Chapter Summaries

Gu Sheng and Su Yao entered the Dreamy Marsh Secret Realm to seek the Water Spirit Pearls and the power rumored to break cultivation bottlenecks. After finding a guarded palace, they fought its horned guardian, whose attack Gu Sheng countered with Su Yao’s help.

• Gu Sheng fought a Blood Demon Hall envoy and, with Su Yao’s aid, killed him.
• Su Yao explained the Water Spirit Pearl’s powers and the legend of Dreamy Marsh, and Gu Sheng agreed to help her search for the remaining pearls in exchange for her help with his bottleneck.
• Gu Sheng and Su Yao defeated two martial artists blocking the secret realm entrance and entered Dreamy Marsh.
• The pair explored the secret realm, and Gu Sheng sent the Green Vine Demonic Soul to scout; it found a palace guarded by a horned martial artist.
• Gu Sheng battled the horned guardian while Su Yao shielded him with the Water Spirit Pearl, allowing Gu Sheng to counterattack and drive the guardian back.

Gu Sheng and Su Yao defeated a martial artist, explored the palace, and obtained a Water Spirit Pearl and a seven-colored divine sword before cultivating in the Ascension Tower and triggering its hidden opportunity. After leaving the Dreamy Marsh Secret Realm stronger, Gu Sheng accepted Su Yao’s invitation to return with her to the Jade Pool Holy Land.

• Gu Sheng and Su Yao combined their attacks to defeat the martial artist and enter the palace.
• Gu Sheng and Su Yao studied and broke the He Tu Luo Shu and Eight Trigrams Array traps, then drove off a black shadow and took the Water Spirit Pearl, which merged with Su Yao’s original pearl.
• Gu Sheng and Su Yao opened a Secret Chamber, overcame its traps, and found a seven-colored divine sword, which Su Yao gave to Gu Sheng.
• Gu Sheng and Su Yao climbed the Ascension Tower, cultivated in its spiritual-energy pool, and triggered a hidden opportunity that raised their cultivation before transporting them to an unfamiliar world.
• After three more days of secluded cultivation, Gu Sheng and Su Yao left the Dreamy Marsh Secret Realm; Gu Sheng reached the Marrow Refining Realm Second Heaven and Su Yao reached the First Heaven.
• Su Yao invited Gu Sheng to the Jade Pool Holy Land, and he accepted so he could learn more about the world and follow the mind map emerging within him.

Gu Sheng cultivated at Heavenly Sword Peak in Jade Pool Holy Land, breaking through to the Marrow Refining Realm Third Heaven and surviving a Heavenly Tribulation with help from the Green Vine Demonic Soul. As the holy land celebrated his feat, Ye Wuhen of the Heavenly Demon Sect arrived and attacked him.

• Su Yao brought Gu Sheng to Jade Pool Holy Land and showed him its scenery and Heavenly Sword Peak.
• Gu Sheng entered Heavenly Sword Peak, discovered Earth Vein Qi fused with sword qi, and cultivated the Gale Nine Swords for three days and nights.
• Gu Sheng broke through to the Marrow Refining Realm Third Heaven and triggered a Heavenly Tribulation that alarmed the Jade Pool Saintess, Su Yao, and the holy land.
• Gu Sheng endured the lightning strikes with his sword and movement technique, then used the Green Vine Demonic Soul to disperse the tribulation clouds and survive.
• Gu Sheng demonstrated his increased physical strength, and the Jade Pool Saintess and others congratulated him.
• Ye Wuhen, young master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, challenged Gu Sheng and lunged at him with a palm strike, which Gu Sheng evaded.

Gu Sheng helped the Jade Pool Saintess defeat Ye Wuhen, then joined her battle against King Jin Huang, who escaped through a golden gate despite the Jade Pool Formation. Afterward, an elder asked whether the Saintess intended to let Gu Sheng remain at the Jade Pool.

• Gu Sheng wounded Ye Wuhen, and the Jade Pool Saintess captured him after activating the holy land’s formations.
• The Jade Pool Saintess discovered that Qin Xuan had secretly brought Ye Wuhen inside and punished Qin Xuan and the disciples who pleaded for her.
• King Jin Huang attacked the Jade Pool training ground and challenged the Jade Pool Saintess, who fought him until he wounded her.
• Gu Sheng joined the Jade Pool Saintess against King Jin Huang, and their combined attacks gradually forced him onto the defensive.
• King Jin Huang escaped through a golden gate, and an elder asked the Jade Pool Saintess whether she would let Gu Sheng remain at the Jade Pool.

