Chapter Summaries

As Ji Changfeng's creation of a new cultivation system triggered a terrifying lightning tribulation over the Western Death Swamp, Zhou Yixian and Xiaohuan fled its range. The calamity's heavenly might pressed down on Great King Village, where Gui Li, You Ji, Biyao, and the injured Qinglong struggled to understand what was happening.

• Zhou Yixian used a Five Elements Earth Escape Talisman to take Xiaohuan a hundred li from the Western Death Swamp, then suspected Ji Changfeng's new cultivation system had triggered a Law Creation Tribulation.
• Zhou Yixian warned Xiaohuan that the Calamity Cloud covered a hundred li and could kill anyone caught in its lightning.
• The lightning tribulation's heavenly might crushed the villagers of Great King Village, who mistook it for the manifestation of their worshipped 'Great King' and kowtowed in fear.
• Rogue Cultivators in Great King Village speculated that peerless experts or Qingyun Sect's Divine Sword Thunder True Art had caused the calamity, but feared its overwhelming power.
• Gui Li, You Ji, Biyao, and the severely injured Qinglong witnessed the thunderclouds; Gui Li denied that they came from the Divine Sword Thunder True Art.
• Biyao asked Qinglong about his severed arm and her father, and Qinglong replied that his injury was his own fault.

Qinglong told Biyao and You Ji that the White Tiger and Black Tortoise had died, leaving You Ji conflicted over Ji Changfeng and the conflict between righteous and demonic paths. At the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury, a warning tribulation cloud dispersed, and Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er emerged after advancing their cultivation.

• Qinglong told Biyao and You Ji that the White Tiger and Black Tortoise had died and that the Sect Leader was still in the Death Swamp seeking the Yellow Bird.
• Gui Li blamed the Sect Leader for sending the Holy Envoys after the Qingyun Sect, while Qinglong and Gui Li realized Ji Changfeng had held back because of Biyao and You Ji.
• You Ji reflected that Ji Changfeng had not planned to attack them and felt some relief that the two envoys' deaths had resulted from their own actions.
• Ji Changfeng sensed that the thundercloud over the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury was a warning that a Law Creation Tribulation would come when his new cultivation system was fully revealed.
• The thundercloud dispersed, and Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er emerged from the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury after breaking through; Ji Changfeng gathered spiritual energy and gave them spiritual liquid to aid their cultivation.

Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er advanced their cultivation inside the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury before Ji Changfeng led everyone out as it closed. Ji Changfeng prepared to return to Qingyun Sect with Lu Xueqi and the others, carrying the Heavenly Emperor's Nether Stone for the Yellow Bird.

• Lu Xueqi broke through to the Late Supreme Purity Realm, and Jin Ping'er advanced to just short of that realm.
• Zeng Shushu, Wen Min, and the others recognized the powerful auras from inside the Treasury and realized Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er had advanced.
• Ji Changfeng, Lu Xueqi, and Jin Ping'er emerged from the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury, which closed behind them.
• Ji Changfeng told the group that Heavenly Book Volume Three would be placed in the Skill Pavilion on Tongtian Peak and called for them to return to the mountain.
• Ji Changfeng promised the Yellow Bird the Heavenly Emperor's Nether Stone, then mounted it with Lu Xueqi and the others to head west.

Ji Changfeng returned to Qingyun Sect with Yellow Bird, recounted the dangers of the journey, and arranged for the divine beast to stay at Dazhu Peak. After the others departed, Xiaobai sensed an alluring scent on him and eagerly licked his cheek until he showed her the Heavenly Emperor's Nether Stone.

