Chapter Summaries

Gu Sheng recruited Liu Ping into Stone Village, then led his allies in defeating Luo Qin’s dead soldiers and capturing the only survivor. They returned to Cloud Sea with the silent prisoner, where the Peerless Hermit reunited with Hong Mei.

• Gu Sheng welcomed Liu Ping into Stone Village, gave him the Purple Jade Dagger, and sent him to find the Third Elder while Gu Sheng stayed behind.
• Gu Sheng, Bai Yu, Hong Mei, and the others attacked the dead soldiers after poison failed, discovered that their faces were vulnerable, and killed them after a prolonged battle.
• Gu Sheng captured the only surviving dead soldier and brought him back toward Cloud Sea, while Luo Qin found the soldiers’ chains and realized his dead soldiers had been killed.
• Gu Sheng tried to persuade the prisoner to talk during the journey, but the man remained silent as Gu Sheng and Shi Lou threatened to examine and kill him.
• Gu Sheng and his group arrived in Cloud Sea, where the Peerless Hermit appeared and Hong Mei rushed to greet her.

Gu Sheng and his companions learned how King Luo’s dead soldiers were made and what protected them, while Peerless Hermit sent Gu Sheng to seek high-grade Mystic Iron at Kunming Mountain. The group planned to return to Stone Village first, then travel onward after a farewell banquet.

• Gu Sheng brought a captured dead soldier to Peerless Hermit, who questioned him and uncovered the secrets behind the dead soldiers’ armor and training.
• Peerless Hermit explained that Mystic Iron armor and herb-corroded bodies bound the soldiers to King Luo, and that high-grade Mystic Iron could destroy their defenses.
• Peerless Hermit gave Gu Sheng a token and sent him to Kunming Mountain to seek Wang Chunshi’s high-grade Mystic Iron, while she arranged to act against Luo Qin using her hidden guards.
• Gu Sheng agreed to carry items to Stone Village for the Third Elder and delayed departure until the next day so Hong Mei could enjoy a banquet with Peerless Hermit.
• Gu Sheng told Bai Yu that the Heavenly Cang Sect would help protect the White Cloud Sect after their return, and the group prepared to leave for Stone Village at dawn.

Gu Sheng and his companions returned to Stone Village, where its transformation and their changed appearances caused the guards to mistake them for strangers. After the Third Elder recognized Gu Sheng, the group entered the village and learned that Liu Ping had been settled there.

• On the journey back, Hong Mei worried about leaving the Peerless Hermit, but Gu Sheng reassured her that the research into her poison had made progress, and she chose to accompany him to Kunming Mountain.
• Two days later, Gu Sheng and the others arrived at the renovated Stone Village and were stopped by a guard who doubted their identities.
• Shi Lou and Er Gou failed to convince Er Niu that they were old friends, so Gu Sheng explained that their changed appearances and stronger cultivation had altered their auras.
• Er Niu fetched the Third Elder, who recognized Gu Sheng and confirmed his identity as Stone Village's chief and an envoy of the Heavenly Cang Sect.
• Hong Mei reprimanded the guard for failing to recognize them, and the Third Elder confirmed that Liu Ping had been given important responsibilities in the village.
• The Third Elder led Gu Sheng and the others into Stone Village and went to arrange a welcome banquet, while Gu Sheng invited Hong Mei to rest at his courtyard.

Gu Sheng reassured Hong Mei of his love and prepared to travel to Kunming Mountain, where he hoped to meet Wang Chunshi and obtain help. On the way, he and his companions encountered members of the Elf race who were also searching Kunming Mountain for a medicinal herb.

• Hong Mei stayed in Gu Sheng’s courtyard, and Gu Sheng told her he intended to marry only her, bringing her to tears of relief.
• At a feast in Stone Village, Gu Sheng told the Third Elder that he planned to visit Kunming Mountain, and the Third Elder gave him a rare medicinal catalyst for Peerless Hermit’s poison.
• Gu Sheng and his companions left Stone Village for Kunming Mountain and, after two days of travel, Lan Yao sensed the Elf race nearby.
• Lan Yao reunited with members of the Elf race, who said their clan chief had sent them to Kunming Mountain to find a medicinal herb.
• Lan Yao suggested bringing back some of the herb for Peerless Hermit, and Gu Sheng agreed to see what they could do without disregarding the rules at Kunming Mountain.

