s path: Leng Lingshuang’s refusal to retreat despite the odds highlights determination and faith in her own abilities.
  • Gathering storm: The convergence of prodigies from multiple regions establishes the approaching inheritance trial as a major event likely to reshape the balance of power.

Character Interactions

  • Lian Nishang and Leng Lingshuang: Lian Nishang warns Leng Lingshuang about the powerful competitors, but Leng Lingshuang cuts her off and insists on going. Lian Nishang ultimately respects her decision and gives her five days to prepare.
  • Lian Nishang’s reaction to Leng Lingshuang’s cultivation: When Leng Lingshuang reveals her Fifth Heaven Mighty Realm aura, Lian Nishang is deeply shocked and realizes how difficult the younger woman has become to understand.
  • Leng Lingshuang and Jiang Xuan: Although they do not meet in the chapter, Leng Lingshuang expects Jiang Xuan to attend and looks forward to seeing him.
  • Jiang Xuan and the Heavenly Evolution Divine Lord and Sacred Master: Jiang Xuan bids farewell before departing. The Sacred Master initially worries that he is leaving too soon, but changes his mind after learning Jiang Xuan’s true cultivation.
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Ch. 64Fire Spirit Fairy, Little Crocodile King, Wuxin

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Kunlun Mountain, once a silent forbidden zone, undergoes a dramatic transformation. Immortal light, powerful spiritual energy, divine clouds, and the roars of beasts signal that the Great Emperor’s inheritance site is about to open.
  • Cultivators gather around the mountain, waiting for access to the inheritance.
  • Fire Spirit Fairy of Spirit Phoenix Mountain arrives in the form of a massive, seven-colored phoenix before transforming into an imposing woman. Her reputation is enhanced by her breakthrough into the Mighty Realm and her acquisition of the True Phoenix Treasure Art.
  • The Little Crocodile King of Ancient Crocodile Pool appears next. Possessing the Crocodile Ancestor bloodline and immense physical strength, he is regarded as one of the strongest younger-generation cultivators present.
  • The Little Crocodile King approaches Fire Spirit Fairy, claiming that only she is worthy of standing beside him and attempting to court her.
  • Fire Spirit Fairy coldly rejects him, making clear that she still has feelings for Long Chen, despite believing him to be dead.
  • The Little Crocodile King continues to boast about his status and future prospects, but Fire Spirit Fairy dismisses him with a blunt “Scram.”
  • Wuxin of Lesser Western Heaven then arrives surrounded by Buddhist light. Once the foremost Buddhist prodigy, he has been secluded for fifty years and has now reached the peak of the Mighty Realm, only a step from the Saint Realm.
  • Wuxin lightly threatens to intervene if the Little Crocodile King continues harassing Fire Spirit Fairy. The Little Crocodile King, despite his arrogance, chooses not to provoke him, surprising and intimidating the gathered cultivators.

Character Developments

  • Fire Spirit Fairy: Her strength and prestige are emphasized through her mastery of the True Phoenix Treasure Art and her Mighty Realm cultivation. She is proud, aloof, and unwaveringly loyal to Long Chen, refusing to accept the Little Crocodile King despite his status.
  • Little Crocodile King: He is presented as powerful, confident, and arrogant, boasting about his bloodline and future position as Crocodile Emperor. However, his reluctance to confront Wuxin reveals that he recognizes the monk’s superior danger and influence.
  • Wuxin: His reappearance after fifty years establishes him as an exceptionally powerful and mysterious figure. His calm, humorous manner conceals formidable strength, and his willingness to defend Fire Spirit Fairy demonstrates both confidence and compassion.
  • Long Chen: Although absent and presumed dead, he remains important through Fire Spirit Fairy’s continued attachment to him.

Significant Themes

  • The awakening of ancient power: Kunlun Mountain’s transformation suggests the return of forgotten forces and the importance of the coming inheritance.
  • Strength and reputation: The characters’ arrivals are accompanied by descriptions of their cultivation, bloodlines, achievements, and legendary status.
  • Pride versus restraint: The Little Crocodile King is boastful and aggressive, while Fire Spirit Fairy remains emotionally controlled and Wuxin demonstrates calm authority.
  • Loyalty and unrequited love: Fire Spirit Fairy’s refusal to move on from Long Chen contrasts with the Little Crocodile King’s unwanted advances.
  • Hidden power and hierarchy: Wuxin’s reappearance changes the balance among the gathered cultivators, showing that apparent leaders may still fear those whose strength is concealed.