• Ji Changfeng returned to Qingyun Sect on Yellow Bird, where the divine bird and Water Kirin stared each other down.
• Ji Changfeng told True Master Daoxuan and the Seven Meridians' Peak Masters what had happened in the Western Death Swamp.
• Ji Changfeng arranged for Yellow Bird to stay in Dazhu Peak's Back Mountain, while the Peak Masters discovered that Lu Xueqi had reached the Late Supreme Purity Realm.
• Ji Changfeng assigned Qi Hao authority over sect affairs under True Master Daoxuan's supervision and announced that he would enter seclusion.
• Xiaobai rushed into Ji Changfeng's arms, sniffed him, and licked his cheek before he showed her the Heavenly Emperor's Nether Stone.

After half a month in seclusion, Ji Changfeng learned that the Demonic Sects had suffered devastating losses in the Western Death Swamp. At the Joyous Union Sect headquarters, Elder Bibo learned of Jin Ping'er’s rise to the Mid Supreme Purity Realm and began plotting to seize the treasure she believed Jin Ping'er possessed.

• Xiaobai clung to Ji Changfeng and craved the Heavenly Emperor's Nether Stone, but he kept it to study and went into seclusion after she wore herself out.
• Half a month later, news from the Western Death Swamp spread, drawing Rogue Cultivators toward the site and revealing that Qingyun Sect disciples had killed several Demonic Sect experts.
• The Demonic Sect learned that its Upper Clarity Experts had dwindled to nine and a half, and the Longevity Hall had been destroyed.
• At the Joyous Union Sect headquarters, Elder Bibo heard that Jin Ping'er had reached the Mid Supreme Purity Realm and suspected she had obtained a cultivation-boosting treasure.
• Elder Bibo grew greedy and formed a plan to seize Jin Ping'er's treasure as the Joyous Union Sect's desperate last stand.

Elder Bibo sought allies for a plan to attack the Xuanzha Sect, but the Ghost King Sect declined while the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect agreed. She and Poison God decided to recruit Incense Valley, and Qin Wuyan was assigned to accompany her.

• Elder Bibo decided to seek allies for her plan and sent messages to the Ghost King Sect and the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.
• Qinglong told Wan Renwang that his crushed arm could not be reattached, and You Ji advised against joining Elder Bibo's plan.
• Wan Renwang rejected the Joyous Union Sect's invitation, citing the Ghost King Sect's recent losses.
• The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect agreed to discuss the plan, and Elder Bibo met Poison God three days later.
• Elder Bibo proposed recruiting Incense Valley, and Poison God sent Qin Wuyan with her to seek its support.

Yun Yilan learned that the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Array in Incense Valley’s Profound Fire Altar had been destroyed and could not be restored. Shangguan Ce and Lü Shun met with Elder Bibo and Qin Wuyan in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, where Shangguan Ce agreed to join a plan against Qingyun Sect.

• Shangguan Ce told Yun Yilan that the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Array was destroyed and that he had found no traces of the Ancient Witch Tribe.
• Lü Shun delivered Elder Bibo’s letter, and Yun Yilan sent Shangguan Ce and Lü Shun to investigate.
• Elder Bibo and Qin Wuyan waited in an abandoned temple, uncertain whether Incense Valley would answer the letter.
• Shangguan Ce and Lü Shun arrived and recognized Qin Wuyan as Poison God’s disciple, carrying the Severing Acacia dagger.
• Elder Bibo confirmed she had sent the letter and said the plan involved Joyous Union Sect and the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.
• Shangguan Ce agreed to the plan, declaring that they would act against Qingyun Sect.

Elder Bibo negotiated an alliance between the Joyous Union Sect, the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, and Incense Valley against Qingyun Sect, offering the method that had rapidly advanced Jin Ping'er’s cultivation. Incense Valley agreed to join the plan on the condition that it receive the larger share, and Elder Bibo began outlining the details.

• Elder Bibo proposed that the allied forces attack the Xuanzha Sect first, explaining that Jin Ping'er had stolen the Joyous Union Sect’s cultivation method and offering to share it.
• Shangguan Ce left with Lü Shun to consult Yun Yilan about Incense Valley joining the alliance.
• Qin Wuyan asked Elder Bibo whether Incense Valley would agree, and she confidently predicted that it would.
• Shangguan Ce returned and announced that Incense Valley agreed to the plan, provided it received the larger share.
• Elder Bibo accepted the condition and began presenting her detailed plan.