Gu Sheng became an official member of the Jade Pool Holy Land, then entered its Secret Realm with Su Yao and fought rival factions to secure dragon blood. After breaking through to the fourth level of the Marrow Refining Realm, he continued battling the gathered disciples as the Green Vine Demonic Soul corroded their weapons.

• Gu Sheng declined the Saintess's offer to join Jade Pool at first, but later earned the elders' approval after defeating Ji Chenfeng and officially became a member of the Holy Land.
• Gu Sheng and Su Yao entered the Jade Pool Secret Realm, where Gu Sheng led the Jade Pool disciples toward the Heavenly Palace with help from the Green Vine Demonic Soul.
• At the Heavenly Palace, Gu Sheng fought disciples from the Golden Kingdom, Shaking Light Holy Land, and Dao Annihilation Hall to defend a pool of dragon blood.
• Gu Sheng tempered his body in the dragon blood and advanced to the fourth level of the Marrow Refining Realm.
• After Gu Sheng emerged from the pool, he fought off more attackers while the Green Vine Demonic Soul split into clones and corroded their weapons.

Gu Sheng battled the Shaking Light Saintess, her hidden protector, and Wei Daoyuan in the Jade Pool Secret Realm, defeating them and overwhelming the gathered factions. After Su Yao announced that the Jade Pool Holy Land had exceptionally accepted him as a male disciple, the trial ended and its participants were teleported out.

• The Shaking Light Saintess trapped Gu Sheng in the White Lotus Immortal-Trapping Formation, but he escaped and tried to seize her as blood food before a silver-armored elder intervened.
• Gu Sheng defeated the silver-armored elder, then was ambushed by Wei Daoyuan of Dao Annihilation Hall and fought him until both were seriously injured.
• The Shaking Light Saintess attacked Gu Sheng again, but he feigned weakness and struck her with the Green Vine Demonic Soul.
• Gu Sheng killed disciples who tried to assist the Saintess, silenced the gathered factions with a threat, and drew their awe across the battlefield.
• Su Yao announced that Gu Sheng had been exceptionally admitted to the Jade Pool Holy Land, and the Jade Pool Secret Realm trial ended as its participants were teleported out.

After the trial, the Jade Pool Saintess praised Gu Sheng and invited him to study the Nine Revolutions Profound Art with her. Gu Sheng then explored a desert with the Green Vine Demonic Soul, found a secret realm, and met the powerful cultivator Gao Yichen.

• The Jade Pool Saintess declared Gu Sheng the pride of the Jade Pool Holy Land, while Ji Pingping objected and was told not to let personal grudges disrupt the sect.
• The Jade Pool Saintess rewarded the trial participants, gave Su Yao generous rewards, and later examined Gu Sheng's Nine Revolutions Profound Art before inviting him to comprehend it together.
• Gu Sheng and the Green Vine Demonic Soul hunted Poison Shadow Lizards and Lightning Ants in the western desert, while Gu Sheng killed a black demonic hawk that attacked him.
• Gu Sheng and the Green Vine Demonic Soul found a spirit-rich secret realm, where Gu Sheng began cultivating near a white-clothed young man later identified as Gao Yichen.
• Gao Yichen approached Gu Sheng after his cultivation, and the two exchanged greetings and compliments.

Gu Sheng and Gao Yichen entered the Misty Cloud Secret Realm to seek the Mysterious Light Treasure Mirror, where their alliance broke down amid a struggle for the treasure. After Yan Ruyu secured the mirror and Gu Sheng yielded it to her, she invited him to Hundred Flowers Valley, and they arrived at its entrance.

• Yue Qianshan attacked Gu Sheng and Gao Yichen over the spirit platform’s treasures, but Golden Light Master intervened and fought Yue to a draw before both elders departed.
• Gao Yichen and Gu Sheng entered the Misty Cloud Secret Realm and met Yan Ruyu, who explained the Mysterious Light Treasure Mirror’s origins and joined their search for it.
• At the mirror’s mountain summit, a stranger tried to seize the treasure, and Gao Yichen attacked Gu Sheng while Yan Ruyu secretly helped Gu Sheng and claimed the mirror.
• Gu Sheng let Yan Ruyu keep the mirror as thanks for helping him, then left Gao Yichen behind; Yan Ruyu followed and invited Gu Sheng to Hundred Flowers Valley.
• Gu Sheng accepted Yan Ruyu’s invitation, and they traveled together to the entrance of Hundred Flowers Valley.