Character Interactions

  • The Little Crocodile King attempts to impress and court Fire Spirit Fairy, but she rejects him repeatedly and coldly.
  • His mention of Long Chen provokes her anger and reinforces her enduring loyalty.
  • Wuxin intervenes verbally on Fire Spirit Fairy’s behalf, warning the Little Crocodile King to stop pestering her.
  • The Little Crocodile King backs down rather than challenge Wuxin, causing the surrounding cultivators to regard Wuxin with even greater fear and respect.
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Ch. 65Erasing Chen Changsheng, Wuxin Makes His Move?

Chapter Summary: “Erasing Chen Changsheng, Wuxin Makes His Move?”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Three young prodigies gather at the Kunlun Mountain inheritance ground:
    • Jian Chen, the Azure Cloud Sacred Land’s future Sword Immortal.
    • Chen Changsheng, a hidden prodigy of the imperial Chen Family.
    • Qingyue, the Yaochi Saintess.
  • They discuss Jiang Xuan, who has not appeared at Kunlun Mountain. Chen Changsheng mocks him, claiming Jiang Xuan depends too heavily on his powerful background and likely avoided coming because he feared being targeted.
  • Jian Chen warns Chen Changsheng not to speak recklessly about Jiang Xuan, given Jiang Xuan’s connection to the terrifying Heavenly Evolution Divine Lord. Qingyue also shows personal interest in Jiang Xuan, admiring his strength and decisive nature.
  • Jiang Xuan suddenly appears and attacks Chen Changsheng without warning. A strand of Sword Qi pierces Chen Changsheng’s heart, instantly reducing him to a bloody mist.
  • Jian Chen and Qingyue are terrified, especially because they were standing beside Chen Changsheng and had been discussing Jiang Xuan moments earlier. Jiang Xuan reassures them that he does not intend to kill them.
  • Before the situation can settle, Wuxin of the Lesser Western Heaven arrives, surrounded by powerful Mahayana Buddhist radiance. He condemns Jiang Xuan for his killings and directly confronts him.
  • Wuxin identifies himself and confirms that Jiang Xuan killed the Buddhist Son of Mount Sumeru. Jiang Xuan openly admits it and calmly asks what Wuxin intends to do, leaving the chapter on a tense confrontation.

Character Developments

  • Jiang Xuan: Demonstrates overwhelming speed, decisiveness, and ruthlessness by killing Chen Changsheng instantly over insulting remarks. Despite his brutal action, he remains outwardly calm and refined, revealing a sharp contrast between his elegant appearance and his merciless methods.
  • Chen Changsheng: His arrogance and contempt toward Jiang Xuan lead directly to his death. His confidence proves completely misplaced against Jiang Xuan’s strength.
  • Jian Chen: Shows caution and political awareness by warning Chen Changsheng against provoking Jiang Xuan. After witnessing the killing, his fear becomes obvious, and he quickly distinguishes himself from Chen Changsheng to survive.
  • Qingyue: Her admiration for Jiang Xuan is complicated by fear after seeing his sudden violence. She remains composed enough to clarify that she had not insulted him.
  • Wuxin: Emerges as Jiang Xuan’s next major challenger. His Buddhist identity and anger suggest that he seeks revenge or judgment for Jiang Xuan’s killing of the Buddhist Son.

Significant Themes

  • The consequences of arrogance: Chen Changsheng’s mockery of Jiang Xuan results in immediate death, emphasizing the danger of underestimating powerful figures.
  • Power and intimidation: Jiang Xuan’s effortless killing establishes an enormous gap between him and the younger generation’s prodigies.
  • Appearance versus reality: Jiang Xuan appears like a refined, gentle nobleman, yet acts as a cold and efficient killer.
  • Fear and survival in the cultivation world: Jian Chen and Qingyue instantly abandon any pretense of pride, focusing instead on proving they are not Jiang Xuan’s enemies.
  • Justice, revenge, and Buddhist morality: Wuxin frames Jiang Xuan’s killings as sinful and invokes Buddhist salvation, setting up a conflict between Jiang Xuan’s ruthless strength and Wuxin’s religious judgment.

