Chapter Summaries

Ji Changfeng told Linglong that he had defeated the Beast God, and Linglong explained how her pursuit of eternal life had led her to awaken and seal the immortal anomaly. After learning Ji Changfeng had reached a realm above Supreme Purity, Linglong sensed his overwhelming power and was astonished.

• Ji Changfeng told Linglong that the Beast God had escaped its seal but that he had killed it before it caused a major disaster.
• Linglong explained that the Beast God had formed from the resentful thoughts of Ferocious Beasts fused with primordial malice qi, and that she had strengthened its consciousness while testing whether it could live forever.
• Linglong recounted how the Beast God's killing intent led her to seal it, and how she later sacrificed her body to strip it of its immortal body after foreseeing its future threat.
• Linglong asked Ji Changfeng how strong the Beast God had been, and he estimated it had reached the peak of the Grand Purity Realm.
• Ji Changfeng said he had only reached a realm above Supreme Purity, then released a wisp of aura that left Linglong astonished by his strength.

Linglong learned that Ji Changfeng had cultivated beyond Supreme Purity in only fifteen years, while Ji Changfeng told her that the five volumes of the Supreme Heavenly Scripture could make this era a chance for Immortal Ascension. He offered to sustain her remnant soul and help her seek rebirth, and Linglong agreed to become his fellow traveler.

• Linglong asked how long Ji Changfeng had cultivated, and he said around fifteen years, astonishing her with his progress beyond Supreme Purity.
• Ji Changfeng told Linglong that five volumes of the Supreme Heavenly Scripture had appeared and that this era might offer a chance for immortals to emerge.
• Linglong despaired over her existence as a remnant soul, but Ji Changfeng said his spiritual power might sustain her and she could one day be reborn.
• Ji Changfeng reflected that he wanted companions who could keep pace with him on the path to Immortal Ascension.
• Linglong understood what Ji Changfeng meant by fellow travelers and agreed to help him reach the pinnacle of the world.

Linglong regained her determination to seek immortality after Ji Changfeng encouraged her, and the two agreed to help one another on their paths. As Ji Changfeng explained the Divine Land Continent’s history, they considered whether Patriarch Qingye might have survived as a remnant soul, but he found no trace of him in the Immortal Slaying Sword.

• Linglong thanked Ji Changfeng for restoring her Dao Heart and resolved to help him seek immortality while he sustained her remnant soul.
• Linglong asked what had changed in the Divine Land Continent over ten thousand years, and Ji Changfeng recounted what he knew.
• Ji Changfeng explained that Patriarch Qingye had founded the Qingyun Sect and helped establish the cultivation world’s new era.
• Linglong asked whether Qingye, like her, had survived as a remnant soul, and Ji Changfeng searched the Immortal Slaying Sword for him.
• Ji Changfeng found no trace of Qingye in the sword and concluded that the Patriarch was most likely dead.

Ji Changfeng learned that Linglong had found the Profound Fire Mirror in a secret realm in the Extreme East Land, and she offered to guide him there. After sharing Heavenly Book Volume One with her, he received the Ancient Witch Tribe’s Deduction Secret Technique and left to handle matters in his sect, promising to return.

• Ji Changfeng asked Linglong about the Profound Fire Mirror, and she explained that she had obtained it from a secret realm in the Extreme East Land.
• Linglong offered to guide Ji Changfeng to the secret realm, and he gave her Heavenly Book Volume One: General Principles.
• Linglong thanked Ji Changfeng for the scripture and imparted the Ancient Witch Tribe’s secret techniques to him.
• Ji Changfeng became interested in the luck-based Deduction Secret Technique, which could reveal a glimpse of the future.
• Ji Changfeng said he would return after handling matters in his sect and asked Linglong to watch the Malice Qi Origin while he left spiritual power to stabilize her soul.

After stabilizing Linglong and leaving the Illusory Moon Cave, Ji Changfeng learned the Ancient Witch Tribe’s Deriving Heaven Secret Technique and successfully glimpsed a future vision. The vision showed him wielding four swords to block a mysterious Heavenly Gate, leaving him wondering what the gate was.