Gu Sheng, Yan Ruyu, and Elder Youlan stopped the Black Mountain Old Demon of Dao Annihilation Hall from invading demon territory, then repaired its damaged formation. At a celebratory banquet, Elder Ziwei arrived and teased Gu Sheng about Yan Ruyu’s regard for him.

• Gu Sheng and Yan Ruyu discovered a secret-realm entrance in Hundred Flowers Valley, where the Black Mountain Old Demon attacked them and nearly overwhelmed them with his demonic power.
• Elder Youlan arrived to hold off the Black Mountain Old Demon, and Gu Sheng recovered with the power of his Primordial Saint Body before joining Yan Ruyu and Elder Youlan to kill him.
• Gu Sheng, Yan Ruyu, and Elder Youlan learned that the Black Mountain Old Demon was an elder of Dao Annihilation Hall who had come to swallow up the demon race and strengthen the hall.
• The three returned to demon territory’s core region and repaired its damaged formation, making it sturdier than before.
• Yan Ruyu held a banquet for Gu Sheng in Hundred Flowers Garden, where Elder Ziwei arrived and teased him about Yan Ruyu thinking highly of him.

Gu Sheng and the demons fought off an attack by the Dao Annihilation Hall, whose Fourth Elder, Dark Night Shadow, was destroyed by the Immortal Lake Treasure Mirror. With demon territory safe for the moment, Gu Sheng celebrated with Yan Ruyu, Bai Qi, Elder Ziwei, and Elder Xuanbing.

• At a banquet in Hundred Flowers Garden, Elder Xuanbing showed hostility toward Gu Sheng before news arrived that the Black Mountain Old Demon's remnants were attacking.
• Elder Xuanbing and Elder Ziwei discovered that the Black Robe Men were walking corpses created by the Dao Annihilation Hall, and its envoy challenged Gu Sheng.
• Bai Qi joined Gu Sheng against the envoy, and Elder Xuanbing later joined them as more Dao Annihilation Hall experts arrived.
• Dark Night Shadow, the Dao Annihilation Hall's Fourth Elder, overpowered Gu Sheng, Bai Qi, and Elder Xuanbing until the Immortal Lake Treasure Mirror appeared and destroyed him.
• The demons repelled the Dao Annihilation Hall's attack, and Yan Ruyu, Elder Xuanbing, Elder Ziwei, and Bai Qi toasted Gu Sheng at the celebration.

After Yan Ruyu supported Gu Sheng through the Hundred Flowers Valley secret realm, he awakened the power of the Primordial Saint Body and learned of a new crisis at the Heavenly Demon Sect. Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess escaped the Heavenly Demon Bottle together, leaving Ye Wuhen and the sect experts stunned.

• Yan Ruyu confided in Gu Sheng after the banquet, and the two later entered the Hundred Flowers Valley secret realm together.
• Gu Sheng touched the coffin’s runes, awakened the Primordial Saint Body, and resolved to investigate the corpse inside.
• Gu Sheng received word that Ye Wuhen had captured the Jade Pool Holy Land’s Holy Son and rushed to the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• Ye Wuhen defeated Gu Sheng and trapped him with the Jade Pool Saintess inside the Heavenly Demon Bottle, where Carefree Smoke began to erode their minds.
• Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess resisted the Carefree Smoke, joined their sword qi, and split open the Heavenly Demon Bottle.
• Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess emerged hand in hand, shocking Ye Wuhen and the Heavenly Demon Sect experts.

Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess killed Ye Wuhen and celebrated Jade Pool Holy Land’s victory, where Gu Sheng defeated Wei Daoyuan in a public duel. Following Gao Yichen’s suggestion, Gu Sheng and his companions traveled to the Western Wasteland’s northern region, found a rare Spirit Stone on an iceberg, and were attacked by a massive creature.

