Chapter Summaries

Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao entered the depths of Burning Heaven Valley, where Gu Sheng used the magma’s pressure to strengthen his body while Ling Xiao relied on a golden bowl to cultivate. Gu Sheng descended to a depth that astonished the cultivators watching him, leaving Hong Yun unable to determine how close he was to collapsing.

• Gu Sheng endured the barrier’s pressure and strengthened his body before Ling Xiao forced his way into the valley’s depths with a golden bowl.
• Ling Xiao claimed Daoist Yong'an was his master, and he and Gu Sheng were regarded as fellow disciples while Hong Yun grew suspicious of their identities.
• Ling Xiao used his Mountain-Suppressing Golden Bowl to cultivate and tried to expose himself to raw magma energy, but its pressure quickly overwhelmed him.
• Gu Sheng withdrew his Spiritual Power protection and descended to a depth of one hundred meters, enduring the intensified pressure as his body adapted.
• Hong Yun predicted Gu Sheng would collapse, but Gu Sheng remained steady for more than a hundred breaths, even as Hong Yun’s Void Gaze Spiritual Eyes failed to reveal his true condition.

Gu Sheng used Burning Heaven Valley’s extreme pressure to temper his body, repair flaws from his rapid breakthroughs, and approach a breakthrough in the Nine Revolutions Profound Sun Art. As he pushed deeper than Hong Yun and Mi Yingzong, the chapter left him enduring the seventh day of cultivation in Golden Crow Mountain’s fourth barrier, astonishing the core disciples watching him.

• Gu Sheng’s body began evolving under the pressure, and the first level of the Nine Revolutions Profound Sun Art showed signs of breaking through.
• Hong Yun’s spiritual sense failed to penetrate Gu Sheng’s defense, while Hong Yun and Mi Yingzong argued over Gu Sheng’s strength and suspected treasure.
• Hong Yun and Mi Yingzong descended deeper to preserve their reputations, but both struggled to withstand the pressure.
• Gu Sheng discovered hidden flaws in his meridians and dantian and used the pressure to gradually repair them.
• Gu Sheng removed his Spiritual Power defenses and descended far beyond Hong Yun and Mi Yingzong, forcing the two rivals to push themselves deeper as well.
• On the seventh day, Gu Sheng continued deeper into the fourth barrier of Golden Crow Mountain while core disciples watched in disbelief.

Gu Sheng used the pressure of Golden Crow Mountain’s energy tide and magma to complete the second transformation of his body-tempering art and continue advancing through the depths. Hong Yun and Mi Yingzong struggled to keep up, while Gu Sheng’s progress left them shocked and resentful.

• Gu Sheng pushed deeper into the energy tide, where the pressure strengthened the mysterious power within him and drew blood from Mi Yingzong when he tried to follow.
• Hong Yun and Mi Yingzong advanced a few meters together but were forced back, while Ling Xiao suspected Gu Sheng’s jade pendant was behind his extraordinary strength.
• Gu Sheng broke through to the second transformation, producing a silver pillar of light before disappearing into a hidden space deep within the energy tide.
• At the magma, Hong Yun and Mi Yingzong struggled against the heat as Gu Sheng dived farther below and cultivated the Nine Dragon Qiankun Art.
• Gu Sheng released a beam of golden light after another breakthrough, and Hong Yun conceded to Mi Yingzong and decided to leave.

Gu Sheng reached the source of Golden Crow Mountain’s yang energy and pried out its red-purple core, sealing it inside the Primordial Samsara Bell. As he rushed to escape with the mountain’s energy destabilizing, others remained unaware of what he had taken.

• Hong Yun told Daoist Luomu that Gu Sheng had reached the deepest area and cultivated there, so they left to ask Daoist Yong'an about a possible treasure.
• Gu Sheng reached his cultivation limit and used the Primordial Samsara Bell to approach the source of the yang energy.
• Gu Sheng pried the red-purple bead from its hollow with the Taiji Seven Stars Sword after his Azure Jade Sword broke.
• Gu Sheng placed the bead inside the Primordial Samsara Bell after it began melting his Void Ring and burning his hand.
• Gu Sheng stored the bell in his Void Ring once the pressure eased and hurried out as Golden Crow Mountain’s yang energy grew chaotic.

Gu Sheng interrupted Ling Xiao’s cultivation and led him out of Golden Crow Mountain after revealing the danger and the Solar Core he had taken. Qinghe Holy Land discovered that the Heavenly Fire Red Lotus Pearl was missing and began searching for the culprits, while Daoist Yong'an received an urgent message as he searched for Gu Sheng.