• Ji Changfeng used Nascent Soul Spiritual Energy to stabilize Linglong and keep the Profound Fire Mirror burning the Malice Qi Origin.
• Ji Changfeng returned to Yuqing Hall and attempted to cultivate the Deriving Heaven Secret Technique, succeeding on his first try.
• Ji Changfeng activated the technique again and saw a future vision of himself commanding four Divine Swords in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• The vision showed Ji Changfeng alone before an opened Heavenly Gate as indifferent eyes looked down upon the Divine Land Continent.
• The vision shattered, leaving Ji Changfeng with a weakened soul and questions about whether the Heavenly Gate matched the one he had seen when breaking through to the Grand Purity Realm.

After spending four days exploring a possible future, Ji Changfeng reunited with Lu Xueqi and taught her the Deriving Heaven Secret Technique. She successfully glimpsed a future in which she gave him a child, leaving them wondering when it might happen.

• Ji Changfeng realized four days had passed while he viewed the future and sensed Lu Xueqi arriving at Tongtian Peak.
• Lu Xueqi found Ji Changfeng in Yuqing Hall and reproached him for leaving Xiaozhu Peak, then he coaxed her and taught her the Deriving Heaven Secret Technique.
• Lu Xueqi cultivated the technique for three days while Ji Changfeng guarded her.
• After recovering from the technique's strain, Lu Xueqi told Ji Changfeng that she had seen herself giving him a child in the future.

Lu Xueqi entered seclusion to seek a breakthrough to the Grand Purity Realm after spending more than half a month with Ji Changfeng. Ji Changfeng then visited Jin Ping'er at the Xuanzha Sect and found her teaching her four young disciples.

• Lu Xueqi told Ji Changfeng she wanted to enter seclusion and seek a breakthrough to the Grand Purity Realm, and he agreed.
• Ji Changfeng and Lu Xueqi spent more than half a month together, during which her cultivation reached the absolute peak of the Supreme Purity Realm.
• Lu Xueqi entered the cultivation chamber behind Yuqing Hall, while Ji Changfeng left, confident that the Dao Rhyme in her divine soul would help her break through.
• Ji Changfeng arrived at the Xuanzha Sect, where a female elder escorted him to Xuan Yin Hall to see Jin Ping'er.
• Ji Changfeng found Jin Ping'er teaching Chunhua, Xiaxun, Qiuxia, and Dongshen, who had reached the Jade Pure Second Layer after a few months of cultivation.

Ji Changfeng visited Jin Ping'er at the Xuanzha Sect, helped her reach the Peak Supreme Purity Realm, and set her on the path to a breakthrough. He then returned to Qingyun Sect to prepare to gather the remaining Heavenly Book volumes and invited Xiaobai to Fox Qishan.

• Ji Changfeng greeted Jin Ping'er and her four disciples, told the girls to call him Master, and offered to help train them at Qingyun Sect.
• Ji Changfeng and Jin Ping'er reunited in private, and he told her Lu Xueqi was preparing to break through to the Grand Purity Realm.
• Ji Changfeng stayed at the Xuanzha Sect for half a month and helped Jin Ping'er reach the Peak Supreme Purity Realm.
• Jin Ping'er assigned the Xuanzha Sect's affairs to its elders and entered seclusion to prepare for her Grand Purity Realm breakthrough.
• Ji Changfeng returned to Tongtian Peak and told Xiaobai he planned to travel to Fox Qishan with her.

Ji Changfeng took Xiaobai, Lin Jingyu, and Zhang Xiaofan to Tianyin Temple, where Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan confronted Puzhi’s corpse. Ji Changfeng then found the Wordless Jade Tablet, which revealed the fourth volume of the Heavenly Scripture.