While Ji Changfeng remained in seclusion, Elder Bibo and three allies attacked the Xuanzha Sect to seize Jin Ping'er's supposed inheritance treasure. Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er confronted them, and Lu Xueqi's strength surprised Peak Supreme Purity Realm expert Shangguan Ce.

• Jin Ping'er and Lu Xueqi discussed Ji Changfeng's seclusion and Jin Ping'er's new disciples in Xuan Yin Hall.
• The warning Formation alerted Jin Ping'er to four intruders, and she and Lu Xueqi went out to confront them.
• Lu Xueqi recognized Shangguan Ce as a Peak Supreme Purity Realm expert, while Elder Bibo accused Jin Ping'er of stealing her sect's inheritance and demanded its treasure.
• Jin Ping'er denied that the inheritance contained a treasure and offered to let them copy its cultivation arts, but Shangguan Ce ordered the group to attack.
• Elder Bibo and two Ten Thousand Poisons Sect elders attacked Jin Ping'er as Shangguan Ce sent ice spikes at Lu Xueqi.
• Lu Xueqi shattered Shangguan Ce's attack with her sword, leaving him startled by her power.

Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er fought Shangguan Ce and three Ten Thousand Poisons Sect elders, while Jin Ping'er summoned the Red Brazier Immortal Sword and unleashed its Sword Intent. The sword’s power conjured the phantom of Ji Changfeng as the battle escalated.

• Lu Xueqi recognized Shangguan Ce when he revealed the Nine-Condensation Cold Ice Thorn and fought him with her sword.
• Jin Ping'er struggled against Elder Bibo and two other Ten Thousand Poisons Sect elders, who demanded that she hand over the inherited Artifact.
• Jin Ping'er withdrew from the fight and summoned the Red Brazier Immortal Sword from the great hall.
• Shangguan Ce warned the others about the sword’s formidable Sword Intent and retreated from it.
• Jin Ping'er activated the sword’s Sword Intent, which locked onto Elder Bibo and the two other elders.
• The Red Brazier Immortal Sword released a dazzling sword strike and formed the phantom of Ji Changfeng.

Jin Ping'er killed Elder Bibo and the two Ten Thousand Poisons Sect elders with the Sword Intent in the Red Brazier Immortal Sword while Lu Xueqi fought Shangguan Ce. Ji Changfeng sensed the Sword Intent had been triggered, arrived at Xuanzha Sect with his Nascent Soul, and crushed Shangguan Ce with a giant hand.

• Jin Ping'er used the Sword Intent left in the Red Brazier Immortal Sword to kill Elder Bibo and then the two fleeing Ten Thousand Poisons Sect elders.
• The four disciples Chun Xia Qiu Dong huddled in fear inside Xuan Yin Hall.
• Lu Xueqi fought Shangguan Ce, who decided to flee after seeing his allies die and his identity exposed.
• Ji Changfeng sensed that his Sword Intent had been triggered, sent his Nascent Soul to Xuanzha Sect, and saw that Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er were unharmed.
• Ji Changfeng formed an enormous palm from the power of heaven and earth and crushed Shangguan Ce.

Ji Changfeng rescued Lu Xueqi, Jin Ping'er, and four children from the Xuanzha Sect and brought them to Qingyun Sect, where Lu Xueqi revealed that Incense Valley had joined forces with the Demonic Sect. Ji Changfeng killed Lü Shun and, as the Peak Masters gathered to discuss what to do, invited Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er to go kill someone.