• Gu Sheng woke Ling Xiao from his Golden Yang cultivation, explained the urgency through a secret voice transmission, and persuaded him to flee with him.
• Gu Sheng told Ling Xiao that the Solar Core was the cultivated heart of Golden Crow Mountain and that he had hidden it in a Heaven Concealing Bag; a tremor then signaled that the theft had been discovered.
• Daoist Yong'an denied knowing Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao, but Hong Yun reported their unusual cultivation, prompting Yong'an to lead him and Daoist Luomu toward Golden Crow Mountain.
• Mi Yingzong found the Heavenly Fire Red Lotus Pearl missing from its platform and reported the theft to Qinghe Holy Land’s elders.
• The Second Elder ordered Daoist Yong'an recalled and sealed the exits as Qinghe Holy Land mobilized to search for the thieves.
• Three thousand li away, Daoist Yong'an searched for Gu Sheng until an urgent message arrived through his jade pendant.

Gu Sheng stole the Heavenly Fire Red Lotus Pearl from Qinghe Holy Land and revealed his identity while escaping, prompting Tianlan Holy Land to prepare for his return. As elder-level experts began dying across the other six great holy lands, Gongsun Wuji suspected the Heavenly Dao Curse Gu Sheng had once warned about was at work, while Tianlan Holy Land remained untouched.

• Daoist Luomu accused Gu Sheng of stealing the Heavenly Fire Red Lotus Pearl, and Daoist Yong'an returned to Qinghe Holy Land after learning of the theft.
• Xuan Mingzi confronted Daoist Yong'an and Su Yongchang with evidence that they had unknowingly helped Gu Sheng, then ordered Daoist Yong'an detained.
• Gu Sheng revealed his true face, killed five Qinghe Holy Land stewards who ambushed him, and vowed to return for Xuan Mingzi's head.
• Daoist Xiushan celebrated Gu Sheng's attack and ordered Tianlan disciples to help him return safely, while Gongsun Yue worried about his safety.
• Powerful experts began dying mysteriously across the six great holy lands as dark clouds gathered, while Tianlan Holy Land remained unharmed.
• Gongsun Wuji recalled Gu Sheng's warning about the Heavenly Dao Curse and wondered whether Gu Sheng's marriage contract with Gongsun Yue had protected Tianlan Holy Land.

As Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao fled Qinghe Holy Land’s pursuit, they learned that disasters in six Holy Lands might be Heavenly Punishment linked to Gu Sheng and the Heavenly Dao Marriage Contract. They entered ruined Qinglan City, where evil cultivators were sacrificing people, and confronted Ancestor Lishan.

• Gongsun Wuji ordered the elders to return, sealed the mountain gates for one hundred days, and sent someone to investigate Gu Sheng.
• Ling Xiao reported that elders from six Holy Lands had died and that rumors blamed Heavenly Punishment; a bloodied Three-legged Crow gave Gu Sheng visions connecting the disasters to Gongsun Yue and the marriage contract.
• Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao discovered corpses and gray-robed evil cultivators in Qinglan City, then fled when a one-eyed Heavenly Palace Initial Stage cultivator confronted them.
• Ling Xiao crushed the evil cultivator disciples with a giant hand of Spiritual Power, prompting Ancestor Lishan to emerge from his sacrificial altar.
• Ancestor Lishan arrived in an elaborate sedan chair and praised Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao for not running.

Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao confronted Ancestor Lishan’s evil cultivators, but a green-robed expert arrived and recognized Gu Sheng. Gu Sheng’s reunion with the traitors Liang Yu and Wang Yuchen led to a clash with Long Teng, which left Liang Yu and Wang Yuchen in danger as the two powerful fighters began battling.

• Ancestor Lishan ordered his Head Disciple to kill Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao, but a green-robed man’s aura crushed the evil cultivators and injured Ancestor Lishan.
• The green-robed man recognized Gu Sheng, and the crowd identified him as the famed genius of the Sacred Path.
• Ling Xiao warned Gu Sheng that Liang Yu and Wang Yuchen were hiding behind Long Teng, and Gu Sheng vowed to deal with Liang Yu.
• Gu Sheng revealed his late Heavenly Palace Realm cultivation, terrifying Liang Yu and Wang Yuchen while Long Teng dismissed his strength.
• Ling Xiao attacked Liang Yu and Wang Yuchen, but Long Teng intervened and challenged Gu Sheng.
• Gu Sheng summoned the Taiji Seven Stars Sword and clashed with Long Teng’s Demon Refining Spear, while Liang Yu and Wang Yuchen were caught in the battle’s force.