Gu Sheng and his companions entered Kunming Mountain to find high-grade Mystic Iron, but the group’s search for herbs brought them into conflict with an unfamiliar crooked faction and Kunming Mountain’s people. Gu Sheng joined forces with Kunming Mountain to defeat the faction and killed its leader, while Lan Yao was still climbing toward the herb.

• Gu Sheng sensed unfamiliar auras near Kunming Mountain, and the group rested overnight before entering the mountain the next day.
• The group found Kunming Mountain’s barrier destroyed and advanced inside, collecting herbs as Gu Sheng followed the chaotic auras.
• The Elf race spotted their sought-after herb on a steep ledge, and Lan Yao climbed toward it while Gu Sheng and the others waited below.
• An unfamiliar faction arrived and claimed the herb, then tried to recruit Gu Sheng to fight Kunming Mountain’s people.
• Gu Sheng rejected the faction’s offer, fought beside Kunming Mountain’s people, and killed the opposing leader with the Fire Spirit Dagger.

Gu Sheng and his companions helped Kunming Sect defeat crooked sects, then endured Wang Chunshi’s aura for two days and nights to meet him and ask for high-grade Mystic Iron. Wang Chunshi refused to trade, but reluctantly allowed them to stay on Kunming Mountain for three days after one of his disciples spoke in their favor.

• Gu Sheng killed the enemy leader and helped the Kunming Sect members defeat the crooked sects, while Lan Yao secured the herb and sent it with his people back to the Elf race.
• Gu Sheng presented the Peerless Hermit's token and waited with his companions outside Wang Chunshi's quarters for two days and nights before Wang Chunshi summoned them.
• Gu Sheng explained that they needed high-grade Mystic Iron to counter the death warriors, but Wang Chunshi rejected their request and mocked their offer to work in exchange.
• A Kunming Mountain disciple who had fought alongside Gu Sheng defended the group, but Wang Chunshi struck him down and sentenced him to a month of reflection in the rear mountain.
• Wang Chunshi allowed Gu Sheng and his companions to stay on Kunming Mountain for three days because they had helped his people, while warning them not to take anything.

After Wang Chunshi allowed Gu Sheng and his group to stay on Kunming Mountain for three days, they settled in a cave and suspected the Kunming Sect wanted them to deal with demonic beasts. Gu Sheng discovered that one beast carried the sect’s aura, and he warned the others to watch carefully as they prepared for the next night.

• Gu Sheng and his group searched for shelter after Wang Chunshi’s followers refused to arrange lodging, then found a cave halfway up the mountain.
• Lan Yao and Huang Shan returned with game, and Lan Yao mentioned sensing a demonic beast’s aura among the wild animals.
• Gu Sheng and Bai Yu suspected Wang Chunshi had sent them there to deal with demonic beasts, possibly in exchange for high-grade Mystic Iron.
• While keeping watch, Gu Sheng sensed a demonic beast and discovered it carried the aura of Kunming Mountain’s people because it had eaten several of Wang Chunshi’s disciples.
• Gu Sheng stayed at the cave rather than pursuing the beast alone, then explained the danger to Lan Yao, Bai Yu, and the others, who had wanted to take turns keeping watch.

Gu Sheng and his companions killed the demon beast, survived its self-destruction, and recovered its corpse to claim a reward from Wang Chunshi. They returned to the Kunming Sect at night, where people had evidently been waiting for them.

• Gu Sheng explained that Wang Chunshi had sent them to kill the demon beast because its absorbed aura prevented the Kunming Mountain disciples from attacking it, and the group set out to hunt it.
• Gu Sheng, Lan Yao, Bai Yu, and the others attacked the demon beast, and Gu Sheng stabbed it in the heart with the Fire Spirit Dagger.
• The demon beast self-destructed, and Gu Sheng shielded the group as rocks buried them; he then used his Spiritual Power and the small cauldron to get everyone out alive.
• Gu Sheng and the group searched the mountainside until Huang Shan found the demon beast's corpse, then they headed for the Kunming Sect to seek their reward.
• At the sect entrance, Gu Sheng realized that the Kunming Sect members had been waiting for him and led his companions inside to meet Wang Chunshi.

Gu Sheng confronted Wang Chunshi over the high-grade Mystic Iron, but Wang refused to reward the group for killing the demonic beast. Gu Sheng left Kunming Mountain with his companions, and they headed toward the White Cloud Sect.