• Ji Changfeng persuaded Xiaobai to accompany him to Tianyin Temple and summoned Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan to join them.
• Ji Changfeng and his companions arrived at Tianyin Temple, where Puhong welcomed them and led them to Puzhi’s corpse.
• Lin Jingyu stared at Puzhi’s corpse in fury, while Zhang Xiaofan stood silently; Ji Changfeng left them alone with it.
• Ji Changfeng asked Puhong to show him Tianyin Temple’s Wordless Jade Tablet and followed him to the cliff behind the temple.
• Ji Changfeng activated the Wordless Jade Tablet with the Three Volumes of Heavenly Book, and it revealed the Heavenly Scripture’s fourth volume.

Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai left Tianyin Temple after studying the Heavenly Scripture and settled the matter there. A month later, they arrived at the Ghost King Sect, where Wan Renwang learned that Qin Wuyan had revived the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect under the name Yin Demon Sect and then faced the unexpected arrival of Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai.

• Ji Changfeng urged Xiaobai to memorize the Heavenly Scripture, and Divine Monk Puhong studied its fourth volume before it vanished into the Wordless Jade Tablet.
• Ji Changfeng left Tianyin Temple with Xiaobai after Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu finished their work there, then sent the two disciples back while he and Xiaobai walked into the mortal world.
• A month later, Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai arrived at the Ghost King Sect headquarters at Fox Qishan.
• Qinglong reported to Wan Renwang that Qin Wuyan had secretly formed the Yin Demon Sect from surviving Ten Thousand Poisons Sect disciples and was using nine Jade Purity Ninth Layer cultivators called the Nine Prison Gates as public scapegoats.
• Wan Renwang and Qinglong saw Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai appear before them.

Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai arrived at the Ghost King Sect, where Ji Changfeng revealed that Wan Renwang’s Four Spirits Blood Array could release the powerful Asura. Wan Renwang sent Qinglong to fetch Biyao and You Ji, while the group awaited them and learned that Asura would possess someone upon emerging.

• Xiaobai criticized the Blood Pool and asked Wan Renwang to bring her daughter Biyao to her.
• Wan Renwang asked Qinglong to fetch Biyao and You Ji, and Qinglong left in fear of Ji Changfeng.
• Xiaobai lamented the suffering of the dying Kui Niu while Wan Renwang waited silently for You Ji and Biyao.
• Ji Changfeng identified the Four Spirits Blood Array and explained that it sacrificed the Yellow Bird, Taotie, Torch Dragon, and Kui Niu to release Asura.
• Ji Changfeng said Asura was near the peak of Supreme Purity and would possess someone if released, leaving Wan Renwang shocked.

Ji Changfeng warned Wan Renwang that the Four Spirits Blood Array could awaken Asura, who would possess him, and promised he could kill them if necessary. Biyao and You Ji reunited with Ji Changfeng, leaving Wan Renwang uneasy as Biyao worried about her father’s safety.

• Ji Changfeng told Wan Renwang that Asura had its own consciousness and could possess him if the Four Spirits Blood Array awakened it.
• Biyao rushed in, joyfully reunited with Ji Changfeng, and learned that Xiaobai was the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox and an ancestor of her mother’s bloodline.
• You Ji arrived and quietly greeted Ji Changfeng, while Biyao realized that he had won her aunt’s affection too.
• Wan Renwang tried to get Biyao’s attention, and Ji Changfeng warned her that activating the array would lead to her father’s death and that he would have to kill him.
• Biyao asked whether the array was dangerous, and Wan Renwang claimed he was fine despite being frightened by Ji Changfeng’s killing intent.

Ji Changfeng overwhelmed Wan Renwang and persuaded him to abandon his ambitions, leaving Wan Renwang to decide that the Ghost King Sect would seal the mountain. Before preparing to enter seclusion, Ji Changfeng obtained the Ghost King Sect’s Heavenly Scripture volume and gave Biyao and You Ji the four volumes of the Supreme Heavenly Scripture.