Gu Sheng defeated Long Teng with the Taiji Seven Stars Sword, but Long Teng recovered, broke through to the Tai Chu Realm, and turned the battle around. Gu Sheng then used his peak Heavenly Palace Realm physical strength to injure and overwhelm him, but Long Teng survived and prepared to fight back.

• Gu Sheng shattered Long Teng's Demon Refining Spear, cut him deeply, and destroyed the bronze cauldron before Long Teng was buried beneath the sacrificial platform.
• Ling Xiao struck and threatened the bound Liang Yu, knocked Wang Yuchen unconscious, and dragged them toward the platform while Gu Sheng freed the other captives.
• Long Teng burst from the ruins with a restored wound and an aura that broke through to the Tai Chu Realm, then attacked Gu Sheng and drove him into a crater.
• Gu Sheng met Long Teng's final spear thrust with his sword and fist, broke Long Teng's left arm, and counterattacked with punches and sword strikes that sent him flying.
• Long Teng steadied himself, admitted that he had underestimated Gu Sheng, and grabbed his broken arm to twist it.

Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao fought Long Teng as he wielded the demonic Demon Refining Spear, while Gu Sheng tried to awaken the Taiji Seven Stars Sword’s Vessel Spirit to unleash Limitless Sword Qi. The chapter ended with Long Teng’s attack bearing down on Ling Xiao as Gu Sheng remained absorbed in communicating with the sword.

• Long Teng used Azure Dragon's Roar to transform into a blood-colored demonic dragon and badly wounded Gu Sheng, but the Primordial Samsara Bell blocked a fatal spear strike.
• Ling Xiao arrived with a golden bowl and agreed to hold Long Teng off while Gu Sheng prepared to use Limitless Sword Qi with the Taiji Seven Stars Sword.
• Ling Xiao endured Long Teng’s attacks, broke through to the mid-stage Heavenly Palace Realm, and fought him with renewed strength.
• Ling Xiao urged Gu Sheng to stop controlling the sword and pour his Spiritual Power into it, allowing the Taiji Seven Stars Sword’s seven stars to light up as its Vessel Spirit awakened.
• Long Teng knocked Ling Xiao aside and charged at Gu Sheng, but Ling Xiao intervened and made the spear attack falter before Long Teng turned his attack back on him.

Gu Sheng awakened the Taiji Seven Stars Sword and used its immense power to kill Long Teng, while Ling Xiao punished the traitorous Liang Yu and the abandoned cultivators. Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao set off for Zixia Holy Land, unaware that Long Teng’s surviving soul was racing toward Qinghe Holy Land to seek revenge.

• Long Teng wounded Ling Xiao, but Ling Xiao held him back while Gu Sheng poured Spiritual Power into the Taiji Seven Stars Sword and awakened its Vessel Spirit.
• Gu Sheng unleashed the sword’s thousand-meter Wuji Sword Qi, killing Long Teng and splitting the Demon Refining Spear in half before losing consciousness.
• After Gu Sheng recovered, Ling Xiao beat Liang Yu for betraying Gu Sheng, and Gu Sheng rejected Liang Yu’s plea for mercy.
• Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao discovered Ancestor Lishan had escaped using the Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell Technique, then killed his remaining disciples.
• Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao left for Zixia Holy Land, while Long Teng’s severed arm released an aurora carrying his vengeful soul toward Qinghe Holy Land.
• Ling Xiao spotted a gleam of water ahead as they traveled.

Gu Sheng risked his life to suppress and begin controlling the Heavenly Fire Red Lotus Pearl, then disguised himself with Ling Xiao to investigate the Immortal Descent Realm in Wushan City. He revealed that the Seven Great Holy Lands triggered a Heavenly Dao Curse by breaking their marriage-contract promise, then spotted something terrifying over Wushan City.

• Gu Sheng recovered in a hidden cave and tried to refine the Heavenly Fire Red Lotus Pearl, discovering and breaking a seal inside it.
• The pearl erupted with devastating yang energy, but Gu Sheng used the Primordial Samsara Bell to suppress it; the impact loosened the bell’s second seal, and Gu Sheng gained some control over the pearl’s power.
• Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao disguised themselves as Huang San and Li Si and entered Wushan City to gather information about the Immortal Descent Realm, where Gu Sheng sensed a Heavenly Dao Curse.
• Gu Sheng told Ling Xiao that his master had died buying the Seven Great Holy Lands time in exchange for seven Saintesses signing Heavenly Dao Marriage Contracts with Gu Sheng.
• Gu Sheng explained that the holy lands let the Saintesses dissolve the contracts, triggering the curse, and then abruptly looked toward the sky above Wushan City in alarm.

Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao witnessed Wushan City’s destruction by a Heavenly Dao Curse, while Zixia Holy Land learned that similar disasters had struck across the six Great Holy Lands and ordered a search for Gu Sheng. The pair headed toward the Immortal Descent Realm, then considered robbing travelers for the treasures needed to enter, but Gu Sheng stopped Ling Xiao from targeting two siblings carrying their tribe’s heirloom.

• Gu Sheng saw a giant hand destroy Wushan City, and he and Ling Xiao fled as Zixia Holy Land’s experts arrived.
• Chang Feng, Yun He, and Ming He investigated the ruins, faced a blood-red vortex, and sent an urgent report to the Zixia Holy Lord.
• The Zixia Holy Lord summoned the elders, learned that the six Great Holy Lands had suffered similar disasters, and ordered a meeting at Starfall Valley and Gu Sheng’s capture alive.
• Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao traveled toward the Immortal Descent Realm and considered stealing treasures from Zixia Holy Land to pay its admission fee.
• After searching for three days, Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao spotted siblings carrying an Azure Luan Feather, but Gu Sheng stopped Ling Xiao from robbing them.

Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao traveled to Luoyun City to seek proof for entering the Immortal Descent Realm, where they learned of an auction featuring an Ancient Treasure and Life-Extending Spiritual Grass. After glimpsing the Primordial Samsara Bell’s second seal begin to loosen, Gu Sheng intervened when Mu Feng and Mu Xi were attacked outside his room.

• Gu Sheng stopped Ling Xiao from targeting a brother and sister, then proposed going to Luoyun City to investigate an upcoming auction.
• Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao learned that the auction’s finale was an Ancient Treasure from the Immortal Descent Realm and that Life-Extending Spiritual Grass would also be sold.
• Gu Sheng overheard a sick girl and her brother discussing the auction, while Mu Feng and Mu Xi explored Luoyun City and drew the attention of hostile cultivators.
• Gu Sheng cultivated with a Spirit Gathering Array and discovered that the second seal of the Primordial Samsara Bell was loosening and revealing insights into the Dao of Yang.
• Mu Feng and Mu Xi were cornered and beaten by a group of young men, and Gu Sheng burst into the corridor after two attackers crashed into his door.

Gu Sheng rescued Mu Feng and Mu Xi from Young Master Qin, sealed Qin and his lackeys’ cultivation, and brought the siblings to his room. He discovered a hidden power within Mu Feng and used one of the Dragon Burial Roots Mu Feng had given him, while Mu Xi questioned why her brother had given them all away.

• Young Master Qin beat Mu Feng and Mu Xi, but Gu Sheng intervened and defeated him and his lackeys with ease.
• Gu Sheng spared Young Master Qin after Mu Xi pleaded for mercy, sealing the cultivation of Qin and his men for three months.
• Gu Sheng took Mu Feng and Mu Xi to his room, warned Mu Feng to conceal the power within him, and asked why his tribe had sent him to the Immortal Descent Realm.
• Gu Sheng examined and consumed a Dragon Burial Root, finding that it strengthened his body.
• Mu Xi asked Mu Feng why he had given Gu Sheng all their rare Dragon Burial Roots, and Mu Feng answered in a low voice.

Gu Sheng restrained Qin Family heir Young Master Qin after he disrupted his cultivation, then went with Ling Xiao to Sky Cloud Pavilion’s auction. There, he learned Mu Feng and Mu Xi were seeking Life-Extending Spiritual Grass to save Mu Xi, and the chapter left the auction about to begin.

• Mu Feng reassured Mu Xi after their encounter with Iron Back Azure Wolves and vowed to find Life-Extending Spiritual Grass at the auction.
• Young Master Qin and his followers disrupted Gu Sheng’s cultivation, so Gu Sheng bound them and warned Young Master Qin not to provoke him.
• Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao left for Sky Cloud Pavilion, where Ling Xiao traded two Earth-tier Spirit Swords for entry to the fifth floor.
• Gu Sheng overheard Mu Feng promise Mu Xi he would find Life-Extending Spiritual Grass, even if he had to search the Immortal Descent Realm.
• Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao took their seats as the auction hall filled, and Gu Sheng wondered whether the sought-after spiritual grass would appear.

Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao attended the Sky Cloud Pavilion auction in Luoyun City while hiding the fact that they had the city lord’s son in their custody. When Young Master Qin recognized Gu Sheng, Tie San restrained him and urged him to wait until the auction ended.