• Gu Sheng presented Wang Chunshi with the demonic beast’s corpse and asked for the high-grade Mystic Iron, but Wang refused and claimed the group’s help was an honor.
• Gu Sheng took back the corpse and left Wang Chunshi’s sect, reminding him that the group would leave if he did not reconsider.
• Gu Sheng killed another beast during his night watch and brought it back for the group to eat.
• After Wang Chunshi sent no one by noon, Gu Sheng decided to leave Kunming Mountain without waiting until evening.
• Gu Sheng and his companions reached the foot of the mountain, and Bai Yu invited them to visit the White Cloud Sect.

Gu Sheng secured the high-grade Mystic Iron from Wang Chunshi and led his companions to the White Cloud Sect, where he warned Sect Master Bai that King Luo planned to attack with death warriors. The sect prepared to forge Mystic Iron weapons as Gu Sheng and his companions stayed under Sect Master Bai’s protection.

• Wang Chunshi blocked Gu Sheng and his companions from leaving Kunming Mountain, then apologized and exchanged the corpse for the high-grade Mystic Iron.
• Gu Sheng showed the Mystic Iron to his companions at an inn and explained that his spirit pearl protected him from its aura.
• Gu Sheng and his companions reached the White Cloud Sect, where Bai Yu reunited with his father, Sect Master Bai.
• Gu Sheng warned Sect Master Bai that King Luo intended to target the White Cloud Sect and that his death warriors might arrive within days.
• Gu Sheng revealed that Mystic Iron could break the death warriors’ soft armor, and Sect Master Bai agreed to prepare the sect and protect Gu Sheng’s group.

Gu Sheng risked his life to use the Spirit Pearl to melt and forge all the Profound Iron into weapons, then collapsed from severe exhaustion. Sect Master Bai assured everyone that Gu Sheng could recover and sent treasured supplements, while his companions stayed nearby to guard him.

• Gu Sheng and the others secluded themselves at the White Cloud Sect to find a way to melt the Profound Iron before King Luo attacked.
• After two days of failed attempts, Gu Sheng placed his Spirit Pearl on the Profound Iron and used its Spiritual Power to begin melting it.
• Gu Sheng released nearly all his strength, forged the Profound Iron into more than a dozen weapons, swallowed the Spirit Pearl, and collapsed.
• Hong Mei and the others panicked until Sect Master Bai examined Gu Sheng and said he had exhausted himself but could recover with the sect's treasures.
• Bai Yu had Sect Master Bai send valuable supplements, then stayed with Shi Lou and Er Gou to watch over Gu Sheng while the others rested nearby.

Gu Sheng awakened fully recovered and discovered Luo Qin’s forces approaching the White Cloud Sect. After secretly confronting them alone, he returned with blood on his weapon and revealed that he had attacked from the shadows.

• Sect Master Bai learned that Luo Qin’s people and death warriors were near the White Cloud Sect, and Luo Chuan confirmed he would never betray Bai Yu.
• Sect Master Bai examined Gu Sheng and predicted he would awaken soon; Gu Sheng responded to Hong Mei’s voice but remained asleep.
• Bai Yu and Luo Chuan found several hundred of Luo Qin’s people nearby and reported that Luo Qin and the death warriors would likely arrive the next day.
• Gu Sheng awakened before dawn, sensed a threatening aura, and left the White Cloud Sect alone with a black iron sword.
• When the others discovered Gu Sheng was gone, Sect Master Bai guessed he had gone to investigate; Gu Sheng soon returned and said he had attacked Luo Qin’s forces from the shadows.

Gu Sheng fled into Death Gorge to escape Wang Feng, but Old Monster Luo He tried to possess his Azure Heaven Saint Body. Just as everyone believed Gu Sheng had died, a force from the Immortal Temple destroyed Luo He and restored Gu Sheng’s life, leaving him gravely weakened and asleep.