• Ji Changfeng used his Divine Sense to take Lu Xueqi, Jin Ping'er, and four children from the Xuanzha Sect to Yuqing Hall in an instant.
• Lu Xueqi told True Master Daoxuan that Incense Valley had joined forces with the Demonic Sect at the Xuanzha Sect.
• Ji Changfeng emerged from seclusion and killed Lü Shun with a strand of Sword Qi.
• Lu Xueqi recounted the incident to the seven Peak Masters, who were angered and shocked by Incense Valley's collusion.
• Ji Changfeng turned to Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er and said he would take them to kill someone.

Ji Changfeng revealed that he had surpassed the Grand Purity Realm and created a new cultivation system, the Golden Core Path, after the Peak Masters urged him to handle Incense Valley cautiously. The chapter ended with him asking whether they now understood his strength.

• Ji Changfeng declared that he would kill the forces of Incense Valley, the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, and the Joyous Union Sect for threatening those around him.
• True Master Daoxuan, Tian Buyi, and Su Ru tried to persuade Ji Changfeng to investigate and seek support before attacking Incense Valley.
• Ji Changfeng released his aura, shocking the Peak Masters by demonstrating power beyond the Grand Purity Realm.
• Ji Changfeng named his realm the Nascent Soul and explained that Taiji Xuanqing Dao alone likely ended at Grand Purity.
• Tian Buyi realized Ji Changfeng had created a new cultivation system, and Ji Changfeng identified it as the unfinished Golden Core Path.

Ji Changfeng overruled the Qingyun Sect’s cautious approach and ordered a campaign to destroy the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect within seven days. He gathered the Seven Meridians’ elite disciples at Yuqing Hall, where Qi Hao began explaining Incense Valley’s alleged collusion with the Demonic Sect.

• After witnessing Ji Changfeng’s overwhelming strength, True Master Daoxuan agreed to follow his orders and stop interfering with his plans.
• Ji Changfeng ordered the Peak Masters to gather their disciples and announced that the Qingyun Sect would destroy the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect within seven days.
• Qi Hao and the other Peak Masters gathered more than a hundred elite disciples at Yuqing Hall, where Ji Changfeng silenced the crowd with his aura.
• At Ji Changfeng’s signal, Qi Hao told the disciples that Incense Valley had colluded with the Demonic Sect to harm the Xuanzha Sect.
• The Peak Masters revealed Lü Shun’s corpse, and Zeng Shushu recognized the dead man as an elder of Incense Valley.
• Qi Hao announced that Ji Changfeng had proposed the Seven-Day Demon Purge.

Ji Changfeng announced that Qingyun would destroy the Demonic Sect, beginning with the Ten Thousand Poison Sect. He rallied the disciples to draw their swords, leaving the sect poised to launch its attack.

• Ji Changfeng declared his intention to destroy the Demonic Sect, and the Qingyun disciples shouted their support.
• The narration recalled how True Master Qingye had once driven back the Demonic Sect but failed to eradicate it because of its deep foundations.
• Zeng Shushu asked Ji Changfeng what the Seven-Day Demon Purge meant and which Demonic Sect branch they would target first.
• Ji Changfeng announced that Qingyun would destroy the Ten Thousand Poison Sect within seven days.
• Ji Changfeng drew his sword and called on the disciples to join him as swords flashed throughout Yuqing Hall.

Ji Changfeng led Qingyun Sect’s elite disciples and Peak Masters to Viper Valley to destroy the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect under the Seven-Day Demon Purge plan. Qingyun Sect arrived after three days, and Ji Changfeng demanded that Poison God come out and die.

• Ji Changfeng led Qingyun Sect’s disciples and Peak Masters southwest toward the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s headquarters in Viper Valley.
• Rogue Cultivators recognized the force and spread news that Qingyun Sect intended to attack the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.
• Qingyun Sect announced that Incense Valley had colluded with the Demonic Sect and that it would carry out the Seven-Day Demon Purge plan.
• Three days later, Qingyun Sect’s main force arrived above Viper Valley and confronted the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s two remaining Upper Clarity elders.
• Ji Changfeng called for Poison God to come out and die.