• Gu Sheng and the Jade Pool Saintess joined their sword techniques to kill Ye Wuhen and destroy the Heavenly Demon Sect.
• At Jade Pool Holy Land’s victory celebration, Gu Sheng defeated Wei Daoyuan after his Primordial Saint Body rebounded an arrow and the Green Vine Demonic Soul healed his wounds.
• Gao Yichen suggested that Gu Sheng train in the northern region of the Western Wasteland, and Gu Sheng agreed after consulting Su Yao, Qin Xuan, and the others.
• Gu Sheng and his group reached the frozen northern region and climbed an iceberg toward a faint glow at its summit.
• The group found a rare top-grade Spirit Stone, but a massive figure burst through the snow and lunged at them.

Gu Sheng and his companions defeated an Ice and Snow Giant Beast in the Northern Region, then fell through a frozen lake into a strange ice world. There, Gu Sheng fought the Big Black Dog for abducting people and preparing captives as offerings, but the injured beast escaped, leaving him to return to his group wary of its future threat.

• Gu Sheng led his companions in killing the Ice and Snow Giant Beast and claiming the top-grade Spirit Stone.
• Gu Sheng and the others crossed a frozen lake, were pulled into a fissure, and awoke in an unfamiliar ice plain.
• Gu Sheng followed the Big Black Dog and its pursuers, then found abducted people bound at an altar inside an ice cave.
• Gu Sheng and his companions battled the Big Black Dog and tried to rescue its captives.
• Gu Sheng defeated the Big Black Dog in combat, but it used a secret art to escape before he could kill it.
• Gu Sheng abandoned the chase and returned to his companions, concerned that the Big Black Dog remained a threat.

Gu Sheng won fame through stone gambling and combat, then joined forces with Xing Lie to explore the Northern Region. They entered the Primordial Mine after hearing of an ancient being unearthed, where they found Big Black Dog digging beside a violet-robed girl whose aura alarmed them.

• Gu Sheng escaped the ice plains’ search for Big Black Dog and used the Great Moon Eye Technique to win repeatedly at the Cold Stone Workshop, earning the name Golden Gambling God.
• Gu Sheng defeated bandit lords who tried to seize his winnings, then traveled to Frost City and entered the Frost Gambling King Competition.
• Gu Sheng teamed up with Xing Lie during the competition, won more rounds, and defeated noble heirs and powerful cultivators who attacked him.
• Gu Sheng and Xing Lie became friends and agreed to travel together through the Northern Region, where they heard that an ancient existence had been unearthed at the Primordial Mine.
• Gu Sheng and Xing Lie reached the mine pit and found Big Black Dog digging beside a violet-robed girl; when she opened her eyes, violet rays made them feel as if she had seen through their souls.

At the Primordial Mine, Gu Sheng and Xing Lie survived the purple-clad girl's attack, and she released them after recognizing the Green Vine Demonic Soul. She then revealed that their powers were connected to a mysterious key said to save the Human Emperor Realm, leaving them to face an uncertain path ahead.

• The purple-clad girl attacked Gu Sheng and Xing Lie, but Gu Sheng used the Green Vine Demonic Soul to corrode her purple energy and escape.
• Xing Lie and Gu Sheng tried to persuade the purple-clad girl to let them leave, while she restrained Big Black Dog when it attempted to slip away.
• Gu Sheng revealed the Green Vine Demonic Soul, prompting the purple-clad girl to release Big Black Dog and allow the group to leave the Primordial Mine.
• After Xing Lie and Gu Sheng left the mine, the purple-clad girl appeared on their road and recounted the ancient war, a devastating Heavenly Tribulation, and the legend of a key that could save the Human Emperor Realm.
• The purple-clad girl told Xing Lie and Gu Sheng that the Green Vine Demonic Soul and the Primordial Saint Body were linked to the key and that their fates were bound together.

The girl in purple revealed that Gu Sheng and Xing Lie inherited the Primordial Saint Body and Green Vine Demonic Soul and must grow stronger to face future challenges. After a Big Black Dog recognized Gu Sheng as a Primordial Saint Body, the group crashed the Ji Family banquet, where Gu Sheng accepted the Shaking Light Saintess’s challenge and attacked her on the ice plains.