• Ji Changfeng’s killing intent terrified Wan Renwang, who realized the gap between their strength and left after Biyao urged him to give up on controlling the Asura.
• Wan Renwang decided that the Ghost King Sect would seal the mountain, while Ji Changfeng let him go and warned Biyao that he would kill him if he refused to repent.
• Biyao promised to talk Wan Renwang around, and Ji Changfeng told her and You Ji that he would enter seclusion for a short time but remain reachable at Qingyun Sect.
• Biyao gave Ji Changfeng the Ghost King Sect’s second volume of the Heavenly Scripture, and he confirmed it matched the other volumes.
• Ji Changfeng sent Immortal Spiritual Light into Biyao and You Ji, giving them the four volumes of the Supreme Heavenly Scripture.

Ji Changfeng gave Biyao and You Ji four volumes of the Heavenly Scripture and pills before leaving Fox Qishan with Xiaobai. After returning to Qingyun Sect, he checked on Lu Xueqi and summoned the Seven Peak Masters to arrange sect affairs before his seclusion.

• Ji Changfeng gave Biyao and You Ji four volumes of the Heavenly Scripture and cultivation pills, and gave Biyao a Face-Fixing Pill.
• Ji Changfeng spent several more days with Biyao and You Ji, then left Fox Qishan as they watched him go.
• Wan Renwang ordered the Ghost King Sect to seal off the mountain after Ji Changfeng departed.
• Ji Changfeng found Xiaobai and traveled with her toward Qingyun Sect for half a month; after they arrived, she left to rest.
• Ji Changfeng returned to Yuqing Hall, chose not to disturb Lu Xueqi as she studied the Heavenly Scripture, and rang the bronze bell to summon the Seven Peak Masters.

Ji Changfeng summoned Qingyun Sect’s leaders to settle affairs before entering seclusion, then questioned Linglong about the ancient Heavenly Emperor. Linglong revealed that a secret realm she knew contained a monument naming it the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, leaving Ji Changfeng wondering whether the Heavenly Emperor had created it.

• Ji Changfeng gathered Qingyun’s Peak Masters and elders, learned the Southern Border had returned to peace, and announced he would enter seclusion for at least three to five years.
• Qi Hao reported that the Ghost King Sect was sealing its mountain and that Qin Wuyan had revived Ten Thousand Poisons Sect remnants as the Yin Demon Sect; Ji Changfeng ordered surveillance of the new sect.
• Ji Changfeng entrusted Qingyun’s affairs to True Master Daoxuan and left Yuqing Hall for Illusory Moon Cave to consult Linglong.
• Ji Changfeng asked Linglong whether she knew of the Heavenly Emperor and Asura, and she said she had heard of the Heavenly Emperor but not Asura.
• Linglong explained that a secret realm she had mentioned contained a stone monument inscribed with “Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm,” and Ji Changfeng wondered whether the Heavenly Emperor had created it.

Ji Changfeng comprehended all five volumes of the Heavenly Scripture and learned that breaking through from Nascent Soul to Soul Transformation required transcending mortality by grasping the Mortal World Dao. Drawing on his insights, he created the Golden Core Path and began forming the Qingyun Sword Canon, a cultivation method leading directly to Soul Transformation.

• Ji Changfeng asked Linglong about the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, then decided to seek it out and enter seclusion to study the Heavenly Scripture.
• Linglong said her divine soul had stabilized at the Supreme Purity Realm and returned to the Profound Fire Mirror to continue comprehending Heavenly Book Volume One: General Principles.
• Ji Changfeng quickly entered a state of enlightenment, and Linglong emerged from the mirror to guard him.
• The five volumes of the Heavenly Scripture resonated in Ji Changfeng's Sea of Consciousness, revealing that Soul Transformation, also called the Terrestrial Immortal Realm, required comprehending and transcending the Mortal World Dao.
• Ji Changfeng combined his insights to create a new cultivation system called the Golden Core Path and began forming the Qingyun Sword Canon, which led directly to Soul Transformation.

Ji Changfeng created the Qingyun Sword Canon and deduced how to reach the Soul Transformation Realm while cultivating in the Illusory Moon Cave. Meanwhile, Qin Wuyan’s schemes weakened the Ghost King Sect from within, and he arrived at its headquarters to meet Wan Renwang.