Ji Changfeng unleashed a devastating sword strike on Viper Valley, shattering the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s defenses and killing its elders and many disciples. He declared the sect destroyed, and Qingyun’s disciples charged in to finish the assault.

• Rogue Cultivators watched as the Qingyun Sect gathered outside Viper Valley, while Poison God stayed inside and prepared to use the valley’s poisonous terrain to defend the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.
• Chu Yuhong offered to lead the assault, but Ji Changfeng chose to act himself after sensing Poison God within the valley.
• Ji Changfeng summoned a vast river of sword qi that shattered the poisonous miasma, destroyed venomous creatures, and ground two Ten Thousand Poisons Sect elders to dust.
• Ji Changfeng’s sword qi swept through Viper Valley, killing creatures and disciples who could not escape, as Rogue Cultivators watched in awe.
• Ji Changfeng declared the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect destroyed, and Zeng Shushu, Song Daren, Lin Jingyu, and the other Qingyun disciples charged into the valley.

Ji Changfeng left the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s defeat to the Qingyun Disciples, but Poison God emerged and challenged him to a final duel. After Ji Changfeng called Poison God unworthy, Lu Xueqi intercepted the enraged elder and struck back with the Heavenly Ya Divine Sword.

• Ji Changfeng’s sword cleared the poisonous miasma, and the Qingyun Disciples began their assault on Viper Valley.
• Poison God emerged to find his disciples dead and wounded, lamented Qingyun Sect’s succession of powerful geniuses, and charged at Ji Changfeng.
• Ji Changfeng told Poison God he was not worthy of his attention, provoking Poison God into a frenzy.
• Lu Xueqi blocked Poison God’s attack and split his poisonous palm with the Heavenly Ya Divine Sword.
• Lu Xueqi’s sword cut through the miasma and struck at Poison God.

Lu Xueqi defeated and killed Poison God while Ji Changfeng and the Qingyun Sect destroyed the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. The Seven-Day Demon Purge plan spread across Divine Continent, and Ji Changfeng earned the title Demon Purging True Monarch.

• Lu Xueqi fought Poison God alone, waiting for his exhausted vitality to run out before striking him down with Tianya Sword.
• The rogue cultivators recognized Lu Xueqi as Ji Changfeng’s Dao Companion and learned that their wedding was planned for three months later.
• After Poison God died, Qingyun Sect’s disciples attacked the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, while Zeng Shushu challenged its disciples as the “Little Ji Changfeng.”
• Ji Changfeng’s sword strike split Viper Valley, and Qingyun Sect killed the remaining Ten Thousand Poisons Sect disciples, destroying the sect.
• The Seven-Day Demon Purge plan spread throughout Divine Continent, and people bestowed the title Demon Purging True Monarch on Ji Changfeng.

The destruction of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect and the collapse of the Joyous Union Sect shook the Divine Land, while Qingyun Sect’s Seven-Day Demon Purge plan made Ji Changfeng’s campaign against the Demonic Sect seem unstoppable. At the Ghost King Sect, Wan Renwang and his followers feared they might be next, though they were relieved they had stayed out of the other sects’ schemes.

• News spread that Lu Xueqi had killed the Poison God and Qingyun Sect had destroyed the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, earning Ji Changfeng the title Demon Purging True Monarch.
• Qingyun Sect’s plan and the news of Incense Valley’s collusion with the Demonic Sect spread across the Divine Land and caused widespread upheaval.
• The Joyous Union Sect’s disciples fled after Elder Bibo disappeared, and the sect disbanded, leaving Carefree Stream deserted.
• At Fox Qishan, Wan Renwang and the Ghost King Sect fell silent as they feared Qingyun Sect would target them next.
• Qinglong said Qingyun Sect’s dominance could last eight hundred years, while Biyao praised her father for heeding Aunt You’s warning and staying out of the other sects’ plans.