• The girl in purple explained the Primordial Saint Bodies’ role in the ancient war, identified Gu Sheng and Xing Lie as this generation’s inheritors, and urged them to find allies and strengthen themselves before departing.
• The Big Black Dog appeared at the Primordial Battlefield, fought Xing Lie and his friends, then recognized Gu Sheng’s Primordial Saint Body and declared them brothers.
• Gu Sheng, Xing Lie, Wu Tianxiong, Kou Hai, Ying Tianxing, and the Big Black Dog crashed the Ji Family’s banquet and ate and drank despite the elders’ scolding.
• The Shaking Light Saintess insulted the group’s manners, and Gu Sheng agreed to duel her on the ice plains.
• Gu Sheng launched an attack on the Shaking Light Saintess with the Gale Nine Swords, a golden palm, and a golden fist.

Gu Sheng battled the Shaking Light Saintess across the ice field, awakening the Primordial Saint Body when she trapped him with White Lotus Bloom. After he overcame her and captured her with the Green Vine Demonic Soul, they reached an agreement for his mercy in exchange for personal belongings and information about her faction.

• Gu Sheng and the Shaking Light Saintess traded techniques across the ice field until she trapped him in a net of lotus petals and prepared to attack with the Willow Branch Pure Bottle.
• Gu Sheng awakened the Primordial Saint Body, shattered the lotus net, broke the Shaking Light Saintess's shield, and drove her to flee.
• Gu Sheng pursued the injured Shaking Light Saintess and captured her with the Green Vine Demonic Soul after she failed to escape.
• The Shaking Light Saintess tried seduction and offered information about an ancient ruin, but Gu Sheng refused to release her without a more tangible bargain.
• Gu Sheng and the Shaking Light Saintess agreed that he would spare her and keep her secret in exchange for personal belongings and information about her faction.

Gu Sheng and his companions auctioned the Shaking Light Saintess's undergarment, defeated her when she attacked them, and traded her freedom for the location of the Primordial Mining Area. They reached the mine's entrance, unaware that she had contacted elders to ambush them on the way.

• Gu Sheng inspected the Shaking Light Saintess's spoils, and he and his companions decided to auction her undergarment.
• The undergarment fetched a high price, but the Shaking Light Saintess attacked Gu Sheng and his companions at the trading fair.
• A fair overseer stopped the fight, so Gu Sheng, his companions, and the Shaking Light Saintess continued their battle outside; Gu Sheng defeated her.
• The Shaking Light Saintess revealed the location of the Primordial Mining Area in exchange for her life, and Gu Sheng let her go.
• Gu Sheng and his companions celebrated, then set out for the Primordial Mining Area while the Shaking Light Saintess secretly sought support from her elders.
• Gu Sheng and his companions reached the mine entrance and prepared to explore.

Gu Sheng and the four bandits were ambushed by the Shaking Light Saintess and fought repeated battles before escaping underground with the Green Vine Demonic Soul. They reached a forest safely, where Xing Lie and the others told Gu Sheng about the Thirteen Bandits and their leaders.

• The Shaking Light Saintess and Shaking Light Holy Land elders ambushed Gu Sheng and the others near the Primordial Mining Area, forcing them to flee after Gu Sheng killed one pursuer with the Jade Maiden Sword.
• The five hid in a forest, where Wu Tianxiong and Gu Sheng discussed the Saintess’s sudden increase in strength and agreed to stay united during the expedition.
• The Shaking Light Saintess found the group and attacked again, but Gu Sheng used the Green Vine Demonic Soul to carry everyone underground and escape.
• After emerging in another forest, Gu Sheng asked about the Thirteen Bandits, and Xing Lie, Kou Hai, and Ying Tianxing described their families’ gangs and leaders.

Gu Sheng and his companions explored the Primordial Mining Area, survived the Primordial Infant’s attack, and gathered treasures before encountering a mysterious shadow on an ancient battlefield. The shadow severely wounded Gu Sheng, leaving him struggling to rise.

• Gu Sheng, Xing Lie, Wu Tianxiong, Kou Hai, and Ying Tianxing entered the Primordial Mining Area and endured the deadly cries of a radiant infant, whose force knocked them unconscious before he vanished.
• The five found a macaque resembling Sun Wukong sealed in a raw stone, but Gu Sheng warned them not to disturb it, so they collected other stones and treasures instead.
• A band of robbers demanded their belongings, and Gu Sheng and his companions defeated them in battle.
• As the five prepared to leave, a terrifying roar drew Gu Sheng toward a Primordial Battlefield while the other four went ahead.
• Gu Sheng fought a powerful shadowy figure, wounded it with help from the Red Vine Demonic Soul, then took a counterattack to the chest and collapsed, unable to move.