• Gu Sheng led the Black Robe Men away from the White Cloud Sect, escaped into Death Gorge, and ran deeper into the immortal mountain with Wang Feng pursuing him.
• Gu Sheng turned to fight Wang Feng, but his attack passed through Wang Feng as Old Monster Luo He emerged from within him and overwhelmed Gu Sheng’s Soul Power.
• Old Monster Luo He discovered Gu Sheng’s Azure Heaven Saint Body and began possessing him, while Daoist Kunpeng, the Dragon Refining Saintess, and Murong Qingcheng believed Gu Sheng had died and left Death Gorge.
• As everyone prepared to leave, transcendent Soul Power burst from the Immortal Temple, destroyed Old Monster Luo He, and restored Gu Sheng’s fading life aura.
• Daoist Kunpeng sensed Gu Sheng’s Spiritual Power and returned toward the temple, while Murong Qingcheng followed after seeing his life return.
• The mysterious woman within the Longevity Realm saved Gu Sheng through the Taiji Primordial Heavenly Tome, and Gu Sheng fell into a deep sleep as his weakened life slowly recovered.

Gu Sheng recovered enough to wake, tortured Wang Feng to death, and resumed comprehending the Dao despite severe damage to his Soul Power. He entered the final inheritance trial, passed its Dao Heart and potential trials, and left the Mysterious Daoist Nun hopeful as Venerable King Qiankun approached Death Gorge.

• Gu Sheng awoke, confirmed Wang Feng was alive, and learned his Heavenly Vein had been used.
• Gu Sheng tore Wang Feng's Heavenly Vein from him, destroyed it, and repeatedly slashed him with the Dragon Slaying Sword until he died.
• Gu Sheng tried to comprehend the Dao but struggled with pain from his damaged sea of consciousness, while the Mysterious Daoist Nun made her way toward the Immortal Temple to protect him.
• Venerable King Qiankun emerged from seclusion and headed for Death Gorge to confront Gu Sheng, followed by Li Xiangyang and other cultivators.
• The elderly Daoist-robed man began the final inheritance trial, drawing Gu Sheng's consciousness into an illusion where his will faced reincarnation.
• Gu Sheng displayed an invincible Dao Heart and passed the Dao Heart and potential trials, while the Mysterious Daoist Nun sensed an aura like her master's.

Venerable King Qiankun entered the Immortal Temple and clashed with the Mysterious Daoist Nun, who burned her soul to protect Gu Sheng during his inheritance trial. As Gu Sheng faced the final test with a damaged soul, the Mysterious Daoist Nun discovered that lust had become his greatest temptation and struggled to find a way to help him.

• Venerable King Qiankun uncovered the formation trapping the Heavenly Profound Goddess and Gongsun Yue, but left them behind to pursue Gu Sheng into the Immortal Temple.
• Inside the temple, Venerable King Qiankun fought through the Mysterious Daoist Nun's formations and sensed Gu Sheng undergoing the inheritance trial.
• The Mysterious Daoist Nun burned her soul to strengthen the formation, struck Venerable King Qiankun, and forced him and his followers to retreat.
• The Mysterious Daoist Nun returned to guard Gu Sheng, then realized Old Monster Luo He's damage to Gu Sheng's soul endangered his final willpower trial.
• Gu Sheng became trapped by lust during the trial, and the Mysterious Daoist Nun found no one nearby who could help him vent his desire.

Gu Sheng passed the lust tribulation and obtained the Immortal Seed, gaining a remnant of immortal power that rapidly strengthened him. As the Mysterious Daoist Nun prepared to leave him in safety, Venerable King Qiankun approached the Immortal Temple to seize the inheritance.

• Gu Sheng caught the Qinghe Saintess's sword, seized her, and passed the lust tribulation; the Mysterious Daoist Nun then sent the Qinghe Saintess out of Death Gorge.
• The Heavenly Profound Goddess broke the ancient formation, collapsed from exhaustion, and was taken with the injured group to a nearby cave to recover.
• As the Mysterious Daoist Nun's pressure weakened, Venerable King Qiankun led Daoist Kunpeng and the others toward the inheritance, while Daoist Kunpeng planned to steal it during the confrontation.
• Gu Sheng passed the trial, received Master of the Saint Path's Immortal Seed, and absorbed its remnant immortal power as his strength began to rise.
• The Mysterious Daoist Nun sensed Venerable King Qiankun approaching and realized he was near the Immortal Temple.

The Mysterious Daoist Nun sacrificed herself to delay Venerable King Qiankun while Gu Sheng remained inside the violet-golden lotus, apparently receiving an inheritance. The Heavenly Profound Goddess intervened to protect him and used a talisman to swallow Venerable King Qiankun, leaving his fate uncertain.