Character Interactions

  • Jian Chen and Chen Changsheng debate Jiang Xuan’s reputation, with Jian Chen defending him and Chen Changsheng ridiculing him.
  • Qingyue reveals that she is intrigued by Jiang Xuan and quietly admires his strength.
  • Jiang Xuan’s arrival transforms their conversation into a deadly lesson, as he kills Chen Changsheng while sparing Jian Chen and Qingyue.
  • Wuxin then confronts Jiang Xuan directly, turning the chapter from a demonstration of Jiang Xuan’s dominance into the beginning of a potentially serious battle.
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Ch. 66Suppressing Wuxin, Shocking the Crowd

Chapter Summary: “Suppressing Wuxin, Shocking the Crowd”

Key Plot Points and Events

  • Master Wuxin of the Lesser Western Heaven confronts Jiang Xuan, believing him guilty of serious crimes and intending to “convert” him.
  • Wuxin unleashes a Buddhist technique, summoning a golden bell inscribed with ancient scriptures to suppress Jiang Xuan.
  • Jiang Xuan calmly counters with a single-finger attack manifested through a gigantic golden God of War. His golden finger, filled with powerful runes and laws, collides with Wuxin’s bell.
  • The clash ends decisively: Wuxin is sent flying, shocking everyone present.
  • The crowd realizes that Jiang Xuan, despite being under twenty and only at the Sixth Heaven of the Mighty Realm, possesses combat strength sufficient to defeat Wuxin at the Peak Mighty Realm.
  • The system rewards Jiang Xuan with a large number of “Shock Points” as the onlookers react in disbelief.
  • The Yaochi Saintess uses a secret technique involving karma to investigate Jiang Xuan’s potential and successfully obtains a result, though the chapter ends before revealing what she saw.

Character Developments

  • Jiang Xuan: Reveals his true cultivation and overwhelming combat ability for the first time before many of his peers. His calm confidence is validated, proving that his earlier claim that the other prodigies were “trash” was not empty arrogance.
  • Wuxin: His image as one of the strongest cultivators in the area is shattered after losing a direct confrontation with Jiang Xuan. His attempt to suppress and convert Jiang Xuan instead becomes a public humiliation.
  • Jian Chen: Suffers a severe blow to his confidence. Previously, he believed hard work could eventually allow him to surpass other prodigies, but Jiang Xuan’s performance leaves him feeling that the gap is impossible to bridge.
  • Yaochi Saintess: Develops admiration and interest in Jiang Xuan. She begins considering becoming his follower if his future proves sufficiently extraordinary, and she uses a karmic secret technique to examine his destiny.
  • Little Crocodile King and Fire Spirit Fairy: Both are deeply shocked by Jiang Xuan’s age, cultivation, and ability to defeat a Peak Mighty Realm opponent.

Significant Themes

  • Overwhelming talent and disparity: Jiang Xuan’s achievements demonstrate an extreme gap between him and other young geniuses.
  • Appearance versus reality: The crowd assumes Wuxin will win because of his age, reputation, and cultivation, but Jiang Xuan overturns their expectations instantly.
  • Humiliation of the powerful: Wuxin’s defeat shows that established authority and reputation cannot guarantee victory against a truly exceptional prodigy.
  • Shock and recognition: Jiang Xuan’s strength forces the surrounding cultivators to reassess him, transforming rumors of his talent into undeniable reality.
  • Destiny and allegiance: The Yaochi Saintess’s interest introduces the idea that Jiang Xuan’s future may be important enough to attract powerful followers.

Character Interactions

  • Jiang Xuan and Wuxin: Their ideological conflict escalates into a direct battle. Wuxin acts as a righteous judge seeking to convert Jiang Xuan, while Jiang Xuan responds with effortless dominance rather than explanation or submission.
  • The observing cultivators: Their initial confidence in Wuxin turns into collective astonishment and fear after witnessing his defeat.
  • Jian Chen and the Yaochi Saintess: Both compare themselves with Jiang Xuan, but react differently—Jian Chen becomes discouraged, while the Yaochi Saintess grows admiring and considers aligning herself with him.
  • Yaochi Saintess and Jiang Xuan: Although they do not directly interact in the chapter, her secret karmic investigation marks a growing personal and strategic interest in him.
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