• Ji Changfeng combined the Taiji Xuanqing Dao with the Five Volumes of Heavenly Book to create the Qingyun Sword Canon, while Linglong used his Dao Rhyme to aid her own cultivation.
• After a month of enlightenment, Ji Changfeng completed the canon, deduced that reaching Soul Transformation required transcending the mortal world, and resolved to cultivate toward Nascent Soul Peak.
• Factions in the Ghost King Sect spread rumors that Wan Renwang had lost his ambition and secretly sided with Qingyun Sect, prompting Wan Renwang to suspect Qin Wuyan was trying to take over the sect.
• A disciple informed Wan Renwang that Qin Wuyan had arrived, and Wan Renwang ordered him admitted.
• Qin Wuyan, founder of the Yin Demon Sect and Poison God’s disciple, entered to meet Wan Renwang.

Qin Wuyan visited Wan Renwang and tried to persuade him to leave seclusion and lead the Sacred Sect, even offering to give up his position as Yin Demon Sect Master. Wan Renwang refused, realizing Qin Wuyan might have been trying to draw him into danger, and once again avoided death.

• Qin Wuyan met Wan Renwang and Qinglong, confident Wan Renwang would not dare kill him because the Ghost King Sect had sealed itself off.
• Wan Renwang accused Qin Wuyan of spreading rumors and warned him that the Qingyun Sect could investigate his actions.
• Qin Wuyan offered to relinquish the Yin Demon Sect leadership and urged Wan Renwang to leave seclusion and unite the Sacred Sect.
• Wan Renwang refused, citing his age and leaving the future to the younger generation; he also allowed Ghost King Sect disciples who wished to leave to go with Qin Wuyan.
• After Qin Wuyan departed, Qinglong suggested he had meant to drag Wan Renwang into danger, and Wan Renwang realized he had dodged death again.

Five years after Qingyun Sect became the righteous path’s dominant force, Yin Demon Sect’s subordinate Nine Prison Gates grew active at Kongsan Mountain. As Qingyun’s leaders discussed the threat, a sudden storm and thunder engulfed Tongtian Peak while Ji Changfeng remained in seclusion.

• Nine Prison Gates established itself in Blood Refining Hall’s former stronghold, and Boss Lao gave Lao Si the Blood Refinement Great Law to cultivate.
• Boss Lao learned that the righteous sects had made no public moves and vowed they would regret underestimating Nine Prison Gates.
• Song Daren warned Qingyun Sect’s leaders that Nine Prison Gates was increasingly contacting Yin Demon Sect and might be preparing a major move.
• True Master Daoxuan asked Lu Xueqi about Ji Changfeng’s seclusion, and Lu Xueqi and Jin Ping'er explained that he knew about events outside and had predicted the Demonic Sect would soon act.
• Black clouds gathered over Tongtian Peak as thunder and lightning suddenly swept across Qingyun Sect.

A hundred-mile thunder tribulation descended over the Qingyun Sect, centered on Illusory Moon Cave, and Ji Changfeng explained that it was a Law Creation Tribulation. The chapter left the Peak Masters suspecting he had created a new cultivation system as a radiant Yang God emerged from the Back Mountain.

• Black clouds and terrifying lightning spread across the Qingyun Mountain Range, crushing many disciples beneath the Heavenly Might Aura.
• True Master Daoxuan identified the phenomenon as a thunder tribulation, and Zeng Shushu recalled a similar one appearing in the Western Death Swamp five years earlier.
• Lu Xueqi noticed the tribulation focused on the Back Mountain, and the Peak Masters suspected it was connected to Ji Changfeng in Illusory Moon Cave.
• Ji Changfeng told the Qingyun Sect disciples not to panic and identified the phenomenon as a Law Creation Tribulation.
• True Master Daoxuan suggested that Patriarch Qingye had faced a similar tribulation when creating the Taiji Xuanqing Dao, leading the others to suspect Ji Changfeng had created a new cultivation system.
• A golden light rose from the Back Mountain and entered the thunder tribulation, revealing a radiant Yang God.