• The Mysterious Daoist Nun activated the ancient formations to attack Venerable King Qiankun and the cultivators approaching Gu Sheng.
• Venerable King Qiankun forced his way through the formations, killed the Mysterious Daoist Nun, and advanced toward Gu Sheng as the lotus released a powerful aura.
• The Heavenly Profound Goddess emerged from the Immortal Temple with Gongsun Yue and the others, then charged at Venerable King Qiankun to buy Gu Sheng time.
• Venerable King Qiankun ordered Daoist Kunpeng to stop the Heavenly Profound Goddess, but Daoist Kunpeng secretly held back and let her blast him into the blood river.
• The Heavenly Profound Goddess used the Sun Moon Spacetime Divine Ship to cross behind Venerable King Qiankun, then summoned a giant beast that swallowed him and his Life and Death Sword.

The Heavenly Profound Goddess risked her life to protect Gu Sheng from Venerable King Qiankun, who attacked her with the Life and Death Sword. Gu Sheng awakened with the Master of the Saint Path’s inheritance and stepped in to face Venerable King Qiankun, ending the chapter as he clashed the Primordial Samsara Bell against the Life and Death Sword.

• Venerable King Qiankun overwhelmed the injured Heavenly Profound Goddess and struck at her as she stood atop the purple-gold lotus.
• The Heavenly Profound Goddess used the Grand Cang Blood Sacrifice Art and prepared to meet Venerable King Qiankun’s attack head-on.
• Gu Sheng awakened inside the lotus, interrupted her secret art, and stood between her and Venerable King Qiankun.
• Gu Sheng’s Dragon Slaying Sword cracked against the Life and Death Sword, then released twin waves of sword qi as Gu Sheng revealed his peak Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.
• Venerable King Qiankun continued his attack, and Gu Sheng summoned the Primordial Samsara Bell to meet the Life and Death Sword’s strike.

Gu Sheng overwhelmed Venerable King Qiankun in close combat, but Venerable King Qiankun escaped with a mysterious treasure and later returned with the Life and Death Sword. Gu Sheng and the Heavenly Profound Goddess faced him alongside fleeing holy land disciples, while Gu Sheng tried to assess how dangerous Venerable King Qiankun’s remaining trump cards might be.

• Gu Sheng used the Primordial Samsara Bell and his powerful physical strength to drive back Venerable King Qiankun, then caught the Mysterious Daoist Nun’s head and vowed to kill him.
• Venerable King Qiankun escaped the Immortal Temple with a black wooden tablet that transformed into a terrifying face, healed his wounds, and decided to return for the Life and Death Sword.
• Gu Sheng pursued the holy land disciples, killing more than a dozen as Daoist Kunpeng, Murong Qingcheng, and the Dragon Refining Saintess fled together toward Venerable King Qiankun.
• Venerable King Qiankun returned, called the fleeing disciples to him, and reclaimed the Life and Death Sword while Gu Sheng watched cautiously.
• The Heavenly Profound Goddess joined Gu Sheng, who signaled Gongsun Yue and the others to stay back and asked the Heavenly Profound Goddess how many dangerous trump cards Venerable King Qiankun might still possess.

Gu Sheng faced Venerable King Qiankun, Daoist Kunpeng, and the disciples of the six great holy lands after they agreed to join forces against him. He charged into their formation and began overwhelming their ranks, but Daoist Kunpeng’s Soul Power attacks struck at his sea of consciousness.

• The Heavenly Profound Goddess reasoned that Venerable King Qiankun probably carried few magical artifacts, and Venerable King Qiankun chose to unite with the six great holy lands to kill Gu Sheng.
• Daoist Kunpeng and the other disciples agreed to fight, while Venerable King Qiankun ordered Daoist Kunpeng to attack beside him and warned him not to feign injury or attempt escape.
• The Heavenly Profound Goddess offered to help Gu Sheng, but he urged her to rest because her injuries had left her weak; he then charged the enemy formation alone.
• Venerable King Qiankun rushed toward Gu Sheng but threw Daoist Kunpeng at him, and the holy land disciples followed with attacks from all sides.
• Gu Sheng used the Primordial Samsara Bell to knock Venerable King Qiankun back, dodged Daoist Kunpeng’s black energy, and struck down or injured the disciples as he went after them.
• Venerable King Qiankun tried to block the Primordial Samsara Bell and ordered Daoist Kunpeng to stop Gu Sheng, who defended his sea of consciousness as Daoist Kunpeng unleashed repeated Soul Power attacks.