• Gu Sheng spotted cultivators from the Xuantian Sect on the third floor as the auction venue filled with powerful guests.
• Young Master Qin arrived with Tie San, learned that the Zixia Holy Land disciples were present, and ordered his lackeys to search for Gu Sheng.
• Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao watched the auction from the crowded fifth floor, where Gu Sheng recognized Young Master Qin but could not recall why his voice seemed familiar.
• Chu Qianxuan began the auction, and bidders competed for a Breakthrough Pill, a spirit sword, and the Spirit Rhinoceros Delusion Breaking Saber.
• An elderly cultivator told Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao that he sought a life-extending treasure for an old friend, while two men spotted Gu Sheng and went to alert Young Master Qin.
• Young Master Qin confronted Gu Sheng during the auction, but Tie San stopped him from acting and took out a green jade pendant.

Mu Feng won the Heavenly Longevity Spirit Root for his ill sister, Mu Xi, after Young Master Qin repeatedly raised the bids to provoke him. As the auction continued, Gu Sheng warned Mu Feng that the Qin Family was watching them, while Young Master Qin ordered his men to seize the siblings after they left Sky Cloud Pavilion.

• Young Master Qin arranged for Gu Sheng to be watched, then announced the Heavenly Longevity Spirit Root for auction; he told Tie San he wanted it for his father.
• Li Henian bid a Spirit Prolonging Pill and one hundred Fourth-grade Elixirs, but Mu Feng countered with three Breakthrough Pills because the spirit herb might save Mu Xi.
• Young Master Qin outbid Mu Feng with four Breakthrough Pills and ten High-grade Spirit Stones, so Mu Feng offered a fifth-grade Purple Lightning Pill and secured the spirit herb.
• Gu Sheng warned Mu Feng through voice transmission that Young Master Qin had targeted him and Mu Xi, and Mu Feng handed the spirit herb to his sister.
• Young Master Qin ordered Zhao Pengzu and Dong Wei to follow the siblings and rob them after they left Sky Cloud Pavilion, while Gu Sheng and Ling Xiao decided to watch for now.

Gu Sheng helped Mu Feng and Mu Xi escape the auction hall while misleading the men watching them for Young Master Qin. As the auction’s finale, the Heart of the Nine Desolations Unicorn Rhinoceros sparked a fierce bidding war between Young Master Qin and Zixia Holy Land, which was still escalating when the chapter ended.

• Ling Xiao disrupted the auction with his humming sword, giving Gu Sheng time to lead Mu Feng and Mu Xi toward a side exit and provide them with invisibility talismans.
• A dark-robed man misdirected Zhao Pengzu and Dong Wei to the fourth floor, where he knocked them unconscious after they followed the false lead.
• Young Master Qin prepared to bid for the finale, hoping the heart would repair the foundation damaged in his accident and help cure his Nine Yin Absolute Meridian.
• Chu Qianxuan revealed the Tribulation Crossing stage Nine Desolations Unicorn Rhinoceros heart, and bidders including Su Qingyue, Young Master Qin, and Liusu Cang raised the price.
• Young Master Qin bid eight low-grade Spirit Stones, two sixth-grade spirit pills, and ten top-grade Profound-rank spirit weapons, but Liusu Cang countered with the low-grade Earth-rank Azure Firmament Sword.

Young Master Qin and Tie San tracked Gu Sheng's group south from Luoyun City, forcing them to confront their pursuers. Gu Sheng faced Tie San alone, and the chapter ended as Tie San launched another attack.

• Young Master Liusu outbid Young Master Qin for the Heart of the Nine Desolations Unicorn Rhinoceros with an Earth-tier Spirit Artifact.
• Wang Liu reported that Zhao Pengzu, Dong Wei, Gu Sheng, Ling Xiao, Mu Feng, and Mu Xi had vanished, and Tie San traced their Voice Transmission Jade Pendants south.
• Young Master Qin and Tie San pursued the group to the south gate, learned that four disguised travelers had left, and continued along the official road.
• Gu Sheng discovered that Zhao Pengzu and Dong Wei's jade pendants had revealed their location; he and his companions were soon confronted by Young Master Qin and Tie San.
• Gu Sheng sent Ling Xiao, Mu Feng, and Mu Xi behind a boulder, then faced Tie San, whose first punch blasted a crater where Gu Sheng had stood.
• Tie San demanded that Gu Sheng kneel and beg for mercy, but Gu Sheng told him to attack, and Tie San threw another punch.